Happy Diwali !!

Jai Gurudev !!

 

The name , Diwali has got a magnetic effect  that we will be attracted towards the celebration , it brings with it all along , once a year.

Starting from cleaning the house and workareas , shopping  for new dresses, jewellery , household items, vehicles etc , Diwali keeps us all busy. Kids just love Diwali , for it brings excitement and colours - the Crackers, the Rockets , sparklers  etc along with the mouthwatering sweets and savouries.

It's a time for the Family Get-togethers , Gift exchanges , Sweet exchanges and wish exchanges too .
The companies do give bonus to the employees to enable them to celebrate thoroughly.

In short Diwali brings in enormous Joy to every heart !!

The Festival of lights  indeed lights up the hearts of all , from kids to teenagers to elders to old people .

As the puranic story goes , Narakasura 's boon from the Lord to bring happiness  to all the people in the world on this particular day has not gone in vain .




Happy Diwali to all !!


   Love & smiles...

Which posture are you in , now , baby ?

Jai Gurudev !!



It's quite amazing to note that when we are born , we have been practising the yogasanas naturally without any efforts .

Can you believe it ?

Till the age of 3 , all the kids sport a very enthusiastic and joyous mood always , thanks to the different yogic postures they remain of their own at various points of time unknowingly  .

And they uplift the surrounding environment by their mere presence. The people around the kids simply forget their worries if any and they feel joy on watching the kid.

How do the the kids know the various asanas ? Who taught them ?
No doubt , inherited by birth because that's our very own nature . 

Just having a glimpse of the kids and their poses  would  reveal the truth !!




Bujangasan or Cobra Posture

 





Bhumi Pada Mastakasan





Cat posture



Vajrasan


When the baby starts growing , then it slowly starts to forget the yogasanas and gets engrossed in the otherwise busy , comfort world . This leads to the beginning of the worry , tension etc in the young ones and the baby continues to grow with more tension and related traumas and diseases till it leaves the world.



  



  



Superman posture 




 




Dhanurasan



Pavana Mukthasana

 

Adi Mudra posture



Artha Padmasan



How nice it would be ,
if we get into the streamline of yoga practises again ,
as we were doing as  kids and bring back
the innocent smile back in our face ...
Cheerfulness in our hearts,
Enthusiastic in our action ,
Friendliness in our behaviour
And become joyous by nature !!



Love & smiles...

Negativity only on the periphery !!

Jai Gurudev !!



It's inevitable that we feel so negative at some point of time.
The trigger point may be either personal , official or even social factors. Whatever may be the case , the negative thoughts we develop due to that , pulls us down so much. We don't feel good at all. It in turn affects our actions too. 
Further , as a chain influence , our negative thoughts will move to the environment , which we are in contact with. Other people are also affected.


Oh ! How bad is this negativity ?! How to get rid off it ?  

Having a look at our composition of our self should come to our help , I think. 

Our self structure is somewhat similar to the structure of an atom . The atom consists of positive charged protons and neutrons at the center in the nucleus  and the negative charged electrons at the periphery.

How the atom is positively charged at the center, our self also constitutes of positivity or positive thoughts deep inside. Whatever we feel negative or the negativity is only on our periphery .

No negativity can really reach and touch our deep inside, which is highly positive.

Just knowing this fact , if we take the first step of keeping in touch with our inner self and get to realise the positivity inside , then easily the negativity in the outer periphery drops off its own.  

Then , we can see ourselves overcome the negativity fast and start remaining in our positivity soon.

I think , you also can give a try in your next rendezvous with the negativitity .

 

Best of Luck !!

Love & smiles....

Whom do you think *YOU* really are ?!

Jai Gurudev !



You say , 
                  "I did this , I did that  !"
You say ,
                  " I am happy , I am sad !"
You say , 
                  "I want this  , I want  that  !"
You say ,
                  " I think so ,  I don't think  so "


Who's that  *I*  in you  , around whom  the whole life revolves ?


Which is that *I* portion of you , you want yourself to be identified with ?!




Are *you*  , your body , which keeps changing its appearance over the years ?


Are *you* , your breath which keeps changing its frequency along with your state of mind ?


Are *you* , your mind which keeps changing its thoughts moment to moment ?


Or


Are *you* , your intellect ,  which keeps changing its logics and concepts from time to time ?


Are *you* , your memory , which keeps changing its storage contents over a period of time ?


Or


Are *you* , your ego ,  which keeps changing its boosting factor minute to minute ?




Though *you* constitute of  all these changing factors ,
don't you think that there is something that is *unchanging * in you , whom you would like to be identified with always ?

Yes, that * UNCHANGING *  me is beyond all the changing  factors !!

I  am  That !!  

The UNTOUCHED , the UNAFFECTED , the  UNCHANGING  Self  !!

The  Truth !!

Love & smiles.... 

Why are you sad , my dear ?

Jai Gurudev !!




Why are you sad , my dear ?



It was one bright sunny morning , just before the onset of the afternoon. Time to refresh and go for a coffee break  at the office cafetaria. 

Sitting with a colleague of mine over the coffee table ,  relishing the first sip of the aromatic coffee , freshly ground in the Coffee machine , was indeed refreshing . Just after a few sip , my sight took a leap and caught hold of something unusual , outside in the garden area.  

There sat perching on the branch of a wide spread tree , a lovely green colour parrot . Was just admiring the beauty of the Creation and my eyes sticked on to the beautiful bird for some more moments , completely unaware of the coffee cup getting empty gradually.

 That moment , it striked me that the parrot was all alone and stayed there like a statue , motionless.
Beyond it's beauty , I could sense that something not alright for that tiny creature. 
My colleague's venture to start a conversation on a fresh topic did not distract my attention , which caused her also to take a glance at the rare sight outside the glass window pane.She broke the silence and said , " Hey !A single parrot sitting standstill for a long time !!"

The canteen boy who had noticed this , came to our rescue , to answer to our puzzle.
" Yesterday , a parrot had fell down dead in the garden lawns . Once we spotted that , it was me who disposed it " , said the boy in a husky tone.

Perfect Match ?!

The reason behind the  worry of the aloof parrot became crystal clear.

The poor parrot had lost it's pair , due to which it was reeling under the agony of seperation.

"Oh !! What a pity !! "



Oh ! Where's my love ?



What else can be done from our side , except to feel a moment for the pathetic state of the bird . 

Afterall we live in a so called  busy world !!

Engrossed in the buzz of office activities , the parrot did not come to my mind at all .
Back home, relaxing in the sofa with a cup of tea , slowly the picture of the desperate parrot came alive on my mind screen.

A cluster of words rose up from within in that still, calm and relaxed moment ,

" Be the parrot or a dog or a human being , what difference does it really make , 
when it comes to the pain of seperation of a loving companion ? "

Started to realise the truth , 

" The soul inside seems to sport an identical behaviour though the body that covers it is of multiple variety !!"



Hey ! Our soul is the same as yours !!



Love & smiles..

A Special Day called as Birthday !!

Jai Gurudev !!

 

Happy Birthday to you ….

Happy Long Life to you !!

Once in a year ,without fail comes our birthday

To remind us that we are growing older day by day !!

As a kid , we love that special day of ours

As it also brings us gifts and chocolates that savours !





How do I look ..Gorgeous ?!



                                  

The dress we put on was so new !!

And the chocolates we distribute were not few !!

That's the day we'll be highly pampered

And from everywhere , the love will be showered !!

As years pass by ,

Slowly the birthdays get to give a feel of any other day !!

No more cakes...No more Chocolates..

Hardly any new dresses ...Rarely any gifts !!

Though the fact is so, each birthday                             

Innately makes us to feel in a special way !!

Some spark just 'd flash in our thought

That indeed we are one among the lot !!

Each one of us is not only a human

But ,a wave arising out of the ocean ...

And as the wave subsides back to the ocean

So do we - return back to our origin !! 

                        

 

   Oh ! I am only a wave out of an ocean

   How can I ever forget this fantastic notion !

   Oh ! My life is so short , 

   That I prefer to make it sweet !  

                           

    

 

Am I not a wonderful Flower ?

A Pretty and Fragrant Tower ?!

    

                                                                 

          

Does not the Birthday Celebration deep within

Bring a meaning to our existence therein !!

Will not our whole-hearted wish to our near and dear

serve a purpose - an opportunity that might help them know their real nature !!

A wave in the ocean or a Flower in the Garden ?

The one who opens up to wish others for a birthday

can be assured of joy that can be no less than double ,

on seeing the bloom in the face of the other person !! 

                                    

 

Love & smiles...

 





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...