Faith Iies in......

It is so important right now to have faith. Nevertheless, faith alone is not enough, it is who you put your faith in. Men have created many answers and an appearance of solutions to many of life’s problems, but they have no power. Science can present evidence but faith is the substance of the thing you hope for and the evidence of things you can’t see. So, in essence, faith is the evidence that whatever you desire or hope for is done because your faith is not alone nor in the intellect of man or things but wrapped up in the power of God. Now let us remember when we refer to man, we are not always referring to an outsider, sometimes the “man” is ourselves, male or female. We often times believe in our intellect or methods of accomplishing, but let us be honest. We have let ourselves down on many occasions, but God won’t let you down.

My mother blessed me with this analogy some years ago and I would like to share…. It’s like having a bullet and a gun. A bullet is nothing without a gun. For instance, if I throw a bullet at someone it does not have the same effect, but if I put it in the gun and fire it, it will do some damage. That is a demonstration of faith in God. God is the gun that catapults your faith to penetrate the thing being hoped for, resulting in an impact of manifestation. However, faith in man is like throwing the bullet with your hand, nothing happens…..So keep the faith, and keep it in the power of God!!

Today is a day of powerful faith!!!!

Have a great day!!!!

Faith-Still Alive

The night falls, a lonely heart callsFor someone to guide it through the darkening hallsOf depression, and into the light of dayBut no-one’s coming to show the waySo the heart within slowly turns to stoneKnowing it will be eternally aloneTrapped in shadow, hopelessly lost on the trailWatching this life disperse and derail
Each day passes the same, the faith fades awayNot even the reflecting beauty of the bayCan change the mind - but who’s to saySomeone won’t come along to where they layTake them by the hand, lift them up off the groundWhisper in their ear, tell them that they have foundThe one to which their heart does belongAs the choir of angels burst into song-

Woman Cheat.........

The reasons why Women cheat in a relationship are often different than the reasons why Women cheat. A Woman’s reason for cheating can encompass a wide variety of reasons including genetics, a sense of challenge, self esteem and a lack of interest in their current relationship. While none are justifiable all of these can be reasons why a Woman chooses to stray and cheat on his current partner. Although genetics may factor into why Women cheat on their partner it may also just be a week defense for a Woman who is caught in his unfaithful actions. A theory exists that testosterone levels in Women make them more susceptible to infidelity. This theory is based on the hypothesis that Women are genetically predisposed to cheating because they are ingrained with the notion that the survival of the species is dependent on their procreation. While this may be true it is certainly not an excuse for unfaithfulness in our age of overpopulation. It may be true that in prehistoric times, Women were tasked with populating the earth this is certainly not true today and is not a defensible excuse for cheating on your partner. The truth is that in a truly loving relationship a Woman should be able to control himself and remain faithful despite any hormonal urges to produce offspring. The theory of Woman being predisposed to cheating does not hold water because while it may be true, there is no excuse for not being able to quell these urges. Another reason Women cheat is because they feel a sense of challenge in their infidelity. Actually being able to get away with an affair is a challenge that Women enjoy. Additionally they enjoy the challenge of finding other Women with which to cheat. To them the affair is more about the conquest then anything else. Sure they may enjoy the physicality of the affair, but the pursuit and sneaking around is what really drives Women who cheat on their partners. They see fooling their partner as a tremendous accomplish moment and they enjoy the logistics of orchestrating the affair without their partner learning of their transgressions. To them the thrill of sneaking around and the fear of being caught creates and adrenaline rush that is more important than the affair or even their current relationship. Women also cheat because they are driven by competition. If there friends are single or cheating on their partners and often have affairs with several Women the Woman may feel that he needs to keep up with his friends. To these Women affairs become a way of competing with their friends. Infidelity in Women is often driven by a sense of competition. To many Women also engage in affairs because doing so is an ego boost for them. The knowledge that they can find multiple Women willing to engage in an intimate relationship with them is a tremendous self esteem builder for some Women. They take pride in the ability to attract Women and don’t care about the fact that doing so may destroy their relationship. To these Women the excite moment of the chase is almost more important than the conquest. Sometimes just knowing that other Women find them desirable, is enough to stroke the ego of these Women. In general it is a lack of self esteem on their part that drives them to seek out affairs in order to reiterate their attractiveness and desirability. A Woman who is in an undesirable relationship may also be driven to cheat on their partner. If the relationship has begun to wane and the Woman no longer feels the same attraction to his partner he may seek out an affair out of boredom. If he feels his current relationship is lacking excite moment he may also be driven to cheat in the hopes that he will find the excite moment he desires elsewhere. While the wise thing may be to end the deteriorating relationship in search of a new more desirable partner, To many Women opt to hold onto the current relationship and engage in affairs. This may be because they fear that they may not find what they are looking for and may be left lonely and without a partner so they hold onto the failing relationship figuring that a bad relationship is better than none at all. Women cheat for a variety of reasons. While none of these reasons may be justified, they do exist. The reasons that Women cheat include genetics, competition, self esteem and boredom. In general while genetics may play a small part in the urge for Women to cheat the majority of cheating takes place because Women cannot control their sexual and competitive urges, are lacking in self esteem or are unhappy in their current relationship.

5 Steps to mental Well Being

A simple programme to promote mental wellbeing has been compiled by a team of more than 400 scientists. Here’s what they think… Get connected Relationships with family, friends, colleagues and neighbours will enrich your life and bring you support. Human interaction is vital to our happiness and sense of belonging. Studies show that one of the most significant factors in poor mental health is isolation. Good friends will help you get through the bad times.

BE ACTIVE

Sports, hobbies such as gardening or dancing, or just a daily stroll will make you feel good. That’s because exercise stimulates feel-good chemicals called endorphins, which can give you an eight-hour high. Regular physical activity has been clinically proven to alleviate depression and anxiety and may even prevent problems in the first place.

PAY ATTENTION

Noting the beauty of everyday moments and reflecting on them helps you to appreciate what matters to you. Making an effort to stand still and take notice can help us savour moments we might miss. It encourages us to live in the present instead of dwelling on past events we can’t change, or future ones which may not even happen.

BRUSH UP YOUR SKILLS

Fixing a bike, cooking, learning to play an instrument — the challenge and satisfaction brings fun and confidence. Keeping your mind occupied with a constructive task is an excellent way to be happy. When you are absorbed in a rewarding activity, it focuses your mind away from negative thoughts and gives you a real sense of purpose and achievement.

BE GENEROUS

Helping friends and strangers links your happiness to a wider community and is very rewarding. It’s true that giving is as good as receiving. A study scanning people who donated to a favourite charity found that giving stimulates the brain's reward system just like receiving does.

Take your time...

An Article published on Times of India

After a breakup, you can’t keep moping and have to move on. But take care and don’t hastily enter another relationship
You are fresh out of a bad relationship. You’ve been tied down so far. Right now, the world is open to you. You are independent and hopeful of finding true love maybe this time. BT tells you to take a chill pill, relax and enjoy your newfound freedom and wait for the right person to stop by. A breakup, including a divorce, certainly means a lot of pain and heartache. There’s a feeling of failure. Even if the separation was your initiative, the process is painful. This is often coupled with loneliness and a fear of rejection and ridicule from the society. Although many of us might put up a brave front, quite a few are still susceptible to giving in to social qualms. At this point of time, it is advisable to realise that the very fact of ‘accepting’ that you were in a bad relationship was a brave deed and you have consciously decided to walk out because everyone has a right to be happy and comfortable in life. After the initial turmoil comes the rest period of ‘notbeing-in-a-relationship’ and ‘happy-being on your own’ and thereafter comes a point when you feel that it is time to move on and maybe get lucky in love again! When dating the first time after a breakup, it’s often easy to get swayed and automatically see this relationship as godsend. Especially with all the hurt and pain within you, you find comfort with this new person. You could feel a new zest towards life and a rejuvenated joy of feeling needed. You believe that everyone’s not the same and the mystery of discovering more about this new unknown person can be quite thrilling as well as taking your mind off the bad patch gone by. This is understandable and normal. The first new relationship after all those painful feelings does feel like a gift from heaven, salvation from rejection, loneliness and failure. And it may be one or all of these things. “But there are all the chances that it’s nothing but a relationship on the rebound,” says relationship counsellor Maneka Sahi. “You might ignore or dismiss obvious areas of incompatibility. Worse yet, you might gloss over potentially dangerous issues like abusive or controlling behaviours, substance abuse or other risktaking behaviours. For all you know, it can lead you to a total new arena of discomfort and could result in yet another bad relationship!” Sharmilee P (name changed), a 28-year-old executive agrees. She tells us her story: “After a bad marriage and a divorce, the first man I got attracted to became my life in no time. I guess I was craving for attention and emotional security. But, getting into something so quickly was the biggest mistake I made. I was totally blinded and chose to overlook obvious signs of incompatibility. Honestly this relationship was worse than my marriage. It went on for two years and ended on an ugly note.” The key here is to tread carefully. After a breakup it’s time to move on, yes, but with care. Dating is good and healthy, say counsellors, but if it’s heading towards a relationship then one must take a little time before getting into it. Do not ignore even the smallest sign. Of course that doesn’t mean you end up being paranoid and uptight! You just have to be a little cautious. You surely don’t want to be hurt the second time around. Remember the first relationship ended because it ceased to give you your much needed personal happiness and comfort and there’s no reason why you should compromise with it this time.

Love is .................... Quotes

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." - Goethe
"To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia." - H.L. Mencken
"Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it...It really is worth fighting for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk everything, you risk even more." - Erica Jong
"Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions." - Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Maybe love is like luck. You have to go all the way to find it." - Robert Mitchum
"Love stretches your heart and makes you big inside." - Margaret Walker
"Love has no awareness of merit or demerit; it has no scale... Love loves; this is its nature." - Howard Thurman
"Love is like war: Easy to begin but hard to end." - Anonymous
"Where love is, no room is too small." - Talmud
"Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." - Mark Twain
"Love is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day." - Nicholas Sparks
"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." - Karen Sunde
"A love song is just a caress set to music." - Sigmund Romberg
"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit." - Peter Ustinov "Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever." - unknown
"Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence."
- Erich Fromm
"In the final analysis, love is the only reflection of man's worth." - Bill Wundram, Iowa Quad Cities Times
"Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile."
- Elizabeth Browning
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer. But suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down." - Woody Allen

Who is God ?

What fills the entire universe (the ultimate of human understanding) and beyond?

The entire universe is only filled with matter and energy. The energy that pervades the entire universe is the God.
If a person doesn’t realize this, he is blind. Because the possession of this knowledge is the vision.
Once four blind men (human beings) tried to feel an elephant (God).
The one who felt the leg told that it was like a pillar.
The one who felt the ears told that it was skinny and flexible.
The one who felt the abdomen told that it was like a wall.
The one who felt the tail told that it was like a stick.

Because of their blindness (lack of knowledge), they were not able to feel the whole elephant (God). But everyone’s feeling was true, though were only a part of the entire knowledge.
Similarly, human beings all feel the same God in different forms. Shiva, Vishnu, Jesus, Allah are all the different parts of the same God. Just like you cannot compare different parts of the elephant, you cannot compare those manifestations. Legs cannot be compared with the ears or the eyes or the abdomen. They serve different purposes. When you feel the legs after you have felt the ears, the feeling of ears should not be forgotten.


It is the same energy that is present in all people also. So, human beings are also only a manifestation of God. Not just human beings, everything(living and non-living) has God. Only people don’t realize this.
Just like a stone laying on ground has less energy than the one falling from the sky, people have lesser energy, while Shiva, Jesus, Allah have more of the energy.

God never hurts anyone. Only people think they are hurt. There is absolutely nothing to regret. Though energy has control over matter, it is not bound to it. The body which you hold is not permanent. Live like you may die anytime. Never bind yourself to anything. Let the things that happen, happen freely. Do only things that keep you happy. Death is not a thing to feel bad about. Its after all a way to free your soul from this body. Your soul has always greater knowledge than when it is born in your body. In Mahabharata, did Krishna not know to save all his men? He let them die only because he knew that it was their best destiny.

Once God sent His slave to take the life of a poor and sick woman, who had a child with one arm disabled. The slave who was sent, because of his human thoughts, took pity of the child and leaves the woman. But God knows what happens, and gets the job done through His other slaves. He asks the first slave to go and live in earth, and live there till he learns the truth behind God’s action. The slave comes to earth and lives as assistant to a tailor. He never spoke a word. Few years later, one day a lady came with a baby with one arm disabled. The lady gave rich cloth and told that she wanted it to be stitched for the baby with one hand loose for the baby. Later another day, a rich man comes and wants a coat to be stitched for him. But the God’s slave smiles and stitches a blanket using the cloth. Seeing that the tailor yells at him. But quite in sometime, a man comes and tells that the rich man who came passed away, and wanted a blanket for him. Again in a few days, the wife of the tailor, chases him away for some reason, and refuses to give him any food. But the slave turns to leave without saying a word. Then the tailor’s wife feels sorry and calls him back. The slave again smiles. The tailor out of curiosity asks, why he never spoke a word and who he is. The God’s slave then explains the whole thing. He tells that he learnt three things during the time he stayed with the tailor. God, though took the life of the mother of that disabled child, had made arrangements for the child to have a rich and caring mother. The ways of God may be unorthodox, but they work better than human ways. Next thing, is that human beings never think that they can be dead anytime. The rich man who asked for the clothes was dead very soon. When they realize that they can die anytime, they will not want worldly pleasures, because they will not be their possessions after they die. At last, he tells that he saw devil in the wife of the tailor’s wife when she chased him away and quite soon saw God in her when she offered him food. Good and bad (God and devil) are not separate entities. They are only present in you. Only your mind determines who is present in you. So, never expect God to be come with a body. God is free of everything and so doesn’t possess any body. He comes only in the form of human beings. He will come in the body of people around you, maybe your parents, friends or people totally unrelated to you. When you believe God is present in the stone in a temple, why don’t you believe that he can come in the living body of the human beings? The slave then reached God again.


All happiness you get from worldly things are only temporary. From the experiences of many great people, it is that happiness that you get from God that is the greatest. But that cannot be expressed in words, only felt. All the pleasures and relationships you find in this world are not permanent. That doesn’t mean you have to leave them very abruptly. When you start craving God, they will happen in a smooth manner.

What you do in this world is totally unrelated to God. There are three ways to attain God.
By doing your work, without expecting the gains. Once, a saint helped a scorpion to get out of water but it stung him and fell back into water. He again helped it get out of water, but it again stung him. As this was happening a passer-by asked him why he was doing it. He replied that it was his nature to help it, while it was the scorpions nature to sting him.
By knowing everything. You have to know what is good and bad. At last when you realize that everything is meaningless there will be nothing you will hold your interest in. That is the highest state you can ever reach.
By devotion. You keep praying God, and want Him to take you. Here it allows you to have interests in things.

Whatever way you follow, at last you will find that everything is meaningless. There is will be no discrimination. You will find that your individuality is lost and that everything is only God. You will hold no interest in anything. That is the highest state