My heading for the blog isnt in anyway connected to alcohol as I have completely given up drinking.Some thoughts are flowing in my head and im trying to put thoughts to words.I might not have mentioned it before , but I have a lot of thoughts which I cannot put on paper.People are very self-centered nowadays. They judge others as they think is appropriate and they act as though they have right to judge others.I dont know why people are so petty and self-centered. Maybe they could have been ok if they werent that self-occupied about themselves.maybe they are not aware. This could be the case. They are ignorant .I have been through trials where people want their ideas projected towards the public and want your thoughts and feelings hidden. I have experienced this first hand.The only reason for living in this place is Amma. She is the only saving grace.Otherwise everything else is bullshit. The people, the atmosphere,the crowds, they are all out to get their selfish needs met. There is no thought about Amma or about spirituality.This is Kali-yuga. Man is more like an animal then a mahatma.He bows to get his base instincts satisfied than look for a way towards spiritual enlightenment.I am also like that.But the difference is that I am trying to break free from my baser instincts and look towards a higher goal i.e. spiritual enlightenment.Here trying is the keyword.I do have baser instincts which I tend to satisfy but the higher instincts keep pulling me upwards.Besides that I find it very difficult to deal with people who r interested in getting their baser needs met.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Im starting with the man in the mirror. Im asking him to change his ways .(Michael Jackson's song)
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
This is me once again , coming back for a new post.Day before yesterday I watched India lose to Australia in the semi-final of the world cup cricket tournament.A lot of expectations were shattered and reality seemed too bitter to swallow. But the day moved on , and everything was normal again. Time is a healer.Your wounds heal , emotional attachments heal , mental and emotional states are recharged, you come back to your normal state. I have an added bonus card with me . And that is amma. The thought of Amma is itself so good,it helps u become clean of negative energy . I am thinking of something to put down here.This is making me think of Brahmachari Sreedhar who is very good at writing poems. Writing poems is an art , and he has become an expert at it. I have read quite a few of his poems and commented on the great work he has done. His poems can be found on the amritapuri.org website under the blogs heading.I think all this is attributed to Amma, whose devottees, are blessed with quite a number of talents.I am feeling ok , no worries , no anxieties, no stress, no tension.Im doing ok in my job , getting along well with everyone , everything is by amma's grace.Amma wants her children to do spiritual practices so that they can be protected from negativity . Its important to follow up the spiritual practices done in the morning , with some practice done in the evening , as that keeps you protected through the night until the next day . I have realized that myself and and am a witness to this.I think I am so lucky to have made this decision to come to the ashram and live here under Amma's guidance.As I said before , Amma is working on me and I am like a piece of stone in Amma's hand. She is turning me into a work of perfection.
This is me once again , coming back for a new post.Day before yesterday I watched India lose to Australia in the semi-final of the world cup cricket tournament.A lot of expectations were shattered and reality seemed too bitter to swallow. But the day moved on , and everything was normal again. Time is a healer.Your wounds heal , emotional attachments heal , mental and emotional states are recharged, you come back to your normal state. I have an added bonus card with me . And that is amma. The thought of Amma is itself so good,it helps u become clean of negative energy . I am thinking of something to put down here.This is making me think of Brahmachari Sreedhar who is very good at writing poems. Writing poems is an art , and he has become an expert at it. I have read quite a few of his poems and commented on the great work he has done. His poems can be found on the amritapuri.org website under the blogs heading.I think all this is attributed to Amma, whose devottees, are blessed with quite a number of talents.I am feeling ok , no worries , no anxieties, no stress, no tension.Im doing ok in my job , getting along well with everyone , everything is by amma's grace.Amma wants her children to do spiritual practices so that they can be protected from negativity . Its important to follow up the spiritual practices done in the morning , with some practice done in the evening , as that keeps you protected through the night until the next day . I have realized that myself and and am a witness to this.I think I am so lucky to have made this decision to come to the ashram and live here under Amma's guidance.As I said before , Amma is working on me and I am like a piece of stone in Amma's hand. She is turning me into a work of perfection.
Monday, March 23, 2015
What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWUG)
Hello Everyone,
Back to blog.Why should we become spiritual ?.Well for starters,there has to be some pain,before there can be a call for help.And God responds to the call for help.The response is directly proportional to the intensity of the call. Thats how God responds. Thats what happened in my case at least. I had broken up with my ex-gf and I went to meet Amma. Thats when Amma instilled this thought in me that I should utilize this intense pain and longing which I had for my ex-gf to direct it towards god. Well I did, and now im here.Im not saying that I am the chosen one, all im saying is that God for me is Amma , and she has brought me here to her home.Ive been living here for the past 7 years and all I can say is that its been an experience.Everyone is supercharged here and ego clashes happen every day.Amma is slowly removing the egos of everyone and people are unaware that all this is amma's doing.But Im nonetheless happier with Amma's grace and I believe Amma is making a terrific,awesome human out of me,making me similar to herself.Im not saying that I am going to be an avatar , but I know that she is sculpting me to be a great work of art(In this case, spirituality).
Back to blog.Why should we become spiritual ?.Well for starters,there has to be some pain,before there can be a call for help.And God responds to the call for help.The response is directly proportional to the intensity of the call. Thats how God responds. Thats what happened in my case at least. I had broken up with my ex-gf and I went to meet Amma. Thats when Amma instilled this thought in me that I should utilize this intense pain and longing which I had for my ex-gf to direct it towards god. Well I did, and now im here.Im not saying that I am the chosen one, all im saying is that God for me is Amma , and she has brought me here to her home.Ive been living here for the past 7 years and all I can say is that its been an experience.Everyone is supercharged here and ego clashes happen every day.Amma is slowly removing the egos of everyone and people are unaware that all this is amma's doing.But Im nonetheless happier with Amma's grace and I believe Amma is making a terrific,awesome human out of me,making me similar to herself.Im not saying that I am going to be an avatar , but I know that she is sculpting me to be a great work of art(In this case, spirituality).
Monday, March 2, 2015
The only thing constant in this world is change
Another post coming up. People have told me that I should come out of the ashram,come back to bangalore,live and work there, enjoy the city life.But I dont understand how that is better than my contented life back here in the ashram? What is better? The city life or the ashram life. In the city , you get to meet your friends with different mindsets, not much talk about god and spirituality. Spirituality is like a hobby or a passion in the city. People are tied up with many things and dont have much time to do their sadhana.But the money is good and u get your addictions satisfied.Its good if your not overly concerned about god,what is happiness and probing deep within yourself.
Ashram life on the other hand is great for spirituality.You might crave for a burger or pizza,but there is inner contentment and happiness if you look inward.It is very difficult to learn contentment , but ashram life is one among the very few places where you learn it.Materially it might not be beneficial,but it is the best place to go inward.You might be materially poor, but there is contentment . This is what makes ashram life great. There is the other aspect of ashram life. That aspect is Amma. She is the one who makes anything possible.But coming back to the city life vs. ashram life, it boils down to what you want.I have chosen ashram life for now, and would like to lead this life for the rest of my life.
Ashram life on the other hand is great for spirituality.You might crave for a burger or pizza,but there is inner contentment and happiness if you look inward.It is very difficult to learn contentment , but ashram life is one among the very few places where you learn it.Materially it might not be beneficial,but it is the best place to go inward.You might be materially poor, but there is contentment . This is what makes ashram life great. There is the other aspect of ashram life. That aspect is Amma. She is the one who makes anything possible.But coming back to the city life vs. ashram life, it boils down to what you want.I have chosen ashram life for now, and would like to lead this life for the rest of my life.
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