“Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it.” - Alfred Adler. While reading Alfred Adler, the 20th century Austrian psychotherapist, i learnt why dealing with neglect in early life can end up…

And escape from the `master’ mind. — If material success is not filling you up— you might be enslaved by your `master’ mind. You need to find a way to your `heightened self’. On the summit of my success, i found the unclimbed mountain of my self. …I had this shocking realization at the height of my…

Freedom and the 9 movements to get there. — “Is it possible to wake up some mornings and feel incapable of loving…when you feel nothing…nothing at all.”- a text from a very happy, successful friend this morning. I was there. Caged in a gemstone mind. With a glass full of goal coins and yet desperately thirsty for joy. Unable…

Notes while reading Carl R. Rogers — On Becoming a Person. — Underneath all my research into resolving my self-doubts, fears and paranoia lies one central search…a search for uncovering my real self. This book found me and gave me some answers. So I thought I should share some of what I found. “It seems to me that at the bottom each…

Chapter 8: Why Is It So Hot In Heaven! — “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”― Confucius Sweat streamed down Senn's face as he sat in a dimly lit, fanless room, waiting for Jaggi Gurukkal to arrive and start the Kalari martial art masterclass. It was 20 minutes past midnight. …

Chapter 7: Bitter Taste of Memories — “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”― C.S. Lewis Vicky was the first to leap toward the wailing woman in the restaurant. Senn and Sapna arrived soon after to see a hysterical woman sitting on the floor, cradling a man's head in her lap. …

Chapter 6: Look What Came To Dinner — “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”― Jane Austen The Mumbai monsoon slam-dunked Senn into a wet rag as he arrived for dinner with Vicky and Sapna at the…

Chapter 5: Kind Welcomes and Harsh Memories — The path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you. It is like the sky: the birds fly but don’t leave any footprints. ― Osho In the bougainvillea-shaded corridor of the circa 1820 Bandra Towhall building, a nervous Senn waited to meet Jaggi Gurukkal, one of the world’s most…

Chapter 4: Worrying Cracks in Her Castle — “Predators identify their prey by the scent of their worry.”– Myles Turner, Serengeti Game Park Warden Even in the dark, Senn could make out the unease on Sapna's face staring at him from the other end of the living room. …