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When we become aware, immediately we can’t realize the Paramathma, we need constant sadhana to realize it. Imagine a copper vessel lying inside a well for a long time. If we need to see the real beauty of that vessel we need to polish it for a long time. It takes a long time to do that but we continue the cleaning process.

Similarly we need to cleanse our body and mind with awareness to realize the Paramathma So Aaandaal is again asking Krishna who is not waking up, to open his eyes like a blossoming lotus. His eyes are compared to the sun and the moon, the two sources of energy. Realizing Paramathma ----the absolute truth -  is the sunrise in our life. Then she is asking him to look at us .

Again she has compared us with the kings who lost their power and surrendered to Krishna. We always think that we are rulers of this earth and of our lives, and we try to control even Nature. We refuse to accept that in a flash, the Lord will make us a beggar.

The Lord's kind vision will remove all our sins, mistakes and ignorance.

*On all Thursdays Lord Sreenivasa in Thirupathi will be showing his eyes to devotees which is called as ''netra darshnam'' and it is considered to be very sacred.

Most of the Hindu Goddesses are named with adjectives celebrating their eyes, because eyes are the main organs through which our soul can communicate the real love and affection to all living beings.

*During Margazhi festival, Lord Sreeranganathar gets decorated as Mahalaxmi. Once Sree Ramanujar saw that decoration, but he told the Lord that his eyes were not showering the love and compassion to devotees like Sreeranganayaki. This shows how eyes are very special to us because we get awareness only by observing every action in this world.

Exercise: Try to look upon others kindly with love and compassion and observe the vibrations in your eyes. Try to link that with your feelings.

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