Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Experience

I dont know how to start, but let me put it straight...I lost my dad on July 24th...A day which will remain strongly etched in my life. In an adversity , we get to know , who our real wellwishers are. And i got to identify my people who came forward. Some people took this occasion as an opportunity to reunite..They did so..No regrets..

Some people voiced their opinions for/ against my closer ones...Life is a powerful learning experience...Pain and Pleasure are two things which play a major role in shaping a man's life..How do we really approach pain and pleasure decides everything in life...Sheer attitude is the key.

World is always looking for all gains. Be it money..Some people would really sympathize with the situation..Some people came with lot of happiness inside on hearing the death news, just sporting a mask of sorrow on their face..just to see how we are suffering..

My god, I understood that this world is moving towards a different path...

Love, Values, Compassion - Where do i get to buy these ? I don't know..

[Faith, Prayer, Regular Exercise routine, Discharging the duties with priorities ] - altogether a proper Routine is really making me come out of it..Many days of lost sleep adds more to the misery....Life is hell...Life is sweet...life is terrible..Life is all the way how we look at it...It is all in our own mind..

Our mind needs to be mentally very strong to combat all challenges in life..There are only good experiences in life..Nothing bad...Staying positive is the key..Staying in touch with our references really gives confidence..

My relations, friends, colleagues, students, participants of my workshop are the biggest source of my strength...They are small small tools of god(GURU) in human form trying their best to give me life..

Challenges keeps us alive..Give us direction and goals helps reach our destination..

Keep Smiling..Keep praying..

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sanathana Dharma

The Religion

Sanatana Dharma, "The Law Eternal", is the more appropriate or rather the accurate name for the religion which is now known as "Hinduism". The word Hinduism is not the original name for the religion. It is a name aquired in later historic times, while the religion has been in existence since timeless beginning. This religion has its roots in the "Vedas" which are scriptures of the highest wisdom and which originated with creation itself. It was not a founded religion, it was based on revelations directly from God himself to the seers during their transcendental and intuitive communion with the Divine. It was the Dharma and code of life for men of Bharat or Aryavarta from times immemorial, i.e., from even the pre-historic and most antique ages.

The religion was used to be known as "Vaidika Dharma" or "Vedanta", as it has the Vedas for its authority and source (Vedokhilo Dharma Mulam); it is also called Sanatana Dharma as it delineates and embodies values and doctrines which are of eternal validity. Sanatana Dharma stands for "Rita" - the majesty of moral and spirtual law. It looks upon the whole universe as being under the purview of a moral law and subserving to the supremacy of God, its creator. Times may change, ages may roll by, continents may rise and disappear, but values of life like truth, love, compassion, one's duty to mother, father, preceptor and to fellow beings, and the eternal reality of the spirit and unity of all life, are truths and values that subsist and will subsist for ever. These are the eternal values and truths which are embedded in the Vedas and are embodied in the religion that had evolved out of Vedas. These values being of eternal validity and universality, are the justification for the religion that embody them, for being called as Sanatana Dharma, the eternal Dharma, law/religion.

The word "Hindu" was of a far, far later origin; during the Greek period of history, Greeks and West Asians used the term Indu/Hindu with reference to the people living beyond the banks of the River Indus, and later the name began to be ascribed to the religion of the land also. 'Hindu' thus has only a geographical connotation and derivation; but, nevertheless, it has come to stay.

Hinduism exhorts people to abstain from all violence by thought, word and deed to any being or creature. "Ahimsa Paramo Dharmaha" - "Veneration of all life" (because everything is enveloped by God); "Isavasyamidam Sarvam" - "God inheres in all beings"; these are the basic, primary and fundamental tenets of Hinduism.

To sum up the whole essence of the Hindu religion and philosophy: "Love for all beings and love for God"- this is the essence of Hinduism, and as a matter of fact, it is the essence of all religions too. Anyway Hinduism can be said to be the most primeval and, so to say, as the mother of all religions.

Meenakshi Pancha Ratnam

Meenakshi Pancha Ratnam


Udyath bhanu sahasra koti sadrusam, Keyura harojjwalam,
Bimboshtim smitha danthapankthi ruchiram, peetambaralankrutham,
Vishnu brahma surendra sevitha patham, Thathwa swaroopam shivam,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara nithim. 1

I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure house of mercy,
Who shines like billions of rising suns,
Who wears a shining crown,
Who has reddish lips like the Bimba fruits,
Who has shining rows of sparkling teeth,
Who decorates herself with reddish silk,
Whose feet is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra,
Who is the consort Of Lord Shiva,
And who is the personification of sacred truth.

Mukthahara lasath kireeda ruchiram, poornendu vakthra prabham,
Sinchannupura kinkini manidaram, padmaprabha basuram,
Sarvabeeshta bala pradham giri sutham, vani rama sevitham,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara nithim. 2

I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure house of mercy,
Who shines in a crown decorated by garland of pearls,
Whose face shines similar to the full moon,
Who wears tinkling anklets full of gems,
Who shines like a fully opened lotus,
Who blesses her devotees with all their wishes,
Who is the daughter of the mountain,
And who is served by Goddess Saraswathi and Lakshmi.

Sri vidhyam shiva vama bhaga nilayam, hreenkara mantrojwalam,
Sri chakrangitha bindu Madhya vasathim, Srimath sabha nayakeem,
Srimath shanmuga vignaraja jananim, sriman jagan mohinim,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara nithim. 3

I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure house of mercy,
Who is the sacred knowledge of Sri Vidhya,
Who dwells in the left side of Lord Shiva,
Who shines with the sacred sound “Hreem”,
Who is in the central dot of the holy design of Sri Chakra,
Who is the lady presiding over the court of Lord Shiva,
Who is the mother of Lord Subramnya and Ganesa,
And who is the enchanter of the universe.

Srimath Sundara nayikaam, bhaya haram, jnana pradham Nirmalam,
Syamabham kamalasanarchitha padaam,narayanasyaanujam,
Veena venu mrudanga vadhya rasikaam, naana vidham ambikam,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara nithim. 4

I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure house of mercy,
Who is the consort of Lord Sundaresa,
Who removes fears,
Who grants knowledge,
Who is purest of the pure,
Who is black in colour,
Whose feel are worshipped by lotus flowers,
Who is the sister of Lord Narayana,
Who enjoys music from Veena, drum and flute,
And who is the goddess of varied aspects.

Nana yogi muneendra hrudsu vasatheem, nanartha sidhi pradham,
Nana pushpavirajithangri yugalam, narayanen architham,
Nada brahma mayim parath para tharam, nanartha thathwathmikam,
Meenakshmi pranathosmi santhathamaham, karunya vara nithim. 5

I always bow before that Meenakshi, who is the treasure house of mercy,
Who stays in the hearts of different yogis and saints,
Who grants different wealth and occult powers,
Whose feet shine with various flowers,
Who is worshipped by Lord Narayana,
Who is the all pervasive sound of the holy spirit,
Who is greater than the great,
And who is the meaning of various philosophies.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

HABITS !!!

Habits

Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “ Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character and reap a destiny.” Habits are powerful factors in our lives. They are consistent and constantly, daily, express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

Habits can be learnt or unlearnt. This involves a certain process and a tremendous commitment.

A habit is the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical aspect, the ‘what to do’ and the why. Skill is the how to do. Desire is the motivation, the want to do. To form a habit we need to have all three; but most of all we must have the desire in a fairly strong measure. The important question is, therefore, how to get children to form good habits; and that too habits based on abstract qualities? The answer could possibly be in giving the children some activity that might give them the experience of that quality. For example let us take the quality Compassion, which according to Amma, is love in action. If we expose the children to human misery and suffering by taking them on a visit to a government hospital, an orphanage, a leper colony, or a school for handicapped children, it is possible that some of the children may be deeply moved and the visit may have a lasting impression on them. Parents, Mentors, Teachers should use their imagination and ingenuity to organize such activities, which could give the children an experience of the abstract quality we wish them to inculcate.

Jai Ho...

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Jai Series

Well.....The series of Stories that iam going to write are mostly from real life experience which i have heard, seen and experiencing...If you find some coincidence with your life, it is purely accidental...

Jan 17th..The story is about Jai who enters this world With her first cry...When she was born, she radiated a beam of divinity...Her father Vasudev was the first person to see her...The nurse called Vasudev and showed the baby girl...Divine, Lovely and the aura of divinity was felt instantly...Vasudev could not take his eyes from his baby. What a great moment of happiness when he saw the baby...The first thing Vasudeve did was to chant this favorite Hanuman Chalisa and Mantra...Welcoming the new born with a mantra relishes the atmosphere.

The next few days in the hospital was of great experience to Vasudev. His perception of seeing his wife Devaki aka Devu became different...Even for Devu, it was a punarjanma...She always tells V that Certain things happen for a reason. " V!!! We are really blessed to have a healthier child."
The doctor( Shiromani by name) who attended to Devu and the new born was telling that the new born was seeing saying ''mmmmaa!!!!mmmaaa!!! mmmmaa" rather than crying.....Sounded as though the child was calling the DIVINE MOTHER Maa...

Everyday routine for Devu and her mother would be to take care of the child...Vasudev would do a small help by bringing food for Devu and her mom...He spends most of his time in the hospital....apart from his regular work schedule..

The journey moves ahead with Devu being discharged from the hospital on jan 23rd..She goes to her house in Puthur, Palakkad. Life totally changes for Devu..Her priority is only the new born.....who she called Jaishree( Shortly as Jai)..

Vasudev too gets busy by coming back to Kochi...Joins his School..where he works as a teacher in English dept...All his thoughts are only on Devu and Jai...and nothing else....Vasudev hails from a place called Gramam, Vadakancherry, Kerala...

Life takes a turn when Devu joins Vasudev in March at Kochi....By this time, Jai is grown up - 50 days old...

(Continued in next post )

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Go Kiss the World - Subroto Baghchi

The books starts with his own life - the way he really struggled in life as an ordinary person...

- Lesson on Governance as a child - just as we learn in the corporates

- Lesson on treating people as how we want others to treat us

- Way of showing consideration on people - Business begins and ends ...

- It is important not to measure someone's personal success and sense of well being through material possessions

- It is not about what you create for yourself, it is about what you leave for others to pick it up

- It we imagine a future , we can create it, if we can create that future, others can live in it

- Success is all about the sense of independence, it is about not seeing the world but seeing the light

- There is no limit to how concerned you can be for another humanbeing and what the limit of inclusion can you create

- Success is not about the ability to create a definitive dogmatic end state; it is all about unfolding of thought processes, of dialogue and continuum.

- Success is all about our VISION - the goal that we have in our mind and how we are going to chase the goal and connect it to the world so that we can give back more to life that to take out of it..

I deeply admire Mr. Subroto Bagchi for the above words..

I am great fan of all his three books - the latest being " The Professional "

CT - 41st Workshop Bcom Participants

41 st Workshop – S6 Bcom – batch 1

All the 24 participants wanted more CT workshops and a team mate came out and said that – “ Sir, thanks for giving us this workshop. We were feeling less worthy of ourselves. You made us realize the worth of knowing ourselves better. Thank you so much sir…
Personally, I felt so happy mainly because of the energy level and cheerful attitude this batch had today. The cheerfulness was consistent right from beginning till the end. After a long gap of 3 months , I was delivering this workshop that too alone as my co-facilitators Vishnu and Sekharji are busy with their respective subjects and research projects. I thank Sekhar for his valuable inputs. I think that I was able to deliver this workshop only because of MOTHER’s Sankalpa alone. The Shakti given by her to deliver the workshop. It helped me to improve my attitude a lot too.
I deeply feel better after doing this workshop. Iam indebted to Paul Sir, Bijuji and Manisha Mam for providing me a good platform to showcase the hidden talents of S6 Bcom Students.
I thank my CCR Admin team for their support as well as my training team who have been very supportive in adjusting their classes.


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Team Work was the best thing that happened today. Last part of tableau really took us to greater heights of teamwork where everyone was ready to contribute, listen to each other’s ideas and were willing to cooperate for the team to succeed – Iam feeling good and proud of being Bcom student today. Team Work was the main things that gave us success – Great experience. Team Work will bring more success – All classmates were really helping each other and they collaborated well for the success – Cooperation was fantastic. Which made our job easier – Lot of cooperation and I experienced team work fully for the first time. – All of them had creative ideas and that made our team to succeed – Everyone was working hard. Efforts came from all with lots of ideas and everyone encouraged the other. Unity brought us more closer and understanding. If we are united like this, We can always prove ourself that we are the best in this campus – We all have the same potential - First we were little panicked when we got the scripts. But later we understood that if we have the will to do, we can always achieve success. Ideas came from everyone and it got accepted too. The path became smooth when we were very clear about where we were going to reach. All were very comfortable and committed. I don’t think we will bunk any class hereafter wards. We got to understand that we are only responsible for our state. Thank you so much sir for this great opportunity – We trusted each other more and everyone’s caliber came out and it was a great chance to showcase our talents. Please give us more chances like this to prove our potential – CT is excellent . All were really good and innovative. Cooperation was so high and all our hidden talents came out – feeling very happy and we can always do many great things if we are committed as a group – We were so self-conscious before the start of the workshop. I experienced a lot of team work and encouragement from my team. Planning was effectively done. We felt little tensed initially, but later felt so good at our performance . Our self-consciousness vanished - Proud to be in Bcom class. Very cooperative and higher level of acceptance was there. We are ready to take up any challenge now – We experienced the unity of strength today. Thank you sir – Excellent workshop and great job done by team mates. All of our talents came out – Fabulous workshop. Iam so happy and grateful to you sir – Team work and unity was the greatest thing we experienced , which brought us success – Now after taking this workshop , I strongly feel that I can take on any challenge in my life and help others also to reach their goals – Wonderful experience with Corporate Theatre. We can be our own self . Iam happy that my inhibitions, mental blocks and defensive attitude have gone. Thank you so much. It was fun – It was excellent group work where all of our brilliance came out. Happy to see how others are performing at their peak – I am really so happy because all of my best abilities came out, which I never believed that I had . I thank sir for this workshop and it was terrific experience – CT helped me to gain more self-confidence. I learnt the importance of unity, I can face any challenge in my life now, I experienced the importance and role of a member in a group. We can always achieve success if we cooperate well with others and we can grow mutually. Thanks to Sir.


One more marked on the wood - believe me guys, Bcom professionals are calm and composed, at the same time, they are immensely talented , well enough to mark their values on earth soon..