"Inside every
human is hidden a fire of divine qualities
Simply touch the
molten tip with all your heart, and it will immediately set ablaze"
The above two lines sum up my philosophy in life. I
believe that all human beings are potentially divine. Nothing is impossible
for me. My purpose in life is to realise my true Self. One spark is
enough.
Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Buddha, Valmiki, Tulsidas,
Kalidas, Ashoka...all required a single spark to transform their lives
and made huge differences to the world.
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Mahatma
Gandhi (1869 - 1948) - From Mohandas
to Mahatma, the Great Soul! |
A play on the
truthful king Harishchandra inspired Mohandas to pursue Truth
at all costs. |
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Swami
Vivekananda (1863 - 1902) - From Naren to Vivekananda |
A touch from
Ramakrishna Paramhansa was enough for Narendra to realise his
hidden divinity |
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Gautam
Buddha (563 - 483 B.C.) - From Siddhartha to Buddha,
the Enlightened One! |
Siddhartha
gave up his throne and attachment for his wife and son to discover
the Truth. |
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Maharshi
Valmiki (~3500 BC) - From a bandit Ratnakar to Valmiki |
When his family
told him that they would not partake in his sins, the robber
and murderer transformed into saint and wrote the Ramayana. |
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Goswami Tulsidas
(1532 - 1623) - From sex-addiction to great devotee
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When his wife
Ratnavali coaxed him to love Ram instead of her body, his life
got transformed. He devoted his life to Rama and wrote Ram Charitra
Manas. |
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Mahakavi
Kalidas (somewhere between 2
BC to 5 AD) - From a great fool to the greatest Sanskrit poet
and dramatist |
Being laughed
at and insults from his wife transformed the fool Kalidas to
a learned scholar and the poet and author of epic works in Sanskrit. |
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Ashoka
the Great (265 - 232 BC) - From
Chanda Ashoka to Devanamapriya Priyadarshi |
The extent
of killing he witnessed in the Kalinga war transformed Ashoka
into an ideal and righteous ruler, propogating Buddha's message
of peace and non-violence. |