The Smile of Shiva
The Whisper Behind the Noise: Walking into the Smile of Shiva There are two lives we live. The one on the surface—visible, explainable, filled with routines and plans. And then, there’s the other life—quiet, mysterious, often hidden even from ourselves. A life of questions without language, longings without form. Sometimes, those two lives collide. And when they do… everything changes. The Unease in the Familiar It began, as many shifts do, in the most ordinary of places. A café in Pune. Laughter echoing, coffee steaming, music playing from tiny overhead speakers. Friends chatted. Screens glowed. Life, as usual, moved forward. But I was no longer moving with it. Inside, a silence had grown. Not the peaceful kind, but a churning stillness. I wasn’t sad. I wasn’t tired. I just didn’t belong—not to that room, not to that version of myself. I stepped outside. Sometimes, that’s all the sacred needs—one step away from noise, one breath of surrender. The Meeting at the Thresho...