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Title: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 03, 2011, 06:06:20 AM
OM SAI RAM

 VERY INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLE ON "POSITIVE THINKING" HERE I M ATTACHING PLS READ IT AS WELL AS DOWNLOAD. . .

KEEP READING... I WILL POST MORE. . . 

PLS FIND THE PDF ATTACHMENT BELOW. . .

SORRY CUD NOT PROVIDE SOURCE COZ I FORGOT FROM WHICH SITE I HAD DOWNLOADED IT.....

ITS ONLY FOR "issued in public interest"/ "janhit me jari" ;D MEANS INTENTION IS TO ONLY SPREAD MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION.....    

JAI SAI RAM
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: PiyaSoni on August 03, 2011, 06:08:31 AM
OmSaiRam

Thanks for sharing it Tanu.... :)

Baba Bless yu always

Sai Samarth............Shraddha Saburi
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 03, 2011, 12:33:21 PM
OM SAI RAM

U ALWAYS WELCOME DEAR. . . KEEP READING AND IMPROVING URSELF AS I DO :D ;D :D

MAY SAI MAA ALWAYS BLESS HELP AND GUIDE U . . .

JAI SAI RAM

Title: Re: "7 keys to success"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 03, 2011, 01:00:21 PM
om sai ram

"The 7 Keys to Success" by Will Edwards , very inspirational book...  pls read it. . .

m attaching the pdf below.. . pls find it . . .

source - http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk

Title: "i can therefore i will"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 03, 2011, 01:15:04 PM
om sai ram

I Can Therefore I Will

another gem pls read it ... the pdf attachment is below pls find......

source - http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk

Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 03, 2011, 01:41:49 PM
om sai ram

"101 mini motivators"

pls find the pdf attachment below. .. .

source - http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 04, 2011, 06:19:13 AM
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and  asked him,
"I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time.  How do   you do it?"
Michael replied,
"Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be  in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or ... I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life.  I Choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a   choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect   your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."
I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to  start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I  made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident,   falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied.
"If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind  as the accident took place.

"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be-born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered   that I had two choices: I could choose to live or ... I could choose to die.   I chose to  live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued,
"...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going   to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on   the  faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read  "he's a dead  man. I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She  asked if I was allergic to anything.  'Yes', I replied. The doctors and  nurses stopped  working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,  'Gravity.' "

Over their laughter, I told them,
"I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if  I am alive,  not dead."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing  attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. 
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow  will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." After all  today is the  tomorrow you worried about yesterday.


source - http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 04, 2011, 06:54:32 AM
om sai ram

"Single-Minded Focus"

pls find the pdf attachment below for this book "Single-Minded Focus"....

jai sai ram

source - http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on August 04, 2011, 07:10:15 AM
om sai ram

"pushing ur limits" pls find pdf attachment below for this book.....

jai sai ram
Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
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Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: tanu_12 on November 06, 2011, 04:30:00 AM
jaisairam

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jaisairam


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Sai Baba of Shirdi by Perin S.Bharucha .doc .htm

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H.H.Swami Keshavaihji's Life Sketch .doc .htm  

Thus Spake Sai by Raj Krishna Murthy .doc .htm

Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family with Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi by Virendra Jyotindra Tarkhad .doc .htm .pdf

Silver Jubliee Souvenir Calcutta Sai Samaj 1965  .doc .htm

My Life with Sri Sai Baa by Smt. Bharam Mani Umamaheshwara Rao .doc .htm

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PEARLS OF WISDOM BY SWAMI KESHAVIAHJI .DOC .HTM

THE WONDROUS SAINT SAI BABA BY PUJYASRI NARASIMHASWAMIJI  .doc .htm

SRI GURU CHARITRA by S.N.Huddar (serialised in Sri Sai Leela Magazine) .doc   .htm

The Saint of Shirdi - The Wonderful Story of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi told to Children by N.Murugesa Mudaliar - Inspired by Swami Kesavaiahji, published by Shrri Sai Baba Bhaktha Samajam - Shenoy Nagar, Chennai. .doc .htm

SRI SAI VRATAKALPAM BY SUJATA (SRI SAI SATYA KATHA VRATA PROCEDURE) .doc .htm

MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES AND SUPER SAINT SADGURU SAI NATH BY DHARMA SAI  .htm

AMBROSIA IN SHIRDI PART I (A GUIDE TO SHIRDI WITH IMPORTANT PLACES AND RARE PHOTOS OF BABA- A MUST FOR EVERY VISITOR OF SHIRDI) BY DR.VINNI CHITULURI .htm

BONDAGE AND LIBERATION BY DHARAM SAI .doc .htm

AN ANTHOLOGY OF PRAYERS AND PRECEPTS - WHY FEAR WHEN I AM HERE .doc .htm

SAI'S SPLENDOUR - A COLLECTION OF POEMS BY SRI.CARINGULA SATHYANARAYANA MADHU .doc .htm  

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Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: SS91 on March 20, 2012, 09:22:28 AM

The Tiger



A teacher and his student were walking from one village to another, when they suddenly heard a roar behind them. Turning their gaze in the direction of the roar, they saw a big tiger following them. The first thing the student wanted to do was to run away, but as he has been studying and practicing self-discipline, he was able to halt himself, waiting to see what his teacher was going to do.

"What shall we do Master?" Asked the student.

The teacher looked at the student and answered in a calm voice:
"There are several options. We can fill our minds with paralyzing fear so that we cannot move, and let the tiger do with us whatever pleases it. We can faint. We can run away, but then it will run after us. We can fight with it, but physically it is stronger than us."

"We can pray to god to save us. We can choose to influence the tiger with the power of our mind, if our concentration is strong enough. We can send it love. We can also concentrate and meditate on our inner power, and on the fact that we are one with the entire universe, including the tiger, and in this way influence its soul."

"Which option do you choose?"

"You are the Master. You tell me what to do. We don't have much time." The student responded.

The master turned his gaze fearlessly towards the tiger, emptied his mind from all thoughts, and entered a deep state of meditation. In his consciousness, he embraced everything in the universe, including the tiger. In this state the consciousness of the teacher became one with consciousness of the tiger.

Meanwhile the student started to shiver with fear, as the tiger was already quite close, ready to make a leap at them. He was amazed at how his teacher could stay so calm and detached in the face of danger.

Meanwhile the teacher continued to meditate without fear. After a little while, the tiger gradually lowered its head and tail and went away.

The student asked his teacher in astonishment, "What did you do?"

"Nothing. I just cleared all thoughts from my mind and united myself in spirit with the tiger. We became united in peace on the spiritual level. The tiger sensed the inner calmness, peace, and unity and felt no threat or need to express violence, and so walked away."

"When the mind is silent and calm, its peace is automatically transmitted to everything and everyone around, influencing them deeply", concluded the teacher.



JaiSairam

Title: Re: "THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING"
Post by: SS91 on March 21, 2012, 12:12:05 PM
The Villager and the Happy Man



In a small village in the valley, lived a man who was always happy, kind, and well disposed to everyone he met. He always smiled, and had a kind and encouraging word to say whenever necessary. Everyone who met him left feeling better, happier and elated. People knew they could count on him, and regarded him as a great friend.

One of the village dwellers was curious to know what his secret was, and how he could always be so kind and helpful. He wondered, how is it that he held no grudge toward anyone, and why he was always happy.

Once, upon meeting him in the street he asked him: "Most people are selfish and unsatisfied. They do not smile as often as you do; neither are they as helpful or kind as you are. How do you explain it?"

"When you make peace with yourself, you can be in peace with the rest of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself, you can recognize the spirit in everyone, and then you find it natural to be kind and well disposed to all. If your thoughts are under your control, you become strong and firm. The personality is like a robot programmed to do certain tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the tools and programs that control your personality. Become free from being programmed, and then the inner good and happiness that reside within you will be revealed."

"But a lot of work is necessary. Good habits have to be developed. The ability to concentrate and to control the thoughts has to be strengthened. The work is difficult and endless. There are many walls that need to be to climbed. It is not an easy task." Lamented the villager.

"Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise this is what you will see and experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts, and try to stay in this peace. Just try to be calm, and do not let yourself be carried away by your thoughts."

"Is that all?" Asked the villager.

"Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in the quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at first, but in time they will get longer. This peace is also strength, power, kindness, and love. You will then realize that you are one with the Universal Power, and this will cause you to act from a different dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited ego."

"I will try to remember your words," said the villager and continued, "there is another thing that I am curious about. You do not seem to be influenced by the environment. You have a kind word to everyone, and are helpful. However, people treat you well, and do not exploit your goodness."

"Being good and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When you are good, you can also be strong. People sense your inner strength, and therefore do not impose on you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help people, because you can, and you want to. You then act from strength and not from weakness. Goodness can also go with power and strength, it is not a sign of weakness, as some people erroneously think."

"Thank you very much for your advice and explanation", said the villager, and went away happy and satisfied.



jaisairam :)
Title: Struggles of our Life
Post by: PiyaSoni on May 30, 2014, 06:28:08 AM

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.

Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.

Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?” “Potatoes, eggs and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer”, he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft.

He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

Moral: In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive.



BE POSITIVE......