Avadut datreyas learning from 24 gurus. Bhagavatam

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����தன்னை அறிந்தவன்
ஆசை பட மாட்டான்
உலகை அறிந்தவன்
கோவ பட மாட்டான்
இந்த இரண்டையும்
உணர்ந்தவன்
துன்ப பட மாட்டான்
                                            -பகவத் கீதை

����யார் என்ன சொன்னாலும்
உன் கொள்கையை மாற்றி கொள்ளாதே
ஒரு சமயம் நீ  மாற்றினால்
ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் நீ மாற வேண்டிஇருக்கும்
                                                                                             -கண்ணதாசன்

����வாழ்கையில் வெற்றி பெற வேண்டுமானால்
நல்ல நண்பர்கள் தேவை
வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும்
வெற்றி பெற வேண்டுமானால்
ஒரு எதிரியாவது தேவை
                                                                - A .P . J . அப்துல்கலாம்

����ஜெயிப்பது எப்படி என்று யோசிப்பதை விட
தோற்பது எப்படி என்று யோசித்து பார்
நீ
ஜெயித்து விடுவாய்
                                                                 -ஹிட்லர்

����அவமானங்களை சேகரித்து வை
வெற்றி உன்னை தேடி வரும்
                                                                   -A .R . ரகுமான்

����தோல்வி உன்னை துரத்துகிறது என்றால்
வெற்றியை நீ நெருங்குகிறாய் என்று அர்த்தம்
                                                                               -நெப்போலியன்

����கோவம் என்பது
பிறர் செய்யும் தவறுக்கு
உனக்கு நீயே
கொடுத்து கொள்ளும் தண்டனை
                                                                            -புத்தர்

����விதைத்தவன் உறங்கினாலும்
விதைகள்
உறங்குவது இல்லை.
                                                    -காரல் மாக்ஸ்

����வெற்றி இல்லாத வாழ்கை இல்லை
வெற்றி மட்டுமே வாழ்கை இல்லை
                                                                          -பில்கேட்ஸ்

����வெற்றிகளை சந்த்தித்தவன் இதயம்
பூவை போல் மென்மையானது
தோல்வி மட்டுமே சந்த்தித்தவன் இதயம்
இரும்பை விட வலிமையானது
                                                                          -விவேகானந்தர்

����நீ பட்ட துன்பத்தை விட
அதில் நீ பெற்ற அனுபவமே சிறந்தது
                                                                      -விவேகானந்தர்

����தோல்விக்கு இரண்டு காரணம்
ஓன்று
யோசிக்காமல் செய்வது
இரண்டு
யோசித்த பின்னும்
செய்யாமல் இருப்பது
                                                                -ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணர்

����பெண்கள் இல்லை என்றால்
ஆண்களுக்கு ஆறுதல் சொல்ல ஆள் இல்லை
பெண்களே இல்லை என்றால்
ஆறுதலே தேவை இல்லை
                                                            -சார்லி சாப்பிளின்

����உன்னை குறை கூறும் பலருக்கு
உத்தமனாக வாழ்வதைவிட
உன்னை நம்பும் சிலருக்கு
நல்லவனாய் இரு
                                                             -பெயர் தெரியாத பெரியவன்

����வெற்றியை விட தோல்விக்கு பலம் அதிகம்
வெற்றி
சிரித்து மகிழ வைக்கும்
தோல்வி
சிந்தித்து வாழ வைக்கும்
                                                            -பெயர் தெரியாத பெரியவன்

����சிரிப்பவர்கள் எல்லோரும்
கவலை இன்றி வாழ்பவர்கள் இல்லை
கவலையை மறக்க
கற்று கொண்டவர்கள்
                                                                -பெயர் தெரியாத பெரியவன்

����பூக்களாக இருக்காதே
உதிர்ந்து விடுவாய்
செடிகளாக இரு
அப்போதுதான்
பூத்து கொண்டே இருப்பாய்
                                                                         -விவேகானந்தர்

����எல்லோருக்கும் அன்பை கொடுத்து 
ஏமாந்து விடாதே
யாரிடமும் அன்பை பெற்று
ஏமாற்றி விடாதே
                                                                                      -விவேகானந்தர்
as recd on whtsup frm somas venkatesh

NIETZSCHE

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) was a German philosopher. In his brilliant but relatively brief career, he published numerous major works of philosophy, including Twilight of the Idols and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In the last decade of his life he suffered from insanity; he died on August 25, 1900. His writings on individuality and morality in contemporary civilization influenced many major thinkers and writers of the 20th century.

Nietzsche's key ideas include perspectivism, the will to power, the death of God, the Übermensch and eternal recurrence. One of the key tenets of his philosophy is "life-affirmation", which embraces the realities of the world in which we live over the idea of a world beyond.

Nietzsche's attitude towards religion and morality was marked with atheism, psychologism and historism; he considered them to be human creations loaded with the error of confusing cause and effect. His radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth has been the focus of extensive commentary, and his influence remains substantial, especially in schools of continental philosophy such as existentialism, postmodernism, and post-structuralism.

Here are 44 mind-blowing quotes of his:

1) “The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)

2) “I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)

3) “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” (Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer)

4) “A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.”

5) “Without music, life would be a mistake.” (Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer)

6) “We have art in order not to die of the truth.”

7) “Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.”

8) “There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.”

9) “One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.”

10) “What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: 'You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine.” (The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs)

11) “There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.”

12) “A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions--as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all.”

13) “The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”

14) “The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.”

15) “A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.”

16) “Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.”

17) “Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings -- always darker, emptier and simpler.”

18) “Faith: not wanting to know what the truth is.”

19) “I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.”

20) “Is man merely a mistake of God's? Or God merely a mistake of man?”

21) “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.”

22) “Man is the cruelest animal.”

23) “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.”

24) “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”

25) “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”

26) “When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.”

27) “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”

28) “No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.”

29) “I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”

30) “The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”

31) “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

32) “There are no facts, only interpretations.”

33) “We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”

34) “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”

35) “In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.”

36) “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”

37) “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”

38) “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.”

39) “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”

40) “It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”

41) “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”

42) “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”

43) “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”

44) “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

45) “A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions--as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all.”

Delhi

Fireballs thrown at you...richard carlson

If Someone Throws You the Ball, You Don't Have to Catch It

My best friend, Benjamin Shield, taught me this valuable lesson. Often our inner struggles come from our tendency to jump on board someone else's problem; someone throws you a concern and you assume you must catch it, and respond. For example, suppose you're really busy when a friend calls in a frantic tone and says, "My mother is driving me crazy. What should I do?" Rather than saying, "I'm really sorry but I don't know what to suggest," you automatically catch the ball and try to solve the problem. Then later, you feel stressed or resentful that you are behind schedule and that everyone seems to be making demands on you. It's easy to lose sight of your willing participation in the dramas of your own life.

Remembering that you don't have to catch the ball is a very effective way to reduce the stress in your life. When your friend calls, you can drop the ball, meaning you don't have to participate simply because he or she is attempting to lure you in. If you don't take the bait, the person will probably call someone else to see if they will become involved.

This doesn't mean you never catch the ball, only that it's your choice to do so. Neither does this mean that you don't care about your friend, or that you're crass or unhelpful. Developing a more tranquil outlook on life requires that we know our own limits and that we take responsibility for our part in the process. Most of us get balls thrown at us many times each day at work, from our children, friends, neighbors, salespeople, even strangers. If I caught all the balls thrown in my direction, I would certainly go crazy - and I suspect that you would too! The key is to know when we're catching another ball so that we won't feet victimized, resentful, or overwhelmed. Even something terribly simple like answering your phone when you're really too busy to talk is a form of catching the ball. By answering the phone, you are willingly taking part in an interaction that you may not have the time, energy, or mind-set for at the present time. By simply not answering the phone, you are taking responsibility for your own peace of mind. The same idea applies to being insulted or criticized. When someone throws an idea or comment in your direction, you can catch it and feel hurt, or you can drop it and go on with your day.

The idea of "not catching the ball" simply because it's thrown to you is a powerful tool to explore. I hope you'll experiment with this one. You may find that you catch the ball a lot more than you think you do

Richard carlson on contentment

Think of What You Have Instead of What You Want 

In over a dozen years as a stress consultant, one of the most pervasive and destructive mental tendencies I've seen is that of focusing on what we want instead of what we have. It doesn't seem to make any difference how much we have; we just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we will remain dissatisfied. The mind-set that says "I'll be happy when this desire is fulfilled" is the same mind-set that will repeat itself once that desire is met.

A friend of ours closed escrow on his new home on a Sunday.

The very next time we saw him he was talking about his next house that was going to be even bigger! He isn't alone. Most of us do the very same thing. We want this or that. If we don't get what we want we keep thinking about all that we don't have - and we remain dissatisfied. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain unhappy. Happiness can't be found when we are yearning for new desires.

Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have. Rather than wishing your spouse were different, try thinking about her wonderful qualities. Instead of complaining about your salary, be grateful that you have a job. Rather than wishing you were able to take a vacation to Hawaii, think of how much fun you have had close to home. The list of possibilities is endless!

Each time you notice yourself falling into the "I wish life were different" trap, back off and start over. Take a breath and remember all that you have to be grateful for. When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you want anyway. If you focus on the good qualities of your spouse, she'll be more loving. If you are grateful for your job rather than complaining about it, you'll do a better job, be more productive, and probably end up getting a raise anyway. If you focus on ways to enjoy yourself around home rather than waiting to enjoy yourself in Hawaii, you'll end up having more fun. If you ever do get to Hawaii, you'll be in the habit of enjoying yourself. And, if by some chance you don't, you'll have a great life anyway.

Make a note to yourself to start thinking more about what you have than what you want. If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before. For perhaps the first time in your life, you'll know what it means to feel satisfied

Perfection ?? !!

வாடா மல்லிக்கு வண்ணம்
உண்டு வாசமில்லை,
வாசமுள்ள மல்லிகைக்கோ
வயது குறைவு.

வீரமுள்ள கீரிக்கு கொம்பில்லை,
கொம்புள்ள மானுக்கோ 
வீரம் இல்லை.

கருங்குயிலுக்குத்
தோகையில்லை,
தோகையுள்ள மயிலுக்கோ
இனிய குரலில்லை.

காற்றுக்கு
உருவமில்லை
கதிரவனுக்கு நிழலில்லை
நீருக்கு நிறமில்லை
நெருப்புக்கு ஈரமில்லை,

ஒன்றைக் கொடுத்து 
ஒன்றை எடுத்தான்,

ஒவ்வொன்றிற்கும் காரணம்
வைத்தான்,

எல்லாம் இருந்தும்
எல்லாம் தெரிந்தும் 
கல்லாய் நின்றான்
இறைவன்.

அவனுக்கே இல்லை, 
அற்பம் நாம்.. 
நமக்கெதற்கு 
பூரணத்துவம்?

எவர் வாழ்விலும் நிறைவில்லை,
எவர் வாழ்விலும் குறைவில்லை,

புரிந்துகொள் மனிதனே 
அமைதி கொள் !

Frm a whrtsup friend karumaran p