Its 3.28 am in the morning. What a dreamy day it was . Why I slept the whole day? Because I enjoyed seeing my Nani, mother, brother and Papa in my half asleep consciousness. every time I closed my eyes I entered into a different world which was so beautiful and full of warmth, a different world where I saw my nani in immense pain, i started crying and suddenly my phone rang, . It reminded me of a real world .
It was call from Paris. Such a long time and I didnt speak to Satyan sir, There is connection between him and me which is spiritual in nature and I felt content after talking with him for half an hour, however that phone was interference in dream sleep of the day . Martial came around seven and left for club after having dinner , I kept lying on sofa and thinking about my parents and few girls. I also started working on my project which is due on Monday. Here I am working relentlessly (oh such a lier i am ) for the IFRC Project .
Coming back to the topic of this blog .. Just now received email from world social forum . They have my name from the days when I participated in annual world social forums in Mumbai in 2004. It was amazing time, i met few life long friends like Pol, Magali and Naoko . I still write to them and receive their warm messages from time to time.The organizers of world social forums have changed their design of annual meetings and now they organize polycentric forums which is supposed to more productive and environmentally friendly. This also goes with idea of decentralized and empowered meeting where people can feel connected. Actually from Mumbai Social forums , where it was debated that the very core of values they oppose how they can practice the same values of centralized and alien organization of meetings , so they made it decentralized in another two years. As a result now we have regional World Social Forums , for example In Africa , Asia etc .
When I participated in Mumbai World Social Forum, I was overwhelmed to see people from all over the world in that great celebration of culture and alternative life styles. It was colorful and people's gathering, for where those who afforded to come, a touristic flavor captured the moods in streets of mumbai. It was special occasion for me to witness that extra ordinary sangam of people from all over the world.
When I compared this event with 62nd general assembly session at UN with World Social Forum in Mumbai, it has very similar architect and mood. The differences are obvious, Nation States are unit of UN systems, whereas people's organization and single individuals are members of World Social Forum. Individuals who can afford to buy plane tickets, have accessibility to passport and convincing claim that they can get visa from another country. They were the people who participated in World Social Forum . They claim another world is possible, three years later a representative from some country made speech in a general assembly while I was sitting as observer on behalf of IFRC, refering to World Social Forums, that another world is possible.......
What a strange coincidence when Nation States referred to its alternative forum's slogan as reference points.
Any slogans and symbols can be used by clever people to promote their motives. from swastika to Nietzsche to another world is possible . ......
Why the unsaid is always powerful than said? why the power of unknown is vaster than known, why when say something it becomes small and vulnerable to other 's manipulations? why democracy which make protest as standard method become teeth less, for example we have place or designated space to protest in mature democracies and these protests doesn't generate much impacts that media headlines , why we are so impotent ? why we are loosing the meaning of democracy by becoming indifferent to its lethal weapons, or we need another Paul Alinsky who can write the rule of radicals again to awake us from within..........
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Smell
That smell which iscoming from the earth, its from grass, fills the nostrils with freshness,
other other smell which comes from tracks of subway, its so filthy and rotten ,
when i entered the campus , there was sound of gharrrrrrr...and smell of fresh green grass near our sundial ...........white pigeons are playing around. few people are doing exercises of Falun gong near the GReek goddess of Alma mater ...........
It has been powerful morning when i found myself with the feeling of sudden surge of confidence . how transitory these states of mind are .........I found myself puzzled with existence arround, probbaly its the effect of this beautiful morning ........which captures me with force of belonging and my sheer meloncholy of night goes away .
I am the man ready for day...which is corrupt , nasty manipulative,busy chaotic, insane .........but thats the beauty ...............
other other smell which comes from tracks of subway, its so filthy and rotten ,
when i entered the campus , there was sound of gharrrrrrr...and smell of fresh green grass near our sundial ...........white pigeons are playing around. few people are doing exercises of Falun gong near the GReek goddess of Alma mater ...........
It has been powerful morning when i found myself with the feeling of sudden surge of confidence . how transitory these states of mind are .........I found myself puzzled with existence arround, probbaly its the effect of this beautiful morning ........which captures me with force of belonging and my sheer meloncholy of night goes away .
I am the man ready for day...which is corrupt , nasty manipulative,busy chaotic, insane .........but thats the beauty ...............
Saturday, October 6, 2007
This Saturday 0ct 06/07
Came home from work around 6.30 am, Cant remember the exact timing. Situation of my present life has left me with so much of occupation that i cant be aware of time which is flying so fast. I have some grey beard, other day Laura reminded me of my grey beard, its really strange , I am just about touch that golden line of Youth 30 soon, but looks far older in my appearance .
Though my charm of eyes and laughter remains the 16 years old boy but my body and hair reflects the ultimate sign of time.
My living room is like a court yard, our house is not that great but it has a sense of space which could be illusioning in first glance as garage but when one get used to sitting at this amazing sofa and looking at sun like today i am doing in this beautiful afternoon, he can feel at home. Martial and I am thinking about changing the place but out rotten economics and consummate life dont allow us to look for further alternatives.
Actually Kafkasque situation of Gregor Samsa can happen in our time and our life too, where we cant do much. Our jobs earnings are soo meagre that we think twice in going out, buying cloths and this fuckin expensive internship with Inter national Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresecent societies. This job requires pinstripe suit for United Nations General Assembly sessions . I dont get thing paid though attending in sessions are exciting and bit of passive exercise. Exciting in the sense that Its great gathering , all the nations top representatives make their presence in the historic GA hall where some of the passionate speeches of Nikita Khuscheve , Fidel Castro, Cheguera , Chavej, Reagan, Bush, Our own Bajpayee and Indira Gandhi has been delivered. It gives me a sense of biggerness where i feel my small existence as elevated to the ranks of head of states , chief of delegation. In other ways I always thought of getting all glorious opportunities . Its interesting to observe when i get it i already understood the futility of those glories which were my fantasies once i was a child . In my first blog I wrote about three viewers, but there is fourth viewer too, i call this observer, Buddha call it self , Hindu Rishis call Bhav of Karta, Infact all the great mystics have designed thousands of practices to watch this karta bhav.
When Socrates was poisoned, he realized this disconnect between his body and soul, he started watching how his legs are getting numb, his hands are getting numb gradually and after few hours his whole body was dead, I think by the the end of his last point of observation he realized that someone doesn't getting numb, that someone is alive and has constatntly has been watching the whole process of death .
This watcher has been my constant companion though i never watched that intensly but this watcher made me introspect my life, actions, thoughts aur sach toh yeh hai ki main apne pure jeevan ko vipassna bana dena chahta hoo, log kahente hai ki sanyas toh jeevan ke bahar hai main kahta hoon( Osho quote ) SANYAS toh isi jeevan main, joh jeevan ko jitna janega aur sense of watcher ko alive rakhega woh utna hi sanaystha ho jayega.........
Coming back to my UN General Assembly work, its passive because we all present in the GA halls are mascot of some thing going on in our offices, nations and all over the world .
Last two days were intense statement reading sessions on first ever formal High-Level Dialogue on issues of interreligious and intercultural understanding and cooperation.
It was oppotunate discussion on the subject due three reasons. First I find quite relevant since it was organized just after few days of 2nd October because UN has declared birthday day of Gandhi as World Non Violence day . Second point, its important that we are now considering religion as source of unity rather a major dividing factors in our human history. Actually there There was common sense of realization its politics which divides people not religion. after all religions were always source of unity and a vehicle to relate to some thing supreme and powerful , a bridge which relates our live to the higher cosmic realm.
Now Lets discuss with Red Cross Red Crescent movement Perspective........
High level dialoque was recognition of the fact that religion can play constructive role in reducing the conflict and building harmonious world community. I have fear that this dialoque might turn out another lip service because its success and implementation of various resolutions depends upon the degree of commitment shown by government in the future. I found there was lack of Community representatives, representatives who has grass root supports were missing the conference though there was significance presence of civil society in the conference. I would say it could been better, if our processes of including many groups have been more broader and inclusive in character. i am sure that all real community groups didnt get chance to know about the event and coming to New York is always expensive for grass root organization who has deeper linkage with community . For example representation from organization which may not have close association with Government , how we allow them to participate in the process. Off course there are issues of Sovereign Nation states which are basic unit of United Nations system, but world outside Nations state are not less powerful, if we consider the alliances and affiliations of common people .
Though my charm of eyes and laughter remains the 16 years old boy but my body and hair reflects the ultimate sign of time.
My living room is like a court yard, our house is not that great but it has a sense of space which could be illusioning in first glance as garage but when one get used to sitting at this amazing sofa and looking at sun like today i am doing in this beautiful afternoon, he can feel at home. Martial and I am thinking about changing the place but out rotten economics and consummate life dont allow us to look for further alternatives.
Actually Kafkasque situation of Gregor Samsa can happen in our time and our life too, where we cant do much. Our jobs earnings are soo meagre that we think twice in going out, buying cloths and this fuckin expensive internship with Inter national Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresecent societies. This job requires pinstripe suit for United Nations General Assembly sessions . I dont get thing paid though attending in sessions are exciting and bit of passive exercise. Exciting in the sense that Its great gathering , all the nations top representatives make their presence in the historic GA hall where some of the passionate speeches of Nikita Khuscheve , Fidel Castro, Cheguera , Chavej, Reagan, Bush, Our own Bajpayee and Indira Gandhi has been delivered. It gives me a sense of biggerness where i feel my small existence as elevated to the ranks of head of states , chief of delegation. In other ways I always thought of getting all glorious opportunities . Its interesting to observe when i get it i already understood the futility of those glories which were my fantasies once i was a child . In my first blog I wrote about three viewers, but there is fourth viewer too, i call this observer, Buddha call it self , Hindu Rishis call Bhav of Karta, Infact all the great mystics have designed thousands of practices to watch this karta bhav.
When Socrates was poisoned, he realized this disconnect between his body and soul, he started watching how his legs are getting numb, his hands are getting numb gradually and after few hours his whole body was dead, I think by the the end of his last point of observation he realized that someone doesn't getting numb, that someone is alive and has constatntly has been watching the whole process of death .
This watcher has been my constant companion though i never watched that intensly but this watcher made me introspect my life, actions, thoughts aur sach toh yeh hai ki main apne pure jeevan ko vipassna bana dena chahta hoo, log kahente hai ki sanyas toh jeevan ke bahar hai main kahta hoon( Osho quote ) SANYAS toh isi jeevan main, joh jeevan ko jitna janega aur sense of watcher ko alive rakhega woh utna hi sanaystha ho jayega.........
Coming back to my UN General Assembly work, its passive because we all present in the GA halls are mascot of some thing going on in our offices, nations and all over the world .
Last two days were intense statement reading sessions on first ever formal High-Level Dialogue on issues of interreligious and intercultural understanding and cooperation.
It was oppotunate discussion on the subject due three reasons. First I find quite relevant since it was organized just after few days of 2nd October because UN has declared birthday day of Gandhi as World Non Violence day . Second point, its important that we are now considering religion as source of unity rather a major dividing factors in our human history. Actually there There was common sense of realization its politics which divides people not religion. after all religions were always source of unity and a vehicle to relate to some thing supreme and powerful , a bridge which relates our live to the higher cosmic realm.
Now Lets discuss with Red Cross Red Crescent movement Perspective........
High level dialoque was recognition of the fact that religion can play constructive role in reducing the conflict and building harmonious world community. I have fear that this dialoque might turn out another lip service because its success and implementation of various resolutions depends upon the degree of commitment shown by government in the future. I found there was lack of Community representatives, representatives who has grass root supports were missing the conference though there was significance presence of civil society in the conference. I would say it could been better, if our processes of including many groups have been more broader and inclusive in character. i am sure that all real community groups didnt get chance to know about the event and coming to New York is always expensive for grass root organization who has deeper linkage with community . For example representation from organization which may not have close association with Government , how we allow them to participate in the process. Off course there are issues of Sovereign Nation states which are basic unit of United Nations system, but world outside Nations state are not less powerful, if we consider the alliances and affiliations of common people .
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