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When Compassion Cannot Choose a Side
From a tiny life lost in seconds on a hot stove to the vulnerable birds on my balcony, a simple morning opened up an unsettling contradiction: what keeps one life alive often destroys another. How easily our love turns into fear, and our protection into hatred—and whether true compassion can ever learn to hold both…
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Lessons from a Temporary Nest
Two baby birds, ten days, and a lifetime of wisdom. Discover how a temporary nest on my windowsill became a masterclass in trust, vulnerability, and the high art of detachment
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Dispassion
Sri Adi Shankaracharya says “Kasya sukham na karoti Viraga?” He says, there is no joy that dispassion cannot bring you. Anyone walking the spiritual path yearns to cultivate vairagya –the quiet strength of dispassion. Through knowledge, mindfulness, meditation, and other practices, we attempt to nurture this subtle inner state. Yet often, we may feel our…
