Friday, April 29, 2011

50 Most Amazing Things One Should Know

  • The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
  • Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
  • Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
  • What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
  • "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
  • "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
  • In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
  • A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
  • You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
  • There is a city called Rome on every continent.
  • It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
  • Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
  • Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
  • The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
  • Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
  • Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
  • The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
  • One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
  • Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
  • The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
  • Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
  • Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
  • The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
  • Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
  • Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
  • Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
  • Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
  • Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
  • On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
  • More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
  • The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
  • More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  • The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
  • The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
  • Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
  • It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
  • You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
  • Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
  • Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
  • It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
  • The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
  • The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
  • Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
  • Slugs have 4 noses.
  • Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
  • A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
  • A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
  • The average person laughs 10 times a day!
  • An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

And a Mistake There are 51 Most Amazing Things One Should Know....

The Last One is You Are The Most Amazing Person in the Entire Universe....

Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You

50 Most Amazing Things One Should Know

  • The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
  • Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
  • Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
  • What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
  • "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
  • "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
  • In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
  • A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
  • You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
  • There is a city called Rome on every continent.
  • It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
  • Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
  • Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
  • The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
  • Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
  • Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
  • The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
  • One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
  • Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
  • The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
  • Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
  • Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
  • The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
  • Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
  • Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
  • Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
  • Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
  • Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
  • On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
  • More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
  • The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
  • More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  • The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
  • The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
  • Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
  • It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
  • You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
  • Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
  • Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
  • It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
  • The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
  • The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
  • Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
  • Slugs have 4 noses.
  • Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
  • A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
  • A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
  • The average person laughs 10 times a day!
  • An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

And a Mistake There are 51 Most Amazing Things One Should Know....

The Last One is You Are The Most Amazing Person in the Entire Universe....

Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You

Please teach me, Lord


Please teach me, Lord ...
I want to know
Exactly how to pray.
I need some words
Which ones are right?
Please tell me what to say.


I've bowed my head
I have knelt down,
But ... should I be upright?
I've closed my eyes,
I've raised my hands,
Or ... should I fold them tight?


Do I stand up?
Should I sit down?
Dear Lord ... what do you like?
Are lights turned on
Or are they off?
Maybe ... candle light?


Wear my glasses?
Take them off?
Be at my desk or table?
Should I whisper?
Speak out loud?
Do I quote the Bible?


What do you think
About the time?
Do You prefer the dawn?
Should I pray fast,
Or keep it slow?
Better short ... or long?


I'm new at this
What are the rules?
I want to do it right.
How do I know
You'll even hear
That I am in Your sight?


And while I sat there quietly,
Waiting for some sign,
I heard a gentle voice say,
"Oh, dearest child of mine ...
Do you think I really care
About the time of day,
Or whether you are standing up,
Or kneeling when you pray?"


"I don't care about your posture,
Or about the place you choose;
Just open up your soul to me,
I have no other rules.
Tell me what is in your heart,
And tell me what you seek;
Tell me of your sorrows,
And of those things that made you weak."


"Speak to me in private
About what concerns you most;
I know about your good deeds ...
You have no need to boast.
My child, you don't need lessons,
Just talk to me each day;
Tell me anything you want, dear child,
Anyone can pray."
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Please teach me, Lord


Please teach me, Lord ...
I want to know
Exactly how to pray.
I need some words
Which ones are right?
Please tell me what to say.


I've bowed my head
I have knelt down,
But ... should I be upright?
I've closed my eyes,
I've raised my hands,
Or ... should I fold them tight?


Do I stand up?
Should I sit down?
Dear Lord ... what do you like?
Are lights turned on
Or are they off?
Maybe ... candle light?


Wear my glasses?
Take them off?
Be at my desk or table?
Should I whisper?
Speak out loud?
Do I quote the Bible?


What do you think
About the time?
Do You prefer the dawn?
Should I pray fast,
Or keep it slow?
Better short ... or long?


I'm new at this
What are the rules?
I want to do it right.
How do I know
You'll even hear
That I am in Your sight?


And while I sat there quietly,
Waiting for some sign,
I heard a gentle voice say,
"Oh, dearest child of mine ...
Do you think I really care
About the time of day,
Or whether you are standing up,
Or kneeling when you pray?"


"I don't care about your posture,
Or about the place you choose;
Just open up your soul to me,
I have no other rules.
Tell me what is in your heart,
And tell me what you seek;
Tell me of your sorrows,
And of those things that made you weak."


"Speak to me in private
About what concerns you most;
I know about your good deeds ...
You have no need to boast.
My child, you don't need lessons,
Just talk to me each day;
Tell me anything you want, dear child,
Anyone can pray."
Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,


Splendour, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, absence of malice,
and absence of pride; these are the qualities
of those endowed with divine virtues, O Arjuna.

Bhagavad Gita 16.3

*

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,
and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Bible

*

Be like the sandalwood which perfumes the axe that wounds it.

Dhammapada

*

Holding on to anger is like grasping hot coal with the
intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Gautama Buddha

*

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

M K Gandhi

*

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Paul Boese

*

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them as much.

Oscar Wilde
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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,


Splendour, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, absence of malice,
and absence of pride; these are the qualities
of those endowed with divine virtues, O Arjuna.

Bhagavad Gita 16.3

*

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,
and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Bible

*

Be like the sandalwood which perfumes the axe that wounds it.

Dhammapada

*

Holding on to anger is like grasping hot coal with the
intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Gautama Buddha

*

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

M K Gandhi

*

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Paul Boese

*

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them as much.

Oscar Wilde
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Namasmarana

Namasmarana


 
Namasmarana is the best antidote for all ills. Never be ashamed to sing the name of God. Vemana did not visit any temple for long; for years he was laughing at those who considered the image as a symbol of Divinity. But when his daughter died, he was one day holding her picture in his hand, weeping over the loss. Then it struck him that if the picture could cause sorrow and bring tears, the divine image can evoke positive feelings and bring tears of joy to those who know the beauty and glory of God. The image was a reminder of divine presence.


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Namasmarana

Namasmarana


 
Namasmarana is the best antidote for all ills. Never be ashamed to sing the name of God. Vemana did not visit any temple for long; for years he was laughing at those who considered the image as a symbol of Divinity. But when his daughter died, he was one day holding her picture in his hand, weeping over the loss. Then it struck him that if the picture could cause sorrow and bring tears, the divine image can evoke positive feelings and bring tears of joy to those who know the beauty and glory of God. The image was a reminder of divine presence.


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Forgiveness is Truth; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness the universe is held together.


Forgiveness is Truth; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness the universe is held together.

Mahabharata

*

If you love God, follow me, and God will love you, and forgive you all your sins; God is all-forgiving, all-compassionate.

Quran 3.31

*

Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself.

Adi Granth

*

They are great who fast and do penance,/ But they who forgive wrongs are even greater.

Tirukkural

*

Forgive, you will have happiness./ Forget, you will have satisfaction./ Forgive and forget,/ You will have everlasting peace/ Within and without.

Sri Chinmoy

*

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Alexander Pope

*

He who refuses to forgive breaks the bridge over which he, too, must cross.

Confucius

*

Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past.

Brian Tracy

*

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

Louis B Smedes


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Forgiveness is Truth; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness the universe is held together.


Forgiveness is Truth; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness the universe is held together.

Mahabharata

*

If you love God, follow me, and God will love you, and forgive you all your sins; God is all-forgiving, all-compassionate.

Quran 3.31

*

Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself.

Adi Granth

*

They are great who fast and do penance,/ But they who forgive wrongs are even greater.

Tirukkural

*

Forgive, you will have happiness./ Forget, you will have satisfaction./ Forgive and forget,/ You will have everlasting peace/ Within and without.

Sri Chinmoy

*

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Alexander Pope

*

He who refuses to forgive breaks the bridge over which he, too, must cross.

Confucius

*

Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past.

Brian Tracy

*

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

Louis B Smedes


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I look upon all creatures equally


I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worship me with love live in me, and I come to life in them.

Bhagavad Gita 9.29

*

There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. All of us belong to the human race, so everyone is equal. Therefore, love each one equally.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

*

We created you from a single pair of a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes, that you might know each other not that you might despise each other. Verily the most honoured among you in the sight of God is he who is the most righteous.

Quran 49.13

*

Even as the fingers of the two hands are equal, so are human beings equal to one another. No one has any right, nor any preference to claim over another.

Prophet Muhammad

*

Light is a living spirit. The most sublime lesson that the sun gives us is his love for all creatures.

Omraam Aivanhov

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I look upon all creatures equally


I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. But those who worship me with love live in me, and I come to life in them.

Bhagavad Gita 9.29

*

There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. All of us belong to the human race, so everyone is equal. Therefore, love each one equally.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

*

We created you from a single pair of a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes, that you might know each other not that you might despise each other. Verily the most honoured among you in the sight of God is he who is the most righteous.

Quran 49.13

*

Even as the fingers of the two hands are equal, so are human beings equal to one another. No one has any right, nor any preference to claim over another.

Prophet Muhammad

*

Light is a living spirit. The most sublime lesson that the sun gives us is his love for all creatures.

Omraam Aivanhov

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Nobody is born or dies at any time


Nobody is born or dies at any time: It is the mind that conceives its birth and death and its migration to other bodies and other worlds.

Yoga Vasishta

*

Know that the body is like a garment. Go, seek the wearer of the garment...
You are such that without the material body you have a spiritual body:
Do not, then, dread the going forth of the soul from the body.

Jalaluddin Rumi

*

As fire assumes the forms of burning objects, so hath the all-pervading Lord assumed the forms of beings and things.

Srimad Bhagavatam

*

The Self existed before the birth of this body and will remain after the death of this body. So it is with the series of bodies taken up in succession.
The Self is immortal. The phenomena are changeful and appear mortal. The fear of death is of the body.

Ramana Maharshi

*

There is no coming and going.
For what is coming but going?

Shabistari

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Nobody is born or dies at any time


Nobody is born or dies at any time: It is the mind that conceives its birth and death and its migration to other bodies and other worlds.

Yoga Vasishta

*

Know that the body is like a garment. Go, seek the wearer of the garment...
You are such that without the material body you have a spiritual body:
Do not, then, dread the going forth of the soul from the body.

Jalaluddin Rumi

*

As fire assumes the forms of burning objects, so hath the all-pervading Lord assumed the forms of beings and things.

Srimad Bhagavatam

*

The Self existed before the birth of this body and will remain after the death of this body. So it is with the series of bodies taken up in succession.
The Self is immortal. The phenomena are changeful and appear mortal. The fear of death is of the body.

Ramana Maharshi

*

There is no coming and going.
For what is coming but going?

Shabistari

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