HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

जीवन में नव-गति, नव-लय, नव-ताल,नव-गीत, नव-छंद हों,
ज्योतित हो रोम-रोम जीवन में शीतल-मंद- मकरंद हो ।

पलों की सहज कहानी ---ज़िंदगी

पलों की सहज कहानी ---ज़िंदगी

पलकों के पार इससे स्पष्ट क्या हो सकता है ?

छोटी-छोटी खुशियों में बसी ज़िंदगी पंखों पर लहराती तितली

थिरकती बारिश की बूंदें, मुस्कराते फूल.......

ज़िंदगी ,जैसे सपनों के रंग समाए आसमान पर बिखरा इंद्रधनुष

हर पल , हर दिन, ज़िंदगी का एक छोटा सा टुकड़ा, लेकिन बस यही सारा सरमाया

सर्वशक्तिमान होने का एहसास दिलाती ज़िंदगी,

भरपूर उत्साह है ज़िंदगी....

देश की प्रगति पर, उपलब्धियों पर गौरवान्वित होने का नाम है ज़िंदगी,

हंसने के लिए, मचलने के लिए, खिलखिलाने के लिए,

दर्द बांटने और दुख में खुशी तलाशने के लिए ज़िंदगी....

ज़िंदगी , कुछ प्यार, कुछ ख्याल, कुछ एहसास

पलों की सहज कहानी....

              ...बस यही है ज़िंदगी

A SERIES OF MOMENTS

Life is beautiful….there could be nothing simpler than that

Life is noticing the subtle things the butterfly fluttering,

The cuckoo singing, the raindrops falling, the flower blossoming,

Life is a rainbow that harnesses our dreams within the bounty of its colours…

Each second, each minute, each hour and each day is but a little life,

To be cherished as the most precious thing,

Life is acknowledging the Supreme Being,

Life is the enthusiasm that envelops us all….

Life is being proud of our nation, its progress, its achievements,

Life is to be lived, to be enjoyed and to be laughed with,

Life is sharing of the sorrows, about finding pleasure in pain,

Life is about love, thoughts, feelings, empathies…

A Series of moments…….That’s life.

Stress is a disease of modern life that needs special attention. To manage stress successfully you have to follow certain tips for stress management that will help you eliminate stress and protect your health from the harmful effects of stress. Stress is not always bad, it is sometimes good because it helps us react quickly and solve problems. If on the other hand stress is repeating and lasts for a long time, chronic stress, it can cause several problems to our physical and emotional health. This article outline 20 tips for stress management and also explains what is chronic stress and what you can do to manage this type of stress.
Stress can be effective…
Stress is a protective mechanism and a defense agency of the body and can do miracles when necessary to tackle a problem. But when the pressure exceeds human strength, the stress can cause many health problems to our body and mind.
It has been found that workers who have to work increasingly longer hours and also have many duties, most often resort to other harmful health habits such as smoking, alcohol, poor diet. The result is at increased risk to fall ill, in relation to employees who work fewer hours and do not have many duties.

20 tips for stress management

There are no magic recipes to manage stress. But there are certain tips and techniques, that can help those who are experiencing excessive stress.
1. First of all we have to recognize the symptoms of stress.
2. Making a break when needed.
3. Avoid being very competitive-we lose the essence.
4. Physical activity is the most effective medicine against stress.
5. To deal with one thing at a time, do not try to do everything together.
6. To better manage our time. If prioritize our obligations by giving priority to the most important, and we help ourselves and the people affected by our choices.
7. If we can do something to prevent what we are concerned, let us do it directly and not to allow us stress to control us. It is proven that 80% of our primary concerns do not at the end take place.
8. Escape more frequently from the daily routine. A small trip outside the town, a good book, movie, music or walking helps us relax and find our lost balance.
9. To rethink our way of life and see if we can make changes in our daily program and in our personal and family life.
10. Proper hygiene and nutrition. The use of alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and food with high fat undermines the ability of our organization to respond to stress. Instead, a balanced diet with fruits, vegetables, fibber and protein furnish the defence of our organization.
11. We need not only adequate hours of sleep and rest but we also need good quality sleep!
12. Recording our thoughts help us to identify and change the negative.
13. Help those in need. Voluntary work reduces stress and gives personal satisfaction.
14. Practice relaxation techniques. The yoga, breathing techniques, the massage are particularly good tips for stress management.
15. Do not keep to yourself your concerns and stress. Talk with friends, other family members and experts when necessary.
16. Do not be afraid to delegate work to others.
17. We do not need to be perfect, or very critical to others.
18. Allow ourselves time for relaxing and entertainment and spend time with people we love.
19. To avoid the quarrel, but to allow us to get rid of the tension that accumulates.
20. To discharge our anger in a productive manner – a physical exercise, gardening or cleaning the house can certainly help.

 

BEWARE

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE
because
IF NOT PREVENTED THERE'S NO CURE
on
WORLD AIDS DAY

Never lose your heart.

Never lose your heart.
Be optimistic.
Every black cloud has a silver lining.

इस नदी की धार में ठंडी हवा आती तो है,
नाव जर्जर ही सही, लहरों से टकराती तो है।

एक चिनगारी कही से ढूँढ लाओ दोस्तों,
इस दिए में तेल से भीगी हुई बाती तो है।
एक खंडहर के हृदय-सी, एक जंगली फूल-सी,
आदमी की पीर गूंगी ही सही, गाती तो है।
एक चादर साँझ ने सारे नगर पर डाल दी,
यह अंधेरे की सड़क उस भोर तक जाती तो है।

निर्वचन मैदान में लेटी हुई है जो नदी,
पत्थरों से, ओट में जा-जाके बतियाती तो है।
दुख नहीं कोई कि अब उपलब्धियों के नाम पर,
और कुछ हो या न हो, आकाश-सी छाती तो है।

Self-respect

Self-respect

Respect for one's self; regard for one's character; laudable self-esteem.

•dignity: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

•Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example, "I am competent" or "I am incompetent") and emotions such as triumph, despair, pride and shame. ...

•The knowledge of one's own worth, valuing one's self; pride

Self respect is extremely important in that it effects everything you do in life. How you allow people to treat you and what you will settle for is all based around your self worth and that comes back to the respect you carry for yourself.

Self respect is liking oneself and giving yourself dignity, just like you would give it to any other person. Self respect is such an important thing because without it self love is impossible and loving others in a healthy way is impossible. If you lack self respect, you will allow others to trample...

When you have self-respect, you actually fully love yourself. You love yourself for who you are on the inside and not just because of what you do, what you look like, or what you’re capable of. When you have self-respect.

happiness

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room’s only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.
Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man couldn’t hear the band – he could see it. In his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive
words.
Days and weeks passed..
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.
It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”
Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.
“Today is a gift, that’s why it is called the present.”

इस बार नहीं(Now I will stand against terrorism)

इस बार नहीं

जब कोई सिसकती हुई बच्ची मेरे पास आएगी,

उसके ज़ख्मों को मैं सहलाऊंगा नहीं,

नफ़रतों के बीज जो बोए,

नफ़रतें किसी और की उठाऊंगा नहीं,

इस बार नहीं

इस बार जब ज़ख्मों पर खून से लिपटा देखूंगा,

नहीं गाऊंगा गीत पीड़ा भुलाने वाले,

जख्मों को रिसने दूंगा,

गुज़रने दूंगा अंदर गहरे,

इस बार घावों को देखना है

गौर से थोड़े लंबे वक्त तक

कुछ फ़ैसले अब

उसके बाद हौसले

कहीं तो शुरुआत करनी होगी

इस बार यही तय किया है मैने,

और....

शायद हम सबने.........

Self-awareness

Self-awareness is the explicit understanding that one exists. Furthermore, it includes the concept that one exists as an individual, separate from other people, with private thoughts. It may also include the understanding that other people are similarly self-aware. Self-awareness remains a critical mystery in philosophy, psychology, biology, and artificial intelligence.
Self-consciousness is credited only with the development of identity (see the self). In an epistemological sense, self-consciousness is a personal understanding of the very core of one's own identity. It is during periods of self-consciousness that people come the closest to knowing themselves objectively.
Jean Paul Sartre describes self-consciousness as being "non-positional", in that it is not from any location in particular.
Self-consciousness plays a large role in behavior, as it is common to act differently when people "lose one's self in a crowd". It is the basis for human traits, such as accountability and conscientiousness. Self-consciousness affects people in varying degrees, as some people self-monitor (or scrutinize) themselves more than others. Different cultures vary in the importance they place on self-consciousness.
According to Locke, personal identity (the self) "depends on consciousness, not on substance" nor on the soul. We are the same person to the extent that we are conscious of our past and future thoughts and actions in the same way as we are conscious of our present thoughts and actions. If consciousness is this "thought" which doubles all thoughts, then personal identity is only founded on the repeated act of consciousness: "This may show us wherein personal identity consists: not in the identity of substance, but... in the identity of consciousness".
Therefore personal identity is not in the brain, but in consciousness.

I SWEAR

I swear that this time I will stand up
Not for what I believe in, but for what I don't
This time I will stand up.
Not for,but against
Against my own helplessness
Against my own laziness
Against two words called "CHALTA  HAI"
Against shortcuts in queues
Against cheating in exams
Against "KHARCHA PAANI" in offices
Against powerless inquiry commissions
Against religion in politics
Against politics in religion
Against illegal construction
Against legal loopholes
Against the belief that nothing will change.
Because only by standing against all that 
is destroying our today,
Will I be able to give my children
Something called TOMORROW.

बेटी

वह घर भी क्या घर है

जिसमें बेटी नहीं होती ।

उसकी मुस्काने-लीलाएं नहीं होती ।

वह एक खुशबू है,

जो कोना-कोना घर का महकाती है,

वह हंसती-मुस्काती-किलकाती है,

घर को जीवंत बनाती है,

रूठती-अएंठती-रूती है,

कठोरतम दिलों को

पिघलाती है ।

वह गुलाब की कोमलता है,

उषा की लालिमा है,

मता-पिता की प्राण है,

कुटुंब की आन-बान-शान है,

और रत्नों की खान है,

कोयल की तान है,

तो कवि-कल्पना का गान है,

पिता-पति दोनों कुलों के मध्य

वह एक सुंदर सेतु है,

प्रकृति में नित नए

सृजन की,

हेतु है ।

वह शक्ति है,

वह भक्ति है,

मर्यादाओं की पुंज है

घोर नीरवता में मधुर गूंज है,

शीतल समीर है वह,

होली का अबीर है वह,

ताज़गी का स्फुरण है वह,

शांत सौम्य संगीत है वह,

जीवन की आस है वह,

जीने का विश्वास है वह

सीमा निर्धारण

सीमा निर्धारण 

आवश्यक 

जब मन में 

बसे विकार, 

सीमा रहित 

प्रत्यक्ष है 

विशाल गगन 

निर्विकार.............. 

सपने आते हैं

सपने आते हैं

जीवन-सत्य के रिसते घावों पर

मलहम मलते हैं

उनकी टीस, निशान तक

मिटा देते हैं ।

जीवन के अंधेरों को उजालों में,

शुष्कता को सरसता में

ठहराव को गति में

बदल देते हैं वे ।

दुनिया सुंदर लगती है,

जीवन-जिजीविषा बढ़ती है

कठिनाइयां-कर्कशता झेलने की

क्षमता लौट आती है ।

यदि स्वप्न नहीं होते

तो क्या हम जी पाते ?

शायद नहीं...............

सपने आते हैं

सपने आते हैं

जीवन-सत्य के रिसते घावों पर

मलहम मलते हैं

उनकी टीस, निशान तक

मिटा देते हैं ।

जीवन के अंधेरों को उजालों में,

शुष्कता को सरसता में

ठहराव को गति में

बदल देते हैं वे ।

दुनिया सुंदर लगती है,

जीवन-जिजीविषा बढ़ती है

कठिनाइयां-कर्कशता झेलने की

क्षमता लौट आती है ।

यदि स्वप्न नहीं होते

तो क्या हम जी पाते ?

शायद नहीं...............

INTENSE LOVE

विरह में दर्द मिलन में राग
कहें क्या हम इसको अनुराग,
प्रेम के हर बंधन को तोड़
मीत सब दूर रहें है भाग,
प्रीत क्या इसको कहते हैं ?
अजनबी अपने बनते हैं।


समय के परिवर्तन से मित्र
न खींचें अपने मन के चित्र
भरोसा जिन पर किया असीम
उन्हीं ने धोखा दिया विचित्र
रीत क्या इसको कहते हैं ?
प्रीत क्या इसको कहते हैं ?


कभी इस नगर कभी उस गांव
निरंतर रुकें न चलते पांव
यही क्रम जीवन है गतिशील
राह में धूप मिले या छांव
सृअजन के फूल खिलते हैं
गीत सब पीड़ा सहते हैं।


अजनबी अपने बनते हैं
सदा अपने ही रहते हैं ।

O ANTARIKSH

ओ अंतरिक्ष ! तुम क्या हो ?

क्या मायावी जाल हो?
या अनजान नाव की पाल हो ?
तुम प्रकाश या अंधकार हो ?
तुम शुष्क या आर्द्र हो ?
क्या तुम परमाणु हो अणु के ? 
लगते तुम चंद्र कभी तनु से
क्या गति की परिभाषा हो ?
क्या तुम शक्ति हो आशा की ?
ओ अंतरिक्ष ! तुम क्या हो ?
क्या तुम आकाश का विस्तार हो ?
क्या प्रकृति का चमत्कार हो ?
क्या पदार्थ का कोई प्रहार हो ?
क्या ईश्वर का ही सौंदर्य अपार हो ?
ओ अंतरिक्ष ! तुम क्या हो ?
कितना कठिन है तुम्हें समझ पाना 
तुम्हारे नियन्ता को हमने न जाना
तुम गूढ़ रहस्य लघु बुद्धि मेरी
कैसे जाना तुमने लघुतम कणों में बस जाना
ओ मूर्ख मनुष्य! आंखें खोल दृष्टिपात कर,
मैं ही तुम्हारे रतजगों में प्रकाश बन कर आया
मैं ही तुम्हारी धमनियों में ऊर्जा रूप में समाया
मैं ही तुम्हारे संकल्पों में दृढ़ता बन कर आया
मैं तुम्हारे कण-कण में हूं समाया
ओ मनुष्य ! तुम में मैं हूं
मुझ में तुम हो,
आंखें बंद कर हाथ बढ़ा कर 
मुझे बुलाओ !
मेरा स्पर्श करो !
मुझसे बातें करो !
मेरा अनुभव करो !
और...............
मेरे स्निग्ध सागर में डूब जाओ
मेरे स्निग्ध सागर में डूब जाओ
मेरे स्निग्ध सागर में डूब जाओ

success

Non-achievement doesn't mean
You are a failure,
It just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Non-achievement doesn't mean
you have accomplished nothing,
It just means you have learnt something.
Non-achievement doesn't mean
you are wrong
It just means you have to do it,
in a different and efficient way.
Non-achievement doesn't mean
You should give up,
It just means you should try harder.
Non-achievement doesn't mean
You will never make it,
It just means it will take a little longer.
Non-achievement doesn't mean
GOD has abandoned you,
It just means god has a
better plan for you.