Whom do you love more…and who loves you more…

As kids, we face this question, and then, kids are found to face this question from us, the “whom,” relating to myriad relationships. But primary is that with parents, as either the parents ask or others, “Whom do you love more…and who loves you more…mom or dad?” And then, expectant are the looks, difficult to discern, who, is the kid!

The question could be apparently innocuous, and presented playfully, in joyous, and celebrating joyous, circumstances. Yet, it is far from so…as, what meets the eyes physical is an immeasurable fraction of that immeasurable whole that is visible to inner eyes, and waits for its visibility to the physical ones. More on it…but, before that, over to the answer that the kids are found to forward (as I too did)…call forth: Musing…pondering…it is an answer in favor of none as is in favor of both, “Mom and dad, both…” extended with a smile. Then, the child is cajoled and coaxed: “C’mon… It cannot be so. You must be loving one of them more, one of them must be loving you more. Shall give you a chocolate. Now, tell…the truth…”

If only we know the Truth…

The kid stands the ground, no nudges, enticements, able to budge the kid…and gets the label, the kid, of “diplomat,” “intelligent”…and the question-hour session comes to a close with laughter… But the laughter and the precursors are not exactly registered as joy, as they imprint the psyche with confusion, that comes to haunt and taunt, quite unbeknownst…

If only we know the Truth, this question, in the first place, wouldn’t be extended…

As far as the kid is concerned, it could very well be that the kid, still hasn’t forgotten the Truth…Eternal…its connection with the Source…Love…Divine, and thus, knows Love Is…Love isn’t measurable. That, when it is Love, there is no point in trying to quantify or label it. These very attempts though tempt, but when lured, sure is one to experience a tortured mind…experiencing the ruptures in the mind…those conflicts…confusions… At the same time, the kid could be deciding in favoring of none by deciding in favor of both, simply because by so doing it perceives that it would be pleasing both…or it wouldn’t be incurring the wrath of none… Yet, such questions, go on to imprint the psyche with people-pleasing tendencies, choking thereby the passage that transmits the authenticity, choking the experience of authenticity, as sought is not authenticity, the consensus thought to be the determinant of one’s life and living. Besides, such questions, present the difficulty to the kids, which, apparently, might not be perceptible: To choose between the two loved ones…discriminate… Love, the Ultimate Healer, Binder, is called forth to divide…and that, is not Love, as Love would never ask to choose, Love would never divide….

The agonies, that kids of separated families undergo, bear testimony to the heart-rending effects of this superficial reception and extension of Love. So, do we have to put forth this question to the kids?

Love is the very verve, reference of life, and doesn’t play out as preferences. Love is God, The Source, the Universal Energy of Creation, expressed, and is Unconditional. And when Love is presented or experienced as “degrees,” as conditional, the experience is of what Love is not. Each expression of Love is a unique hue, incomparable, and in asking to choose, lost is the experience of the essential essence that Love is…and experienced is pain…and it is Rumi, as always, relaying, with absolute clarity, the Truth of Love…the Sole Reality: “That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings tranquility.”

So, shall we allow the kids to enjoy Love, enjoy being loved, enjoy the Ultimate and Sole Security, instead of asking such questions which, in the long run, turn out detrimental to growth, mental and all-round? Or would we keep on running on the same track, projecting ourselves neither as adults nor as kids, experiencing a “loose connection,” a dissonance with our very own essence…innocence…Love in form that we are, loving not truly the Love in form that we are, unaware of Love…unaware of Who We Are? As we sow so we reap. As we propagate, so and that, we grow…

Every time is put forth the question, “Whom do you love more…who loves you more…” brought to the fore is the unawareness of our very Core.

So? Many a time, a question, in answer to a question, has been found to lead to the answer, which, earlier we ignored, yet, can no more!

Sushmita,

March 25, 2016

P.S. Thanked is The Speaking Tree, the print edition, of March 20, 2016 for leading to the quote by Rumi.

Ode to Life Eternal...Universal Energy of Creation... Ode to Albert Einstein​ Ode to Relativity…

Thanked is Life Eternal...thanked is Albert Einstein... As The Eternal vented Its Creativity Divine by, as and through Its advent as Albert Eintein, It has blessed life, in form, eternally...the energy materialized as Eintein continuing to convey its significance, as, as yes, energy can never be destroyed or created, it ever conserves through its transformation, and so continues to trans-form the thinking of beings in human form.

Yes...as is the energy, so is the materialization, as Einstein has blessed with the most famed equation, E = mc², formulating the mechanism of manifestation with utter simplicity. Hence, how could it be otherwise that led I am to this ode, not on the day of his advent in form, March 14 (March 14, 1879…thanks to facebook and XtraEdge Learning Solutions​), as led I am to the awareness of the significance of the day, as birthday of Albert Einstein, and then, find this post (that is being shared with this humble ode...as a foreword)—“How Albert Einstein Celebrated His Birthday,” http://time.com/4228178/albert-einstein-birthday/—sharing, how he shied away from celebrating his birthday. It is all perfectly timed always, all, a matter of resonance, materializing as the corresponding energy. Thus, despite being constantly guided and affirmed by and via Albert Einstein's nuggets of wisdom, a constant source of inspiration, it is on this day that I am led to the day, on which he came to be he.

It is his humility that humbles as enamors, as he acknowledges the awe-inspiring creativity, genius in form that he was: "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." Some humility, some curiosity, some creativity...! And he calls out, "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth," calling out to recognize the truth within, its uniqueness, and thus, uniqueness of and in all, instead of shouting at or ridiculing the differences: "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing [that] it is stupid."

Each, a unique manifestation of a unique vibration of energy, each is relative to the other, and verily related to all. Everything is relative, on this plane relative, and when realized is the Truth of Being, realized is the unique place and role in the perfectly balanced equation of Life Eternal, E = mc², and acknowledged also is the all-pervasive, liberating relativity. Every being, appearing at a point on the cycle eternal of Life Eternal, appears as and with a relative point of view in being, ever-evolving, each view, a sight through the windows of relative perception, where context forms the text, nothing absolute. The passionate curiousity, for the Truth of Being, leading on self-exploration, transcending the consensus thinking, embracing the resonance of, with and as the Truth within, as led Albert Einstein to all that he was led to, and blessed has been humanity eternally, so he got led to the simplicity and all-pervasiveness of relativity, as he shares: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity!”

Yes, it is that simple…and the understanding is facilitated by the simplicity of his passionate curiosity. And as he beholds and upholds relativity, he hails the Absolute Order, Perfect, that is always in flow and form, infinite his humility, comprehensive his understanding, Light of Truth, Self-realization, guiding:

• “There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.”
• “Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.”
• “The more I study physics, the more I am drawn to metaphysics.”
• “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

Indeed! And lives on Albert Einstein, everywhere, all the time, and eternally, even if not in form, in energy…as the essence…and in, as and through the immortal contributions, his life his message lived, calling out to all: “Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act, and in that action are the seeds of new knowledge.”

Thanked is Life Eternal...thanked is Albert Einstein....

Sushmita,

March 16, 2016

Providence: The article “Creative is Redemptive,” published by the literary e-journal Muse India

It is with joy and gratitude that I share, joy and gratitude: In the midst of a wonderful ensemble of divine creativity, in the March-April 2016 issue of the literary e-journal Muse India (http://www.museindia.com/feature.asp?id=66), finds place, the article, “Creative is Redemptive” (http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=66&id=6479).

Creative is redemptive, always...the very process of creation, infinitely redemptive, besides the redemption, inexhaustible, providence, experienced as the creation comes to form and is shared with all. So is the experience, yet again.... The article is in the Feature—Mass Appeal—Let’s Get Creative, presented under Explorations.

The Divine answers, always, in ways grander than the grandest imagined—and answers even unasked. Grateful I am to Its providence in the form of the dedication of the dedicated and gracious team members of Muse India. And they have even fulfilled a dream, undreamt: John Keats, as his photo, graces, as accompanies, the article. It is the Divine’s providence always, and divine synchronicity its way, all the way.... The presence of John Keats blesses with the immeasurable, and that also includes the recollection of the post, a revelation, shared, on January 5, 2016, with John Keats and divine synchronicity the “protagonists”!

Yes, providence is all, divine synchronicities resplendent, chance occurrences none, all timed to perfection, as Perfection guides all the way, leaving nothing to chance, giving infinite chances, opportunities, and leads to the fulfillments, way beyond the wildest and grandest of imaginings.

As is this shared, also request to visit the site of Muse India (http://www.museindia.com/), and contribute, if you are so called.

Thanks to all!

With love and warm regards,

Sushmita,

March 4, 2016

Love burns all notions of separation

When notions of all boundaries cease to be in the mind, boundaries of nations too would cease to be, and so would, all partitions...of religions...caste...and what nots... As is realized, so beautifully expressed, "We are all one under the one Sun"—when, burns the flame of Universal Love, not just in the heart but in the mind as well—the peace within would thrive without as well. And that, is absolutely possible, as nothing is impossible for Love, God, Life...and towards that Love, God, Life, calls out to all, from within one to all...in one and all, as is All That There Is...The All-In-One...The One-In-All! The intrinsic Oneness, Love as the Universal Energy of Creation, keeps calling out untiringly, and as is heard and embraced, invoked is the consciously Love-aligned, all notions of separation burnt in the flame of Love, which, as It keeps burning, burns all non-functional, seals all chasms and heals all spasms.

Thanked is an elder sister, the dear Natashadi, for sharing the post (on facebook), a catalyst for this invocation…

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”

~ Sydney J. Harris

Subsequent to the invocation, also got led to find that there is a book, too, of poems, One under the Sun, by Vincent M. Spada.

We are one under the Sun, and that, is realized when one burns in the flame of Love Eternal, Within, burning thus all notions of a separate self…. It is the war in the mind, the arrogance of ignorance, that ignites and fans the destructive fire, that has to be doused by the Healer Fire, Love, and that It does, inevitably, unavoidably! All “isms” are respected, and yet, all “isms” are transcended, the “Sole Ism,” of Love, The Way…All That There Is, is guiding one and all (perceptibly or imperceptibly, but definitely, realized or otherwise), all the way, to access and embody the “Soul-ism,” redefining and refining realism, Love, embodied.

The Love and Peace, that throbs in every heart, thrives in the mind as well, all rendered all-healed, no longer one robbing oneself of one’s Sole and Eternal Inheritance, and in concurrence, one transcends all boundaries, no more boundaries cooked, playing one’s role to perfection, consciously, as the Universal In Being…a citizen responsible of the Universe, the unique verse of the Universe, acknowledging the diverse and the diversity as unique as well, the All-In-One expressed in ways infinite, as, though One, is Infinite as well. One burns not with malice, but burns as the chalice of Love!

Sushmita,

February 20, 2016

The Fire, that heals all wounds, as It burns, but doesn’t burn anyone!

It matters not how many times one has come across a message, matters the timing, which presents the ever-enhancing significance of the message, with each presentation, each, perfectly timed. Message remains the same, the reception to it, doesn’t, as elevates. It is a constant movement, within…towards absolute melding with the truth of being, to embody, in each moment, truly, that, and that is Love—unadulterated, un-attached, unaltered. Truth, Love, is that Fire, which keeps burning within, and the warmth of Its keeps beckoning, to be realized and embodied, released, unleashed, expressed fully, experienced absolutely. Thus, the recurrence of messages, in concurrence with the Self-referral…Love calling out to Love!

So it has happened and grateful I am to the message: The quote via Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, read again—courtesy, The Times of India, Kolkata, February 13, 2016—in the “Sacredspace” zone.

Gravity & Love

“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Indeed, so it is, as is the natural yearning, and so, majestically, mystically fulfilled by the Very Thing for which the yearning is, as, It is All That There Is…Love…God…—matters not by which name we refer to it. The call is heard by all, ultimately, and whatever be the name, one thing is same: It is referred to with reverence, gratitude, humility, glee… The call is heard by all, inevitably, as the Fire is inextinguishable, and has come to form to be realized by one and all. Its purpose cannot be thwarted, forever, as it keeps burning forever…. Perseverance is always redeemed, and in ways grander than the grandest imagined!

The Fire, Love, within, is what keeps one going, even unbeknownst—and more so, when chips seem to be down, and called upon is its warmth and light, even if not consciously. It is central and existential to being, yet, unrealized, it is hatred that comes to the fore, and singes one. But the Fire, singes not, burns not, anyone—rather, It keeps burning and healing all wounds, of all, all-around, far and wide! The Fire, as is accessed and embraced, within, one realizes the gravity and magnanimity of the Divine, Love…one understands the divine design behind the recurrences, as also behind the hatred… Through it all, one gravitates towards one’s Centre…Existence…Truth of Being…Love, and there couldn’t be a bigger revolution, as it triggers a healing movement, as within so without. It is the Mate, Ultimate, met within…. One sees then the differences as not defiances, but as the different hues of the same Fire, and instead of trying to subdue the other hues, one gives each its due, as, above all one honors the hue that one is, allowing the Fire to burn and glow, heal and light the lives that grace the path of life eternal, realized through the ephemeral, life in form physical. Truth, within, again recalls Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, recalling with reverence and gratitude, yet another outpouring of Love, Truth, through and as him: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

Love, realized within, is All, realized…and realized is: Love is the Spirit, in being, in form, is the Fire that burns not anyone, heals everyone!

Sushmita,

February 13, 2016

P.S. Acknowledge, hereby, also, the article in “the speaking tree” zone in the same edition of The Times of India, “Light The Flame Of Love In Your Heart.”

1819 & 1819!

This is how it presents, names itself, the “received,” renaming the original, “Kitty of Divine Creativity: Infinite, Pitch-perfect…” And indeed, it is all pitch-perfect, the pitch of consciousness perfectly ready to receive the received, when is, and thus is. Thus, as is the original version acknowledged as perfect, so is its conversion, all arising out of the ongoing conversation, the inputs of the voice within.

Naturally, the question might arise as to what it is all about. Well, for one, it is definitely the bout of grace, inspiration! And it is the inspiration, transpiring…universe conspiring in favor, as always, whether we know or not. How otherwise, the received is received, on the day just passed, and whose huge gifts would continue to linger…forever…. And the way it is received…yes, yes…all is pitch-perfect! It is not about pitching in for the perfection of the manifestations—perfection of the mechanism of manifestation—without any reason, though truth is not dependent on proofs.

As the number is received, it is synchronicity, divine, received, affirming: Kitty of divine creativity is infinite, pitch-perfect…and so it manifests. It affirms, there are no chance occurrences, and presented are thus recurrences so that the divine order, perfect, is acknowledged and realized…so that none (and nothing) is treated anymore as random, but all received as the graces, manifesting, all in tandem, chronology perfect, nothing succeeding and preceding that which it shouldn’t succeed or precede. And through it, led I am to the remembrance that any “full-length” scripting hasn’t been shared with all, in 2016…and that this is to be that! Thus, unfurls, with gratitude…that…

1819 is the number of odes scripted by John Keats, beginning with the poem, “Ode to Psyche,” the first of the odes, written in the spring of 1819! (Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Psyche) To this, I am led by a dear facilitator and friend, a grace, on this journey, as she shares the “course plan” of her fresh (fourth) semester, undergraduate course, the subject, “Comparative Literature.” And to it, I am led on the day, January 4, the day I wished to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend—and the day has turned out to be a huge gift for me, instead…all beings and things, gifts of the Divine. How, otherwise, a person like me, “trained” in Organic Chemistry, is led to all that I am led to? The grandeurs of life are seen through the windows of science and art, literature beholding the splendor, the science behind it and science upholding the art, the artistry of the Artist, dissolving all boundaries of “subjects,” all melding into the intrinsic oneness seamlessly.

The year and the number, is not a matter of serendipity, but of infinite creativity, perfection embodied and in ordered flow, serendipity realized to be a misnomer—yet again—coincidences none, all, presentations of the One-In-All. Serendipity exists in the dictionary, but to ultimately be realized, via the realization of the diction that one is, serendipity is not, the lexicon within courting it no longer. One flows as one with the absolutely ordered flexibility, creativity divine, pitch-perfect that life is. It is divine synchronicity, all the way!

1819 is not just a number…it is an affirmation of the Infinite, of the infinite, which, the confines of the mind tries to defy, define and is confounded, while when is found the self, refined are the meanings, transformed. Skeptic transforms to a mystic…and a mystic, though seeks not affirmations, receives reinforcements…relished is the kitty of divinity, infinite, Its love, without trying to figure things out… It presents Its love in ways emphatic, Its affirmations realized, relished and revered as prophetic. Mind thus shifts gears, and rendered is one a seer…

So notes Albert Einstein (and there are more, than the three quotes shared…):

• “Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.”

• “There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.

• “The more I study physics, the more I am drawn to metaphysics.”

The earnestness of divinity, Its truth, manifests…in ways beyond the logic of the mind, and when the mind comes out of the mind and reposes to the order divine…resides in the heart…hears the soul…voice of the Divine, it beholds the beauty like never before, and nods with Keats, as he says in his “Ode on a Grecian Urn”: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”

Sushmita,

January 5, 2016

The space essential

"Space" given, honors the individuality and nurtures the collectivity...the togetherness, realizing the self, and thus, oneness with all...divinity realized, as within so without....

"Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your soul. Sing and dance together but let each one be alone. Stand together yet not too near together, for the pillars of a temple stand apart and the oak tree and cypress grow not in each other's shadow."

~ Kahlil Gibran (in The Prophet)

Acknowledgment: Led to this nugget of wisdom from Kahlil Gibran via the article in "the speaking tree" zone of The Times of India, Kolkata (dated, December 14, 2015), "Vairagya, Doorway To Self-Realisation," by V N Mittal.