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The allure of unrequited love, or why we fall for unavailable people #crush

To all love addicts out there…

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Life purpose – everything I’ve learned so far

Blogging is like gardening. You go back several years, 6 or 2, you read your old posts and you realise how far you have come. This morning I’ve had an urgent urge ๐Ÿ™‚ ย to summarise everything I’ve learned about life … Continue reading

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Chanting with Ram Dass – Rama Rama

I have not realised how purifying, elevating and electrifying chanting is until I tried it. Wow! You don’t have to be a buddhist, religious, spiritual or have singing abilities (I don’t). Chant along and feel the expansion and the light. … Continue reading

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Kafka on stillness

I have left my corporate job recently and have been on a mini retirement mainly exploring and embracing emptiness from a buddhist perspective (or as my husband puts it, doing not much ๐Ÿ™‚ ). I am reading books on stillness … Continue reading

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Gong bathing with Third Ear – meditation, chanting and gong bath app from Leo Cosendai

My latest spiritual callings have been to take part in the gong bath and go on a water fast. The Psychedelic Society runs gong baths but the location is too far for me (East London). As if by chance ๐Ÿ™‚ … Continue reading

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This ๐Ÿ‘‡

This sums up the manifesto of this blog, my key values and is a signpost for anyone starting on a spiritual journey.

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Be Yourself by Eugene Lee Yang

Ok, the video is called I’m Gay and it’s a coming out video by an amazing 1/4 of the Try Guys, Eugene Lee Yang (Asians – represent!). But for me the message behind it is about being yourself. Unapologetically. Be … Continue reading

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Embrace your greatness. Do not give up.

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One hour kundalini meditation

I’ve been reading about energy work and kundalini and stumbled upon this meditation. It is not for faint hearted as it requires sitting straight for an hour. It took me a couple of days to actually last for an hour, … Continue reading

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If you want change…

This quote sums up my life at the moment ๐Ÿ™‚ Uncertainty, here I come! Open the void… This week is the last week at my job, a start of my mini retirement and several personal projects ๐Ÿ™‚

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Finally! Found that beautiful Sita Ram song!

In Netflix’s documentary on Ram Dassย a young devotee is performing a Sita Ram song in Ram Dass’s house. The performance is so beautiful that I returned to it and replayed it many times after I watched the documentary. Now thanks … Continue reading

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What brings you most joy?

I remember going to the shaman because although I had a good life on the face of it, it was bleak as if something was missing. And she told me that I stopped feeling joy. She told me that to … Continue reading

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Purpose is not about โ€˜what should I doโ€™…

Purpose is not about โ€˜what should I doโ€™ but rather โ€˜who am I and how can I act in a manner that is true to myself?โ€™ Mind blown. We are fulfilling our soulโ€™s purpose just by being here and being … Continue reading

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Let Go, Let In, Let Be

Ciara Sherlock read this poem that she wrote during the ritual we did at the retreat. The last line sounds like a mantra. Nomads of consciousness – enjoy. You are here, now, Nothing to achieve, nowhere to go, The tie … Continue reading

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Among Strong Men – a poem by Hafiz

I have learnt so much at and still continue to learn from the retreat. This was one of the poems and quotes that the guides have put on the wall in the hall. Hafiz is a poet from Persia from … Continue reading

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