I emerge like a tree from a dirty seed;

The tentacles of stillness wrap me tight It grows around me like a cocoon My heart beats faster with painful efforts to look out Promises to be kept, deadlines to scale and agendas galore calling out to me. I slid my hand around those walls And learned to enjoy the sweet taste of stillness Oh why do I even think that I make things happen? When I can’t even take my next breath if chance had a different plan Everything blurs out to oblivion And I try to mend myself in the warmth of stillness. Like a caterpillar we scurry around With thoughts on walls scaled and obstacles crossed But it is this moment of waiting and knowing That brings out the colors It is this moment of stillness and humility That brings out the wings.

A  whisper  rises From the land of the Old I  drown  it  in  the  sound  of  TV, The  traffic  And  the  everyday  humdrum; A  moment  of  solitude  caught the  whisper Words from  my forgotten version I  had become a  collection  of  memories, A  stale reminder  of  my  past The  infant,  the  child,  the  teen,  and  the  woman  I  am  today. But before  I  was  born,  I  was limitless  A design,  purpose,  pure  unsurpassed  love I  hold  its  elapsed  reminders Locked  in  a  box,  tucked  away  into  obscurity; But  it  whispers,  it  hums  and  tries  to  remind  me Of  who I  am  and  who  I...

I was appalled to watch the news item about the ruthless assault on a child by TV actor Urvashi. It is repulsing and painful to see the feudal mentality of some people. How could people treat others with bucket loads of hatred. The underprivileged is not different from us except that chance left some on the streets and left us inside posh malls. This is nothing to be proud of. This is just a piece of reality in life that we all are part of and is to be accepted with humility. This too shall pass. Ever heard of someone who lived hundreds of years holding on to wealth, health and power. The sounds of opulence and sighs of the grief stricken poor all merge together in the scheme of life. We are a society build on debt. Many of the elite educated class’s networth runs in negative millions because of credit card burden and loans. In that sense the maid could easily be the wealthier one. Many who are blessed with money also presume that entitlement comes with the package. In essence we ...

“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities” Albert Einstein This fits well with MJ’s life- a life marked by extraordinary highs and lows. The world has still not got over Michael Jackson’s death. Surprisingly, the usual ridicule has given way to awe. May his soul rest in peace. I have always been a big fan of him. His plastic surgeries made him look like a ghost. His interviews sounded like he was spaced out. He walked in a different world that we couldn’t touch. I realized that MJ’s power was in breaking away from the limitations of the world and not in fitting in. To me MJ was more of a spirit than a human. He was a spirit that was uncomfortable in this world, uncomfortable about the rules and norms and the limitations. He dared to create his own world and he scaled new heights by doing so. People who know him cannot stop talking about his humility. He made his fans feel as if he was their fan than the other way around. He always yearned for perfection and ...

Sugi posted this on her blog and this is too cool to pass. So I took that up… Yeah I know, I am so lazy in coming up with a new post :-p 1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I love the new hair cut. That gal did an amazing job. 2. How much cash do you have in your wallet right now? Rs 10 and sodexo passes worth 1500+ 3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR? Core, four, score, shore, more, wore 4. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? Left my mob at home (AGAIN!) 5. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? Vibration mode. (Now my phone is broke and is perpetually on silent mode) 6. What are you wearing right now? Yellow shirt, Dark trousers and a black waist coat 7. Do you label yourself? Yes. I do that a lot. And some labels stick longer! 8. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently own? Bata. That is my first brand and we have come full circle. Is that lame? 9. Bright...

Have you faced people who suck the energy out of you with long winding tales about themselves? Have you wondered at times how a person can have so much pride? I don’t subscribe to the theory that overconfidence is the culprit for this “I am THE ultimate gift to the world” attitude. It is an inadequate sense of self esteem that actually sows the seeds of pride. A healthy self esteem respects others notwithstanding differing ideologies. There are times I have caught myself talking about some one else and then realize that the root cause was actually a kind of doubt on myself. When you work on having a healthy self esteem you stop all comparisons and understand that right and wrong is all about standards. And this standard differs person to person. An ingrained feeling of inadequacy is defended by a false pride. This is not a natural emotion and hence gets across viciously through a swish of negative energy. This is also characterized by a closed, defensive (territorial hostility) behavio...

We all tread on the path towards self realization though the answers are not definite. We want to connect with ourselves and the universe at large but stumble on big questions. Is it passion or dispassion that brings the best out of me? Isn’t passion a mark of attachment? Isn’t freedom from all bondages the ultimate goal? To me passion is not attachment. Attachment is obsessed with the past or the future but Passion is linked to the moment. Attachment is that chronic yearning whereas Passion is pure acceptance. Attachment is desire that triggers the fear of losing, but Passion has no fear. Passion is pouring one’s self for something worthy. To be dispassionate is disrespecting the gift of life. How can I walk through life without a sense of wonder! I read somewhere that to be passionate you don’t need to be attached. You need to be engaged. I don’t need to be attached to my passions in bondage. But I owe it to life to be engaged. My ultimate goal is to be aware of the everyday miracles...

I was surprised to read this quote of Karl Marx. “Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalized, and the State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism” Karl Marx, Das Kapital Eerily Only the last part “the State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism” is left unfulfilled. Will it happen? If so is it good? Communism without corruption rests only in theory just as an unfettered capitalism does. The simplest truths are the most powerful. It’s poise and balance that protects our universe. It’s that space between yes and no that gives hope. It’s not communism or extremist religion masquerading as politics or outright capitalism that would save the economy. It’s when we take responsibility f...