Hi Friends,
Happy Gudi Padwa to all my Marathi Friends !
Lazy extended weekend for me here . World cup is over and so has the thrill and excitement attached to it , TV ain`t no fun no more . No good movies releasing so just idling time away. Still only lonely... Invitation from one of my old friends Mr. Alok Tiwari to his Kandivali residence , so generous of him to call me upon to his place but I decided to decline . Every buddy has so much plans for the weekend... like me ( when with family ) I didn`t want to to be a spoilsport . Most of my friends in Mumbai are married, the rest are half married to their girl friends so.... this only lonely...just idling time away .... Planning to explore Mumbai , the places I have not seen as yet , finalising some destinations in the process of elimination , getting ready for the tour and then reverse changing suddenly realizing whats the fun alone ??? Nothing to do, nowhere to go ...just idling time away . So I succumb to the still moments and lay back and allow time to pass by .
I think about some of the people I know and their varied perceptions about God . I see some people rubbing their foreheads at almost every temple, every God they know or do not know, I think about some people having " Attitude " and declaring that God does not exist , Some others boasting that they are atheists but frequently saying ( Hey Bhagwaan ) " OMG " whenever they are surprised . I see some people extolling their Gurus about how much followers he has while that supposed Guru does not even remember his disciples names . I will not comment more on their opinions . This is my space I must talk about myself . Okay ! In my first post I had mentioned, there is one more angle to my appointment in IDBI . I tried too hard to explain this so many times but then cleared my write-ups. May be there are not enough words in my limited dictionary to speak about him. May be I am too small to talk about this great Sage . Let me try .
He is my Guru, My God . I was never inclined to this Guru thing as I thought this is just another new profession in the market , I remember refusing to adapt Mr. Narkewal Bedi Ji as my Guru while my parents and my brother had already joined the league and also tried to convince me to follow suit but I refused for my own reasons . I was carrying this " Been there , done that " attitude until I met this Great Saint, My Guru . He has actually transformed me as a person, has given a new direction to my career and life and I feel blessed to be his devotee . I was a kind of know-it-all guys until I met him . But I do not know how much power he has in his soft hands, I do not know how much sacrifice and devotion he has given to attain this level of spirituality, I do not know how an ordinary person can defeat death and come back to life while doctors have given up, I do not know how he balances the twin roles of his professional life as the most famous labour lawyers of the city and the greater role of a Guru, I do not know how he carries the heart of thousand mothers within himself, I do not know how I could get away with the most heinous crimes of password sharing in HDFC Bank, I do not know why auditors could not notice a big blunder my branch had done while the same was clearly noted in audit trail register , I do not know how he could foresee my career in a Govt. Organisation and advise me to give it a shot while I was slogging in HDFC Bank, I do not know how miracles happen but he makes them appear so real , I do not know why hundreds of thousands of people bow down before him to seek his divine blessings, I do not know how great he is and I do not know why he is exceptionally kind to me . But I do know that he can do anything under the sun and beyond and I worship him like God . I do know that unlike other Gurus he is very much approachable and always there to guide you whenever you want and wherever you are , I do know that I am always safe under his kind shelter and I do know that he will take me to the gates of eternity when I am down to one last breath . Something is stopping me to mention his name here . I will withhold .
As a customery ritual , my Guru takes all of his children including me and my family to the holy shrine of Sidhh Shri Baba Balak Nath Ji at Shah Talai ( Deoth Sidhh, H.P ) during first week of April every year . I am so excited to see and talk to my Living God tomorrow .
My heart also beats to see Nidhi and Manya after 10 long days . I will fly to Chandigarh tomorrow morning to join the " Sangat ", will leave for Shimla on 9th and be back on 16th. So my next post may take a little longer .
This one is by Jon Bon Jovi again :
I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said if you want to tell him something
You ain't got to fold your hands
Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it
And I'd say Amen
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
I called upon my brother just the other day
He said : John I'm going to die if I don't start to live again
I work each day and night like clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet
I'd bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence lost in our youth
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me
No I don't claim to be a wiseman, a poet or a saint
I'm just another man who's searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I want to run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes that won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers and the tears they've cried
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on banging
I got a reason to believe .
I got a reason to believe .
I will pray for your happiness and good health at the shrine .
Jai Guru Maharaj Ji Di !
Jai Baba Ji Di !
Munish .
Happy Gudi Padwa to all my Marathi Friends !
Lazy extended weekend for me here . World cup is over and so has the thrill and excitement attached to it , TV ain`t no fun no more . No good movies releasing so just idling time away. Still only lonely... Invitation from one of my old friends Mr. Alok Tiwari to his Kandivali residence , so generous of him to call me upon to his place but I decided to decline . Every buddy has so much plans for the weekend... like me ( when with family ) I didn`t want to to be a spoilsport . Most of my friends in Mumbai are married, the rest are half married to their girl friends so.... this only lonely...just idling time away .... Planning to explore Mumbai , the places I have not seen as yet , finalising some destinations in the process of elimination , getting ready for the tour and then reverse changing suddenly realizing whats the fun alone ??? Nothing to do, nowhere to go ...just idling time away . So I succumb to the still moments and lay back and allow time to pass by .
I think about some of the people I know and their varied perceptions about God . I see some people rubbing their foreheads at almost every temple, every God they know or do not know, I think about some people having " Attitude " and declaring that God does not exist , Some others boasting that they are atheists but frequently saying ( Hey Bhagwaan ) " OMG " whenever they are surprised . I see some people extolling their Gurus about how much followers he has while that supposed Guru does not even remember his disciples names . I will not comment more on their opinions . This is my space I must talk about myself . Okay ! In my first post I had mentioned, there is one more angle to my appointment in IDBI . I tried too hard to explain this so many times but then cleared my write-ups. May be there are not enough words in my limited dictionary to speak about him. May be I am too small to talk about this great Sage . Let me try .
He is my Guru, My God . I was never inclined to this Guru thing as I thought this is just another new profession in the market , I remember refusing to adapt Mr. Narkewal Bedi Ji as my Guru while my parents and my brother had already joined the league and also tried to convince me to follow suit but I refused for my own reasons . I was carrying this " Been there , done that " attitude until I met this Great Saint, My Guru . He has actually transformed me as a person, has given a new direction to my career and life and I feel blessed to be his devotee . I was a kind of know-it-all guys until I met him . But I do not know how much power he has in his soft hands, I do not know how much sacrifice and devotion he has given to attain this level of spirituality, I do not know how an ordinary person can defeat death and come back to life while doctors have given up, I do not know how he balances the twin roles of his professional life as the most famous labour lawyers of the city and the greater role of a Guru, I do not know how he carries the heart of thousand mothers within himself, I do not know how I could get away with the most heinous crimes of password sharing in HDFC Bank, I do not know why auditors could not notice a big blunder my branch had done while the same was clearly noted in audit trail register , I do not know how he could foresee my career in a Govt. Organisation and advise me to give it a shot while I was slogging in HDFC Bank, I do not know how miracles happen but he makes them appear so real , I do not know why hundreds of thousands of people bow down before him to seek his divine blessings, I do not know how great he is and I do not know why he is exceptionally kind to me . But I do know that he can do anything under the sun and beyond and I worship him like God . I do know that unlike other Gurus he is very much approachable and always there to guide you whenever you want and wherever you are , I do know that I am always safe under his kind shelter and I do know that he will take me to the gates of eternity when I am down to one last breath . Something is stopping me to mention his name here . I will withhold .
As a customery ritual , my Guru takes all of his children including me and my family to the holy shrine of Sidhh Shri Baba Balak Nath Ji at Shah Talai ( Deoth Sidhh, H.P ) during first week of April every year . I am so excited to see and talk to my Living God tomorrow .
My heart also beats to see Nidhi and Manya after 10 long days . I will fly to Chandigarh tomorrow morning to join the " Sangat ", will leave for Shimla on 9th and be back on 16th. So my next post may take a little longer .
This one is by Jon Bon Jovi again :
I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said if you want to tell him something
You ain't got to fold your hands
Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it
And I'd say Amen
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
I called upon my brother just the other day
He said : John I'm going to die if I don't start to live again
I work each day and night like clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet
I'd bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence lost in our youth
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me
No I don't claim to be a wiseman, a poet or a saint
I'm just another man who's searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I want to run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes that won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers and the tears they've cried
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on banging
I got a reason to believe .
I got a reason to believe .
I will pray for your happiness and good health at the shrine .
Jai Guru Maharaj Ji Di !
Jai Baba Ji Di !
Munish .
