tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74906403740066685792024-03-04T23:08:25.779-08:00To the endless return . . .There is so much around us to absorb. Just if we could stay in the present. This blog is an expression of some of the energies that emerge out of my practice of being!TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-71193546255849175062023-03-31T15:39:00.003-07:002023-03-31T15:39:37.290-07:00 Advaith's commentary on reincarnation Advaith's commentary on reincarnation. In his own words:So, there is no heaven or hell in between; when your eyes close, and then they open again. The only thing that passes in reincarnation is your perception. No past personality. No past information. No information about your past life. You won't know that you reincarnated at all. It's confusing. Only your perception moves from one livingSateesh Nutulapatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916833200594945342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-60637101954402610752021-07-08T10:19:00.004-07:002021-07-08T10:24:46.884-07:00Are you really ready for what you desire?Sometimes when things do not go the way we want them, we get very disappointed. It could be a job promotion. It could be an entry into a college we really wanted. It could be capital for a project you want to start.It is easy to blame your circumstances, people, or even your luck. However, I have come to realize that it probably points to our readiness. Our preparedness. Is it possible thatSateesh Nutulapatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916833200594945342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-13801068415064867532021-01-16T16:15:00.000-08:002021-01-16T16:15:12.464-08:00 Advaith’s “Deep Thinking” – Jan 16, 2021On our way back home from a casual drive, Advaith, sitting in the back seat started talking something deep.“Sometimes, when I get into deep thinking, I ask questions like ‘why’. For example, why people want to make airplanes. I do not find an answer and that calms me down. I do that sometimes sitting and revolving in that swivel chair”, he said. He was referring to what we have seen him do Sateesh Nutulapatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916833200594945342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-83336121051736794752018-04-23T06:46:00.004-07:002018-04-23T06:52:29.158-07:00Course correction towards extraordinary
Yesterday, after writing a small blog post after many years, I felt very good. Immediately, I felt the need to be right as well, which I did not realize at that time. I published my post on Facebook. While on that website, I also posted a whimsical comment on a friend's post as follows:
Being energy is very different from controlling it. Consciousness is an experience of energy not Sateesh Nutulapatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916833200594945342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-22525474609958440522018-04-22T06:35:00.000-07:002018-04-22T06:35:05.296-07:00What is time?
The first thing to understand is time. "Understand" might be totally wrong. Examine, comprehend, contemplate upon, meditate on time.
If I told someone that they should prepare for a severe storm, the first question they might ask is when is the storm coming? If I tell them "someday", then, their response is "no action". If I tell them, "now", then, there is panic. Depending on how much Sateesh Nutulapatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916833200594945342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-41384033171108071982013-12-27T19:28:00.002-08:002013-12-27T19:28:40.134-08:00Let my questions be cleared!
Here is an excerpt from "The book of secrets" by Osho:
Bertrand Russel remembers that when he was a child he thought one day, when he is mature enough to understand all philosophy, all questions will be answered. Then later, when was eighty, he said, "Now I can say that my own questions are there standing, as they were standing when I was a child. No other questions have come because of these TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-10789384105038230482013-12-27T00:13:00.000-08:002013-12-27T00:18:35.556-08:00Why is idleness such a drudgery!
It's a long drive, let me pick up some music to listen while I drive.
It's a long journey, let me pick up a book to read on the train or maybe I can carry my DSLR to capture some good photos.
I have to just wait in the hospital room, let me load up my kindle with some recent books to catch up.
I have nothing to do while I am waiting there, let me copy some movies to my phone to watch.
Let TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-78214885858406658852013-07-02T11:23:00.002-07:002013-07-02T11:23:35.000-07:00You are neither the creator nor destroyer
you are neither
the creator
nor the destroyer
nor the subject
or the object
you are not
the catalyst
nor are you
the secret ingredient
you are but a carrier
of earth and ether
of spirit and air
and the endless fire
TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-74760015939392790992013-07-02T11:21:00.001-07:002013-07-02T11:21:53.350-07:00Creators of nuisance
creatures of nuisance
perhaps god's musings
frowned clowns
drowned twigs
hungry pigs
greedy dicks
running hares
snoring bears
free thinkers
full mind tinkers
logical bakers
reasonable fakers
creators of nuisance
the so called humans
perhaps god's errings
TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-83455441609049343422013-07-02T10:15:00.000-07:002013-07-02T10:16:57.732-07:00learn to love
learn to love
oh bloody fucking bastard!
learn to love
for thousands of years
learnt many things
sought power
fought for land
took pride
climbed high
called yourself
civilized
but dry you are
like the desert of thar
courteous pretentous
terrified petrified
you die, or
learn to love
oh fear-clad! before you die
TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-21620338100093278012013-05-30T10:07:00.000-07:002013-05-30T10:07:27.941-07:00fears, deep and hidden
the denied demons
let gone memories
restless, nostalgic thought-forms
fears, deep and hidden
of gone-by years
jump at once
for even tiny tremors
of ego-quake
wearing masks and hats
of protection, oh dear!
calling names
and speaking tounges
causing pain
and raking wounds
promises and words
given and taken
are they so weak
to stand facing
fears, deep and hidden
close your eyes
and seek but one
TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-13590692066209333132013-01-17T03:15:00.002-08:002013-01-17T03:15:54.752-08:00Doing or Being, or Being and Doing. or Doing and Being
One of the core conflicts on the path of spirituality that everyone faces is the question of whether to accept things as they are or do something about it. One path says let things happen the way they are happening - accepting that it is the will of a greater power and is directed towards a greater good. Another path says, we have a short time given to us and we have to stand up and do what is TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-91542439146619381172013-01-11T07:21:00.003-08:002013-01-11T07:21:30.333-08:00walking past twilight
i look at the moon and the stars
and wonder what they are writing on my cards
i nod my head left to right
and focus on the darkness of the night
as the mind refuses to sit still to meditate
i take a random walk just past twilight
the restlessness refuses to rest
the sleep is still far far away
sometimes the dreams talk gently
yet other times they elude and tease
for the unknown inside
no TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-21268563831189636872013-01-03T20:38:00.002-08:002013-01-03T20:44:49.950-08:00Intellect, Conflict and Self-realization
For years, I have been an intellectual and trying to reason everything out to find the truth and to know what is the right thing to do. I cannot claim that I found out the answers all the time; nevertheless, deep contemplation and logic have been my tools in life to solve problems and resolve conflicts. Soon after I became aware of my cognitive processes of logic and reason, which startedTheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-22135412071575531632012-09-16T22:55:00.002-07:002012-09-16T23:00:00.232-07:00streams of blurred consciousnesses
somewhere deep in the valley
amidst lost souls and
streams of blurred consciousnesses
i swim to find a shore
desperately, so badly
the places are all familiar
but they don't belong
earth and the breath
are all but borrowed on time
searching for that which
i have never known
knowing that i may not know
when i find
the water is cold
and it's burning my feet
walking in the water
is not that TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-81904980320588740392011-08-06T12:12:00.000-07:002011-08-06T12:18:19.289-07:00melody in the airI sat down to meditatetrying to clear my mind outpushing away all things unnecessaryto go deep, meditate, experience joya distant song, melody in the airreached my ears, and stuck my heartthe sound is good, but the time is notmy mind again pulled itself, readyperhaps it was the song of morning flockbirds flying out of their neststo start another unprecedented daybut right now, i have to TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-87936874468111691872011-08-01T11:51:00.000-07:002011-08-01T11:54:01.185-07:00I am sitting here alone in the dark roomI am sitting here alone in the dark roomlooking everywhere, and alertmy mind aware and afraidengulfing dark forces all aroundI close my eyes to escapethe fear darkness elicitsmoving deep and deeper insidestumbled upon another darknessthis time, the heart was afraidfinding within my mind, darkness so dreadfulmy heart flapped its wings hardto fly out of those unknown cornersI opened my eyes and satTheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-8307934001652124602011-07-30T10:55:00.001-07:002011-07-30T10:56:39.878-07:00oh dear, seek what you needwhen you are suffering, seek joywhen you are in the dark, seek lightif you see no hope, seek faithdon't panic and don't ask in hasteoh my beloved, don't seek explanationsseek your purpose, and wisdomyou shall be shown the pathseek strength and couragethe angels will fly by youoh dear, seek what you needask not, why this has happened,seek not, the dreadful, why me?to show you the causes,the TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-13892646999468932492011-07-21T12:43:00.000-07:002011-07-21T12:47:13.781-07:00Looking behind, and moving ahead...She looks behind, only a glanceDark and desolate the pathWith melancholy and deep longingBut she can see where the light is coming fromThousand memories pacing, racing, seeking attentionEach one afraid of oblivion, of losingSelling themselves and binding moreBuilding a fabric, with threads of painA voice from deep inside risesStands up and demands to be heard, followedThe feet move forward, one TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-74104987483258268122011-07-13T07:46:00.000-07:002011-07-13T07:47:27.199-07:00My heart is weeping!Is it all happening according to your plans,Killings in the name of supreme God,Or, are you testing us when we will take action?Should we wait for Peace or fight for Peace?Should we pity the wrong-doers and pray for their wisdom,Or, fight like Arjunas of this Yuga?Are we ignorant or are we submissive?Show us the path, throw some lightShall we believe that all the victims had their destinies,Or, TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-45074921659809980672011-06-15T11:44:00.000-07:002011-06-15T11:47:31.769-07:00DaybreakIt was hot and humid even at four in the evening. The scattered clouds here and there were not able to hide the midday sun's rays. The bus stopped and an elderly lady with a two bags full of biscuits to sell got on the bus. There is no seat free and she kept her bags next to a pole and stood holding the seat's arm-rest. When the conductor came, she gave three rupees and asked for a ticket to the TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-29417869347862943552011-06-07T10:07:00.000-07:002011-06-07T10:08:11.743-07:00Pens, pencils, paper & junki went to see this pondwhere i have been toldthe water is very cleari longed to see my selfin the reflection with such clarityi ran in hurry to reach therebent forward to look into the waterpens, pencils, paper and junkfrom my shirt pocket fell increated ripples in the waterand the reflection was not cleari could not perceive anythingi wanted to wait till the ripples are gonebut the sunlight has TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-79831231974117621402011-06-06T02:28:00.000-07:002011-06-06T02:29:46.370-07:00Learning to unlearn and let goFor a long time, I have been treading a path which is not only unclear but also very uncertain. I have been seeking wisdom; wisdom about things that are clearly visible to us, and things which are mystic. It is amazing to realize that the most common, day-to-day things are as, or more, complex than some of the mystic things. Well, in my journey to seek wisdom, I have tried to find the source of TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-22368515756543188742011-06-06T01:25:00.000-07:002011-06-06T01:26:22.676-07:00The one step to liberationLike professor Landgon says in Angels and Demons, "Faith is a Gift". My education lured me with proof of concept and snatched faith away from me long ago. Since then I have been fighting to find meaning through logical reasoning and intellectualization. I was offered the choice of red pill or blue pill during my "aksharabyasam" and force fed the red pill. I am just narrating the facts; no TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490640374006668579.post-20491363772982057672009-09-17T22:17:00.000-07:002009-09-17T22:18:56.740-07:00Why cannot we know the future? Or, can we?Well, many people might have asked this question many times in life. However, this current blog post is triggered after my friend commented on my previous post “What is Life?” and then said that she “wished” to know some things. I might not be able to provide the answers for all her questions, but I will try to give some pointers. Here is what she commented:Hey.. Welcome back.. Sateesh.. good TheExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288962987818686842noreply@blogger.com0