करे भी तो क्या कर

-


 करे भी तो क्या करे

ना रीत चले ना रिवाज़ चले

अब करे भी तो क्या करे


ना समाज चले ना हुकम चले

अब करे भी तो क्या करे


ना दवा चले ना दारू चले

अब करे भी तो क्या करे


ना ज़ोर चले ना जबरजस्ती चले

अब करे भी तो क्या करे


शायद इस हार में ही जीत है 

या इस जीत में ही हार है 

पर अब कम्बख़त करे भी तो क्या करे


dedicated to last weeks Ahmedabad visit

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Ultimate Paradox: How to Be Unstoppable by Giving Up Control

-
We live in a culture obsessed with control. We hustle, we grind, we optimize. We believe that with enough effort, we can bend the world to our will. And yet, for all our striving, we are riddled with anxiety, frustration, and the constant, nagging feeling that we’re fighting a losing battle. What if I told you that the secret to becoming truly effective, peaceful, and “unstoppable” isn’t to gain more control, but to radically surrender it? This isn’t a call for passivity or giving up. It’s a roadmap to a more powerful way of living, based on a profound paradox that, once understood, changes everything. This journey has five steps. Step 1: See the Universe as It Is—A Giant Clockwork First, we have to accept a simple, scientific truth: everything is a chain reaction. A tree grows because a seed was planted and watered. The stock market moves because of millions of individual decisions, which were themselves caused by news, fear, and greed. Nothing happens in a vacuum. This chain of cause...
Read more

Analysis of Steven Duneier's TED Talk: "How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals"

-
Image
   Steven Duneier's TED Talk: "How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals" Central Theme: Achieving ambitious goals isn't about possessing extraordinary talent, but rather about adopting a practical, incremental approach to problem-solving and decision-making. By breaking down large goals into smaller, manageable tasks and consistently making marginal improvements to our process, we can significantly increase our chances of success. Main Points: The Illusion of Talent: Duneier uses the Brad Pitt drawing analogy and Chuck Close's work to demonstrate that seemingly complex skills can be broken down into simple, repeatable steps. Marginal Improvements, Massive Impact: Citing Novak Djokovic's tennis career, Duneier highlights how small improvements in decision-making can lead to substantial gains over time. Personal Transformation through Marginal Adjustments: Duneier shares his academic and professional journey, illustrating how breaking down tasks and focusin...
Read more

Absolute freedom vs ethical conduct

-
The apparent conflict between absolute freedom and ethical conduct. The Ashtavakra Gita and the desire to live a clean, ethical life seem, at first glance, to be at odds. Here's a breakdown to help reconcile these concepts: Understanding the Ashtavakra Gita's Freedom: Focus on the Self: The Ashtavakra Gita primarily emphasizes the nature of the Self (Atman) as pure consciousness, beyond the limitations of the body, mind, and ego. The "freedom" it speaks of is liberation from the illusion of these limitations. It's a freedom from the sense of being a separate, limited individual bound by desires and fears. Transcending Duality: It aims to transcend the dualities of right and wrong, good and evil, by realizing the oneness of all existence. This doesn't necessarily mean abandoning ethical behavior, but rather understanding that those constructs are within the realm of the mind. The nature of "doing": The Gita points out that the true self...
Read more