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Impractical Dreamer: Sweety Shinde

~ Doctor. Author. Mahabharata fanatic. Yoga enthusiast. Sanskrit learner. Chiku's (my doggie) adopted hooman. Love to unfurl with pencil sketching, Kishore Kumar & black coffee laced with Hazelnut syrup. Curious about the Mystique.

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Insurance and Karma – philosophy in hindsight

03 Sunday Nov 2024

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

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car crash, karma, paap-punya, philosophy, piety, sins, spirituality

I renewed my car insurance this year.

When I checked the invoice, it quoted a sum almost 2x of last year’s premium.

“Why?” I enquired.

“Maam, you made an insurance claim last October. Ergo, you lose the benefit of NCB i.e no claim bonus!” came the cheeky reply.

To confound it, the claim was made because the paid driver took a calculated risk … realised he had miscalculated – and created a deep gash in me car’s beautiful booty.

And that is exactly how karma works.

Years of punya can be flattened by one sin. Even if the sin is committed on your behalf by a third person.

In other words, years of ‘no claim’ was my accumulated punya (piety). One claim (paap aka sin) and it crashed down to nil.

What say?

No point wailing. Flex those lungs. Deep breath. Begin collecting back those punya, brownie, + points. Start from scratch.

Aum or Om chanting methods

08 Tuesday Aug 2023

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Spirituality

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brahma vishnu shiva, mantra, om chant, yoga secrets

The sacred chant, the yoga mantra, the divine code.

Om or Aum Indian sacred sound. The symbol of the divine triad of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

To the limits of my knowledge, there are 2 methods to pronounce this magic word

1] Om – Here the oooo and mmm are roughly in 1:3 or 1: 4 ratio. For example, if your breath can last 16 seconds, then do 4 seconds and 12 seconds of O & M respectively.

Infact higher the denominator, higher is your respiratory capacity and longer your life (as promised by my yoga teacher). Click below for a demo:

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Book review – Animal Communication: a guide to 2-way telepathy by Akshaya Kawle

13 Tuesday Jun 2023

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Debutante Authors, My Pets, Spirituality, Uncategorized

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animals, communication, pets, skill, telepathy

Huh???

Yep, I expect exactly this reaction to the title.

Remember Panch Tantra? The ancient Indian Sanskrit story book (by Vishnu Sharma) where birds and animals spouted wisdom, showcased personality, spoke with elan and were cooler dudes than humans?

Well, our ancestors weren’t hallucinating. Animals do speak and how!

When Chiku my 4.5 female Indie stormed into my life, I was initiated into the world of saucy tantrums, snooty grandma airs and unbearable cuteness. When Chiku spoke to Sudha aunty (an animal communicator), I was bowled over by how accurate & detailed her readings were.

Is it magic? Is it an art? is it a gift? Is it a science?

Thats’s how I got into yearning to learn this skill. A 5-day beginner’s course with the author consolidated my fascination with the topic…and that’s how I got hold of this book.

Topics: title says it all. Telepathy to communicate with ‘so-called’ animals. Akshaya covers conversations with pets, those with lost/missing/runaway pets and even pets who passed away from the physical form into the soul world.

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Yoga, Kundalini, Vipassana, Reiki

28 Sunday May 2023

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kundalini chakras, meditation, reiki, vipassana, yoga

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Atheist or otherwise – by fault or default?

16 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

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Atheism, dharma, God, religion, spirituality

Can atheists & non-athists coexist peacefully? Yup, I sure think so. That’s b’cos both reside within me!!

My father believed in God. My mother doesn’t.

This simple fact gave me the best gift – that of Personal Choice!

If both parents were believers, I’d have been unwittingly (and witlessly) built along similar lines. If both parents were atheists, I’d have been poured into a similar mould.

Now I’m free to think, judge, evaluate, transform, debate, expand horizons and explore. Have I reached a decision? Cant say. I’m still open to revelations.

All I can say at present is :

Varna is not equal to Caste
Ritual is not equal to Religion
Religion is not equal to Dharma

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