I was not very friendly with computer.Because neither i write nor I get frequent mails from family or friends except face-book, linked-in and some publishing houses .These publishing Houses made me crazy to publish my Writings which was my long-wished-dream.One day as I opened my mail-box I saw mails from a new-comer.".AWAI", which made me interested to learn internet so that I can join internet online business and proceed to my goal of publishing.After research I managed to join a free preliminary computer class for the seniors.My aim was primarily to learn cut &paste ,attachment-file, blog-writing and to transfer my creation to desired place/post.....So far I learnt only Blog-writing.
But it is a story of new romance! Throughout the day I waited for a chance to open the AWAI mails.Then lots of letters from the unknown began to flood in with the promise of potential clients and job offer.My family ,friends and even the computer teacher discouraged and cautioned me not to "click "any video.....they are all Spam,rubbish Reading those mails I found nothing harmful excepting boring lengthy letters to waste time and at the end to register name to reserve a seat with$.......In fact....they were selling package.If they mentioned it in the beginning then I wouldn't have wasted my time.Only the willing persons would have spent time on those lengthy letters.I hated the tricks and end up my romance with AWAI.
But I am so curious to "click" the video ,to know the truth ..whether it is a danger.I did it several times but did not avail anything" free', as they promise.Those who created panic in me ,they did not spare some moments to look and go through those mails .I liked the mails of Rebecca, Nick usburne,Paul Hallinghead ,Bob Bly; I am thankful to them. They gave useful guiding.I want to get rid of my ignorance by learning internet properly.
I think ,I have neither credit card nor bank account, then what have I to loose on one "click?"
Nobody can dig my brain to steal the ideas ,some of which may be precious,to be polished and shine!If I fail to allow them to come out,they will remain as crude ore in the dark mines for ever.
Million of quarries in my mind
spinning and squiggling;
Hammer the brain ,to explore answers.
In front of me digital box
which owns treasures and clues
beckons me to open the lock
But the mouse in my loose palm
Roaming to and fro
To find the right key,
But doubt, digital panic and unknown fear
Captures and holds me before I click!!
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
DOROT - WELLNESS HOLIDAY PARTY
Have you heard of “DOROT” senior center? I
joined here recently.
It presented a Wellness X-MAS Holiday Party in 171 W,85 th street on 8th December in which I was invited. Party in the winter
season is very common.
But this party was meaningful not for its magnificence or yummy food, fun ,decoration .dance or
sing-a-long but for its unique theme and lofty idea! ,The uniqueness is that it arranged a warm hearty
union between the two generations : union of the young with the silver
–hair seniors.
The hall was decorated with
painting, glittering garland,.balloons ,flower-vase on each table covered with colorful table-cloth which gave a grand festive look.
Under the supervision of
DOROT a bunch of young girls and few
boys from Burberry COMPANY came for volunteering.
The guests ,many of them were
on wheel-chair or walker, were greeted with care and compassion by the
volunteers. After serving food coffee
tea deserts and fruits ,the volunteers were taking chats with the seniors . Both
party , looked cheerful . with exchanging each others’ ideas through
warm conversation .The CEO of the Institution came and gave short welcome speech. The in-charge of the institution
and the person in-charge of Wellness program and some others were looking after
all over the program. Some of the guests
entertained by presenting us their most memorable X-mas
day. The party was compact between 12.30 to 2PM. But the impact of the union
would leave long and lingering impact.
In this era, when
“Relationship” is falling apart. DOROT sets
up an example by taking a dynamic step to
create a bridge between the new and the old generation through this party
I will
finish with a song sang by a volunteer boy …..
“I love New York when it is
spring,
I love NEW York when it is summer,
l love NEW York because DOROT is here!”
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
New wave of religion in 21st century:Religion of Love.
The end of 21st century will be marked with a great tsunami of Religious revolution which will come as deluge like Noah,s Ark mentioned in the Bible.
This new religion will come with tremendous luminosity, cracking down the shell of all racial and cultural rituals which are narrow, orthodox and discriminative ,will be wiped away.;and the essence will be full of vibrant spirituality,i.e .pure consciousness.
Through the amalgamation of multiple religions, Human race will come once again under the umbrella of One Religion,churning the ocean of love . Surprisingly, a liberal modern young generation from all sects is heading towards that mission.
Either terrorism will dissolve in the elixir of the new religion of love or They themselves will be cause of their own tragic destruction by quarreling and killing among themselves.
That will be the beginning of Golden New Era!
I believe, "deluge","Noah's Ark", are all used as metaphors with some deeper meaning.
This new religion will come with tremendous luminosity, cracking down the shell of all racial and cultural rituals which are narrow, orthodox and discriminative ,will be wiped away.;and the essence will be full of vibrant spirituality,i.e .pure consciousness.
Through the amalgamation of multiple religions, Human race will come once again under the umbrella of One Religion,churning the ocean of love . Surprisingly, a liberal modern young generation from all sects is heading towards that mission.
Either terrorism will dissolve in the elixir of the new religion of love or They themselves will be cause of their own tragic destruction by quarreling and killing among themselves.
That will be the beginning of Golden New Era!
I believe, "deluge","Noah's Ark", are all used as metaphors with some deeper meaning.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
What fault in christianity?
In Christmas holiday of 2009, we planned to go for a trip outside Mumbai But at that peak season of tourism, neither any ticket nor any decent hotel was available at that last moment My daughter searched franatically on the internet and at last found out some "odd-place" for Holiday. It was "Sivananda Ashram" at Neymar-dam, in Kerala. Not for tourists but for pilgrims; There also the only dormitory was available We determined not to vegetate in Mumbai. So we were desperately ready to take the adventure of experiencing the odd and completely unknown place. I was interested in the place as I was impressed by reading the book of Swami Sivananda quite long ago.
Neyyar dam is a small exotic village surrounded by hills and lush green, near Trivandrum. The Ashram was on the top of the hill, by the side of the deep large lake. On the other side of the lake a lion -reserve where they were roaring now and then to entertain the guests.
The Ashram has a beautiful temple decorated with art and painting, a chapel,two-storied hall for yoga-centre, a huge dining hall with a big kitchen and several buildings with rooms and dormitories for the guests. Swami Natarajan, an Australian man was the then president. All the sectors of the ashram were mostly run by volunteers who were Christians from all over the western world. Only Indians other than me, were 3/4 volunteers, several brahmin priests in the temple, cooks in the kitchen, and some native labours.
I was surprised to see so many foreign devotees, most of them young, in that remote village which was unknown to most of the Indians. They were singing and chanting in Sanskrit so accurately that I felt ashamed for my inefficiency. By asking I came to know from European ladies that they were attached to the centre since long ago There are many centres of this Institution too throughout the western world. They have taken 'Diksha' from Swamiji. As they had practised for a long time, they didn't feel Sanskrit as hard language
I noticed how devotionally, after taking an early-morning- bath, these Christians were performing meditation, listening scriptures, doing yoga, prayer-songs dedicatedly from 5'0 clock morning.
I pondered why these Christians are so much inclined to Hinduism? However, I celebrated the best Christmas of life and 31st December in Neyaardam with this global community;
On asking about their interest of coming, most of them answered that they got profundity, and touch of spirituality in that place; the dry sermon of Sunday Bible reading failed to quench their thirst for soul-searching.
I wish sometimes I will write about Neyaardam and Paradise Island of Bahama in my travelogue.
In 2012 I went in Sivananda ashram of paradise island, in Bahama, to celebrate 7-days'retreat during Christmas holidays Here also except 3/4 Indians,the rest were western, mostly young, came for taking 6 weeks' theoretical and practical spiritual training courses of yoga which ended with the exam before the Christmas retreat.
280 trainees came in that year. For excess accommodation, rented tent system was available.
I was fortunate to be close to a global community. I have a curiosity about religion. I took Bible classes a few years back. In 2014 I took admission to Fordham University in Bible courses of Prof Shafer who was from Harvard.
I immersed myself in studying the Bible. As I went deep and deeper, the realization dawned on me that in the nascent stage of humanity there was only one religion based on two instincts: Fear and Hope which are still chasing human race but in different dimensions.
It was Land and Language which changed the colour and essence of religion influenced by the then powerful monarchs of the lands like Rome Turkey, Babylon Britain etc.
The Bible, especially the New Testament, is full of allegory and metaphors to keep safe and secured from the tyrant monarchs who were a potential terror to acknowledge the supremacy of any power over them. The priests, in fear and for self-interest acted as the agents of the monarchs and not for the sake of religion at all.
.Christianity, the Gospels were too modern and scientific religion to be conceivable by commoners at that time. Then several hundred years were spent on the tug of war over monopolizing the Christianity between Constantinople and Byzantine, between the western and the Muslims. History of blood-stained Crusade is an eternal disgraceful black chapter to not only to European history but to mankind as a whole.
The essence of Religion remained unexplored, due to the long gap of the culture of the Religion during the crusade; Only the dry shell of the Gospel was left for daily Sunday Bible reading as a monotonous ritual in the church. ..Perhaps, very few enlightened priests or bishops were left to bear the rich legacy of spirituality to be embedded for the future generation.
How to get back the present young and the future generation back to the church?
Christianity needs to be revived by prominent spiritual thinkers and Christian leaders. It is high time to reflect on some of Jesus' most provocative questions find new life and meaning in the modern context of the restless world.
I have started a small step in this project with vigorous effort.
I would like to explore it further.
Neyyar dam is a small exotic village surrounded by hills and lush green, near Trivandrum. The Ashram was on the top of the hill, by the side of the deep large lake. On the other side of the lake a lion -reserve where they were roaring now and then to entertain the guests.
The Ashram has a beautiful temple decorated with art and painting, a chapel,two-storied hall for yoga-centre, a huge dining hall with a big kitchen and several buildings with rooms and dormitories for the guests. Swami Natarajan, an Australian man was the then president. All the sectors of the ashram were mostly run by volunteers who were Christians from all over the western world. Only Indians other than me, were 3/4 volunteers, several brahmin priests in the temple, cooks in the kitchen, and some native labours.
I was surprised to see so many foreign devotees, most of them young, in that remote village which was unknown to most of the Indians. They were singing and chanting in Sanskrit so accurately that I felt ashamed for my inefficiency. By asking I came to know from European ladies that they were attached to the centre since long ago There are many centres of this Institution too throughout the western world. They have taken 'Diksha' from Swamiji. As they had practised for a long time, they didn't feel Sanskrit as hard language
I noticed how devotionally, after taking an early-morning- bath, these Christians were performing meditation, listening scriptures, doing yoga, prayer-songs dedicatedly from 5'0 clock morning.
I pondered why these Christians are so much inclined to Hinduism? However, I celebrated the best Christmas of life and 31st December in Neyaardam with this global community;
On asking about their interest of coming, most of them answered that they got profundity, and touch of spirituality in that place; the dry sermon of Sunday Bible reading failed to quench their thirst for soul-searching.
I wish sometimes I will write about Neyaardam and Paradise Island of Bahama in my travelogue.
In 2012 I went in Sivananda ashram of paradise island, in Bahama, to celebrate 7-days'retreat during Christmas holidays Here also except 3/4 Indians,the rest were western, mostly young, came for taking 6 weeks' theoretical and practical spiritual training courses of yoga which ended with the exam before the Christmas retreat.
280 trainees came in that year. For excess accommodation, rented tent system was available.
I was fortunate to be close to a global community. I have a curiosity about religion. I took Bible classes a few years back. In 2014 I took admission to Fordham University in Bible courses of Prof Shafer who was from Harvard.
I immersed myself in studying the Bible. As I went deep and deeper, the realization dawned on me that in the nascent stage of humanity there was only one religion based on two instincts: Fear and Hope which are still chasing human race but in different dimensions.
It was Land and Language which changed the colour and essence of religion influenced by the then powerful monarchs of the lands like Rome Turkey, Babylon Britain etc.
The Bible, especially the New Testament, is full of allegory and metaphors to keep safe and secured from the tyrant monarchs who were a potential terror to acknowledge the supremacy of any power over them. The priests, in fear and for self-interest acted as the agents of the monarchs and not for the sake of religion at all.
.Christianity, the Gospels were too modern and scientific religion to be conceivable by commoners at that time. Then several hundred years were spent on the tug of war over monopolizing the Christianity between Constantinople and Byzantine, between the western and the Muslims. History of blood-stained Crusade is an eternal disgraceful black chapter to not only to European history but to mankind as a whole.
The essence of Religion remained unexplored, due to the long gap of the culture of the Religion during the crusade; Only the dry shell of the Gospel was left for daily Sunday Bible reading as a monotonous ritual in the church. ..Perhaps, very few enlightened priests or bishops were left to bear the rich legacy of spirituality to be embedded for the future generation.
The church has less young and intellectual devotees and more seniors and blind orthodox devotional attendees. This is not desirable; The fault is not in Christianity, but in arousing interest in Christianity, failure to hold on the unquenchable faith of the restless youth.
In the course of time, the young Christian generation of 21 st century, started to search outside the church to quench their thirst for spirituality.
In the course of time, the young Christian generation of 21 st century, started to search outside the church to quench their thirst for spirituality.
How to get back the present young and the future generation back to the church?
Christianity needs to be revived by prominent spiritual thinkers and Christian leaders. It is high time to reflect on some of Jesus' most provocative questions find new life and meaning in the modern context of the restless world.
I have started a small step in this project with vigorous effort.
I would like to explore it further.
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