It has been about four months that I shared regarding the mantras of losing weight - and you know what - today I could fit in my old trousers which were 6inch lesser !!!
Today morning my wife asked me to go through the stack of the old garments and check which ones I can use - and there is a cord pant - my favorite. I started with that. And it fitted me :)).
Then I trier others one by one, and most of them are working. Couples are still tight, I think next couple of months and I'll be able to wear those also.
I normally like to read the questions that people ask on different platforms- magazine,newspaper or internet.
One of the common problems I see is "I am XX yrs old and I've a boy/girl friend.We had good relation for past one year.Now s/he has started changing a lot'.
The same goes with my wife - she'll say the same. You're not the same at "that time'.
So I just wanted to share what I think on this:
Every human being is changing every moment - whether the person is aware or not. Every moment of life is showing something different.
You don't question when your son/daughter is changing in early years - this is natural.Then why not the same for the grown ups.
And whoever is having this concern - let them ask themselves - are they the same as they're yesterday. It can't be - you're elder by 24hrs,
You've seen something in these moments.If anyone can take a video session of a day and compare after 1 year , will it be the same - obviously not.
Now the point is how fast or slow we grow and whether we're present to that.Most of us are not aware of this growth.Then there is no point of accusing the other person.
Two integral aspects about Patanjali's Yogasutra is Dhyan and Dharana.
I came to know about this when I started my meditation through RSVK.
At that time it seemed that this is something special and I need to
inculcate this in my life as these were not present.
When I was reading "An autobiography of a yogi" - this was given a
special importance - how to do your dhyan.
All of a sudden a new aspect has opened up for me regarding these two - there
is nothing new to these two aspects - we're already designed with these -it's
only that we're not 'aware' of. The whole life in face we run with these.
I was watching my son of 6 years - his whole day - from the time he wakes up
till he's asleep - his world is filled with BEN10 and aliens.There is absolutely
nothing else.He can speak, he can eat, he can sleep with BEN10/aliens.
Now if I see, the focus that he's having right now in his life is BEN10/aliens.
And the whole 'Dharana' about his life is guided with the world of aliens.
The point I wanted to make, everuone of us is glued with these two - whether we
can see or not - whether we agree or not.
Look into your life right now - what are you glued to -is it money, is it career,
is it sex, is it problem with your spouse, is it with some complaints about someone,
is it what'll happen tomorrow.....you'll see that you're glued - whether you like it
or not - you're stuck.
Check with yourself - is this what you really wanted when you're a kid - really to
become worried, really to become tensed, really to become nasty.HUH.What a way to live.
Still can you see what way you're not will to give up your "Dhayn and Dharana".
WAKE UP !!! SID did it - you can also do.Provided you're willing to allow yourself to do so.WAKE UP!!!
There is fantastic clip available from Youtube - it's a part of the movie "MATRIX". The point is -are you willing to wake up - the infinite possibilities of life is waiting for you !!!
One of my father's dreams before dieing is to see that the end of communism.
I got a link http://www.johntitor.com/ where it looks that a person came from the year 2036 with a time machine to year 2000. Here he gives some hint about the history he knows in his time line.A part of it is:
"""""In 2015, Russia launches a nuclear strike against the major cities in the United States (which is the "other side" of the civil war from my perspective), China and Europe. The United States counter attacks. The US cities are destroyed along with the AFE (American Federal Empire)...thus we (in the country) won. The European Union and China were also destroyed. Russia is now our largest trading partner and the Capitol of the US was moved to Omaha Nebraska."""""
With the current scenario, by 2011 communism will end in West Bengal - and another 4 more years to get the end of China. HUH.
Few more interesting points the time traveler says:
There is no large industrial complex creating masses of useless food and recreational items.
Food and livestock is grown and sold locally.
People spend much more time reading and talking together face to face.
Religion is taken seriously and everyone can multiply and divide in their heads.
One of the biggest reasons why food production is localized is because the environment is affected with disease and radiation. We are making huge strides in getting it cleaned up. Water is produced on a community level and we do eat meat that we raise ourselves.
On my worldline, life is not easy. We live in a world recovering from years of war, poison, destruction and hate. All of it, courtesy of the thinking and actions of people that live right now in the same world you do, worrying about which stocks to buy or whether or not a stranger is lying to them on the Internet.
It's a interesting site - visit and grab some information regarding our future !!
My parking in the office is at -2. Three other persons also joined me.There are going to 0 while I'm moving to 1.
I enter the lift first then three guys. One of them who entered the last started pressing the button to close the door - I was watching that actually he is pressing the wrong one, that actually opens instead of closing. After doing that 3-4 times he's frustrated. He asks the fellow on the other side of the lift to push the close button - he does and door closes. The first guy says that the button on his side is not working - his friend says how will that work if you push the incorrect one. He is a bit ashamed - he glances towards me - I give him a smile. All of us laugh quietly.
Yesterday (A Sunday) my son wanted to have a Pizza - the offer going on is with 1Large, 1Medium free. Also my wife's (and son's too) favorite garlic bread was a demand. It was delivered at sharp 12:30 as I told the pizza shop. I took one piece and I was full - so I stopped. Next one more piece at around 4pm when I was hungry. Till now everything is going fine.
Now comes the surprise - we're invited for the dinner - Ganapati puja in my son's friend's house and we're invited. My wife informed me that the foods served in that house in fabulous. So I'm tempted.
Now in the dinner as a part of the prasad, I get halwa - and this is my real real favorite sweet.
I took all other things and the halwas was last - as I was done halfway, I got the message that I'm full - so I left eating at that moment.
When I come back home, I'm a bit worried whether it was too much today with pizza and prasad which included puri,sabzi,fried rice, dal,salad and halwa.
Anyway , today morning I'm standing in the weighing machine and a surprise..... 300gms down.
I got four mantras from net to lose weight and it's working - I've lost 4kg in last 2 weeks without any exercise. In fact, I gained back in between when I missed the mantras.
Here it goes:
1. EAT WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT BUT ONLY WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY 2. EAT WHEN YOU WANT 3. STOP EATING WHEN YOU ARE "FULL" 4. EVERYTHING YOU PUT IN YOUR BODY IS GOOD FOR "YOU"
The biggest barrier that one will hit while following these mantras is that 'how can I waste food" - and this is the catch. The moment your body says that it's done, it's done - no question.
I've observed that these mantras are already available with my 6year old son - nature has already given it to all of us. Alas! we forgot those. So I was lucky that I remember those now - now it's your turn . Enjoy !
Here is a nice article : http://playgreen.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/reduce-waist.html
I received a group photo that was taken 17 years back when we're having farewell from our school.I was looking for myself - and I didn't believe that I had to guess which one is my face. My office colleague commented after seeing the photograph that I used as wallpaper- looks like that is a very old one. When I told him that this is my school photo he asked me which one is me - I had to tell him that even I am guessing. At last he also pointed the same face that I was guessing. At last - I am relieved - a school mate of mine confirmed that is indeed me - the one which I am guessing. That's why most probably it's said that people know the least when it comes to oneself.
This is a lovely Q&A I got from the book "I AM THAT":
Q: I am restless. How can I gain peace? A: For what do you need peace? Q: To be happy. A: Are you not happy now? Q: No, I am not. A: What makes you unhappy? Q: I have what I don’t want, and I want what I don’t have. A: Why don’t you invert it: want what you have and care not for what you don’t have?
Once I was reading a newspaper and a contest was there to catch funny pictures from day to day life.
I always had thought about that and always look for options to get cooool pictures. After a long time, I got a chance to get that.
As I drove I got those pictures (I know may not be a good idea, and if the traffic police catches you, Rs50/- gone , as I had to pay for crossing the red light!!!).
Question: From very long time this question is in my mind . Once I had an argument with one of friends about who does the child belong -- to mother or the father (I know that it is both and it is foolish to think he/she belongs to one)but if a situation comes that it is to be decided then.When if we observe usually the family name of male continues to the child so the argument is even though is the female womb that gives birth it is the seed from the male .It is like a plant from mango seed belongs to mango family not to the soil even though it is grown on soil ...........I am not able to agree with this concept , I don't know the reason (I know certainly that it is not me being a female i cannot accept that.) But I want to know the explanation of this ... When I think about this more I got another thought all rivers originate and emerge into sea even though they are same water they are given different name and their banks are respected a lot they why not the female is given the name even though we say mathrudevo bhava first ............. is it to satisfy male ego ...or some thing any reason attached to it which I am not able to understand.
Reply (By ST):
Dear this is a very interesting question.
Any manifestation if you observe in nature is the alignment of 2 opposites.They are both balancing energies - yin yang, shiv shakti, creation happens with the alignment of opposites..... this is the law of nature.
Issue that we have made of child is only a social one not natural one.
At all the times societies have made an attempt to align with nature to create and experience peace harmony and prosperity.Most of the times we have failed to interpret the laws and mechanisms of nature due to our own limited identities that we acquire from our immediate environment and attempt to interpret nature with those limitations.
Child belongs to nature. you and I both belong to nature. everyone belongs to nature.... so don't try to take possessions of things that belong to nature
Let us not engross in our thoughts feelings and values emerging from our limited identities and endeavor to discover TRUTHS of life.
Truth reveals itself naturally and automatically once we step beyond our identities.
Take a daily step to emerge beyond your own limitations by Closing your eyes 15 minutes twice a day........ Truth will emerge......
Realizations will happen....... Awareness will dawn..........
I added:
I agree to whatever you've said - just wanted to add that:
I cant relate anything from a third party's perspective. I need to relate to everything from where I'm standing. Even the chair where I'm sitting right now, I can relate from where I'm sitting. Though my chair is the same as the other person's chair, but I relate to that differently than mine ( Wah - what an example !!!). So much confined in my world.
So even the child is my/our child, and for others children- I'm no one.
NB: This is a query replied by a SSY teacher (ST) for a question raised by a student from USA. I'd the privilege the get the permission to share this thought.
My wife and I were talking and came the subject of sex. Some people boast of having making it 3-4 times in a day and sharing about the love,romance and spark in their life. Isn't it only that "they made sex 3-4 times" and nothing else. It's not they love each other, it's not that they're romantic, it's not that they're alive - it's only that "it" happened 3-4 times.
Now you may ask does it mean they don't have love,romance.... in their life. I don't know the answer. They may have, they may not have. What's your take on this.
It is early morning on 30th April,2009 - and my wife is asking me to get up early at 7am though it's a holiday as it's a V-day. And we're ready to get out of house @7:30, keeping our 6year old son sleeping. We both go to the polling center and see a big queue. And my wife starts grumbling that we should have come before 7 only to make sure that it does not take long for us to cast our votes. And to our surprise our queue is the longest one. Now we're standing there for half an hour and hardly there is any movement. At around 8:15 one fellow comes out shouting that it'll take the whole day to move the line.Seriously it was looking that the movement is too slow. My wife is also getting tempted - whether we can get back early so that she can catch our maid. She suggests if this is the same she'll go back now and come back later, while I can be there and cast the vote. Also the concern is if we she comes too late, she may find that someone has already exercised her right. Any how I tell my wife we'll be done by 8:30 - don't worry about that. Suddenly there is a movement in the queue and things start moving very fast. Someone informs that there was a lady - and her concern took more than 30min to get resolved -now everything should be ok. Next 5 mins we're in the room - we show our voting slips along with the identity card.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I PRESS THE VOTING BUTTON. At last, I also say who should be elected. So this time my father can't say that we're not putting our right into action.
I had gone in the course of argument with "nasty" people after a long long time. I normally avoid collision with people where I know that I can be knocked out any moment (including my wife and 6 year old son). I leave it as it is and I'm sure that I'm not buying the story - if they believe in their own story, let them. Few days back I got not only one, but two such mauka (chance) to put myself in uncomfortable zone. One was my yoga teacher - I think one of the best teachers I met in my life as far as commitment and dedication is concerned. I was doing classes with her for almost one year, and it was highly enjoyable session that I used to look forward - three days in a week - Monday,Wednesday and Friday mornings from seven to eight. And so many days (actually nights) it happened that I went to sleep at 2o'clock and even then I joined the classes next day. (And I had a big complaint against those who missed the class as they had to travel for two yours in traffic the last night !!! -- huh, what a bogus crap it can be).
The second one was with a person whom I highly admire for the contribution he makes for our society - but there is a "but". According to him whatever is "right", that is "right" - no one can argue on that. Anyway, I really enjoyed both the sessions :)).
I was talking to my wife and son that when I was kid, I fought with one friend and blood was coming out of his mouth. I was around 10-12 years at that time. And after that I don't remember any such incident. Good that I can enjoy arguments even now !!! ((LET ME ENJOY))
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