tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82184287817559611232024-03-12T21:56:06.417-07:00RoshniRoshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-2616551401428773742012-05-27T01:59:00.000-07:002012-05-27T02:09:06.407-07:00Anger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Here is a lovely poem by a blogger, Don Iannone:</span><br />
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<span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD10" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: white; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: #009900; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: underline !important;">Why does</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> your voice bark anger at the world</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">while sitting in golden morning sunlight?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">What atrocities have your eyes witnessed,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">haunting your soul,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">causing your every utterance to cloud the sun,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">foment the peace lingering in the air, and</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">rape fledgling flowers of their innocence?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If I could </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: white; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: #009900; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: underline !important;">take it all away</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">, I would,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">leaving just the hushing waves washing over you,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">carrying your hurt and anger far out to sea.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If I could, I’d kiss away the bark from your lips,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">leaving only a sweet trusting smile lasting a lifetime.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">William Blake has brought the effects of anger beautifully in his poem The Poison Tree thus:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I was angry with my friend: </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I told my wrath, my wrath did end. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I was angry with my foe; </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I told it not, my wrath did grow. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And I water'd it in fears, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Night & morning with my tears; </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And I sunned it with my smiles </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And with soft deceitful wiles. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And it grew both day and night, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Till it bore an apple bright; </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And my foe beheld it shine, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">When the night had veil'd the pole: </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">In the morning glad I see </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree!</span>
</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-78607675522772416842012-05-26T08:25:00.002-07:002012-05-26T08:25:26.570-07:00Introspection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">With robust optimism and
positive attitude, anyone can solve their problems. Take your failures
(personal or professional) as an opportunity to learn. Be very sincere in your
approach. Introspection after failure is the fastest teacher, provided it must
be done sincerely and in a very detached manner. Any self –justifying exercise
which blames others or events does not teach you anything, except for the fact
that you are just defending yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After that introspection,
when you have reached your conclusions, then all you need to do is just “let
go” because if you hold on to your failures and mistakes it will create a
nagging pain and discomfort in your heart. Mistakes done by you will bring
guilt while mistakes done by others will cause anger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I had read somewhere that
after every failure on the field Sachin Tendulkar goes to the dressing room and
refuses to come out till he has exorcised the demon within (that demon might be
guilt, frustration etc).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Inspiration from within is
what will take you through thick and thin. Keep yourself motivated. Make small
goals to achieve a desired result. The power & depth of your inner strength
very often defines the success you achieve outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Victory is achieved easily in
either of these two situations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">you accept people
& situations as they are totally ,or,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">(B)<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">You give a 100% fight
back or provide a very very strong resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Anywhere in between these two
extremes & your mind will be in a jeopardized state!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-6649233537270536992012-05-26T07:57:00.003-07:002012-05-27T02:35:32.349-07:00Confrontations!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Confrontation is angry disagreement and when we confront
others it often leads to angry denials and rage and vice versa.</div>
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As it is obvious in a confrontation…. that there are two
opposite interpretations to the same situation …but then why is anger associated
with it? Well the reason is that both the parties feel victimized by the other
and hence go through the emotions of self righteousness and self pity which gives
rise to anger.</div>
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How to come out of this crisis then?</div>
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Well, obviously after a confrontation there is a point of
deadlock achieved. To come out of this a very wise mediator is needed who can
explain to both the aggrieved parties that both of them have to co-exist or
this anger will kill them one day and have to work out an amicable situation
where there is an environment set for peaceful co-existence. And all this has
to be done in such a way that nobody is humiliated and hurt by the peace
process. And at the same time it is also important for both the warring parties
to understand that in order to move forward in life you have got to accept
multiple points of view and not to get stuck because asserting your self
righteousness over the other is just not going to help in the long run.Adopting a confrontationist attitude is just so futile.<br />
Blaming someone is a sign of weakness.No one is a failure until he/she starts blaming someone else !</div>
</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-60912084981241626662012-05-11T09:42:00.000-07:002012-05-11T09:44:38.335-07:00Interesting facts about Lord Krishna<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Krishna’s birth on Ashtami signifies his mastery of both the spiritual and material worlds. He is a great teacher and a spiritual inspiration as well as the consummate politician. On one hand, he is Yogeshwara (the Lord of Yogas — the state to which every yogi aspires) while on the other, he is a mischievous thief.<br />
The unique quality of Krishna is that he is at once more pious than the saints and yet a thorough mischief-monger! His behaviour is a perfect balance of the extremes — perhaps this is why the personality of Krishna is so difficult to fathom. Krishna is both Dwarkadheesh and Yogeshwar.<br />
Krishna’s teachings are most relevant to our times in the sense that they neither let you get lost in material pursuits nor make you completely withdrawn. They rekindle your life, from being a burnt-out and stressed personality to a more centred and dynamic one. Krishna teaches us devotion with skill. To celebrate Gokulashtami is to imbibe extremely opposite yet compatible qualities and manifest them in your own life.<br />
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When Lord Krishna sat in Samadhi that is when he recited the Gita. After the war, once Arjuna asks him that I have forgotten the beautiful knowledge that you gave me, at that time there was a lot of crowd and so much commotion on the war field and I didn’t listen to you properly. Please tell me again what you said. Then Krishna replied," No, I can’t tell you now, at that time I was in samadhi , so I made you sit and whatever came to me I told you at that time, now I cannot again tell you again".<br />
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So whatever Lord Krishna said was not a person saying this knowledge but the universe speaking. These messages came from the Shiva tattva, the atma tattva. He said, ’I am the sun, I am the rain, truth and untruth, everything is me.’ This is very deep knowledge.<br />
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If you see everything is made from one tattva, from atoms. What is your mother made of, father made of? Everyone’s body is made from the same thing, from food grains. Food grains are consumed and the body is developed, whoever eats, they all grow and the body is made from that. So everyone is made from one substance, one power and one energy.<br />
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That is the atma that is you and that is me and everything is made of this universal energy and this is what today’s scientist also say. Those who study quantum physics this is what they say - that the whole world is made up of one energy. Earlier it was said that there were different protons, electrons functioning and making things work but now they say it is all one energy, everything is a wave functions. What we consider physical things are not there in reality, it is all just energy and this is what Lord Krishna has said many years ago in the Bhagavad Gita.<br />
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</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-64886678472488456412012-04-25T23:32:00.000-07:002012-04-25T23:34:47.976-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-91951403620555564852012-03-17T08:11:00.004-07:002012-03-17T09:58:47.696-07:00Awesome Vidya !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here is a link to an article which entails the story of the hardships and struggle faced by Vidya Balan(woman of the moment) on her way up to the superstardom.<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100725/jsp/7days/story_12723277.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100725/jsp/7days/story_12723277.jsp</a></div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-82894161227985344542012-03-16T09:11:00.002-07:002012-03-17T09:56:45.515-07:00Thrilling 30s !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After completing three decades of a thrilling existence in this planet …I am celebrating my womanhood like never before ….each day bringing with it many more adventures ,pleasant and not so pleasant lessons …I am so happy …..…everything is so perfect deep down .....…imperfections are only superficial ….have finally realized the power of letting go and embracing whatever life is offering me at this very moment .<br />
Spirituality has taken my life on to a very different level altogether... it has provided me a platform to cushion the fall caused by inevitable stresses of modern life and has also broadened my view so as to accommodate my as well as others's opinions,mistakes,rigidity and imperfections.<br />
Life is lived TODAY not in YESTERDAYS & TOMORROWS !</div>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-17842929343710717142012-02-29T08:02:00.006-08:002012-03-10T18:43:40.476-08:00DECISIONS"Decision comes only when there is confusion.When there is no confusion ,there is no decision.If there is a piece of wood and a biscuit on your desk ,do you decide which one to eat?<br />A decision is always about choice and choice is always confusing.So all decision makers are confused.Are you confused,decided or happy?When you are confused there is no freedom. "-HH Sri Sri Ravi shankar ji <br /><br /><br />At the moment of decision-making, decisions are not right or wrong. They are right or wrong only in hindsight.Decisions are tough or simple only to the observer.They are the decisions that need to be taken by the person in the hot seat.Tough or simple.Good or bad.It reveals more about the inner strength of the person instead of arrogance . Decisions do not exist in isolation. They are perceived differently by different people. Each one perceives it from his or her own point of view. And this can be very tricky. For what may be seen as good by one can be seen as terrible by many, a personal affront even if that is not the issue. A tiny event can trigger a crisis.<br />Jairam was the Factory Superintendent of a garment manufacturing unit. <br />One day a worker had a terrible accident in the factory premises because of the faulty working of a new machinery installed recently.<br />Jairam took the decision to take the injured worker to a nearby Government Hospital rather than a private clinic as he thought delay in medical attention could cost the worker his life<br />Unfortunately the worker lost one of his limbs and his family and other workers blamed Jairam for it as they thought that he didn’t bother to get the worker admitted to a place with better medical facilities.<br />Is Jairam really to be blamed?<br /><br />Everyone has their own side of the story to tell.How many of us make the effort to listen ?Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-51225183514706324272012-02-16T09:07:00.000-08:002012-02-16T09:10:22.941-08:00Bade acche lagte hai!Just love the serial "Bade Acche lagte hain "on Sony Tv ...a pure,matured,lovely romance....brings tears to my eyes whenever I watch it :)Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-17871046687791032502011-09-18T01:29:00.000-07:002012-01-20T10:47:51.642-08:00Interesting QuotesA lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.<br /> <br />Everything has been figured out, except how to live. <br /><br />Hell is other people.<br /><br />I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men. <br /><br />If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. <br /><br />Life has no meaning the moment you loose the illusion of being eternal. <br /><br />Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. <br /><br />No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point. <br /> <br />We do not judge the people we love. <br /><br />It is never too late to ask yourself, “ Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to change within?” Even if a single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with each new breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. There is only one-way to be born into a new life: to die before death.<br />"If you could get rid of yourself just once, the secret of secrets would open to you. <br />The face of the unknown, hidden beyond the universe would appear on the mirror of your perception." <br /><br />(Rumi)Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-76258417736171961702011-06-26T01:06:00.000-07:002011-06-26T01:07:29.648-07:00An article by Payal Gidwani TiwariYoga is not slow and boring .You can use Asanas and Kriyas to achieve weight loss. People often think that Yoga is only meditation or only Spirituality. Yoga is definitely a path of spirituality but it works first on the physical body. It is a great tool for weight loss and finally when you are happy with your physical body, you un-fog your mind and get into the social & spiritual aspects of yoga.<br /><br />Yoga teaches five aspects of fitness- endurance, strength, stamina, agility & body composition. You may not be fat but you may lack flexibility.<br /><br />It is hard to be unhealthy once you start yoga –Saif Ali Khan<br /><br />Yoga is the best kind of exercise.<br />Rani & Kareena were both hard core gym people .In fact Bebo went to gym for eight years before she joined Yoga and after that she hasn’t been back to a gym ever.<br />One thing I recommend very strongly is the Surya Namaskar.Its like a magic wand to keep you healthy. If you really want to work on yourself, start with five Surya Namaskar a day and then do as many as your body can take .It works on your weight, blood circulation, your entire system…so that your skin glows<br /> -Payal Gidwani Tiwari.<br />(Adopted from an article published in a magazine by Payal Gidwani Tiwari)Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-80636813671841128422011-06-05T07:40:00.000-07:002011-06-06T21:55:29.654-07:00Some Good Quotes!<blockquote>"All is well. You did not come here to fix a broken world. The world is not broken.You came here to live a wonderful life. And if you can learn to relax a little and let it all in, you will begin to see the universe present you with all that you have asked for." - Esther Abraham-Hicks<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>Take the challenge: Whenever someone is nasty towards you, do something so nice that it takes them by surprise. - Sri Sri</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>"Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living - and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about WHAT YOU ARE BEING while you're doing whatever you're doing .... “~ Neale Donald Walsch<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>I am where I am meant to be, doing what I am meant to be doing.. If I would have been meant to be doing something else, I would have been doing that! Life is unfolding exactly in accordance with The Plan! Let me just go with the flow .<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>"Anything that helps you become unconditionally happy and loving is what is called spirituality." ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>The destruction, the true battle is between those who want a change in the world and those who does not want any change in the world.</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope....</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Be afraid of not learning from them.<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.<br />Life is AWESOME! Learn to Forgive, especially yourself.</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>" IF YOU ARE POSITIVE, THEN NOTHING IS NEGATIVE FOR YOU. If you are negative, then everything will be negative for you." Osho.~<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>Generally, we believe our memory is weak. But when we want to forget someone we care a lot about, we begin to realize how powerful our memory is....!<br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>Everything comes to the one who thinks how she/he can contribute more to the society. - Sri Sri</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Kabir Doha on Guru<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Sab Dharti Kagaz Karu,<br />Lekhan Ban Raye.<br />Sath Samundra Ki syahi Karu<br />Guru Gun Likha Na Jaye</span><br /><br /><br /> “Even if the whole earth is transformed into paper with all the big trees made into pens and if the entire water in the seven oceans are transformed into writing ink, even then the glories of the Guru cannot be written. So much is the greatness of the Guru.”</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>D<span style="font-style:italic;">heere Dheere Re Mana, Dheere Sub Kutch Hoye<br />Mali Seenche So Ghara, Ritu Aaye Phal Hoye<br /><br />धीरे धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होए<br />माली सींचे सौ घङा ऋतु आऐ फल होए <br /></blockquote><br /><blockquote>Jab Tun Aaya Jagat Mein, Log Hanse Tu Roye<br />Aise Karni Na Kari, Pache Hanse Sab Koye<br />जब तुम आए जगत में लोग हंसे तुम रोए<br />ऐसी करनी ना करी पाछे हँसे सब कोए</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Guru kumhar shish kumbh hai <br />Gadhi gadhi kadhe khot <br />Andar se de sahara </span><br />Bahar mare chot<br /><br />गुरु कुcहार शीष कुंभ है गढ़ गढ़ काढ़े खोट <br />अंदर से दे सहारा बाहर मारे चोट<br /></blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Yeh tan vish ki belri<br />Guru amrut ki khan <br />Sheesh diye bhi guru mile<br />To bhi sasta jaan<br /><br />यह तन विष की बेलऱी ,गुरु अमृत की खान <br />शीष दिए भी गुरु मिले,तो भी सmता जान</blockquote>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-70902482899871504932011-05-04T09:26:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:38:10.917-07:00Keeping Quiet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLDncIVnUa8AXE4FtZ_afJrKne3vd8TS2CPnGvzOhidYOle_JqZ66z7zZjGNXfflL4jynJpPuNBYNDdHwCX8mp9Brenqor6Q1WXsIbfPbJxTmd6WAAqoRXQsjVl46ohmZlrLeZFckDHg/s1600/RioGrande.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLDncIVnUa8AXE4FtZ_afJrKne3vd8TS2CPnGvzOhidYOle_JqZ66z7zZjGNXfflL4jynJpPuNBYNDdHwCX8mp9Brenqor6Q1WXsIbfPbJxTmd6WAAqoRXQsjVl46ohmZlrLeZFckDHg/s320/RioGrande.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898737215372866" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Came across this beautiful poem “KEEPING QUIET” by Pablo Neruda .It is about the necessity of quiet introspection and creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings in the hectic cycle of our life.I myself was in silence for 3 days last month and this poem aptly captures the essence of keeping quiet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Keeping Quiet<br /></span><br />Now we will count to twelve<br />and we will all keep still.<br /><br />This one time upon the earth,<br />let's not speak any language,<br />let's stop for one second,<br />and not move our arms so much.<br /><br />It would be a delicious moment,<br />without hurry, without locomotives,<br />all of us would be together<br />in a sudden uneasiness.<br /><br />The fishermen in the cold sea<br />would do no harm to the whales<br />and the peasant gathering salt<br />would look at his torn hands.<br /><br />Those who prepare green wars,<br />wars of gas, wars of fire,<br />victories without survivors,<br />would put on clean clothing<br />and would walk alongside their brothers<br />in the shade, without doing a thing.<br /><br />What I want shouldn't be confused<br />with final inactivity:<br />life alone is what matters,<br />I want nothing to do with death.<br /><br />If we weren't unanimous<br />about keeping our lives so much in motion,<br /><br />if we could do nothing for once,<br />perhaps a great silence would<br />interrupt this sadness,<br />this never understanding ourselves<br />and threatening ourselves with death,<br />perhaps the earth is teaching us<br />when everything seems to be dead<br />and then everything is alive.<br /><br />Now I will count to twelve<br />and you keep quiet and I'll go.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-63191876086056792912011-04-18T08:55:00.000-07:002011-06-08T09:42:23.704-07:00Some Touching Love Stories!<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunshine and Memories</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Debasis was my Sunshine. I called him that because he lit up my life for 32 years. We met in 1975 when I was just 21. He was six years older. I was an airhostess and he a marine engineer. Our backgrounds and attitudes were also as different as the sea and sky. I was a small-town girl from Darjeeling, short-tempered, with an anxious nature. He was from Calcutta, and calm and positive by temperament.<br />He pursued me in his quiet way, and I would get stacks of mail when he was away at sea. We got married in 1978, despite our parents’ apprehensions. I left my job to sail the world with him. Seated on deck, beneath the stars, we’d just listen to the waves. On full-moon nights it was sheer heaven. He gave up fishing from the ship <br />because of my Buddhist beliefs. Over the years, I learnt to speak Bengali while he picked up Nepali from me.<br />We wanted a daughter and even planned to name her after our first ship, but we remained childless. Yet, that drew us even closer. If he came across a pretty flower, he’d pick it for me—even from among weeds.<br />Debasis passed away in November 2007 after a brief illness. I have his old courtship letters. It still makes me laugh when I remember how I used to threaten to read them aloud, if he teased or irritated me! Those letters and memories are what I treasure the most. <br /> Kala Gupta, Darjeeling<br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Taming of the Shrew<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Our families had always been close and so, despite my initial hesitation, marrying Parikshet seemed the natural step to take. Little did I realize how things would turn out. All through the six months following our wedding in 1999, I didn’t get cards or chocolates, not even a candlelight dinner! My girlish dreams of romance were dashed to pieces. When I made him tea every morning, he would gulp it down with a fixed smile and the same words—“Thank you, it’s lovely”—until the day I vented my disillusionment to an old pal of his. <br />I was told that the one thing Parikshet loathed was tea!<br />Gradually, I realized what an understated but genuinely loving person he is. All these years I haven’t heard him raise his voice at anybody. And when I had a tumour and couldn’t conceive a child, it was Parikshet’s silent acceptance that gave me the strength to face the situation.<br />I’ve grown up. It is ironic how we always hear the loud and obvious and fail to notice the unassuming and quiet; how we love reading sensational stuff but find decent matters uninteresting. If it weren’t for my <br />husband I’d, too, miss the simpler, smaller joys of life. Thank you, Parikshet. You managed to tame your shrew without even trying! <br /> Neha Srivastava, Gurgaon<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Eye of the Beholder<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">What attracted me to Prasannakumar Wadiyar in college was his sensitive nature. His mother used to be ill then and I saw the pain in his eyes when he spoke about her. We got married in 1997. But soon afterwards, we were involved in a serious bus accident and I had fractures and bruises on an entire side of my face. Although Prasanna had a broken rib himself, he managed to get me to a hospital. I underwent a seven-hour operation—and all this even before our wedding photos arrived.<br />Relatives and friends, shocked at seeing the way I looked, began to worry about the future of our relationship. But not me, I knew Prasanna too well. I loved socializing, window-shopping and eating out, but now I didn’t want to show my scarred, discoloured face in public. But Prasanna held my hand firmly and took me to all the places I loved. When people stared, he only drew me closer. The years flew by and we became the parents of two lovely girls, who are now eleven and seven years old. I am a teacher at their school.<br />But things happen when you least expect it. Two days after our 12th wedding anniversary, in November 2009, Prasanna passed away following a fatal aneurysm. He was just 38.<br />After my accident, we did discuss cosmetic surgery but Prasanna insisted that I should do it only if I felt the need, and not to please him, because, he said, “I love you the way you are.” So I didn’t. My scars have faded with time. But, in all those years, not for a moment did my husband make me feel less beautiful, less attractive or less loved because of them. <br />Vasundhara Wadiyar, Mysore</span><br /> <br /></span><br /><br />(Adopted from Reader's Digest)</span>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-89925312899547209982011-04-17T02:11:00.000-07:002011-04-17T02:15:22.881-07:00Lipatick on the Mirror!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KhyYEtVXCUS4NI7U1Ckgm8qv2fgJp1LNQSTy7Fz8hh6iZbPNuCSE2d-pPw_h6uHHQ7_E5FnUKctyuooW3qPHKF-Gk9B_UTvQwfsA0SedpynE-QKlxrUPPips15KEW9bFaD1_OGDReDo/s1600/lipstick-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KhyYEtVXCUS4NI7U1Ckgm8qv2fgJp1LNQSTy7Fz8hh6iZbPNuCSE2d-pPw_h6uHHQ7_E5FnUKctyuooW3qPHKF-Gk9B_UTvQwfsA0SedpynE-QKlxrUPPips15KEW9bFaD1_OGDReDo/s320/lipstick-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596478357625840610" /></a><br />In a certain private girls school in Brisbane was recently faced with a unique problem.<br />A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.<br />Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.<br />Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.<br />She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses).<br />To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls just how much effort was required.<br />He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it! <br />No more lipstick ever happened on any of the mirrors.<br />This is the difference between teaching and educating!Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-35125034230252977792011-04-14T08:58:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:03:57.761-07:00Mental Burden<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Two monks were travelling in the rain, the mud sloshing under their feet. As they passed a rivulet crossing they saw a beautiful Geisha girl, finely dressed, unable to cross because of the mud. Without a word, the older monk simply picked up the woman and carried her to the other side.<br />The younger monk was seemingly agitated for the rest of their journey, and could not contain himself once they reached their destination. The younger monk exploded at the older monk, “How could you, a monk, even consider holding a woman in your arms, much less a young and beautiful one. It is against our teachings. It is in very bad taste”.<br /><br />“I put her down the roadside”, said the older monk. “Are you still carrying her?”<br /></span><br /><br />We all behave in the same fashion. We keep carrying the burdens for years and decades together, and become more stressful. Instead we should just throw thousands of “Mental burdens” into the dustbin.</span>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-53259987288760500232011-04-13T08:55:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:01:27.041-07:00A good story on Time management<span style="font-weight:bold;">Once ,a Professor displayed certain materials on his table.When the class began , wordlessly he picked up a very large glass jug and filled it with rocks,of about 2 inches in diameter.<br />He then asked the students whether the jug was full.They agreed that it was.The professor then picked up some pebbles and put them into the jug .He shook the jug lightly.The pebbles,of course,rolled into the open spaces between the bigger rocks.<br />He then asked the students again,whether the jug was full.They agreed it was.The professor picked up some sand and poured it into the jug.Of course,the sand filled up the jug.He then asked once more ,whether the jug was full.The students responded with a yes.<br />The professor then poured two cups of coffee into the jug,which were absorbed by the sand .The students laughed.As soon as the laughter subsided ,the professor continued “I want you to recognize that this jug represent your life.The rocks are important things –in your life –your family ,your partner,your health,your children-things that if everything else was lost and only they remained ,your life would still be almost full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job ,your house ,your car.The sand is everything else –the small stuff.If you put the sand first into the jug first,there is no room for the pebbles or rocks.The same goes for your life.If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,you will never have room for the things that are truly importan to you.”<br />Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.Play with your children .Take time to get maedical checkups.Take your partner out.There will always be time to go to work,clean the house ,give a dinner party.Take care of the rocks first-the things that really matter .Set your priorities.The rest is just sand.<br />One of the students raised her hand and inquire what the coffee represented.The professor smiled .”I am glad you asked.It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem ,there’s always time for a cup of coffee with a friend!”</span>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-14802029334177543292011-04-09T10:34:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:02:34.199-07:00Miles to go before I sleep .....<span style="font-weight:bold;">This is one of my favourite poems <br /><br /><br />Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Whose woods these are I think I know.<br />His house is in the village, though;<br />He will not see me stopping here<br />To watch his woods fill up with snow.<br /><br />My little horse must think it queer<br />To stop without a farmhouse near<br />Between the woods and frozen lake<br />The darkest evening of the year.<br /><br />He gives his harness bells a shake<br />To ask if there is some mistake.<br />The only other sound's the sweep<br />Of easy wind and downy flake.<br /><br />The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,<br />But I have promises to keep,<br />And miles to go before I sleep,<br />And miles to go before I sleep.<br /></span><br />Robert Frost</span>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-60446477213728784742011-03-19T09:18:00.001-07:002012-01-20T10:57:16.976-08:00Yoga and Energy levels in the Body<span style="font-style:italic;">What is the main reason you would attribute to fluctuations in a person’s energy level?<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /> The prime reason is obviously wrong food habits and lack of proper amount of oxygen in the body. Without proper oxygen there arises a disruption in the biochemical balance in the body which in turn hampers the functioning of the Red Blood Cells (RBC) which is unable to deliver the essential nutrients to the cells. The result is a drop in the energy levels.<br /><br />In order to accomplish all the many millions of complex functions that occur over the course of the day, our body has to be able to communicate with itself… all the way down to the cellular level. And all this is done through pulses of electricity. That’s right, electricity. We are in fact <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bio Electrical Engines</span><br />Our body operates on an electro magnetic current. Believe it or not, all of the organs in our body emit these fields of electrical current. In fact, nerve signals are nothing more than electrical charges. And all the systems in our body depend on this delicate, bio chemical balance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why is it important to breathe correctly?<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Breathing is the inner source of life and by monitoring our breathing habits we become more aware of the connection between mind, body and spirit. <br />Breathing properly feeds the body with the right amount of oxygen to cleanse the mind and body of toxins. Oxygen is the provider of the vital nutrients which enables efficient functioning of the brain and without it we will die within minutes.<br />Blood in our bodies becomes purified by taking in extra oxygen, the solar plexus is recharged and ageing of the skin is slowed down.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How can Yoga help in increasing energy levels?<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /> Many people turn to the magic of yoga for energy and find themselves refreshed and ready to tackle whatever life throws at them. Yoga works by tapping into the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chi</span>, or the inner life force that gives us strength and balance. Energy yoga focuses on the art of reviving tired muscles and bringing them back to their energized state. This form of yoga can be practiced for a few short minutes a day, giving you just the jolt that you need to feel refreshed and revitalized. There are many poses to help you to gain more energy. <br /><br />No coffee needed here. Just a few minutes and you're on your way to feeling the power of yoga. Tap into your inner force with energy-increasing yoga.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-57088045286828970702011-03-16T09:34:00.001-07:002011-03-16T09:40:05.314-07:00Stress ManagementStress has become a universal word which is being used by just about any one, every where we go.<br /> <br />The medical science describes stress as a specific response of the body to all non specific demands – physical, psychological, threatened or actual – the response being the secretion of ACTH and CORTISOL (these are two stress induced hormones). Secretion of two other hormones stimulated by stress is adrenalin and non adrenalin.<br /> A more practical definition of stress may be put as “when the problem presented by everyday life exceeds your resources for coping with them you feel stressed”.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reasons or causes of Stress</span><br /> <br />Society problems.<br />Family problems.<br />Work overload.<br />Political Problems<br />Ecological and Envienronmental Factors.<br />Physical and psychological problems.<br />Problems created due to changes in moral values of the society.<br />Economic Factors.<br />Lack of Emotional Support from closed ones.<br />Information overload.<br />Time overload.<br />Financial Problems.<br />Self Ego.<br />Lack of Spirituality.<br /><br />Modern science, till some years ago, did not attribute stress to the creation of diseases. In the last few decades, a series of epidemiological studies and observations have proved that some very common diseases are a direct result of excessive stress. They are now grouped as psychosomatic diseases. A list of these common diseases is as follows.<br /> <br />High Blood Pressure.<br />Angina or Chest Pain.<br />Heart Attacks.<br />Headache.<br />Migraine<br />Backache.<br />Shoulder ache.<br />Spondilitis.<br />Allergies.<br />Asthma.<br />Chronic fatigue and lethargy.<br />Anxiety<br />Insomnia<br />Depression<br />Irritable bowel syndrome.<br />Menstrual irregularities in female.<br /><br /> Do you suffer from any of them?<br /> Be honest with yourself and try to find out the roof cause of the problems. This will help you to clearly define a solution.<br /> <br />Yoga and meditation are wonderful tools to combat from stress and stress related disorders.Yoga is the philosophical doctrine developed in India at 500 B.C. It brings about the right interaction, combination, co ordination of the mind and body.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">According to Patanjali (the father of yoga) yoga is<br />· Union between Prana (Vital Force ) and MahaShakti (Universal energy)<br />· Stopping the fluctuation of consciousness (Chitta)<br />· Achievement of inner equilibrium<br />· It is the skill of work (Karmashu kaushalyam)</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Eight steps of Yoga according to Rishi Patanjali</span><br /><br />Yam –Restraint and Control<br />Niyam-observation and self discipline<br />Asana-Physical Postures<br />Pranayam-Breathing techniques<br />Pratyahar-Food habits<br />Dharna-Concentration<br />Dhyan-Flow of concentration, meditation<br />Samadhi-state of ultimate consciousness<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scientific proven benefits of Meditation</span><br /><br />Controls Blood Pressure<br />Increases cardiovascular Capacity<br />Increases Breathing Speed<br />Controls the Temperature of the body<br />Controls the rate of Metabolism in body<br />Controls the levels of Cholesterol in blood<br />Controls Blood Sugar<br /> <br />During meditation the electromagnetic waves produced by the brain are measured by Electroencephalography (EEG) machine and it shows Alpha waves. If a person is in deep stress the EEG machine records Beta and Delta waves.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-4836931517323960612011-03-16T09:31:00.000-07:002011-03-16T09:33:17.068-07:00Why to Meditate?Every human being in this world aspires for peace and happiness. Happiness is a state of mind. Meditation enables a person to attain such a state of mind, where external interference on the brain is almost reduced to nil, mind and body attain absolute peace and the person reaches a state of equilibrium. Meditation is a source of peace and happiness.<br /> <br />Meditation takes you from<br /> <br /> Tension to Attention<br /> Stressfulness to Gracefulness<br /> Restlessness to Tranquility<br /> Dullness to Sharpness<br /> Ageing to Youthfulness<br /> Illness to Health<br /> Selfishness to Selflessness<br /> <br />Mind is like a wave in the ocean of Consciousness (Chetna).The balance between a focused mind and expanded Consciousness can bring perfection.<br />In the state of Ultimate consciousness (Maha Chetna) a person can even touch the unseen, unheard depths of the brain. All this is possible through Yoga and Meditation.<br /> <br /> As soon as the brain goes to an extremely relaxing state, the adrenalin secretion in the hypothalamus region is greatly reduced, the heart beat gets regularized and as a result of this there is an immediate fall in the blood pressure and glucose levels. The muscles get relaxed and more of alpha waves are produced by brain which is responsible for peace & happiness.<br /><br />There are two kinds of meditation techniques-Concentrative and Mindfulness.<br /><br />During Concentrative Meditation attention is focused on a single sound, an object or one’s breath to bring about a calm, tranquil mind.<br /><br />During Mindfulness Meditation, the mind becomes aware of but does not react to the wide variety of sensations.<br /><br />Components of Meditation<br />• Quiet Atmosphere<br />• Comfortable Posture<br />• Passive Attitude<br />• Follow the Theme<br /><br />Themes of Meditation<br />• Earth Elements : Black Dot, Statue of God<br />• Water Elements : River,Lake,Sea<br />• Sound Elements : Word,Mantra,Japa,Bhajan<br />• Fire Elements :Lamp, Candle<br />• Nature Element :Blue Sky, Dense Forest, Moon, Ice Peaks, Sea Waves<br />• Body Elements :Sharir (Organs),Limbs ,Breathing<br />• Psychic Centre :Kundalini<br />• Colours :Orange, Green, White<br />• Thoughts :Anupreksha<br /><br />Even in ancient Chinese and Japanese culture, meditation has been practiced as “Zen”,”Sufi”,Reiki” & “Tai-Chi”.<br />Meditation has been laid stress upon by all religions. The meditative state of mind is declared by the Yogis to be the highest state in which the mind exists. Hindu religion’s prime God Shiva is always depicted sitting in a meditative state.<br /><br />Types Of Meditation<br />• Vipassana Meditation<br />• Yoga Nidra Meditation<br />• Buddhist Meditation<br />• Transcendental Meditation<br />• Kundalini Meditation<br />• Zen Meditation<br />• Brahma Kumari Meditation<br />• Preksha Meditation <br />• Ananda Marga Meditation<br />• Meher Baba Meditation<br />• Tibetan Meditation<br />• Sangha Yoga Meditation<br />• Turiya Yoga Meditation<br />• Osho Meditation<br />• Now Faith Meditation<br />• Art Of Living Meditation<br /> <br /> <br />Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain’s emotional centre. That could explain meditation’s purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate, often label their negative emotions in an effort to ‘let them go’. These findings were put up by two scientists, Matthew Lieberman and David Creswell, in Psychological Science.<br /><br /> <br />“These findings may help explain the beneficial healthful effects of mindfulness meditation & suggest for the first time, an underlying reason why mindfulness meditation program improve mood and health.” - David Creswell in Psychosomatic Medicines.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-40689745297075362442011-02-12T09:16:00.000-08:002011-02-12T09:18:32.263-08:00A Journey Inward!<span style="font-style:italic;">My eternal journey inward has begun<br />A journey which is infinite like the sky….<br />………….Endless and Arcane……….<br />But I ain’t afraid anymore as I have the blessings from the Divine<br />I haven’t seen God, but I have seen thee….<br />O “Guru” you are the Narayan to me …<br />Doubts, Frustration, Timidity and Fear were mine<br />Faith, Hope, Confidence and Courage are now making me shine<br />I thank thee “My Master” for making me meet the INNER ME!<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-8292743092728531942011-02-05T04:54:00.000-08:002011-02-05T04:54:31.377-08:00Raghupathi Raghava, Sri Sri Ravishankar AOL, Naadha Vaibhavam.mpg<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4O9YJH_gYAE?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe><br /><br /> The two aspects of human existence in this planet are Music and Unity ...while Music transcends all boundaries in this universe ...Unity binds Life ...both of this are amply exhibited in this video.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-62308747833098789672011-02-03T07:16:00.000-08:002011-02-06T08:11:52.515-08:00Technology of Spirituality (Hindu Ancient Wisdom Treasure)<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_yNeuyaGO_E?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe><br /><br />Incredible series of videos where Bawa brilliantly puts up the knowledge of ancient Indian saints and scientists before us.Its awesome …and a must must watch …a must share with all your friends….we need to revive this knowledge if we want India to become a “sone ki chiriya”again.Long live India …Jai Hind <br />And a big thanks to Dinesh and Bawa for exposing us to such mind blowing mystified knowledge of our great country.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218428781755961123.post-32036196372220433512011-02-03T03:36:00.000-08:002012-01-20T11:00:26.695-08:00Ek Omkar - Rang De Basanti<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gAipul6yHf8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />This Sikh hymn sung in praise of the Divine evokes a lot of vibrations in me .... the kind of goosebumps I get ...its electrifying!!!enjoy n also understand the inner meaning...its beautiful!<br /><br />Ek onkar satnam kartapurakh<br />nirmoh nirvair akaal murat<br />ajuni sabham<br />guru parsad jap<br /> aad sach jugaad sach<br />hai bhi sach nanak hose bhi sach<br />soche soch na ho wai<br />je sochi lakh waar<br />chhupe chhup na howai<br />je laai raha lakhtaar<br /><br />bukhiya bukh na utari<br />je banna puriya paar<br />sahasyanpa lakh woh hai<br /><br />ta ek na chale naal <br />ke ve sach yaara hoi ae<br />ke ve kude tutte paal<br />hukum rajai chalna nanak likheya naal<br /><br />There is but One all embracing and all powerful Divinity, Who manifests Himself first in the shape of the sacred word, and then through the whole created Universe <br /><br />He is the One-in-all and the All-in-one. He is the Eternal Reality, and His name Satnam is also Eternal. He is the Creator, and has the power of independent self - creation. He permeates the whole creation. He is the only male element in the Universe and all else is male. He is above all fear, and is free from all thoughts of enmity. He is immortal, free from birth and rebirth, and can be realised in every created thing. <br /><br />He is self - existent. The whole universe is dependent for its existence on Him but He is self - existent; the Generator of all, without any one to generate Him. <br /><br />He can be realised through the grace of the Guru-The Teacher who is God conscious, and sees Him both within and without. <br /><br />Note: All the ten Gurus blessed men and women with the gift of the Divine name. Those, who realised the Divine within, were called Gurmukhs and were given the right of showing the path of realization to seekers alter Truth through meditation on the Divine name.Roshnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346542317317847012noreply@blogger.com1