Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.
(Inspirational thoughts from Patanjali)
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
"Karmanyevadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana,
karmaphalaheturbhurmate sangostva karmani"
This is Sholaka is in Sanskrit from Bhagwad Gita...
Its Translation goes like this
"you have the power to act only, you do not have the power to influence the result
therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result, without succumbing to inaction"
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
No matter what conditions you encounter in life, your right is only to the works--not to the fruits thereof. You should not be impelled to act for selfish reasons, nor should you be attached to inaction.
-Inspirational Quotes from Bhagavad Gita
Friday, August 24, 2007
The sound OM is Brahman. The rishis and sages practiced austerity to realize that Sound-Brahman. After attaining perfection one hears the sound of this eternal Word rising spontaneously from the navel. "'What will you gain', some sages ask, 'by merely hearing this sound?' You hear the roar of the ocean from a distance. By following the roar you can reach the ocean. As long as there is the roar, there must also be the ocean. By following the trail of OM you attain Brahman, of which the Word is the symbol. That Brahman has been described by the Vedas as the ultimate goal."
-- The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
"Intelligence is of the essence in warfare - it is what the armies depend upon in their every move…To be reliable, information must be firsthand …There is thus an important relationship between intelligence and timing."
Inspirational Quotes from
"The Art Of Warfare" by Sun-tzu
"The Art Of Warfare" by Sun-tzu
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation,
or trembling under the great sorrow of your life.
But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks.
Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer.
Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process.
or trembling under the great sorrow of your life.
But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks.
Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer.
Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process.
Phillips Brooks
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
“No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke.”
From Bhagwad Gita
Monday, August 20, 2007
“The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.”
From Bhagwad Gita
Friday, August 17, 2007
“Be fearless and pure; never waver in your determination or your dedication to the life. Give freely. Be self-controlled, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of the desire to serve...Learn to be detached and to take joy in renunciation. Do not get angry or harm any living creature, but be compassionate and gentle; show good will to all. Cultivate vigor, patience, will, purity; avoid malice and pride. Then, you will achieve your destiny.”
From Bhagwad Gita
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Waters from many rivers continually flow into the ocean but the ocean never overfills.
In a like manner, desires and attachments constantly flow into the mind of the Illuminated One, but he or she , like the ocean in its deepest depths, is totally still and never disturbed.
In a like manner, desires and attachments constantly flow into the mind of the Illuminated One, but he or she , like the ocean in its deepest depths, is totally still and never disturbed.
From Bhagwad Gita
Friday, August 10, 2007
On action alone be thy interest,
Never on its fruits.
Let not the fruits of action be thy motive,
Nor be thy attachment to inaction
From Bhagavad Gita
Never on its fruits.
Let not the fruits of action be thy motive,
Nor be thy attachment to inaction
From Bhagavad Gita
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men"From Bhagawad Gita
Hindu Scriptures speaks about three aspects of Ego- Ego here means –I- ness or self of Individual
1. First The Phantom ego which is called Jivatma is the reflection of ATMA- para( Transcending).
Since this ego itself is Phantom ego , the perception of the world(JAGAT) bereft of the transcending atma is regarding as maya .
When the atma gives up this false/Phantom ego what remains is pure ATMA-para. This path of realization is often regarding
as the Path of Gnana or Knowledge.(This is regarding as GNANA chakshu or opening of the third eye)
2. The second aspect of the ego allows some sort of a concession and regards this ego as real , since the ego is regarded as true the world (JAGAT)also is true but only exists with reference to the ATMA-PARA. Apart from the ATMA-para the ego and the world are dummy entities. So the JAGAT and JIVA are totally controlled by the will of SRIMAN NARAYANA. This path of realization is associated with the BHAKTI MARGA
Ex: Prahalada was in this exhaulted state of prapatti.
The Third aspects believes that the ATMA-PARA, world and the JIVAS are all real. THE JIVA progresses or diminishes in accordance with its actions and the JIVAS and the JAGAT are controlled by the will of the LORD HARI. The Jiva is always a DASA to HARI and DASYA BHAVA/BHAKTI is advocated.
EX: HANUMAN was blessed with DASYA Bhava and had the strength to carry the mountain and swallow the SUN GOD and what not.
It is believed that when the EGO is not associated with any of these three aspects, the ego is subjected to Birth and Death- Trans migratory state.
Murali.L
Thursday, August 2, 2007
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
From Bhagwat Gita
From Bhagwat Gita
"All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field".Albert Einstein
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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