Vimalfreesoul - empowering soul

I have left my apartment in the Himalayas and come to Gokarna, the beach town in South India, with just my guitar, a tent, and very little money. The universe has provided me with a shack where I can camp with beautiful views of the ocean. It may sound like a beautiful, perfect scenario to the reader, and part of me wants to make it sound like that, but the truth is that the change has been quite internally triggering, left, right, and centre, with enough karma to work through throughout the day.

When I imagined the scenario before, I didn’t count the triggering part. Lol. But of course, the other side of the triggering is the emergent freedom of the soul. I’m being oriented by the question—what is my why? What is it that I’m not ready to give up my soul for? Does just following the soul put food in the mouth? Sustain my torus? Yes, I have learned the theory part, had quite some practicals over the years as well, but now the universe (or my own soul) has dialed up the challenge so that the theory becomes a knowing within.

Yes, the universe does create opportunities; I can see that. I saw an ad in an amazing nearby resort for a yoga instructor with good pay, food, and accommodation. I approached them, and they seem quite interested in taking me in, and the guy who runs it is also pretty chill. But it is not about the opportunity at all—I get that part.

Here is where I get to be authentic, 100 percent. I'm not a yoga teacher, I’m a facilitator. I can’t play by the rules; I will do it my way. I can blend in to a degree as I have quite a lot of diplomatic qualities, but not enough to sell the soul. It landed this morning that this is what I should convey—to him tomorrow, to me today, in this moment and every moment of every day. There is freedom in that, where I decide I’m not defined by the physicality of my existence.

I thought my mind was still — but with some real threat to the identity, it has risen again. I can see that it only wants to protect, but in doing so, it tries to control: over-questioning, projecting myself into the future. This is where the deepest learning is, and also the most basic — to live in the moment. To completely accept what is and let go of desires, even spiritual ones.

A part of me is thinking that it doesn’t have to be any other way than this — a part that can also feel gratitude for what is.

Yesterday, I felt some aloneness — being by myself and not really knowing anybody. I sat by the ocean and connected with her, and I realised I actually don’t need much. Life has provided me with so many inspiring reflections the last few days.

I stumbled upon a book yesterday by Will Smith, where he recollects his childhood experience of building a wall. When the work became tough, his father reminded him, “There is no wall; it’s just one brick at a time.” He’s really talking about the spiritual path — one layer at a time.

I met a guy yesterday who is doing an all-India bicycle ride without money, while vlogging at the same time. What inspires me is his passion and dedication — the sense of purpose and meaning. Someone who has decided they can live on very little, but not without a sense of purpose.

Today morning I'm feeling quite chill and expanded. This was about breaking the mould of my existence, to see where I break. I can see how easily the mind can create another set of maps to navigate safely. That safety can actually become a comfortable trap. I think sometimes it's good to take big leaps into the unknown, other times progressively innovate within the current circumstances — one brick at a time.

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Stepping into my power is embracing my uniqueness—and at times, its weirdness. It’s recognizing that I don’t need anything outside of what I already carry within. It’s not a passive acceptance but a willingness to let the flow of the soul guide me through life. In that space, we merge with the greater flow of the universe, and the smallness of the identity-self dissolves. What remains is trust, magic, and a childlike curiosity toward the infinite possibilities.

I recorded this video shortly after the facilitator conference, where I truly stepped into these feelings—especially on the final day, when we connected with Babaji. I hope some of that energy comes through in this video song, set against the backdrop of the Himalayan peaks and the gentle chirping of birds in the background.

with love,

Vimal 💚🙏

Dear Openhanders,

Welcome to the very first episode of the Soul Liberation Podcast with Richard West and me! 🌿

In this conversation, we delve into the concepts of success and failure—what they truly mean and how understanding them can help us evolve and live a life that feels truly fulfilling. We explore fundamental insights, share personal stories, and reflect on key experiences.

I thoroughly enjoyed the flow of this exchange, especially the synchronicities that showed up along the way. I hope it brings you as much insight as it did to us. I’ve added timestamps to the video description below to help you easily locate specific sections.

What stood out to you most? Let us know in the comments!

Much love,

Vimal 💚🙏

I managed to put together this short video before I left the desert, Hunder. Since I wasn’t planning to make any video, I hadn’t carried any typical equipment, so I had to innovate—a stick as a tripod, camel fur as a wind shield for the lapel mic (as you can see 😆), and since there wasn’t any power, I took a few shots with my mobile camera on the last day. It took a whole day to edit and upload it through my phone. I think it came out well and conveyed what I wanted to say. Take a look, enjoy the energy of the desert.

Vimal 🙏

Watching the rain fall on the mountain through the window, I felt inspired to create this meditation music. I trust it will be as soothing for you as it was for me.

This poetry and its music hold a special place in my heart. In this beautiful verse, Kabir expresses the deep longing to be united with the Divine, and the pain that comes from feeling separated from the Beloved. This yearning is what drives the seeker to connect with the divine essence within.

Close your eyes, relax, and let the music carry you, or keep them open and allow the visuals and poetry to guide you on an inner journey.

Vimal 💚🙏

So here it is—the second part of the vlog series from the Glastonbury trip. I have weaved together some beautiful moments I experienced there. Watch till the end as there are some gems not to be missed. I wanted to name the video - The Magic Town Glastonbury, as this was the feeling I had embodied there.

In the first part of the video, there is more of the Pleiadian vibe and in the second part, there is a gear shift towards more of the angelic energy. What I like about the video-making process is the unintentional synchronicity that gets weaved in, like the blue car and the pigeons for example. What synchronicity do you notice?

Much love and well wishes to all

Vimal 🙏

I'm creating the trip to Glastonbury for the Openhand facilitator conference into a series of vlogs. Here's the first one in the series - Swifting through Delhi.

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I wonder how did we get conditioned so much in this world to see "success" in terms of the outcome. What if we can see it in terms of the inner growth, the embodying of beingness, and the process itself? I think this is a great shift in freedom. This will also make us the odd one in the mass.

I was watching the Cricket World Cup finals yesterday evening and I saw how masses of people were oriented towards one or the other team winning or worried about losing. I saw how I was reacting similarly. The body-mind is deeply conditioned to see reality through this filter. But after my 'preferred" team won I wondered what was the great achievement? Is it the validation others (who are conditioned in the same way) give for this achievement?

Yet it makes absolute sense that we perform our best when we don't care a jot about the outcome but are deeply intimate with the game itself. I think this is the mastery of life. How to be passionate and committed yet not lose oneself in the outcome. To see life as an infinite game where every growth through challenge is a win and we can never lose in this game because we are not oriented anymore in the way the world perceives reality but with the truth.

I like to share this short video I made - The Shiva Within. I went to this high-energy place to camp and meditate. There was a big dent in my motivation when I saw how my tent was broken and the initial plan was not going to happen. Nevertheless, I found the will to surrender and go with what I had.

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I had written this song during one of the Openhand online retreats. On the second day, we delved deep inside and touched the sacred ground of being. On the next day, Open asked us to bring a gift from the universe. I remember sitting on the balcony of a mudhouse in which I was staying at that time in a beautiful remote village in Himachal and looking at the kestrels hovering in the distance, and this song just came through me. I think it perfectly encapsulated the feeling I had the previous day during the session. I shared this with the group on that day. My friend recently came to visit me and generously offered to shoot this movie, and he did an excellent job. Use headphones for better clarity, as the audio is still a home recording.

With love

Vimal

Dear Openhand family,

Here's a short video for inspiration. The words for this come from the book Five Gateways by Open. The visuals were shot in a beautiful nearby village when we went for a short walk there. Initially, there was no intention to create this video, but it seemed to divinely present itself in this form.

Much love

Vimal

Last year, Soumya and I went on a 2-day trekking trip to Kareri Lake near Dharamsala. It was made clear to us with plentiful synchronicities that we were feeling the original human in us through the experience. On the final spot where we camped near the lake, we found this incredible rock shaped like the skull of an early human.

In the video, I talk about our experiences embodying this energy. There is some beautiful footage of the mountains and the forest around them.

Vimal 💚🙏

Here's meditation music inspired by the deep Tibetan chants I hear at local monasteries. It was really fun and very engaging to learn to mix different instruments and sounds. I also got to see how learning happens intuitively in the flow rather than being overloaded with information.

Vimal