A journey with abundance of learning...

A journey with abundance of learning

“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is the change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the idea of living” – Marry Ritter Beard

Recently, I have visited three different cities of the country I live in. The journey was aimed for my business purpose, however, the ever active consciousness observed many things that went around during the journey. I am not going to talk even a bit about business and dare to bore you! – I will keep that for some other day ;). I am more interested in sharing the experience that is far more important in the idea of living.

I travelled with two of my best friends. The most interesting part of three of us is that, our thought frequencies matches in amplitude and at times resonates and creates impulse of happiness and creativity!

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The first flight was from Darwin to Sydney. The 4 hours and 20 mins of the time was a good space to do some reading and share the learning with each other. It was great fun.

The Virgin Australia Airline had beautiful and fun staff. In spite of crazy time-schedule, they always wear a smile and stays at great energy. we decided to add some more happiness to one of the air-hostess as she deserved it and passed one small hand written note to her that reads something like this, it was a combined effort which worked wonders! 

The after effect of making her day was joyful. I believe, the shortest way to be happy is to make someone else happy! She looked after me more than anyone else (I would like to believe so! J ) and her eyes sparkled with every smile after that! 

We travelled Sydney, then to Melbourne and Brisbane and back to Darwin.

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The fourth flight was from Brisbane to Darwin. On the adjacent 3 seat raw, I saw two adults sitting. One of them was constantly telling the other that he doesn’t want to get someone he would not prefer to seat with in the next seat. Guess what happened?

To his surprise, in the remaining third seat, he gets a really big fellow who had a different cultural background. From the adult’s facial expression, I could figure out that he was not happy at all.

What did just happen there? Was it a co-incidence? Did the law of attraction worked? Or the power of spoken words? He was constantly saying what he did not want  rather than focusing on what he wanted and as a result attracted what he was speaking and focused on!

For this flight, we had not booked our meal with the tickets. While the flight staff lady was serving meals to passengers, we hoped, there were some complimentary meal and drinks like other Virgin Australia’s flights had! However, we were not sure. So, instead of speculating, I started visualizing that I am actually enjoying the meal.

The serving staff came close to our seat and just asked if we wanted to buy anything as we were not in their pre-ordered meal list. I asked politely, if there is any complimentary meal – the answer was, No sir, sorry about that! 

Just after two mins, a lady walks up to my seat with a big meal and said – one gentleman of their staff asked her to give this complimentary meal to me. (I was like wow…!). I said, umm but my friends? She went back inside and got three mealsJ. It was very kind behavior! I wondered if this was an example of the power of visualization and instant manifestation!

We decided to do something for her in return. – “What goes around, comes around”

Rijesh is an artist. He makes amazing pencil art in a short time. This was the time to utilize that skill. We found an empty white paper and Rijesh created something like this,

We presented this to her. She was extremely happy and said she will frame this and cherish for long time. She extended gratitude and lots of love. Not only that, we got lots of sweet lollies in return! Sharing love and making someone happy is the most powerful and wonderful thing! World needs more of it!

Way of the Peaceful Warrior!

" Learn a new Language and get a new Soul " - Czech Proverb

I have been contemplating over this proverb for some time now. The human language is more than just a vehicle of carrying thoughts. It is really a representation of  belief print, a mind set or a culture of a particular community using that language. Understanding a new language can give you different perspective about life. For example in west part of the world, using English, one may say " I am angry " identifying themselves with the emotion whereas in east part of the world, using Hindi, one may say " मुझे गुस्सा आ गया ! " means "anger came to me" as if that emotion is just a passing visitor and not the identification of yourself. My true self is different from my emotions. Language reflects the life view. Learning new language can teach you different perspective about life.

Sharing a poem I penned down during one of those contemplating times of life. 

“ रास्ते “

किस रास्ते पर चले ?

हर रास्ते से निकले है दो राहे !

एक है लुभावना बड़ा, लगता अच्छा ...

गर्दन उठा कर देखा, रेला लगा था लोगों का!

दूसरा था कुछ टेढ़ा , पहले से काफी भिन्न ...

लगता था, शायद ही कोई इस पर चला हो!

असमंजस बढ़ी ...

किसे चुने ? दिल की सुने या दिमाग की?

पिताजी की आवाज़ मनमे गूंजी !

"पहाड़ो की चोटी  पर पहुचने  वाले रास्ते,

टेढ़े और कुछ अलग ही होते है,

लेकिन चोटी  तक यही पहुचाते  है!"

उसी आवाज़ के भरोसे की लाठी बनाकर,

पहला कदम भर लिया ...

राकेश 

Happy and Healthy Life...!

The reality of having personal blog is being lived since last five years. I cherish every association with it. The thoughts and actions are still in line with the goal. A goal to have a blog where useful information, thoughts and timeline can be preserved. Today sharing something I came across while reading various stuff on internet! Very good summary of tips for Happy and Healthy Life. You will love reading it.

40 Tips for Happy Healthy Life:

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time for prayer and reflection
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2012.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.

Personality:
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day —- and while you walk, smile.
11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do; keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously; no one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right things.
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. Forgiveness heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, don’t take it for granted – embrace life.
39. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not least:
40. Enjoy LIFE!
Last but not least:
40. Enjoy LIFE!



Simple is Supreme. 
Have a great time Friends!

Rakesh

What is your Excuse?

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

      But he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

      Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

      On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;

      At least no one ever has done it;”

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat

      And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

      Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

      There are thousands to prophesy failure,

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

      The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,

      Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing

      That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

by Edgar Guest written in 1914.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. - Bruce Lee

Don't suffer from a mind-deadening thought disease called "Excusitis". 

Stay less inclined to excuses.

Suit up Be Awesome and Go for it....!

Part of My Exploration

An introduction to a halt on the movement of blogging caused by somewhat persistent silence on the realm of writing. A break point to that phase and a home coming. Home coming to blog , to writing, to sharing, to the expansion of compassion, to the oneness. 

The path of exploration shall be never ending for the path itself is the destiny. 

Part of my own exploration is to understand and define some words whose meanings are indoctrinated in our  mind by either society or elders using ever existed belief print of human mind. I have tried to define meanings of some words with an intention of keeping them safe on blog, reviewing them later in life and to share with you all. 

This was written in one sitting amongst the chaos of my work place - between I guess 10 to 10:30. While writing such things, I feel, an invisible barrier surrounds me which keeps me unaffected until i strike myself willingly. 

Who am I?

I am that which can not be seen, touched, felt or conceptualised but without which there is no seeing, touching, feeling or concept. I am nothingness where everything lives and rests. 

What is death?

Death is a reality and truth for the conscious being known as human who only resides in his mind, otherwise it is the scariest, brutal, undeniable and biggest lie ever existed in human history.

What is Life?

Life is a phase of consciousness which acts as a strong magnet of emotions, attachments and experiences for a certain time span. It is the dramatic projection of un-conceptualised consciousness.

What is an experience?

In the materialistic world, it is the summation of the events which targets and enhances a specific skill. In non materialistic world, it is the series of emotions which can be grouped as pleasant or otherwise.

What is Ego?

It is the defence of illusionary self image.

What is peace?

The ultimate peace is coming home to the real self. It is being at the side of self witness. It is the joyful experience of nothingness. 

What is anger?

It is an unpleasant, destructive impulsive response to an event which was tagged as unwanted before its occurrence.

What is sense of humour?

It is an ability to stay unattached with attacks on self or unfolding events in real time and immediately directing it to the funny identity. That identity could be anything – a person, event or thing. It is being fearless.

It is merely my version, my way of seeing things. I welcome discussion or expansion on the above definitions. 

Love and Peace... Enjoy the worldly attractions, keep smiling, keep exploring... hoping to get in touch with you all again with probably a smaller halt... :) :)ting

Ciao..!

It is past mid night and bed awaits....! 

The View From Up There...!

Hoping to get someone decent in my next seat, I climbed the movable stairs attached to the door of the aircraft. The mostly taken for granted greetings by the beautiful air hostess was not enough to distract  my mind from speculation of the person who will be accompanying my journey. Nevertheless, I took my F14 seat next to window having a company of a young boy and breathed relaxed. 

The mind started its usual wondering about things and people which were in the site. I paid attention as it was asked for the aircraft safety instruction. The boy was busy figuring out how to on the TV screen in front of his seat. Instead of paying attention to the instruction I was interested in matching the air hostess's hand movement with the recorded audio. Well, she won. 

The air conditioned adjustment, the chewing gum in mouth and I started waiting for that thrilling super speed of the plane. After much wait, the exciting moment came, the plane started running faster on the run way and all the attention went to that particular second where aircraft takes off.

uubbhhh...  bit lump in the throat, butterfly in the stomach and UP in the Air..... Woooooow... all the concentration outside the window now!

I became the wind, yet with eyes and ears. I saw things getting smaller and smaller, the chaos of the city was disappearing. My eyes became wide. I felt some sort of lightness. The unknown burden was off my shoulders. disconnection from world, even forcefully, was bliss then. The plane started merging with clouds and up in the blue sky. 

I experienced every emotions. I realized while flying up in the air, I was actually flying above all those human emotions that mind creates. I saw couples getting back together, saw people having breakup, someone was dying, someone was taking birth, someone was victim of religion, someone was discriminated due to cast. I heard every cry of anguish and every peal of laughter. 

The world was peopled with mind, whirling faster than any wind, in search of distraction and escape from the predicament of change, the dilemma of life and death - seeking purpose, security, enjoyment, trying to make sense of mystery. Everyone everywhere lived a confused bitter search. Reality hardly matched their dreams; true happiness was just around the corner - a corner they never turned.

And the source of it was the human mind.

And the cabin crew asked me softly whether I wanted to buy any snacks or drink. I did not know what to tell her. I signaled of me being fine with smile. I felt I was full.

Smile stayed on my face until another announcement woke me just before the landing. Felt the warmth of the most beautiful sunrise. The sun rays tearing the the dark gloomy clouds were touching my cold skin. The gloomy clouds are akin to our mind troubles, and the sunrise is eternal hope; the burst of optimism we need to look forward to if only we could look beyond the "clouds of our mind" that are literally obscuring our site. 

The seat belt was unhooked now and I was ready to enter the world of minds again...! With a hope to fly again soon! :)

Love... 

The strings that attach...



The sound of any music instrument has its own charm and an ability to mark its place in your heart and deep in your consciousness.


Some people are naturally inclined towards music at early stage in life and some are late in identifying themselves with music. Speaking about music, the one instrument which is very near and dear to me is guitar though I love any instrument that creates rhythmic melody to my ears.

When I strum each string of my guitar, the sound does not only reach to my brain but it makes warm impact in my heart. I feel my heart has the same strings. Music has less to do with mind I feel. It is the creation of heart, of soul. And soul has its own intelligence.

I wish every one a prosperous day in thoughts and play the tunes of your heartbeats…. :)


Muwah….. :) :)