Hiranmayi

  In Being the jamun The becoming dissolves !! To make a jamun, needs all efforts and guidance. Once made, it is rested in sugar syrup(divinity) to soak and absorb all the sweetness and become one. Not every jamun finds its place as prasad in temple or get tasted elsewhere. No matter what or where it goes, it remains as a sweet. It no longer becomes something but just remains as being.

Happened to see a picture of a dismantled and disfigured door placed on a sewerage drain to cross over and reach the other side. Whosoever had come up with this idea, may be out of necessity needs much appreciation. So neatly and well placed to cross over the gutter, indeed is a brilliant idea. Contemplating on this picture with life, many broken doors as relationships, career growth and so many aspects in our daily lives can be related. Anything that doesn’t fit one’s desire can turn into a broken door. Invariably it gets closed and sometimes gets discarded too.  How about turning the same closed broken door to a bridge in whatever situation one is in. For that to happen, the first thing needs to be an emotional disconnect. One neither has to be in love nor needs to be in hate but to simply be grateful to what it had been and to what it can be now. It’s not about an utilitarian mind set but to just look at it as it is now. When that happens, sometimes it may have to be discarded w...

 Bright and beautiful With the beam of sun rays No I or You for it to be bound To even the aiding rays Blessing or misfortune Call it as you wish Blessed human aware of aids Invariably bound by the same Turns the blessing to misfortune To haunt for many lives Grace as Guru Liberates from bondage What remains is !! Beatitude all around and Gratefulness within !! 🙏

Defined rules to play the board game,”Life” Undefined it is for the real life ! Drawn patterns in a limited space, to roll the dice to define the move For the board game, Life. Confined inside the space called body rests the tool called mind to play the real game, life. Living as it seems is nothing more than a game to unveil the real to one’s own self.

Its often said, "Flow with the river or Be the flow". Pondering a bit on the phrase unfolds the journey of a log in a river. A log thrown in a river has no choice but just flows the way the river takes its course. The fact is it may not really take the entire route of a river for it can get stuck between rocks or anything can happen. There is no mind in the log to think and there is no intellect to discriminate the situation and become aware of the present moment. The log is just fine if it flows or if it is stuck for both makes no difference to it. But, not so with the human being. A human being cannot be like a log for it is blessed with the mind that can be aware and decide. Imagine a human being given a log of wood which he converts it into a boat and uses it for his journey in the river. To tune into the flow(force) of the river is truly flowing. When grace bestows such tuning, the journey of awareness starts to flow. One becomes aware of the rocks to avoid or even if...

Hole to Whole contemplation. Exploring the hole May land you in a dead end Excavating the deadend leads you To the unknown world That has no end But complete as it is In silence and stillness No more it's just a hole But truly whole !

When you had to get your leaking pipeline fixed, lets say, your friend or neighbour says there is a plumber who can do it and gives you the contact number. You may verify his credentials from your friend and choose to contact him. When you tried calling him, for whatever reasons, the call doesnt get connected. But after some repeated calls, you do get connected, speak to him and get your leaking pipeline too fixed. Now, if someone who had called and could not get connected says, "there is no such person at all", we can only call it as his experience but can not deny the existence of such a person. Similarly, for someone who is not in need of a plumber and denying the existence of a plumber itself totally, once again, indicates just the ignorance. Seeking God is somewhat similar. Until, it becomes your own realization, no matter what others belief or trust is, its not yet yours. But, some people, totally denying the existence of God in the name of non-verifiable is like u...

The ever ongoing topic of accepting everything as it is and discovering "who am i " happened with my friend who was mentioning how he has been really practicing this acceptance and doing all that he can to discover himself. At one point, i just indicated that the very fact that when one says he has to accept, that means, it obviously indicates that he has drifted and now he is trying to come back and accept everything as it is. The word, "drifted" in no time drifted my friend away from the topic of inquiry and made him share the story of a hilarious movie related with "driftwood". Though i tried once to point his drifting, his mind was gone until he finished narrating the story. I waited patiently for him to return. Now, what more can we ask for as an example for the ever drifting mind. Moment it knows that one is making a move towards the source, the mind would trick with all its cleverness to pull back the person. Strangely, once again, when it sett...

When someone who was religious and believing in God happens to explore the terrain of spirituality invariably comes across some hilarious incidents, especially from the strong believers of God. One such moment was from a christian priest. Though a good hearted man, he could not relate or understand or accept that a believer of god cannot forsake Him. Out of sheer wanting to understand the logic behind it, he asked me, "How can you leave God?". I could only afford to laugh silently within me  because i know its arising out of ignorance and there is a genuine wanting to know. I replied saying, "Who can leave whom?. Is it ever possible for such a thing to happen, me leaving god or god leaving me?". After explaining, he atleast did not defend his staunch belief concept but was willing to peep into such possibility. Ofcourse a rare few only do that. As a kid, we never knew that we had a heart or for that matter any organ as such. But, as we grew up, at a certain sta...

Journey to everywhere or anywhere begins with filling the fuel. Contemplating further on this "Fuel" and relating the "Journey on road" to 'Journey to nowhere", it is quite interesting to note certain insights. Undoubtedly, the vehicle would not move an inch with out fuel. But, have you thought, just by filling the fuel does the vehicle move?. No. It is in the burning of the fuel which gets converted into energy and enables the movement of the vehicle. That clearly indicates that the stored fuel no longer remains as it is but only in its burning, the energy is gained. Relating the same concept with fuel to knowledge, one can see the insight. Just as knowledge stored, there can be no application in this world as wisdom. Just as the fuel tank, the mind too stores it as knowledge and probably, the human being is referred to as a scholar. Only when knowledge is applied and converted into wisdom, the journey to nowhere happens. Till then, the mind is only a...

When you are an idealist The whole creation contradicts When you are a realist The whole creation compliments. So, one thing is glaring on our face called perception. In both, the creation seems to remain same. Thankfully, we have not divided different creators for the difference in creation, so one creator solves the dispute. Idealist - It is not that he doesn't belong to this existence but some where because of all the experiences in his life is either condemning or expecting an ideal world, the imagined world in his mind. He may call it even as oneness according to his imaginations. What he may probably be missing is the understanding that, this world is complete by itself and hence, no matter however hard he may TRY, he can only have it in his imagination and that can never be a reality. Once it is evident that it is just a dream, all the building blocks just crumble down and once again, finds himself holed up in the well of emotions. Emotions are the greatest impe...

Seems like there is no more search that haunted once no longer those endless days awaiting for the sunshine Am i enlightened ?  if you ask me, It simply says, 'do i even care'. All that i see there is clarity in thought revelations unfold for what needs to be known no space for the thought that no longer needs an answer yet may still make an entry only to find the exit next to it Awareness as it is said all pervading like a guiding star the ever true companion in this communion with God. Seek ye the King of Grace - Guru !

Sign board -- Pointer for a direction or a just a word to describe or simply some jumbled meaningless letters ? Seem to be ringing different bells to different people though it is just the same one word or a sentence. May be, it is just not about the pointer but also the one who sees it. For someone as a passerby, it would come across as meaningless if that person has no clue of it. For someone in search of that place, it would be a great aid. For someone who had known the description of the word but not looking for its destination, it would just be an additional information. For someone who is blind, the pointer itself doesn't exist. One of the most vital aspect, for someone who is loaded with information and description of words of that place of search can be totally misguiding if the pointer does not have the exact word of description in his mind bank. In all probability, he would simply rule it out as a pointer to some other place unless he is open to enquire and explo...

Alone i stand majestically silent                                                                                                                Rock solid to all weather Waves of various wavelengths Encountered everyday None rejected none attached only Yet embrace them all in the moment Remaining attached-detached Vastness all pervading Stand alone truly Drowned in the ocean of gratefulness.

Looking at one of my display pictures, a friend of mine asked if it was that fragrant jasmine flower. I told him, "Yes, its one of those  intense fragrant variety". He replied asking if it is the one which is a double decker kind, has two levels and it can be separated ? It was news to me though its been there for a longtime and i am familiar with this flower from childhood, i didnt know about it. I immediately brought one flower from the pot and was surprised to see i could separate them. The exploration didnt stop there and noticed that one more level could be separated and yes, finally there were three levels of individual flowers. It appeared as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Each separated one was complete by itself as a flower and yet, all three so beautifully connected in one and created as one fragrant jasmine flower. Amazing are the creations of the creator ! Now, the beauty is the ignorance and the pointer that reveals the creations game. Simply believing i...

A traditional hindu ritual that adorns every door step is kolam. Simple beautiful art that keeps the entrance bright and beautiful. The first thing done on waking up is to clean the entrance, sweep and mop, then draw this simple art form with rice powder called kolam. It is said that the reason why rice powder is used is to feed the ants which may visit. The significance of kolam brings in auspiciousness and therefore from simple to much elaborated, kolams find place in festivals, marriages and any occasion. Basically kolam consists of both dots and a line that connects them. Filling up the drawn patterns with various colours or flowers is done on special occasions to make it more brighter and beautiful. Everyday ritual consists usually of a simple dots kolam. Take a look at this kolam. If you keenly observe, you would notice the dots. First the dots are placed and then the line is connected. Let us assume if one stops with just placing the dots, then it would remain as some sca...

As a kid, we are taught the alphabets. Then moving on further the words are formed using the same alphabets. From letters to words it begins but later we master the art of deciphering the letters from the words even unknown. It just indicates the inter-connectedness. Similarly, life experiences begin with a lot of asking with "Why, What and When ? ". Understanding them all from the realm of the mind seems challenging and the only mission of this birth. It might comprise of simple ones to the most complicated. Eventually and invariably with all the explanations derived from various minds, it becomes an additional burden of just information. Rare few life experiences leave one with the attitude for exploring further. One such most vital one is "meeting the master ". Again, here too the asking does not stop but there is definitely a shift in that asking. One more set of information and the mind is stuck, then it is doomed. But if the asking leads to the unlearning...

Every moment unfolding to the mystery of its ownself Endless followers as commentators Each certifying their comment on that which comes and goes One that embraces them all Stays silent as the moment and its manifestation Whatta Beauty !!

Is it wise to carry the boat that sailed you across to the shore? Knowledge, the boat, essential at one point even more is vital to be free of it Do i know anything to claim  to know everything ? Aint it so simple to simply travel from Know to Now just the  "K" (knowledge) makes the difference Have it as long as needed leave it when it has to just be.

Waking up this morning to the melody of an unknown bird, the urge to rush to watch the bird itself live was totally missing. Momentfull listening to the unchained melody of an unknown bird was only there. From just some listening it was indeed a well listening which can be refined in term as tuning -in. Freedom felt so immensely even from the desire to know or watch the bird brought insights into our simple everyday living. Nothing wrong in going for watching or knowing the bird, but simply listening to it fully first has its own powerful insights. Some moments later, the song of the bird no longer could be heard and the longing to hear it too was not there at all. May be this is what utter completeness is all about, i felt. A friend once mentioned as "Freebird" when asked whats happening. Meant the rest of family members are away and so that person said as freebird. Its common usage to say like that meaning no liabilities or responsibilities but just all by oneself. W...