Shree: avoidance and engagement

 

011222: Shree: avoidance and engagement

avoidance of talk is no answer to solve problems and neither is a forced response of head on collision believed to get rid of log jam communication. Both represent "fear".  the problem of avoidance is quite deep rooted in our minds and it may result in silence or procrastination or fear or annoyance or anxiety and host of other issues. generally it seems that we "run away" from our own tendencies - what we generate or perceive out of situations or constructed imaginations. many times we are at a loss about the manner of response what we may get out of it; what should be planned; for what and where and when and how and so on. how things turn up or manifest  - we have no control and anything we do - things do not remain permanent - this is a deep rooted fear born from "change" or "vibrations". the overall effect of this vibration is to perceive everything differently and forever changing. we may mistake our independence  - but it is all an illusion and the fight for independence does not take us any far or offer us any peace. by doing something for motion or by perceiving motion - does not address anything, rather it just "changes" motion in some way.

the solution, so to say, is contained in realization of the One and increasing the awareness of unconditional action or transformation. it is to completely accept and not judge any change and to realize all is representing the One. Any tendency, situation, form, force, change, is no other entity except for the same consciousness. this still takes a lot of time to realize. in the process, we can only continue to be patient, become empathetic and be trustworthy towards everything.

Hari Om.

Shree: realization

 

011222: Shree: realization

remembering God as our true nature is important - awakening or awareness of His presence of existence. the greatest comfort is in admitting to yourself that one can become blissful without the urge to find a start point and one need not identify with incompleteness. this happens as we become consciousness or unconditional or have increased awareness or become God. identification is awareness of a state of existence. this phenomenon called "I" (as awareness) either thinks itself as mind and body or as consciousness. and hence identification makes us perceive either the changing forms or the unchanging consciousness.

it is only One medium perceived according to the state of existence - "many" (differences or comparative or relative or changing) or as absolute One. the name of God is remembrance of this absolute state and our intent of realizing the One. in this manner one has to go from remembrance (memory/ motion/ identification) to realization (universal consciousness).

Hari Om.

Shree: Hari Om

 

301122: Shree: Hari Om

bliss dawns when the inquiry of "why" is stopped and one transitions to a mode of acceptance. the frequency of "why" perhaps is an indication of intensity of disconnect with consciousness.

existence already is and always is and all other dimensions of motion and inquiries stem from this fact. this means that all dimensions of manifestation have a place only because of the presence of existence or consciousness. this also means that consciousness is always there in all time and in all spaces or places and in every tendency and thought and action.

other name for this presence can be said as "awareness". i am already aware. awareness is knowledge and we are knowledge by default. there are forms of knowledge and hence there are forms or states of awareness. consciousness is absolute existence and absolute knowledge. i am the only One seen as many or as motion or as tendencies or differences or relationships or situations or people or cultures or anything. as motion my presence is temporal and relative to everything else and so the point of my existence is always fluid and shifting and that is what makes life as perception. it is not me or you or anything else but just One medium that is always being reinforced, endorsed and referred to. to assume our independence is an error we create and this leads to a host of other actions repeating the fundamental assumption or the error of separation.

hence despite not being able to comprehend - say the name of God and remember His connection with us. the connection will be revealed in many ways subsequently.

Hari Om.

Shree: Have patience

 

291122: Shree: Have patience

 

Experience is imagination or vibration (in philosophical terms) or awareness. In fact awareness is a property of consciousness and hence we are always existing. All forms we perceive is by a state of awareness of “motion” or the wavering vibrations or desires that create forces and forms or “situations” for us. The state of awareness gives rise to the quality of perception. And no matter whatever is said about being an “individual”; we will always remain connected with everything else and the connection is also vibrating and changing. People talk of “change” but it is more of vibrations as a character of existence that seems to make change happen. In our daily life we see landscapes, architecture or mindscapes and we say something that portrays or expresses this act of “seeing”. We are always operating from intent and if we see the intent – then it is of One medium and what we might therefore see is a universal phenomenon of vibrations and force or fundamental feelings or connections. At this layer, the thought, talk, expression is very symbolic in form and hence it might only communicate certain connections, textures, movements, feelings, forms that are not at all related to something tangible. The nature of experience has changed and if we dwell here then that is what we continue to catch and express. So there is this idea of “seeing” existence based on the nature of the mind.

 

The second idea behind this is that the forms we see daily are a product of this innermost world of vibrations starting all the way from consciousness. As we come to gross, we become distinct, individuals, highly changing and interdependent and many. Yet there exists always a connection from subtle to gross which we might not see or even realize easily. More difficult than this is what sort of impact does the subtle world play on the gross world? We try to control the gross world without realizing the nature of subtle world.

 

Hence how things continue to evolve, form, change – everything that we perceive - is much too mysterious than a normal linear logical perception may indicate. We need to calm ourselves since there is only “living” in this state of existence and no definite answers or formula or start points. There is only becoming and realizing.

 

This thought needs to go deep within us and make us “still” amidst any gross changes. All is a nature of imagination and to become God, I should trust this journey and whatever befalls along the way.

Have patience.

 

Hari Om.

Shree: transformation into the One

 

281122: Shree: transformation into the One

existence only is. it takes time to realize what is the "feeling" of existing as a human being. any form that comes into existence as motion, generates or perceives or constructs a reality that is informed by  vibrations, thoughts, feelings and body (or vibrations, force and form). this perceived reality remains changing and interdependent of everything else. in other words, existence of a form becomes " conditional" to everything else that also appears existing. perception is a state of existing or vibrating and hence we continue to think no matter what the concerns or inquiries or quality of thinking or planning efforts. perhaps "thinking" is the only current reality for us which can also be transcended when the awareness of "One" is made real.

yet this realization has its own journey and the most important thing to remember in this journey that there need not be any conditions or "why" in finding the start point or an ideal sequence or an expected journey to perfection. I already "am" as existence and for this i do not require any proof of my existence and neither doing something is going to give permanence or bliss.  in fact, doing something for the purpose of stability is a misconception - I do as an offering to God or to become God. Currently I do something to remember God. not knowing where we come from and how we have taken a character that makes us feel incomplete is not a problem to be solved - but something that is given as a state of motion. things change, feelings change and what happens the next instant in anything or in any form or any thought is only to be seen/ observed/ accepted as a natural flow. vibrations happen; thoughts get created and they change and they become something else and the process continues and we are continuously concerned with planning, defending, solving, running, permanence and so on. we create conditions of living or survival and herein lies our mistake. we continue to compare, or infer, or pluck any random event from constructed past or future or present and we imagine peace in some manner. Imagination itself is incomplete and hence any situation it generates also is bound to change and is conditional. anything that is "created" is conditional and interdependent and changing - so where is the peace i am looking for?! as long as i operate from conditional standpoint, i remain incomplete and dependent. i need to become absolute in existence and hence remembering that state offers a good start point for transforming - which will take its own time and create its own journey. transformation may also be painful, may also come with full of unexpected surprises and annoyances and also have its own effects on us - nothing escapes existential response. so finally it seems it is a matter of realization from "choice".

despite knowing all of this, we are required to be patient with ourselves and keep becoming the One. how certain things add up to become something else is mysterious. do good things; do your job and leave the rest to God. just become unconditional. words such as alignment, lateral connections are used, sequences elaborated to give transcendence yet the journey that we undertake is for the first time to us - so all is to be accepted. we do not know what is good or bad and what gives what and where and when and how and why - we only know that we are coming from beyond and go to beyond. and we have the capacity to know the One and become the One. All is the result of God  - all motion and all events - so whatever happens is from divine dimensions. Trust.

Hari Om.

271122: Shree

 

271122: Shree

 

I vibrate, there is a force, that leads to forms and perception and this continues for “everyone” and “everywhere”. In other words the result of vibrations manifests as perception of changing and interdependent space and time. This means that there is an absolute state of non motion that is only the One. Becoming the One is a process of becoming steady and realizing the dimension of blissfulness. It is obvious that the One is the cause of everything and by this we mean that whatever we may think of perception is coming from Him and we are under the phenomenon of vibrations – that come, sustain and then go.

 

The idea of disconnect and individualism harms the self – since it fails to acknowledge the nature of existence – it is One medium seen as many – and therefore all is interconnected and changing. Control of change (to retard or curb it) leads to destruction of everything. Change is not separate – it is self induced and it is what it is. I change, my mind changes and body changes –these create perceptions and I am required to respond every moment. Response is an acknowledgment of consciousness and need not come as a defense. Consciousness is the whole cause of everything that exists, so why defend (as if we are the doer of things)?

 

To become consciousness is a process of thinking, feeling and performing for God and out of God. The faculties may be separate; they may be interconnected and they may serve the same purpose. I am consciousness; I also have a mind; I also feel and I also have a body - so I perceive in all these mediums. The common factor is “I” which is only One medium. This medium gets perceived in different ways by different modes of perception. Hence signals may seem distinct at times and contradictory but can we see the absolute consciousness in all these signals?

 

Every day I ask myself why do I write all this and why should I be spending time in this? Out of trust in becoming good. The feeling of God-existence needs to become integral.

 

Hari Om.

261122: Shree: Choice

 

261122: Shree: Choice

 

Analysis or the use of intellect is the biggest strength of humankind. As existence – awareness is “already there”. The intent of analysis is important – are you the body experiencing life and death (transitory/changing/ situational/ interconnected/ painful) or are you the Soul (eternal/ absolute/ non changing/ blissful)?

 

Since this inquiry is deeply embedded in the nature of our mind- this itself is a proof that both states of existences are possible and we have a choice here.

 

The next inquiry is these two states separate or do they relate to one another? Again, since our experiences are diverse and range from senses to intuitive – we can conclude that both the states are interconnected. We therefore need to understand the full scope of “experience or perception” and how much expansion of this state of mind possible?

 

The third inquiry is which of the two states is permanent or absolute or “greater”? By living we realize that life is changing and we cling to something that should not change. Since we remain worried about change – it offers us a painful experience. If this is so, then it might be that there exists a state where change does not touch it and from which everything else comes into the picture. This is consciousness and hence is the absolute, unconditional state of being (Soul). Hence, we can strive to become such a state.

 

The third inquiry is required to go deep down into us so that the answer of becoming is pursued. Nature of existence is such for us, that it all starts from consciousness and “steps down” or becomes conditional in terms of vibrations, then force and finally the body (or forms). In this process it becomes “gross” and the perception of gross is “many” and “changing” and “unsteady” and “temporal” and “spatial”.  This “stepping down” is not a linear process but completely mysterious and needs to be taken as it is without any judgment or evaluation – like some sports or play of a child. Now if this intent is understood and then complaints go away and we are able to retreat from gross state of existence to absolute or perceive the One amongst many.

 

As existence in motion; we are always making “Reality” from vibrations – it is our choice. However choice, is much more than mere logic, sequential planning, discovering variables and so on. Since choice is much more, it is always about “trusting” this process of realization.

 

Finally there is always God in life. One ought to realize this and the One is always in the “self”.

 

Hari Om.

 

Shree: mental well being

 

Shree: mental well being

this has reference to one article that was read in TOI on employees mental well being.

reading the article laid emphasis on qualities of patience, listening despite any content, patience, giving hope, motivation, appreciation and trust.

world as it stands today perhaps is in a grip of crisis of mental health. one can view this state from historical perspective when man decided to become "individual" and having nothing to do with environment or the other life forms or culture or anything for that matter - leading all the way to faster production cycles, refinements, speed, intellectual pursuits, increased competitions, logical mode of thinking, multitasking, evaluation, judgments, aggression and so on. the entire idea of GDP is possible by following above mentioned mental traits. what people do not acknowledge that there is a terrible mental price we pay for operating at such warp speed and to be honest - "speed and efficiency" is not the answer for a satisfying perception of life at all - far from it.

what do we ignore along the way? we ignore the role of feelings and their repercussions on movement, relationships, situations, decisions, considerations, patience, empathy, communication, touch, memory, nourishment, body language, environment, the built mass, pace of life, attitude towards work and so on. aren't these important? that a person or a situation or a place will have layers of memories, past, future, collective, environment, change, loss, regeneration, continuity, adaptability, silence, delight, acceptance, ambiguity, multifunctionality, non competitiveness and so on. a "decision" may not always mean speed or production or output or any other thing - but something else for some reason which is not immediate and not direct and not visible and not immediate at all. GDP may not mean happiness. uniformity of working or communicating for the sake of production or evaluation is self destruction and the only way that "global" consciousness can be achieved is through feelings shared by all. there are many ways to live and all ways have a common thread - this is what feelings make's one perceive - that rigid compartments are not required - what is required is understanding of "all in one and one in all".

Hari Om.

 

Shree: Doing

 

241122: Shree: Doing

one needs to do things only for whatever their worth. we have absolutely "no" say or control on our actions and what they lead to and how they might return back to us at a later date. things are not so obvious - not so linear or sequential or predictable. what appears to us; is perceivable to us - is a result of vibrations and many forces that make it visible. things come and they go - they change in whatever form possible and they exhibit unlimited possibility of becoming. the surface appearance of forms and forces may indicate intents which are beyond immediate comprehension and finally it is all interconnected - we influencing the form itself, so there is no place for judgment or evaluation. why certain things happen for us in particular ways in particular tendencies and so on is all ok, since everything is about the Lord. all is vibration; all is by perception; all is by motion and all represents One medium. thus there is an aspect of existence that only exists for itself and is absolute and where it does not change and is not limited and does not take any form and where intents or vibrations do not reach BUT which is the cause for whatever manifests. we need to become that One and this One is not found in motion or is perceived or seen anywhere. Only trust can make you become the One. to go here, is to become "still" the mind of vibrations. in many ways this may also mean focusing, transcending, concentrating, taking delight, loving, patience, perseverance, duty, work, contemplation and so on. this is disciplining the mind till it merges or becomes universal consciousness.

now if one knows this, one accepts the nature of life and where should one concentrate in thinking, feeling and doing action. it also means to live in the moment for one is always where one is - centered. all forms are illusions and so is life and so is meaning and so is past, present and future and the pulls it induces in our imagination. we are informed by this perception and hence becoming steady in this perception is to anchor the boat in the storm of the sea. Rest God takes care of everything since there is nothing where He is not!

the life we lead is the base of transcending and becoming the One - there is no other life or a better scenario where this is more possible. all struggles one encounters are of the mind and they follow you wherever you go. knowing this, we have a personality of Krishna who represents transcending the human frailties by continuing to be bounded by a human form. was life easy for Krishna? no. were any decisions easy for Him to take? no. He did engage knowing that He is the One, so things ought to be done. Arjun represents us - the human frailties and our conditions and loss of hope and weakness. we feel these things because we give importance to human perception. this condition is destroyed once Arjun understands the sermon of Krishna and he gets ready  to battle. note that the action would have been the same anyway and things of death would nevertheless have unfolded - but realization of consciousness makes us engage in ways that seem to heal us and serve the Lord.

Hari Om.

Shree: channelizing thinking

 

231122: Shree: channelizing thinking

thinking is a dimension of being - vibrations. this makes it changeable, connected, expansive and perceivable. it is a phenomenon and all that exists as a "form" is because of thought. thus the generator of form is not the form itself but the thought or the vibration behind the same. anything of motion hence is changeable, interdependent and NOT static or even absolute but constructed "together" or "comprehensively" by all - or represents the One. nothing is independently done or perceived as motion and perhaps the definition of "motion" itself is this - (we mistake that we are independent and this mistaken notion creates motion for us or perception or thought).

so overall it is only One medium and not many as is perceived. Knowing this, the intent of thought can change and reduce motion and fear.

all history; all of existence; all dimensions; all concerns are representing the One. linear time and cyclic time is immaterial to consciousness although we evolve from being linear to cyclic to transcendence, this evolution is necessary and inevitable too. rural, vernacular, modern, pre modern or contemporary are the "same" - in terms of perceptions, conditions and struggles. the pre modern man had struggles too, just as we have perhaps our own. this means that the struggle is the perception of existence as a human form. secondly by controlling variety and chaos, liberation is not attainable - it is actually destructive. to control any one dimension compromises existence and therefore, one dimension should "grow" to achieve transcendence and not compartmentalization.

Hari Om.

Shree: perception

 

221122: Shree: perception

at times there is a thought about why keep writing; why keep doing things; why run; from whom; what is it that is going to be procured and so on. this may be true and it has its effects.

but for personal reasons, writing may help go off some steam and at the same time clarify internal dilemmas and confusions and help expand the mind and prevent one from going into the pits.

essentially, it represents only One medium that is seen or perceived as motion/ many/ change/ interdependent and so on. this means that vibrations are only that - self created and coming from beyond and is not any intellectual right or property.

what we call intelligence also comes, evolves and fades away - just as vibrations, thoughts and body. since everything comes and goes - all is in a state of change or flux.

thus why worry - since it creates an unending sequence of actions that just have no absolute end in terms of attaining bliss. all is imagination and we are dealing with temporal world of responses, commitments, duties, reactions, compulsions and so on - all given by presence of consciousness that only exists without any motion.

this has to be felt and whatever actions transform one to become absolute unconditional bliss "can" be regarded as logical or intellectual - everything else is not pure intellectual but biased, distorted or influenced under motion.

from this aspect, the answer lies in "stilling" the mind or vibrations and not in terms of finding any external controls over motion. journey is inwards and not outwards and perception is only a gateway to facilitate this becoming of consciousness.

everyday there are going to be pulls of all kinds that will present some dilemma - it is the nature of motion to appear so and seek some response. one's response says nothing about anybody or the self - it is a neutral event. same way, vibrations are neutral and not good or bad or by any known adjective. if all things are a construct or an illusion, then all things dependent on this phenomenon of perception (feelings) are our own making too (which means these can be altered to our benefit).

the inquiry will then be  - what is the purpose of perception - why think anyway? everything is perception of course, BUT some perceptions help "dissolve and transcend" other perceptions and finally reach to universal consciousness.

secondly our vibrations are a measure of world we perceive. world is a dream that we create and make it real, else it is not there. hence we are always connected to consciousness in thoughts. hence what we generate, so the world becomes for us. thus to be consciousness means to "see" the world only as consciousness.

Hari Om.

Shree: work from home

 

191122: Shree: work from home

 

There is a growing trend or tendency to work from home (WFH). The usual advantages cited are of convenience, organic planning, saving of time, optimization of work and so on.

 

One should try to look at the situation from experiential/ phenomenological perspectives too. The idea of optimization and production is only linked to logic or intellect or efficiency and production. But what about social connect? What about feelings of shared experiences? What about the contact with actual “place”/ “site”, “people” and so on? Most people may try to avoid others for the sheer amount of information overload that would be required for brains to digest and empathize as well.

While meeting others, we are required to weed out information; empathize with deeper feelings common to all; encourage others; have patience; troubleshoot for solutions;  give hope and move on – this is a training of comprehending signals and making humane decisions. It also means that logical stuff needs series of refinements till work actually gets down on the ground. “Seeing” is also an important tool for getting inspiration and also for challenging self notions.

 

The drawback of WFH is the illusionary cocoon that one develops and assumes that it will not change and should not be broken and it is ok to stay disconnected. It also makes our own distortions so loud that we believe that it is the only reality worth living for and seeing the world in that lens!

 

I have bad news for such inferences – cocoons are an illusion and so is the idea of separation or isolation. Fundamentally we damage the self by being isolated. In reality, no particle is different from other (since all is just One medium apparently appearing as many or different to the senses or perception or forces) and this therefore means that whatever imagination one generates has repercussions everywhere  and how one interacts with the world of existence. Isolation is untenable to maintain since it calls for a relationship of disconnection with everything (which make up the “I”) and hence by being disconnected, the “I” becomes too pointed, too sharp, too limited, too anxious, too stressed, too noisy, to finicky about everything else it has to encounter. In other words – a snob.

 

This suggests a deeper fact of existence – are we really isolated and what is the place of ego? And if we feel we are connected, then what are we doing about the whole thing? And if we are connected, then how should space, place, time, memory, relationships, activities, work come into the picture therefore?

 

Hari Om.  

Shree: I am there with you

 

Shree: I am there with you

You are the cause of everything - as motion and visibility that starts with absolute and subtle to vibrations to forces and then to forms or visible motion. how things happen is indeed mysterious and this is our capacity of existence to do so or only to realize this or become "aware". since it is one medium, one remains interconnected at cosmic levels and also one is "not" supposed to take things personally (in terms of perceptions; compulsions; tendencies; credits; discredits; blames and so on).

easier said than done! on a positive note - love, empathy and action are the only attributes that ought to be expressed by the manifested form of a human being. yet dilemma is felt; pulls are felt; confusion is there and a lot of hurt is there. Man is concerned about these pulls and keeps expressing these - the internal ego and fear is expressed outside in variety of ways and it is so deep rooted that only the self is aware of it - you can fool the world but not yourself. transcending all these means to bask in love - although this may not necessarily be a linear process as predicted. the transformation is required at the core and not superficially and one of the ways to know this that the "pain" will not go away unless the core gets changed. pain is self learning and so are other harmful/ negative feelings.

the bottom line is that dots are sequenced and connected in a way that "creates" realization experience "real" within us. again, this is about discovering the process itself rather than any known formula.

I am there with you.

Hari Om.

 

Shree: Realization

 

161122: Shree: Realization

today's times breeds a lot of confusion. by being hyper, multitasking, shouting, resisting, running - things do not get resolved - they only create motion that engages us further. by worrying, things do not get resolved - it only adds to the factor of worry! by imagining, things do not get resolved - we get entangled in imagination! so by doing something "specific" is NOT the answer of bliss! hence motion is perpetual. also the world is "round"  - which means that all forces or vibrations and forms have no start or end point anywhere and we just seem to be in loops.

in this scenario, to increase the intensity of realization becomes necessary and one of the methods is pure remembrance of realization itself!

the issue is about "clarity" of existence - what is vibration; what is thought; what is a form; what is change; what is perception and what is our role? realization offers us this clarity.

Hari Om.

Shree: tendencies

 

161122: Shree: tendencies

tendencies - these are lifelong and come wherever we go. "we" in fact represents a tendency of perceiving and making a reality.

tendencies are never at rest - and they get created, transformed, evolved and so on. this makes us perceive motion.

we may think that by doing an action, certain things may get resolved (permanently). by action, things may get responded but they will not stay the same for long. so some kind of engagement is required continuously.

the entire response is based on separation and restricting change and getting some permanence. this causes pain. pain is an indication to let things go.

we carry huge amount of baggage from past momentum and many other dimensions of vibrations. therefore, what we say or do has a cosmic scale to it. also we do not understand how things get perceived and how things get formed and dissolved although we had given our response. this is expectation born from separation with cosmic reality. this needs to be understood properly.

no one helps anybody and no one is dependent on anybody. this helping, running around, shouting, expecting is a construct we have created. it is also an illusion to think of a start point and sequ3ence and to expect a condition of happiness. the fact is that bliss is self evident and requires no proof. obviously we do not "live" in this realization so we cannot imagine what does bliss mean.

all is only One medium seen as "many" forms from "many" forces and hence the situation appears changing and always in flux, with which we cannot remain satisfied and remain fearful.

we need to encounter change and that too continuous, so we learn and we let go and we become blissful. this is not about dismissing action - it is about moving beyond to the source of inspiration.

we may do whatever we should (as an imagination), but remember it is always the One, whose presence makes motion possible. So all things require His hand and are for Him.

Hari Om.

Shree: Modernity and architecture

 

Shree: Modernity and architecture

 

Modernity can perhaps be spoken simply as capitalization of mindset, individualization and advertisement. One of its effects is on exploitation of resources and heightened privacy - now reaching internal fractures.

 

This has effects on what one refers to as indigenous values and architecture of built spaces + public spaces; vernacular values and so on. If one talks of “values” then one means the whole perception of climate, geography, conception of livelihood, and subsequently the experience of spaces (in terms of scale and proportions). All that is imagined is finally expressed in tangible terms of architecture and landscape.

 

Now this imagination may be collective or may become individual. This is a huge transformation- from collective to individual.

 

Pre-modern “cultures” may be spoken from many angles of perception. This is our story which we have forgotten or given away for something different. At the heart seems to be recognition of a larger value (maybe of environment or spirit or religion or culture or geography) and a collective response to the same. That may translate into large families, compact high density urban fabric, shared walls and shared spaces, (in fact shared to an extent that the entire city looks as one mass) and changing internal space syntax as if the meaning of internal spaces is extremely fluid and not so much conspicuous presence of form. Changes in cultures may have been slow and this probably meant stronger continuation of collective values. Dependence on climate or nature was a given and resources may have been used sparingly. Life may have been hard although I am not sure if this hardship was verbalized or just accepted with a pinch of salt. Space may have been emotionally anchored and a strong sense of memory would be layered along with it, which may resist any change. This has reflections on scale, proportions, openings, movements through space.

 

We contrast this to modern cultures or way of living where the pace of change is accelerated by technological advancement and the idea of individualism and privacy. This reflects on detached built forms, increased roads or locomotion networks, more private spaces, less public spaces, more private landscapes, more “distances” (either physical or in mindscape), stricter particular refined non shared functions, non flexible built forms, non standard physical forms, energy intensive spaces and so on. Life is believed to be made simple, but perhaps it may have also increased mental stress stemming from mental isolation. Space and its construct is also a sort of vacuum – disconnected from any idea of shared or common spaces or a larger value of any kind. The attachment to space is one of fear or of consumption but very rarely of nourishment and anchorage. All this is a severe compromise on deeper feelings. We verbalize a lot about stresses, but cannot rectify the fractures. Does enhanced verbalization inhibit fruitful action or healing?! Do “words” make our feelings hardened?! This too reflects on scale proportions and movement through space.

 

We change mindscape and that changes space. Nearness or intimacy and feelings can be spoken from the point of view of proportions and scales – all interconnected and humble modules and one space flowing over the other as a continuous transition. The opposite of these qualities of disconnections, lack of transitions, strict boundaries may express farness.

 

There was a time when senses and eye sight could lead to a feeling of nearness - the relation was simple and direct. What one could see or touch or hear or smell or taste – that stimuli was “near” and became a part of our memory. It is not so obvious now. Nearness of stimuli no longer guarantees its presence or character. What generates closeness or nearness is intellectual focus. If I am attuned to events taking place in foreign shores (or even in AI), then I am close to those stimuli. If I am control freak, anxious individual, then I am closer to those tendencies and behavior.

 

Therefore, the inquiry is what signals in the mind you would like to be closer to and generate within yourself? Would that lead to suitable thoughts, feelings, behavior? Would that lead to suitable activities and relations? Would that lead to suitable spatial vocabulary and therefore architecture?

 

Hari Om.

 

Shree: Grace

 

061122: Shree: Grace

 

Thinking sometimes becomes doubting. We can make anything real or perceive existence in any manner based on our vibrations. It is all about “becoming” and hence “seeing” existence or becoming a “form” (or state) of existence. Naturally this calls for introversion, silence, review, critique, doubt, dilemma and expansion of the mind. Mind is a state of awareness that can contract or expand depending on efforts taken by the grace of existence itself.

 

Grace means everything that existence means…. self + consciousness in whatever combination that is present for that moment. We are the One and this requires to be realized with more and more intensity. We have to become the One.

 

Introversion also has its own struggles of loneliness and severe moments of doubt and I am coolly writing this when some tranquil moments are experienced. In moments of doubt, the above sentence does not even feature in my consciousness and that is where trust is utmost needed.

 

Persist and endure and all will be good. Every transformation from hurt and learning is crucial for evolution. There is no reason “why” things happen the way they do and why we perceive things in particular ways – all is His Will for our own betterment.

 

Hari Om.

Shree: Today’s times

 

05112: Shree: Today’s times

 

God is to be realized in every age. Today’s age is about fragmentation and complexity. The first fragmentation occurs because of motion or perception, leading to a dimension of ego (along with other dimensions). Ego is not bad, but all dimensions need to align to take one to God. This is a necessary step of evolution. What we find is a struggle within – of these dimensions to either take us to individualism or collective good. Tendencies are not made, neither is motion – what we identify with makes all the difference and impact on us and the world. Right or wrong are relative terms and hence what is perceived in today’s times need only to be witnessed but not complained or judged. In the same language of contemporary reality of noise, God is to be realized. We have to accept what changes are occurring and in that, God is to be realized.

 

All tendencies is His doing-all exist within Him as His will, so all tendencies are Divine by nature (have a Divine origin). Our existence and all objects have divine origin –this we should not forget. We may have flaws, but that too, is our perception. The realization of divine dimension should set in.

 

I can see an object in fractured ways, more analytical ways or comprehensive ways- choice is mine. The reality of the object (and mine too) is relative and can be changed into the One. In what ways existence plays out and affects us, what capacities we deploy and what becomes of them and what does collective effort mean and how environment affects us – all is mysterious. We may fool ourselves into believing that we can become or remain islands, but that is not possible. Whatever we do - is a cosmic engagement. Hence if things are fragmented – they are fragmented within us and outside. If this is a problem, then action needs to be taken to become comprehensive again. If action is taken, then things would be perceived in more wholesome ways. What we “give”, so we “receive”, since we are the creators of everything.

 

Hari Om.

 

Shree: Mood

 

Shree: Mood

Feelings are based on experience - a mood. Although there may be analysis of the same, what is also required is trust to accept the changes, effort to transcend and patience and love for self. Every moment is a struggle of forces taking place within us. These create perceptions. Perceptions of existence create forms and separated attitudes. it is important to know what existence means in relative terms (human terms) and absolute terms. This is self discovery and all motion is nothing but a moral gymnasium to help us achieve this aim.

Mood means reality. Mood is to be made real - whatever that one chooses to create. God is a mood. God exists for those who create this mood, else God is not there. "Darshan" is another word for mood. Since the medium is only One, we perceive change and we remain interconnected. We have a struggle here and whatever we do and perceive affects us and surroundings. All of us are ingrained in values which have an individual and collective repercussions. By being an individual, we breed individuality everywhere (a kind of a rupture and fragmentation) and by breeding collective consciousness, we do the same thing (a kind of a tranquil experience). Therefore a "seed" of tendency or vibration has an effect on one particle and entire cosmos. A seed has self and cosmos together - it displays both properties together. To become cosmos, "seed" is to be nourished. We ourselves are the measure of reality; it is upto us what should be made important for existence and what can just go away into thin air.

Hari Om.

Shree: Education

 

031122: Shree: Education

History shows that things change and nothing remains constant as motion - especially tendencies. Climate, geography are aspects that may not change suddenly, as much as our perceptions do. All history is the struggle of opposing forces  - namely of greed (be that individual or collective) verses the larger good (be that individual or collective).

The purpose of ancient education in India (101FM Vividh Bharathi) seems to acknowledge the dimension of perception having these forces at hand and hence using pedagogy as a tool to enhance the good qualities. Tendencies were framed under four pillars of senses, mind, existence and ego. This is an acknowledgement of nature of perception and which components inform this phenomenon. It is also an acknowledgment that under these forces, alignment is required to finally reach highest potential of Being. From this ideas of family, community, livelihood were articulated. From this the systems of Guru-Shishya and four society divisions were formed to reinforce above intent.

Above values or concerns of existence is seen in all fields and also in architecture. Architecture may be seen to fracture a society or to connect with universal values - intents, programs, processes and products can be seen from perspective of division or inclusion or connection.

Thus the purpose of architecture is defined from purpose of existence - which is to become universal. The need now is to find a contemporary expression of above intent of ancient education system of India.

What seems interesting that the forces of perception cannot be ignored - they are present in us and they pull us in all directions - we may become a coward or a brave hero. Existence is about realizing what one ought to prefer. Some perceptions are better than others since the good perceptions dissolve or transcend all. Also, what may get rejected by society may come back and be endorsed again in a new flavour after some time. So it is all motion - sometimes rejecting, sometimes embracing and so on.

Hari Om.

Shree: Tendencies

 

 

021122: Shree: Tendencies

People exhibit certain tendencies or they "become" or "manifest" as certain vibrations or tendencies. We think that the tendencies exist inside a person whereas the person himself/herself is an expression of a certain tendency! And so can be said of the entire motion - that "we" being present; so we vibrate; so we perceive; so we imagine; so we make it real; so it manifests...

This motion makes us perceive, look out for solutions, remain in doubt, present dilemmas, makes us worry, see changes and so on. Fundamentally, motion is felt as a state of existence - when we become separated from consciousness and identify with mind and body. Then we search for variables to control, form a sequence, pluck something from past or future and hope for an ideal scenario of peace.

Why people respond or become some tendencies need not be worried and is a phenomenon in itself. It requires acceptance and witnessing this phenomenon. For this, we need to go inward. What that means is also to be discovered.

Demanding any sort of security is an indication of resistance to change, perception of change and our identification with it. It is a burden we create for ourselves - we ourselves are the burden that we carry as our imagination. The fact is that one is already secured only if this state of unconditional bliss is realized.

We do not know the complete picture and what happens when and why and in what form is an impersonal event because of the state of existence that is perceived by us. None of us are the doers of anything in absolute sense. There is only presence of consciousness that is perceived in different ways. Perception and awareness is a property of consciousness and we are required to become absolute in existence. Action is inevitable and so are situations - give everything to the Lord - it is His Will that works.

Trust is important.

Hari Om.

Shree: Nearness

 

021122: Shree: Nearness

Nearness means to become "one" with a "thing" - it may be a situation or a person or an idea. Existence makes this capacity possible and this means that we have a choice as to what we wish to become. Currently for most of 'us' we are nearest to "illusion" or the "idea" of motion or perception or separation or mind and body. Hence that is what we see and feel and think and respond. Hence there is pain and pleasure when things appear to change and we cling to it. The idea of separation from consciousness is endorsed by us.

There is only the One; there is only consciousness - there is no change; no manifestation; no conditions; no forms; no vibrations.

Currently a dream of "many" is generated and an awakening is required. As we come close to God - we take on His qualities of becoming unconditional and blissful.

As an inference - separation is a construct that makes things appear differently for us and by which we continue to respond. The One is absolute and true existence.

Above may still feel as an abstract idea for most of us who are far away from this absolute state of existence. This idea is to be realized and we need to transform. The need of transformation also needs to be felt, else we would not take the effort to embark on this inquiry.

It is a journey - long or short - i do not know. Feelings come and go - that also one has to witness. By witness it is meant that i am not the feelings or i need not identify with feelings - they being a function of vibrations or space and time or manifestation or motion. This is not so simple to realize. We can only hope that God gives us strength to realize the absolute state of existence. Why worry about next instant; why visualize problems; why visualize defense; why visualize forms; why visualize change? "Why"  - the purpose cannot be or need not be of fear or control. The purpose of asking why is to realize consciousness.

Hari Om.