That you can be an encouragement.
Everyone needs encouragement, but it’s so easy to forget to take the time to give it.
Think how you begin feeling happy when someone encourages you or someone made you smile.
Today, think of someone at your workplace or in life and appreciate him for something that he helped you with or simply reach out to someone and try to make him smile. Even if the person is a stranger, take a moment to let the person know that you noticed his efforts.
बंदउ गुरु पद कंज कृपा सिंधु नररूप हरि । महामोह तम पुंज जासु बचन रबि कर निकर ॥५॥
बंदउ गुरु पद पदुम परागा । सुरुचि सुबास सरस अनुरागा ॥
अमिय मूरिमय चूरन चारू । समन सकल भव रुज परिवारू ॥
सुकृति संभु तन बिमल बिभूती । मंजुल मंगल मोद प्रसूती ॥
जन मन मंजु मुकुर मल हरनी । किएँ तिलक गुन गन बस करनी ॥
श्रीगुर पद नख मनि गन जोती । सुमिरत दिब्य दृष्टि हियँ होती ॥
दलन मोह तम सो सप्रकासू । बड़े भाग उर आवइ जासू ॥
उघरहिं बिमल बिलोचन ही के । मिटहिं दोष दुख भव रजनी के ॥
सूझहिं राम चरित मनि मानिक । गुपुत प्रगट जहँ जो जेहि खानिक ॥
गुरु चरण वंदनीय हैं क्योंकि उनके वचन सुरुचिपूर्ण, सुगंध तथा अनुराग रास से पूर्ण हैं। गुरु सञ्जीवनी बूटी हैं जो सारे भवरोगों के परिवार का नाश करते हैं। गुरु वंदनीय हैं क्योंकि मुश्किल की घडी में जब कोई उपाय नहीं सूझ रहा हो तो उनके स्मरण मात्र से हृदय में दिव्य दृष्टी उत्पन्न हो जाती है जिससे अज्ञानरूपी अंधकार का नाश हो जाता है।
गुरु वंदनीय हैं क्योंकि संसार में जो दुःख दोष रूपी रात्रि है उसमें उनके ज्ञान के प्रभाव से नेत्र खुल जाते हैं जिससे मार्ग प्रशस्त दिखने लगते हैं।
गुरु वंदनीय हैं क्योंकि उनके चरण धूल उस अंजन के तरह है जिसे लगाने से पर्वतों, वनों, और पृथ्वी के गुह्य से भी गुह्य रहश्य अपने आप प्रकट होने लगते हैं।
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When Aswathama visits his father Dronacharya to seek his opinion on fighting the war under the leadership of Karna, Dronacharya refuses saying, “I was never agreeable to fight the war, but I did because you were here for your friendship and I am with you wherever you are because I love you my child.”
Is parenting such a mess thing that just because you have given birth to a child and raised him, you’d go all out to support even when your principles and moral does not support?
While we enjoy being parent of a child and every day we have to make a decision about whether we are going to be a wife or a mother, a husband or a father. In fact many times during the day you have to make those decisions. And you have to co-opt a lot of people to help you. We co-opted our families to help us. We plan our lives meticulously so we can be decent parents.
But if you ask our kids, I’m not sure they will say that we’ve been a good parent. I’m not sure. And I have seen many parents whose wet eyes wear a kind of dryness coping with the fact that their dutifulness of parenting is not even distantly acknowledged…
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The dream you’ve had since you were born is still there, you know. It may seem impossible, ridiculous, unrealistic. Yet, it’s still there—waiting to go beyond your fear of failing, your “what-if” excuses, your concern of what others may think.
Your dream is ready to get out of your head and heart to be a reality.
So, pick up the pen. Pick up the paper. Pick up the microphone and guitar. Pick up your tools and toolkits. Pick up yourself, and go for it.
Your audience has waited too long to see you live out your dream. Now is the time to show them what you can do. Now is the time to give that rockstar performance. Now is the time to reclaim your original artist. Now.
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श्री कृष्ण कहते हैं:
“भक्तों द्वारा किए गए सारे यज्ञों और तपों के भोक्ता, सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्मांड के महान ईश्वर एवं सभी प्राणियों के मित्र के रूप में जो व्यक्ति मुझे जान लेता है उसे शांति प्राप्त हो जाता है।”
किसी ने भजन कर लिया, किसी ने ध्यान कर लिया, किसी ने पूजा कर ली, किसी ने नाम स्मरण कर लिया, किसी ने यज्ञ कर लिए — चाहे जो भी किए जैसे भी किए सबके भोक्ता भगवान ही हैं। सिर्फ़ शर्त यही है की भाव भक्त का होना चाहिए।
किसी का सहारा बन गये, किसी की भूख मिटा दिये, किसी के दर्द की दवा कर दिए, किसी के आंसू पोंछ दिए, किसी के सपने सच कर दिये, किसी के चेहरे पर मुस्कुराहट का कारण बन गये, इत्यादि सत्कर्मों के भोक्ता भी स्वयं भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ही हैं।
वह जो अच्छे बुरे सभी परिस्थितियों में साथी सहायक बने, वह जो समर्थक और शुभचिंतक है, वह जो सब प्रकार से अपने अनुरूप रहे, वह जो प्रत्यक्ष और परोक्ष दोनों में हित ही चाहे — श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं तुम मुझे सभी प्राणियों का मित्र मान लो।
अभी से श्रीकृष्ण के इस वचन को गठरी में बांध लीजिए की वे ही हमारे प्रथम, एकमात्र और सर्वोपरि मित्र हैं, हमें तो केवल भक्ति का रिश्ता निभाते रहना है।
ॐ शान्ति: शांति: शांति:
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Everyone has this secret admiration for a musical instrument and thinking about it will bring so much enjoyment in their face.
Try to play with the things like you would do with your favorite music instrument – you will get things done, learn and enjoy it so much that you don’t notice that the time passed with such a great speed.
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THE SAVERS
If you wish to win, here is how you should start your day. Everyday.
SILENCE
Breathing, meditation, or prayer. Whatever that suits you. Your moments with yourself to clear the clutter and develop the focus for what’s important now.
AFFIRMATIONS
You’re what you think and you attract what is ingrained in your thoughts. Appreciate yourself for your accomplishments and remind yourself of the best you want to be.
VISUALIZATION
Sink yourself into the most desirous dream-well. That lavish life. Dream house. Happiness. Whatever you aim for and achieve to reclaim your glory. Whatever will make you feel accomplished.
EXERCISE
Exercise keeps you fit, recharged, and physically prepared. There are 8 – 10 minute exercise options as well. Get the 8 minute app or Yoga Jogging by Baba Ramdev.
READING
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more authority you develop
SCRIBING
Like me write something meaningful that comes to you. Meeting observation, experiences, or family conversations. Post them on social media or keep it for future reading.
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– Every job is a self portrait of the person who does it, autograph your job with excellence
– F.R.I.E.N.D.S Fight for you. Respect you. Include you. Encourage you. Need you. Deserve you. Stand by you.
– For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is
– Travel doesn’t become an adventure until you leave yourself behind
– Yoga is not about touching your toes, it’s what you learn on the way down
– Art is you being free from all the worlds heaviness
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Do you spend your every day chasing mice or hunting antelope?
You know that a lion can capture, kill and eat mice as well. But, I guess, it turns out that the lion knows the energy required to chase mice exceeds caloric content it will get from the mice and someday the lion will die of starvation.
But, a lion always looks out for capturing an Antelope in spite of it requiring more speed, strength and effort because once hunted Antelope provides enough meat and feast to the lion to relish it.
I was advised on these lines by someone today and I found it greatly valuable. So, I am asking you this,
“Find out where you are spending all your time and burning all your energy? Is it to chase mice or hunt for Antelope? Are you going to die of starvation or relish the feast?”
Ask yourself..
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श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: “इंद्रियों और विषयों के संयोग से पैदा होनेवाला सुख आदि अंत वाले और दुःखके कारण हैं। अत: बुद्धिमान पुरुष उनमें मन नहीं रमाते।”
आँख, कान, नाक, जिह्वा, त्वचा और मन ये छह इंद्रियाँ सतत ही विषयों का भोग मिले इसके लिए लालायित रहते हैं बिलकुल मोबाइल फ़ोन के अंटेना की तरह बल्कि उससे भी तीव्र। अगर विज्ञान की भाषा से देखें तो इनकी ग्रहण शक्ति बाक़ी सारे अंटेनाओं से काफ़ी ज़्यादा हैं। आँख देखने के लिए, कान मधुर वचन सुनने के लिए, नाक सुगंध के लिए, जिह्वा स्वादपूर्ण भोजन के लिए, त्वचा स्पर्श के लिए तो मन भोग विलास मय विचारों में लीन रहने के लिए।
ज़रा सोचिए — आपको रसगुल्ला खाने की इच्छा है, सामने रसगुल्लों से भरा प्लेट आ जाए। आप को ५ १० रसगुल्ले तो बड़े अच्छे लगेंगे लेकिन आपसे १०० रसगुल्ले खाने को कहा जाए तो वह सुख देने वाला होगा या दुःख? इसी तरह, आपका प्रेमी आपसे एक दो बार “आई लव यू” कहने की जगह हार २ मिनट में “आई लव यू कहना शुरू करदे तो आप तो पागल ही जो जाओगे ना।
इसीलिए श्रीकृष्ण यहाँ चेताते हैं की बुद्धिमान पुरुष इंद्रियों और विषयों के भोग से प्राप्त होने वाले स्थिति में मन नहीं रमाते। आप क्या कर रहे हैं? सोचिएगा।
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When two souls fall in love, there is nothing else but the yearning to be close to the other. The presence that is felt through holding hand, whispering sound, smile, or through a hug.
Souls do not have calendars, or clocks, nor do they understand the notion of time or distance. They only know it feels right to be with one another.
This is the reason why you miss someone so much when they are not around you. Even if that person is in another room, you miss. Its probably like this because soul only feels absense not separation.
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Everyday we are faced with hurdles, obstacles, hatred, comparisons, judgements and the worldly matters turning exactly opposite of our desires.
The most health freak person has suffered and died of cancer or heart attack. The most profound devotee has gone through the biggest mess. The most trusted lovers have suffered the heartache.
The need of the hour is to realize that there’s going to be hurdles, curse and heartache- but if you stay with your faith you will draw the courage to fight it out, you will get the wisdom to get the idea to recover and you will find the strength to stand tall.
The only urge here is that when you get hit in the head, you may not visualize it, but your life is going exactly the way it should be. Keep going. Keep faith.
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You’d have seen dewdrops on the grass leaf. As soon as it faces the morning sunlight, it evaporates, and its existence gets lost. But, when the same dewdrop falls into the sea and merges there with the sea, it retains its state.
There is a significant similarity between the dewdrops relationship with the sea and ours with God. To forget God is to miss the whole purpose of your existence. One who’s ever experienced a tiny moment of godliness will give away all the material pleasures of the world.
The great sages are not the fool that they chose to give up the material world to live in the supreme existence of God. And then the matter of material disturbances are just the matter – the profit or loss, life or death, appreciation or blemish – they may just make you feel helpless momentarily but, you will always live protected under God’s heavenly security.
You attain a happy state of mind, a state that is untouched by the events of daily life.
That joy will be so permanent that even the fear of death won’t shake you. How could Jesus say, in the face of crucifixion, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”
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एक शिष्य ने मास्टर से आग्रह किया “आप मेरे लिए सबसे ज्ञानपूर्ण शब्द लिख दीजिये।”
मास्टर ने पेन उठाई और एक शब्द लिख दिया “सावधान”
शिष्य ने कहा “बस इतना ही” मास्टर ने फिर लिख दिया “सावधान। सावधान।”
शिष्य थोड़ा खीझ गया “यह इतना महत्वपूर्ण है ऐसा मुझे नहीं लगता।” मास्टर ने जवाब दिया “सावधान। सावधान। सावधान।”
निराशाभरे स्वर में पूछा “सावधान का यहाँ मतलब क्या है?” मास्टर ने उत्तर दिया “सावधान माने सावधान ही होता है.”
अगर जितना है तो अपने मन, बल और बुद्धि को काबू में करिये और फिर देखिये आप सांसारिक कार्यों को कितने आसानी से जीतते हैं। अपने अंतर्मन के खेल को सिर्फ सावधानी से सावधानी पूर्वक सावधान रहते हुए ही जीतें।
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There are times when you feel like you are all alone in this world, there is a question spinning in your head that why are you pitted against the world.
Faced with such difficulties, obstacles and roadblocks the wise discovers the truth. They know that the universe is supporting them in their endeavors.
They look for orchestrating the universal energy to lift them up, to make their burdens lighter, they tap into their wisdom and the strength of the universe to sail through these testing times.
Such orchestration of spiritual and universal energies signified as self-control, self-determination, and self-esteem.
When it all boils down to it, our motivation to persevere must be intrinsic. It can’t come from anything outside of us; it must come from within.
When we make this happen, we recognize it as our strengths, and we recognize it as our potential.
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