This soul-stirring article explores what ancient scriptures say about anger, lust, and greed—and how to heal from them. We journey into destiny, karmic release, and emotional mastery using time-tested wisdom from the Gita, Lal Kitab, and forgotten saints. If you have ever felt lost or unworthy—read this. Your purpose isn’t gone—it’s just being refined.
First Published on - 23/04/2010 18:55
Second revised edition- Published on 23/06/2025 14:04
This is a mirror for every soul stuck between rage, confusion, and longing. Through sacred wisdom from the Gita, Lal Kitab, and modern emotional truths, we’ll learn how to transmute anger into wisdom, failure into purpose, and karmic burdens into freedom. Light a lamp. Sit with your pain. We begin now.
What does the Gita really say about lust, anger, and greed?
Most of us think we’re good people—until lust, anger, or greed grabs the wheel. The Bhagavad Gita calls these “three gates of hell”. In Sanskrit, it’s blunt and brutal:
“Tri-vidham narakasyedam dvāram nāśanam ātmanaḥ—kāmaḥ, krodhaḥ, lobhaḥ.”
("Three are the gates to hell—lust, anger, and greed—which lead to the destruction of the soul.")
The Gita isn’t being poetic here. It’s warning us.
These aren’t just emotions. They are spiritual viruses.
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Lust isn't just sexual. It’s that itch to possess—people, validation, power.
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Anger isn’t just shouting. It’s the need to punish reality for not obeying your story.
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Greed is the inability to exhale. More. Always more.
We don’t recognise these in ourselves because they wear nice clothes. Lust looks like ambition. Anger hides under “I’m just passionate.” Greed masks itself as “providing for the future.”
I remember sitting with my hands shaking after I lashed out at someone I love. Not because of them—but because of what I had buried. Anger isn’t born out of the present—it’s the echo of an old wound, unhealed.
The Gita doesn’t tell us to suppress these. It tells us to see them. Rule them. Train the inner horses of our mind and senses so the chariot doesn’t crash.
And the scary truth? If we don’t heal these gates… they open wide—and our destiny quietly disappears into them.
🎯 Want to know why your manifestations aren't working? These three forces are probably blocking the door.
The Gita doesn’t whisper warnings.
These aren’t casual emotions. They are soul assassins. Silent thieves dressed in ambition, in justice, in achievement. They sneak in, sweet and seductive—until you’re left standing in ruins, wondering how you lost yourself while winning everything.
And the line from the Gita isn’t metaphorical. It says:
“There are three gates leading to hell – lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.” (BG 16.21)
Let's unpack them deeper.
If you feel perpetually overlooked, please read this right now:
🥀 Lust (Kama): The hunger that never ends.
Lust isn’t just sexual desire. It’s that insatiable “I need more to be enough” spiral.
It shows up when:
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You need a new relationship to distract you.
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You chase promotions that leave you emptier.
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You scroll at 2 AM craving connection but avoiding your own reflection.
Lust thrives in the space where self-worth is missing. It says: “If I just get one more thing, I’ll feel whole.”
But the Gita says: You already are whole.
🔥 Anger (Krodha): The fire that burns the holder first.
Anger feels righteous. It gives us power when we feel powerless. But when it rules you, it rewires your karma.
“From anger comes delusion. From delusion, loss of memory. From loss of memory, the ruin of reason. And when reason is ruined—man is destroyed.” (BG 2.63)
Anger doesn’t just damage your relationships.
It eats your intelligence, your wisdom, your Dharma.
I once screamed at someone I love so hard that my throat closed.
Not because I hated them—because I never learned how to feel heard.
That’s the truth about anger.
It’s grief dressed in armour. And the Gita begs us to drop the sword and sit with what’s underneath.
💰 Greed (Lobha): The illusion that more will save you.
You want to know the most dangerous form of greed?
It’s spiritual greed trap.
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Wanting peace so badly that you can’t be present.
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Meditating to escape your feelings, not meet them.
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Doing good things to earn cosmic rewards instead of loving unconditionally.
The Gita doesn’t demonise wealth or desire. It asks: “Who’s driving the chariot?”
Greed wants everything except the present moment.
✨ The Gita’s offer: Mastery, Not repression
The Gita isn’t asking us to kill our desires. It’s inviting us to rule them.
You are the charioteer.
These emotions are your horses.
Untrained, they’ll drag you through hell.
Trained? They’ll take you to Moksha.
And that’s why emotional mastery = spiritual maturity.
So I ask you, gently but directly:
💬 Comment below: Lust, anger, or greed—which has ruled your mind lately? And what would freedom from it look like for you?
🔗 Read more: Why You Are Still Stuck Spiritually
Are you aware of your emotional triggers—or do they rule you?
I used to believe I was emotionally intelligent—until my phone died and I screamed at my friend. A dying battery unearthed a buried fear of being left alone. That wasn’t about the phone. That was an old childhood echo.
Sound familiar?
We’re not triggered by the present. We’re haunted by the past wearing a new outfit.
Emotional triggers are the universe whispering, “Here lies unhealed energy.”
And yet, what do we do? We blame. We escape. We deny.
Here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud: You cannot outrun your emotions. They will wait. For years. And they will surface at the worst moment.
Let’s change the pattern.
Start here:
Recognising a trigger is like turning on the light in a haunted house. It doesn’t fix it. But you stop being controlled by the dark.
And you know what’s wild?
Sometimes, just naming the emotion—anger, grief, fear—frees 70% of its grip on you. Neuroscience confirms it. So does every mystic.
The more you avoid your inner chaos, the more it secretly scripts your karma. The more you observe it? The more you spiritually mature.
Because emotional honesty is spiritual bravery.
How can a diya and meditation question change your entire day?
Every morning, I light a diya. Not because I’m religious. But because I forget who I am.
That small flame reminds me: I’m not my rage. I’m not my scarcity. I’m not my past.
And before I speak to the world, I ask:
“Who rules me today—my ego or my soul?”
It’s a simple but seismic question. Most of us live 90% of our lives as reactions. But one pause, one sacred breath, can reroute a whole destiny.
Try this:
You might hear silence. You might feel shame. You might weep. It’s okay.
That moment of reflection is more powerful than any sermon. Because it puts you back in the driver’s seat.
It rewires your nervous system. And more than that—it realigns your karma.
🔥 The flame isn’t outside. It’s a mirror. A flicker of the divine inside you that’s always been there, just waiting for you to notice.
When you ritualise reflection, you spiritualise your reactions.
Try this tomorrow. It could shift your entire life.
Why does emotional mastery mean spiritual maturity?
Most people think spiritual maturity is about wearing white clothes and chanting Om. But I’ve seen monks lose their cool in traffic. And housewives handle chaos with calm like ancient sages.
So what really makes you spiritually evolved?
Emotional mastery.
Not suppression. Not faking peace. But genuine internal balance.
Spiritual maturity isn’t how long you sit in meditation. It’s how short your temper gets when someone disagrees with you. It’s not the books you read. It’s whether your shadow still writes your decisions.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
And it’s not easy. Especially when someone insults you, ghosts you, or misunderstands your soul.
But in that moment—when you can pause, breathe, and choose your response?
That’s real freedom.
Here’s a visual that helped me:
Picture your emotions as weather.
You are the sky.
Weather passes. Sky remains.
Let anger thunder. Let lust burn. Let greed tempt.
You? Stay sky.
Because when you rule your inner world—you no longer need the outer one to behave.
What’s the link between karma and emotions you’re not processing?
Ever had the same argument with different people? Or the same heartbreak in a new relationship?
That’s not bad luck. That’s unresolved karma.
And often, the source isn’t “past life drama.”
It’s present-life emotional amnesia.
Here’s how it works:
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You suppress anger → you attract people who trigger it.
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You hide sadness → life gives you grief until you feel it.
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You fake joy → the universe keeps poking your wound.
Emotions you avoid become karma you attract.
That’s why spiritual healing isn’t a luxury—it’s survival.
The Gita, modern therapy, even energy science agrees:
⚡ Emotions are energy.
🌀 What’s not expressed… gets compressed.
💣 What’s compressed… eventually explodes.
So what do you do?
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Create a sacred 10-min space daily.
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Sit. Don’t distract.
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Ask: “What emotion is stuck in me right now?”
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Let it speak. Then let it go.
You’ll be stunned how lighter your body feels. How fast money flows. How love becomes easier. Because when emotions clear, karma does too.
🌱 Processing emotions isn’t just self-care.
It’s karmic hygiene.
What if you’re not failing—but being refined for your soul’s true work?
Hey, you. Yes, you reading this at 2 AM, wondering if life skipped over you.
Maybe you're jobless. Maybe your parents think you're wasting time. Maybe you're staring at Instagram feeling behind, broken, and unwanted.
But what if I told you—you’re not failing?
You’re awakening.
Meet Ria, 26, who once told me on a call, “I think I’ve wasted my life.” She had an arts degree, no income, no passion, and a room full of untouched sketchbooks.
She thought she was broken.
I asked her to do one thing: Stop trying to “fix” your life. Just sit with your truth for a week.
No to-do lists. Just presence.
Seven days later, she sent me a sketch of a goddess—fierce, flawed, raw. That sketch? It now sits on the wall of a trauma centre. Ria became a healing artist for survivors of abuse. She's still not on Forbes. But she wakes up feeling alive.
So let me ask you this:
Drop a comment below: What part of your struggle secretly feels like a message?
We’re listening. You’re not alone.
Read this if you’re drifting: No One Understands Teens and Their Feelings
What do saints, billionaires, and misfits have in common?
When life falls apart, it’s tempting to believe you’re cursed.
But failure? It’s just spiritual scaffolding.
Let’s look at three people:
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Sant Kabir was rejected by both Hindus and Muslims. Yet today, his poetry guides millions to truth.
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J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single mother. She wrote Harry Potter in cafes, broke and barely surviving.
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Steve Jobs was fired from the company he started. Ouch.
Now, look at their paths. Each breakdown had a pattern:
Want the truth?
Your “messy” phase may just be divine design. Growth doesn’t happen in applause. It happens in breakdowns, heartbreak, rejection.
Because that's where soul work begins.
🔔Comment below:
Who’s a person that inspires you—not because they succeeded, but because they rose after breaking?
In sharing that, you honour your own phoenix within.
Is karma punishing you—or lovingly redirecting you?
Let me ask you this—have you ever had something "bad" happen that turned out to be the best thing for your soul?
If yes, welcome to real karma.
Karma isn't a whip. It's a compass.
💥 Your heartbreak? Maybe it blocked a life with the wrong person.
💥 That job loss? Maybe it forced you into the career your soul came here to do.
But we resist.
We say, “Why me?”
Instead, try asking: “What is life trying to teach me here?”
Now, before you go thinking this is spiritual bypassing—no. This is sacred minimalism in action. When you simplify your identity, your surroundings, your cluttered goals—life reveals the truth behind your detours.
📚 Read more on this healing practice: Sacred Minimalism: The Spiritual Art of Less
✨ Your Next Step:
What happens when you sit with your future self in silence?
Let’s do something powerful together—right now.
🧘🏽♀️ Close your eyes.
Imagine it’s 30 years from now. You're 60. Sitting on a balcony. Watching the sunset.
Your skin is softer. Your breath is slower. But your eyes? They're wiser. Peaceful.
You’re not thinking about followers, money, or your last heartbreak. You’re thinking:
Now ask your future Self: What would you do differently, starting today?
When I did this for the first time, I wept.
Not because of regret. But because that version of me? She was proud. She didn’t become a bestseller. She became free.
🌿 And now it’s your turn.
Drop a comment:
👉 What did your future self say to you today?
👉 What would make them smile?
Where do you feel peace even when you’re not praised?
Here’s a Dharma Journal Prompt for you:
“Where in my life do I feel peace—even when no one claps for me?”
Think hard.
It could be:
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The way you tidy up your room at 2 AM.
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The joy of helping a stray dog cross the road.
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Singing in the shower, with zero audience.
These are your soul clues. Quiet, hidden gifts that aren’t “successful” in the world—but are successful in your soul’s eyes.
I remember Ria (yes, her again). She told me she’d feel this strange calm while mixing paints. But she never thought it was worthy. Until one day, she painted for herself. No Instagram. No likes.
And she cried.
Because for the first time, she was enough.
💬 So tell me:
Drop a comment with your answer. Let’s make invisible gifts visible.
How do you know you’re carrying karmic baggage?
Some people spend decades circling the same pain. Same kind of heartbreak. Same anxiety. Same job rejection. No matter what they do, life keeps bringing them back to the same emotional ground zero.
Why?
Because unresolved karma is sticky.
It shows up as:
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Unexplainable delays in life.
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Chronic relationship pain.
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Feeling invisible no matter how hard you try.
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A strange sense of being “stuck on pause.”
Ria once told me she kept dating emotionally unavailable people. "Is this a pattern," she asked, "or a punishment?"
I said, "It’s a pattern. But it’s your soul asking to be seen."
Lal Kitab tells us that karma isn’t just written in stars—it echoes through the objects we keep, the spaces we live in, the energy we carry.
And let this land in your heart: Karma is not against you. It’s trying to clear a path to the truth of who you are.
💔 Drop a comment: What emotional pattern keeps repeating in your life? Let’s speak it. Let’s start healing it.
What ancient acts can instantly cleanse bad karma?
No, you don’t need a ritual with 11 coconuts under a full moon.
Sometimes, karma heals through kindness.
Lal Kitab offers simple, grounded remedies—rooted in humility, not superstition.
Try these with pure intention:
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Feed black dogs—especially on Saturdays. They absorb dark Saturnine karma.
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Offer food to lepers or the homeless—not out of pity, but reverence.
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Serve your parents or elders—even a glass of water given with love can shift fate.
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Gift bananas to strangers—Lord Vishnu accepts this as seva.
Let me tell you what happened when I gave bananas to a beggar outside a temple. Thirty minutes later, I received an unexpected phone call for a project I’d been dreaming of for months.
Coincidence? Or karmic alignment?
These aren't magical tricks—they're energetic resets. You're not buying favour with the Universe. You're reminding it—and yourself—of your own light.
Try it. Then come back here and tell us:
What shifted for you after one act of kindness?
Comment. Let your karma see your effort.
Why should you avoid broken clocks and empty wallets?
Imagine walking into a room and seeing a broken clock, an empty wallet, and a dusty mirror.
How does it feel?
Lal Kitab teaches that objects carry residue of energy. Broken items especially emit “rukawat ki hawa”—a current of stagnation.
Here’s what to avoid:
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Broken clocks/watches: Symbolise frozen time. Keep them? Life stops moving forward.
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Empty wallets/purses: Reflect scarcity. They call in more lack.
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Cracked mirrors: Distort your auric field and clarity.
Ria once had an entire drawer of tangled, broken jewellery. She called it “sentimental.” But her life? Constant delays. When she finally let it go, she felt physically lighter.
If you’re clinging to things that no longer work—you’re energetically telling the Universe: “I accept stuckness.”
🧹 Here’s your karma detox ritual:
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Walk through your home.
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Collect broken or unused items.
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Thank them. Release them.
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Replace with symbols of flow—a plant, fresh incense, a handwritten affirmation.
Then breathe.
That’s not clutter clearing. That’s soul hygiene.
💬 Comment: What object are you ready to release today?
Can 21 days of forgiveness free your soul?
Every time you say, “I’m over it,” but your body tenses when their name comes up—your karma knows you’re lying.
Forgiveness isn’t spiritual fluff. It’s soul surgery.
Start this today:
Every morning, write: “I forgive. I release.” For 21 days.
Don’t rush it. Don’t fake it. Let the ink bleed your truth.
I did this once for someone who deeply betrayed me. At first, I raged through the pen. Then I cried. By day 12, I didn’t hate them. By day 21, I didn’t even remember why I held on.
You see, forgiveness isn’t for them. It’s to clean your karmic mirror—so your soul can see itself clearly again.
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Journal: “What grudge do I still carry?”
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Then imagine handing that emotion to a flame. Watch it burn.
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Whisper: “I deserve lightness.”
You do.
💬 Comment: Who or what are you choosing to forgive this week?
What does karmic relief feel like in your body and mind?
You know that feeling when you’ve been holding your breath, and suddenly you exhale?
That’s what karmic relief feels like.
A sudden lightness.
A day when your heart doesn’t ache and your phone buzzes with good news.
A long-lost friend reaches out. A health report turns positive. You sleep without fear.
It’s not drama. It’s grace.
Karma is heavy when unprocessed. But when released? It creates space. For intuition. For miracles. For synchronicity.
Ria once told me, “It’s like my life stopped yelling and started whispering. And the whisper said, you’re on the right path now.”
🧘🏽♀️ Notice these signs of karmic lightness:
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Random blessings show up unasked.
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Dreams become vivid.
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Your body feels more agile.
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The right people enter effortlessly.
✨ Ready to go deeper?
💬 Comment: How will you know when your karma has lightened?
Feeling karmically stuck? Book a 1-on-1 soul session with me to uncover your blocks and receive ancient remedies tailored to your birth energy.
💡 Let's clear the path to your dharma.
What’s inside the Dharma clarity guide—and why does it feel like a love letter from your future self?
Some guides give steps. This one gives soul language.
The Dharma Clarity Guide is a sacred mirror. It asks you questions no one dared to ask you before.
✨ Sample prompts:
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“What do I do with ease even when no one is watching?”
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“What part of me longs to be held, not fixed?”
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“What would I do with my last 7 days on Earth?”
These questions break you open—not to destroy you—but to release the truth trapped under survival mode.
Because the world doesn’t need another influencer.
It needs awakened hearts.
And this guide? It’s the soft place where your soul remembers who it was before the world told it who to be.
📥 Download it. Cry over it. Heal with it.
💬 Then tell me: What page cracked your heart open the most?
What happens in a Hope & Healing circle—and why does it feel like home for the lost?
If you’ve ever thought:
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“I just want someone to sit with me while I cry.”
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“I don’t want advice—I want to be held.”
Then welcome. You belong here.
Hope & Healing Circles aren’t support groups. They’re soul sanctuaries.
People show up with grief, confusion, old guilt—and leave with clarity, softness, and sometimes, new family.
We don’t fix each other. We witness each other. That’s enough. That’s everything.
🎶 We play quiet music.Share stories. Breathe together.
And yes—we cry. Because crying in community isn’t weakness. It’s worship.
If you’ve never felt fully seen before, join one.
If you have, invite someone else to feel it too.
💬 Comment: If you could say one sentence to your younger, hurting self—what would it be?
What do you want to be remembered for—even if no one claps?
Forget fame. Forget followers. Strip all of that away.
When your time comes… and the lights dim… what will they say about you?
Will it be:
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“She always spoke with kindness.”
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“He made people feel less alone.”
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“They didn’t always win—but they always showed up with love.”
That’s it. That’s legacy.
You don’t need to be loud to leave echoes.
🕯️ Journal Prompt: “What would I still do even if no one noticed, praised, or paid me?”
And if your answer makes you cry a little—that’s probably your calling.
💫 Read this sacred reflection on this path: The Journey of Spiritual Guide: How to Serve Light
💬 Share yours in the comments. I will read each one.
❤️ You are not your pain. You are the prayer that survived it.
This entire piece is not content.
It’s a call.
A hand on your shoulder.
A quiet whisper from your soul: “Come back to me.”
Your rage, your shame, your stuckness—none of it is final. You’re not broken. You’re in initiation.
Anger, lust, and greed were never meant to be enemies—they were the dragons guarding your destiny.
And you?
You’re not lost.
You’re just being prepared to love like you’ve never been loved, to rise like no one thought you could, and to remember who you were before the world hurt you.
I see you.
I honour you.
I’m holding space for you.
🙋♀️ FAQs
What does the Gita say about emotional mastery?
The Gita teaches that emotions like lust, anger, and greed are gateways to destruction—unless observed and ruled through self-awareness and devotion.
Can Lal Kitab remedies really shift karma?
Yes. When done with sincerity, these acts align your energy with cosmic harmony. It's less about superstition, more about vibration.
Q3: What’s the difference between soul calling and passion?
Passion can fade with trends. Soul callings whisper through stillness, even when you're exhausted. They feel like peace, not hype.
Q4: How long does karmic healing take?
It’s personal. Some shifts are instant, others take months. But the moment you start—things begin to rearrange for your highest good.
Q5: Can feeling lost be part of awakening?
Absolutely. Many awakenings begin as confusion. It's your soul rewiring. You’re not failing. You’re forming.
✍️ About the Author
Tushar Mangl is a counselor, vastu expert, and author of I Will Do It and Ardika. Blogging since 2006 at tusharmangl.com, he writes about food, finance, healing, and how to live better.
“I help unseen souls design lives, spaces, and relationships that heal and elevate—through ancient wisdom, energetic alignment, and grounded action.”
❤️🔥 Ria’s secret love & the sacred ache of being seen
Ria had a man once. Not the kind you post about. The kind that sees your shadow and still says, “Stay.”
He didn’t promise her forever. But he once whispered during a monsoon night, forehead against hers:
“You carry your pain like perfume—intoxicating, unbearable, divine.”
It wasn’t a forever love. It was a mirror love.
And when he left, she didn’t break. She burned. Into her art. Into her silence. Into a softer self.
She told me, “He didn’t heal me. But he held me long enough to remind me I was worth healing.”
That, my friend, is sacred intimacy.
Have you had a love like that?
💬 Comment: Who held you even for a moment—and changed your forever?
🧠 When love Isn’t loud
“Some loves don’t look like poetry. They look like someone waiting while you fall apart,
brewing you tea, cleaning your brush, not asking you to explain your grief.”
That’s God too. That’s karma returning.
Not as success. But as safe breath.
✍️ Journal Prompts for soul realignment
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“What’s a part of me I only show when I feel safe?”
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“What belief about myself am I ready to surrender?”
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“Where in my life do I crave applause—and what would I do if I no longer needed it?”
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“What do I want someone to say to me, even if no one ever will?”
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“If my wounds had a voice, what would they scream?”
📓 Bonus Worksheet: The karmic feedback loop
Pattern Observed | Likely Root Emotion | Spiritual Insight | New Action |
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Repeating heartbreaks | Abandonment | You self-abandon first | Set boundaries |
Always overlooked | Shame | Childhood invalidation | Claim visibility |
Sudden delays | Impatience | Universe timing | Build ritual, not rush |
Rage explosions | Betrayal | You weren't believed | Validate yourself daily |
Confused calling | Doubt | Soul never heard | Sit with your future self |
🧬 Real-Life Karmic case Study: “Anjali the Pleaser”
Anjali was 33. Always the caretaker. The fixer. The one who said, “No worries, I’ll handle it.”
Her relationships drained her. Work exhausted her. And yet, she never asked for help.
Why?
Because somewhere at age 7, she learned love was earned, not given.
She attracted takers. Her karma? A loop of abandonment.
When she finally did the forgiveness ritual, not for others but herself—things shifted.
Her aura changed.
Her smile softened.
She started saying “No.”
And the Universe said, “Finally.”
Now she’s teaching emotional boundaries to young girls in a shelter home.
💬 If this sounds like you… let it be your karmic turning point too.
🎁 Completion Bonus: Sacred surrender ritual (15 Minutes)
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Light a candle.
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Play gentle music (e.g., “So Will Be It” by Nessi Gomes).
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Whisper these words out loud:
“I am willing to see myself as whole, even with my brokenness.”
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Visualise your future self watching you with pride.
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End with:
“I forgive. I release. I remember who I am.”
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