Take a child from any part of the world. Keep him away from religious texts and imagery. Just teach him meditation. As he evolves spiritually, the first thing he will see in meditation will be a Yogi whose head is adorned by a crescent moon (Shiva). Pictures of Hindu gods are based on experience of Yogis, not imagination of artists.

A cave is formed naturally by interplay of the five elements, and your house is man-made. But what is man? Nothing but an interplay of five elements. Even the thoughts that you consider your own are nothing but fireplay happening in your mind. When you realize this truth, your house will also feel like a cave and your life will become a meditation.

Logic is like a mouse. It can cut through anything. Ganesha is the Lord of inward logic (Vitarka). Seekers on the path of knowledge must use the mouse to cut through their own illusion (like sages) instead of trying to cut through the universe (like western scientists).

Suppose that the universe has a battery. If you take out the battery, universe becomes non existent. But then the battery will exist! Both the battery and the universe can’t be non-existent. When one is in existence, the other is in non-existence. This absolute combination is known by many names: Shiva-Shakti, Shunya-Srishti, Pure Feminine-Pure Masculine.

There are trillions of bacteria living in your body. As compared to planet Earth, your body is just a bacteria. As compared to the galaxy. the Earth is just a bacteria.Only the experiences are real for the soul. The matter and thoughts are just props to create the experience.

Meera loved her deity so much that she would see Him in everyone. When you see a poor beggar suffering, you may get angry at the society or God but Meera would give him food and say, “That is my deity doing drama to invoke feeling of compassion in me and to make me feel like a giver.

On the path of devotion, the relationship between the devotee and deity is personal and unique. Your father’s Hanuman can be different from your Hanuman. Maybe his Hanuman doesn’t allow him to cut nails on Tuesday, your Hanuman might allow. The devotee assigns characteristics to the deity out of love. There are as many deities as there are devotees.

God, the world seen through the glasses of my limited understanding no longer interests me. I surrender my questions, my answers, my theories, my opinions, my beliefs. Fill me with awe. Overwhelm me with your wonders.

Family is not always right. Mahabharata happened because Dhritarashtr was blind to his son’s misdeeds and all four younger Pandavas blindly supported their eldest brother who gambled.When it comes to family, we are all blind because our body-mind are indebted to them for life. We can’t run away from that debt. But the soul can insulate itself from their bad Karma just by being aware of this blindness.