Thursday, September 29, 2011
Jai Mahalakshmi
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Jai Ma Durga
O Universal Mother!
We are thy little children, bless us and
Dismantle the mountain of ego from our attitude.
Terminate the spiral of greed from our thoughts.
Crush the matrix of envy from our unlimited desires.
Quench the fire of anger in our complex behaviors.
Transform lust into true love for attaining happiness.
Annihilate the structure of delusion from our life.
O Universal Mother!
Create fresh ideas for innovation in our minds.
Glorify true feeling of love in our hearts.
Develop a purposeful vision in our Spirit.
Amplify every signal of happiness in our life.
O Universal Mother!
Evolve compassion and kindness in our attitude.
Extend true love and lovely wishes in our hearts.
Expand our thinking pattern toward all directions.
Globalize the spirit of humanity in our world.
O Universal Mother!
We are thy little children.
Spread thou eternal bless everywhere for everyone and
Fuse all our thoughts for construction of creative ideas.
Harmonize our every thought, words and actions.
Integrate our minds, hearts and spirits.
and unify our souls with infinite soul.
For attaining final journey of all human being - NIRVANA.
Jai Mata Di ……. Jai Ma Durga
(By courtesy of Holistic-online)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Message of Navarathri
Monday, September 26, 2011
My Response
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I Shall Not Live in Vain
The Spiritual Life
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Gratitude
True Happiness
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Dharma
Sunday, September 18, 2011
The Lord Looks at the Heart
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Ambashali and the Buddha
After Buddha gave up worldly ways, he travelled far and wide. People were wonder-struck at his brilliant, handsome form.
Enamoured by his effulgence, a woman named Ambashali approached him and said, "O great one, you look like a prince in ochre robes. May I know why you don ochre robes at this young age?" Buddha replied that he took to the path of renunciation in order to seek solutions to three problems. "This body which is young and handsome is bound to become old with time - will be made sick and perish ultimately. I want to know the cause for old age, sickness and death."
Impressed by his quest of truth she invited him for lunch. In no time the entire village came to know of this. The villagers started coming to Buddha one by one, and requested him not to accept her invitation as she was a woman of bad character.
Buddha listened to all their complaints patiently. Buddha smiled and asked the village head, "Do you also affirm that she is a woman of bad character?" The village head replied, "Not once, but thousand times I will vouch for the evil character of Ambashali. Please do not visit her house."
Holding the village head's right hand, Buddha asked him to clap. The village head said that he could not do so as one of his hands was in Buddha's hold and it was not possible for anyone to clap with a single hand. Buddha replied, "Likewise, Ambashali cannot be bad by herself unless there are men of bad character in this village. If all the men in this village were good, this woman would not have turned bad. Therefore, men and their money are responsible for the bad character of Ambashali."
Saying so he wanted to know if there was any individual in that gathering without any trace of bad in him so that he could visit his house for lunch. No one came forward. Then Buddha said, "When there are so many bad men in the village, it is not proper to point a finger at one woman. She turned bad due to bad company." That is why it is said, 'Tell me your company, I shall tell you what you are.'
Realising their folly, the people fell at Buddha's feet and sought forgiveness. Since then they started treating Ambashali as one amongst them. Inspired by the teachings of Buddha, Ambashali also took to the path of renunciation and led a pious life. No one else is responsible for the good and bad in an individual. Each one is responsible for his own good and bad. Who is good, who is bad? First eliminate the bad in you.
The Two Eyes of Man
Friday, September 16, 2011
Comfort Zones
I was on the subway train when I passed by a certain station. From the "windscreen window" opposite my seat, I saw a man at a window in an apartment of a block of flats. The window was grilled and he had one hand on it, clasping. He was leaning forward half-hesitantly while looking out. He looked fearful while hopeful at the same time. I felt sorry for him, a total stranger. There was a wave of compassion arising in me. He was unkempt and bearded. Early thirties maybe. It was too far and I could not see his eyes. But his posture was that of desperation and depression.
Maybe he is jobless. Maybe his family left him. Maybe he had lost his confidence in himself and society. Maybe all this happened while he was feeling middle-age blues.
We all have our comfort zones. Maybe he was forced to leave his comfort zone, his former refuge of happiness, as a victim of karmic circumstances.
Maybe he just broods around all day in despair and pessimism. That is suffering, yet that might be his next best comfort zone (in a deluded sense), being afraid to face the world again.
Are we better off than him? We have our comfort zones too. Sometimes they aren't obvious at all. It could be a friend that you keep confiding in in times of trouble, being afraid that you can't stand alone. It can be the unchallenging job that offers no chance for personal growth you had been holding for years. Sometimes we shouldn't get too comfortable, or we end up imprisoning ourselves within self-made walls
When the Buddha was asked what He taught, He once answered, "I teach suffering and the end of suffering." That was a way of putting the Four Noble Truths. The Buddha taught about the recognition of suffering, which is the only problem with our lives, and how to end it.
There are two types of suffering. One type is suffering that leads to more suffering and the other is that which leads to the end of it. I hope the man will be brave. I hope we will be brave. Brave to step out of our own comfort zones to face the challenges and necessary hardships of life that lead to Enlightenment. That is the only way to grow truly. The Buddha stepped out of His ultimate comfort zone-the luxurious life of the palace to wander in search of the Truth. He was brave, and He succeeded.
(The Daily Enlightenment)
Desire
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Change Your Vision
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu
Monday, September 12, 2011
Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Beyond the Horrids of Life
"The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible."
That was a quote by Lord Betrand Russell, dubbed by many as the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. He seems to be referring to the First Noble Truth of life in his own way.
The secret of happiness, according to the Buddha is realising the Four Noble Truths:
1. Life is full of dissatisfactions,
2. They have their causes in our wanting (greed) and not-wanting (hatred), that comes from our ignorance,
3. The end of dissatisfactions is possible, and
4. The way to end dissatisfactions is the Noble Eightfold Path.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Sathsang
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Gifts of the Divine
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
God's Grace
Is-ness
The sky is blue. The grass is green.
The sky never said it is blue. Neither did the grass say it is green.
So is the sky blue and the grass green?
Neither did the sky say it is sky nor the grass that it is grass.
So what is the "sky" or "grass" really?
The "sky" and "grass" just IS.
IS-NESS.
The moment you define it, you are wrong - that is conceptualisation.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Celestial Poems of Sathya Sai Baba
Contentment
Friday, September 2, 2011
True Devotion
Prema
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Desires
Ganesha Chaturthi (Sept. 1, 2011)
"What is the inner significance of worshipping the elephant-faced deity? The elephant is a symbol of might and magnitude. The elephant's foot is larger than that of any other animal. The elephant can make its way through the densest jungle. In this way, it signifies the quality of a leader who shows the way for others. The elephant is also known for its faithfulness and gratitude. These are the lessons man should learn from the elephant. Intelligence without gratitude is valueless. Every man should be grateful to those who have helped him".
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Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
( Divine Discourse: 7 September 1997)