Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Value Your Values
Do you believe in yourself? Do you Value your values?
Sometimes in journey of life offers us challenging opportunities which help us in increasing the faith in ourselves and in values which we believe as core of our character. For example there comes a situation in work or personal life which demands you to make a key decision and all your key contacts or sources and so called "PRACTICAL think tanks" are suggesting you to do something which you are not convinced completely i.e.,. though it appears as logical thing to do yet somewhere in your heart you are not comfortable. You feel it's not in alignment with your core values and as a result you sense some uncomfortable feeling to take that route.
Hope you can co-relate such situation where you start asking yourself? Is it the right decision? I'm I taking right path? I'm I being stupid in following my core values and not being practical like all my friends and co-workers? etc...
At these times remember the quote in beginning Museebat mein.... Become alert during these challenging times and tell yourself its opportunity to test your faith in your own value system. Believe that it's your character( not your money, friends, family) which will protect you in toughest of tough times. It is easy to say that these moments of decision are great opportunities which build our character but when we undergo them personally we realize how tough it's to have faith in our own self and follow our values instead of following steps of society (path of least resistance).
Life is filled with such moments but what happens generally is either we are ignorant to our own core values or never have time to be in peaceful& courageous stage to listen, understand and follow our own conscience. We are often busy and carried away by currents of media/friends etc...
That's why when Baba descends onto this earth first thing HE reminds is our original self and our core values. He gifts us awareness through knowledge and powers (Peace ,Courage etc) through Yog. This helps us to come out of darkness of ignorance and limited thinking and makes us believe in righteous path to help ourselves and entire Human civilization by taking up unlimited (Behad) responsibility towards entire world and prakriti.
Wish you all a great empowering time where you redefine your values, responsibilities and self-faith in your own self's.
"Museebat mein shareefon ki kabhi izzat nahin ghat'ti. Jalaa bhi daalo sone ko magar qeemat nahin ghat'ti" - Nama'loomTranslation -
"The honor of good people doesn't decrease during tough times. Even if you burn gold, its value is not decreased."
Sometimes in journey of life offers us challenging opportunities which help us in increasing the faith in ourselves and in values which we believe as core of our character. For example there comes a situation in work or personal life which demands you to make a key decision and all your key contacts or sources and so called "PRACTICAL think tanks" are suggesting you to do something which you are not convinced completely i.e.,. though it appears as logical thing to do yet somewhere in your heart you are not comfortable. You feel it's not in alignment with your core values and as a result you sense some uncomfortable feeling to take that route.
Hope you can co-relate such situation where you start asking yourself? Is it the right decision? I'm I taking right path? I'm I being stupid in following my core values and not being practical like all my friends and co-workers? etc...
At these times remember the quote in beginning Museebat mein.... Become alert during these challenging times and tell yourself its opportunity to test your faith in your own value system. Believe that it's your character( not your money, friends, family) which will protect you in toughest of tough times. It is easy to say that these moments of decision are great opportunities which build our character but when we undergo them personally we realize how tough it's to have faith in our own self and follow our values instead of following steps of society (path of least resistance).
Life is filled with such moments but what happens generally is either we are ignorant to our own core values or never have time to be in peaceful& courageous stage to listen, understand and follow our own conscience. We are often busy and carried away by currents of media/friends etc...
That's why when Baba descends onto this earth first thing HE reminds is our original self and our core values. He gifts us awareness through knowledge and powers (Peace ,Courage etc) through Yog. This helps us to come out of darkness of ignorance and limited thinking and makes us believe in righteous path to help ourselves and entire Human civilization by taking up unlimited (Behad) responsibility towards entire world and prakriti.
Wish you all a great empowering time where you redefine your values, responsibilities and self-faith in your own self's.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Age of Information or Ignorance
We all know the story behind the discovery of light. It's unbelievable for few to know that this amazing discovery of modern era which left the world, a different place to live, was by a person who just had few months of formal education and was almost all deaf. Yes we are speaking about Thomas Alva Edison... (Tom).Interestingly when Tom had an opportunity to have an operation that "would have likely restored his hearing," he flatly refused to act upon the option.... His rationale was that he was afraid he "would have difficulty re-learning how to channel his thinking in an ever more, noisy world." This choice of Thomas Edison raises the question in our Mind, "Are we ourselves lost in the noisy advanced world ", "Are we in the AGE of Information or Ignorance "
Today we are advanced to get information of everything we want through web within seconds, yet very few really can understand the problems/challenges we face in this world. It's because we have information in pieces and have never connected the links between them to see the holistic picture.
Consider simple problem of population Growth : Human Civilization reached it's 1 billion mark in 1800 AD( i.e. It took thousands of years to reach this population), but amazingly it just took another 130 years to become 2 billion (i.e. by 1930) , more amazingly just another 30 years to become 3 billion; Today we have population of 6 billion.
Problem today: We are too many people, using too many resources too fast; A United Nations group called "Millennium Ecosystems Assessment" did a 4 year study, the biggest study of ecosystems ever done on earth which involved 1300 scientists from 71 countries. At the end of the Environmental Conference in March 2005 they came up with a report which showed staggering destruction of ecosystems and the services these ecosystems provide for us. As a result, we started to see many Global Natural calamities.
If we carefully join all this pieces of information using our common sense we can easily figure out that the problem, is not the problem of shortage of oil & natural resources, not the problem of Technology, not the problem of too much Carbon dioxide, not the problem of global warming; all of these are only symptoms of problem. The Problem is the way we are all thinking; it's fundamentally a cultural Problem. It's at level of culture that these mistakes are happening. Our culture is being shaped by corporate companies who are in race of unlimited economic growth at the cost of everything (including even themselves). We have now products of 500 billion dollars of advertising, By the time a child comes to college or goes to school he might have seen thousands of hours of television; an average 2-3 hrs of television per day, as result he can identify hundreds of corporate logos but fewer than 10 native plants of the place. We have not only become consumers but have become ignorant by the terms we live on the earth.
To bring cultural shift we have to first change the way we think as Society, only then a new culture can be formed. How do we bring this change? Even when we fix a mechanical problem we follow simple steps like
Today we are advanced to get information of everything we want through web within seconds, yet very few really can understand the problems/challenges we face in this world. It's because we have information in pieces and have never connected the links between them to see the holistic picture.
Consider simple problem of population Growth : Human Civilization reached it's 1 billion mark in 1800 AD( i.e. It took thousands of years to reach this population), but amazingly it just took another 130 years to become 2 billion (i.e. by 1930) , more amazingly just another 30 years to become 3 billion; Today we have population of 6 billion.
Problem today: We are too many people, using too many resources too fast; A United Nations group called "Millennium Ecosystems Assessment" did a 4 year study, the biggest study of ecosystems ever done on earth which involved 1300 scientists from 71 countries. At the end of the Environmental Conference in March 2005 they came up with a report which showed staggering destruction of ecosystems and the services these ecosystems provide for us. As a result, we started to see many Global Natural calamities.
If we carefully join all this pieces of information using our common sense we can easily figure out that the problem, is not the problem of shortage of oil & natural resources, not the problem of Technology, not the problem of too much Carbon dioxide, not the problem of global warming; all of these are only symptoms of problem. The Problem is the way we are all thinking; it's fundamentally a cultural Problem. It's at level of culture that these mistakes are happening. Our culture is being shaped by corporate companies who are in race of unlimited economic growth at the cost of everything (including even themselves). We have now products of 500 billion dollars of advertising, By the time a child comes to college or goes to school he might have seen thousands of hours of television; an average 2-3 hrs of television per day, as result he can identify hundreds of corporate logos but fewer than 10 native plants of the place. We have not only become consumers but have become ignorant by the terms we live on the earth.
To bring cultural shift we have to first change the way we think as Society, only then a new culture can be formed. How do we bring this change? Even when we fix a mechanical problem we follow simple steps like
- Understand true nature of product and it's ideal behavior; Observe the deviation from ideal
- Know who is the right expert in that area and contact him to get the solution
- Understand the circumstances which lead to this problem for proper understanding
- Take necessary action.
Similarly as human civilization we are in a situation where a change is required and even this change follows similar process
- Know Your True self
- Know the Creator of all of Us
- Know the Eternal world drama
- Act to the "Call of time"
Once we realize above 4 things it's easy to reopen and imbibe the spiritual principles & virtues innate within us. Some might ask "is it possible even as a dream?" We can give one simple example: When Bapu Mahatma Gandhi first had vision of independence of India with NON-VIOLENCE as weapon people might have got similar questions as above but today we cant question it anymore as it was made true.
"Everything is difficult before it is easy. - Italian proverb"
Now PARAMPITHA PARMATHMA Shiv (father of all souls) has taken birth and has envisioned the establishment of new era with new culture on Earth. It's HIS vision to get us out, from this Night of Ignorance to Beautiful morning. Let us keep our intellect awaken during this process and fast from all negative things to extend our support to HIM in bringing the Transformation.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
100 Benefits of Meditation
Physiological benefits:
- It lowers oxygen consumption.
- It decreases respiratory rate.
- It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
- Increases exercise tolerance.
- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
- Good for people with high blood pressure.
- Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
- Decreases muscle tension.
- Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
- Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.
- Helps in post-operative healing.
- Enhances the immune system.
- Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.
- Enhances energy, strength and vigour.
- Helps with weight loss.
- Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage.
- Higher skin resistance.
- Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
- Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.
- Decreases the aging process.
- Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone).
- Prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases.
- Makes you sweat less.
- Cure headaches & migraines.
- Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning.
- Reduced Need for Medical Care.
- Less energy wasted.
- More inclined to sports, activities.
- Significant relief from asthma.
- Improved performance in athletic events.
- Normalizes to your ideal weight.
- Harmonizes our endocrine system.
- Relaxes our nervous system.
- Produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity.
- Helps cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).
- Builds self-confidence.
- Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour.
- Resolve phobias & fears.
- Helps control own thoughts.
- Helps with focus & concentration.
- Increase creativity.
- Increased brain wave coherence.
- Improved learning ability and memory.
- Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
- Increased emotional stability.
- Improved relationships.
- Mind ages at slower rate.
- Easier to remove bad habits.
- Develops intuition.
- Increased Productivity.
- Improved relations at home & at work.
- Able to see the larger picture in a given situation.
- Helps ignore petty issues.
- Increased ability to solve complex problems.
- Purifies your character.
- Develop will power.
- Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres.
- Respond more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.
- Increases one’s perceptual ability and motor performance.
- Higher intelligence growth rate.
- Increased job satisfaction.
- Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones.
- Decrease in potential mental illness.
- Better, more sociable behaviour.
- Less aggressiveness.
- Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction.
- Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals.
- Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation.
- Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia.
- Increases sense of responsibility.
- Reduces road rage.
- Decrease in restless thinking.
- Decreased tendency to worry.
- Increases listening skills and empathy.
- Helps make more accurate judgments.
- Greater tolerance.
- Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways.
- Grows a stable, more balanced personality.
- Develops emotional maturity
Spiritual benefits: - Helps keep things in perspective
- Provides peace of mind, happiness
- Helps you discover your purpose in life.
- Increased self-actualization.
- Increased compassion.
- Growing wisdom.
- Deeper understanding of yourself and others.
- Brings body, mind, and spirit in harmony.
- Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation.
- Increased acceptance of one self.
- Helps learn forgiveness.
- Changes attitude toward life.
- Creates a deeper relationship with your God.
- Increases the synchronicity in your life.
- Greater inner-directedness.
- Helps living in the present moment.
- Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love.
- Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego.
- Experience an inner sense of “Assurance or Knowingness”.
- Experience a sense of “Oneness”.
- Leads to enlightenment
Psychological benefits:
To top it off, meditation has NO negative side effects
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Chasing Away the Darkness
Sometimes in weekends/weekdays we try to get up late in the morning and start sleeping again... Saying I'll relax little more it gives me more energy. But the moment we get up we realize it's late in the day and there are lot of things in TO_DO list (These thoughts keep ringing in your mind and we start chasing them relentlessly) Our day is filled with RACE against time in getting things done from TO-DO List and we never really relax and rejuvenate yourself.
In Contrast to this let's now recollect memories from our past where we were at our Best (Might be early days in your life like career or college etc...) where we waited for morning to arise and wished that time never passes of fast. It was as if every moment was filled with new experience, dream, and vision for life. Present Moment was really PRESENT(Gift) and we longed to experience it more and more so we never had time for ordinary things or laziness.
What's difference between both these phases of life? Give a moment for your-self to really think in this direction. "Happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal, or goal."- Earl Nightingale
You only feel happy when you are making progress, step-by step, toward something that is important to you. Hope that gives some hints to difference to both phases of life! In earlier part of life when we were at best knowingly or unknowingly we used explore ourselves to discover who we are? What we want? What creative and special things we can do? But as time passes we forget explore ourselves and discover what we really want. We pretend to sleep to changing situations by convincing ourselves that this is the way of LIFE.
Similarly let's now think from entire Human civilization perspective, advanced scientifically but yet there are many major problems which Humans as a society are facing. Though books and documentaries (like "Eleventh hour "etc...) by many eminent scientists are showcasing them and giving clear warning we are yet responding with same habit we developed( let me sleep little more and then chase my own personal To-do list). A response which most of us give when questioned like above is "What can we do about it?" Is there anything we can do to chase away this Darkness? Is it possible to even dream such transformation? How can it be possible?
Transformation is possible when Human beings collectively realize worthy ideal, or goal. But we need to open up come out sleep to make it possible. GOD the Ocean of knowledge and Purifier of elements can give us such a hope and vision which Chases away the darkness of entire human civilization and makes them symbol of excellence and elevated CHARACTER ( Divine) again". He descends on earth when Humans are lost is darkness of ignorance and gives us a new ray of Hope by giving us:
In Contrast to this let's now recollect memories from our past where we were at our Best (Might be early days in your life like career or college etc...) where we waited for morning to arise and wished that time never passes of fast. It was as if every moment was filled with new experience, dream, and vision for life. Present Moment was really PRESENT(Gift) and we longed to experience it more and more so we never had time for ordinary things or laziness.
What's difference between both these phases of life? Give a moment for your-self to really think in this direction. "Happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal, or goal."- Earl Nightingale
You only feel happy when you are making progress, step-by step, toward something that is important to you. Hope that gives some hints to difference to both phases of life! In earlier part of life when we were at best knowingly or unknowingly we used explore ourselves to discover who we are? What we want? What creative and special things we can do? But as time passes we forget explore ourselves and discover what we really want. We pretend to sleep to changing situations by convincing ourselves that this is the way of LIFE.
Similarly let's now think from entire Human civilization perspective, advanced scientifically but yet there are many major problems which Humans as a society are facing. Though books and documentaries (like "Eleventh hour "etc...) by many eminent scientists are showcasing them and giving clear warning we are yet responding with same habit we developed( let me sleep little more and then chase my own personal To-do list). A response which most of us give when questioned like above is "What can we do about it?" Is there anything we can do to chase away this Darkness? Is it possible to even dream such transformation? How can it be possible?
Transformation is possible when Human beings collectively realize worthy ideal, or goal. But we need to open up come out sleep to make it possible. GOD the Ocean of knowledge and Purifier of elements can give us such a hope and vision which Chases away the darkness of entire human civilization and makes them symbol of excellence and elevated CHARACTER ( Divine) again". He descends on earth when Humans are lost is darkness of ignorance and gives us a new ray of Hope by giving us:
- Knowledge(Light ) : A positive ray of hope in darkness through true knowledge of who we are.
- Might (Power): To overcome obstacles and become our true self elevated again.
- Divine Insight: Understanding of past, present and future of Self & Human society to direct us.
Shivratri is celebrated in India in remembrance of this God's descent and transformation he bestows on us. Let's celebrate this Shivjayanti with true LIGHT, MIGHT and Divine Insights.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year... But Nothing New Unless...
All of us at some point of our life have this wonderful experience where we are struck by an idea, a powerful thought with deep insight so inspiring that it takes control of us and helps us in breaking our old patterns and creates newness in us.
As we know old habits are harder to kill, and they must first die before new ways of being and doing can occupy the driving seat of our life. Amazingly these powerful deep insights start few wonderful natural changes like below which might have not taken place without their inspiration.
As we know old habits are harder to kill, and they must first die before new ways of being and doing can occupy the driving seat of our life. Amazingly these powerful deep insights start few wonderful natural changes like below which might have not taken place without their inspiration.
- You naturally start organizing and prioritizing your life to get some time for your self to implement this new idea. Lot of unnecessary habits/behavior patterns are naturally forgotten because of this.
- You start radiating an inspiring charm on your face with new energy. This strengthens your relationships.
- Your enthusiasm and sense of purpose start further guiding you to new ideas / people and thus creating Newness every moment.
Beauty is that in this process, lots of mundane unnecessary habits are lost and are replaced by set of NEW patterns and thus creating NEW YOU.
Well it's great to see such things happen but how shall we tune ourselves to get these ideas/insights? Is it easy? Yes it's easy but you have to connect to yourself to generate such insights. There is a beautiful process used by yogis for generating such thoughts and connecting to true self it's called "Tapasya". In this process yogi calms himself and fine tunes his mental faculties with determined thought to find his true self.
Breaking out and setting ourselves free to do this is obviously more than just a days work and needs constant attention everyday (at least for 10 min a day) but yet the prize is so great i.e. our own personal happiness. What else is more important to do? So let us begin New Year with determined thought of connecting to our true self in yogic silence resulting in deep insights which break our old thoughts, behavior patterns and creates everything new in our lives.
Wish you Happy New Year with NEW YOU
Well it's great to see such things happen but how shall we tune ourselves to get these ideas/insights? Is it easy? Yes it's easy but you have to connect to yourself to generate such insights. There is a beautiful process used by yogis for generating such thoughts and connecting to true self it's called "Tapasya". In this process yogi calms himself and fine tunes his mental faculties with determined thought to find his true self.
Breaking out and setting ourselves free to do this is obviously more than just a days work and needs constant attention everyday (at least for 10 min a day) but yet the prize is so great i.e. our own personal happiness. What else is more important to do? So let us begin New Year with determined thought of connecting to our true self in yogic silence resulting in deep insights which break our old thoughts, behavior patterns and creates everything new in our lives.
Wish you Happy New Year with NEW YOU
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