Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam
I will either find a way, or make one.
The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life: What Lions, Wilderness, and Purpose Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Boyd Varty's The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life reads like a spiritual self-discovery journey. Varty grew up on South Africa's Londolozi Game Reserve learning lion-tracking skills from master African trackers. He has spent years working in wildlife conservation and...
Suddha Brahma Paratpara Rama: The Hidden Cosmic Meaning of Rama’s Most Powerful Devotional Chant
Hi all, This is a devotional Hindu bhajan in praise of Lord Rama — an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana. Here are the lyrics. Thank you for listening. Shuddha brahma paratpara ramakalatmaka parameshwara rama Shuddha brahma paratpara...
The America I Met at a Truck Stop: A Road Trip, Kind Strangers, and the Small Acts That Hold Us Together
These days, when I ask my children to come with me on road trips, they think I'm looking for a buddy so I can share the driving load. At 21 and 17, they have every right to think what they want. But what parent doesn't want to stay attached to the hip of their child,...
Modern Times, Ancient Wisdom: What Chanakya and Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai Teach Us About Leadership Today
Modern Times, Ancient Wisdom When I started my blog 17 years ago, I mostly wrote personal musings as a new mother of two boys. But, over the years, I wanted to write about the different aspects of Vedic wisdom and modern psychology. I was learning how to...
Breathless – A Poem Read by Rachana
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Breathless Through Breathless, I capture fleeting moments of desire and intimacy, weaving cosmic and everyday imagery. These micro-poems are tiny jolts of electricity, meant to be felt when words fail and...
The Love Addicts – A Poem by Rachana
Some poems are for dreamy addicts. And this is one such poem about ritualized longing and the addictive comfort of surrender. Hope you like it. i think of you often,a little more than i should —just the vertigo of wantingwhat ties my hands behind me....
Guinness World Record Attempt For Gita Chanting: Krishna’s Secret of Life Chapter 15
Today, I attended the Guinness World Records attempt for the largest number of people chanting the Gita across the world. It was an event organized by the Chinmaya Mission across all its global chapters, held online via Webex. This year marks the 75th anniversary of...
Unforgettable Travel Essays That Reveal Art, Belonging & Humanity Beyond Any Map
I am writing to introduce you to my travel essays because these are pieces I'm most proud of. I'm attaching a few lines from some essays here. Hope you enjoy them and visit the place vicariously through my words. "I still get goosebumps when I think about the...
Aatma Rama Mantra: Unlock Joy, Inner Peace & Limitless Positivity Through Lord Rama
Hi all,This mantra is a divine invocation celebrating Lord Rama's transformative power to dispel negativity and usher in boundless optimism. With each chant, Rama's presence permeates, casting out darkness and illuminating the path with radiant positivity....
Beyond GenAI Pilots: How Enterprises Build Scalable AI with Governance and Trust
Current State of AI Affairs If you're a transformation leader at your organization, or lead any type of team, you must have seen multiple memos by now from senior leadership on the need to innovate and incorporate AI into your existing workflows. These can come...
Smoke Show – A Poem by Rachana
A smoke show is someone who's captivating in a slightly dangerous way. I'm framing something here which can be technically "forbidden" within the constraints of our life. Find out what the heat is all about. you saidi can’t get lockedinto tight places...
My India Travel Diaries: It’s Not a Destination. It’s an Experience.
Travel Around Bharat “Once you have been to India, the rest of the world feels a little less colorful.” ~ Anonymous
When AI Becomes Your Therapist: The Hidden Risk of Chatbots Replacing Reality – Part II
When Validation Becomes Distortion In the first article, we talked about what AI psychosis is. Here, we continue the conversation by exploring how AI chatbots may contribute to distorted thinking or delusions, especially in vulnerable users. We’re going to look...
The Dangerous Rise of AI Yes-Men: When ChatGPT Agrees Too Much and Fuels AI Psychosis – Part I
Cats vs. Chatbots Earlier in March 2026, Garry Tan, the President & CEO of Y Combinator, posted something on X: “I am so late to this trend but I finally asked my ChatGPT to make an image of our relationship and this is what it did. What does yours look...
Empowering Women to Lead in AI: Inside the ElevateHER Launch Event in Atlanta
A Keynote On Women Leaders In AI On March 20th, I attended the launch party of ElevateHER, a non-profit dedicated to building an ecosystem for women to lead in AI. It felt like the perfect opportunity to step into the world of AI firsthand and see what...
It Took a Publishing Scandal to Expose a Broken Industry and the Rise of AI Slop Books
Mia Ballard, a woman living in the UK, had self published a book called Shy girl in February 2025. The book is about a desperate young woman who meets a guy online and is now being held hostage as his pet. It became successful until readers started to question if it...
Sri Rama Rama Bhajan: The Chant For Each Divine Name Of Lord Rama
Hi all,I enjoyed singing this, as its a beautiful string of epithets for Lord Rama, each highlighting a different divine quality or a stage of his life. For the first time I added the tanpura in the background. Hope you like it. Bhajan Lyrics: Sri Rama Rama...
Ugadi 2026: Parabhava Year Meaning – Turning Failure into Spiritual Growth & Self Transformation
పర + అభవ = పరాభవ I received these two messages this morning on the occassion of the onset of the పరాభవ నామ సంవత్సరం. I am grateful that the name of the year symbolises self transformation and our victory over our biggest vices. Read on. పర + అభవ = పరాభవ అని...