Confusion Unlimited

Just 2 days ago, I had this deep urge to pen down what I was feeling inside. I struggled and kept staring at the blank screen. I came up with something in English and then switched over to Tamil, but just couldn't get it right. Then I was going thru the orkut Isha group and saw this poem. Oh my!! How wonderfully this brought out all that was happening inside me. For me this is not a poem on Sadhguru, it's about all the stupid stuff that goes on within me, hence the title. Now, here's Selva's contribution(sorry, I neither know who he is, nor have his contact details).

Poem on Sadhguru

Here is a poem on my guru who is a mix of red, green and blue:

Jaggi, the only one!

He, the only one, who guides me from one to zero and zero to one,
He, the only one, who is the mix of the moon and the sun,
He makes me realize, that I am in everything,
He makes me realize, that I am a nothing.
Unable to understand the logic of his.
All this being wants to know is bliss, bliss and bliss.
He says" I shall take you from the limited to the unlimited!"
All this brings in me is "Confusion Unlimited!"
In his presence, I am both happy and sad.
To experience a glimpse of god in him, I am very glad.
With him, I feel that I am both in hell and in heaven
I also realize that neither am I in hell nor in heaven.
When will all this confusion go?, that I do not know.
All that I want is to know, to know and to know

What am I missing here?

In the last few months, I've been so busy in life, inspite of the fact that I didn't have a job. Usually, my life is such that weekends are so unplanned, but still those 2 days have always been hectic. Similarly, these past few days when I didn't have a defined 'day schedule', I kept myself so busy with Isha activities, cooking and friends. I can't believe I spent these few months without a television, browsing & blogging, books (that's a great surprise) and friendly calls.
The kind of activities I was involved in are so different from what I've ever done in my life. Procrastination was something that got out of my dictionary. There was no activity that I refused to do and no person that I refused to meet/talk to. I woke up everyday with so much energy and went about taking care of my To Do list. So much to do, but still not a moment was tiring. How can this be?
When some of my friends asked about missing blog updates, I realized that I was feeling so empty within and didn't have anything to blog. I don't remember ever feeling this empty.

Now that I've started working in a corporation again, life seems so different(and there comes the need to blog). It's a struggle to keep myself bubbling with energy throughout the day. What am I missing here?

In the Company of the Enlightened

http://soulofthecities.net/2009/04/the-enlightened/

அன்புள்ள ரம்யா பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்

அம்மாவின் அன்பு மாறாமல் இருக்கும்
அப்பாவின் நேசம் பிறழாமல் நிற்கும்
சகோதரிகளின் பாசம் வற்றாமல் நிலைக்கும்
துணைவரின் காதல் சிதறாமல் கிடைக்கும்

கௌதம் தரும் உவப்பும் மின்னலின் சிரிப்பும்
கண்களில் உற்சாகத்தை ஊட்டும்(kaattum)
நல்ல நண்பர்களின் நட்பு நலம்பெற வைக்கும்
உற்ற சுற்றத்தின் உறவு உவகை தரும்

வாழ்த்துக்களின் வலிமை வளமூட்டும்
வாழ்வதின் பொருள் வியப்பூட்டும்
சேவை உள்ளம் கொண்ட உந்தன் மலர்ச்சியே
தேவை எங்கள் அனைவருக்கும்

உந்தன் எண்ணத்தில் உறுதி கொண்டு
உள்ளம் பூரித்திட உயரிய வாழ்வு பெற்று
உன்னத லட்சியத்தினை குறைவின்றி
உலகில் நிச்சயமாய் நிறைவேற்றி

பிறந்த பயனை பிழையின்றி நடத்திட
பிறந்த நாளில் உளமார மனமார
உள்ளன்போடு வாழ்த்துகிறேன்
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அன்புடன் லலிதா(அம்மா)

Volunteering

Love and EGO

Once upon a time there was an island, where all the feelings lived together.

One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to drown. Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. Every feeling boarded the boat. One feeling was left. Love got down to see who it was. It was EGO. Love tried and tried but ego wasn't moving also the water was rising.

Every one asked love to leave him and come in the boat, but love was made to love. At last all the feelings escape and Love dies with ego on the island.

Love Dies because of EGO.

Why eat meat?

Almost 3 years of being a vegetarian(no dairy too), I know very well that it's the healthiest option. Cruelty to animals was not the reason why I chose to be a vegetarian, it's all about my health. Still, many people need a stronger reason to quit meat eating. Watch this video - if you are not that concerned about your health or the killing of animals, you will still not like what is shown in this video. You don't have to quit meat-eating, but you should know how our chickens, cows and pigs are treated before falling on to our plates. If you are weak-hearted, still you must see, because there is no point in running away from the truth - the truth of what we as human beings do, to other living beings on this "one and only Earth".

Teleportation

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874760,00.html?cnn=yes

How long are we going to remain blind to this?

http://www.truthout.org/011109A

I have been reading a lot of reports like this. I have personally seen fertile lands being converted to industrial or residential areas in India. Some governments have started to take action, but not enough. We cannot wait for governments and world organizations to do something about it. If we don't do something now in our day to day life, then we will be hated by future generations. Let us stop believing that nothing bad will happen to us in our lifetime. Let us stop believing that this earth is capable of sustaining us forever.

It's time to take action. Let us do it now, since it's already late. We feel happy when we see a child. They will HATE us soon, if we don't take action now. Let us give them a sustainable world.

One possible solution:
http://www.projectgreenhands.org/

"THE" Question, Answered

"What is the nature of my existence?"

Sadhguru's response – 'People ask the purpose of life when life is not going according to their way. Otherwise, life is so exuberant that if a person is living each moment to the fullest, this question does not even arise. Life is so enormous, that life itself can be treated as a purpose.'