Roots & Wings

Our value systems are changing. Our choices are changing. Our lifestyle is changing. OK. What are you gonna say now?! Change is inevitable? Yeap! :)

Our grandparents' generation was different. Our parents' generation was slightly different, I feel. Our generation, (sadly) is starkly different (there are exceptions, DEFINITELY). When I think of how my next generation is gonna be, it scares the hell outta me!!! (can it get worse?? :O )

The valuable info being transferred from one generation to the other is not being retained in the next generation, rather is being depleted! :P There's more disbelief, than belief. More atheists, than theists. More Pitbull fans, than MS Subbulakshmi fans! Hahaha! Just kidding! LOL! ;) ;) 

WHAT IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR? Rather, need(s)? It's not a one stop solution.

Parenting plays a major major role in the upbringing of a child. Good parents give their children roots and wings- "roots" to know where home is, what our core values are, what our traditions are, what is and what's not, what's to be done and what not; and "wings" to fly off and become independent, confident, smart, worldly wise whilst keeping in mind what has been taught to them and practice it wherever they are, home or outside, whether under supervision or in circumstances of total independence; anywhere, everywhere and then, return home, one fine day. :) :) This is the need of the hour, good parenting. Nourishment at the roots to produce beautiful shoots! :D :D  

I will always be highly indebted to my parents for making me the person I am today and what I am today is totally because of their fantastic value system and upbringing! Love ya mom and dad! <3

Loyalty

She loved him,

With all her might.

Her belief & hope,

She held tight.

~*~

She loved,

the unseen

the unknown

Neither knowing

Who he was,

Where he was...

~*~

Sometimes with God she did fight

for a lifelong partnership

a monogamous bond

and prayed for him

at times, shedding tears

of pain & happiness

day & night

~*~

For what she had was

unconditional commitment

and

endless devotion

~*~

Ever since she knew

 that he existed,

Somewhere...

She loved him

from that moment,

emotionally, spiritually

mentally, physically

truly

deeply

*loyally*

~*~

That's loyalty... 
My feeble understanding of something that is much more than a seven letter word. :)
Loyalty- THE way of living life.... THE very essence of life :)


13th January, 2013

Atheism?!? (LOL!!)

It is difficult to see God as formless and it is difficult to see God as form. The formless is so abstract and God in a form appears to be too limited. So some people prefer to be atheists.

Atheism is not a reality, it is just a matter of convenience. When you have a spirit of enquiry, or in search of truth, atheism falls apart. With a spirit of enquiry, you cannot deny something which you have not disproved. An atheist denies God without first disproving it. In order to disprove God, you must have enormous knowledge. And when you have enormous knowledge, you cannot disprove it! 

For one to say that something does not exist, one should know about the whole universe. So you can never be one hundred percent atheist. An atheist is only a believer who is sleeping!

For a person to say, "I don't believe in anything", means he must believe in himself - so he believes in himself about whom he does not even know!

An atheist can never be sincere because sincerity needs depth - and an atheist refuses to go to his depth. Because the deeper he goes, he finds a void, a field of all possibilities - he has to accept that there are many secrets he does not know. He would then need to acknowledge his ignorance, which he refuses to do, because the moment he is sincere, he seriously starts doubting his atheism. A doubt-free atheist is next to impossible! So you can never be a sincere and doubt-free atheist.

When the atheist realizes his ignorance, what does he do? Where does he go? Does he go to a Guru? What does a Guru do to him? (Wait for next week's knowledge!)

A pure atheist is impossible to find. An atheist is one who does not believe in anything that is not concrete and tangible. Life is not all concrete and tangible. Nor is this Universe. Whether it is business, science or art, they all involve a certain amount of guesswork, assumptions, imagination and intuition. All of them are ethereal in nature and are not tangible. The moment an atheist accepts, even remotely a field that is unexplainable, he ceases to be an atheist. Any intelligent person cannot rule out the mystery in life and the universe and hence cannot honestly be an atheist! The so-called atheists are perhaps only denouncing certain concepts of God.

Question: Was Buddha an atheist?
Sri Sri: "No" in one sense because he professed emptiness which is very hard for an atheist to accept and "Yes" in another sense because he did not profess concepts of God.

Jim: An atheist believes only what he can see but Buddha said all that you see is not real.

Sri Sri: If only all present day atheists could be Buddhas.

Note- These are words of wisdom by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Art of Living). 

Dear REBELS!

Why do we believe in God?

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Why do we pray?

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Why do we go to temples?

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Why do we worship idols?

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Why do we have so many rituals/ traditions?

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Why shouldn't I do anything auspicious during Rahukalam/ Yamakandam?

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Who has seen God/ Heaven/ Hell ? Why do we have to believe in them?

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Why is Friday deemed auspicious? Why not any other day?

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Why shouldn't I buy a black car? :-P

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Why do we match horoscopes for marriages?

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Why do women keep away from temples when they are menstruating?

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Why this?

Why that?

and..

Why what not ?!?

Questions are great! No, really. Questions are great!!! It shows that you are in search of some answers. Questioning with a willingness to learn is encouraging! But questioning with disbelief is atrocious!!!! Not acceptable! Did u hear what I just said. NOT ACCEPTABLE!

If you seek for answers with belief and with an attitude to learn and grow, you'll get all answers and not a single question of yours will go unanswered! It's just that, you have to make an effort to find out! Read as much as you can! Ask people! Google will also be glad to help you :-P , but only if you want to help yourselves! 

Call it blind faith! Call it superstition! Call it foolishness! We don't care what you think about us!!! If you question us and our faith with disbelief, sarcasm and derogatory comments, all I would like to say is, "Go to hell!!!" :-P :-P ( Well, if you believe that one exists! ;-) ) LOL!

Its pretty sad to see that many people these days think they are atheists just because of ignorance! The worst part is that, neither are they willing to grow nor do they let others' to! 

It ain't cool to talk crap about someone else's beliefs' just because you are ignorant. You lack the knowledge. You! you!! you!!!. And if your ignorance leads to disbelief, its a real pity! 

Referring to religious scriptures is the least you can do and the most you can do is ofcourse "believing"!! :) :) :)

"Seeing is always not believing! 

Sometimes, it's good to believe what you haven't seen!"

Here's a small yet powerful example!

Its just that you have to resist whatever we say right? Rebel every time. Honestly, I have nothing else to say to you beacuse this picture has said it all! 

Well, this is a sad sad way to end my post but this is just what you deserve! :-P

P.S.- This is for the believers! This is the link to some great great stuff blogged by a friend of mine, Vamsi Emani. ( http://prowlingnirvana.blogspot.in/ )

P.P.S- This is for the rebels! It's never too late to know whys and whats and hows! Take a break from your dysfunctional sitcoms and read things that really enrich you! ;-)

#A.Believer.
25th December 2012