A Blessing for Equilibrium

Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore,
May the music of laughter break through your soul.
 
As the wind wants to make everything dance,
May your gravity be lightened by grace.
 
Like the freedom of the temple bell,
May clarity of mind make your eyes smile.
 
As water takes whatever shape it is in,
So free may you be about who you become.
 
As silence smiles on the other side of what’s said,
May a sense of irony give you perspective.
 
As time remains free of all that it frames,
May fear or worry never put you in chains.
 
May your prayer of listening deepen enough
To hear in the distance the laughter of God.

Morning

Life is too short to wake up in the morning
             With regrets.
So, love the people who treat you right
And forget about the ones who don’t.
             And believe
That everything happens for a reason…
         If you get a chance- take it;
         If it changes your life- let it.
Nobody said that it would be easy…
They just promised
It would be worth it.

Deep roots are not reached by the frost...

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

The Peaceful Warrior

I have no joy in strife,
Peace is my great desire;
Yet God forbid I lose my life
Through fear to face the fire.
A peaceful man must fight
For that which peace demands,
Freedom and faith, honor and right,
Defend with heart and hands.
Farewell, my friendly books;
Farewell, ye woods and streams;
The fate that calls me forward looks
To a duty beyond dreams.
Oh, better to be dead
With a face turned to the sky,
Than live beneath a slavish dread
And serve a giant lie.
Stand up, my heart, and strive
For the things most dear to thee!
Why should we care to be alive
Unless the world is free?

The Peaceful Warrior

I have no joy in strife,
Peace is my great desire;
Yet God forbid I lose my life
Through fear to face the fire.
A peaceful man must fight
For that which peace demands,
Freedom and faith, honor and right,
Defend with heart and hands.
Farewell, my friendly books;
Farewell, ye woods and streams;
The fate that calls me forward looks
To a duty beyond dreams.
Oh, better to be dead
With a face turned to the sky,
Than live beneath a slavish dread
And serve a giant lie.
Stand up, my heart, and strive
For the things most dear to thee!
Why should we care to be alive
Unless the world is free?

On A Journey

Don't be downcast, soon the night will come,
When we can see the cool moon laughing in secret
Over the faint countryside,
And we rest, hand in hand.

Don't be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.

Trust Us

Babe, there’s some things I want you to remember,
That even I am here and you were there,
I love you and I will always be.
So close your eyes, hold my hand and we will fly free.

I miss you like the moon misses the sun.
Our love is like a story to be done,
We don’t know how in love, we fall.
But we know that it’ll be a happy ending after all.

I love you like the stars loves the moon.
Having you is like a sunset after noon,
That reminds us to take it slow.
But they can’t stop our love, to let them know.

Don’t worry for I love you.
If you feel sad, close your eyes too,
And you will have me and I will have you,
As we held each other we know this love is true.

Trust me, trust our love. Trust us
Love isn’t a magic that’s waiting to cast.
Because this kind of love, all it needed was;
You, me and our love that forever will last.

Girls

A Girl will smile in pain, cry in joy.
She will give up all her pleasures just for a smile from someone,
She loves, She will change 100 Dresses, and still not like any.
She will shout like maniacs; then cry like a little kid.
She would hug you, and forget the world.
She would be satisfied by a simple: "I'm there."
A Girl doesn't Need big Things in Life, she is happy with the small popcorn at the movie.
Value the girls in your life, be it your Mother, Sister, or a Friend.
If you are a girl and reading this, feel proud to be one.
If you are a boy, respect girls and make that one girl special.

The Ghost Of Nature

Softly she walks
Without a sound
Through trees and forests
Passing you by
Without you knowing
The ghost of nature
As delicate as the wind that carries her
As silent as the rustle of leaves that surround her
You never know when she caresses you
But you will miss her love when it has gone 

Kisses

Kiss my eyes with yours,
kiss me when we're alone.
Your smile kisses my heart
when I'm broken, shattered and torn.
I love when warmth kisses our skin
from the touch of each other.
The blanket keeps us close
when my hand kisses yours.
Your love takes away my pain
when your lips kiss mine.
I want to hold you
when the moon kisses the sky.

Life

We are Human.

We are not perfect.

We are alive.

We try things.

We make mistakes.

We stumble, We fall,

We get hurt.

We rise again.

We try again.

We keep learning.

We keep growing.

And...

We are thankful for the

Priceless

Opportunity called

"LIFE"

Easy & Difficult

Easy is to say I love you.
Difficult is to show it everyday..♥♥ 

Easy to hurt someone who loves us.
Difficult is to heal the wound..♥♥

Easy is to weep for a lost love.
Difficult is to take care of it..♥♥

Easy is to dream every night.
Difficult is to fight for a dream..♥♥

Easy is to keep the friendship with
words.
Difficult is to keep it with meanings..♥♥

You

You are the steel,the sword in my life.
You are the fire,the fire that burns inside me.
You are the light,the sun in my soul. 
You are the ray of love,who knows my passion.

You are the rock,that stands in the surf.
You are the water that surrounds me tender.
You are the wind,the quiet one in my ears blowing.
You are the person,who give me your love.

Light The Way

Keep on trying,
It's something you must do,
Because sometimes,
You struggle to make it through.
Give all you can,
And share what you know,
Because in your life,
Some things come and some things go.
Give with your heart,
And feel with your soul,
Lift your spirits up,
And you'll make your life whole.
Live each day,
In the present and not the past,
Or your sanity,
You know will certainly never last
Keep faith in your life,
And true love in your heart,
And you'll stay strong,
And keep from falling apart.
Keep your eyes open,
And keep your mind clear,
Then you won't miss,
All the things that you hold dear.
And in the end,
There is only one thing to say,
Never lose direction,
And may God light your way.

Smile

A smile is as infectious as flu ,
It can bring great happiness to you .

It costs only a smile to make a friend ,
It costs only a smile to instil confidence .

It takes only a minute to pass a smile ,
It takes only a second to receive it .

A smile can reveal the love of a mother ,
A smile can reveal the trust of a lover .

Passbook – Worth reading!!!

Pooja married Rahul this day. At the end of the wedding party,

Pooja’s mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook.

With Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: Pooja, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life.

When there’s something happy and memorable happened in your new life, put some money in.

Write down what it’s about next to the line.

The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in.

I’ve done the first one for you today.

Do the others with Rahul.

When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you’ve had.

Pooja shared this with Rahul when getting home.

They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made.

This was what they did after certain time:

- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Rahul after marriage

- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Pooja

- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali

- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Pooja got pregnant

- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Rahul got promoted

…. and so on…

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things.

They didn’t talk much.

They regretted that they had married the most nasty people in the world…. no more love…

Kind of typical nowadays, huh?

One day Pooja talked to her Mother:

‘Mom, we can’t stand it anymore. We agree to divorce.

I can’t imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!’

Mother: ‘Sure, girl, that’s no big deal.

Just do whatever you want if you really can’t stand it.

But before that, do one thing first.

Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day?

Take out all money and spend it first.

You shouldn’t keep any record of such a poor marriage.’

Pooja thought it was true.

So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account.

While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record.

She looked, and looked, and looked.

Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind.

Her eyes were then filled with tears.

She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Rahul, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.

The next day, Rahul gave the passbook back to Pooja.

She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record:

‘This is the day I notice how much I’ve loved you thru out all these years.

How much happiness you’ve brought me.’

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.

Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired?

I did not ask.

I believe the money did not matter anymore after they had gone thru all the good years in their life.

P.S.: Life is about the moments you create, that u can keep it with you FOREVER. After everything is over, THAT is what we have or what we are left with.

So, let’s NOT mess up. Let’s Create and cherish

Day And Night

I live the day to dream the night
As I dream the night to live the day

I work the day to rest the night
As I rest the night to work the day

I pain the day to gain the night
As I gain the night to pain the day

I give the day to earn the night
As I earn the night to give the day

Life is all about time
As time is all about day and night.

She Walks in Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

Leisure

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

At The Edge Of The Witching Woods

I hear the call to enter
But my fear keeps me at bay
The beauty I see wants me closer
It does though belie the chill in my bones
So I walk forth
Beyond the edge of the witching woods
To find the sirens of the trees 
And to look upon their beauty
If not for that first step beyond fear
I would be as rooted as those around me
And life would just pass me by.

My Secret Place

When life's pressures invade my space, 
I escape to my secret place.
No one knows where that might be, 
it's not on land, nor air or sea.

My secret place is a wonderland, 
it holds no fears I understand, 
that nothing in the world can find me, 
here with my thoughts and dreams beside me.

I wonder in a field of dreams, 
that feed my open mind it seems, 
with all the riches of success, 
the answers to questions I must address.

Then swimming in a pool of thoughts, 
understanding past lost battles fought, 
I realize the strength in me, 
the courage, honour and dignity.

I can reach most any goal, 
if I put in my heart and soul.
Stand up against any man, 
this is who I really am.

All this I have found in my secret place, 
where I am given so much space, 
when I am searching I might find, 
the rhyme and reason of any kind.

My secret place, no one can find.
That secret place lays in my mind. 

✿The Concept of Leshya (Mental Attitude)✿

Once there were six friends, who were going on a trip. Along the way, they got lost in a forest. After a while they were hungry and thirsty. They searched for the food for some time, and finally found a fruit tree.

As they ran to the tree, the first man said, "Let’s cut the tree down and get the fruit." The second one said, "Don’t cut the whole tree down, cut off a big branch instead." The third friend said, "Why do we need a big branch? A small branch has enough fruit." The fourth one said, "We do not need to cut the branches, let us just climb up and get the bunches of the fruit." The fifth man said, "Why pick those many fruit and waste them, instead just pick the fruit that we need to eat." The sixth friend said quietly, "There are plenty of good fruit on the ground, so let’s just eat them first."

You can see that the states of minds of these six friends caused a range of thoughts that begin with the destruction of the entire tree and ended with the picking up of the fruits on the ground. The six friends’ minds represent six types of leshyas.

The first friend’s state of mind represents krishna (black) leshya.

The second friend’s state of mind represents neel (blue) leshya.

The third friend’s state of mind represents kapot (brown) leshya.

The fourth friend’s state of mind represents tejo/peet (red) leshya.

The fifth friend’s state of mind represents padma (yellow) leshya.

The sixth friend’s state of mind represents shukla (white) leshya.

The first leshya is the worst and the sixth leshya is the best. The 
first three leshyas lead the soul to ruin, and the last three lead the soul to the spiritual prosperity. We know that our minds run into different states all the times for the better or for the worst. Therefore, we should strive for the white leshya, and not the red leshya. 

Let us understand how a person with the different leshyas behaves and what are the outcome of such leshyas.

1. Krishna (Black) Leshya: The people in this state of mind do not show any compassion or mercy. Everyone is afraid of them as their anger turns into the violence. They always burn with jealousy and have ill-will for everyone. They are filled with animosity and malice. This state of mind is the worst and most dangerous. If anyone dies in this state of mind, he will go to hell.

2. Neel (Blue) Leshya: The people in this state of mind are proud, haughty, and lazy. They are unreliable and other people avoid their company. They are cheaters, cowards, and hypocrites. Such people also avoid the spiritual/philosophical discourses. If anyone dies in this state of mind, he gets reborn as a plant.

3. Kapot (Brown) Leshya: The people in this state of mind always remain sad and gloomy. They find faults in others and are vindictive. They boast about themselves, become excited over small matters, and lack mental balance. If anyone dies in this state of mind, he gets reborn as a bird or an animal.

4. Tejo/Peet (Red) Leshya: People in this state of mind are very careful about their actions and discriminate between good and evil. They know the difference between what is right and what is wrong. They are kind, benevolent, spiritual, and lead a harmonious life. If anyone dies in this state of mind, may get reborn as a human being.

5. Padma (Yellow) Leshya: People in this state of mind are kind and benevolent and forgive everyone, even their enemies. They observe some austerities and are vigilant in keeping their vows till their last breath. They remain unaffected by joys and sorrows. If anyone dies in this leshya, he gets reborn in heaven as a celestial being.

6. Shukla (White) Leshya: There are two levels of this leshyas. The People in this state of mind strictly observe the principles of non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-attachment. They are trustworthy, treat every soul as if it was their own soul, and do not have any ill feelings even for their enemies. They remain calm even if someone abuses them. If anyone dies in this state of mind, he gets reborn as a human being or an angel. The people who have perfected this state of mind where there is no more attachment or hatred and treat everyone alike. They do not become happy or sad. Their state of mind is the purest. If anyone dies in this perfected state of mind, he or she will be liberated from the cycle of birth and death.