There is an interesting Upanishad story. The Rishi
Bharadwaj wanted to study all the four Vedas and so he started
Vedaadhyana and continued it for many years, when he realized that
his life may end, he prayed for Indra. Indra appeared before him
and wanted know his wish. Rishi Bharadwaj asked for one hundred
years of more longevity. Indra before granting the wish wanted to
know what the Rishi would do with one hundred years of Ayush. The
Rishi replied that he would pursue Vedaadhyana. Indra disappeared
and Rishi continued with his Vedaadhyana and finally could realize
that even extra one hundred years were also coming to an end. So,
he prayed for Indra. Indra again appeared and the Rishi again
wished for one more hundred years of longevity. Indra again wanted
to know what the Rishi would do with one more hundred years of
Ayush. The Rishi replied that his Vedaadhyana was incomplete and so
would pursue the Vedaadhyana and Indra again granted one more
hundred years of Ayush to the Rishi. Like this Rishi Bharadwaj
continued Vedaadhyana for three hundred years. But yet the Rishi
was not content with Vedaadhyana and was unhappy. Indra appeared
before him without praying and enquired why the Rishi was unhappy,
even after 300 years of Vedaadhyana. The Rishi informed Indra, he
could not complete Vedaadhyana, despite deeply studying them. Then
Indra created three great mountains in front of him and enquired
whether the Rishi knew anything about them. The Rishi pleaded his
ignorance. Then Indra told him that they are the symbolic
representation of knowledge contained in three Vedas. Indra took one
fistful of sand from each one of the mountains and explained to the
Rishi that after three hundred years of strenuous efforts the Rishi
could attain only fistful of knowledge out of great mountains of
Knowledge from Vedas. Then Rishi Bharadwaj realized that it was
totally impossible to completely study the Vedas and assimilate them.
For a Rishi like Bharadwaj after three hundred years of
strenuous efforts, he could attain only very little of knowledge,
then what of common man.
The Almighty is full of mercy, so he started reciting
the Vedas for trillions and trillions of times. Then out of his
Avruttas, (Repetitions) , three Matras viz., OM BHUVUH, OM BHUVAH, OM
SUVAH, have come out. The Lord directed the humans to recite them
to acquire the supreme knowledge from Vedas. We were ingnorant to
accept them from the Lord. So again the Almighty has done Avruttas
trillions and trillions of times, and then AA, VU, MA has come out
of His Avruttas. Still we were reluctant to accept the Lord's
directions, he combined them AA+VU+MA into one Matra making it OM.
Thus Omkara is the gist of all Vedas. The Upanishad story concludes
by giving us a direction to recite Omkara in every moment of our
life, so as to attain the supreme knowledge.
It is not one's own capacity to recite the Vedas and its Mantras from
out of memory, but it is his conduct of life according to the directions
of Vedas, which tells whether he is a scholar / Dharamata or not.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Sand & Stone
A story tells that two friends
were walking
through the desert
During some point of the
Journey they had an
Argument, and one friend
Slapped the other one
In the face.
The one who got slapped
was hurt, but without
saying anything,
wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE .
They kept on walking
until they found an oasis,
where they decided
to take a bath.
The one who had been
slapped got stuck in the
mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from
the near drowning,
he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped
and saved his best friend
asked him, "After I hurt you,
you wrote in the sand and now,
you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied
"When someone hurts us
we should write it down
in sand where winds of
forgiveness can erase it away.
But, when someone does
something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone
where no wind
can ever erase it."
and saved his best friend
asked him, "After I hurt you,
you wrote in the sand and now,
you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied
"When someone hurts us
we should write it down
in sand where winds of
forgiveness can erase it away.
But, when someone does
something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone
where no wind
can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE
YOUR HURTS IN
THE SAND AND TO
CARVE YOUR
BENEFITS IN STONE!!!
They say it takes a
minute to find a special
person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day
to love them, but then
an entire life
to forget them.
YOUR HURTS IN
THE SAND AND TO
CARVE YOUR
BENEFITS IN STONE!!!
They say it takes a
minute to find a special
person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day
to love them, but then
an entire life
to forget them.
Do not value the THINGS
you have in your life. But value
WHO you have in your life!
" Happiness is not something you find, it's something you create…"
'Life Is Too Short To Waste Time Hating Anyone'.
'Life Is Too Short To Waste Time Hating Anyone'.
Simple Solutions
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high- resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty.
No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so. But when a workman was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution.
He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral of the story: Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem. So, learn to focus on solutions not on problems. "If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything; if you look at what you have in life, you have everything.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high- resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty.
No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so. But when a workman was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution.
He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral of the story: Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem. So, learn to focus on solutions not on problems. "If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything; if you look at what you have in life, you have everything.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya was trying to build a good university; he had to overcome many difficulties and barriers. He worked with determination to start the university. There was a fund crisis; but he did not get discouraged. He went from town to town, met many rich people and traders to collect donations and contributions.
He went to the Nizam of hyderabad to request him for funds. The Nizam was furious, 'How dare you come to me for funds... that too for a Hindu university? he roared with anger and took off his footwear and flung it at Malviya. Malviya picked up the footwear and left silently.
He came directly to the market place and began to auction the footwear. As it was the Nizam's footwear, many came forward to buy it. The price went up. When Nizam heard of this, he became uneasy. He thought it would be an insult if his footwear were to be bought by someone for a pittance. So he sent one of his attendants with the instruction, 'Buy that footwear no matter what the bidding price be!' Thus, Malaviya managed to sell the Nizam's own footwear to him, for a huge amount. He used that money to build the Banaras Hindu University.
Moral:
It is not what you have,
but
it is how you use
what you have that makes the difference
in your life
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
We cannot do great things, but can only do small things with great love.
Mother Teresa
When I is replaced with We,
Even Illness will turn into Wellness.
When people doesn't have much inside, they make a big show outside.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
Einstein
When we pray, things will happen and things will be different. Prayer changes things.
When you feel burdened with all there is to do, reassess your priorities. Then do the most important things first, and leave the rest for later.
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Earl Nightingale
Mother Teresa
When I is replaced with We,
Even Illness will turn into Wellness.
When people doesn't have much inside, they make a big show outside.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
Einstein
When we pray, things will happen and things will be different. Prayer changes things.
When you feel burdened with all there is to do, reassess your priorities. Then do the most important things first, and leave the rest for later.
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Earl Nightingale
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