With the rising temperatures in Delhi (maximum temperatures around 45 degrees Celsius), it is difficult to keep one's cool let alone be kind. I personally don't do good when I am in the kitchen and dripping with sweat in such extreme weather conditions. That is the worst time to have a sensible word with me. …
Tag: Spirituality
Radiating Kindness
When we are angry or upset, to respond with kindness is the hardest thing to do. During such moments, snapping at people around us comes naturally. But the residue of such spontaneous negative reactions is always bitter.I have not been the kindest of persons in words. While dealing with people in the outside world like …
Starting With Kindness
A corner of my workstationIt is so easy to whine and complain, isn't it! Everyday, we have something to complain about. But to be thankful, to be grateful for what we have and what the hardships we have been spared is perhaps the most difficult task for most of us.The last seven days I had …
Humbled By Fasting
Today is the 19th day of Ramadan. During this month, the most frequent question that I am asked is if I, too, am fasting. When I answer in affirmative, the next immediate question is "Why?" Now this "Why?" is a tricky as well as an important question. Tricky because the questioner tries to find out …
NDE-A glimpse of the Afterlife?
I do not remember when I developed the fear of death. The feeling would come only at night, when I am in bed. The very thought of how would I be feeling when I am about to die would freak me out. My heartbeat would start racing and I would feel a kind of dizzy. …
Help Yourself
When I was a little girl, I remember Deta (my father) bringing a poster with a quote on it. It said,"God helps those who help themselves." And the quote have stuck with me ever since.I have seen so many people praying to God, begging Him and pleading with Him in their prayers to help them, …
Progress Plant IV: Spring in my Home
My pot plants have been dormant for a long time. Since the winter had set in, their growth and progress had been real slow. At times I was confused whether they are still breathing or not. But the succulent stems kept my hopes alive. This year winter decided to overstay in Delhi. It was in …
Dream’s Mystery
Dreams (the ones we see while asleep) have always fascinated me. Wikipedia defines dreams as "Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep". I had read somewhere that if we maintain a dream journal, it can be interpreted to reveal hidden significance or …
Thankful & Grateful=Happy
Each time I go out of my home and see people around, I realize how privileged I have been. Sometimes when we drive back home late at night after a movie or an outing, I see people sleeping on the pavements, peddlers returning home on their bicycles or carts after selling ice-cream, balloons and knick-knacks …
The Gift of Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calender. The Islamic calender is a lunar calender and so is 11 days shorter than the solar calender. Hence the month of Ramadan moves forward every year by approximately 10-11 days. It takes about 33 years and five days for Ramadan to complete a twelve month move …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 