Wednesday, 9 March 2011

HERS - A SILENT EVOLUTION

Enlightenment is a state of relaxed awareness, an inner state transcending identities of faith, nationality or gender and beyond outer behaviour.  All spiritual practices like yoga and meditation facilitate the journey.  Adi Shankara described it thus in the Atmashtakam,  "I am not the body, breath, mind, intellect, ego or memory   -  I  am the ever pure consciousness whose nature is bliss, I am that innocence and ebnevolence."   Friendliness, compassion, contentment, an attitude of sharing and caring all these are the qualities of those wh are i n their nature, cnetred.

         When we think 'women'  - soft, gentle, emotional, caring and sharing are the qualities that usually come to mind.  Women are naturally more sensitive,  a quality vital to understanding self and others.  A mother, for instance, is sensitive to the child's needs.  She is capable of an understanding beyond wordsl a mastery of the language of heart.   Enlightenment is also a realm where words have no access, but sensitivity has.

       The innate sensitivity of women,  when combined with sensibility and wisdom, facilities moving into the space of the self.

       Enlightenment is a state of being where we are balanced.  Women, playing so many roles, are constatnly engaged in this balancing act.  However, what is the difference between a woman who is spiritual and one who has  not experienced that silent space yet ? In the balancing game,  one gets strees while the other gets bliss.

       A mother has unconditional love for the child.  When the sense of belongingness extends to the universal family,  the enlightened state of seers becomes evident in her,  There are many women who have attained this state.  Like flowers in the forest that go unnoticed, these women blossom not for recognition,  but because it is in their nature.  They lead contented and happy lives and spread it,  too.

       There are also seers who have come with a purpose to uplift humanty from crises of values and created waves of transformation gargi,  meera and andal.  Throguh wisdom and devotion,  they help people to connect their higher self enlightenment is all about this connectedness.  In meditation,we experience this connection for a few moments.  Enlighted masters are connected.  once you have tasted this bliss, through self effort and the grace of the master these few moments can be extended.

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