MY THOUGHTS AND IDEAS...

19 मार्च का दिन था।हम सब परिणाम का इंतजार कर रहे थे।तभी मेरे मित्र ईशान का फोन आया कि परिणाम आ चुके हैं और उसने मात्र ५ अंक प्राप्त किए हैं।मैं आश्चर्य चकित था कि जब इसने इतना बुरा प्रर्दशन किया है तो मेरा क्या हुआ होगा।मैं झट से दौड़कर अपना परिणाम भी देखने पहुँचा,और पाया कि मेरी रेैन्क भी उम्मीद से काफी कम मात्र ११५७ रह गई।थोड़ा झटका तो जरूर लगा पर चूंकि सफलता की आस कुछ वक्त पहले उस मित्र से बात कर के लगभग समाप्त सी हो गई थी,तुरंत ही उस झटके से  उबर भी गए।मेरा एक और दोस्त भी साथ था,उसकी रैन्क मेरे से बेहतर करीब ५०० थी।थोडी खुशी हुई पर उसकी भी दाखिला लेने की संभावना काफी कम है,ऐसा हमें कुछ देर बाद पता चला। तुरंत ही पिछला एक साल आँखों के सामने खड़ा सा हो गया।मन में आया कि इतनी पढाई कर के भी सफलता हाथ न लगी। कहीं वक्त बरबाद तो नहीं हो गया? कहीं हम गलत रास्ते तो नहीं चल दिए?  फिर अपने मन को समझाते हुए मैं घर पहुँचा,तो यह पाया कि मेरी सफलता असफलता का प्रभाव  मेरे प्रियजनों पर ज्यादा नहीं पड़ता।मैंने भी औपचारिक तौर पर यह बता दिया कि इस बार भी नहीं हो पाया।फिर अपनी किताबे...

A trip to places like Haridwar and Rishikesh is always a source of peace,joy and spirituality and when we went to these places this month, it was no different.We had some free time and I along with my two other friends decided to visit Haridwar as well as Rishikesh for a short 4 day trip.As I had spent my childhood in a nearby town,naturally these places were well travelled by me . Day-1:Bus to Haridwar We got up early in the morning,at around 0445,hurriedly got dressed up,called each other and ran off to the ISBT at kashmiri gate to catch an early bus to Haridwar.I was extremely careful to catch the bus as early as possible because of the traffic at the border growing up a few hours later.We expected to catch the bus at around 0700,but as it always happens,we were delayed by around 30 minutes and managed to board the bus as 0730.It was a smooth journey,early in the morning a lot of fresh air poured in,later as it was not too hot,we enjoyed riding the bus in the bri...

Buddhism as a teaching has a very important place in my life.First of all,I've been brought up in a hindu brahmin family and deliberately or otherwise,we as children were never exposed to this wonderful therapy offered by Buddha himself.I consider it a therapy as it offers solutions to some of the very common problems we face in our lives,which can be said true of any therapy we talk about. I was attracted though,towards the teachings of Buddha,on account of a variety of reasons.My attraction to the culture of the far east as well as places like Tibet definitely has played a major role in my bent towards Buddhism.As I grew older and precisely in the teenage years when a lot of questions began arising in my mind regarding life and death,body and soul,happiness and sorrow,good and bad and much more,I could not find any answers.A lot of frustration arose as a result of that.Further,I was looking for some ideas to adhere to,some teachings to believe in.Now,as a hindu you don...

If there was one thing I was not expecting was this sudden nothingness I have been experiencing these days!I don't think this will last much long but still every day I spend doing nothing pains me deeply.I feel like I should be doing a lot of things but the reality is I spend entire day at home doing nothing.I don't want to study as I have been doing the same for the past so many years.As soon as I am free I'll run off to some hill station for a week or so.This will suddenly kill a lot of nothingness in  my life. Well,the results re about to come and frankly speaking,I'm not that positive about it.So I don't have a lot of expectations and I'm seriously considering planning for the exams ahead in June.It will be do or die for us and we don't have many options left as far as admissions are concerned.My time these days is being spent or less worrying about my future which is not far from normal of course!But really,things need to change. Of all things I hate,m...