<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Decision Engineering™: Sunday Stillness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual and reflective writing — a quieter, clearly labelled companion to the institutional work.]]></description><link>https://deepakondecisions.substack.com/s/sunday-stillness</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wzeC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81c4d919-b020-467e-a178-be8c0dff537f_512x512.png</url><title>Decision Engineering™: Sunday Stillness</title><link>https://deepakondecisions.substack.com/s/sunday-stillness</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:29:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://deepakondecisions.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Deepak]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[deepakondecisions@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[deepakondecisions@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Deepak Aggarwal]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Deepak Aggarwal]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[deepakondecisions@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[deepakondecisions@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Deepak Aggarwal]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Stillness: The Complete Series So Far (No. 1–25)]]></title><description><![CDATA[One short weekly reflection to start the week with intention &#8212; every edition from January to July 2026, collected in one place.]]></description><link>https://deepakondecisions.substack.com/p/sunday-stillness-the-complete-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepakondecisions.substack.com/p/sunday-stillness-the-complete-series</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deepak Aggarwal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wzeC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81c4d919-b020-467e-a178-be8c0dff537f_512x512.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sunday Stillness began in January 2026 as a short weekly note: one reflection on spirituality and mindfulness to start the week with intention, alongside the faster-moving worlds of banking and healthcare. This post collects all twenty-five editions so far, newest first. From No. 26 onward, each edition is published here, in this section.</p><h3>No. 25 &#183; 12 July 2026</h3><p>We spend so much time waiting for life to change.</p><p>Meanwhile, life keeps happening in the meals we share, the calls we make, and the small things we almost miss.</p><h3>No. 24 &#183; 5 July 2026</h3><p>Sometimes the pause does more work than the push.</p><p>Stillness is not emptiness. It is where the next step becomes clear.</p><h3>No. 23 &#183; 28 June 2026</h3><p>Not everything important happens when we move.</p><p>Some things only appear when we stop.</p><h3>No. 22 &#183; 21 June 2026</h3><p>Do not treat a pause as wasted time.</p><p>Use it to remember what matters before the world starts shouting again, because apparently, silence now needs protection too.</p><h3>No. 21 &#183; 14 June 2026</h3><p>It&#8217;s Sunday. No need to rush ahead.</p><p>Today is for sitting back and finding our balance again.</p><h3>No. 20 &#183; 7 June 2026</h3><p>Throughout our lives, we are taught to measure things. Marks. Money. Performance. Rank. Followers. Productivity. Sometimes even happiness itself.</p><p>The problem is not the measures. It is that, over time, we begin to confuse the measure with the thing being measured.</p><p>A dashboard is not the business. A process is not the purpose. A ranking is not a contribution.</p><p>Perhaps stillness is simply stepping back from the numbers for a moment and remembering what lies beneath them.</p><p>Metrics may tell us where we are. They rarely tell us what truly matters.</p><h3>No. 19 &#183; 31 May 2026</h3><p>Some weeks do not need answers. They only need permission to end.</p><h3>No. 18 &#183; 24 May 2026</h3><p>Perhaps stillness was never the absence of sound.</p><p>Perhaps it was always hidden inside Aum: the quiet underneath all noise.</p><h3>No. 17 &#183; 17 May 2026</h3><p>Most exhaustion isn&#8217;t from the work itself.</p><p>It&#8217;s from the conversations, fears, and imaginary futures we keep replaying long after the day is over.</p><p>Stillness is finally stopping the replay.</p><h3>No. 16 &#183; 10 May 2026</h3><p>Most of our exhaustion is not due to the things we have done, but rather the tabs we leave open: The old quarrels, the "what-ifs," and the arguments we've been preparing for those not present.</p><p>Stillness does not provide all the answers. It simply means clicking "close tab" without needing any closure.</p><h3>No. 15 &#183; 3 May 2026</h3><p>Sit with one thought.</p><p>Don&#8217;t solve it or decorate it.</p><p>Just notice how badly your mind wants to escape it.</p><p>That urge to run? That&#8217;s the part worth watching.</p><h3>No. 14 &#183; 26 April 2026</h3><p>Sit with one thought.</p><p>Not to fix it or expand it.</p><p>Just don&#8217;t follow the next one.</p><h3>No. 13 &#183; 19 April 2026</h3><p>I kept thinking I needed a better idea. I didn&#8217;t.</p><p>I needed to face what I was avoiding.</p><h3>No. 12 &#183; 12 April 2026</h3><p>Stillness is not about finding peace. It is noticing that you were never as lost as your thoughts made you believe.</p><p>There is nothing to catch up on. Nothing real was left behind.</p><h3>No. 11 &#183; 29 March 2026</h3><p>Sometimes peace is just not trying to fix everything.</p><p>Not every loose end needs your attention. Some things settle when you stop pushing them.</p><h3>No. 10 &#183; 22 March 2026</h3><p>Sometimes peace does not arrive as clarity.</p><p>It arrives as the quiet decision to stop forcing meaning out of every moment.</p><p>Not everything unresolved is broken.</p><p>Some things are simply waiting for a gentler mind.</p><h3>No. 9 &#183; 15 March 2026</h3><p>Sometimes stillness begins with a conscious break from routine.</p><h3>No. 8 &#183; 8 March 2026</h3><p>Let things be, for a while.</p><h3>No. 7 &#183; 1 March 2026</h3><p>Discipline includes restraint.</p><h3>No. 6 &#183; 22 February 2026</h3><p>Not everything needs momentum.</p><h3>No. 5 &#183; 15 February 2026</h3><p>Not yet.</p><p>Sometimes the wisest move is a moment.</p><h3>No. 4 &#183; 8 February 2026</h3><p>&#8220;.&#8221;</p><h3>No. 3 &#183; 1 February 2026</h3><p>We travel to be seen, we work to be envied, and we share to be validated. Yet on a quiet Sunday morning, the screen goes dark, and the AI falls silent. Who remains?</p><p>Digitization was meant to bring us a global village, but ended up leaving us with islands.</p><p>So, for a change, it will be great to give up a 'like' for a look in someone's eyes, and a 'follow' for a step towards someone we always wanted to but couldn&#8217;t, for lack of time.</p><h3>No. 2 &#183; 25 January 2026</h3><p>Am I clear about my purpose?</p><p>Are my actions aligned with it, or am I just reacting to the noise?</p><p>What am I doing to stay aligned?</p><p>Am I adding value to people that matter?</p><p>These questions have given me clarity. While I can be super busy throughout the day, busyness is not the goal.</p><p>I need to focus on only those things that truly matter and</p><p>I need to be calm to ensure stability.</p><p>Without both, while I may be moving super-fast, but not necessarily be moving forward.</p><h3>No. 1 &#183; 18 January 2026</h3><p>As the world gathers speed toward another week, I&#8217;m choosing to pause and sit with karma rather than run from it.</p><p>We&#8217;re often taught that karma is some distant cosmic ledger carried across lifetimes. Traditional teachings describe it as&nbsp;Prarabdha&nbsp;(what is already set in motion),&nbsp;Agami&nbsp;(what we are creating through today&#8217;s choices), and&nbsp;Sanchita&nbsp;(the residue of everything we&#8217;ve done before).</p><p>But today I&#8217;m seeing karma in a simpler way: as the echo of my state of mind right now. If my mind is rushed, anxious, or scattered, that tone carries straight into my week.</p><p>Swami Vivekananda&#8217;s idea of&nbsp;Karma Yoga&nbsp;speaks to this - not action for reward, but clear, steady, disciplined attention to what is in front of us.</p><p>You can feel a similar sensibility in&nbsp;The Power of Now&nbsp;and even&nbsp;The Alchemist: the present moment quietly shapes everything that follows.</p><p>So for me, Sunday isn&#8217;t just rest. It&#8217;s where Monday is decided. What I cultivate in stillness today becomes how I show up tomorrow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>