Seven Secrets of Success

1. Roof says: AIM HIGH.

2. Fan says: BE COOL.

3. Clock says: EVERY MINUTE IS PRECIOUS.

4. Mirror says: REFLECT BEFORE YOU ACT.

5. Window says: SEE THE WORLD.

6. Calender says: BE UPDATED.

7. Door says: PUSH HARD TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS!

A Thought for Today : December 31, 2007

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully - Ernest Hemingway

A Thought for Today : December 30, 2007

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice - Miguel De Cervantes

Eyecatchers-49: 'Cheaper Energy through Wafer-thin Solar Panels'

'Nanosolar, a company in California, USA, has started mass production of wafer-thin solar panels printed on aluminium foils. It is expected that this will make solar energy cheaper. The news has excited the entire energy sector all over the world.

Courtesy: 'Newscape', The Hindu, Madurai, December 30, 2007

Facts & Figures-14 : World Population

Every TEN SECONDS, the world's population increases by 27 people. Of these, 26 are in the developing countries.... The UN estimates that by 2050, there will be 11 BILLION . There is no guarantee that the earth plus science will be able to support a population of that size.

Courtesy: India 1000 to 2000 : A Millennium Book of Reference, Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd

A Thought for Today : December 29, 2007

Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away - Ben Hecht

Suggestions for a Happy Life!

· Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
· Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
· Be forgiving of yourself and others.
· Be generous.
· Have a grateful heart.
· Persistence, Persistence, Persistence.
· Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
· Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
· Commit yourself to quality.
· Be loyal.
· Be honest.
· Be a self-starter.
· Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
· Take good care of those you love.

A Thought for Today : December 28, 2007

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity - Seneca

A Thought for Today : December 27, 2007

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind - Bertrand Russell

Facts & Figures-13 :

India has the largest number of illiterates: 350 million. 250 million Indians lack safe drinking water.

Excerpted from “Resurgent India is the responsibility of this generation: Narayana Murthy” by Sarah Hiddleston, ‘Education Plus’, The Hindu, Dec.24, 2007. (Based on speech delivered by Mr.Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor and Chairman, Infosys Technologies, to management students from across the country gathered in Chennai for L'attitude, an annual management festival organized by Great Lakes Institute of Management)

A Thought for Today-185: December 26, 2007

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves - Thornton Wilder

A Thought for Today-184: December 25, 2007

Life has a meaning, our birth has a meaning: that meaning is to realize in ourselves, in each one of us, something of God, to express in our daily life something that is associated with God, knowledge, kindness, benevolence, purity and happiness. - M.P.Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

A Thought for Today-183: December 24, 2007

Unstable emotions not only disturb our own state of mind, they also disturb the minds of others - His Holiness The Dalai Lama

A Thought for Today-182: December 23, 2007

The more we are able to develop an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the better the atmosphere we will create around us. - His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

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Q&A-2: How are we to live in a world full of violence, greed, envy and brutality? Will we not be destroyed?

“By eliminating these negative elements from our personal life, we can create a solid, living fortress, around ourselves. Impurities shy away from Purity. Even if an individual is destroyed by a combination of evil forces, in the very act of dying he releases energies that will eventually overcome the power of evil for the benefit of mankind.

- M.P.Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

Courtesy: “M.P.Pandit: A Peep into his past” by P.Raja
Published by DIPTI Publications, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry-605002

Q&A-1: How can we get rid of the present world-wide violence?

“By creating centres of peace, pockets of peace, wherever we can. First we start with ourselves and then associate with others who are on the same wave-length. This is a sure way of combating the forces of violence on the subtle levels.”

- M.P.Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

Courtesy: “M.P.Pandit: A Peep into his past” by P.Raja
Published by DIPTI Publications, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry-605002

Self-improvement-43: 'Right Beginnings' - James Allen

Ø Life is full of beginnings. They are presented every day and every hour to every person. Most beginnings are small, and appear trivial and insignificant, but in reality they are the most important things in life.

Ø When a man begins the day by rising early, he will find that the silent early hour is conducive to clearness of mind and calmness of thought. It will enable him to meet any and every difficulty with wisdom and calm strength.

Ø Begin today aright, and, aided by the accumulated experiences of all your past days, live it better than any of your previous days. The character of the whole day depends upon the way it is begun.

Ø Another beginning which is of great importance is the beginning of any particular and responsible undertaking. The right beginning and first essential is a definite method plan on which to build.

Ø Your whole life is a series of effects having their cause in thought – in your own thought. All conduct is made and moulded by thought, all deeds, good or bad, are thoughts made visible.

Ø The man who patiently studies how to put into his mind the seeds of wholesome and charitable thoughts, will obtain the best results in life. The greatest blessedness comes to him, who infuses into his mind the purest and noblest thoughts.

Courtesy: James Allen’s “Byways of Blessedness”
With grateful thanks to: Professor S.Raghunathan, Former Director, Computer Centre, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003, Tamilnadu, India

A Thought for Today-181: December 22, 2007

Life is not meant to be somehow lived. It is to be geared to one central purpose if one is to achieve anything at all. - M.P.Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

A Thought for Today-180: December 21, 2007

Evolution is always experimental. All progress is gained through mistakes and their rectification. No good comes fully fashioned, out of God's hand, but has to be carved out through repeated experiments and repeated failures by ourselves. This is the law of individual growth. - Gandhiji