Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 HARI AUM Interesting and also worth pondering. It raises the issue of 'Dharma'-'the law of 'being''. Mother Theresa always said- just help people. Don't worry whether they will be thankful or not. A visit to her asylum for almost dying, badly diseased, old, crippled,poorest of poor people at Kalighat, Calcutta will vouch the depth and conviction of what she said. Regards Balagopal NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA --- Manoj Kunniyur <kunniyur_manoj wrote: > Om Namo Narayanaya Nama > > Dear Shri Savitri, > > Thank you for the article...nice. > > Manoj Kunniyur. > > > Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote: > Dear All, > > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye > Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam > > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes > (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam) > increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly > advice(upadesho) > given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam) > make them more > furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na > shaanthaye). > > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison. > Similarly advice > given to mean people make them more furious instead > of calming them. > > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story > illustrates the > fact that there is no point in helping a mean > person. He/she will only > hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the > importance of > satsangam. > > Boy and Rattle Snake > > A little boy was walking down a path and he came > across a rattlesnake. > The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, " Please > little boy, can you > take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see > the sunset one last > time before I die. " The little boy answered " No Mr. > Rattlesnake. If I > pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die. " The > rattlesnake said, " No, > I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up > to the mountain. " > The little boy thought about it and finally picked > up that rattlesnake > and took it close to his chest and carried it up to > the top of the > mountain. > > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It > was so beautiful. > Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the > little boy and asked, > " Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old. " The > little boy picked > up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest > and held it tightly > and safely. He came all the way down the mountain > holding the snake > carefully and took it to his home to give him some > food and a place to > sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the > boy and asked, > " Please little boy, will you take me back to my home > now? It is time > for me to leave this world, and I would like to be > at my home now. " > The little boy felt he had been safe all this time > and the snake had > kept his word, so he would take it home as asked. > > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to > his chest, and > carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. > Just before he laid > the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit > him in the chest. > The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon > the ground. " Mr. > Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die! " > The rattlesnake > looked up at him and grinned, " You knew what I was > when you picked me > up. " > > regards and prayers > > Savitri > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Search. Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos./groups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Om Santhi. The story is good. But I am not accepting the moral. Hope everyone might have read another story. A rishi while taking bath in a river, saw a scorpion drowning. He saves it, but in turn he was bitten by it. Everytime he saves the scorpion, he was bitten by it. One onlooker asked him: "Why do you do this". He replied "Bitting is his nature and saving is my nature." - I prefer this moral/concept. Someone might be having habits or cultures, not acceptable to us. It doesn't mean that we should leave our own dharma, "SWADHARMA" - in Bahgavad Gita. At any cost we should stick to and practice our own swadharma. I am sorry if I have interpretted the concept/moral wrongly. Hari balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: > Savitri Puram <savitriopuram > wrote:> Dear All,> > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye> Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam> > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes> (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam)> increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly> advice(upadesho)> given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam)> make them more> furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na> shaanthaye).> > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison.> Similarly advice> given to mean people make them more furious instead> of calming them.> > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story> illustrates the> fact that there is no point in helping a mean> person. He/she will only> hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the> importance of> satsangam.> > Boy and Rattle Snake> > A little boy was walking down a path and he came> across a rattlesnake.> The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, "Please> little boy, can you> take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see> the sunset one last> time before I die." The little boy answered "No Mr.> Rattlesnake. If I> pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die." The> rattlesnake said, "No,> I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up> to the mountain."> The little boy thought about it and finally picked> up that rattlesnake> and took it close to his chest and carried it up to> the top of the> mountain.> > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It> was so beautiful.> Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the> little boy and asked,> "Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old." The> little boy picked> up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest> and held it tightly> and safely. He came all the way down the mountain> holding the snake> carefully and took it to his home to give him some> food and a place to> sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the> boy and asked,> "Please little boy, will you take me back to my home> now? It is time> for me to leave this world, and I would like to be> at my home now."> The little boy felt he had been safe all this time> and the snake had> kept his word, so he would take it home as asked.> > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to> his chest, and> carried him back to the woods, to his home to die.> Just before he laid> the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit> him in the chest.> The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon> the ground. "Mr.> Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die!"> The rattlesnake> looked up at him and grinned, "You knew what I was> when you picked me> up."> > regards and prayers> > Savitri> > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them> fast with Search.Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos./groups Get your domain and website for less than Rs.100/month*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Dear Hariji, I agree in one thing that we should not worry about the results, we should stick to Swadharma. But scriptures often and again tells us how a paropakaari's jeevan gives shadow to millions of people with the sangam of sajjanas. If you know that a person will destroy you and still associate your life with him/her, then in my opinion, you are risking the help you could have offered to so many deserving people. We can try to change them, but when they refuse to change and prove their wickedness over and over again, may be we have to stay away from them. Like Krishna, we do not have the power to give life to anybody, so we have no right to take their life too. So we cannot get rid of people who are not Dharmishtaas, but we can stay away from them. I was trying to reinforce the importance of satsangam. If I failed to convey that through the story, which is not fully relevant to the concept, please excuse me. Some basic dharmas remain unchanged. But some of them change with time and situation. Take the example of a school teacher. His mukhya-dharma and gauNa-dharma (subsidiary dharma) change according to the situation. Suppose his own son is a student in his class. The same person has the dharma of a teacher and that of a father. When he is in the classroom, his mukhya-dharma becomes that of a teacher and gauNa-dharma that of a father. Only then will he be able to conduct the class in an impartial manner as a teacher. The mukhya and gauNa dharma-s for him change outside the classroom. There, his mukhya-dharma become that of a father and gauNa-dharma that of a teacher. So we should be able to identify our mukhya-dharma according to the circumstances we are in. (based on Sri Ranjeet Shankarr's discourse) Dharma can be understood in two ways. According to Sri Ranjeet shankar, " everything in this world, sentient and insentient, has a sva-dharma. Sva-dharma can be defined as the inherent property of a substance, in the absence of which the substance ceases to be that substance. For example, sva-dharma of fire is to give light and heat; that of water is to flow; that of sugar is sweetness; that of salt is salty. If any of these inherent properties is taken away from the substance, it ceases to be that substance. Will fire ever be cold? Will you ever come across salt which is sweet in taste? So the sum total of all these sva-dharma-s, which are mysteriously balanced so as to keep the world in the state of perfect equilibrium, is called dharma in the macroscopic level. This is one way of understanding the term. There is another way of understanding the macroscopic aspect of dharma. Every being in this world is after Happiness. Every moment of our life, all our actions are for acquiring happiness, whether we know it or not. Suppose if everyone in this world start doing actions heedless of the world around them, what would become of the world? It would be total chaos. For example, think of a person who is unable to control his virility assaulting a female in broad daylight. It would be a disturbance to the total equilibrium of the system. Or look at the greedy dacoit cutting down the trees and vegetation so as to increase his wealth. It is disturbing the stability of the entire system. So there are some inherent, underlying, dominant values in each one of us which ensure that the stability of the world is taken care of. These values which ensure the stability of the world are called dharma in the macroscopic level. This is the second way of understanding. " So in observing swadharma everybody has to be careful not to disturb the equilibrium of the entire system. If somebody is manipulating swadharma to cause misery or death to others and contimues his pursuit of hapiness, then it is our dharma to correct him and if not possible to stay away from him. I am not sure whether I could express myself fully. Thanks for your comment. It is making me think more on this subject. Regards and prayers Savitri On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:30 AM, Hari Ramakrishnan <hari_082005 wrote: > > > > > Om Santhi. > > The story is good. But I am not accepting the moral. > > Hope everyone might have read another story. A rishi while taking bath in a > river, saw a scorpion drowning. He saves it, but in turn he was bitten by > it. Everytime he saves the scorpion, he was bitten by it. One onlooker asked > him: " Why do you do this " . He replied " Bitting is his nature and saving is > my nature. " - I prefer this moral/concept. > > Someone might be having habits or cultures, not acceptable to us. It doesn't > mean that we should leave our own dharma, " SWADHARMA " - in Bahgavad Gita. At > any cost we should stick to and practice our own swadharma. > > I am sorry if I have interpretted the concept/moral wrongly. > > Hari > > > > > > balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: > > Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye > > Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam > > > > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes > > (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam) > > increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly > > advice(upadesho) > > given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam) > > make them more > > furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na > > shaanthaye). > > > > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison. > > Similarly advice > > given to mean people make them more furious instead > > of calming them. > > > > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story > > illustrates the > > fact that there is no point in helping a mean > > person. He/she will only > > hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the > > importance of > > satsangam. > > > > Boy and Rattle Snake > > > > A little boy was walking down a path and he came > > across a rattlesnake. > > The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, " Please > > little boy, can you > > take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see > > the sunset one last > > time before I die. " The little boy answered " No Mr. > > Rattlesnake. If I > > pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die. " The > > rattlesnake said, " No, > > I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up > > to the mountain. " > > The little boy thought about it and finally picked > > up that rattlesnake > > and took it close to his chest and carried it up to > > the top of the > > mountain. > > > > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It > > was so beautiful. > > Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the > > little boy and asked, > > " Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old. " The > > little boy picked > > up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest > > and held it tightly > > and safely. He came all the way down the mountain > > holding the snake > > carefully and took it to his home to give him some > > food and a place to > > sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the > > boy and asked, > > " Please little boy, will you take me back to my home > > now? It is time > > for me to leave this world, and I would like to be > > at my home now. " > > The little boy felt he had been safe all this time > > and the snake had > > kept his word, so he would take it home as asked. > > > > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to > > his chest, and > > carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. > > Just before he laid > > the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit > > him in the chest. > > The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon > > the ground. " Mr. > > Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die! " > > The rattlesnake > > looked up at him and grinned, " You knew what I was > > when you picked me > > up. " > > > > regards and prayers > > > > Savitri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > > fast with Search. > > Meet people who discuss and share your passions. 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Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hari OM! Dear Ones, Why we always want to take Mother Teresa as example We have our own Rishis and Sanyasinnis around, What about Ammachi. If Mother Teresa does something it is for the charity and love for the world, Then I have one question Why she does not have the same love to the neigbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan, there too there were suffering people. If Hindu saints does some good work they are all " Alu Daivams " and they are doing it for business... And we always want white skin to rule us.huh... what a pathetic situation. And we want to change our traditions... Hare Guruvayurappa Krishna Narayana With Love & OM! Krishna Prasad guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: > > HARI AUM > > Interesting and also worth pondering. It raises the > issue of 'Dharma'-'the law of 'being''. Mother Theresa > always said- just help people. Don't worry whether > they will be thankful or not. > A visit to her asylum for almost dying, badly > diseased, old, crippled,poorest of poor people at > Kalighat, Calcutta will vouch the depth and conviction > of what she said. > > Regards > > Balagopal > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > > --- Manoj Kunniyur kunniyur_manoj wrote: > > > Om Namo Narayanaya Nama > > > > Dear Shri Savitri, > > > > Thank you for the article...nice. > > > > Manoj Kunniyur. > > > > > > Savitri Puram savitriopuram wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye > > Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam > > > > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes > > (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam) > > increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly > > advice(upadesho) > > given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam) > > make them more > > furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na > > shaanthaye). > > > > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison. > > Similarly advice > > given to mean people make them more furious instead > > of calming them. > > > > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story > > illustrates the > > fact that there is no point in helping a mean > > person. He/she will only > > hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the > > importance of > > satsangam. > > > > Boy and Rattle Snake > > > > A little boy was walking down a path and he came > > across a rattlesnake. > > The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, " Please > > little boy, can you > > take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see > > the sunset one last > > time before I die. " The little boy answered " No Mr. > > Rattlesnake. If I > > pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die. " The > > rattlesnake said, " No, > > I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up > > to the mountain. " > > The little boy thought about it and finally picked > > up that rattlesnake > > and took it close to his chest and carried it up to > > the top of the > > mountain. > > > > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It > > was so beautiful. > > Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the > > little boy and asked, > > " Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old. " The > > little boy picked > > up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest > > and held it tightly > > and safely. He came all the way down the mountain > > holding the snake > > carefully and took it to his home to give him some > > food and a place to > > sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the > > boy and asked, > > " Please little boy, will you take me back to my home > > now? It is time > > for me to leave this world, and I would like to be > > at my home now. " > > The little boy felt he had been safe all this time > > and the snake had > > kept his word, so he would take it home as asked. > > > > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to > > his chest, and > > carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. > > Just before he laid > > the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit > > him in the chest. > > The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon > > the ground. " Mr. > > Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die! " > > The rattlesnake > > looked up at him and grinned, " You knew what I was > > when you picked me > > up. " > > > > regards and prayers > > > > Savitri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > > fast with Search. > > > > Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos./groups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hare Krishna , Dear Bhakthas , I do agree that Mother Teresa has done veru good charity works in Calcutta . But it is a fact that , Catholic Clergy has cleverly used her to promote christianity . It provided all necessary support to her but pocketed the political benefits . On the other hand , Hindu sages like Mata Amritananda Mayi are providing selfless charity service to all regardless of their religion . They are running show all by themselves and not with the support of hidden International agencies . For example , there is no religious discrimination in AIMS Cochin . In the beginning, free treatment was provided to all those who calimed to be poor . Unfortunately , many faithless people misused it thereby forcing the hospital authorities to put in place strict screening measures . Even then , they are proivding maximum possible subsidies to all , which is unthinkable in the case of hospitals being managed by so called " Missionaries " . Hindu Sages never claim themselves as " Human Gods " . Also they are not exploiting Hindu religion for business purposes . Those who accuse it , have the hidden agenda of Atheists and disguised non-Hindus . Om Namo Narayanaya !!! Krishnadaya. guruvayur , adidaiveekam <no_reply wrote: > > > Hari OM! > > Dear Ones, > > Why we always want to take Mother Teresa as example We have our own > Rishis and Sanyasinnis around, What about Ammachi. If Mother Teresa does > something it is for the charity and love for the world, Then I have one > question Why she does not have the same love to the neigbouring > Bangladesh and Pakistan, there too there were suffering people. > > If Hindu saints does some good work they are all " Alu Daivams " and they > are doing it for business... And we always want white skin to rule > us.huh... what a pathetic situation. > > And we want to change our traditions... > > Hare Guruvayurappa Krishna Narayana > > With Love & OM! > > Krishna Prasad > guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan rbalpal@ > wrote: > > > > HARI AUM > > > > Interesting and also worth pondering. It raises the > > issue of 'Dharma'-'the law of 'being''. Mother Theresa > > always said- just help people. Don't worry whether > > they will be thankful or not. > > A visit to her asylum for almost dying, badly > > diseased, old, crippled,poorest of poor people at > > Kalighat, Calcutta will vouch the depth and conviction > > of what she said. > > > > Regards > > > > Balagopal > > > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > > > > > > --- Manoj Kunniyur kunniyur_manoj@ wrote: > > > > > Om Namo Narayanaya Nama > > > > > > Dear Shri Savitri, > > > > > > Thank you for the article...nice. > > > > > > Manoj Kunniyur. > > > > > > > > > Savitri Puram savitriopuram@ wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > > > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye > > > Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam > > > > > > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes > > > (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam) > > > increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly > > > advice(upadesho) > > > given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam) > > > make them more > > > furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na > > > shaanthaye). > > > > > > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison. > > > Similarly advice > > > given to mean people make them more furious instead > > > of calming them. > > > > > > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story > > > illustrates the > > > fact that there is no point in helping a mean > > > person. He/she will only > > > hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the > > > importance of > > > satsangam. > > > > > > Boy and Rattle Snake > > > > > > A little boy was walking down a path and he came > > > across a rattlesnake. > > > The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, " Please > > > little boy, can you > > > take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see > > > the sunset one last > > > time before I die. " The little boy answered " No Mr. > > > Rattlesnake. If I > > > pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die. " The > > > rattlesnake said, " No, > > > I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up > > > to the mountain. " > > > The little boy thought about it and finally picked > > > up that rattlesnake > > > and took it close to his chest and carried it up to > > > the top of the > > > mountain. > > > > > > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It > > > was so beautiful. > > > Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the > > > little boy and asked, > > > " Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old. " The > > > little boy picked > > > up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest > > > and held it tightly > > > and safely. He came all the way down the mountain > > > holding the snake > > > carefully and took it to his home to give him some > > > food and a place to > > > sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the > > > boy and asked, > > > " Please little boy, will you take me back to my home > > > now? It is time > > > for me to leave this world, and I would like to be > > > at my home now. " > > > The little boy felt he had been safe all this time > > > and the snake had > > > kept his word, so he would take it home as asked. > > > > > > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to > > > his chest, and > > > carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. > > > Just before he laid > > > the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit > > > him in the chest. > > > The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon > > > the ground. " Mr. > > > Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die! " > > > The rattlesnake > > > looked up at him and grinned, " You knew what I was > > > when you picked me > > > up. " > > > > > > regards and prayers > > > > > > Savitri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > > > fast with Search. > > > > > > > > Meet people who discuss and share your passions. 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Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 My dear Friends,Ms Theressa [i won't even address her as mother,] was a decoy for the catholic church, just an unmarked or unnamed tool for their conversion work. They used her as a propaganda machine for converting poor people in to their believes. Of course she won't say any thing about converting. but the publicity and the propaganda they did in her name has left a mark in every one because the propaganda made her out to be a great lover of humanity. She never did any charity work. In fact there are orphanages very close to her place in Kolkkatta where they do charity work and no one gives any publicity for that. Because they are not operated by minorities. (Now a days in our beloved bhaarath any thing and every thing the so called minority does is all good and anything we do are bad.)There are no accounts kept for the money she collected. They are all deposited into accounts all over the world. That is the end of the story for public. Where did that money go. No one knows. The expenses for the institution she run in kolkkatta is also actually collected by people who goes there as volunteer workers. They never give any money or food for the volunteers. The volunteers them selves collect food and money and do the work. she just takes credit for it and uses the money for what who knows. So please do not bring out her name as a comparison for charity work and universal love. Thanks.Udayabhanu Panickaradidaiveekam <no_reply > wrote: Hari OM! Dear Ones, Why we always want to take Mother Teresa as example We have our own Rishis and Sanyasinnis around, What about Ammachi. If Mother Teresa does something it is for the charity and love for the world, Then I have one question Why she does not have the same love to the neigbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan, there too there were suffering people. If Hindu saints does some good work they are all "Alu Daivams" and they are doing it for business... And we always want white skin to rule us.huh... what a pathetic situation. And we want to change our traditions... Hare Guruvayurappa Krishna Narayana With Love & OM! Krishna Prasad guruvayur , balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: > > HARI AUM > > Interesting and also worth pondering. It raises the > issue of 'Dharma'-'the law of 'being''. Mother Theresa > always said- just help people. Don't worry whether > they will be thankful or not. > A visit to her asylum for almost dying, badly > diseased, old, crippled,poorest of poor people at > Kalighat, Calcutta will vouch the depth and conviction > of what she said. > > Regards > > Balagopal > > NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA > > > > --- Manoj Kunniyur kunniyur_manoj wrote: > > > Om Namo Narayanaya Nama > > > > Dear Shri Savitri, > > > > Thank you for the article...nice. > > > > Manoj Kunniyur. > > > > > > Savitri Puram savitriopuram wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Upadesho hi moorkhaanaam prakopaaya na shaanthaye > > Paya: paanam bhujamgaanaam kevalam vishavardhanam > > > > Milk (paya:) consumed (paanam)by snakes > > (bhujamgaanam) only (kevalam) > > increases their poison (vishavardhanam). Similarly > > advice(upadesho) > > given to evil or unfriendly people(moorkhaanaam) > > make them more > > furious( prakopaaya) instead of calming them( na > > shaanthaye). > > > > Milk consumed by snakes only increases their poison. > > Similarly advice > > given to mean people make them more furious instead > > of calming them. > > > > This is a subhashitam and a some what related story > > illustrates the > > fact that there is no point in helping a mean > > person. He/she will only > > hurt you back. Again, this story reinforces the > > importance of > > satsangam. > > > > Boy and Rattle Snake > > > > A little boy was walking down a path and he came > > across a rattlesnake. > > The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, "Please > > little boy, can you > > take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see > > the sunset one last > > time before I die." The little boy answered "No Mr. > > Rattlesnake. If I > > pick you up, you'll bite me and I'll die." The > > rattlesnake said, "No, > > I promise. I won't bite you. Just please take me up > > to the mountain." > > The little boy thought about it and finally picked > > up that rattlesnake > > and took it close to his chest and carried it up to > > the top of the > > mountain. > > > > They sat there and watched the sunset together. It > > was so beautiful. > > Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the > > little boy and asked, > > "Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old." The > > little boy picked > > up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest > > and held it tightly > > and safely. He came all the way down the mountain > > holding the snake > > carefully and took it to his home to give him some > > food and a place to > > sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the > > boy and asked, > > "Please little boy, will you take me back to my home > > now? It is time > > for me to leave this world, and I would like to be > > at my home now." > > The little boy felt he had been safe all this time > > and the snake had > > kept his word, so he would take it home as asked. > > > > He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to > > his chest, and > > carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. > > Just before he laid > > the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit > > him in the chest. > > The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon > > the ground. "Mr. > > Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die!" > > The rattlesnake > > looked up at him and grinned, "You knew what I was > > when you picked me > > up." > > > > regards and prayers > > > > Savitri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > > fast with Search. > > > > Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos./groups > Sincerely,Udayabhanu Panickaraum namahh ShivaayaOUR BODY IS THE ABODE OF THE JEEVATMAN, WHICH IS IN FACT THE PARABRAHMAN. LET US NOT MAKE IT A GRAVEYARD. LET US NOT EAT FLESH. LET US BE VEGETARIANS AND STAY HEALTHY. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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