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♥ श्री हनुमान जी के बारे में कुछ गूढ़ बाते ♥

सीता जी की तलाश में जब श्री राम और लक्ष्मण जंगलो में भटकते -भटकते किष्किन्धा पर्वत के पास घूम रहे थे ! वही पर सुग्रीव अपने भाई बाली के डर से छुप कर रहते थे ! उन्होंने जब इन दोनों भाईयो को इधर आते देखा तो अपने डरपोक स्वभाव वश हनुमान जी से कहा - हनुमान , जरा आप देखो कौन है ? मुझे डर लग रहा है ! लगता है बाली भाईसाहब के भेजे लोग ही हैं ! जाओ और पता लगाओ ! अगर मेरा अनुमान सही हो तो दूर से इशारा कर देना , मैं निकल भागूंगा ! जाओ जल्दी करो !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

हनुमान तुंरत पर्वत से नीचे आते हैं और दोनों भाईयो से परिचय प्राप्त करते हैं ! जब दोनों तरफ़ से तसल्ली हो जाती है तब हनुमान कहते हैं - हे श्रीराम , मेरे महाराज सुग्रीव , यहाँ अपने भाई के डर से वनवासी जीवन व्यतीत  कर  रहे हैं ! और आपकी तरह ही भार्या के विरह से भी पीडीत हैं ! उनके भाई बाली ने उनकी पत्नी को भी छीन लिया और जान का प्यासा बन कर उनके पीछे पडा है ! आप मेरे साथ ऊपर पर्वत पर उनके पास चलिए ! मैं आप दोनों की मित्रता करवाए देता हूँ सो आप दोनों मिलकर अपने लक्ष्य में सफल हो सकेंगे !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
अब श्री राम ने कहा - हनुमान जी , मैं क्यों ऊपर जाऊ ? आपके महाराज सुग्रीव की व्यथा आप ख़ुद ही बखान कर रहे हैं की, वो ये मालुम होते हुए भी, की उनकी पत्नी उनके भाई बाली ने छीन ली और डर से छुप कर यहाँ रह रहे हैं, तो वो बलशाली और वीर पुरूष तो नही ही हैं ! और कायर से दोस्ती करने मैं क्यों ऊपर जाऊं ? अगर उनको दोस्ती ही करनी है तो उन्हें नीचे मेरे पास आना चाहिए !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

अब हनुमान ने अत्यन्त सुंदर बात कही - "हे प्रभो . ये जीव तो कभी भी कुछ पकड़ कर छोड़ देता है ! पर आप तो परम ब्रह्म हैं ! अगर आपने एक बार उनका हाथ पकड़ लिया तो फ़िर साथ नही छूटेगा ! महाराज सुग्रीव का क्या ? आज पकड़ लेंगे फ़िर शायद कल छोड़ भी देंगे ! इस करके मैं चाहता हूँ की आप कृपा करकर ऊपर चलिए ! और मेरा मनोरथ पूरा करिए !" श्रीराम हनुमान जी की लच्छेदार बातो में आ गए और ऊपर चलने के लिए तैयार हो गए ! और बोले - हनुमान तुम तो मुझे लक्षमण से भी दुगुने प्रिय हो !

सुनु कपि जिए मानसि जनि ऊना ! तैं मम प्रिय लछमन ते दूना !!

तुम्हारी बात मैं कैसे टाल सकता हूँ ? और चलने के लिए अपने डंड-कमंडल समेटने लगे !!! इधर लक्ष्मण ने सुना तो उनके तन बदन में आग लग गयी ! उन दोनों की बातें सुन कर लगा की उनकी 13 साल की तपस्या भंग हो गई ! अरे दिन रात जंगलो में ख़ाक मैं छान रहा हूँ और मेरे से भी प्रिय ये बन्दर हो गया ? और छोटा मोटा भी नही, सीधे दुगुना प्रिय ! लक्ष्मण की मनोदशा इतनी खराब हो गई की लगा , उन्होंने राम के साथ वनवास में आकर अपनी जिन्दगी खराब कर ली ! लक्ष्मण के तन बदन में आग लग गई ! उनको लगा की अभी भैया राम से पूछे की - यही इनाम दिया मेरी सेवा का ? उनका मन ये सहन नही कर पाया ! मन कह रहा था की अभी लौट चले वापस अयोद्धया को ! उनका अब क्या काम ? अब ये बन्दर महाराज मिल तो गए मुझसे सीधे दुगुने प्रिय ! यही ढूंढ़ लायेंगे सीता भाभी को ! मन हाहाकार करने लगा ! बस मन बगावत करने को तैयार था ! फ़िर सोचा - पहले ये बन्दर हनुमान चला जाए , फ़िर पूछता हूँ और उसके बाद अगला कदम उठाउंगा !लक्ष्मण मन ही मन पूरी तरह बगावत पर उतर आए !!!!!!!!!!!!!

13 साल के वनवासी जीवन के कारण पांवो में छाले पड़े हुए हैं ! श्रीराम सोच रहे हैं हैं ऊपर कैसे चढेंगे ? इतनी खतरनाक और सीधी चढाई पर ! उन दर्रों को कोई बन्दर ही पार कर सकता है ! श्रीराम असल में लक्ष्मण की मन की बात जान चुके थे ! और उन्होंने इसी वक्त उसका निदान करने की वजह से हनुमान जी को ये पीडा मन ही मन बताई ! श्रीराम की बातें जान कर हनुमान बोले - श्रीराम आप और भैया लक्ष्मण मेरे दोनों कांधो पर सवार हो जाईये ! मैं आपको अभी पर्वत शिखर की चोटी पर पहुंचा दूंगा ! और दोनों भाई उनके काँधे पर सवार हो गए ! और हनुमान जी ने जो हैलीकोप्टर की तरह सीधे उपर की तरफ़ ९० डिग्री पर उठना शुरू किया तो लक्ष्मण दंग रह गए ! और देखते ही देखते उनको किष्किन्धा पर्वत की चोटी पर पहुंचा दिया !!!!!!!!!!!

लक्ष्मण ने सोचा , मैं तो सिर्फ़ शेषनाग हूँ जो अपने फन पर पृथ्वी का भार उठाये हूँ ! और ये कौन है ? जो मुझ शेषनाग सहित नारायण ( श्रीराम ) को भी अपने कंधे पर धारण कर लिया ! और इस तरीके से कोई साधारण मनुष्य या बन्दर तो नही कर सकता ? भैया सही कह रहे थे ! ये तो मुझसे भी दुगुना प्रिय होगा ही ! मैं सिर्फ़ पृथ्वी का बोझ धारण करता हूँ और ये तो मुझ शेषनाग सहित नारायण का बोझ भी धारण करता है ! तो उनका मन हनुमान के प्रति अनुराग से भर गया !!!!!!!!!!!!!

उनका बगावत करने का विचार तो काफूर हो गया और नई खट खट दिमाग में शुरू हो गई की ये मुझसे भी बलशाली कौन है जो यहाँ बन्दर रूप में बैठा है ? ऊपर पर्वत पर पहुँच कर लक्ष्मण जी ने अपनी जिज्ञासा हनुमान जी के समक्ष रखी ! उन्होंने पूछा की - आप यहाँ क्या कर रहे हैं और कौन हैं ? और आप इतने बलशाली हो कर भी ये कायर की तरह छिपे सुग्रीव को महाराज महाराज संबोधित कर रहे हैं ? मुझे समझ नही आ रहा है की आप इनकी सेवा चाकरी क्यो कर रहे हैं ! जबकि आप तो स्वयम महाराज बनने के हर तरह से काबिल हैं ! हे वानर श्रेष्ठ आप मेरी जिज्ञासा शांत कीजिये !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

बोलो पवन पुत्र हनुमान की जय ..

जय बजरंगी .जय श्री राम...

संकलन कर्ता..शंकर डंग

Gaytri Mantra Ucharan

hariH Om, 

Meaning of Gāyatri Mantra- Swāmi Viditātmānanda ji

http://www.arshavidyacenter.org/verse/Gayatri_Mantra.pdf


Pronunciation: http://www.arshavidyacenter.org/upload/Chants_2009-10-29_19:42:58.mp3

The audio clip given above is the correct way to chant the Gāyatri manta, as presented in the Kr̥ṣṇa Yajur Veda. Below are things to take note of

om.
bhūr bhuvaḥ suvaḥ
tat savitur vare-enyam
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo nah prachodayā-āt

1) There are five short breaks in this mantra, at the end of each line as arranged. First break after 'om', second break after 'suvaH', and so on.

2) The word varē-ēnyam is often mispronounced as varē-ēniyam, with an 'i'. That is a mistake because it divides varenyam into 4 syllables instead of three, thus altering the whole mantra. So it should be pronounced strictly as varē-ēnyam

3) the third mistake people often make is with the word dhiyo.. it is not dheeyo, but dhiyo, it has a short 'i' '. Dhiyo is one word, not dhee+yo, that makes it two syllables which is wrong.

4) the words 'nah prachodayā-āt' is pronounced as naf prachodayā-āt due to sanskrit grammar rules, the 'h' sound becomes an 'f' sound. Try saying the 'H' sound followed by 'P', automatically your lips purse into a shape which facilitates blowing out air which sounds like 'F', but a soft 'F' not a sharp one that's created through your two front teeth.

Be sure to listen to the sound sample !


hariH Om

Life Is Too Short- The mystic sutra

A man was going to meet his mother who lived two hundred miles away from him.On the way, he stopped at a flower shop to buy some flowers to impress his mother.He saw a little girl sitting outside the flower shop and sobbing.He asked her the reason and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."

The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own flowers for his mother. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.

The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to see his mother.

Moral:

• Life is too Short.
• Spend as much time as you can with loving and caring people who love you.  
• Enjoy each moment with them before it’s too late.  
• There is nothing important than family.

Karma : Door to Hell and Heaven

Two friends were moving across the nasty place filled with prostitutes, one of them had a desire to spend a night and indulging himself in physical pleasure. The other one was given this idea to which he denied, and told his friend not do so .

They both parted, one going with a prostitute and the other with anger and resentment in his mind decided to visit a temple and read a holy scripture. Along the way he was thinking and comparing that how lowly his friend was.

The first one, as he moved with the prostitute began to have resentment on what he was doing. His mind was engrossed in how great his friend was, who decided to visit the temple and read a spiritual books. He was greatly started of miss that.

The other with the religious book in his hand and siting in the temple, was engrossed in the thought of his lowly friend.

An earthquake struck claiming many lives, both the friends included.

The officers from heaven and hell were busy with their work. The first one was taken by the officers of heaven, and could see at distance his friend being ruthlessly driven by the officers from hell.

'There must be some mistake', he said, 'According to what we were doing I deserve to be there and that friend of mine deserves to be graciously led by you to the heaven.'

'We are following the orders, and there is no mistake,' the officer from the heaven said.

The first one demanded and explanation for what he is in the heaven and his friend is in hell.

'Your mind was engrossed in how great your friend was who visited the temple and read a spiritual books, while your friend's mind was engrossed in the thought of you that how lowly you were, filled with deep resentment.' came the answer.

'Thinking of others as low and self higher is the door to hell.' the voice continued.

Lord Rama and Ram Rajya

KAR HIT KARHIN RAM PAD PUJA

RAM BHAROS HRIDYA NAHI DUJA

Bhagwan Shri  Rama is the seventh incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu, who appear on earth whenever there is great loss of virtue among people.. Rama, the perfect avatar of the Supreme Protector (palan karta) Vishnu, has always been popular among the Hindu deities. Rama is the symbol of courtesy and virtue, a man of values and morals. Ramachandra is Maryada Purushottama, which means the perfect man. Lord Rama is considered to have taken birth on the earth to destroy the evil forces of the age

Lord Rama has been described as "Maryada Purushottam" i.e. ideal in behaviour and actions. He fought famous Lanka war and defeated demon Ravana

Much of Lord Rama 's life-details are based on Balmiki's Ramayana which was translated into easy language by Goswami Tulsidassji for common folks . The epic is called as Sri Ramcharitmanas and has 7 descents or Kands.

RAM RAJYA

Ram Rajya, where peace, prosperity and tranquility reigned, for there was no one to challenge the seat of Ayodhya, literally the land without wars. Incidentally in Hindi, "Ayodhya" means "a place where there is no war." Hence "Ram Rajya" is described as an ideal society. Is there any country that doesn’t want peace, prosperity and tranquility?


So in last DOHA  Goswami Tulsidassji assures that " Seekers who devoutly take a plunge into holy RAMCHARITMANASA or the intellectual lake containing the exploits of Lord Rama will have an ever-cooling balm without getting scorched by mundane rays ."


Rama went undercover every night to hear the pleas of his subjects and have a common man's perspective of his rule. During Rama's tenure as King, the people apparently had no locks on their doors as they feared no burglaries or other such misfortunes.

Thus let us most humbly bow  at holy feet of all of them .
SHRI RAM, LAKSHMAN, BHARAT SHTRUGHAN, SHRI HANUMAN JI, MATA SITA.

Lord Shiva and the king

Once there lived a king who was very rich and powerful. He was a devotee of the Lord Shiva. Every year, he performed a grand ritual for the worship of Shiva at a special temple he had built. Priests from all parts of the country would come to his kingdom and participate in this ritual and the festivities that followed. During this event, the king would distribute lavish gifts to all the attendees, and free food and clothing to the poor. Thus, the king would spend an enormous amount of wealth in the worship of Shiva.

The king felt smug in the conviction that he was the greatest devotee of Shiva, considering the wealth and effort he spent on His worship. After one such lavish ritual the king retired to his palace happy and content in the belief that he had done a great service to Shiva. Engrossed in the thoughts of his own greatness, the king soon fell asleep. As he slept, he dreamt that Shiva appeared to him and said, "O king, you are not a true devotee. You are proud of yourself. If you want to meet my true devotee, go to the edge of the forest and visit the poor wood-cutter." The king woke up distressed and thought to himself, "A mere woodcutter ? How can a woodcutter be a greater devotee than a mighty king like me ?"

The next morning, the king set out into the nearby forest to find the woodcutter. As he reached the outskirts of the forest, he saw a little hut and a woodcutter setting out for the forest to cut some wood. The king stopped him and said, "I have heard that you are a great devotee of Shiva. Please tell me how you worship Him." Folding his palms humbly, the woodcutter replied, "I am but a poor woodcutter who earns a mere two coins a day. Out of this I spend half for my food, a fourth for charity, and save the rest. I chant His Name at all times throughout the day, and every Monday, I offer a simple meal of broken rice to Shiva. I know nothing other than Him." On hearing the woodcutter's simple and humble form of worship, the king was moved. His heart was purified by meeting the Lord's true devotee. He returned to the palace chanting the Shiva's Name, a more humble man.

पिता

माँ घर का गौरव तो पिता घर का अस्तित्व होते हैं ||

माँ के पास अश्रु घर तो पिता के  पास सैयम होता है ||

दोनो समय का भोजन  माँ बनाती है तो जीवन भर भोजन की व्यवस्था करने वाले पिता को हम सहज ही भूल जाते हैं ||

कभी लगी जब ठोकर या चोट तो माँ ह  मुह  से निकलता है , लेकिन रास्ता पार  करते कोई ट्रक पास आकर ब्रेक लगाये तो बाप रे यही मुह से निकलता है ||

क्यूकी छोटे छोटे संकटों  के लिए माँ है , पर बड़े संकट आने पर पिता ही याद आते हैं ||

पिता एक वाट वृक्ष हैं जिसकी शीतल छाया में सम्पूरण परिवार सुख से रहता है ||
माँ घर का गौरव तो पिता घर का अस्तित्व होते हैं ||

माँ के पास अश्रु घर तो पिता के  पास सैयम होता है ||

दोनो समय का भोजन  माँ बनाती है तो जीवन भर भोजन की व्यवस्था करने वाले पिता को हम सहज ही भूल जाते हैं ||

कभी लगी जब ठोकर या चोट तो माँ ह  मुह  से निकलता है , लेकिन रास्ता पार  करते कोई ट्रक पास आकर ब्रेक लगाये तो बाप रे यही मुह से निकलता है ||

क्यूकी छोटे छोटे संकटों  के लिए माँ है , पर बड़े संकट आने पर पिता ही याद आते हैं ||

पिता एक वाट वृक्ष हैं जिसकी शीतल छाया में सम्पूरण परिवार सुख से रहता है ||

Lesson of inner self

Once, a newly married couple came to live in a rented home. The next morning, when they were having breakfast, his wife watched from the window that some clothes were spanning on front terrace , she said - "I think these people don't know how to wash clothes and keep them clean ... Just look how dirty they are? "

The husband did not listen to her with much attention.

After few days at the same place clothes were scattered. After seeing this his wife repeated her words " When they will learn how to clean the clothes!!"

husband was listening but he didn’t respond.

Now it' was a thing of the day whenever the wife looks over clothes, objurgate begins.

About a month later they were having breakfast sitting at same place. As usual his wife looked at front roof, "Oh wow, I think now they have sense, Today clothes are looks very clean, it's obvious that they are disturbed by anyone!"

Husband said, "No one disturbed them."

"How do you know?" Wife asked in surprise.

"Today I woke up early in the morning and I had clean the glass of the window, that's why clothes looks clean to you." The husband said.

The same thing applies in life: how many times we see others it depends on how we are clean on the inside. So before saying the pros and cons about anybody we must see at ourselves and must ask that are we ready to look something better in others or still our window is closed.

Lesson From this:

• Should not make any opinion about others on just seeing.
• Wait for right time and use correct way to teach something to someone, as husband did with  his wife.
• Before speaking right and wrong about others, we should look our inner side.

Value every individual’s contribution however small

|| Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  

When Lord Rama started constructing  the bridge between India and lanka, thousands of vanars worked night and day. They pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains, and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge.Lord Rama felt happy. “How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this,” thought Rama.

One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel, who wanted to pitch-in with his part. But being a tiny little animal, he could not do much like the vanars and the bears who were carrying large boulders on their shoulders.

The squirrel wet itself in the water and rolled in the sands. He then walked across to the bridge and shook the sand off, so that when Rama walked, he would walk upon the softest sand.

Suddenly, a great vanar was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The vanar jumped back.“Here, you little thing,” shouted the vanar in a voice like thunder, “you’re in my way, I stepped back and you’re alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?” The little squirrel looked up at the great vanar. “I’m sorry you nearly fell, Brother Vanar,” he said in his small voice, “but please always look where you are going. I’m helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him.” “You, what?” shouted the vanar and laughed aloud. “Did you hear that!” he said to the other vanars

The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can’t carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry sand. My heart cries out for Rama and I’ll do all I can for him.”The vanars said, “Don’t be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with sand? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don’t get in our way.”

“But I want to help, too,” said the squirrel and would not go.

He carried the sand again from the shore to the sea. The vanars were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away. The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands. Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the vanars, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart.”

He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, “Little one, your love touches my heart.” He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel’s back. 

Since then, there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama’s fingers.

Learnings from this:

• The importance of feelings in participating in team work, and that even the smallest contribution is important in some way.
• Use reasoning to form an opinion.
• Value every individual’s contribution however small.
• Accept people and respect individual differences.

      
  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  || Jai Sri Ram ||  

पुण्य कमाने के पांच रास्ते

धर्म का कार्य करने के लिए हाथ बढाइये ।

धर्म आपके लिए कल्पवृक्ष बन जायेगा | |

गाय  को घास खिलाने से घ्रेह पीड़ा दूर होती है 

पक्षियों को दाना डालने से व्यापार में बढ़ोतरी होती है | 

कुत्ते को रोटी खिलने से दुशमनो से पीछा छूटता है ।

चींटियो को आटा  डालने से क़र्ज़ के मुक्ति मिलती है ।

माता पिता  की सेवा करने से स्वर्ग की प्राप्ति होती है |

Every obstacle presents an opportunity

In ancient time, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hide himself behind a tree and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Next a group of soldiers came upon the boulder. “This rock is blocking our path,” they said. “I guess no one will need our services today”, and they turned around and went home as well. The king watched person after person, Many of them loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.

Then a farmer came along carrying a load of vegetables. Instead of becoming discouraged like the others, he got excited by the presence of such a challenge. On approaching the boulder, the farmer laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the farmer picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed that a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who would remove the boulder from the roadway. The farmer learned what others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

 

Obstacles can do one of two thing:

1.Stop us in our tracks; or

2. Force us to get creative.

  

"The Lord uses adversity and difficult obstacles to strengthen us. He does not always cause the situation, but He will take every hard thing in our lives and use it for our good."

What Lord Shiva teaches Saint Namdev ?

                       

                          Lord Shiva and Saint Namdev

  Once Lord Shiva came in Saint Namdev's dream and said, "You are my very good devotee but still youhave to learn something before you can be with me all the time. He said him to visit the temple and meet another one of  his devotees. His name is Vithoba. After that, tell me what you have learned from him." Then Lord Shiva disappeared. Saint Namdev woke up in the morning and set out to visit the temple.

When Namdev reached temple, he searched forthe devotee Vithoba. Suddenly while waiting, Namdev saw an old man, sitting with his feet on the statue of Lord Shiva. Namdev could not believe that a man could disrespect Lord Shiva like that. At the same time, the temple priest introduced Namdev to the old man, saying that the old man was Vithoba.

 Namdev got confused! He thought that what could he learn from someone who was so disrespectful towards God! Just then Vithoba said, 'O Namdev, I am so old that it is very difficult for me  to even move my limbs. Please help me to move my feet to a place where there is no God." Namdev began to move the old man's legs here and there, but wherever he put the old man's legs, Lord Shiva appeared !

Repentant, Namdev fell to the feet of the devotee Vithoba and begged for his forgiveness. Thus, Saint Namdev learned from the devotee Vithoba that God or Lord Shiva is present everywhere in this Universe, in all living and non-living things. With this learning he soon experienced God's presence everywhere and remained with God wherever he went.

Moral : From this story we learnt that God is present in everything. The God principle is present in the people around us, animals, birds, wind, fire and even our schoolbooks, pencils, toys and so on. Hence, to experience God's joyful presence, we should treat everyone and everything around us with respect. Also, we can pray to all the things we use, before starting an activity. For example, if we are about to eat, we can pray to the God principle in the food, Maata Annapurna, to make us strong and to be able to remember God (chant) with every bite.

जन्मदिन का सन्देश

जन्मदिन का सन्देश 
जन्मदिन मानाने की परंपरा भारीतय संस्कृति में बहुत प्राचीन रही है. जन्मदिवस पर लोग दीप यज्ञ किया करते थे व गरीबों को भोजन वगरह करवाने की परम्परा थी. जो के आजकल बदल कर केक काट कर खुद खा लेने तक सीमित रह गयी है. वैसे मैं इस सब का विरोध नहीं करता पर हमारी संस्कृति  ने सिखाया है तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मतलब अंधकार से प्रकाश की और जाएँ लेकिन अब मोमबत्ती बुझा कर हम प्रकाश से अंधकार की ओर जा रहे हैं. वैसे मैं किसी पर कमेन्ट नहीं कर रहा पर हमें अपने विवेक से काम लेना चाहिए 

मनुष्य जन्म भगवान का सबसे बड़ा उपहार है सृष्टि में  लाखों करोड़ों योनियाँ हैं धरती पर आकाश में पानी में निवास करने वाले अनगिनत पशु पक्षी जीव जंतु भगवान ने बनाये हैं. और इन सबमे इंसान ही एक ऐसा प्राणी है जिसे सबसे ज्यादा सुख सुवधाएँ मिली हैं हमें अतिरिक्त बुधि मिली है हमें और जीवों की तरह रोटी के लिए ज्यादा नहीं भटकना पड़ता. यह सब व्यवस्था भगवान ने इसलिए की है के हम और जीवों और अपने जैसे प्राणियों के लिए कुछ कर पायें. सबसे समझदार  और सुखी प्राणी होने के नाते हमारा यह कर्त्तव्य बनता है के हम और जीवों और समाज के लिए भी समय निकालें.  
हमारी संस्कृति में जीवन जीने के कुछ ढंग बताये गए हैं जिनपे मैंने भी चलने की कोशिश की है उनमे से कुछ का यहाँ पे वर्णन करूँगा
कर्मयोगहमें अपनी क्रिया पद्धति पर कड़ी नजर रखनी चाहिए जैसे हमारे काम करने में कोई दोष हों तो हमें उन्हें दूर करने का प्रयास करना चाहिए कर्मयोग की महत्वपूरण पद्धति है के हर दिन को नया जीवन और हर रात को एक नयी म्रत्यु समझना चाहिए सुबह जैसे ही आंख खुले तो मन ही मन दिन भर की योजना बना लेनी चाहिए एक क्षण भी बर्बाद नहीं करना चाहिए इसका मतलब यह नहीं नहीं के मनोरंजन नहीं करना चाहिए वह भी हमारी दिनचर्या का एक अंग है. और यह भी ध्यान में रखना चाहिए के सारा समय उपयुक्त कार्यों में खर्च हो धन और समय दो ही ऐसी शक्तियां हैं जो मनुष्य के पास सबसे अधिक महत्वपूरण हैं. उन्हें उपयुक्त तरीके से खर्च करके जीवन की सार्थकता का पथ सहज ही प्रशस्त हो जाता है. अगर कोई निश्चय किया है तो उसे अधुरा न छोड़ें. आलस्य, निंदा लापरवाही और आशंका अविश्वास जैसे दोष हमारे विकास में सबसे बड़े बाधक बनते हैं. यह अदृश्य शत्रु हमारा जितना नुकसान करते हैं उतना शायद दिखने वाले नहीं कर सकते. इन दुर्गुणों की बजाये सद्गुण जैसे कर्मठता नियमितता परिश्रम मधुर भाषण साहस श्रधा कृतज्ञता आदि को अपने जीवन में विशेष स्थान देना चाहिए. रत को सोते समय जीवन की समाप्ति का आभास होना चाहिए. आत्मिक शांति के लिए भगवान को धन्यवाद देना भूलों के लिए क्षमा मांगना और निमग्न होकर निद्रा माता की गोद में सो जाना और यह तभी संभव है जब ऊपर लिखे दुर्गुण दूर हो जाएँ विशेषकर आलस्य और लापरवाही.
ज्ञानयोग
मेरे विचार में यह दूसरा जीवन साधन है. विचारों में उच्चता,  आदर्शवाद की और चलने की प्रेरणा सत्य और असत्य की गुथी सुलझाने वाली विवेकशीलता जो साहित्य हमें प्रदान करे उसे पढना ही स्वध्याय है ऐसे ही विचारों को सुनना सत्संग है. ऐसे साहित्य पढना दिन में बहुत जरुरी है. जैसे शारीर पर मैल जमता है तो हम नहाते हैं अपना घर गन्दा होने पर उसकी सफाई करते हैं. इस संसार के दूषित वातावरण का जो दुश्पर्भाव हमारे ऊपर पड़ता है उसको साफ़ करने के लिए अच्छा साहित्य पढना बहुत जरुरी है. जिस तरह से शारीर को स्वस्थ रखने के लिए भोजन जरुरी है उसी तरह से दिमाग को स्वस्थ रखने के लिए ज्ञानवर्धक और अच्छा साहित्य पढना जरुरी है. संसार के समस्त कष्टों का एक ही कारन है अज्ञान. नहीं तो इंसान में इतनी ताकत है के वह अपना ही नहीं संसार में आने वाले सभी का जीवन समृधि सुख शांति और आनंद उल्लास से परिपूरन कर सकता है. सो हमारे जीवन में ज्ञान योग का एक विशेष स्थान है.

भक्तियोग
 हमें प्रतिदिन भगवान की उपासना करनी चाहिए और नाम रूप में जप ध्यान करने के अतिरिक्त प्रेम भाव का भी विकास करना चाहिए. जिसके मन में निस्वार्थ जितना प्रेम उमड़ता है वह परमात्मा के उतना ही करीब होता है. इस मार्ग पर चलते हुए मीरा ने तुलसी ने हनुमान जी ने अर्जुन सुदामा ने गोपियों ने भगवान को अपना साथी सहचर बनाने की सफलता प्राप्त की थी. यह प्रेम भावना की व्यावहारिक जीवन में दया करुना आत्मीयता उदारता सेवा सज्जनता के रूप में दिखती है. यह भी भक्ति का एक मार्ग है. धरती पर स्वर्ग का अवतरण का राम राज्य का लक्ष्य इस प्रेम भावना के विकास द्वारा ही संभव है. जन्मदिन के शुभ अवसर पर इस भक्तियोग का शुभारंभ हमें करना चाहिए. जिस परमात्मा के हमारे ऊपर इतने उपकार हैं उसके लिए थोडा सा समय जरुर निकलना चाहिए. पूजा पथ कथा कीर्तन करम कांड का सिर्फ इतना कारन है के हमारी परमार्थ मतलब दूसरों की सेवा सहायता करने की भावना को जगाएं. यह जगीं के नहीं इसको परखना हो तो हमें ऐसा देखना चाहिए के हम स्वार्थ से उठ कर परमार्थ या लोक कल्याण की कार्य में लगे हैं के नहीं. 

Lesson of Wisdom

Lessons of Wisdom - Shiva, Parvati And The Bull 

Once lord shiva and his consort, Parvati, were travelling with their vehicle - the Bull. The Lord had taken the form of an old man, while, Parvatiji remained young and beautiful. On the road all passers-by looked on with amazement at this odd couple of an old man and a young woman.

On the way, Shiva said, ''Parvatiji, my dear, please sit and ride on the bull durig this journey.'' She obeyed and mounted the bull while Shiva walked alongside. The village folk and other strangers bitterly criticised, ''What a selfish woman! She is young and healthy and yet she chooses to comfortably ride while forcing the old man to walk.'' Shiva changed his mind. ''Parvatidevi, the people are mocking you. It is wiser that I sit and you walk.'' So saying, Shiva sat on the bull's back. Further along, other strangers came with sharper comments, ''O look at this mean, bully of a man. He's fat and robust, and evil too. He enjoys the ride while forcing this young and gentle lady to walk on foot.''

Hearing this both of them climbed the bull. At least, this would ward off the criticisms. But they were gravely mistaken and no sooner had they come to the next village, people sneered and jeered. ''Look at this nasty couple. Both of them have mercilessly climbed upon the bull. They'll kill the poor creature!''
Now there was only one option left. They dismounted and allowed the bull to walk freely. They accompanied it on either side. While they walked, they met new people with new bitterness. They laughed at them, shouting ''What foolishness! They have taken a bull as a vehicle and neither of them is using it.'' Straight away Shiva told Parvati, ''Come let us do what we think is right, and live the way we want to. The world will never appreciate or see what we do as correct.''

In this world, even if we perform a good deed not everyone will like it and support it. The problem lies with the nature of our world. If a Sadhu shows miracles people say, ''He's into black magic and possesses evil powers.'' And if a Sadhu avoids miracles, some will mutter complaints, ''O! He shows no miracles. He's ordinary and is of no use.'' This is the line of thinking our world works on. It is crooked from both ends and whatever you do, the world will never see you straight. Therefore, pay no attention to the words of the worldly people and continue to devoutly worship God.

Some Tips for life

# 1: Always share info with your wife
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.

After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,…

“Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”

Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

#2:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the administration clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

# 3:
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”

Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

#4:
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.

...A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

# 5: Power of Charisma
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.

# 6:
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Moral of the story:
1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
2. Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
3. And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut !