Thought Shots

Love. It is such a nice word. And some people say, it is also the most powerful thing around us. But then the problem arises when it happens for someone. And that happening doesn't meet its desired outcome. You know what I mean, don't you? That feeling you get when you see your special someone going out of your circle of influence and into your circle of concern. The circle marked for things that we can do nothing about. And love turns then into a hopeless thing. It starts to hurt instead of healing us. It begins to become a burden. And the worst part is that the more we try to get over it, the more we are pulled back inside the pit. Some suggest us to let go in such situations but letting go is not easy. I wonder if the likes of Oshos and Buddhas went through times like these. We all know them as the untouchable entities of enlightenment. But is it possible that they had their share of attachments to deal with? It is said that Prince Siddhartha was preparing to leave the

When the opportunity came to visit the Chitranjan Park, I could not say no. It is the one place in Delhi where the Durga Puja is celebrated with no less a fervor than even Bengal. The pandals here are just as grand. The sculptures of the Goddess look like living embodiments of the holy mother. And the crowd that assembles here to see the Durga Puja in action is something to behold for its diversity, color and energy. It is like a mini-bengal here. And the people gather here in full pomp and show. All dressed up and decked up to visit their favorite mother. The one thing that mystifies me about the Goddess is her pair of mysterious looking eyes. They look deep and seem to pierce straight through the heart. There is purity in them just as much as there is that stuff which will wreak dread in the devil. And the Goddess is celebrated for her victory over the evil Mahishashur. The demon who is the symbol of bad. And the mother's victory-a symbol of the victory of truth over falsehoo