Tuesday, June 4, 2013

How much water do you need a day

  How much water do you need a day?      
                 
                 
Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water.
                 
The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium.One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation. Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
                 
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
                 
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need depends on your body weight. A more accurate calculation, is to drink an ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight.
                 
 

Navodayan Prayer: Hum Nav Yug Ki Nayi…

Navodayan Prayer: Hum Nav Yug Ki Nayi…


Suddenly all old times are coming to my mind… Do you remember the morning prayer you used to sing during your school days? I still do… Suddenly felt like listening to that song once again…

Our school, Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya is run by Govt of India's HRD Ministry, has nationwide presence, with almost one school per district. Before we proceed, look at the detailed description of the logo of JNV (I was under the impression that the two black heads represented one's father and mother...) More info at Navodaya.net

Below is the lyrics of the song, “Hum Nava Yug Gi…” song we used to sing daily at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. My rough English translation is included between the paragraphs for the benefit of all.


Hum navyug ki nayi bhaarti… nayi aarti
Hum swarajya ki richa naval bharat ki navlaya hon
Nav suryodaya nav chandrodaya, humi navoday hon


(We represent the new India, the new wave of India, We're the brand new lyrics of freedom...new sun rise and new moon rise, we’re the new rise… )

Rang jaati pad bhaid rahit hum sab ka ek bhagwaan ho
Santaan hain dharti maan ki hum dharti pooja sthaan ho
Pooja ke khil rahe kamal dal hum bhav jal mein ho
Sarvoday ke nav basant ke humi navoday ho


(We do not differentiate based on colour,cast, status… We’re all children of Mother earth and earth is a holy place. We’re the petals of lotus that blossomed after prayers… We pray for well being of everyone, we’re Navodayans…)

Maanva hai hum halchal hum, prakriti ke pavan vesh mein
Khilen falen hum mein sanskriti is apne bharat desh ki
Hum himgiri hum nadia hum sagar ki lahre ho
Jeevan ki mangalmati ke hami navoday ho


(We’re alive and kicking as a pure form of nature, let the culture of this country nurture in us, let us be the mountains, rivers and the waves at the sea, let there by well being for all, we’re Navodayans)
Hari duudhiya kranti shanti ke shram ke bandanvaar ho
Bhagirath hum dharti maa ke suuram pehredaar ho
Sat shiv sunder ki pehchan banaye jug mein hum
Antriksh ke yaan gyan ke hami navoday ho


(Let there be more green revolution and white (milk) revolution, we’ll work harder for mother earth and protect her. We’ll spread the message of Satyam Shivam and Sundaram to the world and to the space… We’re Navodayans…)

Hum navyug ki nayi bharti… nayi aarti
Hum swarajya ki richa naval bharat ki navlaya hon
Nav suryodaya nav chandrodaya, humi navoday hon
Hami navoday ho hami navoday ho hami navoday ho 

!!suresh-chandra-vatsayanNever seriously cared for its meaning or significance of our prayer those days, but now if I look back I have to appreciate the meaning, insight and passion behind this song. The song was written by a Panjabi born educationist Suresh Chandra Vatsyayan. When I was searching for more about him, most of the links referred to the fact that he died in 2008 of cardiac arrest… Sad. R.I.P Suresh Chandra and thanks for the wonderful poem above.

I searched for a proper video or mp3, but there was none. This video has proper instrumental of the same and this video has first few lines with vocals… Some of us should take care to do proper documentation of the same…

Thanks to Deepak Kumar for helping with meaning of Richa Naval..

Thursday, April 4, 2013

cockroach Theory of Self development.

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on
a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken
face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands
desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.

Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got
panicky.

The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed
on another lady in the group.

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the
drama.

The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.

The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of
the cockroach on his shirt.
When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and
threw it out of the restaurant.

Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind
picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach
responsible for their histrionic behavior?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.

It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle
the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.

I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or
my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the
disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.

It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my
inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that
disturbs me.

More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates
chaos in my life.

Lessons learnt from the story:
I understood, I should not react in life.
I should always respond.
The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.

Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well
thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of
hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in
anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.

Have a nice day.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Happy Independence Day

sujalam suphalam malayaja sheetalam
shasyashyamalam maataram, vande
sujalam suphalam malayaja sheetalam
shasyashyaamalam maataram, vande maataram !!
vande maataram (8)

Ehsaas thoda to jagaye apne dilon mein hum
kya naam hai apna jaha mein khade hai kaha pe hum
hai humme jana kaha chale hai kahape hum
humse pooche hai yeh mamle watan
sujalam suphalam malayaja sheetalam
shasyashyamalam maataram, vande

Jana hai taron se age abna rukenge hum
ek nayi subah jagaye sare jahanse hum
himmat kare age bade ab naye rasto pe hum
sari duniya apni warde watan

maa tujhe salam..
ooo..mmaaaa...tujhe salam
hoooo ma...tujhe salam..
ooooo maaaaa...tujhe pranam
maaa..tujhe salam..
oo ma tujhe salam...
Ehsaas thoda to jagaye apne dilon mein hum
kya naam hai apna jaha mein
ek nayi subah jagaye
are intezaar hai jahanko..
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

APPAM

Appam 
APPAM
 (Learnt From Rupoom Nayak)

ABOUT APPAM
Aappam or Aappam hoppers are a type of food in South India and Sri Lankan cuisine (Tamil: அப்பம்). It is called chitau (ଚିତାଉ) Pitha in Oriya, Paddu or Gulle Eriyappa in Kodava. It is known as ආප්ප (Appa) in Sinhala and Arpone in Burmese. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner.
Appum or aapum – pronunciation varies between regions – is a term equivalent to bread. Another form of appam is "Kallappam", where "kall" (Malayalam) means toddy, which is used for fermentation. This type of appam is prepared in an appa kal (mould). Kallappam looks like a pancake.


Ingredient 
Raw rice 2 cups
cooked rice 1 cup
coconut 1/2
yeast
sugar 3 spoon
salt 1 spoon


Cooking Method
step 1. properly soak raw rice in water
step 2 after 6 - 8 hours grind soaked raw rice with cooked rice and cocunut
step 3 Add 1/2 spoon yeast to the mixture, add sugar , add salt
step 4 let it fragment for some 10 hours then u need a Appam vessel ( non sticky pan) to cook it.


chutney
1> coconut
2> Mirchi
3> dhania
4> Salt
5>Mint


STEW
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, beans, peppers and tomatoes)
1>Carrot
2> potato
3> Onion
4> chili
5> ginger
6> salt & Turmeric
7>  coconut Milk

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

If Money Doesn't Make You Happy, Consider Time

Time, Not Money, Is Your Most Precious Resource. Spend It Wisely.

Our search to understand what makes humans happy (or happier) goes back centuries. As does our enduring belief that if we just do the right thing, happiness will follow - that additional happiness will be doled out to us because we earned it, not due to the largess of a benevolent being. "Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence," instructs Robert Green Ingersoll, a Civil War-era orator. Many notable others, from Aristotle to the Buddha to Ursula K. LeGuin, agree with this sentiment.

New research takes a fresh look at this topic. Jennifer Aaker and Melanie Rudd at Stanford University, and Cassie Mogilner at the University of Pennsylvania, published "If Money Doesn't Make You Happy, Consider Time,"in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2011. They discuss how happiness is indeed a consequence of the choices people make. So what can people do to increase their happiness? Their answer is surprisingly simple: spend your time wisely. Careful though. Some of the ways people should spend their time are, in fact, surprising.

Although happiness is clearly relevant for individuals, businesses should also pay attention. Building a workforce of highly qualified, hard-working, and loyal employees is an essential aspect of staying competitive in today's global markets. Therefore, being concerned about employee happiness is not just a moral thing to do, but it makes smart business sense as well.

"People often make career choices based on how much money they envision they can make now or in the future. Surprisingly little thought goes into how they will be using their time - whether they can control their time, who they will spend their time with, and what activities they will spend their time on," said Aaker, General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

"We spend most of our time at work. So understanding how we should be spending our time at work is much more important than people think. It has been interesting to observe which companies are doing a good job of creating opportunities for employees to manage their own time. This goes beyond providing opportunities for flexible hours, telecommuting, and independent contractor relationships. Which companies are allowing opportunities for employees to fundamentally design how they spend their time both at work and outside of work - in ways that are creative and innovative? As Millennials enter the workforce, these types of demands will become even more common."

Over the years, there has been relatively little research on the relationship between the resource of time and happiness. Perhaps not surprisingly, it is another resource - money - that has been investigated much more thoroughly as a potential key to happiness. Yet, very little research corroborates the idea that more money leads to more happiness. Some research suggests that perhaps people just aren't spending it right. In fact, even the mere mention of money can result in individuals being less likely to engage in behaviors linked to personal happiness, such as helping others, donating to charity, or socializing with friends and family. After being prompted to think about wealth, individuals work more, and their ability to enjoy small moments becomes significantly compromised.

"We know that people with meaningful social connections are happier than those without them," said Mogilner. "The more time that individuals spend with their partners, best friends, and close friends, the happier they are. When they spend time with people who they dislike or when they spend time alone, their happiness levels drop. Loneliness is a relatively good predictor of unhappiness." Further,Mogilner has found that encouraging people to think about time (vs. money, for example) tends to foster those social connections. So thinking about time has a fundamental impact on how people behave.

Why might concentrating on time get us closer to our centuries-long search for happiness? One reason is because time spent doing something, especially when compared to owning something or spending money, is associated with personal meaning and evokes emotionally laden memories.

You might not recall how much money you had in your bank account when you were 20 years old, but most people remember their first kiss. Time also fosters interpersonal connections: the camaraderie that people get from attending a baseball game with friends, for example, would be more conducive to happiness than watching it alone in front of the television.

Drawing from their research and that of others, Aaker, Rudd, and Mogilner extracted five time-spending happiness principles:

Spend time with the right people. The greatest happiness levels are associated with spending time with people we like. Socially connecting activities - such as hanging out with friends and family - are responsible for the happiest parts of the day. However, work is also an essential element in the time-happiness relationship. Although spending time with bosses and coworkers tends to be associated with some of the lowest degrees of happiness, two of the biggest predictors of people's general happiness are whether they have a 'best friend' at work and whether they like their boss. Therefore, people should try to reframe relationships and workplace goals such that colleagues become friends so that time spent at work becomes happier.

Spend time on the right activities. Certain activities are energizing, and others make us feel drained and defeated. To increase happiness, people should avoid spending time on the latter activities in favor of the former whenever possible. Of course, the bills have to be paid, the bathroom cleaned, and it's sometimes a challenge to get through the day. But people need to reflect on how they are spending their time - the extent to which they mindlessly move from activity to activity without considering what they would really prefer to be doing. For instance, when deciding how to spend the next hour, simply asking yourself the question, 'Will what I do right now become more valuable over time?' could increase the likelihood that you behave in ways that are more in line with what will really make you happy.

Enjoy experiences without spending time actually doing them. Research in the field of neuroscience has shown that the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure - the mesolimbic dopamine system - can be activated when merely thinking about something pleasurable, such as drinking a favorite brand of beer or driving a favorite type of sports car. In fact, this research shows that people sometimes enjoys anticipating an activity more than actually doing it.

For example, reading guidebooks in advance of a big vacation and anticipating the food you'll eat and the activities you'll do while there could actually give you more pleasure than the vacation itself. In short, research suggests that we can be just as well - if not sometimes better - off if we imagine experiences without having them. So to increase happiness, spend plenty of time happily daydreaming.

Expand your time. Unlike money, time is inherently scarce. No one gets more than 24 hours per day. In fact, there is a bidirectional relationship between time's scarcity and its value: not only does having little time make it feel more valuable, but when time is more valuable, it is perceived as more scarce. To increase happiness, it can make sense to focus on the here and now -because thinking about the present moment (vs. the future) has been found to slow down the perceived passage of time. Simply breathing more deeply can have similar effects.

In one study, subjects who were instructed to take long and slow breaths (vs. short and quick ones) for five minutes not only felt there was more time available to get things done, but also perceived their day as longer. And even though feeling time-constrained makes people less likely to take the time to help someone else, doing so actually makes people feel as though they have more spare time and gives them a sense of a more expansive future. Therefore, if you can't afford to "buy" more discretionary time (e.g., by hiring a maid), focus on the present moment, breathe more slowly, and spend the little time that you have in helpful and meaningful ways.

Be aware that happiness changes over time. As we age, we experience different levels of happiness and how we experience happiness changes. Recent research found that younger people are more likely to experience happiness as excitement, whereas older individuals are more likely to experience happiness as feeling peaceful. Therefore, you should be aware that basing future decisions on your current perceptions of happiness may not lead to the maximum levels of happiness in the long run.

Finally, although the meaning of happiness may change, it does so in predictable patterns. Therefore, it is possible to anticipate such changes, and you should allow yourself to shift how you spend your time over the course of your life - as the meaning of happiness shifts.

Aaker points out that "the experiences people accumulate over the course of spending their limited time, quite literally makes up each person's life. So, if you take away anything from this research, it should be that spending time with the people you love doing the things you love is the best road to happiness."

--
Alice LaPlante

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Biology Of Emotions


Knowing about your brain can help you appreciate all it does for you.

Why do we call certain emotions ‘bad’?

What we experience are different combinations of the six basic emotions: happiness, anger, fear, surprise, sadness and disgust. We call some positive and some negative but they are all there for a reason. They help us cope with everyday life, allowing us to communicate what we feel toward certain situations, people and things. But, emotions such as shame, pride, jealously and guilt are not considered part of the basic emotions set. There is no scientific evidence showing that there is a universal expression of shame that is recognised the world over as shame.

Does meditation change the brain pattern?

Brain waves do change during meditation. When you meditate, the balance of brain wave activity in your brain shifts — there is less Beta, the thinking and stress-related brain wave, and more Alpha, Theta and Gamma — the relaxation and meditation brain waves. Through meditation and altering your brain wave balance, you create more happiness. This feeling spills over into our daily activities. People who meditate daily have greater control over their negative emotions.

Can fear be a positive emotion?

Fear can be both positive and negative. A phobia or a debilitating fear that prevents you from doing everyday jobs is negative. Being afraid helps you protect yourself. Anger intensifies our defensive behaviour. Fear accelerates flight. From fear, you learn not to do things that can be harmful for you. And that’s a positive thing for your survival. Disgust tells you to avoid things that can cause illness. Happiness encourages behaviour that produces positive emotions.

Why is it important to control our emotions and not overreact?

Emotions involve the autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. ANS has two parts: the sympathetic and para-sympathetic system. The sympathetic nervous system arousal is associated with strong emotions like fear, happiness and anger. It is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. When these nerves get active, heartbeat increases, BP goes up, pupils dilate, you start sweating, energy gets diverted to your muscles (so that you can run) and digestion becomes a low priority for your body. When people are exposed to long-term stress — when there is frequent arousal of the sympathetic nervous system — there can be serious consequences that impact your health. In order for the body to remain relaxed, we have the para-sympathetic nervous system that deals with the rest-and-digest system. This helps us calm down. The brain plays a role in these different emotions.

Is there a happiness centre or a fear centre in the brain?

There is no specific part of the brain that is responsible for any one given emotion. The limbic system is responsible for the different emotions we experience. Also called the primitive brain, it is common to humans and animals. But what separates humans and animals is the cerebral cortex, which empowers humans with cognitive skills that make us reason things out logically. The limbic system and the cerebral cortex complement each other. While the former evokes emotions like fear and anger, the latter helps us reason things out.

The limbic system is a complex set of structures that lies on both sides of the thalamus, just under the cerebrum. It includes the hypothalamus, the hippocampus and the amygdala. Crying and laughing activate the amygdala. Injury to these parts of the brain can affect emotions. For example, a person with a damaged amygdala cannot experience fear. A tumour in the hypothalamus can trigger excessive aggression.

Can our behaviour change brain structure?

Our brain is responsible for our behaviour and our behaviour has the capacity to change our brain. So what you do, how you live your life, whether you meditate or lead a stressful life can change your brain. Too much stress can shrink your hippocampus (that is why when you are stressed, you become forgetful). Our environment and experience determine our level of aggression. We often attribute a person’s behaviour to society and culture, but it can be biological also. We often ignore biology — genes, brain activity or structure.

What about spiritual experience?

Spiritual experience happens in the brain. Neuroscience now understands a great deal about how the brain works during a variety of spiritual experiences, ranging from near-death to mystical “oneness”. Many of our spiritual moments are linked to fight-or-flight survival responses. The brain structures underlying our survival impulses evolved long before other structures made the human brain capable of language and reasoning.

How does the brain deal with moral issues?

Most of us think that morality comes only from culture, society and religion. But damage to a particular structure in the brain can alter decision making. There is a specific brain abnormality associated with criminal psychopathy. Psychopaths have reduced connections between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for sentiments such as empathy and guilt, and the amygdala, which mediates fear and anxiety. A tumour in the pre-frontal cortex leads to poor-decision making. Severe damage to brain parts cannot be corrected, but increasing the activity of those parts of the brain that help in de-stressing and relaxing or that which stimulate the para-sympathetic nervous system is good for people with brain damage. Neuroplasticity helps in a limited way.

Does our mind tend to choose emotion over logic?

Though our mind does use the logical option, the first thought that comes is the emotional option. From the evolutionary standpoint, emotions are basic to animals, while logic is unique to humans. Emotion is more rooted in our minds than logic is because our species has been acquiring logic over time, according to the evolutionary clock. This concept is physically visible too; brain tissue related to emotion is closer to the centre of the brain while logic-pertaining tissue is generally in the outer layers, specifically in the caudal area.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

वसुधा का नेता कौन हुआ


वसुधा का नेता कौन हुआ? (रश्मिरथी)
- रामधारी सिंह दिनकर (Ramdhari Singh Dinkar)

सच है, विपत्ति जब आती है,
कायर को ही दहलाती है,
शूरमा नहीं विचलित होते,
क्षण एक नहीं धीरज खोते,
विघ्नों को गले लगाते हैं,
काँटों में राह बनाते हैं।

मुख से न कभी उफ कहते हैं,
संकट का चरण न गहते हैं,
जो आ पड़ता सब सहते हैं,
उद्योग-निरत नित रहते हैं,
शूलों का मूल नसाने को,
बढ़ खुद विपत्ति पर छाने को।

है कौन विघ्न ऐसा जग में,
टिक सके वीर नर के मग में
खम ठोंक ठेलता है जब नर,
पर्वत के जाते पाँव उखड़।
मानव जब जोर लगाता है,
पत्थर पानी बन जाता है।

गुण बड़े एक से एक प्रखर,
हैं छिपे मानवों के भीतर,
मेंहदी में जैसे लाली हो,
वर्तिका-बीच उजियाली हो।
बत्ती जो नहीं जलाता है
रोशनी नहीं वह पाता है।

पीसा जाता जब इक्षु-दण्ड,
झरती रस की धारा अखण्ड,
मेंहदी जब सहती है प्रहार,
बनती ललनाओं का सिंगार।
जब फूल पिरोये जाते हैं,
हम उनको गले लगाते हैं।

वसुधा का नेता कौन हुआ?
भूखण्ड-विजेता कौन हुआ?
अतुलित यश क्रेता कौन हुआ?
नव-धर्म प्रणेता कौन हुआ?
जिसने न कभी आराम किया,
विघ्नों में रहकर नाम किया।

जब विघ्न सामने आते हैं,
सोते से हमें जगाते हैं,
मन को मरोड़ते हैं पल-पल,
तन को झँझोरते हैं पल-पल।
सत्पथ की ओर लगाकर ही,
जाते हैं हमें जगाकर ही।

वाटिका और वन एक नहीं,
आराम और रण एक नहीं।
वर्षा, अंधड़, आतप अखंड,
पौरुष के हैं साधन प्रचण्ड।
वन में प्रसून तो खिलते हैं,
बागों में शाल न मिलते हैं।

कङ्करियाँ जिनकी सेज सुघर,
छाया देता केवल अम्बर,
विपदाएँ दूध पिलाती हैं,
लोरी आँधियाँ सुनाती हैं।
जो लाक्षा-गृह में जलते हैं,
वे ही शूरमा निकलते हैं।

बढ़कर विपत्तियों पर छा जा,
मेरे किशोर! मेरे ताजा!
जीवन का रस छन जाने दे,
तन को पत्थर बन जाने दे।
तू स्वयं तेज भयकारी है,
क्या कर सकती चिनगारी है?

क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?


क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?
क्या करूँ?

मैं दुखी जब-जब हुआ
संवेदना तुमने दिखाई,
मैं कृतज्ञ हुआ हमेशा,
रीति दोनो ने निभाई,
किन्तु इस आभार का अब
हो उठा है बोझ भारी;
क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?
क्या करूँ?

एक भी उच्छ्वास मेरा
हो सका किस दिन तुम्हारा?
उस नयन से बह सकी कब
इस नयन की अश्रु-धारा?
सत्य को मूंदे रहेगी
शब्द की कब तक पिटारी?
क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?
क्या करूँ?

कौन है जो दूसरों को
दु:ख अपना दे सकेगा?
कौन है जो दूसरे से
दु:ख उसका ले सकेगा?
क्यों हमारे बीच धोखे
का रहे व्यापार जारी?
क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?
क्या करूँ?

क्यों न हम लें मान, हम हैं
चल रहे ऐसी डगर पर,
हर पथिक जिस पर अकेला,
दुख नहीं बंटते परस्पर,
दूसरों की वेदना में
वेदना जो है दिखाता,
वेदना से मुक्ति का निज
हर्ष केवल वह छिपाता;
तुम दुखी हो तो सुखी मैं
विश्व का अभिशाप भारी!
क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी?
क्या करूँ?

Ten Quotes

1. An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. - Edwin Land

2. Life is filled with opportunities, not entitlements. - Jim Quigley, former CEO, Deloitte

3. Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble." - Frank Tyger

4. Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string. - Pelé

5. Keep thyself first in peace, and then thou wilt be able to bring others to peace. - Thomas a Kempis

6. If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win. - Walter Reuther

7. A good friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. - Bernard Meltzer

8. Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible. - Corrie Ten Boom

9. Regret for wasted time is more wasted time" ~Mason Cooley

10."Everything you are Against - Weakens you. Everything you are For - Empowers you." ~Wayne Dyer