Dear Aachi

I see a wonderful and esoteric non-fictional work emerging in a skillful fictional form right here, right before our eyes, on this very blog as your fascinating novel begins to take shape. 'You would not search for infinity if you were not limited'...great metaphysical knitting of illusion and reality here. Look forward to reading the whole novel as your share it with us chapter by chapter. :)))))

Remember I once quoted a line (my favourite) from Gurbaani here- jo brahmandey sohi pindey- that which lies in the vast universe mirrors exactly that which lies within your body. This line became so pivotal for me because even as a young child (not very adept then at understanding much Gurbaani at all) many lines would just jump up and enter my head where they would reel on for days until the meaning would begin to dawn. This one however was beyond all comprehension and thus facsinated me well into adulthood. I often spoke of it to scholars and mystics that I met through my father. And yet their answer never crossed over into trust, understanding or shall I just say satisfaction. Until...and then I knew finally not just what it meant but why it was the ultimate koan to search for the Self.

Lovely post and thank You for bringing back such precious memories. Awaiting...

love

Aachi! I too blacked out with anticipation by the end of Anands extraordinary experience :)

I don't know which to praise first. You're writing style or the sensitivity with which you have been able to pen down Anands emotional upheavel.

As I put myself in Anands place I realised that it is our inability to feel our bodies as being part of the movement that all the galaxial bodies are also involved in that we feel the emptiness. We feel that everything else besides us is infinite and only we are finite.

Dear Aachi

Wonderful piece of writing.Man's struggle(not necessarily at a conscious level) with the finite and the infinite is I guess the core reason for his/her schizophrenia. You wove this story beautifully and I'm waiting eagerly for the next part. Lots of love

Chaitali, an interesting point about the bodies in the galaxy and how we dont perceive ourselves to move in unison with them. The whirling dervishes in Sufism are a great example towards this point. They whirl whilst reciting prayers, the belief being that the entire universe whirls and you can connect to its energy/power by doing the same.

Dear Jasjit, Chaitali and Anusheh,

thanks a lot.:)

I dont think i will ever be able to cpmplete this novel. the chain was broken long ago. but i would defnitely try. but i will surely post some the excerpts from the same which i wrote and felt with passion.

:)

lots of love

Wow! Aachi that was a real Supernova blast! I don't know about Anand but that was quite an experience I had just reading the description of Anand's emotions. Sahi hain. Iss vishaal aasmaan aur usse se bhi age uss vishaal shunyata ke agey hum kaun hain? Shayad ek aur choti si pranee jo ki iss mahaan leela ka ek hissa hain. Jo iss universe aur uske doosre planets, stars, moon, sun etc ke saath saath chal rahin hain.

Very well penned down of such intense and deep feelings and emotions. I have also read your earlier posts Hole of fear. Fascinating! Then the Succubus was also very chilling. Will you be writing the second part soon or, as I understand by the comments on it have the dream(s) been resolved so part II no longer holds any importance (which is good because not having such scary dreams mun aur tan ki sehat key liye achchi hain :) It's good for the health of once mind and body :)

Aachi

you have a vry engaging style of writing and ur posts are very readable. Am looking foward to Anand's discoveries :D

Dear Jasjit,

i had a dream just before i got up today. i think i understand what it means. but would surely love your input. i dreamt that i was showing off my art to an expert. there is a single piece of canvas which has a beautiful painting. the art expert is pleased when suddenly the painting shakes and in its place is another beautiful art. we both are surprised and now shake the canvas again...and lo! there is another beautiful painting on the canvas now...it happens for sometime when suddenly the canvas becomes blank...no painting no color. no matter how much we shake the canvas is colorless. we try to wring the canvas but are met only with a little color liquid.

what does this mean?

:)

Dear Simran,

you are right. after the discussions in the comments section of Succubus, i felt there was no need for another part. but actually scary dreams are really better in one sense for they help in releasing toxic emotions and also in understanding ones own state of mind.

:)

Dear Ananya,

thanks a lot. i will be posting another little Anand's discoveries soon. :)

lots of love

Dear Aachi

You are on a roll my friend as far as prophetic and 'message' based dreams are concerned lol. Here's my interpretation. shaking brings through the undiscovered layers of beauty that are latent within your eye and yet to be expressed/seen by you. Except that you are being told at the outset that lest you limit your endeavour/search to the next great masterpiece the canvas beneath it all is 'shunnyata' the nothingness from which all beauty emanates. Integrate the paradox and perhaps seek the ultimate state with ardour (for all dreams are profound and very pointed in your case) and then all will be like it should- you will be source, the fountainhead of eternal beauty! What joyous blessings abound for you my friend.

Just want to add that often if a roll of dreams begin to surface they point to the power of the time/forces of awakening. Do not tarry and let the 'everything will happen by itself' philosophy derail you from the great homecoming which is imminent.

much love