Let’s face it – us Parsis are incorrigible foodies -barely are we done with breakfast, that we launch passionately into, ‘What’s for lunch?’ You will therefore, be thrilled to know, that you can now, ‘up the mood, even beyond the food’ – raising our favourite sport (eating), to the next level… one that engages all […]
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Lessons Learnt In The Times Of Corona
Sitting, waiting, while days rolled into weeks and gradually into months, we’ve all had time on our hands during this lockdown to understand how fragile every aspect of our existence really is. A lot has changed in the last few months; a lot will continue to change well into the future. A time of learning, […]
Mental Perceptions In Death
It is said, at the moment of death, people become aware of the importance of the mind. This is because the mental body becomes alert and more perceptive. Psychologist Helen Wambach relates in USA’s ‘Psychic’ magazine (issue dated February, 1977) how she “almost drowned, almost died and came back to life with artificial respiration.” Her account […]
The Zen Series: The Girl At The River
In the seventh episode of ‘The Zen Series’, we learn an important lesson based on the story about ‘The Girl At The River’. A senior monk and his junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they […]
Anger
Let me start with a joke. I asked my friend, Behnaz, “Your hubby Neville is such an angry man! How do u deal with it?” She said, “It’s simple – I clean my bathroom after every fight.” I was amazed! “Really? How does that help?” She said, “I use his toothbrush!!” Cliched jokes apart, everyone […]
Employee Mental Health during coronavirus (COVID-19)
The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has impacted every part of our society, significantly challenging our mental health. Organisations shutting down, mass firings, salary cuts, working from home, etc. and other resultant measures have undoubtedly impacted the mental health of employees. Just about everyone is impacted – from the CEO to the intern! Some […]
The Zen Series: THE WORLD IN A DROP OF WATER
This time, ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about the how we can see the world in a drop of water by extending our consciousness onto things… A Zen Master asked a young student to bring him a pail of water to cool his bath. The student brought the water, and after cooling the bath, […]
Of Astro-illogical Predictions and Horror-Scopes!
Are you a lover of stars? I don’t mean when they twinkle and paint a pretty picture in the night sky. As inspiring as the stars are in all their cosmic beauty, there has been a legitimate fan-following of these celestial beings since the inception of time. It is said that the position of stars […]
Muktaad In Times Of The Pandemic
The Muktaad or Fravardegan days are the last ten days of the Zoroastrian calendar and are of great significance in every devout Zoroastrian’s life. This year, the Muktaad will begin from 6th August and end with Pateti (the day for Patet or repentance) on 15th August and the Shehenshahi. New Year is on 16th August, […]
Why We Do What We Do
Cyrus, Rustom and Zia are standing by the colony gate, talking animatedly about the upcoming football tournament. Out of nowhere, a Swiggy delivery guy on a bike, rams into a car. There’s an awful sound and everything freezes for a second. Cyrus runs toward the biker, lifting the bike and trying to make sure he’s […]
That Confidence Quotient!
Have you ever come across those individuals who somehow exude confidence and self-assurance in all that they do? Oh! They seem so put together… no task ever too herculean, no scenario unsettling enough to rattle them. True confidence – as opposed to false confidence has a look all its own. Truly confident people have the […]