Monday, August 31, 2020

'THE SACRED BELIEF' THAT NEVER LETS ONE DOWN!!



"Sir, Can you explain the difference in the oft heard sayings..

I DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD..

And

I DO BELIEVE IN GOD?"

"Dear! The 2 statements just remain materialistic statements only generated purely in my mind out of my experiences of life till date as the words therein belong to a language invented by man to convey one's thoughts to the outside world..
  • One, out of my belief in my own tradition and in what I heard/read
And
  • The other, out of my 'NO' such belief..
Here, one's dedicated investigation and scientific temper alone beyond these sayings strength the sayings that enquiry continuing without a break for the ultimate good of oneself in particular and that of the people in general..
  • The disciple having noticed his Master moving suspiciously towards bushes but soon found him answering the Nature's Call, could no more keep quite and asked his Master to punish him for doubting him.. The Master smiled and said,
"Never leave that doubt in you and do not spare even me in that. Then alone you will truly progress in the Path of Spirituality!"

As a child, when Sri Adi Sankara was wandering on the banks of Narmada, He came across the Seer Govinda Bhagavadpada who asked Him,

"Who are You?"

Sri Shankara instantly answered him thru' nine Slokas subsequently called Nirvana Shatakam (Atma Shatakam) and the first Sloka of that Shatakam goes thus..

'Mano Budhyahankaara Chitani Naaham,
Na Cha Shrotrajihve Na Cha Ghraananetre
Na Cha Vyoma Bhumir Na Tejo Na Vayuh,
Chidaanandarupah Shivoham Shivoham.'

'I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the five senses, nor the reflections of inner self
I am beyond all that. Again
I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind as
I am indeed that Eternal Knowing and Bliss, the Auspicious (Shivam), Love and Pure Consciousness!'

That sure remains my Prayer of the Day to the Almighty for my uplift as I being the man of ignorance infinitely far away from Truth, constantly identify myself with my body and my mind that can be subjected to
  • Pain whatever protection I may build around me, which soon escalates into certain
  • Fear that magnifies itself manyfold and creates an unknown
  • Panic in me in no time.. 
Seen thus, it's ever my duty that I take care of this materialistic body and mind from end to end without an exception..
  • The Great Man too when confronted with rowdy elements, hid himself in the Police Control Room and subsequently on the advice of the Chief of there escaped in disguise in front of the protesters..
Of course, the matter truly does not end there for me and at times such panic situation creates an unknown

LOST FEELING

In me catapulting to me a state of an almost

ZERO PERSONALITY..

Here alone, ever remembering the Great Saint's assertion Viz.,

"You move one step towards God (At the back of such clarity), God moves ten steps towards you!"

I should truly offer a

PRAYER TO LORD SHIVA

By chanting

MAHA MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA..

'Om Trayambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanath
Mrytor Mukshiya Mamrutat.'


'We worship the three eyed one lord shiva who is of spiritual essence and nourishes all beings. May he severe our bondage of samsara and thus liberate us!'

Which instantly translates the difficulty into a bearable situation of

NO LOST HOPE

With certain instant

PEACE AND HARMONY

Restored! 

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Keywords: SACRED, BELIEF

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

AN OFT SEEN REALITY.. THE NEVER KNOWN REASON! #CAUSEACHATTER


The rich man of the town was at the 

Famous Shop..

The smart looking young man of the Shop
  • Showed him the newly arrived products,
  • Stressed on their invaluable benefits,
  • Spoke on the amount of research done and
  • Beyond the usual!
The gentleman purchased his regular stock for the month along with few new items and soon moved to the

Famous Eatery

A few shops away..

Another smart looking young man of the shop
  • Explained him the core ingredients of each item,
  • Collected all of those he picked as the best,
  • Packed them neatly in covers with distinctly marked shop emblem and
  • Beyond handed over all that!
The gentleman paid the hefty bill and moved to the

Nature at it's Best

Area next to it..

A 3rd smart looking young man of the shop
  • Spoke on the good disciplines they suggest,
  • Made the gentleman feel their machines,
  • Took firm booking order and
  • Beyond bid bye! 
Subsequently, the gentleman moved on and stopped at a Joint to have his favorite drink. Unexpectedly a friend joined him there and they both spent an hr in the shop talking the usual. It was nearing noon, the gentle man said bye to his friend and moved towards his car parked in the parking lot..

He sat in the car and as he was about to start the engine, he routinely looked into the rear view mirror, instantly saw the 3 young men who helped him at the shop, all sitting a bit away behind his car eating their lunches and talking softly among themselves. Unintentionally, for a minute the gentleman lent his ears to the conversation..
  • "Forget about affordability of the products sold in our shop, there's no energy to think of even those products as the work itself is eating away all that but strangely,
Without all those too we are OK!"
  • "Forget about consuming all the items sold in our eatery, there's no money to buy even a single item as the basic needs themselves are taking away all that but strangely,,
Without all those too we are OK!"
  • "Forget about all those disciplines I'm talking of in my shop, there's no time to practice even a one of them as the work itself is taking away all that but strangely,
Without all those too we are OK!"

Suddenly his phone rang up. As he picked up the call, the disturbed voice at the other end was saying..
  • "Come back quickly.. There's a problem and something needs to be done. We are meticulously following all that said as good on earth but strangely,
With all those too we are not OK!"

The Post is written for BlogChatter to #CauseAChatter

Keywords:
REALITY, REASON

Monday, August 24, 2020

NATURE IS ONE, PEOPLE ARE ONE AND THE WORLD IS ONE!


The Saturday evening, the man said to his family,

"Let's go this Sunday, to our neighborhood

CALM SLEEPING TOWN

2 hrs drive and spend the day off from the routine. A close friend of mine lives there. We'll surprise him by making a visit to his home!"

And readied the family for the visit. The next day early morning, they started at 6 and moved in the direction of their


DREAM TOWN

The

BEAUTIFUL PLACE OF THEIR HEARTS..

Soon they were into the premises of the place and 
  • Visited the important sightseeing places,
  • Stopped at their favorite restaurant for lunch,
  • Had the ever loved tea on the road side restaurant
  • Covered a lot of coolness and serenity 
And that way the day was truly felt great by the family..

At 5 pm, the man called on his friend at his residence but found the house locked. He was clueless for a while but soon firmed up that they might have gone out on some work..

The time was 6 PM, the family started their return journey and in one hr's time they were at their favorite cafe. As they entered the cafe a familiar voice was heard from one corner..

"Oh.. It's my friend with his family. What a surprise?  I couldn't meet him at his place but it's great we both are here!"

Exclaimed the man and moved towards that corner. Soon both the families greeted each other and after few exchanges, the friend said,

"
Yaar! It's long time we had visited your city. Yesterday evening, I said to my family,

'Let's go this Sunday, to our neighborhood

BUSY CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

2 hrs drive and spend the day off from the routine. A close friend of mine lives there. We'll surprise him by making a visit to his home!"

And readied my family for the visit. Today early morning, we started at 6 and moved in the direction of the

BEAUTIFUL PLACE OF OUR HEARTS..

Soon we were into the premises of our

DREAM CITY,
  • Visited the important sightseeing places, 
  • Stopped at our favorite restaurant for lunch, 
  • Had the ever loved tea on the road side restaurant 
  • Covered a lot of hustle and bustle
And that way the day was truly felt great by us..

At 5 pm, I called on you at your residence but found the house locked. I was clueless for a while but soon firmed up that you might have gone out on some work..

The time was 6 PM, we started our return journey and in the next one hr's time we are at our favorite cafe. And it's great we met you people here!


Okay, leave all that.. How come you too are here at this point of time? Where did you go today? Visited any place?"

The ultimate message conveyed here is

The beauty of that outside world is ever in the eyes of the beholder!'

As forever

NATURE IS ONE 
PEOPLE ARE ONE
WORLD IS ONE!

The Post is written in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt Edition 339.

The Post is written for BlogChatter to to #CauseAChatter..

Keywords: PEOPLE, NATURE, WORLD

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

THE FREEDOM WITHIN THAT OFTEN FIGHTS MANY IMPOSITIONS OUTSIDE! #CAUSEACHATTER

    • Life has to be just lived through; nothing more and nothing less. Let me be the same as much as possible from the impact of the vagaries of life refraining from expanding in times of prosperity and feeling chained in times of down.. 
    • I keep a portion of my inner thinking to myself and build fortresses to protect it and that attitude alone makes me feel chained many times in my life. Let me be the same as much as possible 'In' and 'Out' and thus remain free originally..
    • Between the Original Truth and what I perceive, I make a living and live my life of problems. Let me streamline my issues as much possible and thus remain free to that extent.. 
    • I alternatively hold and keep off from people but often complain that people are never with me forgetting the fact that if I live with them sharing their problems, they are ever with me. Let me straight away firm up on that simple principle of good living and remain free from double standards.. 
    • I am interwoven into a complex network in respect my family from where I can truly free myself from the pleasures and pains bondages thru' a sincere service to the members of the family. Let me never skip this basic work of mine by beating round the bush to express the so called my temporary freedom.. 
    • What I can't do other man can always do and even can do better than me a few times. Let me straight away have this reverence for others who join with me in my work and thus remain free from the superior feeling in me.. 
    • If I haven't learnt truly to forgive and share in my life, I can never be free however disciplined I may be. Let me never forget the basic fact that unless Human Touch works, nothing improves.. 
    • The king rules; the old king is ruled. A rich old man is no different from an ordinary old man in many ways. Let me recollect as much that power and money with me are only temporary, hey never rescue me ultimately and thus remain away from the chains around me in spite they appearing golden.. 
    • Whatever democratic ruling I may have and to whatever level the individuals' rights are protected therein, organized group-ism invariably suppresses the individual expression without an exception. The plane of suppression discretely shifts to a side when I conveniently look the other side. Let me be sensitive to this indirect chaining in my own area and work allowing max freedom of expression around me..
    And to say finally,
    • However stringent the rule of implementation be, exploitation forever exists beyond the boundaries and behind the doors. Let me humbly help out here thru' my own saying 'No' to the gross pleasures of life as much possible and thus experience the proportionate original freedom of living!
    The Post is written for IndiSpire Prompt Edition 338..

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    Keywords: FREEDOM

    Saturday, August 15, 2020

    HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY.. THE EVER HIDDEN BUT NEVER LOST FREEDOM! #CAUSEACHATTER


    ** As the Great Philosopher cum Saint wished to speak on His Perceptions of Life to experience the ultimate freedom of life,

    The man of knowledge said, 

    "I'm the storehouse of knowledge and I clarify doubts of others. What can you tell me?"

    (bigotry)

    The man in power said,

    "I'm the Ruler and I rule people. How can you tell me?"

    (power arrogance)

    The man of many expectations said, 

    "I calculate and want something in return. What's the use of listening to you?"

    (grabbing attitude)

    And the man driven by basic needs said, 

    "I worked all the day to make both ends meet. Why don't you leave me for a while?"

    (poverty)

    ** When the master was not pleased with the rose given by his servant in the morning hrs, the servant had only one worry with him..

    "Which type of rose makes my Master happy?" instead of asking within, "Where's the need to give him the rose daily?"

    (illiteracy)

    ** Every one in the village out of fear continued to worship a cave nearby with a belief of pleasing the demon inside even though a young man with a great interest to investigate went inside, observed nothing but spider webs/stuffy air, came out and proclaimed the same to the villagers!

    (Superstition)

    ** When the Great Statesman freed slaves and said, "Now, you are free to do whatever you feel like!" a few replied, "We know only working for our masters and we'd like to continue doing that!"

    (Lethargy)

    Thus seen, it's an eternal loop in life when more people of any country remain poor and illiterate, beyond carry their own superstitions and embrace lethargy, their independence is ever at stake as the power mongers around out of their greed and bigotry feeling systematically cut their freedom and keep them under their control..

    This will not happen when the same people as well as the rulers live their lives as much with a basic core discipline ever remembering that..   

    • 'I do not take it easy and stop taking care of my health, wealth and happiness..
    • I do not take it easy and stop saying no to right knowledge inputs in time..
    • I do not take it easy and stop working seriously in my life..
    • I do not take it easy and start neglecting the core responsibilities of mine in life..
    • I do not take it easy and get into the habit of pardoning the wrongs done by those in power..
    • I do not take it easy and forget the sacrifices put in by the men and women in the past in securing the same to me..
    • I do not take it easy and start interfering with my next man forgetting the oft repeated saying..'Your freedom ends where my nose begins!'
    • I do not take it easy and let many emotions of mine rule me all along..
    And constantly remain moulding my actions, 
    taking punishments for my wrongs the earliest and thus start living a new life of

    Peace
    Poise
    and
    Contentment!'

    The Post is written in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt Edition 338..

    The Post is suited for BlogChatter too to #CauseAChatter

    Keywords: INDEPENDENCE, FREEDOM

    Sunday, August 9, 2020

    THE GOLDEN MEAN PATH.. WHY IS IT CALLED 'GOLDEN'?
    3 friends were living their lives backed by 3 specific words often heard from them..

    One used to say..

    'YES' 

    For anything asked from his end..

    The 2nd one used to say..

    'WAIT'

    For similar question put to him..

    The 3rd one's answer was..

    'NEVER'

    For any request from others..

    Time passed but that could never change their attitude and no go, they aged soon without say..

    Suddenly, there was a rainy day in their lives..

    The 1st man had only a 

    'PATCHED'

    Shelter above him when the difficulty struck..

    The 3rd man had a huge mansion with him but remained

    'LONELY'

    On that fateful day..

    The 2nd man alone had something

    'STABLE'

    With him and thru' his modest accommodation and decent resources,

    He comforted himself first and equally provided true shelter/solace to the other 2 friends in time..

    Thus, between 'YES' and 'NEVER', 'WAIT' ever remained the Golden Word in all actions!

    The Post is written for BlogChatter to #CauseAChatter..

    Keywords: GOLDEN, MEAN, PATH

    Thursday, August 6, 2020

    THE ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY.. TRUE KEY TO HAPPINESS! #CauseAChatter
    Life is a long journey thru' many travails to reach

    THAT ULTIMATE DESTINATION..

    All along that journey, 
    • Stops under shade called pleasures of life comforting, alluring and interesting should be optimized quickly, I should leave each stop as per plan and steadily continue my journey..
    • Break-downs called the issues of health and safety are inevitable in that journey and I should be well equipped to carry the required repairs and move on steadily.. 
    • No doubt, rough paths, steep climbs, down slopes and sharp turns called the problems and difficulties of life come in my way and the journey could continue only through stretching, care and attention..
    • A constant look-out, observation and rule bound discipline sure make my journey safe which are nothing but constant attention, learning thru' mistakes and discharging my duties well in my life.. 
    Beyond, ever knowing that
    • "‘Giving Away’, ‘Sharing’ and ‘Consuming the Required’ exactly fit my deep inner consciousness minimizing many of my conflicts within..
    • 'What will happen?' is forever the wrong question at any time in my life and 'What should I do?' is the right one therein..
    • East or west, up or down, day or night, for no reason I should be healthy, happy and prosperous..
    • Every time an action is to be carried out, there are two paths in front of me.. One gives the short term benefit and the other long term one.. And it's ever wisdom I choose the later one..
    • I should constantly tell others only that I experience and there should be no place for imaginations..
    • I should voluntarily embrace simple life, make others know my limitations and have not too many issues referred to me at any a time in my life.. 
    And
    • Aiming the highest, living the decent and expecting the least all along makes me the tough personality of my life!"
    Sure adds 

    CERTAIN ADVENTURE

    To my this life ever helping me reach never 

    A POINT OF NO GO

    In this journey ultimately making me

    THE COMPLETE MAN OF MY LIFE!

    The Post is written in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt Adventure is not taking risk, adventure is doing what we have not done so far. Coming out of our boundary. What is adventure inn your view ? and what have you done recently? or planning to do? #adventureboundaryfear

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    Keyword: ADVENTURE

    Monday, August 3, 2020

    THE 'UNIQUE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT' OFT SEEN MISSING IN MY LIFE! #CauseAChatter


    A young man was disturbed beyond at home, in office and around the neighborhood by the oft spoken complaints..

    At home..

    • “Of late, you are not caring for us and beyond rebuking us for asking something. What had happened to you all of a sudden? You look different, talk different and behave different and we feel........!"
    In office..
    • "What had happened to you man, you are getting into problems everywhere? Anything wrong? You see, this is office and unless you become attentive and show a certain care...........!"
    Around the neighborhood..
    • "He doesn't know how to behave. Interact with him a bit close, you'll know that. Does this man know at all that we as neighbors living at one place have got to interact at a decent level and...........?"
    And the young man was murmuring..

    “Am doing my best everywhere but still I'm targeted. Others never understand that there's a limit to everything but simply expect the moon. Can't I have my own way for a while? After all it's my life and I love to live the way I want!”

    The wise man was heard saying..

    "After seeing His Enchanting Viswaroopam, Prince Arjuna, the highly evolved Disciple of Lord Krishna bows down to Lord and says thru' Sloka 44 Chapter XI of Srimad Bhagavad Gita,

    'Tasmat pranamya pranidhaya kayam
    Prasadaye tvam aham isam idyam
    Piteva putrsya sakheva sakhyuh
    Priyah priyayarhasi deva sodhum'


    'Bowing down, prostrating my body, I crave thy forgiveness O adorable Lord. As a father (guardian) forgives the son (ward), a friend the (dear) friend, as a lover the beloved, even so shouldst thou forgive me O God!'

    Comparing the All Lovable Care of Lord too to that of

    • A devoted Father (Guardian),
    • A true Friend (Colleague or Neighbor) or
    • A faithful Lover (Partner)
    Making it crystal clear on the Sacred Responsibilities attached to us in this life.. Seen thus, why don't you

    • Take the day to day feedback from your people thru' what they say,
    • Correct yourself where you need to and
    • Do with a new vigor the required 
    Forever, with a single question within yourself Viz;,

    'Can I do this job in a much better way so that the person in picture is benefitted a little more instead of following my own guideline set out of my ease to that doing?'

    If you do so you never murmur thus, instead you remain truly elevated in life thru' such a unique adventurous spirit of doing totally different; no doubt in that!"

    The Post is in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt Adventure is not taking risk, adventure is doing what we have not done so far. Coming out of our boundary. What is adventure inn your view ? and what have you done recently? or planning to do? #adventureboundaryfear

    The Post is written for BlogChatter too to #CauseAChatter

    Keywords:
    Office, home, neighborhood, adventurous, spirit