Obstacle

One of my new year determinations was to get into the National Lilac Team of SGI UK, my interview date is 14th March and my 1st obstacle is on its way. The ticket prices are at sky rocking rates. I wonder how will i manage to get there...

but i am sure will get there somehow... lets wait and watch.

New Year

It's so true when Sensei say's "As practioners of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism we must work twice as hard as others."

New Year' eve is a day when people get drunk to welcome new begining of the 1st day of the new year, and finally land up staying hung over the entire day. This does not make sense to me. Viju and I went out for dinner, met few friends, few drinks and finally got back at 2 am, but then i woke up at 8 and started the New Year by attending the New Year meeting. The meeting was so cheerful and nice. I was exciting to see a bunch for 40 people chanting together on the New year. I guess this is what Sensei means by contributing twice as hard as others :). But the irony is that deep within me i never felt like a new year and a fresh start until i happened to read The Human Revolution Vol 3. The book came to me as a gift from the New Year's day meeting.

I was amazed by reading the 1st few pages of this book where Toda Sensei Say's "Just as last year? I would be extremely displeased if Mr... looked grumpy, just as last year..." and so on. One needs to read it to understand what i am trying to get at.Basically it was a slap in my back to say wake up girl... its a new year a fresh start and not just another year. From then on, i had this new list of determinations and started the year with a fresh vigor to win.

Thank you Sensei :)

Wake up Girl!!!

"It's never too late" is what i said to myself as began to write this blog.

Happy 2009 :) . A great year to look forward too.,, It's special for me as i think, determine and begin my fresh challenges not for me but for Vijay as well. I am exicited, nervous and scared about our dreams and challenges. The list is long and it's nearly a month over as i write this down but I guess it's worth giving it a try. Finally this is my wish list :-

To learn driving and get a car by June
To win everysingle day at my current work place and find the right job for me By June
To join the National Lilac Team
To have a great holiday with Priya in June, 2 trips to India, and 1 more to a unknow destinations. ( guess i am asking for too much here... )
Vijay and I to be completely Victorious at work
And finally to Blog more, cook more and not be messy :P


Good Luck Vidya!!!!

Terror and I

Terroism looks like the big things that's on every Indian's lips. Common man suffering for no reason, people are getting and aggitated with the government, people in power trying to save their 'chairs'. A feeling helpless and a sense of powerlessness travels in the air.

There is a Gosho* which say "If the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds pure so is their land, there are not two lands pure and impure in themselves. The diffrence lies soley in the good or evil of our minds."

Thinking about this i wonder, if the minds of the people in my country impure? probally 'yes'. I am so ashamed to type 'Yes' to this question but this is the fact. Govt officials and people in position are corrupted. People who are supposed to protect the nation are protecting themselves. I believe its a total cowardice act. Media on the other hand are trying to reach out people, with and intention of increasing their TRP rating and not finding solutions to the trivial issues in the country. People who are supposed to give support and encouragement to common man are no where to be found. On the other hand common man are stupid enough to vote for the same leaders, year after year which has led our country to what it is today. The terroist have taken advantage of this situation making our country one of the 20 most dangerous country in this world. How saddening.

Our country strongly needs a democratic change, a change that makes every individual happy, and i feel this should start soon with the elections comming up next year. it needs to be a one with total diffrence, our country needs youthful minds to govern. A strong character who will put a fullstop to this nonsence, think more for the common man and country and less about him. Will this ever happen, if yes then who is that person and which party will win is a million dollar question? but i feel its also upto us to make sure this happens.

As for me i shall start by praying for, the right goverment to get ellected in the coming elections. Each and every individual to be throughly aware of the politicians before they vote. Every individual, young and old to actually caste a vote.

2009 will be a year of youth & victory: - Let each and every individual arise with a youthful spirit and stand up with the youth.
* Gosho- The individual and collected writings of Nichiren Daishonin (1222-1282), which contains (1) treatises setting forth doctrine
(2) writings remonstrating with government authorities
(3) letters offering advice, encouragement, or consolation to believers, or written in answer to questions
(4) written records of Nichiren's oral teachings, including his lectures on the Lotus Sutra.

For a change - Vote by Not Voting

I happened to come across the Gani website, as a friend of mine and i were blogging about the voting system in our country. I was impressed to come across an excellent Tamil writer, journalist, theatre person and a film maker.

This is what he has got to say about 49 O. Read on...

http://www.gnani.net/

And the link to my friend's post about the same topic. http://gopal-2expressmythoughts.blogspot.com/

I really wish that Gnani's words in Tamil reach out to the common man and the root cause of our current political scenario gets addressed.

If only i knew to read Tamil
If only i was in India
I would have read this out to those people in the slums next to my house.

This part of my Life is called Running

Run, Run, and Run is how i feel these days, packed with a 7 days of work including my part time over the weekend i really feel i am running every moment. waking up to realised that i am just in time to get ready chant and leave, running for the bus, if i miss it or if the bus doesn't stop, running to catch the 08.25 or the 08.40 train, and then running to work and reaching sharp at 09.00
At work making sure i have attend all calls, answered all mails, made all the reservation. Finally winding up and again running just in time to catch the 17.15 or the 17.20 train...... getting off and running to the bus station to get the 17.39 bus as u don't want to stand outside and get frozen in cold.
Then off again to get the bus in time for SGI meetings, finish that and run again for the bus, if i don't catch on time then i wait for 1/2 hr which is not a great idea, come back and crash off... and follow the same routine the next day.
For some reason this routine does not even spare me over the weekends.... This part of my Life is called ''Running''

In The Journey of my Life

I know not why i encountered faith,
I know that was the best thing that happened in my life.

I was wandering along an aimless path,
I found a friend along my path.

I wondered why i encountered faith.
I wondered what my mission was.

But I continued working for Kosen Rufu
Without understanding, without questioning.

As I attended meetings and spoke to members,
I experience immense joy and happiness.

I heard people talking about Mentor,
I wondered who my Mentor is.

I realised Sensei is Mentor
He was the one who stood by me
When I wandered an aimless path.

I realised journey of life is not easy,
but i know i have my friend beside me.

As i walk through the 2nd half of my life,
I determine to support alongside my mentor,
For the 2nd act for Kosen Rufu.

Sensei I will stand by you for the sake of kosenrufu.