Boredom.

Boredom has set in now.My energy level is low as I was sick after a group participation.I am also beginning to move away from words too now.A blankness has come over me like drowsiness.

What more to write here.Still!The space being mine and words being just the means available to me I scribble here now.I have started looking inwardly shutting my eyes,closing this world.

Yes,I know I am about to step into another door of discovery.Perhaps the journey will take me somewhere or I am looking back after the journey is done,yearning for those expectations of a journey.What an end?Perhaps all ends are not theatrical?

Jayamala.

Of salads and Soups.

I thought for a change i will give a heading that will inspire me today about how I make my soup.Since I am a vegetarian,I am giving you one vegetarian soup recipe.

Take the following vegetables and cut them in whatever sizes you want as it does not matter as I am going to pressure cook them.


1)1 tomato.2)one half piece of capsicum3)some 4 beans.4)one medium sized onion.5)green pieces one half hands full.6)one potato.7)one half green chillies.

Now cut all these into pieces and wash and put inside a pressure cooker pouring some water.The potato skin can be removed.The skin of tomato can remain.Add salt and some turmeric powder and pressure cook.after the cooker is settled and the ingredients are all cooled use the mixie and run it till all the vegetables are ground to a smooth paste.

Now in case you have some bread pieces you might dry fry or if you do not mind the calories you might fry the pieces with clarified butter( Ghee).Take some green coriander leaves and fine cut them.You can now keep the ground soup in the cooker and heat it.When lightly hot add half a tea spoon of gharam masala powder and drop a little butter and serve hot and eat it and enjoy.

Jayamala.

A Debate.

I was reading a mail wherein the possibility of a muliverse has been discussed.By' multiverse',it is meant multiple universes.So far scientists have been thinking of only one universe and wherein the 'earth' with its life forms are existing.In this new theory possibilities of existence in other forms/dimensions and our earth being observed by these other forms who can be of elevated dimension have been deemed possible.

This makes the philosophers too look at the concept of God as the creator who just thought to create the human being revise his theory.The question before the 'Earth' what?and after the 'human being' what has possibilities now.Perhaps 'consciousness 'which is the dimension from which thoughts and preferences are born will also be revised and progress of a more perfect being with different consciousness can be thought of.This gives a new dimension to pain as experienced by the human beings and so also pleasure as preferable to pain.Perhaps pain means progress?

Jayamala.

Turbulence.

Turbulences are most times self created.You agitate and then face the steamy thoughts.Arguing,reasoning and accusing are indulged in.Most indignities are also born as a result of this agitated mind.It takes only some calmness and a silent corner or even a self analysis to know that the agitation was not necessary at all.

It takes so much time to regain the equilibrium.My meditation is giving me results now. I have not been able to stop the turbulence.But I am able to know the uselessness of it and know that it was useless.

I will conquer myself again.

Jayamala.

To Be In The Present.

Today,i was reading a book published by sahaj marg called "Prayer".In that it was given that all suggestions should be subtle.the subtler,the better.It will also have more effect then.This was new to me. I was after years of commanding office work force,adept at giving clear cut instructions.To call a spade a spade is my way of saying things explicitly.

So when there was a discussion about going by bus to Tiruppoor,and it was said that certain people wants more comfort and did not like backseats etc.,I just said that if one is practicing Sahaj Marg one is supposed to desire only reaching the place and not think of inconveniences.But reading today this aspect of subtility of suggestions,I now feel that in future I must leave this calling a spade a spade.

Today's lesson learn t well.:).

Jayamala.

A Day In The Past.

I am using green to indicate my mood today.In the past I used to like all things green.Green fields,green leaves around in trees,plants.When visiting the united States of America,I came across varied colors as it was fall time there.I thought 'wow',so many colors?

It was then that I started liking colors other than green too for plants and trees.In India because of the hot climate fall means brown leaves and dusty emptiness in trees around.But there in USA the colors felt like wearing new dresses for change by the trees and plants around.

Still the heavy green often mentioned as emerald Green is for the abundance in nature and is the color of trees.It is solidity personified of this earth.It speaks of natures kindness to man and animals.This abundance is what I think of when I speak about my days in the past.When one is young,one tends to be just happy.happy about a new dress,a friend, a new book read and anything new owned.as age sets in this greenery of the youth is vanishing to the rust colored dust or the straw colored plant stems that has given what it has to and is a sign of death for the plant.

But again thinking back I do feel that straws too has its smell.I have smelled the dryness in the rice stems that are cut and dried.Age has its beauty and perhaps death too might not be different.Youth is green but old age is straw colored but still both has its destiny.Perhaps a day in the past is as good as a day in the future.So today I am smiling.

Jayamala.