Soul Connect

Many times we all have come across this heavy word people keep talking about soulmate concept.  For example - Soul mates, Soul sister etc. Even I think at times, does this concept really exist. YES, it is. I am sure we all have come across this phenomena. When we meet somebody, at times we immediately get so well connected to each other as if we know them from ages. I have experienced this many times.

Let's put some more light into it. I had read that there are essentially four types of soul mates we encounter in our life. Not necessarily that all soulmate relationship that you encounter have to be romantic in nature. Some enter your life to teach us, to heal, to forgive. These will help us to grow in more ways than one. Here you go with 4  types of soulmates - 

1.  Healing Soulmates -

We have many people who inspire in there own way. From friends to colleagues. Some people come in our life just to "heal" us. Whoever we meet is there to help us grow. They arrive with the intention to provide you with the life lesson. These healing soulmates show up in one's life with divine timing. They know exactly what we need to learn and how they have to teach us. A healing soulmate exists in your life as long as the purpose aligned and the lesson is still unlearned.

2. Karmic Soulmates -

We all are bound by the bonds that are beyond our understanding and knowledge. Some people we meet in our life are connected with us through a past life. These connections are deep and karmic in nature. And these relationships are more often not so painful in nature.  What most people don't know is the fact that karmic soulmates have twinlike a connection. In some cases, they can even feel each other's emotions.

3. Past Life Soulmates -

More often than, might not be the people you meet in this lifetime may be connected with you from a past life. They might have been a lover or soulmate in your past life, and now they are back in this lifetime. You will feel the instant connection and more often that relationship is not that easy. You might feel that the person you met, you know them for a very long time. This kind of relationship will likely last for a longer time. You will not hide or keep any secret from this type of person. Past life soulmates help us to shape in to being a better human being. 

4. Twin Flames Soulmates -

It is a known fact that twin flames work together to overcome emotional and spiritual barriers. This connection is such that they can talk for hours at a stretch without running out of things to say. From thinking alike to finishing each other sentences, twin flames soulmates do things naturally as a pair. When you meet the twin flames you naturally experience a sense of completeness, that wasn't experienced before.

So after reading this have a look into your relationship around and find out have you come across anybody who stands in any of the above categories. 😃👍

Life Love Food

As we all know food is the most integral part of life. It is the very first basic need for all of us. Today I will tell you what is the importance of food according to me.

From my childhood, I have been a great foodie. In my college days, I use to cook evening snack on the weekend. In those days Maggie was very famous. A hot bowl of Maggie noodles in hand and watching Doordarshan channel. We used to not think about whether it's good or bad or junk or unhealthy. All these were thousand km far away from our mind.

Later after joining job I hardly used to get time to cook.  But that craving for cooking never got less. After marriage, I started cooking and trying my hands in different cuisine.  Being creative by nature whatever food I used to taste and find it tasty I used to try it at home. And 98% times my first attempted cooked food used to be a hit.

We have a cook at home who help me in my daily cooking chores. And I cook fresh food all three times in a day with varieties. I never get bored of cooking. I learnt north Indian and Chinese cuisines from our cook. Its been 10 years now as we know him. He has become an integral part of the family. From morning till night he is on his toes working in different houses as a cook. I have never seen him tired.  Always active.

I believe food cooked with a pure heart and love always tastes best no matter if it's simple daal and rice. I remember my mom used to tell us how my grandmother used to cook. My granny was the most religious lady I have ever seen. Cooking for her family was like the greatest ritual for her. As per Hindu tradition, she used to first offer the food cooked for Agni (fire God) then to animals and birds. Even my mom used to offer first cooked food to birds. She used to call me or my younger sister and tell us to keep it to birds. I too try my best to inculcate this in my son. At times I give him roti to offer it to cow on his way to school.

After my son was born my cooking took to a different level. He is a big foodie and wants variety. I started baking cakes and muffins. Many times I have baked in early morning hours and packed cupcake to R school for his school x-mas party. His whole class kids enjoyed my cupcakes. His class teacher used to send a thanking note as all kids enjoyed my cupcakes. The level of satisfaction, I get in cooking food and feeding people can't get it from anything. Being vegetarian I totally believe and enjoy satvik food. As we have heard what you eat is what you are. Food plays a vital role in developing once personality.

R loves sambar idly dosa chutney, noodles to parathas. Nowadays he has started loving Mexican and Italian food. He just can't stop eating his favourite white sauce pasta made by me, so am I. I prepare white sauce at home and cook it in a healthy way. Without using outside mayonnaise etc. After all only cooking food and feeding people is not enough. It should be healthy, tasty, and people should remember that very first bite.

From few days I have been handling kitchen alone as our cook is unwell and has gone to his native. it's nothing less than a marathon for me in the morning cooking food and packing it for the family. Food has to be tasty as well healthy with variety. Once I get free from work I sit and think why we work hard so much and earn money to eat a nice healthy food cooked by love and care. So that the entire day tiredness vanishes.

Nowadays I see this online food delivery service who deliver food at your doorstep. I keep thinking about how I still enjoy and cherish food cooked by my mom with so much love and affection. Seeing nowadays trend will the future kids remember what is the signature dish of their mom. I doubt. They will remember the restaurant's name.  Let's not make food as only an eating ritual because we need to survive. It has a much higher value in life. As we say in Hindu tradition before we start eating food - Annadata Sukhibhava. 😇🙏 it is a prayer we offer to the people who strive so hard and make this food grains reach to us Let thy be always content and blessed.

Now tell me what is your views on this and how much importance you give to food. 🙂

Being Eternal - Nandi

As we all know that in Indian mythology all our gods and goddess have an animal representing to them. Lord Ganesha has Rat, Lord Karthikeyan has Peacock, Lord Shiva has Nandi. Have you ever observed the quality of Nandi? It sit so graciously facing opposite to Shivling. We all have seen this whenever we have visited lord Shivji temple.  Here I have come up with qualities of Nandi.

Whenever I have visited lord Shivji temple I have always observed Nandi statue facing to the Shivling.They say Nandi is a symbolism of eternal waiting because waiting is considered as greatest virtues in Indian culture. 

One who knows how to sit and wait patiently is naturally meditative.  Likewise, Nandi is not expecting lord shiva to come out tomorrow. He is not expecting or anticipating anything. He is just waiting. Likewise, before you go to a temple, have the quality of Nandi - you simply sit. You don't think of going to heaven, you not getting anything. You just simply sit and meditate thanking God for giving this wonderful life. Pray without expectations.

Usually, people have always misunderstood meditation as some kind of activity. No, it is quality. A time when you sit with yourself just observing your breathing. What is the difference between prayer and mediation -
Prayer means you are trying to talk to God.  Meditation means you are willing to listen to God. You are willing to just listen to this existence. To the ultimate nature of creation.

You have nothing to say, just simply sit and listen. That is the quality of Nandi. He just sits, and be alert. Being alert is important, not sleepy. Nandi not sitting in a passive way. He is sitting very active, full of alertness, full of life. But just sitting. That is meditation.

Likewise one should get this quality of Nandi in one's life for own betterment, harmony, peace.  One should cultivate this habit of sitting doing nothing which is called meditation. When we meditate they say our ancestors who are in another sphere of the journey they get moksha by we doing meditation. And they bless us.

So simple things and have a greater meaning in life. Which we often ignore, due to lack of knowledge. Hence it's best to be in knowledge.