Wednesday 10 July 2013

Thought Again

Today, life feels like a dream of my sleeping soul who is trying to awake itself from this slumber and find its way back home. - Arpna

Wednesday 3 July 2013

Connection

Imagine lying down on a beach on a cool day, looking up at a clear sky. Your soul is as pure as that sky. I am always delighted when I look up, and what makes my heart jump is the vastness of the blue expanse above. If you can feel the oneness with this sky you can feel how magnificent your own spirit is. Our inner being is as beautiful as the nature around you, as mystic as the universe, free as the moving air, and as powerful as the running water. If we try to feel this then we may realize that our soul is connected to God through all ways yet the soul might feel itself far from him. Every time the soul wakes up from it's worldly sleep he seeks his creator's love. In those brief moments the soul wants to be at his feet, kneeling down and feeling the peace in its heart. I believe our life is to serve God's purpose, and one of God's purposes is to send love to all the souls that have come down to this world. You see someone smiling at you, feel it as God sent smile. Someone shows love to you, feel it as God's own love sent to you. We all are his instrument, as well as the other people around us. We will always have at least one companion, God, to call our own whether we are in a crowd or standing alone. So if you ever, my buddy soul ;-) , feel left alone and want to return to him then remember that all the love you have in this life is sent by him. He is always by your side. Enjoy your time here because you will have to return one day. At the end you will be with him :-)


Wednesday 26 June 2013

On Silence

Lying on the bed and turned to my left, I was staring at my brother on the opposite sofa busy with his tablet phone. He looked at me to show me something and I did not respond. Something inside kept me silent and I kept staring at him in his eyes... These are such moments when I am hit with profound wisdom. Not kidding! In silence I have come to discover some philosophies about which I had never read before. Earlier, on a couple of occasions when anything like this happened I shared it with one of my friends, who later sent me some quotes containing the lines similar to the thoughts I shared with her. I believe it to be wisdom because these realizations help me be a better person. Some I recorded, some I shared with friends and some I just lived. . . 

Eyes are windows to the soul, whoever said that said it right, and soul belongs to the universe, if you know what I mean? :-) The universe is almost silent. Silence is a characteristic of the magnificent universe, and I believe the soul is no different than the universe. The quality of being silent is essential to realize that you have a soul in you, and to realize that there is soul in the person next to you too. You are not just an earthly being, you are more than that, something as vast and as beautiful as the universe itself. We need silence to let every spirit exist peacefully. Silence is the language of the universe and it is also the language of your inner being. 

Now I am thinking that being still and quiet is something you are taught in meditation as well. I must admit I have my own free ways to do things, and I guess it was nothing but a strong moment of meditation for me that brought me to the significance of silence. I enjoy these a lot, and at times I think of it as revising (sudden realizations) the lessons that I learnt in my past lives. I have something more to write but will do that in next blog.

Saturday 23 March 2013

A to Z challenge


Finally, I have registered for the April's A to Z challenge. Last year I landed on their page all by chance while I was surfing for the sites for one of my college assignments. A friend of mine took part in it then and I was quite excited about the event to find so many people writing at the same time. Isn't it like bring the world together? United We Stand Bloggers :-) I am a part of that community too this year. Though I have my final exams in April but I am going to give it a shot and try to survive this challenge. 

Just participation is not what I am aiming at. Did I tell you I wish to write a book? Oh yeah! Nothing special in that? I know, but it is like I have some talent for writing (at least I think that) and I am sure it is for some purpose :-) So, to explore what I am suppose to do with this small gift of words I have to start somewhere, and what place can be better than A to Z Challenge? (ok! at least I can't think of any :-P ).

Now, what next? 
 A journey of thousand miles starts with a single step.
Not all have the same talent, 
But everybody gets an opportunity to develop it.
                                                         -    (unknown) 

This is one of the 'Thought of the day' that I spoke in the morning assembly, during school time, in ninth class. I loved the quote and recite it every time I have to start something new :-) The first step has been taken, the next thing is, I guess, is to persist with this desire to write. I am sure I am going to fall out of this run but I am ready to get up every time I will fall.

We all have something that we want to start, like to start learning how to sing, to dance, an instrument or anything like that. I have a long list which includes hitting the gym, starting my guitar classes again, to learn roller skating, to learn hip hop and break dance, to learn horse riding, to brush my writing skills, to name a few :-) Many of us fail to take the first step. It is same as the concept of 'friction'. When you need to get a stationary body in motion you face the maximum resistance and need to put great effort, but try pushing a moving object and all you might need would be a push with the little finger ;-) . So, if you wish get serious about a hobby then take the first step. Still not motivated enough? What can I say now! Just know this, there are millions of babies out there taking there first  step and trying to walk, while you are just sitting and thinking :) . I like a line in of those TV commercials:

"Thinking is such a waste of time" 

and this was what my English teacher used to say, actually he copied the NIKE's tag line,

 " JUST DO IT! ". 

:-D So, get started today buddy!

Back to me and the challenge. I have finally started working at one of my hobbies :-) Wish me luck for the challenge (and my exams too :-P), and Good Luck to the fellow A2Zeders. 

Thumbs Up guys! :-D