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Circus Elephant: Gratitude Anecdotes (Post No.2906)

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Date: 18  June 2016

 

Post No. 2906

 

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An old deacon, having occasion to spend a night at a hotel, was assigned a room containing three single beds, two of which already had occupants. Soon after the light was extinguished one of these began to snore so loudly as to prevent the deacon from getting to sleep. The tumult increased as the night wore away, until it became absolutely fearful. Some two or three hours after midnight the snorer turned himself in bed, gave a hideous groan, and became silent. The deacon had supposed the third gentle man asleep, but at this juncture he heard him exclaim,

He is dead! Thank god. He is dead!

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Are you fond of lobster salad? Asked the hostess of the Doctor.

 

No, he replied, I am not fond of it but I am grateful to it.

 

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It is my Corn!

You have much to be grateful for, said the clergyman to the old farmer,

Providence cares for us all . Even the birds of the air are fed each day.

Yeah, growled the farmer, off my corn.

 

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Complaint: God is not giving us soap!

In some parts of Mexico hot springs and cold springs are found side by side. The women often boil their clothes in the hot springs and rinse them in the cold springs. A tourist who had been watching the procedure, remarked to his Mexican friend, I guess

They think old Mother Nature is pretty generous.

 

No, senor, the other replied,

There is much grumbling because she supplies no soap.

 

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Not withstanding his long career of snatching killers out of the clutches of the law, Samuel Leibowitz is not an admirer of the class. He considers them unlovable natures and born ingrates. Demonstrating this, he notes that no single one of the 78 men whom he has saved from the chair ever sent him a Christmas card.

 

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Dr Walter Adams elephant story (posted by me here on 11/7/2015)

Indians are very familiar with the stories of gratitude. We have such stories in the Panchatantra fables. But I am not going to repeat those fables. Here is a real life story:

Dr.Walter Adams, astronomer at Mount Wilson Observatory told a story of gratitude:

“A hunter in the jungle came across an elephant limping. The hunter followed it. Finally it toppled over. The hunter examined its feet. In one there was a large thorn. This he removed

Years passed and the hunter was in a cheap seat at a circus. A turn was given by a troupe of performing elephants. One of these elephants reached in its trunk, encircled his waist, and lifted from his cheap seat and set him down in a seat in a private box.

 

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Snake and Frog

Snake and Frog

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While fishing one day, said the old timer, I ran short of bait and and temporarily at loss as to what to do. Upon looking down near my feet, I noticed a small snake which held a frog in its mouth I removed the frog and cut it up for bait, feeling very fortunate that my eyes had lighted on the snake at that moment.

I did, however feel a bit guilty at relieving the poor reptile of his meal, and in order to give him a slight recompense for my supply of bait, I poured a few drops of whisky into its mouth. Fortunately for my conscience, the snake seemed to leave in a contented mood, and I turned and went on fishing.

Sometime had passed when something hitting against the leg of my boot. Looking down I saw the identical snake, laden with three more frogs.

–Subham–

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கண்களுக்கு சூரியன், மனதுக்கு சந்திரன், நாக்குக்கு வருணன் கடவுள் (Post No. 2905)

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Date: 18  June 2016

 

Post No. 2905

 

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எந்த உடல் உறுப்புக்கு யார் தேவதை என்று சம்ஸ்கிருதத்தில் ஒரு சொல் வழக்கு உள்ளது.

 

காது – திசை

தோள் (த்வக்) – காற்று

கண் – சூரியன்

நாக்கு –வருணன்

க்ராணம்(முகர்தல்/மூக்கு) – அஸ்வினி

வாக்கு – அக்னி (வன்னி)

கை (ஹஸ்த) – இந்திரன்

கால்( பாத)  – உபேந்திரன்

பாயு: (குதம்) – மித்ரன்

ஜனன உறுப்பு – பிரஜாபதி

மனது – சந்திரன்

 

இந்திரிய அதிஷ்டான தேவதைகள்:-

ஸ்ரோத்ரஸ்ய திக், த்வசோ வாத:, நேத்ரஸ்ய அர்க:, ரசனாயா வருண:, க்ராணஸ்ய அச்வினௌ, வாகிந்த்ரியஸ்ய வன்னி:

 

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உறவினர்கள் (ஆத்ம பந்துக்கள்) யார், யார்?

 

ஆத்மமாது: ஸ்வசு: புத்ரா ஆத்மபிது: ஸ்வசு: சுதா:

ஆத்ம மாதுல புத்ராஸ் ச விக்ஞேயா ஹி ஆத்மபாந்தவா:

–சப்தகல்பத்ருமம்

சொந்த தாயார், தந்தை, மாமன், அத்தை, சித்தி (சின்னம்மா), பெரியம்மா, அம்மான் பிள்ளைகள் ஆகியோர் நெருங்கிய உறவினர்கள் ஆவர்.

 

பகவத் கீதையிலும் உறவினர்கள் பட்டியல் இருக்கிறது:-

 

ஆசார்யா: பிதர: புத்ராஸ் ததைவ ச பிதாமஹா:

மாதுலா: ச்வசுரா: பௌத்ரா: ஸ்யாலா: (1-34)

(ஆசார்யா: – ஆசிரியர்கள்), பிதர: – தகப்பன்மார்கள், புத்ரா: – பிள்ளைகள், பிதாமஹா: – பாட்டன்மார்கள், பௌத்ரா: – பேரன்மார்கள், மாதுலா: – அம்மான்மார்கள், ஸ்வசுரா: – மாமனார்கள், ஸ்யாலா: – மைத்துனர்கள், ஸம்பந்தின: – சமபந்திமார்கள்

 

(இவ்வளவு உறவினர்களையும் கொல்ல விரும்பவில்லை; அதனால் போர் வேண்டாம் என்கிறான் அர்ஜுனன்)

என் குடும்பம்

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ஆத்ம யாஜீ யார்?

சர்வ பூதேசு ச ஆத்மானம் சர்வபூதானி ச ஆத்மனி

சமம் பஸ்யன் ஆத்ம யாஜி ஸ்வராஜ்யம் அதிகச்சதி (மனு 12-91)

 

எல்லா உயிர்களிடத்திலும் தன்னையும், தன்னிடத்தில் எல்லா உயிர்களையும் சமமாகப் பார்ப்பவனே தன்னை அறிந்தவன். அவன் முக்தி பெறுகிறான்

ஆத்மயாஜி= தன்னையே தியாகம் செய்பவன், வேள்வி செய்பவன்

 

கீதையிலும்

இதே போன்ற ஸ்லோகங்கள் பகவத் கீதையிலும் இருப்பது ஒப்பிடற்பாலது:-

சர்வபூதஸ்தமாத்மானம் சர்வபூதானி ச ஆத்மனி

ஈக்ஷதே யோக யுக்தாத்மா சர்வத்ர சமத்ர்சன:

ப.கீதை 6-29

பொருள்:–

யோகத்தில் ஈடுபட்டவன், எங்கும் சம நோக்குடன், எல்லா உயிர்களிடத்திலும் ஆத்மாவையும், ஆத்மாவில் எல்லா உயிர்களும் உறைவதாகவும் காண்கிறான்

இதே கருத்து அடுத்த இரண்டு ஸ்லோகன்களிலும் வலியுறுத்தப்படுகிறது.

–சுபம்–

 

 

 

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How to win Friends? How to succeed in Life? (Post No.2903)

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Date: 17  June 2016

 

Post No. 2903

 

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Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win Friends and Influence People was sold like hot cake and then lot of Self-Improvement books with the stereotyped titles such as How to become rich? How to become handsome? How to Succeed in Life? Flooded markets. Now in every book shop there is a section or shelf for Self-Improvement books. There is no doubt that they spread positive thoughts and motivate people. But for a Hindu there is nothing new in the book. Most of the Hindu Hymns spread optimism and positive vibrations. There are hundreds of Sanskrit couplets which have similar messages. One of them deals with how to move with different sections of the society.

 

There are over 25,000 Sanskrit ‘subhasitas’ (Golden Sayings in verses) in Subhaasita ratna Bhaandaagaara, Subhaasita ratna kosa, Subhaasitaavali, Paththathi, Bhartruhari’s Satakas etc. Here is a  Self-Improvement Verse from Bhartruhari’s Nitisataka:-

 

Daakshinyam svajane, dayaa parajane, saatyam sadaa durjane,

Priitih saadhujane, nayo nrupajane, vidvadsajjane saarjavam

Sauryam satujane, kshamaa gurujane, Naarijane dhuurtata  (kantaajane dhrustataa)

Ye chaivam purushaaH kalaasu kusalaastesveva lokastitih

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Daakshinyam svajane – show courtesy to your own people

Dayaa parajane – be compassionate with others

Saatyam sadaa durjane- always be careful with bad people

Priitih saadhujane- be kind to good people

Nayo nrupajane – be tactful with the rulers/government

Vidvadsajjane saarjavam –be honest with the learned

Sauryam satrujane- show heroism to your enemies

Kshamaa gurujane- be patient with your teachers

Naarijane Dhurtataa/Kantaajane dhrustataa – look after well your wife’s people (shrewdness towards women)

Ye chaivam purushaah –those men who are adept in the above arts

Kalaasu kusalaastesveva lokastitih – hold his sway over the world

 

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दाक्षिण्यं स्वजने दया परजने शाठ्यं सदा दुर्जने
प्रीतिः साधुजने नयो नृपजने विद्वज्जने चार्जवम् ।
शौर्यं शत्रुजने क्षमा गुरुजने नारिजने धूर्तता
ये चैवं पुरुषाः कलासु कुशलास्तेष्वेव लोकस्थितिः ॥

–subham–

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Greedy, Greedier, Greediest! (Post No.2900)

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Date: 16 June 2016

 

Post No. 2900

 

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Greed Anecdotes

Greedy Actress

One evening Rachel, the famous French actress, dined at the house of Comte Duchatel. The table was loaded with the magnificent flowers. But Rachel’s keen eyes presently spied out the great silver centrepiece. Immediately began to admire it. The Count fascinated by her manners, said that he would be glad to present it to her. Being greedy, she accepted it at once, but was rather fearful lest he should change his mind. She had come to dinner in a cab, and mentioned the fact. The count offered her to send her home in his carriage.

“Yes, that will do admirably”, said she.

“There will be no danger of my being robbed of your present, which I had better take with me”.

With pleasure, Mademoiselle, replied the Count. But you will send me back my carriage, won’t you?

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Greedy World!

Rolland Diller who was one of Lincoln’s neighbours in Springfield, tells the following story:-

“I was called to the door one day by the cries of children in the street and there was Mr Lincoln, striding by with two of his boys, both of whom were wailing aloud.

“Why, Mr. Lincoln, what is the matter with the boys?”  I asked.

“Just what is the matter with the whole world”, Lincoln replied.

I have got three walnuts, and each wants two.

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Ring for you!

Rachel, celebrate d nineteenth century French actress, was notorious for her avarice. The younger Dumas once received a ring from her. Immediately he bowed low and returned it to her finger, saying

“Permit me Mademoiselle, to present it to you in my turn so as to save you the embarrassment of asking for it”.

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Mexican War

The Mexican war was not a popular one with the American people. Abraham Lincoln, then a member of the Congress, opposed it, declaring that those who said that the war was not one of aggression made him think of the Illinois farmer who said

I am not greedy about land. I only want what is mine.

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Rachel’s Guitar

Rachel, the famous French actress, had a curious way of asking everyone she met for present s and knickknack s whether they are valuable or not. She knew how to make them valuable.

Once in a studio she noticed a guitar hanging on the wall. She begged for it earnestly. As it was an old and worthless instrument, it was given to her. A little later it was reported that the dilapidated guitar had been purchased by a well-known gentle man for a thousand franks. The explanation soon followed Rachel declared that it was the very guitar with which she used to earn her living as a child in the streets of Paris.

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Expensive Dressing!

On one occasion P D Armour, the meat packer, made a present of a suit of clothes to each of his employees in a certain department. Each man was told that he might order his own suit, and send the bill to Mr Armour , no restriction being made  as to price. In order to avail himself fully of this liberality, one young man ordered evening clothes costing 80 dollars. When the bill was sent in, Mr Armour sent for the clerk to vouch for its accuracy, and finding it right assured the man it would be paid. As the clerk was leaving, Mr Armour said to him,

 

“I wish to say to you that I have packed a great many hogs in my time, but I never dressed one before”.

 

–Subham—

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Honesty Anecdotes (Post No.2898)

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Date: 15 June 2016

 

Post No. 2898

 

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Honesty is the best policy!

A young man, starting out on a business career was being given some advice by his father, himself a very successful and wealthy man.

“And remember, son”, said the older man “always keep in mind that honesty always has been and always will be the best policy”.

“Oh yes, indeed”, agreed the son.

“Oh, and incidentally” were the parting words of his father, “You might read a bit on corporation law. It is really surprising how many things can be done in a business way, and still be honest”.

 

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What is the meaning of Business Ethics?

A little boy asked his father, Papa, “what does it mean, business ethics?”

“Well,” explained the merchant, “it is like this. Comes into the store a man and makes a purchase. He gives me a bright, new five dollar bill, which is just the right amount, and he starts out. I am turning to the cash register when I discover that it is not one, it is two five dollar bills stuck together. Now comes it in the business ethics —  Should I tell my partner?”

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Jester’s Retort

Pace, jester to Queen Elizabeth, was so bitter in his retort s to her, that she forbade him her royal presence. After he had been absent for some time, a few of his friends interceded for him, assuring the queen that he would be more guarded in his remarks in the future.

The very first time Pace was as bad as ever.

“Come on, Pace”, said the queen in a gracious humour, “now we shall hear of our faults” .

“No, Madam”, said Pace, “I never talk of what is discoursed by all the world”.

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Mirabeau was seldom sincere. Robespierre, nearly always. Once, when Robespierre was speaking, Mirabeau, who had listened attentively, bent his leonine head over to his neighbour and remarked

“That man Wilfred go far; he believes all he says”.

 

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Honest Beggar

A beggar asking Dr Smottett for alms. He gave him through mistake, a Guinea. The poor fellow on perceiving it, hobbled after him to return it, upon which Smottett returned it to him with another Guinea as a reward for his honesty, exclaiming at the same time, “What a lodging honesty, has taken up with!”

–Subham—

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Brevity Anecdotes (Post No.2895)

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Date: 14 June 2016

 

Post No. 2895

 

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veni vidi vici

The editor of a small Missouri paper sent a notice to one Bill Jenkins that his subscription had expired. The note came back with the laconic scrawl ‘so is Bill ‘.

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Bananas!

During his administration, President Coolidge was one time taken on a tour of inspection through the fabulously magnificent and variegated horticultural conservatories on the estate of Pierre S DuPont at Longwood, Pennsylvania

 

The marvellous beauties of the spring flowers, the exotically cultivate d special fruits, the weird and unreal form of cacti, the beautiful ferns, the orchids. All these things elicited from the President no word of comment. Stepping into the close and humid atmosphere of the room devoted to tropical trees, the president looked about for a moment and remarked with interest, ‘Bananas’.

 

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Press Conference

At one of the White House press conference s various reporters were vainly firing their questions at Calvin Coolidge

 

Have you anything to say about prohibition ?

No

Have you anything to say about the world court?

No

About the farm situation?

No

About the forthcoming senatorial campaign?

No

The meeting broke up and the reporters began to file out of the room

And called the president, don’t quote me

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Gift of Gab

Bob Burns, the local boy who made good food from Arkansas, is well known for his stories about his large and amusing family. One day when chided for his loquaciousness, he explained that not all members of his family were as given to the gift of gab as himself.

 

Now take my cousin Wilfred. He was eleven years old before he so much as said one word. One day he was sitting on a fence, watching his father plot a field.

 

A bull broke through into the pasture and made straight for Wilfred’s pa.  all of a sudden Wilfred s mouth opened and he yelled

Hey, Pa! Hey! Look out for the bull.

 

Soon as his Pa got out of the field he went straight for Wilfred and said, Wilfred you shore done me a right smart favour that time. But how come you are speaking all of a sudden? You ain’t never said nothing afore

 

“Well, Pa”, was Wilfred’s reply “I just ain’t never had nothing to say before”.

 

—Subham–

 

 

 

 

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More Long-windedness Anecdotes (Post No.2891)

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Date: 13 June 2016

 

Post No. 2891

 

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First part of Long-windedness Anecdotes was posted yesterday

 

Burke and Mr David Hartley of the Ministry arose simultaneously on the floor of the House of Commons. As the speaker granted recognition to Mr Hartley, Burke settled down for a long wait, as Hartley speeches were notorious for their length. In the dreary course of three hours argument, nearly everyone in the house managed to make his escape. At one pause in his speech, Mr Hartley demanded that the Riot act be read to illustrate one of the points he was making .

“The Riot Act, my dear sir!”, Burke exclaimed, “Look at these empty benches. Do you not see that the mob is completely dispersed?”

 

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Glass of Water

The late Kingfish Henry long had been speaking on a bill in the U S Senate for more than two hours, when he called for a glass of water.

Mr Speaker, I rise to a point of order, said senator Johnson of California

State your point of order

Mr Speaker, continued Sen. Johnson with a straight face I would like to draw the attention of the senator from Louisiana that it is out of order to run a windmill with water.

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Mileage

On one occasion Judge Olin of New York was speaking and in his excitement he walked up and down the aisle passing Thaddeus Stevens seat. At length Stevens said , “Olin, do you expect to get mileage for that speech?

 

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King Frederick

Much as he hated to give long winded speeches King Frederic William IV hated even more to have to listen to them

Once after a long and tiresome trip he arrived at a small town in Prussia where the natives have thronged the streets since daybreak for his arrival. As the Royal carriage pulled into town the bands began to play, the people shouted and the fat burgomaster, perspiring in a new red coat, came forward, and with a dramatic gesture opened his speech of welcome thus, “Most high and powerful Lord! When Hannibal stood before the gates of Carthage…..He was probably  just as hungry as I am “.

 

Frederic broke in, putting his hand on the speakers shoulder,

“Come, my friend, let’s go and have dinner together.”

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Lord North, once Prime Minister of England, was accustomed to sleep during the parliamentary harangues of his adversaries, leaving sir grey cooper to note down anything remarkable. During a debate on ship building, some tedious speaker entered on a historical detail, in which, commencing with Noah s ark, he traced the progress of the art regularly downwards. When he came to building the Spanish Armada, Sir Grey inadvertently awoke the slumbering prime minister, who inquired at what era the honourable gentle man had arrived. Being answered,

We are now in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Dear me, Sir Grey, said he, why not let me sleep a century or two more?

 

–subham–

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Long-windedness Anecdotes (Post No.2889)

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Date: 12 June 2016

 

Post No. 2889

 

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One of the executives of RKO Pictures, Leon J Bamberger, once spoke at a conference, “I am having such a good time that I would just go on speaking all afternoon, but I remember another Monday on which I was addressing a conference. I had hardly begun when I heard someone in the first row lean over and ask his friend “Say, what follows Bamberger?”

“And the answer was, Wednesday .”

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Sir Josiah Stamp, in a speech at the Chicago club, expressed a hope that he wasn’t talking too long.

I wouldn’t like to be in the position of the parson, he explained, who in the midst of an interminable sermon, suddenly stopped to chide, “You know I don’t mind a bit having you look at your watches to see what time it is, but it really annoys me when you put them up to your ears to see if they are still running.”

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The following remarks of Mark Twain may well be taken to heart by the various after dinner speakers who inflict their long drawn out speeches upon suffering diners.

“Some years ago in Hartford, we all went to church one hot sweltering night to hear the annual report of Mr Harley a city missionary who went around finding people who needed help and didn’t want to ask for it. He told of the life in cellars, where poverty resided. He gave instance s of the heroism and devotion of the poor. When a man with millions gives, he said, we make a great deal of noise. It is noise in the wrong place, for it is the widow’s mite that counts. Well Harley worked me up to a great pitch. I could hardly wait for him to get through. I had 400 dollars in my pocket. I wanted to give that and borrow more to give. You could see greenbacks in every eye. But instead of passing the plate then, he kept on talking and talking, and as he talked it grew hotter and hotter, and we grew sleepier and sleepier.  My enthusiasm went down, down, down, down…… 100 dollars….. at a clip…….until finally, when the plate did come around , I stole ten cents out of it . It all goes to show how a little thing like this can lead to crime.

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For a Bull Five Yards, For a Horse 10 Yards, For a bad person …………………. (Post No. 2882)

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Date: 9 June 2016

 

Post No. 2882

 

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There are two verses in Sanskrit and Tamil, almost identical that deals with bad people. The way the poets emphasize their point is very impressive.

 

An anonymous verse in the Tamil ‘Neethi Venba’ says:

If you see a bull stay at least five yards away from it (you will be safe); if it is a horse stay ten yards away from it. If you see an elephant (mad elephant), stay away by 1000 yards. If it is a bad person stay away from his sight.

 

A Sanskrit poet differs slightly, who says:-

If you see a vehicle, stand at a distance of five yards; 10 yards for a horse, 1000 yards for an elephant; and for a bad person, go as far as possible.

Saktam pancahasteshu dasahasteshu vaajinam

Gajam hasta sahasrena dushtam durena varjayet

 

Another verse beautifully compres a poisonous snake with a bad person:-

Hindus believe that a cobra has a ruby like red stone in its hood with which it looks for food in the night time (scientific explanation is that snakes use infrared rays to find its prey).

Durjanah parihartavyo vidyaalankrutopi san

Maninaa bushita sarpah kimasau na bayankarah

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Even if a bad person is a leaned one, keep away from him; maintain a distance; even the cobra that has a crest jewel is considered a terrible creature!

–subham–

 

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What is amazing? Six Answers from Six Great People (Post No.2875)

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Date: 7 June 2016

 

Post No. 2875

 

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1.SANSKRIT POET

How come Terrible Hell is still there when Holy Name of Narayana is easily Available?

Naaraayaneti Sabdosti vaagasti vasavartini

Tathaapi narake ghore patantiityetat adbutam

 

Word Narayana is there. We have the capacity to speak. It is easy to say. Even then some people fall into terrible hell. This is indeed a wonder!

(The poet is wondering how come people miss an opportunity to say the simple word Narayana and still go to hell)

 

 

 

Following matter is posted by me three years ago: “Most Amazing thing in the World!!” (10 November 2013)

 

 

 

What is the most amazing in the world? Great men of India think alike!

2.VYASA

Vyasa has answered this question through Dharma/Yudhistra in Mahabharata. This is one of the last four questions asked by the Yaksha (Spirit in the trees) in the Yaksha Prasna. Yudhistra answered:
“The most amazing thing is that even though every day one sees countless living entities dying, he still acts and thinks as if he will live forever”.

3.TIRUVALLUVAR

Great Tamil saint Tiruvalluvar also dealt with this subject (couplet 336):

“The one, who was here yesterday, is no more today and
That is a matter of great wonderment, in this world”

A man is here one day and is not here next day; that is the special significance of life on earth.

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4.LORD KRISHNA

Lord Krishna talks about the wonderful thing in the spiritual world:

“One looks upon Him as a marvel, another likewise speaks of Him as a marvel; another hears of Him as a marvel; and even after hearing no one whatsoever has known Him!” (Bhagavad Gita 2-29)
“Among thousands of men scarcely one strives for perfection and of those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows Me in truth” (Bhagavad Gita 7-3)

5.KALIDASA

Kalidasa in Raghuvamsa (8-87)

Kalidas in Raghuvamsam says: “For to the one that is born death is certain. Living is the unexpected one. If a living being lives for even a single second, that is a bonus!”

 

6.KANCHI SHANKARACHARYA (PARAMACHARYA 1894-1994)

Kanchi Paramacharya (Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati)

Kanchi Shankaracharya in his Madras talk on 15-10-1932 says: “A great man has spoken about the wonder in the world. He says the most amazing in the world is the life breath inside one’s body. Even though there are nine holes to escape still the life is inside the body! Is there a more wonderful thing in the world?

Navadware sarire asmin ayu: vasathi santhatham
Jeevath adhiadbutham thathra gachathithi kimadbhutham

 

—Subham—

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