A Compassionate monkey !

 

Two blind persons wanted to drink water at the RagiGudda Hanuman temple, Bangalore. When they were unable to operate the tap, this mother monkey opened the tap for them, allowed them to drink water, drank some water herself and then closed the tap before leaving the scene.

A touching story which i got as a forward

One fine day it came to know that The God is distributing apples to humans in his place, at heaven. One small kid was so happy to receive that news and it went with lot of enjoyment to heaven to get the apple from The God.
There was a big queue standing to get apple from The God and the kid also joined in that queue. While standing, the kid was fully excited and thrilled for the fact that he is going to receive the apple, in person from The God's hands. the kid's turn too came and the kid showed its both the hands to receive apple.

The God gave the apple but unfortunately the tiny hands couldn't hold that big apple. Apple fell down and got wasted in mud. The kid got so disappointed & starts crying.

The ministers near The God informed that if the kid likes to have another apple from The God again, then the kid has to again follow the queue.

Having waited for so long the kid didn't want to return earth with empty hands. So the kid decided to wait again in the queue.

This time the queue has become even longer than the previous one. While waiting in queue, the kid could see lot of people who returns back with apple in hands and utmost satisfaction on their faces. The kid was so much disappointed and thought why me alone didn't get the apple in hand when all others were easily able to get it. What is the sin I did that I alone should suffer like this. Now the kid was so scared that it should not miss the apple again. Again its turn came and The God gave the apple to the kid's hands and after giving the apple The God spoke to the kid. "My dear child, last time after giving you the apple only, I noticed the apple I gave to you was a rotten apple and that's why I made that to fell down from your hands. Having given you a rotten apple, I felt bad for you and I wanted to give you the best apple in the farm and that time the best apple in the farm was growing and that's why I made you to wait such a long time in the queue. Here it is. Now the apple that you have in hand is 'The Best' apple in the farm till to date. Enjoy."


MORAL :
Sometimes it so happens, as even after we put our 100% dedication and commitment things may get delayed or things may go wrong. Believe that The God has something great for us and that's why this has happened.

Always say,
'Gratitude & patience is absolutely the best way to bring more in one's life'

Hunger --- A deadly evil

Last week end, i had been for a eye checkup along with my dad.
I had brunch at around 10.30 am and left to the hospital.Unexpectedly,i had to spend the whole day at hospital.My eyes were dilated for about four times then i had a normal check up and i had to go to another hospital for a scan.We never thought its going to get that late.It was already 3 pm and still i was awaiting my chance to go for the scan.My father got hungry and asked if he shall go down.I asked him to wait with me for 10 more minutes because my eyes were dilated and it was glaring.Then after half an hour he said that he felt like fainting and left me alone to have snacks.Even i felt terribly hungry,but still i had to wait there for my chance.Finally at around 4 pm my chance came and i paid the bill and hurried downstairs and just ate the snacks which my dad had bought for me.

On my way back home i was thinking about all the people who starve of hunger.I really don't know if people can survive without food even for a day,but in the platforms and trains i have seen people begging and they have told that it has been two days since they ate.If only they told the truth, i was wondering how they would have felt.I felt that hunger is a deadly evil.Is there any way to eradicate the world's poverty ?

When ever i encounter beggars in train,in case i don't have change to offer them,i would just make a silent prayer.After this incident i thought everyday i should make sure that i never ignore any person who comes to me for help.

Only Love is Real ~ Brian Weiss

This book is about Regression hypnosis therapy done by the practicing psychiatrist
Dr.Brian Weiss.

This is a gripping love story of two of his patients Elizabeth and Pedro, who were suffering from anxiety, depression, dejection and unable to pursue a loving and meaning relationship in the current life. But when the Regression hypnosis therapy done on them individually by Dr. Brian to find the cause of it from their previous lives, he was able to connect that both of them had been related to each other in many lives.

Through hypnosis the doctor takes his patient's to previous lives and all to states between two lives.The doctor also gets messages from elevated souls called as Master souls who guide other souls after death.

One thing which i liked the most was the experience of a patient who sees hell like environment(amidst fires and devils) after his death in previous life.Nobody paid attention to him,then Jesus walks to Him and says ",Don't you realize all this is illusion. Only Love is Real".Then the firs and devils disappear,revealing the beautiful light.Sometimes we get what we expect but it may not be real.

I also liked the quote on liberation which the Master souls conveyed. "when you
look into the eyes of another, any other, and you see your own soul looking back at you,then you will know you have reached another level of consciousness.In this sense, reincarnation does not exist."

There are many more wonderful messages(about karma, other states of existence,relationships,forgiveness,pride,ego etc) in the book and is surely a must read and more importantly one has to practice it in day to day life.

Deepak Chopra's Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

To Start with Chopra advices to follow one law every day!

1.Law of Pure Potentiality(This law is based on the fact that we are in our essential state pure consciousness)

a.Observe Silence for one hour every day.

b.Practice non-judgment (Begin the day with statement “Today I shall judge nothing that occurs”)

2.The Law of Giving(Universe operates through dynamic exchange, nothing is static)

a.Try to give something to everyone you come across. It can be material or prayer, affection ,attention, appreciation etc

b.Remember that the more you give, the more you will receive because the universe works on dynamic exchange

3.The law of Karma(we sow what we reap)

Three ways to deal with Past Karma

a. Pay your Karmic debts (Most people do)

b. Learn from your experiences which arise out of Karma (Taking positive lessons from all situations)

c. Transcending Karma (Through meditation)

Applying the law of Karma

When you make a choice ask a question “Will the choice bring happiness to me and those affected by this choice ? ”



4.The Law of Least Effort(This is based on the fact that nature’s intelligence functions with effortless ease and abandoned care freeness)

a.Acceptance – Accept people, circumstances and events as they occur.

When you are frustrated by a person or situation, remember you are not reacting to the person but to your feelings about the person or situation.


b.Responsibility – It means not blaming anyone or anything for your situation including yourself. It means the ability to have creative response to the situation as it is now.

c.Defenselessness – Relinquish the need to convince or persuade others of your point of view.

“Don’t be like a rigid oak that cracks and collapses in the storm be like a reed that bends with the storm and survives.”


5.The Law of Intention – We can have our intentions and desires but we need to surrender it to the womb of creation, trusting that when things don’t go my way, there is, a reason, and that the cosmic plan has designs for me much grander than even those that I have conceived.


6.The Law of Detachment – In detachment lies the wisdom of Uncertainty.
Don’t give up your intention or desire but give up your attachment to it.


7. The Law of Dharma – Everyone has hidden talents. Identify your talents and use it for the welfare Of humanity.

When does Man become God ?

"We are not human beings with occasional spiritual experiences , but we are spiritual beings with occasional human experiences" is a quote which i like very much.

A scene from Anbe Sivam which i like very much.



Recently a incident which happened in train made me spontaneously remember the quote on spiritual beings.The incident though simple conveyed a deep message to me.

As usual i was accompanied by many government staffs in the train.They travel all the way to Chengalpet.There are few vendors who come to sell accessories like bangles, ear rings etc.Since they come almost every day, these government staffs were well acquainted with them.They told a vendor that a particular lady from their gang(she was called Hema) was expecting a child.The conversation conveyed that she had become a mother after many years of marriage.The vendor was too happy to hear the news.

Though the expectant mother was on long leave, the vendor immediately gave some beautiful bangles to a lady and asked her to give it to Hema.After some ten minutes she gave some packets of Bindhi to Hema.She came back after half an hour buying flowers from another vendor.All this must have costed her around 50 rupees.That vendor might only earn a profit of 50 rupees everyday.Despite all her poverty she was so generous.I am not telling about the generosity in giving away a day's salary.Oh how generous she was in affection.How much of love she had towards a fellow person was reveled in her face.I was deeply touched by her love for others and i saw a God in her.

I was thinking of the quote "We are not human beings with occasional spiritual experiences , but we are spiritual beings with occasional human experiences".

Some eight months back i listened to a speech by Sudha Moorthy.It was the best speech i have ever heard.The main agenda of the speech was about her welfare trust.
Every point in the speech was so powerful and heart touching
I cannot put down the entire speech here, but i wanted to write about one point.
"some people come and tell me that their servant maid is not well to do and they expect the welfare trust to help them.I just tell them that are they not wealthy enough to help their servant maid?The welfare trust is not for them.It is for the Riksha puller or a kulli in the road who does not even what is Infosys It is for them and their families.Millions of people have born and passed away from this world.what are we going to do.Helping is not for gaining fame or for our name to be displayed in newspaper,When we look back at our life we need to have a sense of satisfaction.When we help someone.We need to help a person who does not belong to our family or our religion or our language or caste,we need to help a person who is no way related to us,the person need not even know who we are."

After hearing the speech i recollected a help which i have a received from a person who is no way related to me.A simple help had a highly positive impact in my life.It was a incident which made me experience God in another person.

The speech moved me to tears and i was questioning myself if i was revealing the Divine within me or not ?Are we really spiritual beings, revealing the divine in us ? Of course occasionally at some time or the other to some people we reveal our divine nature knowingly or unknowingly.But we need to do that as often as possible.
It should be like occasional revelation,then frequent revelation and finally constant revelation of the Divine within :-)

Role of KArma in our life

Some more things about Karma and our life came to my thoughts recently.

We come to this world to work out our karma (both good and bad).
Only when we attain a state of nothingness we can reach the abode of God.
So, we have to work out all the past karma which we are building over all our past lives.

First and foremost we need to prevent the formation of further karma,this is possible when we are always in the remembrance of God.

We work out our past karma through bhog(various experiences).

A Guru of high caliber can interfere with our karma if He is moved by our love and devotion.

We need to do good deeds to negate our past karma.Good deeds are selfless act.It could be physical service,monetary help,emotional support,or a simple prayer for our fellow beings.

If we aim to attain God in this very life time, we need to be aware that we have to work out all our Karma so accept what comes our way without getting annoyed,Live in the remembrance of God and lead a selfless life.