Author Archives: mehrmavlana

When we are gifted with empathy and compassion , we are likely to be more questioning of our own motives and intentionality. Therefore more prone to self doubt or self criticism. The reason is, we feel so much empathy for another, that we tend to favour their feelings and wants over our own. This creates […]

It seems to me that a lot of our suffering is self inflicted. As children , we start sorting out what we like or don’t like and we continue to label ourselves , others and situations. When we step out of what we then expect from ourselves ( as defined by and restricted by our […]

It is what it is. I find myself saying this, on the inside, a lot lately. It is what it is. So what does this even mean ? Does it mean Im getting cynical, jaded and resigned to it all ? OR, is it rather, a gradual letting go of how I felt things should […]

Letting your vulnerability show, is a part of being authentic. It is baring yourself as you are. It takes courage and determination and sometimes just a lot of knocks from life to know that it is truly the only way to be. We are conditioned to be anything but vulnerable. We are taught to mask […]

Even people letting you down is an interesting test. People you care about, will let you down. Even you will let down the people you love…..sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly. How you react in cases like this is VERY important. Do you retreat into your shell of judgement and hurt ? Do you give up […]

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN MY HIGHER SELF AND MY PHYSICAL MIND HS- were you hurt ?Me – Hell yes !HS – Did you feel you were wronged?Me – ABSOLUTELYHS – Would you like to feel validated in feeling that you were right and were wronged ?Me – yes yes yes it would only be fair.HS- Are […]

You are moving levels of your consciousness through this process. Don’t underestimate its power or its beauty. Don’t be too focussed on ‘ doing ‘ and ‘ learning’ …enjoy the process.It is not a ‘ new ‘ process. It is something that you already know , deep down at soul level. There is nothing new […]

We often think that only certain emotions are desirable. For example joy , love , excitement , generosity, kindness, enthusiasm etc. However we are human beings in an environment of duality, so how can we ignore the emotions that we consider not so desirable, like anger, frustration , bittterness, sadness, jealousy, lethargy etc? Usually social […]

Words do not speak. Your vibrations do. Its not merely words that are the cause for unwanted stuff showing up in your experience. Or for misunderstandings. Especially when your words do not match your vibrations. When your words say one thing, but your vibrations something entirely different. That is what causes a misalignment in what […]

To varying degrees, all of us are in some way educators and students. As educators, some of the questions we must ask ourselves often are 1) Am I promoting fear or am I promoting self empowerment ? 2) Am I teaching from a place of love or from a place of fear ? Of flexibility […]