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"
I celebrate myself, and sing myself |
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I
loafe and invite my soul…" |
Walt
Whitman
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As
the year comes to an end, make time to celebrate your existence,
engage in those activities which make your spirits lift and
your heart sing joyfully! Do not lament over the past follies,
the 'what-could-have-beens'; let the end of the year be a period
of evaluation, consolidation, and…of new beginnings… Loaf and
invite your soul back in your life!
For
all of us at Indiayogi also, this has been a phase of
transition, a period of evaluation, of consolidation and a time
to honor our existence!
Be with us in our phase of new emergence! Check out the revamped
and the reconfigured Indiayogi this month, wherein
we have tried to smoothen the navigation glitches, have introduced
new channels and have attempted to make the site more interactive
and visitor- friendly!
Click
here and check our new face yourself!
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It
is said that forgiveness is the foundation on which our
spiritual growth progresses. Then why do some of us find
it difficult to forgive? Is it wrong if we cannot forgive
someone? |
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Though
forgiveness is the basic foundation of spiritual life,
many a times it becomes very difficult for a person to
forgive someone easily and bury past differences
Forgiveness is important in spiritual life because
without forgiveness a person will not be in a position
to expiate or blot out the effect of the incident, which
caused injury or insult to the self. If expiation
is not done, it is bound to cause ill will, spite, hatred
and vengeance in the mind of a person leading to a turbulent
force of thought, which results in body consciousness.
However, normally a person believes in give and take.
So when he is insulted, his ego (Ahankar) gets hurt. Immediately
he reacts strongly to the insult, which has affected his
pride. Specially if he is aggressive his tendency will
be to react sharply and rebuff the person who has insulted
him. But if he is sensitive and circumstances are not
conducive he will keep the incident in his mind and look
for the opportunity to vindicate it at a later stage and
time.
In
mundane life, people presume they have to live in society
with pride and therefore the question of forgetting and
forgiving injuries and insults, which affects their pride
- does not arise.
However,
a person who intends to attain the sensitivity of God
consciousness, will always try to forget any insult or
injury done to him.
- Justice M.L. Dudhat
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| For
those who love both Christmas and India |
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This
website article for Christmas 2000 is offered
by an Indian follower of Jesus Christ who has
the mischievous notion that the spiritual meaning
of Christmas is perhaps better understood in
India (even by non-Christians) than it is in
the West.
The
basic thrust is that the significance of Jesus
as 'Son of God' born into a human family is
brightened and sharpened through categories
drawn from India's ADVAITIC traditions.
To
read this article, click
here.
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Editor-
Shally Khedkar
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