Walking to my spot on the track, I tried to withdraw my attention from the crowd’s roaring chants. It was not my name they were saying now. But by the time I was done, it would be my name. By the time the race was done, I would have set a new record and theyContinueContinue reading “Lesson 13: A meaningless world engenders fear”
Author Archives: Anita Satyajit
Devotion to form or Oneness?
Baba, is it more important to be a devotee or focus on Oneness? Sai Baba :- The ‘form’ is just a means to get you somewhere. In prayer, most focus on the form, but the purpose of the process is forgotten. Devotion is a process of evolution. It is the stepping stone to Oneness. ItContinueContinue reading “Devotion to form or Oneness?”
Lesson 12: I am upset because I see a meaningless world
I really wanted to lean against the wall and rest my head. But there was nothing I could touch. I didn’t want to. The world was struggling with the pandemic. They had just taken dad in for some tests, and it would be a while before he was back. What was I supposed to doContinueContinue reading “Lesson 12: I am upset because I see a meaningless world”
Lesson 11: My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world
The dishes clattered loudly as I threw them into the sink. Pausing for a moment, I waited to see if she responded. When she did not, I continued cleaning. I pushed the drawers shut roughly. I sighed and muttered to myself. Though I wanted to make it perfectly clear that I was irritated and angry,ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 11: My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world”
Lesson 10: My thoughts do not mean anything.
All around me was a buzz of activity. Books opened, books closed, pages flipped about frantically, nervous giggles, faces scrunched in concentration, lips pressed into a thin line. I looked around. Almost everyone seemed to be drowning in a sludge of anxiety, so thick it was impossible to come up for air and find relief.ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 10: My thoughts do not mean anything.”
Lesson 9: I see nothing as it is now.
The wind was moody today as I walked back to the fields. It quarreled loudly with the things in its path noisily. After tightening the turban on my head, I wrapped the shawl closer. Then the mind began to whisper lies. “The crops will spoil this year as well. The rains haven’t come for twoContinueContinue reading “Lesson 9: I see nothing as it is now.”
Lesson 8: My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts
The clock ticked as I tossed around the bed. I shouldn’t have stayed up late drafting that article. Why did I send that? Did I really need the money? Or was I craving some attention? It had been years since I had sent a query. What would the editor think about it? Should I haveContinueContinue reading “Lesson 8: My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts”
Of Special Relationships and Oneness
Baba:- On the topic of special relationships, wanting specialness and belonging, I want you to understand that when I said you are not special, but you are all special to me, I also meant ‘you all belong to me, God.’ Everyone belongs to me. If you look deeper, you will see that all times, theContinueContinue reading “Of Special Relationships and Oneness”
Lesson 7: I see only the past
Ouch! Holding on to the stubbed toe, I hopped to the sofa and collapsed on it. Vigorously rubbing the throbbing toe, I tried to wean some pain out of it. The dammed table. It was always in the way. It was too big for the room. I growled at it. I hated it. From theContinueContinue reading “Lesson 7: I see only the past”
I am never upset for the reason I think
Lesson 5: I am never upset for the reason I think Lesson 6: I am upset because I see something that is not there Walking up to the cupboard, I clutched the money tightly. As I kept it inside the safe, I couldn’t help but wonder if the money I had just withdrawn would beContinueContinue reading “I am never upset for the reason I think”
Atha : Returning to the Now 