Just enjoy life! (2 of 2)

We believe that these differences should not only be respected but celebrated as well. Hence, as a family we celebrate all festivals. Our friends tease me that Parsis just need any excuse for celebration!

We are often puzzled and sometimes amused at the arrogance of some of our fellow humans. Sometimes, on account of wealth or knowledge or power — men behave as though they were God themselves. Ordinarily, this would be so amusing were it not to have tragic consequences on the lives of others. We thank God for granting us humility and pray for His guidance in ensuring that we never become arrogant.

Rajesh believes that God has a great and sometimes naughty sense of humour. He believes that God created megalomaniacs who go about strutting their wealth and power for His own amusement as well as for ours. Sometimes when I try to coax Rajesh into sneaking out for a movie, he says, “Life is such an ongoing spectacle full of entertainment, let’s enjoy it instead!”

Secularism permits us to live in harmony and we should celebrate our similarities as well as our differences. Besides, we should treasure the sanctity of every moment and show gratitude to God. – The Times of India

(Dr Firuza R. Parikh, director, department of assisted reproduction and genetics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai)

Find the right track to achieve bliss (1)

Good morning friends. There are a lot of ways for us to be blissful. It’s not easy but when we have the will to do it, nothing is impossible. Always think positive for the good result to aim.

The core of all religious philosophies dwells on understanding the purpose and meaning of life. Understanding is at the root of development that leads one to ultimate deliverance or nirvana.

Gifted as we are with intelligence, we should try to understand everything we have to deal with in our day-to-day life. It is important because a lack of understanding is the root cause of all that dogs us today.

According to the Buddha, understanding has two layers, anubodhi and pativedha. Anubodhi is what we call 'knowledge'. It is nothing but accumulated memory, an understanding of a particular subject on the basis of data or observation. It is therefore superficial. Real understanding comes from pativedha or deep penetration into the core of a subject. It enables us to understand an object in its true nature and colour. In it, all the exterior labels like name, fame, money and power have zero value.

This kind of understanding can be developed only through rigid training of mind through meditation. One has to strive to be, first of all, free from all kinds of impurities that tend to derail us from the right path.

A person, on reaching this stage of penetrative wisdom, can see everything in the right perspective. He acquires the capability to make a distinction between what is desirable and correct and what is undesirable and incorrect. Such a person also develops the ability to acquire habits that enable his mind to see and believe nothing but the good of all.

The Buddha's philosophy of life revolves around the purification of mind and giving us deliverance from worldly attachments. The Buddha says every human being has the innate qualities and ability to come out of the world of ignorance and move towards the world of enlightenment. –The Times of India

Follow Your Dream

Good morning friends. There are certain things to live by. One of it is to follow your dreams. Some says that if you will not follow your dream as if you will die. I came across with the article compiled by Natasha Persaud. It’s a good one. Those who gave more importance to their dreams, you have to aim for that. I want to share it to you.

Each of us has the power of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary—the everyday into the special. - Johnnetta B. Cole

I’ve always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up. - Beverly Sills

To be true to yourself take some action—no matter how small. - Barbara Braham

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it. - Margaret Deland

We can be anything. Maybe this entire experience is a series of lessons to learn that you can—yes, you can. - Maya Angelou

It’s where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are. - Joyce Carol Oates

Those born with a talent which is meant to be used find their greatest joy in using it. - Johann von Goethe

We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do. - Martha Grimes

When people say, “It can’t be done” of “you don’t have what it takes,” it makes the task all the more interesting. - Lynn Hill

Compiled by Natasha Persaud