A Walk in Nature
Our papaya-mango sunset after a long day of light rain.
“See yourself everywhere. You are the whole world.” – Yogaswami
“Your eyes are everywhere. Your ears are everywhere. Your mouths are everywhere.”
“See God everywhere and see bliss!”
“You don’t want powers or siddhis. You don’t want powers. You want to find out the Truth.”
“Examine yourself every day—examine yourself in heart, body and mind.”
“You are on the top, but you have forgotten. You must think that you are there; then you will be there.”
“You can enjoy—enjoy what comes!”
“He is a sannyasi, who surrenders possessions, life and spirit to God.”
“Just go about and do your work. Enjoy the beauty of the world!”
“Middle path. No extremes.”
“We are all bubbles in the ocean. The bubble is in the ocean; the ocean is in the bubble.”
“All is dream. I am dreaming. Here all are dreaming—all mirage.”
“All is play. God is just playing everywhere. All are bubbles-small bubbles going down and coming up to the surface.”
“Too much talk is nothing. Talk is nothing. Keep silent.”
“Be unknown. God is unknown.”
“Nothing has happened.”
“Truth is everywhere. All is Truth. you can see it from here, from there, from everywhere.”
“Everything is going on well. I say! Everything is going well!”
“Everything is in you. The whole world is in you. All are the same. All are the same everywhere. There is no movement, no change. Nothing changes. Changing in the changeless; changeless in the changing.”
“All the world is a playground. Very fine world!”
“I am not a master. I am only my own master.”
“Everything is impermanent.”
“Be loving!”
“I am everywhere. You are everywhere, but you don’t believe it.”
“All are flowers. Some flowers smell sweet; others have no smell—just for show.”
“Everything should be an offering to God. The world is an altar.”
“From what I have learnt of the scriptures and my own experience of great souls, I can tell you-there is no imperfection. God, the Infinite, overwhelms the finite universe. What a rare and beautiful world! The world is sacred and secret.”
“Chellappan used to say that there is not a thing that is evil. When God is everywhere, how can there be a place for evil? There are changes and they sometimes appear evil. Everything is at work. Only God knows what He is about. There is balance and order in the universe. Parashakti adjusts Herself to maintain this balance and order.”
“Everything emanates from the Great Silence.”
“Beautiful world. Dance! Dance as you like. Be as a child. Do as you please.”
“Don’t go halfway to meet difficulties. Face them as they come to you; God is always with you-and that is the greatest news I have for you.”
The Aadheenam has been getting some much appreciated rainfall in recent days, and our plants sure are loving the sweet tropical waters. A great time to take a walk through the gardens and appreciate the gleaming and glistening jungle flora at its best. Please enjoy this pictorial walking meditation, complete with some wise words from Paramaguru Siva Yogaswami. Aum Namah Śivaya.
