.
The home which is filled with
love and harmony
is comparable to Heaven
.
The home where there is
dissent and hatred
that is Hell
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Rosary of thy Name
.
Repeating thy name with loving remembrance,
my heart's beat has turned into a rosary
rolling out thy name,
i have come to thy feet,
for they are the ultimate resting place
for my weary soul,
my eyes yearn to see your radiant face,
they await to behold that precious moment
when thou shall appear
Repeating thy name with love,
this life is dedicated to thy name
.
author Unknown
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Merchant and his Clever Parrot
There was a certain merchant who kept a parrot in a cage.
Being about to travel to Hindustan on business, he asked the parrot if it had any message to send to its kinsmen in that country, and the parrot desired him to tell them that it was kept confined in a cage.
The merchant promised to deliver this message, and on reaching Hindustan, duly delivered it to the first flock of parrots he saw.
On hearing it one of them at once fell down dead.
The merchant was annoyed with his own parrot for having sent such a fatal message, and on his return home sharply rebuked his parrot for doing so.
The parrot no sooner heard the merchant's tale than it too fell down dead in its cage.
The merchant, after lamenting his death, took his corpse out of the cage and threw it away.
To his surprise, the parrot immediately recovered life, and flew away, explaining that the Hindustani parrot had only feigned death to suggest this way of escaping from confinement in a cage.
From The Masnavi by Maulana Rumi
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The analogy of this story is similar to the plight of our soul.
The soul is imprisoned in this body and True Masters or Saints of the Highest order come to this world with the message of "die to live".
Only when we "die" while living - that is to achieve God consciousness while in this body - only then can we be free from this mortal world and work our way towards self-realization and ultimately God Realization.
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Being about to travel to Hindustan on business, he asked the parrot if it had any message to send to its kinsmen in that country, and the parrot desired him to tell them that it was kept confined in a cage.
The merchant promised to deliver this message, and on reaching Hindustan, duly delivered it to the first flock of parrots he saw.
On hearing it one of them at once fell down dead.
The merchant was annoyed with his own parrot for having sent such a fatal message, and on his return home sharply rebuked his parrot for doing so.
The parrot no sooner heard the merchant's tale than it too fell down dead in its cage.
The merchant, after lamenting his death, took his corpse out of the cage and threw it away.
To his surprise, the parrot immediately recovered life, and flew away, explaining that the Hindustani parrot had only feigned death to suggest this way of escaping from confinement in a cage.
From The Masnavi by Maulana Rumi
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
The analogy of this story is similar to the plight of our soul.
The soul is imprisoned in this body and True Masters or Saints of the Highest order come to this world with the message of "die to live".
Only when we "die" while living - that is to achieve God consciousness while in this body - only then can we be free from this mortal world and work our way towards self-realization and ultimately God Realization.
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Human Values
* There is One God and He is the creator of all.
* All humans are equal before God regardless of their caste, race, sex, creed, religion, origin, color, education and wealth status.
* Love for God's creation.
* To honestly earn one's living by one's own physical or mental effort.
* Achieve God consciousness and constant loving remembrance of God.
* To live in God's Will. Cultivate the ability to realize that happy and miserable events are two sides of the same coin.
* Always speak the Truth and live a truthful life.
* Cultivate the spirit of Giving and sharing.
* Living in Harmony with one and all.
* All humans are equal before God regardless of their caste, race, sex, creed, religion, origin, color, education and wealth status.
* Love for God's creation.
* To honestly earn one's living by one's own physical or mental effort.
* Achieve God consciousness and constant loving remembrance of God.
* To live in God's Will. Cultivate the ability to realize that happy and miserable events are two sides of the same coin.
* Always speak the Truth and live a truthful life.
* Cultivate the spirit of Giving and sharing.
* Living in Harmony with one and all.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Truth to Ponder.....
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If there is a painting
there is a painter.
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If there is a Creation
there must be a Creator.
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Human Life
How sad it is that human life, precious as a priceless diamond, has been treated as a worn out, worthless coin!
There is no use repenting after having wasted one's time without meditating on God, or practising any other Sadhana (spiritual exercise) to realise Him.
What is the use of digging a well for water when the house is already on fire?
To begin contemplation on God during the end of one's life is like beginning to dig the well when the fire is already raging on.
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There is no use repenting after having wasted one's time without meditating on God, or practising any other Sadhana (spiritual exercise) to realise Him.
What is the use of digging a well for water when the house is already on fire?
To begin contemplation on God during the end of one's life is like beginning to dig the well when the fire is already raging on.
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Sai Baba
Friday, November 7, 2008
All About God
** You are within God. God is within you.
** God's delays are not God's denials.
** God is infinite and without end, but the soul's desire is an abyss which cannot be filled except by a Good which is infinite; and the more ardently the soul longeth after God, the more she wills to long after him; for God is a Good without drawback, and a well of living water without bottom, and the soul is made in the image of God, and therefore it is created to know and love God.
** Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God.
** To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.
** To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
** We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.
** Love is a gift from God, and as we obey His laws and genuinely learn to serve others, we develop God's love in our lives. Love of God is the means of unlocking divine powers which help us to live worthily and to overcome the world.
** There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, Thy will be done, and those to whom God says, All right, then, have it your way.
** Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for; He who has God Finds he lacks nothing.
** If I were to say, God, why me? about the bad things, then I should have said, God, why me? about the good things that happened in my life.
** One has to believe that God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from us. With God in charge, believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
** God's delays are not God's denials.
** God is infinite and without end, but the soul's desire is an abyss which cannot be filled except by a Good which is infinite; and the more ardently the soul longeth after God, the more she wills to long after him; for God is a Good without drawback, and a well of living water without bottom, and the soul is made in the image of God, and therefore it is created to know and love God.
** Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God.
** To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.
** To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
** We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.
** Love is a gift from God, and as we obey His laws and genuinely learn to serve others, we develop God's love in our lives. Love of God is the means of unlocking divine powers which help us to live worthily and to overcome the world.
** There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, Thy will be done, and those to whom God says, All right, then, have it your way.
** Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for; He who has God Finds he lacks nothing.
** If I were to say, God, why me? about the bad things, then I should have said, God, why me? about the good things that happened in my life.
** One has to believe that God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from us. With God in charge, believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
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Source: Quotationsbook
Source: Quotationsbook
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Spirit of Giving
Lord Krishna says in the Gita:
Whosoever offers to Me with love and devotion
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, a little water,
That offering of love made by a pure heart,
I accept, O Arjuna !
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It is not what you give that counts ; it is the spirit with which you give it.
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How so ever costly be the gift, if it is empty of love, it can be of no value to Him, the Lord of this creation. A little gift of no material value is precious to Him if it carries within it the love of a pure devoted heart.
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A gift is but the container, the outer vessel. What does it contain - does it carry within it egoistic thoughts or a desire for self glorification ? Or does it contain the aspiration of a humble heart ?
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Once upon a time, a king built a marble temple at a cost of several million dollars.
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When the temple was completed, he said to himself in the pride of kingship,
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" What a beautiful building I have built unto the Lord ! Generations unborn will look at it in wonder and awe ! "
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His offering was infected with a sense of "I"-ness and was not accepted by the Lord.
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Instead He accepted the humble offering of a poor widow, who took from her mattress pieces of straw and fed the oxen who drew the marble from the ships
for the construction of the temple.
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Till this day, the credit for the marble temple is given not to the king who spent millions, but to the poor widow who, out of the fullness of a humble, loving heart, gave only pieces of straw !
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