Had written these following verses to a dear friend while discussing the spirit of life and living … Thought I could share it here.
Savvy
Life Is…
Savvy
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Our world needs us!
Positive change begins with us.
Every living being is making a difference to the environment in every moment. The question is how and in what way can it become sustainable.
Like the Great Barrier Reef, once the coral reefs are affected there the entire ecosystem stops thriving, and less fresh water will flow through the lakes…
Closer home the topography of the Great Himalayas are changing as well.
With melting ice-caps, the collapse of vegetation and wildlife, and violent surges of hurricanes droughts and frequent wildfires are all concerns for our world.
And there is really not much difference in the apathy that is happening in the name of sustaining the future… only much similarity in the situation of corruption and deceit through politics of governing people whatever the part of the world we are living in.
What we can do for our Sustainability:
Besides the regular ‘Reuse, Recycle and Reduce’ advice that comes to mind immediately I am sharing a post I chanced upon recently https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/stopglobalwarming.php
I realise I am perhaps contributing in my little way by ‘Spreading Awareness'(Tip 35 on the list ) on the need for Environmental Sustainability … but I found a lot of the tips here pretty much adaptable and relevant to us as an individual …
For the true change starts from each of us.
Savvy
About the Author:
Flow with life!
Change is inevitable , but you are the one in charge of how the change impacts you.
Breath and Movement:
We are the sum of our individual parts
There is no heart without our mind and no action without our sensing.
No two moments of our life are alike. Our body is made of cells that are renewed in time. Emotions and behaviour that we manifest are deeply integral to how we feel about ourselves and the situation at hand … so our movements are as unique as we are.
Cultivating an awareness of our own breath can give us much needed support and inner healing through the vagaries of life and living
Just make sure to sense your inner calm and be one with your breath no matter the situation you are in. That is the way you can gradually connect with yourself on a deeper level.
The more connected you are with your breath you gradually begin to relax in the moment.
Attuning your Breath and Movement
Let your breath guide and lead your movement. Value the subtle energies of your own self that encompasses your own breath.
Sense the integration of your breath and your movements. Breath gives your movement a shape and direction. So not only can you link your breath and your movement but also practise initiating your movements with your breath.
Your awareness will gradually increase of how your own inbreath (inhale)and out breath (exhale) are being used in your movements. What powers and energizes your actions and what calms and assists relaxation. And how it can flow enveloping and encompassing, connecting and complementing each other like an elegant dance!
Soon in practice you will learn to
‘Dance with it ‘
That’s how you learn to flow and dance with life!
Savvy Raj
One Moment
Sensing Oneness
A moment of stillness
A frame of reference
For centering the being
In the infinite fractals circling
A moment in witness
Sensing the multiverse
All in the sweet silence of being
In the oneness that occurs…
In the infinite possibilities
Of life and living
Take a moment with oneself
To sense the oneness with the self
Savvy
Artwork by Savvy Raj Titled : Sense of Infinitude
Being a Witness…
The unabashed beauty of this world is but an illusion.
Marking time in the constancy of change.
Whatever good is in this moment is a gift of now
To wonder in awe and receive in gratitude…
And when reality bites as the seasons change.
It is in us to learn to witness without want but with understanding and patience.
As all is in the turning of time.
The appearance to disappearance of beauty and the the bounties is but an illusion.
What is today beautiful can be barren tomorrow in the resurgence
Making space for new life to emerge for life continues beyond, in the grand plan of things
In hope, trust and belief of a beautiful morrow…
Follow the dictates of nurture.
Covet not what is not yours.
Be grateful and express gratitude for life.
And value the beauty of this now!
So much intricacy in the evolving artistry.
So much wisdom in the moment to imbibe.
So many lessons in nature to nurture.
Seek to live learning and growing.
Striving to be in a witness mode.
Sense and be one with the flow
For you are the flow!
Savvy
Whatever there is in this ever changing world, all that is enveloped by the Lord.
With this understanding renounce and enjoy ( without owning) what is due to u .
Do not covet for the wealth of other. ( Ishavasya Upanishad 1)
So much wisdom in these lines…
Explore the Ocean of Peace
On Life & Living
Visual verses
By
Savvy Raj
Enjoy the dance!
Learning to dance is a discovery
Every step of the way!
As you explore the pathways
Care to enjoy the journey!
Savvy
Tryst with truth…
The Confusion
Making sense of it all
From maya to magic
From dream to reality
From action to inaction
From silence to chaos
From dissolution to a solution.
From closure again to disclosure
Is it all an appearance, a facade
This journey of searching reality
In the self-discovery.
The Contention… on Creativity
What a world we live in
All is in a word called Maya …
The world is but an illusion…
A make-believe of our senses.
Then in such a make-believe world
All logic all reasoning all science all knowledge
maybe after all at best…
A search to understand the root of creation.
Of the illusion of you and me.
Of nothing and everything.
The connection… in the creativity
As in the unlearning and learning of knowledge through experiences in life and living every individual sparks new pathways of behaviour in association and application. We are enriched in the structuring which we can call as a stillness for comprehension, a pause for reflection a calmness in contemplation so that we are propelled to unique expression in the assimilation.
No two thoughts are exactly alike but there is always a field of energy we radiate and our thoughts carry the vibrational frequency of the energy in the movement. And that is what can be directed distilled denatured decimated dissolved and drawn from for health and healing.
Savvy
Experience or lack of it can be a root cause of variations and alterations of behaviour. But while boundaries may be reminding of a journey having a destination, it is the openness that reflects the never-ending source of creativity and its possibility.
The Continuation…
So as we dance through the apparition of appearances
Of assumptions in the amalgamation.
All that is real may be an illusion
All that we believe to be is perhaps real.
And our tryst with the truth…
Continues…
Savvy Raj
About The Author
So much to understand…
In every learning is a realisation of how little we know
In every realisation is a knowing there is so much beyond
In every reach beyond knowing is a little more understanding
Of the dimensions beyond
This universe amidst the multiverse
So much to explore and discover
To understand and know…
Savvy
On Creativity
Life & Creativity
On Oneness
SPREADING LOVE!
For love is power
That completes itself .
Spreading joy and healing
In circles of awareness
That transmute the soul
To recognise the heart of the soul!
When love speaks, it opens doors
For healing light to enter
In the imprisoned walls of hurt and hate
Washing away the anger and resentment.
As memories of bitterness and past pain
Get replaced with the mirth and melody.
For love chimes the bells of awakening
In the spirit of laughter and lightness
In time all that is immaterial and dull
Becomes vivid and bright.
As love shows the path of hope and faith
And life seems worth living after all!
Savvy
Breaking point of saturation : A new dawn.
From the point of saturation
Emerges a point of co relation
To ponder afresh on a point of connection.
The saturation plays a role
In the game of life and living
In breaking dawn and dusk
The twilight fills the day and night
With a hope and bliss of something new
Just as day breaks from
Evening dusks into a blissful night
The breaking point signifies a new start
The twilight confuses and confounds
The wisest of beings, as it is meant to do
For in that point of no return
There is the chaos of completion.
Only to begin afresh and anew.
In the passage of painful times into pleasurable moments
In the eras of darkness to deliverance
In the moments of night to day!
Lights seeps in and saturation sublimes
The dark clouds shifting perspectives.
Birthing a new breaking point
Of a brand new dawn!
Savvy
Who would it be?
A blast from the past!
To invite someone from the past would be…
To re-live the glory of beautiful memories back in time.
To refresh ties of friendships and renew the long forgotten bonds.
To address age old issues and try sorting them out!
It’s now or never!
To ask someone from this present to chat is to find the fultility of going back to the past!
To know the value of this now this moment time.
To trust and believe in the present enough to give your undivided attention.
Chat with the past or present
The choice rests with you!
Savvy
Dances of India: Roots in Culture
In a land of diversities in all spheres from culture to climate, from religion to celebrations.
Every region expresses its culture distinctly according to the ethos of the people of that particular region.And as dances are a coherent expression of human nature thoughts and feelings, each form of dance that originates, encapsulates it distinctly.
Indian dances can be broadly divided into Classical Dance Forms Semi Classical and the Folk forms.
The most well known Classical Dance styles of India are the Kathak, Odissi & Manipuri of Northern and Eastern parts of India.And
Bharatanatyam Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam Kathakali from Southern parts of India.
Classical Dance and Arts is given a revered status as according to the legends, the Gods invented the dance. It incorporates music melody beats drama form and line along with gestures through hand fingers and eye movements.
The elaborate costumes and heavy makeup somehow helps convey many depictions of the overall performances.
There are a number of Folk dance forms that are performed as well.
Traditionally all these forms have been structured around the nine emotions or rasas namely:
- Hasya: happiness
- Shoka: sorrow
- Krodha: anger
- Karuna: compassion
- Bhibatsa: disgust
- Adbuta: wonder
- Bhaya: fear
- Viram: courage
- And Shanta: serenity.
The earliest Indian religious texts have described creation in terms of a dance. And the dances of India are said to have their origins in the Vedic Age of 1000BC
Even today the practice of the Indian dances have an element of religious rituals although much may have changed with time.
Musings on Dancing
A dance is an expression of who we are, our mindset our bodies our culture all intermingled inextricably. It is a statement of our roots and our connection to others.
We can express ourselves by learning and staying rooted in the structure or choose to vary and fuse and develop our understanding by adding to the repertoire other dance forms and evolve in the sharing. The choice is ours to choose. We don’t need to discard old learning as we learn something new but align ourselves to understand the larger picture. This way we experience diversity for ourselves as we learn to see the significance of every form its contribution its essence and relevance of its roots in culture through the movements and expression. Learning dance from different lands helps us understand and evolve. We can learn to respect others traditions and cultures while valuing our own.
Savvy
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