[Photo] - Swami Vivekananda Memorial Rock Kanyakumari

Swami Vivekananda Memorial Rock was my great inspiring place which was located at Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu State,INDIA.

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What is Happiness?

"Dad, everyone is looking for happiness. But what is meant by happiness?" This was one of the questions a wise boy in India, Sveta-ketu, put to his father many centuries ago.

"One of the signs of happiness, son, is that a person who has it becomes active. A person who does not find happiness does not feel like being active. His mind is cramped, his will is weak. What is vast and infinite brings happiness. There is no true joy in what is small or finite. I can tell you that the Infinite alone is happiness; but you must desire to understand this Infinite, my son."

"I want to understand it, Dad," said Sveta-ketu.

"Good," said his father. "Then you must listen carefully to what I say and think deeply about it:

"When a person sees that nothing and no one is separate from him, that he is one with all the people, animals, and objects in the universe, when a person sees and hears and knows nothing else -- that is the Infinite.

"But, if one sees or feels some other thing, obstructing him, separating him, then that is the finite. He has not yet found the Infinite.

"The Infinite never passes away; it lasts forever; but what is finite will pass away."

(Chhandogya Upanishad)

Thanks to Vedanta Group

[Paintings] - Mother Sri Sarada Devi

When i saw the painting for the first time i feel the greatness like anything, mother is here what else i want.

This picture was painted by Chitra Pushpak,

[Great thanks to Mr.Chitra Pushpak and also i got this painting through Holy Trio Google Groups]

[Meditation] - Increase Focus and Concentration Levels Through Focussed Meditation

There is no doubt that increased levels of focus and concentration can do wonders to our lives. Being able to focus on current task without distractions, without interrupting thoughts would make our productivity levels jump. While removing external distractions and getting organized do help staying focussed and be more productive, they do not help in raising our focus levels.

Staying focussed is a practice. And like anything else, the more we practice, the better we get at it. How to get razor sharp focus? Following is one of the several techniques one can use to raise levels of focus and concentration:

Focussed Meditation Technique:

Choose a location
Choose a place where you can meditate without distractions - no phones, no people, less noise etc. The idea is to avoid as many distractions as possible. Over a period of time however, with enough practice you will be able to meditate whenever and wherever you want.

Choose your sitting position
While crossed legged position is the most commonly used sitting position, it is not compulsory. Sit in a position you are comfortable in. In which you can relax and not fidget too much.

You can also try standing and sleeping positions if you want to. Standing for long period of time is very uncomfortable. And in sleeping position, the risk is of actually falling asleep.

Choose any object
Choose any object you would like to focus upon. A candle flame, a rose, an idol are commonly used. But you need not be limited to these. A pen, a ball, a tree, a plant, a book, a bottle, a picture … anything that catches your fancy will do. Only conditions are:

a. The object should be at eye level - now you don’t want to strain your neck, do you?
b. The object should be of adequate size - not so small that you have to squint and not as large as a cupboard or wall. The idea is to focus on something specific.
Using eyes - visual sense is very common. Feel free to try out auditory, tactile and olfactory senses as well. I find focussing with eyes on a concrete object easier. It is very difficult to focus with help of other senses on scent of incense, touch of wind, music etc.

Focus the object
Focus the object. Observe it. And keep observing it. Concentrate on it with everything that you have got. Concentrate with your entire mind. Don’t think about anything. Let your mind be thought free. Just see the object.

Keep focussing
It is all right to lose focus. If you find getting lost in thoughts or getting distracted, don’t beat yourself up. Simply acknowledge you lost focus and re-focus. Thinking about how you lost focus or can’t focus is also not focussing and is getting distracted.

That’s it. This might sound easy but it’s not. If you would like to see how much have you progressed, focus for same amount of time everyday. Everytime you lose focus, make a mark on a piece of paper. Your goal is to be mark free

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[Arts] - Vrindhavan Art

I was searching for Lord Maha Vishnu images to upload as Slide Show, but accidentally i saw a site with full of art of Lord Krishna and the complete Vrindhavan beautiful arts. Here you go to the web address of that site is http://www.vrindavanart.com , the homepage Screenshot of Vrindavan Art.