Reconstruction…the game begins!

Hey World,

After a long, dark and dreary night that lasted for several months…one took the first step to reconstruct life.

Though the pain is still lingering on..and teasing and mocking at every move and step…one must take the steps towards reconstructing life all over again…

The world had come crashing down in heaps. It shook the very foundation of the castle of happiness one had built with the labour of love… the foundation remains but the castle is raized to the ground…

But from underneath the burnt white ashes a slight movement is felt…the desire to rise up again has survived the ravage of the disaster… one little finger has made its way upto the ground and can feel the freedom of the open skies above…

The little finger took the first step…and is urging the rest of the body to move up against the forces of gravity and the gravel that buries it…

Will the little finger win over the mountain of debri, fire and smoke?

The struggle continues…the Game Begins!

Here’s wishing the little finger all the best!

Cheers!

Till Later,

RSK

Dillusions of the mind…and Human Revolution

Hey World,

We are living in a time when the world is going through rapid progress in technology, science and infrastructure. We are experiencing an ever shrinking world. Nothing seems inaccessible and out reach of our modern day lives. Yet a whole lot of people are feeling a sense of vaccum and discomfort. Nothing seems to satisfy the ever increasing urge in our hearts.

Buying is not a proposition anymore, its become a part of our every moment existence. We are constantly buying - thoughts, values, pleasures, articles…tangible or intangible…our pursuit to own is never over. Infact, the desires and craving becomes more and more viscious with every such effort.

So what can be source of all this confusion and dissatifaction? What is the true reason behind our mindless craving and pursuit of happiness in external phenomena, people and objects?

Deeper analysis and thought would probably reveal that its the orientation or rather disorientation of our minds. And yet, the disorientation not the source again. That too is a reflection of something deeper. The cause for this lies in the very core of our lives. Buddhist philosphy reveals that this is rooted in the dillusions that we have within our lives. The dillusions are themselves created over many lifetimes and therefore determine the mental makeup of us individuals. Every individual eternal life has existed over many millions of life-times. Over all these lifetimes we have created causes in the realm of thought, word and action. These thoughts, words and actions have determined the Individual Karma and therefore the resultant destiny of all us individuals. Many people of similar Karma therefore, are experiencing the same kind of suffering and disorientation in their lives and thus, it’s not a coincidence that we all are facing together what can be termed as the Collective Destiny as human beings living on this planet at this moment in time.

The negative Karma we have collected over the many million lifetimes is a result of the causes created by us over these many lifetimes. But why do us human beings create such negative karma? The cause of that too must lie within our lives.

Buddhism has identified this as the Fundamental Darkness existing within all human beings. This fundamental darkness coexists with the Buddha Nature- the Fundamental Goodness. These are two opposing forces which are at work sumultaniously in our lives.

So are Human Beings therefore doomed to live their lives at the mercy of these two- Fundamental Darkness and Buddha Nature?  Well many people would agree and therefore lament at the futility of human existence. Buddhism does not agree to this thought. Buddhism proposes and advocates a process called Human Revolution. This is the process of inner transformation which has the ability to correct the course of our lives and lead a happy, healthy and meanigful existence.

Human Revolution means taking responsibility of our lives and actions and developing a strong and pure self that has the power and ability to make the right choices -choices that would fall in the domain of our Fundamental Goodness or Buddha Nature. Simultaniously, it also empowers us to resist the temptations of our fundamental darkness.

This truely is a liberating thought and process that shows humanity the light of hope and the opportunity to lead value creating and fulfilling lives brimming with joy, happiness and satisfaction. Nevertheless, its a painful and tiring battle which requires a constant learning and unlearning in the basic belief system of our lives. But its a battle worth fighting. When we persevere to fight this battle and win…we are bound to live a life free and liberated of any dillusion and suffering.

Three cheers to Human Revolution!

Cheers!

 Till Later,

 RSK

life in the fast lane…

Hey world,

Hope everyone is doing well…

Have been really busy of late and driving in the fast lane…

Can see how when u going at that speed, you can crash big time…

A little slip can be fatal… and little lapse in concentration can be disastrous…

Just had a little first hand experience …but then, thats life…about making mistakes and learning from them…and becoming better…

 Gotta get more focused and determined to avoid getting involved in anyone’s life…

 Cheers!

Till later…

 RSK

2 kinds of people in this world…

Hey World,

Just saw some rather strange comments on some of my posts. I’m really amused!

There are two kinds of people in this world, one constructive and the other destructive.

I have long ago decided to pay heed to only the former and to avoid the latter.

What one writes and what one shares is no body else’s business… unless it is hitting them personally under the belt or causing a major social instablility or confusion.

 I have not sent out invitations to anyone to come here and spend there precious 2 penny worth time…and read my blog!

I have not guaranteed anyone pleasure or confirmation to their own individual value judgements.

I have not gone ahead and imposed mine on anyone either…

 But the latter kind of people are the hypocrites who have no better utility of their time than to critisize others and make a fool of themselves…lol

I still wish them well and hope they get well soon…

One day when the world has become a better place… we shall all take care of these people and give them all the attention they need…that keeps driving them insane and leading them to do anything they can to get noticed…

Nevertheless..life is good and very busy…and hope everyone enjoys a good week ahead and stays healthy…

Cheers!

Till later,

RSK

weather change in Mumbai, India

Hey World,

Am back after a really long gap. Been really busy with work etc.

Feel compelled to write about the changing weather phenomena in Mumbai city and the world at large.

We are experiencing the coldest winter ever in the  living history of any body I know of in Mumbai.

To top it all, its very windy. Night temperatures have been dipping progressively for last few days…

For the average Mumbaikar(Mumbai Native), there is no concept of severe winters, thus it becomes a wardrobe issue aswell… one finds people covering themselves with whatever that comes close to being warm… as a result the oomph quotient with female clothing is also taking a beating…everone is covered from head to toe…lol

Cafes and public dating spot must be reporting lower sales due to the loss of valuable scenery…

As a result of that, thecafe owners have a harder time shopping for their women folk…and thus the cycle goes on…

One cant fail to recognize the catastrophic levels the problem has reached owing to the above mentioned reasons…its high time the state government provide solace to the needy men and the down trodden teenagers who have been forced to work extra hard to get a nice view in the this time of national mourning…

One wonders if the leaders will finally wake up to the situation and offer interim relief by inviting younger female volunteers from the tundra regions- especially Scandinavia who will dare to bare in this chilly weather. Its reported that these volunteers are infact, equipped with far greater ability to bare in the chilly weather than local female species in these latitudes.

Well, finally one can only hope that the help and rescue operations are begun on a war footing basis and all the victims are provided with immediate and urgent scandinavian attendance and care in as private and homely an environment as possible…

The rest has to be seen to be believed…lol

Cheers!

till later,

RSK.

getting bored on sunday evening!

hey people,

hope all of you had a good weekend…

hmmm…can see a lot of yeahs…lol

nice… thats the way it should be…but sometimes things aren’t really like we want them to be…maybe thats what its all about…life and its uncertainties…

its an easy thing to understand for everyone… and sometimes, though we know everything we still cant seem to accept it for what it is… seems today im in the gibberish mood…

have had a little longish day…spent three quarters of the day at training course and then when i got back… a lingering cold has played the spoil sport… cant party tonight and tomorrow is the beginning of a whole new week at work…

so there we are… there isn’t a way i could spend time with ma gf…she busy with family as usual…neve seem to be on her list of priorities any way…lol

and cant go out with anyone else cause it seems to be danger zone…you know what i mean…

paradox of ma life…

ok…u folks get back to your weekend partying…

and ill spend time on my lappie and try and chat with a few friends online…hope that i could get a drink if ma nose stops running…

cheers!

till later,

RSK

friends….what does it mean???

hey world,

its funny how life moves us all our lives…

we get introduced to a whole new world constantly…

thats life….like a lot of people say…

and friends come and go…some stay…some move on…some become indifferent…some get involved…and some are neutral…

but they surely become a part of our lives…and irreplaceable  part of our existence…

im at one such crossroad on life… am seeing a new side of many of my friends…

some nice and a lot of it strange…

trying to understand it better… but i guess there isn’t much to read into it…

so let it be…just let it be…

and cheers to life…and all the new people coming into ma life…

i wish them all the best in their lives!!!

Cheers!

till later,

RSK

feverish at work…but now big and strong…samjho ho hi gaya!

hey world,

how are you doing?

hope your tuesday has been fruitful at work…at least more than mine… not that i did nothing…lol

its just that i woke up today with a feverish sensation…im sure a part of it was owing to not sleeping in time last evening…some how can never sleep in time…

and then i reached office and for some reason, there was no big crisis at work…  yes i try and pre-empt the crisis…

and then i spoke to some friends and invited them to see the rehearsals of one of our very famous singing shows…Indian Idol…

they were delighted…though i thought the orchestra was better than the singing… they rocked…

the singers were holding back and protecting their voice…i guess for the finale on the 23rd…

wish them all the best…so my friends get pics clicked etc…i obliged them of course…

it was kinda nice to see their happy faces… nev mind …

i didnt eat since morning and had a very late lunch- just about an hour ago- 415 to be precise… getting the first burps now…urrrrrrp…

sorry… maybe it was due to not eating …yeah must be weakness causing the fever…

im feeling better now… big and strong …sweety wud have been very happy to know that i’m feeling better…

actually had spoken to her… but she was being just friends types…nonsense i know better…she will be back soon…

samjho ho hi gaya… card chapwalo…suit silwa lo… aye bhai!

you guys keep rocking!

till later,

cheers!

RSK

opportunity

hey world,

opportunity is a very important part of our lives.

we keep waiting for it all our lives and when comes, we seldom expect it.

something like that happened to me on saturday…

a friends and neighbor who has been pursuing me for long made me an offer i cant refuse…

the process has begun…but it may take a while to materialize…

the important thing is that we are very clear about what we want to achieve…

hoping for it to work out…

Cheers!

till later,

RSK

whats your motivation???

Hey world,

An interesting thing happened today… we were in the middle of a story meeting about  a new show we are developing… as we were through with the discussion with the top boss and all was agreed upon, we decided to take a break and then get back to discuss the characters…

all was going well and then my intelligent boss decided to prove his mettle… he dragged us into a needless argument regarding  one of the characters. everyone besides him has a consensus on it and he simply refused to budge form his black and white world where everyone had to be at the extreme end of the spectrum…pitch black or spotless white…

we all refused to give up and kept holding our fort till he gave in…

basically the point he was trying to make was that every character should have a great motivation in their life or he is a useless… our point was that there are many such characters who are happy like they are and dont necessarily have a great plan for life…but that is what makes them interesting and complex characters to work with…especially when we are moving away from stereotyped characters..

what is your opinion???

Cheers till later…

RSK