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50 Years [2023-07-20]

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Today 20th, July 2023 marks 50 years since Bruce Lee's passing on 1973. My father had told me about Bruce Lee, + his speed, his efficacy and his life when I was a kid.

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Only at the very recent I started digging through his style and his teachings by reading about him and watching + his videos.

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If there is one thing I learned from this spectacular teacher, that should be - There is no limit in what you do, + in what you pursue.

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There is a blog post I wrote about him last year - https://nirm.al/blog/my-admiration-and-respect-for-bruce-lee.html +

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Creativity [2023-04-20]

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My mother told me this word "declutter" yesterday, pointing out that I need to de-clutter my room sooner. It has + become a mess recently with lots of junk that I don’t need.

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It was quite a surprise for me that she knows this term. Probably she'd have gotten it from watching YouTube + videos which she watches often whilst doing her work.

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Suddenly a thought came to my mind now, I mean right now. It is not only about decluttering, but it very much + proves a pertinent recipient for creativity. The points that I’m going to mention below regarding creativity will + also contain more attributes apart from declutter.

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Creativity links to our emotional intelligence, even for a mathematician who solves with logic does have one or + other forms of emotional intelligence nevertheless of the disagreement if there is anybody who disagrees with + this. This much is certain for me.

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Now coming to one of the nuggets of creativity, that is decluttering your mind. By doing that, we put out the + standing thousand elephants on our head and lit the fire that brings us onto more new thought-processes.

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This also means forgetting, by which I mean - forgetting the happenings that trouble you because this often keeps + you in a state of turmoil with fear and worriedness. In order to do this, you need to enter into a space where the + things that trouble you is not within the reach of your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind will act as an + agent for you to get into this space where creative freedom evolves.

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This could mean eccentricity to some, like the usual talk goes. Who cares about that anyway if you want to have + some kick in life that you could share with your grandchild later, I mean if you could live up to that stage. + Alright, let’s come back to the point – this way of tricking your habits and bringing it into force where you play + yourself with your subconscious mind, we de-clutter the unwanted happenings at the subconscious level. And that + will lead you to the phase of creative freedom.

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Note that this phase of creative freedom has a threshold from person to person. It can stay for a longer period + of time or at a short term. But rest assured – when you can lit that fire in you, you will not be yourself to + worry about this.

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Hello from mysticmode [2021-11-28]

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While I'm writing this, I have a new found feeling that I'm going to share some experience and make a thoughtful + impact for the readers. And as well, leave something worthwhile behind which might not vanish across time. I hope, + this thought from me and this resource persists.

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Here, I'm going to write whatever thoughts, feelings and information that I could be able to put it into words. + This just doesn't stick around that, I mean the spiritual aspects of me. But also, I'll be sharing some technical + articles and tutorials that I learn. After all, my profession is writing softwares.

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So, stay in touch by subscribing via RSS feed. Also, feel free to contact me via email + -- tildezero at gmail dot com

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Much love to you -- Nirmal

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UPDATE: This post was written on my old blog www.mysticmode.net, I have changed my domain + and this post and all others had been moved here at 26th July 2024. My current email address to contact is + tildezero at posteo dot net

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In praise of silent voice [2022-10-20]

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Our societal norms is not only filled with people pertaining to the attributes of materialistic life, it also + contains this false appreciation of superiority to the ones who makes the noise more than others.

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I would characterize this as materialist voice. A materialist voice fame oneself onto the glory of power by + falsehood perception that everything belongs and pertain to the ones who put forth the voice.

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Whereas, the silent voice doesn’t crave this mania, since it doesn’t wave about the perspective or motive towards + the falsehood of oneself or the others. The silent voice belongs to the self which doesn’t know to part ways + towards one or the other. There is no separation in itself.

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The perseverance of silence is silence. The words of no words is silence. Silence touches beyond the realm of + words. It determines the aspective towards clarity in life. Silence cannot be suppressed, it can only be + witnessed.

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In the world we live in where the masters of the materialist voice perceives that there is no accordance to the + nature of oneself is within oneself. They think the actions that they take regards to the wellness of others or + for themselves are based on external happenings. The silent voice exemplifies that the worrisome of these external + happenings is the source of not being one in harmony within oneself.

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The proximity of silence can get others’ awareness directing to their cause and transform themselves onto the + path of seeking for oneness and harmony.

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Henceforth, in praise of silence, I try to say that in the connotation within the realm of words -- it prevails. +

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Interview with Annamalai Swami by Jim Lemkin [2020-11-10]

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One of my friends whose name is Hari Krishnan had shared me this video today morning. Like me, he was interested + in searching for the truth, or maybe we could say as a spiritual wellness. I told him that I had his final talks + edited by David Godman as a book. He had come to notice this video interview on YouTube and he shared it with me. + No doubts, I was delighted and thanked him.

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So, I just watched the whole video. What Annamalai Swami talks in this video is very simple. But maybe I could + say, my mother tongue being Tamil could be a reason for this.

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What the interviewer and the interpreter could try to ask makes much more sense to me, they were trying to see + and perceive what made a Jnani like Annamalai Swami could delve into the self and how did they continue to stay + there in that state their whole life.

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Interviewer seems to be an American trying to perceive that how could we live such a life say for example living + in New York or Los Angeles. Where people constantly looking for the other way which is an illusion. By which I + mean, the materialistic life in this samsara.

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I was taught in an English medium school. And I came to be in touch with many people from western countries for + the last 10 years by being in ashrams and traveling around. I particularly or firmly established myself in their + way of thinking to achieve something which was - I need recognition from this world. That said, I don't want to + say this is the fault of the westerners. This is of myself. Maybe I could say I was thinking I'm the mind and I'm + the body as Annamalai Swami puts constantly in this video.

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Annamalai Swami asks, when you are in a deep sleep, do you know who you are? Then the conversation goes like + this, we don’t - So, we are not the mind and we are not the body. Who else then? The Self which is known as Atman + is a revered word in this philosophy. I cannot say it clearly because the irony is that – I'm like that + interviewer who sometimes can feel that but it fades away because of this society that we are living in.

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One more important question regarding the point I’ve mentioned above which is fading away, Swami says that + constant inquiry is Jnana which resonates with me deeply.

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It seems like reading, watching and understanding is all few percentages but the thing is we need to stay there + and inquire ourselves the question that Swami says.

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Is it really smart work? [2022-05-02]

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Just went to a tea shop, the FM Radio played about doing smart work instead of hard work.

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And I heard this statement multiple times. I think that is not a valid statement to me unless I'm missing + something.

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Every smartness that comes in you is the hours and days you put your effort in to mastery

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IOW, smart work is the asset of hard work.

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To put in another way, It is through the hardship, the time gives you the gift of experience which is the + foundation for smart work.

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Mid of the crisis [2023-02-07]

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Whilst reading this article today - Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: a genius cursed by fate?.

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A pertinent thought arisen me due to the recent events of death and war is that how much could we lose? There + could be many like this guy in the article who absents away this world without seeing others’ lives happier + through their art or by any means and remain unknown forever for us poor remains.

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My admiration and respect for Bruce Lee [2022-12-17]

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Many generations come and go and as an individual you most likely have few people in the past to admire and learn + from them and try to incorporate the working some of those characteristics for you.

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And for me, Bruce Lee is one such person. I'll try to explain how and why his life had impacted me on my + professional carrier and more so with my personal life. More importantly, I'm going to convey this in my own style + without formally reading his books or books written by others about him.

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We all know that Bruce Lee is not just an extraordinary martial artist but also a deep thinker. So, that much I + know from watching videos about him and some resources and his quotations that I learned from the Internet. Hence, + I'm going to give a brief of what my perspectives about him are.

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Bruce Lee Interview by Pierre Berton +

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Bruce Lee's simple philosophy of living is his explanation of "Be Water" portrayed in his The "Lost" Interview in + Pierre Berton show. There is a catch in that which is very important where he says "be formless and shapeless". It + means that if you are too rigid on yourself; you cannot grow and mature in your life. It can be seen in his + fighting style that were changed and adopted during different phases of his life and coming up with his own + martial artform called Jeet Kune Do.

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It doesn't end there; he also puts one more important point in that interview which is the yin-yang philosophy. + He portrays that as - "You cannot be too natural or too unnatural, the ideal solution is natural unnaturalness or + unnatural naturalness".

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This is what they say in Buddhism, walking the middle path or to put in other terms, the way of life is to change + what you can, but never lose to go with the flow as well.

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One of those many thoughts of Bruce Lee that was said by his close knits and his students is he wants you to live + by your own goals with your own principles and not just being a mere follower of somebody or himself, but + expressing yourself honestly to others and to the world.

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There are many players in this world, who inspire by talk. But the man in the arena guy for me is Bruce Lee. + Because his very living in this world is an example that one can succeed with hard work, determination and deep + focus.

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Nothing can beat this [2024-03-11]

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Nothing can beat this - there could be lot of books, videos, documentaries on life and well-being, spiritually and philosophically and even others' lives if you consider to follow but Learning from one's own experience is the most powerful one of all.

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If you find that way, you will find the way.

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Occurrence and non-occurrence [2022-05-04]

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There is occurrence and non-occurrence. In-between we say there is life. This happens in the samsara, the world. + Beyond that there is something omnipotent, let it be God or Nature. My point is that that is what I breath, we all + breath and every living creatures breath as well.

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Time goes by and does life grow in you? [2022-07-09]

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Life seems to be good if I try to do and experience things that are versatile. I’m not a specialist in anything + and my head wanders around several interests that I’d like to do at the time and I do that.

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A place in my heart [2022-11-26]

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There is a place in my heart
+ for those who suffered the inevitable and stun life;

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There is a place in my heart
+ for those embrace life however uncertain it could be;

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There is a place in my heart
+ for those who put heart and soul for the helpless;

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There is a place in my heart
+ for those whose sword of life is conscience;

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There is a place in my heart
+ for those who share life and not preach;

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There is always a place in my heart
+ for you to come abide of nothing and seek for that,
+ which is truth.

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Don't just get going [2022-01-05]

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Don’t just get going for the ones
+ that are only trivial for survival;

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Persist with patience and get
+ what you are truly seeking for;

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Because by all means,
+ the universe will work upon you
+ to achieve what you want by heart.

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Free yourself [2023-01-26]

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If you free your thinking mind,
+ your thoughts eventually will go away;

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If you practice patience,
+ you eventually will see time,
+ as a great teacher in your life;

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If you practice patience,
+ you eventually will see time,
+ as a great teacher in your life;

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If you free yourself, my friend;
+ you see life as life itself.

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Life is preciously short [2021-08-12]

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Life is preciously short
+ With the dreams that you hope for;

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Life is preciously short
+ The things you would conjure for;

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Life is preciously short
+ The feeling of the absence of your knit to heal;

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Life is preciously short
+ For you to immaculate everything;

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Life is preciously short
+ Hence and henceforth, feel the frail of time and embrace the present.

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Love for a stranger [2022-12-10]

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My dear strange love
+ I wanted to go wherever you go now;

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Sounds a bit haphazard ask, right?
+ Yeah!, but you know, those unmade paths
+ that you are gonna take me are gonna be
+ the whistling moments that gets me
+ out of this sluggish reality;

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Is that the life that puts me on thorn foots or I'm on
+ a phase where me going nowhere, I'm no sure of either;

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All I can feel now is the beats that gets me on you,
+ is right on with you as well;

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My dear strange love,
+ don't you get it? I'm meant to this strange moment
+ that you are the one who's gonna take me and take me away.

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My life is not shrinking [2022-05-22]

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My life is not shrinking;

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My life is expanding in the way
+ of smallest way possible;

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It teaches how it can be done
+ with the tiniest amount of tools and resources.

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Path and Love [2022-09-29]

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How can I lose my path;
+ when there is love in my heart.

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Polar bliss [2023-04-09]

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With the polar fire on;
+ I can catch me onto the muse of bliss.
+ And threads of words get slips;
+ with no intention of showing my whiz;
+ just to enjoy the moments’ chills.

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When it spirals downwards the stairways;
+ Mother kinds me with lulls.
+ Is it necessary that I need to do this fuss?
+ Ain’t I became the normies lulz?!

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I just lit my wills, my mind thinks;
+ Juices flowing on the paper has no more stirs.
+ But I’ve seen this to care less, cuz I know it eventually hits.

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Seeker [2022-10-14]

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We are a seeking creature
+ soulfully in and out;
+ The seeker arrives only when you
+ break yourself apart from this outwardly
+ structure of our society.

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The soul doesn’t see the mirage, it is your
+ illusionary mind for which the truth is only
+ the means of survival.

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We are the angels in this earthly
+ kingdom, not alone but belonging together with our
+ celestial tribes in harmony. By realizing this
+ we go to the deep roots of our cosmic nature.

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So, do not hesitate to go beyond the boundaries,
+ for which your seeking soul wakes up.

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Solitude [2014-09-09]

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It is the essence of serenity;
+ Where the stone ain’t need to be polished
+ for the feigned beauty;

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When the tree doesn’t need to proclaim
+ it’s aboriginal right;

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And the wind comes in and swirls around
+ without expecting for a barricade;

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The loneliness spirited with enlightenment
+ And the tranquility stands the truth.

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