Planning For a Picnic

Monday, February 29, 2016

Planning For a Picnic

Picnics area great way to unwind and spend quality time with family and friends in the fresh air and sunshine. But they do require prior planning. Make a list of everything you might need. As you pack, check off each item to ensure nothing has been left behind. Before you start off, make sure your car or the vehicle you  hire is in a good condition. Take along road maps if you’re headed to an unfamiliar destination. Here’s a ready guide to help you with the rest of the panning.

People : Go with family or a like –minded group of friends with children of the same age group (so that they can keep themselves occupied)

Venue: You can picnic anywhere in parks , meadow , the zoo, or near beaches( if you live next to the seaside and historical spots. If you don’t want your picnic washed out, be sure to check the latest weather forecast.

Food : prepare simple “dry” fare-tasty finger foods, pasta dishes, stuffed parathas and sandwiches, include fruits-they keep well, and are refreshing. Pack the food in aluminum foil, airtight. Containers, hot cases and casseroles . you can divide dishes among families , potluck style-this way you can get variety, and there’s no need to pre-plan the allotment of dishes.  

Beverages: Bring what you want to drink ice boxes, along with lots of icae and drinking water. For tea and coffee, it is best to bring boiling water in thermoses, along with instant coffee powder, tea bags sachets or creamer and sugar.

Cutlery-crockery: Disposable ones work best . you may want to go for plastic or melamine with regular stainless steel forks and spoons. Do not forget the serving ladies and knives for chopping up fruits and salad.

Other essentials; Rugs or durries, blankets, plastic sheets,  table cloths, paper napkins, towels and trash bags (so that you don’t and up littering the area) you also need cushions, umbrellas, sunhats, sunscreen , insect repellant creams and a first aid box.

Entertainment; Get Frisbees, discs and balls for children , and playing cards, scrabble or ludo for those who want to laze. Also bring along a stereo ( with strong batteries) and a good mix of music that all will enjoy .Do keep a camera ready to capture the fun moments. Courtesy wisdom

I fear nothing but doing wrong

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Vedanta and Privilege

(Delivered at 39 Victorian street, London on November 2,1896)

We have nearly finished the metaphysical portion of the Advaita. One point, and perhaps the most difficult to understand, remains. We have seen so far that according to the Advaita theory, all we see around us, and the whole universe in fact, is the evolution of theat one Absolute. This is called , in Sanskrit, Brahman. The absolute has become changed into the whole of nature. But here comes a difficulty. How is it possible for the Absolute to change? What made the Absolute to unchangeable? Change of the unchangeable would be a contradiction. The same difficulty applies to those who believe in a Personal God. For instance, how did this creation arise? It could not have arisen out of nothng that would be a contradiction-something coming out of nothing can nee be. The effect is the cause in another from. Out of the seed, the big tree grows , the teee is the seed, plus air and water taken in. and if there were any method of testing the amount of the air, and water taken to make the body of the tree, we should find that it is exactly the same as the effect, the tree . modern science has proved beyond doubt that it is so, that the cause is the effect in another form. The adjustment of the parts of the cause changes and becomes the effect. So , we have to avoid this difficulty of having a universe without a cause, and we are bound to admit that God has become the universe.

But we have avoided one difficulty , and landed in another. In every theory , the idea of God comes through the idea of uchangeability, we have traced historically how the one idea which we have always in mind in the search for God , even in its crudest form, is the idea of unchageability is ojne and the same. It is the free alone which never changes, and the unchangeable alone which is free; for change is produced by something exterior ot a thing, or within itself, which is more powerful than the surrounding. Everything which can be changed is necessarily bound by certain cause of causes, which cannot be unchangeable. Supposing God is here and has changed. And suppose the infinite has become this finite universe, so much of the infinite has become this finite universe, so much of the infinite has gone, and therefore, God is Infinite minus the universe. A changeable God would be no God. To avoid this doctrine of pantheism, there is a very bold theory of the Vedanta. Courtesy thoughts on 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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The Joy of Living

Monday, February 22, 2016

The Joy of Living

Very often we find many people very morose and serious with very little smile or cheer on their faces. It is, indeed, unfortunate that many people, burdened as they are with worries, never look at the positive aspects of life. it is true that life is a blend of good and bad experiences and it requires skill to face them with equanimity.

No doubt life is harsh sometimes, very harsh for some persons. They are unhappy for variety of reasons such as poor health. Lack of food/money. ill-treatment by friends or relatives etc.

While these do affect one’s peace of mind, such worries should not be allowed to dominate one’s way of life. It has to be realized as Shakespeare said. “There is nothing god or bad; it is thinking that makes it so” Our scriptures, mythologies, literary scholars street have point that peace of mind is possible by practice of yoga, mediation, music and find arts. No problem or worry will last long. There is no point in wasting time by brooding over our problems. Every problem can be overcome by training our mind.

Most of our worries are due to passion, possession, attachment to persons and jealously . if we take note of famous Tamil Saying; “Theedhum Nanmaym pirar thara Varaa” Which means that we are the cause of good and bad thins and that there is no point in blaming others. It implies if we know how to adapt ourselves, avoid anger, harsh words, avarice and jealously, we can have peace of mind.

Money is no doubt required up to a point. We have to work hard to earn it truthfully but money cannot provide peace of mind.

If would , therefore, be fair to conclude that if we can have contentment, hard work, truthfulness and compassion for all lives including animals, we can experience the joy of living without fear or violence. This is indeed, the essence of teachings of saints and scriptures of various religions but many of the followers do not realize it. Courtesy wisdom

Quote from true Charm and Power of Vedanta

If you have good thoughts in your mind, your face will show it; if you have bad thoughts, that too the face will show. This is why the face is said to be the mirror of a man’s heart.

But is this always true? What if a man tires to hid his feelings? He may smile but inwardly he may have anger and hatred. He smiles only to deceive you so that you may not suspect his evil designs. To a shrewd observer the smile will look like a grimace, but an innocent person will be taken in by it. The face of a person often determines your future relations with him.’Love at first sight’ is not an exaggeration. You meet a person and at once you begin to like him. His face tells you he is a good man and you think what his ace tells you is right. Your first impression may not be correct, still you go by the first impression until something happens that forces you to change your opinion.

But a man is not always the same. He may change and with that his face also may change. Let us say your first impression of him was bad because his face told you so. But he may have started changing since you first saw him and the change may have been much more enormous than you thought possible. He looked savage but now he is quite human. You see the change in his face. His face is changing, changing from savage to human , from human to divine. Hindu yogis seek unity with God and they attain it. When they attain that unity they are no longer human, they are divine.

They are divine not only in character but also in physiognomy , in the face most of all . looking at a true yogi, people will stop and ask themselves. Who is he. A man or God? His face will glow with the beauty of the spirit. If they have any evil intent, a glance at his face will remove it from their mind. It will also give them comfort if they are in pain, courage if they are gripped with fear. The yogi need not say anything. His mere presence will inspire the best thoughts in others. 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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Weed Out Your Weakness

Monday, February 15, 2016

Weed Out Your Weakness

It has been said from time immemorial that one must keep one’s mind open to let new and wonderful ideas en

ter to learn. Everything new and useful has been created by men blessed with the power of thought and imagination. All these inventors had good imagination, right attitude and the required focus, besides analytical mind. All this can be acquired. If you have the will to mould yourself.

There can be no denying that everybody in this world has dreams. But there is all likelihood of a number of people lacking the will to bet on themselves being successful at living their dreams. Actually, this is a test of how much they believe in themselves. It is the level of our belief which either propels us forward or stops us from thinking about just how great it could be. In fact, having a strong belief in yourself does not depend on what people think of your. Your life is not what most people think it to be. Therefore, your opinion about yourself depends on your frame of mind. Remember that there is no other individual like you and you are unique. At the same time, remember that you have got the potential to do everything that anybody has done or can do. You have not discovered so far you hidden talents and they are waiting to be discovered. If you try to discover your talent sincerely, it will lead you to acquire knowledge.

When it comes to acquiring knowledge, you ought to be aware that knowledge never goes in vain. Knowledge knows no bonds. Reading books and getting everything by heart according to your requirement is not the actual knowledge. Though knowledge acquired in such a way gives impetus to your progression so far as enhancement of your career prospects is concerned. Such knowledge, besides giving you an edge over others, teaches you how to behave among your peers. Your success in a specific field overwhelms you to that extent that you turn a blind eye to the weakness within you.  It is here that you become vulnerable. Your failure to realize your weakness may deprive you of the opportunity of knowing that the whole life is a process of learning.

There is no limit to learning process as long as you are living. If  you are conscious of weakness despite all your accomplishments and success, it will keep you from getting complacent. Complacency thwarts the process of learning. It forces you to believe that you are the best and makes you stay amidst the laggards who admire and adore you. If you remain in their company for a long time. You cannot think of any improvement with regard to your weakness . Be wise enough to over come your weakness. The more you succeed in overcoming your weakness. The more you succeed in overcoming your weakness, the greater is y our chance of getting self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is the greatest knowledge , because it is the real knowledge making room for ever-widening horizon of knowledge of all kinds courtesy wisdom

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

The perfect man is the highest reflection of that being who is both subject and object

The real spiritual man is broad everywhere.

The highest man cannot work, for in them is no attachment.

The highest men are clam, silent , and unknown

The highest kind of men silently collect true and noble ideas.

No man is to be judged by the mere nature of his duties, but all should be judge by the manner and the spirit in which they perform them.

It is insult to a starving people to offer them religion; it is an insult to a starving man to  teach him metaphysics.

Man is to become divine by realizing the divine

Man is not travelling form error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lower to higher truth. Courtesy pearls of wisdom

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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Joy of Giving

Monday, February 08, 2016

Joy of Giving

Giving simply because it is right to give, without thought of return, at a proper time, in proper circumstances, and to a worthy person, is enlightened giving. Giving with regrets or in the expectation of receiving something in return, is selfish giving. Bhagwad Gita

He who given the wealth to purify himself, and confers no favour on any man for recompense , only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High; He shall  surely be satisfied.

God’s definition of goodness is total giving, total service, and absolute unselfishness. We are to live for others. You live for others and others live for you

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving and the second True religion…. Is giving the finding one’s happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

When passion is on the –throne reason is out of doors.

Drunkenness

Drunkenness takes away the man, and leaves only the brute, it dethrones reason form its seat; stupefies conscience; ruins health; wastes property; covers the wretch with rags; reduces wife and children to want and beggary, and give such power to appetite that physically , as well as morally, it is next to impossible to cure it.

Commence of Intellect

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retain dealer trades only with his neighbor, when the great merchant trades, he links the four quarters of the globe .courtesy wisdom

Quote from True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Divine Discontent

In some circumstances it may be good to be content with what you have , but it is never good to be content with what you are. You may not have much money; a high statues, any political power, much learning, and so on . that is to say, you are a humble person with nothing by which you can draw public attention. People in the neighborhood hardly know anything about you, or see any reason to want to know who you are, and what  you do. In short , you are an insignificant person whose presence is not felt outside the limits of his family.

But are you unhappy about this anonymity of yours? Is this anonymity a thing of your choice, or a by product of your circumstances? If your anonymity is self-imposed, people will raise their eyebrows and ask ‘Is the man normal? If it is because of your circumstances?, non one will make any comments. In a a society where a man’s worth is judged by money or such other criteria, no wonder you are a non-entity. And most people in the world are non-entities. But that is not to say they accept the situation without demour. They keep grumbling to the last day that society has not been fair to them. Their discontent is of a different kind: it flows from what they do not have.

But what about those who are anonymous by choice? Are they happy? No theya re also unhappy. They are unhappy because they are not what they want to be. But why do they prefer anonymity? They are like artists who feel they can use their talents best if they lvie away from crowds, away from the glare of name and fame, They want to spend most of their time in the pursuit of the art of their choice. Every minute is precious to them. They will be grateful to you if you leave them alone so that they can use their whole time for their art.

But what is their art? The art of ‘being’ .They are already good, but they want to be better, they want to be perfect . Money, Power, name and fame-these are nothing to them. Their only concern is how to attain perfection. 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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