Perseverance

Very difficult thing to follow in life? Doing exercises is something I am not so happy to persist...I like to do but whenever I want to...But for the past few days we in the family and my neighbour try to persist and achieve doing exercise everyday for 30-45 with a thought for the day in the end. But I managed to run and started walking after 2-3 days and today even reduced the number of rounds which no one know :p. But still I did some exercise accountable.

The next step in the discussion (Discussion only but attaining is not anywhere near) was trying to find out the 18 qualities and what we lack what to do about it. Significance of 18 steps in Sabarimala was listed in a site. Thanks to them. Just copy pasting it here. The first 5 steps signify the five indriyas or the senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin), the following 8 the ragas (tatwa, kama, krodha, moha, lobha, madha, matsraya, and ahamkara), the next 3 the gunas (satwa, rajas and thamas) followed by vidya and avidya.

1. Ears (sound) - Listen only to good talks avoid listening to gossiping that strengthen our Ego of finding fault with others and feel us superior.
2. Eyes (sight) - See things that are good and create inner inspiration. Avoid sensual sights that trigger unwanted desires in us, like sexual content or material possessions. But those things that meet our basic needs of life and not that fulfills our wants (greed).
3. Skin (Touch) - Stimulating touch (sex) is to be avoided. Enjoy sense of touch of japa-maala (rosary beads) that helps in chanting God's name. Feel the feather soft of flowers and feel that we should show that soft compassion to others.
4. Nose (smell) - associate smells of flowers and scents related to Lord's pooja. Pay attention to addictive smell of food.
5. Tongue (taste). Eat very satwic food that does not create addiction and over-indulgence like sweets and spicy hot foods. Eat food that are healthy and natural. One can eat natural sweets like dates, raisins and honey
6. Kama (Desire or possession)
7. Krodha (anger when desires do not get fulfilled or when desired possession is lost).
8. Lobha (greed to fulfill the desire or not allowing anyone partake in one's possession),
9. Moha (Infatuation of the obtained result or having the possession).
10. Mada (pride of getting the desire fulfilled or having a possession)
11. Matsarya (Jealousy that others should not get what we have fulfilled our desire or when others have a possession that we have.)
12. Tamas: The Inertia (not to do action) or lazy or sluggish attitude is Tamasic. This is overcome by doing getting up early in morning having cold-water-baths doing pooja or worship. We dont want to do these because we are lazy in doing this. Only by doing these we overcome Tamasic nature.
13. Rajas: Action oriented with the feeling of "I". By constant mantra Japa of Saranam Ayyappa, this I doing the action feeling get diminished.
14. Sattva: Goodness. The feeling of I am good is also a Ego feeling. That also should be transcended as Krisha says in Gita. Feel everyone who are doing bad are doing due to ignorance. We should not ignore them, by by compassion help them to grow out of it.
15. Raga: The strong likes or attachments that we use in making decisions. This is possible only by developing Bhakthi to Ayyappa. This means to surrender all likes to Lord for the common good.
16. Dvesha: Same way the strong dislikes also should be given up in making decisions. Also through surrender attitude (Bhakthi) we can transcend this attitude.
17. Avidya: The Knowledge about physical material things alone is Avidya. Vidya is the knowledge of Truth. By attending satsangs of Guru alone will help to gain the highest knowledge.
18. Ahamkara (Identity): All the attachments is summarized as this one factor, the identity felling of "I". This is the final step or block in learning about one's self. 

Thought for the day!

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One of our friend says,
"Whatever happens, Keep smiling."
which reflected my thought which I heard from one of my favorite cousin. And I so ended it with Yes, Smile is the only curve that makes everything straight!"

She contemplated it with the Akbar Birbal story..All for good. Akbar got his finger got cut and birbal will say, "all for good Maharaj dont worry!" Akbar will get irritated and say what my finger getting cut and bleeding is for good, in that irritation he'll put him in jail and to make his restless mind right, he will decide to go for his favorite game, hunting in the forest, he will be caught by tribes. And these tribes on seeing the cut, drop the idea of offering him to their goddess. So Akbar will remember birbal's word all for good and as soon as he return to his palace, he will go and apologize to birbal and will share what has happened and will raise the question ok birbal what is good about you going to jail?, Birbal will say, Maharaj if i was not in jail, as i have no cut in my body I wouldve been offered to god!..So Whatever happens, happens for good! Keep smiling! Try to find the positive side of it, if not surrender yourself to god, it will reduce your worries..Right?

Teenager in the group said, "Early bird catches the worm", if you learn things and do good in your office you will get appreciation from your boss and will lead to some good benefit. I was surprised for his age, nice right?

Old person in our group said, though there is 1000 things you wanted to do, focus on one thing at a time. absolutely, right one for me :(

Whoever agree or disagree please do share your thoughts! Will revoke an interesting discussion..dont you think so? 

What is important?

Learning is fun always...its exciting to learn new things...But once I learn, the problem arises when this question comes, how am I going to apply this, is it really that important? I loved learning digital marketing...and for the first time I got good teachers and I learnt it well...what am I going to do with it, I will be marketing someone else's business...as I am not going to start my own anytime sooner or anytime at all as I am absolutely having no skill in management and to have my own business I need it for sure. I am not going to do MBA noway.

For now thinking marketing someone else's business for them to earn money doesnt interest me much though digital marketing on the whole is an exciting arena. Starting my own is one of the passion or may be I like the idea of starting my own business :). But yesterday again I came across missing person ad in Pune, 75yrs having alzhimer disease gone missing, it has been 48hrs. He need insulin as he is diabetics. So I guess its necessary to start an FB page for them to use. And yay I can use my social media marketing skill.

So lets come to the title, what is important in life to you? I really would like to know from each and every one. As indians we are so senti I am sure I will hear my parents, my kids from many. Yesterday my son asked me what do you like the most? I really cudnt answer.

 Nature? Rain? Flower? Kashi said Peaceful life for everyone. Peace in country. Sounds like he is competing for Mister world :p. I hear that answer from Miss worlds all the time. Just kidding. But yes he is right peace is important not only for country for us too inside and outside. Yesterday I saw 59th filmfare awards and Salman khan beautifully combined peace and love together in his dance performance. Heart with doves...wow.

What a Random thought! Happy Valentines day to all the lovely human beings! and to my family members and friends!

What goes around comes around!

What you give is what you get? is it not? if you show your angry face do you think the opposite person will smile and change your mood unless it is your mother ;).....I feel if we smile most of the time we get the mirror reflection, smile from the opposite person, if we have a grumpy face opposite person wont even try to be friendly with us. The story happy, sad, grumpy, bashful, sneezy, dopey explains different emotions?! to kids?  This is what is random thought why unnecessarily I remembered this emotions story...I dont know.

Anyway I was listening to minibytes in Vijay TV, and andrea!!! reflected or said exactly what I thought.

What goes around comes around if people understood that then this world will be a beautiful place to live. If you do something bad to someone, may be you might not get the punishment immediately but definitely someday in some form you will go through it, you might/might not realize you are going through that because of because of it :) haa haaa anyway let us think good and do good or think bad and do bad it is up to each one! But i do believe what you give is what you get!