MAYA!!!

Read this at AC's blog.

Vishnu smiled. “Calm down, Narada. Tell me, where did your family come from? From Me. I am the only reality, the only entity in the cosmos that is eternal and unchanging. Everything else is an illusion – a mirage, constantly slipping out of one’s grasp.” “You, my greatest devotee, knew that. Yet, enchanted by the pleasures of worldly life, you forgot all about me. You deluded yourself into believing that your world and your life were all that mattered and nothing else was of any consequence. As per your perspective, the material world was infallible, invulnerable, perfect. That is Maya.”

This is an extract from the bhagavad Gita about an incident of Narada where he was enchanted by a gorgeous woman and forgot his purpose.

I usually dont believe in mythology but this perticular one has a mordern significance. PURPOSE!! We are all sent here to do something at somepoint of time. Our absence from this world would have started a chain reaction of deadly events. Hence every entity in this world is responsible for what is happening right now.

As a child i wanted to be a "engine driver" 'cause i loved travelling and the "huge moving thing" caught my imagination. Then i wanted to become "a pilot" 'cause the flying machine made my creativity soar to the heights. I never wanted to become an engineer(which i would be in a year!) when i was a kid... probably a scientist (thanks to my dad!). I slowly graduated my "want to be list" to a fighter pilot 'cause the speed gave me the thrill. The common thing in all of the above is CREATIVITY!!


But then reality can be harsh sometimes. I became none of the above. I am stuck in a engineering college where creativity is a SIN! But that not the point here. The point is.. we somehow or the other get lost mid way into realising our dreams.

FOCUS. Does that word have any meaning now? Good question. The answer is a flat NO!! When you dont do what you enjoy doing, you loose your creativity. That is when life become mechanical. People tend to loose track in a number of ways. But to top the list of distractions is GIRLS.

Girls, for some may be a source of inspiration and support. But i truly feel they slow you down. Take you in an all together different path. This is same as the one described in story above. They lure you with their charm and make you run behind them. Some enjoy running behind gals, some enjoy watching them sitting on a platform but I consider both a waste of time.

More over, you dont tend to find gals who are as emotionally and mentally matured as you are! The number of words used to explain something to a guy is 1/10th of the words used to explain gals. Waste more time... Ya i do agree that the feeling of being with them is divine and there is nothing compared to having that feeling and they complete your life they add emotion etc..BUT... just to drink 180 ml of alcohol... WHY buy the entire wine shop!! No offence... but is the slow down of pace WORTH IT??

The only way to actually know YOUR PURPOSE is to rise over the distractions. Have an eagle's eye view of whats happening... No distraction is impossible but then you can always OPTIMISE DISTRACTION!! (now.. i am speaking like an engineer!!)


Listen to the omens for they shall tell you, when you start wandering away from your purpose!!