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book of remembrance
smriti
sanskrit
√smṛ — to remember, recollect, bear in mind
In the Indian tradition, smṛti holds both:
what is remembered and the act of remembering.
the aalolika mandalas
STORY
remembered inheritance
SUTRA
recollection · return · practice
SILENCE
direct experience
a remembrance, in film
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60 sec
what we forget
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
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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.
Within me
Is my Lord
The veil lifts
I see.
Self and the Supreme
brought forth,
brought together.
Dadu Dayal (1544–1603)
Bhakti poet-saint · Gujarat & Rajasthan
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what we overlook . 60 sec
a remembrance, in film
Some things are forgotten
because they are far away.
Others
because
they are
too close.
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All is Govind.
Govind is All.
There is nothing
outside Govind.
As
on one thread
thousands of beads are held
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.
80 Sec
a remembrance, in film
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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
through taste
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aalolika the first lullaby
reviews . reflections . voices
aalolika meditation retreats
The book opens the inquiry.
Remembrance brings it into everyday life.
Practice turns us towards direct experience.
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