Reflections

Nava means nine and ratri means night. Like we spend nine months in our mothers womb, these nine nights are a time for self referral, a time for reflection, a time to go inwards and celebrate. In West Bengal, people celebrate Navaratri with a lot of artistic fervor, their is feast and celebrations. People get together for the famous Dhanuchi Naach - where women dance with the earthen pots filled with coconut husks, shells and incense lit on fire to the traditional beats of 'Dhaks'. People dress up in the best of traditional attires and take part in the festivities which is a way to show reverence to Goddess Durga. In north India, people set up 'pandals' or exhibitions with huge statues adoring Ma Durga in her various forms slaying the demons. But has anyone ever wondered that did those demons really exist? Where did all the fight happen? Who were these demons troubling the common people? As per Vedic knowledge, the first three days are the days of tamo gun...

"You can't stop the waves  but you can learn to surf"  Jon Kabat- Zinn Take your time to learn, to be yourself, to experiment and to grow into the person you are meant to be. I know, it is easy to say than to do it when their are expectations, societal pressure and emotional pressure from your near and dear ones but the only thing that helps you sail through all of that is wisdom & being true to yourself. Learn to dance in the rain and the storm shall pass. Be true to your feelings, be honest with your thoughts. Be open minded to see others concerns and perspectives. You might not like everything that comes your way and you might react in many varied ways. Some ways I deal with tough situations are: 1. Ignore sometimes 2. Fight back occasionally 3. Accept rarely 4. Leave it on time to sort out by itself Like many of life's puzzles, their is no one correct answer. Mostly its a mixed and unique response to every situation. Usually things norm...