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SRINAGAR, APRIL 29: A centuries old Baital Bhairo Temple in the highly-sensitive area of Srinagar, which was closed after most pandits were forced to migrate to Jammu and other parts of the country due to militancy in 1990, was reopened on Thursday.
After the reopening of the temple, Jogi langar (the canteen where food is served for sadhus) in Rainawari area - the locality in the heart of old Srinagar city that was once home to a high number of Kashmiri pandits - is again reverberating with the sound of temple bells after 27 long years.
After the migration of Kashmiri Pandits, the property of the temple was illegally sold by Dharmatma Trust to a local real estate dealer. However, when residents in the area came to know about it, they informed Kashmiri Pandits, who responded with swift legal action and the area was recovered from the property dealer.
Kashmiri pandits, who visited the temple, were greeted by the locals and together they cleaned its premises before offering prayers. It was an emotional moment for most as they reunited with their old neighbours.
Some of the Kashmiri Pandit families, who did not migrate during militancy, have formed a group to look after temples in Kashmir. They have formed an organisation by the name of KPSS.
According to KPSS (Kashmiri Pundit Sangarsh Samiti), there were 583 temples in Kashmir before militancy set in. Of these, 532, including the 52 which disappeared without a trace, were damaged in different militancy-related incidents.
KPSS has decided to approach mosques for help to reopen temples.
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Friday, 29 April 2016
Ancient Hindu temple reopens after 27 years in Srinagar, Kashmiri Pandits jubilant
Do not praise yourself.
Do not praise yourself. Do not abuse anybody. Do not be discourteous. Give up back-biting. Do not mock at others. Do not laugh on improper occasions. Do not treat the poor with contempt. Beware that you may be poor one day. Do not be revengeful. Be grateful. Speak politely. Be sweet in speech. Be clean-hearted, sweet-tongued, true-tongued. Do not destroy your soul by hatred and greed. Live amicably with others. Adapt, adjust, accommodate.
Shiva is not a person. Shiva is the entire universe. Shiva is space. Shiva is consciousness. Shiva is from where everything has come.
Shiva is not a person. Shiva is the entire universe. Shiva is space. Shiva is consciousness. Shiva is from where everything has come. Everything is sustained in it and dissolves in it. There is no way that you can step out of it. Shiva can be split as Sha+ee+va where
• Sha stands for shareeram or body
• Ee stands for eeshwara or life giving energy
• Va stands for vayu or motion
Thus Shiva represents the body with life and motion. If the 'ee' is removed from Shiva, it gets reduced to sha+va or Shava which means a lifeless body. Anything with Shiva is with life, and anything without Shiva is Shava, or without life. So Shiva is auspicious, Shiva is potential, and Shiva is life. Shiva is all encompassing - the universal soul or consciousness. Realizing this Shiva Tattva leads to Ananda, bliss.
Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and knowledge is the attitude of the intellect; both flow towards the shiva. Om namah Shiva!!
Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and knowledge is the attitude of the intellect; both flow towards the shiva.
Om namah Shiva!!
THOSE WHO SEEK, FIND.
THOSE WHO SEEK, FIND.
"I had the most awesome dream last night, probably that’s why I didn’t want to wake out of it!” Sati laughed.
“The mystic would think of it as the height of labelling that dreams are what you see in sleep, and when your eyes are open, that’s waking,” replied Shiva enigmatically.
“I see,” said Sati, indulging the conversation further. “So then, what is waking, in terms of the mystic?”
“Ah, yes,” smiled Shiva. “He alludes to opening the third eye to see dimension four.”
“Dimension four? A fourth dimension? Wow! Tell me more!” said Sati.
“Oh well, we are all made of the same one stuff, and we just take on different vibrations which in turn, make us more dense or then more subtle. And so the ‘differences’ arise. But these are only at the surface; deep within it’s the same stuff, the same tattva in each.”
“Hmm…really, tell me more,” said Sati.
“So it is,” He continued with a smile, “That there are hints that one contains the other.”
“One contains the other? Shiva, you are going to have to help me with an example.”
“Hmm…” Shiva kept smiling. “For example, everyone knows that sea-shells which we call conches, are found near the oceans; but only those with a curiosity, who pick up the shell and experiment with it find out that the shell too, contains the ocean.
Here, put this to your ear,” He said, picking up a beautiful sea-shell from near His bedside.
Sati put the shell to Her ear and heard a subtle sound. “It is actually like the waves on the ocean!” She cried out. “Amazing!”
“The key word here is experiment, Sati. Only those who try to seek, find!”
“The mystic would think of it as the height of labelling that dreams are what you see in sleep, and when your eyes are open, that’s waking,” replied Shiva enigmatically.
“I see,” said Sati, indulging the conversation further. “So then, what is waking, in terms of the mystic?”
“Ah, yes,” smiled Shiva. “He alludes to opening the third eye to see dimension four.”
“Dimension four? A fourth dimension? Wow! Tell me more!” said Sati.
“Oh well, we are all made of the same one stuff, and we just take on different vibrations which in turn, make us more dense or then more subtle. And so the ‘differences’ arise. But these are only at the surface; deep within it’s the same stuff, the same tattva in each.”
“Hmm…really, tell me more,” said Sati.
“So it is,” He continued with a smile, “That there are hints that one contains the other.”
“One contains the other? Shiva, you are going to have to help me with an example.”
“Hmm…” Shiva kept smiling. “For example, everyone knows that sea-shells which we call conches, are found near the oceans; but only those with a curiosity, who pick up the shell and experiment with it find out that the shell too, contains the ocean.
Here, put this to your ear,” He said, picking up a beautiful sea-shell from near His bedside.
Sati put the shell to Her ear and heard a subtle sound. “It is actually like the waves on the ocean!” She cried out. “Amazing!”
“The key word here is experiment, Sati. Only those who try to seek, find!”
Discover the 90/10 Principle-2
Discover the 90/10 Principle-2
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens.
The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge.
Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend or dear one /being fired/getting stressed out etc.
The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge.
Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend or dear one /being fired/getting stressed out etc.
How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Do you lose your temper?
Pound on the steering wheel?
Do you lose your temper?
Pound on the steering wheel?
Do you curse?
Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?
Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated?
It will work out.
Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?
Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated?
It will work out.
Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late;
it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant?
She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.
Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle.
Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.
You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant?
She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.
Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle.
Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.
You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
It CAN change your life!!!
Om Namah Shivay
Om Namah Shivay
How to Build a New Habit-2
How to Build a New Habit-2
Acquiring any skill or habit is akin to the Chinese Bamboo tree. You plant the seed and you keep caring for it, regularly, steadily, carefully. And once a strong foundation is in place, you will soar high in practically no time. Let me share with you the three golden rules of building any new habit.
1. Practice
Take it as a given that it’s going to be hard in the beginning, even boring. Learning anything new is bound to have a set of challenges. To reach a state where it becomes effortless, you have to put in a great deal of practice. It takes a concert pianist an average of 10,000 hours of practice before they reach that “expert” level. Practice. Practice. Practice. When you are bored, practice a bit. When you think, you are tired of practising, refresh your practice. When you feel you can’t go on, practice a bit more anyway. Gradually increase the intensity, quality and duration of your practice.
2. Patience
If you don’t give up, you can’t fail. For example, if you are learning to meditate, don’t expect that you will start diving in the ocean of tranquility within the first few hundred hours. Don’t expect that just because you are determined to meditate, your mind will go quiet. It took me several thousand hours of intense, mindful and correct practice before I began experiencing different states of consciousness. Patience is the key. It becomes much easier to be patient if you don’t have unreasonable expectations from yourself.
3. Focus
I once read a beautiful quote by Max Lucado: “The one who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” As you progress with focus, you learn to know which or whose feedback you need to act on versus what to reject. By focus I mean a sort of mindfulness. If you are practicing patiently, chances are you are focusing anyway. If you want long lasting results from your practice, however, you have to be mindful. Going back to the example of meditation, while meditating, pay attention to every passing moment, every emerging thought, every inhalation and exhalation. This razor-sharp alertness will take your practice to an entirely new level. It’s the art of turning inward and listening to your own voice.
Mulla Nasrudin bought his wife a new piano for her birthday. The neighbors would hear her practice every day, several hours in a day. A couple of weeks later, the sound of piano stopped coming from their home.
“What happened, Mulla?” they asked him. “Your wife doesn’t practice piano anymore?”
“For heaven’s sake,” Mulla exclaimed, “don’t even mention piano. I had her switch to flute with great difficulty.”
“But, why?”
“Because with a flute,” he replied, “at least, she can’t sing while playing…”
Don’t switch (and don’t sing either if you are just starting out). Humor aside, if you really want to master any new habit then keep practicing quietly.
To build a new habit or to champion a new skill, somewhere, you have to want it desperately. More desperately than gaining others’ approval. Those who don’t have the same vision as you will disagree with you (sometimes with all the right
intentions). There will be those who won’t believe in you, but if you are serious then all you have to do is to continue practicing patiently and mindfully.
intentions). There will be those who won’t believe in you, but if you are serious then all you have to do is to continue practicing patiently and mindfully.
In anything that you undertake, if you don’t give up, you’ll move from a phase of intense effort to absolute effortlessness.
The higher you want to rise, the deeper your roots need to be. It’s the depth that takes time. If you are not afraid of going deep, you will have no fear of heights either.
The higher you want to rise, the deeper your roots need to be. It’s the depth that takes time. If you are not afraid of going deep, you will have no fear of heights either.
Om Namah Shivay
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