What’s in a Name?

When I joined Mohanji in 2015, I smoked regularly and at a good clip– 20-40 cigarettes a day, depending on the level of perceived stress. Mohanji had christened me Dhoomananda (Dhooma meaning smoke and Ananda being bliss (one who attains bliss through smoking). He also used the shorter nickname Dhooma. With Mohanji’s grace, I quit before the Kailash Inner Kora pilgrimage, the only place where He strictly prohibited the habit other than a powerful remote Himalayan ashram, where I was almost enlig...