Message For the Day…” Trust Your Self Confidence…”

 

When a tree sways with the wind, its branches bend and toss up and down. But the tiny bird sitting on it is not afraid? Why? Because the bird relies on its wings. Even if the branch falls down, as long as its wings are fine, it is safe. With this realization, the bird sits bravely on the swaying branch. However, human beings do not have so much faith as a tiny bird. Even with the slightest problems on the tree of life, people get very worried, why? It is because they have lost their self-confidence. Even at the slightest suffering, people are frustrated, depressed and unable to bear. Instead of depending on your intelligence, physical strength or wealth, trust your self-confidence. Do good deeds; let every step and all your efforts be directed to win His Grace and proximity. Then, you will surely triumph!     

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day…” Never Submit Yourself to the Evil Qualities…”

 

Each and every one of you is a spark of the Divine. Lord Krishna declares in Bhagavad Gita, “You are all essentially Divine, you are eternal and ancient. Do not conduct yourself as a human being nor be beastial in your attitude and behavior”. Each one of you is endowed with the sacred qualities of Truth, Righteousness, Love, Peace and Non-Violence. Hence, all of you must conduct yourself in accordance with these noble virtues. Never submit yourself to the evil qualities such as lust, greed, anger, jealousy, hatred and avarice. These do not befit the life of any human being. At times, changes in place or food habits give rise to other behavioural tendencies. Hence, be aware and take pure food and pure water regularly and in a timely manner. Lead a happy life, as a true human being, by observing all the rules and regulations.  

 

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day…”With Self Confidence, You Can Achieve Anything…”

 

People today depend on their intelligence, physical strength and money, but do not have as much confidence in their own Self. When you have Self-Confidence, you can achieve anything. You may have wealth or money (Dhana Bala), but how long will it last? It is like a passing cloud; it comes and goes. How long will this wealth called people (Jan Bala) – family and friends, last? As long as you have power, position and wealth, people will surround you. Hence all of these are transitory. You will receive true respect in this world, when you have the strength of the Soul. Therefore, lead your lives with the strength of the Divine to attain the Divine. With faith in God, you must resort to good activities. As is the action, so is the result. Every step you take, must lead you to His proximity. Make every effort to get close to God. Then, you will be triumphant in life.  

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Message For the Day…” Happiness Has No Value Unless There Is also Sorrow …”

 

Rama chose to go to the forest to fulfill the pledge of His father. It may be asked: Did He go to the forest under any compulsion or out of His own resolve, or with a sense of dissatisfaction? No. Rama set out for the forest with the same sense of serenity and joy with which He looked forward to His coronation. Rama demonstrated the spirit of equanimity. He showed that pain or pleasure, profit or loss, victory or defeat, were the same to Him. In human life, pleasure and pain, happiness and sorrow alternate all the time. It is not a good quality to welcome pleasure and turn away pain. You must welcome sorrow in the same joyous spirit in which you greet happiness. Happiness has no value unless there is also sorrow. That is why it is said, “Pleasure is not secured from pleasure.” Pain is needed to secure pleasure. Rama demonstrated to the world the truth of this concept.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

 

 

 

Message For This Day… Sri Rama Navami…Significance of the Name RAMA…

Rama’s name is a life-giving essence with esoteric significance. It consists of three syllables: Ra + Aa + Ma. The combination of the three letters constitute the name ‘Rama’. Ra representing Agni (the Fire God), burns away all sins; Aa representing Surya (the Sun God), dispels the darkness of ignorance; and Ma representing Chandra (the Moon God), cools one’s temper and produces tranquility. The name Rama has the triple power of washing away one’s sins, removing one’s ignorance, and tranquilizing one’s mind. How can this profound meaning of the name Rama be imparted to mankind? This can be done only by the Divine coming in human form and demonstrating to mankind the power of the Divine. Rama was one who, while appearing to lead the life of an ordinary man, led the Life Divine. He demonstrated the ideal life of a spiritually realised person.

 

 

Sathya Sai Baba

” Jesus is Watching You …” !!!…. Good one For A Very Good Laugh !!!

Jesus and the burglar !!!

Jesus Knows You’re Here!!!

A burglar broke into a house one night.
He shined his flashlight around,
looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,
‘Jesus knows you’re here.’

He nearly jumped out of his skin,

clicked his flashlight off, and froze.

When he heard nothing more,
after a bit, he shook his head and
continued.

Just as he pulled the stereo out so
he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he
heard ‘Jesus is watching you.’

Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically,

looking for the source of the voice.

Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight
beam came to rest on a parrot.

‘Did you say that?’ he hissed
at the parrot.

‘Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked,
‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is
watching you.’

The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me,
huh? Who in the world are you ?’

‘Moses,’ replied the bird.

‘Moses?’ the burglar laughed.
‘What kind of people would name a bird
Moses?’

‘The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler    …. Jesus !!!!!

 

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

natarajan

” யாகம் நடந்த தீவின் பெயர் என்ன தெரியுமா ” ?

 

மகாபெரியவாள் சிவாஸ்தானத்தில் தங்கியிருந்தார்கள். அங்கிருந்த ஸ்ரீ பிரம்மபுரீஸ்வர்ர் ஆலயத்துக்கு அப்போதுதான் பெருமை வந்த்து. பிரும்ம ஸ்வரூபியான் பெரியவாளைத் தரிசிக்க வந்த அடியார்கள் எல்லாரும் பிரும்மபுரீஸ்வர்ரையும் நிச்சயமாகத் தரிசனம் செய்தார்கள்.

நாங்கள் பெரியவாளைத் தரிசனம் செய்யச் சென்றிருந்தோம். அன்றைக்குப் பெரியவா, மௌனம் ! ஆனால். அவர்களுடைய அருட்பாரிவையே பக்தர்களுக்குப் போதுமானதாக இருந்த்து.

அந்த்ச் சமயம் பார்த்து, இந்தோனேஷியாவிலிருந்து ஒரு சரித்திர ஆராய்ச்சியாளர் தரிசனத்துக்கும், சில சந்தேகங்களுக்கு விளக்கம் கேட்கவும் வந்தார்.

நல்லகாலமாக, அன்றைக்குக் காஷ்ட மௌனம் இல்லை; கைகளால் ஜாடைகள் காட்டினார். அதை விவரித்துச் சொன்னார், அணுக்கத் தொண்டர்.

அவருக்குச் சரித்திர ஞானம் – அதுவும், இந்தோனேஷிய சரித்திரம் ! – இல்லவேயில்லை.

நான் மேனிலைப் பள்ளித் தலைமையாசிரியராதலால், தொண்டர் கூறியதை மேலும் தெளிவாக ஆங்கிலத்தில் கூறி வந்தேன்.

இந்தோனேஷியா என்பது அநேகம் தீவுகளின் தொகுதி. அவற்றில், ஒரு தீவில், ஒரு இந்து மன்னர் நட்த்திய யாகத்தைப் பற்றி மிகவும் ஆர்வத்துடன் கூறினார், அந்த ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்.

“யாகம் நடந்த தீவின் பெயர் என்ன?” என்று ஜாடை மூலமாகவே பெரியவா கேட்டார்கள்.

ஆராய்ச்சியாளருக்குத் தெரியவில்லை, நூற்றுக்கணக்கான தீவுகளின் பெயரை நினைவில் வைத்துக் கொள்வது சாத்தியமில்லை என்றாலும், சில முக்கியமான் தீவுகளின் பெயர்களைக் கூறத் தொடங்கினார். அவர் ஒன்றொன்றாகத் தீவின் பெர்யரைச் சொன்னதும், ‘அது இல்லை’ என்ற பாவனையில் பெரியவா தலையை அசைத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார்கள்.

ஆராய்ச்சியாளருக்கே அலுப்பு வந்துவிட்ட்து. “நூற்றுக்கணக்கான தீவுகள் இருக்கும்போது, அவைகளின் பெயர்கள் பெரியவாளுக்கு மட்டும் தெரிந்திருக்கப் போகிறதா என்ன?” என்ற எண்ணமும் தோன்றியிருக்க்க் கூடும்.

பெரியவா, பக்தர்களின் கூட்ட்த்தில் பார்வையைச் செலுத்தினார். பின், தன் செவியின் கீழே, கைவிரல்களை வட்டமாக வைத்து, ‘என்ன பெயர்?’ என்று கேட்பது போல ஜாடை காட்டினார்கள்.

ஒருவர், “குண்டலம்” என்று மெல்லிய குரலில் கூறினார்.

பெரியவா, ‘அதுதான்! .. அவனிடம் சொல்லு …’ என்று ஜாடை காட்டினார்கள்.

அங்கு நடப்பதையெல்லாம் விந்தையுடன் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்த இந்தோனேஷிய ஆராய்ச்சியாளரிடம், ‘குண்டலம்..” என்ற சொல் இரைந்து கூறப்பட்ட்து.

ஒரு துள்ளு துள்ளினார், அவர்.

“ஆமாம்! அந்த யாகம் நடந்த தீவின் முதற்சொல் குண்டலம் தான்!” என்று பக்தர்களிடம் கூறிவிட்டு, பெரியவாளிடம் முழுப் பெயரையும் தெரிவித்தார்.

பெரியவா புன்னகைத்தார். ஆராய்ச்சியாளருக்கு மகா ஆச்சரியம் ! தன்னுடன் வந்திருந்தவர்களிடம், அவர்கள் மொழியில் தன் வியப்பை வெளிப்படுத்திப் பேசி, பெரியவாளின் பூகோள ஞானத்தைப் பெரிதும் போற்றினார்.

ஆனால் பக்தர்களுக்கெல்லாம் உண்மை தெரியும். பெரியவா, ஞானக் களஞ்சியம்; ஞான ஊற்று; அனைத்து ஞான்ங்களையும் தன்னுள் அடக்கி வைத்திருக்கும் ரத்தினப் பெட்டகம்.

ஆசிரியனான எனக்கு நன்றாகவே புரிந்த்து – ‘இது, வெறும் படிப்பு அறிவு அல்ல !”

இந்த அதிசய நிகழ்ச்சி நடந்தபோது நாங்களும் அதைக் காணக் கிடைத்த்து, எங்கள் பாக்கியம்.

 

http://www.periva.proboards.com   Source: Maha Periyavaal Darisana Anubhavangal – Part 4
As narrated by Sri V.Sundaram, Cuddalore

Contributed by Forum Member Shri Sankara Narayanan

natarajan

Noah Today !!!… He is Helpless !!!…

 

 

 

NOAH TODAY  !!!!!!!!

In the year 2014, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in Somerset and said:
“Once again, the earth has become evil and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans.” He gave Noah the blueprints, saying: “You have 6 months to build the Ark before I start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.”

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard – but no Ark. “Noah!” He roared, “I’m about to start the rain! Where is the Ark ?” “Forgive me, Lord,” begged Noah, “but things have changed.”

“I needed a Building Permit.”

“I’ve been arguing with the Boat Inspector
about the need for a sprinkler system.”

“My neighbours claim that I’ve violated the
Neighborhood By-Laws by building the Ark in my back garden and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Local Planning Committee for a decision.”
“Then the Local Council and the Electric Company demanded a boat load of money for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark ‘s move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.”

“Getting the wood was another problem. There’s a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the Greater Spotted Barn Owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls – but no go!”
“When I started gathering the animals the RSPCA took me to court. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodations were too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.”

“Then the Environmental Protection Agency ruled that I couldn’t build the Ark until they’d conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.”

“I’m still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I’m supposed to hire for my building crew.”

“Immigration are checking the Visa status of most of the people who want to work.”

“The Trades Unions say I can’t use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with ark-building experience.”

“To make matters worse, the Internal Revenue Service seized all my assets, claiming I’m trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.”

“So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark. ”

“Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky.”
Noah looked up in wonder and asked,
“You mean you’re not going to destroy the world?”

“No,” said the Lord.
” The Government beat me to it.”

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

natarajan

Message For The Day…Be Like Rama in Your Individual Conduct…”

 

 

The profound message the divine epic Ramayana gives is: One must lead the life of a human being, and one must seek oneness with the Divine. In every human being, all the three natures – human, divine, and demonic – are present. But most people today ignore their humanness and Divinity, and foster only their demonic nature. In fact, one should strive to manifest the Divinity, and not display one’s weakness or unpleasant qualities. In every act, Rama set the example, be it in individual conduct, in the discharge of duties to the family, or in fulfilling the obligations to society. Rama demonstrated the ideals to be followed. All should begin with fulfilling their individual obligations. The duty of the individual is to manifest the Divinity within. As an individual, Rama revealed the Divinity in Him through His ideal conduct.   

Sathya Sai Baba