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Message for the Day…” We should recognise the great pilgrim centres of our Mind …”

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The moment we hear the name of Ganges, we are reminded of the two banks thereof on which are the many centres of pilgrimage, and on which lie the great places of learning. We visualise the great spiritual centres like Benares, Prayag, Rishikesh and Hardwar. In the same manner, we should also recognise the great pilgrim centres of our mind too. Our own intelligence and Antahkarana (inner instruments or senses) are the great pilgrim centres of our body. It is customary that in the holy places of pilgrimage, sacred tasks are performed; and as a consequence thereof, sacred ideas are generated. In the inner body, alongside the life flow of blood, our mind, our Chitta (heart), our Antahkarana, etc., can all be recognised as places where good ideas can be generated.

A Story of Inspiration and a Lesson to learn …

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ADVICE TO ——

At the point of death a man, Tom Smith , called his children and after praying for them, he advised them to follow his footsteps so that they can have peace of mind in all that they do.
The youngest child, Immaculate, a female, looked at others and yelled, “Daddy, its unfortunate you are dying without a penny in your bank account, personally, I can’t emulate you. Other father’s that you tag as being corrupt, thieves of public funds left houses and properties for their children; even this house we live in is a rented apartment, sorry, i can’t emulate you, just go, let’s chart our own course, let’s paddle our own canoe.”  Few moments later, their father gave up the spirit.
Three years later, Immaculate went for an interview in a multinational company. The interview panel had already penciled down a candidate for the highly coveted post but wanted to complete the formality of interviewing all applicants on the list. As soon as Immaculate sat before the interview panel, the Chairman of the committee asked, “Which Smith is yours” and  Immaculate replied, “I am Immaculate Smith. My Dad Tom Smith  is now late he died a poor man…”
But the Chairman cuts in, “O my God, you are Tom Smith’s daughter? ” He turned to other members and said “This Smith man was the one that signed my membership form into the Institute of Chartered Administrators and his recommendation earned me where I am today. He did all these free. I didn’t even know his address, he never knew me from Adam. He just did it for me.”
He turned to Immaculate, I have no question for you, consider yourself as having gotten this job, resume tomorrow, your letter will be waiting for you.
Immaculate Smith became the Corporate Affairs Manager of the company with two cars, one official and one for private use, attached to the office, with a duplex and two drivers and a salary of £100,000 per month excluding allowances and other costs when she travelled outside England.
After two years of working in the company, the Group Managing Director of the company came from America to announce his intention to resign and needed a replacement. A personality with high integrity was sought after, again the company’s Consultant nominated Immaculate Smith.
In an interview, she was asked the secret of her success and the sudden sky rocketing profile and in tears, she replied, my Daddy paved these ways for me. It was after he died that I knew that he was financially poor but stinkingly rich in integrity, discipline and honesty.
She was asked again, why she is weeping since she is no longer a kid as to miss her dad still after a long time. She replied, “At the point of death, I insulted my dad for being an honest man of integrity. I hope he will forgive me in his grave now. I didn’t work for all these, he did it for me to just walk in.
So finally she was asked,” Will you follow your father’s foot steps as he requested? And her simple answer was, “l now adore the man, I have a big picture of him in my living room and at the entrance of my house. He deserves whatever I have after God.
Are you like Tom Smith?  It pays to build a name, the reward doesn’t come quickly but it will come however long it may take and it lasts longer.
Integrity, discipline, self control and fear of God makes man wealthy, not the fat bank account. Leave a good heritage for your children. Are you building a good name for your children & not a fat bank account? As an agent of CHANGE, please share this true life story with your loved ones. God bless us all.
Source… unknown… Input from a friend of mine
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வாரம் ஒரு கவிதை …” காகிதக் கப்பல் ” !

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காகித கப்பல்
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மழை நீரின் ஓட்டத்தில் நான் விட்ட முதல்  கப்பல் ….காகித கப்பல்!
இன்று வரை  மனத்திரையில் ஓடுதே  என் முதல்  கப்பல் பயணம் !
ஒன்றல்ல … பலப் பல …. ஒன்று கவிழ்ந்தாலும் மற்றது தொடரும்
அதன் பயணத்தை …கை வைக்கவில்லையே   நான் என் தலையில்
அன்று…”கவிழ்ந்தது என் கப்பல் என்று ” !
 கப்பல் ஒட்டிய பெருமை மட்டுமே என் முகத்தில் …அந்த
மகிழ்ச்சி ஒன்றுதான் மனதில் நின்றது அன்று !
நீரின் ஆட்டத்திலும் ஓட்டத்திலும் அதன்  பாதையில் வெகு நேர்த்தியாய்
பயணம் செய்து “ஒருவர் வாழ்க்கை பயணமும் இப்படித்தான்” என்று
எனக்கு கோடிட்டு  பாடம் சொன்னதே அந்த காகித கப்பல் !
பால பாடம் அதைப்  படிக்கத் தவறி விட்டேன் நான் அன்று !
காலச்சக்கர ஓட்டத்தில் ஓடும் காகித கப்பல் தானே நம் வாழ்க்கையும் !
வாழ்வின் ஓட்டத்தில்  ஒரு  வாசல்  வழி மூடினாலும்  இறைவன்  மறு
வாசல் வழியைத் திறக்கிறானே நமக்கு  !
மாற்று வாசல் திறப்பது தெரியாமல்  மூடிய கதவு முன்னால் நான்
நின்று ” கவிழ்ந்து விட்டதே என் கப்பல் ” என்று  புலம்புவது
ஏன் இன்று ?….
காகித கப்பல் சொன்ன பாடம் படிக்க நான் மறந்து விட்டதாலா ?  நான்
செய்த தவறு நீ செய்ய வேண்டாம்  தம்பி !
காகிதக் கப்பல் பயணம்  இன்று உன் வாழ்வில் நீ பார்க்காத
ஒன்றாக  இருந்தாலும் அந்த கப்பல் எனக்கு சொன்ன
செய்தியை  மறக்க வேண்டாம் நீ !
ஆட்டம் ஏதும்  இன்றி உன் வாழ்க்கை ஓட்டம்  உன்னை வெற்றி சிகரம்
தொடவைக்கும்  ஒரு ஆகாயக் கப்பலாக மாறும் நிச்சயம் !
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Message for the Day…” Vedas as Shurti…has neither beginning nor will have an end….”

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The Vedas do not have their origin in human beings. All history has been created by experienced people. In such things which have been created by men, there are possibilities for changes, additions and alterations; but there is no such possibility in the case of the Vedas. As the Vedas have been obtained merely by listening to sound, it has been referred to as Shruti (that which was heard). We have forgotten the Vedic culture which has neither a beginning nor will have an end, and placed our faith in material comfort. We have also tried to give more importance to what we see around us in the form of material comforts and given up what is essential for our own culture. This has brought our life into great difficulty.SI_20160512

Message for the Day….”God, the universal father,will punish HIS Devotees, when needed, with Love..”..”

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SI_20160503 (1)In order to save His devotees, God takes many GO different actions in several ways. Devotees, unable to recognise and understand the inner meaning of such actions, think that God is giving them unnecessary difficulties. People only have external vision. God has inner vision. Paramatma is always caring for the well-being of His people. Even if a son, who has been brought up with much care by the mother, makes a mistake, the mother will correct the son and punish if appropriate. When we see this, we feel that a mother who has brought up the son with such care, love, and tenderness is harsh in punishing the child; but the mother does so with affection. In the same manner—God, the universal father, will punish His devotees, when needed, with love. Do not mistake it to be God desiring to punish people. God is always full of grace.

Message for the Day….” You should do good and thus aspire to get good for yourself….”

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When born from the mother’s womb, you did not have a necklace of pearls or gold. You neither had a necklace of diamond nor one of emerald round your neck. But, whatever good or bad deeds you may have done in your past are brought along with you when you are born. This is the invisible garland which everyone wears round one’s neck. By doing a good act, you cannot get an evil result and by doing a bad act, you cannot accumulate good. Whatever kind of work you do, the result will correspond to that. Therefore, it follows that today you should make up your mind to do only good things and thus you will reap, in your future lives, the benefit of only good things. You should do good and thus aspire to get good for yourself.

Message for the Day…” Understand the great quality of Krishna ….”

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SI_20160520Lord Krishna made a sacred determination that he would bring peace and happiness to all by setting a personal example. He radiated happiness, irrespective of whether he was in a battlefield, cremation ground or in a peaceful place. This was a great quality of Lord Krishna. We sing only in our happy moments, but Lord Krishna was singing even in a battlefield and was exuding happiness. He was always in bliss. Look at the root meaning of the name Krishna: ‘One who is an object of attraction to everyone is Krishna.” The other meaning is ‘Karshayateethi Krishna – Krishna is one who ploughs the field’. Realise that the field that Krishna ploughs is the field of your heart. By ploughing your heart, He generates the fruits of peace and distributes them amongst the human beings. Such is the ideal picture of Krishna which we should form in our mind.

Message for the Day….” GOD is present in you and is in your own self…”

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If you have the misapprehension that God (Brahman) outside is causing good or bad to you, or that He is giving some punishment to you, it is not the right attitude. This power or strength which we attempt to describe by the word ‘Brahman’ is not something which is external to and outside you. It is present in you and is in your own self. The fruits that you get will correspond to whatever seeds you plant. If the seed is of one kind and if you have the ambition to obtain a different fruit, how is it possible? You may be very clever, but all the cleverness is of no avail if you are not giving up your mean qualities. Whatever good or bad you may have done, the aspect ofBrahman is not going to break the good and bad into separate parts. God is going to give you an unbroken garland of all the good and all the bad that you have accumulated.

Message for the Day…”Compassion to all living human beings constitute the duty of all human beings….”

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Lord Krishna and Balarama (His elder brother) were willing to do hard work and showed that prosperity can be achieved through hard work. Lord Krishna was all-knowing, all-powerful, and Divinity incarnate, yet He worked as a charioteer for Arjuna. Krishna was one who recognised the importance of service to the community; and by His own example showed that service to others was important. Everyday, after the war of Mahabharata, Lord Krishna took the horses to the river, washed them and tended their wounds and applied medicines. Lord Krishna demonstrated that hard work and compassion to all living beings constitute the duty of all human beings.SI_20160520

Message for the Day…”Our heart is like a camera lens. The object on which we concentrate our attention gets imprinted on the mind. “

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You should never undertake to discuss the good and bad in others. If you entertain bad qualities in your mind, it will lead you to a bad path and you will surely fall. People who entertain bad ideas will certainly be destroyed in course of time despite any amount of wealth or knowledge that they may possess. An individual, who endeavours to keep away the bad in oneself and attempts to promote the good, will make real progress. If you use a thousand eyes for locating the faults in others and spend all your time in this process, your heart will get impure and will develop bad ideas. Our heart is like a camera lens. The object on which we concentrate our attention gets imprinted on the mind. Youth and elders alike should try to see that qualities like jealousy, hatred and lack of forbearance never enters their minds.SI_20160512