This morning I was with my pendulum.
I did not ask about work. I did not ask about plans. I did not ask about outcomes.
I paused and checked in with myself.
Where is my heart today?
In yoga, there is a heart chakra called Anahata. It sits right in the middle. Not at the base. Not at the top. It stays there, almost like it is meant to interrupt us when we get carried away with ourselves.
The heart chakra is represented as a lotus flower with twelve petals. These petals speak of qualities like love, harmony, empathy, understanding, purity, clarity, compassion, unity, forgiveness, kindness, peace, and bliss. Not ideas meant for theory, but traits that get tested in traffic, in queues, and in everyday conversations.
Its colour is green. The same green our eyes naturally rest on. The heart behaves the same way when it is given space. It slows us down.
In meditation, the sound linked to Anahata is YAM. We take a deep inhale, and as we exhale, Yaaaammm. There is no force in it. The breath carries the sound. After a few rounds, the sound fades on its own. What remains is quiet.
It is this quiet that matters.
Taking care of the people near you often goes unnoticed. It slips quietly into daily life without drawing attention.
This connects deeply with dowsing. We do not ask questions from a place of feeling. We avoid getting engrossed. The heart shapes how we live, but answers come only from neutrality. The moment wanting enters, things stop being clear.
This is where things begin to change. Less about me, more about we. Less noise, more noticing. Less focus on the self, more awareness of the people nearby. Their stillness. Their exhaustion. Their fight. Their struggle.
It’s Republic Day.
And perhaps freedom is more than laws or geography. Perhaps it begins within us. In breaking the habit of constant self-focus. In remembering to care for ourselves, and to care for those around us a little more than we did yesterday.
If the heart is the bridge, today feels like a good day to cross it.
From I to us.
From ambition to service.
From independence to shared responsibility.

Happy Republic Day

K.Sharad Haksar
Dowser | Photographer | Creative Director

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