Creative Sanga

'Teach Me How' is a beautiful song written by Keli Kanana das. Adapted to one of my favourite melodies. The lyrics encourage us towards a more meaningful, more loving life. Where blessings descend upon us and a higher power carries what we lack and preserves what we have. This feeling, expressed when being present in devotional service, is my ultimate joy to experience in life. Thank you for allowing me to capture this song, my dear friend, through the lens of Mother Nature. It's been a real pleasure collaborating with you

Today I'm honoured to share with you our first episode from 'The Being Present' podcast series. Let us know how these little insights resonate with you and what your key takeaways are

'Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.' I would read every morning as I got out of bed. I was a real futurist. I couldn't stop planning. I became so addicted to dreaming. That I never did anything. And worst, I never truly lived. As I walked into nature with a friend, a couple of months back, she told me—'Be Present Balaram, Be Present.' I never fully understood that. What it truly meant? Until I dove deeper into the teachings of Dan Millman, Julia Cameron, Ekhart Tolle, and A.H. Almaas.

'There are no ordinary moments.' Dan Millman writes. 'In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.' Julia Cameron shares. 'All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.' Ekhart Tolle realises and, 'As we have seen, when you are trying to make something happen, you are not trusting the natural order; you don't trust that Essence itself will manifest in the way it is needed. The first point of departure from this trust is always a rejection of the now. To apply the perspective of basic trust, of true will, you must have the complete confidence that staying completely with what you are experiencing in this moment, will result in what needs to happen, without your having to think about a certain outcome. When the confidence is there, your awareness of exactly what is happening in you will allow you to see that your organism will do the best it can in the situation. Your mind, however, doesn't allow that complete Presence in the now; it thinks it knows what is best for you, but of course it knows only what has happened in the past, and can lead you only in ways conditioned by your history.' A.H. Almaas teaches.

Be Present

Episode one, here we go! This is the part where I'm supposed to say...I hope you enjoy the episode, it's available on YouTube and Spotify, so make sure to subscribe, review and share it with as many people as possible—but you know what...follow your heart instead. Do whatever feels right for you. Don't let me or anyone else tell you what you should or shouldn't do. Having said that, I really enjoyed making this episode titled 'Reviewing our Lives' where I talk about taking out our inner trash. This episode is dedicated to my best friend, who help me in a time of need—when I experienced my first panic attack. Here's to many years of joyful suffering in the material world! Haha. Thank you everyone. This moment feels great, be present ☺️

In this welcoming episode, Balaram introduces the all new series, as well as, talks about some of the creative struggles that delayed this production, his inspiration and what you can expect from the podcast in the weeks to come. Thank you for tuning in today! Much love and remember—Be present.