Shoonya, A Timeless Wisdom

There is no reason as to why the rivers flow or the mountains remain stationary. There is no rationale as to why only birds fly and humans do not. There is no purpose as to why there is a universe in itself under the sea... thus the book 'Shoonya: An Abyss of Absolute Timelessness' is introduced to the readers.
No, this is not a science book which answers queries regarding the workings of the universe but is of a higher realm and goes into the workings of God, life and its myriad emotions and the ways to deal with them.
The author of the book, Sreesha Belakvaadi, tries in his simple English to find answers to these and many other questions regarding existence, meditation, faith, destiny, consciousness, silence, security, ego, love...
His chapters, which he discloses in the Preface to be e-mails of mere thoughts and experiences shared with his friends, start with quotes and reflections which are elaborated and explained with examples and stories in some cases. Each chapter opens up unwritten answers to questions which most of us would have wondered briefly at some point of our lives. Some answers are predictable while others manage to surprise the rea-ders with the author's deep insight. Sreesha Belakvaadi has coalesced each topic so well that the reader gets the gist of the topic.
As one goes on reading the book, however, it seems familiar. Then you recognise it — the flow, the words and the way a topic is presented is similar to that of Osho Rajneesh, who seems to have influenced the author to a certain extent, as acknowledged by the author himself.
"Intellectuality must stem from humility. The moment the mind acknowledges that you are an intellectual, the very purpose of it is defeated," says Sreesha Belakvaadi in the chapter 'A true intellectual is unaware he is one,' expatiating that an intellectual is always in a state of folded hands and bowed head to the wonder life throws at him. This chapter makes us realise that the very purpose of intellect has been defeated in modern 'intellectuals.'
The write-up 'Children are the closest reflection of Godhood' seems a cliche and gets repeated in another chapter 'Being childlike is the greatest human trait' where he says as we grow, we start losing our innocence, our childlike attitude towards life.
Two more thoughts of Sreesha Belakvaadi which are worthy of mentioning here are — 'Women & existence mirror each other,' which speaks about male and female psyche and 'Silence is an absolute symbol of the divine' where he says that wisdom dawns in the silence between myriad thoughts which flow in and out of human mind, which is akin to a continuous chatter-box — a delight to the reader.
The tranquil thoughts that flow from one brief piece to the next makes the reader easily nod with agreement.
However, for those of us mere mortals living in this practical world where each decision taken every minute necessitates a dependence on practicality, some of Sreesha Belakvaadi's philosophical thoughts seem utopian and unachievable.
The book is a must read for those philosophically-inclined, meditative beings who wish to find their own thoughts reflected in the pleasantly designed book of 54 chapters. The author sees Godliness in simple things around us and the reader may expect to see the same once they finish the collection of reflections.