"NEW YEAR GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR EVERYTHING"
FROM.. ......................J.K..& FAMILY....CHENNAI."
Our dear and Beloved All,
Here goes our Sincere and prayerful New Year Greetings and Best wishes
to you all
and your family ................................
Peace of mind that persists through out the year, prosperity that exists
through out the year ,contentment that keeps you satisfied always,
happiness that keep multiplies, health for you and yours that robusts and
sprouts, fun and frolic around every nook and corner you live, energy and
enthu to chase your dreams to come true, joy to fill your holidays with
fragrance of Gilly flowers and colourful and purity of Lily flowers, and
last but not least "May the Supreme Power shower his Divine Grace on you
all, all through the year......and of course
with.....................................
OUR SINCERE & HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS,BLESSINGS AND GOOD WISHES IN
ABUNDANCE THROUGHOUT 2011 to you and one and all in your family.
Truly Yours,
J.K & FAMILY
CHENNAI-INDIA
31 DEC 2010
Friday, December 31, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Read & enjoy..........................................
Political Jokes....................read and Enjoy
The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after theattack on the Pentagon:.........................
'I'm sorry to hear about the attack.It is a very big tragedy. But in case
you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of everything.'
2
Musharraf calls Bush on 11th sept:.......................
Musharraf: Mr President, I would like to express my condolences to you. It is a real tragedy. So many people, such great bldgs... I would like to ensure that we had nothing in connection with that...
Bush: What buildings? What people??
Musharraf: Oh, and what time is it in America now?
Bush: It's eight in the morning.
Musharraf: Oops....Will call back in an hour!
3
Vajpayee and Bush are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the barman,
'Isn't that Bush and Vajpayee?'
The barman says 'Yep, that's them.' So the guy walks over and says, 'Hello, what are you guys doing?'
Bush says, 'We're planning world war 3'
The guy says, 'Really? What's going to happen?'
And Vajpayee says, 'Well, we're going to kill 14 million Pakistanis and one bicycle repairman.'
And the guy exclaimed, 'A bicycle repairman?!! !'
Vajpayee turns to Bush and says, 'See, I told you no-one would worry about
the 14 million Pakistanis!'
4
Pakistani on the moon:
Q: What do you call 1 Pakistani on the moon?
A: Problem...
Q: What do you call 10 Pakistanis on the moon?
A: Problem..
Q: What do you call a 100 Pakistanis on the moon?
A: Problem....
Q: What do you call ALL the Pakistanis on the moon?
A: ...... Problem Solved!!!
5
A man is! taking a walk in Central park in New York . Suddenly he sees a
little girl being attacked by a pit bull dog.
He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the
dog and saving the girl's life.
A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says: 'You are a
hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers:
'Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl'.
The man says: 'But I am not a New Yorker!
Oh then it will say in newspapers in the morning:
'Brave American saves life of little girl' the policeman answers.
'But I am not an American!' - says the man. Oh, what are you then?'
The man says: 'I am a Pakistani!'
The next day the newspapers say: 'Extremist kills innocent American dog '
The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after theattack on the Pentagon:.........................
'I'm sorry to hear about the attack.It is a very big tragedy. But in case
you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of everything.'
2
Musharraf calls Bush on 11th sept:.......................
Musharraf: Mr President, I would like to express my condolences to you. It is a real tragedy. So many people, such great bldgs... I would like to ensure that we had nothing in connection with that...
Bush: What buildings? What people??
Musharraf: Oh, and what time is it in America now?
Bush: It's eight in the morning.
Musharraf: Oops....Will call back in an hour!
3
Vajpayee and Bush are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the barman,
'Isn't that Bush and Vajpayee?'
The barman says 'Yep, that's them.' So the guy walks over and says, 'Hello, what are you guys doing?'
Bush says, 'We're planning world war 3'
The guy says, 'Really? What's going to happen?'
And Vajpayee says, 'Well, we're going to kill 14 million Pakistanis and one bicycle repairman.'
And the guy exclaimed, 'A bicycle repairman?!! !'
Vajpayee turns to Bush and says, 'See, I told you no-one would worry about
the 14 million Pakistanis!'
4
Pakistani on the moon:
Q: What do you call 1 Pakistani on the moon?
A: Problem...
Q: What do you call 10 Pakistanis on the moon?
A: Problem..
Q: What do you call a 100 Pakistanis on the moon?
A: Problem....
Q: What do you call ALL the Pakistanis on the moon?
A: ...... Problem Solved!!!
5
A man is! taking a walk in Central park in New York . Suddenly he sees a
little girl being attacked by a pit bull dog.
He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the
dog and saving the girl's life.
A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says: 'You are a
hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers:
'Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl'.
The man says: 'But I am not a New Yorker!
Oh then it will say in newspapers in the morning:
'Brave American saves life of little girl' the policeman answers.
'But I am not an American!' - says the man. Oh, what are you then?'
The man says: 'I am a Pakistani!'
The next day the newspapers say: 'Extremist kills innocent American dog '
Tax Structure in India...............Pl read
Tax Structure in India...................Funny.............But Really True
1) Qus. : What are you doing?
Ans. : Business.
Tax : PAY PROFESSIONAL TAX!
2) Qus. : What are you doing in Business?
Ans. : Selling Goods...
Tax : PAY SALES TAX!!
3) Qus. : From where are you getting Goods?
Ans. : From other State/Abroad
Tax : PAY CENTRAL SALES TAX, CUSTOM DUTY & OCTROI!
4) Qus. : What are you getting in Selling Goods?
Ans. : Profit.
Tax : PAY INCOME TAX!
5) Qus. : How do you distribute profit ?
Ans : By way of dividend
Tax : Pay dividend distribution Tax
6) Qus. : Where you Manufacturing the Goods?
Ans. : Factory.
Tax : PAY EXCISE DUTY!
7) Qus. : Do you have Office / Warehouse/ Factory?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY MUNICIPAL & FIRE TAX!
8) Qus. : Do you have Staff?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY STAFF PROFESSIONAL TAX!
9) Qus. : Doing business in Millions?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY TURNOVER TAX!
Ans : No
Tax : Then pay Minimum Alternate Tax
10) Qus. : Are you taking out over 25,000 Cash from Bank?
Ans. : Yes, for Salary.
Tax : PAY CASH HANDLING TAX!
11) Qus.: Where are you taking your client for Lunch & Dinner?
Ans. : Hotel
Tax : PAY FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT TAX!
12) Qus.: Are you going Out of Station for Business?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY FRINGE BENEFIT TAX!
13) Qus.: Have you taken or given any Service/s?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY SERVICE TAX!
14) Qus.: How come you got such a Big Amount?
Ans. : Gift on birthday.
Tax : PAY GIFT TAX!
15) Qus.: Do you have any Wealth?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY WEALTH TAX!
16) Qus.: To reduce Tension, for entertainment, where are you going?
Ans. : Cinema or Resort.
Tax : PAY ENTERTAINMENT TAX!
17) Qus.: Have you purchased House?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY STAMP DUTY & REGISTRATION FEE !
18) Qus.: How you Travel?
Ans. : Bus
Tax : PAY SURCHARGE!
19) Qus.: Any Additional Tax?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY EDUCATIONAL, ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL & SURCHARGE ON ALL THE CENTRAL GOVT.'s TAX !!!
20) Qus.: Delayed any time Paying Any Tax?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY INTEREST & PENALTY!
21) INDIAN :: can i die now??
Ans :: wait we are about to launch the funeral tax!!!
1) Qus. : What are you doing?
Ans. : Business.
Tax : PAY PROFESSIONAL TAX!
2) Qus. : What are you doing in Business?
Ans. : Selling Goods...
Tax : PAY SALES TAX!!
3) Qus. : From where are you getting Goods?
Ans. : From other State/Abroad
Tax : PAY CENTRAL SALES TAX, CUSTOM DUTY & OCTROI!
4) Qus. : What are you getting in Selling Goods?
Ans. : Profit.
Tax : PAY INCOME TAX!
5) Qus. : How do you distribute profit ?
Ans : By way of dividend
Tax : Pay dividend distribution Tax
6) Qus. : Where you Manufacturing the Goods?
Ans. : Factory.
Tax : PAY EXCISE DUTY!
7) Qus. : Do you have Office / Warehouse/ Factory?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY MUNICIPAL & FIRE TAX!
8) Qus. : Do you have Staff?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY STAFF PROFESSIONAL TAX!
9) Qus. : Doing business in Millions?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY TURNOVER TAX!
Ans : No
Tax : Then pay Minimum Alternate Tax
10) Qus. : Are you taking out over 25,000 Cash from Bank?
Ans. : Yes, for Salary.
Tax : PAY CASH HANDLING TAX!
11) Qus.: Where are you taking your client for Lunch & Dinner?
Ans. : Hotel
Tax : PAY FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT TAX!
12) Qus.: Are you going Out of Station for Business?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY FRINGE BENEFIT TAX!
13) Qus.: Have you taken or given any Service/s?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY SERVICE TAX!
14) Qus.: How come you got such a Big Amount?
Ans. : Gift on birthday.
Tax : PAY GIFT TAX!
15) Qus.: Do you have any Wealth?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY WEALTH TAX!
16) Qus.: To reduce Tension, for entertainment, where are you going?
Ans. : Cinema or Resort.
Tax : PAY ENTERTAINMENT TAX!
17) Qus.: Have you purchased House?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY STAMP DUTY & REGISTRATION FEE !
18) Qus.: How you Travel?
Ans. : Bus
Tax : PAY SURCHARGE!
19) Qus.: Any Additional Tax?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY EDUCATIONAL, ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL & SURCHARGE ON ALL THE CENTRAL GOVT.'s TAX !!!
20) Qus.: Delayed any time Paying Any Tax?
Ans. : Yes
Tax : PAY INTEREST & PENALTY!
21) INDIAN :: can i die now??
Ans :: wait we are about to launch the funeral tax!!!
God only..............................Knows
God only.......................................Knows............
GOD knows how hard you have tried.
When you've cried so long your
Heart is in anguish,
GOD has counted your tears.
If you feel that your life is on hold
And time has passed you by,
GOD is waiting for you.
When nothing makes sense and you
Are confused or frustrated,
GOD has the answer.
If suddenly your outlook is brighter
And you find traces of hope,
GOD has whispered to you.
When things are going well and you
Have much to be thankful for,
GOD has blessed you.
When something joyful happens
And you are filled with awe,
GOD has smiled upon you.
Remember that wherever you are or
Whatever you are feeling,..................................
GOD knows!
GOD knows how hard you have tried.
When you've cried so long your
Heart is in anguish,
GOD has counted your tears.
If you feel that your life is on hold
And time has passed you by,
GOD is waiting for you.
When nothing makes sense and you
Are confused or frustrated,
GOD has the answer.
If suddenly your outlook is brighter
And you find traces of hope,
GOD has whispered to you.
When things are going well and you
Have much to be thankful for,
GOD has blessed you.
When something joyful happens
And you are filled with awe,
GOD has smiled upon you.
Remember that wherever you are or
Whatever you are feeling,..................................
GOD knows!
Quiet Minds..............
Quiet Minds........................
When troubles come your way,
And life seems all uphill,
Find a quiet corner,
Take a rest, and just be still.
The future may look bleak;
You can see no end in sight;
God will find you in that corner
And help you put things right.
Quiet minds can hear more clearly
The voice that speaks within,
So heed His words of wisdom,
Then the healing will begin.
You'll find your mind is calmer;
Your tensions start to ease:
God has taken all your worries
And filled your heart with peace.................Keep your mind QUIET as much and as far as poossible.
When troubles come your way,
And life seems all uphill,
Find a quiet corner,
Take a rest, and just be still.
The future may look bleak;
You can see no end in sight;
God will find you in that corner
And help you put things right.
Quiet minds can hear more clearly
The voice that speaks within,
So heed His words of wisdom,
Then the healing will begin.
You'll find your mind is calmer;
Your tensions start to ease:
God has taken all your worries
And filled your heart with peace.................Keep your mind QUIET as much and as far as poossible.
Obstacles.........................
Obstacles...................................
"Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures,
but of the success that may come tomorrow.
You have set yourself a difficult task,
but you will succeed if you persevere;
and
you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles."
"Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures,
but of the success that may come tomorrow.
You have set yourself a difficult task,
but you will succeed if you persevere;
and
you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles."
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Installing Husband.........................................
INSTALLING HUSBAND........Wives to comply with......... (On your PC- HELP)
A woman writes to the IT Technical support Guy for HELP.................
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as NEWS 5..0, MONEY 3.0 and CRICKET 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system..
Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5..3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do? ............................................................
Reply.................
DEAR Madam,
First, keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.
Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme. html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband1..0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5..
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Silence 2.5 or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)
In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary,............... Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.
You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance.
We recommend:............................. Cooking 3.0 and Hot Looks7.7.
Good Luck Madam!
A woman writes to the IT Technical support Guy for HELP.................
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as NEWS 5..0, MONEY 3.0 and CRICKET 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system..
Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5..3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do? ............................................................
Reply.................
DEAR Madam,
First, keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.
Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme. html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband1..0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5..
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Silence 2.5 or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)
In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary,............... Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.
You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance.
We recommend:............................. Cooking 3.0 and Hot Looks7.7.
Good Luck Madam!
Brilliant World Economics........................
BRILLIANT WORLD ECONOMICS............................
It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea .
It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to choose one.
The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.
The butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.
The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute that in these hard times, gave her "services" on credit.
The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her debt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
At that moment, the tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town.
No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.....
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is doing business today.........................AND PL DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUS WHILE READING BUT KEEP YOUR CALM AND COOL & KNOW THE REALITY.
It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea .
It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to choose one.
The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.
The butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.
The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute that in these hard times, gave her "services" on credit.
The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her debt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
At that moment, the tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town.
No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.....
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is doing business today.........................AND PL DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUS WHILE READING BUT KEEP YOUR CALM AND COOL & KNOW THE REALITY.
Know the Art of Giving.........or else..................
Know The Art of Giving......... or else Learn.............................
"Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do tree eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared by them. The wealth of the noble is used solely for the benefit of others!
Even after accepting that giving is good and that one must learn to give, several questions need to be answered.
The first question is:
When should one give? ........................................
We all know the famous incident from Mahabharat.
Yudhisthira asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhima rejoices that Yudhisthira his brother, has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around the next day to give. Yudhisthira gets the message.
One does not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give!
The time to give therefore is NOW.
The next question is:
'How much to give?' .................................................
One recalls the famous incident from history.
Rana Pratap was reeling after defeat from the Moghals. He had lost his army, he had lost his wealth, and most important, he had lost hope, his will to fight. At that time, in his darkest hour, his erstwhile minister, Bhamasha, came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of Rana Pratap. With this, Rana Pratap raised an army and lived to fight another day.
The answer to this question how much to give is:
"Give AS MUCH AS one can!
The next question is:...............................................
'What to give?'
It is not only money that can be given away. It could be a flower or even a smile.
It is not how much one gives but how one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by him in days and weeks!
"You can give anything but you must give with all your heart!"
One also needs answer to this question.......... Whom to give? ..........
Many times we avoid giving by finding fault with the person who is seeking. However, being judgmental and rejecting a person on the presumption that he may not be the most deserving is not justified.
“Give without being judgmental!"
Next we have to answer:
'How to give?' .................................................
Coming to the manner of giving, one has to ensure that the receiver does not feel humiliated, nor the giver feels proud by giving.
In giving, follow the advice 'Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives? Charity without publicity and fanfare is the highest form of charity.' and..........................................................
'Give quietly!'
While giving, let not the recipient feel small or humiliated. After all, what we give never really belonged to us. We come to this world with nothing and will go with nothing. The thing gifted was only with us for a temporary period. Why then take pride in giving away something which really did not belong to us?
Give with grace and with a feeling of gratitude.
"What should one feel after giving?" ................................
We all know the story of Eklavya. When Dronacharya asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina, he unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya.
There is a little known sequel to this story.
Eklavya was asked whether he ever regretted the act of giving away his thumb. He replied, and the reply has to be believed to be true, as it was asked to him when he was dying.
His reply was "Yes! I regretted this only once in my life. It was when Pandavas were coming in to kill Dronacharya who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son, Ashwathama, and had stopped fighting. It was then that I regretted the loss of my thumb. If the thumb was there, no one could have dared hurt my Guru?
The message to us is clear. .....................................
Give and never regret giving!
And the last question is:
‘How much should we provide for our heirs?'
Ask yourself 'are we taking away from them the gift of work? - A source of happiness?
The answer is given by Warren Buffett:
"Leave your kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing!"
I would conclude by saying:
Let us learn the Art of Giving,
and quoting the Saint Kabir:
"When the wealth in the house you live increases, when water fills a boat you sail, throw them out with both hands!"to benefit the needy & and the underprivileged.
This is the wise thing to do!
"Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do tree eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared by them. The wealth of the noble is used solely for the benefit of others!
Even after accepting that giving is good and that one must learn to give, several questions need to be answered.
The first question is:
When should one give? ........................................
We all know the famous incident from Mahabharat.
Yudhisthira asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhima rejoices that Yudhisthira his brother, has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around the next day to give. Yudhisthira gets the message.
One does not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give!
The time to give therefore is NOW.
The next question is:
'How much to give?' .................................................
One recalls the famous incident from history.
Rana Pratap was reeling after defeat from the Moghals. He had lost his army, he had lost his wealth, and most important, he had lost hope, his will to fight. At that time, in his darkest hour, his erstwhile minister, Bhamasha, came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of Rana Pratap. With this, Rana Pratap raised an army and lived to fight another day.
The answer to this question how much to give is:
"Give AS MUCH AS one can!
The next question is:...............................................
'What to give?'
It is not only money that can be given away. It could be a flower or even a smile.
It is not how much one gives but how one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by him in days and weeks!
"You can give anything but you must give with all your heart!"
One also needs answer to this question.......... Whom to give? ..........
Many times we avoid giving by finding fault with the person who is seeking. However, being judgmental and rejecting a person on the presumption that he may not be the most deserving is not justified.
“Give without being judgmental!"
Next we have to answer:
'How to give?' .................................................
Coming to the manner of giving, one has to ensure that the receiver does not feel humiliated, nor the giver feels proud by giving.
In giving, follow the advice 'Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives? Charity without publicity and fanfare is the highest form of charity.' and..........................................................
'Give quietly!'
While giving, let not the recipient feel small or humiliated. After all, what we give never really belonged to us. We come to this world with nothing and will go with nothing. The thing gifted was only with us for a temporary period. Why then take pride in giving away something which really did not belong to us?
Give with grace and with a feeling of gratitude.
"What should one feel after giving?" ................................
We all know the story of Eklavya. When Dronacharya asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina, he unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya.
There is a little known sequel to this story.
Eklavya was asked whether he ever regretted the act of giving away his thumb. He replied, and the reply has to be believed to be true, as it was asked to him when he was dying.
His reply was "Yes! I regretted this only once in my life. It was when Pandavas were coming in to kill Dronacharya who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son, Ashwathama, and had stopped fighting. It was then that I regretted the loss of my thumb. If the thumb was there, no one could have dared hurt my Guru?
The message to us is clear. .....................................
Give and never regret giving!
And the last question is:
‘How much should we provide for our heirs?'
Ask yourself 'are we taking away from them the gift of work? - A source of happiness?
The answer is given by Warren Buffett:
"Leave your kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing!"
I would conclude by saying:
Let us learn the Art of Giving,
and quoting the Saint Kabir:
"When the wealth in the house you live increases, when water fills a boat you sail, throw them out with both hands!"to benefit the needy & and the underprivileged.
This is the wise thing to do!
Think Positive..................................
Think Positive..............................................
This is nice - finding positive out of every negative - which we don't
always manage to do.
I am thankful..............................................
1. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.
2. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have
been surrounded by friends.
3. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have
enough to eat.
4. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
5. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning
because it means I have a home.
6. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it
means that we have freedom of speech.
7. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot
because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
8. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means
that I can hear.
9. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have
clothes to wear.
10. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it
means I have been capable of working hard.
11. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it
means that I am still alive.
AND FINALLY ....... for received e-mails because it means I have friends who are thinking of me, at least.
This is nice - finding positive out of every negative - which we don't
always manage to do.
I am thankful..............................................
1. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.
2. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have
been surrounded by friends.
3. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have
enough to eat.
4. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
5. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning
because it means I have a home.
6. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it
means that we have freedom of speech.
7. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot
because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
8. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means
that I can hear.
9. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have
clothes to wear.
10. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it
means I have been capable of working hard.
11. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it
means that I am still alive.
AND FINALLY ....... for received e-mails because it means I have friends who are thinking of me, at least.
Father..............Seeh his Blessings..........
Something Reality ,interesting and may add up to your creative thinking.............
Seek the Blessings of your Father or Father's Father and Resolve your Problems Miraculously
Father's Day is not simply about taking your father to dinner or sending flowers with a cute greetings note. FATHER IS A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT CONCEPT. He stands for the person/Personality who caused your birth and the mother co-created you and carried you. The cause of course goes to the Father's sperm. The yogi of India goes beyond the sperm. They go to the soul.
Of your father and your father's father and his father and so on. In other words you are a representative of your father's family tree. Whether you accept or not,this is the truth. Like the biological genes there are genes from the soul. It is important to understand the metaphysics of the soul lineage and the dynamics that goes with it.
When a soul leaves the body, it still lives in the astral plane invisible to naked eyes. It still visits the earth plane to take care of or sometimes to harm its own children. A person's well-being is dependent on his/her relationship with the ancestors who have passed on and moved into the astral plane but yet keep visiting him constantly. The secret of success or failure is dependent on this metaphysical reality.
In one word the final message is, make sure to receive the blessings of your father, grandfather or great grandfather during the Father's Day. It really means a lot. If your father is alive, spend some time with him and be nice to him even though it may be difficult in some cases. If you think it is really difficult to do anything with your father at least help him indirectly offering Tarpanam to your father's father or the great - great grandfather. Every emotion and thought you go through is greatly influenced by your soul lineage...................AND YOU HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE IT.
Seek the Blessings of your Father or Father's Father and Resolve your Problems Miraculously
Father's Day is not simply about taking your father to dinner or sending flowers with a cute greetings note. FATHER IS A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT CONCEPT. He stands for the person/Personality who caused your birth and the mother co-created you and carried you. The cause of course goes to the Father's sperm. The yogi of India goes beyond the sperm. They go to the soul.
Of your father and your father's father and his father and so on. In other words you are a representative of your father's family tree. Whether you accept or not,this is the truth. Like the biological genes there are genes from the soul. It is important to understand the metaphysics of the soul lineage and the dynamics that goes with it.
When a soul leaves the body, it still lives in the astral plane invisible to naked eyes. It still visits the earth plane to take care of or sometimes to harm its own children. A person's well-being is dependent on his/her relationship with the ancestors who have passed on and moved into the astral plane but yet keep visiting him constantly. The secret of success or failure is dependent on this metaphysical reality.
In one word the final message is, make sure to receive the blessings of your father, grandfather or great grandfather during the Father's Day. It really means a lot. If your father is alive, spend some time with him and be nice to him even though it may be difficult in some cases. If you think it is really difficult to do anything with your father at least help him indirectly offering Tarpanam to your father's father or the great - great grandfather. Every emotion and thought you go through is greatly influenced by your soul lineage...................AND YOU HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE IT.
Good Thinking..........................................
!!!Good Thinking !!!.......................................
A short walk is so difficult,
when no one walks with you.
But a long journey is just like few steps
when you walk with someone
who loves and cares for you.
We always look and care for the person
whom we love the most.
But we fail to look back at those
who love us the most.
Death’s not the greatest loss in life..
The greatest loss is when
relationships die inside us while
we are still alive...
Life is not about the people
who act true on your face..
Its about the people who
remain true behind your back..
Time decides whom you meet in life…
Your heart decides whom you want in life..
but your behaviours decides
who will stay in your life...
You can win life by all means............
Yes.....If you simply avoid two things...
1. Comparing -............... with others
2. Expecting -................ from other
Life will be simply beautiful & marvellous.!!
A short walk is so difficult,
when no one walks with you.
But a long journey is just like few steps
when you walk with someone
who loves and cares for you.
We always look and care for the person
whom we love the most.
But we fail to look back at those
who love us the most.
Death’s not the greatest loss in life..
The greatest loss is when
relationships die inside us while
we are still alive...
Life is not about the people
who act true on your face..
Its about the people who
remain true behind your back..
Time decides whom you meet in life…
Your heart decides whom you want in life..
but your behaviours decides
who will stay in your life...
You can win life by all means............
Yes.....If you simply avoid two things...
1. Comparing -............... with others
2. Expecting -................ from other
Life will be simply beautiful & marvellous.!!
Why Women ry & shed tears??????....................
Why Women Cry & Shed Tears?????????................
"A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman, " she told him.
"I don't understand , " he said. His Mom just hugged him and said , "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father ,"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for NO reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man , still wondering why women cry...
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone , he asked , "God ,..............................
why do women cry so easily?"
God said,..............................
"When I made the woman she had to be special TO HANDLE MAN
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up , and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances , even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.(ROBBING PAUL TO RE-PAY PAUL)
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife , but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him HOLDING ON HIM unfalteringly.
And finally , I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed." to TEAR HER MAN
"You see my son , " said God , "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears , the figure that she carries , or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes , because that is the WINKING doorway to her heart - the place where love RESID(U)ES."
Please send this to ten beautiful women you know today. If you do , You will boost another woman's self-esteem.
Pass it on to men too - perhaps they will then understand "why women cry.............. and SHED TEARS...............
You know its just to TEAR MEN INTO PIECES.(Take this truth rightly & lightly Women)
Read (Care)Fully and Enjoy and pass on to as many men & women in your contact to know the truth and thereby you reveal the truth.
"A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman, " she told him.
"I don't understand , " he said. His Mom just hugged him and said , "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father ,"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for NO reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man , still wondering why women cry...
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone , he asked , "God ,..............................
why do women cry so easily?"
God said,..............................
"When I made the woman she had to be special TO HANDLE MAN
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up , and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances , even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.(ROBBING PAUL TO RE-PAY PAUL)
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife , but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him HOLDING ON HIM unfalteringly.
And finally , I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed." to TEAR HER MAN
"You see my son , " said God , "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears , the figure that she carries , or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes , because that is the WINKING doorway to her heart - the place where love RESID(U)ES."
Please send this to ten beautiful women you know today. If you do , You will boost another woman's self-esteem.
Pass it on to men too - perhaps they will then understand "why women cry.............. and SHED TEARS...............
You know its just to TEAR MEN INTO PIECES.(Take this truth rightly & lightly Women)
Read (Care)Fully and Enjoy and pass on to as many men & women in your contact to know the truth and thereby you reveal the truth.
Yet Another Chance...............................
Yet Another Chance........................................
How often we wish for yet another chance to make a fresh beginning.
A chance to blot out our mistakes and change failure into winning.
It does not take a special time to make a brand new start.
It only takes the deep desire to try with all our heart.
To live a little better, to always be forgiving.
To add a little sunshine in a world for which we’re living.
Never give up in despair nor think you are through.
For there’s always a tomorrow, A chance to start a new..
with lots of love and regards
JK
How often we wish for yet another chance to make a fresh beginning.
A chance to blot out our mistakes and change failure into winning.
It does not take a special time to make a brand new start.
It only takes the deep desire to try with all our heart.
To live a little better, to always be forgiving.
To add a little sunshine in a world for which we’re living.
Never give up in despair nor think you are through.
For there’s always a tomorrow, A chance to start a new..
with lots of love and regards
JK
Peace of Mind...........................
WORTH READING AND A GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW .............................
Once when Buddha was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha said to one of his disciples, I am thirsty. Go and get me some water from that lake there.The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake.As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink! So he came back and said to Buddha, The water in the lake is very muddy. I dont think it is fit to drink.
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own and then you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You dont have to put in any effort to calm it down..............................
It will happen. It is effortless
Once when Buddha was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha said to one of his disciples, I am thirsty. Go and get me some water from that lake there.The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake.As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink! So he came back and said to Buddha, The water in the lake is very muddy. I dont think it is fit to drink.
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own and then you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You dont have to put in any effort to calm it down..............................
It will happen. It is effortless
Your Heart Knows......................
Your Heart Knows...........................
Listen to your heart when it asks you to act with kindness.
Your heart knows what truly fulfills you.
Listen to your heart when it suggests that you be patient.
Your heart knows how real and lasting value is created.
Listen to your heart when it calls you to live this moment
With joy. Your heart knows what makes you the most Effective.
Listen to your heart when it urges you to see profound
Beauty in the most ordinary things. Your heart knows where
Your real strength comes from.
Listen to your heart when it reminds you to feel hopeful.
Your heart knows about possibilities that your mind has not
Yet considered.
Whether you're up or you're down, whether you're confident
Or unsure, listen to your heart. For your heart knows why
You're here.
Listen to your heart when it asks you to act with kindness.
Your heart knows what truly fulfills you.
Listen to your heart when it suggests that you be patient.
Your heart knows how real and lasting value is created.
Listen to your heart when it calls you to live this moment
With joy. Your heart knows what makes you the most Effective.
Listen to your heart when it urges you to see profound
Beauty in the most ordinary things. Your heart knows where
Your real strength comes from.
Listen to your heart when it reminds you to feel hopeful.
Your heart knows about possibilities that your mind has not
Yet considered.
Whether you're up or you're down, whether you're confident
Or unsure, listen to your heart. For your heart knows why
You're here.
Smile at life...................................
Smile at Life...........................
No matter what else you have or do not have, you have the
Beautiful experience of life. No matter what may have
Happened before, or what might come next, you have this
Moment.
Now is when you can make it count. Now is when you are
Connected with unbounded opportunities to make a positive
Difference.
Don't waste your time complaining about what you lack or
Worrying about what you might lose. Invest the best of what
You have in this moment to create new value.
If you choose to be annoyed or resentful, you'll only drag
Yourself down. Instead, challenge yourself to be more
Positive and effective than you've ever been, right now.
Smile at life, even when life has not smiled at you first.
Be the first one to initiate goodness, and you'll be the
First one to benefit from that goodness.
You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your
Blessings, and before you're finished counting you'll have
Even more.
No matter what else you have or do not have, you have the
Beautiful experience of life. No matter what may have
Happened before, or what might come next, you have this
Moment.
Now is when you can make it count. Now is when you are
Connected with unbounded opportunities to make a positive
Difference.
Don't waste your time complaining about what you lack or
Worrying about what you might lose. Invest the best of what
You have in this moment to create new value.
If you choose to be annoyed or resentful, you'll only drag
Yourself down. Instead, challenge yourself to be more
Positive and effective than you've ever been, right now.
Smile at life, even when life has not smiled at you first.
Be the first one to initiate goodness, and you'll be the
First one to benefit from that goodness.
You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your
Blessings, and before you're finished counting you'll have
Even more.
The Secret of Happiness..........................
The secret of happiness is to be free of fear.
Fear is like a toxin that runs through much of our thinking. It feeds on
insecurity, feeling of loss, loneliness,inadequacy and attachment.
You are loveable and loving. Accept this as Truth. Appreciate and care for
yourself - truly, deeply, intensely, in a way that reflects your real
value.
Then you will automatically have the same regards for all other living
beings and things.
Fear is like a toxin that runs through much of our thinking. It feeds on
insecurity, feeling of loss, loneliness,inadequacy and attachment.
You are loveable and loving. Accept this as Truth. Appreciate and care for
yourself - truly, deeply, intensely, in a way that reflects your real
value.
Then you will automatically have the same regards for all other living
beings and things.
Choose the path that............................................
Choose the Path that Strengthens You.....................
When faced with a choice, choose the path that strengthens you.
Choose to learn, choose to grow, choose to more fully become who you are.
Explore places where you have not been before.
Look at ideas and concepts that you have not considered before.
If you stay hidden in the comfortable and familiar, your spirit can soon
grow weary.
Venture out and recharge the passion in your life.
Venture out there beyond what is comfortable, routine and expected.
Venture out and discover the depth and the richness of who you are.
A life that is tested and challenged is a life that surely becomes filled with real purpose.
The more briskly the wind blows against your face, the more fully alive you'll feel.
Venture out from where you've been, then from that new perspective venture
out again.
There's no end to what you can discover, AND BECOME.
When faced with a choice, choose the path that strengthens you.
Choose to learn, choose to grow, choose to more fully become who you are.
Explore places where you have not been before.
Look at ideas and concepts that you have not considered before.
If you stay hidden in the comfortable and familiar, your spirit can soon
grow weary.
Venture out and recharge the passion in your life.
Venture out there beyond what is comfortable, routine and expected.
Venture out and discover the depth and the richness of who you are.
A life that is tested and challenged is a life that surely becomes filled with real purpose.
The more briskly the wind blows against your face, the more fully alive you'll feel.
Venture out from where you've been, then from that new perspective venture
out again.
There's no end to what you can discover, AND BECOME.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Light into the Darkness...........................
Source:- The book An Instrument of Thy Peace.
LIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS...............By Swami Chidananda.
Introduction..........
Mankind’s Actual State.
Yoga is an ancient and unique system of unfoldment of the personality at all levels. However, especially in the West, people are only accustomed to doing yoga in order to derive some health benefits. Ninety-nine per cent of the people who practise yoga do it merely as a physical exercise. Steadiness of body can calm the mind, and for this reason many people are also interested in yoga, but another dimension to yoga needs to emerge; namely, the desire to meditate on something beyond body and mind. In my own opinion, these aspects of body and mind alone have a lesser place in yoga when compared to the spiritual aspect. What is the relevance of spirit to yoga? May be I am just more accustomed to speaking about spiritual life, but regardless of the kind of retreat with Swami Chidananda you intend to participate in, you will get a spiritual retreat, because Swami Chidananda and the spirit are inseparable.
What exactly is the connection between yoga and the spiritual life? You are practising yoga as a human being, but in reality you are an immortal spirit. When an immortal spirit is practising yoga, it is impossible to separate spirit from yoga. The question about the connection arises only when you have forgotten that you are an immortal soul and not a cage of flesh and bone. When you wisely remember this fact, the question of the relationship between yoga and spiritual life does not arise. It arises when you forget the truth and cling to falsehood. In addition to its being a psychological and physical system, yoga is the science of attaining the experience of your innermost Reality. Hatha yoga, or the practising of yoga asanas, is not the whole of yoga science. The word "yoga" is a Sanskrit word implying a union with the eternal, universal source of Being. The attainment of union with the universal Being is the supreme good for a human being.
In this world we try to avoid sorrow, pain and suffering. Even the most uneducated person with limited understanding does not want pain, sorrow or suffering. High and low, great and small, everyone wants happiness, joy and peace—this instinct is universal. In the ultimate analysis, all life as well as all human activity is only a striving to eliminate pain and to attain happiness. The will to joy, peace and satisfaction pervades the life of everything in this world. A little reflection will make this point very evident. Even subhuman creatures wish to avoid suffering and to get bodily satisfaction. You might have noticed that if the summer is very hot, animals try to remain more in the water. Even birds and insects take shelter from cold and rain, but their capacity to attain this universal desire of God-realisation is limited by the absence of greater intelligence.
It is the human individual alone who tries to consciously and intelligently achieve this objective and who can devise ways to attain this goal. Right from birth men strive to attain happiness and to avoid pain and suffering, so naturally one could expect that they would succeed in getting what they want. But in today’s world, do we find human beings full of happiness and completely free from any suffering or misery? What is our observation of life and the human beings around us? What is the report of the world’s condition that we get from the media? What is our own personal experience? I am not asking just about the outer facade or the mask we are putting on in the drama we are playing. I do not refer to the relative happiness of our outer life. What is our frank observation of our own lives based on our honest experience? I don’t necessarily need an answer from you, but I want you to answer these questions for yourselves.
What is your observation of life and the people around you?
Are they full of joy with no sign of pain, suffering or any other negative experience? Day after day, what are we being told about the state of the world? People throughout the world are facing starvation; hundreds of thousands of people suffer hell due to political and social upheaval; an entire generation of Palestinians has never known a real home or a peaceful condition in their lives; people are being massacred in African countries. It is like this in all the directions of the compass—a constant tale of human agony.
What do you make of this paradoxical situation?
If all people want happiness and joy, why do they not get it? We are able to possess thousands of things that our ancestors never had, due to science and technology, and so many things today are convenient and easy for us that were extremely difficult in the past. We have achieved a standard of living hitherto never achieved by human society, and yet, are we free from pain and suffering, old age, disease and decay? These inexorable experiences seem to be unavoidable. Old age is painful, disease is painful, and the decay of the senses and the weakening of one’s faculties are painful, but these problems have not been solved.
Many of the current solutions create worse problems than the initial ones. Cancer is an ever-growing menace in human society because modern life is so full of chemicals, and toxins are on the increase. Destructive therapies like cobalt, radiation and chemotherapy are being given for cancer, and the patient goes through hell. Teeth and hair can fall out and terrible changes occur in the entire system, but often in spite of all this, the cancer patient may not survive. Life becomes so much of a torture that it would seem more desirable to let the patient die a natural death. To die of cancer seems preferable to dying of the treatment for cancer. It is not just I who says this, but also families, patients and physicians who have borne witness from their own experience.
Despite the ongoing human quest for happiness, there does not seem to be much success. So what is to be done?
Modern man seems no better off now than our forefathers, in spite of technological progress in comfort and convenience. The modern dilemma is further worsened by the actions of certain people who are out to inflict sorrow and suffering on other human beings. Man is bringing to bear all his powers of intelligence, reasoning and scientific knowledge to create things that can harm, destroy and kill. This is not entirely a modern phenomenon, because hatred, conflict, violence and war have been a part of the human situation since ancient times.
Mankind’s Actual State.
What is mankind’s actual state in these modern times?
There are many colleges and universities, and vast libraries house thousands of books. The literacy rate in most progressive countries is ninety-nine per cent. There has been an explosion of knowledge and advancement in every sphere of human activity—with amazing advances in electronics, physics and chemistry. Man prides himself on being cultured and civilised, and he might speak condescendingly of his Stone Age ancestors, but then again, let’s take another look at modern society. Side by side with the scientific progress and apparent advances in culture and civilisation, there is something very shocking. As I already said, there has always been hatred, violence and war in human society, but the ability to inflict suffering was limited.
Today, however, thanks to his vast knowledge, modern man has now perfected the technology of annihilation. He now has the ability to bring destruction to the whole of mankind. He has provided himself with the tools to destroy the entire world or make it uninhabitable. Planet Earth could become a lifeless wasteland. We are told that man has the capacity to destroy the world twenty times over. Is this sanity or madness? If this is progress, is it really the progress we want? How and why has man brought himself to this present sad state? How many of us have seriously pondered these questions?
In spite of man’s best efforts to find happiness and peace, he has failed. Today, as though this failure were not enough, man has become the destroyer of human welfare and the potential creator of unimaginable suffering, pain and destruction. In the face of these plain facts, is there something in our human heritage that would offer itself as a solution? There is a saying,
"While there is life, there is hope."
Those who have faith in God never lose hope. One of the basic tenets of the Christian religion is that man lives by hope. Faith, hope and charity are three of the great virtues preached by Christianity. When you have faith in God, you have hope in life, and when you have hope you can be compassionate and kind towards all human beings. Despair makes animals out of human beings, but living in hope makes charity possible.
Man is a part of God—not physically or mentally—but spiritually. The inner spiritual Reality is your essential identity, and you are a part of that supreme Universal Soul that is the pinnacle of all perfection.
God is experienced and known to be an ocean of love, compassion, wisdom and joy. These things are an essential part of your own true nature. Each human individual has the potential of manifesting all these divine qualities. Living life in order to bring about these potentials is true culture and also the art and science of life. The failure to understand this truth about our real nature and to make our lives a process of inner awakening has brought mankind into this state of darkness.
Yoga is more relevant than at any other time in human history, precisely because it is a system that teaches man how to bring about an inner transformation of life through the manifestation of these divine qualities. The pursuit of self-satisfaction and sensuality totally warps human nature and brings it down to the level of a beast. The more you ignore your true spiritual nature, the more you enter into darkness and suffering. Yoga provides a tool by which you can bring about a change in the present human condition. Yoga brings about a direct relationship with that Being with whom you are inseparably connected. To forfeit this supreme privilege would bring the potential for great evil to all mankind. Yet, the prevalence of yoga over the modern world today is a sign of hope that there may be a future for mankind. Yoga can bring light into the darkness, and it can replace un-wisdom by wisdom. It can replace weakness with strength and slavery by
self-mastery. It can bring wisdom where there is now only folly. It can make the human being truly a child of God.
These ideas warrant serious reflection and deep contemplation. Think, reflect, and if possible try to see what you can do in the context of your own life in the light of this present condition of man. I feel personally that it would not be in any way an exaggeration if I said that this is the only way out of humanity’s present condition. This is neither fanaticism nor dogmatism. There are so many paths put forward by different organisations, but for any of these paths to be successful, they must in some way contain yoga. Nothing can be achieved unless the human individual puts himself into a conscious relationship with God. No improvement is possible unless the channel is opened between man and God. This is precisely what yoga constitutes, and this is the purpose of yoga. It actually brings man to God and God to man.
May the grace of the Lord illumine your intellect, and may the peace of God fill your hearts. May the love of God manifest and prevail in your lives. May the light, purity and truth of God find expression through your thoughts, words and actions. May the benedictions of beloved Master Swami Sivananda make all things possible for you through yoga
LIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS...............By Swami Chidananda.
Introduction..........
Mankind’s Actual State.
Yoga is an ancient and unique system of unfoldment of the personality at all levels. However, especially in the West, people are only accustomed to doing yoga in order to derive some health benefits. Ninety-nine per cent of the people who practise yoga do it merely as a physical exercise. Steadiness of body can calm the mind, and for this reason many people are also interested in yoga, but another dimension to yoga needs to emerge; namely, the desire to meditate on something beyond body and mind. In my own opinion, these aspects of body and mind alone have a lesser place in yoga when compared to the spiritual aspect. What is the relevance of spirit to yoga? May be I am just more accustomed to speaking about spiritual life, but regardless of the kind of retreat with Swami Chidananda you intend to participate in, you will get a spiritual retreat, because Swami Chidananda and the spirit are inseparable.
What exactly is the connection between yoga and the spiritual life? You are practising yoga as a human being, but in reality you are an immortal spirit. When an immortal spirit is practising yoga, it is impossible to separate spirit from yoga. The question about the connection arises only when you have forgotten that you are an immortal soul and not a cage of flesh and bone. When you wisely remember this fact, the question of the relationship between yoga and spiritual life does not arise. It arises when you forget the truth and cling to falsehood. In addition to its being a psychological and physical system, yoga is the science of attaining the experience of your innermost Reality. Hatha yoga, or the practising of yoga asanas, is not the whole of yoga science. The word "yoga" is a Sanskrit word implying a union with the eternal, universal source of Being. The attainment of union with the universal Being is the supreme good for a human being.
In this world we try to avoid sorrow, pain and suffering. Even the most uneducated person with limited understanding does not want pain, sorrow or suffering. High and low, great and small, everyone wants happiness, joy and peace—this instinct is universal. In the ultimate analysis, all life as well as all human activity is only a striving to eliminate pain and to attain happiness. The will to joy, peace and satisfaction pervades the life of everything in this world. A little reflection will make this point very evident. Even subhuman creatures wish to avoid suffering and to get bodily satisfaction. You might have noticed that if the summer is very hot, animals try to remain more in the water. Even birds and insects take shelter from cold and rain, but their capacity to attain this universal desire of God-realisation is limited by the absence of greater intelligence.
It is the human individual alone who tries to consciously and intelligently achieve this objective and who can devise ways to attain this goal. Right from birth men strive to attain happiness and to avoid pain and suffering, so naturally one could expect that they would succeed in getting what they want. But in today’s world, do we find human beings full of happiness and completely free from any suffering or misery? What is our observation of life and the human beings around us? What is the report of the world’s condition that we get from the media? What is our own personal experience? I am not asking just about the outer facade or the mask we are putting on in the drama we are playing. I do not refer to the relative happiness of our outer life. What is our frank observation of our own lives based on our honest experience? I don’t necessarily need an answer from you, but I want you to answer these questions for yourselves.
What is your observation of life and the people around you?
Are they full of joy with no sign of pain, suffering or any other negative experience? Day after day, what are we being told about the state of the world? People throughout the world are facing starvation; hundreds of thousands of people suffer hell due to political and social upheaval; an entire generation of Palestinians has never known a real home or a peaceful condition in their lives; people are being massacred in African countries. It is like this in all the directions of the compass—a constant tale of human agony.
What do you make of this paradoxical situation?
If all people want happiness and joy, why do they not get it? We are able to possess thousands of things that our ancestors never had, due to science and technology, and so many things today are convenient and easy for us that were extremely difficult in the past. We have achieved a standard of living hitherto never achieved by human society, and yet, are we free from pain and suffering, old age, disease and decay? These inexorable experiences seem to be unavoidable. Old age is painful, disease is painful, and the decay of the senses and the weakening of one’s faculties are painful, but these problems have not been solved.
Many of the current solutions create worse problems than the initial ones. Cancer is an ever-growing menace in human society because modern life is so full of chemicals, and toxins are on the increase. Destructive therapies like cobalt, radiation and chemotherapy are being given for cancer, and the patient goes through hell. Teeth and hair can fall out and terrible changes occur in the entire system, but often in spite of all this, the cancer patient may not survive. Life becomes so much of a torture that it would seem more desirable to let the patient die a natural death. To die of cancer seems preferable to dying of the treatment for cancer. It is not just I who says this, but also families, patients and physicians who have borne witness from their own experience.
Despite the ongoing human quest for happiness, there does not seem to be much success. So what is to be done?
Modern man seems no better off now than our forefathers, in spite of technological progress in comfort and convenience. The modern dilemma is further worsened by the actions of certain people who are out to inflict sorrow and suffering on other human beings. Man is bringing to bear all his powers of intelligence, reasoning and scientific knowledge to create things that can harm, destroy and kill. This is not entirely a modern phenomenon, because hatred, conflict, violence and war have been a part of the human situation since ancient times.
Mankind’s Actual State.
What is mankind’s actual state in these modern times?
There are many colleges and universities, and vast libraries house thousands of books. The literacy rate in most progressive countries is ninety-nine per cent. There has been an explosion of knowledge and advancement in every sphere of human activity—with amazing advances in electronics, physics and chemistry. Man prides himself on being cultured and civilised, and he might speak condescendingly of his Stone Age ancestors, but then again, let’s take another look at modern society. Side by side with the scientific progress and apparent advances in culture and civilisation, there is something very shocking. As I already said, there has always been hatred, violence and war in human society, but the ability to inflict suffering was limited.
Today, however, thanks to his vast knowledge, modern man has now perfected the technology of annihilation. He now has the ability to bring destruction to the whole of mankind. He has provided himself with the tools to destroy the entire world or make it uninhabitable. Planet Earth could become a lifeless wasteland. We are told that man has the capacity to destroy the world twenty times over. Is this sanity or madness? If this is progress, is it really the progress we want? How and why has man brought himself to this present sad state? How many of us have seriously pondered these questions?
In spite of man’s best efforts to find happiness and peace, he has failed. Today, as though this failure were not enough, man has become the destroyer of human welfare and the potential creator of unimaginable suffering, pain and destruction. In the face of these plain facts, is there something in our human heritage that would offer itself as a solution? There is a saying,
"While there is life, there is hope."
Those who have faith in God never lose hope. One of the basic tenets of the Christian religion is that man lives by hope. Faith, hope and charity are three of the great virtues preached by Christianity. When you have faith in God, you have hope in life, and when you have hope you can be compassionate and kind towards all human beings. Despair makes animals out of human beings, but living in hope makes charity possible.
Man is a part of God—not physically or mentally—but spiritually. The inner spiritual Reality is your essential identity, and you are a part of that supreme Universal Soul that is the pinnacle of all perfection.
God is experienced and known to be an ocean of love, compassion, wisdom and joy. These things are an essential part of your own true nature. Each human individual has the potential of manifesting all these divine qualities. Living life in order to bring about these potentials is true culture and also the art and science of life. The failure to understand this truth about our real nature and to make our lives a process of inner awakening has brought mankind into this state of darkness.
Yoga is more relevant than at any other time in human history, precisely because it is a system that teaches man how to bring about an inner transformation of life through the manifestation of these divine qualities. The pursuit of self-satisfaction and sensuality totally warps human nature and brings it down to the level of a beast. The more you ignore your true spiritual nature, the more you enter into darkness and suffering. Yoga provides a tool by which you can bring about a change in the present human condition. Yoga brings about a direct relationship with that Being with whom you are inseparably connected. To forfeit this supreme privilege would bring the potential for great evil to all mankind. Yet, the prevalence of yoga over the modern world today is a sign of hope that there may be a future for mankind. Yoga can bring light into the darkness, and it can replace un-wisdom by wisdom. It can replace weakness with strength and slavery by
self-mastery. It can bring wisdom where there is now only folly. It can make the human being truly a child of God.
These ideas warrant serious reflection and deep contemplation. Think, reflect, and if possible try to see what you can do in the context of your own life in the light of this present condition of man. I feel personally that it would not be in any way an exaggeration if I said that this is the only way out of humanity’s present condition. This is neither fanaticism nor dogmatism. There are so many paths put forward by different organisations, but for any of these paths to be successful, they must in some way contain yoga. Nothing can be achieved unless the human individual puts himself into a conscious relationship with God. No improvement is possible unless the channel is opened between man and God. This is precisely what yoga constitutes, and this is the purpose of yoga. It actually brings man to God and God to man.
May the grace of the Lord illumine your intellect, and may the peace of God fill your hearts. May the love of God manifest and prevail in your lives. May the light, purity and truth of God find expression through your thoughts, words and actions. May the benedictions of beloved Master Swami Sivananda make all things possible for you through yoga
Mind is a Friend......as well...................
Mind is a Friend.............as well Master.
For a living mother the death of a child is extremely painful. Sometimes I ask, "Did you kill your child?" "Then why are you sorry?" So many things are happening in the world. This also has happened. It is the dead child whose memory teaches and glorifies the parents. Even a premature death is to enrich you. In any way it has happened and I do not wish that it should happen. Having occurred, what should you decide? Uddharet. We must get enriched by the development.
Imagine Arjuna's misery even after having listened to the Gita. His dear son, Abhimanyu, was goaded by the paternal uncle, Yudhishthira, to enter the chakra-vyuha, where Abhimanyu was killed, fighting single-handed against many heroes of the Kaurava army. Think of Arjuna. Objectively he won the war but mentally it was a great loss. An endless stream of misery was in his mind.
To resolve, transcend it, he had to undergo a lot of exercises, austerity. Don't think that this world will always encircle you with favourable bounties. Extricate the mind from the customary conventional reactions arising from misery. Give it a spiritual kick. That spiritual dimension should be held before the mind and then you will find uddharet atmanaa atmaanam.
So the mind has got a strong potential to befriend you, also to hurt, torment you. Never complain any time that this world makes you like this. This world is made to make you the best. You may be the worst, but from the worst level you are supposed to have a journey through the world to the best level.
Tell the mind: "Receive approval as also disapproval, approbation as well as the opposite." Be prepared to be blamed and also praised as the society consists of both sections. Grow in the hands of both. Normally
with praise, pride develops and then our growth is stunted. But here the capacity is different. You assimilate praise, never give an opportunity for pride to develop and you grow out of that. In the same way, assimilate blame and let your courage, determination and clear position be all the more strengthened.
He by whom the normal complex nature of the mind has been enriched, oriented; the negative forces have been replaced by the positive ones by such a man bandhuh atma aatmanastasya.. His mind will never put him to defeat. Whatever occurs, happens, his mind will befriend him in such a manner that he will be able to keep his composure. If control, moderation, enrichment and sublimation are not administered, the mind will become disorderly and behave in the customary, unruly manner and therefore turn your enemy. It lets you down.
Source..............Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
For a living mother the death of a child is extremely painful. Sometimes I ask, "Did you kill your child?" "Then why are you sorry?" So many things are happening in the world. This also has happened. It is the dead child whose memory teaches and glorifies the parents. Even a premature death is to enrich you. In any way it has happened and I do not wish that it should happen. Having occurred, what should you decide? Uddharet. We must get enriched by the development.
Imagine Arjuna's misery even after having listened to the Gita. His dear son, Abhimanyu, was goaded by the paternal uncle, Yudhishthira, to enter the chakra-vyuha, where Abhimanyu was killed, fighting single-handed against many heroes of the Kaurava army. Think of Arjuna. Objectively he won the war but mentally it was a great loss. An endless stream of misery was in his mind.
To resolve, transcend it, he had to undergo a lot of exercises, austerity. Don't think that this world will always encircle you with favourable bounties. Extricate the mind from the customary conventional reactions arising from misery. Give it a spiritual kick. That spiritual dimension should be held before the mind and then you will find uddharet atmanaa atmaanam.
So the mind has got a strong potential to befriend you, also to hurt, torment you. Never complain any time that this world makes you like this. This world is made to make you the best. You may be the worst, but from the worst level you are supposed to have a journey through the world to the best level.
Tell the mind: "Receive approval as also disapproval, approbation as well as the opposite." Be prepared to be blamed and also praised as the society consists of both sections. Grow in the hands of both. Normally
with praise, pride develops and then our growth is stunted. But here the capacity is different. You assimilate praise, never give an opportunity for pride to develop and you grow out of that. In the same way, assimilate blame and let your courage, determination and clear position be all the more strengthened.
He by whom the normal complex nature of the mind has been enriched, oriented; the negative forces have been replaced by the positive ones by such a man bandhuh atma aatmanastasya.. His mind will never put him to defeat. Whatever occurs, happens, his mind will befriend him in such a manner that he will be able to keep his composure. If control, moderation, enrichment and sublimation are not administered, the mind will become disorderly and behave in the customary, unruly manner and therefore turn your enemy. It lets you down.
Source..............Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
An Inspired Mind...................
An Inspired Mind..............................
The real fervour, the real application or its beginning, starts from the mind. In the source level — the mind — if it itself is not being inspired, then there will be hesitation, suspicion, and obstacles in the mind level, thoughts generated in the psychological conscious structure of human personality. Unless you are able to remove from the mind all these repressing negative traits, the mind will not rise up with enthusiasm to the full measure.
So we want an inspiring and inspired mind, flexible, hopeful, confident, a mind that can never be defeated, that which accepts no defeat whatsoever. Hanuman had such a mind. The inspiration is generated in and by the mind; not in or by the body. Similarly, diffidence also is generated in and by the mind — not the body. Success or failure comes after the task is performed. But a question like "will I succeed or not?" brings failure even before the effort starts to perform the task. The reverse of it is also true in regard to success. This is an important point which people often ignore, miss or forget.
What does constantly assail a cricket player? "Will I be able to meet the bowling?" This very thought will never allow you to play your best. Whether you will be able to score or not, the end will show. Go there with a ready mind. May be you come back with a zero score. But before that you have already made a zero in your mind, remaining in the pavilion, This is the point. Very few heroes rush first themselves into the scene and then start playing. This is what Hanuman did. Hanuman clearly opens up before you a large enormous measure of possibility everywhere.After all every one has only a body, maximum it is six feet, may be another two inches tall or
more. The weight will be sixty or seventy kilograms. With this body every one accomplishes whatever he has to accomplish in life. So bodily there is no difference whatsoever — two eyes, two ears, one nose, ten fingers, two hands and ten toes. What more is there in any one. At the most it is taller or shorter.
Now, the entire difference lies in the mind structure of man, in the intelligence. Intelligence must be able to reason out, evolve greater and greater, more and more useful insights, possibilities, outlooks, viewpoints, evolutions and assessments. The intelligence must be able to progressively culture more and more useful and inspiring standards.
Source.............Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
The real fervour, the real application or its beginning, starts from the mind. In the source level — the mind — if it itself is not being inspired, then there will be hesitation, suspicion, and obstacles in the mind level, thoughts generated in the psychological conscious structure of human personality. Unless you are able to remove from the mind all these repressing negative traits, the mind will not rise up with enthusiasm to the full measure.
So we want an inspiring and inspired mind, flexible, hopeful, confident, a mind that can never be defeated, that which accepts no defeat whatsoever. Hanuman had such a mind. The inspiration is generated in and by the mind; not in or by the body. Similarly, diffidence also is generated in and by the mind — not the body. Success or failure comes after the task is performed. But a question like "will I succeed or not?" brings failure even before the effort starts to perform the task. The reverse of it is also true in regard to success. This is an important point which people often ignore, miss or forget.
What does constantly assail a cricket player? "Will I be able to meet the bowling?" This very thought will never allow you to play your best. Whether you will be able to score or not, the end will show. Go there with a ready mind. May be you come back with a zero score. But before that you have already made a zero in your mind, remaining in the pavilion, This is the point. Very few heroes rush first themselves into the scene and then start playing. This is what Hanuman did. Hanuman clearly opens up before you a large enormous measure of possibility everywhere.After all every one has only a body, maximum it is six feet, may be another two inches tall or
more. The weight will be sixty or seventy kilograms. With this body every one accomplishes whatever he has to accomplish in life. So bodily there is no difference whatsoever — two eyes, two ears, one nose, ten fingers, two hands and ten toes. What more is there in any one. At the most it is taller or shorter.
Now, the entire difference lies in the mind structure of man, in the intelligence. Intelligence must be able to reason out, evolve greater and greater, more and more useful insights, possibilities, outlooks, viewpoints, evolutions and assessments. The intelligence must be able to progressively culture more and more useful and inspiring standards.
Source.............Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
The Importance of Listening..............
Importance of Listening..............................
In an interaction like what transpired in Kurukshetra between Arjuna, the seeker and Krishna, the Knower, the knowledge process alone can work and that is what Krishna instills all along. Krishna adds that even listening to the Scriptural texts would be a full pursuit by itself:
Anye tvevamajaanantah shrutvaanyebhya upaasate |
Tepi chaatitarantyeva mrutyum shrutiparaayanaah ||
There are yet others who, not having enough knowledge take to their saadhana after listening to others' exposition. Such seekers, given assiduously to listening, too transcend mortality.It may appear to be a unique addition. But on reflection, you will find that listening has a very important role in spiritual life. In fact the entire Vedanta rests upon úravaṇa,manana and nidhidhyâsana. The first in these is attentive hearing or listening.
The seeker has to go to the Knower and get exposed to the Truth attentively. Only when he does this first part, which needs the presence of a Wise Teacher, the other two, manana and nidhidhyâsana, can follow. Even reflection and meditation thus succeed hearing alone.Hearing is so inspiring, enlightening and forceful that it has come to be a great culture in this land. Discourses on Ramayana, Mahabharata, Sreemad Bhaagvatam and similar Texts have played an important role in the religious as well as spiritual life of our people for ages.
Krishna says, even that kind of listening is good, effective and fulfilling. Such devout listeners will in due time, by their intimacy and intensity, be able to transcend the world. After years of listening, they become oriented towards saadhana and that bestows purity and sublimation.
Source................Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
In an interaction like what transpired in Kurukshetra between Arjuna, the seeker and Krishna, the Knower, the knowledge process alone can work and that is what Krishna instills all along. Krishna adds that even listening to the Scriptural texts would be a full pursuit by itself:
Anye tvevamajaanantah shrutvaanyebhya upaasate |
Tepi chaatitarantyeva mrutyum shrutiparaayanaah ||
There are yet others who, not having enough knowledge take to their saadhana after listening to others' exposition. Such seekers, given assiduously to listening, too transcend mortality.It may appear to be a unique addition. But on reflection, you will find that listening has a very important role in spiritual life. In fact the entire Vedanta rests upon úravaṇa,manana and nidhidhyâsana. The first in these is attentive hearing or listening.
The seeker has to go to the Knower and get exposed to the Truth attentively. Only when he does this first part, which needs the presence of a Wise Teacher, the other two, manana and nidhidhyâsana, can follow. Even reflection and meditation thus succeed hearing alone.Hearing is so inspiring, enlightening and forceful that it has come to be a great culture in this land. Discourses on Ramayana, Mahabharata, Sreemad Bhaagvatam and similar Texts have played an important role in the religious as well as spiritual life of our people for ages.
Krishna says, even that kind of listening is good, effective and fulfilling. Such devout listeners will in due time, by their intimacy and intensity, be able to transcend the world. After years of listening, they become oriented towards saadhana and that bestows purity and sublimation.
Source................Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Man Proposes & God Disposes...To read &remember....
MAN PROPOSES...........AND...................GOD DISPOSES....PL READ & REMEMBER
I ASKED FOR STRENGTH..........................
AND GOD GAVE ME DIFFICULTIES TO MAKE ME STRONG.
I ASKED FOR WISDOM,.............
AND GOD GAVE ME PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
I ASKED FOR PROSPERITY,..............
AND GOD GAVE ME BRAIN AND BRAWN TO WORK.
I ASKED FOR COURAGE,...........
AND GOD GAVE ME DANGER TO OVERCOME
I ASKED FOR LOVE,....................
AND GOD GAVE ME TROUBLED PEOPLE TO HELP.
I ASKED FOR FAVOURS,..........
AND GOD GAVE ME OPPORTUNITIES.
I RECEIVED NOTHING I WANTED,........BUT................
I RECEIVED EVERYTHING I NEEDED.............
AND THAT'S HOW GOD WORKS FOR EVERY ONE
I ASKED FOR STRENGTH..........................
AND GOD GAVE ME DIFFICULTIES TO MAKE ME STRONG.
I ASKED FOR WISDOM,.............
AND GOD GAVE ME PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
I ASKED FOR PROSPERITY,..............
AND GOD GAVE ME BRAIN AND BRAWN TO WORK.
I ASKED FOR COURAGE,...........
AND GOD GAVE ME DANGER TO OVERCOME
I ASKED FOR LOVE,....................
AND GOD GAVE ME TROUBLED PEOPLE TO HELP.
I ASKED FOR FAVOURS,..........
AND GOD GAVE ME OPPORTUNITIES.
I RECEIVED NOTHING I WANTED,........BUT................
I RECEIVED EVERYTHING I NEEDED.............
AND THAT'S HOW GOD WORKS FOR EVERY ONE
The Art of Life............................
The Art of Life.....................
The greatest art is to be silent.
Not just unspeaking with the lips,
But unspeaking with the mind.
When the mind is quiet,
Its whole angle of vision changes.
From pouncing on the problems,
It begins to perceive the chances,
The good things in life:
And, in that discrimination
Which comes from silence,
Lie all other arts.
The arts that make life a pleasure
And a challenge;
Like how to talk to each other,
Entertain each other,
Accept each other -
In short, how to be happy
Not just together, but alone.
The greatest art is to be silent.
Not just unspeaking with the lips,
But unspeaking with the mind.
When the mind is quiet,
Its whole angle of vision changes.
From pouncing on the problems,
It begins to perceive the chances,
The good things in life:
And, in that discrimination
Which comes from silence,
Lie all other arts.
The arts that make life a pleasure
And a challenge;
Like how to talk to each other,
Entertain each other,
Accept each other -
In short, how to be happy
Not just together, but alone.
Words of Wisdom......................
Words of Wisdom............................
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from
The development of love and compassion.
The more we care for the happiness of others,
The greater is our own sense of well-being.
Do the best you can in every task,
No matter how unimportant it may seem at the time.
No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.
It is amazing what you can accomplish
If you do not care who Gets the credit.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails."
Instead of focusing on all that you are not,
Try focusing on all that you are.
Under the hardest shell, is a person
Who wants to be appreciated and loved.
Constant kindness can accomplish much.
As the sun makes ice melt.
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from
The development of love and compassion.
The more we care for the happiness of others,
The greater is our own sense of well-being.
Do the best you can in every task,
No matter how unimportant it may seem at the time.
No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.
It is amazing what you can accomplish
If you do not care who Gets the credit.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails."
Instead of focusing on all that you are not,
Try focusing on all that you are.
Under the hardest shell, is a person
Who wants to be appreciated and loved.
Constant kindness can accomplish much.
As the sun makes ice melt.
Worthg Reading & worth remembering....................
A MUST READ BY ALL CHILDREN & A MUST REMEMBERING TOO......
CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PENCIL & ERASER.
Not only Worth Reading....................but worth remembering too
Pencil................
I'm sorry.
Eraser.............
For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil.....................
I'm sorry you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.
Eraser................
That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad. :)
I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational...............AND Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way... they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on). Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad............................and that's the finer quality of the eraser and absolutely its right to equally compare with parents as they have the will power and strength even to erase the indelible marks of misates....................
CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PENCIL & ERASER.
Not only Worth Reading....................but worth remembering too
Pencil................
I'm sorry.
Eraser.............
For what? You didn't do anything wrong.
Pencil.....................
I'm sorry you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.
Eraser................
That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad. :)
I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational...............AND Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way... they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on). Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad............................and that's the finer quality of the eraser and absolutely its right to equally compare with parents as they have the will power and strength even to erase the indelible marks of misates....................
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