As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking My opinion or thanking Me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear.

When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy.  At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a chair. Then I saw you spring to your feet.

I thought you wanted to talk to Me, but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get the latest gossip instead. I watched patiently all day long. With all your activities I guess you were too busy to say anything to Me. I noticed that before lunch you looked around, maybe you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you did not bow your head.

You glanced three or four tables over and you noticed some of your friends talking to Me briefly before they ate, but you did not. That is okay… There is still more time left, and I hope that you will talk to Me yet. You went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do.

After a few of them were done, you turned on the TV. I do not know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there and you spend a lot of time each day in front of it not thinking about anything, just enjoying the show. I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal, but again you did not talk to Me.

Bedtime- I guess you felt too tired. After you said goodnight to your family you plopped into bed and fell asleep in no time. That is okay because you may not realize that I Am always there for you.. I have got patience, more than you will ever know. I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well.

I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, a prayer or thought, or a thankful part of your heart. It is hard to have a one-sided conversation. Well, you are getting up once again.

Once again I will wait, with nothing but love for you. Hoping that today you will give Me some time.

Be Blessed. Have a nice day!

Patiently Your’s,

GOD

The smallest unit of time is a kaashta, which is 18 times the amount
of time it takes to blink an eyelid. 10 kaashtas make a kshanam and
12 kshanams constitute a muhoortam. 60 of these muhoortams constitute
a day. 30 days constitute a month and 3 months make up a ritu. 12
months of course constitute a human year.

We now move on from the human plane to the world of the departed
souls - the pitrus. Here, a human month equals the length of a day.
The brighter half of a Lunar month constitutes the pitru’s daytime
and the darker half their night.

In the realm of the Devas or the Gods, a human year constitutes a
single day. The brighter half of the year Uttarayanam makes up the
day time hours of the Devas while the darker half Dakshinayanam
makes up the nighttime hours.

An epoch or a yuga is the next higher level of measurement. 1200 Deva
years constitute the Kaliyuga or the present epoch that we are
believed to be living in; 2400 deva years make up the Dwapara yuga
that preceded kali yuga; 3600 years made up the Treta yuga and 4800
the Krita yuga respectively. Thus, the length of the Kaliyuga is
1200*360 i.e. 432,000 human years. A cycle of 4 yugas is referred to
as the catur yugas. A cycle of catur yugas lasts for 12,000 deva
years or 12,000* 360 i.e. 4,320,000 human years.

How do these time measurements correlate with the process of
creation?

Brahma in Indian mythology is referred to as the creator. A
thousand catur yugas are said to make up the daylight hours of a
single day of Brahma’s life. Another thousand make up the nighttime
of a single day of Brahma. Thus, a single day in Brahma’s life
spans 2000 * 4,320,000 ie. 8,640,000,000 human years. 360 such days,
each lasting 8.6 billion years constitute a year in Brahma’s life,
which lasts for a 100 Brahma years. At the end of one Brahma’s
life, another starts. This cycle goes on and on.

A Brahma’s life is also known as a Para. Each half param is
referred to as a parardham. It is believed that we are currently
living in the 2nd half of the life of the present Brahma.
It is to be noted that in the performance of Vedic rituals, the
frame of time in which the ritual is being performed is specified
both in macro and in micro terms, the term ‘dviteeya paraardhe’ (the
second half of Brahma’s term) is stated.

The reference point here is the moment of commencement of creation
of the Universe by Brahma. When we say ‘dviteeya paraardhe’, which
Brahma are we referring to? How many Brahmas have preceded the
current one? This specification is non-existant in Vedic mantras.
Since the whole process is cyclical, with one Brahma commencing when
another completes, and with this process repeating forever, there may
not be any significance in stating the position of Brahma.

In a cyclical concept of time every starting point will have to be
an ending point. If time is postulated as being linear and
unidirectional there will have to be an absolute starting point for
time. This cyclical nature of time as believed in Indian Mythology
refers to time as ‘anaadi’ or that without a beginning.

Yet another measure of time is Kalpa. The puranas are named after
kalpas; thus we have the matsya kalpa, koorma kalpa, lakshmi kalpa,
sweta varaaha kalpa, shiva kalpa, bhrahma kalpa, vishnu kalpa and so
on. Each Brahma’s term lasts for a period of 7 kalpas. The current
period in time is said to belong to the sweta varaaha kalpam, which
is in the second half of the life of Brahma.

A kalpam or an epoch is made up of 14 manvantaras and each
manvantara spans 71 caturyugas. The fourteen manvantaras are
respectively wayambhuva, sawosisha, audhama, thaamasa, raivatha,
sakshusha, vaivasvata, savarni, daaksha savarni, bhramha savarni,
dharma savarni, rudra savarni, rouchya and bowdhya. The present
kaliyuga is the 28th in the present Vaivaswata
manvantara.

Sankalpam: Thus, vedic mantras pin point the time of performance of
a ritual - by narrowing down from dwiteeya paraardhe (in the 2nd
half of the term of Brahma), Sweta varaaha kalpe (in the kalpa
sweta varaaha), Vaivasvata manvantare (in the 7th manvantaram),
Kaliyuge (in the kali epoch) - through the finer details such as the
name of the current year, month etc.

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master’s house it had leaked much of it’s water and was only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master’s house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.” “Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?” “I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.”

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.”

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, God will use our flaws to grace his table. In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don’t be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. ‘When we were to be married,’ she said, ‘ my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.’

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?’

‘Oh,’ she said, ‘that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.’

A Prayer…….

Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods;
Because Lord, if I pray for Strength,
I’ll beat him to death, because I don’t know how to crochet.

When you look at the comparison between herbivores and humans, we compare much more closely to herbivores than meat eating animals. Humans are clearly not designed to digest and ingest meat.

• Meat-eaters: have claws
  Herbivores: no claws
  Humans: no claws

• Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
  Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
  Humans: perspire through skin pores

• Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
  Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
  Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding

• Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
  Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
  Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.

• Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
  Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
  Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater

• Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
  Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
  Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits

• Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
  Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
  Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains

Based on a chart by A.D. Andrews, Fit Food for Men, (Chicago: American Hygiene Society, 1970)

A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted the famous heart surgeon in his shop, which was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car.

The mechanic shouted across the garage,” Hello Doctor!! Please come over here for a minute.’

The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic.

The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked argumentatively, ‘So doctor, look at this. I also open hearts, take valves out, grind ‘em, put in new parts, and when I finish this will work as a new one. So how come you get the big money, when you and me is doing basically the same work? ‘

The doctor leaned over and whispered to the mechanic…..

He said: ‘Try to do it when the engine is running’.

A gentleman was once visiting a temple under construction. In the temple premises, he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he saw, just a few meters away, another identical idol was lying. Surprised he asked the sculptor, do you need two statutes of the same idol. No said the sculptor. We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage.

The gentleman examined the statue. No apparent damage was visible. Where the damage is? Asked the gentleman.

There is a scratch on the nose of the idol.

Where are you going to keep the idol? Asked the gentleman.

The sculptor replied that it will be installed on a pillar 20 feet high.

The gentleman asked - When the idol will be 20 feet away from the eyes of the beholder, who is going to know that there is scratch on the nose anyways?

The sculptor looked at the gentleman, smiled and said, “The God knows it and I know it “.

The desire to excel should be exclusive of the fact whether someone appreciates it or not.

Excellence is a drive from Inside not Outside.

My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
“Just wait until your father gets home.”

My Mother taught me about RECEIVING:.
“You are going to get it when we get home!”

My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE :
“What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you… Don’t talk back to me!”

My Mother taught me LOGIC:
“Because I said so, that’s why.”
&
“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to
The store with me.”

My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE :
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.”

My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD:
“If you don’t pass your spelling test, you’ll never get a good job.”

My Mother taught me ESP:
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you’re cold?”

My Mother taught me HUMOR:
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT:
“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”

My Mother taught me about SEX:
“How do you think you got here?”

My Mother taught me about GENETICS:
“You’re just like your father.”

My Mother taught me about my ROOTS:
“Do you think you were born in a barn?”

My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE:
“When you get to be my age, you will understand.”

My Mother taught me about JUSTICE:
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you. Then you’ll see what it’s like.”

My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

My mother taught me IRONY:
“Keep crying and I’ll *give* you something to cry about.”

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS:
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper!”

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM :
“Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me about STAMINA:
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is finished.”

My mother taught me about WEATHER:
“It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.”

My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS: “If I yelled because
I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then?”

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
“If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: Don’t Exaggerate!!!”

My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION :
“Stop acting like your father!”

My mother taught me about ENVY:
“There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do!”

Once a warrior goes to the master teacher to ask for prayers.

“I am going to take part in fighting competition. If I win it, it will bring glory to me and my clan. Please pray for me.” He says

“I will pray for you today. I will pray for three pounds of glory for you and your clan.” replies master.

“Three pounds? I don’t think that makes sense.”

“Why?”

“You can’t measure glory in pounds. Glory is something you just feel inside.”

“So, why are you seeking it outside?”

This indeed is so true for most part of our lives. We feel the pain inside, but we continuously seek the medicine outside. We feel the void inside, but we continuously try to fill it with outside things. Fame, wealth, glory, power, the list is endless. Yet the void remains.

One day a young archer went to a village. He started showing off his skill. First he pierced a fruit into exactly two pieces from a long distance. Then he cut the burning tip of the candle with his arrow, without even touching the candle. He could shoot targets at far off distance with excellent accuracy.

The real intention of the archer was to challenge the master teacher of the ashram in the village. The teacher was famous archer when he was young. By defeating the teacher, the new archer would have sealed the title as the absolute best archer in the country.

The teacher knew this, but he didn’t pay any attention. But the archer kept on inciting more and more. Finally one day he stood in front of the ashram and posed an open challenge to the teacher saying “I can do anything you can do, only better.”

The teacher accepted the challenge. He started walking towards the jungle. The archer started following him. They walked and walked till they were in remote jungle. They crossed several mountains and valleys.

At last they came to a river between two mountains. There was no bridge on the river except an old rotten tree that had fallen down across the river. The wood was old and soggy and did not look strong. The river was more than hundred feet below and the current was ferocious.

The master teacher borrowed the bow and arrow from the archer. He slowly climbed on the tree bridge. The wood cracked and pieces fell into the river. But the teacher was steady. He almost walked to the middle. Then he stood there and shot an arrow in the sky.

He walked back and gave the bow to the archer, signaling him to perform the same feet. “Stand there and shoot an arrow anywhere.” he challenged.

The archer started walking on the tree. But his feet were shaking. He could not summon enough courage to look in the river below. And if he tried to look elsewhere, he could not stand steady. As the wood cracked more, he lost his cool and ran back. He accepted the defeat.

“You have good control on the hand that directs the arrow. But you don’t have control over the mind that directs the hand. ” said the master teacher “Till you work on that, you won’t be the best archer.”