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”
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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 As I kept it inside the safe, I couldn’t help but wonder if the money I had just withdrawn would beContinueContinue reading “I am never upset for the reason I think”
Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything.
It was with unnecessary force that I pushed the pump of the kerosene stove. It was already past tea-time and my tongue craved its sweet acidity. For a few days now, I had been expecting the gas cylinder to finish. It finally gave up its last fumes now. Just before the tea began to boil;ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything.”
Why does the game exist?
Baba, if all this is a dream, an illusion, then why create something? Why choose? Why gift a human the potential of choice, of creation? Sai Baba- Because that is how the manifested world works. Since, there is a belief that you exist, there has to be a choice. The whole ‘game’ here is toContinueContinue reading “Why does the game exist?”
Are you dis-spirited or inspired?
When something doesn’t go our way we feel gloomy. We lose hope, we feel discouraged. This often translates to a very physical feeling of fatigue and exhaustion. What we are feeling is dis-spirited… without spirit. We feel abandoned, we feel a sense of loneliness. Contrast this with the the state of creativity. Creation is theContinueContinue reading “Are you dis-spirited or inspired?”
Lesson 3: I do not understand anything I see
“Three, two, one, lift,” Mr. Nair instructed. Our hands wrapped around Dad’s hips, his hand across each of our shoulders, we hoisted him up to a standing position, before carefully helping him into the bed. I watched Mr. Nair carefully adjust a pillow for Dad and check if he was all right. I turned toContinueContinue reading “Lesson 3: I do not understand anything I see”
Talk to me about prayer
Tell me more about prayer and devotion, Baba? Sai Baba- When most people sit in front of God, they go with a long list of demands, wishes and desires. Even as you pray, you are running through other chores in your head. This stream of thoughts generated by your desires, experiences, needs and wants isContinueContinue reading “Talk to me about prayer”
Potential of creation
(This is part of my upcoming book – The Lost Path to Devotion. To know more and read more, visit this page.) I feel like asking you about the potential of creation. What does that mean Baba? Sai Baba :– The potential of creation is the sum of all possibilities in the world. The potential of creationContinueContinue reading “Potential of creation”
Stepping out of the dream
In the past three weeks, our spiritual circle has been having fantastic sessions with GD and each session is taking us further and further into the truth. A few days back, I re-posted Aalif’s blog about the story of me. GD then lead us to examine this story of me deeper, to see everything that occurred as aContinueContinue reading “Stepping out of the dream”
The Pathless Path
The rule of existence is that anything you really-really want, you will get. But most of us are not very honest, about what we are really-really wanting. If you are truly on the path, then want nothing except THAT. Let all other desires, fears, needs and wants fade into the background. And let this seekingContinueContinue reading “The Pathless Path”
Atha : Returning to the Now 