The Power Within

“The blessed life must be lived to the fullest before it is engulfed by the whirl of time.” Why did Swami Vivekananda , Albert Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Adi Shankracharya, Ramanujam etc. could accomplish many great achievements in their short lives and others could not …? It is because they were constantly aware of their mortality. Life is the sum total of each and every moment. They knew the importance of it and decided to spend their each and every moment in thinking and doing something great rather than dissipating their energy and time on something insignificant irrelevant. Our life is not different than what we think and do at any point in time. If we think and act like great people, our life is going to take the shape like them, if not, we are going to be the same frustrated person year after year. A realistic plan cannot be delineated without associating a realistic deadline against each item. The same is true ab...

The same stone (Kankar)can be used for the different purposes. The value of the stone depends how that has been carved and where that has been placed. The internal composition of the stones is the same. But, one sort of stone is worshipped and others not. The same stone is used to make the temple, the same stone is used to make the stair of the temple, and the same stone is used to make the image of the gods or goddesses. The stone which is used to make the image of the gods and goddesses is placed at the most sanctified place of the temple before whom the visitors bow down and revere . Every piece of the stone contains a beautiful image in it. And that image comes to the surface and becomes visible to all when that is properly carved. Not only one sort of image, any image can be carved from a piece of stone. It depends - which image one wants to carve from that stone. If the same stone is used to carve a beautiful image of gods and goddesses, it is placed in the sac...

Lord Brahma as a creator of the universe created an elegant universe where everything runs very precisely, even a little digression in placing of the celestial body and their speeds can cause the complete annihilation of the universe. He must be appreciated for his great creative power.   But, only creating a grand universe is not sufficient, it must be maintained prudentially to sustain its spender. Lord Brahma does not maintain it. He is just a creator. Maintenance requires a different skill and temperament. For this work, Lord Vishnu was chosen.   He has the right kind of skill and temperament to work with different kind of people and maintain the universe. Lord Vishnu`s eyes are always wide open, it is the indication of his being perpetually vigilant. If anything happens anywhere, he immediately takes right action in order to continue the sustainability. At the end of every Kalpa, the created universe   is dissolved. For that, Lord Shiva is chosen. He...

Newton was sitting under an apple tree and saw an apple falling. The falling of an apple was not happening first time. That apple did not have any motive to show Newton how that falls. This is a normal thing. It happens since this planet came into existence. Undoubtedly, many people from many generations would have seen apple falling from the tree. But Newton became the first person who observed that very carefully and was passionately curious to know why apple or any other objects from height falls down only, what that does not go up, or any other direction. If the apple is falling down, then why the moon is not falling down…? What is the reason …? He tried to find the answer to these questions from various sources, but nothing worked. Then, to extinguish the fire of his curiosity, he started working on it by himself. After his years of hard work and research he found the reason of falling an apple down that is – gravitational force. Science does not believe in anyt...

When we talk about the ideal couple- we talk the companion of Sita Rama and Radha Krishna. One is a married couple and another is love couple. One is bound by visible thread of marriage which society approves and another is bound by the invisible, but strong threat of love without any social approval. Both couples are adored. We find many temples dedicated to them. However, there are lots of differences and challenges in both kinds of relationship. Sita was not picked by Rama freely. There was condition involved in getting the hands of Sita in marriage.   Radha was picked by Krishna without any condition and pressure of anyone. That infers that Rama`s love for Sita was conditional, and Krishna`s love for Radha was unconditional. Sita always checks validity of Rama`s love for her, and Rama suspects Sita`s intention. Nothing happens like this in the relationship between Radha and Krishna. They have utmost trust in each other. The basis of Rama`s relationship is soc...

Boredom is   a very serious matter. If it is not checked, it can spoil the beauty of our life. And It can be checked only when we will understand the reason and mechanism behind it. When we are excited to achieve something in our life, we put our strenuous effort for that, we work day and night, we do not leave any stone unturned for that. After few years of achieving that, we start getting bored with that. It may be our dream job or something else. Gradually, we start losing our interest in that profession. Whenever we lose our interest in something, no matter what that is, becomes a burden for us. The same profession or wealth or luxury or relationship for which we have put so much effort, do not keep us engaged much. The majority will leave or change their profession after few years of their joining, if they get another opportunity or financial security. We even get bored when we listen to our favorite song repeatedly. Nothing can be carried happily and comforta...

When we take birth, the first thing we do is breath in, and when we die, the last thing we do is breath out. And in the middle of birth and death, we continually do breathe in and breath out. Our body is nothing but the community of cells. The cells of our body will die if we try to breath in only not breathe out or breathe out only, not breathe in or holding the breath for long. We have to breathe in and breathe out in a regular and rhythmic way to sustain our life. Our respiratory system is designed in this way. Playing with its basic design can snatch our life away. Similarly, when we involve only in the accumulation and acquisition and not in giving out or only in giving and not taking in or acquiring something, in both extreme ways we create suffering and trauma. And eventually we extinct. Donating or giving something is not confined to wealth and money only. Whatever we have or acquired – that may be specialization in some particular area or life experience, know...

In the Ramayana, Sugriya was given an army to lead, Anghad was given an army to lead, Jambvant was given an army to lead, Nal and Neel were given an army to lead. But, Hanuman, despite being the most powerful among them, was not given any army to lead. Why …? Did Rama not believe in him or Hanuman did not have the required leadership quality to lead an army or Rama knew that Hanuman as an individual contributor can perform the most not as a group or a leader, or Rama did not want Hanuman to dissipate his energy in regulating and controlling the people rather than utilizing his energy and power for something else…? In Rama`s team, different people had different expectations, and value measuring factors. Many people fighting for Rama`s cause, because they were obliged to help Rama. Sugriva was fighting for Rama with his army, because, Rama had killed his brother Vali who had removed Sugriva from his kingdom. For that, Sugriva was indebted to Rama. Anghad and Jambvant had...

In the Ramayana – Sita was abducted by Ravana, the king of Lanka. Rama created an army of monkeys and bears to launch an attack to Lanka in order to bring   his kidnapped wife Sita back. But, to reach to Lanka, Rama`s army need to cross a sea. There was no bridge or any way for his army to cross that sea.   Then, they planned to construct a bridge over that sea. The construction of the bridge (Ram Setu) started. Giants monkeys and bears were carrying heavy boulders and putting in the sea. Among them a little squirrel was also carrying small-small pebbles in his tiny mouth and putting in the sea. That little squirrel was looking very committed and confident in his appearance and putting his entire strength and capacity in his effort in carrying the stones and dropping into the sea. Suddenly, one monkey saw that squirrel and started laughing and mocking his effort. Other monkeys also joined him in mocking. What a small squirrel and his carried pebbles can do again...

Rishis, Sages or intellectual people of the past are depicted with simple clothes without any crown or jewelry or makeup. Some carry just one piece of clothe on their body. They carry very less luggage with them. They do not believe in possessing the material stuffs. However, even in this material world, they are highly revered. Why so…??? They are revered, not because of their material wealth, but because of their wealth of wisdom they have. Their knowledge and wisdom is their real crown. The aura in their image is the sign of their enlightenment. Their illuminating face is as radiant as jewelry. They do not need to carry any luggage, their knowledge and wisdom are their luggage, wherever, they go they carry their knowledge and wisdom. Unnecessary, they don't burden themselves with unnecessary decaying worldly stuffs which exhaust the journey of life. The wealth of knowledge and wisdom never decay and exhaust. The light of their knowledge and wisdom illumina...

Hey, you are looking happier, younger and healthier than the last time we had met one year ago. I could see an astonishing change in your personality, attitude and behavior. What happened…? What did you do…? - Mankesh asked his friend Sarvana. I remember very well, we were working together, you were always looking stressed and tensed, your mind was always cluttered with so many things and thoughts. You were appearing anxious and upset. Your life was surrounded by negativity only. Always complaining, criticizing and carping. And now, I do not not see any sign of tension and stress on your face.   That is amazing. I am happy for you, but I am curious to know about it. Sarvana replied with a genuine smile on his face – I will tell you everything in detail. That is not a big deal to be happy and healthy. Just a simple thing I did and that changed my entire life altogether. First, let us go for a cup of coffee. They both went for Coffee. Sarvana led him to the coffe...

Our Hindu society is based on the concept – Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niraamayaah meaning may all be happy, may all be free from illness. Our motive is to have a happy, peaceful and harmonious society. This Mantra is a very old mantra. Since the ancient time, people in our society have wished for the well-beings of all people irrespective of their origin. It shows that – in the ancient time also, people had the same kind of unhappiness and restlessness what we have today. Our wish for the welfare is not confined to the human beings only, but to the entire universe. We know very well - without the welfare of the entire humanity and creatures, the peace and happiness cannot dwell in the human kingdom. However, our human kingdom has not reached that stage where everybody in the society can live without fear and suffer.   Merely by wishing for the peace and happiness, our society is not going to reach that stage.For that, we need to find out the exact re...