Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Why read the Gita?

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning grandpa would read his Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him & tried to imitate him. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa!! I try to read the Gita just like you but I don't understand it and what I do understand I forget. What good does reading the Gita do?" The grandfather quitely replied, 'Take this coal basket down to the river & bring me back a basket of water.' The boy did as he was told but all the river water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed & said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time,' & sent him back. This time the boy ran faster but again the basket was empty. Out of breath, he told his grandfatherthat it was impossible & went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,' and went out to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible but he wanted to show that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath he said,'See grandpa, it's useless!' 'So you think it is useless?' the old man said, 'Look at the basket.' The boy looked at the basket for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside & out. 'Son, that's what happens when you read the Gita. You might not understand or remember everything but slowly you will be changed inside & out.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

VEDANTA -The treasure of eternal WISDOM

VEDANTA =VEDA + ANTA -The end part of Vedas is VEDANTA.
VEDANTA is the dawn of WISDOM which when arrives, the age old darkness of Ignorance disappears.
The word "VEDA" is a derivative of the Sanskrit root word 'vid' which means "to know". The Vedas contains the treasure of Wisdom revealed to the Rishis during their intense contemplatation & meditation on the deepest mysteries of Life & Death, the nature of the Universe & the Soul.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

True Quotes...

Happiness, Fulfillment & Purpose in Life are all Inner concepts
If you do not have Inner Peace & Serenity Then You have nothing...
~~ Wayne W Dyer

Great Beauty, Great Strength, Great Riches are really & btruly of no great use.
A right heart exceeds all.
~~Benjamin Franklin

Learn to get touch with the silence within yourself & know that everything in this life has a purpose.
~~Elizabeth Kubler-Rose

How far you go in life depends on you being
Tenderwith the young,
Compassionate with the aged,
Sympathetic with the striving and
Tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
~~G W Carver

Practice being in the present moment.
That alone can transform your life.
You will never change your childhood or your mother,
So why not allow your own best life to bloom.

You should not expect a different life unlessyou are prepared to change.

Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

He who knows enough is enough,will always have enough.
~~Lao Tzu

Recipe for Success:
-See it
-Believe it
-Plan it
- Do it.