ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Purnamada Purnamidam...
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Temptation
Yes, this time I have crossed the bridge ... I know - "I am not the do-er" (Gita 5.8). So my dear Lord take responsibility.
Temptation -
It lies in perversity
of interpretation.
When Good Lord
You state in command
choose action
which gets the greater good
a whisper comes to my heart;
if the love that
You seed and grow
brings soothe to one
and, harm to none,
'one' stands in the balance
to score greater
than figure of 'nought'....
so may my excesses
be forgiven
and so be my angst
You continue, play
along with hearts
in many a million trillion way
I'll stand in queue
with others
in crusade for unrequited love,
day and night You'll
have to hear
so humble is my plea -
spare my soul of
sparks that suit me not
I'm spokesman
for my ever-defeated
Soul.
Bhasha
These days my intuitive sense seem to have sharpened towards the non verbal in a communication. I take my cues from there.
Education education! 😊
भाषा अपनी लिपी के परे भी
एक संवाद सुनाती है -
एक लफ़्ज़ों का
दूजा अनकही भावनाओं का -
दोनों को समझ सकें
तो कुछ बात बने!
गुनाह
Gunaah - Paap- Sin
These are the fear factors that hold a human from their full expression. God alone knows the truth of desires.
Desire to love, togetherness, holding hands, resting head on shoulders of a kindred soul, or just immersing in book with head in beloved's lap, sharing of silence and steam from a cuppa warming hearts and hands.... simple expressions of truth and yet risk the label of being condemned as sin and dismissed with wrathful social conviction.
Yet heart doesn't stop loving with as much intensity and sincerity that it continues to beat rhythm of life into man.
The winds of time will change direction ...
India has undergone a change and is still going through. The secular apirit of one-ness beyond religion, caste or creed that suffused our hearts during growing up years in Patna - a small town and capital city of Bihar, one time powerful Kingdom of ancient India, has been under threat. And it's only now voices that still feel strongly for secular India have started raising the call. One such call from the new youth reached me this morning on WhatsApp and rekindled hope.
उम्मीद का दीया है ये 🪔
तपस्याओं से
जला था ये
अभी हुई लपट
कुछ क्षीण तो क्या?
बस समय की एक ब्यार है
घृत पड़े जो इस हवन में
आत्मीयता से
तेरे मेरे प्यार का
हो मिलन का हौसला
बेमिस्ल बेमिसाल सा
एक बूँद भी जलायेगी
एक नया संग्राम हो
फिर से भारतीयता
की वही मशाल
प्रदीप्त जगमगायेगी
......................
जलाया था जिसे
१९४७ के संग्रामियों ने
बड़ी आस्था और आस से ❤️
Sunday, September 01, 2024
I am crying as I continue to listen to Geeti in her pain. She is unaware - its easy to mask tears with an even vocal tone. So much pain, so much confusion, so much turmoil....for what? Why?
I thought
You'd created life
for love and peace
however....
what surrounds
leaves me in wonder -
is the plot misunderstood
or pain was
the design throughout?
Lonely number
Early hours of the morning and I am listening to this piece https://youtu.be/AZ1YmS1h8d8?si=0C4JmfTbwX9GOxTl
Sent it to Awishi. The girl is in New York. Despite her breakup from Aamal, she has kept in touch. There is an emotional connect between us. It pains me to see her pain. May she find what she desires.
An entire syllabus
of love
stands covered
over bygone years
in human story;
and every soul
that felt its tender touch
in mortal form
will vouch
for beauty and pine
together in package;
they come
served by You
to give taste of longing
for union
yet -
separation is their doom!
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Misunderstanding brews understanding!
You'll ask - gussa?
I will say - no, hurt.
Why should I tune into classical ragas of structured saa re ga ma.... when wild tunes offer as much soothe to heart?
Friday, August 30, 2024
FAIL
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Paradox of Desire
Playing the game with Universe .... in its own way.
The rule says:
"On the spiritual plane everything works the other way around
The Paradox of Desire and Fulfillment:
In many spiritual teachings, the less you desire, the more you receive."
Let the rules remain unchanged 🙏🏼
Monday, August 26, 2024
Love
Pash asked today - "If I were to ask you one word - just one word in English - what it would be?"
This was easy peasy lemon squeezey for me. Despite the heartaches and heartbreaks - there is only one word, one song, one emotion that fires my heart - Love (in its true, unsullen form - it's a beauty that's joy forever!
Love -
Saturday, August 24, 2024
कश्मकश
प्यार अजूबा है - सच।
It is from Him - True
So if it is from God then how come God becomes a jealous God and expects denial of this miracle?
No answers!
Will wait and see.
beware
Am I lost or lack a defined purpose in life?
Or, may be the soul strife has drained me out.
Motto is: we shall overcome.
Missing you Baba 😭
हर सवेरे उठ कर मैं
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
अश्क़ और इश्क़
Taking solace, applying brakes in acceptance. Tears will fall. Heart will ache. So be it - may the Light enlighten all 🤲🏼
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
sawaal
Struggling to understand the meaning and purpose of emotional turmoil that my energy fields have encountered in past few weeks. Since nothing is meant to be without reason - I'm driven to ask WHY?
कोई गिला नहीं
How does one lament to the One who sets forth such turbulence in heart drawing one to another? Then it's supra- not just superhuman effort to Captain one's ship to stay anchored to sanity aka रीति रिवाज! May be prayers help both parties to be delivered of temptation!
Monday, August 19, 2024
Raksha Bandhan
I am eternally grateful for so many well meaning friends in my life.
रक्षा बंधन है आज -
तो भाइयों को ढूँढ़ा
मिले कई -
मगर नहीं था कोई रिश्ता खूनी
कोई अपना सगा नहीं था 🙏🏼
अब ज़िद्द मेरी है
Sunday, August 18, 2024
I am angry. I am upset. It's swadhishthana chakra in a whoosh!
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Sat Chit Ananda
Clarity is always a source of joy.
Sat Chit Ananda - that's the natural order of attaining joyful heart. Truth brings clarity to conscious awareness and that culminates in peaceful joy.
Today is a clear day.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Laxman Rekha
It's safe to have boundaries, know them and not overstep. Otherwise pain and loss of peace is the price to pay. No illusions. No delusions. This mantra will keep risk of heartache at bay.
A transgression?
There is uplifting energy in banter cross and across genders. I know first hand - it heals. Does it class as sin? A transgression?
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Hum ko hai vishwas
It's hard to take people and Almighty at face value. Today I am flustered with His attempts to create dramas in my life. Why? I am not looking for one. On the face of it and with limited, fistful body of knowledge that I possess - Creator=Rabb=nourisher of body-mind and soul. It's hard not to place trust at His disposal. May the 'seen' match the 'unseen'.
आसमान है मुट्ठी भर
नीला, खुला और साफ़
लाली पुष्प की लगती कोमल
हरियाली लगती ख़्वाब
दृश्य अगर ये दर्पण है
तो मन सोचे ये बात
दिल की धड़कन
में प्रश्न प्रबल हो
पूछे है अनायास
क्या मालिक इनका
निश्छल है?
सत्य का अगर रूप हो साक्षी
कर लूँ क्या विश्वास?
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
All that is left behind is a story
Stories have been my lamp and light, navigating through highs and lows of life, choosing my dos and don'ts, this morning I wanted to honour the role that they've play in human life.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
दोस्ती पुरानी लगती है
Many experiences, so many questions to feed a thinking mind and finally a rest in age old philosophy: kindred souls meet before meeting again in their earthly form.
And when they meet again, there's a plan and purpose to perform
Just accept and let Divine unfold 🙏🏼
शिकायत
Saturday, August 10, 2024
प्यासी है आत्मा
प्यास है तो सही
मगर क्यूँ किस लिए
सर्वतत्व से आभूषित हूँ
छत अपनी
संतान सुखी
है लोभ नहीं
धन माया प्रलोभन मुक्त हूँ
फिर क्यों है वितृषित, अनजान
क्या चाहे मन है?
Friday, August 09, 2024
दिल की लिखावट
Dil agar kitab hota
वो सुबह कभी तो आयेगी
Feeling restless within at this beautiful hour when dawn breaks through with light. All is quiet. Even the birds seem to be enjoying a morning nap. In this me and meri khamoshi moment, I reflect on what holds me captive to my past - is it cancerian wafa? Or, known security of limiting beliefs which knots me firmly to the bygone?
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
In quest
Monday, August 05, 2024
I am facing a difficult choice. Masterly inactivity or full on war?
I am on the mat
Transforming with teachers call
From Tadasana
To Savasana
I perform
To align
Re-align
In Veerbhadrasana
Only to be humbled as warrior
And when I finally
Lay to rest
The Guru within whispers
To send it all
The peace and deliverance
To my heart's quest
On the chidikasha
I see surface
One face -
It's her in peaceful slumber.
Sanity
PS: Sanity thy new name is Sabina
A lovelorn heart - especially when it's aching to give love to another, unconditionally, is seeking completion, fulfilment of dharma that it was born to deliver. Sanity has no place here. It will vacillate and vibrate whenever the Supremo pitches it against another vessel that also seeks fulfilment in love.
That's what I am experiencing. It's my personal need and the other's. It presents illusions and excuses to mind - I am special for the other... we fit together... I am needed... this is a sapling of love that could grow into a lush, sweet fruit bearing tree. Humbug!!!! Shush!!!!
Fate don't test me please.
I have moved beyond carnal desires. Let me be delivered of the need to be loved, hold hands and rest my head against a solidly reliable heart to experience completion. Otherwise, when the fog clears, all that will be left to gather will be dust and ashes of what once was a promise of heaven and ended up shattered to broken bits. I've been there.
Know O Heart! life has brought wisdom through heartaches and heartbreaks, I have converted - from impulsiveness to sobriety and sanity
The school lesson that Sister Lioba imparted has been long outlived. She said that when you feel love for someone - express. A delay in expression may be lost eternally with uncertain twists and turns that life presents.
But expression risks rejection. I don't want to hurt or be hurt. So sorry Sister Lioba. I choose to stay mum. No more mortal hide and seek games of love for me.
Sanity is, and shall remain my dharma.
NO -
Thursday, August 01, 2024
राम नवमी
Today is Ram Navami and a friend celebrated with verses stating that 'Ram Atari' eludes mankind as they are lost in worldly maya. I don't agree fully. I believe in Leela of life and passing enduringly through it as Ram had done with courage and equanimity. Worldly life itself is thus the instrument to attain 'राम अटारी'. I am posting link to his blog too.
https://vishwamohanuwaach.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-post.html
Note: the poem was written on Ram navami day in 2023. When edited for typos today it showed the date of 1st August 2024
राम अटारी कईसे सोभे
जो जग पग से
मानस मन डरे ?
जंगल जंगल राम चले
धरम करम के सिंधु पार गये
कभी जुठे बेर चखे
कभी सिया संग
प्यार के रास रचे;
वीर्य वीरता के संग्राम में जूझ
वनवास में प्रकृत
प्रकृति से हो आलिंगन बद्ध
जंतु मानव के मन हरे।
हुए प्रेम विछोह में रम तप
उठे युद्ध को
किए भय अत्याचार के
राक्षस वद्ध,
तब कहीं
राम जी हृदय सम्राट बने ।
सो बटोही क्यूँ मोड़े
प्राची से प्रखर ये सच है -
है राम अटारी
इसी माया पथ पर
सो झूम और डुबकी ले ले
लीला सागर में तैरेगा जब तू
पाएगा राम को पास खड़े ♥️
ईश्वर प्रणिधान
I am in Bokaro today. Came to see my ailing mother as I was not getting a response about her well being and my umpteen calls missed. The light in her eyes has uplifted my heart but her agitation yesterday, her agonising flashbacks and my sense of helplessness pervaded the day just bygone. All I can do is turn to God, kneel and pray. Allah alleviate her suffering 🤲🏼
वो ही हम कर सके ज़िंदगी में
जो रब ने करने की हामी दे दी...
जब थम गये से रस्ते,
मेहनतों का मिला ना हासिल
समझा लिया समझ को
यही है मर्ज़ियों इलाही
करमों के फल में पार्थी
है नियति भी शामिल -
इंसानियत की परवाज़
होती वहीं है कामिल
जिसको बना दिया है
रबूबियत ने हमारी मंज़िल!
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
मैं और मेरी रचना
A friend sarcastically commented on my perception of love and its value in life even though the experience was tainted with betrayal and let down. This is an expression in response.
BTWI still believe love truly is. I cherish what happened then and only happened once. Grateful to you Almighty 🙏🏼
Bhumi Divas
सुबह टहलते मज़बूत पेड़ के तनों को देखा तो ये ख़याल आया। और लगा के 'old fashioned' cultural traditions ऐसे ही हमारी संस्कृति सम्भाले हुए हैं। दोनों को बचाना ज़रूरी है।
कल दिन था पृथ्वी का
Monday, April 15, 2024
मेरा मौसम...
Jotted on a day when heart felt humid and heavy
Sunday, February 25, 2024
ज़िंदगी और मैं
ज़िंदगी बह रही है
और ज़िंदगी संग मैं
कि बाबा तुम्हारे उपरांत
तैरने को परे तज
मैंने बहना सीख लिया है।
मुअम्मा
मुअम्मा है -
ज़िंदगी की करवटें
ये उतार चढ़ाव
भावनाओं की सलवटें
किसने की मुअइयन?
ये हमारे दाव पेंच थे
या क़दर की थी पटखन
जिसने ज़िंदगी को
पेचीदा बना डाला?
मेरे दोस्त
इस बिखरी बदलती दुनिया में -
कई साथ मिला
कुछ बिछड़ गए
पर रब रैन ढले
जो मनन किया
दिल के तहों ने
नाज़ किया
नित रोज़ बदलते रिश्तों में
प्रीत अनूठी पाकीज़ा
तेरीं क़ुदरत के अनमोल रतन
मेरे दोस्त बड़े ही अच्छे हैं