Don't Forget you are a Shining Star

It's a rainy day. I got a call from my friend and she asked whether there is a bus strike or anything today. I was not aware of that and was under impression that, may be BEST bus employees were also started supporting Anna and thus they went to called off a strike for a day. I was wrong it's their union strike related to pay.

But if that's the case, it would come in news with highlights as "BEST" is the major transportation and second life line of Mumbaikars. As suburban railways is the first life line of Mumbai, I suggested my friend to go by rail.

I go to office by bus mostly. Though my place is not so far from office, I used to take a bus for the same.I packed up early to leave for office as it could affect me too. My friend was saying that, buses are not stopped completely but the frequency is quite low. She has been waiting for a bus from an hour.

It's started raining and turned into heavy rain when I reached to bus stop. I thought to wait for a bus till 10 mins and then thought to have an auto. Autos are working but I am not getting it as it's coming filled from next stop.

Then sudden, a girl came in a car and asked me and another lady (standing on bus stand with me) for a lift. I was surprised and hesitate to sit at first place then I realized that I would be late to office so accepted her lift. She is going to railway station only. I accepted her lift and went with her. She asked for another lady too for lift but the lady was not going to station so I was the only one with her.

In general talk, I asked about bus strike and some other general stuff. It took hardly 5 to 10 mins from bus stand. I came to know that, she was going to pick up her dad to station.

I could not believe that Mumbai has all varieties of people.I found bad people and such good people who are ready to help other people in such situation.But such incidents make me believe in humanity and I can say humanity is still alive.I could not thank her publicly but wanted to share this incident with friends. I think people(human) has to believe in other human(people).

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Lemon juice 01 cup
Ginger juice 01 cup
Garlic juice 01 cup
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Guru Govind Dono Khade Kake Lagun Paya
Balihari Guru aapne, Govind diyon batay

Meaning - if the Guru and the Almighty God appears before you, to whom would you bow first? Saints have said, “Without a Satguru’s blessings you wouldn’t even recognise God.” Therefore, one must bow to the Satguru first.

Guru meaning a teacher. In Sanskrit a Guru is a person who takes you from darkness to light. There are various types of Teachers / Gurus. Everyone needs a Guru as there is no enlightenment / true knowledge without a Guru.

Main Gurus in our lives are:–

Our first Guru is the Parents. They bring us in this world and guide and make us independent by giving a basic knowledge of life - help us to walk, talk, eat, dress etc. and lead us to the second Guru.

The second Guru is a Teacher at school where we learn the art of communication and specialise in the topics of our choice.

The third Guru is called a “tilak Guru” a symbolic Dharma Guru as it is believed that a soul without a Dharma Guru is considered to be unholy.

The fourth Guru is Dharma Guru / Satguru – who would give the basic knowledge of life, religion (Dharma) and God and show the way to the salvation of the soul.
He is believed to be in direct contact with the Almighty and his blessings can get us out of the circle of life and death and give us the ultimate peace.
Satguru is like an Immigration Officer with an authority to grant visas to visit and explore the Govind Dham – self-realisation - travel beyond what we can see. Only Satguru can give us the vision to see the glory of the Almighty – open our third hidden spiritual eye.

We should strive to see what is ours – the Soul. We live in the age of science and we believe in only what we see or personally experience. The Soul cannot be seen by our naked eyes and although we can experience the Soul, we have no ability to recognise or identify the Soul. There cannot be true knowledge without the Satguru’s teaching. You may read a thousand books but you cannot gain the knowledge, which a Guru can give you.

We are like a blind person, in the spiritual world. If four blind persons were asked to identify an elephant each would describe the elephant as that part of the elephant they may have touched. E.g. the one who touches a leg would describe the elephant as being like a pillar, the one who touches the trunk would say the elephant was like a rope, the one who touches the tail may say it was like a broom and the one who touches the body would say it was like a barrel of grain. All of them would be wrong. Only the person with the full view of the elephant could fully describe the elephant. Likewise the Satguru is the only person who has the full knowledge and vision, of the life, and can explain the mystery of life and death.

Therefore, we need Gurus to take us through various stages in life to achieve the ultimate goal.

Once you have accepted someone as a Guru it becomes that Guru’s responsibility to provide you with the necessary knowledge to see you through your life. Just as a teacher at a school would teach and help you to get through your exams, a Guru would work for you throughout the year and try to make you see the light of life. Therefore, Disciples have nominated a full moon day in a year called “Gurupurnima” when each Disciple would pay respect and bow to his Guru, bathe the Guru’s feet, as a sign of submission and offer him a gift (dakshina) in appreciation of the knowledge and blessings received from the Guru during the year which will take the Disciple from darkness to light. That is the importance of the GURUPURNIMA

Reference: http://www.ramapir.org/ramapir_gurupurnima.html

Dedicated to all women
on occasion of 100th International Women's Day (8th March 2011)

પૃથ્વી પર ઈશ્વરને નિમંત્રણ આપે, નારી તું નારાયણી
તારા થકી તો ઈશ્વર ઘરમાં આવે, નારી તું નારાયણી

અજવાળાં સૂરજ અઢળક છો રેલાવે પણ ઘરમાં હો અંધારૂ
તારા વિના તો સૂરજ પણ ના ફાવે, નારી તું નારાયણી

તારા આ સરજેલા દેવળમાં વસવાની કોની ઈચ્છા ના હો ?
તારે ખોળે તો જીવન કીર્તન પામે નારી તું નારાયણી

નારીના હૈયે ઊછળતાં ઉમંગો જોઈને દરિયો બોલે ,
આખે આખો દરિયો તું તો છલકાવે, નારી તું નારાયણી

મારા મનની પાગલ ઝંઝાઓને કોણ આવી ને સમજાવે?
એ શમશે તું જો આવે આ દરવાજે, નારી તું નારાયણી

- અમિત ત્રિવેદી

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students

"How much do you think this glass weighs?"

'50gms!' ..... '100gms!' .....'125gms' ...the students answered.

"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the professor, "but, my question is:

What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"

'Nothing' ..the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.

'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student

"You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?"

"Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!"

.. ventured another student & all the students laughed

"Very good.
But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?"

asked the professor.

'No'. Was the answer.

"Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?"

The students were puzzled.

"What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked professor again.

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students

"Exactly!" said the professor.

Life's problems are something like this.

Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK.

Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.

Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything..

It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life,

But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day before You go to sleep...

That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh &strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!

So, when you leave office today,
Remember to ' PUT THE GLASS DOWN ! '