Tag Archives: communication

FALSE PRETENCES OF SPIRITUALITY

GITA WISDOM # 51 दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्‌।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्‌॥ जो कुछ कर्म है वह सब दुःखरूप ही है- ऐसा समझकर यदि कोई शारीरिक क्लेश के भय से कर्तव्य-कर्मों का त्याग कर दे, तो वह ऐसा राजस त्याग करके त्याग के फल को किसी प्रकार भी नहीं पाता॥8॥ Actions involve efforts. IfContinue reading “FALSE PRETENCES OF SPIRITUALITY”

NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY

The Indian government declared 22 December to be National Mathematics Day. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 26 February 2012 at Madras University,to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887- 26 Apr 1920). On this occasion Singh also announced that 2012 wouldContinue reading “NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY”

NEGATIVE CHARITY

GITA WISDOM # 50 अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्‌॥ जो दान बिना सत्कार के अथवा तिरस्कारपूर्वक अयोग्य देश-काल में और कुपात्र के प्रति दिया जाता है, वह दान तामस कहा गया है॥22॥ The foolish mortals resort to methods of charity which are directed to the wrong recipients at the wrong time and place and are givenContinue reading “NEGATIVE CHARITY”

AGGRESSIVE CHARITY

GITA WISDOM #49 यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्‌॥ किन्तु जो दान क्लेशपूर्वक (जैसे प्रायः वर्तमान समय के चन्दे-चिट्ठे आदि में धन दिया जाता है।) तथा प्रत्युपकार के प्रयोजन से अथवा फल को दृष्टि में (अर्थात्‌ मान बड़ाई, प्रतिष्ठा और स्वर्गादि की प्राप्ति के लिए अथवा रोगादि की निवृत्ति के लिए।)Continue reading “AGGRESSIVE CHARITY”

VIJAY DIWAS 🇮🇳

Vijay Diwas (India): 16 December Bijoy Dibos (Victory Day) is commemorated every 16th of December in India &, to observe India’s victory over Pakistan in War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral and unconditional surrender of the Pakistan Army and subsequent secessionContinue reading “VIJAY DIWAS 🇮🇳”

REMEMBERING RAJ KAPOOR

Raj Kapoor (born Shrishti Nath Kapoor;14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Indian cinema. He is widely regarded as the greatest showman in the history of Indian cinema and entertainment. He received multiple accolades, including three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. TheContinue reading “REMEMBERING RAJ KAPOOR”

THE RIGHT WAY OF CHARITY

GITA WISDOM # 48 दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्‌॥ दान देना ही कर्तव्य है- ऐसे भाव से जो दान देश तथा काल (जिस देश-काल में जिस वस्तु का अभाव हो, वही देश-काल, उस वस्तु द्वारा प्राणियों की सेवा करने के लिए योग्य समझा जाता है।) और पात्र के (भूखे, अनाथ,Continue reading “THE RIGHT WAY OF CHARITY”

LEARNING BIRDS # 04

The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length (from the top of its head to the tip of its long pointed tail) of about one meter it is longer than any other species of parrot. It is the largest macaw and theContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 04”

NEGATIVE SPIRITUALITY

GITA WISDOM # 47 मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्‌॥ जो तप मूढ़तापूर्वक हठ से, मन, वाणी और शरीर की पीड़ा के सहित अथवा दूसरे का अनिष्ट करने के लिए किया जाता है- वह तप तामस कहा गया है ॥19॥ Obstinate spirituality that hurts body and mind as well as causes harm to others isContinue reading “NEGATIVE SPIRITUALITY”

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature on 10 December 1913 Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the “profoundly sensitive, freshContinue reading “RABINDRANATH TAGORE”