LIFE – A JOURNEY

Life is a mystery to be lived

Not a problem to be solved

A phrase that speaks to me so often

For life is a journey, not a destination

Fear and pain are life’s greatest teachers

So let love and trust be the only wise preachers

Life’s past is too far gone & the future yet to come

So live it well & live it now; live in the moment some

The kiss of life so transient, like footsteps in the sands of time

Look not for kinships permanent, just make memories time after time

Let your heart row the oars in the boat of life

To help tame the turbulence without strife

Make not decisions until you introspect

So not to have regrets in retrospect

Seek not perturbations of the cynical mind

And spurn not the sentiments of the humble kind

Vindications & gratifications, pry not for more

Remember in life’s journey, LOVE IS THE ONLY SHORE.

DEFINITIONS

Issues we face on the playground of our mind field

But Challenges arise in the background of our energy fields

Victory lies in our ability for discernment

But hurry not to win for it is not a tournament

To summit this mountain is not your destination

Go with their flow and they will serve as your inspiration

Fight them not, for they can be persuasive

Reject them not, for they will be intrusive

To seek or not to seek, is a dilemma that’s only natural

But seek not in the external, for wisdom is truly internal

Close your eyes and sit still, don’t be oblivious

And you will see, life is but obvious

While your questions stand as a testament to your limitations & perceptions

Your answers are a reflection of your intentions & your DEFINITIONS !!

A FRIEND

A soul traveller in time & space of human dimension

Crossing paths with many but few are worth a mention

Friends we call them, some for a lifetime, some for a season

Ignore them not, as they are here for a reason

A bond to seal for a purpose to fulfill

Encouraging your strengths, they enlighten your issues and that’s how a trust they instill

Challenges we face and dreams we seek

Friends are the ones to whom our heart & soul speaks

They let you live your truth smilingly

As they embrace theirs willingly

Opening doors not just to their lives but to their hearts

Laughing together, they wipe your tears even while apart

A celebration of your victories, they mistake not as your vanity

An expression of your grief, they mistake not as your self-love in scarcity

Appreciating your timeline, they uphold your dignity

Relentless in their efforts to help you manifest your desires

Your unspoken needs they hear even as your voice retires

Its true what they say – ‘ A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED ’

But I believe what YOGA says, when you are your own true best friend, you will have NO NEEDS !!!!

THE ABSOLUTE STILLNESS

Stop and think before you come to conclusions

Make your perceptions but stay open as life is nothing but ever changing illusions

Perceptions are necessary to stay balanced while seeking the experiences of a human life

But all perceptions must dissolve into one while seeking the experiences of a spiritual life

Human life is all about perspectives, negativity is in the mind of the perceptor

Hence strive always to be introspective, stay focused, be a receptor

To take care of yourself but live for others is called self care

To live for yourself and not care about others is called selfish care

It is the delusions of the mind that create conflicts in the external

While your spirit is constantly battling the conflicts in the internal

It is the desires of the mind and body that are binding

Steer away and connect with your spirit, let it guide your heart, the path however winding

To follow your heart is the right choice, but attach not to a destination you think is right for you

Remember, the treasures that you seek is not outside but all within you

Hence in reality, it is not a conflict between you and another body

It is truly a conflict between your spirit and your mind & body

So perceive not as a conflict between good & evil

The only conflict is between the knowledge of your spirit and the ignorance your mind chose at will

Any path you take will be laid with challenges

Choose wisely, for the only choice is between unnecessary and necessary challenges

The absolute truth is that only in the human dimension there exists a pursuit for happiness

While in the spiritual dimension, happiness is a given and it is in the form of ABSOLUTE STILLNESS

BANGLES

Bangles for a reason

Bangles for all seasons

Round & Round

They strum the heart strings year round

In every color & in every shade

They bring beauty to pallor in every grade

Their touch, a feeling so sensual

Their jingle, like music so essential

Lifting spirits so high

Brightening every smile & every sigh

While diamonds & shoes are just friends

Bangles are a Girl’s true BEST FRIEND !!

AN UNION OF OPPOSITES

From past to the future, a destiny of the progeny

A relationship that is dear to the heart of many

From the strengthening of the heart to the tendering of the soul

An exchange of gifts that makes a human whole

A pillar to one and an anchor to the other

A support they are to withstand every harsh weather

An age old wisdom to child like innocence

Their path of life is simpler in each other’s presence

One a sailor full of vigor, another a battle tested old boat

They sail together, so that in the ocean of life they may float

From the bantering in the morning to the playfulness in the night

An wholesomeness in their connection, that turns darkness to light

Walking their journeys hand in hand, their every smile is so bright

To bring these souls together, I realize, was a decision so erudite

This is the story of a father and son duo

An ‘UNION OF OPPOSITES’ that I helped to sow