Some Feelings..Some Words...From The Heart...

This heading aroused my curiosity and on reading the article in the 'BT' (B'bay Times), it was stated "You cannot eliminate stress out of your life but you can deal with it". It suggested that some relaxation techniques can ease the "SQ" (Stress Quotient) - Given were: 1) Deep Breathing 2) Yoga 3) Imagery (Day Dreaming) 4) Music 5) Aroma Therapy 6) Spending Time with pets 7) Take a nap 8) Hot Beverages I was reminded of a story I had heard long back. A rat had died and was lying in some corner of a room, spreading bad odour all over. When the odour became unbearable. the person sprayed scent/cologne and the room was filled with fragrance. But Alas, not for long. Within sometime, the bad odour of the dead Rat came back. This time, the person tried something spiritual - lighting two Agarbattis (incense sticks)and the room was incensed, obviously not for long. He tried everything to deal with the odour, but nothing to go to its source i.e. find the rat ...

Just the other day, I read a small write up on the last page of Bombay Times in some obscure corner about Naseerudin Shah’s speech on his friend Ravi Vasvani’s demise. A casual point there caught my tears and attention. It was said that the pet dog of the late actor also died within a week. Only a dog could live upto what we say so often to our dearest one “Darling, I can’t possibly think of living without you”. Of course, there is no data to show that we possibly meant that. Imagine the intensity of pure emotion in a dog that he refused to live on. The only example that I can think of is that of King Dasaratha, who too refused to accept his life without Ram. Of course, there is a spiritual principle indicated here that a person cannot live on without the God-Principle within (Atma) which stands personified as Lord Ram. No, I am not advocating or supporting any such indication that true love means you do not live on or supporting any such indication that true love means you do not live...

1. Instrument – Our Gross Body 2. Sim card – Our subtle body (Comprising of our mind/intellect which move from 1 body to another/from 1 birth to another) 3. Balance of sim card – Balance of our karmic a/c c/f from life to life 4. Cell number – Our name, identity 5. Charger – Our scriptures, satsangh, study, contemplation – need to do everyday 6. All incoming calls are free – All troubles come free 7. Calls kept on hold keep beeping – Our delays and things kept on hold 8. Missed calls – Missed opportunities since you were sleeping or out 9. Local charge – Introverted life – lower charge 10. Roaming charge – Extroverted life – higher charge 11. Radiation – Mental agitation due to over use – too much self obsession 12. Electricity supply – The Lord within us (Atman) 13. Monthly bills – Our Karma – phal 14. Free time – Patience shown by nature for our stupidities. If you still go beyond, the bill (charge) comes. P.S.: Simple tips to minimize risks associate...