Learn From Life

2012-02-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

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I'll Always Be There For You

2011-12-05T03:47:00.001-08:00

Lately I've been trying to find the words

To prove my love is true

And that no matter what happens in this world

I'll be there for you

I'll be there for you when you need someone

To come and hold you tight

I'll be there for you even if you call

In the middle of the night

I'll be there for you when the rain won't stop

Falling upon your life

I'll wipe your tears and chase your fears

I'll help you with your fight

I'll do my best to protect you from harm

To keep you safe and well

And when you have a problem hidden

I'll be who you can tell

I'll take your very darkest night

And I'll make it bright for you

And even if we are far apart

My love will still be true

And even if they send me away to

That hospital far away

I wont give up… I'll fight for us

Every hour of every day

When this world turns bitter and cold

And you don't know what to do

I'll be the one that's there to hold

Together we'll pull through

When you're alone calling out for help

Struggling to even stand

I'll use my strength to keep you up

I'll hold out to you, my hand

And I know these are but just words on a page

But they mean so very much more

They are everything that I promise to do

They are everything for you, I'd endure

And I know I'm not as strong as before

And maybe now I'm a little weak

But my love for you still stands as strong

Even when this world turns bleak

You've given me a reason to live and to fight

So I'll live and I'll fight for you

For I know together, even though we've suffered

In the end we will pull through

All this pain that you've been handed

You don't deserve a drop

You're not a bad person and you've done nothing wrong

So I'll fight for your pain to stop

It makes me angry that someone so pure

Should be made to feel this pain

I know that there's no miracle cure

But I'll try to stop this rain

So when the world turns bitter and cold

And you don't know what to do

You never have to be afraid cos'

I'll be there for you

Happy Diwali

2011-10-23T20:01:00.001-07:00

अच्छे विचार : बुरे विचार

2011-04-22T10:47:00.001-07:00

"मुझे कोई मार्ग नहीं सूझ रहा है. मैं हर समय उन चीज़ों के बारे में सोचता रहता हूँ जिनका निषेध किया गया है. मेरे मन में उन वस्तुओं को प्राप्त करने की इच्छा होती रहती है जो वर्जित हैं. मैं उन कार्यों को करने की योजनायें बनाते रहता हूँ जिन्हें करना मेरे हित में नहीं होगा. मैं क्या करूं?" – शिष्य ने गुरु से उद्विग्नतापूर्वक पूछा.

गुरु ने शिष्य को पास ही गमले में लगे एक पौधे को देखने के लिए कहा और पूछा कि वह क्या है. शिष्य के पास उत्तर नहीं था.

"यह बैलाडोना का विषैला पौधा है. यदि तुम इसकी पत्तियों को खा लो तो तुम्हारी मृत्यु हो जाएगी. लेकिन इसे देखने मात्र से यह तुम्हारा कुछ अहित नहीं कर सकता. उसी प्रकार, अधोगति को ले जाने वाले विचार तुम्हें तब तक हानि नहीं पहुंचा सकते जब तक तुम उनमें वास्तविक रूप से प्रवृत्त न हो जाओ".

अपनी समस्याओं के लिए हम ही ज़िम्मेदार (Who creates problems?)

2011-04-16T12:23:00.001-07:00

अपनी समस्याओं के लिए हम ही ज़िम्मेदार

Who creates problems?

जिस प्रकार मकड़ी अपने लिए अपना जाल स्वयं बुनती है। उसे कभी-कभी बंधन समझती है तो रोटी-कलपती भी है किन्तु जब भी उसे वस्तुस्थिति की अनुभूति होती है तो समूचा मकड़-जाल समेट कर उसे गोली बना लेती है और पेट में निगल लेती है। अनुभव करती है कि सारे बंधन कट गए और जिस स्थिति में अनेकों व्यथा-वेदनाएँ सहनी पड़ रही थी, उसकी सदा-सर्वदा के लिए समाप्ति हो गई।

उसी प्रकार हर मनुष्य अपने लिए, अपने स्तर की दुनिया, अपने हाथों आप रचता है। उसमें किसी दूसरे का कोई हस्तक्षेप नहीं है। दुनिया की अड़चनें और सुविधायें तो धूप-छाँव की तरह आती-जाती रहती है।

A spider spins its own web and remains entangled in it. At some point it starts to think that its web is its confinement and laments being trapped in it. However, when it realizes the root of the problem, it dismantles the web which it created, gulps down the threads and sets itself free. As a result, the spider experiences the joy of freedom by removing all the barriers responsible for its miseries.

In the same way, every individual creates his own cocoon, his own little world. He alone creates this world with no outside interferences and influences. The hindering and facilitating circumstances imposed by the outside world, they are just temporary and keep appearing and disappearing like the ebb and flow of the tide.

What Is Love?

2011-04-15T09:59:00.001-07:00

"When you look at love, you're looking into the face of appreciation."

Throughout the history of mankind, we as a world culture have made love out to be mysterious, complex, difficult, and undefinable. It's the subject of endless poems and literary works. There is an enormous amount of material available out there about love, a lot of it contradictory.

We've been given the impression that to define love is near to impossible. Maybe there's a fear that if we define it, it would somehow be less powerful...less impact...less exhilarating. Maybe we like the mystery of it. But is it really that complicated? Perhaps the complications surrounding love come from all "stuff" we add on to this powerful emotion. Lets drop all the baggage surrounding relationships and define what it is we are experiencing in the moment of love.

Basic Components of Love

What do you feel when you love someone? If distilled down to it's core components, what would those be? Yes, love is an emotion, a feeling, a wanting, and a "being". We know it feels good, but what specific feelings, wantings, and beings are present when we feel love? Here are the common denominators of love...

Love is Accepting.
Acceptance is labeling someone as "okay" and having no particular desire to change them. Who they are is perfectly fine with you. You pose no condition on whether you will love them or not. This is call unconditional love. When your love IS conditional, the moment they step outside your set of conditions, love wanes. Consequently, love is rarely a constant state but fluctuates based on our degree of acceptance.

Love is Appreciating.
Appreciation is one step beyond acceptance. Its when your focus is on what you like about another. We look at them and feel this sweeping appreciation for who they are, their joy, their insights, their humor, their companionship, etc. When someone says they are "in love" with another, they mean their appreciation is so enormous for this person that it consumes their every thought.

( "Oh man, he/she is so smart, attractive, funny, talented, etc." ..and if they are all these wonderful things AND they like me, I must be pretty darm wonderful too!)

Love is Wanting Another to Feel Good.
We want those we love to be happy, safe, healthy, and fulfilled. We want them to feel good in all ways, physically, mentally and emotionally.

How Do We Express Love?

We don't always express our love. Love is a feeling and the expression of that feeling is separate. It's an action. There's a practical reason we don't always express our love for another. It's an issue of TIME. We only have 24 hours in a day (if you make it up that way). If the expression of love was a core ingredient to love, we would have to be stingy with who we loved, because there simply wouldn't be enough time to demonstrate our love for everyone! If you see the distinction between the feeling and the expression, you can then love endless numbers of people.

Attention

Love expressed is when you give your attention, your time, your focus to someone. Webster defines attention as "the giving of one's mind to something."

There are many ways in which we give our attention to another. We use our five senses. Our ears to listen. Being completely present with the one who is speaking. Our eyes, watching another, undivided attention. Tasting/smelling? (I'll let you figure that one out). Touching, giving a hug, holding a hand, a caress, or sexual expression. How you express your love depends on the type of relationship.

Source: www.selfcreation.com

Superb Sentences By Superb Persons

2011-03-04T12:22:00.001-08:00

Superb Sentences By Superb Persons

Shakespeare.....

"Never Play With The Feelings Of Others

Because You May Win The Game

But The Risk Is That You Will Surely Lose

The Person For A Life Time".

Napoleon........

"The world suffers a lot. Not because of

the violence of bad people,

But because of the silence of good people!"

Einstein.........

"I am thankful to all those who said NO to me

Its because of them I did it myself.."

Abraham Lincoln.........

"If friendship is your weakest point then

you are the strongest person

in the world"

Shakespeare..........

"Laughing Faces Do Not Mean That There Is

Absence Of Sorrow!

But It Means That They Have The Ability To

Deal With It".

William Arthur.........

"Opportunities Are Like Sunrises, If You

Wait Too Long You Can Miss Them".

Hitler.....

"When You Are In The Light, Everything

Follows You,

But When You Enter Into The Dark, Even

Your Own Shadow Doesn't Follow You."

Shakespeare.............

"Coin Always Makes Sound But The Currency

Notes Are Always Silent. So When Your Value Increases

Keep Yourself Calm and Silent"

Dr Abdul Kalaam........

"It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It

Is Very Hard To Win Some

Quotes by Swami Vivekananda : Learn From Life

2011-01-23T09:53:00.001-08:00

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

GOD is to be worshiped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

In one word, this ideal is that you are divine.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Quotes By: Leonardo da Vinci : Learn From Life

2011-01-05T02:34:00.001-08:00

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!

Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

I have wasted my hours.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.

Life well spent is long.

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

Nature never breaks her own laws.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Our life is made by the death of others.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

Water is the driving force of all nature.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.

By: Leonardo da Vinci

Good Morning Everyone

2010-12-04T13:16:00.000-08:00

Hey Sleeping People!
Come back from the dreams,
New Day has been started
Welcome to another lovely morning

Have a nice day

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Every new day is a new chapter of Life,
bringing new topic and mements for you,
I wish allged moments come to you and make your day joyful.
Good Morning

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I Bring You A Few Good Things This

Beautiful Morning. I Bring You My Good

Wishes & Prayers To Keep You Healthy,

But Most Of All To Keep You Smiling,

I Bring You My Love & Happiness

May You Be Blessed

This Beautiful Day

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Ai mere sms mere dost k pas jana,

Agar wo so raha ho to shor mat machana,

jab wo jage to dhere se muskurana aur kahna.

Good morning........

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Is pyari si subah mein,

pyare se mausam mein,

pyari si koyal ki awaz,

pyari si hawaon mein,

sabse pyare insan,

aur sabse pyare dost ko Hamari taraf se

Good Morning ka paigam...

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So simple is to live; So simple is to love;

So simple is to smile; So simple is to win

but so difficult it's to be simple!

Good Morning

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Your thoughts guide you to your destiny.
If you always think the same you will always get to the same place.
Think in a new way and you will be a new person.
Give happiness to all and you will live in peace.
Create peace in your mind and you will create a world of peace around you.

Good Morning !!!!

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One of the joys in life

is waking up each day

with thoughts that somewhere,

Someone cares enough to

send a warm morning greeting!

Good morning and enjoy the day!

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Laugh about your mistakes,

But, learn from them.

Joke over your troubles,

But, gather strength from them.

Have fun with your difficulties,

But, overcome them.

That's the way to live LIFE.

Have a great day ahead !!

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Life is full of beautiful things :

Soft Sunset,

Pointed Rainbow,

Dedicate blossoms,

Love & laughter,

Quiet moments & fantastic people like YOU AND ME...

Good Morning

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HARD WORK : Learn From Life

2010-11-17T13:31:00.001-08:00

Why is a highly posted government officer given better facilities for a comfortable life than an ordinary clerk? The answer is very simple: the important officer has to discharge duties of a more responsible nature than those of an ordinary clerk. Similarly, the human being has to discharge higher duties than the animals, who are always busy with filling their hungry stomachs. But by the laws of nature, the modern animalistic standard of civilization has only increased the problems of filling the stomach. When we approach some of these polished animals for spiritual life, they say that they only want to work for the satisfaction of their stomachs and that there is no necessity of inquiring about the Godhead. Yet despite their eagerness to work hard, there is always the question of unemployment and so many other impediments incurred by the laws of nature. Despite this, they still denounce the necessity of acknowledging the Godhead.

We are given this human form of life not just to work hard like the swine or dog, but to attain the highest perfection of life. If we do not want that perfection, then we will have to work very hard, for we will be forced to by the laws of nature. In the closing days of Kali-yuga (this present age) men will have to work hard like asses for only a scrap of bread. This process has already begun, and every year the necessity for harder work for lesser wages will increase. Yet human beings are not meant to work hard like animals, and if a man fails to discharge his duties as a human being, he is forced to transmigrate to the lower species of life by the laws of nature.

Stop worrying too much

2010-11-17T13:30:00.001-08:00

Recently I saw a survey that says:
• 40 percent of the things we worry about never happen,
• 30 percent are in the past and can't be helped,
• 12 percent concern the affairs of others
• 10 percent are about sickness--either real or imagined
• 8 percent are worth worrying about.
I would submit that even the 8 percent aren't really worth the energy of worry.

Did you know that the English word worry is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word that means to strangle or to choke? That's easy to believe. People do literally worry themselves to death leading to heart disease, high blood pressure, ulcers, nervous disorders and all sorts of other diseases. Is it worth it?

We just need to find a way to keep it from ruling our lives.

Try this:
• Analyze the situation honestly and figure out what is the worst possible thing that could happen.
• Prepare yourself mentally to accept the worst, if necessary.
• Then calmly try to improve upon the worst, which you have already agreed mentally to accept.
• You know what you have to do; it's just a matter of doing it. Without worrying.
The point is, you can't saw sawdust. A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work. People get so busy worrying about yesterday or tomorrow, they forget about today. And today is what you have to work with.

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness

2010-11-02T02:02:00.001-07:00

Instead of complaining about what's wrong we should take positive, solution-oriented steps (however small) toward improving a situation. It means being more a part of the solution rather than a reminder or reinforcement of the problem.

While we're working, it's easy to fall into the trap of spending our time and energy taking note and complaining about the way things are, the economy, negative people, greed, lack of compassion, bureaucracy, and so forth. After all, if we are looking for verification that the world is full of problems, we don't have to look far to prove our assumptions.

If you take a careful look, you'll notice that in most cases, thinking excessively about the problems at work, only serves to increase your own level of stress, thus making it even more difficult to do anything about the very things that are bothering you.

As we focus on the problem and discuss it with others, it can reinforce our belief that life is difficult and stressful, which, of course, it can be.

When we focus too much on what's wrong, it reminds us of other things we disapprove of or wish were different, which can lead us toward feelings of discouragement and being overwhelmed.

It's interesting, however, to notice that in many instances you cannot only make a dent in a problem, but actually reduce your own stress level in the process by simply choosing to "light a candle." Simply put, this means making a suggestion or taking a positive step toward improving a source of stress. It means putting increased emphasis on a potential solution and less emphasis on "cursing" the problem.

रहो जमीं पे मगर आसमां का ख्वाब रखो

2010-10-26T10:02:00.001-07:00

रहो जमीं पे मगर आसमां का ख्वाब रखो
तुम अपनी सोच को हर वक्त लाजवाब रखो
खड़े न हो सको इतना न सर झुकाओ कभी
तुम अपने हाथ में किरदार की किताब रखो
उभर रहा जो सूरज तो धूप निकलेगी
उजालों में रहो मत धुंध का हिसाब रखो
मिले तो ऐसे कि कोई न भूल पाये तुम्हें
महक वंफा की रखो और बेहिसाब रखो
अक्लमंदों में रहो तो अक्लमंदों की तरह
और नादानों में रहना हो रहो नादान से
वो जो कल था और अपना भी नहीं था दोस्तों
आज को लेकिन सजा लो एक नयी पहचान से.......

Mistake is not a mistake if we learn from the experience

2010-10-26T03:29:00.001-07:00

It is so easy to beat yourself up over mistakes you've made. Many amongst us live in the past rather than loving the present and building a brilliant future. Some people stay stuck for years over something they did or a failure they've experienced. A life is a terrible thing to waste.

But let me ask you a question: "Is there really such a thing as a mistake?" First of all, no one tries to fail or mess things up. Every one of us wake up in the morning, walk out into the world and do the best we can do based on what we know and the skills we have. But even more importantly, every so-called "mistake' is actually a rich source of learning. A mistake is an opportunity to build more awareness and understanding and gain precious experience. This experience will help us do, feel and be even better.

Mistake is not a mistake if we learn from the experience and grow with it. Just maybe what we could call failures are actually growth lessons in wolf's clothing. And just maybe the person who experiences the most wins.

Thinking "Out of the Box"

2010-10-14T19:28:00.001-07:00

Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant's beautiful daughter so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant's debt if he could marry the daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender's wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the merchant's garden. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the moneylender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked." Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution, sometimes we have to think about them in a different way.

Your belief window

2010-10-11T03:07:00.000-07:00

We don't see things as they are; we see things as we are. You may not be aware of this little-known but highly important part of your person that affects many of the decisions you make and how you behave in different situations. It is your Belief Window.

You cannot actually see your Belief Window because it's invisible, but we all have one. It is figuratively attached to your head and hangs in front of your face. Every time you move, that window goes with you. You look at the world through it, and what you see is filtered back to you through it.

Your Belief Window is always there with you, filtering what you see - the oceans of data and information helping you make sense of the world around you. It influences the way you perceive others, the way you read situations, and the feelings you have about yourself.

The tricky thing about the Belief Window is that you have placed perceptions on it which you believe are absolutely true, whether they reflect reality or not. For example, your experiences and social feedback may have caused you to believe that you are smart, stupid, beautiful, ugly, competent, incompetent, creative, or dull - regardless of whether they are true. And because you believe them you unquestioningly act as though they are. That's why changing our behavior is sometimes such a difficult task.

Until we realize that we view the world through our Belief Windows and that it constantly filters our experiences, we will continue to think that we see life "as it really is."

One of the most important things we can do is to make sure our Belief Window is as clear as possible and truly reflects the reality. This may be the most difficult thing to do. You will probably have to swallow your pride, and admit that you do have a Belief Window that affects much of what you do, and recognize that some of the things you've placed on it are incorrect. In doing so, you will have achieved the critical first step in freeing yourself from erroneous self-ideas that may be impeding your progress.

Smile more

2010-10-07T00:42:00.001-07:00

A research done in England found that a baby smiles 400 times a day, an adolescent 17 times and an adult doesn't smile at all! The more successful one keeps a very stiff face. Is roughness a sign of success? Is being stressed a sign of prosperity, growth or dignity?

You should smile more. Every day, every morning, look at the mirror and give a good smile to yourself. You know what happens when you smile? All the muscles in your face get relaxed. The nerves in your brain get relaxation, and you get the confidence, courage and energy to move on in life.

You know, your smile is so fragile! Just one telephone call is enough to take it away! Just see why your smiles go away? It may be because somebody said something stupid to you. And why did they say a stupid thing? Because they had some garbage they needed to throw out and you were there, ready to catch it! And once you have caught it, you hold on to it so passionately!

Wake up! Don't let your smile be snatched away by anybody!

Perfect Understanding

2010-09-17T07:46:00.001-07:00

If a boy wants to know who his father is, the simple process is to ask his mother. The mother will then say, "He is your father." This is the way of perfect knowledge. Of course, one may speculate about one's father, wondering if this is the man or if that is the man, and one may wander over the whole city, asking, "Are you my father? Are you my father?" The knowledge derived from such a process, however, will always remain imperfect. One will never find his father in this way. The simple process is to take the knowledge from an authority—in this case, the mother. She simply says, "My dear boy, here is your father." In this way our knowledge is perfect. Transcendental knowledge is similar. Spiritual world is not subject to our speculation. God says, "There is a spiritual world, and that is My headquarters" In this way we receive knowledge from Krishna, the best authority. We may not be perfect, but our knowledge is perfect because it is received from the perfect source.

Although the understanding of God is a difficult subject, God explains Himself in the Bhagavad-gita. He says, "I am like this, and I am like this. The material nature is like this, and the spiritual nature is like that. The living entities are like this, and the Supreme Soul is like that." Thus everything is completely described in the Bhagavad-gita. Although understanding God is very difficult, it is not difficult when God Himself gives us His own knowledge. Actually that is the only process by which we can understand God. To understand God by our own speculation is not possible, for God is unlimited and we are limited. Our knowledge and perception are both very limited, so how can we understand the unlimited? If we simply accept the version of the unlimited, we can come to understand Him. That understanding is our perfection.

Quest for Happiness

2010-08-20T17:54:00.001-07:00

Suppose a man is thrown into the ocean. He may be an expert swimmer, but he cannot be happy in the ocean because he is out of his natural condition of life. The only way he will become happy is if someone picks him up from the ocean and places him on the land.

So if we are serious, if we actually want to be happy, we must take to the cultivation of spiritual understanding, an understanding of Krishna consciousness. Of course, in every country of the world there is some religious system, some system for understanding spiritual life. But unfortunately, almost nobody is interested in spiritual life because people have been induced to become addicted to material, or sensual, activities. They are going further and further away from spiritual life and becoming more and more confused. Disappointment is rising all over the world.

So to mitigate this disappointment and confusion, one has to take to Krishna consciousness. Try to understand the philosophy of Krishna consciousness, and act accordingly. Then you will be happy.

How to get good sleep?

2010-08-11T08:43:00.001-07:00

1. Try relaxation & deep breathing exercises

Put things into perspective before you become upset or angry. Look into some relaxation techniques and deep breathing exercises.

2. Exercise regularly

Exercise increases heart and lung fitness while reducing stress, anxiety and insomnia. It also raises your endorphin levels -- the natural "mood elevators" produced by the brain. Endorphins reduce pain, relax muscles, and produce feelings of well being. As a result, sleep will be deeper and more restful. Even something as simple as brisk walking can have a positive effect, if done regularly.

3. Keep mentally stimulated

Boredom can actually keep you awake! If you're physically and mentally active, you're less likely to have poor sleep problem.

4. Eat properly

Limit your intake of fat and fried foods. Avoid eating a large or heavy meal within two to three hours of bedtime. While such a meal can make you feel drowsy at first, you'll probably toss and turn during the night.

5. Take a warm bath before bed

Just before bedtime (1-2 hours before sleeping), take bath with warm water. This will send blood away from the brain to the skin surfaces, and make you feel relaxed and drowsy. Your body temperature, raised by the warm water, will soon drop if you have a moderately cool bedroom. This will initiate sleepiness and more deep sleep.

6. Establish a bedtime ritual

Establish a bedtime ritual. Read Bhagavad-gita or other good books. Take your mind off the day's busy-ness by venturing into the sublime thoughts.

Expectations and Frustrations

2010-08-09T10:35:00.001-07:00

We have to understand the link between our expectations and our frustration levels. Whenever we expect something to be a certain way and it isn't we're upset and we suffer.

On the other had, when we let go of our expectations, when you accept life as it is, we're free. To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

A good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectations. Don't expect people to be friendly. When they're not, you won't be surprised or bothered. If they are, you'll be delighted.

Don't expect your day to be problem free. Instead, as problems come up, say to yourself, "Ah, another hurdle to overcome." As you approach your day in this manner you'll notice how graceful life can be.

Rather than fighting against life, pretty soon, with practice, you'll lighten up your entire life.

Perfection of Life

2010-08-09T10:33:00.001-07:00

When one goes to prison he has to put aside his usual dress and take the prison dress. Similarly, anyone who comes into this material world has to take a material body. This is the law. Unless you have this material body, how can you feel pleasure in material sense enjoyment? It is just like performing on stage: if you are going to play a certain part, you have to dress accordingly. Therefore, this material body is compared to a dress. For example, every lady and gentleman; every one of us; has a different dress.

But our dress is superficial. As human beings we are one. Similarly, each one of us has a different bodily dress, but spiritually we are one. And this is true of all living entities: they are in different bodily dresses only.

The dresses are calculated to total 8,400,000 different forms. In the water there are 900,000 different dresses, and there are 2,000,000 different types of trees and plants. There are 1,100,000 species of insects, 1,000,000 types of birds, 3,000,000 types of beasts, and 400,000 forms of human beings. In this way, the living entity is passing through different dresses.

And the best dress is this human form, because in this dress you can understand what God is, what you are, and what your relationship with God is. Then you can act in that relationship and go back home, back to Godhead. In this human form of dress you have developed consciousness.

But if you miss this opportunity to understand God, then again you will be put into the cycle of the evolutionary process. We should not, therefore, misuse this human form. We should utilize it properly to understand the unlimited God and our relationship with Him, and to act on this knowledge. That is the perfection of life.

Grateful when feeling good & graceful when feeling bad

2010-07-31T11:06:00.001-07:00

The happier person on earth isn't always happy. In fact, the happiest people all have their fair share of low moods, problems, and disappointments. Often the difference between a person who is happy and someone who is unhappy isn't how often they get low, or even how low they drop, but instead, it's what they do with their low moods. How do they relate to their feelings?

Most people have it backward. When they are feeling down, they roll up their sleeves and get to work. They take their low moods very seriously and try to figure out and analyze what's wrong. They try to force themselves out of their low state, which tends to compound the problem rather than solve it.

When you observe peaceful, relaxed people, you find that when they are feeling good, they are very grateful. They understand that both positive and negative feelings come and go, and that there will come a time when they won't be feeling so good. To happy people, this is okay; it's the way of things. They accept the inevitability of passing feelings. So, when they are feeling depressed, angry, or stressed out, they relate to these feelings with the same openness and wisdom. Rather than fight their feelings and panic simply because they are feeling bad, they accept their feelings, knowing that this too shall pass.

Rather than stumbling and fighting against their negative feelings, they are graceful in their acceptance of them. This allows them to come gently and gracefully out of negative feeling states into more positive states of mind.

The next time you're feeling bad, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm. Know that if you don't fight your negative feelings, if you are graceful, they will pass away.

A low mood is not the time to analyze your life

2010-07-28T09:46:00.001-07:00

In low moods we lose our perspective and everything seems urgent. We completely forget that when we are in a good mood, everything seems so much better. We experience the identical circumstances – who we are married to, where we work, the car we drive, our potential, our childhood – entirely differently, depending on our mood!

When we are low, rather than blaming our mood as would be appropriate, we instead tend to feel that our whole life is wrong. It's almost as if we actually believe that our lives have fallen apart in the past hour or two.

The truth is, life is almost never as bad as it seems when you're in a low mood. Rather than staying stuck in a bad temper, convinced you are seeing life realistically, you can learn to question your judgment. Remind yourself, "of course I'm feeling defensive (or angry, frustrated, stressed, depressed); I'm in a bad mood. I always feel negative when I'm low".

When you're in an ill mood, learn to pass it off as simply that: an unavoidable human condition that will pass with time, if you leave it alone. A low mood is not the time to analyze your life. To do so is emotional suicide. If you have a legitimate problem, it will still be there when your state of mind improves.

The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods not taking them too seriously.

The next time you feel low, for whatever reason, remind yourself, "This too shall pass." It will.

Be Inspired by People

2010-06-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

TOP SUCCESS TIPS FOR TOP PEOPLES

2010-06-05T03:39:00.000-07:00

Patience

2010-06-02T03:48:00.001-07:00

"He that can have Patience, can have what he will" – Benjamin Franklin

Patience: The dictionary meaning of patience is to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay. It is one of the main pillars of self-discipline. If you have patience, you can achieve anything. It is a well known fact that in order to develop any qualities you got to have little patience.

If you are starting a new business, you can't expect your business to take off over night. You will have to get customers, overcome many difficulties and sustain your business for quite some time before it settles. That is where patience comes into picture. If you are patient enough to carry your business during its initial profitless period, you will very well be on your way to create a successful business. However, if you dread the initial profitless period and other challenges faced by your business, you lack patience.

Patience teaches us many great things like importance of efforts. I still remember when I was young I had asked my mom to get me a bike. She promised me a bike on my birthday, but I didn't get it. I had to beg her for another six or so months before she finally bought me a bike. But the joy of getting a bike after so much of patience was more than joy I would've had if I had simply got it. I was so happy that my efforts of pleading her, reminding her of her promise etc. finally came to fruition.

Patience is not easy to develop. It needs complete some persistence and dedication of one's self. Also, it needs real world situations to develop patience. Below mentioned are some ways in which you can develop patience.

Ways to develop patience:

1. Take control of your mind: Whenever you are presented with a situation in which you have to wait for something like wait for something to arrive, your mind will not be quiet. It will think many negative things, most of which will probably never happen. If you control your mind and don't give it space to thing randomly, you will be able to save lot of energy wasted in this thinking process and develop patience.

2. Don't be harsh on others: Its very easy to get rough on people when things don't turn out the way you expected them to. By being harsh on others you are not only showing that you lack care for others but also patience and self-control. If you can pull you act together at the time when you are struggling, you can develop patience.

3. Stay in present and focus on the goal: Focus is the main force driving us towards any goal. If you lose focus, you will take a big hit. No matter how long your path is keeping, the picture of the goal will always provide you a boost. It will provide necessary patience.

4. Meditation: Another great way to learn patience is to meditate. Meditation actually cools down your mind, which is thinking all sorts of random things at lightening speed, and brings it down at a much more controllable level. It directs your mind's energy and makes it more focused. It is very easy to have patience when your mind is calm and focused.

Having patience is extremely necessary if you want to succeed. But if you put patience and persistence together, you can achieve whatever you want. However, patience and persistence takes each other to develop one another.

"Learn From Life"

Value of Time, Time is precious

2010-02-23T13:30:00.001-08:00

To realize the value of one Year

Ask a student who has failed in exam.

To realize the value of one month

Ask the manager who is going to give salaries to the employees.

To realize the value of one week

Ask the reporter of the weekly news magazine who works hard to collect news.

To realize the value of one day

Ask the labourer who works hard the whole day for some money.

To realize the value of one hour

Ask the students who is sitting in the examination hall.

To realize the value of one minute

Ask a person who has missed the train.

To realize the value of one second

Ask a person who has come second in the race.

It often happens that some of our relatives, friends etc. are not with us in some specific moments when we need them most, some may not presents with joy and not with the sorrow.

Not even GOD present with you in each moment or in each breadth you take.

There is only one thing that is presents in every situation i.e. TIME and always in running condition, says you that don't worry, keep moving, you are being closer and closer to your destination.

"Learn From Life"

Passion quotes

2010-01-20T16:31:00.001-08:00

"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.

What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.

It's the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Learn From Life

कुछ और सीखे

2010-01-02T19:54:00.001-08:00

१.चलती हुई बैलगाडी से पांच हाथ, घोडे से दस हाथ और हाथी से सौ हाथ दूर रहें.
2. यदि आप सफलता हासिल करना चाहते हैं तो गोपनीयता रखना सीख लें. जब किसी कार्य की सिद्धि के लिए कोई योजना बना रहे हैं तो उसके कार्यान्वयन और सफल होने तक उसे गुप्त रखने का मन्त्र आना चाहिए. अन्य लोगों की जानकारी में अगर आपकी योजना आ गयी तो वह उसमें सफलता संदिग्ध हो जायेगी.

3.प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को स्वाध्याय अवश्य करना चाहिए. उसे प्रतिदिन धर्म शास्त्रों का कम से कम एक श्लोक अवश्य पढ़ना चाहिए. इससे व्यक्ति को ज्ञान प्राप्त होता है और उसका भला होता है.

4.विवेकवान मनुष्य को जन्मदाता, दीक्षा देकर ज्ञान देने वाले गुरु, रोजगार देने वाले स्वामी एवं विपत्ति में सहायता करने वाले संरक्षक को सदा आदर देना चाहिए.

5.मनुष्य को चाहिए की कोई कार्य छोटा हो या बड़ा उसे मन लगाकर करे. आधे दिल व उत्साह से किये गए कार्य में कभी सफलता नहीं मिलती. पूरी शक्ति लगाकर अपने प्राणों की बाजी लगाकर कार्य करने का भाव शेर से सीखना चाहिए.

6.अपनी सारी इन्द्रियों को नियंत्रण में कर स्थान, समय और अपनी शक्ति का अनुमान लगाकर कार्य सिद्धि के लिए जुटना बगुले से सीखना चाहिए.

Chanakya's Quotes -

2009-11-30T00:09:00.001-08:00

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"A person should not be too honest.

Straight trees are cut first

and Honest people are victimised first."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)

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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,

it should pretend to be venomous."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. !

It will destroy you."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.

There is no Friendship without self-interests.

This is a bitter truth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

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"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why

am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful.

Only when you think deeply

and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

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"Once you start a working on something,

don't be afraid of failure and

don't abandon it.

People who work sincerely are the happiest."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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"The fragrance of flowers spreads

only in the direction of the wind.

But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years.

For the next five years, scold them.

By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend.

Your grown up children are your best friends."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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"Books are as useful to a stupid person

as a mirror is useful to a blind person."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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"Education is the best friend.

An educated person is respected everywhere.

Education beats the beauty and the youth."

Chanakya quotes Â (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350

BC-275BC)

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10 things to make us better...........................

2009-11-19T21:05:00.001-08:00

1°Dont worry

Worry is the least productive of all human activities and thoughts.

2° Dont let needless fears preoccupy your life... Most of things we fear never happen!!!.

3° Dont hold grudges... That is one of the biggest and most unnecessary weights we carry through our lives..

4° Take on one problem at a time Its the only way to handle things anyway..one by one..

5° Dont take your problems to bed with you. They are bad and unhealthy companions for good natural sleep and rest...

6° Dont take on the problems of other people.. They are better equipped to handle their own problems than you are..

7° Dont live in the past. It will always be there in your memories to enjoy..but dont cling to it. Concentrate on what is happening right now in your life..and you will be happy in the present also..not just the past.

8° Be a good listener. It is only when one listens..that one gets and learns ideas different from ones own...

9° Do not let frustration ruin and rule your life... Self pity more than anything..interfere s with positive actions..with moving forwards in our lives.

10° Count your blessings... Dont even forget the smallest blessings.. As many small blessings add up to large ones...

Some poem, that touch the heart

2009-11-13T02:37:00.001-08:00

दिल मैं हम बस जाएँगे,
तमन्ना हो अगर मिलने की,
तो बंद आँखों मैं नज़र आएँगे.
लम्हा लम्हा वक़्त गुज़ेर जाएँगा,
चँद लम्हो मैं दामन छूट जाएगा,
आज वक़्त है दो बातें कर लो हमसे,
कल क्या पता कौन आपके ज़िंदगी मैं आ जाएगा.
पास आकर सभी दूर चले जाते हैं,
हम अकेले थे अकेले ही रेह जाते हैं,
दिल का दर्द किससे दिखाए,
मरहम लगाने वेल ही ज़ख़्म दे जाते हैं,
वक़्त तो हूमें भुला चुका है,
मुक़द्दर भी ना भुला दे,
दोस्ती दिल से हम इसीलिए नहीं करते,
क्यू के डरते हैं,कोई फिर से ना रुला दे,
ज़िंदगी मैं हमेशा नये लोग मिलेंगे,
कहीं ज़ियादा तो कहीं काम मिलेंगे,
ऐतबार ज़रा सोच कर करना,
मुमकिन नही हैर जगह तुम्हे हम मिलेंगे.
ख़ुशबो की तरह आपके पास बिखर जाएँगे,
सुकों बन कर दिल मे उतर जाएँगे,
मेहसूस करने की कोशिश तो कीजिए,
दूर होते हो भी पास नेज़र आएँगे ,,,,,
Learn from Life

Some poem, that touch the heart

2009-11-13T02:35:00.001-08:00

अगर रख सको तो एक निशानी हूँ मैं,
खो दो तो सिर्फ एक कहानी हूँ मैं ,
रोक पाए न जिसको ये सारी दुनिया,
वोह एक बूँद आँख का पानी हूँ मैं.....
सबको प्यार देने की आदत है हमें,
अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने की आदत है हमे,
कितना भी गहरा जख्म दे कोई,
उतना ही ज्यादा मुस्कराने की आदत है हमें...
इस अजनबी दुनिया में अकेला ख्वाब हूँ मैं,
सवालो से खफा छोटा सा जवाब हूँ मैं,
जो समझ न सके मुझे, उनके लिए "कौन"
जो समझ गए उनके लिए खुली किताब हूँ मैं,
आँख से देखोगे तो खुश पाओगे,
दिल से पूछोगे तो दर्द का सैलाब हूँ मैं,,,,,
"अगर रख सको तो निशानी, खो दो तो सिर्फ एक कहानी हूँ मैं"....

Some poem, that touch the heart

2009-11-13T02:11:00.001-08:00

एक ऐसा गीत गाना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..
खुशी हो या गम, बस मुस्कुराना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..

दोस्तॊं से दोस्ती तो हर कोई निभाता है..
दुश्मनों को भी अपना दोस्त बनाना चाहता हूं, मैं..

जो हम उडे ऊचाई पे अकेले, तो क्या नया किया..
साथ मे हर किसी के पंख फ़ैलाना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..

वोह सोचते हैं कि मैं अकेला हूं उन्के बिना..
तन्हाई साथ है मेरे, इतना बताना चाह्ता हूं..

ए खुदा, तमन्ना बस इतनी सी है.. कबूल करना..
मुस्कुराते हुए ही तेरे पास आना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..

बस खुशी हो हर पल, और मेहकें येह गुल्शन सारा ...
हर किसी के गम को, अपना बनाना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..

एक ऐसा गीत गाना चाह्ता हूं, मैं..
खुशी हो या गम, बस मुस्कुराना चाह्ता हूं, मैं....

Some Quotation by Me (rahul Kumar verma)

2009-11-12T22:34:00.001-08:00

It Didn't mean that how GOOD you are,

It only means when you act Good.

Once you fall in Love, you can't grow,

But if, you grow with love, you can never fall.

If you laugh , it doesn't mean that you are happy,

you are just trying make, all the around Happy.

Once I tried to be Happy in life &

I always found myself guilty,

we should try to make other laugh,

That automatically make you happy.

Motivation is a drop of blood, which keep a man alive

2009-11-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

He Gave me everything I needed "GOD"

2009-09-24T21:32:00.001-07:00

       When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

   When I Asked God for Brain & Brown

    He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed

अपना सिर्फ ध्यान नहीं होता

2009-09-19T00:05:00.000-07:00

अपना सिर्फ ध्यान नहीं होता

संकट से कभी मत डरो,

face it

अगर किसी ने कुछ कहा तो उसको सुन के मत रुको

अपने अच्छे कर्म करते रहो,

अपमान से कभी मत डरो ,

जिद से हमेशा अच्छे काम करो ,

कभी भी गुश्शा मत हो,

हमेशा खुश रहो

एक हार की वजह से पीछे मत मुडो,

आगे ही आगे चलते रहो ,

लोगो की बातो से मत डरो,

अपने अच्छे काम करते रहो,

जीवन में बहुत कुछ करने जैसा है,

अपना उस तरफ बस ध्यान नहीं होता,

क्रोध से किसी से बात मत करो,

प्रेम से सबका दिल जीतो

मापदण्ड बदलो - दुष्यन्त कुमार

2009-09-18T23:08:00.001-07:00

मेरी प्रगति या अगति का
यह मापदण्ड बदलो तुम,
जुए के पत्ते सा
मैं अभी अनिश्चित हूँ ।
मुझ पर हर ओर से चोटें पड़ रही हैं,
कोपलें उग रही हैं,
पत्तियाँ झड़ रही हैं,
मैं नया बनने के लिए खराद पर चढ़ रहा हूँ,
लड़ता हुआ
नयी राह गढ़ता हुआ आगे बढ़ रहा हूँ ।

अगर इस लड़ाई में मेरी साँसें उखड़ गईं,
मेरे बाज़ू टूट गए,
मेरे चरणों में आँधियों के समूह ठहर गए,
मेरे अधरों पर तरंगाकुल संगीत जम गया,
या मेरे माथे पर शर्म की लकीरें खिंच गईं,
तो मुझे पराजित मत मानना,
समझना –
तब और भी बड़े पैमाने पर
मेरे हृदय में असन्तोष उबल रहा होगा,
मेरी उम्मीदों के सैनिकों की पराजित पंक्तियाँ
एक बार और
शक्ति आज़माने को
धूल में खो जाने या कुछ हो जाने को
मचल रही होंगी ।
एक और अवसर की प्रतीक्षा में
मन की क़न्दीलें जल रही होंगी ।

ये जो फफोले तलुओं मे दीख रहे हैं
ये मुझको उकसाते हैं ।
पिण्डलियों की उभरी हुई नसें
मुझ पर व्यंग्य करती हैं ।
मुँह पर पड़ी हुई यौवन की झुर्रियाँ
क़सम देती हैं ।
कुछ हो अब, तय है –
मुझको आशंकाओं पर क़ाबू पाना है,
पत्थरों के सीने में
प्रतिध्वनि जगाते हुए
परिचित उन राहों में एक बार
विजय-गीत गाते हुए जाना है –
जिनमें मैं हार चुका हूँ ।

मेरी प्रगति या अगति का
यह मापदण्ड बदलो तुम
मैं अभी अनिश्चित हूँ ।

Moral Character

2009-09-11T22:28:00.001-07:00

Moral character or character is an evaluation of a person's moral and mental qualities. Such an evaluation is subjective — one person may evaluate someone's character on the basis of their virtue, another may consider their fortitude, courage, loyalty, honesty, or piety.

Some Best quotes about moral character:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

If you lose money, you lose nothing, If you lose time, you lose some thing,If you lose character you lose every thing, by Swami Vivekanand.
" Knowledge will give you power, but character, respect."
Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choice of good or evil we have made through life.
Character is made up of small duties faithfully performed — of self-denials, of self-sacrifices, of kindly acts of love and duty.
A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can touch. His character is what he is before his God and his Judge; and only himself can damage that. His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity.
Our characters are the result of our conduct.
Character is the ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has passed.

Where the mind is without fear

2009-09-10T23:06:00.001-07:00

"Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been
broken up into fragments by
narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from
the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches
its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary
desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is lead forward by thee
into ever-widening thought and action-
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father,
let my country awake."

"GEETANJALI" -Rabindranath Tagore

पुष्प की अभिलाषा

2009-09-10T22:59:00.001-07:00

चाह नहीं मैं सुरबाला के
गहनों में गूंथा जाऊं,
चाह नहीं, प्रेमी-माला में
बिंध प्यारी को ललचाऊं,
चाह नहीं, सम्राटों के शव
पर हे हरि, डाला जाऊं,
चाह नहीं, देवों के सिर पर
चढूं भाग्य पर इठलाऊं।
मुझे तोड लेना वनमाली!
उस पथ पर देना तुम फेंक,
मातृभूमि पर शीश चढाने
जिस पथ जावें वीर अनेक

Learn From Life

Say sorry

2009-09-08T02:13:00.001-07:00

Need to say sorry? We all have at one occasion or the other made mistakes in our relationships, especially the friends. Sometimes a simple sorry can do the trick but sometimes the situation just slips out of our hands and it becomes necessary to employ some creative and exciting ways of revealing our feelings of remorse. There may be many situations in a friend relationship, when we knowingly and unknowingly hurt our loved one's feelings. Sometimes we are not able to come up to our beloved's expectations and hurt them with our rude remarks and sometimes we even defer from our commitments in the relationship. Well, no matter what the situation but the need to say sorry always remains.

So, Say Sorry, It will not harm you any more, but will appreciated and encouraged by the listener, It also make respect in their mind, it can be a better mistake less life. try to apologize with your mistakes.. Just try it yaar......

So here are a few creative ways of apologizing effectively to your cherished Friend/beloved.

Say it beautifully and say it with flowers. Fresh and fragrant flowers have never failed to appeal to a person's heart. So make ample and creative use of the most exquisite gifts of God to the mankind and add a touch of elegance and grace to your apology. Don't forget to add a sorry note with it. Try to get the flowers, which are your beloved's favorite.

If you are one of those who can't express their feelings in words, then verbalize your feelings in beautiful words. Use flowery words but don't make the sorry note too difficult to understand only. Don't feel shy to convey your emotions in the apology letter. You can also send a box of delicious chocolates to please your beloved.

Buy a thoughtful gift for your beloved. Spend some quality time while shopping for that perfect gift for your darling. The gift need not be expensive but should be sweet and expressive enough to communicate your feelings to your sweetheart.

Songs and poems have always worked wonders especially for the lovers, as beautiful lyrics or words of the songs and poems can very effectually express the feelings. You can compose your own apology song or poem but if you are not so creative then you can buy music CDs from the market and can play them for saying sorry to your darling.

Do simple chores for your sweetheart. These simple chores can be a cleaning task, shopping for simple things, babysitting or any other simple job, which can prove your sincerity and can also help you in showing your repentance.

Give it some time. If the situation is so worse that your beloved does not want to listen to your excuses also, then let his or her anger cool down a bit and wait for an appropriate time to express your sorry feelings.

Make use of these creative ways of apologizing and say sorry with effect to your Friend/beloved.

Embracing Difficulties

2009-09-01T23:44:00.001-07:00

Have you felt discouraged by things that go against you? Do you feel attacked by fear several times in the course of an ordinary day? most of us feel afraid to tackle challenged that are outside our regular activities. Even doing the things we do every day can sometimes fell very difficult and troublesome.
Compared to this, just think of adventure sports enthusiasts. These men and women take on dangerous challenges and prepare themselves physically and mentally. to succeed at them. Difficult climbs that test endurance and courage, dangerous jumps and awesome feats requiring tremendous balance of mind and body attract adventure sports lovers.
By performing the feats they do, these men and women show us how to conquer our own fears and anxieties. 'If another human being can reach the peak of Mount Everest, then why should I be fazed by my small tasks and worries,' is a question we ask ourselves. Adventure sports may be taking place in distant location, performed by people we do not know. But the fact that they are possible reminds us of teh limitless potential in each one of us.

Dozen Timeless Ways to be Happy!

2009-08-28T21:39:00.001-07:00

One Dozen Timeless Ways to be Happy!

Our passions, expectations, life experiences, and even our personalities all contribute to the level of happiness we experience in our lives. Some find happiness in their careers while others find ways to be happy in their marriages or other relationships.

No matter how you define happiness for yourself, there are certain universal and time-proven strategies to bring, and sustain, more happiness into your life. The following one dozen timeless ways to be happy can be adapted and even customized to fit your needs. Over time, these strategies will become positive and life-changing habits that will begin to bring more happiness, joy and peace into your life.

Notice What's Right

Some of us see the glass as being half-full and others see the glass as half-empty. The next time you are caught in traffic, begin thinking how nice it is to have a few moments to reflect on the day, focus on a problem you have been trying to solve, or brainstorm on your next big idea. The next time you get in the slow line at the grocery store, take the opportunity to pick up a tabloid magazine and do some "guilty pleasure" reading. Take all that life throws out you and reframe it with what's right about the situation. At the end of the day, you will more content, at peace and happy. Take the time to begin to notice what's right and see the world change in front of your eyes.

Be Grateful

How many times do you say the words "thank you," in a day? How many times do you hear these same words? If you are doing the first thing, saying the "thank yous," the latter will naturally happen. Learn to be grateful and you will be open to receive an abundance of joy and happiness.

Remember the Kid You Were

Do you remember how to play? I'm not referring to playing a round of golf or a set of tennis. I'm talking about playing like you did when you were a child – a game of tag; leap frog, or street baseball when the bat is a broken broom handle and the bases are the parked cars. One way to find or maintain your happiness is to remember the kid you were and play!

Be Kind

There is no question that by merely watching acts of kindness creates a significant elevation in our moods and increases the desire for us to perform good deeds as well. Kindness is indeed contagious and when we make a commitment to be kind to ourselves and to others we can experience new heights of joy, happiness and enthusiasm for our lives.

Spend Time with Your Friends

Although an abundant social and romantic life does not itself guarantee joy, it does have a huge impact on our happiness. Learn to spend time with your friends and make the friendships a priority in your life.

Savor Every Moment

To be in the moment is to live in the moment. Too often we are thinking ahead or looking ahead to the next event or circumstance in our lives, not appreciating the "here and now." When we savor every moment, we are savoring the happiness in our lives.

Rest

There are times when we need the time to unwind, decompress, or to put it simply, just "to chill." Life comes at all of us hard and fast. Time, as do the days on the calendar, keeps going forward at its own natural pace, which is not always the pace we would choose. Fatigue, stress and exhaustion may begin to settle in on us faster than we may think, or notice. The best remedy for this is indeed rest.

Move!

The expression a "runner's high" does not infer an addiction, but a feeling or a state of mind - a state of euphoria. There is no question exercise, or any physical exertion, elevates your mood and enhances a more positive attitude as well as fosters better personal self-esteem and confidence. Indeed, one way to increase your happiness is to move!

Put on a Happy Face

Sometimes we have to fake it until we make it. I'm not suggesting that we not be honest, real or authentic, but I'm suggesting, sometimes, we just need to put on a happy face and keep moving forward. Researchers claim that smiling and looking like we are happy will indeed make us happier. Studies further show that if we act like we are happy then we can experience greater joy and happiness in our lives.

Pursue Your Goals

The absence of goals in our lives, or more specifically avoiding to pursue our goals, makes us feel like we are stuck and ineffective. The pursuit of goals in our personal lives, in our relationships, or with our careers, is the difference between having a mediocre life or a life full of passion and enthusiasm. Pursue your goals and watch your happiness soar.

Finding Your Calling

Some find meaning in religion or spirituality while others find purpose in their work or relationships. Finding your calling may be much more than accomplishing one simple strategy for increasing your happiness, but having a sense of purpose – of feeling like you are here for a reason – can perhaps bring the greatest joy of all.

Get into the Flow

Flow is the form of joy, excitement and happiness that occurs when we are so absorbed in an activity we love that we can lose ourselves and time seems to stand still. What creates flow is unique to each one of us. To find and sustain true happiness in our lives, we must get off the sidelines and get into the flow.
And two more just to sweeten the pot a little more.

Play to Your Strengths

One way to achieve flow is by understanding and identifying our strengths and core values, and then begin to use these every day. Once we aware of our strengths and we begin to play to your strengths we can better incorporate them in all aspects of our lives.

Don't Overdo It

Know when to say when. What gives you joy and happiness the first time may not work the second time. Too much of a good thing may begin not to feel as good if the "thing" becomes more of a routine, or an expectation. Set healthy and reasonable boundaries for yourself and don't overdo it.

Learning to be happy on all the days between.

है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है - Harivansh Rai Bachchan

2009-08-22T06:13:00.001-07:00

कल्पना के हाथ से कमनीय जो मंदिर बना था
भावना के हाथ ने जिसमें वितानों को तना था

स्वप्न ने अपने करों से था जिसे रुचि से सँवारा
स्वर्ग के दुष्प्राप्य रंगों से, रसों से जो सना था
ढह गया वह तो जुटाकर ईंट, पत्थर, कंकड़ों को
एक अपनी शांति की कुटिया बनाना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

बादलों के अश्रु से धोया गया नभ-नील नीलम
का बनाया था गया मधुपात्र मनमोहक, मनोरम
प्रथम ऊषा की किरण की लालिमा-सी लाल मदिरा
थी उसी में चमचमाती नव घनों में चंचला सम
वह अगर टूटा मिलाकर हाथ की दोनों हथेली
एक निर्मल स्रोत से तृष्णा बुझाना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

क्या घड़ी थी, एक भी चिंता नहीं थी पास आई
कालिमा तो दूर, छाया भी पलक पर थी न छाई
आँख से मस्ती झपकती, बात से मस्ती टपकती
थी हँसी ऐसी जिसे सुन बादलों ने शर्म खाई
वह गई तो ले गई उल्लास के आधार, माना
पर अथिरता पर समय की मुसकराना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

हाय, वे उन्माद के झोंके कि जिनमें राग जागा
वैभवों से फेर आँखें गान का वरदान माँगा
एक अंतर से ध्वनित हों दूसरे में जो निरंतर
भर दिया अंबर-अवनि को मत्तता के गीत गा-गा
अंत उनका हो गया तो मन बहलने के लिए ही
ले अधूरी पंक्ति कोई गुनगुनाना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

हाय, वे साथी कि चुंबक लौह-से जो पास आए
पास क्या आए, हृदय के बीच ही गोया समाए
दिन कटे ऐसे कि कोई तार वीणा के मिलाकर
एक मीठा और प्यारा ज़िन्दगी का गीत गाए
वे गए तो सोचकर यह लौटने वाले नहीं वे
खोज मन का मीत कोई लौ लगाना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

क्या हवाएँ थीं कि उजड़ा प्यार का वह आशियाना
कुछ न आया काम तेरा शोर करना, गुल मचाना
नाश की उन शक्तियों के साथ चलता ज़ोर किसका
किंतु ऐ निर्माण के प्रतिनिधि, तुझे होगा बताना
जो बसे हैं वे उजड़ते हैं प्रकृति के जड़ नियम से
पर किसी उजड़े हुए को फिर बसाना कब मना है
है अँधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब मना है

यात्रा और यात्री - हरिवंश राय बच्चन

2009-08-17T21:57:00.001-07:00