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2904

நின்றனர் இருந்தனர் கிடந்தனர் திரிந்தனர்
நின்றிலர் இருந்திலர் கிடந்திலர் திரிந்திலர்
என்றும் ஓர் இயல்வினர் என நினைவு அரியவர்
என்றும் ஓர் இயல்வொடு நின்ற எம் திடரே!



2903

அவரவர் தமதம தறிவறி வகைவகை
அவரவ ரிறையவ ரெனவடி யடைவர்கள்
அவரவ ரிறையவர் குறைவில ரிறையவர்
அவரவ விதிவழி யடையநின் றனரே!




 

Rules vs Creativity

என்னை யாரறிவார்

எங்கிருந்தாலும் உன்னை நானறிவேன்
என்னை உன்னையல்லாது வேறு யாரறிவார்?

World of desires

To deal with the adult world healthily, one needs to learn to deal with desires. For this, one has to identify all of ones desires at every level, purify them and manifest them in the world! Through this process one cultivates the skill and patience to deal with the world of desires or in other words, the world of adults!

Big fish!

Christ, in his parable of the fisherman, says the wise fisherman throws away all the small fish caught in his net but retains just the big fish! Likewise, shall we throw away all the distracting superficial desires and diligently (if needed, aggressively) preserve and cultivate our deepest heartfelt desires?

Touched by three souls in aged bodies!

Three incidents where actions of old people deeply touched me this week:
1. Was standing very tired in a crowded bus after a long day. A seat near me was vacated. An old (70+) man was standing right next to the seat and normally he would have sat there but  he gave the seat to me voluntarily with a big smile (knowing that I was tired)!

2. Was trying to board a bus. The bus started to move unexpectedly and my leg slipped slightly and dangerously. A old man standing on the road said, 'ayyo paathu kanna' (be careful my son). Was genuinely touched by the expression of love and concern on his face. Usually people are too tight to express their concern and even if they do, do not say 'kanna'!

3. The biggest thing was today. An old (80+) lady slipped in her house in the middle of the night. She could not move and was sitting on the ground in pain and blood for 5hours as she did not want to wake up her kids staying in the same apartment complex! As she narrated this, there was absolutely no sense of pain / worry / frustration / anguish or any other negative emotion in her voice. No pain at being 'alone' or any of the usual (mostly genuine) complaints of the aged. Truly, the divine is expressing itself through her! Blessed to have known her for so long!

Feels great to be in touch with such souls! :) Makes one humble and filled with gratitude.

Individuals vs Suffering

Individuals create suffering. No no wait! Suffering creates individuals. No no wait! Its both. No no wait! Its neither. Hmm.., no no wait! Its complex! My god, this is crazily insanely complex! My god, I really do not know!

FB Photos

இரண்டற்ற நிலை

இரண்டற்ற நிலை உணராவிட்டால்
இரண்டென்னும் இருளின் பாரத்தால்
இறை இரண்டாய் பிளக்கும்!

இரண்டற்ற நிலை பிறந்துவிட்டால்
அன்பென்னும் அருளின் ஒளியால்
காயங்கள் வேறானாலும்
உயிர் ஒன்றாய் இணையும்!

மதங்கொண்ட வேழம்

மதங்கொண்ட வேழம் போல திரிகின்றேன்
கோடி விதங்கொண்ட வேடம் தரித்த வேடன் துரத்த
சினம்கொண்டு மோதினால் எல்லாம் அழியுமாமே!

Kaivalya from Maths

Freedom from the perennial tyranny of the mathematical mind is obtained by letting emotions flow freely!

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

When the mind is established in Satyam (truth), Shivam (masculine) is recognized inside and Sundaram (feminine) is cultivated outside! The being is developed to the fullest extent!

Lessons from impurities

Ones unshakeable impurities teaches one:

• Understanding of duality
• Humility / Compassion with respect to others
• Gratitude for the degree of purity one already possesses
• Ones lack of necessary intensity for further cleansing of oneself!

Duhkam

परिणाम ताप संस्कार दुःखैः गुणवृत्तिविरोधाच्च दुःखमेव सर्वं विवेकिनः

parinama-tapa-samskara-duhkhair guna-vritti-virodhac ca dhukham eva sarvam vivekinah!

Yoga sutras, ch 2, sutra 15

 

Literal meaning: The wise see all misery arising from the contact of imperfect mental states with consequences of external changes or actions motivated by desires or habitual actions.

Implied meaning (my interpretation): To overcome suffering, let consequences of external changes or actions motivated by desires or habitual actions contact the state of purity within (accessed by purifying ones mind)!