Paatra and Paayas

Smaller the paatra, lesser the paayas it holds;

Larger the paatra, greater the paayas it holds!!

Expand your paatra :-)

Jai Gurudev!!

Conversations with My Master

Most of my conversations with my master happens in silence. It happens more of a sort of realization. There have been many such conversations, let me share one of the most recent and precious one.
Intellectually I understand that everything is made of one thing and it is God everywhere. My Master tells "Sabme mujhe dheko aur mujhme sabko" Though this made sense to my intellect, it was never so obvious. This understanding was so superficial. I wanted to understand it completely, wanted to feel its core. I was wandering with this question in my mind for many years. It so happened that after having a long chit-chat with my roommates after a course, I went to fetch water. I had to climb down the steps, on the way to the tap, suddenly I felt united with a higher prana level and all the material world looked so still and there was only one prana rhythm  to which everything was bound to. There was only one life and everything else was dependent on it. It was a blessing to have such an awesome experience. My question was surely answered and it also opened doorway to unravel many more mysteries of the universe.

Me me me

Its me, me and only me. This is what I learnt today, every other person is related to me in some way. (Technically, we are all related to each other completely.) If people react in a certain way to me, it is because of me. If people praise, it is because of me; if people criticize, it is because of me. There is no third person or second person. It is only me. Everything around is a projection of my mind, my thoughts, my perception, my idea, my likes, my dislikes. There is no stranger in this world. My likes, dislikes, desires is what which keeps everything around changing. If that stops everything will stop, this is what I comprehend.

Kids

Kids are very sweet and cute!! 

Wow! Am I saying this?  There have been times when I used to get very irritated with kids. Kids would run around disturbing me. Kids were definitely not part of my world. This is how it was when I was myself a kid of around 6 years or so. It continued even after I turned 25. Then after that workshop I attended, I saw the change taking over me. Kids looked so complete and seemed even more understanding than elders. When parents are in trouble, it is the small children in the house who go comforting the parents. I started observing the behaviour of kids. They are so full of energy and love, it is their innate nature to go and help and care for people. I remember one incident while travelling from bangalore to chennai, when a small child was having biscuits. She sensed another person looking at her smilingly. This small girl immediately took two biscuits for herself and gave the rest of the packet to the stranger. I was so overwhelmed to see this gesture, it was done in all innocence and love. As we grow up, somehow this innocence and love gets covered by other emotions and feelings. We have to nurture these qualities, luckily I work for children as well nowadays, blessed by my master. I am having lovely time and refreshing myself with them. :-)

Have you noticed..

Have you noticed the sun? We take it for granted, but without it, it would have been impossible for us to survive. the earth wouldn't have been there in the first place. We crib over such small things, but the sun takes care that it remains in place and keeps our earth pulled towards it, so that the earth doesn't bounce off somewhere.
Sun is super!!!

This is even more interesting, I just finished with my post with the question of what is mind, and as I browse through my Master's blog, I get a simple answer to this question!!!!! " The aura of body is mind" ......Good, this is just the answer I was looking for....Now it is time to experiment...:-)

Nature of mind

There is so much written on nature. From poetry to facts, but recently i went for a workshop where i heard a talk on nature of mind. It was so fascinating and so much directly connected to me. It was a very interesting workshop, completely different from the ones I usually attend. I usually take to drawing when it comes to expressing something, but for this nature of mind..., what can I draw or paint. Mind is so ever-changing, quick and also immeasurable. That got me thinking as to what exactly is mind!! Where is this mind?