Finding Nemo

I have been writing a lot about Brahma. But please do not assume my writing as if I am pro-Brahma or against Brahma. I am just trying to understand the universe created by him and the universe we all live in. As I said, the journey is my quest and not the goal itself, because there are many goals depending upon one’s thoughts and mights. Looking back at some of the ideas as discussed in the previous posts, Brahman comes from the summation of two words – Briha and Manas. While Brih means expansion and Manas means the mind. Thus I understand a Brahman to be a person who helps expand the mind. At the same time, he is able to expand his mind trough knowledge as well. The process of expansion is understood by the thoughts provoked and understood by the mind – which is the seat of thinking and imagination. Imagination is quite beautiful and also awful. Imagination helps the humans to understand their future and the life they want to lead within the realm of nature. Imagination also helps th...

I wrote about the fifth head of Brahma and also on understanding the Brahmin . Today, I just wanted to touch upon the same very topics with a fresh new idea! Brahma is the creator but is not worshiped. He is considered and is admired as a supreme God along with Shiva and Vishnu, but does not has any dedicated temple or even a faith for himself compared to Shaivites or Vaishnavites! However, wikipedia article  mentions a Brahma Sampradaya and very few dedicated temples for Brahma. Thinking of which, the question arises - why? Brahma in his quest for knowledge of his existence, created the anomaly called COMPARISONS and hence led to rat race we are all competing in even today. It was one such competition where in he lied to Shiva and Vishnu to have reached the end of and endless fire pillar (Shiva himself) to win over Vishnu. Brahma realizing his mistake, resorted to learning and enchanting Vedas to absolve himself. The Brahma Sampraday is dedicated towards extending the knowledg...

On the occasion of Navratri, we got together to venerate the forms of the goddess in our little girls. During the veneration ceremony, the girls asked us the meaning and significance of this festival. While there is a lot of information already available on this topic, I thought of sharing it one more time. Navratri is a festival celebrated for nine nights worshipping the Shakti or goddess Durga in different forms. Navratri festival is celebrated in many different forms all across India with basic belief of worshipping the primal energy – Shakti being the same. Of all the many stories around the festival, there two most prominent ones are as follows – During the Ramayana war, Sri Rama would cut Ravana’s head or limbs multiple times. However, Ravana’s head and libs would grow immediately causing despair to Sri Rama. It was said that Ravana had amrit or the nectar of life in his heart. At the same time, Ravana also had thoughts of Sita in his heart and hence Rama couldn’t aim at his...

Last week I was on an assignment where I attended a brainstorming session to come up with the mission and vision statement for a small emerging organization. We spent a long time explaining the importance of the statements and the difference amongst them. During the process, we analyzed and looked at the mission and vision statements from various organizations. Some of the common themes that we analyzed helped us understand that the mission statement is the internal view of the organization’s philosophy and the vision is the goal that helps other’s estimate the worth of the organization. Also did our analysis showed a few common elements, that are best described in the two columns –   Mission Statement Elements Vision Statement Elements Integrity Profitability People System (self-sustained) Service Market share Measure Purpose Philosophy Goal People, Integrity, Service and welfare are the always portrayed in the mission of any organization. This ...

A few days back I needed to call the customer service for one of the utilities at home. The call went pleasantly. The representative listened to my issues, tried to resolve or provide me solutions and my problem was solved. I was happy. When I reached home and I opened my emails, I saw an email asking for feedback on the service provided by the representative. Along with the request for the brief survey, a transcript of our telephonic discussion was also provided as a documentary proof of our conversation. A document is thus a summarization of the ideas that flew across two or more people in different communicating ways. The document lists important information that is mutually agreed upon and also the action items if any. The document is therefore the knowledge bits that may be required for a task. The document serves as a reference point for anyone using it for a task. The document also serves as a knowledge bank for anyone who reads it. This helps particularly in the customer servi...

After Bhishma was sent to his death bed by Arjuna, Drona took charge of the Kaurava army. What a great warrior he was! He was a great teacher too. He taught both Kauravas and Pandavas and knew the strengths and weaknesses of everyone involved. He was almost invincible with his knowledge of war schemes and weaponry. Sri Krishna understanding the frustration of Pandavas devised a plan to remove Drona from the war. Per his scheme, Yudhishtira will announce the death of Ashwathama. And the Pandava army would kill an elephant on their side named Ashwathama. Since Yudhishthira would not tell a lie, he was suggested to break the announcement in two parts – “Ashwathama is dead, though it could be human or the animal”. All the warriors were instructed to blow trumpets and conches to celebrate the victory as soon as Yudhisthira says the first part. Drona heard the news but couldn’t hear the second part. Filled with grief, he gave up fighting. Dhristhdyumna – son of his arch rival – Drupada, then...

रंग भरी देखो होली आई , मस्तानों की टोली आई। उड़ रहा है अबीर गुलाल।, मस्तानी है सबकी चाल। रंग भरी देखो होली आई , मस्तानों की टोली आई। खुशियों की सौगात है यह लाई, संग संग रंग खेलें सब भाई। बापू संग ठिठोली करें हैं माई , और बीवी रंगे देवर भौजाई। बच्चों ने जब पिचकारी चलाई , दादी संग नानी भी नहलाई। सुखी है अपना जीवन भाई , रंग भरी देखो होली आई। मन का चैन फिर भी रहा है काट , क्यों ना लें हम खुशियाँ बाँट। काहे करें हम लड़ाई , जब देखो हैं होली आई। खून होता सबका लाल , हरा पीला तो होता गुलाल। क्यों रहते हो खुद को बाँट ? खुशियों को लेते हो खुद ही काट। रंग भरी देखो होली आई, मस्तानों की टोली आई। सदा साथ रहने की हैं हमने कसम खाई , भेदभाव होलिका सांड जलाई। प्रेम कि हैं मिठाई खाई , आओ नाचें हम सब भाई, एकता की दें दुहाई, क्यों की रंग भरी देखो होली आई, मस्तानों कि टोली आई।