Monthly Archives: April 2011

Words of Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves.
No one can and no one may.
We ourselves must walk the path.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.                                                          Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one.                                             Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.

Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

My First Day in CUSAT

So, finally, I got to the University.
It was a dream come true.
I imagined myself in a gentle stream of Mathematics.
Things are going to be totally different now.
Serious study, no-nonsense people and great Math.
Am I up to it?
I hope so.
Wow! It’s already Lunchtime.

I have a friend in the Physics department.
I’ll have lunch with her and come back.

God, the class has already started.
It’s good thing I don’t have to ask ,”May I come in please”
anymore. I feel really grown-up.
The Professor is writing on the board.
So, I’ll just slip into my place in the front row.
What happened to the people who sat in the nearby chairs?
They must have moved to the back.
But I like the front row.
Good, he has not seen that I am late.

Muffled laughs?
I am a little late. What’s so funny about that?
Leave it. Concentrate. There’s no time to waste.
Think about the Math.
Wow! the Professor is really fast.
I can’t follow a word.
What subject is this?
Scratching my head, biting the pen – the usual techniques are
not working. This is serious.

Two guys entered the class, took their things and left.
Wait a minute!
I know these guys.
They are in my class.
What ? Have they decided to skip the afternoon session?

Someone just touched me from behind.
I turned.
I saw the kind face of a super-senior.
He told me I better get out.
A lot of unfamiliar faces and giggles.

Which class is this?
These people- they are all super-seniors.

I didn’t know that the class belonged to them in the afternoon and
we were supposed to sit elsewhere.
I took my things and “apparated” out of the classroom.

Outside I saw those two guys (my classmates) scratching their heads and thinking,
“What is she doing with the super-seniors?”

What can I say, I am super intelligent.

An Anonymous Quote

If you always do what you always did,
You’ll always get what you always got.