Celestial Vision

skyclad and smiling
sunburned and sea kissed
love rules the ocean
and plays among the mist

the manifest and the unmanifest
the formed and the yet to be formed
gliding along (or is it tumbling)
clearly and mysteriously
gently and violently
among trees and rocks
under water and in the sky
this is bhakti, this is love
call it by any name
just play the game
celestial vision follows
Ganoba

when Love is the Game

garland'd in light
spinning ever faster
a plunge to the depths
a rise to the heights
all is the same
when love is the game

let us tumble together
headlong or bumlong
who cares
what matters
is that we are together
drowning the individual ego
into bottomless space.
Ganoba

Faith in Action

The "I" is not threatened by the presence of the "other."
In fact it is enriched.
It is thus natural for it to be fully present in the transaction.
It is present with all eyes and ears & all head and heart.
There are no filters, no pre-conceived notions, no history and no shields. All that is offered by the "other" is received in its totality and goes to the core of the "I."
What the "I" offers receives the same treatment from the "other."
Eventually what develops between the two is a song and dance extravaganza.
This is faith in action.
Ganoba

Love is God

Love is not an emotion.
It is not even a state of mind.
It is a state of being.
Love is the same as being one with the Supreme Being.
It flows like light from the sun, in all directions.
It floods everything that comes into contact with it.
It is not a transaction, but it makes a transaction fulfilling.
It is not an action or an inter-action but it can soak them with grace.
Love is not something that happens.
We can not make it happen.
It is not some thing that is born, reaches a crescendo and then dies.
It is not ephemeral.
Love just is, just as God is.
Ganoba

Season's greetings

We are nature's children and it loves us generously.
When we begin to classify ourselves on the basis of nationality, culture, religion,caste, class, sexuality, age, education, economics, color of skin etc,what are we finally left with?
A pathetic, lonely,insecure, confused individual, struggling against imaginary odds to survive some how. The strategies that we have developed over eons condemn us further to a brutal struggle for survival. In reality, life is a wonderful gift. We can all enjoy it to the full only if we receive it as a whole without any reservations.
Ganoba

Grace

Grace is
doing things almost effortlessly, with minimum use of energy andresources.
It is carrying oneself so lightly that no footprints are produced.
It is action without noise, without producing ripples,
without even ruffling the wind.
Just imagine the scenario, absolute stillness and silence.
Bring to mind those moments when you were one
with your surroundings and totally immersed in whatever you were doing
at that time and you will understand beyond any doubt what Grace is.
It is another name of God.
It is the experience of God.
Ganoba

Whale song

whale knows that all of heaven
rings with laughter
as it plays within the deep

whale knows that every song
is a love song and a treasure
too vast to keep

whale knows the sounds of silence
and the turn of every tide
whale knows about the treaure
that is only found inside

contributed by Wenu
Ganoba

Identities

We need personal and professional identities for practical purposes. However, we must not forget that they are assigned by external forces. Hence these identities keep changing with time and place. If we take them seriously and get attached to them, as when we say, "I am an engineer" rather than "I work as an engineer", we run the risk of losing our freedom to move on. We also move away from our creator. With this we enter a state of amnesia. We forget who we are and the purpose for which we have been born.
The solution is to take ourselves lightly.

Ganoba

Dancing with Parameshwar

Most of the time we dance for others. Sometimes with them.
After a while we get tired of this and start dancing for ourselves.
After a while this sucks so we begin to dance for Parmeshwar.
This is joyful but not liberating enough
The dance with Parmeshwar is fully liberating.
It frees us of all the inhibitions that block creativity.
It releases the energy of love to embrace all creation.
Keep dancing.
Lots of love
Ganoba

A Dance in Love

a dance in love
partners barely touching
face to face
or back to back
moving and gliding
like wind whistling
through meddows.
No longing, no grabbing, no holding,
just breaths melting
into oneness or nothingness.

a dance in love
with no beginning or no end
the comfort of an ever present friend
a learning and a yearning
a game of hide and seek
a song that comes unbidden
a voice that need not speak

Ganoba

The Game of Love

Wise men and women keep telling us by word and by their personal example that life is a game of love. They also tell us that the universe was created in love. There is no other reason for its existence and no other purpose. That is what it means when it is said that it is without a beginning and an end. It is only love.
Love isanother name for being one, being related. Let us embrace every one as our own. That is the only way to join in the game of creation. All other systems allow us only to be bystanders. Momentarily we may feel as part of the play, and we may laugh and cry, but eventually the game is over and we have to go away. Be in love or better still become love, then no one can oust us.
Ganoba

Knowing self

To know ourselves beyond a shadow of doubt, we need to go beyond the mirror.
Do away with all the external reference points.
Practice walking or doing the usual chores blindfolded.
Ganoba