Tug of War between HABITS and WISDOM

(Contemplated thoughts during Silence..)

It was 4.30 am and I was already up on my bed. Yes, no one could be found asleep after this in that Temple. Temple? What temple? Stay in temple? I can hear these questions popping up in your minds with the very word. I shall explain you. It is not the temple one thinks with statues of all the gods & goddesses sculpted around with a main Idol of God to be worshipped kept separately & secretly far inside the campus and a Priest who chants mantras & showing fire aradhana and bells that ring into the devotees ears who would be waiting in long queues for a chance to say a hello, to the God, just like some super stars are treated in our towns. At this point, I request you to read on and not to react at any place. Just read through & record your reactions at the end. I am also sorry if I sound like an atheist. I am sure you Il get to know my strong Theism within me J Back to the temple I was referring, contradicting to the ideal description above, there is no God statue though there is God, there is no priest though there is a Guru, there is no bell but 1 to mark the end of every hour, there s no fire aradhana but the same happens deep within one s self. It was the Temple of Consciousness, spread over an area of 70 acres of land on the foot hills of western ghats, on the way to Valparai, a hill top town housing a bunch of families living on tea estates near Pollachi in Tamil Nad.

The moment one enters the temple, one could sense the richness of vast green pasture next to the Omkar structure, where few women keep removing the dried out grass one by one.. Just like the people who go there for removing the negativities & unwanted thoughts from the beautiful mind that houses thousands of thoughts..good or bad. When one enters the main temple hall, you ll find deafening silence that compels you to dissolve within the self. It’s a beautiful experience. Once in a while, falling silent is a great medicine to various illnesses, both physical & mental, felt for the nth time. Silence, what I refer here is not just “No Talking”.

It’s a silence that shuts down the activity of the Mind.

It’s a transition from a state of “No talking” to the state of “No Thinking”.. One would just witness the state of existence..

It’s a state which brings down the frequency of mind pulling away one from the realms of endless aspirations, worries, plans etc etc.

Its like a station for filling the petrol for the vehicle of Mind needed for the long journey on earth..

Its like the strong shore where the huge waves coming from the sea hit with force and surrenders itself with ease returning back with calmness..

Its like the destiny point reached by thousands of rivers originating from everywhere travelling restlessly far & wide with a purpose..

Its like the feeling when everything has been accomplished and there is nothing more pending to be done..

Its like the state where there is no more belonging, no more dependence, no more bonds that holds us back..

Its like the state when nothing else is needed.. No need, no worry, no thought.. State of immense satisfaction..

Here is the point where one realizes ecstacy ! What else is needed in one s life ? Here is the point of real Worship of Self – Worship of God! When one merges with the Self & when one s mind goes calm, just like the deep sea which is arrogantly calm, houses the deeply hidden pearls within, one’s horizons explode into the darkest hidden secrets of nature; a realization to the Origin of the self. Well, one could read n number of books on Self Realization, but until & unless one do not give time in Silence, the next evolution of Mind – the blooming of the Sixth Sense, which is the Ultimate purpose of the human birth on earth, will not happen.

If you analyse, most people react, some people think, few people contemplate.. Contemplating in Silence! Great Saints, Mahatmas were people who took time to contemplate, which is how they gave birth to secrets of the Truth, gave power to their thoughts & did justice through the actions.

Well, Let s ponder on the question

What are thoughts?..What are the thought generating tools in our body? Is it mind? Is it brain?

What is mind ? Is it in heart? Brain? .. Keep pondering.. eager to know ur thoughts..

Till then, lets contemplate..

Kani

(Inspired by Self, Parents, Gurus, all the situations & fellow humans I have met in my garden of life)