Tujshe Koi Gila Nahi (Song)

Tujhse Koi Gila Nahi,
Mei to khudd se hi naraz hun!
Maine Ki khata 'ki' tujhpe wishwas kiya,
Ye to mera hi gunnah hai!

Tu kya jaane,  aasha kya hai...? meri...
Mei to khush hun, teri khushi se...
Tujhse Koi Gila Nahi
Mei to khud se hi naraz hun!!

Anupriya Srivastava
(2008)

Change Has to happen!

That soul flies high...
Whose eye is set on his goal...
And his heart pumps for that destiny...
That has awaited thousands of years...

That moment passed & you lived like this is always...
Now you realize, its a moment of change, to be what you are!

Realise change is permanent, it will happen,
But it will always happen gradually as you become something else or someone else!

Anupriya Srivastava
(12 oct '08)

Life

The music of this ocean,
The silence of this night,
The calmness of this earth,
The million stars above
And that sleeping child...
are nothing but a delusion!

When the music turns to shrieks,
And Silence to noise,
You won't ever relalise...
When your life ended and where!

Anupriya Srivastava

Be Aware!

Awareness is knowing what you know and understanding its importance. Its like a lamp in a dark room where just everything is at its place you know. But,  you can't see all that is hidden.

In all that I have lived, I am quite unaware of things around me. But more importantly, probably I am unaware of what's happening inside me!

Anupriya Srivastava
(2006)

Shayari ...

Ek Taraf hum hue maut se ruburu!
Aur woh sabab ki masti ko anjaam rahe de hai!!
Nazar unki hati nahi, unke ashiq se!
Hum wahan betaj ho gaye jindagi ki nazar se!!

---
Har subhah, har shaam hua,
Dosti ka ek anjaam hua,
Dushmani ka peygam hua,
Hum Zameen, Woh Asmaan hua!

---

Anupriya Srivastava

Hopeful Days!!

My dreams are high,
I need to fly!
My wings are strong,
The music, the song is still going on...

I am dancing still,
to the time of my will,
I do it my way!
I go with my say!!
That's what makes me what I am!
I believe I can!

Thanks a lot my god!

By
Anupriya Srivastava
(2003-2004)

Disciples for Self Realization!!

1. Sadgi - Simplicity
2. Sat - Truth
3. Seva - Selfless service
4. Satsangh - good company
5. Satsmaran - remembrance of god

- Living Spirituality magazine

Hope

Hopes are still strong,
The war is going on,
wish of win in heart,
we are going on...
I pray to god,
give me strength,
to carry on...

Anupriya Srivastava

The Dot Theory (by Anupriya Srivastava)

Its not always the best way to say someone that you care, that sun so far but so near tells me that we have a huge world around us. And those stars in the night tell me , even bigger is the universe, and I then go up in the universe.

And when I look down upon me from up there, I see a small dot! Which is so insignificant!

I feel so small and my problem becomes even more smaller!

And then, when i get up and come to the real world, my view of my problem is changed. I believe that my problems are so small, that I should not be worrying about them any more!

Anupriya Srivastava

A little Foggy, It Is!

Unknown place it is!
Long Streets, hills, greenery it is!!
Some HiTech buildings, some Barren lands it is!
A little foggy it is!!

A beautiful Majestic town it is!
Calm, Composed and Serene it is!!
Silent Day and Silent Night it is!
But a Little foggy it is!!

So fine, So long it is!
A lovely night again!!
A morning so cool came again!
But again, A little foggy it is!!

So soon, I realised once more!
Yes, it is foggy & Hazy again!!
Ad-mist past the stolen days, no cure!
Little Ahead, I see light, no gain!!

Show, No-show, hide & unhidden!
Everywhere, the past speaks!!
The place, the people, the clouds, the trees!!
No Answer, given!

It Happened that morning...
We were sitting together!
Love in each one's eyes...
Holding hands and praying!
But again a little foggy it is!!

A crowd of people or animals, I wonder!
Or is it a game of prey and predator!
or a reality, unseen, ever!!
It happened that morning, we sat together!!

Days were no longer days!
Dawn was no longer lovely!!
Sun was a symbol of rage!
Pain was tears, I, lonely!!
It happened that morning, we sat together!!

No Fogs in my mind now!
Only Hatred in eyes!
I wonder, the same place is it?
A little foggy it is!!

Tears come everyday now!
And Anger Speaks more than words now!!
Why?, we ask each other,ourselves and god!
It happened that morning, we sat together!

Anupriya Srivastava
Wrote in college!
(2006)

Still Don't Know...

No matter how far you go away from yourself, there will still be parts of you that you would not be able to know...

And when you try to hide and subside yourself, you might succeed to an extent but in the end, you will always regret not having the strength to look inside and find what you are feeling…

Still, how to know what I am feeling? 

There is more to just you and me

We fly high and fall but never say give up…
We dive deeper and drown but never say give up…

No Challenge, No Life.
No Life, Not alive.
Not Alive, Yes, Dead!
I wish not be dead in my living body!

Hope Still Remains, Will always be…
Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Mary, Please help!

YES,
A much has happened, yet a lot has to happen…Waiting to happen…
There will be a time when all this just goes away, and hope remains….
No Wonder, No Worry…
Just You and Me!

Anupriya Srivastava

Trying to understand the origin or religion…

I am trying to understand why do we need religion as a basic necessity as I seem to be doing fine without it.And there has been so much trouble because of it in recent times.

So, in the process, I did a internet search and found the history of some largely practiced religions. I am still looking for an answer and the search has just begun.

We might be able to end the battle between religious parties if we find out what happened and what’s the psychology and philosophy behind the existence of religion.

Let’s look at the History of Religions :----

BUDDHISM

The history of Buddhism religion dates back to the year 580 BC, which started with the birth of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama.

HINDUISM:

Origin is unclear as there were no records kept during that time. But the findings whatever little we have suggest that a religion which was practiced by vedic Aryans was Hinduism. Between the Sixth Century A.D., and Ten Century A.D.

The Vedic Aryans invoked gods, especially Indra, Varuna, Agni, Vayu, Mitra, Aditya, Pushan, Asvins, Usha etc, performed yagnas and other rituals to supplicate them, invoke them, and seek their approval, guidance and help for their material comforts, personal gains, general welfare, appeasement of nature and victory over hostile tribes.

The Aryans'  language of communication was  Sanskrit which  is closely connected to Latin and together they constitute the two fundamental branches of Indo-European languages. It is believed that both might have been derived from a single source.

CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS AND JEWS

Source: Wiki Answers:

Which religion came first Christianity or islam ?

A: The church of Christ (the members of which are known as Christians) was established on Pentecost AD 33, and Islam's beginning date is 610AD, the date of Muhammad's revelation.

Origin of Islam: According to Secular History….

The origin of Islam can be traced back to 7th century Saudi Arabia. Islam is thus the youngest of the great world religions. The prophet Muhammad (circa 570-632 A.D.) introduced Islam in 610 A.D. after experiencing what he claimed to be an angelic visitation. Muhammad dictated the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the preexistent, perfect words of Allah.

Origin of Islam: According to Islam….

The origin of Islam is generally accredited to the prophet Muhammad but to the devout Muslim, Islam began long before Muhammad ever walked the earth. The Qur'an was dictated by Muhammad but, according to the Qur'an, it did not originate with Muhammad. The Qur'an testifies of itself that it was given by God through the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. "This is a revelation from the Lord of the universe. The Honest Spirit (Gabriel) came down with it, to reveal it into your heart that you may be one of the warners, in a perfect Arabic tongue" (Sura 26:192-195). "Say, 'Anyone who opposes Gabriel should know that he has brought down this (the Qur'an) into your heart, in accordance with God's will, confirming previous scriptures, and providing guidance and good news for the believers'" (Sura 2:97).

The Origin of Islam: The "Previous Scriptures"

The origin of Islam is controversial. The "previous scriptures" mentioned above are the Hebrew Torah, the Psalms of David, and the Gospels of Jesus Christ (Sura 4:163; 5:44-48). The Qur'an accepts these books as divinely inspired and even encourages us to test its claims by these "previous scriptures." "If you have any doubt regarding what is revealed to you from your Lord, then ask those who read the previous scripture" (Sura 10:94). But this is where we run into a problem. The problem is that the Qur'an thoroughly contradicts the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospels. For example, the Qur'an explicitly denies Jesus Christ's crucifixion (Sura 4:157-158) while all four Gospel accounts clearly portray Jesus Christ as crucified and resurrected.

One contradiction in particular has caused a great deal of conflict between Muslims and ethnic Jews and is thought to have been and continues to be the cause of much bloodshed in the Middle East. According to the Hebrew Torah, God made a covenant with a man named Abraham. God promised Abraham a child through whom He would fulfill this covenant ("the child of promise," Genesis 15). Abraham was at that time childless. His wife, Sarah, was barren. This of course made the promise very special to Abraham. But it would require nothing less than a miracle. Sarah, conscious of her condition, decided to help God out. She offered her maidservant Hagar to Abraham with the hope that Hagar might conceive and bear the child of promise. Abraham agreed to take Hagar as his concubine. She conceived and bore Ishmael (Genesis 16). God allowed Ishmael to be born but Ishmael was not the child of promise God had in mind (Genesis 17). God promised a child through Sarah, not Hagar (Genesis 17-18), and in due time God fulfilled His promise. "And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him-whom Sarah bore to him-isaac." (Genesis 21:1-3) Isaac was the child of promise. Isaac later begot Jacob, the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the Messiah, Jesus Christ, eventually came into the world through the nation of Israel, fulfilling the covenant which God had made with sAbraham. God also promised to give the land of Canaan (Palestine) to Isaac's descendants, the land which Israel possesses today (Genesis 12:4-7; 13:12-18; 15:1-21; 17:1-22; 21:1-14; 25:19-26; 26:1-6; 35:9-12).

The problem is that the Qur'an teaches that Ishmael was the child of promise (Sura 19:54; compare Sura 37:83-109 with Genesis 22:1-19) and so Muslims believe that God's covenant promises were meant for Ishmael's descendants, not Isaac's. Muhammad descended from Ishmael and so Muslims seek to lay claim to these covenant promises, namely the land of Palestine. Since Israel's U.N.-sanctioned return to Palestine in 1948 there has been unceasing hostility between Israel and her Arab neighbors, with major armed conflicts in 1948-49, 1956, 1967, 1973-74, and 1982. That Israel remains today is a miracle in-and-of itself.

Origin of Religion – I wonder !!

I often wonder why people came up with the institution of religion. Why was each religion invented and when was it first practiced.

Human mind is very complicated and I myself believe, that if you train your mind to believe in something, sometimes that belief can give you enormous strength, rather, it can bring out that part of you, which you thought never existed.

As per my family beliefs, I am a Hindu, but since I am a student of science, I just consider myself as a Human being and I can associate to only one religion which believes in the welfare of all living beings. I would say that, “I am a Humanitarian”. That’s my religion and I want to follow it with all my heart and soul!

Since I have a knack of asking “WHY”, “HOW”, “WHEN”, I often wonder, what happened to us – humans , Why did we separate and formed these sects ?

Studies show that millions of years ago all land was one, scientists call it “pangea”.

Above is the rough pic of pangea as thought to have existed millions of years ago…

This “one land”, makes me think, that if all of our ancestors belong to this single land, then how did we all came up with different religions and why ? I would like to believe that we are all pangeans, not Indians, not Pakistani’s etc.

And initially though the land pangea was a single piece of land, it did separate eventually, due to the moving magma in earth crust and the ocean waves. And that’s how we got separate land.  So, we were living in far off lands in small civilizations, and we all came up with different ways of living, with different ways of explaining things like fire, thunder, lightening (and in hindu/Aryan mythology there is a god named after each of those phenomenon, who supposedly controls these things), but that still does not explain the need to give a name to each practice/belief, and follow it like a principle of life. Though land did separate humans, I do not think that it gave us the right to form rules and regulations and impose on our people.

Today, distances are no longer separating humans from one another and each country has at least one member from most of the other countries. I believe that we have come closer to each other through various means of communication. The earth is becoming smaller again…

So we should all start to accept each other’s beliefs or come up with a common belief which does not require practising any ritual, does not ask you to follow rules and regulations but which gives you freedom of expression, just asks you to be what you are ,think about the good of others and asks you to bless everyone…