Thought for the day

Without giving up sloth, how can Truth be known? Without giving up passion, how can devotion take root? Be serene and calm in stress and storm - that is the Satwik or pious path to win the Lord, the Truth. The mind is a wonder, its antics are even more surprising. It has no distinct form or shape. It assumes the shape or form of what it is involved in. Wandering from wish to wish, flitting from one desire to another is its nature. It causes loss and grief, elation and depression. Its effects are both positive and negative. The mind will gather experiences and store them in the memory forever. It does not know the art of giving up! As a consequence, grief, anxiety and misery continue simmering in it. It is worthwhile to know the characteristics of your mind and the ways to master it, for you will ultimately benefit! Teach it sacrifice (tyaga), and you will become spiritually wise (yogi)! 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

Samskriti, the word for culture, is derived from the word,samskara. Samskara is the dual process of removing the dust and dirt of vices and the planting of virtues. Know that envy is the stickiest dirt! You must be happy when others are happy. Rama is said to have been happy when others were happy; the Ramayana says that He was then as happy as if the event that made the other person happy had happened to Him. That is the true test. Krishna speaks of Arjuna as envy-less (An-asuya). What a great compliment! Therefore, He proposed to teach him the mysteries of spiritual discipline. Sathyabama is infamous in many stories because of her jealousy; in every instance Krishna attempts to put down this vice and teach her humility. Have Love towards the Lord, but do not become depressed with envy when others also love Him or get attached to Him.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

Just as the body is the house you live in, the world is the body of God. An ant biting the little finger of your foot is able to draw your full attention to the spot, and you react to that pain immediately. You must similarly feel the pain, misery, joy or elation, wherever it is present; you must make an effort to protect your countries and fellow countrymen, however remote may be the place where the suffering occurs. Be kind with all your kith and kin. Expand your empathy; serve others who are in need to the extent your skill and resources permit you. Do not fritter away your talents in profitless channels. Everyone consumes a large quantity of food, but never calculates what one does in return to the society that helped one to live! The food you eat must be transformed into service, either towards one's best interest, or for the interests of others. You should not be a burden on others or an enemy of yourself.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

Your worldly intelligence cannot fathom the ways of God. God cannot be recognised by mere cleverness, which is what your intelligence is! You may benefit from God, but you cannot explain Him. You may benefit from electricity and use it in thousand ways, but you cannot explore and explain its mystery. At best, your explanations are merely guesses, attempts to clothe your ignorance in pompous expressions. The real mistake is, you give the brain more value than it deserves. The Supreme Truth (Para-tattva) is beyond your brain. Standing on a rock, can you lift it? Standing in ignorance (maya), you cannot discard it! Bring something into your daily practice as evidence of your having known the secret of the higher life from Me. Show that you have greater brotherliness, speak less, speak with more sweetness and self-control and demonstrate that you can bear defeat and victory with calm resignation.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Those who are trying to build the human community on a foundation of wealth (dhana), are building on sand; those who seek to build it on the rock of righteousness (dharma) are the wise.Dharma moolam idham jagath: Righteousness and duty is the root of this world. Obey it and you are happy. The evil man is a coward, haunted by fear. He has no peace within him. Respect for the parents, who started you in life and brought you into this world to gather the vast and varied treasure of experience, is the first lesson that Dharma teaches. Gratitude is the spring which feeds that respect. It is a quality that is fast disappearing in the world today. Respect for parents, teachers, elders and the wise are all on the decline. People talk loud and long in all kinds of platforms about right conduct, love, peace, compassion, truth, etc. and these get published in the newspaper next day, and there their purpose ends. Put into practice at least a fraction of what you preach. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

Vinayaka’ means the One who is the Master of Himself. The mouse is the vehicle of Vinayaka. What is the inner significance of the little mouse? The mouse symbolises your attachment to worldly tendencies (vasanas). The mouse moves quickly and can see well in the dark. As Vinayaka's vehicle, the mouse leads you from darkness to light. The Vinayaka principle thus means that which removes all the bad qualities, bad practices and bad thoughts in every person and inculcates good qualities, good conduct and good thoughts. Another name for Vinayaka is 'Vighneshwara'. Easwara is one who is endowed with every conceivable form of wealth - riches, knowledge, health, bliss, beauty, etc. Vighneswara nourishes all these forms of wealth and removes all obstacles to your righteous enjoyment. He confers all these forms of wealth on those who worship Him. Hence, Vinayaka is described as the first deity who should be worshipped (Prathama Vandana). Understand the inner meaning, and worship Him.

 Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

Today people are not making proper use of their mind (mati), effort (gati), position (stiti) and wealth (sampathi), and losing the sacred energy that God has gifted. Not merely this, they are subjected to misery and grief because of evil traits like desire, anger and greed (kama, krodha and lobha). People absolutely have no control over their desires. When one desire is fulfilled, they crave for another. Anger is another evil trait which ruins. Hatred is more dangerous than anger. These give rise to many evil qualities which obstruct you from experiencing Divinity. You will also be tormented by the reflection, reaction and resound of your own evil qualities. Desire, anger and hatred are not human qualities; they are bestial tendencies. You will become a beast if you allow these wicked qualities to overpower you. Hence, constantly remind yourself that you are a human being and not a beast, and subdue these tendencies and enjoy a happy life.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the day

The primary cause of sorrow for every person is birth itself. Ignorance (aavarana) covers or envelops the human body and creates the state of the mind in which the body, made up of the five elements and the senses of perception and action, is regarded as the real self. Because of this mental condition, people entertain delusions regarding the body which are false and unreal. Malameans impurities. As a state of mind mala refers to the condition in which one regards the impermanent, the false and the unsacred as permanent, true and holy. Past actions are the root cause of your birth. Desire is the root cause for all actions. Desire is prompted by attachment, which originates from lack of understanding. Ego is the cause of this ignorance. When ignorance is removed, ego subsides. Absence of egoism leads to right understanding, decline in desires and actions being sanctified. Then life becomes meaningful.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba 

Thought for the Day

Divine life is the very breath of all beings; it consists of truth, love, and nonviolence (Sathya, Prema and Ahimsa). How can anyone be false to another when there is no other at all? Falsehood comes out of fear. When there is no second, there is no fear at all. No one is loved more than the Self; so when all is the self-same Self, all is loved as the Self is loved. As for violence, who is to injure whom, when all are but one? You are all embodiments of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (Sath-Chith-Ananda Swarupa), but you are unaware of it and imagine yourself to be subjected to this limitation or that! Explode this myth first so you can start leading a divine life. It is the Divine that inspires, activates, leads and fulfills the life of every being! From the atom to the Universe, every single entity is moving through the creeks only to merge in the sea of bliss.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The bee hovers around the lotus, then sits on it and enjoys the nectar; while drinking, it is silent, steadfast, focussed, and forgets the world. People too behave like that when they are in the presence of God. The hum of the bee stops and is silent as soon as it sips the nectar. People too, argue and assert their opinion, only until they discover the sweet Divine Essence (rasa). That rasa is prema-rasa (the essence of love). Where there is love, there can be no fear, no anxiety, no doubt, and no restlessness (ashanthi). When you are afflicted with ashanthi you can be sure that your love is tainted with selfishness and your love has some ego mixed in it. The one that experiences divine love is the inner ‘I’, which is the reflection of the real ‘I’, the Soul (Atma). Senses are your deadly foes. When your senses are out of action, then the ‘I’ will shine in its full glory.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Many people waste time discussing the superiority of one path over another, especially between karma, bhakti and jnana margas. These three paths - Work, Worship and Wisdom - are complementary, not contradictory. Work is like the feet, Worship, the hands, and Wisdom, the head. These three must co-operate. Bhakti marga is the name given to the path of surrender to the Lord's will (saranagathi), the merging of the individual will in the Divine Will. Lakshmana is the classic example of this spirit of surrender that saves. Once during his exile in the forest, Rama asked Lakshmana to put up a thatched-hut on a site of his choice. Lakshmana was shocked and was struck down with grief. He pleaded with Rama: "Why do you ask me to select the site? Don't you know that I have no will of my own. You decide and I obey; you command, I carry out the order." That is real surrender, acquired by constant practice of detachment.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

How to lead a divine life? No special membership entitles you to it. Every struggle to realise the unity behind all the multiplicity is a step on the path of divine life. Divine life does not admit of the slightest dross in character or delusion in intellect. Wipe out the root causes of anxiety, fear and ignorance. Then only can your true personality shine forth. Anxiety is removed by faith in the Lord; the faith that tells you that whatever happens is for the best and that the Lord’s Will be done. Quiet acceptance is the best armour against anxiety. Sorrow springs from egoism, the feeling that you do not deserve to be treated so badly, that you are left helpless. When egoism goes, sorrow disappears. Ignorance is just a mistake, mistaken identity of the body as the Self! In fact, you must each one try to become egoless, and then the Lord will accept you as His flute. 

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The Lord is so full of Grace that He willingly guides and guards all who surrender to Him. When the battle with Ravana was over, one glance from Lord Rama’s merciful eye was enough to revive the monkeys who had fallen on the ground, and to heal the wounds they earned during the war. Some demons had penetrated into the monkey camp in disguise; they were brought before Rama for summary punishment! Lord Rama smiled and pardoned them, for they assumed the monkey form which was so dear to Him; He sent them away, unharmed! That was the measure of His mercy. To win the Lord’s bounteous grace, you must become permeated with righteousness (dharma) so that every act is God-worthy. With the sharp chisel of intellect (buddhi), shape the mind (manas) into a perfect image of Dharma-murthi, the idol (or embodiment) of righteousness. Then you will shine with the splendour of the Divine. That is the task you should dedicate yourself to today.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thougt for the Day

A thirsty passenger asked the water-carrier at an up-country railway station whether his leather bag was clean. The reply he got was, "As regards cleanliness, all I can say is that the bag which pours is cleaner than the bag which takes in (the body of the thirsty man)." You must care more for the cleanliness of your own mind and intellect. Instead of criticising others and finding faults with the actions of others, subject yourself to vigilant scrutiny, understand yourself well, and correct your own faults; do not be like the dancer who blamed the drummer for her wrong steps. This objective world is as ageless as God; we cannot determine when it came into being but we can determine when it will end, at least for each of us. When you look into the well, your reflection is always there; so far as you are concerned, your reflection can be removed from the well the moment you decide you will no more seek the well, or pay attention to it.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The Gopis knew the secret of spiritual surrender. Their worship was not tainted by any bargaining spirit. For those who bargain and crave for profit, for whom reverence is equated with returns, ‘sell’ homage for a unit satisfactory response. They are like paid servants, bargaining salary, overtime, bonus, etc. They calculate how much they are able to extract for the service rendered. On the other hand, be like a member of the family, a kinsman, a friend. Feel that you are Lord's very own. Then work will not tire you, it will be done much better, and in fact will yield more satisfaction. And what about the wages? The master will maintain you in bliss. What more can you aspire for? Leave the rest to Him. He knows best; He is all. The joy of having Him is enough reward. Live your lives on these lines and you will never suffer grief. “Na me bhaktah pranashyati - My devotees never suffer,” says Krishna.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

 Gokulashtami  is Krishna's birthday. Celebrating it with special dishes is not that important. More important is adherence to Krishna's teachings. Where was Lord Krishna born? In a prison! What were his possessions? Nothing! Born in a prison, He was taken to the house of Nanda and then to Mathura. He owned nothing. But He became the greatest leader in the world. What does this show? Worldly possessions are not the secret of achieving greatness. Krishna's greatness was in his permanent state of bliss (Ananda). Lord Krishna gave a perennial message to the world - He sought and kept nothing for Himself, but gave away everything. He slayed his maternal uncle, Kamsa, but did not covet the kingdom; he installed on the throne Kamsa's father Ugrasena. He helped the Pandavas defeat Kauravas and crowned Dharmaja as the emperor. He was the king of kings who rules the hearts of millions!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

From the most ancient times Bharatiyas (Indians) considered Truth as God, loved it, fostered it, protected it and thereby achieved Divinity. They were devoted to Truth, wedded to Dharma(Righteousness) and regarded morality in society as their foremost duty. Today because people have forgotten Truth and Righteousness they are unable to solve national problems or end communal differences. We have the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west and both merge in the Indian Ocean. Likewise, Bharat exemplifies the combination of worldly prosperity and spiritual progress. Bharat is the country, where the unity of the Jiva (the individual Spirit) and the Brahman (the Cosmic Spirit) was established. Remember, the term Bharat does not relate to any particular individual or country. True Bharatiyas are those who take delight in Self-knowledge. Hence anyone who shines by their own self-luminous power is a Bharatiya.


Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Develop discrimination and evaluate even your own needs and wishes. Examine each on the touchstone of essentiality. When you pile up things in your apartments, you only promote darkness and dust; so also, do not collect and store too many materials in your mind. Travel light! Have just enough to sustain life and maintain health. The pappu (a lentils dish) must have only enough uppu (salt) to make the dish tasty. Do not spoil the dish by adding too much salt. Similarly, life becomes too difficult to bear if you put into it too much desire. Limit your desires to your capacity and even among them, have only those that will grant lasting joy. Do not run after fashion and public approval and strain your resources beyond repair. Also live in accordance with the code of rules that regulate life or the stage you have reached.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Life is a tree of delusion, with all its branches, leaves and flowers of maya. You can realise it as such when you do all acts as dedicated offerings to please God. Without knowing this secret of transmuting your every act into sacred worship, you suffer from disappointment and grief. See Him as the sap through every cell as the Sun warms and builds its every part. See Him in all, worship Him through all, for He is all! Engage in any righteous activity, and fill it with devotion: remember it is only devotion that sanctifies the activity! A piece of paper is almost trash but if a certificate is written on it, you value it and treasure it; it becomes a passport for promotion in life. It is the bhava (feeling behind) that matters, not the bahya (outward pomp); it is the feeling that is important, not the activity.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

If you keep awake throughout the twelve hours on Shivarathri due to illness, that vigil will not win His favour. If you quarrel with your spouse and desist from food for one full day, it will not be recorded in the book of God as a fast. If you lose yourself in the depths of unconsciousness after a bout of drinking, you will not be counted as a person who has achieved Samadhi (spiritual trance). No bhokta(enjoyer) can be a bhakta (devotee); that is to say, one who has an eye on the profit that can be derived from service to God cannot be a true devotee. Such people praise the Lord to the skies one day and decry Him the next when their fortune gets dry. Treasure in your hearts the Amrita Vakyas (immortality granting message) that you have heard in spiritual discourses; ponder over them in the silence of your meditation and endeavour to realise the precious goal of this invaluable human birth.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

If you go on a pilgrimage like a picnic, without the mental preparation necessary to receive God’s Grace, your travel is only for sight-seeing, not to strengthen your spiritual inclinations! Your journey is like that of a postal article, collecting impressions on the outer wrapper, not on the core of your inner being. A visually impaired person does not worry about day and night. So too, you cannot differentiate one place from another, if you do not allow the holiness to act on your mind. As a result of pilgrimages, your habits must change for the better; your outlook must widen; your inward look must become deeper and steadier. You must realise the omnipresence of God and the oneness of humanity. You must learn tolerance and patience, charity and service. After your pilgrimage, in your homes, ruminate over all the splendid experiences and be determined to strive for the higher and richer experience of God-realisation.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The conclusion of a Saptah (seven days long discourse) is called Samapti. But the term Samapti has a profound meaning for it too. It means, the attainment (Aapti) of Samam (Brahman or Divinity). That is the final fruit of listening, recapitulation and absorption (sravana, manana and nididhyasana) of spiritual lessons and discourses. In the worldly sense, it means the conclusion of a series of sessions; in the spiritual sense, it means transcending time! What is the sum and substance of all spiritual endeavour? It is that you must give up your pursuit of sensory objects in your seeking for lasting peace and joy. Material wealth brings along with it not only joy but grief as well. Accumulation of riches and multiplication of wants lead only to the alternation between joy and grief. Attachment is the root of both joy and grief; detachment is the Saviour.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Dhana (Money) is the currency of the world; Sadhana (spiritual practices) is the currency of the spirit. When self-styled devotees come to you with their lists and books seeking donations, do not offer them any money. Why do you need a hall to meditate or repeat the Lord’s Name (dhyana or namasmarana)? The presence of others with unlike intentions will more often be a hindrance rather than help; instead make your home a temple, meditate in your own shrine room. Sing bhajans lovingly in your own home! Above all, be an example to others through your conduct - practice soft loving and truthful speech, be humble, and show reverence to elders. Live with faith, steadfastness and truthfulness. That way you will bring more people into the fold of theism than by establishing societies, collecting donations and running temples. Remember, the Lord really cares for sincerity, simplicity and steady joy in the contemplation of His name and form; nothing else!

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Palindrome

எந்த ஒரு வார்த்தையை வாசிக்கும் பொழுதும் வலமிருந்து இடமாகவோ அல்லது இடம் இருந்து வலமாகவோ எப்படி வாசித்தாலும் எழுத்துக்கள் மாறாமல் ஒன்றுபோல் வார்த்தைகள் அமைவது இதற்குப் பெயர்தான் ‘பேலின்ட்ரோம்’ (Palindrome) என்பதாம்

தமிழில் இதுவரை நான் அறிந்த பாலின்ட்ரோம் வார்த்தைகள்!

விகடகவி
மாவடு போடுவமா,
துவளுவது
தாளாதா
வா தாத்தா வா!
மாலா போலாமா,
தேருவருதே
மேகமே
வாடவா
தாத்தா
கலைக
வினவி
யானை பூனையா,
யானையா பூ யானையா,
பாப்பா
தேருவருதே
தந்த
மாறுமா
தேயுதே
மேளதாளமே.
மாடு ஓடுமா
கலைக
கலக
மோருபோருமோ,
போ வாருவா போ.
மாடமா
மாதமா
மானமா
மாயமா
கற்க
மாமா
காக்கா
சிவா வாசி

ஆங்கிலத்தில் இதுவரை நான் அறிந்த (PALIMDROME) வார்த்தைகள் !

1: civic
2: Dewed
3: deified
4: dad
5: mom
6: devoved
7: Hannah
8: peeweep
9: repaper
10: kayak
11: minim
12: radar
13: murdrum
14: Malayalam
15: madam
16: lemel
17: level
18: racecar
19: radar
20: redder
21: bob
22: pop
23: tot
24: refer
25: reviver
26: rotator
27: rotavator
28: stats
29: solos
30: tenet
31: terret
32: testset
33: Kinikinik
34: Wassamassaw
35: Yreka Bakery
36: Navan
37: Cain: a maniac.
38: A Toyota.
38: Race fast, safe car.
39.RACECAR
40.MALAYALAM
41.EVE
42.LEVEL
43DEED
44.ROTOR
45.CIVIC
46.POP
47.MADAM
48.EYE
49.NUN
50.RADAR
51.TOOT

Thought for the Day

A millionaire pays income-tax with tears in his eyes; a headmaster joyfully gives up the furniture and laboratory appliances of his school when he is transferred to some other place. Why? Because the headmaster knows that he is only the caretaker, not the owner. He is not attached to these articles; he knows that they belong to the government. So too, feel that your family, house, property, car, etc. are all the Lord's property and that you are only the trustee; be ready to give them up without a murmur at a moment's notice. Sacred scriptures contain the drugs to cure attachment and endow you with the strength of detachment. Sacrifice (Tyaga) does not mean that you should not value things; you may even care for them. But always remember that they are transient, that the joy they give is trivial and temporary. Know their real worth; do not over-estimate them. Do not develop attachment (moha) towards them.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

To divest oneself of all contacts with others, and tread a lonely path is a sign of weakness, of fear and not of courage. Lively association alone produces morality, justice, compassion, sympathy, love, tolerance, equanimity and many other qualities that toughen and train the character, and mould the personality of an individual. Culture is the consequence of the co-mingling of hearts and heads. A group of individuals, who are charged with hatred or contempt towards each other, cannot produce any beneficial effect on any in the group; Sama-chintha, that is, a common outlook or rather a common inward-vision is the essential factor. Common belief systems, opinions and attitudes is key. This Sama-chintha must result in a flood of divine bliss that envelops and brightens an entire community. The consciousness that one is Divine and that everyone else is equally so, is the best bond for a community, that bliss is the best atmosphere to nurture and sustain communities.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

Ravana had vast knowledge of spiritual texts. His ten heads represent the learning he had earned from the six Shastras (scriptures) and the four Vedas. But he never put that knowledge to any use. He craved for the possession of Prakriti (material objects) alone; he wanted to master the world of matter, the objective world. But he was not tamed by the spirit. He discarded the Purusha, the Lord; he was content with the possession at Lanka, of Prakriti (Matter), represented by Mother Sita. That was why he fell. Like the monkey which could not pull its hand from out of the narrow-necked pot, because it first held in its grasp a handful of groundnuts which the pot contained, people too are suffering today, as they are unwilling to release their hold on the handful of pleasurable things they have grasped from the world. One is led into the wrong belief that the accumulation of material possessions will endow them with joy and calm. But Divine Love alone can give that everlasting joy.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

*‘சுயமாற்றத்தின் மூலம் சமுதாய மாற்றம்’* - திரு.நிமிஷ்பாண்ட்யா, அகிலஇந்தியதலைவர்,SSSSO. (25.07.2017 அன்று மதுரை ஆனந்த நிலையத்தில், ஆகில இந்திய தலைவர் ஆற்றிய ஆங்கில உரையின் சாரத்தை தமிழில் கொடுத்தவர், திரு. J.V.கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி அவர்கள்)

    

வரலட்சுமி நோன்பு..... இன்று 04.08.2017

(வரலட்சுமி விரதம் அல்லது மகாலட்சுமி விரதம்) என்பது பதினாறு வகைச் செல்வத்துக்கும் அதிபதியான லட்சுமியின் அருள் வேண்டி இந்துக்களின் நோன்பாகும். ஆடி மாதம் வளர்பிறையில் முழுநிலவு வருவதற்கு முந்தைய வெள்ளிக்கிழமையில் கணவன் நலத்தோடும், ஆரோக்கியத்தோடும், செல்வத்தோடும் இருக்கவும், தாலி பாக்கியம் நிலைக்கவும், இல்லத்தில் செல்வம் கொழிக்கவும் இந்த நோன்பை சுமங்கலி பெண்கள் கடைபிடிக்கின்றனர்.

இந்நாளில் வீட்டைச் சுத்தம் செய்து விளக்கேற்றி வாசனைப் புகையினால் இல்லத்தை நிறைத்து கலசம் ஒன்றில் லட்சுமியை வணங்கித் தொடங்குவர். கலசத்தினுள் பச்சரிசி, எலுமிச்சை, பொற்காசு என்பவற்றை இட்டு கலசத்தைப் பட்டாடையால் அலங்கரித்து, தங்கம், வெள்ளி அல்லது பஞ்ச உலோகங்களினால் ஆன இலட்சுமியின் உருவச்சிலையை அல்லது படத்தை கலசத்திலுள்ள தேங்காயில் வைப்பர். மஞ்சள் சரட்டை குங்குமத்தில் வைத்துக் கலசத்தில் அணிந்து வரலட்சுமியைக் கிழக்குப் பக்கமாக வைத்து வணங்குவர்.

தீப ஆராதனை செய்து இனிப்பான பலகாரங்களைப் படைப்பர். பின்னர் கலசத்தில் வைத்த மஞ்சள் சரட்டை விரதமிருந்தவர் கையில் கட்டுவர். பின்னர் படைக்கப்பட்ட பொருட்களுடன் தாம்பூலம், மஞ்சள், புடவை போன்றவற்றை சுமங்கலிகளுக்கு தானமாகக் கொடுத்து ஆசி பெற்று காலை முதல் உண்ணாநோன்பிருந்ததை முறித்து தாமும் உண்டு விரதத்தை நிறைவேற்றுவர்.

அன்று முழுவதும் அஷ்டலட்சுமி தோத்திரம், லலிதா சகஸ்ரநாமம் பாராயணம் செய்வர். மாலை வேளைகளில் உற்றார்,சுற்றார் வீடுகளுக்குச் சென்று ஒருவருக்கொருவர் தாம்பூலம் பெற்றுக்கொள்வர்.

Love is the key to open the doors locked by egoism and greed.

You have all the resources you need in yourself. You can tap them by identifying, manifesting and sharing them with others. You are Sath, Chithand Ananda (Being, Awareness, Bliss Absolute); You are Shiva-Shakti Swarupa (form of divine-energy). Do not cultivate the conviction that you are merely human; be assured that you are destined for Divinity. When Divinity takes on the human form as described in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavatha, you must interpret the actions as providing examples and lessons, and not as human stories enacted for entertainment! The five Pandava brothers are five qualities in human character, all observing the norms set by the eldest, who is the noblest and the most righteous. In Ramayana, Lord Rama is a shining example of uncompromising adherence to the principle of righteousness, whatever be the temptation! Rama was charged with love that transcended caste, creed, and even extended to birds and animals. Love is the key to open the doors locked by egoism and greed.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

ஆண்களுக்கு கேரட் முக்கியமா??

ஆண்கள் கேரட்டை தவறாமல் உணவில் சேர்த்தால் கிடைக்கும் நன்மைகள்!!! ஆண்கள் தினமும் ஆப்பிளை சாப்பிடுகிறார்களோ இல்லையோ, கேரட்டை தவறாமல் சாப்பிட வேண்டும். ஏனெனில் கேரட்டை ஆண்கள் உணவில் அதிகம் சேர்த்து வந்தால்,

அவர்களுக்கு நிறைய நன்மைகள் கிடைக்கும். மேலும் ஆண்களுக்கு மற்ற காய்கறிகளை விட, கேரட் மிகவும் முக்கியமான உணவுப் பொருளாகும். அதுமட்டுமின்றி, இது ஒரு குளிர்கால காய்கறி என்பதால், இது விலை மலிவில் கிடைக்கும். மேலும் நிபுணர்களும், சீசன் பழங்கள் மற்றும் காய்கறிகளை அந்தந்த சீசனில் அதிகம் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால், அந்த பருவக் காலத்தில் ஏற்படும் பல்வேறு உடல்நல பிரச்சனைகளில் இருந்து விடுபடலாம் என்று கூறுகின்றனர். இந்த கூற்று ஆண்களுக்கு மட்டுமின்றி, பெண்களுக்கும் தான். சரி, இங்கு கேரட்டை ஆண்கள் தினமும் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால் என்ன நன்மைகள் கிடைக்கும் என்று பட்டியலிட்டுள்ளோம். அதைப் படித்தால், நிச்சயம் இனிமேல் கேரட்டை உணவில் அதிகம் சேர்த்துக் கொள்வீர்கள். இரத்தத்தை சுத்தப்படுத்தும் ஆண்கள் அவ்வப்போது இரத்தத்தைத் சுத்தப்படுத்த வேண்டியது அவசியம். அதற்கு வாரத்திற்கு 2 முறை கேரட்டை ஜூஸ் போட்டு குடிக்கலாம். இல்லாவிட்டால், தினமும் ஒரு கேரட் சாப்பிட்டு வரலாம். விந்தணுக்களை அதிகரிக்கும்ஆண்கள் கேரட் சாப்பிட்டால், அவர்களது விந்தணுவின் அளவு அதிகரிப்பதோடு, அதன் தரமும் அதிகரிக்கும். எனவே குழந்தைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ள நினைப்போர் தினமும் கேரட்டை தவறாமல் சேர்த்து வருவது நல்லது. செரிமானம் கேரட் செரிமானத்திற்கும் உதவும். ஆகவே செரிமான பிரச்சனையால் அவஸ்தைப்பட்டால், ஒரு நாளைக்கு இரண்டு கேரட்டை சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால், விரைவில் செரிமான பிரச்சனை நீங்கும். வயிற்று கோளாறு கேரட்டை ஆண்களும் சரி, பெண்களும் சரி தினமும் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால், வயிற்றில் ஏற்படும் பிரச்சனைகள் குணமாகும். அதிலும் வாயுத் தொல்லை இருக்கும் போது, கேரட் சாப்பிட நீங்கும். கொலஸ்ட்ரால் ஆண்கள் எப்போதுமே தங்களது உடலில் உள்ள கொலஸ்ட்ராலின் அளவை கட்டுப்பாட்டுடன் வைத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். அதற்கு தினமும் இரவில் உணவு உண்ட பின்னர் ஒரு டம்ளர் கேரட் ஜூஸ் குடித்து வர, உடலில் உள்ள கொலஸ்ட்ராலின் அளவானது கட்டுப்பாட்டுன் இருக்கும். ஆரோக்கியமான கண்கள் கேரட் சாப்பிட்டால், கண்களில் ஏற்படும் பிரச்சனைகளைப் போக்கலாம் என்பது அனைவருக்கும் தெரிந்தது தான். இதயத்தை ஆரோக்கியமாக வைக்கும் கேரட் சாப்பிட்டால், கொலஸ்ட்ராலின் அளவானது குறைந்து, இதயத்திற்கு எந்த ஒரு பாதிப்பும் ஏற்படாமல் பாதுகாக்கும். பல் பராமரிப்பு கேரட்டை சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால், பற்களில் ஏற்படும் அனைத்து பிரச்சனைகளையும் தடுக்கலாம். அதிலும் குறிப்பாக ஈறுகளில் ஏற்படும் பிரச்சனைகள் மற்றும் வாய் துர்நாற்றத்தில் இருந்து விடுபடலாம் என்று நிபுணர்கள் கூறுகின்றனர். வலியுடைய மூட்டு வீக்கம் ஆண்களும் சரி, பெண்களும் சரி, இருவரும் சந்திக்கும் பிரச்சனைகளில் ஒன்று தான் வலியுடைய மூட்டு வீக்கம். இத்தகைய மூட்டு வீக்கத்தில் இருந்து விலகி இருக்க வேண்டுமானால், தினமும் கேரட்டை தவறால் சாப்பிட்டு வர வேண்டும். இதானல் அதில் உள்ள வைட்டமின் சி, எலும்புகளை வலுவாக்கும். புற்றுநோயை தடுக்கும் கேரட்டில் உள்ள நன்மைகளில் சிறப்பான ஒன்று தான் புற்றுநோயை தடுக்கும் என்பது. ஆகவே தினமும் கேரட் சாப்பிட்டு புற்றுநோயின் தாக்கத்தில் இருந்து விலகியிருங்கள். நோயெதிர்ப்பு சக்தியை வலுவாக்கும் நோயெதிர்ப்பு சக்தி குறைவாக இருந்தால் தான் எளிதில் நோய்களானது தொற்றிக் கொள்ளும். ஆகவே எப்போதும் ஆரோக்கியமாக இருக்க வேண்டுமானால், கேரட்டை சாப்பிடுங்கள். இது நோயெதிர்ப்பு சக்தியை வலுவானதாக மாற்றும். நீரிழிவு நீரிழிவு இருக்கும் போது கேரட்டை பச்சையாக சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால், இன்சுலினை சீராக வைத்துக் கொள்ள உதவும். மலச்சிக்கல் குடலியக்கம் சீராக செயல்பட்டு, மலச்சிக்கல் ஏற்படாமல் இருக்க வேண்டுமானால், தினமும் ஒரு சேரட் சாப்பிட்டு வாருங்கள். ஆண்கள் கேரட்டை தவறாமல் உணவில் சேர்த்தால் கிடைக்கும் நன்மைகள்!!! இரத்த அழுத்தம் கேரட்டில் பொட்டாசியம் அதிகம் இருப்பதால், இது இரத்த அழுத்தத்தினை கட்டுப்பாட்டுடன் வைத்துக் கொள்ள உதவும்.

Thought for the Day

Your life should not be a wasteful round of eating, drinking and sleeping; you have the Atma (soul) as your reality and so learn to become aware of that unfailing source of bliss. By properly using your intelligence, you can tap that spring and be supremely blissful. Happiness can be won only by proceeding towards God, not by following the urges of the senses. Of the twenty four hours that are available to you each day, let Me advise you to devote a small fraction to meditation or prayers or reading scriptures or listening to discourses on the divine sport (leelas) of the Lord. Think of God, and the gratitude you owe to Him for the human life He has gifted you and the various material, moral and intellectual talents He has endowed you with before you commence any task. You will certainly experience great benefit, and you will have peace, joy and success in your endeavours through Divine Grace.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

May all the worlds have peace and prosperity.

A heart saturated with love of God can never entertain thoughts of violence. It is sheer hypocrisy to kneel before God and then force others to kneel before you. God is love, God is peace and God is strength. How can a person be in contact with God and yet be proud and acrimonious? Agitated and angry? Weak and vacillating? His claim to be in contact with God is only a laughable foible; it cannot be true. A tree is judged by its fruit. Leaders must develop universal love, not limited to political boundaries which change from decade to decade, or religious labels affixed and erased to suit temporary needs. The prayer that rose from millions in this country from all its temples, holy seafronts, shrines and altars for centuries is: Sarve janah sukhino bhavanthu - Let all the beings of the world be happy and prosperous, and Samastha lokaah sukhino bhavanthu - May all the worlds have peace and prosperity.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கே

சிகரத்தை அடைவதற்கு சுலபமான வழி கிடையாது.

வாகனம் ஓட்டுவது என்று முடிவு செய்தால் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டே ஆக வேண்டும்.

ஆரோக்யம் குறித்து அக்கறை கொண்டால் நாக்கு கேட்டதை எல்லாம் கொடுக்க முடியாது.

வாழ்க்கையில் நாம் எதை தேர்ந்தெடுத்தாலும் அதோடு ஒட்டிப் பிறந்த நன்மைகளோடும் தீமைகளோடும் தான் வரும்.

முட்களற்ற ரோஜாவைத் தேடுவது எவ்வளவு மடத்தனம்.

பிரச்னைகளற்ற ஆனந்தமான வாழ்க்கையை மகாத்மாக்களால் கூட வாழ முடியாது. அப்படிப் பட்ட வாழ்க்கை எதுவும் கிடையாது.

பெரிய சாதனை செய்ய வேண்டும் என்றால் பெரிய பிரச்னைகளை சந்திக்க தயாராக வேண்டும்.

செதுக்கப்பட நீங்கள் தயாராக இருந்தால் தான் துதிக்கப் படும் ஒரு சிலையாக நாம் மாற முடியும்.

சிகரத்தை அடைவதற்கு சுலபமான வழி ஏதும் கிடையாது. சிகரத்தை அடைந்தவர்கள் அதைச் சுலபமாக சென்றடையவில்லை.

என்ன இருந்தாலும் வரலாற்றை படிப்பவனுக்கும், வரலாற்றை படைப்பவனுக்கும் வித்தியாசம் இருக்கத் தானே வேண்டும்?

ஒவ்வொரு மனிதன் உள்ளம் ஒரு தீர்க்கதரிசி உறங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறான். கடவுள் மனிதனாக மாறியதற்கு காரணம், மனிதன் மீண்டும் கடவுளாக ஆக வேண்டும் என்பதற்காகத் தான்.

துன்பம் அதிகம் வந்தால் மனம் தளராதீர்கள். கடவுள் உங்கள் மீது தனிக் கவனம் செலுத்துகிறார் என்று பொருள்.

வாழ்க்கை என்ற உலையில் போட்டு எரித்து, கர்ம வினைகளை நீக்கி, புடம் போட்ட சுத்தத் தங்கமாக உங்களை மாற்றிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்.

Keep Going on,,
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*துக்கமும், அழுகையும் சுவாச நோய்களை உருவாக்கும்..*
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*இல்லையேல் அமிலம் போன்று சுரந்து உடல் கேடாகும்..*
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A nation's well-being or troubles are dependent on the actions of the people. Actions are related to people's thoughts

Find out the difficulties and troubles burdening others and help them to the extent you can to tide over them; and also to lead their lives such that they may not recur. Learn to live with others sharing your joys and sorrows; be forbearing, not overbearing. When you live together in amity, the village will be happy and safe; and when the villages are well-knit and strong, the nation too will be strong and impregnable. Jealousy, anger, hatred and greed will disintegrate a nation and make it fall into disorder and distress. Drive away the divisive forces that keep one away from another, and prevent hearty cooperation and mutual help. Inculcate discipline in the field of Sadhana also and insist on people performing their duty to themselves and to their destiny. Devotion is like the head, duty is the trunk and discipline is the feet. Let devotion be linked with duty and led by discipline; then, success is certain.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Thought for the Day

The study of texts might remove some wrong notions and induce some right resolutions. But it cannot confer the vision of Reality. Meditation is key to the Atmic treasure which is your real wealth. Your ego always obstructs, even when you meditate. When Sister Nivedita asked for advice from Swami Vivekananda on how to gain one-pointedness during meditation, he said, "Do not allow Margaret Noble to come between you and God!" Margaret Noble was herself. Niveditameans ‘offering’. So Swami Vivekananda advised, "Offer yourself fully to God." This total offering cannot emerge from scholarship. The scholar is polluted by ego; he delights in tabulating pros and cons, raises doubts, disturbs faith and mixes secular and worldly matters with spiritual. Many worship God for worldly gains. Prayers to God must be for spiritual progress. Therefore, cultivate virtues without delay and be free from evil habits, thoughts, words and deeds. Grow in love. This is the way to Ananda (bliss).

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Practice the vocabulary of love – unlearn the language of hate and contempt

Devotion should not be confined to the four walls of the shrine-room, or the few minutes you perform meditation (Dhyana). It is a full time spiritual practice (Sadhana). Your devotion has to be expressed as worship of every living being as a living embodiment of Divinity. See God in every one, even in persons whom you regard as your enemies. Practise that broad and inclusive type of Love. How can you derive happiness by showing love and reverence to a stone idol that does not respond or reflect the feelings? Living beings will return appreciation and gratitude and wish you well. You can see joy growing in their faces. That will confer satisfaction on you. If you cannot educate yourself to love your fellow man, how can you follow the path of dedication to God?

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba