Have you heard people pray to God or their Guru/Spiritual Master for Grace or benevolence? Why do they do it? Is it because someone else does it, so I should also do it? Or have they paused to think as to what they are doing? The basic premise in such a prayer (“Hum par Mehr karo, XXXX”) is that the Grace happens in spurts and ONLY when you remind the Master or the God of it. The forgetful elevated beings... Read more
At 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, stepped on the Moon. With his feet on the moon surface, he said – “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” First human feet had touched the surface of moon. Last Saturday, on August 25, 2012; he left the surface of Earth yet again. This time for good. The Eagle has taken off. Forever. And, today on August 31, 2012, Armstrong was laid to rest as he was buried in a private ceremony. Such intrepid travellers come once in... Read more
“Aaja Maa tainu dil ne pukara..!!” These are lyrics of a bhent (song) during a Jagran (night long wake up) in worship of Goddesses in North India. Basically, the lyrics imply the so-called devotee wants the Mother Goddess to come to him because his heart is saying so. As one goes through the other such songs, one realizes that the relationship of the so-called such devotees and the Gods and Goddesses is very similar to a Restaurant waiter and a... Read more
Some wishes take many lifetimes to fructify. You instinctively know those moments when they happen. There is no drumroll or lightning in the sky or music in the background. But your essence shifts. No one else may ever know that it has, but you do. Going to Kailash and being with Sadhguru was one such wish that my soul had probably kept hidden for many lifetimes. But why even go to Kailash? What is it for us ordinary mortals that... Read more
सुर्ख नशीली धुंध में आहटें समेट लेते थे अब चमकीली धूप में राहें कम पढ़ जाएँ मन भागे तो चार दिशाएं कम पढ़ जाएँ कोई डूबे तो सात सत्ताहें कम पढ़ जाएँ आसमान ज़मीन पर उतर आये, हाथ बढाये तो उसकी बेपनाह पनाहें कम पढ़ जाएँ कुछ वक़्त से आगे, थोडा समय से पीछे भागें तो पैरों के छाले कम पढ़ जाएँ कितने ख़याल हैं, जैसे किसी पिंजरे में कैद सलाखें तोडें तो सांसें कम पढ़ जायें Read more
Guru can never be found. He finds you. In my own experience I know that deeper the longing for truth, the surer the possibility of you meeting the Guru who can take you from Untruth to Truth. The important thing is what you long for. You long for wealth? Well, wealth is all you can expect from a “Guru” you get to. Are you making vocation out of your Spirituality? Then even if a real Master comes in front of... Read more
India is an amazing riot of colors and earthiness that sometimes it looks completely choreographed. How can any place be such an artistic masterpiece without any master choreographer? [scrollGallery id=14] Read more
By Toronto based Poet, Anis Zuberi Courtesy, Junaid Zuberi Another translation of Faiz rendered by a Toronto based poet – Anis Zuberi. This is a timeless poem or nazm, aaj bazaar main pa ba jolan chalo has been translated and explained below. Aaj bazaar main pa ba jolan chalo aaj bazaar main pa bajolan chalo let us walk in bazaar in shackles Chashm-e-nam, jaan-e-shoreeda kafi nahin wet eyes and restless soul is not enough Tohmat-e-ishq-posheeda kafi nahin being charged for... Read more
By Guest Blogger, Meera Imagine a girl who heads to the pooja room every day right after bath to pray; one who wouldn’t dare to go to her orthodox cousin’s place wearing a sleeveless top or without bangles; one who would follow all customs and traditions (aachara as they call it here) to the last point even though that meant extreme discomfort to her; one who would not daresay comment anything when people bash Indians who settle abroad; one who... Read more
By Guest Blogger, Nikhil Garg Rs. 44,600 – this is how much it would cost me to chase The Great American Dream! Yes, today I finally booked my Cathay Pacific economy class tickets for the date of September 25th. I’d have a good week to myself before I start my job on October 1st. Here is how it all began . . . Placements take place at IIT Delhi during December every year. Hundreds of top companies, who have screened... Read more
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