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Message For the Day ….”Peace is Not External…It is Present Within “…

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The flower of forbearance (kshama) is very dear to the Lord. The Pandavas suffered a lot at the hands of the Kauravas. But it was the virtue of forbearance that protected the Pandavas and made them an ideal to the rest of the world. The other flower that we must offer to God is Shanti (peace). One should remain peaceful through all the vicissitudes of life. Only then can one attain divine grace. Peace is needed at the physical, mental and spiritual levels. Peace is not external, it is present within. You are the embodiment of peace. In the worldly life, there are bound to be many hardships, but one should not be perturbed. One should bear all sufferings with fortitude and patience. Human life is given not merely to enjoy the worldly pleasures. Life becomes meaningful only when one experiences the peace that originates from the heart.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Joke of The Day !!!..” You Are Our Staff Today “….!!!

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One day while walking down the street a highly successful HR Director
was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven
where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.

“Welcome to Heaven,” said St. Peter. “Before you get settled in though,
it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we’ve never once
had a Human Resources Director make it this far and we’re not really
sure what to do with you.”

“No problem, just let me in,” said the woman. “Well, I’d like to,”
replied St. Peter, “but I have higher orders. What we’re going to do is
let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven and then you can choose
whichever one you want to spend an eternity in.”

“Actually, I think I’ve made up my mind, I prefer to stay in Heaven,”
said the woman.

“Sorry, we have rules…” And with that St. Peter put the executive in
an elevator and it went down-down-down to hell. The doors opened and she
found herself stepping out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf
course. In the distance was a country club and standing in front of her
were all her friends – fellow executives that she had worked with and
they were all dressed in evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up
and kissed her on both cheeks and they talked about old times. They
played an excellent round of golf and at night went to the country club
where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner. She met the
Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute) and she had a
great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good time
that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand
and waved good-bye as she got on the elevator. The elevator went
up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly Gates and she found St. Peter
waiting for her.

“Now it’s time to spend a day in heaven,” he said. So she spent the next
24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing the harp and singing. She
had a great time and before she knew it her 24 hours were up and St.
Peter came and got her. “So, you’ve spent a day in hell and you’ve spent
a day in heaven. Now you must choose your eternity,” he said. The woman
paused for a second and then replied, “Well, I never thought I’d say
this, I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a
better time in Hell.” So St. Peter escorted her to the elevator and
again she went down-down-down back to Hell.

When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a
desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. She saw her friends
were dressed in rags and were picking up the garbage and putting it in
sacks. The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.

“I don’t understand,” stammered the woman, “yesterday I was here and
there was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we
danced and had a great time. Now all there is, is a wasteland of garbage
and all my friends look miserable.”

The Devil looked at her and smiled. “Yesterday we were recruiting you,
today you’re staff…”

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What is The Story Behind This Photograph ?

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PHOTOGRAPH BY SUBHASISH KARMAKAR  …India
Subhasish Karmakar’s painting-like photo has lots of elements that contribute to its interesting composition. What’s going on in the photo and why is it one of his favorites?

Q: What’s the story behind this photo?

A: The young boy in the photograph is my then two-year-old son. In July 2012, we went for a family adventure trip to Lahaul and Spiti Valley, which is in the remote areas of Himachal Pradesh, India. My wife, my daughter, and my son accompanied me.

This photograph was taken on our way to Dhankar Monastry. I was walking back to the car after taking a few photographs of the local people. My two-year-old son suddenly peeped through the car window to call me. The reflection of the surrounding mountains and the cloud and my wife’s shawl hung to protect the sunlight, superimposed with the innocent face, created a very surreal, painting-like impression on the glass. I took three to four shots; this, in my opinion, came out the best.

Q: What do you like to take pictures of and why?

A: The interrelationships between human beings and nature or the environment in which they live have always fascinated me as a person, and this has been the subject of most of my photographs. Nothing gives me more pleasure than capturing human emotions and how those emotions subtly change depending on the environment or the context.

See more of Subhasish’s images in his Your Shot gallery.  

source:::: National Geographic…..Pictures  We Love…

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What a Man did With a Tree Trunk !!!… Mind Blowing !!!

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One tree, four years of work and an indescribable amount of talent: that’s what it took to create this incredible masterpiece. A famous Chinese wood carver chopped down a single tree and tirelessly worked on it for over four years to make this piece. Your jaw will hit the floor when you see what he created.

 

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Message For the Day…” Love your culture as your Mother…”

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If you happen to see a wicked person, do not immedi­ately think of that person as being bad. The bad actions of that person are due to the body, but within that person is the same Atma that is also in you. This unity, this Atmic Principle, is what you must focus on. Deal with this other person with the feeling that the Self in you is also present in the other. This is the way to develop love for all beings. Also do not bear ill will towards any country but be alike to all. Do not criticise the culture of other countries. Love your culture as your mother, just as people of other lands love their respective cultures. If you live like this, you will, without question, become an ideal person. You must spiritualise your attitude, tendencies, and mind.

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Jokes for the Weekend !!!

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A man walks into a bar, and tells the bartender to pour him a 12 year old single malt scotch “before the trouble starts.” The bartender pours his drink and quietly moves away.
After finishing his drink, the man calls the bartender back and tells him “pour me a 15 year old scotch before the trouble starts.” The bartender thinks this is very strange but pours him the 15 year old scotch.
After finishing that drink, the man tells the bartender to pour him an 18 year old scotch “before the trouble starts.” The bartender is becoming a little worried, but pours him the 18 year old scotch.
Before the man finishes his 18 year old scotch, the bartender finally gets up the nerve to ask: “Say friend, when this trouble is going to start?” To which the man replies: “The trouble starts, when you find out that I don’t have any money.”


A pregnant woman gets into a car accident and falls into a deep coma.
Asleep for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is no longer pregnant. Frantically, she asks the doctor about her baby.
The doctor replies, “Ma’am, you had twins! A boy and a girl. The babies are fine. Your brother came in and named them.”
The woman thinks to herself, “Oh no, not my brother — he’s an idiot!” Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, “Well, what’s the girl’s name?”
“Denise,” the doctor says.
The new mother thinks, “Wow, that’s not a bad name! Guess I was wrong about my brother. I like Denise!” Then she asks the doctor, “What’s the boy’s name?”
The doctor replies, DeNephew.

Little Emily was complaining to her mother that her stomach hurt. Her mother replied, “That’s because it’s empty. Maybe you should try putting something in it.” The next day, the pastor was over at Emily’s family’s house for lunch. He mentioned having his head hurt, to which Emily immediately replied, “That’s because it’s empty. Maybe you should try putting something in it.”

A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise and yelled over to the boy, “Hey Willis forget your troubles. Come in and visit with us. I’ll help you get the wagon up later.”
“That’s mighty nice of you,” Willis answered, “but I don’t think Pa would like me to.”
“Aw come on boy,” the farmer insisted.
“Well okay,” the boy finally agreed, and added, “but Pa won’t like it.”
After a hearty dinner, Willis thanked his host. “I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset.”
“Don’t be foolish!” the neighbor said with a smile. “By the way, where is he?”
“Under the wagon.”

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“நீ பாக்காட்டா என்ன … நான் உன்னைப் பாக்கறேன் …”

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உத்தமமான குருவானவர், தன் சிஷ்யர்களை மட்டுமில்லை, சாமான்யமாக அவர்களுடைய திருஷ்டியில் படும், வஸ்துக்கள் அனைத்தையும் தன் பார்வையால் கடாக்ஷிப்பது. அந்த கடாக்ஷத்தை உள்வாங்கிக் கொள்ளும் பக்குவம் நமக்கு இருக்கிறதோ இல்லையோ, அந்த கடாக்ஷமே தன் வேலையை செய்ய ஆரம்பித்து விடும்.

மீன், தன் குஞ்சுகளை பார்வையாலேயே ரக்ஷிப்பது போன்றது மஹான்களின் திருஷ்டி. அதனால்தான் நம் குழந்தைகளை மஹான்களின் சன்னிதானத்திற்கு அழைத்துப் போவது.

அக்குழந்தைகளுக்கு மஹான்கள் யாரென்று கூட புரிந்து கொள்ளும் பக்குவம் இருக்கிறதோ இல்லையோ, அவர்களின் மேல் சூழ்ந்துள்ள தோஷங்களை நிவர்த்திக்கும் சக்தி அந்த திருஷ்டிக்கு உண்டு.

காஞ்சி மகாபெரியவாளிடம் ஆழ்ந்த பக்தி கொண்ட ஒரு பெண் இருந்தாள். அவளுடைய புருஷனுக்கோ, கடவுள், மஹான்கள், கோவில் என்று எதிலுமே நம்பிக்கை இல்லை. அதிலும் மஹான்கள் எல்லோருமே நம்மை போல் சாதாரண மனிதர்கள்தான்! என்ற ஒரு பேதைமை உண்டு.

ஒருமுறை அந்த அம்மாவின் வற்புறுத்தலின் பேரில் பெரியவாளை தரிசனம் பண்ண ஒப்புக் கொண்டார். ஆனால் அவர் போட்ட நிபந்தனை “நா அங்க வருவேன். pant shirt தான் போட்டுப்பேன். பஞ்சகச்சம் விபூதி எதுவும் கெடையாது. அவரை நமஸ்காரம் பண்ண மாட்டேன். உனக்காக வரேன் ஆனா,அவரைப் பாக்க மாட்டேன். தள்ளிதான் நிப்பேன்”.

பாவம் அந்த அம்மா ஒத்துக் கொண்டாள். போனார்கள். அவர் காலில் போட்டிருந்த ஷூவைக் கூட கழற்றவில்லை.

அந்த அம்மா மானசீகமா பெரியவாளிடம் பிரார்த்தனை பண்ணினாள் கணவருக்கு நல்ல புத்தி வேண்டி.

நம்ம பெரியவா சாக்ஷாத் காமாக்ஷித் தாயாரில்லையா? “நீ பாக்காட்டா என்ன? நான் ஒன்னைப் பாக்கறேன்” என்று சொல்லுவதுபோல், மேனாவுக்குள் இருந்து லேசாக எட்டி அந்த மனுஷனைப் பார்த்தார்.

அவ்வளவுதான்! கொஞ்ச நாள் கழித்து கணவர் “வாயேன்…போய் மடத்ல ஸ்வாமியை பார்த்துட்டு வருவோம்”. சாதாரண வேஷ்டி, ஷர்ட், லேசான விபூதி கீற்று! கொஞ்சநாள் கழித்து, பஞ்சகச்சம், குடுமி வைத்துக் கொள்ள ஆரம்பித்து, நாட்கள் செல்ல செல்ல, அந்த அம்மாவை விட பெரியவா மேல் பித்தாகிப் போனார்.

வேலையை விட்டார். பெரியவா படத்தை வைத்துக் கொண்டு சதா பஜனை, தியானம் என்று பரம பக்தராக மாறிவிட்டார்.

இதில் ஆச்சர்யம் என்னவென்றால்…….

பெரியவா அன்று ஒரே ஒரு தடவை அவரை கடாக்ஷித்ததுதான்! அப்புறம் ஒரு வார்த்தை பேசக் கூட இல்லை!

மஹான்களின் திருஷ்டி பிரபாவம்!

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