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Offline Dipika

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BUDDHA !
« on: June 29, 2005, 08:29:25 AM »
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  • Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.


    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

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    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #1 on: June 29, 2005, 08:39:55 AM »
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  • Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. --Buddha


    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM




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    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    Re: BUDDHA !
    « Reply #2 on: August 15, 2005, 06:33:30 AM »
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  • The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM



    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #3 on: August 15, 2005, 06:37:09 AM »
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  • One is one’s own refuge, who else could be the refuge? said the Buddha. (Dhp. XII 4.)

    Buddha taught, encouraged and stimulated each person to develop themselves and work out their own emancipation, for humans have the power to liberate themselves from all bondage through their own personal effort and intelligence.

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM




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    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    Re: BUDDHA !
    « Reply #4 on: August 15, 2005, 06:55:01 AM »
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  • JAI SAI RAM!!!

    diPika dear.....whenever something is mentioned about Buddha......my inner start twinkling......here something is said of not even Buddha but his disciple.....

    Anand Shunyo. Anand means bliss; shunyo means absolute emptiness. Bliss descends only in absolute emptiness. It needs a space inside you, and it needs a space absolutely uncluttered by any furniture. And the mind is full of furniture: thoughts, memories, imagination, desires, projections, prejudices, philosophies, dogmas -- mind is almost a junkyard. It is so full of nonsense that there is no space left for bliss to enter.

    Bliss goes on knocking from every door and window, but all is closed.

    The whole work of a sannyasin is to empty oneself, to throw all this rubbish out. How not to be a Christian, how not to be a Hindu, how not to be a Mohammedan, how not to be a communist -- that's the work. How to negate this whole piled up nonsense of centuries; how not to be a German how not to be a Chinese, how not to be an Indian, how not to be that, how not to be white or black; and ultimately, how not to be a man or woman, tool.

    Just to be, with no adjective attached to it, pure being, that's what I mean by absolute emptiness -- no past, no future. Then in the middle when you are just in the moment, there is space, infinite space. That space is shunyam. Buddha has called that space meditation. That is meditation. In that utter silence, in that utter emptiness, something from the beyond simply starts showering.

    There is a beautiful parable about one of Buddha's chief disciples... He is sitting under a tree and then suddenly flowers start showering. He looks all around: "What is happening? -- the tree has no flowers, from where are the flowers coming? They are simply appearing from the sky!" He is puzzled, and then he sees gods above the tree showering flowers and he asks, "What is the matter?" And the gods say to him, "We are showering these flowers in gratefulness for your great sermon on silence."

    But the disciple says, "I have not spoken a single word! What sermon are you talking about?" And the gods laugh and they say, "Yes, you have not spoken a single word and we have not heard a single word -- that is the sermon on silence. Neither have you spoken nor have we heard. You have been in silence -- that is the only sermon on silence. To be silent is the only way to say something about silence. You cannot say it in words. It can only be shown, it cannot be said. You have shown it so beautifully that we had to come from heaven. Just in tremendous gratitude we are showering these flowers on you!"

    A beautiful story, of tremendous significance. Be silent, be empty, be a pure space, and flowers will go on showering -- flowers of bliss, flowers of love, flowers of beatitude, flowers of benediction.

    OM SAI RAM!!!

    अपना साँई प्यारा साँई सबसे न्यारा अपना साँई - रमेश रमनानी

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    Re: BUDDHA !
    « Reply #5 on: August 15, 2005, 09:44:32 AM »
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    904 already, my beloved brother Ramesh...., I congratulated you on your 900th in our private mails, so let me take this wonderful post of yours, a treasure like all your others, for an opportunity to say that from now on I'll stop the book-keeping. I started it to show appreciation and gratitude and both are still there, growing every day. But this counting seems no onger appropriate to me.
    All of you, my beloved brothers and sisters, have become so dear to me, I cherish all your posts, whether they be many or few, so much - and so do all of us I dare say, that this counting no longer seems a right means to express my love for you. So I'll stop the counting for good, but each and every one of you including the many yet to come have their space right here in my heart.
    May you all feel BABA's countless blessings every moment ..........

    Om Sai Ram

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    Restless was my heart till it found rest in THEE
    Restless was my heart till it found rest in THEE

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    « Reply #6 on: August 15, 2005, 10:09:09 AM »
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  • JAI SAI RAM!!!

    Right you are Astrid.....1, 2 10, 37, or for that matter any number never count much as long as we share our thoughts in this forum.....These days I love to see more and more of our new brothers and sisters posting their thoughts and becoming more and more interactive.....I love to see all my new members here to be more active....my appreciation and gratitude are more for new members of this forum......I love them all.....from the deepest of my heart....Moreover Book keeping is very tough job to handle Astrid.....

    OM SAI RAM!!!

    OM SAI RAM!!!
    अपना साँई प्यारा साँई सबसे न्यारा अपना साँई - रमेश रमनानी

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    Re: BUDDHA !
    « Reply #7 on: August 15, 2005, 10:37:19 AM »
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  • OMSAIRAM!Thanks to both Siblings for making the form more Vibrant!
    Ramesh ji Thankyou for enlightening me with this Beautiful story.
    Our Sai baba showers his choicest blessings on U and Astrid dear's family.

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    Re: BUDDHA !
    « Reply #8 on: August 28, 2005, 10:05:16 PM »
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  • The Buddha became realized at the age of 35 and he taught for 45 years. He died at the age of 80, having delivered 84,000 talks during that time. Nothing was written during his time, but his advanced disciples were memorizing all his talks. It is said that three months after the Buddha left his body, five hundred of his closest disciples met together for three months, putting together their recollections of all the sayings and deeds of the Buddha. What these five hundred disciples finally agreed upon became the Pali canon, also known as the Tripitaka, or "three baskets", for the Theravada school.

    The basic texts recognized by the Mahayana schools are derived from the Sutta Pitaka, but are often considered to have been revealed by the Buddha after he had passed into parinirvana (final exit from the body).

    The Tripitaka comprises:

    Vinaya Pitaka ("Basket of Discipline"): a collection of texts dealing with monastic rules.

    Sutta Pitaka ("Basket of Discourse"): they are subdivided in 5 nikayas ("collections") and deal mainly with the incidents that occurred during the lifetime of the Buddha and sermons and doctrinal and ethical discourses attributed to the Buddha or, in a few cases, to his disciples.

    Abhidhamma Pitaka ("Basket of Special [or Further] Doctrine") further elucidate obscure philosophical points, and are only recognized by the Theravadins.

    The Dhammapada ("Way of Truth"), is an anthology of basic Buddhist teachings (primarily ethical teachings) found in the second text in the Khuddaka Nikaya ("Short Collection") of the Sutta Pitaka, and is accepted by all Buddhist schools of thought.

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #9 on: August 28, 2005, 10:48:03 PM »
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  • There is a Chinese sutra in which the Buddha asked all the
    bodhisattvas their method for realizing enlightenment. Each one
    described a specific meditation practice. Avalokiteshvara described
    meditation on hearing. She said she starts her meditation by
    listening to the sound of the roar of the sea. Then she takes that
    Sound and turns it inward. She returns the hearing to listen to the
    ear organ. By doing this she realizes the true way.

    In the sutra the Buddha praised this method, the meditation on
    listening, as the best method for enlightenment

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #10 on: August 30, 2005, 12:39:54 AM »
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  • Do not speak- unless it improves on silence.

    You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself,
    and you will not find that person anywhere.

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM


    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #11 on: August 30, 2005, 12:41:08 AM »
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  • The Buddha
    Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much
    as your own unguarded thoughts.


    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM


     


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    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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  • Conquer the angry man by love.
    Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
    Conquer the miser with generosity.
    Conquer the liar with truth.
    The Dhammapada

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #13 on: August 30, 2005, 12:45:11 AM »
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  • One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried treasure.
    To one who follows such a wise man, it will be an advantage and not a disadvantage.
    Dhammapada 76

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #14 on: August 30, 2005, 12:50:36 AM »
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  • Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveler passing through. your stay is but short and the moment of your departure unknown.
    None can live without toil and a craft that provides your needs is a blessing indeed. But if you toil without rest, fatigue and wearness will overtake you, and you will denied the joy that comes from labour's end.
    Speak quietly and kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advice. If you talk much, this will make you deaf to what others say, and you should know that there are few so wise that they cannot learn from others.
    Be near when help is needed, but far when praise and thanks are being offered.
    Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for they soon pass and are forgotten. Instead, nurture love within you and and strive to be a friend to all. Truly, compassion is a balm for many wounds.
    Treasure silence when you find it, and while being mindful of your duties, set time aside, to be alone with yourself.
    Cast off pretense and self-deception and see yourself as you really are.
    Despite all appearances, no one is really evil. They are led astray by ignorance. If you ponder this truth always you will offer more light, rather then blame and condemnation.
    You, no less than all beings have Buddha Nature within. Your essential Mind is pure. Therefore, when defilements cause you to stumble and fall, let not remose nor dark foreboding cast you down. Be of good cheer and with this understanding, summon strength and walk on.
    Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame burn bright. Carry this lamp always and in good time the darkness will yield and you will abide in the Light.

    Dhammavadaka

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

    dipika duggal
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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