Sanjay-jogani.blogspot.com: "Where the mind craves for peace" **

Sanjay-jogani.blogspot.com: "Where the mind craves for peace" **

"Where the mind craves for peace" **

"PEACE of MIND"
seems we've left far behind;
Can't find it in my hind(sight);
May have lost it, in my Mind..............

The world is growing, life so fast;
In the attempt to measure, space so Vast;
Wonder when did I stop counting stars, last?
Lost track & the stars too, in the sky so overcast(Pollution)......

We are humans with a little heart & a little mind;
which leaves all other species behind;
Once,We could boast,
for d heart, which could feel & d mind, which could create; Coloring world so Pink..
Today,
Mind still creates, but the noise of destruction makes our hearts Sink......

Man today, needs a bigger space to live within;
They are eye-ing Mars sitting on the Moon;
The greed for one more home, away from home;
I would call it a "CURSE" not a "BOON"...................

In our Motherland (India), Family, culture & values
still are being hold the Highest..............
(over)ambition of building walls away from our corners;
have seen the fall of the Mightiest...............

Let our parents be the Earth & we be the Moon around them;
Our Children be the stars, shining & smiling, all around us........
With the sky so clear & hearts so near; we don't need more Jupiters;
Let we be the world & not the world for us...................

At last, I found the PEACE in my Mind;
within the FRIENDS so close & kind;
Lets stop the chase of Rat & Mouse;
And make a "HOME" out of our "HOUSE"........

The most important need of the hour is -
The requirement of sufficient food, clothing & shelter for all in India.
The focus should be right education & jobs for all concerned.
The idea should be an "all inclusive growth".
The "temples" & "mosques" are not going to help fulfill your needs & make your future brighter.
The vision of "prosperous India 2050" should be aimed at.
We all are one. India is our Mother land.
The disputes arising out of lack of understanding & communication are always created by wasted interest for their own benefit. We all need to understand that & reacting to such provocation is not going to help us or anybody., but only the people who want us to break & divide.
Be UNITED. Be TOGETHER.
Fight & voice, not only for your own self but for your country, for your people....

"feel blessed .. live life"

I've seen castles made out of sand,
Met people who believe destiny is engraved on the palm of their hands,
I've seen people change their faith,
Experienced love change into hate,
I've seen people grow younger with age,
And a bird who wouldn't fly out of an open cage,
I've seen love sold for money,
People who are devastated inside but outside they're funny,
I've seen the unicorn fall in love with the toad,
People who owned half the city have now hit the road,
I've learned to expect the unexpected,
Perfection doesn't exist, we're all defected,
Everyone cries,some just hide their tears,
They say coal turns diamond over a thousand years,
Someone may believe u are one in a million,
For others u are just another nobody in the billion.
So live life wid all that u have, cherish all ur moments Happy or Sad!! Feel blessed with what u r!! Coz Life is tooo short n we are jus here for a Moment!!

power of faith & perspective ..

"Power of faith & the perspective it brings"

I am standing on the sea shore. A ship appears & spreads her white sails to the morning breeze & starts for the ocean.
She is an object of beauty & I stand watching her till at last she fades away on the horizon, & someone at my side quietly says, "she is gone." Gone where ?
Gone from my vision, that is all;
She is just as large as. When I saw her last.

The diminished size & the total loss of sight is in me, not in her;
And just at the moment when someone at my side says, "she is gone," there are others who are watching her coming & other voices take up a joyful shout, "there she comes !!"...

Sanjay-jogani.blogspot.com: "The change" !!!

Sanjay-jogani.blogspot.com: "The change" !!!

"The change" !!!

"Here I find, myself, sitting in my office...thinking hard about life or d life in me..!!
how it changed frm a simple carefree college life to d strict professional life..?
how tiny pocket money changed into monthly paychecks, but fails to satisfy needs..?
how a few local denims changed into branded wardrobes, but less moments to use them.?
how a single plate of samosas changed into a full plate pizzas & burgers, but no sight of hunger..?
how a bike always in reserve changed into d car always full, but less places & less people to travel with..?
how a small round d corner coffee shop changed into chain of Cafe coffee days', but no time for a cup of coffee with a dear frnd..!!
here I m sitting in my office@night, thinking hard abt life, how it changed or how did we...?"
Missing all those precious moments & all my friends, who continue to be the most valuable part of my life of yesterdays' , today & for the tomorrows' to come...

"God Gifted"...

Today, I happened to be a part of one of the most miraculous creation of the Almighty.A musical concert performed by God gifted, mentally & physically challenged children. Though this creation seems a bit discriminatory at first sight, but the unimaginable gift in the form of immense talent, which is showered on the kids, left me speechless. It was the performance extraordinaire !! The grip on the voice, melody, beats was impeccable. They sang old hindi melodies, solo & duets, as well as some of the latest hit numbers. They danced on the beats of the current chart busters and also made us laugh by their circus gimmicks. The real shock or surprise came in the form of an end of the show announcement that most of those kids had hearing disability. Just imagine singing a song or moving on the floor, dancing with grace without being able to listen the music...
Isn't it a miracle ??
Only the supreme power above us all, knows the existence of many more strong "senses" within human access beyond the six, we happen to know & understand...
Salute to the children, their confidence to come forward & present flawless performances & also to the entire team behind the scene who made all this possible by unearthing the true & real potential from within these kids...
Thanks to my uncle Mr Atul Jogani (Bangkok) for providing me this opportunity, to be able to have exposure to this face of human reality...!!

"Mothers' day" - by Zeenal jogani

9th May ' 2010 !!!!
Happy Mother's Day.!!
To mom,
With love..(luv u mom)
U are my protective hand,
U are my best friend..,
Ur my book of knowledge,
Ur my guide to life,
Ur my cook...who makes pretty darn food..!
U R SPECIAL TO ME N I NEED U IN EVERY STEP OF MY LIFE EVEN IF I BECOME INDEPENDENT THOUGH...!!!
U MEAN THE WORLD TO ME..

Your gentle guidance has immeasurably influenced all that i have done, all that i do and all that i will ever do.

Your sweet spirit is explicitly imprinted on all that i have been, all that i am and
n all that i will ever be.!!!
THUS UR A PART OF MY LIFE AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
WE FIGHT TOGETHER , WE CRY TOGETHER, WE LAUGH TILL STOMACH ACHES,
WE SING AND DANCE N EVEN WALK TOGETHER.

THESE THINGS MAY BE GENERAL BUT VERY SPECIAL AS, WHEN U RECOLLECT U FIND THESE MOMENTS MORE BETTER THAN THOSE 3..HOUR MOVIES...!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME.....
yours lovingly
Zeenal.

"The first CRUSH !!! "

The First Connection

Crush, infatuation, attraction!

There are different facets of  “Relationships”.
Like Liquid, it doesn’t have a specific colour or shape.
It keeps moulding itself into different dimensions depending on the subject vessel.

I personally feel & believe, that the first ever self-realisation of existence of a relationship is - The First Crush.
The unexplained infatuation, the attraction…. towards someone.

Although, as soon as we are born into this world, we by default, establish many relationships –theoretically. Such as that of the son, the daughter, the mother, the father, the brother, the sister… so on & so forth.
But these relationships are there, we believe, because they are made to be.
(In a way, we can say, we are supposed to take them, consider them as granted.)

But, the very first awareness about really getting connected with someone, somehow; is the first real realisation of giving dimension to the phenomena.
This is that phase of our upbringing during which, un-warned, we get ourselves attracted, pulled towards a particular personality.

Just mere a smile or a glance, few words or deeds, intelligent smart outlook & appearance, the talent, the skill, the behaviour………..it can be anything. But the truth is, it's exciting & imbalances the physiological balance within us.

This may be the time, we start understanding,
“what does skipping a heart beat means ?”.

This may be the time that we feel a strong urge of being with that person most of the time, keep thinking about him/her or just keep looking, staring at them.

In any case, we realize that, we are into the process of establishing “a Relationship”.

This facet of relationship, radiates the glow of innocence & sweetness of kind.
It’s a relationship one feels he or she is into, but without being actually bothered or limited by any real time commitment, promises & vows.
It just exists.
It just blossoms.
It just shines.
It makes the heart happy.
It doesn’t seek any endorsement.
It’s just felt.
It’s the only type of relationship in which one feels so much related to the other person, without actually being related at all.

I feel, this experience of life, is the foundation of every other relationships we build during our journey of life.
This is true, as it helps one understand the “why” of a relationship.
It makes us aware about the changes we go through, the different moods we emote, the peculiar kind of acts and the responses we react with.

One interesting thing about this part of a relationship is , that it’s not only the first ever self realisation of a relationship, but it keeps up with the age & gets cornered, stored in the heart and keeps surfacing with the same fresh intensity & urge, at times, irrespective of a person’s biological clock.
Implies, that this facet of relationship never gets old enough to be just stored as “memory”. It remains ever fresh & ever vulnerable.

However strongly we live on or manage our important relationships in life, this face of the relationship remains as innocent & as sweet as ever.
It keeps popping up every now and then, irrespective of however strongly willed a person may be….

Hope this brings smiles to your lips and helps you to remember those lovely first time crushes………!!

By - Sanjay Jogani

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Love....???????

“Love……..?????”

Why do people fail to show love?
Why do people fail to see dove?
Why do people crib for love?
What do people get so much from love?
Is this love so much important?
Why do we hear so much about love?
Hey,
if everybody talks so much of love, why do they forget to show their love?
People like you & me reside here; you are you and I am I,
Why you can’t be me and I can’t be you?
I like you the way you are, why can’t I like me too?
It’s easy to laugh at times, and not easy to laugh, a little bit;
It’s easy to cry at times, and not east to cry, a little bit;
Why it becomes so easy to write at times,
and not easy to write, a single bit……….?????


By….Rupa Jogani (January’2010)

Happy Mothers' Day.....

That’s Mom…..!!!!
When I came home in the rain,
Brother asked : why didn’t you take an umbrella ???
Sister scolded : why couldn’t you wait till rain stopped ?
Father said angrily : only after catching a cold, you will realize.
But Mother, while drying my hair, said : stupid rain; couldn’t it wait, till my child came home ???
That is MOM !!!
With this, I salute my MOM , my kids MOM & all other Moms’ in the world for their incessant flow of selfless love & care showered on their children, which makes this world a much better place to breathe in ……
Happy Mother’s day !!!!!!!!!

Relationships.......

6.5.2010
Relationships…….
Few days back , somewhere in mid-April, I had posted a couple of lines on FB on “Relationships”…
Relationships !!...... They are the most simplest to live on with, but are the most complicated to manage with.
Just a few vague thoughts , emerged , converted into words & posted…..but with clear intention of expanding my views on the subject, my way in the days to come…..And here I am, sincerely trying to unfold “relationships” – its extremities ; the most simplest & the most complex character of the word in all its means.
The experience is such a happening, which has a very different and unique receptivity proportion by different people. Say, if I share my specific experiences , they need not necessarily be approved, accepted, understood or followed by others. But with as many point of views as possible & with as many angles, a particular experience, if be covered, may have people looking up with more receptivity.
I always had an interesting appetite, a hobby, an inclination to study & understand, the “action/reaction” pattern of various human beings under different conditions, circumstances; whom I usually come in contact with, may it be a casual acquaintance or some business or social association. This keen observation always helped me connect myself to that person in a way, which invariably got established as a unique comfort zone for both the subjects.
During the course of my journey through my life, I consider myself, quite fortunate to come in contact with different kind of people, having distinct & interesting personalities, associating with whom, have added so many important chapters in my life’s pages, as most memorable of the experiences.
The important thing is, how did we all relate to each other ? How could I relate myself , to them; with them; at different stages of my life & vice versa. Every relationships have a beautiful beginning & a very eventful journey. (“eventful implies – both good & bad experiences”). Its important to understand and learn, how relationships survive under adverse situations and unfavorable circumstances. Few survive. Few perish. But in any case, all of them do learn & have their own unique experience. They get wiser.
In the next few weeks, I would like to put in my understandings & evaluated knowledge about different relationships we establish, how we begin & move on with them. I would also like to draw out the different frequencies of emotions we go through in the process of living out that relationship.
It may surely bring smiles to many a lips & frown on many a faces; but shall appreciate, if they r being taken, considered as generalized as possible. There is no intention of directing the facts, but just a plain innocent release from the clutches of the mind & the heart. It surely feels good when we release few of our emotions with a complete freedom without being dominatised & threatened by our heart & mind……

"Male na Male"

nadini retma ramtu nagar male na male,
fari aa drayshya smruti pat par male na male.

bhari lo swasma eni sugandhno dariyo,
pachhi a matini bhini asar male na male.

parichitone dharai joi leva do,
aa hasta chahera aa mithi najar male na male.

bhari lo aankhma rastao, bario, bhito,
pachi aa shaher, aa galio, aa ghar male na male.

radi lo aaj sabamdhone vitlai ahi,
pachi koine koini kabar male na male.

vatanni dhulthi mathu bhari lau aa dil,
are aa dhul pachi umrabhar male na male

"True Salvation is fulfillment".....

"True salvation is fulfillment".....
Most people pursue physical pleasure or various forms of psychological gratification because they believe that those things will make them happy or free them from a feeling of fear or lack. Happiness may be perceived as a heightened sense of aliveness attained through physical pleasure, or a more secure & more complete sense of self attained through some form of psychological gratification. This is the search for salvation from a state of dissatisfaction or insufficiency. Invariably, any satisfaction that they obtain is short-lived, so the condition of satisfaction or fulfillment is usually projected once again onto an imaginary point away from the here & now. "When I obtain this or am free of that, then I will be okay." This is the unconscious mind-set that creates the illusion of salvation in the future.
True salvation is fulfillment, peace, life in all its fullness. It is to be who you are, to feel within you the good that has no opposite, the joy of Being that depends on nothing outside itself. True salvation is to know yourself as an inseperable part of the timeless & formless One life from which all that exists derives its being.
Trus salvation is a state of freedom from fear, from suffering, from a perceived state of lack & insufficiency & therefore from all wanting, needing, grasping & clinging. It is freedom from compulsive thinking from negativity, and above all from past & future as a psychological need. Your mind is telling you that you can not get there from here. Something needs to happen, or you need to become this or that before you can be free & fulfilled. You see time as the means to salvation. Whereas in truth it is the greatest obstacle to salvation. You think that you cant get there from where & who you are at this moment because you are not yet complete or good enough. But the truth is that here & now is the only point from where you can get there. You "get" there by realizing that you are there already.
You find God the moment you realize that you dont need to seek God.

Dreamz fulfilled - back to the "present"......

25.1.2010
Dreamz fulfilled – back to the “present”…….
Finally, it’s time to “return”, move on again, to boot up for the race……..…
After an extremely nostalgic experience of past seven daysin Kolkata, its time to climb up again and merge into the stark realities of the present. The stay of a week in Kolkata, brought back wonderful memories of the gone times and I feel fortunate & obliged to be able to claim the share of my space with the “History”.
Its correctly depicted, that,
“If you passionately apply your energy in the pursuit to fulfill your innermost desires & dreams, the entire universe conspires against you, to enable you to reach & attain your destiny”.
This stands & applies so true to my current experience of Kolkata visit. Few months back and may be since very long in my heart & mind, I carried a dream to re-live few moments of my past, in an exact manner, the way it used to be in those times - quarter of a century back. And I have always believed that if you want to flip back “those pages” of your life, its just not going to be enough to date back your watch and try to revise in-within your mind.
If it’s a “re-visit”, it has to be a “re-living” of those moments all over again.
“Sarswati Puja” – worshipping the Goddess of Knowledge & wisdom – was one of those consistent practice during my school & college days in Kolkata. It still is a very important calendar event as well as the event of extreme belief and significance for the people here. The performing of this Puja, holds a special place in the heart of all our friends in Kolkata. And if you ever got a chance to closely study & understand the people from Kolkata, would agree that they are highly sensitive, sentimental & are deeply enrooted by values in their respective cultures and traditions. Myself, being one, connected strongly to these roots, nurtured a dream to again celebrate this festival & perform the puja in all its virtue, holiness & importance. The visit to Kolkata was purely going to be wholly influenced by this reason. But, destiny had some other plans designed for me. For some practical & un-manageable reasons & circumstances, we friends, couldn’t perform the puja & it surely was a griefing realization for me. But as earlier mentioned, the energy which was being imparted and directed towards the pursuit of this dream got transformed into much bigger opportunity and cause.
The official launch of “MITRA” – a concept, a cause, a project; which was being parallely envisioned by few of us school batch mates of the year 1987., got its final shape & meaning and consequently was decided to floor its launch on very much the same day of “Sarswati Puja” ; the 20th of Jan’2010.

The main idea , motto & principle behind its launch, being, providing all important education to the students from the families facing financial constraints. It’s designed to give equal opportunity to those students & enable them to represent the common platform of action, along with other more privileged students.
After a very successful launch, I feel obliged, privileged & proud, being given an opportunity to share & express my vision and thoughts in my words in front of my ex-teachers, ex-students & batch mates. I strongly feel that the energy which I could impart & provide to enhance the momentum of this project would surely work its way into effective output.
We have a wonderful able team which is strongly committed to direct, guide & sustain the vision of this cause in Kolkata. I hope & pray, that together, may we be able to create a miracle out of this small but significant application for a big cause.
I deeply feel that my dream of performing the puja, gave me a real chance, in real sense to worship and share the knowledge & wisdom gathered through, over the years.
I, now feel my presence in Kolkata fully justified and my dream fulfilled.

Journey to Kolkata......16th & 17th January'2010

17.1.2010

Journey to Kolkata….

16th & 17th January’2010….

Kolkata, the name, the place, the people, the living, the reveries has always been and remains an integral part of my world., my life., my existence.

This time, purposely, I wanted to take my own time to travel & approach, this city, my original home, close to my heart.
Honestly, when I booked my “Duronto” train tickets, I had all the possible options to travel by air, the fares almost equal to my travel of 27hrs. journey by train.
But, in fact, I wanted to relish the experience of traveling, through this newly launched, #Duronto, for its own valid reasons. The fastest non-stop train between Kolkata & Mumbai.

The journey is being relayed from the train itself, while it just passed Kharagpur station at 5.1.5 pm on Sunday(17th Jan). It’s a further 100 minutes journey to Howrah station from here.
From the very first hour of boarding Duronto on 16th-Jan at 5.15 pm. from Mumbai CST, I was impressed by the look, the cleanliness & the service all throughout.
Timely meals, polite & prompt services and fantastic ear pleasing instrumentals varying in different degrees from classical to Hindi oldies…

One of the other, in fact more pronounced reason of travelling by road, is that, my interaction with Kolkata was going to be after a long gap of almost 25 months; more than two years.
I wanted to take my own sweet time to get myself soaked into the process of getting merged with my city, before I actually, physically step on to its roads.
The journey, in its entirety, gave me complete feel of what’s in store for me for the next 8 days of my stay in Kolkata (Calcutta of my times).
Made good acquaintances with a couple of co-travellers within the train, with whom I relished few of my past memories of Kolkata; talked about schooling, friends, small simple experiences, as if the clock was back-set for me by almost 20 years.
This is the beauty of a train journey piercing through the distance between two cities on the land.

The journey gave me enough time for myself, to be with a couple of my favourite books allowing me to do complete justice to the author’s intentions.
I, always felt that, when we travel from one place to another by the fastest means, by air, its like watching a film on fast-forward track. Its like you have a time bound job to complete a movie and nothing better than but to watch it under fast-forward to save as much as the time as possible.
The journey of plus 2000kms by train, allowed me to absorb and & savour the glimpses, the feel of every passing small village, towns/cities, green fields, barren lands, and most importantly, the people living in these places.
Actually, few of the visual passing instances gave me the sweet opportunity to live in those few moments of their lives with them, by merely getting into aware-ful staring, the way they went about with their day, their work.
Saw young boys playing cricket on the fields, could see them diving into the small village side pond for their afternoon bath, few elders gathered under a tree for their Sunday afternoon meetings, few of the women busy taking care of their daily chores of washing clothes close to the ponds, carrying vessels, chatting through from one place to other, and so on....

Besides above, the thoughts of few important events which I was supposed to catch up with, in the next 8 days, kept me occupied.

I could re-wined the biological & historical clock in me and could count the steps climbed at different stages to reach to this height (which I personally feel is one of the most convenient times of my life).
It’s been a good volume of “receiving” from all, be it from the family, the school, the friends, the teachers, the colleagues.
Its certainly, I felt, was a time to “give back” and “contribute” my bit for the well beings of the people, the community and the society in general, which touched my life at every step by some means or the other and played a major role in my journey of life, all through out.

“Sarswati Puja”, in Kolkata was, and is still is, one of the events of great importance in my life.
We, friends, did organized Maa Saraswati Puja for almost 7 to 8 years in the 1980's.
I owe my ability with words, speech & communication solely to the heartfelt prayers done during this Puja.
The super excitement is, that on 20th of January, Wednesday, during my current stay in Kolkata, we friends are trying our best to re-organize & conduct this Holy Puja, at very much the same place and in very much the same way. Though we have some technical hindrances, but I am hopefully looking forward to pull this through.
This being one of my most important reasons for being in Kolkata this time.

Secondly, and in fact quite fortunately, our “Gyan Prabodhini” project.
Initiated by us – “Class of 1987 batch – J J Ajmera High School” is being launched on the same auspicious day of Sarswati Puja.
Under this scheme of things we are going to support few students/families, who are financially not competent enough to carry the studies and education within their existing income slabs. These students would be supported and allowed complete education with equal opportunities along with the rest.
At the same time under this project, we are also looking for the few promising students at High School levels and to create space for themselves to pursue higher technical studies. They would be given extra coaching and training (if having financial constraints) and allowed to get merged into main stream of competitive environment with equal opportunities.
Now, as fortunate as I could get, we have a project launching on 20th which would give me full chance and opportunity to be in the thick of the things. Wow!! Couldn’t have asked for more.

Besides above, meeting old friends at your own old base, is like a fresh feeling of coming back home to the roots. Thanks to my all friends here at Kol, who boosted me up to anyhow plan this trip and have lined up a good meet-up in the form of an overnight outing. I can hardly wait to get submerged into the warmth of my earlier days.

The first twenty two years of my life in Kolkata surely helped & prepared me to face the best and worst of the life to come.
Though few of such things always came in unintentional, unplanned, surprised packages; but could unravel its importance in my scheme of things with each passing year of my life, away from Kolkata.
I can't help to resist myself, thanking and acknowledging each of the stepping stones which came across me during my earlier days of Kolkata. And undoubtedly, these stepping stones were highly instrumental in helping me to convert them into mile stones in my personal & professional life of the next 18 years in Mumbai, till date.

The only regret of the trip till now is the absence of “Rupa”. I would have felt a sense of completeness, if she could have had managed to join this trip with me, which is more of a journey full of nostalgia for me. Unfortunately for me & her too, she had her own valid reasons, preferences and prior commitments to be not able to join this trip. She too, certainly has a deep regret for not being able to make up. But she is going to be around (in my thoughts) in all my moments of great experience in Kolkata.