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Ashok Chakra

The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the Dharmachakra; represented with 24 spokes.

24 Spokes of Ashok Chakra according Buddha

• 1. Love
• 2. Courage
• 3. Patience
• 4. Peacefulness
• 5. Magnanimity
• 6. Goodness
• 7. Faithfulness
• 8. Gentleness
• 9. Selflessness
• 10. Self-Control
• 11. Self Sacrifice
• 12. Truthfulness
• 13. Righteousness
• 14. Justice
• 15. Mercy
• 16. Gracefulness
• 17. Humility
• 18. Empathy
• 19. Sympathy
• 20. Spiritual Knowledge
• 21. Moral Values
• 22. Spiritual Wisdom
• 23. The Fear of God
• 24. The Faith or Trust or belief.

Azaadi

क्या हम आज़ादी का मतलब जानते हैं 
क्या हम खुद को पहचानते हैं 
इन खुदगर्जों को दुनिया में
एक छोटी सी शुरुआत करो 
खुदको जानने की औरों को पहचानने की एक पहल करो 
देखोगे तो पाओगे हर शक्श यहाँ पे हीरा है 
मजहब से ऊपर निकलोगे तो पाओगे 
उस दिल की भी तो वही पीड़ा है 
इंसानियत को बनालो पेशा तुम 
खुशियां बांटो और देखो ये दुनिया एक हसीन बसेरा है |

~ इक्कुमपाल

Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon

Happy Independence Day

Solutions Unlimited

"Your Every Problem has a Solution with You". If you still think there is a "Problem" having no "Solution" - Just remember it is not yours. Leave it to GOD to be solved if so required. ~-Mukesh Kumar-~

Dream

Dream is not what you see in sleep, 

Dream is the thing which does not let you sleep 

-Anonymous

My daily readings

‎"The best of my life is RIGHT now" 

 I read this to myself every moment.

- Mukesh Kumar

What you need in life...

A minute read...

Read this story, and
Follow the recommendation at
The end...

As I was walking
Down life's highway
Many years ago

I came upon a
Sign that read

Heavens Grocery Store..

When I got a
Little closer

The doors swung
Open wide

And when I came
To myself

I was standing
Inside..

I saw a host of
Angels.

They were
Standing everywhere

One handed me a
Basket

And said 'My
Child shop with care..'

Everything a
Human needed
Was in that
Grocery store

And what you
Could not carry
You could come
Back for more

First I got some
Patience.

Love was in that
Same row.

Further down was
Understanding,
You need that
Everywhere you go..

I got a box or
Two of Wisdom
And Faith a bag
Or two.

And Charity of
Course
I would need some
Of that too..

I couldn't miss
The Holy Ghost
It was all over
The place.

And then some
Strength
And Courage to
Help me run this race.

My basket was
Getting full
But I remembered
I needed Grace,

And then I chose
Salvation for
Salvation was for
Free

I tried to get
Enough of that to do
For you and me..

Then I started to
The counter
To pay my grocery
Bill,

For I thought I
Had everything
To do the Masters
Will.

As I went up the
Aisle
I saw Prayer and
Put that in,

For I knew when I
Stepped outside
I would run into
Sin.

Peace and Joy
Were plentiful,
The last things
On the shelf.

Song and Praise
Were hanging near
So I just helped
Myself.

Then I said to
The angel

'Now how much do
I owe?'

He smiled and
Said

'Just take them
Everywhere you go.'

Again I asked
'Really now,

How much do I
Owe?'

'My child' he
Said, 'God paid your bill
A long long time
Ago.'

This poem has
Been sent to you
With love and for
Blessings.

It originated in
The Netherlands
And has been
Around the world 9 times.

The blessing has now
Come to you and
You will receive
Showers of blessings in the mail

Providing you
Send it out to someone else.
Do not send money
As this message
Has no price. Do
Not keep this letter

But send it on to
Someone who

Needs blessings.

Have A Great Day!!!

EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS

By KHUSHWANT SINGH

Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.

1. First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH. If you do not enjoy good health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.

2. Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE. It need not run into crores but should be enough to provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.

3. Third, A HOME OF YOUR OWN. Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of a nest which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.

4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION, be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings, they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to bicker all the time.

5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.

6. Sixth, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.

7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfillment, such as gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of time.

8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes to INTROSPECTION. In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the evening, five minutes to still the mind again and ten to go over what you had undertaken to do.

RICHNESS is not Earning More,

Spending More

Or

Saving More, but...

"RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE"

There's Always a Way Out.

"When we believe in ourselves, we can make anything happen"

Positivity

All these years, I kept wondering why negativity runs faster as compared to positivity, now, I think that the - (negativity) has a horizontal line, which does not touch the ground and has no weight, it simply flies whereas, + (positivity) has a vertical line too that touches the ground and has weight. Remember, negativity might get you the wealth and the temporary comforts in your life, will not be able to give you PEACE and STABILITY in your life. Be POSITIVE in your outlook and actions - it is the Mantra for the prosperous future community.

…Mukesh

THE RACE - A GREAT STORY

It was a Sports Stadium.

Eight Children were standing on the track to participate in a running event.

* Ready! Steady!! Bang !!!

With the sound of Toy pistol,

All eight girls started running.

Hardly had they covered ten to fifteen steps,

when one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down,

Due to bruises and pain she started crying.

When the other seven girls heard the little girl cry they stopped running,

stood for a while and turned back.

Seeing the girl on the track they all ran to help.

One among them bent down, picked her up and kissed her gently

And enquired as to how she was..

They then lifted the fallen girl pacifying her.

Two of them held her firmly while all seven joined hands together and

walked together towards the winning post........

There was pin drop silence at the spectator's stand.

Officials were shocked.

Slow claps multiplied to thousands as the spectators stood up in appreciation.

Many eyes were filled with tears

And perhaps even God's

YES, this happened in Hyderabad [ INDIA ] recently!

The sport was conducted by National Institute of Mental Health.

All these special girls had come to participate in this event

They were spastic children.

Yes, they were Mentally Challenged.

What did they teach the WORLD?

Teamwork?

Humanity??

Equality among all???

Successful people help others who are slow in learning

So that they are not left far behind.

This is really a great message... Spread it!

[Contributed by - Dheeraj Bhatia, KIPS]

What is more valuable?

There once lived a great mathematician in a village outside Ujjain. He was often called by the local king to advice on matters related to the economy. His reputation has spread as far as Taxila in the North and Kanchi in the South. So it hurt him very much when the village headman told him, “You may be a great mathematician who advises the king on economic matters but your son does not know the value of gold or silver.”

The mathematician called his son and asked, “What is more valuable – gold or silver?” “Gold,” said the son. “That is correct. Why is it then that the village headman makes fun of you, claims you do not know the value of gold or silver? He teases me every day. He mocks me before other village elders as a father who neglects his son. This hurts me. I feel everyone in the village is laughing behind my back because you do not know what is more valuable, gold or silver. Explain this to me, son.”

So the son of the mathematician told his father the reason why the village headman carried this impression. “Every day on my way to school, the village headman calls me to his house. There, in front of all village elders, he holds out a silver coin in one hand and a gold coin in other. He asks me to pick up the more valuable coin. I pick the silver coin. He laughs, the elders jeer, everyone makes fun of me. And then I go to school. This happens every day. That is why they tell you I do not know the value of gold or silver.”

The father was confused. His son knew the value of gold and silver, and yet when asked to choose between a gold coin and silver coin always picked the silver coin. “Why don’t you pick up the gold coin?” he asked. In response, the son took the father to his room and showed him a box. In the box were at least a hundred silver coins. Turning to his father, the mathematician’s son said, “The day I pick up the gold coin the game will stop. They will stop having fun and I will stop making money.”

Sometimes in life, we have to play the fool because our seniors and our peers, and sometimes even our juniors like it. That does not mean we lose in the game of life. It just means allowing others to win in one arena of the game, while we win in the other arena of the game. We have to choose which arena matters to us and which arenas do not.

Audrey Hepburn Beauty Tips

For attractive lips,

Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,

seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,

share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair,

let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise,

walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things,

have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed andredeemed;

never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,

you will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older,

you will discover that you have two hands;

one for helping yourself,

and the other for helping others.

- Audrey Hepburn wrote this when asked about her beauty tips.

Contributed by - Dheeraj Bahtia, Kips

Easy vs Difficult

Easy is to judge the mistakes of others

Difficult is to recognize our own mistakes.

Easy is to talk without thinking

Difficult is to refrain the tongue.

Easy is to hurt someone who loves us.

Difficult is to heal the wound...

Easy is to forgive others

Difficult is to ask for forgiveness.

Easy is to set rules.

Difficult is to follow them...

Easy is to dream every night.

Difficult is to fight for a dream...

Easy is to show victory.

Difficult is to assume defeat with dignity...

Easy is to admire a full moon.

Difficult to see the other side...

Easy is to stumble with a stone.

Difficult is to get up....

Easy is to enjoy life every day.

Difficult to give its real value...

Easy is to promise something to someone.

Difficult is to fulfill that promise...

Easy is to say we love.

Difficult is to show it every day...

Easy is to criticize others.

Difficult is to improve oneself...

Easy is to make mistakes.

Difficult is to learn from them...

Easy is to weep for a lost love.

Difficult is to take care of it so not to lose it.

Easy is to think about improving.

Difficult is to stop thinking it and put it into action...

Easy is to think bad of others

Difficult is to give them the benefit of the doubt...

Easy is to receive

Difficult is to give.

Easy to read this

Difficult to follow.

Easy is keep the friendship with words

Difficult is to keep it with meanings.

Contributed By - Dheeraj Bhatia, Director, Kips