Ravishankar.G's Blog – February 2014 Archive (3)

Dear All,

Ninth of the Ten Commandments:

 9)   Shraddhaya deyam - (Give liberally gifts with faith and humility) 

 Do not stand on a high pedestal and take cents in your hands and say, “Here my poor man”, but be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself. It is not the receiver that is blessed, but it is the giver. Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence…

Dear All,

Dear All,

Seventh of the Ten Commandments:

7. Look upon your Mother, Father, Teacher, and Guest as Living Gods.

(matru devo bhava, pitru devo bhava, acharya devo bhava, athithi devo  bhava):

 In today, s fast world, we seem to become too much money-centred.Our respect is based on the money or the position they have. This means we have reduced others and ourselves to mere economic or biological units.…