Offbeat Spirituality

Drifting down as happiness takes an upstream, Ever drifting like a silver dream, Comes those special times when faces gleam; We all get ready with the good that will awake! Merry is this time of the year. Bright are memories we make and keep. Sky gets cleared, new season takes a leap. Festivities draw near! That time of the year #HappyGaneshChaturthi

Hidden Curved Bent Sometimes Yes But maybe That’s how we like it best.

This Monday, I had an argument with the guy who washes our car. Though my point of rebuking him was valid, letting the disagreement go out of hand wasn’t. It took me almost half a day to bring my mind to calm & another two days to pacify my maid, since he came from her reference. And that was after I call myself a spiritual, level-headed person. It was a small test of my control over words, and I blew it. This small incident opened my eyes to the biasness that we have towards our own thoughts – ego, in other words. Years of doing regular meditation has brought it down to some level, but it still exists. The spiritual idea of knowing myself as a whole, and finding different (more positive) part of personality needs more practice. The self-important, self-centric part of doesn’t need to be destroyed. It just needs to be understood, and used only in the times of criticality. Keeping in mind the delicate balance this task requires, here are my three points of action: 1.      

The whisper of cold air in the morning Of bonfire in the night I hear the tiny sparrow Playing melodious songs out in the open Warm mountains in the sun You caught me with your love Brought me back to life When it was difficult to carry on The sunrise along my horizon Is the dawn above your hills It throws away the night Lets excitement fill During these moments I understand you When you feel lonely late at night Along the empty trees When the sun peaks through the landscape Do you ever think of me?