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Navaratri: A Journey to the Source

2010-10-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

Wisdom from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Navaratri: A Journey to the Source

The festival of Navratri is celebrated with prayers and gaiety in the beginning of the Ashwin (autumn) and the beginning of Chatira (spring). This period is a time for self-referral and getting back to the Source. During this time of transformation, nature sheds the old and gets rejuvenated; animals hibernate and life emerges back afresh in the spring.

According to Vedic sciences, matter reverts to its original form to recreate itself again and again. The creation is cyclical, not linear; everything is recycled by nature - a continuous process of rejuvenation. The human mind, however, lags behind in this routine cycle of creation. Navratri is a festival for one to take the mind back to its Source.

The Mother Divine is recognized not just as the brilliance of intellect (buddhi), but also the confusion (bhranti); she is not just abundance (lakshmi), she is also hunger (shudha) and thirst (trishna). Realizing this aspect of the Mother Divine in the entire creation, leads one to a deep state of Samadhi. This gives an answer to the age-old theological struggle of the Occident. Through wisdom, devotion and nishkama karma, one can attain advaita siddhi or perfection in the non-dual consciousness.

Kali is the most horrific manifestation of Nature. Nature symbolizes beauty, yet it has a horrific form. Acknowledging the duality brings a total acceptance in the mind and puts the mind at ease.

Though Navratri is celebrated as the victory of good over evil, the actual fight is not between good and evil. From the Vedantic point of view, the victory is of the absolute reality over the apparent duality. In the words of Ashtavakra, it is the poor wave which tries to keep its identity separate from the ocean, but to no avail.

The three primordial gunas are considered as the feminine force of our magnificent universe. By worshiping the Mother Divine during Navratri, we harmonize the three gunas and elevate sattva in the atmosphere.

The inward journey nullifies our negative karmas. Navratri is a celebration of the spirit or prana which alone can destroymahishasura (inertia), shumbha-nishumbha (pride and shame) and madhu-kaitabh (extreme forms of craving and aversion). They are completely opposites, yet complementary. Inertia, deeply ingrained negativities and obsessions (raktabeejasura), unreasonable logics (chanda-munda) and blurred vision (dhoomralochan) can be overcome only by raising the level of prana and shakti, the life-force energy.

The seeker gets back to the true Source through fasting, prayer, silence and meditation. Night is also called ratri because it brings rejuvenation. It gives relief at the three levels of our existence – physical, subtle and causal. While fasting detoxifies the body, silence purifies the speech and brings rest to the chattering mind, and meditation takes one deep into one's own being.

The nine days of Navratri are also an opportunity to rejoice in the three primordial qualities that make up the universe. Though our life is governed by the three gunas, we seldom recognize and reflect on them. The first three days of Navratri are attributed to tamo guna, the next three days to rajo guna and the last three days to sattva guna. Our consciousness sails through the tamo and rajo gunas and blossoms in the sattva guna of the last three days. Whenever sattva dominates in life, victory follows. The essence of this knowledge is honored by celebrating the tenth day as Vijaydashmi.

Though the microcosm is very well within the macrocosm, it’s perceived separateness is the cause of conflict. For agyani (wise), the entire creation becomes alive and he recognizes life in everything in the same way children see life in everything. The Mother Divine or the Pure Consciousness itself pervades all the forms and has all the names. Recognizing the one Divinity in every form and every name is the celebration of Navratri. Hence, special pujas honoring all aspects of life and nature are performed during the last three days.

tintumon.com latest

2010-05-23T21:54:00.000-07:00

On a romantic day Tintus's girlfriend asks him. Darling on our engagement day will you give me a ring.

Tintu mon : Ya sure, from landline or mobile

Teacher: Whom do you hate most?

Tintumon: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Teacher: Oh God! Y do you hate him?

Tintumon: He abolished Child Marriage!!!!!!!!

Teacher : Who is kind hearted ?

Tintumon : Boys…

Teacher : Why?

Tintumon : Wen a girl cheats a boy, he suicides.Hence girls kill a LIFE.But wen a boy cheats a girl,a baby is born.Hence boys give LiFE.

so Boys r kind hearted

FATHER: How Are Your Grades, tintu?.

TINTUMON: Under Water, Dad…

FATHER: Under Water? What Do You Mean?.

TINTUMON: They”Re Below C Level

teacher- ” what is your father’s name ?

dundu mon- ” T.V Krishnan”

gundumol- ” A.C Abraham”

tintumon – ” Fridge Sasi…. ini njanayittu kurakkunnilla….

The teacher asks Tintumon if he knows his numbers.

“Yes,” he says. “My daddy taught me.”

“Can you tell me what comes after three?”

“Four,” answers Tintumon.

“What comes after six?”

“Seven,” answers Tintumon.

“Very good,” says the teacher. “Your father did a very fine job.

What comes after ten?”

“A jack,” answers Tintumon.

Tintumol Tintumonodu- ” stop looking at the girls, you are committed now. you are my lover”

Tintumon- ” oh honey, this is not fair.

u mean if i am on diet i should not even look at menu

Dundumon: What is the difference between “complete and finish”?

Tintumon: When you marry a right girl you are complete and when you marry the wrong one you are finished !!!!!

Dundumon: Why didn’t you marry?

Tintumon: I was searching for an

ideal match.

Dundumon: So, you didn’t find an ideal girl?

Tintumon: I found one.

Dundumon: Then?

Tintumon: She was also searching for an ideal match.

tintumon was late , and when he reached school at 9.30, the teacher yelled, “You should’ve been here at 9:00!”

tintumon: “Why? What happened at 9:00?”

Dundumon: I want divorce. My wife hasn’t spoken to me in six months.

Tintumon: Think about it once again. Wifes like that are hard to get!

GREAT QUOTE:

‘Hundred words of a teacher does not give pain in exam hall..

But a true friend’s silence in exam hall makes more tears in heart!!’

-Tintumon

Tintumon to kathakali artist: ulsavathinu keechaka vadham kathakali venam.

Artist:Rs.5000 avum.

tintumon:Rs.2500 taram, Vadhikkanda.. Pedippichu vittamathi..

No difference!

2010-04-29T07:40:00.000-07:00

fw mail: worth reading...

20 years back - School bag.
Today - Office bag.

20 years back - Navneet Note book.
Today - HP Note book.

20 years back - Hero Ranger.
Today - Hero Honda

20 years back - Half pants.
Today - Full pants.

20 years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery and remote.
Today - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear.

20 years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.
Today - Scared of Bosses and targets.

20 years back - Wanting to be class topper.
Today - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'.

20 years back - Quarterly exams.
Today - Quarterly results.

20 years back - Annual School Magazine.
Today - Company Annual Report.

20 years back - Annual exams.
Today - Annual appraisals.

20 years back - Pocket money.
Today - Salary.

20 years back - Waiting for Diwali crackers.
Today - Waiting for Diwali bonus.

20 years back - Running after grades and prize cups.
Today - Running after incentives and promotions.

20 years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.
Today - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

20 years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show.
Today - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster.

20 years back - Fruity.
Today - Brandy.

20 years back - Crush on class mate.
Today - Crush on colleague.

So essentially nothing has changed......

why should I not eat meat?

2010-01-21T21:20:00.000-08:00

Q. God in his infinite wisdom made the world the way it is, I don’t understand why should I not eat meat? I am a born non–vegetarian and I am not able to leave non-veg.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Ok. What is it that makes you crave for non-vegetarian? (The lady answered smell and taste). What brings the smell and taste to the food is spices. Ok, forget all about taste and smell and spirituality. You know, what is the latest finding of non–vegetarian food? One kg of meat is equivalent to the meals of 400 people. If only 10 percent of the world population become vegetarians, the problem of global warming will be reduced.

On this count we have to save the planet. We will have to reduce the consumption of non-vegetarian food. For the sake of the planet, so that everybody gets food, for that we must be concerned. God has given us the sense to care for others and planet also! You have eaten enough, so consume a little less so that others who have nothing to eat can have a little at least, so that more and more people gets something to eat.

We are consuming 40 -50 percent more than we produce. Plant trees, be vegetarian, it’s part of being spiritual. Spirituality is not only meditation. India had 400 cows for every 1,000 people when we got independence. Now we have less than 100 cows per 1,000 people. In 20 years, there will be only 20 cows per 1,000 people. Children will not get the basic staple diet like milk, yogurt, ghee. We have to protect the animals, and save the planet.

Ashtavakra Gita - The Song of the Eightfold Cripple

2009-12-18T01:16:00.000-08:00

Watching ashtavakra CDs is a revolutionary experience for any one on the path. Ultimate form of knowledge anybody and everybody will require in the planet :).

Wiki

The story: Once upon a time there was a student of the scriptures who could not support his family. He would work hard all day every day and then read aloud the holy language of sacred verses late into the night. His wife, round of belly with their coming child, would sit beside him in the dim room, listening as her weary beloved chanted the ancient words. One late night in her eighth month a voice from inside her belly said to the father: “Sir, please be attentive - you are mispronouncing that verse.” Tired and short-tempered, without thinking why he would feel so enraged at being corrected by an unborn child, the father cursed the voice - and because the father had built up merit, his curse took hold: the child was born deformed, with eight crooks in his body. That child was called Ashtavakra, a name which means ‘eight bends’. Everyone who saw him laughed in derision. That crippled child was an enlightened master who took birth in this family to reveal in simple words the essence of mystical experience. Janaka, king of the known world, father of the bride of God, Sita, daughter of the earth, that very King Janaka became this crippled boy’s disciple. The book based on that event is called The Song of the Eightfold Cripple, or Ashtavakra Gita.

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original sanskrit text: click here

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Tintumon Revolution

2009-12-18T00:16:00.000-08:00

Couldnt resist pasting here.......enjoy!!

"DOSA
Teacher: Name the liquid which changes to solid when heated
Tintumon: Dosa

BEGGAR
Bus Cunductor: Why are you standing near the door, is your father a watchman?
Tintu Mon: Why are you always asking for “Change”, Is your father a Beggar ??

PROFESSOR
A professor to tintumon: “what is attention deficit hyperactive disorder?”
tintumon: “JIMBALAKDI BAMBA”
professor: “i dont understand anything”
tintumon: “same 2 you”

MOTHER
Father to Tintumon: Why can't you not think every woman as your mother?
Tintumon: I can, but if i did so, what will people think of you?

LKG-TINTUMON
To be is to do(Socrates)
To do is to be(Plato)
To be or not to be(Shakespeare)
Scoo be do be dooo(Tintu mon, LKG)……..

CHEMISTRY [Too Good]
Teacher : What is “Al2 O3″ ?
Ramu : Alumina.
Teacher: Tintu, What is ‘Fe2 O3″?
Tintumon : “Filomina”

DINESHAN
Teacher :What is the name of Gandhiji’s son?
Tintumon: Dineshan
Teacher :Why?????
Tintumon : Mahatma Gandhi is the father of di-neshan"

Spider fry

2009-09-28T09:06:00.000-07:00

I was enjoying my first spider outside Phnom Pen market when I heard a highly agitated voice behind me: "Oh my Gaahd, what are yooouu eating?" Turning, I saw an American tourist staring at me with an understandable mixture of revulsion and fascination. Trying to sound casual, I replied: "Spider - would you like a leg?"
She stood for a couple of moments, mouth gaping soundlessly before grabbing her husband, who was busily working a flashy video camera: "Dan! Dan! The boy is eating a spider!" Working on a variant of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle - nothing exists until you video it - Dan swung his costly optics round and I obligingly stuffed the thing in my mouth while she continued to goggle. Once Dan had captured the moment for posterity they left, she still more than a little horrified.
Although my spider wasn't quite as delicious as the Americans' reactions, it was pleasant enough for something that looked like a Hallowe'en prop. My epicuriosity was piqued so I asked the spider seller about her trade. She spoke no English but a nearby taxi-bike driver did and, through him, she explained that she was a mere metropolitan outpost of arachnid cuisine; if I were serious about my spiders - or a-ping as they're known locally - I needed to head to the town of Skuon, some 55 miles north of Phnom Pen.

................. that is how a Combodian's travelog will be... read more @ http://www.rhymer.net/cutsE.htm

Why are the British so much funnier than we are?

2009-09-17T20:23:00.000-07:00

Got this mail from Nithin, could not stop pasting it here... he he he...

UP movie review

2009-08-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

I enjoyed this movie, from the second row in the theater. Cartoon movies are really heart breaking.

Before The Rains - movie review

2009-08-19T00:49:00.001-07:00

Before The Rains, directed by Santosh Sivan, is a tragic tale of love, death and guilt set against a backdrop of the emerging nationalist movement in the 30s.

Sivan's camera captures Kerala's images of lush, rolling hills, covered in sparkling green foliage and crystalline waters.

The film is mostly in English, with even most of the Malayali actors speaking in English, and only sparse pockets of Malayalam.

Major roles are played by Linus Roache, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, Tilakan, Lal..

Famous vegetarian personalities

2009-08-05T22:52:00.000-07:00

Abdul Kalam Dr., President of India and Space Scientist - info

Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States - info

Albert Einstein, renowned scientist - info

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian celebrity superstar - info

Brad Pitt, actor - info

Bryan Adams, singer and songwriter - info

John Abraham, actor Bollywood - info

Kate Winslet, actress - info

Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian painter and inventor - info

Pamela Anderson, actress - info

Rabindranath Tagore, Eastern Indian philosopher - info

Thomas Alva Edison, renowned inventor - info

More @

http://www.happycow.net/famous_vegetarians.html

Vote for sexiest celebrity @

http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/aug/05/slide-show-1-glamour-poll-whos-the-sexiest-vegetarian-celeb.htm

Are you ready to Wave?

2009-08-04T21:26:00.000-07:00

I received my Google Wave developer account enabled and got a glimpse of the tool today. Please add me to contacts, if anybody out here got the enabled. My id is sunandk@wavesandbox.com, sunandk-test@wavesandbox.com
For those who have not heard of Wave: Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. Demo is available @ http://wave.google.com

Power of now

2009-07-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

Just finished watching the DVD talk by Eckhart Tolle. It is really awesome. No words to express! Here is the link for the book.
http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=sQYqRCIhFAMC&pg=PP1&dq=power+of+now

Back to winamp

2009-06-17T08:43:00.000-07:00

Started using winamp after a long time, it gave a nostalgic feeling of college days. Could not resist installing winamp with classic theme, lot of options in the media library. I imported all my mp3s to media library, and renamed the genre with category in the way I wanted.

I also liked the option to change the play list entries to show the filenames without extension. Also, installed few sound enhancers, still looking for the best sound enhancer. Winamp really rocks with my sennheiser headphone.

New Job Titles

2009-06-17T08:21:00.000-07:00

Could not resist pasting this here, from my Inbox.

OLD TITLES : NEW TITLES

Garden Boy : Landscape Executive and Animal Nutritionist

House Maid : Family Environs Upkeep Manager

Receptionist : Front Office Manager/Office Access Control

Typist: Printed Document Handler

Messenger : Business Communications Conveyer

Window Cleaner : Transparent Wall Technician

Temporary Teacher : Associate Tutor

Tea Boy : Refreshment Overseer

Garbage Collector : Public Sanitation Technician

Watchman : Theft Prevention and Surveillance Officer

Prostitute : Practical Sexual Relations Officer

Thief : Wealth Distribution Officer

Driver : Automobile Propulsion Specialist

Maid : Domestic Operations Specialist

Employee without Portfolio : Administration Manager

Cook : Food Preparation Officer

Unemployed : Township Management

Gossiping : Research Management

Veggie talk again

2009-01-20T07:10:00.000-08:00

Firo rocks again with his thoughts – it often happens on lunch breaks, makes sense to me and interesting too , so thought of sharing. hope u guys will enjoy it.

Though from a non veggie which was brought to Firo (a veggie by choice)

Firo: Situation: damn hungry- nothing around –on a long drive……..
Vehicle happened to bank royally to a mango tree with sparkling yellow ready to serve mangos falling like rain drops – lucky ?? yea unlucky ?

Non Veggie: Of course lucky, coz I got lots of mangos out of the blue when badly needed

Firo: Replace Mango tree with a chicken, little chicken’s leg was broken. What will you feel????

Non Veggie: I will feel sad about it, because I broke the leg of the chicken

Firo: Why should you feel that way, you should have felt yummy about it, since that was your favorite meal indeed. ;-) .........

ABC of Life

2009-01-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

A wareness, belongingness and commitment hold the key to success. They form the ABC of life. In any field, we need ABC. Are we aware of what we are telling ourselves? This level of awareness is vital for society because this is what can prevent crime. With this level of awareness, it is impossible for a criminal to commit a crime.

There was a thief. He went to meet a saint. He told the saint that he had a compulsion to steal. The saint said, "I am not going to tell you not to steal. But, when you steal, do it with awareness." Three months later, the thief came back to the saint and said, "With awareness, I could not steal."

It is the same with anger. It comes with a burst, you lose it. But, what have you actually lost? You lost awareness. You can arouse passion, and that passion can become an impulse to destroy. But, to be creative, you don't need to arouse a passion, you need to be focused and, most importantly, you need to be aware.

Expand your awareness

Now, how to bring up one’s awareness? You start with simple and small things in life. Things that seem insignificant, like hearing the birds singing, seeing the sun set, and so on. This would bring up your awareness.

Awareness nurtures intellect. Belongingness nurtures the heart. And, commitment nurtures life. The problem is that creators are only a few, and they succeed because they have a lot of commitment.

If we are observing the ABC, then we can make a big change in society. Ask yourself the question: do all people in the world belong to me? The day you ask that your spiritual journey has begun. With this context of awareness, you can understand cosmology.

In some temples, there is a tradition called sankalpa. It reminds you how old this Universe is, and then from there, it brings you into this moment. Cosmology brings awareness. Other methods for raising awareness are meditation, breathing and pranayama. You need energy and you will not get that only from food and sleep. Meditation and a silent state of consciousness will also give you energy.

C is also for commitment and compassion. Smile more. A bit of humour can keep you out of trouble. Look into the mirror everyday, and smile. The higher you go up in the corporate ladder, the smile starts shrinking. I measure success by the smile. How strong your smile is will show how secure you are. And, this is what, I think, indicates success in your career.

Smile your way through

To be able to smile through any situation in life, you need a little knowledge about yourself, about your mind and your consciousness. You need to learn a little bit about your breath. We need to know a little bit about all the layers of our existence: that is, body, breath, mind, intellect, memory, ego, and the self. This is what I call Art of Living, learning a little bit about yourself; the seven layers of our life. And, that makes us live in the present-moment, and it helps us to maintain the innocence that we are all born with, and feel at home with everybody, anywhere.

Does anybody teach you, at school or at home, what to do when you are upset, or angry, or depressed?

Learning something about our breath is very important. Our breath has a great lesson for us, which we have forgotten. For every rhythm in the mind, there is a corresponding rhythm in the breath; for every rhythm in the breath, there is a corresponding emotion. So, when you cannot handle your mind directly, you can do it through breath. The rhythm in breath can help you get in touch with the depth of yourself, your soul, your consciousness.

The ABC of life brings expansion. It brings an awareness of existence, belongingness to the whole creation, and commitment to human values in life.

This will help broaden our vision and deepen our roots.

-Sri Sri Ravishankar

Breath of Life

2009-01-06T21:44:00.000-08:00

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The world would be free from trouble if there is no love! All the problem in the world is caused by love! So also all the joy, pleasure and the very purpose in life. Do you see what I’m saying? Suppose there is no love, you can’t be jealous; jealousy is because of love. Greed is because you love objects too much. Anger is because you love perfection, that is why you are angry at imperfections. You love yourself too much and that’s why pride and arrogance comes to you. Isn’t it?

So, every distortion of love causes problems not only for ourselves, but for everybody. Even though this is the case, without love what is there in life? Just imagine there’s nobody who loves you on this planet, and you don’t love anybody. Does life have any meaning, any purpose? It appears absolutely depressing, boring, uninteresting, isn’t it so? But, how do we get to that point of love where that love is free from the distortions and we are able to be at ease with ourself?

This is where a little knowledge about ourself, about our mind, our consciousness, and the root of distortion will help. It is when you are tired and exhausted that you are not in touch with your virtues. Every individual is bestowed with all the virtues in the world. They simply get covered by lack of understanding. All that is needed is to just to uncover the virtues that are already there.

Never should we think, ‘‘Oh, deep inside me there is sorrow’’. I say it’s only skin deep, go a little deeper there is no sorrow. You cannot have hurt deep inside you, that only means you have not gone deep enough. That’s why we are unable to forgive somebody because we think that person has caused us hurt. Right? But if you look at the person from a different perspective, that person himself is also a victim of ignorance, small mindedness, lack of awareness. So, inside every culprit there is a victim crying for help. If we can recognise that we don’t need to forgive them, we will feel compassion for them.

When we are happy, something in us is expanding, have you noticed it? And when we are upset, something in us is being crushed, a sense of contraction is felt. Just knowing this brings freedom to us. Then our mind or our consciousness no more becomes a puppet of anybody’s words, opinions or their sayings. It becomes free. We are unconditionally happy.

Each of us should reach out to everyone and say, ‘‘Hey, come on, just be friendly!’’. Do you know that a child smiles 400 times a day, an adolescent only 17 times, and an adult doesn’t smile at all. And that too, if he becomes a little successful, he becomes much more stiff. I can’t understand this! To me, someone who has no fear, who feels at home with everybody and has a smile which no one can take away is a successful person.

From today, make one resolution — that you are going to be a guiding lamp for the world, for the people around you. Wherever you go, you are going to uplift the atmosphere. If someone comes to you with complaints they should go back with a lighter heart, feeling more enthusiastic. Can you all do this?

So, learning something about our breath is very important. Our breath has a great lesson to teach us, which we have forgotten, for every rhythm in the mind, there is a corresponding rhythm in the breath, for every rhythm in the breath there is a corresponding emotion. So, when you cannot handle your mind directly, through breath you can handle the mind.

Neither at school nor at home does anybody teach you what to do when you are upset or angry or depressed. Isn’t that so? The first thing we did when we came to this planet is that we took a deep breath in and then we started to cry. The last thing we’ll be doing, we’ll breathe out and make others cry! In between, the whole life, we are breathing in and out, but, we have learnt very little about our breath! No breath, no life... know breath, know life! The rhythm in breath can help us get in touch with the depth of ourself, our soul, our consciousness, our being and we feel connected with everybody, with everything in the world.

I am sure that deep within you, everyone of you feel that you have not grown, meaning you have not changed, not grown old. This indicates the soul in you, the depth in you, the spirit in you doesn’t change, doesn’t grow old, it’s not aging. The body is aging but something in you is not aging. Getting in touch with that something that doesn’t age, brings beauty in life. That is meditation.

We need to learn a little bit about our breath. We need to know a little bit about all the layers of our existence, viz body, breath, mind, intellect, memory, ego and the self. This is what I call Art of Living, learning a little bit about ourself, the seven layers of our life. And that makes you be in the present moment and it helps us to maintain the innocence that we are all born with, and feel at home with everybody, anywhere.

What I would suggest is take one week off every year for yourself, like you take your car for servicing. During that time, align yourself with nature, wake up with the sunrise, do some exercise, eat proper food, just as much food as necessary, some exercises, yoga, and some breathing exercises, a few minutes of singing, and keeping silence, enjoying the creation. Aligning ourself with nature, our whole system gets recharged, makes the whole year, we feel so vibrant, enthusiastic.

Broaden your Vision, Deepen your Roots

2008-12-26T05:37:00.000-08:00

http://www.ssrvm.org

Guruvasaram

2008-12-25T22:03:00.000-08:00

H H Sri Sri Ravishankar answers questions from Manorama Online readers:

http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/Festival/Guruvasaram/index.htm

Question by: Kiran
Dear Guruji, now I am facing a big problem in my career life.I am working in a private company in Dubai, for the last couple of months.My problem is that, I can't do even a simple work completly.I cant complete the work on time.Everything is getting pending.I had thought about this thing so many times, but I doesn't get a proper solution for this.I have to do a lot of works in my office - it comes one after another, before completing the first one.But I have to do all in a priority basis.But unfortunately, I can't do it properly.I am doing all those work, but it becomes the drawing in the water.Please provide a solution for this.Now I am also thingking about my future that, without become a professional, how can I get better oppertunities. I haven't seen U till now. But, U may please provide a proper solution for this problem by either ur writings in Manorama or by return mail. Waiting for your mail......Regards,Kiran K. S.
Answer : SRI SRI : It is the desire that tires you - the 'want' in the mind. Your mind tires you more than the physical work. If you are willing to do some work, even 15 hours at a stretch, it will not tire you but if you are not willing and you have to work even for four hours, it will tire you. For eg , you have a party at home or you are arranging Onam /Vishu decorations. So you may work many late hours but still not feel tired. You feel good about it. But you work in some place you don't like, you'd like to have four coffee or tea breaks and even then you feel it's tiring! Don't do any work at all. Just sit and go on thinking. You'll be terribly exhausted. For many people, the tiredness and exhaustion comes from thinking and worrying, not by working. Thinking you need rest makes you restless. Thinking you have to work hard makes you tired. Thinking you have worked hard brings self pity. So, learn some techniques which will give you deep rest, deeper than sleep. Deeper your rest, you can be more dynamic .

Question by: Dr.Geetha
Even though I have strong belief in GOD,when I face misfortunes in life,I feel depressed and worried.I faced many tragedies in life and overcame all these with the help of GOD without much side effects.I did nt get a Job, eventhough highly qualified.How can I get peace in mind with all worries in life.
Answer : SRI SRI : The way to overcome personal misery is to share universal misery! The way to expand personal joy is to share universal joy. Instead of thinking "what about me?" "what can I gain from this world?" think "what can I do for the world?" When everyone comes from the point of contributing to society, you have a Divine society. We have to educate and culture our individual consciousness in order to expand in time with the Knowledge . . . from "what about me?" to "what can I contribute?"

An engineer from IIT, now a farmer

2008-12-24T22:41:00.001-08:00

One of the most interesting themes at this year's Pan-IIT event was the session on rural transformation. IITians who have chosen an offbeat career hogged the limelight at the event.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/dec/23slide1-an-engineer-from-iit-now-a-farmer.htm

Morning Bliss!

2008-12-24T21:55:00.000-08:00

Morning drives are always unexplainably fascinating to me, especially after the late night shifts (Coz that is the only time I see the beauty of the morning ;) ). Even after lots of ciaos at office, I felt very grateful when sitting in the cab on the way back from office. I had lots of energy which made me to think that I can even sit in the office for another 12hrs. The cravings and complaints I had yesterday in the office were simply vanished. Mornings has some magic in it, which makes me so happy for no reason. I wish every moment in my life be like the morning bliss. I may have been getting irritated with some crazy dreams otherwise in the morning. So this morning drive was indeed a blissful to me.

I can never forget the early morning drives in Hosur road, never use to feel sleepy or tiered when coming back to home from office after the late night shifts. Never use to get scared even if the cab driver is driving between two heavily loaded biiig trucks in the morning.

Watching dew drops in the morning was another unexplainable experience. Hope to get those days back soooon..

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T21:37:00.000-08:00

'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "And a second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." ( Matthew 22:37-40)

Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Beaches of Kannur, Kerala

2008-12-17T23:57:00.001-08:00

Payyambalam Beach is a beach in Kannur district of Kerala that attracts tourists and local people. It often finds mention in tourism related publications as a beautiful beach. It has now a garden close to it. The beach is just 2 km from Kannur town. A sculpture Mother and Child by Kanayi Kunhiraman is an attractive feature of the beach garden. A part of the garden is especially for children.

Baby Beach: It is called so as it is smaller than its bigger neighborhood, Payyambalam Beach. The famous St. Angelo Fort is adjacent to it.

Meenkunnu Beach: Situated at Azhikode, it is hardly a few kilometers from the town. The virgin beach is a tourist’s paradise with golden sand and surf.

Mopila Bay: Situated near the St. Angelo’s Fort. The Kadalayi Fort and Sree Krishna Temple were quite famous. The remnants of the fort and the temple are still seen in Mopila Bay. A fishing harbour, built with Indo Norwegian project assistance, can be seen at this bay. Boating in the sea, if the weather permits, will be an unforgettable experience.

Kizhunna Ezhara Beach: 11 km from kannur, this beautiful stretch of sand is one of the most secluded beaches in kerala.

Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach: A long clean beach, its enchanting ambiance invites you to swim, sunbathe or just lounge around. It is Kerala’s only drive-in beach and one could drive the entire length of 4 km. Muzhappilangad beach is situated about 5 km north of Thalassery and 15 km from Kannur. There is an unpaved road winding through coconut groves, leading to the beach. The beach is about 5 kilometers long and curves in a wide area providing a good view of Kannur beach on the north. To the South and about 200 metres away from the beach there is a beautiful island called the "Green Island" which adds to the allure of the beach. Such a conjunction of beach and island is rare.

Dharmadam Island: (100 metres away from the mainland at Dharmadam): The small 5 acre (20,000 m²) island covered with coconut palms and dense bushes is a beautiful sight from the Muzhappilangad beach. During low tide, one can just walk to the island from the beach. It is surrounded by rivers and seas. Permission is required to enter this privately owned island. Dharmadam, earlier known as Dharmapattanam was a Buddhist stronghold.

"Not-interested- in-voting- for-anyone" ?

2008-12-14T18:08:00.000-08:00

Got this mail from BM Yahoo Group:

Please Read this its very important and Necesary to change our system!!!! CHANGE is the Keyword Did you know the power of registering your vote as "Not-interested- in-voting- for-anyone" ? read the below! As per the 1969 act, in section "49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn't want to vote anyone! Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these seemingly notorious leaders have never disclosed it. This is called "49-O". Why should you go and say "I VOTE NOBODY"... because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled. Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them.

This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election. This would change the way, of our whole political system... it is seemingly surprising why the election commission has not revealed such a feature to the public.... Please spread this news to as many as you know... Seems to be a wonderful weapon against corrupt parties in India... show your power, expressing your desire not to vote for anybody, is even more powerful than voting... so don't miss your chance. So either vote, or vote not to vote (vote 49-O) and pass this info on... "Please forward this mail to as many as possible, so that we, the people of India , can really use this power to save our nation". Use your voting right for a better INDIA.

Easy to make - Pita toast

2008-12-12T23:23:00.000-08:00

Shopping list:

1. Pita bread
2. Onion
3. Tomato
4. Potato
5. Green Chili
6. Black pepper powder
7. Nuts, Raisins, Dates
8. Salt

Method:

Pile the mixture of sliced onion, potato, tomato and green chill on top of the pita bread. Add some salt. Bake for 4 minutes on high power level. You will get a crispy Pita toast. Decorate with nuts/raisins/dates and black pepper powder.

Ayurveda - the heritage way of health care

2008-12-11T02:35:00.000-08:00

Ayurveda is not only the science of preventive health and healing, but also the philosophy of living. It is not merely a system of treating by symptoms; rather curing by removing the cause of malady from the rich legacies left us by Rishis, the holy bards of ancient India.

As a treatment method, it is based on the theory of "tridosham" by which we can assess the condition of the body, and can select the drug and method of treatment

Ayurveda has a well-developed materia medica, describing more than 1,500 plants.

In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda comprises the words āyus, meaning 'life' and veda, meaning 'science'. The earliest literature of Ayurveda appeared during the Vedic period. The Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita were influential works on traditional medicine during this era. Ayurvedic practitioners also identified a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for curing various ailments and diseases.

The concept of Panchakarma is believed to eliminate toxic elements from the body.

Eight disciplines of Ayurveda treatment, called Ashtanga are given below:

Surgery (Shalya-chkitsa).
Treatment of diseases above the clavicle (Salakyam).
Internal medicine (Kaya-chikitsa).
Demonic possession (Bhuta vidya): Ayurveda believes in demonic intervention and—as a form of traditional medicine—identifies a number of ways to counter the supposed effect of these interferences. Bhuta vidya has been called psychiatry.
Paediatrics (Kaumarabhrtyam).
Toxicology (Agadatantram).

Prevention and building immunity (rasayanam).

Aphrodisiacs (Vajikaranam).

Some Ayurvedic Tips:

Mixture of equal quantities of honey and ginger juice is a good expectorant. It gives immediate relief in symptoms like cold, cough, sore throat, congestion of chest and runny nose.

Mix half a gram of black pepper powder with honey and ginger juice mixture (equal quantity). Take this mixture at least three times a day. It helps to cure asthma

A must read post relating to Bakrid

2008-12-08T19:53:00.000-08:00

http://parvita.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/the-slaughtering-day-idul-qurban/

Search For Meaning - Bharat Uday Mission

2008-12-08T01:46:00.000-08:00

Now days, we are talking about political change in India. Bharat Uday Mission aims at creating a political party. I came to know about this from orkut. Bharat Uday Mission chapters are there in most of the cities.
Twenty one-year-old Saurabh is on a mission. Bharat Uday Mission. The only goal of Bharat Uday Mission — or BM, as it is called — is to wipe every tear from every eye as far as possible, first in India and, if possible, in the whole world, through an ideal combination of spiritual, social, economic and political means.

BM originated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in October 2004. The idea is simple. ‘Gain the confidence of the masses through social work’. And in a few years time, form a political party with a difference. A party that will ensure that by 2030, all Indians breathe in a socially, economically and spiritually developed country.

For more info http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bharatudaymission/

We have two choice

1. Ignore this telling India will not change.

2. Get involved

The Time Machine (2002) - Movie review

2008-12-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

This is for those who have not yet seen this movie. Time machine is a must watch movie.

What if you can go back to future or past of your wish?

The Time Machine is a novella by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 and later directly adapted into at least two feature films. This is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively

Scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future.

Vibrations

2008-11-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

M-theory:

Source: wikipedia

In non-technical terms, M-theory presents an idea about the basic substance of the universe.

The atom, long believed to be the smallest building-block of matter, in the early years of the 20th century was proven to consist of even smaller components called protons, neutrons and electrons, which are known as subatomic particles. Beginning in the 1960s, other subatomic particles were discovered. In the 1980s, it was discovered that protons and neutrons (and other hadrons) are themselves made up of smaller particles called quarks. Quantum theory is the set of rules that describes the interactions of these particles.

In the 1980s, a new mathematical model of theoretical physics called string theory emerged. It showed how all the particles, and all of the forms of energy in the universe, could be constructed by hypothetical one-dimensional "strings," infinitely small building-blocks that have only the dimension of length, but not height or width. Further, string theory suggested that the universe is made up of multiple dimensions. We are familiar with height, width, and length as three dimensional space, and time gives a total of four observable dimensions. However, string theories supported the possibility of ten dimensions--the remaining 6 of which we can't detect directly. These "strings" vibrate in multiple dimensions, and depending on how they vibrate, they might be seen in 3-dimensional space as matter, light, or gravity. It is the vibration of the string which determines whether it appears to be matter or energy, and every form of matter or energy is the result of the vibration of strings.

String theory then ran into a problem. Another version of the equations was discovered. Then another, and then another. Eventually, there were five major string theories, all based on a 10-dimensional universe, and all of them appeared to be correct. That was a problem, because science can't have five seemingly contradictory sets of equations to describe the same thing.

In the mid 90s, a string theorist named Edward Witten of the University of Maryland and other important researchers considered that the five different versions of string theory might be describing the same thing seen from different perspectives. They proposed a unifying theory called "M-Theory", in which the "M" is not specifically defined, but is generally understood to stand for "membrane." M-Theory brought all of the string theories together. It did this by asserting that strings are really 1-dimensional slices of a 2-dimensional membrane vibrating in 11-dimensional space.
M-Theory is not yet complete, but the underlying structure of the mathematics has been established, and is in agreement with not only all the string theories but with all of our scientific observations of the universe. Furthermore, it has passed many tests of internal mathematical consistency, which many other attempts to combine quantum mechanics and gravity failed. Unfortunately, until we can find a way to mechanically observe higher dimensions (impossible with our current level of technology) M-Theory has a very difficult time making predictions which can be tested in a laboratory. Technologically, it may never be possible for it to be "proven." However, many cosmologists, including Stephen Hawking, are drawn to M-Theory because of its mathematical elegance and relative simplicity. Physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku has remarked that M-Theory may present us with a "Theory of Everything" which is so concise that its underlying formula would fit on a t-shirt

Surya Namaskar - Sun Salutation

2008-11-17T05:45:00.000-08:00

Effective use of Surya Namaskar is experienced on three levels – body, mind and intellect. The practice of Surya Namaskar is a sort of training to your body mind and soul. It works with equal force on these three aspects. It gives us physical and mental health with sharp intellect.
Only 35 to 40% of your muscles are used in daily activities. Rest of the muscles remain inactive. Surya Namaskar is a physical exercise where almost 95% to 97% of your muscles are switched on to active mode. They remain active, hours ahead during the day, till you recharge them the next morning. While performing Surya Namaskar the breathing exercise (Pranayam) gives more oxygen to your lungs.

How to do Suraya Namskar: Animated SuryaNamaskar

Courtesy: www..

Batu Caves - KL Trip

2008-10-30T01:05:00.000-07:00

Batu Caves is a series of caves and cave-temples, located in KL, Malaysia. The caves are made of limestones which is 400 meters in length and 100 meter in height and is situated on the hill. During our visit, we could see a lot of stones hanging inside the cave. The sun rays were coming in from the top of the cave, which lighted up the entire cave.

I felt nice sitting inside the cave, nature in its divine form. Nobody was scared to walk inside even though there were lots of stones hanging from the top.
I could compare it with our life, in life also we will have lots of problems hanging on the top of our head. Feel comfortable! Know that the nature is there to take care of you, nothing is going to happen to you and realize that you actually are much more than what you think you are!! There were the rays coming from the top of the caves which I could relate to the ray of hopes.

Foto: Firo

KL Trip fotoz

Monkeys Story

2008-10-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

This one is a story told by my friend Om. You might have heard this before. I loved this one. Hope you will love this too.
Few people put 6 monkeys in a big cage.. and there are 10 steps inside the cage.. on the topmost step they put a banana. Seeing this one monkey jumped to take the banana, immediately they sprayed chilled water on other 5 monkeys. Next day again they placed banana on the topmost step, seeing this one monkey started jumping, but other 5 monkeys pulled him down and didn't allow the monkey to take banana. Third day also same thing happened that 5 monkeys didn't allow other one to take the banana..

Now the fun begins, next day they took one monkey out of the cage, (which was jumping to take the banana), and replaced with another new :) monkey. And when they placed the banana again on the topmost step. The new monkey started jumping to take the banana, but other 5 monkeys stopped the new monkey. Next day again they replaced one of the old monkey. This time also 5 monkeys pulled the leg of new monkey which was trying to take the banana. Process was continued till all the monkeys were replaced.

Even after all the mokeys were replaced one after another, monkeys started pulling the leg of the 6th monkey with out actually knowing the reason.

Moral of the story: (I don't have to tell the moral of the story, You would have experienced this many times.. I have experienced this many times.. he he he.. ;) ))

BIG ;-) debate - Vegetarian Vs Non - Vegetarian

2008-10-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

What do you eat???????

NV: What do you eat?

V: I eat only tasty part of what you eat. ;)

NV:(thought process) …….

V: (Silent)!

NV: What do you mean?

V: You eat leg piece of KFC chicken, is it tasty?

NV: Of course, no doubt about it.

V: How about the raw peace of the same chicken leg, will it be tasty? Will you be able to eat that?

NV: Nooo way

V: What makes it tasty then?

NV: hmm. Ingredients, which is added to that.

V: Yes, That is what I eat. - > The Chilli ,Masala,Oil etc etc …. Which r all Veggie by birth n yummy too)

Your comments please...

ps: This is one of the gems from Firosh on this topic. He works with me in IBM. I will get him to post more of this topic for you here. Here is his orkut profile. http://www.orkut.com/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=18214475685885864293

Don't even think about using spell check!!!

2008-10-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch a Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

Navaratri

2008-10-04T04:47:00.000-07:00

In my school days, Navaratri for me was, days when there is no need of reading books 'officially' at home. On the Vijayadasami day there is ceremony of Ezhuthiniruttu(Vidyarambham) in schools and temples. Vidyarambham is a tradition where kids are formally initiated into the letters of the alphabet. Initiation into the world of alphabets usually begins with the writing of the mantra "Om hari sri ganapataye namah"(ഓം ഹരി ശ്രീ ഗണപതയേ നമഃ) Hari(ഹരി) refers to the Lord, sri(ശ്രീ), to prosperity. The mantra is written on sand or in a tray of rice grains. Then, the master would write the mantra on the child's tongue with gold.

Navaratri is a festival that lasts nine days and nine nights. The word "Navaratri" actually means nine (Nava) nights (ratri). This is celebrated in different styles throughout India.

Navaratri is the worship of the three divine goddesses, Saraswati (Goddess of learning and speech), Lakshmi (Goddess of wealth and prosperity), and Durga (Goddess of strength and courage). It is also said to be the battle that occurred between Goddess Chaamundeshwari and the asura (demon), Mahishaasura. The battle lasted 9 days and 9 nights. Finally, on the tenth day, Goddess Chaamundeshwari killed Mahishaasura. This day is known as Vijayadasami. Vijayadasami means the 10th day of victory.

Peaceful Warrior

2008-09-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks a lot to Rashmin for posting about this movie. I watched this yesterday.

This movie is based on a true story of a gymnast (Dan Millman). The best part in the movie is the conversations between the old man and the gymnast. It is kind of miraculous (mysterious ?) story. Amazing one and a must see.

You will be amazed what you can do :) ... watch the trailer..

Photoz of Pasir Ris Beach

2008-09-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Location: Pasir Ris Beach Park, Singapore

Mushroom Again....

2008-09-27T05:34:00.000-07:00

Mushroom again.. this time it is oyster mushroom.

Can you feel the taste.. if you can't, then you are missing something.

Veggies Rocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baiju

2008-09-26T03:51:00.001-07:00

Go, learn the Art of Living

2008-09-22T23:01:00.000-07:00

WHAT would be the fate of an employee who is seriously detrimental in the interest of an organisation? He would probably face the axe for his mistake.
Shiv Sai Infosys Pvt Ltd, a city-based BPO, caught three of its young employees in an act that jeopardised the interest of the organisation. But, instead of sacking them the company sent the boys for a week to undertake Art of Living course at Sri Sri Ravishankar's ashram in Bangalore all this at the company's expense. read full story

Self effort

2008-09-19T07:11:00.000-07:00

Self-effort alone is responsible for whatever man gets here; when he is sunk in unhappiness, to console him people suggest that it is his fate. No one has seen such a fate or a god, but everyone has experienced how an action (good or evil) leads to a result (good or evil). Hence, right from one’s childhood one should endeavor to promote one’s true good (salvation) by a keen intelligent study of the scriptures, by having the company of the holy ones and by right self effort.

~ From Yoga Vasistha.

Simple Vegetable Curry

2008-09-19T07:01:00.001-07:00

You will need:

Carrot - sliced
Mushroom
Green peas
Onion - finely sliced
Corn - optional
Coriander powder
Turmeric powder
Coconut paste
Sunflower oil
Coriander leaves - finely cut
Salt - to taste

Heat up water in a pan, add mixed vegetables. When it is half cooked add other stuffs (coriander powder, turmeric powder, coriander leaves, oil, and coconut paste, salt). Mix well. Actually you can add powders of your choice. Since I had the above two I used that, same with oil. 10 - 15 minutes of cooking will do. I was able to make it easily since I bought cut vegetables in packet and a small pack of coconut paste. Here are the pictures before heating up and after.

ഓണസദ്യ 2008 @ സിംഗപ്പൂര്‍

2008-09-17T06:49:00.000-07:00

taanks to firosh :)

How to Eat With Chopsticks

2008-09-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

Chopsticks are the main eating utensil in China, Korea, Taiwan, & Vietnam. Wanna try out ;) here is the steps:

1. Pick up the first chopstick with the middle finger and thumb.

Stiffen your hand for a firm grip. Have the broad end of the chopstick lay on the part where your thumb and index finger connect. Rest the narrow end on the

tip of your ring finger, and hold it in place with the tip of your middle finger. (Hint: try holding it the way you hold a pen to write. It might rest on your ring finger or your middle finger, held in place by your index finger. Place the chopstick then lift your index finger so it can hold the second chopstick.)

2.Grip the second chopstick with your index finger.Place your thumb over the second chopstick. Adjust your grip to a more comfortable position. Make sure the narrow tips of the chopsticks are even with each other to help prevent them from crossing or being unable to "pinch" the food.

3. Hold it steady. This chopstick should not move when you attempt to pick up food. Alternatively, hold the first chopstick steady and move the second (top) chopstick by moving the tip of your index finger up and down while the thumb remains relatively steady, acting like a pivot point. The top chopstick remains pressed to the index finger from the tip through the first joint. The movement comes from flexing the joint closest to the knuck

le. Straightening your index finger opens the chopsticks and bending it closes them, with perhaps a slight flexing of the thumb to keep the chopsticks lined up with each other. (Note: this alternative is different from the photos in how the top chopstick is held. The movement comes from the top chopstick, not the bottom one, so the top chopstick is held so that it can be moved easily. Use the method that is comfortable for you.)

4. Practice opening and closing the chopsticks.Make sure the broad ends of the chopsticks do not make an "X" as this will make it difficult to pick up food.

5. Pick up food at a good angle (try roughly 45 degrees from the plate); slightly lift it up. If it feels unstable, put it down and try again.

Please vote

2008-09-09T21:09:00.001-07:00

AMEX (American Express) has offered USD$2.5 million for a Service project that will be chosen among many that people all over have put up on their website...

Please vote for Jharkhand Tribal project.. by clicking below..

Websphere MQ

2008-09-07T01:16:00.001-07:00

Websphere MQ, formerly known as MQ (message queue) series, is an IBM standard for program-to-program messaging across multiple platforms.

It allows independent and potentially non-concurrent applications on a distributed system to communicate with each other. MQ is available on a large number of platforms (both IBM and non-IBM), including z/OS (mainframe), OS/400 (IBM System i or AS/400), UNIX (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris), HP NonStop, OpenVMS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows.

More details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websphere_MQ

Making of Pookalam

2008-09-03T20:15:00.000-07:00

Source: http://www.rahularavind.com/greetings/happy_onam.html

I am going to download photoshop and try making my version for this. :D

Malayalam Song എന്തിനിത്ര മിഴിനീരു....

2008-09-02T21:59:00.000-07:00

So called creativity..

2008-08-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

So called creativity, updated in slide.com, done in photoshop 2 years bk.

Spinach & Cuccumber Olan

2008-08-19T07:14:00.000-07:00

An easy to make dish:

1. Spinach - 1 small bundle
2. Cucumber - 1/2
3. Sunflower Oil - 2 tsp
4. Broccoli
5. Salt

Cut cucumber in to thin slices and Spinach in to small pieces. Heat oil in a pan, put some broccoli. Add cucumber and spinach, pour enough of water. Wait (approx 5-10 mins) till it is cooked well. Add salt as well. This goes well with kanji and rice.

Twenty-five ways to improve life ...

2008-08-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

Twenty-five ways to improve life ...
by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Courtesy: The Week, www.the-week.com

1. Review the context of your life.

2. Know life's impermanence.

3. Make your smile cheaper.

4. Be enthusiastic and praise others.

5. Make meditation a part of your life.

6. Go to the most beautiful place.

7. Communicate effectively.

8. Take out time for your self.

9. Better the world around you.

10. Nourish your emotions.

11. Plan short and long term goals.

12. Prayer is a vital tool.

13. Implement the changes if needed.

14. Identify your limitations.

15. Do not lose your friends.

16. Don't look for perfection.

17. Let us be unpredictable.

18. Have a sense of humour.

19. Don't be afraid to make mistakes.

20. Overcome your prejudice.

21. Feel that "I am blessed".

22. Do random acts of kindness.

23. Be a student always.

24. Dream the impossible.

25. Compare your performance.

1. Review the context of your life.

Look at your own life in the light of time. Millions of years havepassed and millions will come. What is your life ? 60, 70 or 100years? Span of life is insignificant. It is not even a drop in theocean. In terms of space you simply don't exist! This understandingdissolves the ego. Ego is ignorance of your reality, ignorance of yourexistence. Now, just to know this, do we have to do something else?Just open your eyes: "Who am I? How I am on this planet? Whatis my life time?" Awareness dawns in the mind, and you will stopworrying about little things like, " this person said this thing to meand that person broke away with me and this happened with that personand I am going to say this." All smallness will simply drop away, andyou will be able to live every moment of your life.
Your life reels around your context. You should be happy in life. Allother business involve ups and downs which is very natural. If thereis a body, then it will get cold, cough, fever or something else andit will go away. But take care to see that happiness is alwaysestablished in you. That is known as purashaartha. Our love, faith andbelief should be deep-rooted, then everything else moves on its own.How many events take place in life? Are you able to maintain yourequanimity always? Not everything in the world is sweet. If you aregrounded with faith, like the husk with grain, you will progress.
Take this decision: "Whatever happens I will be there. I will begrounded. God's protection is there on me. Whatever happens, I willnever go down. I always have God's hand with me." Keep your mind inpeace in all situations. The rest will be taken care of. You have totake at least one step forward, which is to be in peace andequanimity. "Oh! Nothing happened. Nothing of my work happened." Ifyou are able to laugh in such a situation, then understand that youhave protection with you! The world is filled with love. Everybody haslove inside them. You have to see that in your mind.
Your head will be in the mud in a few years; don't put mud in yourhead while you are still alive! If you review the context of yourlife, the quality of your life will improve.

2. Know life's impermanence.

See the impermanence in this life. That is the truth. Turn back andsee that all that you did is like a dream. All have passed, the wholething is finished.
Tomorrow will pass. Now and then, a pinch of unpleasantness comes. Itmakes you aware of your pleasantness. Suppose you never had unpleasantmoments in life, you would have never pleasant ones. Your life wouldstagnate in utter boredom and you would become like a stone. So, inorder to keep you alive, now and then, here and there, nature givesyou a little pinch. It makes life more lively. Accept it.
You don't have to be afraid in life. There is always support. So,every pinch that you are having in life is for the best, to make yourlife more lively and enjoyable. Day and night you work so hard. Thewhole week is spent working, coming home tired, eating, going to bed.The same routine the next day. Weekends have become another routine.
If you're awake, then you see there is so much foolishness! Just watchwhen four or five people get together and have a gossip session. In agossip session, you can immediately change the topic of conversation.This is the thing with a crowd. If ten people are talking about theweather and you change the topic of stock markets, everybody willimmediately talk stock markets, whether they know about them or not.It is great fun.
Being aware of this impermanent nature of our life, you find thatthere is something in you that has not changed. There is a referencepoint by which you can say things are changing. That reference pointis the source of life. That is wisdom. With wisdom, your life improves.

3. Make your smile cheaper.

A research done in England found that a baby smile 400 times a day, anadolescent 17 times and an adult doesn't smile at all! The moresuccessful one keeps a very stiff face. Is roughness a sign ofsuccess? Is being stressed a sign of prosperity, growth or dignity?
You should smile more. Every day, every morning, look at the mirrorand give a good smile to yourself. You know what happens when yousmile? All the muscles in your face get relaxed. The nerves in yourbrain get relaxation, and you get the confidence, courage and energyto move on in life.
You know, your smile is so fragile! Just one telephone call is enoughto take it away! But what is the big deal about your feelings? Bundlethem up and thrown them into the ocean! Once you are rid of your'feelings' you can be happy. Just see why your spirits go down?Because somebody said something stupid to you. And why did they say astupid thing? Because they had some garbage they needed to throw outand you were there, ready to catch it! And once you have caught it,you hold on to it so passionately ! Come on! Wake up! Don't let yoursmile be snatched away by anybody!
Usually, you give your anger freely and smile rarely as though a smileis costly. In ignorance, anger is cheaper and smile costly. Inknowledge, a smile is free like sun, air, and water and anger isextremely expensive, like a diamond. Make your smile cheaper and angerexpensive! You are here for a greater
cause. Just remember that. Take a challenge: " Come what may, I amgoing to smile today and be happy!" Smile more.

4. Be enthusiastic and praise others.

Enthusiasm is the nature of life. We often have a tendency to putcoldwater on other's enthusiasm. Reverse this tendency. Take everyopportunity to praise others and support their enthusiasm. If you putdown other's enthusiasm, the same may happen to you. As you sow, soshall you reap. Recollect how much enthusiasm and joy you had when youwent to the primary school. Someone without enthusiasm is like acorpse. But as you mature, the enthusiasm curve declines. Asenthusiasm declines, we stop communicating.
How would you like to see your self? Happy and bubbling withenthusiasm or dull and difficult to please? Often, you like to bepleased, appeased and cajoled. So you put up a tough, upset face andact difficult to please. If a person has to appease and please tenpeople all the time, it will be so tiring. People
who keep a long face and expect others to cajole and appease them makeothers run away. Lovers often do this. They expend a lot of energy incajoling, and this brings down the joy and celebration of the moment.
If you feel down, appease and please yourself. Your need to beappeased by someone else is the sign of grossness. If you wantattention, all you get is tension. It is not possible to attain DivineLove with a complaining face. Become one whose enthusiasm never dies.

5. Make meditation a part of your life.

The higher goals in life can only be realized through a few minutes ofmeditation and introspection.
What is meditation?
Mind without agitation is meditation.Mind in the present moment is meditation.Mind that has not hesitation, no anticipation is meditation.Mind that has come back home, to the source, is meditation.Mind that becomes "no mind" is meditation.
Deeper you are able to rest, dynamic you will be in activity. Eventhough deep rest and dynamic activity are opposite values, they arecomplementary. Before the body leaves you, you learn to leaveeverything. That is freedom. What are you looking for? Are you lookingfor some great joy? YOU ARE JOY!
I will give you an example. Have you seen dogs biting bones? You knowwhy they bite bones? Biting wounds their mouth. Its own blood comesout and the dog feels that the bone is very tasty! Poor dog spends thewhole time chewing the bone but getting nothing out of it! Any joy youexperience in life is from the
depth of your self, when you let go all that you hold on to and settledown being centered in that space. That is called meditation.Actually, meditation is not an act; it is the art of doing nothing!The rest in meditation is deeper than the deepest sleep that you canever have because in meditation you transcend all desires.
Meditation is letting go of anger from the past and all the planningfor the future. Meditation is accepting this moment and living everymoment totally with depth. Just this understanding, and a few days ofcontinuous practice of meditation can change the quality of our life.
The best comparison of the three states of consciousness - waking,sleeping and dreaming - is with the nature. Nature sleeps, awakes anddreams! It happens in a magnificent scale in existence, and it ishappening in a different scale in the human body. Wakefulness andsleep are like sunrise and darkness. Dream is like the twilight inbetween.
And meditation is like the flight to the outer space, where there isno sunset, no sunrise, nothing! I am sure that deep within, every oneof you feel that you have not grown, meaning you have not changed, notgrown old. This indicates the soul in you, the depth in you, thespirit in you doesn't change, doesn't grow old, it's not aging. Thebody is aging but something in you is not aging. Getting in touch withthat something that doesn't age brings beauty in life.
That is meditation.

6. Go to the most beautiful place.

Only if there is alertness and presence of mind can your life improve.For this, you need to cultivate the habit of listening. Most of us arenot good listeners. When you are listening to somebody, the speaker'svery first sentence triggers some conversation within you. You areconstantly agreeing or disagreeing with the speaker. Have you everwondered whether you can listen without any thoughts or pre-conceivednotions? To cultivate the habit of listening, you have to "go" to aplace where everything is beautiful.
Where is the place? That most beautiful place is within you! When youcome to this place, then any place is beautiful. Then, wherever yougo, you add beauty there.
Learning something about our breath is very important. Our breath hasa great lesson to teach us: for every rhythm in the mind, there is acorresponding rhythm in the breath, for every rhythm in the breath,there is a corresponding emotion. So, when you cannot handle your minddirectly, through breath you can handle the mind. Neither at schoolnor at home does anybody teach you what to do when you are upset orangry or depressed. The first thing we did when we
came to this planet is that we took a deep breath and then we startedto cry. The last thing we'll be doing: we'll breathe out and makeother cry! In between, the whole life, we are breathing in and out,but, we have learnt very little about our breath! No breath, no life -know breath, know life!.
We need to learn a little bit about our breath. We need to know alittle bit about all the layers of our existence -- body, breath,mind, intellect, memory, ego and the self. This is what I call Art ofLiving, learning a little bit about ourselves, the seven layers of ourlife. And that makes you be in the present moment, and it helps us tomaintain the innocence that we are all born with, and feel at homewith everybody, anywhere. What I would suggest is, take
one week off every year for yourself, like you take your car forservicing. During that time, align yourself with nature, wake up withthe sunrise, do some exercise, eat proper food, just as much food asnecessary, some exercises, a few minutes of singing, and then somesilent moments, enjoying the creation.
Book yourself on a trip to this most beautiful place in the universe.Then you find that every day is a vacation and a celebration! .

7. Communicate effectively.

Learning to communicate effectively with everyone is a skill worthpossessing. Most of the time you find that you are out of place.Communicating without prejudice is vital for success.
If you are faced with someone who knows more than you, be like a childand keep your ears and eyes open for learning. If you are faced withsomeone who knows less than you, be humble and strive to make them asgood as or better than you. Play with a small child as you played whenyou were a child. Talk with an elderly person remembering that one dayyou will be like that. Communicate with a person of your age grouplike you are his / her best friend.
This world is varied beyond our imagination, and there's alwayssomething to share, learn and teach. When you are centered, you becomea powerful communicator. And when your communication improves, yourlife improves.

8. Take out time for yourself.

If for the whole day you are engaged in only gathering information,you do not take out time for yourself to think and reflect. A fewquiet moments are sources for creativity.
Some time during the day, sit for a few minutes, get into the cave ofyour heart, eyes closed, and kick the world away like a ball. But,during the day be 100 per cent attached to the work. Eventually, youwill be able to be both attached and detached. This is the skill ofliving, the art of living.
Renunciation refills your energy. Creativity cannot happen only justthrough efforts. There is a beautiful story about Chhatrapati Shivaji.At one time Shivaji became so frustrated about ruling his kingdom thathe went to his guru Samarth Ramdas and told him that he is fed up andthat he just wants to renounce everything. Ramdas told him that he canrenounce everything. Shivaji became so happy and relaxed at the verythought. Then Ramdas told him: "Now I am the king and you are myservant. Will you do whatever I ask you to do?" Shivaji replied: "Foryou I am ready to do anything." Ramdas said: "Very good.
Will you run this country for me? Shivaji replied: "Yes, I will runthe country for you!" Total renunciation has brought zeal andenthusiasm in him.
Creativity springs up when you are relaxed. You have to renounce allwork you have done the whole day, only then can you rest in the night.
Though many times pain, struggle and frustration have brought outcreativity in some people, these are not the only reasons for a personto be creative.
Millions of people in the world are struggling or frustrated, but theyare not creative. So, taking out some time for yourself improves thequality of your life.

9. Better the world around you.

A river needs two bunks to flow. The difference between flood andnormal river is that water flow is regulated in a river. Duringfloods, water has no direction. Similarly, the energy in our lifeneeds some direction to flow. If you don't give direction, it is allconfusion. Today, most people are confused
because there is no direction in life. When you are happy, there is somuch of life-energy in you; but when this life-energy doesn't knowwhere to go, how to go, it gets stuck. When it stagnates, it rots. Forlife-energy to move in a direction, commitment is essential.
Life runs with commitment. If you observe every small thing or bigthing in life, they go with certain commitment. A student takesadmission in a school or college with a commitment. Needless to say, afamily runs on commitment: mother is committed to the child, child iscommitted to the parents, husband is
committed to wife, and wife is committed to husband. Greater thecommitment you take, greater the energy/power you gain to fulfill thatcommitment. Greater the commitment, easier things are. Smaller thecommitment, suffocating it is for you. Smaller commitments suffocateyou because you have more capacity, but you are stuck in a small hole!
When you have ten things to do and if one thing goes wrong, you cankeep doing the ten things; the thing that has gone wrong will setitself right! But if you have only one thing to do and that goeswrong, then are you are stuck with it. Usually we think we should haveresource and then we will commit. Greater
the commitment you take, greater the resources will come to youautomatically. Whatever you are committed to brings you strength. Ifyou are committed to your family then your family supports you, if youare committed to society, you enjoy the support of society.
Commitment will always bring comfort in the long run. Make acommitment to make this world a better place to live.

10. Nourish your emotions.

A person without emotions is like wood without any juice. You need tomake your interesting to make people be with you. This will happenwhen you nurture yourself with music, prayer and service.
The way to expand from individual to universal consciousness is toshare others' sorrow and joy. As you grow, your consciousness shouldalso grow. When your expand in knowledge with time then depression isnot possible. The way to overcome personal misery is to shareuniversal misery! The way to expand personal joy is to share universaljoy. Instead of thinking "what about me" and "what can I gain fromthis word?", think "what can I do for the world?".
Silence heals and rejuvenates. Silence gives you depth and stabilityand brings creativity. Service leads to the dynamic experience ofheart. It creates a sense of belongingness. Lack of service can land aperson in depression. Pain is physical. Suffering is mental. If youare not sensitive to others' pain, then you are not a human being.That is why you need to serve. Service alone can bring contentment inlife, but service without silence tires you. Service withoutspirituality will be shallow, and cannot be sustained for a longperiod. The deeper the silence, the more dynamic the outer activity.Both are essential in life.
When you bring some relief or freedom to someone through seva, goodvibrations and blessings come to you. Seva brigs merit; merit allowsyou to go deep in meditation; meditation brings back your smile. Whenyou sing and pray from your heart, your emotions are nourished and youbecome "lively".

11. Plan short and long term goals.

At any given point of time, our mind is oscillating between the pastand the future. Either it is angry or sad about the past or anxiousabout the future.
Whatever actions you do in this state of mind, you regret after sometime. This is how you get caught up in the same old cycle. Does itmean that you should not plan your future? No! You should plan yourshort and long term goals. Then, and only then, life gets a channel, adirection to flow. When the mind is totally in the present, the rightplanning happens. Not only should you plan your goals, but plan themeans and methods to work towards them. Where would you like to seeyourself after three years? After 20 years? After 40 years? Don't befeverish about the results. Give your 100 percent. If you are feverishabout the results, it will lead you to disappointment.Do not make a list of all the things you want to achieve. Select fewthings that really matters. Once a teacher brought a glass jar to theclass and a bag with some big stones, some small stones and some sand.He asked the students to put all the contents from the bag into theglass jar. Some students put the sand first, then small stones and bythen there was no place for the big stones. The teacher laterexplained that had they put the bigger stones first, then the smallerstones. There was always space around the stones for all the sand inthe bag. This example teaches us an important lesson in prioritizingthings.
If we put things that will give us maximum fulfillment in the longterm, smaller things will automatically fall into place.Among all planets in the solar system, the earth is privileged to hostlife in its many forms, and among all the species, humans are mostprivileged, for,they can host knowledge. Again and again you rememberthat you are peace, you are love, you are joy and that you are hostingthe creator. If you do not realize that you are the host, you livelike a ghost!.

12. Prayer is a vital tool.

Prayer is a vital tool to improve your life. It also nurtures valueslike integrity and honesty. Prayer happens in two situations, or in acombination of situations. When you feel grateful or when you feelutterly helpless. If you are not grateful and prayerful, you will bemiserable. In either case your prayers will be answered.What you cando, you do.What you cannot do, you pray for!It is said the divine dawns in you when you pray for it, when you cryfor it, when you sing for it. The divine is only waiting for you todig a little deeper into yourself. Because, it can then fill you withmuch more nectar! Divine wants you to create more space in you. Cryfrom your soul for help. This is for those seekers who are weak. Thoseseekers who are strong with the power of knowledge can sing with thatjoy of what they have achieved! The moment you sing in gratitude, inglory of the divine, it immediately dawns in you, and fills you upagain. One type of people is grateful for all their growth. The othertype is helpless and weak. Both will be helped.
Spirituality is not some ritual, or doing something. It's a verypleasant, uplifted state of being and seeing that the whole world isall spirit or consciousness. Use prayer to bring integration in yourpersonality. Whatever you do, know that the higher power has the finalsay and it will always be for the best.

13. Implement the changes if needed.

Sorrow simply means that viveka (discrimination) is overshadowed.Viveka means knowing that everything is changing. Your body, youremotions, the people around you and the world - everything ischanging. Tie and again you have to awaken to this reality. You areoften fearful of change. Change is inevitable in many fronts throughsecurity is hooked on to stability. You know there is a need forchange to improve your life, but you feel secure in the old pattern.You need the courage to implement changes whenever it is necessary.You have to evaluate the pros and the cons. You have to see whetherthat gives you short-term joy and misery in the long run or short-timepain and joy in the long run.
Life is a combination of both change and non-change. So, use yourintelligence and courageously implement changes when you feel thatthere is a need for change.

14. Identify your limitations.

Every time you are unhappy or miserable, you are just coming in touchwith your own boundaries! And what can you do? You can just feelthankful: "Oh, I came in touch with my boundary, my limitation. Thiswas my limitation." You just turn the whole situation into a prayer:"Let there be peace, not just in me but in everybody." Prayer is thatmoment when you come in touch with your limitations, your boundaries.
You are peaceful, you are joyful, you are happy as long as you havenot come in contact with your boundaries. At that moment what can youdo? You can just say, "My Lord, my God, You made me become aware of myboundaries. You bring peace. I am giving it all to You." That verymoment you will start smiling.
However hopeless the situation is, you will walk through it, singthrough it, dance through it! This is love.
In Hindi, love is written with two and a half letters. They say, "Whois a master, who is a pundit, who is a wise person? Not one who hasstudied a lot of scriptures, but one who has studied the two-an-a-halfletters is at this moment. It is a test of the moment, when you comein touch with your limitations, your boundaries. You are happy,peaceful. Are you in the boundaries? Or are you maintaining yourboundaries and the innocent love in the heart? Is it remaining? If itis, then nothing can rob you of peace.

15. Do not lose your friends.

Mistakes keep happening all the time. Often you want to correct them.How much can you correct? There are two situations when you correctothers' mistakes.
1. You correct someone's mistake because it bothers you. But even ifyou correct it, this does not work.
2. You correct someone's mistake not because it bothers you, but fortheir sake so that they can grow.
To correct mistakes you need authority and love. Authority and loveseem to be contradictory, but in reality they are not. Authoritywithout live is stifling. Love without authority is shallow. A friendneeds to have both authority and love but they need to be in the rightcombination. This can happen if you are totally dispassionate andcentered. When you allow room for mistakes, you can be bothauthoritative and sweet. That is how the Divine is, the right balanceof both. Krishna and Jesus had both.
Don't make a mistake by pointing out mistakes!
Once a lady came to me and said her husband had lied to her. She wasvery upset. I asked, "Why does your husband lie to you? Because heloves you, and is afraid to lose your love or hurt you. If he did notlove you, he wouldn't lie to you!".
Do not tell a person a mistake he knows he has committed. By doingthis, you will only make him feel more guilty. A magnanimous personwill not pick on the mistakes of others and make them feel guilty; hewill correct them with compassion and care.

16. Don't look for perfection.

Many a time, you become angry or miserable because of the feverishnessfor perfection. If you are too much of a perfectionist, you are boundto be an angry person.
In a state of ignorance, imperfection is natural and perfection is aneffort. In a state of wisdom or enlightenment, imperfection is aneffort; perfection is a compulsion and is unavoidable! Perfection istaking total responsibility, and total responsibility means knowingthat you are the only responsible person in the whole world. When youthink that others are responsible, then your degree of responsibilitydiminishes. When you are in total vairagya ( dispassion ), you cantake care of even insignificant things with such perfection.Perfection is the very nature of the Enlightened one. When we arejoyful, we don't look for perfection. If you are looking forperfection then you are not at the source of joy. Joy is therealization that there is no vacation from wisdom. The world appearsimperfect on the surface but, underneath, all is perfect. Perfectionhides; imperfection shows off.
The wise will not stay on the surface but will probe into the depth.Things are not blurred. Infinite actions prevail in the wholeness ofconsciousness, and yet the consciousness remains perfect, untouched.Realize this now and be natural.
In this world, everything cannot be perfect all the time. Even thebest, the greatest of actions, performed with the noblest ofintentions, will have some imperfections. It is but natural.Unfortunately, the tendency of our mind is to grab the imperfectionand hold on to it. And, in the process, we end up
making our moods, our minds imperfect and our souls reel with thisnonsense. It is imperative to get out of these cycles, and to becomestrong and courageous from within.

17. Let us be unpredictable.

We often behave like machines. A compliment makes us smile and aninsult makes us frown. We don't have to react in the same way always.You have the freedom to respond differently. You don't have to answerall questions posed to you. As people have a right to question, youhave the right whether to answer or not.So, be unpredictable!

18. Have a sense of humour.

You are endowed with certain naughtiness as a child. Keep it alive.Humour will grease all tough situations. One who has humour can sailthrough any conflict. Humour is the buffer that saves you fromhumiliation. If you refuse to be humiliated, you become invincible.Humour brings everyone together, while humiliation tears them apart.In a society torn with humiliation and insult, humour is like a breathof fresh air.
Humour should be coupled with care and concern. Humour can keep thespirit high, yet if overdone it leaves a bad taste. Humour withoutwisdom is shallow.
Humour without sensitivity is satire - it comes back to you with moreproblems.
The wise use humour to bring wisdom and to lighten situations. Theintelligent use humour as a shield against humiliation. The cruel usehumour as a sword to insult others. The irresponsible use humour toescape from responsibility. And fools take humour too seriously!
How does one cultivate a sense of humour?
Humour is not just words, it is the lightness of your being. You donot have to read and repeat jokes.
Taking life not too seriously (because you will never come out of italive)!
Having a sense of belongingness with everybody, including those whoare not friendly.
Practicing yoga and meditation.
Having unshakable faith in the Divine and in the laws of karma.
Being in the company of those who live in knowledge and are humourous.
A willingness to be a clown.

19. Don't be afraid to make mistakes.

Whenever a boundary is broken, it creates some fear. The fear createsdislike. This dislike puts us back in the boundary. And to keepyourself in the boundary you put forth defenses. When you try todefend your position, it is such a stress. Every time you try todefend your position, it makes you more and more weak. Drop all yourdefenses. When you are totally defenseless, that's when you'll be strong.
Your knowledge of a mistake comes to you when you are innocent!Whatever mistake has happened, do not consider yourself a sinnerbecause in the present
moment you are again new, pure and clear. Mistakes of the past arepast. When this knowledge comes, you are again perfect. Often, mothersscold their children and afterwards feel so guilty. Okay, you gotangry at your kid once or twice. Why? Because of a lack of awareness!Awareness was missing, so the anger came up. Knowledge of the self,truth and skills can bring out the best in you, So, don't be afraid tomake mistakes, but not the same mistakes. You
have got to be innovative even in your mistakes!

20. Overcome your prejudice.

Your prejudice against gender, religion, caste and class does notallow you to mingle with everyone around you. Often, you don't sitwith people who are not economically or socially at par with you. Youhave to learn to break that barrier. Also, there is age prejudice.Teenagers don't like to have fun with
elderly people and vice versa. Gender prejudice is more prevalent inrural areas. Cast system is present even among the royalties ofEurope, the UK and Japan .
Religious prejudice is well known. There are good people and badpeople in every community, religion and every section of society.Don't be prejudiced against them. At the same time don't be shy aboutyour identity. When you overcome prejudice, you will be very natural,and your quality of life will improve.

21. Feel that "I am blessed".

There is so much talk about success. Have you ever thought whatsuccess is? Success is simply ignorance about one's capabilities.Success is ignorance about the power of the self. Because you assumeyou can do only this much. If there are obstacles, you are clear aboutyour objective. With a calm and serene mind, think of manypossibilities. Know that failures are stepping stones for greatersuccess. Actually, there are no failures in life. All the seemingfailures are only stepping stones for greater success. If you feel theobstacle is too much, deep prayer can work miracles. The feeling that"I am blessed" can help you overcome any failure.
Once you realize that you are blessed, then
- all the complaints disappear,- all the grumbling disappears,- all the insecurities disappear,- a sense of not being loved disappears, and- wanting love disappears.
Ego is always ambitious and wants to do tough jobs like climbing MountEverest . Whereas in a simple act like watching a butterfly, wateringthe garden, watching the birds or the sky, can bring deep relaxation,and relaxation connects you with your source. Seemingly trivialactions open a new dimension and bring in immense peace and rest. Justcome out of your little shell and feel free.
There is a saying: Behind every successful man is a woman. I willmodify this: Behind every success there is the Divine saying " I ambehind you".

22. Do random acts of kindness.

Abiding in the self you become the valentine for the whole world.Spirit is the valentine of matter, and matter is the valentine ofspirit. They are made for each other. They uphold each other. If youdo not respect the spirit, then matter is not pleased. If you honourthe spirit then you will care for the world, and when you care for theworld it will take care of you.
You are the Christmas tree. At the time of year when no tree bearsanything, it has many gifts to offer. A Christmas tree bears the giftsand the lights you are carrying in your life are for others. Anyonewho comes to you, you offer them your gifts. When you show kindness,your true nature comes into play. Have you ever done acts of kindnesswithout expecting anything out of it?
Our services should not be mechanical. Once some boy scouts were at aSunday service, when the priest said, " You should serve." They asked,"What is this service? Could you give us some example? "He said,"Suppose an old woman wants to cross a road, go and help her cross theroad.
So the boys went and looked for a whole week, but there was no oldwoman trying to cross a street. Finally, four of them found a womanwalking on a footpath.
One of the boys went and asked her, "Madam, would you like to crossthe road?" She turned and said, "No." He was disappointed. So anotherboy went and asked her again, thinking, perhaps, that the first boyhadn't asked properly. The woman was now a little bit confused. Shewondered why she was being asked this.
So, she said, it was all right for him to take her across the road.Once they had reached the other side, a third boy came and asked her,"Would you like to cross the road?" Now it really bothered her. Whenthe fourth one approached her, she almost screamed and ran away! Shealmost screamed and ran away!!
You don't have to plan acts of kindness. Just do somethingspontaneously. When you do random acts of kindness, you come in touchwith your true nature.

23. Be a student always.

Know that you are a student forever. Do not underestimate anybody.Knowledge may come to you from any corner. Remember the ancient saying"let knowledge flow to me from all sides". Each occasion teaches youand each person teaches you. The world is your teacher. When you arealways looking to learn, you will stop underestimating others.Humility will dawn in your life.
There is a nice story. A man earned a lot of money and them gave allhis property to his son. The son then built a small house behind hisbig house and told
his parents: "Now you have to stay there." So the old couple stayedthere, while the son and his family lived in the bungalow. One day,while playing, the grandchild came to his grandfather' s home, whereeverything was in pathetic condition. The grandchild said, " Grandpa,be careful with your plate and chair.
Don't break them." When he asked why, the child said, "Becausetomorrow, my father will need
them." One does not realize this fact.You are also going to be old one day.

24. Dream the impossible.

Unless you have a dream, you cannot realize it. Every invention hascome out of a dream. Dream the impossible. Obviously, dreaming employssomething which is beyond your perceived capacity. Consider thefaculty which is the preceptor of the dream. Some dreams have impactedyour daily living and others have not.
Some dreams you remember, and others you have forgotten.
We are all born in this world to do something wonderful and unique;don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dreamand think big.
Have the courage and determination to achieve those dreams that aredear to you. Many a time people who dreamt big were ridiculed, butthey remained strong to achieve their goals.
Do something creative. Not a year should pass without doing somethingcreative.

25. Compare your performance.

As we flip the calendar, we need to keep flipping our mind as well.Often, our diaries are full with memories. See that you don’t fillyour future dates with past events. Allow the space for creativity todawn. Celebration of the New Year allows you to be wise. Learn andunlearn from the past, and move on.
In the past year, how many days were you in sanyas? How many dayswere you struggling being caught in maya? Turn back and remember thewhole year. Do not run away from anything. Do not reject anything.Do not go away from anything. At the same time, let your attention beon the self. This is a delicate balance. That balance is yoga.
A poor man celebrates the New Year once a year. A rich man celebrateseach day. But the richest man celebrates every moment.
How rich are you? If you celebrate every moment, you are the Lord ofCreation. Review the year while you celebrate. This is yourhomework. Compare your performance in the year before last and smile.
The year 2007 is fortunate because you are living at this time!!!!When you are living for the sake of the world, the world is fortunate.Let time celebrate your presence. You keep smiling as ever.
When you let time celebrate you, you are a witness amid celebration.The heart always longs for the old, the mind for the new. Life is acombination of both. Let the New year bring into our life ancientwisdom and modernity, as life is incomplete without either of them.Don’t feel shy to speak about human and spiritual values. The time has come now to call the whole world!
Be ever new, happy you!!!!

Courtesy: The Week, www.the-week.com

YES + in Singapore

2008-08-17T09:14:00.000-07:00

കഞ്ഞി

2008-08-17T09:02:00.000-07:00

പുഴുങ്ങലരി - ഇവിടെ കിട്ടുംമെന്നു തീരെ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്ല , കിട്ടി. ഇതാ കഞ്ഞി വിത്ത് ചെറുപയര്‍. എന്‍റെ ഫെവോരട്ടു .. ഓ എന്തൊരു സന്തോഷം . :)

SELF CONFIDENCE AND AMBITION

2008-08-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

Very inspiring knowledge sheet by Guruji.. I could relate this to my day dreams.. Though I am not able to stop it completely (well, I don’t have to..) I am becoming more aware of it after reading this...

SELF CONFIDENCE AND AMBITION

Ambition indicates lack of self-confidence!
When you know you can achieve something easily, you are not ambitious about it. You are simply confident about it. Your ambition indicates challenge and uncertainty, which is contrary to self-confidence. So one you has total self-confidence cannot be ambitious!!
At the same time a person who lacks total self-confidence cannot be ambitious either!!
For ambition to be, one must have a little bit of confidence and total ignorance of the Self.
It is next to impossible to have total confidence without Self-knowledge.
With the knowledge of the Self, there is nothing left to achieve, for the entire nature of existence is mere play and display of one's own consciousness.

People take pride in being ambitious. The wise man will only smile at them. Ambition can never be for something you know you can achieve effortlessly. You can only be ambitious about something for which you have to put effort, which poses a challenge and of which you are not even certain you will be able to achieve or not.
Moreover it takes away the joy of the moment.
With the Self-knowledge nothing is challenging to you, nor you need to put any effort. Nature is ready to fulfill your intention even before they arise, giving you no chance to crave or desire. Nature does not
allow the wise to have a desire (ambition), and the unwise to fulfill or get rid of the desire (ambition).
Do you still want to be ambitious ?? Or is your only ambition is to get rid of ambition !!
(Laughter )

Hippo Tours Bus

2008-08-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

Yet to try on this.

Go topless - city tour buses.

Aug 17th Sunday Evening

2008-08-17T07:08:00.001-07:00

thanks to Derek for suggesting this place. It was worth walkin in the evening, except the underpass walk, which was quite tiring

Singapore Pics

2008-08-10T06:48:00.000-07:00

new Avatar

2008-08-08T09:22:00.001-07:00

my new Phone

2008-08-08T08:59:00.001-07:00

KU990

last working day @ HP

2008-07-31T06:18:00.000-07:00

Today is my last working day @ hp. It was great working here.

Fruit salad with Ice cream and nuts

2008-07-23T09:57:00.001-07:00

Now onwards I will post the recopies which is cooked by me. Let me know how it is.

Ingredients

1. Mango sliced - 1/2 cup
2. Banana sliced - 1/2 cup
3. Apple sliced - 1/2 cup
4. Pineapple sliced - 1/2 cup
5. Cashew nuts
6. Cherry
7. Ice-cream - 1 cup
8. Milk - 1/2 cup
9. Sugar - 1 spoon

- Grind Mango with milk and sugar for just few seconds.
- Add all other ingredients except the ice cream and mix well
- Take little ice cream in a glass and add the mix on top of it.
- Again add ice cream on top of the mix.

Dream Menu

2008-07-19T20:49:00.001-07:00

Home Alone 2

2008-07-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

Culkin's family decides to take another vacation together and, thanks to another untimely power outage, the family oversleeps again and, in their rush to make their plane, they leave Culkin behind. Again. Only this time, Culkin makes it to the airport with his family, he just can't quite make it onto the right plane. With the rest of his family traveling to Miami, the producers have Culkin mistakenly board a plane to New York City, and thus the 'Lost in New York' portion of the title comes into play.

My favorite part was when he becomes friend with the pigeon lady, and gives a lots of advice to the 'heart broken' pigeon lady.

A must watch movie.

Yad bhaavam tat bhavati

2008-07-17T20:36:00.000-07:00

WE BECOME what we think. Yad bhaavam tat bhavati. Whatever we think and feel again and again is what we become. What we think we verbalize, what we verbalize we visualize and what we visualize happens.

If the words people use are refined and without negativity, mind is not adversely affected. They do not get stressed, they do not get worried and they do not get depressed. They lead a relatively a happier life.

Worry is nothing but the constant inner chatter within us, the constant negative inner chatter. I am asked again and again, To what extent are we responsible for our thoughts?

If we are not responsible for our thoughts, who else can then be responsible for them? Our thoughts arise from within us, not from or through someone else! Is it possible for someone to come between us and our minds? Certainly not!

What we focus our mind on, what we think, what we feel is what we become. There is no doubt about this.

How can we stop worrying? How can we streamline our thoughts without negativity? This is what everyone wants to know.

The solution is simple. You need to be aware of what you think. Constantly be aware of what your thoughts are and straighten them out. You need not stop doing anything you are engaged in to do this. You can be driving, you can be in conversation, you can be cooking and still you are thinking. Constantly thoughts arise. Most of the time, you do not even watch your thoughts. You let your thoughts guide you into fantasies.

For a change, watch your thoughts. As soon as there is a negative thought, change it into a more positive thought. You may say it is too simple. Yes, it is that simple.

Guru Poornima

2008-07-17T19:51:00.000-07:00

This is a sacred day. It is the day when we honour Sage Vyasa, who gave mankind the precious gem of Saguna worship (worship of God with Form) and the hope and assurance that Manava (man) can become Madhava (God), that Nara can become Narayana, that Jeeva can become Brahman or rather that Jeeva (individual soul) is Brahman (Universal soul)
Guru poornima is sacred for many reasons. This day, the seeker who suffers from identification with the false objective world is initiated into the reality of the ‘Unseen Motivator’ within him. This day, those who have no urge to tread the spiritual path are inspired to seek the bliss which that path will confer; and aspirants are helped to achieve the consciousness of the One; which is known by many names and though many forms, in various languages and land. With the rise of sun, the world is bathed in light and heat. So too, the oncoming of Guru Poornima, the human heart is bathed in peace and security. Guru poornima is not just one day in the year, marked out in the calendar. It is all days when the mind of man becomes full of pleasant wholeness, fully illumined with the light from the moon.
The Guru is the teacher who removes the fundamental ignorance, which hides the knowledge of this truth form us. The poornima or the full moon day has been fixed for revering him, for, the effect of the knowledge is to put an end to scorching agony and to shed cool comfort on the mind of man. Vyasa is reversed as Narayana Himself, for who but God can inspire such illumination?

പഴയ ഗാനങ്ങള്‍ - ഒന്നുകൂടെ ആഡ് ചെയ്തു

2008-07-10T14:42:00.002-07:00

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Dasavatharam

2008-07-09T13:43:00.000-07:00

Y'day I saw the movie Dashavatharam. It was a good one. I don’t know how they have done the 'tsunami' in the movie. It was very surprising.

Review link: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/8148.html

ulaka naayakane.....
mukundaa mukundaa....

Some of my favorite songs..

2008-07-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

I knew I loved you.... Savage Garden

Lyrics:
Maybe it's intuition
but some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant
And there it goes,
I think I found my best friend
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only the sense of completion
And in your eyes, I see
the missing pieces I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

Bryan Adams- Here I Am

Lyrics:
Here i am , this is me ,
there is nowhere else
on earth i rather be.

Here i am , just me and you ,
tonight we make our dreams come true.

Its a new world , its a new start ,
its a life with a beating of , young hearts ,
its a new day , its a new plan ,
i have been waiting for you....
Here i am....

Yeah....Yeah....

Here i am....

Here we are , we just become ,
and after all this time my time has come.

Yeah here we are , so go and strong
right here in the place were we belong.

Ohhhh....

Its a new world , its a new start ,
its a life with a beating of , young hearts ,
its a new day , its a new plan ,
i have been waiting for you....
Here i am....

Yeah , here i am....
Here i am....
Yeah....
Yeah....

(Waiting for you....)

Here i am , this is me ,
there is nowhere else
on earth i rather be.

Here i am , just me and you ,
tonight we make our dreams....come true.

Ohhhh....
Its a new world , its a new start ,
its a life with a beating of , young hearts ,
its a new day , its a new plan ,
i have been waiting for you....(Waiting , waiting)

Ohhhh....
Its a new world (new world) its a new start (yeah....)
its a life with a beating of , young hearts , (Young , young)
its a new day (Yeah) , its a new plan ,
i have been waiting for you....(Waiting , waiting , waiting)
Ohhhh....
Here i am....

(Ohhhh , here i am)

Here i am.

(Ohhhh , here i am)

Ohhhh....right next to you.

(Ohhhh , here i am)

And suddenly the world is all brand new , here i am.

(Here i am) (ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh , ohhh ohhh)

Here i am

(Here i am) (ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh , ohhh ohhh)

Im gonna stay , (Im gonna stay)
(ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh , ohhh ohhh)

Now there is nothign standing in our way , ohhh here i am.

(Here i am)

Here i am....

This is me.

Because You Loved Me

Lyrics:

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

Kumbalanga leaf Chutni

2008-07-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

Green colored chutni, too tasty one. Though I hardly had it in my life, this one is one of my favorite. I get this only when I go to my home. I don’t know if we can get the ashgourd leaf in Bangalore.

Ingredients

1. Ash gourd leaf - 10 no
2. Green chilli - 3
3. curd - 1/2 cup
4. Oil - 2 spoon
5. Mustard seeds - 1 spoon
6. Coconut- 1 cup
7. Salt - to taste

- Cook the ashgourd leafs and green chilli with enough water
- Grind cocount with cooked ashgourd leaves
- Properly mix curd with the grinded mix
- Take Oil in another pan and Splutter mustard seeds when oil is hot.
- Add this to Chutni

The Meatrix

2008-07-05T05:58:00.000-07:00

More info:

http://www.themeatrix.com/

Focus on Problem vs Focus on Solution

2008-07-05T05:15:00.000-07:00

courtesy: net, awesome one.

Case 1

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did the Russians do...??

They used a pencil.

Case 2

One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all thepackaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral: Always look for simple solutions. Always focus on solutions & not on problems.

I, Me, Myself

2008-07-05T02:44:00.001-07:00

My Creative works, done one year back, in Photoshop :)

Curd rice

2008-07-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

I dont know how to make it, so courtesy: net

Ingredients

6 cups of cooked white rice1 tsp mustard seeds

3 cups of plain yoghurt

1 sprig curry leaves

2 green chillies, chopped finely

2 tsp coriander leaves, chopped finely

1 small piece of ginger chopped finely

1 dry red chilli, cut into piecesA pinch of hing(asoefetida)

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon cooking oil
Method

Mix the ginger, coriander leaves, green chilliesand salt into the yogurt.

Mix well.

Add this to the rice and mix well.

Season with mustard, curry leaves, red chillies andhing.

Eat with any hot pickle.

Give quality time to the Divine

2008-07-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

Give quality time to the Divine. It will be rewarded. If your prayers are not answered it is because you have never given quality time - from WKS#33

~~ I have given quality time, so got the reward also.. :) :)

Restaurants at Electronics City

2008-06-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

1. Mass: it is just behind the city sagar hotel. It has same quality like madivala Mass restaurant. It is a big restaurant with two floors.
2. Pavi's: It is the best for Kerala meals.. (near NICE Flyover)
3. There is also lots of Andra mess near Velankani.

Pachadi

2008-06-22T02:34:00.000-07:00

1. Curd - 1/2 cup

2. Kumbalanga (Ash Gourd)

3. Mustard seeds - 2 Spoon

4. Coconut- 1 cup

5. Green Chillies - 3

6. Coconut Oil - 1 Spoon

7. Salt - To taste

- Peel the skin of Ash Gourd and slice it into small pieces.
- Cook Ash Gourd with enough water, green chillies and salt.
- Grind Cocount, curd, 1 Spoon of Mustard Seeds
- Add these grind ingredients, into cooked Ash Gourd.
- Add salt and cook for some time
- Take Oil in another pan and Splutter mustard seeds when oil is hot.
- Add this to Pachadi.

---- above is a version of what I cooked today, if you are using the cucumber instead of Ash Gourd it will become more easy, because you dont have to cook at all. Just mixing all will do.

---- If you eat Bittergourd, then it can be used instead of Ashgourd. Ofcourse you will need to cook Bittergourd.

Somebody's pachadi below -->

FLICKA

2008-06-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Flicka is a 2006 film adapted from the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer. Flicka is Swedish word for beautiful girl.

This is a beautiful movies, which shows how much the parents love their children. Initially the daughter in the movie hates her dad so much.. It is that she took some time to realize her dad's love.
PS: In our life also it is like that, generally people suspect people around them, I think all the people around us are good and know that nobody hates you.

Palavattam - Coffee @ mg road

2008-06-21T08:57:00.000-07:00

Cool video song by Vineet Srinivasan.. Featuring Salim Kumar,

Adipoli...

Chat with GOD

2008-06-21T07:46:00.002-07:00

courtesy: WWW :)

God : Hello. Did you call me?
Me: Called you? No.. Who is this ?
God : This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.
Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.
God : What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.
Me: Don't know. But I cant find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.
God : Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.
Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.
God : Well I wanted to resolve your! Fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.
Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
God : Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.
Me: why are we then constantly unhappy?
God : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.
Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
God : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.
Me: But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty. .
God : Pain is inevitable able, but suffering is optional.
Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?
God : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better not bitter.
Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?
God : Yes. In every terms, Experience is a hard teacher . She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.
Me: But still, why should we go through such tests? Why cant we be free from problems? God : Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading..
God : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading.Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.
Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
God : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.
Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
God : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
Me: What surprises you about people?
God : when they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me" Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.
Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I cant get the answer.
God : Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.
Me: How can I get the best out of life?
God : Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.
Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
God : There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.
Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.
God : Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear . Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that took our breath away!

Welcome to the World

2008-06-21T07:03:00.000-07:00

This one is about a video called Secret. It is a video version of Rhonda Byrne’s book called the Secret. It is a really awesome video and unbelievable one.. Check it out.. It might be difficult to implement that.., but well it is really not... I Liked what they said at the last 'Welcome to the World' .. more at http://www.thesecret.tv/

Complete video:

One post I liked very much

2008-06-21T06:52:00.001-07:00

Below is a post by NPK.. It is really awesome, Check out how wonderfully he has linked small incidents in our life with solution to all problems in our life.. It is a must read (and understand :) )

http://nithinz.blogspot.com/2008/06/oops-i-forgot-to-drink-my-coffee-today.html

Goveg.com

2008-06-21T06:24:00.001-07:00

Below is the 100 Reason to Go Vegetarian.. It gives really surprising statics why you should be a vegie.. Check out the Meet Your Meat Video also...

http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/101.html