Monday, November 23, 2015
Sarve bhavantu sukhina
There is so much disruiption in this world. Bombings, Terrorist attacks, Murders, Rapes taking place around us.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Life is to create
We are on this earth to live. But what is the meaning of living a life.
Is it just passing your time which allotted to you.
No certainly not. Living a life means to create. Utilize whatever God has given to you.
To create does not mean to do extraordinary things. Creation is making your life useful for you as well as for others within your capacity. It is to create small moments which give happiness.
Small differences made by you in your surrounding make you different.
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is
what difference we have made to the lives of others that will
determine the significance of the life we lead."
Nelson Mandela
Do not waste whatever good qualities are lying within you. Utilize your qualities in full within your capacity.
It is your duty to add meaning to life given to you. Sometimes situation is hard. It is not easy to live. But giving up can't be a solution. Only keeping your hope alive and giving a challenge to hardships will do. Only you can make your life valuable. No one else can do this for you. So don't waste your life. Just Live it.
' Paint your picture on canvas of life with whatever colours life has given you. '
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.
Life is to create on Speaking tree.com
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The mountain man
Dashrath Manjhi is an epitome of determination, hard work, selflessness.
He was a labourer in Ghelur village in Gaya. Using only a hammer and chisel he carved a path through mountain single handedly which shortened the distance between Atari and Wazirganj from 55 to 15 Km. When he started his work people called him lunatic but instead of dissuading him this steeled his resolve. It took 22 years from 1960 to 1982 to complete his work. In the beginning people used to taunt him but his determination changed the outlook of many who later started to help him and supported his cause.
His wife Falguni Devi died from lack of medical help as to get medical help one had to travel 70 Km. around the hill.
In the memory of his wife he decided to carve a path through Ghelur hill so his village can have an easy assess to nearest town where medical facility was available. For 22 years he worked tirelessly day and night for this cause. His patience and perseverance resulted in shortening the distance and made it easy to travel for others. He died on 17 August 2007 while suffering from cancer of gall bladder.
Dashrath Manjhi's life teaches us many lessons.
The first lesson which we can learn is of selflessness. He worked hard to make the lives of his villagers easy. Though they made fun of him. Called him mad but he was not distracted. He lived the teaching of Bhagwad Gita to work selflessly without worrying about fruit of action.
Second lesson we can learn is of determination. He showed us what single mindedness can do. He was born in low caste mushahar family which is lowest of low in caste ridden society. He was a landless labourer. It was hard for him to earn his bread. But this couldn't stop him. As there was no electricity he had to do this with the help of hammer and chisel only. People of village were against this idea thinking that it is impossible. Dashrath's determination proved them wrong.
He showed us that with determination one can do any miracle.
Perseverance is the third lesson which is given by life of Dasharath Manjhi. He worked for 22 years continuously without giving up. Your persistent efforts bear fruit.
Perseverance comes with patience. If one can remain patient then he can face failures without losing focus. Patience enables us to go on irrespective of hardships.
Above all his example shows us that there is no limit of human capabilities.
Dashrath Manjhi's life is a source of inspiration for us.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/self-improvement/the-mountain-man-559802?track=cntshem
He was a labourer in Ghelur village in Gaya. Using only a hammer and chisel he carved a path through mountain single handedly which shortened the distance between Atari and Wazirganj from 55 to 15 Km. When he started his work people called him lunatic but instead of dissuading him this steeled his resolve. It took 22 years from 1960 to 1982 to complete his work. In the beginning people used to taunt him but his determination changed the outlook of many who later started to help him and supported his cause.
His wife Falguni Devi died from lack of medical help as to get medical help one had to travel 70 Km. around the hill.
In the memory of his wife he decided to carve a path through Ghelur hill so his village can have an easy assess to nearest town where medical facility was available. For 22 years he worked tirelessly day and night for this cause. His patience and perseverance resulted in shortening the distance and made it easy to travel for others. He died on 17 August 2007 while suffering from cancer of gall bladder.
Dashrath Manjhi's life teaches us many lessons.
The first lesson which we can learn is of selflessness. He worked hard to make the lives of his villagers easy. Though they made fun of him. Called him mad but he was not distracted. He lived the teaching of Bhagwad Gita to work selflessly without worrying about fruit of action.
Second lesson we can learn is of determination. He showed us what single mindedness can do. He was born in low caste mushahar family which is lowest of low in caste ridden society. He was a landless labourer. It was hard for him to earn his bread. But this couldn't stop him. As there was no electricity he had to do this with the help of hammer and chisel only. People of village were against this idea thinking that it is impossible. Dashrath's determination proved them wrong.
He showed us that with determination one can do any miracle.
Perseverance is the third lesson which is given by life of Dasharath Manjhi. He worked for 22 years continuously without giving up. Your persistent efforts bear fruit.
Perseverance comes with patience. If one can remain patient then he can face failures without losing focus. Patience enables us to go on irrespective of hardships.
Above all his example shows us that there is no limit of human capabilities.
Dashrath Manjhi's life is a source of inspiration for us.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/self-improvement/the-mountain-man-559802?track=cntshem
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Tryst with destiny
On the eve of India's independence our first Prime minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru gave his famous speech ' Tryst with destiny '. Addressing the members of constituent Assembly he asked them to work hard selflessly to build new India which was getting freedom from many years of bondage. It was like a new beginning. A new young and hopeful nation was rising on the horizon.
When I read this famous speech I feel a sense of elation and responsibility towards nation building. This speech is very relevant even today.
Let us discuss its relevance.
India is emerging as a young and energetic nation. A large number of its citizens are below 35 years of age making it a young nation. The whole world is looking at us with anticipation. Now it is our duty to take India to such heights where every nation look us as an ideal for them. Now the time has come to leave behind our old image of a corrupt, polluted and lethargic nation and create an image of honest, clean and enthusiastic nation.
But that is possible only when all the marginalised persons will be brought to mainstream of society. All the backward classes of India must be given a chance to grow. If this is not done then the the gap which is created by the unequal distribution of opportunities will tear the nation in two parts. Therefore it is essential that everybody should get a fair chance to make progress. It is the responsibility of all Indians to help each other and create a perfect society.
This great nation has witnessed many ups and downs during her centuries old history. But India has never given up her quest for spirituality. Never forgotten her ideals which were the source of strength. Which helped her to sustain lean periods and to remain steadfast in her golden phases. Now we must try to carry all those values and ideals with us in the arduous journey of taking this nation on the path of progress.
Our unity and integrity will play an important role in the success of this motive. We need to rise above boundaries of religion, cast, state and language and come together as a nation heading forward to achieve common goal.
Non violence which was basis of our struggle for freedom should not be left behind. Non violence is not just refraining ourselves from hurting others in physical term but try not to hurt anyone with harsh words. Now in this age of social media many people hurl obscenity and ill words on others. It is very easy to criticize others. But unreasonable criticism creates differences between various sections of society. Therefore destructive criticism should be avoided. An environment of cooperation should be developed where everyone takes responsibility in nation building. With rights come duties. Growth of a nation depends on how much its citizens are aware of their duties.
This is the age of globalization. The whole world is becoming one large family. The growth of one depends on the growth of other. Instead of being competitor we all try to be associates of each other.
In this scenario we try to make a balance. Retaining our cultural values we should try to broaden our horizon so we can accept new ethics of this changing world.
Now we have a responsibility to paint a vibrant and new picture of our nation. We all should strive to get this goal.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/tryst-with-destiny?track=cntshem
When I read this famous speech I feel a sense of elation and responsibility towards nation building. This speech is very relevant even today.
Let us discuss its relevance.
India is emerging as a young and energetic nation. A large number of its citizens are below 35 years of age making it a young nation. The whole world is looking at us with anticipation. Now it is our duty to take India to such heights where every nation look us as an ideal for them. Now the time has come to leave behind our old image of a corrupt, polluted and lethargic nation and create an image of honest, clean and enthusiastic nation.
But that is possible only when all the marginalised persons will be brought to mainstream of society. All the backward classes of India must be given a chance to grow. If this is not done then the the gap which is created by the unequal distribution of opportunities will tear the nation in two parts. Therefore it is essential that everybody should get a fair chance to make progress. It is the responsibility of all Indians to help each other and create a perfect society.
This great nation has witnessed many ups and downs during her centuries old history. But India has never given up her quest for spirituality. Never forgotten her ideals which were the source of strength. Which helped her to sustain lean periods and to remain steadfast in her golden phases. Now we must try to carry all those values and ideals with us in the arduous journey of taking this nation on the path of progress.
Our unity and integrity will play an important role in the success of this motive. We need to rise above boundaries of religion, cast, state and language and come together as a nation heading forward to achieve common goal.
Non violence which was basis of our struggle for freedom should not be left behind. Non violence is not just refraining ourselves from hurting others in physical term but try not to hurt anyone with harsh words. Now in this age of social media many people hurl obscenity and ill words on others. It is very easy to criticize others. But unreasonable criticism creates differences between various sections of society. Therefore destructive criticism should be avoided. An environment of cooperation should be developed where everyone takes responsibility in nation building. With rights come duties. Growth of a nation depends on how much its citizens are aware of their duties.
This is the age of globalization. The whole world is becoming one large family. The growth of one depends on the growth of other. Instead of being competitor we all try to be associates of each other.
In this scenario we try to make a balance. Retaining our cultural values we should try to broaden our horizon so we can accept new ethics of this changing world.
Now we have a responsibility to paint a vibrant and new picture of our nation. We all should strive to get this goal.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/tryst-with-destiny?track=cntshem
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Blessings of your life
What is blessing. Is it getting what we asked. Is it possessing what we desired or it is leading a happy life with all comforts.
All these are blessings indeed but true blessings are more than these.
For a child a set of loving and caring parents is a blessing. Having parents who not only love but also guide one through confusion is biggest blessing.
The friends who stay with us when things are really tough are blessings in human form. Friends who don't hesitate to tell truth for your good no matter how harsh the truth is are most valuable treasure.
Your siblings who stand with you in crisis and give you strength to fight are precious gift of God.
Your neighbours, your colleagues, your boss and all other persons who help you, encourage you are like pleasant surprises.
These are all blessings of external world but many precarious gifts are stored within you.
Feeling of love. This not only gives you a sense of fulfillment but it brings others closer to you. It creates a bonding with people around you. With love you can conquer many without raising arms.
A smile on your face can enhance your charm. A little smile can create the atmosphere of friendlies and connects you even to a stranger. Smile comes from within. Only a person with pure heart and open mind can smile like this.
Intelligence is a great blessing. Outcome of intelligence is knowledge. Knowledge helps you to understand your surroundings. Intelligence helps you to take decisions in life which play an important role in your progress. You can tell right from wrong.
Self-confidence which helps you to face adversities of life. Without it nothing is possible. All achievements of mankind are result of self-confidence. It provides you a fighting spirit. So you don't succumbs before difficulties. It gives you willpower to do tasks which seem impossible to perform.
Patience is very powerful virtue. When nothing seems to be in your favour patience gives you strength not to give up. It gives you hope that everything will be fine. It helps you to continue with your efforts. An impatient person very easily gets frustrated. Frustration can take you no where. In the end your patience wins.
Virtue of contentment makes you happy. Happiness is in satisfaction. If you feel satisfied with whatever you have only then you can enjoy your possessions. If you always desire for more you can never enjoy what you have and feel happy. You must understand that all your desires can not be fulfilled. So learn to be contended.
Faith is strong belief which is unflinching. Faith in humanity, in goodness above all in Divine power gives us strength to move on. A man without faith loses hope easily. But person with faith can survive adversities without giving up.
These are all blessings. Other than these anything which gives you positivity, strength and happiness is a blessing.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/blessings-of-your-life?track=cntshem
All these are blessings indeed but true blessings are more than these.
For a child a set of loving and caring parents is a blessing. Having parents who not only love but also guide one through confusion is biggest blessing.
The friends who stay with us when things are really tough are blessings in human form. Friends who don't hesitate to tell truth for your good no matter how harsh the truth is are most valuable treasure.
Your siblings who stand with you in crisis and give you strength to fight are precious gift of God.
Your neighbours, your colleagues, your boss and all other persons who help you, encourage you are like pleasant surprises.
These are all blessings of external world but many precarious gifts are stored within you.
Feeling of love. This not only gives you a sense of fulfillment but it brings others closer to you. It creates a bonding with people around you. With love you can conquer many without raising arms.
A smile on your face can enhance your charm. A little smile can create the atmosphere of friendlies and connects you even to a stranger. Smile comes from within. Only a person with pure heart and open mind can smile like this.
Intelligence is a great blessing. Outcome of intelligence is knowledge. Knowledge helps you to understand your surroundings. Intelligence helps you to take decisions in life which play an important role in your progress. You can tell right from wrong.
Self-confidence which helps you to face adversities of life. Without it nothing is possible. All achievements of mankind are result of self-confidence. It provides you a fighting spirit. So you don't succumbs before difficulties. It gives you willpower to do tasks which seem impossible to perform.
Patience is very powerful virtue. When nothing seems to be in your favour patience gives you strength not to give up. It gives you hope that everything will be fine. It helps you to continue with your efforts. An impatient person very easily gets frustrated. Frustration can take you no where. In the end your patience wins.
Virtue of contentment makes you happy. Happiness is in satisfaction. If you feel satisfied with whatever you have only then you can enjoy your possessions. If you always desire for more you can never enjoy what you have and feel happy. You must understand that all your desires can not be fulfilled. So learn to be contended.
Faith is strong belief which is unflinching. Faith in humanity, in goodness above all in Divine power gives us strength to move on. A man without faith loses hope easily. But person with faith can survive adversities without giving up.
These are all blessings. Other than these anything which gives you positivity, strength and happiness is a blessing.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/blessings-of-your-life?track=cntshem
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Maintain a balance
There are four purusharth or goals of human life according to Vedic philosophy. These are
Dharma ( Righteousness )
Arth ( Wealth and prosperity )
Kaam ( Worldly desires )
Moksha ( Liberation )
One has to obtain all four in his life. The motive to achieve these four goals is create a balance in life. Only an enlightened one can lead a life focusing only on single aspect of Moksha. But for ordinary persons it is necessary to maintain a balance in all four. First we need to understand these four goals.
Dharma is power of discrimination. What should be done ( Vidhi ) and should not be done ( Nishedh ). Dharma is also duty. Duty towards one's family, towards society, towards country and also his religious duty.
To achieve this goal one should develop understanding of right and wrong. He should perform all his duties sincerely without any complaint.
Arth Is getting wealth and prosperity. As a human beings we have some basic needs to be fulfilled. We have to maintain our family. For the benefit of society and country we have to pay taxes. For all these purposes we need money.
To lead a comfortable happy life we accumulate wealth. Earning money or creating wealth is not bad. But this should be done within limits of Dharma. Money should be earned through right ways. While creating wealth one should not steal what belongs to others. One should not ignore his duties in order to earn money.
Kaam are material and physical desires. No one is free from desires. Desires have power to control us. No one can subdue desires completely. It is better to fulfill them.
Can all desires be satisfied. No because if one desire is fulfilled the another desire takes its place. Then what is the solution. Fulfilling the desires does not mean that one should surrender himself before them. One should try to develop a wisdom to draw a line and try his best not to cross it. Right conduct (Dharma) gives us power to develop this wisdom.
Carnal desire is above all desires. It is really hard to control it. It is also related to reproduction. For progeny it is to be satisfied. To control this desire and maintain a discipline Institution of marriage is established. This institution is basis of society. When a man and a woman enter into this institution as husband and wife they lay foundation of smallest unit of society called Family.
An householder is in a position to get all the three above mentioned goals.
Dharma ( Righteousness )
Arth ( Wealth and prosperity )
Kaam ( Worldly desires )
Moksha ( Liberation )
One has to obtain all four in his life. The motive to achieve these four goals is create a balance in life. Only an enlightened one can lead a life focusing only on single aspect of Moksha. But for ordinary persons it is necessary to maintain a balance in all four. First we need to understand these four goals.
Dharma is power of discrimination. What should be done ( Vidhi ) and should not be done ( Nishedh ). Dharma is also duty. Duty towards one's family, towards society, towards country and also his religious duty.
To achieve this goal one should develop understanding of right and wrong. He should perform all his duties sincerely without any complaint.
Arth Is getting wealth and prosperity. As a human beings we have some basic needs to be fulfilled. We have to maintain our family. For the benefit of society and country we have to pay taxes. For all these purposes we need money.
To lead a comfortable happy life we accumulate wealth. Earning money or creating wealth is not bad. But this should be done within limits of Dharma. Money should be earned through right ways. While creating wealth one should not steal what belongs to others. One should not ignore his duties in order to earn money.
Kaam are material and physical desires. No one is free from desires. Desires have power to control us. No one can subdue desires completely. It is better to fulfill them.
Can all desires be satisfied. No because if one desire is fulfilled the another desire takes its place. Then what is the solution. Fulfilling the desires does not mean that one should surrender himself before them. One should try to develop a wisdom to draw a line and try his best not to cross it. Right conduct (Dharma) gives us power to develop this wisdom.
Carnal desire is above all desires. It is really hard to control it. It is also related to reproduction. For progeny it is to be satisfied. To control this desire and maintain a discipline Institution of marriage is established. This institution is basis of society. When a man and a woman enter into this institution as husband and wife they lay foundation of smallest unit of society called Family.
Moksha is liberation. Liberation from repeated birth. But that is final. But what is Moksha before this. This is freeing yourself from all attachments. Surrendering yourself completely on God with all your successes and failures. Accepting without complaint whatever comes to you.
When you leave everything to God and detach yourself from everything you feel liberated.
When you leave everything to God and detach yourself from everything you feel liberated.
Life is not one sided affair. It is multidimansional thing. Maintaining balance in all of its affairs is life.
Attaining these four goals is possible only when you don't deviate from center point where you are balanced. And the balanced life is happy life.
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/maintain-a-balance?track=cntshem
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Power of encouragement
Do you remember the episode in epic Ramayana where the army of monkeys led by Angada and Hanuman were sitting on sea shore frustrated as they couldn't find Sita. They were thinking to end their lives. Then Sampati brother of Jatayu informed them that with the help of his powerful sight he could see Sita sitting in Ashok Vatika in Beautiful city Lanka across the ocean. This news made monkeys happy. But soon a new problem arose before them. Who will cross this vast ocean and meet Sita.
No one had the courage to do this difficult task. Even brave and intelligent Hanuman had no clue how that job could be done.
The wise Jambvan looked at Hanuman who was sitting apart silently. He admiringly told him " Son of Vayu you are the one who can do this job. You are skilled in all branches of knowledge. In strength and splendor you can surpass all brave warriors. You are equal to Vali and Sugriva. Like Garuda the carrier of Lord Vishnu you can cross this vastness. Once when you were a child you tried to swallow sun considering it a fruit. Indra being concerned about sun's safety hurled his thunderbolt at you. Struck by it you fell on mountain and broke your jaw. This gave you name Hanuman. Remember your prowess and intelligence. No one else can do this. O' son of Anjana don't sit idle. Get up and cross this ocean in one leap. " The wise Jambvan praised Hanuman and reminded him his strength and roused his dormant courage.
After hearing these encouraging words Hanuman got up and started to swell in form. The radiance of his body filled all the monkeys with joy and hope. Determined to do Sri Ram's job he climbed the Mahendra hill. Standing on the hill he directed his mind towards Lanka and roared with confidence. With a resolute mind he prayed Gods in heaven. He pressed his foot hard against earth and took a giant leap. He crossed ocean avoiding all distractions and reached Lanka. There he met Sita and set the Lanka on fire to teach Ravana a lesson.
The encouragement of Jambvan played an important role in Hanuman's success. No doubt Hanuman was very intelligent and powerful. But he was not so sure. He had doubts about his prowess.
The words of praise spoken by Jambvan removed all confusion and instilled confidence in him. This shows power of encouragement.
Sometime we need someone to tell what is hidden inside us.
" Everyone has inside them a piece of good news is you don't know how great can you be. How much you can love. What you can accomplish. And what your potential is. "
Anne Frank
Words are very powerful. One should take care in their use. Harsh and insulting words not only hurt someone but can bring the moral of person down. While sweet and encouraging words can fill a person with indomitable self-confidence.
Everybody has some quality in him. With a little encouragement this quality can be brought out. One should try to speak in such a manner that his words can help a person to improve. But try not to speak words which demoralize a person.
Always speak encouraging words.
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/power-of-encouragement?track=cntshem
No one had the courage to do this difficult task. Even brave and intelligent Hanuman had no clue how that job could be done.
The wise Jambvan looked at Hanuman who was sitting apart silently. He admiringly told him " Son of Vayu you are the one who can do this job. You are skilled in all branches of knowledge. In strength and splendor you can surpass all brave warriors. You are equal to Vali and Sugriva. Like Garuda the carrier of Lord Vishnu you can cross this vastness. Once when you were a child you tried to swallow sun considering it a fruit. Indra being concerned about sun's safety hurled his thunderbolt at you. Struck by it you fell on mountain and broke your jaw. This gave you name Hanuman. Remember your prowess and intelligence. No one else can do this. O' son of Anjana don't sit idle. Get up and cross this ocean in one leap. " The wise Jambvan praised Hanuman and reminded him his strength and roused his dormant courage.
After hearing these encouraging words Hanuman got up and started to swell in form. The radiance of his body filled all the monkeys with joy and hope. Determined to do Sri Ram's job he climbed the Mahendra hill. Standing on the hill he directed his mind towards Lanka and roared with confidence. With a resolute mind he prayed Gods in heaven. He pressed his foot hard against earth and took a giant leap. He crossed ocean avoiding all distractions and reached Lanka. There he met Sita and set the Lanka on fire to teach Ravana a lesson.
The encouragement of Jambvan played an important role in Hanuman's success. No doubt Hanuman was very intelligent and powerful. But he was not so sure. He had doubts about his prowess.
The words of praise spoken by Jambvan removed all confusion and instilled confidence in him. This shows power of encouragement.
Sometime we need someone to tell what is hidden inside us.
" Everyone has inside them a piece of good news is you don't know how great can you be. How much you can love. What you can accomplish. And what your potential is. "
Anne Frank
Everybody has some quality in him. With a little encouragement this quality can be brought out. One should try to speak in such a manner that his words can help a person to improve. But try not to speak words which demoralize a person.
Always speak encouraging words.
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/wellness/power-of-encouragement?track=cntshem
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