Spiritual?

To be spiritual is not to be just good and holy. It is not a tag a recognition, yet another label of respectability. Far far from that. It is about finding the courage of a lion within, yet meet the world with compassion and love. Work with hands of steel, yet with the softness of love. Spirituality is a journey to find-- not some god somewhere and book a place in heaven for yourself, but to find your own true self. The naked face devoid of all the role play. Roles that we adorn everyday, Son of someone, boss of someone, wife of someone. Amidst all these roles there is someone deep down who is distinct. That is the real you, the god within. Devotion, meditation and religion are mere routes to this. Once you find that then springs all else, courage and compassion to face this world, not as a soilder goes to war, but like a mother tending to her own at home. Each and everyone is spiritual. For without that spirit within, there is no life.

BIRTH--- DAY

A year gone by
Of pleasure, of pain
Of joy and sorrow

Have been drifted by the pain too
The joy too

Amidst all this
The Bliss of
Experiencing the one divine

Birthday is a day I say in Gratitude and reverence
A heartfelt “thankyou”
Life is the greatest present,

What more gift can I ask?

For to be allowed a part of Existence
To experience the Divine

Birthday shall cease when I remember thus everyday
For ‘birth’ and ‘death’ are encased every moment of everyday

Moving on

To a ‘new place’
New’ and old are perceptions
People all over are same, no exceptions
With expectations, aspirations
All the same

Each city has its distinct identity
To explore this will be fun
and yes

An opportunity to
Experience the underling Oneness of all

To live it yet again