As pessoas que estão na minha lista do MSN e twitter muito geralmente se deparam com algumas frases que uso sempre, e que meio que se guiam pelo meu estado de espirito. tem 3 frases que gosto delas e as uso sempre. 1- A vida é boa e cheia de oportunidades; 2- A paciência é uma virtude e 3 – Foda-se!

Sim a primeira frase reflete minha parte otimista quando a vida, pra mim em tudo existe uma lição a ser aprendida, basta sabermos olhar bem pra tudo e sermos perspicazes o bastante pra entender todo esse mundo irônico a nossa volta, no meu entender a unica força que domina mesmo o seres humanos é a ironia, somos cercados por ela o tempo todo e pouquissimas pessoas sabem distingui-la dos eventos normais cotidianos, inclusive eu, mas e daí, o que importar e carregar dentro do si esse otimismo que que tudo vai melhorar, de que as merdas que nos cercam diariamente um dia são jogadas descarga abaixo e só nos resta um lugar bem bacana com cheiro de bom-ar lavanda.

Em uma conversa com uma amiga noite dessas ela me perguntou se a frase da paciência estaria ligada a mulheres, trabalho ou vida em geral. Não soube dizer e fui ironico a responder que sempre são as mulheres que deixam os homens confusos e sem chão. É que o exercicio da paciência no dia a dia me ajuda a ser um homem mais centrado. Bobagem, tava só me esquivando mesmo, a verdade atrás dessa frase é que depois de tanta tempestade, tanto caos na vida da gente não é possivel que não exista tempos de paz e harmonia, claro que os meus não chegaram e pelo visto estão longe de chegar. Tanto minha vida amorosa como a profissional são ambas motivos de piadas, ironias e sarcasmos internos constantemente.

Por fim a minha favorita: FODA-SE! Pessoas mais sensiveis podem se sentir insultadas com uma coisa assim, parece que a pessoa que diz isso não se importa com os sentimentos dos outros e não teve educação em casa. Não é bem por aí, o FODA-SE é mais como uma palavra de ordem, um chamamento a batalha constante pela felicidade que travamos, FODA-SE representa um grito de revolução interior, uma jihad (se não entendeu, sinta-se a vontade de procurar no google), tocar o FODA-SE representa a liberdade de fazer o que eu bem entender na hora que eu quiser, significa não dever nada a ninguém, se vc já leu algum livro de auto ajuda ou paulo coelho não vai entender nada aqui, porque aquelas merdas não fazem nada por ninguém. O FODA-SE é uma entidade que me diz pra seguir o que o meu coração quer e o que a minha cabeça me diz ser o certo, é a razão namorando com a emoção.

Tenho agido muito pela filosofia do FODA-SE sem me importar com as outras pessoas a minha volta, não sei bem o que tá acontecendo comigo na verdade, pode ser a carência me corroendo junto com a solidão, não quero me transformar naqueles velhos que só tem como amigos os 3 pitbulls (versão maculina da tia dos mil gatos no apto). Enfim ninguém tá aqui pra ficar lendo minhas lamúrias.

Gosto de pensar que essas frases são mantras que utilizo durante meus dias e realmente elas me ajudam bastante.

=)

See ya!

Santosha is being content with what we have. Santosha means to be at peace within and content with one’s life through all kinds of circumstances. There is a purpose for everything. It means being happy with what we have rather than being unhappy about what we don’t have.  Santosh, is to live in the moment, to be present. Do not focus on what you should have done or what you expect to do. Just be here now.

In south India, instead of saying thank you, they say “santosha” meaning “I am content.”

Things you can try to practice Santosha

Make the most of a negative situation

Spend time in a place of contentment today (walk in nature, hold hands with someone you love)

Do something co combat stress, practice yoga or meditate

Look for ways this week to actively “choose peace” in your thoughts about yourself and others

Affirmation for Santosha

I am content with myself and my life

I am grateful for everything that happens to me

I maintain balance in the face of hardships

I am a lighthearted being

Journal Writing Exercises:

What percent of the time are you content with yourself and your life?

What undermines your contentment?

When have you remained centered in the midst of negativity?

List reasons to be grateful

Yoga Posture for Santosha: Virasana or the Hero posture.

This one is difficult. If you can sit in Virasana and find contentment, you learn that contentment is not always an easy place.

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(Continuation of a talk given by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj in Chandigarh, India, on November 15, 2009)

If someone discovers you are acting insincerely with them in the world, his mood will go completely off. Yet you are acting like this before God who is all-powerful, omnipresent and all-knowing. From your mouth you verbally recite, “You alone are my mother,” but you love your physical mother who is at home. How could God grace you?

When you were a newborn and you were hungry or thirsty or a mosquito bit you or you wet your diapers or you felt cold what did you do? You couldn’t speak or indicate what you needed. Then how did you remedy this? You simply cried. For everything that bothered you there was just one remedy: crying. Your mother thought, “Why did he cry? Oh, he’s cold! Four hours have passed – he’s hungry!”

Your physical mother can make a mistake determining what you need. Your divine mother is not like this. But do we cry and beg for His grace? “My Lord, please remove this Maya. Grace me so I may see You. Bestow on me Your divine love.” Even if the technique is correct, the content is wrong – the majority of people ask instead for the world.

It is just because of this – practicing devotion with the physical body and senses and attaching the mind to the world – that we fail to receive God’s grace. We have passed through uncountable births doing exactly this. Even if you practice devotion for hours at a stretch, what do you do during that time? How many tears do you shed to meet God? Most say, “Oh, I didn’t do that. I was counting prayer beads,” “I read from a scripture,” or “I went on pilgrimage.” These are just physical things – what did your mind do? God wants your mind.

Milahin na Raghupati binu anuraga, kiye yoga japa gyana viraga.

God cannot be attained by any other means except love! You must cry and beg Him. Become like a small child and eliminate your cleverness. Being clever and cunning will work for you in the world, but not in your devotion. In devotion you have to again become like a small child and cry and ask God to see Him and to receive His love. Don’t ask for the world. The truth is whatever you get from this world makes you farther away from God.

Nahin kou as janma jaga mahin, prabhuta pai gyahi mad nahin.

The luxuries of this world increase pride and ego. Pride and ego and God are enemies. Therefore, the remedy for all these mental afflictions is to cry and call out to God. Beg Him for His grace. Don’t ask him for moksha, liberation, and don’t ask for bandhan, bondage, in the form of worldly desires. Only ask for grace. What do we know of what exists in His divine abode? Whatever He thinks is best He will bestow on us. Therefore we should also ask Him for the common sense to know what to ask for.

If a young child is presented with a priceless diamond or a piece of candy, he will choose the candy. What could he know about the value of the diamond? Once God went to the celestial abodes and Indra greeted Him with great pomp. God said, “Ask for a boon.” Indra said, “Please give me such a woman whose beauty has no compare anywhere in the three worlds.” God smiled and thought, “Just look at what he is asking for! Does he lack female companionship?” Menaka and the other celestial maidens also reside in the celestial abodes. But to fulfill his request, with His power of yogamaya, God manifested millions of women, “Here, choose one.” Indra chose one maiden, Urvashi. He took her afterwards to his Guru, Brihaspati. They bowed to him and asked for his blessing. Brihaspati said, “Who is this woman?” Indra said, “Guruji, I met God and then he said I should ask for boon and then… well…” Brihaspati said, “What? You made such a foolish request of God? You are defaming your Guru! God has unlimited divine bliss – why didn’t you ask for that? You have had the association of millions of women in previous lives. Aren’t you satisfied yet? Again you asked for a woman?” Indra said, “Oh. But Guruji, God already left. I made a mistake!”

So stop this disease of asking for the world. Just ask Him for His grace and love. Become innocent. Don’t apply your intellect to this. Reciting a special Sanskrit mantra or prayer won’t fulfill your aim. Cry and speak to him in your own language, whatever that may be. God responds to the feelings of your heart, not the words you utter. This understanding is the essence of all the scriptures.

© Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat and Bhakti Bliss, 2009

Yes, it was a bit cool yesterday, but it was a beautiful day and it was fantastic to be out on the bike. There is nothing that clears my head better than being on the bike. I stop over-analyzing everything and start just being.

When we’re on the bike, everything that has been on my mind, bothering me or getting on my nerves just seems to disappear. It’s me, my boyfriend and the bike. That’s all that matters and that’s all I care about in those moments.

Riding is always better when you’re with friends. We had a great breakfast at Butterfield’s in Scottsdale; however, if you don’t want your food the way they decide to prepare it…you’re SOL. I have to say that I’ve never heard someone put a waitress in their place in a more simple, honest manner than I did yesterday. Bed service, good food.

After the restaurant experience, we headed down through the Central Corridor to South Mountain, rode to the summit then hit the 51 and beat the rain back home. Curling up by a fire with hot cocoa, we ended the day watching a movie.

It just doesn’t get better than that. Hope you all had a great holiday.

 

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Un enfrentamiento entre Emos y Darketos Punks se dio lugar en la Cd. de Mexico.  Lo que parecia terminar en un violenta pelea, termino en paz gracias al Maha Mantra de los seguidores de Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Canto de Hare Krishna

¿Qué es el mantra?

Traído a occidente en 1966 por Srila Prabhupada, el mantra “Hare Krishna” se ha vuelto una frase familiar. Pero, ¿qué significa? En este corto ensayo tomado del LP “Conciencia de Krishna”, que fue con el que John Lennon y George Harrison conocieron el canto, Srila Prabhupada explica el significado del mantra Hare Krishna.

“La vibración trascendental que se establece mediante el canto Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama , Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, es el método sublime para revivir nuestra conciencia trascendental. Como somos almas vivientes de naturaleza espiritual, en un principio somos entidades conscientes de Krishna; pero, debido a nuestra relación con la materia desde tiempo inmemorial nuestra conciencia se encuentra ahora adulterada por la atmósfera material.

Escucha el mantra Hare Krishna cantado por Srila Prabhupada y varios devotos:

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La atmósfera material que es en la que actualmente estamos actuando se denomina maya, o ilusión. Maya significa “lo que no es”. Y ¿en qué consiste esa ilusión? En que todos estamos tratando de ser amos de la naturaleza material, cuando en realidad nos hallamos en las garras de sus severas leyes. Si un sirviente trata artificialmente de imitar al amo todo poderoso, ello se denomina ilusión. Estamos tratando de explotar los recursos de la naturaleza material, pero, de hecho, nos estamos enredando cada vez más en sus complejidades. Por lo tanto, aunque estamos dedicados a una ardua lucha por conquistar la naturaleza, nos hemos vuelto, no obstante, más dependiente de ella. Esta lucha ilusoria en contra de la naturaleza material puede ser detenida de inmediato, si revivimos nuestra conciencia de Krishna eterna. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, es el proceso trascendental para revivir esa conciencia original y pura. Mediante el canto de esta vibración trascendental, podemos limpiar de recelos nuestros corazones. El principio básico de todos esos recelos lo constituye la falsa conciencia de que “Yo soy el señor de todo lo que veo”. El cultivo de conciencia de Krishna no es una imposición que se le hace a la mente. Esa conciencia es la energía natural y original de la entidad viviente. Cuando oímos la vibración trascendental, dicha conciencia se revive.

Ese sencillísimo método de meditación se recomienda para esta época. Además mediante la experiencia práctica, se puede percibir que en virtud del canto de este maha-mantra, o el Gran canto para la liberación, uno puede sentir de inmediato un éxtasis trascendental que proviene del estrato espiritual. Cuando nos encontramos inmersos en el concepto material de la vida, nos ocupamos afanosamente de la cuestión de la complacencia de los sentidos, como si nos halláramos en la etapa animal inferior. Un poco más arriba de esa posición de complacencia de los sentidos, uno se dedica a la especulación mental con miras a zafarse de las garras materiales. Por encima de esa posición especulativa, cuando uno es lo suficientemente inteligente, trata de averiguar cual es la causa suprema de todas las causas, dentro y fuera. Y cuando uno está de hecho en el plano de entendimiento espiritual, habiendo superado las etapas de los sentidos, la mente y la inteligencia, se encuentra entonces en el plano trascendental. Este canto del mantra Hare Krishna emana del plano espiritual, y, en consecuencia, esta vibración sonora supera todos los estratos inferiores de la conciencia – es decir, el sensual, el mental y el intelectual-.

Por consiguiente, no es necesario entender el lenguaje del mantra, ni se necesita de ningún malabarismo mental ni de ningún ajuste intelectual para cantar este maha-manta. Es automático, pues proviene del plano espiritual, y por ello cualquiera puede participar del canto sin requerir ninguna cualidad previa. Claro que en una etapa más avanzada, se espera que no se cometan ofensas, en virtud del entendimiento espiritual. Al principio puede que no se presenten todos los éxtasis trascendentales, pero no hay duda alguna de que cantar por un rato lo lleva a uno de inmediato al plano espiritual, y uno exhibe el primer síntoma de ello en el vivo deseo de bailar al compás del canto del mantra. Hemos visto esto en la práctica. Hasta un niño puede participar en el canto y baile. Por supuesto que, a alguien que está muy enredado en la vida material, le toma un poco más de tiempo, pero incluso así de inmerso en lo material, es elevado al plano espiritual muy rápidamente. Cuando un devoto puro del Señor canta el mantra con amor, tiene la máxima eficacia en los oyentes, y por ello este canto debe ser oído de labios de un devoto puro del Señor, de manera que se puedan obtener efectos inmediatos. En tanto como sea posible, debe evitarse oír el canto de labios de los no devotos. La leche que ha sido tocada por los labios de una serpiente, tienen efectos venenosos. La palabra hara es la forma de dirigirse a la energía del Señor, y las palabras krishna y rama son formas de dirigirse al propio Señor. Tanto krishna como rama significan “El placer supremo”, y hara es la suprema energía de placer del Señor, que se convierte en hare en el vocativo. La suprema energía de placer del Señor nos ayuda a alcanzar al Señor. La energía material, llamada maya, es también una de las múltiples energías del Señor. Y nosotros, las entidades vivientes, somos la energía marginal del Señor. Se sabe que las entidades vivientes son superiores a la energía material. Cuando la energía material se pone en contacto con la energía inferior, surge una situación incompatible, pero cuando la energía marginal superior se pone en contacto con la energía superior, denominada hara, se sitúa en su condición normal y feliz. Estas tres palabras, es decir, hara, krishna y rama, son las semillas trascendentales del maha-mantra.

El canto es un llamado espiritual al Señor y a su energía, para que brinden protección al alma condicionada. Este canto es exactamente igual al llanto genuino de un niño que llama a su madre. Madre Hara ayuda al devoto a obtener la gracia del supremo padre, y el Señor se le revela al devoto que canta este mantra con sinceridad. En esta época de riña e hipocresía, ningún medio de iluminación espiritual es tan eficaz como el maha-mantra: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama , Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.”

Descargar mp3 del Maha Mantra Hare Krishna

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Un enfrentamiento entre Emos y Darketos Punks se dio lugar en la Cd. de Mexico.  Lo que parecia terminar en un violenta pelea, termino en paz gracias al Maha Mantra de los seguidores de Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Just would like to share a motto I like to live by.

“Always now, never later.” – J.Houden

PAGIIIIII…….

It’s really a good morning,bener gak?

Just a note sebelum melaksanakan aktifitas nih…semoga bermanfaat ya

Pagi ini, karena ada perlu, ki mandi lebih pagi daripada biasanya.

Kalo biasanya ki mandi setelah temen2 kosan yang punya kepentingan lebih pagi, entah kuliah ataupun kerja, sekitar jam 8-1/2 9, maka pagi ini ki mandi jam 7, tepat setelah temen kosan yang kuliah pagi menyelesaikan ritual mandi paginya.

Laluuuu, baru juga masuk ki udah digedor2 ama temen ki yang kerja, dia bilang dia udah telat. BT? Nggak kok, mood ki lagi bagus jadi nggak terlalu ambil pusing. Kebetulan ki mandi gak lama, jadi ki sahutin “tunggu aja”, bener kan?. 10 menit kemudian ki dah selesai. Dia lagi nungguin depan kamar mandi sambil tetap dengan mantranya bahwa dia telat. Kiki?langsung kepikiran buat nulis note ini, hehehe…

Ki juga bukan orang yang baik dalam memanajemen waktu, tapi ki lagi giat2nya berusaha untuk berpikir positif dan simple. Just FYI, kamar mandi di kost ini ada 2 (tapi yang biasa dipake emang cuma 1), di bawah juga ada 2 lagi , jadi waktu ki mandi ada 3 kamar mandi kosong, liat kan “kesempatannya”?, so, kenapa harus menggedor kiki dan mengucap mantra bahwa dia sudah telat ?

Pernah ngerasa gak,

ketika kita berfikir bahwa kita telat (atupun hal negatif lainnya), maka seluruh alam pun mendukung “ketelatan” kita.

Kamar mandi ngantri, angkutan umum yang tak kunjung dateng atau ngetem lama, kendaraan sendiri yang entah kenapa tau2 ngambek,dan sebagainya, dan kita masih saja mengucap mantra yang sama, bukan MERUBAH mantranya.

Beberapa hari yang lalu ki di posisi dia, tapi mengucap mantra yang berbeda, jadi ki mandi di kamar mandi 1 lagi, hasilnya? Ki gak telat dan ki gak mengganggu ketenangan orang lain yang lagi mandi.

Sama aja, di bisnis ki juga jalanin berusaha seperti itu, stock kosong ya cari gantinya yang sejenis, gak ada juga ya bilang baik2 ma konsumennya, pasti dia ngerti kan, malah mungkin order yang lain. Belum ada yang mau gabung ya liat aja kikinya, emang belum penuh jalanin bisnisnya, jadi nikmatin yang bonus dari jualan aja dulu.

Udah menjelang jam kerja, met kerja ya temen2, makasih udah baca note gak penting ini..semoga bermanfaat..

Yuk, ubah mantra kita pagi ini.. Have a nice Monday…

riez419

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Multumesc. Folosim acest cuvant atat de des (si parca tot nu-l folosim destul de des) si habar nu avem ce reprezinta.

Dupa scrierea postului despre Gebeleizis, in minte mi-a venit si cuvantul: Multzam (forma mai veche a cuvantului Multzumesc).

MulTZAm. Sa insemne acest cuvant de fapt o multime de TZA, o gramada de TZA? Este el o invocare a lui Gebeleizis? Cred ca da.

Daca Tza pare sa fie o invocare a lui Gebeleizis se prea poate ca TZAM sa fie o bij-mantra a lui Gebeleizis, a zeului suprem.

Alte cuvinte care par sa aiba legatura cu Gebeleizis: Trasnea, Tzandarei, Motz.

“Do you want to have some dinner?” I asked the fellow freshman out of the blue as we stood in the hallway after class.

Her intensity, energy and even short black hair framing a pale white face had attracted me for some time, but I’d never found a good time to ask her out.

Dark brown eyes darted off to the right, and a small slit smile off to the left.

“No thanks I don’t date,” she told me quietly.

“Oh well, maybe tomorrow then?” I asked with plenty of helpful puppy personality.

“No, I mean,” she added, her smile growing larger. “I mean I don’t date.”

Finally all the clues I had been overlooking for weeks came to mind: her friends, her interests, her attitude toward our instructor. There had been plenty of clues that should have told me what her answer would be. I just hadn’t taken the time to observe and reflect on them.

And that’s how most business owners go prospecting. Absorbed in what we need–more business and recognition–we constantly overlook all the clues that point to someone’s lack of interest, or at least the psychological button we should be pressing to keep their interest.

A few years ago it was easier to stay oblivious to all the clues: they were more subtle and elusive. But today we have no excuse for not being better educated. Almost every blog offers a fresh insight or technique that we could use.

Social media sites not only offer education; they also provide a powerful example of how differently people interact in the social media age. Those who have made huge fortunes on the internet are really culture-builders; while the second-tier success stories only manage to build communities or “tribes.”

Internet success has always been mostly about seeing which the way is blowing. Even after leaving our computers, we need to feel special, smart, and acknowledged by someone rich or famous for our personal qualities. As we use social media more, we carry away these expectations and dreams. In the second decade of the new century, successful businesses will become better at recognizing all the clues, and responding to them creatively.

How many media-savvy college freshmen are repeating the mistakes I made so many years ago? Probably thousands. We’re all merely Getting Any human after all.

Are you experiencing a bad dasha or period in your horoscope?
Are you been continuously nagged by ill health despite taking all precautions, exercise and medical care?
Are you having a day long fatigue feeling and tried all tricks to get the energy back?

Any of your dear and near one’s are suffering from continuous ill health?

If Yes , then try chanting these powerful Dhanwanthari Mantras to keep illness at bay. Any way it is ok to try some thing which has no ill effects on you and doesn’t cost you any money!!!!!

Gentle reminder-Mantra only and no exercise will not improve your condition

Lord Dhanwantari

Lord Dhanwantari, as per hindu Vedas and Puranas, is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Dhanvantari is said to be the God of Ayurvedic medicine and physician of the Gods.Lord Dhanvantari is worshiped by devotees to seek his blessings and for sound health. Lord Dhanwantari is portrayed as “Chatur Bahu” Vishnu (with four hands), holding medical herbs in one hand and a pot containing rejuvenating nectar called amrita in another.

Incarnation of Lord Dhanvantari

According to Shreemad Bhagwat and Sushrut Samhita , Lord Dhanvantari emerged from the ocean with a pot of Amrit when the ocean of milk was churned by Gods and demons for Amrita (nectar). Goddess Mahalakshmi also re-born on the same day and therefore the birthdays of Goddess Lakshmi (Dhan Teras) and Lord Dhanvantari are celebrated on the same day. Lord Dhanvantari emerged out of the ocean holding Amrit Pot, Shankha, Chakra and Jalauka in his four hands. Lord Dhanvantari protects all living beings from diseases, untimely death and eliminates sorrows.

Practitioners of Ayurveda (the Indian traditional medicine) celebrates Dhanvantari Jayanti with much devotion.Devotees also make it a point to visit Lord Dhanwantari Temples to seek his blessings for good health.

Dhanvantari Mantra for Good Health

Lord Dhanvantari Mantra or Dhanwantri Mantra is the prayer addressed to appease Lord Dhanvantari, the God of Ayurvedic medicine. Lord Dhanwantari is considered to be the earliest practitioner of Ayurveda – a system of traditional medicine native to India.

Dhanvantari Mantra :

Om Namo Bhagavathe
Maha Sudharshanaya
Vasudevaya Dhanvantaraye;
Amrutha Kalasa Hasthaaya
Sarva Bhaya Vinashanaya
Sarva Roga Nivaranaya
Thri Lokaya Pathaye
Thri Lokaya Nithaye
Sri Maha Vishnu Swarupaya
Sri Dhanvantri Swarupaya
Sri Sri Sri Aoushadha Chakra Narayanaya Namaha

Meaning of Dhanvantari Mantra

We pray to the God, who is known as Sudarshana Vasudeva Dhanvantari. He holds the Kalasham full of nectar of immortality. Lord Dhanvantri removes all fears and removes all diseases. He is the well wisher and the preserver of the three worlds. Dhanvantari is like Lord Vishnu, empowered to heal the Jiva souls. We bow to the Lord of Ayurveda.

Short (Eka Sloka) Dhanvantari Mantras :
1) Namani Dhanwanthary Aadi Devam , Surasura Vanditham Pada Padmam, Loke Jara Rugbhay Mrityu Nashakam , Datharam Eesham
Vividhaushadhinam
Meaning :- “O Lord Dhanvantary, I bestow before you.Your Lotus feet is worshiped both by the Sur[Good people] / Asur [Demons or Bad people]. You have the power to keep away people of this world from Miseries, diseases, ailments, Oldness, fear of diseases. O God, give me your blessings and medicines to cure the sick humanity.

2) “Shankham chakramuparyadhashcha karyordivyaushidham dakshine,Vamenanyakaren sambhratsudhakumbham jalaukavalim”

3) “Achyuthananda Govinda Vishno Narayanamrith Roganme Nashay Asheshanashu Dhanwantharaye Hare”

4) Vishnoh Krishna Janardhana Achyutham Hare Narayana Shree Pathe, Vaikunda Mrutham Kashavam Mukundananda Damodaram , Shaure Madhavam Padmanabha Bhagavan Govinda Dhanwanthare , Roganme Nithyam Nivaryathu Te Namamratham Sampratam.

List of Dhanvantari Temples in South India:

1.Dhanwantari Temple  – At Ranganathaswamy Temple , Srirangam ,Tamil Nadu.
2.Sri Dhanwantari Temple – Located at Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Campus (Arya Vaidya Chikitsalayam and Research Institute),Coimbatore ,Tamilnadu
3.Lord Dhanvantari Temple , Nelluva – Located at about 20 km from Guruvayur,Thrissur,Kerala.
4.Sree Rudra Dhanwanthari Temple – Situated at Pulamanthole, Malappuram,Kerala
5.Sree Dhanwantari Temple – At Peringavu ,Thrissur , Kerala
6.Dhanwantari Temple – Erumapetty, Vadakkanchery ,Thrissur , Kerala
7.Dhanvantri Kshetram (temple) – Situated at the outskirts of Calicut, Kerala
8.Dhanvantari Temple – Kannur (Cannanore) , Kerala

There are no major permanent temples dedicated to Lord Dhanwantari in North India.

Chant these mantras 8,16,64 or 108 times based on your time availability.Use these mantras when you are requested to pray for any one who is sick or ill.

May Lord Dhanwanthari bestow good health, longevity and youthfulness to all of us.

Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu !!!!

Here are Ways #s 4 and 5 from the last post which promised you 5 Ways to Be More Great-full (Boost Your Gratitude Attitude)…

#4: FAMILY (or couple’s) GRATITUDE BOOK
We just spent a very pleasant hour doing this great art & writing interactive project. So simple and yet so meaningful and fun! Quality family time!

We do not watch television, nor do our children. We are dedicated to parenting consciously and strive to support a vibration of love in our household. Yet, given that my husband and I are both entrepreneurs, with seven businesses between the two of us, and given that our children are still quite young, we know how important and sometimes challenging it can be to come up ideas (not to mention time, energy and materials) for positive family experiences.

I myself am about the least craftsy person you will ever meet and can draw a stick figure on a good day! So believe me when I tell you: Yes, you CAN do this project, and probably with what’s already available in your home. It really ranks high on simple, high on fun, high on memorable, and low on expense. (I can NEVER do those Origami things, puuleeeeeazzze, can we talk?)

Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time to do this Family Gratitude Book…but of course so is any day that ends in “y.” Monday, Tuesday…. Enjoy!

Materials:

All you need is:

Some blank paper (we used printer or copy paper, white)

Construction paper

Ribbon or brass brads to secure the book

Markers, pencils, hole punch and/or scissors

Optional: Stickers, stamps, other art supplies, scrapbook, photos

Definitely: A little bit of time and lots of love!

We started by making a brainstormed list of everything we are grateful for. You can do this any way you like; follow your own creative impulses & inspiration. We have four family members, so I decided to color code what we wrote on this collective page or you could just all write and draw without attributing who said/drew what, or make a chart, have sections of the page, etc. The things my 6-year-old called out first were written in yellow, my 10-year-old chose blue, I picked purple and my husband green. We made a color key on the page and wrote and drew various things we are thankful for: Our dog came first, followed by a lovely torrent such as family and friends, food, a good home, music, the Earth, music, health, God, life and so on.

Then I gave each family member a separate page on which to do whatever they like, the only requirement being that whatever is on the page relates to or represents what they are thankful for. We stuck in some more blank pages, so we can add more later as we are inspired.

The kids each got to pick a color for the front and back covers. The older did the words, the younger did the drawings. We punched holes, added brads, all signed the masterpiece and voila! A Family Gratitude Book.

Not only a wonderful way to spend part of our Thanksgiving Day, but a precious keepsake, and, I trust, a new family tradition as well. We will be sharing this book with family all weekend long and inviting them to add to it as well. And of course, it can be done any day! Every day bears its own gifts if we just open the package.

Today we focused mainly on what we are thankful for in our current lives (now), but we could also include wonderful memories (past) and gratitude for all the blessings on the way! (future)

Alternative for Couples: You can also do this as a Couple’s Gratitude Book or Journal, a beautiful way to show appreciation and deepen connection. So few marriages last or are happy, as we all know, and I am blessed to have a deliriously, deLIGHTfully ecstatic marriage, 12 years strong and better every day. One of the reasons is of course, the selection of the right mate; but in order to do so, we had to do the necessary self-healing and inner preparation to bring whole, healthy individuals to the relationship. Much of this work is presented in my book: The Radical Self-Love Workbook. But it is also essential to nurture even the best of relationships, and my husband and I do so daily in many creative ways such as this.

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Whether you do the Gratitude Book as a homemade book like we did today, like a scrapbook or journal, and whether you do it as a family activity or a couple’s relationship-enhancer, it will help you see your life through the eyes of love and gratitude, and bring you even closer with those you love. Enjoy! And I welcome you to send me a comment or email to share your experience.

#5: Honor the 4 Directions and 4 Sacred Elements:

Earth, Air, Fire, Water

You do not have to be Native American to appreciate one of their traditions, which is to honor the Medicine Wheel, facing each of the four directions, thanking each one for their gifts. This is also a tradition in all indigenous cultures including pre-Christian Europe (a.k.a. Wicca, Druidry, paganism, et al.), Africa, Australia, Hawaii and South America.

In fact, if you scratch the surface beneath contemporary religions on any part of the Earth, you will find an ancient shamanic tradition that honors all the directions and all of nature as sacred.

All things follow this cycle of birth, growth, fruition and quietude, whether we are looking at seasons, a lifespan, a day, or a garden. The beauty of Medicine Wheel ceremony and the paradigm itself is that it can be applied to our lives in so many ways.

So how do you honor the directions and elements, to give thanks for what they give to us so generously? Here are a few ideas:

* Altar: Create an altar to each direction or a Medicine Wheel altar encompassing all the directions/elements. This can be in your home or outside. My husband specializes in creating Medicine Wheels as a sacred practice on the land, and has helped others to do this as well.

* Cherokee Dance of Life – You would need to learn this in person from someone who has learned it, oral tradition. This is an incredible moving meditation to all 4 directions, peoples, and elements which also honors Mother Earth and Father Sky, balances their energies as sacred partners in our hearts, and helps us give away the gifts of Spirit that are our special medicine to share with the world through our right work and service. Occasionally my husband and I share this Dance with our community. If you live near Sacramento, and would like to experience this dance, let us know so we can invite you. Or perhaps Spirit will guide you to another teacher of this beautiful tradition.

* Drum, chant, play flute to each direction

* Give offerings such as cornmeal, tobacco or sage smoke to each direction

* Speak aloud from your heart to each direction and give thanks

* Sweat lodge

* Vision quest

If you do either sweat lodge or vision quest, please do so with the guidance of a Native elder to be sure you do it properly and safely.

* Journal or journey (shamanic meditation) to discover what power animals comprise your personal Medicine Wheel of your own energy field. I love to lead these meditations when I am called to do so. Honoring your own inner Medicine Wheel supports a strong aura and keeps you connected to your spirit guides, if this resonates for you.

Associations with Each Direction

Depending on which culture or even which tribe you consult, there are somewhat different associations with the directions, colors, elements and meanings, the medicine or power that direction helps us receive and embody. The one I am most familiar with follows but this is not dogma, merely a summary of what I have found to be the more universal associations. Follow your own heart and work with any spiritual practice in the way that resonates for your own heart and inner truth.

While I have a small amount of native blood, I was adopted and was not raised in that tradition. I discovered shamanism after my initiation and spiritual awakening 15 years ago. I do not claim to be a tribal elder or teacher of any one tradition. I am an interfaith minister, meditation teacher, hypnotherapist, energy healer and intuitive life coach. I have been on the path of Spirit, studying, practicing and sharing healing and wisdom teachings from many cultures for several decades, so I offer here a simplified summary as a starting point for your discovery journey. You would do well to study more in depth with a local teacher steeped in the particular tradition that calls to your spirit, and of course feel free to research further on the Web, in books, classes, and listen to your own inner guidance. I always say the best way to pray, do ceremony or ritual is the way that feels best to you, with harm to none, of course. But we do need to honor the specific traditions so they are not all diluted through multiculturalism.

From the East we have the yellow people (Asia) and the gift of Air, Brother Wind, clarity of vision, inspiration, the new day, new beginnings, establishment of purpose and intention, and springtime.

From South, we receive the wisdom of the black people (Africa), Fire. The tools, strength, perseverance and energy to follow through and manifest, midday/ noon, summer, also humor and passion, innocence and trust.

The West gives us the culture of the Red people (such as Native Americans), the setting sun, Water, emotions, the fall season, self-evaluation toward completion, looks-within time, peace, rest and healing.

And the North represents the White (European) people and all their cultural gift. The sacred mountain, winter, midnight, time to slow down, go within and be still to receive guidance for what comes next. Completion, what you keep from the past cycle and all that you have accomplished and learned. It is also associated with the Spirit and wisdom.

Note: You can also honor the other 3 directions: Earth (below), Sky (above) and Center (within).

I hope you enjoyed these five creative ways to give thanks and I wish you abundant blessings on your journey!

Finally, in the spirit of Sufi mystic poet Rumi, I invite you to kiss the ground. Blow kisses to the sky. Bow to everything. Everything is sacred.

With Love,

Sage

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“Let the beauty we love be what we do.

There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”

- Rumi

Happy Thanksgiving!

“The eye, altering, alters all.” – William Blake

I recently saw the movie Up with my family and we were touched by the sweet message that it is the most simple moments that have the most meaning for us. I call those moments, like when Russell sits on the curb counting red and blue cars with his dad and then with his new (grand)father figure at the end of the movie, the “pearls on life’s necklace.” Individually, they are precious and delicate, yet strung one after another, they form a true treasure.

In an earlier post, I shared several reasons why it is so essential to enhance our gratitude attitude. So now, as promised, here are some fun, practical ideas for how to become even more grateful (great full), how to count more of those pearls and value them with your heart, while they are in your hands:

1. My Feet Touch the Earth.

A Native American custom is to give thanks to Mother Earth each morning upon rising, when your feet first touch the floor or ground. This helps us remember that the land we live upon is alive and sacred, worthy of our deepest respect and greatest appreciation. It also helps you receive her bounty, through food, health, abundance and every good thing you can touch or experience through your senses, and to feel more grounded and “in your body.” Another thing I love about this practice is it takes zero extra time; it’s just a shift in consciousness, and isn’t that what we are most striving for?

2. Write a (different kind of) Thank-You Letter.

Well, you already know about the traditional thank-you-for-the-gift kind of letter. I believe it’s on the Endangered Species List. (When’s the last time to sent or received one of those?) I highly recommend we resuscitate these as they bring and spread so much joy, especially the kind of letters, cards and notes you can actually…what’s that called?….Oh, yeah, TOUCH with your actual hands and reread over and over without having to go online. What a concept!

In addition to writing to give thanks for specific gifts or favors you have received, I propose you explore writing Thank-You Letters to:

* Your loved ones…just because

* Yourself

* God/The Universe

* Your Body

* Money

* Your Ancestors

* The Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Sun, Moon, Stars…

You see, the possibilities are as infinite as your abundantly grateful heart.

3. Take a Gratitude Walk.

Dedicate a walk to the awareness of thankfulness. This is a walking meditation and is best done in silence or punctuated only with your statements of appreciation or a simple mantra such as:

* Thank you, God, for all that is.

* Right here, right now, beauty all around me.

* I give thanks.

* I am thankful.

Your gratitude mantra can also just run in your mind without being spoken aloud. You can rhythmically coordinate the mantra to your steps, or not; follow your own guidance and what your body tells you to do.

Another option is to think or praise something with each step or everytime you notice something you are thankful for, such as: “Thank you for my feet that I may walk. Thank you for these trees I see…. Thank you for the air I breathe. Thank you for my children (husband, wife, etc..). Thank you for my home. Thank you for my dog. Thank you for my car. Thank you for my work. Thank you for music….”

While you are walking, you may give thanks for gifts from Spirit which you can see and hear and touch in the present moment, or other blessings in your life, counting your pearls, but the key is to keep every step, every breath, every moment focused on hearful, mindful appreciation.

This is an excellent exercise which combines nourishing your body through the movement itself with nourishing your mind, heart and soul by returning your awareness to what is precious and good, all around you and within you.

As a meditation teacher for the past 11 years, I have frequently met beginning students who lament, “I can’t meditate because I can’t sit still so long. My body hurts and gets fidgety.” Some meditation disciplines and teachers simply reply to this: “Just sit. Let the distraction of the mind chatter and body aches just fade away and just sit anyway. They are all illusions, and your mind will eventually clear as you ignore the ‘monkey mind.’”

This is true for some people, some of the time, as with so much wisdom. However, some people really do need to move more often. This can be due a medical condition, a tendency toward being highly kinesthetic, and/or a need to move energy and remember they have a body through touch and motion.

I am solidly in the latter category myself and find that I benefit optimally from a kaleidoscopic, multicultural meditation practice, drawn from Eastern and Western traditions – like the Meditation for Busy People course I designed for and taught at Kaiser Permanente. Sometimes still, some moving, sometimes silent, others with chanting or music or sacred sounds, sometimes focusing on the heart, third eye, or other chakra, other times aware of the whole body and energy field, sometimes open-eyed (gazing meditation is called “tratakam” in India), sometimes closed, focused on the inner space. Let me know if you would like to me to share more of my knowledge of meditation in this blog column. I teach many methods in my workshops, teleseminars and private practice and share them also on my meditation audios.

For whatever reason, if you do not enjoy an extended sitting meditation practice, you will likely give up on it, so I highly recommend exploring moving meditation such as Tai Chi, Chi Gun, Native American Dance of Life (Dance to the 4 Directions) and even some dynamic forms of yoga, or simply authentic body movement and dance as a meditation. Walking meditations like this gratitude walk is another wonderful way to integrate Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit, so give yourself permission to move while you meditate, and give yourself credit for “meditating” if you are moving consciously and feeling a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefit.

Anything you do that brings your awareness to the present moment, that cultivates mindfulness and what I call heartfulness, is a form of meditation, be it walking, stretching, drinking a cup of tea, even cooking or cleaning.

As Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nat Hanh says, whatever you are doing, even if you are washing dishes, it is the most important thing in the world.And it can be done joyfully and gratefully. Absolutely anything and everything is a meditation when done with focus and appreciation. Right here. Right now. Love.

So I invite you to join me in striving to live Life as The Grand Meditation. The Prayer of Thankfulness that Never Ends. The moment of choice, the moment of change, the moment of power, healing and grace, is now.

∞

As for me, time to go practice gratitude with my family. Right here. Right now. We are about to create a Family Gratitude Book! I’ll let you know how it turns out, and I suspect that may become Gratitude Tip #4.

Your life can change in a moment’s notice.

And the moments you notice can change your entire life.

So, my friends, have a beautiful day…and another…and another…Keep adding to, and treasuring those precious gifts of moments of simple pleasure, in oneness, and in the company of loved ones, the pearls on your necklace of life.

With Love, Sage

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Kurt Vonnegut.

Philip K. Dick.

The Kinks.

George Clooney (el auténtico).

J. G. Ballard.

Dante Alighieri.

Lloyd Cole.

Vladimir Nabokov.

John Cheever.

François Truffaut.

Stanley Kubrick.

Las Torres Gemelas.

Bob Dylan.

Marcel Proust.

La Cienciología.

Jarvis Cocker.

El 11-S.

Pink Floyd.

David Lynch.

Mark Rothko.

Xenófanes de Colofón.

El Coyote y el Correcaminos.

David Foster Wallace.

Franco Battiato.

La invasión de Irak.

The Beatles.

Adolfo Bioy Casares.

Ray Bradbury.

Todo esto -y mucho más- se concentra en El fondo del cielo (Ed. Mondadori), la última novela, recién publicada, de Rodrigo Fresán (Buenos Aires, 1963), uno de esos novelistas sobre los que se acumulan tópicos críticos mil veces leídos en las revistas y los suplementos literarios, tópicos que suelen echar para atrás al lector avezado, que tiende a sospechar si detrás de tanto halago no se encuentra, una vez más, la habitual maniobra publicitaria de unas editoriales que tienen que vender libros como otros tienen que vender yogures, ponderando las cualidades de su producto sobre los de la competencia, y haciendo de cada novedad editorial “la obra que la literatura estaba esperando“, “la novela que cambia radicalmente la narrativa de nuestros tiempos” o “el libro sin cuya lectura no se puede afrontar la experiencia de vivir en estos tiempos convulsos que nos han tocado en suerte“. En fin.

Y sin embargo…

A veces ocurre que cuanto se dice se corresponde exacta y milimétricamente con la realidad de lo que uno lee, y resulta que todo encomio es poco. Es el caso de Rodrigo Fresán, autor afincado en Barcelona a quien descubrí en 2003 a raíz de la lectura de su anterior novela, Jardines de Kensington (2003), que me puso tras la pista de uno de esos escritores a los que se ama y se odia con idéntica pasión: amor devoto que se les profesa por brindarte la oportunidad de leer una obra cuya lectura marca un antes y un después en tu experiencia como lector; odio sin paliativos porque esas novelas, esos relatos siempre son escritos por otro que no eres tú, que nunca vas a llegar a nada… En otro lado escribió Fresán sobre esto mismo, pero con más misericordia:

«existen tan sólo dos categorías de escritores y, por lo tanto, dos categorías de lectores.
Están aquellos que al final de un cuento suspiran ¿Por qué no se me habrá ocurrido a mí? Y están los que optan por sonreír ¡Qué suerte que se le ocurrió a alguien!» (de «Apuntes para una teoría del lector», en La velocidad de las cosas, 1998; cito por la edición de Mondadori, 2002, pág. 15)

En un lugar distinto (Mantra, Ed. Mondadori, año 2001, pág. 127) ya había dejado escrito que:

«La literatura, si se lo piensa un poco, es la más democrática de las artes. Todos cuentan con los mismos medios. Lo único que se necesita es saber leer y escribir. El resto corre por cuenta de cada uno.»

Pues eso…

Rodrigo Fresán

¿Que qué ha escrito este hombre? Bueno, pues es autor de tres libros de relatos:

• Historia argentina (1991), que ha sido reeditado hace pocas semanas.
• Vidas de santos (1993).
• La velocidad de las cosas (1998).

También de una recopilación de textos publicados en prensa:

• Trabajos manuales (1994).

Y de tres novelas, que ahora ya son cuatro:

• Esperanto (1995).
• Mantra (2001).
• Jardines de Kensington (2003).
• El fondo del cielo (2009).

El fondo del cielo no es una novela de ciencia-ficción, aunque toda ella aparece atravesada por la sci-fi. Como dice su autor, «es una novela con ciencia-ficción.» (pág. 263), producto de la devoción por un género del que Fresán se confiesa lector empedernido. Tiempo y espacio, pasado, presente y futuro, son ingredientes básicos de una novela que, lo confieso, no me ha captado en las primeras páginas, pero que después me ha agarrado por el cuello y me ha obligado a leerla de un tirón.

«Y es que en el pasado —llegando allí tanto tiempo después, porque lo terrible del pasado es que sólo podemos verlo desde el futuro— todos somos más sabios.
Viajando a lo que ya fue, comprendemos sin esfuerzo y contemplamos claramente errores que, es cierto, ya no podemos ni podremos corregir. Pero al menos accedemos al premio consuelo o al desconsolador castigo de saber exactamente cómo lo habríamos hecho mejor, cómo habrían cambiado para bien los resultados de haber podido alterar ciertos factores o tomado otras decisiones. De ahí que sean muchos los que, antes de hacer uso y, tal vez, volverse adictos a la poderosa droga del pasado, optan por otra droga: la del olvido.» (pág. 22)

Si me preguntáis por el argumento del libro, no sabría muy bien qué decir. Fresán escribe:

«Me gusta pensar en El fondo del cielo como en un conjunto de mensajes simultáneamente emitidos, como una trama que sólo quiere ser una sucesión de momentos maravillosos contemplados al mismo tiempo.» (pág. 264)

Sé que hay dos protagonistas, Isaac Goldman y Ezra Leventhal, que son primos y están unidos por el amor a la ciencia-ficción, que les ofrece el refugio o el consuelo que la realidad les niega:

«hay otros —demasiados— como nosotros: jóvenes a los que el presente se les hace insoportable y entonces se evaden al futuro, a muchos futuros; porque la idea de que sólo exista un futuro se les hace insuficiente, insoportable. [...] Éramos pésimos deportistas, nos poníamos tan nerviosos en público, así que volábamos con nuestras mentes.» (págs. 68-69)

«nuestro amor por el futuro se debía a una ausencia absoluta de presente y no, como sucedió décadas después, a la presencia de un ahora que parecía invulnerable y eterno en su quietud y permanencia.» (pág. 104)

Como en todo buen relato que se precie, hay también una «ella», y os podéis imaginar que su imagen se clava en los tiernos corazones de ambos primos:

«se puede sobrevivir a la certeza de que una determinada mujer es la más hermosa que jamás se ha visto, sí; pero es tanto más difícil seguir viviendo luego de experimentar el convencimiento absoluto de que esa mujer es y será, también, la más hermosa que jamás se verá en toda la vida.» ( pág. 80 )

Aparece también un tal Jefferson Franklin Washington Darlingskill, tocado de delirios de grandeza y sobrino de Phineas Elsinore Darlingskill, un oscuro escritor de culto (Fresán tira de ironía: «hoy casi todo es un clásico de algo o un clásico para alguien», pág. 65). También está Evasión, una novela… Ajá, lo habéis adivinado: de culto. Y hay otros planetas, y otros mundos, y el fin del mundo, y muchos posibles finales del mundo, y una invasión alienígena aplazada sine die y todas esas cosas que dije al principio, y de regalo muchas otras cosas que hacen de la arquitectura de esta novela -como del resto de la obra de Fresán- un perfecto artefacto pop -y debéis entender cuánta admiración encierro en esta palabra- en cuya escritura, nacida de una imaginación desbocada y de un ilimitado poder literario, se ensamblan a la perfección recreaciones de películas, citas de libros y de versos y/o títulos de poemas y canciones -desde The Beatles o The Kinks a Lloyd Cole, pasando por Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads o Bob Dylan-, que trufan la lectura de guiños que, por lo demás, no estorban a quien no los pille y que, sin embargo, crean una cómplice cercanía entre lector y autor conforme se van sucediendo los distintos niveles de anagnórisis.

El tiempo -en cualquiera de sus versiones, identidades o máscaras- es otra de los temas recurrentes en El fondo…:

«Si el pasado es un país extranjero, entonces el futuro es una estrella lejana.» (pág. 69)

«Entonces, el feliz espanto de ver a alguien a quien no se ha visto hace mucho. Ver a alguien a quien no vemos desde hace años equivale a ver el tiempo. El tiempo que pasó, el tiempo que no deja de pasar.
La misma impresión que se siente al contemplar, por primera vez, el milagro creíble de un reloj abierto […] Ahí, todas esas minúsculas piezas, esos engranajes y resortes y tornillos impulsando, dentro de un espacio tan frágil y pequeño, la sólida inmensidad de los siglos.
Así, ver a alguien después de tantos años es como contemplar otra parte de ese mismo mecanismo. Una parte invisible pero que está allí, que no estaba al principio pero que no ha dejado de crecer: la parte que muestra lo que el tiempo le ha hecho a ese mecanismo. La brutal erosión de una caricia de años, una caricia que no cesa de acariciar sobre un rostro y una sonrisa.» (pág. 114)

En otro sitio (Jardines de Kensington, pág. 232) escribía Fresán sobre el carácter de lo literario en nuestros días:

«la literatura ha adquirido, como todo, la velocidad de lo pop y [...] los autores duran cada vez menos y se parecen cada vez más a rockers fugaces y descartables y aquí viene uno más, uno nuevo, uno más nuevo.»

Pues bien, Rodrigo Fresán parece decidido a desmentirse a sí mismo, porque, desde luego, no da la impresión de ser uno de esos one hit wonder, uno de esos autores imprescindibles un año y absolutamente olvidados al siguiente. La suya no puede ser considerada ya sino como sólida carrera literaria y cada libro que publica no hace más que confirmar su voz como una de las más ricas e interesantes (¡¡ay, caray, los manidos tópicos crítico-literarios!!) de la narrativa contemporánea, si no la que más. Abigarrado. Delirante. Alucinado. Culto. Tremendo. Pop. Pura literatura de ley de alguien que proclama con orgullo:

«Ser escritor no es una opción, es un destino.» (Jardines…, pág. 143)

Alguien que tiene la enorme capacidad de expresar en un puñado de líneas aquello que uno lleva media vida peleando por meteros en la sesera:

«Ya está.
Ya se apagó.
No hay más batería.
Out.
Off.
K.O.
Cierro el móvil y abro el libro y los libros nunca se descargan, los libros siempre funcionan, los libros siempre están tan dispuestos a ser leídos… Máquinas unplugged que se conectan instantáneamente a nuestros cerebros y nos poseen y nos invaden. Tal vez, ahora que lo pienso, los libros sean organismos extraterrestres. Seres que nos abducen y nos llevan a otros mundos, a mundos mejores, a mundos tanto mejor escritos que el nuestro.» (pág. 195)

O que enuncia la única bienaventuranza en la que nos sentimos incluidos los que somos… como somos:

«Bienaventurados aquellos que han leído mucho durante su infancia porque de ellos, tal vez, jamás será el reino de los cielos; pero sí podrán acceder al reino de los cielos de los otros, y allí aprender las muchas maneras de salir del propio infierno gracias a las estrategias no ficticias de personajes de ficción.» (Jardines…, pág. 39)

Una anécdota: conocí a Rodrigo Fresán en octubre de 2003, una noche en la que fue nuestro invitado en la tertulia literaria en la que milito y profeso desde hace ya… muchos años. Alto -muy alto- y afable, con gran sentido del humor y un don proverbial para la conversación. Fue un privilegio tenerlo con nosotros y charlar con él sobre la que entonces era su novela más reciente (Jardines…), y guardo alguna anecdotilla que estoy seguro él, dedicated follower de The Kinks,  no ha olvidado. Do you remember Village Green?

Aloha.

P.S.: Con éste tendría no para un capítulo, sino para un monográfico completo del universalmente aclamado coleccionable «Rock y Literatura». Amenazo: a lo mejor cualquier día me animo…

Om Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Thiruvadikkae

Disciple:

Can mantra repetition enhance the ascent of Kundalini?

Master:

Mantra is very beneficial because Kundalini loves mantra. The Upanishads describe Her as Kundalini Maha Mantra Para Devatai – “The Supreme Deity, the great mantra”. Mantra is Her life breath.

Being an introvert and therefore pretty shy at times, I’ve never been much of a singer. Occasionally, I like to sing along with the radio or in the shower or when cleaning house, but only when no one but me, and maybe my dogs, is around. (The dogs seem to actually enjoy my singing.) Singing can make a person feel incredibly vulnerable, but also very powerful. You’re putting yourself out there, making yourself known, abandoning privacy.

A few months ago, I found myself singing the Gayatri Mantra with a group of people. The energy of the group was low and muted, as was our sound; it seemed that no one wanted their true voice to be heard. Our leader spoke out to us, encouraging us to really sing, to let go. She said doing so would let unobstructed energy flow through the anahata (heart) and vishuddha (throat) chakras…in short, it would make us feel better.

So, I sang. The tension in my throat, a chronic constriction that had become almost unnoticeable, began to dissolve. I felt joy. Enraptured, I was able to let go of wondering what others would think, of guarding my true self until I was sure those around me could be trusted, and just be right where I was, without thoughts, with only the vibration of my voice joining the voices of the group. For a few moments, I had clarity. And I realized just how much I do not say, how constricted my life can become just by holding back.

Now, I sing almost every day. I’m usually still alone, but I’ve found that opening my throat with mantra allows me to express myself more easily in other areas of my life. It’s a few minutes of joy available at any time.

I’ve learned several mantras, but I like the Gayatri Mantra best. This is one of the oldest mantras in the world, thought to have originated more than 10,000 years ago. Written in sanskrit (a very powerful language for shifting energy in the body), the 24-syllable mantra is highly revered. Though the interpretations are many, the one I most connect to is: We meditate on the effulgent glory of the divine Light; may it inspire our understanding. I know it did for me.

Here are the words:

 

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ

tat savitur vareṇyaṃ

bhargo devasya dhīmahi

dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

Lendo textos sobre religiosidade e ateísmo recordei de algo que escrevi há tempos. Puxando do baú um post do blog antigo, vi que algumas coisas mudaram no meu ponto de vista e decidi atualizar o conteúdo. Com reloads e (espero) algumas evoluções, minhas novas ponderações seguem abaixo.

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APRENDI A REZAR. Aprendi o Pai Nosso, o Credo, a Ave Maria. Aprendi que o anjo da guarda protege, que Deus escuta os bons e castiga os pecadores. Aprendi a confessar e a comungar.

APRENDI A PERGUNTAR. Porque a igreja está sempre em descompasso com a razão? Porque essa religião se julga melhor que a outra? Porque as religiões separam as pessoas em grupos se seus fundamentos e ideais são parecidos?

APRENDI A RECONFIGURAR. Longe das respostas prontas de quem precisa de certezas e não quer parar para pensar. Encontrando novas perguntas. Na possibilidade de ser feliz sem ser parte de rebanho. Na busca de aprendizado positivo e reflexão.

Acredito mais em física quântica do que em religião. Dou crédito as descobertas da razão e as dúvidas que ela levanta. Mais agnóstico que ateu, duvido de tudo que é desconhecido. Se há a parte positiva de cada escritura considerada sagrada, espero que ela esteja presente na minha vida apenas como repertório e inspiração. No meu altar mental figuram Jesus, Buda, Shiva e também Betinho, Da Vinci, Madonna, Bowie, Aristóteles, meus pais.

Aposto pouco nas religiões. Aposto no que elas dizem hoje o mesmo que apostaria nas explicações que há séculos ligavam trovões a ira divina e períodos menstruais a possessões diabólicas. Acho mais cabível a hipótese de um criador que também é parte da criação, parte de tudo que existe. Que está em seres vivos, planetas, componentes químicos, quarks. Parte de uma energia constantemente mutável, da qual tudo vem e para a qual tudo volta. Presente em tudo o que já existiu e segue existindo, em constante transformação. Nessa linha de pensamento as vezes divago, cogitando se o “amai-vos uns aos outros” não é poderia representar nada mais que fazer o bem para uma coisa da qual também sou parte. No fim, tudo amor próprio? Pode ser, mas não tenho certeza.

Simplificando ao máximo, em momentos que não tenho saco para explicar isso tudo resumo a história. Digo apenas que acredito no amor. Não poderia ser mais sincero.

The Mudra healing has been combined with ‘Living with Awareness’ techniques here, to achieve any goal or objective. To understand how our mind works against our own goals and objectives, please read the following posts:

http://healbyrule.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/i-am-the-hero-and-the-villain-in-the-movie-life-directed-by-me/

http://healbyrule.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/dress-up-as-married/

Three Steps to Fulfilment

If you have a desire that’s not fulfilled (let us say you want to be an actor), then do the following:

1. Do the Acceptance Mudra and affirm, “I accept myself totally. I release my desire to be an actor”.

If you want to reduce your weight then affirm, “I accept myself totally. I release my desire to reduce my weight”.

Or you affirmation could be, “I I accept myself totally. I release my desire to look attractive”. Thus release all your desires to loose your weight.

Why should I release my desires? Even desires are a form of resistance to achieve our goals and objectives.

To see how to do acceptance Mudra:

http://healbymudra.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/acceptance-mudra/

2. Do Jupiter Mudra and affirm, “I release my resistance to become an actor”. If you have a desire that is unfulfilled, it means there is a resistance inside you. To reduce your weight, affirm, “I release my resistance to reduce my weight”.

Sometimes we want something consciously, but unconsciously we will be resisting that. This is called psychological reversal.

To see how to do Jupiter Mudra:

http://healbymudra.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/jupiter-mudra/

3. Do Movement Mudra and affirm, “I have become an actor”, “I have started to act in so and so film” as though the desire has happened already.

To see how to do Movement Mudra:

http://healbymudra.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/movement-mudra/

At least spend 5-15 minutes in each Mudra, in the order mentioned. Do them twice a day.

• To move forward in life.
• To feel fresh, especially if you are not a morning person, do this Mudra.
• If you are stuck up in a traffic.
• After 8th month of pregnancy is over, do this Mudra. Movement of the child will be smooth. Natural movement of foetus will happen and there will be an easy delivery.

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Beat the Traffic – a Case History

Tom is not a morning person. He works for a software company. Timings are flexible. So he can afford to go late to office.

Due to some work pressure, though suddenly he had to go early to office. This he found it very difficult to do, even after setting up an alarm.

So after waking up, and until he got up from bed, he started doing Movement Mudra or otherwise called as a Kubera Mudra. After a couple of weeks, he was able to get up early without an alarm.

Unfortunately, the morning hour’s traffic was too much for him to handle. He started doing this Mudra, whenever he had to wait for the signal or when the traffic stops. Surprisingly he found that he could beat the traffic somehow.

Within a couple of months, he was asked to vacate his house. He found a house, which was closer to his office. He thinks there is a connection between this change and the movement Mudra, as he started reaching his office early without any effort whatsoever.