listen

listen to the bird chirping
listen to the bell chiming in the temple
listen to the baby laughing
listen to the river flowing
listen to the tree swaying
listen to the flute
listen to the wind blowing
listen to the rain falling
listen listen listen ......................

i commit

i commit to peace
i commit to wisdom
i commit to love
i commit to friendship
i commit to take care of my body
i commit to stop thinking
i commit to start doing
i commit to understanding

two sides of a coin, three sides of a triangle, and so on

Look at any decision you need to take - heads or tail when tossing a coin, right or left when reaching a crossroads, Mary or Mira when choosing your life partner, engineering or medical for a career, the choices explode in life and you need to decide every day. how do you decide - is it an objective decision or a subjective one, is it the head or the heart, is it based on following others or leading the way, and so on. in fact, the choices are not only limited to this or that, more often than not , it is like choosing from many many choices , all of whom come with their pluses and minuses. also, these pluses and minuses are not universal, what is plus for you may be minus for another person and vice versa. isn't life interesting and God the perfect magician !!

do your bit, play your part

Do what you can every day - make something better , bring a smile on some one's face, give your time and energy to help someone, improve your own health , look after your loved ones, wish well for all, bless everything that you see, everyone you hear, speak well for others.
An acid test is what would you do if this were your last day on this beautiful earth !!!!!!

every ending is a new beginning

Its the last day of the year and tomorrow is the beginning of the new year. life is a continuum, relax and enjoy whatever comes on the way

29 april 2010

silence , what a pleasant experience. when everything is quiet, u feel part of the larger universe, as the noise around u goes down and does not distract your attention.
listening to swamiji yesterday, i felt the beauty of the poetry that is Ramayana. Tulsidasji had a gift with words. the verse where he says there is no other way to be happy except in the glory of Rama is so definitive.
listened to swami chinmayanda on gita. he clearly said that the Supreme Lord does not need to do anything as he is free of desire. the more we clean up our vasanas, and exhaust them, the nearer we reach to God. we need to detach from the world of objects, emotions, and thoughts.

can u avoid actions. no, so then it is better to focus on those actions which create a positive impact on your self and the world around u. smile , make some smile. what does one need if u strip it to the minimum - we need food, clothes, and shelter to get a good night's sleep. that is all . the rest of everything is optional.

health is wealth

i know this is a highly cliched topic, but i must confirm that when i compare all the pleasures that one can aim for - money , status, comforts , recognition, fame, etc etc, nothing compares with the fact that one is able to eat a good meal, can exercise well and get a good night's sleep. if there was one thing i would like to trade for against any other thing, it would be to get good health for me and every one else. it is true medicine has made phenomenal progress in eradicating and curing many ailments, but it stills fall short of preventing those illnesses. the level of awareness that our education system creates in terms of maintaining good health practices is not enough. most young folks do not realise what they are doing to their bodies by what they eat, how they live out their day and the quality of sleep they take.
my single wish for all the folks in the world - May you be healthy from your first day to your last