Each and everyone one of us is going through tough times right now, but God is ready to bless us in a way that only He can.
Keep the faith.
When God Answers your Prayer, He is increasing your Faith, When He delays, He is increasing your Patience, When He Don’t Give you what you ask for, then He has Something BETTER.....
Pray first before you do anything, aim and shoot high in your goals, and stay focused on God.
Never let others discourage you concerning your past.
The past is exactly that, "the past".
Live every day one day at a time and remember that only God knows our future and that he will not put you through any more than you can bear.
Do not look to man for your blessings, but look to the doors that only He has prepared in advance for you in your favor.
Wait, be still, and patient.
God first and everything else will follow.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Quote from Wisdom of the Way
Man is born with his hands clenched ;
He dies with his hands wide open.
Entering life, he desires to grasp everything ;
Leaving the world upon death, all he possessed has slipped away.
He dies with his hands wide open.
Entering life, he desires to grasp everything ;
Leaving the world upon death, all he possessed has slipped away.
from the Jewish Talmud
The Cause
All our difficulties are like a mirror.
They reveal our true form.
We harbour all types of desires and consequently undergo many sufferings.
Therefore, give no room to any desires.
Our unlimited desires are the cause of all our difficulties.
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They reveal our true form.
We harbour all types of desires and consequently undergo many sufferings.
Therefore, give no room to any desires.
Our unlimited desires are the cause of all our difficulties.
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Why have we drifted away ?
It is said that God is closer to us than our hands are.....
He always remains close to us but it is we who have drifted away from Him due to our pursuit of worldly possessions and attachments. a
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He always remains close to us but it is we who have drifted away from Him due to our pursuit of worldly possessions and attachments. a
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To feed an animal OR to feed ON an animal ?
Which is nobler - to feed an animal or to feed on an animal ?
Surely, the former.
These hands are given to us to help and not to harm, to bless and not to butcher, to serve and not to slaughter.
We must not take away that which we cannot give.
As we cannot restore a dead creature to life, we have no right to take away its life.
Most of the animals that man kills for food, live on a vegetarian diet.
Why then, should we not go to the source of all nutrition - vegetarian food ?
Quote by J P Vaswani
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Surely, the former.
These hands are given to us to help and not to harm, to bless and not to butcher, to serve and not to slaughter.
We must not take away that which we cannot give.
As we cannot restore a dead creature to life, we have no right to take away its life.
Most of the animals that man kills for food, live on a vegetarian diet.
Why then, should we not go to the source of all nutrition - vegetarian food ?
Quote by J P Vaswani
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Man without Morality is verily a Demon
Wherever we look in the world these days, greed and desires are on the rise.
People today are accumulating sin due to the misuse of their senses and everyone is filled with unlimited desires.
People appear to speak sweetly, but their minds are full of bitterness.
What is the purpose of human birth ? Who is a human being ?
Human being is the embodiment of Divinity.
Man has taken birth not to raise a family or fill his belly but to redeem his life.
If he acts contrary to this, he loses his human-ness. Human beings become divine when they free themselves from desires.
If one takes to a wrong path, how can one be called a human being ? That is why it is hard to find a true human being today anywhere.
Where there is truth and righteousness, peace will come there automatically.
Love can develop only in peace. Where there is love, violence cannot exist.
Therefore, if you want to have peace, primarily develop love. If you want to have love, adhere to truth.
There is an element of untruth in Man. Today, man resorts to untruth even in small matters. On top of it, he is full of anger. Anger completely eclipses truth in man.
Wherever we look in this world, we do not find even a trace of peace anywhere.
Where is peace?
Peace is only within us. It is there in our speech and in our heart. It cannot be found outside.
First and foremost, we should make our heart steady and peaceful.
We find only conflicts wherever we look in this world. Even intimate friends who have love for each other quarrel on trivial issues. In fact, one cannot find a true friend in this world.
Evil qualities of our heart are responsible for these conflicts. Therefore, make your heart pure — not the physical heart but the spiritual heart. There should not be even a trace of impurity in it.
People today are accumulating a lot of money.
But what for ?
What will they take with them when they die?
They have to go empty-handed. They have to leave even their body here when they go.
Therefore, do not be proud of the body or wealth.
All worldly things are like passing clouds, which come and go.To feel proud of these passing clouds is a great mistake.
Money comes and Goes ; Morality comes and Grows. Develop morality.
In spite of their high education, people today have lost their morality. One bereft of morality is not a human being at all.
In fact, one is a demon in human form.
Where there is no morality, there can be no human-ness.
Only God can give you true happiness.There is nobody in this world who can give you happiness except God.
God alone protects you in every way. Always contemplate on Him.
You will be free from all sorrows when you constantly contemplate on God.
People today are accumulating sin due to the misuse of their senses and everyone is filled with unlimited desires.
People appear to speak sweetly, but their minds are full of bitterness.
What is the purpose of human birth ? Who is a human being ?
Human being is the embodiment of Divinity.
Man has taken birth not to raise a family or fill his belly but to redeem his life.
If he acts contrary to this, he loses his human-ness. Human beings become divine when they free themselves from desires.
If one takes to a wrong path, how can one be called a human being ? That is why it is hard to find a true human being today anywhere.
Where there is truth and righteousness, peace will come there automatically.
Love can develop only in peace. Where there is love, violence cannot exist.
Therefore, if you want to have peace, primarily develop love. If you want to have love, adhere to truth.
There is an element of untruth in Man. Today, man resorts to untruth even in small matters. On top of it, he is full of anger. Anger completely eclipses truth in man.
Wherever we look in this world, we do not find even a trace of peace anywhere.
Where is peace?
Peace is only within us. It is there in our speech and in our heart. It cannot be found outside.
First and foremost, we should make our heart steady and peaceful.
We find only conflicts wherever we look in this world. Even intimate friends who have love for each other quarrel on trivial issues. In fact, one cannot find a true friend in this world.
Evil qualities of our heart are responsible for these conflicts. Therefore, make your heart pure — not the physical heart but the spiritual heart. There should not be even a trace of impurity in it.
People today are accumulating a lot of money.
But what for ?
What will they take with them when they die?
They have to go empty-handed. They have to leave even their body here when they go.
Therefore, do not be proud of the body or wealth.
All worldly things are like passing clouds, which come and go.To feel proud of these passing clouds is a great mistake.
Money comes and Goes ; Morality comes and Grows. Develop morality.
In spite of their high education, people today have lost their morality. One bereft of morality is not a human being at all.
In fact, one is a demon in human form.
Where there is no morality, there can be no human-ness.
Only God can give you true happiness.There is nobody in this world who can give you happiness except God.
God alone protects you in every way. Always contemplate on Him.
You will be free from all sorrows when you constantly contemplate on God.
- condensed from a discourse by Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
i know not who i am
Here is an English translation of 16th century Sufi saint Bulleh Shah's poetry.
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i know not who i am
i am neither a believer
Nor given to non-believing ways
Neither clean nor unclean
i am neither Moses nor Pharaoh
i know not who i am
i am neither among sinners nor among saints
Neither happy nor unhappy
i belong neither to water nor to earth
i am neither fire nor air
i know not who i am
Neither do i know the secret of religion
nor am i born of Adam and Eve
i have given my self no name
i belong neither to those who squat and pray
Nor to those who have gone astray
i know not who i am
i was in the beginning, i'd be there in the end
i know not any one other than the ONE
Who could be wiser than Bulleh Shah
Whose Master is ever there to tend ?
i know not who i am
Bulleh Shah
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