“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 30: Jaggi Tries Jogging His Memory — “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”― Haruki Murakami Jaggi gave Sapna a long, warm hug as Senn and Vicki waited their turn to greet the Kalari master. …

Chapter 29: Who's Framing Vicki? — “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”― Leo Tolstoy As the clock chimed midnight, a frowning Vicki paced up and down the windy wrap-around balcony of their apartment, a glass of single malt in one hand and a cigarette in the other. "Bro, are you…

Chapter 28: The Truth Shall Jolt You — “I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on, I can’t believe you.”― Friedrich Nietzsche Vicki stormed into the apartment carrying a brown box in his arms and a bottle of champagne precariously lying on top of it. …

Chapter 27: Searching for Her Predator at the Party — “Sexual trauma isn’t a one-time event. It’s something we battle for a lifetime. — Dana Arcuri Tears rolled down Sapna's quivering face as she cradled Indu's notebook against her heaving bosom. Senn sat next to Sapna, arms wrapped around her, as much in shock at discovering the torturous confession of…

Chapter 26: The Diary No One Read. Until Now. — “What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.”― Simone de Beauvoir Senn arrived at Sapna's place to see her sitting cross-legged on her living room carpet, engrossed, sifting through a pile of books and toys. Senn gave her a…