Science of the Moment

After a long spell of being busy, tired and being monotonous robot :-), its time to write back again.

From the morning my mind was stuck on a topic of the moment. I thought of writing something down before it  gets evaporated.. :)

What is a Moment?
A phenomena that is happening to you just now>>??  But then what is now?

What is Now?
It is well known what the mind shows and believes it becomes our reality. But what is that which we are sensing right now through our mortal senses.  Are the senses giving Input to our Mind or the Mind giving inputs to our mortal senses.

Can I be evolving in the Now?
My opinion yes, through the study of lot of gurus and their teachings and trying to experiencing by my own. I strongly believe, we are changing right Now and we keep on choosing our Fate regardless of whether we are aware of it or not? Awareness is always there but we need to take care of it.

Can I be in the Moment of Now?
Well yes in a way when you are in the present in here, just now as i write my words, thinking nothing but letting words flow out of the inspiration i am in the Moment of Now.

Can I get lost in the Now?
Well what's the problem in getting lost sometimes.. well Now is just Now you only get lost in Past and Future and drawing fancy plans but never coming out of the Loop.! Break the loop with some conditions and you can always be in the Now.

Why Now is a Science?
Well just a personal choice... haha just kidding.. Anything which can be proved with logic is normally termed as Science or with Scientific proof. But about Now you don't have theoretical proof but you have to be in the Moment to experience it, enjoy it.

How important is the Now?
 Its only Now which is important. with words keep on flowing and my hands playing on the Keyboard. The Now is important. Now is the purpose of life. Now is everything. Now is never early, never Late, Now is Now,  Now is ever changing but feels never changing. Thats the essence and beauty of Now. Now keeps on happening irrespective of whether we want it or not.

Anything Special about Now?
Being ordinary is the speciality of being the Now.

Can everyone or anyone be in Now?
Yes !!

What can I do to be in the Now?
You can watch yourself. As gurus suggest start with breath, then slowly you can watch your self, your emotions and finally everything is gone. You are empty but still Full.


Wanting for more?
Search on the Now and you will find lot of things.  But foremost be in touch with yourself to know more of Now.

Prayers and Love,
Arjun

Getting back to Self

Hej,
Getting back to Self is so important in these days. No matter whatever you do, you need to get back to yourself. In the past there were lot of initiatives which helped me back to me. But with time they perished or lets see something more illusionary took over me. But now its time to get back to expressing self. This expression cannot be a short burst of anything it has to be life long.. or lets phrase it as long as i live..

For this self expression i am doing some things.. and hopefully blogging will also be the medium of the same..  Like everything cannot be blogged. But thoughts have to used in the some way.. Self has to expressed and more expression of thought needs to be done..

I don't wan't to die with lot of regrets but in peace. Yes of course the famous lines. Miles to go before i sleep. Miles to go for i sleep. 


Prayers!

Pray For Japan

Lord, protect our planet, because we live here, and here we dwell with our daily tragedies.
May our daily reconstruction be the result of the very best that we carry within us.
Give us the courage to be able to reconstruct what was destroyed
to be able to recover what was lost
to be able to accept what was gone forever.
May you give us courage to look ahead,
may we never look back nor allow our soul to be discouraged.
Lord, give us enthusiasm, because Enthusiasm reaffirms to us that everything is possible, as long as we are totally committed to what we are doing.
Lord, may the Earth continue to transform seeds into wheat, may we continue to transmute wheat into bread. Do not leave us in solitude.
Have compassion on us, Lord. For we often think we are dressed when we are naked.
Do not forget, in your mercy, our friends in Japan, who are now teaching us the meaning of Courage, Reconstruction, Solidarity and Enthusiasm.

- Thanks Paulo for such an inspirational prayer. God Bless Japan!

Kabir-I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me

I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road.
Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting?
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman.
There is no tow rope either, and no one to pull it.
There is no ground, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford!
And there is no body, and no mind!
Do you believe there is some place that will make the
soul less thirsty?
In that great absence you will find nothing.
Be strong then, and enter into your own body;
there you have a solid place for your feet.
Think about it carefully!
Don’t go off somewhere else!
Kabir says this: just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.
Kabir

Famous Buddhist Quotes & Sayings

• Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
• You only lose what you cling to.
• Fill your mind with compassion.
• We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.
• The Four Reliances
  First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
  Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
  Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
  And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.
• We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.
• To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
• Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
• Pay no attention to the faults of others,
  things done or left undone by others.
  Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.
• What we think, we become.
• Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.
• Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.
• He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
• An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind
• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
• Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
• Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
• On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
  Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
  Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
  If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
  If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.
• One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?"
  "No", answered Buddha.
  "Then are you a healer?"
  "No", Buddha replied.
  "Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted.
  "No, I am not a teacher."
  "Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated.
  "I am awake", Buddha replied.

Jawaharlal Nehru Sundar Kand!

http://www.andhranews.net/Intl/2007/July/23/Nehru-Edwina-Mountbatten-8970.asp

Are you still stuck in yourself??

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there were 2 holy men traveling together through the countryside. 
They came upon a beautiful young woman sitting and sobbing by the side of a stream. She said she was afraid of drowning and asked them if they would help her cross to the other side of the water. Without saying a word, one of the monks picked up the girl and carried her to the other side of the stream where he gently put her down. 
She thanked him and went on her way. The two men then continued their journey. After a while, the monk said to the one who had carried the young woman, "How could you do such a thing? We have taken vows of chastity. It is forbidden to even talk to a woman let alone touch one." The other monk lovingly replied, "When I came to the other side of the stream, I put her down. Why are you still carrying her?"

Story of 2 wolves

A Grandfather from the Cherokee Nation was talking with his grandson.

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.

"It is a terrible fight between two wolves."

The young grandson listened intently.

"One wolf is evil, unhappy, and ugly: He is anger, envy, war, greed, selfishness, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority/superiority, false pride, coarseness, and arrogance. He spreads lies, deceit, fear, hatred, blame, scarcity, poverty, and divisiveness."

"The other wolf is beautiful and good: He is friendly, joyful, loving, worthy, serene, humble, kind, benevolent, just, fair, empathetic, generous, honest, compassionate, grateful, brave, and inspiring resting wholeheartedly in deep vision beyond ordinary wisdom."

The grandson paused in deep reflection of what his grandfather had just said. Then he exclaimed; "Oyee! (in recognition).

Grandfather continued; "This same fight is going on inside you, and inside all human beings as well."

The grandson paused in deep reflection and recognition of what his grandfather had just said. Then he finally cried out deeply; "Oyee! Grandfather, which wolf will win this horrific war?"

The elder Cherokee replied, "The wolf that you feed. That wolf will surely win!"

St. Francis Prayer:

Lord, make a channel of Thy peace that, where there is hatred, I may bring love; that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness; that, where there is discord, I may bring harmony; that, where there is error, I may bring truth; that, where there is doubt, I may bring faith; that, where there is despair, I may bring hope; that, where there are shadows, I may bring light; that, where there is sadness, I may bring joy.

Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted, to understand than to be understood; to love than to be loved; for it is by forgetting self that one finds; it is forgiving that one is forgiven; it is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.

Courtesy: Mother teresa.. (thank you!)

Are we enslaved by our own gadgets? ?/?/?

Recently i screwed up one my sony ericsson phone. Well then the next option was toswap it my Mum's phone, which is in a pretty good shape.(till day before yesterday).Somehow, now the new phone (from my perspective.) is not working as expected. I am again facing the blame that I am the one responsible for screwing it up again. I don'tknow how to manage my own things and bla bla bla... so my heart drifts into anintrospective mode.:::

1)  Are we enslaved by our gadgets?

2)  Malfunctioning of a phone does not mean a malfunctioning human being?

3)  Are we entrapped in the stupid world of gadgets and more of them?

4)  Are the gadgets not created for our own comfort? But alas! we have given prime importance to them which leads to lots of other confusion?

5)  Are we identifying ourselves with your own gadgets in a way?

6)  Are the gadgets a status symbol but they are now one degree more in our lives?

7)  Does GOD also use a gadget to evaluate a human being Karma??

8)  Is being not a human not more important than owning a mortal gadget?

9)  Does owning a techically advanced gagdet mean we have achieved something?

10) Is spending thousands of rupeess spent for a pieces of hi-fi gadget justified?

11) Are needlessly in need of these gadgets?

12) Are going to carry these things with us when we leave this world..?  

... .... ..............

But one thing i know that today morning because of one malfunction of the phone..i

thankfully received lot of words which may have been used some another day..

blessings,

Welcome 2010!

Hi All,

Firstly new year wishes to all of you... hope this brings all the pleasures in your life, life is destined to move on..

Recently Stumbling on a philosophical topic i found a nice poem.. so i take the opportunity to post as the first post of the new year...

Only our searching for happiness
prevents us from seeing it.
It's like a vivid rainbow
which you pursue without ever catching,
or a dog chasing its own tail.

Nothing to do or undo,
nothing to force,
nothing to want,
and nothing is missing.  - Lama Gendun Rinpoche

I believe after this good start it will fun for me to write on various other topics...

Take care all,

Regards, -A