Celebrity Vs spirituality !

Jai Gurudev !!

Once a normal person gets the name and fame in the society and attains the status of  a celebrity , then his life turns out to be different from his earlier lifestyle.

His every move gets to be watched and every action of  his comes under scrutiny . People will be curious to know about him , his personal likes and dislikes , his family , friends, life partners etc. Even the  media keeps an eye on that aspect and makes news out of him to increase their circulation .

Why is that so ?

Whatever may be the reason  , here's a fascinating news about one such celebrity ,   India’s most successful tennis player , who has won  11 Grand Slam titles, an Olympic medal, six Asian medals, the most Davis Cup wins and even recognized through the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna & Padmashri award by the Government of India!

Guess who ?

Leander with his wife Rhea and daughter ,Aiyanna.

 He's none other than the charming Leander Paes !!

Look what he says on
His Lifestyle: 

 “I live my lifestyle in a way to achieve my goals. I meditate, do yoga, don’t drink or smoke and am very disciplined. My family is a great support in all these areas. My wife Rhea has been a huge support as she herself is a spiritual teacher. Aiyanna has been an incredible source of inspiration and love right from the moment she entered my life.”

Further , he gives a glimpse on his  Spiritual Side too :

 “I have always had the spiritual side to me – through my upbringing and disciplined career. I have now had the chance to explore this from a scientific and spiritual side. For example I had explored the Sudarshan kriya through a scientific approach and now with Rhea’s experience with the Art of Living – she has taken me through the spiritual side of it. All this has definitely reflected in my life over the last few years – making my game, my life, dreams and everything I put my heart and mind to, more successful than ever.”


Courtesy : Leander sport

Love & smiles...

Will you decorate me please ?

Jai Gurudev !

It’s a time of celebration for all the lifeless creatures !!

Not only there’s the celebration for the living beings , but for other non living things too ?!

Here comes the festival of decorations  !!

The name of the festival goes as

the Dussehra, Navratri , Durga Puja , Ayudha Puja , Vija Dasami ,Saraswathi Puja etc...  



Even I have got the power !!



This is the time , every lifeless items in this universe enjoy their best part of the year , I think . Having thoroughly cleaned , they get a fresh lease of life , fully decked up with flowers , Sandal paste - Kumkum bindhis and become very attractive .





Can I have some more flowers ?



Starting from the house , the workplace , the vehicles -four wheelers to bicycles , the household items like Fans , stove, windows, Ovens , geysers and any gadgets , modern or old , Laptops , the Books , notebooks , pens , Knives nothing is left over …all wear a festive look and sure is a feast for our eyes . Even people go to the extent that the whole of bus will be fully covered by the flowers , that the driver can hardly see the road . This is common sight in Bangalore.



Any missouts ?



There's also a practise wherein a set of dolls , right from birds , animals to human beings to the Gods are showcased in various steps and puja is performed for the whole setup . They call it as Golu in Tamil .

That's a wonderful concept , our tradition and culture is carrying forward , I guess.

Each and every thing in this world , which we come in contact in our daily  life  is being identified , recognised and revered . This goes without saying that every object is fit to be given due place and importance .

The divine aspect in each and every object , whether living or non-living is brought forward ,

paving the way for the celebration of our very existence .

The festival is celebrated over a period of nine days  with great zeal and enthusiasm all over . Though one is aware of the underlying meaning behind the celebration or not , one just cannot deny the exponential increase in the positive energy in oneself and the surrounding place of celebration .

Happy Dussehra !!

Love & smiles...

Thought Pollution - Beware !! You're going to be fined !!

Jai Gurudev !!





One more pollution ..Oh  No !!

 Pollution , pollution , pollution - Pollution everywhere !!

Air Pollution , Noise Pollution, Water pollution, Light pollution etc .. etc..
There's one more new entry to this ever growing  big dangerous list - Thought Pollution !! Wonder what ?

Not only does a man pollute the environmnet and his surroundings by various known means , but by unknown means too !! He pollutes very much by his Negative Feelings cum thoughts like anger,  hatred , Jealousy ,  lust , greed , arrogance more than by any other means  !!
Believe it or not ! It's happening fact !!  



Grrrr...... !



Just imagine , we happen to cross a person , who's depressed or loaded with negative feelings . How do we feel ? The associated thoughts of him do stick on to us also, in a fraction of a moment and it would stay with us for more time  , even after we leave that place .

For instance , we pass by a person who is seemingly boiling with anger , his face emanating the hotness , we also feel disturbed visibly  for no reasons.




 



Say Cheese !!



At the same time , if we pass by a person, who's so positive in his thoughts , the one who does not allow the negative feelings to stay for longer durations in him/her  and who keeps radiating the smiles always , then will not the case be entirely different and opposite ?

The fact is that we catch up their smiles and positive thoughts infectiously .We feel joy for no reason. 

And that joy would stay with us for extended period of time too.   

A place gets charged up either positive or negative ,
 based on the thought waves persisting in that area .

Supposing we visit a hospital or  a mortuary /burial ground or a police station , we always would like to leave that place as early as possible . We feel a sense of discomfort .

But, if we go to a prayer hall or a hillstation , watching the greeneries , enjoying the serene location over there ,we never feel like getting out of that place at all .

Now, which one do you opt for ?

A Hospital or a serene location ?

Now, do you agree that the thought waves do have an impact on the environment ?

If that's the case , then why not we charge a person with a fine , if he pollutes the environment  by his negative thoughts ?

Love & smiles....

Hey you Senses ....Where do you take me ?

Jai Gurudev !!

Soul-stirring music !!

Back home after a hectic work schedule . The mind automatically looks for some outlet to relax .

Hmm..Yummy !!

We switch on some melodious music ,  soft and soothing ones .

Engrossed in the music we love , we are carried on to a different world . Especially if we are alone and listen to a catchy note, that's nothing like that . We feel like heaven .

We also would like to savour some delicious food of our liking . Not only we want our hunger to be satiated , but we just would like to really relish the food , we taste.That way , we get some sort of relaxation.

Lovely !!

We also opt to go out to some picturesque spots during weekends to give ourselves a treat .

What a Fragrance !!

We watch a sunrise  or  a sunset or we look at a Full moon or a beautiful scenery , we just get lost somewhere. We look at a pretty girl or a wonderful carving or  the water gushing out in a stream ,  the heart opens up and just says "Wow!!"

The fragrance of a flower or a perfume or an aromatic food too triggers us and takes us to a different plane .

Oh ! My sweety !!

The sense of hear , taste, smell , seeing and the last but not the least , the sense of touch - every sense gives us some pleasure , unexplainable . We just derive some joy and we just go for it !!

Never we have given a thought about it .

What's happening in our system ?

The five sense organs - are they the  doorways to a different world ?!

If we observe closely , we can notice a common thing we do while we are engrossed in our senses . We tend to  close our our eyes gently   and once we close our eyes, we get in touch with our inner self  . Then we come out from inside and say "Wow !" , because  the joy is felt inside . Any Joy can be experienced only if we are in touch with our self. 

The nature of our self is joy !! The senses are only the means to take us down inside us !!

In that case, what do you think , how a person would feel , if he's always in touch with his self  , rather always aware of his self ?

Will it not be Absolute Joy or Bliss ?!!

Will he not be in a state of relaxation always ? 

Love & smiles...

Peculiar question of a Peculiar Man !!

 Jai Gurudev !!

Mr.X  is peculiar just because , flashed  in his mind , a peculiar question .

 And why the question is  peculiar ?

That question can be very much categorized  as  peculiar  because , it  has  never ever crossed  the mind arena of a common man  at all .  Where is the time for the common man to stop and think in his non-stop run ?

Mr.X  was enjoying  his morning walk thoroughly , after finishing his early morning Yoga practises . The birds chirping , the mild warmth of the Sun’s beginning rays , the milkman , the paperman cycling around with a walkman in their ears . The cows busy munching the roadside greeneries .

He sat for a while on the resting bench and closed his eyes . Attending to his breath , he observed  his system getting relaxed more and more  . A sudden impulse arose in his thought process...

“When is a person happy during his whole lifetime ? “

Right from his childhood to the old age , when does a man *feel* that he’s indeed  happy ?

The same question kept on rolling in his mind . He decided to ask this question to people belonging to various age groups and get himself relieved of that question worm. He kick started his questioning session with a young boy and moved on to the next age group person . He continued till he reached a very old man . Interestingly , he got stunning answers from each one of them …

He jotted down each of the responses in his records . At the end of this exercise , he sat for the overview of the responses to get to a conclusion .  

He scrolled down and read out the individual reponses he got for the question , he shot at each one of them ,  “When will you be happy ?”



I'll be happy if I become my bro'



6 year old kid :  I ‘ll be happy , if I become like my  brother , who is in his high school . He goes to shop and buys chocolates for himself  .  

Even he gets the  pocket money from daddy too , which he spends it as he likes …

Highschool kid : Oh ! I’ll be happy, if I turn to my cousin’s age, who’s in college. U see, no need to carry this heavy load of books to school , no “n “ number of homeworks and projects .  Just a file or few notebooks and go to college happily , wearing trendy & colorful dresses. The same colour uniform is so boring !!

College Student :  Hey , come on man ! What a  weird question !!

I’m  just waiting to complete my college studies and barge into a High profile Job. We can see some real bucks in hand. Lots of  Financial independency . I can buy latest electronic gadgets like I-phone , trendy Racing Bikes and attend lavishing dinner parties with my friends and enjoy to the brim !!

Software Professional in his mid -twenties :

Well , I ‘m on the look out for a perfect soul mate, u know , who matches exactly my dream girl . A  pretty looking , understanding , family loving girl …Oh !Where’s she ? When will she enter my life and make me happy ?

A young couple , just married :

(Giggles) ….. Oh Yes ! How nice it’d be , if we could get a chubby & cute  baby , who can bring in tons and tons of joy and happiness to our life . A symbol of our love , ofcourse !! Just could not resisit that waiting …

A middle aged person :

“As of now , my prime focus is on my son’s studies . I’m putting all my best , so that he gets the high class education and he has to get molded to a better human being , to be respectable in society !! “ Nothing else comes to my mind right this moment  . I think , once that is achieved , I’ll  the happiest person !!

A person who is about to get retired :

(Smiles with thin lines of worry prominent in his forehead )

By God’s Grace , my son is settled in a MNC job now. I also have enough securities for the rest of my life.Only thing is that , I need to get a proper match for my son and get him married in a grand manner. That'll be when a proud parent can feel real happy !!

A retired person, who was spotted walking in the park :

“At this age , what more joy will I ask than looking out for a loving grand daughter , who showers love to me and spends time with me . Infact , my son & daughter-in-law are busy climbing up their career ladder and they're  simply postponing their issue ..Hmm…”

An old person in a wheel  chair ,assisted by his grand-daughter  :

(Laughs , but no teeth to be seen )

“Oh ! how I wish , I ‘m there  to watch my only granddaughter’s marriage , full to my heart’s content and leave my breath happily !“

Mr.X got really fed up of each one’s answers to the question, when they would be happy .

Why not Happiness now !! I'm puzzled

 

The  visibly exhausted Mr.X , read out the response of the person , who was  in his death bed :

“Ha ! Ha! Ha !  Happiness ?! “  the pathetic  old man laughed out in apathy and  whispered  in broken words , “ I have to leave this world , without  giving any troubles to my near and dear ones  , not having to suffer much in bed . That’s my last wish  !

I’ll leave off happily forever !!”

On reading out the multiple responses in his room , in the night time ,

Mx.X could not control his tears .With choking throat , he yelled out to the divine ,

 “ Oh God !! Why is that , a man has to wait to find the happiness always in his  next step of life . Why is that , you have kept the happiness in the future ?

Why not Now ?

Now !!

Now !! " 

He opened up the  book , “Words of wisdom “ written by his Guruji to get the timely guidance .

The words that fell in his eyes :

 *Happiness is always in the present moment !!

 Happines  is  just an attitude !!

Being unconditionally Happy is a Practise !! 

The one who understands this stays happier …

For the one who does not realise this , *Happiness * is always in an  unreachable height and never can he get a chance to be happy in his entire lifetime  !! “

Having his mind settled , Mr.X  felt a deep silence in his heart and slept off peacefully .



P.S: Infant kids within the age of three remain ever happy  , for they live in the present moment completely , with no negativities like hatred, jealous , lust , anger in their mind . For they have a sense of belongingness with everybody .

Alas !! the kid is not in a position to understand and answer Mr.X' peculiar question !!



Hey ! I'm Happy !!

Love & smiles....





How many years do you really live for yourself ?

Jai Gurudev !

A simple calculation on how our lifespan is distributed generally ...I bet you , it’d be quite interesting .

Our lifespan , let's consider it as  70 years , better we  keep it on the higer side .

On an average ,

we sleep for about 8 hrs a day , meaning one third of our lifetime is spent in sleeping .

We spend about 2 to 3 hrs a day in bathrooms  that amounts to approximately ie one nineth of our lifetime .

We eat and munch for about 2 to 3 hrs a day , then another one nineth of lifespan is gone .

Then we travel or commute for about 2 hrs a day , one more one twelth of lifetime is passed off .

And our worktime is about 8 hrs a day , adding up to another one third of our lifetime .

How much time do you think , it will be left over ?

Total Lifespan (say)

70 yrs

Years spent for sleeping (1/3 th)	23.3 yrs
Years spent in bathrooms ( 1/9 th)	7.7 yrs
Years spent for eating (1/9th)	7.7 yrs
Years spent in travel (1/12 th)	5.83 yrs
Years spent in work (1/3 th)	23.3 yrs
Total years spent for the above	67.86

Actual years left over for other activities

70 - 67.8

2.2 yrs

 So,out of 70 long years ,  we are left with only  2.2 years for our own self ! 



And in that short span , what not we do ?

We gossip , fight , grumble , be depressed , become tensed etc...

Do we really strive to spend that  little time  effectively ?

To do our favourite hobbies , to talk to our loving friends /family members , to enjoy and be relaxed , tension free , go on a lovely tourist spot , to be with ourselves ?

It's a question worth asking ourself and introspect  , I guess !!

What do you say ?

Love & smiles... 

Superstar - May I know your secret please ?

Jai Gurudev !




Superstar Rajinikant in Robot

 The most talked about , the much awaited and the most expensive movie ever made in India , Robot or Endhiran is on theatres now . The film reviews say as "Mind Blowing" , Amazing , superb , brilliant with no superlative adjectives left over . It is so tempting , that one just cannot wait to watch the Super star's block buster movie .The super hero , Rajinikant is the star attraction  along with the 50 Kg beauty marvel , Aishwarya Rai .Rajini is believed to have put in his best to bring out the first ever Science Fiction movie in Tamil thanks to the director Shankar .


As for popularity and fame is considered , the superstar has touched several heights in his film career . He has seemingly huge Fans crowd following him , world over including the Japanese. Has given so many record breaking movies . His unique style makes the people crazy and run after him . Obviously , Rajini is not deprived of Name , Fame or Wealth  .


It keeps us wondering , how a man of such a fame is able to lead his life in a balanced manner .
As we see to  the normal human behaviour , a person gets highly elated by a small praise and tends to lose the balance . You want to get a job done from anybody, just shower in few words of praises at him . That's it , the job can be accomplished easily . It's all the job of Ego factor ,which is behind the scene . Once the ego gets boosted up, it gets a kick and behaves the other way.


Rajnikant , inspite of the worldwide fame and popularity , wealth amounting to billions and billions , he is seen to have not lost control , rather leads a peaceful family life . His two daughters are married happily .


The visible effecting factors of the fame and wealth can be pointed to  rude behaviours , pride and pomp appearance in public functions , proud talks etc...On the other hand , Rajine carries himself cool and calm , very simple in his looks and  humble in his speech . He sports a dignified and decent behaviour , not to mention , an admirable personality in personal life too.


He would have come across various opportunities to lose track in the glossy cine field , but he has withstood the obsessions . He seems to have not been affected much by the occasional downfall , he happeed to meet in his film career too.




Rajini captured in meditative pose

 Whatsoeverthe case may  , he remains unshakeable and firm !!
Looks like there's the other side of Rajnikant , which is augmenting his visible side .
As you guess , so I too ....
Yes, spirituality !!
His spiritual inclination can be seen reflecting in his moves , both in personal life and the film roles he choose .The  light rays emanate through the minute holes of a closed cabinet . Likewise Rajini's spiritual side also can be noticed .


He had portrayed the life of Guru RaghavendraSwamy in movie Raghavendra and carried the preachings of Babaji in "Baba" . His dialogues smell the  spiritual flavour . Especially his Punch dialogues are not only very catchy , but also carries some real sense to be reached to people for their betterment in life .


He seems to get the relaxation from our proven and ancient technique of Yoga and meditation. There are news of him , moving to Himalayas to experience deep meditation after completing a movie . It is hoped that he gets totally relaxed and rejuvenated during this yoga retreat . and gets inspiration for the next movie too.




Lord Shiva in Yogic posture

 Afterall Yoga is the union of the body with the self . It creates a harmony in the rhythm of  one's  body , mind and soul . Usually , we notice that our body craves for something to taste ,see , smell or hear , our mind thinks of something-obsessed  and the actual need of our inner self will be something else . If we are not aware of what our inner self needs , then it will lead to a restless state , which cannot be calmed by anything other than the yoga practise.


Yoga practises include not only the yogasana exercises , but also the breathing exercises called as Pranayama and meditation techniques , which will ultimately lead a person to a higher state of being , wherein he stays in an equanimous state , unaffected by the ups and downs of the day to day life . It  helps him to lead a well balanced , peaceful and joyous life , inturn  makes him to excel in his career too .


No wonder , Rajinikant's case proves the fact that the spiritual side of a person only augments his material side and makes his life complete   !!

Love & smiles...