……….in this stupid body
……..in this stupid body
In the womb, with the smallest legs in this world
Kicking right & left
Giving all the pain & pleasure too
Growing there as fast & wanting to come out
Crying came out & showering happiness all over
Received kisses from elderly girls, women & men too
All carried here & there like a ball in their hands
As if the ball being a symbol of love & cuddling
Hugs & hugging went on for long
Play & games was in the routine
Then came schooling & the mates
Went on getting education & knowledge too
Earning for a living & have a family too
Apart from the legs, hands & body there is a mind too
This mind dreaming of necessary & unnecessary things too
Some have come true & some have not
Deriving pleasure & happiness for the senses
Being the order of the day, this & everything else
Days & years passing by, realising now as to what to do
Forgetting the past & remembering a little too
The body having trillions of cells & ofcourse living in that too
Millions daily taking birth & billions dying too
So makes this body old & not as before
Seeing other older bodies helpless & hopeless
Question arises… & this body also going to be one so
The thought makes one frighten & shivering too
The body would not permit & allow too
Blinking the eyes to open & to see life has gone by
To wish & work like before
To accomplish & to attain as dreamt
Life goes on & on
Who is this? Thoughts pouring now & then
Thinking got the answer….. its I ……. in this stupid body.
These thoughts and sentences came to me, when I think of realising the self.
“Self-Realisation” is you are not the body; you are the SOUL a part of the UNIVERSAL SOUL.
The school of thought of “Advaita” which proclaims that all is one and there is no second.
Everything is that Universal Soul and the Individual Soul is “Aham Brahma Asmi”,
“I am thou that”.
……and I am “Sat Chit Ananda Swaroopi” , “Nitya” & “Pari-Poorna”.
I am the one _ manifested, I am the Bliss, I am was & is forever, I am not divided and I am complete.
theshivasponder 
September 13, 2015 at 12:54 pm
Interesting. I’ve never heard the term “universal soul”. The last sentence reminds me of a verse from the Bible., Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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September 13, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Very good summary of human life, Shiva! Very nice and inspiring!! 🙂
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September 14, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Wonderfully written..the last few lines are just stunning… 🙂
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September 15, 2015 at 1:07 pm
This is a touching write-up and takes us on a spiritual journey…we are indeed nothing, but souls. Thank you for enlightening.
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September 16, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Summary of a man’s life, beautifully written 🙂
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September 16, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Outstanding! Our very substance is within “this stupid body” and should be cared for and nurtured just as much and even more than we take care of the physical.
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September 18, 2015 at 12:45 am
Thank you for taking us through this journey of life, such a beautiful write, I adore it!
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September 18, 2015 at 3:01 am
Beautiful, creative way of describing the journey of life. Well done!
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September 18, 2015 at 4:31 pm
Beautiful and thought-provoking. Thank you.
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September 25, 2015 at 1:54 am
The physical journey is taken by the body, but the soul is the authentic self that chose the body in which to take this journey. The soul has been here before and will come again…all a part of the Universe…hence The Universal Soul! Love this Shiva… 🙂
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September 27, 2015 at 1:52 am
Hi nice to meet you! very nice and unique blog!
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October 21, 2015 at 6:02 pm
Nice Sharing.
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December 11, 2016 at 7:38 am
Life goes on…
Simply brilliant and logical phenomenon of the human world. Well done for summarizing the human cycle as a short version of poem. The germ of My Theory lies in every one you and me.
You should give a glance to The Idea behind My Theory for better understanding of My Theory.
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December 12, 2016 at 6:50 am
Nice poem.. and those are great words of wisdom from geeta and Purana’s.. it is always facinating to read people like you
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February 5, 2017 at 5:54 pm
this is just too too good…absolutely fantabulous…each line so deliberate and so meaningful… thought proving… that is why i love to read your work…
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February 8, 2017 at 9:13 am
Oh Ranjini! This comment of yours had gone into my spam and just now I released it. I think you have not put your like that is why I did not come to know of your visit here.
I am so Happy among the many, there a few, you are one among them who like and praise and comment on my posts with such fine lines, thanks.
That is why I said you visit older posts.
Hugs!
Shiva
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October 22, 2017 at 5:07 pm
LOVE THE PRESENTATION. But I, being a Christian, come to the glories of God’s wonderful creation…by which his only Son came to visit. Bravo to you for making me praise my God in this wilderness! 🙂
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October 22, 2017 at 5:11 pm
Bravo Jonathan I am so happy you digged out one of my older posts.I am delighted.
But there are other posts all about GOD I am sure you shall like them.
Thanks💞
Shiva
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