Triumph OF LIFE -
SELF-DISCIPLINE YOUR LIFE
(Get Detached and Attached in the ratio Required you to Grow)
vWhen you’re centered in the heart of the Target of Life, you’re at your best and life seems brighter.
vYou see clearly and therefore make optimal decisions.
vYou feel peaceful, loving, energetic, and happy.
vYou’re in a good position to handle just about anything.
vHowever, when things happen that go against our desires and expectations, it’s easy to get pulled off center.
vWe experience more fear and negativity.
vWe say and do things we regret.
vThe immune system weakens and our productivity declines.
vWe lose touch with what’s really important to us.
vUnhealthy stress increases and our sensitivity toward others decreases.
vAnd the further away from the center we move, the worse it gets!
vThat’s why it’s so important to catch early signs of stress, and to use all of our creativity to stay as centered as possible.
vWhen we are centered in the heart of the Target of Life, difficulties still crop up, but we can handle them much more smoothly and effectively.
vThe more centered we are, the greater our well-being, the wiser our choices, and the more effective we are in everything we do.
To remain silent rather than strike out or spread negative gossip;
to follow through on your exercise and dietary goals; to stop
rushing and overworking;
to devote yourself wholeheartedly to a process of spiritual enrichment;
to put aside distractions and listen with complete respect, openness, and attention to a loved one or co-worker—
such are the freedoms and pleasures afforded by
self-discipline.
We’re all in school; life is one great big course in self-discipline.
In everything you think, say, and do, you are either strengthening or weakening your self-management skills.
The skills of self-discipline are like muscles: If you exercise them intelligently, your self-management ability will grow steadily in strength and flexibility, always ready to serve your highest good and
that of all others.
Building our muscles of self-control does demand effort and patience;
but far from being happiness-killing drudgery, self-discipline is the doorway to true freedom, strength, creativity, service, love, and joy.
Self-discipline involves
three key components:
calmness, intuition, and willpower—
the calmness required to hear our intuitive guidance and the strength of will necessary to follow through.
Fortunately, life abounds with creative opportunities, both large and small, that allow us to practice and improve our
self-management abilities.
Be playful and courageous in building your muscles of self-discipline.
Greet life’s little difficulties as a
game in which you enjoy testing
your self-discipline.
Take pleasure in skillfully meeting challenges and learning from them.
DO IT NOW!
As soon as you realize it’s time to get up, to be quiet, or to begin that project, do it! Don’t delay.
It’s when you postpone action and allow your mind to start rationalizing that your will is weakened
and trouble sets in.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF!
Walk an extra mile. Sit next to
that person who in the past has threatened you or “gotten on your nerves.” Use everyday situations to boost your skills of self-discipline.
CELEBRATE YOUR STRENGTHS!
Write down some of the many ways in which you already are self-disciplined. Then make a list of all your positive qualities, your special talents, and compliments that people have paid you. A good friend can help you identify your strong points.
FIND A COACH!
Invite someone you respect to be your personal coach—a person who will listen to the desires of your heart, assist you in setting tangible goals, challenge you to overcome your weaknesses, and provide encouragement and guidance to
keep you on course.
KEEP YOUR WORD!
If you say you are going to do something, do it. Occasionally things will come up, and you won’t be able to follow through. But as a rule, if you say, for example, you will be there at 8:00, be there. If you think you might be late, just honestly say, “It may be well past 8:00 before I show up.”
CREATE YOUR
OWN MENTAL MOVIES!
If there’s something you want, mentally see it repeatedly in vivid color, right in front of you. If there’s a habit you want to get rid of, visualize it in a shabby gray color and see it quickly moving away from you, getting smaller and smaller
until it disappears completely.
NOURISH YOURSELF
WITH POSITIVE SELF-TALK!
Say goodbye to words such as “can’t,” “impossible,” and “if only.” You CAN accomplish almost anything if you believe you can. Say to yourself with joyous, deep conviction:
“Today is the best day of my life!”
PUT OTHERS FIRST!
Without neglecting yourself, look for opportunities to put others first. Give the best to another; take the smallest piece; let the driver behind you have the most convenient parking place. This is an excellent way to bless others while building your muscles of self-discipline.
RISE ABOVE LIKES AND DISLIKES!
Don’t enslave yourself with a rigid set of likes and dislikes. Learn to accept—even to like—things you previously found distasteful. Avoid judging others for a day; simply love them as they are.
No matter what, try to remain
even-minded, resourceful, and happy.
LEARN FROM OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE!
Listen to and watch disciplined people whom you admire. Seek out new heroes—great leaders, visionaries, teachers, saints, and mature athletes. Zero in on their secrets of success
and make them your own.
Sharing the noble ambitions
of others, my heart says,
“I believe in you! Your goals are my goals. You have the talents and self-discipline to succeed, and I will gladly encourage and assist you.”
Remember, the more centered you are on the Target of Life, the more accepting and loving you will be, and the easier it will be for you to be calm, sense your inner guidance, and
use your willpower to take action.
Dr T P Sasikumar dr_tps@yahoo.com drtps@keral.com 040-27781218 / 040-27242863
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
PERSONALITY PAIN
PERSONALITY PAIN
The ache / pain inside / self need to be cured through the spirituality prescription.
If one needs to be really a human being, he need to grow. The growth need to be in physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. The time the all round development does not happen he deemed to be dull.
The grief is to be released through cry. The person gets relief after a good cry. But this should not be a habit. How many can afford crying? It is a gift to have the habit of crying.
A curative comfort can be obtained from the faith in God, Guru, etc. or Enjoying Nature, a bath, nice view, good music, discussing with some close friend.
Knowledge (jnanam) is one of self and of the environment. The analysis of the knowledge and taking all its benefit for the life to be beautiful is the ability of a human being. This knowledge should be used in the proper way. May be not having this knowledge is better than using the knowledge in the improper way.
The ache / pain inside / self need to be cured through the spirituality prescription.
If one needs to be really a human being, he need to grow. The growth need to be in physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. The time the all round development does not happen he deemed to be dull.
The grief is to be released through cry. The person gets relief after a good cry. But this should not be a habit. How many can afford crying? It is a gift to have the habit of crying.
A curative comfort can be obtained from the faith in God, Guru, etc. or Enjoying Nature, a bath, nice view, good music, discussing with some close friend.
Knowledge (jnanam) is one of self and of the environment. The analysis of the knowledge and taking all its benefit for the life to be beautiful is the ability of a human being. This knowledge should be used in the proper way. May be not having this knowledge is better than using the knowledge in the improper way.
aahaara nidraa bhaya maithhunaani
samaani chaithaani nr^Naam paSuunaam
jnaanam naraaNaamadhikO viSEshO
jnaanEna hiinaaH paSubhi samaanaaH
Be a human being. Being human is the way to be a human being.
Serve others and keep them happy for you to be happy. Serving God means serving and making others happy.
yEna kEna prakaarENa
yasya kasyaapi dEhinaha
santhOsham janayEth praajna:
thadEva iiSvara puujanam
For the help you have rendered never ask any return help. It is as you are expecting the other person into trouble.
mayyEva-jiirNathaam yaanthu
yathvayOpakr^tham harE
nara: prathyupakaaraarthhi
vipaththim abhikaamkshyathi
Helping with expecting a return also will give pain as they may not respond the way one expects.
In the higher frequency everything will look transparent. The example of the fan is enough to understand this.
onam-vishu-rahukaalam-etc..
1) Superstition as a status of mind. The material / object / things around us / idea / thoght is the impression of anything in the mind. The understanding of the things by an individual depends on what he has learned so far and so on. Based on this some people do not believe in some things as they compare with what they believe. Then those which are not matching with their state of mind at that time they consider as superstition.
2) Dharma is the merit of activity of an individual. This is relative. Generally accepted actions that are acceptable to the society is marked as dharmic. In this context any individual have two actions one - for self, and the other - for society. The dharma of an individual to satisfy him and the people around him and the societ that supports him are important and they are classically parted as ishta and poortha.
3) Religion
I follow the definition of Vivekananda et. al. The way of life, a culture, a social binding, a class that defines the rituals for the better life. It is a culture and not be named and classified. It varies and evolves.
4) Prayer is the best way to control breath, get into meditation, lighten the feelings, sooth the pain etc. The different diety and the variety of prayers are for the choice of the individual. Practicing will have a psycho-neuro effect. It unites the feelings of the participants. The sathsang will have a unique thought process when thay are into it.
5) Guru The classic definition is the person who takes us to light. There could be many taking to more bright spots. In todays world, the short interaction and paid membership makes one to follow a 'guru'. But the guru is one who understand the constitution of the sishyan and the sishyan understand the guru. For someone it does not require long time, a click may do. May not be seen too. But they see eachother through the divya drushti. Yes, it do happen.
6) ASHTAMANGALAM
Common items are mirror (kannadi), lamp (deepam), dress (vasthram), clean rice (akshatham)
The other optional include
filled vessal (nirakutam)
gold (swarnam)
lady (sthree)
Cow (pashu)
or
ghee (naye)
book (grandham)
Sindoor (kumkumam)
or
Fruits (pasham)
or
beetal leaf (vettila)
pan (adayka)
wooden vessal (mara-pathram)
All of them are nice to see and makes us happy too.
7) Onam:
Onam is to remumber the great devotee of Lord Vishnu (the Emperor Maha Bali who was the grandson of Prahlada - the great devotee of Lord Narasimha). Mahabali received benediction and liberation with the blessings of the Lord, who had assumed the form of Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation.
Onam is celebrated in August-September in Kerala. Onam is a ten-day festival marked by women and kids creating beautiful floral patterns in front of their houses, pujas for Lord Vishnu, feasting and boat races.
Basically Mahabali is an asura and the ruler being asuras, the keraliates must be closer to asura guna, despite being the devotee of vishnu. The people who settle abroad and have a desire to go abroad are asuras (mayans are those who are in America too). Once your birth land is left and the brahmana swabhava is lost. That is the reason why brahmanas were not allowed to cross the sea traditionally. I do not know hoe the ‘vasudaiva kudumbakam’ ; ‘lokaa samastha….’ etc. get along with this vision.
A contradiction in the story is that the mahabali is in the vamana avathara time. The fact that parasurama came after vamana; mahabali must not have ruled kerala. If the vamana story is to be believed the ‘parasurama created the kerala’ cannot be true. Probably mahabalipuram must be the maveli’s kingdome and is in tamilnadu. Hope Maveli knows that kerala is looking forward for him and not the mahabalipuravasikal.
Do not worry about these and try to festive the coming ONAM. New cloths, good sadhya, happy get-togethers etc. - A cheerful life that is what Lord Krishna want us to lead. Geetha also says ‘MA SUCHA (means - do not be sad).
8) Ugadi and Vishu:
Vishu is celebrated in a big way in Kerala. Families wake up in the morning and make sure they feast their eyes on good things like a picture of God, grains, flowers, fruit and gold. It is believed seeing these first thing in the morning of the New Year will bring them prosperity and wealth throughout the year.
These are two festivals that celebrate the New Year in different communities of south India. Ugadi is celebrated in March-April. Vishu is celebrated in mid-April. The word Yugadi means the day of the inauguration of the Yuga or Age. The Year is computed and the starting of the year is considered as vishu. The best things are to be seen on this day as KANI, so that the coming days will have similar sight.
The Vishu / Ugadi must be the same day as the computations/concepts are the same. This year there was a difference of 4 days. The yuga for us and other south Indians cannot be different. There is an error on the computation and that need to be corrected.
Do not worry about the kaala (time/year) computations enjoy seeing good things on VISHU and there after too. All that are prescribed in the ashtamangalyam are good to see. The must are the new cloth, money, gold, book, close relatives like mother, sister et. al., fruits, vegetables, grains (navadhanyam).
9) RAHUKALAM
Many do believe in rahukalam and such kalas!!
Considering the uniform sunrise time as 6:00a.m.and sunset as 6:00 p.m rahukalam is given as .
Monday 7:30 to 9:00
Tuesday 15:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 12:00 to 13:30
Thursday 13:30 to 15:00
Friday 10:30 to 12:00
Saturday 9:00 to 10:30
Sunday 16:30 to 18:00
The Rahu Kalam will be of an hour and a half duration for every day. Rahukalam is always in the day time only.
“Eleven bays had a good football club”. By heart this and see that seven words are from Monday to Sunday.
Eleven is for Monday.
Count for E from the first alphabet ‘a’; you will get 5
Take one and half times and get 7:30
Thus rahu on Monday is from 7:30 to 9 am
Club is for Sunday.
Count for C from the first alphabet ‘a’; you will get 3
Take one and half times and get 4:30
Thus rahu on Sunday is from 4:30 to 6
MOTHER SAW FATHER WEARING THE TURBAN ON SUNDAY - where Mother is for Monday 7.30 - 9.00 Saw is for Saturday 9.00 - 10.30 Father is for Friday 10.30- 12.00 Wearingis for Wednedsay 12.00- 01.30 The is for Thursday 01.30- 03.00 Turban is for Tuesday 03.00- 04.30 and Sunday as it is 04.30- 06.00
Rahu kalam varies from place to place, changing every day. This is based on sunrise and sunset. The rahu kalam available on your calendar and panchangam is based on the assumption that sunrise is at 6 am and sunset is at 6 pm. One must see the sunset time sunrise changing every day. This variation can change rahukalam more than one-hour in some days.
Get rahukalam timing at your place by adding or subtracting the sunrise time from 6 and buffering the same on rahukalam. For example if the sunrise is at 6:23 and the day is Monday, the Rahukalam on the day will be 7:53 to 9:23 (not 7 to 9).
The above note is only if this makes some meaning and for those who are following and do not correct the timings. I know many following this blind!
I do not have any reason for to believe RAHUKALAM or any other kalam!!
How and why does these time? As per bharatheeya knowledge I do not see the relevance of the day (week) itself. The seven-day concept is not very relevant in any of the computations. These are only for convenience. There can be many more related questions to this – how can be Friday, Monday etc. are found good for one each god? This too is a question!!
2) Dharma is the merit of activity of an individual. This is relative. Generally accepted actions that are acceptable to the society is marked as dharmic. In this context any individual have two actions one - for self, and the other - for society. The dharma of an individual to satisfy him and the people around him and the societ that supports him are important and they are classically parted as ishta and poortha.
3) Religion
I follow the definition of Vivekananda et. al. The way of life, a culture, a social binding, a class that defines the rituals for the better life. It is a culture and not be named and classified. It varies and evolves.
4) Prayer is the best way to control breath, get into meditation, lighten the feelings, sooth the pain etc. The different diety and the variety of prayers are for the choice of the individual. Practicing will have a psycho-neuro effect. It unites the feelings of the participants. The sathsang will have a unique thought process when thay are into it.
5) Guru The classic definition is the person who takes us to light. There could be many taking to more bright spots. In todays world, the short interaction and paid membership makes one to follow a 'guru'. But the guru is one who understand the constitution of the sishyan and the sishyan understand the guru. For someone it does not require long time, a click may do. May not be seen too. But they see eachother through the divya drushti. Yes, it do happen.
6) ASHTAMANGALAM
Common items are mirror (kannadi), lamp (deepam), dress (vasthram), clean rice (akshatham)
The other optional include
filled vessal (nirakutam)
gold (swarnam)
lady (sthree)
Cow (pashu)
or
ghee (naye)
book (grandham)
Sindoor (kumkumam)
or
Fruits (pasham)
or
beetal leaf (vettila)
pan (adayka)
wooden vessal (mara-pathram)
All of them are nice to see and makes us happy too.
7) Onam:
Onam is to remumber the great devotee of Lord Vishnu (the Emperor Maha Bali who was the grandson of Prahlada - the great devotee of Lord Narasimha). Mahabali received benediction and liberation with the blessings of the Lord, who had assumed the form of Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation.
Onam is celebrated in August-September in Kerala. Onam is a ten-day festival marked by women and kids creating beautiful floral patterns in front of their houses, pujas for Lord Vishnu, feasting and boat races.
Basically Mahabali is an asura and the ruler being asuras, the keraliates must be closer to asura guna, despite being the devotee of vishnu. The people who settle abroad and have a desire to go abroad are asuras (mayans are those who are in America too). Once your birth land is left and the brahmana swabhava is lost. That is the reason why brahmanas were not allowed to cross the sea traditionally. I do not know hoe the ‘vasudaiva kudumbakam’ ; ‘lokaa samastha….’ etc. get along with this vision.
A contradiction in the story is that the mahabali is in the vamana avathara time. The fact that parasurama came after vamana; mahabali must not have ruled kerala. If the vamana story is to be believed the ‘parasurama created the kerala’ cannot be true. Probably mahabalipuram must be the maveli’s kingdome and is in tamilnadu. Hope Maveli knows that kerala is looking forward for him and not the mahabalipuravasikal.
Do not worry about these and try to festive the coming ONAM. New cloths, good sadhya, happy get-togethers etc. - A cheerful life that is what Lord Krishna want us to lead. Geetha also says ‘MA SUCHA (means - do not be sad).
8) Ugadi and Vishu:
Vishu is celebrated in a big way in Kerala. Families wake up in the morning and make sure they feast their eyes on good things like a picture of God, grains, flowers, fruit and gold. It is believed seeing these first thing in the morning of the New Year will bring them prosperity and wealth throughout the year.
These are two festivals that celebrate the New Year in different communities of south India. Ugadi is celebrated in March-April. Vishu is celebrated in mid-April. The word Yugadi means the day of the inauguration of the Yuga or Age. The Year is computed and the starting of the year is considered as vishu. The best things are to be seen on this day as KANI, so that the coming days will have similar sight.
The Vishu / Ugadi must be the same day as the computations/concepts are the same. This year there was a difference of 4 days. The yuga for us and other south Indians cannot be different. There is an error on the computation and that need to be corrected.
Do not worry about the kaala (time/year) computations enjoy seeing good things on VISHU and there after too. All that are prescribed in the ashtamangalyam are good to see. The must are the new cloth, money, gold, book, close relatives like mother, sister et. al., fruits, vegetables, grains (navadhanyam).
9) RAHUKALAM
Many do believe in rahukalam and such kalas!!
Considering the uniform sunrise time as 6:00a.m.and sunset as 6:00 p.m rahukalam is given as .
Monday 7:30 to 9:00
Tuesday 15:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 12:00 to 13:30
Thursday 13:30 to 15:00
Friday 10:30 to 12:00
Saturday 9:00 to 10:30
Sunday 16:30 to 18:00
The Rahu Kalam will be of an hour and a half duration for every day. Rahukalam is always in the day time only.
“Eleven bays had a good football club”. By heart this and see that seven words are from Monday to Sunday.
Eleven is for Monday.
Count for E from the first alphabet ‘a’; you will get 5
Take one and half times and get 7:30
Thus rahu on Monday is from 7:30 to 9 am
Club is for Sunday.
Count for C from the first alphabet ‘a’; you will get 3
Take one and half times and get 4:30
Thus rahu on Sunday is from 4:30 to 6
MOTHER SAW FATHER WEARING THE TURBAN ON SUNDAY - where Mother is for Monday 7.30 - 9.00 Saw is for Saturday 9.00 - 10.30 Father is for Friday 10.30- 12.00 Wearingis for Wednedsay 12.00- 01.30 The is for Thursday 01.30- 03.00 Turban is for Tuesday 03.00- 04.30 and Sunday as it is 04.30- 06.00
Rahu kalam varies from place to place, changing every day. This is based on sunrise and sunset. The rahu kalam available on your calendar and panchangam is based on the assumption that sunrise is at 6 am and sunset is at 6 pm. One must see the sunset time sunrise changing every day. This variation can change rahukalam more than one-hour in some days.
Get rahukalam timing at your place by adding or subtracting the sunrise time from 6 and buffering the same on rahukalam. For example if the sunrise is at 6:23 and the day is Monday, the Rahukalam on the day will be 7:53 to 9:23 (not 7 to 9).
The above note is only if this makes some meaning and for those who are following and do not correct the timings. I know many following this blind!
I do not have any reason for to believe RAHUKALAM or any other kalam!!
How and why does these time? As per bharatheeya knowledge I do not see the relevance of the day (week) itself. The seven-day concept is not very relevant in any of the computations. These are only for convenience. There can be many more related questions to this – how can be Friday, Monday etc. are found good for one each god? This too is a question!!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
SORRY vs. NO PROBLEM
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SORRY Vs. No Problem !!
I got into a house with lot of little ones around being in a sathsang arranged by one of my friend.
One little girl, say Shraddha got hurt by the other little one, say Ritwi.
That was just an accident and the little Shraddha got only hurt la bit.
Ritwin must be feeling bad about this, quite natural..
All elders in the group started to Ritwi, ‘Say Sorry’
Ritwi was feeling hurt,
Ego up.
Cheeks reddish,
Stood like a guilty..
Didn’t move,
Face down !!
Children became still..
I was an odd, outsider and felt out of place.
I called the crying Shraddha and saw the lips, with little blood..
Told her,,
Close your lips.. it will just will be okay.
Not very much..
She became quit..
I told her..
Now you could be the smart girl among all, do u need to be?
She was happy..
I asked her to go to Ritwi and say
‘No problem, I am your friend, it doesn’t matter’
She did so cool, natural, involved..
Ritwi instantly said sorry..
All the elders started saying
‘See Shraddha, what a wonderful girl, she is so cute, even when got hurt, says NO PROBLEM.’
Shraddha was seeing me with tilted face.
I smiled at her.
She felt great.
All pain gone.
She is the
I-cone of the day..
Smart..
drtpsasikumar@gmail.com
9911484007
I got into a house with lot of little ones around being in a sathsang arranged by one of my friend.
One little girl, say Shraddha got hurt by the other little one, say Ritwi.
That was just an accident and the little Shraddha got only hurt la bit.
Ritwin must be feeling bad about this, quite natural..
All elders in the group started to Ritwi, ‘Say Sorry’
Ritwi was feeling hurt,
Ego up.
Cheeks reddish,
Stood like a guilty..
Didn’t move,
Face down !!
Children became still..
I was an odd, outsider and felt out of place.
I called the crying Shraddha and saw the lips, with little blood..
Told her,,
Close your lips.. it will just will be okay.
Not very much..
She became quit..
I told her..
Now you could be the smart girl among all, do u need to be?
She was happy..
I asked her to go to Ritwi and say
‘No problem, I am your friend, it doesn’t matter’
She did so cool, natural, involved..
Ritwi instantly said sorry..
All the elders started saying
‘See Shraddha, what a wonderful girl, she is so cute, even when got hurt, says NO PROBLEM.’
Shraddha was seeing me with tilted face.
I smiled at her.
She felt great.
All pain gone.
She is the
I-cone of the day..
Smart..
drtpsasikumar@gmail.com
9911484007
Monday, February 9, 2009
STUDENTs - WRITES ----
VEENA from st.teresas, kochi...
copied from
http://destinyschildsspace.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-being-better.html
About being better
The other day when our teacher told us that we were supposed to attend a seminar, all of us groaned in unison. Our teacher told us that a scientist was going to talk to us. That left us completely nonplussed. Why in the world would a scientist talk to art students like us? What do we have in common afterall? What can he tell us?
Our teacher gave us no more time to think and we were asked to be in the auditorium sharp at 12.30 pm. "Oh no! Isnt that our lunch break...ugh! we'll have to finish it off in half an hour. And then no roaming around. One hour recess spoiled!", we spoke among ourselves. Nevertheless, at sharp 12.30, all assembled in the auditorium and tried occupying the back rows so that we could easily doze off or play hang man, if the lecture turned out to be boring. But to our dismay, the back rows had already been occupied. We were the last to troupe in. So we solemnly took our seats in the front!
Dr T P. Sasikumar arrived a few minutes later and after a welcome speech by one of our teachers whom he knew( the one who organised the whole thing), the mike was thrown to the scientist of the DOS. All I can say is, I did not realize how time flew by.
This man is truly a wonder. He broke the stereotypical image of a scientist I had(like most of us have). He wore perfect clothes, his hair was not unkempt at all, he wore glasses but not those mad looking ones, he was not muddled up about anything and most importantly he did not have the air of a natural scientist(the stereotypical air I spoke about earlier). Who would say his CV extends to some 20 pages, that he is one heck of an intellectual, a genious?
We were in for a surprise! He began very casually, skilfully making an impact at the same time. He established a rapport with the large audience in a few minutes time and spoke with the flair of a born orator. The subject of the seminar was "being better" and the motto of the day, as he said was, "No Problem". He spoke about how life has to be enjoyed to the maximum since its so short. He talked about death so casually, that you could do nothing but laugh. Yes! He made death sound so funny!
He spoke of the various chances that life gives us and how we should make the most of it. "Faith is somethign that you must never lose", he said, "as life always gives you chances. No big deal if you fail your exams. You can write them next year! No big deal if you dont find get a particular job. You can always find another job! No big deal if you are not getting married. If you are married, well, all I can say is that you are trapped. If you are not married, then yes, you have the honour of finding the right one!"
This was the way he made clear his motto, "No Problem!" He said that happiness is what every human being wants. But the truth is that it lies within ourselves. We just have to find it. No one needs to tell you if you are good or bad. You need to know it yourself. What should matter most is one's own satisfaction. Nothing else.
It was truly an experience in itself to listen to a spiritually, intellectually elevated person. I, as a rule resent talks, seminars or classes, where one is told how to live a good life. But this, was truly different. He spoke like one among us and the session turned out to be lively and interesting. We did not even look at our watches while the lecture was going on (let alone dozing off). It was only when he mentioned that the time was 2.15, that we realized that he had kept us engaged for 1 hr and 45 mins. We wished he would never stop and go on speaking....but alas! a scientist is a scientist afterall, with numerous things on his agenda!
I am full of admiration for him after that class and he sure has a huge fan following now! That I dedicated a blog on this should sum up my views on the talk and more improtantly the man who delivered it! :)
copied from
http://destinyschildsspace.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-being-better.html
About being better
The other day when our teacher told us that we were supposed to attend a seminar, all of us groaned in unison. Our teacher told us that a scientist was going to talk to us. That left us completely nonplussed. Why in the world would a scientist talk to art students like us? What do we have in common afterall? What can he tell us?
Our teacher gave us no more time to think and we were asked to be in the auditorium sharp at 12.30 pm. "Oh no! Isnt that our lunch break...ugh! we'll have to finish it off in half an hour. And then no roaming around. One hour recess spoiled!", we spoke among ourselves. Nevertheless, at sharp 12.30, all assembled in the auditorium and tried occupying the back rows so that we could easily doze off or play hang man, if the lecture turned out to be boring. But to our dismay, the back rows had already been occupied. We were the last to troupe in. So we solemnly took our seats in the front!
Dr T P. Sasikumar arrived a few minutes later and after a welcome speech by one of our teachers whom he knew( the one who organised the whole thing), the mike was thrown to the scientist of the DOS. All I can say is, I did not realize how time flew by.
This man is truly a wonder. He broke the stereotypical image of a scientist I had(like most of us have). He wore perfect clothes, his hair was not unkempt at all, he wore glasses but not those mad looking ones, he was not muddled up about anything and most importantly he did not have the air of a natural scientist(the stereotypical air I spoke about earlier). Who would say his CV extends to some 20 pages, that he is one heck of an intellectual, a genious?
We were in for a surprise! He began very casually, skilfully making an impact at the same time. He established a rapport with the large audience in a few minutes time and spoke with the flair of a born orator. The subject of the seminar was "being better" and the motto of the day, as he said was, "No Problem". He spoke about how life has to be enjoyed to the maximum since its so short. He talked about death so casually, that you could do nothing but laugh. Yes! He made death sound so funny!
He spoke of the various chances that life gives us and how we should make the most of it. "Faith is somethign that you must never lose", he said, "as life always gives you chances. No big deal if you fail your exams. You can write them next year! No big deal if you dont find get a particular job. You can always find another job! No big deal if you are not getting married. If you are married, well, all I can say is that you are trapped. If you are not married, then yes, you have the honour of finding the right one!"
This was the way he made clear his motto, "No Problem!" He said that happiness is what every human being wants. But the truth is that it lies within ourselves. We just have to find it. No one needs to tell you if you are good or bad. You need to know it yourself. What should matter most is one's own satisfaction. Nothing else.
It was truly an experience in itself to listen to a spiritually, intellectually elevated person. I, as a rule resent talks, seminars or classes, where one is told how to live a good life. But this, was truly different. He spoke like one among us and the session turned out to be lively and interesting. We did not even look at our watches while the lecture was going on (let alone dozing off). It was only when he mentioned that the time was 2.15, that we realized that he had kept us engaged for 1 hr and 45 mins. We wished he would never stop and go on speaking....but alas! a scientist is a scientist afterall, with numerous things on his agenda!
I am full of admiration for him after that class and he sure has a huge fan following now! That I dedicated a blog on this should sum up my views on the talk and more improtantly the man who delivered it! :)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Who is a HINDU
Overview of Hinduism and Religious Fundamentalism in India
Religion means to BIND. It is the systematic set of expressions which reflect the ultimate order, meaning, and possible transformation of existence for people. Dharma means to HOLD.
Statistically there are 700 million Hindus in the world which account for ~15% of the world’s population. That means one in every 8 persons on the earth is a Hindu. Mostly in India and Nepal. Hinduism is Sanāthana Dharma (meaning "the eternal law”). Sanathana means (Chira purathana and Nithya noothana) most ancient and most modern. Hinduism has no founder or single founding event, no prophets named, all people are prophets and or mystics. Anyone can call himself a Hindu. One can question the authority of any scripture or even the existence of the divine (GOD). Worship could be to sun, tree, river or air, at home, in bathroom, on the bed, during sex, in temple, in graveyard!!
Hinduism is not a religion, but is a way to live your daily life. An intricate web of religious, philosophical, social, economic, and artistic elements. No common creed. No single doctrine. No direct divine revelation. No rigid narrow moral code. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. Thus it is revolutionary in space and time. Critics are also given the Rishi (saint) status (Eg. Charvaka).
‘Hindu scriptures’ never have the word Hindu in it. Veda is the knowledge, the truth. NOT WRITTEN BY GOD, but knowledgeable RISHIS / Yogis / Sanyasis / Saints. Reading these teachings of seers provides the basis and path for spirituality. Despite being the oldest religion, the truth realized by the seers proves that the Truth and Path provided by Hinduism is beyond time. It talks for the humanity and the living being. They are broadly classified into sruthi (heard – the truth from Godly men), smruthi (remembered – law for the society, may be for the rulers) and nyaya (logic, for analysis of knowledgeable public). There are four Vedas, namely Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Veda. Each Veda consists of sections namely Samhita (containing the hymns) and Brahmana (significance of the hymns, BRUH means spread), Aranyakas (interpretations), and Vedanta (upanishhads, which are metaphysical dialogs. UPA means near and NISHAD means construct). The oldest Bharatheeya Literature is BRAHMANANGAL. These are based on VEDAS (Jnanam / Karmam / Upasana). VEDAS get referred in KANADA’s Vaiseshikam, GAUTHAMA’s Nyaayam, KAPILA’s Sanghyam, PATHANJALI’s Yoga, JAIMINI’s Poorva Meemamsa and BADARAYANA VYASA’s Uttara Meemamsa. Also are VEDANGANGAL (Siksha, Vyakaranam, Nikhandu, Jyothisastram, Chandas, Kalpam) and UPAVEDAS (Ayurveda, Ghandarvaveda, Dhanurveda, Ardhaveda). MANU’s Dharma (Rituas Path), BRAHASPADI’s Artha (Wealth), NANDIKESAN’s Kama (Need), BADARAYANAN’s Moksha (Salvation), JAIMINI’s Swarga (Heaven) and DHANWANTHARI’s Chikitsa (Treatment).
The messages are taken through guru parampara (chain of traditional gurus) like Sankara, Chinmaya, Arabindo, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Yati, Narayana Guru, Maharishi Mahayogi, Saibaba, Mata Amruthanandamayi et. al. These are a few who popularized their understanding of sanathana dharma in their-own interpretations. What holds on to his inner law is which leads from ignorance to Truth.
Om bhurbhuva: sva: thath savithurvarENyam
bhargO dEvasya dhiimahi dhiyO yO na: prachOdayaath
(The whole world is enlightened by you, the sun; please enlighten my inner-self).
Most Hindus believe that the spirit or soul — the true "self" of every person, called the ātman — is eternal. According to the monistic/pantheistic theologies of Hinduism (such as Advaita Vedanta school), this Atman is ultimately indistinct from Brahman, the supreme spirit. Hence, these schools are called non-dualist. The goal of life, according to the Advaita School, is to realize that one's ātman is identical to Brahman, the supreme soul. The Upanishads state that whoever becomes fully aware of the ātman as the innermost core of one's own self realizes an identity with Brahman and thereby reaches moksha (liberation or freedom).
Most of the Rituals / Prayers are for physical / emotional / intellectual / social / spiritual development. Veda contains science, philosophy, psychology, social norms etc. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Energy concept, Health, the science of war etc. is part of it.
See the mathematics law stating as infinity operated on infinity produces infinity in the hymn
Poornamada. Poornamidam, Poornal Poornamudachyathe
Poornasya Poornamadaya Poornameva Avasishyathe - Aum Santhi Santhi Santhi.
The salutation to sun is the definition of velocity (12.11 X 2202/0.14 Km/sec) in
yojanaanam sahasre dwe sathe dweja yojane ekena nimishardhena kramamaana namosthuthe
God (Krishna) didn’t give all the answers. Krishna directed Dharmaputhra to Bheeshma (Mahabharatha) to learn the best method of ruling the country. The answer given by Bheeshma was VISHNUSAHASRA NAMAM (Thousand names of Vishnu). On this Dharmaputhra asks Bheeshma, ‘who has to chant this?’ Answer was
vedanthako brahmanaha syath kshatriyo vijayeebhaveth
vaisyo dhana samrudhaha soodraha sughamavapnuyath
(If Brahmin chants, he gets knowledge; if Kshatriya chants he gets power, if Vaisya chants he gets money, if Sudra chants he gets happiness) [Brahmans: are the teachers, religious leaders, and scholars; Kshatriya: political leaders and warriors; Vaisya: are engaged in trades or farming and Sudra: are the lowest class and provide services to support the society].
Krishna in Gita teaches all knowledge and secrets and asks Arjuna to logically analyse and decide according to his will and wish
Ithithe jnaanamaakhyaatham guhyaath guhyatharam maya
Vimrusyaithadeseshena yadheschathi thada kuru
Veda talks for living together and sharing knowledge. Let all the people in the world be happy says
loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu
Let us share shelter, food, work, and learning; let us not have hatred through
sahana vavathu, sahanau bhunakthu sahaveeryam karava vahai
thejaswinaa vadheetha masthu maa vidwishaa vahai - Aum santhi saanthi saanthi.
NO IDOL worships recommended
agnirdevo dwijatheenam muneenam hruthidaivatham
prathima swalpabhudheenam sarvathra vidhithathmanam
Priest see sun as GOD, Saints see their GOD within, half-knowledgeable see Idol as GOD, The knowledgeable see GOD everywhere; says Lord Krishna himself to Arjuna in Uthara Gita.
Concept of Education is seen from stating the importance of vidya-dhaanam (teaching) in
annadhaanam param dhaanam, vidyadhaanam athath param
annena kshanikaa thrupti yavath jeevancha vidyaya
Meaning - Feeding is a good philanthropy activity. But educating is much higher. The food will get digested soon. The education will remain the whole life.
Deva pooja, devotion to God - is seen as serving and making others happy says in
Ene kena prakaareNa yasya kasyaapi dehinaha santhosham janayeth praajna thadaivam iswara poojanam
Logical Thinking was given priority. Give value to logic and don’t follow blindly even if Brahma says -
Ukthi-ukthamupaadeyam vachanam baalakaadapi anyathranamavathyaajya-mapyuktham brahmakaadapi
Bharatheeya Dharma talks about two activities viz. Ishta and Poortha. The poortha dharma is more of a social commitment. Ishta karma is the activity that one does for the self, salvation, piece, better life, prosperity, what so ever. They are said as
agnihothram thapa sathyam vedaanaam chaanupaalanam
aadithyam vaisyadhevam cha ishta ithyabhitheeyathe
Service comes under “poorth dharma” and it includes digging wells and ponds, feeding the poor, building temples for the spiritual well-being, and laying out gardens. Excavating wells and ponds has been mentioned first in
vaapee koopa thadakaani dhevathanayathanani cha
anna pradhanamudyannam poortha ithyabhitheeyathe
Ishta will take people to swarga and poortha can give moksha. Thus the social service is seen as higher.
ishtathelabhathe swargam poorthe mokshamavapuyeth
Moksha (Freedom or Salvation) from the cycle of birth and death is the ultimate goal of Hindu religious life. Moksha is the state of supreme bliss and there is no quest beyond it. Moksha is release from all attachments. It is a state in which the self remains ever in freedom and blessedness. The chief purpose of preaching is to teach us how this supreme state may be attained.
TODAY’S HINDUS IN INDIA owe much to Sankaracharya(~800 AD). Sankara reinstalled Hinduism after the degeneration due to the other religion started its activity in India. He revived Temples, Rituals, and Prayers etc. But his teachings are not prescriptions to follow any specific instructions. He gave interpretations and left for the people to decide. Later part of his writing he says that he had three wrong-dings viz., providing shape to god, describing god through prayers, installing the sacred places in
roopam roopa vivarjithasya bhavatho dhyaanena yath kalpitham
sthuthya nirvachaneeyathaakhilaguro doorikrutha yanmaya
vyaapthithwam cha niraakrutham bhagavatho yath theertha yathraa dina
kshandhavyam jagadeesa thadwikalathaam doshathrayam math krutham
HINDUS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALISTS can be further seen from the Quote from Vivekananda’s ADDRESSES AT THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS, Chicago, September 11, 1893: “… We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. .”
Hindus never invaded any land. Never captured or ruled any other nations. Never converted anyone. Provided land, food, shelter for other religions, and people from any land and tolerated all their mis-deeds.
athidhi devo bhava.
Modern Independent India remained and is a Secular Tolerant nation, with Hindu assets being under government and other religion given minority status, funding, reservations and concessions. If the majority of the Hindus were fundamentalists, this would never have been possible. India remains as the cradle of all the other religions.
Largest democracy in the world today religion playing big role in politics. (“I can say without the slightest hesitation . . . that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.” Quote from Mahatma Gandhi). But in India we have / had president / Prime minister / Top Ministers from Sikh, Muslim, Christian. This is possible because maximum of the Hindus are not fundamentalists.
Approximately 81% of Indians are Hindus. Majority of Hindus (over 95%) do not know what Hinduism is. Efforts are not much in teaching this, not have a uniform thinking on this. The religion gave the freedom to be part of it with out any demand from the individual and no discipline. Many believe that the Idle, God, temple, pooja and being part of festivals is Hindu dharma.
A few who thinks Hindu religion is like any other religion with multiple gods. They are blind and close to fundamentalists. They shift their stand in confusion and for personal material benefits; gets converted to other religion accepting the tempting offers. Many of them continue to attend temples and Hindu festivals.
Other religion in India is Muslim (~13%) and Christian (more than ~3 %). Others include Sikh, Buddhists, Jain, and Parsis etc.
Thomas landed at Musiris (Cranganore / Kodungallur) in Kerala in 52 A.D. He made his first converts of Jews and Hindus in Cranganore, Palayur and Quilon among other places. At Palayur, he organized the new coverts and appointed priests from among the leading families. Alongside he organised the erection of the first church in India at Palayur, now in Trichur district. He is also credited with establishing six other churches in India. Today 60 % of Christians in India are from south India.
Malik Ibn Dinar and 20 others who were the followers of Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, first landed in Kodungallur in Kerala when they came to India. Islam received royal patronage in some states here, and later spread to other parts of India. He was gifted a defunct Jain temple by the local ruler, where he established the first mosque in the Indian subcontinent. The exact date of its establishment is not known but is believed to be in 629. Islam sweeps through central India from the 8th -10th centuries AD.
Kerala has around ~57% Hindus, around ~24% Muslims and ~19% Christians. Muslim population in Kerala is increasing faster (~2%) and Christian Population is growing (~1%). (Christians are reduced in percentage (no in number) against ~24 %, from 1950. Church is now asking their brigades to work hard, including the measures against birth control).
Culturally Muslims and Christians are mixed and adapted the native Indian practices. Examples can be seen from the similarity in dance forms Kaikottikali (Traditional Hindu) in the Margam Kali (Christian) and Oppana (Muslim). Churches have oil lamps and drum beats (Traditional Hindu system). The bible in India (Kerala) is called Veda-pusthakam. Many Muslims are learning the Hindu texts and temple arts. There are temples in Kerala with rituals that need the participation of Muslim and or Christian. Cross religious marriages are common. Most of the celebrations are participated across religion.
Indians are not religious. Else in India, seeds of other religion would not have grown. This basic character will show that other religions also can’t make much influence in India. Countable few politically / externally motivated people are trying to create troubles in the society in the name of religious fundamental group. They are insignificant and will not last long. India will remain in Santayana Dharma.
Dr T P Sasikumar, INDIA
9911484007 / 9447437948
drtpsasikumar@gmail.com / dr_tps@yahoo.com
Religion means to BIND. It is the systematic set of expressions which reflect the ultimate order, meaning, and possible transformation of existence for people. Dharma means to HOLD.
Statistically there are 700 million Hindus in the world which account for ~15% of the world’s population. That means one in every 8 persons on the earth is a Hindu. Mostly in India and Nepal. Hinduism is Sanāthana Dharma (meaning "the eternal law”). Sanathana means (Chira purathana and Nithya noothana) most ancient and most modern. Hinduism has no founder or single founding event, no prophets named, all people are prophets and or mystics. Anyone can call himself a Hindu. One can question the authority of any scripture or even the existence of the divine (GOD). Worship could be to sun, tree, river or air, at home, in bathroom, on the bed, during sex, in temple, in graveyard!!
Hinduism is not a religion, but is a way to live your daily life. An intricate web of religious, philosophical, social, economic, and artistic elements. No common creed. No single doctrine. No direct divine revelation. No rigid narrow moral code. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. Thus it is revolutionary in space and time. Critics are also given the Rishi (saint) status (Eg. Charvaka).
‘Hindu scriptures’ never have the word Hindu in it. Veda is the knowledge, the truth. NOT WRITTEN BY GOD, but knowledgeable RISHIS / Yogis / Sanyasis / Saints. Reading these teachings of seers provides the basis and path for spirituality. Despite being the oldest religion, the truth realized by the seers proves that the Truth and Path provided by Hinduism is beyond time. It talks for the humanity and the living being. They are broadly classified into sruthi (heard – the truth from Godly men), smruthi (remembered – law for the society, may be for the rulers) and nyaya (logic, for analysis of knowledgeable public). There are four Vedas, namely Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Veda. Each Veda consists of sections namely Samhita (containing the hymns) and Brahmana (significance of the hymns, BRUH means spread), Aranyakas (interpretations), and Vedanta (upanishhads, which are metaphysical dialogs. UPA means near and NISHAD means construct). The oldest Bharatheeya Literature is BRAHMANANGAL. These are based on VEDAS (Jnanam / Karmam / Upasana). VEDAS get referred in KANADA’s Vaiseshikam, GAUTHAMA’s Nyaayam, KAPILA’s Sanghyam, PATHANJALI’s Yoga, JAIMINI’s Poorva Meemamsa and BADARAYANA VYASA’s Uttara Meemamsa. Also are VEDANGANGAL (Siksha, Vyakaranam, Nikhandu, Jyothisastram, Chandas, Kalpam) and UPAVEDAS (Ayurveda, Ghandarvaveda, Dhanurveda, Ardhaveda). MANU’s Dharma (Rituas Path), BRAHASPADI’s Artha (Wealth), NANDIKESAN’s Kama (Need), BADARAYANAN’s Moksha (Salvation), JAIMINI’s Swarga (Heaven) and DHANWANTHARI’s Chikitsa (Treatment).
The messages are taken through guru parampara (chain of traditional gurus) like Sankara, Chinmaya, Arabindo, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Yati, Narayana Guru, Maharishi Mahayogi, Saibaba, Mata Amruthanandamayi et. al. These are a few who popularized their understanding of sanathana dharma in their-own interpretations. What holds on to his inner law is which leads from ignorance to Truth.
Om bhurbhuva: sva: thath savithurvarENyam
bhargO dEvasya dhiimahi dhiyO yO na: prachOdayaath
(The whole world is enlightened by you, the sun; please enlighten my inner-self).
Most Hindus believe that the spirit or soul — the true "self" of every person, called the ātman — is eternal. According to the monistic/pantheistic theologies of Hinduism (such as Advaita Vedanta school), this Atman is ultimately indistinct from Brahman, the supreme spirit. Hence, these schools are called non-dualist. The goal of life, according to the Advaita School, is to realize that one's ātman is identical to Brahman, the supreme soul. The Upanishads state that whoever becomes fully aware of the ātman as the innermost core of one's own self realizes an identity with Brahman and thereby reaches moksha (liberation or freedom).
Most of the Rituals / Prayers are for physical / emotional / intellectual / social / spiritual development. Veda contains science, philosophy, psychology, social norms etc. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Energy concept, Health, the science of war etc. is part of it.
See the mathematics law stating as infinity operated on infinity produces infinity in the hymn
Poornamada. Poornamidam, Poornal Poornamudachyathe
Poornasya Poornamadaya Poornameva Avasishyathe - Aum Santhi Santhi Santhi.
The salutation to sun is the definition of velocity (12.11 X 2202/0.14 Km/sec) in
yojanaanam sahasre dwe sathe dweja yojane ekena nimishardhena kramamaana namosthuthe
God (Krishna) didn’t give all the answers. Krishna directed Dharmaputhra to Bheeshma (Mahabharatha) to learn the best method of ruling the country. The answer given by Bheeshma was VISHNUSAHASRA NAMAM (Thousand names of Vishnu). On this Dharmaputhra asks Bheeshma, ‘who has to chant this?’ Answer was
vedanthako brahmanaha syath kshatriyo vijayeebhaveth
vaisyo dhana samrudhaha soodraha sughamavapnuyath
(If Brahmin chants, he gets knowledge; if Kshatriya chants he gets power, if Vaisya chants he gets money, if Sudra chants he gets happiness) [Brahmans: are the teachers, religious leaders, and scholars; Kshatriya: political leaders and warriors; Vaisya: are engaged in trades or farming and Sudra: are the lowest class and provide services to support the society].
Krishna in Gita teaches all knowledge and secrets and asks Arjuna to logically analyse and decide according to his will and wish
Ithithe jnaanamaakhyaatham guhyaath guhyatharam maya
Vimrusyaithadeseshena yadheschathi thada kuru
Veda talks for living together and sharing knowledge. Let all the people in the world be happy says
loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu
Let us share shelter, food, work, and learning; let us not have hatred through
sahana vavathu, sahanau bhunakthu sahaveeryam karava vahai
thejaswinaa vadheetha masthu maa vidwishaa vahai - Aum santhi saanthi saanthi.
NO IDOL worships recommended
agnirdevo dwijatheenam muneenam hruthidaivatham
prathima swalpabhudheenam sarvathra vidhithathmanam
Priest see sun as GOD, Saints see their GOD within, half-knowledgeable see Idol as GOD, The knowledgeable see GOD everywhere; says Lord Krishna himself to Arjuna in Uthara Gita.
Concept of Education is seen from stating the importance of vidya-dhaanam (teaching) in
annadhaanam param dhaanam, vidyadhaanam athath param
annena kshanikaa thrupti yavath jeevancha vidyaya
Meaning - Feeding is a good philanthropy activity. But educating is much higher. The food will get digested soon. The education will remain the whole life.
Deva pooja, devotion to God - is seen as serving and making others happy says in
Ene kena prakaareNa yasya kasyaapi dehinaha santhosham janayeth praajna thadaivam iswara poojanam
Logical Thinking was given priority. Give value to logic and don’t follow blindly even if Brahma says -
Ukthi-ukthamupaadeyam vachanam baalakaadapi anyathranamavathyaajya-mapyuktham brahmakaadapi
Bharatheeya Dharma talks about two activities viz. Ishta and Poortha. The poortha dharma is more of a social commitment. Ishta karma is the activity that one does for the self, salvation, piece, better life, prosperity, what so ever. They are said as
agnihothram thapa sathyam vedaanaam chaanupaalanam
aadithyam vaisyadhevam cha ishta ithyabhitheeyathe
Service comes under “poorth dharma” and it includes digging wells and ponds, feeding the poor, building temples for the spiritual well-being, and laying out gardens. Excavating wells and ponds has been mentioned first in
vaapee koopa thadakaani dhevathanayathanani cha
anna pradhanamudyannam poortha ithyabhitheeyathe
Ishta will take people to swarga and poortha can give moksha. Thus the social service is seen as higher.
ishtathelabhathe swargam poorthe mokshamavapuyeth
Moksha (Freedom or Salvation) from the cycle of birth and death is the ultimate goal of Hindu religious life. Moksha is the state of supreme bliss and there is no quest beyond it. Moksha is release from all attachments. It is a state in which the self remains ever in freedom and blessedness. The chief purpose of preaching is to teach us how this supreme state may be attained.
TODAY’S HINDUS IN INDIA owe much to Sankaracharya(~800 AD). Sankara reinstalled Hinduism after the degeneration due to the other religion started its activity in India. He revived Temples, Rituals, and Prayers etc. But his teachings are not prescriptions to follow any specific instructions. He gave interpretations and left for the people to decide. Later part of his writing he says that he had three wrong-dings viz., providing shape to god, describing god through prayers, installing the sacred places in
roopam roopa vivarjithasya bhavatho dhyaanena yath kalpitham
sthuthya nirvachaneeyathaakhilaguro doorikrutha yanmaya
vyaapthithwam cha niraakrutham bhagavatho yath theertha yathraa dina
kshandhavyam jagadeesa thadwikalathaam doshathrayam math krutham
HINDUS ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALISTS can be further seen from the Quote from Vivekananda’s ADDRESSES AT THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS, Chicago, September 11, 1893: “… We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. .”
Hindus never invaded any land. Never captured or ruled any other nations. Never converted anyone. Provided land, food, shelter for other religions, and people from any land and tolerated all their mis-deeds.
athidhi devo bhava.
Modern Independent India remained and is a Secular Tolerant nation, with Hindu assets being under government and other religion given minority status, funding, reservations and concessions. If the majority of the Hindus were fundamentalists, this would never have been possible. India remains as the cradle of all the other religions.
Largest democracy in the world today religion playing big role in politics. (“I can say without the slightest hesitation . . . that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.” Quote from Mahatma Gandhi). But in India we have / had president / Prime minister / Top Ministers from Sikh, Muslim, Christian. This is possible because maximum of the Hindus are not fundamentalists.
Approximately 81% of Indians are Hindus. Majority of Hindus (over 95%) do not know what Hinduism is. Efforts are not much in teaching this, not have a uniform thinking on this. The religion gave the freedom to be part of it with out any demand from the individual and no discipline. Many believe that the Idle, God, temple, pooja and being part of festivals is Hindu dharma.
A few who thinks Hindu religion is like any other religion with multiple gods. They are blind and close to fundamentalists. They shift their stand in confusion and for personal material benefits; gets converted to other religion accepting the tempting offers. Many of them continue to attend temples and Hindu festivals.
Other religion in India is Muslim (~13%) and Christian (more than ~3 %). Others include Sikh, Buddhists, Jain, and Parsis etc.
Thomas landed at Musiris (Cranganore / Kodungallur) in Kerala in 52 A.D. He made his first converts of Jews and Hindus in Cranganore, Palayur and Quilon among other places. At Palayur, he organized the new coverts and appointed priests from among the leading families. Alongside he organised the erection of the first church in India at Palayur, now in Trichur district. He is also credited with establishing six other churches in India. Today 60 % of Christians in India are from south India.
Malik Ibn Dinar and 20 others who were the followers of Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, first landed in Kodungallur in Kerala when they came to India. Islam received royal patronage in some states here, and later spread to other parts of India. He was gifted a defunct Jain temple by the local ruler, where he established the first mosque in the Indian subcontinent. The exact date of its establishment is not known but is believed to be in 629. Islam sweeps through central India from the 8th -10th centuries AD.
Kerala has around ~57% Hindus, around ~24% Muslims and ~19% Christians. Muslim population in Kerala is increasing faster (~2%) and Christian Population is growing (~1%). (Christians are reduced in percentage (no in number) against ~24 %, from 1950. Church is now asking their brigades to work hard, including the measures against birth control).
Culturally Muslims and Christians are mixed and adapted the native Indian practices. Examples can be seen from the similarity in dance forms Kaikottikali (Traditional Hindu) in the Margam Kali (Christian) and Oppana (Muslim). Churches have oil lamps and drum beats (Traditional Hindu system). The bible in India (Kerala) is called Veda-pusthakam. Many Muslims are learning the Hindu texts and temple arts. There are temples in Kerala with rituals that need the participation of Muslim and or Christian. Cross religious marriages are common. Most of the celebrations are participated across religion.
Indians are not religious. Else in India, seeds of other religion would not have grown. This basic character will show that other religions also can’t make much influence in India. Countable few politically / externally motivated people are trying to create troubles in the society in the name of religious fundamental group. They are insignificant and will not last long. India will remain in Santayana Dharma.
Dr T P Sasikumar, INDIA
9911484007 / 9447437948
drtpsasikumar@gmail.com / dr_tps@yahoo.com
Monday, May 12, 2008
INTERVIEW in ORKUT FAME
Interview of Dr.T.P Sasikumar- A space scientist, social worker.
Filed Under (Career, Education, Interviews, Social Service on orkut) by zazo on 10-05-2008
Tagged Under : Dr.Sasikumar, Motivator, Scientist, Speaker
Zazo: Dr T.P Sasikumar has tons of achievements and long list of qualifications, There position in society and in there professional circle is far more bigger than what i can describe here. I would like to request Dr Sasikumar to write about himself in there own words and would also like to thank you for giving me this pleasure which is my biggest achievement ever till now.
Welcome Sir to Orkut’s Hall of Fame!
Dr. T.P Sasikumar:
Thank you.
I am truthfull to self and to all around who interact with me as best I can; trying to be less of frictions and as simple as I can in interpersonal relationships.
Keep motivation and skill active and use the opportunity as best as I can like a tree and a river.
Learning and teaching is the passion, happy on all that I have around me and proud on this gifted life.
Zazo: Sir, please tell us about your educational and professional background.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I was a good student at young age.At teen (10th) had very bad mark. I passed out at My native school at Naduvil in 1979. In VIII I was with Tagore Vidya Nikethan at Taliparamba. In Kannur, Kerala.BSc. Maths I got 89 % at Payyanur College, Kannur Kerala after studying at Kanjangad Nehru and Kannur SN Colleges for a while.MSc. Second Rank at Cochin Uni. of Science & Tech in 1986.MPhil at Bangalore Uni. with First Rank.PhD at Bangalore in Fluid Mechanics/Heat Transfer in 1989.
LLB at Osmania Uni. after I got into Space Dept. for Job.MBA from IGNOU with HRD / Knowledge management of ISRO.MS in Psychotherapy and Counseling from IPMS, Mumbai.Studied little Indian Knowledge though Veda, Upanishad, Thanthra etc. from various gurus including (Late) Brahmasree K P C Anujan Bhattathiripad.Astrology and Vasthu from Payyanur (Late) Kesavan Achary.Hypnotism and Many of the Therapies including REIKI, Pranic Healing.. and initiated with ESOTERIC Healing and DOWSING..Professionally learned Computer Vision, Image Processing, Remote Sensing, Mapping etc.
Zazo: How do you feel getting so many degrees& certificates, Is there any subject you left or wish to study?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The certificates are not the credit.I read only serious matters. But they made me to read. When I have target, I get focused. Else i am not a serious reader. A serious reader need not bother on certificates.I have half done MA Philosophy, left for some reason. Wanted to read more on Philosophy and Psychology.I wish I know more biology and chemistry.I am not satisfied.Presently keen on Gita, Yoga Vasishta and Works of Ramana, Sankara et. al.Need more time to read and teach.Waiting for 2009 october to take VRS for full time learning and teaching.
Zazo: Sir, please throw some light on your job profile and any new or completed projects if possible?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Basically I am in Space Department as a Scientist since 1989.
Worked on Remote Sensing, Mapping, Image Processing, Photogrametry, Computer Vision etc..
Was with Calicut University at Kerala as a DIRECTOR of UGC-Academic Staff College for over an year on deputation.The job was training teachers - Orientation and Advanced topics in their concerned fields.
Apart from all these I teach at various Colleges/Universities/Institutes/Public/etc..Was with Vivekananda Institute for Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Mat at Hyderabad for so many years were hundreds of youth attend my classes weekly.Teaching Educational Techniques / Effective Learning & Teaching / Management / Human Rights / SOFT-SKILL, MAN making / Attitude Setting / Personality Development / Mind management etc. is my passion.General Talks and Spiritual Talks at Temples are also part of my life since 8 years.
Zazo: On the part of Education in India as you experienced please tell how you find it the whole system of education?, where India is lacking? and where we need to improve? The statistics shows development in South India what about North and North Eastern states?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: It is a wonderful question, but don’t have a page answer.See the bloghttp://drtpsasikumar.blogspot.com/NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENTfor my view.
India need education that will teach about what we need in India, and what we need to do to grow further.
Our education have no learning of our culture, history, system.We have not much grown in the basic far sighted education planning..
The change, faster tracks and development in South is just due to the better English and the international role they play. Many goes abroad and gets educated. and many are employed outside.
These are good for immediate growth and development.
But as India, we are not growing and living with the money we are getting by supporting the developed nations. Also working for them.
We need to improve the infrastructure. The educational background of India is good. We could attract foreign students to India, instead of the today’s situation, of students from india are going abroad for education.
Zazo: What is your comment on introducing sex education as a subject for school students in India?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The basic biology that is taught in the school level is enough.The animals don’t learn sex in the classes. Instinct is the lesson.What is required is the human value education.Value based education will set human nature. Being human is human being.Thus not just sex, all the feelings are controlled. Learning to live as a social being, living protecting others’ rights.Hatred, unwanted competition, human right violations, etc. can be stopped.
Zazo: Being a space scientist for so long you have seen many ups and downs, many development and new technologies. Where you place India among some developed countries like U.S, Russia & Japan?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The question is India developed or not.Money matters.The knowledge and the power will not make money, need to strive.We lack that.We work abroad and they get the merit and credit.Indians are great, but not India.We will be able to make India too great.To achieve this in the near future, we need good leaders.
Zazo: Any political leader in past you got impressed with? Who is your role model?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Mahatma Gandhi..
Many may not call his as political leader, but he was… SWAMY VIVEKANANDA.Vivekananda predicted the future of India..
They had a vision for the country.Not of selfish interest.In these days may be KALAM.
Not many other political leaders around..
Had lot of hope on Bajpai, but the party is not in good shape..Bajpai was good as an opposition leader and had good vision.
Not more..on this..
Zazo: Sir, what is your work as a spiritual director and life skill trainer? Please tell us a little bit about your journey to spirituality.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Nothing around us is constant so people move between happiness and sadness.If we fluctuate with those scenes we are unable to be constant internally.But when we turn to the One who is permanently radiating virtues, we receive power and become unshakable.God offers all His potential to us.He is ever constant in being the light that never fades.That he is within..I found people lack this understanding.
Our Traditional style had lot of methods for this realization…Many of them is today being commercialized…
In a small way, wherever I can reach I am taking the messages, as i understood.
Personality Development, Communication Skill, Positive Thinking/Acting, Mind Management, Activity Management are all LIFE Skills….
Both Spiritual Direction and Life Skill are same…This is the message I am taking to people.
Had 1000s of classes / workshop ..Over lakhs of public / youth / students / teachers …over variety of topics across govt. offices / clubs/ educational institutes / banks / temples / etc..
Zazo: What about your online activities, like your yahoo group…what is the purpose of that group? you also own a blog and some communities on orkut too..Hows that going on?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: It is almost 3 years back, I started yahoo groups. That was when same questions were asked by many of the students the answers were put on groups postings and asked the students to see them. Few lecture schedules were also intimated through the group.
Orkut started again for my students of Ramakrishna mat, the youth, around 200 averages per week, whom I see and most of them wanted the orkut reference.
The blog was again by some one demanded, i am not very up-to-date on it.. Still posted a few.
The community LIFE is to LIVE picked up very fast, as i was very active in the lectures during that time.
2005 October as I moved to Delhi and I lost my password of gmail and the LIFE is to LIVE community password too. Someone hacked.. My old orkut login too I lost. I had more than 1000 friends and I had to remove many of them, that is the time I lost it.
It is then i started LIFE made SIMPLE. As I don’t have many lectures around these days the growth is less. But have a few who reads and sends email to me. they scrap too. But don’t reply on the community.
I am not very pushy and thrashy.. have a few good friends and they are with me for long..
I got many of my relatives too on the list, they otherwise would not have been in contact.
My stay in Delhi, I got arranged through my orkut friend, whom i have not met yet.Social network have done a lot of favour to me and I am positive on them.I have good number of friends, many of them keep in constant touch too,even when they are not live and active on orkut.
Zazo: Sir how was your experience outside India?, I saw that you gave many lectures in different countries, any memorable moment you want to share with us?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I had a few lectures in OMAN, MUSCATAt muscat I remumber the special secretary and Kimji (the richest at Oman) attending my talks. The personal meetings after the lecture at their invitation showed lot of love and admiration.I have never had such an encouragement in India.
In SOHAR, OMANI remember the crowed, the keraliates, who are all very poor and lives in small sheds.After the lecture they offered me some money, I rejected.They said mainly people come here to collect money, and we find someone rejecting - their first experience.I told them I am living in a better place and have better facility than you. So you require money and not me.I felt that they love others more than them.DUBAI, In an SCHOOLI was chanting the slokas and asked the students to repeat, they could not, i said leave it. They didn’t leave. They wanted to learn it. The one hour class went for three hours. The students were from Brazil, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Europe, UAE etc..I have not found any other places; the kids are much interested to learn like this.The students in one school interviewed and they recorded the interview to write in their magazine.
DUBAI, Narayanettan.The one who came to attend my class in Dubai have not left my company for the ten days and attended all my 42 lectures without attending his office and home. He was with me throughout.
In India too have many such instances, but those abroad was a few sticking..
Zazo: What is the key to success in your words? I think this is the question every student and professional want to ask.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: For every success one should haveattitudeskillopportunityis equal proportion.
Anything more and anything less will have problems in life.
The opportunity is not in our hand, but as it comes, one have to use it.
Skill need to be developed with specific target in mind, else will go waste and will feel bad for not having opportunity, and will get into depression.
Good attitude will create a balanced desire and enjoyment in life at all levels.Will have been happy and never get satisfied.The desire to grow and achieve higher must be within.
When one achieves what he aims, he is called successful.Thus desire is a must for as the starting point for the success.
Zazo: Did you ever faced failure in your life? if yes, how did you came up with it?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I had and do have many failures in LIFE.Every one will have.
Whe I took birth, i won over millions of my unborn brothers and sisters, that is success..THE BIGGEST WAR EVER ANYONE WILL FIGHT IN HIS LIFE, is before the birth.
I lost my father and sister in an accident when i only survived, do we call it a failure.
I never had a childhood of enjoyment, a traditional village farmer’s son, FAILURE ?
I was the last rank fellow in my 8th class, a failure.
many in list…. is this all failures ? Yes, I do had pains and grief over these.. at those times, they were failures…
THESE sort of stories each and everyone will have …Not getting good marks, not getting the job required, not getting promotion, not getting the gilrl loved, not having a good house, car etc. etc…. NOT OF MY CHOICE !!
I HAVE NO SUCH FAILURES… or had many… but i always feel they are not failures..
ONCE you miss a bus, u has many options.Once you get into a bus, you miss many busses..
So missing a bus is good..
This is my word.. i keep telling this to people too..SO nothing in life is a failure..We get chances and many more chances..Thus failure is only a displacement for a short time.. must enjoy it.Take it as a challenge..THAT IS WHAT I DO.
We do not know what is good for us, let god decide and provide the best…HAVE FULL FAITH IN GOD… DO the JOB.THAT IS WHAT I DO.
Zazo: Please give a guidance and way to those students who are intended to become a scientist and teachers as you experienced both.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Learn well any subjectthat is it..one can get into research…and be a scientist in any field of interest….
And one learn the subject then will be able to teach well.Thus could be a good teacher..
Research and teaching must go together..a teacher who is not research cant be active and grow.
a researcher who is not a teacher is not practical too..
The field of research is not the matter, but the aptitude and the outlook mattersthat will help being a creative teacher too.
Zazo: Any message to the readers of this interview?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: If this interview could inspire a few..This is a wonderful experience.The effort of this person who tried this is worth.
I enjoyed, and thank you very much.
Let this Hall of fame be full….So that these first fame will be out and new good faces are up..
All the very bestBye.DrTPS
Zazo: Thanks a lot sir for giving your precious time for this superb and informative, inspiring and wonderful interview…i really enjoyed talking to a personality like you. Thanks for all the appreciations and kind words.Thanks a lot.
Filed Under (Career, Education, Interviews, Social Service on orkut) by zazo on 10-05-2008
Tagged Under : Dr.Sasikumar, Motivator, Scientist, Speaker
Zazo: Dr T.P Sasikumar has tons of achievements and long list of qualifications, There position in society and in there professional circle is far more bigger than what i can describe here. I would like to request Dr Sasikumar to write about himself in there own words and would also like to thank you for giving me this pleasure which is my biggest achievement ever till now.
Welcome Sir to Orkut’s Hall of Fame!
Dr. T.P Sasikumar:
Thank you.
I am truthfull to self and to all around who interact with me as best I can; trying to be less of frictions and as simple as I can in interpersonal relationships.
Keep motivation and skill active and use the opportunity as best as I can like a tree and a river.
Learning and teaching is the passion, happy on all that I have around me and proud on this gifted life.
Zazo: Sir, please tell us about your educational and professional background.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I was a good student at young age.At teen (10th) had very bad mark. I passed out at My native school at Naduvil in 1979. In VIII I was with Tagore Vidya Nikethan at Taliparamba. In Kannur, Kerala.BSc. Maths I got 89 % at Payyanur College, Kannur Kerala after studying at Kanjangad Nehru and Kannur SN Colleges for a while.MSc. Second Rank at Cochin Uni. of Science & Tech in 1986.MPhil at Bangalore Uni. with First Rank.PhD at Bangalore in Fluid Mechanics/Heat Transfer in 1989.
LLB at Osmania Uni. after I got into Space Dept. for Job.MBA from IGNOU with HRD / Knowledge management of ISRO.MS in Psychotherapy and Counseling from IPMS, Mumbai.Studied little Indian Knowledge though Veda, Upanishad, Thanthra etc. from various gurus including (Late) Brahmasree K P C Anujan Bhattathiripad.Astrology and Vasthu from Payyanur (Late) Kesavan Achary.Hypnotism and Many of the Therapies including REIKI, Pranic Healing.. and initiated with ESOTERIC Healing and DOWSING..Professionally learned Computer Vision, Image Processing, Remote Sensing, Mapping etc.
Zazo: How do you feel getting so many degrees& certificates, Is there any subject you left or wish to study?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The certificates are not the credit.I read only serious matters. But they made me to read. When I have target, I get focused. Else i am not a serious reader. A serious reader need not bother on certificates.I have half done MA Philosophy, left for some reason. Wanted to read more on Philosophy and Psychology.I wish I know more biology and chemistry.I am not satisfied.Presently keen on Gita, Yoga Vasishta and Works of Ramana, Sankara et. al.Need more time to read and teach.Waiting for 2009 october to take VRS for full time learning and teaching.
Zazo: Sir, please throw some light on your job profile and any new or completed projects if possible?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Basically I am in Space Department as a Scientist since 1989.
Worked on Remote Sensing, Mapping, Image Processing, Photogrametry, Computer Vision etc..
Was with Calicut University at Kerala as a DIRECTOR of UGC-Academic Staff College for over an year on deputation.The job was training teachers - Orientation and Advanced topics in their concerned fields.
Apart from all these I teach at various Colleges/Universities/Institutes/Public/etc..Was with Vivekananda Institute for Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Mat at Hyderabad for so many years were hundreds of youth attend my classes weekly.Teaching Educational Techniques / Effective Learning & Teaching / Management / Human Rights / SOFT-SKILL, MAN making / Attitude Setting / Personality Development / Mind management etc. is my passion.General Talks and Spiritual Talks at Temples are also part of my life since 8 years.
Zazo: On the part of Education in India as you experienced please tell how you find it the whole system of education?, where India is lacking? and where we need to improve? The statistics shows development in South India what about North and North Eastern states?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: It is a wonderful question, but don’t have a page answer.See the bloghttp://drtpsasikumar.blogspot.com/NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENTfor my view.
India need education that will teach about what we need in India, and what we need to do to grow further.
Our education have no learning of our culture, history, system.We have not much grown in the basic far sighted education planning..
The change, faster tracks and development in South is just due to the better English and the international role they play. Many goes abroad and gets educated. and many are employed outside.
These are good for immediate growth and development.
But as India, we are not growing and living with the money we are getting by supporting the developed nations. Also working for them.
We need to improve the infrastructure. The educational background of India is good. We could attract foreign students to India, instead of the today’s situation, of students from india are going abroad for education.
Zazo: What is your comment on introducing sex education as a subject for school students in India?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The basic biology that is taught in the school level is enough.The animals don’t learn sex in the classes. Instinct is the lesson.What is required is the human value education.Value based education will set human nature. Being human is human being.Thus not just sex, all the feelings are controlled. Learning to live as a social being, living protecting others’ rights.Hatred, unwanted competition, human right violations, etc. can be stopped.
Zazo: Being a space scientist for so long you have seen many ups and downs, many development and new technologies. Where you place India among some developed countries like U.S, Russia & Japan?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: The question is India developed or not.Money matters.The knowledge and the power will not make money, need to strive.We lack that.We work abroad and they get the merit and credit.Indians are great, but not India.We will be able to make India too great.To achieve this in the near future, we need good leaders.
Zazo: Any political leader in past you got impressed with? Who is your role model?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Mahatma Gandhi..
Many may not call his as political leader, but he was… SWAMY VIVEKANANDA.Vivekananda predicted the future of India..
They had a vision for the country.Not of selfish interest.In these days may be KALAM.
Not many other political leaders around..
Had lot of hope on Bajpai, but the party is not in good shape..Bajpai was good as an opposition leader and had good vision.
Not more..on this..
Zazo: Sir, what is your work as a spiritual director and life skill trainer? Please tell us a little bit about your journey to spirituality.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Nothing around us is constant so people move between happiness and sadness.If we fluctuate with those scenes we are unable to be constant internally.But when we turn to the One who is permanently radiating virtues, we receive power and become unshakable.God offers all His potential to us.He is ever constant in being the light that never fades.That he is within..I found people lack this understanding.
Our Traditional style had lot of methods for this realization…Many of them is today being commercialized…
In a small way, wherever I can reach I am taking the messages, as i understood.
Personality Development, Communication Skill, Positive Thinking/Acting, Mind Management, Activity Management are all LIFE Skills….
Both Spiritual Direction and Life Skill are same…This is the message I am taking to people.
Had 1000s of classes / workshop ..Over lakhs of public / youth / students / teachers …over variety of topics across govt. offices / clubs/ educational institutes / banks / temples / etc..
Zazo: What about your online activities, like your yahoo group…what is the purpose of that group? you also own a blog and some communities on orkut too..Hows that going on?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: It is almost 3 years back, I started yahoo groups. That was when same questions were asked by many of the students the answers were put on groups postings and asked the students to see them. Few lecture schedules were also intimated through the group.
Orkut started again for my students of Ramakrishna mat, the youth, around 200 averages per week, whom I see and most of them wanted the orkut reference.
The blog was again by some one demanded, i am not very up-to-date on it.. Still posted a few.
The community LIFE is to LIVE picked up very fast, as i was very active in the lectures during that time.
2005 October as I moved to Delhi and I lost my password of gmail and the LIFE is to LIVE community password too. Someone hacked.. My old orkut login too I lost. I had more than 1000 friends and I had to remove many of them, that is the time I lost it.
It is then i started LIFE made SIMPLE. As I don’t have many lectures around these days the growth is less. But have a few who reads and sends email to me. they scrap too. But don’t reply on the community.
I am not very pushy and thrashy.. have a few good friends and they are with me for long..
I got many of my relatives too on the list, they otherwise would not have been in contact.
My stay in Delhi, I got arranged through my orkut friend, whom i have not met yet.Social network have done a lot of favour to me and I am positive on them.I have good number of friends, many of them keep in constant touch too,even when they are not live and active on orkut.
Zazo: Sir how was your experience outside India?, I saw that you gave many lectures in different countries, any memorable moment you want to share with us?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I had a few lectures in OMAN, MUSCATAt muscat I remumber the special secretary and Kimji (the richest at Oman) attending my talks. The personal meetings after the lecture at their invitation showed lot of love and admiration.I have never had such an encouragement in India.
In SOHAR, OMANI remember the crowed, the keraliates, who are all very poor and lives in small sheds.After the lecture they offered me some money, I rejected.They said mainly people come here to collect money, and we find someone rejecting - their first experience.I told them I am living in a better place and have better facility than you. So you require money and not me.I felt that they love others more than them.DUBAI, In an SCHOOLI was chanting the slokas and asked the students to repeat, they could not, i said leave it. They didn’t leave. They wanted to learn it. The one hour class went for three hours. The students were from Brazil, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Europe, UAE etc..I have not found any other places; the kids are much interested to learn like this.The students in one school interviewed and they recorded the interview to write in their magazine.
DUBAI, Narayanettan.The one who came to attend my class in Dubai have not left my company for the ten days and attended all my 42 lectures without attending his office and home. He was with me throughout.
In India too have many such instances, but those abroad was a few sticking..
Zazo: What is the key to success in your words? I think this is the question every student and professional want to ask.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: For every success one should haveattitudeskillopportunityis equal proportion.
Anything more and anything less will have problems in life.
The opportunity is not in our hand, but as it comes, one have to use it.
Skill need to be developed with specific target in mind, else will go waste and will feel bad for not having opportunity, and will get into depression.
Good attitude will create a balanced desire and enjoyment in life at all levels.Will have been happy and never get satisfied.The desire to grow and achieve higher must be within.
When one achieves what he aims, he is called successful.Thus desire is a must for as the starting point for the success.
Zazo: Did you ever faced failure in your life? if yes, how did you came up with it?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: I had and do have many failures in LIFE.Every one will have.
Whe I took birth, i won over millions of my unborn brothers and sisters, that is success..THE BIGGEST WAR EVER ANYONE WILL FIGHT IN HIS LIFE, is before the birth.
I lost my father and sister in an accident when i only survived, do we call it a failure.
I never had a childhood of enjoyment, a traditional village farmer’s son, FAILURE ?
I was the last rank fellow in my 8th class, a failure.
many in list…. is this all failures ? Yes, I do had pains and grief over these.. at those times, they were failures…
THESE sort of stories each and everyone will have …Not getting good marks, not getting the job required, not getting promotion, not getting the gilrl loved, not having a good house, car etc. etc…. NOT OF MY CHOICE !!
I HAVE NO SUCH FAILURES… or had many… but i always feel they are not failures..
ONCE you miss a bus, u has many options.Once you get into a bus, you miss many busses..
So missing a bus is good..
This is my word.. i keep telling this to people too..SO nothing in life is a failure..We get chances and many more chances..Thus failure is only a displacement for a short time.. must enjoy it.Take it as a challenge..THAT IS WHAT I DO.
We do not know what is good for us, let god decide and provide the best…HAVE FULL FAITH IN GOD… DO the JOB.THAT IS WHAT I DO.
Zazo: Please give a guidance and way to those students who are intended to become a scientist and teachers as you experienced both.
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: Learn well any subjectthat is it..one can get into research…and be a scientist in any field of interest….
And one learn the subject then will be able to teach well.Thus could be a good teacher..
Research and teaching must go together..a teacher who is not research cant be active and grow.
a researcher who is not a teacher is not practical too..
The field of research is not the matter, but the aptitude and the outlook mattersthat will help being a creative teacher too.
Zazo: Any message to the readers of this interview?
Dr. T.P Sasikumar: If this interview could inspire a few..This is a wonderful experience.The effort of this person who tried this is worth.
I enjoyed, and thank you very much.
Let this Hall of fame be full….So that these first fame will be out and new good faces are up..
All the very bestBye.DrTPS
Zazo: Thanks a lot sir for giving your precious time for this superb and informative, inspiring and wonderful interview…i really enjoyed talking to a personality like you. Thanks for all the appreciations and kind words.Thanks a lot.
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