Reflections

My fascination with Ramkrishn Mission started about ten months ago, when I chanced into a Mathh near Dandekar Pul in Swargate Pune. It was a place of sublime beauty, with a lovely environ and calming holy presence in it. It was – and is – pleasing to the heart, the mind and the body. Over time, I got to know of the Ramkrishn Mission Publication, and started purchasing books to read. While this book is the first that has reached by blog for a review, there are others – several – which will also be reviewed in the due fullness of time. WHAT SHALL I DO? The current book is titled “ What Shall I Do? ”, and is penned by Swami Harshanand. This is a book that is aimed at the youth, though its contents are applicable to everyone, at least for the first half of the book. The book is told in the backdrop of a young man, Ravi, who is desirous of taking Sanyas early in life , and become a monk, and the resistance he faces. That is the subject of the first chapter, and the last 40-o...

THE BEES COME TO ME… I count myself lucky that I had a massive beehive right outside my living room window, on the window concrete sun-shade slab. For several months, the two of us- the harmful and dangerous human being, and those harmless gentle honey bees – co-existed without any trouble to each other. They didn’t bother me, and I didn’t bother them. But this period have me insights both into Honeybees as well as human behavioral aspects, insights that I shall carry with me my entire life. The images of this honey-beehive are given below, which can highlight its closeness to my habitat. I first noticed them when a few came inside from the open window; I was at a loss as to what to do, till I figured out they were attracted by the light. Only then did I spot the Beehive, and nearly panicked & spoke to the society incharge for immediate redressal of this “grave” threat to my habitat and existence. The bees – they didn’t care too much for me, ignoring me as irrelevant, unimp...