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Message For The Day…. Set Apart Some Time for Yourself….

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If for the whole day you are engaged in only gathering information, you do not take out time for yourself to think and reflect. A few quiet moments are sources for creativity. Some time during the day, sit for a few minutes, get into the cave of your heart, eyes closed, and kick the world away like a ball. But, during the day be 100 per cent attached to the work. Eventually, you will be able to be both attached and detached. This is the skill of living, the art of living.
Renunciation refills your energy. Creativity cannot happen only just through efforts.There is a beautiful story about Chhatrapati Shivaji. At one time Shivaji became so frustrated about ruling his kingdom that he went to his guru Samarth Ramdas and told him that he is fed up and that he just wants to renounce everything. Ramdas told him that he can renounce everything. Shivaji became so happy and relaxed at the very thought. Then Ramdas told him: “Now I am the king and you are my servant. Will you do whatever I ask you to do?” Shivaji replied: “For you I am ready to do anything.”Ramdas said: “Very good. Will you run this country for me?” Shivaji replied: “Yes, I will run the country for you!” Total renunciation had brought zeal and enthusiasm in him. Creativity springs up when you are relaxed. You have to renounce all work you have done the whole day, only then can you rest in the night.
Though many times pain, struggle and frustration have brought out creativity in some people, these are not the only reasons for a person to be creative. Millions of people in the world are struggling or frustrated, but they are not creative. So, taking out some time for yourself improves the quality of your life..

source::::SRI SRI RAVISHANKARJI…
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Nothing Political About These Jokes !!!!!!!!

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ALL ABOUT POLITICS!!!!!!!!!!…………

What happens if a politician drowns in a river? That is pollution.

What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

~Aesop, Greek slave & fable author

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

~Plato, ancient Greek Philosopher

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

~Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Soviet politician

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.

~Quoted in ‘Clarence Darrow for the Defense’ by Irving Stone.

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.

~John Quinton, American actor/writer

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.

~Oscar Ameringer, “the Mark Twain of American Socialism.”

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn.

AND………………….

The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.

~P.J. O’Rourke, American comedian

I offered my opponents a deal: “if they stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about them”.

~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952..

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

~Texas Guinan. 19th century American businessman

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

~Charles de Gaulle, French general & politician

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

~Doug Larson (English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)

SOURCE:::::Input from a friend of mine…
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Message For the Day… It is HIS Plan ….

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Gnana is a matter of Realisation. It is not a subject for Instruction. whenever you do not understand what is happening in your Life, ,

just close your eyes and take a deep breath and say ” GOD I know it is your plan . just help me through it ”

source:::::Shirdi SAI”S spritual message to HIS devotees…

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Periavaa”s Sense of Humour on His neck pain!!!

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Dr.Kalyanaraman..Neuro Surgeon”s Experience with periavaa…

Maha Periyaval was suffering from some pain at the back of His neck. Dr. Badrinath who had just operated on His Holiness for cataract suggested that I should examine Maha Periyaval for suspected spondylosis and suggest treatment. The camp was at Sholapur at that time and one afternoon we arrived there. After lunch I was taken to Maha Periyaval’s presence. I was told that He was suffering from high fever in addition to His earlier complaint of neck pain. He asked me to go ahead with the examination.

I performed Shashtanga Namaskaram to Him first. He asked me why I was performing namaskaram. I replied “Before I examine every patient in my clinic. I perform namaskaram mentally to you and pray to you that the patient should be cured. When you are yourself my patient now, to whom can I pray except to you and I should be successful in my treatment? His Holiness smiled and said “Go ahead”.

After completing the examination I found that His temperature was 105 degree. I hesitatingly told Him, “Periyaval is having high fever. Will it be possible to avoid cold water bath for a day or two till the fever settles down? His Holiness replied “How can that be done? Yesterday was Chandra grahanam and last night I performed grahana snanam (bath at the time of eclipse) with the same fever.

I said, “Iswara, how can Periyaval’s physical system stand such strain?”

Maha Periyaval asked me “Do you know how grahana snanam is performed?”

I said I did not know.

His Holiness: “You have to hold your nostrils and take a dip in the river till the whole head is fully immersed in the water.

I was aghast that His Holiness had done this.

Then he added “Not once, but 108 times!”

I nearly fainted! I said “What treatment can I give you?”

“Only Lord Siva, whose incarnation you are, is protecting your body in spite of 108 head baths in the river with a body temperature of 105 degree. What can a poor mortal like me do except to pray to Lord Siva to keep you in good health for our sake for many many more years to come?”

Once, when I was asked to see Maha Periyaval for His neck pain, I diagnosed cervical spondylosis and suggested that He do some simple exercises for the same. The exercises consisted of normal movements of the neck such as looking down, looking up, and turning to the right, turning to the left, bending to the right and bending to the left, in all six normal movements. I requested Him to do this several times a day. When I went to Sri Mattam for darshanam on the next occasion I asked Maha Periyaval whether He was doing the neck exercises regularly.

His Holiness: I was doing the neck exercises regularly for a few days and then stopped doing them.

I asked: why?

Maha Periyaval remarked with a mischievous smile,

“You asked me to do them several times a day. I started doing them even when I was talking to visitors. Many bhakthas thought this was a new form of yoga-abhyasam which I practicing. So they started moving their necks exactly as I was doing. I thought even those who had no neck pain may get it due to the violent movement! So I stopped doing them!”.

source:::::kanchi perivaa forum
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Message For the Day…Make your Smile Cheaper !!!!

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source:::: http://debu7366.blogspot.com/
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Research done in England found that a baby smiles 400 times a day, an adolescent 17 times and an adult doesn’t smile at all! The more successful one keeps a very stiff face. Is roughness a sign of success? Is being stressed a sign of prosperity, growth or dignity? You should smile more. Every day, every morning, look at the mirror and give a good smile to yourself. You know what happens when you smile? All the muscles in your face get relaxed. The nerves in your brain get relaxation, and you get the confidence, courage and energy to move on in life.
You know, your smile is so fragile! Just one telephone call is enough to take it away! But what is the big deal about your feelings? Bundle them up and throw them into the ocean! Once you are rid of your ‘feelings’ you can be happy. Just see why your spirits go down? Because somebody said something stupid to you. And why did they say a stupid thing? Because they had some garbage they needed to throw out and you were there, ready to catch it! And once you have caught it, you hold on to it so passionately! Come on! Wake up! Don’t let your smile be snatched away by anybody!
Usually, you give your anger freely and smile rarely as though a smile is costly. In ignorance, anger is cheaper and smile costly. In knowledge, a smile is free like sun, air,
and water and anger is extremely expensive, like a diamond. Make your smile cheaper
and anger expensive! You are here for a greater cause. Just remember that. Take a challenge: “Come what may, I am going to smile today and be happy!” Smile more.

நம் நினைவில் நிலைத்திருக்கும் வாரியார் !!!!

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கிருபானந்த வாரியார் அவர்களின் நகைச்சுவை பொதிந்த சொற்ப்பொழிவுகள், கருத்துக்கள் எக்காலத்துக்கும் நிலைத்து நிற்பவை.
அப்படிப்பட்ட வாரியாரின் கருத்துக்கள் கொஞ்சம் இங்கே உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு.

‘கம்’ முனு இரு: “கம்முனு சும்மா ஒரு. எல்லாம் தானே நடக்கும்” என்று பேச்சுவாக்கில் சொல்வதுண்டு. உண்மையில் “கம்” எனபது விநாயகரின் பீஜ மந்திரம். “ஓம் கம் கணேசாய நம” எனபதாகும். ‘கம்’ என்ற விநாயக மந்திரத்தை உச்சரித்து கொண்டே இருந்தால், எல்லா காரியங்களும் மங்களமாகவே முடியும் என்ப்தே இதன் பொருள்.

உலாவ இடமா இல்லை : “வெள்ளிப் பனிமலையின் மீதுலாவுவோம்” என்று பாடினார் பாரதியார். அங்கு ஏன் உலாவ வேண்டும்? உலாவ பீச், பார்க் என்று எத்தனையோ இடம் இருக்கிறதே? அங்கெல்லாம் உலாவுவோம் என்று ஏன் எழுதவில்லை. காரணம், பாரத தேசத்தின் அந்தப்புற எல்லையாக இருக்கிறது பனிமலை. அங்கே இருப்பவர்கள், நாட்டை காக்கும் இராணுவ வீரர்கள். அவர்கள் எல்லாம் ஒரே இடத்தில் இருந்தால், பகைவர்கள் நுழைந்து விடுவார்களே.அதனால்தான் வெள்ளிப் பனி மலையில் உலாவிக் கொண்டே, நடந்து கொண்டே இருக்க வேண்டும் என்பதற்க்காகத்தான் பாரதி இப்படி பாடினான்.

வேறுபாடு இல்லா பெண் உலகம் : எல்லா வேறுபாடுகளும் ஆண் உலகிலேயே காணப்படுகின்றன. பெண் உலகுக்கு இந்த வேறுபாடுகள் கிடையாது. ஐயர்,செட்டியார்,நாயுடு, முதலியார் முதலிய ஜாதிப் பெயர்கள் எல்லாம் ஆணின் பெயரை ஒட்டியே வருகின்றன. பெண் எந்த ஜாதியை சேர்ந்தவராக இருந்தாலும் மீனாட்சி அம்மாள், காமாட்சி அம்மாள் என்றுதானே வழங்குகின்றன.

அதிகம் எது? : பாண்டவர்கள் ஐந்து பேர். கவுரவர்கள் நூறு பேர். அந்த காலத்திலேயே நல்லவர்கள் ஐந்து பேரும், கெட்டவர்கள் நூறு பேரும் ஆக இருந்தார்கள். இப்போது கேட்கவா வேண்டும்?

கள் தேவை : கள்ளை குடித்தால்தான் போதை எனபது இல்லை. ‘கள்’ என்று சொன்னாலே பலர் மயங்கி விடுகிறார்கள். “நீ” என்பதற்க்கு பதில் நீங்’கள்’ என்று சொல்லிப்பாருங்கள். எல்லாம் அந்த ‘கள்’ செய்யும் வேலைதான்.

சினிமா: இப்போதைய சினிமாக்களை (கவனியுங்க!) பணம் பண்ணும் சாதனமாக ஆக்கிவிட்டார்கள். சினிமாக்கள் மூலம் நல்ல கருத்துக்களை இந்த சினிமாக்காரர்கள் சொல்லாமே? ஏன் சொல்லத் தயங்குகிறார்கள்? நான் ஆயிரம் சொற்பொழிவு நடத்துவதும் சரி, ஒரு நல்ல சினிமா வருவதும் சரி. பணம் சம்பாதியுங்கள். அதே சமயம் சமுதாயத்தையும் உருப்படவிடுங்கள்.

பதவி அலைச்சல்: ராமபிரான், ஆட்சியே வேண்டாம் என்று, பெரிய பதவியை துறந்து தந்தை சொல்லைக் கேட்டு காட்டுக்கு போனார். ஆனால், இப்போது சிலர் பிள்ளையார் கோவில் அறங்காவலர் பதவிக்கே அலையாய் அலைகிறார்கள்.

நாத்திகவாதிகள் வாழ்க: இறைவனை எதிர்த்து பேசி வருவதால், இறைவனின் புகழ் மேலும் வளரும். ஆதலால், இறைவனை எதிர்ப்பவரும் இறைத்தொண்டுதான் செய்கின்றனர். குடையை விரித்து யாரும் சூரியனை மறைத்து விட முடியாது.

கோவில் எதற்கு? : இறைவன் எங்கும் நிறைந்திருந்தாலும், கோவிலில் உள்ள திரு உருவத்தில் விளங்கித் தோன்றுகின்றான். பசுவின் உடம்பில் பாலைப் பெற முயற்சி செய்கின்ற ஒருவன், பசுவின் கொம்பையோ, காதுகளையோ,வாலையோ வருடினால் பால் கிடைக்குமா? எனவே, பசுவின் பால் பெற விரும்புவோன், பசுவின் மடியை வருடிப் பால் பெறுவது போல, இறைவனின் அருளைப் பெற விரும்புவோன், கோவில் சென்று இறைவன் திருமுன் நின்று வழிப்பட்டு திருவருளைப் பெறுதல் வேண்டும்.

வாரியாரின் அர்த்தமிக்க, அற்புதமான கருத்துக்களை உள்ளடக்கிய வார்த்தை விளையாட்டுகள்தான் மக்களிடம் ஆன்மிகம் எளிதாக சென்றடைய காரணம் என்பது உங்களுக்கு விளங்குகிறது அல்லவா?

தன் குரலை வைத்து ‘மிமிக்ரி” செய்பவர்களை (செய்துவருபவர்களை) பற்றி வாரியார் பின்வருமாறு கூறி இருக்கிறார்.

“என் குரலை நிறைய பேர் “மிமிக்ரி” கிண்டல் பண்ணுகிறார்களே. அதை நான் கிண்டல் என்று சொல்லமாட்டேன். கஷ்டப்பட்டு பயிற்சி செய்து என்னைப் போலவே பேசுகின்றார்களே. அதை எண்ணி ஆச்சரியப்படுவேன். பேசினால் பேசட்டுமே. “முருகா,முருகா” என்று அவர்கள் சொல்லித்தானே ஆக வேண்டும். அது அவர்களுக்குப் புண்ணியம் அல்லவா? ”
source:::: input from my friend.
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We Are Born To be Lovable one !!!!

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We are born with two eyes in front..because we must not always look behind !!! But see what lies ahead beyond our sight !!!
We are born with two ears …one in Left and the other in Right…So we can hear both the sides !!!..Collect both compliments and critcism !!! To judge which are right …

We are born with Brain concealed inside!!! Then no matter how poor we are….we are still rich !!!…for no one can steal what our Brain stores !!!!

We are born with two eyes , two ears , but only one Mouth !!!…For the mouth is a sharp weapon …it can hurt , flirt and kill the relatinships.

Remember our motto…Talk less ..listen and see more !!!

We are born with only one Heart…Deep in our ribs , it reminds us to appreciate and give LOVE from DEEP WITHIN !!!!!!

source ::::unknown…

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A New Year Thought…

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source::: T.N.Vasudevan in siliconindia net…

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Gurgling waters for the flow of life,
A robe of green of the mother earth,
Rhythmic pecks of a wood pecker
Mimicking sounds of a tap dancer,
And trees all tall seeking the skies,
Where but here can all these exist?

The selfless care of mother’s love,
Shrieks of joy when children play,
Vigor of youth in deeds all benign,
A flash in their eyes to lure a mate,
And heart to care for near and dear,
Where but here can all these exist?

On the eve of the grand year anew
With faith that only love binds us all,
May we chant a prayer to the Lord
To give us ample strength to hold
All yonder blessings to remain ever
In years aplenty in the flow of time.

Secret of Happiness….

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YOGAKSHEMAM VAHAMYAHAM

One day, one friend asked another, ‘How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down.. ‘

With her eyes smiling, she said, ‘ I know the Secret!’ ‘What secret is that? ‘ To which she replied, I’ll tell you all about it, But you have to promise to Share the Secret with others.’

‘The Secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do In my life that will make me truly happy I must depend on God to make Me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply According to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don ‘ t need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that ‘ Secret ‘ , I am happy.’

The questioner’s first thought was, ‘ That’s too simple! ‘ But upon reflecting over her own life She recalled how she thought a bigger house Would make her happy, but it didn’t! She thought a better paying job Would make her happy, but it hadn’t. When did she realize her greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren, Playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, A simple gift from God.

Now you know it too! We can’t depend on people to make us happy. Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!

That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU! But it ‘ s not really a secret… We just have to believe it and do it.. Really trust God! I just did and hope you will too.

“To have God in our side doesn’t mean sailing on a boat with no storms, it means having a boat that no storm can sink!”

source::::: input from a friend of mine.
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The Other Side …Perspective ….

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A man went out for a walk.

He came to a river and saw a woman on the opposite bank.

“Yoo-hoo,” he shouted, “how can I get to the other side?”

The woman looked up the river then down the river then shouted
back,

“You’re already on the other side.”
Life and truth is often a matter of perspective and viewpoint.

I thought about that issue for a good part of the day.
It was short and somewhat funny but extremely profound.

Do you realize how many people are trying to get to the very
side that you are already on while you are trying to get
somewhere else?

Do you know how many people wish they had a good husband or
wife like you do?

Do you realize how many couples wish they could have children
like you do?

Do you know how many suffering people wish they had a pain free
body like you do?

Do you know how many people wish they just had enough money to
pay their basic bills like you do?

Do you realize how many people wish they could get to the weight
that you are already at?

Do you realize how many people wish they had a job like you do?

Do you realize how many people wish they could see like you can?

…could hear like you can?

…could walk like you can?

I, like most of you reading this, wish for many things.
I have a lot of dreams and visions.

“Perspective” really made me think and realize
that with so many of the rivers of life,

I’m already on the “other” side.

So are you !!!!!!

source::::unknown…a practical one to understand and share with kith and kin…
natarajan