Who am I ?

This is a piece of work written by Adi Shankaracharya Ji...I am keeping it here as a great treasure...
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I am neither ego nor reason, I am neither mind nor thought,
I cannot be heard nor cast into words, nor by smell nor sight ever caught:
In light and wind I am not found, nor yet in earth and sky-
Consciousness and joy incarnate, Bliss of the Blissful am I.

I have no name, I have no life, I breathe no vital air,
No elements have moulded me, no bodily sheath is my lair:
I have no speech, no hands and feet, nor means of evolution-
Consciousness and joy am I, and Bliss in dissolution.

I cast aside hatred and passion, I conquered delusion and greed;
No touch of pride caressed me, so envy never did breed:
Beyond all faiths, past reach of wealth, past freedom, past desire,
Consciousness & joy am I, and Bliss is my attire.

Virtue and vice, or pleasure and pain are not my heritage,
Nor sacred texts, nor offerings, nor prayer, nor pilgrimage:
I am neither food, nor eating, nor yet the eater am I-
Consciousness and joy incarnate, Bliss of the Blissful am I.

I have no misgiving of death, no chasms of race divide me,
No parent ever called me child, no bond of birth ever tied me:
I am neither disciple nor master, I have no kin, no friend-
Consciousness and joy am I, and merging in Bliss is my end.

Neither knowable, knowledge, nor knower am I, formless is my form,
I dwell within the senses but they are not my home:
Ever serenely balanced, I am neither free nor bound-
Consciousness and joy am I, and Bliss is where I am found.
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!!So-ham, Ham-sa, Shiv-ohm, Sat-chid-anand-ohm, Aye-atma-brahm!!

Moving from India to Bharat

I was thinking and thinking for a long time to extract something meaningful out of 1400 cc complex structure inside my head which is mainly ,in my case , driven by a delicate organ positioned right at the left of my chest ..so sometime i am happy to know this complex but pleasing functionality of my mind.But many a times that proves to be faultier one.Hey ..i am getting to know ,finally, that world do move on facts and reasoning. So lets abide by the rules and regulations which govern functional aspects of the civilized world.

I watched Slumdog Millionaire recently and observed the havoc made by some people who criticized the portrayal of India in such a 'cruel' manner.Many Nationalists and Urban part of India felt that West intrigue to know about the poor India and share no interest to see the new Emerging India story.I was wondering that if we were to be rational in terms of facts then why are we not being tangible and convinced from the fact that only 28% of population is urban and rest 72% are yet to claim themselves as part of the so called Emerging India.And to exacerbate the reality 31% of the urban India still comprises poors which includes migrated labours from rural India.How come we can then say that portraying one of the realities of India is undigestable and unjustifying.

We are a developing country but will not achieve the tag of a developed nation untill the equal and rational distribution of opportunity and prosperity instruments take place across the boundaries of Urban and Rual India.India is still Bharat.And being Bharat is itself showcases the originality of India.We should be known as one of its own kind which not only focuses on the spiritual aspects of life but also values and understands the practical and material prosperity and fulfillment of the life.And that can only be achieved once we understand ourself as Bharat not as India.What could be the better India if there are clean and well eqipped villages and suburban towns where we do not find the chaos of the urban India and even then find it well developed in terms of basic infrastructure and facilities. A Bharat where no rural person dies because he could not reach the nearby situated city hospital ,where no child leaves the school to help his family get the daily food ,where information flows though uninterrupted , where people leave with harmony and peace , where we feel close to the Nature and find ourself friend with the Environment ,where no one can see us as the "soft target" but respect our Integrity which is backed by independently developed world class weapons ,high class and advanced technological solutions to keep the peace intact.Lets dream of our new Bharat..and be a part of it..in any small way ...which is not small in importance..In hindi it is well said "boon bond se ghada bharta hai"...Jai Hind

Nav Aagaman

Namastey All,

This is my first attempt at blogging.Though when i am trying to search any topic to start with ,I am failing to find any at this point of time.So let me keep my eyes closed for a while and take a deep breath...till then Jai Hind..Jai Bharat ..Ram Ji Ki Jai.. :)