Celestial Music

When God speaks, I listen. He speaks so softly and with such clarity that there is no need to ask questions. Questions are a way of taking charge of the conversation and an unnecessary distraction. I am all ears when God speaks.
When Krishna plays the flute, the people of Gokul drop every thing and rush to listen to the music, so enchanting it is.
When the cosmic soul speaks, each individual soul feels as if it is exclusively for itself.
How then can I not be in a trance?
Ganoba in ecstasy.

Freedom in action

Presence often refers to the physical presence of a person. This is the first error we make in dealing with people and situations that ties us down to the physical/material plane. To draw upon our spiritual heritage and wisdom we need to realize that we are much more than our bodies.
Then we would realize that honesty, loyalty and such other qualities are universal and are not bound by a particular time and space or culture.
Our behaviour then, would be the same whether a person is physically present or not and would be independent of cultural taboos and stereotypes.
Ganoba in love

Identity and Feelings

What we feel in a situation is closely related to our identity.
When events don't follow the pattern expected by us, it is not natural to feel angry.
What we feel in such situations depends on our identity. A person with a warrior identity will most likely feel angry. If he has the resources to do something about it, he will employ them to bring about a change in the circumstances. In most cases his actions would be violent.If on the other hand he is helpless or feels helpless, then the anger would turn inwards causing bitterness.

A person who has a bramhin identity (seeker after truth) would in the same situation feel sad and would look for ways to educate people. His actions would be peaceful.
An enlightened person, a yogi or gyani would in all situations feel compassionate and would attempt to heal the situation.
Ganoba in love