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book of remembrance
smriti
√smṛ — to remember, recollect, bear in mind
sanskrit
In the Indian tradition, smṛti holds both
what is remembered and the act of remembering.
remembered inheritance
STORY
direct experience
SUTRA
SILENCE
recollection · return · practice
the aalolika mandalas
Duration 1 min
what we forget
a remembrance, in film
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Not everything we forget is lost.
Some, remains close
Beneath habit, speed, noise,
and the many demands of life
The rhythm of our own breath.
The sensitivity of our senses.
The intelligence of our body.
The awareness
of Life, as it is.
Sometimes remembering is
not about looking back.
It is about
becoming present, again
Within me
Is my Lord
The veil lifts
I see.
Self and the Supreme
brought forth,
brought together.
मुझ ही में मेरा धणी, पड़दा खोलि दिखाइ।
आतम सों परआत्मा, परगट आणि मिलाइ॥
mujh hī mein merā dhanī, pardā kholi dikhāi.
ātam son parātmā, paragaṭ āni milāi.
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Dadu Dayal (1544–1603)
Bhakti poet-saint · Gujarat & Rajasthan
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a remembrance, in film
what we overlook
Some things are forgotten
because they are far away.
Others
because
they are
too close.
Duration: 1 min
All is Govind.
Govind is All.
As
on one thread
thousands of beads are held
There is nothing
outside Govind.
So through the
warp and weft of this world
is the Divine interwoven
सभु गोबिंदु है सभु गोबिंदु है गोबिंद बिनु नही कोई ॥
सूतु एकु मणि सत सहंस जैसे ओति पोति प्रभु सोई ॥
sabhu gobindu hai
sabhu gobindu hai
gobinda binu nahī koī.
sūtu eku maṇi sata sahansa
jaise oti poti prabhu soī.
Sant Namdev (c. 1270–1350)
Bhakti poet-saint · Maharashtra
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
remembrance
Not away from the world. Through it.
Duration: 1 min 20 secs
a remembrance, in film
through taste
A smell. A taste. A texture.
Attention gathers.
Mind recalls, releases, remembers.
The Present. The Here. The Now.
Yes.
Even food can become a doorway into remembrance
All is Gobindu. Gobindu is All
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The book opens the inquiry.
Remembrance brings it into everyday life.
Practice turns us towards direct experience.
reviews . reflections . voices
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