I need to talk about something I have been ashamed of for years.



I know what sadhana does for me. The stillness after reading a shloka. The grounding of starting the day with Bhagwan instead of Instagram.



But I could not do it consistently. My phone was always there, and it always won.



I would wake up and check notifications before even thinking about prayer. Last Diwali I caught myself scrolling Instagram during Aarti. 



Screen time was 7 hours a day. 142 pickups. Most months I read zero shlokas.



The worst part was the guilt. Because I knew better. I knew five minutes with the Gita would give me more peace than five hours of content. But knowing and doing are different things.  


It has been a month. I have read more of the Gita than in the last three years combined. My screen time dropped by 60 percent. But honestly the numbers matter less than this. I feel connected to my faith again. Every day. Without forcing it.

  
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