Judgemental Hai Kya? : Mathematics and Life 3

You might be wondering from the title, is there any relation between a movie 'judgemental hai kya?' with mathematics and life.

No! There is no relation between them. I can't say that 100%, there may be something in that movie too. I haven't seen last week release but attended another most interesting story.

Last Saturday evening instead of a movie with old colleague. we had simple plan to meet, eat and chat. But within my heart, I wanted to attend another event happening at same time and at far distance from place of our meeting. Heart was longing to meet best friend. And when heart wishes truly, something really works and move. Due to God Rain, meeting with colleague got cancel and time got open to meet best friend. His name is 'The Little Prince'.

Those of you who haven't met and heard about him, let me tell you little bit. First of all, best friend I am talking about is nothing but books. 'The Little Prince' is one such book, more than a character as it lives within you, me and everyone. A fantastic work by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. A classic for children as well as adult. 

I came across new friend of mine at mirambika library in 2010. Since than little prince and i have been together. Me more as a learner and He as a Great Teacher. 

Back to Saturday evening exploration. The New Acropolis (khar branch) had a pubic event "The Little Prince: Great Teacher."  I missed starting exploration of universe with the little prince. I joined him late, he had already left from his plant B612. By the time i reached he was on third planet.

image source: https://wallpapercave.com/the-little-prince-wallpapers

By now you might be thinking, what is going on? May be judging me or recollecting your moments with The Little Prince.

That's exactly were I would like you to ask you for a Pause. Take a Pause! Look at all the internal voices coming and see whether mind 'Judgemental Hai Kya?' and Now be attentive to internal voices and whats going to come.

While listening story, exploring teaching on this adventure. Our presenter called four volunteers and I volunteer. We had simple role play to be done. School friends meeting after a long time, they have their conversation. While at same time there internal voices are speaking up. After exercises story continues, explanation goes on... and that's when Mathematics enters.

Face Value & Place Value

Ohh! In numbers we get confuse for the same. In our innocence we take everything on face value, never consider place values. number 248 as per mathematics is not, Two, Four and Eight but it's Two Hundred Forty Eight. Illusive zero brings all trouble into such simple life. All the matter of consequences, trust, not taking things as they are, and so on.

Back in elementary school we have learned and now teaching children too. Baby, don't take everything on face value! As children we get so surprise, just like the little prince. Over period of time, copying adult behavior, life circumstances & experiences, defense or coping mechanism of competitive race makes us show something on face (outside), while keeping the place (inside) all confused, unheard.
A small seed grows like 'Baobab' tree and it's dangerous menace. We stop listening to true place value voice, lot of internal noises and all show speech & action. We stop listening, can't take anything on face value. Sometime become so judgmental, everything we want to put at places of words, tones, behaviour, past experiences and evaluate the value.

Unlike in mathematics, where we are trained to see and read number correctly. We know it's silent or invisible zero there. 'Zero' makes whole lot of different. Sadly, in life we hardly fine Great Teacher like 'The Little Prince', who shows there is a zero, Shunya. Shunya of buddhist or, lila of Divine, or Maya of Brahman or you can explain in many ways & yet fall short of reaching to express shunya. 

Two, Four and Eight looks same as Two Hundred Forty Eight - 248.
In reality from their position or quantity they have huge difference. 
same way, whether it's a material life or moving towards spiritual life, one needs to be careful about putting things at right place and showing right face. We can only put things at its true place, when clutter, noise of mind silences. Stillness! Shunya!

The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, puducherry also told while working on psychic education.
"... Never take physical happenings at their face value. They are always a clumsy attempt to express something else, the true thing which escapes our superficial understanding. ..."

Knowing right places of its origin and placing it at right place. It's like taming animal, which we are so far. except we have brilliant brain and mind. which can turn into friend or foe. Just like fox in story ask the little prince to tame him. he can be his friend, instead of looking outside for people. 

I hope by now you must have understood connection between Face value and Place value of Mathematics and Life. 

Still have something in mind, like to discuss or want to work upon knowing and practicing I invite for a learning adventure: yoga and education ! Happy taming. 

Goddess Laxmi, economics, me & practices - Part 2

Continuation....(part 1)

Can we study and put few concepts of economics in our life? How wonderful it will become.
Currently just running a race, accepting things in its very crude way. Just floating, without personalizing or internalizing.

Can Economics be studied through mythology and history?
Can Economics be studied and practice from Great Legends life - from all walks, all stature of life?

Let's go from near to far,

Inspired to core

I was inspired by few people and their life. Except very few, I never met them. Just read about that. Not in books of economics but in textbooks of our language course.

let me share about one person, one idea and my story.

It must be in 9th or 10th standard Gujarati, first language textbook of Maharashtra Board, year 2001. Interview of Ila Bhatt, gandhian, founder of SEWA. 

What attracted me and I wanted to practice was idea of minimalism. How she had tried to live a whole month in very less amount. This idea used to run a lot. Always try to calculate things from this point.
It was after my Master, during almost every job interview. In final rounds, when they want to confirm and discuss about salary. My mind used to work on those minimalist life and how much money requires only considering Present.

Obviously, I used to get selected. May be because of this low demand of money. It has still continue but with lot much change and view.

This practice has continued till now.

One more story

How about checking your psychological (emotional and mental) state during following moments.
1- When you are at receiving end of big amount
2- When you are at receiving end of amount which is lesser than you expected
3- When you have to give something precious and near
4- When you have to give something at very low price.

Check.. this practice of reflecting, observing and introspection.

Last 4 years, I am reading and trying to put some elements of sacred economics (also known as gift economics).
I have found even though we want to offer it, mind is ready.. there are parts within, thoughts around which captivates. They are not yet fully ready, mind still calculates, heart still wants to cling. One needs to work internally. Need to find the root and solve from that level only.

Unwisely expectations are harmful for human life and world.
and for Divine life, one need to offer all ones expectation. Drop all expectation till the time, one offers all, is contented in whatever comes whether riches, diamond, palace or bowl, water and rice, tent.

There are many stories, which comes to my mind right now.

From mythology - whether its comparison between Goddess Laxmi and Goddess Saraswati or Goddess Laxmi with God Vishnu. Trying to find out who is big, powerful?

To the stories of saint poet - Kabir & His son Kamala, Narsinh Mehta

Stories of Pilgrimage, stories of Chachaji (Sri Surendra Nath Jauharji) and many more.

Stories of countries, innovators, Visionary and many more

Process

As I write this piece, I feel more connected & centered within.
Putting things in practice makes it more clear, base principal more strong.
One gains more understanding of core principal.

I feel a strong need to truly understand forces of money, Mahalaxmi. based upon our nature and aim, set down few principal. On which we can lead our life.

Deep Observation, bringing light to every corner.

Before writing, I had noted down few points and made an outline for the article. As i started writing, many changes, new and much refiner thoughts came in.

Most importantly, just following on few principal of sacred economics, I see a change.
Program which I wanted to offer in 2015 based upon gift economy and its failure.
To current programs, skepticism in 2018 is much lesser. More faith and less attachment.
Specially, when you are working in Education field.

Current Practice

One can not sale ones learning. I rather love to share them freely with all. I surrender to universe and offer all work at her feet.


PART 1

Teaching Style vs Substance in education

Namaste,
In past few days I wrote, talked, did and reflected a lot about education. From the need of education till the satisfaction of those needs. Learning and Teaching Style, was a topic where some more reflections took place. Started questioning the belief system, research proven work which endorse both side. Tried to see what actually matters in learning style in one of the previous blogs.
{
Links of previous posts:
Why style matters in education? Or does it really matter? http://godsknow.blogspot.com/2018/09/why-style-matters-in-education-or-does.html

Learner, need and style http://godsknow.blogspot.com/2018/09/presence-makes-difference.html
}

In this post, in short will share about teaching style. Actually there is nothing more to say. You might have just guessed it right from the title itself.

Style basically means a manner or a way in which something is done.It's a phenomenon emerging from a person's presence. Which can be recorded and put forth as a typical method.
A lecture method or discussion way or experiment or hybrid or demonstrate or delegate or whatever other names.
All can be used depending upon the nature of the subject. But demand of meeting learners style is something different altogether. That can only be meet when learner and supporter has a freedom. From teachers perspective it's more about bringing subject alive. That's only possible when one has a right knowledge of the subject. That's only possible when person has lived that subject and still humble enough to live with the young fellow learner. To dive deep and find out hidden meaning beneath. Teacher needs to bring presence of such truth , knowledge that makes style work.

We can not put one teaching style against the other. As every teaching style has its own pros and cons. So teacher need to be careful while planning the lesson.

Still, when just followed those step, as mentioned in method. To follow a particular style. Result ought not to be the same as expected emerging from the presence, a style mastered or generated by a person.

Person, in our case teacher's presence. His/her own life and living, not the level of acquisition of information but level of understanding brings the spirit in any method. Bringing this spirit, knowledge and seeking of truth into the methods makes it a style.

We cannot denounce or ridicule any method. All depends upon readiness of a learner and presence of a facilitator.

Whichever style best suits the personality. One which comes very naturally spontaneously should be the teaching style of that teacher. Should not break head and heart too much on completely changing and remodeling one style. Teacher need to be open and once a while see, try and improve skills of other teaching style without living own.

Changing a mere teaching style will not help to meet the need of the learner as well as of the teacher. Rather taking inward journey and finding ones own unique way. along with that teacher continues the search of truth, alignment of thoughts, speech and action ... Are things which will bring presence into the method..
That's the real substance , a core and not just an outer decoration of style.

To start journey of bringing substance. Here is a few task (sharing again) which can be initiated.
21-day challenge for teachers http://godsknow.blogspot.com/2018/09/21-day-challenge-for-teachers.html

21-day challenge for teachers

Happy Teacher's day!
(To people in India.*)

Happy teachers day to all the people who came into life and played their role. Without which certain learning would not have been possible. Few played a very big role. From my parents, near relatives, neighbours, friends, school and class teacher, few institutes and many more.

Before 2008, exactly 10 years back. I denied being a teacher and working as a teacher.
From 2008, u started seriously thinking about teaching.still many times (almost all, I kept on saying I don't want to become a teacher. I am not a teacher.)
Today in 2018,
I humbly accept and feel grateful of The Divine on being a teacher.

Why I never liked calling myself as a teacher. As I always thought and firmly believe that teaching is noble profession. It's a true service. Teaching for me is not  an occupation, a career. Teaching is more of learning. And more than learning it is about living the life. Living the life in its true form. As a learner seeking the truth, moving towards light. I can go on writing and describing all this thoughts and feelings. There is already enough on social media and on internet about this topic. Specially today, they are in circulation a lot.

Here I want to present something little different. Many of us might be doing something alike or similar.
Today, I want to share them as a challenge to the teacher.

This 21 day challenge is for the teacher.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrzlNiVrCp2WLhcqvxBAOTCOgEkpjZr8G5UMkEY_ktk/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=112414330940144438553

I have put 24 challenges.

You can select any one and do them for 21 day.
Or select one for a day and go on for 21 days.

You can share your feedback, experience of challenge and your stories, to me on

jiyomaitry@gmail.Com
Or
9560839287
Or just put a comment on google document.

This 21 set of challenge is a work in progress. So pls share valuable insight what works more, any such challenge which we can include here.

I am grateful to following organization and people. Either I learned few practiced presented here their or got an opportunity to do them on campus. People who inspired and supported.
mirambika - on becoming director of my life. Bringing me more near to my true self, near to The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. I love you. Special thanks and wishes to tara di, kamala di, srila di, sulochana di, baren bhai, rashmita di, minati di, nithya shanti (my connection is through mbk only), ramesh bhaiya, matthijs bhaiya and neeltje di and all other didi bhaiya of past, present and future. Children and their parents who were always there for new learning and opportunity.
Few other people from Sri Aurobindo Society, vetal ben, kaivalya bhai, shiva da, vijay bhai, shantanu da and sampadanad bhai and more....

Gayatri Parivar - without whom I would not have came to know about Sri Aurobindo. And also providing me my first chance to work with the children at borivali, mumbai. Nivedita ben, amar bhai, truptiben, poonam ben, darshit bhai, manish bhai, sheetal ben, manisha ben and others for supporting and allowing to be part of sunday school. And also vajpayee ji for trusting and giving responsibility to conduct workshop in uttarakhand.

The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, mumbai.
For consolidating my learning and giving back the faith. Anjele mam, krunal sir, hansaji, varsha mam , vandana mam and many more... It's a place where few ideas and belief got reconfirm and also got new fresh to test and move on the path.
Few ideas of challenge are from there and few I had been practicing in my own sense but here it got refined and reconfirms.

The Polymath school and EL education
My last ground where I did few experiments and lived with children. EL from where I found new ways and making simple thoughts and idea work. Few challenges are take from EL core practices. Some of them were followed at the polymath school.

Service Space, Nipun bhai and wonderful people associated with moved by love.

Mihir pathak - for taking initiative, pushing  and supporting me for beautiful learning curve.

At the end today, happy teachers day to all. Special thanks, love to all wonderful divine , soul who came as a student, children to this life.

Eti Shubham.

*UN celebrates teachers day on 5th October.

Why style matters in education? Or does it really matter?

{ps: prerequisite before reading it, this topic consider person has fair bit of idea about different learning style (auditory, visual, kinesthetic and others) and teaching style (model, facilitator, lecture,etc.). If not use any of the below reference resource and read them. Thanks. You are free to read otherwise too.}

There are two main definition of the english word - style. (In hindi : शैली)

1. The way that something is done, built, etc.
2. The shape, fashion or design of something.

Now when we put this word along with Learning and Teaching. We can derive few meaning out of it. Each tells whether it is static or dynamic, fixed constant or changeable variable. I am not going right now in details to take each combination and analyse them

In general, few believes are prevalent in education domain, specially in today's time. They are,
1. When we use word learning style we generally, mostly use second definition of style, with fixed notion.
And
2. While using teaching style we generally, mostly use first definition of style and in changeable notion.

Above statement comes from general observation, few reading and research finding. (See the video given in link. Again not going into details)

But why I am suddenly talking about this? That to in short description.

I found this Learning quite amusing. Seeds of it is quite old. While current root lies in one month yoga course.

On first day of our course, during  orientation we were told there's going to be many teachers. Some time two to three teacher for same areas. Each with their unique style.
That's hard fact for any institute, school, university. Every individual going to be unique. Teachers, professors are not a machine robots which can produce same thing.

As a student, I tried to adopt and adjust all learning style appropriate for that particular teacher to best (and some time low too) of my capabilities.
It was interesting mix of things.

But in those few days what I show as a student and conversation with fellow student. As well past observation of teacher and student. I develop little more understanding about life and education. It posed few questions too.

I found we have somewhere got caught in our own believes about our style and capability. Our mindset has restricted us. Also as a system, on one hand we are telling teachers to change style of teaching, differentiated learning and so on.. but same thing we don't tell to student who can actually get more benefit by doing so. (In terms of development). We label student (it's happening at many places) or start comparing student with student, teacher with another teacher. To a certain extent that parent and even other teacher don't hesitate to tell to their children, your teacher doesnt know 'how to teach?' ' your teacher is third class teacher .' and many such phrases and sentences.

At same time, providing a child with learning style most dominant or preference base, really helps that child. In life, at work scenario at many other learning and development level can we keep on creating, catering to those style. And if you don't find such occasion and teacher which suits your learning style, then what will you do?

What are we doing?

Again a big question, here I would like to take a pause..
I would like to take a pause for two reason.
1.
Bring down a level down and present questions, understanding in smaller chunk... While maintaining that interconnectedness.
2. I have already presented something which many have tried, challenged and proved by research, a kind of myth we have generated on learning style.

Also, you might to read again or watch the video.
As above write up is kind of summary and next steps..

Reference resources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/557687/

https://blog.cognifit.com/teaching-styles/amp/

Multiple intelligence by Howard Gardner

https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/5-types-of-classroom-teaching-styles/
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/rhubarb/fingerprints-learning-styles.html

https://youtu.be/855Now8h5Rs
(Must watch...)

Images front tes.com and internet sources.

Learning as a student

{Source: Google search}

As a learner life teaches us many things. Our education continues from birth to death. Every moment there is something to learn and progress to be made. Evolve into the future, into our better self. Consciously or Unconsciously we are learning. Our brain, mind, heart and body keeps on adapting and adjusting according to newer learning taking place. Sometime with our knowledge and acknowledgment, while many times without that. Life moves on. That's where a question needs to be asked "Are you learning as a student?"

What does this mean, ' learning as a student' in above context?

There are certain typical character or actions which belongs to a person who is a student. Like, student is seeking something beyond him/her. Student has a questions and seeks the answer. Student has some goal to achieve. Students wants to develop certain skills by learning from the teacher and putting them into practice. Ideal Student is sincere, attentive, aware, and so on...

When we just live our life, some of this characteristic of student are not present or present but in its lower state (can be called unconsciously present). Many unsolved problems and questions are there but in daily rut they are put aside. We can't put our 100% attention and occupy oneself only for finding answer, a difficult task.

Yet, there are few who are not just aware but consciously puts an effort to live and not just exist. When we do not just live our life (merely alive) but really live (full of awareness, joy and enthusiasm). They are student of Universe, or the life itself.

Thus asking again a question

Are you learning as a student, from the life/universe?

 

or

Does life just teaches you important lessons and you move on without learning?

PS: I started writing this blog post with intent to share my experience as a student in past 30 days (month of August 2018). I wanted to share few of the learning, feelings and much more. What I learn and found as a student at The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai. It would have been simple if I just typed what I wrote yesterday night in diary. But this question "Are you learning as a student?" is very powerful right now for me. I hope this questions brings something to you too. If it does, do share your views/learning/experience on it. 

I hope to write down another post about the experience as a student in a day or two. Eti Shubham 

 

A first step

When child first takes steps & walks. When child first time speaks a word and call someone. When Child writes first time on paper. All that been done for first and done by everyone of us. Isn't that moment had brought a Joy, smiling faces all around! Lots of applause and Glee Shouts. A Confirmation of success, which makes us proud. Our efforts finally yield some reason.

Even after crossing childhood, much becoming adult and senior citizens. Our first attempt on something brings smile on our face and love one's around. Sometime its quite embracing too but mostly its overwhelming. Those sweet memory of our first attempt. Whether that first time be driving your car or  first time you proposed to your love or creating your Facebook account [specially for old ones] or Learning how to use smart phone! We feel that we have accomplished very valuable task. Sometime a task which seemed like reaching at pick of Mt. Everest.  Today I want to share one such incident of my life. An event that occurred exactly 10 years ago.

It was 20/10/2006, As per Indian Calendar an auspicious days of choti diwali [more known as kali choudas, narak chaturdashi,etc.]

A day I started writing.

What? You didn't wrote before that. No, Not like that I didn't wrote anything. But they were just writing one does in school and college. Writing one does either impress someone or to score marks [for may good marks!]. To tell you one fact, I started writing bit late compare to my classmates. My Mother told me that, that she used to ask almost every day to my Jr.K.G. teacher, whether I began writing or not? Reply was mostly in negative till end of first term. somewhere in sixth month of schooling, I had begun writing in school. I can't recall what all efforts my mother and teacher put behind me to do that.

So I began writing late, so this writing late is not surprising for me. I started writing around age of 20. As told, its not about schooling or educational writing nor about writing letters for work purpose to concern authority figure. In my case its also not about writing poem in Gujarati.

This writing is about writing an article in English for upcoming e-magazine of our online community. Also where I had to first time, in real-life [not in exams hall or classroom] to translate few material from Gujarati into English.

Story behind the article.

A year 2006 was very special year for me, for many reason. Most important and Highest stand is that year 2006 marks as a year I came to know about Sri Aurobindo.

Thanks to Gujarati monthly magazine 'Yug Shakti Gayatri' by AWGP. Issue of August 2006 was a special issue for Youth. It contained articles to guide and motivate youth. There were three articles where either Sri Aurobindo were mentioned, I still remember and have kept the copy very safely. Those article gave some glimpse of his life, work as yogi & freedom fighter, his influence on Indian Patriot, specially likes of Subhash Chandra Bose. Instantly I started admiring him and made him one of my idol in life. I thought to gather some more information about Sri Aurobindo. I don't know why? but surprisingly I searched on orkut and not google at that time. I found few groups/community on it and joined two of them. One of them 'In Search of The Mother' had amazing activities and discussion going on around. Soon conversations between me and admin of the group, Unknown M began. It was during one of those conversation, I shared about those article I read in magazine. That is when Unknown M, asked me to send them. As conversation went on, proposal came to write an article for upcoming e-magazine of community.

That time, I was more of 'Yes, I will do it. I want to do. That's way I will serve and give something for e-magazine.' Next day, yes 20/10/2006, writing began. Lots of thinking went on. Helping at house chores on festival day is like must, thus less time to complete work. It somehow happened, took three days in total to complete. In fact some of the translation part, basic idea and framework were done while travelling in a BEST's bus. That bus ride was interesting as due to Eid on 20/10 and Diwali 21/10, traffic jam was huge. That's reason, I was able to write something, as bus wasn't moving much.
Article had many errors, few unsuccessful attempt for correction were done. I sent with note of request to check and edit mistakes.

Yet, group published the article almost as it is in e-magazine. [link] or blog post

That's how it began. Thanks a lot Unknown M [ and still I don't know who is Unknown M?]

All Gratitude at lotus feet of Divine. Who made all this happen.

I will continue more about this writing journey in next blog. [hopefully tomorrow. About important figure on this journey of writing.]

To Tune in - Turn

To tune into desired FM station on radio/transistor, we had to turn the knob. As slowly and masterfully you do, more better tuning. As master precision instrument you might have but you handle with rough hand, you don't get desired result. Isn't it? Haven't you experienced that? Sometime it ask for so much of patience...

Same it happens in our life.. to tune in now, to tune in with our source and access the reality, we need to turn inward. Our knob of witnessing outside things needs to turned in. As slowly and skilfully we do that, with at most patience more chance of better result.

But we are so accustomed with on going noise that we never think of tuning.  Until something strikes us, transistor stop playing in between tunes. Or something out of mind. We start looking for solution. And hands which had hardly done job of turning the knob. Start doing it without control. You can imagine what happens than???

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From past few days or rather few weeks, I was getting a signal- TUNE IN.
No efforts were put in that direction. To stand, walk and turn the knob.
It was yesterday, after finishing poem..

http://godsknow.blogspot.com/2016/10/blog-post_26.html

As described in poem, exactly same way it happen.
A trouble knocked the door? and process of rolling, tuning, turning began..
Process had already begun from past two days.. but that jerk, a final hit.. made attempt desperate , erstwhile. It took time, but slowly it happen. Prayers, dialogue with diary, waiting and finally landed up here


and at the end..

.
me kya karu, me kya karu?
se
me kuch na karu me kuch na karu
e to ho raha, samay ka pahiya chal raha
me dekh rakha, ish drashya ko
me dekh raha ish karan - darshak ko

ki me.... kya kahu?

AGOY

Namaste,

First of all Happy International Day of Yoga to all. Unlike last year this year, i didn't did Aasanas and Pranayam. Not because like one bunch of people who are saying, 'Yoga is not posture & pose'. To be precise few of them are saying yoga is not only about posture & pose. that's more correct statement. There are many posts, twits, discussion going on what yoga is about and what yoga is not. I am also trying to find out what yoga is about? 

 

There are many concepts around and so does misconception too. I even don't know how many concepts were there in past, which exists today and will there be more in future. As attempt to whole study is like attempting to measure a universe. Also, what little bit one knows are few concepts and popular ways of yoga and many times not more than names. About misconception, I know that some has been formed due to learning by living in a culture. By looking it from certain point of view, whether its Sacred, Social, Secular or Commercial. 

 

 With guide of my The Masters and The Mother, i would love to go beyond this concepts and misconception. To let life flow and grow. Here are few words pen down before writing three paragraphs.

Peace Peace Peace. Eti Shubham

 

vaibhav 

One element of yoga is Pose,

and other is Pause,

To get into Repose.

It's foolish to argue,

what yoga is and what it's not.

Everything can be part of yoga

yet it can not be yoga.

As yoga is about bridges

and not the wall.

Its about Union, Integration

and not Differentiation, Partition.

It's obvious mind wants to put

yoga

as concepts of science or any other.

Than surely, we are building walls.

This walls then creates lots and lots of

misconception around

till the point that whole point is removed out of the wall.

Yoga is not only about getting

Peace, Happiness and Health

But its also about sharing and giving

Love, Forgiveness and Joy.

Yoga is not only about sharing and giving

Love, Forgiveness and Joy

But its also about getting

Peace, Happiness and Health

As much yoga is about the Day

Yoga is must about the Night.

What more shall i say,

what i know is that Silence is good,

and more 'I Don't know.'

Repose = Tranquility

 

 

kabir = karib

Me to bas kabir ko sunta raha
pata nahi kab dhyan lag gaya
me to bas karib apne hota raha

dhun chale deshi ya videshi,
baja baje deshi yaa videshi,
me to bas dhun apni sunta raha

man nahi baitha kahaniya bunta raha
kahne karne ka taal phir kaise baithe?
hajir jab hum darbaar me huve uske
tab hajur ke darshan hardam hardar huve.


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Friday - Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe
Sunday - Prahlad Tipaniya

Common point: Kabir and other poets

Common is one, its not even kabir, bulla shah or any other but that one consciousness which moves everyone.

Today got clear question:
Whom you were feeding so far?
Whom you want to feed?

A deceiving answer by mind
It's thee seated in everyone that's whom you are feeding.

Counter question came too
Are you doing that consciously or saying that just for continuing feeding under cover?

dialogue broke upon right during karibi session, continued while walking till railway station, inside train.
Now it requires time to settle.

O lord, give strength and clarity to do what thou will.

At thy feet..

Eti Shubham

Nasha - Kabir yah tune kya kiya?

Jab me akela nahi tha,
bas tere sabad ka sang tha
woh nasha jo hamne kiya,
woh rang jo hamne lagaye.

Duniya thi waha, par mastani thi apne rang me
Roshni jo jhilmila rahi thi waha,
phir bhi kitna andhera tha
tu mere andar baitha,
roshan kar raha tha ek jaaha.

27 may 2016 ki raat woh,
mill thi ke mall he woh,
lower parel me jab uppar waale se baat thi woh

ek sukhani shaam thi woh,
safar to ab shuru huva tha
man-ja-ra teri aaur ab
tan-ja-ra teri aaur ab
me banjaara teri aaur ab

FB ka woh messenger
jab thodi si chit-chat huvi
tera naam aaya, aaur me
phir se kho gaya..

*** FB post **** Continue Reading as new lines apart from post but from chit-chat and other been added here. They are marked with blue color ** with love....

Ram Rachaita andar baitha,
rache he saari kahani re..
par tu farebi, parde ke aage,
chalave aneko kahani re...

kendra ma jo aap ne rakhyo,
bigade yah saari kahani re
prabhu ne raakhe jo pratham
ban jaati woh prem kahani re..
[inspired totally by Kabir, Kabir and Kabir...song... anhad ka baja bajta and thank you Shashwati Pandyadi for continuing conversation and asking of kabir..]
ek baar aaj man to huva tha,
daru bhi me pee he leta
bhed naa jana maine sharbat aaur usme
aauron ke sang thodi bhar leta
par khuda teri raham,
jo nasha aaj tune karvaya
woh to daru se bhi naa chadhta..
prem pyala, ghunt ghunt bhari
haiya ko chalkavan de ab
ab jo baccha he,
woh sab kuch lutavan de
man ke aante tod ke saare
vaibhav ko lutavan de..


Kabir ke sang Shaam ko jhumte kadam
un thirakte kadmo ke saath
lagan lag rahi thi kahi
agan jag rahi thi kahi
akela nahi tha, khud ke sang tha
khuda ka sang jo pana tha

Sukh Dukh to aavan jaavan, samjave he sab koi re
Me kaheta tu bhed kyu karta, kahani hari banayi re

Ram hi tha, Ram rahega.. 
bhul na kar ravan jaisi, 
das seer le ke kab tak ghumega, 
jal javengi teri lanka magruri me.. 
[Explanation: You were Ram, You will remain Ram only. Don't make mistake like Ravan. Roaming with 10 heads. Your Lanka will also burn if you roam in same arrogance. meaning 10 different stories of your own, wanting to create everything on your own, wanting to own everything. Your story is just one, that you are Ram from within, You were that and will remain that. Whatever you have created, your golden lanka will also burn away, if you keep on walking in this arrogance of I am.] 

[Conversation - urfe chit chat - portion]

S Di : Mati kahe kumbhar se... tu kya ronde mohe.... ek din aisa hoyega... main rondungi tohe....

Maati*→soil

U must have listened to this Kabir's doha

00:49

વિદ્યુત વેગ

bund gayi jo akhiya meri, hari ko darshan hoye,

kaal bund jaave jo akhiya, maati ronde tohe

and I would love to end with

aaur jab tak sacha khoji nahi jagta, woh sach jhut ke bich ka bhed nahi jaanchta
[Till a true seeker doesn't awake, no one inspect what is truth and untruth, real and fake?]

I pray to lord, that it awakes true seeker, a true khoji within. We understand and find what is Real. We Live in Real. What we truly are. 

Lots and Lots of Love Love Love. Bas yahi naam, yahi rup, prem rang ras me..

Eti shubham
 

 

Free Progress Way in Integral Education

Free Progress Way in Integral Education

 something for trickling, raising question first.. 

In an Integral Education,

Free progress is one of the ways.

Where free stand for being free,

Free of own desires and impulses,

Free of outer view and concepts,

Free doesn’t stands here for

Doing what one like to do,

Or wants to do,

Nor about free to do anything.

It is about being free to do,

What is relevant for progress?

How we come to Know,
What is relevant for progress.

Thus it requires discipline and guidance,

To know and discover ones aim of life.

One is free for this discovery

To take up this adventure

Only and only for a progress,

Without which life is dead.

[Now in form of analogy, has to try out in poetic way later. Also keep in mind no analogy is 100% complete as after all it is an analogy not real thing itself.]

It is a way of water cycle; of a river. River knows her goal, her aim in life. She wants to achieve it. Traditionally we had been kept goal of river as meeting to ocean. But for me, at this moment it is not final and true aim of hers. Her true aim is to become nectar. She wants to help others in her course and wants to forget about herself. With this aim in mind, she begins her journey from her home in mountains. First thing she has to do is to come out of comforts and conditioned imposed by older on her. First step towards free. Yet she has to keep in mind that I have to progress, for which she accepts being in discipline and takes helps of banks. Without which she can’t move further and work for progress. Despite of all odd with this free progress she meets her goal. This is not complete she has to go for another level of freedom. Not to lose her originality, purity within. Again she aspires, with divine grace of Sun sets herself free, forms a union and comes back again for progress. She will keep on till whole of water comes to its natural state. Not of sweet and sour, not of color or shape. Completely free.

 [so much its symbolic, without pretext i doubt if anyone can understand it. hope soon i will come with proper introduction.. right now only this much.]