The barbed tree-guard.

The barbed tree-guard.
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Dear You!,
When I had shifted to my new rented house, there was a beautiful tree along the road-side. I saw it was not safe, and cows, goats or other people could also destroy it. I put a tree-guard and when it was mature and grown up enough to look after itself, the tree-guard was no more needed. Even the barbed fence in the tree-guard could harm the tree. 
Then I decided that it is wise to remove the tree-guard. Still it is a bit unsafe, but I think I can't do anything anymore to save it from the possible dangers it might come across in its life. 
Just hope Shiva will take care of, look after it.
Then again, I felt if Narayan could not save Narayan Himself, how I could possibly save the tree?
May be it will not be possible for me to keep in touch with you any more, and it matters not.

All the best. 

Your own old remembrance.

The existence of 'God'.

The existence of 'God'.
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A poem by Anuj Agrawal :
--
जिन लोगोँ का 
होता नहीँ कोई ईश्वर 
वो पूजते हैँ किसको ?
क्या वो पूजते हैँ 
जिसको
वो होता नहीँ 
या होता नहीँ
उनका ईश्वर ?
जो आराधता है 
जिस को
क्या बसते नहीँ उसके
उसी मेँ प्राण ।
फिर आखिर 
किन लोगोँ का
होता नहीँ कोई ईश्वर ।

अ से
--
The सांख्य -दर्शन  / sAMkhya darshana (युक्ति /yukti) answers this question very well. Even though in the poetic sense I appreciate this poem, at the same time I also feel such a 'ईश्वर ' / "Ishvar" could not exist independently of the one who worships this  'ईश्वर' /  "Ishvar". Kurt Gödel has mathematically proved that far from being worshiped, "Ishvar" could neither be defined, nor could be described. So सांख्य  / sAMkhya keeps the point unanswered. And though 'द्वैत ' / 'dwaita' insists upon the existence of such a 'ईश्वर ' / "Ishvar" because of the practical utility, ultimately one has to merge into that 'ईश्वर' / "Ishvar" (सालोक्य  / sAlokya, सामीप्य / sAmeepya, सान्निद्ध्य  / sAnnidhya, सायुज्य  / sAyujya) is where the distinction between the worshiper and the worshiped ceases for good. In this way, there is no-one is without a 'ईश्वर ' "Ishvara" as One's own ultimate truth of being, And knowing  / not knowing, worshiping / not worshiping such a "Ishvar" really never matters.
How-ever, in Gita we do find a very practical and useful hint for finding out this 'Truth' of 'ईश्वर ' 'Ishvar'.
-- 

I'm but this shadow...!

I'm but this shadow...
--

David Frawley

David Frawley 

How I became a Hindu.

धम्मचक्कप्पवत्तने / dhammacakkappavattane

स्वरचित पालि / संस्कृत श्लोक 
--
पालि
धम्मचक्कप्पवत्तने अमिताभ निदस्सयति ।
मिग्गा तु सूयन्ति दत्तचित्तेन वचनं भगवतो तस्स ॥
--
संस्कृत
--
धर्मचक्रप्रवर्तने अमिताभ निदर्शयति ।
मृगाः तु श्रूयन्ति दत्तचित्तेन वचनं भगवतो तस्य ॥
--
pāli
dhammacakkappavattane amitābha nidassayati |
miggā tu sūyanti dattacittena vacanaṃ bhagavato tassa ||
--
saṃskṛta
--
dharmacakrapravartane amitābha nidarśayati |
mṛgāḥ tu śrūyanti dattacittena vacanaṃ bhagavato tasya ||
--
धर्मचक्र प्रवर्तन के समय भगवान् बुद्ध (अमिताभ) धर्म-तत्त्व का निदर्शन कर रहे थे, जबकि मृग (सरल-निष्पाप चित्त्त) दत्तचित्त होकर उनके वचन श्रवण कर रहे थे ।
--
English :
--
At Sarnath / MrigadAva, Lord Buddha was preaching the essence of 'darma' while the deer (innocent in heart and mind) were listening to the same.
--

Exactly an year ago!

Exactly an year ago!
--
I AM the The door, I AM the way,
I AM the one, from myself away.
Calling I AM to myself that is lost,
I AM The one, That comes to myself.
--

आज की कविता / पेरिस 13/11, मुम्बई 26/11,...

आज की कविता / पेरिस 13/11, मुम्बई 26/11,... 
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©
समर्पित पेरिस को, मुम्बई को,...
वो सुर्ख़ ज़िन्दगी का हो,
वो सुर्ख़ हो या फ़िर ख़ूँ का,
वो ज़र्द भले डर का हो,
भले ही हो मातम का! 
कभी सुर्ख़ कभी ज़र्द,
कभी गर्म कभी सर्द,
जवाकुसुम गुड़हल,
हर रंग दिल में दर्द!
वो सुर्ख़ जो खुशियों का हो,
वो सुर्ख़ हो रंगे-इश्क़ 
वो ज़र्द जो हो बेबसी,
या हो मायूसी ज़ुदाई की,
जवाकुसुम गुड़हल,
हर रंग दिल में दर्द!
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