Dust If You Must [Author Unknown]

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better,
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there,
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come 'round again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not always kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.

~Author Unknown~

फरीदा ख़ाक न निंदिये, खाकों जेड़ा ना कोई / जिवंदियाँ पैरां तले, मोयां उप्पर होई

फरीदा ख़ाक न निंदिये, खाकों जेड़ा ना कोई...
जिवंदियाँ पैरां तले, मोयां उप्पर होई...
~बाबा फ़रीद जी~

[Transliteration]
Farida khaak naa nindiye, khaakoo jeda naa koye...
Jeevandyan pairaan thale, moyaan upar hoye...
~Baba Fareed Ji~

[Translation]
Fareed, do not slander the dust; nothing is as great as dust... When we are alive, it is under our feet, and when we are dead, it is above us...

दुनिया में हूँ, दुनिया का तलबगार नहीं हूँ / बाज़ार से गुज़रा हूँ, ख़रीददार नहीं हूँ

दुनिया में हूँ, दुनिया का तलबगार नहीं हूँ
बाज़ार से गुज़रा हूँ, ख़रीददार नहीं हूँ
~अकबर इलाहाबादी~

[Transliteration]
Duniya mein hoon, duniya ka talabgaar nahin hoon
Bazaar se guzra hoon, kharidaar nahin hoon
~Akbar Allahabadi~

[Translation]
I am in this world, but I don't wish to devour anything from it. I am a wanderer, passing through the marketplace (of life), and I have no desire to acquire anything from here.

आगाह अपनी मौत से कोई बशर नहीं

आगाह अपनी मौत से कोई बशर नहीं
सामान सौ बरस का है, पल की ख़बर नहीं
~हैरत इलाहाबादी~

[Transliteration] 
Aagah apni maut se koi bashar nahin
Saamaan sau baras ka hai, pal ki khabar nahin
~Hairat Allahabadi~

[Translation]
The time of his death, man cannot foresee
Uncertain of the morrow yet, plans for a century

Promises to the Soul...

Feel the fear and just do it. There's always a way when there is a will. Life is too short for an unlived and unloved life and too long to die carrying the cross of distress.

Forgive others and forgive yourself. And then move on. Forgiveness doesn't means making yourself vulnerable again, use freewill and move away from all anguish, hurt and other low energies. Forgiveness is to let go of all negativity and make space empty only for positivity. Remember you don't find what you don't seek.

Give no excuses and take no excuses. Always be clear cut with the truth and let people handle it on its face value.

Happiness stems from within. Always look within. Don't seek it without.

Let go of pretense; both to self and to the world, and similarly stay away from all those who are pretentious. The world is huge and can accommodate everyone without having the need to needlessly run into each other. They are on a different karmic journey, and you on a different, don't try to change the world, change yourself.

Trust your instincts. Trust yourself. And most of all, implicitly trust God. The accountability starts and ends with God and lies not with the humans.

Keep walking... Keep walking... Keep walking...

Promise Yourself

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them

To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.

To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

~Christian D. Larson~

ओ पालनहारे, निर्गुण और न्यारे... तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं...

ओ पालनहारे, निर्गुण और न्यारे
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं
हमरी उलझन सुलझाओ भगवन
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं

तुम्हीं हमका हो संभाले
तुम्हीं हमरे रखवाले
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं

चन्दा में तुम्हीं तो भरे हो चांदनी
सूरज में उजाला तुम्हीं से
ये गगन है मगन
तुम्हीं तो दिए हो इसे तारे
भगवन ये जीवन
तुम्हीं ना संवारोगे
तो क्या कोई सँवारे
ओ पालनहारे
निर्गुण और न्यारे
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं

जो सुनो तो कहे
प्रभुजी हमरी है बिनती
दुखी जन को, धीरज दो
हारे नहीं वो कभी दुख से
तुम निर्बल को रक्षा दो
रह पाएं निर्बल सुख से

भक्ति को, शक्ति दो
जग के जो स्वामी हो,
इतनी तो अरज सुनो
हैं पथ में अंधियारे
दे दो वरदान में उजियारे

ओ पालनहारे, निर्गुण और न्यारे
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं
हमरी उलझन सुलझाओ भगवन
तुमरे बिन हमरा कौनो नाहीं

Where is your furniture?

A tourist visited a Sufi.

He was astonished to see that the Sufi’s home was a simple room.

The only furniture was a mat and a kerosene lamp.

Tourist :”Sufi, where’s your furniture?”

Sufi : “Where is yours?”

Tourist : “Mine? But I’m only a visitor here.”

Sufi : “So am I !!”