tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72833142072893671872011-11-28T04:52:42.442+05:30Celestial Melody...Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431596974949844455noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283314207289367187.post-89847097687375037282010-01-05T22:21:00.009+05:302010-01-05T23:30:06.796+05:30

The other day someone remarked that I have too much faith in my Guru. Such remarks/comments do keep flying around me all the time. However, this time it set me thinking. Do I have faith in my Guru? And if so and if not, what is 'faith'? H H Sri Sri Ravishankar, founder of The Art Of Living says "Faith in the divine and faith in one's faith. You know everything is being protected, and everything

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At the Brahmnaad, a performance by 1200 sitarists in Delhi, Sri Sri Ravishankar, a spiritual master and founder of The Art of Living, made the whole congregation chant 'Satyam Param Dhimahi'.The first verse of Shrimadbhagvatam (Bhagvad Purana) by Maharishi Vyasa states 'Satyam Param Dhimahi' (May we meditate upon the ultimate Truth). A treatise on the glories of Lord Krishna commences with such

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WOW : Charlie Chaplin once won 3rd prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest! HOW : Sara was horrified to find a fly in her tea. The waiter took her cup to the kitchen and returned with a fresh cup of tea. She shouted,"You have brought me the same tea!" How did she know?

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The word Dharma is derived from the root verb ‘Dhr’ which means to ‘uphold’, to ‘nourish’ or to ‘sustain’. Dharma is that which upholds humanity. Dharma is not religion. Religion is a restrictive concept that relates to individual societies laying down the conduct of its members in personal and social context. Thus, while Dharma outlines universal principles of existence, religion limits its

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I stare at the canvas in front of me. This large painting sheet in front of me. All filled with colors. Some bright, some dull, some stark and loud, some mellow and somber. Colors carefully put in by me, and some splashed recklessly.I am breathing hard, at wits end, on a mindless mission to color some more. The parts I like, I touch them not. While feverishly trying to add some sense to the

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WOW :India was the richest country in the world before the British invasion in the 17th century !HOW :You have 2 jars, one of them fits exactly 5 litres and the other one fits exactly 3 litres. How would you get exactly 4 litres using these two jars?

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The family visit to Agra last week was for the benefit of my two young nephews aged 9 and 7 years who had never seen the Taj. Strangely the visit for me turned out to be a morose one. The Taj did not seem as splendorous as it used to. The grandeur of its marble seemed to have been visibly effected, presumably, by pollution since I last saw it around two and half years ago. The badly lit inside

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WOW :It is impossible to lick one's own elbow!HOW :If you take away some, whole is left. If you take away whole, some is left. How is it?

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"The last hour of 2008. The time on this planet for us is a gift. Time is a gift to ourself. When we consider time as a gift our whole outlook towards life shifts. Like every year 2008 also has offered you many gifts. With it's thorns it has made you strong, with its petals it has given u joy. Any event has the good and not so good. The not so good has made you strong and realize you can handle

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WOW :A group of owls is called a parliament!HOW : One mother gave 25 books to her daughter and another gave 8 books to her daughter. However, between both the daughters they increased their collection by only 25 books. How?

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Recently, while talking on the phone, my friend showed a keen interest in visiting this new mall/amusement park, which had a scary tunnel ride; the sort in which a cart goes through a tunnel with all sort of mechanical/ghostly creatures shooting out of no-where with lots of shrieks and loud noise. While on the subject, she quipped "Darne ke liye log paise dete hai" (People pay to get scared).

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Of late, I have been pondering over the events happening around me, some of which pleasant and some not so pleasant but many of them uncannily making me aware of the play of karma in one’s life.Karma theory is known to be a play of cause and effect. As you sow, so shall you reap. It is as simple as that and may be even simpler than what one understands. However, the phrases destiny and freewill

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WOW :Shrimps are born male but slowly grow into females!HOW : A 10 foot ladder with two rungs 1 foot apart is hung from a ship. The water in the sea is rising at the rate of 1 ft per hour. How long will it take the ladder to be submerged in water?

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Long ago the rishis (Hindu ascetics) of ancient India proclaimed “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam” i.e ‘the world is one family’. Another verse which was in the form of a prayer reflected the same globalism enshrined in the Vedic thought thousands of years ago, “Loka samastha sukhinau bavanthu” – May the world live in peace. The people did not just pray for the happiness of humans alone. They prayed for

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Mumbai under siege !We all saw it on National television. We all see the anger. We all felt the pain. When does it stop? What does it take for the nation to wake up? How many times does it have to be replayed? It has happened in Mumbai, in Delhi, Ahemdabad, J&K. 3600 lives in the last 4 years lost due to terrorist activities. Forget the nation, what will it take for you and me to take notice?

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WOW :The original name of butterfly was 'flutterby' !HOW :In a building there are 3 floorsEach floor has a bulb in the roomIn the basement there are 3 switchesYou can go up the stairs only onceHow can you find which switch is of which bulb ?

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'Kavya shastra vinodakalok gacchate dhimata .........It is a sign of intelligent person that he devotes his time to music, art, scriptures, poetry, wit and meditation.' So spake Sri Sri Ravishankar, a spiritual master and humanitarian from India, at Brahmnaad, a grand symphony of 1200 sitarists held on 21st November, 2008 in Delhi. It was perhaps the first time that so many sitarists played the

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WOW :A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant !HOW :There are 3 apples in a bowl. How can we distribute these apples between 3 girls so that every girl receives one apple and one apple remains in the bowl?

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Why is the mystic in love? The mystic is in love because he cannot be but in love. He is on the journey to reunite with his Beloved whom he has been separated from.Kabir has penned down some of the most heart rending poems in cry for uniting with the Divine.O my Love! come to my houseMy body is in intense painWhile all say I am your spouseI have the very doubtsSo long your heart isn't immersed in

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... What I understand of it, and its relevance to me... Path to me... Path within me, to me...... A few words a few thoughts, on the meaningful, on the meaningless !!Share what you can, express what you feel!

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There ‘seems’ a path in front of me. Am I moving ahead with ‘my’ efforts or is the scenery passing by none the less? Am I the ‘chooser’ of the path, or was it chosen for me? Why me? How me? Is it in me? Am I guided, or am I the ‘choice’? Is it even a choice?

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The first thing that I noticed when I practiced on becoming more ‘aware’, is the extremities of the mind, understanding of which became much clearer through some very close guidance by my Teacher/Guide. Awareness through daily life, it became apparent to me that this mind would in a very unassuming manner, cloak my actions, and would hold me in a coma like stupor for long periods. It is quite the

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Scientists have started to believe that there could be infinite number of parallel universes existing. These universes could contain the 3 dimensions of space, 1 of time and many other dimensions as well which could be difficult to fathom at this point in time. They have even gone ahead and suggested that these universes could very well contain you, though in different forms!While reading about

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