When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. But when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see that the boat moves. Similarly, if you examine myriad things with a confused body and mind you might suppose that your mind and nature [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Life is Like That
Posted in inspirational, personal, tagged life on 2008/09/30 | Leave a Comment »
Four Blessings
Posted in inspirational, personal, tagged blessing, old age on 2008/09/30 | Leave a Comment »
For one who is in the habit of constantly honoring and respecting the elders, four blessings increase—age, beauty, bliss, and strength.
-Dhammapada 109
The Purpose of Life
Posted in education, inspirational, personal, relationship, tagged happiness, kindness, learning, life, money, relationships, success on 2008/09/30 | Leave a Comment »
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Being rich isn’t about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much [...]
A Short Life
Posted in friendship, inspirational, personal, relationship, tagged friendship, life, love on 2008/09/20 | Leave a Comment »
We are here on earth for just a while…
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and be a light to those who don’t.
Trust that everything happens for a reason. Trusting doesn’t mean that we do not go through the difficult challenges. It is [...]
Popular Scholarship Programs
Posted in education, personal, tagged education, scholarship on 2008/09/17 | 2 Comments »
There are several scholarship programs that help us go for higher
studies leaving behind all the financial worries.
The website http://www.scholars hiponnet. com lists out all the popular
scholarship programs available globally and guides us through the
application process to fulfill the dream of furthering our academic
interests.
Visit the website to find out the scholarship program that will suit
you the [...]
The Road to CEAE
Posted in Volunteers, advocacy, environment, friendship, inspirational, relationship, tagged cause, CEAE, environment, friendship, relationships, Volunteers on 2008/09/16 | Leave a Comment »
My life is not much of a fairy tale. I dreamed and realized my dreams (not all of them though) early in life. I faced the challenges and trials and I was contented with that. God and life has been good to me.
I have been truly blessed in terms of success in my career and [...]
Simple Friend vs. Real Friend
Posted in friendship, personal, relationship, tagged friends, friendship on 2008/09/15 | Leave a Comment »
1. A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest….. A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself and doesn’t feel even the least bit weird shutting your ‘beer/Pepsi drawer’ with her/his foot!
2. A simple friend has never seen you cry… A real friend shoulder is soggy from your tears..
3. A simple friend doesn’t [...]
Differences Between Friends and Lovers
Posted in friendship, inspirational, personal, relationship, tagged eros, friendship, love, relationships on 2008/09/15 | Leave a Comment »
Lovers… often speak of their love for each other to one another.
Friends… rarely speak of the friendship to one another, instead tend to accept it as a “given” and operate in it when together.
Lovers… often speak both physically and in mental [...]
There is No Safe Investment
Posted in friendship, inspirational, personal, relationship, tagged affection, charity, eros, friendship, God, love, relationships on 2008/09/15 | Leave a Comment »
There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possible be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it around with hobbies and [...]
7 Dont’s After a Meal
Posted in health, tagged health on 2008/09/12 | Leave a Comment »
* Don’t smoke-Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).
* Don’t eat fruits immediately – Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
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