The Treasure

The presence of Love awakens something indescribable within each being. And therein, lies its beauty. :)

Love is always there. Maybe, it just gets clouded by all things unnecessary. Things that our opinions create. In its original and rawest form, what must Love look like? What must it feel like? Maybe it looks like a new born baby that exudes only Light and Joy. Maybe, it feels like dew on flowers, dancing and shining in early morning hues.

Love is always there. Our task is only to uncover what already exists. A treasure of joy within our souls.

Where does separation from Love exist? Only in our minds, never in our hearts. Our beautiful heart has been designed such that it can hold within it immeasurable Love. And yet, we spend most of our lives in complaint and not content, in anger and not awe, in jealousy and not joy, in fear and not faith, in judgement and not jubilance. The key lies within us, to the treasure we already possess and yet we turn outward for needless fulfillment. For it is essential to remember that, 'What lay before us and what lies ahead of us are small matters when compared to what lies within us''. 

And it is Love that lies within us. Always.

• © Sneha Singh 2010

Recognise, Accept and Smile!

There is no separate self. 

One of the most profound and truthful statements I have read, by Eckhart Tolle. Suspending thoughts, beliefs, opinions and judgements about what is happening with us right now is probably the most peace lending exercise. Simply done, by taking a breath in and leaving it go. Your ego will put up a convincing fight and argument - ''This is important, it makes you YOU. It gives you identity. It is defining your life.'' 

Really?

We define our life. Not our ego. We have to learn to trust and let our True raw nature come to light as we let all else fall apart. Unnecessary, peripheral attachments that complicate our lives with mindless entities that ''seem'' so vital to our way of life. At every instance we need to stop and question - What is leading this thought/action/word? Is it my ego or my heart? We must remember to remember. Remember that the Law of Love and Gratitude will govern no matter what. That falls and pain are only temporary, just like peaks and pleasure. What is constant is our spirit and its ability to have faith. The Light within our true self, within our spirit is constant. And miracles that happen in the darkest of hours, more than often, are lit up by the oil which burns this Light within us.

This connection with our spirit only soothes, heals, cushions and teaches us that we are all here full of our own stories in our head which are distorted by judgements created with the help of each other. How quick we are to doubt, but how slow to trust. The fear that someone else holds the key to breaking you and your trust and your spirit. Know that the amazing power of the spirit is such that it feeds and expands because it draws from The Source, an energy so vast, which we cannot comprehend. You don't have to understand it, just know it. Accept it. Make room for that acceptance within your being. And then just let it flow. Know the Light of your spirit in your heart. Let the amazing, wiser laws take care of that which our limited, distorted, opinionated head tries so hard to control. 

A beautiful sentence I heard at church this Sunday (thank you Geoff for this one!) - We cannot comprehend the wonder of God, that's the reason God put Himself in our Heart and not our heads. :)

Our heads, our ego will keep trying to create resistance and give us reasons to fight. But your Heart and your Spirit will know that it's not what you're here for. The spirit knows that it is connected to everything around it. Recognise this, accept it and smile :)

© Sneha Singh 2010

The Return

''This is how I would die into the love I have for you. As pieces of cloud dissolve into the sunlight'' ~ Rumi

Rumi's writing never fails to drown me. I lose my external non- existent, unimportant self. And I learn to see myself through the eyes of Love. Everyday, I remind myself, learn to see yourself as Love would. And then learn to see others as Love would want you to see them.

But how willing am I to let Love overcome me?

I question my willingness to just be Love. To just be One with what I am faced with. And, to remember to savour all that is right now, because it can be good or bad but the truth is it is going to go away. The only reality is now. 

I know this. But, how much of it do I realise?

''...as pieces of cloud dissolve into sunlight.'' How beautiful. As I read this, I can almost feel being split into a million specks of me, dispersed through the air, One with everything that pervades the Presence around us. 

Like everyone, I too have my troubles, doubts and fears - but they only remind me that I need to keep going back to the centre of it all. That I need to keep going back to my Source, which is devoid of doubt, which has all the answers. It helps me identify and connect with that 'already existent' space between my thoughts. It reintroduces me to the peace which has always been, just not acknowledged. I re-enter the place where Love, Peace and Joy lie entwined within each other in their true state, as One. 

Thank You, for the constant reminders. I am eternally grateful. 

Sneha Singh © 2010

Water

Be like water. 
Mould, let go. 
But underneath it all, 
Have the strength. 
Nurture, quench, relieve all.  

Trickle with ease, 
Into the smallest cracks, 
Or burst into realms 
Creating seas.

For drops are naught 
But miniscule oceans, 
And oceans merely, a drop, 
In all of creation.  


Sneha Singh © 2010

Renewal

I stepped, and 
Never looked back. 

A sensation that has now 
Engulfed all that I am, and how.  

With every fall,  
I lose my all.  

The more I burn,  
The purer I become.  

This Fire, this Light 
A madness, raging with all its might.  

I don't resist this storm, 
As it destroys my form.  

I let this wind, take me 
And blow my fragments free.  

For now, what has become of me, 
Is yours eternally.  


© Sneha Singh 2010

What do you see?

''If you see yourself in the correct way, you will see you are as much an extraordinary phenomena of nature, as say trees, flowers, the patterns in running water, the shape of fire, the arrangement of stars, the form of a galaxy. You are just like that.'' ~ Unknown

Beautiful.

I'm surprised how much I need to be reminded of my own beauty, and by extension of the beauty of others. How susceptible has our thought process become to search for faults and shortcomings in every person (including ourselves) or task that we encounter. Why are we so harsh on others and even harsher on ourselves? A mountain with all its ridges and colours, bumps and crevices looks just as beautiful. We stand in awe of such creations which are on this planet and yet, we never fall in love with the creation which has the power to view nature's beauty. Ourselves. And others like us. Why?  Why do we allow ourselves to get constantly deluded by what appears as convincing reality? Is true reality 'out there' or 'in here' ? 

One thing I know of for sure - and that is, beauty of any kind feels even more beautiful when felt from within. Such appreciation gives birth to a devotion, which causes one to fall in Love with what is, just as it is.

• © Sneha Singh 2010

The Voice within the Silence

Silence answers some of the most difficult questions, that too with a smile. The silence of the skies, the stillness of oceans - Have you wondered why it brings someone peace, even if it is just a fleeting peaceful moment? Maybe our true, innate nature is that of silence and peace. But looking at our outer world today, it is difficult to believe so. I do believe that, ''What you seek is what you find''. When you are looking for something, your entire focus is on finding that one thing which is at that moment of utmost importance to you. All your energy is concentrated on bringing that aspect which you desire to life. And why this desire? Because you feel that aspect when enriched will bring with it what you truly desire - Happiness.

Our own voices keep talking to us, telling us things which mostly aren't true. Playing make believe with us and inducing fear. If we can learn how to silence these, and listen to what the voice of silence has to say to us, slowly we'll become aware of our inner nature which guides us through everything we face and holds the answers to all our questions. 

Unless we give anything a chance, we can not experience its potential. How many times do we choose being silent over blaming and accusing, whether it is with others or with ourselves. How many times do we stop to become aware about what we are speaking or the thoughts that are constantly running through our heads? I don't know how it works for everyone, because everyone is unique and will encounter and explore every experience in their own way. But I do know that it does work for all those who choose to give it a chance. One day, for one hour, try to make it not about 'my needs and problems'. For one hour at a time, one day at a time, learn to forget your constant worry and doubt and just see what you already have. Trust and listen to the voice inside your heart, which will only grow louder as you silence your own self. 

• © Sneha Singh 2010