20 Ways to Get Good Karma

Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama

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.

Bruce Lee’s Wisdom & Philosophy

Although Bruce Lee is best known as a martial artist, he also studied drama and philosophy. He was well-read and had an extensive library. His own books on martial arts and fighting philosophy are known for their philosophical assertions both inside and outside of martial arts circles.

His eclectic philosophy often mirrored  his fighting beliefs, though he was quick to claim that his martial arts were solely a metaphor for such teachings. He believed that any knowledge ultimately led to self-knowledge, and said that his chosen method of self-expression was martial arts.

Notice that stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind?

If you want to succeed in life, you need to be more like the bamboo or the willow. Be open-minded and embrace change. By refusing to be flexible, you are most definitely shunning away any room for growth.

Say your company has been taken over by a new management with new policies. Are you really going to raise hell over the change just because you refuse to adapt; or do you want to keep your job? Don’t let your stubbornness get in the way.

Via : the sky is the limit

Serenity

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.
Its presence is an indication of ripened experience,
and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.

HOW Internet is killing the Planet ?

This amazing Infograph by Word Stream explains how much energy this planet is using up for internet with very apt comparisons and facts ! I just loved it .

The master is always There

A man went in a search of truth. A first religious man he met was sitting under tree, just out side his own village.

He asked, " i am searching for true master. pl tell me the characteristics,

Two Helpful Indicators

Just as a recovering patient continually checks particular readings which indicate the extent of progress in his health, the spiritual seeker too would have to fall back on certain 'tests' and 'checklists' which would serve to quantify the progress attained thus far.

Japanese boy teaches a lesson in sacrifice

EDITOR'S note:

THIS letter, written by Vietnamese immigrant Ha Minh Thanh working in  Fukushima as a policeman to a friend in Vietnam , was posted on New America Media on March 19. It is a testimonial to the strength of the Japanese spirit, and an interesting slice of life near the epicenter of  Japan's crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. It was translated by NAM editor Andrew Lam, author of "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres." Shanghai Daily condensed it.

A Good Night’s Sleep is 8 Hours !

The Mountain by Terje Sorgjerd

Bruce Lee’s Top 20 Tips for Living a Successful Life

Bruce Lee probably very few people on the planet didn't hear his name or know about him , A Legend who showed the world how any person can push human limits and achieve what he wants in life with discipline and hard work .

Let life inspire you

Let life inspire you. No matter what happens, you can choose
To be inspired by it.
If you make a mistake, let it inspire you to be more careful
And diligent next time. When you're having a great time, let
It inspire you to create even more positive experiences.
Each time you see kindness, be inspired to pass it forward.
If you encounter deception or injustice, feel inspired to
Raise your world above it.
Anything can inspire you when you choose to let it. You can
Even be inspired for no reason at all.
Be inspired by the big accomplishments and by the small,
Simple moments as well. An inspired life is a life that's
Rich, and it's a life you can choose no matter what.
If there's a reason to be inspired or if there is not, be
Inspired. Bring your spirit fully to life, and raise your
Life to a higher, more enriching level.
Ralph Marston

Purpose of the mind

To bring a sense of purpose and better quality into our lives we must look at the nature and working of our very mind itself. The mind is meant to absorb information, transform it into knowledge and lead it into action. Action and speech determine the quality of our life and these come from the mind itself.

The Buddha's Guidelines to Proper Speech

Post-It Love

Post-It Love

35 Ways Social Media Can Make Your Life Easier

Feeling like the overwhelming onslaught of tweets, status updates, and pokes contains little more than noise? If the social media game has left you wondering “what’s the point,” it might be time to focus on the unique benefits of webby communications.

Send messages for Japan

One month ago, a massive 9.0 earthquake and one of the worst tsunamis in history struck northeastern Japan. Many people in the most impacted areas still have immediate needs for shelter and supplies, and Google is  continuing to help by maintaining the Crisis Response page and building tools and resources related to the disaster.

15 Fascinating Lesser-Known Science Facts

1. An iceberg contains significantly more total heat energy than a burning match. The reason is the sheer size of the iceberg. [Source]

To Continue or to Stop

There comes a time when the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of stopping. At that moment, a threshold is crossed. What seemed unthinkable becomes thinkable. Slowly, the realization emerges that the choice to continue what you have been doing is the choice to live in discomfort, and the choice to stop what you have been doing is the choice to breathe deeply and freely again. Once that realization has emerged, you can either honor it or ignore it, but you cannot forget it. What has become known can not become unknown again.

By: Gary Zukav

Looking past limits

Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.

The Progress Paradox

The progress paradox is one of the major issues that have questioned the improvement in every aspect of Western life. The progress paradox clearly states the situation of chaos in daily life, though many luxuries are added for the use of people. Progress paradox relates to the matter that why people are not able to feel happy though the aspects of life are improving? In fact, the people are feeling miserable than ever. Studies have even shown that people having more income face more problems, like, tension, anger, and exaggerated misbehavior.

Flower power

like A frog in the well !

Do What can't be Done

Do they say can't be done?
then find the way to do it.

Winning And Losing

Winning and losing are a part of life. They are two sides of the same coin. Winning and losing come in cycles; neither is permanent. Today's victor is tomorrow's or yesterday's loser. And today's loser might well be the champion next year or the next. While we are fully aware of this, we continue to crave for victory and live in dread of losing, although we know in our heart of hearts that one is invariably followed, with the passage of time, by the other.

Be In Action