Very sensitive you are , When you touch me I become perplexed , when you stealthily come to me and stand behind the door , I feel your fragrance Which makes me dumb , Your curling hairs hug me intemately , But I can’t hold you on my stretching hand , I feel you are very near to me , But very sensitive you’re . I feel your fragrance, but far from you for ever.
You come to me in disguise of storms , At the dead of night , I decorate my tiny house with the colourful flowers , With new clothes I am dressed , Spreading the precious Scent over my dresses , I wait for a long time to welcome you , But you come to me in disguise of storms . I feel your fragrance, And your curling hairs hugging me , But for away from you for ever .
“The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.” – C C Colton
YOURS AND MY PATH
We think that ours journey towards life are straight, And trouble – free , Not a single stuff and clumsiness might not hinder us from our Fest . But Is it true ? This is a question of general mob who has no backing of power like chief minister’s nephew .
It’s not life where you never you face any deep forest of clouds in your path? Or a dreadful night! Life is a playing field where we play a short term game , May be you have succeeded by your skilled, or not !
Perhaps I couldn’t , but trying utmost in this short span of life, having lost or gain, no shy . If you start your journey towards light , have to cross so many red and black seas , forests and peaks of the mountains , Even long long desert – may it be , “Gobi Sahara”or run of Cocch, the endless desert.
you have to cross a long way to achieve the immortal vibrant light of Gods . May it be a play or Lila? We ought to not what it is ? But each and everyone must play on in Winter or in the dark rainy night with”Him” , Never become wearied and exhausted in this race , As it’s your life’s play.
I have put you in my heart with gourding and fencing, None can reach there except my beloved , No one can able to snatch you from my deep and sensational eyes And heart as I see you in my inner eye like a torch light , When I finished my all fight through the path of dreadful night.
You have gifted me all your love and light , day and night I never miss you as you and me are one . You are my unknown world, silent night , the star of the night and the Sun of the day .
you are my melodies and hymn . I used to draw your picture since time immemorial , you walk through my path in sorrows and Joy , I am wrapped in you , so never fall from the Sky.
আমার এ পথ গেছে বেঁকে তোমার পানে
ক্ষুদ্র এ জীবন , অনিশ্চিত যাত্রা পথ হেসে খেলে ভালবেসে ভরে নাও প্রাণ , হার জিতে হয়ো না বিবশ । গভীর অরণ্য মাঝে শ্বাপদ – সঙ্কুল পথে দিতে হবে পাড়ি, অদম্য শক্তি ও লক্ষ্য পথে অবিচল থেকে যাত্রা কর মুক্তির স্বর্গ – মায়াময় অমরাবতী । শুরু হবে সে খেলা তোমাতে আমাতে , বরষার দিন কিম্বা রৌদ্র-স্নাত শুচি শুভ্র অলস বেলাতে। চোখ মেলে চাও আকাশের পানে , রঙ তুলি দিয়ে কি আঁকো মনেতে ! জীবন যুদ্ধে হয়ো না বিবশ। দিতে হবে পাড়ি ওই দূরে দেখ অমরাবতী ।
আমি তোমার হৃদয় তুলিয়া নিয়েছি আপন করে, দিবস রজনী প্রাণপনে বাঁধি তোমার হৃদয় আমার হৃদয়ে ,নীরবে কাটায় রাতের আঁধারে , বাঁধভাঙা আলো বারবার সাধি , তুমি তোমার হৃদয় তুলিয়া দিয়েছ উজাড় করে । রাত্রি ভোরে।
তুমিই আমার অজানা পৃথিবী নীরব রাতি , রাতের তারা দিনের রবি , বহুকাল ধরে এঁকেছি আমি তোমার ছবি , নয়ন রেখে আমার পানে – পথ হেঁটে যাও গন্ধে ও গানে , চিরকাল তুমি মোর বুকে রবে ও দরদি সাথি ।।
এখানেই আছে স্বর্গ নরক – নহে নহে বহুদূর , ঘুমে জাগরণে অথবা স্বপনে হেসে খেলে যাও পিছে নাহি চাও , দুখে আর সুখে জীবনে মরণে , পাখি হয়ে ওড়ো আকাশে বাতাসে, জোর করে লও প্রাণ মন ভরে হৃদয় সুখ , বাজাও বাঁশরি নিশীথ রাত্রি সময় হয়েছে আলোর যাত্রী – ওই শোনা যায় রিমঝিম সুরে পায়ের নূপুর ।।
এসো , এসো, চলে এসো আমার পাশে, এই নদীর বুকের উপর ভেসে ভেসে পৌঁছে যাব মহাসঙগমের পথে ! জীবনের যত ক্লান্তি , দুঃখ সুখ – সবকিছু অকাতরে বিসর্জন দিয়ে, হিসাব নিকাশ চুকিয়ে ভেসে যাব কালের সাক্ষী হয়ে অন্যতর মহাজীবনের পাড়ে । এসো, এসো , চলে এসো আমার পাশে, নদীর বুকের উপর ভেসে ভেসে পৌঁছে যাব মহাসঙগমের পথে, চিরতরে।।
ভালবাস , কিম্বা, নিছক অভিমানে দূরে সরে যাও , রাগে অভিমানে স্তব্ধ হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে থাক দূর পাহাড়ের বাঁকে , সময় তোমার আমার পাশে আসিবে না চিরকাল , চিরকাল আলো হাতে আসিবে না চন্দ্র সূর্য ।যদি পেতে চাও শান্তি সুখ , অপার আনন্দ , তবে বরন করিয়া নাও দুখ। এসো, এসো, চলে এসো আমার পাশে, নদীর বুকের উপর ভেসে ভেসে পৌঁছে যাব মহাসঙগমের পথে, চিরতরে ।
সময়ের সাথে হেঁটে হেঁটে পৌঁছে যাব মহাসঙগমের পথে ,চিরতরে, পিতামহ প্রপিতামহ যে পথে গেছে । সময়ের অনিবার্য হাতছানি কে এড়াতে পারে ! কিম্বা ভালবাসা, সন্তান সুখ, সহৃদয় বন্ধুদের অন্তরঙ্গ যৌবন উদ্ভাস – আজীবন পাইবে না চিরকাল কোনোকিছু , অর্থ বিত্ত বৈভব , মানসম্মান , প্রেমের নির্যাস । কোনো কিছু চিরকাল রহিবে না এক, রহিবে না অম্লান প্রয়সীর মুখ । এসো এসো চলে এসো আমার পাশে, নদীর বুকের উপর ভেসে ভেসে পৌঁছে যাব মহাসঙগমের পথে, চিরতরে ।।
শহরের পথগুলো ডানে বামে এঁকে বেঁকে নিয়ে যায় রাজপথে , কিম্বা বাঁকানো চাঁদ পূর্ণিমা রাতে আস্ত রূপোলি থালার মত দূর্লভ রূপ নিয়ে সেজে ওঠে রাজকন্যার মতো, তিলোত্তমা হয়ে দাঁড়াবে তোমার পাশে , নিঃশঙ্কোচে পান কর সুধা , অনন্ত প্রেম বুকে নিয়ে জড়িয়ে ধরো। চলে এসো, এসো চলে নক্খত্রের পাশে যদি চাও স্বর্গ সুখ , এসো এসো চলে এসো আমার পাশে, নদীর বুকের উপর ভেসে ভেসে পৌঁছে যাবো মহাসঙগমের পথে, চিরতরে ।।
It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions ; and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.”. ‘ At the parliament of Religions, Chicago 11th September, 1893
¶¶ Swami Vivekananda , the first Indian monk who unfolded the Raja -yoga in the West before the Christian society. Nowadays The Brahmakumari Organization of Mt Abu is preaching this precious knowledge of ancient monks throughout the world . After Swami Vivekananda and his Brother’s monks , some others yoga teachers went to the West for preaching the Kriya – yoga in twentieth century like Tirumalai Krishnamacharya , Swami Shivananda , B K S Iyengar ,Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ,Paramhansa Yogananda and so on. Recently Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev , Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , The founder of the Art of Living ,Baba Ramdev , Yogacharya S. Sundaram , Bharat Bhushan , Sri BNS Iyengar, Swami Chidanand Sareswati of Parmarth Niketan Ashram and so on were engaged in spreading the gems of Indian Raja Yoga . They had tried to modernize this system of yoga by their researching and practicing it .In recent time , numerous yoga teachers are going to teach Yaga in aboard . They took it as their means of livelihood , though they’re efficient in this fields.
¶ The Need Of Yoga
YOGA IN ANCIENT INDIA
¶¶ Yoga is a 5,000 – year – old – discipline from India. It was developed as a practice to unite the mind and body .There are many branches of yoga . All yoga styles can help balance your body ,mind , and sprit , but they achieve it in various ways . Some yoga postures are intense and vigorous. Others are relaxing and meditative . Practicing yoga , breathing exercise ( Pranayam and meditation makes you healthier in body , mind and spirit. Besides, it improves flexibility, strength, stamina and muscle tone . But there is another great source of yoga which can rejuvenate your mental powers . Yoga aims towards transcendence states of mind . Though 90 percent of people come to yoga for stress relief, health and physical fitness , but it can change our heart and mind . Yoga offers self – reflection , the practice of kindness and self- compassion, and continued growth and self – awareness . So we can say that yoga itself is an immersive physical, spiritual and mental study – a mind – body approach to improving our overall lifestyle.
¶ Types Of Yoga ¶
¶¶ Yoga is being incorporated into other popular workouts in many creative ways. To name a few : Yogalates , Power , Kundalini , Iyengar, Vinyasa , Bikrim ,Yin , Trauma. Yoga , it seems, can be modified to fit almost any lifestyle or fitness goal. But essentially, however, current practice involves four primary types of yoga : Karma , Bhakti , Jnana , and Raja – Yoga .
Types Of Yoga
We won’t discuss about all these yoga . Only the Raja – yoga which was being explained by Swami Vivekananda that will be re – memorising here for the interest of the readers . Man wants truth, wants to experience truth for self -satisfaction as well as perfection of the mind and soul. When he has grasped it , realised it , felt it within his heart of hearts , then alone , declare the Vedas , would all doubts vanish , all darkness be scattered , and all crookedness be made straight . Our great intellectual ancestors experienced it , and has written their feelings :
” Ye children of immortality , even those who live in the highest sphere , the way is found ; there is a way out of all this darkness, and that is by perceiving Him who is beyond all darkness ; there is no other way .”
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AS A YOGA PREACHER :
Swami Vivekananda discussed Raja – Yoga in a placid and scientific way that can be easy to understand for the western people. Swamiji didn’t believe in miracles not did he emphasis to believe it to the people of West . So he explained it before them with reason and practical way . Never discussed anything which he didn’t believe. The science of Raja – Yoga proposes to put before humanity a practical and scientifically worked out method of reaching this truth. He explained with examples from Astronomy , Chemistry and other sciences. Generally , every science must have its own method of investigation.
He told , ” If you want to become an astronomer and sit down and cry ‘ Astronomy! Astronomy!’ it will never come to you .The same with chemistry and other sciences”.
HOW TO IMPLEMENT ?
A certain method must be followed. You must go to laboratory, take different substances, mix with them , compound them , experiment with them , and out of that will come a knowledge of chemistry. The same about astronomy. If you want to be an astronomer, you must go to an observatory. You need a telescope ,study the stars and planets , and then you will become an astronomer. Each science must have its own methods. Like that the science of religion. If you listen or read the sermons ,but don’t practice it ,you will not be religious , or they would not make you religious until you practiced the method. These are the truths of the sages of all countries , of all ages , of men pure and unselfish , who had no motive but to do good to the world. They all declare that they have found some truth higher than what the senses can bring to us . If we practice honestly the prescribed method they told we can find the higher truth .
Swami Vivekananda in The West
The Raja – Yoga
Raja – Yoga is more popularity known as Ashtanga yoga , or the ” eightfold path ” that leads to spiritual liberation . Ancient Sanskrit texts describe Raja – Yoga as being the ultimate goal of yoga practice , rather than the physical and mental exercises involved. This means that it is considered the state of peace and contentment that comes with sustained yoga practice and meditation. So , Raja – Yoga is the path of self – discipline by which you can control your mind by practicing this yoga . It is organised in eight parts : 1. Yama – Self – control. 2. Niyama – Discipline. 3. Asana – Physical Exercises. 4. Pranayama – Breathing Exercises. 5. Pratyahara – Withdrawal of The senses from external objects. 6. Dharana – Concentration. 7. Dhyana – Meditation. 8. Samadhi – Complete Realisation.
The eight steps of Raja – Yoga provide systematic instruction to attain inner peace , clarity ,self – control and Realisation . Yama and Niyama has again some sections : ¶¶ Yama – Self – Control: It consists of five principles : * Ahimsa – Non – Violence : You don’t harm or make pain any living being . Non – Violence also means not to kill . * Satya – Truthfulness * Asteya – Non – Stealing. * Brahmacharya – Pure Way of Life * Aparigraha – Non – Accumulation of Possession.
¶¶ Niyama – Discipline : It consists of five principles : * Shauca – Purity . Internal and Exeter Purity. * Santosh : Contentment * Tapa – Self – Control, or Self – discipline * Svadhyaya – Study of the Holy Scriptures. * Ishvara Pranidhana – Devotion to God.
This is Yogamudra Posture. Yogi always sits in this posture during meditation.
¶¶ Religious knowledge can be had by using of generalisation which is based upon observation. We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions. Swamiji told the same thing about the knowledge of the mind , of the internal nature of man , of thought , can never be had until we have first the power of observing the facts that are going on within.
¶¶ RAJA YOGA: THE SCIENCE
The science of Raja -Yoga proposes to give us such a means of observing the internal states. The instrument is the mind itself. If the power of attention with proper guide directed towards the internal world, it can then able to analyse the mind , and illuminate facts for us . The powers of the mind are like rays of light dissipated; when they are concentrated, they illumine. But the fact is that we never pay attention towards to the internal world. From our childhood upwards we have been taught only to pay attention to things external. Ultimately, most of us have nearly lost the faculty of observing the internal mechanism. To turn the mind ,as it were , inside , stop it from going outside , then you have toconcentrate all its powers , and throw them upon the mind itself , and it’s possible through Raja – Yoga. Without perseverance it’s not possible.
RAJA YOGA AS THE MEANS OF CONCENTRATION :
¶¶ By practicing Raja – Yoga , we can concentrate our mind .It empowers our strength of mind and concentrate also. When it’s concentrated , it can penetrate its own innermost secrets just as the darkest places reveal their secrets before the penetrating rays of the sun . Thus will we come to the basis of belief, the real genuine religion, SwamiVivekananda remarked it in his writing “Raja – Yoga”. He always emphasized on the concentration of the internal sides of the mind , not external. This is what Raja – Yoga proposes to teach .
Raja Yoga Study For All
As a result , the study of Raja- Yoga is for all human being – no faith or belief is necessary. Every human being has the right and power to seek for religion and there this yoga practice might help him or her to proceed and reach thegoal.
There is no mystery or secret in it . This is told by Swami Vivekananda . He further told that that yoga has fallen into the hands of a few persons who made it secret, instead of letting the full blaze of daylight and reason fall of it . You can ask me, why ? I am giving this answer as told by Swamiji . They tried to secret it because, they thought that they might have been the powers only to themselves.
Conclusion :
At the end of this blog , it is clear to the readers that Raja – Yoga is a scientific process having no danger to practice it for achieving to the higher states of mind and get peace . Practice , practice and practice and constant attaching to the internal world is the key to be illuminated.
** Revised on the 158 birthday ceremony of Swami Vivekananda. Durgapur, 12 January, 2021 .
Indian soil produced so many great writers like Valmiki ,Kalidas ,Rabindranath and so on.Rabindranath is the latest . We can compare him with Shakespeare, Keats or Wordsworth. I think he is more genius than any world class writers.Togore produced a lot in every branch of literature.
INDIAN WOMEN WRITERS :
But comparatively We can not refer any women writer like Rabindranath in India. Though Indian writings of women are highly enriched like male writers. Actually modern India has produced number of eminent writers like Ashapurna Devi,Mahasweta Devi,Kamala Das ,Mahadevi Verma ,Krishna Seboti ,Ismat Chugtai etc. I like to discuss the literary works of women of different parts of Indian provinces in order to get the different socioeconomic problems which they had to face in day to day life struggle.
INDIAN DIVERSITY :
India is vast country and its culture, lifestyle ,food habit, language are various. The problems of Kashmir’s women and Northeast are different. Yes , both the provinces are disturbed due to terrorist activities and it has been going on since independence of India and Pakistan. Kashmir is now a province of India.
DIVERSITY IN LANGUAGES :
But some months ago it was not . The local people of Nagaland ,Mizoram don’t think that they are Indian. Besides other than Hindi ,Bengali ,Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi ,Oriya etc others languages are from Dravidian and Votchiniya ,even the language of Manipur ,Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh are local tribals languages. In Kashmir, some writers followed Urdu and English other than Kashmiri language. So it’s a mammoth tasks to depict all the works of Indian Women Writings.
WHAT YOU COME TO KNOW :
I would try to discuss about selected women writers of all provinces of Indian States who has written in prominent languages like Hindi ,Bengali, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil,Telugu, Kannada etc. Before that we are to discuss about the position of women in Indian society from Vedic period to modern times.
DIGNITY OF WOMEN :
A.S.Altekar wrote in his book’The Position Of Women in Hindu Civilization’: The advancement and amelioration of a country depends on the betterment of its women’s dignity and the position which she belongs. Indian society is totally different from Western country’s societies. Our society is to some extent conservative. Though at present women are getting freedom than before as the education spreads in all section of the society.
WOMEN POSITION IN ANCIENT INDIA :
We came to know from our ancient scriptures that women’s position in vedic period was in high esteem and they’d proper education. Women like Moitryee , Khana had the profound knowledge in scriptures, economics and sociology etc.They were being regarded in the vedic society.It was continued up to the first half of Buddhist era.Gradually subsides it this era.
DECLINING WOMEN POSITION:
Women position extremely diminished when Muslims ruled our country. In this period women had to confine into the four walls . They were captivated in purdah and not given education. But it has changed during colonial periods.Vidyasagar and Drinkwater at the first time organized a girls school in north Calcutta.
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