shanmugampoem 2019

  He gave her a rose out of love And offered a rose to greet guests. He displayed roses in a vase And placed some at the feet of God. He made essence out of roses And extracted perfume of them. He sprinkled roses on the dead. ‘What sin did I do?’ asked the rose. 22.09.2019

God is not the creator of the world But the world is part of God, the substance. The God and the world is the same thing, Which contradicts the western religion. There is only one substance, infinite, Absolute and self-caused eternal. The whole universe is made of this substance. Any part of the universe is God. The mind is the part of the infinite Intellect   of God and any object Of idea constituting the mind Is body with the mind as extension. Thought and existence are two main attributes. Thought is how the substance gives to a thought. Existence is how the substance extends. The connection between idea and thing is same. How can you be blamed if you do or say Something out of that which God put in you? How can you be punished for you being As you are if God is the one who made you? Miracles and God’s averments are wiles To manipulate you, to control you, To create guilt on you and have a hold, In the name of God ma...

Desiring woman is man’s pleasure. Being desired by man is woman’s. Failure of success will not mar it. Libido thus gets liberated. 30.092019

What trees exhale, we inhale; What we exhale, trees inhale. What trees give our, we consume; What we expel, trees consume. Flora needs fauna to break down The dead into elements. Fauna needs flora to prepare Food for them to exist on. Plants to animals serve a prey. Trees are gods to animals. Grow plants more than animals. Grow plants and reduce humans. Tree is more than God; keep it. Rain is more than God; save it. Without prayer you can live. Without trees and rain, you can’t. 26.09.2019

The dialogue between Varuna and Bhrigu In the Taittiriya Upanishads Is the first dissection of the concept Of Brahman through five fold theories. Creations are from food and become food. Physicality of food pervades life And is physical manifestation Of Brahman as in Annamaya Kosha. The vitality behind the body Is Prana(Breathing), which is like electrify That runs through the wire to generate power. This is known as Pranamaya Kosha. Beneath prana, lies mind that is the cause Of sensual knowledge, and characterised By the power to will, wish and desire. This is known as Manamaya Kosha. More subtle than mind is cognitive skill, The intellect, characterised by faith, Justice and power to perceive and reason. This is known as Vijnanamaya Kosha. This layer is the innermost realm , Brahman. It is characterised by no hate, no fear. Atman-Brahman is the bliss that is he. This stage is known as Anandamaya Kosha. Bhrigu, the stu...

Grass and plants are for herbivores. Of herbivores are lambs and hares; Bears and pigs are all omnivores; Lions and tigers are carnivores. In them live preys and predators. Nature thus balances its wares. Sure, lives are self regulators 23.09.2019

  ‘What is religion?’, Gandhi asked of himself. Religion is not a package of beliefs, Nor a commercial brand or identity. Religion is Truth that lies in everyone, By which he’s called to serve humanity. ‘What is nation?’, Gandhi asked of himself. Nation is not defined by language, creed, Or even place of birth and heritage. Nation is where a common humanity Must override political connection. ‘What is politics?’, Gandhi asked of himself. Politics is bred with disagreement. How to manage conflicts is much crucial. Nonviolence is the answer to conflicts. Conversion, not coercion, is remedy. ‘What is living?’, Gandhi asked of himself. Simplicity must be one’s way of life. Relation between the underprivileged And the privileged must be cordial With compassion as priority. ‘What is India?’, let us ask of ourselves. Religion has been politicized. Nation has been creed and language based. Politics has been commercializ...

The Hindus who follow Vedic rites, Perform Shraads to their forefathers On the moon phase (Thithi)day of their deaths By offering to the sky sesame seeds. Does the result reach the departed soul? Is it a necessary rite not to be missed? Non believers of Vedas would not do. What about those who have faith with some doubts? Soul liberates on death and waits for rebirth. Accumulated karma sticks to the soul. Karma carried over at the time of death Would be brought forward at the time of birth. The departed soul must live in peace. It must be remembered periodically. Whether or not the soul is benefited, The performer is happy in doing it. Every action will produce a result. Why not Shraad? The other motive Is so that he will be remembered By his descendants after his death. 23.09.2019

Don’t give credit to God for rain. You have to blame Him for draught. Don’t give credit to God for birth. You have to blame Him for death. Stop crediting everything to God. 22.09.2019

Physical activities are known   To increase one’s life expectancy. Sedentary activities are known To increase the risk of early death. Cooking and walking are kinds of light works. Mowing and brisk walks are works moderate. Digging and jogging are of works vigorous. Duration, and not heaviness, matters. An hour walks scores over short time jogging. Doing light works most of the day does good To life expectancy than doing in gyms. Do something with hands or legs as often. 05 09 2019

Life is a pursuit; the pursuit of food, Of shelter and mate and of wealth and fame. Love and respect are always sought after. The path of pursuits is fed with hurdles. Fear, anger, apprehension and anxiety Along with curiosity and love are out come. The pursuit of more and more never ends Unless you put a stop to your willing. What you have at present will lose value When you set your eyes on some objects new. The pursuit for more and more tires one out. There is no answer to how much is enough. Self discipline is the real antidote.   To refuse to give in is self discipline, Be it peer pressure or societal ones. To be happy with what you’ve is o k. To will to have less than that is still more. Pursuit for less takes you to happiness. 13.09.2019

Who all are much concerned About woman’s chastity? Her husband ranks first, no doubt. Next come close her children, To be followed by in-laws and parents. A woman’s lust is burnt at the eyes Of her kin and neighbours as well. Sadists as they all are, none serves woman. 13.09.2019

Lalla was a mystic Kashmir begot. As Lalleswari to Kashmir Hindus And as Lall Arifa to Kashmir Muslims She lived in fourteenth century. The hardships she underwent at home With unfriendly inmates might have pushed her Into spirituality; Sidh Srikanth was her Guru. A wandering soul she became later. As Meera to Krishna, she was to Shiva. Lalla expressed her thoughts in quatrains. ‘Turning towards self is reaching the truth; Truth within; truth within,’ she proclaimed. Sufi masters from Persia flowed in. Her hymns freely carried Sufi thoughts. She was revered by the Muslims as well. It’s time her hymns travelled in Kashmir 13.09.2019

Whose families must form as your kin? Aunts, uncles and cousins; Siblings, nephews and nieces. Grand parents and their siblings; Great grandparents; Be they   of the husband and wife. 05.09.2019.

Nothing is superior to anything As everything comes after Nothing. Zero is superior to any number As every number begins from Zero. Emptiness that rules before one’s birth And after one’s death is reality. 05.09.2019

Whoever fights a monster Will become one in the process. Whoever fights a dictator Will become one in the process. Whoever fights the corrupt king Will become one in the process. Is there any other way To cleanse a rule or system? 06.09.2019

Painters i sought opined That my house must be painted. Doctors i sought opined That i must be operated on. The second opinion- Is there any sense in seeking it With all opinions as motivated? 05.09.2019

Tamil is a culture besides a language. Tamil itself is a civilization. Tamil is a religion by itself. Tamil language is ten thousand year old. Its literature is five thousand year old.  The word Tamil is some hundred years old. 05.09.2019

Love generates from two sources. The one is from the sexual love And the other is from pity. Reproduction needs sexual love. Upbringing young ones needs pity. Other kinds are only their branches. 23.08.2019

She had been standing there in a corner. Was it her pale face or innocent look That caught my attention?   I couldn’t fathom. I drew myself to fix my gauge on her, So fixed a gauge that all other objects, In the instance of intense absorption, In the vicinity seemed to have vanished As if she and I were there in focus, The distance shortened as if face to face, With the vibes that emanated from her Being so tense that I was arrested By her looks, with passion for her kindled. ‘I must know who she is.’, I deeply thought. ‘What is the use if she is cold hearted?’ She has attracted me; that is enough; Sexual attraction itself is pleasure. 16.08.2019

Sperms burst into ova and produce lives- Some female due to their X chromosome And some male due to their Y chromosome. Both types of sperms throw identity in looks. Gender formation isn’t predictable And yet males and females come in equal. There had been no clue to identify The Y and the X chromosome gametes. When introduced into a chemical, Some sperms swam fast and some, slow in the rat’s. The litters from the sped up yielded males At ninety percent, and from the slower Yielded females at eighty five percent. Let us leave sex selection to Nature. 16.08.2019

You may end in success or failure. The cause is you but not necessarily. Opponent and other forces would play. Shed passion for success and failure. Winter and summer come in a cycle. Pain and pleasure are transitory. Suffering is common to all beings. Shed attitude of looking for pleasure. Actions sometimes yield and sometimes belie. Departure cannot assure arrival. With eyes on the goal, you may skip the means. Shed ambition of achieving the peak. Equanimity and equipoise sow The seed of peace for the quality of life. Equanimity and equipoise plant Jealous-less mind for the calmness of life. 14.08.2019

Matter is made up of molecules. Molecules are made up of atoms. Atoms are made up of protons, Neutrons and electrons all over. You and I are made up of cells. All organisms are made of cells. Each cell is made up of nucleus, Which has protons, neutrons and electrons. All are in motion all the time; Protons, neutrons and electrons too. Death is conversion of the status. You and i are towards conversion. Shed enmity and seek amity. 13.08.2019 

The word unsaid has no value Nor the word unheard bears value. The word unwritten has no value Nor the word unread has any. The love spelled not has the same fate. They are like foetus undelivered. 12.08.2019

The clock ticks for you and me. The clock ticks for the whole earth. The filth of the crust threatens. Loss of vegetation warns. The hole in the ozone snarls. You are a debtor to your progeny . Save the earth with greens restored. 13.08.2019

Libido varies even in the same person At different times, ages and partners. Libido is high where intelligence is high. Genius is invariably weak in sex. A high sex drive person enjoys life most As sexual pleasure is the peak of pleasures. Though short lived, it’s much sought after  pleasure. Libido suppressed, one behaves wildly. A high sex drive man goes after women. He prefers woman to man to work with. He goes to movies, choosing heroines.    His eyes feed on women and their pictures. A high sex drive man sublimates the drive In arts, music, dance, sports and creations, Also in reading and writing about love, And in joining some spiritual movements. .   He flirts with as many as he contacts. He indulges in compulsive masturbation. One night stand and going to prostitutes And spending on women are other ways. A high sex drive man is highly obsessed Of attracting women and voye...

A high tale of Love and of Death is here Of the knight Tristan and the queen Isolde; To their full joy and to their sorrow too, They loved each other and died together.   1 “Little son! I’ve longed a while to see you, And now i see you the fairest thing born. In sadness came I hither, in sadness Did I bring forth, and in sadness has gone Your first feast day. And as by sadness You came into the world your name shall be Tristan; that is the child of sadness, ho” Said Blanchefleur , sister of King Mark, Cornwall.    2 Then she kissed him and soon after died. She was left behind by her husband On his way to wage his war and was killed By Duke Morgan. Marshal Rohalt brought up  The child that grew well in fight and music. Fate made Tristan reach King Mark through huntsmen. Tristan took the harp and played it to Mark, Who was pleased and took him as his liege. 3 Marshall Rohalt introduced to King Mark, Tristan as his ...