We have all become glib talkers,

But do we walk the talk?

If we along the path of right are walkers,

Why at the sight of our conscience do we baulk?

Since we do not mean what we say,

Our words also just ring hollow,

We can inspire no one by our way

Because what we say even we do not follow!

As we are all chips off the same block,

To each other for false comfort do we flock,

Our hollow words to hollow minds reach out,

And thus we all around sow the seeds of disquiet and doubt!

As this vast spiritual wasteland before us stretches out,

And we pave the way to our complete moral rout,

Where for our salvation do we go,

How do we again the seeds of truth and integrity sow?

While a deep crisis of values around us is rife,

The answer to this seminal question will determine the course of our collective future life!

Arun Bhagat

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Love makes the world go wow,

Before it even the mightiest bow,

It is the silken thread that binds us all,

It is what you get from your every dear pal,

It is the sun that dispels the gloom of hate,

That is why we it so very high rate,

It is the rejuvenating rain to a parched land,

It uplifts our soul when it waves its magic wand,

It casts its soothing spell on us all,

It has the power to break down of hate the strongest wall,

It is the doting caressing mother to a small child,

It has the strength to tame even the impossibly wild,

It is a warm warm embrace on a bitter cold night,

It is what can set things gone horribly wrong right,

It is the force that holds the whole creation together,

It is the finest and the brightest conceivable weather!

So to love one and all is our sacred duty,

Therein lies of our existence the greatest beauty!

So do not your cold lonely furrow plough,

Freely give and receive the blessing of love wherever you go!

If you wish to put an end to every conceivable row,

Today is the day to take of profound love the vow!

Live to love and love to live,

The precious gift of unquestioning love to every being give!

Arun Bhagat

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आदमी हो हीरा, क्या जाति क्या धर्म,

कृष्ण को प्यारी मीरा, सब से ऊँचे कर्म,

सब से ऊँचे कर्म, अच्छाई हो परम धर्म,

सब से ऊँचा क़द उसका जो जाने पर का मर्म,

जो जाने पर का मर्म, पर की पीड़ा अपनी ही जाने,

सुख दुःख के ताने बाने को सब सम ही माने,

सब सम ही माने, माने सब प्रभ की माया,

आत्मा पर हो केंद्रित, क्षणभंगुर जाने हाड़ मांस की काया,

क्षणभंगुर जाने हाड़ मांस की काया, न दे उस पर स्वयं को वार,

यह जाने इस आसक्ति में निश्चित है उसकी हार,

निश्चित है उसकी हार यदि विकार नाग उस से रहे लिपटे,

निश्चित है उसका पतन अगर स्वार्थ सिद्धि में वह सिमटे,

अगर स्वार्थ सिद्धि में वह सिमटे और मन हो उसका वाचाल,

जीवन उसके लिए बन जाएगा जी का एक जंजाल,

बन जाएगा जी का एक जंजाल यदि वह ज्ञान चक्षु न खोले,

रहेगा वह विक्षिप्त और क्षुब्ध अगर उसकी अंतरात्मा न बोले!,

अंतरात्मा न बोले तो नहीं सम्भव कल्याण,

यही बताए जीवन दर्शन और यही जीवन विज्ञान!

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ज़िंदगी का अजब सा ताना बाना,

इसका मतलब कौन है जाना?

कहाँ ख़त्म होते इसके रास्ते,

हम जीते किस शह के वास्ते?

कहाँ जा के रुकता हमारा कारवाँ,

कौन है हम सब का बाग़बान?

किसके हाथ में है हमारी डोर

जिस पे चलता न कोई हमारा ज़ोर?

कौन है जो हमें नाच है नचाता,

कौन है चाँद और सितारों पे भी हुक़ूमत है चलाता?

कौन है जिसकी हमारे रगों में है रवानी,

कौन है जिसके नाम पे लिखी हम सब की ज़िंदगानी?

कौन है जो हमें हँसाता और रुलाता,

कौन है जो हमें मीठी नींद है सुलाता,

कौन है जो हमारे सपनों के ताने बाने है बुनता,

कौन है जो हमारी फ़रियादों को है सुनता,

कौन है जो फिर हमें इक दिन अपने आग़ोश में है ले लेता,

और ज़िंदगी की हर अज़िय्यत से छुटकारा है देता?

फिर आज़ाद हो शायद हम उड़ चलते अपने वतन की ओर,

जिसका इस जहाँ में न पाया कभी किसी ने छोर!

यही है ज़िंदगी की कहानी अजब,

जिसको लिखने वाले ने लिखा है क्या ग़ज़ब!

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Stillness is all,

In stillness truth stands tall!

Stillness is a reflection of something infinitely higher,

It pulls you out of the worldly mire,

It takes you towards a deeper reality

Where all is one without any duality,

Stillness makes you your inner landscapes map,

It makes you your reservoirs of the spirit tap,

Quiet with God establishes your connect,

And helps you from the illusory world retract,

All realised souls have walked along the path of silence

Where there is no room for any ensnaring delusion or violence,

Only silence and stillness can you to your salvation lead,

Only they can make you the tea leaves of the soul read,

If you can sail through the worldly sea with stillness as your oar,

You can not possibly ask your Maker for anything more!

Arun Bhagat

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Give peace a chance,

To peaceable tunes dance,

Wear kindness on your sleeve,

The footprints of love everywhere leave,

While with boundless love you keep a date,

Say an emphatic no to fear and hate,

Wherever you go, sow seeds of generosity,

Say a firm no to all acts of animosity,

Of fellow-feeling the bugle blow,

Let compassion out of your being flow,

Create beauty everywhere any how,

Never before ugliness you head bow,

Let enlightened acceptance be your anchor,

That is the way to steer clear of all rancour,

Be the pole star to every rudderless bark,

Be a benign spirit and sing like a lark!

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Your vibes say it all,

Good vibes make you stand tall!

They come from the goodness of your being,

They emanate from a positive way of seeing,

Your aura says a lot about you,

It is reflective of what you think and do,

It is a barometer of what you are deep inside,

It tells the story of what lives inside or has died,

It goes with you wherever you go,

It can repel others or make them before you bow,

It can transport those in your vicinity to a blissful place,

It can speak to them of the immense beauty of life and of grace,

Or it can set off in others disquiet and turmoil,

And bring even peacable things to a boil!

Who you are your vibes proclaim loud and clear,

They go awry when you are bogged down by hate and fear,

The gaping wounds in your soul can beat your aura down,

They can make those around you squirm and frown!

Heal yourself and stay good and calm,

And see for yourself and others your aura working as a balm!

Arun Bhagat

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Start with a noble goal from a good place,

All unworthy thoughts from your mind erase,

Go the whole hog for a worthy place under the sun,

And see your success as a deal sealed and done!

As you move forward, lend others a helping hand,

Their blessings will become your magic wand,

When on the go, see of life the immense possibilities roll out,

Embrace them with gusto and without any doubt,

See your consciousness expand and grow

And divinity light up your brow,

Light the lamp of love with tenderness and care,

Take up the gauntlet when creeping vices try to ensnare you and you dare,

Nature will give you the strength to overstep every pitfall

And valiantly face those who to challenge your good deeds have the gall!

As the sacred temple bells in the hallowed precincts of your mind ring,

Just go and let your unfettered spirit take wing!

Arun Bhagat

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Books are friends warm and old,

They are indubitably worth their weight in gold!

They wave their magic wands,

They transport to you to far away exciting lands,

Llike nothing else do they your spirit uplift,

Their rewards are substantial and swift!

To the glowing paths of wisdom do they you beckon,

With their wealth of knowledge they make you reckon!

They are like glow worms in the dark,

On fabulous journeys they make you embark!

Ever new vistas they before you unfold,

They inspire you to live a life wholesome and bold!

They help open your inner eye,

There is hardly any companion that with them can vie!

The insights of great minds they offer you on a platter,

They are the receptacles of an amazing treasure of grey matter!

Those who holds books dear,

A thinking hat do they wear,

Those who themselves with books surround,

Their beings become certainly rich and profound!

Our present day disconnect with books will cost us dear,

This is an outcome we should certainly fear!

Arun Bhagat

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तय कर ऊँचे आयाम,

न कर तूँ आराम,

नयी मंज़िलों की ओर बढ़ता जा,

नए सबक़ तूँ पढ़ता जा,

नए इरादे, नीयत नेक,

दोनों मानो हों ज्यों एक,

लम्बे ज़िंदगी के ये रास्ते,

बाहें फैलाए खड़े तेरे वास्ते,

बढ़ आगे, न रुक, न डर,

हर मुश्किल को पार कर,

हर चुनौती को इक मौक़ा मान,

अपने अख़लाक़ का इम्तहान जान,

हिम्मत रख, न हो ख़ौफ़ज़दा,

देख, कामयाबी तुझे देती सदा,

शिकस्त पर न गौर कर ,

यूँ मौत से पहले न मर,

हर खेत की बन तूँ बाड़,

इंसानियत के नए मील पत्थर गाढ़,

कर तूँ कुछ ऐसा कमाल,

रूखसती पे न हो कोई मलाल,

बन तूँ इक ऐसी मिसाल

रूहानी हो जिसका जलाल!

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