Source: Río de la Plata: The Widest River You’ve Never Heard Of
Natarajan
Author: Natarajan
Message for the Day…”Nothing is permanent. Only the Divine Self (Atma) is eternal and immortal. ‘I’, ‘Self’, ‘God’ are all different names by which God, the Atmaswarupa is called. God incarnated as Rama, Krishna and the like, and underwent several difficulties to demonstrate great ideals”
You are unnecessarily struggling and planning several schemes, thinking about them day and night. In spite of all your struggles, what has to go out of your hands will go. Divinity in all the human beings is one and the same. The body is like a water bubble. The mind is like a mad monkey. If you follow this mad monkey, you will get into trouble. In the same manner, if you believe in the body, you do not know when this body, which is like a water bubble, will burst. Nothing is permanent. Only the Divine Self (Atma) is eternal and immortal. ‘I’, ‘Self’, ‘God’ are all different names by which God, the Atmaswarupa is called. God incarnated as Rama, Krishna and the like, and underwent several difficulties to demonstrate great ideals. Finally, every one of them left their mortal coil. The physical bodies of the Avatars undergo changes, but the Divine Soul (Atma) in their bodies remains the same. It is omnipresent, eternal, changeless and transcends time.
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Natarajan
Alex Chinneck’s Architectural Illusions…
வாரம் ஒரு கவிதை …” ஒற்றை சிறகோடு “…
ஒற்றை சிறகோடு …
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சிறகடித்து விண்ணில் பறந்து திரிந்த எனக்கு
பிறந்தாய் நீ ஒற்றை சிறகோடு குழந்தாய் !
சிறகு ஒன்று இல்லையென்பதால் மட்டும்
நீ ஒரு சிறைக் கைதி அல்ல கண்ணே !
ஒற்றை சிறகு பறவை நீ என நான்
உன்னை சிறை வைக்க மாட்டேன் தரையிலே !
நீயும் மறந்து விடு “நான் ஒரு ஒற்றை சிறகு
பறவை என்று..”
உன் பிஞ்சுக் கால் இரண்டும் தரையில் தட்டி தட்டி
மண்ணில் நீ நடை பயிற்சி முடித்து அந்த
விண்ணில் நீ பறக்க நினைக்கும் நேரம் நான் இருப்பேன்
உனக்கு ஒரு மற்றொரு சிறகாக !
என்னைப் போலவே உன்னையும் விண்ணில்
பறக்க வைப்பேன்…. தாய்ப் பறவை நான் !
ஒற்றை சிறகோடு விண்ணில் நீ பாயும்
நேரம் என் கண்ணில் தெரியுது இப்போதே !
மனம் இருந்தால் மார்க்கம் என்னும் வாக்கு
மனிதருக்கு மாத்திரம் அல்ல !
இந்த மண்ணில் பிறக்கும் எனக்கும் உனக்கும்
மற்றும் எல்லா உயிருக்கும் அந்த சொல்லே
மந்திரம் !
உன் இழப்பு பற்றி நினைக்காதே ..உன்
இலக்கு என்ன என்று மட்டும் நீ யோசி !
K.Natarajan … in http://www.dinamani.com dated 8th May 2017
Almost-full moon on May 9…
Message for the Day…”It is important that you consider every minute of your every day and celebrate it with new joy! Indeed, for a true devotee, every day is new; every day is a festival day!”
It is indeed foolishness to single out a particular day in a year and celebrate only that day with great joy. Everything in this objective world is impermanent and unreal. Hence we must contemplate on the eternal truth and reality. We should not waste our time brooding over the past or anticipating the future. It is great foolishness to worry about the future or the past, forgetting the present. The present is only real. Past is past, you cannot get it back, however much you pray for it. The future is hidden in the womb of time. Unable to internalise this truth, people worry about past and future. Hence, from now, give importance to the present. It is important that you consider every minute of your every day and celebrate it with new joy! Indeed, for a true devotee, every day is new; every day is a festival day!
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Message for the Day…”Having been blessed with a human birth, you should develop noble thoughts and experience bliss within. Only then will you be truly fortunate.”
The more you grind the sandalwood, the more it yields sandal paste. The more you crush the sugarcane, the more it yields sweet juice. As the gold is heated more and more, it becomes purer and shines with added brilliance. Likewise, the good qualities in a noble person blossom more and more as one passes through the vicissitudes of life. Embodiments of Love! The difficulties of life do not cause any hindrance to a person pursuing a noble course of life. In spite of these, he always remains at peace and contemplates on God constantly. Of all the living beings, to be born a human being is the rarest occurrence (Jantunam Narajanma Durlabham), so this life that you are gifted with is indeed a great good fortune. Having been blessed with such a human birth, you should develop noble thoughts and experience bliss within. Only then will you be truly fortunate.
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De Poezenboot: Amsterdam’s Cat Boat…
Message for the Day…”Who is the pure devotee…”
A pure devotee is one who possesses the quality of Udasina, being indifferent to external happening. The other quality a devotee must have is being free from egoism and possessiveness. And one should also get rid of the idea of doership and ownership and surrender everything to God. Krishna has declared in the Gita that such a devotee is dear to Him. Such a devotee naturally develops detachment towards all worldly concerns and is indifferent to the happenings in the phenomenal world. He is indifferent to praise or blame, pleasure or pain. Another quality you must have is giving up attachment to the fruits of one’s actions. Everything belongs to the Divine. Hence, engage yourself in worthy acts and experience God. Everyone in the divine mission, unaffected by success or failure, joy or sorrow, will receive God’s grace abundantly.
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Take off with Natarajan 