Move to the Center

The master said:

From the object move on to the Center, move on to the Experiencer of pleasure.
This is the way to have a continued experience, continued joy in life.

And I wondered:


Aho! Mere Silence and Real Wonder!!
Expending of the senses on the one side, its really funny how we think that the object is giving us the experience. More food, booze, perfumes, music all the time, lust...every single thing in the world that the senses can perceive, we have converted into a viable avenue for exploitation..Starting from "All you can eat" buffets to chocolate shops festooned with banners of indulgence.. it has always given us more reason to believe that the joy of eating chocolates is in the chocolates itself. And then the senses are limited... and so is their capacity to enjoy.. you can only have so much ice-cream, meat, sex, fragrance...and then the organs tire down out of over usage and hurtle us into depression and exhaution...Awareness is what helps i think..and active inaction to strong impulses.. it has helped many times... I wonder!! Its more a journey than a destination as a famous writer might have remarked...

Our Presence and Service

The master said:

The mere presence of the sun brings all the activity in the world. In the same way, your mere presence is a service, is the goal. There is no gain, no loss, no purpose, no defeat.

..And I wondered.

Every atom in the universe is related to another.. and there is so much detailed macro-intelligence in every seemingly "automatic" occurrence in the world.
Well, there are few who live their little lives without realizing the need to be of assitance to some one, nor realizing this divine intelligence in every cell of the universe. Then there are people who know and are doing a lot of good work; with or without the frills. And finally there are people who are ever-ready to be of assitance. Their very attitude enlivens and energises one so much! Every learned civilization talks about this..being at beckon call is also a service in its own..

So to say, a piece of silence is also music when interjected between the right syllables of rhythm or tune.. And probably thats what John Milton wanted to say, when he said "They also serve, who only stand and wait"