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Ravishankar.G's Blog – July 2011 Archive (5)

Weekly Blossom - "Sadguru" - "True Guru!" - By Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji"

Dear All,

"Joy and sorrow in this world are only the fruits of past choices and acts"

This is universally accepted tenet enshrined in our Sanatana Dharma. This implies that a present comfortable life is only the result of past merits.

Who or what decides if a particular act is a merit or a sin?

The Scriptures! Only the Scriptures should be taken as the basis to determine what merit is… Continue

Added by Ravishankar.G on July 30, 2011 at 3:27am — No Comments

Weekly Blossom - "Just Listen!" - By Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

Dear All,

Good morning / Evening to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..

Sri Swamiji's messages on spirituality are always practical, clear and simple, easy enough for anyone to read, follow and practice. The blossoms that shall flower every week, shall carry the sweet scent of Sri Swamiji's message, for all of us to enjoy, relish and assimilate.

Many people wish to lead a balanced spiritual life by nurturing divine thoughts. The intent is excellent.… Continue

Added by Ravishankar.G on July 23, 2011 at 4:36am — 1 Comment

All for Good - Stories for Children

Dear All,

Good morning / Evening to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..

"There are four Notorious thieves who are already inside your body in order to snatch away your Jewel called "Wisdom" (do not bother about thieves coming from outside).

They are Kama,Anger,Greed and Delusion. Wake up, wake up."

----- A Quote from Gita

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All for… Continue

Added by Ravishankar.G on July 16, 2011 at 3:03am — 1 Comment

Walk the talk - Stories for Children

Dear All,

Good evening / morning to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..

There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He always asked for sweets from his father. His father was a poor man. He could not always afford sweets for his son. But the little boy did not understand this, and demanded sweets all the time.

The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child asking for so many sweets. There was a very holy man living nearby at that time.… Continue

Added by Ravishankar.G on July 10, 2011 at 12:55am — 1 Comment

Mind - the creeper . How to control It?... By Sri Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji

Dear All,

The mind is like a tiny creeper within our hearts. Just as a creeper needs some hold, onto which it entwines itself, the mind too needs an object to hold on to.

Though a creeper has no eyes, it surprisingly reaches a nearby staff or tree and entwines it by itself. Similarly, the mind reaches out from our hearts through the senses, and clings on to various objects of the senses. For instance, the mind slowly peeps out through the ears and clings on to a…

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Added by Ravishankar.G on July 2, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments