The First Football Match

Yesterday, I went to play football for the first time in Germany. Everyone, except me, was in shorts. I was unanimously chosen as a goal keeper by my team. Thanks to my best efforts the other team made eight wonderful goals. We had five goals to our credit at the end.

What struck me in particular is how everyone tried to be professional even though it was a mundane match. They wore perfect dresses. They fell and cried perfectly when they fell during the course of the match. It was after three years that I was running on a playground. The last time I remember playing was as the captain of our basket ball team at my university in India.

I was totally exhausted (and I liked the feeling). The Saale river with all the greenery around near the ground made it look beautiful.

Life is a play
and you have a say..

Enjoy it as you lay
under the sky so gray

Make love and happiness your way
Deep in them
Resolute as you stay..

Life is a play
and you have a say!

Jena

The place called 'Jena' in which I am living right now. Carl Zeiss (Sony Camera Lens) has its establisments in Jena. Three Max Planck Institutes( Economics, Chemical Ecology, Biogeochemistry), Fedrich Schiller University and University of Applied Sciences are the research institutes and educational institutions here. River Saale also flows through the town

The Spirit of Non-Dualism(Adwaitam)

One of the most wonderful things that happened to me in my life is knowing little about the real Indian philosophy of non-dualism. In its crux, the person who is writing this is GOD and the person who may read this is also GOD. There is only GOD and He became this creation. He loves Himself and He confronts with Himself. It is He doing everything to Himself!

Now comes the obvious question to my mind: who am I then? Who is this GOD and what is the relation that I have with Him?

'Earth is but a manifestation of My Being.
Made out of My Life!
Wherever you look, I am there.
Wherever you walk, I am there.
Whomsoever you contact, I am that person.
I am in each, in all My Splendour.'

"I am You;You are I; that is the truth.
There is no distinction.
The appearance of differences is the delusion.
You are waves; I am the ocean.
Know this and be free, be Divine.”

Gerhard Schroeder in Jena

Today, the Chancellor of Germany, Herr. Gerhard Schroeder was here in Jena for campaining for the elections that are scheduled to be held next month. I also went to the marketplatz to see him speak...(haha.. i would nt understand what he was saying anyway.. so I went there to see him speak..). There were three speakers before him but when Schroeder took over the podium, there was a huge uproar. I went there only to see this great human.. his personality spoke of his greatness and I felt impressed. He made people laugh, applaud, agree with most of the things he spoke. The huge crowd in the city centre made me feel as though I was in the age when the mighty Roman Empire existed and learned men of the city assembled in the Market Place to make decisions about the governance!

After his talk got over, everyone dispersed and I met Andre and Ingrid who were on their way to having a dessert. I joined them and enjoyed the ice-cream and came back to my office..:)

I can.. I can..

I really liked this post on PV's Blog..

The Berlin Trip

I went to Berlin on Wednesday. I wish to narrate something very interesting that happened on thursday morning. I had to catch two underground trains for getting to the Embassy, the journey in the 2nd one a little longer than the first one.

When I was in the second metro train, there was a mass exodus of all the passengers at one of the stations before my destination. I thought this could be a very important place which has all the factories of Berlin! In 30 seconds the doors of the train normally shut down and the trains zoom ahead. With three more stops to my station I was sitting in comfortably, yet I was pretty uncomfortable seeing that there is not a single soul other than me left in the train..

suddenly.. as the doors were about to shut.. one of the many co-passengers( i could make out.. she was not a German) came running and shouted... GET DOWN ..GET DOWN.. I jumped out and asked her whats the matter.. she told me that because of some damn problem everyone has to get down there and catch a bus for the next leg of the journey. I had very little time left for getting to the Embassy and I could see the metro train leaving for a maintenance shed somewhere down...

Just imagine where I would have been if I continued sitting the train.. ha ha.. the maintenance SHED!

Content is Important, not the container

This really is a wonderful post from Saka!

Mother ...

Mother..

Oh Mother..
Ever blessing, beautiful and benevolent
Lead us into light of wisdom

Your love inspires
Encourages
and transforms

Your presence guides
clears the vision
and fills our hearts with love

The Goettingen University's Auditorium..

This is the place where I will get my PhD!!

Let Go..

Did you ever try to LET GO..???

When I sit in front of my computer and try to write something and nothing comes out.. I let go(..the feeling that there is a deadline the next day)

When I get up at 10 o clock and there is a meeting at 10. 15 .. I let go(..having bath..)

When I go for a talk and I disagree with everything ..I let go(..the necessity to understand the speaker and sleep with eyes wide open)

When I eat a heavy lunch and I wish to also have an ice-cream and the stomach is full.. I let go..(..the feeling that my stomach is full..)

I am sure we all do it.. 'let go the wrong thing always'..

Hollywood invites me!!

I am getting invitations from HOLLYWOOD to play the role of a hero sooon.. haha(:-p) .. till I get the actual invitation I should be content just watching some of their movies !!