अन्यथा आप डिग्री तो कमा लेंगे किंतु आत्मविश्वास नहीं

मित्रो कुछ दिन पूर्व बिहार मैं हुई अभिभावकों द्वारा प्रायोजित नकल से अपने बचपन के अनुभव का स्मरण हो आया | मैं पाचवीं कक्षा का छात्र था और एक प्रतिष्ठित  मिलिटरी स्कूल मैं प्रवेश पाने के लिए प्रतियोगी परीक्षा मैं भाग लेने मेरठ गया था | पिताजी भी साथ मैं थे और एक अभिभावक जो अपने पुत्र के साथ आए थे मुझे कहने लगे की बेटा तुम दोनों साथ मैं बैठना और परीक्षा मैं एक दूसरे की मदद करना | मेरे पिताजी कुछ बोलते उससे पहले ही मैं तपाक से बोला की क्षमा करें प्रतियोगी परीक्षा मैं मैं नकल नहीं कर सकता | मैं नहीं जानता की किस संस्कार ने मुझे इतनी शक्ति दी किंतु मैने अपना सिर उठा कर परीक्षा दी | शायद मुझे ये स्वीकार था कि पद जाए  तो जाए लेकिन मेरा आत्मसम्मान मेरी नज़रों मैं कम नहीं होना चाहिए |

कई वर्षों बाद , मैंने अलीगढ़ विश्वविद्यालय मैं पर्वतारोहण संस्थान द्वारा आयोजित एक 25 किलोमीटर की प्रतिस्पर्धा मैं भाग लिया । प्रतिस्पर्धा के परिणाम से मसूरी मैं पर्वतारोहण के लिए चयन होना था । सारा रास्ता  भाग कर पूरा करना था, चूँकि रास्ता लंबा था और देखने वाले कम इसलिए  अधिकतर प्रतिभागियों ने आने जाने वाली साइकलों पे चुपके से पीछे बैठ कर शार्ट कट लेना उचित समझा ।  आने जाने वालों ने मुझे भी साइकल पे आने के लिए कहा किन्तु मैंने आत्मसम्मान से समझौता करना स्वीकार नहीं किया । अंततः मेरी रैंक मेरी प्रतिभा के अनुरूप नहीं आई लेकिन संतोष था की मैंने अपने आदर्शों से समझौता नहीं किया । मित्रो अभी कुछ वर्षों पूर्व फ़्रंकफ़र्ट शेहेर मैं जब 42 कम की फुल मैराथन को पूर्ण किया तो उसमे बचपन के आत्मसम्मान का बल भी निहित था । अगर कॉलेज के दौरान भागने मैं मैने समझौता कर लिया होता तो शायद इतना कॉन्फिडेन्स नहीं होता. मित्रो जीवन कॉन्फिडेन्स का खेल है.. अगर आप सोचते हैं की कुछ कर सकते हैं तो आप सही हैं और इसका उल्टा भी सही है.

अभी कुछ ही दिन पहले रुढ़की शहर मैं गया. वहाँ एक बी.टेक चाट वाले के विषय मैं सुना. आज भी सामान्य जीवन मैं ऐसे अनेकों उदारहण मिल जाएँगे जिसमे ऊँची  शिक्षा पाने के बावजूद लोग अपनी शिक्षा के अनुरूप पद नहीं पाते. मैं अपने विधयर्थी मित्रों से आग्रह करता हूँ की आप यथासंभव नैतिकता से समझौता ना करें, अन्यथा आप डिग्री तो कमा लेंगे किंतु आत्मविश्वास नहीं. हमेशा याद रखिए की जीवन कॉन्फिडेन्स का खेल है | 

ईश्वर आपका मंगल करे.

A Yogi in Budapest

Note : Following note has been written keeping in mind serious practitioners of yoga and spirituality. Unless for some moments in life someone has thought about "what is the purpose of existence" he will not be able to appreciate this. The audience of this note is therefore a serious Brahmachari sadhak.

14th Feb 2015, I was in Budapest travelling and walking across budapest. Europe has a culture where PDA (Public Diaplay of Affection) does not raise eyebrows. valentine day had a special charm on Europe  and most couples were walking together hand in hand stopping only to share some moments of togetherness.

As i was walking towards Govinda restaurant for my lunch in Budapest a girl who had a fair appearance approached me and stood very close. I was alarmed as i didnt know her purpose of coming near me. I was all alone in budapest and didnt know a single soul apart from my hostel receptionist, so i was wondering the purpose of her approaching me. She asked in a melodious voice who i am and where i am going ?. Then she asked me whether i am interested in sex massage. I was aghast on hearing this and left her with a blunt "NO" and marched on. I walked for few steps and turned around she was still waving hand at me, i walked away towards restaurant for vegetarian food and forgot all about the episode.

As i was roaming around the city in the evening i noticed the same girl standing at the same place. She was smoking cigarrete and i marched ahead ignoring her. she threw her cigarrete and ran rowards me and overtook me. She asked me some questions about my hotel to which i gave imaginary answers. She said that it wont be costly and will  be over in an hour. I politely refused. She was trying to understand what is stopping me from entering the deal as she definitely  had a pretty face. Then came her last straw, she said that 14th feb is a day of love and i should not refuse her.

I told her that i am from India and its against our culture to see women body as tool for sexual gratification. As a yogi i have been told that woman body is not a tool for sensual gratification and has a deeper purpose. I have heard from Sri Ramkrishna that mother goddess is present in each and every object and this episode served to practise it  on field.

Below is my advice to a sincere aspirants if they are ever confounded with such a challenge.

The pangs of passion are most powerful and produce burning sensations. Blessed is the man who can resist the temptation. All logic  goes haywire when senses are confronted with objects of passion.

When confronted,

1. Pray to lord.
2. Remind yourself that after the object will be achieved , there will be only regret.
3. Remind yourself that things appear beautiful only due to desire within, apart from that there is no beauty in external objects.
4. After the electricity in you is diffused,  things will cease to be beautiful.
5. Regret is there once electricity is gone.
6. You reach the same place where you started before.
7. Satisfaction in sensual objects is like a mirage which doesnt exists or cant satisfy. Its very normal to seek objects but know that they have nothing in them. Seeking something is indication of electricity within.. just seek right things
8. A little unsatisfaction is very normal just know that sensual objects cant deliever them.. Its a mirage.. Just seek right things.
9. Look divine mother in all women.
10. Body is a precious instrument and has deeper purpose of God realization rather than sexual gratification.

Hope this can help some of us.

#Passion #YogiInBudapest

Indians and Queue

Friends, yesterday when i was waiting for collecting my baggge on the baggage roller at airport, i saw an old Indian lady who i later came to know lives in london. I got my baggage on the baggage roller but her bags were still awaited. I politely asked whether she needs some help in transferring bags from roller to trolley. She replied in affirmative and i waited for her baggage to arrive. Conversation soon followed and she started complaining about the Indian community living in london and said that in Indian events most do not remain in queue and dont wait for their turn to arrive. I agreed with her from my experience in some Indian programs in Germany too but didnt indicate this to her.

As i proceeded further to my next destination at Aiport express metro line was pleasantly surprised to find an automated machine to issue tokens. I stood up in queue for getting tokens but saw a couple jumping the queue and going to the front and i politely reminded them to go to the back to which they complied. one more person came and went to the front of the queue but on politely reminding about queue , he accepted and went to the back.

In Aligarh too few months ago when i went to State Bank of India for some work, saw a young man jumping the queue. I was bit agitated and said "Bhai Meri shakl par kya ch***** likha hai jo main line main khada hoon". The person too accepted the mistake and went back to the queue. I noticed the change in breathing pattern in me last time(Due to me being agitated) but this time i was peaceful but firm.

Learnings for me
1. People are good but have not been groomed to follow queue.
2. Its really better to put your point peacefully rather than being disturbed and saying something for being agitated is an expensive thing for the body and mind.

P.S: If the peaceful method of requesting would have failed i would have gone to nearby security to report.

 #IndiansinQueue