Tag: religion

• The Transformation Of An Empath: From Spiritual Sponge To A Conscious Mirror

  Over a period of past few decades, I have been repeatedly told that I am an “empath,” and that most of the problems arising in my life are due to my inability to enforce boundaries necessary for such a personality trait. This weblog provides a transformative journey from being a sponge who indiscreetly absorbed everyone’s…

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  November 14, 2025

  North Island, Northland, philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Religion, Religious

  Carl Jung, depth psychology, healing, india, mental health, philosophy, psychology, religion, spirituality

• What Is Vipassana?

  What is Vipassana, and how does it compare with the Yogas? This piece situates Vipassana within Buddhism as an insight discipline—training observation and equanimity—then contrasts it with Raja (concentration), Bhakti (devotion), Karma (action), and Jnana (inquiry). It outlines method, aims, and practical benefits, notes where Hatha/Tantra support practice, and offers beginner pointers without giving away…

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  September 25, 2025

  Christchurch, Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Counseling in Christchurch, Creativity, Expressions, Far North, Fresno, india, Meditation, New Zealand, North Island, Northland, philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Religion, Religious, Therapy, Uncategorized, Whangaroa

  Buddhism, culture, Health, india, Meditation, mental health, mindfulness, New Zealand, religion, spirituality, United States, vipassana, yoga

• Magic Mirror On The Wall : How We See Others…

  The readers must see me on a roll, writing one post a day. Not at all. I am still the same, overwhelmed by my present. I found these writings as drafts. I had meant to post them over years, but just got too busy. This writing already exists on ezine, being from 2010 or thereabouts.…

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  February 19, 2022

  Aging, Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Couples Counseling, Creativity, Expressions, Fresno, india, Kundalini, Marriage Counseling, Meditation, New Zealand, philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Religion, Religious, Shiva, Therapy, Third Eye, Uncategorized

  author, depth psychology, Health, india, jungian psychology, Kerikeri, Madhu Sameer, New Zealand, Northland, parenting, philosophy, psychology, religion, writing

• Transformations Thru Creativity

  I love gardening. I simply love it. And I love growing roses in my garden. I currently have over 200 of them. When they bloom together in early spring, I feel I am in heaven. Thousands and thousands of happy rosebuds open themselves up to the elements in a display that is beyond words. My…

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  May 21, 2012

  Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Creativity, Expressions, Fresno, Poetry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Uncategorized

  Carl Jung, depth psychology, flowers, Garden, gardening, Health, jungian psychology, Landscaping, mental health, nature, plants, psychology, religion

• Religious Identity, and Eid-Ul-Zuha

  A few weeks ago, during the auspicious week of Diwali, I held back from writing about the sacred day that is so special for Hindus in India and abroad. As a therapist, I did not wish to compromise my perceived neutrality. However, come Eid, I wished to share myself with others, and experienced no need…

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  November 17, 2010

  Expressions, Fresno, Psychology, Uncategorized

  Allah, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, God, Hajj, Hindu, india, Kashmir, milticulturalism, multicultural, Muslim, Raksha Bandhan, religion

• The Great Mother

  After playing with the developmental aspects of our physical, ego bound existence briefly over the last few weeks, the intuition spontaneously drives to exploring the archetypal, the collective and the symbolic aspects of the mother and the father in greater depth. These writings that follow are not my own ( cited the author at the end),…

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  September 4, 2010

  Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Couples Counseling, Creativity, Expressions, Fresno, Marriage Counseling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Therapy

  Arts, Brahma, child, childhood, clovis, depth psychology, healing, Hinduism, jungian psychology, Literature, metaphors, Metaphysics, Mother, Mother Goddess, Myths and Folktales, non duality, philosophy, psychology, religion, Shiva, therapy, Vishnu

• Protected: The Quest for the Symbolic Father

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  Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Couples Counseling, Creativity, Expressions, Fresno, Marriage Counseling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Therapy

  child, childhood, clovis, depth psychology, healing, independence, jungian psychology, loss, metaphors, object relations, parenting, psychoanalysis, religion, separation, trauma, youth

• Creative Expressions

  Rumis poems have a profound influence on me. One of these days I may even begin to understand why. Perhaps creativty reaches and touches the innermost core of our being….places where simple words cannot reach….I can experience Rumi’s throes of passion in Oh Beloved, Take me. Liberate my soul. Fill me with your love and…

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  July 1, 2010

  Counseling, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Creativity, Expressions, Fresno, Poetry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Therapy

  Creativity, expressions, jungian psychology, Metaphysics, non duality, poetry, religion, sufism, therapeutic, therapy