THE MEANING OF DEATH
What are we when we stand in front of the mystery of reality of death?
We are limited.
We are silent.
When we are with the person in the moment of death,
- When a person breaths last noiselessly just in front of our eyes,
- When the body of the person falls down helplessly in our hands,
- When the person stops his breath even before we sense what is happening,
- Even before we rise up from the meaningless and fearful surprising questions, such as, Is everything already over? Is the life of a person completed?
- What exactly happened? What has been over? Even before we realize this unbelievable and indigestible truth,
- When all his memories pass-by, one by one, one after one, with unstoppable fastness,
- Within the few minutes of wonderful meet,
o the person who was joining us with words,
o the person who was smiling for the photos,
o the person who was sitting and watching the television with the nodding head,
- if that person slips down silent and without word,
What remains for us at the end, if not silent groaning?
What can we do at the end, if not searching for the deeper meaning of this reality?
Yes,
If we stand in front of the mystery of death, it will be clear for us:
Life and its nature
Life and its structure
Life and its journey
Life and its final destiny
In those moments of bitter experience we understand:
What it means the life and its sweetness and bitterness
The life and its tension and attention
The life and its false steps and faltering steps
Let us wake up………… another’s sleep (in death) is a waking alarm for us
Let us wake up………… another’s loss (in breath) is a regaining warning for us.
Let us wake up and walk upright, because, someone else is waiting beside us.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
WORD MADE FLESH IS THE ANSWER FOR ALL THE WORLD PROBLEMS AND STRUGGLES
Christ, the Word with God and was God (Jn 1:1), taken the human form/nature (Phil 2:6-11) and dwelt among us (Jn 1:14) in order to reveal and manifest the immense love of God for the world and humanity (Jn 3:16) so that all could be brought back to the communion of God (Jn 17:21) by his reconciling act of shedding his blood (Col 1:20) and because all things were created through him and for him from the foundation of the world (col 1:17) and in him we are chosen for sharing every blessing of the Father (Eph 1:3) and everyone is brought together by his blood (Eph 2:13). This same Christ who divided the History into two: Before Christ and After Christ, is the LOVE of God manifested in the world.
Incarnation is the answer for:
The situations of Arrogance, Pride, Power and War - because - He has humbled himself unto becoming a servant and unto washing the feet of the disciples and not holding on to the power and the right he has with his Father, he has become poor to preach the peace and love by his words and deeds, by his suffering and death.
The situations of the depression, loss of life, mental stress, discouragement, helplessness, voiceless, downtrodden life, oppression and suppression - because - He is the man of truth and principles, love and compassion, courageous in testifying the immeasurable love of God for all, even when his own people misunderstood him, rejected him, mocked him, insulted him, betrayed him and finally handed him over to the cruel death. He overcame all his pathetic circumstances with hunger of doing his Father's will.
Problems of Hunger and Alcohol - because - He went on fasting and prayer and sacrifices.
Doubts of many about incensing the statues and keeping the images - because - he is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD.
Doubts about honoring Mary - because - He willed to take human form/flesh from her, who accepted readily to give room for the savior of the world.
Doubts of suffering of the Innocent - because - He himself is innocent, without stain and spot, without sin and yet suffered till the moment of death as a sheep being taken to the slaughter house.
For any doubt, problem or argument we can lift our head and look to the WORD-CHRIST MADE FLESH IN JESUS........ MYSTERY ENTERED IN HISTORY AND PERFECTED IT........... REVELATION FULLY MANIFESTED IN THE REDEMPTION.
JESUS, GOD'S WORD MADE FLESH FOR US, BE WITH US.....BE AS OUR SOLUTION AND ANSWER.
Incarnation is the answer for:
The situations of Arrogance, Pride, Power and War - because - He has humbled himself unto becoming a servant and unto washing the feet of the disciples and not holding on to the power and the right he has with his Father, he has become poor to preach the peace and love by his words and deeds, by his suffering and death.
The situations of the depression, loss of life, mental stress, discouragement, helplessness, voiceless, downtrodden life, oppression and suppression - because - He is the man of truth and principles, love and compassion, courageous in testifying the immeasurable love of God for all, even when his own people misunderstood him, rejected him, mocked him, insulted him, betrayed him and finally handed him over to the cruel death. He overcame all his pathetic circumstances with hunger of doing his Father's will.
Problems of Hunger and Alcohol - because - He went on fasting and prayer and sacrifices.
Doubts of many about incensing the statues and keeping the images - because - he is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD.
Doubts about honoring Mary - because - He willed to take human form/flesh from her, who accepted readily to give room for the savior of the world.
Doubts of suffering of the Innocent - because - He himself is innocent, without stain and spot, without sin and yet suffered till the moment of death as a sheep being taken to the slaughter house.
For any doubt, problem or argument we can lift our head and look to the WORD-CHRIST MADE FLESH IN JESUS........ MYSTERY ENTERED IN HISTORY AND PERFECTED IT........... REVELATION FULLY MANIFESTED IN THE REDEMPTION.
JESUS, GOD'S WORD MADE FLESH FOR US, BE WITH US.....BE AS OUR SOLUTION AND ANSWER.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
TREATING THE TIME WELL
Time with all its measures: may be seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years and so on...., if not treated well with its proper use, can be more dangerous. If we treat the time well giving it its own value, in return, it will certainly greet us and treat us with lot of success and achievement. In stead, we mistreat it, certainly, it has got all the power to mistreat us. Man has/can have, at least has a possibility, to have everything in his hands, more over, with the technological development wherein he is trying to created even human person without the help of the parents. But and is certain, that man cannot control 'time and its passing-by'. That is the great strength of the TIME. We respect it, take it carefully, treat it meaningfully and use it totally and we see the results. And the results are the growth of the personality, maturity of the mind, success in career, calm and serenity in life. what more do we need.
The time one passed is passed for ever. It will not in anyway return. If we does not give it its value we also pass and pass away and we will not be able to return. The work which has to be done today is really today's, not tomorrow's. The word which has to be spoken now, is the word in present tense and today's, not tomorrow's. The work postponed and word neglected, without doing them in the proper time, may have different meaning and totally different understanding tomorrow. So let us talk what is today'S, JUST TODAY ITSELF. Let us do what is today's, RIGHT TODAY. AND WE ARE ALIVE AND LIVE FOR TODAY. As someone says, "Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is a dream and TODAY is the REALITY." Yes, how true it is, let not forget us past because it's an experience but we need not live on that. Let us not neglect the future, it's a dream and hope which makes us go along but we need not build castles in the air and need not have dreams which are forgotten immediately after our wake up. Let us not worry about the present, it's a moment, it's a chance, it's an opportunity and it's a time for you to realize and actualize. Do it NOW AND NOW ONLY.
Wish you all, the best use of time and complete joy of success.
yours DAS
The time one passed is passed for ever. It will not in anyway return. If we does not give it its value we also pass and pass away and we will not be able to return. The work which has to be done today is really today's, not tomorrow's. The word which has to be spoken now, is the word in present tense and today's, not tomorrow's. The work postponed and word neglected, without doing them in the proper time, may have different meaning and totally different understanding tomorrow. So let us talk what is today'S, JUST TODAY ITSELF. Let us do what is today's, RIGHT TODAY. AND WE ARE ALIVE AND LIVE FOR TODAY. As someone says, "Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is a dream and TODAY is the REALITY." Yes, how true it is, let not forget us past because it's an experience but we need not live on that. Let us not neglect the future, it's a dream and hope which makes us go along but we need not build castles in the air and need not have dreams which are forgotten immediately after our wake up. Let us not worry about the present, it's a moment, it's a chance, it's an opportunity and it's a time for you to realize and actualize. Do it NOW AND NOW ONLY.
Wish you all, the best use of time and complete joy of success.
yours DAS
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Welcome!
Welcome is the 'call' I would like to make to you all my dear friends.
All will be 'well' only when we 'come' together to be for each other.
Therefore WELCOME.
Welcome becomes not the word, but an experience of 'well-home' when we read each other, understand each other and live for the other.
'Come' into the 'well' of love to drive out the 'yell' of 'hell' so that we live 'well'.
Thank you for accepting the call and joining me with the purpose of creating joy for others.
With love
Your Das
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