How To Overcome Stress And Strain

Monday 29 November 2010
How To Overcome Stress And Strain
The following points cover the situations, which make us tense. Use them as often as possible for relief from tension.
Whenever you think that the other person is responsible for your tension, examine your own behaviour and attitude your mental strain will be great when you fail to prove your point. You can overcome this situation by clear understanding.
When you are emotionally dependent on other persons, you want them to fall in line with your way of thinking. There is no justification in disturbing your mind when behaviour of the other person is unpleasant . To overcome this situation just forgive and forget
Be wise about your ambition, Be satisfied with what you are and what you have . This does not mean that you should not endevour for growth and success.
Do remember that to maintain superiority and status you would invariably suffer from stress and strain. That is when you need relaxed and peaceful atmosphere to enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Another aspect that provokes stress and strain is trying to do too many things. Usually you think you cannot refuse your close relatives and friends. Unless you realize your own comfort zone, trying to please people will result in stress and strain, Because you push yourself beyond a point, you will end up in disappointment. This does not mean that you should give up rigid routine but it does mean the need for proper planning and execution . Planning your duties wisely is vital so that you would be able to do the right thing at the right time. This also means distinguishing the important from the unimportant. Therefore divide long, dull and complicate subjects into convenient parts.
Do your wok well, take things easy, appreciate other person’s point of view, avoid rushing through any activity and be sure to be free from stress and strain.
The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
Remembering not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Quote from The Essence of The Gita
One more thing. Only those who belonged to the warrior class-especially thing kings-used to practice Karma Yoga and as a result attained the knowledge of the all-pervading Reality. It was only from them that Karma Yoga spread among the Brahmins and other sections of society . Many may be surprised to hear this. Today’s Brahmins will particularly be surprised because they believe that only they have had the monopoly over all the scriptural knowledge of India, and its is they who have shared it with others out of compassion. There is plenty of evidence to show that this , although true in certain matters , is not true regarding everything.
We have seen Sri Krishna saying that Karma Yoga was at first known only among the kings. In the chandogya Upanishad we see Aruni and Svetketu, a father and his son, both Brahmins, accepting the discipleship of the king Pravahana-Jaibali. We also se five Brahmins. Pracinasala and others , accepting discipleship under King Asvapati. We see them receiving instructions regarding the knowledge of the supreme Reality from those kings in this way, the study of the scriptures shows that it is very probable that Karma Yoga and knowledge of the Absolute were first known among the royal among the royal families.
Hearing the history of Karma Yoga , another question arose in Arjuna’s mind. Sir Krishna had said that he had first taught Karma Yoga to the Sun Arjuna thought; “How is that possible? Sri Krishna was born just the other day and the Sun was born such a long, long time ago. How could he have instructed the Sun? In the context of this doubt, the Gita introduces the topics concerning God, His incarnations and their real nature.
Sri Krishna says, “I had given the teaching to the Sun long ago in a diffeent from of mind. But I clearly remember that it was I who had taught him through that form, because I am an incarnation of God(avatar) My knowledge is never lost. Both of us have been, and will be born many times in many paces and have worked , and will work, for the welfare of the many. You do not remember all this But I remember everything.”
We shall discuss next time what Sri Krishna teaches about the concept of God’s incarnation
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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Embarking On A New Career

Monday 22 November 2010
Embarking On A New Career
A good beginning ensures a good ending. It is time for the parents and youngster to think of new career, which may be a much beaten path or an unbeaten new path. A careful forethought and foresight are what one needs when one is accosted with a forked path. This careful choice lays before you a smooth journey.
There is yet another kind of career which is a different kind and doesn’t make you money, it is just makes you fuller human being. This must also be your goal as you embark on your new career, to make yourself a fuller human being and more professional too. Your goal is victory for you.
Resharpen your focus . what if you can’t remember X’s batting average , or Y’s RBI’S or Z’s earned run average or won-lost record. So what? But resharpen your focus . you will find yourself with more time or you must create more time for yourself . You must bypass trivia so you will have time . what can you do with it?
Embark on your new career. One in the worldly sense and the other, the evolution of ‘You’ Accepting your imperfection. Tolerating your weaknesses. Appreciating and developing your strengths . How?
You must accept yourself for what you are and yearn to grow daily by moving away from negativism.
You must think and do creatively as you reach for productive goals within capabilities and training.
You must also learn to control the emotional riot within you that distorts and scars your image, leading to disaster; you must give to yourself a friend first , then offer friendship to others.
You must learn to love life Now, not yesterday or tomorrow . your real love is for today. You must embark on your new career Today and attain Success.
Health Capsule
How to Boost Your Immunity
Prevention is always better than cure. If this golden rule governs our lives, we seldom fall sick. It is true that all of us love to look healthy, sans occasional cold. But it is not enough that we merely wish it and sit idle. Remember, all good thing are wrought by dedicated and concentric hard work and focused attitude.
If you wish to stay healthy and have longevity of life, you have got to stick to a healthful life style. In order to stay so, you have to improve your immune system. It takes care of a lot of things. Even if you have been exposed to the flu, you don’t have to get it. How to prevent it? The best flu or sickness prevention strategy is quite basic good nutrition, regular exercise, and enough sleep.
A well-nourished immune system is better able to fight off infections. It has got to be fuelled with natural vitamins and antioxidants found in healthful foods. Eat dark green, red and yellow vegetables and fruits. They are packed with numerous antioxidants, plus vitamins A,C, E and beta-carotene
Then exercise is a must regularly. Every time you walk or run, you are boosting your body’s immunity, the natural defense against viruses. A daily 30 minute wake-or three 10 minutes walks-is the maximum you need. Doing more of it provides grater health benefits.
After food and exercise, what we need is enough or plenty of sleep. Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep . Teens need more –about 9 hours daily. Growing kids need from 10 to 12 hours of sleep.
Stress is one of the prime factors that dents our immune system. Some stress is good to finish when to relax. Too much of stress leas to many health risks. To avoid stressful moments , plan your daily routine well. If you can do all these things, to a greater extent you an sty healthy, by not falling sick often. It is because your immune system fights with factors of illness.

Your Mission of Life
Your mission of life is –to bear on your shoulder the burden of others, to pursue with zeal, a task that is not inspiring, to succeed sticking to an aim though others claim the credit. This requires a clean mind and heart. But if you do them by discipline, your name will distinctly shine as a gem in heavenly shrine.
Perfect Moments
Life never seems to be the way we want it , but we live it the best way we can. There is no perfect life, but we can fill it with perfect moments.
People always call it luck when you have acted more sensibly than they have
What is Teleconferencing?
Now a days, we hear a lot about Teleconferencing. Teleconferencing is a system of holding conferences by television. It enables people to hold simultaneous ‘fact-to-public’ conferences with people in several cities. People who need to get together for discussions need no longer to travel to the same place to hold a conference. They can now communicate with each other by a form of television sent over telephone lines via satellites. The system is not like television in the home. The people can see each other on a large screen in their own rooms and talk easily to anyone taking part. Computers handle the transmission of the sound and pictures, using a very clever system. A computer at each end holds the picture in its memory. But after initially transmitting the whole picture, the sending computers only transmits the part that moves. The receiving computer mixes the still and moving parts so that a complete picture is always shown on the screen.
Quote from the essence of Bhagavad-Gita
In the eye of devotees. It is God the beloved who appears as everything in the world, animate and inanimate. He is the man, He is the woman. He is the boy , He is the girl, He is the servants and the maid-everywhere are His hands, everywhere His feet and eyes. With the full awareness that the world is God’s image, true devotees immerse themselves in the service of their beloved God, who is manifesting in the form of their spouses, children and others. The devotees live in order to serve . they are not attached to anything; selfishness has left them for good. They neither protest nor are troubled even at the possibility of death. Devotees attain “freedom while living” (jivanmukti) by merging their own will in the supreme will of the Divine. The sage narda expresses the characteristic of devotion in his Bhakti Sutras as “Devotion is the intense love for God.”
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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Promition

Monday 15 November 2010
Promotion Gives Boundless Joy
Promotion is a fascinating word. It brings sometimes boundless joy to individuals. A school-going student receives a letter at the fag end of the year from his headmaster stating that he has been promoted to the next higher class. He feels immensely gratified with the result and says to himself that his year-long effort has brome fruit.
Promotion enhances the self-esteem of an individual .man is a social animal and he flourishes with promotions and praises that come his way at different stages in his life.
Student becomes an adult, arms himself with degrees and diplomas and entrees one day into the job market. He strains every nerve to go up the hierarchy in the organization he works for. It is all done to build up his-self esteem.
Promotion extends to his family life too. As educational qualification is important for getting a job, job becomes an indispensable criterion for marriage. The adult enters into matrimony and gets promotions as father, grandfather and so on.
Life devoid of promotions has no charm at all. Yet they (promotions) are not offered on a plate. One has to work for them and must show diligence and endless energy to achieve them. The higher the inputs (hard work, dedication, perseverance etc) the better the promotions possibilities in one’s life. It is genuine to quote Longfellow here. “Learn to labour and wait with God above and heart within.”
How to Give Up Bad Habits
A good habit is a form of learned, automatic behavious that provides pleasure and comfort. A bad habit has long-term negative trait, but still it gives comfort immediately and under stress, the automatic tendency is to revert to it.
To permanently rid yourself of a bad habit, you have to unlearn behavioral patterns and replace them with new ones that provide gratification. That sounds difficult but with practice and persistence it can be done.
It matters little what habit the person is fighting with. The relapse rate remains similar whether the bad habit is drinking, smoking , gambling overeating, compulsive shopping or overworking. Perhaps a strategic plan can help to quite the bad habit.
Plan ahead; Face it; Sometimes after swearing off, you will be tempted to light a cigarette or take a drink. The urge is normal, inevitable, and may come unpredictably. These urges are like ocean waves. Like the waves, the urge normally subsides soon. When such an urge hits you like a wave, you have to keep yourself busy, not letting your mind go back to it. Plant to go for a walk, do exercise, gardening, or talk to someone. You must adopt techniques to relieve yourself from a stressful situation by diverting your mind.
Formation and rehearsing of new habit certainly help you. Set up substitute activities. One way to choose substitute activities is to recognize what attracted you to the old habit. If you drank because it calmed you down. Try meditation. If cigarettes gave you something to do with your hands, learn to knit or play a musical instrument.
Enlist your family and friends when you attempt to keep away from a bad habit and would like to see that it does not relapse. You need the support of your near and dear. Talk to them freely. Tell them that you want to do away with the bad habit, and request them to bear with you incase you burst out at them. They would certainly like to see you through it.
Skip high risk situations –skip tempting social situations, if overeating and drinking are your problems. Try to avoid companions who always force you into doing something harmful to your health.
Set realistic goals.: After a strong resolve to abstain from a bad habit, the amount you spend on that also accumulates. Tell yourself that from the money thus saved, you would buy something useful to you and your family. Moreover , whenever you resist temptation, pat yourself and buy a nice dress for yourself or someone you love most. This is a process of subduing the urge to relapse with some substitute rewards.
Above all, don’t get discouraged. Few people are experienced at changing behaviour, and it is unrealistic to expect success the first time you try out. It is said that Mark Twain, a dedicated cigar smoker, once observed, “I can give it up whenever I want to. I have done it a thousand times”. You can probably improve on Twain’s record, but it may indeed take several trials before quitting. But keep trying till you succeed.
Quote from the essence of Bhagvad Gita
Reading the Gita, we can almost visualize Sri Krishna saying something like this;” O Arjuna, don’t think that Karma Yoga ia a new path. Like the paths of knowledge and devotions, this path too has taken people to the highest goal since very ancient times. Well known philosopher-kings like Janaka and others have attained perfection by following this path. This is true, in particular, about the kings. I first taught Krama yoga to the sun. He then imparted it to his son Manu, and Manu taught it to ikshvaku. In this way and for the happiness of the many, it was practiced by the powerful royal families who faithfully performed their duties.
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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Meditation –Essential For Success.

Monday 8 November 2010
Meditation –Essential For Success.
Within the heat of each one of us are dark corners. Let us pray to the Lord to enlighten them, to pour into them sunbeams of His Wisdom.
As a rule angry people do not last long. Be patient with them. Sunbeams of His Wisdom
As a rule anger people do not last long. Be patient with them. Take care of your fancies and imagining. They have shaping power. What you imagine today determines what you will be tomorrow!
A Chinese proverb tells us that an inch of time is an inch of gold. And yet is not time more precious than gold? You can hoard gold. You cannot hoard time. You can lend or borrow gold. You cannot lend or borrow time. And you cannot tell how much time is left to you.
How long will you continue to wander after the shadow shapes of pleasures, possessions, power? Each passing day draws you closer to the moment when you will have to fold your tent and move on!
For success-Spiritual or Temporal-Mediataion, Concentration is essential . the mind must not stay. Mental energy must not be wasted . it is help to pick up a good thought and let the mind dwell on it continuously. Gradually, the mind will acquire the habit of concentration
Debates and endless discussions cannot prove the truth of life. Only experience can. You know whether the shoe fits you, only by wearing it!
Hand yourself over in child like trust to the Lord!” I know of no teaching more practical than this. To be child-like, you must take delight in the simple things of life. You must be frank, open honest. You must not hide your feeling, nor be afraid to admit . “I don’t know!”
If you have taken a noble task in hand, you must never give-up. You must keep on trying even though the times are trying. (Courtesy Better Lives)
Stress Busters
You cannot smooth out the surf, but you can learn to ride the waves.
Life consists of ups and downs. Rather than trying to avoid all negative feelings, learn to accept down times as a normal part of life and become skilled at dealing with those feelings in a healthy way.
Try to avoid or at least spend less time with people who are constantly angry, pessimistic, frightening or critical. If any of these people are in you remediate family, recognize that you cannot change them, but you can work on setting limits and boundaries to reduce the number and frequency of stressful interactions.
A research study at Philadelphia St. Joseph University ahs shown that writing about problems and possible solutions may improve both physical and psychological health Try writing about whatever is currently causing you the most stress, inkling you r honest feelings about t it. When you have finished either keep what you have written to refer to later or tear up the paper and throw it away.
Do not let yourself be pushed into making important decisions without enough thought. You may be asking for trouble by not taking the time necessary to consider the potential results of your choices.
Quote from The essence of The Gita
The scriptures also ask us to remember that the authenticity of our spiritual experience is confirmed if they tally with the etchings, received from the scriptures and the spiritual teacher. Sukadeva ws said to have been born with supreme knowledge. Even then, until he was able to tally his won realization with what he had learnt from the scriptures and his teachers, he occasionally fell into spells of doubt about genuineness of his spiritual experiences.
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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Critical Thinking

Monday 1 November 2010
Importance of Critical Thinking
Now a days, most of have developed herd mentality. This has grown into so strong a habit that is deeply ingrained in our lives. Even the things we buy, we routinely buy what our friends, relatives recommend; even the advertisements influence us. For whatever we do, we seek approval of others or simply do what others do. Our values , our assumptions, infect, everything we do and hold are done without ever questioning.
What is wanting is out of-the-box thinking, original thought and critical analysis. Just imagine for a moment, how much more efficient we could become if we apply critical thinking. When we do so right through our routine takes to making important decisions, we can come to more logical conclusions and mange ourselves better.
Critical thinking requires taking charge of our thought process. It involves rational analysis, dispassionate evaluation and prudence t judge. Emotion hampers reason. So we must rely on reason, for it fosters open-mindedness, discipline and better judgment. When we attain this state of mind, we gain enriched communication and self-expression. Among children. It fosters remarkable learning and retention abilities. As it also involves new thought process, it gives way to creativity too. In real life situations we waver between creative thinking and critical analysis when we explore solutions to our problems. In such situations it helps us split complex problems enabling us to solve them step by step. So critical thinking skills are essential for all effective panning, problem solving and decision making process.
Sweeten Life With Simple Acts Of Courtesy
Heaven and hell are nowhere but they are in your own mind. It is the mind that creates or destroys . the greatest achievement of a person will be to keep his mind under control;. It is the state of mind that makes rich people unhappy and poor people happy. If a person becomes a slaves of his mind, he lacks direction, sometimes leading to a crisis.
In day to day life you have several opportunities to make life pleasant or unpleasant . with a clam mind, cheerful disposition and a loving heart, you can make your surroundings joyful and make the people you move with relax and be at peace. The effect of every actions shaped you.
You can sweeten your life and the lives of people around you with simple acts of courtesy. As the head of an institution you can make it a heaven by being pleasant, cheerful and loving . You meet your colleagues, assistants, customers and friends. How many times you ‘smiled’ at them? How many times you said morning?’
How many times you said “Thank you’ for small acts of efficiently? How many times you said ‘sorry’ for the mistake you have committed? How many times you said ‘pardon me when you spoke in an angry mood and later realized your mistake?
You can sweeten your life, when you are less selfish and more selfless, when you are in the habit of going instead of receiving, when you play a game with a handicapped person, when you write a letter for a sick person in hospital.
Everyday from dawn to dusk there will be a host of opportunities for you to express concern for others problems, to extend a helping hand and to speak a word of consolation.
As you go for an early morning walk even a smile at a stranger makes ripples of happiness.
When you make your assistant feel that the is working with you rather than working for you it makes significant difference promoting cordiality and trust.
You can make you life sweet when you control your anger even when you are justified to express it, whey o settle differences without a quarrel or violence.
Life becomes sweet when you have patience because an egg becomes a chick when it is hatched but not when it is smashed . life becomes sweet when you handle frustration peacefully and quietly.
Life becomes sweet when you have perseverance in facing a situation boldly in spite of discouraging setbacks, when you respond to the needs of others, when you face unpleasantness and disappointment without becoming bitter, when you remain calm in the midst of confusion, when you aspire for peace not only for you but for those who live with you and around you, when you develop the skill to disagreeable, when your heart is filled with delightful thoughts , when your day-to-day life expresses humility , maturity, sincerity and simplicity.
You can make you life sweet when you use words like;
“What a wonderful work you have done”, “How nice you are”, “Your birthday is a joy for me” instead of dining faults for simple and genuine mistakes.
A smile , an encouraging word, a pat on the back, a warm shake hand, a simple and sincere gift or warmth irrespective of the cost, a sincere expression of joy a word of appreciation brings sweetness into your life.
Your life becomes sweet when you are dependable, honest, keep us promises, help others without expecting anything in return.
Can you not afford to extend these simple courtesies and render you life and lives of others sweet now and for ever?
Quote from the essence of Gita
Unless we practice them in our daily lives, it is immaterial whether we have heard scriptural teachings or not. The truth has to be realized Knowledge and devotion are to be practiced in life. To make progress, al three knowledge, devotion and mediation-are essential. A bird cannot fly unless it has two wings and a tail. In the same way, without these three –knowledge, devotion and mediations our progress is settled. If the mind of a devotee is without knowledge and the capacity to think deeply it rises high during the time of devotional singing only to fall into sensual temptations when the singing ends it becomes impossible then to control the mind which lacks the power to think rationally. At such times, knowledge and mediation are helpful to keep one’s balance. The mind must be controlled. The power to do so is within us.
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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