Leading and led to: Synonyms?

Yes, often I am found to muse: Whether, that which leads to something and that something—the led to—are synonyms? In other words, are “cause” and “effect” synonyms? Because, without one, the other cannot be. Just as without a question an answer cannot get recognition as that that it gets, an answer!

The first time this query popped out of the kernel of consciousness was when I got led to the first line of (and) lyric 1 of Songs Offering by Rabindranath Tagore: “Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure.”

The subsequent readings have evolved the initial reception, etching and evolving the perception in and as these lines (and in coming to this page, they won’t be verbatim, rather would be another evolved version!): Thou hast made me endless, as infinite is Thy humility, as Thou art Love Unconditional. Thou art all-giving, and in Thy giving lies Thy pleasure. Thy pleasure is Thy Graciousness…and all arising out of Thy infinite humility, because of That That Thou Art: All That There Is, Love Unconditional!

Since then, I am found to muse: Whether graciousness can be, in absence of humility? It is humility, leading to graciousness…and thus, the leading and the led to, co-existent, I am found to acknowledge as synonyms. And all because the ledger of consciousness registers all goodness as the germination of the Sole Reality, Love Unconditional, which, with Its infinite play has us musing, at times bemused and at times amused…yet every time, affirming: The cause enjoys a synonymous relation with the effect. The led to is there because of that that has led to it!

Sushmita,

August 13, 2017

When “away” and “after” become “synonyms”

When the paradigm of living changes, living rendered inside-out, everything, every meaning and answer searched and found within, none and nothing is hauled, as every meaning is overhauled, thinking turned inward, one rendered introspective. It is during such a session involving a few moments—unbeknownst—that received is the momentary flash, the flash blessing with the clarity through its inherent light. Revealed is the no longer concealed: When and thus how, “away” and “after” are rendered “synonyms.”

Maybe, when faced with the contradictions, yearning to experience one’s truth and commitment, yet faced with the so-called contrasts, one wakes up to the answers as one rakes up the queries. Mind matters, as what the mind attends to, with persistence, materializes. No wonder, The Buddha’s findings revolve around mindful living, wherein the mind is full with the heart’s knowing, the mind residing outside the mind, finding the perfect abode in the heart…

In such a moment of deep query, knowing well the contradictions have been created by me, as I sought the reasons behind creating the created, blessed I am with the revelation—and yet again I am enamored by the magnanimity of the words, infinitely flexible. As the revelation dawned, its rays emanated, explaining itself: What we run after, we keep running after, as it remains elusive. Why? Because, through this “running after” we are conveying to the universe a lack and the universe responds in kind, as it is absolutely kind, unwavering its reciprocity. At the same time, what we run away from, grips us, as by this “running away from,” we project a fear, a shortfall in trust, which the universe manifests, as it never falls short of delivering the projected with persistence.

And this proceeds to unfurl the wisdom, bliss in: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)

And yet again, it leads to the affirmation of “synony-mity,” in “dynamism” and “stillness!” We strive for the intrinsic bliss, flowing as one with Life Force that courses through us and brings us to form, undeterred by the weather in the mind and outside, knowing: The mind too calms. It is about accessing that place within, the “core,” the “kernel” of stillness, being still yet dynamic, in flow as the dynamism of truth, fully surrendered to the sole “ism,” of Oneness with the Whole, the Life Force, which, with Its Presence within, ensures: Ultimately, neither do we run after anything nor do we run away from anything, fully trusting our very coming to form as Its Word of Deliverance, each one of us, Its Ward of Love!

Thus is presented: When and how, “after” and “away” are rendered synonyms.

Sushmita,

August 9, 2017

The mystery behind “the one and only”

When we hail or haul or refer to someone as “the one and only,” what for do we do so? Yes, it is a general reference to and acknowledgment of a person incomparable, par excellence, unique. But then, are we not unique, each one of us? Each one of us, essentially, is “the one and only.” Our uniqueness lies in the subtle and not just in the gross…and even when we consider the gross, two identical twins subtly present their non-apparent uniqueness: their non-identical fingerprints!

The propagation of the saying is the unawareness of the truth in operation. The reference, “the one and only” yet again turns out to be not a limitation of this language, English, but an inference drawn not in conference with an inner knowing: “I am ‘the one and only’…you are ‘the one and only’…we all are that, as we all are one and yet unique, as all are one with The Infinite One…we all are the infinite manifestations of The One Infinite which can only express Itself as ‘the one and only’!”

Sushmita,

August 4, 2017

When one is close, one is close but not one...

As this insight struck and dawned and allowed itself to be sighted, I also get led to recall a post, cited and shared, on July 15, 2016: “Time and Space in Oneness? C’mon! Never can it be!” And as I am led to the “time” when it was cited, led I am to acknowledge, as always: There are no coincidences, only synchronicities prevail, calling us to avail them…utilize, consciously, the ever available perfect timing in flow that timeless, flawless motion life eternal is! July 7, 2017 and July 15, 2016 might be two dates, separated almost by one year, on the calendar and on the template of our conscious consciousness. Yet, when consciousness is truly conscious, it beholds and upholds the truth: Separation is not. All is a continuum that the Reality, Oneness is. These two dates are, only for enabling us to move through this physical plane and so is the concept of time, to coordinate, navigate, and estimate our life on the physical plane!

Well, what for I entered this flow, and what all has already flowed, ever flooring with gratitude the Origin, wherefrom all flows—That, That Is All That Is—ever blessing and presenting the eternal connection with It, through these “connections” and “correlations” made, the sublime synchronicities aglow, Its unconditional reciprocity in constant flow! Each experience is “whole”—humbling, healing, fulfilling, liberating—giving one one’s sense of belonging, dissolving the longing for the experience of one’s true place in this grand tapestry that is ever unfurling and that that is being constantly weaved with the infinite threads of infinite colors of Its that we are. At the same time, as these moments pass with their effects lingering, we are found to yearn solely for these moments of communion, experiencing our truth without any pause. Each experience thus is like touching and embodying, savoring and revering the “tip of the iceberg,” no experience even coming close to the other, as each is unique, profound, uniquely profound, profoundly unique!

Such has been the insight that brought me forth to this scripting and has already brought forth the then hidden. The Invisible is ever making Itself visible and how: In ways “Wow!”

This morning, the “catalyst,” the “trigger,” the “sponsoring insight,” for which this unfurling unfurls, whispered: “When we say we are close to someone, while we are expressing our resonance with that being, we are also declaring that that resonance is not complete, as when we say ‘close,” we implicitly convey ‘there, but not fully,’ we convey a ‘gap,’ and thus, it is not a state of oneness experienced with that someone.” Yes, however much we emphasize, adding “very” to “close,” one and many, that “close” closes not the gap—illusory and in the mind—with that being, and actually, reflects a separation, conceived and experienced, within, from our true Self, from the Divine.

Yet, truth being omnipotent, it ensures that the “close” is closed, leading to a declaration: “We resonate as one. We are extensions of one another, there being no ‘an(y)-other,’ there being only one…our oneness, the singular being plural.”

Collectively, we might not have still attained that state of beholding and upholding our oneness, but we are close to closing the gap that “close” indicates!

Sushmita,

July 7, 2017

Thanks to Imantra!

Yes, thanks to Imantra!

This is in continuation to the article, “To take a bow or bow?” As always, they have presented the solicited and as promised, I am sharing the same: the pdf link (downloadable) of the 33rd issue of the magazine that graciously presents the article.

http://www.imantra.org/PDF/issue-33.pdf

Thanks and warm regards to all!

Love & Light Eternal!

Sushmita,

March 21, 2017

Reference: "To take a bow or bow?"

Imantra has graciously shared the link of the 33rd edition of the magazine—and it contains the four articles, adjudged winners of the Imantra Article Writing Contest 2016. As you know, “To take a bow or a bow?” is one of them. Overwhelmed I am by the words of appreciation, of Mr M N Raju, Editor & Publisher of the e-magazine, Imantra, acknowledging each contributor, along with the winners. Touched I am by the page dedicated to the four relays of the four articles...

Also, you all, with your Love, always touch the core and encourage... With gratitude, I am sharing the link: http://www.imantra.org/e-magazines/issue-33/e-magazine-issue-33.html Shall share the link of the PDF (downloadable) version, as and when I receive the same. Request for the same has been extended and know, as always Imantra shall honour the request. It is a blessing to be associated with the magazine, as is a blessing to have you all grace the path of this journey....

All Is Its Grace...and we all are One, One In It, One With It, in form, on Earth, to realize our oneness on Earth itslelf, the ephemeral serving as the template to realize The Eternal!

Thank you and warm regards.

Love & Light Eternal!

Sushmita,
February 22, 2017

Review of Blinks in Blackout by Dr Hari Parameshwar

The title is suggestive, the cover page corroborative and the back cover reveals only that much which is enough to build the irrepressible urge to know what the title suggests and the cover page corroborates! And the urge meets with its “mate,” is validated, once is entered Blinks in Blackout!

Life’s conspiracy, in favor, blinks without any blackout. Even when the appearances are to the contrary… Even when all seems “black” and out of hands… And even when there is a “blackout.” The blackout blinks, as the “blinks” wink!

So has come into being another captivating presentation, Blinks in Blackout—capable of keeping the readers, unblinking, glued, backing out not even for a moment, till the mysteries that shroud, the mystical clouds that hover, open up… Well, Dr Hari Parameshwar has already carved a niche for himself, presenting the reality of spirituality, consciousness, incorporating the corporate as his template. Indeed, he is an advocate of corporate mysticism, and what an advocate he is! He maps the mind and beyond, so well… This, his fourth book, as reinforces, so carries forward his signature style, as he conveys his message in the way he does! His story-telling, the depth of the presented, the message intrinsic, penchant for details…is awe-inspiring. The way he has presented Vikram Purohit, the protagonist! Such is the power of Vikram Purohit that despite being in blackout for the major part of the book, he is the protagonist! Well, for a moment, and maybe many moments, readers, and many at that, might be led to muse: Whether Dr Hari has been in the shoes of Vikram Purohit, whether he had accompanied Vikram, in the latter’s sojourn, the blackout! Yes…there are moments, when the descriptions, of the received, in and from and of different “levels” of consciousness, might seem eerie or creepy. But that passes in a jiffy, like a blink, giving a wink, leading to see the “light” in it, such well-knit and engrossing is the author’s style.

Vikram’s blackout presents a picture of various levels of consciousness that are in operation, in and as one’s persona. The levels of consciousness, as are made manifest, through one’s being…—one’s thoughts, actions, speech—it is that quest for existential truth, that has been presented lucidly, yet vividly, by the author. Who or What is the Real Self? This is the sole query that matters truly, and the answer to it and its realization forms the purpose sole of life. This, Dr Hari has yet again presented via a “fiction”—fiction leading to the ultimate non-fiction, the reality of self!

What more to convey, in and as a review of Blinks in Blackout? Suspense is inevitably conveyed, when one reviews a book like this! The view is to be had and can be relished only by entering the book! As one enters, one enters to be greeted by the blinks, life affirming itself…calling out for unconditional self-acceptance, as only then, the path of self-realization flows freely, every incident on the path, neither white nor black, but a blink evolutionary!

Sushmita,

January 27, 2017