tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109046082024-03-08T04:29:57.036+05:30The Human MindHope that you guys enjoy reading the various articles i have posted. Hope it gives you enough food for thought. In a small, subtle way these articles influence your thought process and thus your lifevphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-6409906830950580442009-05-07T11:21:00.002+05:302009-05-07T11:26:59.403+05:30Good bye and a new beginingGUYS moved the entire blog to <a href="http://vprasv.wordpress.com/">vprasv.wordpress.com</a><br /><br />Henceforth all articles would be published there.vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-75404865274155125052009-01-10T08:22:00.001+05:302009-01-10T08:22:21.509+05:30Difference between a & u in buddi.. !!!<p>In the recently held winter break in artofliving bangalore ashram… bawa said the following, it was simply beautiful…</p> <p>Buddi means intellect, </p> <p>used with awareness one becomes a buddha</p> <p>Used without awareness one becomes a buddu…( i call them intellectual idiots) :)</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-90698375646729573452009-01-08T13:57:00.001+05:302009-01-08T13:59:39.182+05:30Long time no see<p>Sorry for not posting for so long…  had been out of town for nearly a month…Travelled to bangalore, hyderabad, mumbai ( for yesplus team meet and company work) back to bangalore.. did lot of interesting things….of course an advanced course… my most beautiful new year, met guruji twice…</p> <p>Will post the stuff….in the coming days…</p> <p>jgd</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-6758942538452515492008-12-09T15:01:00.001+05:302008-12-09T15:09:13.785+05:30What is intelligence<p>Hi</p> <p>Posting one of those sudden realizations. Most often thinking logically is deemed as intelligence. I was one of those persons who used to think logically and considered myself to be intelligent. I recently realized that being intelligent doesn't mean just being logical but the ability to know when to use your intellect and when not to. When to listen to your head and when to listen your heart. A beautiful life tip for all of you. </p> <p><em>“Use your head to decide your career and Listen to your heart while doing service.”</em></p> <p>Developing the ability to listen to your intellect also to learn when to drop it, Especially when the realization dawns that intellect alone isnt capable of giving us the answers to all the questions.</p> <p>Manifestation of the intellect and to decide whether to use it or not to it, is probably intelligence. Do you agree ??</p> <p>Jgd</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-39548902273871460542008-12-06T20:56:00.001+05:302008-12-06T20:56:38.563+05:30Suicide bombers – Inside story<p>Came across this video, talks about how youngsters are brainwashed forced into doing terrorist acts. </p> <blockquote> <p>               <a href="http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcre_C9xrZs">Video</a></p></blockquote> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-84596471734463983362008-12-05T20:46:00.001+05:302008-12-05T21:11:22.598+05:30Must read for every Muslim & Muslim Hater<p>Hi </p> <p>To all the people who visit my blog and to all Muslim friends in India. I know there are 150 million of you in my country India. After the recent terrorist attacks i know that wherever you step out in India, people look at you with hatred, people seething with rage would in the slightest of provocation accuse, abuse or even attack you. All i want to say is that, not everybody is like that. There are people who understand the kind of situation you are going through, and that its just because a couple of nuts from across the border and some within our own country have misinterpreted the Quran, politicizing religion and misusing it for there own needs. Having said this, i appeal to all Muslim brothers & sisters to take action, <strong>your inaction so far</strong> has resulted in this dastardly acts. Prevent any kind of religious speeches/education in Mosques, madrasas or religious gathering which provokes hatred, superiority complex especially to the youth. The following is a must read article, have pasted the content from rediff.</p> <p><a href="http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/05mumterror-muslims-have-gained-nothing-from-terrorism.htm">http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/05mumterror-muslims-have-gained-nothing-from-terrorism.htm</a></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing: 0px; font: 12px arial; text-transform: none; color: rgb(37,37,37); text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: normal; border-collapse: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"> <p><em><font face="Arial" size="2">Every Sunday morning, the renowned Delhi-based Islamic scholar and thinker<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Maulana Wahiduddin Khan</strong>addresses a group of his disciples, speaking on various issues. His lecture on November 30 focussed on the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. This is a translation of the lecture by<strong>Yoginder Sikand</strong>, with some slight modifications that were needed to clarify certain points.</font></em></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">On November 26, Mumbai witnessed the worst kind of terror attack. Ten terrorists entered several buildings and indiscriminately fired at people, leaving behind several dead and wounded.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">According to a tradition, at the time of the Prophet there was a man whose only concern was to speak negatively of the Prophet and spread wrong ideas about him. The son of this man became very angry and asked the Prophet to allow him to kill his father. <strong>The Prophet told him not to do that, as then people would say that the Prophet allowed killing among his people</strong>. The lesson which can be inferred from this incident is that anything, which defames the name of Islam should not be done. These incidents are mentioned in books but people fail to infer or draw lessons from them as they do not engage in deep study.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">In the Jewish Talmud there are many stories. In one incident, the Prophet Moses prayed to God: "O! God, take anything away from my followers but do not take away their wisdom." God replied: "O! Moses, if we decide to take away something from a community, it is their wisdom that we take away."</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Today, many Muslims have lost their wisdom, as is evident from the events which have taken place recently. Those Muslims who are said to be involved in terrorism in Mumbai gained nothing. <strong>In Palestine, the Arabs have been fighting for the last 60 years and have not achieved anything.</strong> In many places Muslims have resorted to suicide bombings, although suicide is unlawful in Islam. This is a result of deterioration and lack of wisdom. Those who are behind these suicide attacks are not afraid of accountability and the fact they will have to stand in front of God after death.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">What is the reason for this madness and how did it originate?</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The reason for this madness is hatred. Hate can make a man do anything. Hate began from Satan. When God created Adam, He asked the angels and Satan to bow before Him. Satan however, did not bow and consequently, God said to him: "You and your followers will go to hell." Satan had developed such hate for man that despite knowing that he will be cast into hell, he did not obey God's command. Hate is so blinding that it can take one to hell.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">I have studied in Muslim seminaries, madrassas and have participated in numerous Muslim gatherings, and in <strong>many of these places hatred and pride is instilled in the minds of Muslims</strong>. They are taught: 'We are the caliphs and vice-regent of God on earth."</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">I once met an Arab whose first question to me was, "Who are we?" He then said: "We are the Caliphs of God on earth." I told him that this is not written anywhere in our books. The Sahih Al-Bukhari says that Muslims are witnesses of God. That is, they have to spread the message of God on earth. The same is alluded to in the Quran, that is, the task of Muslims is to spread God's message and lead a life according to His instructions. However, Muslims have made themselves the <strong>self-appointed Caliphs,</strong> and have launched all sorts of movements that propagate the ideology of capturing political power. This thinking emerged when the Ottoman and Mughal empires declined, and Muslims started considering the rest of the world as usurpers and oppressors who snatched their rights and power from them.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Political power is like an examination paper. A test paper can never be the monopoly of one; it would change hands from people to people as God wants to test every community. Hence if political power has been taken away from you then you need to have patience. When political power was with you then it was your test paper and now, when it has been given to someone else, it is their test paper.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">No Muslim leader could tell this to the Muslims and pacify the political shock which they received after the breaking up of the Muslim empires in the face of Western colonialism. No one told them that their test paper of political power was over and now they should concentrate their effort on some other constructive activities like education, reform,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>dawah<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>work etc. In Palestine, for example, it was God's decision to give the political power to somebody else. Hence, Muslims should have accepted it, but they started fighting and now 60 years of fighting has given them nothing. Muslims should have realised that God had now wanted to test some other community. Therefore, he gave them political power. But Muslims rose up to fight, and it was equivalent to fighting God's decision and hence they attained nothing. As a result, all the Muslims got conditioned in hateful thinking.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Before the Second World War, the thinking of the Japan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(117,117,119); font-family: verdana">[</font><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=japan" target="_new"><font style="font-size: 10px; font-family: verdana">Images</font></a><font style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(117,117,119); font-family: verdana">]</font>ese was same as that of the Muslims. Hirohito was the emperor of Japan at that time. The Japanese had the concept of Imperial Divinity, that is their king -- the so-called 'god-king' -- should rule the world. Consequently, they fought with many countries. It was the Japanese who started the concept of suicide bombing known as hara-kiri. But in 1945 America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan and the Japanese army was completely destroyed. Japan suffered a humiliating defeat. Then the Japanese developed second thoughts, that is, if the king was god then he would have saved them, but because they were severely crippled due to those bombs they realised that the king was not god. Hirohito then renounced the concept of Imperial Divinity and the Japanese have never looked back since then.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">This makes me ponder as to why this hate does not get finished among Muslims? This is because Muslims' hate is a reflection of a certain mind-set. The so-called 'god-king' of the Japanese was proved wrong and therefore the concept of 'god-king' died. <strong>However, a mind-set cannot be done away on its own. The mind-set which inspires hate for others in many Muslims cannot be killed like an individual. Nor can it cannot kill itself. This mind-set can be replaced by deconditioning alone</strong>. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Hirohito said "I'm not god," and this led the Japanese to discard their unfounded notions and pave the path to progress. But the case of Muslims is very different. In their case, their mind-set has to be transformed to change their thinking. The thinking of Muslims has to be changed. There has to be long process of deconditioning.</font></p> <p><u><em><strong>How do you do this deconditioning</strong><font size="2">…. A good question to ask and ponder for each one of you reading this artcile. How do you fight an ideology</font></em></u></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">There are two kinds of deconditioning: one is the Prophetic deconditioning; that is the deconditioning which the Prophet did of his companions. Then the companions did the deconditioning of some of their companions. But now there is no prophet and so self-deconditioning has to be done. This is a very difficult task. Ideological deconditioning has to be done among the Muslims to help them come out of hate.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">It is essential to understand that distinction between the negative engineering of the mind and positive engineering of the mind. Today, minds are being negatively engineered with hatred and pride. Many Muslims live in this fallacy that they are a special race, and when they are not treated specially then they are frustrated and hold others responsible for their not receiving the special treatment that they expect. The mission of positive engineering of the mind is very difficult. You have to do merciless introspection. It is our test to convert the thinking of people from negative to positive.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The terrorists who assaulted Mumbai had done extensive planning. This made me think why these people were so capable of negative planning, and completely lacked any inclination towards positive planning. This sort of mentality, unfortunately, has become endemic among many Muslims. Nobody is doing planning for the positive task of spreading God's message, and love and peace. This is because as years passed by, this work became dead in Muslims. But it alone can promote positive planning as it requires well-wishing for the whole of humankind. We must therefore focus our energies on spreading God's love and restrain from any negative and destructive activities.</font></p> <p><font size="2"></font></p> <p><font size="2"><strong><em><u>To my fellow Indians, killing/wiping out the entire Muslim population is not a solution, 150 million of them. Terror is no longer restricted to Islamic states, its spread worldwide. Wiping 1.84 billion muslims ( world population of muslims as of 2007 is really not the solution.)</u></em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="2"><strong><em><u>Even to those who came up with this mind blowing intelligent solution if you decide to do it, just think about the practicality of doing it. Guns, bombs, poison gas..etc etc..i am sure one intellectual idiot might even suggest nuclear bombing..anyways 1.84 billion is really a huge huge number. Think about the amount of the money, resources and of course the fact that you would have become 10000 times worse than the 10 misguided youth who killed 200 odd people.</u></em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="2">JGD </font></p> <p><strong><em><u><font size="2"> </font></u></em></strong></p> </span> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-63317801102989175532008-11-30T20:59:00.001+05:302008-11-30T20:59:35.123+05:30Gratitude – expressed<p>Friends check this post out.</p> <p><a href="http://vikramhazra.blogspot.com/2008/11/rajita-shares-her-experience.html">http://vikramhazra.blogspot.com/2008/11/rajita-shares-her-experience.html</a></p> <p>Strength of sadhana, seva, satsang and having grace flow in your life…..</p> <p>JGD. In Bliss, tears of gratitude.</p> <p>:)</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-33619724874543755632008-11-26T10:02:00.001+05:302008-11-26T10:02:48.949+05:30Windows Live Writer review<p>Hi</p> <p>I started using Windows Live Writer Beta and am using it to post review of same. Can be downloaded from  <a href="http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/">http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/</a>. Using this you can add, edit your blog entries in a Microsoft Word like interface on your desktop. You can create a draft of your post, preview it offline and publish it right from your desktop ( you obviously need an internet connection for posting ). All you need to do to start making entries to your blog offline is to add the blog name and access details. Once the software validates the blog url, it downloads the entire theme of the blog onto viewer and gives you a feel of making an online entry. The original settings for the blog are retained. I personally liked the part where in you can insert picture, with such ease. You can easily add hyperlinks,tables, videos, tags as well as plug ins. You can also categorize your posts, set publish dates. It saves all your draft versions as well as the recently posted blogs. The cool thing is you can add as many blog accounts as possible and <strong>Microsoft windows Live Writer</strong> supports different type of weblog services including <strong>Googles Blogger. </strong>The product takes time to load, also one cant delete a post i had made earlier via this. It would be great if the posts i had made earlier( not using Windows Live Writer), could be edited, deleted and accessed offline. So far i havent figured how to do that, and dont think its possible  in the current version i am using. Please let me know if you know how to do it.</p> <p>In all i would give a thumbs Up sign to this product and recommend this to all bloggers.</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-63213682065483041842008-11-22T09:32:00.001+05:302008-11-22T09:32:50.394+05:30LIBA-IDG Ventures-TiE Pan-India Finalist<p><a href="http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/22/stories/2008112258330200.htm">http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/22/stories/2008112258330200.htm</a></p> <p>Hi had participated in TIE LIBA IDG ventures organized business plan competition, got a mention in the hindu paper. We were amongst the  6 finalists. Didnt win though, but got lot of exciting insights into entrepreneurship. Heard some wonderful speeches, from industry stalwarts. Hopefully share some of the excerpts in the days to come.</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-83970121720057768452008-11-22T09:04:00.001+05:302008-11-22T09:31:04.700+05:30Greatest Most Subtle Brainwashing of the World.<p>Almost every middle class father/mother would have told the following statement to his or her child. “<em>Study well, get good marks, get into a good college,get a job and then you can settle and be <strong>comfortable </strong>in life</em>”. . Rings a bell, i expect most of the readers of the blog to be job seekers, employees of an organization. Just this statement, has dictated the lives of so many millions of people across the world. Statistically there is 1 billionaire for 7 million people.The other way to look at it is 7 million people work to make one person a billionaire. </p> <p>Now this employee, a middle class person has decided that in his/her life job is of paramount importance, then come terms like job satisfaction. The person dedicates his entire focus on getting a job and work for somebody for the rest of there lives. 16 years is spent of educating oneself, then maybe another 2 more years on an advanced degree (typically an MBA in India) to get a measly salary between  Rs 10000 to say Rs 2 lakhs per month. The extent of brain washing is so much that students are so keen and focussed on getting a 6 digit salary per month. Its even more ironic that the top MBA schools in India (IIMs) advertise based on salaries earned by the graduates and take great pride in it. The number of entrepreneurs churned out( a meagre percentage ) is hardly of pride to them or is hardly mentioned. Its a diff matter that some of them who succeed after many a year of slogging out in corporate world, proudly present the BSchool tag or the popular perception is that they studied in the bschool and hence are entrepreneurs. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoWzAAmHsWisCeZxpFDTDIgjqjdAnc7u8mi9SnDhcXJGi7uU_XVVHi8NIbjTDJ_nsfGJg4eNQJm9KeLm6OtmSdSUQo3wNXzu8guT38WgxyTZGkqd-JR4yDifBMah8DUCm3Dce/s1600-h/pyramid%20of%20capitalism%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="pyramid of capitalism" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="401" alt="pyramid of capitalism" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jv9K-jKEbSMPLQ4xbA2fW7BD086I2clMKgKQjX1-2lp1mIWyXGtBPc8pNjlnZgwAuxEAENB51tpB9QOdSBW5keDx43FMPYrkFAZ6IjOcGamVH57Ly-IejU-S0b4wlFD8sc_o/?imgmax=800" width="372" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A couple of questions for all job seekers, employees …Where are you in the pyramid. Would you like rs 2.4 lakhs or rs 24 lakhs or rs 240 lakhs or 2400 lakhs in your bank account. One of the typical middle class attitude answers i have heard is i need enough to live. Money is not everything ( i perfectly agree to it). If you have chosen 2.4 or 24 or 240 its most likely because you have heard words like <strong>filthy</strong> rich, money is not everything in life, Too much money spoils you and similar stuff in your younger days. Also the thought process that being rich is taboo, evil and not good. </p> <p>Let me ask you the same question in another way. If i give you 2.4 lakhs or 24 lakhs or 240 laks or 2400 lakhs which one will you choose. If i give you a hyundai santro, tata indica, Ford fiesta, BMW which one ill you choose. If i give you a 1000 sq ft house, 10000 sqft house, a bungalow with garden with people to take care of the house which one will you choose.</p> <p>I know your choices will be 2400 lakhs, BMW, and the bungalow. If your choices are that then why are you working all your life for the remaining.     24 crores (2400 lakhs) is really not huge. Recently Mukesh ambani built a 600 crore house. Also the 2400 lakhs, bungalow and the BMW when would you like it. In 2,20,35 or 50 years! Have you ever seen an employee become rich just based on <strong>salaries</strong>. Those of who are working … are you really comfortable, Break the brain washing patterns which have been instilled in your head…..</p> <p>I promise you as long as you want to be comfortable in life… your life will be full of problems, and you will worry about the smallest of issues. Step out of it start taking challenges in your life… Life can be great fun, you will derive lot of satisfaction, and you will be amazed at the hidden talents inside you which spring up.</p> <p>I strongly encourage people to read the foll three books.</p> <p>a) Rich dad poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki b) Copycat marketing by Burke hedge c) Secrets of Millionaires mind Harv T Eker.</p> <p>My next post would be on entrepreneurship …. :)</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-31353267526123611142008-11-20T22:45:00.001+05:302008-11-20T22:45:23.457+05:30One Person who can unite the world…<p>See video…..in link…</p> <p><a href="http://rashminp.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-personified_18.html">http://rashminp.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-personified_18.html</a></p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-40535524819410300932008-11-20T22:12:00.001+05:302008-11-20T22:28:19.397+05:30Hidden Lessons in Mahabharath<p>Hi</p> <p>The following was shared by Swami Pragyapad, during my yesplus ttc. Have become a big fan of mahabharath (earlier, current versions, ramanand sagars krishna) especially the dialogues.</p> <p>There are profound lessons to be learnt from mahabharath epic. One such lesson :</p> <p>The pandava princes were born in the royal family yet the injustice meted out to them and kind of pain suffering they went through is unimaginable.</p> <p>They were kicked out of there own kingdom, they could do nothing when their wife was stripped in front of them, went in hiding for more than a decade and lived in forests,they had to fight kill their guru, uncles, friends whom they had grown up with,they lost all their sons due to treachery of ashvathama and i could go on & on. Yet they won in the end.</p> <p>If problems galore in your life, to face them and win over them, the following is what you should do.</p> <p>a) Be like Yudishter – Follow truth, believe in it.</p> <p>b) Be like Bheem – Like a  stone, firmness</p> <p>c) Be like Arjun – With Focus and awareness tackle the problem</p> <p>d) Be like Nakul – Be dispassionate, i.e to focus on your actions on solving the problem without worrying about the result.</p> <p>e) Be like sahadev – Sahadev means in company of good people.</p> <p>You could possess all these qualities, yet without Krishna in your side….. you cannot win :). Faith is essential for your success.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_smoGwMmKKswwcI6mp7_aRkrs7WPXQujsQxpGZB3RhauyZalEqfpFNnzyONPuzZTdg7LsXL2GpdeLDz00oLmCikUarADK0gghx9iiF7JOWs-CwBwR271xnpKpFzhVfyM7gOhE/s1600-h/Bhagavad_Gita_Lg%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="Bhagavad_Gita_Lg" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="244" alt="Bhagavad_Gita_Lg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eyWp_zM7ixKC_a1hxlRHzl9maxwWVOCUAIdhdMXhaMKd07m937z_bOMDKVUyCyMc7oFngXBynO-HUDe1738DI5-q4m1ZqE3U_KLCLfsl9ypHHVwvgaFDUcXLUd8-KHQ5U8cl/?imgmax=800" width="230" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>One could ask, yudishter always followed the truth, nakul was dispassionate yet krishna chose only arjun for the knowledge of bhagvad gita. Why ?? This is because arjun was focussed. For you to get the highest knowledge it is essential you remain focussed on acquiring it and giving it the highest priority. </p> <p>Give your sadana, seva, satsang highest priority….:)</p> vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-67105692641570577942008-10-27T18:44:00.004+05:302008-10-27T18:47:44.034+05:30AboutA very straight forward person. Wanted this blog to be about things happening in my real life, also offering a very different perspective on topics ranging from spirituality to materialism. vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-90240661540761599852008-10-27T08:32:00.001+05:302008-10-27T09:24:57.473+05:30Ekta kapoors - mahabharath review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClGLYs9LFJKc0W2w43w5Zsjr8oCso0lztdOYREikd4QI5c-wmtcOl9MZeElcqdGMI6svMUzqHOR29Nmoo6eThVIG2k50y3pUYg4zk5iekUEa9vc78woqmedaZPPZiRiQ-c3vB/s1600-h/download.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClGLYs9LFJKc0W2w43w5Zsjr8oCso0lztdOYREikd4QI5c-wmtcOl9MZeElcqdGMI6svMUzqHOR29Nmoo6eThVIG2k50y3pUYg4zk5iekUEa9vc78woqmedaZPPZiRiQ-c3vB/s320/download.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261676913343156274" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This serial is aired on 9x channel monday-thrusday at 9 PM. People who liked earlier version of mahabharath, would love this to. I became a huge fan of this, and it became an integral part of my schedule and occupied high priority. One of the reasons could also be due to the absolutely stunning promos. one such promo</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://9xtv.in/video.php?video_cat=5&video_id=218">http://9xtv.in/video.php?video_cat=5&video_id=218</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBzntc5bunu2kNZPAVxeCHWS4RYGqj_phyphenhyphenNqyztfCpXIthkQIcCHmCoKJL7UXMYq4mlLczxVFlQNxAbh1uPN4dKlKICKle5dZ5wwxB_26TKtvKzn7Ai7jvxiGbL8j4Gep_p0t/s320/mahabarath.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 93px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261676561193187506" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Things i loved in the serial. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">a) Its very fast paced, screen play is good. Narrative is also very different.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">b) love the art direction, the costumes of the artists, back ground, very refreshing.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">c) Background music is simply stunning. The chanting of slokas, devotional bhajans, praises of the warriors, krishna.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">d) Casting of characters is extremly apt. Especially roles of bheeshma, drona, duryodhana, dushasan, bheem and karna. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I was eagerly waiting for the first war scene. The pandavas had to capture kind drupad as part of the guru dakshina. This is where the serial falls way short of expectations. The fight scene reminded me of the earlier day movies when they used shoddy camera tricks to depict arrows hitting each other. In fact the fight scene was so bad, that they did not even show how arjuna defeated drupad. They are fighting and the next scene, arjuna is shown talking to drona with a captured drupad. An earlier scene where krishna fights kalia,graphics used were so poor, it was like even a kid wouldnt get excited by it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Was extremly disappointed by it, sincere plea to ekta kapoor work on the fight sequences, if you want a dedicated audience. You just lost a loyal fan of your episode.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-83427944430175956882008-08-30T08:28:00.000+05:302008-08-30T09:20:55.924+05:30Who experiences Miracles<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Have you experienced miracles in your life, i have plenty of them, in the past 3.5 years of my life, the moment this magical journey of volunteering for the art of living foundation started.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lets see what kind of people experience miracles...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was recently watching the new ekta kapoors mahabharath, the episode was on krishnas birth, am sure most of you know about the guards sleeping, chains breaking on there own, doors opening, vasudev carrying new born krishna across a raging yamuna river, finally exchanging the child in a village and coming back all the way with another child. After doing all this devaki asks him the question "where is the child", vasudev replies "gods child god has himself taken care of it."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now this statement made me realize something deep, which prompted me to post this blog.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Logically speaking its hard to digest the chains breaking down, guards sleeping etc. What is even more hard to digest is that why on earth would vasudev carry a new born child on a rainy day across a raging yamuna and walk across it. Isnt it....</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Decisions made on faith are beyond logic, he had just surrendered and was totally willing to do the work of the divine. ( To know more about the interpretation of this entire event check this blog out by BAWA an absolutely amazing interpretation http://bawandinesh.blogspot.com/2008/08/janmashtami.html)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now coming back to Art of Living organization, there are three kinds of people/volunteers.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first kind</span> - They loved the course, keep coming regularly for the follow up, want to spread the knowledge, want to, want to and keep wanting to.. :) but they <span style="font-weight: bold;">wont </span>do it, for reasons best known to them.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But one thing they will definitely do is give lot of ideas, criticize a lot, after sometime be stupefied/extremely jealous at hearing the wonderful experiences of other fellow volunteers.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The second kind</span> - They loved the course,</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">keep coming regularly for the follow up, want to spread the knowledge,</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> they also spread the knowledge, but never surrender. They think they are doing it, they are contributing to the growth of the organization. They generally are stuck in the heads,reason out rationalize, often get frustrated, irritated, keep correcting others etc.</span><br />hmm they never grow, but give plenty of room for others to grow.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The third kind</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> -</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The most amazing people, i am so lucky to have met so many of them, to name a few stalwarts; Bawa, Dinesh , Rajesh, Swami pragyapad, Swami Sathyajotha, Vishwas bhaya i could keep adding to the list and go on and on....</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They are like the vasudevs of krishnas time, totally surrendered, willing to do the work of the divine. This category belongs to those people whose quest of knowledge is very deep and they are here only to learn. If you are in this organization to learn and only to learn, then boy you will have phenomenal growth, growth beyond your wildest imaginations.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now comes the question, what is that they are here to learn, the answer to this is very simple " you really dont know what you are going to learn ", you just have to the job of the divine, learning happens on its own. Learning happens, its usually accompanied with miracles, happenings which are way beyond logical explanations.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now comes the logical question how can one be like that. MY answer to that is dear who ever you are, you were like this for 12 years of your life. When you went to school, did your parents tell you that you were going to learn 'a,b,c,d.....; 1,2,3,4...' or did you ask them. You just believed and went,didnt you.....</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Everything was so fascinating for you, because you were totally listening and just do what the teacher tells you. Now if you have this attitude here, then not only do you actually contribute to the growth of the organization but actually experience miracles day in and day out of your life.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Till you get used to them as part and parcel of your life.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For people with this attitude,Life is an adventure, its fascinating and joyful to live in. Would you like a life like this then you need to surrender....experience miracles & start doing the work of the divine.....i dont need to tell you who the divine is do i...;)</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">JGD</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-59591960803463089062008-08-29T20:43:00.000+05:302008-08-30T09:19:05.549+05:30How lucky are we<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dear Guruji<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In so many ways you again & again</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Show me the way</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So many moments</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So many realizations</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yet none I remember</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Every time you make me rise</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yet i chose to fall again</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When will i learn</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> or</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Is this the learning</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In so many ways you again and again</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Show me the way</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I wrote this on 2nd May 2007 after yet another one of those magical moments, magical realizations, with tears of gratitude; just got used to them in this wonderful path, how lucky am i, are we:)<br /><br />Jai Gurudev<br /></span></span></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-70128868943072925052008-08-23T07:03:00.000+05:302008-08-23T07:44:07.576+05:30What is Grace ??<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am sure in your life you must have encountered somebody in your life, who has spoken to you about miracle happening or heard about a miracle phenomenon happening else where. Most likely when you heard this you intellectualize and say "how could this happen" .....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well to me miracles i.e grace is flowing every moment in our life, keeping us alive and kicking.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To explain grace... hmm that experience of divinity which takes over your life and makes you feel grateful. Lets see how miracles are happening every moment of our lives, shall we...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hmm you need a bit of visualization power for this......keep asking yourself the questions...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When do you usually get up rather,when do you know you are awake.......</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Assume you get out of the bed at 7, but you know you are awake much before than that, you have your eyes closed and you keep thinking of the past or the future..i.e what happened yesterday or what is going to happen today etc</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then you get out of the bed, hopefully you brush your teeth, while brushing what is going on..you keep thinking of something or the other.. right....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Are you really focusing on brushing the teeth.....it just happens isnt it...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then you have a bath, while bathing your mind again is thinking of something else continuously. Now you finish your bath without even knowing you have completed it. Have there been times when you go for a head bath and come out without having one :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">How many times have you forgotten to take the towel :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyways next is you sit down to eat, while eating you are either talking with somebody or watching tv or thinking about something.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Say the time taken for you to get ready is 2.5 hrs, from the time you wake up to the time you step out of the house, what has your mind been doing, thinking, and you are hardly aware of it. If somebody asks you what you have been doing you say getting ready to go to office or school or college. You would not even remember about the various thoughts which you have been thinking about.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So far work has been happening without you even paying attention to it...i.e without you even focusing on what you are doing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So far nothing dangerous happened....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now you take your bike or car out. You are travelling in the bike and what are you doing....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">again thinking.. thinking about something which you are not even aware of. Imagine you are almost driving the bike or the car with a blind fold. Interestingly there are 1000's of other motorists who are also driving the bike,car,trucks,buses who keep thinking of something or the other, basically not focussed on the roads, nor the traffic, thinking about their past or the future.....with utmost unawareness....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Having no idea from where the thought is coming from, having no idea that they are thinking about the thought.....holding onto it.....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Let us take the following situation, imagine a small 100 sq feet room; In this room if we were to allow automatic small toy cars to just run, say 20 of them. You start them of and they just go, these toy cars have no idea about where they are going bascically no control of there lives, these toy cars would definitely dash against each other within a matter of mins isnt it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now you are also driving the bikes and cars on the roads... having no clue to what you are thinking.... absolutely not focussed on driving and there are a million other people who are doing the same. Isnt it a miracle that you go to your destination and come back unaffected.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Do you realise what i am trying to convey... Do you realise every moment of your life you are protected....you have absolutely no control over your life.......</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If not wake up to this reality.....grace is flowing every moment in our life.. just wake up and observe....feel grateful</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-85807635815006583332008-08-20T10:00:00.000+05:302008-08-20T10:47:54.029+05:30Art of Management - essential rules<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Working for an NGO teaches you the art of management. Especially when a big event is organised. The reason is very simple, there is no hierarchy as everybody is a volunteer.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Apart from this volunteers take time out to do work, which is often not the first priority and do the work due to some hidden internal drive. Now in such a situation organising work with a budget of peanuts would test and bring out the best of the Leadership and Managerial abilities</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in each person. In such challenging times, if you can succeed in smiling then you are on the way to achieve success.</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Most of the corporates/offices i have seen management is of mediocre standards, the reason is very simple, where is the challenge. You are the boss, you have got people who come to office everyday and are keenly listening to you and they better listen to you for them to get paid/promoted. In essence there is a clear cut heirarchy, where is the challenge to innovate. Here you can induce fear in an employee, despite biting his teeth he/she is going to continue working. In an NGO they just drop out and stop working.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyways having worked for AOL events for the past 3 years, the following are the rules i have learnt which any leader should apply. I welcome you to add to the list.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Rule 1 - 80-20 rule is wrong its 98-2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Usually in a big organization, 20% of the people drag the remainig 80% people. Here 2% of the people would do the work. Remaining 98% would want to contribute but be stuck in there thoughts/inhibitions.</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A leader needs to identify these 2% and appropriately give them the most challenging tasks. Seniority should definitely not be an issue here.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In fact what i do, is ask my fellow volunteers are you in the 2% cateogary or the 98%. Just a gentle reminder would suffice. It goes without saying, the leader also has to give priority to the 2 percenters, and give their opinions more weightage.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Rule 2 - Focussing on results.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Often in a charity based NGO, people feel just good by working and totally forget the results. For instance if the aim is to arrange for a talk in a college/corporate to talk about the activities about the organization, then people feel good if they have just gone and spoken to the officials in the respective colleges or corporates. When asked what happened, the answer would be " i went and</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">spoke to 4 colleges or called up 10 insitutions" with great satisfaction. If asked how many have agreed for a talk, the answer would be i am yet to finalize on that. Volunteers would often focus on the work, the actions rather than the results.Whether you are working for a NGO or your office or your college, as a leader or as a team player a good question to ask yourself would what have i achieved today, is the work done, what is the next course of action.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Rule 3 - Putting yourself as a third person.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To apply the above two rules you need to observe yourself as a third person. Often in an NGO, since there is no hierarchy, too many conflicting egos come into place, too many ideas. If you get stuck in the people and the ideas you would loose the bigger picture. To explain this further, imagine you are the camera and are watching yourself handle the situation and listening to your team. In my experience, by doing this you can comfortably apply the first 2 rules.</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Failing to do this, often causes all the problems. This rule you can apply whether you are a team leader or a team player. From the perspective of the team player, putting yourself in third person makes you realise whether you are listening to others, open to new ideas or are you stuck in your own thoughts.</span></span></div>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-71304092794367952812008-08-03T15:02:00.000+05:302008-08-08T12:56:26.492+05:30Mr X Special<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Miss x contemporary Mr x was an extraordinary individual himself.A separate website can be dedicated for him, he was an inspiration to many including myself because of his unique ways of studying and writing his engineering exams.<br /><br />A typical engineering exam for 100 marks had 5 12 marks questions and 20 2 mark questions.<br />10 minutes before the exam, Mr x and i were frantically reading, mugging for the exam. Mr x closed his book, i panicked and said please wait.<br />Mr x calmly said i just finished my 2 marks i still have 12 marks to read...<br /><br />His calmness, in such a tense situation was certainly an inspiration... for me and many others..<br /></span></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-54225821456070738032008-07-26T15:29:00.000+05:302008-07-26T15:45:07.086+05:30Miss x Jokes<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">On a college tour, a guy known for pulling girls leg; asked our Miss x assamese girl,<br />Can you tell me " i love you " in assamese. She replied, He then asked her how does one sing the national anthem in assamese, she thought abt it for some time and then replied " i dont know ".<br /><br />Took my friend Miss x to the internet center to open an email id. While registering, Miss x entered the password, there were 8 asterisk marks on the screen, my friend quipped rather intelligently, "whats the point of having passwords, everybody just needs to type in the asterisks !!!"<br /><br /></span></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-84168937611878357382008-07-23T11:54:00.000+05:302008-08-01T21:30:33.747+05:30Karans Dilema.<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Karan was extremly happy, he had just passed out of Indian Insititue of Management Ahmedabad, at 26, a salary of 20 lakhs/annum, he felt on top of the world. He remembered the days of his first job, where day in and day he had slogged out, for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Rs 20000/month. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He had felt extremly frustrated, didnt or never had money at the end of the month. Even on weekends, he had worked for nearly a year & half, but somehow money never was with him at the end of the month. To compensate for all this work, to get rid of the accumulated stress, used to blow money on entertainment and hang out with friends. Finally he thought he is going to buy his dream house, dream car, live a dream life... people all around would respect him.. he couldnt wait for the first day of his office.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Six months had passed, since his first day in number one consulting company of india. Karan was smiling no more.. the freedom he had dreamt of was no longer there. He had such huge responsibilities, reporting to 2 senior vice presidents was really a handful. Karan had no idea how to handle their egos, and often was caught in situations overloaded with work & overlapping deadlines.<br /> He was used to slogging out, he was thrilled to see his first months salary...but now he started asking himself this question... 2 year of slogging out in IIM, got me here.. i wanted the best in life.. i have it with me... Amazing job, Amazing car, Amazing house</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(which he had planned to buy taking a loan.) , but still i have no freedom. Am i really doing what i want to do in life. Not one person in my office is happy. I see a bunch of senior vice presidents who refuse to accept that they are frustrated... whose sole aim in life is to work and work to earn money so that they can improve there life style...My own seniors and juniors are working and working only for money.. they can be better of by starting on there own... such talents each one of them have....but they are not doing it. At age 50 i can own my own company, am sure will be rich... or i would be one of these senior management players... but is this what i want to do...The education which i got, has trained me to get a job, to survive but not to live my life the way i want it. Is the only goal in my life to work to get money, get a 3-4 bed room houses,marry, have kids, .....he pondered.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Are you guys in a similar position.....want to add lot of punch to this story have been editing rediting this story for nearly 8 days now... am just not happy with it.. please do drop in comments if you have experienced similar situations in life.. how could this story have been made better...I wanted it to be an impact story.. which makes people think is this what i want in my life..but i dont think it conveys the message</span><br /></span></span></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-74789376718524724662008-06-12T13:10:00.000+05:302008-07-22T17:06:32.583+05:30Ranjiths last spanking<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Ranjith was anxiously waiting for his 6th standard annual exam results. For the first time in his life he had been allowed to study on his own. He knew heart in heart he hadnt done well. Ranjith was a pampered kid, he had a status to keep up to in his flat. He knew his parents and neighbourhood grandma would eagerly be waiting for his results.<br />Kamala teacher called out his name, he went and collected the report card. Kamala teacher looked at him disapprovingly. Ranjiths heart panicked, it was racing fast. He kept his report card to his chest, went to the corner of the class room, slowly opened it.<br /><br />The report card read -<br /><br />MATH 1 35/50 ---------------------------------------------------<br />MATH 2 36/50 ---------------------------------------------------<br />Total ---------------------------------------------------71/100<br />Science 1 40/50 ------------------------------------------------<br />Science 2 41/50 ------------------------------------------------<br />Total ---------------------------------------------------81/100<br /><br /><br />He was shocked, ranjith the class topper of 5th standard, who had never got below 95 till then, had got marks in the lowly 70's and 80's. He didnt know which was worrying him more,the low marks or the reaction of his parents and the neighbourhood grandma.<br /><br />He just didnt want to show the report card to anybody, wanted to runaway. His best friend balaji was already asking him the marks, shaking ranjith. Ranjith replied "Maths low da, only 91, science also bad only 91".<br />Balaji said " oh..... awesome da, i got only 69 in math and 75 in science ".<br /><br />Managing a very weak smile, ranjith urged balaji to walk back with him. On there way home, Ranjith was lost in thought, what was he going to tell his parents. Suddenly a voice called out "Ranjith ranjith how much ??" It was ranjiths father, he was with mani uncle. Ranjith was thinking "i cant let my fathers prestige go down in front of mani uncle" , also balaji was right next to him. He put on a sorry face and said " daddy only 91 in math and 91 in science ". His father face had a big smile, he said "thats my boy" and drove away.<br /><br />He finally entered his apartment gate, now he had lied to two people, he decided to continue with it. He opened the lift gate, pressed No 3, reaching the third floor he closed his pen cap and now ran to his house, shouting " Amma maths 91, science 91 ". Neighbourhood grandma, came out and remarked, "well done my boy, i know surely you will get into iit". He proudly opened his report card and showed it to her, in the process convincing himself,<br />that he had done the right thing, after all his parents and neighbourhood grandma were happy.<br /><br />Ranjiths report card read<br /><br />MATH 1 35/50 ---------------------------------------------------<br />MATH 2 36/50 ---------------------------------------------------<br />Total ---------------------------------------------------91/100<br />Science 1 40/50 ------------------------------------------------<br />Science 2 41/50 ------------------------------------------------<br />Total ---------------------------------------------------91/100<br /><br />His father came back with a huge diary milk chocolate. He also had a look at the report card, suddenly ranjith realised the blunder he had done. He panicked, he knew his father would find out. He waited for people to get back to their routine. He went inside his room at 1 after lunch, took out his pen, started changing the individual subject marks also. Suddenly his mom enters and asks " Ranjith what are you writing on the report card ". He blurted out, " Nothing mom, just scribbling ". His mom got annoyed and called out to his dad, " Ranjith is writing in the report card, check what he is doing ". ranjith knew he was trapped, he reluctantly handed over the report card. After ten minutes Ranjith was shouting " I wont do it again, sorry appa, please dont hit me, dont ouch .....". Time was 6:30, Ranjith woke up, went outside his room, went upto his father and told "sorry, i wont do it again". That was the last time ranjith ever did any mischief in his life, also the last time he ever got spanked.</span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-52457809820188233632008-05-19T12:08:00.000+05:302008-07-22T22:31:31.373+05:30Beyond Intellect and logic<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Stupidity with awareness is intelligence<br />Intelligence without awareness is Stupidity<br /><br /><br />It took me 3 years to realise the above two statements and how true it is. Humans, 99.99% of them hardly know why they are doing whatever they are doing. How does one become aware of what he/she is doing. Very profound topic, if you are willing to come from the space of i dont know, and i would like to learn then it makes sense for you to read further or else its just a waste of time.<br /><br />What is this space of " i dont know ". Lets take a look at it too. To draw a perspective it took us one year to learn the 26 alphabets of english language. Another 12 years of continuous exposure during our schools days to be able to converse in it. This was the time when we were told go to school and listen. After school, higher studies, graduation, suddenly just because we learn a couple of words, one feels very intellectual and think he/she knows it all. Just because a couple of questions arise in your mind you think you know it all. Its altogether a different thing, that you have no clue, as to where from and why these questions are arising.<br /><br />Basically become stupid, nothing wrong with becoming stupid,all i am asking is to stop using your intellect and listen rather read ahead.<br /><br />There are things which we think we know. There are things which we dont know. In realm of spirituality there exist things which we dont even know that we dont know. To learn this one has to transcend the intellect and definitely the data coming from the 5 senses. This requires great courage, an ability to walk into the unknown, faith to walk into a path which apparently looks dark over an unknown period of time.<br />What do you get if you do this. good question.Why should you do this, an even better question.<br />Realm of spirituality is quite paradoxical, Both these questions are very intellectual and unless you transcend it you will never find out :).<br /><br />But if you succeed in doing this, an ocean of knowledge, bliss awaits you, you can soak in unparalleled joy. Are you using your intellect to understand this statement, forget it... you will be stuck there....:)<br /><br />How do you do this... a very good intellectual question, if i answer it you will use your intellect to interpret it... and be stuck there :)<br /><br />hmm hmm hmm..... drop in a mail to me.. may be i <span style="text-decoration: underline;">w</span><a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span></span></a>ill let you know....</span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-1129713634399865882005-10-19T14:27:00.000+05:302008-07-22T22:29:28.391+05:30Why do we do what we do....<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Hmm interesting rather bewildering topic...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >I am generalising to a great extent here... but lets see how it goes... </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >I ask each one you reading this post..to give a thought to the upcoming questions</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >The questions......</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >For all of these questions.. ask yourself.. whether the decision was yours..and for your own benefit or was it influenced by somebody...or you decided to stay in the mad race and decided to do what others were doing</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >1.) Why did you study i mean go to school...college</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >2.) W</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >hy did you decide to take a particular subject in school .. college ....</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >3.) If you have done your higher studies... then why did you decide to study..</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >4.) Are you working right now.. if then why did you choose the corresponding line of work..</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >5) Why did you decide to work...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >6.) How many times have you decided to do things.. because everybody else is doing the same..</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Eg (its like everybody is getting into IT so let me get into it..)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >7) Why do you want to marry...why have people married..ask your parents if they know why they married..</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > ( Any other answer other than companionship would do..please dont insult your current friends.. )</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >8.) Why do you want to make money.. why do you want to be comfortable...why do you want a car... why do you want a house...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Ask yourself the following final question and genuinely answer it...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Is everything which has been decided by you.. or for you ( by somebody else...) so that you can remain happy...and to convince yourself that your own fears of insecurity can be driven away, if you followed what everybody around you...did</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Are you happy now...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Ask yourself this... how many times have you obtained something which you had wished for...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >How happpy you were when you got what you wished for..and for long that happiness persisted...</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Most often... whatever.. you ended up getting ..which made you happy, how soon did it end up making you sad.. depressed..irritated.. wondering why you wished for it in the first place..</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >What is the secret of happiness....Why is that we cannot sustain happiness..hmm would you like to know..</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /></span>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10904608.post-1129711987219213282005-10-19T14:20:00.000+05:302008-07-22T17:13:32.253+05:30Death of a loved one y does it make one cry<h3 class="post-title"><br /></h3> <div class="post-body"> <p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Unfortunate is that person who makes everybody around him happy when he/she is living and makes them cry after his/her death.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Using the same argument isnt a noted criminal, a thief, murderer fortunate tht even his death makes everybody around him happy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now y does one cry when somebody near or dear dies..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I thought abt it for a long time, my mind... wasnt able to give me answer..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Then one fine day i realised that its probably ones selfishness which makes one cry ..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">hmm to explain further..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">we never cry for somebodys death if that person is unknown to us..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">where as we cry for a person who is near and dear to us..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">people call it loss of a loved one, dear one is what made them cry..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">often it happens tht for the so called loved one, dear one we never have the time to spend in this materialstic world..</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">but we feel sad when they leave us...</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The sorrow in us arise because we realise in this wretched world, there is one person less who</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">really cares for us or who might have cared for us.. in times of our need...</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now what can be more selfish than this....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">disclaimer: i hope i havent offended anybody who reads this. My aim was not that, hope you understand...</span></span><br /></p> </div>vphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246580875333741796noreply@blogger.com0