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Ten Sages of the World

2008-12-19T18:11:00.000-08:00

Ten Sages of the World at Management Development Institute of Singapore(MDIS).

TheTen Sages of the World, granite sculpture featuring 10 great thinkers - & to bring them all to the Island Green City is the great job done by MDIS at one place - Isn't it Modern times paying tributes to Yester Year Masters & giving them their place of abode on this Island of Singapore!

In the Granite sculpture you can see:

Confucius, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,Tiruvalluvar, Ibn Khaldoun, Samuel Johnson,Louis Pasteur, Maria Montessori and AlbertEinstein.

Far East Square Team.

I am The Deal Of the Day

2008-12-14T06:19:00.000-08:00

When ever I see the Deals of the Day I am fascinated

Beautiy lies in the eyes of the Beholder

I prefer to give flowers as gifts

These flowers are from my Home & they are my Garden variety

I love Computer at Office.Electronics much interests

I do like modern fashion design clothingHealth is wealth

Taking care of this is prime.

I have a Baby who likes toys

My Outdoors & Sports are filled with fun and frolic

With all these its me, my home, my family and my world!

Tatvamasi!
Far East Square Team

Education & Teaching

2008-12-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

Anything new is always subject to resistance.

Education never stops

Education is a process of evoking knowledge from you, not giving you knowledge

Teaching is a process where you help the other person to learn.

Master Hsuan Hua

2008-03-16T03:23:00.000-07:00

Recently read about Buddhist Master Hsuan Hua known for his Surangama Sutra!
The Master's Biography is really touching and contemplative. His talks on Dharma are poised with great wit at the same time containing in-depth knowledge.

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Far East Mysticism

2007-09-19T16:52:00.000-07:00

Recently watched movie by name Spring Summer Winter Fall & Spring - a Korean Movie with Eastern Philosophy beautifully embedded in the theme. Its released by Sony Classics in year 2003 or 2004. On last Sundary Arts Central Media Corp channel in here telecast the movie around 9.00 pm and it was really a marvellous movie to watch! Its slow paced with minimal dialogues but more creative expressions, minimal characters yet surpassing what all the human beings feel,just taken around a Pond, a forest and a small home in between the Pond.

To see such a wonder scenary in the movie is liking watching yourself growing up in mysticism! Its about a boy coming up to his age and re-discovering himself through that transformation and his elderly Master trying not much to push the boy but allow himself to find his way- mend his way.

A must watch one! Salutations to Korea Films that have released this movie in a befitting celluloid!

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Adigo Alladigo Hari Vaasamu

2007-02-24T06:08:00.001-08:00

Excellent E-Tour of Tirumala Hills View and Be Guided

Sarvadharmaan Parityajya...

2007-01-08T16:17:00.000-08:00

Svadharma and Sarvadharama.

In the Bhagavad Gita Lord gives two cryptic sayings. Very thought provoking they are.

1. Svadharme Nidhanam Sreyah Para Dharamo Bhayavahah

It is better to leave the body performing once one Dharma(path of Liberation) than to seek non-self dharama, for the non-self Dharma is dreadful.

From the above it appears there is one way for each of the creations to follow that will lead to the goal. If that being so there shall be myriads of Dharma.

Is it really so ?

Again you find one more saying from the Lord :

Saravadharman Parityajya Mama ekam Saranam vraja.

Leave aside all the Dharama and Surrender unto Me.

This is one step ahead.

Seek Him who needs to be sought.

Not just that-but leaving aside all Dharma(of the self).

Not just that-but that seeking through surrendering unto Him.

So when we seek Him through His path there are no svadharama or paradharama but one and the only one-that is His way !!

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What is the Journey Within ?

2007-01-04T06:12:00.000-08:00

An ardent disciple of a Master having read many philosophical books, having heard so many master’s speeches, having gone through much of spiritual literature got bewildered and was in search of ‘one statement’ from the Master that he can follow instead of so many myriads of ideas, concepts, ways and means.

So in search of this one statement he devoutly reaches the feet of the master and asks him:
‘Sir, I have read many. I have heard aplenty. Please teach me one thing that I should do so that remains with me for ever and that I can abide by that I am in the right path of the journey’.
The Master in His mercy gives in the subtlest way three examples of Journey Within.

The Master says:

My child I give you three examples.

Observe the seed. It is from the tree. It’s thrown on the land. As long it is on the Land it does not sprout. It goes beneath the Land. It goes into journey within. Then it sprouts. It germinates. It starts as sapling. It grows. It grows into a tree. It again starts giving seeds. So where is the original seed now? Where it has gone into to germinate again?

Observe the Egg. The Egg goes into journey within under the hatching of its mother. For 21 days or so it takes its journey within. Then the egg breaks. The life appears. The Life has started. What did the egg do to become life? Where it went in? What journey does it take with in that Life came out of that? Where is that Egg now?

Consider sperm and Egg. It takes 9 months and 10 days for that sperm and egg to take a shape of the child in the womb of the mother. The child is in journey with in the mother. It takes the child of the time to come out into existence. Where was that child? What journey that underwent to come out into existence? Where is that sperm and egg now?

Far East Square Team

Atlantis The Mystery of Lost Civilization

2007-01-02T06:09:00.000-08:00

The Atlantean legend fires human imagination with the tales of a lost Civilization.

They were expected with great capacities and expected to have survived till around 1200 BC ie., about 3200 years back.

Frank Joseph of 'Destruction of Atlantis' famed research book, with his 20 years of research points to the time 1198 BC when the destruction (cataclysm) of the great Atlantis is possible to have happened.

Is it legend ? Is it true ? Did Atlantis really exist ?

The first mention of Atlantis occurs in two of Plato's Dialogues: Timaeus and Critias(Kritias)- written somewhere between 370 and 350 BC.

According to Plato, the story of Atlantis came to him from certain 200-year-old records of the Greek ruler Solon.

Solon it appears heard of Atlantis from an Egyptian Priest. According to Plato Atlantis lies some where near the Straits of Gibraltar.

Also it appears to have destroyed around 10,000 years before his time( What is the calculation of years according to Plato ? Is the year what we consider the same as what he considered ?)
The Sleeping Prophet of Virginia Beach, gave many readings on the lost continent of Atlantis.
In 1880s Ignatius T. T. Donnelly (1831-1901), a US congressman from Minnesota, wrote 'Atlantis: The Antediluvian World'.

In 1920s Lewis Spence's wrote 'The Problem of Atlantis'.

Frank Joseph's Book 'Destruction of Atlantis' is this millennium's greatly researched book.

Many traditions across world point deluge by great comets/volcanic eruptions/natural cataclysms.

Who knows when the mysteries of Atlantis get revealed ?

Need to wait and Watch ?

Hope the New Year 2007 throws more light on this mysterious Atlantis for this is the year which sums to 9 as its the first year that sums to 9 and by all prophecies number 9 is a magical number. Hope this magical 9 reveals more mysteries of this Millennium !

Far East Square Team

Why the Monk is on Journey ?

2006-12-31T19:26:00.000-08:00

This is the story of the Monk who bought.-- who bought His Bullock Cart for his journey.

It is said curiosity Killed the cat.

The Monk initially did not have curiosity.

Over a period of time the Monk having thought about the world finally decided to tak 'Yatra'.
Yatra in Sanskrit means Journey. But the word 'Yatra' is having more significance than just Journey.

It is different types of 'Yatra's that he undertakes in his life. Like at Birth he takes initial 'Yatra' from mother's womb into this world of five elements. He graduates in the course of his studies which is in a 'Ashrama' -- School of Learning and takes 'Yatra' from home to the 'School of Learning'.

There after he takes 'Vihara Yatra' -- with his family - a picnic you may call it.
Having given the Progeny he sees their upbringing is proper and so takes the 'Yatra' of Responsible 'Parent hood'.

Later in the part of the life he takes the Vaanaprastashrama -- where he is supposed to exclude himself from the material world and aspire for the Eternal Almighty.

If we observe in all this course of journey he is traversing from one Cart into the other -- trying to change the cart to traverse the journey and later to transcend that.

So it is the Cart that he takes and the Bullock that pulls the cart is the wish of the Monkey that eventually turns towards the divine to reach the ultimate-- A wish that transforms him from an ordinary Monkey on to the Monk. Then when did he buy exactly the Bullock Cart for his Journey ?

Curiosity Kills the cat.

Sermon On The Mount

2006-12-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

"Life has no short cuts! "
On the contrary “Are there people who take the same roads multiple times in their life?”. People should learn from their mistakes. Not repeat it? I am talking about the journey of life… What do you say?"
This reminds of a story that I read from the talks of my Master- Read on-- Wordings are mine for I remember the outline of the story- For the correctness you may have to encounter the Master !!
A man upset with his life goes up the Hill to commit suicide. At that point of time when he wants to jump down from the hill, an old man with a beard appears and stops him and asks “Dear one what are you doing ?”.

This young man laments for all what he did during his life, how he could not succeed in many times, life full of failures- unable to live further and therefore, wants to commit suicide.

The old man says- "Dear one- Life is like that because you have ‘wanted’ it to be like that."
The young man argues – "No, given another life I would definitely live differently – All the failures that I encountered now I know how not to commit them and so I will over come them in that life !!

The old man says- "Boy, it would not be like that - In that life too you would end up at the same place. So forget about the past, live in the present go back home and lead a different life. What you cannot do in this life you cannot possibly do in another one !!"

The young man argues to the contrary tells I know all my failures now and given another life I would definitely not commit the same and stops at nothing less than committing suicide.
The old man then offers him – "Ok I will give you another life. Go and undo yourself !!"

The young man gets another life and starts growing. At every stage of his life an inner self warns him ‘Dear what you are doing is not right- you should do the other way’. At every corner of his life to him it appears he has know this situation earlier yet he ignores that call of the inner voice and commits the same mistakes/encounters the same failures and comes back and lands on the same hill at the same point of committing suicide.

Now,the old man appears again and stops him.

He asks the question- “Dear one what are you doing ?-I gave one more opportunity – But you are here again ?"

Now the young man realizes that the inner call which was guiding him was through out being there and he not heard that !"

Far East Square Team

Thou Art That - Tat Twam Asi

2006-12-17T00:25:00.000-08:00

In ancient times the Silk Road was the Corridor of Spirituality!!
The traveling business men along with their business carried their Master’s messages along the road that they traveled.
In the Modern world, Information Technology is the High way of Spiritual Seekers across the globe.
India the Land of different Spiritual Evolutions also is the Land of Opportunities for the Information Technology growth.
So along with IT and the Resources that are trotting the globe for that IT, are also the torch bearers of Spirituality in the sense many of the systems of Indian Lore are now getting highlighted in various forums across globe.
In Lion City for example you find Yoga being branded as True Yoga and spreading its wings afar.
Some times the Nameless and Formless Almighty is referred to as “IT” or “THAT”. So that way also IT is related to Spirituality !!
IT started with Hardware then lead into Software and now Lion City resonates with the Universal truth by pronouncing conceputalized thought stream of “Heartware” !!.
Now we speak of integrating these three Wares into one !!
IT is contained in the word Spirituality twice. So totally it is 3 Its !!. (Triumvirate !!)
The Master says “The Bridge is for Crossing”.
Hope the IT generation crosses the Bridge of SpiritualITy and traces the Beauty of Human Evolution !!

Truth One, Wise Men Speak of It differently !

2006-12-03T05:32:00.000-08:00

The Vedic adage says- Truth is one Wise Men Speak of it differently!

Here I quote two of the most popular Mobile Companies of Singapore speaking the truth about Life !

M1 the great mobile service provider- 1 Life Live it !

Star Hub the Great bundled Service provider of Digital Cable, Broad Band and Telephone and Mobile Services it is :

"For the Life I have I am the Hub"

I do not know whether they realised the spiritual content of their Catchy One Liners but to the Far East Square Team these catchy phrases really symbolize the Spirit in us !

Its really this is our Life and so its 1 Life and hence Live it - Live it wisely !

For all that happens surrounding us we are the centre- The circumference is dependent on us and so I am the Hub

Far East Square Team

Me not the Doer, He !

2006-11-27T04:36:00.000-08:00

Na Aham Karta, Karta Hari Hi !

This is a beautiful phrase from the Vedas that I am not the Doer, but its He !

Wonderful provided we understand whats being done,who the doer and when its done by Him and when done by us !

The Beauty of the Mind of Human endeavours from time immemorial is to realise this vast secret of Nature, understand it, analyse it and synthesise it into one grand union of the Yoga of self with the Self !

It is said Yoga means Union. Its also said 'Yogah Karamasu Kausalam' ! Yoga means Skill in Action.

So whats that Skill that transcends this Human Mind and transforms itself into that Union of the Great !

May the Beauty of River with its twists and turns, rushing and gushing,ups and downs reveal itself that the Beauty of the Soul is realised by this Mind and Body !

Body Mind & Soul

2006-11-26T00:11:00.000-08:00

Buddham Saranam Gachaami

Body Mind and Soul

Since time Immemorial this subject is a very fascinating one.

Many subjugated the Body to find the Soul and Lot many subjugated Soul to find the essence of Mind !!

In the Gita Lord Krishna says " I am Time( Aham Kalosmi ) ".

If He is Time in that eternal Time where is the Body Mind and Soul ?

The Mind in many scriptures is compared to Monkey. And also it is compared to a Drunken Monkey at some times when the vagaries of Mind go beyond control or regulation.

When the 'K'ey Factor is missing in the Mon'k'ey it turns into a Medium of Exchange-- Money !!

When the M(aster) is stripped off the Monkey, it is 'On-key' !! A Robot is On-Key. It does Robotically. No sense of Purpose.

When the M(aster) who is the 'K'ey factor is retained and the I (ey) is stripped off, the Monkey transforms into The Monk !!

May the Monkey Lose its I !

Blossoms of the Night !

2006-11-23T05:49:00.000-08:00

Blossoms of the Night !!

A Beautiful and Wonderful Idea.

In the Vedas of Lore there is a discription of a tree That Blossoms In the Night.

It is said this tree when Blossoms No one can see the Flowers or the tree.

Yet every one can trace that tree by the Blossoms that spread the smell across the way the seeker traverses its path.

The air that carries the Sweet Smell is the Blessed one for it is the Carrier of the great Flower!!

Monk Jian-Zhen - The Master of Vinaya !

2006-11-22T05:10:00.000-08:00

Monk Jian-Zhen(A.D. 688-763 During the Tang Dynasty) was born in Yangzhou (called Jiangdhou at that time),Jiang su province of China.

At the age of 14 he left home to be a monk.

He devoted his entire life in preaching the principles and precepts of Vinaya School of Buddhism. Monk Jian-Zhen was regarded as Master Vinaya.

At the request of Japanese Monks, at the age of 55,he travelled to Japan to advocate Budhism..
After 5 unsuccessful sails, in the fifth one having lost his sight, at the sixth sail he reached shores of Japan.

He is respected for his dignified sprit and invincible will.

You can find lovely Chinese Symphonies orchestrated in remembrance of this venerable Monk- The Master of Vinaya !!

Welcome to Far East Square !

2006-11-21T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is my blog where I wish to post Far East Information that I come across.

A square in the central of a city in old times used to be a place for people to assemble, discuss,share,feel the pulse of the city !

Its also the place where you can progressively disseminate information to large masse.

So the purpose is that - What I come across or know I can share

In sharing there is Joy- So Read and Enjoy !