This world will be yours…

I remember my mom telling that she was with  my grand dad when he had passed away. Just before his last breath he had asked for the last verse of Vishnu Sahasranamam to be repeated thrice. Only today I realized that the meaning of the verse is as below.

Vanamali Gadi Sharangee
Changee chakreecha Nandaki
Sriman NarayanoVishnur
Vasudevobi Rakshatu

Meaning:
Lord Narayana who also took the form of Krishna! Who holds the bow,sudharshana wheel to protect us from dangers. Please protect us from any danger and make our journey smooth.

When I read the above stanza I was totally moved. Just a few generations ago, people were not educated. There was no TV, Internet or any of the latest gizmo. I dont even know if my grand dad could write his name. But people had a lot of time, believed in God and spent a lot of time on meditating on God. Going to the temple would have been the only outing. The presence of mind and staunch belief in God is what stands out here.

Today, in contrast, the world has become interconnected. All information is available at the finger tips. One need  not run behind temples or pray in front of pictures/images. All that is needed is for a person to spend a few concious moments everyday interconnecting with the truth within them. Just forget all the personal/professional stress and look at the world with an open mind. Cool breeze, soft bird chirps, innocent kids playing, cool water, warm sunshine, welcoming moonshine – this world was created for one to enjoy and live every second.

 

Life is Bliss

There was a person who had different colored glasses. Red, Blue, Green, Yellow. He looked at the water through Yellow glass and claimed that the water was yellow. He was not lying and was totally convinced that the water was yellow. If asked to lecture, he would spend 30 minutes talking about the yellow colored water.

His friend was observing him for some time. Slowly, he walked to our guy and removed his glasses. And lo, the yellow color was gone. Our guy began to see the water as colorless as it always was.

Life is bliss. Untainted enjoyment. Remove the glasses of greed, selfishness, fear and live the real bliss that life is!

P:S – This could be the tone of my post for some more time, so DON’T read my blog if you are looking for interesting anecdotes.