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Message For the day…” All Troubles Arise From ” I ” and ” Mine ” …”

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Becoming a prey to peacelessness, you seek Divine through various means. What is the cause of your sorrow? Is it due to unfulfilled desire or the failure of your efforts? Are you miserable because you have not got various possessions, or failed to win a lottery? Lamenting over trifles, you are forgetting your divinity. These are not real troubles at all. The real cause of sorrow is attachment to the body, identifying oneself with the body. All sorrow arises from the feelings of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’. It is very essential to reduce deha-abhimaanam (attachment to the body). Desires are a source of pleasure, but they are also the cause of your grief. You must bring your mind under control. Even thousands of men cannot hold back a fast-moving train. But the train comes to a complete stop the moment brake is applied. The vagaries of your mind are just like that. When you control your mind, all sorrows will cease.   

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Marvellous Richie Benaud …Elder Statesman of Cricket …

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Batting against England in the 1956 Ashes series.

Batting against England in the 1956 Ashes series. Source: Supplied

LEGENDARY cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. In honour of his memory, we’ve pulled together his 10 greatest lines in the commentary box.

Speaking of pulling, how about this for an opener:

1. “He’s usually a good puller but he couldn’t get it up that time.”

Richie Benaud turns 84 today.

Richie Benaud turns 84 today. Source: News Limited 

 

That’s just one of many moments of comic genius Benaud has provided over the years.

He’s occasionally taken the mickey out of players.

2. “Well, Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level? But those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.”

3. “And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of his century.”

4. (On a Justin Langer six) “He’s not quite got hold of that one. If he had, it would have gone for nine.”

And he delivered some other classic lines as well.

5. “The slow-motion replay doesn’t show how fast the ball was really travelling.”

6. “His throw went absolutely nowhere near where it was going.”

7. “Laird has been brought in to stand in the corner of the circle.”

8. “There were no scores below single figures.”

9. (After a streaker ran on the field): “There was a slight interruption there for athletics.”

And who can forget the way he accompanied Shane Warne’s Ball of the Century in 1993.

10. “Gatting has absolutely no idea what happened to it. (He) still doesn’t know.”

 

Message For the Day…” Desire and Greed are Your Perpetual Enemies…”

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A person filled with greed, fear and anger cannot achieve anything in this world. Excessive desires degrade man. You cannot give up desires entirely. But there should be a limit to them. When they exceed the limits you will go astray. Desires are dreadfully dangerous. Today’s enemy may become tomorrow’s friend and vice versa. But desire and greed are your perpetual enemies. They will haunt ceaselessly. The Gita clearly declares desire as the Nithya-shathru (eternal enemy) of man. Hence keep desire under control. Embodiments of Divine love! Always remember, the person without egoistic pride will be liked by everyone (Maanam hithvaa priyo bhavathi). The secret to be free from grief is to be without hatred (Krodham hithvaa na sochathi). One who has given up desire is free from worries (Kaamam hithvaa aarthona bhavathi). If you overcome greed you will become happy(Lobham hithvaa sukhee bhavathi). 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the day…” God Tests His Devotees only to Lift them up to a Higher Level…”

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People want to get all they desire and get disillusioned or disappointed when their desires don’t materialise. You cannot always have pleasure. Pleasure is an interval between two periods of pain. They are like sunshine and shadow. Accept both with equanimity. Sandalwood gives more and more fragrance when it is subjected to more and more grinding. Sugarcane yields tasty juice when it is nicely crushed. Gold gets purer and refined when it is burnt and melted in fire. So also a true devotee will never falter in their love for God even when faced with troubles and obstacles in their life. God tests His devotees only to lift them up to a higher level in the spiritual ladder. True devotees lead sacred lives which gets sanctified when they face obstacles and problems with full faith in the Divine.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” Regard anything That Happens as a Gift from God …”

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The devotee’s feelings determine their concept of God. When a devotee prays, “Oh Lord! I am suffering intensely. Can’t you see the troubles I am going through?” The Lord appears to him only as a pair of eyes. Today, most people meditate and during meditation, they appear like yogis. After the meditation is over, they return to their daily activities, immersing themselves in mundane pleasures. This is not the way of life the Lord preached. Lord Krishna declared: Sathatham Yoginah (Be yogis at all times). Think of the Divine at all times, in all situations, in whatever you see, do, say or experience. To pray to God when you are comfortable and to blame God when you are in trouble reflects a selfish and narrow outlook. What is bound to happen cannot be prevented. Regard anything that happens as a gift from God. It is only when you develop such faith and love for God that true spirituality can grow.

Sathya Sai Baba

” இதுவும் ஒரு புரியாத புதிரா ? …பதில் சொல்லு மனிதா …”

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இந்த மண்ணில் எத்தனை  நாடு….  எத்தனை மனிதர் கூட்டம்
ஒவ்வொரு நாட்டுக்கும்  ஒரு எல்லைக்  கோடு வேறு !!!
மொழி எத்தனை …மனித  இனம் , மதம்  எத்தனை எத்தனை !!!
அத்தனையும் தாங்குகிறாள்   ஒரு தாய் … இந்த  பூமித் தாய் …
இந்த மண்ணை  விட்டு  விண்ணுலகம் செல்லும்  மனிதர் கூட்டம்
அத்தனை பேருக்கும் இருக்குமா  இடம்  விண்ணுலகில் ? …
இனம்  மொழி மதம்  பார்த்து இட ஒதுக்கீடும் கிடைக்குமா  அங்கே ?
புரியாத புதிர் இது… விடை  தெரியாத  கேள்வியும்  இது …பின்
இருக்கும் இடத்தில்  இன்று  ஏன்  இந்த ஆட்டம் …
ஒருவர் மேல் ஒருவர்  காட்டம் ? …இதுவும்
ஒரு புரியாத  புதிரா ? …பதில்  சொல்லு  மனிதா
ஒரு நிமிடம் யோசித்து …!!!
நடராஜன்
7ஏப்ரல் 2015

 

In Moscow, Commuters Help a Trapped Passenger ….Wonderful Rescue !!!

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In Moscow, Commuters Help Free Trapped Passenger. And It's Wonderful

Image courtesy: Screengrab from YouTube video uploaded by @RussiaTomorrow

In a Moscow subway station, a potentially tragic situation swiftly turned into an uplifting one.
A 70-year-old woman commuter was exiting the train when her foot got caught in the gap between carriage and platform. What happened next will raise your spirits.
Dozens of commuters waiting on the platform rushed to help and, in perfect coordination, used brute force to rock the train carriage and free the trapped passenger.
The driver of the train was also reportedly alerted.
According to LifeNews, it took the commuters about 15 seconds to rescue the passenger in trouble. She was then taken to hospital to be treated for her injured leg.
The footage from this caught-on-camera incident will help restore just about anyone’s faith in humanity.
A similar incident occurred in Perth last year, when Australians tilted a train to help free a commuter’s leg, trapped between a carriage and a platform. Watch below:
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7 Tips for a Healthier , Happier You …!!!

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Small daily changes can go a long way! 

Why do these changes work? It’s because you are weaving them into your daily life without much effort. They can create dramatic effects. Try them and you will start noticing a difference in two weeks!

1. Eat a nutritious breakfast

This will perk you up with energy to kick start your day. A bowl of cereal, fruits, wholegrain bread, egg white or a fruit smoothie are a few good, wholesome choices.

2. Walk

Make short distance walking a habit. Anything within 15 minutes of walking distance must be walked to!

Walk for your errands. Instead of catching up for lunch, meet your friend over a walk!

The more you move the fitter you get.

3. Climb

Ditch the lift and use the stairway, for at least three floors. This will burn fat and tone up your lower body.

4. Have your tea/coffee without sugar

This cuts down the sugar intake drastically. Switch to green tea to up your metabolism.

5. Think before you eat

Make healthy choices and put into your stomach only things that are good for the body. In time this will make you rework your meals to really healthy ones.

6. Snack on nuts, raw veggies and fruits

This will increase your metabolism and keep your energy levels high.

7. Do one form of exercise every day except Sunday

Squeezing in even 20 minutes of exercise six-days-a-week has significant benefits.

Start today!

source………….www.rediff.com

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Message For the Day…” Man is an Image of God …”

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Difficulties, troubles and worries come in the natural course as a consequence of past actions. Human birth is the result of Karma(past actions); there can be no escape from its consequences. As is your action, so is the reaction. When you stand before a mirror and offer salutation, your salutation gets reflected to you. If you address harsh words to the mirror, the harshness again comes back in the same manner. It is evident that the fruits of our actions are determined by the nature of our actions. Man is an image of God. ‘God appears in human form (Daivam maanusha rupena)’declares the scriptures. God does not come down as Avatar to relieve specific individuals of their troubles and sorrow, and to confer joy and happiness on them. God takes a human form from time to time to show humanity how human lives can be divinised.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day….” Human Beings are Gifted with this Birth…”

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Because Nature is a reflection of the Divine, its laws cannot be transgressed by anyone. Human beings are gifted this birth to realise their own true nature. Instead of seeking to understand the truth about the cosmos, people lose it in the pursuit of material possessions. They do not realise that the human body made up of five basic elements, is bound to perish. This temporary and perishable body should be regarded only as a means for realising the eternal Reality. The body should be considered as an iron safe, in which the precious jewels of good qualities and good actions are kept. It is these qualities that should be cherished. If today, the state of the world appears deplorable, it is because people’s actions and conduct are not good. People should return to the ways of righteousness and lead a good and godly life.

Sathya Sai Baba