My life is your Life and your Life is my life ....!!!

My Dear souls ; 

from Today I am starting one Sunday post : 

This is basically a simple message which can connect all of us . I ma sure you all will like this initiative.... 

here is this Sunday's message !!!

My life is your Life and your Life is my life ....!!!

Much Love, Light, Hugs, Blessings !!!
Pranaam 
Vijay 

LIFE

My Dear Souls;

For me .... LIFE is a dance. I enjoy its every moment . Sometimes the moments bring sadness to me...... sometimes JOY ... BUT in its totality ; I am here to sing , dance, paint, photograph, write, create and spread love and peace. 

Much Love, Light , Hugs , Blessings and YES smiles to you all. 

Pranaam 
Vijay

Pray for the needy !!!!

My Dear Souls ;

The world is full of needy , poor, unfortunate brothers and sisters ; many of them are small kids and old people . 

Please take some moments from your busy life and pray for them. You are such a good soul, you never know ;your prayer may heal someone's pain. 

I firmly believe in prayers . YES GOD is there , and our soulful and pious prayers will reach him and someone among us , someone in some part of this planet will receive your unconditional prayer and his/her life may get some betterment.

Please do this . This is my humble request . I organize this now every month . please give something back to the society . Your prayer may be a stepping stone !!!

Much Love , Light , Hugs , Blessings !!

Pranaam
Vijay Sappatti

Life ......

My Dear Souls;

For me .... LIFE is a dance. I enjoy its every moment . Sometimes the moments bring sadness to me...... sometimes JOY ... BUT in its totality ; I am here to sing , dance, paint, photograph, write, create and spread love and peace. 

Much Love, Light , Hugs , Blessings and YES smiles to you all. 

Pranaam 
Vijay 

Life Management Tools : 5 Ways to Avoid the Biggest Regrets of Dying

Death comes to all of us at some point.  Have you thought about how you would feel when the time comes for you to die?  Have you considered if you would have any regrets about how you led your life?

A palliative nurse who counseled dying patients in the final weeks of their lives took the liberty to record the most common regrets among them.  Many of her patient’s regrets were revealing statements like: wishing they didn’t work so hard, wishing they had the courage to express their feelings, and wishing they had stayed in touch with their friends.

I believe in learning from the experiences of others.  Having the insights of people who have lived to the end of their lives is strikingly helpful in living our best lives.  Rather than reiterate the details of their regrets, I’m going to share them briefly and provide suggestions on how we can ensure that these regrets don’t become our regrets on our deathbeds someday.  While we can’t change our past, we can change the present and the future.  How our lives pan out from here is dependent on what we do starting today.

Regret #1:  

I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

Are you living the life you have always wanted for yourself?  Or are you simply living a life based on what others expect of you?
Many people today live their life around the expectations of others.  Among my friends, many of them often make decisions based on what their partners or what other people want, rather than because of what they want or believe.  Among my one-to-one coaching clients, they often complain about being trapped in careers they dislike because they chose careers which were deemed acceptable by their peers and family, rather than pursuing career paths that interested them.

I was raised in an oppressive manner by my parents and by my education system.  While I have never faulted anyone for such an upbringing because I believe my parents and teachers came from a place of good intention, I did grow up feeling repressed.  I would do things to conform to what others wanted for me, rather than doing things I wanted to do, and this made me very unhappy most of the time.

Being raised this way made me realize the importance of living a life true to myself.  When I was in my early 20s, I began to come into my own, steadily making decisions and acting in a way that was truer to who I was as an individual.  When I realized I was no longer in love with my corporate career, I quit and moved on to pursue my true passion to help others grow.  When I felt it was time to do what I love to do, I readily started my personal development business (which I continue to run today), by way of my blog Personal Excellence.  When I realized I had friendships which were no longer compatible with the person I had become, I immediately let them go rather than keep up a pretense.

How to avoid this:
Stand true to your beliefs.  If you face naysayers, listen to their feedback, but don’t sweat over it if you don’t agree with what they say.  Just as others have the right to express their views, you have your right not to regard them.  Remember that you don’t live your life to please.  As Winston Churchill puts it:  “You have enemies?  Good.  That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”  

Regret #2:  

I wish I didn’t work so hard.

Our modern society is one which drowns itself in busy-work.  People are busier than ever, working twelve-hour workdays, and sometimes even longer.  Parents rarely have time for their kids, and instead relegate care-taking duties to daycares, nannies and grandparents.  People rarely have enough time for relationships or personal activities, often prioritizing their work ahead of everything else because it’s their livelihood.  For some, work forms the core part of their identity.

How to avoid this:
There’s no such thing as “not having enough time.”  It’s only a matter of what you set as your priorities.  If you don’t have enough time for your relationships, it means that you are not making them a priority.  If you missed your anniversary with your lover, it’s only because you deemed the anniversary as less important than whatever it is you had to do at that time.  If you consistently miss your gym classes, it’s only because you are not committed to staying in shape, even if you claim otherwise.

Everyone has the same amount of time every day, be it successful entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, financial moguls like Warren Buffet, top athletes like Serena Williams, or inspirational leaders like Oprah Winfrey.  It’s silly to think of yourself as not having enough time relative to others, because these go-getters are making productive leaps ahead every day even though they have the same amount of time at their disposal as you do.

Make a conscious choice on what you want to spend time on.  What do you value the most in life?  Are you spending your time in line with your priorities?  If you answer no to the latter question, it means there is a misalignment between your desires and your actions.

Regret #3: 

I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

Is there someone you like?  Are you afraid to open your heart to him or her?  Have there been times when you closed your heart to love because you were afraid of what would happen if you opened yourself up to it?

You aren’t alone.  I have quite a few friends who are single, not because they are inadequate (in fact they are high achievers, great lookers in their own right, with great personalities to boot), but because they are closed off to love.  They repeatedly dismiss opportunities to meet new people and expand their social circles.  Whenever there is a guy or girl they take a fancy to, they choose not to act on their desires, instead finding one billion and one excuses why this person is not “the one” for them.

How to avoid this:
I believe it’s better to regret doing something than to regret doing nothing.  In fact, I rarely ever hear of people who regret acting on their desires, even if the outcome may not be what they were looking for.  On the contrary, I always hear about people who regret not doing something and who are now plagued with the question of “What if?”

If you are afraid of expressing your feelings, ask yourself, “What is there to lose?” or “What’s the worst that could happen?”  I believe in wearing your heart on your sleeve and being true to yourself, rather than hiding your feelings.  At worst, the person will reject you and you will realize that your feelings had been misdirected all along.

But wait, is that really a worst-case scenario?  Because now you will know the truth and be able to move on, rather than lingering around a one-sided romance.  On the other hand, if the person reveals similar feelings, you will then be on the way to building a budding romance.  Either way you will be grateful that you acted on your feelings rather than hiding behind a facade out of a mental fear of being rejected.

Regret #4:  

I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

Friendships are often put on the back burner relative to other things, such as one’s career, romantic relationships, financial goals, and personal agendas.
Why?  Because we tend to think friendships will stay afloat even when we do not give them due attention.  As such, many of us take our friends for granted, often pushing back social appointments in the name of work, cancelling on friends at the last minute, or simply not putting in the due effort to meet up with friends face to face.

How to avoid this:
Rather than wait for your friends to initiate a get together, why not take the first step?  Many of my social appointments and gatherings are often self-initiated.  My proactive behavior has encouraged my friends to reciprocate in terms of putting in more effort to build our friendships.  I don’t think there’s a need to wait on other people to meet up; it takes two hands to clap and you can always be the one to gets things moving.

As you reach out to friends, there will be people who do not reciprocate your efforts.  That’s okay.  Don’t take it to heart; sometimes people have different priorities and there’s no need to force a connection if it’s not working out.  Simply move on to the friends who are reciprocating your efforts.  You will build more authentic and fruitful connections this way.

Regret #5:  
I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Are you deeply unhappy?  Are you always complaining about little things that go wrong?  Are you always harping on the things you don’t have or things you have missed out on, rather than appreciating the things you do have today and the things you have gained?

Too many people are deeply unhappy not because of their place in life, but because of their misperceptions about what it takes to be happy.  If anything, many of these unhappy people are highly affluent and privileged; they have a comfortable place to live, a stable job, a regular disposable income, a healthy social network, and a family to return home to.

It’s as John Galbraith mentioned in The Affluent Society : “Despite the increasing wealth of the society, people are not happier – in fact, they have become unhappier.”  Why?  Their unhappiness isn’t due to a lack of material wealth, but because they have flawed perceptions of what it takes to be happy.  They think happiness comes from material goods or financial wealth, when these things are simply means to live a better quality life, rather than vehicles of happiness itself.

How to avoid this:
Recognize that happiness is a choice.  Many people relegate their happiness to external factors.  They think they can only be happy if they achieve X, Y, and Z or if X, Y, and Z criteria is satisfied.
Of course, the problem is this criteria is entirely untrue.  Happiness doesn’t happen when those things are achieved; happiness is something you can experience now in this moment if you allow it to happen.  You CAN be happy now if you want to be.  The question is:  Do you?
Here’s a web-lecture on the ten timeless principles on how to be happy:

Now Your turn…
How do you feel about these five common regrets of the dying?  What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?  Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts.

Post courtesy : Celestine Shua / Marc and angel website

SOUL Speech : Why We Don’t Know How To Live

Life is to live and to live in peace and harmony. And without enlightenment, you cannot really live. The essence of enlightenment is that it will make you aware, make you conscious and you will know what you exist for -- to live with consciousness. The essence of enlightenment is that you will know how to play the game of life well and effortlessly.

Effort is very important to reach a state of effortlessness. Till you are not able to discover that state of effortlessness, effort should be put in spontaneously. Look around nature and you will find effort happening spontaneously and harmoniously, it is intrinsic to nature.

Animals know how to live; they live perfectly; all the trees know how to live, they live perfectly. Their effort is spontaneous. We human beings have some problem… we do not know how to live. We are constantly making effort, effort, effort… And things only get worse, worse and worse. The more you make an effort for peace, for love, harmony, for anything, the more you end up confusing yourself, and complicating your life.

Now let me tell you a secret, a very big secret of nature: nobody knows in the beginning how to drive the cycle, but when you have a very strong aspiration or desire or a need to drive a bicycle, then you start making an effort to learn it. And when you are learning, with a learning attitude how to drive a bike, you make many mistakes. But you are making an effort to learn, so you do not stop!

Life is like that! Make your effort! Don’t bother if your efforts are right or wrong. But your intentions should be clear, that you are making an effort to learn how to drive. And one day, after making so many mistakes, one day you will start driving very correctly, very beautifully.

Till we don’t know how to live life, we, with our limited nature, with our limited consciousness are making an effort and learning, learning, learning how to live it. But our capacities are limited and so our efforts are also small. We have to realise that we have the divine presence in us. That is realisation. That is enlightenment. If we are holding the Divine in us, then why don’t we activate our divinity? And when we activate our divinity, then we will be making effort in the right direction…the effort that will lead to clarity and an effortless life.

Cultivate faith. Then you will not rely or depend on your capacities. You will rely and depend on the Divine; you will surrender to the Divine.

The Divine is with you, and in you, Divine is your highest potential, Divine is your highest nature. How when you move, when you think, when you act, when you react, all this actions, reactions, movements, they should be with divine light and movements, with the divine connection and capacities. Then everything will be spontaneous, natural. We have to discover that state, we have to realise that state.

Always feel gratitude and open yourself to realise divinity within. How can this supramental light, supramental energy manifest and liberate us from all the lack of peace love, knowledge, consciousness, all that which makes us limited, finite, which does not allow us to live in bliss and joy and consciousness?  It’s a question of resolving to make the effort and then going about it methodically. 

Post courtesy : Swami Brahmdev : Speaking Tree 

ZEN STORY : To change the world

I read the first chapter of “A Brief History Of Time” when Dad was still alive, and I got incredibly heavy boots about how relatively insignificant life is, and how, compared to the universe and compared to time, it didn’t even matter if I existed at all.

When Dad was tucking me in that night and we were talking about the book, I asked if he could think of a solution to that problem. “What problem?” “The problem of how relatively insignificant we are.”

He said, “Well, what would happen if a plane dropped you in the middle of the Sahara Desert and you picked up a single grain of sand with tweezers and moved it one millimetre?” I said, “I’d probably die of dehydration.” He said, “I just mean right then, when you moved that single grain of sand. What would that mean?”

I said, “I dunno, what?” He said. “Think about it.” I thought about it. “I guess I would have moved a grain of sand.” “Which would mean?” “Which would mean I moved a grain of sand?” “Which would mean you changed the Sahara.”

“So?” “So?” So the Sahara is a vast desert. And it has existed for million of years. And you changed it!” “That’s true!” I said, sitting up. “I changed the Sahara!”
“Which means?” he said. “What? Tell me.” “Well, I’m not talking about painting the Mona Lisa or curing cancer. I’m just talking about moving that one grain of sand one millimetre.”

“Yeah?” “If you hadn’t done it, human history would have been one way …” “Uh-huh?” “But, you did do it, so …?”

I stood on the bed, pointed my fingers at the fake stars, and screamed: “I changed the universe!” “You did.”

Post courtesy : Zenactive 

THE WEEKLY SOUL SUGGESTION : Do What You Love

THE WEEKLY SOUL SUGGESTION : Do What You Love  

I was sitting in front of my computer thinking of a good idea for an article when one of my students sent me a personal message asking for my advice. He was confused on what step he had to take for his life. His dad wanted him to work on a cruise ship to earn big money.  His mother didn’t want him to go because, according to her, it’s dangerous, and the work is too hard for him. She wanted him to finish his studies. He knew his parents only wanted what they thought was good for him, but he was torn between their decisions.  He wanted me to tell him which one to choose.  All I could say to him was, “What do you want to do with the rest of your life?”

IT’S MY LIFE

Your parents may think they know what is best for you, but the truth is; only you can say which direction is the right one to take especially when it comes to your career or love life. Sometimes people see your potentials and suggest things that they think would fit you best.  The biggest mistake any person can make is to get into something just because someone told you to.  Be the boss of your own destiny. It’s your life, and you have to be the one calling the shots. I’m not saying that you should ignore all of the suggestions and advice. Listen and analyze them; but never forget to consider what you really want in life.

I KNOW WHAT I WANT

When teenagers ask me what courses they should take or what career they should pursue, all I have to say is, “What do you really want?”  For those I am close to, I point out their talents and the things that I find that they enjoy doing most.  Then I suggest possible jobs that they can do with that certain talent or skill. This way they get to see what they really want and not what their parents and friends want for them.

FOLLOW YOUR PASSION

Everyone has that one, great dream. We have that one, specific thing that we know we would want to do for the rest of our lives. That dream and that one thing that you love doing so much is your passion. Find it and never leave it because it is your passion that will keep you feeling alive and motivated.  If you find a job that makes you do what you are most passionate about, then you will never feel like you’re working for the rest of your life because you will be doing something that you love.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL

Every day you should set a goal of things that you need to accomplish. Make it a habit to set goals for every task you do. Having a goal gives you direction and purpose. It gives you a sense of success and joy every time you accomplish something, no matter how small.  You may not become the most successful person or the richest person, but if you find contentment and happiness in doing what you love, then you have achieved your ultimate goal, which is happiness.

post courtesy : sheila /souljah

WEEKLY ZEN STORY : Hindrance / Mirror

WEEKLY ZEN STORY : Hindrance / Mirror 

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym”. In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: “Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!” One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.” You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. “The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself” . 

Moral: The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors lying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success. It’s the way you face Life that makes the difference.

post courtesy : zendictive 

LIFE MANAGEMENT TOOLS : 7 Things You Need to Stop Doing Every Day

LIFE MANAGEMENT TOOLS : 7 Things You Need to Stop Doing Every Day

My Dear Souls ; 

If you get decent value from making TO-DO lists, you’ll also get significant returns – in productivity, in improved relationships, in financial stability, and in heightened levels of happiness – from adding certain things to a TO-DON’T list.
As you may have guessed, a TO-DON’T list’ is a list of things not to do.  It might seem a bit amusing, but it’s an incredibly useful tool for keeping track of unproductive habits like these: 

1.  Worrying about the wrong people.

The ladies of The Real Housewives of Orange County, they’ll survive without you.  The family members and friends of Duck Dynasty, they won’t notice your absence if you stop watching their show.  Even the private lives of your elected politicians and local public figures mean nothing in the grand scheme of your own life. But your significant other, your friends, your children, your siblings, extended family members, business partners, employees and customers – these are the people who truly matter to you.  Give them your time and attention.  They’re the ones who deserve it. And as you meet new individuals, be polite, but don’t try to be best friends with everyone.  Take things slow and remain focused on your core people – the individuals whose absence would immediately make your life less fulfilling.

2.  Focusing all your attention on future events instead of present moments.

This moment will never happen again.  Look around.  Cherish your time as you’re living it.  Work towards something, but enjoy the journey of getting from here to there.  Experience each step.  Don’t succumb to a vicious cycle of overbearing productivity that forces you to constantly think about every imaginable time and place except right here, right now. It’s often hard to tell the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.  And someday you will likely discover that the small moments you’re living now are really the big ones worth dreaming about.  So learn to appreciate what you HAVE NOW before time forces you appreciate what you HAD THEN.  

3.  Delaying decisions.

Sometimes it doesn’t take as much strength to do things as it does to decide what to do. Life is filled with difficult decisions.  As you move through life you will come up on many forks in the road where both paths look equally as promising.  The important thing is not which path you choose, but that you do in fact choose a path. Deciding sometimes hurts.  Not knowing which path to take can be painful.  But nothing is more disheartening than never making a decision.  If you never choose a road, you will never know where it leads.  So when you’re faced with two equally good options, don’t be one of the people who choose the third option: to not choose.

4.  Saying “yes” when you really mean “no.”

Stop over-committing.  While saying “yes” can take you down some wonderful roads, there’s also a ton of value in saying “no.”  Your time in life is extremely limited; do you really want to give it away so easily? If you don’t have time to commit to a new project, fulfill a favor, etc., it’s a good idea to just say “no.”  Refusing a new request from friends, family, customers, etc. can be difficult, but rarely is it as stressful as over-committing and leaving no time for yourself.
The ambition to be successful in life is not always the biggest challenge, narrowing the number of commitments to be successful in is.  Even when you have the knowledge and ability to access highly productive states, you get to a point where being simultaneously productive on too many fronts at once causes all activities to slow down, stand still, and sometimes even slide backwards.
Bottom line:  Say no when you know you should.  

5.  Buying stuff you don’t need.

Proper money management is one of the most beneficial skills we can master to create a comfortable, happy future for ourselves, and yet it’s a skill that we are often culturally cut off from understanding.  The consumerist society we live in tries to make us feel that happiness lies in owning things and continuously buying new things, and fails to teach us about the happiness not found in things. When external influences suddenly motivate you to consider a new purchase, ask yourself this:  “Is this thing I’m thinking of purchasing really better than the things I already have?  Do I really need it?  Or am I just being persuaded to be displeased with what I have now?” You’ve heard the saying, “The best things in life are free.”  Believe it.  Spending time with friends, laughing, enjoying the antics of a pet, seeing a child smile, experiencing intimate and heart-felt moments with a significant other – these gifts are precious and free.  Money brings comfort, and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying that comfort.  But it’s important to spend money on the things that matter to you, and let go of spending that doesn’t add value to your life.  Spend on what you need, but don’t forget why you’re buying what you’re buying, or the spending will become a destructive habit.

6.  Gossiping.

Gossip is the evil.  If you want to know something about someone, ask.  Don’t assume; that’s how gossip grows and spreads. If you’ve talked to more than one person about something someone else is doing, it’s time to step forward and actually talk to the person you’ve been talking about.  And if it’s truly ‘not your place’ to talk to this person, it’s likely ‘not your place’ to talk about them either. Ultimately, you should focus on judging less, loving more, and resisting the temptation to gossip about others, or portray them in a poor light.  Be impeccable with your words.  Speak with integrity.  Avoid using your words to gossip about others.  Use the power of your voice to spread truth and love only. 

7.  Filling every waking moment with activity.

Downtime is imperative.  In all walks of life, the highest human performance occurs when there is equilibrium between activity and rest.  This is due to the fact that the human body is designed to labor in short pulses, and requires rest and renewal at regular intervals, both physically and mentally.  In other words, your productive working days should look something like this: activity, short rest, activity, short rest, etc. Make time every day to not be busy.  Have dedicated downtime moments – clear points in the day to reflect, rest and recharge.  Don’t fool yourself; you’re not so busy that you can’t afford a few minutes of sanity. You deserve quiet moments away from the daily hustle, in which no problems are confronted, no solutions are explored, and no demands are being made of your time.  At least twice a day, while you’re awake, withdraw yourself from the sources of stress that refuse to withdraw from you.  Do so for a few minutes and simply be and breathe.

Your turn…
What do you need to stop doing?  What belongs on your TO-DON’T list?  Leave us a comment below and share your thoughts.

Post courtesy : marc and angel 

Be Thankful .....!!!!

My dear Souls ;

Did you say Thank you to all ,who are around you !!!

Lets make a list to whom we should be thankful : 

1. GOD 
2. Parents 
3. Family 
4. Friends
5. Job/business 
6. House where you live 
7. Office where you work 
8. Society where you move around
9. The country which houses you and your family 
10. Nature for giving so much to us without demanding anything in return
11. God's creations who makes us happy and fill our hearts with  joy . 

and finally last but not the least - YOU. say thank you to yourself for being a good human being. 

I am sure that you all will follow this and live a happy life . 

GOD Bless you all. 

Much Love, Light, Smiles, Hugs and Blessings !!!
Pranaam 
Vijay 

SMILE....!!

My Dear Souls ; 

Good Morning !

Well. What is the free gift to us , for us and by us . 
YES . A simple and humble smile. 

A smile can change the dynamics of the world around you.  Your smile , unknowingly will bring cheers to someone ,known or unknown to you. The biggest treasures of life - love and friendship starts with a smile only and most of the times the ugly war of words can be put to silence by a smile only. 

I have seen people changing their original reactions after I smiled at them. YES it works and works like a wonder . a magic. 

Look , I am smiling at you all. and you  are still waiting . oh come-on . SMILE. 
Remember it changes your face value and life value too. 

Much Love, Light, Hugs and Blessings and Smiles !! 
Pranaam 
Swami Prem Vijay 

Words.............!!!

My Dear Souls ;

Namaste !!!

Everyday We come across some words in our daily life. some of them just resonate with you and push your attention in the right direction. Some even give you some true wisdom and insight and some are so pithy they stay with you your whole life. and some words take you back to your past and remind you of your mistakes and you make a new learning. 

So in short , why to simply listen and forget . we can change our life and its driving direction with these inspiring words. 

still waiting ..... :)

YES YES YES 
Pranaam 
Much Love, Light , Hugs and Blessings !!!
Pranaam 
Vijay 

In the end ...............!

GOD

Healing

Failure

faith

Life's unaccepted gifts !!!

My Dear Souls ; 
Namaskar . 

It happens so that in our life we come across so many unexpected things/thoughts/issues/people. At the outset we feel hey what is this , this was not expected ! 

BUT than, this is what we call life . we have to accept, whatever life gives to us , we may not want those , but its GOD's plan , so accept those and live with them unconditionally. We are not given many choices !

Slowly you will understand the GOD's plan and start accepting them and one fine moment/day you will find that those things/thoughts/people/issues all are made for you only. 

So accept what life give you !!! 

This humble & simple lesson of life will make your life blissful. 

Much Love, Light , Hugs & Blessings ! 
Pranaam 
Vijay

PRAYER...........!!!

PEACE.......!!!!

ASSUMPTIONS ...!!!

NEVER WASTE YOUR TIME IN UNPRODUCTIVE THINGS !

The Soul River ..........!!!

The river that flows in you also flows in me.
― Kabîr

My Dear Souls ;

As you see from the above master statement ; we all are made up of the same soul. As they say , it is the same hand which made you and which made me ....!!

So spread peace, love, harmony and humanity .

I wish you all a peaceful week.

Much love, Light , Hugs and Blessings !
Pranaam 
vijay 

The Real Buddha

The Real Buddha

People perform a vast number of complex practices
hoping to gain spiritual merit as countless as the grains
of sand on the riverbed of the Ganges:
but you are essentially already perfect in every way.
Don’t try and augment perfection with meaningless practice.
If it’s the right occasion to perform them, let practices happen.
When the time has passed, let them stop.
If you are not absolutely sure that mind is the Buddha,
and if you are attached to the ideas of winning merit from spiritual practices, then your thinking is misguided and not in harmony with the Way.
To practice complex spiritual practices is to progress step by step:
but the eternal Buddha is not a Buddha of progressive stages.
Just awaken to the one Mind,
and there is absolutely nothing to be attained.
This is the real Buddha.

— Huang Po

Most beautiful things ......!!!

My Dear Souls  ;

Namaste ....

All around the world, the present moment is filled with beauty.

If you are attentive, you will see it.  If you are willing, you will help create it.

Let’s take a moment to think about the beautiful things happening around us.

Right now, at this exact moment…

1. A newborn infant just took her first breath.

2. Two teenage romantics just received their very first kiss, from each other.

3. Someone is driving their car with the windows down and singing to their favorite song at the top of their lungs.

4. Volunteers in different cities are actively assisting and standing up for the powerless, the homeless, and the neglected who need someone to speak up for them.

5. Someone is in the middle of complimenting a stranger who desperately needed a reason to smile.

6. Two coworkers are cracking each other up and laughing so hard they aren’t even making any noise.

7. A high school guidance counselor is contributing her time, encouragement, and a listening ear to help a student realize his passion and ability.

8. People near and far are holding hands with the person they love.

9.A husband and wife who were drowning in debt ten years ago proudly hold a balance of zero on all their lines of credit.

10. Someone is going above and beyond and doing a little extra work to make someone else’s life a little easier.

11. People from all over the world are online at crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe pledging online donations to help strangers in need.

12. Responsible designated drivers are getting their friends home safely.

13. A student tutor is volunteering her time to help a fellow student learn.

14. Someone who has struggled with their weight for years is looking down at the scale, smiling.

15. A long-term alcoholic just celebrated exactly one full year of sobriety.

16. Somewhere someone is admiring a breathtaking sunrise, and somewhere else a surreal sunset.

17. A friend is helping a friend rise above feelings of depression and suicide.

18. Someone is holding the door open for the person behind them.

19. A Good Samaritan is pulled over on the side of the road assisting a stranger who’s having car trouble.

20. Someone is celebrating the fact that they just broke their own personal best record.

21. An active duty military member stationed overseas just received an email from a loved one.

22. Hundreds of people are spending a few clicks of their time online at Free Rice.

23. Someone just accidentally overheard someone else say something nice about them.

24. An emergency room surgeon just saved her patient’s life.

25. Two best friends are hugging each other after being apart for a while.

26. Honest people are working tirelessly at various government agencies to help protect the basic human rights and civil liberties of their fellow citizens.

27. Someone who suffered from a severe injury a while back is back on their feet.

28. Several of the world’s next great inventors, artists and entrepreneurs are working diligently on perfecting their breakthrough ideas and crafts.

29. Someone is sitting quietly and smiling about the fact that there’s nowhere else in the world they would rather be right now.

30. Somewhere on the Internet someone is writing an encouraging comment on a blog post that will make others smile. 

There truly is beauty to be seen in every imaginable direction if you are willing to see it and help create it. 

Now Your turn…

In your eyes, what makes this moment beautiful?  Please let us know by leaving a comment below.

All yours

Vijay

Post courtesy : marc & angel 

Life

My Dear Souls ;

Life is the way we live it . 
So Relax , breath , rest everything is taken care by the Universe. 
Much Love, Light , Hugs and Blessings 
Vijay 

Vision and Heart

My Dear Souls; 
Hrudayam is all about looking inside and getting the true essence of life and its teachings to us . 
Much Love, Light , Hugs , Blessings !!!
Vijay 

Learning !!!

My Dear Souls;
Please be a student . And you will get the wisdom from universe !!!
Much Love, Light , Hugs & Blessings !
vijay 

My Dear Souls 
Be a light for your life......!

STORY : MOTHER /// GIVING ///

STORY : MOTHER /// GIVING ///

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.

Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was marred. When he rushed home from school one day and flung himself into his mother's arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be a succession of heart breaks. He blurted out the tragedy. "A boy, a big boy...called me a freak."

He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. "You might mingle with other young people," his mother reproved him, but felt a tenderness in her heart.

The boy's father had a session with the family physician. Could nothing be done? "I believe I could graft on a pair of outer ears, if they could be procured" the doctor decided. Whereupon the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man.

Two years went by. Then, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it's a secret" said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged. His talents blossomed into genius, and school and college became a series of triumphs. Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. "But I must know!" he urged his father. "Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him." "I do not believe you could," said the father, "but the agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."

The years kept their profound secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother's casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to reveal... that the mother had no outer ears.

"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"

Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. Real treasure lies not in what can be seen, but what cannot be seen. Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what is done but not known.

POST COURTESY : ZENACTIVE 

WEEKLY INSPIRATION : Inspiration from top geniuses

WEEKLY INSPIRATION : Inspiration from top geniuses 

My Dear Souls : 
Do you know these facts ......

Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven.

Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because, “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”

Isaac Newton never did well in school.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him that he was “too stupid to learn anything.”...

If you are failing, keep on going. The current obstacles are the foundation of your future success. read on for some of the best inspirational stories from around the world.

1. Albert Einstein » Physicist
Best known for the General Theory of Relativity.

Most of us take Einstein's name as synonymous with genius, but he didn't always show such promise. Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social.

Eventually, he was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. It might have taken him a bit longer, but most people would agree that he caught on pretty well in the end, winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics.


2. Walt Disney » Business man
Founder of The Walt Disney Company.

Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around the world, but Walt Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because, "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn't last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He kept plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked.


3. Isaac Newton » Scientist
Best known for: Universal gravitation, Newton's method,
Newtonian mechanics, Optics, Infinitesimal calculus.

Newton was undoubtedly a genius when it came to math, but he had some failings early on. He never did particularly well in school and when put in charge of running the family farm, he failed miserably, so poorly in fact that an uncle took charge and sent him off to Cambridge where he finally blossomed into the scholar we know today.


4. Thomas Edison » Inventor and Businessman
Best known for Electric Light Bulb.

In his early years, teachers told Edison he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Work was no better, as he was fired from his first two jobs for not being productive enough. Even as an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course, all those unsuccessful attempts finally resulted in the design that worked.


5. Henry Ford » Business Man
Founder of Ford Motor.

While Ford is today known for his innovative assembly line and American-made cars, he wasn't an instant success. In fact, his early businesses failed and left him broke five times before he founded the successful Ford Motor Company.


6. Soichiro Honda » Business Man
Founder of Honda Motor.

The billion-dollar business that is Honda began with a series of failures and fortunate turns of luck. Honda was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation for a job after interviewing for a job as an engineer, leaving him jobless for quite some time.

He started making scooters of his own at home, and spurred on by his neighbors, finally started his own business.


7. Akio Morita » Business Man
Founder of Sony Corporation.

You may not have heard of Morita but you've undoubtedly heard of his company, Sony.

Sony's first product was a rice cooker that unfortunately didn't cook rice so much as burn it, selling less than 100 units. This first setback didn't stop Morita and his partners as they pushed forward to create a multi-billion dollar company.


8. Orville and Wilbur Wright (Wright Brothers) » Airplane Inventors
Education: Completed High School.

These brothers battled depression and family illness before starting the bicycle shop that would lead them to experimenting with flight.

After numerous attempts at creating flying machines, several years of hard work, and tons of failed prototypes, the brothers finally created a plane that could get airborne and stay there.


9. Winston Churchill » UK Politician

This Nobel Prize-winning, twice-elected Prime Minster of the United Kingdom wasn't always as well regarded as he is today.

Churchill struggled in school and failed the sixth grade. After school he faced many years of political failures, as he was defeated in every election for public office until he finally became the Prime Minister at the ripe old age of 62.


10. Abraham Lincoln » US Politician

While today he is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of our nation, Lincoln's life wasn't so easy. In his youth he went to war a captain and returned a private (if you're not familiar with military ranks, just know that private is as low as it goes.)

Lincoln didn't stop failing there, however. He started numerous failed business and was defeated in numerous runs he made for public office.


11. Vincent Van Gogh » artist During his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting, and this was to a friend and only for a very small amount of money.

While Van Gogh was never a success during his life, he plugged on with painting, sometimes starving to complete his over 800 known works.


12. Michael Jordan » Basketball Player

Most people wouldn't believe that the man often lauded as the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team.

Luckily, Jordan didn't let this setback stop him from playing the game and he has stated, "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."


POST COURTESY : STEPHEN  : MORAL STORIES