Life is a mirror

Those who really love you

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Those who really love you Won`t hurt you And if they do,They can see it in your eyes And it hurts them, too.

he really cares

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You know he really cares when he asks whats wrong.. and when you tell him nothing

he stays there waiting for the truth..

what I loved most about my life

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If someone asked me what I loved most about my life,I would smile and say you, arjun.

Love is like an hourglass

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Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Possession of love

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This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess.

You Arjun

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The word love can be explained in thousands of ways, but the only word that comes to my mind is you Arjun.

We see things as we are

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We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Love is flower

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Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.

Love is Smiling

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Love is smiling on the inside and out.

part of us

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What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

In love and dreams

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In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.

Extraordinary thing called love

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The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

Love is a sign

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Love is a sign from the heavens that you are here for a reason.

Love is a path

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Love is a path to the heart that knows its own way.

Without love

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Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
--Kahlil Gibran

A Smile

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A smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart.

Tears

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Our tears are what happens when it rains deep inside our hearts and we cannot hold the rain any longer.

A little

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There’s a little truth behind every [justkidding]
a little curiosity behind every [justwondering]
a little knowledge behind every [idontknow]
and a little emotion behind every [idontcare]

Give them...

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Give them happiness, if happiness is what matters to them,
give them pleasure, if pleasure is what matters to them,
give them courage, if courage is what matters to them,
give them love, if love is what matters to them,
but never give them yourself, unless and until you matter to them.

Different paths in life

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We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everyhwere.

In your life ...

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In your life you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again, but you do...

Life is everything.

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Smile -- It makes a world of difference.
Dance -- Who knows when you wont be able to.
Cry -- Holding those emotions in is bad for you.
Kiss -- Kisses are the most wonderful things in the world.
Laugh -- Whats the point in hiding happiness?
Frown -- Why not let him know you're unhappy?
Apologize -- You dont wanna lose friends.
Hug -- Theres no better feeling being wrapped up close to someone you love.
Live -- because life is everything.

What’s done is done

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What’s done is done, what's gone is gone. one of life's lessons is always moving on. getting over a first love, dealing with heartbreak, dealing with death and dealing with life. it's ok to look back and think of fond memories, but keep moving forward and you will live your life happily.

Best memories

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The best memories
are the ones that
you try to explain
but in the end...
you just say...
you had to be there

Husbands Need

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I being a loving wife knows it very well what my husband needs. Thankfully he loves me as much as I do love him, but still I follow the following things not because I want to win his appreciation but simply because I love him and love makes me do things which not only makes him happy but me as well.

OVERVIEW
Husbands have specific needs, but what exactly are they? Here is top ten list to encourage you to be become a more understanding wife and move forward in your relationship together.

Introduction: Giving Him What He Wants
It’s not as simple as it seems.

Tip One: To show you he’s strong and capable
Beneath the surface, men wonder if they have what it takes. When men compete, they’re often captured by the challenge to prove themselves.

Tip Two: To Dream With You
Is there something your husband always longed to do when you were first married, but he’s stopped mentioning it now that you’re busy with daily life?

Tip Three: To Share His Interests With You
It’s easy for the pressures of life to crowd out the fun. Take the things your spouse likes to do and find ways to make them enjoyable for both of you.

Tip Four: To Love You As Best He Can
Many women compare their friendships with men's. Watch men interact with each other before you conclude they avoid close relationships.

Tip Five: To Be Respected And Admired
Men desire to be respected and admired from the women they love. Become an expert on your spouse and learn to praise his strengths.

Tip Six: To Communicate And Be Close To You
Most men want intimacy with their wives—and not just sexually. Men want to understand your rules but are confused when they seem unclear.

Tip Seven: To Find Purpose And Significance
God created us with a deep desire for meaning and significance. Learn how to encourage your husband.

Tip Eight: To Hear Your Gratitude
Many women hold back sincere affirmations. Know that your positive words will pave the way for your husband to do the same.

Tip Nine: To Know You’re On His Side
You and your husband are a lifelong team. When your husband has a problem, it’s your problem, too. A husband longs to know he’s not alone.

Tip Ten: To Have Sex…with no limit!
Physical intimacy can be a barometer for your relationship. Your husband may see your physical intimacy as a signal that he’s doing fine at home.

Keep your heart open

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Keep your hearts open to dreams.

For as long as there's a dream, there is a hope,

And as long as there is hope,

there is joy in living.

Happiness is..

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Happiness is inward not outward. It doesnot depend on what we have but on what we are.

Remider of every touch

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Every touch reminds my heart just how much I love you.

Contentment is..

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Contentment is not the fulfilment of what you want. It is the realization of how much you already have.

As we walked along

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We felt like two angels
As we walked along the trail
Feeling free and happy
Knowing our love will never fail

We both felt like dancing
While hand in hand, strolling along
On this cool summers evening
Our hearts sang our loves song

The moonbeams danced across the field
As we glanced across the way
With the moon so brightly shining
It seemed to give a glowing ray

We were close in each others arms
As gracefully our feet moved in glide
Dancing together amongst the moonbeams
While they were shining by our side.

He was my first love..

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He was the first guy I was nervous to call
He was the first guy I ever went on a date with
The first guy I held hands with
The first guy I would stay on the phone for hours
He was my first boyfriend
He was my first, second, and third kiss
He was my first everything
And lets face it, he still is..

And He Always will

I love you my everything, Arjun

Love is like magic

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Love is like magic
And it always will be.
For love still remains
Life's sweet mystery!

Love works in ways
That are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life
That love cannot change!

Love can transform
The most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor
And sweetness and grace

Love is unselfish,
Understanding and kind,
For it sees with it's heart
And not with it's mind!

Love is the answer
That everyone seeks....
Love is the language,
That every heart speaks.

Love can't be bought,
It is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic,
Is life's sweet mystery!

Someone Special

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Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.

Temple of love

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While God waits for His temple to be built of love, men bring stones.

~Rabindranath Tagore

My Heart Speaks

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Look into my heart and see what I am saying

for my heart speaks the truth and the truth is

I love you Arjun...

Forever my heart will belong to you

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Love enables

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Love is the thing that enables a woman to sing while she mops up the floor after her husband has walked across it in his barn boots

Love has no desire but to....

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Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

~Kahlil Gibran

Let your love be like the misty rains

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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river.

Dream

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Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.

Answer of my love

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You will always be the answer, when somebody asks me what I'm thinking about.

Gift of yourself

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What you are is God's gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God.

Don't Quit

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When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Perfect

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Someone doesn't have to be perfect to be exactly what you need.

Never Judge by sight

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If you judge by sight, you cannot see.

Enjoy little things

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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and discover they were the big things.

Love gives everything

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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give--which is everything.

Love Brings Warmth and Richness to life

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The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.

Life is like a beautiful melody

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Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

Miracle of flower

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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

True religion

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True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

Albert Einstein

Flower is a soul

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Each flower is a soul opening out to nature.

Love nourishes

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Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.

Love is the Key to Happiness

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Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness.

Love is...

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Love is a gentle caring
a quiet concern
deeply hidden in the heart.
A presence always felt
everyday, every minute, every hour.
Love is a gentle embrace
between body and soul.
A quiet touch of the hand
a soft hug by warm arms
a caress of two souls.
Love is a great passion
between hungry hearts.
The intimate exchange
between mind, body and soul.
Love is always caring
always growing
always being there.
Love is a wonderful gift
shared by two blessed souls
experiencing Heaven on Earth.

Design Happiness

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Forget about the days
when it's been cloudy,
but don't forget your hours in the sun.

Forget about the times
you've been defeated,
but don't forget the victories you've won.

Forget about the mistakes
that you can't change now,
but don't forget the lessons.

Forget about the misfortunes
you've encountered,
but don't forget the times
your luck has turned.

Forget about the days
when you've been lonely,
but don't forget the friendly
smiles you've seen......

Forget about the plans
that didn't seem to work out right,
but don't forget to always have a dream.

Happiness is not an accident.
Nor is it something you wish for.
Happiness is something you design.

Meditation Is Relaxation

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Meditation is rest, absolute rest, a full stop to all activity - physical, mental, emotional. When you are in such a deep rest that nothing stirs in you, when all action as such ceases, as if you are fast asleep yet awake, you come to know who you are. Suddenly the window opens. It cannot be opened by effort, because effort creates tension, and tension is the cause of our whole misery. Hence this is something very fundamental to be understood that meditation is not effort.

One has to be very playful about meditation, one has to learn to enjoy it as fun. One has not to be serious about it - be serious and you miss. One has to go into it very joyously. And one has to keep aware that it is falling into deeper and deeper rest. It is not concentration, just the contrary, it is relaxation. When you are utterly relaxed, for the first time you start feeling your reality; you come face to face with your being. When you are engaged in activity you are so occupied that you cannot see yourself. Activity creates much smoke around you, it raises much dust around you; hence all activity has to be dropped, at least for a few hours per day.

That is only so in the beginning. When you have learnt the art of being at rest you can be both active and restful together, because then you know that rest is something so inner that it cannot be disturbed by anything outer. The activity goes on at the circumference and at the center you remain restful. So it is only for beginning that activity has to be dropped for a few hours. When one has learned the art then there is no question : for twenty-four hours a day one can be meditative and one can continue all the activities of ordinary life.

But remember, the key word is rest, relaxation. Never go against rest and relaxation. Arrange your life in such a way, drop all futile activity, because ninety per cent is futile; it is just for killing time and remaining occupied. Do only the essential and devote your energies more and more to the inner journey. Then that miracle happens when you can remain at rest and in action together, simultaneously. That is the meeting of the sacred and the mundane, the meeting of this world and that, the meeting of materialism and spiritualism.

08.08.08, lucky or unlucky?

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Number 8 in Indian Numerology

Ruling Planet: Saturn

As psychic Number: Strong constitution, action motivated, serious, heavy, goal oriented, good judge of character, slow, business minded, materially focused. Able to manage wealth, fame and fortune with skill and savvy, major ups and downs with finances. Independent, radical revolutionary, problems with authorities, stubborn, frustrated by limitations. Intimidating, dare devil, ruthless, intense, lonely, dependable and solid. Do not scare or panic easily, responsible to their own law only. Prefer to work alone, accomplish much.

As Destiny Number: Struggle with opposition, delays, failures, humiliation. Exceptional endurance, persevering, ambitious, success driven, desire fame, and materially oriented. want to deliver something major in life and manifest a legacy. Isolated from themselves and others. Get entangled with the law and substance abuse, prone to addictions and depression and extreme states of consciousness. Age prematurely, suicidal tendencies, easily feel unwanted, unloved, neglected and rejected. Argumentative, manipulative. Need to learn to harness their considerable powers for the good of all to be satisfied.

As Name Number: WORKER, will revolutionize society and manifest through fame and fortune.

Now let us see what experts say about 08.08.08

You do not need to be a numerologist to find the date - 08.08.08 interesting.
Although astrologers, numerologists and Feng Shui experts differ on the 'auspiciousness' of the date, yet they agree it is a special one. Even the Chinese are kicking off the Olympics on 08.08.08.
"In India, we believe that the number 8 is an unlucky number. However, the Chinese believe it to be a very lucky number. It has also proved to be lucky for them," says Bejan Daruwalla, famous astrologer.
Numerologist Swetta Jhumani believes, "The date is special. Although the number 8 is not a very auspicious number in numerology, yet the presence of three 8 takes the total to 24 (8+8+8=24), which is considered a good number in numerology."
Mumbai-based numerologist Niraj Mancchanda agrees, "Three 8's together offset the negative vibes of the number 8 as the total is 24. Otherwise, disasters could have happened. Many disasters have occurred on the 8th or on a date, the total of which comes to 8.
The number 8 is not a very auspicious number. It brings hardship and bad luck."
But Feng Shui experts says that the number 8 is a very auspicious number.
"It is a very auspicious number. The number 8 brings us fortune and wealth. This is the reason why the Chinese are kicking off the Olympics on 08.08.2008," says Charuhas Naik, a well-known Feng Shui expert.
However, Jhumani says, "Most of the earthquakes in China have happened on the 8th. Even though, they are orgainsing the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world on 08.08.2008."
The date is not a good one for organising marriage and other auspicious ceremonies, believes numerolgists.
"The number - 8 is a karmic number, which brings success only when you struggle and work hard. It is either very good or very bad," adds Mancchanda.

Never give up on dreams...

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Festivity in life each moment

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Look at Nature: In Nature the colours flow afresh every day, new flowers bloom each morning. Even before the old leaves have fallen, the new buds burst and new shoots spring up. The festival goes on. Such is the life of a religious person. He will be festive each moment and grateful that he is. His every breath is an expression of gratitude and benediction.

I love you my everything

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I LOVE you for the man you are;

I LOVE you for the things you say.

But most of all I LOVE you

because

you LOVE me

for the woman I am

for the things I do

and

for the things I say.

I LOVE you.

Power Vs Peace

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The will to power and to dominate arises only in the sick mind. It arises out of the inferiority complex. People who are not suffering from an inferiority complex do not care about power; their whole endeavour is for peace, because the meaning of life can be known only in peace - power is not the way.

Love is life

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Life began after I fell in Love with you.

Where Did You Come From

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WHERE DID YOU COME from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into the here.

Where did you get those eyes so blue?
Out of the sky as I came through.

What makes the light in them sparkle and spin?
Some of the starry spikes left in.

Where did you get that little tear?
I found it waiting when I got here.

What makes your forehead so smooth and high?
A soft hand strok’d it as I went by.

What makes your cheek like a warm white rose?
I saw something better than any one knows.

Whence that three-corner’d smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.

Where did you get this pearly ear?
God spoke, and it came out to hear.
Where did you get those arms and hands?
Love made itself into bonds and bands.

Feet, whence did you come, you darling things?
From the same box as the cherubs’ wings.

How did they all just come to be you?
God thought about me, and so I grew.

But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought about you, and so I am here.

Love is greatest gift of all

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Love is always bestowed as a gift -- freely, willingly, and without expectation....We don't love to be loved; WE LOVE to love.

THE SPIRIT OF INDIA

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India is not a country but a mystery. A mystery of a rising lotus as chaste as the morning dew, delicate and sublime. India is the immanent and the transcendental manifested simultaneously leaving deep feelings of wonder & amazement, just as those experienced by a child. So distant and high as the Himalayas and as close and as near as our breath, ethereal like the rainbow and yet so real and alive.

Song of heart

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To love a person is to learn the song
That is in their heart,
And to sing it to them
When they have forgotten.

Concentration is human, meditation is divine

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"Meditation is a single lesson of awareness, of no-thought, of spontaneity, of being total in your action, alert, aware. It is not a technique, it is a knack. Either you get it or you don't." - Osho

One thing has to be remembered about meditation; it is a long journey and there is no shortcut. Anyone who says there is a shortcut is befooling you. It is a long journey because the change is very deep and is achieved after many lives - many lives of routine habits, thinking, desiring. And the mind structure; that you have to drop through meditation. In fact it is almost impossible - but it happens.A man becoming a meditator is the greatest responsibility in the world. It is not easy. It cannot be instant. So from the beginning never start expecting too much and then you will never be frustrated. You will always be happy because things will grow very slowly.Meditation is not a seasonal flower which within six weeks is there. It is a very very big tree. It needs time to spread its roots.-OSHO

Meditation is not concentration

MEDITATION is not concentration. In concentration there is a self concentrating and there is an object being concentrated upon. There is duality. In meditation there is nobody inside and nothing outside. It is not concentration . There is no division between the in and the out. The in goes on flowing into the out, the out goes on flowing into the in. The demarcation, the boundary, the border, no longer exists. The in is out, the out is in; it is a no-dual consciousness.

Concentration is a dual consciousness; that's why concentration creates tiredness; that's why when you concentrate you feel exhausted. And you cannot concentrate for twenty-four hours, you will have to take holidays to rest. Concentration can never become your nature. Meditation does not tire, meditation does not exahaust you. Meditation can become a twenty-four hour thing - day in, day out, year in, year out. It can become eternity. It is relaxation itself.

Concentration is an act, a willed act. Meditation is a state of no will, a state of inaction. It is relaxation. One has simply dropped into one's own being, and that being is the same as the being of All. In Concentration the mind functions out of a conclusion: you are doing something. Concentration comes out of the past. In meditation there is no conclusion behind it. You are not doing anything in particular, you are simply being. It has no past to it, it is pure of all future, It what Lao Tzu has called wei-wu-wei, action through inaction. It is what Zen masters have been saying: Sitting silently doing nothing, the spring comes and the grass grows by itself. Remember, 'by itself - nothing is being done. You are not pulling the grass upwards; the spring comes and the grass grows by itself. That state - when you allow life to go on its own way. When you don't want to give any control to it, when you are not manipulating, when you are not enforcing any discipline on it - that state of pure undisciplined spontaneity, is what meditation is.

Meditation is in the present, pure present. Meditation is immediacy. You cannot meditate, you can be in meditation. You cannot be in concentration, but you can concentrate. Concentration is human, meditation is divine.

How Meditation Flowers

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Meditation is not something that you do. It is, only when your doer has gone and you are totally relaxed and not doing anything, in a deep state of let-go, rest - there is meditation. Then meditation flowers. It is the flowering of your being. It has nothing to do with becoming. It is not an achievement, it is not an improvement; it is just being that which you already are.

Happiness is like a butterfly

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Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.

Never take life seriously

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Inner Power

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INTOXICATION WITH POWER
Power is dangerous without meditation. Any kind of power is bound to become destructive if there is no meditation involved in it. Lord Acton’s famous statement is basically true, that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, because power means energy. What is one going to do with energy if one has not the understanding to use it rightly, if one has not the perspective to see clearly where to go, what to do, what not to do? Then power gives a certain intoxication. The unconscious person becomes even more unconscious, the mad person becomes even more mad.
Latest researchers into psychiatry have come to a very significant conclusion: that many people who are insane are really insane because they have so much power that it is beyond their control. They cannot cope with it. Basically they are not bad people, not evil, but their power is like a sword, a naked sword in the hands of a child. What is the child going to do with a sword? Either he will harm somebody or he will harm himself; hence power either becomes murderous or it becomes suicidal. These are the only two possibilities without meditation.
But once meditation becomes the foundation, then power is creative, then it brings great poetry and great music and great dance in your life. And not only in just your life; it starts overflowing you, it starts reaching others.
Osho in: The Old Pond - Plop!

BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
When power is gentle, it has a beauty; then it is nothing but the power of love. In other words it is no more power, it is simply gentleness. It is in this context that Jesus’ statement can be rightly understood: Blessed are the meek for theirs is the kingdom of God.
Osho in: Going All the Way

A RESERVOIR OF POWER
When you try to possess, your power becomes invested in meaningless things. When you desire, your power becomes desire and desires are infinite. Each desire becomes a leakage of your power.
When all possessiveness and all desires have been understood as futile, and dropped, you become a reservoir of power. And to be a reservoir of power is the only experience that gives you the feeling that God is - because God is power. When you also experience power within yourself, overflowing, abundant power, you know God is.
If you are empty, with no power, tired, wasted in your desires, no proof that God exists can help you. All these proofs are for impotent people.
The real person needs no proof for God. He comes to know God from the experience of inner power, from his inner glow.
Osho in: The Book of the Books, Vol. XII

Run Away from love

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I'd like to run away
From you,
But if you didn't come
And find me ...
I would die.

Every error is an opportunity to learn

2008-08-04T18:42:00.001+05:30

Every error is an opportunity to learn. Commit as many new mistakes as you are capable of- don’t be afraid because that is the only way nature allows you to learn.

Divine Light and pure heart

2008-08-03T22:46:00.004+05:30

The sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls, but only bright mirrors and polished metals can reflect it fully. So is the divine light. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but only the pure and clean hearts of the good and holy can fully reflect it.

-Sri Ramakrishna

Winner Wolf

2008-08-02T18:29:00.000+05:30

Beautiful Sikkim, India

2008-08-01T20:04:00.008+05:30

Pelling

Valley floor

Morning vista

Prayer flags

Rimbi falls

Kanchenjunga falls

Kanchenjunga falls

Waiting for you

2008-08-01T19:14:00.000+05:30

Things worth having are worth waiting for.

Flip a coin for love

2008-07-31T19:41:00.002+05:30

let's flip a coin.
heads, i'm yours.
tails, you're mine.

GOOD DAY EVERYONE!

2008-07-27T12:10:00.005+05:30

1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK:If someone is rude, if someone is impatient, if someone is unkind…I will not respond in a like manner.

2. TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY “ENEMY”:If I come across someone who treats me harshly or unfairly, I willquietly ask God to bless that individual. I understand the “enemy”could be a family member, neighbor, co-worker, or a stranger.

3. TODAY I WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY:I will carefully choose and guard my words being certain that I donot spread gossip

4. TODAY I WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE:I will find ways to help share the burden of another person

5. TODAY I WILL FORGIVE:I will forgive any hurts or injuries that come my way.

6. TODAY I WILL DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE,BUT I WILL NOT DO IT SECRETLY:I will reach out anonymously and bless the life of another.

7. TODAY I WILL TREAT OTHERS THE WAY I WISH TO BETREATED:I will practice the golden rule - “Do unto others as I would havethem do unto me” - with everyone I encounter.

8. TODAY I WILL RAISE THE SPIRITS OF SOMEONE IDISCOURAGED:My smile, my words, my expression of support, can make the difference to someone who is wrestling life

9. TODAY I WILL NUTURE MY BODY:I will eat less; I will eat only healthy foods. I will thank God for mybody.

10. TODAY I WILL GROW SPIRITUALLUY:I will spend a little more time in prayer today: I will begin readingsomething spiritual or inspirational today; I will find a quiet place(at some point during the day)!

A Girl Wants

2008-07-27T11:21:00.007+05:30

1. To get kissed in the rain.
2. To have that one cute kiss where she is pressed against the wall.
3. To have a guy that thinks she is the world.
4. To have a guy that holds on as long as possible when giving hugs.
5. A guy that whispers he loves her in her ear.
6. To have that moment with him where they just gaze into each other's eyes.
7. When she cry, he kisses your tears away.
8. When she is not with her guy he's all that she can think about.
9. To wear his jacket and every time she breath in, his scent surrounds her.
10. A guy who will watch any movie with her, no matter how teary eyed she may get.
11. A guy who squeezes her hand.
12. A guy that says he loves her and means it.
13. A guy that will play her favorite song outside her window.
14. A guy who is loyal.
15. A guy that will sing to her no matter how bad he is at it.
16. A guy that will kiss her on the forehead.
17. A guy that will call her beautiful or adorable...not hot, fine, or sexy.
18. A guy that will never judge her for how she look.
19. A guy that says cheezy stuff to her just to make her smile.
20. A guy that is the same when he is with her and when he is with his friends.
21. A guy that tells her everything honestly.
22. A guy that is good with her family and introduces her to his family.
23. A guy that will sometimes let her win.
24. A guy who stands up for her no matter who it is against.
25. A guy who calls her at night just to say 'hi' and see how her day has been.
26. A guy who tells her that her smile makes his day and makes everything better.
27. A guy who will sit on the phone with her when she is sad, even if she is quiet.
28. A guy who she can hangout and have fun with.
29. A guy that will just randomly call her for no reason at all, just because he missed her.
30. A guy who will hold her hand through the roughest parts of life.
31. A guy who would love her forever no matter the circumstance.
32. A guy who wouldn't mind her wanting to get all dressed up and do her make up for him. Even if he says he likes her better without make up.
33. A guy who she can be herself with and he will never give a care and would still tell her that she is amazing to him.
34. A guy who runs his fingers through her hair, like he's washing her worries/troubles away.
35. A guy who will call her just to say good night and say he "LOVES" her.

When I fell in love with you

2008-07-27T10:46:00.003+05:30

When I first fell in love with you, I couldn't stand being apart with you for a week, then it was a day, and then an hour, and then a minute. Now, I can't stand being away from you for a second. And when we are apart, I miss you terribly. My heart aches to be with you again, my skin longs to feel your touch, and my eyes wish to gaze into yours. I want to fall helplessly into your arms, and have you hold me there, close to you, forever.

EVERYTHING of a girl

2008-07-27T10:41:00.006+05:30

I'm a guy..... who can wrestle with you and let you win.... who i can talk to about anything... who laughs at your jokes.... who puts your cold hands in my warm hoodie pockets.... who lets you use my sweatshirt for a pillow.... who says i love you & means it.... who will kiss you in the rain, in the sunshine, and in the snow.... whos calls unexpectedly.... who will have many inside jokes with you and remember each one.... a guy who notices haircuts.... who realizes that you say things but dont always mean them.... who you can go swimming with on hot days.... who can tell you my problems and let you help.... who will listen to you talk... who will bring you seashells from the beach.... who will let you beat me up when you get angry.... who writes love letters to you, but doesnt send them.... who draws pictures and slips them gently into your locker slot.... who saves my genuine, big smiles for you.... with deeps eyes, that can see through faces into depths.... who wears baseball hats and lets your wear mine too. ... who gives you my t-shirt to change into and not expect to get it back.... who knows your favorite color, song, car, vegetable, perfume and the color of your toothbrush.... who will shake your dads hand and look your mom in the eye.... who will call you by your full name--first, middle and last.... who willl know when something is wrong when you're trying your best to put on an act... who will kiss you and tell you you're beautiful.... who will let you cry to me.... who will hold you & kiss your cheek.... who suprises you and compliments and plays with your hair.... who will brag about you to all of my friends...who will not tell his friends about intimate stuff we did... not afraid to give you a great big hug right infront of my mom... who smells like i just stepped out of the shower.... who will cut his hair when i know it looks bad... who wears cologne that you can subtly smell when you're leaning on my shoulder.... who will not try to meet up with other girls if i know you'll get jealous...who tells you that you have a nice laugh and a smile that lights up the room and simply be yours to hold.

Jealousy in a relationship

2008-07-27T10:05:00.003+05:30

A little jealousy in a relationship is healthy...

it's always nice to know someone's afraid to lose you

Relationship

2008-07-27T08:43:00.002+05:30

Relationships of all kinds are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold on to some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

Children Are ...

2008-07-26T11:32:00.031+05:30

Amazing, ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.

Believable, TRUST THEM.

Childlike, ALLOW THEM.

Divine, HONOR THEM.

Energetic, NOURISH THEM.

Fallible, EMBRACE THEM.

Gifts, TREASURE THEM.

Here Now, BE WITH THEM.

Innocent, DELIGHT WITH THEM.

Joyful, APPRECIATE THEM.

Kindhearted, LEARN FROM THEM.

Lovable, CHERISH THEM.

Magical, FLY WITH THEM.

Noble, ESTEEM THEM.

Open minded, RESPECT THEM.

Precious, VALUE THEM.

Questioners, ENCOURAGE THEM.

Resourceful, SUPPORT THEM.

Spontaneous, ENJOY THEM.

Talented, BELIEVE IN THEM.

Unique, AFFIRM THEM.

Vulnerable, PROTECT THEM.

Whole, RECOGNIZE THEM.

Xtraspecial, CELEBRATE THEM.

Yearning, NOTICE THEM.

Zany, LAUGH WITH THEM.

Find a rainbow

2008-07-26T08:38:00.011+05:30

Work hard at what you like to do
and try to overcome all obstacles.

Laugh at your mistakes and
praise yourself for learning from them

Pick some flowers and
appreciate the beauty of nature

Say hello to strangers
and enjoy the people you know

Don't be afraid to show your emotions
laughing and crying make you feel better

Love your friends and family
with your entire being
they are the most important part
of your life

Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day

Find a rainbow
and live your world of dreams
always remember life is better than it seems .

A Perfect Guy

2008-07-25T22:34:00.006+05:30

1. Knows how to make you smile when you are down.
2. Try to secretly smell your hair, but you always notice.
3. Stick up for you, but still respect your independence.
4. Give you the remote control during the game.
5. Come up behind you and put his arms around you.
6. Play with your hair.
7. His hand would always find your hand.
8. Be cute when he really wants something.
9. Offer you plenty of massages.
10. Dance with you, even if he feels like a dork.
11. Never run out of love.
12. Be funny, but know when to be serious.
13. Realize he's being funny when he needs to be serious.
14. Be patient when you take forever to get ready.
15. React so cutely when you hit him and it acutally hurts.
16. Smile a lot.
17. Plans a romantic date full of things he wouldn't normally do because he knows it means a lot to you.
18. Appreciate you.
19. Help others out.
20 Drive five hours just to see you for one.
21. Always gives you a kiss when you leave, even when his friends are watching.
22. Sing, even if he can't.
23. Have a creative sense of humor.
24. Stare at you.
25. Call for no reason.

Star to wish upon

2008-07-24T21:06:00.003+05:30

I picked a star to wish upon
From all the stars above...
And closed my eyes and made a wish
To send you all my love.
So look up in the sky tonight
And find one special star...
The one that holds my wish to you
No matter where you are.
When you see that special star
My wish will come to you...
For stars were made to wish upon
And wishes do come true!

I ASKED GOD

2008-07-24T20:03:00.006+05:30

I asked for a flower,
He gave me a garden.

I asked for a tree,
He gave me a forest.

I asked for a river,
He gave me an ocean.

I asked for my life,
He gave me "YOU."

I love you my everything

2008-07-24T19:10:00.003+05:30

What You Are To Me
A quick glance, a tender smile
I am caught in a spell
A gentle touch, a warm embrace
I know that all to well
A soft voice, an unspoken love
Across the way I see
A kind face, an inner beauty
That's what you are to me.

Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You

2008-07-24T18:53:00.003+05:30

There comes a time when you must stand alone.

You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.

You must be willing to make sacrifices.

You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.

Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.

Robot Etymology

2008-07-23T20:55:00.003+05:30

The word robot was introduced to the public at large by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which premiered in 1921. The play begins in a factory that makes 'artificial people' - they are called robots, but are closer to the modern idea of androids or even clones, creatures who can be mistaken for humans. They can plainly think for themselves, though they seem happy to serve. At issue is whether the "Robots" are being exploited and, if so, what follows?
However, Karel Čapek himself was not the originator of the word; he wrote a short letter in reference to an article in the Oxford English Dictionary etymology in which he named his brother, painter and writer Josef Čapek , as its actual inventor. In an article in the Czech journal Lidové noviny in 1933, he also explained that he had originally wanted to call the creatures laboři (from Latin labor, work). However, he did not like the word, seeing it as too artificial, and sought advice from his brother Josef, who suggested "roboti".
The word robot comes from the word robota meaning literally labor or work and historically applied specifically to serf labor, and figuratively "drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech,Slovak,Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. The origin of the word is the old Church Slavonic rabota "servitude" ("work" in contemporary Bulgarian and Russian), which in turn comes from the Indo-European root *orbh-. "Robota" in the sense of serfdom was outlawed in 1848 in Bohemia, so at the time Čapek wrote R.U.R., usage of the term had broadened to include various types of work, but the archaic sense of serfdom would still have been known. Robot is cognate with the German word Arbeiter (worker).
In Hungary, the robot was a feudal service, which was rendered to local magnates by peasants every year.

PUFFIN-THE BEAUTIFUL SEABIRD

2008-07-23T19:51:00.011+05:30

Puffins belong to the Alcidae (Auk) family of seabirds. There are 4 species of puffins. They are:

a) Atlantic Puffin: The Atlantic Puffin (formerly Common Puffin) lives in the North Atlantic. It is the smallest of the puffins and is readily separated from the similar Horned Puffin by the steel-blue triangle at the base of its beak.

b) Horned Puffin: The Horned Puffin looks similar to the Atlantic Puffin however it is easily distinguished by its mostly yellow bill with orange tip (missing blue/gray section towards base of bill). The Horned Puffin receives its name from the horny projections that extend above its eyes.

c) Tufted Puffin: The Tufted Puffin is the largest puffin and is characterized by long, straw-colored feathers extending back from its crown during the mating season.

d) Rhinoceros Auklet: Although this Puffin differs noticeably in outward appearance from the other three species of puffin (which accounts for its misnaming), this sooty-brown bird is anatomically still a puffin. During the breeding season a pale knob projects upward from the base of the upper mandible giving a Rhinoceros-like appearance to its otherwise more narrow and shallower bill. This puffin usually comes to land at night.

Males are usually slightly larger than females, which is most noticeable only when a pair is standing together. Most puffins do not breed until they are 5 years old. Puffins lay 1 egg per year. They usually keep the same mate every season and use the same burrow as in previous years. The male and female share the duties of incubating the egg and rearing the chick.Puffins often live 20 years or more.

PUFFIN BURROWS

2008-07-23T19:42:00.003+05:30

Puffins dig their burrows using their bills and feet. They prefer to make their burrows in earth or between rocks on steep sea cliffs so predators cannot easily reach them. They use their bills to cut into soil and then shovel away loose material with their feet. They dig dog-like, shoveling dirt out behind themselves. Most burrows are 2 to 3 feet long (70 to 110 cm), which is as long as the arm length of an adult human. At the back of the burrow the parents build a soft nest of feathers and grass where they incubate the egg. The burrows often have a toilet area at the first bend. The young chick uses this area as a bathroom so it doesn’t soil its feathers. As it matures, the toilet is moved closer to the burrow entrance, helping to keep the chick clean. If the chick became too soiled, it may damage it’s waterproofing, a fatal circumstance once the chick takes to sea.

..Beauty Thing..

2008-07-22T22:43:00.003+05:30

Beauty is a thing seldom seen
No one sees it because no one looks
Or at least not in the right place
Beauty is held by all
Within the soul it lies
Waiting to come out to the surface
Only it can't
Beauty is suppressed by the evils of the world
Only love can bring beauty out
Once seen
Beauty never hides again
Not even hatred can deny beauty
Of it's true design
Beauty although possessed by all
Will only ever be truly seen by few
And fewer yet will ever see
One of the most beautiful sights
The beauty held by you.

The Taj Mahal

2008-07-22T10:40:00.026+05:30

The world famous TAJ MAHAL stands on the bank of the Yamuna river and was built as a tribute to a beautiful woman and as a monument of enduring love.

Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon. On a foggy morning, the visitors experience the Taj as if suspended when viewed from across the Jamuna river.

The story goes back in 1607, when a prince of the royal Mughal household strolled down the Meena Bazaar, accompanied by a string of fawning courtiers, he caught a glimpse of a girl hawking silk and glass beads. Five years and a wife later (in those days princes did not marry for love alone) the regal 20-yr-old went to wed his 19-yr-old bride. It was a fairy tale union from the start, one that withstood court intrigues, battles for succession and finally, the grand coronation. And when she died on the 19th year of their marriage, he etched her story in stone. The Taj Mahal is the living symbol of the monumental passion of Shah Jahan and Arjumand Banu. Which other love story has so grand a memorial?

Construction of Taj Mahal began in 1631 and was completed in 22 years. Twenty thousand people were deployed to work on it. The material was brought in from all over India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. It was designed by the Iranian architect Ustad Isa and it is best appreciated when the architecture and its adornments are linked to the passion that inspired it. It is a "symbol of eternal love".

The focus of the Taj Mahal is the white marble tomb, which stands on a square plinth consisting of a symmetrical building with an iwan, an arch-shaped doorway, topped by a large dome. Like most Mughal tombs, basic elements are Persian in origin.

The base structure is a large, multi-chambered structure. The base is essentially a cube with chamfered edges and is roughly 55 meters on each side (see floor plan, right). On the long sides, a massive pishtaq, or vaulted archway, frames the iwan with a similar arch-shaped balcony.
On either side of the main arch, additional pishtaqs are stacked above and below. This motif of stacked pishtaqs is replicated on chamfered corner areas as well. The design is completely symmetrical on all sides of the building. Four minarets, one at each corner of the plinth, facing the chamfered corners, frame the tomb. The main chamber houses the false sarcophagi of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan; their actual graves are at a lower level.
The marble dome that surmounts the tomb is its most spectacular feature. Its height is about the same size as the base of the building, about 35 meters, and is accentuated as it sits on a cylindrical "drum" of about 7 metres high. Because of its shape, the dome is often called an onion dome (also called an amrud or guava dome). The top is decorated with a lotus design, which serves to accentuate its height as well. The shape of the dome is emphasised by four smaller domed chattris (kiosks) placed at its corners. The chattri domes replicate the onion shape of the main dome. Their columned bases open through the roof of the tomb and provide light to the interior. Tall decorative spires (guldastas) extend from edges of base walls, and provide visual emphasis to the height of the dome. The lotus motif is repeated on both the chattris and guldastas. The dome and chattris are topped by a gilded finial, which mixes traditional Persian and Hindu decorative elements.
The main dome is crowned by a gilded spire or finial. The finial, made of gold until the early 1800s, is now made of bronze. The finial provides a clear example of integration of traditional Persian and Hindu decorative elements. The finial is topped by a moon, a typical Islamic motif, whose horns point heavenward. Because of its placement on the main spire, the horns of moon and finial point combine to create a trident shape, reminiscent of traditional Hindu symbols of Shiva.
At the corners of the plinth stand minarets, the four large towers each more than 40 meters tall. The minarets display the Taj Mahal's penchant for symmetry. These towers are designed as working minarets, a traditional element of mosques as a place for a muezzin to call the Islamic faithful to prayer. Each minaret is effectively divided into three equal parts by two working balconies that ring the tower. At the top of the tower is a final balcony surmounted by a chattri that mirrors the design of those on the tomb. The minaret chattris share the same finishing touches, a lotus design topped by a gilded finial. Each of the minarets were constructed slightly outside of the plinth, so that in the event of collapse, a typical occurrence with many such tall constructions of the period, the material from the towers would tend to fall away from the tomb.

Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. It is an "elegy in marble" or some say an expression of a "dream." Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal at the lower chamber. The grave of Shah Jahan was added to it later.

While the white domed marble and tile mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated symmetric complex of structures that was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer of the Taj Mahal.

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."
The Taj rises on a high red sandstone base topped by a huge white marble terrace on which rests the famous dome flanked by four tapering minarets. Within the dome lies the jewel-inlaid cenotaph of the queen. So exquisite is the workmanship that the Taj has been described as "having been designed by giants and finished by jewellers".
The dome is made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the plain across the river and it is this background that works its magic of colours that, through their reflection, change the view of the Taj. The colours change at different hours of the day and during different seasons. Like a jewel, the Taj sparkles in moonlight when the semi-precious stones inlaid into the white marble on the main mausoleum catch the glow of the moon. The Taj is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon shines. These changes, they say, depict the different moods of woman.

As a tribute to a beautiful woman and as a monument for enduring love, the Taj reveals its subtleties.The rectangular base of Taj is in itself symbolic of the different sides from which to view a beautiful woman. The main gate is like a veil to a woman’s face which should be lifted delicately, gently and without haste on the wedding night. In indian tradition the veil is lifted gently to reveal the beauty of the bride. As one stands inside the main gate of Taj, his eyes are directed to an arch which frames the Taj. Different people have different views of the Taj but it would be enough to say that the Taj has a life of its own that leaps out of marble, provided you understand that it is a monument of love. As an architectural masterpiece, nothing could be added or substracted from it.

NOW

2008-07-22T08:31:00.002+05:30

The past is only history, the future is only a prediction. Your opportunity is NOW. Right now, at the same moment you are reading this, you can start doing things you never thought you had time to do before. This phenomenon I call the Challenge of Nows. In the world of great expectations, time consists of infinite Nows. Each Now contains an instantaneous opportunity. Right after you finish this, remember to take advantage of every Now, possible and miracles shall happen to your life. The Nows are infinite so basically you have got time to accomplish EVERYTHING that is humanly conceivable and maybe even more. This I call the Challenge of Nows because each Now is available to all of us so don't waste anymore and DO what you have to do, NOW.

GOD SPEAK TO ME...

2008-07-22T08:21:00.013+05:30

The man whispered,

"God, speak to me."

And a meadowlark sang.

But, the man did not hear.

Then the man yelled

"God, speak to me."

Thunder rolled across the sky.

But, the man did not listen

The man looked around and said,

"God, let me see you."

And the stars shined brightly.

But the man did not notice

And, the man shouted,
"God, show me a miracle."
And, a life was born.
But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair,
"Touch me God, and let me know you are here."
Whereupon, God reached down and touched the man.
But, the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

So remember,
don't miss out on a blessing
because it isn't packaged the way
that you expect.
Take notice of the blessings around you.

The Man Who Thinks He Can

2008-07-22T07:51:00.004+05:30

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't!
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch that you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will;
It's all in the state of mind!

If you think you're outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself
before you can win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go
To the strongest or fastest man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can!
~ Walter D. Wintle~