#Day25 NaPoWriMo Y- Yashodhara, the Invincible Spiritual Seeker

Here remained a woman of strength

Buddha's non-impediment to spiritual journey

What the great Lord attained by meditation

following deeper practices and processes

Yashodhara acquired it by her sheer oneness

the thoughts of devotion, understanding and love

She did not have a Bodhi tree or could leave

the Palace, her offspring or her responsibilities

Yet, she was like a soft summer breeze

slowly going down deep as the ocean’s depths

without abandoning anything, yet towards her own path

of spiritual quest and enlightenment far solid

She was not just an epitome of beauty and compassion

But Buddha's real queen, the bearer of the glory

who did not succumb to Buddha's leaving her in pain

but led her life with valour and courage

She did not obstruct his quest for enlighten

but silently initiated into him from the palatial walls

Luxuries no longer matter, nor did the fancy meals

matching his dispassion for life living his lifestyle

Enlightenment can happen to anyone

not just to those give up on the worldly pleasure

Sincere desire and open mind to allow the universe

to whisper the infinity without universal differentiates

True love knows no boundaries

just like the Yasodhara’s love for Buddha

she was aware of her life after marriage

as she heard the heavenly messengers’ words

Living his simple life, choices she made

life of a virangna...facing life with courage

still doing her duties and responsibilities

She was in her own penance supporting Buddha

A real woman warrior she was, a great valour

who stood for Palace duties and parental needs

Kept her quest of learning about life

doing things that a father would do

Kindling respect and love in her child

to adorably follow his father's footsteps

Fulfilling her spiritual destiny

within the cycle of birth and death

Silently but compassionately led

the life above all hardships and obstacles

First of his great disciples attaining powers

Yashodhara. amidst the palace walls

led the life of a Bhikkhuni...a character

that not many women can adore and inspire

Wise and sensible choices proving enlighten

can come to anyone who has a quest for it

A purpose truly fulfilled of her existence

Not hindering Buddha's progress or liberation

But silently letting him do what he was intended to

a protagonist who always remain an unsung hero

#Day18 NaPoWriMo R for Sri Ramana Maharshi- Your Real Nature is Happiness

You are the real Rishi..the sage

and your thoughts inspire all ages

How true that the hands can still work

when the mind remains silent and still

How can we stop whats destined to happen

So when the act of God is certain, remain silent

Happiness should be our Nature

And why regret when we truly desire it

The repeated search of self of 'Who am I'?

sometimes make you dissolve in true self

clinging to the feet of the Guru

who may be your equal, may be superficial

through the thoughts of divine grace

Bhakti makes the mind super-conscious and still

Desire of God is the biggest of the desires

that makes you free from the fear of diseases

Who are you Ramana....our eternal Guru?

Guru who is external and internal

From the outside, pushing the thoughts of mind

to turn to inner self,  much deep inwards

From the interior, you pull the minds towards Self

and helps in quietening of the subtle mind!

Thank you

#Day15 NaPoWriMo - Osho- When Love breaths into words!

Osho-   a unique preacher of his kind

Who rose beyond the normal fences of life

Teachings that inspire to live life of our choices

Who charges you to feel still, feel loved and feel life

In his world, nothing is wrong, nothing is right

The way you understand life and live is only might

There is only one thing of life…the soul embodying truth

No body, no form, no language, no restriction

Life is just the way you live truthful to your thoughts

The only love is not to harm fellow human beings

Ocean of life, filled with every drop it sure strings

What else can you offer, than the only real wealth

Wealth of love for those who surround you in dearth

The only final unison of the mind, body and soul

Can be of you with the larger universe as cosmic will

Go deep inside you awakening the real inner you

Fill life with love, music, beauty, peace and poetry

With dreams of happiness, the pain and suffering ceases

When life is filled with the eternal songs, pain descends

Raise in silence,  the beauty of the calmness of mind

To rejoice life, to celebrate love, in unison with the cosmos

Surrendering to the Supreme is the only destination

In vacuum and absolute stillness and silence

Is when you will truly find Him in horizons

Know Meditation...Know Life...Osho!  Pic: Umasree in Nagalapuram

#Day 8 of NaPoWriMo - Healing through knowing Hellen Keller

Life today is nothing but a daring adventure…or nothing!

As we fight the deadly situation world over, pondering everything!

Alone we can do so little….Together we can do so much

Staying in, staying safe and escape the deadly virus clutch

Best and Most beautiful things in world cannot be seen or touched!

Most of them be just felt with the heart, just like this little virus that torched

It is the time; we keep our face towards the sunshine

And not see the shadows that frighten us and whine

Although the world is full of suffering,

It is also full of hope to overcoming!

Hellen Keller with Gurudev-  Taken from Internet

Being positive is the faith that leads to new life

Nothing can be done without confidence and drive

When one door of happiness closes, another opens

Everything has its wonders, even the darkness and silence

I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose

All that we love deeply becomes a true part of us!

-        With the words borrowed from the Wonderful Visionary of all times…Hellen Adams Keller …..

Eckhart Tolle - Rules for Success Towards Awakening Life’s Purpose

The beginning of all things is small

The first rule is to ‘Take Small Steps that lead to Greatness!’

Life is nothing but a blissful travel

Relax and quietly ‘Enjoy the Journey!’

Curiosity is the only beginning of every innovation

Don’t hesitate to ‘Ask the Right Questions!’

Every living being on this Planet survives

With need to ‘Find your Inner Purpose’

Mind wavers around every thought that crosses

Essential to Direct your attention’ towards righteousness

World revolves with the strength of empathy

Above all, ‘Be Compassionate with Yourself!’

Things go wrong and events hurt evading happiness

But Its important, we ‘Don’t get stuck in unhappiness!’

You may be a tiny element in the magnanimous Universe

Yet, there is lot you can ‘Contribute  to a Better World’

Raising above pain, fear and expectations, mindfulness

Time to be active to ‘Change Your State of consciousness!’

Pic by Umasree Raghunath -  Sunrise in Rameswaram

Thank you, dear Eckhart Tolle,  Your Teachings Inspire Us!

They help us towards our own way of spiritual understanding! A true bliss!

Draupadi I am...Pious and Powerful!

Draupadi I am

For not marrying five men

but embracing five virtues of them

Arising from the fire like her

Being honest, truthful and unparalleled

Draupadi I am

Mindful of my thoughts

Believing the infinite krishna

the supreme enternal energy

the translucent force of existence

Draupadi I am

learning the lessons of life

as she learnt the vedas and shastra

playing with words like her with arts

being brave amidst getting ripped apart

Draupadi I am

Every time I looked upon the God

saved by the miracle hands of HIS

arising from the sea of disgrace

fierce enough to believe HIM and arise

Draupadi I am

The day I decided to marry integrity

No matter what, will be honest to my thoughts

to my quest and to my deeds

Living every moment truthfully as it is last

Draupadi I am

The day I decided to marry courage

To be brutally brave and be strong

A well-deserved choice and willingness

to confront pain, agony and intimidations

Draupadi I am

The day I embraced the smartness within

wilfully struggling to be skilfully high

fighting every battle of life

with the mighty will and wisdom of Arjuna

Draupadi I am

The day I married being humble

attractive, diplomatic and helpful

Loving to cook and feed people

Always wanting my akshyapatra refilled

Draupadi I am

The day I awakened to be beautiful

making God my everyday companion

Life making me wise, mystically compassionate

Faith is the biggest sword I used to fight

Yes,  Draupadi I am

Just because, Krishna is my name

what matters most, is HOW

well you walk through the fire!

And become one with Lord in life's game!

Karma, Money & Success! - Tamil Speech by Spiritual Guru Sri Aasaanji in Chennai - 12 Jan 2020

Strongly influenced by my own spiritual guru/ teacher/ co-seeker and best friend AtmaYogi Kumaran, Raghu and I went to Sri Aasaanji's Tamil Speech in Chettinad Vidhyashram, Chennai on 12 Jan 2020.

Shri Aasaanji is a World Renowned, Non-Religious, Contemporary Spiritual Teacher and a Living Master of Inner-Science & Ancient Healing.

Keeping aside the surprising factors of how he manages to pull a full house every time (magic of his words probably), a well disciplined audience (thanks to excellent organizers) and a humor filled spiritual depth of the discourse.    I get fascinated by his self-styled spiritual guru attire, his beaming eyes and absolutely brilliant oratorical skills.   The greatest Masters of all times and Best Leaders of the world were astounding orators beyond anything.  Public Speaking is an art by itself, and able to articulate a deep subject like Spirituality can be done only when you have the adequate knowledge in the subject you are speaking with.   That keeps the audience  attention, keen following and repeat attendees to your programs. 

Keeping aside the fact of the commercial aspects, or the origin of the swamiji or his original identity, what keeps up the momentum of such spiritual journeys are the courage to deal with the truth,  keep it so close to the common man's day to day affairs and speak nothing but their layman language with no jargon's and filling it up with humour that's no less than from the memes online.   So I was also a repeat audience to this Master...and below is the write up on my take-aways from the session.

The big topic of the day was Karma, Money & Success! 

The three things that amuse human beings all the time.   The belief in Karma, the need for money and the quest for success is quite common to us. 

Assaanji goes on to say several things in his own way and he openly condemns astrology as misleading the human beings and he challenges the Jothisyasastra with fierce anecdotes of how the disbelief's get created as we trust our 'Jatakams' or Horoscopes.  He creates a sense of thinking, rather pondering in us as we listen to him. 

Summary of his 3 hours Powerful speech filled with knowledge, humour, experiences, pain, wisdom, truth, untruth and lot more:

• Process of belief is the key to existence.   Search for Guru doesn't end.  We cannot equate God to anyone .  No Master can dominate God.  
• PRESENT MOMENT   (It begins and ends there!)
• It is ok to be selfish and care about your ownself -  Health , Happiness matters.  No one has any care on you really. You have to save your ownself
• Death is not the end of life.  It is the continuation of the past life and passport to the future life
• Love is a 2 sided process.   Can love only the God within.  It is ok to be low with each other, to let the love flow
• Success above survival.   This is pushed by divine intelligence-  Aarivu, Aatral 
• Practice what you learn.   
• Life changes by connecting to the supreme power above you
• Objects don't change based on discrimination.  You cannot change the creation.  Classification based on emotions turn futile
• Changes/ modifications is the rhythm of life
• Nithyam, Nithiya, Nimathiya irukum neram venum!  (For ever, for yourself,  to be in peace, let the time hold you towards it)
• Jeevan Sivanana (The god is within you)
• Don't believe in astrology or that there is an external force.  Truth will not change.  The force is within you
• 'National Youth Day'  12 Jan - Swami Vivekananda Birthday should one day be celebrated as International Youth Day
• Celebration of Pongal is the transition of the sun towards North called Utarayanam
• He smiles and says ' Be sincere not serious!'
• Those who can love the soul within can only be spiritual (Anmavayi miga pidikum podhu daan anmigam)
• Best of Power is within you,  use it for your self
• The highest noncommunicable disease is STRESS
• There is only one God.  Can there be 2 Gods?- he questions
• Think within for knowledge.   Have vision for success,  Prepare for the future. Future is You
• Come out of suffering, comfort the suffering and not concentrate on the suffering by having awareness
• 'Mathagalayi Maranthu Manithanayi Nesi'  - Forget Religions and love all fellow human beings
• Mathathey Kadandhu Iraivanayi Oasi '  -  Thing God beyond Religions
• Think deep in utmost suffering and embrace pain to heal within
• NITHYA KARMA -   Acting in Present,  anticipating the future and learning from the past
• Faith-  takes you leap against fear.  Fear NOT
• No one can live with full awareness.  but still try to be aware
• Avoid unwanted fears of the future.  The future is what you create.  Ask for resources to achieve the future.  STOP working on the suffering. Come out of the suffering and look at it from outside
• 'Anbhuvathuku unna nee thayaru sei'-  Prepare yourself for the experience
• Relationship leads to expectations which leads to responsibility and leads to increased capabilities and some time can lead to disappointments
• Yogi aa iru, drohi aa illa (Be a Yogi not an enemy) to yourself
• You have no right to take your life and commit suicide.  Remember if you do, it is against nature.  In my world training is common but treatment will be special !
• Future is next minute. Relish it.  Remember the future by creating it.  Only when you decide to life yourself,   God will help you lift up.  Stop feeling for suffering.
• Requirement on conditioning of the physical body and mental wellness is essential
• Trust no one.  Love everyone.  Love and Trust God
• 'Seyavendiyadhu Seiyamal, nadakavendiyadhu nadakadhu'-  Until you do what you ought to do,  what need to happen will not happen
• First love should always be parents.  
• Create Vision - don't focus on the action, focus on the vision
• Money is never enough.  But to experience money you need good karma.  You may have best of things, but may not have best of company or health to enjoy the wealth.  There the wealth becomes useless
• This Bhogi-  Burn the Past..not just the old things at home
• Parameters to measure should be
• to see progress
• measure calibration
• being fearless
• remembering god is everything
• you are your best enemy
• Stillness in meditation is oneness with God
• An small idea with clarify can transform reality
• Four Parameters for Happiness and Successful life
• Health
• Stop using abusive words
• Be with inner strength
• Awareness without strength is useless
• Don't compare with others
• Good energy is the Body
• Body is the vehicle of the soul
• There is no day as some day that I will be wanting good health. That day is today
• State of Mind
• when mind is not happy, the toxins get generated in the body
• compassion and love
• Happiness and less words leading to abundance in love
• when words are in crisis, love is in abundance
• Take options to tell best words - Oru Vartha pesnalum, thiru varthaya pesu (Speak one word and let that word be powerful)
• Dont take time to build vision
• Don't kill your emotions and those of others
• Focus on feelings and future
• Practice is important even if you are an expert
• Practice makes you progress till your death
• Relationship without conflict
• Love accepting to compromise
• Freedom in expression
• Love during school/college distracts the vision
• Unimaginable and irrational expectations to be avoided
• anonyam (affection) and dhambatyam (mutual understanding between husband and wife or any 2 people) is key to successful relationship
• First transactions in relationship is the word you say with real genuine and honesty
• Take time to commit to relationships
• Wealth that has meaningful utilization
• Vision based decisions and decisions based on vision 
• You need money to experience life
• Remember that presence is valuable in life
• Nithya karma- Chapter 3.8 of Bhagavat Geetha
• The only thing that you can leave behind is your wealth, so create with pride
• When you are sweat, when you are happy and thats when you will not lose
• Your warriors
• Your war of life
• Yourself
• Karnaney Nenavil Kollu (Remember Lord Karna and his Vijaya Dhanush )
• Sivaney Karuthil Kollu  (god will work with you and not work for you)
• You fear nothing but truth. 
• Positive thinking may bring positive outcomes and vice versa
• Be with God for him to life you up
• Check what you need to change in the current situation in life-   Health, State of Mind, Relationship or wealth?
• Action performed with preparation to see the outcomes in future
• Focus on your inner voice.  Come what may, tell one thing to yourself- To be Fearless

Success and Happiness depends on how you deal with yourself and the strengths within you.   

Thank you Guruji for the wonderful speech and beautiful experiences shared and lots and lots of good take-aways to practice.

Money & Success are the Result of your Karma. Discover the Power to get rid of your Negative Karma and Live the Life you Desire.