Greetings On Our Republic Day to all my Friends ….
Natarajan
Author: Natarajan
Before you complain or critisise Think of………..
Before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can’t speak
Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat
Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who’s crying out to God for a companion
Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven
Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desires children but they’re barren
Before you argue about your dirty house; someone didn’t clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets
Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet
And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down
Put a smile on your face and thank God you’re alive and still around
Life is a gift
Live it…
Enjoy it…
Celebrate it…
And fulfill it.
source::::: Message from a SAI DEVOTEE….NICE ONE TO SHARE
Natarajan.
What is Ours Will Stay With Us!!!!….
What is ours will stay with us!
Baba’s first advent at Shirdi is shrouded in mystery. Researchers point this to various dates, some as early as 1854 and some later in 1870s. It is fairly certain than during 1880s several of the well-known earlier devotees of Baba were drawn to Shirdi. This includes Nanasaheb Chandorkar, Ganpatrao Saharabuddhe also known as Das Ganu Maharaj, and Abdul. The days in Shirdi prior to this are not well documented, much less in any chronological order.
Mahalsapathy, Appa Kote, Nana Chopdar, Tatya Kote, Bayaji Bai are probably the earliest of Baba’s devotees who had the blessed and uninterrupted company of Sri Sai before crowds flocked to Shirdi. What a wonderful times those would have been! While most of the villagers thought Baba to be a mad fakir or a medicine man, these handful devotees were drawn to Baba whom they considered as their God. Baba often said to them that “Fakir (Mendicacy) was the real Lordship as it was everlasting, and the so called Lordship (riches) was transient”. Baba also used say that what God gives will stay forever and what man gives will not.
On many other occasions Baba said, out of love for His devotees – “What (whether good or bad) is ours, is with us, and what is another’s is with him.” Now, the question is to know what is “ours”. Well, didn’t Baba say that he is our caretaker and trustee of our lives and that He has to give an account of every paise to God! Yes, what is “ours” is the blessed qualification of Baba’s guardianship and protective hands. Unfortunately, when times are not good, Sai devotees forget the assurance that Baba has given and go through unnecessary turmoil instead of keeping patient and reflect on what Baba assured. Let us once again, reiterate Baba’s assurance such that we will set our priorities right:
“There will never be any dearth or scarcity, regarding food and clothes, in any devotees’ homes. It is my special characteristic that I always look to, and provide, for the welfare of those devotees, who worship Me whole-heartedly with their minds ever fixed on Me. Strive not much for food and clothes. If you want anything, beg of the Lord, leave worldly honors, try to get Lord’s grace and blessings, and be honored in His Court”
source:::::SAI VICHAAR ….
Natarajan
Message For The Day….God is our Eternal Companion !!!!
The Lord’s Grace is like rain – pure water, falling equally and consistently everywhere. However, the same rainwater’s taste gets changed according to the soil through which it flows, and the container which holds it. So also, the Lord’s words are sweet to some, bitter to others. The Lord’s ways are mysterious. You do not know the real reasons behind the actions of the Lord. You cannot understand the motives of another man who like you has intentions, likes and dislikes. But yet, how easily you decide the motives of One who is far above your level! How glibly you talk and judge something that is as strange to you, as atmosphere is to a fish! All you must remember is that God is your eternal companion and watchman – Live with this steady faith in Him, adore Him, and seek His ever comforting creative presence always.
SWAMI SATYA SAI….In one of HIS discourses…
Natarajan
Everything ,including Oneself, is None other Than God….
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Message For The Day….God Loves Devotion …
Once, Krishna and Arjuna were walking together, along a beautiful path. Seeing a bird in the sky, Krishna asked Arjuna, “Is that a dove?” Arjuna replied instantly, “Yes, it is a dove.” A few seconds later, Krishna asked, “Arjuna, is that bird an eagle?” Arjuna responded, “Yes Krishna, it is an eagle.” A few seconds later, Krishna asked, “Arjuna, this does not look like an eagle – it looks like a crow to me. Is it not?” Arjuna replied, “Yes Krishna, it is a crow beyond doubt!” Krishna laughed and chided him for agreeing with whatever suggestions He gave. Arjuna responded, “Krishna, for me, your words are far more trustworthy than the evidence of my eyes. When you say something, you have the power to make it so – be it a crow, dove or eagle. Hence, if you said it is a crow, it must be so!” Implicit Faith is the secret to spiritual success. Always remember that the Lord loves, not the devotee but the devotion.
SWAMI SATYA SAI….in one of HIS discourses…
Natarajan
Soon, A Car that Runs on Air !!!
If you have ever grimaced at your never ending petrol bill and dreamed of a car that runs on fresh air, your prayers are about to be answered.
French car giant PSA Peugeot Citroen believes that it can put an air- powered vehicle on the road by 2016, the Daily Mail reported.
Its scientists say it will knock 45 percent off fuel bills for an average motorist, and when driving in towns and cities costs could be slashed by as much as 80 percent because the car will be running on air for four-fifths of the time.
The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.
Air power would be used solely for city use, automatically activated below 43mph and available for ’60 to 80 percent of the time in city driving’. By 2020, the cars could be achieving an average of 117 miles a gallon, the company predicts.
The air compression system can re-use all the energy normally lost when slowing down and braking. The motor and a pump are in the engine bay, fed by a compressed air tank underneath the car, running parallel to the exhaust.
The revolutionary new ‘Hybrid Air’ engine system – the first to combine petrol with compressed air – is a breakthrough for hybrid cars because expensive batteries will no longer be needed.
Cars fitted with Hybrid Air will be about 1,000 pounds cheaper to buy than current hybrid models.
For more than two years, 100 elite scientists and engineers have been working on the air-powered car in top-secret conditions at Peugeot’s research and development centre at Velizy, just south of Paris.
Hybrid Air is the centrepiece of Peugeot chief executive Philippe Varin’s efforts to restore the fortunes of the historic car maker.
The revolutionary system will be able to be installed on any normal family car without altering its external shape or size or reducing the boot size, provided the spare wheel is not stored there.
From the outside, an air-powered car will look identical to a conventional car.
source::::::yahoo news
Natarajan
Keep Smiling With Your Loved Ones …..
source::::::From a SAI DEVOTEE….a nice message from the Devotee for all of us….
Natarajan
The one thing that I am well known for among my friends is the laughter that I share with them. But one memory of my laughter will always stand out -it was on my trip to Kailash Mansarovar,- I had completed the third day of kailash Parikrama by foot and then I went to Ashtpad where we had to walk on ice and by evening, I was so tired that I just skipped dinner and went to sleep.. I woke up at abt 2am or so and 2 of my friends were still awake talking in the courtyard. I sat with them and one thing led to another and we started laughing like anything..At 3 am sitting in the open courtyard cracking one joke after the other- my laugh was echoing and disturbing others.It bothered a 27yr old guy to such an extent that he came out and started starring at us giving us a warning to stop. The other two stopped but I was unable to control my laugh. The more he starred at me ,- the more I laughed and the more I laughed , the more angry he became..I think in my life that has been the only episode where my laugh has managed to make someone so angry. But other than that, personally- I think the sound of your loved one laughing with you is the best sound in the whole universe and laughing with your loved ones will definetly make you cherish those moments for life….
My funda of life: To see your loved one laughing with you makes you believe that He is happy with you..And to see your loved one happy makes you the most happiest person in the whole universe..
Try it for yourself- If you can have arguments with each other why cant you also remove time to laugh with each other..
மனதைத் தொட்ட மகாபெரியவர் !!!
மனதைத் தொடும் நிகழ்ச்சி.!
கட்டுரையாளர்;ரா.வேங்கடசாமி
ஒரு நாள் வெய்யில் கடுமையாக இருந்த சமயம்.
பூஜையை முடித்துவிட்டு முன்பக்கத்தில் மகா பெரியவா
அமர்ந்திருந்தார்.
அந்தச் சமயம் வெய்யலின் கொடுமையைத் தாங்காமல்
வயதான ஒரு வளையல் வியாபாரி மடத்துக்குள் வந்து
தன் வளையல் பெட்டியை ஒர் ஓரமாக இறக்கி
வைத்துவிட்டு ஓய்ந்துபோய் உட்கார்ந்தான். அவருடைய
சோர்ந்த முகம் மகானின் கண்களில் பட்டது. மடத்து
ஊழியர் ஒருவர் மூலமாக வியாபாரியை தன் அருகே
அழைத்து வரச் செய்தார். மெதுவாக வியாபாரியை
விசாரித்தார்.
“உனக்கு எந்த ஊர்?வளையல் வியாபாரம் எப்படி
நடக்கிறது? உனக்கு எத்தனை குழந்தைகள்?”
போன்ற விவரங்களைக் கேட்டார்.
வளையல் வியாபாரி அதே ஊரைச் சேர்ந்தவர்தான்.
தன்னுடன் வயதான தனது தாயாரும்,மனைவி
மற்றும் நான்கு குழந்தைகள் தனக்கு இருக்கிறார்கள்
என்றும், கடந்த ஆறு மாத காலமாக வியாபாரம்
மிகவும் மந்தமாக இருப்பதால், ஜீவிப்பதே கஷ்டமாகஐ
இருக்கிறது என்றும் யதார்த்தமாகத் தன் நிலையைச்
சொன்னார்.
அப்போது மகாப் பெரியவாள், “இந்த வளையல்
வியாபாரியின் பாரத்தை இன்று நாம்தான் ஏற்றுக்
கொள்ள வேண்டும்” என்று சொன்னவர்,அதற்கேற்ற
விளக்கமும் தந்தார்.
“இன்று வெள்ளிக்கிழமை இவரிடம் இருக்கும் எல்லா
வளையல்களையும் மொத்தமாக வாங்கி, மடத்துக்கு
வரும் எல்லா சுமங்கலிகளுக்கும் பெண் குழந்தைகளுக்கும்
கொடுத்தால் புண்ணியம். இந்த ஏழையிடமிருந்து வாங்கி
அவர்களுக்குக் கொடுப்பது விசேஷமல்லவா? இந்தப்
புண்ணிய கைங்கர்யத்துக்கு அளவு கோலே கிடையாது!”
என்று சொன்னவர், ஒரு பக்தர் மூலம் வளையல்
எல்லாவற்றையும் வாங்கச் சொன்னார்.
பிறகு அதில் ஒரு டஜன் வளையலை எடுத்து
வளையல்காரரிடமே கொடுக்கச் சொல்லுகிறார்.
அதற்கு காரணமும் சொல்கிறார்.
வெள்ளிக்கிழமையில் வளையல் பெட்டி காலியாக
இருக்கவே கூடாது.அந்த வளையல்களை அவன்
வீட்டுக்கு எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போகட்டும்.
பிறகு வளையல்காரருக்கு மடத்தின் மூலமாக வேஷ்டி,
புடவைகளைக் கொடுத்து அவருக்கு சாப்பாடும் போட்டு
அனுப்பும்படி மகான் உத்தரவு போட்டார்.
இன்னொன்றும் சொன்னார்.
“இன்று அவனுக்கு தலைபாரமும்,மனபாரமும் நிச்சயம்
குறைந்திருக்கும் இல்லையா?”
தன்னை நாடி வருபவர்களுக்கு அவர்கள் எதிர்பாராத
விதமாக உதவியைச் செய்து விடுகிறார் மகான் என்று
அங்கிருந்த பக்தர்கள் போற்றிப் புகழ்ந்தனர்.
அன்று மடத்திற்கு வந்த அவ்வளவு சுமங்கலிப் பெண்களுக்கும்
வளையல்கள் வழங்கப்பட்டன. அதுவும் மகானின் கையால்
தொட்டுக் கொடுத்த வளையல்கள். அந்த பாக்கியம்
எல்லோருக்கும் கொடுத்து வைத்து இருக்க வேண்டுமே!
source:::::input from a friend of mine .
Natarajan
Message For The Day….Righteousness Ensures Greater Joy….
Often, in your ignorance, you feel small, you feel miserable, you feel that the wicked, greedy and cruel people are all happier than you and unjustifiably so. You are hurt and feel that it is unjust that you, who are so truthful, so loving, so virtuous, should suffer. Just ponder over this. Are they as happy as you imagine and is your condition, as bad as you portray it to be? Investigate for a minute, and you will know the truth yourself. External appearances are often like painted pots of poison. The hearts of people not adhering to Right Conduct know no peace – they are probably as miserable as you, if not more. Believe that Righteousness will never play false; it will ensure greater joy than can be gained through all other means.
Devotion and morality are as important for physical health as they are for mental health. They free your mind from agitation, and feed it with joy and contentment. –
Swami Satya Sai…
