Monday, May 16, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
It is Big Universe Out There!---Dr. Rama
We are too hypnotized by our surroundings, problems, worries, emotions, and difficulties. We take in everything through our 5 senses and assume that the world around us is what it is. Well to function down here we have to do that.
However, where is our creativity, wonder, and inspiration? Do we take time to look at the night sky and remember that we are not alone?
With countless stars, solar systems, galaxies and Universes there must countless living planets and systems out there teeming with life as we know it and do not know it. In my opinion there are innumerable civilizations out there with infinite and extraordinary gifts and abilities that we will one day learn from.
More and more awareness is being generated by the notion that our conditioned beliefs and ways of looking at this finite world are changing. We are waking up into higher consciousness to see that there is so much more out there than what we have been led to believe.
The Universe is a big place.
Do we not marvel at the fact that it has no beginning and no end? The mind cannot comprehend the infinite nature of the Universe.
More importantly we have not discovered the eternal Source behind the Universe where this energy that has no beginning or end.
This energy is called by many names: God, Self, Higher Power, Nature, or any other name one can think of.
This eternal Source can be felt deep within in the form of bliss, peace, love and light---
What we must realize that this same force inside us is the fabric of the entire Universe---just like sampling a drop of ocean water represents the entire ocean.
When we merge with this ocean we are really free. We discover this eternal Source that has been there all along or at least glimpse it.
We wake up from the nightmare of this world to see that material possessions and desires are useful but not the be all and end all.
Realizing this Source which is the origin of peace and love is paramount to understand what is really important in life.
When we are committed to seeing and knowing this, then our path is laid out more clearly and easily.
When we buck this knowledge then we end up with suffering, misery, chaos, lost dreams and ill health.
So why continue to suffer? Do we want to suffer or do we want to discover something deeper inside ourselves that will give us the satisfaction we crave in the outer world.
When we commit to the journey of the inner Self then we take off the rose colored glasses that is clouding our vision.
We begin to wake up to the balance of inner peace and outer realization of the miracle of Creation.
Dr. R
However, where is our creativity, wonder, and inspiration? Do we take time to look at the night sky and remember that we are not alone?
With countless stars, solar systems, galaxies and Universes there must countless living planets and systems out there teeming with life as we know it and do not know it. In my opinion there are innumerable civilizations out there with infinite and extraordinary gifts and abilities that we will one day learn from.
More and more awareness is being generated by the notion that our conditioned beliefs and ways of looking at this finite world are changing. We are waking up into higher consciousness to see that there is so much more out there than what we have been led to believe.
The Universe is a big place.
Do we not marvel at the fact that it has no beginning and no end? The mind cannot comprehend the infinite nature of the Universe.
More importantly we have not discovered the eternal Source behind the Universe where this energy that has no beginning or end.
This energy is called by many names: God, Self, Higher Power, Nature, or any other name one can think of.
This eternal Source can be felt deep within in the form of bliss, peace, love and light---
What we must realize that this same force inside us is the fabric of the entire Universe---just like sampling a drop of ocean water represents the entire ocean.
When we merge with this ocean we are really free. We discover this eternal Source that has been there all along or at least glimpse it.
We wake up from the nightmare of this world to see that material possessions and desires are useful but not the be all and end all.
Realizing this Source which is the origin of peace and love is paramount to understand what is really important in life.
When we are committed to seeing and knowing this, then our path is laid out more clearly and easily.
When we buck this knowledge then we end up with suffering, misery, chaos, lost dreams and ill health.
So why continue to suffer? Do we want to suffer or do we want to discover something deeper inside ourselves that will give us the satisfaction we crave in the outer world.
When we commit to the journey of the inner Self then we take off the rose colored glasses that is clouding our vision.
We begin to wake up to the balance of inner peace and outer realization of the miracle of Creation.
Dr. R
Friday, March 18, 2011
Is Anybody "Listening" Out There Anymore?"--Dr. Rama
In this world of technology I often see many, many people with their ears plugged with their i phone pieces. Or they are walking around with their blue-tooth, seemingly psychotic, speaking to themselves when they are on the phone. Or, you go into any Starbucks or similar places and people are plugged in, typing away on their laptops, often hours go by before they even look up.
At the gym, it is always interesting to see people plugged into their music.--Often in their own world.
At my office and other places, little kids are so busy with their electronic games they do not even look up to say hello and engage. They are just typing away, looking down and preoccupied, too busy to even acknowledge one's presence.
Conversations are being entirely done via text messaging. Does anyone even speak on the phone anymore?
Is this the wave of the long term future? Time will tell. If this is the case, then how do we connect heart to heart with people, friends, intimate partners and so on? How do we practice our social skills? How do we get better at mastering our feelings and expressing them others in a more natural, one- to one intimate way? People even break up and ask each other out on dates via texting. What happened to the rapid heart beat, the knees wobbling and butterflies in the stomach from the anticipation of hearing someone's loving voice on the other end of the phone or in person--or asking someone face to face?
I even see people in parks walking the dog (which is often time limited anyway) and speaking on the cell phone--or having I phone ear pieces in. What about the time to enjoy one's dog and his company and to drink in the natural environment with the dog?
Is our tolerance for intimate dialogue and meaningful sharing going by the wayside? Where is the time to even make direct eye contact and say a real "hello how are you" and really mean it? And, how do we know whether to approach someone or not if they are completely pre-occupied with their earphones?
I am not saying that all this is somehow not right. However, can we have the awareness that we may go into feelings of void, emptiness, lack, and thoughtlessness if we only rely on technology and not know why we are feeling this way if we do not balance our use of technology with real reach out, sharing and caring that does not have some machine in between hearts---
And are all so conditioned that we cannot just savor silence or the sounds of Nature? Do we have to constantly have something in the background of our mind through the ears to avoid silence and to appreciate silence and quiet? I wonder if this is part of why our attention span is so limited these days, why people are shifting from subject to subject and not thinking about why this is happening.
No machine is going to replace the heartful sharing of feelings and emotions. Technology without the heart in my opinion creates automatons, consciously or unconsciously.
So next time we are in Starbucks, at the gym, in the department store, grocery store or out in Nature can we remember that someone maybe wanting to connect to us and yet there is no opening to do that if we are plugged in? And, can we sometimes take time to actually write a real letter or thank you card and take the time to be more thoughtful than just sending an email? Can we practice meeting and being with people without the atmosphere of alcohol to loosen us up so that we can discover more of who we are and who they are?
These are just requests, that is all.........Hope we think and take some of this to heart.
Dr. R
At the gym, it is always interesting to see people plugged into their music.--Often in their own world.
At my office and other places, little kids are so busy with their electronic games they do not even look up to say hello and engage. They are just typing away, looking down and preoccupied, too busy to even acknowledge one's presence.
Conversations are being entirely done via text messaging. Does anyone even speak on the phone anymore?
Is this the wave of the long term future? Time will tell. If this is the case, then how do we connect heart to heart with people, friends, intimate partners and so on? How do we practice our social skills? How do we get better at mastering our feelings and expressing them others in a more natural, one- to one intimate way? People even break up and ask each other out on dates via texting. What happened to the rapid heart beat, the knees wobbling and butterflies in the stomach from the anticipation of hearing someone's loving voice on the other end of the phone or in person--or asking someone face to face?
I even see people in parks walking the dog (which is often time limited anyway) and speaking on the cell phone--or having I phone ear pieces in. What about the time to enjoy one's dog and his company and to drink in the natural environment with the dog?
Is our tolerance for intimate dialogue and meaningful sharing going by the wayside? Where is the time to even make direct eye contact and say a real "hello how are you" and really mean it? And, how do we know whether to approach someone or not if they are completely pre-occupied with their earphones?
I am not saying that all this is somehow not right. However, can we have the awareness that we may go into feelings of void, emptiness, lack, and thoughtlessness if we only rely on technology and not know why we are feeling this way if we do not balance our use of technology with real reach out, sharing and caring that does not have some machine in between hearts---
And are all so conditioned that we cannot just savor silence or the sounds of Nature? Do we have to constantly have something in the background of our mind through the ears to avoid silence and to appreciate silence and quiet? I wonder if this is part of why our attention span is so limited these days, why people are shifting from subject to subject and not thinking about why this is happening.
No machine is going to replace the heartful sharing of feelings and emotions. Technology without the heart in my opinion creates automatons, consciously or unconsciously.
So next time we are in Starbucks, at the gym, in the department store, grocery store or out in Nature can we remember that someone maybe wanting to connect to us and yet there is no opening to do that if we are plugged in? And, can we sometimes take time to actually write a real letter or thank you card and take the time to be more thoughtful than just sending an email? Can we practice meeting and being with people without the atmosphere of alcohol to loosen us up so that we can discover more of who we are and who they are?
These are just requests, that is all.........Hope we think and take some of this to heart.
Dr. R
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