It doesn't help if you do the right thing but with wrong reason in mind!
You might argue that how does it matter, if the end result of the action is same? Does the reason behind the action really matter?
Well, it does matter! Paramahamsa Nithyananda proved his point through this joke:
Once, three madmen in a mental asylum go to the resident doctor and say that they are no more mad, and now have come to their senses. The doc then prescribes them to undergo a test next day to prove their sanity. The next morning, the doc takes them to a swimming pool, and asks them to go up onto the diving board. The swimming pool at that time isn't filled with water due to pool maintenance. The doc asks the first madman to jump, and he jumps, breaking his hands. Now is the turn of the second madman, who dutifully jumps and breaks his legs. Finally when its the turn of the third madman, he hesitates, and then says he won't! The doc is happy that atleast one amongst the three is sane, and asks him to climb down and meet him in his office. The doc seated in his office chair, asks the sane one what made him decide not to jump. He replies, "I don't know swimming!"
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
30. "Hello," says me.
My cellphone rings alerting me of an incoming call. The number on the display says "Call 1". The caller has hidden the number. I just pick up the phone and say, "Hello!" in my characteristic voice.
I hear at the other end an imitator repeat my hello back at me! In the background I hear a child giggling.
Hmm! Seems like someone is trying to pull my leg, that too on the phone!
I keep quiet, and maintain my silence for a while, just to see if the caller can imitate that.
I now hear some more imitations of my first hello. Sorry dude, I won't budge from my silence, may what come. The child in the background is trying hard to retain its giggle, slowly losing the reason to do so.
And then I hear the click. The call has been ended! The tables have been turned! My silence worked! Yippee, said I in silence!
If the callers were trying to have fun by annoying someone they could reach by dialling some random number on their phone, they couldn't pull that trick on me! The silence has spoken!
Now I am searching for them, just to thank them for proving to me that "Silence Speaks Louder Than Words!"
I hear at the other end an imitator repeat my hello back at me! In the background I hear a child giggling.
Hmm! Seems like someone is trying to pull my leg, that too on the phone!
I keep quiet, and maintain my silence for a while, just to see if the caller can imitate that.
I now hear some more imitations of my first hello. Sorry dude, I won't budge from my silence, may what come. The child in the background is trying hard to retain its giggle, slowly losing the reason to do so.
And then I hear the click. The call has been ended! The tables have been turned! My silence worked! Yippee, said I in silence!
If the callers were trying to have fun by annoying someone they could reach by dialling some random number on their phone, they couldn't pull that trick on me! The silence has spoken!
Now I am searching for them, just to thank them for proving to me that "Silence Speaks Louder Than Words!"
Thursday, March 15, 2007
29. Yet Another Day to Rejoice!
The Sun has dawned...
It's Ides of March!!!
March 15th!
Rejoice!
No one to be afraid of!!
We are already the Ocean,
And not just the fleeting waves on the Ocean bed!
This very day 29 years ago, a wave had started its journey...
This wave now hopes to merge with the Ocean in Total Awareness...
May Sat-Chit-Ananda Prevail...
Om!
It's Ides of March!!!
March 15th!
Rejoice!
No one to be afraid of!!
We are already the Ocean,
And not just the fleeting waves on the Ocean bed!
This very day 29 years ago, a wave had started its journey...
This wave now hopes to merge with the Ocean in Total Awareness...
May Sat-Chit-Ananda Prevail...
Om!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
25. A 'Beautiful' Word
Beautiful is a beautiful word. Why?
Because we have been using it whenever we felt good, or sensed some good experience.
How about the reverse logic? If we use this word to define all our other experiences, what will be the outcome? Will the word lose its meaning, or will the experience lose its unpleasantness?
Just try it out! The next time you undergo an unpleasant experience, such as when you accidentally spill coffee on your shirt, instead of saying your usual 4-letter word, try saying 'BEAUTIFUL' slowly and stressfully (definitely not sarcastically), as if you have seen the making of a beautiful painting!
You will be surprised to realize that your mind is confused and is searching some beauty in that experience. This is bound to happen. After all, we have been accustomed to words and their meanings so much that words now invoke reactions in us. We should use this to our benefit, and not be bothered about not seeing "a Rose in a Rose, in a Rose, in a Rose"!!!
Because we have been using it whenever we felt good, or sensed some good experience.
How about the reverse logic? If we use this word to define all our other experiences, what will be the outcome? Will the word lose its meaning, or will the experience lose its unpleasantness?
Just try it out! The next time you undergo an unpleasant experience, such as when you accidentally spill coffee on your shirt, instead of saying your usual 4-letter word, try saying 'BEAUTIFUL' slowly and stressfully (definitely not sarcastically), as if you have seen the making of a beautiful painting!
You will be surprised to realize that your mind is confused and is searching some beauty in that experience. This is bound to happen. After all, we have been accustomed to words and their meanings so much that words now invoke reactions in us. We should use this to our benefit, and not be bothered about not seeing "a Rose in a Rose, in a Rose, in a Rose"!!!
Monday, March 05, 2007
24. A Blood-Sucking Saga
My colleague pings me on the intranet messenger about an hour into my office time on the first day of the week to inform me that there is a free cholestrol screening going on in one of the office rooms near the Cafeteria. I am not so keen to undergo such a test as I feel myself to be in the apple of my health (or some such good feeling which you usually read inside health magazines). This colleague of mine, however, convinces me to have this test, after all its free and brings in a peace of mind! Well, if I am already having my peace of mind, I don't have anything to gain by this test. What provoked me, however, to undergo this test was something I couldn't convey to him; to put a stop to his rationalizing arguments was a good enough reason for me!
At 11:00AM, I find myself hopping my way to the screening room, not aware that the test involves sucking blood from the finger tips! Yup! The doc puts on her disposable gloves and asks me to hand her one of my fingers! I won't specify which one of my fingers felt the needle, as I want my blog to be available for all ages. Without detailing out the blood sucking process, let me straight away divulge the results of the test:
Hurray! That was a no-test for me! I passed all the barriers with much to spare! When I revealed this to my colleague, he got quite concerned of his HDL Cholestrol count, which came in the mid-20 range. Until then he was calm with the knowledge that all of our other Indian colleagues had ratings just like him, and it was considered by them to be quite normal for the Indian populace! I now happened to be the swan amongst the crows much to my delight and his distress.
A week later, while accompanying me for an evening walk, he asks me how I managed to have such a good HDL rating. After all, unlike him I don't expend much time at the gym, nor do I have a special dietary plan. Now it was my turn to play my trumpet, and I remember mentioning to him that its not only the diet, but also how good your body is in digesting what you feed it. The breathing exercises (Pranayama) that I routinely do in the mornings definitely had a hand in my good score!
These days, I find my colleague spending less time at the gymnasium and more at home making noises from his nose!
At 11:00AM, I find myself hopping my way to the screening room, not aware that the test involves sucking blood from the finger tips! Yup! The doc puts on her disposable gloves and asks me to hand her one of my fingers! I won't specify which one of my fingers felt the needle, as I want my blog to be available for all ages. Without detailing out the blood sucking process, let me straight away divulge the results of the test:
Total Cholestrol (200 or less) : 183 mg/dl
HDL Cholestrol (40 or higher) : 47 mg/dl
Cholestrol/HDL Ratio (4.5 or less) : 3.9 mg/dl
Glucose (fasting: 110 or less, non-fasting: 130 or less) : 87 mg/dl
Hurray! That was a no-test for me! I passed all the barriers with much to spare! When I revealed this to my colleague, he got quite concerned of his HDL Cholestrol count, which came in the mid-20 range. Until then he was calm with the knowledge that all of our other Indian colleagues had ratings just like him, and it was considered by them to be quite normal for the Indian populace! I now happened to be the swan amongst the crows much to my delight and his distress.
A week later, while accompanying me for an evening walk, he asks me how I managed to have such a good HDL rating. After all, unlike him I don't expend much time at the gym, nor do I have a special dietary plan. Now it was my turn to play my trumpet, and I remember mentioning to him that its not only the diet, but also how good your body is in digesting what you feed it. The breathing exercises (Pranayama) that I routinely do in the mornings definitely had a hand in my good score!
These days, I find my colleague spending less time at the gymnasium and more at home making noises from his nose!
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