Was talking to a colleague this morning about diet. He’s older than me. He mentioned now that he is getting old, the metabolism rate of his body is decreasing fast and henceforth, he needs to start eating less than he used to if he wants his weight to remain constant. Later on in the day, after lunch and dinner, I realized too that my metabolism rate has declined dramatically over the years. I can eat only half as much as I could about 10-15 years back and then also I feel that I over eat many times. Age is catching up fast.





It is
really
dawning upon me now (seeing myself and others) that age doesn’t spare anybody, irrespective of how healthy they might appear to be or much exercise they do. No amount of cosmetics, surgery, exercise and diet control can fully hide the stuff inside the body. Everybody knows this from inside. Still the rate of desires, lust, greed, anger and attachment never decreases. On the other hand, it increases for many of us with age. How ironical!

The deities (devis and devtas) yearn for human life as their meditation is not accepted.




We humans waste our entire precious lives on useless stuff and then regret it when it’s too late…

Have you ever gone to an interview for a job? The seeker has gone to several ones. When you go for an interview, they watch your each and every move, right from the moment you enter till the moment you leave the interview room. They watch how you talk, how you present yourself, how you walk, how you sit, etc. Nowadays, they even watch you when you waiting outside at the reception without you knowing it. They don’t ask straight questions these days. Rather they present you with “situations” and judge you on the basis of how you handle them. Also, these days, the interviews can be very long, whole day affairs especially here in the States. By the time you come out of the interview, you are very tired. Then, the next interview starts when you return home. The near and dear ones ask how the first interview went, whether you will get the job, how much compensation they will offer, when will they inform you, etc. Depending upon how the first interview went, this second interview can be tougher to face.




There’s another interview that we all have been taking that is even longer. The interview with the clerks of the Chitragupts (officers in the Court of Justice). Every lifetime, we have been taking this interview, right from the moment we enter this world till the time we exit it. Our every move is watched without us knowing it. They watch whatever we do and even know whatever we think. You cannot have a moment of privacy in this interview. The promises you made at the reception (in the mother’s womb) before being “born” in worldly terms are also noted. They don’t ask you questions.
Rather they present you with “situations” and judge you on the basis of how you handle them.
By the time you finish this interview, you are very tired. But then it’s time for another interview, the one that can be even tougher, depending upon how this interview went. The one in which you face the clerks directly.





The seeker has prepared for many interviews and has been successful in many of them. But how is the seeker performing in the current “real” interview and is he prepared for the next “real” one that could be tougher than the current one?

It’s so clear here…





“The moon shines in my body



But my blind eyes cannot see it”






“When all love of the I and the Mine is dead



Then the work of the Lord is done”






- Sant Kabir Ji

The seeker might be flying soon…




Here’s to this flying… a poem by Sant Kabir ji… the seeker has somehow always been influenced a lot by the Sufi Bhakt sants from young age… something from the past lifetimes as taught by the MR… the truth in very simple plain mixture of Indian languages …





Ud Jayega Huns Akela



Jug Darshan Ka Mela



Jaise Paat Gire Taruvar Se



Milna Bahut Duhela



Naa Jane Kidhar Girega



Lagey Pawan Ka Rela



Jab Hoey Umar Puri



Jum Ke Doot Bade Mazboot



Jum Se Pada Jhamela



Das Kabir Har Ke Gun Gawey



Wah Har Ko Paran Pawe



Guru Ki Karni Guru Jayega



Chele Ki Karni Chela









The swan will fly away alone



Spectacle of this (illusionary) world will be just a fair



Just as a leaf falls from the tree



To merge into Him is very difficult



Who knows where can fall



When a gust of wind strikes



When the life span is complete



The messengers of
Yama
are very strong



It’s a very difficult entanglement with the
Yama


Servant Kabir sings the virtues of the Lord

He will find the Lord soon

The Guru will bear results according to his deeds

The student will bear results according to his deeds

Have you noticed how many times we “want” something everyday?




If you like, do this exercise one day…





Count the number of times in a day that your mind “wants” something, somebody - basically anything that you don’t have at that moment.




You will be surprised at the results.




Can we pass one day - just one day - without “wanting” anything?




We have been “wanting” for ages now… it’s time to reduce the “wanting” and increase the acceptance of whatever He gives Himself without asking…




Try it and you will be much happier… I “want” to try too…

Seeker loves the North direction. God’s permanent abode (Sachkhand) is in the north direction…

What is “real” responsibility?





Is it “jumping through the hoops” of corporate life just like everybody else?




Is it raising a family, providing them good education, food, housing and the usual comforts?




Is it taking care of the parents?







Seeker thinks real responsibility is different from the above. Being really responsible is to keep the promise made to the Lord while in the mother’s womb when the soul is crying to get out of the hell it has to endure. The promise, that “this time Lord, I definitely will not forget you for a moment”. If the seeker wants to be really responsible, he needs to keep this promise, otherwise…

This post can be easily misunderstood… be warned… again, it’s not for everyone…




Some call Him Allah.




Some call Him God.




Some call Him Aum (Om).




Some call Him Waheguru.




Others call Him Khuda.




We call Him Aum Waheguru.







The Infinite has infinite names. All of His names are equal. People fight over these names… It seems very ironical at first glance but we learnt that this is His will… that’s the way He plays this game in the era of Kalyug especially. It’s only going to get worse from what can be seen in the world today… It’s best to accept His will without question… without getting involved (at all) in this fighting… as indicated elsewhere in this blog, hurting or similar stuff inflicted on others in the name of religion is one of the worst sins; the punishment reserved for which is very severe… True ones will see Him in all and all in Him…

24 hours in a day.




8 hours spent sleeping.




1 hour spent getting ready.




8 hours spent working.




1 hour spent while commuting.




1 hour spent on eating.




1 hour spent exercising.




2 hours spent with family.




How much time left? 2 hours.





2 hours out of 24 hours - less than 10%. What do you do in this time?