THE SECRET BEHIND WORK

Reading Swami Vivekanandas works in my free time has helped me solve many queries and mysteries behind the daily struggle that we all go through; in this article u would find excerpts from Swami Vivekananda’s Writings

‘This is one Central Idea in Bhagavad-Gita: Work incessantly, but unattached.’

So our ancient Scripture wants us to forego any trace of laziness and to put our heart and soul into work. Yet that is not enough , we think work brings to us frustrations and miseries but actually it is our expectations attached to that work that do that, Even the most noble deeds will get us into misery if not done dispassionately. Detachment is the clue. But u may ask how may it be possible to be dispassionate about your Animations, Is it not from your deepest passions that u have chosen the art, Indeed it is a difficult question and even more difficult to practice. I understood the practicality when I realized how many iterations it takes to get your scene likable to your director, Passion helps you only initially to do the work as u would be pleased too, and many a times the animation which you do is good in itself but it fails because it doesn’t go with the sequence, or your director has a different set of ideas that he wants to implement, He would have probably explained it to you during Kickoff but blinded by passion u did what wasn’t at all required. So after a couple of iterations u start feeling frustrated and start cursing your Director. Frustrations happen when you expect something such as appreciation, name, fame or Money from your work .Your failure in getting appreciation, name, fame or Money puts you into frustration and misery. You may again ask ‘wouldn’t detachment mean a loss of concentration and a careless approach?’ I would say u misunderstand the meaning of being detached. You don’t detach yourself from your interest in the work but you forego the outcome of your efforts. You make every moment of your working hours as enjoyable since you are living for the moment’s happiness and not toiling for something which the future is going to bring. Remember the Joy you used to gain as a child making sand castles on the beach or drawing your favorite cartoon characters, you enjoyed because you never worried whether your castle is going to be wiped out by the next big wave. Do your animation for the sake of doing it and find tremendous results (even though u would expect none).It would feel like a surprise package from Santa. Enjoy…

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Only person I feel as my contender is my past self so winning is always what I want and I will get too because I know my contender perfectly well. I have come to spend time in this world and thats all I want to do in the most enthusiastic and fruitful manner...I am like the charioteer whose chariot is his body ,Horses are its brains, reign are its thoughts and intellect and I vow to hold them tight. I am out to tour this world meet people on the way and see them as a reflection of myself neither good nor bad. Just what we are is what we are and being what we are and accepting all others as they are can only make us happy...........Its a dream to think one can make anyone happy,
I have seen people suffer for that.

The Absolute By: Sri Chinmoy

This wonderful poem was sent to me by Satish and I dedicate it to Amit Meshram who today passed away at an early age of 25. I knew Amit as a virtuous , non Indulgent , absolutely honest and a pure at heart individual who had all the ingredients to be a liberated soul. His sense of perfection was easily seen in his work and the strict disciplines that he maintained. I never seen him sway from his high ideals in life . Amit always made sure he never caused anyone any trouble or disturbance and carried on his duties with utmost care and determination. He spoke very less but whatever he spoke was simple and truthful. I find myself fortunate to having known such a Saintly person , who even being younger inspired me always. He was a perfect soul who returned to the absolute at the early hours on this auspicious day...

No mind, no form, I only exist;
Now ceased all will and thought;
The final end of Nature's dance,
I am it whom I have sought.

A realm of Bliss bare, ultimate;
Beyond both knower and known;
A rest immense I enjoy at last;
I face the One alone.

I have crossed the secret ways of life,
I have become the Goal.
The Truth immutable is revealed;
I am the way, the God Soul.

My spirit aware of all the heights,
I am mute in the core of the Sun.
I barter nothing with time and deeds;
My cosmic play is done

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The Ice breaker

I was born in an Indian Family in West Bengal ... I got to see from very beginning how hard my mom and dad worked to provide the best to us in terms of education and livelihood. To my mom Education was of paramount importance in life. I was enrolled to the best school in the district. St Vincent's High & Tech school Asansol, A school so rich in heritage that taught me to be humble in life. It has left a deep sense of nostalgia. It was a Christian Brothers Missionary run institution .Even though I was from a different religion I saw in the Irish brothers as strong, disciplined, somewhat rigid, somewhat austere, yet virtuous and principled. I learn t to respect their sense of discipline in day to day activities , to be as constant as the northern star and contribute to the society with our intellect and hard work. After my tenth ,My father took retirement as the chief Scientist in his Laboratory and we moved to Kolkata I went to Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda centenary Collage , again run by the Missionaries, but this time Hindus , and again I saw the same pattern of discipline and self control, Its difficult to define the level of personality possessed by these monks, their eyes glitter with knowledge and the face lit up with confidence. their aim in life is to gather and impart knowledge selflessly. I majored in Physics and entered the world of uncertainty, it was only then I realized the value of orderliness against chaos. I was quite lost and used to crib about things I didn't understand. But there was something about the chaotic world which was interesting , it is the same difference between a manicured garden and a wild country side . The chaos itself has a tremendous creative force, the tendency's unlimited . I could see that if discipline was the sustainer, chaos was about creation and destruction. Chaos is every where. When we stare out at the universe we find supernova explosions , asteroids striking against asteroids, stars being formed and destroyed As if nothing is stable yet we know that within this chaos there exist solar system like ours where the planets circle around the sun in the most disciplined way for billions of years.Everything in the universe follows a set of rules yet the chaotic nature brings the beauties of this world into existence, Now coming back to our personal life we see that same chaos bringing with it immense uncertainty. To remain happy in life in this world of uncertainties on needs to keep expectations to the minimum and fullfill ones daily responsibilities with greatest care.

The ship

Human beings are everywhere, we see chaos and commotion every place.In a place like Mumbai the problems are immense. People are crammed into every corner. The Life in Mumbai revolves around earning money. People work hard to make enough savings to have enough to survive. The money earned is never enough, even though the richest and the poorest populate the city, Mumbai is equal to all, All have to work sixteen hours a day.Proximity breeds contempt , is a proverb which has been proven wrong in a place like Mumbai. Here collaboration is no more a choice but a necessity of life.Its like a ship on rough waters, all hands on deck, any exception is a traitor. Mumbai is the ship which has set out in search of treasure crewed by pirates slaves and freemen expecting to be wealthy someday, sacrificing their present for a better future. Life is difficult but none cares, since nobody is an exception here, its a fight for survival in the midst of severe uncertainties.Some one cries out Yo ho with a bottle of rum while the other holds on to the cross in silent prayer, Other just dreams of a wonderful future with a beautiful wife and happy children.All bear the vagaries of this unending voyage. But the question is weather the wealth they are seeking is really their heart felt desire. All human beings wants trust, they want loyalty, Love yet in this ship there is distrust ,jealousy ,deceit, greed and trickery. No ones really sure what they are after. But even within all this the people are one their strength is in their unity, At times of trouble there co-operation speaks the human nature,through their helpfulness they prove themselves to be children of god, through their childlike laughter they prove their innocent hearts deep within, The wealth they are seeking are right there with them, they just need to realize it

Personality types

I guess stubborn nature of human beings always prevents people accepting alternative views in life. Thats what instigates them to be vindictive to others different from them. Yet There are times in the life of a human being when he feels lost , cannot justify himself by what he finds around him. It happens when his personality type is at mismatch with people around him and he started feeling left out. We have seen in so many movies where they try to establish that the odd one out actually proves himself to be a hero at difficult times, when every one has backed out from the task. Actually speaking everyone is a hero in their own way and whatever the personality type he or she possesses, the secret of success lies in realizing their potential and weaknesses and using it for their benefit , I t also helps to study personality types to grow trust and respect for the people we view as strangers. And understand how to make partnerships work. With these thoughts in mind i took an online test a few days back to find out whether it seriously works. To get the best results we must convince ourselves to be most honest and Spontaneous. Being spontaneous is important because spontaneity brings out our true identity.I was personally amazed to discover how accurately it described me. Being of the INTP type I realized that I had the potential to view things as a singular whole and judge people not by their individual rights and wrongs but by the summation of their persona. I also realized the people that I least trusted can become my best partner in life. I saw that ENTJ s had the qualities i absolutely missed yet I had things in me that they lacked. I never trusted them because I did not ever understood them and their words and actions conveyed different meaning to me than what they meant to them. Yet if i recall , these are the people who have naturally appealed to me since they possessed what i lacked the most. This small test taught me to be respectful to all people as having different sets of qualities and how important they were to form a coherent group. If every one educates themselves with such ideas the world will be a better place to live.

Existance(my first poem)

Our existence is shrouded by mystery ,
We are embodied in sorrow and glee,
The swells we call emotions,
Are projected in a beautiful symphony.

Guilts grow like moss and weed,
And are hard to remove just as lust and greed,
Man dwells in a cave filled with notions,
Suspicious & fearful of any different breed.

But the power of the divine light,
when unlocks the chamber of trust ,
Spreads the fragrance of good intentions,
And illuminates the heart with rays so bright.

Words when spoken means different things,
For souls trapped in different rings,
Thus my friend stay quiet and feel,
The joy that this journey of life brings.

God Hold my hand

I know you held my Hand,
When You brought me to this world so grand,
You amazed me with my eyes,
That started to see,
The wonders created by thee,
I crawled and u picked me up,
And helped me run so that I wont stop,
You are the Soul that I share with all,
Still there are times when I do fall,
And yet I know ,
That you will save me,
Deliver me,
Since the game is made for me to see,
Help me make your sacred fire ,
Free from desire ,
Help me lord fight my fear
Hold your work close and dear
Hold me up make me stronger,
Let stale thoughts never linger,
Bad press never hinder
And I know ,
You will save me,
Deliver me,
Like an eagle I ll fly free.

Laughter

I laugh my heart out at my misfortune,
No not to show how less i care ,
But to hide the pain I bear,
There are tears of happiness,
And laughters camouflaging tears,
There is also joy at choosing what I should hold near.

The story of the butterfly(This is my second poem)

When the winter pass the day to spring
The warmth of the sun many a flower brings,
The caterpillars well fed stirs in tune,
Covers themselves up in mysterious cocoon.
Only to reappear transformed as a butterflies,
Its heart flutters for where the nectar Lies.
They fly away in playful swarms,
The leaves cry behind which had fed the little worms.
Will the Buttefly find its perfect match,
Eternal question which has a little catch!

Blender smile

Satish Goda (satishg):

Its bright and sunny outside,
So the big smile on my face,
Would you please join me on my side,
And smile with me today, if not everyday.

The sunflower smiles at dawn,
And follows the sun all through the day,
So why not we smile like the sunflower,
All through the day, and give it eternal company.

Anandroop:

that's all u asked for my friend,
a smile,
that can make u run a mile,
and that I shall gladly send,
where our friendship will truly blend.

IF

(Rudyard Kipling)

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance runYours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

(10:22:32 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): Die, I shall someday,
But shall live, my soul,
Time eternal, in raindrops and roses,
That fall on barren ground, and passed around lovers hands.
(10:23:30 AM) Anandroop: lovely
(10:23:42 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): thank you bro
(10:23:46 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): just wrote it
(10:23:58 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): :-)
(10:24:04 AM) Anandroop: we were discussing its in some techncal way the other day
(10:24:20 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): mmmm
(10:24:46 AM) Anandroop: me & alex were talking about life after death
(10:24:58 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): okay
(10:25:19 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): :)
(10:25:52 AM) Anandroop: and I argue tht considering the universe is infinite , there is no way u can go beyond it to some where else
(10:26:48 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): mmm. time has curvature
(10:26:54 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): things tends to repeat themselves
(10:27:14 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): universe is infinitely curved is my opinion.
(10:27:28 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): off the fly opinion that is :)
(10:27:41 AM) Anandroop: If it cant go out of this universe and we cant locate it on a perticular space time dimension then ithe only possibility is it spreads as infinite
(10:27:55 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): mmm
(10:28:23 AM) Anandroop: thus a soul is infinite
(10:28:45 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): yep
(10:29:37 AM) Anandroop: and as there is nobar creating infinite from infinite thus we can have infinite souls as well
(10:30:02 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): :-)
(10:31:38 AM) Anandroop: and all the part of the same whole yet infinitely capable of doing good
(10:32:01 AM) Anandroop: "Om purnamadah purnamidam purnaat purnamudachyate,
purnasya purnamadaya purnamevaavashishyate"
"That(pure consciousness) is full(perfect); this(the manifest universe ofmatter; of names and forms being maya) is full. This fullness has beenprojected from that fullness. When this fullness merges in thatfullness, all that remains is fullness."
-Peace invocation- Isa Upanishad the verse
(10:32:48 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): nice
(10:35:35 AM) Anandroop: U r amazing with words , beautiful verse, connecting everything from deep emotions to the eternal truth, sheers :)
(10:35:43 AM) Anandroop: cheers
(10:35:48 AM) Anandroop: !!!
(10:36:18 AM) Satish Goda (satishg): thank you my friend. I love to weave with words. I am still a beginner. long way to go

The Warrior of light

The Warrior of the Light views life with tenderness and determination.
He stands before a Mystery, whose solution he will one day find. Every so often, he says to himself: "This life is absolutely insane."
He is right. In surrendering to the miracle of the everyday, he notices that he cannot always foresee the consequences of his actions. Sometimes he acts without knowing that he is doing so, he saves someone without even knowing he is saving them, he suffers without even knowing why he is sad.
Yes, life is insane.
But the great Wisdom of the Warrior lies in choosing his insanity wisely.
The Warrior of the Light studies the two columns on either side of the door he is trying to open.
One is called Fear and the other is called Desire. The Warrior looks at the column of Fear and on it is written:
"You are entering a dangerous, unfamiliar world where everything you have learned up until now will prove useless."
The Warrior looks at the column of Desire and on it is written:
"You are about to leave a familiar world wherein are stored all the things you ever wanted and for which you struggled long and hard."
The Warrior smiles because nothing frightens him and nothing holds him. With the confidence of one who knows what he wants, he opens the door.
When somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.
The Warrior of the Light knows this.
For this reason, he takes great care with his thoughts. Hidden beneath a whole series of good intentions lie feelings that no one dares confess to himself:
Vengeance, self-destruction, guilt, fear of winning, a macabre of joy at other people's tragedies.
The Universe does not judge; it conspires in favor of what we want. That is why the Warrior has the courage to look into the dark places of his Soul in order to ensure that he is not asking for the wrong things.
And he is always very careful about what he thinks.
The Warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment, and --sometimes--with just a touch of madness.
~ The Manual of the Warrior of the Light ~
- Paul Coelho -
http://people.tribe.net/humbledreamweaver/blog/326860a8-a743-4f75-9325-59ca82bd4619

The universal self

The entire Universe is bound into one singular whole ,every point in the universe has the information for the whole universe but is manifested differently to make the universe as we perceive it, It can be compared to the way every cell in the human body contain the same DNA information yet it manifests itself varyingly for every body part, this can be taken as a gross way of interpreting the ever present eternal truth.The same can be compared to a hologram also, where every portion of the hologram contains the information for the entire hologram The consciousness that binds and guides all is described in the Isa Upanishad the verse ,

"Om purnamadah purnamidam purnaat purnamudachyate,
purnasya purnamadaya purnamevaavashishyate"

"That (pure consciousness) is full(perfect); this(the manifest universe of matter; of names and forms being maya) is full. This fullness has been projected from that fullness. When this fullness merges in that fullness, all that remains is fullness."
-Peace invocation- Isa Upanishad the verse