Imagine the full moon as the opening of the first cosmic window that makes us question the nature of reality and our intergalactic relationship with the universe. Whom amongst us hasn’t looked up at a blazing ball, a blood moon, and wondered about our place and purpose on earth? The moon is not only poetic in embodiment, she is transformational—if only we listen to her call for deep contemplation. Take Sharad Purnima, a full moon at the time of the Indian harvest, a season of abundance and gratitude for nature’s bounty. It is said that Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, glides from house to house, in the glow of the full moon, asking us a simple question: “Ko jaagarti?” or “Who is awake?” in Sanskrit.
Now, this idea of wakefulness is not the ordinary circadian pattern of sleeping and waking; it is an invocation to spiritual awakeness. “Who is awake?” is a question posed to us, the finite beings, asking us if we are in tune with the orchestra of life and the symphony of the universe. Are we truly awake to experience deep within us the interconnectedness from microscopic to macroscopic, from the infinitesimal to astral, and recognise that we are, what the Vietnamese monk and ‘father of mindfulness’ Thich Nhat Hanh called the ‘interbeings’.
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
A powerful tool to help you master your nervous system or another biohacking buzzword? SIMONE DHONDY explores the inhalations and exhalations of breathwork
Red Pill, Blue Pill
India's nutraceutical industry is booming thanks to advanced technology, distrust of the medical system and rising vanity. With multivitamins becoming purer and more effective, NIDHI GUPTA finds out if supplements have become the new serum
Sign of the times
No longer do you need to have an answer to, \"What is the significance of this?\" when people point to your new tattoo. ARMAN KHAN discovers that everything is on the table when you get inked temporarily
Return to form
Watching the world's most elite athletes deliver the best performances of their careers rekindled SONAKSHI SHARMA's own love for sports
Dimple, All Day
YOU MAY HAVE WATCHED HER ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR OVER FIVE DECADES, BUT DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING THAT YOU KNOW DIMPLE KAPADIA.
MUSIC, TAKE CONTROL
As someone who had always sought safety in numbers, ALIZA FATMA often wondered what her own company would feel like. The answer arrived unexpectedly when she attended her first-ever music festival, one of the largest in the world, all alone
Let it grow
When we think of hardworking farmers toiling in India's scorching heat, we often think of men, the sweat on their brow, the sinews in their arms. JYOTI KUMARI speaks to four women who are championing the invisible female labour that keeps these fields running
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
When armless archer Sheetal Devi set her sights on the Paralympic Games this year, she knew she had a tough journey ahead of her. Luckily, her mother was with her every step of the way.
Beauty and the feast
The appeal of Indian weddings has always been in a sprawling spread. For additional bragging rights, Aditi Dugar recommends going beyond designer tablecloths and monogrammed napkins.
Sweet serendipity
From a scavenger hunt-inspired proposal to a Moroccan-themed baraat, Malvika Raj and Armaan Rai's love story prioritised playfulness throughout their blended celebrations.
