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Beautiful Story Shared by Mr. James Powell Today ~ KNOWLEDGE WANDERED NORTH by Chuang Tzu 莊子

Knowledge Wandered North to the banks of the Black Waters, climbed the Knoll of Hidden Heights, and there by chance came upon Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing. Knowledge said to Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing, “There are some things I’d like to ask you. What sort of pondering, what sort of cogitation does it take to know the Way? What sort of surroundings, what sort of practices does it take to find rest in the Way? What sort of path, what sort of procedure will get me to the Way?”

Three questions he asked, but Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing didn’t answer. It wasn’t that he just didn’t answer – he didn’t know how to answer!

Knowledge, failing to get any answer, returned to the White Waters of the south, climbed the summit of Dubiety Dismissed, and there caught sight of Wild-and-Witless. Knowledge put the same questions to Wild-and-Witless. “Ah – I know!” said Wild-and-Witless. “And I’m going to tell you.” But just as he was about to say something, he forgot what it was he was about to say.

Knowledge, failing to get any answer, returned to the imperial palace, where he was received in audience by the Yellow Emperor, and posed his questions. The Yellow Emperor said, “Only when there is no pondering and no cogitation will you get to know the Way. Only when you have no surroundings and follow no practices will you find rest in the Way. Only when there is no path and no procedure can you get to the Way.”

Knowledge said to the Yellow Emperor, “You and I know, but those other two that I asked didn’t know. Which of us is right, I wonder?”

The Yellow Emperor said, “Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing – he’s the one who is truly right. Wild-and-Witless appears to be so. But you and I in the end are nowhere near it. Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know. Therefore the sage practices the teaching that has no words.1 The Way cannot be brought to light; its virtue cannot be forced to come. But benevolence – you can put that into practice; you can discourse 2 on righteousness, you can dupe one another with rites. So it is said, When the Way was lost, then there was virtue; when virtue was lost, then there was benevolence; when benevolence was lost, then there was righteousness; when righteousness was lost, then there were rites. Rites are the frills of the Way and the forerunners of disorder.3 So it is said, He who practices the Way does less every day, does less and goes on doing less, until he reaches the point where he does nothing, does nothing and yet there is nothing that is not done.” Now that we’ve already become `things,’ if we want to return again to the Root, I’m afraid we’ll have a hard time of it! The Great Man – he’s the only one who might find it easy.

“Life is the companion of death, death is the beginning of life. Who understands their workings? Man’s life is a coming-together of breath. If it comes together, there is life; if it scatters, there is death. And if life and death are companions to each other, then what is there for us to be anxious about?

“The ten thousand things are really one. We look on some as beautiful because they are rare or unearthly; we look on others as ugly because they are foul and rotten. But the foul and rotten may turn into the rare and unearthly, and the rare and unearthly may turn into the foul and rotten. So it is said, You have only to comprehend the one breath that is the world. The sage never ceases to value oneness.”

Knowledge said to the Yellow Emperor, “I asked Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing and he didn’t reply to me. It wasn’t that he merely didn’t reply to me – he didn’t know how to reply to me. I asked Wild-and-Witless and he was about to explain to me, though he didn’t explain anything. It wasn’t that he wouldn’t explain to me – but when he was about to explain, he forgot what it was. Now I have asked you and you know the answer. Why then do you say that you are nowhere near being right?”

The Yellow Emperor said, “Do-Nothing-Say-Nothing is the one who is truly right – because he doesn’t know. Wild-and-Witless appears to be so – because he forgets. But you and I in the end are nowhere near it – because we know.”

Wild-and-Witless heard of the incident and concluded that the Yellow Emperor knew what he was talking about.

Knowledge Wandered North by Chuang Tzu 莊子

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Jasmine Women...by Nandini Goel

Just like a jasmine in the garden

She symbolizes beauty

Just like the greek myth ‘Atlas’

She symbolizes responsibility

Just like the Sacred Ganges

She symbolizes Purity

But who is “she”?

She is a Women

But are we leading our girls

On the Right Track

Have we provided them

The Right Map??

Regards

Nandini Goel

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Let me Serve Mankind : Poem by Nandini Goel

Let me Serve Mankind : Poem by Nandini Goel

Let me Serve Mankind : Poem written by Nandini Goel
Dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, Lady Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama.
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Footsteps of Time: A poem by Nandini Goel 
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I have traveled so far
Won Sometimes
Lost Sometimes
Now, that I turned old
I see the footsteps of time!

Reminding me of my journey
Oh! How far I traveled
In this beautiful world!

Through the winding roads,
By the prairies,
On the pinnacles,
Besides the grand beaches
I traveled

I traveled so far 
I remember all
the footsteps of time!

Some thwart 
Some hurt
Though, some stood next.. 
Help in the journey 
I remember those
By the marks on the footsteps of time!

My memories are still clear
As the footsteps of time!



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Nandini Goel
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Let me Serve Mankind. Poem by Nandini Goel

Trusting Companions: Every thorn needs a Rose. by Nandini Goel.

Title: Trusting Companions: Every thorn needs a Rose. by Nandini Goel


Once upon a time in a far away land there was a beautiful garden with all variety of flowers. Rose was admired the most and for this reason jasmine was jealous of her. One night, Jasmine told the thorns on Rose plant, "You are not admired by anyone only the flower rose is admired" to plant a seed of doubt.

The thorn asked Jasmine, "So what should I do?" Jasmine Replied, "Destroy the flower and you will be admired the most."
The thorn did as recommended and when the morning arrived no one even looked at it. The thorn realized its mistake but now it was too late.

Jasmine was admired the most now. At night Jasmine made fun of the thorn, "You fool, I am not your well wisher and see what you have done, you have destroyed your own beauty and what is a thorn's value without the beautiful rose flower"

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Gandhi’s Legacy is still alive : An Article by Nandini Goel.

(Heroes never die!) 

Mahatma Gandhi is the father of our nation. We have read a lot about him in books, but to understand his importance you should go to places like Dandi. A Week back I was in Dandi and I was inspired when I learned about the works of Gandhi and how he accomplished them with facing number of hardships. For all he did, he inspire his people, he fought for their rights.

Mahatma Gandhi completed the Dandi Movement in 24 days on April, 6 1930. He started his journey from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmadabad to the Shore of Dandi. This March wasn’t an ordinary march although anyone can pick up salt and walk up to 20 km every day.  However, his wasn’t a superfluous act but the desperation to inspire the people to fight for their rights and to tell them that it's senseless to pay tax for something on which no one has the right was commendable. The time when the World‘s economy was down and Gandhi realized if you want to break someone’s backbone, hit his bank account. 

To my understanding, Mahatma Gandhi wanted to agitate against the Colonial Rule as he realized that the foreigners were already under pressure due to their Economic Downfall.  Also, the Danger of War (World War 2 started in late 1930s) was hovering over their heads. Mahatma Gandhi wanted nationwide Civil Disobedience movement and he also got succeeded.  Mahatma Gandhi took advantage of this weakness of the Colonial Rule in India and hurt them at the right place, at the right time.

This Dandi Movement wasn’t just for some salt but was his ‘Desperation to see an Independent Nation’ and it was his ‘Confidence to break the Confidence of the foreign rule’.  He wanted to weaken the self confidence of the foreigners.

He also knew that the government would take actions against him and his followers and then he will be successful in bringing the movement to the notice of entire nation and so making it a mass movement.

He knew there would be violence by the British and his movement would be scrutinized at every level. He was aware of the possibilities, his attempt would be maligned in public but his sincere attempt and his foresight got him the right results for himself and his countrymen.

His main aim was to break the Colonial Rule and also to educate the People of India about their ignorance and also it was step to bring Indians more closely towards their self belief and self reliance.

Reading about Gandhi makes me feel that he wasn’t self centered and he always thought for others. It is very difficult to understand why someone would ever march from Sabarmati to the seashore just for himself unless his love for his countrymen was infallible.

Mahatma Gandhi was committed to inspire the people of India. He always put his countrymen before himself. He was locked behind bars so many times but still his self belief kept alive. From Dandi, I gathered a wonderful understanding about life and it was that “Never let your Self Belief Die”. Not only he had strong self belief but also he was a great visionary. Even before his Dandi Movement, he had sent a letter to Lord Irwin (Viceroy during that time) regarding the abolishment of the Salt Act but his plea was unheard. He had no option left and he planned the Dandi March.

In Life, many a times we all do things before thinking, but he had his strong reasons behind each and every decision.

I want every reader to Think: “Isn’t it foolish to walk and march rather than going in a bus or a car” but this was his philosophy.  He knew how to inspire people, and to do that you have to do something extra ordinary. He could have reached the shore of Dandi in a single day, but he knew that wouldn’t make an impact on the minds of people and his attempt would have gone fruitless. This shows his strength as a visionary.

I am inspired from my trip to Dandi to do something wonderful for humanity, for the people and all those who expect more from me.  Mahatma Gandhi’s love for his countrymen was apparent and I also want to feel the same love and respect for my country.

During this trip to Dandi, I felt that Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t a biased person who differentiated between religions. As during his march he stayed in a Wora’s house (Wora is a Muslim community). This inspired me to think about the world as one. It made me feel if God didn’t differentiate between religions.  If the creator of all doesn’t differentiate between religions, then why do humans?  We have no right to discriminate any human being on the basis of his religion. It was one of Gandhi’s main aims to unite all religions in India during those days of movement but somehow, even today this goal hasn’t been achieved.

Mahatma Gandhi had a great philosophy and I believe if the governments around the world adopts his philosophy, then the world would be a safer place to live. Some Leaders after Gandhi such as Martin Luther King Jr. followed the philosophy of Gandhi and followed the path which helped King to attain his goal of reuniting America as one, helping him to demolish the difference between Blacks and Whites.

Gandhi’s Ideas were always meaningful. He had a good descriptive reason behind each and every movement he took. If this philosophy is adopted by the people, then the level of crime would automatically decrease because people would think before they act. 

We do not expect the people in today’s world to march for salt from Sabarmati to Dandi, but we hope that people might adopt Gandhi’s vision, the one he had for every human of this earth. We want for every human being to live a serene life. That he or she doesn’t start a fight with the one who disagrees with them. They must take an action which indirectly sets a message for his opponent that if you won’t listen to me then I won’t harm you but this is what I can do. This was Mahatma Gandhi’s way of working.  He wouldn't raise his hand, but he would let his distracters know that he disagrees with them and he will not let them have things their way.

Mahatma Gandhi had a special inherited skill of controlling his emotions. He won’t let his emotions be out in public. I wish I was also so patient. I wish I could gather such skill and be more patient someday.

Dandi was a wonderful trip. I learned a lot from it. I learned about the mistakes I make and I also understood with this trip how I can correct them with my patience. I am Inspired to adopt the way of Mahatma Gandhi someday in my life. I know everyone cannot be Gandhi, but learning from his goodness is not a bad idea, maybe because you get to learn about such visionaries once in a life time.

This is what I learned from my trip to Dandi.  I hope that my message make a little impact on the children of the world. These were the views I brought from the Land on which Gandhi marched.

Hope can help the world

Peace for all.

Nandini Goel 

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Food for thought..... Food for all .Poem by Nandini Goel

Food for thought..... Food for all .Poem by Nandini Goel

Each Morning when I wake up..
And read about the plight of children..
Starving to Death!!
The "One" who are the same age as I am
I feel anguish and pain.
Why we both live two totally different lives
Why so much of Injustice?
Why is so Difference?


Looking at the potato
Lying On my kitchen table
I ask myself" Is it so difficult to get for a meal?"

Even on my dining table
When I see some left over on my plate
I ask myself "How can I squander even a bit of food?"
When the world is drowning in the flood of starvation.

Food is the birth right of every human being
Like no one owns the world
No one owns the food..
If a person buys food more than his needs
Then that's rude!!

When the Mighty and the strong
Accumulates more then their needs
Yes they are strong and capable...
Even the god must be having sleepless nights...
After watching his children suffering for life...
There is a point to remember...
They are the chaperons...
They have a duty to fullfill....
Its our schlep....
No matter If you don't like
You have to carry the food to the needy and the whole mankind.

So much land but still not enough land...
So much land but not enough food...
So less population but so many houses...
So many people but not enough food...
Why is that so???
We have redundant houses, but not enough food...
Why is that so???
Instead of Crops I see buildings of concrete...
Why is that so???
That the farmer doesn't wants to be a farmer anymore...
Why is that so???
That the farmer wants to earn money by selling his land and be a millionare in a go...

If we don't have someone who grows...
If we don't have land on which we grow
How we'll survive???
I see so much pain and suffering
On the Streets and Everywhere..

Oh! Don't remind me "Industrilization is imperative"..
Is n't that to a limit??...
What if it destroys the balance..
Wouldn't It be sheer wastage.....
Of this god's Wonderful  Present.....

 I've been hearing news
About poverty everyday
Why is that so???
That even after Your contribution of millions and billions
We can't feed all....
Why is that so???
With such a big contribution
We still have hunger alive...
May be more of our sweat and blood is Needed...
To make the food suffice...
So lets contribute for the sake of the mankind!!!

I can't sustain it anymore...
It's time we eradicate the starvation...
Lets get more sensitive about it
O! God help me to help my fellow beings...

Thank You.
Nandini Goel.

For the sake of the Weak & Helpless.....Poem by Nandini Goel

For the sake of the Weak & Helpless.....Poem by Nandini Goel

We all are a part of this ravishing world

 But sometimes it seems like this world is covetous

You pretend as if you care about the world

But that's just a travesty

Whenever you see a mendicant on the road

You call him a ravenous

Not only a pauper 

But even the scavenger in your house

Is treated viciously

If you treat the impoverished so wickedly

Then you should be given no mercy and courtesy

Well if god gave you prudence

And a prosperous Life

Than why are you so critic 

to the Impoverished

You should be a benign

And Succor them as a fellowmate

You should use your sagacity

To be genial to others

But you beguile someone.....

Shame on you...Shame on you.....

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For the sake of the Weak & Helpless.....Poem by Nandini Goel

For the sake of the Weak & Helpless.....Poem by Nandini Goel

We all are a part of this ravishing world

But sometimes it seems like this world is covetous

You pretend as if you care about the world

But that's just a travesty

Whenever you see a mendicant on the road

You call him a ravenous

Not only a pauper

But even the scavenger in your house

Is treated viciously

If you treat the impoverished so wickedly

Then you should be given no mercy and courtesy

Well if god gave you prudence

And a prosperous Life

Than why are you so critic

to the Impoverished

You should be a benign

And Succor them as a fellowmate

You should use your sagacity

To be genial to others

But you beguile someone.....

Shame on you...Shame on you.....





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Sorority…written by Nandini Goel

Sorority…written by Nandini Goel

Looking Out of my Window

I saw the Woman’s Plight

I Asked Myself...

Why do man badger woman?

Can’t they balk this discrimination?

Or they’ve to Ballyhoo like a bairn?

Can’t we have a badinage?

I Asked Myself

Why does man call woman baloney?

Can’t there be peace between them?

Why do man uses woman only to lift his bale?

Can’t there be altruism between both to show their respect for one another.

I asked myself

Why do men have bad notions about female?

Can’t there be a balance between them?

Why do man has no answers when woman questions?

Can’t they balk baffling the woman?

And live in peace with them?

I asked myself

Like the environment in which I live

I feel blessed....

I wish its everywhere

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Lets Do It Today….written by Nandini Goel

Lets Do It Today….written by Nandini Goel

Let all disease cease today

Let all treacheries release today

Let the bourgeois go beyond today

Let every hand join and warble today

Let's Do it today!!!

Let the perfidious gain altruism today

Let the fascist turn to a eloquent today

Let the implorer live to competence today

Let every hand join and warble today

Let's Do it today!!!

Let every clandestine be in open today

Let the pugnacious be in peace today

Let the bigot be a foresighted today

Let every hand join and warble today

Let's Do it today!!!

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The Wind Song......by Nandini Goel

The Wind Song............Written By: Nandini Goel.

With the breeze that swings

The Flame Pirroquete's

And Gently Scintillates

O! Lord "what a dance, what a dance".....

With the breeze that swings

The Leaves Jostle Dilatorily

The Windmill gyrates Tardily

The Birds Warbles Limply

O! Lord "what beauty, what a beauty".....

With the breeze that swings

The Fatigue relishes plenty

There the Alienated releases its acrimony

and the Skullduggery

Who Transformes smarmy.....

O! Lord what a moksha, "what a salvation of soul''.....

With the Breeze that Swings

Even the Callous becomes sentient eventually

The Cacophony becomes cipher very euphoniously

The breeze that swing makes the leaves sing

O! Lord what a  Melody,what a  Melody.....

Thank You

Nandini Goel

 The Wind Song.......

Wars: The Humanity’s Offender

Wars: The Humanity’s Offender………by Nandini Goel

How the World Abandoned in front of cruelty.

We never knew when we surrendered, abated and abolished humanity.

But by abrogating god’s rule we torture each other

But how’ll you abscond in front of god.

We weren’t insane

Just we chose the wrong path and lane.

Let’s not abolish the humanity.

So in future we don’t need mistakes from history..

How can we do this to ourselves?

Life should move like a peaceful caravan.

We can start a fight without any theory

When the law asks, do we have “a fortiori”?

We start a fight Ad Infinitum

When the law asks to abide

We start an argumentum

We start a war for inducement

This Infringement

Leads to losses which are inexpedient

How’ll we fulfill the losses?

It all wouldn’t have happened

If we would have calmed our horses

We are distributing violence every hour

This is giving birth to criminals and juvenile offenders

Let’s abate this horrendous hoax

Rebuilt the earth into a peaceful home

 thanks 

Nandini Goel

15th June 2012

The Village of My Dreams….by Nandini Goel

The Village of My Dreams….by Nandini Goel

The Village of my dreams is still in my mind.

There are still many nuts to grind.

This Village of mine will be spiffing. My Village’s Citizen will be smarmy. We’ll

Have to remove this skullduggery . There shouldn’t be violence in my village.

I’ll have to vapid all their slovenly thoughts. No bias on the basis of Caste System

And Untouchability. Where the people will govern themselves through their strong

“Panchayati Raj”. Where one will stand for other in times of need. No one should be

Illiterate in this village of mine. Peope in my village shall lead a peaceful and a

Healthy life. Good Education and Jobs should be the right of all. I want my village to

Be the best of all. I’ll not let my village’s citizen become spendthrift. So even if its

A famine or a flood my village will never lack funds. I’ll have to slog that is why

I’ve made this project. My village will have people of all religion and faith those who

All believe in the poem we heard during Indepedence Movement.

“Don’t Forget the days of blood” O! Friend

“ In the midst of your happiness remember to shed a tear for us”

“The Hunter has torn every sing flower”

“Do Plant a tree in desert garden” Dear Friend

“Having Fallen to bullets we slept in Jallianwallah  Bagh”

“Do light a lamp on this lovely grave” O! friend

“The blood of Hindus /Muslims/ Sikhs/Christian  and all flow together today”

“Do soak your robe in this river of blood “ Dear Friend

“Some rat in Jail while other lie in their grave”

“Do shed a few tears for them” O! Friend !!!!

This poem was sung after Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre which inspires us to live in

Unison. Although Unity between Religion can’t be found in today’s World and we

often hear the news of crusades between Hindus and Muslims.

But I want the people of my village with this religious diversity, who will live in harmony.

Thank you

Nandini Goel