Cause and Effect

"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction", this is newtons third law. I feel this is universal law also because for every cause there is an effect. This world is full of cause and effect. In fact this world itself is cause and effect. There is a reason(cause) for every thing we do (effect). We eat because we feel hungry, isn't it?

There is a scientific and Philosophical angle to it. In science we call it as Cause and Effect and in philosophy we call it as causality. First is the subset of second. I don't think i have to explain about the scientific angle. Lets see about philosophical angel.

Who am I? Where was i before my birth? Where will I go after my death? Who created this world? These are all some of the questions which I used to go through during my teen age.Its difficult to answer. Because neither I have seen life beyond death, nor I have met any one who have seen it. Does it mean it doesn't have any answer? May be yes may be NO.

In the recent days I have been going through Upanishads. I did get quite a few answers.

Cause and effect is the imagination of our mind. Of course mind itself falls in the causation. If you read Mandukya upanishad you will get enough of knowledge on this. If you observe your dream which is nothing but electrical pulse we will understand this world as well. This world is created by our mind. This world comes in front the moment mind is switched my mind. We don't know what happens to this world when we are in deep sleep. We don't realize that there is some thing called world during deep sleep.

I vaguely remember my early 5 to 7 years since my birth. I don't remember things happed right after my birth. I don't remember how was it to see this world for the first time. May be I didn't know what is this world at the time. Like the fish doesn't know that it is in the water until it comes out of it. We learn about this world through our senses. Touch, Smell, Taste, See and Hear. The knowledge about this world is fed to us through these five channels, isn't it? So when we touch some thing an electrical pulse is sent to our mind. In the dream also an electrical pulse is sent to mind when we touch some thing in the dream. Now how can I touch some thing in the dream when dream itself is not real. Hm... now is the time to think about it. I leave you with this thought. Dwelve on it.

Should we build school/hospital instead of Mandir/Masjid in Ayodhya?

Yes, we have to.

From a very long time we have been claiming, “India is a developing country”. I really don’t know how many more years we may take to get the status of Developed Nation. I suppose population is not the problem. It is not utilizing the young talents, a talent about which the whole world is talking about. Surprisingly none of our leaders understand this. Even if they do, their hunger for power does not allow them to do any thing. Building Mandir/Masjid is one such example. For India to become a 'DEVELOPED COUNTRY' we have to stress more on 100% Literacy, Better education and Technological growth But all this is possible when our Leaders get time from handling issues like Mandir/Masjid in Ayodhya.

From our history we learn that our great kings fought for power and religion among them selves to lose to outsiders. Now we the literates are repeating the same thing instead of putting our time and energy in developing the country. Building a school/hospital at Ayodhya would put a hold on Communal riots and make way for our growth. It will be one of the best things, if we can build school/hospital instead of Mandir/Masjid. School is like a machine, which constantly keeps producing the literates. Who knows, we might just get another A.P.J Abdul Kalam from that school.

Though India is secular and every one can fight for his/her religion, it isn’t necessary that we have to fight over constructing a Mandir/ Masjid. Building a Mandir/Masjid at Ayodhya won't help any one. I don't agree with religion heads when they say they are protecting their religion. Which religion are they talking about? The Lord Ram is known for his peace and truth. Why fight in his name? It really makes no sense. Who are we building this Mandir/Masjid for? How can it be of any use to a poor man in Ayodhya? At most he can beg out side the Mandir/Masjid. Can a Mandir/Masjid provide enough food for poor people in either community? Can we get rid of corruption & poverty? No we can't. Then it is so surprising that few people in both the communities have corrupted the minds of entire people in the country. The impact of this issue is so much that even students and corporate talk about building Mandir/Masjid.

As great Bernard Shaw says, “Progress is impossible without change. And those who can not change their mind, can not change any thing”, we need to change the way we think, specially the people who have the authority to change the country. If we keep fighting for trivial issues like this Mandir/Masjid, no wonder we might have to search for another Subhash Chandra Bhose for freedom struggle

Its all in the mind

When I was in 10th standard, I had a black color pant, which was my favorite. I used to wear it many times. I met with 3 accidents while I was wearing that. Then I decided in my mind that Black is not good for me. How stupid isn't it. I know many of the people have made up similar decision at one or the other time. But we hardly realize that its all in our mind. How can some thing be good for some body and bad for others. Color Black itself is neither good nor bad. Its just a color nothing more nothing less. Then what made me to feel that it is bad. It is those accidents which made me to feel that. My association to black color since those accidents made me to feel that.

Lets take another example for a moment. In our past we get annoyed with people. We keep saying "that guy irritates me a lot", "My BP raises the moment I see him" etc. Have you any time thought what made you to think like that. The man whom we are angry one is not good or bad. Its the story which we build up in our mind about him. In once of my friends circle there is a girl about which my close friend always had a bad opinion. But I never felt so. Now what should I conclude, She is Good or Bad? She is neither. She is what she is.

My mentor used to tell me, when you are walking on the road, you will find a Rs100 not fallen down. You will pick it up and see if it is really a Rs100 note. If yes then you will put it in your pocket else if it is not then you will throw it and move on. whole thing would take-up maximum 15-20 sec. In the same way if some body body criticizes you then take it, analyze it, if its worth to implement then take it else through it in the air and move on. All this should take you 15-20 sec. He said its all in the mind.

I have been working on his suggestion more than an year now. Its really worth it.

In search of name and fame

I found this video when i was casually browsing YouTube. The Singer in the video has touched abut one of the most driving force in the human life. "To be Famous" It's rare to find people who will say I don't want to be famous. I am not an exception to it. People find different means to become famous. With the out burst of TV channels it has become all the more easy to become famous over night. Recent shoot out at the USA and other parts of the world should be a live example for it.

I remember an incident during my collage days. We all friends had been to a personality development program during our vacations. The trainer asked each one of us to go on stage and speak some thing. One of my friend went up and said "I want to be controversial" Every body started laughing. I hardly realized what was he saying at that time. But now I know what he meant.

I think It's a great feeling to be famous. I can only think because i am not famous. When you walk on the road people will recognize you. When you are busy at shopping others are looking at you. You get a good treatment because you are famous. I think there are many more advantages of being famous.

But there is flip side to it as well. A very close friend of mine is a TV celebrity. She keeps telling me that she misses her private life. On the road people watch you, your move, with whom you are. Its most likely that you will get in to lots of rumors.

What ever it may be, I just want to be famous once.

Its all about Thinking big

"Magic of Thinking Big" the book which changed my life. Just want to share with you some of my interesting incidents in my life. It was in year 1999-2000 when i realized I am in deep shit. Some time you will never know where are you heading. This was happening to me since 1996. I wanted to be an Electronics engineer but ended up doing Tool and Die making. Reason, I couldn't score well in my PUC. When I decided to join NTTF I was on the cloud nine because every one told me that I will be foreign country earning lots of money, the moment I finish. Things were not as I thought of. I remember during my days at NTTF one of junior asked me if I would get in to software in the future. My answer was "NO".

During 2000 I realized my life is not going in the direction which i want. Becoming desperate i joined Amway to earn lots of money. Ended up in a dept of Rs25K to my sister whom I kept lying why I need money. By the way Amway is not bad. The problem was in me.

I finished my Industrial training in August 2000. I had to take shelter at my sis place since I didn't have a job to support my self. I started my job hunting without wasting much time thinking that I will get some a good one. Three months of effort went in vain. I decided to go to Pune thinking there would be more opportunities there for a Mech guy. It was that conversation with my friend Nitin which made me to think about me. He asked me "where will you go if you don't find a job in Pune? will you go to the next city?" Often we feel grass on the other side is green. Then one day while I was walking on MG road. I saw the books on road side. I saw the book "Magic of Thinking Big". In Amway they recommend this book to read. I just picked it up paying Rs 60. I read it every day until I finished the book. It opened a new life for me. A new me was born who was quite serious about his life. Some body who stopped about day dreaming and started chasing the real dream of his life.

Today I am running a software start up in Bangalore. When I decided to move to IT most of the people said its not my cup of tea. But thanks to "Magic of Thinking Big" which made my dream in to reality.

I have a long way to go. I just stepped upon the first step of the ladder!

Don't mind, this is how I write

Yep, I did it at last. My long time dream to write some thing. I know it will be absolutely scrap and people would hate to read it.

Oh! reading is too far, people might not even see my blog.

But Still I will write!

I am scratching my head thinking what to write. You know its my first blog and I want to write something interesting, which will make people laugh, scream, jump up-down. Ok, How about this.,

...... I always wonder about gossips. Its always interesting. It draws people attention. some time people drop their jaw as well while listening. Specially if it is about film stars. I just heard one of them in the after noon. You know what! Ash is pregnant. The moment my friend dropped it on the floor almost every one zapped. I asked her how did she get to know, she said "Keerthi told me". Now Keerthi is her friend who stays 500 kms away from where Ash lives. Now Keerthi got saw it in TV it seems. Cool isn't it.

Oops! I had to stop here now. Somebody is calling me. You keep thinking about this Gossip, I will be right back.