Archive for November, 2009

Inspire Others and Gain Respect

November 1st, 2009

10 Vital Actions To Inspire Others And Gain Respect

1. Make a small difference in someone’s life every day. It can be simple as helping a total stranger or an act of appreciation. The personal benefit, however, is huge in terms of how you’ll feel when you go to bed at night. It really is a nice feeling to realize that you have made a positive difference in the life of another human being. Sometimes the people you help will know it was you who did it, and other times they will never know.
Sometimes your efforts are noticed and appreciated; other times they are not. None of this matters. All that matters is that you know and that you get the positive feelings that result.

2. Trust Yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, why would anyone else? Have confidence in your abilities. We all have something we are good at. For as long as you put your heart to it, you have the ability to make important changes.

3. Keep your word. Your reputation can take you places or bar you from them. If you say you will do something, do it! Don’t commit to something you can’t follow though, as it will create hairline fractures in your trustworthiness.

4. Be a good communicator. Increasing your ability to communicate effectively is a critical element to inspire others. Learn to listen more and speak less! Pay close attention to both what you say and how you say it. Your body language and tone of voice will give you away!

5. Get better at giving feedback. Be generous with words of praise. Give credit where credit is due, including public praise for a job well done. If you have to criticize, do it gently and give suggestions for improvement.

6. Give people confidence to reach their full potential. Fear is one of the main elements that prevent us from doing our best. From time to time, we all need some encouragement and a “gentle push” to do our best.

7. Share from your own experience. You have certain experiences that are unique to you. Stories are a way of revealing who we are and how we think. Stories allow you to point out behaviors and values without sounding as if you’re bragging or giving a lecture.

8. Be vulnerable. No one is perfect; when mistakes occur, graciously accept the consequences.

9. Develop a sense of humor. Finding humor in things is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Most people are drawn to a person who can make them laugh; a person with a good sense of humor is a joy to be around.

10. Don’t forget your roots. You are what you are today because of your family, friends, schools, previous jobs, and places you’ve lived. If you leave it all behind, you lose touch with an integral part of you.

Who are the most inspiring people in your life? What distinguishes them from the rest of the crowd?

Govinda- A Special Article on Lord Sreenivasa

November 1st, 2009

||Kalyana adbhutha gathraya kamithartha pradhayine
srimadvenkata nathaya srinivasaya they namaha ||

Tirumala is the Bhoo Vaikunta on this earth. Lord Sreenivasa is the roopa of Lord Vishnu. But the Avatar of Sreenivasa in not the part of Dasavataras. There are many incidents are present about Tirumala. It is the famous and richest temple in this world. Here crores and crores of pilgrims will be visiting this shrine. Sreenivasa can also be called as “Venkatardri” (means removing the sins). South Indians pray him as Sri Venkateshwara and North Indians pray as a Balaji. The Temple is managed by the Tirumal Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD)

Roopa of Sreenivasa

The Moola Virat is Swayambhoo Roopa. It is present from “Agama Shatras” . there is a “Koustubham” present on his chest and Naga bharanas is present in his hands. Simha Vahanam” present on the “Gopura” Top. It is nothing but mixture of Sarva Devatha Samanvaya Roopa.

Generally all Vigrahas Right hand will be “Abhaya Hasta and left hand Varada Hastha But Sreenivasa Right hand indicates Varadha Hastha. This Posture called as “Kattla Valanchita Mudra”. A piligrim who surrenders to this feet of Lord Venkateshwara whole deep sea samsasara look like a knee deep water.

The Lord’s image has four arms, signifying the four stages that may be found in every form of development of life. It also represents dominion over four directions of space and thus the omnipotence of the Lord. The upper right arm holds Sudarsana Chakra (discus) and right arm holds Pancha-Janya (Conch). The lower right hand is in Varada hasta (boon giving) pose and lower left hand is in Katyavalambita pose, turned inwards.

All are His Servants:

According to the history for the past 1500 years Kings participated in serving the lord and the construction work under taken by them. The south ruled Pandhya Kings, Chola Kings and Vijayanagara Emperors served the lord with great devotion and they have offered jewellery and diamonds. The value of the Jwellary and diamonds given by the Vijayanagara emperor cannot be determined value of their offerings.. In this whole world Lord Venkateshwara is the richest The earnings by him will run one complete State Government.

Income & Expenditure

The Income from Hundi collection will be around 450 Crores. There are 50 personel will be working for counting of money. It looks like small bank.( According to reports Last year collections 1,216 crores out that 425 crores is cash. The Gold and sliver vessels will be 11 tons of total weight. He will be getting Rs 350 crores on interest on deposits from the various banks. . the Sales of hairs which has given by the devotes will crossing Rs 100 Crores. Sale of tickets is Rs 35 crores. It is estimated that nearly 1200 crores will be collected per year.

TTD is look like a small Government. It has 99 departments. Every department contains 100 workers in them. There are officers above the officiers there will be one IAS officer is appointed. Nearly 154 crores spent on the salaries of the employees. The Mud vessel which is donated by Indian (Which is used for serving the Naivedhya) and NRI Indian Sir Thomas Munro donated Gangala (Big vessesl which is used to cook Naivedhya for the lord)

Sreenivasa Temple

Sreenivasa temple is spread in 2.2 acres. The length is 413 feet and width is 263 feet it is in the rectangular shape. the Garbha Gudi is in the square shape. The height of the Moola Virat is 9 feet. What ever the jewellary prepared for the sreenivasa they will prepared in two pairs. if any jwellary is damaged other pair will be used.

In 1933 Britishers constructed steps. In 1940 Roads were laid 50 years back only 500-600 pilgrims are used visit the temple from 1950′s the rush picked up. Apart from this TTD has undertaken many charitable institutions and started spreading Hinduism. From the sale of its publications TTD earns 150 crores Under TTD 23 educational institutions are running. Three Vedapatashalas and one Sanskrit University , Schools and four hospitals are run by the TTD. And It will be spending nearly 200 crores fund various schemes of TTD.

From 1985 TTD is started serving the food for the pilgrims. Everyday 45000 pilgrims will be served with food

Flowers and Oil offered

Every day 800 to 1000 Kgs of flowers are used. In that 200 to 300 Kgs will be utilized for the Alankara for the Sreenivasa. TTD is spending 25 Lakhs on the flowers. 50 to 70 Kgs of Ghee Gingely oil and 7 to 8 kgs of Camphor(Karpoora) will be used.

Tirumala Laddu

For prasada there will be small laddus and big laddus are prepared for this purpose every day 4000 Kgs of Kadle Hiitu, 18500 kilos of Ghee 900 kgs of Sugar 2000 kgs of Gudambi ,150 kgs of Yallaki, 300 kgs of Khalakhanda and 600 kgs of dry grapes are used. Every day they will be preparing 55000 small ladhus , 7000 big laddhus and 3000 Vadas are prepared. Every year 25 lakhs and 55 thousand Big laddhus, 2 crores 75 thousand small ladhus will be distributed to the piligrims as prasadam.

Sevas to the Lord Sreenivasa

Every hour there will be seva is performed to Sreenivasa whole day temple will be opened. According to the Agama Shatras the pooja will be performed only for Six times a day. The types are Prathusha, Prabhata Madhyana and Ratri(night) Poojas.

Important Poojas among them are “Suprabha Seva” to participate in all the seva called as ” Udhaya Asthamana Seva” for this Seva he devotees are required to pay 10 Lakhs per ticket.

Apart from performing Nithy Pooja other sevas are performed . Every Tuesday there will be pooja with 108 Asta dalas(Eight petals) made up of gold . These flowers made of gold are offered by a devotee.

There is a special seva decorated with the Sreenivasa with Flowers this seva is called Pulangi Seva. Every Thursday after early morning seva the Archakas remove the Camphor Nama with this effect the devotees can see the eyes of Lord Sreenivasa very clearly.

After that the Moola Virat will be covered with 24 Mooras Silk Dhothi with border. Feet is decorated with golden cover. Tiruppai is the special pooja on Thursday for this event nearly 450 Kgs of prasadam is offered. Friday seva is the special seva This darshan is called Nija Roopa Darshan on that day Canmphor nama will not be applied to the Lord. Apart from these there will many sevas are offered to the lord.

From Kings Land Lords to common people every body will offer Jwellary to the sreenivasa some of names of the jwellary wore by the lord Sreenivasa are Suvarna Padma Peeta, Every inch of the Moola virat is covered with Gold. Gold made Shanka, Charkas, Nagabharanas, Vaikunta Hasta, lakshmi hara Kouthubha Pitambara etc., First gift to Sreenivasa is given by his father-in-laws Sri Akasha Raja has given Pure Gold crown which weights 9,750 Kilos today it is very difficult to determine the price of that crown. According to the estimates now 1500 to 2000 crores Jewellery are available. Everyday new gold oranaments are offered by the devotees.

Today what we are seeing the Crown worn by the Sreenivasa that was made in the year 1986. In this crown there are 28,369 diamonds and 13.36 Kgs of Gold is used and at that time the price was Rs 5.73 crores but according to today’s price it costs Rs 50 Crores. Nearly 20 goldsmits worked for making it and they took Six months to finish it. The Silk Dhothi which is wored by Lord Sreenivsa with a golden border weighs 40 Kilos.

Every year Brahmastovas are celebrated It is a function 9 days many devotees are eagerly waiting to attend this function. Many Haridasas are visited Tirumala and had darshan of Lord Sreenivasa and they have written many Kruthis on this lord Sreenivasa and it known fact that Sree Vyasarajaru worshiped Sreenivasa for 12 years. And finally Great Haridasa Pitamaha Sri Purandara Dasaru says one of his Devaranamas on Sreenivasa as

“Dhaniya Nodedeenoo Venkatana

Mana Dhaniya Nodideeno Sikha Mani Tirumaleshana …….”

And as I have got an excellent opportunity to share this article on this Magnificent richest Lord Sreenivasa and my pranamas to the Hari Vayu gurugalu and a humble thanks to shree Mohan for sharing this article.

I am not the doer, Lord HARI is the doer,

Whatever He makes me do is His worship by His Grace

Masala Dosa Psyche

November 1st, 2009

There are many ways to eat a masala dosa .What ever the way one eats; there is a very good reason for doing that. It shows some traits of the person…

Case 1: People who open the masala dosa and eat it: These are the people who are very open about their life. Everyone one the persons friends would know all about him/her. I have generally seen guys do this rather than girls. Some people think that it is a gross way of eating but in truth, these people are just portraying who they are and how their life is.

Case 2: People who start from both end and approach the masala later: These are the people who like to wait for the exiting things to come to their life. Sadly when the times comes, they are not too interested or just do not know how to enjoy it to the fullest. These are the folks who just want life as either dry or exiting. They just do not know how to phase their life and enjoy it no matter what. There are two types of people within this group

Case 2.1: People who do not finish all the masala: These folks just do not care as much for the fun times as they are already brought down by the harsh reality of life. The dry periods in their life has left them with so much scars that they do not want to be really happy when the time is right. They just take only as much as they needed and end their life. A very sorry state indeed.

Case 2.2: People who finish all the masala with the little dosa they have: These are the folks who just are the extremes. They just go all out in life. No matter it is dark or bright. They may not enjoy life to the fullest but they sure make sure that they get every single good and bad thing out of life. Sometimes these folks are really hard to get along with. They are either your best friends or your worst enemies. They do not have a middle path at all.

Case 3: People who start from the middle and proceed to both ends: These are the people who like to get right to what they think is their best part of life. Usually these guys finish of the good portions in a hurry and get stuck with nothing but worst parts of their life. The thing to note among these people is that the tendency to burn out very early in their life. Like the above case, there are two kinds of people in this group too.

Case 3.1: People who do not finish the dosa: These folks are really the saddest of people. They are the ones who tend to end their life as soon as it hits the bad patch. For them, they only need and want the best things in life and nothing more. Typically, they are not prepared or tuned to life as a whole. They just want to enjoy from first till last. Sadly, no one in the world can live without even an ounce of sadness in life. Not even the richest of the richest. But to self destruct at the mere sign of distress is very bad. That is what these guys tend to do. Some learn to live life but most of them do not.

Case 3.1: People who do finish the dosa: These folks are the typical human beings. We all enjoy the greatest of times in life and push the sad parts thinking about the great times in life. Typically the plate is clean and nothing is left for fate or in life. Happiness and sadness are part of life and these guys know that and are kind of prepared for it. Life is not always happy but there are moments of happiness here and there.

Case 4: People who eat the dosa making sure that the masala lasts for the whole dosa: These people are very rare. These are the people who like to attain balance in their life. It is hard to displease these people and it is hard to make them really happy. They like their balance and are very protective of it. Sadly these are the people who tend to be lonely as anyone else may upset the balance of their system. Perfectionist to the core and are very careful. These guys do not make the best company but are needed in any group to make the group from going hay wire.

Case 5: People who do not share and eat the dosa as if it is precious: These folks are very protective about their life. They do not want anyone to come and interfere in their life. They like to hide their true nature and intensions for their benefit. Beware of such people as they are in every group for their own need and nothing else.

Case 6: People who offer their first bite to others: These guys are overly friendly. They do anything to be part of a group and make everyone feel like the group is important than the individuals. They are the glue that holds any group together. They are very friendly and bring the best of all the others in the group. They go out of their way to help other friends. Most groups should have a person like this and they are the ones who plan the group outings and other group activities. Once this person is out of the group, typically the group slowly falls apart.

Case 7: People who take one or two bites and then offer the dosa to others: These guys care about friends and friendship but they take their time to get into the group. They take their time in making friends and they typically are very committed once into the friendship. These guys like to always be in the side lines and typically do not jump into anything in life. They always take their time to analyze the situation and then make a decision. These guys take the better safe than sorry approach.

Case 8: People who wait for others to make the offer first: Typical people I must say. They are unsure about everything. Even if they wanted to offer, they will wait till the other person offers the food first. If the other person is silent, so are these people. They are the followers. They do terrific idea, they will pitch it to someone else and get their advice before proceeding. Sadly, most of the elderly world like these types of people.

Case 9: People who offer dosa only when they cannot finish it on their own: You all may be familiar with these kinds of people. People who are very generous only when all their needs are fulfilled. These folks are selfish but at the same time not misers or greedy. They just want to satisfy themselves before they give it to the world. They typically do not stuff themselves nor do they tend to starve. They are very good people who would give you the best of advices in life. They would make sure that you are not sad following their advice.

Case 10: People who offer the whole dosa and eat from others plates: These folks are other extreme. They know what they want, they get what they want but they cannot enjoy what they want. Instead they tend to settle for other things in life which satisfies the needs but does not satisfy the person completely. These guys are termed as born losers cause even when they have the thing they wanted, they can’t stop others from stealing it from them.

So next time you sit with a person eating a masala dosa, look closely and see if he/she falls into one of the above categories. You may be surprised as how much it reveals about the person.

Enjoy eating Masala Dosa !!!

But I dont know how they do a Dosa Psyche Research

on this 6 FEET FAMILY DOSA which served to the family

of four and above only…

Enjoy your dosa anyway

Quotes

November 1st, 2009

“We never ask the meaning of life
When we are in love.”

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“When there are no unnecessary thoughts in your mind Everyday is a good day.”
Ummon
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Zen and the art of love

November 1st, 2009

We are meant to live a life of love. When we’re not in love, something’s the matter. However, no matter how successful some are in other aspects of their lives, they don’t feel it’s possible to have the same success in love. They tell themselves to “be realistic.” Being realistic about relationships” is considered natural as we “grow up” and give up the fantasies, foolishness and dreams of childhood. But nothing could be further from natural. Being in love is the most mature and realistic thing you can do. It energizes your life, fills you with positivity, creates generosity and makes every moment beautiful. The body heals the heart is happy. The real question is, why aren’t we in love all the time? How can we learn to fall in love with all of life? The world of Zen is filled with guidance and practice that permits us to open our hearts, clear our minds, become present, be who we are and be able to discover the wonderful secret of falling in love with all of life. As a great Zen Master says, “When there are no unnecessary thoughts in your mind Everyday is a good day.” Ummon Here are some directions from the world of Zen. The following exercises, (based upon the Zen And The Art Of Falling In Love, ) will show us how to turn our lives upside down, clear away weeds in our gardens and be ready to feel love wherever we are. As Zen practice reminds us – “the entry point is right where you are.”

1) THE ONE RIGHT BESIDES YOU Most of the time we are searching and searching for the right person. Zen suggests that we stop running around seeking and see what is right in front of our eyes. Look at a person who is close to you right now – anyone it happens to be. Notice the ways in which you push him away. Stop doing that. Allow the two of you to be together in whatever way you are. Let all of it be fine just as it is. Do the same thing tomorrow with someone else. We dismiss so many people who are in our worlds, while waiting for the “right one” to appear. The more we can be “right” with everyone, the more we can open up to what is being offered now, the fuller and more joyous our lives will be.

2) PLAYING AT LOVE So many complain that they are not loved. The reason for this can be quite simple. They are so busy playing roles and games that the partner never gets to know who they really are. Notice what roles (or games) you play in relationships, and what roles you demand of others as well. See if you are in love with the person, or with the role he is playing right now. Turn this around for a little while. Try playing different roles. Try being with someone who plays roles you are not accustomed to. Now, become aware of the difference between who you are and the roles you play. Let the roles go and simply be who you are. Who we are is always loveable and beautiful. It’s the roles that get in the way.

3) LETTING HIM COME AND LETTING HIM GO One great obstacle in living a life of love is the tendency to hold on. We grasp and cling to each, preventing the freedom of love from arising on its own. When someone comes into your life (or day) practice letting him come. Welcome the person – whoever he is. Enjoy what it is he brings. When it is time for a person to go away, practice letting him go. Do not turn the person’s leaving into an experience of rejection, loss or abandonment. Realize that his leaving has nothing to do with you. It is simply time for him to go. Do this with yourself as well. Let yourself come and go freely in life, not tying yourself in unnecessary chains. The more we free others and ourselves, the more easily we fall in love.

4) PUTTING YOUR BAGGAGE DOWN Many feel that love is not possible unless all their demands are met. They can be quite amazed to discover that these demands don’t lead to happiness. They just may be obstacles to falling in love. Take a look at what you feel is absolutely necessary in relationships. Now look at it again. Realize this is baggage you are carrying that may be keeping all kinds of people and possibilities away. Not only that – this baggage can be making you fearful and rigid, not open to what is available for you. Let one of these demands subside. At first let it go for just one day and see how it feels to be without it. (Remember you can always take it back again). Now try another day. As we do this many times, we may find that that which we thought was crucial for our lives was really getting in the way. The more we do this the more light and happy we will feel. Not only that, but all kinds of new people, possibilities and situations we never noticed will start coming onto our path. We have made room for them by putting our baggage down.

5) GIVING GIFTS Giving and receiving are the essence of relationships. When we are in love this is never a problem. We naturally give and are happy with whatever is offered in return. To open up to falling in love, it is important to adopt this state of mind – start giving naturally. What gifts do you give others in relationships? Take a few moments and also see what you hope to receive in return. Now find something new you can give to somebody. Give it. Do this everyday. Each day give something else. It does not have to be fancy or expensive, just something that will add to his or her day. Then do this with all kinds of different people. Do it quietly without great fanfare and without expecting something in return. Then do this with yourself as well. Each day take a moment to find out what kind of gift you would like today. (Can be simple – a walk in the park, new lipstick, time with someone you care for.) Now give this to yourself each day. Although this exercise is simple, it is extremely powerful. Doing this daily in your relationship can turn everything around. When you give, remember not to look for anything in return (not even a smile or thank you). Just give to give, no expectations, no demands. By living with this open, generous mind, all kinds of other gifts come to you naturally.

6) MAKING FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF Many say they are lonely, even with a partner at their side. This is simply because they have not yet made friends with themselves. Once they make friends with themselves and are able to be who they are, it is impossible to be lonely anymore. Make friends with yourself. Spend time noticing who you are. Accept all parts of yourself. Stop judging and rejecting what is going on inside. Be still and look within. Pay attention to your breath and just notice what is going on. Let it be. Accept it, and return to the breathing. Understand that breath by breath, underneath the clamor, you are perfect just as you are. Can you choose to be this natural self in relationships? Can you choose to have relationships with those who want and appreciate just what you are?

Hand Book for Health, Personality & Happiness

November 1st, 2009

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile please.

Personality:

11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

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Archive for November, 2009

Inspire Others and Gain Respect

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Govinda- A Special Article on Lord Sreenivasa

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Masala Dosa Psyche

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Zen and the art of love

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