Contemplations from Indian soil

You are Getting there. Keep at it.

Do not forget that you live with your greatest enemy "Your mind"

Befriend him. Teach him the ways. Show him success. 

Stay calm. Few more days. 

The Soul's Secret Journey

Excerpts from the writings of
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Dreams and Past Lives

In dreams we sometimes see things that we have never experienced in the present body. Sometimes in dreams we think that we are flying in the sky, although we have no experience of flying. This means that once in a previous life, either as a demigod or astronaut, we flew in the sky. The impression is there in the stockpile of the mind, and it suddenly expresses itself. It is like fermentation taking place in the depths of water, which sometimes manifests itself in bubbles on the water's surface. Sometimes we dream of coming to a place we have never known or experienced in this lifetime, but this is proof that in a past life we experienced this. The impression is kept within the mind and sometimes becomes manifest either in dream or in thought. The conclusion is that the mind is the storehouse of various thoughts and experiences undergone during our past lives. Thus there is a chain of continuation from one life to another, from previous lives to this life, and from this life to future lives.

Srimad Bhagavatam (4.29.64)

Dream of Srila Prabhupada

I was in Krishna's temple. The bhajan was being played. Govindam Adi purusham. While I was enjoying it in ecstasy, someone approached me from behind. It was Srila Prabhupada. he was wearing the shawl over his head and around his neck. He asked me what was the song about. I wasn't surprised to see him for some reason but I knew it was him. I started explaining him the song saying it was sung by Lord Brahma in praise of Lord Krishna. Prabhupada was listening attentively. I couldn't remember what happened after that. Very pleasant experience.

Hare Krishna

His holiness turns 24 brutally

LoL look at that tummy of mine. Was a fun filled b'day away from home. Different experience.

The Toy

I imagined this as I sat waiting for the bus to arrive on a cold sunday night.

I closed my eyes for a moment and observed within.
What was I? What is happening?

I realized something weird. I saw myself as a being gifted with this toy.
A toy that can be controlled and customized to my choice. I could do anything with it.

I have been playing with it for 23 years now without recognizing that it is just a toy and not me.

Its time to put it to good use as it will not last long. It has been exposed to polluting environment both gross and subtle.

I've not made the right use of it yet.

Let me try and understand what is going on.

I use the toy to make money. I use the money to repair the toy and make it work. I use it to repair others' toys and keep them working. But all this while, I have failed to realize that I am not paying attention to the user of the toy. Keep in mind, the user of the toy is not its owner. There is just a single owner and he owns all the toys and its users as well.


User has to know that there are users behind the working of other toys.
Behind all the users is a unique Creator who is the Owner.


The user of the toy is not gaining much. He infact spends all his life trying to play with his toy and others toys. He is a loser if he doesn't realize that he is something other than just flesh and blood. There is a big beautiful world beyond the flesh, blood, love, emotions and miseries; the origin of life, name it whatever you want, but that is where you belong.

..(to be continued)

I heard a scream. Thought, someone is in trouble.