Art

Message for the Day…” Never Give up God …”

NatarajanLeave a comment

As long as you are in this world, you must follow your duties sincerely. You must respect your parents and teachers, take care of your spouse and children. These are our worldly duties that must be performed sincerely. At times, you may have to disobey others for the sake of God. There is nothing wrong in doing so, provided you have truly established your relationship with the Divine. Meera, Prahlada, Bharatha, have all tread this path and have disobeyed worldly commands out of genuine love for God, for the sake of God. When you have God by your side, who gives you everything, why do you bother about other worldly aspects? When you have a wish fulfilling tree, why do you go elsewhere? Never give up God. You must be ready to do anything for Him. Your focus and whole hearted effort must be to attain God.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” Need For Transformation …”

NatarajanLeave a comment

No object can be enjoyed without undergoing the process of transformation and refinement (Samskara). Take the example of paddy. The paddy that is grown and harvested in the field cannot be consumed as such. It has to be converted into rice through the process of winnowing and thrashing. Once the process is complete, the value of the original paddy increases significantly. The process of transformation makes the object more useful and valuable. The utility value of cotton when spun and transformed into cloth is significantly higher, thanks to the transformation process. Take the example of gold. Again, there is a significant increase in its value when it is transformed to the shiny yellow metal, from its original form in the gold mine. Such being the case, how much more necessary it is for the human being to be transformed?

 Sathya Sai Baba

Message for the Day…” Master Your Mind and Become a Mastermind …”

NatarajanLeave a comment

We think that we are weak. Thinking in this manner is a big mistake. We are not weak. There is no one who is as powerful as a human being. Despite being powerful, people are afraid of many things. They are even afraid or worried about small ailments. Why this fear? Why is a person afraid? This is due to an inherent mistake. If there is no error or mistake, there will be no fear. That mistake is to think and act such that ‘we are the body’. We are not this body. Body, mind, senses and intelligence are instruments and you are the Master. Master your mind and become a mastermind. Enquire into the activities of your daily life and understand and experience the Truth. Become the Master, then you can merge in everything and experience Divinity.   

Sathya Sai Baba

– ‘

Jokes For the Weekend !!!

Natarajan1 Comment

Mr. and Mrs. Thorne had just reached the airport in the nick of time to catch the plane for their two-week’s vacation in Majorca. “I wish we’d brought the piano with us,” said Mr. Thorne. “What on earth for?” asked his wife.

“I’ve left the tickets on it.”

…………….

Three old ladies are sitting in a diner, chatting about various things. One lady says, “You know, I’m getting really forgetful. This morning, I was standing at the top of the stairs, and I couldn’t remember whether I had just come up or was about to go down.” The second lady says, “You think that’s bad? The other day, I was sitting on the edge of my bed, and I couldn’t remember whether I was going to bed or had just waken up!” The third lady smiles smugly. “Well, my memory’s just as good as it’s always been, knock on wood.” She raps the table. With a startled look on her face, she asks, “Who’s there?!

……………

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. “Pardon me,” she said, “I’m sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look just like my son, who just died recently.” “I’m very sorry,” replied the young man, “is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said, “As I’m leaving, can you say ‘Good bye, Mother’? It would make me feel so much better.” “Sure,” answered the young man.
As the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Goodbye, Mother!” As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.50. “How can that be?” He asked, “I only purchased a few things!” “Your mother said that you would pay for her,” said the clerk.

………………..

 

Kids are the Only Ones who Make Sense … !!!

NatarajanLeave a comment

KIDS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO MAKE SENSE.!

A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother, “There were 2 boy kittens and 2 girl kittens.” “How did you know?” his mother asked.“Daddy picked them up and looked underneath,” he replied. “I think it’s printed on the bottom.”

Another three-year-old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed that the left shoe was on the right foot. She said, “Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet.” He looked up at her with a raised brow and said, “Don’t kid me, Mom. They’re the only feet I got!”

On the first day of school, about midmorning, the kindergarten teacher said, “If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers.” A little voice from the back of the room asked, “How will that help?”

A mother and her young son returned from the grocery store and began putting away the groceries. The boy opened the box of animal crackers and spread them all over the table. “What are you doing?” his mother asked.“The box says not to eat them if the seal is broken,”the boy explained. “I’m looking for the seal.”

A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand.“Daddy, what happened to him?” the son asked.“He died and went to Heaven,” the dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, “Did God throw him back down?”

After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.” “Well, thank you,” the pastor replied, “but why?” “Because my daddy says you’re the poorest preacher we’ve ever had.

 

source::::unknown…Input from a friend of mine

natarajan

Do You Know ?… Not Much Known Specialties of English Language !!!

NatarajanLeave a comment
According to you :
* Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in ‘dous’ (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
 
But there in one word “Deciduous” for “Deciduous Forest” in English.
 
 
The English language. Did you know?
* Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is ‘E.’
* Did you know the least used letter in the alphabet is ‘Q.’
* Did you know skiing is the only word with double ‘i.’
* Did you know dreamt is the only word that ends in ‘mt.’
* Did you know the first letters of the months July through to November 
spell JASON.
* Did you know the oldest word in the English language is ‘town.’
* Did you know ‘Bookkeeper’ and ‘bookkeeping’ are the only 2 words in 
the English language with three consecutive double letters.
* Did you know the word ‘Strengths’ is the longest word in the English 
language with just one vowel.
* Did you know the dot on top of the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.
* Did you know the past tense for the English word ‘dare’ is ‘durst.’
* Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
* Did you know the word old English word ‘juke’ meaning dancing lends its 
name to the Juke Box.
* Did you know 1 out of every 8 letters written is an ‘e.’
* Did you know the longest one syllable word in the English language is ‘screeched.’
* Did you know all pilots on international flights identify themselves in English 
regardless of their country of origin.
* Did you know the expression to ‘knuckle down’ originated from playing marbles 
(players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
* Did you know the word ‘almost’ is the longest in the English language with 
all the letters in alphabetical order.
* Did you know the most commonly used word in English conversation is ‘I.’

 source::::unknown… input from a friend of mine 

natarajan

Joke of the Day… ” Meals on the Wheels …”!!!

Natarajan1 Comment

Once upon a time, there was a cat that died. When she got to heaven, God asked her how she liked being on earth. She told the Lord that it was awful — she had to sleep in cold black alleys, where there was no food and life was hard. God told her that he was sorry it had had turned out that way — but here, in heaven, she would be happy and He would give her the most comfortable, warm pillow to sleep on.. The cat lay down upon the pillow and was happy. A few days later, about a dozen mice that came to heaven together and God asked them how they had liked earth. The earth was no better for them than it was the cat. They explained to God that it was tough and exhausting and their feet were worn out from always running from cats and dogs and people. God felt bad for the mice and decided to give them roller-skates. One day God sees the cat again and asked her how she liked heaven. She explained that it was absolutely wonderful. The pillow he gave her was the most comfortable place that she had ever slept on, but even better than the pillow was the meals on wheels….

source :::: joke a day com

natarajan

Message For the Day…” Need For The Cultural Training to a Child …”

NatarajanLeave a comment

The entire visible universe is a cosmic university. At birth, people are akin to animals. Then, parents teach the child how to develop its human faculties. If parents do not undertake this task adequately, the child will remain an animal. The great sages and saints felt that it was not enough to develop the human qualities alone, and therefore envisaged a system of Cultural Training (Samskaras) for the spiritual development of the child. What is Samskara? It is systems of practice by which the bad tendencies in a human being are got rid of and good tendencies are inculcated. They are intended to transform the outward looking tendency (Pravritti) into inward looking tendency (Nivritti). Samskarasalso assist in developing human qualities and eliminating all remnants of animal nature in human beings.

 

Sathya Sai Baba