SPIRITUALITY

(1).HEARTFELT PRAYER GIVES SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE

The impulse to pray is natural. What is important, however, is not the physical act of praying but the spiritual stateinduced by prayer. Brief and joyful prayer is superior to long, wearying prayer. Though prayer may help obtain specific material ends, it is more important to pray for conformity to the Will of God. The highest prayer is offered only out of love for God. There are many moments when we think: "God has established everything and executes all affairs after the best order. Therefore what is the wisdom in beseeching, supplicating and seeking help?" A seeker of bounty needs to beseech the Glorious Beautiful One. When you supplicate to the Lord and seek bounty from His Ocean, this supplication brings light to your heart, life to your soul and exultation to your being. During your supplication to God and your reciting, 'Thy name is my healing', consider how your heart is cheered, your soul delighted by the spirit of the love of God, and your mind attracted to the kingdom of God. By these attractions your ability and capacity increase. When the vessel is enlarged the water increases, and when thirst grows the bounty of the cloud becomes agreeable to the taste of man. If one friend feels love for another, he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware that he loves him he will still wish to say so...God knows the wishes of our hearts. But the impulse to pray is a natural one, springing from your love for God. Prayer need not be in words, but rather in thought and attitude. However, if this love and desire are lacking, it is useless to try to force them. Words without love mean nothing. If a person talks to you as an unpleasant duty, with no love or pleasure in his meeting with you, you won't wish to converse with him. Worship God in such ways that if your worship leads you to the fire, no alteration in your adoration would be produced, and so likewise if your recompense should be paradise. This worship befits the one True God. Should you worship Him beacuase of fear, this would be unseemly in the sanctified court of His presence, and could not be regarded as an act by you dedicated to the Oneness of His Being. Or if your gaze should be on paradise, and you should worship Him while cherishing such a hope, you would make God's creation a partner with Him, notwithstanding the fact that paradise is desired by us. Fire and paradise both bow and prostrate themselves before God. That which is worthy of His essence is to worship Him for His sake, without fear of fire or hope of paradise. Although when true worship is offered, the worshipper is delivered from the fire, and enter the paradise of God's good pleasure, yet such should not be the motive of your act. However, God's favour and grace ever flow in accordance with the exigencies of His inscrutable wisdom. The most acceptable prayer is the one offered with utmost spirituality and radiance. The more detached and the purer the prayer, the more acceptable is it in the presence of God.

By,

C.S. Chakravarthy

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(2). ANGER MANAGEMENT.  

Anger is one word short of danger. People with short tempers are 

also vulnerable to heart related ailments. Anger could be triggered by stress, lack of sleep, crash diets and insufficient water intake. How can we reduce anger?

(1). Practice relaxation exercises and breathing techniques to calm the mind and body.

(2). Learn to resolve conflicts through effective communication minus outbursts.

(3). Use problem-solving techniques such as goal setting and time management to reduce stress levels.

(4). Eating well and at regular intervals helps to keep energy levels in check.

(5). Get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep, so that you don't feel irritable and grouchy.

(6). Take a break when you are tired. This can help you rejuvenate.

(7). Keep yourself upbeat by indulging in a hobby.

(8). Compaartmentalise your work and personal lives.

(9). Nurture your support systems, like family and friends.

(10). Regular exercise helps to keep the mind and body fresh.

(11). Seek counselling for interpersonal conflicts.

(12). Be assertive instead of aggressive.

Strategies to control aggression:--

1. Accept that being angry is perfectly normal.
2. Identify your source/trigger of anger.
3. Shift your focus from 'what was done to me' to 'what I can do' ?
4. Create positive self-talk.
5. Identify your irrational beliefs.
6. Think of a more rational and adaptive plan of action.
7. Change thoughts that provoke anger, interpreting the situation from a different (less provocative) point of view.
8. Write down angry thoughts.
9. Focus on gratitude--make a list of things you are thankful for.

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BEAUTIFUL LIFE

"Beauty is necessary for humans. Without beauty we shrink. This shrinking is manifested in various 'civilisational' diseases in states of depression, apathy, hopelessness that jointly under-cut the roots of our existence", says eco-philosopher Henryk Skolimowski. Beauty is the expression of the coherence of life. Plotiums says that "the more beautiful the object, the more intensively does it exist". Poet Gabriela Mistral says that "beauty is the shadow of God on the universe".

People have been obsessed with beauty since the evolution of the universe. A living beiing is more beautiful than a non-living one. Beautiful and natural landscapes evoke beauty in the eyes of the beholder and convey the message of an intensive and vibrant life. Himalayan peaks topped with snow look enchanting as they convey the message of life's sustainability. A joy forever - Beauty evokes a host of emotions, too numerous to enumerate here. Suffice it to say that it is imperative for the enhancement of life; it is enchanting and demanding; creates attraction and attachment and generates love that explodes energy for creation. Since time immemorial, man has been obssessed with beautiful things, places and people. Whatever is beautiful is worth possessing. We can't seem to have enough of it and want to possess more and more. Beauty blooms with liveliness and hope.

We want to live among natural beauty too and are always looking for natural beauty in the landscape around us. Beauty is an inexhaustible source of joy and has the power of healing too. True beauty illuminates the soul. It is, in fact, food for the soul. 

The universe is so beautiful. Everything in this space is so enchanting, exciting and attractive. The Earth is a true beauty, the most beautiful planet in the whole universe. The universe has woven this beauty into its natural landscape through the evolution of life and the natural, physical changes it has undergone over millions of years.

The beautiful colours of nature are a reflection of divine light, a source of universal creativity.

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF SIKH GURUS

1. Shri. Guru Nanak Dev ji.
2. Shri. Guru Angad Dev ji.
3. Shri. Guru Amar Das.
4. Shri. Guru Ramdas.
5. Shri. Guru Arjan Dev ji.
6. Shri. Guru Hargobind ji.
7. Shri. Guru Har Rai ji.
8. Shri. Guru Harkrishan ji.
9. Shri. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji.
10. Shri. Guru Gobind Singh ji.
11. Shri. Guru Granth Sahib ji.

Shri. Guru Granth Sahib ji is the current sikh guru (the sikh holy book). 

LAW

CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY UNDER SECTION 120-A AND 120-B OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE.
120-A. Definition of criminal conspiracy.- When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done-
(1). an illegal act, or 
(2). an act which is not illegal by illegal means, such an agreement is designated a criminal conspiracy: 
Provided that no agreement except an agreement to commit an offence shall amount to a criminal conspiracy unless some act besides the agreement is done by one or more parties to such agreement in pursuance thereof. 
Explanation: It is immaterial whether the illegal act is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.

Comment  

Ingredients of Criminal Conspiracy.- The ingredients of the offence of criminal conspiracy are (1). there must be an agreement between the persons who are alleged to conspire; (2). that the agreement should be (a). for doing an illegal act, or (b). for doing by illegal means an act which may not itself be illegal; and (3). in the case of a conspiracy other than a conspiracy to commit an offence there must be an overt act done by one or more of the parties to the conspiracy to effect the object thereof. A distinction is drawn between an agreement to commit an offence and an agreement of which either the object or the methods employed are illegal but do not constitute an offence. In the case of the former, the criminal conspiracy is completed by the act done by one or more of the parties to the agreement to effect the object thereof, that is, there must be an overt act. Criminal Consppracy as defined in Section. 120-A of the Indian Penal Code is an agreement by two or more persons to do or cause to be done an illegal act or an act wwhich is not illegal by illegal means. The agreement is the gist of the offence. In orderto constitute a single general conspiracy there must be a common design. Each conspirator plays his separate part in one integrated and united effort to achieve the common purpose. Each one is aware that he has a part to play in a general conspiracy though he may not know all its secrets or the means by which the common purpose is to be accomplished. The evil scheme may be promoted by a few, some may drop out and some may join at a later stage, but the conspiracy continues until it is broken up. The conspiracy may develop in successive stages. There may be a general plan to accomplish the common design by such means as may from time to time be found expedient. New techniques may be invented and new means may be devised for advancement of the common plan. A general conspiracy must be distinguished from a number of separate conspiracies having a similar general purpose. Where different groups of persons cooperate towards their separate ends without any privity with each other, each combination constitutes a separate conspiracy. The common intention of the conspirators then is to work for the furtherance of the common design of his group only. [Mohd. Husain Umar Kochra, etc. Vs. K.S. Dalipsinghji and another, etc. (1970) I S.C.J. 149]. The gist of the offence defined in Section. 120-A, Indian Penal Code, which is itself punishable as a substantive offence is the very agreement between two or more persons to do or cause to be done an illegal act or a legal act by illegal means subject however to the proviso that where thhe agreement is not an agreement to commit an offence the agreement does not amount to a conspiracy unless it is followed up by an overt act done by one or more persons in pursuance of such an agreement. There must be a meeting of minds in the doing of the illegal act by illegal means. If in the furtherance of the conspiracy certain persons are induced to do an unlawful act without the knowledge of the conspiracy or the plot they cannot be held to be conspirators, though they may be guilty of an offence pertaining to the specified unlawful act. The offence of conspiracy is complete, when two or more conspirators have agreed to do or cause to be done an act which is itself an offence, in which case no overt act need be established. It is also clear that an agreement to do an illegal act which amounts to a conspiracy will continue as long as the members of the conspiracy remain in agreement and as long as they are acting in accord and in furtherance of the object for which they entered into the agreement.[Lenart Schussler Vs. The Director of Enforcement, New Delhi, 1971 1 S.C.J. 199]. 

Illustration.- Where on the allegations in the complaint A-2 asked A-1 to help him in acquiring foreign exchange abroad legally and A-1 agreed to help him, the agreement though initially may not have been an offence was nonetheless an offence subsequently. A-1 did not withdraw from it and was said to have continued to carry out that agreement. A-1's help was necessary for A-2's design. It would, therefore, appear that on the allegations contained in the complaint A-1 and A-2 could be charged with an offence under Secton. 120-B read with Sections. 4(3), 5(1)(e) and 9 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. 
In Yash Pal Mittal Vs. The State of Punjab, 1978 Criminal Law Journal. 189 AIR 1977 SC 2433, their Lordships of the Supreme Court observed that the offence of criminal conspiracy under Section. 120-A is a distinct offence introduced for the first time in 1913 in Chapter. V-A of the Indian Penal Code. The very agreement, concert or league is the ingredient of the offence. It is not necessary that all the conspirators must know each and every detail of the conspiracy. There may be so many devices and techniques adopted to achieve the common goal of the conspiracy and there may be division of performances in the chain of actions with one object to achieve the common goal of the conspiracy and there may be division of performances in the chain of actions with one object to achieve the real end of which every collaborator must be interested. There must be unity of object or purpose but there may be plurality of means sometimes even unknown to one another, amongst the conspirators. In achieving the goal several offences may be committed by some of the conspirators even unknown to the others. The only relevant factor is that all means adopted and illegal acts done must be purported to be in furtherance of the object of the conspiracy even though there may be sometimes misfire or overshooting by some of the conspirators. Even if some steps are resorted to by one or two of the conspirators without the knowledge of the others it will not affect the culpability of those others when they are associated with the object of the conspiracy. The significance of criminal conspiracy under Section. 120-A is brought out pithily by the Supreme Court in E.G. Barsay Vs. The State of Bombay, AIR 1961, SC 1962, 1778, thus: "The gist of the offence is an agreement to break the law. The parties to such an agreement will be guilty of criminal conspiracy, though the illegal act agreed to be done has not been done. So too, it is not an ingredient of the offence that all the parties should agree to do do a single illegal act. It may comprise the commission of a number of acts. Under Section. 43 of the Indian Penal Code, an act would be illegal if it is an offence or if it is prohibited by law. Under the first charge the accused are charged with having conspired to do three categories of illegal acts, and the mere fact that all of them could not be convicted separately in respec of each of the offences has no relevancy in considering the question where the offence of conspiracy to do illegal acts though for individual offences all of them may not be liable." 
Conspiracy consists not merely  in the intention of two or more but in the agreement of two or more to do an unlawful act or to do an unlawful act by unlawful means. So long as a design rests in the intention only, it is not indictable. [Mulcahy Vs. Queen 1868 L.R. 4 H.L. 306, 317].