This blog is about me contemplating and trying to make sense of this fascinating journey called life and penning down various life lessons that I learn along the way.....
So make yourself a nice cup of coffee..pull a chair and sit back and enjoy the little ponderings that I share with you...


Friday, April 8, 2016

My Two Bits on... To Be or Not To Be.. :)




Not writing long articles these days. Happy with bits and pieces.. Let's call them Soul Food Bits.. :)
It's more a compelling pull to write what's happening on the path. As if I made a promise or something before getting on a journey that  I will keep writing...that I will keep posted...will keep communicating....literally.... Feels exactly like that.. that's what I realized I had been doing sub-consciously with my food blogs too .. :)

Anyways :) Saw Kung Fu Panda 3 the other day.. And actually surprisingly many of these cartoon movies these days are quite inspiring and have very profound messages... Interesting to watch this Panda trying to live upto his dragon warrior destiny and wondering who is he? .. a son of a Panda? a son of a bird? a dragon warrior? a teacher? And finally receiving his answer that he is ..All of it....

Brought a smile to my face when I saw that because interestingly this has been on my mind too... Obviously not a co-incidence.. :)
I have always wondered about this need to define ourselves in one line..in one slot...in one word. Yes, maybe what one does for money can be defined in a line to those people we are offering our services to. But is that all that we are? Is that who you are? 
How does one define the multifaceted beings that we are?...  The journey that we are on?.. 
No wonder then, that people get disappointed when that one facet of their life doesn't work the way they want because that's how they have defined themselves... 

So then.. Am I a mother? A blogger? A writer? A cook?  A vegan ? A dancer? A reader? A thinker? A fitness freak these days! And everything else that I've been in the past!

And interestingly someone very close to me had told me... to not think singularly and in those exact words..that I was ... All of it...
One can categorize it whichever way one wants but it's all me.. and it's all inter connected..

And time and again, I reach the conclusion that I don't want to Be This or That...I don't want to Wait to Be this or that..

Those with conditioned minds often get mistaken and think that when you don't care about Being this or that.. you are not ambitious enough. But infact, I have realized that I seem to be after the most ambitious thing this time  :) I seem to have chosen a real ambitious fast track of learning and evolution this time.. :) Like seriously!! :) No nonsense on the way.. I've been on a fast track ever since I can remember!! :) Sorry....but I deserve to laugh a bit at that!! :)

To me, whether consciously or unconsciously my journey has been most important....
Every person that I meet....every experience that I have...every activity that I do..  leads me towards my destination..my evolution.....
If earlier it meant to be in the corporate world for a certain purpose.. I did it...
And now... 
If that means I need to write a novel or something..I will write it..
If that means I need to go dance somewhere to balance my energy ... I will do that..
If that means only certain kinds of food suit me now ..I will happily do it...
If that means I need to meet certain people have certain experiences with them as a part of my soul work..So be it...
At this point in my journey ..I don't want to get fixed on Being one particular thing....
At this point in my journey.. my goal is my Evolution.. reuniting with my true spiritual being is what I wish and pray for...

Interestingly.. I became conscious of my journey about 3 years back.. and it has been truly such an amazing journey...So much has happened since then too..... I have to allow that process to unfold in it's own time... Every time you feel complete and ready there is a whole new level of completion waiting at the corner.. 
Every event since then feels like it's been minutely planned....each person.. each activity...each experience seems perfect ..like this had to happen....then this had to happen....then I had to meet this person... I truly feel blessed to share this journey with some amazing soul friends who I had to meet on the way...very strategically placed. And  we keep reminding ourselves that our journeys are so same same yet completely different different.. :)
Everything so perfect... not  a day wasted...pit pat like a script.. And I want to stay aligned to that and grateful for it...

Since then, I have developed a much stronger faith in the Path and the Universe and given up the need to define myself.....
My daily affirmation is towards my soul evolution and for all my loved ones...near and far..

Too much has happened in this lifetime itself to fall for the need of the Ego to Be something... I am not falling for that....

I have realized that, for me, it was never about ...To Be or Not To Be..
It is about.... I Am that I Am...
And That is Enough... :)

And the more all of us realize the importance of "I Am that I Am" rather than struggle with "To Be or Not To Be", the more liberated and joyful we all will feel.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Lots of ways to reach God.. I chose Love..




You have no idea how hard I've looked
for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to
the gold mine, or water to the ocean.
Everything I came up with was like
taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my soul 

because you already have these.
So I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me.
- Rumi




All, everything that I understand,
I understand only because I love. 
- Rumi



Rumi, undoubtedly is my favorite poet. I am ever amazed by his beautiful inspirational words which seem to come from such a deep pure place. Each quote is such a masterpiece. Each of them is so profound and impactful that it takes time to soak in each of these quotes. Was trying to compile some of his beautiful thoughts and realized that all of them are so beautiful that my list ended up being much longer than what I had intended.

In Rumi's own words - Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Absorb each of these thoughts at your own pace, maybe just one a day and let your being soak in the beautiful eternal divine love expressed in these quotes. He has beautiful words for everyone whether you are together, single, separate, believer or a cynic - such as - "Open Your Arms If You Want The Beloved's Embrace." or  "A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home". Truly words of a wise soul.
 
I am ever grateful and humbled by the power of this divine eternal love which has the capacity to awaken you, heal your deepest wounds, make you love your own self and want to make this world a better place. Nothing remotely cheesy about it. If each soul was soaked in this divine love and was inspired to be a better version of himself/herself and be of service to others around, how beautiful and peaceful  this planet would be.
Words truly are powerful and when expressed positively and wisely can have such a wonderful impact on the world around. Always sending lots of loving healing energy your way.

Here are some more precious thoughts by Rumi to warm up your heart on this or any other beautiful day.....

Love cannot be learned or taught;
Love comes as Grace.
~ Rumi




In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty, how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you.
~ Rumi



One day your heart will take you to your lover.
One day your soul will carry you to the Beloved.
Don't get lost in your pain,
Know that one day your pain will become your cure.
~Rumi



Your longing for me is my message to you,
All your attempts to reach me,
Are in reality my attempts to reach you.
~Rumi



The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere,
they're in each other all along
- Rumi





Someday our souls will be one and
our union will be forever.
I know that everything I give you comes back to me.
So I give you my life , hoping that you will come back to me.
~ Rumi



Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes.
Because for those who love with heart and soul,
there is no such thing as separation.
~ Rumi




Love is not an emotion,
it is your very existence.
~ Rumi




Your body is away from me, 
but there is a window open
from my heart to yours.
From this window, like the moon,
I keep sending news secretly.
~ Rumi




Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?
~ Rumi





You think you are alive because you breathe air?
Shame on you, that you are alive in such a limited way.
Don't be without Love, so you won't feel dead.
Die in Love and stay alive forever.
~ Rumi




In fact, my soul and yours are the same,
You appear in me, I in you,
We hide in each other.
~ Rumi



At the end of my life, 
with just one breath left,
if you come, I’ll sit up and sing.
-Rumi




I will be waiting here
For your silence to break
For your soul to shake
For your love to wake.
-Rumi




To Love is human. 
To feel Pain is human.
Yet to still Love despite the Pain is pure Angel.
-Rumi



I don’t know where I end and You begin.
~Rumi




No joy have I found in the two worlds
Apart from you, Beloved.
Many wonders I have seen:
I have not seen a wonder like you.
~Rumi



I am a Mountain
You call ~ I echo
Rumi




The One Who Truly Loves You
Will Set You Free
~Rumi



Your soul is so close to mine..
That what you dream, I know...
I know everything you think of...
Your heart is so close to mine!
-Rumi




Come let's fall in love again
let's turn all the dirt in this world to shiny gold.
~ Rumi