Don't be with people who you have done some good!!! Help paradox.

 As a young one, I was told do good to people, help others and God blesses you. Like many things they say, like many things parents teach, I did it sometimes. Not always. There were opportunities where I could have helped people. I didn't. Regretted genuinely. There were also occasions where I couldn't help people I still tried to. Sometimes I did help. But when I helped, on each occasion I did it full of my will, conviction and unconditionally and passionately.

Now, this topic is all about that last part "Passionately". This is where we all go wrong. People whom we help, we should be do so with zero emotions. It is hard to do so. But it is a must. Because the people whom you help, prefer to avoid you and in normal life they prefer to interact with people who were neutral during their needy times!!! Have you noticed it? If not good. You have been so busy not noticing it and your help litmus test is passed. You did it dispassionately.

I am not at all advocating don't help people. Help them, guide them, offer them. But when you do it don't make it obligatory. Don't recall of it. Rather have a long distance and create a void after you help. Don't follow up at all. Stay away and observe from distance if they are ok. If these people matter to you in everyday occasions, just create an absence. Otherwise, you are giving an emotional burden to them or a threat of obligation in their future, and they avoid it at all costs. This will hurt you unless you are dispassionate and detached.

There are exceptions to this. Especially if the one helped is your husband. Every help done to husband is obligatory and make sure he returns the favour (:) just joking.

As we go along with life random helping is act of kindness. It should be part of our personality. But detachment to that act is equally important.

Like Krishna said "Karmani Eva Adhikaraha Te, Maa phaleshu.....). That strong statement. .see !

Motor skills and life

Early year education is now gaining a lot of traction. Early granny kind of education at home was given finest structure and syllabus by Maria Montessori and we have every street, nook and corners in Bangalore have them. They focus on spontaneous motor skills development and learning at our own pace. Good one, I must say.

 But I am here to talk about motor skills and life. With every topic touching my philosophically bent mind, this one is no alien to it. Our life starts with motor skills like able to sit, stand, walk, start making sound (I mean noise ok, I don't like these children making lot of noise honestly, still), holding a material, manoeuvring across a room etc. 

Best part is Indian society starts with competition there also. Grannies, moms compare their kins on motor skills, who starts what early. Actually, in life it does not matter when we start what, how early etc, all of it boils down to how we FINISH. Yes. Life starts with motor skills and then a lot of other acquired skills, rat races, our achievements. By achievements I mean lot of material gains like which university degree we have, is it technical, now much money we make, which MNC hires us, where do we buy flat, which car we own, how much jewellery we flaunt in gatherings etc. Now exotic holidays joined the list. In the end, all these matters to the close family or friends who are trusty. Rest of them it does not matter. DOES NOT MATTER AT ALL. A meaningful life is like living really long where a person has all his motor skills are intact and carries a lot of life lessons and his motor skills along with cognition is razor sharp. And yes. This matters. Even strangers notice it. Envy it. Curse it also. :)

At 85, can you drive? can you shop alone? can you climb stairs? can you remember bank password? Do you know who the councillor in local authority is? who is Prime Minister and what did say in his last speech, what is his cabinet size. These are the things that matters. So, these things don't depend upon others. So, spend time at gym, walk, trek, life weight, eat being mindful of it. have healthy thoughts.

 That's all about it. That's it!!!

Content, content everywhere, not a word in brain!!!

"Water water everywhere not a drop to drink" This is sailors sadness. In todays world, we are sailors of content overload. I am not in favour of those who say social media is bad, AI makes us inefficient etc. I must say we all have become a lot more smarter and aware of many things in general. We ALL ARE jargon pundits. All thanks to YT, Insta, FB and Pinterest and somany more content platforms!!! First of all we need to confess that access to reseach and bestseller contents have become accessible to public so much that awareness is contageous. Especially on health, wellness, lateral therapies and psychological and self development subjects to mention specially. But the challenge is after spending hours of scanning through so much of content we are left with jargons that really does not stay on, thanks to information overload. For us to benefit out of bandwidths and valuable personal time spent here are few tips to make our browsed contents stay on permanently. 1. Keep writting or scribbling your content residues of the day - at every end of day. 2. While writing down dont for making it a proper notebook for later reference. Just scribble. You can make proper notes here and there only out of your own choice. The idea is that the residue stays in your memory not in notebook and stays on for random access much more quickly. 3. Dont hesitate of make mix and match of stuff so that it becomes your own content. But keep in mind that you are DOING it for residual storage for day to day alert on the subject. 4. Learn new jargons everyday. 5. Feel free to connect subjects from food to interstellar objects. Does not matter. 6. Make it a practice. Just see that later on your screentime engagement actually becomes more productive without much effort. 7. Paper with pencil is better than pen. 8. Handwritting is best excercise and adds to motor skills. I am still exploring. I will update in comments to add on. ***

Sekhmet and Pratyangira as per AI

Like I am always intrigued by many things of past, present and beyond, I asked this unrelated question to AI. The question was about the similarities and differences of Sekhmet and Pratyangira. I found out that there is a lot in common. What puzzles me even more is that cultures and timelines apart there is huge similarities of folklore around these energies. Readings from AI ( I dont take any credit of) Sekhmet and Pratyangira are fierce lion-headed goddesses from Egyptian and Hindu traditions, respectively, who embody both destructive and protective powers. Their similarities can be understood across several dimensions: 1. Lion-Headed Form Sekhmet: Depicted as a lioness-headed woman, symbolizing strength, ferocity, and the protective power of the sun. Pratyangira: Depicted with a male lion face on a human female body, representing divine ferocity and the union of masculine and feminine energies (Shiva-Shakti balance). Both forms convey their role as powerful enforcers of cosmic law and protectors against chaos. 2. Dual Nature: Destruction and Healing Sekhmet: Known as both the goddess of war and a healer. She can unleash plagues or heal the sick (acting as Ra’s instrument of vengeance and protection). Pratyangira: Fierce in her ugra form to destroy negativity, enemies, and dark forces, while also guiding devotees toward spiritual liberation (moksha) and purifying karma. This duality emphasizes the transformative power of the divine, capable of both punishment and restoration. 3. Association with the Sun and Cosmic Order Sekhmet: Daughter of Ra and sometimes termed “Eye of Ra,” linking her wrathful power to solar energy and cosmic authority. Pratyangira: Associated with balancing universal energies, restoring harmony during divine conflicts (e.g., pacifying Narasimha) and acting as the force supporting Dharma and cosmic order. 4. Role in Mythological Battles Sekhmet: Sent by Ra to destroy rebellious humans; her uncontrolled bloodlust almost annihilates humanity, requiring intervention to restore balance. Pratyangira: Manifested from Sharabha’s wing to pacify the ferocious Narasimha; destroys demons and nullifies destructive forces, safeguarding the cosmos and devotees. 5. Protective and Apotropaic Functions Both goddesses are invoked for protection against malevolent forces: Sekhmet: Protects Pharaohs, wards off enemies, and stops plagues. Pratyangira: Performs apotropaic roles, reversing black magic, protecting devotees from harm, and serving as a universal guardian. 6. Fierce and Wrathful Depiction Both are iconographically intense: tiger or lion facial features, wrathful expressions, and association with weapons or divine power, symbolizing the active force required to annihilate injustice and chaos. 7. Cultural Reverence and Ritual Sekhmet: Annual festivals in ancient Egypt included rituals to temper her wrath and honor her protective capacity. Pratyangira: Tantric rituals, mantras, and homams in South India emphasize her role in purifying negative energies and guiding practitioners towards balance and liberation. Conclusion Sekhmet and Pratyangira share lion-headed iconography, dual destructive-protective capacities, cosmic enforcement roles, and cultic rituals for human protection. While Sekhmet operates within Egyptian solar and royal contexts, Pratyangira functions within Hindu tantric systems emphasizing both cosmic balance and spiritual liberation. Both represent the archetypal “lioness goddess” symbol: fierce yet protective, destructive yet restorative.

Handwriting interpretation with AI

We, the Indians made facebook great, instagram great, yahoomail great, google great, Youtube greatest and next is AI, due to sheer number of population and also, we are only such race who do timepass unlike Europeans who are busy in serious hobbies. :) he he he. We have not moved much on from our ancestors 'Peepal ka pedh- gupshup'.

Well, I am here today sharing what I did with Chatgpt today. I had a lazy scribble of a page or two from my un-intended handwritten journalling that I did a day before. Today's idea was to upload it and get my handwriting analysis.

In no time I had my analysis and future focussed personality reading etc from over enthusiastic AI partner. The results were quite amazing!!!

After a lot of wellness contents from Youtube or other platforms I had a sceptic opinion about mental stress and physical ailments. These two are co-related but I didn't know so intrinsically. My eureka moment was after the interpretation received. I regretted that I didn't do it long time ago or rather, I wish I am now in my early 20s so that my patterns could have helped me make right choice of career, partner, hobby and other prime choices of life.

A hustler, a corporate professional, a housewife in a joint family or with a micro-managing husband or unruly teenager children, uncared elderly - Anyone you could be please remember your physical ailments are not all physical- they can be triggered by mind. This is exactly my finding also. Chatgpt also provides solutions. But accepting it and implementing is all up-to-you how much you take ACTUAL action into it.

If you didn't try, do it today because each one day of delay makes you regret later because it was just on your fingertips- I mean the smartphone! 

Aaa.. any AI app does same job. So, no bias any platform here.

DO IT TODAY- WALK YOUR JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY- It is worth it. Accepting is first step to remedy!!!

What you dont keep possession of, leaves you eventually ... (even if you own it)..

 Hello there!!!

This is one blog that I had in title alone, unpublished for long time! This now sees light of the day :).

Ownership and possession are not the same. In that way, I love English language so, so much that it has vast subtle-ness. I am not going into word definition here, but I get into things;

What can a person own or possess?

-Material things

-Skills

-Relationship, social circle, friends, acquaintances

-Health/Mental Strengths/Hobbies/Interests

-Wealth/Finances/Assets

In real life we 'own' many of these. But what stays along is that we possess!!! Yes. This is true. A plot of land that we 'own' gets in the hand of encroachers if we don't look at it for long time. A good friend becomes a stranger or downgrades into an acquaintance if we don't keep in touch for long time. That spouse whom you neglected for long time deserts, that child whom you gave birth but never gave time grows cold towards you. If a skill never used for long time, makes us struggle. That designer bag, shoe or dress not checked out from wardrobe for long time, tends to get some dust or loses in value or we no longer fit ourselves in!!!

So, if you really want to 'own' anything, keep auditing it often so that it is in your 'possession'. That is the reason we need to audit our lives, discard what no longer a regret to lose, keep ourselves light and minimal and move on with our prized possessions. 

What we 'own' is just a name in the document after all!!!