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What would a new-born think?

2007-12-26T11:36:00.000+05:30

The deepest need of any human is, happiness or enjoyment or anything that’s synonymous to happiness. Hence, many are driven towards the techniques of meditation or yogic way of relaxation in search of that. ‘Landmark’, ‘Oxford’ and many other book-shops, showcase books on meditation in their display gallery, than on any other topic. I was no exception in that category of book-readers, to go and buy such books in search of relaxation or meditation techniques. Little I knew that, my niece is the best meditation-guru.
My niece, Lakshana was born on June 15th 2007 and I spent almost a week from that day with her, touching her tender skin and finding supreme-joy in her smile. A great question raised in my mind, which is worth bragging about. The question was ‘what this little new-born is thinking?’ I shall rephrase this, ‘What are her thoughts?’ The answer that rose within me was, ‘My niece was thinking nothing’. I also discovered that, this is the reason/secret behind the joyful 18 hour sleep she has everyday (with a frequent smile in her face). She neither had any possible data/information in her mind to think about nor did she know any language, to talk to herself.
When I took myself to my niece’ mind-state, for just less than a minute’ time, I realized I am in meditation. That ‘new-born’ mind-state’ was heart-fulfilling, enjoyable…lost with words. Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary says, ‘Empathy’ means ‘the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation’. I exactly empathized my 10 days old niece, by starting to feel what it would be like to be in her situation. That moment of empathy was meditation for me. I also realized, she was perfectly in ‘this’ moment (Unlike the grownups, who worry about the future and brood about the past). In my opinion, there is nothing more important to learn in this world, than learning to be in new-born’ mind-state for a couple minutes everyday. Their mind-state is perfectly innocent, filled with love, non-judgmental, and source of harmony. There is a ‘Guru’ (new-born) in your family/neighborhood/social-circle too. Take some time and see how it feels, to be in a new-born’ mind-state. For few readers, these bunches of words might be like ‘an old wine in a new bottle’. However, I feel that it’s worth sharing with you. Happy New Year.

My Musings -1

2007-07-20T16:48:00.000+05:30

This is a soitary musing,

After a an amazing dream last night.

So soothing it was. Unable to recall it completely,

my heart weighs few pounds extra. i am longing for the same experience again.

Could recall few episodes of that dream now.

A mermaid on the shore of a distant island, took me in to a different world.

a dream world inside a dream world.now it's a dream in my dream.

In that world, i could see music, i could listen to what silence says.

i could taste few voltage of electricity, i coud rub my face on the rainbow. Drink a cup of love. An image of music,the sound of silence, the taste of electricity,

the smoothness of a rainbow and a cup of love,

with all this, a sudden rush of ice-cold water in my nerves. In a blink of the eye,

the mermaid took me away from that world. Now i am not in a dream in a dream.I am in a dream.Mermaid took her way back inside the ocean.Will i see that world again?

After that day...

2007-07-19T17:39:00.000+05:30

"Now things are pretty new.Yet, exciting. I don't find any enemies around. i wish to love everyone.i feel like,'things got straight now'.Others feel,something is wrong with me.i feel ,'my life begins now'.Others say, my life is almost over.i am innocent now. perfectly innocent.others call me,'insane'. i don't know why i am seen differently by kids. I feel a sense of belonging to everyone.Others say, its insane.The banyan tree next to home looks magnificent.i enjoy watching the tree.For others, its just another thing.What i am for others? a victim of a fatal road accident with a very bad head injury.Now i am a short-term memory loss patient. I am told that i was a symbol of hatred before. Now i am not aware of what hatred means. i feel great. Any body passing me on the street can be my cousin or my uncle.So i should smile at everyone. In my 50's now, i cant spend anymore time in reviving the past. I am reborn.Am a 53 year old baby. Insane, how others call me as. This insanity has no hatred, no relationships, no past.This insanity suspects everybody as my kith and kin. Ye, world.I discovered who is insane. You are insane...."

How much 'Life' is in your life?? A Check list

2007-07-16T17:32:00.000+05:30

This a check-list to gauge the amount of 'life' you have in your life. Probably, you could have done these things when you were a kid. Just check it out.

1. Have you ever hugged a tree and see how it feels? - Never/Once/More than once

2. Do you watch sunrise/sunset,at least twice in a week? - Yes/No

3. Do you watch raining and enjoy it? - Yes/No

4. Do you enjoy in watching a little kid, while you travel in public transport which is as crowded as a bee-hive? - Yes/No

5. Do you spend few seconds, watching little insects passing by you on the way? - Yes/No

6. Do you smile for no reason? - Yes/No

7. Do you spend some time in toys shop watching the cute teddy-bear toys? - Yes/No

8. Do you spend sometime in the kids-park nearby your home? - Yes/No

9. Do you ask your friend about how your new shirt/skirt looks, that you bought very recently? - Yes/No

10. Do you try out some merry-go-round in your office chair erveyday? - Yes/No

Reaching adolescence never stop trying these things out. Lets revive our times of infancy everyday through these things, and be youthful.

Relaxation Poem

2007-07-13T14:46:00.000+05:30

"A bunch of tomatoes ate some little elephants,

those little elephants tried to get out of the tomatoe's mouth,

great was their effort, they spurted out of the tomatoes and

fell in to a flourscent sea. Reaching the shore after a long swim,

they accessed their e-mail inbox.

The inbox had wild animals in it, after spamming all those;

when the little elephants tried to sign-out from the e-mail,

they found 'pop-star'Michael Jackson coming out of the lap-top speakers.

Thus, A became B,Z became Y, and R became T."

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Dear Reader,

The above poem might sound crazy. However, if you revisit the moment you read this poem, you will find yourself in a state of meditation. On reading this poem you will fall in to a space of vacuum. For a moment you will feel relaxed.I welcome comments on this idea.

Regards,

Manoj