Thoughts.. :)

How i feel...depends on what i think....and what i think...depends on so many things. It is quite easy to think...when it comes to thinking about anything and everything or to just let our mind wander as it likes....But when it is to focus our thoughts on something....or when we want to think only about good and see the positive things.....sometimes...the opposite happens! Why.....? A very simple....very general...question....which can't be answered so easily. 

We all know that it is always better to see the colorful side of life.....to let only good thoughts conquer us....

Sometimes...when i think of the small small things make me happy....like....a smile from a complete stranger when I am in some kind of confusion......or a song that was forgotten long before but still brings so many colorful memories when i hear it now......or a conversation with a friend who makes me laugh...makes me come back to my spirits whatever mood I was in...

And when it comes to my unhappiness....i realise...very silly things.....i let very very silly things take over my thoughts sometimes!! And now I am happy that i realised it is actually small things that comes out when I expect something from others..or when i receive the most unexpected...or when i judge..which i should never be doing....! 

Yes! It all depends on me...my feelings.....my happiness....my sorrows.....all these are reflections of my thoughts....things i choose to do.....people I choose to be with.....! It's just the way I look at it... :)

Being Grateful!!!

A new day...very fresh..very beautiful...and very very colorful :)

I always feel that its really great if one could start a day with an attitude of gratitude!

First of all...being thankful for letting me get up this morning....that too without anything much to worry about....there may be many...who are not that lucky.

I feel great...and really thankful..when i see the sun rises.....when i see the plants wake up with the first rays of sun and slightly sway with the breeze to send out the fragrance of their flowers to me and to the world... that's the best good morning wish I can think of :)

The first sip of my freshly brewed coffee.....keeps me fresh for the whole day :)

The naughty smile my little one gives me...with her eyes closed....when I kisss  her good morning.......it makes my day!!

That soft..quick hugs and kisses...from my angel and from my sweetheart...when we say bye and wish a good day to each other...I realize that..it means world to me :)

The whole day i spend...with my routine works....with my books.....chit chat wih my friends....sometimes in my small garden.....daily routine drives..... even if sometimes the repetitions irritates me....ha ha....I enjoy all these.......these small small things....actually makes me happy.....and happiness is my choice :) :) :) and I am thankful for being able to choose happiness :) :) :)

Great :)

Yes!!!! I feel good.....better.....na...great!!! :)  Now i realize that i shouldn't have stopped writing....that was a very big mistake I have done to myself..! I know there is no point in 'should..could...would...haves' :) :)  I am really glad that I am back...back to my own path...the path of a seeker....the path to self realisation :)

I know I am smiling a lot... :) yes....I really am :) :)

I was leading a confused life all these years....I think!

I was confused....about almost everything.....about my priorities....my intentions.....about life.....as a whole....! I may not be able to tell why...but....I know..I was! And may be that realisation is helping me to come out of it and be myself....the happy...ever smiling...me :) :) :)

Today!

I feel like a baby here :) I wonder...what kept me away from writing....all these days...no....years.....6 years!!!! I know there is no such excuse which can justify this :(
May be i can say...i was busy.....no...i can't.....because I was not really....may be I was lazy.....that is also not a very good reason.....because....no one can be that busy or lazy.....to keep themselves away from something they love to do...for this long!!

I do not know....what really kept me away from something i enjoyed most...writing down my thoughts and feelings...!
May be there is nothing to be surprised about my ignorance about this...almost everything is unknown to me now.....!

After all these years..when i was going through my old posts....I was wondering.....where i can find that person who wrote all that.....who wrote about her dreams....ambitions......who always tried to see the colors of life....who used to once shout to the whole world...that...she is here to make a difference....to live life to the fullest....to show the world the power of smile,love,kindness and peace....to show the world what magic her dreams will do.....!!!!

Did she really exist.....? I doubt....

Discover your Destiny!

The title i have given to this post is the name of the book i read now...Discover your Destiny with the Monk Who Sold his Ferrari...by Robin Sharma. "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" gave me a lot and lot to think about and I admire the way Mr. Robin Sharma adopted to tell the world the secret of lasting happiness.
Reading a book is a journey for me. The moment I start reading, the journey begins....mostly with the author as the guide and the characters as my fellow-travellers. :) . In this book....during my journey till date....i met some people.....each of them made me think about different aspects of life. Speciality here is.....my guide is Julian Mantle (The main Character), who is known as The Monk who sold his Ferrari, and my companion...my fellow-traveller......is Dar Sanderson...who was leading an unhappy...may be..unfulfilling life before meeting Julian.
Here, Julian acts as Dar's coach.....life coach i should say....who gives him...teaches him the message that "you are far greater than you have ever dreamed of being" and describes him the stages ...the 7 stages of self-awakening.

Its really interesting....it makes me think of myself.....to see myself and my life from different angles.

One of the best reading choices for a Seeker.....I should say :)


Love and Peace.....!!!

Why postpone happiness to tomorrow?

Sri Sri

Every living creature wants to be happy. Whether it is money, power or sex, you get into it for the sake of happiness. Some people even enjoy misery because it gives them happiness!To be happy, you seek something. But despite getting it, you are not happy. A school-going boy thinks that if he goes to college, he will be more independent, free and, therefore, happy. If you ask a college-going boy whether he is happy, he feels that if he gets a job, he will be happy. Talk to somebody who is settled in his job or business, and you will find that he is waiting to get a perfect soul- mate to be happy. He gets a soul-mate, but he now wants a kid to be happy. Ask those who have children if they are happy. And they say: how can they relax until the children have grown up and have had a good education and are on their own? Ask those who are retired and done with all their responsibilities if they are happy? They long for the days when they were younger.All of one's life is spent in preparing to be happy someday in the future. It's like making a bed all night, but having no time to sleep in it. How many minutes, hours and days of your life have you spent being happy from within? Those are the only moments you have really lived life. Those were perhaps the days when you were a small kid, completely blissful and happy or a few moments when you were surfing, swimming or sailing or on a mountain top, living in the present and enjoying it.There are two ways of looking at life. One is thinking: "I'll be happy after achieving a certain objective." The second is saying: "I am happy come what may!" Which one do you want to live by?Life is 80 per cent joy and 20 per cent misery. But you hold on to the 20 per cent and make it 200 per cent ! It is not a conscious act, it just happens. Living in the moment with joy, alertness, awareness and compassion is enlightenment. Being like a child is enlightenment. It is being free from within, feeling at home with everybody, without barriers.Don't judge and don't worry about what others think of you. Whatever they think, it is not permanent. Your own opinion about things and people keeps changing all the time. So why worry about what others think about you? Worrying takes a toll on the body, mind, intellect and alertness. It is like an obstruction that takes you far away from yourself. It brings fear and fear is nothing but a lack of love. It is an intense sense of isolation.This can be handled by relaxing and doing some breathing exercises. Then you will realise that you are loved, you are a part of everybody and you are a part of the whole universe." This will liberate you and the mind will take a complete shift. You will then find so much harmony around.To find harmony, it is not as if you have to physically seek it by sitting somewhere for years. Whenever you are in love, your mind is in the present, you feel joyous. At some level, to some degree, everybody is meditating without being aware of it. There are moments when your body, mind and breath are all in harmony. That's when you achieve yoga. The art of living lies in the present moment.

long......very very long break!

After a very long break.....i am here to write something :) .....to be frank...i was lazy all these days....you may wonder......how one can be lazy for about a year...ha ha ha......its me!
I really do not know what made me so lazy to write.....because I am the one who finds pleasure in writing down my thoughts and feelings. may be i was too engaged in getting settled down in my new phase of life :) ! Anyways......everything is good..............same colorful days......same happy thoughts........same lovely feelings......no much change.......life is kool! :) now I will start writing about the year in which i was away from blogging......will start one by one.......new place...new people.....tours.....celebrations.....etc etc..... :)

YIC- Prashanti Kuteer!!

One day...just after our day's swimming.....on the way back home....my sister....Aparna.....i call her Vava......suggested me to take up the Yoga Instructor's Course at Vivekananda Yoga University....where she is doing her graduation!....that moment i felt my interest in doing something like that!So i decided...............yes.....1 month....let me learn the Yogic way of living!!

YIC started on July 1st,2008. I have visited Prashanti Kuteer befoe also......but this time...... there was a difference.....i was there as a student.....a part of that campus......that Ashram...i should say! When i joined there...i was not having much idea about what was going to happen.....even my sis did not give me much information......i think she did something good by not telling me much about it......only thing she told was......YIC is the most boring course in SVYASA!!!

There was 100 participants in my batch.....people from 25 countries......of different age groups......wide range of expectations!!

1st person whom i have spoken to......in my batch......was Ling Ling.....from UK....basically from Hongkong! We had free time till 2pm....at which the inauguration ceremony was scheduled! We both sat under a tree and shared our views and expectations about the course....some personal matters etc. Then after lunch......the Greattt Inauguration!

While attending the Inauguration i understood.....that i am here to attend a course....which is going to be one of the most unorganized programmmes! And..am sorry to say...it was!

We had a very tight schedule...starting from morning 4.30 through evening 10.30! Various sessions of Yogasanas,Geeta chanting, Karmayoga, Theory classes,Meditation,Pranayama etc etc....... great experience! Even if there were some problems in the way the whole course was organized...the experience was so good, so informative,and fulfilling. Very good classes....yoga sessions....chances to serve people......an opportunity to interact with people at different levels.

And ofcourse i should mention......the friendly people......all around... :) .........got many very good friends..........at treasure for a lifetime :)

I will have a lot more to say about YIC experience if i continue like this..... I think I should stop for now.

ahhhhh........................I am back!!!!!!!

After a long.........a very very long journey....................m back home!!!!
it was a journey of about ten years.............hmmmmm............i left home....i mean for my studies....after 10th std.......then one after another.....PUC.....BCA......MBA......ohhhh....then work!!! and now am back home......because i felt......that i shoud take a small....very small.....break before i start my next journey...............the real journey...of life!!!!!!
I should say......these years....when i was running around....for my studies and career........... i really enjoyed......each day....each moment.............especially while studying!!.........each day had its own color!!! Learnt so many things..........not from books.............but experiences taught me much.............they were the real teachers and friends i got during my journey!! by saying this am not forgetting my great teachers and good friends...............i am always greatful to each of them....for spreading light in my life!
now i m planning to reorganize my life and make my path...more specific........which will lead me to where exactly i want to be. there are so many things to be done in life................i just do not want to live a life with which nobody is benefited......there is a purpose for my life..............and i will live for its fullfilment!!! May Almighty give me streangth for that!!

Now............

I think now it's time to write something about me..........hmmmm.....not the fact sheet.......just about who am i........what i want to do in life.............how i look at the world............how i spend my days.....special moments in my life.............my stupidities.............my silly thoughts...........small small complaints........my dreams.................etc.!!!!!
This is not at all a simple task..........and as we all know...it's a continuous process.........so...... let this be the begining..........and......let it go on and on and on..............!!!!!

My Guruji.......!!!

Jai Guru Dev!!!
My Guruji.........who brought the light of knowledge to my life........who wiped away the darkness of ignorance from me.........who showed me ......how my ego stops happiness from reaching me........how to find happiness even in the smallest thing around........how to be in the present moment.......how to accept people around me as they are.....how to be responsible for my own life........! Guruji made me realize that i belong to the entire universe.......the sense of belongingness.....which helps us to love....just love anything and evrythng around us......!!
Jai Guru Dev!!!

Its meeee :)

smile............!

smile..................the language understood by all.........regardless of place.....caste.....religion........colour........ the language of heatrs...........the most powerful language i have ever known......................which spreads love....harmony.......peace.............which dissolves ego.............pride.............sorrows................!!!

Smile...............which can be seen as sun shine..........and even felt as the tenderness of the moon.............

Let Smile be the language which connects you to the world....................Smile......Smile.......n Smile.............. Let your smile wipe out tears in some eyes..................!!!

Smile..........Smile.................and..............Smile...............!!!

Rhythm of Life!!!

Rhythm of Life........music of my heart...............song of my hope...............!!!

my heart sings...............while am awake.......while i am asleep............whatever i do......whatever i think.............my heart sings..........the song......which gives me life...............which brings the rays of hope to me....................!!

my heart sings............when am happy...............when i am sad............when i am up with my gains..........when i am trying to go ahead with my losses............my heart sings!!!

my heart sings............even when it weeps out of deep hurts.............with the wounds of losing love.........being a loser.............my heart sings...........the rhythm...........never fades away..........my heart sings..............it keeps me going.............adding melody to each of my cells................it keeps me going..............with all the gifts of life ...............!!!