On the world stage of spirituality, the two words that have become really catchy, besides Yoga, Tantra and Mindfulness. And Tantra comes on the top. For many decades, it has remained very saleable, because of one reason–its association with sex. Originating in the realm of Hinduism & Tibetan Buddhism, Tantra is an ancient path of […]
Author Archives: nandita
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Oops! You did it again. Why do all the mistakes come your way? Why can’t you do something perfectly for once? And there comes the train carrying all your previous mistakes! Why did you ever think to yourself that you could be anything but your mistakes? Why did you even try to improve? There was […]
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Our first impulse might be to pick up some current event or to talk about how good or bad the food is or mention a few impressive things about ourselves. But if a date is the test of the heart then we must talk about things that help two people understand each other at a […]
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Perhaps, you are already alone and are not willing to acknowledge this. The situation you fear has already happened several times. To put things out would just mean realizing and accepting that which has been you reality for a long time. At least, now you’d actually just be alone with yourself and not in the […]
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In the second part of the series about the origination of emotions, we’ll be looking at the cognitive-affective theories about the same and also draw an analysis of what we’ve looked at in Part 1 and Part 2. The following two theories falls under the broad category of cognitive-affective theories which examine how cognitions and […]
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In 1945, within months of his liberation from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, Viktor Frankl (who was earlier a psychologist practicing in Vienna) wrote the book ‘Man’s Search For Meaning’. The book not only explored the horrors and suffering that Frankl endured in the camps but majorly, it wanted to answer the question: what […]
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In the second part, we’ll find out how a certain Indian Goddess results in the creation of thunderstorms and lightning, how too many vaginas can sometimes cause trouble and much more! Nimibatapa When Nimibatapa, of the Sherdukpen people, and her husband argue, things pan out very differently from the way they do in case of […]
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I wish to start this article by first stating that jealousy is not a sign of love. Phew. Now that I’ve made the air clear, let me jot down some actual motives that might push one to become jealous: 1. Low self-esteem 2. Feelings of insecurity and possessiveness 3. Neuroticism: Unstable moods, thoughts and emotions […]
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Born in Barsana c. 5000 years ago (28 miles away from Mathura where Krishna was born), Radharani finds the roots of her name in the Sanskrit words radh (worship) and rani (queen) – the queen of worship. No other Goddess blends the Bhakti Rasa and Shringara Rasa as effortlessly as Radha. She may not have […]
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In the final part of our series, we’d be looking at ways to deal when one is undergoing emotional abuse. Acknowledge that you are in an abusive relationship To understand that you are not guilty and are not to blame. Establish boundaries with the abuser Help them understand mutual respect and that their behaviour might […]