Devotion

"The woman stitches threads

that are subtle,

and the intensity

of her devotion

make them fine!" - from Monica O neal's quotes

Here 'woman' refers not to the  gender but the quality of the feminine which is naturally devotional. Sufi's aspire for the divine as their lover( saiyyan, kabir referred to 'sahib') while self being the female lover. Human being becomes receptive, a receptacle for something of the subtle to come through into the visible world. Kabir wrote poetry, Sufi's whirl to dissolve into the rhythm and then they become a shower of blessings. At the end of the whirling, the dervish moves through the audience with his skirt high up in the sky. this skirt is an umbrella taking all into the embrace of blessings . This quality exists in every human being and can,in a way, be cultivated. 

Devotion has a wonderful quality to turn human endeavour into divine. Each one can aspire to become a conduit through every breath. It requires no training or instruction, simply a heart felt wish, that awakens one to the inner guide and gently leads the way most  appropriate for one... 

From every day

It's interesting how we have found ways of connecting with our neighbours on facebook and twitter, than pick the phone or jump the wall... in a bid to connect with more people, more quickly...also, it takes more time 

For some reason, a lot of people I vibe with tend to be atleast 10 years older than me . Here is what one of them recently wrote to me:  

"Whenever my in-laws are here, we have a nice time, going out for a walk or to the shopping complex.  With advancing years, every small activity requires big effort and my f-i-law feels happy to have performed it.  He has a habit of greeting every one on the road.  He is bent from waist upwards and when he walks onlookers cannot help feel that he would fall any moment.  I hold his left hand.  So we become quite a sight on the road.  Two elderly women in the neighbourhood expressed their appreciation.  One said,"seeing you makes me feel so good," and the other said,"looking at you one gets positive energy".  This time we also added carrom to our activities.  Every evening we play carrom. "

He is/has been Director of educational institutions. What a wonderfully delightful and touching way of simply being and small acts that make a difference....

...a lot of what we do every day and brings quality to our life, has little to do with the political scams and such that dominate our media , unfortunately...