Responsible citizens  are we??

We are too busy in collecting and counting our tiny gains,
calling them as achievements in life,
and losing sight of mighty tasks, with eyes closed,

1 leaving things to god and driving him away to get locked in temples and caves, safely undisturbed, to sleep as if he is a sick patient and

2 leaving policies on politicians,
welcoming them with poorna kumbham in to our life
as if they are our holiest saviors

with these two most intelligent escape routes
we now take pleasure in competing in complaining to these old gods and new gods who never did help nor serve the country , excepting filling their own pockets

Having done our ”minimum” duty we expect miracles to happen
and gape in wonder, when things are moving from bad to worse, as if it is a divine drama unfolding,

in numbness ,we see everything as if a tv show

If conscience pricks , by chance, we say
koyee sunthaa nahee khuda ke siva
kuch kiyaa bhee nahee vaphaa ke siva
muzko milaa bhee kyaa sajaa ke siva

oh, by then , it is tea time, lunch time dinner time and sleep time
where is the time for taking all these headache issues like powercut or power of black money
we have our own burdens to take care of ….

we will only see tv updates as if it’s the most essential of life , like oxygen
” conscience is a coward”..some one said
and we so are cowards , remain cowards only to
turn to east pray to god in the hope that kishan will come, since we read somewhere that he said he will come and save, so we relapse into inaction easily convincing ourseves ‘’why not wait patiently?’’ –and we wait till death

 

Allegory is what,how,why,when

Allegory is a device used to present an idea, principle or meaning, which can be presented in literary form, such as a poem or novel, in musical form, such as composition or lyric, or in visual form, such as in painting or drawing. It is also seen in scriptural passage. Allegory communicates its message by means ofsymbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation. Allegory is generally treated as a figure of rhetoric; a rhetorical allegory is a demonstrative form of representation conveying meaning other than the words that are spoken.

As a literary device, an allegory in its most general sense is an extended metaphor. As an artistic device, an allegory is a visual symbolic representation. An example of a simple visual allegory is the image of thegrim reaper. Viewers understand that the image of the grim reaper is a symbolic representation of death-----.   wikipedia 

it's the human ingeniousness which invents media to communicate abstract in more perceivable with all kinds of real life icons, images, experiences .

spirituality can be taught that way , a saint a seer , a enlightened soul coming down to the earth level, trying to share his findings in known lang and idiom .

parabrahma that is why takes a form , like teen moorthis, and creates the world of devi devathas , lokas higher and then lower to communicate own glory in countless ways, to countless levels of the souls highest to the lowest

First , direct flight, jet plane super fast, nonstop forward journey to the ultimate destination , without any kind of chain pulling, refueling, accidents, or chakkars in the sky, and reaching the lap of paramathma, in shortest time-----thru guru krupa----and then 

on the return journey --oh, ah, ---what a great wonderous encounters---, pause here, no problem, skip no problem

And this return journey is the life of real enjoyment --all with body, senses, mind, subtle mind--
all the grossest to the subtlest creation at every station, every step, every moment , the stop overs are great, enjoyable, all a feast, all a festival

Here are the lokas, all the devathas, kinnera kimpurushas, gandharvas, rishis, apsarasas, all singing, dancing, ever care free,
talk to them, play with them see their dance listen to their song , acquire their boons enjoy their mahimas

Here comes the relevance of allegory
a kind of multi media performance, created by the ones who did the direct flight, and who paused at each station on the return journey

they created their darshanas, kaavyaas, prabhandas, romantics epics drama poetry song dance even drawings paintings pictures, sculptures, statues , moorthis, temples, gopuras, thheeraths, gardens, brindavans,

They all invited the higher beings to stay and live a midst our lives , in our bodies , in our minds , in our souls , in our living, in our cultures customs traditions, literature philosophies episodes , our sayings in our walk in our talk

And glorified the mundane into a happy heaven

but
caution
first nonstop direct flight is a must
if one stops on the way he lost his track, he lost his opportunity he lost his life.
distractions , confusion, chaos, meaninglessness, helplessness.

but the same stations , on the return journey is lovely enjoyment , bliss unending, all mastery no thing to worry or care

so this point to be noted by all serious souls

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Quotations

  Silence

Silence is the only language of the realized. Practice moderation in speech. That will help you in many ways. It will develop Prema

, for most misunderstandings and factions arise out of carelessly spoken words. When the foot slips, the wound can be healed; but when the tongue slips, the wound it causes in the heart of another will fester for life. 

The tongue is liable to four big errors: uttering falsehood, scandalizing, finding fault with others, and excessive speech. All these have to be avoided if there is to be santhi for the individual as well as for society.

The first step in the Sadhana is the cleansing of the speech. Talk sweet without anger. Do not boast of your scholarship or attainments. Be humble, eager to serve; conserve your speech. Practice silence. That will save you from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.

(Sathya Sai Speaks Vol II p.34-36)

I insist on silence. Talk less, talk low when you must talk. Do not thrust your sorrows, your needs, your problems into the ears of those who have come here with their own bundle of such things. They are not interested in adding to their troubles. I am here to listen to you, to console you. Do not by loudness of voice disturb those who are meditating or reading or writing the Name of God.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 3 p. 9)

Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the silence of your own shrine or home; spend them with the highest of all the powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and inspiring company; worship Him mentally; offer unto Him all the work you do; you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 3 p. 122)

The old man had seen people carrying transistor radios, people miss a very valuable thing if they do not listen in, even while they are moving about or resting in the parks or beach! They are afraid of being alone; they avoid silence as something detestable! But, you can discover your own truth, only when you are alone with yourself and there is silence all around you.

(Sathya Sai Speaks Vol IV p.56)

Dakshinamurthy taught His disciples by His silence. Yes, what He did was to make the disciples rely on their own intelligence. Do not demean your talents, when you dive deep into yourselves, you can discover the source of all strength.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 4 p. 155)

Be silent yourself; that will induce silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. There are some who live in a perpetual hullabaloo, in a tornado of noise. Whether they are in an exhibition or a fair or in a hotel, or a temple or the Prasanthi Nilayam, they wag their tongues and will not stop. These will not proceed on the Godward road.

(Sathya Sai Speaks Vol IV p 190)

Do not pretend or patronize. If you simply say: "Do not talk loud" or give some blank direction, you are patronizing and treating people with disdain. They deserve to be told why. Tell them that silence is the very first rung of the ladder of sadhana; that it is the hallmark of Prasanthi Nilayam; that they must learn to make every place where they are a Prasanthi Nilayam; that loud talk disturbs those who practice Namasmarana or Dhyanam or Japam; that noise breeds further noise. This is a workshop, where damaged minds and hearts come for repair or overhaul.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 4 p. 257)

Learn the value of silence, of Namasmarana, of Bhajan, of Japa, of Dhyana, of single minded remembrance of the Lord, of the association with spiritually kin. These will stand you in good stead, when distress assails you.

(Sathya Sai Speaks Vol IV p 270)

Be silent yourself; that will induce silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. There are some who live in a perpetual hullabaloo, in a tornado of noise. Whether they are in an exhibition or a fair or in a hotel, or a temple or the Prasanthi Nilayam, they wag their tongues and will not stop. These will not proceed on the Godward road.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 5 p. 245)

The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up "individual discrimination". Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself.

(Sathya Sai Baba, Divine Discourse. Brindavan, 24 May, 1992)

Each one eats to assuage his own hunger; so too, each one must discover the best way to appease his own spiritual hunger. Do not be led away by the scorn of others, or by the recommendations of others. Contact your own reality in the silence that you create by quieting the senses and controlling the mind. There is a voice that you can hear in that silence. The true witness of your having listened to that voice is your behaviour. The tree is held and fed by the roots that go into the silent earth; so also, if the roots go deep into the silence of your inner consciousness, your spiritual blossoming is assured.

(Sathya Sai Baba, SSS. Vol. 4 p. 366)

One of the first principles of straight living is the practice of silence. For the voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart when the tongue is stilled and the storm is tilled and the waves are calm. There will be no temptations for others to shout when you talk to them in whispers. Set the level of the tone yourself; as low as possible, as high as necessary to reach the outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Conserve sound, since it is the treasure of the element akasa, an emanation from God Himself. Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the whipping up of sound. Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love. Hate screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets. But love sings lullabies. It soothes. It applies balm. Practice the vocabulary of love; unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

Less talk - more work! There is too much talking going on. Because of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted.

(Sathya Sai Baba, 4/10/91)

You feel the presence of God when silence reigns. In the excitement and confusion of the market place, you cannot hear His Footfall. He is Sabdabrahma, resounding when all is filled with silence. That is why I insist on silence, the practice of low speech and minimum sound. Talk low, talk little, talk in whispers, sweet and true. Examine each act of yours and see that you execute it with minimum noise. Do not shout to a person standing far; go near him or beckon to him to approach you. Loud noise is sacrilege on the sky, just as there are sacrilegious uses of earth and of water.

ganesha is symbolic , it is the principle of mastery over obstacles, vighnas, he is lord of obstacles, vighna raja, vighneshwara, has lordship over obstacles, he can create obstacles , he can remove obstacles, he is vighna karta, he is vighna harta

to reconcile this and to understand, let us understand how a on / off switch functions

in a circuit we can understand the role of switch to pass current or to cut off

one to gain mastery over the switch to carry on trials

even a tap / valve on a pipe line is similarly a n example of how the principle of vighnaraja works

other examples are, traffic signal , vehicle brakes/ speed breakers, dam on a river , etc

so the principle of vighnaraja does exist

Allah is the unmanifest para brahma , no name no form no icon no statues

you can call it as non existent since unmanifest aspect of creation remains unseen beyond sensory perception

Just like allah never existed. Check out Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lybia, Sudan, Somalia.... heck list is so long. All countries believers of Allah.

Troubles are due to the wrong interpretation and misunderstanding of quran

in fact islam teaches the principle of one superpower governing the universe, they call allah, we call it parabrahma, it's really advaithic truth , if only this can be really understood by all, and it is not so easy unless one glimpses the pure self within

once this glimpse is gained we will be able to sync all religions and approaches with harmonious understanding , without conflict

Every individual has some basis based on his education, training, experience,, thinking ability, all statements are valid to the individual

individuals are free to hold to their conclusions, and share too . let's just share we need not agree or disagree

God's creations are most colourful and none is unique. Each one is different in character. Results vary based on individual's karma.

Silver: 1688

Ask the ganesha that is there inside you for a true answer

all outside answers are only opinions

 Patience is the Essence of Spirituality''

------not true

truth is ---patience is not to be cultivated for attaining spiritual realization

it is in fact ,it is the spiritual realization

that makes all the virtues to sprout in their right proportion in living

as per the need of situation ,

including patience,

forbearance, resilience,

freely, unimposed, unconflicting,effortless spontaneous

all surely leading to all good to one and all

2 Patience is not to be cultivated for attaining spiritual realization

it is impatience that leads to finding ways and means to overcome all the cause of impatiens  or disturbances in the right living

gautham became--- impatient ----on the ways of one becoming the victim

of disease, old age and death

it is the impatience that made him to get up in one instant

and walk out and walk away from the existing situation,

however grand it might have been, and find the truth of life

he did find

had budha been patient like any other guy,

he would have lead a life in ignorance, and would have died  an inglorious lif in oblivion

3 Life demands to be living all the infinite qualities of god, as per need,

not to be wondering / blundering / hesitating wasting time in not knowing on which qualities in what degree in what circumstances are to be brought to be displayed at every second at each changing events continuously

4God realization alone-is ---- and ----this is---- the first step----- in spirituality---not the final step-----

and with this first step , starts the true journey of life experiencing greatr and greater, growing manifestation of the glories of spirit , atma

eventually final and ultimate fusion of life in spiritually irrevocably

i repeat

God realization alone ---- and ----this is---- the first step----- in spirituality---not the final step-----

and with this first step , starts the true journey of life experiencing greater and greater, growing manifestation of the glories of spirit , atma

eventually final is the ultimate fusion of life in spirituality irrevocably

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Most welcome, i like differing views as many as possible,

since life has infinite dimensions,

must be viewed from innumerable angles

to get closer, precise, comprehensive, true and total grasp, which none can provide singly

i cannot see my face unless i face a mirror

each one is a mirror in which other can see and find nearest total view

but the one's inside view no external mirror can provide,

except the internal mirror the pure consciousness,

All have limitations and strengths

we need to move from strength to strength to supreme strength, to be the commander of universe

limitations vanish in the process, without any attention to them

if we go from limitation, the route will lead to further limitations and  to the stagnation and death

It's a skill to be learned from experts ---note----not reinvent wheel-----

to survive and grow and succeed triumphantly, rapidly, Invinciblly

using all the inevitable limitations of own, and environ---- in as is where is ----as one's manure and nourishment for self growth , primarily , then be a inspiration to the real aspirants ---

--without wasting time on trying to transform the environ's limitations , which are bound to be innumerable-----and so impossible in one's 100 y minus life

one's growth welfare is one's concern whether ne likes to grow or remain bogged down

if not

at;east a wise one will not get entangled with such unwilling unfortunate obstinate individuals and get bogged down himself , in showing extra attention than deserving or needed

God realization alone ---and ---this is--- the first step Blog by Drushti K N

 yugas 4 now rishi sees

individually we can be in any avathar, can be seeing all avathars, can create and be in any yugas of our choice, not waiting ......

tell me , why not

yugas 4 now rishi sees

yes! yes!

how it is yes?????

1 kali--- in waking state as is, no doubt, it is kali,

its all bad willy nilly

dharma standing on one leg, it's too silly!

.................................................. .... .......................................

close the eyes, in meditation,

the mind gradually settles

2 dwapara mind sees different versions,

of the same situations

all mysterious ,

but well meaning play of krishna doing mischiefs,in

teasing gopikas, his thievery, his deceipt,

his concern, his discern, his conceit,

causing crimes,

awarding punishments

now giving pleasure now giving pain,he hiding,

luring, eluding, alll ever searching what they are missing--

a dwapara, on two legs balancing,

contradictions trying for reconciling

all intellectuals scientists searching throughout life

researching for the ever evading mysteries of life

.................................................. ...... ..................................

now the mind settles down, a little more,

sees depth much more

the play of

3 thretha things are not so bad, but not ideal,

cruelty of royalty prevail, not a big deal

yes, let what ever may come ,

let me to truth conform

righteous indignation,

a courage to take action,

all to see good to happen to every one,

even if it may for some cause a pain

a vaman here and there, not fully grown, leader, clown

a parashuraman in frown

a naxal, a mao, with axe to kill down

and ram, aadmi aam, selfless, sacrificing kith kin theirs,

striving for supporting dharma limping on three unfair

.................................................. .... ......................................

now the mind reaches the subtlest state,

takes a sojourn in higher lokas,the indras estate

to 4 krutha ,goes further finds brahma vishnu maheshwara praising praying singing glorious , parabrahma,

from the subtlest state , now the mind transcends.

it is now parabrahma, it is now in

krutha all bliss, no suffering,

every thing an innocent joy , a child smiling

unmindful of unaware of any thing

doing nothing enjoying every thing

.................................................. ..... ....................................

rishi sees...

no doubt, great souls did perceive 4 yugas.

they categorized, characterized, timeframed

but the basis has been the level of perception depending on level of evolution to higher consciousness of individual, of society, of time, of age.

so it is to be recognized that --individual need not wait for the yugas to come ...waiting for long long time in vain hope, in 100 years....thus never seeing the yugas in life time!

his , life, his perception, his environ, can become transformed in to the desired yuga , thru his sadhana raising oneself to any level ,

the levels reached in meditation become stabilized gradually, and one has risen to the ability ,thru his consciousness, he can transparently traverse in to any yuga, into any loka, in the presence of any devi devatha , while actually one living the mundane living, doing the chores, edu , or career activities or responsibilities, in'' plain clothes ''so to say

of course thru guru krupa

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mind works in different modes, moods

–cannot be understood,

this is unique in perception and values in life

one sees good other sees bad in the same situation

one sees a poetry, becomes poet

one sees glimpse of higher truth, becomes a philosopher

one sees god, becomes a devotee

one sees a love, becomes a lover

one sees no sense, becomes a lunatic

snake is one at the same time it is many

it’s god, it’s poisonous, it’s a nag of nagbhushan,

it’s just a reptile, it’s to be killed,

it’s to be fed with milk ,

it’s a belt for ganapathi, a kundaliny,

it’s a bed for seshashayan,

it’s a kaala sarp, ananta nag,

it is a music lover, it’s a dancer, naagin ,

it’s a bread winner

at any rate it is our brother in the journey of evolution,

an inspiration, an awe,a dread.

to me just a wonder like myself i am"

"Depends also on the ability of expression of what is seen"