O Eu profundo e os outros Eus: realidade e ilusão

Reparávamos de repente, como quem repara que vive, que o ar estava cheio de cantos de ave, e que, como perfumes antigos em cetins, o marulho esfregado das folhas estava mais entranhado em nós de que a consciência de o ouvirmos. E assim o murmúrio das aves, o sussurro dos arvoredos e o fundo monótono esquecido do mar eterno punham à nossa vida abandonada uma auréola de não a conhecermos. Dormimos ali acordados dias, contentes de não ser nada, de não ter desejos nem esperanças, de nos termos esquecido da cor dos amores e do sabor dos ódios. Julgávamo-nos imortais. . . Ali vivemos horas cheias de um outro sentirmo-las, horas de uma imperfeição vazia e tão perfeitas por isso, tão diagonais à certeza retângula da vida. . . Horas imperiais depostas, horas vestidas de púrpura gasta, horas caídas nesse mundo de outro mundo mais cheio de orgulho de ter mais desmanteladas angústias . . . E doía-nos gozar aquilo, doía-nos. . .

ó horas multicolores!. . . Instantes-flores, minutos-árvores, ó tempo estagnado em espaço, tempo morto de espaço coberto de flores, e do perfume de flores, e do perfume de nomes de flores!. . . Loucura de sonho naquele silêncio alheio!... A nossa vida era toda a vida... O nosso amor era o perfume do amor. . . Vivíamos horas impossíveis, cheias de sermos nós. . . E isto porque sabíamos, com toda a carne da nossa carne, que não éramos uma realidade. . . Éramos impessoais, ocos de nós, outra coisa qualquer. . . Éramos aquela paisagem esfumada em consciência de si própria. . . E assim como ela era duas — de realidade que era, e ilusão — assim éramos nós obscuramente dois, nenhum de nós sabendo bem se o outro não era ele-próprio, se o incerto outro vivera. . .

Word, meaning, and perception

Word, meaning, and perception tend to get lumped together, each confused with the others; focusing on the distinctions between them with perfect discipline yields insight into the language of all beings.

knowlodge, love and yoga

Three things are necessary for a bird to fly—the two wings and the tail as a rudder for steering. Jnâna (knowledge) is the one wing, Bhakti (love) is to the other, and Yoga is the tail that keeps up the balance. For those who cannot pursue all these three forms of worship together in harmony, and take up, therefore, Bhakti alone as their way, it is necessary always to remember that forms and ceremonials, though absolutely necessary for the progressive soul, have no other value than taking us on to that state in which we feel the most intense love to God.

listening to the ocean - Goa, November 2009

I can’t tell if the writer writes for the reader or for the writer’s sake.
But here goes my attempt to tell you a little more...
if only now I write, it is because only now I realized all that happened.
Two years ago, I was at the same place looking at the ocean and thinking about life.
Life for me, at that time, was about your image.
I did all I could to be by your side, and I am happy for following my lifetime dream.
Once again, I am at the same place, and looking at the same ocean.
Life for me, now, is about your image.
I did all I could to be by your side, and I am happy for following my lifetime dream.
It is like you were always in my dreams.
Before meeting you I dreamed about you. And after being with you I dream about you.
I know I will carry you in my dream.
You will not be by my side.
You will be with me.
I will not carry you with me.
I will carry you in me.
Love is stronger than touch.
Love is stronger than differences.
Love is stronger that cultures and countries.
Love is timeless.
I did not fall in love.
I stand in love.

Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Consciousness

Consciousness settles as one radiates friendliness, compassion, delight, and equanimity toward all things, whether pleasant or painful, good or bad.

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When consciousness interiorizes by uncoupling from external objects, the senses do likewise; this is called withdrawal of the senses.

eight components of yoga

The eight components of yoga are external discipline, internal discipline, posture, breath regulation, concentration, meditative absorption, and integration.

Purpose and power

Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity. Sa'dí.