Imaginary Monsters

Monday, June 1 , 2015

Imaginary Monsters

Superstition and fear have made people dream up all kinds of strange and imaginary monsters. Some of these unnatural creatures were invented from stories of unusual animals brought back by travelers. Other mystical monsters are based on actual living, and extinct animals. Some imaginary monsters might be real, we just do not know for sure.

Every year, thousands of people watch the water on Loch Ness in Scotland, hoping to see the Loch Ness Monster. Some believe that the monster could be a surviving Plesiosaur a prehistoric sea creature.

The hydra is a nine-headed beast of Greek mythology, it was very difficult to kill as each time a head was cut off, it grew two new one.

Sailors’ sightings of mermaids may have been dugongs. At a distance, female dugongs with their young look like women holding their babies in their arms.

The myth of basilisk as a vicious , venomous creature is much more fearsome than the harmless real-life lizard.

In the Himalaya , giant human-like footprints have been found. They are thought to belong to the Abominable Snowman or Yeti.

Dragon are among the oldest mythical monsters. Dragon-like reptiles roaming the Earth include the Komodo dragon and the Iguana.

The narwhal’s long twisting horn has been mistaken for that of the mythical unicorn.

Life is fruitful I the ratio in which it is laid out in noble action or patient perseverance.

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Now  you have heard about other kinds of mediation or read about them and thought about them. One of the very common ways-and I do not mean common in the sense that it is of no use-is mediation on one of the forms of God. There are devout Christian who like to mediate on Christ and Buddhists who mediate on Buddha among the Hindus there are many who mediate on other forms of the Deity . Hindus delight in having founded many divine forms for the purpose of mediation You may say, “ Oh , all these gods!  We don’t like that. “But whether you like it or not, you must admit that since men are so various, it will be delight to them to have a choice of various ways of mediation. If you don’t like one form of God , you can take another and mediate on that . Some of these forms may express to you great states of being. Christ is a state o being, Buddha is a state of being, many Hindu deities also are states of being. You pick one. The teacher will describe that form and the way you should think of that deity. Then as  you dwell on that from, your mind gradually becomes immersed init.

Long ago I read the Vishnu Purana , one of our old Sanskrit books . in it there is a description of a meditation, a long description., I wont go into the details, but it is one of the ways of mediation which are mixed with devotion or love: you mediate on Krishna, because he is the embodiedment of Love. You mediate on him ,and his form becomes real and brings to you not only the consciousness of the One being of which the whole world is an expression, but also a sense of beauty , a sense of love, and you feel the whole universe is really an expression of this Love, this inner Being. That is a wonderful meditation. If you practice it you will derive a great deal of spiritual benefit from it. That is the path of devotion in which most people of the world are interested and which most people want to follow.

In one of the books of our philosophy , it is said, “Do noit think that you are separatd form anything. Whatever you think you are separated from will circumscribe you and bind  you . Think that you are one with all, and you will feel free. Courtesy When the Many become One

 There are three kinds of devotees: superior, mediocre, and inferior, The inferior devotee says, God I out there’ Acoording to him God is different from His creation. The medicore devotee says; God is the Anarayami, the inner Guide. God dwells in everyone’s heart. The mediocre devotee sees God in the heart . But the superior devotee sees that God alone has become evrything. He alone has become the twenthy-four cosmic principles. He finds that everything . aboe and below is filled with God.

“Read the Gita, the Bhagavata, and the Vedatna , and y ou will understand all this . Is not God in His creation.?”

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 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 4m.

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Envy In social Life

Monday, May 25,  2015

Envy In social Life

We have been warned against Envy as one of the seven deadly sins. Envy is , indeed, the bane of social life. Moliere has even made this mournful prophecy: “Envious people will die; but Envy will never die”. Where do we find this Envy in us? Envy has its root in abnormal egotism. Try to crush and suppress it by all means in your power. If you see someone who is more beautiful than you are, begin to enjoy and appreciate that beauty, instead of thinking of your own inferiority. Similarly, if you meet someone who is more intelligent or erudite than you are, either you try to improve yourself or appreciate the others person’s intelligence. Don’t be sad and downcast because it is not yours personally. it is yours through the fundamental unity of Humanity . Nature does not concentrate all gifts in one individual but she bestows a few of them on each, and thus all of them on al together. Thus everyone is compensated. Envy which is born of Egotism and Inequality is an entirely negative and unprofitable feeling.

Every is a vice that yields no return. You gain nothing from envy: and you lose peace of mind and happiness by your own meanness and selfishness. You may try to decry and belittle others, or point out their shortcomings, or take delight in stander and scandal. Envy engenders such baseness and uncharitableness. Envious person doesn’t understand that he cannot injure another eminent person by malicious and unjust criticism. He is even despised by those to whom he speaks. in fact, he produces a reaction of sympathy in favors of the person whom he criticizes . envy turns even great men into pygmies. We can quote a small incident in Plato’s life . Once Diogenes the Cynic was really caught by envy when he pretended to show moral indignation against Plato. On one occasion. Plato had invited some friends to a banquet, and Diogenes trampled on his carpets and said. “Thus I trample on the pride of Plato” Plato said,” yes, Diogenes, with pride of another sort” Saint Kabir has truly said. “It is easy to sacrifice money , but is very difficult to abandon envy and jealousy. Envy destroys and disorganizes progressiveness  and organizations. The lesser –minded people , envious of the fame of the successful leaders, try t filch their good name from them . they foment discontent and disputes and sometimes even break up the organization for their selfish ends. Thus every can mar and destroy everything that is beneficial to mankind . as Spencer put it, envy is ravenous wolf’ that hungrily devours one’s sense of appreciation.

Get thorough insight into the index. By which the whole book so governed.

Courtesy Wisdom

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

As a matter of ideas or concepts only , the philosophic discipline is a discipline of the reason, it is a way of thinking rationally . you have aptitude , let us say , and then you are taught by the study of logic and other disciplines how to think philosophically. But there is another discipline by which the mind is capable of the spontaneous grasp of reality at its freshest, at its very origin. That discipline, I have found , calls for self-abnegation. By self –abnegate I man relinquishment, of what you know to be only superficial and therefore untrue, of what you know to be a veil covering the face of truth. You not only have to reject this in your thought, you have to reject it in your behavior, for in our present state thought is only a pale reflection of behavior. I do not , for example see how a seeker of truth- a true student of philosophy –can be all involve with this world going here and going there , enjoying the so-called good things of life, and at the same time reflect in his own mind reality as it is. I do not see how he can grasp reality as it is . I do not see how he can grasp  reality fully and understand what it is . I just cannot see it. You may say. “ If a philosophy student behaved as you require. He would be antisocial; what kind of life is this for a student of philosophy ; My friends , even if you want to gain a little something of this world you will find you cannot distract yourself , you have to give your full attention to it . and there you are trying to capture the heart of reality and you do not think it calls for your full attention! I say it does call for  your full attention, your fill mind and your full heart have to be given to it. Courtesy A view of Vedanta

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 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 4m.

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Cherish Good Memories.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Cherish Good Memories. 

Memories can be interesting and inspiring  Our memories like everything else in life, are both positive and negative . the older we get the larger our memory banks become . we can review the contents of our memory banks and either energize ourselves and live a full life or put ourselves down.

Memories are also made up of our attitude and behavior. That is why it is important to watch what we feed into our memory banks. If we continue to focus on the positive, we will look back to situations that have been helpful for our growth. If we strengthen positive memories, we will remember all that challenges to maturity.

Memories need not only be those of beautiful nature. Blue skies, birds , trees, flowers in full bloom, quiet lakes and waves thundering against the seashore-all these memories seem to put us in a happy mood. Memoirs can also be corroded streets, overflowing waters. These memories might leave us cold indifferent to life.

The memories that ought to stay longer with us are those with experiences of love and compassion. We have keen memories of our life supporting systems and people we have interacted with those that have been instrumental in our growth.

Our daily interactions with people might expose us to those who have destructive traits . there are those who are violent and insist that only their view is right. It is these. Memories that we should try to overcome . if we do not give too much importance to them, they will not overpower us . ON the contrary, they could contribute to our growth.

Spiritually mature people are usually brimming with good memories. For them every challenge or difficulty has been a chance to learn. They have stored in their memory banks useful lessons from a variety of experiences. it a rose can bloom in the midst of so many thorns, why cant we too proper wherever we bloom?

We cannot escape the ups and down of life. But our memory banks can help us to remain balanced with a quiet contentment which is possible for steady minds.

Our experience of God is colored by memories. He takes away the pain of the past and the uncertainty of the present and the future like a true artist who paints in black and white, shade and shadow, darkness and light.

The memory state cannot be wiped absolutely clear. However , every memory can also bring us to a point where we begin to see ourselves in a new light.

Thus our memory banks could help us to steer ourselves towards safe waters and may help anchor us in tranquility. (courtesy Cosmo News)

UNSTAIN THOUGHTS DO SELDOM DREAM ON EVIL

HE THAT DOTH PUBLIC GOOD FOR MULTITUDES. FINDS FEW ARE TRULY GREATEFUL.

EVERYTHOUGHT WHICH GENIUS AND PEITY THROW INTO THE WOD ALTERS THE WORLD.

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Religion and Philosophy

Scholars sometimes raise the question: ‘Which is more important. Religion or Philosophy? Most of them thing philosophy is more important, for it is based on experience. You observe facts, then you begin to ask yourself why those facts happened, why they happened the way they did and what they signify. After weighing everything you reach certain conclusions and it is these conclusions which constitute what is called philosophy. Philosophy is therefore, objective and logical.

Philosophy is a system of rules and principles which try to explain the facts we observe. These rules and principles are all products of our own intellect, unless we recognize that thee is such a thing as divine agency which is supreme. It is on this matter of divine agency that philosophers divide into two groups, one group believing that there is a divine agency and this divine agency determines everything, and another group believing that the so-called divine agency is non –existent or if it exists at all, it is indifferent to what happens in the world. Scholars argue that the first group cannot be taken seriously, for whenever they are in difficulty, they take refuge in an unknown power called  God., But the position of the second group it still more vulnerable for their observation and reasoning , the bases of their stand, vary from person to person.

Scholars are, however, suspicious of the bona fides of religion, because they think that religion is belief. It cannot be taken seriously, for it does not explain, it only wants you to take thins for granted. How can you trust such a thing?

But religious people think that religion is also a science. it is not a belief, it is an experience open to all. Just as in the case of physical science, you have to fulfill certain conditions to arrive at a given result, similarly in the case of religion you have to fulfill certain conations in order that you can attain the desired experiences you have to have deep concentration of the mind. Work hard, and so on. More important, you have to have oral qualities like honesty, good will and love for all. Self-restraint and so on. You choose some great soul, say Buddha or Christ as your ideal, and you keep trying and you never stop till you succeed.

A religious man is not trying to attain anything outside: diamond, power, or position. He is only trying to be like the man he has chosen and his ideal. He knows it is not easy, but he finds joy in trying and he keeps trying. If religion includes belief, it is the belief that such a goal is worth trying to achieve. He may never be another Buddha or Christ, but the fact that he is trying to be like them is a reward in itself. There is no miracle in religion: there is instead hard work, determination, and single minded zeal. The goal of religion is perfection.

The difference between region and philosophy is that while religion achieves, philosophy explains. (Courtesy Vedanta in practice)

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 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 4m.

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Wisdom Speaks

Monday, May 11, 2015

Wisdom Speaks

Water contain All disease dispelling medicaments, useful for the upkeep of our body , so that we may live long to enjoy the bright Sun.

That there is ambrosia in waters, There is balm in them. And there are medicinal herbs, Know this all.

And by their proper use, become wiser Rig Veda

I seek the Lord of the waters of golden appearance. May He hear our entreaty and grant us a place of ablution.  Whatever food I have taken in the house of the wicked. Whatever  gift I have received at the hands of the craftily, Whatever sin of thought or word or deed I have committed. From this may Indra, Varuna, Brahspati and Surya cleanse again and again.

I have eaten and drunk to  excess, or consorted with people of violent ways , May Varuna wipe it all away. Thus rid of impurity and evil and free from my sin. May I find liberation and pass to the world of The Lord of Creation –Taittriya Araynaka

We are made richer and more beautiful by the reflection of our thoughts and actions.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality  of your thoughts and deeds.

The soul of one who loves God always swims in joy and always is in a mood for singing.

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Every tune of the music of the Gita, whether it concerns man’s secular life or spiritual life, a suffused with the message of strength and fearlessness. Whether in worldly life or in spiritual life. Vedanta exhorts man to manifest strength. The Gita and other Vedanta books club raga, bhaya, and krodha attachment, fear, and anger, as inhibitors or moral and spiritual growth, and exhort man to forsake them. Weakness is no virtue anywhere, fear is no virtue anywhere, according to Vedanta . The first virtue to be cultivated by anyone, says the Gita, is abhyam fearlessness. The Upanishads describe Brhaman, the Ultimate Reality, or God, as bahayam –fear-lessness, and they describe anyone who attains Brhaman, as having attained the state of fearlessness; abyam vai prapta si,

The Lord, the infinite source of all truth, beauty and goodness, means to tell everyone through Arjuna: In the hearts of all beings , behind that ego of theirs. I am always because I want their egos to be developed first But I stand behind, watching, and I know that, when any devotee becomes strong by exercising his or her ego and its powers, at a particular point of his or her spiritual development, he or she will certainly turn to Me, and find in Me their highness and best. Then will come self-surrender, naturally and spontaneously. So, in that verse, Sri Krsna says, Isvaah (the Lord) is in the hearts of all beings’ he knows everything which all beings are doing; all being may not know this truth about Him but He knows it. In the last verse of the fifth chapter of the Gita He had  said;

‘Knowing Me as the enjoyer of all sacrifices and austerities (done by beings) as the grate Lord of all the worlds, and (most intimately) as the friend of all being (man) attain peace. Courtesy divine Grace

I don not deny the philosophy calls for precision. You must go to the living reality, but what about the state of mind you  take with you ? you may go there with a mind tat is very diffuse, very uncertain Knowledge calls for certainty; it cannot permit any kind of vagueness or confusion of mind, for that is the equivalent of ignorance multiplied many times. I believe that reality can be approached an reflected in the mind in its entire beauty , its entire spontaneity. Spontaneity is not the same things as vagueness; it is possible to have spontaneity, the living quality , and to have great clarity as well. But I admit that to achieve this requires a special discipline.

“There is another way; earnestly praying to God . God is our very own. We should say to Him: ‘O god, what is Thy nature? Reveal Thyself to me . Thou must show Thyself to me; for why else hast Thou created me? “Some Sikh devotees once said to me. God is full of compassion I said; ‘But why should we call Him compassionate? He is our Creator. What is there to be wondered at if He is kind to us? Parents bring up their children. Do you call that an act of kindness? They must act that way. Therefore we should force our demand on God.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 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 4m.

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Quality Culture in A Family

Monday, May 04, 2015

Quality Culture in A Family

Family is a mini society. People with different temperaments, values and beliefs live together under a single roof to have peace and contentment at the family level is essential if we want it in the society and nation but we cannot change anybody. That includes family members this world is an intricately interwoven web of relationship. To mange this well, we have to change ourselves and our perceptions. The programme for Building a Quality Culture in the Family, we have to deal with many sensitive matters like ego, communication, aligning values and principles etc. let us remember the importance of the following points.

Your family can be heaven or hell. It all depends on you as you are the one creating happiness or unhappiness because of the way you think.

Problems are inside out. Never outside in.

Conscience always directs us to the right way

Accepting people as they are is right way to start with.

Parents are the first teachers.

Ego kills harmony in the family.,

We are all millionaires . The body , mind, heart and soul are invaluable gifts of God has given to us.

We should learn from the tree . it is always giving! The roots are our perceptions the stem is our attitude and leaves are our behavior. If we want our behavior to change , we have to change our perceptions.

If you want a rose, you have to accept the thorns.

The mind talks everything knows nothing. The hart knows everything talks nothing.

Words create a lot of trouble . Talking is an art. It is also a science . Practice how to talk , how much to talk, when to talk and what to talk. Whenever we talk, we talk from our point of view. Try talking from the other person’s point of view.

The power of the spoken word is so great that you can create a reaction in someone forever!

There are four kinds of listening 1 ignore, 2 Pretend ;3 selective, 4 Attentive; Listening with eyes ears and mind;

As Alwin Tofler said. “the future illiterate will not be those who cannot read but those who cannot learn.

Pray as if everything depends upon God and work as if everything depended upon man.

Quote from the True charm and Power of Vedanta

Besides prayer and worship, association with advanced souls is also of great value in the development of Bhakti . it is said that even a moments association with a holy person serves as a boat in which the ocean of the good fortune to know a true saint, he gets a glimpse of the Ideal realized in life and is often impelled t seek such a realization himself. Many persons refuse to believe n the help that can be received from a Guru, or spiritual teacher. According to them there is no necessity for an intermediary in religious life because light can come direct from the source of all lights. This view may be partially the result of the reaction caused b the finding of many false Gurus who have often make a trade of religion. But barring such exceptions. Thee is as much necessity of a genuine teacher in the sphere of religion as in other walks of life. Although theoretically a person can have education without a teacher, almost all send their children to schools and colleges . similarly , it is no doubt possible to realize God without any help from outside but such a possibility will only be within the capacity of  very rare and exceptional soul; all others must depend on help from more advanced souls, Fortunate, indeed , is the Bhakta who comes across a Guru who is a man of realization or a highly advanced soul, for such a Guru not only instructs, but I sable to transmit to his disciple the strength and power necessary to carry out instructions.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 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 4m.

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