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.
Category: Self-Development
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
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
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
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
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode II
“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 second 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 II
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode I
“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 kicks off our interview series, called, Pearls of Wisdom, where we document the experiences, memories and journeys in meditation of the residents of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom – Episode I
Becoming A Tattvan
From Friday 29 September to 1 October 2017, I attended my first Tattva festival. True to form, I had heard about it from a fellow YIF-er and had immediately signed up, thinking I would figure it out as I went along. On the face of it, Tattva is a three-day immersive festival of dance, meditation, … Continue reading Becoming A Tattvan
Kay O' Neill 