Man is the only seed who can turn into ugly flower!
Photo copyright Suresh gundappa 2008
Just take a look at Nature! it has never happened before! it has never happened that one of the nature’s most beautiful creation has trouble in blooming!
In nature Rose flower seed yields blooms into Rose!, Lotus seed blossoms into beautiful Lotus flower. every potential seed becomes it’s destined flower.
Look at Man!
In essential Man is nothing but a Buddha, a Jesus, a Mohammad.
But he can bloom into Hitler, Osama, Saddam,
your misery in life is nothing but you longing to bloom into a flower,
Your pain in life is nothing but unknown calling of awareness,
It does’t matter how succesful you are going to be in terms of Materialstic goals, platonic relationships,
you still need inner Romance,
Inner lover affair,
you are butterfly in need of metamorphosis,
Till then you remain a seed unfulfilled your potential,
Essentially, you are a Buddha. In the seed you are a Buddha, a Jesus, a Mohammad but in the seed you are imprisoned. Let the seed be broken, let it be shattered into the soil so that roses can start growing within you. A man of consciousness becomes a garden of roses. One of the ancient tarot card on courage says as follows.
Nothing can be guaranteed. Thousand and one are the hazards of the journey, many are the pitfalls – and the seed is secure, hidden inside a hard core. But the seed tries, it makes an effort; it drops the hard shell which is its security, it starts moving. Immediately the fight starts: the struggle with the soil, with the stones, with the rocks. And the seed was very hard and the sprout will be very, very soft and dangers will be many.
There was no danger for the seed, the seed could have survived for millennia, but for the sprout many are the dangers. But the sprout starts towards the unknown, towards the sun, towards the source of light, not knowing where, not knowing why. Great is the cross to be carried, but a dream possesses the seed and the seed moves.
The same is the path for man. It is arduous. Much courage will be needed
you need to gather courage, and this courage means disappearing into the soil, losing yourself in complete let-go. Losing ego , losing thought occupied mind.
Meditation is nothing gardening your potential. Meditation is nothing but creating a ecosystem to realize your potential.
Love
Suresh
There are no guarantees in life, except its eventual end. The important part is what you leave as your legacy when you reach the end – will it be positive or will it be vile?
You mentioned the easy transition from birth to Hitler, Osama, Saddam but it is easier to transform into the positive opposites of all of these (no reason to name drop – you know who you call a hero).
Why focus on the negative at all? Try focusing your energy and concentration on positive results – and then there is no chance that you or those you touch devolve into those types of people,
Benny
http://www.ya-ttitude.com
Benny Greenberg
April 13, 2008 at 2:56 pm
You have a wonderful blog. My best wishes.
surjit
April 15, 2008 at 11:07 am
simply superb both post and photo
great thoughts and it is true only man can become an ugly flower
praneshachar
April 16, 2008 at 11:45 am
Since I have been reading A New Earth, I have a totally new outlook on nature. I begin to see it for what it is, the true reach for life and beauty.
Jennifer
April 18, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Wow, this is so indeed. Man is the only seed who can turn into ugly flower! That’s so for sure. However, it is so hard to live with the thought that this ugly man is I myself…
Thank you for the wonderful post. Your words help grasp the truth that comforts and challenges and confuses.
We all will reach the end of our path one day. And we all are moving through going old now. In the light of the above I recognize myself as some exception, because while living as the disabled I don’t know either I live at all. I know my dreams are high, but am I flying anywhere? I feel myself sick and am jobless and live as the depend ante on the grace of my surroundings, All I can is to wither, but that’s too looks impossible, because we need to blossom prior withering, isn’t it?
Man is the only seed who can turn into ugly flower! … Ugly seed may blossom out into the wonderful flower, but that’s too under the reach of the disabled. One and only thing I can to do – and what I heartily want to do – is to invite you to my Online Art Gallery http://www.artmajeur.com/colourrain I hope you will enjoy my meditation in color.
I will be happy to see you on my blog too. You are welcomed to the art therapy club Modus Vivendi http://trustlight.blogspot.com and my http://candleday.wordpress.com
http://arthiker.wordpress.com/
I hope to get your lovely comments, remarks – what should I do further? HOW can I do something when everything break apart around?
Tomas
May 6, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Tomas i did visit your gallery and it is brilliant. Can I borrow one of your images for my next article. I would love to share to your creativity with my fellow readers?
I’ll soon be at your place ( blog) and Hope to leave some flowers back there for you.
Suresh Gundappa
May 8, 2008 at 5:53 am
Dear Suresh Gundappa
Thank you for your lovely feedback. You made my day.
Yes, of course you can post my images on your blog. It would be grate to share my works with your fellow readers.
I am looking forward to your email. I would be happy to answer all your questions.
yours respectfully
Tomas
May 10, 2008 at 5:03 am
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June 17, 2008 at 6:03 am
wow! ten thumbsup……. Very apt in our garden clan Girls flower. thanks Suresh. You are really brilliant. thanks for sharing.
elois
September 8, 2008 at 1:51 am