When we decide to witness a waterfalls, invariably we need to climb up a mountain. We may choose to go by walk or drive up the hill. The purpose of the journey is to witness and be there at the top of the falls which, let us say, have not seen but have heard from the ones who had been there. The description, excitement and their experience makes us even more eager to reach there. Who may want to miss anything that is full of joy.

We begin to start our trek. It is indeed not the same even surface that we are usually used to in our day to day life of commuting. We come across various terrains and attimes may even run out of breath. But then, the desire to reach atop enables the mind to accept and adapt to the various situations. The body and breath listen to the signals from the mind and keep moving ahead. Ofcourse, the intellect knows what to discriminate and chooses the way that is comfortable to trek. Finally, when we reach the top, no doubt, the senses do capture to satisfy your desire but mostly, one finds himself totally exhausted both physically and mentally and just crashes down.
Only when we regain our balance in body, breath and mind, the vehicle is ready to be present there to experience the abundance.

Let us see someone who also having heard about the falls begins to trek but he is not fixed with his destination but just goes along tuning in with every opportunity and thereby keeping himself open to the aliveness of the entire trek, the greenery, the birds chirping, movement of other forms etc. He may have begun the trek hearing about the falls but his attitude of freedom keeps all the possible doors of fulfillment , thereby letting in the abundance of Divinity freely enter from all quarters without limiting it to some destination fixed in the mind. Eventually, whenever he happens to reach the falls, he just plunges himself and drowns in it. There is no exhaustion.

In both cases, it is the same body, breath, mind and intellect which operate but the vital difference lies in its connectivity with its own self. When connected, every tiny little space rings the bell of Divinity. However noble reasons one may wish to justify their ignorance in the name of religion and spirituality, if one is not available to the present, then that which remains, i feel would be only exhaustion in the endless name as stress, dejection, rejection and many more.

We recently had a retreat with our Master trekking us on the terrains of "Pancha Koshas" and it was indeed wonderful for many of us to drown in our own selves. Ofcourse, it provides ample space and time to tune in , observe ourselves and also observe others, identify the connected, watch the results of exhaustion. As rightly pointed out by him, it is the continuity of remaining steady that one needs to watchout.

Terrains of layers we do need to trek but to remain connected with our source is the key of awareness. The beauty of the fall of river from a mountain is indeed wonderful. Both the mountain(layers) and the trek(connectivity) is essential to be the witness.

Healthy food for the mind, once again from the home of "Creation". Nature representing a huge platter for the consumers, the human being.

Fruit platters, one of the prominent eye catchers for many and taste ticklers for some does find its importance in the banquets. let us just walk along with the creator of the platter for sometime to discover the creation. The chef, well versed with the various availability of the fruits, initially draws a map of the platter in his mind. Selection, segregation and skill full preparation of each one of them is indeed a process of patience and perseverance. Thankfully, the fruit in all its surrender blossoms beautifully for its own self and also by remaining supportive and accepting and not judging and justifying the rest, lets the platter also blossom fully. Even the non consuming fruit has its place as a decorative piece.The mind(fruit) missing here lets them all happen by the one mind, the human being.

Blessed with a potential mind, invariably, the human being brings in unknown breakers especially because of its own limitedness. Confined by the live wires of fear and insecurity, it not only draws a zone for its own self but unfortunately keeps signalling the "non approachability". Possibility of becoming a victim of the live wire is possible for any one but it is the very same mind that enables one to know the live wire and remove it too. Like wise, it is the awareness that also helps the mind to identify the live wire, diffuse and let it happen.

The mind when connected with one's own self, turns out to be a chef and presents the platter of various fruits. Creator, the Master of all known, has presented both the consumable and non consumable fruits. It is for us to know them, allow them as needed and be ready to ignore them too. The jack fruit known for its sweetness is not an easy one to access. we need to apply the oil in our hands even before we venture to reach them. That's the way creation is. It is only an ignorant who would keep away from cherishing the sweetness by giving excuses of playing it safe, laziness etc.

Let us connect to our own self and let the platter happen!

On the road, when we drive, it is necessary to ensure to follow the rules of driving for a safe journey. But, have you observed , despite following the rules, sometimes we may end up meeting with an accident? One such accident that took place recently revealed the importance of safe journey not just on the road but also in life to be followed.

While seated next to the teenager who was driving the car, i suddenly noticed an almost head on collision with yet another youngster who was on a bike and came and banged at a turn from the wrong side. For a moment, we thought the car must have ran over the boy, but, luckily, nothing happened to him except that both our vehicles had the effects of the bang as evident damage on the body. The boy left the scene. The girl who was driving the car was explaining that she was on the right side and it was his mistake. yes, no doubt on that, but what about the consequences --a narrow miss on a life, damage to the vehicle and above all the trauma she experienced for a moment. It is not enough to follow the rules but one has to be alive to the reality of the present for a safe journey and avoid as much as possible an accident.

while relating this incident to our life, it is similar that we come across various kind of people with various states of mind in the road called the world. Firstly, we need to have the knowledge of driving a vehicle, body and mind. learn them well to have the best of controls put to the best of use. Then, be on the road, the world and be aware of the rules and follow them. above all, be alive and alert to the "outside the rule", that is the reality, the truth of the present and know to deal with it wisely. On the road, we avoid the vehicle that comes in the wrong direction or sometimes apply the brakes swiftly to avoid the bang.

In life too, we need to act wisely to avoid the expressions of indicators of accidents. If you watch the most compatible person, he or she may not be the same with everyone around. Even a joke will not be uttered to the disturbed personality. Various levels of interaction is very essential for a safe journey mainly to ensure that the disturbed personality is not pushed further into discomfort. This is whats called, acceptance. Acceptance and adaptability go hand in hand. Creation, eventhough, essentially contains the same, one consciousness, yet its expressions are numerous. We can value them all as they are only when we learn to connect to our own consciousness.

Rules are like facts, reality of the present is the truth. lets know the facts and follow the truth too!