Monday, 25 July 2011

Learning

Learning is a treasure, which accompanies its owner everywhere.....Chinese Proverb

Knowledge, like religion, must be experienced in order to be known.....Edwin P. Whipple

Monday, 11 July 2011

Poverty

The greatest of evils and the worst of enemies is poverty...George Barnard Shaw

Saturday, 9 July 2011

Postal Service

Someone, somewhere wants a letter from you...... British Post Office slogan

It is curious that the letter we desire to write the most should often get delayed. The casual note, the routine letter is sent off and yet the letter which we are thinking of most remains unwritten......Jawahar Lal Nehru

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Dwelling

In front and behind thy house, let flowery durna grass grow. Let there be a spring or a tank with lotuses in bloom. Let us construct a beautiful well designed commodious dwelling.....Atharveda

Adapt or Perish, now as ever is nature's inexorable imperative...H. G. Wells

Monday, 27 June 2011

Board Room Battles

Love of the right, gold, pleasure and fear of life, these four are the tests of a man, give they confidence therefore to men that satisfy all the tests.
Never trust men without trying them; and after trying them, give each one of them the work for which he is fit. ....Tiruvalluvar, The kural

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Wisemen

The wiseman overcomes anger through mind control, lust through the renunciation of desire. Through conduct he should protect mind and speech. Through constant vigilance, he should shed fear and through the service of the wise, he should overcome pride.....Brahma Purana

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Spiritual Spring Board

DAMA or self restraint
DANA or self sacrifice and
DAYA or compassion

help us free ourselves from the sway of craving, greed and anger.

When the Buddha asks us to put out in our hearts the monstrous flies of infatuation, greed and anger, he is emphasizing the three virtues enforced by the Upanishads.....S. Radhakrishnan