Journey not The Destination

As I said I shall share my take from "Who Will Cry When You Die".Today's thought is something of which I am a firm believer though people around me always try to dissuade me from my track, more out of concern then anything else.The essence of life is not always in the result we achieve but each and every step we take.Enjoy the small pleasures that come by on the way and do not worry too much on the pains that are also part of the journey.Try to be a spectator who is just passing by and has really nothing to do with the pleasures and pain of the events happening on the way. This way you will enjoy both ups and downs without drowning in the sorrows when low points come. 

Smile Account

I am reading the book "Who will cry when you die."So I will be sharing small thoughts that I gather every day.Today is Day of SmileLet us form this resolution to bring smile one one face by our action.Let this be ritual with you that one smile is from your account.

Disbelief before Belief

Deepak Chopra calls Atheism"Adolescence of Spiritual Seeking".

This is how all major changes come about.We do not believe in a new idea or thought for a long time.

This is not because we are not convinced, it is more to do with our innate fear of being a part of a change.We do not want to get out our comfortable fixed state which might not be the best in the fear of how much effort will go in the change.
This is true for all that is going on around us we hang on to wrong for long enough for it to become right, knowing very well that right does not exist here.
This happens in faith too! We keep on going on in life disbelieving God because believing in Him meant lot of modifications in our life style.It is like Holding a Tiger By Tail-You can't Go Home Again.Believing in God will take away all the small pleasures we gain by troubling-not caring - not being bothered..., the list is endless of the deeds which we do knowing they are wrong.

Frustratingly Yours

Life is very interesting. The people we value the most are the people who are as different from us as they can be. Mathematics defines such sets as disjoint sets. And that are we. But some how due to quirky sense of humour of God we are together. Before all of you jump guns that I am talking about our beloved life partner, I am not. He is one of the gang of course. But there are quite a few in the kitty. They can be kids, parents, siblings. All of whom we care about and whose behaviour can be absolutely provoking for extreme action. Mind you the feeling is mutual. They also find us no better. We love each other and frustrate each other beyond repair.

Wah! Jind Apne

Wah! Jind Apne

This is the latest mantra my mother has shared with me which her mother shared with her.It means celebrate your own self.We are always racing around looking for confirmations from others.

In office from Boss.

In home from Partner.

In bathroom from Mirror.

In society from Friends.

In family from Kids.

The list is endless.

Why do we need some body else to validate us.Let us appreciate and celebrate our existence.Let us ensure that we keep the moral spirit of self high and burning with flames of happiness and peace.

Let us be thankful to Almighty for our creation...

Dream-A true calling?

Deepak Chopra tweeted,"How do you know that a dream is true calling and not an indulgence of the ego mind?"

I feel dreams are manifestations of our expectations from life.They are our hopes, which keep us going.I am here talking of both night and day dreams which we take in the wake of our hopes.Every time our life changes direction we dream a new dream aligned to the latest happenings in our life. this is our way of survival.Now whether they are true calling or not is more dependent on how HE has planned our destiny.I am sure Gandhi never ever imagined or dreamed that becoming MAHATMA was his true calling.

Wait for What?

Paulo tweeted,"Don't ask questions if you fear answers. Don't make water muddy by stirring it.Be patient. "
So what does he want to say that if we are patient we develop strength to face tough answers or may be rejection. Or he means that the fear of the answers will go away from our hearts as the questions will loose their importance in our life. Or may be the answers will change with time and will be in our favour.
In all cases we are WINNER. So when going is tough. WAIT for the time to change.

Who am I ?

My good friend and spiritual guide has asked me to answer this question. I am going to try hard.
I am a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts that I have gathered as I have grown. I am an observer who has been on the task of observation since the day I realised that how people change with situation and time.
I am an essence of teachings of my parents and all those who touched my life. I am not static so am evolving with each thought that strikes my mind.

But I know my friend is not looking for this answer. He wants me to realise that I am part of God but some how I consider God as an entity I have to reach and achieve.

So I am God's favourite child who has to reach her father again. So in a way I am part of him.

Desire-Will-Deed

"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed."  — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

This has been said long ago even before human desire became obsession and this obsession a pain for others. I feel that this cannot be true always as we sometimes do not desire what we get. Can we pin down all our failures to psychotic desire which deep inside us is actually working against us?Can we assume that there is no force beyond us controlling our desire, will and deed?That means we are the one controlling all that is happening around us.This is a very interesting thought.This takes away the pleasure of making God , my punching bag for all my failures where I feel I have done my best and still have not met the desired result.This puts all responsibility on me and myself that I somehow have not desired right, somehow my will was not strong enough and that has effected my actions and hence the deed is done little short of success.

Hope the wait is over ?

I am keeping my hopes high and my spirit positive. Tomorrow should be a new day .It would bring new challenges and new aspirations. I shall be able to again start all over again with new energy and efficiency.
Tomorrow will be a new day.

Is it time to Rejoice?

Is the wait over?
Can I keep down my oar and relax?
Or is the land still far off?
Am I going to reach the land or is this choppy water my destiny?
Is this the land I need or is it the land I want?
Will I be able to build home on this land ?
Or will I again have to search a new land?
Who decides when will I reach the land I can build home on and rest a while, without fear of being evicted?
Is it my wrong doing that gets me evicted or is it decided by forces beyond me?
My arms are soar using the oars, the land seems far and faith is on test.......