Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya

Diwali is the festival of light. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of KRISHNA PAKSH {Dark fortnight}. It is a moonless night {Amavasya}. There is a significance to light lamps and decorate your house with the row of earthen lamps.
This festival gives us the message to dispel the darkness of ignorance from our lives. It is our duty as human beings to remove darkness from our hearts. To proceed towards light and try to take other persons with us in this mission.

To remove darkness we need to light a lamp. If we just complain about darkness but don't light a lamp we will remain in darkness. Only our own efforts can bring  us out of the darkness. We are facing the problems of poverty, Illiteracy, hatred, feuds, these are all forms of darkness. To solve these problems we need to light lamp of education, love, equality in our society.

Don't stay in darkness. You have the power to illuminate this place. Just a little effort is needed. Promise yourself that you will try not to remain in darkness but will proceed towards light.

Let us all pray to ALMIGHTY GOD

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।

मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

[Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |

Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |

Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |

Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||]

Self belief is a valuable treasure

Have you ever considered what is the most precious thing in this world.

No it is not anything material.

It is the self-belief one possess.

Your self-confidence is most valuable thing you own. If you have this you can conquer this world. All your success is due to the confidence you have in you. Without self-belief everything is useless.

If a person loses everything but has self-confidence he can regain whatever he has lost. But if one loses self-confidence all his possessions have no meaning.

To develop self-confidence one must understand 'SELF'.

'SELF' is the vital force working within you. It is the consciousness which is the cause of your existence. 

The conception of self put forward in VEDAS is that it is our substantial, persistent and non-material entity. This self has unlimited power. This is referred as 'ATMAN' in vedic Scriptures. It can not be destroyed. It is immutable. No increase or diminution is possible in it. 

The Katha and Chandogya Upanishads for example define the self as follows:

The light of the Atman, the spirit is invisible, concealed in all beings. It is seen by the seers of the subtle, when their vision is keen an clear … The Atman is beyond sound and form, without touch and taste and perfume. It is eternal, unchangeable, and without beginning or end: indeed above reasoning. An invisible and subtle essence is the Spirit of the whole universe. That is Reality. That is Truth. THOU ART THAT.

One who understands the 'SELF' knows that he is not limited to his physical body. This gives him enthusiasm to overcome all his difficulties irrespective of his physical, financial or social condition.

The strength to remove the barriers come in your way to success is within you. What you need is to develop confidence in yourself. The firm belief in your abilities can bring out the strength hidden within you. Self-belief is MANTRA of success.

Cultivate qualities like conviction, hard work, will-power, and self-respect to develop self-confidence. The difference between a successful and  Unsuccessful person is level of self-confidence. The lack of self-confidence makes one weak and low. To remove weakness one needs to believe in his real self. Think that you are not weak but have unlimited strength hidden within you. You just need to bring it out. For behind you is the ocean of infinite power and blessedness. 

Remember self-confidence is a power which leads you in life. Never think you are weak. You are a power house not just a current.

YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE IS A VALUABLE TREASURE. FIND IT WITHIN YOU.

The treasure hunt

The digging which is going on in UP's Duandia Kheda village in Unnao district in search of 1000 tons of gold has become talk of the day. Everyone is talking about this treasure hunt. Media has given much hype to this digging. 

Many people are eagerly waiting for the day when the treasure will be found. They think that this will end all their problems. No doubt if gold of such a large quantity is obtained from there will strengthen our economy to some extent. But my point is this that why we always depend on some miraculous situation to come out of our problems.

Our problems can be solved by our own efforts. The treasure is within us and the key to this precious treasure is our own KARMA [Deeds]. If we want to bring any change in our lives we need to work hard for this rather than to depend on some miracle to happen.

Swami Vivekanand said " If you have faith in all three hundred and thirty million of your mythological gods,......and still have no faith in yourselves, there is no salvation for you. Have faith in yourselves and stand up on that faith and be strong, that is what we need." So powerful words. 

What we lack is will to bring a change. To change your situation you need to combine your strength with your determination. This is the only way.

Take example of Japan. The country was devastated in bombing in World War 2. But with determination of its people the Japan became a developed country.
Arise, awake and don't stop till the goal is achieved.

Don't waste opportunity

There are so many living beings on this earth but humans are superior of all. What makes us superior to all other living beings. Only human beings are provided with the intelligence to grow in life. We have the power of discrimination, the power to think which helps us to contemplate on our situation. Our senses are much finer than the senses of other living beings. All this is given to help us to  find the goal of our life.

Human body is a boon because only in this body JEEV [Being] has a chance to get emancipation from the cycle of repeated birth and death. It is our duty to get the full advantage of this chance.

But most of us are wasting this boon in mundane things. We are the part and parcel of God. He has given us all his qualities but in  limit. Therefore we qualitatively equal to him but not quantitatively. 

We must utilize these qualities in best way that is in self-realization. We should try to find our real identity. Our real identity is that we all are servitor of GOD. 

The supreme reality of this universe is GOD. So know GOD. Apply your intelligence to know GOD. Your power of discrimination to ascertain what is helpful in knowing GOD and what will impede your progress. 

ALWAYS THINK ABOUT GOD AND HIS GRACIOUSNESS ON YOU. THE MORE YOU WILL THINK ABOUT HIM THE MORE YOU WILL FEEL  HIS PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE.