God's Maya Garden

I wonder at God's agents who disparage His wonderful creations as MAYA JAAL. This world is real, everything in it is real, very much real, perfect, beautiful, without any doubt.How can God's creation,which some people call MAYA JAAL,be imperfect or lacking in anything. The mere variability and transmutability of certain physical objects and forms does not make this world or its contents an illusion or a perishable commodity. In fact the name of this constant change, the process of degeneration and regeneration is LIFE. I donot know why some people, enjoying everything for themselves, are filling the common people with a feeling of guilt for doing those things that they themselves are doing with impunity. What is wrong in genuine gratification of the senses. It fact this gratification of the senses should fill us with a sense of gratitude and thankfulness to the CREATOR.Who does not enjoy the soft touch and sweet sound of breeze, the murmuring of streams,the beauty of greenery and multicolored flowers,the music of birds,and so on?. How some people call it MAYA or MAYA JAAL is beyond my understanding. I don't very clearly understand the exact implications of the world MAYA but it certainly is used as disparaging and derogatory term for God's Creation JAAL, a net, I wonder why God should spread a net to entrap human beings. Today Sanyasies are not found in the forests or in the lap of Himalayas, they are found in their five star ASHRAMS. Why should then they grudge the huts, cottages and humble homes of the common people and their simple innocent pleasures.? Where is the need of seeing God when we are already living in a home built by Him for us. What we need to do is just to express thankfulness and sense of gratitude to the ALMIGHTY.My daily prayer is very simple: Oh God I am grateful to YOU for making me partake YOUR WONDERFUL SPREAD OF FEAST.

ENLIGHTENMENT PART II

ENLIGHTENMENT Part II (In continuation of Part I)




As one wakes up from the long slumber of ignorance a great dazzling light appears inside the mind and this light changes both the inner and outer perspectives.The dust and dirt is wiped off and everything begins to show itself in its true colors.Self versus Physical world and human relationships acquire a new dimension of detachment. This detach...ment does not mean any renunciation or giving up anything or any relationships. Outwardly everything remains the same The change takes place inside in attitude and outlook only. Suddenly a feeling of great calm and equanimity descends inside.Mind loses its flirtation and restlessness. This detachment surprisingly increases manifold the concern for physical world and the persons around . All kinds of negatives: worry, anxiety, fear, sense of loss etc. disappear from the mind. Death loses is sting and separations don't trouble or bother.Loneliness and solitude become soothing. Psychosomatic manifestations of physical ailments begin to recede. Most of the desires vanish and those that remain are docile. Stream of consciousness or internal thought traffic no longer remains chaotic, is drastically reduced and gets controlled ,disciplined and organized. The discovery of the misplaced SELF brings a great sense of relief. Physical and mental potentials rise to their maximum. The transformation is so great that it cannot be put into words. It is by all means a new birth of the SELF and a fresh beginning of pilgrimage in this universe.The real picture can be obtained only through experience (ANUBHUTI).

Enlightenment Part 1

Enlightenment is a super conscious divine state of mind with a clear vision of dichotomy of body and ATMA (SELF) free from materialistic cobwebs,worldly possessions and attachments. It is considered to be the rarest of the rare achievement. But it is no achievement. It is everybody's natural possession. It is not something that comes from outside. It is an integral part of the self. But somehow this SELF gets occluded during the journey through this universe. and the result is that one goes astray.The two guides and path finders of the JEEVATMA , intelligence and logic not only prove helpless but also further complicate the issue , which is worsened by numerous shades of emotions. resulting in misplacement and mis-identification of the SELF. In other words we can say that ATMA(SELF) , the inseparable and and intrinsic component of JEEVATMA is submerged by the overwhelming thought of JEEV (BODY} consciousness only and one continues to move incognito in this world.This state can be called slumber or ignorance that can and does last life- time in most cases.The life of such a person can be compared to the act of sleep walking and the sleep walker never knows what he is doing. The awakening from this slumber is called enlightenment.


To be continued tomorrow....