Bend

Are we victim of our Rigidity?

There is a story which shows what happens to people who cannot bend.

As the Ganges River flows down from the Himalaya, it uproots big trees and carries them down into plains. A sage notices this and asks Ganges "How is it that you tear out these huge Pine trees and yet leave the willows and large grasses that grow by your banks.

The Ganges replied ".  The pine tree doesn't know how to bend .It stands rigid and won’t move out of my way . So i pull it out by the root and take it with me down to sea. But these willows and Grasses bend when I come; they do not resist me. I sing through them and leave them Intact.

The lesson is we should not have strong likes and dislikes .We must know how to bend according to circumstances.

Mother's Love

Mother's Love..

When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
- You thanked her by crying all the night.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
- You thanked her by running away when she called.
When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
- You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
- You thanked her by coloring the dinning room table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
- You thanked her by looping into the nearest pile of mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you into school.
- You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT GOING".
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
- You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
- You thanked her by dripping it all over you lap.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
- You thanked her by never even bothering to practice it.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastic to one birthday party after another.
- You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.
- You thanked her by asking to sit in the different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
- You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming.
- You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp.
- You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug.
- You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drove her car.
- You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important call.
- You thanked her by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried at your school graduation.
- You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.
- You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of you friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone.
- You thanked her by saying "It's none of you business".
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
- You thanked her by saying "I don't want to be like you".
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
- You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment.
- You thanked her by telling your friend it was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your fiancee and asked about your plans for the future.
- You thanked her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told how deeply she loved you.
- You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
- You thanked by telling her, "Things are different now."
When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative's birthday.
- You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her.
- You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their children.
And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did, came crashing down like thunder on your heart.
If she's still around, never forget to love her more than ever. And if she's not, remember her unconditional love.

Indian Wedding Oath

Indian Wedding Oath

Very few people know about these 7 Secrets of first day of Marriage by Kroy

According to shastras, there are 16 sanskars, out of which marriage is one of the most important one. Usually people after getting married for some time, tend to forget about their first day after marriage. Today we are goingto tell you seven important things about first day of marriage, remembering which is going to prove beneficial to you.

During the marriage of a Hindu couple, both of them swear of 7 oaths after which only the marriage is understood to be complete.

Click on this to know these oaths…

During marriage, the bride takes the

first oath –

तीर्थव्रतोद्यापनयज्ञ दानं मया सह त्वं यदि कान्तकुर्या:।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद वाक्यं प्रथमं कुमारी।।

This means that the Husband will do all fast, Udayapan, donation, etc, with his wife only. This will only prove them to be husband-wife.

Second oath –

हव्यप्रदानैरमरान् पितृश्चं कव्यं प्रदानैर्यदि पूजयेथा:।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं द्वितीयकम्।।

The bride takes the second oath too and swears that her husband that he will worship Gods by offering them Havya and worship ancestors by offering them Kavya and only then she will be his wife.

Third oath –

कुटुम्बरक्षाभरंणं यदि त्वं कुर्या: पशूनां परिपालनं च।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं तृतीयम्।।

As per this shloka, the bride says to the groom that if you take care of me and my family and also animals, then I become your wife.

Fourth Oath –

आयं व्ययं धान्यधनादिकानां पृष्टवा निवेशं प्रगृहं निदध्या:।।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं चतुर्थकम्।।

In this oath, the bride says to the groom that if you will earn and save money with my suggestion and acceptance than I become your wife.

Fifth oath –

देवालयारामतडागकूपं वापी विदध्या:यदि पूजयेथा:।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं पंचमम्।।

In this oath, the bride says to the groom that if you make Yatha Shakti Devalaya, garden, well and pond, I will become your wife.

Sixth oath –

देशान्तरे वा स्वपुरान्तरे वा यदा विदध्या:क्रयविक्रये त्वम्।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं षष्ठम्।।

As per this shloka, the bride says to the groom that if you do a business in your city, state, country or even abroad and take care of our family, and me I will become your wife.

Seventh oath –

न सेवनीया परिकी यजाया त्वया भवेभाविनि कामनीश्च।

वामांगमायामि तदा त्वदीयं जगाद कन्या वचनं सप्तम्।।

In this last oath, the bride says to the groom that if in life you will never touch any other woman apart from me then I will become your wife.

Believe in God

In 1902, 

A professor asked his student whether it was God who created everything that exists in the universe ?

Student replied : Yes

He again asked : what about evil ?

Has God created evil also ?

The student got silent....

Then the student requested that may he ask a question for him ?

Professor allowed him to do so.

He asked : Does cold exist

Professor said : yes ! Don't you feel the cold dear

Student said : I'm sorry but you are wrong sir.

Cold is a complete absence of heat..

There is no cold, it is only an absence of heat.

Student asked again : Does darkness exist ?

Professor said : yes !

Student replied : you are again wrong sir.

There is no such thing like darkness.

Its actually the absence of light. Sir ! We always study light & heat, but not cold & darkness.

Similarly, the evil does not exist.

Actually it is the absence of love, faith & true belief in God.

That student was Albert Einstein...!!

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