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"Soulful Epiphany"
People blog for different reason, some blog for others to read, some blog to express themselves, and some to share their lives. Being a guarded person, Rahul was initially not comfortable with the idea of blogging as he apprehended it to be a threat to his privacy, thoughts, and experiences. However, as they say, what is destined to happen, happens! And one day, shedding all his initial inhibitions, he decided to pen his thoughts inviting the world into his life.
Aptly named 'Soulful Epiphany’, these blogs bear testimony to his intuitive grasp of reality through an illuminating discovery, or a simple self-realization.
September 18, 2024
How My Friends and Introspection Helped Me Understand Mental Health
“Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going.” – Noam Shpancer Navigating through challenging times has been a significant part of my own journey, and I have...
September 4, 2024
Understanding Ignorance:
My Time at Arsha Bodha Center
On August 25, 2024, during my visit to the United States for a cardiac checkup, I had the opportunity to attend a satsang at Arsha Bodha Center in New York City, led by Swami Tadatmananda. Having followed Swamiji for a little...
August 26, 2024
Introspection and Healing:
My Time at Mayo Clinic
August, 2024 | Mayo Clinic, Rochester On a serene Sunday afternoon at the Marriott Courtyard, I find myself immersed in reflection. The past few days have been filled with anticipation – an ECHO yesterday and an MRI–...
August 1, 2024
The Long Weekend of Grace:
A Journey of Reflection and Gratitude
The last few days (July 27 to July 31, 2024) have been an extraordinary journey filled with varied experiences and profound reflections. It all began with an impromptu trip to Alibaug with two of my close friends. This was my...
July 17, 2024
Redefining Privilege:
The True Essence of Grace in Our Lives
In today’s world, the concept of privilege is often perceived through a material lens. Many equate privilege with positions of power, exclusive opportunities, or the acquisition of wealth. While these aspects do indeed...
July 11, 2024
The Paradox of Change and Consistency
In our daily observations of nature, we often encounter phenomena that appear deceptively constant, yet are, in reality, dynamic and ever-changing. Take, for instance, a flowing river. At first glance, it seems like a single,...
July 5, 2024
A Deep Dive into Silence:
My Vipassana Journey
As an individual, I have always been inclined towards spirituality in general. However, I had never really thought about practicing something as serious and sustained as a structured meditation program. However, my experience of...
June 3, 2024
What Self-Love Means To Me:
A Personal Journey
Oftentimes, I have heard people talk about self-love. It is a term that has been used and over-used in the last decade, specifically amidst the current or the younger generations. Whenever I have heard or thought about the word...
May 6, 2024
Embracing Your Beat:
Self-Acceptance and Congenital Heart Defect (CHD)
This April I turned forty-five. As I look back on this four-and-a-half-decade long journey, I am grateful for the amazing array of experiences life has given me. One of the things I’ve always felt made me special, was my...
April 8, 2024
My Leading Ladies: Honoring the Women Who Have Inspired Me
It’s a beautiful breezy spring evening, and I am sitting at a quaint little coffee shop in South Kolkata, reminiscing about a conversation I had with a friend recently. The friend, a queer-feminist activist, was talking about...
September 8, 2022
Mind & Matter
Memory is an intrinsic part of our life experience. Our mind can only understand and live through things that are stored in our memory. It understands them in two dimensions – one is time, and the other is experience, which is...
August 19, 2022
Relationships and Other Stuff
People have often wondered about what a perfect relationship is or what kind of relationship would allow them to live their lives to the fullest, where they feel a sense of existence and connectedness. In my experience, there...