the Joy of Pure Being

olha que coisa mais linda

"when she walks she's like a samba that sways so cool and swings so gently

that when she passes each one she passes goes - aah"

i gave the camera to sara and asked her to "take one of me strolling meditatively"  

i wanted to be seen strolling meditatively next to painting project number two.

"the tulsi plant is very holy" emphasises tattva

some of its leaves are always added to food and given as an offering in the temple before being eaten

to taste the power of Now, writes eckhart tolle (in words not remembered exactly by me), say to yourself "i wonder what my next thought will be"  then remain very alert - be like a cat ready to pounce on your next thought.

the present moment in all its vibrancy will overwhelm you like a flood of wonderous feelings

if a person is not filled with Love, there must be a reason for it.  there must be a reason for every choice that a person makes.  if a person could chose Love, why wouldn't they?  

 hence, infinite compassion

jubilation at the arrival of the love boat!   a wave of Love is washing over all and sundry. may any being crouching on the parched land, ready to defend against and counter attack the attack, be awestruck with acceptance, filled with openness and sincerity and good faith.

tattva is a fountain of energy,

and positive momentum,

and self-belief

i listened to tattva's plans for the dam and thought:

"ambitious plans those!"

we spent the day hauling stones, lost in the project.  by the evening the water had risen several feet.  "just as bathing in the ganges every day is said to bring liberation", said tattva, "bathing in the water from kodachadri just once is enough"