Friday 24 March 2023

मुक़द्दर से माँग

कुदरत से मुक़द्दर की माँग रोज़ कर्ता चला गया।जीने का एक और पल यूंही मिलता चला गया।

सांसों पर किसका ज़ोर हैजीवन एक नाज़ुक डोर है। 

इस बुलबुले सी ज़िंदगी को मैं रोज़ पीता चला गया।


कुदरत से मुक़द्दर की माँग रोज़ कर्ता चला गया।


सड़के आड़ी तिरछी हैंचट्टानें  भी कुछ बिखरी हैं। 

इस हिलती हुई ज़मीन पर मैं चलता चला गया।


कुदरत से मुक़द्दर की माँग रोज़ मैं कर्ता चला गया।


जीने की तो आशा हैमरने की अपनी भाषा है। 

मैं फिसलती ज़बान से जीने का राग गाता चला गया।


कुदरत से मुक़द्दर की माँग रोज़ कर्ता चला गया।


इक दिन मुकद्दर इतना मेहरबान  होगा।  मेरी मांगों का वो मेज़बान ना होगा।

मैं उस दिन अपना हक  रखूं किसी के आगे।  बस चल दूं चुप चाप इस जिंदगी के आगे और आगे।


कुदरत से मुक़द्दर की माँग रोज़ कर्ता चला गया।  

जीने का एक और पल यूंही मिलता चला गया।




                                                                                                  ध्यान युवन



Sunday 1 September 2019

Isha Upanishad

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं
ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते ।
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥

Om
Poornam-adah poornam-idam
Poornaath poorna-mudachyate
Poornasya poorna-maadaaya
Poorna-mevaa vashishyate

English Direct Translation:
Everything in this universe is complete and infinite.
Anything created out of something that is complete is also complete.
When something is removed from this infinite universe, infinity still remains.

My humble understanding:
Infinity is the way of being of the existence. Whatever manifests itself from the existence, will be equally complete and infinite. Nothing will change from the existence after manifesting itself in all different ways, it will continue to be complete and infinite. The expression from the Isha Upanishad gives tremendous respect to the creation, calling all beings (not just humans) not just part of existence but one with the existence. 

This expression is completely different from all Western religions, which considers all beings as inferior to its creator. Hence, all we can do is pray to the creator and ask for mercy and forgiveness. 

If the existence is so complete and infinite, I wonder what will be a metaphor we could use to describe the relationship between the existence and us. Well if we are one with the existence, it maybe is a relationship of existence with itself :) This is where words fall short. So let me continue, thinking of a candle flame passing the flame to another candle could probably come close. While one candle is lit from the other, equally glorified and nothing yet is taken away from the first one. 

This mantra is designed to invoke the feelings of poorna - which means being limitless, infinite, oceanic, immeasurable.

ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् ।
तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥









ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् । 
तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥


īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat |

tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam ||


English Direct Translation:

‘Whatever there is, is changeful in this ephemeral world, all that must be enveloped by the Lord. By this renunciation, support yourself. Do not covet the wealth of anyone.’


My humble understanding:

Everything out there belongs to the Brahman (the lord)

If we let this expression soak inside us, that nothing belongs to me and whatever exists belongs to Brahman the ego will die. It will shake us from the fallacy of being a controller or owner of anything, not even of our own lives.

Then the rishi says by the renunciation of this fallacy of being a controller or owner we are only going to support ourselves. Thinking of an example where an insect on the wall starts believing that wall is only intact because it is holding it up there with its feet. Wouldn't it be only supporting itself by knowing the truth about the wall and its own existence on the wall? What a release would that be for the little insect :)

Then in the last phase rishi says not to covet the wealth of anyone. Is it the same as 'Thou shall not steal' from the ten commandments. Maybe not,  rishi just explained that wealth doesn't belong to anyone. If no one owns it, can anyone steal it? Maybe rishi is indicating, that while stealing is impossible but desire to steal is real. Hence, one shouldn't let the desire to own/take anything rule over the mind.

This mantra is designed to invoke the feelings of nirahankar - which means oneness. being egoless

- ध्यान युवन











Tuesday 27 February 2018

ram ke naam

Tere dil mien agar dard tha, toh kaha kyun nai
Kehna bhii agar dans tha toh Huns kar saha kyun nai

Muh pher ke jahaan se Tu, apni yaadoon ko jaga ke Tu
Chala gaya khamoshi mien, kuch Keh hi jaata behoshii mien

Mujhe yakeen hai chahta Tha Tu zindagi ko
Tabhi chala gayaa Tu usse bina intlaa kiye

Mera bhi tujhse kuch hisaaab tha, dosti mien aur jeene ka khwaaab tha

                                                                                                                                                 - ध्यान युवन



Friday 21 August 2015

Vasudeva kutumbkam

Kyun khafaa hai insaan se insaan
Gum sannii tanhaayii; naa kissii se pehchaan
Reh gayaaa har dil mien bus ek dabaaa hua toofaan
Kyun khafaa hai insaan se insaan

Dekhh Teri Jo santaan hai; usme tere kitne praan hai
Sun Tere raashtr ke Jo gaan hain; usme Teri kitni shaan hai
Tere Jo bhagwaan Hain; Woh tere Mann mien kahan viraajmaan hainn 
Kyun dooosree ke astitva ko leke hai Tu haiwaan
Kyun khafa insaan se insaan 

Bol teri joo bhaashaa hai; maan ka raag kahegi aisi aashaa hai
Teraa joo sangeeett hai; woh antass ko preet hai
Khaa teraa joo bhojann hai; tere rass ka usse prayojan hai
Kyun doosre ki aatma pe tu chalaaye itne baand
Kyun khafa insaan se insaan

  - ध्यान युवन


Tuesday 11 August 2015

Ho jaaane do

Sambhal jaaane do aaj Meera ke Naach ko, aaj Gautam ke kadam behek jaaane do

Thamm jaane do sagar ki vishal lehreyieen, barsoon ke himm shikhroon ko pighal jaane do

Gaane do murat ko geet nayaa, bhaktoon ki bheed ko maunn ho jaanee do

Chup rehnee do masjidoonn ko aaj, khandaroon mien se ajaaniye hone do

 Sambhal jaaane do aaj Meera ke Naach ko, aaj Gautam ke kadam behek jaaane do

Bujhh nien do Diwali ke roshan diye, aaj amaavas ke tarrooon jagg jaane do

Khilkhilaane do budhape ki prawdtaa ko aaj; bachpan ki hulchul ko aaj gupchup reh jaane do

Naachne do tablee sitaaar ko dhartii par Aaj; nartaak ke kadmooon se sangeet baj jaane do

Sambhal jaane do meera ke naach ko; Aaj Gautam ke kadam behek jaane do. 

                                                                                                         - ध्यान युवन 


Wednesday 31 December 2014

Jee nai Lagta

Kuch iss kadar jee hai zindagi Maine
Khiza toh gayi bahaar Mein bhi jee nai Lagta

Kuch aisi samzhi hai raah Maine
Chalien toh thakaan, rukien toh darr hai lagta

Kitna maraa hoon roz jeene ki chaah mien
Aansoon toh sukh Gaye; khushi mien bhi jee nai Lagta 

Aaj phir Niklaa hai suraj Khoob ujaagar,
Nisha toh gayi, din hua bhi toh dil nai Lagta

Guzar Gaye girzan ke din ab,
Par Eid ki Raat bhi musarat nahin lagta
                                                                                                        - ध्यान युवन 




Monday 2 June 2014

Barsaa jo tu aaj

Barsaaa jo tu aaj; pyaas jagi Kuch aisi Mann mien 
Naach sakoon inn vrikshoon ke saath 
Gaa sakoon boondoon ke raag

Khoya hua tha apne pann mien ab tak
Doob sakoon main tujh mien aaj

Bachaya hai Khoob apne ko din mien
Aaj ki Raat uth jaaye woh pardaa
Jhaank sakoon thoda Khud mien aaj

Umr kaid mien jee raha tha; pal pal aansoon pee raha tha
Bheega ko aaj mere ghar ka jhina, rihaah huaa kissi safaayi Bina
                                                                                                         - ध्यान युवन