Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Today I was walking in the crowded streets od Beijing and contemplating on what I read from the book yesterday - " Self Realization " by V.Narasimha Swami. My mind was filled with so many thoughts, that at some point I felt so heavy. My mind wandered from thoughts like how to be an observer, how do we surrender, what should we do for controlling the monkey like mind, how can we perform our work and surrender, so many thoughts.. this made my whole body, mind heavy. Though I read and got the information accumulated, it was not relaxing. Suddenly I started thinking about having information (I would'nt use the word Knowledge) within us. Why can't we be like a child, just play around without fear thinking whatever shall happen mother is there to take care. Whatever is required she will buy for us, if we dont get it and we start crying, she will make us understand, like a child who is playful and mother always behind the child to take care that nothing happens. The child doesnt know what it should do tomorrow (unlike me who half the day think about future), it doesnt know good or bad, it doesnt know right or wrong, it just plays around happily and k nows that when it is hungry the sweet mom whereever she is would come and feed. And end of day, whatever be the case, the child always goes and sleeps in the lap of mother with so much love and affection. The child cannot live without mother. Similarly why dont I also see God as mother and live a life without any worries just thinking that God is there, if we dont have knowledge thats fine, if God thinks I should get it, let me. Let me play around this world, just go about it, loving the God and being the sweet child of God. A life spent on loving God, lets desire for everything, lets desire for the our desire to be accomplished, lets desire for our desire not being accomplished etc. When I was born, it was mother who taught us to learn speaking, walking and what Not. Did we ask for? Mother knew that I required all this and it was jsut the affection that made things work. Let us also be in same nature, just spending time happily and face everything with smile, just with the thought that we are the sweeeeeeetest and best child of God and God cannot live without us and we cannot live without God. I dont know, just felt and wanted to share with you all.... bye, Palani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Dear Palini, I don't know specifically what your concerns are. If you wish to share in a more precise way what challenges you are facing, that would be good. The human condition is full of so many problems and issues. We are all aware of that. Bhagavan used to say that Satsang, (company of sages and good people) is most helpful on the path. So do feel free to share on the list. You said you go to Tiru often. There must be many good people at Ramanaashram. Perhaps when you go to Tiru next time, you can speak to Richard Clarke and his wife Carol who currently reside there. Alan will be there in November, it seems. Perhaps you can share a bit of your background. What are you doing in Beijing? Namaste and love to all Harsha On Behalf Of ksrpal2002 Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:56 AM Love and Knowledge... Today I was walking in the crowded streets od Beijing and contemplating on what I read from the book yesterday - " Self Realization " by V.Narasimha Swami. My mind was filled with so many thoughts, that at some point I felt so heavy. My mind wandered from thoughts like how to be an observer, how do we surrender, what should we do for controlling the monkey like mind, how can we perform our work and surrender, so many thoughts.. this made my whole body, mind heavy. Though I read and got the information accumulated, it was not relaxing. Suddenly I started thinking about having information (I would'nt use the word Knowledge) within us. Why can't we be like a child, just play around without fear thinking whatever shall happen mother is there to take care. Whatever is required she will buy for us, if we dont get it and we start crying, she will make us understand, like a child who is playful and mother always behind the child to take care that nothing happens. The child doesnt know what it should do tomorrow (unlike me who half the day think about future), it doesnt know good or bad, it doesnt know right or wrong, it just plays around happily and k nows that when it is hungry the sweet mom whereever she is would come and feed. And end of day, whatever be the case, the child always goes and sleeps in the lap of mother with so much love and affection. The child cannot live without mother. Similarly why dont I also see God as mother and live a life without any worries just thinking that God is there, if we dont have knowledge thats fine, if God thinks I should get it, let me. Let me play around this world, just go about it, loving the God and being the sweet child of God. A life spent on loving God, lets desire for everything, lets desire for the our desire to be accomplished, lets desire for our desire not being accomplished etc. When I was born, it was mother who taught us to learn speaking, walking and what Not. Did we ask for? Mother knew that I required all this and it was jsut the affection that made things work. Let us also be in same nature, just spending time happily and face everything with smile, just with the thought that we are the sweeeeeeetest and best child of God and God cannot live without us and we cannot live without God. I dont know, just felt and wanted to share with you all.... bye, Palani --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi, I'm actually working in a software company in Bangalore. I'm basically from Chennai. Recently for Project work I moved to Beijing for some 8 months, I did my engineering Vellore which is close by to Tiru. That was the time, when I started going to Tiru, once in a week during weekends. After college, I had my job in Chennai. And from Chennai also it was quite easy to travel to Tiru. So once in a month I used to go there or once in 2 months. I just go to Ashram, stay in hall, walk around the ashram, read Akshara Mana Malai, speak with Ramanmaharishi for some time and if possible go for Girivalam. So as such I havent spoken to anyone in ashram except Ramana Mahirishi. I wouldnt say it as a concern or problem, but what I was just thinking that this mind keeps on asking so many questions, like what is surrender, what is Self, where these thoughts come from, so the questions keeps on arising. And at some point today I felt very heavy within myself having so many questions at a time. I'm sorry if I was not able to put the previous email properly. Thanks Palani , " Harsha " wrote: > > Dear Palini, > > I don't know specifically what your concerns are. If you wish to share in a > more precise way what challenges you are facing, that would be good. The > human condition is full of so many problems and issues. We are all aware of > that. Bhagavan used to say that Satsang, (company of sages and good people) > is most helpful on the path. So do feel free to share on the list. You said > you go to Tiru often. There must be many good people at Ramanaashram. > Perhaps when you go to Tiru next time, you can speak to Richard Clarke and > his wife Carol who currently reside there. Alan will be there in November, > it seems. > > Perhaps you can share a bit of your background. What are you doing in > Beijing? > > Namaste and love to all > Harsha > > > > On Behalf Of ksrpal2002 > Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:56 AM > > Love and Knowledge... > > Today I was walking in the crowded streets od Beijing and > contemplating on what I read from the book yesterday - " Self > Realization " by V.Narasimha Swami. My mind was filled with so many > thoughts, that at some point I felt so heavy. My mind wandered from > thoughts like how to be an observer, how do we surrender, what should > we do for controlling the monkey like mind, how can we perform our > work and surrender, so many thoughts.. this made my whole body, mind > heavy. Though I read and got the information accumulated, it was not > relaxing. > > Suddenly I started thinking about having information (I would'nt use > the word Knowledge) within us. Why can't we be like a child, just > play around without fear thinking whatever shall happen mother is > there to take care. Whatever is required she will buy for us, if we > dont get it and we start crying, she will make us understand, like a > child who is playful and mother always behind the child to take care > that nothing happens. The child doesnt know what it should do > tomorrow (unlike me who half the day think about future), it doesnt > know good or bad, it doesnt know right or wrong, it just plays around > happily and k nows that when it is hungry the sweet mom whereever she > is would come and feed. And end of day, whatever be the case, the > child always goes and sleeps in the lap of mother with so much love > and affection. The child cannot live without mother. > > Similarly why dont I also see God as mother and live a life without > any worries just thinking that God is there, if we dont have > knowledge thats fine, if God thinks I should get it, let me. Let me > play around this world, just go about it, loving the God and being > the sweet child of God. A life spent on loving God, lets desire for > everything, lets desire for the our desire to be accomplished, lets > desire for our desire not being accomplished etc. When I was born, it > was mother who taught us to learn speaking, walking and what Not. Did > we ask for? Mother knew that I required all this and it was jsut the > affection that made things work. Let us also be in same nature, just > spending time happily and face everything with smile, just with the > thought that we are the sweeeeeeetest and best child of God and God > cannot live without us and we cannot live without God. > > I dont know, just felt and wanted to share with you all.... > > bye, > Palani > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Dear Palini, Life is like that. Sometimes we feel heavy and other times light. Speaking for myself, I find comfort in the company of other devotees of Bhagavan as we understand each other at some level that cannot be defined. I am not in physical proximity of many Bhagavan's devotees and it is not always convenient to travel. The sangha in cyberspace is wonderful indeed. Heart space goes beyond the time and distance. Bhagavan, when he was dying said, " Where can I go? I am here. " That is so for all of us. No matter where we go or where we are, we are always in the Heart space of the Self. Namaste and love to all Harsha On Behalf Of ksrpal2002 Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:24 AM Re: Love and Knowledge... Hi, I'm actually working in a software company in Bangalore. I'm basically from Chennai. Recently for Project work I moved to Beijing for some 8 months, I did my engineering Vellore which is close by to Tiru. That was the time, when I started going to Tiru, once in a week during weekends. After college, I had my job in Chennai. And from Chennai also it was quite easy to travel to Tiru. So once in a month I used to go there or once in 2 months. I just go to Ashram, stay in hall, walk around the ashram, read Akshara Mana Malai, speak with Ramanmaharishi for some time and if possible go for Girivalam. So as such I havent spoken to anyone in ashram except Ramana Mahirishi. I wouldnt say it as a concern or problem, but what I was just thinking that this mind keeps on asking so many questions, like what is surrender, what is Self, where these thoughts come from, so the questions keeps on arising. And at some point today I felt very heavy within myself having so many questions at a time. I'm sorry if I was not able to put the previous email properly. Thanks Palani , " Harsha " wrote: > > Dear Palini, > > I don't know specifically what your concerns are. If you wish to share in a > more precise way what challenges you are facing, that would be good. The > human condition is full of so many problems and issues. We are all aware of > that. Bhagavan used to say that Satsang, (company of sages and good people) > is most helpful on the path. So do feel free to share on the list. You said > you go to Tiru often. There must be many good people at Ramanaashram. > Perhaps when you go to Tiru next time, you can speak to Richard Clarke and > his wife Carol who currently reside there. Alan will be there in November, > it seems. > > Perhaps you can share a bit of your background. What are you doing in > Beijing? > > Namaste and love to all > Harsha > > > > On Behalf Of ksrpal2002 > Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:56 AM > > Love and Knowledge... > > Today I was walking in the crowded streets od Beijing and > contemplating on what I read from the book yesterday - " Self > Realization " by V.Narasimha Swami. My mind was filled with so many > thoughts, that at some point I felt so heavy. My mind wandered from > thoughts like how to be an observer, how do we surrender, what should > we do for controlling the monkey like mind, how can we perform our > work and surrender, so many thoughts.. this made my whole body, mind > heavy. Though I read and got the information accumulated, it was not > relaxing. > > Suddenly I started thinking about having information (I would'nt use > the word Knowledge) within us. Why can't we be like a child, just > play around without fear thinking whatever shall happen mother is > there to take care. Whatever is required she will buy for us, if we > dont get it and we start crying, she will make us understand, like a > child who is playful and mother always behind the child to take care > that nothing happens. The child doesnt know what it should do > tomorrow (unlike me who half the day think about future), it doesnt > know good or bad, it doesnt know right or wrong, it just plays around > happily and k nows that when it is hungry the sweet mom whereever she > is would come and feed. And end of day, whatever be the case, the > child always goes and sleeps in the lap of mother with so much love > and affection. The child cannot live without mother. > > Similarly why dont I also see God as mother and live a life without > any worries just thinking that God is there, if we dont have > knowledge thats fine, if God thinks I should get it, let me. Let me > play around this world, just go about it, loving the God and being > the sweet child of God. A life spent on loving God, lets desire for > everything, lets desire for the our desire to be accomplished, lets > desire for our desire not being accomplished etc. When I was born, it > was mother who taught us to learn speaking, walking and what Not. Did > we ask for? Mother knew that I required all this and it was jsut the > affection that made things work. Let us also be in same nature, just > spending time happily and face everything with smile, just with the > thought that we are the sweeeeeeetest and best child of God and God > cannot live without us and we cannot live without God. > > I dont know, just felt and wanted to share with you all.... > > bye, > Palani > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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