Stop Negation

Enlighten me, O infinitely compassionate
 how much long should I engage to negate?
When you touch me through pair of ears
 through sound and silence, you I hear
When you happily dance in my tongue
 I enthrall you through speech and song
When you toughen my pair of hands
 I serve in love per your own commands
When you run through my fleeting mind
 I feel you as emotions of several kinds
When you breathe through my own nose
 I slow down to relax and to repose
If only you are not me, not my being
 I will be inert, changing and decaying…
Conversely, I am full of life and vigor
 it is you, O beloved… you are here
As undivided presence, spirit that is free
 my eyes are open, yet fail to see
O Lord, become my pair of eyes
 then, nothing to negate… you I realize!
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“The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Three old men are sitting in a diner, chatting about various things. One man says, "You know, I'm getting really forgetful. This morning, I was standing at the top of the stairs, and I couldn't remember whether I had just come up or was about to go down." The second man says, "You think that's bad? The other day, I was sitting on the edge of my bed, and I couldn't remember whether I was going to bed or had just woken up!" The third man smiles smugly. "Well, my memory is just as good as it's always been, knock on wood." He raps the table. With a startled look on his face, he asks, "Who's there?!"
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Wisdom in Freedom

Krishna’s celestial song is not commandments
nor are they list of instructions…
they are lofty statements of wisdom
and list of constructive suggestions
for, they show us the standard of life
ordinary mortal can emulate to become wise,
to be free from fear of hell
to no more fancy about heaven hereafter,
to be clear about one’s duties of life
to enjoy the beauty of calm mind
to learn the ways to worship
to skillfully play game of life…
choice is always yours 
for, wisdom dawns only in freedom!
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“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” - Albert Camus
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Little Johnny was at football practice one day and the coach said
"Who here thinks they can jump higher than the goal posts
Immediately little Johnny said, "Ooh me sir me
The coach then said, "But Johnny you are the worst in the team!
Then Johnny said, "I know, but goalposts can’t jump!"

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Spring is here...

Three seasons are Maya’s treason
Her expression is this diverse creation
Summer - the heat of lustful passion
Fall-ego’s decent to deep depression
Search for true light - cold winter night
Spring is when the wisdom shines bright
Welcome spring….for the joys that you bring
Relief from agony and nameless suffering
We welcome Thee with showers of flower
As grateful tribute to mystery we discover
Summer, fall and winter are three moods
Beyond is you, O spring – you’re Godhood
Says Shankara, saint’s heart is spring season
Full of compassion, love without reason
Life and happiness wherever they go
For, they’ve discovered the land without ego
Land that is, it is God’s own garden
Freedom fruits in it fully laden
It’s hidden within in your heart, oh dear…
Spring is here, spring is here…
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“And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted that seasons pass over your fields and you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.” -  Kahlil Gibran
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A man hasn't been feeling well, so he goes to his doctor for a complete checkup. Afterward, the doctor comes out with the results.
"I'm afraid I have some very bad news," the doctor says. "You're dying, and you don't have much time left."
"Oh, that's terrible!" says the man. "Give it to me straight, Doc. How long have I got?"
"Ten," the doctor says sadly.
"Ten?" the man asks. "Ten what? Months? Weeks? What?!"
"Nine..."
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Image of a Sage

A sage is he who has come out of the cage
       of sorrow and violence, of passion and aversion…
content like space  that includes all,
       nothing exists beyond, nothing can contaminate
Like content of a book is written at the end,
       so is the contentment of sorrowless sage…
culmination of virtues that has fulfilled his life
       practiced to be free from all earthly shackles…
Sacrifice to purify one’s own soul
       Like fire with whatever is offered into it
Austerity to tame and conquer the mind
       Like river water moving towards its own source
Grace to embrace and serve everyone
       Like the wind that ever sustains all lives as same
Endurance to bear all burdens with no complaints
       Like the earth exemplifying tolerance and patience…
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"The sage speaks of what he sees; the fool, of what he hears.”- Turkish Proverb
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A juggler, driving to his next performance, is stopped by the police. "What are those machetes doing in your car?" asks the cop.
"I juggle them in my act."
"Oh, yeah?" says the doubtful cop. "Let's see you do it.” The juggler gets out and starts tossing and catching the knives. Another man driving by slows down to watch.
"Wow" says the passer-by. "I'm glad I quit drinking. Look at the test they're giving now!”
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Rationale of Sadhana

Sadhana begins with right balance one’s own psyche...
Refrain to rationalize the feelings of the mind
Desist to emotionalize the reasoning of the intellect
Use the memory to decide, not to day-dream
Employ the ego to empower and not to arrogate!
Avoid treating object experience as subjective one
And most importantly…
Subjective experience as objective one!
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There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy. - Blaise Pascal 
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Jay went to a psychiatrist. “Doc, he said, “I’ve got trouble.Every time I get into bed I think there is somebody under it.I get under the bed; I think there’s somebody on top of it. Top, under, under top. I’m going crazy!”
“Just put yourself in my hands for two years,” said the shrink.“Come to me three times a week and I’ll cure you.”
“How much do you charge?”
“A hundred dollars per visit.”
“I’ll think about it.”
Jay never went back. Sometime later he met the doctor on the street.
“Why didn’t you ever come to see me again? Asked the psychiatrist.
“For a hundred buck a visit? A bartender cured me for 10 dollars.”
“Is that so! How?”
“He told me to cut the legs off the bed.”
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Spiritual Leap

True success in any endeavor
demands evolution, not
a sluggish adjustment…
Spiritual life is also an evolution from -
comparison  to compassion
competition to competence
delusion to decision
division to devotion
imitation to ingenious
hostility to humility
repentance to reason
sensation to sensitivity
stress to    s  t  r  e  t  c  h…
This Year Let Us Leap Forward!!!
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That's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind. - Neil Armstrong
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A tour bus driver drives with a bus full of seniors down a highway, when a little old lady taps him on his shoulder. She offers him a handful of almonds, which he gratefully munches up.
After approximately 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of almonds. She repeats this gesture about eight times.
At the ninth time he asks the little old lady: ‘why you people don't eat the almonds? ‘
She replied: ‘We have old teeth, not able to chew almonds.’
"Why do you buy them then?" he asks puzzled.
The old lady Answers, "We just love the chocolate around them."
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Divine Love

Like the fallen seeds of Ankola tree
at once moving to its parent, to be united and free
Like the iron filings sticking to magnet stone
even when shaken as though dancing in tune
Like a loving wife devoted to her beloved
remaining with him in thought, word and deed
Like  creeper to the tree attached and wound,
deriving all strength, sustenance and food
Like  gushing river merging into the ocean
joyfully forever, discovering  its destination
O Lord of beings,  let every thought of mine
find ultimate shelter at thy lotus feet shrine
deviating never as even  the thoughts move
such state of mind the sages call as divine LOVE
(inspiration from Shivananda Lahari – 61)
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“Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.” - Blaise Pascal
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The Surest Sign That Intelligent Life Exists Elsewhere In The Universe
Is The Fact That It Has Never Tried To Contact Us!!!!
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