“PATRIOTISM IS THE VIRTUE OF THE VICIOUS”


SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA "BUDDHA"

The quality of life depends not upon external development or material progress, but upon the inner development of peace and happiness.

Beliefs, Sermons and Preaches of Buddha resurrected

Every living being has the same basic wish – to be happy and to avoid suffering. Even newborn babies, animals, and insects have this wish. It has been our main wish since beginning and it is with us all the time, even during our sleep. We spend our whole life working hard to fulfill this wish.

Since this world evolved, human beings have spent much time and energy improving external conditions in their search for happiness and a solution to their many problems. What has been the result?

Instead of their wishes being fulfilled, human suffering has continued to increase while the experience of happiness and peace is decreasing. This clearly shows that we need to find a true method for gaining pure happiness and freedom from misery.

When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations we tend to regard the situation itself as the problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems we must learn to control our mind.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Receiving Justice V R Krishna Iyer during an auspicious and assiduous function !!!

Portraits of reminiscence -- Presenting a Paper on "Disaster Management" at Dept. of Culture & Heritage, CUSAT


Alongwith Prof.Mary Matilda [Dept. of Mathematics, Maharajas College, Ernakulam], 
Prof. Oommen Mathew [Institute of Management in Government, Kakkanad, Cochin] 
and Dr.Achuta Menon.A [Head of Dept. of Culture & Heritage, CUSAT] -- Sitting L to R

My son riding a two wheeler

My son having his hair cutting !!!