30 and Fabulous!
To the King of my heart!
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the trees are swaying, all to wish my baby a very Happy Birthday! Right now I’m vacationing with you and having a time of my life.. somehow had to quickly sneak out for a moment or two to secretly write something to you on my blog!
Remember, last month you were sitting cutely-oddly sad only to discover that the thought of entering the deadly 30s was invading you! So to keep the merry going, I wish you a Happy 29th Birthday; for the second time! Hugs. In all honesty, you look like a 18 year old to me with 12 years of experience. Smiles.
You are such a beautiful soul, inside and outside that my only hope is wherever you go, may you attract only goodness. Oh baby, may you continue to be happy, may you continue to spread positivity around, may you continue to find inspiration in all you do, may you stay blessed with that charm and confidence on your 30th Birthday.
After all, 30 is the new 20 these days, right?! Happy Happy Birthday, my love! So proud of you, meri zindagi(life)
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A letter to our Moms!
To mother figures, everywhere, thank-you! Today is a unique day in honoring all the mothers of this world. What more can I say Happy Mother’s day to the entire feminine race! They have made us who we are whether by DNA or just plain motherly influence.
I was reading this somewhere and you will nod in agreement with me too: You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.
To me, my mother is essentially a nucleus of my being. My mom has always been a champion and cheerleader of everything I have done and makes even the smallest things I do seem incredible. She is literally the most beautiful, adventurous, courageous person I have ever known! It might sound cliched to you, but she defines and represents a devi(goddess) in my life. God shines through her – everyday of my life! Being her daughter and married now, living across seven seas, strong impressions and cherished memories bring open every now and then.. miss her loving hands around me, the smell of her natural skin brushing against my cheeks, her chirpy and cute ways – all pump up my heart! When I need a solution to anything here, I tend to analyse situations from her eyes. She is undoubtedly the fuel in everything I do!
Till date, everyday, talking to mommy, starting and ending of my day is definitely one of the most gratifying part of the day. Thanks to her fantastic sense of humor that makes me look at life way less seriously. Someone has rightly said so: The home is where mom is! Mother is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.
There are just a few words and quite frankly I don’t think words can summarize what a mother is to a child. With that, an ode to our individual moms in praise of what they have taught us.
Always & Forever,
Your Princess
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Good Dhamma Reads
The days are getting longer & I am so grateful for extra sunlight. I was on a cleaning spree last afternoon and was thrilled to find treasures from my books collection. Each one is a jewel in itself. These are all related to Vipassana Meditation. Ofcourse each of these books will hold especially true for the old students except for the first book which provides a good overview for the students who are on the pursuit of their first course. For those of you’re planning to sit for the first course, here’s the link
I plan to sit for my annual (seventh) 10-day retreat in July and also desire to serve for some days this time! Here’s a list of all the books which I have read over the time and found to be extremely meaningful! Some of these books are available in Amazon and mostly, all are available in the Dhamma locations.
- The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught S.N. Goenka William Hart - A full-length study of the teaching of S.N. Goenka, prepared under his guidance and with his approval. Useful for meditators and non-meditators alike.
- Meditation Now – Inner peace Through Inner Wisdom – S.N. Goenka
- Realizing Change – Vipassana Meditation in action - A collection commemorating SN Goenka’s tour of North America in 2002
- The Gracious Flow of Dharma – S.N. Goenka - A three-day series of public talks given in Hyderabad, India.
- Come, People of the World by S.N. Goenka - An inspirational collection of Hindi verses of S.N. Goenka from a Vipassana course..
- The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka - A condensation of each of the eleven discourses given by S.N. Goenka in a ten-day Vipassana meditation course
- For The Benefit Of Many – S.N. Goenka - Talks & Answers to Questions from Vipassana Students 1983 – 2000
