Nature in the City

It's good to see a plot of green trees still swaying relaxing to the winds near a project site I'm supervising. I had it shot with my poor phone cam when I saw it because it made my impatient mood that day better. Maybe due to the extreme hot and humid mid year weather over here in this country.

It's a good feeling to know there is a small amount of nature still around in the city area. I really hope they will always be there adding some cool shades and make ups to our drab city scape.

Yoga, anyone?

Yoga is an ancient Indian art that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance spiritually and it an excellent way to improve ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually.

There are really many benefits and it's an great exercise if you are not the type who likes more strenuous sports like jogging, swimming, or ball games. It also helps you to be more calm and positive as it channels the positive energy through your body, and focuses on the concept of "oneness".

I realise more and more people are practising yoga around me, especially my colleagues who stay back after office hours to practise yoga for an hour or so before going off. I think they look better are some sessions, and I compliment them for their efforts.

Those trees

Have you ever sat down and actually looked at your surroundings, like those trees, plants, flowers, birds, insects or simply ever notice the scavenging street dogs and cats?

Just a simple suggestion, say when you have a chance to enjoy your lunch or breakfast under a big shady tree, look at it, appreciate its presence there for providing the shade that allows you to enjoy your food in a cooler place. You will really find its beauty and its role in our life. It's teeming with life, just observe.

Take a moment to appreciate nature's lines, even if the greeneries are man-made. One thing though, there is just not enough greenery in our city areas. It's getting scorching hot every afternoon. I just wish there are more trees around, but sadly, more are giving up their places to make way for the rampant development here. It's a tragedy, humans have taken so much from the nature and have given so little back.

Vedic Astrology

Ever since I got to know Marie Callas, I have taken a great interest in stuffs related to spirituality and para physics. I think they are fascinating, very much necessary even at this advanced age, generally because, humans, no matter one thousand years ago, present, or one thousands years in the future, will always remain similar as they are all spiritual in nature. At certain stages of their lives, humans will learn to seek to know about their spiritual roots, no matter whether they are very successful or mediocre.

So here I am, learning something about astrology, spirituality and stuff like that. I'm neither successful or mediocre, nor am I a religious Indian as compared to some of my friends. I think I've lost of my Indian roots as we speak only English, or "Malglish" if you know what I mean!

Today I read a book about Vedic astrology which has nearly 6000 years of ancient Indian history. The four Vedas, Yajur Veda, Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda are scriptures from the ancient India with full range of information in various aspects of humanity like philosophy, spirituality, religion, art and science. They show the complete way of life. Vedic Astrology is also called Jyotish or the Science of Light and was first mentioned in Rig Veda.

The centre or fundamentals of Vedic astrology is the theme of Karma which is a reward or punishment for our actions. A Vedic horoscope reveals the past (which is unchangeable), and what is coming in the future. Vedic Astrologers consider the horoscope to be a draft of our problems, our talents, and attachments, in addition to our tendencies. It also tells us how good Karma can be accumulated.

The written proofs left behind by the Vedic astrologers display that the rising and setting of the planets and the stars were due to the movement of the earth and this concept was centuries ahead of medieval Europeans which regarded Earth as flat! These astrologers had great visions, intuition and psychic abilities and these made them important figures in the ancient Indian civilisations.

I think I shouldn't go much into the details as there is a limitation of what I can comprehend. The above is just based on my own understanding but I hope as I learn, I will become more spiritual.

Spiritual Healing

We are all made of the same stuff, we are part of the stars and universe. We will never be destroyed but will only change form. This is a true fact. We are the energy too. So, spiritual is quite literally everywhere, whether you believe it or not.

This brings us to Spiritual Healing which is simply a process of going within to see our essence as the beauty, innocence, and love, and then acknowledge it, appreciate it, honour it, and bless it, within ourselves. Simply sentence but it's a whole load of knowledge behind this.

Spiritual healing begins from our within. There are many ways and not one path is the “correct way.” It is “correct” according to your agreement with your soul and the lessons it came to learn on this planet.

Spiritual Healing will occur when you and your soul agree together, to make the choice to see it. It happens in an instant. It can take a lifetime, or a second to get there, but once you see it you will never see yourself, other people, places or things the same again.

Blame yourself for what you are today

My company is conducting its annual employee review this month hence there are a lot of gossips and rumours going around like "who's getting promoted", "who's going to have post", "what's going to be my grade", and etc.. Of course there are bound to be disappointments like "Why is he promoted instead of me?" or "Why are they so lucky?" Let me explain why.

Marie Callas said all things happen for a reason. What's in our life today is the result of what we have done all the past years. You really can't blame God, government, your parents, spouse or other people. If today you are poor, you can't blame them, blame it on yourself for not doing the right things to be prosperous or happy today.

Take for example, if you treat your parents with disdain, in times to come, your kids will treat you with disdain too. It's happening too often in our midst and I am sad about all that.

We need to put in efforts in order to harvest the fruits we desired. By remembering that the law of attraction always applies, we should avoid things that we can foresee that gives us negative results in the future. On the other hand, we should do things that could help gain a positive feeling on ourselves, so that others are happy being with us and this leads us to begin to be happy as well!

Well, this is based on my own understanding. I believe the details are just too subtle for me to grasp at this moment. But do remember this very basic idea. Your life will be better in times to come.

Being successful

Do you want to be successful in life? What is your meaning of 'successful'? Personally, I think most people will equate being successful in life to having lots of money and wealthy... Is that really the meaning of 'successful'?

Let me explain using my own understanding. Yes, everyone's aim of success is to be weathly. However, being successful or wealthy is a long road of perseverance, motivation, and doing the right thing at the right time at the right place. That's why too many people have given up along the way or they have found the wrong place. Even if you are in the right place, you need to use your intuition and thoughts to convince that you are in the right place. If you think you are in a wrong place, search till you think you have found the right place. That's a arduous journey.

Only when you have settled in your right place, getting nurtured, and done what you need to go, then will you see your success coming in. Money rewards are just the results of the whole process. I should say, doing the right thing at the right stage of your life, and what you do benefit others, then your life is successful. Plain pursuit of money is wrong in my opinion.

Big news

Well, the nation is buzzing with talks and gossips about our PM. This time, of course, about his big day this coming Saturday! He will get married again for the 2nd time. I mean, there's nothing wrong with that but he's the national leader and his 2nd marriage comes around 2 years after the death of the First Lady. Personally I feel there's nothing wrong with that. Life is a journey, we are always looking forward to the future, for a better experience. There's no point holding on to the past; remember, cherish and respect the past, and of course, account to your own conscience too.

It's good to forgive

I had a deep hatred for one of my ex-colleagues. I do not wish to re-tell the whole incident over here because I have decided to clear it away from the back of my mind. It's the kind of grudge that is common between guys, so you roughly know what it is..

Ever since I'm reading and learning those spiritual guidances from Marie Callas, deep in my heart I have said, "XXX, I have forgiven you." Spiritually I feel very relieved, and I wish to see him one day to verbally tell him that.

Marie Callas says that when we bear a strong hatred or grudge against another person, it is ourselves that actually hurting. It is really a heavy burden to carry it everywhere you go, day by day. Let it go and you'll feel lighter.

Vivid dream

Hope you have a great weekend and we are now in June! Do you have a great 2007 so far? I know many people are facing the gloomy aspect of their lives now as this is such a fast and unforgiving world we are in, coupled with the uncertain global environmental conditions. What is our planet like for our descendants twenty years down the road? I think only the Superior One can answer that.

I had a really bad dream last Saturday night. In my dream, I saw a giant wall of water surging towards a coastline full of holiday revellers and swallowed them in a flash. Well, I was then standing at a tall tower with my family looking out at the sea when that 'event' happens, so I was lucky in my dream...

I woke up in the morning and that dream was just so vivid and real. I hope it is just my mental picture and illusion and there's no meaning to it.