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Xmas 2020

When the ego weeps for what it has lost the Spirit rejoices for what it has found... Yes the X-mas and the New year celebrations this year may not be the same as we humans have been attuned to over the centuries, nonetheless this is the time for us humans to Awaken. The present collective adversity is a part of human Awakening. Now is the time to step out of those comfort zones we humans have snuggled into, zones of repetitive emotions of expectations and attentions. Now is the time to rise shake and feel the aliveness and realize the Presence which is within us inseparable in all situations. Maybe the universe wants us to shift to a further dimension of consciousness and shed of the hackneyed processes of identification. Every situation that arises has a deeper purpose. We humans just need to find ourselves go beyond mind and fears and anxieties that it is always so creative with. Let’s be grounded well in our foundations like a buoy on the stormy seas, that is invincible to the harsh...
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A Confession...

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 A Confession in retrospect! Do not dwell in the past...Buddha sermonized and Echart reiterates the power of the now, the present. Makes sense, past is gone hence of little relevance. However there come certain moments that stir the recesses of the subconscious where lie bundled up memories which may not be consciously processed but do loosen up with some emotional stirring up and emotions are the action signals of the subconscious mind. Personally for quite some time now I have been dwelling on the philosophies of just Being in the present,  however I am surprised at my intuitive self being led into the reservoirs of my individual n collective past, and I see myself unfolding the tucked away layers. The Kissan Movement being led by the Chosen Ones, the farmers of Punjab has constantly been nudging the Punjabi within me.  I feel immensely gratified sitting by my window in my dreamland, experiencing the silences and the subtly settling snow flakes, the visuals I had painte...
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Time to be minimalistic

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Time to be minimalistic... Sustenance is now the concern , if not with you at least with each and everyone around you... Yes you may not be very comfortable with a forced confinement within your affluent living room, what is now important is that each and everyone has a decent home for shelter... Yes your table may not offer the sumptuous delicacies, what is important is that there be food on each n everyone’s plate... Yes there may not be the best brands in your wardrobes, what is important now is that each and everyone has enough to be decently clad... Yes you may be unhappy not driving an eye catching automobile, what is important now is that each and everyone’s pocket permits a commute from one place to the other... Yes you are a passionate traveller and unhappy being restrained from boarding a flight to a dream destination, what is important  now is that each and everyone has a facility to reach out and be with their families when n where they are most needed... Yes yo...
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Just let go...

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Just let go... Ego keeps us imprisoned There is an endless identification with materialistic possessions, physical appearances, social status, work we do, roles we acquire and much more...none of this is our true self... Letting go is a tough one Yet the only path towards wellness... A realization ... My first virtual step put forward on this path 16 yrs ago, on my dearest n closest one’s wedding... Found my son a partner and arranged a happy wedding in all its felicitations n perfections... Standing at the altar, holding emotions, taking a step backward on the path of possessive ties, blessed the two beautiful souls as they tied a knot. A realization...a tough resolution... Drop the ego...learn to let go Stop taking things personally, the ego gets hurt easily creating its own stories... Be Humble gentle n resilient... Ready only to love n give away generously, benevolently! Unconditionally! Accept without expectations... Watch out for the best Let each soul dwel...
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Interactive literary texts.

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Reconceptualizing Satire... Anyone around the world who has ever read/listened to English stories couldn’t have skipped Jonathan Swift’s  Gulliver’s Travels (1726). A book usually understood to be an amusing tale of some comic adventures actually becomes  seriously relative to the present situation —a most progressive civilization facing a daunting collapse! Often unduly taken to be a misanthropist, Swift has his finger laid on the most common human flaws. He only hates the pseudo-intellectualism and self-aggrandizement. Swift’s naive gullible protagonist is too honest to cover up thus exposing the human flaws...unfiltered. Everywhere and anywhere Gulliver finds a human tendency to put personal pride and egoistic stance ahead of seeing the bigger picture! Sadly enough most of the economic and scientific developments are egoistical and megalomaniac. Gulliver’s travels to four different lands, though amusing are a cynical perspective on mankind’s inequities, idiosyncrasi...
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After the morning meditation...

Each to its own territory! These empty streets n quiet cities! Blessed ! there is life behind these locked doors n windows! That’s a Blessing There are families ...some happy some in distress some savouring food prepared in leisure n warmth some worrying about the next meal some enjoying the togetherness some irritated by too much of it.... Yes there is poetic justice here Humans  herded in , feathers n fins out in air and water sans pollution n human intervention None usurping the other’s... A perfect situation for some deep contemplation Rewind, re-engineering, recharge, recreate, revitalize n recharge The soul at this moment is ready for it all Here is one chance to break bend n churn the spirit to rise anew... https://stillnessstirs.blogspot.com
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