Mode of Goodness

Friday, June 4, 2021

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE:

Lifestyle Medicine is a new growing specialty in healthcare field. (See the website: American College of Lifestyle Medicine. https://lifestylemedicine.org/What-is-Lifestyle-Medicine)

In this modern technological innovative world many of us are suffering from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart diseases, stroke, anxiety, musculoskeletal pain, cancer...etc. We all know that our wealth, degree, position, power, nationalities and religions can’t prevent the diseases but healthy lifestyles can. If we spend sometime for health now, we will be rewarded later. If we are healthy & happy, we are benefiting ourselves, our family, friends & society. We can always do better and learn from each other.

Audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mf6omta9ynug8a/LIFESTYLE%20MEDICINE.m4a?dl=0

Many of you are all ready living healthy lifestyles. Here are some lifestyle changes I am trying to implement in my life to live healthy & happily. Eat Healthy, Walk Briskly, Work Efficiently, Read Philosophically, Think Broad-mindedly, Write Thoughtfully, Talk Plensantly, Build Relationships Friendly, Laugh Loudly.... 😂, Sleep Soundly and Live Happily... 😆.

Healthy breakfast/lunch & walk: Sprouted Mung (Green gram beans), green/ginger tea, mixed nuts, dates, figs, orange/clementines, two apples 🍎 for breakfast/lunch (no cooked foods but there is some room for junk foods... 😂) and 2-3 miles brisk walk during lunch hour at work.
Nutritious dinner & walk-talk with wife: Big bowl of salad with veggie dinner (none/less roti or bread) around 6:00 pm, 2-3 miles walk-talk with wife after dinner, morning walk together in weekends, 15-20 minutes of daily stretching and gardening. Flexible schedule in weekends. The best time to listen to each other is when you go for walk together in nature so that you can absorb each other stress and nature will absorb your stress.....LOL 😂.
Hear/read/write philosophy to grow spiritually.
Unconditional relationships with colleagues, friends & family. WhatsApp, phone call & get together with friends/families on regular basis brings more happiness..😊
Listening to the soothing music/songs/mantras.
Sound & adequate sleep (6-7 hours). Early to bed & early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy & wise.

Motion is the Lotion & Rest is Rust. Less cooking & more walking. Walk Walk Walk...😂. Keeps stretching & moving. Healthy lifestyles keeps us happy, healthy, energetic, slim, smiley and shiny like ray-ban glasses....😂

If you guys don’t believe me....see the evidence in these pictures... 😂https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z1kn284bbGmAeW4L8

Whatever exercises, foods, philosophy and lifestyle keeps us healthy & happy are all good. Food is medicine. Its time to change our taste buds & gut flora... 😂. Let’s inspire each other....😃. “Prevention is better than Cure. Evolution is better than Revolution”. Of course besides conscious efforts from individuals to live healthy lifestyle, if you still get diseases, you need physician’s guidance & interventions to control/cure the illness.

Here Gita says

TEXT 5: Bg 6.5: One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.

TEXT 17: Bg 6.17: He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

TEXT 8: Bg 17.8: Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one’s existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.

THANK YOU.

It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.

With respect to everyone’s values & beliefs, whichever GUIDELINES ( Bible, Quran, Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other...) METHODS or WAYS work for us are all good.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji (speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra.

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Vraja Vihari Dasa, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu (Gujarati & Hindi), Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......).

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.io Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Repeatedly hearing/reading & meditating the Scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting or Hearing the Vedic Mantras are nourishing to our heart (Soul), transcendental to our consciousness, purifying to our senses and thus helps us to overcome our weaknesses or deficiencies. Yes, we do have good qualities within us but there is always a room for improvement.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. Thanks to the Facebook & Social media for providing me the platform. Of course I use Smartphone & Google search to collect some data.

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

Many times a word Hearing is used instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible,Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which have faith in, makes sense to us, purifies us, elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. (whichever way we can understand God — either Personal with many names or Impersonal as an universal consciousness & energy or Both: Personal & Impersonal ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction (means image, picture...etc) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes.

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person (not a abstract or some kind of light) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Here Lord says in Gita

Bg 9.17 — I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the puriﬁer and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

TEXT 18: Gita 9.18: I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

Bg:13-12:— Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.io ).

Lifestyle Medicine is a new growing specialty in healthcare field. (American College of Lifestyle Medicine. https://lifestylemedicine.org/What-is-Lifestyle-Medicine)

Audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mf6omta9ynug8a/LIFESTYLE%20MEDICINE.m4a?dl=0

Healthy breakfast/lunch & walk: Sprouted Mung (Green gram beans), green tea, mixed nuts, dates, figs, orange/clementines, two apples 🍎 for breakfast/lunch (no cooked foods but there is some room for junk foods... 😂) and 2-3 miles brisk walk during lunch hour at work.
Nutritious dinner & walk-talk with wife: Big bowl of salad with veggie dinner (none/less roti or bread) around 6:00 pm, 2-3 miles walk-talk with wife after dinner, morning walk together in weekends, 15-20 minutes of daily stretching and gardening. The best time to listen to each other is when you go for walk together in nature so that you can absorb each other stress and nature will absorb your stress.....LOL 😂.
Hear/read/write philosophy to grow spiritually.
Unconditional relationships with colleagues, friends & family. WhatsApp call & get together with friends/families on regular basis brings more happiness..😊
Listening to the soothing music/songs/mantras.
Sound & adequate sleep (6-7 hours). Early to bed & early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy & wise.

If you guys don’t believe me....see the evidence in these pictures... 😂https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z1kn284bbGmAeW4L8

Here Gita says

TEXT 5: Bg 6.5: One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.

TEXT 17: Bg 6.17: He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

THANK YOU.

It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

Here Lord says in Gita

Saturday, April 10, 2021

KEEP PRAYING & SMILING 😊:

The situation is bad everywhere in the world. Many times in our lives, we can’t control the situation but the situation is controlling us. Every individual/family is suffering either from covid or non-covid issues.

Audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3m53o2l6fl0uhto/KEEP%20PRAYING%20%26%20SMILING%20.m4a?dl=0

Be Attentive...But Not Attached to your beautiful looks, position, power, wealth, fame, family & friends..... because in the end everyone will leave 😔.....we should get ready for the upcoming storm in our lives....

And also.... Be attentive but not attached to Corona..... 😂. Take necessary precautions.

हस्ते रहे आप करोड़ों के बिच,

खिलते रहे आप लाखों के बिच,

रोशन रहे आप हज़ारों के बिच,

जैसे रहता है सूरज आसमान के बिच…

ओर कोरोना रहता है हमारे बिच......😂

Our mental status/happiness depends more on the thoughts inside us than on the situation around us. Don’t blame but forgive. Besides forgiving others also forgive yourself for your own mistakes...😃. Forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give to yourself for your own happiness.

Here God says in Gita:

TEXT 42: Bg 18.42: Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness – these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas (sober person) work.

KEEP PRAYING & SMILING....😊

Sunday, March 21, 2021

FOUR DEFECTS:

As per Vedic texts, every conditioned soul/human in this world has four defects:

Imperfect senses (karanapatava). We have imperfect senses. We may try to observe the things around us but because of our imperfect senses, we can not actually perceive the totality of what is happening. As an example-Ear: Human being cannot hear everything. A deer 🦌 can hear things which we cannot.
Illusioned (brahma). Because we have imperfect sense we are illusioned. We accept things to be true that are actually false. For example, in the night we may see a rope but think its a snake 🐍 or vice-versa. And we are also illusionists.... 😂.
Commits mistakes (pramada). Because we have imperfect senses and are illusioned, we commit mistakes. We all make mistakes throughout our lives.
Cheating propensity (vipralipsa). Since every human being has imperfect senses, is illusioned, commits mistakes hence there is a very high chance that the information he/she is getting, or things he is learning are also not as it is. And since human beings have the tendency to teach what they learn, we cheat to establish the things we believe.... LOL 😂

The Mode of Goodness lifestyle & Spiritual knowledge can help us to minimize the four defects.

Here God says in Gita:

TEXT 7: Bg 15.7: The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind. Vedabase.io

TEXT 17: Bg 6.17: He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

THANK YOU.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

Here Lord says in Gita

Saturday, February 27, 2021

INSIDE JOB:

A beautiful blog written by Sutapa Das. He writes very thoughtful, meaningful, inspirational & friendly articles. See the link: https://iskconnews.org/inside-job,5648/

The ungrateful, inappropriate and irrational ways in which people act can infuriate us to no end. We deal with our anger by letting it loose (passionate and vengeful outbursts) or locking it up (emotionally disconnecting). Both expressions, however, are indicative of our own shortcomings. Allowing someone else’s negativity to displace our own consciousness, means there is still work to do. We seek emotional deposits from others because we haven’t become full in ourselves. But isn’t that natural? Aren’t relationships based on mutual emotional dependency? Surely it’s reasonable and legitimate to expect some human decency in our social intercourse.

Well, in one sense yes, but if you understand the nature of this world, the power of material psychology and the inherent weakness of each individual, then you won’t be surprised when people aren’t so forthcoming. Only when we are internally nourished and solidly connected to the original spiritual source, can we wholeheartedly give ourselves and remain unaffected by the reciprocation (or lack of) that we receive.

Impractical, unattainable and utopian? Well, that is the saintly challenge before us. Spiritualists are extraordinary, not simply because of their knowledge, faith or dedication, but because of their unique and outstanding character. Their conduct is entirely different from the ‘common’ person. They incessantly give the best of themselves, again and again, because something deeper is impelling them to continue. It reminds me of Mother Teresa’s famous poem:

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are honest and sincere, people may cheat you;

Be honest and sincere anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

History has documented a long list of saints, but what about now? The world could do with a few more spotless personalities, and we all have our part to play. If not me, then who? If not now, then when? Nobody feels qualified, it won’t be easy, and there will never be an ideal time. Along with dynamic projects to change the world, I’m increasingly thinking about the ‘Inside Job.’ Our life contribution is not simply based on what we do, but also who we are. To be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, perpetually offering respect to others, and expecting nothing in return. As I fall short of these exalted ideals, I pick myself up, dust myself down, and continue to confront my inflated pride and ugly ego. The ‘Inside Job’ is testing but exciting. It’s a work in progress, and I’ll have to start putting some overtime in.

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It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.

THANK YOU.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

We can follow either the Quran, Bible,Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which have faith in, makes sense to us, purifies us, elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. (whichever way we can understand God -- either Personal with many names or Impersonal as an universal consciousness & energy or Both: Personal & Impersonal ).

Here Lord says in Gita

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the puriﬁer and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.io ).

Sunday, February 14, 2021

MOKSHA—LIBERATION:

Audio:https://www.dropbox.com/s/26ew0f6uxuc14j4/MOKSHA%E2%80%94LIBERATION.m4a?dl=0

Throughout life, everyone of us has to make constant adjustments to execute our responsibilities either as a parent, child, spouse, student, teacher, friend, colleague, employee, employer or even as a President ....etc. While performing our duty many times we get agitated, angry, arrogant, argumentative, & possessive; sometimes we compromise our ethics, morality or principles in order to maintain or fulfill our and our loved ones’ needs. Our Consciousness degrades further while dealing with society.

Moksha or Liberation means transformation of our inner-selves to become kind, calm, humble, honest, compassionate, loving & generous...irrespective of our degree, position, wealth, power, fame, religion & nationality. It is about upgrading our consciousness & lifting ourselves from a demonic to divine personality. Our inner happiness is proportional to our divinity & inversely proportional to our demonic nature. The more divine we get, the more happy we become & this makes others also happy....a win-win strategy. Moksha doesn’t mean transportation of the Soul from one planet to another... 😂. It is a higher state of consciousness.

We can enjoy this world fully if our mind gets free or liberated from agitation, anger, envy, greed and possessiveness; which eventually frees up our Soul from this Birth-Death cycle. No Birth means no school, no work, no house & no spouse meaning NO SUFFERINGS...the complete MOKSHA....LOL.😜 😂 😆.

In short, my happiness & liberation from the birth-death cycle are dependent on how I live my present life; Moksha or Liberation is here & it is in my hands. Spiritual knowledge/yoga can help us to transform our inner selves & leads us towards MOKSHA.

Here God says in Gita:

Bg 14.20 — When the embodied being is able to transcend these three modes associated with the material body, he can become free from birth, death, old age and their distresses and can enjoy nectar even in this life.

Bg 13.24 — One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity and the interaction of the modes of nature is sure to attain liberation. He will not take birth here again, regardless of his present position.

Bg 18.54 — One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. Vedabase.com

It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.

THANK YOU.

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I am inspired to read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra.

I also hear and read the discourses & literatures on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada & his disciples… ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness).

Sunday, February 7, 2021

FLYING SOLO:

In this world no one is permanently fortunate. We have read in history and seen during present life that many big-big people's position, wealth, status and power are liquidated gradually. Nothing remains permanent and everything disappears at the end of day including our own body; this is the law of material nature.

Audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0yfain3bqzey6g/FLYING%20SOLO.m4a?dl=0

One of the ancient scripture Bhagavad-Gita repeatedly highlights the transitory nature of life: the body changes, fortunes change, people change, and relationships also change with time. Time (good or bad), place and circumstances are also changing constantly with the clock Time. Individuals come in and out of our lives. We are here together temporarily with our family & friends just like sands collect in one corner with waves of wind and again get disintegrated with another wave. We all can learn and draw inspiration from each others, but our own deep conviction and strength is necessary to stand on our feet.

We can be Grateful to everyone who contributes to our life. Association of family & friends is essential for advice, care & comforts but simultaneously we have to be self-sufficient and at the end of day we must learn to FLY OUR OWN PLANE. We can not be distracted or influenced by temptation to deviate from our path. We are an eternal Soul not a Body. WE & OUR LOVED ONE ALWAYS LIVE somewhere in some form with someone, so don't be fearful and disturbed by changes surrounding us. Our spiritual journey continues even after death.....SOUL is FLYING SOLO.

Here God Says in Gita:

Bg 2.13 — As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.

Bg 2.22 — As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones...(vedabase.io)

It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.

THANK YOU.

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

We can follow either the Quran, Bible,Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us, elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. (whichever way we can understand God — either Personal with many names or Impersonal as an universal consciousness & energy).

Here Lord says in Gita