ONE STEP CLOSER TO BRAHMA GYA A N

[PS::::::::::::THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE UPDATED QUITE FREQUENTLY SO DONOT FORGET TO CHECK IT OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN……………………..Sai BhaktDeepa H]There was once a learned scientist.. After a lot of practice and efforts, he developed a formula and learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so perfectly that it was impossible to tell the reproductionfrom the original.One day while doing his research, he realized that the Angel of Death was searching forhim. In order to remain immortal he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The

reproduction was so meticulous that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, he was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before him was the original scientist, and confused, he left them all alone and returned back toheaven.But, not for long, for being an expert in human nature, the Angel came up with a cleveridea. He said to the scientist addressing all thirteen of them, "Sir, you must be a geniusto have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction formula of yourself. However, Ihave discovered a flaw in your work, just one tiny little flaw."The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, Impossible! where is the flaw?""Right here" said the Angel, as he picked up the scientist from among the reproductionsand carried him off.The whole purpose of the scientist and his formula of reproduction failed as he could notcontrol his pride and lost his life.So while one's Knowledge and Skills takes one to the top of the ladder and makes onesuccessful, however the three letter word "EGO" can pull one down immediately.

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The most tasty dish will become inedible, if a drop of kerosene falls on it.One bad Karma will spoil your entire life of Sadhana.....------------------------------------------------------- Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul. Take time to think, it is thesource of power. Take time to read, it is the fountain of wisdom. Take time tolove and be loved, it is a God-given privilege. Take time to work, it is theprice of success

--------------------------------------- A 'devotee' goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it madeno sense to go to the Temple . 'I've gone for 30 years now, he wrote, and in that time Ihave heard something like 3,000 mantras. But for the life of me, I can't remember asingle one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Gurus are wasting theirs by giving services at all. This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column,much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of thosemeals. But I do know this... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed todo my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.Likewise, if I had not gone to the Temple for nourishment, I would be spiritually deadtoday! When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith sees theinvisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for ourphysical AND our spiritual nourishment!------------------------------

So easy to beat yourself up over mistakes you've made. So many amongst us live in thepast rather than loving the present and building a brilliant future. Some people stay stuck for years over something they did or a failure they've experienced. Sad. A life is aterrible thing to waste. But let me ask you a question: "is there really such a thing as amistake?" First of all, no one tries to fail or mess things up. Every one of us wakes up inthe morning, walks out into the world and does the best we can do based on what weknow and the skills we have. But even more importantly, every so-called "mistake' isactually a rich source of learning. An opportunity to build more awareness andunderstanding and gain precious experience. Experience that will help us do, feel and beeven better. So, just maybe, there are no mistakes. Just maybe what we could callfailures are actually growth lessons in wolf's clothing. And just maybe the person whoexperiences the most wins.---------------------- A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to Leave the examination room andsaid, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.' Very quietly, thedoctor said, 'I don't know.' 'You don't know? You, a Christian man, Do not know what ison the other side?' The doctor was holding the handle of the door; On the other sidecame a sound of scratching and whining, And as he opened the door, a dog sprang intothe room And leaped on him with an eager show of gladness. Turning to the patient, thedoctor said, 'Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn'tknow what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, And when thedoor opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, But I do know one thing... I know my Master is there and that is enough.'------------------------------- A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl hadsome sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles inexchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to thegirl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

Moral of the story:

If you don't give your hundred percent in a relationship, you'llalways keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent.. This isapplicable for any relationship like love, employer-employee relationship, friendshipetc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully ----------------------The tragedy of life is not death,but what we let die inside us while we live.When u were born,the world rejoiced while u cried,-live ur life in such a way that when you die,-the world cries while u rejoice..-------------------------------- Your days are your life in miniature. As you live your days, so you craft your life. What you do today is actually creating your future. The words you speak, the thoughts youthink, the food you eat and the actions you take are defining your destiny â€“ shaping who you are becoming and what your life will stand for. There's no such thing as anunimportant day.Each of us is called to greatness. Each of us has an exquisite power within us. But forthis power to grow, we need to use it. The more you exercise it each day, the stronger it