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The Song of Silence That Remains…
What is the shape of silence? Is it the empty space after a song ends, or is it the very ground from which all music grows? From an old radio playing Rafi in a Thalassery home to a Kabir doha under a peepal tree by the Ganges, and finally to the still point of Zen…
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A Celebration for Nothing: Pizza, Zen and the Inner Shrine
In the quiet hills of Kodaikanal, where mist meets memory, a simple Sunday pizza becomes a doorway to the sacred. Through chance encounters, Zen wisdom, and the poetry of Tagore, a celebration for “nothing” reveals the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary—and the long journey that leads us back to ourselves. “Sometimes life is like that.…
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The Pied Piper’s Tune: On Spiritual Gurus, Corporate Leaders, and the Surrender of Our Critical Mind
We are surrounded by guides promising a path—from spiritual gurus and leadership coaches to wellness influencers. But what happens when the guide demands we hand over our map? This essay explores the Pied Piper’s tune that plays from the ashram to the boardroom, and champions the rarer, quieter wisdom of the true companion: the guide…
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The Courtesan and the Cosmos
What if the universe’s greatest secret isn’t hidden in a distant galaxy, but in the way sunlight falls on a flower—and in the unexpected wisdom of those society overlooks? A story about a courtesan, a monk, and the cosmic truth that redefines enlightenment. “The Sun does not discriminate. It shines on all — the saint…
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The Dance of Change: Lessons in Transformation, Resonance, and Compassion
From Detroit’s boardrooms to desert highways to the silence of a Zen hall, my journey with “Change Management” taught me that transformation is not a formula to be imposed, but a dance to be lived—shaped by resistance, resonance, compassion, and time. Reactance, Persuasion Radar, Overton Window, Context—these four directions became my compass. In corporate life,…
