Recently we lost a loved one.
A family member just vanished into nothingness within a matter of days and here we sit recalling his jokes and vagaries and quirks like he is off to some far off place and will return. Even his garden slippers sit around waiting for him.
An earthen pot containing his ashes was interred into the waves and we bid him a final good bye. You see, he loved painting the seas and the rocks.
Sending him off…
“For dust thou are, and unto dust thou shalt return.”
(Genesis 3:19)[v22], The Bible
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the body and spirit are different. The body is merely a medium through which our spirit acts. Our spirit desires and our body acts… The verse as it is in Sanskrit is as follows.
17th shloka, 2nd Adhyaya of the Bhagavad Gita
“avinasi tu tad viddhi
yena sarvam idam tatam
vinasam avyayasyasya
na kascit kartum arhati
Its English translation would be:
“Know that the one to pervade the entire body cannot be destroyed. It is beyond anybody to destroy the soul as it does not perish.”
With this calming thought, we step into our lives to carry on…
Heartfelt 
Such a nice piece of writing .Heart touching .I was able to visualise everything .👌❤️
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Thank you so much for your appreciation and love dear Pratibha 💕 🙏
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🤗❤️
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sorry for your loss Sushmita
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🙏 appreciate your kind words
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Sorry for your loss. Had no idea . No news. May the soul rest in peace.🪷
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Touched by your kind words, thank you
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Losing someone close is very difficult to come to terms with but they are the angels who guide us through this grieving and pain..
*When you lose someone you love
You gain an Angel you know*
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Oh yes Archita, you make me recall this angel who used to enjoy introducing himself with ” I talk a lot,I walk a lot and I laugh a lot” Thank you for your kind words
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Sorry for the loss. May he rest in peace.
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Thank you for your condolences…
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The day recalled in exact perfectly, dear Sush ❤ ❤ Waiting for the tides to ebb n flow; to heal … holding the spirit alive in our hearts that holds the brightly lit images of the past he's been part of ❤ ❤ Adieu dear chittappan… until we meet somewhere… know not when… know not how!!!
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Thank you for visiting and adding your heartfelt words here Mayachi…🙏🏻❤️
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* hold, sorry
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This is beautiful and I’m so glad that in your grief, you can still feel the truth. He is there, popping in for visits from time to time, likely enjoying seeing his slippers. I’m sending you light.
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🙏 thank you for your kind words … Yes ,he is here in every aspect of our daily lives, in fact scoffing at us at times for all the unnecessary things ( he was an agnostic )we do as rituals.
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I so appreciate this piece.
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Thank you so much for your kind words
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