embrace your weakness
with humility
and flow
like water
not like stone
or a rock
that stands
in the false firmness
of it’s resolve
and ego
embrace your weakness
with humility
and flow
like water
not like stone
or a rock
that stands
in the false firmness
of it’s resolve
and ego
π How many people realise this?
But what would the water flow against if it weren’t for the firmness of rocks?
But what would the water flow against if it weren’t for the firmness of rocks?
(reposting as it did not go through quite a few times)
Shekarji,
Or know that a stone or a rock is nothing but firm water
and
water is nothing but free flowing stone or rock..
Don’t know if that makes sense..going back to awareness theory again…
Love, Suresh
//that stands
in the false firmness
of it’s resolve
and ego//
Really great one there ….
Nice blog you have !
take care
/that stands
in the false firmness
of it’s resolve
and ego/
Nice one there !
Great one there!!:)
This is the 1st time i am reading ur blog
its great one π i like ur work ….
take care
Meenu
btw i would love to be water
Ah Love it. Gives me strength
i think we need to be both water and stone. water for flexibility and stone is support and strength
fluid water
in the resolve of the rock
chisels glorious layers
of canyons as its mark
the fluid water
the hard rock
an eternal interplay
of fluid and firm
ah ah…
yes yes …
water…
the fountain of infinite possibilities…
beyond denials…
and self imposed…
quivering demolitions…
tranformed into stones …
ah…
a necessity…
to the rebirthing …
of God’s tears…
Tough.
How tightly I hold on to my ego, the harder I try to let go.
Still waters run deep
Faces with smiles
but crying deep
Patience run miles
And then [F#@k***]emotions creep…
Sir,
are we talking about earth in a liquid form? Stone and water = Lava from a volcano?
Vinod Agarwal – Recalls spring water Chashmeshahi in Kashmir!!
hi shekhar, very nice
i feel you sometimes deliberately write ‘slightly superficial’ things…so you can get others to fill in the blanks….
water and stone: it is an eternal interplay (thanks for the lovely poem kavitha)…
love, shivani
Dear Shekhar,
It is true that we need to be like water, embrace our weeknesses, and be flexible at all times. But the rock doesn’t just represent ego it also represents boldness and courage. There is a saying “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” Infact we need to be like a rock or like water based on the times – if we are in a state of crisis e.g. a general who has to lead an army, or just a head of household pulling through his/her family in tough times he/she needs to be like a rock with the confidence that I can do it, in times of ease we should be like water – flexible and just soaking up the diversity of the world, treading along patiently and calmly towards our chosen destinations letting things happen at their own pace.
Best Regards,
Himanshu
Why don’t you take over…
Let me be water, if you need me
or a stone if need be
mold me, let me be worth me…
Very true.
JAI MATA DI,
I am having great amount of respect for YOur words,they are just wonderful.
by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Moving Water
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river
moving in you, a joy.
When actions come from another section, the feeling
disappears.
Don’t let others lead you. They may be blind or, worse, vultures.
Reach for the rope of God. And what is that? Putting aside self-will.
Because of willfulness people sit in jail, the trapped bird’s wings are tied,
fish sizzle in the skillet.
The anger of police is willfulness. You’ve seen a magistrate
inflict visible punishment.
Now see the invisible. If you could leave your selfishness, you
would see how you’ve been torturing your soul. We are born and live inside black water in a well.
How could we know what an open field of sunlight is?
Don’t insist on going where you think you want to go. Ask the way to the spring. Your living pieces will form a harmony.
There is a moving palace that floats in the air with balconies and clear water flowing through, infinity everywhere, yet contained under a single tent.
Poetry by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Moving Water
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river
moving in you, a joy.
When actions come from another section, the feeling
disappears.
Don’t let others lead you. They may be blind or, worse, vultures.
Reach for the rope of God. And what is that? Putting aside self-will.
Because of willfulness people sit in jail, the trapped bird’s wings are tied,
fish sizzle in the skillet.
The anger of police is willfulness. You’ve seen a magistrate
inflict visible punishment.
Now see the invisible. If you could leave your selfishness, you
would see how you’ve been torturing your soul. We are born and live inside black water in a well.
How could we know what an open field of sunlight is?
Don’t insist on going where you think you want to go. Ask the way to the spring. Your living pieces will form a harmony.
There is a moving palace that floats in the air with balconies and clear water flowing through, infinity everywhere, yet contained under a single tent.
Simple yet true..
While we wish and celebrate the Festival season .
Friends,
Sad at heart, wanted to share a sad moment for the community
No matter how depressing and gloomy it may appear,
we should not forget that tomorrow can be better.
Here is the sad news
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-porterranch7-2008oct07,0,7425239.story?track=rss
Life is a cherished privilege given to us
and we should put to its best intended use as per Gods will.
While we prey, let the souls rest in peace
and god give courage, strength to the loved ones.
I was drowning
In the sea of turmoil
And I grasped a steady rock
Found a foothold
A balance back in life
(So sometimes, rocks can be good. Ego, if described as a faith in yourself, is the only thing that helps you, while drowning).
Best
Lubna
My Dear Shekhar Kapur,
I am fan of you since I was kid.
I want to know about your present.
Really out of touch so dont know what you are doing now.
Can you share with me, your thoughts & your present how is going.
Miss you with true heart.
one drop of ocean,
saviii
Dear Shekhar,
I think the topic is already digressed :-), but let me add my few cents too π
We are essentially talking of Humility here, Water and Rock are only allegories.
To be humble, the first thing thats important is to become aware that we have ego in us. Without this, the transformation never begins. Once this awareness seeps in, then comes the attitude to accept it. With these two, humility automatically dawns, there is no need for any extra effort.
BTW, the very manifestation, the very existence, the very living, the very breath, the very moment thrives in ego. Ego is warped in the existence with reality. If Ego is dropped, its sheer emptiness, sheer isness, just the infinitesss of the being. With Ego dropped, there is no mind and no soul. Infact a no nothing. A deep abyss of timelessness.
Dear Mr Kapur
Big fan of your work thus far. Just like to ask what your policy is on receiving original screenplays/Scripts and how you go about selecting matrerial you would like to create?
Kindest Regards
Shazhad
Hi Dear,
Again I am writing to you because still I am thinking of you. Tried to recall that when exactly I started appreciating you.
And not able to recall very clearly. Just recalling half part.
When I was kid, I saw you in TV Serial or may be in Movie with Hema malini, I think name of that serial or movie is nupur. Do you remember your acting with Hema Malini? I really started liking you since that. I can even say that love at first sight in that nupur.
I googled a lot but couldn’t get even single thread on it.
Want you to help me to recall your that times performances as an actor.
Would you like to swim for a little moment in the memorries of your that time which I want to recall, ofcourse without forgetting the edges of the memorries. edges are your present & past, future is flowing ahead you need to keep on swiming, dreaming, checking the edges i.e. past & present. future will come automatically in your present then past.
Not sure that I have reached to you the way I wanted, anyway I have tried from the bottom of my heart.
I want to meet you in person, so plz let me know in future if you come to Japan.
I got married to Japanese, I am pune girl, Pune is in Maharashtra, India. Have two kids, soon or later thinking to take divorce from 2nd hubby.
May be my life is without life partner.
Want to do something creative, may be Suchitra also trying same thing. Dont know what happened in between you & her. But feeling bad for your divorce. My wishes are with both of you.
Thinking about your cute daughter Kaweri.
She is innocent, is her innocence ask you any questions that why you both spilt up?
Sorry Dear,
I think I touched your wound, lets forget if possible.
I Love you.
Want to know more about you.
Take care, dont give up your dreams, I am with you.
One drop of ocean,
saviii
Dear,
I could recall everything,
I understood my confusion about you.
I had confusion that time Kabir Bedi & you.
I like Kabir Bedi too, but I feel you to close to my heart.
Hope that you will understand my confusion, its because of your beard.
But I like you with Beard.
Now I am laughing a lot, on my memorries.
hahahahaha,
Do you felt bad what I wrote?
Hey, dont misunderstand me.
Hope that you will forget about my weak memorries.
Take care,
write me soon.
Want to know about your thoughts.
I was searching you in my memorries, & recalled your interviews,
Mr. India is still my favourite.
Take care
waiting for you.
Dont put my previous message & this message on board, but try to exclude confusion part. Remaining part is from bottom of heart, hope you will have no doubts.
saviii,
one drop of ocean.
you can say silly girl,
even though mother of 2 kids, but still silly
you got it, hahahahaha
Dear,
I want to see again your one movie,
Not able to recall the name but Dimple Kapadia was with you in that movie.
hey, so happy got the name of movie, its Drusti.
I wander why you didnt come in more movies, really want to see you as an actor.
May be as a Director you are gr8, but I have hunger to see you an Actor more.
I love your smile.
One more thing, you look so much handsome in oneside look photos.
Love you, want to know your reply for my all posts.
I think I became mad for you, after long long time I am thinking about my likings, my favourites, why??????????????
May be started loving myself more because someone stopped loving me.
I dont care, who loves me or not, but I want to say I love you secretly in my heart since I was kid, its not that love like male female love its soul’s love, love from one soul to another soul.
I am choosy about my everything, I am very difficult person.
My soul is attracted towards you, just some period of time I was occupied with something, now I am free, so want to do that things which I wanted to do far before.
Living in one moment so many moments.
Do you think I am mad?
Anyway no wish to call myself Clever.
Atleast being mad I can do what I want to do, what do you think?
Love you, miss you.
I wish to remove all barriers which comes to me to reaching the person with whom I wanted to share so many things.
Can we friends?
I am thirsty, dont know whether its water or what,
atleast you know you are thirsty for water, so you are gr8, really gr8.
Be unique my dear.
saviii
Oh God!
I missed the net and your blog…am backkkkkkkkk
this is very nice post Shekharji…
What a way that you used the flow of water…
may be…sometimes ego comes in between and maketh a man like stone…temperory making a man blind…so the religious person may say its all maya…and an non-religious person may say its your wrong doing…
its also a great impediment…a weed…that grows and halts the growth of real seed of a man or women…
I also strongly feel that, even before ego preceeds a man, there is a knock at soul’s door…one’s inner voice that tries to say something that’s like hey…what you’re about to do is right/wrong but in that spur of moment, people forget to listen to that inner call and go ahead with other flow of life often resulting in experiences, situations, events that they’re not comfortable in and then blame other facts beyond their control.
What an easy thing it would be if we listen to soul’s knock…a tuning…a relationship , say a pure relationship with one’s own inner voice, am sure there might be temperory defeats but the big picture will definitly be serene.
Shekharji, if you can throw some light on this topic, it would add to many people’s thinking about inner voice. will you please?
There’s a beautiful poem by Marathi Saint poet Tukaram.It often gives me strength and wisdom when I’m about to react and get into a fight.Beautifully translated by Dilip Chitre.here it is:
If one stand up to argue or fight,
you get into a mess
Reeds don’t need to exert any force of their own
They accept the force of water
If one tries to be tough,one meets one’s match
The humble stay out of trouble
Says Tuka,
Blend with all
You’ll join a global family
Dear Mr. shekhar Kapoor,
I am an ardent admirer of your, however I am writing this email for some other reason.
I do not have any film background, but I beleive I have a brillient story/idea to a film which will definately be acclaimed by critics (it will not do good at box office). And that can be done only by very brillient film maker like you. For this purpose I am lookng for someone who either can sponsor or envolve directly in this porject. Hope, if you allow me to narrate the idea, you will love doing it.
Looking forward to hearing.
Best wishes and bet regards,
Shahzad
the mute dumb rock
withstanding the flow of water
or the blows of the waves
as the merciful touch.
awaiting its dissolution
blow by blow
a mere witness to the flow
awaiting its dissolution
by the never ending flow……..
I want to be the land, on which water flows and rock stays.
A rock can be a man with firm ethics, not just ego. A person who does not change ideas with changing times.
Water is fickle.
Hello Shekhar-san,
How are you? You are not regular about writing diary? or are you so much busy? Hope that you are very much fine.
In japanese after name we used to put san as a respect & chan for kids.
I was little busy with guests and ofcourse with my cute kids.
want to know your everydays thoughts, like to give comments. sometimes want to know your comments on our comments, it should be 2 way communication na then only thoughts will flow smoothly. Not only flow but grow in desired direction. You might get gr8 idea while communicating.
I read most of the entries, trying know you more. It will continue….
write us soon,
be active, healthy, loving
saviiii
Shekhar –
A question: recently when some scientists bombarded protons together to re-create Big Bang, people had issues that the world will come to an end and all existence will cease. If nothing would remain then why worry in the first place?
If the solar system, all humans, animals, material, non -material things, emotional stuff all would go then why bother at all? Wont it be the most painless end to existence?
Hello,
You might enjoy an old video of yours!
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ_nJD5UsB4
Ankur Jain
I dont want to comment on the topic just here to say that i love you so much, you are really a great film maker.I saw you first time in serial ‘UDAAN’.
you looks very calm n cool there is so much to say about you but samjh nahi aa raha aur kya likhun?
i wish if i can meet you.
muahhhhhhhh
Regards
pankaj
oh there it is…
the …
hee hee hee …
dearest…
muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahhhhhhhhhh…
beloved Rumi…
enough words…
he ehee hee
I agree…
enough said…
except…
breathtaking …
oh …
yes…
how are you dear Mr Kapur???
long time …
no see …
but then …
there we are …
dancing…
infinity…
ahhhhhhhh!
hello,
where r u????????????
are you rock? standing somewhere, hahahahaha
are you water? flowing just flowing, hahahahaha
anyway!
Sometimes we should be water, and sometimes we should be rock. Just we need to recognise the need of time. If we couldnt catch the time s demand then no doubt that we will have regrets soon.
miss you.
is it only one way communication?
do you reply us, sometimes?
waiting to hear from you.
take care!
looking forward,
c u
saviii
shekar please talk something mundane ,no poetry,i hate your poetry, ur bad,i am almost polluting my grammar and vocabulary.
if you are a successful lyric writer then we will read your poems,that you vomit.
this may be your personal blog but see that readers are not bored,if you want a blog following,or interactions with many people.
note:i am writing this, as i am a regular reader of this blog.
To each his own. If all were to be water, we would truly be inundated in the flood – ask Bihar and Orissa, this year! On second thoughts – we would also be water, so be part of the flood – flooding what?
Just kidding, there.
What a lot of the commenters did not realise was that water or rock – all are examples of how we, the human beings should be!
Great work, as usual.
Srini
Being too fluid, means loosing your own identity somewhere…………….
All part of this earth, we are the essence of water. But hard like stone in our resolve?
Breathe
I have breathed another day
I have seized along the way
A voyage of discovery
And fell beneath a tender fray
Of sitting ‘mong the course’st grey
And here I am to hope and pray
Alone and lonely but touch’d I’ll say
To hear your song and long to stay
Beside that bed of where I lay
You’ll hold my hand to let it may
And there I’ll breathe another day
Respected Sir,
with due respect to your feelings ,i would state that life is like a river & rock is like binding force it’s not a jettisoned commodity.
Life is
celestial,incessant,invigorating& free flowing like water as aptly stated in these quatret by Late Shri Harbans rai bachchan from his famous poem “agnipath”,”tu na rokega kabhi,tu na thakhega kabhi,tu na mudega kabhi kar shapath”,Rock is craggy and ardous so they are the untold hardships &unkemp precarie.
Swami Vivekanand always stated harmony,magnanomity& ethos are the gretest strength of the human race thus one should never inflict one’s recepticle on other instead should give importance to other’s feeling ,should accept everything with utmost humbleness.
He retariated that life is like a river which flows through various transit points is never marred by predicaments and impedements followed in form of rocks or pricepice.
Swami ramkrisna also said “life is like the ganges it shortens & widens at many places but never stops flowing,precipice come by way to alarm that the sojourn is not simple they play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the river but this is the sheer graetnees of the holy ganga that it embibes the rock with sheer humbleness & also continues with it’s vigority”.
Sir life is also like the ganges and rocks like the alarming signals without whichlife would cease its importance.
Quite congruently water is important as muchas the rocks.
who decides whether it is the strength of the rock or ‘rigidity’ ? its a matter of perception once again……..is’nt it ? if we understand the others perspective then it is strength……..if not, then ofcoarse……….simpler to slot it as ‘rigidity’
Overcome your weakness
with guts
and flow
like water
not just like passing from the stone
but like hard hitting wave
by which you can make flow
the stone
that stands
in the false firmness
of it’s resolve
and ego
to the shore.
Hi Sekhar sir I am new to ur blog and I am your big fan.