You cannot dance well on only one leg. Witch doctors do not sell their potions to each other. Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. Once a man has been bitten by a lion, he buys a dog. On a dead tree there are no monkeys. Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. If ... Read More »
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Far away from the modern world, in northern Mozambique, lies a vast expanse of land known as Niassa. It seems to stretch on forever under a broad African sky. Only one dirt road links it to the rest of the country. “It is a place the world forgot,” says FRONTLINE/World reporter Marjorie McAfee. But in a poor, remote village, she ... Read More »
MAN OF THE MILLENIUM
Mr.Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year experience (service), he donated his entire salary to help the needy. He worked as a server in a hotel to meet his needs. He donated even his pension amount of about ten lakh rupees to the needy. He is perhaps the first person in the world ... Read More »
HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT DIWALI
Click on the link below to listen to a personal account of Diwali by Linestha Chavan. Linestha Chavan is a disciple of internationally eminent philosopher Swami Parthasarathy. Under Swamiji’s guidance, she has been studying Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of India, for the last 10 years. Swami Parthasarathy runs a unique educational institution called the Vedanta Academy which conducts full-time, three ... Read More »
RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE
[youtube height="HEIGHT" width="WIDTH"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBmIwNTFh4[/youtube] Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men’s Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is the first Indian (post independence) to win an individual silver, after Norman Pritchard, a British origin born in India, who won two silver medals at the ... Read More »
MAARTEN VAN DER WEIJDEN
ANOTHER day at the marathon swimming, another tale of triumph over adversity. The day after South African Natalie du Toit became the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games in the women’s open water event, Dutch leukemia survivor Maarten van der Weijden completed another sporting fairytale to seize the gold medal in the men’s 10km race. Van der Weijden, ... Read More »
SARAH REINERTSEN
Sarah Reinertsen (born (1975-05-22)May 22, 1975) is an American athlete. She was the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman Triathllon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. She first attempted to finish the race in 2004, but was disqualified when she failed to meet the qualifying time for the bike leg by 15 minutes. She returned in 2005 and completed the ... Read More »
WALK – An Inspiring Graduation Speech By Nipun Mehta
Nipun Mehta speech Offbeat Graduation Speech Gets Standing Ovation: 2012′s Baccalaureate speaker at the University of Pennsylvania was an unconventional choice for an Ivy League school. To address their newly-minted graduates, aspiring to dazzling careers, they picked a man who has never in his adult life, applied for a job. A man who hasn’t worked for pay in nearly a ... Read More »
7 habits of highly effective people
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Being Young And Making An Impact
view video A young teenager speaks of how she and every teenager can make a difference At 18, Natalie Warne’s work with the Invisible Children movement made her a hero for young activists. At TEDxTeen she uses her inspiring story to remind us that no one is too young to change the world. Natalie Warne did not let ... Read More »
Meditation
The benefits of mediation is well known. Now Sahaja Yoga Meditation conducts free meditation program in large number of cities in South Africa Sahaja Meditation is meant for everyone who desires to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy of life and love for others. It is not just a book or a set ... Read More »
Saarthi – extend a hand by giving away your old cloths, toys etc
Ambika Vij and her family have started a wonderful initiative of collecting old clothes , toys etc for charity.. “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” ~Mother Teresa We start every year with a newfangled positivity. We aim to aspire new objectives and then strive to achieve them. Some do and some keep trying hard ... Read More »
Vedanta-The Philosophy of Life And Living
Vedanta is an ancient philosophy which enunciates the eternal principles of life and living. Living is an art, a skill, a technique. Few have understood it to be so in the span of human history. Nevertheless, you need to learn and practise this technique of living as you would to play a musical instrument or fly an aircraft. We fail ... Read More »
A Glass of Milk
by Author Unknown One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead ... Read More »