Collection of my thoughts, writings, scrible on life, borrowed ideas,career, friendships, values and beliefs. Some inspiration, few frustrations, and many Self talks and observations.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
रवि
आशा तृष्णा से भरा जीवन मेरा
क्यो भाग रहा, क्यो हार गया
क्यों भागा था मै सब पाने कों ?
जिनको अब छोड़ना है मुश्किल
संगर्ष जितना पाने में था
बड़ा है उस से छोड़ने का
क्या पाया है क्या खोना है
सब मिथ्या है सब धोखा है
जो सहा था वह न दोहराएँगे
सबसे पाया तिरस्कार भी
अपमान भी , सन्मान भी
न झूठ था पहले
न सच है आज
क्यो चाहा है मैंने
जिनको मै भूल गया
क्यो भूल रहा हु
जिनको मै चाहता हु।
हर संकल्प में विकल्प कों क्यो खोजता हु
क्यो इस जीवन की पराजय कों स्वीकार करता हु.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Art of Living..
Art of Living
After finishing weekend household chores, catching up with couple of movies on DVD, this afternoon I was not having any thing to do.., neither any guests were lined up, nor we were scheduled to go anywhere, kids were busy too with their friends and playing in the clubhouse.
In the evening Sneha ji ( my better half), and myself aimlessly started from home, just around the corner at traffic signal i suggested, why don't we go to Gurudwara now, she was happy as well surprised.., as I generally I go alone or with kids, I turned the steering and within a minute we were there (very close to my place in Thane).
Being a Sunday evening very few people come to gurudwara, as people visit in the morning ; only couple of us were there in the sangat , and three raagis were singing wonderful shabad kirtan and explaining its meaning, nothing new or magical, being hearing from childhood, but the way of explanation was given as well as my receptiveness or openness to understand today was different. I am attempting to verbalise it by writing it down so that my thoughts remain and i revisit them regularly to imbibe in my life.
"Five thieves who live within this body are Kam (lust), Krodh (anger), Lobh (greed), Moh (worldly attachment) and Ahankar (pride). They rob us of Amrit ( nectar or Ambrosia) of life, To get rid of this five cardinal vices,
- One need not fast,to get favours from god, let our conduct be the fasting.
- Whether we eat vegetarian food or not does not matter. Who can define what is meat and what is plant? Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non vegetarian. Food earned honestly and shared with others is the prasad of God.
- The filth of ego cannot be washed away, even if one bathes at one hundred holy places. Who so ever controls the mind, he is a pilgrim.
- The God is far above the effects of these auspicious moments and days every day is an auspicious day, every moment is mahurat, there is no ashub moment in the day created by god.
- The way to true yoga is found by dwelling in God and remaining detached in the midst of worldly attachments, not in the sanyas, leaving family or wearing white or saffron robe.
- Neither meditation nor reading holy books or reciting mantras or praying statue will help us in getting rid of our sins if our conduct is not right, or intentions are not right or if we are not fullfilling our comittments and not doing our duties sincerly and honestly.
Yes, in all the senses, it was the magical evening for me, may god gives me courage to follow the path explained to me or understood by me today.
सतनाम श्री वाहेगुरु एही नाम है अह्दारा ॥ सतनाम श्री वाहेगुरु एही नाम है अह्दारा ॥
ravi..
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Loss of Emotion
In our day to day work in the organisation where we spend 70% of our time, our team members are not individuals any more, they are Just Resources, Managers, Team Leaders, Head Count, FTEs (Full Time Equivalents), SMEs (Subject Matter Experts). ...
When this kind of commoditization happens in our society which was culturally very rich, and where relationships and commitments, promises were of paramount importance since ages, such practices are bound to affect moral fabric of people working for organisations.
As a Managers we need to check out beyond customary how are you ? Whats happening ? Or how was the weekend? Stuff…need to get more close, more inside the skin of their people...to have one to one emotional bond...understand their prespective, reactions, and emotions..Remember that a man is a collection of many emotions gathered over the years.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Parth & Kruti
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Innocent Question - Eklavya
I gave, answer which was taught to me in child hood , Dronacharya wanted Arjuna to remain undisputed and best Archer of the world
- When Dronacharya has not taught any thing to Eklavya, wasn’t it totally wrong and sinful to ask Gurudakshina?
- Why Eklavya has not refused to give his right hand thumb, or why he has not offered anything else in the bargain, including an competition with Arjun?
- Why Eklavaya, mentioned that he learned Archery from Dronacharya’s statue, he could have altogether avoided entire episode?
- Why Eklavya, wanted to be regarded as disciple of Dronacharya, what pride he got in getting associated with the name, was it his unfulfilled desire, which led him to sacrifice and humiliation.
- Why was Dronacharya so protective about his prodigy Arjuna ?
Good Night.. had a very tiring day, cant write more..
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Futile Life
After many years, attempting to write in language of my conscience.
Today i have deleted my yesterdays usefless blog.., may be this one also remain for few days on this page before meeting the same fate.
Regards , Ravi______________________________________________
" मुझे याद है वह अद्भुत क्षण , जब तुम मेरे समूख आई थी ।
निर्मल, निश्छल, रूप छठा सी , जैसे उड़ती सी परछाई ।
घोर उदासी , गहन निराशा , जब जीवन में कुहरा छाया,
मंद, मंद स्वर तेरा गूंजा, मधुर रूप सपनो में आया ।
बीते वर्ष बवंडर टूटे, हुए खंडित स्वप्न सुहाने ,
किसी परी सा स्वप्न तुम्हारा , भूला वाणी स्वर पहचाने ।
सूनेपन एकांत हर्दय में , बीते बोझिल दिन निस्सार ,
बिना आस्था, बिना प्रेरणा रहे ना आंसू , जीवन , प्यार...।"
.....रवि
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Truth of life
Suddently remembered my father favourite poem of Harisvansh Rai Bachaan, which i believe is truth of my life also.
" मैं छुपाना जानता तो जग मुझे साधू समझत्ता
शत्रु मेरा बन गया है चल रहित व्यव्हार मेरा । ”
If i knew how to hide, the World would have thought me to be a saint. My unblemished nature has become my biggest enemy.