Quotable Quotes Part II

[Visalakshi Ramani]

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"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true."

- Buddha
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Not just the directions but the very life we live is just our kalpitham / karpanai and not true!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."


- Buddha

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Bhayam or fear is due to two things.

1. losing what we love and cherish and want to possess (priyam/ raagam)

2. being stuck up with what we do not want to possess. (apriyam/ dwesham)

One who is free of raagam and dwesham is automatically free from all fears.

He lives without fears (in a state of abhayam) and is a jivanmukta.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."


- Buddha

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BUT a sharp knife causes the blood to flow!!! :scared:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Very often what everyone does MAY be wrong.
People may continue to do it just out of habit.
Being right and being alone in being right
needs a lot of courage. :thumb:

 

[C RAVI]

THE KING AND THE HERMIT.
Alexander wanted to conquer the whole world! He wanted to gift to his teacher Aristotle five of the best things found in India. He had heard about the sadhus / saints and hermits of India – spending their entire lives in penance, on the banks of the river Ganges . He wanted to meet one of them.

He ordered the chief of his army to go with a small unit and bring to him one of those holy men.
When requested to go to Alexander, the hermit retorted, “I have no business with your king! My job is to pray and do penance here. If he wishes to see me, tell him to come here”.

The chief of the army got annoyed by this haughty reply. He became extremely angry at the suggestion that king Alexander should come to meet this semi clad pauper!

He ordered his army men to bind and drag the fellow to the presence of Alexander.
The army tried their best to physically carry the lean and starving man but they could not budge him even by an inch – however hard they tried.

The hermit laughed at their futile attempt and said, “Your king has conquered only land. But I have conquered my mind. No one can make me do anything against my wishes. No one can do anything to me against my wishes.”

The army stood aghast wondering at the power of mind over matter and the greatness of a saint over a king!

Ennangalin Vannak Kalavai - Visalakshi Ramani

Shmt.VR,


Thank you for sharing this very interesting info...

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

dear Mr. Ravi,
It was a short story told by my spiritual guru to prove the strenth of mind over matter.:hail:
You will find many more stories (the actual total is 185) poems and their English translation
in the link given with that post.

 

[mkrishna100]

 

[C RAVI]

dear Mr. Ravi,

You will find many more stories (the actual total is 185) poems and their English translation
in the link given with that post.

Ennangalin Vannak Kalavai - Visalakshi Ramani

Wowwww...It's a great treasure!!!


:yo:

 

[C RAVI]

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day."

- Dalai Lama

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[C RAVI]

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."

- Dalai Lama

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[C RAVI]

"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."

- Dalai Lama

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[C RAVI]

"I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted."

- Dalai Lama

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[C RAVI]

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."

- Buddha

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[mkrishna100]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Ennangalin Vannak Kalavai - Visalakshi Ramani

Wowwww...It's a great treasure!!!


:yo:

It is a collection of may random thoughts and some stories with morals and messages. opcorn:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day."

- Dalai Lama

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Many people ditch their old and / or poor friends
when they find some new / rich friends.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."

- Dalai Lama

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We need discretion to know when to talk and when to remain silent! :blabla:...:decision:... :tape:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."

- Dalai Lama

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nallathu seyyaathu aatRinum allathu seyyaathu ombumin!

(If you can not help them, make sure you do not harm them).

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."

- Buddha

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This explains well why many people fail miserably in life. :sad:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

When these less and the more get mixed up

there will be much trouble and less joy!!! :nod:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[h=1]ஆத்ம தரிசனம்.[/h]
மரம் வெட்டி விற்று, அந்த
வருமானத்தில் வாழ்ந்தான்
சிரமம் நிறைந்த வாழ்க்கை,
சிறு விறகு வெட்டி ஒருவன்.

மகான் கூறினார் அவனிடம்,
“மகனே! நீ காட்டுக்குள் செல்;
செல்வம் கொழித்து, நல்லதோர்
செல்வந்தனாய் ஆகிவிடுவாய்!”

அடுத்த நாள், அந்த விறகுவெட்டி
அடர்ந்த காட்டுக்குள் சென்றபோது,
விலையுயர்ந்த மரக் கூட்டங்களைத்
தொலை தூரம் வரையில் கண்டான்.

தினமும் சிறிது வெட்டி விற்று,
மனம் மகிழ்ந்து வாழலானான்.
“இன்னும் உள்ளே சென்றால்,
என்னென்ன உள்ளதோ?” என்று

கண்டறியச் சென்றான், ஒரு முறை
பண்டு செல்லாத பகுதிகளுக்கு!
தாமிரச் சுரங்கத்தைக் கண்டான்;
கோரிய பொருளைப் பெற்றான்.

இன்னமும் உள்ளே சென்றால்,
இருந்தது வெள்ளிச் சுரங்கம்!
அள்ளிக் கொண்டு வந்தவனுக்கு,
கொள்ளை கொள்ளை மகிழ்ச்சி!

இன்னும் உள்ளே சென்றவன்,
பொன்னும், வைரக்கற்களும் கூடி
மின்னும் சுரங்கத்தைக் கண்டான்.
இன்னும் வேறு என்ன வேண்டும்?

சித்திகள் எட்டும் இவ்வகையே.
யத்தனம் நாம் செய்யச் செய்ய,
புத்தம் புதிதாகக் கிடைக்கும்;
மொத்தமாக அல்ல, என்றுமே!

சக்திகளில் மயங்கி நிற்காமல்,
யுக்தியுடன் தொடர்ந்து சென்றால்,
கிடைக்கும் ஆத்ம தரிசனமும்;
கிடைக்கும் இறையின் தரிசனமும்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

We are in the Tamil Month of Aadi. Goddess Kali is to be remembered.

To stop Goddess Kali from destroying the cosmos, Shiva went into the battlefield and lied down motionless among the corpses of demons. Goddess Kali moved across the corpses destroying and cutting them into pieces, suddenly she found herself standing on top of a beautiful male body. For a moment she stood still and then she looked down at the body and saw it was Shiva, her husband.

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When she realized she was touching her husband with her feet, Goddess Kali stretched out her tongue in shame and the destruction came to an end. Shiva then pacified the Goddess and danced with her. Together they started creation again and made the world free of Adharma.

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

WHEN SHIVA TURNED
Saint Namadev was one of the greatest saints of the Land of Bharat who hailed
from the state of Maharashtra and showed the path of Nama Sankirtan. Here is
an interesting incident in the life of Namadev -
Once Namadev was travelling to Gujarat where he was close to the temple town
of Nageshwar. This town houses the famous Shiva temple which is one of the
12 Jotirlinga Kshetras. It was the auspicious day of Shivaratri and a huge number
of people thronged to the temple to have darshan of Lord Shiva. Surrounded by
a host of devotees, Sant Namadev stood at the entrance of the temple and lost
himself in Nama Sankirtan (singing the Divine Names of the Lord). As the crowd
swelled, the temple authorities tried to drive away Namadev and his devotees and
objected to their Kirtan. At once, Namadev abided by the words of the temple
priests and stepped away from the entrance. However, how could they stop their
Nama Sankirtan? They moved towards the back side of the temple and continued
with the Kirtan.

At that very moment, Lord Shiva turned Himself around in order to listen to
Namadev’s Nama Sankirtan!



Even today, Shiva’s vehicle - Nandi - in that temple is located on the
back side of the temple!

 

[C RAVI]

"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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[C RAVI]

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."


- Mahatma Gandhi

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