Lift

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.

Mantras Working Fine

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 know for sure that the mantras are working !!!

Want to lose weight !!

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 GUESSED ME

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.

Enjoy the photo:

Happiness

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?


Isn't it what we all are looking for !!

Picture Contest

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!!!).

Now seeing is believing - check yourself.

WHOSE WHO

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.