Podcasts about Varanasi

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: From Venom to Victory: A Tale of Healing on the Ghats Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-05-31-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: गर्मी की तपती दोपहर थी।En: It was a scorching afternoon.Hi: वाराणसी के घाटों पर जीवन अपनी पूरी गति से चल रहा था।En: Life on the Varanasi ghats was moving at its full pace.Hi: श्रद्धालु और स्थानीय लोग गंगा के किनारे रोजमर्रा की गतिविधियों में लगे थे।En: Devotees and locals were engaged in their daily activities by the banks of the Ganga.Hi: इसी भीड़-भाड़ में अनया, एक मेडिकल छात्रा, अपने दोस्त ऋषि और स्थानीय पुजारी देवांश के साथ खड़ी थी।En: Amidst this bustling crowd stood Anaya, a medical student, along with her friend Rishi and the local priest Devansh.Hi: अनया के मन में चिंता का साया था, क्योंकि ऋषि को सांप ने काट लिया था।En: A shadow of worry loomed over Anaya's mind, as Rishi had been bitten by a snake.Hi: ऋषि एक साहसी युवक था, लेकिन उस दिन उसकी बेफिक्री उस पर भारी पड़ गई थी।En: Rishi was a brave young man, but his carelessness had cost him that day.Hi: वह घाटों के पास झाड़ियों में गया था, और वहीं उसे सांप ने काट लिया।En: He had ventured into the bushes near the ghats, where he was bitten by a snake.Hi: अनया ने जल्दी से स्थिति को समझा, लेकिन चिंता उसके चेहरे पर साफ झलक रही थी।En: Anaya quickly grasped the situation, but the worry was clearly etched on her face.Hi: उसे अपनी मेडिकल ट्रेनिंग पर भरोसा था, परंतु सीमित चिकित्सा सामग्री की वजह से स्थिति और भी चुनौतीपूर्ण हो गई थी।En: She trusted her medical training, but the lack of medical supplies made the situation even more challenging.Hi: देवांश, एक समझदार और अनुभवी पुजारी, उनके पास आया।En: Devansh, a wise and experienced priest, approached them.Hi: उसने परिस्थिति को देखा और शांत स्वर में अनया से कहा, "घबराओ मत बेटी, मैं कुछ पारंपरिक उपाय जानता हूं।En: He observed the situation and calmly said to Anaya, "Don't worry, my child, I know some traditional remedies.Hi: हम उसे मिलाकर ठीक कर सकते हैं।En: Together, we can heal him."Hi: " अनया ने देवांश की बात ध्यान से सुनी और फिर से ऋषि की ओर देखा।En: Anaya listened carefully to Devansh's words and then turned back to Rishi.Hi: उसका विश्वास बढ़ रहा था।En: Her confidence began to grow.Hi: अनया ने अपनी मेडिकल किट निकाली और देवांश के सुझाव से कुछ जड़ी-बूटियों का उपयोग किया।En: Anaya took out her medical kit and, following Devansh's suggestion, utilized some herbs.Hi: उसने मिलजुलकर काम करना शुरू किया।En: She began to work together with him.Hi: देवांश की देखरेख में, उसने आरम्भिक इलाज किया।En: Under Devansh's supervision, she performed the initial treatment.Hi: ऋषि का चेहरा अब भी पीला पड़ता जा रहा था।En: Rishi's face was still turning pale.Hi: उसका शरीर धीरे-धीरे कमजोर हो रहा था।En: His body was gradually becoming weaker.Hi: तभी देवांश ने अनाया को झकझोरा और कहा, "जल्दी करो बिटिया, समय कम है।En: Then, Devansh shook Anaya and said, "Hurry, girl, time is short."Hi: " अनया ने हिम्मत जुटाई और अपनी पूरी कोशिश से इलाज जारी रखा।En: Anaya gathered her courage and continued the treatment with all her effort.Hi: समय के साथ ऋषि के चेहरे का रंग थोड़ा ठीक होने लगा।En: Over time, Rishi's face began to show a little improvement in color.Hi: अनाया ने राहत की सांस ली।En: Anaya breathed a sigh of relief.Hi: देवांश ने तभी सुझाव दिया कि अब उन्हें ऋषि को नज़दीकी अस्पताल ले जाना चाहिए।En: Devansh then suggested that they should now take Rishi to the nearest hospital.Hi: घंटों की मेहनत के बाद, ऋषि को स्थिर हालत में अस्पताल ले जाया गया।En: After hours of effort, Rishi was taken to the hospital in a stable condition.Hi: अनया के चेहरे पर संतोष का भाव था।En: A look of satisfaction appeared on Anaya's face.Hi: उसने देखा कि उसकी चिकित्सा क्षमता में विश्वास लौट आया था।En: She realized that her confidence in her medical abilities had returned.Hi: उसे यह एहसास हुआ कि वह अपनी ट्रेनिंग पर भरोसा कर सकती है, और देवांश के पारंपरिक ज्ञान ने उसे नया दृष्टिकोण दिया।En: She understood that she could trust her training, and Devansh's traditional knowledge had given her a new perspective.Hi: अस्पताल से लौटते वक्त, घाटों की चहल-पहल पहले जैसी ही थी।En: On the way back from the hospital, the hustle and bustle of the ghats was the same as before.Hi: अनाया मुस्कुरा दी।En: Anaya smiled.Hi: उसने खुद पर विश्वास करना सीख लिया था, और उसका साहस अब किसी परीक्षा से कम नहीं था।En: She had learned to believe in herself, and her courage was now equal to any test.Hi: वाराणसी की गंगा ने एक नई कहानी को देखा था, जहाँ चिकित्सा और परंपरा ने मिलकर एक जीवन बचाया।En: The Ganga of Varanasi had witnessed a new story, where medicine and tradition came together to save a life. Vocabulary Words:scorching: तपतीdevotees: श्रद्धालुbustling: भीड़-भाड़loomed: छायाcarelessness: बेफिक्रीventured: गयाgrasped: समझाetched: झलकsupplies: सामग्रीchallenging: चुनौतीपूर्णremedies: उपायherbs: जड़ी-बूटियाँtreatment: इलाजpale: पीलाgradually: धीरे-धीरेcourage: हिम्मतeffort: कोशिशimprovement: ठीकrelief: राहतsatisfaction: संतोषabilities: क्षमताperspective: दृष्टिकोणhustle and bustle: चहल-पहलtrust: भरोसाmedication: चिकित्साwitnessed: देखाbrave: साहसीobserved: देखाsupervision: देखरेखstable: स्थिर

A destination is never just a place.It is also a moment in time. In this fascinating episode of Where To Next, Neil Patil and Sunila Patil dive into the idea of disappearing places — destinations that have changed, transformed, eroded, vanished, or may never remain the same again.From Iceland's Reynisfjara Beach and Australia's 12 Apostles to Malta's Azure Window, Antarctica, Venice, Hampi, Varanasi, Bali, and more — this episode explores how nature, time, climate, history, tourism, and humanity continuously reshape the world around us. Because sometimes, the most important question in travel is not just “Where To Next?”But also…“When?”Listen to the entire episode now!

A destination is never just a place.It is also a moment in time. In this fascinating episode of Where To Next, Neil Patil and Sunila Patil dive into the idea of disappearing places — destinations that have changed, transformed, eroded, vanished, or may never remain the same again.From Iceland's Reynisfjara Beach and Australia's 12 Apostles to Malta's Azure Window, Antarctica, Venice, Hampi, Varanasi, Bali, and more — this episode explores how nature, time, climate, history, tourism, and humanity continuously reshape the world around us. Because sometimes, the most important question in travel is not just “Where To Next?”But also…“When?”Listen to the entire episode now!

Today our guest is Sean Price. Sean is an English monk who has spent decades sitting with some of the greatest living masters and chasing down rare texts before they disappear. As director of Tibetan Publications for the Tsadra Foundation and the oral interpreter for Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, he has devoted himself to making the dharma accessible. In this conversation, Sean speaks about what it truly means to have a relationship with a spiritual teacher, a common mistake on the path of realization, and the unexpected journeys behind preserving wisdom for future generations.   Time notes: 00:00:00: Introduction 00:02:20: Guides who shaped Sean's path 00:05:22: Master and their own unmistakable flavor 00:10:30: The one thread running through all great masters 00:13:00: Three things needed for translation to truly work 00:17:46: The overlooked yogi everyone should know about 00:18:16: Saraha, spontaneous songs 00:19:00: Hunting a rare text in Varanasi 00:25:23: What Shabkar shows us about real relationship 00:28:00: His entire life's practice fit on one page 00:30:00: Spiritual abundance as an obstacle 00:32:03: Chasing rare texts before they disappear 00:32:30: The giants of rare text preservation 00:37:47: The Khenpo Gangshar project 00:42:20 Tsele's writings and why three masters were devoted to saving them 00:45:30: Pure motivation, honest mistakes, and an open invitation   Links: Tsadra Foundation https://www.tsadra.org/   Post Listen Episode with Sangye Khandro https://oliviaclementine.com/sangye-khandro-on-the-three-kayas-embracing-the-dharma/   Podcast website & transcripts https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Reflections on the Ganga: A Tale of Family, Tradition, and Unity Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-05-11-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: गंगा के निर्मल तट पर, वाराणसी के गलियारों से गुजरते हुए, रंग-बिरंगे शहर की चमक पानी में झलक रही थी।En: On the pure banks of the Ganga, as they passed through the lanes of Varanasi, the glow of the colorful city was reflected in the water.Hi: नीले आकाश के तले, एक छोटी नाव के पास खड़े थे तीन भाई-बहन — आरव, नेहा और दिव्या।En: Under the blue sky, standing near a small boat were three siblings — Aarav, Neha, and Divya.Hi: वसंत की सुगंधित हवा में, बांसुरी की धुनें सुनाई दे रही थीं, और आरव सोच में डूबा था।En: In the fragrant air of spring, the tunes of a flute could be heard, and Aarav was deep in thought.Hi: "हमें पिताजी के लिए कुछ करना चाहिए," आरव ने कहा।En: "We should do something for Pitaji," Aarav said.Hi: बड़े भाई के रूप में यह उसका दायित्व था।En: As the elder brother, it was his duty.Hi: "यह हमारी परंपरा है।En: "It's our tradition."Hi: "नेहा ने गंभीरता से पूछा, "लेकिन क्या यह सब जरूरी है?En: Neha asked seriously, "But is all this necessary?Hi: क्या पिताजी सचमुच चाहेंगे कि हम यह सब करें?En: Would Pitaji really want us to do all this?"Hi: ""मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा," दिव्या ने धीरे से कहा।En: "I don't understand," Divya said softly.Hi: "यह सब क्यों?En: "Why all this?"Hi: "आरव चाहता था कि सब कुछ अनुशासन के साथ हो।En: Aarav wanted everything to be done with discipline.Hi: लेकिन उसे बहनों को सुनना भी था।En: But he also had to listen to his sisters.Hi: उसने कहा, "ठीक है, आप दोनों की राय भी जोड़ते हैं।En: He said, "Okay, let's include both of your opinions too."Hi: ”वे तीनों घाट पर बैठे और नेहा ने प्रस्तावित किया कि वे कुछ आधुनिक तरीकों को शामिल करें।En: The three of them sat on the ghat and Neha proposed that they include some modern methods.Hi: "हम एक प्रार्थना भी कर सकते हैं," उसने सुझाव दिया।En: "We can also do a prayer," she suggested.Hi: "और दिव्या, तुम कविता पढ़ सकती हो।En: "And Divya, you can recite a poem."Hi: "अंत में, उन्होंने अपने प्रयासों को एक साथ जोड़ा।En: In the end, they combined their efforts.Hi: पिताजी की याद में एक दीप जलाया।En: In memory of their Pitaji, they lit a lamp.Hi: नदी के तट पर, उन्होंने दीपक को गंगा के पानी में बहा दिया।En: On the bank of the river, they floated the lamp on the water of the Ganga.Hi: जब दीपक धीरे-धीरे बह रहा था, तीनों भाई-बहन हाथ जोड़कर खड़े थे।En: As the lamp slowly floated away, the three siblings stood with folded hands.Hi: उस पल में, उन्होंने कुछ महसूस किया।En: In that moment, they felt something.Hi: एकता और शांति।En: Unity and peace.Hi: कोई भी अब अकेला नहीं महसूस कर रहा था।En: Nobody felt alone anymore.Hi: आरव समझ गया कि परंपराएं बदल सकती हैं, और नेहा ने देखा कि रस्मों की अपनी एक जगह होती है।En: Aarav understood that traditions can change, and Neha saw that rituals have their own place.Hi: दिव्या अपने परिवार और विरासत से अधिक जुड़ा हुआ महसूस कर रही थी।En: Divya felt more connected to her family and heritage.Hi: जैसे ही दीपक आँखों से ओझल होने लगा, आरव, नेहा और दिव्या ने मुस्कुराया।En: As the lamp began to disappear from view, Aarav, Neha, and Divya smiled.Hi: उन्होंने एक नई शुरुआत की थी।En: They had begun anew.Hi: एक-दूसरे को समझकर, वे एक हो गए थे।En: By understanding each other, they had become one.Hi: गंगा की लहरों के साथ उनके मन के भेद भी बह गए थे।En: With the waves of the Ganga, the differences in their minds had also drifted away. Vocabulary Words:pure: निर्मलbanks: तटreflected: झलक रही थीfragrant: सुगंधितeldest: बड़ेduty: दायित्वtradition: परंपराseriously: गंभीरता सेnecessary: जरूरीdiscipline: अनुशासनinclude: शामिलmodern: आधुनिकmethods: तरीकोंprayer: प्रार्थनाrecite: पढ़ सकती होefforts: प्रयासोंlamp: दीपfloated: बहा दियाunity: एकताpeace: शांतिfelt: महसूसheritage: विरासतconnected: जुड़ा हुआmind: मनdifferences: भेदnew: नईbegin: शुरुआतdrifted: बह गएviews: रायopinion: विचार

If Kashi was destroyed so many times, why did it never disappear?This episode explores the deeper idea behind Varanasi's survival — from sacred geography and ritual memory to the concept of an “invisible city” that cannot be erased.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

V roce 2026 je Indie nejlidnatější zemí světa s 1,43 miliardami obyvatel. Pro mnohé je to chaos, pro Evu Šafránkovou je to místo hluboké transformace a studia starověkých textů. V tomto rozhovoru prozkoumáme kontrasty mezi horkými nížinami u Gangy a horským tichem Himálaje.Hlavní témata:Cesta do srdce Indie: První dojmy z Varanasi, ubytování v ašrámech a pohled skrze objektiv fotoaparátu.Jazyk a rituály: Sanskrt jako vibračně silný jazyk a vyrovnání se s veřejnými kremacemi na gátech.Kulturní střet: Evropské standardy vs. indická realita, role svatých mužů a božská Ganga.Budoucnost a poselství: Co vzkázat těm, kteří se do Indie chystají poprvé a bojí se chaosu? 

Kashi is called eternal — but its history tells a different story.From ancient urban roots to the repeated destruction and rebuilding of the Vishveshvara temple and the emergence of Gyanvapi, this episode traces how Varanasi endured across centuries of change.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Kashi is known as the city of Lord Shiva — but is it complete without Shakti? In this episode, we explore the feminine divine presence that animates Varanasi through three sacred forms: Vishalakshi, the Shakti Peeth of Kashi; Annapurna, the goddess who sustains both body and spirit; and Manikarnika, where Kali prepares the soul for liberation. From nourishment to release, this episode reveals why Kashi cannot be understood through Shiva alone. To understand Kashi is to understand the union of Shiva and Shakti.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Dave Balen has been playing music all his life, primarily as a percussionist in all sorts of musical genres. He and Jefferson Glassie met in Varanasi, India and hit it off. Dave had been in Varanasi as a young person at the same time that the Beatles were visiting the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh. Dave has a wealth of knowledge and experience about music and had a wonderful conversation with Jefferson about music, synchronicity, and the power of music.

What is Dev Deepavali, and why is it called the Diwali of the Gods? In this episode, we explore the ancient myth of Tripurasura, the cosmic destruction by Lord Shiva as Tripurantaka, and the symbolism behind Kashi's million lamps on Kartik Purnima. A journey from Vedic texts to the living festival of light in Varanasi.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Amid Varanasi's Ruins: A Tale of Trust and New Beginnings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-04-11-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: वाराणसी के खंडहरों में फूलों का मौसम लौट आया था।En: The season of flowers had returned to the ruins of Varanasi.Hi: पतझड़ की ठंडक के बाद, वसंत का स्वागत एक नई उम्मीद के साथ किया जा रहा था।En: After the chill of autumn, spring was being welcomed with a new hope.Hi: लेकिन इस खूबसूरत दृश्य के बीच, दो शेष बचे जीवित व्यक्ति रुके-रुके हुए कदमों के साथ एक-दूसरे के सामने आए — रिया और अर्जुन।En: But amid this beautiful scene, two remaining living beings came face-to-face with hesitant steps — Ria and Arjun.Hi: रिया रोज की तरह अपने भोजन की तलाश में थी।En: Ria was searching for her daily meal as usual.Hi: उसने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि आज उसका सामना किसी अजनबी से होगा।En: She never thought she would encounter a stranger today.Hi: उथल-पुथल भरी इस दुनिया में भरोसा करना आसान नहीं था।En: In this tumultuous world, trusting was not easy.Hi: रिया की आँखों में एक खोई हुई ताकत थी, लेकिन भीतर से वह किसी को अपना समझने की लालसा रखती थी।En: There was a lost strength in 's|Ria's eyes, but deep inside, she longed to consider someone her own.Hi: अर्जुन ने दूरी से रिया को देखा।En: Arjun saw Ria from a distance.Hi: वह सतर्क था, जीवन ने उसे सतर्क रहना सिखाया था।En: He was cautious, life had taught him to stay alert.Hi: वह भी अपनी कहानी में अकेला था, परंतु एक साथी की उम्मीद थी, जो उसके जीवन में कुछ सामान्यता ला सके।En: He too was alone in his story, yet he hoped for a companion who could bring some normalcy to his life.Hi: अचानक, रिया ने एक कठोर आवाज सुनी।En: Suddenly, Ria heard a harsh sound.Hi: उसने पीछे मुड़कर देखा — एक ढही हुई मंदिर की दीवार के पास अर्जुन खड़ा था।En: She turned around to see — Arjun standing near a collapsed temple wall.Hi: उसने धूप की मारी हुई दीवार पर अपना हाथ टेका और पूछा, "तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?En: He rested his hand on the sun-beaten wall and asked, "What is your name?"Hi: ""रिया," उसने हल्की मुस्कुराहट के साथ कहा।En: "Ria," she replied with a slight smile.Hi: "और तुम्हारा?En: "And yours?"Hi: ""अर्जुन," उसने जवाब दिया, आँखों में तमन्ना की झलक लिए।En: "Arjun," he answered, a glimmer of desire in his eyes.Hi: वे एक-दूसरे के पास आए, सतर्क लेकिन उत्सुक।En: They approached each other, cautious but curious.Hi: वे बातें करने लगे, धीरे-धीरे अपने दिलों के दरवाजों को खोलते हुए।En: They began to talk, slowly opening the doors of their hearts.Hi: उन्हें महसूस हुआ कि दोनों को एक सुरक्षित जगह की आवश्यकता है।En: They realized that both needed a safe place.Hi: अर्जुन ने कहा कि एक गुप्त सुरंग के बारे में सुना है, जहाँ शायद वे खुद को सुरक्षित रख सकते हैं।En: Arjun mentioned hearing about a secret tunnel where perhaps they could keep themselves safe.Hi: रिया झिझकी, लेकिन उसने निर्णय लिया कि अर्जुन पर भरोसा करना शायद उसकी सबसे अच्छी शर्त है।En: Ria hesitated, but she decided that trusting Arjun might be her best bet.Hi: अर्जुन ने भी रिया को अपने साथ ले जाने का निर्णय लिया।En: Arjun also made the decision to take Ria along with him.Hi: अचानक उन पर कुछ आक्रामक जीवित बचे लोगों ने हमला कर दिया।En: Suddenly, they were attacked by some aggressive survivors.Hi: यह घटना खतरे और अविश्वास से भरी थी।En: This event was filled with danger and distrust.Hi: परंतु अर्जुन और रिया ने एक-दूसरे का साथ नहीं छोड़ा।En: However, Arjun and Ria did not abandon each other.Hi: उन्होंने मिलकर लड़ाई लड़ी, अपने डर और सनक को पीछे छोड़ दिया।En: They fought together, leaving their fears and madness behind.Hi: अंततः, वे उन दुश्मनों से बच निकले।En: Ultimately, they escaped those enemies.Hi: थके हुए और सांस फुलाकर, दोनों ने अंत में एक सुरक्षित स्थान पाया — एक प्राचीन गुफा जो समय के थपेड़ों में भी सुरक्षित थी।En: Breathless and exhausted, they finally found a safe place — an ancient cave, untouched by the ravages of time.Hi: वहां की शांति ने उन्हें सुख दिया, एक नए आरंभ की आशा दी।En: The peace there brought them comfort, offering the hope of a new beginning.Hi: रिया ने अब महसूस किया कि कभी-कभी दिल खोलना भी खुद को मजबूत करने का एक तरीका होता है।En: Ria realized that sometimes opening up is also a way to strengthen oneself.Hi: अर्जुन ने भी सीखा कि भरोसा दुबारा जीने और पुराने घावों को भरने का सफर हो सकता है।En: Arjun learned that trust can be a journey of reliving and healing old wounds.Hi: आज उन्होंने न सिर्फ एक सुरक्षित ठिकाना पाया था, बल्कि एक सच्चे साथी के रूप में एक-दूसरे को भी।En: Today, they not only found a safe haven but also discovered each other as true companions.Hi: वाराणसी के खंडहरों के बीच ये दो आत्माएँ अब एक साथ थीं, नए सपनों के साथ नए रिश्ते की डोर बांधते हुए।En: Among the ruins of Varanasi, these two souls were now together, tying the thread of a new relationship with new dreams. Vocabulary Words:ruins: खंडहरोंautumn: पतझड़hesitant: रुके-रुकेtumultuous: उथल-पुथल भरीstrength: ताकतlonged: लालसाcautious: सतर्कnormalcy: सामान्यताcollapsed: ढही हुईglimmer: झलकcurious: उत्सुकsecret: गुप्तtunnel: सुरंगaggressive: आक्रामकsurvivors: जीवित बचेabandon: छोड़नाbreathless: सांस फुलाकरexhausted: थके हुएravages: थपेड़ोंcomfort: सुखcompanion: साथीhealing: भरनेhavoc: हथकंडाhope: उम्मीदbetrayal: धोखाdesire: तमन्नाfierce: क्रोधितsanctuary: अभयारण्यembrace: गले लगानाpersistent: लगातार

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What happens after death in Kashi? In this episode, we explore the Hindu concept of moksha, the justice of Kalabhairava, the ritual of Pind Daan, and the belief that Lord Shiva grants final liberation through the Tarak Mantra. A deep dive into karma, ancestral debt, and divine justice in Varanasi.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Election Day Heroics: Rohan's Leadership Triumph in Varanasi Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-04-04-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: वाराणसी के छोटे से सामुदायिक टाउन हॉल का माहौल चहल-पहल से भरा हुआ था।En: The atmosphere of the small community town hall in Varanasi was filled with hustle and bustle.Hi: चुनाव का दिन था और हर कोई अपनी बारी मिलने का इंतजार कर रहा था।En: It was election day and everyone was waiting for their turn.Hi: यहां तक कि वसंत ऋतु की ठंडी हवा भी स्वयं को उत्साह में शामिल होती प्रतीत हो रही थी।En: Even the cool breeze of the spring season seemed eager to join in the excitement.Hi: पोस्टरों से दीवारें सजी थीं, जो लोकतंत्र की भावना को दर्शा रही थीं।En: The walls were adorned with posters, reflecting the spirit of democracy.Hi: रोहन एक युवा मतदान कार्यकर्ता था, जो बड़ी लगन और आदर्शवाद के साथ काम कर रहा था।En: Rohan was a young election worker, working with great dedication and idealism.Hi: उसका सपना था कि आज की प्रक्रिया को इतना अच्छा बनाना चाहिए कि लोग उसे याद रखें।En: His dream was to make today's process so remarkable that people would remember it.Hi: वह खुद को एक प्रेरणा के रूप में देखना चाहता था, जो दूसरों को भी सही रास्ते पर लाए।En: He wanted to see himself as an inspiration, bringing others onto the right path as well.Hi: लेकिन स्थिति उतनी आसान नहीं थी जितनी उसने सोची थी।En: But the situation was not as easy as he thought.Hi: लोगों की लंबी कतारें थीं और स्वयंसेवकों की कमी के कारण अव्यवस्था फैली हुई थी।En: There were long queues of people and a shortage of volunteers had led to disorder.Hi: लोग अपने नंबर का बेसब्री से इंतजार कर रहे थे, और कुछ लोगों ने अपनी नाराजगी जाहिर करना शुरू कर दिया।En: People were impatiently waiting for their number, and some even started expressing their discontent.Hi: अनजली, जो रोहन के साथ काम कर रही थी, उसके पास जाकर बोली, "रोहन, स्थिति बेकाबू होती जा रही है।En: Anjali, who was working with Rohan, approached him and said, "Rohan, the situation is getting out of control.Hi: हमें कुछ करना होगा।" रोहन ने गहरी सांस ली और पहल करने का निर्णय किया।En: We need to do something." Rohan took a deep breath and decided to take the initiative.Hi: उसने स्वयंसेवकों को संगठित किया और कतार में खड़े लोगों को शांत कराने का काम शुरू कर दिया।En: He organized the volunteers and started calming the people standing in line.Hi: वह जितना हो सके, उतने काम संभालने में जुट गया।En: He got busy managing as much work as he could.Hi: तभी एक बुजुर्ग मतदाता की बेचैनी और बढ़ गई।En: Just then, an elderly voter's discomfort increased.Hi: वह लम्बे समय से खड़े होने से थक चुके थे। रोहन ने तुरंत निर्णय लिया कि उन्हें प्राथमिकता देनी चाहिए।En: Tired from standing for too long, Rohan quickly decided to prioritize them.Hi: उसने अपने काम को ऑर्गेनाइज किया और बुजुर्ग मतदाता की मदद की, उन्हें सुरक्षित तरीके से वोट देने के लिए ले गया।En: He organized his work and helped the elderly voter, safely taking them to cast their vote.Hi: जैसे-जैसे दिन ढलता गया, रोहन के नेतृत्व में मतदान प्रक्रिया सुचारू रूप से चलने लगी।En: As the day went on, under Rohan's leadership, the voting process began to run smoothly.Hi: लोग यहां से मुस्कुराते हुए और संतुष्ट दिल से निकलने लगे।En: People started leaving with smiles and satisfaction.Hi: उन्होंने महसूस किया कि उनका वोट देना वास्तव में महत्वपूर्ण है और उन्होंने सही चुनाव किया।En: They realized that their vote truly mattered and they had made the right choice.Hi: इस अनुभव ने रोहन में अपने नेतृत्व कौशल के प्रति आत्मविश्वास बढ़ा दिया।En: This experience boosted Rohan's confidence in his leadership skills.Hi: अब उसे यह विश्वास हो गया कि अपने नागरिक कर्तव्यों को निभाना कितना आवश्यक है।En: He now believed even more in the importance of fulfilling one's civic duties.Hi: चुनाव स्थल से बाहर जाते हुए, रोहन के दिल में गर्व था और मुस्कुराहट उसके चेहरे पर।En: Walking out of the election site, Rohan felt pride in his heart and a smile on his face.Hi: यह कहानी एक छोटी लेकिन महत्वपूर्ण जीत की थी जहां रोहन की मेहनत रंग लाई और उसने दूसरों को भी प्रेरित किया कि वे अपने कर्तव्यों को निभाने के लिए अनुकरणीय कदम उठाएं।En: This story was of a small but significant victory where Rohan's hard work paid off and he inspired others to take exemplary steps in fulfilling their duties. Vocabulary Words:atmosphere: माहौलhustle and bustle: चहल-पहलadorned: सजीdedication: लगनidealism: आदर्शवादremarkable: उल्लेखनीयqueues: कतारेंdisorder: अव्यवस्थाimpatiently: बेसब्रीdiscontent: नाराजगीinitiative: पहलelderly: बुजुर्गdiscomfort: बेचैनीprioritize: प्राथमिकताinspiration: प्रेरणाexcitement: उत्साहcivic duties: नागरिक कर्तव्यexemplary: अनुकरणीयvictory: जीतsignificant: महत्वपूर्णleadership: नेतृत्वconfidence: आत्मविश्वासfulfilling: निभानाdemocracy: लोकतंत्रvolunteers: स्वयंसेवकोंcast their vote: वोट देनेprocess: प्रक्रियाheart: दिलsatisfaction: संतुष्टिspring season: वसंत ऋतु

India is not a country that eases you in gently. It doesn't really do gentle. It's a place of somewhere between 1.4 and 1.5 billion people, the most populous nation on earth, having overtaken China in 2023, and it carries that scale in everything: the noise, the colour, the traffic, the sheer press of human life happening all around you at once. It is the world's largest democracy, has a space programme, a film industry that dwarfs Hollywood, and somewhere in excess of twenty official languages. It's not a country so much as a civilisation that happens to have borders around it. In this special, we go to two cities. Kolkata, in the east, formerly Calcutta, and Varanasi, on the Ganges, which may well be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and which confronts you, very directly, with questions about life and death that most of us spend considerable energy avoiding. Into all of this walked eight photographers, Anne, Bill, Fraser, Lloyd, Mercedes, Nicola, Owen and Peter, along with my travelling partner, in The Journey Beyond Lynn Fraser, and our Indian mentors and guides: Shivam, Shubh, Mohit and Arvind. What you're about to hear is an India special edition of the Photowalk Podcast, and honestly, as you'll hear, it affected us in ways we weren't expecting. It's a long episode, and for that I make no apology… but I hope that, with the music, the characters, the surprises, and the scenes described, you will feel you have photowalked there with us. Read more about our photographic adventures on our photography travel website, The Journey Beyond. Links to all guests and features will be on the show page, my sincere thanks to our Extra Milers, without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and Arthelper.ai, giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage your creative projects more easily. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available here.

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Discover why death loses its terror in Kashi, where the final journey follows the sacred order of five elements. Join us as we unravel one of Kashi's deepest mysteries - its unique relationship with mortality.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Unsealed Mysteries: A Quest in Varanasi's Vibrant Heart Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-03-24-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: वाराणसी के एक कोने में बसा हुआ एक छोटा सा चाय की दुकान था।En: In a corner of Varanasi, there was a small tea shop.Hi: वह दुकान हर रोज तरह-तरह के लोगों से भरी रहती थी, लेकिन होली के मौसम में इसका माहौल और भी रंगीन हो जाता था।En: This shop was crowded every day with various kinds of people, but during the Holi season, its atmosphere became even more colorful.Hi: रंगों की लड़ाई से वापसी करने वाले लोग, खुशबूदार चाय की चुस्कियों के बीच, दिन भर की थकान मिटाने आते थे।En: People returning from the battle of colors would come to indulge in the fragrant sips of tea to wash away the tiredness of the day.Hi: इसी अद्भुत माहौल के बीच, अरुण, एक सोच में डूबा हुआ युवा, अपने पसंदीदा कोने की टेबल पर बैठकर चाय की चुस्कियां ले रहा था।En: Amidst this wonderful atmosphere, Arun, a thoughtful young man, was sipping tea while sitting at his favorite corner table.Hi: उसे वीरान से एकांत और उत्साह से भरे जीवन के बीच का तालमेल अच्छा लगता था।En: He liked the balance between the solitude of emptiness and the enthusiasm-filled life.Hi: उसके सामने यानी की टेबल पर एक मोटा, सफेद लिफाफा रखा हुआ था।En: In front of him, on the table, lay a thick, white envelope.Hi: लिफाफे पर एक अज्ञात मोहर लगी हुई थी।En: An unknown seal was stamped on the envelope.Hi: अरुण ने लिफाफे को उठाया और गौर से उसे देखने लगा।En: Arun picked up the envelope and began to observe it intently.Hi: मोहर पर एक अजीब सा प्रतीक बना था, जो उसे समझ में नहीं आ रहा था।En: There was a strange symbol on the seal, which he couldn't understand.Hi: उसकी जिज्ञासा दिन पर दिन बढ़ती जा रही थी।En: His curiosity was growing day by day.Hi: इसी बीच माया, जो दुकान की नियमित ग्राहक थी, वहां आ गई।En: In the meantime, Maya, a regular customer of the shop, arrived.Hi: माया को प्राचीन प्रतीकों का गहरा ज्ञान था।En: Maya had a deep knowledge of ancient symbols.Hi: अरुण ने माया को लिफाफा दिखाया।En: Arun showed the envelope to her.Hi: माया ने उस पर लगी मोहर पर नजर डाली और कहा, "यह प्रतीक तो बहुत प्राचीन लगता है।En: She glanced at the seal and said, "This symbol seems very ancient.Hi: शायद राज मदद कर सके।En: Perhaps Raj can help."Hi: "राज, अरुण और माया का एक दोस्त था, जो ऐतिहासिक वस्तुओं का विशेषज्ञ था।En: Raj, a friend of Arun and Maya, was an expert in historical artifacts.Hi: अरुण ने तुरंत राज से संपर्क किया।En: Arun immediately contacted Raj.Hi: राज चाय की दुकान पर आया और ध्यान से लिफाफा देखा।En: Raj came to the tea shop and carefully examined the envelope.Hi: तीनों ने मिलकर उस प्रतीक की गुत्थी को सुलझाने का प्रयत्न किया।En: The three of them together attempted to solve the puzzle of the symbol.Hi: आखिरकार, वे प्रतीक को डिकोड करने में सफल रहे।En: Ultimately, they succeeded in decoding the symbol.Hi: लिफाफे को खोलने के बाद, उसमें से एक नक्शा निकला।En: Upon opening the envelope, a map emerged from it.Hi: यह नक्शा वाराणसी के एक छुपे हुए स्थान की ओर इशारा कर रहा था।En: This map pointed towards a hidden location in Varanasi.Hi: अब यह तीनों के लिए एक अद्वितीय रोमांच का समय था।En: Now it was time for a unique adventure for the three of them.Hi: वे उस स्थान की खोज में चल पड़े।En: They set off on a quest to find that location.Hi: इस अभियान ने अरुण को नएतम आश्चर्यों की ओर खुलने का अवसर दिया।En: This expedition gave Arun the opportunity to open up to new wonders.Hi: वह अब चुस्ती और आत्मविश्वास के साथ अनजाने का सामना करने के लिए तैयार था।En: He was now ready to face the unknown with agility and confidence.Hi: वाराणसी की गलियों में उस दिन की पदचाप, उसे जीवन भर याद रहेगी, एक नए रोमांच की ओर अग्रसर।En: The footsteps of that day in the alleys of Varanasi would remain in his memory for a lifetime, moving towards a new adventure. Vocabulary Words:corner: कोनेcrowded: भरीatmosphere: माहौलfragrant: खुशबूदारsolitude: एकांतemptiness: वीरानbalance: तालमेलenvelope: लिफाफाseal: मोहरsymbol: प्रतीकcuriosity: जिज्ञासाancient: प्राचीनdecode: डिकोडmap: नक्शाhidden: छुपेlocation: स्थानadventure: रोमांचexpedition: अभियानwonder: आश्चर्यconfidence: आत्मविश्वासunknown: अनजानेfootsteps: पदचापalleys: गलियोंsucceeded: सफलindulge: चुस्कियांquest: खोजthoughtful: सोचseal: अज्ञातobserve: गौरexpert: विशेषज्ञ

Journey along the sacred riverfront of Varanasi as we walk from Assi to Adi Keshava Ghat at dawn. Discover how 84 ghats form Vishnu's cosmic body, and experience how each step reveals stories of gods, saints, and seekers. Explore how these ancient steps connect earth to the divine. Join us for a transformative morning walk where mythology meets living tradition on the banks of the Ganga.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. The first of a series of six episodes recorded during the pilgrimage ‘In the Footsteps of the Buddha’, this instalment was made in Varanasi, India, in February 2026. In this opening episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach Jo Confino are joined by Dharma teacher Shantum Seth to discuss the importance of understanding the Buddha as a fully human being; a boat journey on the sacred Ganges river at sunrise, from which it was possible to witness cremation and devotion; teachings on death and impermanence as daily practice; the importance of living in the present moment; and much more.The speakers also share personal experiences and reflections on their spiritual journeys, the role played by the community, and the continuation of the Buddha’s teachings through their own lives and practice.About the pilgrimage: In 1988, Shantum Seth was invited by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) to organize a pilgrimage to the sacred sites associated with the Buddha's life across India. Subsequently, Thay encouraged Shantum to continue guiding such journeys each year, offering pilgrimage itself as a mindfulness practice—one that the Buddha had suggested. Shantum has been leading these transformative journeys ever since, offering people from around the world the opportunity to follow In the Footsteps of the Buddha with awareness and insight. After 15 years at the United Nations, Shantum left to volunteer with the Ahimsa Trust, which represents Thay's work in India and promotes the practice of “peace in oneself and peace in the world”. Through Buddhapath, his expression of Right Livelihood, Shantum continues to guide pilgrimages and share the wisdom and culture of the places he visits in India and across Buddhist Asia, cultivating community through these deeply meaningful journeys.To learn more about upcoming pilgrimages, visit www.buddhapath.com, or follow Shantum on Facebook and Instagram at @eleven_directions. Shantum Seth, an ordained Dharmacharya (Dharma teacher) in the Buddhist Mindfulness lineage of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, teaches in India and across the world. A co-founder of Ahimsa Trust, he has been a student of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings for the past 35 years, and, since 1988, has led pilgrimages and other multi-faith, educational, cultural, spiritual, and transformative journeys across diverse regions of India and Asia. He is actively involved in educational, social, and ecological programmes, including work on cultivating mindfulness in society, including with educators, the Indian Central Reserve Police Force, and the corporate sector. Across various Indian sanghas, Dharmacharya Shantum is the primary teacher of different practices of mindfulness from Thich Nhat Hanh's tradition. List of resources The Way Out Is In: ‘Ancient Path for Modern Times: Active Nonviolence (Episode #70)'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/ancient-path-for-modern-times-active-nonviolence-episode-70 Interbeinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing Plum Village Traditionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition ‘The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings'https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainings Sarnathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnath Dharadunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehradun_district Bodh Gayahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya Rajgirhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajgir Old Path White Cloudshttps://www.parallax.org/product/old-path-white-clouds Federico Fellinihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fellini Ghathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghat Alara Kalama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80%E1%B8%B7%C4%81ra_K%C4%81l%C4%81ma Jack Kornfieldhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kornfield Upanishadshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads Sister Chan Khonghttps://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong Bodhi treehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_tree Mokshahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha Rishi Joan Halifaxhttps://www.joanhalifax.org/ Daily Contemplations on Impermanence & Interbeinghttps://plumvillage.org/daily-contemplations-on-impermanence-interbeing#the-five-remembrances Sutras: ‘Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone'https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-knowing-the-better-way-to-live-alone Sutrashttps://plumvillage.org/genre/sutras Leila Sethhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_Seth On Balancehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1754796.On_Balance_an_Autobiography Quotes “Every step is a miracle. Every breath is an offering.” “The transformation is both individual and collective – and not just right now; it is something which seeps into our understanding and informs our life. The real journey begins when you get home. When you see your familiar surroundings with these pilgrimage lenses, those are very, very important moments. When you see your familiar surroundings slightly differently, and you see what brings you suffering, what brings you joy, what brings a sense of ease, then you can tweak your life.” “Siddhartha always says, ‘I’m on this path not for power, not for leadership, but to find liberation within us.' And that means we have to be ready to let go of all of the ideology that we have received from our ancestors, not from just us, but from the lineage of our whole ancestors and society.” “We can be free amidst the suffering. We can still find our calm, our peace with every storm that arises, that manifests. We find a way to understand it, to embrace it even, because we see that that storm is a part of us.” “In the Mahaparinirvāṇa Sutta, the Buddha said, ‘Go to the places where I was born, died, where the first teachings were given, where I awakened.' But I think he’s saying, ‘Leave your familiar surroundings and explore, and you’ll find different seeds in your consciousness being touched, which are not touched when you go every day to work or in your familiar surroundings.' And that is the learning of yourself. It’s an interior journey on this exterior part.” “In India, your path to God is through your guru – but in the Buddha Dharma, the guru shows you the path, and you walk it. In the classic example of the Buddha pointing to the moon, he says, ‘Don’t get caught looking at my finger; look at the moon.'” “Somebody once asked Thay, ‘What happens when we die?' He said, ‘I don’t know, but I can tell you what happens when we’re alive.'” “The only ingredient that you have any control about for the future is the present. We can only act in the present. As you know, the past is gone, the future is an idea – but all these situations that arise in our lives, how do we respond appropriately? With ethics, with a sense of calm, with a sense of love, how can we respond appropriately to each situation? Because that is the ingredient for the future.” “The Buddha is saying, ‘Stay open, stay alive. This is the most precious moment. This is a gift. And when we die, we’ll have no control over it.'” “In Indian philosophy, we don't have only yes or no. We say, yes, no, neither yes or no, both yes and no. So it’s the idea that I am the same person, I’m a different person, I’m neither the same or a different person, and both the same person and the different person. That’s the Buddha Dharma’s understanding of continuity, birth and death, and in that we don’t get caught.” “Awakening is a collective awakening.” “The Buddha was teaching us how to be a human being, how to take both the joy and the happiness of being a human being, but also to understand the suffering of a human being, and then take suffering as a noble truth. But it’s a noble truth only because we can transform it – otherwise it’s just plain old suffering. Use suffering as the compost for liberation. Looking at the cause, knowing the path to overcome suffering. And that’s key in Buddha. Otherwise, death is suffering, loss is suffering. The Buddha is saying, ‘Take that and look at it deeply, transform it, and live your life today as if it’s your last moment, your first moment, your present moment, our present moment.'” “Secular in India means different from secular in the West. Secular in India means respecting all religions. It doesn’t mean non-religious. I was brought up in a household like that, where we had Hindu icons, Christian icons, Islamic icons, everything. And we would go to midnight mass or go to a mosque or go to a temple, but we were not religious. It was just respecting people like that. And we had friends from every religion.”

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Discover why the mighty Ganges suddenly changes course in Varanasi, flowing northward in a rare phenomenon known as Uttar Vahini Ganga. From its divine descent from heaven to the mesmerizing evening aartis, explore how this sacred river shapes the spiritual identity of Kashi. Join us for a journey where geology meets mythology, and natural wonder transforms into divine presence. Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

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In this inspiring podcast, Nirjan Adhikari, founder of Yagyashala Nepal and a leading Bhajan Concert organizer, shares his powerful journey from being a theist to organizing impactful Bhajan Concert Nepal events. He opens up about his spiritual transformation, the intention behind starting Yagyashala Nepal, and how Bhajan healing power can change one's state of mind. The conversation dives deep into Banaras spirituality and the unique perspective of Varanasi death rituals, exploring why Banaras celebrates death rather than mourning it. Nirjan explains the religious and spiritual significance of the city and how that experience shaped his vision for Nepal spiritual culture and devotional initiatives. We also explore the full process of Bhajan concert preparation, organizing spiritual events, selecting artists for Bhajan programs, and promoting Hindu devotional music gatherings. Nirjan discusses hosting events at Pashupatinath Bhajan venues, managing monthly Bhajan programs, and the challenges of sustaining Nepal religious events. The podcast highlights spiritual tourism Nepal, bringing foreigners to Nepal concerts, and expanding devotional music platforms beyond the valley. If you're interested in Hindu spiritual journey stories, devotional music podcast content, or the rise of Bhajan events in Nepal, this episode offers deep insight and inspiration. GET CONNECTED WITH Nirjan Adhikari: LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/nirjan-adhikari-020626117 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nirjan.adhikari.90/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jesson.adh/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bhajansanjh/following/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yagyashalanepal/

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Thrills and Triumphs: Solving a Holi Heist in Varanasi Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-03-15-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: वाराणसी की घाटों पर होली का उत्सव अपने चरम पर था।En: The festival of Holi on the ghats of Varanasi was at its peak.Hi: चारों ओर गुलाल और रंगों की बारिश हो रही थी।En: Everywhere there were clouds of gulal and showers of colors.Hi: घाटों की सीढ़ियों पर भक्तजन स्नान कर रहे थे, और पवित्र गंगा उनकी आस्था की चादर तले बही जा रही थी।En: Devotees were bathing on the steps of the ghats, and the holy Ganga flowed beneath the canopy of their faith.Hi: इसी माहौल में, शान और निशा एक बेहद गंभीर समस्या का सामना कर रहे थे।En: In this atmosphere, Shan and Nisha were facing a very serious problem.Hi: उस प्राचीन मंदिर से एक पुरातन कलाकृति चोरी हो गई थी।En: An ancient artifact had been stolen from that ancient temple.Hi: शान, एक इतिहासकार, अपने व्यक्तिगत दुःखों से उबरने के लिए इस कलाकृति को ढूंढने में लगा हुआ था।En: Shan, a historian, was engaged in finding this artifact to overcome his personal grief.Hi: निशा, एक पुरातत्वविद, इस रहस्य को हल कर अपने करियर में एक पहचान बनाना चाहती थी।En: Nisha, an archaeologist, wanted to solve this mystery to establish her identity in her career.Hi: दोनों ने मिलकर चोरी का पता लगाने का निर्णय किया।En: Both decided to uncover the theft together.Hi: शान के मन में थोड़ी झिझक थी, लेकिन उसने निशा के सुझावों पर विश्वास करते हुए कदम बढ़ाए।En: Shan was a bit hesitant, but he trusted Nisha's suggestions and took steps forward.Hi: निशा ने एक जोखिम भरा कदम उठाने का निश्चय किया था।En: Nisha had decided to take a risky step.Hi: वह जानती थी कि होली के समय इलाके में जाना चुनौतीपूर्ण होगा क्योंकि हर गली में रंग और भीड़ का मंजर था।En: She knew that going to the area during Holi would be challenging because every lane was a scene of color and crowd.Hi: लोडों से भरी गलियों में घुसते हुए दोनों ने अपने संदेहों का पीछा किया।En: Entering the loaded lanes, they followed their suspicions.Hi: भीड़ और रंगों की धुंध के बीच वे लक्ष्मण घाट के पीछे के एक पुराने रस्ते तक पहुँचे।En: Amid the crowd and the haze of colors, they reached an old path behind Laxman Ghat.Hi: निशा ने सुना था कि यहां एक गुप्त गुफा है जो सिर्फ होली के दौरान ही नज़र आती है क्योंकि तभी जल स्तर अपने निम्नतम स्तर पर होता है।En: Nisha had heard that there was a secret cave here that could only be seen during Holi because only then was the water level at its lowest.Hi: गुफा तक पहुँचते-पहुँचते सूर्यास्त हो चला था।En: By the time they reached the cave, it was sunset.Hi: रंगीन पानी की गिरती धार के पीछे एक दरवाज़ा था।En: Behind the falling stream of colorful water, there was a door.Hi: अंदर आकर दोनों ने देखा तो वहां कलाकृति सुरक्षित रखी हुई थी।En: Upon entering, they saw the artifact safely kept there.Hi: उन्हें यह अंदेशा भी न था कि चोर ने इसे यहां रखा होगा।En: They had no suspicion that the thief had placed it here.Hi: अचानक पीछे से कुछ आवाज़ें आईं।En: Suddenly, they heard some voices from behind.Hi: चोरी करने वाला शख्स उनके पीछे ही खड़ा था।En: The person who had stolen it was standing right behind them.Hi: परंतु पुलिस को बुलाकर निशा ने उसे रंगे हाथों पकड़वा दिया।En: However, Nisha called the police and had him caught red-handed.Hi: पुरातन कलाकृति को वापस पाकर शान के चेहरे पर संतोष था।En: Recovering the ancient artifact brought satisfaction to Shan's face.Hi: उसे लगा जैसे उसके अपने दर्द से उसके मन का भार हल्का हो गया हो।En: He felt as if the burden of his own pain had been lightened.Hi: निशा ने पहली बार खुद पर विश्वास किया था और इस जीत के साथ उसे अपने करियर में एक नया आत्मविश्वास मिला।En: For the first time, Nisha believed in herself, and with this victory, she gained new confidence in her career.Hi: होली की रंगीन भीड़ में खोते हुए, दोनों ने वाराणसी के घाटों पर होली का रंगीन उत्सव मनाया।En: Immersed in the colorful crowd of Holi, both celebrated the colorful festival on the ghats of Varanasi.Hi: रंगों के इस त्यौहार ने उनके जीवन में नई दिशा और उमंग भर दी थी।En: The festival of colors infused their lives with new direction and enthusiasm. Vocabulary Words:ghats: घाटोंpeak: चरमgulal: गुलालcanopy: चादरdevotees: भक्तजनartifact: कलाकृतिarchaeologist: पुरातत्वविदhesitant: झिझकsuggestions: सुझावोंrisky: जोखिम भराhaze: धुंधpath: रस्ताcave: गुफाthief: चोरsuspicions: संदेहोंpolice: पुलिसcaught red-handed: रंगे हाथों पकड़वा दियाsatisfaction: संतोषburden: भारpersonal grief: व्यक्तिगत दुःखोंestablish: स्थापित करनाcareer: करियरimmersed: खोते हुएfestival: उत्सवenthusiasm: उमंगovercome: उबरनेidentity: पहचानvictory: जीतconfidence: आत्मविश्वासscene: मंजर

Discover how Kashi (Varanasi) is governed by divine powers, with Shiva manifesting through the Jyotirlinga and Kaal Bhairav serving as the city's celestial guardian. Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

Discover why Kashi (modern-day Varanasi) is considered more than just one of the world's oldest living cities. Ancient Indian scriptures describe it as a cosmic instrument, a bridge between earthly and divine realms. From its unique position among the Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities of India) to its status as Avimukt Kshetra (the never-forsaken territory), explore the profound spiritual significance that makes Kashi the ultimate sacred space in Hindu tradition. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of this eternal city through scriptural wisdom and sacred geography.Contact, follow and support my work - all in one place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UPI ID: 9893547492@ptaxisTopic: Indian mythology | Hindu mythology | Hinduism

What if we stopped saving our dream journey for “one day” and booked it now? Wander Woman Phoebe Smith hits pause on the grind and takes a micro‑retirement across North India by rail—soaking in Kolkata's dawn ferry music, the riot of colour at the flower market, and the earthy taste of chai, before tracing slower paths to Bodh Gaya, Varanasi and Agra. The result is an immersion into India that her late mother always wanted but whose death age 50 meant she never got to experience.  Also coming up:Author and travel writer Shafik Meghji on South America's links with Britain and the perfect trip for first time visitorsTravel Hack: Survive your first night on an Indian Sleeper TrainTop 10 North Indian dishes you have to try... now!Meet the acid attack survivors at Sheroes Hangout Cafe - who turn tragedy into triumph over coffee every dayGear chat: what to pack for a trip to India in winter and summerIda Pfeiffer – the midlife pioneer who circled the globe on grit, curiosity, and a shoestring – is our Wander Woman of the Month.If this journey nudges your own “someday” list, make it sooner. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a push, and leave a quick review to help more travellers find us. Where would your micro‑retirement take you?Contact Wander Womanwww.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Festival Dreams: A Documentary Triumph at Mahashivaratri Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-02-23-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: महाशिवरात्रि की खुशनुमा सुबह थी।En: It was a cheerful morning on Mahashivaratri.Hi: वाराणसी के घाटों पर गंगा का पवित्र जल सूर्य की किरणों से चमक रहा था।En: On the Varanasi ghats, the holy waters of the Ganga sparkled under the rays of the sun.Hi: शहर का हर कोना भक्तों और पर्यटकों से भरा हुआ था।En: Every corner of the city was filled with devotees and tourists.Hi: इसी बीच तीन दोस्त - अर्जुन, मीरा और विक्रम - अपने दस्तावेजी फिल्म के काम में व्यस्त थे।En: Amidst this, three friends - Arjun, Meera, and Vikram were busy working on their documentary film.Hi: अर्जुन का सपना था एक ऐसा दस्तावेजी फिल्म बनाना जो अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंच पर सराही जाए।En: Arjun dreamed of making a documentary that would be appreciated on the international stage.Hi: मीरा अपने विशेष कैमरा शॉट्स और नए कोणों से हर दृश्य को जीवंत बनाना चाहती थी।En: Meera wanted to make every scene come alive with her special camera shots and new angles.Hi: वहीं, विक्रम ने अपने शहर की पुरानी गलियों और कलाकारों की कहानियों को दुनिया के सामने लाने का सपना देखा था।En: Meanwhile, Vikram dreamed of bringing the stories of his city's old streets and artists to the world.Hi: लेकिन इस समय, महाशिवरात्रि के त्योहार ने उनके रास्ते में चुनौतियाँ खड़ी कर दी थीं।En: However, at this time, the Mahashivaratri festival posed challenges in their path.Hi: भीड़ के कारण शूटिंग मुश्किल हो रही थी।En: The shooting was difficult due to the crowd.Hi: कभी-कभी उनके उपकरण काम नहीं कर रहे थे और अर्जुन और मीरा के बीच रचनात्मक दृष्टिकोण पर मतभेद हो जाते थे।En: Sometimes their equipment wouldn't work, and there were creative differences between Arjun and Meera.Hi: अर्जुन ने त्योहार की इस अराजकता को फिल्म की कहानी में जोड़ने का निर्णय लिया।En: Arjun decided to incorporate the chaos of the festival into the story of the film.Hi: उसने सोचा कि शायद यह मौका विशेष ऊर्जा और जीवन के दृष्यों को कैप्चर करने का हो सकता है।En: He thought that perhaps this opportunity could capture the special energy and scenes of life.Hi: इसलिए, उन्होंने भीड़ में शामिल होकर महाशिवरात्रि की रात के दृश्य को अपने कैमरे में कैद करने का फैसला किया।En: Therefore, they decided to become part of the crowd and capture the scenes of the night of Mahashivaratri with their camera.Hi: जैसे ही रात आई, गंगा के किनारे एक नया रूप लिए हुए था।En: As night fell, the scene by the Ganga had transformed.Hi: हजारों दीयों की रोशनी से घाटों की महिमा बिखरी थी।En: The glory of the ghats was scattered with the light of thousands of lamps.Hi: इस भव्य दृश्य को देखकर अर्जुन, मीरा और विक्रम ने मिलकर कैमरे में जादू को कैद किया।En: Seeing this grand scene, Arjun, Meera, and Vikram captured the magic together in their camera.Hi: बिना किसी योजना के, उन्होंने वाराणसी और वहां के कलाकारों की आत्मा को दस्तावेजी किया।En: Without any plan, they documented the soul of Varanasi and its artists.Hi: फिल्म के प्रदर्शन के बाद, इसे अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म महोत्सवों में प्रशंसा मिली।En: After the film's screening, it received acclaim at international film festivals.Hi: अर्जुन की मेहनत को मान्यता मिली, मीरा ने कहानी कहने की कला में अपनी रुचि पाई, और विक्रम के परिवार का पर्यटन व्यवसाय फिर से फलने-फूलने लगा।En: Arjun's hard work was recognized, Meera found her interest in the art of storytelling, and Vikram's family tourism business began to flourish again.Hi: अर्जुन ने समझा कि सहयोग और विविध दृष्टिकोण कितने महत्वपूर्ण होते हैं।En: Arjun understood how important collaboration and diverse perspectives are.Hi: मीरा ने आत्मविश्वास पाया और विक्रम को गर्व हुआ कि वह अपनी धरोहर को दुनिया के सामने ला सका।En: Meera gained confidence, and Vikram felt proud that he could bring his heritage to the world.Hi: यह तीन दोस्तों की यात्रा थी जिन्होंनें अपनी-अपनी दिशा में एक नई शुरुआत की।En: This was a journey of three friends who each embarked on a new beginning in their own direction.Hi: गंगा की लहरों के साथ उनके सपने भी पूरे हो गए।En: Along with the waves of the Ganga, their dreams were also fulfilled.Hi: महाशिवरात्रि की इस रात ने उनकी जिंदगियों में एक नया प्रकाश ला दिया।En: This night of Mahashivaratri brought a new light into their lives. Vocabulary Words:cheerful: खुशनुमाdevotees: भक्तोंdocumentary: दस्तावेजीappreciated: सराहीangles: कोणोंchaos: अराजकताtransformed: रूपglory: महिमाscattered: बिखरीgrand: भव्यacclaim: प्रशंसाinternational: अंतरराष्ट्रीयhard work: मेहनतflourish: फलने-फूलनेcollaboration: सहयोगdiverse: विविधperspectives: दृष्टिकोणconfidence: आत्मविश्वासheritage: धरोहरembarked: शुरुआतfulfilled: पूरेincorporate: जोड़नेequipment: उपकरणcapture: कैप्चरenergy: ऊर्जाart of storytelling: कहानी कहने की कलाtourism: पर्यटनscreening: प्रदर्शनmagic: जादूrecognize: मान्यता

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Arjun's Journey: Lighting Up Varanasi's Ghats Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-02-23-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: सर्दियों की ठंडी सुबह में, जब सूरज की पहली किरणें गंगा नदी पर चमक रहीं थीं, वाराणसी के घाट पर एक नई हलचल थी।En: On a cold winter morning, as the first rays of the sun glimmered on the Ganga River, there was a new bustle at the Varanasi ghats.Hi: महाशिवरात्रि का पर्व आ चुका था।En: The festival of Maha Shivaratri had arrived.Hi: अर्जुन, एक युवा और समर्पित व्यक्ति, अपनी पूरी मेहनत के साथ तैयारी में जुटा हुआ था।En: Arjun, a young and dedicated person, was fully engaged in the preparations with all his effort.Hi: घाट के पत्थरों पर छोटे-छोटे दीप जलाए जा रहे थे और चारों ओर फूलों से सजावट हो रही थी।En: Small oil lamps were being lit on the stones of the ghat, and decorations with flowers were being made everywhere.Hi: अर्जुन की आँखों में अपने संस्कारों के प्रति अभिमान था, और दिल में अपने माता-पिता की उम्मीदों का बोझ।En: In Arjun's eyes, there was pride for his traditions, and in his heart, the weight of his parents' expectations.Hi: उसके माता-पिता चाह रहे थे कि वह कोई उन्नत नौकरी करे, किन्तु अर्जुन का दिल इन सांस्कृतिक आयोजनों में बसता था।En: His parents wanted him to pursue an advanced job, but Arjun's heart resided in these cultural events.Hi: महाशिवरात्रि का पर्व बस थोड़ी ही दूर था, और अर्जुन ने देखा कि मौसम की ठंडक उससे भी ज़्यादा ठंडी हो चली थी।En: Maha Shivaratri was just around the corner, and Arjun noticed that the cold of the weather had grown even colder.Hi: इसके चलते सारी तैयारी में कठिनाई आ रही थी।En: This was causing difficulties in all the preparations.Hi: संसाधन भी कम पड़ रहे थे।En: Resources were also running short.Hi: उसकी चिंताओं को देखते हुए, अर्जुन ने ठीक इसी वक्त एक निर्णय लिया।En: Seeing his concerns, Arjun made a decision at that very moment.Hi: उसने सोचा कि अपने निजी स्वार्थ से बढ़कर सांस्कृतिक धरोहर की रक्षा करना उसके लिए अधिक महत्वपूर्ण था।En: He thought that preserving cultural heritage was more important than his personal interests.Hi: उसने रवि और मीरा, जो उसके अच्छे दोस्त थे, को बुलाया।En: He called his good friends Ravi and Meera.Hi: तीनों ने मिलकर स्थानीय लोगों की मदद मांगी।En: Together, they sought help from the local people.Hi: धीरे-धीरे लोगों का समर्थन अर्जुन के साथ मिल रहा था।En: Gradually, Arjun started receiving the support of others.Hi: सबने मिलकर घाट को इस पर्व के लिए सुंदर रूप दे दिया।En: Together, they beautified the ghat for the festival.Hi: पूरी रात लोग जुटे रहे।En: People worked throughout the night.Hi: जब पवित्र पर्व की रात आई, तभी अचानक एक भीषण आंधी चलने लगी।En: When the holy festival night arrived, suddenly a fierce storm began.Hi: दीप बुझने लगे, और सजावट उड़ने लगी।En: Lamps started to extinguish, and decorations began to fly away.Hi: अर्जुन ने तेजी से यहाँ-वहाँ दौड़कर स्थिति संभाली।En: Arjun quickly ran here and there to manage the situation.Hi: उसके साहस से और उसकी मेहनत से सभी लोगों ने मिलकर दीपों को फिर से जलाया और सजावट को फिर से स्थापित किया।En: With his courage and hard work, everyone managed to relight the lamps and re-establish the decorations.Hi: आंधी थमने के बाद, गंगा की लहरों पर दीपों की धारा बहने लगी।En: After the storm subsided, a flow of lamps started floating on the waves of the Ganga.Hi: पूरे घाट पर रोशनी फैल गई, और भजन-कीर्तन की आवाज़ हर ओर गूंजने लगी।En: The entire ghat was illuminated, and the sounds of hymns and chants began to echo everywhere.Hi: अर्जुन ने इस सीजन में यह समझ लिया कि उसके जज्बात और सांस्कृतिक जड़ें ही उसकी असली ताकत हैं।En: Arjun understood in this season that his emotions and cultural roots were his true strength.Hi: उसने पाया कि वह अपने समुदाय की सेवा के माध्यम से अपनी पहचान और संतोष प्राप्त कर सकता है।En: He found that he could achieve his identity and satisfaction through serving his community.Hi: अर्जुन का दिल अब न सिर्फ अपने संस्कारों से भरा था, बल्कि उसे खुद पर विश्वास भी हो गया था।En: Arjun's heart was now filled not only with his traditions but also with a newfound confidence in himself.Hi: अब उसका भविष्य उसे अपने वर्तमान के बिना अधूरा नहीं लगता था।En: Now, his future didn't seem incomplete without his present.Hi: महाशिवरात्रि के इसी पर्व में अर्जुन को जीवन की एक नई दिशा मिल गई, जो उसकी असली पहचान और उसकी असली ताकत पर आधारित थी।En: During this festival of Maha Shivaratri, Arjun found a new direction in life, which was based on his true identity and strength.Hi: इस कथा में, वाराणसी के घाट और गंगा नदी के किनारों पर अर्जुन की आत्मा की यात्रा एक नई ऊँचाई तक पहुँच गई।En: In this tale, Varanasi's ghats and the banks of the Ganga River witnessed Arjun's soul's journey reaching new heights.Hi: मेले के पूरे क्षेत्र में उसकी इस साहसिक यात्रा की चर्चा होने लगी, जिससे अर्जुन हमेशा के लिए स्थानीय लोगों के दिलों में शामिल हो गया।En: His courageous journey became the talk of the fairground, and Arjun forever became a part of the local people's hearts. Vocabulary Words:glimmered: चमक रहीं थींbustle: हलचलdedicated: समर्पितpreparations: तैयारीpride: अभिमानexpectations: उम्मीदोंadvanced: उन्नतpursue: पानाresided: बसताheritage: धरोहरresources: संसाधनsupport: समर्थनbeautified: सुंदरfierce: भीषणextinguish: बुझनेcourage: साहसrelight: फिर से जलायाilluminated: रोशनीhymns: भजनchants: कीर्तनheritage: धरोहरconfidence: विश्वासidentity: पहचानsatisfaction: संतोषcultural: संस्कृतिकdirection: दिशाwitnessed: साक्षीcourageous: साहसिकecho: गूंजनेnewfound: नई

While artist-in-residence at the Alice Boner Institute in Varanasi, India, I was lucky to hear chanting every day - nearly all day. The chanting is sacred - but it is also joyous. I wanted to capture that.Women singing reimagined by Bari women chanting———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Explore the full project at citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Finding Peace by the Ganga: A Journey of Hope and Healing Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-02-16-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: गंगा की ठंडी रात थी।En: It was a cold night by the Ganga.Hi: वाराणसी के घाटों पर हलचल थी।En: There was commotion at the ghats of Varanasi.Hi: महा शिवरात्रि का उत्सव था, और हर कोई भक्ति में लीन था।En: It was the festival of Maha Shivaratri, and everyone was immersed in devotion.Hi: अरुण ने अपने हाथ में एक दीपक थामा।En: Arun held a lamp in his hand.Hi: उसकी आँखें गंगा की लहरों पर टिकी थीं।En: His eyes were fixed on the waves of the Ganga.Hi: उसके मन में बेचैनी थी, हाल ही में उसने निजी हानि का सामना किया था।En: There was restlessness in his heart, as he recently faced a personal loss.Hi: इस यात्रा का उद्देश्य उसकी आत्मा को शांति और नवजीवन मिल जाए।En: The purpose of this journey was to find peace and new life for his soul.Hi: उसी दौरान, लीला घाट पर खड़ी थी।En: At the same time, Leela stood at Leela Ghat.Hi: गरम शॉल में लिपटी, उसने उत्सव का आनंद लिया।En: Wrapped in a warm shawl, she enjoyed the festival.Hi: उसकी आँखों में नई चमक थी, लेकिन दिल में सवाल थे।En: There was a new sparkle in her eyes, but questions lingered in her heart.Hi: करियर और निजी जीवन के चौराहे पर खड़ी, वह दिशा ढूंढ रही थी।En: Standing at the crossroads of career and personal life, she was looking for direction.Hi: अरुण और लीला की नजरें मिलीं।En: Arun and Leela's eyes met.Hi: एक मुस्कान और संवाद का आरंभ।En: A smile marked the beginning of a conversation.Hi: दोनों नाव में सवार हो गंगा के बीचों बीच पहुंचे।En: Both boarded a boat and reached the midst of the Ganga.Hi: अरुण ने कहा, "मैं उम्मीद करता हूँ इस महाशिवरात्रि पर मुझे मेरे सवालों के जवाब मिलेंगे।En: Arun said, "I hope I find answers to my questions on this Maha Shivaratri."Hi: "लीला ने सर हिलाया, "मैं भी अपने जीवन के बारे में आस्था और समझ चाहती हूँ।En: Leela nodded, "I too seek faith and understanding about my life."Hi: " नाव धीरे-धीरे बहने लगी।En: The boat slowly started to drift.Hi: चारों ओर माघ की ठंडी हवाओं के बीच प्रार्थनाओं की आवाज गूंज रही थी।En: Amidst the cold winds of Magh, the sounds of prayers echoed all around.Hi: दोनों ने मंत्रमुग्ध होकर आरती देखी।En: They both watched the Aarti mesmerized.Hi: अरुण का मन धीरे-धीरे हल्का होने लगा।En: Arun's heart gradually began to feel lighter.Hi: उसने महसूस किया कि शांति उसके भीतर ही बस रही थी।En: He felt that peace was residing within him.Hi: रात का समय और अधिक गहरा गया।En: The night grew even deeper.Hi: भीड़ में धूप की सुगंध और भजनों की आवाजें थीं।En: In the crowd, there was the fragrance of incense and the sounds of hymns.Hi: लीला ने महसूस किया कि उसने अपने जीवन की दिशा पाई।En: Leela sensed that she had found her life's direction.Hi: उसे स्पष्टता का एहसास हुआ।En: She realized a sense of clarity.Hi: प्रार्थना और ध्यान की उस रात दोनों के जीवन में एक मोड़ आया।En: On that night of prayer and meditation, a turning point came in both of their lives.Hi: अरुण को जीवन की अनिश्चितताओं को अपनाने की शक्ति मिली।En: Arun gained the strength to embrace the uncertainties of life.Hi: उसने पाया कि वो अपने नुकसान के बोझ से मुक्त हो गया था।En: He found that he was free from the burden of his loss.Hi: दूसरी ओर, लीला को अपने लक्ष्यों का आत्मविश्वास मिला।En: On the other hand, Leela found confidence in her goals.Hi: गंगा की लहरों के साथ, उनके दिलों में नए सपने और नई आशाएँ पनप उठीं।En: With the waves of the Ganga, new dreams and new hopes blossomed in their hearts.Hi: वाराणसी छोड़ते समय, अरुण और लीला ने नई ऊर्जा और स्पष्टता के साथ जीवन को गले लगाने का निर्णय लिया।En: As they left Varanasi, Arun and Leela decided to embrace life with new energy and clarity.Hi: इस यात्रा ने उन्हें न केवल व्यक्तिगत संतोष प्राप्त करने में मदद की, बल्कि उन्हें सिखाया कि कभी-कभी स्वयं को खोकार ही हमें असल में पा सकते हैं।En: This journey not only helped them achieve personal satisfaction but also taught them that sometimes it is by losing oneself that we truly find ourselves. Vocabulary Words:commotion: हलचलghats: घाटोंimmersed: लीनdevotion: भक्तिwaves: लहरोंrestlessness: बेचैनीpersonal loss: निजी हानिpurpose: उद्देश्यdirection: दिशाcrossroads: चौराहाmesmerized: मंत्रमुग्धdrift: बहनाechoed: गूंजनाfragrance: सुगंधincense: धूपhymns: भजनclarity: स्पष्टताembrace: गले लगानाuncertainties: अनिश्चितताएँconfidence: आत्मविश्वासblossomed: पनपनाsatisfaction: संतोषmeditation: ध्यानburden: बोझresiding: बसनाsparkle: चमकshimmered: झिलमिलानाrealized: महसूस कियाquestions lingered: सवाल थेturning point: मोड़

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: From Ghat to Heart: A Varanasi Love Story Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-02-13-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: सर्दियों की ठंडी हवा में, वाराणसी घाट पर जीवन अपने चरम पर था।En: In the cold winter air, life on the ghat of Varanasi was in full swing.Hi: घाट पर लोग गंगा स्नान कर रहे थे, औरतें रंग-बिरंगे कपड़े पहने फूल अर्पित कर रही थीं, और कहीं-कहीं से तुलसी और चंदन की खुशबू आ रही थी।En: People were taking a dip in the Ganga, women dressed in colorful clothes were offering flowers, and the fragrance of tulsi and sandalwood was emerging from various places.Hi: अरुण एक स्थानीय टूर गाइड था, जिसकी आंखों में कुछ करने की छुपी हुई चाहत थी।En: Arun was a local tour guide with a hidden desire in his eyes to do something.Hi: वह हमेशा से खाना बनाने में माहिर था, मगर कभी किसी को यह जताया नहीं।En: He had always been skilled at cooking, but he never revealed this to anyone.Hi: आज का दिन खास था - वह दिल ही दिल में चाहता था कि वह लीला को इम्प्रेस करे।En: Today was special - in his heart, he wanted to impress Leela.Hi: लीला एक यात्री ब्लॉगर थी, जो वाराणसी की सांस्कृतिक गहराइयों को खंगालने आई थी।En: Leela was a travel blogger who had come to explore the cultural depths of Varanasi.Hi: वैलेंटाइन डे की खुमारी चारों ओर थी।En: The air was filled with the charm of Valentine's Day.Hi: अरुण ने लीला को घाट पर त्योहार का अनुभव करवाया।En: Arun gave Leela the experience of the festival on the ghat.Hi: दोनों ने एक साथ मंदिर में आरती देखी।En: They watched the temple ritual together.Hi: फिर अरुण ने सोचा कि लीला को अपने हाथों से कुछ खास पकवा कर खिलाया जाए।En: Then Arun thought about cooking something special with his own hands for Leela.Hi: लेकिन, लीला की एक गंभीर खाद्य एलर्जी थी।En: However, Leela had a serious food allergy.Hi: लीला ने अरुण से कहा, "मुझे डर लगता है, लेकिन मैं आपकी कुकिंग ट्राई करूंगी।En: Leela said to Arun, "I am afraid, but I will try your cooking.Hi: बस ध्यान रखें कि मेरी एलर्जी न हो।En: Just be sure that it doesn't trigger my allergy."Hi: " अरुण ने उसकी बात को गंभीरता से लिया।En: Arun took her words seriously.Hi: उसने लीला को समझाया कि वह खुद जरूरत का ध्यान रखेगा।En: He explained to Leela that he would personally take care of her needs.Hi: अरुण ने एक खास डिश बनाई, जिसमें उसकी प्रतिभा और ख्याल छलक रहा था।En: Arun prepared a special dish that reflected his talent and thoughtfulness.Hi: जब उन्होंने खाना शुरू किया, लीला थोड़ा सा झिझकी।En: When they began eating, Leela hesitated a bit.Hi: जैसे ही उसने पहला निवाला लिया, उसकी एलर्जी थोड़ी उभर आई।En: As soon as she took the first bite, her allergy slightly flared up.Hi: उसकी त्वचा पर हल्की सी जलन हुई।En: She felt a mild irritation on her skin.Hi: अरुण तुरंत समझ गया।En: Arun realized it immediately.Hi: उसने उसे शहद और नींबू का जूस दिया, जिसे खाकर लीला धीरे-धीरे बेहतर महसूस करने लगी।En: He gave her honey and lemon juice, which made Leela feel better gradually.Hi: उसने अरुण की दिलासा देने की कोशिश के लिए शुक्रिया अदा किया।En: She thanked Arun for trying to comfort her.Hi: उसका डर धीरे-धीरे खत्म हो गया।En: Her fear slowly faded away.Hi: वह रात लीला के लिए एक नया अनुभव लेकर आई।En: That night brought a new experience for Leela.Hi: उसने महसूस किया कि उसे अपने डर को पीछे छोड़ना चाहिए और उसने अरुण की कुशलता पर लिखा।En: She realized she needed to leave her fears behind and wrote about Arun's skill.Hi: उसने अरुण को उस सांस्कृतिक यात्रा का चेहरा बनाया।En: She made Arun the face of that cultural journey.Hi: अरुण ने अपने भीतर की शक्ति को पहचाना और लीला ने अपनी हिम्मत को।En: Arun recognized his inner strength, and Leela found her courage.Hi: दोनों ने एक दूसरे से बहुत कुछ सीखा।En: They learned a lot from each other.Hi: घाट की वही जिंदगी, वही संगीत, मगर अब उनके भीतर कुछ बदल चुका था - एक नए अनुभव का साक्षात्कार।En: The life on the ghat, the same music, but something had changed within them - a recognition of a new experience. Vocabulary Words:ghat: घाटfragrance: खुशबूemerging: आ रही थीdesire: चाहतimpress: इम्प्रेसritual: आरतीtrigger: उभर आईallergy: एलर्जीhesitated: झिझकीflared: थोड़ी उभर आईirritation: जलनrealized: समझ गयाgradually: धीरे-धीरेcomfort: दिलासाcourage: हिम्मतrecognition: साक्षात्कारcharm: खुमारीreflect: छलक रहा थाthoughtfulness: ख्यालskilled: माहिरexplore: खंगालनेneeds: जरूरतtalent: प्रतिभाfears: डरcultural: सांस्कृतिकdepths: गहराइयोंleave behind: पीछे छोड़नाface: चेहराexperience: अनुभवstrength: शक्ति

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Artful Awakening: How an Artist's Vision Sparked Ganga's Revival Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-02-12-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: सर्दियों की एक धुंधली सुबह थी।En: It was a foggy winter morning.Hi: वाराणसी के घाटों पर हलचल थी।En: There was activity on the Varanasi ghats.Hi: श्रद्धालु और साधु गंगा नदी के किनारे पूजा-पाठ में लगे थे।En: Devotees and sadhus were engaged in worship along the banks of the Ganga River.Hi: वहीं, रवि गंगा के जल की स्थिति देखकर चिंतित था।En: Meanwhile, Ravi was concerned after observing the condition of the Ganga's waters.Hi: वह एक युवा पर्यावरणविद् था, जो गंगा की सफाई के लिए काम करना चाहता था। लेकिन उसे स्थानीय लोगों का समर्थन नहीं मिल रहा था।En: He was a young environmentalist who wanted to work towards cleaning the Ganga, but he wasn't receiving support from the local people.Hi: उनकी परंपराएं और मान्यताएं नदी की समस्या से उन्हें अलग रखे हुए थीं।En: Their traditions and beliefs kept them detached from the river's problem.Hi: वहीं, घाट के एक कोने में, पार्वती अपनी तूलिका और चित्रफलक के साथ खड़ी थी।En: At the corner of the ghat, Parvati stood with her brush and easel.Hi: वह एक स्थानीय कलाकार थी, जो घाटों के जीवन से प्रेरणा लेती थी।En: She was a local artist who drew inspiration from the life at the ghats.Hi: रवि ने उसे ध्यान से देखा।En: Ravi observed her carefully.Hi: उसके मन में एक विचार आया।En: An idea came to his mind.Hi: उसने पार्वती के पास जाकर कहा, "क्या तुम मेरे साथ एक नाव की सवारी करना चाहोगी? गंगा की सच्चाई दिखाना चाहता हूँ।"En: He approached Parvati and said, "Would you like to take a boat ride with me? I want to show you the truth of the Ganga."Hi: पार्वती ने कुछ सोचकर हामी भरी।En: Parvati thought for a moment and agreed.Hi: दोनों एक लकड़ी की पुरानी नाव पर सवार हुए।En: Both boarded an old wooden boat.Hi: नाव धीरे-धीरे गंगा के शांत जल में आगे बढ़ने लगी।En: The boat began to move slowly in the calm waters of the Ganga.Hi: चारों ओर धुंध थी।En: There was fog all around.Hi: दोनों चुपचाप बैठे थे।En: Both sat in silence.Hi: घाट के किनारे जलती हुई दीयों की रोशनी और मंत्रोच्चार की ध्वनि वातावरण को रहस्यमय बना रही थी।En: The light of lamps burning along the ghat and the sound of chanting made the atmosphere mysterious.Hi: तभी, एक घाट पर भव्य शिवरात्रि का आयोजन हो रहा था।En: Suddenly, a grand Shivratri celebration was taking place at a ghat.Hi: लोग गंगा में दीप प्रवाह कर रहे थे, और आरती की मधुर ध्वनि गूंज रही थी।En: People were releasing floating lamps into the Ganga, and the melodious sound of the aarti echoed.Hi: यह दृश्य अद्भुत था।En: It was an amazing sight.Hi: रवि की आंखों में गंगा के दूषित जल को साफ करने का सपना झलक रहा था।En: In Ravi's eyes, the dream of cleaning the polluted waters of the Ganga reflected brightly.Hi: पर पार्वती के लिए यह दृश्य कला का अद्वितीय विषय था।En: But for Parvati, this view was a unique subject of art.Hi: उसने कहा, "रवि, मैं गंगा की स्थिति पर चित्र श्रृंखला बनाऊंगी। यह दृश्य और यह नाव यात्रा मेरे लिए प्रेरणा बनेगी।"En: She said, "Ravi, I will create a series of paintings on the condition of the Ganga. This view and this boat journey will be my inspiration."Hi: रवि को उम्मीद जगी।En: Hope sparked in Ravi.Hi: उसे लगा कि कला के माध्यम से वह लोगों का ध्यान गंगा की समस्याओं की ओर खींच सकता है।En: He felt that through art, he could draw people's attention towards the issues of the Ganga.Hi: पार्वती ने वादा किया।En: Parvati promised.Hi: उसने कई चित्र बनाए, जो गंगा की सुंदरता और प्रदूषण की समस्याओं को दर्शाते थे।En: She created many paintings depicting the beauty of the Ganga and the problems of pollution.Hi: धीरे-धीरे, उन चित्रों ने लोगों का ध्यान आकर्षित किया।En: Gradually, these paintings attracted people's attention.Hi: पार्वती की कला ने स्थानीय लोगों को सोचने पर मजबूर किया।En: Parvati's art compelled the local people to think.Hi: रवि के कार्य में अब उन्हें रुचि होने लगी।En: They began to take an interest in Ravi's work.Hi: धीरे-धीरे समर्थन मिलने लगा।En: Slowly, support began to come.Hi: रवि को एहसास हुआ कि कला और सहयोग से बड़ा फर्क आ सकता है।En: Ravi realized that art and collaboration could make a significant difference.Hi: उसकी उम्मीदें फिर से जीवित हो गईं।En: His hopes were revived.Hi: गंगा फिर से साफ होने का सपना अब सच होने की राह पर था।En: The dream of a clean Ganga was now on its way to becoming a reality.Hi: यह परिवर्तन एक छोटे से नाव सफर से शुरू होकर पार्वती की अद्भुत कला के माध्यम से संभव हुआ।En: This transformation began with a small boat journey and was made possible through Parvati's wonderful art. Vocabulary Words:foggy: धुंधलीdevotees: श्रद्धालुsadhus: साधुworship: पूजा-पाठconcerned: चिंतितenvironmentalist: पर्यावरणविद्detached: अलगbeliefs: मान्यताएंartist: कलाकारinspiration: प्रेरणाeasel: चित्रफलकapproached: पास जाकरchanting: मंत्रोच्चारmysterious: रहस्यमयcelebration: आयोजनreleasing: प्रवाहfloating lamps: दीप प्रवाहmelodious: मधुरaarti: आरतीechoed: गूंज रही थीpolluted: दूषितdepicting: दर्शातेcompelled: मजबूरcollaboration: सहयोगrevived: जीवितtransformation: परिवर्तनseries: श्रृंखलाcalm: शांतsubject: विषयrays: रोशनी

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What if the most transformative thing you can do for your writing craft and author business is to face what you fear? How can you can find gold in your Shadow in the year ahead? In this episode, I share chapters from Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words. In the intro, curated book boxes from Bridgerton's Julia Quinn; Google's agentic shopping, and powering Apple's Siri; ChatGPT Ads; and Claude CoWork. Balancing Certainty and Uncertainty [MoonShots with Tony Robbins]; and three trends for authors with me and Orna Ross [Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast]; plus, Bones of the Deep, Business for Authors, and Indie Author Lab. This show is supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn  Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She's also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. What is the Shadow? The ‘creative wound' and the Shadow in writing The Shadow in traditional publishing The Shadow in self-publishing or being an indie author The Shadow in work The Shadow in money You can find Writing the Shadow in all formats on all stores, as well as special edition, workbook and bundles at www.TheCreativePenn.com/shadowbook Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words The following chapters are excerpted from Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words by Joanna Penn. Introduction. What is the Shadow? “How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.” —C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul We all have a Shadow side and it is the work of a lifetime to recognise what lies within and spin that base material into gold. Think of it as a seedling in a little pot that you're given when you're young. It's a bit misshapen and weird, not something you would display in your living room, so you place it in a dark corner of the basement. You don't look at it for years. You almost forget about it. Then one day you notice tendrils of something wild poking up through the floorboards. They're ugly and don't fit with your Scandi-minimalist interior design. You chop the tendrils away and pour weedkiller on what's left, trying to hide the fact that they were ever there. But the creeping stems keep coming. At some point, you know you have to go down there and face the wild thing your seedling has become. When you eventually pluck up enough courage to go down into the basement, you discover that the plant has wound its roots deep into the foundations of your home. Its vines weave in and out of the cracks in the walls, and it has beautiful flowers and strange fruit. It holds your world together. Perhaps you don't need to destroy the wild tendrils. Perhaps you can let them wind up into the light and allow their rich beauty to weave through your home. It will change the look you have so carefully cultivated, but maybe that's just what the place needs. The Shadow in psychology Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychologist and the founder of analytical psychology. He described the Shadow as an unconscious aspect of the human personality, those parts of us that don't match up to what is expected of us by family and society, or to our own ideals. The Shadow is not necessarily evil or illegal or immoral, although of course it can be. It's also not necessarily caused by trauma, abuse, or any other severely damaging event, although again, it can be. It depends on the individual. What is in your Shadow is based on your life and your experiences, as well as your culture and society, so it will be different for everyone. Psychologist Connie Zweig, in The Inner Work of Age, explains, “The Shadow is that part of us that lies beneath or behind the light of awareness. It contains our rejected, unacceptable traits and feelings. It contains our hidden gifts and talents that have remained unexpressed or unlived. As Jung put it, the essence of the Shadow is pure gold.” To further illustrate the concept, Robert Bly, in A Little Book on the Human Shadow,uses the following metaphor: “When we are young, we carry behind us an invisible bag, into which we stuff any feelings, thoughts, or behaviours that bring disapproval or loss of love—anger, tears, neediness, laziness. By the time we go to school, our bags are already a mile long. In high school, our peer groups pressure us to stuff the bags with even more—individuality, sexuality, spontaneity, different opinions. We spend our life until we're twenty deciding which parts of ourselves to put into the bag and we spend the rest of our lives trying to get them out again.” As authors, we can use what's in the ‘bag' to enrich our writing — but only if we can access it. My intention with this book is to help you venture into your Shadow and bring some of what's hidden into the light and into your words. I'll reveal aspects of my Shadow in these pages but ultimately, this book is about you. Your Shadow is unique. There may be elements we share, but much will be different. Each chapter has questions for you to consider that may help you explore at least the edges of your Shadow, but it's not easy. As Jung said, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” But take heart, Creative. You don't need courage when things are easy. You need it when you know what you face will be difficult, but you do it anyway. We are authors. We know how to do hard things. We turn ideas into books. We manifest thoughts into ink on paper. We change lives with our writing. First, our own, then other people's. It's worth the effort to delve into Shadow, so I hope you will join me on the journey. The creative wound and the Shadow in writing “Whatever pain you can't get rid of, make it your creative offering.” —Susan Cain, Bittersweet  The more we long for something, the more extreme our desire, the more likely it is to have a Shadow side. For those of us who love books, the author life may well be a long-held dream and thus, it is filled with Shadow. Books have long been objects of desire, power, and authority. They hold a mythic status in our lives. We escaped into stories as children; we studied books at school and college; we read them now for escape and entertainment, education and inspiration. We collect beautiful books to put on our shelves. We go to them for solace and answers to the deepest questions of life. Writers are similarly held in high esteem. They shape culture, win literary prizes, give important speeches, and are quoted in the mainstream media. Their books are on the shelves in libraries and bookstores. Writers are revered, held up as rare, talented creatures made separate from us by their brilliance and insight. For bibliophile children, books were everything and to write one was a cherished dream. To become an author? Well, that would mean we might be someone special, someone worthy. Perhaps when you were young, you thought the dream of being a writer was possible — then you told someone about it. That's probably when you heard the first criticism of such a ridiculous idea, the first laughter, the first dismissal. So you abandoned the dream, pushed the idea of being a writer into the Shadow, and got on with your life. Or if it wasn't then, it came later, when you actually put pen to paper and someone — a parent, teacher, partner, or friend, perhaps even a literary agent or publisher, someone whose opinion you valued — told you it was worthless. Here are some things you might have heard: Writing is a hobby. Get a real job. You're not good enough. You don't have any writing talent. You don't have enough education. You don't know what you're doing. Your writing is derivative / unoriginal / boring / useless / doesn't make sense. The genre you write in is dead / worthless / unacceptable / morally wrong / frivolous / useless.  Who do you think you are? No one would want to read what you write. You can't even use proper grammar, so how could you write a whole book? You're wasting your time. You'll never make it as a writer. You shouldn't write those things (or even think about those things). Why don't you write something nice? Insert other derogatory comment here! Mark Pierce describes the effect of this experience in his book The Creative Wound, which “occurs when an event, or someone's actions or words, pierce you, causing a kind of rift in your soul. A comment—even offhand and unintentional—is enough to cause one.” He goes on to say that such words can inflict “damage to the core of who we are as creators. It is an attack on our artistic identity, resulting in us believing that whatever we make is somehow tainted or invalid, because shame has convinced us there is something intrinsically tainted or invalid about ourselves.” As adults, we might brush off such wounds, belittling them as unimportant in the grand scheme of things. We might even find ourselves saying the same words to other people. After all, it's easier to criticise than to create. But if you picture your younger self, bright eyed as you lose yourself in your favourite book, perhaps you might catch a glimpse of what you longed for before your dreams were dashed on the rocks of other people's reality. As Mark Pierce goes on to say, “A Creative Wound has the power to delay our pursuits—sometimes for years—and it can even derail our lives completely… Anything that makes us feel ashamed of ourselves or our work can render us incapable of the self-expression we yearn for.” This is certainly what happened to me, and it took decades to unwind. Your creative wounds will differ to mine but perhaps my experience will help you explore your own. To be clear, your Shadow may not reside in elements of horror as mine do, but hopefully you can use my example to consider where your creative wounds might lie. “You shouldn't write things like that.” It happened at secondary school around 1986 or 1987, so I would have been around eleven or twelve years old. English was one of my favourite subjects and the room we had our lessons in looked out onto a vibrant garden. I loved going to that class because it was all about books, and they were always my favourite things. One day, we were asked to write a story. I can't remember the specifics of what the teacher asked us to write, but I fictionalised a recurring nightmare. I stood in a dark room. On one side, my mum and my brother, Rod, were tied up next to a cauldron of boiling oil, ready to be thrown in. On the other side, my dad and my little sister, Lucy, were threatened with decapitation by men with machetes. I had to choose who would die. I always woke up, my heart pounding, before I had to choose. Looking back now, it clearly represented an internal conflict about having to pick sides between the two halves of my family. Not an unexpected issue from a child of divorce. Perhaps these days, I might have been sent to the school counsellor, but it was the eighties and I don't think we even had such a thing. Even so, the meaning of the story isn't the point. It was the reaction to it that left scars. “You shouldn't write things like that,” my teacher said, and I still remember her look of disappointment, even disgust. Certainly judgment. She said my writing was too dark. It wasn't a proper story. It wasn't appropriate for the class. As if horrible things never happened in stories — or in life. As if literature could not include dark tales. As if the only acceptable writing was the kind she approved of. We were taught The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie that year, which says a lot about the type of writing considered appropriate. Or perhaps the issue stemmed from the school motto, “So hateth she derknesse,” from Chaucer's The Legend of Good Women: “For fear of night, so she hates the darkness.” I had won a scholarship to a private girls' school, and their mission was to turn us all into proper young ladies. Horror was never on the curriculum. Perhaps if my teacher had encouraged me to write my darkness back then, my nightmares would have dissolved on the page. Perhaps if we had studied Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or H.P. Lovecraft stories, or Bram Stoker's Dracula, I could have embraced the darker side of literature earlier in my life. My need to push darker thoughts into my Shadow was compounded by my (wonderful) mum's best intentions. We were brought up on the principles of The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and she tried to shield me and my brother from anything harmful or horrible. We weren't allowed to watch TV much, and even the British school drama Grange Hill was deemed inappropriate. So much of what I've achieved is because my mum instilled in me a “can do” attitude that anything is possible. I'm so grateful to her for that. (I love you, Mum!) But all that happy positivity, my desire to please her, to be a good girl, to make my teachers proud, and to be acceptable to society, meant that I pushed my darker thoughts into Shadow. They were inappropriate. They were taboo. They must be repressed, kept secret, and I must be outwardly happy and positive at all times. You cannot hold back the darkness “The night is dark and full of terrors.” —George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords It turned out that horror was on the curriculum, much of it in the form of educational films we watched during lessons. In English Literature, we watched Romeo drink poison and Juliet stab herself in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. In Religious Studies, we watched Jesus beaten, tortured, and crucified in The Greatest Story Ever Told, and learned of the variety of gruesome ways that Christian saints were martyred. In Classical Civilisation, we watched gladiators slaughter each other in Spartacus. In Sex Education at the peak of the AIDS crisis in the mid-'80s, we were told of the many ways we could get infected and die. In History, we studied the Holocaust with images of skeletal bodies thrown into mass graves, medical experiments on humans, and grainy videos of marching soldiers giving the Nazi salute. One of my first overseas school field trips was to the World War I battlegrounds of Flanders Fields in Belgium, where we studied the inhuman conditions of the trenches, walked through mass graves, and read war poetry by candlelight. As John McCrae wrote: We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Did the teachers not realise how deeply a sensitive teenager might feel the darkness of that place? Or have I always been unusual in that places of blood echo deep inside me? And the horrors kept coming. We lived in Bristol, England back then and I learned at school how the city had been part of the slave trade, its wealth built on the backs of people stolen from their homes, sold, and worked to death in the colonies. I had been at school for a year in Malawi, Africa and imagined the Black people I knew drowning, being beaten, and dying on those ships. In my teenage years, the news was filled with ethnic cleansing, mass rape, and massacres during the Balkan wars, and images of bodies hacked apart during the Rwandan genocide. Evil committed by humans against other humans was not a historical aberration. I'm lucky and I certainly acknowledge my privilege. Nothing terrible or horrifying has happened to me — but bad things certainly happen to others. I wasn't bullied or abused. I wasn't raped or beaten or tortured. But you don't have to go through things to be afraid of them, and for your imagination to conjure the possibility of them. My mum doesn't read my fiction now as it gives her nightmares (Sorry, Mum!). I know she worries that somehow she's responsible for my darkness, but I've had a safe and (mostly) happy life, for which I'm truly grateful. But the world is not an entirely safe and happy place, and for a sensitive child with a vivid imagination, the world is dark and scary. It can be brutal and violent, and bad things happen, even to good people. No parent can shield their child from the reality of the world. They can only help them do their best to live in it, develop resilience, and find ways to deal with whatever comes. Story has always been a way that humans have used to learn how to live and deal with difficult times. The best authors, the ones that readers adore and can't get enough of, write their darkness into story to channel their experience, and help others who fear the same. In an interview on writing the Shadow on The Creative Penn Podcast, Michaelbrent Collings shared how he incorporated a personally devastating experience into his writing:  “My wife and I lost a child years back, and that became the root of one of my most terrifying books, Apparition. It's not terrifying because it's the greatest book of all time, but just the concept that there's this thing out there… like a demon, and it consumes the blood and fear of the children, and then it withdraws and consumes the madness of the parents… I wrote that in large measure as a way of working through what I was experiencing.” I've learned much from Michaelbrent. I've read many of his (excellent) books and he's been on my podcast multiple times talking about his depression and mental health issues, as well as difficulties in his author career. Writing darkness is not in Michaelbrent's Shadow and only he can say what lies there for him. But from his example, and from that of other authors, I too learned how to write my Shadow into my books. Twenty-three years after that English lesson, in November 2009, I did NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, and wrote five thousand words of what eventually became Stone of Fire, my first novel. In the initial chapter, I burned a nun alive on the ghats of Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges River. I had watched the bodies burn by night on pyres from a boat bobbing in the current a few years before, and the image was still crystal clear in my mind. The only way to deal with how it made me feel about death was to write about it — and since then, I've never stopped writing. Returning to the nightmare from my school days, I've never had to choose between the two halves of my family, but the threat of losing them remains a theme in my fiction. In my ARKANE thriller series, Morgan Sierra will do anything to save her sister and her niece. Their safety drives her to continue to fight against evil. Our deepest fears emerge in our writing, and that's the safest place for them. I wish I'd been taught how to turn my nightmares into words back at school, but at least now I've learned to write my Shadow onto the page. I wish the same for you. The Shadow in traditional publishing If becoming an author is your dream, then publishing a book is deeply entwined with that. But as Mark Pierce says in The Creative Wound, “We feel pain the most where it matters the most… Desire highlights whatever we consider to be truly significant.” There is a lot of desire around publishing for those of us who love books! It can give you: Validation that your writing is good enough Status and credibility Acceptance by an industry held in esteem  The potential of financial reward and critical acclaim Support from a team of professionals who know how to make fantastic books A sense of belonging to an elite community Pride in achieving a long-held goal, resulting in a confidence boost and self-esteem Although not guaranteed, traditional publishing can give you all these things and more, but as with everything, there is a potential Shadow side. Denying it risks the potential of being disillusioned, disappointed, and even damaged. But remember, forewarned is forearmed, as the saying goes. Preparation can help you avoid potential issues and help you feel less alone if you encounter them. The myth of success… and the reality of experience There is a pervasive myth of success in the traditional publishing industry, perpetuated by media reporting on brand name and breakout authors, those few outliers whose experience is almost impossible to replicate. Because of such examples, many new traditionally published authors think that their first book will hit the top of the bestseller charts or win an award, as well as make them a million dollars — or at least a big chunk of cash. They will be able to leave their job, write in a beautiful house overlooking the ocean, and swan around the world attending conferences, while writing more bestselling books. It will be a charmed life. But that is not the reality. Perhaps it never was. Even so, the life of a traditionally published author represents a mythic career with the truth hidden behind a veil of obscurity. In April 2023, The Bookseller in the UK reported that “more than half of authors (54%) responding to a survey on their experiences of publishing their debut book have said the process negatively affected their mental health. Though views were mixed, just 22%… described a positive experience overall… Among the majority who said they had a negative experience of debut publication, anxiety, stress, depression and ‘lowered' self-esteem were cited, with lack of support, guidance or clear and professional communication from their publisher among the factors that contributed.” Many authors who have negative experiences around publishing will push them into the Shadow with denial or self-blame, preferring to keep the dream alive. They won't talk about things in public as this may negatively affect their careers, but private discussions are often held in the corners of writing conferences or social media groups online. Some of the issues are as follows: Repeated rejection by agents and publishers may lead to the author thinking they are not good enough as a writer, which can lead to feeling unworthy as a person. If an author gets a deal, the amount of advance and the name and status of the publisher compared to others create a hierarchy that impacts self-esteem. A deal for a book may be much lower than an author might have been expecting, with low or no advance, and the resulting experience with the publisher beneath expectations. The launch process may be disappointing, and the book may appear without fanfare, with few sales and no bestseller chart position. In The Bookseller report, one author described her launch day as “a total wasteland… You have expectations about what publication day will be like, but in reality, nothing really happens.” The book may receive negative reviews by critics or readers or more publicly on social media, which can make an author feel attacked. The book might not sell as well as expected, and the author may feel like it's their fault. Commercial success can sometimes feel tied to self-worth and an author can't help but compare their sales to others, with resulting embarrassment or shame. The communication from the publisher may be less than expected. One author in The Bookseller report said, “I was shocked by the lack of clarity and shared information and the cynicism that underlies the superficial charm of this industry.” There is often more of a focus on debut authors in publishing houses, so those who have been writing and publishing in the midlist for years can feel ignored and undervalued. In The Bookseller report, 48 percent of authors reported “their publisher supported them for less than a year,” with one saying, “I got no support and felt like a commodity, like the team had moved on completely to the next book.” If an author is not successful enough, the next deal may be lower than the last, less effort is made with marketing, and they may be let go. In The Bookseller report, “six authors—debut and otherwise—cited being dropped by their publisher, some with no explanation.” Even if everything goes well and an author is considered successful by others, they may experience imposter syndrome, feeling like a fraud when speaking at conferences or doing book signings. And the list goes on … All these things can lead to feelings of shame, inadequacy, and embarrassment; loss of status in the eyes of peers; and a sense of failure if a publishing career is not successful enough. The author feels like it's their fault, like they weren't good enough — although, of course, the reality is that the conditions were not right at the time. A failure of a book is not a failure of the person, but it can certainly feel like it! When you acknowledge the Shadow, it loses its power Despite all the potential negatives of traditional publishing, if you know what could happen, you can mitigate them. You can prepare yourself for various scenarios and protect yourself from potential fall-out. It's clear from The Bookseller report that too many authors have unrealistic expectations of the industry. But publishers are businesses, not charities. It's not their job to make you feel good as an author. It's their job to sell books and pay you. The best thing they can do is to continue to be a viable business so they can keep putting books on the shelves and keep paying authors, staff, and company shareholders. When you license your creative work to a publisher, you're giving up control of your intellectual property in exchange for money and status. Bring your fears and issues out of the Shadow, acknowledge them, and deal with them early, so they do not get pushed down and re-emerge later in blame and bitterness. Educate yourself on the business of publishing. Be clear on what you want to achieve with any deal. Empower yourself as an author, take responsibility for your career, and you will have a much better experience. The Shadow in self-publishing or being an indie author Self-publishing, or being an independent (indie) author, can be a fantastic, pro-active choice for getting your book into the world. Holding your first book in your hand and saying “I made this” is pretty exciting, and even after more than forty books, I still get excited about seeing ideas in my head turn into a physical product in the world. Self-publishing can give an author: Creative control over what to write, editorial and cover design choices, when and how often to publish, and how to market Empowerment over your author career and the ability to make choices that impact success without asking for permission Ownership and control of intellectual property assets, resulting in increased opportunity around licensing and new markets Independence and the potential for recurring income for the long term Autonomy and flexibility around timelines, publishing options, and the ability to easily pivot into new genres and business models Validation based on positive reader reviews and money earned Personal growth and learning through the acquisition of new skills, resulting in a boost in confidence and self-esteem A sense of belonging to an active and vibrant community of indie authors around the world Being an indie author can give you all this and more, but once again, there is a Shadow side and preparation can help you navigate potential issues. The myth of success… and the reality of experience As with traditional publishing, the indie author world has perpetuated a myth of success in the example of the breakout indie author like E.L. James with Fifty Shades of Grey, Hugh Howey with Wool, or Andy Weir with The Martian. The emphasis on financial success is also fuelled online by authors who share screenshots showing six-figure months or seven-figure years, without sharing marketing costs and other outgoings, or the amount of time spent on the business. Yes, these can inspire some, but it can also make others feel inadequate and potentially lead to bad choices about how to publish and market based on comparison. The indie author world is full of just as much ego and a desire for status and money as traditional publishing. This is not a surprise! Most authors, regardless of publishing choices, are a mix of massive ego and chronic self-doubt. We are human, so the same issues will re-occur. A different publishing method doesn't cure all ills. Some of the issues are as follows: You learn everything you need to know about writing and editing, only to find that you need to learn a whole new set of skills in order to self-publish and market your book. This can take a lot of time and effort you did not expect, and things change all the time so you have to keep learning. Being in control of every aspect of the publishing process, from writing to cover design to marketing, can be overwhelming, leading to indecision, perfectionism, stress, and even burnout as you try to do all the things. You try to find people to help, but building your team is a challenge, and working with others has its own difficulties. People say negative things about self-publishing that may arouse feelings of embarrassment or shame. These might be little niggles, but they needle you, nonetheless. You wonder whether you made the right choice. You struggle with self-doubt and if you go to an event with traditional published authors, you compare yourself to them and feel like an imposter. Are you good enough to be an author if a traditional publisher hasn't chosen you? Is it just vanity to self-publish? Are your books unworthy? Even though you worked with a professional editor, you still get one-star reviews and you hate criticism from readers. You wonder whether you're wasting your time. You might be ripped off by an author services company who promise the world, only to leave you with a pile of printed books in your garage and no way to sell them. When you finally publish your book, it languishes at the bottom of the charts while other authors hit the top of the list over and over, raking in the cash while you are left out of pocket. You don't admit to over-spending on marketing as it makes you ashamed. You resist book marketing and make critical comments about writers who embrace it. You believe that quality rises to the top and if a book is good enough, people will buy it anyway. This can lead to disappointment and disillusionment when you launch your book and it doesn't sell many copies because nobody knows about it. You try to do what everyone advises, but you still can't make decent money as an author. You're jealous of other authors' success and put it down to them ‘selling out' or writing things you can't or ‘using AI' or ‘using a ghostwriter' or having a specific business model you consider impossible to replicate. And the list goes on… When you acknowledge the Shadow, it loses its power Being in control of your books and your author career is a double-edged sword. Traditionally published authors can criticise their publishers or agents or the marketing team or the bookstores or the media, but indie authors have to take responsibility for it all. Sure, we can blame ‘the algorithms' or social media platforms, or criticise other authors for having more experience or more money to invest in marketing, or attribute their success to writing in a more popular genre — but we also know there are always people who do well regardless of the challenges. Once more, we're back to acknowledging and integrating the Shadow side of our choices. We are flawed humans. There will always be good times and bad, and difficulties to offset the high points. This too shall pass, as the old saying goes. I know that being an indie author has plenty of Shadow. I've been doing this since 2008 and despite the hard times, I'm still here. I'm still writing. I'm still publishing. This life is not for everyone, but it's my choice. You must make yours. The Shadow in work You work hard. You make a living. Nothing wrong with that attitude, right? It's what we're taught from an early age and, like so much of life, it's not a problem until it goes to extremes. Not achieving what you want to? Work harder. Can't get ahead? Work harder. Not making a good enough living? Work harder. People who don't work hard are lazy. They don't deserve handouts or benefits. People who don't work hard aren't useful, so they are not valued members of our culture and community. But what about the old or the sick, the mentally ill, or those with disabilities? What about children? What about the unemployed? The under-employed? What about those who are — or will be — displaced by technology, those called “the useless class” by historian Yuval Noah Harari in his book Homo Deus? What if we become one of these in the future? Who am I if I cannot work? The Shadow side of my attitude to work became clear when I caught COVID in the summer of 2021. I was the sickest I'd ever been. I spent two weeks in bed unable to even think properly, and six weeks after that, I was barely able to work more than an hour a day before lying in the dark and waiting for my energy to return. I was limited in what I could do for another six months after that. At times, I wondered if I would ever get better. Jonathan kept urging me to be patient and rest. But I don't know how to rest. I know how to work and how to sleep. I can do ‘active rest,' which usually involves walking a long way or traveling somewhere interesting, but those require a stronger mind and body than I had during those months. It struck me that even if I recovered from the virus, I had glimpsed my future self. One day, I will be weak in body and mind. If I'm lucky, that will be many years away and hopefully for a short time before I die — but it will happen. I am an animal. I will die. My body and mind will pass on and I will be no more. Before then I will be weak. Before then, I will be useless. Before then, I will be a burden. I will not be able to work… But who am I if I cannot work? What is the point of me? I can't answer these questions right now, because although I recognise them as part of my Shadow, I've not progressed far enough to have dealt with them entirely. My months of COVID gave me some much-needed empathy for those who cannot work, even if they want to. We need to reframe what work is as a society, and value humans for different things, especially as technology changes what work even means. That starts with each of us. “Illness, affliction of body and soul, can be life-altering. It has the potential to reveal the most fundamental conflict of the human condition: the tension between our infinite, glorious dreams and desires and our limited, vulnerable, decaying physicality.” —Connie Zweig, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul The Shadow in money In the Greek myth, King Midas was a wealthy ruler who loved gold above all else. His palace was adorned with golden sculptures and furniture, and he took immense pleasure in his riches. Yet, despite his vast wealth, he yearned for more. After doing a favour for Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry, Midas was granted a single wish. Intoxicated by greed, he wished that everything he touched would turn to gold — and it was so. At first, it was a lot of fun. Midas turned everything else in his palace to gold, even the trees and stones of his estate. After a morning of turning things to gold, he fancied a spot of lunch. But when he tried to eat, the food and drink turned to gold in his mouth. He became thirsty and hungry — and increasingly desperate. As he sat in despair on his golden throne, his beloved young daughter ran to comfort him. For a moment, he forgot his wish — and as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed his cheek, she turned into a golden statue, frozen in precious metal. King Midas cried out to the gods to forgive him, to reverse the wish. He renounced his greed and gave away all his wealth, and his daughter was returned to life. The moral of the story: Wealth and greed are bad. In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is described as a “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner.” He's wealthy but does not share, considering Christmas spending to be frivolous and giving to charity to be worthless. He's saved by a confrontation with his lonely future and becomes a generous man and benefactor of the poor. Wealth is good if you share it with others. The gospel of Matthew, chapter 25: 14-30, tells the parable of the bags of gold, in which a rich man goes on a journey and entrusts his servants with varying amounts of gold. On his return, the servants who multiplied the gold through their efforts and investments are rewarded, while the one who merely returned the gold with no interest is punished: “For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” Making money is good, making more money is even better. If you can't make any money, you don't deserve to have any. Within the same gospel, in Matthew 19:24, Jesus encounters a wealthy man and tells him to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, which the man is unable to do. Jesus says, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Wealth is bad. Give it all away and you'll go to heaven. With all these contradictory messages, no wonder we're so conflicted about money! How do you think and feel about money? While money is mostly tied to our work, it's far more than just a transactional object for most people. It's loaded with complex symbolism and judgment handed down by family, religion, and culture. You are likely to find elements of Shadow by examining your attitudes around money. Consider which of the following statements resonate with you or write your own. Money stresses me out. I don't want to talk about it or think about it. Some people hoard money, so there is inequality. Rich people are bad and we should take away their wealth and give it to the poor.  I can never make enough money to pay the bills, or to give my family what I want to provide. Money doesn't grow on trees.  It's wasteful to spend money as you might need it later, so I'm frugal and don't spend money unless absolutely necessary. It is better and more ethical to be poor than to be rich. I want more money. I read books and watch TV shows about rich people because I want to live like that. Sometimes I spend too much on things for a glimpse of what that might be like.  I buy lottery tickets and dream of winning all that money.  I'm jealous of people who have money. I want more of it and I resent those who have it. I'm no good with money. I don't like to look at my bank statement or credit card statement. I live off my overdraft and I'm in debt. I will never earn enough to get out of debt and start saving, so I don't think too much about it. I don't know enough about money. Talking about it makes me feel stupid, so I just ignore it. People like me aren't educated about money.  I need to make more money. If I can make lots of money, then people will look up to me. If I make lots of money, I will be secure, nothing can touch me, I will be safe.  I never want to be poor. I would be ashamed to be poor. I will never go on benefits. My net worth is my self worth. Money is good. We have the best standard of living in history because of the increase in wealth over time. Even the richest kings of the past didn't have what many middle-class people have today in terms of access to food, water, technology, healthcare, education, and more. The richest people give the most money to the poor through taxation and charity, as well as through building companies that employ people and invent new things. The very richest give away much of their fortunes. They provide far more benefit to the world than the poor.  I love money. Money loves me. Money comes easily and quickly to me. I attract money in multiple streams of income. It flows to me in so many ways. I spend money. I invest money. I give money. I'm happy and grateful for all that I receive. The Shadow around money for authors in particular Many writers and other creatives have issues around money and wealth. How often have you heard the following, and which do you agree with? You can't make money with your writing. You'll be a poor author in a garret, a starving artist.  You can't write ‘good quality' books and make money. If you make money writing, you're a hack, you're selling out. You are less worthy than someone who writes only for the Muse. Your books are commercial, not artistic. If you spend money on marketing, then your books are clearly not good enough to sell on their own. My agent / publisher / accountant / partner deals with the money side. I like to focus on the creative side of things. My money story Note: This is not financial or investment advice. Please talk to a professional about your situation. I've had money issues over the years — haven't we all! But I have been through a (long) process to bring money out of my Shadow and into the light. There will always be more to discover, but hopefully my money story will help you, or at least give you an opportunity to reflect. Like most people, I didn't grow up with a lot of money. My parents started out as teachers, but later my mum — who I lived with, along with my brother — became a change management consultant, moving to the USA and earning a lot more. I'm grateful that she moved into business because her example changed the way I saw money and provided some valuable lessons. (1) You can change your circumstances by learning more and then applying that to leverage opportunity into a new job or career Mum taught English at a school in Bristol when we moved back from Malawi, Africa, in the mid '80s but I remember how stressful it was for her, and how little money she made. She wanted a better future for us all, so she took a year out to do a master's degree in management. In the same way, when I wanted to change careers and leave consulting to become an author, I spent time and money learning about the writing craft and the business of publishing. I still invest a considerable chunk on continuous learning, as this industry changes all the time. (2) You might have to downsize in order to leap forward The year my mum did her degree, we lived in the attic of another family's house; we ate a lot of one-pot casserole and our treat was having a Yorkie bar on the walk back from the museum. We wore hand-me-down clothes, and I remember one day at school when another girl said I was wearing her dress. I denied it, of course, but there in back of the dress was her name tag. I still remember her name and I can still feel that flush of shame and embarrassment. I was determined to never feel like that again. But what I didn't realize at the time was that I was also learning the power of downsizing. Mum got her degree and then a new job in management in Bristol. She bought a house, and we settled for a few years. I had lots of different jobs as a teenager. My favourite was working in the delicatessen because we got a free lunch made from delicious produce. After I finished A-levels, I went to the University of Oxford, and my mum and brother moved to the USA for further opportunities. I've downsized multiple times over the years, taking a step back in order to take a step forward. The biggest was in 2010 when I decided to leave consulting. Jonathan and I sold our three-bedroom house and investments in Brisbane, Australia, and rented a one-bedroom flat in London, so we could be debt-free and live on less while I built up a new career. It was a decade before we bought another house. (3) Comparison can be deadly: there will always be people with more money than you Oxford was an education in many ways and relevant to this chapter is how much I didn't know about things people with money took for granted. I learned about formal hall and wine pairings, and how to make a perfect gin and tonic. I ate smoked salmon for the first time. I learned how to fit in with people who had a lot more money than I did, and I definitely wanted to have money of my own to play with. (4) Income is not wealth You can earn lots but have nothing to show for it after years of working. I learned this in my first few years of IT consulting after university. I earned a great salary and then went contracting, earning even more money at a daily rate. I had a wonderful time. I traveled, ate and drank and generally made merry, but I always had to go back to the day job when the money ran out. I couldn't work out how I could ever stop this cycle. Then I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, a book I still recommend, especially if you're from a family that values academic over financial education. I learned how to escape the rat race by building and/or accumulating assets that pay even when you're not working. It was a revelation! The ‘poor dad' in the book is a university professor. He knows so much about so many things, but he ends up poor as he did not educate himself about money. The ‘rich dad' has little formal education, but he knows about money and wealth because he learned about it, as we can do at any stage in our lives. (5) Not all investments suit every person, so find the right one for you Once I discovered the world of investing, I read all the books and did courses and in-person events. I joined communities and I up-skilled big time. Of course, I made mistakes and learned lots along the way. I tried property investing and renovated a couple of houses for rental (with more practical partners and skilled contractors). But while I could see that property investing might work for some people, I did not care enough about the details to make it work for me, and it was certainly not passive income. I tried other things. My first husband was a boat skipper and scuba diving instructor, so we started a charter. With the variable costs of fuel, the vagaries of New Zealand weather — and our divorce — it didn't last long! From all these experiments, I learned I wanted to run a business, but it needed to be online and not based on a physical location, physical premises, or other people. That was 2006, around the time that blogging started taking off and it became possible to make a living online. I could see the potential and a year later, the iPhone and the Amazon Kindle launched, which became the basis of my business as an author. (6) Boring, automatic saving and investing works best Between 2007 and 2011, I contracted in Australia, where they have compulsory superannuation contributions, meaning you have to save and invest a percentage of your salary or self-employed income. I'd never done that before, because I didn't understand it. I'd ploughed all my excess income into property or the business instead. But in Australia I didn't notice the money going out because it was automatic. I chose a particular fund and it auto-invested every month. The pot grew pretty fast since I didn't touch it, and years later, it's still growing. I discovered the power of compound interest and time in the market, both of which are super boring. This type of investing is not a get rich quick scheme. It's a slow process of automatically putting money into boring investments and doing that month in, month out, year in, year out, automatically for decades while you get on with your life. I still do this. I earn money as an author entrepreneur and I put a percentage of that into boring investments automatically every month. I also have a small amount which is for fun and higher risk investments, but mostly I'm a conservative, risk-averse investor planning ahead for the future. This is not financial advice, so I'm not giving any specifics. I have a list of recommended money books at www.TheCreativePenn.com/moneybooks if you want to learn more. Learning from the Shadow When I look back, my Shadow side around money eventually drove me to learn more and resulted in a better outcome (so far!). I was ashamed of being poor when I had to wear hand-me-down clothes at school. That drove a fear of not having any money, which partially explains my workaholism. I was embarrassed at Oxford because I didn't know how to behave in certain settings, and I wanted to be like the rich people I saw there. I spent too much money in my early years as a consultant because I wanted to experience a “rich” life and didn't understand saving and investing would lead to better things in the future. I invested too much in the wrong things because I didn't know myself well enough and I was trying to get rich quick so I could leave my job and ‘be happy.' But eventually, I discovered that I could grow my net worth with boring, long-term investments while doing a job I loved as an author entrepreneur. My only regret is that I didn't discover this earlier and put a percentage of my income into investments as soon as I started work. It took several decades to get started, but at least I did (eventually) start. My money story isn't over yet, and I keep learning new things, but hopefully my experience will help you reflect on your own and avoid the issue if it's still in Shadow. These chapters are excerpted from Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words by Joanna Penn  The post Writing The Shadow: The Creative Wound, Publishing, And Money, With Joanna Penn first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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In this episode of Shift with CJ, I step into the guest seat on Dr. Jameel Rizwana Hussain's podcast Let the Soul Speak. Riz is a spiritual and manifestation coach, and together we explore what it really means to “upgrade your human”—going beyond biohacking tools and into purpose, spirituality, and inner fulfillment.We talk about how my journey into health didn't start with supplements or saunas. It started with pain. Growing up obese and being bullied pushed me toward martial arts, then fitness, CrossFit, and physical mastery. From the outside, things looked great—but inside, I felt hollow. That gap led me to search for happiness, peace, and meaning beyond the body.Biohacking gave me the science and language to understand longevity, energy, and performance. But over time, I realized something important: spirituality begins where biohacking ends. Biohacking can optimize sleep, HRV, and physical health, but it can't fill what I call the “eternal hole in the heart.” That's where spirituality comes in.RZ and I revisit a powerful idea we shared years ago: we are not human beings having a spiritual experience—we are spiritual beings having a human experience. This perspective reframes how we approach health, success, and suffering.We also dive into the meaning of my name, Chiranjivi, which in Sanskrit means “eternal” or “one who works toward longevity and well-being.” Once something I resisted, it later felt like a calling. I share my most spiritually transformative experience at the Maha Kumbh Mela and during Mahashivratri in Varanasi, where I experienced deep inner calm, heightened intuition, and a profound connection to Krishna.A key theme throughout the episode is moderation. Extremes—even in wellness—eventually backfire. The middle way, as taught by the Buddha, is what sustains health, clarity, and peace.Looking forward, my mission is to simplify biohacking, make optimization accessible to more people, and personally go much deeper into the spiritual path.Key TakeawaysBiohacking optimizes the body, spirituality fulfills the soul.Physical fitness alone doesn't guarantee inner peace.We are spiritual beings having a human experience.Moderation is the foundation of long-term wellness.Inner anchoring leads to clarity, joy, and fulfillment.5 Things You Can Start Doing TodaySpend time on inner work and find your spiritual anchor.Practice moderation in food, training, work, and habits.Wake up earlier and move your body daily.Connect with people and spend time outdoors.Get sunlight, ground yourself, and prioritize quality sleep.

Anil Varanasi is the co-founder and CEO of Meter, which provides full-stack networking infrastructure as a service for businesses. Since founding Meter with his brother Sunil in 2015, Anil has been playing a distinctly long game in one of the most entrenched markets in technology, betting on vertical integration, business model innovation, and a multi-decade time horizon. In this conversation, he unpacks Meter's origin story, from four-plus years of heads-down R&D, and shares how his unconventional approach to planning, management, and pace keeps him excited to run the company for decades. In today's episode, we discuss: Why Anil thinks in 25-year horizons How operating in a monopolistic market shaped Meter's approach Why Meter scrapped a year of OS work during the R&D phase How Meter is rethinking networking's business model Surviving COVID, Apple's M1 transition, and “a thousand bad days” Anil's contrarian views on planning, OKRs, and management How founders can build companies they'll want to run for decades Where to find Anil: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilcv/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/acv Where to find Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast References: ADT: ⁠https://www.adt.com⁠ Alex Honnold: ⁠https://www.alexhonnold.com⁠ Alex Tabarrok: ⁠https://x.com/ATabarrok⁠ ⁠alarm.com⁠: ⁠https://www.alarm.com⁠ Andreessen Horowitz (a16z): ⁠https://a16z.com⁠ Apple: ⁠https://www.apple.com⁠ Bloomberg: ⁠https://www.bloomberg.com⁠ Bryan Caplan: ⁠http://www.bcaplan.com/⁠ Cisco: ⁠https://www.cisco.com⁠ Coca-Cola: ⁠https://www.coca-colacompany.com⁠ George Mason University (GMU): ⁠https://www.gmu.edu⁠ Intel: ⁠https://www.intel.com⁠ Julia Galef: ⁠https://x.com/juliagalef⁠ Martin Casado: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/martincasado/⁠ Meraki: ⁠https://meraki.cisco.com⁠ Meter: ⁠https://www.meter.com⁠ Michela Giorcelli: ⁠https://x.com/M_Giorcelli⁠ Nicholas Bloom: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-bloom-stanford/⁠ Raffaella Sadun: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffaella-sadun-3a182225/⁠ Sanjit Biswas: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjitbiswas/⁠ Sunil Varanasi: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-varanasi-662a01253/⁠ Tyler Cowen: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-cowen-166718/⁠ Twitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv⁠ Timestamps: (01:27) Meter's unusual timeframes (04:06) “We don't do OKRs” (06:32) How to plan without planning (08:31) Track your unhappy customers (11:43) How Meter's journey began (15:02) Dissecting the 2010s SaaS boom (17:06) The networking industry trap (21:44) Meter's first roadblock (22:07) Why Shenzhen accelerated Meter's progress (26:29) The process to get a sales-ready product (31:02) Why you should own the full stack (32:45) The surprising thing you should innovate (35:03) Avoiding the one-trick pony trap (37:39) The secret to finding an excellent market (43:48) How COVID's constraints propelled growth (48:25) Why founders need to know their customers (49:34) Why Meter didn't sell via traditional channels (51:44) You need “seller-market fit” (54:51) The danger of meta-work (56:25) Decoupling management from authority (1:02:17) When the person is the problem (1:05:05) The inherent value of going slowly (1:09:41) Running a company for as long as possible

Send us a textVARANASI to the WORLD Reaction! Telugu | Mahesh Babu | Priyanka Chopra | SS Rajamouli | Cinemondo! #varanasi #varanastrailer ##varanasitrailerreaction #ssrajamouli #trailerreaction Kathy and Mark react to Varanasi To the World! Varanasi (stylised as Vāranāsi) is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action-adventure film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the screenplay with V. Vijayendra Prasad. T the film stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran. Rajamouli conceived the film as a globetrotting action adventure rooted in Indian cultural themes, drawing inspiration from the structure and emotional tone of classic adventure cinema. #varanasi #varanasitrailer#varanasitrailerreaction #varansitotheworld#ssrajamouli #maheshbabu #priyankachopra#mmkeeravaani#trailer#trailerreaction#globetrotter#globetrottereventSupport the show

On this edition of On-Screen Live, we're reviewing the very popular new franchise entry, Predator: Badlands; checking in on Tim Robinson's hilarious new Max series, The Chair Company; reacting to the trailers for the new SS Rajamouli film, Varanasi, and the next ‘holiday weirdos' documentary, The Merchants of Joy; and we're also going over the weekend box office and skimming the trades for some Entertainment Newz. On-Screen live will return in December! Get your tickets to our 15th Anniversary show happening December 6th, where we're talking all things Arnold in Total Recall! It's gonna be a gas and we wanna see you there! Click through for tickets now, you don't want to get sold out! Throughout 2025, we'll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

Cc Madhya 25.105-221 https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/25/advanced-view/ ------------------------------------------------------------ When we began distributing the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Western countries, a similar thing happened. In the beginning we were very much disappointed for at least one year because no one came forth to help this movement, but by the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, some young boys joined this movement in 1966. Of course we distributed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's message of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without bargaining or selling. As a result, this movement has spread all over the world, with the assistance of European and American boys and girls. We therefore pray for all the blessings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu upon all the devotees in the Western world who are spreading this movement. (Cc Madhya 25.170,purport) To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #sricaitanyacaritamrita #govardhanreadings #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

Cc Madhya 223-283 https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/25/advanced-view/ ------------------------------------------------------------ One should understand Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa from the six Gosvāmīs in the paramparā system. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is following as strictly as possible in the footsteps of the Gosvāmīs. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, ei chaya gosāñi yāṅra, mui tāṅra dāsa: “I am the servant of the six Gosvāmīs.” The philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to become the servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord. Whoever wants to understand the difficult subject matter of kṛṣṇa-kathā should accept the disciplic succession. If one is somehow or other able to understand Kṛṣṇa, his life is successful. Tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so 'rjuna. A perfect devotee is able to understand Kṛṣṇa through the disciplic succession, and his entrance into the kingdom of God is thereby certainly opened. When one understands Kṛṣṇa, there is no difficulty in transferring oneself to the spiritual kingdom. (Cc Madhya 25.271,purport) To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #sricaitanyacaritamrita #govardhanreadings #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose