Today, being the seeker that I am, I turned to Google to find out how to live with absolutely no fear. I had just gone through a lot of restlessness, because of a presentation I had to make! And I did not know why I feared presenting to an audience so much!
I found J Krishnamoorthi' s You Tube discourses on this topic! I was introduced to the way he thinks, how humble he is and the huge impact he made!
I feel like I almost understood what he said . I hope I carry those learnings as I navigate the next few weeks and months of stress filled office work.
But this post is more about what I stumbled upon. I read the eBook, 'Walking With Krishnamurti'. I read about the beautiful friendship between Nandini Mehta and J Krishnamoorthi.
The book took me to an era and society, I never knew of, before. The rich and the upper class, of the early 20th century - 1915 to 1960 or so.
Somehow the book and the story of Nandini Mehta is intriguing and real! Her charmed childhood, her starkly horrible marriage into a well to do family, her nurturing nature, her courage and the impact that J Krishnamoorthi's teachings had on her, took me, to a time long back, but yet, not so much different from now!
The story of a n exquisitely beautiful woman , who, for God knows what reason tolerated, what her innermost being revolted against, silently, for years and then walked out to live a tough, but independent life! All in the background of one of the world's greatest philosophers offering her friendship and guidance! What a scandal it must have been then and would have been even now!
All the same a wholly believable, real story of a life, lived, completely!
What a life! What a time! What characters!
I found J Krishnamoorthi' s You Tube discourses on this topic! I was introduced to the way he thinks, how humble he is and the huge impact he made!
I feel like I almost understood what he said . I hope I carry those learnings as I navigate the next few weeks and months of stress filled office work.
But this post is more about what I stumbled upon. I read the eBook, 'Walking With Krishnamurti'. I read about the beautiful friendship between Nandini Mehta and J Krishnamoorthi.
The book took me to an era and society, I never knew of, before. The rich and the upper class, of the early 20th century - 1915 to 1960 or so.
Somehow the book and the story of Nandini Mehta is intriguing and real! Her charmed childhood, her starkly horrible marriage into a well to do family, her nurturing nature, her courage and the impact that J Krishnamoorthi's teachings had on her, took me, to a time long back, but yet, not so much different from now!
The story of a n exquisitely beautiful woman , who, for God knows what reason tolerated, what her innermost being revolted against, silently, for years and then walked out to live a tough, but independent life! All in the background of one of the world's greatest philosophers offering her friendship and guidance! What a scandal it must have been then and would have been even now!
All the same a wholly believable, real story of a life, lived, completely!
What a life! What a time! What characters!
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