Wednesday, September 22, 2010


Good health comes first


The recently concluded FIFA World Cup football in South Africa caused worldwide excitement. Indians were overtaken by the passion of the game even though India was not participating in the event.

It is easy to get infected with the spirit of the game in a globalised world with its vast media networks that enable people to watch the game even at odd hours. Often such infectious spirit drives us to indulge ourselves on the material plane and remain immersed in superficial aspects of life. But every sphere of life, including the sphere of sports and games, must explore the infinite dimensions which impact human existence and about which we are not adequately aware.

When Swami Vivekananda returned to India in 1897 after his historic trip to America where he addressed the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, he delivered a series of lectures. In one of them he linked the attainment of spirituality to football. He said to the youth: "You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Bhagavad Gita."

Good health is the first step to strive for perfection. It involves overcoming weakness and acquiring confidence and spiritual dignity. It means cultivating self-esteem. Scripture-reading is not sufficient if we are driven by frailties and temptations.

Exercise is the key to achieve higher and finer objectives. Vivekananda was giving precedence to the individual's right to quality health which can provide access to many other wonderful realms. He said that Indians remained lazy because they were deprived of strength and energy. He explained our inability to work in terms of our physical weakness. He even painfully noted that the root cause of selfishness and disunity among Indians was our weakness manifested in fragile body and spirit. He earnestly pleaded for measures to strengthen our physical and mental health.

A scholar saint of worldwide fame, he advocated that health considerations must precede the quest for religion. "Our young men must be strong, religion will come afterwards. You will understand the Upanishads better and the glory of the Atman when your body stands firm upon your feet, and you feel yourselves as men," he said.

Passion for football must promote good health and purity of mind. The pursuit of sports and games will truly help us realise the essence of life which often gets overwhelmed by existential compulsions and loses its meaning and significance. Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, had said that mere excellence in the field of football and cricket will not make a nation. He meant that nation-building involves building of character and cultivation of values.

When Swami Vivekananda linked spirituality with football he was stressing as much on the ability to play that game as the capacity to realise divinity, a far more exalted goal than that of mere nation building.

What is required is the balanced blending of physical and spiritual dimensions.

Leave a Mark

Live Life to the fullest. True and honest, begin with yourself and extend it to others. Use your words wisely. Words have power and create influence, do not spread them carelessly.

Negative words create negative energy and repel those around you. Live in the positive. Leave your “STAMP” on everything you do. Make yourself an icon to be admired and respected. Become an inspiration to others-so think carefully before you speak and act. Every action, every word carries a consequence.

Create a genuineness about you that is addictive to all those who meet you. And finally, leave a mark on those you meet that couldn’t have been left if you weren’t in their lives.



Monday, September 20, 2010

How you can fulfil your desire depends on your thought

In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Our thoughts make our life.


How are you spending your precious, powerful thoughts? Are you spending them on the things you desire or on the things you detest?

Would you waste your money buying things you didn’t even want? It makes no more sense to waste your thoughts on those things you don’t want.

Your life unfolds in accordance with your most pervasive thoughts. Your actions, and the results they bring, flow directly from what you think from moment to moment.

Can you create and nourish a rich and detailed vision of yourself living the life you wish to live? Yes, of course you can.

Allow yourself to fashion that vision, to nourish it, to expand upon it with your thoughts, and by so doing, to truly live it. The more you focus your thoughts on what you do desire, the more surely you bring those desires to life.

Make positive and meaningful use of the awesome power of your thoughts. Where your thoughts most frequently go, your life will surely and quickly follow.

You should be creative and

How to stimulate the creative Process is an art

Sleep
Exercise
Daydreams

Get started with the first step: Sleep on it, over the years, researchers have found that the REM sleep cycle boosts our creativity and problems- solving abilities, providing us with innovative ideas or the answers to vexing dilemmas when we awaken.

The moments of death

How does one die? In this context Indian Yogis (saints) having paranormal perception hold the view that for a short duration preceding death, man experiences a great deal of restlessness, pain and writhing. There are a few reasons for this phenomenon. The event of death necessitates total withdrawal of the current of bio-energy (prana) प्राण from all over the body, which before death, is accumulated at that particular part of the body, through which the soul is about to make its exit (discussed later), whereas, because of prevailing disposition of biological functions, this current tends to flow back to respective neurons.

The impact of this struggle creates the agony or the spasm at the moment of death. The other reasons for the misery proceeding the moment of death are diseases, shock or other physiological factors rendering the body unfit for retention of soul. Whether or not the dying person is able to express, the being does suffer for a few moments before death. However, soon thereafter, the person falls into a kind of coma and the soul departs in this state of unconsciousness. When death becomes imminent, all external functional powers of man become introverted and then cumulatively escape along with the soul through any exit in the physical body.

The Yogis योगी of the West are of the view that the subtle body of the being comes out of the body as a violet shadow, whereas the Indian spiritual Masters see it as a brilliant white aura akin to luminescence of a burning lamp escaping at the moment of death। Because of cumulative withdrawal, all forgotten memories of life lying buried and dormant in the finer cells of brain are stimulated and revived. This phenomenon proves the extraordinary capability of human mind, when the dying person relives all experiences of life in a short moment like a playback of a cine-film, whereas while living it is impossible to remember even fifty percent of life’s events in a long time. Each activity of a person, whether mental, verbal or physical, leaves an imprint on the soul.

The sum and substance of these events, a deed accompanies the soul as its sanskaras (intrinsic mental and emotional impressions) at the time of its departure from the physical body. In this process, it is said, one feels unimaginable pain, like that inflicted by a thousand scorpion bites. While looking at the activities of bygone human existence the soul feels extremely miserable- because the soul feels extremely repentant for not having utilized life’s precious moments fruitfully.
As mentioned earlier, the body becomes insensitive to all feelings of pain and disease much before death when the energy of sense-perception becomes introverted. Thus all sufferings of the body end before death. The bond between the body and soul with diseases, shock or old age begins to loosen. The fruit drops to the ground when it is ripened and its stem is unable to bear its weight. In the same manner, in the normal course, an individual dies when the body and its functional capabilities loosen their grip on the soul. The soul generally departs through the apertures in the upper part of the body, principally from the mouth, eyes, ears or nostrils. Souls of sinners have been found to exit through the anus or organs of sex. The soul of a Yogi योगी leaves through the Brahmarandhra ब्रह्मरंध (near top of the cranium).

Sunday, September 19, 2010


Make yourself more adorable and lovable in 8 Easy steps

1. Be mature enough to take ownership over your own actions.
2. Keep consistent routine, - take regular breaks throughout the day, have a healthy diet and
healthy eating habits, - Exercise, exercise and exercise daily preferably in the early morning, = sleep for 6/7 hrs. Daily.
3. Let yourself be you. Most of us walk around pretending to be someone were not, in order to fit in or please others. That is an extraordinarily stressful way to live.
4. Learn to love yourself. Take good care of yourself as a primary priority, other comes second. Give yourself permission to play and healthy entertainment more, no matter what anyone else thinks. If you are happy you can give happiness to others. Always remember you can give and contribute to others what you possess.
5. Make something to-day, however small, to make our world more beautiful, peaceful and lovable.
6. Learn to listen to your body. Pay attention to changes in your body (illness and other symptoms), might be asking you to make changes in your lifestyle and schedules.
7. Don’t get sucked into drama and negativity in relationships. Relationships are easy to make but difficult to maintain. Focus on doing what you need to do and don’t try to change others.
8. Make room for the divine in your life daily. Find your own divine path. Key is you must feel fresh, relaxed and happy after divine interval. Freshness, Relaxation and inner happiness must be on increase.



Mind Management

When we are afflicted with a disease like Malaria, we don’t treat each symptom like fever, pain and shivering, one by one. We just treat the disease and the symptoms automatically vanished. So deal directly with the mind and symptoms, like stress and strain will disappear.

There is no attempt, however, to control the mind; the idea is to go beyond it. The mind is compared to monkey drunk with the wine of desire, stung by the scorpions of jealousy, and possessed with the demon of pride. Lust, greed, jealousy, anger, ego, tension, re-actions, grudges, depression, stress, and strain are however, the symptoms and not the diseases.

The common misconception is that meditation is concentration of mind and various techniques are taught to achieve this.

Meditation has got no technique. There are techniques of concentration. Concentration is a mental exercise between the mind and the object of attention. But meditation is neither a mental exercise nor a practice. Meditation is a direct and natural process beyond the mind itself. Meditation is not the concentration; it is the mother of concentration.

Remember, concentration is where one tries to control thoughts, where thoughts got dissolved naturally, enhancing your powers of concentration, memory, will, right thinking and fitness.

When your thought current is interrupted- which mean that all thoughts are fixed on one object- it is concentration. But when the flow uninterrupted, that is meditation. This is when the thought is not fixed on any one object, rather we just remain a non- doer and directly watch thoughts as a neutral energy without any judgment, analyses, participation, visualisation, imagination, contemplation, suppression, repression, condemnation or concentration.

Meditation is a non-doing entity where you are simply a seer, witness; you are an observer of the mind’s happening.

To watch is our true nature. It is a natural, non-doing state. No effort is required to watch. We all have full potential to look with in directly as we all are blessed with the “Third Eye.”

Meditation is mind management. It is not forcing the mind to be quiet. It is to find the quiet that is there already. We are children of bliss. We suffer from stress, and strain, because we gave all the power to the mind and made it our master. Not only that, we consider ourselves nothing, but the mind.

Mind is matter. It has no power of its own. It is useful in the external world but in the spiritual, internal world, it has to be overcome. Otherwise we will be the victim of mental and physical diseases.

Meditation is seeing the mind as a witness, a neutral energy. It is not interfering with the intricacies and doing of mind. Just be a seer, be a witness. We just stay in our own source, in own true nature; All bliss.

We are happy when the mind is cheerful, we are depressed when the mind is gloomy. We are at the mercy of the mind that waxes and wanes. We consider ourselves nothing but mind. It is blasphemy to consider ourselves as victims of an unforeseen incident when the unending Bliss is flowing with in all of us.

First and foremost is our speech- A pure mind makes for pure words. It is said that speech may exalt someone to kingship or send him to the gallows.

I should never let myself indulge in false bitter and vicious speech. My words should reflect my true inner nature that of purity and peace.
Words once spoken can never be recalled.


How to improve your Life

Personality

1. Don’t compare your life to others’ you have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don’t have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don’t over do; keep your limits.
4. Don’t take yourself so seriously; no one else does.
5. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
8. Forget issue of past. Don’t remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realise that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
15. Call your family often.
16. Each day give something good to others.
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business.
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will stay in touch.
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything

Friday, September 17, 2010

SOUL / MIND / BODY

I have been thinking for a long time about what we do in our life. We start by being taught in school, how to become a good citizens. We spend a great part of our childhood studying. And finally we get the diploma that will ensure us “the position we deserve”. We participate to increase of unemployment……….until we find a job. Through hard tests we are accepted in the world of work. We perform a good professional career filled with activity and efforts……a lot of efforts…….till we fall down exhausted… But we are great professionals with our valuable market share.

Time keep on passing, and….we select new targets. We meet the sweetheart of our life, and promise a never ending love. Passionate hugs and here comes a baby into our home. Dammed night couldn’t close my eyes. We keep on advancing in the society trying to make the best of our time. We are the stars. Where ever we go and we are finally rich, but we need sometime more to triumph completely. O God ! One day they tell they can do without you. By this time you think getting crazy. You feel destroyed. You feel you lost means of communication; you realize you are cut-off from everything. Now time does not pass any longer. Still you are loosing it. You realize you have been living in the fog, in search of a silly target. You become walking Ghost. Trying to escape your enemies. You are only one longing hours to pass till your time comes.

The Bank Account of Life. Imagine there is a bank that credits our account each morning with Rs. 86,400/- It carries over no balance from day to day. Every “Evening” deletes whatever part of the balance we failed to use during the day. What we do ? Draw out every paisa, of course ! Each of us has such a “Bank”. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits us with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this we have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for us. Each night it burns the remaining of the day. If we fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is ours. There is no going back. There is no Drawing against the tomorrow. We must live in the present on to-day’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it in the utmost in health, happiness, and success ! The clock is running. Make the most pf to-day.

To realize the value of One YEAR………… ask the student who failed in his class.
To realize the value of One MONTH…ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of One WEEK……..Ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of One HOUR….ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of One MINUTE…ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of One SECOND…ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND…ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

We should treasure every moment that we have. And Treasure it more because we shared it with someone special, special enough to spend our time. And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is History. Tomorrow is mystery and to-day is a gift. That is why it is called …………the Present.

Upon this evaluation, an idea came to my mind on how to improve my life. I will take things easy. I will try to open my heart to my love. I will listen to the ones surrounding

If the modern scientists tell us that human body consists of billions of living cells and also has millions of germs, bacteria, etc., if so,
Do all these tiny living creatures have souls?
In that case, has the human body one soul or billions of souls or these merge into one big soul?
What is the size of the soul- is it of the size of a thumb (angush matra) or the entire body or just a just a subtle tiny particle?
Why do many scriptures say that the highest birth on this earth is as a human being?
Why in Bhagavad Gita it is mentioned that God is the procreating Father and the Supreme Mother is the divine Nature i.e., Prakrti?
Has it any thing to do with the concept of soul and spirit?
Why the ancient Greeks did referred to the energy principle as “Thumos” akin to mettle or eagerness and called it mortal?
An inward thinking mind can raise hundreds of more such ques­tions.
This brief introduction of soul and spirit is likely to lead to a large number of questions. These questions could vary de­pending on the degree of knowledge an individual possesses. What is the “self”? Is it the gross body, human personality or some thing else? Like human body, the personality of a person is different in child hood, youth, middle age and old age. It changes very fast after marriage and arrival of children in the indi­vidual's family and on the type of a job a person accepts as his/her permanent vocation.

Hence, personality is a Flux and as such, it cannot be the real self. The same with human body that undergoes continuous change cannot be considered as real self. Is the human Ego or the Mind the real self? Life is short, human Ego is sweet and mind is powerful but creates different and divergent thoughts at different times and situa­tions. Is it the Will - part of our impulse or desire of self-preserva­tion? How do we know that soul is immortal and is not affected by Flux? Is the concept of soul and spirit varies with the growth of mate­rial prosperity, when one does not find any use of soul, spirit and formless God. This is a stage when concepts like “all due to my efforts develop” and only those - real or mythological deities with form are acceptable which can give blessings for permanent material prosperity even by sharing some of the ill gotten material wealth.

It is the stage when concepts of false ego, status and power develop and a person becomes his/her own enemy. Is the human being like other animals, if not what makes him/her different? What makes a person different and distinct than other human beings? Is he divine, social or material animal or all combined?

Basically we are alive that is Pran is in the Body. Prana : Responsible for the beating of the heart and breathing. Prana enters the body through the breath and is sent to every cell through the circulatory system.

Prana was first expounded in the Upanishads, where it is part of the worldly, physical realm, sustaining the body and the mother of thought and thus also of the mind. Prana suffuses all living form but is not itself the Atman or individual soul. In the Ayurveda, the Sun and sunshine are held to be a source of Prana.
In Ayurveda, the Prana is further classified into subcategories, referred to as pranas. According to Hindu philosophy these are the vital principles of basic energy and subtle faculties of an individual that sustain physiological processes. There are five pranas or vital currents in the Hindu system:

Then what matters live for us what is the meaning of life ?

Live a life that matters ready or not, someday it will all come to end. There will be no sunrise, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plan, and to do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won’t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end. It won’t matter whether you are beautiful or brilliant even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you are gone.
What will matter are not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered; by whom and for what?

Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It is not a matter of circumstance but of choice. While you meet something beautiful, the first thing you should do is to share it with your friends anywhere. So that, these beautiful things, will be able to spread out, literally around the world.


Sunday, September 12, 2010

Man's History

Man is the most superior creation of the cosmic order। Once he knows how he can improve his fortune, he will certainly take measures to improve it। He will become the architect of his destiny and not a tool of the destiny.

Human is better placed than the other species. He is not born just to enjoy pleasures. All sentiment being eaten, drinks, sleep, and possess sexual impulses. But man’s desire can never be satisfied, by enjoying pleasure. He has been gifted with various senses and he should use them properly.

The millions of creature from amoebas to mighty animals do not acquire knowledge, but the human beings are a special category and they desire to equip themselves with knowledge and regulate their day-to-day activities.

In nature by mere eating of grass the elephant grows to a huge size. And whereas lion deprived of its meat will not consume grass. The Beast need not labor much to obtain their needs but the civilized man has to toil to get his food and shelter.

The animals confronted with danger protect themselves in many ways. But man has no poisonous fangs to bite. Their hands and legs are used for constructive purposes. The organs provided for man should be utilized for creative purposes. The organs provided for man should be utilized for creating conditions for better living. No doubt that all the beings in the world have been created by a super power –God.

It is also true that the finest machines made by man cannot be compared with the marvels of the human body and the intricate way in which all parts work together to keep in health. Here is a living organism that not only reproduces its own kind, but also repairs itself and has the ability to think and plan for the future, so that race is preserved and its ideals are perpetuated.

Our life functions in an organic connectivity. We are one life and this life itself is godliness. While we are creating conflict constantly, living in man-made divisions of religions, races and nations, a man of meditation comes to realize that there exit no divisions and fractions in life. All divisions exist only in the over-developed heads and under-developed heads of people. We are conscious of the leaves, branches and stream of the tree, but we cannot see the roots of the tree, the source of one life. This is the real misery of men on earth.

As in every part of the human body, there is a wonderful harmony and inner strength that enable it to overcome almost serious handicap. Trouble comes when that harmony is broken. Perhaps, through poor habits in living. The germs of decease may then enter and eventually destroy the body unless they are checked by normal defense mechanisms of the body.

We have to go to the Man’s History, the history of his struggle to conquer the nature and harness it in the service of mankind. The more we read the man’s history and scriptures more we get convinced that a vast reservoir of powerful facilities are dormant within us and once these are activated one could create a life Maharishi Valmiki (महर्षि वाल्मीकि ) could even create “KUSH” कुश out of a straw.

In a day of yore, also two pieces of wood rubbed against each other to produce flames. The sparks were invisible till they were brought out. (Likewise, milk contains ghee घी but it can not be seen till a special process is adopted. )

With the help of his knowledge and intelligence the primitive man made stone weapons to fight against enemies, formidable creatures, etc. Then he miraculously discovered the way to produce fire and used it for his protection in the night times and for cooking food. Afterwards he made wheel to move about using domestic animals and soon invented agriculture, cattle rearing and farming. His knowledge improved by doing inventive, creative works and he became a civilized being.

However, the limitations of his senses and the incomprehensibility of his mind to know about the secrets of life, Nature, Universe, God gave him the knowledge that he is incomplete and imperfect and that a thing called Spirit higher than the mind is there and by means of which perhaps all the secrets of the Universe can be known and all his fear of the forces beyond his control or power, he could not overcome death and achieve immortality.

God and Nature-Of all parts of Nature, only man puts his own interest before the needs of the system. How we can operate according to the altruistic laws of Nature, which is the same as God.

"Every molecule, every cell, every organ ... has self-interest. When every level in the body shows its self-interest, it forces negotiations among the levels. This is the secret of Nature. Every moment in our body, these negotiations drive our systems to harmony."

The cells in organisms unite by reciprocal giving for the sake of sustaining the whole body. Each cell in the body receives what it needs for its sustenance, and spends the rest of its energy tending to the rest of the body. At every level of Nature, the individual works to benefit the whole of which it is a part, and in that finds its wholeness. Without selfless activities, a body cannot persist. In fact, life itself cannot persist.

Science acknowledges that the biggest, if not the only, problem with our world are we।
  • You've been building value within you all your life. It is the priceless value of experience, and every bit of it is still with you.

    Today you have more than you've ever had. Think of all the Good and useful things you can do with that wealth of Experience.

    From every victory, from every defeat, that experience grows Wiser and more valuable. And now, in this moment, you can utilize the value of your lifelong experience to create even more value.

    Your perspective is unique, and from that perspective you can build a richness of living that is perfectly suited to you. What's more, you can share that richness with those around you to make it even more fulfilling. What a great opportunity you have. And you do indeed have it, wherever you are and whatever you've been through.

    Feel, appreciate and explore your living and growing wealth of experience. You are worth far more than you can ever imagine, so imagine the very best and bring it to life.

Monday, September 6, 2010

The Art of giving


"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 the Mahabharat महाभारत .

Yudhisthir युधिष्टर , asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhim भीम rejoices, that Yudhisthir युधिष्टर his brother, has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around tomorrow to give. Yudhisthir युधिष्टर 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 राणा प्रताप was reeling after defeat from the Moghals मुग़ल . 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 भामाषा came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of Rana Pratap राणा प्रताप . With this, Rana Pratap राणा प्रताप raised an army and lived to fight another day.

The answer to this question how much to give is "Give as much as you can!

The next question is what to give. It is not only money that can be given. 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 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 does the giver feel 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. '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.

When you help someone in need, give it before he asks for it; for if you place him under the necessity of stretching out his hand, you take away from him his self-respect which is worth more than the value of your alms.

What should one feel after giving?

We all know the story of Eklavya एकलव्य . When Dronacharya द्रोणाचार्य asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina" गुरुदाक्षिना , he unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya द्रोणाचार्य .

There is a little known sequel to this story. Eklavya एकलव्य .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 पांडव were coming in to kill Dronacharya द्रोणाचार्य who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son Ashwathama अश्वष्ठामा 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 गुरु .

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 Saint Kabir संत कबीर : "When the wealth in the house increases, when water fills a boat, Throw them out with both hands”

Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Intelligence: -
For the last thousand years, man has relentlessly pursued his search for intelligence with in himself। Geniuses have been as baffling as schizophrenics (mental disease, disconnection between thought feeling and action)। And the urge to better oneself in the matters of the mind has been so great that man has at times resorted to witchcraft and black magic to allegedly improve him।

Intellectual power is the valuable wealth provided by God. All types of activities are being performed by creations like worm, insect, animals, and man. But the difference is that, while the other creations eats anything and sleeps anywhere; man is always in search of a comfortable life and good rest.

If man is to be benefit to the world, they should acquire only good knowledge. The very purpose of education is to make student learn only what will be conductive to purposeful living. Thus knowledge alone will distinguish them from others. God residing within each of them will enable them to make life sublime. Every child has a segment of the almighty enshrined in it and so it has to endeavor to make a good citizen and face challenges ahead.

Parents and teacher should impress on children the vital need for a clean life. If there are more people of character and contentment society can be reformed. As said by Swami Sivananda ( स्वामी विवेकानंद ) that the mind is like a blotting paper absorbing the bad ideas easily and never throwing them out again. Thoughts of hatred passion and greed should be resisted and driven out. At the impressionable age, the significance of scriptural themes should be taught.

Soul is to be borne as a human being is the result of pious deeds carried out over a number of years. Unfortunately once he is conferred with this privilege, man usually runs after worldly affairs, money, getting fame, raising a fine family and enjoying other benefits. But in this process he fails to understand the very purpose for which God has given him this body.


The human body has been compared to a temple; God is seated in the heart the sanctum- sanctorum. Those who do not realize this fail to experience God’s presence within. The five sense faculties do not allow men to visualize God within. People’ attention is diverted towards seeing and enjoying only the worldly events. The mind of a human being is full of conflicting desires. It is chiefly responsible for de-linking the Almighty from the devotee, who is ever keen to get released from worldly bondage. If it is subdued other senses can easily be tamed. If the mind checks their activities, men can certainly feel that HE from within is constantly guiding him.

WHY DO people go to a temple? The answer is obvious: to find peace, to sit and meditate and to feel energy of those who have meditated there earlier. The sun Light is present all over the earth atmosphere, but when we use the Double convex lens the light is concentrated and the intensity of the heat is so much it will have a burning effect.

But today, most of the traditional temples have become centers of trade and politics. Regular prayers may be offered here, but these prayers are formal and out of a fear of God. There’s no innocence in these prayers. In such an atmosphere polluted with materialism and politics, meditation is not possible. If we are really interested in meditation and prayer, we need to look for a different kind of temple and one that is not man-made.

The good news is that such unpolluted temple of love still exists. You will find them in nature. Go and sit under a tree, breathe and meditate and you will be filled with love and prayer. The tree always gives life-energy. It will never ask you about your religion or caste. You can hug a tree and you will feel its heartbeat. And at the same time. You will also feel your own heartbeat.

But when you hug fellow human beings, however nobody nowadays hugs anyone unconditionally. The tree is a temple of love, as it always gives. Go to mountains or the sea and sit in the open space. While you listen to the sound of mountain streams, you will automatically start meditating. Mountains need a certain kind of an atmosphere, a space for the soul, where it can fly high in the Sky. And that’s possible only in nature.

Knowledge is divided between phenomenology, science of the changeable and ontology, science of the unchangeable, ontology is the realm of beings and phenomenology that of becoming. To explain it to the laity, Christianity uses the word ‘father’ for ontology and ‘son’ for phenomenology. The Holy Spirit is individualised consciousness that mediates the two.

Phenomenology is the mixing and constant flux of the five elements: solid, liquid, gas, space and heat. The five elements are interdependent and are created from one another. For anything to be solid, it must have been liquid previously. For anything to be liquid, heat is required, for ions, the sun has Caused the earth to relive in a manner that H20 remains in liquid form in a narrow temperature range of zero to a hundred degrees. This is a feat of wondrous exactitude as temperatures in the cosmos range from negative to positive infinity. In order to have heat, some combustive gas is required. All this interplay occurs in space, which is the mother element. Matter occupies infinitely less then one zillionth of cosmic space, where the leela of phenomenology takes place.

Science limits itself to this zillionth of cosmic space occupied by matter. Hence, it has been said that science is an incomplete philosophy, but philosophy is complete science oncologists pose it that we are pure spirit, trying to learn how to be human. At birth, we are pure; pure consciousness. The difficulty lies not in being pure consciousness, but in being human. Completely alien to our being, we are constantly trying to master manmade functions ranging from table mannered to law, family governance to human love. It’s a comedown; a ‘thud’ keeps us in febrile fever. Ontology is the science of the unchangeable, undivided, pure consciousness. Knowledge of pure consciousness makes us realise that the entire universe is nothing but consciousness. I Am That. I am the entire universe, and the functioning of the universe is my responsibility. The brain is incapable of grasping the essence of ontology – It can only categories, divide and choose, assuming separateness, that there are two to choose from. The higher the IQ, the more divisive the brain, since pure consciousness is one, the brain. Since pure consciousness is one, the brain cannot grasp it in a thousand lifetimes.

To know your being or virginal ontological being or virginal ontological state is to resolve, ‘I am a pure virgin’. A virgin is one who is untouched by man. Hence, no thought emanating from any man can touch you. No political, economic or scientific theism penetrates your pure state. The very concept of a universe is a creation of man; even the creator is a creation of man. If the universe and God do exist, they are a part of your pure consciousness. Once stabilsed in your virgin state, everything that emanates from you is pure. Thus, Christ emanates from the Virgin Mary. Kabir was also found in same condition as the Christ. In a basket on a river bank. This is no mere historical phenomenon; it is happening moment to moment, even as you grasp this, as only your virgin purity can. If only Christ had said. “You are the Son of God”, instead of seeing purity only in himself…

The eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking write in his book “The Grand Design” says that the creator of the Universe redundant, because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something, why the universe exist. “It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going.”

Earlier in his book published in 1988 “A Brief History of Time.” An account of the origins of the Universe, is renowned for his work on black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity. His latest comments suggest he has broken away from previous views he has expressed on religion. Previously, he wrote that the laws of physics meant it was simply not necessary to believe that god had intervened in the Big Bang. “If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason- for then he should know the mind of God.”

As per the new book “The Grand Design” he said in 1992 the discovery of planet orbiting another star other than the Sun helped deconstruct the view of the father of the physics Issac Newton that the Universe could not have arisen out of chaos but was created by God।

उपनिषद् में लिखा है-

मृत्यु ही ब्रह्म है- सत नहीं, वायु नहीं, आकाश नहीं, कोई दिशा नहीं, कोई गति नहीं, मृत्यु नहीं, अमरता नहीं, न रात न दिन, न प्रकाश न अन्धकार ।

समग्र संसार में कुछ भी स्थाई नहीं है, अत: हर विनाशशील वस्तु या प्राणी किसी न किसी का प्रिय आहार है और सृष्टि की एकात्मा का यह भी एक पहलू है ।

"नहीं अधंकार तो था । उबलता हुआ अधंकार ! तरल ! अपने में ही छिपा हुआ ! अंधकार तो था " परंतु इस अंधकार से पहले, तब तक अंधकार भी न रहा होगा । जब कुछ न रहा होगा, तब क्या था ? कुछ नहीं होने को क्या कहेंगे वह ? उसे अंधकार कहना ठीक न लग रहा था और उन्हें उस अवस्था के लिये कोई शब्द नहीं मिल रहा था । सूक्तकार को भी शब्द न मिला होगा । तभी तो अंधकार कह दिया । भाषा तो उसके रचे हुये संसार को व्यक्त करने का साधन है । उस अरचित, अरूप, अनाकार को व्यक्त करने को जैसे एक शब्द फूटा, कुछ यूं कि जैसे अंधकार ही शब्द बन गया हो, "मृत्यु ।"

जब कुछ नहीं था तब मृत्यु थी- सब कुछ मृत्यु से से ही निकला है । मृत्यु ही जीवन का गर्भ है । सृष्टि का मूल । सब कुछ उसी से निकला है । मृत्यु से ही । वही थी । "मृत्यु ना एव इदं आवृतं आसीत" इस का कभी अंत नहीं होता । सृष्टि से पहले भी यही थी और सृष्टि के बाद भी यही

What the world calls knowledge, ontologisms define as ignorance. Armed with this ignorance, they can be billionaires, presidents or physicists. Even as they watch, their wealth will be surpassed, nations subjugated, scientific ideas bombed. They are at the feet of the masters of ontology, the masters of truth. Newton defined truth as ‘that which is invariant in all frames of reference ‘. All frames of reference lean on the inventive constructs of time and space. Ontologists would simply say that they are changeable and hence are untruths – even by Newton’s definition. Know the truth will set you free. The phenomenological world will be at your beck and call. Pity, you’ll have no use for it, having sublimated it…

The Real possessions that bind us are our memories, our inner possessions. Memory is an attachment, a holding on to an experience, an accumulation in which energy is trapped. Memory is a form of matter, a substance in the mind. It is the residue of an experience that has left a mark within us. The degree of our attachment to the past is the degree of our materialism. Our memories form the landscape of the world of illusion and sorrow, samsara, in which we are caught this world of memory is revealed during dream and fantasy. It underlies our waking consciousness and distorts our perception. Hence our fall into dream or fantasy is a fall into the inertia of our own minds. The more we are attached to the past, the heavier is the weight of our ignorance.

We can easily measure our spiritual ignorance in life: it is equal to the density of our thoughts, our habitual stream of memory based considerations. Similarly, the knowledge that we cline to through thought obstructs us from seeing the truth. We are not bound to the external world or to the matter outside us. It is the world inside us, the matter within our own minds that binds us. Only when we take the world inside ourselves through thought does it cause anxiety. If we let the world be, it takes care of itself in the natural harmony and freedom of existence.

Consciousness is immaterial and thought is mater. To fall into thought is to introduce a foreign substance (matter) into our unbounded consciousness and to weight it down. Our thoughts are our matter, through which we fall into the material world. To acquire things mentally through name, recognition and identification is to add to the ignorance within us. The mind emptied itself naturally – consciousness itself is emptiness, immateriality and boundless space-when we do not fill it with cares and anxieties.

The realisation that thought is a burden is the end of thought. All worry and care is useless weight that separates us from the beneficence of existence, drawing upon us the very disharmonies that we wish to avoid. When we release the burden of thought through the perception of its foreign nature, we transcend the entire world.

Is our life worth living? Are we really living or pretend to be living? Are we really conscious of what we are doing? Unfortunately, the way we live is nothing but just a mechanical process. We have become a robot no intelligence, no thought, no awareness, no awakening. Every moment we are living unconsciousness, which mars our happiness. But why are we doing this?

Pleasure of the world are always attractive in the beginning

But their consequences are terrible and hard to endure, like the temporary pleasure derived by scratching an itch but the sensation turning painful and intolerable a little later. The mind of the man even as the horse with blinkers takes its route straight, should be restrained and made to develop an aversion to worldly objects and not stray into evil paths.

Emperors have left this world but their pious deeds in the form of tanks, roads, shelter, homes, and temples edifices- still remains. Even man who upholds religious traditions cannot easily get rid of the powerful forces of desire and attachment.

Sukha सुख or happiness means different things to different people. This is especially so in the context of varying lifestyles prevalent today and the issues that a lot of us are living with and identifying ourselves with. Is happiness really he excitement of FIFA football match of the last ball or watching the Cricket match? The hysteria accompanying an excessive and loud lifestyle needs to be looked at so that we can determine whether we can really hope to find true and long term happiness through such indulgences. Thou actually expect Sukha सुख in the make believe world of psychedelic lights and the rhythmic beats of discotheques is as for removed from genuine happiness as taking a mirage oasis to be a capable of quenching one’s thirst. These are the make believe world ventured in to by disturbed insecure individual with low self esteem and belies any hope of Sukha सुख, mirages and delusions cater to the sensate an immediate at the cost of slamming the lid on our sensibilities and our innocence.

Sukha सुख in Indian philosophical system is a heavily loaded term. To understand the quality of true Sukha सुख or happiness also means that we need to define Dukha दुःख or suffering. Lord Buddha भगवान् बुद्ध was very clear in his definition of suffering and about what constitutes true happiness. He propounded as the cornerstone of his teachings the four noble truths. These truths according to him were intrinsic as well as peculiar to samsara, and pervaded all somsariec activity. These four noble truths or arya-satya आर्य सत्य were the truth of suffering, its cause, the cessation or end of suffering by realizing true happiness and the method or path leading to cessation of suffering and of attaining to a state of true happiness. Sukha सुख as experienced by the wise sages and yogis. Is something that is peaceful, serene, harmonious, and happy? Yet, at the same time. It is not exuberant. A smooth flow of energy accompanied by calmness projects steadiness and an integrating quality.

The yogi immersed in his cauldron of true happiness and bliss conjures up the image of a being, which is alone in this vast ocean of humanity. He is a part of, yet remains quite apart and is ever growing in his knowledge of god’s will for him and having the power to carry out the role god has planned or determined for him. In the yogi one finds a cosmic whole that far from being in the nature of a black hole is more in the nature of a quasar brightest object in the universe. Against the backdrop of a chaotic society and humdrum of today’s turbulent life, it is a relaxed state free of stress. He is one who observes the goings on and plays of samsara संसार with a witness-like attitude or Shakshi-ending roller coaster with undistinguished equanimity. He is not perturbed, nor is the unduly excited.

It is not that the pattern of the yogi’s life stays unchanged. The external environment is always in a flux of change for him just as it is for all of us but the yogi remains undaunted and rarely influenced. Just as in the laws pertaining to nature there are a few eclipses and occasional leap years, so too are minor disturbances and infiltration to a yogi’s calm. All alone, however, he is detached and free from the clutched of samara संसार . He is now beyond Dukha दुःख.

It is a well known fact that happiness is vital for good health. Corroborating this theory, a study conducted at Duke University Medical Centre, USA, proves that adults who are happy, but are suffering from a heart disease, have a 20% more chance of living longer. Thoughts and emotions are controlled by hormones in the brain. Just as electricity moves from pole to pole, in the brain, impulses have to jump from cell to cell. The intervening space between nerve cells is controlled by neurochemicals or neuro-hormons. Any alteration in this will produce change in behaviour, thought and emotions. Genetically, people have a certain concentration of neuro-hormones and depending on that; people will be happy or sad. The experience is further modified by external circumstances.

The study revealed that though a constant state of happiness isn’t necessary, avoiding emotional lows is vital for a long life. This is because happy people are less likely to suffer from psychometric problems like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Different states of mind are associated with the release of different chemicals and hormones in various parts of the body. Happiness and pleasure are associated with the release of dopamine in the brain. Sadness is associated with the release of steroid hormones, which are circulated through the bloodstream to different parts of the body. This is why states of mind can affect the health and physiology of the entire body. However, happiness is also associated with other positive chemical and hormonal changes and same holds good for sadness.

The ever-expanding field of positive psychology emphasises human strengths rather than weaknesses as a way of life. People who are positive and happy have a higher immunological cell count and can combat diseases better. The new IT culture and changing life styles are creating great stress, which in turn affect happiness.

One needs to remember that happiness does not mean an absence of difficulties, and not a continuous state either as it has been noticed that people go through mood changes. Anti depressants can reduce unhappiness but cannot artificially keep you happy all the time. Use of substances like alcohol and drugs usually work on the prevailing mood of the person and amplifies it. To be really happy, a person needs to accept that good things and bad things are a part of life. They must not be too reactive whenever something bad happens.

These drugs are usually addictive and can have damaging short-and long-term consequences on a person’s physical and mental health, and on his social and occupational performance.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

The moments of death

How does one die? In this context Indian Yogis (saints संत ) having paranormal perception hold the view that for a short duration preceding death, man experiences a great deal of restlessness, pain and writhing. There are a few reasons for this phenomenon. The event of death necessitates total withdrawal of the current of bio-energy (प्राण) from all over the body, which before death, is accumulated at that particular part of the body, through which the soul is about to make its exit (discussed later), whereas, because of prevailing disposition of biological functions, this current tends to flow back to respective neurons.

The impact of this struggle creates the agony or the spasm at the moment of death. The other reasons for the misery preceding the moment of death are diseases, shock or other physiological factors rendering the body unfit for retention of soul. Whether or not the dying person is able to express, the being does suffer for a few moments before death. However, soon thereafter, the person falls into a kind of coma and the soul departs in this state of unconsciousness. When death becomes imminent, all external functional powers of man become introverted and then cumulatively escape along with the soul through any exit in the physical body.

The Yogis of the West are of the view that the subtle body of the being comes out of the body as a violet shadow, whereas the Indian spiritual Masters see it as a brilliant white aura akin to luminescence of a burning lamp escaping at the moment of death. Because of cumulative withdrawal, all forgotten memories of life lying buried and dormant in the finer cells of brain are stimulated and revived. This phenomenon proves the extraordinary capability of human mind, when the dying person relives all experiences of life in a short moment like a playback of a cine-film, whereas while living it is impossible to remember even fifty percent of lifes events in a long time. Each activity of a person, whether mental, verbal or physical, leaves an imprint on the soul.

The sum and substance of these events, deeds accompanies the soul as its sanskaras (intrinsic mental and emotional impressions) at the time of its departure from the physical body. In this process, it is said, one feels unimaginable pain, like that inflicted by a thousand scorpion bites. While looking at the activities of by gone human existence the soul feels extremely miserable- because the soul feels extremely repentant for not having utilized lifes precious moments fruitfully.

As mentioned earlier, the body becomes insensitive to all feelings of pain and disease much before death when the energy of sense-perception becomes introverted. Thus all sufferings of the body end before death. The bond between the body and soul with diseases, shock or old age begins to loosen. The fruit drops to the ground when it is ripened and its stem is unable to bear its weight. In the same manner, in the normal course, an individual dies when the body and its functional capabilities loosen their grip on the soul. The soul generally departs through the apertures in the upper part of the body, principally from the mouth, eyes, ears or nostrils. Souls of sinners have been found to exit through the anus or organs of sex. The soul of a Yogi leaves through the Brahmarandhra ब्रह्मरंध्र (near top of the cranium).

Life Is Eternal


Life is Eternal. Considering death - the cessation of functions of physical body - as the end of life is a great delusion. The soul (atma), which is the upholder of bio-energy in the physical body, is ageless, timeless and indestructible. The fear of death ensues from the misconception that with the end of physical existence, the individual loses its identity in totality. A firm conviction in the continuity of life after physical death frees man from the fear of death


Man is afraid of many things, but the fear of death is the greatest, the very thought of which makes him shiver. The reason for this unusual reaction is the ignorance about the environment of life beyond the physical death. In this short article extracted from the book "Life after Physical Death" (by Pandit Sriram Sharma Acharya), an attempt has been made to remove these misconceptions and enlighten man about the facts he is curious to know about the unknown future.


The task of educating people about the invisible realms of existence is, however, not easy. The subject pertains to paranormal phenomena and is, therefore, much beyond the reach of physical sciences and intellectual disputations.


Life is like an eternal stream. Each one of us has been living since time immemorial and would continue to do so for millions of years in future. Ignorance of facts makes us believe that life begins in the womb of mother during pregnancy and ends with cessation of functioning of heart and brain. It is a myopic point of view – a misleading concept. Modern medical science would make us believe that soul has no independent existence of its own, that the body itself is the totality of a living entity and the being is lost forever on death of the body.


But Alas! Physical sciences themselves are even today in infancy. Take for instance the subject of velocity of electricity. So far, over three dozens theories have been advanced in this context, each contradicting the earlier ones. No doubt man has learnt to make use of electrical current, but he is still uncertain about its mode of propagation. To the material world the ever-changing theories of physical sciences may not matter much but it would be unfortunate for mankind to apply the same norms to research in spirituality. Whereas scientists consider body itself as the total existence of a living being, a research scholar of
spirituality puts forward evidences of paranormal activities of the departed, defying explanation by material sciences.


Then there are authenticated versions of small innocent children, who have identified places and people of their past lives proving beyond doubt that a being goes through cycles of birth and death again and again. Sucking milk from mothers breast immediately after birth itself indicates the presence in the infant of a memory from previous life. Extraordinary talents of many young children too are indicative of knowledge acquired in an earlier incarnation.


Soul (not mind which is erroneously considered as soul in the West) and body are not one and the same entity. Just as one is required to change clothes according to the requirements of occasion, the soul too changes bodies. As it is not possible to wear the same clothes throughout ones life, the soul with its infinite continuity in time, cannot dwell in the same body. That is why it seeks to find a new body again and again. Though, generally, one discards the old worn out and torn clothes only, at times it becomes necessary to do so prematurely, when they are accidentally damaged, torn or have become unusable on account of some other reason.


Likewise, though the soul continues to live in the body till it becomes infirm due to old age or diseases, it may also leave it at a younger age in a contingency.

Man is the most superior creation of the cosmic order.

Once he knows how he can improve his fortune, he will certainly take measures to improve it. He will become the architect of his destiny and not a tool of the destiny.

Human is better placed than the other species. He is not born just to enjoy pleasures. All sentiment being eaten, drinks, sleep, and possess sexual impulses. The Beast need not labor much to obtain their needs but the civilized man has to toil to get his food and shelter. By mere eating of grass the elephant grows to a huge size. A lion deprived of its meat will not consume grass. But man’s desire can never be satisfied, by enjoying pleasure. He has been gifted with various senses and he should use them properly.

The animals confronted with danger protect themselves in many ways. But man has no poisonous fangs to bite. Their hands and legs are used for constructive purposes. The organs provided for man should be utilized for creative purposes. The organs provided for man should be utilized for creating conditions for better living. No doubt that all the beings in the world have been created by a super power –God.

The millions of creature from amoebas to mighty animals do not acquire knowledge, but the human beings are a special category and they desire to equip themselves with knowledge and regulate their day-to-day activities.

Man’s history is the history of his struggle to conquer the nature and harness it in the service of mankind. The more we read the man’s history and scriptures more we get convinced that a vast reservoir of powerful facilities are dormant within us and once these are activated one could create a life Maharishi Valmiki could even create “KUSH” out of a straw.

In a day of yore, two pieces of wood were rubbed against each other to produce flames. The sparks were invisible till they were brought out. Likewise, milk contains Gee but it can not be seen till a special process is adopted.

It is also true that the finest machines made by man cannot be compared with the marvels of the human body and the intricate way in which all parts work together to keep in health. Here is a living organism that not only reproduces its own kind, but also repairs itself and has the ability to think and plan for the future, so that race is preserved and its ideals are perpetuated.

Our life functions in an organic connectivity. We are one life and this life itself is godliness. While we are creating conflict constantly, living in man-made divisions of religions, races and nations, a man of meditation comes to realize that there exit no divisions and fractions in life. All divisions exist only in the over-developed heads and under-developed heads of people. We are conscious of the leaves, branches and stream of the tree, but we cannot see the roots of the tree, the source of one life. This is the real misery of men on earth.

As in every part of the human body, there is a wonderful harmony and inner strength that enable it to overcome almost serious handicap. Trouble comes when that harmony is broken. Perhaps, through poor habits in living. The germs of decease may then enter and eventually destroy the body unless they are checked by normal defense mechanisms of the body.


You've been building value within you all your life. It is the priceless value of experience, and every bit of it is still with you.

Today you have more than you've ever had. Think of all the Good and useful things you can do with that wealth of Experience.

From every victory, from every defeat, that experience grows Wiser and more valuable. And now, in this moment, you can utilize the value of your lifelong experience to create even more value.

Your perspective is unique, and from that perspective you can build a richness of living that is perfectly suited to you. What's more, you can share that richness with those around you to make it even more fulfilling. What a great opportunity you have. And you do indeed have it, wherever you are and whatever you've been through.

Feel, appreciate and explore your living and growing wealth of experience. You are worth far more than you can ever imagine, so imagine the very best and bring it to life.

Man wants to be Happy- but the interpretation of Happiness for every individual is completely different. To some happiness means a relationship with God. For most of people means earning a substantial amount of money.

You posses Humility, Courage and Power.

Humility-because you are willing to learn.
Courage-because you are willing to break through your fears and go after your dreams.
Power- because you’re not just dreaming about improving your life, you are doing something about it.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Wealth of Experience

You've been building value within you all your life. It is the priceless value of experience, and every bit of it is still with you.

Today you have more than you've ever had. Think of all the Good and useful things you can do with that wealth of Experience.

From every victory, from every defeat, that experience grows Wiser and more valuable. And now, in this moment, you can utilize the value of your lifelong experience to create even more value.

Your perspective is unique, and from that perspective you can build a richness of living that is perfectly suited to you. What's more, you can share that richness with those around you to make it even more fulfilling. What a great opportunity you have. And you do indeed have it, wherever you are and whatever you've been through.

Feel, appreciate and explore your living and growing wealth of experience. You are worth far more than you can ever imagine, so imagine the very best and bring it to life.
What life is about
Life isn't about keeping score. It's not about how many friends you have or how accepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone. It isn't about who you're dating, who you used to date, How many people you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all. It isn't about who you have kissed, It isn't about who your family is or How much money they have Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you are sent to school. It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music you listen to. It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown, Or if your skin is too light or too dark. Not about what grades you get how smart you are, how smart everybody else thinks you are, or how smart Standardized tests say you are. It's not about what clubs you're in or how good you are at "your" sport. It's not about representing your whole being on a piece of Paper and seeing who will "accept the written you."

Life just isn't.
Life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about who you make happy or unhappy purposely.
It's about keeping or betraying trust.
It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or as a weapon.
It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
It's about starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip.
It's about what judgments you pass and why.

And who your judgments are spread to. It's about who you've ignored with full control and intention. It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge. It’s about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow And spreading it. But most of all, it's about using your life to touch or poison Other people's hearts in such a way that could have Never occurred alone. Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those Choices are what life's all about.
Some important thoughts

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.

Art of friendship is like a musical instrument. First you must learn to play by rules….and then you must forget the rules and play from your heart. !


You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.

Love...and you shall be loved.

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.

In all creation of this Universe only man can smile, so always smile. And the fact is that All people smile in the same language.

A hug is a great gift... one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.

Everyone needs to be loved... especially when they do not deserve it.

The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.

Laughter is God's sunshine.

Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.

It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.

Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.

If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.

Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.

The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.

Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul.

If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.

The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other.

Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.

To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.

We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for.

Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished.

Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others.

For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.

Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are.
I Didn’t Appreciate

As I get older, I realize there are things in my life I didn't appreciate until it was too late. I didn't appreciate the naps they used to make me take in kindergarten.

I long for the day when someone says, "You Can't work anymore until you take a nap." I guarantee you, I won't argue.

I didn't appreciate one-Penny candy or milk that was delivered to your front door. In the "do-it-yourself" world we'll never see either of.

I didn't appreciate those face-squishing hugs My Father used to give me. Now that he's gone home to be with the God, I long for just one more. This time I would squish him right back.

I didn't appreciate the days I danced barefoot in the rain with my mouth open wide trying to get a drink of raindrops.

I didn't appreciate the sacrifice my parents Made for my brothers and me to keep us clothed, Fed and happy.

I didn't appreciate mom letting us mess up the Living room on a rainy day. I thought building a tent with a secret tunnel is what everyone did on those days.

I didn't appreciate the marvels of planting a seed and watching it sprout into a full-grown plant.

I didn't appreciate the struggles we had to go through as a family. Because of yesterday's struggles, we have Strength for today.

I didn't appreciate the times my Daughters came to me and asked those annoying, unanswerable questions. "What makes a duck quack?" "Why is the sky blue?" I had no idea they thought I was smart enough to answer all their questions.

I didn't appreciate the times our family had. I didn't appreciate those primary School teachers who went through so much Trouble to collect toilet paper rolls so I could understand what a scroll was.

I didn't appreciate those clear nights when the Stars danced with glee showing off their awesome Creator.

I didn't appreciate My Daughters' "refrigerator Artwork" that made our house a home. I didn't know to appreciate the muddy Footprints my Girls and I so often found making a Path across our carpet as a representation of life.

I didn't appreciate the times my children fell Asleep in daddy's arms.
I didn't realize it was there they felt Protected from all the elements of the world.

God, I have just one prayer for today. Open my eyes that I may be able to see And appreciate the things that you do each day.