It’s a given to say that the most important weapon to fight the corona virus is in our own hands – taking the onus to maintain optimum levels of health and fitness – only then can the vaccination work as a desirable adjunct to help combat the virus. It’s a rather unfortunate fact that health […]
Category: Wellness
The Zen Series: The Gates Of Paradise
In the eighth episode of ‘The Zen Series’, we learn an important lesson based on the story – ‘The Gates of Paradise’. A soldier named Nobushige came to Hakuin, and asked, “Is there really a paradise and a hell?” “Who are you?” inquired Hakuin. “I am a samurai,” the warrior replied. “You, a soldier!” exclaimed […]
A Heart With Hope Finds Happiness!
Our lives are interconnected by an intricate web of emotions. But the one thread that binds all together is that of love, compassion, faith and most importantly, hope. Humankind has never lost hope – be there earthquakes, famines, financial or personal setbacks – we pick up the pieces and keep going, with the conviction that […]
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 […]
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, […]
Showers of Health and Happiness for You !!
A freezing cold shower with your ‘bun maska and choi’ may not sound like an attractive prospect first thing in the morning. After all, most of us relish a toasty warm shower to ease us out of our ‘aalas’ and get us ready for the day. That said, the school of thought for showering is […]
The Zen Series: Chasing Two Rabbits
In this fifth part of ‘The Zen Series’, the short story about ‘Chasing Two Rabbits’ leaves much food for thought! A martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. “I’d like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I’d like to study with another teacher in order […]
Ergonomics To Rid The Slouch With Its Ouch!!
Happy New-Year!! Greetings to all my Kadmi readers with prayers for the year ahead to bring in news of joy and togetherness, defeating the virus and healing the world. When the lockdown was announced at the time of our Jamshedi Navroz, how many of us would have thought that we would all be in a […]
The Zen Series: Be The Boss!
The fourth part of ‘The Zen Series’ shares the short story about the man on the horse… “A horse suddenly came galloping quickly down the road. It seemed as though the man had somewhere important to go. Another man, who was standing alongside the road, shouted, “Where are you going?” and the man on the […]
The Zen Series: Changing The World
The third part of ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about an old man learning a valuable lesson from a young girl saving starfishes on the beach… “An old man walks down to the beach and sees it is covered with tens of thousands of starfish, as far as the eye can see. Far down […]
Hustle For The Muscle!
You wake up in the morning, diligently do your ‘kasti’, still feeling a little groggy, you look up at the ceiling and all you can think about is what to eat for breakfast, bun maska and choi (tea) – followed with pora pav, akuri or sev and ravo. You get up, walk past the mirror […]