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Saturday, 10 June 2017

कबीर के दोहे | Couplets of Saint Kabir

 Collection of some amazing couplets of Hindu saint Kabir on Love

आगि आंचि सहना सुगम, सुगम खडग की धार
नेह निबाहन ऐक रास, महा कठिन ब्यबहार।

Aagi aanchi sahna sugam , sugam khadag ki dhar
Neh nibahan ek ras , maha kathin byabahar .


Bearing heat of fire is easy , the blade of sword is easy
Maintaining love in the same way is a very difficult practise .


कहाॅं भयो तन बिछुरै, दुरि बसये जो बास
नैना ही अंतर परा, प्रान तुमहारे पास।

Kaha bhayo tan bichhurai , duri basai jo bas
Naina hi antar para , pran tumahare pas . 


What happened if the body is separated and resides at distance
The only difference is of sight , the soul is near you .

नेह निबाहन कठिन है, सबसे निबहत नाहि
चढ़बो मोमे तुरंग पर, चलबो पाबक माहि।
प्रेम का निर्वाह अत्यंत कठिन है। सबों से इसको निभाना नहीं हो पाता है।
जैसे मोम के घोंड़े पर चढ़कर आग के बीच चलना असंभव होता है।

Neh nibahan kathin hai ,sabse nibhat nahi
Chadhbo mome turang par , chalbo pabak mahi .


Maintaining love is difficult , all cannot maintain it
Riding on a wax horse and like walking amidst fire .

प्रीत पुरानी ना होत है, जो उत्तम से लाग
सौ बरसा जल मैं रहे, पात्थर ना छोरे आग।

Preet purani na hot hai , jo uttam se lag
Sau barsa jal mein rahe , pather na chhore aag .


Love never becomes old if it indeed is love
Even if it is in rain for hundred years , the stone still ignites fire when rubbed.

प्रेम पंथ मे पग धरै, देत ना शीश डराय
सपने मोह ब्यापे नही, ताको जनम नसाय।

Prem panth me pag dharai , det na shish darai
Sapne moh byape nahi , tako janam nasai


If you have stepped in on the road to love , do not look for shed for your head,
One who is in love is not in delusion even in sleep and his rebirth comes to an end.

प्रेम पियाला सो पिये शीश दक्षिना देय
लोभी शीश ना दे सके, नाम प्रेम का लेय।

Prem piyala so piye shish dakshina deya.
Lovi shish na de sake , nam prem ka leya . 


Only he can drink the cup of love who can donate his head
A greedy can never sacrifice his head he can only howl the name of love .

प्रेम ना बारी उपजै प्रेम ना हाट बिकाय
राजा प्रजा जेहि रुचै,शीश देयी ले जाय।
प्रेम ना तो खेत में पैदा होता है और न हीं बाजार में विकता है।

Prem na bari upjai prem na hat bikaye
Raja parja jehi ruchai ,shish deyi le jaye .


Love is not produced in farm ,it is not sold in the market
The king or the subjects who so ever likes can have it on sacrificing his head.

प्रीति बहुत संसार मे, नाना बिधि की सोय
उत्तम प्रीति सो जानिय, राम नाम से जो होय।

Preeti bahut sansar me ,nana bidhi ki soye
Uttam preeti so janiye ,Ram nam se jo hoye .


There are various types of love in the world
The best type of love is that which is with the name of Ram.

प्रेम प्रेम सब कोई कहै, प्रेम ना चिन्है कोई
जा मारग हरि जी मिलै, प्रेम कहाये सोई।

Prem prem sab koi kahai , prem na chinhai koi
Ja marag Hari ji milay ,prem kahaye soi .


Everyone says he is in love,but no one knows true love
The road on which the God meets , is that true love .

प्रे्रेम भक्ति मे रचि रहै, मोक्ष मुक्ति फल पाय
सब्द माहि जब मिली रहै, नहि आबै नहि जाय।

Prem bhakti me rachi rahai , moksh mukti fal paye
Sabd mahi jab mili rahai , nahi aabai nahi jaye .


One who is set in love and devotion , gets the fruit of salvation and liberation.
Who has mingled with the words , is not free from rebirth.

प्रेम प्रेम सब कोई कहै, प्रेम ना चिन्है कोई
आठ पहर भीना रहै, प्रेम कहाबै सोई।

Prem prem sab koi kahey , prem na chinhai koi
Aath pahar bheena rahai , prem kahabai soi .


Everyone speaks of love but no one recognises love
If one is overwhelmed for twentyfour hours , so is called the love .

हम तुम्हरो सुमिरन करै, तुम हम चितबौ नाहि
सुमिरन मन की प्रीति है, सो मन तुम ही माहि।

Hum tumhro sumiran karai ,tum hum chitbow nahi
Sumiran man ki preeti hai , so man tum hi mahi .
 

I always remember you but do not see to my side
Remembrance is the love of mind and that mind is always with you .

सौ जोजन साजन बसै, मानो हृदय मजहार
कपट सनेही आंगनै, जानो समुन्दर पार।

Saw jojan sajan basai , mano hirday majhar
Kapat sanehi aaganai , jano samunder par .


My beloved lives hundred miles away but is felt inside the heart
But if the lover of a fraud lives in the courtyard , he is like in the other side of the sea .

साजन सनेही बहुत हैं, सुख मे मिलै अनेक
बिपति परै दुख बाटिये, सो लाखन मे ऐक।

Sajan sanehi bahut hain ,sukh me milay anek
Bipati pare dukh batiye ,so lakhan me ek .


In comfort gentleman and affectionate we get many
But in distress to share pain , we get one in lacs .

यह तो घर है प्रेम का, उंचा अधिक ऐकांत
सीस काटि पग तर धरै, तब पैठे कोई संत।

Yeh to ghar hai prem ka , uncha adhik ekant
Sis kati pag tar dhrai , tab paithe koi sant .


This is the home of love , very high and lonely
One who cuts his head and keeps under his feet , only then saint can enter into this house .

सही हेतु है तासु का, जाको हरि से टेक
टेक निबाहै देह भरि, रहै सबद मिलि ऐक।

Sahi het hai tasu ka , jake Hari se tek
Tek nibahai deh bhari ,rahai sabd mili ek . 


He is in true love, one who loves the God
One should love with all his powers and should follow the guidelines of Guru fully .

राम रसायन प्रेम रस, पीबत अधिक रसाल
कबीर पिबन दुरलभ है, मांगे शीश कलाल।

Ram rasayan prem ras , peebat aadhik rasal
Kabir piban durlav hai , mange shish kalal . 


The medicine of Ram with juice of love is very sweet to drink
Kabir says its drinking is rare , it demands sacrifice of ones head .


सबै रसायन हम किया, प्रेम समान ना कोये
रंचक तन मे संचरै, सब तन कंचन होये।

Sabai rasayan hum kiya , prem saman na koye
Ranchak tan me sancharai , sab tan kanchan hoye . 


I took all medicines but nothing is like love
Even if a little amount of it runs in the heart , the whole body turns gold .

यह तट वह तट ऐक है, ऐक प्रान दुइ गात
अपने जीये से जानिये, मेरे जीये की बात।

Yah tat wah tat ek hai , ek pran dui gat
Apne jiye se janiye , mere jiye ki bat .


The lover and the beloved is one , one life and two bodies
I know from my own heart , the condition of his heart .


प्रे्रेम बिना धीरज नहि, विरह बिना वैैराग
ज्ञान बिना जावै नहि, मन मनसा का दाग।

Prem bina dhiraj nahi , virah bina vairag
Gyan bina jawai nahi , man mansa ka dag
.

Love is not without patience ,renunciation is not without separation
The scar of mind and desire does not go without knowledge .

प्रे्रेम छिपाय ना छिपै, जा घट परगट होय
जो पाऐ मुख बोलै नहीं, नयन देत है रोय।

Prem chhipaya na chhipai ,ja ghat pargat hoye
Jo pai mukh bolai nahi ,nain det hai roye .
 

Love can never be concealed ,it becomes evident in heart
It does not speak from the mouth ,the eyes start weeping .

पीया चाहै प्रेम रस, राखा चाहै मान
दोय खड्ग ऐक म्यान मे, देखा सुना ना कान।

Piya chahai prem ras , rakha chahai man
Doye khadag ek myan me , dekha suna na kan . 


Either you drink the juice of love, or keep the pride
Two swords can never adjust in one sheath ,it has never been seen or heard .

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Beautiful Explanation by Swami Vivekananda on Association


Swami Vivekananda

Explaining the meaning of ‘Association’ one of the greatest Hindu monk,Swami Vivekananda ji said:

“The rain drop from the sky: If it is caught in hands, it is pure enough for drinking. If it falls in a gutter, its value drops so much that it can’t be used even for washing the feet. If it falls on hot surface, it perishes.

If it falls on lotus leaf, it shines like a pearl and finally, if it falls on oyster, it becomes a pearl. The drop is same, but its existence & worth depend on with whom it associates.”

Always be associated with people who are good at heart.

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

The 21 precepts of Dokkodo

The Dokkodo or "The Way of Walking Alone" was written by Miyamoto Musashi one week before dying, for the occasion where Musashi was giving away his possessions in preparation for death.

It was given to Terao Magonojo, his most skilled disciple in Niten-Ichi-Ryu. After the Gorin-No-Sho, Dokkodo is the summary of Musashi's life, his will and his philosophy.

The 21 precepts of Dokkodo:


1. Accept everything just the way it is.
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.
6. Do not regret what you have done.
7. Never be jealous.
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
11. In all things have no preferences.
12. Be indifferent to where you live.
13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.
14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
15. Do not act following customary beliefs.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
17. Do not fear death.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
21. Never stray from the Way.

Marks of an enlightened person [ Quotes ]

Someone asked about the marks of an enlightened person.

In the Chandogya Upanisad there are eight lakshanas (symptoms) of a jivan-mukta, a person who is already liberated even when living in this body.

1. The first symptom of one so liberated is that he is freed from all sinful activity (apahata-papa). As long as one is under the clutches of maya in the material energy, one has to engage in sinful activity. Bhagavad-gita describes such people asdushkrtinaha, which indicates that they are always engaged in sinful activity. One who is liberated in this life does not commit any sinful activities. Sinful activity involves illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling.

2. Another symptom of a liberated person is vijara, which indicates that he is not subject to the miseries of old age. Ie even though the body ages and falls sick, he doesn't relate to this as suffering.

3. Another lakshana is vimatyu. A liberated person prepares himself in such a way that he does not take on any more material bodies, which are destined to die. In other words. he does not do acts that cause his consciousness to fall downwards once again, to repeat cycles of birth and death.

4. Another indication is vishoka, which indicates that he is impervious to material distress and happiness.

5. He is vijighatsa, which indicates that he no longer desires material enjoyment.

6. Such a man is apipata, which means that he has no desire other than to engage in the selfless service of those still in ignorance and suffering.

7. He is satya-kama, which indicates that all his desires are directed to the attainment of and revelling in of the Supreme Truth. He does not want anything else.

8. He is satya-sankalpa. Whatever he desires is fulfilled by the grace of the divine. First of all, he does not desire anything for his material benefit, and secondly if he desires anything at all, he simply desires to serve the Supreme will. That desire is fulfilled by divine grace.

Author : Deeptam

Saturday, 3 December 2016

What are the best Rumi quotes?

Rumi's wise answers to questions put to him...



What is poison?

Anything which is more than our necessity is poison. It may be power, wealth, hunger, ego, greed, laziness, love, ambition, or anything.

What is fear?

Non-acceptance of uncertainty. If we accept the uncertainty, it becomes an adventure!

What is envy?

Non-acceptance of the goodness in others. If we accept the goodness, it becomes inspiration!

What is anger?

Non-acceptance of the things which are beyond our control. If we accept, it becomes tolerance!

What is hatred?

Non-acceptance of others as they are. If we accept them unconditionally, it becomes love!

Saturday, 6 February 2016

15 Famous Swami Vivekanand Quotes That Prove He Was Ahead Of His Time

Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, 
was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 
19th-century saint Ramakrishna. 
Here are some of his famous quotes that prove 
he was ahead of his time.


Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Intelligent HR Questions & Answer


Here are some of the typical HR questions asked to find out if the candidates have “out of box” thinking capability


Question 1:


“What will you do if I run away with your sister?”
The candidate who was selected answered ” I will not get a better match for my sister than you, sir.”

Question 2:


Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived and was kept before the candidate, then he asked “What is before you?”

Candidate: Instantly replied “Tea” and got selected.

(You know how and why did he say “TEA” when he knows very well that coffee was kept before him?.

Answer: The question was “What is before you U? (-alphabet). Reply was “TEA” T (- alphabet).

Question 3:


You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it’s raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:

An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

An old friend who once saved your life.

The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; * or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to ! pay him back. *

However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again…

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer.

Guess what was his answer?

He simply answered:

“I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to
“Think Outside of the Box.”

Question 4:


The interviewer asked the candidate “This is your last question of the interview. Please tell me the exact position of the center of this table where u have kept your files.”

Candidate confidently put one of his finger at some point at the table and said that this was the central point at the table. Interviewer asked “how did you decide that this is the central point of this table?”, then he answers quickly that “Sir you are not supposed to ask any more question, as it was the last question as you promised …..

And hence, he was selected as because of his quick-wittedness. This is what Interviewer expects from the Interviewee.

Thursday, 7 January 2016

Inspiring Buddha Quotes

Whatever harm an enemy may do to an enemy, or a hater to a hater, 
an ill-directed mind inflicts on oneself a greater harm. 
Neither mother, father, nor any other relative can do one greater good than
 one's own well-directed mind.

Thursday, 31 December 2015

Most Inspirational Quotes by Buddha


Most Inspirational Quotes by Buddha

One should make haste in doing good deeds; 
one should restrain one's mind from evil; 
for the mind of one who is slow in doing good
 tends to take delight in doing evil.


#‎Buddha‬ (Dhammapada, verse 116)

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

How To Turn Your Weakness Into Strength [ Story]

This is a story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move. 

How To Turn Your Weakness Into Strength


“Sensei,” the boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”

“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the Sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.

Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the Sensei intervened. “No,” the Sensei insisted, “Let him continue.”
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.

He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and Sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“You won for two reasons,” the Sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

Author : Unknown

Friday, 4 December 2015

Have you tasted a little bit of bliss? [ Inspiring Story ]

A very rich man was very much puzzled because his whole life he tried to be rich and rich and rich, and finally he succeeded. He became rich, he became the richest man in the world, but there was no bliss. And he was thinking that once you become rich, bliss is attained. He was very frustrated. That is the fate of all successful people. He started going around asking for any wise person who could help him to attain bliss.

Somebody suggested a Sufi master. He went to the Sufi master on his beautiful horse. He was carrying a big bag full of diamonds, maybe the most precious stones in the world, and he told the master, "I have all these diamonds, but not a drop of bliss. How can I gain bliss? Can you help me?"
The master jumped -- the rich man could not believe his eyes -- the master snatched away the bag and ran away. The rich man followed him crying, shouting, "I have been robbed! I have been cheated! This man is not a master, this man is a thief -- catch hold of him!"

But in that village the master was well acquainted with all the roads and all the lanes and all the streets, so he dodged the rich man. And the rich man had never run after anybody; it was difficult. A crowd started following. They knew the Sufi master, that his ways were very strange.

Finally they came back to the same tree where the master had been sitting and the rich man had found him. The master was again sitting under the tree with the bag. The rich man came there, the master gave the bag to him, and the rich man held the bag close to his heart and said, "I am so blissful. I am so happy that I have found my lost treasure!"

And the master said, "Have you tasted a little bit of bliss? Unless you lose it you cannot taste it. I have made you taste it. This is the way to taste bliss -- lose something."

If you can lose your ego you will gain yourself -- what Buddha calls no-self. He calls it no-self for the simple reason that it is not your old ego anymore. It has no shadow of the ego at all; hence he calls it no-self. Lose the ego and gain the self or no-self, and suddenly you are mature. Lose the mind and gain consciousness and you are mature.

Die to the past and be born to the present and you are mature. Maturity is living in the present, fully alert and aware of all the beauty and the splendor of existence.

Friday, 27 November 2015

EGO. [Moral Story ]

Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived together. One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to get drowned.



Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. Every feeling boarded the boat Only 1 feeling was left.

Love got down to see who it was.

It was EGO.

Love tried and tried but ego wasn't moving. Meanwhile the water was rising too.

Every one asked love to leave him and come in the boat, but love was made to love. In the end all the feelings escape and Love dies with ego on the island.

Moral: Love Dies because of EGO.

20 Things to Start Doing in Your Relationships [ Quotes ]

1. Free yourself from negative people.

2. Let go of those who are already gone.

3. Give people you don’t know a fair chance.

4. Show everyone kindness and respect.

5. Accept people just the way they are.

6. Encourage others and cheer for them.

7. Be your imperfectly perfect self.

8. Forgive people and move forward.

9. Do little things every day for others.

10. Pay attention to who your real friends are.

11. Always be loyal.

12. Stay in better touch with people who matter to you.

13. Keep your promises and tell the truth.

14. Give what you want to receive.

15. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

16. Allow others to make their own decisions.

17. Talk a little less, and listen more.

18. Leave petty arguments alone.

19. Ignore unconstructive, or hurtful comments.

20. Pay attention to your relationship with yourself.

45 LIFE LESSONS, WRITTEN BY A 90 YEAR OLD [ Quotes]

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for things that matter.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose Life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give Time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

Message from Jim Carrey on Service To Others and Humanity

“How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out. . . . That piece that we’re after, lies somewhere beyond personality, beyond the perception of others … even beyond effort itself. You can join the game, fight the wars, play with form all you want, but to find real peace you have to let the armour go. Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. “



Ask yourself, why do we all get the greatest feeling when we do something nice for another human being, or any living being for that matter? There is something within us all, something within our consciousness, within our very biology, that is built for helping others in need. Clearly, Jim is on this path, as he is already asking himself how he can serve the world. And many others are doing the same. At the other end of the spectrum, there are those playing the complete opposite role, but even the most troubled people can have their heart opened by doing something good for somebody else.
When I was growing up, I wanted to change the world, and I realized that simply going through the educational system and then looking for any old job was not going to cut it for me. I started to ask myself what I could do to help people, which is why I went into teaching and eventually found my way here at Collective-Evolution. I just wanted to have an impact in some way, shape, or form.
So many of us want to have a positive impact on the world, but we don’t know how or where to begin. Personally, I wanted to make a big impact, but helping one person wherever I can is what provides me with the most fulfillment, and this seems to be a common trait that all human beings share.

We spend our entire lives going to school, going to work, and providing for ourselves, to the point where we have neglected our hearts and what really makes them sing. Along the way, we are told how the world is, how it works, what to do, how to be, and what is ‘normal.’ This has put many people in the position of being concerned with what others think of them. We develop a need for acceptance and constant affirmation. As a result of this need, in combination with the realities of the daily grind, we neglect to nourish our souls, which is why so many of us feel down, and depressed. It is why we continue, subconsciously, to harm our bodies with toxic substances (smoking, drinking), not even realizing why we engage in the same old habits. I believe it’s because we are hurting, it’s because we are not taught to follow our passions and take risks, it’s because we are told the world is a certain way and we have to play by those rules. I believe it’s because our souls (as a collective) are not resonating with the current human experience that we’ve created for ourselves.

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to be afraid. If you want to create some sort of change and have an impact on people, and your heart won’t take no for an answer, then you will probably embark on a very interesting journey. We cannot continue to bask in our comfort zones. Life is short, so don’t be afraid to break free of the mould and take risks.

Don’t concern yourself with the end goal; follow your heart and enjoy the journey, because there is always a step you can take, no matter how small you perceive it to be.

Monday, 23 November 2015

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb.

As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens.
'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.'

She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge.But it just wasn't there.
She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found.Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains.

She thought of the bible verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.'
She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.'

Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff.

One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?'

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it?

An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!

The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist.

When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption, 'Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You.'

I think it would do all of us some good to say, 'God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will.' God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Pray to be among those called.

Monday, 9 November 2015

Winners always search for a solution [ Story]

Karoly Takacs. You’ve probably never heard of him. However, in Hungary, he’s a national hero – everybody there knows his name and his incredible story. After reading his story, you’ll never forget him…



In 1938, Karoly Takacs of the Hungarian Army, was the top pistol shooter in the world. He was expected to win the gold in the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled for Tokyo.Those expectations vanished one terrible day just months before the Olympics. While training with his army squad, a hand grenade exploded in Takacs’ right hand, and Takacs’ shooting hand was blown off.

Takacs spent a month in the hospital depressed at both the loss of his hand, and the end to his Olympic dream. At that point most people would have quit. And they would have probably spent the rest of their life feeling sorry for themselves. Most people would have quit but not Takacs. Takacs was a winner. Winners know that they can’t let circumstances keep them down. They understand that life is hard and that they can’t let life beat them down. Winners know in their heart that quitting is not an option.

Takacs did the unthinkable; he picked himself up, dusted himself off, and decided to learn how to shoot with his left hand! His reasoning was simple. He simply asked himself, “Why not?”
Instead of focusing on what he didn’t have – a world class right shooting hand, he decided to focus on what he did have – incredible mental toughness, and a healthy left hand that with time, could be developed to shoot like a champion.

For months Takacs practiced by himself. No one knew what he was doing. Maybe he didn’t want to subject himself to people who most certainly would have discouraged him from his rekindled dream.
In the spring of 1939 he showed up at the Hungarian National Pistol Shooting Championship. Other shooters approached Takacs to give him their condolences and to congratulate him on having the strength to come watch them shoot. They were surprised when he said, “I didn’t come to watch, I came to compete.” They were even more surprised when Takacs won!

The 1940 and 1944 Olympics were cancelled because of World War II. It looked like Takacs’ Olympic Dream would never have a chance to realize itself. But Takacs kept training and in 1944 he qualified for the London Olympics. At the age of 38, Takacs won the Gold Medal and set a new world record in pistol shooting. Four years later, Takacs won the Gold Medal again at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Takacs – a man with the mental toughness to bounce back from anything.

Winners in every field have a special trait that helps them become unstoppable. A special characteristic that allows them to survive major setbacks on the road to success. Winners recover QUICKLY. Bouncing back is not enough. Winners bounce back QUICKLY. They take their hit, they experience their setback, they have the wind taken out of their sails, but they immediately recover. Right away they FORCE themselves to look at the bright side of things – ANY bright side, and they say to themselves, “That’s OK. There is always a way. I will find a way.” They dust themselves off, and pick up where they left off.

The reason quick recovery is important is that if you recover quickly, you don’t lose your momentum and your drive. Takacs recovered in only one month. If he had wallowed in his misery, if he had stayed “under the circumstances,” if he had played the martyr, and felt sorry for himself much longer, he would have lost his mental edge – his “eye of the tiger” and he never would have been able to come back.

When a boxer gets knocked down, he has ten seconds to get back up. If he gets up in eleven seconds, he loses the fight. Remember that next time you get knocked down.Takacs definitely had a right to feel sorry for himself. He had a right to stay depressed and to ask himself “Why me?” for the rest of his life. He had the right to act like a mediocre man.

Takacs could have let his terrible accident cause him to become permanently discouraged, to take up heavy drinking, to quit on life alltogether, and maybe even to end his own life. He could have acted like a loser. But Takacs made the DECISION to dig deep inside and to find a solution. To pick himself up and to learn to shoot all over again. Winners always search for a solution. Losers always search for an escape.

Next time you get knocked down, DECIDE you will act like a winner. DECIDE to act like Takacs. Get up quickly, take action, and astound the world!

Friday, 6 November 2015

Love Yourself First [ Quotes ]

Buddha says this is one of the most difficult things - to try to share that which you don't have - and that's what people are doing. They go on trying to love without ever considering the fact that love has not yet grown in their heart. In fact, you don't love yourself - how can you love others? The basic is missing, the very basic is missing.

You are not happy alone - how can you be happy together with somebody else? If you are unhappy alone, when you come together with somebody, you will bring your unhappiness to be shared. That's all you have - your poverty, your rottenness, your misery, your depression, your sadness, your angst, anxiety, anguish... your disease.

Try to possess something - that which cannot be taken away by anybody, not even by death. Difficult, but possible. It looks impossible. How to be loving without finding a lover? Our whole mind has been conditioned in a wrong way.



You can dance without the audience; why can't you love without there being somebody? You can sing without a listener; why can't you love without a lover?
Your mind has been conditioned wrongly. You think you can love only when there is somebody to love.

Practise love. Sitting alone in your room, be loving. Radiate love. Fill the whole room with your love energy. Feel vibrating with a new frequency, feel swaying as if you are in the ocean of love. Create vibrations of love energy around you.

And you will start feeling immediately that something is happening - something in your aura is changing, something around your body is changing; a warmth is arising around your body... a warmth like deep orgasm. You are becoming more alive. Something like sleep is disappearing. Something like awareness is arising.

Sway into this ocean. Dance, sing, and let your whole room be filled with love.
In the beginning it feels very weird. When for the first time you can fill your room with love energy, your own energy, which goes on falling and rebouncing on you and makes you so happy, one starts feeling, 'Am I hypnotising myself?

Am I deluded? What is happening?' Because you have always thought that love comes from somebody else. A mother is needed to love you, a father, a brother, a husband, a wife, a child - but somebody.

Love that depends on somebody is a poor love. Love that is created within you, love that you create out of your own being, is real energy. Then move anywhere with that ocean surrounding you and you will feel that everybody who comes close to you is suddenly under a different kind of energy.
People will look at you with more open eyes. You will be passing them and they will feel that a breeze of some unknown energy has passed them; they will feel fresher. Hold somebody's hand and his whole body will start throbbing. Just be close to somebody and that man will start feeling very happy for no reason at all.

You can watch it. Then you are becoming ready to share. Then find a lover, then find a right receptivity for you." -- Osho--