"The Happy Zen - Gratitude Challenge" Game

We must be Thankful for the many gifts which the divine Intelligence has given us. 
Being Thankful is the greater multiplier and it helps to see the positive things in our life. 

In our "The Happy Zen" group we have conducted the "The Gratitude Challenge" game. 

Game Rules :
1) Everyone should send 3 things which they are Thankful. Lets stick to the count 3. 
[ 1) I am thankful for my Shelter. 2) I am Thankful for my Food on my Plate 3) I am thankful for my good dress ] 
2) Person who sends the best Gratitude message will get a surprise gift. 

Our Zen group members actively participated in this game and have posted their message.  All the Gratitude messages are posted below for your reference. 

We have requested our beloved master Dr.Nagore Rumi sir to select the winner. 

                                   

Rumi Sir Comments :
"I have gone through all the eleven gratitude cards. All are very nice and good.

There was one who thanked first someone who is inferior, her daughter for a valid reason and then friends who are peers who mirrored her and then all positive messages and the energy received though the group.

All expressions of gratitude deserve blessings and praise. But this one from Sheeja deserves first prize in my opinion."

Marvan Atapatu Inspiring Life Story

It’s a story that Harsha Bhogle, India’s most loved cricket commentator, loves to tell, over and over again. Making his debut in Test cricket for Sri Lanka, Marvan scored a duck in his first innings. And again, in his second innings.

They dropped him. So he went back to the nets for more practice. More first-class cricket. More runs. Waiting for that elusive call. And after twenty-one months, he got a second chance.

This time, he tried harder. His scores: 0 in the first innings, 1 in the second Dropped again, he went back to the grind. And scored tonnes of runs in first-class cricket. Runs that seemed inadequate to erase the painful memories of the Test failures. Well, seventeen months later, opportunity knocked yet again. Marvan got to bat in both innings of the Test. His scores: 0 and 0. Phew!

Back to the grind. Would the selectors ever give him another chance? They said he lacked big-match temperament. His technique wasn’t good enough at the highest level. Undaunted, Marvan kept trying.

Three years later, he got another chance. This time, he made runs. He came good. And in an illustrious career thereafter, Marvan went on to score over 5000 runs for Sri Lanka. That included sixteen centuries and six double hundreds. And he went on to captain his country. All this despite taking over six years to score his second run in Test cricket. Wow! What a guy!

How many of us can handle failure as well as he did? Six years of trying, and failing. He must have been tempted to pursue another career. Change his sport perhaps. Play county cricket. Or, oh well, just give up. But he didn’t. And that made the difference.

We all hear stories of talented people who gave up before their potential was realized. People who changed jobs and careers when success seemed elusive.

The next time you are staring at possible failure or rejection, think of Marvan. And remember this: If you don’t give up, if you believe in yourself, if you stay the course, the run will eventually come. What more you could even become captain some day.

TRY. TRY. TRY Until you SUCCEED. 

The Apple Tree Story

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the treetop,

ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.

“Come and play with me”, the tree asked the boy.

Boy: “I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees anymore” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”

Tree: “Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.”

The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.

“Come and play with me” the tree said.

“I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”

“Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.

“Come and play with me!” the tree said.

“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” said the man.

“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”

So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the man returned after many years.

“Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you”, the tree said.

“No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” the man replied.

Tree : “No more trunk for you to climb on.”

“I am too old for that now” the man said.

“I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.

“I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied.

“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest.” The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

 This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad.

When we grow up, we leave them; only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.

No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.

You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents.

We take them for granted; we don’t appreciate all they do for us, until it’s too late.

~ Moral ~
Treat your parents with loving care…. For you will know their value, when you see their empty chair…

We never know the love of our parents for us; till we have become parents.

None of us truly wins, until we all win

There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.

“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn.”

So is with our lives... Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all...

-Call it power of collectivity...
-Call it a principle of success...
-Call it a law of life.
The fact is, none of us truly wins, until we all win!!

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How I got my dream Job by being Optimistic ?

Year : 2004                                                                                                                                     Place:  Bangalore 

As soon as I finished my Engineering I boarded train to Bangalore from Madurai to get a good Job. Still the scene is fresh in my mind. My mother came to Railway station to send-off. In Bangalore, me and my college friends rented a house and started Job hunting. In a city like Bangalore where there is competition from all over India, we intially struggled a lot to get even call letter for Interview. 

However, I am Optimistic and was clear with my goals as below : 

1) Need to get Job in good product Company 

2) Needs to get a Salary of "X" per month. 

3) Needs to get a job within October 2014. 

I got a Job in M.G Road in a small company for less salary. I rejected the offer as it doesn't match with my goals.Then, I cleared TCS written test and Technical Interview and attended HR. One month later I got the call letter for "LG Electronics" in the same day my roommate got the offer letter for TCS. It implictly means that I am not selected in TCS. However, I am optimistic and came to my room and informed that LG is my company. Within 1 week I cleared the Written, Technical and HR and got selected in LG. 

Climax is more interesting all my 3 requirements are fullfiled when I see my Offer Letter. 

1) LG is a Product Company 

2) My Salary is "X' per month exactly what I expected. 

3) I got Job with a joining date on Oct-18 2014. 

If I have selected TCS, I might have got Job before October 2014 but the other 2 requirements might not have met. 

Moral of the Story : 

1) Be Optmisitic in every situation. 

2) When you didn't something, be optimistic that GOD has reserved something BIG for you.  

Best Service for Aerobics Award :

In our Apartment, Mrs.Madhudsmita Panda is teaching Aerobics free of cost everyday in the evening. Inorder to appreciate her effort in improving the wellness of our communicty, we have presented "Alpha Meditation" book and a Trophy. Mrs.Madhu is surprised by our award and she expressed her happiness. One of our Happy Zen foundation mission is to encourage and motivate the people who do service to the community. We are thankful to the almighty for giving us this oppurtunity. 

Asusual, I am the anchor for this Appreciation program and conducted a small prayer for her. Why this story now ? Incase if someone is doing something good, appreciate them.It is not required to give a Award or Gift. Even a small appreciating words can bring happiness to their soul. 

Healing Meditation

Introduction :

• Healing Meditation must be done for 20 minutes daily.
• It must be done in the same place and same time for better results. 
• It is simple and ​can be ​eas​il​y ​followed by anyone.
• In this meditation the mind will go to Alpha State in which the healing happens naturally. 

Sitting Posture 

• Sit in a comfortable posture
• Straight
• Eyes Closed
• Cross-Legged
• Hands should be clasped and all finger should go into all fingers.

Watch your breath

• Watch your breath going in and coming out. 
• Relax your body from head to toe. Imagine that every part of the body is getting relaxed.

Affirmation
Use affirmations to program the subconcious mind. During Alpha state, the subconcious mind is very active.

“My feets are completely relaxed, my legs are relaxed. Right now my stomach muscles are relaxing. My heart is beating perfectly, my breathing is calm and relaxed. My hands are relaxed. My head is completely relaxed, my whole body is completely relaxed and calm. My subconscious mind is filled with thoughts of that I have perfect health. I am healed. I am whole and complete.” 

Healing light
Imagine a white healing light is flowing through each and every cell of your body. 

THANKS GIVING

• Step1 : Thank the Masters and the Universe for showering the abundant cosmic energy within you.   
• Step 2  : Rub your both hands and slowly massage your eyes and face and back of the neck region. 
• Step 3 : Slowly open your eyes and see your hand palms.

Your Small life is SOMEONE's big DREAM

Today I watched a beautiful tamil movie Ennakul Oruvan [ Lucia in Kannada] which have a wonderful messages to everyone of us. The movie ended with a fantastic tagline "Your Small life is SOMEONE's big DREAM". 

We always want to live life of others, without even knowing how lovely our life is. If you are one of the person, who complains that your life is not in the correct direction, watch this movie which will rewire your thinking process. Strongly recommended to all of you. Even if you don't understand Kannada or Tamil, please watch with the English subtitle. 

Regeneration of Organs

• 50 ~ 75 Trillion Cells are there in the human body.
• In one minute 300 crores cells are getting regenerated. 
• In an average one year all the cells/Organs will be regenerated. 
• Organ Lifetime : 

• Intestine - 36 hours 
• RBC - 120 days 
• WBC - 13 days 
• Liver - 1 Years 

What is Subconcious Mind ?

• It is active day and night. 
• It is 30,000 times more powerful than your conscious mind.
• Science have proved that your subconcious mind is running 95% of your life [ Ex : Driving a car, breathing, heart beat, etc ]
• Subconcious mind doesn’t know what is good and bad it just run the program that is stored in it. 
• We store the programs in the subconcious mind with emotion and affirmations. 
• Positive subconcious programming will improve the overall quality of your life. 

How to Eat Food ?

• We should eat only when we are hungry
• Tongue is the doctor; taste is the medicine
• Saliva should mix with the food
• When we eat our attention should be on the food
• We should eat the food by grinding it into a paste using our teeth
• Water is the enemy of digestion in the stomach
• We should not read any book while eating 
• We should not talk while eating 
• We should not talk on cell phone when we eat