The (plausible) Triads of Life
Posted: June 9, 2016 in i_THINK_therefore_i_am, PhilosophyTags: Dreams, emotions, excellence, life, meaning, meaning of life, philosophy, purpose, truth
It’s ‘Destiny’ or is it just ‘Chance’
Posted: April 6, 2016 in i_THINK_therefore_i_am, PhilosophyTags: Chance, Destiny, life, philosophy
Someone chanced to be born in USA and another one in a tribe in Africa. Someone born in USA planned to travel to Europe and chanced to be at the Brussels Airport at the time.
Someone chanced to born poor and made it to super rich. That super rich chanced to be in Syria and had to leave it all.
Someone planned to take Uber to home and chanced to get in the way of rogue drunken driver.
This World is a mess. You don’t take chances… Chance takes you.
Enjoy this moment! This moment is the only truth.
Baandh ke yun!
Posted: November 13, 2015 in i_THINK_therefore_i_amTags: Dreams, emotions, human potential, personal excellence
Baandh ke yun, kyu chal raha hai khud ko…
In sab ke banaye daayere mein!
Ye apne pankh faila ke to dekh…
Kahan door tak le jaate hain ye tujhe!
when I apply whatever lies within…
to create whatever I can…
only then I become ‘I am’.
(Jiro’s) Secret of Success
Posted: May 1, 2015 in Quotes_n_FactsTags: inspirational, motivational, quotes
Once you decide on your occupation… you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success… and is the key to being regarded honorably.
– Jiro Ono (from Jiro Dreams of Sushi – a must watch documentary)
What is life!!? (And all that sh*t)
Posted: April 22, 2015 in i_THINK_therefore_i_am, PhilosophyTags: life, life meaning, meaning of life
Ten years of continuous search, research, lots of books and what not to find answers to few larger than life questions.
- What is life?
- What is my purpose?
- What is that one special thing I have been put on the Earth for?
- If you have all the money in this world, what would you do?
- If you know that you are going to die in one year, three years, etc. what will you do?
- Find your passions and find out what you like doing
- Write your own Eulogy
- …
- Act on your dreams NOW!
- If not now, universe is not going to inspire you ever. (By the way, do you really think Universe conspires / inspires? Does it even care? Really?)
- No one cares even if you do it wrong. So, just do it.
- Do BIG things. Make a dent in the Universe (Steve Jobs). Do EPIC shit (Johnny Truant).
- ‘Live EPIC in the moment’.
B. Experiences (make you wiser… Really?)
Posted: April 7, 2015 in i_THINK_therefore_i_am, PhilosophyTags: emotions, experiences, heart and soul, passion, philosophy
With each passing year, each hour, each moment… we experience so much. And then ‘Experience’ of having these experiences and accumulated experiences… I’m today talking about this accumulated Experience with a capital ‘E’.
With each experience we become wiser, more strong and emotionally more stable… As they say.
But is this accumulated Experience really good? Is becoming emotionally stable really good?
With each and every experience are we not slowly moving away from our core and intense emotions… are we not becoming cold to our passions? For e.g. first encounter with actual death or terminal disease you witness… you are not able to sleep for days… then next… then next… and then yet another. And suddenly one day you realize that such things doesn’t affect you that much. You have become stone hearted. Then next thing that moves you is something happening to your very close family/friends… you again feel heightened emotions for some time… then next… then next… and we are emotionally cold again.
Another not so dramatic example… we are in early twenties and we believe that we can do almost everything in this world. We take up your job, hobbies and interests very passionately. We want to change the world. Then one year passes with some compromises… some routines… attending to some urgents somewhere. Then another year… then another year and slowly passions and dreams die to give way to so called reality and responsibilities (another socially acceptable excuse for procrastination). By the time we are in our thirties we have ‘E’xperienced so much that we would not even realize that we have become stoney, emotionless, lifeless. And we end up saying passion is for kids we have already so much else to look into. Really?
Why can’t we do something about it? How can we keep our passions alive?
Solution is simple. At least sounds simple. We need to unwind some experiences. Undo. Forget some of the things. Let go of the load we carry.
But how? Few ways – Speak out loud. Write out randomly. Keep writing till your head feels lighter. We need to find out what works best for us but we need to connect more with our deeper emotions and let go of any limiting ‘E’xperiences. ‘E’xperiences should not become an excuse for us to disconnect with our soul.
Let go, simplify and keep connecting.
A. Consciousness (and fame)
Posted: January 29, 2015 in i_THINK_therefore_i_amTags: absolute happiness, bliss, consciousness, fame, philosophy, thought
Ever wondered how conscious is the world around you? Overall consciousness level of the World is improving with years, days and by each passing moment. Average consciousness level of the world is something to lookout for and there are always 2 to 5 % who are ahead of rest all in terms of consciousness, intelligence, awareness, etc. These people are flag bearers… the Genius! Lot of great people throughout history like artist, scientist, etc. got famous posthumously… Have you ever wondered why? Because they were ahead of all peers… And if a person is too far ahead in his thoughts and actions than rest of the world… then no wonder that his true contribution would be recognized only when majority reaches the consciousness level to understand the true worth… Only when it’s too late for that person… Ever feel pity about such people? But I think that usually doesn’t hurt the genius that much… Because he was devoted single heartedly… not to get any recognition, success or fame, but because he had to contribute… Because he realized the talent he had been gifted… And because he was doing it not for fame but for himself… For the ultimate happiness within!
Life has got its own way of hitting you hard and directing you towards the bigger purpose… towards your higher goals.
When you start getting used to circumstances, when you start submitting to situations and when you start getting cozied up in a different zone than where you naturally belong… It creeps in behind you… in a stealth mode… and it hits you. You wake up all of the sudden from a bad dream it seems. Realizing that all this while you were wrongly placed… and you knew that you were wrongly placed… but you were in a comfort zone, which was difficult to break through. Now, all of a sudden, you realize and you know that you were standing in a wrong place. You were working hard… but working to hold on an unnatural thing. All your energy… all you efforts… were being used for holding a thing that doesn’t naturally belong here… or there. And now you know… that it’s no use to hold (wrong) things any longer… because you were holding on… in anticipation that you would move with the wave… even when you knew that your resources (talent/time) were being wasted… even when you knew that you were not using the best within you… the circumstances never wanted the best… and you never gave the best. You held the boat with just the required effort so as to make sure that it never leaves the shore. To hold the boat was a misfit in the first place. The wanderer in you wanted to dream and explore… yet you chose to be at the shore… more safe and more average. You just slept and crept into your comfort zone. And now… Captain is all set to sail again with promise to be back in some time again… Then one day… life hits you again… Captain is about to leave and without you this time… and you realize now… that if you want to dream and explore… you should develop those wings before the captain leaves… And suddenly the time starts ticking. This is your last chance… your only chance. Learn to fly now or submit to captains’ wishes forever. Oh Captain!!
This is the life’s way. It gives you some opportunities to discover your true self… to be true to yourself… and be the being that life wanted you to be. So, develop wings and fly. Fly high… as high as you can. Don’t fritter a second… because now each second counts. It stands between you and your true self. Trade it wisely.
The perfect harmony!
Posted: April 12, 2012 in i_THINK_therefore_i_am, PhilosophyTags: balance, bliss, dissatisfaction, ecstatic, law of Nature, low productivity, nature, philosophy, stress, stress at work, synchronicity, tension, tranquility, Uneasiness, unhappiness
There has to be a synchronicity and perfect peace if things are actually happening as they are meant to be. Uneasiness, unhappiness, dissatisfaction, low productivity, stress at work, tension at home, etc. should all dissolve away if things are in perfect balance. This is in line with the law of nature and the resultant bliss is the ultimate aim. This can’t be compromised for long. If you are continuously not happy with one thing or another, think again! Something needs to be changed to find this tranquil harmony and reach that ecstatic state. Keep looking!