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” God has You in HIS Plan…Do You Have GOD in Your Plan ” ?

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Have faith in God’s plan

Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord,he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.

So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest.The Deity of Temple replied, “I do not mind taking a break. I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing.you must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions.
Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything.Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything. The sweeper agreed to this. The next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his business should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left his wallet full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity could not call him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet. Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to be engaged in the Lord’s service. He also said that his family was in dire need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to give some solution.
 When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the rich man.The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything and he had to just keep smiling.
 At that point a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was going on a long trip.Just then the rich man came with the police and said that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it.
Now the sweeper in the form of Deity wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief but he could not say so and he became greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the Lord and asked why he, an innocent person, is being punished.The rich man looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the deity form could no more tolerate and he thought that even if the real Lord had been here, he would have definitely interfered and hence he started speaking and said that the sailor is not the thief but it was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as also the sailor.
 In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was. The sweeper said, “I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days are not easy, but I did one good thing.” Then he explained the whole episode to the Lord. 
The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done. The Lord asked, “Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it is only a fraction of what he really has and he wants Me to reciprocate unlimitedly. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he was having and he gave it to Me out of faith.
 The sailor might not have done anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would be in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity.
 The wallet should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was going to reduce the rich man’s karma also by doing this and save the sailor also. But you canceled everything because you thought you know My plan and you made your own plans.”
 Moral: God has plans and justice for everyone….We just have to have patience!!!!!
This reminds me about another nice quote which we used to see in a church on the way to Melbourne Mahaprabhu mandir.  

“GOD has you in HIS plan. Do you have GOD in your plan?”
source::::input from a friend of mine
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Message For The Day…” Devotion is Attachment to God “…

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In every one of you, God is the moving spirit, the very Soul; how then can you be evil, when you are here fulfilling God’s purpose, according to His will, His plan and His law? God has endowed you with many faculties so that you may seek Him and reach Him. You are not therefore, a helpless and neglected individual undergoing a sentence of death. You are an embodiment of bliss, born to a rich heritage, which is all yours! Only you fail to ask. Have faith in your destiny and work steadily to attain it! Devotion is attachment to God – you need not leave hearth and home for it. If the seed is planted away from the parent tree, will it grow any different? No! Boil the seed and then it will not grow again. Similarly, boil your instincts and impulses, and scorch the sensory cravings that enslave you. Then you will get nearer to God, wherever you may be.

 Sathya Sai Baba

An Eagle”s Eye View…Spectacular Footage !!!

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Spectacular footage of Australia’s north west desert region has been captured, inadvertently, by a sea eagle that ‘stole’ a video camera and took it for a 70-mile flight.

The lens recorded the bird’s flapping wings – in sound and vision – the crevasses it flew through, the desert it crossed and finally the amusing moments when it landed and began pecking at the device.

The motion-sensor camera had been set up by Aboriginal rangers in a gorge near the Margaret River last May in the hope of capturing images of fresh-water crocodiles.

The sea eagle stole a camera set up to record crocodiles and inadvertently captured stunning footage of the Australian outback
The camera picks up the sound and view of the bird's wings as it flies for 70 miles

The camera had been set up to record fresh-water crocodiles but instead recorded the crevasses along the route taken by the bird

The camera had been set up to record fresh-water crocodiles but instead recorded the crevasses along the route taken by the bird

But within weeks the camera had disappeared. No-one, they agreed, would dare to steal it from croc territory, so they believed it had somehow fallen into the water.

Then, just a few weeks ago, ranger Roneil Skeen and his colleagues received a message from a Parks and Wildlife ranger saying a small device had been found near another river more than 70 miles away.

The video camera revealed the identity of the thief and just where the scoundrel had taken it.

Rangers were able to extract three 30-second clips that showed the juvenile sea eagle scooping up the camera and taking to the air with it, capturing amazing scenes of the Australian outback.

The stolen camera captured the stunning scenery of Australia's desert region

The curious sea eagle is then seen pecking at the camera after it finally lands after a long flight

When the camera was eventually deposited on firm ground, the eagle can be seen approaching the lens and pecking at it.

‘There are 14 of us rangers and we’ve been pretty amazed at what we’ve seen on the camera,’ said Mr Skeen, a member of the Gooniyandi Aboriginal tribe.

‘We’ve had camera traps moved by animals before, but none of them have taken off – a sort of flying camera. It was quite incredible to see it’.

Mr Skeen told the ABC: ‘We knew this was a juvenile eagle because the adult sea eagles, once they get their food or their prey, they usually take it right up into the sky and drop it

But this one was still learning because he just took it near the cliff-side and he never dropped it. He just put it down and started pecking at it.

‘An adult one would have flown it right up the top and yeah, for sure, it would have smashed that camera.’ It won’t happen again, said Mr Skeen.

He and his colleagues have resolved to bolt their camera down next time.

source:::: RICHARD SHEARS  in mailonline.com UK

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Real ” Angry Birds ” !!! … Birds with Distinctive Eyes !!!

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With distinctive white rings encircling its eyes, the silvereye looks just like one of the feathered stars of hit video game Angry Birds.

There’s no computer wizardry at work here, though. The silvereye is a real-life eye-opener.

Also known as wax-eye, or white-eye, the diminutive birds can be found in New Zealand, as well as Australia and some of the southwest Pacific Islands, including Fiji.

Eye eye: The bird that looks distinctly cartoon-like

 

Eye eye: The bird that looks distinctly cartoon-like

Distinctive: The silvereye has a conspicuous white ring around the eye

Distinctive: The silvereye has a conspicuous white ring around the eye

They feed on a variety of foods, invertebrates, fruit, and nectar and will feed in flocks over winter in gardens and parks from bird tables, eating fats, cooked meats, and bread and sugar water.

Causing a flap: The silvereye was first spotted in New Zealand in 1832

 

silvereye

Silvereyes stay in pairs all year but in the winter they form big flocks, often flying at night in search of food. 

As the breeding season approaches the pairs break away to form individual territories and the first year birds pair up. Prolific breeders, they raise two to three broods per season, with between two to five eggs per brood.

Both adults incubate for about 11 days and the chicks fledge at about 10 days. The young are independent at three weeks and will breed at about nine months old.

Here's looking at you: The silvereye's eyes are so bright they almost look painted on 

Here’s looking at you: The silvereye’s eyes are so bright they almost look painted on

Staying power: These little birds can live to 12 years old 

They have recorded that these little birds can live up to 12 years.

The Silvereye was first recorded in New Zealand in 1832, but arrived in greater numbers in 1856.

source::::  TED THORNHILL in   mailonline.com.uk
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Motion Induced Blindness

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very interesting…i am getting this .reblogged from your site pl

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This is frightening! It works exactly like it says, and is one major reason people in cars can look right at you (when you’re on a motorcycle or bicycle)—AND NOT SEE YOU.

This is a great illustration of what we were taught about scanning outside the cockpit when I went through flight training. We were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily, and repeat the process. It was emphasized (repeatedly) to NOT fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. The instructors, some of whom were combat veterans with years of experience, instructed us to continually "keep our eyes moving and our head on a swivel" because this was the best way to survive, not only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair collision) as well. We basically had to take the advice on faith (until we could…

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