I am Eternal. I am Ephemeral. I am the Earth: spiritual

The Perseid meteor show was few days ago here in Long Island and there was so much excitement and unrest among many students who wanted to go and watch it, I guess the avid star gazers must be doing that each year.

I'd like to write about the meteor falling on earth and how scientifically, that only means that it's nothing save the cosmic debris which is falling on earth, something which makes the falling object glow, almost making it appear like a shooting star, brightest to each eye.

But how I wondered to myself, it is such a beautiful feeling and a beautiful thing, perhaps, we as humans should also learn to let go of our cosmic debris on this earth too, something which accumulated inside our consciousness for ages, past burdens, regrets, mistakes, memories, failures, frustrations, and shed it all as we journey through our life and enter a new phase.

We, by shedding, will thus attain that brightness which will be a spectacle for all the viewers and who will, then wish upon us, knowing that we would then have power and glory to make their wishes come true as we fade away into light.

Source of photo: http://i.space.com/images/i/000/020/498/original/perseid-meteor-kingham-620.jpg?1375803258

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Invisibles

Saw a hawk perched atop the metal fence in the Chapin apartments' childrens playground, a couple of days ago. Found the piercing gaze of the hawk immensely intriguing, it appeared as though we were competing for who gazes the longest without a blink!, anyhow, that hawk was still calmly poised while I slipped past it, only two meters away from it. Went back and no matter how many times I turn that sight over and over again in my mind, I was curiously driven to "google" for my simple question," What is the symbolism of seeing a hawk right infront of you?"

And there it was, revealed, seeing a hawk symbolizes the messenger of God, so-to-speak the opening up of the soul to higher spiritual powers and being able to have a keen perspective to see things yet being grounded to the earth.

I thought to myself, for sure it is signaling the beginning of a newer phase in my life, but then I am also convinced that I might have as well then seen innumerable “invisible” hawks up till now in life so far.. :)

P.S. 1. The picture is from internet though,

Friday, October 7, 2011

Mysticism

Hi,
Thought of sharing this beautiful quote. Actually, was watching a beautiful movie" Banaras: A mystic love story" the other day. Will be posting my reviews on it. It is a truly depthful movie full of mysticism.

"Lord grant me the sight to see your splendour even in the smallest speck"
--Saint Tayumanavar

Sunday, May 15, 2011

There is no pain without a gain

There is no gain without pain as goes a saying, but I say further that it’s also the other way around:
“There is no pain without a gain.”

Truly, every pain and sour experience is not something totally a loss. It gives you gain, see if you may. Behind those misty dark webs of pain and distress and losses, your soul opens up to a new awakening and renewed strength and fortitude.
You enrich your wisdom and perseverance levels.

And even still, do you want to not say that “There is no pain without a gain?” Think about it…

Monday, December 28, 2009

THE BIRD SHALL RETURN

“O! God, please give me
True grace and solace
Every turmoil so that
I can then face.”

Lugubrious tidings,
Catastrophes outside,
Inner misgivings
Still I hide.

That which could have
Set me free
As you said once
Has left my lips
Like a barbaric bird
Wild and carefree

I bow down to you
My quivery hands
Reach out to you
May truth be each word!
When I open my heart to you

And then shall
Your grace
Set me free truly
And peace will light
The darkness clearly

The bird shall
Then return
With wings of Faith
And alight softly
Upon my lips
And through all clutter
My heart will feel
It’s peaceful flutter.

---Shilpi, 28 Dec, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

The Taper and the Spiritual illumination

In this article, I would like to talk about the two opposite interpretations(as I perceive it)of a burning candle eventually melting away in thin air.

The first interpretation is that of the candle sacrificing itself to light up the surroundings.(true altruism and feeling of compassion for other beings makes them sacrifice themselves only to let the light burning, to let the show going on...laying out their own lives, eschewing their desires and material prosperity, and doing greater service to world by lighting up the darkness of the world, the darkness of abject poverty, scarcity, darkness of unwise minds, to name a few..)So in a way, when they have the right true intentions to give away the light, they chose to sacrifice and burn willingly and happily(and it is their fears, doubts and miseries which burn away thus cleansing them) and emanating the lasting light, the steady light, the true light, light of the Lord.
The light of sacrifice and love.

The second view is that of a lesser light/glow on candle's outside but inside melts away with each moment. The wax inside burns away and is symbolic of pain (like many people in today's world, glowing up on outside, shining their riches, proud of their bounties assimilated over time in this material world, but inside, hollowing out, burning, and dissolving away due to lack of the spiritual substance). So, here the light is just a reflection and does not has its provenance in candle in deeper sense.That light is just an impermanent light, a light whose glory wont persist long, or give away the true light to the world..
The light of selfishness and pride.

It is to the taper that burneth, sacrificeth, that the Lord shines its light through, making it as His Light.
While, those who hanker after the glow of material pleasures, cause its pseudo-light to enshroud His light. They ultimately burn away, without getting the "Spiritual illumination from the Lord", as they chose to serve themselves rather than the humanity and the Lord.

Does the wax in your taper have the spiritual substance in it?

Act now, chose to illuminate your soul with Him, because He is the Light. And then you shall find your darkest fears, sorrows, doubts, disbeliefs, burn away....

He is the oil which will keep your lamp burning; He is the wax for your taper to shine brilliant lights.

So, what do you choose to be...?
The taper which burns beautifully by free will, hoping for a healed, brighter world....
OR
The taper which, on the inside hollows out, reflecting the glow of its material riches..?.

I am Eternal. I am Ephemeral. I am the Earth

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Soulful songs of praise- collection of Naats/Nasheeds

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Is it really a fall of the meteor?