1. The most happy moments in life.
My uncle, dad's younger brother from Nasik, is with us alongwith his wife. They're the perfect people to have around in these difficult times and to top it all, my uncle is an expert in interpreting the nuances of the Bhagwad Gita, the Upanishads and the philosophy of life! He's taken upon himself to clear my stupid and mundane doubts about life, in general.
This is one interesting gem that he'd passed on for the day. A very learned man, who'd lived his life to the full in every sense of the term, was asked as to what were the happiest moments of his life. The answer was short and crisp, given without batting an eyelid and I quote, "the half an hour that I'd spent with the barber"!!
Just goes to show that happiness can be found from the most simple things. The problem seems to be that we don't find the time, to stop and enjoy them, in the mad rush of life!!!
2. All religions speak the same.
It's a known fact that while all religions speak the same things, narrow minded people, posing as repositories of knowledge, interpret the sacred texts to suit their interests and create avoidable friction. Just to share an interesting nugget of information from what I'm observing from the 'bhog ceremony' that I'm part of, every morning.
When the 'bhog' is finally offered to all the near and dear ones who've passed into the mist of time and the crows swoop down to have it, the offering of rice mixed well with milk and curd is always placed in three portions.
It would be interesting to note that in Christianity, we always remember and revere the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost!
The number '3' being common - is it a mere coincidence? Or is there a connection?
My uncle, dad's younger brother from Nasik, is with us alongwith his wife. They're the perfect people to have around in these difficult times and to top it all, my uncle is an expert in interpreting the nuances of the Bhagwad Gita, the Upanishads and the philosophy of life! He's taken upon himself to clear my stupid and mundane doubts about life, in general.
This is one interesting gem that he'd passed on for the day. A very learned man, who'd lived his life to the full in every sense of the term, was asked as to what were the happiest moments of his life. The answer was short and crisp, given without batting an eyelid and I quote, "the half an hour that I'd spent with the barber"!!
Just goes to show that happiness can be found from the most simple things. The problem seems to be that we don't find the time, to stop and enjoy them, in the mad rush of life!!!
2. All religions speak the same.
It's a known fact that while all religions speak the same things, narrow minded people, posing as repositories of knowledge, interpret the sacred texts to suit their interests and create avoidable friction. Just to share an interesting nugget of information from what I'm observing from the 'bhog ceremony' that I'm part of, every morning.
When the 'bhog' is finally offered to all the near and dear ones who've passed into the mist of time and the crows swoop down to have it, the offering of rice mixed well with milk and curd is always placed in three portions.
It would be interesting to note that in Christianity, we always remember and revere the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost!
The number '3' being common - is it a mere coincidence? Or is there a connection?
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