Sunday, January 24, 2010

Light of Wisdom

The present condition of my left wrist, which requires resting, is not a condition not to go and receive Rajani when she arrives coming Wednesday.
I am amazed to observe how all the bitterness of not understanding each other, just moments before Rajani left for India last Thursday, has vanished into the thin air. I can see it was the ego that blinded me a while.
All that matters to me is being next to my other half when she is back home.

The conversation and sharing last night is afresh. I am still thinking about all we talked about as we drank and sat around fire at Robins' place.
The thought of lust of the flesh is so tempting proposition at times it feels as though part of the world is led by male chauvinism spearheaded by dick head.

I am reminded of the incident of meeting Doreen at the Antaris Project while in Germany. How blissful I was being next to my new found friend when I needed love. Yet, nothing sexual happened between us.
This event is constant in my mind, and I can only feel it as a miracle.

Jumping back to the topic of lust of the flesh, it seems to me like an ego blind folding the eyes as long as I am not aware that I am.
When I can sense the ego of other kinds, like the bitter see-off incident with Rajani blinding me for a while, I do sense it must be so very normal that dick headed male chauvinism blinding the minds of men.

I thank to the existence - I sense the blind folding ego rides our mind creates which would make us do things probably we would not have wanted to otherwise.
I am also aware of the paradox that exists, and I am trying to find the meaning for myself.

It is amazing to witness the universe working inside me and I am sure this is similar for many of us. I am so happy to sense the wisdom that feels like the clear blue sky which was blurred by the gray clouds of ego.

No ego and no judgment, no judgment and all acceptance, and understanding things in their essential form rather than making a fantasy that actually doesn't exist, and being stubborn to this fantasy of mind.
It is not easy at all to distinguish between this fantasy and the essential being. On top, the social prejudices and norms that have molded us over the years makes it even more difficult to distinguish. It has been an immense challenge to me to have come to this understanding when the whole lot around me seem to have a different stance on the understanding.
Further, the other understanding is so infectious, to be able to stick to one's stance on wisdom seems feeble and even insane sometimes.

The tiny little hope of my understanding that I have seen is clue to my biggest wisdom I have sensed in recent years. And, to me, this would not have been possible without the presence of my other half in my life.

12:39 am
with Doreen at Antaris Project, Germany 2009
25th Jan 2010.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tiger Dreaming!

5:00 am and alarm on my mobile is abuzz. Time to wake up.

As I wake up, I find myself in some kind of remote place. This is somewhere amidst a valley next to a jungle. It is still dark, but what I see in front of me is absolutely beautiful. Never have I seen this kind of light coming from behind the mountains. The light is not spread across the sky, it lights up the edge of the mountains, and this is absolutely stunning. As I think to myself what a beautiful ride it is going to be, I take a little walk first.

There is this dog, one I have never seen before, follows me. We walk for a while and next to the woods. After a while I feel like going for a poo. I sit down by the road, and it is a relief. As I am sitting there, the corner of my sight sees something coming from the woods at about 30 or 40 meters. It is a bloody tiger with a catch in its mouth. It halts on the pathway that leads deeper into the woods. Dead frightened I spring and run back. The dog is ahead and I am panting as I follow. I am so frightened I imagine the tiger would pounce from behind. As I take a turn and am off sight from the tiger's view, I am relieved. I don't even look back and I continue back home.

5:20 am and another follow up alarm. I am half-awake from this crazy dream of tiger. Still lying in my bed, I dream meeting my biker friends, and telling them the tiger dreaming.

Finally, I am out of bed, and really think what a crazy dream it was. I am surprised what must be meaning of such a dream.

Deepak Dai arrives home at around 7 am, and immediately I tell him my dream. Then, we are off towards Budhanilkantha and the steep climb to helipad. It is quite interesting that after about 7 or 8 minutes on the way towards helipad after the tea stop there is no house or any people to find except for some rare passersby. The vegetation also changes rapidly, from trees to pines. It is like being in a jungle.

Halfway through the climb I feel like going for a poo. I find a grassy place by the side of the off-road. I sit down, watch the lovely pines around and enjoy the warm sun. Deepak Dai passes me by.

After a while, my jaws drop as I realize this is similar to what I had dreamt this morning. Wooow, can't believe I am living my dream. Immediately, I think about the tiger. Where is the tiger? Is there anything like tiger my way? I am very curious.

I think to myself I am in nature and in such a beautiful place. And, I can see the tiger is metaphor for the fear inside me. I remember running back home in my dream, and I then ask myself do I need to run from my fear! No way.

As I catch up Deepak Dai later, I tell him immediately what I found for my dream. He smiles, and we continue our journey downhill from helipad to Kopan, and then back home through Mandikatar.

Monday, 18 Jan 2010.