यमराज की परेशानी

आज कल हम सभी यही कहते हैं की दुनिया में इतना पाप और समस्याए बढ़ गयी हैं, पता नहीं आगे क्या होगा। मैंने सोचा अगर हमारा यह हाल हैं  तो सोचिये "यमराज" का क्या हाल होगा जिनको हम सभी मनुष्य के कर्म के हिसाब से फल देना होता है। इसी विषय पर मैंने कुछ पंक्तिया लिखने की कोशिश करी है।

यमराज एक दिन हुए बड़े परेशान,
एक अकेला चित्रगुप्त कैसे करेगा काम।

दुनिया की आबादी, गरीबी और पाप से  वो परेशान,
ऐसे तो पापियों का लग जायेगा यमलोक में जाम।

धरती पर मनुष्य ही बन बेठा शैतान,
नेता, पुलिस, साधू, परिवार किसी का नहीं कोई इमान।

मंदिर में लोग दे तो रहे बहुत दान,
पर मन में छल-कपट ने ले रखा हैं स्थान।

खुनी, चोर, झूठे को कर रहे सलाम,
सच्चे को हर कोई दे रहा दुःख और करे परेशान।

किसी को नहीं हैं पाप और कर्मो का ध्यान,
दुनिया में अब रह गए नाम के भगवान्।

दुनिया में फेला हैं हर तरफ सिर्फ अज्ञान,
ऐसे मैं कौन रखेगा का बेचारे यमराज का मान।

 

"God Is One" — A Traveller's Reflection

I often wonder—why do people keep fighting in the name of religion?

Even after all these years, I still don't understand the stimulus behind it.

Maybe the problem lies in my upbringing—or perhaps, the blessing. I was born in an Aggarwal family, raised in an Aggarwal-Jain culture, drawn towards Sikhism, surrounded by wonderful Muslim friends, and always curious about Christianity. My father never stopped me from exploring. He was a rebel in his own way—believing deeply in humanity. His simple belief was this:

All religions teach good things. It’s humans who interpret them as per their convenience.

He never cared for society’s orthodox expectations—and thanks to him, I was given the freedom to experience all religions with an open heart and mind.

Over time, I’ve visited sacred places across India and found his words to be true.

Hemkund Sahib – A Journey of Faith

Sikhism always had a magnetic pull on me. I still don’t know why. Between 2008 and 2010, I visited almost all the prominent Sikh spiritual sites. It all began at the Golden Temple (Amritsar)—a place where I first understood the profound meaning of Seva (selfless service). The peace I felt there was indescribable.

Then came Hemkund Sahib, tucked away at 14,200 feet in the Himalayas. Accessible only on foot, it taught me what true devotion and commitment feel like. There were no distractions—just pure reverence for the teachings of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the other Gurus.

My journey didn’t stop there—Dukh Nivaran Sahib (Patiala), Bangla Sahib (Delhi), and more followed. Each visit deepened my faith.

"Satnam Waheguru."

The Beauty of Islam – Through Friendship

I was blessed with friends who opened doors to their world—especially those who followed Islam. They introduced me to the values of the Quran, the principles of equality and devotion, and the beauty of Ramadan.

I visited mosques with them, including Jama Masjid, and finally understood the deeper meaning of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the rituals of Iftar.

Although I missed out on many delicacies due to my vegetarian preferences, the warmth, love, and unity I witnessed during those moments nourished me far more.

No Labels. Just Humanity.

I won’t elaborate much on Hinduism or Jainism here—not because they’re less important—but because the intent of this post is to reaffirm one truth: “God is One.”

When you begin to explore with curiosity and humility, every path leads to the same source. You don’t need external approval to connect with the divine—your inner voice is enough.

Life is short. And none of us knows what comes next. So why wait? Be an ambassador of humanity—not of division.

You will feel the magic of God when you let go of the labels, the fear, and the noise. Just walk the path, heart open, with faith.

Let me end with two beautiful lines by Satinder Sartaj:

“Sai ve saadi fariyaad tere taai, sai ve bahon farh beera bane laai

Sai ve meriyan gunaha nu lukaai, sai ve hakk vich faisle sunaai.”

God is One. God is All. Walk in Love.

Stigmatized Mistakes & Beliefs

The current education system is designed to build army of rooks, bishops and pawns where each of them has limited role and option to move on the chessboard. Our system and families define the goal of their children which is to chase the race. If any of them refuse to take part or run slower than others then our society treat them like a discarded product. I was lucky that my parents never forced me to run in 90%-95% marks race. I got decent scores &  participated in every possible sports, art competitions, quiz, camps, trekking etc, luckily got prizes whatever I did. I think we lived a better life than studious students. They must be earning few millions but at what cost?

Most of the schools have one session/class for sports and co-curricular activities which are mandatory for students but students are rated/evaluated on the basis of their academic records not sports/extra activities. The problem is we under-evaluates our kids and doesn’t spend time in nurturing the talent. Imagine, if we give them enough space and options they can change the world.

Few of the well renowned personalities like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Dhirubhai Ambani etc. are role model for millions but do we know that all of the aforesaid personalities are either college or school drop outs. I am sure there journey was very tough and difficult for them to convince families or friends about their “i-m-possible” ideas.

A week ago, I was watching a video of 2 young school kids who have started their own company and they are the youngest CEO’s of the company. Now imagine, if their parents had demotivated them and told them to focus on their education. We could have lost 2 intelligent minds.

Few weeks ago, I saw a presentation by Sugat Mitra which he gave in TED conference. I was highly impressed with his research and the concept “Beyond the Hole in the Wall”. His book is an eye opener, he has challenged the current education system of India. How he has experimented with poor kids across the globe and find out the learning trend is same. It clearly shows that if we provide enough arms & ammunitions to even a poor kid, they can learn their own (without any guide). The power of self-organized learning is better than a forced learning.

Ken Robinson who is working in education industry feels that schools are killing creativity of the students. One of the important point he raised was kids who are in school are prepared for future but the fact is world is unpredictable and we don’t know what will be the scenario after 5 years. We are living in an era of “education inflation” which means 50 years ago a candidate with normal graduation degree used to get a job but now even a PHD holder won’t get it. The challenge is if we don’t encourage creativity of any kid at a younger age, it would impact them in future. The older you grow people are scared to be wrong.

One of the key messages from all these initiatives & research by different scholars or physicist is that we need to look things differently if we really want to add any value. Society will always oppose you whenever you come-up with an idea or if your thought process/believes are not in-line with their expectation. They will come-up with their silly reasons and every possible thing to become hurdle in your success or life. It is very tough to fight with them but if parents or system show the confidence and prepare them for the bigger challenges as well as failures. Ken Robinson said in one of the TED conference that “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”

All creative and genius person are insane and passionate about their work. People should change their attitude and thought process towards them, most importantly stop stigmatizing mistakes and beliefs of others. Everyone has a talent to create a history, now it’s upto you whether you would like to be known for good or bad side. I think giving a shot to your idea or following your beliefs is a better choice than doing some non-interesting job.  

We are not born to live and die. We all are born with a purpose and contribute to the society and humanity. Think about it……

मोहमाया

मृत्युलोक के राजनीति के वैभव को देख,
ब्रह्मा जी ने एक दिन किया निर्णय,

स्वर्गलोक में भी आधुनिक लोकतंत्र अपनाया जाए,
पांच साल बाद सिंघासन का अधिकारी चुना जाए।

वरुण, अग्नि, कामदेव आदि देवताओ ने किया प्रस्ताव पास,
बेचारे इंद्र की टूट गयी रही सही आस। ।

स्वर्ग नर्क में हुआ चुनाव का जोर शोर से प्रचार,
देवता, राक्षस सारे पहुचे ताकि हमारा हो अधिकार।

स्वर्गलोक में जाग उठी सत्ता की जो प्यास,
इसीलिए गरीबी, अन्याय, बेरोजगारी का हैं वहा निवास  ।

जब जब पैसो का लालच आएगा,
तब तब देश भी बिक जायेग  ।।