WHO ARE WE

During his reign as emperor of China, Emperor Wu of Liang (502–549 AD) embraced & promoted the golden age of Chinese Buddhism. He came to be seen as the Chinese counterpart of the Indian Buddhist Emperor Ashoka the Great.

Bodhidharma, the first Zen patriarch of China, came to visit Emperor Wu around 520 AD.

The emperor told Bodhidharma, " I have built numerous temples & given financial support to the monastic community. Please tell me how much merit will I get for these deeds?".

Bodhidharma replied, "None whatsoever.You have not done anything out of piety nor out of wanting to do good. Pretending to do good you only wanted to purchase merit, but remember that merit cannot be purchased."

Furious & perplexed, the emperor asked Bodhidharma, "Who are you to tell me such things? I demand to know, who are you?' 
Bodhidharma replied, "Your Majesty, I don't know."

What can be learnt from this great historical encounter?

'Know thyself & then be thyself'. 
Everyday we have people who do not know who they themselves are, telling others what to be or become.

Even those who know a little about themselves are caught in a state of confusion, trying to be someone else.

Who are we? 
We are nothing, but existence at play.

We are given a name, then a religion, then a country, then a race, then an official qualification, then a work title & finally a social title. In the end we will die to be relegated to the dustbin of existence, clueless about who we are.

We know we are nothing, and we will remain nothing. Everything is given to us by others. All that is given to us will one day be taken away from us.

So we create this delusional concept that we are something or someone, who is going to journey to some far away place, where we will be surrounded by sweet music, where angels dance for us & there rivers of alcohol flow. In paradise we will feast & dine on the most wonderful of foods & be attended to, by beautiful people who refuse us nothing whatsoever.

Somehow this ridiculous notion survives, & we ridiculously foolish humans, lap it up & swear by it. So we will go out there, maim, kill, destroy for our place in this so called 'paradise'.

Even as we know we are nothing, we believe so greatly in our puny intellect to analyze & discover the so called reason of our existence.

The birds, the flowers & the animals never ask this question nor do the seasons, the sea, & win. They bestow unconditionally their wonderful grace & sometimes their awesome fury upon us.

Who are you? 
Spiritually speaking shorn of all those props & labels, you are merely another nobody, just like me. Someone who is on a journey from birth to death in a body that is perishing slowly by the moment.

Let us just, live & let live. Find harmony & balance between us & our world. To celebrate life, among-st its splendid wonders & bounty, and to die happily.

If there is a paradise, heaven or a hell, it is here & now.

Be Happy. God Bless.

War and Peace

We all know by now that another war has broke out in Libya. I am not a political person and least interested in the political reason behind it but I know war is not the solution of any problem and it's high time we should all think that  do we need more wars or we should choose peace to live in a better world........THINK!


War and Peace-Sri Chinmoy

Man invents war. Man discovers peace.
He invents war from without.
He discovers peace from within.
War man throws. Peace man sows.
The smile of war is the flood of human blood.
The smile of peace is the love, below, above.

Peace is the whole truth that wishes to enrapture humanity.
War is the whole falsehood that wants to capture humanity.
Peace begins in the soul and ends in the heart.
War begins in the mind and ends in the body.

War forgets peace. Peace forgives war.
War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine.
Our vital passions want war.
Our psychic emotions desire peace.
War is clear futility in dire spear-stupidity.
Peace is flowing infinity in glowing eternity.

Man seeks war when he thinks that the world is not his.
Man invites war when he feels that he can conquer the world.
Man proclaims war when he dreams
That the world has already surrendered to him.

Man seeks peace because his earthly existence desperately needs it.
Man welcomes peace because he feels
that in peace alone is his life of achievement and fulfilment.
Man spreads peace because he wants to transcend death.

The animal in man wars against peace in the outer world,
in the world of conflicting ideas.
The divine in man wars against ignorance in the inner world,
in the world of mounting ideals.

The animal in man wants war for the sake of war,
war to devour the snoring world.
The divine in man wants peace for the sake of peace,
peace to feed the hungry world.

Be Happy. God Bless.
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How Do I Love Thee

How do I love thee-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.


Be Happy.God Bless.

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Voices And Choices

Voices And Choices-Ron Atchison

It happens to me too,
the voices and choices
are too much at times
and I need a quiet place
just me and the moon
or me and the sky
a place where I can hear God whisper
reminding me to breathe
asking me to 'hold on'
and when I hear this
I know everything will be O.K.


Be Happy. God Bless.
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The Touch Of The Master's Hand

There is an old saying that when I was not touched by you Master, then there was no one to buy me but when you touched me you make me priceless. Yes that's what a real Master always do. In this poem below the poet has decorated this thought with lovely words. I hope you will love to read this!



The Touch Of The Master's Hand - Myra Brooks Welch

 It was battered and scarred,
And the auctioneer thought it
hardly worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin,
but he held it up with a smile.

What am I bid, good people", he cried,
"Who starts the bidding for me?"
"One dollar, one dollar, Do I hear two?"
"Two dollars, who makes it three?"
"Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three,"

But, No, From the room far back a gray bearded man came forward and picked up the bow, Then wiping the dust from the old violin and tightening up the strings,
He played a melody, pure and sweet
As sweet as the angel sings.

The music ceased and the auctioneer
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said "What now am I bid for this old violin?" As he held it aloft with its' bow.

One thousand, one thousand, Do I hear two?" "Two thousand, Who makes it three?" "Three thousand once, three thousand twice, Going and gone", said he.

The audience cheered, But some of them cried, "We just don't understand."
"What changed its' worth?" Swift came the reply. "The Touch of the Masters Hand."

And many a man with life out of tune
All battered and scarred with sin
Is auctioned cheap to a thankless world
Much like that old violin.

A mess of pottage, a glass of wine,
A game and he travels on.
He is going once, he is going twice,
He is going and almost gone.

But the Master comes,
And the foolish crowd never can quite understand,
The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought
By the Touch of the Masters' Hand.


Be Happy. God Bless.
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Happy Easter

If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. You can nail it to a cross, wrap it in winding sheets and shut it up in a tomb, but it will rise!
~Clarence W. Hall


Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise."
~Phillips Brooks


Easter is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown. ~Author unknown, as quoted in the Lewiston Tribune


WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY EASTER!

Where There Is A Faith...

Where there is faith there is the presence of Almighty and divine love. Some times animals amaze us with there faith and love for each other . We humans supreme in the living world are filled with millions of doubts which is a constant threats to our well being.
A great Spiritual Master from East OSHO throw light on this important feeling of our life. A close understanding of this will lead us to the destination of happiness.
‘‘FAITH is not belief, it is love. Faith is not belief it is not half, it is total. Faith is not belief because there is no doubt in it, so how can you believe?’
‘ FAITH is not rationalization at all: neither for nor against, neither this nor that. Faith is a trusting, a love.’
‘ HEART doesn’t know what doubt is, heart doesn’t know what BELIEVE is- heart simply knows trust. Heart is like a small child; the small child clings to the father’s hand, and wherever the father is going the child is going, neither trusting nor doubting. The child is undivided. Doubt is half, belief is half. A child is still total. Whole.’

Live in faith be in love.

BE HAPPY.GOD BLESS.

Angels The Keepers Of Dreams.

Angels are the guardians of hope and wonder, the keepers of magic and dreams. Wherever there is love, an angel is flying by. Your guardian angel knows you inside and out, and loves you just the way you are. Angels keep it simple and always travel light. Remember to leave space in your relationships so the angels have room to play. Your guardian angel helps you find a place when you feel there is no place to go. Whenever you feel lonely, a special angel drops in for tea. Angels are with you every step of the way and help you soar with amazing grace. After all, we are angels in training; all we have to do is spread our wings and fly!
-- Author Unknown

I hope you have find one if not yet then take a closer look.

To see an angel, you must see another's soul.
To feel an angel, you must touch another's heart.
To hear an angel you must listen to both.
-- Author Unknown

BE HAPPY. GOD BLESS.

InviteYour Soul

Invite Your Soul by Sri Chinmoy

Invite your soul
To enter into your mind-jungle
To clear it up.
Invite your soul
To enter into your heart-insecurity
To strengthen it.
Invite your soul
To encourage you in all that you do and say.
Your soul will inspire you,
Fulfil you
And
Immortalise you
GOD BLESS.

What Goes Around Comes Around

Today when I open my mail box there is a gift for me from Mareen Robinson . I was so impressed by the gift that I am sharing it with you all . I am very sure that this story will inspire you too as it has inspired me.


What You Send Out, the Universe Gives Back Ten Fold!
One evening, a man saw an old lady stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and go out. His old Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, stranding out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you.
He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.
Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight and light rain.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair.
The waitress had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feel for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.”
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard…
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”
There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.”

Today you have received this story, and I’m asking you to pass it on…Let this light shine.
BE HAPPY.GOD BLESS.
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Rays Of Hope- Easter

Easter for me is a hope that we are not alone in this world, God is always there to save us, even if we can see Him with our worldly eyes or not. He loves us and taking care of us. So we should celebrate each moment of our life.
A Easter poem just for you to celebrate this hope of life.

Easter Week by Charles Kingsley
See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices;
Fields and gardens hail the spring;
Shaughs and woodlands ring with voices,
While the wild birds build and sing.

You, to whom your Maker granted
Powers to those sweet birds unknown,
Use the craft by God implanted;
Use the reason not your own.
Here, while heaven and earth rejoices,
Each his Easter tribute bring-
Work of fingers, chant of voices,
Like the birds who build and sing.

BE IN PEACE AND HAPPINESS.

WISHING YOU A BLESSED GOOD FRIDAY

WISHING YOU ALL A GOOD.... GOOD FRIDAY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL WITH LOVE , PEACE AND HAPPINESS.
GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US BELIVE AND HAVE FAITH. BE IN DIVINE CARE OF GOD.

BE IN PEACE.

Built Strong Will Power.

Small yet life changing miracles happen to me everyday , time came when in the whirlpool of worries my belief start shaking. Today is one such day when the world seems to shatter in front of my eyes and I am not getting any way out . I am questioning the existence of God whether He really hearing my prayer or not what is He doing ? Then in such mood I suddenly took up a book from my self casually and opened a page, that flashes the answer of my mental turmoil. An inspiring thought from the Great Saint Paramansha Yogananda , I am sharing those thought with you I hope it will boost your positive energy and add more faith in your life.

The road blocks and failure keep us away from the higher power. But behind the wish and will of human being there lie the will of God which can never fail. Even death cannot stop the wish of higher power. If you put constant willpower behind your prayer then God will obviously answer your prayer. Most of the people are lazy physically and mentally. In time when they want to pray they feel sleepy and choose to sleep rather than pray and hence there prayer end and the will also die. Human mind is full of negative thoughts . He start thinking that he is unable to do anything. This type of negative thoughts should be burn immediately. You have all the power within your self to make all your dreams come true and that is your own will power.
Don’t just jump on any big deal immediately to prove your will power first try to do small things which once told by your friends that you unable to do. Good friends can boost your will power as well as they can make you weak too. So if you want built strong will power then spend more time with like minded people , if you want to be a god artist spend time with good artist, want to be a saint spend time with good saint.

Don’t ever think that God with all His miraculous power is away from you in the Heaven and you are here in this problem filled world like a insecure weak person . Behind your own will lies the great huge power of the God but this great power will not come to your help until and unless you accept that power .

Built a strong will power and turn your face toward that divine light your life will enlightened with health , happiness, peace and success.

BE HAPPY. GOD BLESS.

MEDITATION- A silent conversation with GOD

We have come across this question a number of times that do you believe in God?
Some say YES and some say No. But have you ever questioned yourself that is God something to be believed. Suppose someday somebody ask you do you believe that you have parents what will you say “stop talking like a insane. Why am I going to believe this, is the most unquestioned truth of my life.” Yes it is absolutely true that you have parents who bring you in this earth even may be some of them passed away or you may be living far from them, but this truth you can never change and can never be challenged.

Then just take a little moment from your so called no time schedule and just think for a while that if you are so sure about your earthly parents those who have bring you in this world. Then why do you have to believe the Almighty who have sent you in this earth. He /She is your eternal parent, the absolute truth that you are ignoring due to lack of your connection with the divine power. I imagine the last scene when we are departing from our God and making our way to earth .God may have taken us in His / Her lap and kissed us a number of times and whispered in our ear – “My dear beloved child you are on your way toward a beautiful and adventures journey .Let me tell you that I will be always with you may not be visible with the earthly eyes, I will talk to you but you may not hear it with your earthly ears. But whenever you will plunge into your own self and meditate you can converse with me and feel my presence within you. You are my most beloved child and I love you more than anyone could have ever imagine, don’t you ever forget what ever the world tells or try to make you feel you are my most beloved child and I am with you always to bring you out from any odds and present you the most desired healthy happy beautiful and earthly life. And also remember every single person you meet in this journey are all my beloved child whom I have sent to make your journey more pleasant and beautiful so always love them and be for them.”

Now imagine that with all this good message God sent us in this world and as soon as we drop into this mystical magical world what do we do we start a huge cry . This cry sustain for life long for health, wealth, love and happiness . As because we forget the fact that God is with us we are always living in a state of worry and fear. The worst thing happen when we start harming and hurting someone due to for nothing jealousy or hatred., we lack the knowledge that he/she is also God beloved and God is taking care of him /her also. We are no one to spoil the journey of some one whom Almighty God have destined and designed. And thus we accumulate bad deeds and God though don’t want, have to bring severe punishment to cleanse our misdeeds . We then start blaming God and say that God is nowhere. We go on and on asking for love and happiness from another person and are disappointed and finally slip into stress. We forget the fact that the other person is also locked in the same prison of thought as we are and a person who is not in love and happiness and peace can never give that to other .


Until our beloved God then try to pull us out from this distressful condition and sent those loving Saints who are living angel for us . They then teach us those forgotten word of love and happiness to us. They then act as connector between us and God and again rebuilt the everlasting relationship.

Meditation is the only beautiful way by which we can rebuild our relationship with God. God is the powerhouse of love and peace and compassion. When we get attached to God we see that our whole entity is overflowing with that love and peace and then we don’t have to make effort to love others .It will flow generously to others and we will be in a blissful condition of peace. All your problem get solved ,you get all your answer from the God himself and your positive vibration increases so much that no negative force can’t activate and create anything bad in your life.

There are many institution who are teaching meditation in a most easiest way . I am mentioning some of them below.
1. Vipassana Meditation Technique, as taught by S.N.Goenka and his assistant teachers
2. The RajYoga Meditation-http://www.brahmakumaris.com, http://www.bkwsu.com/
3. Meditation knowledge by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are taught at the Art of Living Centres worldwide http://www.artofliving.org/

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.-BUDDHA


BE HAPPY.GOD BLESS.