1. A NATION OF A BILLION DREAMS
A land of diversities,
India,
My Motherland,
of fond memories.
It was here,
I grew up,
had friends,
got the love/affection...
of parents, teachers, elders...
India,
My Motherland,
of fond memories.
It was here,
I grew up,
had friends,
got the love/affection...
of parents, teachers, elders...
But....
today my land of love,
is ravaged by divides of....
caste,
class,
and many more identities.
We have become pawns of...
vote bank politicians,
corporate greed,
capitalistic designs,
consumerist pleasures...
And what's more,
our Indian values too are
at their lowest ebb.
is ravaged by divides of....
caste,
class,
and many more identities.
We have become pawns of...
vote bank politicians,
corporate greed,
capitalistic designs,
consumerist pleasures...
And what's more,
our Indian values too are
at their lowest ebb.
But still....
I dream of,
an India,
my homeland,
where one day,
growth will lead to happiness,
love will lead to kindness,
development will lead to harmony,
success will lead to wisdom.
And we will lead the world....
to peace and progress.
I dream of,
an India,
my homeland,
where one day,
growth will lead to happiness,
love will lead to kindness,
development will lead to harmony,
success will lead to wisdom.
And we will lead the world....
to peace and progress.
2. THE X-FACTOR
Having an extra appeal,
because of...
the things unknown...
some of us...
like to be,
in the mystery zone and
people look up to....
with awe/regard,
and imagine/wonder....
"How would they be moving,
breathing,
living,
speaking....
And on the flip side is,
a longing for
a little more...
privacy
and annonymity.
Having an extra appeal,
because of...
the things unknown...
some of us...
like to be,
in the mystery zone and
people look up to....
with awe/regard,
and imagine/wonder....
"How would they be moving,
breathing,
living,
speaking....
And on the flip side is,
a longing for
a little more...
privacy
and annonymity.
3. TUBELIGHT
Some expressions
we just brush away
during a tete-a-tete,
then....
think again of
them,
look up their meanings
and just wonder....
Oh...this was what the word had meant.
Some expressions
we just brush away
during a tete-a-tete,
then....
think again of
them,
look up their meanings
and just wonder....
Oh...this was what the word had meant.
4. DIE HARDS
To be....
neither a die hard critic,
nor a die hard fan...
of someone/something
is like being detached
and attached at the same time.
And may be...
this is the right motivation
for actions.
The right inspiration for
constructive discussions.
To be....
neither a die hard critic,
nor a die hard fan...
of someone/something
is like being detached
and attached at the same time.
And may be...
this is the right motivation
for actions.
The right inspiration for
constructive discussions.
5. BONDING
In sync with
thoughts,
words,
and silence too.
In harmony with
views,
vision,
and arguments too
In tune with...
attention,
reaction,
and fights too.
Such a Bonding.....
A blessing
In sync with
thoughts,
words,
and silence too.
In harmony with
views,
vision,
and arguments too
In tune with...
attention,
reaction,
and fights too.
Such a Bonding.....
A blessing
6.OLD IS GOLD
We tend to romanticise
the past.
The music/movies/ melodies of yore,
past way of living/ values...
Past to us is an oasis of blessings.
and the mother of all Goodness.
Some even say...
"God was in His heaven.
And all was right with the world !"
May be, they are right.
Or...
May be,
time plays games on minds,
and makes past look so alluring.
We tend to romanticise
the past.
The music/movies/ melodies of yore,
past way of living/ values...
Past to us is an oasis of blessings.
and the mother of all Goodness.
Some even say...
"God was in His heaven.
And all was right with the world !"
May be, they are right.
Or...
May be,
time plays games on minds,
and makes past look so alluring.
7. A NEW INDIA
It is too far fetched
to think that....
the recent
judgements/policies will change
radically...
our society...
our prejudices....
our patriarchal mindset...
but certainly,
the seeds have been sown,
the thought process has begun,
the debates are on...
for the making of
a new India...
to think that....
the recent
judgements/policies will change
radically...
our society...
our prejudices....
our patriarchal mindset...
but certainly,
the seeds have been sown,
the thought process has begun,
the debates are on...
for the making of
a new India...
8. S.L.E.E.P
You tap its power
of consciousness,
Giving you the traction
to deal with any
eventualities...
Neglecting it
saps your faculties
of judgement and
discretion....
So it's a lever....
helping to live
the fullest.
You tap its power
of consciousness,
Giving you the traction
to deal with any
eventualities...
Neglecting it
saps your faculties
of judgement and
discretion....
So it's a lever....
helping to live
the fullest.
9. pk
We watched him,
doing things...
speaking....
reacting....
and thought that we
were enjoying,
having fun
and getting....
our money's worth
but it was actually
he who understood us
better...
than ourselves,
had a good laugh
and time,
living in our midst
and finally exiting
with ample memories
of our silly fights,
debates and
divisions.
What a world
of ours,
to visit
and revisit....!
doing things...
speaking....
reacting....
and thought that we
were enjoying,
having fun
and getting....
our money's worth
but it was actually
he who understood us
better...
than ourselves,
had a good laugh
and time,
living in our midst
and finally exiting
with ample memories
of our silly fights,
debates and
divisions.
What a world
of ours,
to visit
and revisit....!
10. S.I.L.E.N.C.E
Speaking to the silence
within...
There is no creeping fear
of being judged/assessed.
In the woods of silence,
you are nothing but the,
YOU in you,
the unfiltered you,
and you talk till....
you outwit all your
doubting Thomases inside,
become ready....
to read the world
with more clarity
and vision.
within...
There is no creeping fear
of being judged/assessed.
In the woods of silence,
you are nothing but the,
YOU in you,
the unfiltered you,
and you talk till....
you outwit all your
doubting Thomases inside,
become ready....
to read the world
with more clarity
and vision.
11. WORDS
Be it a .....
a light banter,
a casual talk,
a silly chat,
some words
while,
clarifying facts....
may
hurt the hearts,
martyr the minds.
But...
live interactions
are unscripted;
so everything is fair
and it's all a part of
dynamic relationships.
Be it a .....
a light banter,
a casual talk,
a silly chat,
some words
while,
clarifying facts....
may
hurt the hearts,
martyr the minds.
But...
live interactions
are unscripted;
so everything is fair
and it's all a part of
dynamic relationships.
12. E.D.U.C.A.T.IO.N
Up against a Himalayan range,
the mind looks up
in shock and disbelief....
How to gather thy self
and start the hard climb
with the inner burden of
a lost battle....
It's a grim task,
testing every nerve,
straining every cell
but to stand up, regroup
and being in the running
and finally,
recovering some ground
is what makes you
wonder "Have I really found....
my inner strength?"
Up against a Himalayan range,
the mind looks up
in shock and disbelief....
How to gather thy self
and start the hard climb
with the inner burden of
a lost battle....
It's a grim task,
testing every nerve,
straining every cell
but to stand up, regroup
and being in the running
and finally,
recovering some ground
is what makes you
wonder "Have I really found....
my inner strength?"
13. DIS-POSSESSION
The forceful thoughts
in being dispossessed
of something....
is the hardest
to battle with.
You hear an ocean
crying inside
for a wave of hope...
for a star of faith....
And the depth of this ocean
roaring inside souls
of the dispossessed
is unfathomable.....
The forceful thoughts
in being dispossessed
of something....
is the hardest
to battle with.
You hear an ocean
crying inside
for a wave of hope...
for a star of faith....
And the depth of this ocean
roaring inside souls
of the dispossessed
is unfathomable.....
14. THE CLICK
A click
when you are lost
in action...
tells the truth
about your self
rather than a thousand clicks
when you pose,
keep control,
hold your breath,
spread a smile,
and wait....
for the machine to
click...
when you are lost
in action...
tells the truth
about your self
rather than a thousand clicks
when you pose,
keep control,
hold your breath,
spread a smile,
and wait....
for the machine to
click...
15. THE WORLD
Testing,
Trying,
Teasing,
Ways of the world....
Wants to see individuals,
always...
in its own comfort zone,
conditioned by beliefs...
customs...
systems...
and when someone
goes beyond the line
drawn by the world
it gets uncomfortable....
starts thinking....
worrying....
blaming....
and finally
ends up
accepting...
the change.
Testing,
Trying,
Teasing,
Ways of the world....
Wants to see individuals,
always...
in its own comfort zone,
conditioned by beliefs...
customs...
systems...
and when someone
goes beyond the line
drawn by the world
it gets uncomfortable....
starts thinking....
worrying....
blaming....
and finally
ends up
accepting...
the change.
16. M I R A C L E
There are very many
different worlds
running parallel
within our human world,
made of people who
are so much varied....
in the type of life they live,
the type of thoughts they have,
their interactions with
their society,
their families,
their own lives.....
It seems like these worlds
have nothing in common;
the only thing that binds them
is that they share the same....
earth,
water,
air,
sky.....
Rest everything is poles apart
or worlds apart.
And when these worlds come
together,
albeit for a short time,
it is nothing less than a
miracle.
different worlds
running parallel
within our human world,
made of people who
are so much varied....
in the type of life they live,
the type of thoughts they have,
their interactions with
their society,
their families,
their own lives.....
It seems like these worlds
have nothing in common;
the only thing that binds them
is that they share the same....
earth,
water,
air,
sky.....
Rest everything is poles apart
or worlds apart.
And when these worlds come
together,
albeit for a short time,
it is nothing less than a
miracle.
17. N A M E S
"What's in a name?"
The Bard himself had asked.
But think of some GIANTS' names
and you wonder.....
how much they might have been spurred on
by the power of their names
like Yesudas,
Rumi,
Ghalib,
Amitabh Bachchan,
Madhuri Dixit,
Virat Kohli,
Latha Mangeshkar,
Sachin Tendulkar....
So names do matter.
At least to the one who is called by it
a billion times in a lifetime....
If a name doesn't excite a mind
that rightfully owns it
nothing will.....
"What's in a name?"
The Bard himself had asked.
But think of some GIANTS' names
and you wonder.....
how much they might have been spurred on
by the power of their names
like Yesudas,
Rumi,
Ghalib,
Amitabh Bachchan,
Madhuri Dixit,
Virat Kohli,
Latha Mangeshkar,
Sachin Tendulkar....
So names do matter.
At least to the one who is called by it
a billion times in a lifetime....
If a name doesn't excite a mind
that rightfully owns it
nothing will.....
18. STRANGE TIMES
At a time when
the fossil fuel prices
go through the roof,
leaders practice
inaction....
leaving masses
at the mercy
of market forces.
The society expresses its
anger/pain through
fossilised methods like hartals,
diverting the focus
from the main issue.
Hartals become the
talk of the town and
make price rise
a lesser evil !
Strange times.
At a time when
the fossil fuel prices
go through the roof,
leaders practice
inaction....
leaving masses
at the mercy
of market forces.
The society expresses its
anger/pain through
fossilised methods like hartals,
diverting the focus
from the main issue.
Hartals become the
talk of the town and
make price rise
a lesser evil !
Strange times.
19. IF....
Some words,
if uttered....
could have changed
a life.
Some steps
if taken...
could have changed
a destiny.
Some visions
if had
could have changed
a world....
These "if" thoughts
never die,
living an endless life
in minds.
if uttered....
could have changed
a life.
Some steps
if taken...
could have changed
a destiny.
Some visions
if had
could have changed
a world....
These "if" thoughts
never die,
living an endless life
in minds.
20. "SOLUTIONS"
At times.....
we "tie ourselves" in knots
not by
problems themselves
but rather by the
the solutions we "think" of
to save our skins/ship.
Solutions become the "real" problems....
So in a way problems are far better
than "solutions"
At least they help us....
to continue with our lives
without messing with it too much.
At times.....
we "tie ourselves" in knots
not by
problems themselves
but rather by the
the solutions we "think" of
to save our skins/ship.
Solutions become the "real" problems....
So in a way problems are far better
than "solutions"
At least they help us....
to continue with our lives
without messing with it too much.
21. MEMORIES
There's a rule,
regarding memories about
something/someone
making us happy
or sad....and that is,
it is never a memory of them
in the remote past rather...
It should always be a memory
in the recent past...that gives happiness.
Why's it so?
Why this order?
If a memory of somebody/something
has given you
happiness at any point in time,
give it its due.
Is it fair ...
to discriminate
between memories?
There's a rule,
regarding memories about
something/someone
making us happy
or sad....and that is,
it is never a memory of them
in the remote past rather...
It should always be a memory
in the recent past...that gives happiness.
Why's it so?
Why this order?
If a memory of somebody/something
has given you
happiness at any point in time,
give it its due.
Is it fair ...
to discriminate
between memories?
22. AN IMAGE
An Image of his
Motivated.....
Inspired....
Fuelled....
Ekalavya to excel.
His student Arjuna,
became the best in the business.
He commanded respect
from all and sundry.
Yet reading between the lines,
he remains...
the master of Manipulations,
the one who made everyone
mere tools to achieve his own
utterly selfish/small ends.
He was Drona, the Royal teacher
of Pandavas and Kauravas.
But his life is as uninspiring
as a hillock without
the birds of compassion and love.
So in the ultimate analysis
he was nowhere near his
perceived Image.
Motivated.....
Inspired....
Fuelled....
Ekalavya to excel.
His student Arjuna,
became the best in the business.
He commanded respect
from all and sundry.
Yet reading between the lines,
he remains...
the master of Manipulations,
the one who made everyone
mere tools to achieve his own
utterly selfish/small ends.
He was Drona, the Royal teacher
of Pandavas and Kauravas.
But his life is as uninspiring
as a hillock without
the birds of compassion and love.
So in the ultimate analysis
he was nowhere near his
perceived Image.
23. HUMAN NEEDS
Humans had mostly physical needs
in the beginning.
Today most of our needs are mainly
emotional ones...
like fame/status/contacts,
possessiveness/control,
security/assurance,
to update/catch up...
Interesting needs indeed.
Humans had mostly physical needs
in the beginning.
Today most of our needs are mainly
emotional ones...
like fame/status/contacts,
possessiveness/control,
security/assurance,
to update/catch up...
Interesting needs indeed.
24. "A TRUE STORY"
Every story being
an imagined version of
a person's mind,
the phrase "a true story"
is an oxymoron...
Then why do we have to
fear imaginations and stories
of "super" minds...
So let's listen to true stories
also as stories....
without getting all worked up.
an imagined version of
a person's mind,
the phrase "a true story"
is an oxymoron...
Then why do we have to
fear imaginations and stories
of "super" minds...
So let's listen to true stories
also as stories....
without getting all worked up.
25. ...ISMS.
An -ism thinks....
of helping everyone
by giving solutions
in the form of things,
advice,
experience....
But there is just one rule,
be a follower
and make everyone the same;
in fact the whole world
should look up to it
for help.....
And that explains the life today.....
Consumerism/Capitalism becoming
the order of the day.....
of helping everyone
by giving solutions
in the form of things,
advice,
experience....
But there is just one rule,
be a follower
and make everyone the same;
in fact the whole world
should look up to it
for help.....
And that explains the life today.....
Consumerism/Capitalism becoming
the order of the day.....
26. S.U.S.P.I.C.I.O.N
It only loves itself,
making everything a mirror
of it's own image.
You see only what it shows,
You hear only what it tells,
and the glass-house, now
becomes your new home,
making you feel "secure".
It is the power of suspicion.
making everything a mirror
of it's own image.
You see only what it shows,
You hear only what it tells,
and the glass-house, now
becomes your new home,
making you feel "secure".
It is the power of suspicion.
27. C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N
A conversation...
many a time,
is not to seek a solution
neither to find an answer.
It is to get a grip
on the emotions
that are trying to
throw you off balance;
so you share a
few words on
how you feel,
how you presume,
how you see things coming,
and you move on....
dusting off your self
and geting ready for the
future.
many a time,
is not to seek a solution
neither to find an answer.
It is to get a grip
on the emotions
that are trying to
throw you off balance;
so you share a
few words on
how you feel,
how you presume,
how you see things coming,
and you move on....
dusting off your self
and geting ready for the
future.
28. THE SILENT SYSTEMS
No questions....
Be silent.
WHY....?
Because that's how
things work here.
Follow the system.
And don't think....
Thinking is not allowed.
But you can criticise other systems
And please do that always.
But remember if....
you question our system,
i mean your system then...
you are in trouble,
so be silent.
No questions....ok?
OK.
No questions....
Be silent.
WHY....?
Because that's how
things work here.
Follow the system.
And don't think....
Thinking is not allowed.
But you can criticise other systems
And please do that always.
But remember if....
you question our system,
i mean your system then...
you are in trouble,
so be silent.
No questions....ok?
OK.
29. A BIT OF TRUTH
A bit of truth:
We live our beliefs...
our identities,
our thoughts.
This is the truth
of all lives
and then we fight
over these bits;
we win,
we lose,
and we start again...
We live our beliefs...
our identities,
our thoughts.
This is the truth
of all lives
and then we fight
over these bits;
we win,
we lose,
and we start again...
30. A THOUGHT
A thought needs
for its survival and existence
an actor who symbolises it,
it also needs an audience
and their attention.
Without these three
thoughts have no effect.
We become a thought
We seek an audience for our thoughts
and then we expect attention for our thoughts
from the audience.
for its survival and existence
an actor who symbolises it,
it also needs an audience
and their attention.
Without these three
thoughts have no effect.
We become a thought
We seek an audience for our thoughts
and then we expect attention for our thoughts
from the audience.
31. ADMITTING MISTAKES, an ANATHEMA:
A world where people
admit mistakes with passion
as if it was their very nature
to do so.....
then there won't be so much
friction,
in relationships,
in organisations,
in families,
between parties,
between communities,
between societies...
So much time we spend,
so much trouble we take.....
defending an Image of perfection
building a self-image called ego
that becomes the driving force,
creating a world
of illusions/delusions
and free of evolutions.
admit mistakes with passion
as if it was their very nature
to do so.....
then there won't be so much
friction,
in relationships,
in organisations,
in families,
between parties,
between communities,
between societies...
So much time we spend,
so much trouble we take.....
defending an Image of perfection
building a self-image called ego
that becomes the driving force,
creating a world
of illusions/delusions
and free of evolutions.
With time, thoughts change.
With thoughts, minds change.
With minds, games change.
With games, players change.
With players, worlds change.
With worlds, truths change.
But still,
Life goes on....
33. FIGHTER
When the ground beneath,
starts to shake
and the mind cries to
to find a better place
to breathe and be....
Showing
an attitude of gratitude,
to all the things around
good, bad and worse...
and still holding on,
becoming strong
is nothing but.....
taking things
as they come,
head on...
like a fighter.
34. THE BIG QUESTION
It's easy to feel
motivated....
when you are in the shoes
of a person having a
white collar job
but the plight of those
under the hot sun,
hoping to earn,
just a handful,
or even a mouthful....
How to revive his/her
sagging spirits
is a big question....
that often the mind asks
and you look towards
the vast sky
and wait for
an answer....
35. L.EARN.ING
Rote learning....we think of it as studying.
Writing answers....
not asking questions,
is passing the test
for us.
But....
What is learning, really?
To understand a concept
in such a way so as to
apply in a life situation
and feel self-confident.
This keeps the spirit
of learning alive....
This is what we miss
in our education.
And the thinking mind
dies....
in our classrooms.
So from born thinkers
we get re-formed to
rote learners,
believers,
supporters,
followers....
easy for the leaders
to lead....
towards their own
destinations.
So our classrooms
suit our social systems
but not the purpose of life......
36. WINNER'S APPLAUSE
Male ego,
a product...
of social conditioning.
Sensitive Intelligence,
a nature's gift.
The art of sharing
in bits and bytes...
with a larger group,
exploiting the potential
of a dynamic medium,
Not holding
or hiding....
your thoughts
but....
showing the courage,
acting with a novelty,
stepping out of
glass ceilings,
and creating a
demand....
fully on your own
deserves a
winner's applause.
a product...
of social conditioning.
Sensitive Intelligence,
a nature's gift.
The art of sharing
in bits and bytes...
with a larger group,
exploiting the potential
of a dynamic medium,
Not holding
or hiding....
your thoughts
but....
showing the courage,
acting with a novelty,
stepping out of
glass ceilings,
and creating a
demand....
fully on your own
deserves a
winner's applause.
37. A BELIEF.....
A higher power,
above us.....
May be....
a better version...
of ourselves,
who knows everything,
who can do anything,
who is everywhere,
omniscient,
omnipotent,
omnipresent,
who helps the hapless,
and those in distress;
to imagine that
you are in his control,
you are protected by him,
you are guided by him...
Such a thought,
when it becomes a belief,
it gives a power...
hard to comprehend
for a rational mind.....
May be that's where
the intellectuals and
the masses are unable
to understand each other....
above us.....
May be....
a better version...
of ourselves,
who knows everything,
who can do anything,
who is everywhere,
omniscient,
omnipotent,
omnipresent,
who helps the hapless,
and those in distress;
to imagine that
you are in his control,
you are protected by him,
you are guided by him...
Such a thought,
when it becomes a belief,
it gives a power...
hard to comprehend
for a rational mind.....
May be that's where
the intellectuals and
the masses are unable
to understand each other....
38. SONG OF SILENCE
They met and talked....
and the talks lit their worlds,
The talks then
became fights....
and through the fights
they found each other again....
It was all a means to.....
re-discover the innocent self,
the pure self,
the real self....
And then....
they became silent,
with just a song
playing in the background....
the song of silence.
and the talks lit their worlds,
The talks then
became fights....
and through the fights
they found each other again....
It was all a means to.....
re-discover the innocent self,
the pure self,
the real self....
And then....
they became silent,
with just a song
playing in the background....
the song of silence.
39. UNSTOPPABLE
Action with a vision...
short term and long term
that comes from...
creative imagination.
Every step making one
feel good about self.
A combination of...
action, vision and emotion,
makes the doer hard to beat...
hard to stop...
for any critic,
for any force,
He/She becomes
unstoppable...
short term and long term
that comes from...
creative imagination.
Every step making one
feel good about self.
A combination of...
action, vision and emotion,
makes the doer hard to beat...
hard to stop...
for any critic,
for any force,
He/She becomes
unstoppable...
40. A CULTURE OF REVERENCE
Hearts reverberating...
with reverence for the Deity,
prayers echoing...
His pious consciousness,
souls being sanctified by....
His Holiness,
Minds surrendering...
to the Sacred Silence felt....
deep within and...
Divinity dawning on the devotees!
Such a Communion...
with the Almighty,
where the Heavenly Grace...
is blessing the earthly beings,
is nothing...
but a cosmic Celeberation.
Here Devotion...
becomes a festival
of Oneness
with the Creator...
and His Creation.
41. LIFE ENERGY
When life meets life,
there's always a flow
of energy.....
The interactions with life
make you lively,
make you kind,
and to be in love with life.
42. THE COMPANY OF STARS
Never leaving you alone,
In the battle or the storm,
The company of stars.
There's always a hope,
And the hope never dies,
For giving your best,
For being with the best
You forget the rest,
And go for the test,
Everyday....
Coz' you know it very well
You are in the company of stars.
43. DISTILLED WISDOM
We need to move
beyond the past,
re-read the past,
become better than
ourselves in the past.
But not by
fighting with it.
belittling it.
disowning it.
de-glorifying it.
The past had its
good/bad elements
but what matters is.....
it conceals the
distilled wisdom
of the ages for us
to re-learn/ understand
life...
nature...
and ourselves...
44. SOCIAL BEINGS
When the social needs get
sold as personal needs
or luxuries....
by the business world,
the society/govt.
looks the other way...
The middle class then
takes upon itself to
keep the hiccups at bay...
So public transport gets
replaced by private vehicles,
cinema theatres by
personal screens.
For air pollution,
there are air purifiers.
And we keep saying,
We....the social beings.
45. SCREEN AGE
Moving from one
screen to another,
time flows...
The small screens,
The big screens,
The giant ones,
and the.....
the mindscreen.
Feeding our thoughts,
Seeding our dreams,
Designing destines,
the screens define the
minsdcape......
46. PATRIARCHY
With our systems
turning gender neutral......
patriarchy is apparently
on its last legs and
as nothing stays forever,
this juggernaut would also
roll into the ocean
of history....
never to be seen again.
Welcoming the dawn of....
a new world order where
every thought is heard
and where the gender
of the thought is ignored.
May the glass ceilings break....
May gender equality call the shots....
May the Truth have the last laugh.
47. TEACHING
Reaching out...
to the students and...
appealing to....
their intellect,
their emotions,
their dreams
and also being ...
actively entertaining,
unpredictable,
finding
creative sparks to improvise,
being on the toes and...
looking for brainwaves,
to make the activities
more meaningful;
teaching is like holding
an ace up your sleeves,
everytime,
all the time.
48. COURAGE
To treat all....
with respect,
equality,
dignity,
fairness
is courage.
To be selective...
To act selectively...
is convenience,
not courage....
because it suits our
thought systems.
Real courage is when
we don't care about
anything,
anythought,
anyone
and strive for
justice without
appeasement.
We
fear none
and dare to.....
walk alone.
49. EQUALITY
It's easy to
fall for it....
Romanticise this idea...
But in universe
there is only...
uniqueness.
Equality is another
idealogy,
created by mind,
...a dogma.
Evolution happens,
not because of equality
but...
because of diversity,
Nature doesn't believe
in equality,
Only minds do.
50. A SMILE...
Met a person,
while in a textile shop
who smiled....
seeing me
and told me
that it's his family business
and that he is a govt. employee,
on a year long leave....
and if the business runs well,
will take a permanent leave.
And the reason for his smile
was that I had been his teacher
once......
Felt good at entrepreneurs like him
who can usher in ....
the fresh waves of change
from being govt. employed...
to self employed.
51. LET GO
It's wise sometimes,
to let things work out
in their own way....
Too much of a haste
may not help our cause.
To be the best,
To be worthy,
To be happy,
may the trust never rust.
So let go.....
52. DISTANCE
Creating a space,
a comfort zone...
that
isolates,
protects,
from the
urge of
expectations to
do,
think,
say,
be,
have,
feel.
Life....
seems greener
when there is a
distance.
53. CHERRY PICKING
It's human nature
to question....
No doubt about it.
We should question
our beliefs.
Definitely.
The only question is...
Why only some beliefs ?
Why not all the beliefs...?
Why get selective?
Why get overprotective
when it comes to
some beliefs ?
Let's treat...
all beliefs equally,
in the same manner,
without being selective,
without cherry picking.
54. TYRANNY OF TIME
"It's already 10 mins. late.
Sorry I got a bit late."
This high regard for time
strangulates many lives,
After all how does it matter
so much,
in the end....
For being on time,
For not being late,
we lose so much
of our peace
and focus
and joy.
Time is of value,
no doubt.
But life too has
a value,
and so is peace,
and a pace that
comes naturally.
55.WALK TO THE STARS
Time, Trust
and Thoughts,
You make life,
a pleasant walk....
to reach for the stars,
in a moonlit night...
With lights all around,
With gifts at all the steps....
56. HONESTY/DIPLOMACY
Diplomacy is
the lifeblood of
all relationships....
Not honesty.
Honesty is no
good when it
comes to
sustaining
relationships.....
So thinking twice,
even thrice.....
and silencing the
honest voice inside....
helps in the cosmetic world.
57. MIND FREEDOM
Blind acceptance of
a thought pattern...
Blind hatred for
a pattern of thought.
Unfortunately,
both symbolize
the same attitude,
and that is.....
a fear to challenge
the
thought monsters.
And that is what
all ideologies do.....
creating monsters,
and opposing
the freedom
to think minus a
pattern...
To think like a
king having no
poverty/pattern
in thoughts
is freedom....
Mind freedom.
58. VIRTUAL REALITY
It is not
whether
something is
really good/bad
that matters.
What matters is that
we think
something is
good/bad.
And it is the same
with all things.
So it is not only
about things....
it is also about
our thoughts.
59. A TRAVELLER
Travelling through
thoughts,
truths,
roads,
rules,
skies,
minds,
you find.....
that all these travels
finally lead to
where you started....
the truth of self.
the child within.
the world within.
60. TYRANNY OF THOUGHTS
In following every thought
of ours.......
we accept the tyranny of
thoughts,
Instead of the bigger truth,
we get behind words and
thoughts,
"Who said what"
is all we want to know.
A better question would be,
Where is the lasting truth
in all these thoughts....
Just a game played by the mind
becomes so dear to us all.
And we run forever...behind these
thoughts.
61.INNOCENCE
A virtue
in its own way....
But when the
vices rule,
the goodness
is afraid to
show itself
and have its way...
Hearts reverberating...
with reverence for the Deity,
prayers echoing...
His pious consciousness,
souls being sanctified by....
His Holiness,
Minds surrendering...
to the Sacred Silence felt....
deep within and...
Divinity dawning on the devotees!
Such a Communion...
with the Almighty,
where the Heavenly Grace...
is blessing the earthly beings,
is nothing...
but a cosmic Celeberation.
Here Devotion...
becomes a festival
of Oneness
with the Creator...
and His Creation.
41. LIFE ENERGY
When life meets life,
there's always a flow
of energy.....
The interactions with life
make you lively,
make you kind,
and to be in love with life.
42. THE COMPANY OF STARS
Never leaving you alone,
In the battle or the storm,
The company of stars.
There's always a hope,
And the hope never dies,
For giving your best,
For being with the best
You forget the rest,
And go for the test,
Everyday....
Coz' you know it very well
You are in the company of stars.
43. DISTILLED WISDOM
We need to move
beyond the past,
re-read the past,
become better than
ourselves in the past.
But not by
fighting with it.
belittling it.
disowning it.
de-glorifying it.
The past had its
good/bad elements
but what matters is.....
it conceals the
distilled wisdom
of the ages for us
to re-learn/ understand
life...
nature...
and ourselves...
44. SOCIAL BEINGS
When the social needs get
sold as personal needs
or luxuries....
by the business world,
the society/govt.
looks the other way...
The middle class then
takes upon itself to
keep the hiccups at bay...
So public transport gets
replaced by private vehicles,
cinema theatres by
personal screens.
For air pollution,
there are air purifiers.
And we keep saying,
We....the social beings.
45. SCREEN AGE
Moving from one
screen to another,
time flows...
The small screens,
The big screens,
The giant ones,
and the.....
the mindscreen.
Feeding our thoughts,
Seeding our dreams,
Designing destines,
the screens define the
minsdcape......
46. PATRIARCHY
With our systems
turning gender neutral......
patriarchy is apparently
on its last legs and
as nothing stays forever,
this juggernaut would also
roll into the ocean
of history....
never to be seen again.
Welcoming the dawn of....
a new world order where
every thought is heard
and where the gender
of the thought is ignored.
May the glass ceilings break....
May gender equality call the shots....
May the Truth have the last laugh.
47. TEACHING
Reaching out...
to the students and...
appealing to....
their intellect,
their emotions,
their dreams
and also being ...
actively entertaining,
unpredictable,
finding
creative sparks to improvise,
being on the toes and...
looking for brainwaves,
to make the activities
more meaningful;
teaching is like holding
an ace up your sleeves,
everytime,
all the time.
48. COURAGE
To treat all....
with respect,
equality,
dignity,
fairness
is courage.
To be selective...
To act selectively...
is convenience,
not courage....
because it suits our
thought systems.
Real courage is when
we don't care about
anything,
anythought,
anyone
and strive for
justice without
appeasement.
We
fear none
and dare to.....
walk alone.
49. EQUALITY
It's easy to
fall for it....
Romanticise this idea...
But in universe
there is only...
uniqueness.
Equality is another
idealogy,
created by mind,
...a dogma.
Evolution happens,
not because of equality
but...
because of diversity,
Nature doesn't believe
in equality,
Only minds do.
50. A SMILE...
Met a person,
while in a textile shop
who smiled....
seeing me
and told me
that it's his family business
and that he is a govt. employee,
on a year long leave....
and if the business runs well,
will take a permanent leave.
And the reason for his smile
was that I had been his teacher
once......
Felt good at entrepreneurs like him
who can usher in ....
the fresh waves of change
from being govt. employed...
to self employed.
51. LET GO
It's wise sometimes,
to let things work out
in their own way....
Too much of a haste
may not help our cause.
To be the best,
To be worthy,
To be happy,
may the trust never rust.
So let go.....
52. DISTANCE
Creating a space,
a comfort zone...
that
isolates,
protects,
from the
urge of
expectations to
do,
think,
say,
be,
have,
feel.
Life....
seems greener
when there is a
distance.
53. CHERRY PICKING
It's human nature
to question....
No doubt about it.
We should question
our beliefs.
Definitely.
The only question is...
Why only some beliefs ?
Why not all the beliefs...?
Why get selective?
Why get overprotective
when it comes to
some beliefs ?
Let's treat...
all beliefs equally,
in the same manner,
without being selective,
without cherry picking.
54. TYRANNY OF TIME
"It's already 10 mins. late.
Sorry I got a bit late."
This high regard for time
strangulates many lives,
After all how does it matter
so much,
in the end....
For being on time,
For not being late,
we lose so much
of our peace
and focus
and joy.
Time is of value,
no doubt.
But life too has
a value,
and so is peace,
and a pace that
comes naturally.
55.WALK TO THE STARS
Time, Trust
and Thoughts,
You make life,
a pleasant walk....
to reach for the stars,
in a moonlit night...
With lights all around,
With gifts at all the steps....
56. HONESTY/DIPLOMACY
Diplomacy is
the lifeblood of
all relationships....
Not honesty.
Honesty is no
good when it
comes to
sustaining
relationships.....
So thinking twice,
even thrice.....
and silencing the
honest voice inside....
helps in the cosmetic world.
57. MIND FREEDOM
Blind acceptance of
a thought pattern...
Blind hatred for
a pattern of thought.
Unfortunately,
both symbolize
the same attitude,
and that is.....
a fear to challenge
the
thought monsters.
And that is what
all ideologies do.....
creating monsters,
and opposing
the freedom
to think minus a
pattern...
To think like a
king having no
poverty/pattern
in thoughts
is freedom....
Mind freedom.
58. VIRTUAL REALITY
It is not
whether
something is
really good/bad
that matters.
What matters is that
we think
something is
good/bad.
And it is the same
with all things.
So it is not only
about things....
it is also about
our thoughts.
59. A TRAVELLER
Travelling through
thoughts,
truths,
roads,
rules,
skies,
minds,
you find.....
that all these travels
finally lead to
where you started....
the truth of self.
the child within.
the world within.
60. TYRANNY OF THOUGHTS
In following every thought
of ours.......
we accept the tyranny of
thoughts,
Instead of the bigger truth,
we get behind words and
thoughts,
"Who said what"
is all we want to know.
A better question would be,
Where is the lasting truth
in all these thoughts....
Just a game played by the mind
becomes so dear to us all.
And we run forever...behind these
thoughts.
61.INNOCENCE
A virtue
in its own way....
But when the
vices rule,
the goodness
is afraid to
show itself
and have its way...
62. THE SUN
Standing through
the hot sun,
surviving it...
facing it...
day in/day out,
bearing it,
with a smile,
head on....
With heat stretching
every nerve,
the mind sometimes
lets itself loose,
into a world
of fantasy,
the world of
make belief.
And...
the stories,
the gossips,
the shadows,
become dearer
than the facts,
the truth,
the sun
of reality.
the hot sun,
surviving it...
facing it...
day in/day out,
bearing it,
with a smile,
head on....
With heat stretching
every nerve,
the mind sometimes
lets itself loose,
into a world
of fantasy,
the world of
make belief.
And...
the stories,
the gossips,
the shadows,
become dearer
than the facts,
the truth,
the sun
of reality.
63. BUTTERFLY
It comes....
when there is
no one looking,
sits and goes off....
to somewhere else,
to someone else,
but before leaving
there is a new set
of thoughts.....
a new feeling of hope,
a new wave to sail....
through the tests of time.
An awareness is
akin to a butterfly
loved by minds,
that open...
to new visions
and realisations.
It comes....
when there is
no one looking,
sits and goes off....
to somewhere else,
to someone else,
but before leaving
there is a new set
of thoughts.....
a new feeling of hope,
a new wave to sail....
through the tests of time.
An awareness is
akin to a butterfly
loved by minds,
that open...
to new visions
and realisations.
64. P.R.A.Y.E.R
Observing,
Wondering,
Traveĺing,
Not to understand,
Not to discover,
Not to arrive,
Not to find/achieve....
But for...
acceptance,
without influencing....
For appreciating,
without impressing...
For happiness,
without pleasing
oneself...
For becoming
the experience
and the purpose...
Without anything to
prove.....
Loving the silence
between the speech....
And....
in midst of noise
searching for the grace,
within reach....
Observing,
Wondering,
Traveĺing,
Not to understand,
Not to discover,
Not to arrive,
Not to find/achieve....
But for...
acceptance,
without influencing....
For appreciating,
without impressing...
For happiness,
without pleasing
oneself...
For becoming
the experience
and the purpose...
Without anything to
prove.....
Loving the silence
between the speech....
And....
in midst of noise
searching for the grace,
within reach....
65.THE MOON
In the darkest hour
of a life.....
a face smiles
with love
and says,
you are needed
to shine,
to smile,
to light a world
around you....
And...
you start
picking up the pieces,
rise
in your mind
and a crushed life
lifts itself,
rebuilding
an empire....
like the ever-shining
king of the sky,
the moon.
66.ÌNTELLLIGENCE
Intelligence
within us,
to discover it,
we need to
keep being in the
heat of the moment,
go through the grind,
stand up and
face the music.
Passive actions
like viewing TV
mind actions
like imagination,
armchair perspective
like hindsights,
is glorified rumblings
not intelligence.
67. OWNERSHIP
Ownership is
being in possession
with something
with...
active awareness,
unconditional acceptance,
peaceful co-existence,
dynamic relationship,
and
harmonious understanding.
And it takes a beautiful
mind to achieve this
state which is all
about
oneness with
the other.
68. AMBIENCE
It puts you in a state
of positive energy
for doing things
that you have never
done before,
never experienced before,
Propels you to give
more than your best.
You find a new you
in you....
You become what you
feel, percieve and get
inspired by.
Get charged by.
Such is the power of
the ambience.
69. THE UNDERDOG
Never write
him off,
for he can turn
the tables any time
as he has never/ever
been the fortune's child.
He knows only to
get up and fight.
Those who are
self-made,
depending
on their inner strengths alone;
will always be underdogs,
ready to come back
and put up a fight
to finish.
Everytime.
All the time.
70. LIES
Say them loud,
at all places,
with all the mouths
one has
and there will be ears
to believe,
without thinking.
You think
you are winning
the game
when suddenly
there is a pause
and the world starts
thinking
through your lies...
In those moments,
the mask
comes off
from our faces
and the truth
triumphs.
71. POETRY
Having words
to play with,
to fondle,
to caress,
and the expressions
to love,
to live for,
And...
the force to
inspire.
The meeting
of all the three...
Poetry.
72. DEVOTION
Surrendering,
giving up
all that you tend
to hold on to,
and
the free fall...
not knowing
the destination,
just moving
with no fear,
no desire.
When
being becomes
everything,
and you
lose everything
in the ocean
of being
a devotee.
And experience
pure devotion.
73. SMILE
A rapture of
ecstasy....
erupting through
the eyes,
making
the space around
vibrate with
delight and joy,
and
celebrating the
happiness of
being,
having,
living,
a life that
lives for .....
breathing life,
into others.
74. CHILDHOOD
Resonating....
with the moment's
wonder and
pondering
over the possibilities,
that can be tried
and realised,
a childhood is a
celebration of
inner beauty
and the joy of
curiosity....
A nature's gift.
75. IDENTITIES
Being distinct,
being exclusive,
being special,
being among the
previlged few....
is the identity
dreamt/sought by
many....
Connecting with
society as a whole,
with the commonest,
is never an exciting thought.
And the pursuit keeps
pushing us
to conquer...
to create...
to craft...
new identities.
Connecting with
the oneness in
everything....
seems to be
not the order
of the day.
76. DECISIONS
Every time
we take a decision,
we are happy
becoz we have
successfully
put an end to
thinking further,
exploring further,
discussing further...
So decisions
make us happy,
satisfied,
peaceful.
77.MIRACLES
Air to breathe...
Ground to walk...
Water to drink...
Miracles!
Undoubtedly.
But when
Money,
Machines,
Marketing,
rule the mind,
real miracles
are left out
in the lurch.
78. B&W THINKING
There are opposites
for concepts. Like...
Good/Bad.
Light/Dark.
So our thinking
also becomes
black and white,
a kind of either.....or.
Duality we are fond of...
Shades we never
find easy to grasp.
Too simplistic,
we become
while judging
things and behaviours.
In this haste
to think less
and judge more,
we become extremists
in our thought process,
Not realistic.
Reality is never fully
black or white
but to some extent,
in some way,
partially,
fairly,
in a minor way,
in a major way....
These nuances matter too
Not only generalizations.
79. POWER & PEOPLE
With power
some create
identities...
to emphasize
their own selves.
Some others
build a community...
for people
to empathise
with each other.
80. HEROES
They bewitch our
minds...
Our heroes.
With physiques
strong as rocks.
With speech
fiery as volcanoes
With movements
fast as light.
And we sit back
and wonder,
within our slender
frames,
at the images
of our heroes.
81. KEEP IT SIMPLE
What is....
communication?
Getting the right
words at the right
time.
What is...
entertainment?
Arresting
one's imagination
for some time.
What is...
belief?
Accepting something
sub consciously.
82. HOPELESSNESS
Life today
is a celebration of
hopelessness.
Where is hope today?
Anything can happen
anytime.
All the systems are
becoming ineffective.
Leaders don't know
how much the
commoners suffer.
And those who suffer
have no means to
improve their lives...
The ray of hope
seems to have been lost
among the clouds
of hopelessness.
83. NEED OF THE HOUR
People running
helter-skelter
to reach their homes.
People crowding around
shops to lay hands on
their dear commodities.
A common sight
on a hartal eve.
And what good does it
bring to the cause it is
trying to serve ?
Sparing a few thoughts.
The need of the hour.
84. PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY
Using legal tender
for settling economic
transactions.
But...
Using illegal means,
inhuman ways,
for settling disputes.
Is this what a progressive
society all about?
If two groups with
opposing ideologies
can sit across a table
and talk/come to
an agreement....
Isn't it a good idea...?
Are our differences so big
that violence is the only
solution left ?
Why do we have to
demonise our opponents
to feel good about our
own thoughts/views ?
Questions seeking answers
from a progressive society
like ours.
85. RITUALS
A society that
believes in imposing
suffocating
rituals on its
people,
strangulating their
freedom;
discouraging
creative interaction
between sexes
and hoping for a
revolution
is just celebrating
its love for
ritualistic
thinking....
The real dawn
of true freedom
seems to be
too far fetched
an idea...
without the
inclusion of
all kinds of thoughts.
86. SOUR GRAPES
Nothing worthwhile
happens for years
on end
and then
someone
with a strong will
to change
comes on to
the scene....
And all hell breaks loose.
They make him
the butt of ridicule.
Why?
Because he did
what they
themselves
kept on
promising....
to people
forever...
but never did.
Politics
is like that.
Sour grapes.
87.SOLITUDE
In the shade
of solitude,
one learns
about all the things
that are real,
true
and permanent.
The illusions fade
when one stands under
the sun of solitude
and the light shines
from inwards.
88.DEATH
We celebrate life,
in all ways.
We also need to
be happy about
death.
The change that
brings all other
changes.
Life moves on.
Death also moves along,
with us,
making our moments
worth treasuring.
This life-death partnership
is never ending.
Always hand in glove.
Always made for each other.
89.ENEMIES
Friends will always
be there for you
but strong enemies
make you all the more
stronger to face life.
To wage a war
against your
complacent attitudes,
lackadaisical mindsets,
happy go lucky habits.
You pull up your socks
and go for the kill.
And for that
you need an ultra-strong
force to tear you
apart,
and the stage beckons
for glorious fight-backs
with fate,
with destiny.
90.ANYBODY CAN DANCE...WITH WORDS
An ear for conversations.
An eye for social essays.
A mind for thoughts
of reason.
And anybody can dance
with words.
A few good friends,
Some good teachers,
A collection of books,
and movies to enjoy.
And anybody can dance
with words.
Some special experiences,
Some golden moments,
Some life adventures.
And anybody can dance
with words.
91.A STAR FROM THE SKY
It was in the dead of
night,
you hear some words
from nowhere.
"Who are you?
Where are you going?
Who all are there with you?"
A friendly gesture.
And the darkness
disappears
all of a sudden.
A ray of
life smiles in
a mind that
was missing
the passion
to live
all the while.
92.THE BEST PICTURE
The best picture
is that you see
through your own eyes
and store it
in your memories
for yourself
to treasure.
You don't feel the urge
to share
at the drop of a hat.
You just enjoy
the moment
you are in.
There is no
zeal to showcase it
for future.
You just be there,
flowing with time
and tide.
93.STEALING THOUGHTS
Some
people
have a skill
to steal
thoughts
about themselves,
from other minds
making them hard
to beat while
indulging in
gameful
conversations.
94.ALIVE AND KICKING
Running from fear
to places unknown,
to people unknown,
the self wanders
to escape.
And on the wings
of fear,
new zones of comfort
are built.
The real flight begins
towards horizons
undiscovered,
uninhabited,
and unaware of
till now.
And the moments
of fear now become
those of raw ecstacy,
urging the self...
to expand
and assimilate
all new experiences.
A totally different self
takes shape
for being alive
and kicking.
95.BIRTHDAYS
The day of awareness
that we exist in this world.
is the birthday of the self.
The day of awareness
about the purpose,
of our existence,
is the birthday of the spirit.
96.SPIDER
Spinning a web
with images,
weaving it with
words/expressions,
around things
and persons...
the spider
cruises along,
in a pursuit of
more engaging,
more rewarding,
more fulfilling,
endeavours;
sprinking its life
with "success" and
"happiness".
97.A KINDRED SOUL
For conversing
about thoughts
that don't let you
live in peace,
you search for a
kindred soul
who can share your
emotional mind,
for having
conversations
that give a soothing
feeling,
to think better,
live better,
love better.
98.FOOD FOR THOUGHT
For many,
a cup of tea
is often what spurs
the thoughts
creating pathways,
fresh and new.
A heavy meal often
serves only to stiffle
the waves of
creative thoughts.
So a safe bet,
a drink that can charge
the brain cells,
for breakthroughs
in thought patterns.
Our humble tea.
99.BURSTING THOUGHTS
Cometh the hour,
Cometh the thoughts.
The real heroes.
Finding life
into this world.
Thoughts kept silent
for long.
Thoughts longing
for an existence.
The mind bursts into
a conversation,
never stopping,
never ending.
Just flowing
with all the words
coming rightly
to unload the mind
of all emotional
burden.
It is,
a gift from time,
long overdue.
100.A GOOD CLASS
Activities,
to make the
participants
act/interact,
So definitely,
enjoyable,
exciting.
And there is
reflection too,
helping the
them to
improve,
improvise,
inspire the best
in themselves.
101.INSPIRING
In a world where
everything...
is a matter
of thought
which, again is
a matter of a
point of view....
and that is all a matter
of right inspiration.
So being inspirational
matters.
102.I
All our thoughts
begin...end with
I.
I , our sense
of self-importance.
I, the source
of all emotions.
I, when hurt
shatters our world.
I, when heard
sparkles our world.
The center of an
existence is
the ever-dominant
I.
103.HARTALS TEACH
Four things
hartals teach us.
A self-destructive
way to protest.
To show no
empathy towards
fellow beings.
How to smartly
distract the society
from the very issue
needing attention.
To achieve a goal
with zero effort
and zero result !
104.THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
Reposing trust
in their powers,
in their clout,
in their invincibility.
The angst disappears.
A thought takes shape.
Come what may...
when they are with you,
nothing's gonna happen.
For they are your
guardian angels.
105.MIGHT IS RIGHT
Democracy is only
in the name.
Might rules.
That's the norm.
In this world.
The weak is advised to
follow rules,
and more rules
and more....
The strong is above all
the rules.
Society joins hands
not for the weak
but to advise the weak.
To tell this...
Just stay miles away
from the mighty
bcoz
might is,
always right.
106.SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
A teacher in the days of
yore was an school
of thought.
Inspiring students
to think
and excel in the art
of learning.
The schools
of today,
just want text book
teachers.
Students too
need only the text.
So instead of
teachers
moulding thoughts,
we have
teachers following
the text.
107.SUPERSTITIONS
Even today
people believe
in superstitions.
Like their life is
controlled by others.
If good happens,
the credit goes to
themselves.
And if bad happens,
it's b'coz of a conspiracy.
Society has changed
but such thoughts
do exist.
108.ONENESS
When the message
and the messenger aren't
two things.
But one.
Then the message really inspires.
And the listeners feel the energy
from within.
Society today seems to
crave for such inspiring minds.
We need,
thought leaders who
become the thought that
energises minds and changes
lives forever.
109.TEMPERAMENT
More than chemistry,
having a temperament
to admire,
adapt and assimilate
experiences with
pure dedication
goes a long way
in any arrangement.
110.TRUTH IN EVERYTHING
What is happening? - is also a truth.
So is - how is it happening.
And also where...when...how.
We get more interested in the why's and who's.
Every truth is of importance.
Not just a particular truth.
And it should include everyone.
111.TRUTH HIDES
Why?
So that we can entertain
ourselves with myths.
When the self is strong enough,
to understand and fathom...
the truth reveals itself.
How?
The time teaches the mind
to become tough enough
to mirror the truth.
When?
When all other possibilities
end,
what remains is...
the plain/simple truth.
112.WRINKLES
Time writes wrinkles
on the skin.
And thoughts do the same
to the mind,
if they follow the same path
everytime....
113.QUEST
The quest never ends
for truth
for love
for hope
for pain.
The minds never knows
to rest...
114.FEELINGS
It is what we
believe,
trust,
have faith
that makes us
feel about
something/someone
and these feelings
give us a sense
of reality.
Not thoughts.
115.ENTERTAINERS
Keeping us
engaged with
the thoughts
about them,
they excite us,
stir our imagination
and give us
some drama and
good entertainment.
116.CONSCIENCE
Thoughts need
an action.
Actions need
a vision.
Visions need
a goal.
Goals need
a purpose.
Purpose is defined
by values.
And values....
are what appeals to
our conscience.
117.ATTENTION
When they don't
get respect,
they seek
attention.
A human nature.
And people
stretch their
imagination
far and wide
coupled with
congruent action
to succeed.
118.ENMITY
Be it
cultural,
historical,
political,
religious,
geographical,
biological,
genetical,
familial,
personal...
enmity of any kind
is laced with insanity.
Accessing a
a higher state
of mind,
more evoloved,
more balanced,
will gift us
more
emotional security,
peace of mind
and
best of health.
119.ALL IS HERE/NOW
Being all within.
Conscious of
everything...
Every tiny bit.
Enjoying the
moment,
flowing by.
Not thinking
of outside
space, time
or things.
Just inside
the frame.
The mind rests.
And the treasure.
reveals itself,
of pure joy,
happiness
and pleasure.
120.TALK IT OUT
What do we talk
when we talk...
We don't talk,
we share our
feelings,
apprehensions,
passion and
thoughts about
people/things...
So you gossip,
No, not really.
We give vent to
our emotions
regarding experiences.
We search for
assurances,
security
and clarity of
facts.
So you don't think,
just verbalise
your feelings.
Well, we reflect
afterwards.
Time helps us
to see our talks
more objectively.
Dispassionately.
And we grow
through our
little talks.
121.SOLUTIONS
Solutions,
become
problems;
as they signal
the mind not to
probe further,
de-oxygenating
the brain cells.
Keep the
problems
alive
and let the
thoughts flow,
energising the
mind muscles.
122.ROAD TO PEACE
Peace,
seems to be
the most
sought after
state
by all.
We learn,
earn,
go behind
things....
All for our
peace,
of mind.
Even wars aim
for peace.
The road to
peace is
thus,
full of
uneasy stops.
123.STUDENTS
Our students,
whom do they want
as teachers...
Someone with
passion and
compassion.
Passion to learn
and compassion for
the ones who come
to learn.
124.BE THE POWER...
The world warns
the weak,
salutes the strong.
You can be a follower
or create a path new.
The former is easy;
in fact, a tendency.
The latter needs vision
and will.
But it's the best option
still.
125.CONTROL
Controlling something,
requires
a higher level
of consciousness.
When you extend
your consciousness
into something
you love
and guide it
towards its path
of development.
126.REALIZATION
When we see
reality in our
own way....
Not as
told/heard/read.
But in a way
unique to us.
That's realization.
Always subjective.
Not objective.
Education covers
objective facts.
Realization is
being subjective.
Discovering ourselves,
through thoughts.
Thoughts leading to
the soul
And soul to
the peace
within.
127.I'MPERFECT
In the end
what matters is
the beauty of being,
not becoming.
Perfection smiles
in being imperfect
and saying with
a happy mind that
i'm perfect.
128.LUXURY
Simplicity
by choice,
with all wisdom
born of big experiences;
thy name is
luxury.
129.FEELINGS
It is what we
believe,
trust,
have faith
that makes us
feel about
something/someone
and these feelings
give us a sense
of reality.
Not thoughts.
130.VERSIONS
Every person
represents a
version of
truth
but the version
selected by
time
is the one
that
serves the
humanity
as a whole
and not
an individual,
a group
or a community.
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In the darkest hour
of a life.....
a face smiles
with love
and says,
you are needed
to shine,
to smile,
to light a world
around you....
And...
you start
picking up the pieces,
rise
in your mind
and a crushed life
lifts itself,
rebuilding
an empire....
like the ever-shining
king of the sky,
the moon.
66.ÌNTELLLIGENCE
Intelligence
within us,
to discover it,
we need to
keep being in the
heat of the moment,
go through the grind,
stand up and
face the music.
Passive actions
like viewing TV
mind actions
like imagination,
armchair perspective
like hindsights,
is glorified rumblings
not intelligence.
67. OWNERSHIP
Ownership is
being in possession
with something
with...
active awareness,
unconditional acceptance,
peaceful co-existence,
dynamic relationship,
and
harmonious understanding.
And it takes a beautiful
mind to achieve this
state which is all
about
oneness with
the other.
68. AMBIENCE
It puts you in a state
of positive energy
for doing things
that you have never
done before,
never experienced before,
Propels you to give
more than your best.
You find a new you
in you....
You become what you
feel, percieve and get
inspired by.
Get charged by.
Such is the power of
the ambience.
69. THE UNDERDOG
Never write
him off,
for he can turn
the tables any time
as he has never/ever
been the fortune's child.
He knows only to
get up and fight.
Those who are
self-made,
depending
on their inner strengths alone;
will always be underdogs,
ready to come back
and put up a fight
to finish.
Everytime.
All the time.
70. LIES
Say them loud,
at all places,
with all the mouths
one has
and there will be ears
to believe,
without thinking.
You think
you are winning
the game
when suddenly
there is a pause
and the world starts
thinking
through your lies...
In those moments,
the mask
comes off
from our faces
and the truth
triumphs.
71. POETRY
Having words
to play with,
to fondle,
to caress,
and the expressions
to love,
to live for,
And...
the force to
inspire.
The meeting
of all the three...
Poetry.
72. DEVOTION
Surrendering,
giving up
all that you tend
to hold on to,
and
the free fall...
not knowing
the destination,
just moving
with no fear,
no desire.
When
being becomes
everything,
and you
lose everything
in the ocean
of being
a devotee.
And experience
pure devotion.
73. SMILE
A rapture of
ecstasy....
erupting through
the eyes,
making
the space around
vibrate with
delight and joy,
and
celebrating the
happiness of
being,
having,
living,
a life that
lives for .....
breathing life,
into others.
74. CHILDHOOD
Resonating....
with the moment's
wonder and
pondering
over the possibilities,
that can be tried
and realised,
a childhood is a
celebration of
inner beauty
and the joy of
curiosity....
A nature's gift.
75. IDENTITIES
Being distinct,
being exclusive,
being special,
being among the
previlged few....
is the identity
dreamt/sought by
many....
Connecting with
society as a whole,
with the commonest,
is never an exciting thought.
And the pursuit keeps
pushing us
to conquer...
to create...
to craft...
new identities.
Connecting with
the oneness in
everything....
seems to be
not the order
of the day.
76. DECISIONS
Every time
we take a decision,
we are happy
becoz we have
successfully
put an end to
thinking further,
exploring further,
discussing further...
So decisions
make us happy,
satisfied,
peaceful.
77.MIRACLES
Air to breathe...
Ground to walk...
Water to drink...
Miracles!
Undoubtedly.
But when
Money,
Machines,
Marketing,
rule the mind,
real miracles
are left out
in the lurch.
78. B&W THINKING
There are opposites
for concepts. Like...
Good/Bad.
Light/Dark.
So our thinking
also becomes
black and white,
a kind of either.....or.
Duality we are fond of...
Shades we never
find easy to grasp.
Too simplistic,
we become
while judging
things and behaviours.
In this haste
to think less
and judge more,
we become extremists
in our thought process,
Not realistic.
Reality is never fully
black or white
but to some extent,
in some way,
partially,
fairly,
in a minor way,
in a major way....
These nuances matter too
Not only generalizations.
79. POWER & PEOPLE
With power
some create
identities...
to emphasize
their own selves.
Some others
build a community...
for people
to empathise
with each other.
80. HEROES
They bewitch our
minds...
Our heroes.
With physiques
strong as rocks.
With speech
fiery as volcanoes
With movements
fast as light.
And we sit back
and wonder,
within our slender
frames,
at the images
of our heroes.
81. KEEP IT SIMPLE
What is....
communication?
Getting the right
words at the right
time.
What is...
entertainment?
Arresting
one's imagination
for some time.
What is...
belief?
Accepting something
sub consciously.
82. HOPELESSNESS
Life today
is a celebration of
hopelessness.
Where is hope today?
Anything can happen
anytime.
All the systems are
becoming ineffective.
Leaders don't know
how much the
commoners suffer.
And those who suffer
have no means to
improve their lives...
The ray of hope
seems to have been lost
among the clouds
of hopelessness.
83. NEED OF THE HOUR
People running
helter-skelter
to reach their homes.
People crowding around
shops to lay hands on
their dear commodities.
A common sight
on a hartal eve.
And what good does it
bring to the cause it is
trying to serve ?
Sparing a few thoughts.
The need of the hour.
84. PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY
Using legal tender
for settling economic
transactions.
But...
Using illegal means,
inhuman ways,
for settling disputes.
Is this what a progressive
society all about?
If two groups with
opposing ideologies
can sit across a table
and talk/come to
an agreement....
Isn't it a good idea...?
Are our differences so big
that violence is the only
solution left ?
Why do we have to
demonise our opponents
to feel good about our
own thoughts/views ?
Questions seeking answers
from a progressive society
like ours.
85. RITUALS
A society that
believes in imposing
suffocating
rituals on its
people,
strangulating their
freedom;
discouraging
creative interaction
between sexes
and hoping for a
revolution
is just celebrating
its love for
ritualistic
thinking....
The real dawn
of true freedom
seems to be
too far fetched
an idea...
without the
inclusion of
all kinds of thoughts.
86. SOUR GRAPES
Nothing worthwhile
happens for years
on end
and then
someone
with a strong will
to change
comes on to
the scene....
And all hell breaks loose.
They make him
the butt of ridicule.
Why?
Because he did
what they
themselves
kept on
promising....
to people
forever...
but never did.
Politics
is like that.
Sour grapes.
87.SOLITUDE
In the shade
of solitude,
one learns
about all the things
that are real,
true
and permanent.
The illusions fade
when one stands under
the sun of solitude
and the light shines
from inwards.
88.DEATH
We celebrate life,
in all ways.
We also need to
be happy about
death.
The change that
brings all other
changes.
Life moves on.
Death also moves along,
with us,
making our moments
worth treasuring.
This life-death partnership
is never ending.
Always hand in glove.
Always made for each other.
89.ENEMIES
Friends will always
be there for you
but strong enemies
make you all the more
stronger to face life.
To wage a war
against your
complacent attitudes,
lackadaisical mindsets,
happy go lucky habits.
You pull up your socks
and go for the kill.
And for that
you need an ultra-strong
force to tear you
apart,
and the stage beckons
for glorious fight-backs
with fate,
with destiny.
90.ANYBODY CAN DANCE...WITH WORDS
An ear for conversations.
An eye for social essays.
A mind for thoughts
of reason.
And anybody can dance
with words.
A few good friends,
Some good teachers,
A collection of books,
and movies to enjoy.
And anybody can dance
with words.
Some special experiences,
Some golden moments,
Some life adventures.
And anybody can dance
with words.
91.A STAR FROM THE SKY
It was in the dead of
night,
you hear some words
from nowhere.
"Who are you?
Where are you going?
Who all are there with you?"
A friendly gesture.
And the darkness
disappears
all of a sudden.
A ray of
life smiles in
a mind that
was missing
the passion
to live
all the while.
92.THE BEST PICTURE
The best picture
is that you see
through your own eyes
and store it
in your memories
for yourself
to treasure.
You don't feel the urge
to share
at the drop of a hat.
You just enjoy
the moment
you are in.
There is no
zeal to showcase it
for future.
You just be there,
flowing with time
and tide.
93.STEALING THOUGHTS
Some
people
have a skill
to steal
thoughts
about themselves,
from other minds
making them hard
to beat while
indulging in
gameful
conversations.
94.ALIVE AND KICKING
Running from fear
to places unknown,
to people unknown,
the self wanders
to escape.
And on the wings
of fear,
new zones of comfort
are built.
The real flight begins
towards horizons
undiscovered,
uninhabited,
and unaware of
till now.
And the moments
of fear now become
those of raw ecstacy,
urging the self...
to expand
and assimilate
all new experiences.
A totally different self
takes shape
for being alive
and kicking.
95.BIRTHDAYS
The day of awareness
that we exist in this world.
is the birthday of the self.
The day of awareness
about the purpose,
of our existence,
is the birthday of the spirit.
96.SPIDER
Spinning a web
with images,
weaving it with
words/expressions,
around things
and persons...
the spider
cruises along,
in a pursuit of
more engaging,
more rewarding,
more fulfilling,
endeavours;
sprinking its life
with "success" and
"happiness".
97.A KINDRED SOUL
For conversing
about thoughts
that don't let you
live in peace,
you search for a
kindred soul
who can share your
emotional mind,
for having
conversations
that give a soothing
feeling,
to think better,
live better,
love better.
98.FOOD FOR THOUGHT
For many,
a cup of tea
is often what spurs
the thoughts
creating pathways,
fresh and new.
A heavy meal often
serves only to stiffle
the waves of
creative thoughts.
So a safe bet,
a drink that can charge
the brain cells,
for breakthroughs
in thought patterns.
Our humble tea.
99.BURSTING THOUGHTS
Cometh the hour,
Cometh the thoughts.
The real heroes.
Finding life
into this world.
Thoughts kept silent
for long.
Thoughts longing
for an existence.
The mind bursts into
a conversation,
never stopping,
never ending.
Just flowing
with all the words
coming rightly
to unload the mind
of all emotional
burden.
It is,
a gift from time,
long overdue.
100.A GOOD CLASS
Activities,
to make the
participants
act/interact,
So definitely,
enjoyable,
exciting.
And there is
reflection too,
helping the
them to
improve,
improvise,
inspire the best
in themselves.
101.INSPIRING
In a world where
everything...
is a matter
of thought
which, again is
a matter of a
point of view....
and that is all a matter
of right inspiration.
So being inspirational
matters.
102.I
All our thoughts
begin...end with
I.
I , our sense
of self-importance.
I, the source
of all emotions.
I, when hurt
shatters our world.
I, when heard
sparkles our world.
The center of an
existence is
the ever-dominant
I.
103.HARTALS TEACH
Four things
hartals teach us.
A self-destructive
way to protest.
To show no
empathy towards
fellow beings.
How to smartly
distract the society
from the very issue
needing attention.
To achieve a goal
with zero effort
and zero result !
104.THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
Reposing trust
in their powers,
in their clout,
in their invincibility.
The angst disappears.
A thought takes shape.
Come what may...
when they are with you,
nothing's gonna happen.
For they are your
guardian angels.
105.MIGHT IS RIGHT
Democracy is only
in the name.
Might rules.
That's the norm.
In this world.
The weak is advised to
follow rules,
and more rules
and more....
The strong is above all
the rules.
Society joins hands
not for the weak
but to advise the weak.
To tell this...
Just stay miles away
from the mighty
bcoz
might is,
always right.
106.SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
A teacher in the days of
yore was an school
of thought.
Inspiring students
to think
and excel in the art
of learning.
The schools
of today,
just want text book
teachers.
Students too
need only the text.
So instead of
teachers
moulding thoughts,
we have
teachers following
the text.
107.SUPERSTITIONS
Even today
people believe
in superstitions.
Like their life is
controlled by others.
If good happens,
the credit goes to
themselves.
And if bad happens,
it's b'coz of a conspiracy.
Society has changed
but such thoughts
do exist.
108.ONENESS
When the message
and the messenger aren't
two things.
But one.
Then the message really inspires.
And the listeners feel the energy
from within.
Society today seems to
crave for such inspiring minds.
We need,
thought leaders who
become the thought that
energises minds and changes
lives forever.
109.TEMPERAMENT
More than chemistry,
having a temperament
to admire,
adapt and assimilate
experiences with
pure dedication
goes a long way
in any arrangement.
110.TRUTH IN EVERYTHING
What is happening? - is also a truth.
So is - how is it happening.
And also where...when...how.
We get more interested in the why's and who's.
Every truth is of importance.
Not just a particular truth.
And it should include everyone.
111.TRUTH HIDES
Why?
So that we can entertain
ourselves with myths.
When the self is strong enough,
to understand and fathom...
the truth reveals itself.
How?
The time teaches the mind
to become tough enough
to mirror the truth.
When?
When all other possibilities
end,
what remains is...
the plain/simple truth.
112.WRINKLES
Time writes wrinkles
on the skin.
And thoughts do the same
to the mind,
if they follow the same path
everytime....
113.QUEST
The quest never ends
for truth
for love
for hope
for pain.
The minds never knows
to rest...
114.FEELINGS
It is what we
believe,
trust,
have faith
that makes us
feel about
something/someone
and these feelings
give us a sense
of reality.
Not thoughts.
115.ENTERTAINERS
Keeping us
engaged with
the thoughts
about them,
they excite us,
stir our imagination
and give us
some drama and
good entertainment.
116.CONSCIENCE
Thoughts need
an action.
Actions need
a vision.
Visions need
a goal.
Goals need
a purpose.
Purpose is defined
by values.
And values....
are what appeals to
our conscience.
117.ATTENTION
When they don't
get respect,
they seek
attention.
A human nature.
And people
stretch their
imagination
far and wide
coupled with
congruent action
to succeed.
118.ENMITY
Be it
cultural,
historical,
political,
religious,
geographical,
biological,
genetical,
familial,
personal...
enmity of any kind
is laced with insanity.
Accessing a
a higher state
of mind,
more evoloved,
more balanced,
will gift us
more
emotional security,
peace of mind
and
best of health.
119.ALL IS HERE/NOW
Being all within.
Conscious of
everything...
Every tiny bit.
Enjoying the
moment,
flowing by.
Not thinking
of outside
space, time
or things.
Just inside
the frame.
The mind rests.
And the treasure.
reveals itself,
of pure joy,
happiness
and pleasure.
120.TALK IT OUT
What do we talk
when we talk...
We don't talk,
we share our
feelings,
apprehensions,
passion and
thoughts about
people/things...
So you gossip,
No, not really.
We give vent to
our emotions
regarding experiences.
We search for
assurances,
security
and clarity of
facts.
So you don't think,
just verbalise
your feelings.
Well, we reflect
afterwards.
Time helps us
to see our talks
more objectively.
Dispassionately.
And we grow
through our
little talks.
121.SOLUTIONS
Solutions,
become
problems;
as they signal
the mind not to
probe further,
de-oxygenating
the brain cells.
Keep the
problems
alive
and let the
thoughts flow,
energising the
mind muscles.
122.ROAD TO PEACE
Peace,
seems to be
the most
sought after
state
by all.
We learn,
earn,
go behind
things....
All for our
peace,
of mind.
Even wars aim
for peace.
The road to
peace is
thus,
full of
uneasy stops.
123.STUDENTS
Our students,
whom do they want
as teachers...
Someone with
passion and
compassion.
Passion to learn
and compassion for
the ones who come
to learn.
124.BE THE POWER...
The world warns
the weak,
salutes the strong.
You can be a follower
or create a path new.
The former is easy;
in fact, a tendency.
The latter needs vision
and will.
But it's the best option
still.
125.CONTROL
Controlling something,
requires
a higher level
of consciousness.
When you extend
your consciousness
into something
you love
and guide it
towards its path
of development.
126.REALIZATION
When we see
reality in our
own way....
Not as
told/heard/read.
But in a way
unique to us.
That's realization.
Always subjective.
Not objective.
Education covers
objective facts.
Realization is
being subjective.
Discovering ourselves,
through thoughts.
Thoughts leading to
the soul
And soul to
the peace
within.
127.I'MPERFECT
In the end
what matters is
the beauty of being,
not becoming.
Perfection smiles
in being imperfect
and saying with
a happy mind that
i'm perfect.
128.LUXURY
Simplicity
by choice,
with all wisdom
born of big experiences;
thy name is
luxury.
129.FEELINGS
It is what we
believe,
trust,
have faith
that makes us
feel about
something/someone
and these feelings
give us a sense
of reality.
Not thoughts.
130.VERSIONS
Every person
represents a
version of
truth
but the version
selected by
time
is the one
that
serves the
humanity
as a whole
and not
an individual,
a group
or a community.
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