SADHANA ONLY PAYS OFF !

Gacchan pipilako yati yojananam satairapi;

Agacchan vainate yopi padamekam na gacchati |

(By making sufficient effort an ant  can progress a hundred yojanas; but a falcon, as mighty on wings as that of mythical Garutmanta, can not cover even a foot if it does not make any effort to move)

'Try and try till you succeed' is the popular dictum to highlight the importance of putting sufficient effort to achieve an end.  Easy going people achieve nothing worthy of in their lives. 

This verily applies to obtention of one's Moksha (Liberation) too, as found in the sankeertana, "Urake Dorakuna Unnatonnata Sukhamu", of Annamacharya............

'Can anyone achieve the highest glory of Liberation without exerting requisite efforts?  If one has to achieve success in any field, exhaustive probing and culling of  related information from multiple directions is to be resorted to first. But a procrastinate can achieve nothing.

'One has to cease from being engrossed with wearisome mind-boggling thoughts to have free mind for Liberation.  Not only that, one has to discard bad attributes of arrogance and proud.

'One has to accomplish purging off all vices to become eligible for bestowal of pure knowledge about Liberation.  One has to gradually shun away from external worldly matters and turn inwards towards the Almighty for Salvation.

'Unless one realises necessary peace of mind, the purpose of his education is not served. And one can reach safe shores of the 'sansara sagara' (ocean of worldly entanglements) only by taking refuge in the Almighty Within'...........

"If you want to shine like a sun first burn like a sun" (A P J Abdul Kalam). That is the dignity of perseverance, other name for hard work. We have to remember that all realised souls who trod on this earth from times immemorial are not born genius. By virtue of devout sadhana through proper Guru, enlightenment crowned them.  Hence Sadhana! Sadhana! Sadhana!

"Urake Dorakuna Unnatonnata Sukhamu"

By Effort An Ant Can Progress Hundred Miles !

Om Shanti!

POOR IN VICES RICH IN VIRTUES

A seeker's description is in no way different from the attributes of an astute devotee of the Almighty since both are the knowledgeable Souls of Consciousness!

In the sankeertana "Mada Matsaramu Leka Manasu Pedai Po", Annamacharya describes the attributes of an astute devotee of the Almighty which may conveniently be correlated to all serious seekers on the path of Realisation..........

'An astute devotee of the Almighty is one whose mind is like that of a poor, impoverished in arrogance and jealousy and deprived of desires and aspirations.

'He is certainly not the one who - loiters hither and thither aimlessly; brags loose and vulgar talk; reprimands others, irrespective of their social status, about presents not offered to him; stoops down to befriend cordially any menial person and thus becomes  ever entangled in wasteful desires.

'He is certainly not the one who - craves for earnings by any means; equips himself  with those faculties which would quench his desires and thus become arrogant about his skills; goes in  for exercises and training for exhibiting physical prowess; becomes fatigued and swoons even upon hearing about the strenuous practices mentioned above.

'He is the one who initially pays attention when the person standing before talks ill of others, but makes his own judgement and moves away from that place; receives blessings from elders on account of his behaviour and takes refuge in the Almighty Within'........

Being mirthful in majestic manners mentioned above is suffice to experience 'Being In with the One'! 

"Mada Matsaramu Leka Manasu Pedai Po"

Seeker's Solitude!

Om Shanti!

IT'S LORD's !

In Mahabharata, Bhishma tells Yudhishtara, among other things relating to righteousness,  about non attachment through episode of Janaka, the 'Videha' (Beyond Body Consciousness).  When the King Janaka was informed that the city of Mithila was ablaze, he kept his cool and remarked thus;

"Limitless is my wealth, boundless my possessions are, yet nothing is my own, indeed nothing;
If Mithila city is ablaze in fire, nothing do I lose, Nothing of mine would be burning".

Again in same epic, when Sri Krishna (who had come as an ambassador to the court of Duryodhana for thwarting of impending war) was walking along with Vidura - playing host to Lord Krishna in Hastinapura, the latter introduced the houses of  Bhishma, Drona and other dignitaries as such. But upon nearing his own house,Vidura referred it as belonging to the Lord Krishna, the Almighty.

These two anecdotes speak of what? It is the 'Realisation' that 'each and every iota of this creation is the manifestation of and solely belongs to the One and Only One - The Creator, The Almighty. There is nothing worthy of being termed 'mine' or 'thine' !

This awareness about the True Ownership of Creation is well brought out in the sankeertana, "Jagadiswaruni Lila Chakramu Lopala Nundi", by the poet savant, Annamacharya.

'All things are part of the flux in the spinning wheel of Illusion belonging to the Almighty.  Except for those who have taken refuge in the Almighty, for the rest, it is impossible to overcome this Illusion.

'Where is the independence to the Beings to declare that 'this body is mine'?  In fact, it belongs to the Almighty residing within (and acting as driving force of) that body. Once this realisation is dawned in one's mind, there is least botheration about the past births and future birth of a 'being'.

'If one says 'these ornaments are mine', does the Almighty not laugh at him?  Because, the ornaments as well as the wearer of them both belong to the Almighty only. Hence they do not belong to any particular human being.  In accordance with reasoning thus, one can rest peacefully in all aspects of life.

'Is the one, who says 'these servants are mine', not ignorant of the fact that himself is the servant of the Almighty within? Then how to come over this ignorance?  It is be seeking the servitude of the Almighty Within, the Being can overcome all hurdles and become the worthiest'.............

'The Awareness that, "after all we are only the Trustees of the temporal possessions in this earthly existence; and when time comes, with the attitude of relinquishment -'Nothing Is Mine', we have to coolly consign them back to the True Owner, The Almighty", gives us great relief on account of non - attachment and contentment !

"Jagadiswaruni Lila Chakramu Lopala Nundi"

"It's Lord's!"

Om Shanti!

BEING RIGHTEOUS, BEING 'IN' IS MORE THAN DIVINE

Devotion about the Deity; Knowledge about Spiritualism may not be as easily available as one expects. Nevertheless being in the righteous path and discharging acts with simple awareness of one's True Self is enough  to take care of our happy existence in  this world as well as the Liberation into the other. This is being conveyed in the sankeertana, "Daivamu Nerugamu Tatvamu Dalachamu" of Annamacharya..........

'In what a pitiable condition are we! We do not know about the God.  We do not think about the spiritual knowledge.  In fact, we do not contemplate at all on these matters.  In these circumstances, it is only the refuge in the Almighty Within we can bank on.

'Through this earthly form only the human being indulges in either pious or sinful deeds.  Acts done in anger result in bad deeds and acts done with peaceful mind result in good deeds.  Patience and contentment result in ennobling of lives.  So, we too imbibe those qualities for our betterment.

'The living being breaths in  and breaths out pranic energy.  When inhaled it is cool and when exhaled it is warm.  Between awakened state and sleep, the body acts like the carrier.  The life energy is retained only up to the holding capacity (longevity) of the physical body.  We pull along this life with this awareness.

'Oh Man! You have to invariably engage with both the worldly affairs and efforts for liberation in to the other. This world is like own house and liberation is like the neighbouring house.  If you strive for tidiness of the own house, it naturally reflects in the well being of the neighbouring house.  For this result, only thing one has to resort to is taking refuge in the Almighty Within'................


In a way truly speaking, this sankeertana rightly applies to the present 'being'.  When one's preoccupation is being 'In' it is amusing to observe that things pass off as if in accordance of the premonitions that precede. But nevertheless, to be honest, it is the observation from the state of witness only. Hence no elation or deflation!

"Daivamu Nerugamu Tatvamu Dalachamu"

Happy Habitat!

Om Shanti!

TALISMAN OF THE SEEKER

Sankeertanas of Annamacharya are replete with such spiritual knowledge that, they serve as eye openers as well as torch bearers in the path of realisation.  In the sankeertana, "Sadibette Gatakata Sansaramu", Annamacharya gives such an immunity, from the mundane trials and tribulations, to the seekers who are in total surrender to the Almighty Within, that it serves as an enthusiastic fillip in the present day spiritual journey.  He deals about the hardships faced in this material world.  It is as if at the threshold of the Yama, the Death God. Nobody knows when one's turn comes for surrender to the Yama. It is like groping in narrow lanes and by-lanes as in a maze.  But it is a matter of great relief that the spiritually awakened ones in the refuge of the Almighty Within can always be rest assured with peace of mind............

'Alas! This sansara (material world) has landed me in countless humiliations.  It is like endless swim in the vast ocean.

'It is like a cry away from the clutches of the Yama, the Death God.  Always on tenterhooks with the fear of surrender to the Death God. It is like sapping off energies by terminable diseases which never give relief.  It is like fighting at the war field. When the end of life comes nobody knows.

'It is like the rope knot binding two ships afloat together.  When it gets snapped nobody knows.  It is like pushing through the narrow lanes and by-lanes. Nobody knows about the amount of filth attracted by the body.  It is like the life of the moon with phases of wax and wane.  No one can ever specify its behaviour.

'It is like the scorching sun in the season of winter, making one fidget with uneasiness.  It is like 'gilt' gold being trivial at the core. But Oh My Almighty! There is exceptional succour to those who have taken refuge in You.  They are always at ease in this Sansara (material world) with the feel of coolness in winter'...........

Thus, the 'Taraka Mantra', the 'Talisman', for the seekers is 'total surrender' to the Almighty Within and experiencing  the happiness of relief from the deluding affectations and afflictions in this earthly existence !

"Sadibette Gatakata Sansaramu"

The Talisman

Om Shanti!

NAISHKARMYA STHITI - I'M NOT THERE, I'M WITH ONE AND ONLY ONE

In vedanta there are two words with finer differentiation  in  meaning.  One is 'Nishkama Karma' which means, in  general, performance of action  without anticipation (Karma Phala Apeksha Rahita or Karma Phala Nirasaktata); the other word is 'Naishkarmya Sthiti'; Performance of actions, by being in the state of 'I am not there'- the state which transcends all actions and inactions of the realised, when one's identity is with the One and Only One Consciousness - The Sublime Stage Indeed !

A realised soul  only can have the audacity of accepting humbly all trials and tribulations encountered in the earlier spiritual growth  of his life and accepts and declares to the world, the necessity of the Parama Guru who will correct our course and grace us with the knowledge of realisation in this very life.

On an earlier occasion, in the post, "State of a Realised Soul" of 24.03.2016, we had observed the trait of the 'realised'  in his 'excuses' about non-adherence to performance of laid down chores behoved of him in the society he born into. And in the present post we deal with the  Guru 'Facctor' that dis-entangles through mundane affairs and guides towards realisation.

What happens if one does not get a learned mentor for proper guidance, we realise from the sankeertana, "Bodhaku Levvaru Leka Bhogi Naitini", of Annamacharya.  One must not forget that even to realise the 'vanity' of trudging in the material pleasures and sincerely making a concerted effort to get out of that rut, is possible only by the grace of the Almighty Within and that too only to a meagre deserved ones........

'All these days I dwelt in the sensual pleasures.  I wasted my time in the absence of proper Guru who could teach me what is good and what is bad.  But all my worries were bygone with the awakening about the Almighty Within.

'At the time of entering mother's womb I was naked.  I grew gradually with the nutrients from the mother. I was not conscious about my sense organs within womb.  After coming in to this world, I plunged in to the family matters and other worldly affairs.

'As the tendencies of the worldly matters reduced, I started paying attention on the solitary recluse life going into deeper meditation planes.  And after gaining the state of transcending consciousness, I started to live the life of a performer  without anticipation (Nishkama Karma Yogi).  I tried different methodologies of yogic karmas.

'Having left away all those countless desires and making my heart and mind pristine pure in every thought, I started experiencing the all-pervading 'being' in myself.  I an a realised soul now.  This is on account of the grace of the Almighty Within.  Now I am with the 'One and Only One'....

Thus the ultimate knowledge is revealed with affection and kindness  by our seers.  Our Identity is only One - the Supreme Consciousness !

"Bodhaku Levvaru Leka Bhogi Naitini"

Guru Sishya Ralation

Om Shanti!

THE ONLY VENERABLE !

With the maturity of  thought, as one becomes wiser and wiser, one's sojourn in this mundane world becomes more and more of nobler traits, with gradual convergence from wider and wavering side tracks in contemplation of the realisation of the Almighty.

This path towards convergence is described well by Annamachaarya in his sankeertana, "Daiva Mokkade Santata Bhaja Niyudu"

 The 'Almighty Within' is the only one who is ever venerable.  And He being in all forms of the creation, all these should be respected and treated with equanimity.  This thought should never be forsaken through out one's existence on this earth.

'Since the Almighty resides in all beings, no one should be ill treated and rebuked.  As one contemplates, all these worlds themselves are not permanent in nature.  Realising this, one should not  develop attachment about the transitory beings of these worlds.

'Nature is  creation and manifest form of the Almighty only.  Hence no human being can ever think of meddling in  and trying to command over it.  The very origin of this nature is Illusory; meant for taking on various shapes and forms from time to time.  Hence one should not waste precious time in probing into it. When the all-pervading Almighty has blessed this present 'form' to us, is it not worthwhile to be satisfied and thankful to Him?

'Whatever act of penance or worships one indulges in, it should be construed for the gratification of the Almighty only. And conducting them is a laborious and expensive process, More over, these rituals require attendance and help of other people. But whatever is done, it should be only with the felling of servitude to the Almighty.  And one should not go on debating the merits of each rite and ritual.  But apart from these, is it not worthwhile to get rid of all these circuitous means and directly go in for the service of the Almighty?'.........

Thus we are well informed about the meaningful culmination of our transitory sojourn in this ephemeral plane in 'realisation of servitude' for salvation!

"DAiva Mokkade Santata Bhaja Niyudu"

Dawn of Wisdom!

Om Shanti!

   

GRACE TO TRANQUILLED AND DETACHED

Our spiritual practice should be such that, it should be with full awareness of the real driving force behind our day to day actions. Once we understand that it is the Almighty within, we come to know that whatever happenings that take place in around us; they are ordained by the Almighty only.  A cool and relaxed mind only can have proper trust and faith in the Almighty within.  Hence there is the necessity of calming the mind.

In the sankeertana,"Chanchala Padaga Vaddu, Sare Sare Gora Vaddu", Annamacharya advises the necessity of harnessing the wavering mind..........

'One should not become anxious and restless in mind.  And it is not proper for one to go on pestering the Almighty with asking this or that every time. If we have faith in Him, He will give us good intellect.

'The Guardian of all worlds, is within me. He protects me. He will take care of my  well being and grant me what ever is 'good and beneficial' for me. (In most cases we misjudge about what is beneficial for us and 'propose' to Him.  But He 'disposes' only those things which are  really beneficial for us, which will be understood by us in the long run).  He is within me and protecting me from all vicissitudes.  He pardons all my mistakes with a noble heart.

'The Almighty within me is responsible for all my devotional activities.  (Other wise how can one understand the incessant flow of new sankeertanas everyday in Arenar Songs blog right from it's inception, without ever hamstrung by any sore throat?). Whatever best results I am fetching out of my actions it is because of Him only.  In short, He is the driving force behind every act of mine. He is taking care of me not only in  this mundane world but also my existence in the other'.........

Thus unflinching faith in the 'driving force' behind us all, The Almighty Within, works wonders in taming the otherwise restless mind; and in particular graces 'the detached' with benevolence !

"Chanchala Padaga Vaddu, Sare Sare Gora Vaddu"

 Serene Solitude

Om Shanti!

                                 

TRANSITION FROM HAUGHTINESS TO HUMILITY

Humility is the keynote of successful exemplary character of all seers that trod on this earth. The Deity - Devotee relationship reaches high scales in the aspect of devotional surrender to the Almighty. Their ardent worship of the Lord finally culminates in realisation 'Within'.

The absolute necessity of knowing to what extent a seeker should have humility to realise the Almighty is found in the Sankeertana, "E Noru Vettuka Ninnu Nemani Kavu Mandunu" of Annamacharya........

'O My Almighty! With what face can I request you to take care of me as I hadn't thought of you ever for even a single minute.

'All of my prime life span was preoccupied with  worldly matters only.  But I never utilised my hands for your service.  All of my physical vigour was spent in the company of paramours only.  But I didn't spare my strength in search of you.  Now how can I request you for showering  your grace on me.

'O My Almighty! I wasted all my life in  the preoccupation of various useless desires and passions .  But I never spent even for a while, contemplating on you.   My tongue which would have been engaged in speaking truth only, was sold out for relishing in various tastes.  I never utilised it properly for singing hymns of praise about you..  Then how can I request you to show mercy on me now.

'I spent all my age in ignorance about you and never attempted the true knowledge about you.  Then how can I venture, without any shy, to think of asking you to pardon me and take me in to your protection.  Because of this, I remained calm. However, despite of whatever has transpired till now, O My Almighty, please forgive and show grace on me!'........

When a great seer like Annmacharya himself had taken such a stance of humiliation, then what about the present day seekers like us in the aspect of nurturing humility all through.  This is the reason why I enthuse in sharing with you the necessity of imbuing and radiating noble traits all along our journey of seeking through Self Realisation!

"E Noru Vettuka Ninnu Nemani Kavu Mandunu"

Haughtiness and Humbleness 

(in one statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta,

Salar Jung Museum)

Om Shanti!

THE REAL PURPOSE

A moralistic advice from the wise ! Studies, everybody does have at least to the extent of their being helpful in eking out one's livelihood. But what is the use, if one doesn't have that education which is inquisitive and helpful in realisation of the Almighty?  One spends on finding faults with others, being oblivious of his own shortcomings. Pity is, one tends to forget that, if one finger is raised to point out at the mistakes of others, at the same time there would be three fingers pointing back at one's own mistakes. In what way it is beneficial if one preaches sermons to others on one hand and being unaware about the Almighty Within on the other?

The real purpose of education is knowing 'Thyself'! Let us see in the sankeertsna "Chadiviti Dolli Konta,Chadive Ninka Gonta", what Annamacharya has to say about this aspect of education.....

'O Lord! I had education to some extent in the past.  Even after that I had studied something more.  But I am utterly ignorant about understanding the nature of the person standing before me.  For that matter, I don't know my own nature.

'While at work, I rebuke others; but I do not despise my own misdeeds.  More over, I rather justify appropriateness of my own deeds. I laugh boisterously at others' actions, but I do not get any laughter on seeing the plight of my impure body taking endless rebirths.  Is it not like making fun of cobwebs stuck up on others' heads, being ignorant about those stuck up  on one's own head?

'I exhibit anger on others, but I am not aware of the wily enemies residing in disguise within my body;  I am not able to express anger against the six enemies (Arishad vargas) - Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Matsarya,  swaying in me.  I preach umpteen sermons to others un-hesitatingly, about good behaviour, but I am not putting enough effort to realise within me,the 'Antaryami'- All pervading Almighty; in spite of guidance from the 'Antaratma' (Inner Voice).

'I deplore at the vices of the other people, but I am not  able to get rid of, from my unending, perpetual desires and passions. These are hurting me like eternal bondages.  At last some how, I am able to visualise the Truth about the Almighty; but I am not able to realise Him. I do not know if it is possible for me to realise Him within this birth'.......

The real purpose of education is thus creating enthusiasm, inquisitiveness and furtherance of one's awareness of the 'Being', of the Illusion, of the True Self and Realisation. Any faculty of knowledge other than the above is only part and parcel of tools of bondage in  extension of eternal rebirths.  Hence, let us take advantage of the content of sankeertana as an 'eye opener'!

"Chadiviti Dolli Konta Chadive Ninka Gonta"

Unmindful of Own Mistakes !

Om Shanti!

LAMENTATION OF THE BOUND

Life is precious; since it is lived only once. Hence it is necessary to make the most of it as a meaningful existence.  But how? Knowledge is the answer. Those who understand the wisdom in the saying "Jantunam Nara Janma Durlabham", become 'Mumukshuvu' (aspirant of liberation) and seek ardently through the 'learned',  the path of Salvation. On the other hand, most of the hapless lot - 'Baddha Jivi', the 'bound' - carried away by instincts and ignorance, waste this valuable life in pleasure hunting and other mundane affairs. Too late a realisation about the vanity of the life indulged in murky affairs, is like crying over the spilt milk. As time and tide wait for none, one can not turn the clock back for realisation and refashioning the life.

The lamentation of one such unfortunate 'Baddha Jivi' (the 'bound') is well depicted in his sankeertana, "Galine Poya Galakalamu" by the poet savant Annamacharya.

'O My Lord! I have whiled away my whole time, like that of ever floating unsteady air, in wasteful aimless wanderings.  I didn't ever find time to ponder over repentance and secure pardon.

'I passed the whole time in wading through mud and washing my feet again and again (without learning any lesson).  I didn't spare enough time to think about the Almighty Within, the Lord of this mundane body.  What an unfortunate am I?

'O My Lord! I wasted my whole time in  filling and refilling the pot as it kept on splashing water over brim time and again. I spent my whole time in attending to the never ending passions of this body. I didn't find enough time to pay attention on the Lord ruling this body.  What an 'unlucky one' am I?

'O Lord! I spent all my time inserting my head (poking my nose) into every affair that I came across and wasted time in struggling hard for disentanglement from them, involving countless deceits in the process.  I didn't find  enough time to seek the Almighty Within. What an unfortunate  am I?'.....

Thus, we are so much grateful to the learned men like Annmacharya for cautioning us, through sankeertanas such as above,  against  the alluring pitfalls distancing us from the Almighty Within. Once awakened, our path of spiritual  progress becomes steady and un-distracted till realisation. Message is clear; Let us march forward !

"Galine Poya Galakalamu"

Pouring on over brim

Om Shanti!

JNANA YAJNA VIS A VIS KARMA YAJNA

For 'Truth' to be realised paths are many. But that knowledge which leads to 'Realisation and Liberation' is known to only quite few seers. Vedic scriptures dwell on Karma Yajna, the elaborate ritualistic practices involving sacrifices, oblations which is not as efficient as the Jnana Yajna in delivering the goods; that is, Knowledge of Realisation.

Yajna is performance of a ritual as laid down in Vedas invoking and propitiating deities by chanting specific mantras for each deity and making offerings into the sacred fire for a purpose either for the benefit of an individual or the society in general (Viswa Kalyana).  Even if one gets heavenly pleasures by performing such yagas, they do not in any way last for ever and put an end to rebirths by culmination into final salvation.  Hence, for the one keen on ultimate liberation, 'Jnana Yajna' is the proper solution.

This powerful Jnana Yajna, the easiest and best way for salvation, as being learnt from his Guru, Annamacharya passes down to us in his sankeertana, "Jnana Yajna Mi Gati Moksha Sadhanamu".

'Our Guru brought a sturdy 'sacrificial animal' called  "Ajnana" (Ignorance) into the 'Yagasala' (performing site of yaga) called "Body", bound it and cut it with 'sword' called "Vairagya" (detachment) and made sacrificial offering into the 'sacred fire' called "Jnana" (Wisdom).

'Later making me carry through performance of certain other 'rites' like "salutations", I was admitted into the 'elite club of sages' called "Parama Bhagavata Vaishnavaits".  This was followed by his singing of 'Soma Pana Sankeertana' called "Sri Pada Tirtham" (water sanctified by cleansing the feet of the deity).  In this way, our guru monitored and guided us in performing "Jnana Yajna".

'Later he distributed to us the 'Purodasam', 'Huta Sesham' (left over sacrificial oblations) in the form of "Guru Prasadam". After that he adorned our ears with two 'Kundalas' (ear ornaments) called 'Dwaya' - the "two mantras" as 'Srimannarayana Charanou Saranam Prapadye' and 'Srimate Narayana Namah'.  In this way he made us "visualize the Almighty Within our heart".  Thus our Guru imparted us the Divine Knowledge of  "Self Realisation" '.......

Thus with the proper guidance from the learned ones in  the form of Sadguru Upadesa one can possess the Knowledge of Realisation, essential for the ultimate liberation from the bondages of rebirths !

"Jnana Yajna Mi Gati Moksha Sadhanamu"

Guru Upadesa

Om Shanti!

PARAMATMA SWARUPA PRANAMAM

'Paramatma Swarupa Pranamam' ! - Salutation to the Form of the Almighty! This is the innate humble greeting with all beings - human, animal, bird, plant and other non-moving manifestations I come across, more frequently in my daily walk in the park, apart from touching the Mother Earth with bare hands and feet, showing gratitude to Her for keeping me hale and hearty throughout.  This veneration, being fully aware of One Almighty pervading in all (Samam Sarveshu Bhuteshu Tishtantam Parameswaram-Gita), is maintained, by nature, till the present Form is renounced.

The all-pervading nature of the Almighty and its experiencing by the ardent seeker is well depicted by Annamacharya in his sankeertana, "Hari Nive Sarvatmakudavu".....

'O Almighty! You are the root as well as embodiment of all individual souls manifest.  Please bless me with the same 'feeling' of Your 'Omni-Presence in all beings'.

'My eyes are carried away by the glitters.  Even unwarranted objects do not escape from my ever hungry sight. Please grace me the knowledge that all those coming into my sight are in fact Your variegated Forms only.

'Even if I shut my eyes, there is another mischievously tempting element; It is my Mind..  It always distracts me towards all unholy matters.  With the predominance of 'rasas' - emotions and moods; within me playing vital role,  it has become difficult to avoid unwholesome thoughts.  O Almighty! Please let me be aware that even the work of these 'rasas' - emotions and moods; in me is part of Your illusory play only.

'O Lord! Once both my eyes and mind together become vigorous, my body yields and goes after them.  It seeks worldly pleasures and  being unsatisfied  with one, it runs after more and more of them.  Even if the whole world is offered, it is not satiated. O Almighty!  Please let me be aware of the Truth that all these are of Your own making, part of Your play and belong to You only.'......

When a task is taken up our aim should be for the best results to accrue out of it. And this applies to 'Walking ' too. It becomes not only thrilling but also bears hundred percent fruition when it is 'Mindful' as I had dealt in  'Divine Persuit' of 15.01.'16, "Mindful Walk - A Thrill". Even more beneficially, it is an opportunity to be with the Almighty in various Forms around us. This is also a chance of putting into practice our Seers' Divine Precepts about Omni-Presence, in the path of Realisation!

"Hari Nive Sarvatmakudavu"

Paramatma Swarupa Pranamam !

Om Shanti!