time timeless

 Are we just living from one day to another without contributing any thing worth mentioning?

here are a few passages which can inspire us to perform differently.

One gets power to see clearly through the intensity of attention.

every perception brings its own positive action.

there must be a revolution in the little things we do everyday that can bring about the change

there has to be a quality of freshness and newness essential to bring about a change.

say for example the river its never still it keeps going no matter what if it meets an obstacle it finds its way some how around it over it etc but it moves it acts it revolts but it moves on. one must not dash against the obstruction and break or exhausts oneself but move on. 

To see a rope as a rope needs no courage, but to mistake the rope for a snake and then to observe needs courage. doubt see search see false and then get very clear within oneself.

One must keep at it like they say keep the pot boiling infuse new ideas see the difference between brain and mind.

keep the mind innocent fresh alert and pliable. 

Imagine the vast expanse the beautiful scene and imagine the quietness around the same feeling when you see a beautiful painting 

you have all the time in the world just you and the vast expanse before you and the quiet, then the messages will flow in yes into the serene mind like an empty slate. you can now write what you want make a constructive change. the timeless within the time yes time and timeless.

Attachment

 Attachment makes separation unbearable.

All human contacts and relationships are very temporary and one should accept that parting from all these is inevitable. When concern turns into posesiveness it ties one to samsara.

To be continued.

Taj

 It is said that Jamshedji Tata was inspired to build this hotel after he was refused entry at one of the grandest hotels of British time Watson’s Hotel, which was restricted to ‘whites only. Jamsetji Tata took this as an insult to whole Indians and then decided that he would build a hotel where not only Indians but foreigners could also stay without any restrictions, and that's how India's first super-luxury hotel came into being. Now Taj is a centre of attraction all over the world. 

‘Diamond by the sea’  the Taj Mahal Palace is an architectural jewel in Mumbai. The foundation of the Taj was laid in 1898 by Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group. The hotel opened its gates to the guests for the first time on December 16, 1902, even before the foundation for the Gateway of India was laid on March 31, 1911. Taj Mahal Palace was the first building in Bombay to be lit by electricity. The hotel is made up of two different buildings: the Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower, which are historically and architecturally distinct from each other, the Taj Mahal Palace was built at the start of the twentieth century, while the Tower was opened in 1973.

The hotel has a long and distinguished history, having received many notable guests, from presidents to captains of industry and stars of show business. Ratanbai Petit, the second wife of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, lived in the hotel during her last days in 1929; her sister-in-law, Sylla Tata, had born into the Tata family, builders and owners of the hotel. During World War I, the hotel was converted into a military hospital with 600 beds. It has been considered one of the finest hotels in the East since the time of the British Raj. The hotel was one of the main sites targeted in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Recognised As A World's strongest hotel brands

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 Srimad bhagavatam mahatmym  is found in Padma Purana.  There are 6 chapters in Mahatmym and it has two stories- how Bakthi Devi regains per place in every ones heart and her son Jyana and Vairagya regain their conciousness and thus continue to live in devotees heart who hear Srimad Bhagavatam.  The second story is about Gokarnan who delivers Dunthukari from birth and death life cycle.  Both are beautiful stories and initiates deep interest and bakthi in our heart.

To be continued.

gifts.

 when India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes abroad, or any foreign president visits India, he is gifted the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita or Ramayan“.

Yogi Adityanath is right that Prime Minister Modi has gifted copies of Bhagavad Gita on a few occasions. It was in news when he gifted one to President Obama. Also when he visited Japan, he carried them for Emperor, Akihito and Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. But Yogi is in for a shock if he sees the full list of gifts presented by Mr. Modi in the last three years.

When it comes to gifts, one size doesn’t fit all. Gifts for Prime Minister’s foreign trips seem to be carefully picked keeping the recipient in mind. They not only represent India’s diversity and rich cultural heritage but also the relationship between the two countries.

On his visit to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Modi’s gift for King Salman represented an important part of Indian cultural heritage and India-Saudi trade ties. It was a gold plated replica of the first mosque in India, the Cheraman Juma Masjid built in 629 AD.

When Mr. Modi visited Iran, he carried a special gift. A rare 7th century manuscript of the Holy Quran written in Kufic script.

For the president of Uzbekistan, he carried a specially commissioned replica of Khamsa-i-Khusrau by the 13th century Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau who was born in Uttar Pradesh.

For Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland, he carried a reproduction of historic manuscripts & papers of two Irish officials who made important contribution to India during the British rule. Thomas Oldham was appointed the geological surveyor in 1850s. His joining day is marked as foundation day of Geological Survey of India. Sir George A Grierson conducted the 1st linguistic survey of India, which was published over several years between 1903 to 1928. It provided the first scientifically based taxonomy of Indo-Aryan languages.

To David Cameron, Mr. Modi presented a bookends with inscriptions from the Bhagavad Gita.

For the Queen among other gifts, he had Darjeeling tea from Bengal and organic honey from Jammu & Kashmir

To Prime Minister Harper, Modi presented a traditional Indian miniature painting showing Guru Nanak Dev with his disciples Bhai Bala & Bhai Mardana.

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon was presented with a painting of Mahatma Gandhi.

Bhagvad gita has been translated in to all the world languages. specially printed copy is gifted to the visitor in his language.

Australia A copy of Australian lawyer, John Lang’s 1854 petition against East India Company on behalf of Rani Lakshmibai  A replica of Man Singh trophy, a prized possession of Sikh regiment battalions A replica of Mahatma Gandhi’s charkha and three cricket balls signed by him, Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni Bangladesh. Handwoven tapestry in Jamdani style woven in Andhra Pradesh showing Kalpvriksh tree and the Kamadhenu cow. Canada Traditional Indian miniature painting showing Guru Nanak Dev with his disciples Bhai Bala & Bhai Mardana. China Replicas of a stone casket of Buddhist relics and a stone statue of Buddha that were excavated from a 3rd -4th century AD stupa at Dev-ni-Mori – a site 80 kms east of Vadnagar, Gujarat France A painting titled ‘Tree of Life’ reflecting traditional societal respect for nature in India Germany Reproductions of manuscripts and papers by Indian Nobel Laureate Sir CV Raman Ireland Reproduction of historic manuscripts & papers of Oldham and Grierson, two Irish officials in India during the British rule Handcrafted piece of silver, marble and sandstone Japan Copy of Bhagavad Gita Books on Vivekananda Kazakhstan A set of books relating to religions born in India Korea Handwoven stoles on which Tagore’s poem on Korea  is hand embroidered Kyrgyzstan Hand knotted carpet of fine grade wool blended with silk Mongolia Specially commissioned reproduction of 13th century manuscript on the history of Mongols Nepal A copy of Samvidhan – Making of Constitution of India Saudi Arabia Replica of the Cheraman Juma Masjid, the first mosque in India, constructed in the 7th century Singapore Reproduction of a map of the island of Singapore dating back to 1849TurkmenistanSpecially handcrafted horse saddle Tajikistan Specially commissioned miniature painting of the tomb of 17th century poet, Abdul Qadir Bedil United Kingdom Handcrafted pair of bookends with verses from Gita on themTanchoi stoles for the queen United States AIR recording of Marion Anderson’s 1957 interview at the Gandhi Memorial Copy of 1st telegram from US to India’s Constituent Assembly A copy of Bhagavad Gita Uzbekistan Specially commissioned replica of Khamsa-i-Khusrau by the 13th century Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau.

Avyaktam

 evam sathathayukthaaye bhakthaaH thvaam paryupaasathe

ye cha api aksharam avyaktham theshaam ke yogavitthamaaH

 

Of the two, those who are your devotees and worship you with unswerving devotion and those who meditate on the imperishable unmanifest Brahman, who are the best yogis?

 

 

After the elaboration of the nature of Brahman as the Absolute Reality, manifest and unmanifest in the chapters second to tenth, Krishna has shown the Cosmic Form in the eleventh chapter., thus showing the efficacy of contemplation on  Brahman with and without Upadhis. Now Arjuna wants to know the relative importance of worship of both manifest and unmanifest Brahman.

       

This legitimate doubt has sprung from the proclamation of Krishna in the last chapter that `bhakthya thu ananyaya sakyah hi aham evamvidhah , jnaathum, drashtum cha thathvena,' the Lord cannot be understood or perceived in His real state through any means except devotion. In the next verse Krishna gives a definition of such devotion by saying, `mathkarma krt mathparamo madbhakthassangavarjithah nirvairassarvabhootheshu.' The devotee should be  nirvaira, without  malice towards any being, sarvabhootheshu and sangavarjitha without attachment towards worldly affairs, and mathkarmakrth , all his actions are done as an offering to God

 

So which of the two, those who worship the Lord in the manner outlined above ,'evam sathatha yuktha yebhakthaah, devotees  whose mind is integrated  in the Lord always, and those who worship or meditate on aaksharam avyaktham,  imperishable and unmanifest Brahman, are comparatively better yogis?  

The Lord replies extolling the bhakthiyoga to be the  best.

They are

 At the end of the ninth chapter, Shree Krishna had told Arjun to fix his mind upon him and be devoted to him. To enhance that devotion, he wished to reveal further secrets about himself, which he did in the tenth and eleventh chapters. In the previous verse, he again emphasized the supremacy of the path of devotion. Now, he concludes this chapter by highlighting five characteristics of those who are engaged in exclusive devotion:

They perform all their duties for my sake. Accomplished devotees do not divide their works into material and spiritual. They perform every work for the pleasure of God, thus consecrating every act of theirs to him. The Saint Kabir states:

jahañ jahañ chalūñ karūñ parikramā, jo jo karūñ so sevā

jaba sovūñ karūñ daṇḍavat, jānūñ deva na dūjā [v31]

“When I walk, I think I am circumambulating the Lord; when I work, I think I am serving the Lord; and when I sleep, I think I am offering him obeisance. In this manner, I perform no activity other than that which is offered to him.”

They depend upon me. Those who rely upon their spiritual practices to reach God are not exclusively dependent upon him. That is because he is attained by his grace, and not by spiritual practice. His exclusive devotees do not even rely upon their devotion as a means of attaining him. Rather, they place their entire faith his grace alone, and see their devotion as merely a way of attracting divine grace.

They are devoted to me. The devotees do not feel the need for performing any of the other spiritual practices, such as cultivation of the knowledge of Sānkhya, practice of aṣhṭāṅg yog, performance of fire sacrifices, etc. In this way, they feel that their relationship is with God alone. They behold only their Beloved Lord pervading all objects and personalities.

They are free of attachment. Devotion requires the engagement of the mind. This is only possible if the mind is detached from the world. So exclusive devotees are free from all worldly attachments and repose their mind in God alone.

They are without malice toward all beings. If the heart fills up with malice, it will again not remain exclusive toward God. Thus, exclusive devotees do not harbor any malice, even toward those who have harmed them. Instead, thinking that God resides in the heart of all beings, they see all actions as stemming from him and so they forgive even their wrongdoers.