Why the Monk is on Journey ?

This is the story of the Monk who bought.-- who bought His Bullock Cart for his journey.

It is said curiosity Killed the cat.

The Monk initially did not have curiosity.

Over a period of time the Monk having thought about the world finally decided to tak 'Yatra'.
Yatra in Sanskrit means Journey. But the word 'Yatra' is having more significance than just Journey.

It is different types of 'Yatra's that he undertakes in his life. Like at Birth he takes initial 'Yatra' from mother's womb into this world of five elements. He graduates in the course of his studies which is in a 'Ashrama' -- School of Learning and takes 'Yatra' from home to the 'School of Learning'.

There after he takes 'Vihara Yatra' -- with his family - a picnic you may call it.
Having given the Progeny he sees their upbringing is proper and so takes the 'Yatra' of Responsible 'Parent hood'.

Later in the part of the life he takes the Vaanaprastashrama -- where he is supposed to exclude himself from the material world and aspire for the Eternal Almighty.

If we observe in all this course of journey he is traversing from one Cart into the other -- trying to change the cart to traverse the journey and later to transcend that.

So it is the Cart that he takes and the Bullock that pulls the cart is the wish of the Monkey that eventually turns towards the divine to reach the ultimate-- A wish that transforms him from an ordinary Monkey on to the Monk. Then when did he buy exactly the Bullock Cart for his Journey ?

Curiosity Kills the cat.

Sermon On The Mount

"Life has no short cuts! "
On the contrary “Are there people who take the same roads multiple times in their life?”. People should learn from their mistakes. Not repeat it? I am talking about the journey of life… What do you say?"
This reminds of a story that I read from the talks of my Master- Read on-- Wordings are mine for I remember the outline of the story- For the correctness you may have to encounter the Master !!
A man upset with his life goes up the Hill to commit suicide. At that point of time when he wants to jump down from the hill, an old man with a beard appears and stops him and asks “Dear one what are you doing ?”.

This young man laments for all what he did during his life, how he could not succeed in many times, life full of failures- unable to live further and therefore, wants to commit suicide.

The old man says- "Dear one- Life is like that because you have ‘wanted’ it to be like that."
The young man argues – "No, given another life I would definitely live differently – All the failures that I encountered now I know how not to commit them and so I will over come them in that life !!

The old man says- "Boy, it would not be like that - In that life too you would end up at the same place. So forget about the past, live in the present go back home and lead a different life. What you cannot do in this life you cannot possibly do in another one !!"

The young man argues to the contrary tells I know all my failures now and given another life I would definitely not commit the same and stops at nothing less than committing suicide.
The old man then offers him – "Ok I will give you another life. Go and undo yourself !!"

The young man gets another life and starts growing. At every stage of his life an inner self warns him ‘Dear what you are doing is not right- you should do the other way’. At every corner of his life to him it appears he has know this situation earlier yet he ignores that call of the inner voice and commits the same mistakes/encounters the same failures and comes back and lands on the same hill at the same point of committing suicide.

Now,the old man appears again and stops him.

He asks the question- “Dear one what are you doing ?-I gave one more opportunity – But you are here again ?"

Now the young man realizes that the inner call which was guiding him was through out being there and he not heard that !"

Far East Square Team

Thou Art That - Tat Twam Asi

In ancient times the Silk Road was the Corridor of Spirituality!!
The traveling business men along with their business carried their Master’s messages along the road that they traveled.
In the Modern world, Information Technology is the High way of Spiritual Seekers across the globe.
India the Land of different Spiritual Evolutions also is the Land of Opportunities for the Information Technology growth.
So along with IT and the Resources that are trotting the globe for that IT, are also the torch bearers of Spirituality in the sense many of the systems of Indian Lore are now getting highlighted in various forums across globe.
In Lion City for example you find Yoga being branded as True Yoga and spreading its wings afar.
Some times the Nameless and Formless Almighty is referred to as “IT” or “THAT”. So that way also IT is related to Spirituality !!
IT started with Hardware then lead into Software and now Lion City resonates with the Universal truth by pronouncing conceputalized thought stream of “Heartware” !!.
Now we speak of integrating these three Wares into one !!
IT is contained in the word Spirituality twice. So totally it is 3 Its !!. (Triumvirate !!)
The Master says “The Bridge is for Crossing”.
Hope the IT generation crosses the Bridge of SpiritualITy and traces the Beauty of Human Evolution !!

Truth One, Wise Men Speak of It differently !

The Vedic adage says- Truth is one Wise Men Speak of it differently!

Here I quote two of the most popular Mobile Companies of Singapore speaking the truth about Life !

M1 the great mobile service provider- 1 Life Live it !

Star Hub the Great bundled Service provider of Digital Cable, Broad Band and Telephone and Mobile Services it is :

"For the Life I have I am the Hub"

I do not know whether they realised the spiritual content of their Catchy One Liners but to the Far East Square Team these catchy phrases really symbolize the Spirit in us !

Its really this is our Life and so its 1 Life and hence Live it - Live it wisely !

For all that happens surrounding us we are the centre- The circumference is dependent on us and so I am the Hub

Far East Square Team