Financial prudence lies in balancing one’s income and expenditure. It is a simple truth. A disciplined and steadfast financial approach with stress on savings is the most practical way of improving your financial health. Most of us are not born with a silver spoon in their mouth and therefore have to work hard to create […]
Facebook : A Boon or Evil!
On Facebook. When Mark Elliot Zuckerberg explored the idea of setting up a social network from the dormitory of Harvard University along with couple of his friends, he would not have realised the kind of ‘Giant’ that he was going to create. To begin with he created a web page and placed pictures of some […]
A Balance in Life
A Balanced living in the Materialistic World. Today’s fast paced life is like a rat race. A race without end with ever shifting goal posts. A very few devote time for their immediate family and most of us have no calendar for our extended family. There are work pressures, peer influences, competition for materialistic possessions […]
Thieving with Principles
Thieving with Principles. Once Baba Nanak (First Sikh Guru) met one person and asked him as to what his profession was. The person replied that he was a thief. Guru Ji advised him to quit thieving. The person replied that he knows only this profession and nothing else as it had been passed down to […]
Beauty
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Nectar of Life (Meditation) “ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਹੈ ਮਿਲ ਪਿਯੋ ਭਾਈ, ਜਿਸ ਸਿਮਰਥ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਭ ਤਹਿਖਾ ਬੁਝਾਈ “ ” Amrit naam nidhan hai, mil peevahu bhaaee , Jis simrath such paaeeai sabh thikhaa bhjhaaee” (Page 318, Shri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS, written by Guru Arjan Dev) A verse…
Of Songs and Gazals
Practical view of Life. Some of the old Bollywood Hindi songs touched on various aspects of life. Not only these songs were melodious, but also carried very deep meaning. One such song sung by late Mohammad Rafi runs as under. ” Na main Bhagwan hoon, na main Shaitaan hoon, Duniya Jo chaahe samjhe main to […]
Humor in Uniform
Art of Sleeping during Training Long time ago, 46 years to be precise, I had joined National Defence Academy ( NDA, Pune, India) for being trained to become a commissioned officer into the Indian Army. NDA is a joint-services training institute where cadets undergo three years of rigorous military training. These cadets then go on to […]
Being Humble.
Humility is a great virtue of life. Guru Nanak while describing its value has given a very good example of a tree which is tall, mighty, straight but serves no purpose comparing it to a person having false pride and arrogance in a verse in Asa di var (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 470) which […]
Karmic Justice
Reward and Punishment Sometimes even good and well-meaning people get into trouble, where as evil, mean and crooked persons get rewarded. Such a Karmic effect is difficult to explain. Reminds me one of the stories of Guru Nanak, a great Sikh saint: it runs like this. There were two persons having shops in a small […]
A Gentle Person
A Gentle Person A gentle person takes care not to hurt other’s feelings by his/her talk, action or body language. Ensures that his/her display of knowledge does not create feeling of inferiority complex in others. A ever smiling personality who is polite, cultured, calm and ever willing to extend his/her hand for those in need. […]
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