Grandma's Knot - 2

The Mind further deliberates on the Grandma’s knot.

Experience has convinced me that I am the result of my past. Based on this firsthand experience, I have no doubts that we are the effect of our own cause. Depending on the nature and intensity of the causes (my actions) results are inevitable in time with proportionate intensity.

Does it not mean that I am my own mother? And mother of mother too, Grandma?

If every member of the family is mother and his or her own Grandmother. Then which knots the biological Grandma is teaching her biological grand children in the form of family pride, honour, religious compulsions, and traditions etc.

What is their relevance compared to my own skill of tying knots? Does it mean they are hypothetical? And if they are, then why should they be important?

I find that besides other effects on me, one very significant effect is the masking effect of my own capability to tie or untie the knots.

Therefore, can I consciously avoid learning the biological grandma’s skills, so that my own skills at knots get a chance to manifest?

The Mind now sees....

The complexity of the knots disappearing. Some of them easy to open and some of them have started opening themselves.

Ignorance of Ownership:

Mind wanders, what is Ownership? Are Me, Mine, Our, Copyright, Intellectual rights, Patents etc. synonymous?

Are they absolute and permanent? How do they get diluted or cease in reality?

Does intellect play any role in its survival or cessation?

In cricket, when a fielder takes a catch, why all the credit goes to the fielder and not to Isaac Newton?

Why do HAMs keep arguing about who is the true inventor of Radio, whether, Marconi, Bose, Tesla and so on and still keep talking about One World One Language?

Why do housewives talk about their kitchen gadgets in terms of their brand initially and after few days only talk about how to improve cooking, or washing or storage or the process of their intended use?

Mind goes back to the cricket fielder. Over the years, after continuous practice, he has experienced and understood the law of Trajectory. Intellectually he may not even know who Isaac Newton was but his perfect practice earns him accolades.

HAMs will keep arguing about the inventor of the Radio until one of them has succeeded in giving a first disaster call in Tsunami, floods, earthquake or any other Human tragedy and helped save lives. Or with the simplest of technique he has succeeded in establishing a contact with a remote station to his joy. Is not the result because of his understating the fundamentals of the radio, experimenting with them and perfecting them?

A housewife will talk about how to make best use of gadgets as she uses them more and more instead of boasting about its manufacturer or brand?

So, does it mean that mindful experience brings dilution or cessation of Ownership? Or does it transform it in to something else?

When I experience Compassion, is it the compassion of My Jesus?

When I meditate and experience wisdom is it the wisdom of My Buddha?

Mind sees…

Is not mindful practice dilutes the ownership boundaries?

Is not when I bring the theory or teachings on My Experience, the so called Ownership ceases and turns in to Gratitude?

Gratitude to Christ, to Buddha and everyone in the spiritual or worldly matters who have helped me gain the expertise and experience in whatever I have established in?

And when I am deprived of all my possessions (ownerships), am I not humbled down and Happy?

Appreciation:

Whenever, I read the comments on my posts, Mind resonates with, Saailin's humbleness, Narain's candid query to self, Paresh's transformation, Abhijit's synergy. And of course the encouragement of others who take the trouble of expressing themselves and those who don't feel necessary to comment but experience the same pain and pleasure in my posts.

All of these not only provide me with the courage and consolation but also gives me an assurance that my writing does make sense to some of you and help you share my experiences.

This post is the acknowledgment of the sympathetic joy I have experienced reading your comments and my appreciation of your efforts to deliberate on my posts in your busy life.

I assure you that even though I may not be able to reply to you individually now or in future, I do read and will continue to read every comment with unbiased Mind and try to appreciate your views.

Thank you.

May all of you realize the Noble Truths.

Last Words of Jesus Christ

When the innocent monks and simple people are killed………..

When the cyclone affected people are denied aid by their rulers………

The Heart bleeds but Mind reacts like Sharon Stone’s.

After a while in Meditation last words of Jesus Christ becomes experience.

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May they all be saved from the results of their Karma.

May they realize Laws of Nature (Dhamma) and get Enlightenment…..

Grandma’s Knot

Early college days were my best days in many ways. Freedom from the control of the school teachers, no uniform, no discipline and ability to choose my Life to an extent. I felt like a toddler sneaking out of the house from under the watchful eyes of the mother. Experiencing new environment, tasting mud, smelling fresh air and so on.

During this time, I read books on various subjects, exposed myself to various hobbies, interests, philosophies and so on. There were many things which I could do within my limited means and time and many were left desirable.

One such desirable was, training in scouts or any Para disciplines like NCC etc. Practical experience was not possible so I started reading about its basics. And as usual Mind started its mapping.

One of the aspects I came across was use of ropes and knots in camping, hiking and even in seamanship.

Knots interested me a lot. Various types, for different purposes and different levels of ease of tying and untying them etc. And amongst various terms describing them, I came across the term “grandma’s knot.”

To all of us who are lucky or not so lucky to have grown up under Grandma, know this one knot naturally.

Most of us in many societies grow up under Grandma, her love and affection, care and mentoring her obligations fills us with Gratitude invariably.

But the Mind (resisting the temptation to call it my Mind!!) is now trained to validate everything in the Life without any prejudice or see things as they are.

So, Mind analyzed, Grandma = Grand + Mother = Grand Source?

If it is a source then its acceptance must be directly related to the results?

If a steam provides water it is accepted or rejected by its contents, which is in fact the amount of nutrients or contaminants in additions to other physical properties? And to the worst of my knowledge, nutrients are short lived as they tend to decay if not consumed when necessary, but contaminants have a tendency to multiply and inflict more undesirable results as the time passes.

With the same analogy, are we not receiving from the grand source, contaminants along with the nutrients? Which are conditionings in the name of tradition, family pride or honour, religious and so called philosophical values along with many other dos and don'ts.

All of which are based on the resources of the source? The resources of the source are again conditioning and experiences of its own Grand Source?

Aren’t such conditioning binding instead of freeing us. Do they allow us to come out of the well and jump in to the sea or fly in the sky? Do they allow us to run to other people’s Grandma in same way as we run to our Grandma?

Mind wanders, is Grandma’s Knot easily openable as it is said?

Where is My Mind?

In last few posts, I have been using the phrase "My Mind" frequently perhaps in the autobiographical sense.

But while observing it I find, from moment to moment it functions in different manner.

Sometimes, it is like a mirror in the Bathroom showing my actual self.

Sometimes, it is like a piece of mirror lying in the day light in the Sun, initially reflecting everything clearly and gradually losing its power of reflection as wind deposits sand on it.

Often it is like clear water in the tumbler, acquiring the characteristic of the additives.

Likewise, it works like a photographic plate behind the lenses (eyes), an audio file storage behind the sound recorder (ear) and so on… but mostly tagged to one or more input devices like skin, nose, tongue etc….

And strangely sometimes it takes inputs from itself and keeps reacting to itself.

I find I have very little control over it accept in some very rare moments….

If I do not have any control over it then how can it be mine?

So from now on, it is not My Mind but simply MIND.