Will you decorate me please ?

Jai Gurudev !

It’s a time of celebration for all the lifeless creatures !!

Not only there’s the celebration for the living beings , but for other non living things too ?!

Here comes the festival of decorations  !!

The name of the festival goes as

the Dussehra, Navratri , Durga Puja , Ayudha Puja , Vija Dasami ,Saraswathi Puja etc...  



Even I have got the power !!



This is the time , every lifeless items in this universe enjoy their best part of the year , I think . Having thoroughly cleaned , they get a fresh lease of life , fully decked up with flowers , Sandal paste - Kumkum bindhis and become very attractive .





Can I have some more flowers ?



Starting from the house , the workplace , the vehicles -four wheelers to bicycles , the household items like Fans , stove, windows, Ovens , geysers and any gadgets , modern or old , Laptops , the Books , notebooks , pens , Knives nothing is left over …all wear a festive look and sure is a feast for our eyes . Even people go to the extent that the whole of bus will be fully covered by the flowers , that the driver can hardly see the road . This is common sight in Bangalore.



Any missouts ?



There's also a practise wherein a set of dolls , right from birds , animals to human beings to the Gods are showcased in various steps and puja is performed for the whole setup . They call it as Golu in Tamil .

That's a wonderful concept , our tradition and culture is carrying forward , I guess.

Each and every thing in this world , which we come in contact in our daily  life  is being identified , recognised and revered . This goes without saying that every object is fit to be given due place and importance .

The divine aspect in each and every object , whether living or non-living is brought forward ,

paving the way for the celebration of our very existence .

The festival is celebrated over a period of nine days  with great zeal and enthusiasm all over . Though one is aware of the underlying meaning behind the celebration or not , one just cannot deny the exponential increase in the positive energy in oneself and the surrounding place of celebration .

Happy Dussehra !!

Love & smiles...

Thought Pollution - Beware !! You're going to be fined !!

Jai Gurudev !!





One more pollution ..Oh  No !!

 Pollution , pollution , pollution - Pollution everywhere !!

Air Pollution , Noise Pollution, Water pollution, Light pollution etc .. etc..
There's one more new entry to this ever growing  big dangerous list - Thought Pollution !! Wonder what ?

Not only does a man pollute the environmnet and his surroundings by various known means , but by unknown means too !! He pollutes very much by his Negative Feelings cum thoughts like anger,  hatred , Jealousy ,  lust , greed , arrogance more than by any other means  !!
Believe it or not ! It's happening fact !!  



Grrrr...... !



Just imagine , we happen to cross a person , who's depressed or loaded with negative feelings . How do we feel ? The associated thoughts of him do stick on to us also, in a fraction of a moment and it would stay with us for more time  , even after we leave that place .

For instance , we pass by a person who is seemingly boiling with anger , his face emanating the hotness , we also feel disturbed visibly  for no reasons.




 



Say Cheese !!



At the same time , if we pass by a person, who's so positive in his thoughts , the one who does not allow the negative feelings to stay for longer durations in him/her  and who keeps radiating the smiles always , then will not the case be entirely different and opposite ?

The fact is that we catch up their smiles and positive thoughts infectiously .We feel joy for no reason. 

And that joy would stay with us for extended period of time too.   

A place gets charged up either positive or negative ,
 based on the thought waves persisting in that area .

Supposing we visit a hospital or  a mortuary /burial ground or a police station , we always would like to leave that place as early as possible . We feel a sense of discomfort .

But, if we go to a prayer hall or a hillstation , watching the greeneries , enjoying the serene location over there ,we never feel like getting out of that place at all .

Now, which one do you opt for ?

A Hospital or a serene location ?

Now, do you agree that the thought waves do have an impact on the environment ?

If that's the case , then why not we charge a person with a fine , if he pollutes the environment  by his negative thoughts ?

Love & smiles....

Hey you Senses ....Where do you take me ?

Jai Gurudev !!

Soul-stirring music !!

Back home after a hectic work schedule . The mind automatically looks for some outlet to relax .

Hmm..Yummy !!

We switch on some melodious music ,  soft and soothing ones .

Engrossed in the music we love , we are carried on to a different world . Especially if we are alone and listen to a catchy note, that's nothing like that . We feel like heaven .

We also would like to savour some delicious food of our liking . Not only we want our hunger to be satiated , but we just would like to really relish the food , we taste.That way , we get some sort of relaxation.

Lovely !!

We also opt to go out to some picturesque spots during weekends to give ourselves a treat .

What a Fragrance !!

We watch a sunrise  or  a sunset or we look at a Full moon or a beautiful scenery , we just get lost somewhere. We look at a pretty girl or a wonderful carving or  the water gushing out in a stream ,  the heart opens up and just says "Wow!!"

The fragrance of a flower or a perfume or an aromatic food too triggers us and takes us to a different plane .

Oh ! My sweety !!

The sense of hear , taste, smell , seeing and the last but not the least , the sense of touch - every sense gives us some pleasure , unexplainable . We just derive some joy and we just go for it !!

Never we have given a thought about it .

What's happening in our system ?

The five sense organs - are they the  doorways to a different world ?!

If we observe closely , we can notice a common thing we do while we are engrossed in our senses . We tend to  close our our eyes gently   and once we close our eyes, we get in touch with our inner self  . Then we come out from inside and say "Wow !" , because  the joy is felt inside . Any Joy can be experienced only if we are in touch with our self. 

The nature of our self is joy !! The senses are only the means to take us down inside us !!

In that case, what do you think , how a person would feel , if he's always in touch with his self  , rather always aware of his self ?

Will it not be Absolute Joy or Bliss ?!!

Will he not be in a state of relaxation always ? 

Love & smiles...