Thursday, November 5, 2009

Scattered Paper

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..' The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man: 'Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper . Cut them up and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.' The next day, the judge told the old man: 'Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.' The old man said: 'I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know where to find them.' The judge then replied: 'The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it.
If you can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything. 'Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.' Explore and Experience SILENCE in RETREAT and SILENCE Camp

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Beloved Amma Bhagavan !!!

Let every breath I take be Your Deeksha, Let every beat of my heart be Your presence

Vision

Find Your Vision

We should have a permanent and Lifetime Vision – For example: Look at Bhagavan’s Vision. His Vision is to make man Happy. His vision is oriented towards the next thousand’s of years when man would still be happy. If ours is also like that it’s good. But still at the least let us have a vision where we would work for through our life.

Our Vision should be Wide. If we have problem identifying it. Talk to relevant people and gather information and see what interests you. What do you think or consider as being the Best thing to do. Mostly our own experience in this world would be sufficient to determine what our Vision is.

For working through our life there are 2 factors or conditions. Or else what ever our vision is it will take a max of only 2 years. And if we don’t set right our vision we will convert this 2 years vision to a life time vision. This is very slow progress & growth rate just like our Nation.

2 Factors for a Vision:
Contribution (To help others) – It is a never ending process. We can keep contributing through our life. Ex: Again Bhagavan. You can contribute in any field that interests you. It is our choice.
Growth – Learning is the most important thing in this world. To contribute we have to learn.

Split the Vision into Long Term and Short Term: How are we going to achieve it. What do we have to learn in the process? Since Growth is also a factor, we have to see what we have to learn to achieve it. How are we to develop ourselves to be capable of achieving it?

There should be details in the Vision – Time and year for achieving each step and the final vision.

The Vision should be split up into Short Term Goals. Because to climb a ladder first we have to climb each step. These goals should be wholesome including Career (Wealth, growth, etc.), academics (Learning), relationship (Very important to enjoy life), health and Spirituality (Complete dedication in whatever we are doing). Also our Vision should depend on us and not on others.

Our effort is required for all the above factors. Which is what we can we do. Any attempt or effort in the above direction will enhance the following.

Amma Bhagavan’s Blessing. When we do all the above, we realize that there would be many things which are beyond our control and not possible by us. For what is not possible by us, there is Amma Bhagavan and for what is possible they have given us life and whatever we have. When these both are interlinked our life becomes a miracle.

Remember we have to become our Vision. And that is Amma Bhagavan’s Vision.

Daily Morning (Immediately after waking up) and Night (Before going to Sleep) think and Visualize about your Vision. No harm if you can think about it in other times too.

The Villager and the Happy Man

In a small village in the valley, there lived a man who was always happy, kind, and well disposed to everyone he met. He always smiled and had a kind and encouraging word to say whenever necessary. Everyone who met him left feeling, better, happier and elated. People knew they could count on him, and regarded him as a great friend.
One of the village dwellers was curious to know what his secret was, how could he be always so kind and helpful? How is it that he held no grudge towards anyone and was always happy?
Once, upon meeting him in the street he asked him: "Most people are selfish and unsatisfied. They do not smile as often as you do; neither are they as helpful or kind as you are. How do you explain it?"
"When you make peace with yourself, then you can be in peace with the rest of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself, you can recognize the spirit in everyone, and then you find it natural to be kind and well disposed to all. If your thoughts are under your control you become strong and firm. The outer mask of the personality is like a robot programmed to do certain tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the programs. Be free from these programming and then the inner good that resides in you will be revealed."
"But a lot of work is necessary. Good habits have to be developed. The ability to concentrate and to control the thoughts has to be strengthened. The work is difficult and endless. There are many walls that need to be to climbed. It is not an easy task." Lamented the villager.
"Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise that what you will see and experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try to stay in this peace. All the abilities and powers awaken spontaneously. You do not work on them directly. They are by-products of your peace of mind. Just try to be calm and do not let yourself be carried away by your thoughts."
"Is that all?" Asked the villager.
"Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in the quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at first, but in time they will get longer. This peace is also strength, power, kindness, and love. When you realize that you are one with the Universal Power, you begin to act from a different dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited ego."
"I will try to remember your words," said the villager and continued, "there is another thing that I am curious about. You do not seem to be influenced by the environment. You have a kind word to everyone and are helpful. Yet people do not exploit your goodness, and they treat you well."
"Goodness and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When you are good you can also be strong. People sense your strength and do not impose on you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help people because you can and you want to. You then act from strength and not from weakness. Goodness can also go with power and strength; it is not a sign of weakness as some people erroneously think."
"Thank you very much for your advice", said the villager and went away happy and satisfied.

The Truth about Failure

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it does mean you haven't succeeded yet.
Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing, it does mean you have learned something.
Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool, it does mean you had a lot of faith.
Failure doesn't mean you have been disgraced, it does mean you were willing to try.
Failure doesn't mean you don't have it, it does mean you have to do something in a different way.
Failure doesn't mean you are inferior, it does mean you are not perfect.
Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life, it does mean you've got a reason to start afresh.
Failure doesn't mean you should give up, it does mean you should try harder.
Failure doesn't mean you'll never make it, it does mean it will take a little longer. Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you, it does mean God has a better idea!

Be Positive

The plus symbol is made with a pair of minus symbols.. All negative things can be shaped as positive.
Always think positive in your way of life

What can I do to persist the change in a better way, or do I have to bear it?

Question: In meditation, prayer and silence I feel lot of bliss. Then I'm leaving my house for work and I'm confronted with the full hardship of the other reality. I experience noise, stressed people, hectic rush, fears, insecurities and dishonesty. What can I do to persist the change in a better way, or do I have to bear it?

Sri Krishnaraj: The reason we are struggling with these tough situations is that the mind is continuously lost in imaginations of a situation where there is only peace and cooperation. But that is only an imagination; it is unreal. The real world is definitely full of tension and stress. The way Amma Bhagavan have trained us is, 'This is all there is! How successful can you be amidst this stuation?'People who live with a clear vision only bother about how to go ahead with the existing situation whereas those who lead lives without a vision will keep dreaming about how to change it. We cannot try to change life outside us; we can only get prepared and become mentally and spiritually strong to face these challenges.