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Message For the Day…” Always Keep Ready Stock of Truth, Right Conduct…”

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When fire rages and gets destructive, you immediately try to put it out by throwing sand and water, is it not? In most buildings, people keep a stock of these in readiness. Are you aware that you have six flames burning inside you? They are lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and hatred. They can emerge any time. What do you have in store to put them out? Always keep a ready stock of Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Love and Non-Violence in plenty. These five will help you scotch the flames of your six enemies, whenever they are lit; these values are very effective extinguishers.

 

sathya sai baba

” I Laugh and You also Laugh ….” !!!

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 You Scratch My Back I’ll Scratch Yours
There is the old expression that says,
 “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours”
Meaning, “You do a favour for me, and I’ll do a favour for you.”
But this is the first time I have seen this so perfectly illustrated!
source:::  input from a friend of mine
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Laughter …The Best Medicine… Learning to Live … !!!

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There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat.


One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I’ll come back on the 3rd day and if he’s not better, we’re going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat approached the horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they’re going to put you to sleep!

On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The goat came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you’re going to die! Come on, I’ll help you get up. Let’s go! One, two, three…

On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: Unfortunately, we’re going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it’s now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That’s it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three… Good, good. Now faster, come on… Fantastic! Run, run more!

Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you’re a champion!!!

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It’s a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let’s cook the goat!!!!

Lesson: Management never knows which employee actually deserves the appreciation thro appraisal !!!

 

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

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படித்ததில் பிடித்தது …. என்றும் எப்போதும் என் கந்தன் …

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படித்ததில் பிடித்தது……

திருமுருக கிருபானந்த வாரியார்…

(1) காலை எழுந்தவுடன்

காலையில் எழுந்து உன் நாமமே மொழிந்து
காதல் உமை மைந்த என ஓதிக்
காலமும் உணர்ந்து ஞான வெளி கண்கள்
காண அருள் என்று பெறுவேனோ
[‘மாலை தனில்’- திருப்புகழ்]

(2) வழிபாடு தொடங்கும்போது

உம்பர்கள் ஸ்வாமி நமோ நம
எம்பெருமானே நமோ நம
ஒண்டொடி மோகா நமோ நம என நாளும்
உன் புகழே பாடி நான் இனி
அன்புடன் ஆசார பூஜை செய்து
உய்ந்திட வீணாள் படாதருள் புரிவாயே
[‘கொம்பனையார்’- திருப்புகழ்]

(3) வெளியே புறப்படும்போது

சேய அன்பு உந்தி வனவாச மாதுடன் சேர்ந்த செந்தில்சேய!
வன்பு உந்து இகல் நிசாசராந்தக! சேந்த! என்னில்
சேயவன், புந்தி, பனிப்பானு, வெள்ளி, செங்கதிரோன்,
சேயவன், புந்தி தடுமாறவே தரும் சேதமின்றே.
“வள்ளி மணாளனே! அசுரர் குலாந்தகனே! சேந்தனே! என்று துதிப்பவர்களுக்கு நவக்கிரகங்களின் வக்ரோதயங்களால் ஆகும் தீமையில்லை.”- [கந்தர் அந்தாதி]

(4) ஒரு செயலைத் தொடங்கும் போது

நிகழ்த்தும் ஏழ் பவ கடல் சூறையாகவே
எடுத்த வேல் கொடு பொடித் தூளதா எறி
நினைத்த காரியம் அனுக்கூலமே புரி பெருமாளே
[‘விலைக்கு மேனி’- திருப்புகழ்]

(5) உண்ணும் போது

“அகில புவனாதி யெங்கும்
வெளியுற மெய்ஞ்ஞான இன்ப
அமுதை யொழியாதருந்த அருள்வாயே”
[‘சுருளளக’- திருப்புகழ்]

(6) மாலை கடவுளுக்குத் தீபம் ஏற்றும் போது

“மோகாந்தகாரம் தீர்க்க
வேதாந்த தீபம் காட்டி அருள்வாயே”
[‘நாகாங்க’- திருப்புகழ்]

“தீப மங்கள ஜோதி நமோ நம
தூய அம்பல லீலா நமோ நம
தேவ குஞ்சரி பாகா நமோ நம அருள் தாராய்”
[‘நாத விந்து’- திருப்புகழ்]

(7) நோய்கள் நீங்க

“தலைவலி மருந்தீடு காமாலை சோகை சுரம்
விழிவலி வறட்சூலை காயா சுவாசம் வெகு
சலமிகு விஷப்பாக மாயா விகார பிணி அணுகாதே”
[‘தலைவலி’- திருப்புகழ்]

(8) இடர்கள் நீங்க

“அறிவால் அறிந்து உன் இருதாள் இறைஞ்சும்
அடியார் இடைஞ்சல் களைவோனே
அழகான செம்பொன் மயில்மேலமர்ந்து
அலைவாயுகந்த பெருமாளே.”
[‘விறல் மாரன்’- திருப்புகழ்]
தகவல் சித்ரா மூர்த்தி.  in MURUGAN  BHAKTHI
[கிருபானந்த வாரியார் எழுதிய ‘குமரனும் கோசலை குமரனும்’ எனும் புத்தகத்திலிருந்து]

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Message For the Day…” Education Must be for Life , Not Merely For Living …”

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A young woman today aspires to be a good wife but not an exemplary mother. A student today does not aspire to be an exemplary father, but an attractive husband. Adding to this woe, parents today encourage such education which promotes these aspirations. Youngsters also forget their responsibilities to be discharged as exemplary parents. A typical father in today’s society does not want his son, above all, to be a man of virtue. He wants him to be a man of great education. Those parents alone, who aspire for transforming their children to be men and women of virtue, are worthy. Worldly education alone should not be the goal of life. Virtues are the true backbone of life. Education must be for life, not merely for a living. To accomplish this, spiritual thoughts and spiritual path is highly essential.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day… ” Health is Wealth ”

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The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.
Make it a fantastic one.

 

“It is health that is real wealth

And not pieces of gold or silver.”

~Author, Unknown

 

source:::: open my eyes Lord.net website

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Message For the Day…” What is Preyas and Sheryas…? “

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All of you have two desires – Shreyas and Preyas. People are attracted by all kinds of objects in the world. People seek only those that will please the senses. Deriving pleasure from time to time through sense organs is described as Preyas. Preyas is not enduring, it is like a mirage. Sensuous pleasures are momentary and leave a trail of pain behind. However, from the learned to the illiterate, most people seek only such fleeting and unreal pleasures. Indulgence in sensual pleasures lead to bad practices and wrong conduct. You must graduate from Preyas to Shreyas. Shreyas means overcoming the demands of the senses and achieving spiritual bliss. All actions connected to the soul are related to Shreyas, while Preyas is related to the body.

Sathya Sai Baba

Joke of the Day… !!!

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A young man, who was also an avid golfer, found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured that if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed the old man to join him.

To his surprise, the old man played fairly quickly. He didn’t hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn’t waste much time. Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball and directly between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot, the old man finally said, “You know, when I was your age, I’d hit the ball right over that tree.”

With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it had originally laid.

The old man offered one more comment, “Of course, when I was your age, that pine tree was only 3 feet tall.”    

 

source::::: joke a day.com

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Message For the Day…” Reflections May be many But The Reality is One…”

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When you offer salutations to someone, understand that you are saluting your own self. That ‘someone’ is none other than your own reflection. See others just as you see your own reflection in the mirror. When you are surrounded by many mirrors, you see a number of reflections. Reflections are many but the person is one. Reactions, reflections, and resounds are many but the reality is one. Names and forms may be different, but all beings are part and parcel of the same Divine Principle. Divinity is the underlying principle in the apparent multiplicity of this world. When I am speaking here, My voice is heard through each and every loudspeaker in this hall. In the same manner there exists the principle of unity in our hearts which we have to recognise.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Joke of the Day…

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John received a free ticket to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately. John’s seat was in the last row in the corner of the stadium. He was closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the stadium. He noticed an empty seat 10 rows up from the 50-yard line. He decides to make his way to the empty seat. As he sits down he asks the man next to him if anyone is sitting there. The man told him no, it was empty. John is very excited to have a seat like this at a Super Bowl and asks why in the world no one is using it? The man replied that it was his wife’s seat but she passed away. He said this was the first Super Bowl that they have not attended together since they were married in 1968. John said that it was really sad and asked if he couldn’t find someone, a relative or a close friend to take the seat?

“No” replied the man, “They’re at her funeral!”

 

source:::: jokeaday.com

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