Comments on: SALVATION FROM ‘Dukkha’ and ‘Gham’

By: Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 05:45:48 +0000

Surinder,
Thanks. You are generous with your words!
To be honest, I had forgotten this piece, altogether. And I had started writing it all over again, since I am still haunted by these ideas.
Your comment has come in at a most appropriate time…it has saved me much effort!
I am indebted to you.
Surjit

By: Brig Surinder Singh

Brig Surinder Singh — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 16:25:45 +0000

For some reason I missed reading this piece earlier.Even now it is not late. The issues raised in this have remain unchanged for as long back as mankind can imagine.We are nowhere near the answers to questions raised..and yet these questions haunt us.
” Never give in ” is a hollow slogan in this context.And yet the whole truth is given in the scriptures. The sooner we can adjust to these seemingly opposite views, the better it is for us.
Excellently worded by you…Past events are vividly described.
Surinder

By: Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:27:09 +0000

Thanks.
Do tell us more about yourself. And if you like, contribute a piece for our Blog.
SS

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:10:49 +0000

Paramjit,
As long as I keep receiving message from you, I will keep churning out these pieces. My idle mind has enormous capacity to ‘contemplate on the mortality of the soul’!
Surjit

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:08:02 +0000

PSG,
As long as I receive mails like yours, I will keep churning out these creations out of my idle mind!
Surjit

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:04:45 +0000

Vipin,
I have known you for more than forty years. And ever since I met you in the MCEME as a student officer, I have noticed that you and I are on the same frequency. both your observations are extrmely poignant.
God bless you and your family.
Surjit

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:00:25 +0000

Dear Bhatti,
You are very generous with your words.Actually, I did no research. It was only a bit of introspection.
Surjit
PS,
I want you to know that my wife is from the Bhatti family. So kind words from you sound a lot more sweet!!!

By: Gul Dost

Gul Dost — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:34:36 +0000

Sir,
Nearly all great achievements were made by people who pursued their apparently unnecessary goals with passionate zeal and fervor. More than 150 mountaineers died in the process of ‘conquering’ the Everest. One of them was asked why he was trying to scale the peak. His simple answer was,

“Because it is there!”

The Freedom Fighters went about their task with a similar sense of purpose. Their obsession bordered on madness. Thus, if the pursuit of discovering the “TRUTH” is seen as a futile act of idle minds, the thought can be dismissed as cynicism by the faithful seekers.

Either way, as Dave Sood has said, I think most of us do spend some part of our lives in ‘contemplating on the mortality of soul’. It may be an aimless pursuit, but there is no escape from it!
GD

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:14:48 +0000

Bhandar,
Thanks. This particular ‘ghazal’ is the most difficult to understand. It contains a lot of Persian words. But its phonetics make it eminently pleasing to the ears.
Surjit

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:07:29 +0000

Naresh,
No need to worry. The Bollywood will ensure that the Indian languages continue to thrive. The latest is a fusion of Indian languages with English. the middle class is using this mix in day-to-day conversation. And the films represent that.
Surjit