Woman

I am not sure if this is really from Osho (Bhagwan Rajneesh) as I never read or follow much on him (pardon my ignorance). But I liked this quote on internet

On 'Final Good Bye'

Recently I had a friend who let me go - and that's ok - eventually, we all moved out in our respective trains from this central station. I was sad for a few days. It reminded me of dialogue from the movie 'Life of Pi" (I don't think this line was in the actual novel).

"I wept like a child, not because I was overwhelmed at having survived, although I was. I was weeping because Richard Parker left me so... unceremoniously. It broke my heart.You know, my father was right. Richard Parker never saw me as his friend. After all we'd been through, he didn't even look back. But I have to believe that there was more in his eyes than my own reflection staring back at me. I know I felt it - even if I can't prove it. I just wish...            

You know, I've left so much behind. My family, the zoo, Anandi, India - I suppose in the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking the moment to say goodbye.......... And I know he was a tiger, but I wish I'd said: 'It's over. We've survived. Thank you for saving my life. I love you, Richard Parker. You will always be with me. May God be with you."


Note:  It's a beautiful mystical novel of a fight of oneself with his or her own inner ego. Unfortunately, the movie, though keeps you occupied and done very well - failed to convey the actual theme of the novel.

Previous posts on the movie and the novel here and here

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React or Respond

Internet pe phir kisi ne ye baat forward ki to peechle janam ki aik baat yaad aa gai.

Jab hum college main naye naye gaye to bare jazbati hote the. 1984 ka zamana tha jab General Zia ki hukumat ne students pe haat daalna shuru kiya. Hum us ke khilaf roz pathrao kerne, jaloos nikalne aur police ki lathi, aansoo gas khane - college ki saath saRak pe nikal jaate. Tab hamare aik teacher hume roz rokte aur kehte: "Bure halat React kerne se nahi, soch samjh ke Respond kerne se theek hote hain". 

Aadhi umar guzrne pe samjh aaya, waqiyaat pe hamara koi akhtiyar nahi, woh hote rehte hain - hum ya to react ker ke bigaR lain - ya soch samjh ke respond ker ke - zindagi main aage barhte chalye jaayaiN.

Qabile parastish

"Qabile Taarif hai woh shaks jo jalte makan se kisi bachhe ko bacha laaye, magar qabile parastish hai woh shaks jo jalte makan se na sirf bachhe ko bacha laaye bulke us ke khilonoN ko bhi bacha laaye"  
~ (Jan Novakoff)

Tourist

A tourist visited a Sufi.

He was astonished to see that the Sufi's home was a simple room.
The only furniture was a mat and a kerosene lamp.

Tourist :"Sufi, where's your furniture?"
Sufi : "Where is yours?"
Tourist : "Mine? But I'm only a visitor here."
Sufi : "So am I !!"

Tohfe

"Kiya ye sach hoga ke - jab doston ke tohfe khona shuru ho jaain to dostian bhi toot jaati hain"

Sufism and Homosexuality- On submission

Sufism has always been alleged either subtly and at few places loudly with practice of homosexuality. Tons of articles have been written on it and writing anything further here would be a cure of insomnia. Personally, I never found any evidence throughout history which attest, condone or provides any evidence of encouragement of this practice in any sect of sufism. I believe whole confusion arise from the notion in literature of sufism in which sufi praises, call or beg his hadi or mursheed as a male and label himself as his bride - like Maulana Rumi for his master Shams Tabrizi or when Amir Khusrow says: Mohay suhagan kini, rey mosey naina milaayke ( You've made me your bride, by just a glance). (see here)

After above said, I had an interesting conversation with one friend on psychology of submission between man and woman, and use of this psych in sufi practice. By nature Man carries a huge inflated Ego and in his own brain he (likes to) see himself as a God who can provide, nurture and protect against any afat. And woman by nature seeks a perfect man whom she can submit to seek all these and feels complete. As Bashir Badar said beautifully:

 Mujeh apni chadar se yun dhaanp lo, 
Zameen aa'sman kuch dikhaii na dey

I was told above explanation does not hold any water in modern time. I disagree. Man and woman are creatures born with given psychology. And why man seeks woman is another topic.

On side note, submission or to pretend submission is an art and may become a weapon of manipulation, through which woman since time of eve is fucking man's mind!

Zakat (Jurmana-2)

Main ne aik blogpost (click Jurmana) pe Naeem sahab ka zikar kiya tha. Unki 2 aur batain mujeh yaad aati hain. Ye woh umar thi, jab aadmi dusroN se bewaqoofana sawal pooch leta hai, aur bolne se pehle sochta nahi. Main ne un se poocha:

"To phir aap kitne muslman hain?"

Unhon ne jawab diya: "Qalma parh ker muslman ho gaya magar namaz nahi parhta, roze nahi raktha. Haj ab tak nahi kiya - magar haan zakat zaroor hisab se de deta hun?"

"woh kiun?"

"Woh is liye, ke main ne zindagi main dekha hai ke aik insan, dusre insaan ko sab kuch muaaf ker deta hai, magar ziyada ter log aik dusre ko paise muaaf nahi kerte - insaan lalchi aur harees jo thera. Rab ne insaan ko apni surat banaya hai, to sochta hun namaz roze, haj se to bachat ho jaaye gi magar zakat dusre insaano ka haq hai, woh mujhe nahi choRain ge - aur is muamle main na rab choRe ga. Bus khud ki bachat ke liye ye technical game khelta hun"

Main is mantiq pe sir khujata reh gaya.
  
Ye duniya ajeeb ajeeb hoshruba insanon se bhari hai !!!

Jiyo

(Found interesting poster on internet)

A quote

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.  ~ Aristotle

Small things matter

Q: Daddy ! why it is necessary to shut off cell phones in theater?
A: Because such small things matter in life.

Minions

(On central theme of movie minions)

Insaan ne apne irtaqa' ke agaz se hi apne khuda ki talash ki hai.

Aur khud hi apne har purane maa'bood ko sangsaar ker ke
aik naye maa'bood ko tarasha hai.

Kabhi janwar ki to kabhi pathar ki pooja ki hai. 
Kabhi suraj ke aage jhuka hai to kabhi ilhaad ke gaar main jiya hai. 

Jang-o-jadal ka shikar hua hai
aur kabhi bhoot pareet ko jaancha hai

Kabhi do khudaoN ke beech pees ker dui ki bu se bezaar hua hai. 
to kabhi Yagana-o-yakta ka janjaal saha hai.

Us ne wahid se wahdat ka safar kaata hai. 

Isi chakkar main shaitani quwwatoN ka aala'-e-kaar bana hai. 

Aik khuda ke sir pe taj pehna ke, 
usi taj ki talash main sayyaroN se aage ke jahan ka mutlashi huwa hai

Insaan ne ye safar  sirf aik dusre ka haat tham ke kaata hai
Insaaniat ka ye safar hi shayed mantaqi ut-tayyar ki kahani hai

 (Movie trailer here)

Listen audio of this post below

 

On 'Hurting'

"Muhabbat ki sab se ahsan surat kiya hoti hai?"
"Jab ye khayal rahe ke mujh se kisi ko koi takleef na paunche"