This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Happy New Year everyone !! This year I turn 50 and I have created a list of 50 different things that I want to do as a celebration of having spent half a century on Earth. One of the things I have listed is to share 50 stories from Osho’s discourses. Osho always shared some … Read more
Dec 11th happens to be a special day for many reasons – it is Osho’s birthday and it is also the day my father breathed his last ten years back. This year on Dec 11th, Krishnan and I took Sannyas at OshoDham, Najafgarh. It has been in the works for many years, the journey towards … Read more
When we stayed with Vidya and Anand in London, Vidya recommended this book titled “Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master” by Sri M. I bought it on Kindle immediately but started reading it in Munich towards the end of our vacation. Over the last three weeks I have read three of his books – Well, Krishnan … Read more
Chapter 2 verse 40 नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते | स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् || 40|| nehābhikrama-nāśho ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate svalpam apyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt na—not; iha—in this; abhikrama—efforts; nāśhaḥ—loss; asti—there is; pratyavāyaḥ—adverse result; na—not; vidyate—is; su-alpam—a little; api—even; asya—of this; dharmasya—occupation; trāyate—saves; mahataḥ—from great; bhayāt—danger Translation – Working in this state of … Read more
On 6th April, I turned 49. The day started with Yoga and a walk… and then a deluge of wishes starting with Nachi and Kousalya’s call early in the morning. Then the KV Happy Valley gang called on top of each other.. Adeeti, Javed and Hemamalini’s (Geetu) calls overlapped :). Finally at 10 am I … Read more
When Gurdjieff’s father died Gurdjieff was only nine years old. The father was poor. He called Gurdjieff close to him and told him, “I have nothing to give you as your inheritance. I am poor, and my father was also poor, but he gave me one thing that made me the richest man in the … Read more
American management gurus have suddenly discovered Meditation and Mindfulness and like it is with everything else, they pontificate and propound eloquently about these two without knowing much about them. Not all, mind you, but there are some famous ones who are suddenly grasping at mindfulness and meditation to stay relevant. I have a problem, with … Read more
This is an excerpt from the book “The wild geese and the water” … “…… I talk about the dignity of being rich. There is no dignity in being poor, because if there is dignity in being poor, then there is dignity in being a slave too, then there is dignity in being sick too, … Read more
One of my values in life is freedom – I don’t accept any kind of restrictions or limits or control while making my choices. I never understood why I have also been a very responsible person… right from when I was a child. I didn’t like anyone telling me what to do, but I intuitively … Read more
So today is your birthday and its also the day Dad opened the door and moved to the other side of life … just a few minutes before midnight. As you have said, birth and death are revolving doors !! To celebrate your birthday, I am posting an excerpt from the book “The wild geese … Read more