20 Ways to Get Good Karma by Dalai Lama

http://www.spiritualnow.com/articles/25/1/20-Ways-to-Get-Good-Karma/Page1.html 

The Dalai Lama

Ask The Dalai Lama a Question

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
   -  Respect for self,
   -  Respect for others and
   -  Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and
    think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
20. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

You & Me

You & Me

Nothing seemed right at first, but everything seemed perfect after i saw you..

I never knew 'Love at first sight'.. But i did skip my breath when i looked into your eyes..

I have never touched a rainbow in the sky, but i did feel it rising from one corner of my heart to the other..

Distance is just a measurement of space, I see You in Me and Me in You..

Love need no reason.. 

Love is the essence of us.. as water is to the ocean, as light is to the sun and as brilliance is to the moon

Neither I can remember you nor I can forget you... how can I? how can one - remember or forget self?

There is nothing left for me to give you.. as there is nothing more valuable I can find than you..

You aren't perfect and neither am I

I wasn't complete until I met you but I am whole now that i know you

My silence is my love for you, my forgiveness is my love for you, my surrender is my love for you

I can't thank you enough.. because of you i could experience this beautiful feeling.. 

Wherever you are.. however you are.. I still see You in Me and Me in You

- Jini

You have no idea how hard I've looked

for a gift to bring You.

Nothing seemed right.

What's the point of bringing gold to

the gold mine, or water to the ocean.

Everything I came up with was like

taking spices to the Orient.It's no good giving my heart and mysoul because you already have these.So I've brought you a mirror.Look at yourself and remember me.

You have no idea how hard have I searched to ultimately find you..

- Rumi

Grave of the fireflies...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_KCRIDbEXM 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_of_the_Fireflies 

About a year back, almost this time of the year, I had visited Kolkata for some official work. On my way back to Mumbai, I boarded the flight and was desperately waiting for it to take off. For some reason, the flight got delayed and all the passengers were made to wait inside the aircraft with no air-condition. After a point it was hard to breath and some of us complained to the crew, but there was nothing in their control. I was convinced that this journey was going to be disastrous one. With lot of disappointment, I decided to read the book, which I was carrying and hoped to get some sleep so as to spare the unpleasant surprises, if any.

I had just begun to read when my co-passenger opened up his laptop and started to play a movie. Fortunately he did not have ear plugs and he played the movie on full volume. He started narrating the plot of the movie to his friend, which really interested me. I decided to close my book and requested him if I can too join them. It was – Grave of the fireflies, movie based on the post World War II effects in Japan.

 I got so engrossed into the movie that I hardly blinked my eye. This movie is one of the perfect examples of how humans are blessed with powers beyond imagination – power to be happy with least resources at disposal and still hope for joy when almost everything we could possibly think of is lost, power to make others happy and audacity to love unconditionally.

There are some breathtaking moments, which really left an impression on me. For e.g. when we are thrown in a challenging situation which pushes us away from our comfort zone, we have two choices 1. We quit or 2 we learn to survive, and this movie teaches us ‘how to survive’. It teaches us how to learn and gain power and do things beyond our age and physical or mental capabilities.

There is also an important message in this movie which is very dear to my heart – “Optimum utilization of natural resources.” At times I see lot of people wasting natural and vital resources like water, food, paper etc. Just because we have them to use does not mean we should waste them. Movie aside, there are many people on this planet who are devoid of the basics and hence we owe it to them.

I personally recommend you to watch this movie :)

The flight experience that could have been disastrous actually turned into a blessing. No Complaints!

Save Earth.

Love always,

Jini

The Magical Whisper!

I am dedicating this post to my friend Greeny (nick name famously known to us) and my mirror image. She almost gave up in pursuing me to write about our 'love & hate' relationship. Of course her persuasion was simply to gain her 10 minute fame :) and her request was rejected, until today.

While I am writing this post, I am also realizing that it is very difficult to express. It is like writing about your own self, which is not an easy task at all.

We have been childhood buddies but I know for sure that we knew each other much before we were even born – may sound cliché I know J. It is a well known phenomenon that a mother knows her child very well. While a child is breathing, a mother is actually feeling the breath, the pulse. The essence of our friendship is somewhat similar if not more intense. We exactly know what’s going in other’s mind and so there is no room for denial. There is no way to not be myself when I am with her.  It is more than 100% self. It is a perfect example of those rare relationships where words are not a pre-requisite to communicate. Everything is understood without expression.

We have shared some of the best moments of our lives, have witnessed the worst together, have cherished victories, and have been part of our silly crimes and more. This relationship is definitely not name sake ‘cordial’ – it can’t be! It is nasty, it is honest, It is unique, it is as clear as water, it is everything but name sake ‘cordial’ J

I have seen people being so engrossed in their own life, so much so that they give up these unique jewels without a second thought. They do it either due to lack of time, distance, ego or priorities. It’s a pity. True friends are like magical whispers of life. They come into your life like a whisper and they also leave without making any noise (if you let them go). No matter how far you are, what your life circumstances are – the beauty about such relationship is that there is always enough room for a comeback.  Even after a long pause and uncalled distance, once you reunite, you will be pleasantly surprised to see that the essence of your friendship is still the same; the time factor didn't change the equation at all.

These relationships are like wines – with time it only gets better!

Cheers to the friendship!

Love,

Greeny & Jini