Fall leaves

Oh behold! there's Fall walking away
in its pretty dress
Both beautiful and sad at once.
It wants to invite the Spring
But it's knocking on winter's door!

(bulana toh bahaar ko chahta hai
par darwaza sardi ka khatkhata raha hai)

The discovery of self

कर्म किए जा, फल की चिंता मत कर ए इंसान

जैसा जैसा कर्म करेगा, फल देगा भगवान।।

- भगवतम् गीता 

(Keep doing your duty, don't worry about the results

God will bless you as per your deeds

- The Bhagwat Gita)

Gofta to bandegi kon koo bande parvar aiad

(You do your service and the rewards will follow)

- Hafez Shirazi

Man kheyli door raftam

Donbaale shoma geshtam

Khodam raa paida kardam

Va be vatanam bazgashtam

Hala montazer nimanam ke

Shoma be man khahi amad

Khodet raa paida khahi kard

Shoma ham baz khahi gasht

I came to a foreign land
Searching for you
I found myself
And went back

Now I don't wait for you
To come to me
I know you'll find yourself
And go back

हम बहुत दूर चलें आए
तुम्हेँ ढूँढ़ते हुए
ख़ुदको पा लिया
और वापस चलें आए

अब हम इंतज़ार नहीं करते
की आओगे एक दिन तुम
हम जानते है की तुम भी खुदको
ढूंढ़कर वापस चलें जाओगे

Words I distrust

There are three words I distrust the most: God, Love and Truth.

If you believe in them, and look out for them, with your eyes open, they are everywhere.

But if close your eyes even for a minute, they disappear.

That one moment in your darkest hour when you question the existence of God, he don't find him anywhere.

That one moment you make an important decision for your life that doesn't align with your joint interests, puff love disappears in a matter of seconds.

And truth - its the worst of them all. It appears different to different people. It appears different to the same person at different times.

They are all like cake. They are not necessary for survival, they just taste good. In the worst of times, they tempt us, content us for a few seconds and in disappear in a matter of seconds. And you are fat for the rest of your life.

verses

खो जाते है तुम्हारे खयालों में
फिर लोट आने का भी दिन आता है
जिंदिगी भर कहाँ कोई
किसी को याद रखता है
इक दिन तो भूल जाना का भी दिन आता है

रूठ जाने का भी तरीका होता है
मानाने का भी तरीका होता है
मीठी मीठी बॉतों से
परया कर दे किसी को
अपनाने का भी ऐसा तरीका होता है 

Gham ka nasha

ग़म को तू अपने
दवा समाज के पी जा
जो नशा इसमे है
वो ख़ुशी जताने में कहाँ ?

ग़म को दूसरे के
एक नशा समाज के पीजा
जो दवा इसमें है
वो ख़ुशी जताने में कहाँ ?

Under the black veil

The identity of truth must be questioned.
It's real self pulled from under the veil it puts.
It makes the dull shine
And dulls the bright light.
It carelessly walks around in its black veil
inconsiderate of what else tramples under
Its casual yet deliberate steps.

It hides the whole reality of life
under that black dress
Only its shiny bright eyes piercing into yours
It laughs loud while a tear rolls
And sobs with bright wide-open eyes
Seducing and terrifying at once
While you want to go closer to know more,
You can feel your own self being deluded.

Should you laugh with the voice or the eyes?
Should you look into them or look away?
Should you pull the veil off brazenly?
Or wait patiently hoping one day
To be engulfed in its warmth.
Pulled in closer to where its heart lies
So you can vibrate with the sound of its laughter
Unaware of the tears that roll off its eyes

Should you go in hungry or fed?

Random lessons of a random Wednesday

1. If there is one rhetoric that you need to delete from your head completely, it is:
What will others think?

Delete it now. Absolutely everyone - friends, family, bosses, colleagues, strangers.

It is easier to predict or even control what GOD will think of you when you die, but if there is one thing that is absolutely and utterly beyond your control it is the opinions of others.

Delete that inner dialogue NOW.

Your foolishness and shyness and fear will prevent you from meeting new people or doing cool things that due to their own fear are shying away from you. Erase your fear and go to them. Just as Rumi said: What you are seeking is seeking you. And again, just as he pointed out, You don't have to find love, you have to find the barriers inside you that prevent you from finding love.

2. Fight the design of the media that inadvertently attracts you to "beautiful" people. Train your mind to surpass that instinct and go to the core, the soul as soon as possible.

Look beyond the outer, the obvious, the material - all that is immaterial. As Einstein said, all that can be counted, doesn't always count and what counts, can't always be counted.

Develop the skill of immediately noticing the soul than the contours of a person's body.

That also includes keeping your FB profile clear of profile picture updates and such superficial shit. Maintain a page that talks about your dreams, your opinions and your interests.

Others will likewise like you for the love and energy you radiate, not your looks. Keep them clean, tidy and fit, but stop there. If you must make something up, make up your energy and gratitude. Leave your face clear.

3. Shoot for world class. Shoot for excellence. Don't settle for mediocre. World class results require world class routines, world class thoughts, world class discipline, grace, energy.

4. Find the others, but not by going into their path. Find them in your own path. Create your path. Find the shortest path to reach another. And that path usually is the direct personal path. Stop relying on others to introduce, connect, recommend you or others. Go direct. Make your own independent connection and build on it. Feed your relationship the diet of positivity, appreciation and gratitude.

Appreciate the effort that heavens have put into bringing you into the same room as others, now think about what do you want to do about it.

5. You can either be shy or be great. You decide. Do the things that scare you - do them daily, do them often. Life is better than you can imagine, your fears prevent you from seeing the glory of it all. Do not hesitate to compliment. Do it quick and mean it. Learn to be genuinely happy for others.

6. Be ambivalent. Khushi mein khush mat ho, gham mein dukhi mat ho. Anyone can say nice things to nice people. Anyone can say bad things to nice people, but the true test of your humanity and spiritual development will be when you can look into the eye of your enemy and say: "Khosh-hallam az ashanaiye-shoma" and mean every word of it. It is indeed a pleasure to have an acquaintance of the devil - only the lucky ones get to know the devil and learn from him. Anyone can pass by a God and not give a damn. But only a few can learn from the devil.

7. Do not lower your game. Don't get stuck in the mud other people throw at you or at others. Also, as a general rule - make 90% of your conversation about the "You" - the other person and only "10%" of it about "Me" - that is yourself. Make 0% of it about "Him/Her" - some other person who is not a part of the talk.

8. Keep your stories ready.

9. When you meet a talented person: Step 1: Compliment them. In a blink of an eye. No second thoughts, not ifs and buts. Compliment people!! Step 2: Thank God for introducing you to them. He worked very hard to make this happen. Step 3: Quickly pick up what you can learn from them. And just as quickly adapt it. Never ever be jealous of other people's talents. They have not been handed a light to blow out your fire. They have been handed a light to help fuel your fire when the winds are strong and you need some help. Blowing up their light out of your own jealousy makes the world a darker place. Instead of being jealous of people, questioning their purpose, or impeding their way, brighten your own light, sharpen your own axe and focus on your purpose in life.

10. Purpose is the thing that breathes air in you. It is not the thing that you get praised for. It maybe the thing you get most harshly criticized for. But you still stick with it, because the choice in life will not be should I do it whether I am praised or not, but should I continue living if I dont get to do it.

11. Learn to identify the purpose of others in life - it will most likely not be to praise you or support you, it'll be to show the way. You will have to walk it alone.