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Happiness and Sadness.....

What make us sad or worried? We have enough reasons to be sad or worried. As we look into ourselves physically or towards our life, we will always find reasons for our grievances. Most of us  are never satisfied with we have or what we are(physically, monetarily or socially ). But what is happening in real? Are we looking at ourselves in a positive way or we are comparing ourselves with others?
Certainly, we are not looking at ourselves in a motivating way. Yes, we are comparing ourselves with others  and finding what we don't have in comparison with others. There lies the real unsatisfied mind and our worries.
For instance, if we would had only one hand since our birth, we would have been really sad or worried about it the life.( Of course there are so many inspiring people, who over came their physical disabilities ). So, what if, all the humans were one handed ? Then it would had never a reason for our sadness. We surely would have accepted that.
So, there is no point in wasting our time and energy for thinking what we don't have or what we miss , compared to others. If we are looking for happiness and satisfaction, then understand it is a state of mind that we agree upon. It is an attitude.

Tantra- A misrepresented fact

'Tantra' the most misrepresented and misused word. What is Tantra? It is an universal science, which is the part of vedas, that deals with the transition of human nature from the present level of evolution and understanding to a transcendental level of knowledge. There are 64 tantric texts. The word Tantra is derived from the combination of two words, "tanoti" which means to expand and "trayate" means to liberate. Tantra put forward a concept and discipline which enables the follower to perceive the world without any perception. It has a set of rules for ritual worships, discipline and meditation techniques for the attainment of supernatural powers. People used to and still connect Sex with Tantra.Often, the term Tantra was misused for their personal benefits by exploiting the ignorant world. Certainly, Tantra is considering sex, but at the same time, it won't make you the slave of your desire but it helps to master it. It refers, that the sexual energy can be used for the transcendental purpose. "Maithuna" fusion of male and female energies is of the five 'makaras ' dealt in Tantric philosophy (Makaras- actions or sadanas starts with the M sound).So next time when you come across the sound Tantra, remember it has to be something that expands your awareness and liberate your consciousness from the clutches of your own ego........

Feelings over thinking....

There is something that is happening in this world without your control, then it will be the process of thinking. We think consciously and subconsciously. They always become responsible for the creation of our own perceptions or misconceptions. It is this thinking which brings out different emotions in us.They influence our mind indirectly and directly. It is clear that, when we think of something that we have never seen, our mind will create a picture of that and it make some perceptions or misconceptions according to our knowledge.It is quite difficult to follow something without the influence of our mind.

Are we able to analyse something with a free mind?

I think, it is very hard to think without getting influenced by our mind. Every time I tried to make a decision with a free mind, I could see the procession of thoughts arising and trying to influence my decision.

The practice of yoga always helps me in such cases as it enables me to see my thoughts in a visual frame of mind, let me know what I'm thinking of that decision. Then I follow my feelings to arrive at the decision. Feelings that comes from our inner sense are quite hard to influence, if we are aware of the thoughts that flashes in our mind.For example, I don't know, how much one will be successful, to influence someones feeling of the great taste, that one got from a delicious food.No comments can deny the beauty of a blissful sunset we watch. That is the reason why I believe thoughts are inferior to feelings.

Listen to your heart not to your mind and if use your mind make sure, it is free from influences of perceptions and misconceptions....

Golden Facts on 63th Anniversary of Independence

These facts were published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.
5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley ) India in 100 BC.

Taming our mind..

Is there anyone, who is not thinking? We all are thinking all the time and we are all having different thoughts. Sometimes pleasant thoughts sometimes bad thoughts and so on. We are not able to control the thinking process. We are never aware of this thinking process. It wanders from one thing to another like a free horse. You might have noticed the fact, that if you control your thoughts it comes back to with a great strength. You may be aware of the thing, that your emotions are backed by your thoughts. This thinking process takes a lot of energy. That is the reason why, people engaged in works requires a lot thinking get tired easily that a person who is doing physical work. Is it healthy to have a lot of unnecessary thoughts? Surely no…..

How can we control our thoughts?

Controlling of mind doesn’t mean suppression of thoughts and it will never help us to control the mind. We can control our mind to some extend by giving it a task. Normally when we read news papers, external thoughts may not disturb the reading. But the thought comes back once we stop reading. The best way to keep our mind engaged is to let the mind observe what it is doing. It means observing our own thoughts. Once, when we look at our mind, we can see our mind becomes thoughtless for a moment. What ever the thoughts is, become aware of our thinking, observe our thoughts, like we watch a movie on a projected screen. This will help us to see our thoughts and we can avoid unhealthy thoughts and distractions. Let this be the first step on controlling the uncontrollable....

A story told by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

A group of traders were trying to cross a desert and they arrived at an oasis and they decided to take rest for the night.Everybody were so tired, even the camels. When it was time to secure the camels, they found one of the hitching pin to tie the camels was missing. They tied all the camels except one. None of them wanted to stay awake watching the camel neither loose it by letting him free. Then one of the men came and took the rope and after he went through all the motions of tethering the animal to a pin- an imaginary pin. Afterwards, the camel was bedded down and he was convinced that it was securely bound and everybody went to sleep.

Next morning, the camels were released. Everyone made ready to continue there journey,except the camel, which was tied in the imaginary pin. It refused to get up and move. Everybody did all the possible things, but the camel didn't moved. Meanwhile the man who did the trick last day realised the reason for the animal's obstinacy. He went to the camel's imaginary hitching pin and went through all the usual motions of untying the rope and releasing the camel. Soon it stood up without any hesitation believing that it was now free.

We all are like this camel. Even if we are free as the untied camel, we like to compare ourselves with others and this will limit our potentials. In our life we limit our capacities and potentials misconceptions as we believe we are bound firmly. We all are free to explore ourselves,and develop our potentials to its best.