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Feelings Rainbow over Lavender Fields Feelings If your days seem filled with unwanted negative feelings, there is only one cure. When they come, choose them. Don't ask why, don't wonder how, don't fight them and never put yourself down for having them. But most of all never blame someone else for how you feel. If you do, it means your choice is to be a victim. When the feelings come, even big disturbing emotional feelings say, "I choose this feeling" and know it comes because of something you have thought or done in the past, perhaps a certain belief that you have learned or an attachment that is threatened. Choice does not mean you want the feelings, but it does mean you are taking responsibility for them. And that is the beginning of self mastery. It is the first step to the healing and resolving of your emotions. But only the first step. Try this today and then ask yourself what the next step might be. If you are really interested to know, you will come to know! True Victory Victory is usually associated with being victorious over situations or people. We generally wait for situations to change and for everything to get all right. We also tend to expect people to behave according to our desire and requirement. We tend to perceive victory in having the last word. Yet we find that we are not able to experience being victorious. True victory lies in first winning over our own internal weaknesses. We can win over situations or people only when we win over our own negativity. Situations and people become instrumental in enabling us to discover our own weaknesses. When we work to remove these weaknesses, instead of blaming others for what is happening, we can experience true victory. Detached Observation Detachment is the basis of our ability to be positive and affectionate with others while we interact with them. This is what is known as commitment and the relationship of detachment and it begins with what is known as a spiritual skill: the skill of being a detached observer. On needs to be a detached observer in two dimensions: one within and one outside: The inner art of detached observation is the ability of separating ourselves from our own thoughts, emotions, attitudes and behavior. On the external level, the art of detached observation is the art of being witness to the scenes that take place around us. While we detach ourselves and observe how the game of life develops, without being active participants, we are able to see the "big picture" with greater clarity. That makes it easier to see clearly what role we have to play and where our contribution lies. We are creators, and our thoughts, emotions and attitudes are our own work. In reality, detached observation is the first step towards personal strengthening. If we don't manage to detach ourselves from our thoughts and emotions, they will turn into our owners and will consume our energy.   Soul Sustenance Is It Possible To Manipulate The Law Of Karma? Human laws can be adjusted, manipulated and even ignored by some, but no one can do the same with the Law of Karma. On the physical level, there is no time interval between an action and its reaction. If I throw an object in the air, it falls back immediately with the same force. With the Law of Karma, however, there can be a delay between the action and its result or fruit. The seeds of certain actions (negative or positive) bring immediate fruit. Others can take years or even many births to bear fruit. If I eat too much ice-cream, I will see the result or karmic effect of the negative karma of greed within a space of ten-fifteen minutes in the form of a headache or after two days in the form of a cold and flu. This is an e.g. in which we realize the working of the Law of Karma, we realize clearly the cause and its effect, but on a subtle level, when we see the effects of actions, we do not realize that the cause may have actually been in a previous life. There is a total connection between the cause and the effect. When we analyze a natural calamity such as a major earthquake that uproots buildings and trees, overturns vehicles and kills thousands of people. The physical cause may be tectonic activity associated with faults inside the earth’s surface but at the same time, we realize that such a calamity could have its roots in a process initiated by human beings a few hours, days or months ago – an e.g. being testing of nuclear weapons. On a personal level, I can say that there is nothing which happens to me for which I am not responsible. Whether I remember what I did to make it happen or not, whether I realize it or choose to ignore it, I am ultimately responsible.  Message for the day The method to overcome weaknesses is to remind ourselves of our positive qualities.  Projection: When we make a mistake we usually realize the need to remove that weakness but our identification with that particular weakness is so much that we are not able to overcome it. Solution: Instead of reminding ourselves again and again about our weaknesses we need to remind ourselves of our positive qualities. The more we do that we will slowly be able to emerge these qualities and work with them and slowly we'll be able to overcome our weaknesses.

પિતાજી ઘરે પાછા ફરતા – દિલીપ ચિત્રે (અનુ. વિવેક મનહર ટેલર)
અછાંદસ, દિલીપ ચિત્રે, વિશ્વ-કવિતા

મારા પિતાજી મોડી સાંજની ટ્રેનમાં મુસાફરી કરે છે
મૂક સહપ્રવાસીઓની વચ્ચે પીળા પ્રકાશમાં ઊભા-ઊભા
એમની વણ-જોતી આંખ સામેથી પરાંઓ પસાર થાય છે
એમનો શર્ટ અને પેન્ટ પાણીથી તરબોળ છે અને કાળો રેઇનકોટ
કાદવથી ખરડાયેલો અને ચોપડીઓ ઠાંસીને ભરેલો થેલો
પડુ પડુ થઈ રહ્યો છે. ઉંમરના કારણે ઝાંખી પડેલી એમની આંખો
ભેજાળ ચોમાસાની રાતમાં ઘર તરફ ધૂંધળી પડી રહી છે.
હવે હું એમને ટ્રેનમાંથી ઊતરતા જોઈ શકું છું
એક લાંબા વાક્યમાંથી ખરી પડેલા શબ્દની જેમ.
એ ઝડપ કરે છે ભૂખરા લાંબા પ્લેટફૉર્મ પર,
રેલ્વેલાઇન ઓળંગે છે, કતારમાં પ્રવેશે છે,
એમની ચપ્પલ કાદવથી ચપ-ચપ થાય છે પણ એ વધુ ઝડપ કરે છે.

ઘરે પાછા, હું જોઉં છું એમને ફિક્કી ચા પીતા,
વાસી રોટલી ખાતા, પુસ્તક વાંચતા.
એ સંડાસમાં જાય છે
માનવ-સર્જિત જગતમાં માનવના માનવથી વેગળાપણા વિશે ચિંતન કરવા માટે.
બહાર આવતાં સિન્ક પાસે એ જરા ધ્રુજારી અનુભવે છે,
ઠંડુ પાણી એમના કથ્થઈ હાથો પરથી દદડી રહ્યું છે,
કેટલાંક ટીપાં એમની હથેળી પરના ધોળાં વાળ પર લટકી રહ્યાં છે.
એમના અતડાં બાળકો ટૂચકાંઓ કે રહસ્યો
એમની સાથે વહેંચતા ઘણુંખરું બંધ થઈ ગયાં છે. એ હવે સૂવા માટે જશે
રેડિયો પર ઘોંઘાટ સાંભળતા સાંભળતા, પોતાના પૂર્વજો
અને પૌત્રોના સપનાં જોતા જોતા, વિચાર કરતા કરતા
એ રખડુ આર્યો વિશે જેઓ સાંકડા ઘાટ મારફત ઉપખંડમાં આવ્યા હતા.

- દિલીપ ચિત્રે (અંગ્રેજી)
(અનુ. વિવેક મનહર ટેલર)

ગુજરાતમાં જન્મેલા મરાઠી કવિની એક અંગ્રેજી કવિતાનો અનુવાદ…

Salt There are more than 14,000 ways to use salt, and some are still in use today. Before you are some of the best advice for efficient use of salt to resolve a number of different problems.    Important! If you are sensitive to salt, you must consult a doctor about the proper way of using it.     In the kitchen, more than a flavor enhancer...   * Boiling eggs in salty water will make sure that even if the eggs break, their insides will not escape, and you will be able to take off the shell with ease.   * To check if the egg is fresh, put it in a bowl filled with salty water. A fresh egg will sink and the less fresh will float.   * Peeled apples, pears and potatoes won't blacken if you put them in cold, slightly salty, water.   * Have coffee or tea marks in your cups? You can remove them with a moist sponge and some salt water.   * Your glassware can go back to being shiny and transparent if you wash them with hot salt water and then with regular cold water.   * Using salt, you can easily clean the bottom of a burnt pot or pan - just put a thick layer of salt in the bottom, add a little water and leave the pot to stand for the night, and in the morning - boil the water.   * A combination of salt and soda will clean the fridge and remove odors.   * If you add just a tiny pinch of salt to your coffee it will improve the taste and counter the bitterness.   * If you add a tiny pinch of salt to milk it will stay fresh longer.   Salty Medicine   * There is a great Russian folk medicine: In case of food poisoning - drink vodka with salt. If you don't drink alcohol - drink a few glasses of water well salted, and then try to vomit them out. (This is NOT an alternative to medical treatment!)   * In case of a cold - Drink a bit of vodka with salt.   * If your blood pressure is down, quickly drinks a very salty glass of water.   * A good way to increase the amount of stomach acids for digestion: 5-30 minutes after eating, put 1-2 grams of sea or cooking salt on the edge of your tongue. After the salt melts, swallow the salty saliva in your mouth. Such a small amount of salt won't harm you, but will cause an extra release of stomach acids.   * Salt is a great disinfectant - If you clean wounds with salt water soaked materials, they won't become inflamed.   * Granulomas of the tooth will be gone after 2 weeks of being cleaned with salt water.     * For tooth ache - Wash your mouth with salt water after every meal and before going to sleep.   * With pneumonia and strong coughing, place a washcloth soaked in salt water on the back of the person, in the area of the infection.   * Adenomas can be treated by holding down a cotton washcloth folded to four layers and soaked in salt water for 2 weeks time.   * Salt helps treat acne and boils. Use a little salt to put on a bandage and put it on the area for an hour. You can repeat the process a few times a day.   * When you have bruises, put compresses of salt and vinegar on them. They are also useful for treating headaches.   * To treat varicose veins - Use a compress of salt water on the problematic vein, and on that an elastic bandage. If you do this regularly, morning and evening, the veins will slowly return to normal.   * To treat foot fungus - Soak your feet for 5-10 minutes in a mixture of 2 table spoons of salt for evey 0.5 liter of hot water. You can add some ground garlic to the mix. Repeat this until fully healed.   * After getting stung by a bee - Smear a bit of wet salt on the stung area, it will calm down the pain and the swelling.   * If you want smooth, healthy skin - Before showering, rub your body with a salt stone. In addition to a cosmetic treatment, you will also gain a medical benefit, while ions of salt penetrate the skin and energize the body.   * A salt massage also helps to treat low blood pressure, chronic digestive problems, diabetes and regular colds. That said there are also NEGATIVE side effects: Open wounds on the skin, rash or Eczema are possible.

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