Complacency

Monday 26–April- 2010
Complacency
Being satisfied and pleased with oneself is one thing. Having respect for oneself is another.
Once you reach your goal you gain confidence. You use this confidence to set new goals to achieve. That is what creative living is all about. But when should one be proud of one’s achievement? When you develop confidence on your own initiative , there is no shame in being pr0ud of it. You don’t have to brag about it; but you can look at yourself with kind eyes and, with approval, you can accept yourself for what you are and what you can be . This does not mean complacency, being satisfied with your lot and staying that way.
Complacency is variation of conceit, because you like yourself and go on liking yourself for what you have achieved, feeling you need not achieve anymore. Complacency and humility do not go together, but confidence and humility do. There is a hidden danger in being complacent . soon you become passive and rest on your laurels, whatever they may be. Then you slowly retire from the realities of life. Creative living means that you must always keep moving in the stream of things. You can still enjoy a vacation now and relax in the room of your mind to renew your energies and your courage to tackle life’s problems complacency signals that you are resting too long. All rest and no work makes you dull, uninteresting, lifeless.
No one can make you complacent without your consent.
Wisdom Speak
Life without goodness, good thoughts, good action and good words is like the sky in the night without the moon or stars. it is like a wheel without a hub or spokes. No one can push a boulder away while standing on it; you cannot be free from anxiety while all the entrances though whish it sneaks in are open- Atharva Veda
Treat those who are good with goodness and also treat those who are not with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honestly is attained.
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.
Make every effort to pray from the heart. Even if you don’t succeed in the eyes of the Lord, the effort is precious.
We must learn to let go, to give up, to make room for the things we have prayed for and desired.
Quote from True religion always help
True, education without religion may produce intellectual giant. But they may very well turn out to be dangerous giants, though highly intellectual . education allied with true religion can also create intellectual giants. But they are not likely to be dangerous.
So we see how far reaching the role of religion is in the growth and development of the young, on whom depends the destiny of the nation and humanity itself.
Teacher ; As we have just learned the Earth is round and hangs in space without any support. Oliver , please tel the class how you can prove it.
Oliver ; I don’t have t prove it. I never said that it does.

I drive joy
There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 5 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha
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How to Find Peace of Mind

Monday 19–April- 2010
How to Find Peace of Mind
You have seen those rare individuals who have a quiet feeling of contentment evincing satisfaction with life and a sense of being in harmony with the world. There is no great mystery about it. Peace of mind comes not from being without worries not from having everything one wants, not from being the most popular person. Everyone has worries. they are as mocha a part of life as breathing and sleeping.
Money is not the answer. Some of our wealthiest people are tragically unhappy. Popular , honour, power-none of these automatically bring peace of mind.
Peace can only come from within. All of us have the power within. All of us have the power within us to give ourselves peace of mind, and yet, in our modern world, with its tensions, nervous strains and everlasting rush, it is one of our scarcest commodities.
Peace of mind is a state of happiness in which a person has an inner sense of well-being and peace, with no nagging doubts suspicions and enmities to rise up and upset him. The only place to start developing peace of mind is with yourself.
The reason you do not have peace of mind is lodged somewhere in yourself.
Take worry, for instance. Many people are habitually given to worrying , rarely with good reason. Face up to your worries, sort them out, decide which are yours, and leave the rest. You will be surprised to find how many things you have been worrying about that did not actually concern you.
Confront the worries which are left. If you are concerned about illness , seek treatment if you have a personal or emotional problem, find guidance. Once you have met your problems and made a decision about them, do not let them keep eating you.
Try to make the most of your job. Do not set your goals too high. Take one thing at a time. And remember that too much driving ambition , like a run-away horse, can drag you and harm you. Set your targets within the bounds of your capabilities and be honest.
Many people make themselves their own whipping boys. Give yourself a break. Constant dissatisfaction with oneself takes thee joy out of living. Be your own best friend-it is you that you have to live with most. Try the following simple rules Block that worry! Learn to meet your worries and mastery them. Do not let them master you .
Take it easy. The body is a machine, a delicate and precise one; it cannot operate at top speed all the day. Give yourself plenty of time for the things you have to do. Avoid that hurried feeling of always being five minutes behind schedule. And some time every day, take time to rest. Let your mind and body be idle once in a while. Do not put it off. Postponing, besides being the thief of time, will rob you of peace of mind. You cannot be happy when you keep thinking about little things you intended to do but have not. Either get them done or forget about the. Learn to live with yourself. Be on your own side. This does not mean continually patting yourself with the same respect you would accord a dear friend.
Be honest with yourself, with others and in all things. Eat wisely. A well-balanced diet is essential to good health.
Find some kind of wholesome diversion. Adopt a hobby that you can lose yourself in ; if your interest is in music, set aside a time to play or listen. Be sure not to take too may responsibilities.
Be generous in relation with others. This can involve money , time or little service, and it should be done with no thought of return.
Have faith. There is no peace of mind without faith in something- oneself, one’s work a noble cause . and deep religious faith with belief in its teachings is a well-tried path to peace of mind.
You will not find some of these rules easy to follow at first. Still, if you follow them and substitute them for old habits, you will find that living is more fun with peace of mind.
-(Condensed)-(courtesy: Modern Practical Psychology)
The nature of life is to change.
There are men who are studious and industrious;
For them time is money.
There are men who are civilized and cultured;
For them self-respect is money.
There are men who are courageous and adventurous;
For them self-confidence is money.
There are spiritual aspirations and military soldiers;
For them self-discipline is money.
There are selfish and sensual
For them money alone is money.
Quote from True Religion Always Helps
And if we analyze the real issues of our lives. We shall find that the basic requirements are just these; real growth, advancement, protection from injury, and maintenance, leading to self-fulfillment.
Life is important not only because through living alone we come to realize all its values , life is the most vibrant divine principle that sustains the universe the Lord says in the Gita, ‘Life in all begins am I . reverence for all life is another name for the worship of God. But I must not forget that the divine principle that is in me also deserve my worship. How do I do that? By not desecrating myself. By arising and awaking and not stopping till the goal is reached. But how often we prefer sleeping to arising. Dozing off to awaking. Standing to moving ahead. We disregard time by taking life for granted. We sanctimoniously delude ourselves with the thought that we shall do better when we are better. Here and Now
I drive joy
There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 5 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha
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Stress Busters

Monday 12–April- 2010
Stress Busters
By Swami Shivapremananda
1. One of the best means for stress relief is the practice of mediation before breakfast or before supper for 24 to 29 minutes.
2. Sit in a comfortable posture, either cross-legged on a soft cushion, or on a straight-back chair, with both the feet together on the floor. Close the eyes and keep the neck and back relatively straight without being rigid.
The following are some of the requirements for stress relief.
3. Communicate more with friends than you normally do. Try to make friends. Be first to smile when meeting someone. Show your interests in those you meet, in their welfare, in what they do , and try to be helpful and supportive.
4. Exercise regularly for an hour at least, such as practicing a balanced format of asana and pranayama, before breakfast or before supper. If not, walk at least three miles rapidly.
5. Be regular in your habits, such as in eating and sleeping. Eat moderately but plenty of vegetables and fruits. Vegetables should be cooked for easy digestion. Sleep at least seven hours. Avoid sleeping during day. It is better not to stay up late.
6. Be interested in your work. If there is no satisfaction in your regular job, find something useful to do for a couple of hours, such as joining a charitable institution.
7. Have some hobby , such as reading history, biography, or learning a language or to play an instrument.
Take a break form daily routine , periodically , and go on a holiday, including some new places to see.
From time to time, learn to relax, sitting in an easy chair, or lying down on the floor after moving the body part by part slightly, relax physically for a few minutes. Next , feel the coolness and the warmth of the breath a couple of minutes. Finally, feet the movement of the abdomen, breathing spontaneously. Get up after moving the body part by part, and stretching, rolling over on both sides
As general rule, practice detachment as opposed to being confrontational and , wherever possible , by being co-operative.
What is Culture?
By Swami Chinmayananada
Culture is the measuring scale of civilization. The difference between an uncivilized nation and a civilized nation lies in their culture. When a set of people live for along period of time, in a particular geographical area, respecting certain values and virtues of life there comes a fragrance which is called their culture. The quality of such culture depends upon the type of values followed.
The values respected by the people are, in the beginning, ordered by external conditions of life thus, in the first age of civilization, geographical and climatic conditions and environment influenced the people and determined their values of life. Once such values are determined and a culture is set, the external environment will have little influence over the culture thus established.
Even in our day-to-day experiences of life, we can clearly observe how external environment and happening exercise initially their distinct influence on the development of our culture. A poor boy, living in the rugged atmosphere of the slums, seems to develop a tendency to protest and fight while another, born of wealth and security, is generally more refined and cultured. This can be observed particularly in a bus queue where the latter waits and takes his turn while the former often protests, rushes and forces himself in.
Civilization flourishes with the promotion of culture, but when cultural values degenerate, the civilization of a society breaks down as we have seen in the fall of Egyptian, Greek , and Roman Empires. The great religious masters of this country, using their own earnest efforts have time and again, revived the values for which the country stood and thereby arrested the degeneration of our culture. When culture degenerates, there is an increase in cruelty and immorality in the country and its philosophy is misinterpreted leading to confusion and disorder among its people. This , in short, is more or less the sad condition of the present world. The need of the hour is forthwith to arrest degeneration by reviving the great the values of life.
In no other literature in the world have these values been so beautifully and exhaustively dealt with as in the scared books of our country . Hence, it becomes the primary duty of each one of us to dedicate oneself to unearthing the sacred message of our books and highlighting the values for the rest of mankind to follow and be richly benefited.
Knowledge tempered with experience will become wisdom.
Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.
Quote from True Religion always Help-When nothing Else can Console
‘I have seen with mine eyes the Tathaagata walking upon earth and teaching men his wonderful doctrine. But you would not have listened to the words of righteousness while surrounded with temptation, while under the spell of passion and yearning for worldly pleasures. You would not have listened to the teachings, of the “Tathagata, have listened to the teachings of the Tathagata, for your heart was wayward. And you set your trust on the sham of your transient charms.
‘The charms of a lovely form are treacherous, and quickly lead into temptations, which have proved too strong for you. But there is a beauty which will not face, and if you but listen to the doctrine of our Lord, the Buddha, you will find that peace which you never would have found in the restless world of sinful pleasures.
I drive joy
There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 5 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha
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Be Cheerful!

Monday 5–April- 2010
Be Cheerful!
We feel happy when we see people cheerful and joyful, Surprisingly, the role models to imitate to be cheerful are children. Unfortunately, as we grow, we tend to be more and more serous. If only one realizes the value of being cheerful, one would like to be so. Let us consider some salient aspects of being cheerful.
The age-old, saying ”Aanandho Brahma!”(to be happy is to be divine!)is very true! The Biblical saying. “A merry heart doeth good like medicine” is very scientific because laughing stimulates the production of the alertness hormone adrenaline which releases endorphins in the brain. These foster relaxation and even reduce pain. Research shows that cheerfulness increases longevity. The healing ability of laughter is too well known and is now recognized medically.
Many hospitals in the USA have employed laughing nurses whose duty is to visit the patients and induce them into laughter for a few minutes. This laughing therapy is found to help the patients recover fast.
A cheerful person is generally liked by all and therefore, he naturally becomes popular in any gathering. Not many know a smile takes us miles ahead in our inter-personal relationship. Perhaps the only thing that ensures 100% return with interest almost immediately is SMILE!
After all a smile requires only 4 muscles to be moved where a frowning involves 16 muscles. But still, many do not know how to be cheerful! Undoubtedly, one can alter his life by altering the attitude of his mind. Here are a few tips.
Stand in from of the mirror and smile with your eyes. It reduces your seriousness greatly.
To be ever smiling, value the other person.
Do what you like. If too late like what you do!
Accept the past, don’t brood over it.
Be optimistic with positive thinking
When you get up from bed say: ‘I shall be cheerful throughout the day today! Then often make auto suggestion to yourself as;” Only fool frown. To be cheerful is to be wonderful!”
Remember , our dress is never complete without an enchanting smile! Let us be cheerful, joyful and blissful to be wonderful!
-(Courtesy “Madras Academy for Excellence”)
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
There is no such thing as a ‘self-made ‘person . We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.
Live without pretending; Love without DEPNDING,
Listen without defending; Speak without offending
Give without ending.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
And the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Quote from True Religion always Helps
This is not , however , to say that all the religions are identical. For instance, you may take pictures of the Himalayas from the side of India. Tibet or China. No one picture will be the same as the other. But all of them will surely be true picture of the Himalaya. By ‘true religion’ therefore , we mean the truth of every religion.
The term true religion may have two broad implications;
a) objectivity, true religion means those spiritual principles through the living of which one attains perfection, illumination, God-vision, or libertine. These spiritual principles are truthfulness, purity, self control, non-violence. Forbearance, detachment, equanimity, straightforwardness, dutifulness, other-regard, compassion, love of God, and longing for spiritual enlightenment.
b) Subjectively, true religion means not a some-time, but an all-time, religion in a person’s life . when religion courses through our blood, vibrates in our nerves, when it becomes the very breath of our life, religion has become truer for us.
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I drive joy
There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 5 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive from? I am not robbing you of your joy; why should you rob me of mine. He asked. The critics were silenced. –Baba- Chinna Katha
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