Psychology behind joining IS

I read an article about the psychology behind people joining IS. A psychological perspective is indeed needed than just to look to religion as the explanation of why young men/women are joining the group, though religion might be the reason for some. There are innumerable youngsters who are frustrated in their lives. In fact, all of us have been through the phase atleast once, when we were extremely pissed with something and wanted to vent it out. Thankfully, we didn't kill anyone, maybe because we knew the consequences. But imagine a place where you can kill people at your will without any policing. Besides, you get to have sex with many people, and you don't have to be answerable to anyone. And above all, you don't have to work for hours to make money. That's IS. They kill people who disagree with them, they capture women/girls and force them into sex slavery and they don't have to worry about making money, because nobody is compared with others upon how much wealth they have, or what they wear. Is that not good enough for someone to join them? NO. We know that we would not do this, however miserable we are in our lives. There is a conscience in each one of us which tells us that this is NOT right, that we would rather keep fighting with the situations in our lives than to resort to something like this. But still they manage to get some of us. That's alarming!

And if you observe closely, the appeal of groups like IS rests on an individual's quest for personal significance. The article mentions that many people joining IS are badly tortured by their closed ones, or ostracised from their social groups. I think the least we can do at personal level to check that nobody falls into such a trap is to comfort people around us. All of us come across people who are aloof or feel left out. It doesn't take much effort to stretch your hand first and befriend them. It might sound silly, but we never know what they are going through, and all they need is a warm smile from someone. I would like to know your views as well, write as a comment. Here is the link to the article:
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2014/10/16/joining-islamic-state-is-about-sex-and-aggression-not-religion/

Ready to pen it down, again!

After more than 3 years, I have decided to write again. Yes, it is a long time, and there is a lot to catch up. Those who know me also know how much things have changed around me, or may be not, but you know little about how much things have changed inside me. :)

Stay Tuned!

I Love Physics

Every one of us has a list of things and works which we love. It may be playing video games or having tea. Nobody needs to push us for them, we enjoy these things. It is actually very easy to develop a taste for something.

When I was younger, I used to hate karela. I would not even sit near someone eating it. But once my mother made a new dish with it which smelt nice and I tasted it and started liking karela. I think Physics is much juicier and tastier than karela. It just needs to be cooked and served in a right manner. The most difficult problems in Physics can be solved just by observation once you start feeling and loving it.

So if you think that you need to have a better perspective for Physics, you need to develop a taste for it then have the first bite with

I Love Physics.

I am designing this workshop and soon will be done for all of you to taste it. 

Naishkarmya Siddhi

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji

Is it possible for One man to touch more than 30 crores lives in 30 years, to make dozens of World records with each one of them looking practically impossible, to build the largest organization without compromising even a single principle, to visit 175 cities round the globe in one year? How has Sri Sri Ravi Shankar done so much and is still doing at a faster pace than ever?

Over the time, I have heard Him a lot of times saying that He has not done anything, it just happened. And I have realized it too that all this is happening around Him. This is Naishkarmya Siddhi, getting result without putting any effort. You just be, be natural, and nature does everything for you. Nature anyways is doing the things perfectly, being natural is not interfering or objecting with it. When there is an intention with absolute surrender, the results come easily. 

The Magnet

Many of us have the experience that as we are regular with our Sadhana, as we do advance courses, more and more people start liking being with us. Even the least attractive of us start attracting people. This is a sign of a Sadhak. One who is connected to the Self, or at least is in touch with it. The same is with a devotee. His connection with the Guru is his beauty. The actual centre of attraction is the Guru/Self. When a normal iron object comes in contact with a magnet, even that becomes a magnet. The closer it is with the magnet, the more it attracts. A wise knows What is the actual centre of attraction and keeps going closer to It. J

The Sunscreen

You go on the field to play, you don’t worry about the sunburn if you have applied the sunscreen on your body, you know you are protected. It is not that the sunrays do not fall on you, but all the harmful part is reflected back.

The knowledge on this path is the sunscreen for your mind. You are free to do whatever you want, but you have to apply the knowledge first. Then only what is good for you reaches you, and not a single negativity can touch you. Satsang is the place where you get it, still it is you who has to remove the cap and apply it. J

I Wonder !

I wonder how my questions are changing into exclamations. The things which used to trouble me some time back are becoming things to smile at. I wonder how I am becoming comfortable with people whom I wanted to avoid, how the repulsion is changing into oneness. Perhaps that is the reason I am more in love with myself also. I wonder how the same emotions arise but take much lesser time to faint, and how I am becoming a witness to them. I wonder how the fears are leaving me, and how I am becoming aware of more fears that were there in the mind. I wonder how my prayers have changed from getting rid of a problem to getting strength to be unperturbed by the problem. How my urge to become better than the people around me is dropping off. How the teenage excitement is changing into patience. I wonder how I am accepting my imperfections and letting me learn at my own pace. I wonder, and I find myself filled with gratitude for having such a beautiful life and a Guru who makes me understand this.