Posted on: Sep 28, '09
water and the K .. thing
Hola … a few things over the past few days have caught attention … the missed symvvaar where our dear Tamiz chica unceremoniously dumped me in the dumpster sighting the fact that … well … I was dumped .. the reason don’t matter .. does it … however it sounded like I dumped her … it was funny…anyways .. the thing is… they found water on the moon … while some of them provide a handpump for twenty houses after 60 years of independence and hundreds of years of existence …. and cant stop gloating over it .. singing gaon gaon mein paani …... some of them are perpetually marooned in the water everytime it rains ….. some of them break pipes to get water … five of a family drowned in 20 feet of water trying to pull out each other.. and one them chicas wus walkin the beach in the rain .. she gave the water falling from the skies a whole new meaning … that left me clamouring for a drought …. What am sayin is water means different things to different people ….. but the thing is bhai.. chand pe paani hai …. Bolte hai jayda nahi hai.. takle ke sur par barish ki ek bund jaisa … “chand” pe pani … its quite an amazing discovery .. I mean … takle pur paani kub ruka hai … the flip side is fassal nahi grow karegi .. garmi bahut hai .. aur thand bhi … paani se yaad aya .. today was hindu festival … kanjaka ….. office ja raha tha ..darwaaze pe pakar liya .. five little little kanyaon ki pooja karni thi .. paani se unke feet wash karke .. tika laga ke … moli tie karke .. and then givin them some goodies ….those cute girls were feeling very happy and were all giggly …. When a lot of water has flown under the bridge …them lil girls will grow up into bhartiya naris …. It will not be a easy thing to digest … from getting feet washed to washing clothes … I aint talkin .. about you fropper girls .. lest you think I think that you are all dhobans … wha am sayin is … from the pedestral to the dungeon .. that’s what we do with our average women folk … anyways .. this aint about gory state of Indian women …. Its their karma some of you will say …. They burnt her alive coz of dowry …Karma ..?? Everytime I hear the word karma .. something in me twists …. Am twisted as it is … but still that karma thing manages to twist me a bit more … I have list of words I adore .. goD (I don’t mind goddess … I have my own definition of them ..heh heh), karma, spirituality, moksha, inner peace, .. there are more but am already on the verge of bliss .. the kinda bliss that one experiences if you happen to drive by the NDMC garbage dumping site…… in any case ….water has led me to karma … oh yeah how can I forget … as per that great revelation and astronomical truth and wisdom of dividing us humans into a dozen twisted signs like crabs, fish and that one horned one eyed horse .. the zodiac … my sign is water ….. bahut paani pee (drink ) liya .. nahi .. lets move on …. Ek woh praani hai .. Deepak “hoaksha” Chopra….aaj kal TOI mein woh spiritual agony aunt ka role play kar rahen hai .. he is distributing gyan ……. Sample this ….
Sharad : I am a 63-year-old schoolteacher. Lately, I have become confused about the law of Karma and the power of prayer. As I understand it, the law of karma says we have to repay in this birth whatever we have done in a previous one and that life is pre-destined and its fruits are pre-determined. This thought is accepted in Jainism and Buddhism. But according to Vaishnavism, God is mighty and has the power to change our destiny. Aren't these statements contradictory? What is the truth ?
Deepak Hoaksha Chopra : Since you are a teacher and interested in scripture, may I remind you of another scriptural lesson, which says, “The ways of Karma are unfathomable.” It is possible to be under the sway of a spiritual law (yeh kya cheese hai) without demanding complete understanding. After all, the law of Karma is universal — everything is affected. This means that countless influences go into every action. The whole is moving within itself. Only our local perspective creates the illusion of isolated action tied to the personal self.
You are focusing here on the role of free will and determinism. How can Karma be binding but also change? Let’s assume that there is a cosmic answer to this profound question. How does it affect you? Be free in your own life, as free as you can possibly be (isko bolte hain twist). However binding Karma may be, the ultimate goal of life is complete freedom (ha ha), and the law of Karma has been designed to assist by teaching us about our own tendencies and patterns.
Wannbe be a spiritual leader? .. key one .. whenever somebody asks you a simple question like ..What is the truth .. use the words .. Unfathomable .. spiritual law …universe .. cosmos .. profound .. use a phrase “don’t demand complete understanding” and make a statement like … Be free in your own life (is there somebody else’s life that you are living), and then add …. as free as you can possibly be .. to that .. add ….ultimate goal of life is complete freedom (what freedom from life..) … and then as a footnote add ..”the law of Karma” conveniently forget that in the opening statement you had said .. that “the ways of karma are unfathomable .. there you have .. the complete Hoaksha.
Harudesai : At 68, I have read many of your books, and that of other enlightened authors such as J Krishnamurti (yeh bhai shab bhagwan se conversations karte hain)and the Dalai Lama (yeh manushya roopi bhagwaan hai … jinko ki enke ghar se bahar nikaal diya gaya hai .. jo ki despite all his holiness cant seem to get back his kingdom .. not his fault .. the ways of karma are unfathomable ..besides .. this is his human form .. ) . I have attended yoga programmes and meditation camps, even tried to learn Indian classical music. All in all, I have struggled hard to achieve ‘something’. I don’t know what that ‘something’ is but I wanted to achieve it somehow. Now, at this age, I feel as if I have wasted my life. Can you offer me a word of solace that can bring some happiness to my life?
Deepak Hoaksha Chopra : Despite your unhappiness, which I sympathize ( sympathise my dear hoaksha sir is the wrong word .. you outta empathise .. cause when you sympathise you are doing tch tch .. so sad .. when you empathise .. you are in the persons shoes.. anyways .. must be your karma).. with, it’s not too late to change your situation. From your brief description, I sense several things. You have pursued spirituality as a kind of personal struggle. The pursuit has largely been intellectual. You had only the haziest idea of what your goal has been all these years. Now you feel more than a little self-pity, and you hope that an enlightened person (which I am not, I assure you.. oh Yeah! You can say that again) will lift you up by the collar and set you down in a better place.
If you look around without self-pity, you will see that your situation is a perfect reflection of who you are. It contains all the clues you need about the next step of your journey. Find what is positive in your situation, and in yourself. That is the right beginning because it's based on what you feel right now, not what your mind ( mind is the enemy) wants you to be. Don’t complain; set aside all self-pity and false hope. Gradually, you will be able to find actual spiritual fulfillment (He said he is 68 .. he doesn’t have time for things gradual ) for things and not just disappointment.
N C Gupta : I am in good physical and moral health( pardon me .. what is moral disease) . Still, I feel I have not done enough for myself and society. I have always adhered to the thought-purpose-growth path in life, in spite of the roadblocks I’ve faced. Can you suggest a simpler path?
Deepak Hoaksha Chopra : If I may, I would suggest giving your ambitions a rest and looking beyond their source, which is ego (LO KAR LO BAAT) .. Whenever we say “I haven’t done enough,” we have succumbed to the ego’s logic. According to that logic, more is better: more success, esteem, money, power, status, possessions, etc. The most you can do for the world is to be at peace with yourself, for peace radiates light, and if you can carry a light everywhere you go (ha ha .. how true), your success will be twofold. First, you will be giving what you actually have to give. Second, you will escape your ego-based drives and their incessant call for more.
PIECE .. shed your light ....
Ps … No offence to Sharad , Harudesai and NC Gupta .. whoever they might be …
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