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Communicating with Cosmos…

Communicating with Cosmos…

When we invite a bell, when we pour tea into the cup — we can think of these as mechanical acts. But one can find concentration, loving…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Stop

Stop

We often say, “I’ll get back to you in a second, I’ll be back in a minute” and so on. Though we take more time — magnitudes of order more…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Magnolia blooms…

Magnolia blooms…

Dwelling in the common places of existence, I weave my life with the warp and weft of happiness and sadness~
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On Presence

On Presence

There was a very old vegetable seller who used to regularly board the bus I took for my high school. She was so frail and yet carried so…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Life of an explorer…

Life of an explorer…

Like everyone else I thought the life of a monk is very easy. You get food and shelter and you sit in a cocoon and meditate while fellow…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Space for togethernes

Space for togethernes

An honest colleague confessed to me — and it takes a lot of honest introspection to do so — that when she suffers from headache she feels…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Saving the soul…

Saving the soul…

Sometimes when my father went for his professional training, he used to bring along special cookies for us. The cookies were so tasty and…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On

On

Never in my life did my eye doubt its purpose. My eyes never asked me: “Are you sure I am an eye? Are you sure I am contributing to your…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Mouthpiece of cosmos…

Mouthpiece of cosmos…

The only relationship I have with my kidneys or any other part is a theoretical one. I saw their photos in my biology textbook and could…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On answering a question…

On answering a question…

From our childhood we are always taught and encouraged to arrive at an answer to any question as soon as possible. This had to do with the…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Slowing down things…

Slowing down things…

When I first visited the Chinese monastery, I saw that the monks there were super slow. It was funny to watch them do everything so slowly…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Hot temple corridor…

Hot temple corridor…

Scorching summer heat,
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Hopes of a grape…

Hopes of a grape…

Recently someone offered a handful of grapes and as usual due to the habit energy, I started to gulp them down. Popping one after the…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
War and Peace…

War and Peace…

When I was in Germany, I spent a day with a Ukrainian refugee family. “While the bombs are dropping right in front of us, love and…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Kissing the earth…

Kissing the earth…

If we can’t kiss earth with our feet while walking, we mayn’t be able to kiss our beloved with our lips. How can we? Earth has been…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Energy of Mindfulnes

Energy of Mindfulnes

Matthew, my childhood classmate had this extraordinary ability of turning an adversity into an opportunity every time he played a sport…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Sun in my sink…

Sun in my sink…

When I was young I was very enthusiastic to go to temple with my family and make an offering of water collected from the sacred Ganges and…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Constant reminder…

Constant reminder…

Before the plane takes off, though we all know how to fasten a seat belt: we are still reminded of the procedure and safety instructions…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Sun in my sink…

Sun in my sink…

When I was young I was very enthusiastic to go to temple with my family and make an offering of water collected from the sacred Ganges and…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On War and Wash…

On War and Wash…

My first experience of washing dishes taught me that there are two ways of washing: a) turn the faucet to the maximum speed so that the…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
War within…

War within…

A lot of us might feel helpless given the possibility of a war. World wars are a very small proportion compared to the billions of wars…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On Curiosity…

On Curiosity…

When I was very young, FM radios were in great demand. Unaware of electromagnetic waves, I always thought there’s some tiny man living…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
On karma ~

On karma ~

My grandmother always had a stock of bottles bearing vitamin pills that will last her for an year. Each bottle has an even number of pills…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Impermanence…

Impermanence…

impermanence
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
Courageous Act…

Courageous Act…

The most hardest and courageous of acts isn’t to be unique, but to remain utterly common in the most humdrum places of reality, peacefully…
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Shyam Wuppuluri FRSA
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