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Parenting as Karma Yoga

In the stillness of feeding my daughter, I remembered what the Gita teaches: true spiritual practice can be found in quiet acts of…

Apr 22

Parenting as Karma Yoga

Apr 22

Lessons on Loneliness from the Ramayana

There was a moment when everything I knew vanished, like a magician’s trick. The people, the home, the plans, the sense of control…all…

Apr 22

Lessons on Loneliness from the Ramayana

Apr 22

A 40-Year Journey Back to Hinduism

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first…

Apr 15

A 40-Year Journey Back to Hinduism

Apr 15

On Regret

As time endures, the tides of regret find our shores once again…

Mar 6

On Regret

Mar 6

Help, I’m Having an Existential Crisis

Man is condemned to be free because, once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does — Jean-Paul Sartre

Feb 10

Help, I’m Having an Existential Crisis

Feb 10

Living With Alcoholism

The lost spaces I would escape to are no more.

Feb 9

Living With Alcoholism

Feb 9

My Three Favorite Movie Scores for Writing

The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life.

Jan 30

My Three Favorite Movie Scores for Writing

Jan 30

Embarking on 2025 and Remembering ‘The Office

The Office is my favorite show of all time.

Jan 6

Embarking on 2025 and Remembering ‘The Office

Jan 6

Finding Beauty in the Mundane

Sadhana is a Sanskrit term meaning discipline or practice. Over the course of our days, we engage in many sadhanas.

Dec 17, 2024

Finding Beauty in the Mundane

Dec 17, 2024

Parkinson’s Law and The Plight of Parenthood

In 1955, Cyril Northcote Parkinson introduced a now-famous concept in an article for The Economist. Critiquing the inefficiencies of…

Dec 8, 2024

Parkinson’s Law and The Plight of Parenthood

Dec 8, 2024

Anand Swamy

Anand Swamy

Father, husband, and seeker—sharing stories and insights from Vedic teachings and Indian philosophy to live with more presence, purpose, and peace.

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