Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Are we born to sin?

Sin and Win. Is that real victory? Arent those who do not sin, no matter what, truly victorious? People get busy earning livelihood. Earn something that ensures we dont carry forward any burden which will have to be paid off. In Urdu, there is a commandment which says, "Do good and forget about it". Someone "up there" will keep track.

Pearl of Wisdom 

*Strength does not come from Winning;

the contrary, it builds up every time

you feel that you have lost! 

Your struggles develop your strengths.

When you go through hardships
and still hold on to your faith... that is strength.*

Every action on our part becomes a deed, good or bad. Virtue or Sin. Repentance has a high place in all religions. Where there is repentance, non repetition of that particular sin is assured. This moves us one step closer to Divinity.
Lately, humans have been culling animals, birds as if it is their right. Dont  we have to account for every life taken, somewhere? Wouldnt we be punished?
Culling and killing for food, killing and selling is also a sin.


I insist killing of any mobile living being is a sin. Their cries, protests, even hapless surrender adds to our sin. Let us observe and ask ourselves how do feel watching the following videos. How many will be left feeling guilty making the voiceless suffer for our selfish needs? How far are we justified?
https://youtu.be/0jo0UNUWeJw


https://youtu.be/todL896804Y


 A Deccan Chronicle added a new video.

Hefty.co added a new video.



 Human beings-Epitome of Sentience

It is a sad state of affairs. Human beings are born to protect other living beings. Alas, we think that they are around for our fun, use only. They have no right to freedom. How many of us like the idea of mercilessly torturing voiceless who are at our mercy. What makes us behave inhuman?

 Elephas Media's video.
In my opinion, we are born as human beings to atone for whatever we have done. We are born as humans, so that we no longer sin.

Sunday, 27 March 2016

Hinduism-A way of purity in life. Not a religion.

                                       Hinduism-A way of purity in life

I have always wondered, What is Hinduism? Often, heard my late father say, Hinduism is not a religion. It is a way of life. Advancing years and thinking time on hands, helped to draw a few conclusions.
1)All religions are great. If we truly understand, any religion, all religions lead to the same Divinity. There is no Hindu God, no Islamic God, no Christian God. People of Bharat(India) knew this. It is in their blood..
Perhaps, that is why, adopting other religions, getting converted is easy. Hinduism(a name given by non Hindus) is a way of life. Why?
1)A very liberal religion. For converting to "Hinduism" there are no SOPs. If one's mind says, "Convert", we get converted. Can anyone be converted without their willingness? God lives within us and without. If we search for Divinity, outside of us, we are ignorant. It would be like those blindfolded men exploring different parts of an elephant and concluding that they are right.
 All those who follow the preachings of purity and sanctity of God's creation, Sanathan Dharma. follow humanity as a religion. The Creator, is beyond religion, caste, creed, class etc.
2)Division on the basis of castes, colour, creed etc has been a sad  manipulation of those who have vested interests.
3)People who feel "Hinduism" has to have an identity have not understood the true way of life. There is no need to have an identity for "Hinduism" or Vedic Religion. It is as natural as a good human. Any person who is a good human being, is  following Hinduism. Even if, that person is a devout follower of any other religion.
How can that be?
https://youtu.be/pW0DOn78I_c
What about customs and rituals? 
There are people who blindly follow them.
Over the centuries, great souls, sages for whom human birth was solely for the benefit of others Through aeons of study, austerities, meditation and experiments on self, designed them. They are so profound and sublime, practitioners can benefit even by blindly following them.

http://desinema.com/hindu-traditions-scientific-reasons

https://youtu.be/I9aR_xfm-gE

Vedic followers strived to be humble, simple, compassionate, forgiving...in short, holier than thou, in every way. Talents, art, being humble in every way, were the riches that we desired, money was never involved.


What is the greatest thing about being a Hindu - 
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1) Believe in God! - You're accepted as an Aastik.
.2) Don't believe in God! - You're still accepted as a Nastik...
3) You want to worship idols, please go ahead.
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4) You dont want to worship idols, please go ahead too...
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Come forward. We are logical. You will still be Hindu.
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6) You want to accept the religion as it is. Please go ahead with it..
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8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead..
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9) You want to start your journey by reading Purans - Go ahead..
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10) You just don't like reading. No problem. Go ahead by the Bhakti tradition . ( Bhakti- devotion)
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13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God. Wow! Be a Sadhu!
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Superb!
Follow Advaita philosophy
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16) You want a Guru. Go ahead.
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Welcome! Shaktiism is very much a form of Hinduism.
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19) You believe every human is the same. Yeah! You're awesome, come let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family)
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21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion and rituals. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu.
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22) You like to go to the temples. Please go ahead
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So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Pranimatra, the Earth, Universe!
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26) And If you don't believe that everything has God - No problems. We do respect your viewpoint
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You represent this!You're free to choose, my dear Hindu!


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5) You want to criticise something in our religion. 
7) You want to start your journey by reading the Bhagavad Gita - Go ahead.
11) You don't like idea of Bhakti! No problems at all. Do your Karma.
12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. Go ahead. No problem at all. That's Charvaka Philosophy
14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only. - Welcome."Vrukshavalli amha soyare" (Trees are our friends)
15) You believe in one God or supreme energy. 
17) You don't want a Guru. Go ahead.
18) You believe in Female supreme energy. 
20) You don't have anything to do. Don't worry. One more festival is coming!
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23) You don't like to go to temples, no problem. You are still very much a Hindu!
24) You know that your religion is a way of life. With freedom as well.
27) "Sarve sukhin santu" (May all live happily.) "Sarve bhavantu sukhinah" (May everyone achieve happiness)






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Saturday, 26 March 2016

Law of Attraction:- Positive and egative

                                          Law of Attraction

We hear quite a lot about this phrase. Post my brain tumor operation, the surgeon must have put in something "out of the box". I am going to make good use of it. After all, immobility is not the end of the world. Thus, I have thinking about law of attraction.
It is a great thing, that the phrase is only used in the positive context. There is a folk tale from the great Red Indian Cherokee tribe about two wolves within each one of us, the good and bad wolf. There is a constant fight between them. Who survives? The one which we feed. The one that we dont starves to death. Applying this to every aspect of our life makes our life worthwhile every breath.

Earth is a magnetic field. All earthlings have earth in them. They thus have some magnetic power in them. According to the Scriptures, we are made up of five elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
Every thought, speech and action can attract good or bad consequences. Good triumphs over the evil. Thus what we receive is always good. With positive thoughts, speech and action, good is strengthened and further empowered to triumph. It is said, what we throw out into the world comes back to us. Maybe, the intensity of our thought accelerates the reaction.
It is always in our own interest, that we must always be kind to all be it human or animal. Whatever we do will attract reaction according to our intent.
W always insist on positive thoughts. This will attract good things our way.
Lord Jesus Christ had said, "ask and thou shalt receive". In the Vedic religions, celestial beings and angels roams around us, unseen and they only say, "So be it", Thathaastu. When we wish negative, someday and in some way, we will have to pay the price.
What about butchering, slaughtering, torturing innocents' lives? That too, can attract, for sure. What would that attract? Killing innocent animals for food or sport  or fun, Wouldnt that attract? The pathetic cries, of the animals? Some Great Being, Mother Earth must be hearing and feeling saddened. Why?
The best creature designed to protect other earthlings is out to destroy the entire planet! Isnt it akin to creating a robot to help clean the house, destroys the house and its inmates?
Internet is abound with images, when watched, none of us will be proud of. On the contrary, we all will be ashamed of extent of damage, human intervention causes to our planet. Dont we think our future generations, which ask us innocent harmless questions today, will someday ask us, "why have you destroyed the planet for us? If you really cared for us, have you invested in a planet for us?"
Our planet has come under extreme stress — it's unfortunate that phrases like this have become clichéd because the stakes are now higher than ever.
Humans are harming this beautiful planet in more ways than we know. In a book titled Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER), more than 170 images paint a picture of a landscape so depressing, it might just encourage some attention and change. From overcrowded megacities to oil spills and devastating deforestation, it depicts the impacts that humans have on the Earth.
"We have passed a crucial tipping point," the book says. "Our quest for greater and greater material prosperity is now impoverishing future generations. The Global Footprint Network estimates further that by 2030, we will need two planets to sustain us. Further growth simply deepens the crisis of ecological "overshoot" as we draw down Earth's carrying capacity, and it comes at the direct expense of our own children and grandchildren." Overpopulation01
"Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” —Jacques-Yves Cousteau 
Indonesian surfer Dede Surinaya catches a wave in a remote but garbage-covered bay on Java, Indonesia, the world’s most populated island.










  • Through internet, Google and other sources, we can see how human interference is continually destroying the planet, does our interference have positive effect or negative repercussions? Climate change, erratic weather conditions, species going extinct, land turning infertile, air, water, noise pollution. If our planet is to be preserved for our children, we urgently need to stop this exploitation.                                                                                                                                                          Looking at the natural beauty, we can simply marvel. We can feel fresh air, beautiful birds chirping and the ecological cycle being maintained. Does it not cause a positive change in our health and well being?  When we get a positive feeling, Doesnt it mean we create positive energy? Is it the same feeling when we look at images of human interference? What do we create? Negative energy, Itwhether we appreciate the scene or otherwise. When it multiplies in direct proportion to population growth law of attraction would be far from positive. 
  • Thus, in order to, attract lots of positive vibes, it becomes imperative that we must restore our planet to the clean and green state, our ancestors bequeathed us

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