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Cutting the ties that bind: How to break free from toxic relationships Throughout our lives, we form bonds and connections with the people around us. Some of these relationships are healthy and positive, while others can be toxic and damaging. When we find ourselves in a toxic relationship, it can be challenging to know how to move forward and break free from the ties that bind us. In this blog, we will explore what it means to cut ties with toxic relationships and offer some tips on how to do so effectively. What are toxic relationships? Toxic relationships are those in which one or both individuals are consistently negative, manipulative, or emotionally abusive. These relationships can take many different forms, including romantic partnerships, friendships, and family relationships. In a toxic relationship, the individuals involved often feel drained, anxious, or depressed. These relationships can cause long-term emotional damage and can have a significant impact on our mental health...

 On a cold winter night, I heard a sudden cry of the whole family in my neighbourhood. I was shocked and felt sudden fear running through my veins. The man in the family was ill for some time and the wife and the children were helpless. None of their relatives ever paid a single visit to them in their challenging times during the last few months. The poor family lost its only breadwinner. The future of the three children – two girls, five and six years old, and a three-year-old boy – was in dark now. Who will feed them and look after their needs such as their education? And what about the young beautiful wife? Ever ready to pounce, the hungry street dogs and wolves in the nearby jungle, barking and howling, made the scene even more terrifying. Next day the body was taken in procession to the nearby crematorium. The boy’s head was shaven and right in front of the whole family and some of us, the body was burnt to ashes. The other day, I was travelling by a local train and it stopp...

  Is it too early to talk about life after covid pandemic? Is the world going to see more of lockdowns, restrictions and confinements? Will there be more alerts about next waves and more deadly variants? Are people still prone to covid related sickness and death? Are we too far from the “normal life,” once we were used to? Questions are many, but who is there to give us the right answer?   Almost everyone seemed to have failed this time around! Be it healthcare professionals, scientists, astrologers, governments, politicians or spiritual leaders. They didn’t even have a clue of what was coming, let alone taking any precautionary measures to protect the whole of humanity. What happened to the superpowers, America and Europe? And let’s not even talk about China, the world’s biggest economy, else all hell will break loose – the country blamed for spreading the deadly corona. A negligence, the history will not forget, nor will it allow to forgive. That’s what history does, doe...

Long time ago, perhaps a few thousand years, there was a Guru who lived with his few disciples in his Ashram located in the middle of a wild forest. This forest happened to be a part of a large kingdom ruled by a kind king. The Guru had made a few rules for the inmates of his Ashram and was very strict about them being followed to a tee. No one was to flout any of them at any cost. He was merciless!  The Guru treated everyone alike. Be it the king, a minister, a casual visitor or his own disciples - all received the same cold treatment. He cared for nothing in return. It was for precise this reason that even the king tried to avoid visiting this Ashram. However, he ensured to do his duty as a king to supply whatever was needed in the ashram with all due respect and kindness. The Guru's hostile behaviour was known not only to the people of this kingdom, but also to all the neighbouring states. People of all ranks and classes, highest to lowest, preferred a safe distance from the Ash...