He Who Seeks, Finds (Him, Light, Truth). He Who Doesn’t, Remains Happy. (Enlightenment, Ignorance, and the Beautiful Contradictions of Life) 1. A Thought on a Morning Walk During my morning walk, a random thought struck me. It arrived without invitation, as thoughts often do, and then refused to leave me alone. He who seeks, finds […]
The Web We Create!
The Web We Weave From a Spider’s Web to the World Wide Web — What Kind of Connections Are We Creating? In a green field, a cobweb can be an extraordinary sight. At first, it is almost invisible. But when the early morning sunlight falls upon it, thousands of tiny silken threads suddenly appear—delicate, symmetrical […]
क़सम खाने के लिए – For the Sake of It
For the Sake of It — When a Ritual Becomes a Way of Life There are many things in life that we do not because we particularly want to do them, but because someone we respect has asked us to do them. Sometimes it is our parents. Sometimes our teachers. Sometimes our elders. Sometimes an […]
I am Beautiful! मैं सुंदर हूँ ।
मैं सुंदर हूँ । I Am Beautiful Beyond Ego, Beyond Identity, Into the Light Within An article inspired by the thoughts of my intellectual friend Mr. Ashok Sharma, and further developed through my own reflections — Gurcharan Aulakh ⸻ There are some conversations that end when the words end. And then there are conversations that […]
Ramu Kaka. A Most Powerful Person!
RAMU KAKA — THE UNSUNG POWER CENTRE Those of you who have watched the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay must certainly remember a character called Ramu Kaka. Ramu Kaka was the quintessential go-to man of Thakur Sahib. Need something done? “Ramu Kaka!” Need somebody sent somewhere? “Ramu Kaka!” Need some information? “Ramu Kaka!” Need someone to run […]
Don’t Time the Time. It Flies Away!
Don’t Time the “Time” — It Flies Away Time has wings. It does not walk. It does not wait. It does not ask whether we are ready. It simply moves. Perhaps that is why we often say, “Where did the time go?” One moment we are planning tomorrow, and before we realise it, tomorrow has […]
Knock at Your Own Door, Not Others!
The answers you seek may already be waiting within you. There is a strange piece of advice that we often find difficult to understand: “For every problem, go and knock at your own door.” Funny, isn’t it? If we are facing difficulties, why should we turn towards ourselves? What can our own door possibly offer […]
BALANCE — The Art of Walking the Tightrope of Life.
Balance. A simple word, but perhaps one of the most difficult things to achieve in life. We speak about balance as though it were a formula: balance work and family, truth and diplomacy, firmness and kindness, ambition and contentment. But real life rarely gives us such neat choices. Relationships demand balance. Work demands balance. Family […]
THE THOUSANDTH BAITAL – A Small Step Towards Moksha!
A Small Step Towards Moksha 29 May 2015. That was the day I wrote my first blogpost. I was 64 years old. I had no grand plan. No thought that I would someday write a thousand posts. I certainly did not imagine that, eleven years later, I would sit down to write the thousandth. My […]
A Story of a Food Delivery Boy!
Shyam mostly worked the evening shift. That night, at around 9 p.m., he picked up his last order. When he collected the package from the restaurant, he noticed it was a very small order—just some plain khichdi, curd, and two bananas. The address was in the old part of the city. It was an old, […]
