Guest guest Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Note: forwarded message attached. ______________________________\ ____ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Travel to find your fit. http://farechase./promo-generic-14795097 Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter March 26th News Even locals like me are feeling the heat. It seems to be getting very hot and humid this year, the temperature now is around 35 degree to 40 degrees, and it will only get hotter from now on. This is also the time of the year the big banyan tree inside mandir looses all its leaves. And within few days grows back all the leaves fully. The entrance to mandir is full of dried leaves from the tree. You might be wondering why are we writing about a tree. It's beautiful to watch its transformation in couple of weeks. It looses all its leaves and grows new ones back, its like leaving all the bad leaves and growing new ones. May be humans should be like this leave all your bad qualities and try to become a better person every year, and its also a slow news week in Puttaparthi. There are a lot of rumors about Swami's journey but nothing certain yet. So keep reading and we will keep you informed and also watch out for the picture of the tree blossoming in a couple of days. Thought for the Day Suppose there is a plate, tumbler and spoon made of silver. Their names and forms are different, but silver is common to all of them. Names and forms change but silver remains unchanged. Likewise, a child becomes a boy, then a man and later on, an old man. The form keeps changing but the spirit remains unchanged. Do not repose your faith in the body, which constantly changes. Body is like a water bubble; mind is like a mad monkey. Do not follow the body, do not follow the mind. Follow the conscience. Conscience is the Atma (Self). Have total faith in the Atma. You are bound to face problems if you rely on the body, the mind and the senses. However, so long as you live in this world, you have to discharge your duties using your body and the mind as instruments. (translated into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya Wijaya) Andaikan di sini terdapat piring, cawan dan sendok yang semuanya terbuat dari bahan perak. Walaupun nama dan bentuknya berbeda, namun semuanya terbuat dari bahan yang sama. Nah, demikian pula analoginya, seorang anak akan menjadi remaja, kemudian tumbuh dewasa dan akhirnya menjadi manula. Walaupun wujudnya mengalami perubahan, namun jiwanya adalah tetap sama. Janganlah menggantungkan keyakinanmu pada badan jasmani yang terus mengalami perubahan. Badan fisik ini ibarat seperti gelembung air dan mind (pikiran) adalah seperti monyet yang nakal. Janganlah mengikuti badan jasmani dan mind. Ikutilah conscience (hati nurani). Conscience adalah Atma (Self). Milikilah keyakinan total kepada Atma. Apabila engkau terlalu bergantung kepada badan jasmani, mind dan panca indera; maka engkau akan menghadapi banyak problema. Namun walaupun begitu, selama engkau masih hidup di dunia ini, engkau perlu melaksanakan tugas-tugas & kewajibanmu dan untuk itu, badan jasmani dan mind diperlukan sebagai instrumen-instrumennya. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are d to the Google Groups " Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter " group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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