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Satsang Diksha: Divine Rituals and Codes for a Warrior

Satsang Diksha: Divine Rituals and Codes for a Warrior

“The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.” Steven…
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Shruti D. Patel
Mandirs: Inspiring Personal and Community Growth

Mandirs: Inspiring Personal and Community Growth

I was taking my 2.5-year-old son (yes, those half-years make a huge difference at that age!) to school when we saw a pile of clothes and…
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Yogesh Patel
Personal Pinnings

Personal Pinnings

My mom thinks I’m a bit of a nerd. I devour books. I also spend a copious amount of time watching YouTube videos on things like engineering…
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Bhavisha Doshi
The Red Dot: An Emblem of the Divine

The Red Dot: An Emblem of the Divine

“To apply a chandlo is to carry this feminine divine with me throughout my days.”
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Roma Gujarathi
The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, But Will We?

The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, But Will We?

I remember I was in grade school (K-5) when we had a class trip to watch Annie the Musical. We had watched the movie in school and now, we…
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Yogesh Patel
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Bharatanatyam — Devotional Dance

Bharatanatyam — Devotional Dance

2019 was the year that I had waited to experience for so long! College campus visits and senior year events were just around the corner…
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Mahima Dave
Learning to Adjust

Learning to Adjust

How playing the trombone taught me the importance of harmony
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Mauktik Dave
Project Quarantine: Redefining Productivity

Project Quarantine: Redefining Productivity

Friday, March 13, 6:00 AM. I was sitting in the parking lot of the high school, getting ready to go into work. School districts in our…
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Param Shanti
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Finding Joy

Finding Joy

What is it that brings you joy?
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Deepa Gohill
Breathe In, Breathe Out

Breathe In, Breathe Out

…A simple mantra chanted by so many and one that I chant myself as I walk into one of my first therapy sessions as a student therapist.
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Dhira Patel
How is Love Measured?

How is Love Measured?

Seated at the dinner table with family one evening, I found my niece and I engaged in a deep conversation. The adored 5-year-old explained…
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Deepa Gohill
Food for Thought

Food for Thought

The kitchen is the place in our home where everyone comes to hang out. It’s where my kindergartner comes to get away from her workbook, my…
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Shatabdi Patel
The Gift That Keeps Giving

The Gift That Keeps Giving

If I tell you about a gift that keeps giving, would you believe me?
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Nidhi Patel
Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness

Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness

I absolutely love the fall season. The weather gets cooler and it’s actually nice walking outside. But, it is also a reminder that summer…
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Yogesh Patel
Epitome of Compassion

Epitome of Compassion

The year 2020 will forever be remembered as a year of isolation, distancing, and change. Along with longing to get back to “normal,” we…
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Param Shanti
Diwali: Lighting Others’ Lamps

Diwali: Lighting Others’ Lamps

“Create light in your inner world,” they said, “This way, every day can become like Diwali.”
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Roma Gujarathi
Never Taken a Selfie

Never Taken a Selfie

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Mitesh Patel
Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown

As we finished taking all of my boxes up to my dorm room, I hugged my parent’s goodbye as I began a new chapter in my life…
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Mauktik Dave
A Letter to My Child

A Letter to My Child

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Bindi Patel
How a Lotus Led Me onto a Path of Fulfillment

How a Lotus Led Me onto a Path of Fulfillment

Wake up, pray, exercise, work, eat lunch, work, eat dinner, join calls, sleep, repeat.
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Eva Patel
Because You Deserve Peace

Because You Deserve Peace

“Forgive Others Not Because They Deserve Forgiveness But Because You Deserve Peace.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
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Mauktik Dave
Wilted Flowers, Revived

Wilted Flowers, Revived

A couple of weeks ago, one of the kindergarten students in my class brought me a sunflower from her garden. I put it in a water-filled vase…
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Preetal Makan
Crucibles for Change

Crucibles for Change

Our pandemic-induced reflections on time, distance, and health have been interrupted in the past few months by questions of another…
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Param Shanti
My Guru’s Words

My Guru’s Words

When it comes to managing our day-to-day interactions with one another, most of us can often be described as complicated. We all have…
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Param Shanti
The Parenting Paradox

The Parenting Paradox

It’s hard to believe that I have been a parent for 23 years. Yet, it feels like only yesterday I was a kid myself. I envied all the people…
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knowingbliss
Put Yourself First

Put Yourself First

Think about it: our whole inner world, for the entirety of our existence, is nothing but a continuous conversation with ourselves.
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Roma Gujarathi
Unclaimed Baggage

Unclaimed Baggage

A sea of black, blue, and gray lay before me. Peppered throughout were pops of color — specks of orange, red, and green. I was not at a…
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Kashyap Patel
Limited Perceptions

Limited Perceptions

Overcoming limitations of our perceptions in order to explore our greatest potential
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Bhavisha Doshi
How I Studied 👨‍🎓 for the Scripps National Spelling Bee 🐝

How I Studied 👨‍🎓 for the Scripps National Spelling Bee 🐝

Hi, my name is Atman and I’m a 5th grader, and I am the worst speller. It gets so bad that sometimes I can’t even tell which word I was…
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Atman Patel
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