Good Corn

There was a Nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon...

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.

"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."

He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is in other dimensions. Those who choose to be at peace must help their neighbors to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

The lesson for each of us is this: If we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.

PRIORITY IN LIVING

The priority in living is not to live under the glamours of what others do for themselves, but what you can do best to live your God given human life.
You don't actually have to answer the quiz in A and B but read through it to grab the meaning behind raising the query. Just read the entire article to get the point.

[A] Glamorous but worthless
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss World contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
5. Name the last six years' Academy Award winners for best performances and movies.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

Well, How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields, but
· The applause dies
· The Awards tarnish
· The Achievements are forgotten
The Accolades, trophies, plaques and certificates are buried with their owners. Old gets forgotten. Newer takes its place. Newer gets older. So what is to you?

[B] Ordinary but Priceless
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers, who guided your journey through school and education process.
2. Name three friends who stood by you through difficult periods of your life.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you to live your life.
How did you do on this one: Find it comfortable?

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most glamour, most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that you are close to and those who care for you and for whom you care.
The real glamour is one in your heart for the people who touch you and to whom you touch. Someone under that remote limelight means little.

BIG GOD

Two men went fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn't.

Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.

The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing the man waste good fish. "Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?"he asked.

The inexperienced fisherman replied, "I only have a small frying pan."

Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throwback the big plans, big dreams, big jobs, big opportunities that God gives us. Our faith is too small. 

We laugh at that fisherman who didn't figure out that all he needed was a bigger frying pan, yet how ready are we to increase the size of our faith?

Whether it's a problem or a possibility, God will never give you anything bigger than you can handle. That means we can confidently walk into anything God brings our way.

You can do all things through God. Nothing is too big for God.

REMEMBER:

Stop telling God you've got big problems. Tell your problems you've got a BIG GOD!

Never Doubt Yourself

I am sure you must have heard of " Law of attraction". It goes like, what you think the most is what you get the most. If on a particular day, you are getting late for the office and you wish you don't want Red traffic signal, Red is what you will get the most. Because, you have thought of Red signal instead of thinking about the Green signal - what you actually want.

Law of attraction is very simple. Ask, believe and receive. 

We must be clear about what we want in our life, and then we should only think & visualize about the same without any doubt. When we see a big dream, let's say about a big bungalow, a big car, fat salary job etc., we start attracting the same in our life. But then, we start doubting our-self, whether we will achieve it or not. And then, we start making our dream small, bungalow turns into a flat, big car into a small car, fat salary into a 15% hike. Finally, we get what we wished for.

Always remember: A small doubt kills a big dream. 

The Wishing Tree:

There is a parable about a poor man walking through the woods reflecting upon his many troubles. He stopped to rest against a tree, a magical tree that would instantly grant the wishes of anyone who came in

contact with it. 

He realized he was thirsty and wished for a drink. Instantly a cup of cool water was in his hand. Shocked, he looked at the water, he decided it was safe and drank it.

He then realized he was hungry and wished he had something to eat. A meal appeared before him. "My wishes are being granted," he thought in disbelief. 

"Well, then I wish for a beautiful home of my own," he said out loud. The home appeared in the meadow before him. A huge smile crossed his face as he wished for servants to take care of the house. When they appeared he realized he had somehow been blessed with an incredible power and he wished for a beautiful, loving, intelligent woman to share his good fortune.

"Wait a minute, this is ridiculous," said the man to the woman. "I'm not this lucky. This can't happen to me." 

As he spoke...everything disappeared.

He shook his head and said, "I knew it," then walked away thinking  about his many troubles.

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Welcome to the planet Earth. There is nothing you cannot be, or do, or have. 

You are magnificent creator. 

What you think, you create. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you become. 

Choose your thoughts wisely and never doubt yourself.

Divine Touch,

Exploring the divine within...

Divine Touch: THE 90/10 PRINCIPLE

Discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations). What is this principle?

10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.

How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just what happened. What happens when the next will be determined by how you react.

You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. 

She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus. Your spouse must leave immediately for work.

You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. 

After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?

A) Did the coffee cause it?

B) Did your daughter cause it?

C) Did the policeman cause it?

D) Did you cause it?

The answer is “D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "its OK honey, you just need, to be more careful next time". 

Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down

in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why? Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Great Marriage Story

My husband is an Engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders.

Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am getting tired of it. The reasons of me loving him before, has now transformed into the cause of all my restlessness.

I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings, I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy. My husband, is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about love.

One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked, shocked. “I am tired, there are no reasons for everything in the world!” I answered. He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times. My feeling of disappointment only increased, here was a man who can’t even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him? And finally he asked me:” What can I do to change your mind?”

Somebody said it right, it’s hard to change a person’s personality, and I guess, I have started losing faith in him. Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered : “Here is the question, if you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind, Let’s say, I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death, will you do it for me?” He said :” I will give you your answer tomorrow….” My hopes just sank by listening to his response.

I woke up the next morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy handwriting, underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near the front door, that goes…. My dear, “I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to explain the reasons further..” This first line was already breaking my heart. I continued reading.

“When you use the computer you always mess up the Software programs, and you cry in front of the screen, I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my legs to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a new city, I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always have the cramps whenever your “good friend” approaches every month, I have to save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy.

You like to stay indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by infantile autism. I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom. You always stare at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes, I have to save my eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails, and help to remove those annoying white hairs. So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the beach, as you enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful sand… and tell you the color of flowers, just like the color of the glow on your young face… Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do… I could not pick that flower yet, and die.. ”

My tears fell on the letter, and blurred the ink of his handwriting… and as I continue on reading… “Now, that you have finished reading my answer, if you are satisfied, please open the front door for I am standing outside bringing your favorite bread and fresh milk… I rush to pull open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching tightly with his hands, the milk bottle and loaf of bread….

Now I am very sure that no one will ever love me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone…

That’s life, and love. When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model, it could be the most dull and boring form.. . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands… and that’s our life… Love, not words win arguments…

(Author Unknown)

What goes around comes around

I have read this story somewhere and would like to share with all of you.

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you. He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do, do not let this chain of love end with you.” Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard… She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”

There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.”

Sushant Tripathi

Divine Touch,
Exploring the divine within...

Do you have a soul?

During my meditation sessions I often ask a question to the seekers - Do you have a soul? Answer received every time is a unanimous and instant reply -  Yes.  Then my next question comes: Do you have a soul or you are a soul having a body?

We all are divine souls who have come on this planet earth for spiritual growth and enlightenment. We are not human beings with spiritual experiences. We are spiritual beings with human experiences.
But we are so busy in our basic bodily needs like food, water, shelter, name , fame, money etc. that we have ignored our soul purpose completely.

Who are you? What is the purpose of your life? What do you do for a living? And what do you live for?

There are two types of people in this world. First, who are live and second who are alive. The difference between live and alive is of syllable "a". This "a" stands for awakening and awareness. Second category is awakened and aware of their existence. They know what is their purpose of life. They are aware that they are a soul and they are very well connected to the divine soul.

Our five senses through which we see, hear, smell, taste and feel are always there help us in experiencing the outer world. But, they are not meant to look within. Human body is a very complex machine beautifully designed by the God. But, through these five senses we cannot see inside our body, hear our heartbeat, taste the food in our abdomen, smell any odor inside our body or feel our skin from inside.

To explore the outer world we may need these five senses but to look within we need to stop all the five. Best tool for this exercise is Meditation. Meditation helps us in detaching our consciousness from these five distractions and to concentrate and connect with our soul. Once you reach the meditative state it appears to be a real world within and a dream or illusion outside. I often wonder what is real-  what we consider a dream or what we consider a reality?

Sushant Tripathi

Divine Touch,
Exploring the divine within...

About Us

How it started:

I have enjoyed a very successful career in India's no.1 private sector bank, making handsome amount, living a lavishing life. But, having all the luxuries and comfort still something was missing in life.

But, when I looked around, I saw that others are very happy in their life. So, I thought that everyone else is happy and this problem is only with me.

To seek help, I started discussing my problem with other “happy” people around me. All I wanted was their advise so that I can also be happy like them. But, what I found was very surprising. Every other person whom I considered to be very happy, successful and content in life, had the same problem.

Curiously, I interacted with people from different backgrounds: students, hawkers, vendors, corporates, doctors, lawyers, businessmen, shopkeepers, priests etc. One thing was common, they were making enough money to survive a good lifestyle but from inside they were also feeling that something is missing. They feel disconnected from their soul. They feel that in the life's mundane activities they are ignoring their inner voice.

So one day, unhappy and more confused, I was sitting quietly in a park meditating on my problem. I felt a feeble voice. I opened my eyes and looked around, but I was alone. It was my inner voice.

That day I realized that we all are so busy in this rat race that we have no time to sit and listen to our inner voice. This is the reason why in this era of communication and technology we are disconnected from our divine soul.

I started regular meditation and spending more time talking to my inner self. Answers of all my questions were lying within me only. This was the time when I realized that only we have answers of our questions.  Others can only guide us.

So, I started Divine Touch with the purpose of helping others to connect their divine self.

At Divine Touch , we provide counseling through intuitive guidance and also provide healing through purely natural powers such as meditation, reiki, crystal therapy, aromatherapy, color therapy and sound therapy. The purpose is to remove energy blockages at chakra level. Once, our chakras are balanced, we will have a happy body possessing a completely active mind which seeks guidance with the divine soul within.

We help you in identifying, what you consider as a problem is actually a puzzle.

Do you have problems in life? Or you think life is a problem? Let's understand the difference between the two.
A problem is a question without solution. But, we know that there are solutions for all the problems in life. So, what does a problem with a solution is called. It is called a Puzzle.

Now you understand the difference. Hence, going forward, you may say that life is a puzzle but never say that you have problems in life.

Have a problem free life. Cheers!

Sushant Tripathi,

Divine Touch
Exploring the divine within...