Prepare for today / February 28, 2011 “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”. – Malcolm X (Source : Times of India, Speaking Tree, Feb 28, 2011)

Prepare for today / February 28, 2011 "Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today". – Malcolm X (Source : Times of India, Speaking Tree, Feb 28, 2011)   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Librarianship is taking new avatar's ..... read further at : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/page/turner/articleshow/7252914.cms

Librarianship is taking new avatar's ..... read further at : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/page/turner/articleshow/7252914.cms   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

The more we understand about light the more we come closer to the understanding of universe its magnanimity and miracles .... and Reading habits are not on the decline .... who reads what how were is changing fast .....

THE THOUGHTS THAT PONDE ME  …. On light and consciousness and etc… and librarians / FEBRUARY 25, 2011 The more we understand about light the more we come closer to the understanding of universe its magnanimity and miracles .... and Reading habits are not on the decline .... who reads what how were is changing fast ..... To quote Henryk Skolimowski,  "Human consciousness is evolutionary as everything else is.  It will reach its apogee of enlightenment at the end of time. …. In the mean time we need to cultivate our small gardens of enlightenment, for we don't truly know what ultimate enlightenment is .  We should seek to make small steps in our enlightenment for they are real – an anticipation of greater things to come.  Above all, we should seek the Great Peace within, which is available to all human beings and which is a precondition of any form of enlightenment" (Source : Speaking Tree, TOI, February 25, 2011). It is a bunch of brilliant ideas on light and consciousness. The magnanimity of darkness is not brought out in the write up. Darkness is vaster and original than light ….. darkness is not dependent on light. We can manipulate light but not darkness…. May be darkness is more closer to universal truths …. And makes way to understand the magnanimity of the universe and the consciousness. The Bhubaneswar Book Fair is over. The authors and publishers express their anguish about the declining reading habits of younger generation. They are also aware of the fact they younger generation spends more time on networking on FACEBOOK, Twitter etc. What we should underline is Reading habits are not declining….. the type of reading …. The material read … the medium of reading ….. is changing. May be the very meaning of reading should be redefined. Authors and publishers have to cope up with the changing times …. May be they can come out with newer ways of coming closer to the way the modern boy / girl reads these days. Why not publishers and authors … get into social circles…online and then see what could be done. LbnRaj ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Fwd: SLA Asian Chapter workshop in Pune

Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Thu, 24/2/11, Satish Kanamadi <satish@tiss.edu> wrote: From: Satish Kanamadi <satish@tiss.edu> Subject: Fwd: SLA Asian Chapter workshop in Pune To: Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011, 9:34 AM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kishore Ingale <kishore.ingale@tcs.com> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:19 AM Subject: SLA Asian Chapter workshop in Pune To: Satish Kanamadi <satish@tiss.edu> Dear Satish, Request you to pl. push it to all BOSLA members in Mumbai.. With regards -Kishore =============================================================== Hi Friends, Many of us come across many situations/challenges in our professional life and some of these challenges are really tough and some times we find out some creative solutions for same. Some of these are situations / problems can be arrive at other libraries too and there could be alternate solutions for same. If professionals who have implemented or followed some innovative way /methodology which turned out to be a big success then its worth sharing with others too. Others can deploy similar approach for situations at their end or can think in similar direction for other problems. Some times there is need to do some experiments about which we may have some apprehensions but it turn out to be very productive in long run (may be after some fine tuning) All such SUCCESS STORIES / experiences, small initiatives / problem solving approach /methods etc (* which resulted in well established processes*) can be shared with others. SLA Asian Chapter and TCS IRC Pune jointly organizing one day program for sharing such SUCCESS STORIES on Saturday the 26th Feb 2011 at Tata Consultancy Services Raja Shree Bldg. 8 Tadiwalla Road Pune - 411 001 Where various success stories will be presented by speakers like Mr Venkat from Times of India, Ms Parinita Samant from Hexaware, Ms Jyoti Chitale from Cummins College of Engg Mr Ashutosh Joshi from Mahindra & Mahindra,  Mr Mangesh Ghodake from L & T Infotech, Mr Praveen Vaidya from Tolani Maritime Inst and Mr Dharmendra Sachan from EXIM Bank. Outline of program is 10. 00      Introduction and formal welcome 10.15      Brief about SLA Activities 10.30 to 5.00 Actual Cases Presentations. Presenters will cover points like Brief description of issue/challenge/ initiative Why it was needed, What was approach, How it was tackled / resolved, Improvements done in due course of time Important learning and Finally after establishing it as standard practice what are tangible and intangible benefits of same.. Each presentation will follow question / answers session. Registrations : Registrations are open and total 100 participants on first come first served basis will be registered on payment of registrations fee of INR 150/- Please get in touch with any of the organizing committee member for registrations. (See attached file: SLA.pdf) With regards - Kishore Ingale Kishore Ramdas Ingale Branch Head, Pune Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91 20 6675 2818 Cell:- 09226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale@tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ Experience certainty.  IT Services                   Business Solutions                   Outsourcing ____________________________________________ =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you ------------------------------------------------ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India -- Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi. Ph D. Deputy Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University) Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, MUMBAI  - 400 088 Tel: 91-22-25525283 Fax: 91-22-25525050 Email: satish@tiss.edu ; kanamadi@gmail.com

Dont be in undue hurry .... go with nature and its laws..... listen to what Khan Saheb has to say on this ....

You are in a hurry? ….. listen to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan : ….."I am in a hurry, but God isn't. "Why did God decree this gradual process as the course of nature?  He did so for the purpose of consolidation.  If you try to achieve something by leaping into things, the final result will be like an uprooted tree.  But when you adopt the gradual process, you consolidate your achievement." We have to abide by the nature's laws. In fact we cannot do anything against nature and its laws. Even if we think we are doing something against these laws, nature will balance and we know then…. May be it is too late to do or undo things that went otherwise. LbnRaj ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com ; Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Fw: New comment on "I am working on a Six Sigma black belt certificate. There seem to be a number of public library applications in terms of how materials are acquired, moved about, and customers are served. Anyone else?"

Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Wed, 23/2/11, Librarians emerge as Project Managers <groups@linkedin.com> wrote: From: Librarians emerge as Project Managers <groups@linkedin.com> Subject: New comment on "I am working on a Six Sigma black belt certificate. There seem to be a number of public library applications in terms of how materials are acquired, moved about, and customers are served. Anyone else?" To: "LbnRaj D" <lotus5673@yahoo.co.in> Date: Wednesday, 23 February, 2011, 9:06 PM LinkedIn Groups Group: Librarians emerge as Project Managers Discussion: I am working on a Six Sigma black belt certificate. There seem to be a number of public library applications in terms of how materials are acquired, moved about, and customers are served. Anyone else? Quality is one of the key knowledge groups in the PMBOK, but I'm finding it also a key focus, especially in an academic library setting. In terms of evaluation and excellence, quality (from the traditional 7QC to Six Sigma) is important fundamental not only for projects, but also with existing operations. From the humble checklist to a process improvement project that includes several key quality tasks, I think that quality definitely needs to be considered on and off projects. There are many levels or approaches to quality. I respect the six sigma training and there is also a PhD offered in Evaluation at Western Michigan University ( http://www.wmich.edu/evalphd/ ) that has a number of great resources published. Even starting small with a few tools added to each project can be a path to quality improvements. Atul Gawande's Checklist Manifesto demonstrates how big an impact even a simple checklist had when introduced in the surgical/medical community (along with providing a very scenic view of checklists in several other industries and a non-specialist approach to developing and implementing checklists). Posted by Michael Hohner Like this discussion » Comment » Stop Following Discussion »  NEW  Now you can comment by replying to this email. Is this comment not suitable for the group? Delete comment » Stop inappropriate content the moment it is posted. Send me an email for each new discussion » LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. ©2011, LinkedIn Corporation.

Nobody is hurting you said Osho …. Learn how not to be sad from Osho / February 23, 2011

Nobody is hurting you said Osho …. Learn how not to be sad from Osho / February 23, 2011 See what you can learn from Osho : "Nobody is hurting you; nobody wants to hurt anybody.  People are beautiful.  If they say that you are sad, they are simply saying that they would like you not to be sad…..they would like you to be happy because your sadness will make them sad also". "Sadness is not anybody's nature; just a mood, a habit, a pattern.  It can be broken.  It is because you have chosen it.  But the way is not to fight it.  The way is to transcend.  So accept it". "It is just an old habit that you slip into again and again.  A habit needs unconsciousness, a habit lives in unconsciousness.  If you become conscious of it, it disappears.  So for three days you be consciously sad, consistently sad, persistently sad.  Don't go here and there; immediately catch hold and come back and be sad.  You will fail!" Source : Speaking Tree, Times of India, Feb 23, 2011 Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks – Joe paterno (Sacred Space, Times of India, Feb 22, 2011)

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks – Joe paterno (Sacred Space, Times of India,  Feb 22, 2011) Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

There is tremendous power in action ........

There is tremendous power in action. "May you live a hundred years working," says the Isavasya Upanishad.  Action brings about satisfaction, prosperity and purifies the personality.  Then losses and gains become insignificant.  And happiness becomes consistent.  That is why it is said that to be a "loser" is not all that terrible – in fact it could do you good. – Janki Santoke (Speaking Tree ; Feb 21, 2011) Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Idling on a Sunday with life saving and life enriching thought of Anthony Robbins / February 20, 2011

Idling on a Sunday with life saving and life enriching thought of Anthony Robbins  / February 20, 2011 "I have come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy" – Anthony Robbins ; http://ebookdirectory.com/successbrand7.pdF ; N number of my well wishers tell told me from time to time that failures are stepping stones to success. I keep reading the same in several books from time to time. But people get so much moved ….. dis heartened by failures and dis appoints that … that they like me lose hope to live further with homes …. They like me think that nothing more can be done. And here I find this wonderful thought from Robbbins that ….. the failure and disappointments are the foundations of our understandings …. Hats off Robbins!!!! Hats Off!!!!  I never never never want to wish to forget these golden words. I know it …. But keep forgetting it several times. So good news friends …. If we have had lots of lots of dis appointments … and failures … all this in fact does not go waste …. It adds to our better and new understandings…… and as Anthony tell we will enjoy the benefits of the fantastic new understanding. LbnRaj ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

If you continue to follow your big dream and continue to fail it is time you listen to what Lisa tells!!!! Trust me

If you continue to follow your big dream and continue to fail it is time you listen to what Lisa tells!!!! Trust me – A Book Review (Dream Big/Lisa Hammond. 2005.-Mumbai:Jaico.)  -LbnRaj February 19, 2011 Whenever I felt low in life whenever disappointments and failures drowned me to neck levels few times suicidal thoughts cropped up and many a time pushed me either to hear to an enlightened souls to lay hand on a book that attracted me by its very look and feel and title.  Lisa's Dream Big is one such titles that caught my instant attention when I was engrossed in browsing books at ASBM's Chanakya Central Library.  Incidentally I earn my daily bread by managing this beautiful and gigantic knowledge house. Dream Big is a book apart, it is one of very few books that aim to outclass contemporary business science and intelligentsia.  Lisa's writing is so much passi9onate, personal and above all so much unreasonable.  She puts passion before plan, dream before reality.  It is this un reasonable character of her's that spearheaded to see the emergence of an unique comp0any known as Femail Creations.  We are so much behind science, logic and management that we forget the basics of genesis of a dream or business of profession.  Lisa is quite successful in bringing out the fact that all great businesses get born years before they were actually were conceived.  She appeals in no uncertain terms to dream big however unreasonable and impractical it might seem at the outset.  She continued and continues to be a simple barefooted passionate lady who loved her little family and people around passionately and desperately.  Her genuine love for people around especially women and her stake holders hand holded her any where and every where.  Her's is a life worth lived, life that encompasses her concern for all those women who wanted to be on their own and who sincerely believed to follow their big dreams.  Dream Big running into 189 pages is divided conveniently by 16 chapter.  Every chapter unfolds her ever evolving personality desperate convictions.  The support caption, "Finding the courage to follow your dreams and laugh at your nightmares befits the contents of the book.  As she continues wit5h her so much personal and affectionate way of expression every sentence looks like a guote.  Initially I jotted down few lines here and there.  It was so difficult for me to proceed further as every sentence looked like a quotation.  The bo0ok honestly has impacted me a lot.  I don't know how many of my friends I have already advised to read the book.  Impacted by one of the thoughts from the book I wrote a blog post in my blog, http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com and a friend of mine by name Charu (librarian) was deeply  moved and commented as if I wrote those specially for her.  I instantly replied her comments asking her to read, "Dream Big".  Many thoughts and quotes of Lisa moved me …. One or two are reproduced here to give a little glimpse  … : 1.      Some times it is better not to know what you don't know 2.      No one else will do it for you.  No body else can put you at the top of your own list. 3.      What often looks like a disaster at first can be sometimes turn out to be a blessing in disguise.  Bad news can really be good news in the long run. 4.      Some times on the way to your dream you get lost and find a better one.  It is ok to change our minds and it is never too late to start. 5.      There is no pleasure in having nothing to do , the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. 6.      If there is one thing I have discovered one thing, it is that it is small things that can lead to the big shifts in thinking. She ends her emotionally  crafted book with the following words : "…It is never too late to be what you might have been.  Take a deep breath and take the leap, Dream Big. Those who always feel that there is something missing in their lives , those who have stumbled to discover their dream, those who have lost their way towards their dream, those who could not break the barriers of reality, could not break the established rules and failed and circumstances….. Dream Big is a good life time read.  This read could succeed in turning the tables around.  This read could sensitize those who have lost or losing faith in their passions and intuitions.  It will re-energize those who have continued to fail Inspite of their best efforts and intentions …. Inspite of their being passionate about their Big Dreams.  Lisa will live alive in the hearts of many women who dare to dream big … who dare to be different, who dare to outclass contemporary business science.  Lisa continues to write from her Mail Order Catalogue website viz : www.femailcreations.com . She may be contacted by her email address :  lisa@femailcreations.com Book reviewed by Rajashekhar Devarai, Chief Librarian, Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar, India. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com ; Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

on obsessions and service mindedness ....!!

On Service and Obsessions / M.K.Gandhi and Purnima : February 18, 2011 1.      Service is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.  But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy. – M.K.Gandhi (Sacred Space, TOI, Feb 18, 2011) 2.      Our obsessions can be appeased when we see what life is at this moment ; it is not the next moment. A rose is not a rose if it stays for ever. _ Purnima (Speaking Tree, TOI, Feb 18, 2011) Yes, service is to be rendered with joy …. Then only the server and serviced will have meaning and purpose and satisfaction in life. The life lived becomes worthy of note. Purnima brings out the striking truth about our obsessions … we are so much obsessed about certain things …. We would like certain things in life to remain intact … as it is . , which is not possible…..which is not natural …. Rose is not a rose for ever. Nature now is never the same next moment, next day. Change is natural …. Change is another name of nature. The life next moment will be different from the life at this moment. We need to Accept change as naturally as we accept constancy…………. LbnRaj ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Re: [india librarian international......ili] New comment on Lisa, Ivy Baker Priest and Radner add fuel to my t....

THANK YOU CHARU. DONT MISS TO READ THE BOOK .... DREAM BIG BY LISA HAMMONDS. i HAVE JUST FINISHED READING THE BOOK. BEST WISHES RAJ Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Thu, 17/2/11, Charu <virtual.cosmos.08@gmail.com> wrote: From: Charu <virtual.cosmos.08@gmail.com> Subject: [india librarian international......ili] New comment on Lisa, Ivy Baker Priest and Radner add fuel to my t.... To: lotus5673@yahoo.co.in Date: Thursday, 17 February, 2011, 10:24 AM Charu has left a new comment on your post "Lisa, Ivy Baker Priest and Radner add fuel to my t...": An excellent post and timely(especially for me ).......thanks for sharing Posted by Charu to india librarian international......ili at February 17, 2011 10:24 AM

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Lisa, Ivy Baker Priest and Radner add fuel to my today’s mysteries……. February 17, 2

Lisa, Ivy Baker Priest and Radner add fuel to my today's mysteries……. February 17, 2011 :   I reshape my own meaning of what Priest, Radner and Lisa tell. The so called end could be a fantastic new beginning ….. … You could not realize …. Live up to your dream…. May be a new and gigantic ream may be in the making …. … if we are lost on the way to the dream …. We may come across a better one …. Go ahead, live this very moment.  Keep doing the best ….. not knowing what follows next. It is never too late for any thing …. This very moment is very ripe to start once again…….it is never never late for any thing. You have never wasted any time for any thing. All that was required for a out of the box beginning. Trust me. "The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning." – Ivy Baker Priest "Some times on the way to your dream you get lost and find a better one.  It is ok to change our minds and it is never too late top start". – Lisa "……… Life is about knowing having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what is going to happen next." – Gilda Radner "I encourage those of you who have not discovered your passion might be to keep seeking and dig deeper until you find it. For those who have found and changed your mind,  I say …. It is never too late to be what you might have been. Take a deep breath and take the leap. …. Dream Big" ….. Lisa Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

February 16, 2011 “The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.” – J.Krishnamurti From the heart of my heart I know this .... and i also know that every one knows this .... that it takes time to realise that we have this extraordinary thing known as love in our heart. But the realisation comes days ... months and ages later. And the moment we realise this love inside .... feel its depth and delight and its ecstasy .... sure as jidduji says .... we will discover that for us the world is transformed. This is the right time ... every one of us are tuned to the great thoughts of extraordinary thought leaders like Jidduji on a regular basis. LbnRaj

February 16, 2011 "The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed." – J.Krishnamurti From the heart of my heart I know this .... and i also know that every one knows this .... that it takes time to realise that we have this extraordinary thing known as love in our heart. But the realisation comes days ... months and ages later. And the moment we realise this love inside .... feel its depth and delight and its ecstasy .... sure as jidduji says .... we will discover that for us the world is transformed. This is the right time ... every one of us are tuned to the great thoughts of extraordinary thought leaders like Jidduji on a regular basis. LbnRaj Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved. Barbara Kingsolver ( read her biography at http://www.kingsolver.com/biography/ ).

I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved. Barbara Kingsolver http://www.kingsolver.com/biography/ Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

To fail is not a bad idea as such .... trust me

The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success. Michael Korda This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure. Michael Korda   Source : http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/failure_14.html Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

# Each one of us need and feel the necessity of peace, but we search peace by finding faults with others ...

Thought that engaged me today February 11, 2011   "If we need peace in life let us not find fault with others, we need to identify our own pitfalls first.  If we cut own on our heavy baggage of ego and self interest a bit, it would not be  difficult to realise the vastness within us and find joy in life." – Sharada Devi (The Speaking Tree, Times of India, February 11, 2011) Each one of us need and feel the necessity of peace, but we search peace by finding faults with others .... by keeping constantly to think that we are right always.... by ignoring our own mistakes. We need to realise the vastness within us. This is diffucult because we dont cut down on our heavy baggage of ego and self interest. If we have to find peace in life we need to stop finding mistakes in others and discover the vastness within us. We should know that the real self is vast and boundless and endless... and we are totally inter connected. We can see others in our own self and its nature.... we can find our own self in others ... this is possible broadening our horizon by becoming tolerant of the deficiencies of others as we pardon ourselves endlessly.  This is the secret of being happy and making others around us happy. LnbRaj ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in : http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com ; Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

"Stress is the signal that it is time to ask you, time to inquire from within, an opportunity for you to know the truth now". Byron Katie

"Stress is the signal that it is time to ask you, time to inquire from within, an opportunity for you to know the truth now". Byron Katie   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

The thought that helps me to live in the this very present / February 10, 2011

The thought that helps me to live in the this very present / February 10, 2011 "The illusion that there will be some time in future when all things will come together for us interferes with our fully living today.  If we aren't living fully now, we never will.  The only time we ever have is the present". – John Gile It is very clear from the quote of John Gile … tha present is very important and precious and is the only thing that is more visible and more apparent. We have more control over the present that the last moment and next moment. In an absolute sense Gile is right … but yesterday and tomorrow are also as real as ultimate truth itself. We build on what we did last moment and last day … and we plan or don't plan for the next moment, next day … accordingly. But no one can undermine the importance of this very moment … this very present… let us be in the present … and we can do it. It is possible.   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Sadia Khan on Self-discovery

LbnRaj harps on  self discovery once again and tries to learn from Sadia Khan …. February 9, 2011 Journey Of Self – Discovery/Sadia Khan. Sadia Khan says : "Indeed, the most ordinary thing about each individual is the fact that he thinks himself a little out of the ordinary". "We have to pay a price to acquire anything at all in life.  Nothing comes for free.  Similarly, the unique individual can be brought out into the light only after paying the due price". "Life is an opportunity.  It gives us the freedom to act as we would want to.  If we fail to avail of this because of our own neglect, we shall have no justification for complaining later.  "The Journey of Self-discovery can be rewarding and exciting if we only focus more on positive as well as extraordinary aspects". Source : Speaking Tree/Times of India, February 9, 2011.   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Back to divine love … with hand holding by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar : February 08, 2011

Back to divine love … with hand holding by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar : February 08, 2011 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says : The ability to receive genuine love comes with the ability to give love. Deep inside, you know that love is not an emotion ; it is your very existence. …. All the seeming disturbances in love, in your life, do not take away your nature, which is pure love, un conditional love. You are in love because you can't be but in love. This love (divine love) is so unconditional; it does not depend on the behaviour of the other person. Divine love is so refined and so subtle, it cannot be expressed; it can only be experienced. Divine love, however grows every moment…… Divine love is like the sky which is limitless, infinite. If there is any thing in this universe that cannot be defined, it is love. If you can describe love, then it is far from the truth. You give flowers, you hug, you prostrate, you offer but still something remains unexpressed. Source : Love is in the Air/Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.-Speaking Tree.-Times of India, February 08, 2011. Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Fine God in every one and every thing around.!!!!!

That thought that teased me today - February 07, 2011 "Men and other creatures appear to me only as hollow forms, moving their heads and hands and feel, but within is the Lord Himself". – Sri Ramakrishna. I am aware of this eternal truth, yet keep forgetting it in the hustle bustle of life …. in the so called business of life … business of being successful. Alas! I carry this truth along with me in the so called  everlasting present …. this very moment … this very precious moment. God let me give me patience and perseverance to realize God in every creature … individual who appear in front of me. Cheers!!! LbnRaj http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com   Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv