Guest guest Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Aum Namo Narayanaya Pranamam to All, I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This story will be useful to us. Advice One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old grandson. She prostrated before him and said: "Master! I have come to seek your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you. So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure, you alone can do this". Ramakrishna said: "Mother, don't worry, come with your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even than wealth". The old woman thanked him and took leave of him.She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said: "My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me, will you not?†The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat sweets.The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk with the master. "Master! May I ask you a question?" said the old woman. "Certainly mother", replied Ramakrishna. "Master! This advice which you have given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand". Ramakrishna replied with an understanding smile: "Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets. How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned the right to advise your grandson." The old woman marveled at the righteous conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put into practice With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Its a very wonderful Story With Prayers......... Sushma Shreeyan--- On Sun, 31/5/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote: jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat[Guruvayur] Advice"GURUVAYURAPPAN" <guruvayur >Sunday, 31 May, 2009, 7:29 AM Aum Namo Narayanaya Pranamam to All, I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This story will be useful to us. Advice One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old grandson. She prostrated before him and said: "Master! I have come to seek your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you. So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure, you alone can do this". Ramakrishna said: "Mother, don't worry, come with your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even than wealth". The old woman thanked him and took leave of him.She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said: "My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me, will you not?†The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat sweets.The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk with the master. "Master! May I ask you a question?" said the old woman. "Certainly mother", replied Ramakrishna. "Master! This advice which you have given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand". Ramakrishna replied with an understanding smile: "Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets. How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned the right to advise your grandson." The old woman marveled at the righteous conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put into practice With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Group. Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with India Travel Click here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Dear all,Radhe Krishna!Many people have asked me this question--- " There are so many Swamijis and Gurujis in this world, How does one find out who is the proper Guru? " I thought about this deeply. I found that a good Guru is only one whose thoughts, words and actions are in the same plane, and who preaches only good things. If one tells you something and does something to the contrary, dont accept him as your guru. And it is not easy to find this out as people have many faces. At least, a coin has only two faces, but human beings have many faces, which they do not show in public. So, unless a Guru's activities are studied in depth, one cannot pass any opinion about him. Lord Krishna is the only exception. He has clearly told us not to imitate Him in his actions, but only do as per his advices, which He has given in many places.Any comments ?RegardsK.V. Gopalakrishna. On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:59 PM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote: Aum Namo Narayanaya Pranamam to All, I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This story will be useful to us. Advice One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old grandson. She prostrated before him and said: " Master! I have come to seek your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you. So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure, you alone can do this " . Ramakrishna said: " Mother, don't worry, come with your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even than wealth " . The old woman thanked him and took leave of him.She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said: " My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me, will you not?” The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat sweets. The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk with the master. " Master! May I ask you a question? " said the old woman. " Certainly mother " , replied Ramakrishna. " Master! This advice which you have given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand " . Ramakrishna replied with an understanding smile: " Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets. How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned the right to advise your grandson. " The old woman marveled at the righteous conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put into practice With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Sree Maha Punyathman KVG, most respectful elders and dear devotees, I think the following link will little enlighten us who is the right Guru : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZdRiI99iQ & feature=channel_page Padaravindame Saranam, Guruvayoorappa Saranam, With Respectful Pranams, mpr Thank you, Have a great day, mprnair, nairradhakrishnan. guruvayur [guruvayur ] On Behalf Of K.V Gopalakrishna Monday, June 01, 2009 11:24 PM guruvayur Re: [Guruvayur] Advice Dear all, Radhe Krishna! Many people have asked me this question--- " There are so many Swamijis and Gurujis in this world, How does one find out who is the proper Guru? " I thought about this deeply. I found that a good Guru is only one whose thoughts, words and actions are in the same plane, and who preaches only good things. If one tells you something and does something to the contrary, dont accept him as your guru. And it is not easy to find this out as people have many faces. At least, a coin has only two faces, but human beings have many faces, which they do not show in public. So, unless a Guru's activities are studied in depth, one cannot pass any opinion about him. Lord Krishna is the only exception. He has clearly told us not to imitate Him in his actions, but only do as per his advices, which He has given in many places. Any comments ? Regards K.V. Gopalakrishna. On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:59 PM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote: Aum Namo Narayanaya Pranamam to All, I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This story will be useful to us. Advice One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old grandson. She prostrated before him and said: " Master! I have come to seek your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you. So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure, you alone can do this " . Ramakrishna said: " Mother, don't worry, come with your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even than wealth " . The old woman thanked him and took leave of him. She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said: " My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me, will you not?” The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat sweets. The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk with the master. " Master! May I ask you a question? " said the old woman. " Certainly mother " , replied Ramakrishna. " Master! This advice which you have given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand " . Ramakrishna replied with an understanding smile: " Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets. How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned the right to advise your grandson. " The old woman marveled at the righteous conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put into practice With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Guru is God himself . Guru is Siva sans His three eyes Guru is Vishnu sans His four arms Guru is Brahma sans His four heads Guru is Parama Sive Himself. It is said, the Guru will find the diciple and not vice versa. A guru is an acharya, well versed in the vedas , who is willing and able to impart vedic knowledge to the deserving sishyas . One can find scores of fake Gurus, swamis, sadhus and pandits but the real Guru picks his own diciples. Again, a Guru may appear in the form of a human being, an image, an idol, an insspirational dream or even a book. jai shree krishna ! guruvayur , " mprnair " <nairradhakrishnan wrote: > > Sree Maha Punyathman KVG, most respectful elders and dear devotees, > > I think the following link will little enlighten us who is the right Guru : > > > > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZdRiI99iQ & feature=channel_page> > & feature=channel_page > > Padaravindame Saranam, Guruvayoorappa Saranam, > > > > With Respectful Pranams, > > mpr > > > > Thank you, > > Have a great day, > > mprnair, > > nairradhakrishnan > > _____ > > guruvayur [guruvayur ] On Behalf > Of K.V Gopalakrishna > Monday, June 01, 2009 11:24 PM > guruvayur > Re: [Guruvayur] Advice > > Dear all, > Radhe Krishna! > Many people have asked me this question--- " There are so many Swamijis and > Gurujis in this world, How does one find out who is the proper Guru? " > > I thought about this deeply. I found that a good Guru is only one whose > thoughts, words and actions are in the same plane, and who preaches only > good things. If one tells you something and does something to the > contrary, dont accept him as your guru. And it is not easy to find this > out as people have many faces. At least, a coin has only two faces, but > human beings have many faces, which they do not show in public. So, > unless a Guru's activities are studied in depth, one cannot pass any > opinion about him. > > Lord Krishna is the only exception. He has clearly told us not to imitate > Him in his actions, but only do as per his advices, which He has given in > many places. > > Any comments ? > > Regards > K.V. Gopalakrishna. > > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:59 PM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ > <vinodvattekkat .co.in> wrote: > > > > > Aum Namo Narayanaya > > > > Pranamam to All, > > > > I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This > story will be useful to us. > > > > Advice > > One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old > grandson. She prostrated before him and said: " Master! I have come to seek > your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he > was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of > sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The > doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any > heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you. > So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure, > you alone can do this " . Ramakrishna said: " Mother, don't worry, come with > your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to > convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even > than wealth " . The old woman thanked him and took leave of him. > > She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their > salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said: > " My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper > care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy > young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are > weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should > give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After > some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me, > will you not? " The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat > sweets. > > The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk > with the master. " Master! May I ask you a question? " said the old woman. > " Certainly mother " , replied Ramakrishna. " Master! This advice which you have > given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did > you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand " . Ramakrishna > replied with an understanding smile: " Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets. > How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has > no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I > asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned > the right to advise your grandson. " The old woman marveled at the righteous > conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. > > > We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put > into practice > > > > With Prayers, > > > > Jayasankar Vattekkat > > > > > > _____ > > Bring your gang together. Do your thing. 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Guest guest Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Pranamam KVGJI, Sarojaji, MPRNairji, Achuthan Nairji & Sushamaji, Thank you so much for your valued replay With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat --- On Thu, 4/6/09, chirattapuram <anair1101 wrote: chirattapuram <anair1101[Guruvayur] Re: Adviceguruvayur Date: Thursday, 4 June, 2009, 8:01 AM Guru is God himself .Guru is Siva sans His three eyesGuru is Vishnu sans His four armsGuru is Brahma sans His four headsGuru is Parama Sive Himself.It is said, the Guru will find the diciple and not vice versa. A guru is an acharya, well versed in the vedas , who is willing and able to impart vedic knowledge to the deserving sishyas . One can find scores of fake Gurus, swamis, sadhus and pandits but the real Guru picks his own diciples.Again, a Guru may appear in the form of a human being, an image, an idol, an insspirational dream or even a book.jai shree krishna !guruvayur@grou ps.com, "mprnair" <nairradhakrishnan@ ...> wrote:>> Sree Maha Punyathman KVG, most respectful elders and dear devotees,> > I think the following link will little enlighten us who is the right Guru :> > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=SrZdRiI99iQ> <http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=SrZdRiI99iQ & feature=channel_ page>> & feature=channel_ page> > Padaravindame Saranam, Guruvayoorappa Saranam,> > > > With Respectful Pranams,> > mpr> > > > Thank you,> > Have a great day,> > mprnair,> > nairradhakrishnan@ ...> > _____ > > guruvayur@grou ps.com [guruvayur@grou ps.com] On Behalf> Of K.V Gopalakrishna> Monday, June 01, 2009 11:24 PM> guruvayur@grou ps.com> Re: [Guruvayur] Advice> > > > > > > > > Dear all,> Radhe Krishna!> Many people have asked me this question---" There are so many Swamijis and> Gurujis in this world, How does one find out who is the proper Guru?"> > I thought about this deeply. I found that a good Guru is only one whose> thoughts, words and actions are in the same plane, and who preaches only> good things. If one tells you something and does something to the> contrary, dont accept him as your guru. And it is not easy to find this> out as people have many faces. At least, a coin has only two faces, but> human beings have many faces, which they do not show in public. So,> unless a Guru's activities are studied in depth, one cannot pass any> opinion about him.> > Lord Krishna is the only exception. He has clearly told us not to imitate> Him in his actions, but only do as per his advices, which He has given in> many places.> > Any comments ?> > Regards> K.V. Gopalakrishna.> > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:59 PM, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@> <vinodvattek kat .co.in> wrote:> > > > > Aum Namo Narayanaya > > > > Pranamam to All, > > > > I liked this story very much. I am forwarding the story to our Group. This> story will be useful to us. > > > > Advice > > One day, an old lady came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa with her 10 year old> grandson. She prostrated before him and said: "Master! I have come to seek> your advice. This boy is my grandson. He lost his father and mother when he> was just a child of five. I have been taking care of him. He is very fond of> sweets. He eats so much that his health is deteriorating day by day. The> doctors have advised him not to eat sweets but this fellow does not pay any> heed to their advice. However, he has great respect and admiration for you.> So I have come to request you to stop the boy from eating sweets. I am sure,> you alone can do this". Ramakrishna said: "Mother, don't worry, come with> your grandson after a month. In the meanwhile I shall think of a plan to> convince the boy that one's health is very important, more important even> than wealth". The old woman thanked him and took leave of him.> > She came with her grandson exactly after a month. Both of them paid their> salutations to the master. Ramakrishna made the boy sit beside him and said:> "My dear boy! Remember, one's real wealth is health. Unless you take proper> care of your health, you will not be able to grow into a strong and healthy> young man. You will not be able to do anything great in life if you are> weak. When something that we eat does not suit our constitution, we should> give up eating that item. From tomorrow you should not eat sweets. After> some time you may eat moderately. You are a nice boy and will listen to me,> will you not?" The boy nodded his head and promised that he would not eat> sweets.> > The old woman sent the boy on some errand just to have confidential talk> with the master. "Master! May I ask you a question?" said the old woman.> "Certainly mother", replied Ramakrishna. "Master! This advice which you have> given today to my grandson, you could have given last month itself. Why did> you ask me to come again after a month? I don't understand". Ramakrishna> replied with an understanding smile: "Mother! I myself eat lot of sweets.> How can I advise the boy to do something that I am not doing myself? One has> no right to preach anything to others before practicing it himself. So I> asked for some time. This one month I did not eat sweets. So I have earned> the right to advise your grandson." The old woman marveled at the righteous> conduct of Ramakrishna. She fell at his feet and took leave of him. > > > We should never advise anyone about anything which we ourselves have not put> into practice > > > > With Prayers, > > > > Jayasankar Vattekkat > > > > > > _____ > > Bring your gang together. Do your thing. 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