1. OM Sri Sai Nathaaya namaha
2. OM Sri Sai Lakshmi naarayanaya namaha
3. OM Sri Sai Krishnaraamashiva maruthyaadhi roopaaya namaha
4. OM Sri Sai Seshasai ne namaha
5. OM Sri Sai Godhavarithata shirdhivasi ne namaha
6. OM Sri Sai Bhakta hrudaalayaaya namaha
7. OM Sri Sai Sarva hrunnilayaaya namaha
8. OM Sri Sai Bhoota vaasaya namaha
9. OM Sri Sai Bhootha bhavishyadbhaava varnithaaya namaha
10. OM Sri Sai Kaalaa thiithaaya namaha
11. OM Sri Sai Kaalaaya namaha
12. OM Sri Sai Kaala kaalaaya namaha
13. OM Sri Sai Kaaladarpa damanaaya namaha
14. OM Sri Sai Mrutyunjayaaya namaha
15. OM Sri Sai Amarthyaaya namaha
16. OM Sri Sai Marthyaa bhayapradhaaya namaha
17. OM Sri Sai Jiivadhaaraaya namaha
18. OM Sri Sai Sarvadhaaraaya namaha
19. OM Sri Sai Bhaktaavana samarthaaya namaha
20. OM Sri Sai Bhaktavana prathikjnaaya namaha
21. OM Sri Sai Anna vastra daaya namaha
22. OM Sri Sai Aroogya ksheemadaaya namaha
23. OM Sri Sai Dhana maangalyapradaaya namaha
24. OM Sri Sai Buddhi siddhi pradaaya namaha
25. OM Sri Sai Putra mitra kalathra bandhudaaya namaha
26. OM Sri Sai Yogaksheema vahaaya namaha
27. OM Sri Sai Aapadbhaandhavaaya namaha
28. OM Sri Sai Maargabandhavee namaha
29. OM Sri Sai Bhukti mukti swargaapavargadaaya namaha
30. OM Sri Sai Priyaaya namaha
31. OM Sri Sai Preeti vardhanaaya namaha
32. OM Sri Sai Antharyaminee namaha
33. OM Sri Sai Sacchitatmanee namaha
34. OM Sri Sai Nityanandaaya namaha
35. OM Sri Sai Parama sukhadaaya namaha
36. OM Sri Sai Parameeshwaraaya namaha
37. OM Sri Sai Parabrahmanee namaha
38. OM Sri Sai Paramaatmanee namaha
39. OM Sri Sai Gnaana Swaroopinee namaha
40. OM Sri Sai Jagath pithre namaha
41. OM Sri Sai Bhaktaanaam maathru daathru pithaamahaaya namaha
42. OM Sri Sai Bhaktaabhaya pradhaaya namaha
43. OM Sri Sai Bhakta para dheenaya namaha
44. OM Sri Sai Bhaktaanugraha karaaya namaha
45. OM Sri Sai Sharaanagatha vatsalaaya namaha
46. OM Sri Sai Bhakti shakti pradaaya namaha
47. OM Sri Sai Gnana yraaghya prdaaya namaha
48. OM Sri Sai Preema pradaaya namaha
49. OM Sri Sai Samskhaya hrudaya dowurbhalya paapa karma vaasanaa kshayakaraaya namaha
50. OM Sri Sai Hrudayagranthi bheedakaaya namaha
51. OM Sri Sai Karma dhvamsiinee namaha
52. OM Sri Sai Suddasathva sthithaaya namaha
53. OM Sri Sai Gunaatheetha gunaathmanee namaha
54. OM Sri Sai Anantha kalyaana gunaaya namaha
55. OM Sri Sai Amitha parakramaaya namaha
56. OM Sri Sai Jayinee namaha
57. OM Sri Sai Durdhaarshaa kshobyaaya namaha
58. OM Sri Sai Aparaajitaya namaha
59. OM Sri Sai Trilookeeshu avighaatha gatayee namaha
60. OM Sri Sai Ashakya rahitaaya namaha
61. OM Sri Sai Sarva shakti murthayee namaha
62. OM Sri Sai Suroopa sundaraaya namaha
63. OM Sri Sai Suloochanaaya namaha
64. OM Sri Sai Bahuroopa vishwamuurthayee namaha
65. OM Sri Sai Aroopaavyaktaaya namaha
66. OM Sri Sai Aachintyaaya namaha
67. OM Sri Sai Sookshmaaya namaha
68. OM Sri Sai Sarvaantharyaminee namaha
69. OM Sri Sai Manoovaaga theethaya namaha
70. OM Sri Sai Preemamoorthayee namaha
71. OM Sri Sai Sulabha durlabhaaya namaha
72. OM Sri Sai Asahaaya sahaayaaya namaha
73. OM Sri Sai Anaatha naatha deenabaandhavee namaha
74. OM Sri Sai Sarvabhaara bhrutee namaha
75. OM Sri Sai Akarmaaneeka karma sukarminee namaha
76. OM Sri Sai Punyasravana keerthanaaya namaha
77. OM Sri Sai Theerthaaya namaha
78. OM Sri Sai Vasudeevaaya namaha
79. OM Sri Sai Sataamgathayee namaha
80. OM Sri Sai Satyanaaraayanaaya namaha
81. OM Sri Sai Lokanaathaaya namaha
82. OM Sri Sai Paavananaaghaaya namaha
83. OM Sri Sai Amruthamsavee namaha
84. OM Sri Sai Bhaaskara Prabhaaya namaha
85. OM Sri Sai Bramhacharya tapascharyaadi suvrathaaya namaha
86. OM Sri Sai Satyadharma paraayanaaya namaha
87. OM Sri Sai Siddheshvaraaya namaha
88. OM Sri Sai Siddha sankalpaaya namaha
89.OM Sri Sai Yogeshwaraaya namaha
90. OM Sri Sai Bhagwatee namaha
91. OM Sri Sai Bhakta vatsalaaya namaha
92. OM Sri Sai Sathpurushaaya namaha
93. OM Sri Sai Purushootthamaaya namaha
94. OM Sri Sai Satyatatva boodhakaaya namaha
95. OM Sri Sai Kaamaadi shadyri dwamsinee namaha
96. OM Sri Sai Abheedaanandaama bhava pradhaaya namaha
97. OM Sri Sai Samasarvamatha sammataaya namaha
98. OM Sri Sai Sri Dakshinaa moorthiyee namaha
99. OM Sri Sai Sri Venkateesha ramanaaya namaha
100. OM Sri Sai Adbhuthaanantha charyaaya namaha
101. OM Sri Sai Prapannarthi haraaya namaha
102. OM Sri Sai Samsaara sarva dukha kshayakaraaya namaha
103. OM Sri Sai Sarva vitsarvato mukhaaya namaha
104. OM Sri Sai Sarvaantharbhahi stitaaya namaha
105. OM Sri Sai Sarvamangala karaaya namaha
106. OM Sri Sai Sarvaabhiishta pradhaaya namaha
107. OM Sri Sai Samaras sanmaarga sthaapanaaya namaha
108. OM Sri Sai samartha sadguru Sri Sai nathaaya namaha
"SRI SATCHITANAND SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAJ KI JAI"
Friday, January 9, 2009
SAI AMRIT VANI
Sai Kripa Avatharan
Sai naam jyothi kalash, hey jag ka aadhaar |
chintan jyothi punj ka, kariyen baarambaar ||1||
Sothe jagte Sai kah, aate jaate naam |
man hi man se Sai ko, Shath Shath kare pranaam ||2||
Sukhdaa hein shubha kripa, shakti shanti swaroop |
hein satya anand mayi, Sai Kripa anup ||3||
Dev danuj nar naag pashu, pakshi keet patang|
sab mein Sai samaan hein, Sai sabhi ke sang||4||
Sai naam vah naav hein, vus par ho asvaar |
bhale hi dustar hein badaa, karta bhavsagar paar ||5||
Mantramay hi maaniye, Sai Ram bhaghvaan |
devalay hein Sai ka, Sai shabd gun khaan ||6||
Sai naam aaraadhiye, bheetar bhar ye bhaav |
dev daya avatharan ka, dhaar chouguna chaav ||7||
Sai shabd ko dhyaayiye, mantr taarak maan |
swashakti sattaa jag kare, vupari chakr ko yaan ||8||
Jeevan virathaa beeth gaya, kiya na saadhan ek |
kripa ho mere Sai ki, mile gnyaan vivek ||9||
Baba ne ati kripa kini, mohe deeyo chaaho samjhaayi |
ahankaar ko chodo bhaayi, jo tum chaaho bhalaayi ||10||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Vandanaa
Sweekaar karo meri vandanaa, shirdi ke kartaar|
Sai tujhe paramaatman, mangal shiv shubhkaar||
Haath jodkar hein khadaa, sevak tere dwaar |
kartaa nish din vandanaa, Sai karo sweekaar ||
Charanon par mastak kiye, vinay bhakti ke saath |
namaskaar mera tujhe, hove jag ke naath ||
Sai naam jap vandanaa, yahi saadhanaa yog |
jag jhoothaa aur jagath ke, mithyaa hein sab bhog ||
Namo namo hey Sai prabhu, tum ho jag ke naath |
sabke paalanhaar tum, charan navaavun maath ||
Donon kar ko jodh kar, mastak ghutne take |
tujh ko ho pranaam mama, shath shath koti anek ||
Tan se seva Sai ki, man se sumiran naam |
dhan se dhruti dhaarnaa, karma karo nishkaam ||
Bhakti bhaav shubh bhaavanaa, man me bhar bharpoor |
shradhdha se tujh ko namoon, mere Sai hajoor ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Shri Sai Mahima
Shri Sai Ram param satya, prakaash roop,
parama paavana Shirdi nivaashi, parama gnyaan aanand
swaroop, pragnyaa pradaataa, satchidananda swaroop,
parama purush yogiraaj, dayaalu devaadhideva hein,
unko baar baar, namaskaar, namaskaar, namaskaar |
Shri Sai Vani
Namo Namo paavana Sai, Namo Namo kripaala Gosai |
Sai Amrit padha paavana vani, Sai naam dhun sudha samaani ||1||
Namo Namo santhana pratipaalaa, Namo Namo Shri Sai dayaala |
parama sathya hein parama vignyaan, jyothi swaroop Sai bhaghvaan ||2||
Namo Namo Sai avinaashi, Namo Namo ghat-ghat ke vaasi |
Sai dhwani hei naam uchcharan, Sai Ram sukhasidhdhi kaaran ||3||
Namo Namo Shri aatma raama, Namo Namo prabhu pooran kaama |
Amritvani amrit Sai Ram, Sai Ram mrud mangala dhaam ||4||
Sai naam mantra jap jaap, Sai naam mete trayi taap |
Saidhuni mein lage samaadhi, mite sab aadhi vyaadhi vupaadhi ||5||
Sai jaap hei sarala samaadhi, hare sab aadhi vyaadhi vupaadhi |
rudhdhi sidhdhi aur nava nidhaan, daata Sai hei sab sukh khaan ||6||
Sai Sai Shri Sai Hari, mukti vairaagya ka yog |
Sai Sai Shri Sai jap, daata amrit bhogh ||7||
Jal thal vaayu tej aakaash, Sai se paaven sab prakaash |
jal aur prithvi Sai ki maayaa, anthaheen anthariksha banaayaa ||8||
Nethi nethi kah veda bakhaane, bhed Sai ka koyi na jaane |
Sai naam hei sab ras saar, Sai naam jag thaaran haar ||9||
Sai naam ke bharo bhandaar, Sai naam ka sadvyavahaar |
yihaan naam ki karo kamaayi, vuhaa na hoy koyi kathinaayi ||10||
Jholi Sai naam se bhariye, sanchith Sai naam dhan kariye |
jude naam ka jab dhan maal, Sai Kripa le anth sambhaal ||11||
Sai Sai padh shakti jagaave, Sai Sai dhun jabhi ramaave |
Sai naam jab jage abhang, chetan bhaav jage sukh sang ||12||
Bhaavanaa bhakti bhare bhajaneek, bhajte Sai naam ramaneek |
bhajte bhakt bhaav bharpoor, bhrama bhaya bhedabaava se door ||13||
Sai Sai sugunee jan gaate, swar sangeeth se Sai rijhaathe |
keertana kathaa karte vidwaan, saar sarasa sanga saadhanavaan ||14||
Kaama krodha aur lobha ye, theen paap ke mool |
naam kulhaadi haath le, kar inko nirmool ||15||
Sai naam hei sab sukh khaan, anth kare sab ka kalyaan |
jeevan Sai se preeti karanaa, maranaa man se Sai na bisaranaa ||16||
Sai bhajan bina jeevan jeenaa, aathon pahar halaahal peena |
bheethar Sai ka roop samaave, mastak par pratimaa chaa jaave ||17||
Jab jab dhyaan Sai ka aave, roma roma pulakit ho jaave |
Sai Kripa sooraj ka ugnaa, hriday Sai pankaj khilnaa ||18||
Sai naam muktaa mani, raakho sooth piroy |
paap thaap na rahe, aatma darshan hoy ||19||
Satya moolak hei rachana saari, sarva satya prabhu Sai pasaari |
beeja se taru makadee se taar, huvaa thyon Sai jag se vistaar ||20||
Sai ka roop hriday mein dhaaro, antaraman se Sai pukaaro |
apne bhagat ki sunkar ter, kabhi na Sai lagaate der ||21||
Dheer veer man rahith vikaar, tan se man se kar upakaar |
sadaa hi Sai naam gun gaave, jeevan mukt amar pada paave ||22||
Sai bina sab neeras swaad, jyon ho swar bina raag vishaad |
Sai bina naheen saje singaar, Sai naam hei sab ras saar ||23||
Sai pitaa Sai hi maataa, Sai bandhu Sai hi bhraataa |
Sai jan jan ke man ranjan, Sai sab dukh dard vibhanjan ||24||
Sai naam deepak bina, jan man mein andher |
isi liye he mama man, naam sumaala pher ||25||
Japate Sai naam mahaa maalaa, lagtaa narak dwaar pe taala |
rakho Sai par ek vishwaas, sab taj karo Sai ki aas ||26||
Jab jab chade Sai ka rang, man mein chchaye prem vumang |
japate Sai Sai jap paath, jalte karmabandha yathaa kaath ||27||
Sai naam sudha ras saagar, Sai naam gnyaan gun aagar |
Sai jaap ravi tej samaan, mahaa moh tam hare agyaan ||28||
Sai naam dhun anahad naad, naam jape man ho vismaad |
Sai naam mukti ka daataa, brahmadhaam vah khudh pahunchaata ||29||
Haath se kariye Sai ka kaar, pag se chaliye Sai ke dwaar |
mukh se Sai sumiran kariye, chita sadaa chintan mein dhariye ||30||
Kaanon se yash Sai ka suniyen, Sai dhaam ka maarg chuniye |
Sai naam pada amritvani, Sai naam dhun sudha samaani ||31||
Aap japo auron ko japaavo, Sai dhuni ko milkar gaavo |
Sai naam ka sunkar gaana, man alamast bane diwaana ||32||
Pal pal uthe Sai tarang, chade naam ka gudhaa rang |
Sai Kripa hei uchchatar yoga, Sai Kripa hei shubha sanyog ||33||
Sai Kripa sab saadhan marma, Sai Kripa sayama satya dharma |
Sai naam man me basaana, supath Sai Kripa ka paana ||34||
Mana mein Sai dhun jab phire, Sai Kripa tab hi avatare |
rahoon mein Sai mein ho kar leen, jaise jal mein ho meen adeen ||35||
Sai naam ko simariye, Sai Sai ek taar |
parama paath paavana parama, karataa bhav se paar ||36||
Sai Kripa bharpoor mein paavun, parama prabhu ko bheetar laavun |
Sai hi Sai Sai kah meet, Sai se kar le saanchi preet ||37||
Sai hi Sai ka darshan kariye, man bheetar ik aanand bhariye |
Sai ki jab mil jaaye bhikshaa, phir man mein koyi rahe na ichchaa ||38||
Jab jab man ka taar hilegaa, tab tab Sai ka pyaar milegaa |
mitegee jag se aani jaani, jeevan mukt hoy yah praani ||39||
Shirdi ke hein Sai hari, theen lok ke naath |
Baba hamaare paavana prabhu, sadaa ke sangee saath ||40||
Saidhuni jab pakade jor, kheenche Sai prabhu apni ore |
mandir mandir basti basti, chaa jaaye Sainaam ki masti ||41||
Amritroop Sai gun gaan, amrit kathan Sai vyaakhyaan |
amrit vachan Sai ki charchaa, sudhaa sama geet Sai ki archaa ||42||
Shubha rasanaa vahi kahaave, Sai Ram jahaan naam suhaave |
shubha karma hei naam kamaayi, Sai Ram parama sukhadaayi ||43||
Jab jee chaahe darshan paayiye, jai jai kaar Sai ki gaayiye |
Sai naam ki dhuni lagaayiye, sahaj hi bhavsaagar tar jaayiye ||44||
Baba ko jo bhaje nirantar, har dam dhyaan lagaave |
Baba mein mil jaaye anth mein, janam saphal ho jaave ||45||
Dhanya dhanya Shri Sai ujaagar, dhanya dhanya karunaa ke saagar |
Sai naam mud mangalakaari, vighna hare sab paathak haari ||46||
Dhanya dhanya Shri Sai hamaare, dhanya dhanya bhaktan rakhavaare |
Sai naam shubha shakuna mahaan, swasti shanti shivakar kalyaan ||47||
Dhanya dhanya sab jag ke swaami, dhanya dhanya Shri Sai namaami |
Sai Sai mana mukha se gaana, maano madhur manorath paanaa ||48||
Sai naam jo jana mana laave, uus mein shubha sabhi bas jaave |
jahaan ho Sai naam dhun naad, vahaan se bhage vishama vishaad ||49||
Sai naam mana tapt bujhaave, sudha ras seench shanti le aave |
Sai Sai japiye kar bhaav, suvidha suvidhi bane banaav ||50||
Chal kapat aur khaate hein, theen narak ke dwaar |
jhooth karam ko chodh ke karo satya vyavahaar ||51||
Japa tapa teertha gnyaan dhyaan, sab mil naahin Sai samaan |
sarva vyaapak Sai gnyaataa, mana vaanchit praani phalpaathaa ||52||
Jahaan jagat mein aavo jaavo, Sai sumir Sai ko gaavo |
Sai sabhee mein ek samaan, sab roop ko Sai ka jaan ||53||
Mein aur mera kuch nahin apna, Sai ka naam satya jag sapna |
itna jaan lehu sab koy, Sai ko bhaje Sai ka hoy ||54||
Aise mana jab hove leen, jal mein pyaasi rahe na meen |
chith chadhe ek rang anoop, chetan ho jaaye Sai swarrop ||55||
Jismein Sai naam shubha jaage, uus ke paap taap sab bhaage |
mana se Sai naam jo uchchaare, uus ke bhaagen bhrama bhaya saare ||56||
Sukh-dukh teri dhen hei, sukh-dukh mein thoo aap |
roma-roma mein hei Sai, thoo hi rahyo vyaap ||57||
Jai-Jai Sai Satchidanand, murali manohar paramaanand |
paarabrahma parameshwar govinda, nirmala paavan jyoth akhandaa ||58||
Ekai ne sab khel rachaaya, jo deekho vo sab hei maayaa |
eko ek ek bhaghvaan, do ko thoo hi maayaa jaan ||59||
Baahar bharam bhoolei sansaar, andar preetam Sai apaar |
ja ko aap chaahe bhaghvanth, so hi jaane Sai anant ||60||
Jis mein bas jaay Sai sunaam, hove vah jan poornakaam |
chith mei Sai naam jo simare, nishchay bhav saagar se tare ||61||
Sai simaran hove sahaayi, Sai simaran hei sukhadaayi |
Sai simaran sab se oonchaa, Sai shakti sukh gnyaan samoochaa ||62||
sukha daata aapad haran, Sai gareeb nivaaj |
apne bachchon ke Sai, sabhi sudhaare kaaj ||63||
maataa pitaa baandhav suta daaraa, dhan jan saajan sakhaa pyaaraa |
anta kaal de sake na sahaaraa, Sai naam tera taaran haaraa ||64||
aapan ko na maan shareer tab thoo jaane par ki peed |
ghat mein Baba ko pahachaan, karan karaavan vaalaa jaan ||65||
antaryaami ja ko jaan, ghat se dekho aathon yaam |
simaran Sai naam hei sangee, sakhaa snehi suhrud shubha angee ||66||
yug yug ka hei Sai sahelaa, Sai bhakt naheen rahe akelaa |
baadhaa badee vishama jab aave, vair virodh vighna badh jaave ||67||
Sai naam japiye sukh daataa, sachchaa saathee jo hithkar traataa |
poonji Sai naam ki paayiye, paathey saath naam le jaayiye ||68||
Sai jaap kahee oonchee karanee, baadhaa vighna bahu dukh haranee |
Sai naam mahaa mantra japanaa, hei suvrath nem tapa tapanaa ||69||
Baba se kar saachee preet, yah hi bhagat janom ki reeth |
thoo tho hei Baba ka anga, jaise saagar beech tarang ||70||
deen dukhi ke saamne, jiskaa jhuktaa sheesh |
jeevan bhar miltaa uuse, Baba ka aasheesh ||71||
lene vaale haath do, Sai ke sou dwaar |
ek dwaar ko pooj le, ho jaayegaa paar ||72||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
NAMAN
jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Puroshaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Shankaraaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Raamaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Maadhavaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Hanumathe namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Akaala Purushaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Naathaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Dhun
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, Sai Raama hare Sai Raama hare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jaya Sai jape uuske paap kate, bhavsaagar ko vo paar kare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jo dhyaan dhare Sai darshan kare, Sai uske saare kashta hare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
Sai rang rage Sai preet jage, Sai charano par jo maayaa dhare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jo sharan pade Sai rakshaa kare, Sai vuske sab bhandaar bhare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Mangalamaya Praarthana
sarveshaam swasti bhavatu, sarveshaam shaanthirbhavathu |
sarveshaam mangalam bhavatu, sarveshaam poorna bhavatu ||
sarve bhavanthu sukhinam, sarve santhu niraamayaahm |
sarve bhadraani pashyantu, maa kashchid dukhabhaag bhaveth ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Sai Amrithvani Bhajans
Bhajan 1:
sadaa sadaa Sai pitaa mana mein karo nivaas
sachche hriday se karoon tumse yaha ardaas
kaaran karathaa aap ho sab kuch tumhaari daat,
Sai bharose mein rahoon tum hi ho pitumaat ||sadaa|| 1
vishyon me mein leen hoon paapon ka naheen anth,
Phir bhi teraa teraa hoon raakh liyo bhagavanth
raakh liyo he raakhan haare Sai gareeb nivaaj,
tujh bina tere baal ka koun samvaare kaaj ||sadaa|| 2
dayaa karo dayaa karo dayaa karo mere Sai,
tujh bina meraa koun hei Baba is jag maahi
mein to kuch bhi hoon nahi sab kuch tum ho naath,
bachchon ke sarvaswa tum Sai sadaa raho mere saath ||sadaa|| 3
Bhajan 2:
Baba tere charanoo ki Sai tere char anon ki
agar dhool jo mil jaaye sach kahthaa hoon
bas apnee thakdeer badal jaaye |
soonte hei teri rahamat din raat barastee hei,
is dayaa ke saagar se ek boond jo mil jaaye | ||Baba||
yah mana badaa chanchal hey isey kaisey mein samajhaavun,
jitnaa isey samajhaavun utnaa hi machal jaaye | ||Baba||
najaron se giraanaa na chaahe jo sajaa denaa,
najaron se jo gir jaaye mushkil vah sambhal paaye | ||Baba||
bas ek tamannaa hei tum saamne ho mere,
tum saamne ho mere, meraa dum hi nikal jaaye | ||Baba||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Bhajan 3:
mujhe tumne maalik bahut kuch diyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
jho miltee na gar dee huyi daat teree,
tho kyaa thee jamaane me aukaat meree
tumhi ne tho jeene ke kaabil kiyaa hei
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 1
mujhe hei sahaaraa teree bandagee ka,
yahi hei gujaaraa meree jindagee ka
yah bandaa tere hi sahaare jiyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
milaa mujhko sab kuch badaulat tumhaari,
meraa kuch naheen sab hei daulat tumhaari
uuse kyaa kamee jo teraa ho liyaa hi,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 2
meraa hi naheen too sabhi ka hei data,
sabhi ko sabhi kuch detaa dilaataa,
teraa hi diyaa sab ne khaayaa piyaa hein,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
kiyaa kuch na maine sharmasaar hoon mein,
teri rahmato ka karjdaar hoon mein,
diyaa kuch naheen bas liyaa hei liyaa hai
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 3
kare aas ummeed phir bhi biyogee,
jo ab tak hei rahamat vah aage bhi hogee |
bujhe na kabhi pyaar ka jo diyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 4
Aarati
Aarati Sai Baba | Saukhyadatara Jiva | Charanarajatali
Dyava dasa visava | bhakta visava ||Aarati||
Jaluniya ananga | Svasvarupi rahe danga Mumukshu janaam daavi |
Nija dola Sriranga | Dola Sriranga ||Aarati|| 1
Jayaa mani jaisa bhava | Tayaa taisa anubhava | Davisi dayaghanaa |
Aisi tujhi hi bhava | tujhi he bhava | ||Aarati|| 2
Tumache naama dhyaataa| Hare Sansruthi vyatha Agaadha Tava karani |
Marga daavisi anaathaa | daavisi anaathaa | ||Aarati|| 3
Kaliyugi Avataara | Saguna Brahma saachaara |
Avatirna jhaalasi | Swaami Datta Digambara | Datta Digamma | ||Aarati|| 4
Aathaa Divasaa Guruvaari.| Bhakta kariti vaari |
Prabhupada Pahaavayaa | Bhava Bhaya nivaari | bhaya nivaari | ||Aarati|| 5
Maajhaa nija dravya thevaa | Thava charanaraja sevaa | Maagane hechi aathaa |
Tumhaan devaadhidevaa | devaadhidevaa | ||Aarati|| 6
Ichchita Dina chaatak | Nirmala toya nijasukha | Paajaaven Maadhavaa Yaa |
Saambhaala aapuli bhaaka, aapuli bhaaka| ||Aarati|| 7
Aarati Sai Baba | Saukhyadatara Jiva | ||Aarati||
Pada
Sai rahama najar karanaa, bachchon ka paalan karanaa |
jaanaa tumane jagatpsaaraa, sabahi jhooth jamaanaa | ||Sai|| 1
mein andhaa hoon bandaa aapkaa, mujhko prabhu dikhalaanaa | ||Sai|| 2
Daasaganu kahe abb kyaa boloon, thak gayee meri rasanaa | ||Sai|| 3
Pada
rahama najar karo, abb more Sai,
tum bina naheen mujhe maa baap bhaayi |
mein andhaa hoon bandaa tumhaaraa |
mein naa jaanoon, allah ilaahi | ||rahama|| 1
khaali jamaanaa meine gamaayaa,
saathee aakhir ka kiyaa na koyi | ||rahama|| 2
apane mashid ka jhaadoo ganoo hei |
maalik hamaare, tum Baba Sai | ||rahama|| 3
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Sai naam jyothi kalash, hey jag ka aadhaar |
chintan jyothi punj ka, kariyen baarambaar ||1||
Sothe jagte Sai kah, aate jaate naam |
man hi man se Sai ko, Shath Shath kare pranaam ||2||
Sukhdaa hein shubha kripa, shakti shanti swaroop |
hein satya anand mayi, Sai Kripa anup ||3||
Dev danuj nar naag pashu, pakshi keet patang|
sab mein Sai samaan hein, Sai sabhi ke sang||4||
Sai naam vah naav hein, vus par ho asvaar |
bhale hi dustar hein badaa, karta bhavsagar paar ||5||
Mantramay hi maaniye, Sai Ram bhaghvaan |
devalay hein Sai ka, Sai shabd gun khaan ||6||
Sai naam aaraadhiye, bheetar bhar ye bhaav |
dev daya avatharan ka, dhaar chouguna chaav ||7||
Sai shabd ko dhyaayiye, mantr taarak maan |
swashakti sattaa jag kare, vupari chakr ko yaan ||8||
Jeevan virathaa beeth gaya, kiya na saadhan ek |
kripa ho mere Sai ki, mile gnyaan vivek ||9||
Baba ne ati kripa kini, mohe deeyo chaaho samjhaayi |
ahankaar ko chodo bhaayi, jo tum chaaho bhalaayi ||10||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Vandanaa
Sweekaar karo meri vandanaa, shirdi ke kartaar|
Sai tujhe paramaatman, mangal shiv shubhkaar||
Haath jodkar hein khadaa, sevak tere dwaar |
kartaa nish din vandanaa, Sai karo sweekaar ||
Charanon par mastak kiye, vinay bhakti ke saath |
namaskaar mera tujhe, hove jag ke naath ||
Sai naam jap vandanaa, yahi saadhanaa yog |
jag jhoothaa aur jagath ke, mithyaa hein sab bhog ||
Namo namo hey Sai prabhu, tum ho jag ke naath |
sabke paalanhaar tum, charan navaavun maath ||
Donon kar ko jodh kar, mastak ghutne take |
tujh ko ho pranaam mama, shath shath koti anek ||
Tan se seva Sai ki, man se sumiran naam |
dhan se dhruti dhaarnaa, karma karo nishkaam ||
Bhakti bhaav shubh bhaavanaa, man me bhar bharpoor |
shradhdha se tujh ko namoon, mere Sai hajoor ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Shri Sai Mahima
Shri Sai Ram param satya, prakaash roop,
parama paavana Shirdi nivaashi, parama gnyaan aanand
swaroop, pragnyaa pradaataa, satchidananda swaroop,
parama purush yogiraaj, dayaalu devaadhideva hein,
unko baar baar, namaskaar, namaskaar, namaskaar |
Shri Sai Vani
Namo Namo paavana Sai, Namo Namo kripaala Gosai |
Sai Amrit padha paavana vani, Sai naam dhun sudha samaani ||1||
Namo Namo santhana pratipaalaa, Namo Namo Shri Sai dayaala |
parama sathya hein parama vignyaan, jyothi swaroop Sai bhaghvaan ||2||
Namo Namo Sai avinaashi, Namo Namo ghat-ghat ke vaasi |
Sai dhwani hei naam uchcharan, Sai Ram sukhasidhdhi kaaran ||3||
Namo Namo Shri aatma raama, Namo Namo prabhu pooran kaama |
Amritvani amrit Sai Ram, Sai Ram mrud mangala dhaam ||4||
Sai naam mantra jap jaap, Sai naam mete trayi taap |
Saidhuni mein lage samaadhi, mite sab aadhi vyaadhi vupaadhi ||5||
Sai jaap hei sarala samaadhi, hare sab aadhi vyaadhi vupaadhi |
rudhdhi sidhdhi aur nava nidhaan, daata Sai hei sab sukh khaan ||6||
Sai Sai Shri Sai Hari, mukti vairaagya ka yog |
Sai Sai Shri Sai jap, daata amrit bhogh ||7||
Jal thal vaayu tej aakaash, Sai se paaven sab prakaash |
jal aur prithvi Sai ki maayaa, anthaheen anthariksha banaayaa ||8||
Nethi nethi kah veda bakhaane, bhed Sai ka koyi na jaane |
Sai naam hei sab ras saar, Sai naam jag thaaran haar ||9||
Sai naam ke bharo bhandaar, Sai naam ka sadvyavahaar |
yihaan naam ki karo kamaayi, vuhaa na hoy koyi kathinaayi ||10||
Jholi Sai naam se bhariye, sanchith Sai naam dhan kariye |
jude naam ka jab dhan maal, Sai Kripa le anth sambhaal ||11||
Sai Sai padh shakti jagaave, Sai Sai dhun jabhi ramaave |
Sai naam jab jage abhang, chetan bhaav jage sukh sang ||12||
Bhaavanaa bhakti bhare bhajaneek, bhajte Sai naam ramaneek |
bhajte bhakt bhaav bharpoor, bhrama bhaya bhedabaava se door ||13||
Sai Sai sugunee jan gaate, swar sangeeth se Sai rijhaathe |
keertana kathaa karte vidwaan, saar sarasa sanga saadhanavaan ||14||
Kaama krodha aur lobha ye, theen paap ke mool |
naam kulhaadi haath le, kar inko nirmool ||15||
Sai naam hei sab sukh khaan, anth kare sab ka kalyaan |
jeevan Sai se preeti karanaa, maranaa man se Sai na bisaranaa ||16||
Sai bhajan bina jeevan jeenaa, aathon pahar halaahal peena |
bheethar Sai ka roop samaave, mastak par pratimaa chaa jaave ||17||
Jab jab dhyaan Sai ka aave, roma roma pulakit ho jaave |
Sai Kripa sooraj ka ugnaa, hriday Sai pankaj khilnaa ||18||
Sai naam muktaa mani, raakho sooth piroy |
paap thaap na rahe, aatma darshan hoy ||19||
Satya moolak hei rachana saari, sarva satya prabhu Sai pasaari |
beeja se taru makadee se taar, huvaa thyon Sai jag se vistaar ||20||
Sai ka roop hriday mein dhaaro, antaraman se Sai pukaaro |
apne bhagat ki sunkar ter, kabhi na Sai lagaate der ||21||
Dheer veer man rahith vikaar, tan se man se kar upakaar |
sadaa hi Sai naam gun gaave, jeevan mukt amar pada paave ||22||
Sai bina sab neeras swaad, jyon ho swar bina raag vishaad |
Sai bina naheen saje singaar, Sai naam hei sab ras saar ||23||
Sai pitaa Sai hi maataa, Sai bandhu Sai hi bhraataa |
Sai jan jan ke man ranjan, Sai sab dukh dard vibhanjan ||24||
Sai naam deepak bina, jan man mein andher |
isi liye he mama man, naam sumaala pher ||25||
Japate Sai naam mahaa maalaa, lagtaa narak dwaar pe taala |
rakho Sai par ek vishwaas, sab taj karo Sai ki aas ||26||
Jab jab chade Sai ka rang, man mein chchaye prem vumang |
japate Sai Sai jap paath, jalte karmabandha yathaa kaath ||27||
Sai naam sudha ras saagar, Sai naam gnyaan gun aagar |
Sai jaap ravi tej samaan, mahaa moh tam hare agyaan ||28||
Sai naam dhun anahad naad, naam jape man ho vismaad |
Sai naam mukti ka daataa, brahmadhaam vah khudh pahunchaata ||29||
Haath se kariye Sai ka kaar, pag se chaliye Sai ke dwaar |
mukh se Sai sumiran kariye, chita sadaa chintan mein dhariye ||30||
Kaanon se yash Sai ka suniyen, Sai dhaam ka maarg chuniye |
Sai naam pada amritvani, Sai naam dhun sudha samaani ||31||
Aap japo auron ko japaavo, Sai dhuni ko milkar gaavo |
Sai naam ka sunkar gaana, man alamast bane diwaana ||32||
Pal pal uthe Sai tarang, chade naam ka gudhaa rang |
Sai Kripa hei uchchatar yoga, Sai Kripa hei shubha sanyog ||33||
Sai Kripa sab saadhan marma, Sai Kripa sayama satya dharma |
Sai naam man me basaana, supath Sai Kripa ka paana ||34||
Mana mein Sai dhun jab phire, Sai Kripa tab hi avatare |
rahoon mein Sai mein ho kar leen, jaise jal mein ho meen adeen ||35||
Sai naam ko simariye, Sai Sai ek taar |
parama paath paavana parama, karataa bhav se paar ||36||
Sai Kripa bharpoor mein paavun, parama prabhu ko bheetar laavun |
Sai hi Sai Sai kah meet, Sai se kar le saanchi preet ||37||
Sai hi Sai ka darshan kariye, man bheetar ik aanand bhariye |
Sai ki jab mil jaaye bhikshaa, phir man mein koyi rahe na ichchaa ||38||
Jab jab man ka taar hilegaa, tab tab Sai ka pyaar milegaa |
mitegee jag se aani jaani, jeevan mukt hoy yah praani ||39||
Shirdi ke hein Sai hari, theen lok ke naath |
Baba hamaare paavana prabhu, sadaa ke sangee saath ||40||
Saidhuni jab pakade jor, kheenche Sai prabhu apni ore |
mandir mandir basti basti, chaa jaaye Sainaam ki masti ||41||
Amritroop Sai gun gaan, amrit kathan Sai vyaakhyaan |
amrit vachan Sai ki charchaa, sudhaa sama geet Sai ki archaa ||42||
Shubha rasanaa vahi kahaave, Sai Ram jahaan naam suhaave |
shubha karma hei naam kamaayi, Sai Ram parama sukhadaayi ||43||
Jab jee chaahe darshan paayiye, jai jai kaar Sai ki gaayiye |
Sai naam ki dhuni lagaayiye, sahaj hi bhavsaagar tar jaayiye ||44||
Baba ko jo bhaje nirantar, har dam dhyaan lagaave |
Baba mein mil jaaye anth mein, janam saphal ho jaave ||45||
Dhanya dhanya Shri Sai ujaagar, dhanya dhanya karunaa ke saagar |
Sai naam mud mangalakaari, vighna hare sab paathak haari ||46||
Dhanya dhanya Shri Sai hamaare, dhanya dhanya bhaktan rakhavaare |
Sai naam shubha shakuna mahaan, swasti shanti shivakar kalyaan ||47||
Dhanya dhanya sab jag ke swaami, dhanya dhanya Shri Sai namaami |
Sai Sai mana mukha se gaana, maano madhur manorath paanaa ||48||
Sai naam jo jana mana laave, uus mein shubha sabhi bas jaave |
jahaan ho Sai naam dhun naad, vahaan se bhage vishama vishaad ||49||
Sai naam mana tapt bujhaave, sudha ras seench shanti le aave |
Sai Sai japiye kar bhaav, suvidha suvidhi bane banaav ||50||
Chal kapat aur khaate hein, theen narak ke dwaar |
jhooth karam ko chodh ke karo satya vyavahaar ||51||
Japa tapa teertha gnyaan dhyaan, sab mil naahin Sai samaan |
sarva vyaapak Sai gnyaataa, mana vaanchit praani phalpaathaa ||52||
Jahaan jagat mein aavo jaavo, Sai sumir Sai ko gaavo |
Sai sabhee mein ek samaan, sab roop ko Sai ka jaan ||53||
Mein aur mera kuch nahin apna, Sai ka naam satya jag sapna |
itna jaan lehu sab koy, Sai ko bhaje Sai ka hoy ||54||
Aise mana jab hove leen, jal mein pyaasi rahe na meen |
chith chadhe ek rang anoop, chetan ho jaaye Sai swarrop ||55||
Jismein Sai naam shubha jaage, uus ke paap taap sab bhaage |
mana se Sai naam jo uchchaare, uus ke bhaagen bhrama bhaya saare ||56||
Sukh-dukh teri dhen hei, sukh-dukh mein thoo aap |
roma-roma mein hei Sai, thoo hi rahyo vyaap ||57||
Jai-Jai Sai Satchidanand, murali manohar paramaanand |
paarabrahma parameshwar govinda, nirmala paavan jyoth akhandaa ||58||
Ekai ne sab khel rachaaya, jo deekho vo sab hei maayaa |
eko ek ek bhaghvaan, do ko thoo hi maayaa jaan ||59||
Baahar bharam bhoolei sansaar, andar preetam Sai apaar |
ja ko aap chaahe bhaghvanth, so hi jaane Sai anant ||60||
Jis mein bas jaay Sai sunaam, hove vah jan poornakaam |
chith mei Sai naam jo simare, nishchay bhav saagar se tare ||61||
Sai simaran hove sahaayi, Sai simaran hei sukhadaayi |
Sai simaran sab se oonchaa, Sai shakti sukh gnyaan samoochaa ||62||
sukha daata aapad haran, Sai gareeb nivaaj |
apne bachchon ke Sai, sabhi sudhaare kaaj ||63||
maataa pitaa baandhav suta daaraa, dhan jan saajan sakhaa pyaaraa |
anta kaal de sake na sahaaraa, Sai naam tera taaran haaraa ||64||
aapan ko na maan shareer tab thoo jaane par ki peed |
ghat mein Baba ko pahachaan, karan karaavan vaalaa jaan ||65||
antaryaami ja ko jaan, ghat se dekho aathon yaam |
simaran Sai naam hei sangee, sakhaa snehi suhrud shubha angee ||66||
yug yug ka hei Sai sahelaa, Sai bhakt naheen rahe akelaa |
baadhaa badee vishama jab aave, vair virodh vighna badh jaave ||67||
Sai naam japiye sukh daataa, sachchaa saathee jo hithkar traataa |
poonji Sai naam ki paayiye, paathey saath naam le jaayiye ||68||
Sai jaap kahee oonchee karanee, baadhaa vighna bahu dukh haranee |
Sai naam mahaa mantra japanaa, hei suvrath nem tapa tapanaa ||69||
Baba se kar saachee preet, yah hi bhagat janom ki reeth |
thoo tho hei Baba ka anga, jaise saagar beech tarang ||70||
deen dukhi ke saamne, jiskaa jhuktaa sheesh |
jeevan bhar miltaa uuse, Baba ka aasheesh ||71||
lene vaale haath do, Sai ke sou dwaar |
ek dwaar ko pooj le, ho jaayegaa paar ||72||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
NAMAN
jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Puroshaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Shankaraaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Raamaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Maadhavaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Hanumathe namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
jaya jaya Sai Akaala Purushaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara |
jaya jaya Sai Naathaaya namah, jaya jaya Sai Parameshwara ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Dhun
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, Sai Raama hare Sai Raama hare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jaya Sai jape uuske paap kate, bhavsaagar ko vo paar kare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jo dhyaan dhare Sai darshan kare, Sai uske saare kashta hare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
Sai rang rage Sai preet jage, Sai charano par jo maayaa dhare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
jo sharan pade Sai rakshaa kare, Sai vuske sab bhandaar bhare |
jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare, jaya Sai hare jaya Sai hare ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Mangalamaya Praarthana
sarveshaam swasti bhavatu, sarveshaam shaanthirbhavathu |
sarveshaam mangalam bhavatu, sarveshaam poorna bhavatu ||
sarve bhavanthu sukhinam, sarve santhu niraamayaahm |
sarve bhadraani pashyantu, maa kashchid dukhabhaag bhaveth ||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Sai Amrithvani Bhajans
Bhajan 1:
sadaa sadaa Sai pitaa mana mein karo nivaas
sachche hriday se karoon tumse yaha ardaas
kaaran karathaa aap ho sab kuch tumhaari daat,
Sai bharose mein rahoon tum hi ho pitumaat ||sadaa|| 1
vishyon me mein leen hoon paapon ka naheen anth,
Phir bhi teraa teraa hoon raakh liyo bhagavanth
raakh liyo he raakhan haare Sai gareeb nivaaj,
tujh bina tere baal ka koun samvaare kaaj ||sadaa|| 2
dayaa karo dayaa karo dayaa karo mere Sai,
tujh bina meraa koun hei Baba is jag maahi
mein to kuch bhi hoon nahi sab kuch tum ho naath,
bachchon ke sarvaswa tum Sai sadaa raho mere saath ||sadaa|| 3
Bhajan 2:
Baba tere charanoo ki Sai tere char anon ki
agar dhool jo mil jaaye sach kahthaa hoon
bas apnee thakdeer badal jaaye |
soonte hei teri rahamat din raat barastee hei,
is dayaa ke saagar se ek boond jo mil jaaye | ||Baba||
yah mana badaa chanchal hey isey kaisey mein samajhaavun,
jitnaa isey samajhaavun utnaa hi machal jaaye | ||Baba||
najaron se giraanaa na chaahe jo sajaa denaa,
najaron se jo gir jaaye mushkil vah sambhal paaye | ||Baba||
bas ek tamannaa hei tum saamne ho mere,
tum saamne ho mere, meraa dum hi nikal jaaye | ||Baba||
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Bhajan 3:
mujhe tumne maalik bahut kuch diyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
jho miltee na gar dee huyi daat teree,
tho kyaa thee jamaane me aukaat meree
tumhi ne tho jeene ke kaabil kiyaa hei
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 1
mujhe hei sahaaraa teree bandagee ka,
yahi hei gujaaraa meree jindagee ka
yah bandaa tere hi sahaare jiyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
milaa mujhko sab kuch badaulat tumhaari,
meraa kuch naheen sab hei daulat tumhaari
uuse kyaa kamee jo teraa ho liyaa hi,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 2
meraa hi naheen too sabhi ka hei data,
sabhi ko sabhi kuch detaa dilaataa,
teraa hi diyaa sab ne khaayaa piyaa hein,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei |
kiyaa kuch na maine sharmasaar hoon mein,
teri rahmato ka karjdaar hoon mein,
diyaa kuch naheen bas liyaa hei liyaa hai
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 3
kare aas ummeed phir bhi biyogee,
jo ab tak hei rahamat vah aage bhi hogee |
bujhe na kabhi pyaar ka jo diyaa hei,
teraa shukriyaa hei, teraa shukriyaa hei | ||mujhe|| 4
Aarati
Aarati Sai Baba | Saukhyadatara Jiva | Charanarajatali
Dyava dasa visava | bhakta visava ||Aarati||
Jaluniya ananga | Svasvarupi rahe danga Mumukshu janaam daavi |
Nija dola Sriranga | Dola Sriranga ||Aarati|| 1
Jayaa mani jaisa bhava | Tayaa taisa anubhava | Davisi dayaghanaa |
Aisi tujhi hi bhava | tujhi he bhava | ||Aarati|| 2
Tumache naama dhyaataa| Hare Sansruthi vyatha Agaadha Tava karani |
Marga daavisi anaathaa | daavisi anaathaa | ||Aarati|| 3
Kaliyugi Avataara | Saguna Brahma saachaara |
Avatirna jhaalasi | Swaami Datta Digambara | Datta Digamma | ||Aarati|| 4
Aathaa Divasaa Guruvaari.| Bhakta kariti vaari |
Prabhupada Pahaavayaa | Bhava Bhaya nivaari | bhaya nivaari | ||Aarati|| 5
Maajhaa nija dravya thevaa | Thava charanaraja sevaa | Maagane hechi aathaa |
Tumhaan devaadhidevaa | devaadhidevaa | ||Aarati|| 6
Ichchita Dina chaatak | Nirmala toya nijasukha | Paajaaven Maadhavaa Yaa |
Saambhaala aapuli bhaaka, aapuli bhaaka| ||Aarati|| 7
Aarati Sai Baba | Saukhyadatara Jiva | ||Aarati||
Pada
Sai rahama najar karanaa, bachchon ka paalan karanaa |
jaanaa tumane jagatpsaaraa, sabahi jhooth jamaanaa | ||Sai|| 1
mein andhaa hoon bandaa aapkaa, mujhko prabhu dikhalaanaa | ||Sai|| 2
Daasaganu kahe abb kyaa boloon, thak gayee meri rasanaa | ||Sai|| 3
Pada
rahama najar karo, abb more Sai,
tum bina naheen mujhe maa baap bhaayi |
mein andhaa hoon bandaa tumhaaraa |
mein naa jaanoon, allah ilaahi | ||rahama|| 1
khaali jamaanaa meine gamaayaa,
saathee aakhir ka kiyaa na koyi | ||rahama|| 2
apane mashid ka jhaadoo ganoo hei |
maalik hamaare, tum Baba Sai | ||rahama|| 3
===Om Sai Shri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai ===
Friday, August 22, 2008
What Does Your Child REALLY Need From You?
Most parents want to be good parents. Yet parenting is one of those things that does not have hard and fast rules. So how do we know what to do? How do we know what will support our children in being all they can be?
One of the most important things for parents to do is to learn to trust their own intuition. Your feelings tell you when you are on course or off course in your behavior with your children. When things feel right inside, then you know that you are being a truly loving parent, and when they feel wrong inside, you know you are out of alignment with what is in your highest good and your children's highest good.
I remember my mother telling me that she used to put her fist in her mouth to stop herself from crying and from picking me up when I was an infant and cried. She had read in Dr. Spock that babies should not be picked up when they cry, that it is good for their lungs to cry, and that she would spoil me if she picked me up. But her insides were telling her the opposite - that babies cry when they need food, changing, or love. It is so sad that she followed Dr. Spock instead of her own inner knowing.
Now research has proven that babies who are not picked up when they cry become more dependent and insecure than babies who are kept with their mothers. In other countries, babies sleep with their parents until they no longer want to, feeling safe all night. In our country, most babies are alone at night, some crying themselves to sleep. This is not only sad, it is not healthy for the baby.
So the first thing your child needs from you is to trust your inner knowing rather than any book you read.
Your child needs your loving presence - not your busy preoccupied presence. For your children to feel important to you, they need to feel you fully present with them - reading to them daily, playing with them, holding and comforting them, and listening to them.
Your children need for you to create a healthy environment for them by feeding them healthy food, restricting screen time - TV, computer, video games - and making sure they play outdoors and get enough exercise. They need your encouragement to develop their hobbies and interests. They need you to try natural remedies before resorting to drugs for illness, so that you don't set them up for more illness with the side effects of drugs.
They need for you to be a good role model of self-care. Children need to see their parents taking full responsibility for their own feelings instead of being victims and blaming others. With this role modeling, they will also learn to take full responsibility for their own feelings. Learning and practicing the Inner Bonding process that we teach will support you in becoming this loving role model for your children.
Children also need you to be a role model for care of the environment. My daughter told me that my 3-1/2 year-old grandson got very upset with the checker at the market for using a plastic bag. "No, no plastic bags! It's bad for the environment!" he told the checker. By role modeling caring for our planet, we can raise children who are much more conscious of taking care of our environment.
Your children need to see you being connected with a spiritual Source of love, peace and wisdom in order to naturally connect with their own higher power. By developing your spiritual connection, they can learn to have their own.
What do your children really need from you? They need you to learn to be all you can be so they have the role modeling and permission to be all they can be.
One of the most important things for parents to do is to learn to trust their own intuition. Your feelings tell you when you are on course or off course in your behavior with your children. When things feel right inside, then you know that you are being a truly loving parent, and when they feel wrong inside, you know you are out of alignment with what is in your highest good and your children's highest good.
I remember my mother telling me that she used to put her fist in her mouth to stop herself from crying and from picking me up when I was an infant and cried. She had read in Dr. Spock that babies should not be picked up when they cry, that it is good for their lungs to cry, and that she would spoil me if she picked me up. But her insides were telling her the opposite - that babies cry when they need food, changing, or love. It is so sad that she followed Dr. Spock instead of her own inner knowing.
Now research has proven that babies who are not picked up when they cry become more dependent and insecure than babies who are kept with their mothers. In other countries, babies sleep with their parents until they no longer want to, feeling safe all night. In our country, most babies are alone at night, some crying themselves to sleep. This is not only sad, it is not healthy for the baby.
So the first thing your child needs from you is to trust your inner knowing rather than any book you read.
Your child needs your loving presence - not your busy preoccupied presence. For your children to feel important to you, they need to feel you fully present with them - reading to them daily, playing with them, holding and comforting them, and listening to them.
Your children need for you to create a healthy environment for them by feeding them healthy food, restricting screen time - TV, computer, video games - and making sure they play outdoors and get enough exercise. They need your encouragement to develop their hobbies and interests. They need you to try natural remedies before resorting to drugs for illness, so that you don't set them up for more illness with the side effects of drugs.
They need for you to be a good role model of self-care. Children need to see their parents taking full responsibility for their own feelings instead of being victims and blaming others. With this role modeling, they will also learn to take full responsibility for their own feelings. Learning and practicing the Inner Bonding process that we teach will support you in becoming this loving role model for your children.
Children also need you to be a role model for care of the environment. My daughter told me that my 3-1/2 year-old grandson got very upset with the checker at the market for using a plastic bag. "No, no plastic bags! It's bad for the environment!" he told the checker. By role modeling caring for our planet, we can raise children who are much more conscious of taking care of our environment.
Your children need to see you being connected with a spiritual Source of love, peace and wisdom in order to naturally connect with their own higher power. By developing your spiritual connection, they can learn to have their own.
What do your children really need from you? They need you to learn to be all you can be so they have the role modeling and permission to be all they can be.
How Do You Know if Your Child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
There are more than 2 million children suffering from ADHD in America, and the figures are set to increase exponentially every 4 years. Despite this, most parents are unaware of how to recognize ADHD, or how to treat it. The symptoms of ADHD are also easily mistaken for a child misbehaving, making it even harder for a parent to differentiate between the two.
ADHD is a form of Attention Deficit Disorder, and is the most common neurological disease that children suffer from, with up to 5% of the children in America afflicted. As a parent, learn to recognize the symptoms so that you can seek professional help for your child. The main symptoms of ADHD are aggression, impulsiveness, restlessness, learning disabilities, an inability to focus and hyperactivity. Hence, even for parents who know the signs to look out for, it is often difficult to draw the line between normal misbehavior and ADHD.
How to you differentiate between the various forms of ADD? Add simply means that your child is unable to concentrate, and likely to forget what you have told him less than 10 seconds ago. ADHD on the other hand, means that not only has he forgotten what you have said, he is also likely to be running around instead of staying still whilst you address him. If you suspect that your child may be suffering from ADHD, it is better to err on the side of caution and visit your doctor for a professional opinion. It is treatable, and if identified early you can make a difference in helping your child learn and cope with life.
There are many symptoms of ADHD, such as forgetfulness, restlessness, aggression, agitation, depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior and an inability to focus. However, these are highly common and often confused with the symptoms of anxiety, depression, thyroid, or a stressful environment. Excessive sugar and allergies may also cause the same symptoms, as well as if your child is highly intelligent causing him to be easily bored and hence restless.
Fortunately, more parents are gaining greater awareness of the problem, and schools have also played a major role in the dissemination of information regarding ADHD. Whilst it is a significant problem for a child suffering from ADHD, keep in mind that you are never alone and that there is help available readily. Often times, medication is the first answer that parents look to for solving the problem. However, there are other alternatives as well.
Parents should try to keep a closer watch over the child’s diet, and cut off foods with high sugar content, or possible allergies. Give the child more attention and time, and help him to feel connected to the environment. He knows that he is different, and you should try your best to help him feel that he belongs. Whilst medication can treat the symptoms, it is equally if not more important to ensure that the child’s emotional and mental health is well taken care of.
ADHD is a form of Attention Deficit Disorder, and is the most common neurological disease that children suffer from, with up to 5% of the children in America afflicted. As a parent, learn to recognize the symptoms so that you can seek professional help for your child. The main symptoms of ADHD are aggression, impulsiveness, restlessness, learning disabilities, an inability to focus and hyperactivity. Hence, even for parents who know the signs to look out for, it is often difficult to draw the line between normal misbehavior and ADHD.
How to you differentiate between the various forms of ADD? Add simply means that your child is unable to concentrate, and likely to forget what you have told him less than 10 seconds ago. ADHD on the other hand, means that not only has he forgotten what you have said, he is also likely to be running around instead of staying still whilst you address him. If you suspect that your child may be suffering from ADHD, it is better to err on the side of caution and visit your doctor for a professional opinion. It is treatable, and if identified early you can make a difference in helping your child learn and cope with life.
There are many symptoms of ADHD, such as forgetfulness, restlessness, aggression, agitation, depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior and an inability to focus. However, these are highly common and often confused with the symptoms of anxiety, depression, thyroid, or a stressful environment. Excessive sugar and allergies may also cause the same symptoms, as well as if your child is highly intelligent causing him to be easily bored and hence restless.
Fortunately, more parents are gaining greater awareness of the problem, and schools have also played a major role in the dissemination of information regarding ADHD. Whilst it is a significant problem for a child suffering from ADHD, keep in mind that you are never alone and that there is help available readily. Often times, medication is the first answer that parents look to for solving the problem. However, there are other alternatives as well.
Parents should try to keep a closer watch over the child’s diet, and cut off foods with high sugar content, or possible allergies. Give the child more attention and time, and help him to feel connected to the environment. He knows that he is different, and you should try your best to help him feel that he belongs. Whilst medication can treat the symptoms, it is equally if not more important to ensure that the child’s emotional and mental health is well taken care of.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10 Manifestation Steps
Manifestation is a powerful mind tool that very few actually understand. Believe it or not, your thoughts create reality and you have the power to achieve whatever you desire. We live in a world without limits. The only thing that holds you back is yourself.
Many great minds have known this throughout history. Here are just a few examples:
"You create your own universe as you go along" Winston Churchill
"All that we are is a result of what we have thought" - Buddha
"What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists." Alexander Graham Bell
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve" W. Clement Stone
I have comprised a list of 10 Manifestation Steps that will help you make the most from your Manifestation sessions.
1. Relax your mind, body, and soul. You should be totally relaxed and allow positive energy engulf your entire being.
2. Let your mind blockages go, and open your spiritual mind.
3. Once you reached an Altered Conscious State, it's time to Manifest.
4. Picture yourself extremely happy and satisfied where you are feeling content.
5. Imaging that you have already accomplished your goal.
6. Focus on the good feelings of reaching your dream.
7. Use only positive words and thoughts. Do not use any negative words whatsoever.
8. Linger on the good feelings, and imagine that it is really happening.
9. Speak the words and vocalize how you achieved your success.
10. Believe you already conquered your goals with all your heart.
Our next newsletter will go a little deeper into the above topics. You should be receiving it in a few days.
Accomplish The Hard Parts With Help
The hardest part of this process is the first 3 steps. An uneasy mind leads to a dead end road. It can take extensive practice and intense training to learn how to change your brain waves in order to obtain the proper manifestation mindset, but attaining the proper mindset is essential for Manifestation in it's fullest effect.
You can conquer these steps quickly and easily with our Manifestation Binaural Beat Recording. Without practice, this recording will guide you into the perfect mind setting for Manifestation to change your life. Once you reach an Altered State Of Consciousness, follow steps 4 through 10 and reap the benefits of the power of the mind. You will feel the effects in Minutes upon first use!
Countless hours went into the production of the Manifestation Recording, and it is already receiving Excellent Feedback! You will be amazed.
May your life be abundant and happy,
Jim McElwee
http://www.store.unexplainable.net
178 Glade Dr., Long Pond, PA 18334, USA
Many great minds have known this throughout history. Here are just a few examples:
"You create your own universe as you go along" Winston Churchill
"All that we are is a result of what we have thought" - Buddha
"What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists." Alexander Graham Bell
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve" W. Clement Stone
I have comprised a list of 10 Manifestation Steps that will help you make the most from your Manifestation sessions.
1. Relax your mind, body, and soul. You should be totally relaxed and allow positive energy engulf your entire being.
2. Let your mind blockages go, and open your spiritual mind.
3. Once you reached an Altered Conscious State, it's time to Manifest.
4. Picture yourself extremely happy and satisfied where you are feeling content.
5. Imaging that you have already accomplished your goal.
6. Focus on the good feelings of reaching your dream.
7. Use only positive words and thoughts. Do not use any negative words whatsoever.
8. Linger on the good feelings, and imagine that it is really happening.
9. Speak the words and vocalize how you achieved your success.
10. Believe you already conquered your goals with all your heart.
Our next newsletter will go a little deeper into the above topics. You should be receiving it in a few days.
Accomplish The Hard Parts With Help
The hardest part of this process is the first 3 steps. An uneasy mind leads to a dead end road. It can take extensive practice and intense training to learn how to change your brain waves in order to obtain the proper manifestation mindset, but attaining the proper mindset is essential for Manifestation in it's fullest effect.
You can conquer these steps quickly and easily with our Manifestation Binaural Beat Recording. Without practice, this recording will guide you into the perfect mind setting for Manifestation to change your life. Once you reach an Altered State Of Consciousness, follow steps 4 through 10 and reap the benefits of the power of the mind. You will feel the effects in Minutes upon first use!
Countless hours went into the production of the Manifestation Recording, and it is already receiving Excellent Feedback! You will be amazed.
May your life be abundant and happy,
Jim McElwee
http://www.store.unexplainable.net
178 Glade Dr., Long Pond, PA 18334, USA
Monday, July 7, 2008
HAPPINESS
SEVEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS BACK TO HOME
By Suma Varughese
The quest for happiness has taken mankind on many strange journeys. Many have arrived at destinations never imagined or sought. We lose our way frequently and end up with regrets and sorrow. Is there a sure way to find happiness?
"Don't worry, be happy," carols Bobby McFerrin.
"And the prince and the princess lived happily ever after," say the fairy tales.
"I only want your happiness," croons the lover.
"Every man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," says the American Constitution.
"Happiness is buying the latest must-have," shout the advertisements.
No matter what the message, mankind is united in conviction that happiness is a very desirable state. Indeed, all of us, consciously or unconsciously, are motivated in all we do by our need for happiness. The housewife strives for a clean and orderly house and well-brought up children so she can be happy with herself. The husband aims to make more money so he can be happy. We chase money, health, growth, fame, power, property and relationships, not for their own sake but for the satisfaction they promise. The creation of empires and civilizations, the discovery of continents, the waging of wars, the whole ebb and flow of history is a graphic portrait of man's ceaseless quest for happiness.
Yet, most of us will acknowledge that we don't always feel happy. Oh, yes, winning that merit scholarship or the coveted promotion, buying a car or losing weight feels great for a while. But we find that our friends are jealous, or that the promotion means longer working hours or that the car guzzles petrol, and that our lives haven't been transformed by losing weight. We are weighed down by a sense of lack. No matter how well life turns out, nothing seems quite enough. Others seem to have more, or desires keep arising. If nothing else, we fear for the future. What if something was to happen to our loved ones or to us?
Many of us are content to accept this mixed bag of happiness and sorrow as the human lot. Within this framework we attempt to maximize our joys and minimize our woes. We excel in whatever skills we have, spend less than we make, save for a house, take care of our health, get our children married and keep money aside for old age. At the end of our lives, we believe that we have lived to the best of our capacity. This is no mean task and deserves to be richly lauded.
But for a few, this unpredictable, fleeting happiness is not enough. They dare to ask if an irrefutable, permanent and absolute happiness is not possible. A happiness they can trust. Perhaps it is this question that moves man towards divinity. For he is attempting to transcend the very framework of the human condition.
Is such a state possible? Yes, say the scriptures and enlightened beings. "The highest happiness comes upon the yogi whose mind is calmed, in whom passion is appeased, who has become Brahman and is free from sin," says the Bhagavad Gita (Vl: 27).
The Upanishads add: "Take the happiness of a man who has everything: he is young, healthy, strong, good, and cultured, with all the wealth that earth can offer; let us take this as one measure of joy. One hundred times that joy is the joy of the gandharvas, but no less joy have those who are illumined."
The Buddha's entire teaching revolves around the question of how to overcome human suffering and attain happiness. The first words of the Dhammapada, a collection of the Buddha's teachings, pinpoints the problem and its cause:
Mind precedes all phenomena,
Mind matters most, everything is mind-made.
If with an impure mind
You speak or act, then suffering follows you,
As the cartwheel follows the foot of the draft animal.
On the other hand, here is the Buddha's recipe for happiness:
If with a pure mind
You speak or act,
Then happiness follows you
As a shadow that never departs.
The very nature of life and our Selves, according to the Upanishads, is joy or bliss. Our true nature is sat (reality), chit (consciousness) and ananda (bliss). Bliss is part of who we are. Bliss is our birthright. "Vedanta says that happiness is you," explains Uday Acharya, a Vedanta teacher. But how on earth do we claim it?
Step l: Prioritize Happiness
Aiming for absolute happiness is serious business. It calls for steady, patient labor for years on end. This means absolute commitment to the goal, no matter what you may have to sacrifice. How does one achieve such a dogged attitude? Usually from plunging into the miseries of life. Eckhart Tolle, a spiritual teacher based in Canada, whose book, The Power of Now, is a masterpiece of spiritual guidance, led a life, he says, of almost continual anxiety interspersed with bouts of suicidal depression. Then he had a spiritual experience that transformed his life forever. Not that he didn't have to work at sustaining it. It just meant that he had something concrete to work towards, for he knew the state he was aiming at from inside.
Perhaps restlessness and an inner quest do motivate you. Eknath Easwaran, the late meditation teacher practicing in California and writer of many popular books on spirituality, reveals in his translation of the Upanishads that he was the quintessential man who had everything. Unsatisfied, he kept looking for that which he himself didn't know until a chance reading of the Upanishads unfolded vistas of joy unimagined thus far. The statement: "There is no joy in the finite; there is joy only in the Infinite," became a lodestar to which he hitched his happiness wagon.
In other words, the quest for happiness comes from within. It arises only when we are ready to engage in the mammoth task of seeking. Which is to say, it is not entirely within our conscious control. Scott L. Peck uses the term 'grace' to explain the mysterious force that nudges us towards further growth: "The paradox that we both choose grace and are chosen by grace is the essence of the phenomenon of serendipity."
You can also begin where you are right now. If by reading this you are inspired to want happiness, that too is a starting point. What matters is the intensity of your desire.
Prioritizing happiness means that you will let go of everything that is inimical to happiness.
In his book, A Dialogue with Death, Easwaran talks of the concepts of preya and shreya. Preya is what is pleasant; shreya, what is beneficial. Preya gives us instant happiness, the happiness of eating a good meal or buying an outfit, or getting a compliment. Shreya also gives us happiness, but in the long run, such as when we embark on a fitness program or kick the smoking habit. Preya and shreya are most often directly opposed to each other, such as when we spend the night carousing and wake up the next day with a heavy head and conscience. Preya's seductive happiness, arising as it does from the satisfaction of the senses, almost inevitably leads to long-term unhappiness. So how do we choose shreya? Simply, by not choosing preya. Our refusal to settle for short-term happiness in itself guarantees long-term happiness.
Prioritizing happiness means a single-minded focus on shreya. Are your eating habits interfering with your health? Change them. Is your anger spewing unhappiness around? Let it go. Are you spending more money than you make? Get financially smart. Are your relationships in trouble? Work at them. Is your yen for fame or power coming in the way of your happiness goal? Off with their heads. Are these easy? Let's face it, they're well-nigh impossible when attempted from the outside. How do you access such superhuman will? This takes us to the next step.
Step ll: Know Thyself
All spiritual masters and texts are united in this one. The answer to the human condition lies in understanding our true Self.
According to Vedanta, our primary error is to mistake ourselves for our body, or even our minds or egos. Our real Self lies beyond these limited factors of identity, and is boundless, infinite, pure reality, consciousness and bliss.
Those who know they are neither body nor mind,
But the immortal Self,
the Divine Principle of existence,
find the source
Of all joy and live in abiding joy.
—Katha Upanishad
This knowledge, even if only an intellectual concept to begin with, will give us the perspective to progress further.
Vedanta graphically uses the concept of a chariot to convey the real nature of the Self. In the Katha Upanishad, Yama, lord of death, tells the young seeker Nachiketa,
Know the Self as lord of the chariot,
The body as the chariot itself,
The discriminating intellect as the
charioteer,
And the mind as reins.
The senses, say the wise, are the
horses,
Selfish desires are the roads they
travel.
When the Self is confused with the body, mind, and senses, they point out, he seems to enjoy pleasure and suffer sorrow. In other words, the reason why we choose preya rather than shreya is because our untrained senses gallop after a drink or espying a pretty girl, leaving our charioteer toppled on one side with the reins hanging loose. The Self, meanwhile, deep inside the carriage, can't make itself heard. The nature of the senses is to run after objects of desire, and only a well-trained mind controlled by a discriminating intellect, which takes its guidance from the sequestered Self, can rein them in. This then is the task before us: to train the senses, discipline the mind, and strengthen the intellect to awaken the Self.
The Buddha said the same thing when he observed that attachment created suffering. Attachment arises out of our reactions of like and dislike, which are a result of the contact of the senses and the mind with the world. These, in turn, are part of universal mind and matter, which arise out of undifferentiated consciousness. The Buddhist approach to ultimate happiness is the abolishment of the entire structure of consciousness by focusing on reaction. The cessation of reaction would cause the cessation of like and dislike, which would cause the cessation of contact between the senses and the world, eventually leading to the collapse of consciousness. While Vedanta moves you towards a positive identity, Buddhism unshackles the construct of all identity. Each, however, forces us to confront the very depth of our nature.
In her book, Spiritual Intelligence, Danah Zohar draws upon the latest discoveries in quantum physics to substantiate her claim that we are made of the same stuff as God. Says she: "The quantum vacuum is the still silent 'ocean' on which existence appears as 'waves'. The first thing to emerge from the vacuum is an energy field known as the Higgs Field. This is filled with very fast, coherent energy oscillations that are the origin of all fields and fundamental particles in the universe. If proto-consciousness is a fundamental property, then there is proto-consciousness in the Higgs Field. And the quantum vacuum becomes very like what mystics have called the 'immanent God'. In that case, the 40 H2 neural oscillation that result in our human consciousness and our spiritual intelligence have their root in nothing less than 'God'. 'God' is the true center of the self. And meaning has its origin in the ultimate meaning of all existence."
There we have it. Even science acknowledges that we are divine stuff, children of immortality, amrutasya putraha, to quote the Upanishads.
Identifying with the body or the mind traps us within the sensory world. Preya becomes our only concept of pleasure so that happiness becomes purely a question of how much money we have, how beautiful we are, how many houses and cars we own and whether we belong to the A list of socialites. Says Eckhart Tolle: "Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments and definitions that block true relationship. It comes between you and yourself, between you and your fellow man and woman, between you and nature, between you and God. It is this screen of thought that creates the illusion of separateness, the illusion that there is you and a totally separate 'other'."
So how do we start the process of de-identification? Move to the next step.
Step lll: Enhance Your Self-Esteem
Before we get to the actual task of discarding our false self, we need to take certain preparatory steps. We are about to embark on a long and arduous journey (which the Upanishads call walking the razor's edge) and we must have enough rations to see us through. The most crucial of these is robust self-esteem. The task of confronting yourself and coming to terms with every aspect of you, essential aspects of de-identification, can only commence if you are capable of containing and accepting the less than flattering truth. Renouncing the ego can only be successfully accomplished by those who have a healthy one to begin with.
Nathaniel Brandon, virtually the guru of self-esteem, defines it thus: "To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem." He stipulates six pillars that comprise self-esteem. These are:
• Living consciously: The ability to be active rather than passive, to be in the moment, and to have a commitment for growth.
• Self-acceptance: The ability to be on one's side, to accept all feelings, thoughts and acts and to be compassionate with oneself.
• Self-responsibility: To take responsibility for the achievement of desires, one's behavior with others, and for one's happiness.
• Self-assertive: To know that we have the right to be who we are and that we do not have to live up to others' expectations.
• Purposeful living: To use our internal power for the attainment of our goals, including happiness, by taking responsibility for it, identifying the actions necessary to achieve it, monitoring our behavior to check if it is in alignment and so on.
• Personal integrity: When our behavior is congruent with our professed values, and ideals and practice match.
Brandon's prescription to enhance self-esteem is through sentence completion. Sit down every day, morning and evening, and give five different completions to the following sentence stem: "When I reflect on how I would feel if I lived more consciously…"
At the end of the week, go through all that you have written and give six different endings to this sentence: "If any of what I wrote this week is true, it would be helpful if I…"
Do this with the other pillars too and you will find that the very fact of thinking and writing about these will help you move towards these states of mind. In her book, The 12 Secrets of Health and Happiness, Louise Samways suggests that a good way of achieving self-acceptance is not to surrender to labels about ourselves created by others or us. Stick to facts, she says. Thus, when you botch up a presentation, you say to yourself, "I didn't do this well', rather than: "I'm a lousy salesperson." Says she: "Self-acceptance allows you to be comfortable with all aspects of yourself, good and bad. You feel confident that you can change if you want. You can be yourself; you don't need to hide behind a role."
The other way of accessing self-esteem is through the knowledge of who we are. If we are divine, an aspect of God, then surely that is reason for self-esteem? Self-esteem is innate; an aspect of our true nature and what stops us from experiencing it is our ignorance and conditioning.
Count down slowly from 20 to 0 until you find yourself feeling peaceful inside. Tell yourself with as much intensity and conviction as you can manage: "I am whole, perfect and complete." Soon, depending on the strength of your conditioning, this knowledge will manifest within you not as an intellectual concept, but as a part of you.
Why does this work? We'll discuss this in the next step.
Step lV: Go Within
You don't need to have perfect self-esteem before entering into this step. It is enough that you started working on it and have reached a basic level of inner stability. It is time now to go within. This is the key to the whole enterprise. If you can direct your mind inwards with unshakable commitment and steady application until you have seen through it, you are home and dry. What you must do is direct your attention to the uncharted inner regions: the zones of thoughts, feelings, reactions and actions. You are going to take the measure of your mind. Remember what the Buddha said, that we live in a mind-made world? That our thoughts create our reality? Are these thoughts supportive of happiness or not? Let us explore.
The first thing we learn is that we have very little control over our mind. And that we are never in the present. Thoughts zoom in and invade our mind. We zigzag between the past and the future in a medley of regrets, despair, anger, worry, fear and so on. Our past failures haunt us and fill us with apprehension for the future. We have certain ideas of the world and people based on our past and we view the whole of life through that prism.
We also become aware of how much we are controlled by circumstances and other people. Any stranger on the street can abuse us and spoil our day. We live in fear of what our boss will do or say, and we base our life goals on making our parents proud of us. From stepping into a muddy puddle to being rejected by our 'true' love, our reactions are based on external events. And we have very little control over ourselves. We decide that we are going to concentrate on a project and the next thing we know we have awoken from a daydream about a holiday in Mauritius. We vow to lose weight, but when a colleague passes chocolates around, we can't resist it. We try to curb our temper, but each time there's a provocation, we lose it. In other words, not only do others and circumstances control us but we have no control over ourselves. We are enslaved to our feelings, thoughts, actions and reactions.
Why is this? Vedanta and Buddhism have a word for these conditioned thoughts, words and deeds: samskaras.
Samskaras create the personality. It is in understanding the process that creates it that we can become free and transform ourselves. Our mind is composed of two parts, the conscious and the subconscious. The subconscious is at the root of many of our thoughts and behavior. We cannot control these consciously, which explains why we have difficulty losing weight or kicking the cigarette habit, but we can learn to master them if we understand how they come into being.
The subconscious is fully influenced by our thoughts. If we think repeatedly that we are good, worthwhile and likable, the subconscious gets the message and automatically operates from that assumption, giving rise to behavior that is open, spontaneous and non-manipulative. This in turn makes other people like us, transmit messages to say that we are good and worthwhile, to further entrench our original impression. This is how we create our personality, from beliefs and assumptions about ourselves, much of it arising from our infancy. A thought repeated a thousand times gives rise to words repeated a thousand times leading to deeds repeated thousands of times.
In The 12 Secrets of Health and Happiness, Samways talks of the chain linking speech, feelings and actions. According to her, our perceptions of events in our lives, such as being scolded by parents, lead to beliefs that create the thoughts we have about ourselves (self-talk), which give rise to feelings and finally to behavior or deeds. Each link in the chain reinforces the others so that the chain becomes increasingly stronger.
This is also the essence of karma, which implies that everything we think, say and do has a consequence. The consequence not only occurs in the outside world, but also within, by shaping our personality. All this is fine, as long as the samskaras are positive and life-enhancing. But when they cramp our style, limit our potential and make us unhappy, they create problems. Says Samways: "An optimistic style of self-talk has been found to be the single most important predictor of who is successful in life."
Samskaras then are a process, created by our thoughts, words, and deeds. This has two implications, both vital to our pursuit of happiness. The first is that what we have made we can unmake. The second is that we can also create fresh positive conditioning. In Step III you were advised to repeat the words that you were whole and perfect. You were, in effect, reconditioning yourself positively. All spiritual and mind improvement techniques focus on these two processes, undoing negative conditioning and feeding in positive ones.
How Do You Undo?
There are many methods, the most popular being meditation. Whether through chanting, watching your breath and sensations as in vipassana, your mind is automatically drawn to its own wayward movement. By patiently bringing it back to the subject on hand and allowing our thoughts to be, we finally begin to move towards stillness and inner balance. The momentum of thoughts declines, and we experience a modicum of choice. There are those like J. Krishnamurti, who advocate tackling the mind directly, by a choice-less awareness of all that arises. The task consists of being ruthlessly aware of the content of our consciousness; the presence of jealousy when it exists, of indifference or hate-without resisting or rationalizing it, in other words, nonjudgmental acceptance helps transform it. Awareness and acceptance by themselves can transform us.
Eckhart echoes Krishnamurti in suggesting that we watch the thinker. If we can watch the thoughts without identifying with them or reacting to them, then there is a gap between the thought and us. This is the beginning of going beyond the mind. He also suggests being in the now, what the Buddhists call mindful living. Here, we buttress ourselves in the moment with all the intensity at our command. We experience the process of walking, breathing, talking, eating, sitting, standing, as thoroughly as we can by being present to every nuance.
Easwaran suggests using the power inherent in desire to go against the conditioned might of the samskaras. We can tap into the flow of prana to take us towards happiness if we just redirect our desire for sensory objects. Jaya Row, a teacher of Vedanta, agrees when she says that the trick is to shift our focus from the lower desires to higher desires, such as the quest for happiness and self-realization.
How do we do this? By strengthening the will. Says Easwaran: "The power of desire is the power of will. Every desire carries with it the will to bring that desire to fruition." How do we strengthen our will? By going against all conditioned self-centered desire. If you feel like sleeping when you still have not completed your homework, resist it. When your fingers itch to grab that last gulab jamun, stick your hands into your pockets instead.
Easwaran says: "If the will is unified from top to bottom, the moment anger surfaces you can transform it into compassion. The moment disloyalty arises you can transform it into love. Every negative samskara can be transformed in this manner, which means that personality can be remade completely in the image of your highest ideal."
How easy is this? Not too difficult, provided you have one crucial attribute-discipline. Says psychiatrist Scott L. Peck, in his book, The Road Less Traveled: "Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life's problems. Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline, we can only save some problems. With total discipline, we can solve all problems." According to Peck, there are four aspects to discipline-delaying gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. The ability to delay gratification arises from a sense of self-worth and security, which is to say, self-esteem. Says Samway: One of the strongest predictors of who feels happy is the degree to which an individual feels in personal control of their life." She adds: "Happy people also take control of their time. They make manageable plans and commitments. They are busy, purposeful and punctual." She says: "It is very important to remember that as a human being you have been designed to cope with a great many unhappy and sad things-'the roughage of life'-as well as the good things of life."
When we incorporate discipline within us, we will have begun to live masterfully, using all problems as challenges and opportunities for our growth. The will becomes powerful, and desires have no power to move us from the goal of happiness. We learn to go beyond our natural human selfishness that instinctively serves the cause of survival. We choose the burnt toast and let others have the well done ones. We endure inconvenience in order to do others a favor. We surrender our bus seat to a senior citizen. Gradually, we are learning not to put ourselves first, a feat the Buddha called as difficult and unnatural as water going upstream. Says Easwaran: "The surest mark of grace is marvelous, almost unimaginable: the desire to go against all selfish desires. Until this begins to happen, you cannot believe it is possible…If only we knew what daring is required to face and conquer a selfish desire! Every cell in the body stands for an ovation."
Fine, our human condition has been explored and the solution approached. But, what of the road ahead?
Step V: Transcend Happiness
When the will becomes powerful enough to take on desire, the discriminating intellect (the charioteer, remember?) awakens. Buddhi, as it is referred to in Vedanta, is the center of discrimination. It views the situation on the whole and helps us to arrive at balanced and wise decisions that benefit the larger good instead of our selfish purposes.
The intellect in turn helps us to move beyond duality. We become increasingly aware that our mind vacillates between likes and dislikes, pain and pleasure. For the Buddha, this was the root of the problem of suffering. The mind reacts to events either favorably or unfavorably, pushing away what we don't like and holding on to what we do. Craving and aversion result, and through this we distort the very nature of life. Instead of accepting its essential impermanence, we strive to perpetuate the pleasant, and be rid of the unpleasant.
To transcend this duality, we need to let go of our need for happiness. We cannot afford to like something because we will dislike its opposite. Like cool, breezy days? Beware, you will dislike hot sultry days. Like mild-mannered, polite people? Whatever are you going to do when confronted with aggression or rudeness? To free ourselves from this entire edifice of reactions, we must destroy the whole structure. Yes, indeed, the secret of happiness is to let go of our need for it. When we do this, we trade the ephemeral satisfactions of the ego for the permanent peace of being. Established in equanimity, we become witnesses to the ebb and flow of events in our lives, resisting nothing, holding on to nothing.
Step Vl : Recognize the Other
Only when we have finally relinquished our ego-centered perspective based on likes and dislikes do we really become conscious of the other as existing in their own right and not as instruments of our need. Free of all need, we see them as they truly are for the first time. Says Easwaran: "We feel towards all the way we feel towards ourselves. No one likes to be snubbed or made fun of… You understand where people are coming from. You do not judge, romanticize or close your eyes."
You do more. You actively begin to care for their welfare. Happy yourself, you seek to make the other happy. You acknowledge them, appreciate their good points and point out their potential. You empathize with their misery and strive to support them through it. Free of need, you become a selfless repository for others' needs. And you discover that they are a potent source of happiness too. Participating in the joys of others fulfills us as much as our own joy. By focusing on their happiness we transcend all conflicts both within and without us. Nothing they say or do or even think can affect us any more. We live now for the universe and not merely for ourselves.
Bertrand Russel says in his book, The Conquest of Happiness: "A man who has once perceived, however temporarily and however briefly, what makes greatness of soul, can no longer be happy if he allows himself to be petty, self-seeking, troubled by trivial misfortunes, dreading what fate may have in store for him. The man capable of greatness of soul will open wide the windows of his mind, letting the winds blow freely upon it from every portion of the universe."
You no longer require people to be polite, courteous, loving or unselfish. You can allow them the space to be themselves and take on the responsibility of the relationship on yourself. When this happens, you are cutting off all the cords that tied you to others and to circumstances. Awesomely enough, you are now free. The long journey you embarked upon is drawing to a close. You are your own master. No circumstance in life has the power to ruffle your equanimity, or your commitment to happiness.
Step Vll: Be in the Moment
When the content of our consciousness is emptied, when we have accepted every minuscule bit of ourselves, when we have freed ourselves of all conditioning, when the past and the future are closed chapters, then the present unfolds like an endless song. Still as a lake, our mind is poised in the moment, alert, joyous and free. With no identity to fetter us, no needs to tie us down, we surrender ourselves fully to life, experiencing, enjoying and letting go. We are home, free.
When all desires that surge in the heart
Are renounced, the mortal becomes immortal.
When all knots that strangle the heart
Are loosened, the mortal becomes immortal.
This sums up the teachings of the scriptures.
—Katha Upanishads
What can one say to this but Om shanti.
Life Positive, September 2001
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By Suma Varughese
The quest for happiness has taken mankind on many strange journeys. Many have arrived at destinations never imagined or sought. We lose our way frequently and end up with regrets and sorrow. Is there a sure way to find happiness?
"Don't worry, be happy," carols Bobby McFerrin.
"And the prince and the princess lived happily ever after," say the fairy tales.
"I only want your happiness," croons the lover.
"Every man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," says the American Constitution.
"Happiness is buying the latest must-have," shout the advertisements.
No matter what the message, mankind is united in conviction that happiness is a very desirable state. Indeed, all of us, consciously or unconsciously, are motivated in all we do by our need for happiness. The housewife strives for a clean and orderly house and well-brought up children so she can be happy with herself. The husband aims to make more money so he can be happy. We chase money, health, growth, fame, power, property and relationships, not for their own sake but for the satisfaction they promise. The creation of empires and civilizations, the discovery of continents, the waging of wars, the whole ebb and flow of history is a graphic portrait of man's ceaseless quest for happiness.
Yet, most of us will acknowledge that we don't always feel happy. Oh, yes, winning that merit scholarship or the coveted promotion, buying a car or losing weight feels great for a while. But we find that our friends are jealous, or that the promotion means longer working hours or that the car guzzles petrol, and that our lives haven't been transformed by losing weight. We are weighed down by a sense of lack. No matter how well life turns out, nothing seems quite enough. Others seem to have more, or desires keep arising. If nothing else, we fear for the future. What if something was to happen to our loved ones or to us?
Many of us are content to accept this mixed bag of happiness and sorrow as the human lot. Within this framework we attempt to maximize our joys and minimize our woes. We excel in whatever skills we have, spend less than we make, save for a house, take care of our health, get our children married and keep money aside for old age. At the end of our lives, we believe that we have lived to the best of our capacity. This is no mean task and deserves to be richly lauded.
But for a few, this unpredictable, fleeting happiness is not enough. They dare to ask if an irrefutable, permanent and absolute happiness is not possible. A happiness they can trust. Perhaps it is this question that moves man towards divinity. For he is attempting to transcend the very framework of the human condition.
Is such a state possible? Yes, say the scriptures and enlightened beings. "The highest happiness comes upon the yogi whose mind is calmed, in whom passion is appeased, who has become Brahman and is free from sin," says the Bhagavad Gita (Vl: 27).
The Upanishads add: "Take the happiness of a man who has everything: he is young, healthy, strong, good, and cultured, with all the wealth that earth can offer; let us take this as one measure of joy. One hundred times that joy is the joy of the gandharvas, but no less joy have those who are illumined."
The Buddha's entire teaching revolves around the question of how to overcome human suffering and attain happiness. The first words of the Dhammapada, a collection of the Buddha's teachings, pinpoints the problem and its cause:
Mind precedes all phenomena,
Mind matters most, everything is mind-made.
If with an impure mind
You speak or act, then suffering follows you,
As the cartwheel follows the foot of the draft animal.
On the other hand, here is the Buddha's recipe for happiness:
If with a pure mind
You speak or act,
Then happiness follows you
As a shadow that never departs.
The very nature of life and our Selves, according to the Upanishads, is joy or bliss. Our true nature is sat (reality), chit (consciousness) and ananda (bliss). Bliss is part of who we are. Bliss is our birthright. "Vedanta says that happiness is you," explains Uday Acharya, a Vedanta teacher. But how on earth do we claim it?
Step l: Prioritize Happiness
Aiming for absolute happiness is serious business. It calls for steady, patient labor for years on end. This means absolute commitment to the goal, no matter what you may have to sacrifice. How does one achieve such a dogged attitude? Usually from plunging into the miseries of life. Eckhart Tolle, a spiritual teacher based in Canada, whose book, The Power of Now, is a masterpiece of spiritual guidance, led a life, he says, of almost continual anxiety interspersed with bouts of suicidal depression. Then he had a spiritual experience that transformed his life forever. Not that he didn't have to work at sustaining it. It just meant that he had something concrete to work towards, for he knew the state he was aiming at from inside.
Perhaps restlessness and an inner quest do motivate you. Eknath Easwaran, the late meditation teacher practicing in California and writer of many popular books on spirituality, reveals in his translation of the Upanishads that he was the quintessential man who had everything. Unsatisfied, he kept looking for that which he himself didn't know until a chance reading of the Upanishads unfolded vistas of joy unimagined thus far. The statement: "There is no joy in the finite; there is joy only in the Infinite," became a lodestar to which he hitched his happiness wagon.
In other words, the quest for happiness comes from within. It arises only when we are ready to engage in the mammoth task of seeking. Which is to say, it is not entirely within our conscious control. Scott L. Peck uses the term 'grace' to explain the mysterious force that nudges us towards further growth: "The paradox that we both choose grace and are chosen by grace is the essence of the phenomenon of serendipity."
You can also begin where you are right now. If by reading this you are inspired to want happiness, that too is a starting point. What matters is the intensity of your desire.
Prioritizing happiness means that you will let go of everything that is inimical to happiness.
In his book, A Dialogue with Death, Easwaran talks of the concepts of preya and shreya. Preya is what is pleasant; shreya, what is beneficial. Preya gives us instant happiness, the happiness of eating a good meal or buying an outfit, or getting a compliment. Shreya also gives us happiness, but in the long run, such as when we embark on a fitness program or kick the smoking habit. Preya and shreya are most often directly opposed to each other, such as when we spend the night carousing and wake up the next day with a heavy head and conscience. Preya's seductive happiness, arising as it does from the satisfaction of the senses, almost inevitably leads to long-term unhappiness. So how do we choose shreya? Simply, by not choosing preya. Our refusal to settle for short-term happiness in itself guarantees long-term happiness.
Prioritizing happiness means a single-minded focus on shreya. Are your eating habits interfering with your health? Change them. Is your anger spewing unhappiness around? Let it go. Are you spending more money than you make? Get financially smart. Are your relationships in trouble? Work at them. Is your yen for fame or power coming in the way of your happiness goal? Off with their heads. Are these easy? Let's face it, they're well-nigh impossible when attempted from the outside. How do you access such superhuman will? This takes us to the next step.
Step ll: Know Thyself
All spiritual masters and texts are united in this one. The answer to the human condition lies in understanding our true Self.
According to Vedanta, our primary error is to mistake ourselves for our body, or even our minds or egos. Our real Self lies beyond these limited factors of identity, and is boundless, infinite, pure reality, consciousness and bliss.
Those who know they are neither body nor mind,
But the immortal Self,
the Divine Principle of existence,
find the source
Of all joy and live in abiding joy.
—Katha Upanishad
This knowledge, even if only an intellectual concept to begin with, will give us the perspective to progress further.
Vedanta graphically uses the concept of a chariot to convey the real nature of the Self. In the Katha Upanishad, Yama, lord of death, tells the young seeker Nachiketa,
Know the Self as lord of the chariot,
The body as the chariot itself,
The discriminating intellect as the
charioteer,
And the mind as reins.
The senses, say the wise, are the
horses,
Selfish desires are the roads they
travel.
When the Self is confused with the body, mind, and senses, they point out, he seems to enjoy pleasure and suffer sorrow. In other words, the reason why we choose preya rather than shreya is because our untrained senses gallop after a drink or espying a pretty girl, leaving our charioteer toppled on one side with the reins hanging loose. The Self, meanwhile, deep inside the carriage, can't make itself heard. The nature of the senses is to run after objects of desire, and only a well-trained mind controlled by a discriminating intellect, which takes its guidance from the sequestered Self, can rein them in. This then is the task before us: to train the senses, discipline the mind, and strengthen the intellect to awaken the Self.
The Buddha said the same thing when he observed that attachment created suffering. Attachment arises out of our reactions of like and dislike, which are a result of the contact of the senses and the mind with the world. These, in turn, are part of universal mind and matter, which arise out of undifferentiated consciousness. The Buddhist approach to ultimate happiness is the abolishment of the entire structure of consciousness by focusing on reaction. The cessation of reaction would cause the cessation of like and dislike, which would cause the cessation of contact between the senses and the world, eventually leading to the collapse of consciousness. While Vedanta moves you towards a positive identity, Buddhism unshackles the construct of all identity. Each, however, forces us to confront the very depth of our nature.
In her book, Spiritual Intelligence, Danah Zohar draws upon the latest discoveries in quantum physics to substantiate her claim that we are made of the same stuff as God. Says she: "The quantum vacuum is the still silent 'ocean' on which existence appears as 'waves'. The first thing to emerge from the vacuum is an energy field known as the Higgs Field. This is filled with very fast, coherent energy oscillations that are the origin of all fields and fundamental particles in the universe. If proto-consciousness is a fundamental property, then there is proto-consciousness in the Higgs Field. And the quantum vacuum becomes very like what mystics have called the 'immanent God'. In that case, the 40 H2 neural oscillation that result in our human consciousness and our spiritual intelligence have their root in nothing less than 'God'. 'God' is the true center of the self. And meaning has its origin in the ultimate meaning of all existence."
There we have it. Even science acknowledges that we are divine stuff, children of immortality, amrutasya putraha, to quote the Upanishads.
Identifying with the body or the mind traps us within the sensory world. Preya becomes our only concept of pleasure so that happiness becomes purely a question of how much money we have, how beautiful we are, how many houses and cars we own and whether we belong to the A list of socialites. Says Eckhart Tolle: "Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments and definitions that block true relationship. It comes between you and yourself, between you and your fellow man and woman, between you and nature, between you and God. It is this screen of thought that creates the illusion of separateness, the illusion that there is you and a totally separate 'other'."
So how do we start the process of de-identification? Move to the next step.
Step lll: Enhance Your Self-Esteem
Before we get to the actual task of discarding our false self, we need to take certain preparatory steps. We are about to embark on a long and arduous journey (which the Upanishads call walking the razor's edge) and we must have enough rations to see us through. The most crucial of these is robust self-esteem. The task of confronting yourself and coming to terms with every aspect of you, essential aspects of de-identification, can only commence if you are capable of containing and accepting the less than flattering truth. Renouncing the ego can only be successfully accomplished by those who have a healthy one to begin with.
Nathaniel Brandon, virtually the guru of self-esteem, defines it thus: "To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem." He stipulates six pillars that comprise self-esteem. These are:
• Living consciously: The ability to be active rather than passive, to be in the moment, and to have a commitment for growth.
• Self-acceptance: The ability to be on one's side, to accept all feelings, thoughts and acts and to be compassionate with oneself.
• Self-responsibility: To take responsibility for the achievement of desires, one's behavior with others, and for one's happiness.
• Self-assertive: To know that we have the right to be who we are and that we do not have to live up to others' expectations.
• Purposeful living: To use our internal power for the attainment of our goals, including happiness, by taking responsibility for it, identifying the actions necessary to achieve it, monitoring our behavior to check if it is in alignment and so on.
• Personal integrity: When our behavior is congruent with our professed values, and ideals and practice match.
Brandon's prescription to enhance self-esteem is through sentence completion. Sit down every day, morning and evening, and give five different completions to the following sentence stem: "When I reflect on how I would feel if I lived more consciously…"
At the end of the week, go through all that you have written and give six different endings to this sentence: "If any of what I wrote this week is true, it would be helpful if I…"
Do this with the other pillars too and you will find that the very fact of thinking and writing about these will help you move towards these states of mind. In her book, The 12 Secrets of Health and Happiness, Louise Samways suggests that a good way of achieving self-acceptance is not to surrender to labels about ourselves created by others or us. Stick to facts, she says. Thus, when you botch up a presentation, you say to yourself, "I didn't do this well', rather than: "I'm a lousy salesperson." Says she: "Self-acceptance allows you to be comfortable with all aspects of yourself, good and bad. You feel confident that you can change if you want. You can be yourself; you don't need to hide behind a role."
The other way of accessing self-esteem is through the knowledge of who we are. If we are divine, an aspect of God, then surely that is reason for self-esteem? Self-esteem is innate; an aspect of our true nature and what stops us from experiencing it is our ignorance and conditioning.
Count down slowly from 20 to 0 until you find yourself feeling peaceful inside. Tell yourself with as much intensity and conviction as you can manage: "I am whole, perfect and complete." Soon, depending on the strength of your conditioning, this knowledge will manifest within you not as an intellectual concept, but as a part of you.
Why does this work? We'll discuss this in the next step.
Step lV: Go Within
You don't need to have perfect self-esteem before entering into this step. It is enough that you started working on it and have reached a basic level of inner stability. It is time now to go within. This is the key to the whole enterprise. If you can direct your mind inwards with unshakable commitment and steady application until you have seen through it, you are home and dry. What you must do is direct your attention to the uncharted inner regions: the zones of thoughts, feelings, reactions and actions. You are going to take the measure of your mind. Remember what the Buddha said, that we live in a mind-made world? That our thoughts create our reality? Are these thoughts supportive of happiness or not? Let us explore.
The first thing we learn is that we have very little control over our mind. And that we are never in the present. Thoughts zoom in and invade our mind. We zigzag between the past and the future in a medley of regrets, despair, anger, worry, fear and so on. Our past failures haunt us and fill us with apprehension for the future. We have certain ideas of the world and people based on our past and we view the whole of life through that prism.
We also become aware of how much we are controlled by circumstances and other people. Any stranger on the street can abuse us and spoil our day. We live in fear of what our boss will do or say, and we base our life goals on making our parents proud of us. From stepping into a muddy puddle to being rejected by our 'true' love, our reactions are based on external events. And we have very little control over ourselves. We decide that we are going to concentrate on a project and the next thing we know we have awoken from a daydream about a holiday in Mauritius. We vow to lose weight, but when a colleague passes chocolates around, we can't resist it. We try to curb our temper, but each time there's a provocation, we lose it. In other words, not only do others and circumstances control us but we have no control over ourselves. We are enslaved to our feelings, thoughts, actions and reactions.
Why is this? Vedanta and Buddhism have a word for these conditioned thoughts, words and deeds: samskaras.
Samskaras create the personality. It is in understanding the process that creates it that we can become free and transform ourselves. Our mind is composed of two parts, the conscious and the subconscious. The subconscious is at the root of many of our thoughts and behavior. We cannot control these consciously, which explains why we have difficulty losing weight or kicking the cigarette habit, but we can learn to master them if we understand how they come into being.
The subconscious is fully influenced by our thoughts. If we think repeatedly that we are good, worthwhile and likable, the subconscious gets the message and automatically operates from that assumption, giving rise to behavior that is open, spontaneous and non-manipulative. This in turn makes other people like us, transmit messages to say that we are good and worthwhile, to further entrench our original impression. This is how we create our personality, from beliefs and assumptions about ourselves, much of it arising from our infancy. A thought repeated a thousand times gives rise to words repeated a thousand times leading to deeds repeated thousands of times.
In The 12 Secrets of Health and Happiness, Samways talks of the chain linking speech, feelings and actions. According to her, our perceptions of events in our lives, such as being scolded by parents, lead to beliefs that create the thoughts we have about ourselves (self-talk), which give rise to feelings and finally to behavior or deeds. Each link in the chain reinforces the others so that the chain becomes increasingly stronger.
This is also the essence of karma, which implies that everything we think, say and do has a consequence. The consequence not only occurs in the outside world, but also within, by shaping our personality. All this is fine, as long as the samskaras are positive and life-enhancing. But when they cramp our style, limit our potential and make us unhappy, they create problems. Says Samways: "An optimistic style of self-talk has been found to be the single most important predictor of who is successful in life."
Samskaras then are a process, created by our thoughts, words, and deeds. This has two implications, both vital to our pursuit of happiness. The first is that what we have made we can unmake. The second is that we can also create fresh positive conditioning. In Step III you were advised to repeat the words that you were whole and perfect. You were, in effect, reconditioning yourself positively. All spiritual and mind improvement techniques focus on these two processes, undoing negative conditioning and feeding in positive ones.
How Do You Undo?
There are many methods, the most popular being meditation. Whether through chanting, watching your breath and sensations as in vipassana, your mind is automatically drawn to its own wayward movement. By patiently bringing it back to the subject on hand and allowing our thoughts to be, we finally begin to move towards stillness and inner balance. The momentum of thoughts declines, and we experience a modicum of choice. There are those like J. Krishnamurti, who advocate tackling the mind directly, by a choice-less awareness of all that arises. The task consists of being ruthlessly aware of the content of our consciousness; the presence of jealousy when it exists, of indifference or hate-without resisting or rationalizing it, in other words, nonjudgmental acceptance helps transform it. Awareness and acceptance by themselves can transform us.
Eckhart echoes Krishnamurti in suggesting that we watch the thinker. If we can watch the thoughts without identifying with them or reacting to them, then there is a gap between the thought and us. This is the beginning of going beyond the mind. He also suggests being in the now, what the Buddhists call mindful living. Here, we buttress ourselves in the moment with all the intensity at our command. We experience the process of walking, breathing, talking, eating, sitting, standing, as thoroughly as we can by being present to every nuance.
Easwaran suggests using the power inherent in desire to go against the conditioned might of the samskaras. We can tap into the flow of prana to take us towards happiness if we just redirect our desire for sensory objects. Jaya Row, a teacher of Vedanta, agrees when she says that the trick is to shift our focus from the lower desires to higher desires, such as the quest for happiness and self-realization.
How do we do this? By strengthening the will. Says Easwaran: "The power of desire is the power of will. Every desire carries with it the will to bring that desire to fruition." How do we strengthen our will? By going against all conditioned self-centered desire. If you feel like sleeping when you still have not completed your homework, resist it. When your fingers itch to grab that last gulab jamun, stick your hands into your pockets instead.
Easwaran says: "If the will is unified from top to bottom, the moment anger surfaces you can transform it into compassion. The moment disloyalty arises you can transform it into love. Every negative samskara can be transformed in this manner, which means that personality can be remade completely in the image of your highest ideal."
How easy is this? Not too difficult, provided you have one crucial attribute-discipline. Says psychiatrist Scott L. Peck, in his book, The Road Less Traveled: "Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life's problems. Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline, we can only save some problems. With total discipline, we can solve all problems." According to Peck, there are four aspects to discipline-delaying gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing. The ability to delay gratification arises from a sense of self-worth and security, which is to say, self-esteem. Says Samway: One of the strongest predictors of who feels happy is the degree to which an individual feels in personal control of their life." She adds: "Happy people also take control of their time. They make manageable plans and commitments. They are busy, purposeful and punctual." She says: "It is very important to remember that as a human being you have been designed to cope with a great many unhappy and sad things-'the roughage of life'-as well as the good things of life."
When we incorporate discipline within us, we will have begun to live masterfully, using all problems as challenges and opportunities for our growth. The will becomes powerful, and desires have no power to move us from the goal of happiness. We learn to go beyond our natural human selfishness that instinctively serves the cause of survival. We choose the burnt toast and let others have the well done ones. We endure inconvenience in order to do others a favor. We surrender our bus seat to a senior citizen. Gradually, we are learning not to put ourselves first, a feat the Buddha called as difficult and unnatural as water going upstream. Says Easwaran: "The surest mark of grace is marvelous, almost unimaginable: the desire to go against all selfish desires. Until this begins to happen, you cannot believe it is possible…If only we knew what daring is required to face and conquer a selfish desire! Every cell in the body stands for an ovation."
Fine, our human condition has been explored and the solution approached. But, what of the road ahead?
Step V: Transcend Happiness
When the will becomes powerful enough to take on desire, the discriminating intellect (the charioteer, remember?) awakens. Buddhi, as it is referred to in Vedanta, is the center of discrimination. It views the situation on the whole and helps us to arrive at balanced and wise decisions that benefit the larger good instead of our selfish purposes.
The intellect in turn helps us to move beyond duality. We become increasingly aware that our mind vacillates between likes and dislikes, pain and pleasure. For the Buddha, this was the root of the problem of suffering. The mind reacts to events either favorably or unfavorably, pushing away what we don't like and holding on to what we do. Craving and aversion result, and through this we distort the very nature of life. Instead of accepting its essential impermanence, we strive to perpetuate the pleasant, and be rid of the unpleasant.
To transcend this duality, we need to let go of our need for happiness. We cannot afford to like something because we will dislike its opposite. Like cool, breezy days? Beware, you will dislike hot sultry days. Like mild-mannered, polite people? Whatever are you going to do when confronted with aggression or rudeness? To free ourselves from this entire edifice of reactions, we must destroy the whole structure. Yes, indeed, the secret of happiness is to let go of our need for it. When we do this, we trade the ephemeral satisfactions of the ego for the permanent peace of being. Established in equanimity, we become witnesses to the ebb and flow of events in our lives, resisting nothing, holding on to nothing.
Step Vl : Recognize the Other
Only when we have finally relinquished our ego-centered perspective based on likes and dislikes do we really become conscious of the other as existing in their own right and not as instruments of our need. Free of all need, we see them as they truly are for the first time. Says Easwaran: "We feel towards all the way we feel towards ourselves. No one likes to be snubbed or made fun of… You understand where people are coming from. You do not judge, romanticize or close your eyes."
You do more. You actively begin to care for their welfare. Happy yourself, you seek to make the other happy. You acknowledge them, appreciate their good points and point out their potential. You empathize with their misery and strive to support them through it. Free of need, you become a selfless repository for others' needs. And you discover that they are a potent source of happiness too. Participating in the joys of others fulfills us as much as our own joy. By focusing on their happiness we transcend all conflicts both within and without us. Nothing they say or do or even think can affect us any more. We live now for the universe and not merely for ourselves.
Bertrand Russel says in his book, The Conquest of Happiness: "A man who has once perceived, however temporarily and however briefly, what makes greatness of soul, can no longer be happy if he allows himself to be petty, self-seeking, troubled by trivial misfortunes, dreading what fate may have in store for him. The man capable of greatness of soul will open wide the windows of his mind, letting the winds blow freely upon it from every portion of the universe."
You no longer require people to be polite, courteous, loving or unselfish. You can allow them the space to be themselves and take on the responsibility of the relationship on yourself. When this happens, you are cutting off all the cords that tied you to others and to circumstances. Awesomely enough, you are now free. The long journey you embarked upon is drawing to a close. You are your own master. No circumstance in life has the power to ruffle your equanimity, or your commitment to happiness.
Step Vll: Be in the Moment
When the content of our consciousness is emptied, when we have accepted every minuscule bit of ourselves, when we have freed ourselves of all conditioning, when the past and the future are closed chapters, then the present unfolds like an endless song. Still as a lake, our mind is poised in the moment, alert, joyous and free. With no identity to fetter us, no needs to tie us down, we surrender ourselves fully to life, experiencing, enjoying and letting go. We are home, free.
When all desires that surge in the heart
Are renounced, the mortal becomes immortal.
When all knots that strangle the heart
Are loosened, the mortal becomes immortal.
This sums up the teachings of the scriptures.
—Katha Upanishads
What can one say to this but Om shanti.
Life Positive, September 2001
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Starting An Internet Business In As Little As Within Hours With These 9 Proven Secrets
Starting An Internet Business In As Little As Within Hours With These 9 Proven Secrets
by: Aaron Herman
With the right guidance, an Internet business can start generating income almost immediately. A home internet business can be very successful for people who have the dedication, skills and patience to await agradual increase in business and income. There are several ways how an internet business can be started. However, no matter which internet business is being initiated, it won't make an impact at first.
The start up costs for an internet home business are next to nothing compared to the offline world of business start ups. In fact it is a lot more simple to start and grow a business on the internet. Of course you need some knowledge to begin your internet home business enterprise. But you don't need a "Bacc" to do business on the web.
All you need is some computer knowledge and some internet marketing basis and a good dose of determination.
Here is some basic tips on how to start an internet home business.
== 1.Write Your Business Goals ==
It is important to set goals and objectives and then take action to accomplish them. This will be your Business Plan.
Here Are Some questions you should ask yourself:
- Why do I want to start up an Internet Home Business?
- What product or service can I provide?
- Do I have the knowledge and expertise to provide this service?
- Do I know enough about the competition?
- Where will my customers come from?
Take the time to write down your questions and answers and thoroughly research your chosen market.
== 2. Choose A Product or Service To Sell ==
On the internet you can find hundreds of product or services to sell.
You can sell your own product by creating your own, or purchasing resale rights or being an affiliate with a good internet company.
Don't put your personal gains first. Make sure that the product will deliver what it promises. When you promote a product that leaves the buyer dissatisfied, you' ll only be ruining your business. So sell solutions and the money will come.
== 3. Business Domain Name ==
One important first step is to choose the best domain name you can. Keep it as short and simple as possible.
Think of domain name like " Google " or " Yahoo ". They are short and easy to remember.
I know that some people say to use keyword in you're domain name. But if you choose " Internet Business " there is million of site with this term.
So are you going to use for example "AprofitableInternethomebusiness.com" it might be a nice name but it is too long and not simple.
== 4. Your Business Web Site ==
Having A good business website is essential to succeed with an internet home business.
Here is the thing you have to plan to build your website
A) Decide on the website design (color schemes, buttons, special effects etc). However, you may have a preference for a certain color or look. To help you choose a design, you may wish to check out other people's websites or work with your web designer's pre-set templates.
(b) The content. There are many items you may wish to include on your website. The most common ones include:
1 Products And Services
2. Contact Information
3. Pricing
4. Testimonials
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. Resources & Articles
7. Refund Policy
8. Privacy Policy
9. About Us
10. Site Map
11. Useful Links
12. On-line store
== 5. Choose a Web Hosting Company ==
What is a Web hosting Company?
A Web host is a company that provides server space for your website. You can think of a web host as a commercial building. The web host provides space for your website just as a commercial building provides space for your shop or office.
What are some of the things you should look for when choosing a web host? The criteria for choosing a free web host and a commercial web hosting solution are slightly different although they do overlap.
A) Web Space
Does it have enough space for your needs? If you envisage that you will expand your site eventually, you might want to cater for future expansion. Most sites use less than 5MB of web space. Indeed, at one time, one of my other web sites, thefreecountry.com, used less than 5MB of space although it had about 150 pages on the site. Your needs will vary, depending on how many pictures your pages use, whether you need sound files, video clips, etc.
B) Bandwidth allotment
Nowadays, many free web hosts impose a limit on the amount of traffic your website can use per day and per month. This means that if the pages (and graphic images) on your site is loaded by visitors beyond a certain number of times per day (or per month), the web host will disable your web site (or perhaps send you a bill).
It is difficult to recommend a specific minimum amount of bandwidth, since it depends on how you design your site, your target audience, and the number of visitors you're able to attract to your site. In general, 100MB traffic per month is too little for anything other than your personal home page and 1-3GB traffic per month is usually adequate for a simple site just starting out. Your mileage, however, will vary.
C) Reliability and speed of access
This is extremely important. A site that is frequently down will lose a lot of visitors. If someone finds your site on the search engine, and he tries to access it but find that it is down, he'll simply go down the list to find another site. Slow access is also very frustrating for visitors (and for you too, when you upload your site).
How do you know if a host is reliable or fast? If you can't get feedback from anyone, one way is to try it out yourself over a period of time, both during peak as well as non-peak hours. After all, it is free, so you can always experiment with it.
== 6. Shopping Cart ==
No e-commerce website is complete without a secure shopping cart. There are many shopping cart options. Many e-commerce business owners make the mistake of using Pay Pal to accept payments, which immediately tells visitors that their company is very small and not professional.
A good alternative to Pay Pal is a remotely hosted shopping cart. Remote shopping carts take the burden of maintaining security and credit card numbers off your shoulder and places the responsibility on another company. Remote shopping carts can usually be configured to look similar to your website.
In fact, your customers may not realize that they have left your website to place an order. The remote shopping cart provider will give you the HTML to add to your website. When your potential customer clicks on the Buy Now button, he or she is taken to the remote shopping cart to enter the personal information and payment details.
Depending on your choice of a shopping cart, you may or may not need a merchant account to process transactions. Some shopping cart services allow you to use their merchant accounts for a slightly higher fee.
== 7. How To Promote Your Business Website ==
Write An Article: Write an article promoting your site or product. Write an article on a hot topic many people would like more information on and submit it to various e-zines. How do you find out what's hot? Visit a few of the message boards and see what questions are raised often.
Search Engines: Thousands of search engines exist on the Internet. But, you should only be concerned with the top eight or ten. You should manually submit to the top eight: Alta Vista, Excite, Yahoo, Hotbot, Lycos, Northern Light, Infoseek, Webcrawler, and use one of the FREE automatic submission services like *SubmitPlus* to handle the smaller search engines.
Directories: List your site here too. Directories organize sites into categories. Good examples of Directories: Yahoo, Magellan.
Ezine Listings: If you have an e-zine to promote along with your site. Why not list it with one of the many e-zine services on the Internet. E-zine Library is a good one to start with.
Free Classifieds: You will have to submit to a ton of FREE classifieds to get any significant traffic. Why? You are competing with thousands of other Ads. Remember to work on your Ad copy and make it attention grabbing. Go to one of the popular search engines, type in Free Classifieds, and surf to the top 20 classified sites for beginners.
Often, these sites will lead you to several other Free Classified Sites. In response you'll get a stack of e-mail thanking you for listing your site while barking their promo. Best to get one of those free email accounts. Hot mail is a good one. So is Yahoo mail.
FFA Pages. Free For All's are worth a try. Be prepared for a avalanche of e-mails from FFA web site owners. If your title is attention grabbing you will get a few clicks. Good Attention grabbing headlines, FREE, Limited Time, Limited Offer, Proven, Secrets, and many more if you brainstorm. Check out the sales literature delivered to you by regular mail. Check and see what headlines grab your attention. And why? Incorporate them into your Online Ads.
Tell Friends And Family: If your friends, family, acquaintances, have an Internet Connection, e-mail them telling them about your new website, and ask them to visit often. Offer a FREE incentive if they tell a few friends to surf over. Perhaps, a FREE Ad in your e-zine.
Leave Business Cards or Flyers: Leave these promo pieces with small businesses in your community. All relevant contact information; email address, URL, telephone number, should be included. Offer a freebie to anyone who visits your site. A free e-book, report.
== 8. TRACK YOUR MARKETING ==
Here are some questions to consider:
1) How many unique visitors come to your website?
2) How many visitors opt-in to your mailing list or order your products?
3) When you send emails, how many are opened and how many people actually click through to your website?
The reason these question are so important is because if you don't know these stats, you won't know what to improve. It could be different things; like your headlines, the content or navigation on your website. You won't know until you start checking all your marketing offer.
== 9. YOUR BUSINESS IN CONCLUSION ==
Think of your first six months primarily as a training period. Don't expect large earnings until after you've educated yourself.
Even the most dynamic, highest-earning entrepreneurs in the industry took MONTHS to begin seeing an income of any real significance with their internet home business.
Don't be a negative thinker and don't let the negative attitudes of others (even if they're family members, friends, or peers) influence you.
All the great men and women in history had to overcome the naysayers who said it couldn't be done and then went out and did it. Think for yourself!
As long as you think positive and focused on your internet home business target you re on the right way to a rich life, which is directed by you and it will lead you to tremendous success and personnal satisfaction.
Building an Internet business can be very rewarding when you start making money online out of the comforts of your own home. If you've always wanted to be self-employed and be your own boss. Then having an internet business will open this up for you. You just need to work on it.
About The Author
Aaron Herman
Hope this will help you to take right decision if you are thinking of http://myezinearticle.com/marketing/internet-marketing http://www.squidoo.com/-Google-Assassin-Review.
Read More Articles from the "Online Business" Category:
7 Dynamically Doable Insider Website Tips
by Cynthia Bull
Email Marketing - A Powerful Tool
by Herman Dias
The Worst eBay Selling Strategies… Ever? Part One
by Linda Kerr
Discover The Fast and Free Way To Create Numerous Content-Keyword Rich AdSense Ads Web Site
by Rose Mary
Online Opportunities and Work
by Ali Brown
Get Real … The Necessary First Step Before Starting A Home Business
by Kirk Bannerman
7 Rules To Live By When Choosing An Affiliate Program Or Work at Home Business
by Marianthi Iatridou
10 High-Impact Viral Marketing Strategies
by Keith Gloster
Why Aren't You Writing Ezine Articles?
by Michael Southon
How To Create 2 Super-Profitable Email Publications
by Christopher Kyalo
by: Aaron Herman
With the right guidance, an Internet business can start generating income almost immediately. A home internet business can be very successful for people who have the dedication, skills and patience to await agradual increase in business and income. There are several ways how an internet business can be started. However, no matter which internet business is being initiated, it won't make an impact at first.
The start up costs for an internet home business are next to nothing compared to the offline world of business start ups. In fact it is a lot more simple to start and grow a business on the internet. Of course you need some knowledge to begin your internet home business enterprise. But you don't need a "Bacc" to do business on the web.
All you need is some computer knowledge and some internet marketing basis and a good dose of determination.
Here is some basic tips on how to start an internet home business.
== 1.Write Your Business Goals ==
It is important to set goals and objectives and then take action to accomplish them. This will be your Business Plan.
Here Are Some questions you should ask yourself:
- Why do I want to start up an Internet Home Business?
- What product or service can I provide?
- Do I have the knowledge and expertise to provide this service?
- Do I know enough about the competition?
- Where will my customers come from?
Take the time to write down your questions and answers and thoroughly research your chosen market.
== 2. Choose A Product or Service To Sell ==
On the internet you can find hundreds of product or services to sell.
You can sell your own product by creating your own, or purchasing resale rights or being an affiliate with a good internet company.
Don't put your personal gains first. Make sure that the product will deliver what it promises. When you promote a product that leaves the buyer dissatisfied, you' ll only be ruining your business. So sell solutions and the money will come.
== 3. Business Domain Name ==
One important first step is to choose the best domain name you can. Keep it as short and simple as possible.
Think of domain name like " Google " or " Yahoo ". They are short and easy to remember.
I know that some people say to use keyword in you're domain name. But if you choose " Internet Business " there is million of site with this term.
So are you going to use for example "AprofitableInternethomebusiness.com" it might be a nice name but it is too long and not simple.
== 4. Your Business Web Site ==
Having A good business website is essential to succeed with an internet home business.
Here is the thing you have to plan to build your website
A) Decide on the website design (color schemes, buttons, special effects etc). However, you may have a preference for a certain color or look. To help you choose a design, you may wish to check out other people's websites or work with your web designer's pre-set templates.
(b) The content. There are many items you may wish to include on your website. The most common ones include:
1 Products And Services
2. Contact Information
3. Pricing
4. Testimonials
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. Resources & Articles
7. Refund Policy
8. Privacy Policy
9. About Us
10. Site Map
11. Useful Links
12. On-line store
== 5. Choose a Web Hosting Company ==
What is a Web hosting Company?
A Web host is a company that provides server space for your website. You can think of a web host as a commercial building. The web host provides space for your website just as a commercial building provides space for your shop or office.
What are some of the things you should look for when choosing a web host? The criteria for choosing a free web host and a commercial web hosting solution are slightly different although they do overlap.
A) Web Space
Does it have enough space for your needs? If you envisage that you will expand your site eventually, you might want to cater for future expansion. Most sites use less than 5MB of web space. Indeed, at one time, one of my other web sites, thefreecountry.com, used less than 5MB of space although it had about 150 pages on the site. Your needs will vary, depending on how many pictures your pages use, whether you need sound files, video clips, etc.
B) Bandwidth allotment
Nowadays, many free web hosts impose a limit on the amount of traffic your website can use per day and per month. This means that if the pages (and graphic images) on your site is loaded by visitors beyond a certain number of times per day (or per month), the web host will disable your web site (or perhaps send you a bill).
It is difficult to recommend a specific minimum amount of bandwidth, since it depends on how you design your site, your target audience, and the number of visitors you're able to attract to your site. In general, 100MB traffic per month is too little for anything other than your personal home page and 1-3GB traffic per month is usually adequate for a simple site just starting out. Your mileage, however, will vary.
C) Reliability and speed of access
This is extremely important. A site that is frequently down will lose a lot of visitors. If someone finds your site on the search engine, and he tries to access it but find that it is down, he'll simply go down the list to find another site. Slow access is also very frustrating for visitors (and for you too, when you upload your site).
How do you know if a host is reliable or fast? If you can't get feedback from anyone, one way is to try it out yourself over a period of time, both during peak as well as non-peak hours. After all, it is free, so you can always experiment with it.
== 6. Shopping Cart ==
No e-commerce website is complete without a secure shopping cart. There are many shopping cart options. Many e-commerce business owners make the mistake of using Pay Pal to accept payments, which immediately tells visitors that their company is very small and not professional.
A good alternative to Pay Pal is a remotely hosted shopping cart. Remote shopping carts take the burden of maintaining security and credit card numbers off your shoulder and places the responsibility on another company. Remote shopping carts can usually be configured to look similar to your website.
In fact, your customers may not realize that they have left your website to place an order. The remote shopping cart provider will give you the HTML to add to your website. When your potential customer clicks on the Buy Now button, he or she is taken to the remote shopping cart to enter the personal information and payment details.
Depending on your choice of a shopping cart, you may or may not need a merchant account to process transactions. Some shopping cart services allow you to use their merchant accounts for a slightly higher fee.
== 7. How To Promote Your Business Website ==
Write An Article: Write an article promoting your site or product. Write an article on a hot topic many people would like more information on and submit it to various e-zines. How do you find out what's hot? Visit a few of the message boards and see what questions are raised often.
Search Engines: Thousands of search engines exist on the Internet. But, you should only be concerned with the top eight or ten. You should manually submit to the top eight: Alta Vista, Excite, Yahoo, Hotbot, Lycos, Northern Light, Infoseek, Webcrawler, and use one of the FREE automatic submission services like *SubmitPlus* to handle the smaller search engines.
Directories: List your site here too. Directories organize sites into categories. Good examples of Directories: Yahoo, Magellan.
Ezine Listings: If you have an e-zine to promote along with your site. Why not list it with one of the many e-zine services on the Internet. E-zine Library is a good one to start with.
Free Classifieds: You will have to submit to a ton of FREE classifieds to get any significant traffic. Why? You are competing with thousands of other Ads. Remember to work on your Ad copy and make it attention grabbing. Go to one of the popular search engines, type in Free Classifieds, and surf to the top 20 classified sites for beginners.
Often, these sites will lead you to several other Free Classified Sites. In response you'll get a stack of e-mail thanking you for listing your site while barking their promo. Best to get one of those free email accounts. Hot mail is a good one. So is Yahoo mail.
FFA Pages. Free For All's are worth a try. Be prepared for a avalanche of e-mails from FFA web site owners. If your title is attention grabbing you will get a few clicks. Good Attention grabbing headlines, FREE, Limited Time, Limited Offer, Proven, Secrets, and many more if you brainstorm. Check out the sales literature delivered to you by regular mail. Check and see what headlines grab your attention. And why? Incorporate them into your Online Ads.
Tell Friends And Family: If your friends, family, acquaintances, have an Internet Connection, e-mail them telling them about your new website, and ask them to visit often. Offer a FREE incentive if they tell a few friends to surf over. Perhaps, a FREE Ad in your e-zine.
Leave Business Cards or Flyers: Leave these promo pieces with small businesses in your community. All relevant contact information; email address, URL, telephone number, should be included. Offer a freebie to anyone who visits your site. A free e-book, report.
== 8. TRACK YOUR MARKETING ==
Here are some questions to consider:
1) How many unique visitors come to your website?
2) How many visitors opt-in to your mailing list or order your products?
3) When you send emails, how many are opened and how many people actually click through to your website?
The reason these question are so important is because if you don't know these stats, you won't know what to improve. It could be different things; like your headlines, the content or navigation on your website. You won't know until you start checking all your marketing offer.
== 9. YOUR BUSINESS IN CONCLUSION ==
Think of your first six months primarily as a training period. Don't expect large earnings until after you've educated yourself.
Even the most dynamic, highest-earning entrepreneurs in the industry took MONTHS to begin seeing an income of any real significance with their internet home business.
Don't be a negative thinker and don't let the negative attitudes of others (even if they're family members, friends, or peers) influence you.
All the great men and women in history had to overcome the naysayers who said it couldn't be done and then went out and did it. Think for yourself!
As long as you think positive and focused on your internet home business target you re on the right way to a rich life, which is directed by you and it will lead you to tremendous success and personnal satisfaction.
Building an Internet business can be very rewarding when you start making money online out of the comforts of your own home. If you've always wanted to be self-employed and be your own boss. Then having an internet business will open this up for you. You just need to work on it.
About The Author
Aaron Herman
Hope this will help you to take right decision if you are thinking of http://myezinearticle.com/marketing/internet-marketing http://www.squidoo.com/-Google-Assassin-Review.
Read More Articles from the "Online Business" Category:
7 Dynamically Doable Insider Website Tips
by Cynthia Bull
Email Marketing - A Powerful Tool
by Herman Dias
The Worst eBay Selling Strategies… Ever? Part One
by Linda Kerr
Discover The Fast and Free Way To Create Numerous Content-Keyword Rich AdSense Ads Web Site
by Rose Mary
Online Opportunities and Work
by Ali Brown
Get Real … The Necessary First Step Before Starting A Home Business
by Kirk Bannerman
7 Rules To Live By When Choosing An Affiliate Program Or Work at Home Business
by Marianthi Iatridou
10 High-Impact Viral Marketing Strategies
by Keith Gloster
Why Aren't You Writing Ezine Articles?
by Michael Southon
How To Create 2 Super-Profitable Email Publications
by Christopher Kyalo
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