Always Thinking Of You!

You were my comfort, when I was lonely

You were my strength, when I felt lowly

You were my peace, when I needed rest

You were the only one thinking of my best.

When I was with you, eternity was a step away

To my every problem you showed me a way

You were a source of joy I never felt before

As years rolling by I loved you more and more.

Sad was the parting, no one could tell,

So sudden it happened, my heart fell;

The blow was hard, the shock very severe,

To part with the one, I loved ever dear.

I wanted to give you all I could give

I wanted you with me as long as I live.

Ever I wanted to be part of your heart,

To remain together, never be apart.

I wished that I could trade places with you

For all the pain that you went through.

But when I saw you sleeping free from pain

I could not wish you back to suffer again.

Feeling sad and blue I said goodbye to you

You didn’t go alone; a part of me went with you

In tears I watched you slowly fade away,

With great sorrow I couldn’t keep you stay.

Though absent, in my heart you are near,

Forever missed, loved and always dear.

Love, if ever I cease to think of you

It will be when God has called me too.

-      N.Ganeshan

(This poem got first prize in competition conducted in our bank magazine “Vijaya Vikas” in 2013)

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Symptoms and cure of Inferiority Complex!

All of us have thoughts and feeling of inadequacy many times.  But inadequacy will become inferiority complex if we always have the following characteristics.

1)      Constant comparison with others

2)      High sensitivity to criticism

3)      Fault finding and making others small so that you can look bigger

4)      Hunger for flattery

5)      Social withdrawal

6)      Envy and Jealousy

7)      Self-pity

The root cause of inferiority complex is wrong perception, rather than what is actually the case. We draw conclusions based on our evaluation of past experiences. Mostly these evaluations are not facts, but our distorted perceptions.

Remember the simple truth – no one is perfect. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. So let us not fall in the trap of comparison.  Let us love ourselves.  We are the creations of God.  God cannot create inferior products. So let us find out our plus points and go on improving ourselves. Then there will not be any room for inferiority complex.

- N.Ganeshan

The Most Powerful Transmission Tower

 

There is a very powerful transmission tower in this universe. That is our mind. We attract everything to our life with our mind. The universe is the supplier of everything. Everything comes from the Universe, and is delivered to us through people, circumstances, and events, by the law of attraction. Our mind thinks thoughts and they are broadcast back as our life experience. The universe merely corresponds to the nature of your inner-most thoughts and feelings. When we emit the perfect frequency of what we want, the perfect people, circumstances, and events will be attracted to us and delivered by the universe or infinite intelligence or God!

But sadly we think that certain people or fate or circumstances are giving us the things we desire. That false belief takes the real power from ourselves and gives it to outside events and people. Then we are at the mercy of outside world.

If we do not think about ourselves with love and respect, you are emitting a signal that is saying we are not important enough, worthy enough, or deserving. That signal will continue to be broadcast, and we will experience more situations of people not treating us well. The people are just the effect. Our thoughts are the real cause.  If we really love and respect ourselves we emit that signal to the universe and get on that frequency. Then the law of attraction will be activated and our life will be full of people who love and respect us.

Our thoughts should not focus on the things that we don't want — "I don't want to be poor, I don't want to be sick". Thought scientists say that the law of attraction doesn't hear that we don't want it. It manifests the things that we are thinking of and so it's going to show up over and over and over again. According to them the law of attraction is not biased to wants or don't wants. When we think and focus on something, no matter what it happens to be, we are really calling that into existence.

       

They say, "To become conscious of this power is to become a live wire connecting to the Universe.  It carries power sufficient to meet every situation in the life of every individual. When the individual mind touches the Universal Mind, it receives all its power."

So check your thoughts frequently. One wrong thought that went unchecked usually brings more such thoughts and stress manifested within us. The stress will bring people and situations in our life accordingly. Here effect is stress and chaos, but the cause was negative thinking that began with one little negative thought.

The remedy is in the positive thoughts. No matter what we might have manifested, we can change it with one strong positive thought and then more such thoughts. 

You may ask, “What to do if things go wrong in spite of our positive thoughts”. When things go wrong, do not expect the wrong to appear again. Look upon it as an exception. It happens to all including the most successful people. Call it past and forget it. Turn your mind to the positive side. Think positive and look for the best. By constantly thinking and expecting the best we can turn the tide to our favourable side.

We all have experienced those days or times when one thing after another goes wrong. The chain reaction began with one thought, whether we were aware of it or not. The one bad thought attracted more bad thoughts, the frequency locked in, and eventually something went wrong. Then as we reacted to that one thing going wrong, we attracted more things going wrong.  Negative reactions just attract more of the same, and the chain reaction must keep occurring until we move ourselves off that frequency by intentionally changing our thoughts.

So remember that we have the most powerful transmission tower. The source of all happiness and success is inside each individual. The beauty we see in nature and the beauty we feel in music are inside of us. The world is a whispering gallery which sends back the echo of our own voice. It is a mirror which reflects the face that looks in it. If we laugh, it laughs back; if we frown, it reflects a frown.  What we think, what we feel and what manifests in our life is always a exact match.

-      N.Ganeshan

Meaningful quotes of Eckhart Tolle

I loved reading Eckhart Tolle’s great books "The Power of Now" and "The New Earth". Though every line of his books seems to be a good quote, I think the following quotes are worth reading and remembering.

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    -   N.Ganeshan

“If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.” 

― Eckhart Tolle

“What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence.”
― Eckhart Tolle, 

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”
― Eckhart Tolle

 “When you don't cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time ago when humanity, instead of using thought, became possessed by thought.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Instead of asking, “what do I want from life?,” a more powerful question is, “what does life want from me?”
― Eckhart Tolle

When life is falling apart …

There are times in your life

Fate may be a stabbing knife

World may crumble around you

Nothing to hope in your view

You may feel lost in the storm

You may fear for coming harm

Never lose heart, be real tough

Do not consent to give it up!

Remember to stand very tall                    

Never have fear of fall

Do not try to walk away                                        

Have inner strength to stay

Every challenge helps you grow

Every storm strengthens your soul

Always face the trials at hand

Start from place where you stand!

Begin afresh and take your step

Sometimes it may be baby step

Sometimes it may be giant step

But make it sure a forward step

Take up the task, work for the best

Shake your doubt, lay it to rest

When losing people always flee

You’ll be where you want to be!

-      N.Ganeshan

(This poem received I prize in a competition conducted by our bank magazine “Vijaya Vikas”)

Some Wise Quotes - 3

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.

(Richard Bach)

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.

(Harold B. Melchart)

Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal.

(Maxwell Maltz)

Big goals get big results. No goals get no results or somebody else's results.

(Mark Victor Hansen)

Old habits can't be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed down the stairs one step at a time.

(Mark Twain)

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

(Henry Ford)

Make no small plans for they have not the power to stir men’s blood.

(Niccolo Machiavelli)

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

(Charles J. Givens)

If we don't know what we want, we become like a floating balloon. Our direction in life is at the mercy of external forces.

(Bob Greene)

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

(Mark Twain)

-      Compiled by N.Ganeshan

You can do something at any time!

I read about an interesting incident somewhere.



An old farmer wrote a letter to his son, James, who is serving a prison term in the City. “Dear James, This year I won't be able to plant potatoes because I cannot dig the field as usual. I know if you were here, you would help me. Do take care of yourself, my beloved son”.



James responded, “Hello Dad, I hope you are keeping fit and taking your medicine. Please, don't even think of digging the field because that is where I buried the money I stole. I will dig the ground myself once I am out of here. Regards- James”



The Prison officers and the Police read the letter and the very next day the whole field was dug by police looking for the money but they found nothing.



James as he planned, heard what the Police have done in his father's field, and decided to write again to his father, “Hello Dad! Now plant your potatoes. It's the best that I can do from here!”



Obstacles are everywhere in life. Whether they are everyday problems or crisis situations, you can always do something to overcome them. Whatsoever situation you may find yourself now, surely, there is a way out of it. So do not crumble when the odds stack up and surrender without any attempt to overcome the situation.



The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter. A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn. When there is nowhere to look, call upon your inner resolve. Always observe the silver lining. Though it may not be visible immediately, you can see it if you keep on looking for it. When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. Think calmly and do your best.



- N.GANESHAN