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You decide today for tomorrow? You have destroyed tomorrow.
Allow the tomorrow to have its own being. Let it COME in its own way! Let it bring its own gifts.

Resolution means you will allow only this and you will not allow that. Resolution means you would like the sun to rise in the west and not in the east. If it rises in the east, you will not open your windows; you will keep your windows open to the west.

What is resolution? Resolution is struggle. Resolution is ego. Resolution is saying, “I cannot live spontaneously.” And if you cannot live spontaneously, you don’t live at all — you only pretend.

Resolution also means you are not able to resolve issues. You get into resolution because issues are not easy on you. You say “I want to leave smoking next year!” - So leave it. Why make resolution for it. Because smoking is tough to leave you move into resolution mode. The moment you make resolutions, you already started your New Year with a war in your mind. Now you have created a situation where if your resolution fails then it leaves a mark on your mind. You are already set yourself up for failure and friction.

Let me make another point clear. Whatever you want to do New Year - Have clear intent of it but don’t make resolution. Intent means you will make effort to change or execute whatever you have planned but you are not worried about results. Intent means you will celebrate both failure and success equally well. Resolution means you are not ready for anything other than success.

So let only one resolution be there: I will never make any resolutions. Drop all resolutions! Let life be a natural spontaneity. The only golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Love and lots of it Dear ones

Happy New Year!

Suresh

Photo copyright Suresh Gundappa 2006

My daughter had a minor surgery last week. It was tonsillitis.

While taking her to surgery room she was really nervous. This is her first in hospital for any major medical issue. she was nervous & crying.

I told her this surgery is really minor one and she should’t be scared.

she looked into my eyes and said : “what will you do if I die?”

I was totally taken aback and was not prepared for it obviously, With mischievous smile I told her “I will follow her to heaven” and she laughed lightly and Immediately said “make sure you carry your credit cards, we can do some shopping!” and I nodded my head affirmatively (smiling!)

Immediately air was light and humour was on but she wanted to tell me couple of things as if this is her last opportunity.

Her hand was still in my hands, I said you should avoid thinking negatively and a good doctor is operating on her so she should’t be thinking about death. she said - ” she is not thinking about death anymore but she is remembering some of her best moments. it was my turn to get curious and ask her to tell me more about it.

she said” she was remembering all the photography tours she accompanied me , she was thinking about the gifts I gave her for her birthday. She said we should go again on a mountain trip”

I said “sure we are going to mountains as soon as you get OK”.

But to me most heartening moment was that I had given her lot of cherished moments. She had more than one moment to to cherish in times of fear of death.

I wondered what would I think as my last moment If I am going to die next moment. I could’t think more as I was too much focused on my her.

I was totally overwhelmed by the conversation. General anesthesia injection given to her was already showing its effect but she did’t want to let my hand go. I kissed on her forehead and said Happy surgery!

Surgery went well for nearly one and half hour and then she was placed Intensive care unit for one hour! everything was really smooth and glitch free.

She woke up after three hours and few hours later she said “You are a liar Daddy, You said you will chase me to heaven and you are still in hospital” and I said ” Sorry Sweetie my flight just got delayed” we both laughed hard.

Suddenly death made our life better. Suddenly thought of death bought us together even more.

But what was important to me is that I had given my daughter some of her best moments in life. I had no regrets!

What would you remember if you are going to die next moment?

Merry Christmas!

Have a nice time with your loved ones!

Love and lots of it dear ones

Suresh

Photo Copyright Suresh Gundappa 2006

All movements in the world are circular. The moon and stars move in a circle; the earth moves in a circle and so do the seasons. Even the seasons of your mind go around in a circle. Scientists have discovered recently that there is a cycle of chemical reactions in the male body which is similar to the menstrual cycle in females. You must have noticed that women tend to become cross and irritable and restless during their menstrual periods. A great many chemical changes occur in a woman’s body at this time, and it is difficult for her to remain alert and aware of herself.

Exactly the same things happen to men. There is no outward flow of blood, but there is an internal flow from certain glands. If you observe carefully you will find that a man is also depressed, restless and in a black mood every twenty-eight days.

For example, the word `menses’ means a month. It is possible that man first began counting months according to the menstrual cycle of women, because the natural feminine cycle is a fixed time period: twenty-eight days. This would have been an easy method to know that one month had passed. When your wife begins her menses, one month has gone by. Or, you can count the months according to the moon. But then the time period that we call one month changes to thirty days. The moon gets bigger for fifteen days and wanes for fifteen days, so in thirty days it has gone through its complete cycle.

There is a difference — that’s why it has never been detected up to now — but within these ten years much research has been there and they have come to feel that there is a menopause. Just as the woman has the monthly periods after each twenty-eight days, a man has too. For these three, four days the woman goes into a depressive state, into a negative state — so does a man. But because the woman’s blood is visible there is no need to prove it and she knows that the period has come and that the depression and the negativity and everything arises; she becomes very very dark, dismal, inside.

We fix the months according to the moon, so we say that a month has thirty days. But if you determine it by Venus or by the menstrual period, it will have twenty-eight day

Observe closely and you will see that your mind revolves in one complete cycle every twenty-eight days. As you become more and more familiar with your cycle, you will be able to predict with great accuracy what moods you are going to have and when you are going to have them. You will be shocked to discover that you get angry not because of any outside influence but because of what is going on inside you. The other person is merely an excuse. Then, if you lose your temper, you will not blame the other; on the contrary, you will ask his pardon. You will ask him to forgive you. You will explain that your outburst has nothing to do with him, that you always get angry at this time of the month. It was just accidental that he was there to provide an excuse for your rage. Anyone else would have done just as well.

Man’s release is not that visible, but certain energy is released each month; for three, four days, man also becomes a victim of depression, negativity. If you keep a record for a few months you will be able to see that exactly after twenty-eight days you again become negative for three, four days… out of the blue, for no reason at all. Just keep a small diary and it will become clear to you…. And it happens around forty-nine. So that menopause is coming closer — nothing to be worried about; it is natural.

Now to the the most important point I need to convey: Most of the fights in marriage happens “+” or “-” 5 days around womans menstrual cycles in marriage. Man has not ben able to appreciate the agony and depression of the woman during this time. If man can feel his own cycle he will come in terms with woman emotions very well. The need of the hour is Man’s awareness about in monthly cycle. if this barrier of understanding womans emotion during menstrual cycle is felt and understood then you have reached core of her heart. then you have every chance to be the man component in Woman word.

The word menopause comes from the Greek and Latin words for “moon” and “stop” and refers to the ending of a woman’s menstrual cycle.

Sexual energies decline but with the decline of sexual energies, spiritual energies can increase. If one takes a right step then the declining energy of sexuality can become rising energies of spirituality — because it is the same energy that can move upwards and when sex interest becomes lessened, there is more possibility of uplifting the energies.

Somewhere near around forty-nine there comes a menopause… for men too, not only for women. The man’s menopause is very subtle but it is there — now even scientific research says so. This has been a known fact for tantra… because basically the man’s chemistry and the woman’s chemistry cannot be that different — it is different but it cannot be that different. When a woman becomes sexually mature around twelve, thirteen, fourteen, a man becomes mature around the same time. Then it will be very unfair that the woman has a menopause around forty-nine and that man has no menopause; that will simply prove that god is also a male chauvinist! (laughter) That is unfair and that is not possible.

Love and lots of it

Suresh

photo copyright Suresh Gundappa 2006 

We know that the ocean is influenced by the moon, but we have not taken into consideration the fact that the same relative proportion of water and salt that occurs in the ocean occurs also in the human body — the same proportion. Forty-five percent of the human body consists of water, and the proportion of salt contained in that water is the same as is contained in thousands of bays. If the water in the ocean is affected by the moon, then how could the water inside the human body remain unaffected?

Now, in this connection, two or three facts emerging from recent investigations must be kept in mind. For example, as the day of the full moon approaches, the amount of madness in the world increases. And on the last day of the darker fourteen days, the least number of people go mad. As the moon grows brighter the proportion of madmen also begins to increase. On the day of the full moon, the greatest number of people enter madhouses; and on the last day of the moon’s waning period, the greatest number of people are discharged from madhouses. Statistics are now available….

In English there is the word lunatic; in Hindi there is the word chaandmara. Chaand refers to the moon, just as lunar does in English. Chaandmara is a very ancient term, and the word lunatic also is some three thousand years old. Some three thousand years ago, the thought came to men that the moon does something to the insane. But if it does something to the insane, then how can it avoid affecting the sane?
In the final analysis, the construction of the brain and the internal composition of the body are the same for all. Yes, it may be that the moon affects madmen to a greater extent, and the sane to a lesser extent. This is simply a quantitative difference. But it is impossible that the sane remain completely unaffected by the moon. If that was true, then nobody could go mad — because everyone who goes mad was once sane. The moon must first do something to those who are sane.
As I have told you, the water of the ocean is subject to certain influences. But all life is created out of water; without water, no life is possible. So in ancient Greece, seers used to say that only from water is life born, that water is life. Ancient Indian, Chinese and other mythologies also say this. Today scientists who believe in evolution also say that life was born in water, that perhaps the first life on the planet lived in the water. This was the first form of life, and then out of this, man eventually evolved.

Water is the most mysterious element of all.

Whatever influences from the stars reach man from the universe, from space, reach him through the medium of water. Having once affected the water in a man’s body, any radiation can gain entrance into him. Much work is being done with water, and many mysteries concerning water are coming to man’s attention.

The biggest mystery about water which has come to the attention of scientists in the last ten years is that water possesses a lot of sensitivity. Whatever influences are active from any direction in life are first felt by water. The water in us is the first thing to be affected. Once the water in us is influenced, then it will be very difficult for us to avoid being influenced.

You will be surprised to learn that when the child swims in the mother’s womb, he swims just as if he were in the ocean. The water in which the child swims in the mother’s womb possesses the same proportion of salt as is present in the ocean. Whatever influences reach the child from the mother’s body do not reach him directly; between the mother and the child growing in her womb there is no direct connection. Water is the mediator. Whatever influences reach the child from the mother do so through the medium of water; there is no direct relationship. Then throughout our lives the water in our bodies behaves just as the water in the sea.

Meditate during full moon days, It’s a great opportunity to bring your awareness to focus. Try and watch full moon for hours , you will be amazed at the range of emotions which will surface. Some of you may cry, may get depressed or just throw up. Some of you may also dance, write poetry or just sing. Full moon day is great opportunity to reinvent yourself. try it , Just experiment on next full moon day and you will be amazed at the results.

PS: this experiment of watching moon can cause uncontrollable emotions especially in women. I recommend to do it in group rather than alone.

Cheers

Los of love

Suresh

Photo Copyright Suresh Gundappa 2006

Priest wanted to raise money for his church. He had been told that there was a fortune to be made racing horses, so he decided to purchase one and try his luck. However, horses were too expensive at the auction, and so he bought a donkey instead. He entered the donkey in the races, and to his surprise it placed third. The next day the sports page in the local newspaper carried the headline, “Priest’s Ass Shows.”The priest was very excited, so he entered his donkey in another race. This time it won and the papers carried the headline, “Priest’s Ass Out In Front.”
The bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he asked the priest not to enter his donkey in any more races. Next day the papers read, “Bishop Scratches Priest’s Ass.”
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the priest to get rid of the donkey, and the priest gave it to a nun in a nearby convent. The headlines read, “Nun Has Best Ass In Town.”
The bishop fainted. Later he informed the nun that she should dispose of the donkey immediately, so she sold it to a farmer for ten dollars. The paper faithfully reported the news, “Nun Peddles Ass For Ten Bucks.”
They buried the bishop the next day.

Just don’t be worried about local newspapers, public opinion, what people say about you. These are the ways that the masses have been dominating individuals for centuries. Those who want to be themselves have not to be bothered about what the retarded masses say about them. The retarded masses have always been against any revolution, any rebellion, any change — even the smallest changes and the masses have condemned them.Live, but don’t make your life a demonstration. All such demonstrations are lies.

Live, but don’t make your life a demonstration. Live, but don’t become a showman. Don’t allow showmanship — there is no need. What others say is useless, irrelevant; what you are is the only relevant thing. Live according to your nature. Whatsoever others think about you is their problem, you need not worry about it. Don’t make your life a piece of showmanship. Once you start there is no end to it, then you will always be making yourself false, and if people pay respect to a falsity, you will become false. If they think that it is good and respectable you will do a thing even when there is no natural reason.If you want to become a painter and this is an unconscious desire, become a painter and remain poor. Don’t become a doctor and become rich. You may become rich by being a doctor, but if you didn’t become a doctor because of an unconscious desire, if you have only done it to satisfy your parents, society, friends, then although you may become very, very rich, you will remain unfulfilled — and the ultimate thing is fulfillment.

Once you become interested in what others say about you, each new act of yours will be a failure.Here it may succeed but this success is absolutely useless because you are never fulfilled by it. You never flow through it. You never come to the fulfillment of your destiny. Your seed remains a seed. You may accumulate cuttings from newspapers about yourself, but those dead cuttings, certificates, that you put on the wall of your sitting room, are not life. Faces that you carry with you when you go out, smiles that are false, are not life. And by and by, with every new act, you go deeper into lies. How do you think you can be blissful through these lies? You may attain much of the rubbish of this world but you will lose all of the real.Go and do whatever you want to do, become a potter, Carpenter, Dancer or Just one more ordinary Gypsy!

Love and lots of it dear ones!

Cheers Suresh