last few days

Last few days

putting up a veil,

All done went in vain

looking for a rays;

like playing with oneself

hide & seek, a play.

Order Order Order

a hush, sudden & strong

silence were summoned

and felt till the core.

"Organize your thought

and your life.

Bring in some order

around me." Judge Demands

" Put things at its right place,

do not forget and mix up case

take some rest

dust off the past

open the window

let future come in

that's the order!"

Fined with present

task to be done in present

while mind arrested in past,

caught in dealing with 

where to keep future bar.

cases is not strange,

yet it is.

where judge is seated within and

lawyer is one for 

defense and prosecution.

creates a lot of

melodrama, Stop!

Be simple and sincere

let some sun-shine fall

No need to put a bar

it's time to raise your bar.

order is order

goes on recorder

who write a record?

not a question to ask?

find an accord in seemingly discord.

Last few days

I was looking for rays

now I have found

an order hounds

waste no time,to fool around

its not cool

to take up another round,

go through all those sounds

break the chain which is bound.

Last few days...

over

gone

In between Sri Rama & Sri Krishna, you will find appearance of

In between Sri Rama & Sri Krishna, you will find appearance of ______________ 

When one sees the life of Lord Sri Rama and Lord Sri Krishna from surface level. What one finds is contrary, two extremes view points. Many time logical rational mind stops working after baffling with thoughts 'around who is the ideal to follow?'

As one starts observing one's own mind and look at the source, core principle on which life of our great heroes revolve around. One starts getting a sense that there is more than what mind can comprehend. Habitually mind looks at the part and forgets the context presented by place, time and circumstances. Why mind does like that? Maybe mind has been trained to work in that way - Observe - bisect - make small pieces - investigate - understand - plan - apply - analysis - repeat. This seems a process mind follows. Wait! there is actually few steps more in the process about which we are not yet trained fully, consciously. After apply, there is a reflection and synthesis as well at plan and apply level flexibility or say allowance for emergence is need to be taken care along with initial process from observe to understand one can not afford to forget the framework in which (context) all this is done. Once three important point of reflection & synthesis, allowance for emergence and keeping context in mind. we will find something emerging in our mind. Allows us to go higher than the mind. 

And when we see the life of our two heroes little more intimately, we will find that there are many common points. One among them is standing up for the values which was most appropriate and needed to safe guard in their time. One will soon find that such situation arises in everyone's life too. There is a gradual evolution, a progression of mind - to set life on higher & higher principles. Not to misuse the gift and live rightfully. Leading on the path... In between doubt-Belief-faith; restrain - freedom - Equanimity...  

... Somewhere we will meet, in between Sri Rama & Sri Krishna - Buddha. A Buddha who is in you. 

A guide to handle both the extreme of the life. 

Life full of actions & rest, serious & joyful. Ability to hold contradictions, dillema, paradox life presents. 

On the day of Buddha Purnima, May our soul sets on fire. In between Sri Rama and Sri Krishna, we also meet Lord Buddha. May we find our middle ground to hold the value, unique & special to us. Just like each one of them hold few values and principle. 

PS Note:

There are plenty of stuff, which I can not write and describe right now. Nor i thing I have such ability or language gives me such power. If its unclear, let it be. If it offends someone, I am sorry! forgive me. Writing is also somewhere influence by writings of Sri Aurobindo and what he has talked/written about them. 

titbit

Titbit titbit

Tibtit tibtit

I am

Water droplet

Titbit of water.

I am 

Rock dust

Titbit of earth
or star dust?

Bit bit i know

Bit bit of i am made

But want to take a byte of big

So much beating of sound

By tiny, titbit

Spiral movement called Life

Today, i.e. 1st August 2019, marks completion of yet another cycle on spiral movement of life. Every completion brings in new meaning even though everything looks same and old. There are words collected from the experiences turned into memories. I am going to play with them, after introducing it in a circular fashion.

Center:

Somewhere one needs to put a point to start on a circle. First point is obvious a center, an observer of all movements. But journey is not happening at static center but on the circumference. so lets select a point on the circle.

Point ZERO, 0 Degree - 1st August 2016

An Interview date for being part of The Polymath School. What I knew from HR agency was they are looking for a principal and main teacher. A project based learning (PBL) school, which also wants to incorporate values from their spiritual organization. Something I was looking for from many years. To start on combo of PBL and Values in mumbai. I saw an opportunity to collaborate and passion to bring PBL in mumbai. I felt that's what needed and I want it. Really?

Interview was more like a normal conversation with school's founder. Where I like simplicity , good vibe and decent connect. It seemed that opportunity is going to come and all will be well.

some point in clock-wise direction but in real backward tracing:

* I had travel from east of Hyderabad to Mumbai, only for this interview.

* Name of the school where I worked at that point of time 'New Creation Free progress school' (name will be used in word play)

* Salary from a school i had just joined (hardly a month) was about to come but I had no money in pocket. borrowed money from a friend to travel and make things work.

Journey in forward direction, moving towards tangent and diametrically opposite point:

* I got selected as a Home Room Teacher, later became part of Core Academic Team Member

* Seen many coming In and Out of people, lots of learning in process of starting a school.

* Played multiple role as per school name 'The Polymath'. and life moved on with interesting questions and problems. finding their answers and solutions on the way.
* Journey to USA - visiting PBL/EL schools, attending workshop on Play. {things started to turn now}

* Meeting again philosophical and yet too real question - 'What you really want to do?' 'If your purpose in life is A, and you want to start really working on it from 2022, why not now?' 'Aren't life is just moving under varied influences of various forces?'

Music, Movement, Life goes on

@point 180 Degree, 31st july and 1st August 2018

* Now, I don't want to build anymore school or be in so called educational institute which are isolated from Life. Last day of Job (towards end only i felt it like I have job, else it was more collaboration and service!) - left with little bitterness, sad, enthusiasm for new opportunity in front, blank, Hard.

* Fear Still rules overall but deep down something is there which operates from love and trust. Surrender to it.

* Most important point, joining One Month Yoga Teacher training Course at The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai. [It seems course supported me to get engage in work, grounded and come out of the shocks life is presenting to you. forever grateful !]

Moving towards 360Degree

* Outer Journey helps you to move ahead in your inner journey too. It brings new insights and clarity to work cheerfully in adverse circumstances and dark world. 

* Connecting with Nature, Retreats at Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Nainital, Haridwar, Delhi, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Bengaluru. 

* Completing Yoga Course and becoming Yoga Instructor for few days and sessions.

* Starting and working for School of Universal Life (S.O.U.L.) and then suddenly taking a Pause.
* Except financially, journey is taking an upward spiral and soon it will affect other areas too.

@point 360Degree, 1st August 2019

* One year from leaving a Job and Joining a Yoga Course. 

* Awaiting for integrating Yoga and Education with daily life.

Word Play and World Play continue:

Now, moving for a New Creation - Sustainable, Eco-Friendly, Free Progress community. No more isolated school, away from real life rather Integrally connected community learning space, full of life. Really Learning in school of universal life.

Not merely a name Polymath, but striving to lead another attempt to be a polymath. Working in many field (growing foods to facilitating learning, communication to cooking) but living a life. 

A new circle will begin, may be a process of nullification, a balancing act to enjoy being at center. Observing passing waves, facing Ripples of past and current events. Creation of many small and big circle within and outside. bursting million bubbles.

Spiral Continues!

why it comes to me?

In life we meet many coincidences, some we take for granted, few we feel lucky about, few we ignore and very few we cherish. When some coincidences keeps on happening with you again and again, we start wondering. Wednesday late night, it happen again.

I handed over rickshaw fare to driver. He took out change from his change bag near steering wheel. As soon as coin came out, my eyes were glowing. I knew this is the similar special coin, I am going to get another one. Heart was jumping on getting the coin in hand.

Above picture was taken on 3rd February when I had fifth coin from 'National Integration' series. 

Four different year of minting. After that, I have got two more coins. 

NATIONAL - INTEGRATION

National Integration, a phrase made of two words. Some strange but long association with the word I am having from past many years and may be from life. I knew the phrase in hindi, marathi and gujarati but in english came across the phrase 10 years ago. When I participated in All India Youth Came for National Integration. Participants and Facilitators from 13+ states of India. Learning, exploring and living together for 9 days in serene environment of Puducherry. A place where strong proponent of Nationalism, Sri Aurobindo spent half of his life in doing intense sadhana. 

During camp, we had one round of problems and solution for National Integration. Where different people got various chits and they had to share their views. Topic varied from ancient architecture, scripture, languages, current problems of pollution-population-terrorism-etc. I had got question on 'National Integration'. How to achieve National Integration? 

For many year the chit on which question was written were in my wallet. I don't know exactly why i had kept it and for how many years? I still might have it folded in partition of old wallet. There is something within which resonates and jumps up, when i hear about national integration. 

Since I lived little conscious life, I have memories of writing my first poem on Kargil War. While selecting stream in college after Xth examination or attempting for NCC after 12th. From selecting a career path, one thing was always there. Service to Nation. In my heart and mind, concept of service remains with much refine and better sense now. credit goes to The Master again.

Relation with nation might be from previous life or this one only or may be all this can be sheer coincidences of life. As they say what you think about you attract them more. I doubt they are mere coincidences. 

As a learner, one thing i am certain that there is still lots of work needs to be done. many misconceptions and ideas are prevalent among people, which requires fresh & true meaning. Even though one tries and work out a plan, execute with diligence to remove it, No big change will happen. Can't achieve National Integration with outward mechanical solutions. True and lasting change will only come when consciousness gets change. That's what Sri Aurobindo has told and I have a firm believe and trust on it. And change of consciousness always begins first from oneself, from within. Than it will spread outwards naturally when right time will come. 

yeh safar

क्या तुझे फ़खर हे तेरे मेरे सफ़र पे||
फ़िक्र यह नही,
फ़िक्र नयी यह नही फ़र्क
के हमे या तूमे फ़खर हे या नही?
पर ये फ़र्क कहा से आया हे?
हमसफ़र हम तुम्हारे पुराने.
साथ रहे, पास रहे,
एक आश् मे बुने, 
फिर भी आज क्यू एक नही.

सफ़र चलता रहेगा,
बात बनती रहेगी.
कभी ना कभी,
नफ़रत की सूरत से
इश्क़ की मूरत
निकल आए
यही हौसला लिए.
फखर हे हमे, की हम चल दिए.
जले जिए, ओर शायद
बुजने से पहले
तेरे हो लिए.

Vaibhav, 24-05-2019

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I heard this song yeh safar, from 1942, a love story. few months back. Since then its link was saved on this blog post. Today, while listening to another song. again on travelling ' Jaane kya dhoondhta he'. I remember a simple stirring song back again. Above few lines are written while asking same question again. and searching for the answer.

Addressing the question

Why we do not address the question, which really concern us?

Do we really take trouble to zero down to the question? Solving which rest can be put at their rightful place.

Why we tend to ask more questions related to daily life and issue related to work upon, tip of iceberg? And get frighten when we see what's beneath.

Hasn't our schooling instilled a fear of questioning?

Hasn't our family and society, has brought in fear of questioning? 

Is questioning means revolting, disobeying?

What if I just ask internally for my own entertainment?

Ohh! really questioning is good sport, an entertainment for a mind. 

Moment one goes for it one is not using a tool wisely.

But my question is, what stops us to address the question?

Answer is simple.

At one level, can be summed up in just one letter.

'I"

Movement, you start addressing a question. You know, more questions will come. One leading to another. Eventually, it will ask some very fundamental questions. That requires a whole lot of effort. Those question has power to shake empire of 'I'. One which was build up after so much of effort. So any change is disliked.

I also run away from the question. Answering question is very uncomfortable business. I do not like to feel uncomfortable. So, what to do?

Do not ask questions.

Keep ignoring the questions.

Hide yourself.

Give generic superficial answer but don't do anything.

But whatever happens, do not address the question. as all route leads to destruction of I. emergence of something about which its difficult to speak.

Anchor

Last friday i asked a boy of 10 years old. 'Hows your boat going on?' 
He replied, 'what did you say?'
I repeated the questions with explanation, 'whether your boat of life is sailing smoothly, hows current, up-downs, joy, boring....' [I must have said more words, but I can't recall them now.]
He replied 'I have put an anchor, right now!'
'Ohh!' I exclaimed, asking question to continue conversation 'but boat is mean to sail.'
He responded, 'Yes, right now vacation is going on. It's bit boring but good'. 
Then he said something which blew me away.
He added, 'size of an anchor is big. If I have bigger than this i can't move or even can get topple down.' [He had said something very similar to this. again, can't recollect exact words, which he spoke.]

I was stunned. In Awe! I thanked him.
Anchor.

One of the Dictionary meaning, apart from naval use and T.V. or event Shows is,

 a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation.

Now, assume your boat (life , with your loaded living philosophy, will power, psychological taste & attributes and all what consists your 'I') and size of anchor or anchors you keep (religion, perspectives, philosophy, masters/guru, dream).
There has to be a right proportion between size of boat and destination you want to reach with size of anchor you require in your life.
Many times, i see people who keeps high anchor are still at shore, they never able to lift that anchor and sail to other shore. They feel very secure, can tell you all in words what their anchor is all about and how strong it is. But in their own life nothing. In fact highest, noblest, ideal is been summed up as a small anchor.

Or some time they haven't got that strong faith or high anchor to safeguard in midst of storm. 

while in some cases, may be many we have very big physical ship but our anchor of life are so small. [ All thugs are there to rob them away, by selling lockets of anchor. 😉😜]

Thanks to him, i landed up onto another shore. Little one with great Insights. He talked about many other things. May be some other day and other time, I might share. Grateful to Divine, for sending sweet anchoring moments in life.

Make the Balance - gujarati poem

ભોળવે છે માયા, રે મારી કાચી કાયા,
તંતના છૂટ્યો, બધેથી વળગ્યો
તંત્ર તેના કેવા, સર્વત્ર પ્રસરતા
યાત્રા કઠિન રે, ભોળવે છે માયા.


તંતુને તોડતા , તત્વ ને પકડતા
હરિ ગુણમાં લીન, તુ સંતુલન બનાવ

સમ વિષમ કેડી, ડરની છાયા
ભોળું મારુ મનડું, દર દર ભટકતું
સે ઝુલ્મો કાયા રે સહે,
આ માયા, કેવી રમતો રમે.

તંતુને તોડતા , તત્વ ને પકડતા
હરિ ગુણમાં લીન, તુ સંતુલન બનાવ

ચિંતનમાં ડૂબેલો, રાજ રમતમાં ખોયેલો
બુદ્ધિ થી બાવળ, સકળના પડે

તંતુને તોડતા , તત્વ ને પકડતા
હરિ ગુણમાં લીન, તુ સંતુલન બનાવ

- વૈભવ
૩૦-૦૩-૨૦૧૯

Is life a circular road

Why I should think, talk and look atthe road not taken?
Isn't it I look at, think and talk about road I have taken.

If life is a circle, 
soon a point will come.
In fact at every next moment,
neighboring point waiting
asking with all its force.

And not with two options, Rather three. Would you like to move towards the center, a little next step? Would you like to move away from the center, a little next step? Would you like to keep the balance and 
move on maintaining the distance from the center?

At this very instant, I always wish to get a conviction, courage to tell, take me through and united forever with the center, love.

- Vaibhav Pandya

26/11/2018

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Above words were somewhere roaming and forming from many days. Today, came across following video.

https://www.facebook.com/TEDEducation/playlist/177317723203840/?hc_location=ufi

A trigger to pen down.

Most quoted and searched poem of all time 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost.

Few months back only, I had read few article, presenting one here.

https://nypost.com/2015/08/16/the-famous-robert-frost-poem-weve-read-wrong-forever/

which carries some mark and find voice in above words. As I write them, so many images and learning of philosophy to physics, human psychology to poems comes into mind.

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

I am missing something, right?

looking for a light....
Its a lovely night
but I am missing something, right?
I still don't have that might
to hold you tight
O, my Light!

Still trying to sight
this seems an endless fight
and I don't like rite
to take a flight
and be in illusion to rewrite.

now I will face you in daylight
to get some delight
yet, all this while
like a lonely kite
I am missing something, right???

24/10/2016

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Light is around me

Light is within me

I can feel it sometime

whenever you came and kissed

whenever I bowed down in adoration.

O Light!

why you are missed so much

we are mixed in so much

impure  obscure

this space and time,

are they passing by

or we are passer by 

to Light, eternal.

Nothing makes sense

in dark dreadful paint

words all around

like a wall all around

world seen in wall mirror.

O Light! 

can you break

this heavy lid of ignorance

living in and on inertial

raging out to show

dies down not slow

in a flash

you appear, O Light

crossing mesh

glancing mesh

Come, 

O Light.

So I don't

So I do, and just be

I am missing something, right?

24/10/2018 

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25/10/2018
Picture credit:
A very simple article, a blog from hawai`i https://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/hold-the-light-and-pass-the-ice-cream/ 

learning by practice, again and again

[Thoughts as they came. No, place to bring coherence but see the pattern.]

It was three years back in October, 2015, I launched a project by name 'Jiyomaitry'.
There were many ideas, mere ideas, many wishful thinking and working alone.
Hosting and launching new workshops. All a flop show!
Working alone and trying to connect with all. Few attempt which never took place. All efforts, unknown greetings to unknown people. Resulting into nothing.

after month and half of just working... I was fad up. I could no longer stand and hear words of failure. I can not accept those failure. At same time, I can not share how it looks and assure others that this is just a phase.
December 2015, gave another dimensions. Travel, connect with people.
Connection again became a key word.

Now, after 3 years.
Some connection are made. deeper connection and relation of friendship with some beautiful people.
Virtual as well as physical. Now they have become a support system.

Three year back, I only use to work and suffocate within after every attempt.
In first session, only one person came. Who were there to support me, my gurubhai.
In second one, I was all alone. Still, I enjoyed being in nature. Juggling and doing tai-chi, other exercises as I had planned. All by myself. Girgaun Chowpatty. Observing Sun rise from the Mumbai beach. Something I never thought of. How is it possible?, I came in connection with real geography, real directions.

Connecting with your roots, soothes you.

Day before yesterday, Thanks to few friends at all level.
A first circle on parenting happened.
I saw a stark difference in me and around me.
I saw how she arranges circumstances for you. How she prepares you and makes you more solid. Condition, you have a faith and patience, a courage to walk again on the path.

I feel grateful to Her.
Heart is fulled, from nothing to everything. I don't know, the reason. a feeling of emptiness, as heavy as mountain. A pang of separation and beyond. Gratitude and void. Something is awaiting to born, to be made.

At thy lotus feet, O, Divine Mother.
Let Thy will be done.

Hold

At different mode and mould
There are different hold.

When I was a baby someone's hold me, take care of me. I too wanted to hold each and everything.

 

When I am young, I want to hold. Only what I love the most. In rare case those which I want to give a blow or throw them away afar

When I will be old, I want some one again to hold. A support to walk and talk, to reach a final destination. 

When I came I wanted to hold everything...

From my mother's arm to her love and compassion.
From my father's palm to his patience and power.
From my teachers writing to wisdom and warmth.

But
When I will go away from this world, I can't hold anything along with me. Eventhough you will hold some memory, some belonging... How long?

In between there were so many things I have to hold and so many thing to give from what I held.

What I am holding?
Is I am holding body?
Is I am holding thoughts?
Is I am holding my anger?
Is I am holding my emotions?
Is I am holding views?
Is I am holding image of you and world?
Is I am holding I in itself?

No analogy is perfect...

Whether I say

Just flow on
Or
Hold the truth.

Wise one knows

When to hold and when to let it go?
What to hold and what to let it go?
Why to hold and why to let it go?
How to hold and how to let it go?
Where to hold and where to let it go?
How much to hold and how much to let it go?

And finally asks

Who is holding?
Who is letting go?
Who am I?

May the wise in you who holds the secrets. Answers all your questions which you are holding in and entering into this new year. It happens only when  you yourself will not held it back to go and ask.
In order to hold the supreme, don't hold back anything. 

As I am writing this, a word comes 'holder' leading to another word 'householder'.

True,
Householder knows what to hold and what not? Why? How? When? Where?

Nature knows, body knows, everyone knows.

(I have jumped and moved thrice on this topic and here come another one)

Can you hold river?
Can you hold air?
Can you hold space?

Just halt for a moment.

Just have a breath and than let it go.

It's a fine art my friend.
It's science, it's art my friend.

What?When?Why?Where?Who?How and how much? To hold and let it go.

I hold a deep respect and gratitude to many souls and I give it out... some who has held name and are living, some who haven't hold any name or not holding a body.

May in the year 2018 we learn this science and art of holding and giving.

Eti shubham. 

[ Hold is a noun, which i came to know now.]

When 2017 die?

Some lines, random... Towards end... Might not make sense.. as I am not writing to make a patter , a sense to understand.

When you are near there is no fear.
It's your dearness which creates fear.

From ear or from err
I get fear.
It like looking from rear mirror
Things are closer than they appear.
Who gets disappear

I fear on my rhyme and poem
Does that make any sense
Difference in sensing
Makes me at either ease or fear
That's a constant message I am sending
Past to future

Love is one.
Fear is dual, that's why it broads very near.

Zero is one, first
You add, subtract, multiply or divide you know what you going to get.

But not with
One.. as it comes second.
It can sense
Dual power
High low
Good bad
Happy sad

Wait a minute!
Have you waited?
Didn't I told to wait?
So it's like this I don't do what I sense or been told
Reason sometimes are lamb and too cold.
Lets have a hot tea and end fear of all toxin passed so far.

If you still have some fear, call them very near.
Stood in front face to face , don't show your ass.
That's the only way to ace the fear.
Love is one.

Question is Queen

From past few years I used to crack one PJ [Pakau/poor jock] on question.

Where does the tail [पूंछ] of monkey [our ancestor, as you know!] has disappear and reappear somewhere in us [human, really!] ?

In response to question, answer used to be tail has become पूछ. पूछ of पूछताछ, Man does more inquiry now. The inquisitiveness which we see even in monkeys and other animals, has grown to such a extent in humans that tail(पूंछ) has disappeared physically and asking/inquiring (पूछना) has become major tool.

 Asking is a great art. Right question can lead us to right solution. you might have heard this many times. 
Question contains the answers. 
If you have a question that means answer is also there. 
and many more...

But I think question is Queen. 

Because both starts with Q and more than that.

Right question can lead you to best answers and makes you a King.
If genuine questioned been asked and relentlessly pursue for the answer. Many learning leading to entitlement and enlightenment can be achieved.

This queen come with its own price and has its own defect too.

Prices:
1 - Framing of questions, uses of right word in it is priceless to make question queen.
2 - Ask question only when you are really seeking for an answer.  
3 -  Remember question is queen, not a jack. [Jack questions are like - tell me what shall I do, now? Do you know how to do that? I will do exactly like that.]

Defect

If question been taken in mind and heart, solution were seek with rigour than most likely answer will come too. Mostly we need to follow and do as direct by answer, The King. At those moment if we behave like queen with attitude [or remain with question]. You can guess what we loose.


Do you have a queen?

PS: here word queen & king are used as behaviour and relationship ways, not from gender perspective.  

Bout of Doubts

Bout of Doubts

When in self-doubt

One is in a big bout, against

self v/s self,

decision v/s decision,

thought v/s thought,

and so on.

There are many tout and touts,

for a ring to brought home again.

There is some time,

Actually, most of the time,

There is no meaning to stretch

further, it doesn't take us far

rather brings us down. 

Whenever in a self-doubt

first just bow-down

to universe and wisdom.

Take a deep breathe

Restore your trust on 

the wisdom.

"All is done for good and

will be for good."

Nothing less and more than good.

Are you reading for another

bout

with a 

doubt.

- Vaibhav , Platform No. 6/7, Vasai Road - 9:30Am, Wednesday, 08/02/2017

What consists a family?

Today my topic for writing is 'Impact of a Family'. Its a special request from a lovely sister. She says my sharing will be inspiring for all. I am not sure of that! What I am sure write now is I am writing something, as from within somewhere there is need. First of all, I want to write for y sister but more than that its about inner appeal. An idea which will not leave me till it will manifest in some form.

Every family, parents and environment has a great impact on persons life. There are millions of such story, happy ones and sad ones. Some stories are about hardship & struggle while other violence & abuse. Some might be inspiring and motivating while other funny & witty and still other romantic or morally uplifting. But, I am not going to share any of such stories or story to you today. Rather I have a question.

My question is simple and very basic of our topic.

What is a family? 

To put that in another way, 

What consists a family?

I think, second one makes more sense. As generally when someone ask us, 'who all are there in your family?' Our point of reference is second question. 

Dictionary has meanings, definitions for word 'family'.  Instead of asking it to Dictionary or Google, if we ask this to ourselves. What kind of responses will emerge? Isn't it be wonderful to define this word which we use casually and seriously at times. To define in a way that its acceptable to sentiment & logic. This might also give a nice observational ground to see our own relations, sentiments, thoughts & feelings at present moment and structural changes happened in past as well as our future aspiration.

From past 45 days or so, a day sister put a request. I went through above process. Now, without looking here & there [I haven't opened dictionary or google, yet!] let me define for myself.

'With whom I lives is a Family.'

 Family generally means relation, relationships. All this are relative and complex term. One thing is clear there is Individual (I) and its relations with other at levels of Physical [biological, geographical, institutional], Emotional, Mental and admixture of them. Also beyond level of Mind-Body complex, till realm of Spirits and Soul.

When we think or even feel of family, very first establishment of relation will be of our blood /biological relations [Mother, Father, Brothers & Sisters, Uncles & Aunts, Grandparents]. Further up relations with friends, neighbourhood, colony, village and so on. 

Now read the definition again, 'With whom I lives is a Family.'

So where I is located and how much it encompasses that much is our Family.

If I is located at only physical level; either of biological or geographical than our family will be consisting of blood relatives or neighbourhood.

If I is located and encompasses at emotional level than it most probably with friends, may be with animals and all those with whom we can share emotionally including physical ones mentioned above.

At mental level it can take any mode of going till national or international level or restricting just to oneself. 

All admixture of above is possible and there is no clear cut categorization. Its very fluid and dynamic too. As some time we strongly support our family based on physical and other moment we want to ignore & break or remove at emotional or mental level. 

There are very very few who are able to expand their horizon of I. For them whole world, all beings - animate & non-animate becomes part of family. I too aspire for such thing and believe world would be more peaceful and beautiful with that. 

Luckily born in joint family. That too in midst of a family kind of neighbourhood & relatives. Followed by living in an ashram, a family towards common goal. All this has somewhere shaped above view. Forever grateful of them; seers & saints who sees everyone as part of family and above all my Lord.

What's your family? 

Shall we rise 

and move from 

Animal to Man, 

Man to Human 

and 

Human to Divine.

Concluding note:

Extending above quote little further: When you will move above this transactions of love. You will be Love, All will be love, a family.

PS: In case, you have a some story of family/parent/environments impact/influence upon you. And you feel to share with all. please share it here: http://www.1001connections.com/ishare/