in devotion, when all role-plays and personalities dissolve

Either there is love for all of existence, or there is no love at all.

Katradhu Tamizh

Phew! what a movie. Haven't seen a more hard-hitting movie in years! i've felt some of the frustration myself that Prabhakar feels, and it's chilling to know insanity might have only been a few steps away.

There are a many reviews on the internet that seem to rationally analyse the story as to whether the director was justified in his veiws, the protagonist with the killings or if happenings such as these are possible at all. i feel there is no point in rational, intellectual arguments over "right" and "wrong" of the specifics. Truth is, alienation in society is growing . There are more and more people falling out onto the streets feeling lonely and lost. It only gets worse if you are soft and idealistic and don't relate to a thing around you. Throw in poverty, inequality and the struggle to survive. Its not very difficult to fall off the edge from there.. And very soon, it might not just be individuals doing so, but entire communities :-(

This is a story we ignore at our own peril.

A question i have too sometimes:

Question: If you only live in the now, what would stop someone who is in a relationship or marriage from resisting the temptation to have sex with anyone who is attractive but who is not his/her partner? After all, if you are in the now and see someone attractive, you want to have sex with them now?

Answer: Does living in the Now mean giving in to every impulse that arises? Then all those people who chase one sexual partner after another must be enlightened.

As long as you want something from another (such as sex), are you present? Or are you seeking to reach some point in the future that promises fulfillment? (And thereby making the present moment as well as the other person into a means to an end.) All wanting implies that the future is more desirable than the present, does it not?

It is inevitable that physical attraction towards another person will sometimes occur. That’s no more than part of nature. When you identify with that impulse, it becomes “you” and turns into wanting. The other person then becomes a means to an end – the end being sex, the attainment of the object of your desire. When you are present, you can observe the attraction or the sexual feeling within yourself, recognize it as natural, accept it, even enjoy it without needing to act it out. After all, it may be totally inappropriate to do so within the totality of the situation. When you recognize yourself as the space of consciousness in which the impulse arises, you don’t become the impulse; you don’t lose yourself in it. Being present is being the space, rather than what happens.

(from 'dear eckhart')