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Sunday, January 5, 2014

[Message] - Don't Judge - Osho

Be less of a judge and you will be surprised that when you become a witness and you don't judge yourself, you stop judging others too. And that makes you more human, more compassionate, more understanding. 

~ Osho

Sunday, November 10, 2013

[Message] - எது தியானம் ? (What is Meditation ?)

எது தியானம்?

ஒரு பொருள், இறைவன் அல்லது ஆத்மனின் தொடர்ந்த சிந்தனைப் பெருக்கே தியானம். தைலதாரை போன்று கடவுளின், ஒரே எண்ணத்தைச் சதா மனதில் கொள்வதே தியானம். யோகிகள் அதைத் தியானம் எனத் தெரிவிக்கின்றனர். பக்தர்கள் பஜன் என்கின்றனர். ஒரு புள்ளி அல்லது பொருளின் மீது மனதை ஒன்றச் செய்வதே ஒன்றித்தல். இதைத் தொடர்ந்து தோன்றி நிற்கிறது தியானம்.

தியானத்திற்குரிய தேவைகள்:

காலம்: அதிகாலையில் 4லிருந்து 6வரை தியானத்தை அப்பியசியுங்கள். இதுவே தியானத்தைப் பயிலுவதற்கான சிறந்த காலம். சிறிதும் தொந்தரவின்றி உங்கள் மனம் பரிசுத்தமாக இருக்கும் பகல் அல்லது இரவின் அப்பகுதியையே தேர்ந்தெடுங்கள். படுக்கைக்குச் செல்லும் முன் நீங்கள் தியானத்தில் அமரலாம். இந்நேரத்தில் மனம் அமைதியுடன் இருக்கும். ஞாயிறு நாட்கள் விடுமுறை நாட்களாதலால் மனம் சுதந்திரமாக இருக்கும். அன்று நீங்கள் நன்கு தியானத்தில் ஈடுபடமுடியும். ஞாயிறு நாட்களில் தீவிர தியானத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள். பால் பழங்களை மட்டும் உணவாகக் கொள்வதாலோ, உபவாசத்தை மேற்கொள்வதாலோ நல்ல தியானம் ஏற்படும். சதா உங்கள் பகுத்தறிவைப் பயன்படுத்தி தியானத்தினால் பெரும் பயனை அடையுங்கள்.

இடம்: உத்தரகாசி, ரிஷீகேசம், பத்திரிநாராயணன் முதலிய ஆத்மீகச் சூழ்நிலைகள் ஓங்கி நிற்கும் ஏகாந்தமானதும் குளுமையானதுமானதோர் இடம் மன ஒருமைப்பாட்டை ஏற்படுத்த இன்றியமையாதது. எங்ஙனம் நீரில் உப்பு கரைந்து ஒன்றாகிறதோ, அதே போல் தன் அதிர்ஷ்டானமான பிரம்மத்தில், தியானாவஸ்தையிலுள்ள மௌன நிலையில், சாத்துவிக மனம் கரைந்து ஒன்றாகிறது. தனிமையும் தீவிர தியானமும் ஆத்மானுபூதிக்கான இரு முக்கிய தேவைகள், கங்கை அல்லது நர்மதையின் தீரம், இமாலயத் தோற்றம், அழகிய பூந்தோட்டம், புனிதக் கோவில்கள்-இவையே ஒன்றித்தல், தியானத்தில் மனதை உயர்த்தும் இடங்கள். இவ்வரிய இடத்தையே உங்கள் இருப்பிடமாக்கிக் கொள்ளுங்கள்.

ஆசனம்: சித்தாசனம் அல்லது பத்மாசனம் சரீரத்தை நிமிர்ந்து நிற்கச் செய்கிறது. பந்தனங்களும் முத்திரைகளும் உடலை உரப்படுத்துகின்றன. பிராணாயாமம் காயத்தை லேசாக்குகிறது. நாடிசுத்தி மனஒருமைப்பாட்டை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது. இவ்வரிய தகுதிகளைப் பெற்றதும், பிரம்மனிடம் மனதைப் பதியவையுங்கள். அப்பொழுதுதான் தியானம் இலகுவாகவும் சந்தோஷமாகவும் தொடர்ந்து நிற்கும்.


* முகநூலில் இருந்து பகிரப்பட்டது.

[Message] - பெண்கள் வீட்டில் கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டியவை (சாஸ்திரத்தில் உள்ளது போல்)

பெண்கள் கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டிய சாஸ்திரங்கள் குறித்து கூறப்பட்டுள்ளவை..,

* சுமங்கலி பெண்கள் குங்குமம் இல்லாமல் இருக்கக்கூடாது.

* இரண்டு கைகளாலும் தலையை சொறியக்கூடாது.

* அடிக்கடி வீட்டில் அழுக்கூடாது. இதுவே பீடையை
ஏற்படுத்தும். இதனால் வீட்டில் செல்வம் தங்காத சூழ்நிலை ஏற்படும். ஒரு இலைக்கு பரிமாறியதில் இருந்து எடுத்து அடுத்த இலைக்கு பரிமாறுவது நல்லதல்ல. வீட்டிற்கு சுமங்கலி பெண்கள் வரும்போதும் அவர்களுக்கு வெற்றிலை பாக்கு, பழம், புஷ்பம் போன்றவற்றை கொடுத்து உபசரிப்பது சிறந்தது.

* பூசணிக்காயை பெண்கள் உடைக்கக்கூடாது.

* கர்ப்பிணி பெண்கள் தேங்காயை உடைக்கக்கூடாது. தேங்காய் உடைக்கும் இடத்திலும் அவர்கள் இருக்கக்கூடாது. காரணம் உடைக்கும் அதிர்ச்சியால் ஏற்படும் நுண்ணலைகள் கர்ப்பத்தை தாக்கும் அபாயம் உள்ளது. மேலும் அவர்கள் எலுமிச்சை பழத்தை அறுத்து விளக்கேற்றக் கூடாது.

* அதிகாலையில் எழுந்து வீட்டு முற்றத்தில் சாணம் தெளித்து கோலம் இட வேண்டும். வீட்டில் வேலைக்காரர்கள் இருந்தாலும் அவர்களை வைத்து இதை செய்யாமல் வீட்டு எஜமான பெண்ணே இந்த பணியை செய்யும்போது லட்சுமி கடாட்சம் அதிகரிக்கும்.

* கைகளால் அன்னத்தையோ, காய்கறிகளையோ பரிமாறக்கூடாது. வீட்டில் ஒரு பொருள் இல்லாமல் இருந்தால் அதை கணவனிடம் தெரிவிக்கும் போது அது இல்லை என்ற வார்த்தையை கூறாமல் அந்த பொருள் வேண்டும் என்று கூறி வாங்கிவரச் செய்வது சிறந்தது.

அன்புடன் பட்டுக்கோட்டை ஜோதிடர் சுப்பிரமணியன்.

Friday, November 8, 2013

[Message] - What is Karma ? (எது கர்மம்)

வினை(கர்மம்) மூன்று வகைப்படும்.
1. பறித்தல்
2. பங்கிடுதல் 
3. படைத்தல்

1. பறித்தல்...மிருகங்கள் உணவு கிடைத்ததும் மற்றவர்களுக்கு கொடுக்காமல் தான் மட்டும் உண்ணவேண்டும் என்று நினைக்கிறது. மனிதர்களில் கடைநிலைபட்டவர்கள் இதே இயல்புடையவர்களாக இருக்கிறார்கள்.

2.பங்கிடுதல்...மனிதர்கள் சேர்ந்து வாழும் குடும்ப வாழ்வில் ஈடுபாடு உடையவர்கள். தங்களுக்கு கிடைப்பதை பகிர்ந்து உண்ணும் இயல்புடையவர்கள்.

3. படைத்தல்...தனக்கு கிடைக்கும் உணவையோ மற்ற பொருட்களையோ பிறருக்கு கொடுத்து அவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியில், இன்பம் அடைபவர்கள் உயர்ந்தவர்கள்.

இந்த மூன்றாவது நிலையே மெஞ்ஞானத்திற்கான முதற்படி.




*முகநூலில் ஒரு குலுவில் இருந்து..

Thursday, November 7, 2013

[Message] - Why Hinduism has many Gods ? (ஏன் இந்து மதத்தில் மட்டும் இத்தனை கடவுள்கள்)

ஏன் இந்து மதத்தில் மட்டும் இத்தனை கடவுள்கள் என்ற கேள்வி இம்மதத்தை சார்ந்தவருக்கே பலருக்கு தெரியாது பிறகு எப்படி பூரண பக்தியுடன் அன்பை வெளிப்படுத்தி ஆன்மீகததை கடைபிடிக்க முடியும் ? இதோ பதில்...

பசும்பொன் முத்துராமலிங்கம் அய்யா அவர்கள் 21.2.1957, காஞ்சிபுரத்தில் ஆற்றிய உரையிலிருந்து:

’ஒன்றே குலம் ஒருவனே தேவன்‘ என்றுதானே கூறியிருக்கிறார்கள் அப்படியிருக்கும் போது பல தெய்வங்கள் இருப்பானேன்? என்று கேள்வி எழுப்புகிறார்கள். ‘ஒன்றே குலம் ஒருவனே தேவன்’ என்பது யார் சொன்ன வார்த்தை? அது அநேக மக்களுக்கு தெரியாது. சரியாகப் புரியாதவர்கள், நாஸ்திகர் பேசினார் என்று சொல்வார்கள். இந்த வாக்கு திருமூலர் வேதவாக்கு. அவர் சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடம் இல்லாமல் கூறியிருக்கிறார்.

அவர் கூறியிருப்பதை முழுவதும் கூறாமல்,’ஒன்றே குலம் ஒருவனே தேவன்’ என்பதை மாத்திரம் சொல்லிவிட்டு விடுகிறார்கள் நாஸ்திக கும்பல்.

அப்படியானால் ஒரு வக்கீல் ஒரு statementன் ஒரு பகுதியை மாத்திரம் வாசித்துக் காட்டிவிட்டு, இன்னொரு பகுதி வேண்டாம் என்று கூறினால், அடி முட்டாளாக இருந்தால்தான் அதை கேட்பான். இல்லாவிட்டால் எடுத்துக் கொண்ட பகுதியைப் பூராவும் படி என்று சொல்லுவான். அதுதான் முறை.

பல தெய்வ உருவங்களை வைத்து வணங்குகிற மக்களுக்கு, ஒரு தெய்வம் தான் உண்டு என்று சொல்வதற்கு என்ன காரணம்? என்று சாதாரண மக்களுக்கு தெரியாது.

ஒருவர் வீட்டுக்கு போகிறோம். அந்த வீட்டில் பல படங்கள் மாட்டப்பட்டிருக்கின்றன. அந்த வீட்டுக்காரர் வந்து, இதுதான் என்னுடைய தகப்பனார் படம் என்று ஒரு படத்தைக் காட்டுகிறார். அதற்கு பின்னால் ஒரு பெண்ணோடு இருப்பவர் படத்தைக் காட்டி, இதுவும் என் தகப்பனார் படம் என்கிறார். அதற்குப் பின்னால் ஆணும், பெண்ணும், ஒரு குழந்தையுடன் இருக்கிற படத்தைக் காட்டி இதுவும் என் தகப்பனார் படம் என்கிறார்.

அதற்குப் பின்னர் விருத்தாப்பியப் பருவத்தில் ஒருவரும், கல்யாண கோலத்தில் இருக்கிற ஒரு ஆணும், பெண்ணும் இருக்கிற படத்தைக் காட்டி இதுவும் என் தகப்பனார் படம் என்கிறார். அதற்குப் பின்னால் ஒரு குழந்தையைக் கொஞ்சிக் கொண்டிருக்கிற படத்தைக் காட்டி இதுவும் என் தகப்பனார் படம் என்கிறார். இவ்வளவையும் பார்த்துக் கொண்டு வருகிறவர் உனக்கு எத்தனை தகப்பனார் என்று கேட்கலாமா? (கைதட்டல்). அப்படிக் கேட்பவன் அறிவுடையவன் ஆவானா?

முதல் படம் இவன் தகப்பனார் வாலிபனாக இருந்தபோது எடுத்த படம். அடுத்த படம், இவனுடைய தாயை, தகப்பனார் கல்யாணம் செய்து கொண்ட போது எடுத்த படம்.

அடுத்தது, இவன் குழந்தையாகப் பிறந்த போது எடுத்த படம்.

அடுத்து இவனை மண அறையில் மனைவியோடு தகப்பனார் ஆசீர்வாதம் செய்கிற படம்.

அடுத்தது இவன் பெற்ற குழந்தையைத் தகப்பனார் கொஞ்சுகிற படம். ஒரே தகப்பனார் பல காலத்தில் பல உருவில் இருக்கிறார்.

அதே போல் பரம்பொருள் ஒரே பிரம்மம், உல்கத்திலே துஷ்ட நிக்ரக பரிபாலனம் செய்ய பல ரூபத்தோடு பல காட்சிகளை எடுக்கிறார். இதை ஞாபகார்த்தம் செய்ய வேண்டுமென்பதற்காக, அந்தத்தத் திருக்கோலங்களாக – உருவங்களாக வைத்திருக்கிறார்கள். அத்தனை தெய்வம் இருக்கிறது என்று சொல்லவில்லை. இதுதான் ரகசியம். இதைச் சாதாரண அறிவற்ற நிலையில் “இத்தனை தெய்வங்களா ?” என்று கேட்பது நாலாம்தரக் கேள்வி…”

Sunday, October 20, 2013

[Message] - சீடருக்கு அறிவுரை


குழப்பத்துடன் இருந்த சீடனின் நிலையை அறிந்த மகான் அச்சீடனை தண்ணீருக்குள் அழுத்தினார். அவனை உள்ளே திண்டாடவிட்டு கடைசியில் வெளியே எடுத்தார்.

''உள்ளே இருந்தபோது மண், பொன், பெண் இவைகளை நினைத்தாயா?'' என்று கேட்டார்.

''ஐயோ,நினைக்கவே இல்லை. மூச்சுக்கு வழி கிடைக்காதா என்றுதான் ஏங்கினேன், துடித்தேன்,'' என்றான்.

மண்ணும் பொன்னும் சிகிச்சைக்குப் பணம் கொடுக்குமே தவிர சிகிச்சை செய்யாது.

அந்தக் கடைசி நேரத்தில், நாம் உலகை விட்டுப் பிரியும் நேரத்தில் மண்,பொன் எல்லாமே நமக்கு அற்பமாகத் தோன்றப் போகிறது.
அந்த நினைப்பை சற்று முன் கூட்டியே கொண்டு வந்தால் என்ன?

நாம் அறிவாளியாகவும், முன் எச்சரிக்கைஉடையவராகவும் இருந்தால் அதைத்தான் செய்வோம்.

-அழகிக்கு ஆயிரம் நாமம் என்ற நூலில்.




Thanks to 
இந்து மத வரலாறு - Religious history of hinduism

Thursday, August 29, 2013

[Message] - A Simple Quote of Jalal ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi

Be patient.
Respond to every call
that excites your spirit.
Ignore those that make you fearful and sad.

Jalal ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

[Message] - Straight Talk on Religion - Swami Vivekananda

Straight Talk on Religion:

(Excerpts from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda)

A man may believe in all the churches in the world, he may carry in his head all the sacred books ever written, he may baptize himself in all the rivers of the earth, still, if he has no perception of God, I would class him with the rankest atheist.

And a man may have never entered a church or a mosque, nor performed any ceremony, but if he feels God within himself and is thereby lifted above the vanities of the world, that man is a holy man, a saint, call him what you will.

As soon as a man stands up and says he is right or his church is right, and all others are wrong, he is himself all wrong. He does not know that upon the proof of all the others depends the proof of his own. Love and charity for the whole human race, that is the test of true religiousness. I do not mean the sentimental statement that all men are brothers, but that one must feel the oneness of human life.

So far as they are not exclusive, I see that the sects and creeds are all mine; they are all grand. They are all helping men towards the real religion. I will add, it is good to be born in a church, but it is bad to die there. It is good to be born a child, but bad to remain a child. Churches, ceremonies, and symbols are good for children, but when the child is grown, he must burst the church or himself.

We must not remain children for ever. It is like trying to fit one coat to all sizes and growths. I do not deprecate the existence of sects in the world. Would to God there were twenty millions more, for the more there are, there will be a greater field for selection. What I do object to is trying to fit one religion to every case.

Though all religions are essentially the same, they must have the varieties of form produced by dissimilar circumstances among different nations. We must each have our own individual religion, individual so far as the externals of it go.

Until the water comes out, it is all book, book. So until your religion makes you realize God, it is useless. He who only studies books for religion reminds one of the fable of the ass which carried a heavy load of sugar on its back, but did not know the sweetness of it."

The man at whose feet I sat all my life--and it is only a few ideas of his that I try to teach--could [hardly] write his name at all. All my life I have not seen another man like that, and I have traveled all over the world. When I think of that man, I feel like a fool, because I want to read books and he never did. He never wanted to lick the plates after other people had eaten. That is why he was his own book.

All my life I am repeating what Jack said and John said, and never say anything myself. What glory is it that you know what John said twenty-five years ago and what Jack said five years ago? Tell me what you have to say.

Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind. By all this eternal swallowing it is a wonder that we are not all dyspeptics. Let us stop, and burn all the books, and get hold of ourselves, and think.

You all talk [about] and get distracted over losing your "individuality". You are losing it every moment of your lives by this eternal swallowing. If any one of you believes what I teach, I will be sorry. I will only be too glad if I can excite in you the power of thinking for yourselves.... My ambition is to talk to men and women, not to sheep.

By men and women, I mean individuals. You are not little babies to drag all the filthy rags from the street and bind them up into a doll!

This is a place for learning! That man is placed in the university! He knows all about what Mr. Blank said!" But Mr. Bland said nothing! If I had the choice, I would ... say to the professor, "Get out! You are nobody!" Remember this individualism at any cost! Think wrong if you will, no matter whether you get truth or not. The whole point is to discipline the mind. That truth which you swallow from others will not be yours. You cannot teach truth from my mouth; neither can you learn truth from my mouth. None can teach another.

You have to realize truth and work it out for yourself according to your own nature. ... All must struggle to be individuals--strong, standing on your own feet, thinking your own thoughts, realizing your own Self. No use swallowing doctrines others pass on--standing up together like soldiers in jail, sitting down together, all eating the same food, all nodding their heads at the same time. Variation is the sign of life. Sameness is the sign of death.

Once I was in an Indian city, and an old man came to me. He said, "Swami, teach me the way." I saw that that man was as dead as this table before me. Mentally and spiritually he was really dead. I said, "Will you do what I ask you to do? Can you steal? Can you drink wine? Can you eat meat?"

The man [exclaimed], "What are you teaching!"

I said to him, "Did this wall ever steal? Did the wall ever drink wine?"

"No, sir."

Man steals, and he drinks wine, and becomes God. "I know you are not the wall, my friend. Do something! Do something!" I saw that if that man stole, his soul would be on the way to salvation.

How do I know that you are individuals--all saying the same thing, all standing up and sitting down together? That is the road to death! Do something for your souls! Do wrong if you please, but do something! You will understand me by and by, if you do not just now. Old age has come upon the soul, as it were. If has become rusty. The rust must be [rubbed off], and then we go on. Now you understand why there is evil in the world. Go home and think of that, just to take off that rustiness!

(Collected from various lectures and talks from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda)


Thanks to Swami Vivekananda Group Facebook.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

[Message] - About Happiness - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama



There are two kinds of happiness - the temporary pleasure derived primarily from material comfort alone and another more enduring comfort that results from the thorough transformation and development of the mind. We can see in our own lives that the latter form of happiness is superior because when our mental state is calm and happy, we can easily put up with minor pains and physical discomforts. On the other hand, when our mind is restless and upset, the most comfortable physical facilities do not make us happy. - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.


* Original content is shared on fb.com/dalailama

Thursday, June 14, 2012

மனிதன் மனிதனாக வாழ 18 அம்சங்கள்

மனிதன் மனிதனாக வாழ 18 அம்சங்கள்


- மிகவும் மதிக்கப்பட வேண்டியவர்கள் > தாய், தந்தை
- மிக மிக நல்ல நாள் > இன்று
- மிகப் பெரிய வெகுமதி > மன்னிப்பு
- மிகவும் வேண்டியது > பணிவு
- மிகவும் வேண்டாதது > வெறுப்பு
- மிகப் பெரிய தேவை > நம்பிக்கை
- மிகக் கொடிய நோய் > பேராசை
- மிகவும் சுலபமானது > குற்றம் காணல்
- கீழ்த்தரமான விடயம் > பொறாமை
- நம்பக் கூடாதது > வதந்தி
- ஆபத்தை விளைவிப்பது > அதிக பேச்சு
- செய்ய கூடாதது > நம்பிக்கை துரோகம்
- செய்ய கூடியது > உதவி
- விளக்க வேண்டியது > சோம்பேறித்தனம்
- உயர்வுக்கு வழி > உழைப்பு
- நழுவ விடக்கூடாதது > வாய்ப்பு
- பிரியக் கூடாதது > நட்பு
- மறக்கக் கூடாதது > நன்றி

* Doesn't know about original content writer, it was an image shared on fac*book.co*, thanks to the original writer of this fruitful message. 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

THE 15 LAWS OF LIFE - by Swami Vivekananda


THE 15 LAWS OF LIFE By Swami Vivekananda


1. Love is the Law of Life

All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore, love for love's sake, because it is law of life, just as you breathe to live.

2. It is Your Outlook That Matters

It is our own mental attitude, which makes the world what it is for us. Our thoughts make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds. Learn to see things in the proper light.

3. Life is Beautiful

First, believe in this world - that there is meaning behind everything. Everything in the world is good, is holy and beautiful. If you see something evil, think that you do not understand it in the right light. Throw the burden on yourselves!

4. It is The Way You Feel

Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.

5. Set Yourself Free

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.

6. Don't Play the Blame Game

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.

7. Help Others

If money helps 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.

8. Uphold Your Ideals

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.

9. Listen to Your Soul

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.

10. Be Yourself

The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!

11. Nothing Is Impossible

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.

12. You Have The Power

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.

13. Learn Everyday

The goal of mankind is knowledge... now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge.

14. Be Truthful

Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.

15. Think Differently

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



 (taken from Swami Vivekananada books). btw this message was came through mail and thanks to Holy Trio Google Groups.


Monday, August 22, 2011

Teachings of the Lord Krishna


Teachings of Lord Krishna

Janmashtami

Lord Krishna, is the one of the most loved Gods of the Hindu religion. His teachings on various aspects of human life to Arjuna during the epic battle of Mahabharata are world famous. His teachings were written in form of a book by famously known as Bhagwad Gita. Bhagwad Gita literally means divine songs of Lord. Teachings of the lord, are relevant even in the present age. They are being promoted by a number of spiritual gurus. Few of his important teachings are as follows:

  • Four Kinds Of actions: According to Lord Krishna there are four kind of Actions or karma that a human can perform they are, Kamya Karma- Actions performed for selfish gains, Nishiddha Karma- Actions that are forbidden bu holy texts and scriptures, Nitya Karma- Actions that must be performed daily and finally Naimittika Karma-Actions that must be performed on certain special occasions. Lord Krishna clearly forbade his devotees to perform the first two kinds of Karmas as they lead to rebirth and laid stress on the performance of the latter two as they help in getting Moksha or Nirvana, in other words, salvation.

  • Liberation and Bondage: Lord Krishna emphasised on being free from all kinds of negative and positive emotions like, joy, sorrow, grief, happiness, jealousy, as they are all illusions or maya. These emotions are ephemeral. All the beings are bonded due to lack of knowledge but they get free and achieve liberation once they realize that the world is nothing but illusion. All the souls taking birth on the Earth must surrender to Lord, be free form attachments to living and non living objects. One should not be conditioned by body or the worldly things around.

  • Glory Of Satsanga: Lord Krishna described, 'satsanga' as the fastest means to be closer to him and please him. Satsanga literally means being in the company of Sadhus or the knowledgeable one, as it helps in reducing and finally putting an end to attachment of all kinds.

  • Withdrawal from Sense-Objects: Lord Krishna preached withdrawal from all the sensory- objects as a means to avoid delusion. All the objects of desire ultimately lead to misery. One must control his senses and not run after the pursuit of desires. As soon as one of the desire is fulfilled, another desire takes its place thus creating a vicious circle. One shoul give up ahmkara or Ego and identify only with God.

  • Importance of Meditation: Lord Krishna emphasises on the benefits of meditation. It is a means of introspection, looking inside oneself, being close to God and removing oneself from the materialistic world. One should sit in a comfortable position, placing both the hands on the lap and fixing th eyes on the tip of the nose, followed by deep breathing. The mind should be free from all thoughts and chanting only the universal sound of 'Om'.

  • Path to Life Long Happiness: Lord Krishna describes, Karma(action) Jnana(Knowledge) and Bhakti (Devotion) as the three fold way to attain Lord and please him. This is sure shot way to achieve happiness and Moksha. Being knowledgeable will help perform the right Karma and not worry about the fruit of the action. Devotion to God heps introspect and remove from the worldly desires. The three paths lead to removal of illusion or maya.
Thanks to Om Nama Shivaya Group...

Friday, June 3, 2011

10 Things to Learn from Japan


10 things to learn from Japan

1. THE CALM
     Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY
     Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY
     The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE
    People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER
    No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE
    Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS
    Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING
    The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA
     They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE
      When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly!


Thanks to swadhyaya varga groups

Monday, May 30, 2011

[Inspirational Messages] - God Exists

GOD EXISTS

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things on various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the subject of God. The barber said: “Look man, I don’t believe that God exists as you say so.” “Why do you say that?”

Asked the client. Well, it’s so easy; you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Oh, tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither
suffering nor pain. “I can’t think of a God who permits all of these things.” The client stopped for a moment thinking but he didn’t want to respond so as to prevent an argument.

The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with a long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a long time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy). Then the client againentered the barbershop and he said to the barber: know what?
Barbers do not exist.”

“How come they don’t exist?” Asked the barber. “Well I am here and I am a barber.” “No!” - the client exclaimed. “They don’t exist because if they did there would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who walks in the street.”
“Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me.” “Exactly!”-

Affirmed the client. “That’s the point. God does exist, what happens is people don’t go to Him and do not look for Him that’s why there’s so much pain and suffering in the world.”

We can see only when our eyes are open.The quest for God can be done with an open mind


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Thursday, May 26, 2011

[Inspirational Messages] - Alphabet of Life A - Avoid Negative Sources

Alphabet of Life:

A - Avoid Negative Sources, People.
B - Believe in Yourself.
C - Consider things from all angles
D - Don't Give up or Give In
E - Enjoy Life Today. Tomorrow may not come.
F - Family and Friends are Hidden Treasures. Gift of God to you.
G - Give more than you Planned to Give
H - Hang on to your Dreams
I - Ignore those who Discourage you
J - Just Do it!
K - Keep doing no matter how hard it seems! It will become easier.
L - Love yourself First and Most
M – Make it Happen
N - Never Lie, Cheat or Steal. Always strike a fair deal
O – Own up your Mistakes. That is the least you can do
P – Practice makes you Perfect
Q – Quitters Never Win and Winners never Quit
R – Read, Study and Learn everything Important in your Life
S – Stop Procrastinating
T – Take Control of your Destiny
U – Understand yourself better to understand others
V - Visualize It!
W - Want it more than anything
X – Xcellerate your efforts
Y – You are Unique of God’s Creation. Nothing can Replace you
Z – Zero in your target and Go for it.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011






SRI BALA TRIPURASUNDARI (In Salem)

Bala Devi is mentioned in Mahakala-Samhita, Mantra Mahodadhi, Sri Lalitopakhyan and Haritayan Samhita or Tripura-Rahasya. 

The three eyed Bala Devi has the moon crescent above her forehead and she has in her hands the book and beads, and the other two hands are in Abhay and Dhyan Mudra. She is of red complexion and wears red clothes. Sometimes she is depicted holding Ankusa and Pasa in addition to beads and the book. She is bedecked with the necklace of gems and pearls. 
The account of Sri Bala Devi is given in the 22nd chapter of Sri Lalitopakhyan which forms part of Brahmand Purana.

According to this text Sri Bala Devi is said to be the daughter of Sri Lalitmaha Tripura Sundari. At he age of nine years she become terribly angry after seeing the Bandasura and his thirty sons who were marching ahead for a war. Bala Devi requested her mother Maha Bhatarika Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari to allow her to fight with the Bandasura. Permission for which was not allowed by her mother because of her tender age. On her daughter's insistence she not only gave her the permission but also one of her shields and number of her attributes. With this preparation she proceeded on a chariot towards the battle field. After an intense fight she was able to kill the thirty sons of Bandasura. 

In Haritayan Samhita or Tripura-Rahasya, (Chapter 63), Bala Devi at the age of eight years is said to have fought directly with Bandasura. Knowing that her mother won't give her the permission she quietly proceeded towards the battle field on a chariot followed by Mantrani and Dandani. 

Bala Devi was able to pierce the mighty forces of Bandasura with her rain of arrows and then confronted the Kutilaksh, riding on a mighty elephant, the commander of the forces of Bandasura. Bala Devi showered the arrows on the elephant and thereafter killed Kutilaksh. Bala Devi alone destroyed the army of Bandasura and then directly confronted the Asura. Instead of attacking Bala Devi, Bandasura showered flowery arrows on the Devi. Seeing this the charioteer of Devi was astonished and asked the Devi the reason for the same. Bala Devi said, "In the last incarnation Bandasura was Mahadoot of Srilakshmi and his name was Manik Shekhar. He was an ardent devotee of Bagvati Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari. Because of the curse on him he became Asura and he was told to earn salvation only by being killed by me. Knowing that I am the daughter of Sri Lalita Amba he is worshipping me." The war was destined and both began to fight. After defeating the opponents Bala Devi returned to her abode, Sripuri. 


SRI BALA IN SALEM
sri bala resides in a house in salem , and showering her blessings to those who believe her fully which relates to the thatva "saranagathi".
POOJA TIMINGS
Daily poojas are going on and special poojas for sri bala on tuesday, friday and sunday at evening and pournami pooja and very grand poojas are held on every pooram nakshatra dinam. To participate in the poojas please call and ask to the given numbers below as the guru doing poojas won't be available all the days.
contact Numbers9715261090  and 9715261080
Few Manthras for Sri Bala's pooja


Bala Stothras : Download Here


Bala Subrapatham : Download Here

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Maha Sivarathiri Wishes


Maha Shivaratri

Shivraatri literally means “The night of Shiva”. The celebration is called MAHA SHIV RAATRI, which distinguishes it from MAAS SHIV RAATRI (monthly worship) or DAINIK SHIV RAATRI (daily worship). Maha Shiva Raatri means then, the Great Night of Shiva. Why is this night so special? Are the other nights of Shiva’s worship meaningless or insignificant?

Some thinkers suggest that it is on this auspicious night; Bhagwan Shiva rewards His devotees with “certificate of satisfaction”. Throughout the year, we evolve ourselves in prayers, poojas, in meditation, in chanting and more importantly we attempt to obey the instructions of our Lord. How well have we done is the assessment of the Lord Himself. Have we fulfilled His expectations? Have we practiced Adweshtaa - bearing ill will for no one? Karuna - compassion to all? Nirahamakarah – release from the feeling of “selfishness”? Kshama – forgiveness? On Shivraatri night we analyze ourselves and we scrutinize our spiritual progress. Indeed we reflect on the fleeting nature of our earthly existence. In our mad onrush we pause and crave for His divine grace.

While the celebration varies in its elaborateness from person to person, Mandir to Mandir and country to country, the commonality exists in its blanket of chanting, fasting, and poojas. To many it is considered a VRAT, a term that embraces fast and self-denial for a short period of time during which the celebration lasts. Vrat purifies the body and mind in preparation for the rituals that follow.

Ideally on Shiva Raatri Night, poojas are done on four separate occasions from 6pm to 6am at intervals of three hours. Special Prasad is offered to the Murti and worship is done to the Shiva Lingam. An all night vigil is kept interspersed with Bhajans, Kirtans and Dhoons.

LINGA ASHTAKAM

Bramha Muraari Suraar Chita Lingam Nirmala Bhaasita Shobhita Lingam
Janmaja Dukha Vinaashana Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam

Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods adore the Lingam. It is taintless, shining and beautiful.
It is the destroyer of the miseries that follow birth. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Deva Muni Pravaraar Chita Lingam Kaamadahana Karunaakara Lingam
Raavana Darpa Vinaashana Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Lingam is adored by the sages and denotes the destruction of lust, the ocean of Mercy,
which subdued the pride and passion of Raavana. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Sarva Sugandhi Sulepita Lingam Buddhi Vivarddha Kaarana Lingam
Siddha Suraasura Vandita Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Lingam is lavishly smeared with perfumes and scents, which elevates the power of the mind
and before which the Siddhas, Suras and Asuras prostrate. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Kanaka Mahaamani Bhusita Lingam Phanipati-vestita Shobhita Lingam
Daksha suyajna Vinaashana Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Lingam is decorated with various ornaments glowing within the embrace of the Lord of Serpents,
and that obstructed the sacrifices performed by Daksha. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Kumkuma Candana Lepita Lingam Pankaja Haara Sushobhita Lingam
Sanchita Paapa Vinaashana Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Lingam is adorned with Saffron, Sandal paste and garlands of lotus flowers, with a large fan shining behind it. It destroys all the sins attained in many births. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Deva Ganarchita Sevita Lingam Bhavari Bhakti Bheereva Cha Lingam
Dina Kara Koti Prabha Kara Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

Saints and Sages worship the Lingam with faith and devotion. It is the source of unlimited brilliance.
We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Ashta Dalo Pari Veshtita Lingam Sarva Samud Bhava Karana Lingam
Ashta Darida Vinashana Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Lingam is seated in the eight petal seats, which is the cause of all creations and destroys all kind sad destitution. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Sura Guru Suravara Poojita Lingam Sura Vana Pushpaa Sada Chita Lingam
Paraat Param Paramatmaka Lingam Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam

The Guru of the Gods worships the Lingam; they offer flowers grown in the heavenly gardens to
the symbol of the Supreme Soul. We bow before that eternal symbol of Shiva.

Understanding the Symbols of Shiva Murti

Shiva or Shankar means auspiciousness, favourable, propitious, gracious, kind, benign, benevolent and friendly. In the Shiva Puran the One thousand names of Shiva are mentioned. Some of these well known names are: MAHADEO- The great God. BHAIRAV-The Terrible. MAHAKAAL-Mighty time. TRILOCHAN-The three-eyed. TRIPURAARI - The enemy of Lust, Hatred and Anger. NEELKANTHA-The blue throated. CHANDRASHEKAR-The moon crested. GANDGAADHAARA - The bearer of Ganga. GRIRISH - The Lord of the mountains. HARA - The seizer. PASHUPATI - The Lord of animals. VISHWANATH -The Lord of the Universe. These names represent the Exploits, States or Attributes.

COLOUR: White represents purity, absence of darkness and triumph of wisdom over ignorance.

THREE-EYES: Knowledge of past, present and future. Third eye is that of knowledge.

MATTED HAIR: The vastness of space.

TIGER SKIN: Destruction of animalistic tendencies. Complete mastery over lower desires.

GANGA: Flow of knowledge.

SERPENT MALA: Fearlessness and longevity.

CRESCENT MOON: Sharpness of Intellect and controller of Time.

DAMARU: Originator of all sounds.

TRISHUL: Three gunas-rajo, saatwa and tamo. Lord Shiva transcends the three gunas.


Vande Deva Uma Patim Sur-Guroom Vande Jagat Kaaranam
Vande Pan-Nag Bhooshanam Mrigdharam Vande Pashunaam Patim
Vande Soorya Shashaanka Vanhi-Nayanam Vande Mukunda Priyam
Vande Bhakti-Janaa-Shrayam Ch Vardam Vande Shivam Shankaram

My obeisance to Lord Shiva, who is the spouse of Uma, who is the supreme among the Gods, who is the primordial cause of the Universe. Obeisance to Lord Shiva whose ornaments are the serpent and the moon, who is the Lord of all animals and whose eyes are the Sun, moon and fire. Obeisance to Shankar who is the beloved of Mukund and who is the benefactor and the refuge of all devotees.

Om Namah Shivaaya

Monday, February 7, 2011

[Messages] - We Are What We Think - Lord Buddha



We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you, like the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow you, as your shadow unshaken
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In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the Law, ancient and inexhaustible. We are what we think.

-- Lord Buddha