Ik Onkar Sat Naam : English Translation

I do not really understand Punjabi so google helped me with this. This song has always calmed me down even though I never knew the meaning. Today I finally looked it up. There were 1000 articles and more on the internet which gave the meaning, but I wanted to write it down and never forget. And yes, the prayer is still on repeat play.

(Some info – it is a part of Mool Mantar which is said to be the most important concept in ‘Guru Granth Sahib ji’ and is the basis of Sikh theology.)

Ik Onkara Sat Naam ( Mool Mantar) ik onkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbh-a-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhn gur parsaad

There is only one God. His Name is the only Truth. His personality is the most Creative. His form is the only Immortal thing. He is without Fear or Enmity. He is unborn and self-illuminated. He can be obtained by Guru’s grace. 

Jap.
Embrace His meditation.

Aad sach jugaad sach.
True in the prime, True in the beginning of ages,

Hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach.
True He is even now and True He verily, shall be, O Nanak!

Sochai soch naa hov-a-ee jay sochee lakh vaar.
By pondering on God, man cannot have a conception of Him, even though he may ponder over lacs of times.

Chupai chup naa hov-a-ee jay laa-i rahaa liv taar.
Even though one be silent and remains absorbed in Lord’s constant love he obtains not mind’s silence.

Bhukhi-aa bhukh naa utree jay bannaa puree-aa bhaar.
The hunger of the hungry departs not, even though they may pile up loads of the world’s valuables.

Sehas si-aanpaa lakh hoh taa ik naa chalai naal.
Man may possess thousands and lacs of wits, but not even one (goes with him) avails him in the Lord’s court.

Kiv sachi-aaraa ho-ee-ai kiv koorhai tutai paal.
How can we be true and how can the screen of untruth be rent?

Hukam rajaa-ee chalnaa naanak likhi-aa naal.
O Nanak! By obeying, the pre-ordained order of the Lord’s will.

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When God gives you a Hug!

Heard this somewhere – Make God your addiction and partner in life. You’ll feel flying and much more… Not that I am even near to this. But yes, in a different way I do pray. Below is a first time attempt at dedicating a poetry to God. And I am sure God is hi-tech enough to read it when He is free :)

I wish I could feel, what it feels
When nothing else exists, only love…
I wish I could feel, what it feels
When God, you give me a hug…

 

No other person, no other being
No foe, no friend I want this feeling from
I only want to know today
What it feels, when God, you give me a hug.

 

‘A hug from a friend, heals a lot of things’
God! I want to experience it from you…
‘You forgive us for almost everything’ so I have heard
I offer my sincere apologies, just give me a hug!

 

I am not turning to you, in my difficult times
No! I am not being selfish…
I am a dumb kid and all I am asking for is
Like that favorite toy of mine, today I need that hug.

 

I need you to embrace your child today
I need you to lock me in your sturdy arms
A cage please construct, I will take my people in
I need you to cast some protective charm

 

You are the best friend I have
Privy to my life, like none ever could be
In good, in bad, have always remembered you
And I know you have always been with me.

 

I know you are always around,
Caring in some way or the other
But today I just want to know what it feels,
When God, you give me a hug!

My favorite definition of ‘Soul Mate’

Love is more about the silent sacrifices that the person who loves you makes for you, than about any of the demands he/she makes of you.

Have always believed in this but somehow it gets strengthened everytime I see a few people around making silent sacrifices for their loved ones.

Anyway, that was just not the point of starting this blog post. I was told today that I am cheesy, I know to write only about love, I know not much about the other stuff I am supposed to write (though all this was in good humor and I did have my come back post this feedback about my writing skills) and blah blah! Light bantering :)

But, it got me thinking. Yes I do write a lot about love. May be because it is the one thing I understand more easily than many other things I should be understanding (read: Studies). Or may be because it is the easiest thing to understand, the only criteria being – you understand yourself well.

Okay! I just remembered telling a friend that I have a list of my favorite love stories which has 2 stories as of now. One is a fiction story, another is a real one! I will not talk about the real one because I don’t want to be hunted down by the two beautiful people involved in it for wrapping it up in one post. It is their story and deserves a whole book probably. But I would love to share the fiction one.

Those who know me really well would know which one I am talking about. It is ‘Snape’s story from Harry Potter’. The love story that has changed the meaning of the word ‘Always’ for all its readers and will ‘always’ continue to inspire me. For the potterheads, the lines – ‘After all these years?’ ‘Always’ make up for the most awesomest love story of their lives. Ok. No more being potterhead (easy to get carried away when you talk about it :) )

The love story taught me this one beautiful lesson – ‘If it takes leaving the person you love for the sake of love, do that. But, never stop living your life if you don’t get the years of togetherness you have always wanted for yourself. Surely, the one who loved you and couldn’t be with you for some reason would not have wanted you to stop living. The whole idea of love is to inspire you to be better. Whether you get to be with the person or not.’

Quoting another book, Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat Pray Love’ -

 “People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. 

 

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. 

 

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master…” 

A soul mate could have never been summed up in a better way, a love story never explained in a better way(Snape’s love for Lily)… True, love is all about understanding yourself before you understand you lover. And that is why, maybe, love should come easily to all of us..but doesn’t :) … Because, probably we misunderstand ourselves the most, lie to ourselves the most!

 

 

Coffee talks with self : The Okay and not so Okay things.

Doing coffee talks with my own self :)  A late night coffee and candid conversations with self and this follows …

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Have you ever really loved a Woman…

I am sure you have heard this awesome song by Bryan Adams. If not, do it now –HERE .But before, do complete the post. For, I have found no better way to understand what love is for a woman.

- If your lady loves you, really loves you, she will be very vulnerable in your presence. And if you really love her, don’t let her be so vulnerable ! Be a strength for her, not a weakness and show her that you are a strength.

- If your lady loves you, she will always want to hold hands, lie down with arms around you, just want you to hold her (may be not beyond always). If you lover her, oblige 50% of the times. Don’t spoil her habits ! :P

- Your lady will always appreciate a kiss on the forehead more than anywhere else(I know what u are thinking & I am not venturing into that part here ;) ). Make it sudden, more frequent and longer. She will be yours forever. Somehow it does mean a lot to them.

- Your lady will always want a passionate hug after the end of a tiring day. Don’t spoil it by doing whatever everytime !! Let her melt away as long as she wants to. It is these moments that they remember most :)

- Notice her in silence. It is her small nuances that will make you understand her. Yes, saying is important. But, sometimes a silent conversation is easier to put across your emotions. Hold her, listen to her heartbeats. They speak louder than words. Let her hold you. Trust me you do not need words to talk.

Mean a lot to her in your own special way. Do not ever use raised voices. However strong she might be, be tender. It is difficult only when we put a lot of effort. Because, love as I believe – is one of the most effortless emotions. You just have to be true to yourself.

My fav lines from the song…

Hear every thought, See every dream
Give her wings, when she wants to fly. 

I often commit mistakes …

I do not know whether it is a way of saying Sorry or saying I Love You. But, have always cherished these lines.

I often commit mistakes
Tell me when I am wrong
Punish me; if necessary
But do not foresake me please.
You may leave me feeling let down
But never leave me alone
You may not back me always
But never turn your back on me
Without your support...
I have no meaningful existence !

Looks more like forgiveness. Wanted to share a thing or two about the same.

 

Very few people can actually forgive. Forgiveness is more about forgetting and less about saying, “It’s OK.” Forgiveness as a value, is made for the one who forgives and not for the one who asks for it. You feel good when you forgive someone; and it is more than the relief that the other person feels.

The best way to ask for forgiveness is not expensive gifts / dinners. It is only a ‘Dil Say’ apology. If you cannot say it, write it. Nothing works better. But again, that is just my opinion ! Nothing in this world is worth enough, to lose the best people in our lives. And if your ego comes in between your sorry, may be you just don’t deserve that relationship … If no apology works, just send this poem :)

P.S – This poem has been taken from a book called ‘Divine Whispers’

10 things one should know about Women

Okay it is a cliched title. But, it comes from a woman. A woman’s take on how women are !

I have been made to get into this habit of absolutely planning out blogposts before they are on roll. But, sometimes, it is a just a super random thing like today. One of those days when I do not understand – why are women like this !

(Katrina Kaif because I love this picture :) )

Women and Love

1) There is no creature in the world which can love like a woman does. Not humanly or non-humanly possible. She can stop showing but she cannot stop caring. Ever. Not in her nature.

2) Women do not fall out of love (another side of the 1st point). Yes they move on. They can love other people. But with all their heart, they can love only one person in their whole life. No one can change it.

3) As in love; so in jealousy. Heard this somewhere and found it to be really true – “A jealous woman is a better detective than any trained one” :P … The woman who says she is not jealous is lying, to be very honest. Jealousy is ingrained in women as deep as (to the point of exaggeration) Marina Trench is deep into the earth :) . And yes, there is absolutely no logic behind them getting jealous. But still they do.

Women Rules

4) We love breaking rules. We set the rules ‘no expectations’ but we end up expecting the most out of people. And as the ‘expectation story’ goes, they never get fulfilled. And then comes the crankiness. We cannot say that we started expecting things out of people because it was our RULE to ‘not expect’ … I swear ! Sometimes, the complexities of being a woman amazes me.

5) It is true when men say – it is difficult to understand women. Our mood swings are as erratic as the MET’s predictions. Nothing doing. One moment we are all happy and next moment the clouds of irritation start looming large. Ofcourse it will always be related to something we cannot have ! :P

6) Women love shopping ! Or Presents for that matter. They might say that they don’t need it. In fact, my favorite dialogues (used some of them myself) – “Please ! I don’t need it now” / “You don’t have to spend so much on me” / “I won’t be able to gift a better one” . Modesty I tell you. The insides are brimming with joy that someone finds us special enough to gift us something. Crazy women :)

Funny but that’s how we are ! 

7) Dear Men. You check out every woman on the road. We check out only the classy ones :D … Yes. We do. And we too analyze them the same way as you do. Ok may be we don’t get into the depths of imagination. But yes, and we can tell more about a woman from that check out session than you can. Okay ! no competition. I think we differ in the basic perspective :)

8 ) We fuss over things and we like them to be perfect. I know it gets irritating after a level. We start the criticising session which everyone hates. Sometimes even we do. Ah ! Difficult task. Being a woman. I tell you. We fiddle and fidget with table cloths, bed sheets, wardrobes, desks etc etc but then – that is what makes a home right ! Though, there are breeds of disorganized women too (I being one of them :P ) … Lemme give a secret. If your woman loves you, your home will never be messy.

9) Women love praise. We absolutely love it. We will keep on saying, “It’s okay. I did it for you. You don’t have to thank. You are a friend. Are you in a bad mood; since you are praising me.” And all those cheesy lines. But, andar ke baat ye hai ki, we feel really happy when someone does that. Okay. Lemme tell you one more ‘andar ki baat’ – Most of the times, we do know whether the praise is real or perfunctionary. But then, we just take it because, it is true that when we do something, we do it for ourselves and not for anyone else. It is all because it matters to us. Not because it does to the person we did it for.

10) Yes we believe in happy endings. What’s wrong in being at least this mushy ? It is chocolate that melts a woman to a great level. But it is only love that melts her to the greatest level.  A movie dialogue and a random quotation I would like to quote (forgot the author).

Dialogue – “A woman only wants that she be loved by her man in a way that no one else has ever loved anyone in this world.” (Rab ne bana di Jodi) …  Yes it is true. Whatever kind of woman your woman is, if you love her like this, she is yours forever. And it doesn’t take 24 hours a day to do that. Just 10 minutes which are akin to moments worthy of 24hrs would suffice.

Thought – ” The most precious possession that comes to a man is a woman’s heart” . True, but I won’t explain. Fall in love in a pure way and you will get to see for yourself.

Attention !! This post has been co-written by Ankita Jha (a maverick friend of mine) … and, Sorry if any lady gets hurt or feels ‘Hey ! I am not like this’ – baby, get a grip. Truth hurts :) … Even I am like this and I am proud to be like this.

5 BlackBerry Lessons

1. BlackBerry is an addiction but I am glad I am not addicted to it (My mom might disagree). Proof – my battery lasts almost one and half days :)  Lesson – you can choose to give in to temptations. Not necessary that they win over you !

2.The more apps you use, the faster the battery dies. Useless apps kill its energy.
Lesson – Same with me. Useless things, kill my energy. Uninstall useless applications on your life’s smartphone. Save energy !

3. The phone has great benefits. It helps me connect well with the best people in my life faster. I might always use a smartphone now (damn this bragging).
Lesson – Never leave the best things in life if they make it easy for you. Technology is about the benefits of the device. Not just about the device.

4. Sometimes the BBM slows down. Dunno who should I blame. Airtel or EDGE. It is then that I realize, I did live without a phone and I still can. It is ok to be unreachable at times ! That is usually the ‘me time’.

5. My phone doesn’t have an FM. Or an inbuilt photo editing application. At first I used to crib. Then I realized, it is supposed to be a business phone.
Lesson –  Keep it to the point. Be it anything. There is no need for extras and useless complications. The hard disk must be  kept uncluttered.

Proud to be ‘non-addict’ :D … Yay !!

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