Hiranmayi

Who is a mother? Who is a son? Who to name it? Who to certify? Nothing to conceive No womb to hold Yet is born Breaking the concept Of birth and death Bliss of the being In all its splendor Motherly forever in Every moment of birthless-birth Motherly moments Of million sparks Merging as One Mesmerizing into none Miserly it is to be A mother of one or few Mighty indeed it is That divine motherhood.

Best of shots captured by the mind thro the senses enter the album of the Self as moments of glimpses from duality to non duality as oneness of Divine eternity something else, so far, realized as an extension of your own self just as shots at different times and at different places of the space but arising from the one camera and going back to the one album The forever eternity......

Eyes chose to embrace gently simply to let me dwell deep within Surging up like a lightening Stillness bestowed to realize The silence thats within and without Even while the sense chose To fill the ear with Divineful music Aware to the aliveness All alone in meditativeness To express the effects In words as here can the cause be contained In words of limitedness Bow down in grateful silence My own Beloved source...

Some words on contemplation may have different interpretations. Some may just pop up from nowhere and start to unveil and one such word is "Individual" and wish to share that which followed.. Even while addressing to someone, we do say as, "This individual ...." A hidden version, probably can reveal the meaning as In - Divi - Dual. That is, in division, in duality. Ignoring the usual surface usage, does it not reflect the content of a highly individualistic personality? The one who is always caught in division and lives in duality. Probably, that may sound apt for describing an individualistic personality where he or she struggles to be a part of the whole. The mind of a part of the whole, is like an extension of the source and hence there is no struggle or trying to unite etc...Whereas, in division, there is a clear cut demarcation and hence calls for all techniques to try to unite. A classic example of a divided mind can be, like, when you approach such a person ...

To the sound of ocean dance as a swimmer To the silence of ocean afloat alive... Swift swimming or a silent afloat ain't it a journey... Once the tossing waves now a guiding star not to any known destination but to the eternal nowhere... Witnessing the creation laying on a water bed eyelids closed vision open to the vastness of emptiness afloat alive...

A talk show on contradictions, confusions and compulsions between the elderly and the next generation brought forth the wrath of the elderly and the lack of compassion of the young. Well anchored by one who knows the art of moving and sliding from side to side to bring the best of the both, gave room for contemplations. Loneliness, the most predominant factor felt among many elders clearly indicates the lack of connectivity." A loner builds walls around but fails to build bridges"-- Walls built in body and mind are barriers, firstly to one's own self. Walls of my family, my friends, my needs...endless it is. Approachability and comfortability becomes an almost impossible task with such an individual, irrespective of age. Awareness in connectivity leads to bridges irrespective of age and creed. None can create the loneliness in any one. A discordant chord within snaps the beauty of alone and confines it in loneliness. Sympathy and a subtle dominance of, "I" ...

Even when the form disables The formless enables the continuity... Boundaries for the form Beyondness to the formless Passion for the form Compassion to the formless Bridge for the two None for the one divine... Shapes and shades Sharing and caring Shining like stars Love of the self With or without stars Ever like the abiding abundant sky In the vastness of oneness

With a non-ending known and unknown list of wishes to be fulfilled, it is indeed rare to find the contentment in one's own self and in others too. World of competition, choices, ever craving mind's action, indeed it can become a task to experience contentment. The mind is known for its selective choosing and finding a niche in that comfort zone, even if it is meant like associating with pain and discomfort. When we observe closely, we discover that it is not the status or the wealth that decides the experience of fulfillment. It is the mind that is associated with the person that plays the decision making - either to choose cribbing even with the best of everything or to just be filled with contentment even with nothing. Basic need is indeed a must for everyone(food, clothing, shelter) and no one can ever draw a conclusion on the basic for it differs from one to one. so is it when it comes to experiencing this wonder of contentment. Infact, the requirement is much much less alm...

Music in words or just instrumental can take anyone to the height of serenity and oneness. we often hear and have felt the power of getting drowned in music. Even a simple conversation between two in tune can leave the same effect. Cooking, primarily viewed as a woman's job to fill the tummy of the grumbling one or a day to day activity to supply the need for the body. Just a routine process indeed can be monotonous and boring. But, if one is ready to open the avenues of the mind and walk into the concert hall, The Kitchen...my, my! endless is the discovery to both the body and mind. Preparing a dish is like nursing a baby. So gentle and fully alert and aware to every single move of the sound and silence. Right from the word go, in choosing the dish, the ingredients and the correct vessel-- there is a continuous unknowm flow of thoughts that blend so well. Watching the flame light up, placing the vessel and listening to its subtle sounds, then tuning with all the spluttering and mi...

Bliss is the string unseen in the chain of beads That adorns the life unifying the pearls together as one... Single pearls of life's incidents Strung together as adorning chain By the unseen string as Bliss...

Given a chance to watch the early morning sunrise, many would go for it. It is a desire driven by the force within to watch it. But, some may be bound by laziness would end up continuing as an unfulfilled desire. Desire from the heart through the mind gets the taste of it through the windows of the senses. May be one may choose to go up the terrace to get a better view than be satisfied by the partial view from the balcony. Once coming into direct contact with the happening, the experience begins. The eye which becomes the window to the beauty of the outer sunrise, if you observe, suddenly in a moment of awareness can outwardly choose to let the eyelids embrace gently each other and thereby open the view to the Self within. It is just a moment to be... The desire of the form unveiling to the moments of fulfillment. Abundant love spring forth from nowhere for no reason. Sense of lightness and freedom prevailing everywhere . There is no longing because it has crossed the boundaries and...

A piece of marked open territory on earth becomes a purchased land and the space within supposedly belongs to him also. When walls are constructed in that open space, it takes the shape of a building, the windows are created for light and ventilation, the door for guarding the inside and also act as an entry and exit point, the lock on the door to protect the house and its inmates from burglary etc. This transformation of an expanded open space becoming a house is contributed by the walls that limit the space, the windows to let limited light and air, the door that limits the entry and exit and the lock that decides the entry or exit. Altogether , it is a mini limited space to live and also it is the springboard to jump into the unlimited, the vast expanse. This body resembling the limited space of constructed walls, the senses to the windows, the mind to the door and the lock to the intellect may probably help us to understand this house and its operations better. We do need this ho...

Even though , most often complete and perfect are used as one and the same, a closer look clearly brings out the subtle difference. A complete personality need not be a perfect one. But a perfect one is indeed a part of the complete personality. Complete consists of both the perfect and the imperfect, both the good and the bad, up and down. The journey to have a darshan of the God, up on a hill consists of both the climbing up and the climbing down phase too. only then it becomes complete. Of course , the most memorable moment at the time of darshan is indeed valuable. But, before and after also play and contribute a vital role in that completeness. Life, indeed is also complete. Some known and unknown, some pleasant and unpleasant, some to understand and rest to accept -- all become a part of this complete journey. When any one part of this is ignored, then it becomes depleted. Depletion can only have depleted results. Probably, i may wish to address creation as complete than perfec...

Now a days, the corporates and the big organizations focus on the importance of welfare activities for the employees. Primarily it is to give the feel to the staff that the company is interested in the human side of the staff too. One such programme is arranging a sports meet for the employees. Witnessing one such sports meet, revealed the being too. The mind, all the time put into a zone of work --planning and execution is for a change expected to participate in the field of sport. Here too, the planning and execution is exhibited by the mind. Then whats the difference? The outcome of the sport is in no way related with the performance at the office. In other words, you perform an action which is not result oriented. That does not mean, the team goes into the field with no aim. Every team walks in with the aim to win but even if they lose, it does not bring in the imbalance in the mind. There is an equanimity in the result. Winning or losing has no grip on the mind. It is for the fun ...

Perched on the same branch With the form of a bird Peace is your sign Purity as your colour Yet vision facing Away from one another Together in love Depicting the harmony Of sharing the base(branch) To revel in the Oneness of space