Whispering Wednesday

Hari Om

Asking for a guiding word for today, the inner whisper brought forward -

प्रतीक्षते(pratiikshate) and its 'mirror', प्रतिक्षते (pratikshate)

The meaning is actually required for you to apply in looking at these two words! 

The first, with the prolonged and hardened 'ee' sound, translates as 'watch for', 'regard', 'concern' and all three can be applied in the context of 'look carefully and attentively'.

The second, with the softer sound like that 'hit', translates as 'behold', 'perceive', 'look at', 'wait'... and half a dozen other nuances. 

Why the difference in the placement of the 'iikara and ikara' characters? Emphasis. Simple. The second of the two variations has a greater number of translatable applications as it is the way in which most of us use our eyes. How often we look at stuff. All the time, indeed. 

But how often do we SEE something or someone? Really see it. Let them hold our attention fully so that we can accurately report what was seen? 

A little exercise today; find an object or a piece of art which you look at every day in the pratikshate manner. You know it is there because your eye falls upon it quite often. Now, find ten or fifteen minutes to gaze upon it with your fullest attention. Don't stint on the time. Honour that item with your intention to imprint it upon your memory. Then, before going to bed, take a piece of paper and pen or pencil and note down in either words or images, things that you remember about that item. As many details as you possibly can. Make a note to yourself the things you found in that 'search' today that you had not noticed about the chosen object prior to this exercise in being alert and attentive. Resolve to repeat the exercise in a week's time...

Then wait for the whisperings as the object becomes ever better known and understood from this exercise...