Valentines day maybe overrated and I do sincerely believe that we must celebrate love every single day. But this once I would like to make an exception and dedicate a day to love that I cherish the most. Love which has made so much difference to my life and has helped me grow and reach depths within myself.
I have been complacent with love more often than not, taking it for granted and putting it through a grinder and pulverise it to a pulp. But love is so strong that it always come out unscathed and intact. YES, love does get shaken but its anchor is so strong and firm that it refuses to leave me, no matter how hard I try to drown it. Apologies to love for all the miseries and knowing me-all the best for more to come. I am sure love understands that drama is an inherent part of me- and how would love grow stronger if there were no drama for love to come to fore?
Love is stubborn at times and has a mind of its own. No matter how I try love doesnt budge and I love this quality of love. Love is honest and has a character, it is upfront as a mirror. Love has no illusions and creates none.
love is sincere and generous, always ready to share more love and spread the joy in all seasons. love can turn the coldest of winters into spring and bring joy to hearts and gladden spirits. Love is beautiful and sacred, it is the sound of the forest on a rainy day or the voice of the breeze at the foothills of a mountain. It is the morning dew on the grass or the lit lamp at the feet of god.
I want to thank love for being a part of me and to love I surrender.
Today, I wish I was with my love but I know my love is always with me.....
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Reiki: the life force energy (part 1)
I remember Reiki coming into 'fashion' when I was around 12 years old, every one I knew was curious about this 'new' therapy that promised freedom from mental and physical illness. Book shops and libraries were filled with books on the art of reiki and people were being attuned in masses to become healers. So much so, people would attune them selves to the first and second degree on the same day while some others became reiki masters over night.
As for myself, the idea of reiki seemed very appealing. Though, at that point of time i didn't really understand what it meant though. I bought a book on the subject and was fascinated that reki could cure people by mere touch. For me it was like magic and something that I definitely wanted to learn. I even remember enquiring about reiki to a 'master' but the amount that he said i would need to become a first degree healer was insane, I wouldn't dare asking my dad for that amount even in my dreams. So I put my thoughts on hold for then and decided to return to the idea when the time was right. Like any 'trend' reiki too faded into oblivion except for a few believers who believe in 'attitude of gratitude'
I returned to the thought after a gap of 10 years, when I found my reiki guru 'Vrunda' who attuned me to the art and gave me a deep understanding what reiki really means and what reiki can do. I am a reiki master myself and have tried helping people heal mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually through reiki. (I will not dwell into the details of the therapy, those interested in more information can use this link www.lifepositive.com/reiki.html
Reiki works equally well for both believers and sceptics. I have dealt with a number of patients who come to me questioning the therapy and have changed their opinion in the end. Reiki always works, but if you believe and surrender to the energy it works even better.
Anita (name changed) is one of my oldest reiki patients. When she began healing sessions with me, her main area of concern were her knee joints. She attributed the fact to her age (she is in her mid forties) but the trouble lied deeper. Upon scanning her, I realised she easily attracted negative energies which did not get grounded. I gave her reiki on the soles of her feet, her knee joints and opened her root chakra first, consequently opening her other chakras as well following which I thought her techniques of grounding. She felt the difference in about 8 sessions. I need three sessions only to fill her with 'ki' and allow the detox process to begin, following which I opened her chakras. (I will discuss each chakra in detail in consecutive blogs)
She now has absolutely no problem and religiously practices the grounding technique that I thought her.
There are so many others who have experienced the magic of reiki and believe that it has changed the quality of their life. In the series of blogs on reiki I will share all of this with you hoping that the joy of healing can be spread.
As for myself, the idea of reiki seemed very appealing. Though, at that point of time i didn't really understand what it meant though. I bought a book on the subject and was fascinated that reki could cure people by mere touch. For me it was like magic and something that I definitely wanted to learn. I even remember enquiring about reiki to a 'master' but the amount that he said i would need to become a first degree healer was insane, I wouldn't dare asking my dad for that amount even in my dreams. So I put my thoughts on hold for then and decided to return to the idea when the time was right. Like any 'trend' reiki too faded into oblivion except for a few believers who believe in 'attitude of gratitude'
I returned to the thought after a gap of 10 years, when I found my reiki guru 'Vrunda' who attuned me to the art and gave me a deep understanding what reiki really means and what reiki can do. I am a reiki master myself and have tried helping people heal mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually through reiki. (I will not dwell into the details of the therapy, those interested in more information can use this link www.lifepositive.com/reiki.html
Reiki works equally well for both believers and sceptics. I have dealt with a number of patients who come to me questioning the therapy and have changed their opinion in the end. Reiki always works, but if you believe and surrender to the energy it works even better.
Anita (name changed) is one of my oldest reiki patients. When she began healing sessions with me, her main area of concern were her knee joints. She attributed the fact to her age (she is in her mid forties) but the trouble lied deeper. Upon scanning her, I realised she easily attracted negative energies which did not get grounded. I gave her reiki on the soles of her feet, her knee joints and opened her root chakra first, consequently opening her other chakras as well following which I thought her techniques of grounding. She felt the difference in about 8 sessions. I need three sessions only to fill her with 'ki' and allow the detox process to begin, following which I opened her chakras. (I will discuss each chakra in detail in consecutive blogs)
She now has absolutely no problem and religiously practices the grounding technique that I thought her.
There are so many others who have experienced the magic of reiki and believe that it has changed the quality of their life. In the series of blogs on reiki I will share all of this with you hoping that the joy of healing can be spread.
Friday, January 4, 2008
on deserving
i have always believed that we get what we deserve, some times more-sometimes less and we learn to make peace with whatever we have. and i have believed that if i dont get it today, i will get it when the time is right. but then believing is so far removed from the real world. here belief doesnt really have too much place and it hardly guarantees for anything. everyone tell me 'believing in oneself' is the most powerful weapon, especially coupled with the power of prayer. but where do i bracket my belief in the real world, i am so desperate to find a place where it really happens, where belief works.
i know i sound pessimistic, cus i am in that frame of mind right now. today my faith in believing in myself is shaken. i have doubts in my mind about my talent. my confidence is shaken because hard work, sincerity and dedication have been overlooked and i am saddened by the thought of the future. especially, after dreams are dolled out and then snatched away in a single stroke. my faith in believing in myself is shaken. and this pessimissim is shrinking too many times into my thought process, and my belief in my self is shrinking and escapping into the dark annals of my mind that i am not sure that i will be able to rescue it.
i know should bide by my time. but that comes only through belief, not only my own belief but the belief of others in me...that i cannot see. i just wish something nice would come my way. i used to be an eternal optimist and its been weeks now and i havent smiled...
i know i sound pessimistic, cus i am in that frame of mind right now. today my faith in believing in myself is shaken. i have doubts in my mind about my talent. my confidence is shaken because hard work, sincerity and dedication have been overlooked and i am saddened by the thought of the future. especially, after dreams are dolled out and then snatched away in a single stroke. my faith in believing in myself is shaken. and this pessimissim is shrinking too many times into my thought process, and my belief in my self is shrinking and escapping into the dark annals of my mind that i am not sure that i will be able to rescue it.
i know should bide by my time. but that comes only through belief, not only my own belief but the belief of others in me...that i cannot see. i just wish something nice would come my way. i used to be an eternal optimist and its been weeks now and i havent smiled...
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
shame on mumbai
a mob of 70-80 men molesting 2 women on new years night, what are we trying to do? set a record or something or over power New Delhi in a single instance and prove that men in mumbai are bigger shameless fools. first, these men who showed off their bravery need to be caught, stripped, lashed and made to run naked on the streets of mumbai in broad day light. i am a mumbaikar, and have always taken pride in the fact that my city is of one of the safest metros for women in the country. a lady can take the last local from churchgate to virar, climb into a BEST bus full of men, walk alone from bandra station to hill road without any fear. i seldom worry if my female friends reach home late in the night or travel alone in the city. it comes from the innate belief that they are safe.
after all this is mumbai, here the feeling of brotherhood and comradeship is more than in anyother city in the country. i am residing presently in new delhi, i know what a horror this city can be to women, most of my female friends here have been through it and i have witnessed quite a few such incidents myself. and it puts me to shame to know that men in my country can be so disrespectful to women. i wonder that mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of those 70-80 men have been through the same indignation. if they have then the very least they can do is slap their men and teach them some more respect.
Mumbai must not go the New Delhi way, the police needs to act and fast. catch these people and punish them to set record straight for future offenders. after all one the very facts that we as mumbaikars take pride is in the safety that the city offers to its women. and as mumbaikars we must not allow the city to be defamed by such men. if anything the shiv sena should now take out a morcha and punish these offenders in their unique way and for once i will not be dissaprove of the action taken.
after all this is mumbai, here the feeling of brotherhood and comradeship is more than in anyother city in the country. i am residing presently in new delhi, i know what a horror this city can be to women, most of my female friends here have been through it and i have witnessed quite a few such incidents myself. and it puts me to shame to know that men in my country can be so disrespectful to women. i wonder that mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of those 70-80 men have been through the same indignation. if they have then the very least they can do is slap their men and teach them some more respect.
Mumbai must not go the New Delhi way, the police needs to act and fast. catch these people and punish them to set record straight for future offenders. after all one the very facts that we as mumbaikars take pride is in the safety that the city offers to its women. and as mumbaikars we must not allow the city to be defamed by such men. if anything the shiv sena should now take out a morcha and punish these offenders in their unique way and for once i will not be dissaprove of the action taken.
New year...so what?
well, 2008 is here and the word that you hear from most people you meet atleast for the first 5 days of january is 'happy new year.' ok i get it, the earth has finished one more revolution around the sun, you can buy calenders with women/men splattered over it, what the heck somebody who really loves u may even get u a gift...but then whats the whole hype about. years have changed even before Emperor Augustus made the roman calander and thats a lot of years mind it. i wouldnt even go into the details of the numbers of years that have gone by in the history of mankind without anyone going 'yay new year' crap.
i guess new years is just an excuse for some to goto the most happening parties and get sozzled or host the most happening parties where you have the opportunity to get sozzled. when 31st december changes to 1st january nothing really changes, theres still poverty, malnutrition, war and disease in the world. the poor continue to sleep on the streets despite the year changing. and i really really feel bad for the months, the weeks and days of the year. if we celebrate a year thats going to stick around for 12 months then why not celebrate each month and week and day? obviously 1st january 2008 will never come back, the date is done and part of histroy, so why not celebrate the joy of a new day everyday? wouldnt that atleast help us smile more often.
i am not being bitter or cynical or anything, nor am i against new year parties, i have been part of quite a few of them in the past. what makes me cynical is the fact that we celebrate a whole new year on a particular date but dont spread the joy everyday, may be we should do that more often, rather than celebrate the whole year in a single day, let us spread the celebration through the days of the year....
i guess new years is just an excuse for some to goto the most happening parties and get sozzled or host the most happening parties where you have the opportunity to get sozzled. when 31st december changes to 1st january nothing really changes, theres still poverty, malnutrition, war and disease in the world. the poor continue to sleep on the streets despite the year changing. and i really really feel bad for the months, the weeks and days of the year. if we celebrate a year thats going to stick around for 12 months then why not celebrate each month and week and day? obviously 1st january 2008 will never come back, the date is done and part of histroy, so why not celebrate the joy of a new day everyday? wouldnt that atleast help us smile more often.
i am not being bitter or cynical or anything, nor am i against new year parties, i have been part of quite a few of them in the past. what makes me cynical is the fact that we celebrate a whole new year on a particular date but dont spread the joy everyday, may be we should do that more often, rather than celebrate the whole year in a single day, let us spread the celebration through the days of the year....
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