Guru Traffic Maharaj - 1

Traffic every morning and evening in peak times... teaches me new things every day.

Started to go to the office. You choose a way. You have a choice to choose any. Then you enter the way to find there is terrific traffic moving terribly slow. You have no choice now, but to endure it till you cross the spot. Eventually you do end up at office albiet a  little late...

In life, you have Freewill. You have a choice to select which way you might want to take. However, once you set off on a way, you might have no choice or Freewill. You need to be patient and persistent until things are finished, you like it or not.

Freewill Vs Choice, for you.

So, what is Destiny?

You being born in this country and having to go to the office in rush traffic to feed your family.

On what bike, in what outfit, at what time, to which office are however results of your past Freewill choices. 

Don't Travel - Don't Waste Time !

I have been struggling hard to travel around. I felt deep inside, an urge to travel and as if this is going to bring in the much required movement in my life.

In 1970s, the Hippie culture ruled. People were unbelievably mobile. I read about an American who was a Hippie... had long hair, long lost bathing habit, travelling with no money in his pocket. Life is an adventure for him, and after this, he gathered guts to prusue his passion, he became an Hare Rama Hare Krishna devotee dedicating his life to Krishna.

Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist was a Hippie himself, who travelled around with vengence... who later on went on to
become the one who had guts to pursue his passion of becoming an author of books. He is a world renouned auther today.

Remo Fernandez, roamed about 12 countries in 1970s, till 1979. Having no money, he performed on streets and underground tube
stations and used to pass on a hat for money. Just hitch hiking, he had the adventure of a life time. Finally, he had the guts to come back to Goa and pursue his passion, Western Music, in a country like India, where there was almost no market for this kind of music. He is today, an Icon of Fusion in our country.

But now, we travel in our minds. We visit all countries and remotest places sitting on our couches, watching TV. Travel means taking leaves. Travel means effort. Taravel means spending money. The whole world seems to have gotten mobiles and have become very much immobile.

I think there is no harm in not being able to travel... in not being mobile and adventurous... what if we grow big tummies? At-least we are keeping up with the world's trend... of getting narrowed down to restricted, constipated, immobile life style. At-least we are up-to-date, man!

What? Do you differ? Or agree? Let me know... :)

Shut Up... Be Silent !!!

Once, at a petrol bunk, a guy on a bike simply cut the line and went ahead. I shouted. And he shouts back at me angrily.  

In a Cinema's parking lot, a guy parks his bike in the opposite direction to the rest of the bikes at the parking lot. I asked what he was exactly thinking... and HE gets terribly angry.  

A flyover was jammed. A guy can't wait, and so enters the wrong side to zoom ahead, against traffic. I asked him, mister, what is this? And he shows me a palm movement that would could be termed as an Indianized " F*** Off !"...

It keeps happening... that when you raise my voice, people get pissed off at us in the reverse. 
It made me upset and frightened and in such instances, my heart beats hard... I would nurse a depressed feeling for one or two days.

After 2 or 3 years of this, I concluded that Hyderabad has become infested with creeps... negative personalities. Driving and Corporate Jobs gave me the BP problem.  

And one day, mother nature, my Ammavaaru gave me a solution. 

 

Shut Up! 
Yes, shut up and you are a cool guy. Open your mouth and tell people they are wrong and the whole hell breaks loose. 

But alas! The peace is not to last. After a while, this ‘Shutting Up’ became a repression. If I did not shout on people, I was shouting silently inside my head. And this made me an irate person.

So the kind Mother Goddess whispered again in my ear... 

The Mind judges, lives in tomorrow, re-lives the past, gets angry, gets depressed... Watch The Mind! Remember you are not the Mind. 

If you have read this far, please, do this with me now...

Close your eyes and bring your attention to the inside.

Watch your breath, feel your body from inside, feel your heart beat.

Listen to the sounds around.

Turn your attention into your torso; you can listen to the sound of your silence.

Yes, that silence is the real you!

When the mind throws a thought or emotion just acknowledge it and come back to that silence. Be with this silence whenever you remember throughout the day.

Be patient... slowly the mind’s power over you becomes weaker and weaker. 

Trust me, now when I am on the road, I can see that people's behaviour is the same.

Seeing them, the mind passes a judgement.

But I am simply watching them both with the silence inside me.

It feels as if they are happening at some distance.

As if they are happening to somebody else. 

As the silence deepens, LIFE emerges - Quote from the Upanishads.

Krrish 3- Film Review

This is one of the best films of Bollywood that I had watched in a long time. Perhaps, I would rate this one of the best films I had watched. And yes, I had watched a truck load of films in this life.

A film being a Hit or a Flop does not depend on it being good or bad. Some incredibly stupid films are declared hits now-a-days. A film being a Hit somehow depends on "Kismat". And this is my observation after being a film buff for more than 30 years. The timing, the planetary conditions, the collective consciousness, the mass psych vibration at a particular time and as such decide the fate of the film. I just don't know what exactly would be the fate of this film...

But for me, this film stands for a memorable Deepaavali afternoon, well spent.

Why is Krrish3 so good, then?

1. It has a story that fits a blockbuster. A story where a Super Hero arouses deep feelings of heroism, altruism and a sense of "apnapan" for many characters in the film.

2. It is made in such high standards, that it stands out from the rest of the 'graphics ka films' that were made in Bollywood till date.

3. Krrish3 has Hrithik Roshan. He has the looks, the 8 pack, the acting talent, the physique, the mannerisms, the dancing capabilities, incredible screen presence, the most penetrating eyes and international standards about him.

4. The songs and the background score are fantastic. The editing, the entire post production, the art work, the casting all are almost absolutely flawless (except for Vivek's attire in the end... he looks like some kind of a steel plated rag picker).

5. Krrish gives you goose bumps, makes you smile, brings tears of excitement and brings out a deep buried feeling of nostalgia that you feel when you re-live the adventures of Super Heros on silver screen.

6. Krrish3 has Kangna Ranaut, it has Hrithik Roshan playing the father of himself to perfection, it has a story line that keeps your eyes glued to the screen all through.

Krrish3 takes off from where the earlier two films left us. Hrithik Roshan, now married to Priyanka Chopra is busy in changing jobs as Krishna and is busy saving lives as Krrish. Enters the villain Vivek Oberoi, and all hell breaks loose. And how actually, this almost invincible Vivek Oberoi is destroyed by Krrish to save the world is rest of the film. (I am never for revealing the film's story to anybody... I would hate it if someone does that to me. The whole thrill is lost...)

There are many charecters in teh film and many scenes that seem like a lift off from many Hollywood flicks. But, what the duck? Super Hero films are a product of the western mind. No harm. Especially if
these are so well adapted to our setting, it is really thrilling to watch.

Raghupati Raaghav Raaja Ram has some super cool movements by Hrithik Roshan. He is undoubtedly the best dancer in India today. The song when Krrish's statue is unveiled gives the kids a kick. And the stealer is Dil Tu Hi Bata shot on Hrithik and Kangna. This woman looks absolutely stunning.

Overall, Krrish3 is a super film.

I dont think that after working in the corporate for this long, I have any child left inside me. But the film made me a child, wide-eyed with enthusiasm!

I went to the film inspite of listening to adverse comments from friends.
But, I was glad I did go and watch it. The child in me is thrilled.

One cool film that should be a Hit, because, it would spread the concept of Good winning over Evil in a society that really needs this vibration at this time.

God bless Hrithik, Rakesh Roshan and Rajesh Roshan and all those who are responsible for this wonderful flick.