If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. There was a time when I searched every nook and corner of my heart to look for answers, which I realized I knew already. You just have to quieten the mind and soul will speak for itself and reveal all its secrets. We often meet ourselves where we least expect it.
तैरने चले थे दरिया में, बीच रस्ते बरसात हो गयी,
के ढूँढने निकले थे ख़ुदा को, और ख़ुद से मुलाक़ात हो गयी ||
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Here are a few of the poems and couplets that churned out of my enlightened (only partially) mind.
मुकम्मल जहाँ की तलाश में,
फिरते रहे मारे-मारे ;
कैसे मिले…जो खोया ही नहीं,
हर पल पास है हमारे ;
बस आँखें बंद करने की देरी है,
और जी उठेंगे दिलकश नज़ारे ;
के लड़खड़ाते ये कदम राह ढूंड ही लेंगे,
कभी यादों की भीड़ में…कभी तन्हाई के सहारे ||
-doc2poet
सुनहरे सपनों की आड़ में,
ज़िंदगी के रंगीन पल, गुप-छुपकर निकल जाते हैं ;गिर कर उठना तो याद रहता है,
भूल जाते हैं…जब लड़खडाकर सम्भल जाते हैं ;ये पल धुंधली यादें बनकर ,
होठों पर कभी झिलमिलाते हैं ;और कभी आँसू बनकर ,
आँखों में पिघल आते हैं ;के वक़्त से इस कशमकश में ,
दिल-ए-नादान मुस्कुरा ही लेता है ;बस खुशी के पैमाने बदल जाते हैं…
खुशी के पैमाने बदल जाते हैं ||-doc2poet
Here’s how Sant Kabira would have said this…
आपहु मस्ती काटिए, हँसिए और हंसाए ;
चिंता का ऐनक उतार फेंक, तो जाग सुंदर हो जाए ||
ऐसा जीवन हो लाजवाब, गर सच में कोई कर पाए ;
सच्चा साथी है मूल मंत्र , जो सच्ची राह दिखाए ||
-doc2poet
This post is written for Indispire Edition 148: Life is a journey of self discovery. Describe your journey till now or a part of your journey which brought to closer to a truth about life or closer to your soul and self-discovery.#SelfDiscovery
beautiful lines –
तैरने चले थे दरिया में, बीच रस्ते बरसात हो गयी,
के ढूँढने निकले थे ख़ुदा को, और ख़ुद से मुलाक़ात हो गयी ||
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Thank you so much rekha…we often find our true calling when we least expect it 😊
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Wonderful words. You are fortunate to have at least a (partially) enlightened mind. 😀
Jokes apart, i completely agree that inner peace and also happiness, lie within us… 🙂
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Ha ha…my partial enlightenment keeps fluctuating depending upon the situation…but peace and happiness are not that difficult to find if you know where to look for it…Thank you for sharing a piece of my happiness 😊
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My pleasure… 🙂
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Inspiring one
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Thank you so much sir😊
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Nice post by you.. thanks a lot
कोरा कागज़ ही रहा, सब कुछ खोया कुछ नहीं पाया।
“भगवान का हूँ भगवान मेरे”, तब संतों ने यह समझाया।।
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Well said. Thank you for stopping by. Glad you liked it 😊
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You have put each couplet so beautifully.
के लड़खड़ाते ये कदम राह ढूंड ही लेंगे,
कभी यादों की भीड़ में…कभी तन्हाई के सहारे ||
Lovely!
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Thank you so much ritika. I have written these over the years out of my own experience. Glad you liked them. 😊
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Beautiful Indeed…
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Thank you 😊
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Your remark “You just have to quieten the mind . . . where we least expect it.” holds true in the case of scientific research also, isn’t it? 🙂
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Yes it is but it is more about the experience than the science 😊
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कोई अल्लाह अल्लाह चिलाए
कोई रहा सिर मुंडाए
तेरा रब तुझमें, यह किसी किसी की समझ में आए ।
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बहुत खूब कहा अजय जी😊
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धन्यवाद जी
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😊
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तैरने चले थे दरिया में, बीच रस्ते बरसात हो गयी,
के ढूँढने निकले थे ख़ुदा को, और ख़ुद से मुलाक़ात हो गयी ||
Very well said, doc!
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These are one of my favourite lines…glad you liked them. Thank you so much 😊
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Very Nice Lines…
I love It….
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Thank you so much priya…glad you liked them😊
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These posts are too high level for me ..mujh tuchh manav ke bas ki nahin you are too good .. 🙏
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Thank you ji…sharing the light will brighten all our lives:-)
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Han ye Samajh aagaya.. Amen 🙏
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Haha…good to hear that 😊
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Samajhna mujhe tha tujhe nahin, par dost tujhe kya Samajh Aya ye malum nahin
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Baat unke dil ki, hum sahaj hi jaan lete hain,
Ke jud jate hain jinse ehsas, aur apna maan lete hain😊
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Wah wah kya khoob kaha, hubahoo dil e dastaan kaha, jo jaana unhe intne Kareeb se RabbA bas tabhise apna dost maan Liya
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Shukriya, Shukriya. ..😊
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:):) visit my blog i have nicely cooked bhaatdaal to serve on the plate , long time you did not read it.. ☺
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It has been a while since I was actively online. And it is a loss on my part because I love your bhatdaal. It is always refreshing to gulp it down with bare hands. I will catch up soon. Thank you for reaching out for me.😊
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😇😊😊
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Beautifully written
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Thank you:-)
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बहुत उम्दा रचना।
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शुक्रिया पवन। खुशी है कि आपको रचना पसन्द आई।😊
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aabhar Sir 🙂
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😊
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Well ✒ penned…🙂🤗
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Thank you so much Eliza:-)
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Yr welcome… 🤗😇
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😊
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simple but beautiful….👌
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Thanks 😊
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