Dear Didi: On Jealousy, and Going Deeper

Q: Dear Didi, I keep getting jealous — and then people tell me “a spiritual person should not feel jealousy.” What the hell do I do?

A: Beta, if saints never felt jealousy, why would half the scriptures exist? The trick isn’t to kill jealousy — it’s to notice it, laugh at it, and maybe compost it into art, poetry, or better chai. Next time you’re jealous, just whisper: “Even Shiva got jealous of Krishna’s flute once.” You’re in good company.

Q: Dear Didi, everyone keeps saying “go deeper inside.” But honestly, I keep running outside — into cafés, hikes, rivers — and I find joy there. Am I doomed?

A: My child, whoever said joy is only inside clearly never had watermelon juice on a hot Tapovan afternoon. Going inward is beautiful. Going outward is beautiful. Do both. Just don’t go so far out that you forget your way back to Aavya.

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Didi’s tip of the week: If the world feels too much, close your eyes. If your mind feels too much, open the door and go for chai. Balance, darling — that’s yoga.