Oh my God, I'm married!

I don’t know how I forgot to tell you this event however, now that I’ve remembered it; here goes….

It was about 10 years ago when I was 15, and some saints had come to our local temple. I was a very disobedient chap then; and when I got to touch the saints feet (a common practice for all Hindus showing respect and honor) I was seen upon with a promiscuous look. (I shall never forget that look; worrying yet content).
After the spiritual discourses were over and it was time to go home, the saint called me and asked my name:
“Janak” I answered….
“Married ?”
“Of course not…” I said.
“What?”
“I’m not even 25 yet (25 years is when; according to scriptures, we should engage in creating a family)
“Are you sure?” asked the swami.
“Yes swamiji ! I’m just fifteen !”
“Then how come I can see your wife with you ?”
“?????” I thought
“Not only that; I can see that you have 5 children!”
“????????????” I thought

Of course, saints have grave amount of time to cook up things, but his explanation of the wife and children was heart warming…. Here’s what he said…

“You are a soul, your body is your partner and your five senses are your children.”

“The body will ask for fancy food, clothes and million dollar houses to live in.”

Your first child (pointed to my eyes) will ask for many a maya to see,
Your second child (pointed to my ears) will ask for many a maya to listen to
Your third child (pointed to my nose) will ask for many a maya to smell
Your forth child (pointed to my mouth) will ask for many a maya to taste
Your fifth child (pointed to my hand) will ask for many a maya to feel.

“Take care, of your family” he said, “and don’t let your children stray into unwanted places.”

I smiled and returned home with my father, but that night for me was sleepless; I was constantly denying that there could be such a thing. I guess I didn't want to believe in the saints words coz i fell in love with Celine Dion's first album that she composed when she was 16, I said to my self that's the gal for me, although 13 years older, she's the one; but now that I'm married, there goes my fantasy out the window. (we believe in marriage as a tie for 7 life times)

From that day, till this moment, I’ve been pealing away what is (egoistic) me, and in the process I’m being reveled a light that is just truly blissful to say the least.

I have learnt that the body ‘need not’ be pampered with costly cuisines; a meal a day is enough. I have just 3 pairs of clothing and I live with my parents still but that is how Indian families are….but when I get to settle down, I shall build a house with my own hands, small and simple; for when someone else does it (or some machinery is involved) we tend to forget how big its built not to mention the harm that is brought unto the environment in the process.

I have learnt that my eyes are the naughtiest sense, for they stray upon anything and everything, I control them by simply sitting in one place preferably in meditation for some time.
I have en-tuned my ears to hear the words of God, to listen to the devotional songs of God and some times the podcasts of Zaadz :-)
I have completely shunned the perfume bottles, for I have realized that I don’t necessarily benefit from them, coz after 5 min. the scent is normalized in my nose. So we just put it on for some one else.
I have reduced my meals to once a day, not only do I believe that this will be the secure way to my healthy life but the food that I arithmetically don’t eat, will some how go into someone else’s hungry stomach.
I don’t know what I can say about my sense of touch; I guess it was the tamest horse of them all.
(Lord Krishna described the 5 senses as the five horses which need to be tamed)

I will end my blog by saying….
Blessed are those who get to listen to a true saint’s words; ‘Sharwan’ in ‘Sanskrit’.
Even more blessed are those who repeat the words in their mind; ‘Maunun’.
Even more blessed are those who implement the words in their life. ‘Nidh-i-dhyas’.

PS. Please correct me in any mistake that I have done; remember that I’m the ignorant saint and you are my ‘King’ or Queen :-)