The World Cultural Festival

ONE WORLD,ONE FAMILY

The World Cultural festival,a festival,the magnanimity of which was undefinable,the joy of which knew no bounds,the enthusiasm of which was spread far and wide.It demonstrated the power of Unity and Peace,celebrated the spirit of humanity like never before through Art ,Music and Dance.

Living Godfather set to rock the world!!
Jai Gurudev!

The thrilling Weather nd the spectacular stage!!

Over 35000 artists from all over the world performed on the 7 acre stage exhibiting their talent to echo the message of Unity in Diversity.

 Amidst the gleeful crowd:)

Unbiased ,unmatchable crowd!

You belong to urself ..not to any government or country..!!

A multitude of cultures accross the globe. to celebrate 35 years of Art of living.

Alag hai bhashaa..alagg hai vesh..fir bhi apna ek hi desh.!!

The clouds and the Sky in their own festive Spirits!!

The excited ,gleeful and MAstizaade!!

Long live the Preacher,Teacher,Guru of Joy,humanity,Peace ,Motivation and inspiration!!

a juncture of love

 a juncture of love,joy,peace,togetherness !

Showers of

 Blessings from Above!!

"We are inspired to continue with more enthusiasm and greater speed to realize the dream, where life becomes a celebration and the world will become one family. The World Culture Festival is a celebration of achievements and a vision to do better."

- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A Dedication..... Safarnama...!!

Peter and Mary,Raja and Rani..Jaan n Jigar....
they met..but could not meet..they loved..but they could not love..they do not exist but they live happily ever after!Tats the irony n tats their story ..of Love ,of trust  of mutual understanding..of belief in self and in God..Tats the Journey of their Love...!

Love in all its forms..reveals the inner beauty of the soul..In all its tiny steps teaches us the hows and Whys of so many unknown facts of itself..

Love strengthens the bond of two individuals,then why do we want it to end it on a particular destination,why not make love a journey....?Why do we let our heart ache,which can easily be avoided if only we celebrated love, as the river and not the vessel!!Why do we make love as a subsided Passion,a quenched thirst or a satisfied craving..?
Love needs a space,a room to grow,to expand its wings...let it be given..To make it as the ultimate destination or a goal to be accomplished  is like solidifying that which is inherently fluid,unnecessarily allowing it to be held,lost,bent or broken.Rather,we must choose to be in love,every morning,each new day..let love sparkle without doubts..!!

No wonder,meeting,loving and existing with the loved ones under the same roof ...is a pleasure..but the roof is too tiny, in comparison to the same sun and the sky,moon and the stars which thlovers see together..frm different places..the same sun shines upon both of them...nd freshens up the petals of their love..which again is ready to spread the fragrance and lift up the spirits with its aura..!!

Let love enthrall you and make u shine like a solitaire,worthy of being posessed nd cherished not for a day..but whole life through!

Happy Valentines!

Aspirations!

Everyone has their own idea..of what makes  a person great.Few aspire to earn money,others to  earn fame...but an important thread that runs through the life of each one is ,the struggle to  make our voices heard,in a world of chaos .For Many of us,we have to fight the limitations imposed on us by society and traditional assumptions .Some of our hopes are even constrained by strict expectations

Still amidst a world of expectations and demands,we have one little thing in our body...Our heart,which makes us move towards the direction which satisfies us...which makes us feel content.which takes us towards the goal of our life.That which just clicks n captures our mind is our aspiration..and an inclination  to achieve it ,makes us work harder,boosts our mind and lifts up our soul.

From a mother to a lawyer,from a child to a Preacher..each one  of us aspires to be one of a kind..to achieve something for goodness ofcourse primarily for self satisfaction...Yes!aspirations should definitely be kept high..in comparison to expectations..as Rabindranath Tagore says,Inspiration follows aspirations.it is we ourselves who need to inspire and get inspired by success.

We need to see dreams ,need to make ways to fulfill them..Dreams Big or small erupt from the seeds of  tiny wishes of every human..Even an aspiration to remain silent needs to be worked upon..We need patience,control on our emotions and a focus towards it.

Dream Big.Aspire Higher,Stay Content  and Thankful.

You'll always blessed by the Best.

Leave Love...

Leave Love..when it leaves You!

How good it once was, the memories can’t sustain you. You have to save yourself knowing all the while it will hurt like hell, because you can’t keep giving someone everything if you get nothing in return.


You know what? YES, I HAVE CHANGED. I’m not as nice as I used to be, because I don’t want to get used or walked over, I don’t trust everyone and tell them my secrets, because behind every fake smile is a backstabbing bitch. I distance myself from people because in the end, they’re only going to leave. I have changed because I have realized that I’m the only person I can depend on.

Let Go and Move on when you think you’ve done all that you could trying to save a relationship that is not going anywhere. Stop giving in your all while your partner is just good with the taking. Stop it. Even though you love him/her and that you think she/he the one you want to spend the rest of your life with, just stop and think- DO I DESERVE THIS KIND OF PAIN? You don’t.

We can’t force anyone to love us. We can’t beg someone to stay when they want to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of understanding that love leaves for a reason, but never leaves without a lesson...!!

Ritual to Spiritual

FROM THE RITUAL TO THE SPIRITUAL

God is the creator, the destroyer, and the protector.

 He is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. He is eternal and infinite. Yet we project him in a stone as a statue, on paper as a painting. We raise huge structures as symbols of His glory. Then we cage and confine Him inside the four walls of a temple, and keep Him under lock and key. God is everywhere. He belongs to everyone. He is universal, yet we behave as if we own and possess Him. We fight over Him as if He is our property and we r the protectors. We kill in His name, but we do not live for Him. People of different faiths designate him differently. Everyone worships him according to one’s own perception. It begins at the dawn of the day, often with the sounding of big gongs. A chanting of mantras from the Holy Scriptures. On microphones at full blast, as if volume would send words to him, with no fear of disturbing anyone. It continues unabated.. Till the end of the day, as if the length is more important than the depth. And all this led by an illogical belief in the happening of the improbable.

            Once I asked a friend how do you pray? He answered, I go to the temple in the morning, wash the place, give the lord a ceremonial bath with milk, honey and holy water from the Ganges. Then I put sandal paste on His forehead, I decorate Him with fresh flowers from the garden, light a lamp, also incense. Then I pray, by chanting mantras, in His praise. I spend two hours at His feet everyday throughout the year.

            Do we go through all this outward observance to live in right relation with God? or to awaken our conscience? To stir the soul? To purify the inner self? But where is the communion with the creator? Is it all not ritual and nothing spiritual/

Today we go to the temples and other places of worship for the same reason for which we buy Insurance policies. We look for bounties and largesse. In the morning we kneel on our knees to pray, to seek lord’s blessings, his mercy, and then we spend the whole day looking for a prey.

Often we feel repentant on Sunday, for what we did on Monday. In today’s materialistic world, money is the ‘mantra’. Gold not God is the goal. Disappointment and discontent are the inevitable result. The man may look like the sin; rather he should be beautiful within. Character, Conduct, Qualities-these are the real riches. A man’s deeds are his diamonds .these decides the destiny. These are the true treasures. He who does wrong to a man cannot claim to be doing right before God. Service to man is the sole secret of success. Greed for worldly goods only gives grief. Man who looks for material possessions mostly meets misery. Let us not worship Him for the fulfillment of our wants. Let us “build a chapel in our breasts”., a temple in our hearts. God is good and great. His delays are not denials. Patience with faith in the Divine power, by itself makes a pious prayer. If we remember Him all the time, He will never forget us anytime. But the thought must come from the higher endowments of the mind. It should be a sincere pouring out of the soul. Full of feeling. It must relate to the intellect. And if we are not dumb, God shall not be deaf. What shall move Him? A moment of prayer from the Heart? Or hours of shouting? A pure thought from the innermost recesses of the minds more than any ‘mantra’. A groan, a moan, a soft cry, shedding a silent tear. All get the God’s ear. Reverence not rites and rituals makes a pious prayer.

tats me!

I’m the kind of  person who can  spend hours and hours writing n  reading books rather than hanging out with friends in shopping malls or going to parties and discos. But that doesn’t mean I am boring and out dated. It just means I have my own priorities. I live a simple life and my hair and clothes are mostly plain but that doesn’t mean I have no sense of dressing up. It’s just that I have no reason to make that extra effort to look good or beg for attention because my beauty radiates from inside.

Janamashtmi--- a plethora of celebration...!!

Janam Ashtmi

The Uniqueness of  this festival just lies in this, tat one n all can participate...in some or the other way..
Janam ashtmi...makes u feel blessed...it makes u feel the importance of you as a human...gives u a chance to connect to the eternal Nand Gopala...lifts up ur spirits...nd takes u toa world of selfless and pure love...

Ah!wat a wonderful  life it wud ve been..to stay connected with the ones whom we just love..and expect nothing but love in return...!and live happily everafter...y is it tat such things tat give us happiness in real are so short lived tat they just pass on in a blink of eye.?Janamashtmi ..is celebrated fr a day..People get up in their best moods,wear their best smiles,feel d presence of supreme,be a part of the celebrations.....njoy n merry..but just fr a day..therafter,again they all get worried about all the worries of the world...office problems,petrol hikes,deteriorating rupee value,onion prices,kids schooling..wat to do and wat not to!!!!

All happiness vanishes...and re enters d huge mass of burden...with no time left to think even of the supreme...all else becums a priority...girlfriend's mood,boyfriend's connections..each bit of thing tat worries us...is a priority..tats life...tat is the life tat we ve gifted ourselves..agree or not?

Yes,we ve becum selfish,we ve no time for the divine...though we want to njoy..we want to b happy,we want joy in our lives...but are we following the right way to attain it??we all want hikes in salaries,good cars,nice place to live,superfine dresses,delicacies...and also we want to be loved by those whom we love...we want more n more of everything despite being getting unsatisfied more n more by each one of these things...!!tats the irony of our artificial n duplicate lives.


Spending few minutes with our close friends ,soothes n relaxes our mind....really!! then y dont we make dis lil kanha our friend...nd relax ourselves each day,,he s even happy to have all our problems n worries...never will tell u about his own...lets celebrate His presence in our lives in any which way we want Him to be..as a guide,friend,parent,brother,lover....He loves us selflessly...call Him by ny name..Jesus,Allah,RAm ,or Rabba..He s gonna be with u...He ll not backbite,neither will He b ever scared to support u..He is the one who ll make u shine..wen all others just leave you alone n go to dine..!!He wont ask much from u..just to remember his presence today and rest of ur life thru...!!

Make Him urs...who is always urs...

Dont fall fr d shadows,,they only hurt..

celebrate the one..nd remove rest of the dirt...!!

He ll make u shine..like a star..

 help u win thru life which at times is not less than a war..!!