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Self Improvement
Member of Club 99 !!!
Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.
One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy.
The King asked the servant, ‘Why are you so happy?’
The man replied, ‘Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don’t need too much – just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies.’
The king was not satisfied with that reply. Later in the day, he sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the King’s woes and the servant’s story, the advisor said, ‘Your Majesty, I believe that the servant Has not been made part of The 99 Club.’
‘The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?’ the King inquired.
The advisor replied, ‘Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant’s doorstep.’
When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy… So many gold coins!
He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced that there were 99 coins. He wondered, ‘What could’ve happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!’
He looked everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive. Finally, exhausted he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.
From that day, the servant’s life was changed. He was overworked, horribly grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin. He stopped singing while he worked.
Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he sought his advisor’s help, the advisor said, ‘Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club.’
He continued, ‘The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy but are never contented, because they’re always yearning and Striving for that extra 1, saying to themselves: ‘Let me get that one final thing and then I will be happy for life.’ We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute we’re given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these as a price for our growing needs and desires.
That’s the “Club 99”
source::: input from a friend of mine…
Natarajan
Message For The Day….Worship With Faith…..
Keep your faith in the Lord undiminished. You can then safely move about in the world and no harm will come to you. When one loses one’s way and strays into the wilderness, believing in the world, then the Avatars come to warn and guide. Your attitude must be like the village women, who carry pots of water in their heads, one over the other and keeping their balances even when talking and walking along a winding lane. They do not forget or ignore the burden or their goal and destination. They are always vigilant, conscious of the hardships on the way – the stones and the pits. It is the inner concentration that will pay you rich dividends!
You worship with faith and you experience Grace. Faith results in Grace,
without your being aware of it. – Baba
Swami Sathya Sai…
Message For The Day…Why Naama Japa ?
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Message For The Day…..Wherever You Are You are Near Me !!!
What do people know of the motives that prompt the Lord and His actions? Some found fault with Sage Narada for repeating the name of the Lord, always, without intermission. But until Sayujyam (merging in the Absolute), the name has to be used; the idea of separation will end only with mergence, not before that. Do not waver or doubt when once you are convinced. Seek to understand and satisfy yourself. After that, do not be misled. When the Sun is over your head there will be no shadow; similarly when faith is steady in your head it should not cast any shadow of doubt
However you are, you are Mine, I will never give you up. Wherever you are, you are near Me. You cannot go beyond My reach. – Baba
Swami Sathya Say in one of HIS discourses…
Natarajan
Message For The Day….Ways to Shed our Ego and Vanity…
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Message For The Day…4 Keys For Living in Joy….
Make four resolutions about your life hereafter and live in joy. 1. Practise Purity – Desist from wicked thoughts, bad habits and mean activities that weaken your self-respect. 2. Do Service – Serve others, for they are the reflections of the same entity of which you yourself are another reflection. No one of you has any authenticity on your own, except with reference to your Creator, the Lord. 3. See Mutuality – Feel always the kinship with all creation. See the same current flowing through all objects in the Universe. 4. Live in Truth – Do not deceive yourself or others by distorting your experience….
The one who discriminates well before engaging in any activity, will naturally be righteous in conduct and behavior. – Baba
Swami Sathya Sai…
Seven Wonders of The World….
It’s so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle today that we naturally begin to take some of life’s most beautiful gifts for granted.
I love watching this story unfold through the eyes of a child. It’s a reminder that our most priceless possessions were given to us free at birth.
Enjoy today’s video and make someone’s day by sharing it with them!
Watch – Seven Wonders of the World >>
source ::::babamail
Natarajan
Some Thoughts For Sunday !!!!
Never feel bad if people remember you only at the time of their need. Feel previleged that they think of you like candle in the darkness of their life.
10% conflicts is due to difference in opinion and 90% is due to the wrong tone of voice !!!
A man asked Buddha ” I want Happiness”.. Buddha said : ” first remove “I” .That is Ego. Then remove “want”. That is desire. See now what you are left with … It is “happiness” only .
Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead, than to look back!!!
Life is an echo. What you send out , comes back to you. What you sow… you reap…what you give, you get back…What you see in others, it exists in you !!!
We used Pencil when we were kids… But now we use Pens … DO you know Why ?….Because , mistakes in childhood can be erased !…But not now !!! at this age !!!
When I shut my mouth and turn back and walk away, it does not mean you have won …It simply means that you are not worth anymoreof my time !!!
If you are depressed, you are living in the Past… If you are anxious , you are living in Future… If you are at ease, you are living in the Present !!!!
source ::::unknown…
Natarajan
Message For The Day….Be Grateful to God Forever….
Have you not heard the story of the lion suffering from a wound in the foot? A slave who was fleeing through the forest saw it and when he approached it with sympathy, the lion put out its paw. He then slowly pulled out the thorn that had caused all that pain and left the place, only to be arrested later and taken to Rome. There, they decided to throw him into the amphitheatre and let loose upon him a lion that had been recently captured. It was, however, the same lion which the slave had saved and so, its gratitude did not allow it to harm its saviour. See, even animals exhibit gratitude, not only the pet animals, but even the wild ones like the lion. Express your gratitude to the Creator who has poured into you nectar that grants immortality! Be grateful to the Lord for endowing you with powers of discrimination, detachment and evaluation.
Swami Sathya Sai…in one of HIS discourses…
Natarajan
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