CELEBRATING LIFE !

A blog by YES!+ites, BITS-Pilani ...

Sit down and keep your eyes close
Relax ur body from head to toes
And slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

They who this path chose
Thier life is poetry, not prose
As they slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

And even if they hit thier lowliest lows
They transform from zeroes to heroes
When they slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

Seeds of a lovely life he sows
The lips smile and the face glows
Kindness, compassion, divinity flows
When the lovely silence grows

So even if ur among the worst of bozos
Don’t worry, just come and take a dose
And experience this beautiful zone where
The lovely silence grows


Check out my earlier poems :
At its own pace ...
How Big I am

Jai Gurudev

Love

Vishesh

Hey guys,
Along with the previous one, read this article.
http://sandpaper.bitsaa.org/campus/ragging.htm

This is precisely what I feel about the so called ragging in BITS. I am so upset about the present ragging scenario in BITS, that I have already talked to the VC regarding it. I will like to know ur views on it. So, plzzz comment.

Jai Gurudev!

Cheers,
Harshad

Here is the article link...


If you still haven't read it... read it now!(it was the sm of Harshad Bhaiyya for many days).

jaigurudev
love
rahul


Another lovely poem ... this one's not by me :) .. its by Dinesh bhaiyya (YES!+ Advance teacher) ... If you have already read it, read it again, u will still enjoy it :) ....

That thing you do with your nose


Breathe Breathe Breathe away
To the rhythm of your soul
The solution to your woes
Flows right under your nose.

So get ready with you bows
And your red rose arrows
Love truly flows and grows
When you dissolve big fat egos.

Deal with life’s highs and lows
Vanquish all your silly foes
Drown the rest of your sorrows
If only, You do that thing with your nose!

Love even they who oppose
That’s the best of all mottos
He reaps as he sows
Says the wise one who knows.

Breathe Breathe Breathe away
To the rhythm of your soul
Its easier that licking your elbows
That thing you do with your nose.

The birds, the bees and all of those
Do their naughty things with close windows
And even when they doze
They still do that thing with their nose.

Very little poetry and some prose
Has been composed on blowing your nose
Yet the best pleasure nature bestows
Flows right under your nose.

You can dig into those cheesy tacos or sinful chocos
And yet shed those extra kilos,
If the discipline you impose
Gets you to do that thing with your nose.

When come calling the head honchos
Your paycheck can add extra zeroes
If in between the his and hellos
You disclose
You do that thing with your nose

Those that smartly used their nose,
The world labeled them weirdoes or psychos
Before long their glory arose
As they joined the march of the heroes

Whether you dwell in borrows or chateaus
Anyone from Librans to Virgos
Breathe in the fragrance of the rose
And do that thing with your nose.

So kick in to some new clothes
Plus add some attitude that shows
That nothing can shake those
Who do that thing with their nose.

Breathe in in let go go go…
Breathe in in let go go go…

Click here to read the poem on the original page (on his blog).



JGD,

Luv,

Vishesh

At its own pace,
the sun will rise
and fill the world
with hues and dyes

At its own pace,
the sun will set
the rains will wet ..
o my dear !
look here
there's no regret !!

At its own pace,
the wind will blow
the moon will glow ..

At its own pace, ur life
will all its colour and glory, show


Jai GuruDev

Love

Vishesh


This one's by Bhavesh bhaiyya...

we are educated people, or that is what we are supposed to be. But many a times I observer among ourselves, the student community on campus, that we, the educated people have to learn a lot. Here i am referring to the points, which affects all of us. In fact, being a student of one of the finest institutes of india, adds more responsibility on our shoulders. We are the brand ambassador of this place, which I think is close to everyone here, as it is for me.

There are several behavioral patterns which I notices lately. If you take a walk around the campus, at many places you will see garbage on roads, in the corner, and its we, the educated lot, who dump it anywhere we please to. We even don't feel bad while doing so, because we are just not aware of what we are doing. Because that is what we
have seen our elders doing, and we ourselves have been doing it for so long. But is it not the time that stop for a while in these rushing times of life, and ponder upon some of the things which affect us and society at large.

It is such a small deed of ours which if corrected can make a lot of difference,. If we just take care that we use dustbins for dumping the garbage, it will not only make our campus clean, it also inculcates some values in us. And I have observed these values make a big difference in life later on. I have seen people talking about foreign countries, they say governece is good there, it takes care of the people, they are so organized, properly managing day-to-day activities. And some of these very same people when come here, they will litter all around and then blame that we don't have civic sense, our culture is bad, our infrastructure is bad, nothing works here and lot many things.


I tell you these are the people who are also responsible for the present condition. I say so because if we take responsibility we can make things much better. Instead of blaming the system, which we are also part of, if we do our jobs right and see what are the things we can improve, the day is not far that each one of us will feel proud of our country(I don't mean that we don't feel so right now, but the feel would be more universal). And the same goes for our college also.

Another observation of mine: after the class gets over, in very few classes some one cares to switch off the power. At first place we just don't think and if some of us do, either we are too lazy to take corrective measures or just feel bad about it and do nothing. Feeling bad is not enough, we have to take action so that the situation improves and life becomes better. This way we not only make life better for us but for the people around us also.

So if you are still with me also have thought about these little things at some point of time, I wish that you take care two things, just two things

1. Throw garbage only in dustbins
2. Switch off power when not in use, be it your room, college or home.

Even if one of the person reading this becomes aware of these small responsibilities, i will feel grateful.

jaigurudev
love
bhavesh

The treat!

Sorry guys!! SID requested the blog to be removed! If u convince him, I will upload it again! Depends on u! Njoy! JGD! :-)

Its been about 10 months since I've started blogging and it has been largely liberating and a vastly learning experience so far... it has helped me keep in touch with myself! So here are a few good ones among the many posts I've written.I think they'll make up for a good read.



Let me know what you think of them :).and since the net in the rooms is working great guns you might also wanna check out


jaigurudev
love
rahul

Awesome!

This pic is from last sem... april when all of us went to jhunjhunu for a satang! And this one turned out to be one of the most hilarious snaps :p



jaigurudev
love
rahul

Hey guys I've written a post on my blog on this... check it out @ Reach Out.


Just wanted to add something extra. Well not only mere qualities or few skill sets be it anything in life its just the play of the MIND! Mind is the most powerful instrument you've got!! Whatever you believe is true... If you believe you can you're right and if you believe you can't you're right!!All your thoughts, wishes and actions can attain the result you want if you've got the ability to handle your mind in the right way! :)

If all of this sounds strange to you... and you want to know more then YOGA VASISTHA is the book for you!(or you could simply watch 'the secret'!Its only at the surface though... ). But then don't tell me i didn't warn you, you can only complete the book if your appetite for knowledge is voracious!

jaigurudev
love
rahul



WAT?
HOW?andWHY?
I never thought.........
Did you ever feel "HIS" presence?
When do you take his words???........

He is the "ONE" to drive us all.......("motivating force")
Whether in the right or wrong direction depends on the one who chooses it........
THIS one perhaps being my very first post wished to start somewhat like this.....

I was remembering my teacher recently.... who
once said "sanskrit padke kya mandir mein ghanti bajayega ? " when i opted for Sanskrit as my optional subject...
But when i actually started up with it.....
I just loved it because(especially our teacher made it so interesting by playing jokes all the time (of course not to see all of us sleeping right in front of him )! It has got the very native flavour... "the Origin--- "MOTHER" of all languages!!!!"
I thought it would have been great if every subject were like it .... then realised that every subject is IN it !!!! :) :) :)
Just wanted put in a few.....

MORNING as soon as u get up on your bed...

Look into both your palms and recite this
"karagre vasate LAKSHMI !
kara madhye SARASWATI !
kara moole sthitha GOURI !
prabhate kara darsanam!!!"

next.... while taking bath.....do utter this...(to rid u from getting affected by any skin allergies or so....)

"GANGE cha YAMUNE chaiva GODAVARI SARASWATI
NARMADE SINDHU KAAVERI jalesmin sannidim kuru!!! "

Before starting lunch..... say these...

"aham vaisvanaro bhoothva praninaam deham aasritaha , prana pana samyuktaha pachyamannam chaturvidham "


Now before going to bed.... utter these few verses....

"Ramam skandam hanumantham vinatheyam vrukodaram , shayankale pattethnithyam duhswapnam thasya nasyathe!!!!!"
ABOVE mentioned are all those which we are to do daily .. part of our routine.... so...
if done with these may enjoy BLISS....
the reason for the sort of starting i made is just to show hw it becomes a part of YOU when you take it with LOVE and PASSION.... :)

HAVE A NICE DAY !!!!!
JAI GURU DEV !!!!!

ROTFL

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Name
Why did the chicken cross the road?
KINDERGARTEN BOY
To get to the other side.
PLATO
For the greater good.
ARISTOTLE
It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.
KARL MARX
It was a historical inevitability.
TIMOTHY LEARY
Because that's the only trip the establishment would let it take.
CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK
To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.
HIPPOCRATES
Because of an excess of phlegm in its pancreas.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.
MOSES
And God came down from the Heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.
RICHARD M. NIXON
The chicken did not cross the road. I repeat, the chicken did NOT cross the road.
MACHIAVELLI
The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The end of crossing the road justifies whatever motive there was.
BILL GATES
The newly released Chicken 2003, will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.
DARWIN
Chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.
EINSTEIN
Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference and relativity.
GEORGE BUSH
We are committed to establishing a democracy where chickens freely cross roads without oppression from terrorist organizations.
Azharuddin
I am totally innocent, you know, I'm unnecessarily being dragged into this, you know, because I'm from the minority..... I neither know the chicken nor the road, you know....
George Fernandes
I am deeply hurt that this question is being asked after my 40 clean years of public life. I don't own a house, or a car, leave alone a chicken !!!
Mulayam
I demand a 50% reservation of the road for the chicken class, so that they can cross the road freely without their motives being questioned
ARJUN SINGH
Our policy will ensure the development of socially underprivileged chickens so that they can also cross roads.
Abdul Kalam
Yes, why did the chickens cross the road? .. please tell me why? .. they crossed to go to the other side of the road... now repeat after me ....
Advani
I see Pakistani hand in this ...
Vatal Nagaraj
No Tamil or outside chickens will be allowed to cross our roads, our roads are meant only for Kanadiga chickens!.
Bal Thackarey
Chickens crossing the roads is against our culture, my followers will stone all such chickens which cross the road.
Jayalalithaa
From reliable sources I've got the information that the chicken belongs to Karunanidhi. He is making his chicken cross the road to create law & order problems. The chicken has now been imprisoned under POTA.
Amitabh Bachhan
The chicken has crossed the road?.. are you sure.. very sure ... really sure...
Venkaiah Naidu
"We are very sure of the fact that the chicken did not cross the road. It's a conspiracy by the congress. The poor chicken has been made a scapegoat in this whole issue"
H.S.Surjeet
We are adopting a wait and watch policy. We have convened a meeting of the third front today. We will decide the future course of action after the chicken comes back..
Maneka Gandhi
Chicken crossed the road alone...!! If a vehicle had passed over it, we would have lost one of our dearest creatures. Ban all vehicles from using the road. Protect our chickens...

hm....after a LOUSY weekend(cp online test; by evening i had caught a terrible cold ), the first two days of the week were VERY eventful...all the events were happening online though.....by monday i was terribly ill....(right now i was on my wat to attending my first class of the week, and it got cancelled...so here i m in ipc). Ya, coming back to EVENTFUL online stuff....i could literally see the love for me in every YES!+ volunteers status message....what was even better was the unity between them....EVERY SINGLE VOLUNTEER'S STATUS MESSAGE was about me....and the best part being that only 2 of them knew what exactly the status message meant...but i wont deny, i got majorly pissed off on tuesday morning....woke up with a terribly heavy head, a stuffed nose,and shivering coz i was running temperature.. .....it was crazilY foggy(pathetic use of adjectives,,...but its ok)for a november morning..(had to collect my test paper, thats the reason i was up early)...and the moment i stepped out of my hostel...people walk up to me and ask for a clarification of y a lot of ppl have a weird status msg abt me....i explained and moved on...and a fresh bunch of ppl wanted clarification....i was MAD at shashwat n harshad...the GITS dint know where to draw the line.......looked like half of bits knew abt the status message by now.......

I came back after collecting my es paper...( i am sure if pavan reads this, nothing would interest him more that to know how much i got..GHOT ), had a nice sleep.....woke up....went online...and yet another guy asks me what with the status msg......

thats when i realised...man... our YES!+ team ROCKS.....coz....jokes are cracked only on those who can take it...and only if you love some1 so much that you would love to pull their leg....THANKS for your love guys....and secondly...it was great to see all these guys gang up "against" me.....i really hope we have real great work happening in future....and now its time for my mech sol class....and for those of u who are wondering y such a strange title....stop being an idiot....

A 2nd...

This one's a poem written by Neeraja... and apart from this there's only one other poem on the blog by Vishesh. Have a look at it in older posts.

Neeraja says, this poem could also work as a psycho analysis of your personality... depending on your interpretation of it :P!Type away and tell us what you think of the poem in the comments tab and we'll ask Neeraja to finally have a say :).So this is how the poem goes...



The smell of jasmine fills my sacs;
Under my gentle squeeze,,,
I smell her cry of agony...
The smell of fresh jasmine blood;
Leaves my palms stained
And there she lay dead and drained

jaigurudev
love
rahul


Harsha Vardhan M V is a YES!+ volunteer who started courses in his campus - BITS Goa. He had come to Chennai for his PS ... planning to stay at his friend's aunt house during the summer. But this friend of his got his PS in Rourkela Steel Plant & Harsha was stuck at Chennai without accomodation ...

I had chosen my PS at home in NML, Chennai and on the first day at PS I met Harsha ... and the first thing I asked him was "Don't you check your gmail ?". Now thats quite a wierd thing to ask when you meet for the first time ... but I reminded Harsha that we had first met in the 2007 winter break @ Bangalore Ashram. I had found out previously that our PS stations were the same, and had invited him (via email) to spend the summer with me.

For me and Harsha, PS is more "Perfect Summer" than Practice School :). I had just finished my worst BITSian semester, and was going home for the first time since my dad expired (in Feb) ... the atmosphere at home was extremely murky and gloomy & I was looking ahead at what could have been a torrid summer ... but thanks to Mr. G, that was not to be !! HE sent along a 'lamp' who had done 4 adv courses & organised 4 courses in his campus ... to brighten up my dark home :).

My mother got another son, my brother added one more player to his gully cricket team :) and I had got a friend (what a friend !! ) to spend time with :) ... Harsha is an extremely sweet guy, very humorous, finds Chennai girls too "traditional" (and yet his crush is a Chennai girl !! ... no wait, its a hyd girl now, isn't it, Harsha ? )

We ate together, slept together, did seva together, attended weekly satsangs, shared Guru stories and Seva stories and Bau stories, had plenty of 'adventures' with pretty girls (a rare breed in Chennai) ... those 2 months were heavenly, flawless ... as if out of someone else's life :) ... a memory to cherish !!!

You can see Harsha's version of the PS here. It covers a lot of beautiful moments i have missed out here !!!

Now, what could have been more perfect ?

JGD,

Luv,

Vishesh

fun

was jsut wondering....we volunteers go abt telling ppl abt the course..sometimes it gets strange or sometimes annoying for the ppl listening...here are some real interesting cases i came across..both in bits and hyd:


once in bits, during the first course i volunteered for--" dude, are these ppl paying you to advertise"

in hyd, my friend and i were walking by...the guy(my frnd) was in a reaal swing...he just peeped into a car parked by and said.."can i talk to you for a few minutes?"..reply..."NOOOOOOOOOO!!"...and then he asks"just for 2 mins", reply...."GET !@$#!@#%@#%@"....he replies"do the Art of Living Course ma'am"

another in hyd...."have you heard of the Art of Living ma'am?"....reply...."GO AWAY .. GO AWAY....i have had ENOGUH PPL TELLING ME ABOUT IT"......

in hyd,..a guy was smokin..."want a better kick", he replied, " you mean sex?"


this one takes the cake..and it was true.....in the train...my dad struck a conversation with a co passenger...the passenger asks"what do you do"...my dad replies " i am a full time teacher with the ARt of Living"...man replies...."areey....!! ravi and i were class mates"....my dad..."which ravi are you talking about.."...man replies..."arey...the guy who started this".......took time to digest

jgd...!!sid here.....Just wanted to share some interesting stuff......i was real real real bored of the assignments i was doing and so signed into gtalk...interestingly harshad bhaiya was online and we started chatting....harshad bhaiyya is one of those VERY few persons with whom i am totally totally a child....i love being like a kid bro to him..i complain abt stuff and discuss certain stuff of AOL with him which i think i would only do with my mom or dad.....(and we also discuss lots of stuff i would NEVER discuss with my mom or dad ;) ) ....i simply love his matured answers man...we were discussing some similar stuff.....rather he was talking sense...i was groaning.....and the discussion lead to a point where he made a particular remark and i remembered an AMAZING incident....

if i remember right, it happened in Sumeru(b'lore ashram).....Guruji was sitting with a few people....back then the crowds werent so much...it was like a gen chat session....suddenly a few ppl who were having some problems with teachers got up and started complaining to Guruji.....the answer He gave was brilliant man!!He picked up a blade of grass..and said "if I make this blade of grass a teacher, knowledge will flow from this"....take every oppurtunity to learn...either learn what to be...or learn what not to be from them...it was just COOL...the style!!..all said and done..he's got REAL STYLE!

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