Difference between a watch dog and a musing doggy

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Watch dogs don't stare at us, atleast when we look at them. They are not trained that way. It's too heavy on their nerves to do 2 things at one time.

Musing doggies look at us, go around somewhere and come back to sneak a peek at us, thinking we are not aware of them. They are cute and funny to watch at.

Thank you

There are only 4 things that I'm going to do the next 3 months i.e. till my medicines are totally off. After having depression for so many years, it is not going to be a big thing if I spend 3 more months in convalescence. Till then, I cannot trust myself to be 'normal' enough to live the usual way. And sometimes in life, slowing down is actually the optimum speed. These 4 things are...

1. Not involve myself in things not of my nature.
2. Take rest.
3. Listen to the charama sloka recordings daily for 3 weeks.
4. Continue taking the medicines toning it down every month.

This is similar to the way I used to deal with headaches. When I had an headache, I used to do 4 things...

1. Stop whatever disturbing/exciting activity that I was engaging in.
2. Take rest.
3. Apply Amrutanjan, a fast-acting pain relief balm that acts in 1 minute, kind of like first-aid.
4. Take Saridon, a tablet that gets rid of headache in 5 minutes.

Words cannot express my gratitude to my friends who tolerate me. Thank you.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/LeTs-annual-operations-budget-is--52-million/articleshow/7053292.cms

Does Hafiz Saeed work in the dirty mud as a farmer to contribute to whatever he is doing?

Why does he have to divert the charity money when he can use some other source?

Svadharma

Sva means self. Dharma means support. The Bhagavad gita lays a lot of stress on Svadharma.

Better one's own duty, though destitute of merit, than the duty of another, well discharged. Better death in the discharge of one's own duty; the duty of another is full of danger. ~ BG 3:35

Some more on this is told in BG 18:41 - 18:49.

But today there is no official caste system in India. So defining Svadharma becomes tricky and difficult. However, if we understand Svadharma by the root of the meaning at a subtle level, it becomes clear. Every living being has to fulfill it's role in supporting the universe, whether it be working as sales man or going to buy vegetables or taking part in a marriage ceremony etc.

This is good for both the neurotic workaholics and the lazy procrastinators. The neurotics don't need to worry themselves anymore that the world is going to crumble because he or she is sleeping. The procrastinators can have a good motive to start working because they now feel important that they are contributing to the world in their own way. And since everyone is doing their jobs, there is harmony. This is ofcourse an ideal state that everyone tries to achieve.

Beyond the bonds of Karma

There are 4 stages in the evolution of the way someone does his or her Karma i.e. Action. This may or may not correspond to the 4 stages of skill acquisition that is well-known. I haven't gone into how far it corresponds to it. While the skill acquisition is more technical, this is more spiritual but maybe they both say the same thing from different viewpoints.

1. When one starts working for a material gain, he or she makes mistakes. He or she learns from the mistakes and this takes him or her to the next stage.

2. Here, he or she starts converting the lessons learnt from the mistakes into profit. Success breeds more success because of increased confidence and there is a spiraling of profits.

The next stage is reached after a transformation in interest from material to spiritual where one starts working in the same activities, but abdicating the fruits of labour to the spiritual realms and taking whatever is offered back.

3. The failures don't bother because no effort is wasted. The spiritual forces or angels carry over the implementation like how the wind carries over a scent to the intended place.

4. The successes no more engages and binds the individual like golden hand-cuffs to temporary gains but merges his or her consciousness with the eternal cosmic bliss.

Statutory Warning

Valper

I'm on prescribed drugs and while it keeps mood-balance overall okay, I do get very brief episodes of mania and depression. Allopathic drugs work great but they have their side-effects. I'm in the process of bringing down my intake to zero in the next 3 visits to my doc in 3 months, cutting by half each time I visit the doc. So it will take 90 - 120 days for my body to be totally out of these chemicals. Then I will be back to my normal self, the way I was many years ago, when my brain and heart were in sync with each other. That doesn't mean I'm going to behave oddly these days. I'm already cured by over 70% and healed by over 99.7% (or the reverse). Just a caution to you not to take everything I say literally if it sounds weird or sick (like the statistics you just read :-)). Thanks again for listening and the bandwidth.

The Genie

A woman was walking along the beach when she stumbled upon a Genie's lamp. She picked it up and rubbed it, and lo-and-behold a Genie appeared. The amazed woman asked if she was going to receive the usual three wishes.

The Genie said, "Nope ... due to inflation, constant downsizing, low wages in third-world countries, and fierce global competition, I can only grant you one wish. So ... what'll it be?"

The woman didn't hesitate. She said, "I want peace in the Middle East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with each other."

The Genie looked at the map and exclaimed, "Gadzooks, lady! These countries have been at war for thousands of years. I'm good, but not THAT good! I don't think it can be done. Make another wish."

The woman thought for a minute and said, "Well, I've never been able to find the right man. You know, one that's considerate and fun, likes to cook and helps with the housecleaning, is good in bed and gets along with my family, doesn't watch sports all the time, and is faithful. That's what I wish for ... a good mate."

The Genie let out a long sigh and said, "Let me see that fucking map!"