open up!its time to express

its ash here..

..and she was named…Boredom:-)

Hey, it’s boring da..we say frequently. Don’t we?. I said it too. But this time it was just different. I just tried to see it with a different angle. And that is how she was born. And she was named..boredom. :-)

She is simply boring..
How better can i define her? :-)

She finds you in solitude
She finds you in a crowd
Yes, she is an irony and a mystery to speak about..

She cares for you

When no one even remembers to remember you..

She comes to you

When no serious work finds you..

She caresses you
And sometimes even takes you to bed! :-) (many a times, if i’m right!!?)
She is not your enemy
But a friend, a force I say…

She fetches you new hobbies

She finds you ways to entertain your soul..

And I say, she is the source behind

Whatever you love to do..

She is the inspiration
Behind some of your prides
Sometimes..she is more than
Your girlfriend!( sure, my friend (who is a girl :-) ) is gonna kick me for this)

She knows that

You always love to hate her

But she wont care

You are always the same to her..( ondond sari tumbane great aag bidtale :-) )

here for you..

it’s ash :-)

Today’s love quote: The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one person.

Please comment, express yourself…:-)

 

April 6, 2008 Posted by ashokbbalakrishna | Just reading | | No Comments Yet

sahana vavathu and sahana, my classmate:-)

I sang it for almost seven years. They made us recite sahana vavathu before we started our breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Never worried what it meant (Actually what we more worried were the number of idlis we had in our plates. :-) The numbers were never enough for us. We used to go for the second time after finishing those four idlis. Of course, by deceiving the one who was serving) .

After the completion of my secondary education whenever I remembered it, I thought it is to be something related to the way of having our food. To have it in silence or something of that type. I also remembered the way we used to tease a girl named Sahana by reciting the shloka. Dirty work of course. :-)

Yesterday my friend (who happens to be a girl :-) ) asked me the meaning of asatoma sadgamaya. While I was searching on the nettappa I found few shlokas that we often use and more commonly be blind to its meaning. I present those shlokas with their meaning for you. I think you will like it

Sahana vanathu for you:

Om Sahana Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Sahaveeryam Karavavahai
Tejas Vinavati Tamastuma vidhwishavahai

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

May He protect both of us. May He nourish both of us. May we both acquire the capacity (to study and understand the scriptures). May our study be brilliant. May we not argue with each other. Om peace, peace, peace.

Asatoma sad gamaya:

Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir gamaya
Mrityorma Amritam gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Lead me (by giving knowledge) from the unreal to the real; from darkness (of ignorance) to the light (of knowledge); from death (sense of limitation) to immortality (limitless liberation)

Sarve bhavantu sukhinaha:

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha
Sarve Santu Niramayah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu
Mas Kaschid Dhuka Bhag Bhavet

May all be happy. May all enjoy health and freedom from disease. May all enjoy prosperity. May none suffer.

Ya devi sarva bhooteshu:

Ya Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Lakshmi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha

Salutations again and again to the Devi who abides in all beings in the form of good fortune.

Guru brahma:

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Gurur Devo Maheshvarah
Guru Shakshat Param Brahma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah

Know The Guru To Be Brahma Himself. He Is Vishnu. He Is Also Shiva. Know Him To Be The Supreme Brahman, And Offer Thy Adoration Unto That Peerless Guru.

Gajananam bhuta ganati:

Gajananam Bhuta Ganathi Sevitam
Kapittha Jambu Palasara Bhaksitam
Uma Sutam Shoka Vinasha Karanam
Namami Vignesvara Pada Pankajam

He who has the face of an elephant, one who is worshipped by the Bhootha ganam, He who eats the essence of kapitha and Jumbu fruits, He who is the son of Uma Devi and He who allieviates the ill feelings in us. O! Lord Vigneshwara who is an embodiment of all the above, we offer our Namaskarams at your Divine feet.

Gayathri mantra:

Om Bur Buvah Suvaha
Thath Savithur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhi-Mahi
Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat

Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy supreme sin destroying
light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.

here for you..
it’s ash :-)

Today’s Quote: Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens - Carl Jung :-)

March 28, 2008 Posted by ashokbbalakrishna | Just reading | | 2 Comments

TRYING TO BE PERFECT, ENDING UP WINNING…

It’s time to present my first article. Guys, it’s not easy. It’s just not easy to do this. It’s a general rule that the first one needs to be good, very good. One of my classmate who happens to be a girl wrote in my autograph book ”you will never get a second chance to make a good first impression”. It’s true dear, very true (actually my first impression had never been good with any girl. Girls in my class had started hating me by that time. I feel sorry for them and bad for myself. Through this I just want to say sorry to all them. Dear girls, give me a chance to punish myself, by the way which coffee day you want me to take you to.. :-) ). So for the last few days (after my introductory post) i was searching for the best topic, best article to begin with. But everything ended in vain. I never began. After all this is what I learnt for myself that I was just trying to be a perfectionist which was a bad idea. A really bad idea… Example: trying to be a perfectionist on a wedding night is still more a bad idea!:-)

So let me tell you why it is. Just think that you got married today. Today is your wedding night. Hey you, started dreaming already! (I think you got few more years to get into all that). If it is a love marriage you might have had the chance to understand her well. But I don’t think it would help you because I don’t think you would have had a chance to speak what she would love on a wedding night. And if it is an arranged marriage then it is a doom day for you. The battle gets tougher :-)

Hey even though I am beating around the bush, I am trying to make a point here. On that special night you are just, and just an anxious, insecure lover :-) . If you try to be perfectionist (I mean if you think you can make her happy all the way, surely you are the loser.). So guys, this person ‘the perfectionist’ never existed on this planet. So instead of trying to be a perfectionist what we can do is to run towards perfection. Of course it is a long journey but every step counts here. So just think doing your best. This only can bring the best in you. And I call this as ‘trying to be perfect, ending up winning’. What do you say….

Before concluding i just wanted to say that yesterday was our second day of college fest”technieks”. There was a funny song for which our guys danced. It went like this.. tommy tommy nammane nayi churuku andre churuku sada bogultane iruthe idra bayi harku :-) Don’t forget to leave your comment..

Here for you..

It’s ash

Today’s thought: An arrow that hits the bull’s eye is the result of hundreds of misses.

March 8, 2008 Posted by ashokbbalakrishna | Just reading | | 6 Comments