Befriend

 This morning, all of a sudden I started humming a Hindi song - raahi manva, dhukh ki chintha kyun sathathi hei, dukh tho apna saathi hei (loosely translated means fellow traveller, why does sadness bother you, sadness/pain is anyway our companion) - I have no idea why it came to my mind because I have not listened to this song for the past many years. 

After singing this song, I was smiling because it made so much sense.  The one thing we try to avoid is being sad (whether we acknowledge it or not). It is one of the main emotions that we want to run away from. Everything we do in life is to make sure we don't feel sad (consciously or sub consciously). So imagine befriending this one emotion - sadness. What does it even mean to befriend an emotion? I guess it means 

not to fear that emotion (not be afraid of sadness/pain)

not to ignore the emotion

not to run away from it

trying to understand the emotion

and finally

embrace it like we hug a loving friend 

When we do all of the above or at least one of the above, I feel that it will

 loosen the grip it has on us, 

 not overwhelm us, 

 not consume our entire mind and body

help in concentrating on other important things in life

and eventually

no amount or intensity of sadness will affect us!

This is just an example for one emotion, but it holds good for all kinds. Welcoming all emotions the same way, knowing that each emotion will come and go, come and go................................................................

A day filled with many emotions!
Trying my bit to welcome all of them the same way
Me, early morning, yoga, coffee, events, sky, walk, drive

My Favourite Sky

 In this post the pictures will convey what I want to say 😁😁😁

The below pictures were taken at the same time (within one minute), but each looks slightly different. Each one was taken at a different angle or a different spot. It is telling us that the view is the same for the whole universe, for everyone, but the way each one looks at the same view is different. I can say 'wow' or 'boring' or 'dull' or 'beautiful' or 'orange' or 'yellow' or 'blur' or 'just perfect'. 

You see, it totally depends on the person looking at it. The choice is always ours. We can choose the words, we can choose our narrative!

The below pictures were taken from the same spot but at an interval of few minutes. For me, it says that everything changes, nothing will remain the same. So when we are feeling low, remembering that the way we feel now will change soon can help us in living with the low (feeling) with ease. Similarly when we are feeling great, enjoying the feeling without getting attached to that feeling is important. Same holds good with any situation. Be patient and the situation will change. 

 

Pure

 This post is trigerred by an incident that happened recently. 

I am an over emotional person. So the 2 words - attachment and detachment keep playing with me. I have tried to understand how to love everything and still not be attached to anything. I met few young children recently and I won't be wrong if I say it was a huge experience for me, a life changing one perhaps. 

As soon as I smiled at the children, they showered so much love for the next few hours I was with them, that they literally swept me off my feet. They gave their 100%, hugged, played joyfully and showered pure unfiltered love on me (and everyone else). And when it was time for us to leave, they gathered together and bid goodbye with the exact same excitement they spent time with us. There was no sadness, no any form of resistance, but that same pure love while saying bye as well. It just left me stunned. May be people who are crazy emotional like me can relate to what I am saying, but I was already feeling a subtle tinge that I may never see these children again. 

But what a lesson they taught me! This is exactly what being attached and detached at the same time means! This is exactly how living in the moment means! This is exactly what just being really means! This is exactly what pure love means! A love that is so pure that it doesnot have anything other than just pure love - 

no baggage

no expectations

no pondering

no wondering

no analyzing

no duality

..................

I guess children by their original nature follow the natural laws of life if we let them. 

Heres to pure blissful love always 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Pure love wherever we are,

with strangers,

alone,

with friends

pure love = no fear

in any situation

with acquaintances

any colour

whether colourful

or white

It does not matter where we are or in which situation, let us just remember to shower pure love - love towards friends, family, strangers, acquaintances AND towards every situation and circumstances. Because this pure love is the only way towards pure thoughts, pure actions and pure joy!