The Changing Definitions of Love
Came across this ghazal by Mr Jagjit Singh. I was introduced to ghazals in general and to Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh’s ghazals by my dear father at a very early age. One of the earliest ghazals of the duo that I remember is “ Duniya Jise kehte hain, Jadoo ka khilona hain Mil jaaye toh mitti hain Kho jaaye to sona hain” ( What is referred to as the world, is a magical toy. When you acquire it, you realize it is nothing but worthless soil. When you lose it, the same thing turns into precious gold.) The particular ghazal I’m going to write today is not very familiar to me, though I have heard it once before. I found it interesting to look at it from a Vedanta perspective. An average mind knows the world of matter to be the only reality. This mind is deeply conditioned by the experiences arising from interaction with this world. There are joys and sorrows. Curiously, sorrows leave lingering thoughts, yearning, a desire to make things right if given a ...
