PLEASING BEHAVIOR  "MADHUR VYAVHAAR"

 God is the source of supreme bliss & supreme peace. As the bond between you & God becomes stronger, so will the inner bliss & peace. Then wherever you go, bliss & happiness will be there with you. Others will also feel peaceful in your company.

 Echo is of the same nature as the sound that generates it & also echo follows the sound. Similarly others behave in the same way as we behave with them wherever we go. If you want happiness, give others the same. If you want respect, then give others the same.

 Sweet language spoken for the benefit of others gives them happiness, peace & loves. It gets back happiness, peace & love for oneself. Such language nourishes ones good qualities and provides mind with pure & positive energy.

 Never speak any word, which hurts & harms anybody. Harsh & hurting language cannot hide the truth, and the partial truth present in the harshly spoken statement also gets deformed because it is not appreciated by anybody. The one who has foul tongue has an evil heart.

 Neither should you make your tongue dirty nor should you accept such language from others. If the bad language of others influences your mind, it means that you are accepting their foul language.

 The words spoken politely & properly are pleasing to all. If one calls "Uncle" to the brother of ones mother then it sounds good, but if one calls him the "brother-in-law of father" then it becomes harsh.

 Words spoken in inappropriate circumstances do not generate welcoming reaction. Some people talk about constipation etc. on the dinning table. This has a bad effect on the mind & body.

 A true & righteous statement given at the wrong time is also not pleasing.

 Give respect to the person with whom you are talking. The key to success is being humble.

 Every individual needs affection, sympathy, respect & caring gestures.

 Stealing somebody's property, money etc is not as big a crime as hurting other's feelings. Do not break anybody's heart because God Himself lives in his/her heart.

 One must give importance to the person to whom he/she is talking and not to oneself. Words spoken properly have a positive impact and words spoken foolishly have negative consequences.

 One who does not impose his / her ego on the other only can work as a good team-leader. Such a team-leader takes the responsibility of mistakes made by a member of team on himself and gives credit for the good work to the responsible member.

 Only cheerful people know the art of getting work done.

 Negative reaction makes the person who is trying to get work done feel irritated and the work also gets spoiled. On the contrary a happy & peaceful person gets a good quality work done.

 Everybody can become yours with the qualities of love, sympathy, respect, sweet words, feeling of benefit for others, sacrifice etc. People will get ready to make big sacrifice for you if you have such behavior.

 One should be humble, friendly & sympathetic towards all.

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ANSWERS BY PUJYA BAPUJI

The mind has been termed both as our friend and enemy; please elucidate

Pujya Bapuji says: If the mind remains engaged in pursuit of degenerate sense-enjoyments, it becomes the most dangerous enemy, because it then makes us wander from one womb to another through 84 lakhs of species, for ages together. And if the same mind is directed towards the observance of austerities and meditation on the Supreme Self, it becomes such a great friend as burns the billions of samskaras, collected over millions of births, in the fire of Self-knowledge and leads one to experience Absolute Liberation.

What is it that one should endeavor to realize in life?

Pujya Bapuji says: Which knows all, is alone worth realizing in life. Our religion, codes of conduct, our culture, our hierarchical social system, our history– all inspire us to seek Him alone. Our festivals also inspire us towards the same goal of realizing the Eternal Being that permeates every particle of the universe and imparts consciousness to all.

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An Easy Technique to Get Peace of Mind

 There is a very simple technique for the mind to get complete rest.      Spread a blanket (aasan) in a clean & solitary place & lie down on it. Stretch your body to the maximum that you can do. Let all the parts of the body, right from the toe to the head, get exercised. Stretch in a way that every single part of the body gets fulfilling exercise. The way cats & dogs extend themselves to full length while stretching; in the same way for about 2 & 1/2 minutes you stretch your body completely by spreading your hands & legs.       After 2 to 2.5 minutes stop stretching. Let the whole body get relaxed. Keep lying very peacefully. Take the tip of the tongue out of the mouth & press it slightly with the teeth. Close your lips. Press the index finger against the thumb for each hand. After sometime if you feel uncomfortable in keeping the position of fingers & the tongue as described above, then you can release them. Spread your hands & knees in a naturally comfortable position. Give complete rest to your body & mind.      Do not entangle your mind in the chains of any kind of thoughts. Let the mind become worriless. Keep observing the process of breathing. Keep feeling that you are getting complete rest in the God.     Right now you have no responsibilities. There are no worries. You are getting complete rest. Let the mind become pure in this state of divine peace.      This technique is capable of removing all kinds of shortcomings & evils. It results in the development of pure & good thoughts & keeping good health. ______________________________________________________________________________

GEMS FROM GURU BHAKTI

 On our birth we belong to no caste, no creed, no religion, no race, we do not even have a name. In few days this body is categorized as a Hindu, a Christian, a Muslim, a son or daughter born in so-and so family. All our lives we live by this category. We are so lost in this categorization that we forget to look beyond our bodies which is a transitory state in this world. It is like; a person wears a garment and defines his existence by the existence of the garment. He forgets that he is a body first which is wearing the garment. Similarly, we forget that we are a part of Brahma first, and then body.

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ATMA YOGA

 When you have firm faith in God then you do not rely on the false crutches of the body and the world. Then the hope for living, the fear of death, the longing to do or the greed to gain no longer remains. So long as you feel duality due to the ego, troubles and fear surround you. Surrender your ego to the all pervasive, blissful and perfect Almighty and rise above the qualities of nature. Surrendering to God does not mean bowing down before the idol of God; but acquiring true knowledge from a self-realized Guru.

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DO’S AND DONOT’S

 One should pray to the Sun God for health, the Fire God for glory and grace, Lord Shiva for knowledge, Lord Vishnu for salvation, Maa Durga or Divine Mother for protection, Bhairava for overcoming obstacles, Maa Saraswati for learning and erudition, Maa Lakshmi for wealth and riches, Maa Parvati for good fortune, Goddess Sachi (wife of Indra) for general welfare, Skanda for Progeny and Ganeshji for anything and everything.

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THE VEDANTIC MESSAGE OF FEARLESSNESS

 Experience that you are God. Nothing can cause any harm to you. All Gods and Goddesses are inferior to you. They become great because you imagine them to be great. Rama and Rahim are all your ideas. Nobody is greater than You, the Self. As long as you are frightened within, no amount of frightening or threatening can intimidate you. No circumstance has the power to shake you even for a moment. To be afraid of any circumstance is to be afraid of your own shadow.

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HEALTH TIPS

 Harmful Effects of Cheese & Mava or Khoya: Any kind of cheese (or paneer) & condensed milk (mava or khoya) is very harmful for health. These milk products are very difficult to digest & the body is not able to get rid of them & therefore they act as poison for the body. These products lead to several health disorders like heart problems etc.

 Vaayu (Gas) Problems: Taking 4-5 pieces of cashew after meals are very helpful in overcoming Vaayu (Gas) problems. Please note that eating more than 7 cashew pieces in 24 hours is harmful for health. Potatoes are very harmful for people having Vaayu problems.

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SMALL AT SIGHT, BIG AT MIGHT

          Regularly swallowing a pinch of whole rice with fresh water in the morning removes diseases of the liver.      Chew your food well. Take at least 25 minutes to finish a meal. Before eating your meal, chew in a couple of pieces of ginger with rock salt and lemon juice. This stimulates the appetite.      Rub mustard oil on both the big toes before taking a bath everyday. This helps maintain good eyesight even in old age. The practice of walking barefooted on grass early in the morning and eating amla also improve the eyesight. ______________________________________________________________________________

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HERBAL MEDICINES FROM ASHRAM

Hingadi Harad Churna:  Hingadi Harad Churna cures various stomach related ailments such as: gas, acidity (amlapitta), constipation, abdomen inflammation (afra), heartburn, headache, indigestion, low appetite. The churna is highly beneficial in skin diseases such as white patches on skin, acne, pimples and other problems relating to liver, cough, arthritis, heart problems, piles, cold, phlegm, kidney problems and diseases related to menstruation in case of ladies.

Shodhan Kalpa:  Where the world is busy advertising about how to get a slimmer body by the use of costly belts and other machines, Ashram brings a natural alternative medicine, the formula of which is based on the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda. This medicine guarantees to outwit obesity by increasing your metabolism

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ACTIVITIES DURING SEPTEMBER 2005

Video Satsang at Sunnyvale temple – Sept.04 – 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Video Satsang- Sept.10 – 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Video Satsang at Fremont temple – Sept.17 – 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Video Satsang- Sept.24 – 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Prasad will be served after the Satsang

Baal Sanskaar Program (Children’s Moral Education Program) for kids between ages 5-16 years will be organized at Sunnyvale temple and Fremont temples simultaneously. This will expose them to the Great Indian Heritage & develop moral character. Focus is on teaching Pranayam, Meditation & Yogic Exercises for improving intellect & concentration.

In addition to this, Bal Sanskaar classes are also organized in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara every week. Contact Vibhash Trivedi at 408-667-8884, Silky Manwani at 408-772-4058 & Avinash Arora at 408-382-9251 if you want to send your child to these Bal Sanskaar Classes.

Local TV Channel/Online Satsang Currently Being Telecasted

·         Watch Pujya Bapuji’s Amritvani on Comcast, Channel 29 (in Fremont, Newark, and Union City) at

      4.30PM (PST) every Friday.

·         Watch free webcast of Chetichand Shibir, Holi Shibir and Bhopal Satsang of Pujya Bapuji at

     http://satsang.ashram.org/.

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HINDU CALENDER: UPCOMING FESTIVALS OF SEPTEMBER 2005

1) 7^th September: Ganesh Chaturthi                               2) 14^th September: Parivartini Ekadashi

3) 17^th September: Purnima/Anantha Chaturdashi     4) 29^th September: Indira Ekadashi

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Divyanand Baria: 415-585-4555, Kalpesh Jaspara: 408-306-5650, Srinivas Gogineni: 510-585-6403, Sanjay Bhatnagar: 831-212-4680, Vibhash Trivedi: 408-667-8884

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