Jiva
‘Jiva Samadhi’ happens when the ego subsides in the heart. We have to build the samadhi for the jiva within while living. For such ones, what does it matter whether the body is cremated or buried?
I am getting used to not having breakfast before Satsang. I might not be hungry in the morning or have more time to do other things, like writing or reading. Satsang with Amma is always a pleasure, it feels a bit different every time I am sitting with her. I have learned not to expect any results from my actions. It is just to take some action in daily life. I am not made to sit in a cave for years, like Ramana Maharshi or others.
I have been to the German Cafe for breakfast. I am quite often there the last week for breakfast or dinner. It’s comfortable to sit there and they make good food.
Back home I was looking again for some accommodation in Rishikesh for the first week, when I will meet Ambara. The hotels or homestays mostly don’t have good reviews. It is about cleanliness, dripping water from the shower or a noisy environment in night. India is continuously under construction as there are so many people living. It’s also about the places where I go, there are many tourists, so it is a business for the Indians. At least here in Tiruvannamalai are spiritual tourists, coming here for self-inquiry.
The last days here are quite similar, Satsang, back to my apartment, having a nap, having a chai, going to the Ashram, having a coconut drink, and back home before I go out for dinner. But it doesn’t need always a thrilling experience to feel alive. I feel very settled, resting in myself. It’s not about what I am doing, but how I am doing it. A fisherman or a software developer also have their routines in daily life. Still, every day is unique.
In the afternoon I bought a sponge to clean the sink in the bathroom, Indian house cleaning is not very accurate, they don’t have a sense for that. You still can observe this in their environment, many places outside are full of rubbish. I also got some sandalwood incense sticks and matches, I like the smell in my room. In the evening I wanted to have dinner in the “Dreaming Tree Restaurant”. But it was very occupied there, no free table, so I was again at the German Cafe.
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