The wandering monkey!

Dear Abha
You seem to have studied the monkey behaviour at length! You are absolutely right that if something sits still for a few seconds, it can not be a monkey! And what animal is more endearing than the monkey? In the 2005 version of King Kong, the look that the giant ape gives Ann Darrow before falling to his death after being felled by a burst of gun fire still haunts me!
Reading PGW is more relaxing than any other form of yogic exercise!
Sri

 

Dear Vidya
I want to narrate a well known story here even though I am aware that most of our ILites would have heard it.

Sage Narada, who chanted the Lord’s name all the time, always thought that he was the greatest devotee of Lord Narayana.
"Once the Lord said, 'Narada, there is one farmer on earth who is a greater devotee than you.' Narada doubted this and came down to earth to see the peasant in person. He found that the farmer would chant the Lord's Name only three times a day. 'How could he be a greater devotee than I?' thought Narada. Upon returning, he mentioned his doubt to the Lord.
"The Lord gave him a small vessel filled to the brim with oil and asked Narada to keep it on his head and go round a particular hill without spilling even a drop of it.
"When Narada returned after finishing the round, the Lord asked, 'How many times did you chant My Name in between?'
"Narada thought about it and was surprised to discover that he had not remembered the Lord's Name even once because his attention had been fully riveted on the vessel of oil in order that he could complete his task without spilling even a drop of oil.
"The Lord smilingly said, 'Now do you understand why that farmer is a greater devotee than you? Even in the midst of his toilsome work, thrice he is remembering Me, is he not?'
One who simultaneously does karma (action) and remembers God is the noblest.

Your 'cooking, reading, watering plants,listening to T.M. Krishna, ironing Ramji's shirt' et al is your way of meditation which the Lord Himself puts on par with Narada's perpetual chanting of His name. And I feel honoured that you have included reading my posts to your form of meditation.
Sri

 

Dear AC
Thank you very much for your kind appreciation for my post followed by your 'usual' warning about the pressure points!I am proud of my age more because I look it and more and more men of my age and appearance are swarming the TV screens as models endorsing prestigious products! It is possible that a few may be jealous of that fact!
Sri

 

Dear Sathya
Namadu manam oru kurangai
Iruppathalthane namakku
Ivvalavu vishaya gyanam kidaikkirathu?
Anda kurangu pala disaigalukku
thava thava nam arivu
eppadi valargirathu!
Anda kurangu nammil illai enil
Naam idicha pulithan!
Sri

 

Dear TDU
Thank you for your kind words. Humour is my staple diet, nay life saving medicine! In fact, I have come out of many a tangled web without much feeling of hurt because of my disposition to look at the lighter side of everything. The same disposition has also been an irritant to my family members who think that I can do better if only I can take things a little more seriously!
Sri