Sunday, October 01, 2017

Happy wishes to ___________ ? for __________?

Namaste, I am writing after a long time. As first thought came and took shape in Gujarati. While writing them down in diary, it shifted to English. I went to with this new mode. I didn't tried or pushed mind to change language or even translate them from one to another. Just because more number of people can read, I have typed Gujarati portion in Devanagari script. I am sorry, if this attempt hurts anyone in any form. Also not taken that great care in its spelling and punctuation. I am not full time writer nor have time to redraft and revise for third time.

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आजे सवार थी 'शुभ दशेरा' 'हॅपी दशहरा' विजया दशमी ना संदेशा आवी रहया छे. whatsapp  आने facebook, social media  पर.
आजे खाली नही, वारे त्यावहारे, सर्व समये आवा शुभेच्छा वाला संदेशा आवे छे. पण आटली बधि शुभेच्छा जो आपनने मलति होय तो पछि... ?
बहु प्रश्न उभा थाय छे. विचारो आवे छे.

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आखु गाम शुभेच्छा आपे एटले आपने आपवा बेसिए? मोटे भागे copy-paste or forward  करता रहिये. ज़रा थोबो, जुवो - how much head, heard & hand went into it? who had maximum percentage - head or heart or hand, behind this action? शुभेच्छा ना ढगला. आ शुभेच्छा ना वहेण, तरवु कई रीते?

दशहरा ए संस्कृत शब्द छे? ए प्रश्ननो उत्तर तो कोई पंडित आपे.
अने बीजा सवालोना जवाब तो आपडे आपड़ि जात पासेथिज मांगवा रहया.

मारी अंदर शुभेच्छा आपवा थनघाट थय रह्यो हतो. आध्यात्मिक, धार्मिक,  life management थी तर्बतोर संदेशा हता सामे. चयन कठिन हतु.

I was looking for something more, original. Never to say original is one which comes from within.
Than this message 'Dasshera is a Sanskrit term', had taken a control over mind. suddenly a pressure was built over head. Three - four thought, question came in a flash and left. I tried and tied them back here.
1- Spirituality, festivity is not an escape.
2- What's so special Ram did to kill Ravana? Did He really killed 10headed person or something else?
3- Exile from real life, how long?

 After some time they took more concrete form and shape.
1st point is very personal. Everyone has freedom to figure out what does that statement means? Where does it resonates?
Let's look at second one.
I am sure many of us have received message about removal of 10 bad qualities on this auspicious day. Real meaning of Dusshera and so on.
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That's wonderful! Once upon a time, i too liked that message.
Yet, today that wasn't the case. I wanted to go little deeper.
Very first thing came up was 'Hit on Bally.'

"Hit on Bally".

Words echoed in my ear.
This is what I was looking for, a message.

Ram also first went behind beheading head of Ravana. Every time He targeted an arrow to his head and Beheaded him. Next instant another head used to come up. Again and again, same gets repeated. Until a Wise man like Vibhishan comes and tells Lord Ram, 'Hit on the bally'.
Isn't that very similar to our approaches to solve problems. We go behind those symptoms, those people (in whom we see those obscure mistakes, crime; which might be just few percent of whole person and rest might be really good.) We overlook. No, we never take a pain, struggle to find the root cause. Something like what Buddha did, to take up a challenge of finding the root cause.
We always go behind those tip of iceberg and main chunk remain underneath as it is. We enjoy cutting those heads. We feel we got the Justice and so on. World remains the same.

WOW! a lot to learn from here. I don't feel explaining anything over here. I know everyone is wise enough to look back and reflect. Or not that much than at least to ask questions.
Let me tell you something more in a connection. Above story as you know from Ramayana is one of the story behind celebration of Dusshera. Another one is from Mahabharata. A day when Pandava returns from the exile, takes their weapons which they had hid it in/on apta tree.
Isn't this time to return from our slumber exile in sleep. To take up our weapons (read tools) to find the root cause and swipe them away.

Connect this stories. You might find more.

I deeply wish now.
A fire been lit in each & everyone of us. A fire which help us & guide us to find root cause and remove it. May everyone find the right tool to look within and practice in real life (not of exile or of show off).

Eti Shubham




Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Except, Expect, Accept

Expect, Accept and except were words used to confuse me a lot. I still fumble upon them... right now not by fumbling.. I found a strange connection between them..
when equation will be expect=0% ; accept = 100%


Expectations had almost crushed me...
Experiences has created me and kept me alive...
Now, I am getting ready to clear off expectation. Its mindless speculations and demands, torturing mind and shading heart.
Expectations had almost killed me
echoes of Her word, saved this life...
On the path of ...,
endanger of expectation are subtle.
I Thank Lord for saving me,
With all humble gratitude,
I bow down and aspire for expectation free life.

As this words comes out...
writer within is tickling, from a some time.
I am just asking him patiently.. "Do you have any expectations?"

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

દિલ ભરાઈ આવ્યુ છે

આકાંક્ષા ને અભરાઇ ઍ મૂકી દે
આ નભની રાહ મૂકી દે
ઍક કહે છે ડૂબી જા
બીજો કહે છે તરી લે
ત્રીજો ચાહે છ્બ-છબિયા
ને ચૌથા ની વાતાજ શુ
આમને આમ
બધા ગણિત બગાડે છે

જે શુન્ય છે ઍજ ગણિત માંડે
બીજા ઍક બીજાને ભાંડે
હવે નથી રહેવું, સહેવું, કહેવું
પણ કરવું છે.
શું?
ઈ ખબર હોત તો કરતો ના હોત
દિલ ને ભરાઈ જવાનો અવકાશ ના હોત
હવે શૂન્યા અવકાશમાં ...
સંદેશથી ઉભરાયેલા આકાશમાં
અંદેશા નથી મળતા પ્રકાશના
રૂદનનું ધન ખરચતા
ગહેરાય ને સરજતા
આ શૂન્ય અવકાશમાં
દિલ ભરાઈ આવ્યુ છે

Monday, May 01, 2017

Flower of Love

My heart, flower of love
Blossoms in spring of peace.
Soft and sweet, colorful petals I have
Stronger I, born from within
With grace of light, I grow upward
Generous, my hidden nature
In secrecy spread fragrance of bliss.


 year: 2011
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Thank you mirambika. For allowing flower of love to blossom.

With you I found meaning of expression through languages and art and other forms.
How important it is to express? ultimately whole of this world and its working is the projection, expression.

Above poem were written during one of its kind learning session at mirambika. Where we [teacher trainnes] were given five words and asked to make a prose out of it. Words given to us were: Love, Peace, Grace, Generous, Nature. 



 

Friday, April 14, 2017

7 years ago: jivan jal ki dhara


jivan jal ki dhara,
kabhi na ruke
kabhi na thame
bas baheti chale

muskilo ko par kar,
avradho ko chir kar,
kabhi tute kabhi tode,
jivan jal ki dhara.

sukh me madhur sangeet,
dukh me khara paani,
man chahe saaje dhalti,
jivan jal ki dhara.

Saturday, April 08, 2017

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.  

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

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

Optics of Life

The shadow puppet show of life, My lord watches through Million pin-hole camera. Where is lord supreme, I don't know. What I feel is all...