How Hinduism and Other World Religions seem to have Some Troubles - Role of Comparative Religious Studies and Interfaith

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It seems that religions and politics are integrated wrongly. The action theory of religion differs and that does not seem part of politics, but the philosophy of any religions sets the ethics and the value system that we use as morals. The later is one with politics and without morals or values the politics is just dictatorship or still worse it seems to be improved version of imperialism in which the people, citizens of the nation are divided based on the the action theory (the Karma Kanda or Kanda - the section that deals with rituals and outer side of any religion like clothes and wearing of the symbolic things and so on) that differs in even within every religion.

We seem to have it dominating as dominions (the smaller sects as Samprda - Sampardan is the methodology of teaching and thus has many variations in teaching schools and thus the Sampardaya Bhedas) and thus small governing bodies fighting with one another defaming religion even when we assume it in its true sense, the natural laws and principles aimed in and as true religion (as we know religion means to reunite with nature that we as humans separate due to our ego - as if humans and nature are two things or identities) .

We have constitution of a nation that needs so many laws and thus orders. Similarly, the religion has set of principles that integrates our aims of:

1. Dharama (Duty)
2. Arth (Economics and Possessions)
3. Kama (Desires and Wishes)
4. Mokhsa (Liberation and thus freedom)

When we talk about religious and spiritual freedom, we seem to forget that it is similar to freedom in the football ground. There is discipline and thus it is part of state, national and international levels as up to Olympic and World Cup. Image via Wikipedia

However, we simply seem to focus on winning the freedom and also medals the honors in the religious and spiritual world. We find many want to get rich quickly, many want desires fulfilled at once when wished, and duties are ignored in the name of this self-assumed freedom. It is as if one wants freedom of sports on the road not in the football ground.

When we discuss about religion it has all aspects from sociological levels to philosophical and whatever is available in the human faculties of knowledge. The contentment is the essence of education and religion but we seem to lack it.

Our languages have no depth as water level. Our foods have less nutrient as we seem to live Tamo Guni (Aiming for pleasure even violating the civilian, human rights and that of nature) or at most Rajo Guni (Give and take without any feelings of reverence and respect for humanity and nature). The distortion in language and culture decays all value systems and thus ethics and thus the downfall is natural as football has freedom only in the ground and our social referees as we have less interest in the welfare.

We may say a lot about selflessness but when our motives are for self-interest we may be educated but it does not work and we work if blind knowledge works for the ignorant.

The issues that you have raised are based on ignorance that needs wisdom not knowledge as the knowledge alone can mask anything and one can have fake medals and winning at national and international levels. This is not freedom. Swami Vivekananda is true example for the youth and teen and for Indian and World community when we talk about religions and spiritualism.

The Vedic knowledge and Sanskrit language seem to have a little place due to false gurus who aim to be heroes and live as if filmy stars setting no ideal example.

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We can do something by setting example of simplicity as wisdom is natural not artificial. Natural lifestyle is the greatest treasure that we need to take care of when we think of Hinduism and its richness along with other religions and faiths of the world. Thanks again!

P.S.: It is from the discussion at Facebook started by

Kulbhushan Singhal

 

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How the 12 Apostles Died - From Storytime Tapestry by Carol Roach

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HOW THE  12 APOSTLES DIED,

BY  Anne R. C. Neale

Matthew was killed by a wound by a sword

He suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia for our Lord,

Mark died in Egypt, dragged by horses until dead,

Dragged through the streets of Alexandria by horses that were led.

Luke was hanged in Greece after he preached so well,

Luke preached to those " lost", and who were going to hell.

John was boiled in oil during persecution in Rome,

died an old man in his home,

Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross,

He felt he was unworthy to die like Jesus did, His Boss.

James was thrown down a hundred feet cliff but survived,

So his enemies beat him to death with a fuller's club, and he died.

James , the Great ,was a fisherman, and was beheaded in Jerusalem,

James defended his faith at his trial, but convicted they put him to death, Amen,

Bartholomew, known at Nathaniel  was made a martyr in Armenia you see

He was flayed to death by a whip, that was very horrible  to see.

Andrew was crucified in an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece,

He was first whipped severely by seven  soldiers before crucified  which brought him  no pain and " peace".

Thomas was stabbed with a spear in India  on one of his missionary trips

He preached two days before he died ,his tormentors were  the culprits.

Jude was killed with arrows when he reused to deny his Faith in Christ,

What a terrible death for him, it sure wasn't  nice.

Matthias was chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot,

Matthias was stoned and then beheaded, a terrible death he got.

Paul was tortured and then beheaded by evil Emperor Nero in Rome

In A,D, 67 this is when he happened after being imprisoned for years

in jail, not his home.

It is written in Matthew 10:22 in the bible you can find,

" But he that endureth to the end shall be saved" and ,that is fine.

I hope you found this poem interesting  and how they all stood firm for the Faith,

Could you and would you do it too, if you could have taken their place?

You can read all about the Apostles and Mathias too you know

Just open your bible, and you will find them all, that's so.

 Anne R. C. Neale

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How the 12 Apostles Died is taken from Storytime Tapestry - The newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness around the world

It is a daily published Ezine by Carol Roach: Carol Roach holds a bachelor of arts in psychology and a master in education in counseling psychology from McGill University. She is the author of Picking Up the Pieces: A Woman's Journey and Angels Watching Over Me. Carol is the moderator for the psychology channel at www.factoidz.com, publishes Storytime Tapestry Ezine, and is a freelance writer published in both print and online magazines. She is also a freelance/ghostwriter for hire. You can reach her at: winterose@videotron.ca. (With thanks from the source: http://www.examiner.com/mental-health-in-montreal/carol-roach)

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Lord Jesus Christ Gave his Life for Welfare of All and as a Human and Rose Again as in Spirit - He Proved that Holy Spirit Never Dies

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Jesus GAVE His life and purposely chose not to call for divine deliverance, angelic help and spiritual reinforcements (Matthew 26:52-56), so He could die - as prophesied - for the Jew first, then the Gentile. Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. John 10:15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. John 10:17 "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father." Jesus GAVE His Life To Give Us LIFE!

(With thanks from the source: http://plaintruthmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/07/jesus-gave-his-life-to-give-us-life.html)

We easily believe that many people talk to dead people, angels, spirits and so on, but when it says that Lord Jesus talked to many people, we seem to doubt forgetting the he was in spirit not in physical body. He appears to many people and many see his vision as if present and that is not physical body but the astral or spirit in body.

Image via WikipediaIt seems an act of shame that his great works, sacrifice and teaching and messages as well are put to doubt by the modern gurus for just trading their brand of New Era and having fake grounds of spirituality and being miraculous which is nothing but scientific and technological twisting. He taught what prophets before him said as well like from Abraham to Moses and also the Proverbs and all that gives wisdom to us.

So, we remember Lord Jesus as the true Prophet, the Philosopher and Messenger of Peace and all of his sacrifices and that of his disciples are witness to it. We need to offer him our thanks as a human without keep thinking if he rose again physically, yes he rose again in the spirit as the spirit is always with us.

Yes, Lord Jesus Gave his Life as a Human and Rose Again as in Spirit - There is no Controversy that Spirit Can Ever Die as Soul is Eternal.

So, let us please not forget that he gave his life for greater good and wellness of all that we notice that millions of his followers have done from centuries.
We all are one in spirit and it does not matter what we believe in, but if we express gratitude and thanksgiving to great ones as Lord Jesus did for Noah, Abraham, David, Moses and so many who came before him, he even washed his disciples feet, what we can do is just saying thanks, offering our thanksgiving as we do to our friends, family, nation, and whoever and what has contributed in our lives. Moreover, it helps us a lot to live a better life as it seems to me. We are proud of him.

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P.S.: This is my personal opinion and I am a Sikh not Christian if it seems that this article seems to make anyone convince as this is a matter of personal choice. It is based on my research works not just one trick of making money, but earning the treasure of history of human civilization. I have just offered my thanks to Lord Jesus as a human.

My research works gave me the following as a poem:

Our Human Ego and the Sermon Given by Lord Jesus in the Holy Bible

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

You are the creator,

However, we hardly indulge in you but in the creation,

You have the purpose for the creation,

However, we hardly follow the purpose but illusion,

You have the love for the whole creation,

However, we never seem to stop disliking.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We say that kingdom of heaven belongs to us,

However, we never show ourselves spiritually poor,

We say that you will comfort us,

However, we never mourn with divine compassion,

We say that we shall received what you have promised,

However, we never humble ourselves,

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We claim that you will satisfy   us fully,

However, our greatest desire is rarely to do what you require,

We claim that you will be merciful to us,

However, we are rarely merciful to others in a profound way,

We claim that we shall see you,

However, we are rarely pure in heart like a child.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We proclaim ourselves as your children,

However, we rarely work for peace for all,

We proclaim that we are doing what you require,

However, we rarely want prosecution

We proclaim ourselves your followers,

However, we rarely want to face insult and evil lies against us.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We call ourselves salt for all humankind,

However, we rarely speak the truth lest we face crucifying ourselves,

We call ourselves light for the whole world,

However, we rarely shine for those, whom we dislike,

We call ourselves the highest in the heaven,

However, we rarely obey your commandments.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We offer our gifts to you,

When our fellow humans face sufferings caused by us,

We make our prayers to you,

When we hand over our fellows to court,

We sing our songs to you

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

You commanded not to divorce even the unfaithful wife,

We pray and seek your guidance for insight of obeying it,

You commanded not to take revenge on someone,

However, we do not want to do good to someone who wrongs us,

You commanded not to hate even enemy.

However, we rarely love our friends unconditionally.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We love those who love us,

Because we are hardly better than what we ought to be,

We invite those who invite us,

Because we are hardly better than what we ought to be,

We speak to those who speak to us,

Because we are hardly better than what we ought to be,

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Out supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We let it happen that

We do perform our religious duties in public,

We know it that

We should not do acts of charity to show people,

We let it happen that

We help needy and make big show of it.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our Supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Teach and guide us how to help needy,

So that we may be rewarded by you,

Teach and guide us how to give something to needy,

So that we may be pleased by you,

Teach and guide us how to help needy

So that we may receive your blessings,

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We usually pray when everyone watches us,

We usually pray when room is open,

We usually pray when our heart is away,

We usually pray when you do not need words,

We usually pray when you are blessing everyone,

We usually pray when you bestow by your own ways.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We pray you to forgive us,

However, we do not forgive others,

We pray you to forgive us,

However, we do not stop judging others,

We pray you to forgive us,

However, we do not have mercy for others.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Merciful Father, We seek your mercy,

Give us strength to do fasting without letting anyone know it,

Merciful Father, We seek your mercy,

Give us strength to store up riches for ourselves in heaven,

Merciful Father, We seek your mercy,

Give up strength to keep light spreading for all,

O Dear God, There is nothing without you.

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We boast that we are serving one master,

However, we still love possessions more than persons do.

We boast that we are not worried about anything,

However, we are still worried about food and cloths,

We boast that we are concerned with kingdom of true living,

However, we are still worrying about the problems for the future.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We are hypocrite because we judge others,

We are hypocrite because we usually ignore to look inside,

We are hypocrite because we usually do not honor holy,

We are hypocrite because we usually do not obey you,

We are hypocrite because we usually do not feel you by heart.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

It is rare that we ask you by heart,

It is rare that we seek you by heart,

It is rare that we knock your door by heart,

It is rare that we surrender you by heart,

It is rare that we hear you by heart,

It is rare that we open to you by heart.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

We think we will go to heaven but walk on wide road,

We think ourselves saved but do not check falsehood in us,

We think we will have self-realization but rarely surrender,

We think we will never fall but do not obey your word,

We think we will bring peace but rarely apt for true living.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

We do not welcome your messengers of peace,

However, seek reward from you,

We do not welcome the good humans,

However, seek reward from you,

We do not welcome least of your servants,

However, seek reward from you.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

We are evil and godless when we seek miracles,

The greatest miracle is to love you,

We are unworthy and sinful when living inhumanly,

The greatest human is one, who obeys you,

We are broken and weak because we are in flesh,

The greatest attempt of the flesh is to obey you.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

Your word is like mustard seed,

But we do not sow it in the field; the heart,

Your word is like the yeast,

But we do not mix it with flour; the people,

Your word is like a hidden treasure,

However, we do not to buy it, sell everything, the possessiveness.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Forgive us when we do not proclaim your ways,

Forgive us when do not walk on your ways,

Forgive us we do not grow in your ways,

Forgive us when we do not keep your ways,

Forgive us when we do not rely on your ways,

Forgive us when do not obey your ways.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Give us the ears to listen what you say,

O Dear Father, Hear our prayers, we pray,

Give us eyes to see you in everyone,

O Dear Father, Hear our prayers, we pray,

Give us tongues to praise you in everything,

O Dear Father, Hear our prayers, we pray

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Dear Father, as the burning candle melts,

Prays Bhagouauty, melt our egos with truth of your word

Dear Father, as the evil thoughts ruin our intellect

Give us the wisdom of conscience, the voice of truth

Dear Father, as the discerning power helps us all

Bless us the joy of Holy Spirit, the treasure of your gifts

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

The Word became the Flesh, but we are not able to follow

We all read and teach, but our weakness create sorrow

You can take our burdens, please take our ego

You cannot forsake, so bless us with the trust in all relations

Your Grace dispels all the sorrows; we seek it humbly

You spread love, care and compassion, allow it to flow in all of us. Amen!

O Dear God, There is nothing without you,

Our supplication to you is to lead us, the humans.

Thanks for your reading it.

P.S.: English is not my first language, so please ignore the grammatical mistakes. Thanks!
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Ragas have a direct relationship to human moods and there are connections between Ragas and feeling: Timings For Gurbani Raag

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There is an inextricable link between music and our moods. A lullaby soothes us to sleep; a love song arouses our amorousness; pop music sets our feet tapping; while devotional songs evoke our spirituality. Our sages and musicologists of yore studied this relationship between music and the human psyche and evolved raags that linked our changing moods to changes in nature.

What emerged was what we refer to as the time cycle of raags. According to this theory there is a special raag for each period of the day., representing each mood. Such a finely tuned understanding of the mood created by different musical notes does not exist in any system of music, anywhere in the world.

The first cycle raag corresponds to that twilight hour, just before dawn, when the colour of the sky begins to change, the last to the velvety night, after sunset. When you see the changing colours of the sky at the break of the day or the glorious hues of sunset, you may feel the same quiet wonder at the sheer beauty of nature, yet that you experience at daybreak may be different from your reactions to dusk.

Another interesting aspect of raag and Gurbani classification is understood by studying daily time-cycles. A raag has a preferred timing associated with it. There are some morning raags, evening raags, afternoon raags, etc. The timings of raags also complement the changes in human moods and heart during a twenty-four hour time cycle.

Upon classification of thirty-one main raags used in Guru Granth Sahib based on the prescribed raag timings, we find that no raags fall under the time zone 12 AM - 3 AM. It is interesting that the Gurus chose not to use any raag with this time cycle because one would normally sleep or engaged in your meditation or nitnemduring this period.

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Moreover, the Ragas have significant effect of our moods as the Ragas have a direct relationship to human moods and the following are the connections between Ragas and feeling:

1. Soohi - joy and separation
2. Bilaaval - happiness
3. Gaund - strangeness, surprise, beauty
4. Sri - satisfaction and balance
5. Maajh - loss, beautification
6. Gauri - seriousness
7. Aasa - making effort
8. Gujri - satisfaction, softness of heart, sadness
9. Devgandhari - no specific feeling but the Raag has a softness
10. Bihaagra - beautification
11. Sorath - motivation
12. Dhanasari - inspiration, motivation
13. Jaitsree - softness, satisfaction, sadness
14. Todi - this being a flexible Raag it is apt for communicating many feelings
15. Bhairaagi - sadness, (The Gurus have, however, used it for the message of *Bhakti)
16. Tilang - this is a favourite Raag of Muslims. It denotes feeling of beautification and yearning.
17. Raamkali - calmness
18. Nat Narayan - happiness
19. Maali Gaura - happiness
20. Maaru - giving up of cowardice
21. Tukhari - beautification
22. Kedara - love and beautification
23. Bhairav - seriousness, brings stability of mind
24. Basant - happiness
25. Sarang - sadness
26. Malaar - separation
27. Jaijawanti - viraag
28. Kalyaan - Bhakti Ras
29. Vadhans - vairaag, loss (that is why Alahniya is sung in this Raag when someone passes away)
30. Parbhati - Bhakti and seriousness
31. Kaanra - Bhakti and seriousness

(With thanks from the source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_music)


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How History is not Useless Metaphorically - Granny and Our Children has Human Story of Civilization that is Still in the Hearts as if Old Books in the Library not Opened Yet

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It seems that we are putting history into past instead of preserving as if getting it as a treasure of the past. The most of the villages, suburbs, cities, states and even nations have a great history and thus belong to past with richness of historical aspects integrating all faculties of human knowledge and wisdom from that very place.

When we consider anything metaphorically, it means taking it as beyond time and space.

However, all the people who thought and did anything in this manner remain in the universe forever as if witness that universe has its own history even with Big Bangs and Big Crunches. We are researching for the history of the universes, and the same time placing our very history as if it is a fairytale or just collection of myths and studying it as if just mythology.
We can have fantasy and virtual world created for us in the modern age that has neither past and present or future. However, it seems to replace the history of human civilization that we may not know the history of the place where we live.
Just imagine how the world was 100, 200 or 500 years ago. We may consider it even for 1000 years ago. It gives history in right perspective. For example, if I want to think about India, I have to see how it was hundreds years before.
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For example the state of Punjab was big one before independence of India and if I just learn how many cities it has now, I may never know its civilization and thus history. Thus, it seems that modernization or globalization in particular is harming the concept of history and the human treasures associated it.

We need sincere efforts for making history better understood as our age as if in hundreds of years without making and thus labeling as ancient. I strongly feel that the old and aged are getting lesser attention as they may appear people of the past, the ancient ones. If you are aged reader you may know that what you know, we the young one only memorize. An old man of age 70 years knows history as personal experiences as it reaches back into 100-200 years ago.

The generation gap is becoming historical as when we consider grandchildren and grandparents. However, we all know most of the grandchildren love grannies, is not it.

That is why How History is not Useless Metaphorically - Granny and Our Children has Human Story of Civilization that That is Still in the Hearts as if Old Books in the Library. Yes, the old the aged are our library of real history still closed in heart trying to reach to their mouth and thus our ears that we enjoy hearing the words, gamut and shapes created thousands years ago.
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Introduction to Art of Ascendancy, the Chardi Kala - Online Book Reading or Free Download about Interfaith Art of Living in Perspective of Sikhism and Gurbani

Introduction to Art of Ascendancy

What I passed in my first year of Graduation in B. Sc. (Math) studies at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide. South Australia in 1990-91

I have passed first year of Graduation in B. Sc. (Math) studies at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide. South Australia in 1990-91 with Physics I, Math I and thus the following (Study load 24 points and work 20 hours per week, with 1 Distinction and a Credit):

1. Introduction to Metaphysics (Philosophy IA)

2. Introduction to Morality, Society and the Individual (Philosophy IB)

3. Introduction to Physics, Man and Society I

4. Introduction to Logic I (The Art of Logically Creative Criticism)

5. Math I

6. Physics I

I have had carried the following research works (thesis works) and seminar at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in 1990:          

1.    A Seminar on Physics: Natural Science-Individual and the Society

2.    Law of Gravitation-Generalization of Development of Human Intellect (Distinction)

3.    Is There Any Possibility of Life in the Universe? –A Natural Human Quest (Credit)   

4.    Does Soul Exist? : A Confirmatory Argument by Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

5.    Existence of God and Problem of Evil-A Discussion on the Problem of Goodness and Evil

6.    The Hard Determinism, the Soft Determinism and Liberalism-Problem of Free Will

7.    Does Morality Depend on Religion? -A Discussion on Divine Command Theory

Thanks for your reading.

P.S.: The above shared certificate of passing my first year is the xerox or photocopy of the original. Thanks!



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Faith, Destiny and Grace - A Relation

Well, what we follow has its own destiny. The higher ideals have higher destiny, the aims and visions. No one ever fails in achieving the higher goals as it is something within that sprouts as if the sown seeds. We sow the seeds in our land of conscience and work on it with faith, the positivity. All of it gives the spiritual wealth, the treasures of knowledge, wisdom, qualities and all that comes from the Wisdom Tree.

However, the destiny that is associated with possessions is not related with it that way. Faith does not work on destiny as it invites Grace, the highest of Destiny. The Concept of Grace may seem idealistic, but it is the most realistic for which not our actions, but FAITH contributes the most.

To whom He gave His Love, gave nothing else (worldly-wise)
To whom He considered not eligible gave everything, (the possessions).
(Indian spiritual saying)

This is one of the major reasons that in our prayers we avoid reading our demand lists (for us it seems the destiny, but it is demanding) - praying and asking for possessions and fulfillment of our desires. It makes the concept of destiny as fake as negativity if we keep praying by reading the demand lists. The Grace is as if child asking mother to have her attention, she fulfills his or her demands, but if child starts to play games, mothers may not like such children.

It brings the faith to the level of child. Seek, learn, play, pray and trust like a child. It is the secret of Grace.

Destiny on the other hand is as if number of seeds one can have, but sowing the seeds makes a difference. Why?

The Greater Good is sharing, and if we share the destiny of others. We sow the seeds and if we are going to eat say 100 seeds, we have grown it for many people. More people share it, more fruits of Good Karma has our share in it. Thus, increased and enhanced share in the destiny of all - the Grace. It makes the concept of congregation as of high worth and value.

Good Karma do not make us deserving, but we share more in the greater good for possessions. Eating more than we need does not make us healthy, but sharing our food with natural world, the animals, birds, plants and other things make a greater return for all. So, we go for Grace, the highest level of destiny.

If we gave back to nature what we take from it, in abundance we receive - mustard seed sown gives more seeds as it multiplies. In all other things, nature does the same - multiplying all that we sow - even the Good Karma. The Great People do not have great destiny, but they attain the highest of it, the Grace, is not it.

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Faith and Doubt Both Work - How and Why

Faith and doubt are the opposite pairs. We may find it very interesting that our faith is more in the thing about which we are doubtful. We less doubt about what we think as negative - we are what we think. The irony is that our doubts and thus negative thinking brings the results in the same way as we doubt. For example, if we are afraid of accident, we seem to have faith (in negative way though) that we may face it. This faith in negative way works and all that is negative occurs. Thus, the role of focus is lot more important as it is symbol of double edged sword. If we have faith in positive things to happen, these do happen.

If we invite negative thoughts - when we have faith in negativity; doubts it is invitation to it as it works as if we have faith in it. The person, who have faith in both positive and negative serves two masters and both make one achieve nothing. So, doubt is imbalance factor in faith. We can make our self aware that if my faith is in higher principles and values, the oppositions and failures do not fail the laws and principles of nature (the higher ideals), rather it strengthen as if child learns to walk and falls to ground many times.

The faith in negativity is as if following Satan, and it is own fears and doubts that make it work. As it works negatively it is also called the fallen angel because it gets strength from the same faith that we put in positivity or goodness and thus good things occur. We attribute this goodness as from God. Now faith comes in both forms and how we use it is our own choice. Why?

We, the humans have free will, so natural or universal laws and principles, the higher ideals do not snatch our free will. It affects the results only - the knife that can hurt can be used for healing - from the hands, only positivity and negativity acts - not the knife. Action has a reaction. The Law of Conservation of Energy keeps everything balanced so faith remains as it is no matter we put it in doubt or devotion, it conserves with the fruits it bears and thus conservation of energy.

Selfishness is something that makes us doubtful, but serving others for greater good makes everything peaceful and fills the positivity with gifts that it has to offer us to all. Faith can do everything and thus anything, still we have a choice - the free will. If we choose the greater good, we share it in abundance - not alone, but with all.

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Faith and Confidence - A Difference

"Sow the Seeds" has a meaning in a great depth. The mustard seed if sown gives plant and then many more seeds. This is the way faith works. If we sow the seeds, we harvest it after it ripens. How many times it multiplies depends on our taking care of our faith as a farmer or peasant takes care of the sown seeds.

We have a triangle of faith, trust and confidence. The people, who have faith surrender to higher goals and or ideals and thus lack confidence. thus, prayer works for creating strong faith - the confidence in the higher ideals or natural (universal) laws and principles. This high level of faith thus creates trusting others and be trusted. It is not that easy - the path of higher ideals is always difficult as it leads to greater good.

The concept of prayer helps because it is Art of Living in the Present. In Sanskrit and Hindi, the word for prayer is Prarthna means living in the present and thus the Art of Living in the Present.

Our actions always has reactions that we know as our Karma and fruits associated with it. Each Karma, the action has reaction in the form of fruit - the result. Our faith works and it does not add as if we add pebbles, but as if we sow the seeds and lot more resulting from it. Faith gives hope - the healing power that makes all go for greater good. It is the Faith that makes scientists focus on what they believe and thus they concentrate and make discoveries (Ayurveda is also such an example as well as all ancient scriptures related to knowledge and wisdom - Sir Issac Newton and Galileo claimed it). Out of this concentration results the meditation or vice versa.

This meditation or concentration leads to focus and it has such a penetrating power that at soul level (when conscience - not just feelings - and intellect function and work - the nuclear level the rigidity melts and thus the mountains move - the Nano Technology is example as Homeopathy is - the tiny particles remove the big obstacles from the body present as diseases. Even the impossible becomes possible. All that we have in our modern age has resulted from it, the faith and its fruit.

However, our not following the natural laws and principles makes us greedy and we want more fruit from the sown seeds, and thus violate the natural world and its right. So, we face so many crises just because we avoid learning how to use what we get from concentration and focus. All that we have is also a seed that needs to be sown with faith not confidence alone otherwise, we may not understand how faith work when seed is sown - "Sow the Seeds".

Thanks for reading.

How Naming Shops and Business after Prophets say Lord Jesus, Guru Nanak or other Sikh Gurus is not Legally, Communally, Socially and Officially Right - An Opinion

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In India all religions are equally respected however some points have great disputes that need attention. One of the examples is naming shops and works after great prophets like Lord Jesus Christ and gurus like Guru Nanak. The Sikh people usually do not worship pictures and or the photos. However, it is getting very common nowadays.

Similarly one of the examples is to name after Sikh Guru’s, like Guru Nanak Shop is a very common name that many people use even if they may use any product. They may label anything with name of the Guru. After many protests it has never been banned or put to legal warning for approval from the concerned community or the authorities like SGPC.

The supreme court of India recognizes the Holy Book of Sikhs, Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as the living body. Any property that is named on Shri Guru Granth Sahib is not transferable to any person as ordered by the Supreme Court of India. However, it seems a problem that many people name their shops and business, as said before after Sikh Gurus. It needs attention that these things hurt feelings of all religious people of various faiths and beliefs in India and worldwide when they come to know that the name of their deity or the Guru appears on the signboards of any kind of business.

It is true that once Shri Guru Nanak worked in the shop with a great philanthropic services that he distributed free food and other things to the needy ones, which is popularly known as Sacha Sauda run by Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (Ram Rahim Singh was born to Mata Nasib Kaur Ji and Bapu Sardar Maghar Singh Ji, of the Sidhu clan, on August 15, 1967, in the village SriGurusarmodia in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan.)   (With thanks to the source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Rahim_Singh)

The amazing things is that the Jat Community mostly does not participate to be gurus as the Baba Rahim is Sidhu, a Jat, who seems to insult one of the largest community of farmers known as Jat or Jatt (Jaat) in India. It needs to be resolved as it is one of the major dispute in India among the Sikhs against insulting Sikh Gurus, the true deal in business, but what about naming a shop as Guru Nanak Shop. Do you agree or find it totally illogical to raise such issues? It needs your kind opinion.

I wonder why Indian Government does not stop the unnecessary constructions of new Dera's and other religious buildings that has a sole aim to earn, trade and grab land. I have personally noticed so much of public property as land acquired for this masked purpose. Attention is needed otherwise it seems intentional.

Thanks for your time to read.

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Lessons to Master the Art of Creative Communication with Facts and Videos - A Series

The religions, faiths and beliefs of the world have played a great role in human communication with nature and among humans. However, the creative communication has some basic points getting little attention because we seem to be in two boats, the personality and self-development. Now, if we focus too much on the personality development, we may not go for self-development.

The reason has been that we focus on the interaction that produces better results, but the self-development is not for financial gains as it aims for stability and development.

The wavering minds that we have nowadays seem to have stability due to our fixed aim at the wrong value - getting rich and wealthy so that we get more stability and security in life. However, the self-development brings stability first and fruits afterward. We want to get fruits without growing trees. Growing tree is the self-development and getting more fruits is personality development. If we can aim for growing trees and sow the seeds, we can take care of the rest with Patience of peasant. Similarly, the role of creative communication is important. Let us discuss how it is so important:

We sometimes think and believe that self and personality is one and the same thing. We need to be sure that the self is not the personality. The person may have a good personality, but the self, which one hides through the personality, has little to do with the outer influences that one can have. Hiding the emotions and the feelings may make one have a good impression as a professional, but it never helps in our personal life.

We all have one point in common, and that is life. While sharing it we have the personal aspect as well. The personal share, which we have, needs special attention from the self and not from others, as usually we seem to believe in our interactions.

You see, others may not find the self and the kind of conscience level we have, which hinders our learning the art of creative communication to strengthen our human bonds and relationships. We may feel, but lack words and on the other hand, we can have words without feelings. It creates an emotional gap, which is more harmful than any other gap, such as the generation or gender gaps.  It requires emotional maturity to be a creative communicator.

Here we can raise and solve a question: Is Writing Creative Communication? We all know the answer, and let us confirm what we believe:

Channeling higher energies & automatic writing

The Extraordinary - Automatic Writing

Yes, it is a part and the art of meditation, the creative communication with the universe:

Meditation - Meet Your Guide Or Higher Self

However, it is not the meditation, but what we learn from it. We learn and master the Creative Communication with which we can be in commune with anyone and anything from self to the universe and beyond. Thus, the creative communication helps us to know about our level of conscience, which reveals the share that others have within as life. We start to feel what others think, feel, wish, seek, need and thus improve the personal relations with the self that others have, rather than interacting with the personality--the mask, that one uses to defend or project the self. For it, we may consider use of creative communication in the ancient times.

You see it is beauty of creativity that it is a dynamic, complex and multidimensional process, which we cannot confine to any special time; place, medium and person. Conceptual clarity and agreement is, therefore, lacking among authorities with regard to its nature and definition.

Yamamoto says characteristically that something people call an elephant is there--this much is sure. And all of us blind humans have been touching it, feeling it and describing it to each other, that is, some facts we agree among ourselves, on others we cannot even understand what each is trying to tell other, but it is precisely this amorphousness, which is the elephant creativity and thus not the creative communication.

Creativity is an infinite phenomenon and a person can be creative in an endless number of ways towards acquiring what we call genius. Creativity is a magic touch of the magic wand encompassing individual fulfillment and social good, as the inventions and discoveries. There are many classifications or schools of types of creativity, like that of Psychology and Philosophy.

The creativity is not such a common factor that we may ignore it. Self-study is a creative factor, and learning is useless if it is not an expression of our development. Creativity plays its great role in thinking, modes of social interaction, studies, working and playing.

Why we miss the creativity in communication is that we focus more on our personality development than the self-development. Just taking care of both is the master key to all arts, the art of living, and yes, including the Art of Creative Communication.

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Original article: Philselfology: 15th in Series - Master the Art of Creative Communication - written by Dr. Harmander Singh on Factoidz

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