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

H. No. 12-13-301, St. No. 9,

Lane. No. 1, Flat. No. 203,

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Tarnaka, Secunderabad-500 017,

Andhra Pradesh, India.

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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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