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Message For the Day…” Character is the Fragrance of the Flower of Life …”

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Buddha, Jesus Christ, Shankaracharya, Vivekananda, and many great saints and devotees of the Lord are treasured in the memory of people even to this day. What quality made them memorable for all times to come? It is their character. The qualities that make up a flawless character are: love, patience, forbearance, steadfastness, and charity. These must be revered. Character is the fragrance of the flower of life; it gives value and worth to life. The hundred little deeds that we indulge in every day harden into habits; these habits shape the intelligence and mould our outlook and life. All that we weave in our imagination, seek in our ideals, and yearn in our aspirations leave an indelible imprint on the mind. Poets, painters, artists, and scientists may be great, each in their own field, but without character, they can have no standing in society.

Sathya Sai Baba

” ” அச்சு இற்று முறிந்த இடம் … அச்சரப்பாக்கம்…” !!!

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“இளையாத்தங்குடிப் பிள்ளையாருக்குத் தாமே

தள்ளாத வயதில் துள்ளும் பாலகனைப் போல்

முட்டிக்கால் தோப்புக்கரணம் போடுகிறார்பெரியவா”

(கைலாஸ சங்கரனின் மறு அவதாரமோ!)

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ராமேச்வரத்தில் அப்போது நிர்மாணமாகி வந்த

ஸ்ரீ சங்கரமடத்துக்குச் சென்னையிலிருந்து சிலர்

விக்கிரகங்களுடன் சென்ற லாரி வழியே ‘ஆக்ஸில்’

உடைந்து நின்று விட்டது. இளையாத்தங்குடியிலிருந்த

பெரியவாளுக்குத் தகவல் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது.

“எந்த இடத்தில் நின்று விட்டது” என்று வினவுகிறார்.

“அச்சரப்பாக்கத்தில்” என்று பதில் வருகிறது.

பெரியவாள் முகத்தில் புன்னகை விரிகிறது.

இடுக்கண் வருங்கால் நகைக்கிறார்.

இளையாத்தங்குடிப் பிள்ளையாருக்குத் தாமே

தள்ளாத வயதில் துள்ளும் பாலகனைப் போல்

முட்டிக்கால் தோப்புக்கரணம் போடுகிறார்.

ராமேச்ர விஷயம் விக்கினமின்றி நடைபெறவே

விக்னேஸ்வர வழிபாடு என்பது வெளிப்படை.

மூர்த்தி வழிபாட்டுக்கு மேம்பட்ட முற்றிய அருள்

நிலையில் இருந்து இவரே இடையூற்றைத்

தீர்த்துவிடலாம்.ஆயினும் விக்கினம் தீர்க்கவே

ஏற்பட்ட தெய்வத்தை, மானுடருக்கு முன்னுதாரணமாகத்

தாமே வழிபட்டுக் காட்டுகிறார்.அதைச் சொல்லாமல்

சொல்லுகிறார்.

“பரமசிவன் பிள்ளையாரை வேண்டிக் கொள்ளாமலே

திரிபுர தகனத்துக்குப் புறப்பட்டார். ‘எந்தக் காரியம்

ஆரம்பித்தாலும் பிள்ளையாரை முதலில் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும்

என்று லோகத்துக்கு ஏற்பட்ட சம்பிரதாயத்தை ஈஸ்வரனே

செய்து காட்டினால்தானே, மற்ற ஜனங்களும் அப்படிச்

செய்வார்கள்? அதனால், ஈஸ்வரன் இப்படிப் பண்ணாத போது

அவர் புறப்பட்ட ரதத்தின் அச்சு முறிந்து போயிற்று.அப்புறம்

அவர் விக்னேஸ்வரரைப் பிரார்த்தனை செய்து கொண்ட பிறகு

தான் அது புறப்பட்டது.

அச்சு இற்று முறிந்த போன இடம்தான் ‘அச்சரப்பாக்கம்’ என்று

இப்போது சொல்லும் அச்சிறுப்பாக்கமான ஊர்.அங்கேயேதான்

நம் லாரியும் அச்சு முறிந்து நின்றிருக்கிறது.!”

எப்பேர்ப்பட்ட பொருத்தம்! பொருந்தாமல் இடையூறு

ஏற்பட்டதிலேயே ஒரு பொருத்தம் கண்டுவிட்டார்.

“கைலாஸ சங்கரன் ரதத்தில் போனபோது எங்கே அச்சு

முறிந்ததோ, அதே ஊரில் காலடி சங்கரர் லாரியில்

போகிறபோது ஆக்ஸில் உடைந்திருப்பதால் இவர்

அவனுடைய அவதாரமே என்றும் நிரூபணம் ஆகிறது!”

என்று பின்னரும் ஒரு பொருத்தம் காட்டிவிட்டார்

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Message For the Day…” Character is Power…No Knowledge is Higher than a Virtuous Character…”

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As all objects and individuals, rites and activities are transitory, they suffer from decay and destruction. They can at best help the cleansing of the mind. Activity(karma) cannot liberate one from the basic ignorance or award the awareness of the reality as Brahman. Be conscious of this limitation in order to win the right of inquiry into the mystery of the Brahman, the source and core of the cosmos. The one who devotes life to earn the knowledge of the Atma must possess holy virtues and good character. Character is power. No knowledge is higher than a virtuous character. For the person who has dedicated one’s years to the acquisition of higher learning, ever good character is an indispensable qualification. Every religion emphasises the same need; virtuous character is the very foundation of spiritual life. Those who lead lives on these lines can never come to harm. They will be endowed with sacred merit.

Sathya Sai Baba

A ” Village ” with a Difference …

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At first glance, the village of Hogeweyk in the Dutch town of Weesp looks like an ordinary place. There are shops and residences, parks and restaurants, and even a theater. There are only 152 people living here, though, and you might notice that all of them are elderly. The younger people here are actually staff–nurses, doctors, and specialists–who work around the clock.

The village is actually a pioneering step in the future of elder and dementia care. Each of the 152 residents are eldery folks living with severe Alzheimer’s and/or dementia, and need nursing home facilities. However, instead of confining them to a depressing room in an institution-like setting, the residents Hogeweyk enjoy complete freedom as well as privacy and autonomy.

And it seems to be working. According to a study, the patients at Hogeweyk are more active and need less medication than patients elsewhere.

Residences come in a few different styles, and can be chosen on what makes the patient happiest, or is most like their home life.
The grocery store allows residents to shop and cook as they would normally, but more importantly, it allows them to continue making their own choices and functioning as adults.
The apartments provide comfort and a sense of dignity to the patients, while the 250-person staff is on hand to ensure care and safety. You can find the staff posing as everyday people in the town, as clerks, cashiers, and store attendees. The only thing the village lacks is money, because finances are difficult for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Everything is included in the payment plan.
The staff dresses in regular street clothes rather than a clinical-looking uniform to help residents feel comfortable. The residents, like the woman on the right, do their own shopping with assistance, as needed, from the staff.
The staff is careful to balance residents’ comfort with honesty. They’ll never lie about where they are, or that Hogeweyk is a care facility, but they keep things friendly and informal to make residents feel at ease. They’ll also never correct anyone who might mix up their memories.
Hogeweyk includes restaurants, a bar, gardens, and a theater so residents can enjoy activities and socializing while getting care.
Niek Roozen
A layout of Hogeweyk. The white areas are buildings.

Hogeweyk opened in 2009 and has been successful in its treatment plan. Despite its fancy appearance, the cost is actually comparable to other, more traditional care facilities in the Netherlands. And more importantly, it gives people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s a chance to live out their lives in a pleasant, safe, and happy environment.

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Message For the Day…” Never be Afraid of Anyone Nor Should You Cause Fear to Others…”

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Within humans there is some residual animal nature and this nature must be refined and transformed. One who is able to transform this animal nature in man is Govinda. For an animal, human nature is inaccessible as a goal, but for human, Divinity is accessible as a goal. When green grass is shown to a herbivorous animal, it is attracted, comes close and expresses its pleasure by moving its tail. The same animal runs away if you take a stick to hurt it. Human beings today are attracted and come closer when they see wealth, but if someone is angry and shouts at them, they stay away from them. Is this not displaying animal nature? As human beings, never be afraid of anyone nor should you cause fear to others. Bhaja Govindam exhorts you to control your animal nature within and attain Divine proximity. Chant the loving Name of God daily and grow in faith and confidence in Him. 

Sathya Sai Baba

 

Joke of the Day…” Do You Want to go to Heaven … ” ?

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Do you want to go to heaven !!!!

Father Murphy walked into a pub in Donegal, and said to the first man he meets, “Do you want to go to heaven?”

The man said, “I do Father.”

The priest said, “Then leave this pub right now!” and approached a second man. “Do you want to got to heaven?”

“Certainly, Father,” was the man’s reply.

“Then leave this den of Satan,” said the priest, as he walked up to O’Toole.

“Do you want to go to heaven?”

“No, I don’t Father,” O’Toole replied.

The priest looked him right in the eye, and said, “You mean to tell me that when you die you don’t want to go to heaven?”

O’Toole smiled, “Oh, when I die, yes, Father. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.”

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Message For the Day…” Primary Virtues Needed for a True Spiritual Aspirant…”

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Mind control, restraining the senses, transcending the worldly dualities, forbearance, unwavering faith, and equanimity are the primary virtues that must exist in a true spiritual aspirant. In addition, there must be an intense longing for liberation(moksha). This longing cannot arise from riches or scholarships. Nor can it emerge from wealth, progeny, rites and rituals recommended in the scriptures, or acts of charity. Moksha can come only from the conquest of ignorance (ajnana). A person might master all the scriptures along with all the learned commentaries written on them by experts, or propitiate all the gods by performing the prescribed modes of worship and ceremonies. But this cannot grant the boon of liberation. Just like a person who may have every ingredient needed for cooking, but if fire is not available, can he prepare the meal? Success in acquiring self-knowledge alone can confer salvation .

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” When You are Ready to Receive the Teachings of a Guru …”

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You have worked very hard in your life discharging worldly duties and come to Prasanthi Nilayam, seeking rest for the body and peace for the mind. That being so, it might look strange if you were asked to undertake some kind of work here also. In the olden days the Guru would collect his disciples in the forest and give them different types of work, sometimes for 10 to 12 years. This was done with a purpose. One important object of work is purification of the Chittha (heart). Once the heart is purified one is ready to receive the teachings of the Guru.Therefore in earlier times the disciples were given work in the beginning so that they slowly get purified. Only when the teacher was satisfied regarding the student’s ripeness for receiving spiritual instruction, would he start teaching Brahma Vidya (the supreme knowledge).

Sathya Sai Baba