May Be

1. Maybe ....we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift

2. Maybe ...when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.

3. Maybe ...it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives

4. Maybe ...the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

5. Maybe ...the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

6. Maybe ...you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

7. Maybe ...there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more.

8. Maybe ...the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

9. Maybe ...you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too 

10. Maybe ...you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

11. Maybe ...giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours

12. Maybe ...happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives

13. Maybe...you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive; don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes

Playing with Alphabets

Live with three E's:

• Energy
• Enthusiasm
• Empathy

and the three F's:

• Faith
• Family
• Friends

without forgetting ABC:

• Always Be Connecting

Alphabet

E is the most unfortunate character in the alphabet,. It is always out of "Cash"forever in "Debt", never out of "Danger", and in "Hell all the time.But notice that "E" is never in "War" and always in "Peace". It's the beginning of "Existence and the end of "Trouble".Without "E", we would have no "Love", "Life", or "Heaven". Go E! ~ Neeraj Jain 

YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry.


Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

 

One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and cares,


Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains.


Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.


All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.


We cannot undo a single act we performed.


We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

 

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow.


With its possible adversities, Its burdens,


Its large promise and poor performance.


Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.


Tomorrow's Sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds,


but it will rise.


Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.


This just leaves only one day . . . Today.


 

Any person can fight the battles of just one day.


It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternity's -


yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.


It is not the experience of today that drives people mad.


It is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday


and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us therefore live but one day at a time.

 

~ Author Unknown ~

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5 Fingers of Prayer
1. Your thumb is nearer to you, so pray for those who are closest to you.
2. Pointing finger: Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal.
3. Tallest finger: Pray for our leaders, they need God's guidance.
4. Ring finger: Weakest finger - so pray for those who are weak, troubled, or in pain.
5. Little finger: The smallest - to remind you to pray for yourself.

The Girl I Used to Be Author Unknown

She came tonight as I sat alone,


the girl I used to be,


And she gazed at me with her earnest eyes,


and questioned reproachfully,


Have you forgotten the many plans,


and hopes I had for you?


The great career,


the splendid fame,


all the wonderful things to do?


Where is the mansion of stately height,


with all of its gardens rare?


The silken robes that I dreamed for you,


and the shining jewels in your hair?


And as she spoke,

I was very sad,


for I wanted her pleased with me,


This slender girl from the shadowy past,


the girl I used to be.

 

So gently rising,


I took her hand and guided her up the stairs,


Where peacefully sleeping,


my babies lay, innocent, sweet and fair,


And I told her that these are my only gems,


and precious they are to me,


That silken robe is my motherhood,


of costly simplicity,


And my mansion of stately height is love,


and the only career I know,


Is serving each day in these sheltered walls,


for the dear ones who come and go,


And as I spoke to my shadowy guest,


she smiled through her tears at me,


And I saw the woman that I am now,


pleased the girl that I used to be!

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World's 1st ever Jain Radio Channel on the Internet JINVANI

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Just wanted to share this with you...

1st ever Jain radio channel - JINVANI (www.JainMediaLive.Com) on the Internet that will broadcast 24x7. Our aim is to relay various programs such as Abhishek, Pooja, Lecture (Pravachan), Bhakti, Aarti, Samayik, Pratikraman etc. Throughout the day. Every days program schedule will be published at least one week in advance. We hope that Jain radio channel will allow you to stay in touch with Jain teachings in todays busy world.

We request your support in spreading this message to your local Jain community members through local forums, via e-mail or newsletter and any other possible medium. Please take a moment to forward this message to all your Jain friends and relatives.

To learn more about Jain radio channel - JINVANI, please visit the website at www.JainMediaLive.Com

Jai Jinendra

Karela (Bitter Gourd) can Beat Breast Cancer

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Bitter gourd extract, a common dietary supplement, exerts a significant effect against breast cancer cell growth and may eventually become a chemopreventive agent against breast cancer, according to a recent study.
“Our findings suggest that bitter gourd extract modulates several signal pathways that induces breast cancer cell death,” said researcher Ratna Ray, professor in Department of Pathology at Saint Louis University. “This extract can be utilised as a dietary supplement for the prevention of breast cancer.”
Results of this study are published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
    Previous research has shown Momordica charantia, also known as bitter gourd and bitter melon, to have hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects, according to Ray. Because of these effects, the extract is commonly used in folk medicines as a remedy for diabetes in locales such as India, China and Central America, according to the researchers.
    Using human breast cancer cells and primary human mammary epithelial cells in a lab, Ray and colleagues found the mechanism of bitter melon extract significantly decreased proliferation, that is, cell growth and division, and induced death in breast cancer cells. These early results offer an encouraging path for research into breast cancer.
    “Breast cancer is a major killer among women around the world, and in that perspective, results from this study are quite significant,” said Rajesh Agarwal, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado, Denver School of Pharmacy.
“This study may provide us with one more agent that could be used against breast cancer if additional studies hold true.” According to Agarwal, the Cancer Research associate editor for this study, the simple design, clear-cut results and the importance of these findings in breast cancer prevention makes this different from previous research. 

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Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other - it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other. ~ Mother Teresa

A New Year and more of prosperity and peace

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Each New Year, we wish others happiness and prosperity. What really is the sign of prosperity? There are several - a smile, contentment, freedom, the willingness to share, fearlessness and the trust and confidence that you will get what you need in life.

Welcome the New Year with a genuine smile. As you flip the calendar, keep flipping your mind as well. Don’t fill your future dates with past events. Learn and unlearn from the past, and move on.

You want to be free of greed, hatred, jealousy and all such imperfections. Understand that negative emotions are due to the past. Do not let the past affect your life in the present. If you cannot forgive the past, then your future will be miserable. This New Year make up with someone with whom you are not on good terms. Start life afresh.

In the New Year, wish peace and prosperity for all. Do selfless service. Live your life well. Realise that your priority is to check violence in the world, free of domestic and societal violence. Make a resolution to do more good, help people in need and bring solace to those suffering.

Whenever you are useful to people, merit will never be lost. Any good gesture or action of yours will always come back to you. Today you have the whole world for a family. That’s what you need to feel, that everybody is part of your own family. Take responsibility. Then there is no suffering.

The spiritual dimension of life brings a great sense of belongingness, responsibility, compassion and caring for the whole world, for all life. In its truest form spirituality helps us overcome narrow boundaries of caste, creed, religion and nationality and give you a broader awareness of life everywhere.

• Open your eyes and see how much you have been given. 
• Focus on what you have rather than what you don’t have. 
• The more grateful you are, the more will be given to you. 

Conversely, the more you complain, the more will be taken away from you. This is what Jesus Christ meant when he said, “Those who have will be given more; those who don’t give, and even what they have will be taken away from them.”
With gratitude, reach out and help those who are less endowed. You will get much contentment when you serve selflessly. Then you realise that your problems aren’t so big after all. The biggest reason for mental depression is the constant refrain of the mind that says, “What about me?” This is a sign of lack of prosperity.

Become free like a bird. Open your wings and learn to fly. This is something you have to experience within yourself. If you think you are in bondage, you will remain bound here. Be free. When will you experience freedom? After you die? Become free right now. Sit down and become contented. Spend some time in meditation and satsang. This not only calms your mind, your inner self becomes strong enough to deal with challenges.

When the mind relaxes, the intellect becomes sharp. When the mind is loaded with ambitions and feverish desires, then the intellect loses its keenness. When intellect and observation are not sharp, life does not express itself fully. Ideas don’t flow properly and abilities diminish day by day. With this understanding, you step out of your narrow confines and that will solve many of the problems in your life. When you are centred, there is happiness always. With this calmness, talents arise naturally. Intuition comes, beauty comes, peace comes; Love springs up. Prosperity comes.

by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar                                                                                                               source here

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