Hiranmayi

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 !

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...

Every seed essentially a potential tree The seed bursts open to reveal and become the tree The tree is just an expression of the tremendous dormant potential of the unmanifested Manifested as tree mind blowing to the world Unmanifested as seed goes unnoticed to many The few chosen know the potential. Born as a seed blossoming as the tree In this soil of body blessed it is indeed. Let the grace bestow the best of soil and all the support for the blossoming to happen. May the seed be known May the knowing become the Being May the tree of awareness Stand tall and remain grateful To the ever existing existence. Wishing all my beloved ones Nothing less than the bursting open Of this eternal truth buried in one's own self. Happy New Year !!

Everyday, the pigeons come to drink the water kept in a bowl in the balcony. They take a sip or a dip sometime and sit for a while and take off. Recently, one day, i noticed one pigeon, trying to pull the dried twigs from the base of the palm tree, succeeded sometimes and took it along and came back swiftly to continue in its mission. So it was obvious it is building the nest. But what brought the turn is amazing. After its  trial with palm tree, it moved on to the other pot which had small flowering plant. Though there were no dried twigs for it to collect, it started to pull the fresh green twigs and since it is a small plant, the whole plant was almost getting uprooted. Since the roots were pretty strong , it could not succeed but had done enough damage to shake it . It didnt stop there but now continued to the next level with its intention to collect the twigs to build its nest. Now, it focused on the tip and was trying to nib it, still could not get them, finally fl...

Only the movement as running from pillar to post endlessly running to a known destination Only the sitting like a dead body numb and dumb to all thats happening around Is there a moment even in the movement or a deadly stillness thats alive and untouched May be a loud "YES" to feel it alive awareness as it is said to simply BE it Not a moment missed in movement(action) not a moment missed in sitting(inaction) for the very base exists as the force behind both

Alive it stood tall and beautiful uprooted and rested remains dried and dead Wonder if it matters really to IT alive or dead appears not for IT To the world it mattered as a name as palm tree as a purpose so many to IT, i wonder.... Its human who named IT who saw purpose in IT not just when alive but even in its death Uprooted to build home for his race called human all along the mind in play searching for purpose Oh my dear human said the palm finally when would you see that which cant be seen Alive or dead i remain as i am no purpose no mind yet appear as its meant to be Can time and space limit my being am glad have no mind to bury my being! (Contemplations on watching the palm trees being uprooted to make space for a huge apartment to be built)

"Humble"- even pronouncing the word gives a soft touch feel. Though there may be many many situations to refer and reconnect to this humbleness, one such incident leaves me speechless and comes instantly to my memory whenever i happen to think. So just sharing that moment of insight here. We were on a spiritual camp and as volunteers, some of us were assigned to serve the Master in various ways. Myself along with another volunteer were asked to take care of the kitchen services. The lunch kit used to serve the master was taken by me but was kept in another volunteer's room who was taking care of serving the master. After the camp, i forgot to collect the kit and on our way back, the moment i noticed had informed the camp site where some of them were still there. Next morning, i get a call from my kitchen partner(volunteer) saying, "let me apologise for not reminding you to take the master's kit". For a moment i became speechless, firstly for that humbleness...

Neither a victim of your own ignorance Nor a victim of someone else's ignorance Clarity that clears the path paves the way to just be letting the unfolding happen as its meant to be Responding in awareness to the needs of the moment Rejecting none, accepting none simply being available to the One! Oh!! what a freedom Indeed it is....

A beautiful story that i heard and i would like to share it here. A lady walks into the market and was astonished to see a man carving a fish out of a huge log of wood. She just could not believe her eyes and stops to strike a conversation with him. She asks him if its ok to talk to him and the man says its perfectly fine. So, she asks him,"how is it you are able to carve this fish without even a picture or a model infront of you". The man replies," I am a fisherman and i am only removing that which is not the fish. The fish unveils on its own." Oh, My!! what a simple pointer yet so powerful ! All that one needs to do is to be aware of who you are and just keep removing that which you are not. Rest reveals by its ownself . You do nothing. Adi Sankara keeps reminding the same process with " Neti , neti ".(not this, not this)

Do not accept exceptions Do not react and reject exceptions Learn to embrace Exception... Thats the way creation is... Embracing exceptions May enable the benediction To remain exceptional Untouched by the polarities Of pleasure and pain Of explanations and examples... Exceptionally aware of The truth alone Silently witnessing The facts around... Freedom to exit Is nolonger a division Simply an extension Right here and now....

Transient in time and space yet ingrained as real in mind An event named as New year new for some old for others as time and space would place them in this world begun, yet to begin born and gone as countdown goes all happening, simply transient know it WELL let the world's event unfold to truth to know the unreal and to be the Real May the grace the benediction of the Masters bestow the awareness as the Best of all wishes to happen...

A recent incident illustrates the deep rootedness of the mind with concepts, blinding the individual from just seeing it as it is... In India, Tulsi plant is considered as sacred and is usually placed in front of the entrance or the backyard entrance. It is generally worshiped in a traditional way with Kumkum and other ritualistic methods. So, it is nothing but natural for many traditionalist to look at it with a special eye than compared to many many other plants. Undoubtedly, the plant is well known for its exceptional herbal and medicinal qualities. Generally, i prefer to manure the plants with naturally available sources from the kitchen such as vegetable peels, egg shells, etc. It so happened that the Tulsi plant too got its share of crushed egg shells along with the rest of the plants. When someone had a look at the presence of egg shells in Tulsi plant, it was a shock. They couldnot accept that a tulsi plant can indeed be nurtured with egg shells, without harming anyone o...

"Servant" is what the label the society has offered her for all the great help she does in completing the household chores. To me she is just another extended member of our family.... may i call it as sheer blessing, when she happened to step into our home and asked me if i need a servant. Quiet and clean work is all that she offers. she never gave me a chance to point out any work to be done or even redone, rather left me wondered the way she moves around with work and leaves me filled with immense gratitude. when i offer the cup of coffee everyday morning as soon as she comes, the time she spends drinking that coffee is a moment to watch...an unusual calmness and simply being total with that drinking. she is in no hurry to gulp it down as many who belong to her community may do. today, she surprised me even more, when she picked up that cup of coffee and walked to the living room balcony which has a wonderful view, spent those few, yet quiet moments sipping the coffee and ...