Hiranmayi

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...

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)

Shades of colours so many you flaunt in the sky Different frames of many backdrops You provide for the clouds Stationary you remain With all your splendour Rest in motion Present a panoramic movie We watch your innumerable shows As sky the self remains As cloud the body moves As shades the mind As innumerable projected shows indeed Who is it watching this show of mine can you hear me My beloved witness?

Just a rope but what for? To connect or To bind Rope to connect made of faith and love Rope to bind made of fear and selfishness Strengthening or weakening depends on the weaving of the content To connect is to liberate to bind is to perish Its the rope, the mind that plays the game Lets learn the rules to play it well and keep going...