PinnedMember-onlyOnly Self TalkMore of a self-remembrance — riding in the bus the only, one and only, self-talk he had to have which is more of a reminder or an order to the machine the thought machine was: I do not want you to put me to sleep now I ain’t sleeping now thank you. then immediately the machine rebelled: then what else am I to do if not to put you to…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inThe Power of Poetry·PinnedMember-onlyDo Not DoA meditation for those who can stand the seeing — the “do not do” meditation easily exposes all inner-doings as laziness and the slavery to automatic doings and that is good for if it gets exposed to ourselves as laziness and lack of freedom then we are at a better position to suffer laziness consciously how to not do we may…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inSpiritual Secrets·PinnedMember-onlyBatsmanMeditation is everywhere — standing there at the end of the pitch holding the bat in a relaxed alert posture with the stumps and keeper behind him the ball had not yet arrived to do anything bowler had just started to prepare for his runup yet his (batsman) mind brought all sorts of thoughts a little moment is available for…Cricket2 min readCricket2 min read
Published inKnow Thyself, Heal Thyself·PinnedMember-onlyHow Long…?No longer than the ability to sincerely ask… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inThe Haven·PinnedMember-onlyThe Great Do-Something HeroesSelf-Improvement Ain’t What it’s Cracked Up To Be — “Do something!” say the self-help gurus. Sounds cool, but there is a problem, especially when you are doing it for all the wrong reasons. You do something like exercise or whatever it is you do, out of fear of what may come for not doing something. …Humor10 min readHumor10 min read
Jul 22Member-onlyThe Usual ProceedingsWhere the possibility of change or growth is skipped — give the “usual proceedings” (the mechanical proceedings) some breaths or breathing space before it takes away all your breaths and runs away with your life let it find some breath so you do not have to be at- the expense of those “usual proceedings” because the mechanical script is- readily provided in your head before…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jul 5Member-onlyWanting to be in the HeadWas given no breathing space — he thought the impulse was to think up more thoughts or passively indulge in thoughts breeding but it was a call to give breathing space or feeling space- for “wanting to think thoughts” or “wanting to be in the head“ (Naturally, thoughts helped to justify the futile endeavor) without any guarantee where it takes one…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jul 1Member-onlyBurning Questionwhat must happen to come to the peaceful experience of being in the body, being receptive and responsive to life, without having to think a thought about the same? “Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his height?” asked Jesus but we are busy researching or finding research…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jun 26Member-onlyReport to RapportReporting the mental slavery to come to life — just reporting the case be it locked in the head or overthinking or laziness or distraction or creating fear or nonsense or trying hard or whatever it is that is being forced upon us by the mechanical mind to come out of the head to the body to life why…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read