My experiments with the existence of god
Do you ever wonder if there really a god or superpower controlling this universe? Are we living this life accidentally or someone above us pulling the strings? My heart asks me these questions day and night. This might because of my origin from a religious family or maybe because I love to read spiritual books since childhood. When I was little my grandmother used to tell me stories of Lord Ganesha and Lord Krishna. I dedicated my life to Lord Shiva when I was still learning to speak words. People might see God as a supreme power or some savior but I always think of Lord Shiva as a father figure and part of the family. Whenever I read his stories, watching some mythological TV show or religious movie tears fell down from my eyes unnoticed.
Turn
Even when I was just a child I always find myself reading spiritual books and learning more and more via various mediums. There was a time when I was lost completely after my dearest uncle died. I couldn’t focus on my work or anything else. Then my landlady Introduced me to a church group. They teach about the love of God. I felt very satisfied and peaceful after a very long time. People started to see me as a completely different person. I was an authentic Hindu so my family was against me despite all these positive changes. There is a meeting takes place at my landlord’s house every Saturday. Every person in that meeting came to meet the lord in this small and friendly church.
Twist
It’s been 4 months since I became a member of this church. I started asking questions to my parents what did their believe ever gave them, why are so much bad things happening in the world? They always try to give me an answer in a calm and positive way but I didn’t realize when did I stop listening to them. My behavior was changing aggressively and I didn’t even realize it until the pastor started a special session on Tuesday afternoon. They told us to spread the word of god which I was already doing. They told me how they are doing this on a big level, how do they get funding for doing so and we will also get all that luxury after we starting doing this.
We were only four people in that special meeting. This was my 4th special meeting and then the pastor said unpleasant things about Lord Shiva. It was like I woke up from a very bad dream. I realized all those things I was sub-consciously doing from past 4 months. All the positive things they taught me I still thankful to them but I already knew it since my childhood it’s just that the teachings of my grandmother lost somewhere along the way to my adolescence. I started reading all the texts I read in the childhood, studies Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, Vedas, even Quran, and Guru Granth Sahib. During my time at the Church, I was afraid of reading any other text as it may take me away from the lord but when realized the true presence of Lord was always inside me, I never felt afraid again in my life.
- Published in Spirituality
A trip to Mountains – Solang Valley
The trip was not planned to Manali at all. I and one of my friends took a long route to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh before reaching there. We were planning to go to Kasol which is also a beautiful place to visit. Initially, I had finished my night shift at work and rushed to catch the train from Delhi in the morning. My friend was waiting for me at the railway station. We didn’t even have any seat reservation. We were just going to the whim.
Finally, the train had arrived and we jumped on its general coach, had the tickets already. The train was jam-packed and we were looking for a corner to settle in. As I told earlier, I just had finished my night shift and was feeling sleepy and restless. Luckily, I found a little space to put my bum on. Well, the train had departed the station and we had to go to this dilemma. Sleep was already away and we had to adjust in that situation for 6 more hours. We arrived at Chandigarh and decided to stay there for the night. Before leaving, visiting some places wasn’t a bad idea after all. We visited the popular Rock garden of Chandigarh, boating at Sukhna Lake and a few other places. Then we came back to the bus stand and stayed in the public lounge where 20-25 people shared the same room. Well, we hadn’t planned anything so we had to go with whatever we are getting at that time.
We got ready early in the morning at 4 am and packed the bags to leave for Shimla. We took the private bus from the bus stand. We were trying to enjoy the view and have comfort because the night stay wasn’t that comfy after all. It was a non-stop bus so we reached Shimla at 9.30 am. Without wasting any time, we left the bus station to visit some places. As we both were new to this place, we asked people about famous visiting places. We detoured again and walk to another bus stand by climbing to Lakkar Bazar the famous flea market, all the way to Mall road. We took a bus to Chail to visit Kufri but it was not the right time, in those days of the year. We came back to the bus stand in the evening and instantly booked a bus to Manali because there was no bus at that time for Kasol.
The Turn
The bus was not so bad and all filled with tourists. The road was all zig-zag and the driver was driving like a crazy drunk even in the dark. When we saw a little daylight, my camera was already out in my hand. So, I started capturing the beauty of nature in my camera. I was very excited to see snow filled mountains the very first time in my life. Not only the architecture of houses and trees but also mountains looked alive to me. There were waterfalls and rivers on every turn in the mountain road. This was the most beautiful place I had ever seen in my entire life. I was very happy with the decision that we made to skip to Kasul and go to Manali.
When we had reached Manali, the first thing we wanted was to take a good bath and rest our eyes for a little. So we booked a hotel room nearby the bus stand. The hotel was small. But the view from our room was perfect. We can see the icy mountain from the window of our hotel room. We watched TV a little, recharged our phones, took bath and rested our spine a little. After resting a bit, we started looking for a restaurant where we could find a good North Indian food. We found a good restaurant and satiated the hunger we had for so long. It was Hare Krishna restaurant, where they served best food quality at very decent price.
The Twist
The main point of the journey had yet to come, The Solang Valley. We were seeking the cheapest way to reach there but nothing was cheap there. So, we decided to hire a cab there. Our luck was shining at that time as we hired a Scorpio at a very decent price. He took us to the Valley stop and at few popular stops and then brought us back to the station. When we reached Solang Valley, mesmerized by the beauty of it.
Snow was everywhere I laid my eyes on. My friend was just like a mountain goat. He was climbing the mountain as he lived there. This was all new to me. So, I was having a problem in adjusting that environment in the beginning. After a few minutes (30 minutes) of hustle, I was also a part of the Solang Valley experience. When I reached the top, I was really proud of myself. We saw people sliding down a slope made with ice. So, we decided to slide down. I was scared at first, but when I saw my friend was enjoying it thoroughly, I decided to take a chance and it really changed my life. It taught me, taking a risk sometimes are very necessary to enjoy life.
My heart wanted to stay there for entire life but the storm was about to hit that part of the mountain. We decided to head back to the bus stand. We reached the bus stand and instead of taking the same route we had come, we decided to take a direct bus to Delhi. It was the most amazing experience of my life. I want to go there time and again.
- Published in Travel
Tadka Dal – Simple recipe for everyone
Tadka Dal is a very popular dish of North India, especially in Punjab. In some areas, the Tea Party is also known as Dal Fry or Fried Dal, but in some places both are made with a special twist. If you are a graduate, single parent or student, then this tadka dal recipe is one of the easiest food to cook.
Requirements: There are a few things required before you start cooking.
- Frying Pan
- Cooking Oil
- Red Masoor Dal (Any other pulses of your choice)
- Spices:
- Hing (asafoetida)
- Dhaniya Powder (Dry coriander)
- Red Chilli Powder
- Salt
- Jira (Cumin seeds)
- Haldi Powder (Grinded turmeric)
- Vegetables:
- Tomato
- Green Dhaniya (Coriander)
- Onion (optional)
- Garlic (0ptional)
Recipe –
Burn the stove on sim fire, put the frying pan on it. On headed frying pan put 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Put 1 gram Jira on it and wait until it starts making sparking sounds. Cut all vegetables and put in the frying pan. Now Add 1 gram Hing, 1 teaspoon Dhaniya, 1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon haldi powder. Now add salt 1 Table Spoon (According to your taste).
Put 1 bowl of Red Masoor Dal in water and rinse it. Put dal in the pressure cooker add prepared mixture from the frying pan in the pressure cooker. Now add 2 bowls of water in the pressure cooker. Close the lid of the cooker and then let it cook for almost 15 minutes (or 3 whistles). Close the stove gas and wait for 20 minutes for steam to pass. Open the lid of cooker pour dal in a bowl. garnish with green dhaniya and enjoy your tadka dal.
- Published in Food
Install Older version of mysql in Linux
Use below commands to install older version of Mysql in many linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian and Linux Mint
Install Mysql version 5.5
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.5
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.5
Install Mysql version 5.6
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.6
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.6
Install Mysql version 5.7
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.7
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.7
Update : If installing any of above version throwing an error. Just create a new file under /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mysql.list
and paste below lines and save it.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/mysql-5.6/ubuntu trusty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/mysql-5.6/ubuntu trusty main
And then run the command again to install the required version.
For example:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.6
If you having any questions related the same, you can comment your queries below this post.
- Published in Programming
Travel to Bikaner city and experience a wonderful majestic glory
During my visit to Bikaner, a beautiful city of Rajasthan, I got to visit the royal palace. A special museum, where all the belongings of former kings, queens and other royal members of the family are kept. Although it was my first visit to Bikaner, all the streets and locality seems like a homely to me. Bikaner is very authenticated city, even local vendors talk like royal people and their behavior is very polite. I couldn’t stop wondering by looking at the architecture of this beautiful city. I went there with my father, we didn’t hire any local guide as it was my father’s birthplace.
Nostalgic memories during the visit to Bikaner city
My father went to Bikaner after 20 years but he said not many things changed in this city yet. Authenticity is still flowing in the air of this city. He knew all the street of this city on the back of his hands. He was really enjoying our visit to the city.
Well, we saw so many amazing colorful showpieces in the palace, they were looking like they were all imported. This shows the wealthy culture of the royal family of Bikaner. Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji was the most popular king of Bikaner after Maharaja Bika Singh Ji who founded the Bikaner City by the Order of Karni Maa (A divine lady respected even by all the kings of Rajasthan).
It was really magical traveling in this ancient city. I searched a lot for a similar pot like this one in the city but I guess it was that special not anyone can find that easily. I can never forget this memorable trip to Bikaner city. I want to visit this city once again, hoping that day will come very soon in my life.
- Published in Travel
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The Exploration
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Places to get lost
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Favourite Song
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