Tag: god

In-dependence

Freedom is independence but so long as there exists dependence on almost all aspects of life, we would never know what is freedom….

Biological, Financial, Emotional, Intellectual – we are entangled in a web of dependencies, a sum total of which is the dependence on “I/Me/Mine” which is a combination of how you define yourself biologically(Body), financially(status), emotionally(relations), intellectually(titles & roles you play), wherein you believe that you exist independent of everything around you, which is Maya.

How you disentangle yourself from this illusion of separate existence is the spiritual journey of peeling off the layers till nothing remains and you realise that you are nothing and yet everything, which are but two sides of the same coin….

Ceasefire

Finally a ceasefire, so business as usual? Does this wipe out the pain and suffering caused to the world? But who cares? So long as the objectives of Power/Wealth/Fame are met – wars will be fought, people will suffer and that, is reality.

Will there ever be a world without wars? At least history doesn’t say so. Like change, even wars are a constant and that is because humans have never been collectively able to wipe out greed, lust, jealousy, … from themselves. That, I thought, was the purpose of every religion but even though everyone professes to follow some religion, they interpret it in a manner that justifies their greed, jealousy, lust, etc. And so the circus continues.

To stay at peace within yourself and with others around you is the greatest religion that one can follow, all the rest is just noise….

Chaos

On a flight I took recently, a drunk man was allowed to board despite everyone (including the airline staff) noticing his state and his unruly behaviour soon upon boarding. Everyone hoped that the man would settle down but he did not. He created such a ruckus throughout the flight abusing the stewardesses, captain, fellow passengers(some of who were helping in managing the drunk, some were eager to knock him out and some were just wishing that peace prevailed)…

Eventually, after 3 hrs of not being served any food/drink, the flight landed but time had already passed and none of us were able to notice the beauty of flying over some of the highest mountains in the world…

And then it struck me that the same thing is happening in the world, some madmen creating ruckus, some trying to manage them, some hoping for peace, with no clarity as to when this flight will land, only to board another similar flight…

So finding peace in the midst of chaos is an essential life skill…

Be inclusive

We may think we are different from others since we follow different religions/faith, believe in different things but the irrefutable fact is that we are humans first and humans last and humanity, love & compassion should be the foundation of our existence.

Be inclusive, celebrate all festivals拾❤️

Can the world really afford war?

Einstein had said that  “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones”. The way things are going, this may not be a distant future…

Whilst science &  technology has evolved to Space Travel, AI, etc unfortunately the minds of people have remained unevolved – greed, lust, anger etc are still being justified & glorified. Peace of mind is not even a criteria for being considered a successful person. Consequently, we have a world that has Wars, Pollution, Corruption, Global Warming & a host of other problems that are almost impossible to solve…

As Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita “For one who has controlled one’s mind, their mind is their best friend. But for one who has not done so, their mind will be their greatest enemy.” Unfortunately most people and their elected or self appointed leaders are in the latter category and so the circus continues…

Happy Wo/mens Day

It is a co-dependent reality that we are born to, there’s a woman in every man and a man in every woman. 

We’ll keep trying to figure out what God had in mind whilst creating this co-dependent Wo/men, each seems incomplete without the other and both think “can’t live with you, can’t live without you”😉

Celebrate both the feminine and masculine in you.

Happy Wo/mens Day❤️

Fear and Faith

Perhaps it’s fear that makes the world go round, imagine what it would be if it were faith… Faith is when you act on your belief despite your fears. 

Fear and faith are two sides of the same coin, it is when you turn from the material to the spiritual that the former doesn’t hold any influence over you.

Traditionally, humans were spiritual beings who, for prudence’s sake, took care of their material needs; nowadays more and more of us are material beings who, for the sake of prudence, attend to our spiritual needs.

The switch, my friend, from material to spiritual is in your hands, choose wisely….

Om Namah Shivaya

It is from the Source/Unmanifest (Shiva) that Creation/Manifest(Shakti) arises and unto it folds, hence Shiva is called Mahadev (Super God). That is also the reason why Shivaling is depicted in the shape of an elliptical/cylindrical shape (form) emerging from the Unmanifest (substance).

All creation has this Unmanifest Mahadev at its core. Hence the saying “Har Har Mahadev”(Everything is Mahadev) to remind us that all forms are Shiva and Shakti of which the Shakti keeps changing and is impermanent and Shiva is unchanging, eternal.

We experience Shakti every moment but it is to experience Shiva that we practice Dhyana till we experience the permanence in the impermanent which is Advaita(there is no second) and is also Mrityunjaya(Transcending Duality, since duality is only an illusion/Maya)

Om Namah Shivaya 🙏

Happy Mahashivratri ❤️