Almost everyone has heard of the #Taj. It means different things to different people. I wasn't sure what the Taj was all about.
When we rode from Delhi to Agra on the new Jamuna Super-express way, my son was excited. My mother was happy to just be with us. The driver was chatty. Some of us were quiet ...watching and waiting for the #experience.
I have visited large temples in South India, many with resplendent and exquisite stone carvings. But, the Taj is different. The art and style is centered in a different philosophy and background. The beautiful calligraphy of verses from the Koran are the main embellishment to the structure. I learned that those verses can be a profound way to release the possession of a structure into the realm of the Divine.
For me, the Taj is best experienced as #space. It is carefully planned to provide the best visual experience. The majesty of the Taj comes from not just the proportions, but also by the best use of the space.
As I sat in the shade and gazed at the dome, I had the deep insight into what the space of love means. For one, it does not clutter with rules and the rights and wrongs. The space of love embraces everything that comes in the way. The space of love is healing. The space of love is openness. The space of love is being able to experience oneness irrespective of if one is alone or in a crowd. The space of love is a space. It is open to a lot of possibilities. It is but a powerful space of possibility that can nurture anything human mind and effort can envision and create.
To hold that space in #heart, be he a king or a barber, is to be living a rich inner life. And to create that space as an experience for masses is the profound compassion of a person who has nurtured the seed of love. The space invites all of us to dream bigger, larger and to do. The space promises us no matter where we are in our lives, if we plant the seed of love and give it enough space, it will grow to be the very best it can be.
The very best is, we all carry that space. We only need to start relishing it!
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