Hiranmayi

Peaks of problems Penniless to powerless For the many indeed! Pearls of laughter Amidst the perils For the few indeed! Peripheral visions Blurred as ever Beyond exists Powerful Insights Crystal clear. Firm as the rock Flowing as the river Love and compassion Forever and ever....

Surprising to see certain words become a part of the other. The meaning too reveals the contradictory side when seen as a part. One such is Stranger-- Anger. when anger enters, even the closest known person becomes a stranger. In this world of action and achievement , its like a running race. Sometimes madly running behind anything and everything without even knowing where its leading to. The competitiveness is the fragrance of this mad running from pillar to post until a break down happens or something within taps you. Thats when embracing begins to happen. In search of the Real Self, one learns to embrace -- accept anything and everything, for it knows there is none to compete with. Its whole and the individual is only a part of the whole. From being whole, the run still continues in the external world, just with a difference -- no longer a running race but just a free run! No timings to clock, none to compete with, no grading, no one awaiting to mark you, no beginning and no e...

Worship - The ship that takes you to the shore. Its not the permanent residence, a temporary transit accommodation that protects you from the weather outside, gets you acclimatized with enough time. Its a vessel to cross the ocean of birth and death. Enjoy the comforts(Bliss) of worshipping only to get ready to alight in the land of awareness. From the shore, watching the ocean, the ship -- one still remains a part of it with abundant gratefulness. Only when wor -ship gets into a turbulent weather of ignorance as possessive, fear etc, it turns out to be a warship. Endless fight with one's own mind reflected in the swaying of ship from time to time, some get drowned, some learn to stabilize... until then its a waiting period for the sailing to happen. So making use of that wonderful ship as a Transit Home or a Turbulent one, worship or warship depends on the mind of the individual. Just like a knife in the hands of a doctor -- a tool in his hand to cure enables many to seek his ...

Pre + tension = Pretension Self explanatory! There are two ways of pretending. One to make a living, another to block living. Making a living -- An actor on stage has to pretend to portray the character on stage or screen. The mind is involved but its not caught with the character. Its a mask worn to earn his living, yes he gets well paid if he plays the role very well. There is a pre tension in this too but gets dissolved with the character. There are no impressions or residue left in the realm of the mind, no matter its joy or sorrow. The entire concept works on the surface. Infact he would be looked at differently only if he carries on the same character in real life too. Knowing its a play, wears the mask, plays it well and gets rewarded very well too! Block living -- shifting gears, looking at the reality -- day to day living! Here too many time, people get caught in the mask, let the responses and reactions seep deep down as memories and impressions and get heavily paid ...

Come Christmas, miss the cake --never, the intellect too doesnt want to miss. Here is the contemplations of the intellect on the cake. Preparation of a cake is a lengthy process indeed. Starting from selecting the quality ingredients, the process involves sieving, blending, mixing and finally baking! the mind with all the informations as input first has to sieve the thoughts, blend them well--fixed to flowing, mix as triggers, then bake as contemplations and bringforth the cake --The wisdom! Hold on...not enough, whats the use of the cake if we dont taste it, so apply the wisdom and thats eating it. Every step here is done with utmost care. Not letting unwanted particles(sieving), butter melted properly(solid to liquid state--blending), contemplate from a detached attached state in the world of happenings-oven(buttering the baking dish to let the cake batter become a cake and facilitate in removing it from the dish without getting stuck to the dish) --so is it with the birth of th...

Going back to the school days --memorable ones indeed with friends, fun and freedom except studies. Education system at times unknowingly instigates competitiveness and complex in the minds of the student. Scoring the highest marks and standing first is the ultimate expected from any student both from school and family. Worst is assessing the student from "On the spot" competitions. Then grading them as dull, good and intelligent. As students, they may accept their individual capacity and dont let their marks influence the interpersonal relationship as friends. But as they grow up, invariably you will find the influence of the mind playing havoc with the interpersonal relationships. You can come across in the working places, where each one has to express their talents and ability to bring out the best performance. Unaware of the hidden hurdle, one who has an innate ability to excel becomes an eyesore for the rest. Then the trouble begins silently seeping into their relations...

Raining cats and dogs outside, not a sign of even a drizzle or chill of the wind - wondered where? Thats in the enClosure of a posh office. Very true! Life goes on as any other day, just some changes to protect oneself from the chill and shiver, may be a raincoat or an umbrella is the additional attire or an accessory to act as a protective shield. Once stepping into the enclosure, the shield is removed to get into the normal stream. Shield is to wield the danger and not to be worn forever. This reminds me the importance of using a shield at the right time and also knowing to drop it and keep it safe too. Also, the rain can touch only the surface of the shield and not the inside. So is it with life too if the right shield is used. In the inner zone of oneself, there is no need of any shield just like moving around in an office space but while stepping into a hard weather, its a must to use the shield. Again, Mother nature silently speaks in her expressions of a tormenting rain.

Mother teaches to relate to the Form Master teaches to connect to the Formless Nourishment from the mother gives shape to the form to be born. Birth of a babe, the first relationship is the mother. Its the mother who teaches the baby to relate with other forms and thats called the relationships- father, grandparents etc. Infact its she who even teaches to relate with the parts of the form too. What begins as lessons from the mother to relate with everything expands in learning through various teachers as --the school teacher to all those who contribute in that learning. But the major break through or the ultimate benediction comes when one Realized Being in a human form takes you beyond the form and teaches you to connect to the formless. That is The Master! Transformation of an individual from relating to connecting is "The Born Again"-- The Real Birth of discovering one's own self. Tasting the nectar of Truth in That Realized Being flows to every tiny little creat...

Love of the Painter plays with shades painting the walls. Bright and contrast is their individual shades Blending and presenting Aligning side by side As complimentary shades Is the love of the art The essence of the Creator ! No mind, The colour blends From contrast to complimentary Dear Human mind Can you hear me, please? Allow the love of The Divine To let you be complimentary Not just Yin OR Yang But to be yinyang !

Born in withdrawal Is the Bud of Silence Blossoming in action Is the flower of Sound Fragrance everlasting From mild to mindblowing!

Watching two elderly persons exchange their views on keeping up pace with the usage of latest equipments like "mobile phones", the topic on learning opened up. One happens to be a man of fixed concepts and the other, a lady practising meditation. Its two minds of different soil. The man said, " all along we have learnt so much and now its enough and there is no need to learn and stop learning". The lady replied, " True. we have been learning so much but then now its time for unlearning and thats what the saints say, "emptying". I wonder if that seed ever entered into the soil of concepts. Unlearning, stop learning -- world of difference! lets take the example of weaving in comparison to learning. The original thread gets the shape according to the pattern desired by the one who weaves. A definite shape is attained and a name given to it. No longer its just referred to as rope but a basket, vase etc. The knots all along the rope gets fixed to that shap...

When it is in the fluid state, it flows, ever so fresh reaching as many, The Water! When it freezes, thats the end of it. Freezing resembles fixations in life, better said as concepts. Formation of ice particles have been taking place from our birth, thanks to all the contributors-- family, society etc. Over a period it becomes a solid block of ice arresting the flow and reflecting only from the standpoint of ice, the concepts. It does take a solid step to break the ice and let the water flow. Frozen is heavy, stagnant and secured --the best comfort zone. Flowing is light, ever changing, fresh and adventurous. Meditation is the process to dissolve the ice and and let the lightness and freshness of the mind flow forever. Learning the ways to break and dissolve the ice is just not sufficient. One has to apply the technique to let the process happen. Then watch that gushing of water from deep within!

Moments of solitude takes one to their own special chairs or corners most loved. one such is the swing in my balcony. While bathing in the everlasting energizer--The Sun, i notice this beloved creation, chameleon sitting at a comfortable distance on the mango tree. Its an instant observation of seeing it as it is unlike commenting, so creepy it looks etc. Letting the precious moment flow unfolds the message from this "Zen Master". Usually i like to communicate with them by trying to get their attention by making sounds. Wow! this one just didnt respond to the call and just told me silently, "hey, you, cant you just shut up and just be. I am with myself and so be you". Wonderful! In that being silently with myself yet watching it revealed the inborn quality of chameleon -- changing the colour to suit the environment. Yet another message sent,"Be a Roman in Rome". Lessons on adaptability! Retaining its form(essence) yet adapting to the ever changing thing...

Clay walls are moulded into a pot, but the usefulness of the pot lies in its emptiness The 30 spokes of a wheel all join at the centre. The usefulness of the wheel lies in the emptiness of its hub. -Lao Tzu What betterway to insight emptiness! Empty the desires only to be filled by the Divine will.Desire chokes one while Divine will lightens the usefulness. Emptiness of oneself, otherwise called as selfishlessness. The more one empties oneself the greater they are useful and responsible. The role of a lady in a family as a wife, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law etc purely depends on the selflessness of that individual. The smaller,'i' replaced by the big 'I'. Its the same pot used for various purpose simply because of its own purposelessness , so is our life. Its that emptiness which insights the purposelessness of an individual yet remains useful to others. Untouched by the usefulness, it still remains as an empty pot.

"Bow down to existence, Stand tall everywhere" "The surrender of the palm tree is the attunement of its root to the earth" Living Master Akshara The palm tree looks so graceful especially when it dances to the soft melodies of the gentle breeze. The bending of the leaves is like bowing down to the earth in gratefulness for the nourishment it derives from the earth through the roots.

Merry or mess is the smell of the past relived into the now assumption to dejection is the flavour of the future where is the freshness? could you please serve me. come my Dear, its not so far soooo near that you miss the bus to the present Present is "live Now" fresh and pure for ever and ever.... Happy journey into the Now!

"Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder" If you happen to be one among the so called "crazy gazers of nature", probably you would have come across the famous comment from your near and dear ones --" whats so great to watch that sky?". Yes, neither they are wrong nor are they right. Its the view piece that needs to be checked. Picture captured by a clean and well maintained lens offers excellent clarity. As much loaded with dust that much distortion. So its a vision from the source to the source. Cleansing and purifying one's own mind is as much essential as connecting to the source of the object beyond the interference of the body and mind of the object. "Crystal clear" vision is ofcourse the ultimate benediction. Initially, one can practise to connect to nature -- the sun, moon, stars,tree etc. where there is no interference of mind(no mind)from the otherside . Slowly and steadily the practise can be extended to the form - dog, birds etc a...

Nature rarely speaks.A whirlwind doesn't even last a whole morning.A rainstorm starts and ends in a single day. Such things are made by heaven and earth.If heaven and earth can't make a storm last,how can you? -Lao Tzu All that which has a beginning has to end no matter when and where. Anything with a beginning cant last forever and so naturally cant have a hold on the everlasting eternity. Impermanent cant offer stability but yes permanent is the best platform to deal with the impermanent changes seen and presented to us in our day to day living. The greater the rooting, better the stability.

Watching the slide show of great paintings on the sky, was wondering, how it would be if the sky decides to choose the best of the paintings and freeze it as its screen saver! instead it has just let the myriad shades move and blend as they wish, thereby never getting trapped into the "Monotony". Thats why its so fresh and lively. With no fixations, no perfections, its bound to be always The Best! Monotony -- can also create problems for adaptability and acceptability. Lets say someone who is used to a certain pattern of working at certain time intervals can go haywire if even a slight change is made. Anything that falls into the frame of fixation can only be dead -- it literally freezes the liveliness. Freedom is full of life. Its the freedom of the stars, clouds ,the birds, the sun, the moon...etc that offers immense freshness and breaks the monotony. Lets consciously break the monotony from our lives and imbibe the freshness and freedom lessons from our silent speaker, na...