Atma & Zero

Just another mathematical & spiritual thought

0 * anything = 0
0 / anything = 0

Atma + anything = atma

Atma - anything = Atma

0+0=0
0-0=0

Just like "0" can change the value depending on where it is place.
Atma makes matter alive

And multiplying with 0 gives 0

When we see Atma in everyone we feel oneness

Pray

We pray when we need something.
But true prayer is being thankful for what we have .

Prayer is not a ritual: it is a surrender.

Some more things to think about when we say PRAY!

P - Please 
R - Remember
A - Atma &
Y - You 


P - Pure
R - Relation, of
A - Atma &
Y - Your self


P - Peace, when you
R - Rise
A - Above
Y - Your self

BAD

BAD denotes negativity, something not right.

B is for the feeling Before - Shall  I do this or not, it seems wrong
A is for After - how you feel later - repenting, aware it was not right
D is for what you go thru During, unpleasant , unhappy

Effort & Destiny

We make Effort for Arth & Kaam and leave Destiny to care for Dharam & Moksh

It should be other way round

We should put effort towards Dharam & Moksh and Arth & Kaam will follow suit.

You may have heard the story about the 4 old men that visited a house - Love, Faith, Wealth & Fame and said to the host you can invite only one of us as we come alone. After much debate in the family  they invited Love, and the rest followed. Surprised the asked how come??? The wise old men replied - Love is the highest amongst them, the closest to God, the true nature of a person so when he is invited we follow else we go on our own.

Focus

Winners do what Losers don't.

FOCUS.

Fairly simple and yet very profound.

One can connect it to Arjun's story around seeing the target.

It can also be connected to Dhritrashtra focussing only on his & his sons aspirations !!!! And that teaches us that "focus" works miracles when in the right spirit & intention.

Branches & Roots

We have heard it before care for the rootage ( foundation) and the leafage ( outcome) will be good.

Similar are the sowing of seed and reaping of fruit quotations


Here is another view point. To enable a tree being healthy we cut / prune / tie its branches. Ever heard of interfering with the roots???

Tying is a short term solution & may not always work. And cutting sounds sinful / painful. Pruning is about balancing and redirecting.

For a person, the roots are his values & principles, and branches depict the material worlds interest & distractions. Managing and balancing the branches is crucial for the tree's growth and sustenance.

Sports

There are individual sports & team sports

In team sports its the team effort & individual effort that impacts the result ( or so we think!)

We think in pursuing an individual sport , we control & influence the outcome. But we forget the outcome depends on the other competitors as well.

The only circle of influence is our own effort - in skill as well as in being a good team member

Boils down to Gita shloka 4.27, focus on effort and leave the outcome to the divine!

Boggle

Its an interesting game.

Some see only scattered alphabetic cubes & others see words out there.

Some see only the simple 2-3 letter words and some see te amazing big words!!!

When you play a game in a mix of amateurs and experts, its the usual expression one hears  "how come I never saw this"

Is it the skill, practice or intention or all 3 that makes the winner.

Similarly in life having a skill, practicing it to excel & the using with good intention leads to a win win for you & the society.

Action

This morning on a website I read "Thought - rehearsal before action - I Can "

If before action we think positive its  "I can"

"Action" is an anagram to "I act on" or "I no act!!!!" ( Please read action is inevitable and inaction
is also a type of action - reference Chapter 3)

"Action" contains the "I can"

If letters could be re used action contains "tic tac to" and a good boggle player will find other words here. (A karam yogi will find all different actions that need to be performed).

Mother & Child

Like a mother will explain to a child in different ways
Krishna explained to Arjun via Dharma, Karma Yog & Bhakti

Most mothers repeat the same thing again after intervals
In the Gita important elements repeat often

When we learn about a kids problem, and say why you never told me?
Wonder what God thinks? when we have an issue we try & resolve without seeking his help and later revert to ask for divine help

Mom will care for their children come whatever
God will always be there for us

A misbehaved kid will also go to mom when hurt
All of us turn to divine when helpless

Moms lap is the best, most comfortable place for everyone
Knowing you in the divine care is a feeling that words don't describe

Mom always knows
You cannot hide from God

Mom takes extra care of weak ones & challenges the strong ones
God gives burdens to shoulders that can carry them

Mom knows what is best for her children
We are Gods children!

Making Yoghurt & Sharing knowledge

Most Indians set the natural yoghurt at home.  We warm up milk add a spoon of yoghurt , leave it for a few hours and we have a bowl of yoghurt.

But if w keep checking or disturbing the bowl, it does not set. It needs time to set else we have start all over again.

And once we have yoghurt we can with a spoon set another bowl and so on.

If we don't use the yogurt appropriately -
1. Eat all but a spoon to set another bowl
2. If we don't eat in good time it will turn sour and not be edible.
3. Also if we did not use the spoon of yoghurt set aside to set new yoghurt that will go bad as well.

Similarly with knowledge , if we don't use appropriately and share , it does not keep refreshed (think stagnant water, running water) and begins to be wasted.

Knowledge received needs time to sink in & must be shared.

No next time we eat yoghurt, will we me mindful of this!

Knowledge & Infinity (copy paste from a friends post on Face Book)

Beyond a person is love. Beyond an object is infinity.

Knowledge is not in an event; it is beyond an event.

If you take one event and infer anything from one event -- infer knowledge -- it will be erroneous knowledge. Say Nancy gets angry and shouts at someone. You attribute anger to Nancy, but actually it was carried from someone else to her. Someone else got angry first and someone else and someone else and on and on like that.

When you go beyond an event, only then the truth dawns. One particular event gives you a false notion. So you have to consider the totality of events, the totality of all events infinitely. Beyond the event is Knowledge.

What do we call a person? A person is a body, a mind, a complex of behaviors which is changing. Love is unchanging. Beyond the person is love.

When you lose your personality, you become love. If you cannot lose yourself, you cannot find yourself. So, lose your personality; you'll find yourself!!!

Behind every object is infinity. An object is limited. Take an object and reduce, reduce, reduce, and you have an atom. An atom is infinity. Each atom contains infinite space. Beyond the object is infinity.

The object behind the object is infinity. The person behind the person is love.

Maya is getting caught up in the event, personality, object. Knowledge, love, Brahman is seeing beyond the event, personality, or object. See? Just a little shift

Where is God

Look back , and Thank God
Look at your side, see God walking with you
Look ahead, hope he says with you
Look within , search for God
Look beyond, its just God

Self & Energy

There is energy in the form of heat, kinetic & mechanical energy.

Scientifically energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed.

That is what the Gita says about the "Self"it cannot be created or destroyed, just keeps gettng transformed.

Right & Duty

Most issues around us arise around the caption.

When we talk of right, in variable there is a fight!
And when we focus on duty, it leads to beauty.

Give it some thought