Friday, October 2, 2020
Student Teacher tackle Corona
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Illness is a Boon, not a curse
During an Illness, we can clearly see what all unnecessary, unrequired, useless clutter is present in our Life. So much of our time and energy was spent on that useless stuff during our 'Healthy/Normal' days. Let us get rid of all such stuff as soon as we identify it.
This is a personal observation, during an illness I seem to be getting in Sync with nature's cycles - getting up early, sleeping on time, eating only what is right for the body in necessary quantities, chewing properly and last but not the least no urge to check the Mobile phone first thing in the morning after getting up in bed. I do none of these right things in my 'Healthy Days'. Now I can say lesson well-learned, I will change my ways and be more conscious of whatever I do on a daily basis.
With your family members taking care of you during an illness, specially in case of an infectious one, it takes a lot of maturity and self-control to avoid unnecessary touching while receiving continuous care, and to still keep loving as always. You must refrain from going too close to them, wash your hands frequently, do not touch random stuff around the House, especially the personal stuff of other family members. These measures would be very effective in preventing the spread of infection among the family members.
During illness, with all the pain, discomfort and soreness, we are not even aware of what is going on in our home with other family members, we are disconnected from the World at large and the drama associated with it. We get Centered in our Being quickly during an illness. This centering is not so easily achieved otherwise, the Yogis and Saadhaks do much to achieve this, whereas an ill person with simple quiet sitting gets Centered in his Being very easily, without any Sadhana as such. Enjoy this Centering, remember this experience, imprint this feeling on your mind very well. So that when you are out of illness, you continue to seek this Centering and put sincere efforts to be in that state of inner stillness.
Now, after recovering from the illness, I again see the shift in myself towards the old, unhealthy and unnatural ways of living. I have unconsciously again started taking more portions of food than are actually required, eating at odd times, not chewing the food properly, no fixed schedule for taking rest and sleep; all this is a surefire way of landing into the next Health Disaster. Perhaps this unconscious shift to old harmful ways, happens to most of us and we tend to forget the hard learned lessons.
I will push myself towards a better way of Life which is more conscious and filled with awareness at each step. I also request you the Reader to do the same.
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Monday, August 10, 2020
Women in my life..
My 100th blog post ought to be Special, ought to be dedicated to someone Amazing and ought to be released on a Special Date
This Woman gave birth to me, nourished me from herself, drenched me with her Love and Mamta all these years, has been a sanctuary for me always and Loved me more than anyone else in the world, she is still at it. Only after growing up to a certain age and maturing to a particular level of understanding, have I known her struggles. As I grow into a man, she is getting older and many things will never be the same, I have to prepare myself and herself for the same.
I wish she takes up Yoga, Pranayam and Meditation on a daily basis, but being a devoted House-wife taking care of each & every need of the family, she gets very tired which leaves little or no room for her personal activities. Only now I have realized that all these years, whatever she has been doing day-in and day-out taking care of all of us, without any deviation whatsoever and going the extra mile many times just to please us, that is her Actual Sadhana. Her daily work itself is an Arduous yet fulfilling Sadhana.
My Chachi (Uncle's Wife), has been a second Mom to me and my younger brother, ours being a joint family. As soon as she was engaged to my Uncle, she used to treat me and my brother with delicious food items. After she married into our family, she started cooking fancy food at home, as a result we got all nice and tasty food-stuff at home itself. That was her way of showering Love on us children by regularly treating us to New Dishes, all hygienic and Home-made, thus greatly cutting down our need or desire to have street food or restaurant take-outs.
My Sister from another Mother(My Paternal Aunt's Daughter), is my rightful Sister for all Intents and Purposes. She's the sister I spent my childhood weekends and vacations with, enjoyed fun stuff together, games and dances, movies and music, TV and stuff, maturity and spirituality; all this and much more was shared among me, my brother and her; which is now etched in our minds as beautiful memories. She is a young Mother now and as life progresses, we both support each other during difficult times and the bond keeps strengthening with each passing day. We also share all the good news and achievements of Life with each other, otherwise what use is good news if you don't share it with a Loved one. Before my marriage, I had told her She's gonna get a best friend in my to-be-wife, which she realized after meeting my Wife.
My Wifey, from whom I was physically separate as anything, came into my life, loved me dearly, made me hers(rather, after meeting her I never ever wanted to be without her in my life), we were madly in love, the minds started tuning, we had same likes and dislikes, same outlook towards life, we began fusing into each other literally. One of the best things about her was, she Perfectly Complemented my lack of certain qualities by her people skills, this made her my Better-Half indeed. There is a certain thirst in me which was quenched only when I heard her voice on the phone, or met her in person and at present I get that feeling only when I see her in my dreams. I always felt Oneness and Closeness with her in spite of the physical distance between both of us for most part of our lives before our marriage. She did everything for me, all that a devout Wife would do, she not only gave herself completely to me, but also Accepted me in Totality for whoever I was, without ever asking me to change. This was her True & Self-less Love for me, which I now understand in its entirety.
That Oneness with my Wife is nowhere to be found with anyone else now, not that I am looking for it from other people. That experience of Oneness with my Wifey was only once disturbed and went missing just 1 day before my Wifey passed away, on that day the physical distance between us was zero, but the life energies were not fusing with each other like before, perhaps a disaster was about to happen and it did too; I couldn't save her even with all my love.
All my life, my Mom and Wife have been unfair to me.
unfair: not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice. At times, I have been avoiding, disappointing, hurting, sometimes keeping the truth from them, but all they gave back to me was Undying Love, Constant Care and Endless Support; so unfair right!
Mom Loved and nurtured me in such a way, that I turned out to be a decent man who puts Love and Care above everything else, who can easily put his guard down when surrounded by Loved Ones. Chachi now, not only feeds me but also teaches me the art of cooking, so that I can become a better man. My Sister and I are round-the-clock support for each other, and will always be. My Wifey Accepted me totally and Loved each bit of me. I am forever indebted to these Women who have Invested their Life on me Literally! Now, there lies a huge responsibility on my shoulders, to live a life which is worth this much amount of sacrifice and love from these Amazing Ladies.
Dear Mom, I will keep loving and taking care of you always. Dear Chachi, as time progresses I will prepare good food, and you shall relish it. Dear Sister, we will always be there for each other. My Sweet Wifey, you are never out of my mind, I know what I have to do.
Thank You God for blessing me with the Best Mom, Wonderful Chachi and a Caring Sister and on top of that gracing my Life with the Perfect Wife.
Friday, August 7, 2020
Pandemic Bright
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Pandemic Contrast
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Women are like Flowers
They can enchant him with their charms and also drive him away with the pseudo thorns. They can stay together with you forever, with the knot of a subtle thread. They will leave you once and for all, if that's what you really call out for.
They flourish in the warmth, love & care of a man and fill his world with great fragrance. Their whiff is enough to make a man's day. Their simple touch is enough to cheer the children up. Her comforting gesture is enough to take care of his parents.Using her essence she cooks great food and with equal love she feeds one and all.
As the flower giveth seeds, she giveth new life. Her milk nourishes the infant as a whole, her lap comforts the baby's soul. In her garden the baby grows, in this world again a sweet man arose.
Knowledge like a Banyan tree she possesses, when as a grandma she caresses. In her shade the person moulds, she turns him into human gold.
She never goes away even if she dies, her greenery never leaves your eyes. She keeps you loving forever, wherever she is no matter.
Women are like Flowers.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Prayer is a phenomenon
where we thank the Lord for all that he has given us
where we realise that we can't hold it even with both our hands, so much we have received
where we melt in gratitude in front of the Lord
where even our soul is standing in obeisance with joined hands before the Lord
where we just smile and look up at the sky
where our head bows without a try
where our mind is shun and we don't ask
where we have nothing to speak and so much is said
where we are overwhelmed and don't know what to do
where the ego breaks and we realise that we are not special someone
where we are drenched in the grace
where we empty ourselves of the self and wait for the divine to descent & dwell in us
Prayer is a phenomenon which should happen with Parents and Guru too.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
kranebits #16
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Do your Sadhana
Do your Sadhana
Human potential is unbelievably vast, to utilise it
Do your Sadhana
You will be balanced and disciplined in life
Do your Sadhana
Have a one pointed goal for yourself
Do your Sadhana
In the midst of turbulence, stay calm
Do your Sadhana
Patience, perseverance and efforts will be tested till the end
Do your Sadhana
You can overcome all the obstacles lying ahead
Do your Sadhana
Even when you don't see anything around clearly
Do your Sadhana
You will certainly be happy
Doing your Sadhana
You can dissolve into God once and for all
Just keep doing your Sadhana
Friday, April 3, 2015
Sparrows
I generally keep foodgrains and water for birds all round the year in my balcony, but wanted to do something extra for sparrows. I & Wifey, have placed a cardboard box with holes opened for sparrows to nest in, though none have arrived yet my hopes are up as ever.
Also, placed multiple Tulsi(Holy Basil) plants in same balcony, where foodgrains and nest are there. As I have observed that sparrows eat Tulsi seeds and nibble on its leaves too.
Over last two months, my family has witnessed an increased number of sparrows visiting for food, water and Tulsi nibbling. Although it would be great to see them nest in some corner of my house, but still seeing them come in numbers for feeding is also satisfactory.
I wish, you people will also take some initiatives, especially for sparrows and in general for all birds starting this Summer. The least you can do is place drinking waterpots for birds in your verandahs and/or balconies.
Monday, September 1, 2014
kranebits #15
some Dreams never let you sleep,
they are the ones which you see with closed eyes and an awakened mind.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
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Monday, April 14, 2014
kranebits #13
not to win over the world, but to love deeply.