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    I knew I had gathered strength to end it and relive again. I had realized that there is nothing permanent around us, infact impermanence surrounds us everywhere. Now I knew that if something had changed and I am here, it will change again and I will be somewhere else. It will end. Change is the only constant thing. There is this space between imagination and attainment that may only be traversed by my longing. And now, I am here, I know where is my destination. And the journey now looks more beautiful and insightful than the destination. I stepped forward and then continued walking with those two buddhist monks. by: aprajitapandey Views[252] I kept gathering my scattered pieces and walking further. I saw this lone and lifeless damaged tree bark amidst the greenery. It took me back to own state when I felt so shallow and in despair even with those colors and lives around me. My eyes then noticed those green, tender and fresh leaves budding out of the bark which looked damaged to me. I could still relate to it, maybe now in altogether different note. Even it longed for the spring, will eventually come out of the gloom and be colorful yet again. by: aprajitapandey Views[282] Still feeling heavy at heart, I kept capturing the lifelessness and barrenness. Jittering and shivering with that fear of losing myself in this recurring cycle of pain. My heart belonged to autumn and yet kept longing for the spring. by: aprajitapandey Views[270] I walked forward, in search of that path and it started healing. I kept searching for that truth everywhere. This is a museum of Buddhist excavated artifacts and antiquities. At this moment I felt like underneath those stairs I might discover the truth, both to utter it and to understand it. by: aprajitapandey Views[327] Because I decided to break this cycle of suffering, I began this journey as a wanderer, alone, discovering and rediscovering the reason behind my existence. Being a human I was always caught up with hopes, fears, anger, expectations and disappointment, when one day I decided to break this cage. I wanted to come out of this ignorance which has caught up my soul for years and willed to taste freedom, “freedom from own self”. I set off for a trip to a place called Dharamshala in western India. It is known for being a spiritual epicenter and Dalai Lama’s residence and headquarters. Yet I was scared and stumbled to walk ahead. And then those lines of Rumi flashed, “On this path let the heart be your guide for the body is hesitant and full of fear”. by: aprajitapandey Views[1148]
     

    Photos: Stumbling towards Enlightenment

    Tuesday, 2 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Talking about my inclination towards photography, I would say that the interest grew within me, the more I got closer to myself and the more I willed to know this world beyond the visible objects. I started with photography a year back. Initially for ... Read more >
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