Smrti (Smrit-tee” or “Smri-thi” ) a Sanskrit word for memory—reminds us that our past is always with us. But here’s the thing: memory isn’t the same as truth.
Our minds are master storytellers. Some memories become wisdom, shaping us in powerful ways. Others turn into weight, keeping us stuck in old patterns. The past can be a guide, offering insight, or it can bind us, pulling us into stories that may not even be real.
Is it fact or fiction? Truth or teasing? Are you remembering what happened—or what you think happened? Is it real and true?
The mind has a way of filling in gaps, reshaping the past with emotions, assumptions and time.
For creative people, writers, artists, makers and for anyone under stress, giving the mind space to gently wander is essential. It’s how ideas emerge, how tension dissolves. But there’s a difference between wandering and lingering. Wandering allows for openness, movement, new perspectives. Lingering traps us in loops of old conversations, past situations, things we can’t change but then wallow in.
Yoga teaches us peace with moment we are in. The breath we are taking. The practice creates space—not just in the body, but in the mind. It helps us recognize memories for what they are: echoes of the past, distractions that pull us from the present.
So, the next time an old memory rises up, pause. Ask yourself:
