Gita Krishna Raj

Posted by | August 31, 2015
The ‘Actual’ self & the ‘Ideal’ self

Children cannot understand the difference between their ‘actual’ self - who they are and their ‘ideal’ self - who they want to be. My cousin, then aged 3, believed that...

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Posted by | June 30, 2015
Hypothetically Speaking…

Suppose I was a monkey… may be I am! But I think I am a human. Irrespective of whether I am a human or not, because I think I am...

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Posted by | May 31, 2015
The Becoming…

It was August 27th 2012… Standing on the banks of the Ganges at the Ramakrishna math Belur, I whispered a prayer to my God - “In gratitude for this day......

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Posted by | May 10, 2015
A letter from my mother…

My Guru Mahatria's words linger in my consciousness, setting the stage for the launch of Kaivalya! Such dedicated and disciplined efforts are apparent in the organising of the function by...

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Posted by | April 30, 2015
Ashamed or Guilty?

I was in two minds. One said I had betrayed my parents’ faith. The other said I simply don’t care. I was nine years old, attending the fifth grade in...

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Posted by | February 28, 2015
The Perfectionist

  I am a perfectionist. I like things done a specific way and am not too enamoured if it is left half undone. It bothers me - I mean -...

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Posted by | January 31, 2015
The Predator

I could see her grazing peacefully. She had come away from her group, not too far away but enough for me to handle separately. I moved – just an inch....

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Posted by | January 28, 2015
Able Body, Stable Mind, Noble Soul #21

Everyone knows and understands that to take up any kind of a resolution we don’t need a ‘New year’! The day we decide we want to accomplish an specific objective,...

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Posted by | December 31, 2014
Am I a hypocrite

She stood right in front of me. We had lost the order. As I looked at the paper work it was apparent that it was not a good job. A...

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Posted by | December 15, 2014
Atma Shakti

You told me I was still impure that I still had blemishes, the light was still blocked I strived, strive and continue striving to make Thy presence shine… You told...

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