Monday 14h April 2014
No one else can Give Up Your Sin for
You
All your sins and sorrows , your
fears and anxieties , are your own, and you can cling to them or your can give
them up. Of your own accord you cling to your unrest; of your own accord you
can come to abiding peace. No one else can give up sin for you ; you must give
it up yourself. The greatest Teacher can
do no more than walk the way of Truth for himself, and point it out to you, you
your self must walk it for yourself. You can obtain freedom and peace alone by
your own efforts, by yielding up that which binds the soul, and which is
destructive of peace.
We are surrounded by people who need
understanding and love when you give that , you will receive it in return. The
two most powerful healing forces in human relations one under standing and
love.
Story of “PAAN”’
“Paan’ or betel is hall mark of
Indian hospitality- to welcome and entertain guests ’Paan’ shops are found n
all marketing centers in India, Betel chewing is becoming popular in South
Asain counties including Pakistan, Srilnaka, Bangladesh and Myanmar
In India there are references to
betel chewing in the Jalaka tales, Pali Texts and Jain scriptures the ‘bearer
of the betel bag’ was one of the officials in the royal courts of ancient
India, betel is mentioned n the Hitopoadesa as substance which drives out gas
removes phlegm, destroys worms, overcomes bad smell, makes the mouth beautiful
and brings about love . valsayan also wrote about it in ‘Kama Sutra’ a treatise
on love.
Early travelers to India like Marco
Polo of Venice , the Arab traveler Sharif, the Dutch traveler Lainschaten and
others have mentioned about it in their account of India. There are many
legends and myths about ‘Paan’ which include the one concerning the Moghul
Queen Noor Jehan, She developed a liking for ‘Paan’ which was soon followed by
ladies and gentlemen of the period ‘Paan’ held a special attraction for them .
they liked its taste and the redness which gave glow to lips . thus ‘Paan’ can
be considered the forerunner of the modern lipstick.
Belief is delicate climbing Asciatic
plant called ‘Piper family Hence it is known ‘Piper betel’ Like many plants, it
creeps and spreads out branches in all reactions. Ther creeper is made to climb
upwards with the help of sticks or bamboos.
Betel has important vitamins like
ABC in little quantities besides calcium , phosphorus, iodine and mineral iron.
According to ayurveda ‘Paan’ of ‘Tambul is a health-giving leaf and has great
medicinal value. It is a cure for common disease like cough tooth decay,
influenza , loss of vigor etc.
There are many varieties of ‘Paan The popular ones are Kaport, Devasri
Sevda, Saker, Calcutta, Magha, Bangla, , Mahaba , Jagannathi and so on . by way
of preparation there are three kinds of ‘Paan s’ simple, sweet , and
tobacco-filled, in the simple paan only lime and cate chu (vegetable extract)
are used. In the sweet paan , besides lie and catechu , saffron, numeg, cloves
cardamom, sweetened betel nut, ani speed etc, are used for taste . in the
tobacco, -filled paaan , different types of tobacco are used, in many house
‘paan is prepared at home and men moving out of work in the morning carry a
days’s supply in pocket –size silver or steel boxes.
The taking of ‘Paa in a limited
manner and that too after meals is beneficial and helps to keep up one’s health
. excess of ‘paan chewing with the use of spices beyond normal, particularly
tobacco and other s stimulating things harmful to heath. If proper care is not
taken, teeth also get stained.
Quote from the True charm and power
of Vedanta
They have also the theory of
reincarnation which says that after the dissolution of this body, the jiva will
have another , and after that has been dissolved, it will again have another
and so on, either here or in some other worlds; but this world is given the
preference as it is considered the best of all worlds for our purpose . other
worlds are conceived of as worlds where there is very little misery, but for
that very reason they argue , there is less chance of thinking of higher things
there. As this world contains some happiness and a good deal of misery, the
jiva some time or other gets awakened as it were, and thinks of freeing itself.
But just as very rich persons in this world have the least chance of thinking
of higher things, so the jiva in heaven has little chance of progress for its
condition is the same as that of a rich man. Only more intensified, it has it
very find body which knows no diseases, and is under no necessity of eating or
drinking, and its desires are fulfilled. The Jiva lives there having enjoyment
after enjoyment, and so forgets al about its real nature. Still there are some
higher worlds, where is spite of all enjoyments , its further evolution is
possible. Some dualists conceive of the goal as the highest heaven. Where souls
will live with God for ever. They will
have beautiful bodies and will know neither diseases nor death, nor any
other evil, and all their desires will be fulfilled. From time to tome some of
them will come back to this earth and take another ; body to teach human beings
the way to God; and the great teachers of the world have been such . they were
already free, and were living with God in the highest sphere; but their love
and sympathy for suffering humanity was so great that they came and incarnated
again to teach mankind the way to heaven.
I am the servant of that; Supreme
Being who dwells n al hearts. Sitting there the Self Luminous Being spreads his
light in all directions.
O my mind you are in deep sleep of
ignorance, Many a time you left this world weeping and crying but never awoke
from this slumber . I am always with you lie light and shadow yet you do not
recognize me.
Though the Lord is present in every
particle we do not recognize him. He comes to a heart that is free from pride
and vanity.
What you see through your eyes is
the gross world the creation of God. Who is that, who see even your eyes. That
is Atman, your real nature.
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