Smokey Parrot

No single human (some can give you the pieces) on earth can give you The exact full mantras or any details of the practices I follow, but for this bird who sits close to me while in upasna (indoors). Probably she shares my ishta too.. probably .. Smokey the bird, spends the entire day in the room with my ishta’s idols, and Pooja samigri. She surely does pick up more than I can, as I leave the room to pursue the quests of life, outside this room. Smokey spends the whole time within the room. Sometimes during my deeper moments, she bursts into a manic laughter, it is not one she could have picked from me or anyone of my family members 😄…. Sometimes she murmurs mimicking my mantra japa. Probably she has already picked up more than what she lets on. Probably an accomplished upasak, her jap is in her mind… Blissful is her company … for she shares my Upasana … the only time she is away is during the Homan, lest the holy smoke harm (?) my Smokey’s lungs. I have a practise of offering her a banana before I sit down, then she is very calm, as she watches me intently munching on the banana, gives me a peaceful minimum of 1.5 hrs, with little inputs… a laugh, a giggle … murmurs. She doesn’t talk much during those times. But She listens a lot. There was once a time when, inspite of the DND, my phone rang (it does when someone tries calling thrice, the phone assumes it’s urgent and lets the call through) Smokey screeched ‘STOP IT!!!’ 🤣 Otherwise she is still aggressively against any other human that walks into this room … to the point of diving bombing them with a well placed bite on their heads. My wife is treated kindly. My son’s brashness is dealt with severe bites … bloody ones, guess he isn’t entering this room until he is mature to respect, it’s sanctity. Smokey … 🖤 One day I will rename you, give me more signs 🖤 What should I rename you…. Smokey was born into the most intelligent species within the parrot world… with the best vocabulary articulation and a five year old human’s ability to apply her mind. (Google -African Grey Parrot) Maybe there is a little bit of Upasana left in her soul, her lifespan of 40-55 years should give her plenty of time for it.