It was very early in the morning. I was sitting at the veranda trying to meditate in an attempt to connect to something unknown but believed to have existed out there. Some call it God; some others call it the ultimate reality, and still others call it the higher self. Whatever it may be called, if it is out there I want to reach out by whatever means possible to experience it for myself. I heard Meditation is one of the ways to get connected to the beyond.
Sitting at the veranda silently, I was enjoying the pleasantly cool air of the morning. I observed that particularly this time of the day appears to have some divine quality. At this moment I could easily connect to the natural environment around me without too much effort. At such moment of that morning I was att...racted to the dog which rather seemed to be ecstatic as she was running here and there in a sudden burst of energy. And I saw her chasing a bird in a futile attempt to catch it. Contemplating about this behavior of the dog, I suddenly realized that I was perhaps no different from the dog chasing a bird. There I was sitting silently in an attempt to get connected to a supreme being. The dog was not successful in catching her prey since it has no wing to fly in pursuit of the winged bird. I may also not be able to connect to whatever might be out there. Or there may not even be such a supreme being at all. Or is there one? If so, will I ever be able to experience the existence of such a higher being directly. I don’t know. May be the dog can catch the bird one day if she keeps on trying until she does. One day I may also get connected to whatever may be out there. Who knows? But I think at that moment I was just like a dog chasing a bird.
Sitting at the veranda silently, I was enjoying the pleasantly cool air of the morning. I observed that particularly this time of the day appears to have some divine quality. At this moment I could easily connect to the natural environment around me without too much effort. At such moment of that morning I was att...racted to the dog which rather seemed to be ecstatic as she was running here and there in a sudden burst of energy. And I saw her chasing a bird in a futile attempt to catch it. Contemplating about this behavior of the dog, I suddenly realized that I was perhaps no different from the dog chasing a bird. There I was sitting silently in an attempt to get connected to a supreme being. The dog was not successful in catching her prey since it has no wing to fly in pursuit of the winged bird. I may also not be able to connect to whatever might be out there. Or there may not even be such a supreme being at all. Or is there one? If so, will I ever be able to experience the existence of such a higher being directly. I don’t know. May be the dog can catch the bird one day if she keeps on trying until she does. One day I may also get connected to whatever may be out there. Who knows? But I think at that moment I was just like a dog chasing a bird.
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