Yea, I have been away.. but all for good reason.
Currently cooling my heals at my home town of Pune. Social
obligations are a necessary evil. This time it brought into focus
the networking skills of the previous generation. Functions like
weddings, naming ceremonies, engagements, even death - used to
be their only source of connection with new people. And I will not
hesitate to say that the previous generation was not shy to
make new contacts. The best part of it I think was that though
they wanted to grow their network primarily to get an advantage -
either social image upgradation or financial discounts or plain
physical help - they maintained it with more affection and care
than the current generation does. Anyhow.
So yeah, I had a happening weekend. For heaven's sake - I
woke up at 4am in the morning to travel 3 hours to a wedding
which wasn't even mine :-P The wedding was at Mumbai and in
March end - so you can imagine the heat and humidity. Thankfully
the wedding hall was air conditioned, so that was a HUGE relief.
Then met a dear ol' friend of mine. I surprised myself when i met
him. I never expected myself to choke up on emotions after meeting
someone after such a long gap. It was amazing and just goes to
tell me how much deeper still waters run.
Then happened the happening part. Met another friend of mine
and we went out partying. Enigma at JW Mariott in Juhu was hell
crowded for a saturday night! :-( Gosh - Mumbai has too many HNI's.
Get more discs/pubs Mumbai - or get a bigger place :-)
Well that wasn't happening. What was that we saw Raghuram, the now
executive producer of MTV Roadies fame along with Bani (last year's
runner up and now VJ) and Anmol (this year's contestant who was voted
out in the knock out episodes). So we went and said "hi hello" and told
Raghu how much we like Roadies. Towards the end of the evening
Raghu and I shook a leg and this event came close to being the highlight
of my trip. Was a good feeling partying till 3/4 am in the morning which
mere mortals in Bangalore can never get to do - thanks to the administration
which believes going back home early will prevent crime (as if the daylight
dacoities and murders aren't enough proof against it).
Sunday till afternoon was normal with me getting the real feel of Mumbai
after I took a local train till Dadar. Till the time I stepped my foot on the
platform I wasn't sure I was gonna be able to alight on time.
Well the rest of Sunday was alright - had to deck up and sit pretty for
most part of the evening. Unfortunately the cool dude at the wedding reception
made an early exit, so was a bummer. But nevertheless :-)
So how was your weekend? :-)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Self-annihilating Love Destroys And Liberates
Love essentially means somebody else has become far more important than yourself. That may be distressing for your existence is threatened. You will lose all your freedom and everything that you have. The moment you say “I love you” you can no more do what you want in your life.
There are innumerable problems, but at the same time it’s pleasant. It’s sweet. It drags you in. It is self-annihilating. If you do not annihilate yourself, you will never know love. Some part of you must die. If you don’t let this happen, there is no love, only calculation.
What you call as love generally is a mutual benefit scheme. It’s an arrangement. There is still some sweetness in this; mutually, both people are benefited, but it is conditional. If you get very unreasonable the other person will slowly back off. Even in your love affair you have to be reasonable. But devotion is unreasonable love. It is one-sided madness. That is the beauty of loving God because you don’t have to have a relationship — you can just love. And if you have a relationship, it’s all on your terms...
Love is self-annihilating because your personality, likes, dislikes — you are willing to surrender when you really love somebody. When there is no love, people are rigid. When suddenly they fall in love with someone, they are willing to twist themselves any way they need to, which is a fantastic spiritual process because you are becoming flexible.
So love is definitely self-annihilating; that’s the most beautiful part of it, as long as you don’t handle it as a deal. We have formed a variety of relationships in our lives. There is indeed expression of love in these relationships. It should be there in everything that you do. But when we are talking about love as a spiritual process, as a process of self-annihilation, when we use the word “annihilation”, it looks like a negative word.
Whether you call it annihilation or liberation, destruction or nirvana, when we say, Shiva is a destroyer, we are saying he is a compulsive lover. Love is not necessarily self-annihilation, it could be just annihilation. It all depends who you love. So he destroys you; because if it doesn’t destroy you, it is not a genuine love affair.
When i say “destroy you”, it doesn’t mean destroying your home, your business, this or that. When what you call as “myself ”, your rigid personality, is destroyed in the process of loving, that is self-annihilation.
If you love a man, woman or a child, in the process of loving not just you are getting entangled, the other person also gets entangled. Once the entanglement is mutual, you cannot release yourself when you grow out of it.
The idea of looking up and loving Krishna, loving Jesus, loving something up there or loving a guru is because you need not have any fear of entanglement from the other side. You love as much as you want; when you grow out of it, there is no resistance from the other side. That is the beauty of devotion. Without some sense of love in you, without some sense of self-annihilation, you cannot meditate. If you pull down the whole of what you call as “myself ”, you will become absolutely still and transcendent.
No no... I haven't become a sadhvi or "devdas"i yet. :-)
I found this interesting piece in the "Speaking Tree" section of my daily newspaper.
So thought would share. It makes sense, doesn't it?
There are innumerable problems, but at the same time it’s pleasant. It’s sweet. It drags you in. It is self-annihilating. If you do not annihilate yourself, you will never know love. Some part of you must die. If you don’t let this happen, there is no love, only calculation.
What you call as love generally is a mutual benefit scheme. It’s an arrangement. There is still some sweetness in this; mutually, both people are benefited, but it is conditional. If you get very unreasonable the other person will slowly back off. Even in your love affair you have to be reasonable. But devotion is unreasonable love. It is one-sided madness. That is the beauty of loving God because you don’t have to have a relationship — you can just love. And if you have a relationship, it’s all on your terms...
Love is self-annihilating because your personality, likes, dislikes — you are willing to surrender when you really love somebody. When there is no love, people are rigid. When suddenly they fall in love with someone, they are willing to twist themselves any way they need to, which is a fantastic spiritual process because you are becoming flexible.
So love is definitely self-annihilating; that’s the most beautiful part of it, as long as you don’t handle it as a deal. We have formed a variety of relationships in our lives. There is indeed expression of love in these relationships. It should be there in everything that you do. But when we are talking about love as a spiritual process, as a process of self-annihilation, when we use the word “annihilation”, it looks like a negative word.
Whether you call it annihilation or liberation, destruction or nirvana, when we say, Shiva is a destroyer, we are saying he is a compulsive lover. Love is not necessarily self-annihilation, it could be just annihilation. It all depends who you love. So he destroys you; because if it doesn’t destroy you, it is not a genuine love affair.
When i say “destroy you”, it doesn’t mean destroying your home, your business, this or that. When what you call as “myself ”, your rigid personality, is destroyed in the process of loving, that is self-annihilation.
If you love a man, woman or a child, in the process of loving not just you are getting entangled, the other person also gets entangled. Once the entanglement is mutual, you cannot release yourself when you grow out of it.
The idea of looking up and loving Krishna, loving Jesus, loving something up there or loving a guru is because you need not have any fear of entanglement from the other side. You love as much as you want; when you grow out of it, there is no resistance from the other side. That is the beauty of devotion. Without some sense of love in you, without some sense of self-annihilation, you cannot meditate. If you pull down the whole of what you call as “myself ”, you will become absolutely still and transcendent.
No no... I haven't become a sadhvi or "devdas"i yet. :-)
I found this interesting piece in the "Speaking Tree" section of my daily newspaper.
So thought would share. It makes sense, doesn't it?
Friday, March 07, 2008
Kashti, Kinara
Itani berukhi se wo muh mod ke chal diye
aankhon me jo tha moti, samandar chala gaya
jhoomati naiyya ko kinara jaise mil gaya tha
toofan thama to jazeera bhi na saamne aaya
Aisi berukhi se bhala hua hai bhala kiska
na kashti na kinara paa saka muqaddar khudka
aankhon me jo tha moti, samandar chala gaya
jhoomati naiyya ko kinara jaise mil gaya tha
toofan thama to jazeera bhi na saamne aaya
Aisi berukhi se bhala hua hai bhala kiska
na kashti na kinara paa saka muqaddar khudka
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Only Q... No A
Is being cynical same as being an "informed rational" ?
Does optimism come from strength or does is it come from being foolhardy?
Does your preference for "enjoying the ride" label you as commitment phobic?
Have you noticed.. if you keep adjusting/adapting to everything you tend to be taken for granted?
Do you think "acceptance" can help you make peace with the outside?
Do you agree that the more educated/sophisticated of people are the ones who tend to stick more to traditions/rituals?
Do you think it is difficult to connect to people who have been part of/dug into your baggage?
Have you met any seriously boring people? But still ended up having a good conversation? :-P
Why is relativity so distantly related between people?
Is your strength perceived as your weakness? How do you handle it?
Are you worried about getting wrongly labeled?
Do you think that if you don't reach out things will not happen?
Are humans inherently "once bitten, twice shy" or are they hopelessly optimistic cos "ummeed pe duniya kayam hai" ?
Are stable systems stagnant?
Why do rules change with every player when humans, true to their genes, inevitably play the same game?
Does an ill-fitting shoe hurt less only because it's branded?
Do you agree that at times its insanity which brings calm in a crazy world?
The Unbearable Lightness Of Being.... do you feel it?
Does optimism come from strength or does is it come from being foolhardy?
Does your preference for "enjoying the ride" label you as commitment phobic?
Have you noticed.. if you keep adjusting/adapting to everything you tend to be taken for granted?
Do you think "acceptance" can help you make peace with the outside?
Do you agree that the more educated/sophisticated of people are the ones who tend to stick more to traditions/rituals?
Do you think it is difficult to connect to people who have been part of/dug into your baggage?
Have you met any seriously boring people? But still ended up having a good conversation? :-P
Why is relativity so distantly related between people?
Is your strength perceived as your weakness? How do you handle it?
Are you worried about getting wrongly labeled?
Do you think that if you don't reach out things will not happen?
Are humans inherently "once bitten, twice shy" or are they hopelessly optimistic cos "ummeed pe duniya kayam hai" ?
Are stable systems stagnant?
Why do rules change with every player when humans, true to their genes, inevitably play the same game?
Does an ill-fitting shoe hurt less only because it's branded?
Do you agree that at times its insanity which brings calm in a crazy world?
The Unbearable Lightness Of Being.... do you feel it?
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
New acquaintance
My mom is around to support me during my health concern
related to my backbone. So its a re-acquaintance with my
mother-tongue (pun intended) :-P
There is an overdose of Marathi and marathi channels in
my life these days. Here is a list of what has become an
integral part of everyone's daily lives (including rural india
at times) with the actual words in the language.
Vaiyaktik aayushya - Personal life
Saraav - Practise
Paathicha kana - Backbone
Vivaran - Explanation, elaboration
Praastavik - Introduction
Zaahiraat - Advertisement
Niga - Look after, take care of
Aacharan - Behaviour
Savistar Vrutta - Detailed report
Paatalyantri - Plotter, derogatory
Karasthani - See Paatalyantri
Kagadopatri - On paper
Shikkamortab - Stamped and sealed
Havaaman Khate - Weather Bureau
Dhrushtikshep - range of vision, glance
Paahunchar - Hospitality
Krutrim - Artificial
Dwaad - Brat, mischievous brat
Khijganati - not exactly sure what this means,
but apparently it is something trivial
Khatri - Sureness
Kaayada aani suvyavasthata - Law and order
Halgarjipana - Carelessness
Akkalkhati gahaan - Written off due to stupidity,
used when you have acted dumb and lost
Pain in the a** - Awaghad jaagicha dukhana
Though some of these are hilarious to read and hear
it is a refreshing break from the nonsensical chatter
around. Will add more later :-)
For the more interested -> Marathi Language
related to my backbone. So its a re-acquaintance with my
mother-tongue (pun intended) :-P
There is an overdose of Marathi and marathi channels in
my life these days. Here is a list of what has become an
integral part of everyone's daily lives (including rural india
at times) with the actual words in the language.
Vaiyaktik aayushya - Personal life
Saraav - Practise
Paathicha kana - Backbone
Vivaran - Explanation, elaboration
Praastavik - Introduction
Zaahiraat - Advertisement
Niga - Look after, take care of
Aacharan - Behaviour
Savistar Vrutta - Detailed report
Paatalyantri - Plotter, derogatory
Karasthani - See Paatalyantri
Kagadopatri - On paper
Shikkamortab - Stamped and sealed
Havaaman Khate - Weather Bureau
Dhrushtikshep - range of vision, glance
Paahunchar - Hospitality
Krutrim - Artificial
Dwaad - Brat, mischievous brat
Khijganati - not exactly sure what this means,
but apparently it is something trivial
Khatri - Sureness
Kaayada aani suvyavasthata - Law and order
Halgarjipana - Carelessness
Akkalkhati gahaan - Written off due to stupidity,
used when you have acted dumb and lost
Pain in the a** - Awaghad jaagicha dukhana
Though some of these are hilarious to read and hear
it is a refreshing break from the nonsensical chatter
around. Will add more later :-)
For the more interested -> Marathi Language
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Paradise
Stepped out for some fresh air
heard a marriage break
Too many players in the game
Everyone with their take
He raised his voice
She pointed her finger
Ego has its day
but its heart ache that will linger
Vessels made some noise
sobs and cries stifled
Both out on the front
With two pointed rifles
She went too far
He couldn't catch up
She didn't look back
and He wouldn't match up
You are a woman
stay put in your shoes
I am man
I can do whatever I do
Love lost its meaning
in that petty moment
Both lived larger than life
and THEY stayed in perpetual torment
Times loved and lost
never found again
Paradise once squandered
only Milton could regain
Will She leave him or
will He hold on
no one knows for now
the game is far too complex
for mere mortals who know
heard a marriage break
Too many players in the game
Everyone with their take
He raised his voice
She pointed her finger
Ego has its day
but its heart ache that will linger
Vessels made some noise
sobs and cries stifled
Both out on the front
With two pointed rifles
She went too far
He couldn't catch up
She didn't look back
and He wouldn't match up
You are a woman
stay put in your shoes
I am man
I can do whatever I do
Love lost its meaning
in that petty moment
Both lived larger than life
and THEY stayed in perpetual torment
Times loved and lost
never found again
Paradise once squandered
only Milton could regain
Will She leave him or
will He hold on
no one knows for now
the game is far too complex
for mere mortals who know
Friday, February 22, 2008
The sun shining through in my raindrops
A phone call from a higher plane
a local call or a dream was it?
A little laughter and moments awry
long talks and a short storry.
The bus, the wait, the coffee brew
An awesome smile that sees me through
Thundering monsoons on a yellow blanket
exotic locales on an unplanned junket
Long days and longer nights
sounds, the Silent Valley and amazing sights
Life is pretty when it pours
Washes away all your sours
Menacing grays or inviting blues
I will give both their due
Blues dont last and neither does gray
Sunshine, Rain... nothing stays
So why worry about a sky that's gray
It holds the promise of sun and hay
For its not life without some sun
and without some rain it is no fun
a local call or a dream was it?
A little laughter and moments awry
long talks and a short storry.
The bus, the wait, the coffee brew
An awesome smile that sees me through
Thundering monsoons on a yellow blanket
exotic locales on an unplanned junket
Long days and longer nights
sounds, the Silent Valley and amazing sights
Life is pretty when it pours
Washes away all your sours
Menacing grays or inviting blues
I will give both their due
Blues dont last and neither does gray
Sunshine, Rain... nothing stays
So why worry about a sky that's gray
It holds the promise of sun and hay
For its not life without some sun
and without some rain it is no fun
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Forever Wait
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
dariyaa kaa saahil ho, poore chaaNd ki raat ho
aur tum aao
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
pariyoN ki mahfil ho, koi tumhaari baat ho
aur tum aao
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
ye naram mulaayam ThanDi havaayen
jab ghar se tumhaare guzaren, tumhaari Khushboo churaayen
mere ghar le aayen
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
sooni har mahfil ho, koi naa mere saath ho
aur tum aao
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
ye baadal aisaa TooT ke barse
mere dil ki tarah milne ko, tumhaara dil bhi tarse
tum niklo ghar se
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
tanhaai ho dil ho, booNde hoN barsaat ho aur tum aao
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
dariyaa kaa saahil ho, poore chaaNd ki raat ho
aur tum aao
kabhi yuN bhi to ho
Monday, February 11, 2008
Muddat aur dosti
baad muddat ke mila hai dost mujhko
aa kareeb aa ke seene se laga lu tujhko
ye to bazaar hai, har cheez bikti hai yahaan
dekh le shayad na bacha paun tujhko
aa kareeb aa ke seene se laga lu tujhko
ye to bazaar hai, har cheez bikti hai yahaan
dekh le shayad na bacha paun tujhko
Sunday, February 10, 2008
"HE" had plans
An unplanned weekend it was... rather there weren't any plans
made for this weekend. So it was going on a casual note when
suddenly God revealed his first plan.. of sending me to this awesome
all night music concert in town, the Gururao Deshpande Sangeet
Sabha. With stalwarts like Ashwini-Bhide-Deshpande and Pandit
Hariprasad Chaurasia playing it was an offer I couldn't resist.
And the weather was amazing.. it was just right to be out whole
night... with a light drizzle in between, calm, quiet and cool...
It was well worth the price I payed - dear dear sleep. :-)
Pity I couldn't hang around till the last performance. But it wasn't
bad coming home at 5am and driving on empty Bangalore roads..
a sight you can rarely even imagine.. and need I mention the drive
was abuse-free.. lol.
Sunday was moving smoothly with old Hindi classics (and man was
that music or what!) till I got an invite for dinner. Met up an old friend,
literally and figuratively :-P ... and like I mentioned in one of my earlier
posts, it feels amazingly good to reconnect at the same level as earlier
despite time. Nothing like a heart to heart chat over piping hot coffee.
So a weekend well spent.
So how you been and how was your weekend? :-)
made for this weekend. So it was going on a casual note when
suddenly God revealed his first plan.. of sending me to this awesome
all night music concert in town, the Gururao Deshpande Sangeet
Sabha. With stalwarts like Ashwini-Bhide-Deshpande and Pandit
Hariprasad Chaurasia playing it was an offer I couldn't resist.
And the weather was amazing.. it was just right to be out whole
night... with a light drizzle in between, calm, quiet and cool...
It was well worth the price I payed - dear dear sleep. :-)
Pity I couldn't hang around till the last performance. But it wasn't
bad coming home at 5am and driving on empty Bangalore roads..
a sight you can rarely even imagine.. and need I mention the drive
was abuse-free.. lol.
Sunday was moving smoothly with old Hindi classics (and man was
that music or what!) till I got an invite for dinner. Met up an old friend,
literally and figuratively :-P ... and like I mentioned in one of my earlier
posts, it feels amazingly good to reconnect at the same level as earlier
despite time. Nothing like a heart to heart chat over piping hot coffee.
So a weekend well spent.
So how you been and how was your weekend? :-)
Friday, February 08, 2008
Ramblings of an idle mind
lost in love, found by friendship
shown the way and taken care
lost in friendship never gets found
angels do not tread those grounds
shown the way and taken care
lost in friendship never gets found
angels do not tread those grounds
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Road Less Travelled
Aankhon mein kitane mausam... pal me beete kitane saal...
[Eyes... the window to my soul.. reflect the seasons I behold..
snow, sun, wind and rain.. a hundred seasons in a glance told]
Feels somewhat like that doesn't it.. on your birthday. Well, not
exactly :-P Most times I do not even remember what I did last bday!
People put you on a pedestal on that day and the very next day you
have to bite the dust. How sad. It is like the numerous "This Day, That Day"
celebrations. Worship on one day and abuse the next.
Well.. my bday's haven't been like that anytime. Touchwood :-)
But its sad to let go of all the affection showered on you one day of the year.
So I have digressed from the topic. Anyway. What I was trying to say was..
Do you look back on your bday (or New Year for some) and track the progress
you have made and make plans of where you want to be the next bday?
How does it feel if you have missed a few milestones on the way? Course
corrections are an imperative for some, yes :-) But do you then sit and sulk
on that day thinking of where you could have been rather than enjoying where
you are?
I have realised by now (yes, late by other people's standards and early by some
others, but whatever) ... that I am not a goals person. Well.. Yes and No.
I am a short term goals person... and they are not earth shattering goals...
small, tiny, insignificant types. However the big thing is that I have learnt
I enjoy the excitement in taking chances, meeting strangers on the way,
reaching a place I hadn't planned to go to. Well sometimes it hurts, ofcourse,
but atleast I am having fun for most parts. So thats a risk I face anyday.
And I think that risk is something everybody takes in everything they do,
don't they? So what would you rather choose.... a straight laid path that
takes you exactly where you want to go with planned trouble and fun...
or a path that is wayward by nature and opens the doors of the most
exciting places you could ever be?
[Eyes... the window to my soul.. reflect the seasons I behold..
snow, sun, wind and rain.. a hundred seasons in a glance told]
Feels somewhat like that doesn't it.. on your birthday. Well, not
exactly :-P Most times I do not even remember what I did last bday!
People put you on a pedestal on that day and the very next day you
have to bite the dust. How sad. It is like the numerous "This Day, That Day"
celebrations. Worship on one day and abuse the next.
Well.. my bday's haven't been like that anytime. Touchwood :-)
But its sad to let go of all the affection showered on you one day of the year.
So I have digressed from the topic. Anyway. What I was trying to say was..
Do you look back on your bday (or New Year for some) and track the progress
you have made and make plans of where you want to be the next bday?
How does it feel if you have missed a few milestones on the way? Course
corrections are an imperative for some, yes :-) But do you then sit and sulk
on that day thinking of where you could have been rather than enjoying where
you are?
I have realised by now (yes, late by other people's standards and early by some
others, but whatever) ... that I am not a goals person. Well.. Yes and No.
I am a short term goals person... and they are not earth shattering goals...
small, tiny, insignificant types. However the big thing is that I have learnt
I enjoy the excitement in taking chances, meeting strangers on the way,
reaching a place I hadn't planned to go to. Well sometimes it hurts, ofcourse,
but atleast I am having fun for most parts. So thats a risk I face anyday.
And I think that risk is something everybody takes in everything they do,
don't they? So what would you rather choose.... a straight laid path that
takes you exactly where you want to go with planned trouble and fun...
or a path that is wayward by nature and opens the doors of the most
exciting places you could ever be?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tumse Hii
Har ghadi saans aati hai
Zindagi kehlati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi
Na hai yeh pana
Na Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai
Aankhon mein ankhne teri
Bahoon mein baahein teri
Mera na mujhe mein kuch raha hua kya
Baaton mein baatein teri
Raatein saugatein teri
Kyun tera sab yeh ho gaya
hua kya
Mein kahin bhi jata hoon
Tumse hi mil jata hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi....
Zindagi kehlati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi
Na hai yeh pana
Na Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai
Aankhon mein ankhne teri
Bahoon mein baahein teri
Mera na mujhe mein kuch raha hua kya
Baaton mein baatein teri
Raatein saugatein teri
Kyun tera sab yeh ho gaya
hua kya
Mein kahin bhi jata hoon
Tumse hi mil jata hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi....
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Was today as bad for you as it is for me?
Lost were you or
found your way to nowhere
Strangers giving directions
and close-ones clobbering up there
Fight did you to break shackles
or lie down calm despite the ruckus
People gone by and times flowin fast
it appeared like a blast from the past
Blast it did - my mind and my brain
still figuring if it was wind or rain
You on the outside
or sheltering me inside?
Blinding as it was the unmerciful terrain
To stay or give up
you could choose
Whichever you pick, you won't lose
For I have traded your bad days with my good
Your losses with my wins, so you stay cool.
Never will another day be bad anymore
The bad's been traded for hope, laughter and more.
Lost were you or
found your way to nowhere
Strangers giving directions
and close-ones clobbering up there
Fight did you to break shackles
or lie down calm despite the ruckus
People gone by and times flowin fast
it appeared like a blast from the past
Blast it did - my mind and my brain
still figuring if it was wind or rain
You on the outside
or sheltering me inside?
Blinding as it was the unmerciful terrain
To stay or give up
you could choose
Whichever you pick, you won't lose
For I have traded your bad days with my good
Your losses with my wins, so you stay cool.
Never will another day be bad anymore
The bad's been traded for hope, laughter and more.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Multiverse, Free Will and Compatibilism
I had never understood "The Matrix".. until lately.
Of course I wouldn't say I did it all by myself... I had help..
and you know what I mean. ;) But anyway the important thing
is that I now kinda understand it. So here's what I think... but wait..
don't right away tell me I am right or wrong. I am still
formulating my own universal theory.. so.. :-)
Well.. I now kinda believe that multiverses do exist.
And for the uninitiated I also believe in free well and compatibilism.
You see, it is through the theory of multiverses that
both the other theories can exist - to you, the non believer.
For the believer I don't think it needs any explanation :-)
I believe every creature on this planet can exercise free will.
It is like a matrix where at every juncture there are multiple
choices YOU can make which will determine your future path.
Right... so in YOUR current universe you are living your choices.
And at the same time in the other multiverses YOU make choices
different from the one you made today. So at any given point of time
all the options, or choices if you like, are exercised and YOU are
part of every one of them. So, though YOUR destiny is decided for
(in advance as some believe) in this universe YOU are part of all the
possible course YOUR life could take if only YOU had chosen option
'B' instead of 'A'. That is why free will exists and so does destiny.
And that's how its done... :-)
Of course I wouldn't say I did it all by myself... I had help..
and you know what I mean. ;) But anyway the important thing
is that I now kinda understand it. So here's what I think... but wait..
don't right away tell me I am right or wrong. I am still
formulating my own universal theory.. so.. :-)
Well.. I now kinda believe that multiverses do exist.
And for the uninitiated I also believe in free well and compatibilism.
You see, it is through the theory of multiverses that
both the other theories can exist - to you, the non believer.
For the believer I don't think it needs any explanation :-)
I believe every creature on this planet can exercise free will.
It is like a matrix where at every juncture there are multiple
choices YOU can make which will determine your future path.
Right... so in YOUR current universe you are living your choices.
And at the same time in the other multiverses YOU make choices
different from the one you made today. So at any given point of time
all the options, or choices if you like, are exercised and YOU are
part of every one of them. So, though YOUR destiny is decided for
(in advance as some believe) in this universe YOU are part of all the
possible course YOUR life could take if only YOU had chosen option
'B' instead of 'A'. That is why free will exists and so does destiny.
And that's how its done... :-)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Past Future
Saw a different movie today - The Lakehouse. Its about
2 people meeting each other in 2 different time slices at the
same time.
More about it later.
2 people meeting each other in 2 different time slices at the
same time.
More about it later.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
An amazing gift
from the organisation I work with... an Ipod Shuffle.
Wow.. I am thrilled. Its so small and so convenient and
so powerful. Its cool. :-)
Exploring...
Wow.. I am thrilled. Its so small and so convenient and
so powerful. Its cool. :-)
Exploring...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
First poetic attempt of this year.
A weak (I think) attempt to capture the movies playing in our mind.
:-)
aaj tujhi majhi punha bhet zali
tya pahilya nazarechi navin olakh patali
dole mitun jevha tujhe chitra rekhatale punha
junyach tya reghanchi navyane olakh zali
aale asatil na tumhalahi asech nave june aanubhav
saare kahi tech tari hurhur ti navi navi
toch chaand aani tich mi,
tu hi toch an jaadu ti havi havi
gaccha mitalele dole wate
ughadu nayet kadhich kevha
swapnwat tya kshanachi keleli
paarayana hi tevhadi khari
halahalata jeev tya sparshala punha,
veda aatur amod saajara
nei mala dharun khechun jo tuch ka to khatyal kaanha?
tya mausut kirananchi ti navyane olakh patali
paahi mala sairbhair lajati mishkil nabhatala to ravi
:-)
aaj tujhi majhi punha bhet zali
tya pahilya nazarechi navin olakh patali
dole mitun jevha tujhe chitra rekhatale punha
junyach tya reghanchi navyane olakh zali
aale asatil na tumhalahi asech nave june aanubhav
saare kahi tech tari hurhur ti navi navi
toch chaand aani tich mi,
tu hi toch an jaadu ti havi havi
gaccha mitalele dole wate
ughadu nayet kadhich kevha
swapnwat tya kshanachi keleli
paarayana hi tevhadi khari
halahalata jeev tya sparshala punha,
veda aatur amod saajara
nei mala dharun khechun jo tuch ka to khatyal kaanha?
tya mausut kirananchi ti navyane olakh patali
paahi mala sairbhair lajati mishkil nabhatala to ravi
Sunday, January 06, 2008
The Circle of Life
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
Theres more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life
Its the wheel of fortune
Its the leap of faith
Its the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
Theres far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
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