Category Archives: Personal

A Tribute to Jagjit Singh

Indian Ghazal Mastero Jagjit Singh, who passed away in early hours on 5/Oct/11 has left a tremendous impression on me with his soulful voice. I could feel the sentiments in his voice. Be there are songs of separation, expressing emotions, happiness, naughtiness and you name a emotion, he has expressed almost all of them through …

October 10, 2011 – 4:59 pm | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal | Tagged | Comments (0)

Whisper a Prayer to the moon

In case of loving unreturned Unrequited fingers burn Don’t you blame yourself at all There is no blame,there is no crime This madness happens all the time No one there to break your fall I understand how hard it’s been I’ve been there too and I have seen What running after love can do That …

August 22, 2011 – 4:14 am | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal | Comments (0)

The Way to Ultimate Calm

Arahat, Chief disciple of Buddha Webu Sayadaw. Here is the biography of Webu Sayadaw.

February 13, 2011 – 4:53 pm | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal | Comments (0)

Slow Down

Read this true story of a culture, who believes in slowing down. Peace of mind is the result of slowing down, maintaining balance with friends and family.

January 29, 2011 – 7:03 pm | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal, Work | Tagged , | Comments (1)

How are we connected?

The interdependent way of life illustrated by a simple but profound story of a corn farmer.

January 25, 2011 – 10:46 am | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Ideas, Personal | Tagged | Comments (3)

Do I Mind?

The story of mindfulness and how we keep on reacting to the hatred or jealousy inside our self. Do you want to get rid of it? Read more…

January 11, 2011 – 6:24 pm | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal | Comments (1)

Investigating the Mind

The mind and its delusions bind us. Whatever we think, speak or act is a result of conditioned behavior/habits acquired over time. Even if we want to come out of it and experience freedom from thought, that thought of freedom creates another thought and keeps us bound to mind. Even thought of mind is a thought. The key to come out of mind generated world is to observe the phenomenon as it happens without having a any thought. The thoughtless observation about ‘I’ or my reactions towards the phenomena is the path to freedom.

December 7, 2010 – 7:36 pm | By Amit Bhatia | Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)