Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Festival oF Holi - होली का त्योहार



The Festival oF Holi - होली का त्योहार



सोमवार, १३ मार्च २०१७ के शुभदिन,  दुनियाँ के सारे भारतीय दिलों में होली का त्योहार मनाने, इंद्रधनुष्य के सारे रंगोंसे सजाया जाएगा।  


वैयक्तिक भाव में, होली याने आत्मबोधिक अथवा खुदकी असली वैश्विक पहचान की सोच और अन्तर्यामी खोज है।  





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छाया चित्र - भारत में होली त्यौहार का सामुदाईक रूप

सार्वजनिक मनोभाव में, होली वृंदावन के गलियों में,
झनक झनक पायल बाजे और रंग भरी पिचकारियोंकी प्रेम वर्षा।  





आध्यात्मिक मनोभाव में,
यही होली, मन में बसा हुआ कचरा-कुडा अग्नीमें भस्मकर,  
मनको साफ-सुतरा करनेका मंगल अवसर होता है।    
साफ-सुतरा मन, फिर वृंदावन बन जाता है,
जिसमें खुशियों के अनेक रंग उधेले जाते हैं।  
इसी दृष्टिकोण से,
श्री कृष्ण के साथ गोपियाँ और गोपाल बंधू ,
उनका आपसमें रंगसंग दांडिया नृत्य,
इस होली त्योहार की परिभाषा है।



छाया चित्र -  श्री कृष्णा के चैत्यन्य स्वरुप को आझमाकर, पग घुंगरू बांध साध्वी मीरा अंग संग दांडिया नृत्य नाची रे।  


जो दृश्य नैनों से दिखता है, वो केवल रंग रूप होता है।  जो नजरिया से दिखता नहीं वो स्वरुप अथवा आत्मस्वरूप।   


जब साधना करने वाला साधक, नर या मादी,
मनके कचरे-कुडे को जलाकर और भस्मसाथ कर,
आत्मज्ञान और आत्मबोध को प्राप्त होता है,
ऊस अन्तर्यामी उड़ान, आझादी  और मनः स्थिती का नाम है होली।  




झनक, झनक पायल बाजे इसी गहरी सोच की परिभाषा है।  

Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kIey2rq0kc

Post Note or ताजा कलम for those with facilitating knowledge of English, Hindi and Marathi :


Misinterpretation or distortion of Holi festival and most other traditional ideas occurs in polluted and adulterated Minds that go by the Book. The wisdom of holiness from within is not a Book, nor does it require any proof at any time simply because it is always a blissful inner experience at individual specific level. चिदानंद स्वरूपः।  


अफसोस है की, सामाजिक रूप में अज्ञान भरे दिल और दिमाख के अंधेरेमें में , होली त्यौहार के दिन गंधी से गंधी गलियां बकनेका रिवाज बन गया है।  


The Holi festival has unfortunately been interpreted as a day of Hooliganism in some minds, which is expressed by destructing neighboring as well as public assets including burning of wooden gates, furniture, public transport buses and publicly uttering dirtiest possible curse words to the embarrassment of unintentional listeners.  My childhood years in Nagpur ( 1940 to 1950 ) bear witness to this polluted version of Holi, while my tongue was relishing the sweetness of पुर्णाची पोळी !


खुद की अज्ञानता को होली के अग्निकांड में जलाकर भस्म करना अथवा आहुती देना ये एक गहरी तपस्या है।  वही होली की आध्यत्मिक परिभाषा है।  आध्यात्म याने खुदके पैरों पर खडा किया और सम्हाला हुआ अनुभविक ज्ञान।  


एका अर्थी होळी म्हणजे,  स्वतः च्या शरीराची आणि मनाची आहुती देणे।
मी शरीर नाही आणि मन देखील नाही ह्याची अबुभूती होणें।
मी आत्मस्वरूप प्राण अथवा ऊर्जा शक्ती आहे ह्याची अनुभूती होणे, हीच होळी।  


The above wisdom of holiness condenses as a Dewdrop from the timeless ages, sages and seers of our conscious awareness.  A Dewdrop does not demand any proof because it is the ultimate proof or the undefinable and unchangeable Truth.  

Monday, March 6, 2017

Humanity at the CrossRoads




Today in the 21st Century,  it is not just one SuperPower but the entire global community that is at the Crossroads of self incriminating psychological environment. No one lives alone in the home of humanity. Every component of Life is always interdependent.


An ever increasing demand on the natural global resources is being driven primarily by greed and ego of mankind. The consistently growing demand and supply is self incriminating and self destructive. When humanity does not take care of it, the forces of Nature eventually Do. This is equally true in the case of each individual while approaching the CrossRoads like a Tsunami: begging Universal Wisdom to prevail.


Universal Wisdom is not a Book.








The CrossRoads of Unreason, Reason and Wisdom

Sunday, March 5, 2017

America at the CrossRoadas

06 March, 2017





Irrespective of its own position or disposition, demeanor or misdemeanor, every individual, society as well as a nation frequently comes to a crossroad of unreason, reason, and wisdom. The choice and its consequence determines its destiny.  Destiny is never ordained by any invisible Force.




Self earned destiny has brought America today at the crossroads of judgmental Unreason, Reason and Wisdom. Guided by the stable foundation and values of Democratic Governance, there is hope that Wisdom will prevail.


Wisdom is not a Book of verses and ordained commandments. Wisdom condenses as Dewdrops from the prevailing environment.  


With the ever prevailing winds of constant change, an ever whelming appetite for more and more of everything from toys to tanks, private residence to super shelter, one horsepower buggy to 350 HP automobiles, level stomach to ballooning and bloating stomach, dreams to super dreams, jeans to geopolitical tap dancing skills including eves dropping, wire tapping, hacking, droning sophistication to idiocracies, and all other excesses of life itself, America finds itself once again at the crossroads of unreason, reason and wisdom. In this relentless quest, America is not alone; instead the whole humanity has become symbolism of excesses.

Bear in mind that Rome was not built in a Day, nor did it self destruct in a day ~~


Condensing Dewdrops from the environment, and tiny droplets of water separating from the Niagara Falls is the reason that a beautiful Rainbow flashes across the full width of the Niagara Falls; reminding everyone of the responsibility, respect and gratitude owed to the environment of all inclusive thinking, reason and wisdom.


In the context of the Civil War, Lincoln also memorialized the sacrifices of those who gave their lives at Gettysburg and extolled virtues for the listeners (and the nation) to ensure the survival of America's representative democracy: that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from ...

Gettysburg speech



The above words of President Abraham Lincoln  ring true today and for ever irrespective of individual party affiliations and its ido crisis. The interest of global Humanity comes first and foremost.

Today in the 21st Century, it is not just one SuperPower but the entire global community that is at the Crossroads of self incriminating psychological environment. No one lives alone in the home of humanity. Every component of Life is always interdependent.

An ever increasing demand on the natural global resources is being driven primarily by greed and ego of mankind. The consistently growing demand and supply is self incriminating and self destructive. When humanity does not take care or responsibility for it, the forces of Nature eventually Do. This is equally true in the case of each individual while approaching the CrossRoads like a Tsunami: begging Universal Wisdom to prevail.

Universal Wisdom is not a Book.








The CrossRoads of Unreason, Reason and Wisdom



Saturday, March 4, 2017

The Mark of a Genius

04 March, 2017

The Mark of a Genius
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Each one of us is a born Genius at birth, simply because we are a product of our Genes, our DNA ( Biological identity ) which bears an imprint of its infinite evolutionary memory.  However, soon after birth every child gets indoctrinated with Do's and Don'ts of so-called civilised society. As a result, a human infant gradually loses the innate gift of the intuitive freedom and infinite memory gifted by Life.

Every scientifically inclined mind realises about the intuitive and infinite memory based on scientific DNA knowledge, whereas every truly philosophical mind has always realised it through introspective perceptions since times immemorial.

There is a vast gap between intellectually understanding and experientially realising, which is always an inner experience. It is called wisdom.

Wisdom bridges the immeasurable gap between the Earth and the boundless Skies. Wisdom is not a Book; instead it condenses within our conscious awareness  like a Dewdrop that condenses on the leaf or petal of a Lotus.

Every Lotus blooms and exudes life with the gentle rays of the rising Sun.


At sunset every Lotus withdraws its petals and rests. This is the sign and mark of a Genius.

The only faculty that masks the innate Genius of a human is its mighty Ego and its ignorance blinding the rays of sunlight.

Following words eloquently express on the dampening of a Genius within each one of us:

“On Children” and “ Life’s longing for itself “
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Self Enlightenment out of Self Ignorance

04 March. 2017

Self Enlightenment out of Self Ignorance
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The concept of the Celestial Dance


The following function held at Isha Yoga center in India in the presence of PM Narendra Modi on 24 Feb. 2017 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri ( महा शिवरात्रि )  presents the multidimensional aspects of the idea termed as Adi Yogi MahaDev ( आदियोगी महादेव ). A book in English published by Isha Yoga is titled Adiyogi Mahadev which addresses the broad range of Believers, Non-believers, Skeptics, and everyone falling in between the cracks. The concept of Adiyogi Mahadev is not about any Religion; instead it is an open invitation to Self enlightenment out of Self Ignorance and experiencing Life as-is, and not as an illusionary pursuit of dualities.

Mahashivratri 2017 and Yaksha – Mahashivratri Festival at Isha Yoga ...

isha.sadhguru.org/mahashivratri/
Feb 24, 2017 - Mahashivratri 2017: Celebrate Mahashivratri on February 24 at Isha Yoga Center ... Sadhguru Speaks: Consecration of 112-ft Adiyogi - The Source of Yoga ... In an endeavor to preserve and promote the uniqueness, purity and diversity of the country's performing arts, Isha Foundation ...Book by Sadhguru.

The Mark of a Genius

04 March, 2017


The Mark of a Genius
-------------------------------

Each one of us is a born Genius at birth, simply because we are a product of our Genes, our DNA ( Biological identity ) which bears an imprint of its infinite evolutionary memory.  However, soon after birth every child gets indoctrinated with Do's and Don'ts of so-called civilised society. As a result, a human infant gradually loses the innate gift of the intuitive freedom and infinite memory gifted by Nature.


Every scientifically inclined mind realises about the intuitive and infinite memory based on scientific DNA knowledge, whereas every truly philosophical mind has always realised it through introspective perceptions since times immemorial.


There is a vast gap between intellectually understanding and experientially realising, which is always an inner experience. It is called wisdom.


Wisdom bridges the immeasurable gap between the Earth and the boundless Skies. Wisdom is not a Book; instead it condenses within our conscious awareness  like a Dewdrop that condenses on the leaf or petal of a Lotus.


Every Lotus blooms and exudes life with the gentle rays of the rising Sun.




At sunset every Lotus withdraws its petals and rests. This is the sign and mark of a Genius.


The only faculty that masks the innate Genius of a human is the mighty Ego and its ignorance that blinds the rays of sunlight.

No words seem to have expressed on hampering of a Genius within each one of us more simply and audibly:
“On Children and Life’s longing for itself “
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.


Friday, March 3, 2017

Walking our Ant



03 March, 2017


Walking our Ant
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People walk their dog. At our age of around four, my younger brother Surendra was around three; we were barely 19 months apart in age. We lived with our parents in Jagdalpur, Bastar.  During that time in 1936,
Bastar State was blessed with rich flora and fauna due to abundance of rains.


During the rainy season, the presence of red and black Ants crawling around the house floors was a common sight for us. We did not care to use the spray called “Raid” to chase the ants away. Instead we walked one of them as a pet for our childish game to entertain ourselves for a few hours.


For our game “ Walking our Ant “, usually in the AM hours, Surendra and I would choose and trap a single Ant of our choice on the floor of the house. The Ant was trapped between the two palms of our hands held together vertically. The ant was free to move within the open space of our vertically held palms, but not allowed to crawl up our parallel palma. Then we turtled ourselves on the floor to start the game of racing our chosen Ant  through four rooms of the house floor and finally ending up at the starting point in the first spot.  It was the circuit traversing the verandah ( patio ), adjacent dining room, bedroom, living room and then back to the verandah. Between two rooms, there was a traditional one inch tall and two inch wide wooden slat on floor at the door, which is designed for discouraging snakes and Ants from crawling and entering inside the rooms.


The Ant was forced to walk always forward on the floor as directed by the palms but never physically assisted even at the wooden slats at the doors. The game of walking and racing our respective Ant often lasted all morning hours until our Mother was calling us for lunch!


During the above mentioned innocent age range of ours, there was a mid aged maid that worked in our house assisting our Mother in household chores other than cooking. Mother always cooked all the meals for the family. The maid worked from 8AM to 6PM and invariably brought along her 9 year old daughter with her. Her name was Sukalu and she was consistently five years older than me. Being close to our age, Sukalu often participated in our various activities. Besides her there were three siblings from our next door neighbor Mr and Mrs Tiwari. Their three children were Kishan, Madan and Tara who were also close to our ages. During a hide-N-seek game, we would hide even in a hay stack or a patch of Soybean bushy plants in our garden. In today's kid language, Sukalu was our very first girlfriend!

All through these years and until we were 20 year dudes, we had an affectionate Parrot in our household that constantly perched himself out of his cage and chose a royal seat high enough to stay out of our way and a Cat's reach. He came down to us voluntarily only when he was hungry and wanted a bite of hot green pepper, peanut or his other preferences. Our Parrot, addressed as Mithoo, lived with us for almost 20 years, until one day in Amravati in 1949, while daring to frolick on he open lawn where our sister Sarojini was studying close by, a Cat swooped down on him. The swipe of the Cat's paw ended his life instantly. The cat had an unsuccessful attempt. In the evening after returning from the University, we buried him in our garden and dedicated a small brick memorial on the same spot. If Sukalu has withstood the vagaries of time to this day, she is now around 90 years young on planet Earth.


The aroma of the above sweet memories is fresh like the Raindrops in my mind even today in 2017! I may not have the Extra Terrestrial (ET) memory, but I do seem to have an Excessive Memory Retention ( EMR) which tends to be simultaneously a blessing as well as a curse; like the opposite sides of a sword.




Life on mother Earth is a many splendored journey.  Like ET of Star Wars, ultimately home comes calling...ET Come Home !
ET Go Home !

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