Being a Pig

We are all pigs in some measure,
being preoccupied with just survival,
eating and procreating,
to the exclusion of every thing else.
Vishnu was once born as a pig
and got so involved in enjoying it
that he forgot who he was.
He had to be rescued by Narada,
one of his foremost devotees
Ganoba

Washing

Washing
much better
than just wishing
and hoping
that it would happen
without lifting
a finger.
Ganoba

Success and Failure

Success and failure are culturally loaded value judgments.
In nature there are only up and down (and other pairs of opposites).
These two are buddies. One cannot exist without the other.
Ganoba

Simple Living

What appears as simple living to the outside world
is based on a fundamental truth.
It is that we already have enough
(actually more than enough so we may be able to share with others)
Let this truth sink in
and then we would find all desire for more dropping off
like dried leaves in the fall season.
We would also notice the rising of compassion
which is actually a sense of brotherhood ( sisterhood).
Sharing happens naturally, effortlessly in this state.
We are then thankful for all that we have and feel inspired to use it wisely.
Let us not make this into a movement.
We need no research and expert opinion to commercialize this way of living.
This is not a treatment.
It is just a way of living.
It is subjective and personal.
Let each one work out his(her) way.
Ganoba

Useless Play

in useless play
we lose a lot of energy
not enough is left
to follow the way.
Ganoba

Suffering

Question and answer are inseparable,
like Radha and Krishna or Purush and Prakriti.
Seeing them as two separate entities is the primary folly
and is the cause of all our suffering.
Ganoba

sata

I do not know in what context the above remark was made. It is important to know the context, since many of the aphorisms are contextual.
Let me share my take on Satan.
there are certain aspects of our being that we are unable to handle gracefully. Societies in which we live decides to give them a bad name. then the individuals also begin to disown them.
The raw, the rough and tough, the adventurous, the risk taking, the maverick aspects in us are usually condemned. They are either banished or imprisoned. Then they become rebellious.
This is Satan in the moralistic world.
I am not an angel all the time. I often play the devil's advocate. I have been able to help in both roles. It is important to know when to play which role. If we know that, then all is well.
Haven't you experienced both aspects of me? and loved them both?
am I less of a yogi because of that?

Ganoba

Purpose

We need to have a purpose in life to be able to navigate through the troubled waters and have fun. If the purpose too narrow, much of the fun is lost.

For instance, if fishing is the purpose then the expedition would be too focused and a lot of fun and beauty would go unseen and unfelt.

May be your friend realised this during the last trip and has invited you again. life gives us chances afresh and so nothing is lost for ever.

Try this time to open up the purpose and enjoy nature without the blankets, physical and mental.
Would love to be with you as nature made us.

Ganoba

guru

would you please share with me the meaning of 'guru dev'?

Life is dynamic. We all are changing every moment and so does the environment. So the balance has to be re-established every moment.
We are lost if we forget this.

guru is the process of learning. We divide it into two parts; the question and the answer. They are really inseparably one.

Then we personify these two
as the learner, who asks the question
and the teacher who has the answer.
Let us dissolve these artificial divisions then the process of learning (guru) will become clear and simple.
Dev is a word signifying respect.
Respect clears the ground for love to take root and blossom.

Ganoba

Suffering.

As long as the I and the other are seen as separate and different from each other,
so long will suffering be an inseparable part of our life.
Ganoba

Being with the self

when the body is in rebellion
go for a while in isolation
being just with the self
watching the breath
as it comes and goes
naturally, effortlessly.
Ganoba

Good wishes

Every moment is new and wonderful.
We miss this fact
and then wish that the next moment, day, month, year or decade
be full of wonder and happiness.
These wishes having denied the truth
are impotent and do not have creative power.
Wonder why people make these routinely at certain times.
Ganoba

Time

Time is one of the manifestations of God
and is full of all that we need and much more.
we in our wisdom choose to pick up some
and reject others as useless.
Time just watches and chuckles.
Ganoba

The theory of karma

a mango seed is not bound to produce a mango tree;
that is one of the possibilities.
It may be eaten by worms
or may get crushed under a truck
or be used to make an ointment and so on.
The theory karma is invalid
because it ignores the infinite power of the present moment,
which is also called god or allah or ishwar or what have you.
Ganoba

Samadhi

the sanskrit word Samadhi
means stationed in balance between the poles.
leaning neither to one exreme or the other
and so remaining undisturbed by their play in the world.
It is of great practical value.
Ganoba

The whole truth

Our ancstary is not limited to human beings alone. We are related to the whole world of sentient (and insentient) beings.
That is the whole truth.
Ganoba

Healing

We have been encouraging lashing out, screaming, shouting as therapeutic practices, not realising the laceration it cuases to the environment.
Let us take a wholistic view of all processes that we recommend as healing processes.
We may be causing lasting damage to our environment.
Ganoba

It is not enough to be good

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Ganoba

tanhai

tanhai maut ka sannata nahee
ek mauka hai
duniyadaari ki bheed se hat kar
apne dil kee gaharai me
sama jaane ka,
pyaar ko samajhane ka
aur pyar me ghul jaane ka.

tanhai me ham pahachante hain
apne aap ko,
jeene ke maksad ko.
Ishwar ne khule hathon se
hame itna kuch diya hai
to phir ye rona dhona kaisa?
aao gale milate hain
aur khushiyan lutate hain.
Ganoba

Presence

Time, like space, just is. It does not come or go.

It is the same with life it does not begin or end.

So with love, It is, neither more or less.

Let us enjoy our presence.

Ganoba