Self Improvement

Message for the Day…” Fruit of Action depends upon the Action itself …”

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Jealousy will make a person see bad, even in the good! It will bring about your destruction in many ways. Root it out of you at the earliest. If not, the next one to come is ego. Ego destroys discrimination, drives out human qualities, and turns you into a demon. Doubt, jealousy, ego and lack of faith are four very strong evil qualities. Even if any one of those four are present in anyone, without doubt, they will be ruined over time. Develop good conduct and earnestly practice good behavior as much as possible, then you will attain the status of a noble person over time. Never do any work with the desire for money or any other benefit. Expecting the result of work is greediness. The fruit of the action depends upon the action itself. Can you expect 100/100 even before you start studying? Instead of studying keeping marks in view, you must study because it is your duty, and do it with total dedication.

 

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Message For the Day…” Keep Your Desires Under Control …”

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People are deluded by unlimited desires. They live in a dream world, forgetting the Supreme Consciousness. It is very important to keep desires under control and place a ceiling on them. Instead of inordinately spending for our own pleasure, we should offer money for the relief of the poor and needy. Do not make the mistake of thinking that giving away your money for good and noble purposes is all that is needed to practice ceiling on desires. While giving to the needy is good, it is equally important that you do not allow your own desires to continue to multiply; both should happen. You must curtail your desires, as materialistic desires lead to a restless and disastrous life. Desires are a prison. You can be freed only by restraining your wants. Limit them to only what you truly need in life. This is the real meaning of ‘Ceiling on Desires’.   

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day… “Satwik Food Makes You Satwik “….

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Satwik food must be less spicy, less salty and must have less amount of tamarind (sourness). Not merely that, it must not be made up of excess oil, must be fresh and must not be stale (food prepared in the morning should not be taken in the evening). This isSatwik food. Some people consider milk as Satwik. No doubt, milk, curds and fruits are Satwik in nature, but when consumed in excessive amounts, they become Tamasik and make one dull and sleepy. When we take curds in excess, we can become Tamasik. Hence reduce having milk or curds in large quantities. It is good to mix one part of water with one part of milk. The food you eat must have been earned and prepared through the right means and should be offered to God before partaking. Only then Satwikfeelings will emanate in man. If the food is earned through unrighteousness means, it will generate wicked feelings.

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Who is The Best Person ? ….

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A wise man presented a young boy with a set of three small dolls. The boy was not amused.

“Am I a girl that you give me dolls?” he asked.

“This is a gift for you, as I see that you are going to become a great man in future” said the man. “If you look carefully, you’ll see a hole in the ear of each doll.”

“So?”

The wise man handed him a piece of string.

“Pass it through each doll,” he said.

 

Intrigued, the boy picked up the first doll and put the string into the ear. It came out from the other ear.

“This is one type of person,” said the man. “Whatever you tell him, comes out from the other ear. He doesn’t retain anything.”

 

The boy put the string into the second doll. It came out from the mouth.“This is the second type of person,” said the man. “Whatever you tell him, he tells everybody else.”

The boy picked up the third doll and repeated the process. The string did not reappear from anywhere else.“This is the third type of person,” said the man. “Whatever you tell him is locked up within him. It never comes out.”

“What is the best type of person?” asked the boy.The man handed him a fourth doll, in answer.When the boy put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear.“Do it again,” said the wise man. The boy repeated the process. This time the string came out from the mouth. When he put the string in a third time, it did not come out at all.“This is the best type of person,” said the wise man.

“To be trustworthy, A man must know when not to listen, when to remain silent and when to speak out.”

 source:::: input from a friend of mine

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Peace… An Art of Remaining Calm in the midst of Noise !!!

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” You Forgot Our Enmity and Came Home …” !!!

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Enmity developed between two close relatives in a village on account of claims over property. The bitterness led to a case in the court. There was not the barest exchange of a civil word between the two. The defendant’s son was to be married. He brought the invitation and placed it before Periyaval.

Periyaval looked at the attendant nearby and said, “Ask him if he will visit all his relatives and invite them?”

“Yes…we will visit all the relatives to invite them…”

After a minute’s pause, Periyaval said, “Ask him if he will visit the plaintiff also”.

The gentleman hesitated for a while. “I thought that if I went there and was insulted, it would be very hurting”.

“No such thing will happen. Give him the invitation in person and tell him that he must attend the wedding”.

The defendant went to the complainant’s house in trepidation. he recalled Periyaval’s words. “It is not in our culture to disrespect visitors. Everyone is essentially good’.

The complainant never dreamt that his sworn enemy would visit him in his house. When he saw the defendant, he hugged him to his bosom.

“Welcome, welcome”, he said happily and accepted the invitation. “You forgot our enmity and came home to invite me! I shall certainly come to participate in the celebrations”, he assured his relative.

The gentleman who had gone to give the invitation had a sudden change of heart. “Such a good man’, he thought. “Why did I develop such enmity for him?”

“Brother”, he said, “Let us forget about the case and the courts. Let us settle the matter amicably”.

The two gentleman raised their hands in salutation in Periyaval’s direction.

source:::www.periva.proboards.com

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Message For the Day… ” Be Aware of Pitfalls and Develop Good Conduct “…

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In this world, you must perform both great deeds and good deeds. The vagaries of modern life are rather mysterious and beyond understanding. They are called ‘Dushta Chathushtayam or Akara Chatushtayam’ (Evil Quartet) which comprise of: Lack of faith (Avishwasam), doubt (Anumanam), jealousy (Asuya) and ego (Ahamkaram). Lack of good character makes one develop bad thinking. Lack of faith leads to doubt. Today, many people are ready to trust a stranger on the street but refuse to believe the scriptures and noble commandments of great saints or their own parents. They do not believe even in the words of those that love and care for them. Be aware of these pitfalls and develop good conduct. For good conduct, truth and righteousness are essential. Undertake meritorious deeds with noble motives and immerse yourself in the feeling of love.   

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day… ” God Expects You to Fill Your Heart with Love …”

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Control your tongue as it always craves for a variety of delicacies. Ask yourself this question, “O tongue, how many bags of rice, wheat and vegetables, how many delicacies have you tasted? Fie on you if you are still unsatisfied!” Eat sufficiently to satisfy your hunger and sustain your body, without giving undue importance to taste. Likewise, your eyes must see God instead of watching unsacred things on the television or video. May your ears listen to the stories of the Lord instead of vain gossip. All that you see and hear gets imprinted on your heart and unsacred things pollute it. When your heart is polluted, life becomes meaningless. Human heart is like a pen. The colour of the words that you write will be the same as the colour of the ink in the pen. God expects you to fill your heart with love. Then, all that you think say and do will be suffused with love and your life shall become sacred.

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Message for the Day…’ Cultivate Good Thoughts and and Perform Good Deeds…”

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The entire creation is based on truth. Where there is truth, there you find plenty and prosperity. Human life is not meant to enjoy physical comforts and worldly pleasures, which are momentary. It is meant to set an ideal to the rest of the world. Ask yourself, “Having lived all these years, what is the ideal I have set and achieved?” You might have done a few good deeds in life, but they may be outdone by the number of bad deeds you may have performed. That is not the quality of a human being. Cultivate good thoughts, speak good words and perform good deeds. That is true humanness. We remember the ancient sages and seers even today because of the good deeds they have performed. Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. Do not indiscriminately follow the mind, for the mind is like a mad monkey. Follow your conscience. Love is the undercurrent of all this. So lead a life suffused with love.

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” You are the only Person responsible for Your Life … “

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 Story  With A  Lesson and Message ….
 A Notice appeared in the Notice Board  on the Morning  when   the employees of  a Company entered the office …
“Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. You are requested to join the funeral”

In the beginning, they got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they got curious to know who was the man who hindered their growth.

Everyone thought: Well atleast the man who hindered my progress died!

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside they were speechless. They stood shocked in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin and everyone who looked inside could see himself.

There was a sign next to the mirror that read:
There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth…It is …YOU . You are the only person who can influence your happiness, success and realization.

Your life does not change when your boss friends or company change…..your life changes when you change…you go beyond your limiting beliefs and you realize you are the only one responsible for your life.

It’s the way you face life-  that makes the difference!

If an egg is broken from outside force, life ends… but if it is broken from inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from our inside.

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