Joke for the day🔗

(Seeds of Ananda!)

I want you to know the power of Ananda (Bliss) which liberates you from the dilemmas of the mind and depression of your Being; which gives tremendous freedom in the inner and outer worlds!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Latur Singh and Chanda Basu were discussing the finer points of their respective backgrounds. No matter what points Latur brought up, Chanda would say that his background offered the same thing, only better. Finally Chanda said, "Alright Latur, tell me at least one thing that your background offers that my background has lesser of." Chanda said, "Modesty perhaps?"

Virtues when compared help us grow better. Anything else when compared is merely a waste of time in our own growth.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nithya Pathni and Ananda Pathi were celebrating their fifty years of marriage. Pathni presented the latter with two shirts for the occasion. Pathi was very touched and declared that they would go out for dinner instead of cooking at home. It was a very tender moment for the two. Pathi freshened up and to make his wife happy, wore one of the gift shirts and appeared from his room. Pathni looked up and smiled, paused and snarled, "So the other shirt's no good?"

The greatest challenge is to make another totally happy, because happiness can never be achieved from outside, it is something that happens inside oneself. It can happen only when one is blossoming from within!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Ananda Pappaiah was enthusiastically explaining to a group of people how very identical his twin daughters were. "How do you tell them apart?" he was asked. "Oh! the blonde one always wears her hair well!" he replied.

Sometimes, we miss the most obvious of things and go in search of the remote ones. This is how we waste our precious time!

Nitti Mudaliar was driving along a dark village road. He decided to follow the car in front of him to play it safe. Suddenly the lead car stopped and he crashed into it. "Why didn't you signal that you were going to stop?" he screamed out. "Inside my own garage?" yelled back the driver!

It helps to know that each one's path is different. To follow another on his path and to blame him at the end of it is mere folly!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

At an old age home, the inmates were asked, "Why do you think God has allowed you to reach the age of ninety?" Bhilai Mansoor responded, "To test the tolerance of our relatives."

If we bring a little awareness into our lives, we will be able to see the different dimensions to a situation. This will help us to be balanced and not lop-sided in our conclusions.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

30 years of marriage and his nagging wife was dying. Ananda was sitting in the room quietly surrounded by relatives. A close uncle caught his hand consolingly and said, "Don't let yourself suffer, you have tried your best." Ananda quietly replied, "I've suffered 30 years, I can suffer a few more hours."

Life is not about making the other the right person, it is about becoming the right person. If this is understood, there will not be any suffering.

Nithya Madhu was a school teacher. One day, she was walking along with a friend in her school campus and was greeted by many students down the corridor. She would smile at them and say under her breath, "The same to you." After a while the friend asked her, "Why do you always say that?" Madhu replied, "After all, I've been a student myself and I know what they are thinking!"

Experience is always the best teacher!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nithya Ameeta was very weary of her husband's activities and got jealous very easily. Everyday, the latter's clothes would undergo inspection and the slightest hair discovered would trigger off an ordeal. One day, she found nothing on his clothes and burst into tears: "You have started going out with bald women!"

The human mind invents worries because worry is nothing but an axis for it to revolve. Without worries, it would feel insecure and without support.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Sikar Shareef was confessing to a friend: "You know, after all these years of publishing books, I've realized that I don't have any knowledge of writing." Asked the friend, "Are you going to stop writing?" "Oh no!" replied Sikar, "I have become too famous now!"

Anything sells today, because man is searching for the Truth so desperately and so unknowingly that he is willing to try anything that comes his way in order to find it.

Sagar Pillai decided to get married and started looking out for a girl for himself. No matter which girl he brought home, his mother disapproved. Finally, he found a girl who resembled his mother in looks, attitude, habit and dress sense. He brought her home and his mother fell for her. Unfortunately for him, his father hated her!

We continuously collect images from all that we see around us. We constantly compare reality with these images and feel disappointed. Unless we throw out these images, we will not be able to enjoy the real beauty around us!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nitti Mudaliar was stranded in an island for many years. Suddenly one day he saw a ship responding to his signals and he jumped for joy. The ship docked and the captain of the ship came to him and handed him a pack of newspapers. He added, "I would suggest that you read these first and decide if you still want to be rescued."

Very often, although we feel opposite pastures are greener, the truth might be that we are better off as we are. We often wait to get to the other side to realise this.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Neetu Patel suddenly felt that she was working too hard in the house. One day, she let go and screamed at her husband, "Anyone would think that you've employed me as a cook for you in this house." Unnerved, he replied: "They wouldn't, not after they've eaten the food."

Any work given to us, if taken up as a meditation can produce the most fulfilling results. We don't do this and therefore neither see the desired results nor feel good about ourselves.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Ananda was scrambling for attention at the counter of an exceptionally crowded grocery store. Exasperated, he left the store, walked to a telephone booth and made a call to the store's tele-order section. He read out the list of items he wanted and got a prompt response about their availability. When asked for the mailing address, he ordered them to be delivered at the telephone booth opposite the store.

A little creativity can turn around any difficult situation. Meditation can help kindle the creativity in you!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Barsi Rajan came into the doctor's room asking for attention. "Doctor, I swallowed a gold coin two years back; you simply have to get it out", he said. The doctor was stunned and exclaimed, "Why my son! you should have come to me immediately, not after two years!" Replied Barsi, "Well doctor, I was not in need of the gold coin at that time."

We most often miss the golden opportunity when it presents itself to us and later scramble to find it.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Sagar Pillai went to visit his friend and he heard a terrible argument going on inside while he was standing at the latter's doorstep. He knocked and went in to find his friend all alone. He enquired about the argument. His friend laughed and replied, "I have this habit of talking to myself." Sagar was puzzled. "How come you were arguing then?" he asked. The latter replied, "Oh! I always argue with people who don't conform to logic!"

Sometimes you need to be at the receiving end to understand matters, especially about yourself!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Ananda's father was dying. All his relatives were standing around watching the wealthy shop owner die. Ananda had his father's head on his lap. His father asked him, "Who are the people who have assembled?" Ananda named all the family members present one by one from the oldest to the youngest. At the end, the old man cried out, "What? Are you telling me that there is no one minding the shop!"

Even in the midst of life's great dramas, the intelligent one does not lose focus on the responsibilities given to him.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nithya Pathni during a fight turned to her husband and wailed, "How is it that you hate all my relatives?" "You know that's not true," the husband replied, "You know that I like your mother-in-law a lot better than mine."

Truth in its simplest form is most often unacceptable to us; when twisted and packaged, we receive it better. Such is the complexity of our minds.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Moti Ankur was visiting his family after many years. He greeted his nephew with the usual, "Hey! The last time I saw you, you were only so tall!" "Yes," the boy agreed, "and you were only so wide!"

At times, it helps to think twice before venturing!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Haughty Ananda walked into the dispatch section of his sprawling office and found a boy idling. He asked him, "How much is your monthly salary?" The boy replied, "1000 rupees, Sir." Haughty thrust 1000 rupees into his hand and told him to get out. He then asked the manager why he did not take action against the idling boy. The manager replied, "Sir, I cannot take any action against him. He is the delivery boy of our vendor; he was awaiting his cheque for the goods delivered."

Especially in the haughtiest of moments, we need to bring a little intelligence and a thoughtful pause into ourselves.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Chanda Basu hitched a ride from a friend one day. While in the car, his friend said, "Chanda, I feel you should dress more presentably." Chanda retorted, "But I do dress well." The friend continued, "Your father was such a well-dressed and stately man." Chanda exclaimed, "There you are! These are his very clothes that I am wearing!"

We all correctly misunderstand what is being told to us and it is then that we miss the Truth in life; the Truth eludes us so easily!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nithya Pathni and Ananda Pathi concurred only on one point and that was being stingy. They were planning to die together in order to save money on the death proceedings. Pathni said, "I am planning to wear that grand embroidered blouse, but of course I must remember to tell them to cut out the embroidered portion so they can use it for another dress." Pathi intervened, "But, won't all the ladies comment on the missing patch?" "Oh, they wont be looking at me," replied Pathni, "You will be going without your pants!"

Man works hard at retaining wealth during his life and eventually loses his capacity to enjoy it.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Ananda had a miserly wife. One day he took his son to his friend's house. The friend asked, "Son, how old are you?" The boy replied, "I'm normally eight, but when I am with my mother on the bus, I am five!"

Children are so pure and sure; it takes societal conditioning to spoil them.

Sikar Shareef was with his friends and they decided to take part in the bull fighting game in their village. They all went to a liquor shop, all except Sikar drank to their hearts' content and started out. Sikar was standing meekly. They goaded him saying, "Listen Sikar, this is going to give you a lot of courage, go ahead and drink it." He said to them, "That's just what I am afraid of!"

Man's resistance to death is so intense that he is not ready to let go and explore the latent potential in him, to discover his own powers.

Durg Chander went out shopping with his wife. After hours of window shopping, he asked her, "Are you at least sure of what you came to buy?" She replied, "Of course! I am here to buy a flat-out handbag." "And what's that?" he asked. She explained, "When the neighbors see it, they will be flat out!"

Our self-image is built with others' opinions of us. We therefore spend our whole lives maintaining others' opinions of us! Isn't it time we nurtured our own intelligence to be our steadfast guide?

Be Blissful

Churu Kiran was walking to his house when he got bitten by a dog. The doctor took a look and announced an advanced case of rabies. Kiran was shocked. After a while, he took a piece of paper and started writing. The doctor told him, "Its not that bad, you need not hurry on writing out your will now." "Oh no doctor!" said Kiran, "I'm making out a list of people whom I can bite."

It doesn't take much to expose the true nature of our love. True love is feeling happiness in risking everything, and asking for nothing in return.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Little Ananda was brought in as a witness to the courtroom. In the middle of the proceedings, he looked at the Judge and said, "Sir, I don't think I can help much." The judge asked why. Little replied, "Sir, I was made to take an oath that I will speak only the truth, but every time I speak the truth, there's someone objecting."

If Truth is the sincere goal, it will be achieved. Else, it will remain hidden in its untouched splendour!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Nithya Ameeta decided to stand for a public organization's Presidential elections. She called up a friend to ask for her vote. The latter said to her, "Well, I have a question for you. Do you spend a lot of money on sarees and cosmetics?" Ameeta paused and cautiously asked, "Is this an inquiry or an invitation?"

The intelligent ones ask the right questions before answering them. After all, why give the wrong answers!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Barsi Rajan was a psychiatrist. He decided to release two of his patients after putting them individually through certain deciding tests. He asked one, "What would you do if you bit into a green chilli?" The patient replied, "I would immediately drink water." He released him. While going out, the patient passed on the answer to the waiting one. The waiting one came in. Barsi asked him, "what would you do if your baby cries persistently?" Prompt came the reply, "I would drink some water."

Although all of us are going towards the same goal, we are all on different paths with different questions and different answers. We need to remember this in order not to get confused.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

The mad man had his ear pressed to the wall of his room all day. He called the attendant in and whispered, "Listen!" The attendant pressed his ear to the wall and listened hard. He finally declared, "I don't hear a thing." The man gravely replied, "I know, it's been like that all day."

A mad man invents worries after being pronounced mad. The rest of us invent worries and never doubt our sanity! Worries are our dearest friends without which we cannot live!

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Churu Kiran took his wife to a psychiatrist who examined her and finally said, "Sir, your wife's mind is almost gone." Churu replied, "I'm not surprised; she's been giving me a piece of it everyday."

Couples are so engrossed in the sculpting work of their better halves that they rarely stop to see if their work is actually paying.

- Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda

Barsi Rajan decided to conduct certain tests on a few of his mentally retarded patients. Every evening, he went up to one patient and showed him a silver coin and a gold coin and asked him to choose. The latter always chose the silver coin. His friend told the patient one day, "You know, the gold coin is more valuable." The patient replied, "Of course I know that. If I chose the gold coin, he would stop playing with me."

Often, people communicate from different planes and they simply fail to relate to each other; this is how most problems start.

Nithya Kanthi was training her daughter for her first dance at a party. She told her that it was important to maintain conversation during the dance. At the party, she noticed that for every song, the same boy went over to her daughter and asked for a dance. She later asked her daughter why and got the reply: "I was narrating to him a suspense serial."

This is another classic example of how people correctly misunderstand what is being told to them. The Truth slips so easily!

Be Blissful