Soul

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Everyone has a different take on what soul means to them. For me, it symbolises the inner voice that answers to us every time we fall, doubt our faith, second-guess our passions or go through tough times. It is something we can always rely on no matter what. 
       
Heart may be the organ that pumps life into our body, but soul is something that gives it a reason to. 


It is often said that the soul is our embodied spirit. It has supreme control over us. Thus when we achieve inner peace of our mind, we get in touch with our soul. Inner peace is not something which we acquire, but something which comes from within. This soul of ours, being very agitated, needs something to tranquillise it. One such way is of meditation. It not only calms the mind but also soothes the soul. It gives positive vibes from within us.. it helps us look at life optimistically.
                

Our emotions- happiness, rage, excitement, as also our feelings of love, hatred, satiety, our fears, passions and dreams - all comprise of our soul. When we go through an extremely difficult phase in our life, our body might get hurt just a little, but the soul gets scarred forever. It leaves deep cuts which are irrecoverable. At the same time, the soul carries all our happy and merry memories that make our lives worthwhile.
            

Thus though the soul and body are well separated from each other, the soul is an integral part of us, and not something that is apart from us...


- Rasika Karve


When in Bombay!:'Bhaiyya'
Your lessons in Mumbai's Terminology

'Bhaiyya zara side mein lagana'
'Bhaiyya ek kilo kitne ka diya'
'Bhaiyya roz kharidte hain aapse!'

The last line is kind of a cliché in Mumbai actually! Well, Bhaiyya is one term that is like those all-purpose containers- you can use it for a person of any age, no matter what ethnicity he comes from.

So rather than being a regional and offensive term, Bhaiyya in fact is Bombay's dehāti version of 'dude'. 

So if you are a south-Indian or a north-Indian, in Mumbai, you can still be our 'bhaiyya'. (No, we won't tie Rakhis)

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