Dealing with elderly

Old people in your house should not be neglected. Every day try to spend time hearing to them. They are more experienced . Ask how they faced troubles. How could they controlled those situations and what are the results of their actions. What experience they have gained from the whole thing. This will be very or highly useful to you in your day to day or your life problems. If you neglect them they will lose every thing. Old people are just like children. If you neglect a child he will start crying or weeping. Old people can not cry so they start commenting you and your family. This will lead to daily altercations and it will worsen with time . This is the general scene in every house hold . You can avoid it in your home. If you get old then try to concentrate on spiritual development and engage in reading, watching television etc and try not to comment on the living styles etc. As time is changing rapidly living styles and habits are also changing. Keep it in mind.

A Superb Story.....Don't miss it!!!!(Plz read it)

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in front of
him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand.

The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize
that this jar represents your life.

"The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your
health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things that if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and
your car.

"The sand is everything else--the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the
pebbles or the golf balls.

"The same goes for life.
"If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have
room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children. "Take time to get medical checkups.

"Take your partner out to dinner.

"Play another 18.

"There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.

"Set your priorities.

"The rest is just sand.

" One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

"It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."

Foot board travelling

It is general practice in India that the public transport buses are very crowded and people tend to travel on the foot board of the bus. It is very dangerous. The cautions are written all over the place. Every body reads them but do not care to follow them . If any body happens to fall from the foot board the driver may not be liable for the accident. The main problem is when you are travelling your movement of inertia will be there and if you fall from the running bus your velocity will suddenly come to zero causing serious damages.

In addition to that the foot board travellers are a trouble to the other commuters because they are in the way for the commuters who are taking the bus or alighting it .

To all the foot board travellers my pledge is that please see to the behind of the bus when alighting. You people tend to alight from the running bus. The vehicles following the bus may run on to you . Please take care.

Travelling in public transport

It is highly recommendable to use public transport for all. It will be great help to the environment. It will reduce emissions and help to conserve energy resources. Do you know the fact that the most well maintained internal combustion engine will at the most convert only 70 % of the energy of the fuel. The more number of engines the more wastage of energy. So try to use public transport for the daily travelling where feasible. This way you can contribute your part for the magnanimous task of protecting the environment for the future generations.
Do not feel that what will happen if I only do. Every long journey starts with a single step . Take that be a leader . Start contributing towards energy conservation.

path to prosperity

To reflect and... Act.

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country.

This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old and are poor.

On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.

Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.

Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate of the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality. It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world’s strong safe.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.

Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy
in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.

What is the difference then?

The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture.

On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect to the laws & rules.
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.

6. Work loving.
7. Strive for saving & investment.
8. Will of super action.
9. Punctuality.

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.

We are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us.

We are poor because we lack attitude.

We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.

If you love your country, let this message circulate for a major quantity of people could reflect about this & CHANGE, ACT!!

this is the path to prosperity

HAVE A GLANCE AT ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM - I

365 DAYS YEAR

Aryabhatta calculated the length of the year as 365 days 6 hours 12 minutes and 30 seconds but it is proved slightly to be an over estimate :

as we know the actual value is slightly less than 365 days 6 hours....



this is just a small example to dive into ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM.....

LET THE INDIAN KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM BE GLORIOUS AND VICTORIOUS

ratan

Lord Shiva ( Dont MIss )

It might be aroung 20 to 25 km from Coimbatore if I am right.

It is in between Coimbatore and Mettupallayam,

and you have to take a deviation and go from there.

Guys, its an amazing place to visit,

A mix of tradition and modern work...

There is another interesting news for you.

If you could notice inside the hall, there are small cube like
structures which is carved inside the wall.

You can see it clearly in the 3rd and the 4th picture...
And that is the place where you can actually sit and meditate...

WHY GOD ALLOWS PAIN.........

This is one of the best explanations
of why God allows pain and
suffering that I have seen...

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.

As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.

When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
"I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.
"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.

Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.

I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment,
but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.

The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Just after he left the barbershop,
he saw a man in the street with long, stringy,
dirty hair and an untrimmed beard.

He looked dirty and unkempt.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:

"You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.

"I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed.

"Barbers don't exist because if they did,
there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards,
like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist!
That's what happens when people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" affirmed the customer.
"That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!

That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help.

That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Rules of Living

1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend money before you have it.
4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs us more than hunger,thirst and cold.
6. We seldom repent having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain the evils have cause us that have never happened.
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.

vision

The most pathetic person in the world id
someone who has sight, but has no vision

religion - country

We will be a better country when
each religious group can trust its members to
obey the dictates of their own religious faith
without assistance from the legal structure of
their country

---------- Margeret Mead

attittude

"Having a right attitude is crucial to the kind of image you create about yourself"

WHAT ARE PROBLEMS ?

Predicatble ------ They help mould our future

Reminders ------ We are not self sufficient we need god and others to help

Oppurtunities ----- They pull us out of our rut and cause us to think creatively

Blessings ----- They open up doors we usually don't go through

Lessons ------ Each new challenge will be our teacher

Everywhere ----- No place a person is excluded from them

Messages ---- They warn us about potential disaster

Solvable ----- No problem is without a solution

Water bridge ... over a river ....

Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe!

Water Bridge in Germany....

What a feat! Six years,
500 million euros,
918 meters long.......now this is engineering!

This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe

and joins the former East and West Germany ,
as part of the unification project.

It is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin .
The photo was taken on the day of inauguration.



To those who appreciate engineering projects,

here's a puzzle for youarmchair engineers and physicists.

Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand

the additional weight of ship and barge traffic,

or just the weight of the water?

Scroll down to check if your answer is correct. ???





Answer: It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water!

Why?

A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the same as the ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded.

True Luck

True Luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table. Luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

-John Hay.

conversation with god,love

I asked God

I asked God to spare me pain.
He said: No. suffering draws apart from worldly cares and brings you close to me.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said: No.His spirit was whole,his body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said: No. Patience is a by product of tribulations, it is not granted. It is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said : No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said: No. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked all the things that I might enjoy life.
God said : No I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.

I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
God said.........Ahhhh, finally you have realised.

smiles come back to greet us

Smile once in a while, it will make you hear the music of the heart, smile once in a while it will make your pathway brighter . Life is a mirror, if we smile , smiles come back to greet us , if we are frowning all the while, frowns forever meet us.

Wonderful Inspirational Video

very inspirational enough .......... motivates every individual to do their duty to make life and things better..... do not wait for others to take action start by your self

inspiration

If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people inthis world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness,ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them

Love, Wealth & Success

A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white
beards
sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them.

She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please
come in
and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had
happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in"

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing
to
one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success,
and
I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband
which
one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was
overjoyed. "How n ice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us
invite
Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house. She
jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite
Love?
Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is
Love?
Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got
up
and followed him.

Surprised, t he lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love,
Why
are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success,
the
other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love,
wherever
He goes, we go with him."

" Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!"

globalisation - in a comic sense is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question : What is the truest definition of Globalization ?

Answer : Princess Diana's death .

Question : How come ?

Answer :An English princess with

an Egyptian boyfriend

crashes in a French tunnel,

driving a German car

with a Dutch engine,

driven by a Belgian

who was drunk on Scottish whisky:

followed closely by Italian Paparazzis

in Japanese motorcycles;

treated by an American doctor,

using Brazilian medicines.

And moreover this is sent to you by a Indian,

using American (Bill Gates's) technology,

and you're probably reading this on your computer,

that use Taiwanese chips,

and a Korean monitor,

assembled by Bangladeshi workers

in a Singapore plant,

transported by Indonesians lorry-drivers,

hijacked by Pakistanis,

unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen,

and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friend, is "" Globalization ""


Hope u got it...???

An inspiring thought

Lock Never Manufactured with out a key.

Similarly God Never Gives U a Problem With out a solution. Only V Need TO Unlock Them They Don’t Come 2gether.

Every Problem Carries Wonderful Opportunities.

So Never Ran Away From Problems.

Instead face them boldly ……… Problems will be no more.

Camel Story- Corporate Lesson

Too Busy for a Friend...

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two
sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.


Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and
write it down.


It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so much," were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in VietNam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student.

She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes." Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home."

Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."

"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary"

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: "I think we all saved our lists"

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

a good story

Once upon a time in a village, a man
appeared and announced to the
villagers that he would buy monkeys
for Rs10.

The villagers seeing that there were
many monkeys around, went out to
the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at Rs10
and as supply started to diminish, the
villagers stopped their effort.

He further announced that he would
now buy at Rs20. This renewed the
efforts of the villagers and they
started catching monkeys again.

Soon the supply diminished even
further and people started going back
to their farms. The offer rate increased
to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys
became so little that it was an effort
to even see a monkey, let alone catch
it!

The man now announced that he would
buy monkeys at Rs50!

However, since he had to go to the
city on some business, his assistant
would now buy on behalf of him.

In the absence of the man, the
assistant told the villagers.

Look at all these monkeys in the big
cage that the man has collected. I will
sell them to you at Rs35 and when the
man returns from the city, you can sell
it to him for Rs50."

The villagers squeezed up with all
their savings and bought all the
monkeys. Then they never saw the
man nor his assistant, only monkeys
everywhere!! !


Welcome to the "Stock" Market!!!!!

a wonderful inspirational video

It would not be a problem

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. It it were not difficult it would not be a problem
-Marshal Foch

Comfortable house

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after healthy and good conscience.
-Sydney Smith

By his talk

Judge a bird by its song- a man by his talk

A hole near by

When a mouse laughs at a cat, there is a hole nearby.
-Nigerian Proverb

That points to a political career

He knows nothing and he thinks he knows every thing . That points to a political career.
-George Bernard Shaw

Leading characteristic

Patience is the leading characteristic of great minds.

Only one corner of the universe

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that is your own self
-Aldous Huxley

Keep your mind busy and open

Keep your mind busy to accomplish things, keep your mind open to understand things
-Chinese Proverb

What the critics say

Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honour of a critic
-Jean Sibelius

Piercing word

A piercing word scorches more than the scorching fire.
-Sanskrit Saying

PRAISE

A manager's tool is motivation . If you want better work from people you should motivate them by praising about the things they have done well . Tell them that good job done. There is no need to praise them every time. Most people need frequent indications that their work is appreciated. Praise them in the same way you find faults with their mistakes and defects. Praise is a useful tool in every activity not criticism.

inspirational quotes

There is never a WRONG time to do a RIGHT thing.

Men of firm mind carry to a successful conclusion whatever they undertake.
-Bhartruhari.

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing , while others jusde us by what we have already done.
-Longfellow

He who receives a benefit should never forget it. He who bestows should never remember it.

What lies before us, and what lies behind us is very little compared with what lies within us.
-Emerson

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge . Argument an exchange of ignorance.
-Robert Quiller

Peace comes not from the absence of conflict in life , but from the ability to cope with it.


There is no enemy like anger, no fire like lust, no temptation like money, no intoxicant like power.
-Swami Vivekananda

You should always do what you say but it is not always wise to say all that you do.
-The Mother

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

New Year Resolutions

One more year is passing giving way to another y;ear . Every one makes new year resolutions. These are the guide lines which we wish to accomplish in the coming new year. New year brings new hope, new energy,new strategies to combat old and new problems . Review your last year's resolutions and add them to this year's resolutions. You have to le4arn from the past . Do not start thinking that if that thing happened this may be completed. Never blame others or situations for your failure to meet your goals. Start taking responsibility. With sportive spirit take that as a loss and learn from it as much as you can and plan for the future that is bright new year.

Keep your goals realistic. Being a good man is not a realistic goal . This is a goal which has no definitive value.

Keep some goals which you can achieve with little effort. Once they are achieved they will fuel your larger goals/ resolutions.

Divide your resolutions in the three dimensions.
1. Physical resolutions
2. Mental resolutions
3. Spiritual resolutions

Keep your resolutions specific and try to keep them in quantity. Instead of keeping “should read more books” keep a resolution like “should read 50 books in the new year”
Your resolution should be more than what you can achieve. It should be just beyond your reach. So that you have to work a little harder to reach them.

Specify a time limit review your resolutions. So as to make changes to them as per that situation.

Never fear a failure or fault. Read the article on Abraham Lincoln and Edison. Never be pessimistic be optimistic. A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity and an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Tell the whole world about your resolutions.

Believe in your self. Believe that you are going to achieve all your resolutions.
If you truly believe in your goals then the whole universe conspires and will help you achieve your goals. If any one chooses a goal in which he is really interested he will always get what he wants or some thing very close to it.

Learning from mistakes

Every one can learn from his own mistakes. Keep your eyes and ears open and try to learn from others mistakes also. If there is a ditch on the road there is no need that you have to fall in the ditch to know about it . You can also know about it by seeing others falling in to it and avoid falling in to it.

One of the most valuable thing a man can learn is the art of using knowledge and experience of others.

Great American President

He lost his job in 1831
He was defeated for the legislature in 1832
Failed in business in 1833
suffered a nervous break down in 1836
was defeated for speaker of the illionois state legislature in 1838
was defeated for nomination for congress in 1843
Lost renomination to congress in 1848
was rejected for land office in 1849
was defeated in the senate elections in 1854
was defeated for nomination for the post of vice president in 1856
was defeated in the senate elections in 1858

But finally became the sixteenth president of US in 1861.

He was American President Abraham Lincoln.

murphy's laws (start reading only if u have patience)

infiinfo: MURPHY'S LAWS (very intrestin... study with patience)


This is interesting

infiinfo: TEL ME IF U DIDNT LAUGH AT THIS

infiinfo: TEL ME IF U DIDNT LAUGH AT THIS


This is a very nice video clip.

Smile

A smile is a language everbody understands.

It costs nothing but creates much .

It happens fast but its memory may last forever.

Keep smiling ...............................!!!!!!

Rules for which reasons are not known

) Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

2) Anthony's Law of Workshop:

Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner

3)Kovac's Conundrum:

When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.

4)Cannon's Karmic Law:

If you use the excuse that you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will actually have a flat tire.

5) O,brien's Variation Law:

If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you arein now.

6) Bells's Theorem:

As soon as the body is immersed fully in the bathtub, the telephone will ring

7) Ruby's Principle of Close Encounters:

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are in a situationwhen you do not want to be seen by anybody.

8) Willoughby's Law :

When you try to prove to the repairman that a machine dosen't work, it will.

9 ) Zadra's Law of Biomechanics :

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reachability of the area.

10) Breda's Rule :

At any event, the people whose seats are farthest from the ailse arrive last.

11) Owen's Law :

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

12) Wooly's Law :

When you are working late, the boss will never be around. When you are surfing the net the boss will always drop by.

colour conflict

the INDIAN education system which we feel proud of...

have a look at our Indian education system which is introduced by the British and wiped off all our abilities n intellecutal skills...

A STUDY OF RATNAPRABHA

Vedanta Philosophy ,the philosophy based on the concluding part of the Vedas, i.e. . Upanishads occupies a prominent place among the orthodox systems of Indian Philosophy. The edifice of the entire Vedanta system is built mainly upon the trio of works, viz. The Upanishads, The Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad-Gita which are also known as Prasthana Traya.

Taking the above works as the basis, Sankara, Ramanuja, Madhva and others established their own theories such as Advaita , Visistadvaita, Dwaita. The greatness of Advaita is well known. The essence of Advaita Vedanta can be summarized as

“Brahman is the reality

The world is unreal and

Jiva is not other than Brahman Itself”

The commentary of Sankara on Brahma-sutras was itself commentated by many scholars. Padmapada wrote a commentary, viz, Panchapadika which was further elaborated by Prakasatmayati of Vivarana school of thought. Vachaspati Misra wrote an excellent commentary, viz. Bhamati which was later commentated by many scholars and which also stands as a main source of Bhamati school of thought. Though there a re some theoretical differences between these two schools they are one in respect of the uniqueness of Brahman.

Among the many Commentaries on Sankara’s Bhasya on the Brahma Sutras, Ramananda’s Ratnaprabha is unique. Ramananda the author of Ratnaprabha was a versatile Scholar in many disciplines such as Nyaya, Mimansa, and Vedanta. His Ratnaprabha, being a comprehensive commentary, is studied with appreciation by both students and scholars of Advaita Vedanta. Ramananda studied all the commentaries of his time and he himself wrote a treatise meant for those who cannot study all the works in order to understand for the doctrine of Advaita. In writing Ratnaprabha the VIVARANA school of thought was followed. The author not only appears to be a follower of Vivarana but also an opponent of Bhamati.

In this present work a humble attempt was made to bring out the origin and development of Advaita Vedanta , the main concepts of Advaita like Adhyasa, Khyati, nature of Maya and Avidya, removal of Avidya, means of knowledge ,Concepts of Moksha and Jivanmukthi in the light of Ratnaprabha Confining to chatussutri portion. The commentaries on Ratnaprabha, Purnandiya and Bhagadipika are also introduced.

Dr. ch. Durga Prasada Rao

WINNERS

WINNERS are
too BUSY to be SAD,
too POSITIVE to be DOUBTFUL,
too OPTIMISTIC to be FEARFUL,
and too DETERMINED to be DEFEATED.

Inspirational Story - V

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to
know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious
disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived
the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to
combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little
brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood
to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and
saying, "Yes I'll do it, if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed,
he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the
color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile
faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start
to die right away?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he
was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

"Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've never been hurt,
and dance like you do when nobody's watching."

Inspirational Story - IV

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he
hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.
Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and
simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping
the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the
way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon
approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to
move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and
straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of
vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King
indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder
from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never
understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Inspirational Story - III

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a
10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A
waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied
the waitress. The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied
the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was
growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked
away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When
the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table.
There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five
pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough
left to leave her a tip.

Inspirational Story - II

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was
standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing
rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a
ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white
man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled
1960s. The MN took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put
her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and
thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door.
To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..

It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other
night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then
you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for
helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

Inspirational story - I

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I
was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions
until I read the last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?

"Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman
several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I
know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class
ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our
quiz grade.

"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many
people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if
all you do is smile and say "hello.

"I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

ABC of Excellence

ABC of motivation


A void negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

B elieve in yourself.

C onsider things from every angle.

D on't give up and don't give in.

E njoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.

F amily and friends are hidden treasures; enjoy their riches.

G ive more than you planned to.

H ang on to your dreams.

I gnore those who try to discourage you.

J ust do it.

K eep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.

L ove yourself first and most.

M ake it happen.

N ever lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.

O pen your eyes and see things as they really are.

P ractice makes perfect.

Q uitters never win and winners never quit.

R ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.

S top procrastinating.

T ake control of your own destiny.

U nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.

V isualize it.

W ant it more than anything.

E X cellerate your efforts.

Y ou are unique of all God's creations, nothing can replace YOU.

Z ero in on your target and go for it!

Value!!

"What is most valuable is not
what you have in your life
but who you have in your life."

Trust!!

"It takes years to build trust
and a few seconds
to destroy it."

Marriage!

"Do not marry a person
that you know
that you can live with;
only marry someone
that you
cannot live without."

Live Today !

"There are two entities
that can really
break you down .
Yesterday and Tomorrow
One is goen and the
other doesn't exist......
so live today."

Don't Hurt Anyone

" It only takes a few seconds
to hurt people you love,
and it can take years to heal."

Do remember to share

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find
his
5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a
thing?"
the man said angrily.
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you
make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make Rs.100 an hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so
you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other
nonsense,then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think
about
why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such
this
childish behavior."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the
little
boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get
some
money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and
started to
think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that
Rs.50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to
the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said
the man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.
Here's the
Rs.50 you asked for.

"The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled
up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get
angry
again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then
looked up
at his father.
"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the
father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy
replied.

"Daddy, I have Rs.100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have
dinner with you.

"The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son,
and he
begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
We
should not let time slip through our fingers without having
spent some
time with those who really matter to us, those close to our
hearts.

Do remember to share that Rs.100 worth of your time with
someone you love.



If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could
easily
replace us in a matter of days.

But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for
the
rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves
more
into work than to our family.

salt-camphor

salt and camphor will have the same appearance
you will get to know the difference only when you taste

similarly even though so many persons look similarly good but you can only know their real traits if you get nearer to them . so never trust a stranger only by the looks.
their real motives may not be good for you. act with caution.

Beautiful life

Life is a wonderful process. Only living happily can bring contentment.

Do not spoil the present moment by thinking about the past.

Always Learn from the PAST
Live in the PRESENT
Plan for the FUTURE

strange but true

Most women set out to try to change a man and when they have changed him they do not like him

-Marlene Dietrich

Never Explain

Never explain yourself to anyone.
Because the person who likes you doesn't need it,
and the person who dislikes you won't believe it.

truth of life

We make them cry who care for us.
We cry for those who never care for us.
And we care for those who will never cry for us.

This is the truth of life., its strange but true.
Once you realise this, its never too late to change.

love people

if you start judging
people you wil be
having no time to love
them ....

- mother Teresa

four things in life

Never break four things
in your life - Trust,
Promise, Relation &
Heart because when they
break they don't make
noise but pains a lot

try new things

If someone feels that
they had never made a
mistake in their life,
then it means thay had
never tried a new thing
in their life....


-- EINSTEIN

Belief

believing everybody is

dangerous;

believing nobody is very

dangerous.....

- - Abraham Lincoln

change

Everyone thinks of

changing the world,

but no one thinks of

changing himself

- Leo Tolstoy

never say i have failed

I will never say I failed
1000 times, I will say
that I discovered there
are 1000 ways that can
cause failure-----




thomas edison

winning

winning doesn't always
mean being first,
winning means you're
doing better than you've
doen before

love each other

if we cannot love the
person whom we see,
how can we love god
whom we cannot see?


- mother teresa

believe in self

don't compare yourself
with anyone in this
world. if you do so, you
are insulting yourself

a different view

if you win you need not
explain...... but if you lose
you should not be there
to explain

- adolph hitler

to get success

three sentences for
getting SUCCESS:

a) know more than other

b) work more than other

c) expect less than other


- william shakesphere

path of life

In a day, when you don't
come across any problems
- you can be sure that
you are travelling in a
wrong path - swami vivekananda

leadership

leadership is not about the size of your
office or title on your business card
Its about the depth of your
commitment& your passion to get things done

dare to be

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side
But only a few dare to be on the side of the truth

good judgement

Good Judgement comes from
bad experience
and a lot of that comes from
bad judgement

secret for success

Never mind what others doDo better than yourself
Beat your own records from day to day &
pray to GOD fora better tomorrow.
Succes will chase you.

human tendency

It is human tendency to run
behind people whom we LOVE
and neglect the ones who love us
b'coz we are sure we will never lose them

it is we who affect our lives

Without your involvement you cannot succeed
With your involvement you cannot fail

Three dimensions of health

Hi

A person is not healthy if he is only physically healthy. For complete and overall personality development a person should try to improve all the three dimensions of health.

The three dimensions are

Physical
Mental
Spiritual

Here in this space i am going to tell the whole world about the above three things to my best knowledge.

kishore

Conversation with God

This is a story of a small boy. one day a small boy is walking on the beach. The atmosphere was pleasant ( Happy times ) . After walking for some time he looked backwards. He could see two pairs of foot prints. He asks who is this ? who is with me ? Then he heard a pleasant smile and an answer "Do not worry Child . I am God . I am walking with you."

He goes on. Suddenly the sky became dark with clouds and thunders as if it was the starting of a storm ( Problems ). He was afraid. He remembered about the god and saw back wards. Surprisingly there was only one set of foot prints. He goes on. After some time the weather cleared off. The clouds were gone. The atmosphere again became pleasant. He looked backwards and saw two pairs of foot prints again.

He asked God" when i was happy you were with me . when i was sad you left me. then again when i am happy you come back to me . This is not fair."

Then God said" My dear child when you were sad . The foot prints you saw were not yours . They are mine. At that time i was walking and you were in my arms."


So if you are in trouble . Do not worry. God is there with you . He will always be there.

God helps those who help themselves.

When ever you feel down, say these words

"With God on my side I will Conquer the World "


All the best
Kishore

persistance

A Hero is not a Hero because he is braver than others
But he is because he is braver for 10 more minutes

hi

 

all the best for the new venture

 

kishore

different categories of people

There are so many types of people in this world . i present a broadly categorization. Against their category the way they should be treated is mentioned . i hope u find it useful.


He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool
SHUN HIM

He who knows not and knows that he knows not can be taught
TEACH HIM

He who knows and knows not that he knows is asleep
WAKE HIM

He who knows and knows that he knows is a prophet
FOLLOW HIM

healthy 3D

Healthy 3D

the healthy 3 dimensions

the body
the mind
the spirit

in the present times every thing seems to be corrupted. most of the things dont happen the way in which we want them to happen. And then we blame the system for it.

every person is corrupted to some extent and we wish the system to change from the top.but it should be in the reverse. we tell lies for small small things but we can not tolerate if our child lies about his absence from school. if you tell lie you feel it is not that much important and it does not make much difference . But it makes difference

REMEMBER
Improvement starts with I
if you want your friends to behave better with you, you start
if you want your wife to pay better attention to you, you start
if you want your children to behave better with you, you start

Do not expect from others which you do not do to them regularly.

there is proverb which says if every person can treat his neighbor as his brother there will be no wars

so start behaving better with others and your life will improve

kishore