The Shortest Grace Story

 

The First Grace Experience

You know what is the worst part in a spiritual journey? Guruji says- “The most painful experience for a devotee, is when a devotee feels a distance or when he feels the connection is lost” Its very true. That pain is just too much. But I feel- its also sad when you start normalizing the miracles in day to day life and take them for granted.

You get so used to it that you dont really value the small miracles as much as they deserve. For example, you are doing some social service and you pray that your train should delay a bit and you know that your train will be delayed without a doubt. These miracles are so normal for any devoted person.

So those little grace experiences are so important. Those magical moments are as precious as they are even though you have got used to them.

Its guruji's Birthday tomorrow and I want to share some of my grace experiences. So that, I dont forget how much a Guru cares. 

So it started on 3 Aug 2007 when I did my first Sudarshan kriya. I saw Guruji’s picture(Its a big deal when you see his picture for first time, because you will never forget his eyes). Amongst the 7 friends who joined the course, I was the only one who never did the homework during the course.

Homework was- doing the breathing practices we learnt in the course. But funny thing, none of those friends continued on the path after the course and I started doing my Kriya and called the organizers if I can be a volunteer too.

So, the story goes like-I have been a good student all my life. Always amongst the top 10 at least. But I never understood the electronic circuits and we had a whole subject in my 5^th Semester and it had everything about circuits and electronics. (God I swear I hate those circuits) and for the first time in my life, I failed. I got a fail mark in one subject.

Now, remember, solution always comes first and later comes the problem. So I was introduced to my Guru first and later I got the backlog. I realized this later -first a solution has to enter in your life and then only your life will bring a problem/ challenge to you. It is a very very important lesson indeed. Extremely important to remember.

So I remembered the deal my teacher had mentioned. -“Grace is something that makes impossible, possible – when you have given 100% to make possible possible.”

My ‘‘Testing the Guru’’ phase had begun. So I told guruji in my prayers that I will do Sudarshan Kriya for 45 days but I honestly can not study that subject again. So, when I apply for revaluation of my exam papers, please get me through so that I can maintain a record that I never had a backlog in any exams. And I specifically said that I will wait until 19 Sept till 5 pm.. otherwise, I have to start studying it again.

And At 4.55 pm sharp on 19 sept, I gave up. I felt I must not have given my 100% so I have to study it again. I wanted to eat something so I went to kitchen. The doorbell rang. Postman handed me a letter from university. I had got 8 more marks as grace and I had passed the subject. Usually only 4 marks are given as grace marks. But I got 8 :) . So the record remained clean. I passed all my exams in first attempt in my engineering maintaining the first class. It was exactly 5 pm on 19 sept.

That was my first Grace experience.

Later I also got used to the grace experiences. In my next semester- It was 6^th semester. There were 11 days left for final exams and I insisted that I want to do the advanced meditation course within those 11 days which would have taken 7 days including the travel time. Everybody knows that engineers study only during their preparation leaves. Anyway, I did the course and when I came home, I went to my tuition class immidiately after I got down from the train. I had only 4 days in my hand to prepare for the exam. Do you know what was the first news I got??

The university had postponed the exams by 1 month :):):):)

🌟Wish you a very Happy Birthday dearest Guruji🌟

Jai Gurudev!

Mukta

मोह होतोच..

नाक्यावरुन वळताना
झाड़ाखाली गणपती दिसतो
त्याला हळूच मान झूकवून
नमस्कार करायचा मोह होतोच..

पहिल्या पावसाच्या सरी कोसळताना
काही थेम्ब ओंजळीत घेवून
उगाच हळवे भावुक वाटून
स्वप्निल हसायचा मोह होतोच...

मॉडर्न कपडे अन मेकअप करुन
मोठ्या मॉल मधे continental खाऊन 
शॉपिंगचा आनंद घेऊन झाला तरी
येताना भैयाच्या पाणीपुरी चा मोह होतोच...

किती crop टॉप्स घेतलेत
सर्व रंग अन pattern घेतले तरी
आईच्या आजीच्या मावशीच्या
मैत्रीणीच्या साड़ी चा मोह होतोच

सर्व प्रकारचे रोप लावून झाले
सगळे अगदी आधुनिक पद्धतिने सजवून झाले 
तरी एक लाल जास्वन्द आणि एक तूळस

लावायचा मोह होतोच

कितीही मॉडर्न अन कूल पेहराव करा
बहिणीची साड़ी, आईची नथ,
आजीची ठुशी अन त्यावर गजरा लावून

दिवाळी अंकावरची मॉडल व्हायचा मोह होतोच

Harry पॉटर ची सगळी पुस्तके
वाचून काढणाऱ्या वाचकाला
गदा गदा हलवून मृत्युंजय युगंधर स्वामी 
श्रीमंत योगी वाच असे सांगायचा मोह होतोच...

Promotion झाले असे
कळवल्या वर शाळेच्या ग्रुप वर
आपला आपल्या boss सकट
जो 'उद्धार' आणि 'सत्कार' होतो 
ते पुन्हा पुन्हा वाचायचा मोह होतोच...

असंख्य वेब सीरीज,
OTT वरती new release
तरी रविवारी सकाळी रंगोली,

( जमल्यास मोगली ) अन 
संध्याकाळी मराठी चित्रपटाचा मोह होतोच..

कपिल शर्मा  बंद करुन चला हवा येऊ दया

घर बघताना पू ल देशपांडे चा शत्रुपक्ष अन 

चितळे मास्तर ऐकत, चितळे बाकरवड़ी खाताना

धनंजय माने इथे च राहतात का..चा मोह होतोच 

झींगाट  वर Dance करणारी 

अन Twinkle Twinkle शिकणारी 

मुलगी सकाळी 'टाल बोले चिपलीला ' म्हणते

तेव्हा आजी आजोबाला 

मनोमन धन्यवाद म्हणायचा मोह होतोच...

शुक्रतारा, कट्यार, धुंदी कळ्याना

मोगरा फुलला, झाले मोकळे आकाश

आणि बरोबर गणपतिच्या दिवसात

अष्टविनायकचे नादब्रम्ह ऐकायचा मोह होतोच..

स्वतःची पिल्ले थोड़ी ignore करुन
सुट्टीत् भाचे पुतणे एकत्र आणून
जुन्या आठवणी काढत 
त्यांचे खूप लाड करायचा मोह होतोच..

 निष्पाप लोभस सहजपणा 
क्षणात मन शांत करुन जातो
कस कोण जाणे पण 
साधे साधे जगण्याचा मोह होतोच..

मुक्ता सुमित गद्रे
पुणे
🌻🌷🌱🌿🪴🪴✨️🎊🏡

Got Published!

 Hello Everyone,

I feel humble and happy at the same time to share the news ...22-2-22 will remain a special memory for me as My First book got published by #Bookleaf publications. I participated in #Writethon Poetry Competition held by #Bookleaf Publishing and I happened to write 30 Poems in 30 days. Those poems have now been published as my individual book.

Also Got this "21st Century Emily Dickinson" Award home delivered for me. The book has been named as  "Closer than the Breath"

You can order a copy on Amazon and Flipkart. Also available on Bookleaf website

https://www.store.bookleafpub.com/product-page/closer-than-the-breath

Please do buy a copy. If you are outside India, please opt for ebook on bookleafpublishing website. It would be kind of you to post a review also. Thank you,

Thank you 

Mukta Gadre

Begging Bowl

So many windows & doors around
Begging Bowl felt sheer happiness
Started begging for some
Love, friendship and kindness

That door will deliver sweets & happiness

& that window will share its warm space

Can expect lifelong support right there

& No doubt that door is all sheer greatness

Soon things became business

World started revealing its ugliness

Life became senseless & merciless

Everything looked meaningless

Begging Bowl was now starving

It started feeling sick & lifeless

Windows & Doors were still there

But Full of bitter wickedness

Bowl finally gave up begging

Sadly asked for Divine Grace

Divine playfully made him look inside

It suddenly realized its foolishness

You need to be a Fountain yourself

To Dispell the Darkness

If you keep Begging and pleading

You wont realize your greatness

Begging Bowl gave up its smallness

Stopped asking for justice & fairness

It digged well within the self

& realized its calm, bright vastness

Soon it became a fountain

The joy and love was endless

The same windows & Doors

Rewarded it with love & fondness

Beg and you won't get a penny

a Saint's quote was truly priceless

Give with heartfelt thankfullness

And what you get is limitless...endless..

Mukta

सुकून की तलाश अभी जारी है

हर चीज आसपास है
भागदौड़ जोरशोर से जारी है
पता नहीं कैसे लेकिन

सुकून की तलाश अभी भी जारी है

लोग साथ उठते बैठते है
खाना पीना जशन रोज रोज है
दोस्त की गाली, कुल्लड वाली चाय

दो रुपये वाले सुकून की जगह

अभी भी खाली है

सब सुविधा है,सुनहरी रौशनी है, 
शिकायत करने का मौका नहीं

झिलमिल तारों के नीचे चांदनी की ठंडक हो 

ऐसी रात का इंतज़ार अभी जारी है

अमीर होकर खरीद ना पाया
सुकून बडी मेहेंगी चीज है
बनावटी पौधे लगाकर इंसान को 
मौसम और बहार की आस कायम है

मजाल है  जो किसीको सुकून से जीने दे
इंसान बहोत आगे निकल आया है
किसी और को सुकून ना मिल पाए 
इसीलिए चौकीदारी का काम जारी है

अपने घर से निकाल ही दिया है 
इंसान ने सुकून को बेघर कर दिया है
जिसके घर मे सुकून अपनी छत ढूंढ़ ले 
ऐसे धनवान की तलाश अभी जारी है

मुक्ता 

साक्षी

Fresh feel करो, Happy feel करो
पहले feel good करो
बाकी सब संभल जायेगा
अपने आप ठीक हो जायेगा

अभी के लिए मुस्कुरा लो,

अकेले ही खुश हो जाओ

ख़ुद ही खिल जाओ,

खुशबू से छा जाओ

बाकी सब अपने आप

 गुलज़ार हो जायेगा

बाद मे जो होगा वैसे ही ठीक हो जायेगा

दिमाग का दही बनाकर चला जायेगा
बिलकुल वैसे ही जैसे अब तक लेकर आया है
रुलाकर, सिखाकर समय निकल जायेगा

बहती नदी की तरह बहता जायेगा
रोकने से नहीं रुकेगा
रेत की तरह फिसल जायेगा
अच्छा और बुरा दोनों चला जायेगा

कोई नहीं जो रह जायेगा
काला और सफ़ेद हर बादल चला जायेगा
आकाश हमेशा की तरह अनछुआ रेह जायेगा

तुम्हारी तरह साक्षी बनकर रह जायेगा..

मुक्ता 

...तब जीतना जरूरी हो जाता है

सबकी ख़ुशी मे अपनी ख़ुशी मानकर भी
जब तुम्हे नीचा देखा और दिखाया जाता है

     ...तब तुम्हारा किरदार जरूरी हो जाता है

साफ दिल और सच्चाई को तुम्हारी
जब कमजोरी मान लिया जाता है

    ...तब तुम्हारा सामर्थ्य दिखाना जरूरी हो जाता है

पीठ मे छुरा चलाकर सामने से फूल देनेवाले
जब छुप छूप कर तुमपर लांछन लगाते है
    ...तब तुम्हारा जीतना जरूरी हो जाता है

किसीका अहंकार जब सारी हद पार कर जाए
काला मन किसीका देख जब कोयला भी शरमा जाए
    ...तब हीरे को चमकना जरूरी हो जाता है

नफ़रत इतनी होती है कभी कभी
के मन मे नतीजे का डर नहीं रहता
तब तुम्हारा भी निडर होकर
लड़ना जरूरी हो जाता है

तुम्हे रिश्ता जरूरी लगे
अपना कर्तव्य और प्रेम बड़ा लगे
लगातार माफ़ करते करते फिर 
तुम्हारी अच्छाई को कोई
गुलामी का मायना दे 
    ...तब तुम्हारा जीतना जरूरी हो जाता है

समय आनेपर समझ आता है

के तुम्हारा कर्म क्यों जरूरी है

विनम्र मन को भी स्वाभिमान

जगाना जरूरी होता है

तुम लाख विरक्त महसूस करो
दुनियादारी से
चाहे जीतना विषाद करलो
महाभारत मे अर्जुन का
शस्त्र उठाना जरूरी हो जाता है

....विजय जरूरी हो जाता है
....बेहद जरूरी हो जाता है...।

मुक्ता 

Your Dream Will Come True

Your dream will come true..
& it will be real & bright & warm
You will hold the dream
Right in your palm

It will be exactly everything 
You thought it would be..
It will be content & calm
The moment will carry all the charm

Darkest hour of a night
Is just before the dawn
With the light of your prayers
You kept going on & on

The tough times used a filter for you

You now know your true ones

Kind hands Who wiped your tears

The priceless little lamps

Who walked through the thorns

No matter how dark it was

They never gave up on you

The inner voice, The witness inside you
Has seen all that you have been through
The sun inside you will start shining soon
& very Soon, your dream will come true

You will look into the mirror
You will be seeing a new you
Your loved ones will surround you
Your family will be proud of you

Selfies, celebrations & sweets
But you will remain grounded

Trained by a tough teacher called 'Time'

You will remain determined 

Focused & even minded

Nothing will go wrong

As You have been so pure & strong
The jounery has been long

Your life will soon sing a new song

Soon it will be all true

The rewarding times will come soon

Get ready to Fly My Butterfly 

You are about to come out of the cocoon...

It will be real & bright & warm

You will hold your dream right in your palm...

- MUKTA 

ज़िन्दगी ही तो है

 

रेत का खूबसूरत किला है

एक लहर आये तो बिखर जाये

फिरसे किला बनाने की हिम्मत है

ज़िन्दगी मासूम कोशिश है

भरोसा टूँटने की देर है

सपने बिखरने की देर है

फिर से नयी शुरुवात की आदत है

ज़िन्दगी नयी उम्मीद है

घना जंगल भी तो है 

सारी दिशा मे पशु और अंधेरा है

मन का रचाया चक्रव्यूह है 

ज़िन्दगी एक वनवास है

शत्रुत्त्व की तपन है

प्रेम का जहर है

अपनों ने ही लगाई हुई आग है 

ज़िन्दगी अग्निदिव्य है

समय ने दिखाई हुई

भयानक सच्चाई है

आये दिन नयी लड़ाई है

खुदसे भी लड़ने की तैयारी है 

ज़िन्दगी संग्राम है

मुक्ति का प्रयास है

कर्मो का दामन है 

हर एक कदम एक एक सांस

मृत्यु के करीब लाया है 

ज़िन्दगी एक सफर है

कौनसी मंजिल है, कारण क्या है 

कौनसा उद्देश्य है, और क्या रास्ता 

सबसे अनजान होकर भी 

जीत कर लौट आने का जूनून है

ज़िन्दगी योद्धा की हिम्मत है

ज़िन्दगी ही तो है..

कठपुतली का खेल है

सारथी ने संभाली हुई डोर है

हार भी है जीत भी

न जाने किससे लगायी बाजी है

ज़िन्दगी अजीब परेशानी भी है 

दोस्ती जैसी प्यारी है

माँ की गोद मे आनेवाली नींद है

बच्चे की खिली हुई हसीं है

कुछ खास कुछ आम है

ज़िन्दगी ही तो है..

ज़िन्दगी अपनी लगती है

पर धोखा है,परस्वाधीन है

मृत्यु परायी लगती है

पर वो निश्चित साथ निभाती है

नवरस से भरा रोमांच है

भावनाओं का खेल है 

संगीत का अनसुना राग है

कवि का सुंदर सपना है

अंतिम सांस तक चलने वाली

आत्मशोध की कहानी है

ज़िन्दगी ही तो है 

मुक्ता 

Closer Than The Breath

 
When you say you are closer
To me than my own breath
So far, it was just a poetic expression
Until today when I  realise its depth

Before I breath in my tears
Before I laugh out with tears
it's you who check me out
Ensuring my survival
with either kind of the tears

Closer than the breath truly
Gloomy day, happy or moody
Unknowingly I did judge you poorly
We are closer absolutely
closer than the breath

After I breathe my last

I will have you as my companion

Surely this is also not

 just a poetic expression 

Such an Assurance this is

that you are closer to me

than my own breath

I am not lonely 

whether alive or dead

The inner voice of mine

My guiding light

you are closer to me

than my own breath

Most ignored & taken for granted

Loved & trustworthy Friend

In true sense a soulmate

you are closer to me

than my own breath

Mukta 

My Friend

You hold my hand
Take me along
I dont really care
If the journey is long

The Rhythm of my life
You are my life's song
Let there be as many storms
With you beside me
I will stay strong

You are a friend of mine
A rare true companion
Even after losing sometime
I feel like a champion

You will be there for me
Even if I go wrong
You are my true shelter
You are where I belong

Friend, I let you down sometime
You continue to stand strong
Someday I want to make you proud
Just so that I hear you applaud

I see the value now
My priceless possession
Better late than never
But I do realise your significance

My Friend , you just stay around
I will feel safe and sound
No matter how wrong it gets
With you alongside,
my life will surely rebound

My Friend, I lack words
To say what I feel for you
Words are so small
For a princess just crowned

I should not play with words
Its meaningless chatter 
Your friendship makes me feel astound
And thats what really matters

You just hold my hand
And take me along
I just dont care
if the journey is long...

MUKTA 

Complete

This Moment is complete
with me and you together
This Moment is pleasant
With you and me together

This Moment is complete
With our hands together
This Moment is complete
With our love and laughter
 
This Moment is peace
With our silent conversation
This Moment is complete
With our forever integration
 
You give so much to me
And I get angry at you
Then I complain & Feel guilt
You again catch me
And make the cycle complete
 
You deserve that constant
Flow of love from my little heart
I want the warmth and protection
In your loving strong arms

There is no bigger happiness
There is no bigger treasure 
This Eternal love gives me wings
And I fly like a feather

At last There is contentment
At last there is light
Conflicts surrounding all over
Yet, with Calm, I continue to fight

Roots have deepened
Flowers have blossomed
My journey has begun
A grounded worrier continues to battle

Gratitude creates distance
But we continue to BE ONE

There is no 'Give & Take' in true love
But I do Thank you for this love

I took a deep dive in your eyes
And life has become phenomenal
Thank you for this eternal love
Thank you for taking me to my core......

Mukta