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IDEAL PARENTS
Beloved Supreme,
Eternity's Pilot Supreme,
Do transform the world
Starting with me, my life, my all. |
| Sri Chinmoy |
In order to make this world a better place it is every individual's
responsibility to become better human beings so that we can pass
on the same knowledge and wisdom to our future generations. The
Advent of new age is coming, as today's children are tomorrows world
citizens, before we teach and train our children about leading a
Virtous life, it is our responsibility to develop those qualities
and remain as an ideal, as parents are first gurus and home is first
school for children. Let us now contemplate on this beautiful flow
of words of wisdom from Divine Master Swami Sivanandaji.
If a child lives with criticism,
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns
to find love in the world |
Healthy atmosphere at homes leads to healthy relationships within
oneself and others which further helps to bring peace and happiness
not only in every household but also in society. According to our
vedic teachings, a child's personality develops right from the womb
itself so it is very important for couples to develop and practice
those divine qualities or DAIVEE SAMPADA AS TAUGHT BY Lord Krishna
IN GITA first so that they can stand as a role model to their children.
It is quite easy to discuss about divine qualities, divine life,
spiritual life in theory however it takes lot of effort and determination
to apply and project those qualities in day to day life.
According to one of the spiritual masters Swami Sivananda Divine
life can be defined in simple terms in the following way
To practise non-violence,
truth and Purity is DIVINE LIFE.
To be kind, generous, humble, tolerant is DIVINE LIFE.
To practise virtues and be righteous is DIVINE LIFE.
To serve the poor in selfless, dedicated ways is DIVINE LIFE.
To serve the sick with all-is-God attitude is DIVINE LIFE.
To be merciful, courageous and devotion is DIVINE LIFE.
To sing the Name of God and pray is DIVINE LIFE.
To do Japa and meditation is DIVINE LIFE.
To be an instrument in the hands of God is DIVINE LIFE.
To act rightly and live in God is DIVINE LIFE.
To do unconditional self-surrender to God is DIVINE LIFE.
To restrain the senses and to have God-communion is DIVINE
LIFE.
To be one with the Divine Will is DIVINE LIFE.
To be a silent witness of the three states (waking, dreaming
and deep sleep) is DIVINE LIFE. |
So imbibing those qualities and by developing good character is
indeed the best and only way of teaching to our next generation.
Change always starts from us. Let us now contemplate on the kind
of lifestyle we need to adopt to pass on to the new age generations.
Everything we see today or everything that is manifested in the
world is the result of someone's thought. Whole creation starts
with a single thought so thoughts are very powerful to start with
and maintaining positive thoughts plays an important role in our
lives, it may not be easy however like any other art or skill positive
thinking can be acquired with sincere practice and dedication.
According to laws of universe we can only give away what we have
so it is very important to be aware of our thoughts so that by weeding
out unnecessary thoughts from our garden of mind we can send thoughts
of Love and Peace.As human beings we are the only living beings
of this beautiful creation who are gifted with Art of speech so
every word we speak sends out a vibration and produces a result
what goes around comes around, no matter how much we spend our time
in spiritual practices or any other spiritual techniques if we do
not understand and apply the power of speech than whole practice
goes in vain.
Thoughts and words filled with love creates a positive and healthy
atmosphere thus promoting peace and happiness in the world. According
to Indian spiritual science TRIKARANA SUDHI is believed to
be the secret of all success and happiness.
| MANASA- MIND- THOUGHTS |
| VACHANA-SPEECH |
| KARMANA-ACTIONS |
24 ways to lead a virtous life
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Caring for the environment by respecting and utilizing
the the mother nature and its unlimited supply of resources
as per daily minimum needs.
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Sharing at least 10% of ones wealth and time for uplifting
others in physical and spiritual levels.
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Serving others in all levels in physical, mental, emotional
and spiritual levels. Services always start from our
own homes. Speaking an encouraging word is also a kind
of service
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Maintaining Positive mental attitude and sending out
positive thoughts into nature to curb negative vibrations
in the earths atmosphere
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Making the most of ones time, talents and resources
to uplift oneself and others.
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Chanting universal prayer wishing love and peace for
everyone and aligning our thoughts, words and actions
accordingly to achieve that in reality.
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Spending quiet time for oneself for atleast 10 mts
a day.
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Maintaining awareness in day to day activities and
believing firmly to convert all activities into a form
of spiritual practice is the best continuous meditation.
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Looking for ways to make a difference to others and
planet even in little ways
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Believing firmly that life's greatest truths are always
the simplest and focusing on basic truths to climb the
steps in ladder of self transformation
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Believing firmly that ultimate aim of worshipping a
deity or following a divine master is to follow their
teachings and messages on a daily basis
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Enjoying and cherishing all little gifts life offers
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Practising attitide of gratitude by giving thanks to
the universe for all best and little things in life
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Thinking, speaking and acting in a friendly way with
a touch of love and care
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Radiating joy, love, peace and happiness to others
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Devoting time for studying books(link to swadhyaya
page) on a daily basis to give food to mind and soul
and maximizing our efforts to apply the teachings and
tips in our day to day life
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Believing firmly to lead a discipline lifestyle by
following three step process Planning - Execution -
Analyzing
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Respecting ones own time and also others by realizing
it as the greatest asset and investing it in a wise
way time is divine.
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Celebrating and rejoicing in every little success in
life
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Enjoying all beautiful things in this beautiful creation
like stars in the sky, flying birds, blossoming of flowers,
sun, moon etc
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Acknowledging others for any little help and also encouraging
others in whatever they do
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Marching in life's journey with confidence in oneself
and hidden potential that lies hidden within us along
with firm determination
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Life is simple and beautiful gift from higher power.
Believing in that principle and understanding that life's
greatest truths are the simplest. Being happy and radiating
happiness to others.
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Converting all our thoughts, words and actions in fact
the whole journey of life into a sadhana is the best
way to offer our true worship and devotion to almighty
and divine masters
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ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE AND UNIVERSAL PRAYER
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Chanting the mantra of Favorite deity or Divine master
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I sincerely thank and pray all devatas, all gurus and
omnipotent god for everything
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Let today be a day filled with happiness and peace
and all beings be blessed with happiness, comfort, perfect
health, long and blissful life day by day.
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Let today be better than yesterday in all ways.
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Let all our hearts be filled with light of righteous
knowledge and our lives be filled with light.
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Let our hearts , minds be filled with thoughts of truth,
Righteous conduct and duty, peace, love and non violence
in thoughts, words and actions
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Let all beings heart and bodies transform like a moving
temple filled with divinity and purity and evolve in
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels day
by day.
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Let our whole planet transform itself into a temple
and lead towards vasudhaika kutumbam
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On behalf of everyone I thank all beings non living
things, plants, animals, human beings, divine beings
who and which had helped us all in our past, current
and future existence. I thank mother nature for its
unlimited supply of resources, Sun god for its light
and energy, all devatas, all divine masters for their
knowledge and love and higher intelligence
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We offer our gratitude to universe, there is plenty
for everyone for everything on this planet and let all
beings swim in the ocean of abundance.
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On behalf of everyone I thank all masters and almighty
for guidance and protection in our day to day life
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On behalf of everyone I thank almighty for blessing
me with all best and simple gifts of life.
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On behalf of everyone I thank almighty for blessing
me with wonderful parents, family, relatives and friends
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On behalf of everyone I thank for blessing us all with
abundance of food, clothing, shelter, opportunities,
resources and Right thinking.
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Let all of us be guided in divine path.
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I offer our sincere gratitude for all best things in
life - we can even list the things
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Let there be Happiness and Peace everywhere on this
planet
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Om Santi Om santi Om santi
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