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You have to understand that this is your life …..

October 9, 2009 at 6:25 am · Filed under **You have to understand that this is your life ..... ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

You have to understand that this is your life, and you can
make the joy and the beauty happen every day. It really is very easy.
A lot of people think it can only happen if they change the world around them. They think they have to change their children, and by the time they’ve almost gotten there, the child’s moved out. Then they think, “What else can I change? I’ll get a job that I really like.” They finally find a job they really like, and then they realize what they really like is the days off from the job : ) Then they say, “Maybe what I need to do is retire.”
Waiting—just think of all the things people are waiting for. You don’t have to wait anymore. You don’t have to change all those things around you. You can’t anyway, because when you do try to change them, they’ll try to change you. And when they do, you won’t like it.
I realized I can’t change everything, but there’s one thing I can change. All I need to do is change my list of priorities. The change has to come from within. That’s why I’m saying it’s easy. You don’t have to throw anything out, just rearrange. Of all those things that
have taken priority, put the priority to be content at the very top.
That’s all.
                                 —Maharaji : )
 
Balance
 
Though you must remain in the world, be not of the world. Real yogis can talk and mingle with people, but all the while their minds are rapt in God.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, Yogoda Satsanga Lessons 

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From: Vishal – a  pure soul like You.
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Mulla Nasruddin’s art of living : )

September 16, 2009 at 5:58 am · Filed under **Mulla Nasruddin’s art of living : ) ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mulla Nasruddin’s art of living was wonderful. His tales were spreading far and wide. People never got tired of talking about him and all these tales became famous. People used to say no one could be as happy as Mulla.

          The Sheikh of Damascus was extremely wealthy having all the facilities in the world at his beck and call, even then the Sheikh was not happy. He had declared, “Whoever shows him the path to happiness, I would give him half of my wealth and if someone can make me happy, give me peace of mind, I would give him one thousand golden coins.” Numerous people came to him and showed him the path to happiness.

           But after trying them, the Sheikh discarded because those people wanted to earn the prize. Certainly the value of prize was more important to them, than the path to happiness. So, despite wealth, riches and luxuries, he would not get happiness. Someone informed him regarding Mulla Nasruddin. He set out for his village along with a pouch containing one thousand golden coins.

         No sooner he entered the village, he met a kind person. He asked him, “brother, where does Mulla Nasruddin live ?” “What you have to do with him?” 
 
          “Brother, I have heard that he is an extremely wise person, if he shows me path to happiness and peace, then I will give him the prize of one thousand golden coins.”           

“Have you brought one thousand golden coins with you ?”

          The kind man asked. The Sheikh took out a pouch bound to his waist and showed him, “This is the bag full of golden coins.” Suddenly the kind man snatched the pouch and started running. Screaming “thief, thief” he also chased him. That kind man with pouch of golden coins ran towards the jungle. The village was left far behind. The Sheikh while following was thinking that he had made such a mistake of coming to meet Mulla Nasruddin without his guards. This village seems to be full of thieves, if Mulla is living here then there is no possibility of getting happiness and peace !” He became breathless running constantly after him.         

 “Oh God, how unhappy I am, I have lost my one thousand golden coins! Oh god, help me to catch that thief!” Meanwhile as if playing hide and seek game in the thick cluster of trees, that thief disappeared somewhere. Tired, helpless, and breathless Sheikh sat down under a tree. Sitting there, he was cursing himself. He was so breathless, that he was unable to speak properly. He was also unable to urge God. “Oh my god, I had come here in search of happiness, and see now, I have lost my happiness and peace of mind, and also lost my golden coins! Oh kind hearted God, please help me!” He spoke so breathlessly in a very humble manner. 

          Suddenly the pouch of golden coins dropped in to his lap. Looking at it, he became very happy. “Oh kind God, I thank you sincerely.” Suddenly a voice was heard from somewhere, “Sheikh, now do feel peaceful ?” “Yes, Yes, now I feel very peaceful!” “And feel the happiness ?” “Oh yes, my God, now I feel much happier!” He was very happy to find the pouch of golden coins falling from the sky, particularly after so much of running behind it. Suddenly he wondered that who was speaking ? From where did the pouch come ? He looked above and found that it was the same thief who was laughing and asking the questions

No sooner did the Sheikh see him, his feelings changed. Soon he jumped from the tree and told the Sheikh, “Just now you told me that you felt, happiness and peace of mind, so please give me one thousand golden coins, I myself am Mulla Nasruddin.”

          The Sheikh was surprised, “What, Mulla also a thief…..!” “Sheikh, you have seen that happiness does not lie in wealth, luxury, riches and amenities. The happiness is the state of mind. You were ready to give away half of your wealth for happiness and peace of mind just few days back, and few moments before you were unhappy of having lost just one thousand golden coins which is a miniscule part of your wealth. You were running behind me as if to save one’s own life to get back those one thousand golden coins, which is a pittance for you, and again you were very happy to receive the wealth and got peace of mind.”          

 Sheikh realized the truth and with a smile he put the pouch of one thousand golden coins at the feet of the Mulla. Returning the one thousand golden coins Mulla said, “the whole world somehow creates one or the other tension and then feels happy when they become free from it. For example, when your golden coins were snatched away, tension was created in you and when you received it back, the tension was removed and you felt happiness and peace. 

          What is the point in getting such happiness and peace, which are dependent on one or the other thing. Happiness and unhappiness are just like two sides of a coin. Different from both of them is the condition of joy! It is not dependent on anything. This condition is beyond one’s mind. A person who has felt joy, what would he do with your coins! You keep it with yourself. Joy is inherent in you. You can achieve it by going beyond the mind, witnessing all the events of life through constant awakening.   

Right Activity
 
I take on more and more work but I never feel I am overburdened, because I do everything for God.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest” 

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From: Vishal – a  pure soul like You.
http://capitalmarketandspirituality.blogspot.com/

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What do I want? (by deepak chopra)

July 30, 2008 at 8:16 am · Filed under Uncategorized, What do I want? ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What do I want?

—- Deepak Chopra

There is a reason why you were drawn to this. Perhaps your soul is extending an invitation to you — an invitation to get in touch with the deepest part of your self. Your deepest self, your essential being, is the source of all being — the field of pure consciousness that manifests as the infinite diversity of the universe. Power, freedom, and grace are attributes of this field. So too, are happiness, joy, and bliss.

Over the course of my career, thousands of people have come to me with various problems and challenges in their lives. My career began as a physician, and in the beginning most of the people whom I met had some form of illness such as heart disease or cancer. One day I was sitting with a patient who had heart disease and I happened to ask him, Why do you want to get better?” The look in his eyes told me, What kind of ridiculous question is that?” He told me, Doesn’t everybody want to get better when they’re sick?” Yes, I said,” but why do you want to get better?” He replied, If I get better, I can go back to work and make more money.” For some unknown reason, I persisted in asking him, why? Why do you want to make more money?” Apparently amused, he agreed to play the game and said, Because I want to send my son to a good university.” I asked him why he wanted to send his son to a good university. He said,” I want my son to get a good education so he can build a successful career.” I kept asking him the question? Why, why, why?.” In the end he answered, Because I want to be happy.”

Since then, I have played this game not only with sick patients wanting to get better, but with anyone who wants anything. You can try this yourself. Ask anyone what they want, and when they tell you what they want, keep asking why until you hear the ultimate answer: Because I want to be happy.” Happiness seems to be the goal of all other goals, and yet most people seek happiness in a roundabout way.

From: Vishal – a pure soul like u
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