Little Rishi

Weekend Quote - Do It Anyway

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:14:00 +0000

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

— Kent M. Keith

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Lord Krishna's Blessings

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:08:00 +0000

Came across a nice and touching article about a cancer patient who sought refuge in Lord Krishna and became a fervant Krishna devotee during her last days.

Her views on committing suicide to overcome cancer treatment pain:

My sons, who had by now become initiated (Siddhnath had become Sankirtanananda Dasa, and Santosh had become Sundaravara Dasa), were alarmed when I revealed my thoughts to them. In gentle yet firm words, they told me that suicide would not solve my problems; rather it would aggravate them. They explained how all suffering comes from our past deeds and cannot be avoided by artificial means. They cautioned me that my trying to escape my destined suffering through suicide would only postpone the suffering to my next life.

Besides that, the reaction to the sinful act of destroying one’s own body by suicide only adds to future suffering. It was better, they told me, to take shelter of Lord Krishna through devotional service, tolerate the suffering, seeing it as His mercy, become purified, and return back home, back to Godhead, never to take birth again in this world of suffering. They reassured me that prayerful remembrance of the Lord would provide me relief from pain even in this life.

I was stunned to hear such profound philosophy from the sons I had nourished with my own breast milk. But soon the truth and wisdom in their words entered my heart, and I became filled with new hope. I resolved to spend the rest of my life cultivating devotional remembrance of Lord Krishna.

How cancer proved to be a blessing for her:

When I look back at my life and the great spiritual transformation that has taken place over the last few months, I feel strongly that cancer has proved to be a blessing for me. Had it not been for this deadly disease, I would never have risen from ritualistic piety to heartfelt devotion; I would simply have grown old, got diseased, died, and continued on aimlessly in the cycle of birth and death. I would never have got the great fortune of living in the Lord’s temple, and I would probably never have sought or received initiation. And certainly I would never have experienced the sweetness of helpless remembrance of Lord Krishna. I feel therefore that the Lord has blessed me by giving me cancer and by simultaneously giving me shelter through His devotees and mission.

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Krishna.com: How my cancer became a blessing

Jai Sri Krishna

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Weekend Quote - Holding Head High

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.

— Helen Keller

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Weekend Quote - Success

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Success may be delayed due to hurdles but never derailed.

— Dr. Pravin Dhikale

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Weekend Quote - Prayer versus Meditation

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:52:00 +0000

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

— Author Unknown

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Weekend Quote - Interest versus Commitment

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0000

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you are committed to something you accept no excuses, only results.

— Author Unknown

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Weekend Quote - Prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Weekend Quote - God and Marital Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:08:00 +0000

It's a spiritual law that when you put your time with Me first, both alone and with your husband or wife, everything else falls into place. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these [other] things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33).

— Matthew 6:33 Source: Wordofloveforyou.com: Qualities of a good marriage

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Kudos to the British Airways Air Hostess

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:55:00 +0000

Recently, I was aboard a British Airways flight to Toronto, Canada. I was sitting near a mom who was traveling alone with two kids - a daughter who seemed to be about 2-3 years of age and a baby who was probably only a few months old. It was almost an 8-hour flight and not surprisingly, at one point during the flight, the daughter started crying and no matter, what her mom did, she never stopped crying. As the baby was also crying, the mom was also holding him in her hands and was having a hard time managing the situation.

The male BA attendants came and told the mom that she can't hold the baby in her hands and must place it back in the basinet - of course, the baby would start crying the moment the mom tried to put him (or her, not sure) in the basinet. There were about 3 male attendants standing right next to the mom. They tried hard to quieten the baby and the daughter. Just when nothing seemed to be working and the mom seemed to be at the end of her wits trying to manage the kids, out came a female attendant, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth seemed very patient and assuring. She worked with the mom and took hold of the baby, placed him in the basinet and started playing with him. The baby got distracted,and started smiling and playing with her. This gave his mom time to manage the daughter. She took her daughter to the back of the airplane, and when she came back after a few minutes, the daughter was all calm while the baby was still having good time with Elizabeth. What had been a terrible situation for over 15-20 minutes was brought back to normal, thanks to the graceful handling of the situation by Elizabeth. She definately went above and beyond her duties, and did a great job of handling the situation - my kudos to her!

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Weekend Quote - Failure

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:27:00 +0000

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

— Napoleon Hill

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Weekend Quote - Soul and God

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:39:00 +0000

The need of the spirit soul is that he wants to get out of the limited sphere of material bondage and fulfill his desire for complete freedom. He wants to get out of the covered walls of the greater universe. He wants to see the free light and the spirit. That complete freedom is achieved when he meets the complete spirit, the Personality of Godhead.

— Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 1.2.8 Purport
Source: Krishna's Mercy: Running Free

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Weekend Quote - Future

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:05:00 +0000

The future depends on what we do in the present.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Weekend Quote - Achievements

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:57:00 +0000

When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.

— Kenneth Kaunda

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Weekend Quote - A person's personality

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:36:00 +0000

Two things define your personality, the way you manage things when you have nothing. The way you behave when you have everything.

— Author Unknown

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Weekend Quote - New Beginnings

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:32:00 +0000

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

— Louis L'Amour

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Weekend Quote - People

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:12:00 +0000

If people make fun fun of you, you must be doing something right

— Evanescence

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Weekend Quote - Ability to do

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:37:00 +0000

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

— Calvin Coolidge

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Weekend Quote - Working

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:12:00 +0000

Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one’s physical body without work.

— Lord Krishna, Bhagvad Gita

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Weekend Quote - Action

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:37:00 +0000

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

— Edward Everett Hale

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Weekend Quote - Assumptions

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.

— Alan Alda, Actor

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Weekend Quote - Accomplishment

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

— Author Unknown

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Weekend Quote - Disappointments in life

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:02:00 +0000

Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Weekend Quote - Prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:13:00 +0000

May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

— Irish Blessing

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Weekend Quote - Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:27:00 +0000

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance....and courage.

— Indira Gandhi

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Save by signing up for JC Penney email list

noreply@blogger.com (Little Rishi) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:24:00 +0000

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