a blog on my blogging

q''web log=weblog=we blog=blog ---that is what it came to, i learnt, evolved in 1990s , mainly , done online, in the internet

also  --personal blog, --done on web , shared, dialoged, or stored privately, expressing once thought stimulated by lifes experiences, events, and dawning of wisdom in one's evolution''uq

but to me, it's an inner exploration, an adventure, no less in excitement, in discovering new worlds in side------than a columbus on america, a newton on apple

it's a participation, an involvement, an empathy, of any sensitive mind, rather heart, flowing , in its natural inclination, probably exploring deeper within, or wide world outside, ---with own wisdom, ability, ---or exposing an acquired wealth of knowledge, ---with a hope that a co traveller may see some light, some guidance, some solace, ---with also a hope that some one will offer a helping hand to lead to right direction

in any case it is a kind of prayer to an unknown god, at his altar, a confession, an offering, a surrender, also a complaint , even a curse, in helplessness --but all -----lightening the burden of life , transferring it on to the creator as if a arghya, a water offering to surya , a handful, pouring back in to the ocean from which it is taken

a disclaimer that nothing is mine, every thng is yours and hence i give you back all good and bad , surrendering to your will

sure , some god some where , some where in the times, known unknown listens, takes, and probably replies in known language or thru his own silence.

but sure it lightens the heart, brightens the mind, energieses one to tread on come what may

My writing started in1970's, after my initiation into meditation , it 's just a natural flow , i now know that i have been blogging, it is a pleasant surprise, more a satisfaction, i am thankful to guruparampara, it is all a level of richas cognised within

and my blogs being mostly personal, which i like, i am happy at my expressions, once expressed, done with.--seen/unseen by any, liked unliked, replied/ignored, agreed./countered, the purpose being just to explore my self, aimed mostly at my self, my SELF, my god.

i am the speaker , i am the best listener, that's it

And i the one who replies when/where required.

then why in internet ?

to internet my entry is recent, a few months

it is just incidental that i keyboard them.

otherwise it's just scribbling, 

i have been perfectly happy with just a pen and paper, convenient, serving my purpose, undependent on elaborate pc and paraphernalia,

how long this? i do not know. but i do believe in utter simplicity, independence, self sufficient ,goal is mukthi.

why to depend on any thing/any one

More simple than pen and paper is-- blog in mind, direct.

mind is my paper

imagination my pen

chethna, consciousness my ink

i cognize, i sketch outline, i fill details, i edit, i make it full, i finalize all in mind.

i write at leisure /feed to pc, from memory.

not an obstruction/distraction for chores/professional duties, --it is all parallel process, 

1 an aspect of me doing a blog, and 

2 an aspect of me doing the work at hand with full concentration, 

a doubled enjoyment.

A color eg red color light is not only red but is white at it's origin

its redness has infinite range from lightest to strongest

so i will not get stuck with any of these shades i go to white from which red originate

i shall not dwell at hope

i go to the source direct , that is direct to truth

 Prajnana Vani

The Fleeting Nature of Life

Nalini dala gata jala mati taralam tadvat jivita matisaya capalam

viddi vyadhi abhimana grastam lokam shoka hatam ca samastam

Bhaja Govindam

Life is uncertain like the drop of water on a lotus leaf. The world is constantly afflicted by disease, ego, sorrow and conceit.

To understand what life is or the transitory nature of life Shankara uses a simile - like the water on the lotus leaf. You will find this example in the Bhagavad Gita also - Padmapatra mivambhasa - This simili could be interpreted to explain many things about life.

First let us look at the symbolism of the lotus itself. Lotus is a flower taken as a symbol in yogic scriptures. The lotus plant is born from mud and comes up through the water but stays above the water. It has another uniqueness that it opens with the sunrise and closes with the sunset. Water gives support and strength but the real purpose of life is to look at the Sun or God. Let the flower of life be always directed towards God. Lotus is a plant where the stem is in the water but the leaf and the flower are above. If this world is like the pond life should be like the lotus - staying in the world but staying above it. The water on the lotus leaf stays like a pearl. The water cannot touch the leaf. The drop of water or even a dew drop only moves on the leaf.

The body is like the lotus leaf. The soul in the body is like a drop of water. Below is the water, the vast formless God. The soul in the body is vibrant with wind or breath but with a strong wind if the water drops falls into the water it goes back to the source or to the cosmic consciousness.

The same example could be used to demonstrate the fleeting nature and uncertainty of human life. The life in this body is for how long? Is there any guarantee? You may be the president of a country and a very powerful person. But no one can give you a guarantee. Like that water drop on the lotus leaf, life is very unstable and fleeting As long as the drop of water is able to remain on the leaf, it can shine like a pearl but with the slightest breeze it can disappear.

In another one of his works Shankara said,

"O God, forgive me for my forgetfulness. Every day we see life span decreasing, youth is fleeting, the day gone does not come back, and everything is disappearing in the mouth of time, material prosperity is fickle like the waves in the ocean, but we are still deluded. You are the only refuge, please save from this "( Sivaaparadhakshamapana Stotram).

It is not how long one lives but how one lives that matters .It is the beauty with which life is measured not with time.

In the second half of the verse, Shankara describes the world as afflicted with the disease of ego and sorrow and everyone is overpowered with disease and ego.

The word Vyadhi is a compound word. adhi means mental illness and vyadhi is physical trouble. Physical illness could lead to mental depression and mental suffering could be the cause of physical suffering. All are suffering from the bhava roga or the worldly disease of ignorance and infected with abhimana - ego and as a consequence the entire world is in sorrow. Ego hinders one from leading a virtuous life.

There are three lokas or planes of existence - heaven, earth and hell. All these three are not free from grief and suffering. There is suffering even in heaven. Heaven is also only a place of temporary pleasure. Adi Shankara is saying even the people in heaven suffer.

We all are in search of permanent happiness which drives us to find it by various actions. But permanent unlimited happiness cannot be found in the impermanent limited world. That joy is derived only when one has the relationship with God with his consciousness merging in divine consciousness.

Shankara is reminding us that life is temporary. All are afflicted with disease and ego. Ego is the biggest problem. Ego enters us in such a nice way that we think we have no ego. If you are sad when someone scolds then you have a measurable ego. We have so much expectation that people should praise us, be around us and appreciate us. Adi Shankara is pointing out that the world is temporary and that people are suffering with vyadhi and abhimana. How many of us really want to be in knowledge and truth? If we sincerely want to be how intensely should you be trying for that? We forget but let us try again and again. Main cause is the ignorance and the guru removes that ignorance.

 Gandharva music is universal

"Gandharva music is universal. It is at home with every land, with every man, with every society. It is the language of bliss, the science and art of bliss, the song of Nature" - Maharishi

''Gandharva music is the expression of the eternal music of Nature. It is the music that is in alliance with Natural Law. If you can hear the music of Nature as the sun rises, as it shines in the ****llness of the midday, as the soft shadows of late afternoon spread across the land, if you can hear the sun set, the deep silence of midnight, the stillness of early morning and the first awakening of the dawn, these are the melodies and rhythms of gandharva music. They match perfectly with the cycles of Nature and the changing rhythms of Nature that govern the evolution of all levels of creation, from the minute to the ever-expanding universe.

It is the rhythms and melodies of Nature which were cognized by Vedic sages or rishis thousands of years ago and were put into sound. Gandharva music has its source in the timeless Vedic Tradition of India. It is the classical music of the ancient Vedic Civilization which enjoyed Heaven on Earth.

According to these ancient sages or rishis and at present Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, properly performing these melodies or ragas at the proper times of the day and night neutralizes stress in the atmosphere and creates a harmonizing and balancing influence for the individual and peace for the world family.

For centuries the magical and sublime melodies of gandharva music have been lost to the West, but now many of India's most famous and beloved musicians are touring the world performing these ancient melodies and demonstrating its power****l healing influence to audiences young and old. The revival of this music in its ****ll dignity is Maharishi Gandharva Veda music.

Maharishi Gandharva Veda music transcends categories. It speaks to all audiences in the universal language of harmony, beauty and peace.''

For a spiritual blog, are readership /viewership /responses really essential?

it is just a whisper between one and his self,

it is incidental if it is overheard.

it's not a shrieking call to be heard by all,

over a loudspeaker, in every street corner

needing to respond with bombarding praise 

it's enough that it's heard by one's god within 

can any one set limits to it on quality, quantity, frequency, mode, language, tone? 

if limits are set, will the hearts pour ever care to it?

is it written to please the audience, or to attract the customers,

is it a salesmanship to accomplish targets?

is it written for money to promote agenda with propaganda?

is it to gain name, fame, publicity, image, followers, fans?

quo vadis ?

There is ---definitely ---- right and wrong , 

intelligent, unintelligent, wisdom , foolishness  about approaches

all approaches will not lead to same place 

nor at the same speed, 

nor with the same ease, 

nor with the same effectiveness

one can be circling around the engg college life long 

but cannot and will not learn engg and will never become engineer 

what is required is to take admit into college 

and do the course, 

do the homework prescribed by the wisest engineers 

to make one sufficiently knowledgeable in the field in limited time of 5 years, 

so that he can practice his profession thereafter , life long , meaningfully, fruitfully usefully

2 one can thru self effort , without guidance,

may spend lifelong reading all kinds of books, 

listening all kinds of people, 

or just remaining at home without any thing 

he never can become a graduate , nor can be any use to himself nor to others 

as far as engg profession is concerned

If Disney evolves to ultimate level,,

his creations evolve to ultimate level,

then his creations will not be moving  only on tv /desktop screen,

but will move  around us in our vicinity, talking to us playing with us.

every artist must drop/ leave behind his existing medium and expertise in his expressing his art,

 and reach to higher and higher media, and greater intelligence and skills ---quickly-----

and ultimately he reaches to the best medium and best expertise -- ie --consciousness---and

 his creations will have life, they will be lively, life itself,

he recreating the man to his best ideal concept and replaces the existing model .

 thus a new man is created , who can create a new world too.