Gurushabad

Peace

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:34:00 +0000

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:33:00 +0000

Nirvana

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:52:00 +0000

Suffering

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:48:00 +0000

"Suffering is the price of being alive.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
Wisdom comes only through suffering.
To become spectator of one`s own life...

is to escape the suffering of life."

Simplicity

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:08:00 +0000

Our task is to strike a balance,

to find a middle way,

to learn not to overstretch ourselves with extraneous activities and preoccupations,

but to simplify our lives more and more.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

(Sogyal Rinpoche)

What A Fine Broad Kingdom....

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:24:00 +0000

In the world there are invisible ladders,leading step by step to the summit of heaven.There is a different ladder for every group, a different heaven for every path. Each one is ignorant of the other's condition in this wide kingdom which has no end or beginning.

This one is amazed at that one and wonders why he is happy,while that one is astonished at this one and asks why he is amazed.

God's earth is spacious.Every tree springs up from a certain soil.The leaves and boughs sing thanks to God:"What a fine, broad kingdom."

The nightingales hover around the fruiting blossom,calling, "Give us some of what you drink."

This discourse has no end.

(Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance)

The Window Through Which We Look

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:36:00 +0000

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning,while eating their breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging washed clothes outside.
The laundry is not clean, she said.Perhaps she doesn't know how
to wash correctly. Her husband looked on but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, she would make the same comments.

About one month later,she was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband....Look she has learned how to wash correctly....I wonder who taught her this?

Her husband said...I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.

And so it is with life... What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look.

(source:intenet)

Make Today Breeze not Battle

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:51:00 +0000

"Make today a breeze not a battle.Never fight. Nothing is worth fighting for. Wisdom never fights, it waits patiently, speaks positively, releases easily, sees benefit in everything and envisions a future of abundance...
knowing that all needs will be met at the right moment, in the right way.

If we think life is a struggle we will always be struggling,

If we think life is a breeze, our attitudes and actions will convey lightness and easiness.
And that's what attracts everything we need, and much more.

Let us make today a breeze not a battle."

(source: internet)

FENCE

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:36:00 +0000

What is the purpose of a fence? To guard and protect. If there's a hole in the middle of the street, the municipality comes and erects a fence so that no one should get hurt by falling in. The fence keeps us safe from danger.
Similarly,when we find a "hole" in our life, we need a fence to avoid falling in, and hurting ourselves and others.

We need devices to help us avoid stumbling into errors.
We all make mistakes.

But few of us learn from them fall into them again and again.

Please share your views.

Escape

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:48:00 +0000

"To escape your prison........

Study the walls built around you.

Feel the heavy door keeping you inside.

Lay down on its floor holding your weight.

Look through the bars preventing a wider view.

Unless you know your limitations,

escape is impossible."

Ocean Of Life

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:19:00 +0000

We often ask ourselves: what is the purpose of life?Is it to be born again and again.The answer is NO.

Today's newspaper becomes waste paper of tomorrow.Once we have finished the newspaper,we do not like to read it again and again.

Similarly,we have been given this birth and have gone through varied experiences of pleasure and pain.We should, therefore, pray now:
"O Lord, You have given me this life, and I have gone through all the experiences of pleasure and pain.I do not want to have another birth.Please take me across the tumultuous ocean and grant me liberation."

Please share your views.

Criticism

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:50:00 +0000

Do you love criticism? Probably not. Most people see criticism as a personal attack which triggers all kinds of defense mechanisms.
Actually, a business will pay big money to hire consultants to tell them everything they're doing wrong! They'll hang a suggestion box -- and if there's a chance to improve business even the words of the junior most are considered by the CEO.
So why does that same CEO get angry when he comes home and hears suggestions from his wife?
The answer is that he's focused on making more money, but may not be focused on becoming a better person.
Realize that every mistake carries with it a negative consequence. By helping to clarify the personality flaw that caused the mistake, criticism can save you from future loss. Your friend will tell you when you've got spinach stuck in your teeth, while your enemy will smirk and say you look great!
As the Sages say: "Better the criticism of a friend, than the kiss of an enemy."
(R.N.Weinberg)

SPEECH

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:09:00 +0000

"All religious scriptures advise us to always communicate in soft language.Never be bitter in your talk, for bitterness results in degeneration of the self.
Mind becomes unbalanced and you lose control over your sense of logic.
You are not able to appreciate other's point of view.One can lose a friend or a relation.
On the other hand, soft spoken and sweet tongued person is always successful in day today life. A bitter tongued person is always a loser.
Cultivate the habit of speaking in soft tone.You shall acquire a blissful mind and gather admirers all around you.'

"To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

........Ben Jonson

What We Have

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:12:00 +0000

"A wise man arrived at the village of Akbar and the people lent no importance to him. Except for a small group of young people, the wise man was of no interest to anyone. On the contrary, he became a object of irony for the inhabitants of the city.
One day he was walking down the main street with some of his disciples, a group of men and women began to insult him. The wise man went up to them and blessed them.
When they left, one of the disciples remarked: “They say terrible things, and you answer them with nice words.”
And the wise man replied: “Each one of us can only offer what he or she has.”

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:31:00 +0000

"At last you have departed
and gone to the Unseen.
What marvelous route
did you take from this world?"
~Rumi~

Frog and the Scorpion

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:53:00 +0000

"One day, a scorpion stood on the side of a stream and asked a frog to carry it to the other side.
'How do I know you won't sting me?' the frog asked. 'Because if I sting you, I'll drown,' the scorpion said.
The frog thought about it and realized that the scorpion was right. So he put the scorpion on his back and started ferrying him. But midway across the stream, the scorpion plunged its stinger into the frog's back. As they both began to drown, the frog gasped,'Why?'
The scorpion replied, 'Because it is my nature.'

Life is like a tree

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:09:00 +0000

Life is like a tree;

them, us, you and me,

open your mind

and you will see,

we are all connected.

We were born on the same day.....
separated by branches,
we have migrated away,

nature and the environment,

our bodies from the earth.

If it wasn't for water

we would still be dirt.

Our origin is a mystery,

we come from a magical seed,

we are of different colors,

but we are all the same breed...

Life is like a tree

as delicate as can be,

harm one of the branches

you harm the entire tree.

Life is like a tree

them, us, you and me

open up your mind

and you will see.

(elton)

Every Thing Is Fine

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:43:00 +0000

To a truly contented and enlightened soul everything in the world, which means the way the world is right now, is just fine. To the unenlightened and discontented soul, this will look otherwise.
Now imagine if a group of actors go to the theatre, for their evening performance, and on entering the stage, start shifting the backdrop, altering the scenery and moving the props around.
Rather they should totally concentrate on the role they need to play to the best of their ability. And so it is with the world.The backdrop to our life is the way things are at this moment in time. The props are exactly where they are meant to be at this moment in time. Many people spend their whole lives trying to change the backdrop and move the props around, little realising the futility of the exercise.
Yes, they may succeed in altering an angle here or there. But all at the cost of the focus and the energy needed to put on their best performance.Little did they realise that if they had fully focussed on their performance and achieved their own highest standards of excellence, not only would those around them be immensely enriched, but the backdrop and the props of their life would have changed automatically.
Excellence is a much more powerful influence in the world than discontent. So everything is fine out there. No one said it's perfect. But it is exactly the way it should be ...at this moment. So if we want to influence change for the better, then the most effective way to begin is with contentment with the way things are.
The way things are, are the way things are meant to be...
source;internet

Why We Shout When In Anger

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:20:00 +0000

"A saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath, found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples and asked:
'Why do people in anger shout at each other?'
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'
'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner, asked the saint
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.
Finally the saint explained:
'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.
What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small...
The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
He looked at his disciples and said:
'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return. You may end up in divorce courts, for instance......'

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:18:00 +0000

Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny - he or she has something to fulfill.

Some message that has to be delivered, some work that has to be completed.

You are not here accidentally - you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you.

The WHOLE intends to do something through you........OSHO

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Talk and talk and the real things get lost.
Talk and talk and things get out of hand.
Why not stop talking and think?
If you meet someone good, listen a little, speak;
If you meet someone bad, clench up like a fist.
Talking with a wise man is a great reward.
Talking with a fool? A waste.
Kabir says: A pot makes noise if it's half full,
But fill it to the brim -- no sound.

English version by John Stratton Hawley and Mark Juergensmeyer

SELF

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:13:00 +0000

Two birds, inseparable companions, perch on the same tree.
One eats the fruit, the other looks on.

The first bird is our individual self,
feeding on the pleasures and pains of this world.
The other is the universal Self,

silently witnessing all. (Upanishad)

The Teacher We Need

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:29:00 +0000

"Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment.

This includes :

every mosquito,

every misfortune,

every red light,

every traffic jam,

every obnoxious supervisor (or employee),

every illness,

every loss,

every moment of joy or depression,

every addiction, every piece of garbage......

Every moment is the Guru."

The great path

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:43:00 +0000

"The great path has no gates,
Thousands of roads enter it.
When you pass through this gateless gate
You walk the universe alone."(Mumon)

When the mind is at peace

gurushabad1@yahoo.co.in (surjit) — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:53:00 +0000

"When the mind is at peace,

the world too is at peace.

Nothing real, nothing absent.

Not holding on to reality,

not getting stuck in the void,

you are neither holy nor wise,

just an ordinary fellow who has completed his work."

P'ang Yun (Layman P'ang

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