***This is a follow-up post to a previous blog post called ‘Vipassana: one month later’. For context of Vipassana meditation, I would suggest you read the original post here.*** I attended my first Vipassana course from 20-31 October 2021 at the Dhamma Dipa Centre, Hereford. Over the course of 10 days, I attempted to learn … Continue reading Vipassana: one year later
Vipassana: one month later…
I attended my first Vipassana course from 20-31 October 2021 in the Dhamma Dipa Centre, Hereford. Out of the 6,000,932,123 thoughts I had throughout the experience, ranging from the profound to the profane, here are some of the more useful ones.
Heartfulness Fellowship – A Graduation
Ode to Smriti She does not do fancy titles, You'll never see her on TV But she is an igniter of fires Who taught me To burn despair and desire On a pyre Of my own design And as mortar and bricks Of the walls that I had built Cemeted with ego and prejudice Tumbled … Continue reading Heartfulness Fellowship – A Graduation
Slán / Go Safely
Deirtear Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin Ach b'fhéidir Nach leat an tinteán sin Ach gurb as an tinteán sin thú Bhí an talamh ann romhat Agus a bheidh ann i do dhiaidh Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Deirtear Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam Ach b'fhéidir Ba chóir dúinn cur síos a … Continue reading Slán / Go Safely
YIF – One Year Later
This time last year, in the sweltering heat of Delhi summer, I was preparing for my graduation ceremony from the Young India Fellowship. Cars were crawling in through the Ashoka gates, parents were gathering in numbers, being met with delighted shouts from their sons and daughters. Fellows flapped around, borrowing pins for a sari here, … Continue reading YIF – One Year Later
I am an Ocean
The ocean Does not let The pinpricks of rain droplets Disturb its depth
Escape
Take me to somewhere I have never been before Where nature reigns supreme Where the imprints of footprints fade to dust Every night when the clock strikes thirteen Take me to somewhere where I can be free From the trappings we have set for ourselves Lurking in the unconscious undergrowth Catching hold of our … Continue reading Escape
Journey
What do we do with our past selves? I face them and try them on for size One, is fitting a little too tightly The other, the colour no longer suits me The third, is too heavy to carry me to where I need to go The many skins I have shed Have left me … Continue reading Journey
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode IV
“For picking up the pearls one must oneself dive deep into the ocean" – Babuji This interview is brought to you by the fellows of the Heartfulness Fellowship. It is the fourth instalment of our interview series, called, Pearls of Wisdom, where we document the experiences, memories and journeys of meditation of the residents of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom – Episode IV
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode III
“For picking up the pearls one must oneself dive deep into the ocean" – Babuji This interview is brought to you by the fellows of the Heartfulness Fellowship. It is the third instalment of our interview series, called, Pearls of Wisdom, where we document the experiences, memories and journeys of meditation of the residents of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom – Episode III
Kay O' Neill 