IT'S ALL A MATTER OF ATTITUDE

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the great philosopher and former president of India, made his first visit to the United States of America when John F. Kennedy was the president. The weather was dark and stormy in Washington; and when Dr. Radhakrishnan alighted from the plane, it begins to rain cats and dogs, as the expression goes.

  The young American President greeted his Indian counterpart with a warm handshake and a smile. “I’m so sorry we have such bad weather during your visit, “ he remarked courteously.

   The philosopher – statement smiled. “We can’t change bad things, Mr .president,” he observed. ”but we can change our attitude towards them.”

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POSITIVE THINKING VERSUS NEGATIVE THINKING

   

 “HOLD YOURSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIGHER STANDARD THEN ANYBODY ELSE EXPECTS OF YOU. NEVER EXCUSE YOURSELF. NEVER PITY YOURSELF. BE A HARD MASTER TO YOURSELF- AND BE LENIENT TO EVERYBODY ELSE”

                                                                                                                         -HENERY WARD BEECHER

Arstotle, perhaps the greatest philosopher of all time, studied the human condition more extensively than any other man in history. He concluded that the ultimate goal of human life endeavor was happiness. He said that every act a person takes is aimed at achieving a greater state of happiness, however the individual defines it.

    You want to be a good job. Why? To earn more money. Why? To be able to provide for your family and enjoy a good lifestyle. Why? To achieve personal and financial security. Why? So you can be happy.

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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

Most people are completely unaware of the objective of their existence. We rarely take time to ponder basic issues such as: What is purpose of my life? What makes me happy? And how would I like to be remembered after I die?

     Most people wake up every day, follow their routines mechanically and life just passes them by. I call such people “walking calendar” because they just have passing date in their life – they have neither aim nor desires to fulfill. They have stopped aspiring and accept their as it is. They are not necessarily dissatisfied, because dissatisfaction only come if they do not achieve their ambitions. But what if you don’t have any ambitions? Leading a passive life, such people forget their dreams, their joys and their aspiration. Gradually, they abandon the driver’s seat and life goes on in autopilot.

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THE SOUND OF OM

 The fact that the sound “Om” shares this shape may not come as a surprise to the millions of people around the world who hold this sound sacred. The ancient Hindus believed that “Om” was the first vibration of divine consciousness during creation.

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