Think again.pdf

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Psycho-spiritual curiosity eggs me on

Provoking thought and reflection is what I think our

words should do.Shaking the old patterns and our minds out of stuporis the game to play.Care to play?

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Spiritual oversimplification exists in the form ofgeneralised quotes and advice. Normally they come

from people who have progressed intellectually butnot realised or lived beyond their mind as yet or arebacked by direct experience. They have great widthof knowledge and see the interconnections moreclearly than most but lack the depth of understandingthat comes from intuitive contact with the Cosmos. If

you have a question, I can try and reply butotherwise, I really dont know for sure.


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The arrogance is in the point that we can solve it all

in our present condition. Of course we have the seedto solve all riddles but are we ready - is the question.

We choose not to learn. It is so much easier on theego and the fabric of life we have built around us.

We always have enough humor to laugh at our selvesbut yet do not accept that our escapades are ourfault.We see our ability to laugh as part of our grandacceptance of life as it is. Yet when the finely laid-out, so charmingly choreographed little dramas endin regrettable episodes, we always know that it is thelack of understanding and diligence of some otherthat made it so. The opportunity to learn andimprove upon is not only ignored, it is vehementlypushed away.Who are we to make them see the light or take acertain path?

When will I find my bridge that will take me "there".

Life on Earth today is the result of collective

inconsciousness. We are all in it with our


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inconscience behavior "tamas" (indolent,irresponsible, callous).Let not moral principles cloud the path we each need

to take as our personal effort.Who is living, dying or suffering is beyond ourcomprehension. Lets leave these heavy matters onthe shoulders of the Creator.Let us focus on the little we know, the more that weneed to learn. There are many realized souls roaming

this earth with the express intention of helping us allon the way. Let us ally with them, enjoy theircompany and partake of their presence.The Soul is orchestrating our Destiny. If we learn thelessons we need to, to advance on the way, it will betough but with minimal misadventures. Otherwise,the Soul is not averse to organise a "skin-alivelashing" to speed up the process.

At the immature human level upto the realisedperson and the thousand and one possibilitiesbetween the two, the word love is understood in as

many ways.Let us be a little more precise.Is it passion, prejudices or love or some othervariation of our feelings & desires?


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When uncertainty dogs you and happenings arebeyond comprehension, understand this is themoment to realise that some big changes are in

action. If the happenings are beyond yourunderstanding, just remain quiet - mentally,emotionally and physically. Dont act, speak or think.But ruminate and the light will appear.The turmoil is great. Doesn't even seem sensible.Yet what am I so agitated about?

When we choose to take a path in life, vigilanceshould become our watch word. Life will throw lifeat us and we shall react and act. We need to keep awatchful and focused eye on what reasons, thoughtsand emotions rise up in us and overwhelm ourdecision making. It becomes an interesting play tonotice the game on within us.Just watch and learn with pure objectivity. Drop andreject what makes you uncomfortable. Adopt whatmakes you joyful. This discernment and application ofwill to follow this route is Sadhana. The word

Sadhana means the process of living you haveadopted to reach your goal and the life-style you leadin pursuance of thereof.The best way is by doing the best for existence, withcompassion for life as we know it, not changing therules of existence and the need to change the world

is an absolute No.


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Fly away

Trying to better the life of others is a trap based onour sense of virtue, virtuousness. It can mask ourown need for approval as well as our need to be busywith externals and avoid looking deeply into our ownlives. Free yourself of a big burden - to be in the rightvis-a-vis others, to be seen as impressive, to need

approval from others.It is sad; the amount of energy we spend trying torelate and be seen as correct..

My take on all this Prachar (spread of the word) andPracharaks (the spreaders) to enlighten thepopulace:Words, complicated words, these are mere words;you cant reach them thru words. I think all this needfelt by many to explain and spread the word ofGurudev is a sheer waste.

The main thing is that language-wise or spirit-wisepeople are not ready to for the next step. So theefforts to shake and wake them up goes all into thewaste-bin.I would rather focus on what I have to say from myfount AND address their need of taking the next step

if I could which I am not certain I can.


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Find a quiet spot by the sea shore. Spot to withdraw

to. Silently reflect and re-energise.Listen to the stories that the sea has to tell from faraway.Give rest to the buzzing in the head.

Where people need to be pushed to become,awareness never comes. Advising people to take thisattitude or that is a waste of time. Those who seeor/and are aware realise also that it is none of theirbusiness to goad and advise others.If others see their awareness or not is of noimportance whatsoever.We can discuss our views but let us refrain fromchoosing the way for others.Our job at best can be to answer questions by thelight of our knowledge but in no way can anyone bedogmatic about it.

Let us all be first aware of - Do we know? What dowe know? How do we know that we know?Is there anything to accomplish? Can we reallyaccomplish anything?


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They say I am capable of great things. You dontknow it but there is great potential in seed in all ofus. It is just a matter of becoming more aware and

wanting it.My question: By whose standard? And there is theother side:I know how great I am but dont see myself fittinginto the narrow gauge thinking of the crowd orfeeling the need to. Does it really matter if they give

me their approbation or not?

A good reminder.Time to be children again and revive our breath.What are you so proud of? How long will you be?Look at these structures and the sun.The sun has been peeping through these templessince hundreds of years.Who is really worthy, greater, stronger? The Sun,the Granite, or you?

When we say how can I help?", what are we doing?Wanting to really help because we are of acompassionate nature and detached or is itsomething totally the opposite? This can also take usaway from our path by focusing on the others and

feeling virtuous about it - increase our vanity.


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My point always has been that sex is overaccentuated as a "sin". From this comes the conceptof cheating and rape.

The whole thinking is wrong.Sex is an appetite like many other appetites. This isanother hunger. Some people cant control their urgeto eat chocolates, drink alcohol, hamburgers, extrasalt or sugar etc etc..No man goes out with the intention of always raping

every female they meet. The woman does not realisethe havoc she plays by her wily ways and supportivesuggestions that come from the world without. Oncethe match is lit, the conflagration cannot becontained.We need to ask, why this problem does not exist withprimal communities for example lets say in Polynesia.Additionally there are abstract questions like whyonly certain women attract attention.If you believe in psychology, what is it that attractsthe male?Astrologically, why certain things happen in certainplanetary configurations?

Then finally, aren't women making it difficult for mento contain their libido? Why does the world go out totitillate yet expecting all males to be saints?


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The Biggest conspiracy is the one The Creator isplaying out. Ever think what He is getting out of itall?

Grow up and acknowledge the truth of your being.The operative word is "futile".That is how it all feels.

Did the world shake from all the effort and changesyou tried to make?Will it keel over and collapse if you are not there?If you withdraw and sulk, will anyone care or comelooking for you?NO!So, how does it really matter?Grow up and acknowledge the truth of your being.

Take this sentence:Haters don't hate you, they hate themselves;because you are a reflection of what they wish to be.

May be. But the effects it has on my life through thegroup society I live in is real.What is being said?Tell me how does it matter? And why try to explain itaway? I suppose this is a compliment to me that I amsuperior. But then so what? Am I being told that I

should not react to their jibes and vibes? Take it all


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with a pinch of salt. The hurt haters can inflict is real.Who cares about their state of spirit or whatever?The question that bothers me and for which I would

like a reply is how to deal with these bums. Ipersonally believe in taking them seriously enough toavoid them.The sticks they waive around are real.

Enlightenment cannot be had for the asking. It is nota peak that can be climbed. One of the facets is thatthe enlightened person is never aware of it.The problem comes or rather the ridiculousness of itall emerges when we want to make a show of it -forgetting that life is essentially a personal affair andeveryone is relating with life only at the personallevel.

Take life as it comes and go out with open arms. Yetnever forget that our feelings and thoughts cannot bereally, wholly shared. Words are not enough or

adequate and images from minds cannot betransferred. We may feel whatever we may want friendly, altruistic, grateful, obliged and as our Souldictates, be there for anyone who needs us. Butnever forget that the world may be acting out onother parameters. Life can be sad. Life can be so

ungrateful. Finally I have realised, that we are alone.


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Nobody cares or gives a darn that we too may needthem and for the pains we take for them. Self-centeredness is a reality. We need to let people move

on if they are happier that way.

But then we have to wake up and deal with reality. Iwould not waste a second on wondering of theignoble or noble elsewhere. My hands are full with

myself.

When talking of good health and medicine, I am nowrealising that we are wasting our time worrying aboutothers. Certain bad attitudes are picked up, promotedand often followed for a life time. These habits andpractices are so inbred in certain communities andfamilies that nothing can really be done. They live ata level of unawareness that is stupendous. Tosomebody like me it is positively criminal what theydo with their lives.There are a lot of factors like lack of education,

income and social practices that curtail but the willalso is lacking. Being satisfied with a little relief is allthis mass of people is aiming for.They are fodder for the system and go to slaughterwillingly. I suppose we can just watch and feed themlittle tidbits of info, with the minimal hope that

perhaps they will pay it some attention.


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The maids that work for us, for example, in 20 years,I have not been able to make them understand anyof the little things I have tried to teach them. They

prefer to spend small fortunes in illnesses by going to"Doctors" with established big successful lookingclinics. Impossible to make think of in terms of betternutrition or even supplements or something likesimple wearing of clothes in winter. We try to help bygiving them things but still there is this feeling that

nothing is registering and there is no real willingness.Two years ago her 20 year old son had pleurisy andis forever sick; it is so heartbreaking but we cannothelp because their pride wont let them listen.Their attitudes are determined by certain thoughtslike:

- we may be poor but we are living well and weknow what we are doing.

- sickness is happening to everybody.- it is our fate.

What can you do when people abdicate their right touse their intelligence and minds?

It is internal. It is our cleverness and naive belief thatwe are in control and that we are virtuous and thatGod is on our side and finally that our wishes are

made to be granted.


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And then there are all these posts since thebeginning of time that exhort you to be "yourself andthat You can do it and that you have all it takes to

achieve your desires" - it muddles you up to no end.

The I Ching is always advising me to hide my light.Even my foster father, Dr Amrik Singh advised me to

keep things under wrap. In our community, the firstlesson is that it is best to keep a low profile. Mostwise men would rather not venture out. Willsomebody elaborate?

People with a small sphere of action, specially at themental level, can rarely calculate beyond 2+2=4And, of course, what they dont know or immediatelysee within their minimal field of view does not exist.Anyone talking beyond their field of "knowing"automatically becomes a charlatan.

Their judgmental tongues can be very harsh anddepressive - I often wonder how human they are?

We are not taught to be thinkers, but reflectors ofour culture. Let's teach our children to be thinkers. -

Jacque Fresco


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Believe me this only makes you get rejected by yourown and makes you a misfit. It is too much troubleand not to forget you need the society &

establishment to make a living. But if you have thegrit, certainly go ahead.

Amazingly beautiful. But I am not sure I fullyunderstand the need of humans not wanting to die

even after death and others not wanting to forgetthem. Only the living who have known someone intheir lives can have lingering memories. Memoriesare born with us and die with us so then the chancesthat anyone will remember anyone after a gap of 30-60 years is none. Yet we fill up the land withtombstones when there isn't enough to live on.

People first build strong, impenetrable walls aroundthem, then pride themselves on their exclusiveproblems and show themselves off as "virtuous" whoare ready to try everything and that they actually

have.These are big mind/subconscious games people playwith themselves.Are they really looking for solutions?


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I am amazed at the amount of trouble and pain weare prepared to bear to prove we are better anddifferent. Take a reality check by observing its

continuous laments about the world around it. Arewe interested in improving our lot?

The Lamenting Syndrome

Why do we do it? There does not seem to be anyneed of it. It serves no purpose as experience soonteaches us. It is always the same lament but maybein a different setting. Do we like complaining? Does itmake us feel superior? Why are we not able to letbygones be bygones? Is it that our sense of hurtneeds to punish the perpetrator? Perhaps it makesfor a good excuse to push our own agenda?

How do we make our life difficult? Here are twothoughts to mull over:

1) We prefer living in the memories of past gloriesinstead of worrying about the coming days. We areso busy putting an indelible stamp of greatness oneverything we do that we forget we have to live withthe aftermath of our decisions and acts.2) People first build strong, impenetrable mental

walls around them made of conditions, rules,


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appropriate and habits, and then pride themselveson their exclusive problems as the world does not fitinto it.

This world is a joke. The Divine is having fun. All weneed to do is join Him in the fun.

For The Divine created this Universe as anexperiment and experience. A change from hisEternal Quiet.

Optimism is energising but also a trap when weexpect & hope for more and refrain from lookingreality straight in the eye. Optimism without effort tochange or/and improve will not take anythinganywhere.What you find worthy of appreciation may preciselybe what irritates others. I don't think people like theirillusions reshaped and remodeled for them.

I have seen this or similar posts so often that finally Ican't contain myself and need to speak out.Ok. I am "tolerated", even quite disliked where I ambut show me one place elsewhere that is even ready

to tolerate me, leave alone appreciate me and would


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be ready to keep me as a loved one till the end of mydays.These kinds of advices are so "mushy" and can take

people on a sentimental journey which may only endin depression. We should be more careful when weare showing others the way.

We are all suffering from the fever of smugness;

expecting that the world is there solely to take careof us, that people will think well of us and will do thebest for us. We are simply not ready for reality.This is what the sages call illusion.Whatever gives us this illusion that doctors, priests,counselors, teachers, superiors, parents, friends andall are always working and will always act for ourbest?The truth = Everyone is basically kind but they havetheir self-interest uppermost motivating them. Andthey may not even know what is the best for you.But they always know what is best for them and thisis always the primary raison detre of their

behavior.

My heart tells me - what the heck are you doing herein this forlorn space. Surely there are more beautifulgardens waiting to receive you?


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More on Understanding De-Stressing.April Fools Day is the happiest day of the year.

I think intelligence is the bane. Most intelligentpeople are the most stressed.They simply see all the faults around them and takeit upon themselves to put them right. Then blastingothers and being at war with the world can be such atiring job.

I suppose there is some truth in the thinking that thefools are the happiest.

Primarily because they use their acute mental powersto see and focus on faults; this also happens to bethe perfect method to unsee their own faults andthey soon get convinced that they know best. Theybecome overbearing, inflexible and like to punishothers. They also take it upon themselves to ram theright thoughts down the throat of others.

The other day I met a young man who wanted toknow if everything is preordained and fate runs ourlivees, then why bother?Age-old question; so I told him:We have met today by chance or as the believerswould say by preordained fate. You asked me a

question - this is not a chance encounter. This is a


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subject that is on your mind and you are not satisfiedby the answers you have been getting.But besides all this chancy events, the main thing will

come now. Will you continue to want to meet meagain or consider me worth meeting that is yourpersonal decision.And this is the important part. Your personaldecisions are in-built into the fates working.How you judge, decide and act is not so preordained.

Corollary:Our prejudices (ides fixes) seem to have a greaterhold on our life than fate it seems to me. Most ofus judge from a very superficial point of view andlose more opportunities than we create to better ourcondition. Most often we are thinking linear andsingle-pointedly which means that we have just onewish on our minds and once that is taken care of wehave lost interest in that person/situation. No way toknow what could have been.

This reminds me of a story I had come across long

time ago. In New York a lady and a gentleman bothhailed the same cab. But then the gentleman let thelady take the cab. The lady invited him to come withher. He said no thank you. The lady went awaytelling him, now you will wonder for the rest of yourlife of what it could have been if you had said yes!


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And I am sure, that all of us have stories of thisnature hiding in the back of our minds.

What if. If only!

It is the focus on imposing our minds on the body'sworking which is at fault. Why this need to inventnew drugs & change the chemistry? We are also too

much in a hurry to intervene surgically. Why not putthe energies to understand how things in our bodyhave been working till now and evolve methods tosupport it?I agree that the scientific process is not at fault. Butthe process only follows our minds; which isobviously at fault.

Let's focus on ourselves. The rest are what they are.Wisdom is in accepting. Our problem is - should be -only with ourselves. Who cares if "they" learn or not.The need to teach others is stressful. The need to

teach them a lesson is calamitous.The need to shove it down their throat is positivelycancerous.

I firmly believe the need to be in control is coupled

with excessive and continuous non-essential speech


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& action which is one of the reasons for exhaustion -even biologically (leading to fatigue-induced illnesses)

I prefer the intelligence of the child of 6 months to 99years old.In contrast the human mind at its present level ofdevelopment is a collector. It collects data for data's

sake. It also feels very knowledgeable and can spoutquotes and passages on every subject and considersitself wise.

They say It is all encoded in the genesDont agree - there is a lot of samskar( psycho-psychic influences) involved and that could be calledgenetics of the subtle kind.

It is really one way of avoiding life. Everybody (who

as Confucius would call "superior") is talking abouthow all solutions are in Love, how perfect and Divinewe are and so forth.This becomes the perfect excuse to not do anything,bask in our own glory and laze in our inertia..


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The subconscious does not accept change readily oreasily rather will fight back tenuously. Whatever be

the awareness of the conscious mind. At the surfacelevel we may even end up deluding ourselves thatchanges are being made. Real change happens onlywhen the subconscious is reprogrammed. It isanother world and few really want to grapple with it.Nobody is blaming the subconscious. it is there - it is

a matter of recognising its presence. This is the firststep. But who is interested? The situation iscomfortable or bearable enough so we plod on.

When somebody is putting up a show of beingsaintly, what is the first image he tries to create; thatof a self-effacing virtuous person; never asking foranything. Refusing all offers, getting out of othersway, always humbly grateful and voluble about it andputting a big show of not wanting to impose onanyone. But at the same time expecting to berevered for this superior behavior.

You have to only see into their eyes and it shows thatit is all a cleverly orchestrated piece of theatricalproductionNote:I am the pure of heart. I correct and bring order inthis chaotic world. The world misreads me. When I


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judge it is constructive. When others do it, it isdestructive.

Do we tell the water not to fall with such weight for itmight hurt the rocks below?But when one philosophises on the errors of the waysadopted by humans, there is always someone

pointing out that we should not focus on what is notright - it is impolite. Everyone has the right to be!I feel there is so much politeness now that we aresinking under its weight.We cannot make jokes - somebody might beoffended. We cannot speak of religion - somebody'sfaith is offended. We cannot comment on socialpractices - some group is bound to be offended.Everyone has the right to give out positive criticismand also the right to not receive any.As if we wish to suck life out and make creativity andtangential thinking an offense that offends.I ask: Is this tolerance or intolerance? Are we being

nice or complacent?Is it our intelligence or our laziness at work to avoidlooking at life in the eye?


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Take Raj Yog into consideration. It is difficult anddangerous to do it without some sort of friendlysupport to clear doubts and confirmations on the

way. It is easy to delude ourselves by creating amental world and then getting lost into it.

I said my piece you can make whatever you wish outof it. We all understand things only from our own

viewpoint anyway.

Questions for the sake of clarification if so desired isthe right approach. But why argue - On Anything oranywhere? You can always take it or leave it.

The faculty of listening does not exist the ones incontrol have no reason to and the others out of

desperation simply dont want to.


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They are building up people to fit in with theirgovernance and to serve them. We are equally toblame by quietly accepting it all. It suits our laziness.

They control the bread and butter linesI fought for what I believed in. But at the end of itall, I feel personally, I have become someone ofworth but not of the world which has gone where itwas going and I am now neither fighting nor helpingit.

I am terribly afraid of words like nice, love, likeamong others. They are the most used and mean solittle in specific terms.

I find nothing more depressing than having to live ina rush, huffing and puffing all the time. It is supremegreat luck not having to do so.Only two days ago my daughter was telling herMummy ( watching her mother, wash clothes and allafter coming home from school) - Papa is so lucky;he doesn't have to do anything.


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The Beauty in essential minimalism. Small has abeauty of its own. Let us manage with what we reallyneed and leave the rest to others.

Arguments are fun for people who like arguments. Iprefer to say what I want to say and let the other sayhis piece. And we stop there. No need to convincethe other about it. Questions are welcome for the

sake of clarification if so desired. But why argue? Youtake it or reject it. Sarcasm or slander to make yourpoint is not a strong mans weapon.

Imagine being raised in a very Difficult family,infused with the feudal autocratic spirit of manygenerations with arrogance, impatience, irritance asthe main characteristics of those in control; and aseveryone tries to be in control so there is completemayhem at all times.The faculty of listening does not exist the ones incontrol have no reason to and the others out of

desperation simply dont want to.What to do to get out of this predicament?

We can easily go to an extreme by oversimplifying.

To the extent that false can seem true and vice


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versa.Mostly oversimplified observations become a crutchfor the humans and serve well as good excuses.

For example: If some is good, more is better.

Oversimplifying is an activity of a mind that does notsee the larger picture.

Although I live with great hope in my heart andmaintain the view "that I will know only when I doit", I have seen that there is a common threadrepeating all the time. As if this will go on until I have

learnt a specific lesson. Now after 65 years of thepast to learn from, I can see from experience whatwill repeat itself and so the future is also clear if thenecessary change is not forthcoming. So the future isnot simply a lot of rumors. Rather it has becomeboringly predictable.

If you ask others about me everyone will have adifferent version of the story but then that is alsosomething to learn from; everything can teachsomething I suppose.


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Like yin and yang, in the realm of Gods too the

opposite exists. All are active in their own ways. Inthe final analysis both are churning this existence.Evil intentions exist. I dont think anyone can denythat. If the intentions exist then they are real andmust be coming from some domain. QED

I think envy is part of the human make-up. Peoplewho have the courage to go their way boldly are notdeliberately attracting attention but they get it as amatter of course.

Most of us would always like people to conform toour thinking; that is normal.

The problem with many inquiries is that the answercan be reached and understood only when we havetranscended the question. So the enigma remains. Toquestion or not and if we dont question then whatdo we do? But it is also true that too many questionsto which we do not immediately relate can only

confuse.


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It is best to let personal questions lead the wayrather than burden ourselves with too many brilliantimponderables for information's sake.

Sometimes in life when somebody imposes himselfon you, you have to stop them from overwhelmingyou. This is a practical thing. I like my freedom andwill defend it. I dont think it is important to be seenas virtuous by everybody or anybody.

What signals are you giving out? Our entire life canbe summed up in this one question. We are at anygiven time giving out 1001 signals. Someunconsciously, some sub consciously and some evenconsciously. The conscious ones are often sent out

under the erroneous impression that we are making acertain impressive marks and most often then not wemay be making the opposite impression totally. Theart of successful living therefore for me means,learning to sift through these signals and send outfocussed and correct signals like a true-aimed arrow.


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When we contradict anothers idea or suggestion,does it show our enlightened state or narrowness ofour thinking?

If only we would broaden our minds to take in abigger, wider and deeper world in all its facets all atonce, we would know what to do precisely at anygiven moment.

Too much freedom is not easy to digest and scaresmost people. People prefer their confines.

My entire life has been a miracle of sorts and minor

ones happen so often that I have stopped wonderingabout them.

What is your interest in connecting with the Spiritworld? Because you feel it will give you cutting edgeabilities to score over life and your brethren? Do you


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expect a power-packed persona to bend life to yourwishes?

Our teaching programs have not been very"enlightened". The aim has been to create straight-jacketed simpletons. There was never any aim to

produce wise and happy individuals.

First experience all the pleasures of thematerial/physical earth and its domain to the point ofsatiation, then talk of other things whendisenchantment and detachment sets in.

Why be unkind, careless or abrasive just to prove apoint that you can afford to be so and there isnobody who can touch you in any way. If this is notan exercise in arrogance, what is?


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Some people take a shower and then put on

yesterday's clothes and smell as yesterday.Let us go a step beyond the bath. What have welearnt since yesterday? What new element has beenincorporated in our life since yesterday? Can wereally and happily say that we are a better versiontoday than we were from yesterday/yesteryear?

Too much of anything makes one greedy for more. Itis addictive. Not only money; the same can be saidfor alcohol, sugar, chocolate and just about anything.Nothing is evil per se.

Why do people, instead of sharing their wisdom,specially the intellectually-able ones, use their highly-evolved mental strength to focus on contradictionsto show off their prowess?


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This reminds me of a song people who know toomuch but understand too little

Too much stress on positive but self-centered outlookhas created a major part of the imagined troubles oftoday.

The troubles that come when you want to shape theworld to fit in with your wants in the name offreedom of speech and rights, ignoring the rights andpresence of others - self-inflicted all of them.

Knowledge of how things/Universe works removesthe fear of the unknown and life totally. But most ofus are not open to learning. Not even simple thingsthat you can read in books like How things work". Itis so much more convenient to blame God and

everything else.


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The question I always ask: How much "learning"have you put in your life to "expect & hope" thatmere wishing will make the manna drop from heaven

The more we learn about every detail & process oflife around us, the fear of the unknown reduces andwhen we see the interconnecting links, pettiness andnarrow-mindedness reduces which translates in tomore awareness and wider consciousness.

In Hindustani language there is a saying Washed inMilk"(pure and virtuous). Some people behave as ifthey were washed in milk and consider others asrolling in mud in comparison. I have always

wondered how anybody can be so blinkered and beso full of pompous oneself.

Most people go for some activity (so called spiritualpractice) hoping it will do the trick of whatever theyare wishing-primary to their wish to increase theirpersonal power. This is very unbalancing. Hardlyanyone wants to begin at the beginning. We want tobuy a ticket on a rocket that we hope and are madeto believe by some words will zoom us into the beingthat we are imagining.


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And the number of people who are launchingthemselves as guides is also legion.

There are always two sides of a coin. We really cannever know what the right step is until it has beentaken. This is why too much mental-gymnastics &

analysis is considered unwise from the personalflowering angle. The sages have always said - act byyour nature and the rest will reveal itself to you.

Should we help others?

What will Constitute "help"? The Occult ramificationsof this word are dangerously different for eachperson. Extend a helping hand in need seems to be

the correct thing to do but it is my experience eventhis should be done only when asked thrice.

The hold of the inconscience through our puny mindsis like a 4 ton chain with a 40 ton iron ball at the end.Some part of the mind does see the light but in the


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final analysis after all it is all just words being blurtedout by the tongue or as nowadays, with fingers.Many have experienced something better and higher

in consciousness, yet they fall back into their love forbeing stuck with their old selves. The chain needs tobe broken but how?

I have always felt that we are where we are becauseof a reason. If destiny has brought us to a bridgethen it has to be crossed whatever our fears andpain. Often the crossing of the bridge requirestraining, learning or we can say re-training and

unlearning evolving. The western mind set goes fordirect confrontation and looks for alternatives anddiscovery of new solutions/methods to cross over;which is a good thing.

When we look at things in black and white only,trying to encompass the Cosmos into our limitedknowledge and experience, we miss the thousandsshades of grey and all the interconnecting factors.

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wrong or right and nothing is isolated enough to beunderstood in simple active ingredient focus. It isonly a matter of if things are in balance with the rest

or not.

All births are planned accidents.

My experience is that there is a lot of hidden affairsgoing in good marriages too. So this cheating aspectbased only the exclusivity of having sex with anavowed partner etc is all bunkum. A bit of sex withanother partner does not make the marriage toxic -

rather often keeps it alive and going.

When our Identity of ourselves as the "I" is centeredaround the body and we see nothing else, the bodytakes on a very great importance. Sex and itsenjoyment is the highest bliss that we are aware of,desire for and are ready to kill for. Ouff!


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Beware of the arrogance of the earning member in agroup or family. In this world where humanworth/greatness is = to the money you can earn,

much is out of balance.

Stop trying to bulldoze, push, prod, manipulate orinsist. Let go, and learn to surf.

The Creative feminine is the executive force thattakes the world forward. Disrespect means we are

digging our own graves.think, think ...

NOW unthink, unthink...

silent silent.....

withdraw, observe

calm all ripples

enjoy the feeling..


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Asking the mind to censor itself is rather a tall order.

There has to be a better way to become aware of thetopsy-turvy world we are in.

And of course the very first thought that comes ishow and what is wrong with things as they are?

Interesting are these questions but - what do you tellsomebody who is in this state? : I know my "wants"(myself) - what else there could be?

Yet on the pragmatic side I would say, Keep aspiringto better yourself - not just hoping and moping.

Effort with reason and within reason is essentiallypart of the brew.

We do not have any rights in the Universe to

interfere in the destiny of others. The question ofimposing ourselves without permission does notarise; therefore the question of permission does notarise.


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This Season, on Christmas, go out boating alone tospeak with yourself. See and identify the links thatare tying you down. Drop the unwanted ones in the

lake.

We collect a few prejudices and moral codes alongthe way, covering up the shortcomings by censoringand judging others. Even blaming them for our pains.

Not thinking or looking at our own selves even for afleeting moment to see that we are our own sourceof pain.

I dont see how can this isolation help in bringing ushappiness when our self-centeredness clashes withthat of the other.?

The "fakir" way of life. A way of life that carries youto eventual enlightenment without attachments. Ithas one lacuna in it. The enlightened one goes onand away and the earth remains where it is. So SriAurobindo said we need to not only get enlightenedbut become instruments so that the Light may reach

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part as living within the human group requiresanother kind of enlightenment.If you have not achieved this state then all has been

in vain.

Life is a flowing river. Life giving and dangerous.

Enter it unprepared and you can get hurt, evendrown. This world is not a simple matter of gettingborn, go to school, take a job, have love affairs and along stream of pleasurable experiences.To navigate this river of life, a lot of preparation isrequired and the learning process is unending. It

becomes calamitous for unprepared or unwilling soulsnot prepared to take the trouble.People with no skills jump unthinkingly into this riverand suffer.The wise armed with understanding and self-discipline derive a lot of happiness from this same

river.

The JOY is in the play. There is a joke hidden inevery corner. All we need is to drop our self-importance and stop calculating everything in terms

of "what's in it for me".


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We tend to keep us ourselves "safe" by locking

ourselves up. Make for yourself a beautiful corner,but don't get irretrievably lost in it

The statement may look and sound innocuous, butthis is precisely what we do - all of us - and we do itwith it as our special aim and goal in life. It is self-entrapment of a grand kind. It will not bring you thefreedom you desire.

Are you ready for another day?

I have found the practice of thinking it over for a fewminutes, quietly without sound or movement, beforejumping out of bed, helps the subconscious to get its

act together for the day.

How will that help me directly to improve my life?This is the question alone that bothers me. The rest Ileave alone.


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It never seems to end. Sometimes you are afraid ofanother new day. Eventually one reaches a point intime when one refuses to fight and waits of

deliverance. At this juncture one either slips in toenlightenment or death for another innings.

There was certainly a time in human history, whenphysically people had to be exhorted to go and do the inertia levels were so high.

Humanity hasnt changed much but now this thoughtthat only those that do are actively contributing has

become a liability.The time has come for humanity to evolve further. Itnow needs to learn to withdraw too.

Meditation is not evasion. It is a way to focus on andenergies oneself for the tasks at hand.

Why would I even want to "know" another, othersouls? Let me first understand and know myself. If Iam part of weave of this universe, the other side ofthings will become obvious when I learn it all.


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I read about raising of consciousness and waswondering why many of the majority do not see thetruth in these simple posts that are to be seen all

over. It is now clear, that we are looking at life fromthe bottom up, inside out, from the centre at thelowest level of Chakra - the physical level of thesense organs of the body and the small mentalmachinery operative at that level.

The limitations are obvious.

It is surprising how in the 20th century the idea

overcame the medically minded humanity thatMother Nature is stupid.

The thinking of others in our lives is feedback.Important only from that angle.

Judge and tell me if what I am saying is any differentfrom hundreds of other souls that see the unbalancedEarth structure that is now developing. If my


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pronouncements make others uncomfortable, then itis so because there is some kernel of uncomfortabletruth there.

The lessons have been repeating themselves sinceeternity. The answers are floating around but everynew birth starts the game all over again.

If the goal of our wanting is creative and productivefor the general good and in tune with Mother Earth'splans and the music of the Cosmos then it is always ajoy in the end.

But otherwise if it is plain desire, then Desire by itsvery nature is not based on balance. If something isdesired badly enough then getting and not getting itboth are bound to give a dose of unhappiness.

If you we are exhausted, you are not in tune withyour rhythm

Why should not we be sick?


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We need to awaken us to our own physiognomy andlifestyle and traditional eating habits from areas thatwe come from. Nothing is wrong or wholly right. Plus

and minuses are in every regime.

The fault is mainly in excess we do. Perhaps if we putin time to learn about it all and control our urges?

Yes. Adults are obligated by the rules of The Cosmos,to put their own lives on the back burner and make

their time and attention available for children.

Kindness already exists in us. Just see how peoplebehave when their interests are in play. The need isto make it a permanent and most prominent featureof our persona because we have understood thatwhat we sow is what we reap. What we send around


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is what is going to come around. It is in our self-interest.

Why be unkind, careless or abrasive just to prove apoint that you can afford to be so and there isnobody who can touch you in any way. If this is not

an exercise in arrogance, what is?The same philosophy goes into everything forexample: bringing up the child. Just dont be cruelbecause you can be and are in a position to be.

Pessimism is another word for escapism. Likecleverness is used for hiding one's ignorance. When

we do not wish to engage, when our first reaction isto avoid and deny.............


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Certain people become unwilling conduits fordemonic vibes and are forever going to be so. Theseneed to be recognised and avoided - not to be

allowed in our atmosphere otherwise they feed on uslike vampires.

There are many people who are called difficultpeople, abusive people and such who are alsomanifesting such vibes through them.

In our arrogance we may think we can handle themand have things in control and even be in a goodposition to do so but it is a losing battle. They willkeep coming as the source of supply of their energyis unending and are impervious to correction/change.

There are others and most of us come into thiscategory, who have certain triggers that make us gooff - but that is the human part.

My experience is that once we find that person whocomplements our weaknesses, we becomecomplacent and enjoy life instead of improvingourselves.


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Sit down, reflect, I agree there is a lot to be done but

the opposite of letting things be not done is equallytrue and for listening, one needs to be silent,withdraw from the outward projection (of ourpersona) we live in.

So by force of necessity I became totally sincere or atleast try to. Now my troubles stem from too muchtruthfulness and correctness & people do not take meseriously at all! I also end up offending.

You are expecting "sincerity of purpose" from thisHUMAN race. My friend you will die but not see this

race change in a hurry. Haven't you experienced howeasy it becomes when we procrastinate, makeinsincere promises and give assurances that we donot mean?!!!!


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Most human decisions and goals are laced with aheavy dose of wishfulness And disdain for the natural

order.

Often change comes when you give up and leave thedoors open.

Imponderables being pondered by pandered people.When the vibes change, habits change.

WE look for solitude, calm, quiet peace whileswimming in the deep waters of the pond of excitedwishes.

You may certainly look high in the mountains, deep

in the forests and long journeys to other lands butthe "agitation" is rooted deep in your bosom and thisyou are carrying with you at all times.

Unfortunately our own sense of guilt and security

entraps us into a pattern.


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Life is unjust. People are unreliable. Mature peopleare a rarity. Impossible people are disguised. Wordsare senseless. But whom do I tell that. You will onlysay now: Another one who has learned a lesson.

She is talking to me from the kitchen. The water isrunning in the sink and the utensils are beatingagainst each other and making the most noise asempty vessels are wont to do.

But she speaks on, saying whatever she has to say to

the tap and walls, although meant for my ears.It is assumed I have heard and understood it all.

Soon I will be told that I never listen

Life should not be seen as an argument to be won.That is a waste of powerful energy. The egoistic &opinionated stands are what create these problems.Step back and you will see a wider picture of things

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situation. Go behind the words and shut off yourjudgemental side.

I feel the problem is not of education but of our needto be seen as "VIRTUOUS". Cloak & mask ourselfishness by doing acceptable acts that are

considered virtuous. It is all play acting. No sincerity.No desire for self-improvement.

It is all a sham.

If we, who consider ourselves as a little better andknowledgeable, put all our energies in creating ponds

of calmness and wisdom, we would automaticallyinfluence our surroundings.

Anything else is a waste of time.

I would never-the-less raise this point.

What does the word "UNDERSTANDING" mean?

Understanding of what.

To a novice who has not walked the same path this

word like many other words such as Love, Rising-


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consciousness, etc mean nothing at all that would becommon to you and him. Most would immediatelytalk of Beer, Sex, Mathematics, and Oncology or just

about anything.

It is read and to those who have not already arrived,it means nothing and is of no value + soon forgottenas gobbledegook.

Why are we giving answers to questions that are noteven there?

Thinking is a random activity; from one illusionballoon into another, some good and some not so.Depending on our mental conditioning, some

saddening and some not so.

The human brain as a whole has nothing left to doexcept attend to very desire that bubbles up.


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The worst part is that gadgets are making itunnecessary to use the poor brain which was notbeing used more than 4-8% anyway.

Worked out solutions for every need are nowavailable.

The memory is not at fault. It is just not being usedso it rusts and wastes away.

Suffering is that which we find unpleasant.Something that puts us in a position of emotional andphysical PAIN and our abilities are not able to nor

even know how to cope. It is at this moment whenwe are enveloped in despair, that we ask ( pray to)The Universe in general to help us out of the painfulsituation.

It is at this moment in our lives that we take ahumbler than normal position of attitude which in

turn opens us to the Universe.Then we see the joke being played on us.

We need to change with the moments as theworld unfolds but when you long lives beingscreened in front of you and all around youwhat becomes obvious that everyone is

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game is satisfaction enough.I was simply wondering when we shall wakeup to see that if we do not change then fortune

may have to bash us up a bit with tragedy ofsome sort.

I wonder if we dont put in more effort in blasting ourlives and than making something of it?

Every circumstance, position, attribute that comes tous is designed around our core persona and its needto grow into a more completely balanced being. Even

the ant becomes a big element in our growth if thatis what is needed and the circumstances will organisearound us in such a way that we end up gainingsomething from it.

Our lives are so beautifully choreographed in everydetail that it is astounding. It is a funny tragic novel

by Wodehouse with a detailed plot like that of aninternational thriller.

The beauty is that everyone of us is enjoined in someway or the other and all of us play a little in part ineach others lives and yet our own plot remains soindividualistic and complete in every detail that you

can only wonder and pray for Grace.


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Who cares what they are directing towards me? Whyeven be bothered? Their thoughts have weight only ifI give them weightage.

Let my experiences and Intuition guide me. I wouldlive my life by the Truth of my convictions. Of course

I would also listen to disinterested well-meaningadvice from others evidently superior to me.

Live your life by the truth of your convictions. Butwhen a sage comments, listen and take it as asignpost and better your life.

In life, I admit, generally speaking, a simplerapproach would work better. Let them focus on thepositive. That would be a great step forward.

I now see that too much of a yogic stance from theIndian point of view is not really achieving anythingeither. It only unbalances most people.

I welcome disagreement in approaches. I am a bigboy and can take correction.

Yoga, the subconscious and all that crap maybe whatsainthood needs but for the average house-holder


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simple uplifting of spirits & positive advice is goodand in greater balance with actualities.

But I do like to also shake things up a little bit to

provoke new thinking; even If I have to take theopposite sides to throw in a cracker. It helps to crackthe shell to let he chick out.

If being called a master is important to us, we wouldfirst need a crowd or at least group of people whowould call us that. And this is the irritant this

interaction with a constant stream of people andkeep them pleased.And so that these crowds can recognise the master,they would need outer trappings clear and simple -god forbid!

Envy, Greed, Superiority complex and the Fear of theunknown are still too big players in the human make-up. Minor undercurrents of personal satisfaction

(above all) runs in every decision and act of humanbehaviour.


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CONFUSION = An idea that has not concretised, isnot properly worded by commonly acceptedstandards and then poured into ears that are notopen and finally churned by a mind that is moreinterested in justifying what it wants.Trying to make sense of it all is not a happy game.We live our lies; the others live theirs.

The moment we realise that some info is outdated ornew one has entered into the equation, immediatelywithout second thought, rearrange the entire mentalmake-up. In an instant something from that momenton becomes garbage and new practices replace thestance.

Of course we are baulked by our thoughts of runningaway from established life as we have made it andwonder how people will understand us etc. The

reputation that we have given ourselves is whatkeeps us tied to the spot. When it comes to people


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some may have to go or interaction reduced. Aboutactivities some new ones will have to be adopted andold ones junked. About habits we will have to

develop new ones and learn new skills.

How to do all this without pain?

Being mean is such a balm to vanity, our ownglorification of self and gives something to boastabout later.

After every death is the word "Final".

Let us worry more about the sunrises and sunsets.Suppose they stop happening?

Death shocks us to wake up from our self-centricattitudes. The only time when we literally profit from


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the demise of another whom we loved. After thatwho cares?!

Some quotes that helped me lay the foundation ofmy life:

The graveyard is full of people who thought theywere indispensable. From England.

The thrill of being right is a drug that few can resist.-Bill Purdin.

Nobody is ever totally useless. You can always serveas a bad example.

Out of ten people who speak about you, nine wouldhave nothing good to say. The one person who hassomething good to say, will say it badly. Pascal.

We are so busy being clever that we have no time tobe intelligent. Pradeep Mahesh.

Lots of people confuse bad management withdestiny. Kin Hubbard.


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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot andhang on. F.D.Roosevelt.

The helping hand you are looking for is at the end ofyour arm. From France.

To establish oneself in the world, one has to doeverything necessary to seem already established. La Rochefoucauld.

A great man is always willing to be little. R.W.Emerson.

Silence and modesty are very valuable qualities in theart of conversation. Montaigne.

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fakethat, you have it made. Jean Giradou.

I love mankind. Its people I cant stand. Charles MSchultz.

Many will show you maps and you can visualise andeven think that now that you have seen the map, you

know the way but that is very illusionary.


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From the moment we are conceived, we are takingguidance from someone or thing and everythingaround us. When the mind has grown, it gets cloaked

by its self-importance. Do you think the subconsciousand your mind will just let you go off into the"yonder" just like that and lose their power over you?

There are people and people. Ordinary people. Extra-ordinary people hiding and trying to be ordinary andordinary people trying to pose as extra-ordinary - andof course the thousands of shades of grey inbetween. It is like a maze. The right one, the right

path - which where - good question.

It has been my contention from the last I can

remember that all this free knowledge, Advice andsermons is all a waste to a non specific generalpublic. Until the question is "live" the answers haveno meaning.

We need to address the immediate questions andissues bothering us. We should be crossing bridges

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But as I see it, people, prefer discussing the pathrather than following it. By expounding ourknowledge of philosophy, books and scriptures, I

suppose we are just being virtuous in our show-offing. In many ways it is a profession.

There is this argument that who knows who will bebenefitted - yes but I say what a colossal waste ofenergy that could have been put into a morefocussed activity.

To slip softly into the mundane ever flowing life is so

easy. But to take responsibility for one's persona andthen build it up according to one's highest conceptsand stick to one's guns is admittedly Herculean butthen there is no other way to go.

You just cannot convince me that this is alright. Yougo to be with somebody and then pay attention toyour phone (and through the phone to anotherperson/world) - this is annoying and insulting, both.


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This world is a joke. The Divine is having fun. All we

need to do is join Him in the fun.For, seemingly, The Divine created this Universe asan experiment and experience. A change from hisEternal Quiet.

We live life from a distance. Touching it with longtongs. A little bit like an experience and a little bitlike an experiment. Once we are isolated in our littlecreated world, we sit in our rocking chairs and

observe the world through opera glasses. We ventureout once in a while just like a millionaire who goeswalking or dining by candle-light leaving his limousineand chandelier alone. Just like the dollar-rich tourists.They walk in the mud and show their pleasure withthe locals knowing fully well that they can always

return to their mansions when they are tired of it all.

People complain that they have to live in a world not

of their making. So wrong.


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We all have created a world in our imagination that isparticular to us and we are proud of it.

What a beautiful way to live.

At least till reality gives us a shock and bring us downback to earth.

But I have seen how resilient we are. We cry for a bitand go back to our old world soon enough.

Emotions can be destructive if we wallow in them toattract certain vibes. eg: Indignation, self pity, sulk,even thoughts of illness.

It is a simple matter of getting our way in the world.In this way we create a nuisance-value of ourpresence and blackmail others around us. Quite oftenit works and then we become bold enough to repeatit over and over.

Do we

go up and down because a staircase is available?


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Or

.eat because the fridge is full?

.travel because we have a car?

.then why are we conversing incessantly becausegadgets and companions are available?

.....instigating situations just because we can?

....and at the back of my mind is the thought perhapsit was not love at all, it was a fault of my perceptionand it was nice while it was there. So lets be gratefulfor the episode. .. A romantic escapade.

Relationships in this world are terribly need, proximityand time based. Some grow with time and somedissolve into nothingness. Distance can make theheart grow fonder or it can make the relationshipfade away.

The word love is used by people because they do nothave an adequate vocabulary and no poetry in them

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I am telling this to all, all the time: observe, enjoy -dont judge.

If you dont like something, ignore. Walk away.

You are, after all not taking them back home withyou?

A teacher can only clarify and substantiate and

thereby make the way clearer but even He cannotteach you something beyond your experience and thelimits of your mind. (He can talk about it but you willunderstand the words only when your ownexperience corresponds to it)

The mind is not an instrument that will permit you to

go beyond itself. Until the Soul from within comes inthe forefront nothing of import will happen. For theSoul to break through even slowly, the cycle of birthand the painful adventures are the best teacher. Ifwe can we should make people understand that aguide/guru/teacher can only help speed up the

process - not instigate it.


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On the question of poor/poverty, hunger and otherheart rending subjects:

We can always think before we act - see from thepast that there is not enough, see from the presentthat there is no guarantee of enough and have thegood sense not to increase the number of mouths tofeed.

AND

Prepare ourselves as much and as thoroughly we canto adapt to changing times so that our productivitydoes not suffer due to lack of opportunities.

No "real" teacher ever intrinsically said that the Egohas to go (annihilated). This is an error of the humaninterpretation. The EGO is the Life Force. IT has tobe purified of its arrogance and hurtful tendenciesand channelised like a great life giving river.

It then become a life sustaining friend and will helpyou to reach the realm of the gods.

Intellectual beings with little spiritual exposure,interpreted that as abolition of the ego; totally inerror.


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Yes certainly; this door is open to all BUT NOT if theystick to their self-righteous egos. They talk and

discuss and even join in collectives. They have astrong base that has taught them not to respectothers above themselves, and this attitude isendorsed by a highly mentalised society.This is the crux of the matter. There is no need tosee beyond their own level through the experience of

another or tutelage. Their minds are blocked in theself-contained brilliance of their own wisdom.They prefer to wallow in their pond having as yet noconcept of the unlimitedness of the ocean.

Judgementalism - a chronic human illness built intoour genes since thousands of years of stupidity

But I have also noticed that judgementalism is seenin those:

1) Need to validate themselves by under-valuing

others2) By targeting in a planned manner others they wishto bring down a peg or two

We are all judging and evaluating all the time. This isthe nature of minds. But we are all not allowingourselves to be overwhelmed by our judgements andreacting in violent ways as a lot of people tend to.


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We are all serpents in hiding.

The seed of discord is sown along with LIFE when itis given to us.Dont agree with me?

Just look around and tell me if you dont see how

easily -we jump to conclusions

-we spew out hurtful words

-we fly into murderous rages?

These come naturally to us but the opposite takeseffort great sustained effort.

We have become an automaton in the hands of ourhabits.

I have to admit, it is easier said than done. Ourconditioning is total and by the time understandingcomes, it is rather late in the day.

Laziness & inertia is the strongest part of thecharacter of our sub-conscient nature + nobody


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realizes this anyway. Only those who have alsoreceived the seed of "change" & "awakening" andhave been taught since childhood to be their own

witness are really ever able to go against this grain.Instructions have been around since thousands ofyears - but how many humans do you see that feelthe need for it?And even when by the shock of an accident/stroke(stroke of good luck I would say) we do get a

warning, most people become conscious for a fewdays and soon slip back into their old groove.

Change is a painful and arduous process and it isavoided and evaded with a lot of strong will. Themind is not yet evolutionarily independent andfollows and supports the Desire/Subconscient Habit

patterns with logic and reasonings + rationalisationand other excuses.

What if I say that when you choose the path of selfawareness, it only gets worse and worse, until youpop out on the other side!?

It is quite like a sliver that pops out when it is ready.


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I hear a lot about equality. To day I heard tow youngladies say that the Constitution guarantees them

rights to think and be as they wish.

How ridiculous.

It is Human Nature and Mother Nature that arerunning this world. The Constitution only makes laws.

Unfortunately, to accept the fact that all humans are

evolved enough to be superior to their instincts andwill abide by these laws is also an even moreridiculous error.

We are equal and equally endowed. This tune iswhat has brought discordance in human affairs.

It is a tragedy of human intelligence that just havingthe "appearance" of human looking animal isconsidered enough to be accepted as equal legally.

As if our persona is limited to physical form. So themoron and the genius are equated and of course it islike mixing black and white to obtain anindeterminate which is neither here nor there.


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As it is, leave someone in the park alone ( of coursewithout any gadget in hand to connect with) for 5minutes and they start going bonkers.

The Silent Moment as Therapy.Find time out to connect with the other world which

is made of silent communications.Please shut off sound, focus on some thoughts/wordsthat inspire you and help you pass thru the door tothe realm of your intimate self.

The Passions and its world have so many pleasuresto entice us and keep us bound. It is easy to get lostin the playground and collapse from excesses. May

Krishna free us from this imprisonment of the self byour own self. Let us not forget:

We are all free but do not want to be.


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Have you noticed how mobile phones are attached tothe ear with the full cooperation of our brain, hand

and mouth? Surely our heart would also be a party init?

Everything in the gadgetry culture is aimed at"immediate" except on the medical scene where theykeep you alive and suffering as long as they can.

The Cosmos moves to match your speed of evolution.We know what the virtues are but do not cultivatethem. The effort to cultivate them is tiresome andavoided. We desire so many things we dont need norare ready for. Then in our cleverness we try to obtain

our desires by unfair means/short-cuts; like miracles.A miracle worker becomes an instant success as a"GOD" figure and a crowd collects around this entity.A plain speaking sage is just another penniless boringphilosopher.


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