Thought for a Day for the month of February

February 1 - There are two things -ACTION and the IMPACT behind the action. Even if the action is ordinary, the impact must be positive, productive and creative.

February 2 - A mouse found one single grain of salt and felt himself to be a grocer.

February 3 - If eyes are windows to the soul, do you keep your eyes clean? Dirty windows mean you have something to hide.

February 4 - If your face is full of worry, you will cause others to worry. Is this a good thing?

February 5 - Give a lot of time to improvement of yourself, then there is no time to criticise others.

February 6- A person who is crooked can never enjoy real peace of mind . His tricks tie him into knots.

February 7 - The only way to gain respect is, firstly to give it.

February 8 - When there is faith and victory in the mind, success can be gained. If the thought are weak, there is defeat.

February 9 - Before performing any task, stop for a moment, think of the effect it will have, and then begin.

February 10 - If I am honest in all my dealings, I can never experience fear.

February 11 - When others make mistakes, do not keep counting their mistakes. Allow them to count on you for co- operation to erase that weakness.

February 12 - To taste the sweetness of life, you must have the power to forget the past.

February 13 - An honest individual is satisfied with himself as much as others are satisfied with him.

February 14 -No one tortures you except your own nature. Make your nature sweet and loveable: then win the love of all

February 15 - Do not allow anything to be an obstacle. See everything as a stepping stone to victory.

February 16 - It is good for a person to earn money for his needs. It is the hunger for wealth that is bad.

February 17 - Thinking of evil or being afraid of evil brings evil on one's head.

February 18 - Misunderstanding can be erased by loveful, pure thought, and making one to understand at the appropriate time.

February 19 - Waste work will make you heavy and tired and positive work makes you happy, light and refreshed.

February 20 - The only solution to most difficult problems today in the society, the country and the world, is character. If character is lost, no prestige remains.

February 21 - Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others, as you are about your own success.

February 22 - Your controlling power should be such that you should have only such thought at a particular time, as you desire to have. No more, no less.

February 23 - It requires great power to make the best use of time that is in your hands. Therefore, be imaginative and resourceful.

February 24 - Where there is no love there cannot be peace. Where there is no purity, there cannot be love.

February 25 - We may recover from slip of the foot but slip of tongue leaves a deep imprint.

February 26 - Those who remain very happy will never have internal laziness. laziness is great vice.

February 27 - Your thoughts. speech and actions will bear a seal of full confidence if you are sincere in all your tasks.

February 28 - It does not cost a penny; to speak loveful, true, sweet words.

Gita my hope

Shree A.K.Bhargva narrated the empowerment of Gita like this :- Why I read the Gita. After going through the Gita several times, I thought I have now a good balanced mind and nothing can upset me.

But I proved myself wrong when a telephone call from India threw my mind in a tizzy. Since than I knew that I must not only read Gita but assimilate it in life so that I am ready for any eventuality.

During a trip to the US to spend some time with my children and participate in the study group of Chinmay Mission, another experience awaited me. I thought I was perfectly healthy when I left for US. A fortnight before leaving for India. All my energy was drained and it became difficult to even walk a few feet. The sugar in blood went up above 400. I lost more than 16 kg within a few days. there was no appetite and no food intake. I was hospitalised, and tests showed that I was suffering from a rare type of incurable cancer.

I was also told that considering my weak condition they won't recommend any treatment like chemotherapy. They gave me only four weeks to live and asked me to reconcile to that. This was the nearest. I came face to face with death.

I went through it all calmly, and I found I was a gainer. If I die I am sure He would take me in his shelter. If He gives me a little more time, I can fulfill some of my remaining desires of attending more Gita lectures and camps at Rishikesh.

Since then eight weeks have passed; and I responded well to chemotherapy at another hospital. The swelling is gone, and I can walk around. I now know why I read Gita. "Fix your mind on Me alone, place your intellect in Me, you shall then no doubt live in Me alone hence-forth. I promise you shall come to Me alone because you are dear to Me".

Wise Saying "Thought for a Day for the month of January"

I came across "Thought for the Today" , It was so inspiring and easy to understand that I thought why not to include it in my blog for the benefit of the viewer - So here it is for you to understand the life and live happily rest of your life.

Thoughts are the food of the mind. A New thought everyday will not only be fresh food but will provide the necessary nutrition and stimulant needed to keep the mind healthy and enthusiastic.


01 January - Even with a small bank account the one who is contented finds himself with great wealth.

02 January - What was the future happens now, what happens now becomes the past-so why worry.

03 January - If someone speaks to you with anger, pour the soothing waters of love on the fire.

04 January - Many people use anger as a weapon. Keep humility as your armour and experience protection.

05 January - If you have the habit of waiting for others, you will get left behind.

06 January - As thought are the seeds of all actions, let me plant only good, pure seeds so that the fruit will be the best.

07 January - If someone defames you or insults you, shower him with flowers, smiles and good wishes.

08 January - Freedom starts in the mind, not by cutting ropes.

09 January - Everyday has hidden secret; you have seen it may times.

10 January - Every situation in life must be faced, and so why not face it with love?

11 January - If you realise that everyone is an individual with his own unique part to play, then the power of tolerance is easy to develop.

12 January - If you spend an hour in worthwhile actions there is 1,000 fold gain, If you waste an hour in useless actions there is 1,000 fold loss.

13 January - Relationships based on falsehood are like houses built with their foundations of mud.

14 January - To fear death means that you do not understand the importance of life.

15 January - To give happiness to other is a great act of charity.

16 January - If I am impatient to experience the results of my efforts, it is like trying to eat unripe fruit.

17 January - Always wear the costume of humility and you will receive the love and co-operation of others.

18 January - When there is feeling that you have to tolerate a great deal, it means that you are still trying to tolerate.

19 January - Mistakes are caused by lack of attention, then there is tension.

20 January - If I always hide from the truth, I must be enjoying the company of falsehood.

21 January - If I keep the weaknesses of others in my mind, they soon become a part of me.

22 January - Cheerfulness keeps up the spirit of the one who possesses it, and brings a smile to the lips of others.

23 January - If you miss an opprtunity, do not cloud yours eyes with tears; keep your vision clear so that you will not miss the next one.

24 January - If i cannot remain loveful as well as lawful, it certain tat I lack some power. Check yourself and fill it.

25 January - If I allow myself to be puffed up by praise and fame, then insult and defamation will destroy me.

26 January - Real Power and authority is not power and authority over others , but over the self.

27 January - If you have to see, then see the specialities ot each oher. If you have to leave something, leave weaknesses.

28 January - When the mind is tired, every single action requires great effort.

29 January - A smile can make short work of any difficulty.

30 January - The one who can adjust to any situation with humility, possesses true greatness.

31 January - Happiness is lost when any thought of envy or hatred creeps in.Thought of love and good wishes cure sorrow.

Conversation with God on success

CHETAN BHAGAT had doubts whether he should use his (and his characters') conversation with God in his book - One Night @t the Call Center. The reason: His readers may or may not take it favourably, Anywhy, he used it (all about success in life), and this is how I look at it.

Goof tells him that there are four ways to be successful in life. Take first the first two obvious ones: a) a little bit of intelligence and b) a bit of imagination.

And than the God goes to narrate the third and the fourth. The third, God says, is what one of the characters had lost: self-confidence. God says that the character has gone down so much in his confidence and self-esteem that he believes he has become a good-for-nothing fellow.

God gives him the reason as well: a bad boss. A bad boss, God says, can be "like a disease of the soul, and if you get convinced something is wrong with you".

And the character asks God how to get his lost confidence back so that he could lead a normal life. God says "Don't be scared and you will get it back. And then there won't be any stooping you.

Asked for the fourth and the last ingredient for success , God says, The fourth ingredient is the most painful one. And it is "Something all of you still need to learn. Because it is often the most important thing". It is , God says, failure. "To be really successful, you face failure, You have to experience it, feel it, taste it and suffer it. Only then can you shine."

Before any of the characters responded, God adds quickly" For, Once you taste failure, you have no fear. You can take risks more easily. Than you don't want to struggle in your comfort zone any more - you are ready to fly. And success is all about flying , not snuggling".

Dear Chetan, I don't take your God business, but must tell you that was the only part of the book I enjoyed reading . thanks.

Qualify to deserve what you desire

A teacher once told her students that she had not failed anyone. A wave of cheer went round the class. She added that she had not passed anyone either, it was the students themselves who had done it.

" You are what your deep driving desire is. As is your will, so are your deeds. As are your deeds, so is your destiny."

In the case of the students, their desires were not backed up with enough will and hard work. So , how could they expect the teacher do what they didn't deserve?

It is the sum total of our desires or vasnas that matters, since our karma's are largely dominated by our vasna. This desire, however, should be so strong that other secondary desires lose their charm. If we have hundreds of small vasnas, we achieve nothing. But if we have one strong vasna, we get what we desire. Moreover,we qualify to deserve what we desire.

To deserve something it is necessary to set goals and work towards them without losing focus. You cannot sail in many boats at the same time. Our needs or desires can be classified into four categories. The first type is met without much effort - food and shelter.

There are some that we get with a bit of effort like education, a clean house, etc. For some, we have to put in a lot of effort - doing well professionally. The fourth category includes those desires that can never be fulfilled - our wish to get respect from everyone.

Most of our desires fall in the first and second categories. it is the third category that takes one onto the path of progress and spirituality.

Reason out your scary thought

Fear and worry are cancerous. And both are associated with those who do not go for a reasoned-out way of life, and are perpetually negative in approach.

True, to some extent, each one of us exhibits fear, worry and anxiety because they are natural instincts of self-preservation and being cautious. It is prolonged fear and worry that throw our body and mind system out of gear.

The Buddha had said that fear arise in the fool, and not in the wise man.What he wanted to say was that fear is a state of mind, and one who understands and realises it has no reason to be scared of anything, It is one's negative attitude and inability to fathom into the complexity of a problem that gives way to fear. In other words, fear is one's own creation, and can be best kept out of one's bounds if one reasons it out.

Here, I am reminded of a beautiful saying of a sage on reply to a question as to how fear can be tackled out. The sage's words of wisdom were somewhat like these:" Try to do something good for someone you love, or the needy." On still getting a blank expression, the sage went on to explain, "None can harbour two opposing sets of thought of helping someone sincerely, one's mind erase out the fearful thoughts.

One does not want to say that fear and worry are always the products of one's mind. Yes, there are external factors too that precipitate one's apprehensions into fear. And a person who cannot face such situation gets into a negative realm of thoughts, and that may turn into a killer. The rising number of suicides these days are example of such turn of events.

Therefore, the mantra is Scare away your fear and worry, and be happy and hopeful, always. Great hopes make a great man. And , as someone said, he who has hopes can have anything. Cheers.