Are there actions that the soul does not do?

Hmmm....

There are so many actions going on in the body... the autonomous nervous system in action... where there is no direct control or awareness... oh yes, i change my type of thoughts, the speed of the heartbeats can change... and there can even be a heart attack... or total calm and rhythmic beats... depending on the type of thoughts...

Then... there are so many actions that the body does just with a signal. It has been trained by sheer repeated action... and the brain handles those instruction with just a command. Sometimes even the command is not needed, it carries out due to past history...

Mechanical, robotic action... amazing. Conscious action is the cornerstone of effortmaking.

The rat and the pinch of turmeric

The rat found a pinch of turmeric and considered himself a grocer...

How little do i know of myself! A little success and i think i have done it all, understood everything perfectly. A little maya and i think catastrophe has struck and all is lost...

How much ego there is in the soul... if i hear something that i thought of, i feel happy. Imagine! What is great about it at all? God says something and i thought of that too... what is there to be so happy about? He says so many things that i don't think about... and i think so many things that he does not talk about... what is there to be happy about such little things?

How infinite the ego is... how subtle too. The attachment to the costume, the role, the idea, the feeling that yeah i did it... even though the idea is someone else's... the total self-righteousness that comes in with each little bit of success...

This drama is amazing.

Talk talk talk... what value is it? Blog blog blog... what value is it either? Silence.

Actually, experiential silence. Hmmm...

Escape velocity

Immense thrust - launch off. 11.2 Kms/second... 7 Gs acceleration... sustained for several minutes before reaching freedom from gravity... and pulls of the Earth...

Some intense purusharth... and infinite tolerance while the challenges come is all that it takes.

Simply Inadequate

The effort is simply inadequate. This is such basic stuff. Yet the attention remains only under a constantly watchful eye. The tendency to get lost amongst all the detail is so very strong.

It is funny, what looked obvious and straight forward is not so at all... and yet it still looks obvious and straight forward...

i will get there. i have the guide with me.

Depth

Each point has so much depth. Inculcation is a long journey...

The slightest, subtlest mistake is costly... even if its not a mistake, but the tendency to one is there, that too is costly... for the sanskar is re-emerged...

Plainly, the struggle route to success does not make sense. Have to conquer with a powerful stage. Transformational change needs transformational change in efforts as well.

Attention Please

Such a simple matter... being myself. Yet the soul forgets... being caught up in the mundane and the superficial...amazing. Attention is critical. Critical.

The soul bird hangs on to the branch of the body...

Self Esteem is such a tremendous thing. And the soul has no clue of what that means. There is such low appreciation of the self... even when it is considered to be quite good. Fascinating - the point is tremendous.

Unlimited dispassion

I have seen it all...i have done it all... i need nothing... i have nothing... i just want to go... go back home...

The Truth is seen. Nothing else remains. Om Shanti.

I am building...

I am building my character. Every thought counts...

Stable in Soul Consciousness... in 6 weeks?

Dec 5, 2004.

Stable in Soul consciousness.

150+ marks. That is it.

Planning for perfection...

The last days of my last role on earth... in this round of the cycle of time...

i have to plan out my path...to perfection... and the end before the new beginning... there is much to be done... and yet there is little time... i have to go... my Father is waiting... i have to serve in an unlimited fashion...i have to get ready quickly...the time is near. The time has come. i am ready to leave the branches... and to leap out into the sky... spread my wings... and fly...

Time is running out...

Time is running out fast... i have effectively less than two months to get to a stable stage of soul consciousness. Wow.

Listening... and ego...

Listening is such a vital part of communication. Ego is a big roadblock. Insecurity is another... but then that's another form of ego...

If i consider that i already know, then i will not listen. i will object, i will criticise, i will jump to conclusions...even if it is exactly the same thing as i guessed, just respecting the other's communication is so important...

There is also massive poverty of time. People are rushing. They want to reach instant decisions. Time is deemed very precious. And yet the quality of life lead in the bulk of the time... is very low.

What is this time for? What do i want to do? Why do i want to do it? Is it useful for me? Few pause to think... it is just a rush to do... do something. And in the process, no one wants to listen.

If i listen... i will find everything. Why do i want to speak at all until its really necessary?

Purity and Liberation from body consciousness

Someone asked about the relevance of celibacy and why someone would miss out on such an opportunity for intimacy...

Celibacy is a choice. Its not a matter of suppression or repression. Its not a compulsion. Its a natural choice when one considers the alternatives that exist.

Shared some thoughts on the liberating experience when one does not have to look at others as a body any more... when one does not have to consider others as objects... and classify them by gender, race, country, culture etc... it is so liberating... it frees one from all the problems

True intimacy, true love has no connection with physical activity. It is understanding the other's personality and appreciating the virtues and qualities in the other... it is also caring for the other's happiness in an unconditional manner... true love liberates the other... while when attraction/attachment is at the physical level, there is much possessiveness and consequent jealousy etc.

And yes, why should one be locked down to one individual and be tied to their goods and bads... why not love all and appreciate everyone from the heart... why the restriction... the spirit within is so beautiful...

Anyway, good that people get it when explained...

Purity is freedom. Purity is truth. Purity is genuineness. Purity is being yourself. Purity is generosity. Purity is the mother of peace and happiness. Purity is royalty. Purity is everything!

When everyone loves you...and you move away...

It is an interesting phenomenon... the love of the family.

It is such a privilege to be loved and remembered by the family. They care. They demand. They bless and persuade... and feel let down if there is no response.

Oh what an honour to be at the receiving end of such genuine love. Such goodness. Such nobility... just the feeling of belongingness is so great.

And yet, i feel at ease. i could have participated with the family. But there are other things to be balanced. No selfish interest in play. Just balance.

To walk away from a service opportunity...and then another... and to think of giving up the lottery chance of yet another one so that perhaps someone else may benefit... what a different state of mind this is... (and perhaps, what foolishness!)

i have changed. And yet... I AM.

Being or Becoming?

i don't have to become... I already AM.

hum so... so hum...

My role is complete. It is my role. I AM all of that role. It is just being revealed as per the time...i don't have to become anything...

Nonstop service

Every second... every thought...every treasure should be fruitfully used... then you would be called the image of success.

Such lofty standards.

The Battery is Discharged

"Your Battery is Discharged now"

What a lovely statement. How sublime! How profound!

When the battery is discharged, a powerful push is needed to get going. In fact a lot of pushes...
When its fully charged, it starts so easily.

'One who understands and does by just a signal is a deity... one who does when told is a human... and one who does not do even then... "

It is so lovely... when the battery is fully charged, one would see a need... and fulfill it without being asked... and move away without waiting for the credits to come. The power to cooperate. That is what this means. Wah!

Knowledge is not power

Knowledge is not power at all. That was a lovely insight. And how true!

Wisdom is power. Until knowledge is applied in life, there is no power. Its mere theory... Wisdom comes when knowledge is imbibed... through churning, solitude, realization...

Yoga is power. Connecting to the power house... is most empowering.

Silence power. It is the basis for everything. The calm mind is so powerful. Few, clear, powerful focused thoughts... laser power.

How to become powerful

Today was fascinating...

Those who have faith that they will transform the world... and that they will be the rulers of the world...and that the lord of the world is their teacher...such are the ones who will get a lot of power...

What a fascinating point. And it IS very empowering. Yet how few indeed are the souls who understand these aspects...

Ah humanity... the day is yet to dawn for you... and i am doing little to help.

Doing and Being

Some say:
"Don't just stand there, do something!"

Some others say:
"Don't just do something, stand there!"

Today, i feel, both are right. Just doing something does not help... Just standing there does not help either. When i am stable whilst doing anything... that is really good.

The why to do anything is very important. The what to do may not be important - it is just a matter of detail. This is one perspective.

Another is:
There is no why to do. Its a game. Something will be done anyway. What to do may also be circumstantial. However, how to do makes all the difference.

Yet another perspective:
What to do may be most important...at certain times. The why in such cases is 'obvious'. The how is also 'obvious'.

Maturity, maturity, maturity. This is what it is all about. To see the situation in the right perspective always... the answers are different depending on the situation...

700 Days Remaining

Suppose there were 700 days remaining in this life.
Suppose i were to leave this body on Sep 5, 2006...

What are my plans for completing this role fruitfully?
What is my exit policy? What will be my legacy to the world at large and to those associated with
this role?

Every day, every moment... i am moving towards death.
Every day, every moment... i am also moving towards perfection. That is the aim.

700 days. A "deadline" is very helpful in clarifying the mind.

Why rush for service?

Rushing for service is also greed. It is the desire to do, more than the desire to be.
Rushing in any manner, of any form indicates superficiality, a lack of depth.

It means that there is a vacuum within. An emptiness that is sought to be hidden beneath the rush of actions. It means there is insecurity, a lack of courage to face the truth and also a lack of self-esteem. It is in a sense, poverty.

Rapid action may be good. It would be silly to classify other people's behaviour also as rushing or not. But it is easy to understand the self.

Silence and solitude are critically needed. Truly, 8 hours per day are necessary for self-reflection and self-expression in a deep sense of the word.

Stop Think Go

Don't just do something, stand still!

A thoughtless robotic life is dreadfully dangerous to purusharth.

Any discomfort should be acknowledged not brushed aside... i care and i'll correct.

'Ownership' or Responsibility makes a big difference. Don't pass the buck. God's responsibility is my responsibility. Let me think through, suggest and then get approval.

Stop. Listen. Examine. Cherish.

How do i want to be?

Each word is from the heart
Every thought is significant

"You are responsible. You have taken up the contract for transforming the family through self-transformation." - Dad.

Open Secrets

This knowledge is not taught at once. For if it were, no one would understand. Even if they hear, even if they repeat, they will not understand...

Each day, i teach you deep sublime secrets...
This is education. Each person studies according to their own level. Numberwise, according to efforts.

Open Secrets. Wah!

Wah re wah! Simply super! What a wonder!