Someone has called your Guru a devil. What do you do?
1. Get into an argument.
2. Say nothing, and silently wish the person health and happiness.
3. Say nothing, but wish you had.
4. Envision your life without your Guru and allow the tears of love to speak for you. --Kevin Hopf
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“If your level of prana is high, you can sustain a smile through whatever may come.” SRI SRI...
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Where is He?
To those dying of hunger,
God comes in the form of food.
To the helpless newborn child,
God comes as mother.
To the sincere seeker of Truth,
God comes as Guru.
--Joe Hardy
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See a mistake as a mistake, not as "my" or "his" mistake. "My" means guilt; "his" means anger.” SRI SRI...
God comes in the form of food.
To the helpless newborn child,
God comes as mother.
To the sincere seeker of Truth,
God comes as Guru.
--Joe Hardy
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See a mistake as a mistake, not as "my" or "his" mistake. "My" means guilt; "his" means anger.” SRI SRI...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Cast Your Vote to the Right Candidate who can lead our Nation with long term vision and short term actions
Dear friend,
In this 15th loksabha election,
You are requested to Cast Your Vote to the Candidate who has the social commitment irrespective of any Political part interests or vested interests.
We need an India free from terrorism, communalism and anti social/humanitarian actions.
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We need India with good leaders who can control terrorism, who have a vision of happy and prosperous future (where we live with calm and peaceful atmosphere) and activities to materialise the long-term vision in short term action plans.
The short tem plans should focus on all type of people irrespective of cast, community, wealth, physical health, labour class, gender, poor or rich.
Activities should focus on ensuring clean and safe drinking water, air, soil, atmosphere, production of non-toxic food through organic based farming – zero budget farming, farming following sustainable agricultural practices based on scientific principles, which promotes more employment opportunities;
non-agricultural but natural resourse based development opportunities- ensures health and safety; Ensuring Forest, Environment and Natural resourse protection- special consideration to wildlife
ensuring infra-structure development activities – with careful utilisation of nature and natural resources;
Ensuring protection and promotion of traditional culture and living practices – for promotion of sharing of love and affection among human beings;
ensuring the freedom to hold any belief system – which practices communal harmony etc.
We need India to become No.1 in all fields but through Sustainable development Practices and living styles.
With love and regards,
S.Guruvayurappan
Add to read : THE POWER OF YOUR VOTE - previous blogs
In this 15th loksabha election,
You are requested to Cast Your Vote to the Candidate who has the social commitment irrespective of any Political part interests or vested interests.
We need an India free from terrorism, communalism and anti social/humanitarian actions.
`
We need India with good leaders who can control terrorism, who have a vision of happy and prosperous future (where we live with calm and peaceful atmosphere) and activities to materialise the long-term vision in short term action plans.
The short tem plans should focus on all type of people irrespective of cast, community, wealth, physical health, labour class, gender, poor or rich.
Activities should focus on ensuring clean and safe drinking water, air, soil, atmosphere, production of non-toxic food through organic based farming – zero budget farming, farming following sustainable agricultural practices based on scientific principles, which promotes more employment opportunities;
non-agricultural but natural resourse based development opportunities- ensures health and safety; Ensuring Forest, Environment and Natural resourse protection- special consideration to wildlife
ensuring infra-structure development activities – with careful utilisation of nature and natural resources;
Ensuring protection and promotion of traditional culture and living practices – for promotion of sharing of love and affection among human beings;
ensuring the freedom to hold any belief system – which practices communal harmony etc.
We need India to become No.1 in all fields but through Sustainable development Practices and living styles.
With love and regards,
S.Guruvayurappan
Add to read : THE POWER OF YOUR VOTE - previous blogs
Thursday, April 9, 2009
How to deal with rude behaviour?
December 5 , 1996Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), India
SRI SRI: What do you do when someone behaves very rudely towards you?
Get upset
React rudely back
Get frustrated
Run away and avoid the person or situation
Blame the person
Preach to the person
None of these will in any way strengthen you.
It indicates the intensity of their commitment
It indicates their stress and insensitivity
It projects the upbringing of the person
It shows a behavioural pattern
It shows lack of observation of the mind and its sensations
It shows you behaviour to avoid
It is an opportunity for you to welcome and absorb the rudeness
It strengthens your mind
It reveals the love that you are as unconditional
The next time when someone is rude to you, just give back a broad smile. If you can digest their rudeness, nothing whatsoever can shake you.
SRI SRI: What do you do when someone behaves very rudely towards you?
Get upset
React rudely back
Get frustrated
Run away and avoid the person or situation
Blame the person
Preach to the person
None of these will in any way strengthen you.
It indicates the intensity of their commitment
It indicates their stress and insensitivity
It projects the upbringing of the person
It shows a behavioural pattern
It shows lack of observation of the mind and its sensations
It shows you behaviour to avoid
It is an opportunity for you to welcome and absorb the rudeness
It strengthens your mind
It reveals the love that you are as unconditional
The next time when someone is rude to you, just give back a broad smile. If you can digest their rudeness, nothing whatsoever can shake you.
Faith of the Faithful
It takes a special faith to walk the spiritual Path. It is rare in this world. Without it, sooner or later people will fall away.
What is this faith?
Just this: A firm "knowing" that nothing in the material world will ever finally satisfy you, that what you seek is within.
Without this faith, you will not make time for your spiritual practices. You will always be too busy chasing some glitter in the world.
Jesus said, "The kingdome of God is within you." Yet we still pursue the objects. We forget that things do not create joy in us. A worldly attraction is like a mirage in the desert--it always evaporates once you reach it. Fleeting, unable to be possessed, it only hints of the heaven residing deep within us at all times.
It's so easy to find an excuse to fall away from our practices: I must work, I must go to the store, I must do this, I must do that..." Excuses mean we have more faith in the world and less in the spirit. Faith in the world causes unfaithfulness in our sadhana. We soon exhaust our joy and become tired.
After you bake in the desert long enough, you will eventually want to soak in the bliss of your Being. Again walk the Path in earnes--while maintaining your worldly duties. Gracefully balancing both, you become faithful to your Self. -- David Burge.
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"Faith is the beginning, confidence is the result.” SRI SRI...
What is this faith?
Just this: A firm "knowing" that nothing in the material world will ever finally satisfy you, that what you seek is within.
Without this faith, you will not make time for your spiritual practices. You will always be too busy chasing some glitter in the world.
Jesus said, "The kingdome of God is within you." Yet we still pursue the objects. We forget that things do not create joy in us. A worldly attraction is like a mirage in the desert--it always evaporates once you reach it. Fleeting, unable to be possessed, it only hints of the heaven residing deep within us at all times.
It's so easy to find an excuse to fall away from our practices: I must work, I must go to the store, I must do this, I must do that..." Excuses mean we have more faith in the world and less in the spirit. Faith in the world causes unfaithfulness in our sadhana. We soon exhaust our joy and become tired.
After you bake in the desert long enough, you will eventually want to soak in the bliss of your Being. Again walk the Path in earnes--while maintaining your worldly duties. Gracefully balancing both, you become faithful to your Self. -- David Burge.
|| SUTRA ||
"Faith is the beginning, confidence is the result.” SRI SRI...
The music of life
God is the unseen conductor. The Master is the one hooking us up to the melody until we can play it again on our won.
Once we catch hold of the rhythm, the Master skillfully steps back to let the music flow. --Andrew Behla
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"Life is a package of surprise gifts for you.” SRI SRI...
Once we catch hold of the rhythm, the Master skillfully steps back to let the music flow. --Andrew Behla
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"Life is a package of surprise gifts for you.” SRI SRI...
Monday, April 6, 2009
THE POWER OF YOUR VOTE
India's problems are complex. And unfortunately these are compounded by vote-bank politics. Instead of uniting the different sections of society, many politicians divide it to keep their vote banks intact. If people are united,
politicians won't be able to get votes through divisive politics. In such a situation, the only way for them to win votes would be through good performance.
As citizens, we must protect our country from those who manipulate issues for their personal gains and who lead by playing vote-bank politics. Those with vested interests support insensible decisions and oppose sensible ones. We have to steer clear of such leaders. We must encourage broad-minded politicians and leaders to come forward and take charge, and to educate and uplift the society - spiritually, morally and socially.
We need leaders who are satya-darshi (truthful), sam-darshi (equanimous), priya-darshi (pleasant), paar-darshi (transparent) and door-darshi (visionary).So, before we elect our leaders, we should examine their qualifications.
We must elect leaders who will do away with policies based on caste, creed, religion and region; who will ensure that every child gets a multi-cultural, multi-dimensional education.
We need leadership with a mission and a vision, leadership with a spirit of sacrifice, compassion and commitment. We must choose leaders who have a long-term vision and short-term plans to achieve it. They should have great
personal integrity, and place the country before themselves.
Unfortunately, most of our politicians lack a sense of sacrifice and inclusiveness. Irrespective of the party they belong to, people perceive politicians as insincere. Today, people are fed up of them. This is when apathy
sets in among people. They dismiss politics as a whole and withdraw from their basic duty of voting.
Our votes are an important tool to bring about a change in the system; they give us an opportunity to raise our voice against injustice. But many of us have developed a chalta hai attitude, because we fail to see the power of our
votes. This attitude is dangerous for the country. By not voting we are encouraging the status quo.
Each one of us must not only vote but also encourage others around us to vote. When good, intelligent and well-educated people don't vote, they play into the hands of politicians, who use money and vote bank politics to seize power. People should not lose hope. Good politicians exist. And they must be given a chance to do the best they can for the country, for its people.
We have seen the shortcomings of capitalism, communism and socialism. Now is the time for humanism and spiritualism. Politics without humanism and spiritualism is bound to be dirty. Many people believe that spiritualism is not for this world, that it is not a practical tool to bring about societal transformation. But that's a misconception. Mahatma Gandhi was spiritual. He conducted satsangs every day and played an important role in bringing freedom
for our country.
That is why today we need leaders who have a spirit of sacrifice, and who are spiritual in their outlook, to enter politics.
politicians won't be able to get votes through divisive politics. In such a situation, the only way for them to win votes would be through good performance.
As citizens, we must protect our country from those who manipulate issues for their personal gains and who lead by playing vote-bank politics. Those with vested interests support insensible decisions and oppose sensible ones. We have to steer clear of such leaders. We must encourage broad-minded politicians and leaders to come forward and take charge, and to educate and uplift the society - spiritually, morally and socially.
We need leaders who are satya-darshi (truthful), sam-darshi (equanimous), priya-darshi (pleasant), paar-darshi (transparent) and door-darshi (visionary).So, before we elect our leaders, we should examine their qualifications.
We must elect leaders who will do away with policies based on caste, creed, religion and region; who will ensure that every child gets a multi-cultural, multi-dimensional education.
We need leadership with a mission and a vision, leadership with a spirit of sacrifice, compassion and commitment. We must choose leaders who have a long-term vision and short-term plans to achieve it. They should have great
personal integrity, and place the country before themselves.
Unfortunately, most of our politicians lack a sense of sacrifice and inclusiveness. Irrespective of the party they belong to, people perceive politicians as insincere. Today, people are fed up of them. This is when apathy
sets in among people. They dismiss politics as a whole and withdraw from their basic duty of voting.
Our votes are an important tool to bring about a change in the system; they give us an opportunity to raise our voice against injustice. But many of us have developed a chalta hai attitude, because we fail to see the power of our
votes. This attitude is dangerous for the country. By not voting we are encouraging the status quo.
Each one of us must not only vote but also encourage others around us to vote. When good, intelligent and well-educated people don't vote, they play into the hands of politicians, who use money and vote bank politics to seize power. People should not lose hope. Good politicians exist. And they must be given a chance to do the best they can for the country, for its people.
We have seen the shortcomings of capitalism, communism and socialism. Now is the time for humanism and spiritualism. Politics without humanism and spiritualism is bound to be dirty. Many people believe that spiritualism is not for this world, that it is not a practical tool to bring about societal transformation. But that's a misconception. Mahatma Gandhi was spiritual. He conducted satsangs every day and played an important role in bringing freedom
for our country.
That is why today we need leaders who have a spirit of sacrifice, and who are spiritual in their outlook, to enter politics.
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