Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to understand,
not so much to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.

--- St. Francis of Assisi

"It's Not The Spotlight", Beth Orton

 

If I ever feel the light again
Shining down on me
I don't have to tell you
How welcome it would be
I felt the light before
But I let it slip away
An' I just keep on believing
That it'll come back someday

It's not the spotlight
It's not the candlelight
Its not the streetlights
Or some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight
Not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes
And you know what I mean

Sometimes I try to tell myself
The light was never real
Just a fantasy that used to be
The way I used to feel
But you and I know better
Even though it's been so long
Now if your memory really serves you well
You'll never tell me no wrong

It's not the spotlight
It's not the candlelight
It's not the streetlights
Or some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight
Not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes
And you know what I mean

So if I ever feel the light again
Shining down on me
I won't have tell you
How welcome it would be
I felt the light before
But I let it slip away
I just live for believing
That it'll come back someday

It's not the spotlight
It's not the candlelight
It's not the streetlights
Some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight
Not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes
And you know what I mean
Yeah, I've seen it shining in your eyes
And you know what I mean

"Heal"

 

Take my mind and take my pain,
Like an empty bottle takes the rain.

And heal, heal, heal, heal.

And take my past and take my sins,
Like an empty sail takes the wind.

And heal, heal, heal, heal.

And tell me some things last.
And tell me some things last.

Take my heart and take my hand,
Like an ocean takes the dirty sands.
And heal, heal, hell heal!

Take my mind and take my pain,
Like an empty bottle takes the rain.
And heal, heal, hell heal!

And tell me some things last.
And tell me some things last.
And tell me some things last.
And tell me some things last.

Buddhist teachings

What I find interesting about Buddhism is that not only is it a way of life but actually teaches you how to live it, sometimes in a step by step detailed manner. Jack Kornfield is very articulate and a great teacher. If you are a serious about meditation, this video may help.

Meditation

A wonderful video by Louis Hayes. Particularly, like what she says about forgiveness. Makes so much sense.

Emily Dickinson Poem on depression.

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

By Emily Dickinson

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,

And Mourners to and fro

Kept treading - treading - till it seemed

That Sense was breaking through -

And when they all were seated,

A Service, like a Drum -

Kept beating - beating - till I thought

My mind was going numb -

And then I heard them lift a Box

And creak across my Soul

With those same Boots of Lead, again,

Then Space - began to toll,

As all the Heavens were a Bell,

And Being, but an Ear,

And I, and Silence, some strange Race,

Wrecked, solitary, here -

And then a Plank in Reason, broke,

And I dropped down, and down -

And hit a World, at every plunge,

And Finished knowing - then -

The Giant by Goya

The Colossus (also known as The Giant), is known in Spanish as El Coloso and also El Gigante (The Giant), El Pánico (The Panic) and La Tormenta (The Storm).^[3] It is a painting traditionally attributed to Francisco de Goya that shows a giant in the centre of the canvas walking towards the left hand side of the picture. Mountains obscure his legs up to his thighs and clouds surround his body; the giant appears to be adopting an aggressive posture as he is holding one of his fists up at shoulder height. A dark valley containing a crowd of people and herds of cattle fleeing in all directions occupies the lower third of the painting.
The painting became the property of Goya's son, Javier Goya, in 1812.^[4] The painting was later owned by Pedro Fernández Durán, who bequeathed his collection to Madrid's Museo del Prado, where it has been kept since 1931

Tum hi ho

Learning how to play this melodious song. I felt its not enough to just know the lyrics by heart and sing it with a karaoke track. The true impact will be to accompany it either with guitar or piano. Since I am more comfortable with a guitar, I thought I will give it a go. It will take a lot of practice to get it right upto performance level. That is the ultimate goal.

Chords

Song – Tum Hi Ho
Singer – Arijit Singh
Movie – Aashiqui 2
Guitar Difficulty Level – Medium
Barre Chord – Yes
Chords Used –  Eminor , Aminor , Dmajor , Bminor , Cmajor , Gmajor , Bmajor
Capo Required – 1st Fret

Tum Hi Ho Guitar Chords By Arijit Singh 

• Em(022000)
• Am (x02210)
• D(x00232)
• Bm(224432) barre chord
• C(032010)
• G(320033)
• B(114441) barre chord

Tum Hi Ho Strumming Pattern By Arijit Singh 
DD UDUDD
D – Down Strum
U – Up Strum
Tum Hi Ho Guitar Chords Progression
[Em] Hum tere bin
Ab [Am] reh nahi sakte
[D] Tere bina kya [Bm]vajoodh mera
[Em] Tujh se jhuda agar
[Am] Ho jayenge toh
[D] Khud se hi ho [Bm] jayenge jhuda
Kyunki [Em] tum hi ho
Ab [Am] tum hi ho
[D] Zindagi ab [Bm]tum hi ho
[Em] Chaina bhi
Mera [Am] dard bhi
Meri [D] aashiqui ab [Bm] tum hi ho
[Em] Tera mera
[Am] Rishta hai kaisa
[D] Ek pal door [Bm] gawara nahi
[Em] Tere liye har
[Am] Roz hain jeete
[D] Tujhko diya mera [Bm] waqt sabhi
Koi [D] lamha mera na ho [G] tere bina
Har [B] saans pe naam [C] tera [D]
Kyunki [Em] tum hi ho
Ab [Am] tum hi ho
[D] Zindagi ab [Bm]tum hi ho
[Em] Chaina bhi
Mera [Am] dard bhi
Meri [D] aashiqui ab [Bm] tum hi ho
(Em) (Bm) (Am) (Em)
Tere [C] liye hi [Bm] jiya mein
Khud ko jo [C] yun de [Bm] diya hai
Teri [Am] wafa ne mujhko [Em] samhala
Saare [Am] gamo ko dil se [Em] nikala
Tere [D] saath mera hai [G] naseeb juda
Tujhe (B) paake adhura na [C] raha [D]
Kyunki [Em] tum hi ho
Ab [Am] tum hi ho
[D] Zindagi ab [Bm] tum hi ho
[Em] Chain bhi
Mera [Am] dard bhi
Meri [D] aashiqui ab [Bm] tum hi ho …

Leads 

Tum hi ho (Ashiqui 2) Guitar Tabs

Movie : Ashiqui 2
Singer: Arijit Singh

E |———————————-
B |—–6—————————–
G |-5——-8-8–6-6–5-3–1-3-5-5-5-5–
Hum tere bin ab reh nahi sakte
G |———————————-
D |-8–8-6-8-6-5–1-3-5-3——
Tere bina kya wajood mera
E |———————————-
B |—–6—————————–
G |-5——-8-8–6-6–5-3–1-3-5-5-5-5–
Tujhse juda gar ho jaayenge
G |———————————-
D |-8–8-6-8-6-5–1-3-5-3——
Toh khud se hi ho jaayenge judaa
B |———————————-
G |—–3-5——–3——————–
D |-6———6————————
Kyunki tum hi ho
B |———————————-
G |—–3-5——–3——————–
D |-6———6————————
Ab tum hi ho
B |———————————-
G |—–3—————————-
D |-5——–6–5-3-5-1-3———-
Zindagi ab tum hi ho
B |———————————-
G |-3-5-1-3—1-3-5-1-3————————
Chain bhi, mera dard bhi
B |———————————-
G |—–3—————————-
D |-5——–6–5-3-5-1-3———-
Meri aashiqui ab tum hi ho
Below lines are same as above
Tera mera rishta hai kaisa
Ik pal door gawara nahi
Tere liye har roz hai jeete
Tujh ko diya mera waqt sabhi
E |——————————-9-8-8-8-6-8–
B |—–6–8-8-8-6-8—8——————–
G |-8———————————
Koi lamha mera na ho tere bina
E |-8———————————
B |——6-5—————————
G |————–7-5-3-1-3-1-0——-
Har saans pe naam tera
Kyunki tum hi ho
Ab tum hi ho
Zindagi ab tum hi ho
Chain bhi, mera dard bhi
Meri aashiqui ab tum hi ho
E |———————————-
B |-6-6———-6—6-8——————
G |——–8-8—————-8-6-5——-
Tere liye hi jiya main
E |———————————-
B |————-6—6-8——————
G |-5-5-6-6—————-8-6-5————
Khud ko jo yun de diya hai
B |———————————-
G |-6-6-5-6-5-6-5—————5-6–
D |———————8-6————-
Teri wafa ne mujhko sambhala
B |———————————-
G |-6-6-5-6-5-6-5—————5-6–
D |———————8-6————-
Saare ghamon ko dil se nikala
E |——————————-9-8-8-8-6-8–
B |—–6–8-8-8-6-8—8——————–
G |-8———————————
Tere saath mera hai naseeb juda
E |-8———————————
B |——6-5—————————
G |————–7-5-3-1-3-1-0——-
Tujhe paake adhoora naa raha hmm..