Science of Yoga

Day started as usual as I left for Yoga classes at 5 AM. Today was last day of my beginner’s class and I am now eligible for advance classes starting tomorrow.

I feel good and proud that I did it. From first day of this new year to this day (tenth), I regularly learned basics of Yoga. After attaining classes for ten days, I got better insight about it and discovered that it’s a pure science nothing spiritual or mythological. The Pranayaams, you perform have relation with our major systems in body and their functioning. There are reasons why a particular Assan will be beneficial for particular disease or person and take my word, its all science, no exaggeration. And being a scientist and an educated person, I am bound to be skeptic about it, but I could not find a point to debate on. Moreover, I can feel changes in my life and body, I feel light and relaxed in day, get sound sleep at night, can concentrate on my work, control my thought process and most importantly I have become more organized and disciplined. I find abundant time at my disposal to do all those things what I always wanted to do, particularly helping my wife in kitchen. And yes I did, somewhat succeed to achieve the goal, to reduce my pot belly, for which I joined the class in the first place.

Truth

Its been long since this blog been updated as i was busy with my technical blog.
In new year (2010), i would try my best to be regular and clear on my ideas.
Few days back, i read autobiography(My experiments with truth) of most impressive person in modern history of India, Mahatma Gandhi. I may not have learned anything from that book, but from bottom of my heart felt that if truth is on your side, sooner or later, success will follow you. It corrects the famous dialogue of movie "3 idiots". Now, for me, it's like "Seek excellence and keep unaltered truth on your side, success will follow you." If a meek lawyer, who could not defend his case and conceded defeat without uttering a word, for fear of public speaking, became the leader, having capability to take on colossal British Empire and defeat it, it was because he tread the path of truth.
'So nothing much has to be done', i resolved. Speak the truth and absolute truth only. It might hurt someone temporarily but will benefit both, him and me in long run. If you could not speak truth, it's better to stay mum than uttering a lie. This is my new year resolution apart from one which is to reduce my pot belly and learn Yoga (inspired by the book mentioned above).

Remember the past

Actually this post was written yesterday but due to connection failure I couldn’t post it on to blog.

Today, 28 Feb 2009, Gujarat morns the 9^th Anniversary of the ill famous riots which left nation in a shock. These were the incidents which tainted humanity. In no book of religion whether that is Geeta, Kuran or Bible, they can be justified. How one can justify killing of innocent and guiltless children, old people and women. If any body justifies those deeds must not be a human being leave alone Hindu or Muslim.

But the fact that still not divulged that a particular community was not doing the deeds against another community. I can say this with so much of the confidence because I know that a common Gujarati doesn’t keep a bottle of petrol in pocket to burn somebody’s house or a sword in hand to cut somebody’s throat. No mother will give a sword in his son’s hand and will tell him to kill people, no matter how extremist she might be. It was some insane goons who run the show and fooled people of world that entire community was with them to take so called “Revenge”. I ask them a simple question that, these terrorist blow up the whole train, how many of them thought of picking up a weapon and guard border or go across the border to kill those responsible for that, after all the believe in ‘Revenge’. If they can kill 2000 people for one coach then what about 7/26.Terrorist blew up 7 coaches, how many did they kill? None. Because they were not as gullible or blameless as people living on streets of Ahmedabad or Godhara.

For these people I have only one message

‘ki hai ladna hi to milke lado is bhook se jo bhook hum sabko khaa rahi,

hai jhagadna hi to milke jhagado is aag se ,jo aag hamare ghar jalaa rahi,

Hai khelna hi khoon se to aao phir ,

Seema desh ki tumhe bula rahi.’

People who say that they did it in the name of ‘Ram’ are maligning the name of Ram. Ram himself never attacked anybody. He gave Ravana three chances before killing him.

If someone says he is follower of Ram and kills people, he is lying. Ram lives in heart and doesn’t demand blood. He lives in prosperity and peace.

I feel pity on people who try to earn political brownie points from these things. Like an Hon’ble M.P. stated in the parliament that Army was called in Gujarat on 1 March, three days after the outbreak of riots, but in hurry he forgot that there are only 28 days in February and Army was deployed on the very next day. Please stop these kinds of things, Pseudo secularism and appeasement. If we are equal, we should be treated as equal.

No matter what were the political consequences of the events but I know we cannot fill the void which has been created in the lives of mothers who lost their sons, of sister who lost their brothers or small kids who become orphans and have to face this cruel world alone in this early in life. No compensation can do justice to them. Only thing we can do is to be more sensible and responsible in our acts so that they are not hurt any more. And pray for people whether ‘Ram’ or ‘Rahim’ who were killed in these heinous acts.

Recession??Who cares!

As we all know India's growth story is unique because grows in spite of dire state of Govt and virtually no co-operation from their side.There is a saying in our country that "India grows in nights when our govt sleeps!"This is a sentence you get the meaning of when you read this story.This is a small experience but it clarified to me how this whole economy runs by itself.How the money is getting transfered from the riches to the poor.
One day after office, i went to a barber shop.When i reached there, i saw barber was preoccupied with another customer. I decided to sit there and read Gujarati newspapers till my turn comes.
As the person just ahead of me was about to be done, there came an Inova in front of the shop.A kid not more than 10 year old came along with his maid for his hair cutting. Barber finished the person an ask that boy to sit on to the chair.I told him that i came before so i should be serviced first.He told me that it will take hardly take 10 minutes and then he will cut my hair with peace.
I decided to go by what he said.And i waited.It took exactly 10 minutes.It was time to take the money. Barber charged him Rs 75!After that i had the same cutting,and he charged me Rs 25 .The only difference between me and that kid was that i walked into the shop and he came in a car.
This thing clarified me how the flow of the money is in our country.It doesn't requires the State to collect tax from riches,invest them into policies to help the needy and the poor people.People anyway will directly take that from the source itself.If it would came through the Govt,those Rs 75 would have reached as 75 paisa to the barber.Our most popular prime minister accepted that !.This is why we are least affected by the on going recession.Money circulates in the market like this.It is taken out from the big bank balances and added into small saving schemes.Those extra Rs 50 would have triggered that barber to buy fresh fruits on that day thus increasing the earning of that vegetable vendor, who in turn will spend that money buying some sweets home in turn increasing the earning of the sweet vendor.So now with the same efforts three people have gained and their spending power has increased.Hence we fully utilize the fact that India is poor country where rich people live. We take out from riches and directly pump it into the chain without involvement of the Govt.If we can grow in nights like this,what if we start our development in days when state supports us!World leader has to be aware of India's potential.!

Nostalgia!!!!

It's been almost 11 months since my last post,in this period life has taken an U turn!From a care free life to a life which has responsibilities, from a group of rogues to mature gentlemen(at least we have to pretend like ones) , from a group of interesting four to a lone traveler.
It's seems to me that u can find those silly things interesting when u can't do them.Now , i can't go to Gupta's room in mid night and search for something to eat, i can't wake up Chhaila early morning and ask him to give my mug back.I can't sing unbearable songs in front of Tosif's room's door,i can't blame Pallavi for all the bugs in the project.The thing i can do is to preserve those moments,close to my heart and wish for few more!
But i know i will never get Tosif's techy brain ,Gupta's Jaleel Muskan, chhaila's "yaar hamare bacche family friends honewale hain" every time we fought, Akshay's planning or Yadav's Haseen looks,Gari's 'hahahahaha',Pallavi's "Express yourself" tagline every time i being diplomatic,Sakhee's bollywood infomation,or kati's honesty.
I won't get any chance to be the same with them ever after.Now our conversations will be more about work, more diplomatic, more measured.I sometime we all will forget everything in our preoccupied lives,thinking about offices and bosses and projects and jobs and etc etc...But i will relish the moments i had in hostel, with friends because in six month's time i have realised that it's not all that easy outside the college gate![:D] I mis you all! Comp 2008!

A story I wanted to tell......

This is the story which i was a part of though only a guest appearance.But it has deep impact on my mind that i was compelled to write a post on it.

Life comes in all colors.If you have bright doesn't mean that every thing in this world is shining!
There are areas which are gray rather black.You never get a straight line in life.You have to join distant points to get a smooth curve at least.
It was an usual afternoon when i went to near by village to have some dabelies there. The shop was very famous in near by villages so i decided to try it.So I spent i guess Rs 12 to go from my village to shop(taking my scooter average to be 35Km/ltr) and had dabelies there !Three exactly costing me Rs 9!!

When I was leaving my house my grandmother told me bring some of her medicines from the medicine shop there! After satisfying my appetite i went to the shop to buy those medicines.
There stood a middle aged person, probably he was coming back from work. He asked for paracetamol(He just said 2 bukhaar ki goliyan dena ) When shopkeeper gave him two tablets he asked him for Rs 3.I realized that the man had severe fever.I just felt from his body language and body temperature that was so high that i could feel the heat standing there. The man thought for a while and then came a helpless voice nahn ek vapas rakh lo ek se theek ho jayega!!!
It took me by shock!!! Can anybody be so poor that he cant afford Rs1.50 in a country which claims to be one of the fastest growing economies of the world???Those Rs 21 were nothing for me but if i would have asked that man, it would have meant a lot for him.That day i just realized that we are fortunate that we got more than that we need to be content.
We are always complaining and just complaining, but have we ever thought of those who don't have anything!!!We are bored of same games but they have no options,we are not thankful for the bed we sleep in, they wish not to wake up, we hate vegiterian food, they starve from hunger!!! Consider a man doing labor work in those conditions. But when God gives you troubles ,He makes sure that you have enough courage to bear them.

Lets try not to fed this endless cycle of consumerism and immorality in which this modern,advanced and well to do society forget the one third of our brothers and sisters who cannot afford two meals a day.

Abhi aur bhi hain!!!!

Yeh meri aakhari manzil nahn,
mere khwab aur bhi hain!!
Poochne ki yeh had nahn sawal,
abhi lajawab aur bhi hain!!

Kya hua jo toot gaye mansubo ke taare,
ummeedon ke aaftaab aur bhi hain!!
Kya hua jo ek phool murjaya hai to,
baag me gulab aur bhi hain!!!

Ek hum hi nahn bure zamane me sanam,
log kharab aur bhi hain!!!
Sivaye aapke chehre ko yaad karne ke,
hume kaam janaab aur bhi hain!!!

Abhi to kitno ko pehchanana baaki hai,chehere,
pehne nakaab aur bhi hain!!!
Abhi to kuch hi mile hai hume zamane me
heere kai nayaab aur bhi hain!!!