Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Fever

Craving for your soft touch
when silence enveloped me,
pitch ambient darkness shrouded me
from all the sides, i could see, see
Only the glistening of your silhouette
In my dreams, shining in the 
golden rain, sparkling, twinkling
like stars falling fast from
the great oceanic firmament above,
the zenith of which lies 
beyond infinity, like my nadir
Of my love for you--uncontainable
Like horses wild it gallops in the free grass,
akin to the chilly summer breeze
The thought of which yurns me feverish
The smell of my memories,of you, 
evokes, like smoke in clean trails 
from an incense, my adoration, for you
I love you, like the stick of incense leans towards
the figure of god, religiously
I love you, o my darling, to infinity--unfathomably.

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Meditation(Part 2)

One can have a splendid memory if one has well-defined and organized habits: Routines. Routines help a lot! A man is but a pattern-recognition system, himself made up of patterns, with excellent feedback loops, and imitation and assimilation mechanisms. If one is in touch with their subconscious, i.e. their habits, idiosyncrasies, intentions which are only mumbled in their mind and not spoken aloud, impressions etc. one can observe, to an extent, this process of storing memories and also deliberately form strong connections and make Retrieval efficient.
To get to know one's own subconscious, there is no other better way than to practice meditation. Meditation is the practice of silently watching one's own thoughts and perceptions rising from the sea of their mind and gradually, delving deep into that sea to understand the various perceptions and impressions that one has made of a motley of things they have encountered in the span of their life, in the various corners of the world they have been a part of.
So, Meditate, O Strong-memory seekers! Meditate you shall! Routine your life you shall!

Memory(Part 1)

For long now, I have been pondering what memories are, and how they are stored. I like to extrapolate from what I know already-- Yes, I am aware of how inaccurate my conclusions might end up being. But still, something in me makes me want to believe that knowing and understanding the purpose of memory and how it works can be deduced from introspection only, as it is a vital part of the human condition and makes us who we are.
Memory is the collection of past sensory feelings and emotions one has already experienced. The mind recreates past instances using this information and imagination, which fills in the gaps and lapses. Imagination is given shape by us as we gradually, throughout the process of growing up and growing old, restrain our perspective in order to bring it closer to the assumed ineffable truth of everything we feel. Memory is a process and can be divided into two parts: Storing and Retrieving.
Storing the memory involves associating the memory with ones which are quite prominent and strong in the person's psyche and easily retrievable. What are these strong memories now? These are the ones which a person forms early in the childhood, or after some traumatic event. Sometimes, the traumatic event causes the person to forget the older strong memories they might have formed earlier, in their childhood. So according to me, if one is in the know of which memories are the strong ones--the ones to which their mind always gets attracted to-- they can connect the new ones with these older ones by finding a common ground between them. These strong memories are characterized by peculiar feelings evoked upon seeing the object of the memory. Usually, more than one sensory feeling is evoked.
Retrieving memories has always been difficult for me. Retrieval is an act of willpower that requires one to be attentive to the subtle cues offered by the subconscious. These cues might be in the form of mental images or sounds.
Memories are usually stored in the form of a network, one memory connected to multiple others. All these connected memories have a common aspect-- on the basis of intention, context, or form of the object of the memory.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

The Zen of the Tiger

Is the tiger aware of its size and power, like we are aware of our self? It is this awareness of ourselves that makes us feel powerful or weak. Is the tiger aware of its power, or is it simply built to kill and after successive successful kills has learned that it is powerful, unfailingly so? 

The room we are in

When we want, we are weak. Wanting is the root of fear, which i once thought to be the root of all things unpleasant. It is wanting, not fear, i realize now. But in life, as we all are animals, and so, instinctual more than just occasionally, and have people to take care of, we feel we have to want-- to get certain things to secure our lives and the present scenario, against forces yet unknown in the present and out of our hands. But wanting is not the solution. Moulding yourself to become worthy of your goal is the way to achieve it. You change yourself from within and that affects your surroundings, which change themselves, an effect of your internal change, into the kind of surrounding you want them to become. You are always at the same position in life-- you can only be you! The room you are in changes though. It keeps changing. It changes according the changes you accept within yourself. 

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Question: A stirring of ideas

Every Question is a torrent of ideas and concepts. It takes time for the contents to settle down. Then only we see something that might look like an answer. So while solving anything, patience is of utmost importance. And, second in importance is Information. Digging for information regarding the various ideas and concepts presented in the question should be taken care of as it is only reasonable to walk only on a path which is visible. That's what information does, it puts in front of you the scope of the question. Lastly, learn! Learn from the question, so that similar problems don't stall you in the future.
Conclusion: Be patient. Dig for information. Determine the scope. Learn!