Trigger A couple of days ago, I tried eating a bowl of kiwis and raw amla (Indian Gooseberries) as part of my daily routine to consume nutritious foods. But they tasted so intense and sour that I felt like throwing up. This wasn’t an overreaction – I’ve never enjoyed citrus…
Tag: Psychology
When the waves recede, the seashells remain
The year 2025 brought a lot of learning for me. A series of losses, followed by months of pain and hollowness, overlapping with wandering across foreign lands, brought about some profound realisations and finally, healing. Somehow, it all fit into a single year. Being without a job for the most…
Rebuilding the habit of meditation
Habit was breaking away I have been pursuing meditation, though very irregularly, since a couple of years now. When I started taking it seriously some time back, I experienced cool things (I’ll explain that further) a couple of times. But I guess I got over confident, and spiralled out of…
Information consumption overload
Some facts and realisations I’ve got to document: Some measures Digital content is taking away our attention spans, brain power, and experiences of life. Here are some measures to counter it: Conclusion Information overload is bad. It’s addictive. It’s consuming our lives. It’s reducing attention spans and keeping us hooked…
I miss these things
While living away from India, my mind opened up in many ways. One of them is appreciation for a few small but important things. Things that I miss: Things that I don’t miss
Brain rot = bad life
The problem A modern day problem we face is the constant stimulation of our minds. The dopamine hits from the phones, doom scrolling, excessive information, social media are frying up our brains. Uncontrolled and unchecked comfort is bad for the body, mind, and life. Side effects Getting used to consuming…
Thoughts and feelings
I’ve recently learned about Anapana Meditation that is taught in Vipassana. At its core, it is about meditating upon your breath. It trains the mind to stay at the present moment and not entangled in thoughts. I’ve also learned or rather realised that thoughts and feelings mostly don’t serve us….
Individuation: a form of self healing
I recently discovered Individuation, a self-healing process formulated by Carl Jung. I’m no psychologist and I haven’t read a lot about it yet, but I know enough to be able to appreciate and scratch the surface of this process myself. At its core, it is the process of facing your…
Why are we so divided?
I usually come across two kinds of people: (1) the ones who oppose an ongoing political crisis aggressively and (2) the other ones who support it aggressively. In other words, most of the people I meet in real life or on social media are highly opinionated. The ‘good’ ones amongst…
Meditation is Mind Expansion
A Harvard article propounds that memories, smells, and emotions are intertwined in our minds. Even after twenty-two years, I smell back it to existence whenever I think about that old and tattered book that taught me so much about the mind when I was a teenager. ‘Meditation, Contemplation, and Concentration‘…