Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Deepavali Sandesh 2007

Dipa-Anjali ki Diwali Sandesh 2007 A Deepavali Sandesh mailing went out today. If you did not receive it, please click on the link to download it.

It has been a long time since I last communicated with you. However, I thank you for your encouragement and emails, and I hope to be back again with snippets of my thoughts soon! (If I do not, you have every right to bug me!)

Shubh! Shubh! Deepavali!

Monday, April 30, 2007

Kathas and Bhajans on YouTube!

This is beautiful! Rameshbhai Oza singing "Mara Ghatma Birajta Shrinaathji"



Haribol! :)

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

The 10 Great Hindu Observances

I came across the following... And it got me thinking, that the more of these which we can attain, the more content we as an individual shall become. How many can you say you have attained?

1 Patience, firmness and stability (Dhruti)

2 Forgiveness (Kshama)

3 Self-control and contentment (Dama)

4 Not to steal or conceal, or be selfish (Asteya)

5 Cleanliness, purity and honesty (Saucham)

6 Control over senses and sexual energy (Indriya Nigraha)

7 Right knowledge of the scripture (Dhee)

8 Material and spiritual knowledge or study (Vidya)

9 Truth (Satya)

10 Absence of anger (Akrodha)

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Some Thoughts...

Everything is the Lords leela... We do not know what is going to happen. We sometimes spend endless time worrying about the "what-if" and "how can I". Pray to Bhagwan, and it will help you... Praying with pure bhakti and devotion will help you feel better, because remembering the Lord, will help you forget all your other worries.

- Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight, just remember the homeless who have no bed to lie in.

- Should you find yourself stuck in traffic, know that there are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

- Should you have a bad day at work, think of the man who has been out of work for the last three months.

- Should you despair over a relationship gone bad, think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

- Should you grieve the passing of another weekend, think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for $15.00 to feed her family.

- Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance, think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

- Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror, think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

- Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, what is my purpose? Be thankful, there are those who don't live long enough to get the opportunity.

- Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember, things could be worse. You could be them!

- Should you decide to send this to a friend, you might brighten someone's day.