Impressive And Provoking Guru Shishya Story

I think you all are aware Guru-Shishya stories.They are very much interesting and also provoke your minds.There are number of Guru-Shishya stories with different thoughts and situations.Here is one of the story from this tales which you all will like.


The story goes as follows: 

A yogi was sitting with his disciples,high in the foothills of the Himalayas.As a test,he drew a line in the dirt and asked each student to make the line shorter without erasing any part of it.

                   The students were perplexed and couldn't think of a way to shorten the line without touching it-except for one student.He had been the one who had studied the hardest and practiced the longest.

              He walked over to the line that the master had drawn and quickly drew a longer line next to it.He did not touch the first line any way.

                     The teacher smiled."Very good",he said.

                               'Now the first line is shorter'.

Isn't it good.And its provoking too.Start thinking in the way that student thought.This helps you in solving your problems with ease.Such type of concentration and thinking will help you in handling both professional as well as personal life.Hope you'll like this one.

Tricks Retailers Use To Lure You

Are you planning to go for a shopping this festive season,then make sure you aren't lured by the retailers to buy unwanted things.For this you just need to know the tricks which the retailers use as a bait to clean up your wallets.

Here are some of the retailer tricks you should be aware of, to avoid from spending money unnecessarily.

• Decoy Pricing:This tactic is used by many stores. If a product worth Rs 1,000 is placed next to that which is worth of Rs 800 and Rs 1,200, you are likely to pick the Rs 1,000 product and think of it as a good deal. It's a diversion to make the costly items look economical. 

•  Gruen Transfer: The Gruen Transfer(also known as Gruen Effect) is the building designs that confuse shoppers and make them spend more time so that they make impulse buys. Crossing the same spot again also makes you less price-sensitive due to the false feeling of price familiarity.

• Discount Traps:Most of us are very much interested in buying things which come at discount rates.But the other side of this scenario is different.Its like this- 'Buy one, get second at 50%' or 'Buy one, get one free' don't make for good offers. Because the first one is only providing 25% discount on each item and in the latter, the price may cover both items as it doesn't take same amount of investment to make or get similar products. 

• Eye Level Products :Usually all the retailers go for this.They place all the costly items at your eye level rather than at top or bottom of the rack.So that you may directly grab your attention on them before going for economical ones.
  
  
  
  
  

• Carry Bags or Carts:You know why you are given a cart as soon as you enter the cloth store or a supermarket.Its for a reason.If you are holding things in your hands then you are likely to buy less items.And the other is that it makes up your mind to buy more.
  

• Children Stuff:The stuff related children like toys,games etc., will be placed at lower levels as per the kids' ages and heights.So that they gets attracted to them.Once they got a good view on then they won't leave the shop without holding those products. 

• Mesh Bags:For example in a retail store if you take vegetables and fruits,you find two kinds of them-one are open free and the other is wrapped in covers.The vegetables which are in mesh bags are costlier compared to the loose items.So always prefer to buy loose items so that you can also avoid of buying damaged ones.

• Check Out Counter:Have you ever noticed why small items like chocolates,gums and candies are place at the check out counter.There is again trap to make you spend some more money. After an exhaustive shopping session, you are now an easy prey with little self-control. So you will easily succumb to chocolates and small items. This is also why you buy a Rs 10 candy at the cash counter even though you're not much interested in it.
  

If you know all these tricks you can somewhat get away with unwanted stuff in your bag.So don't fall prey to all these tricks by retailers.Its a better way to have a note of things with you when you are going especially to supermarkets.And have good and economical shopping this festive season.

What Happens If 1₹ = 1$ ?

As we all know that the currency of our country India is Rupee(INR) with symbol "₹".We always compare our currency with dollar.The main reason is that dollar is the medium for currency exchange in the international market.And then we worry about why rupee 's value is very much lower than the dollar.Its always a rise in the currency exchange market for $ vs ₹. 


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             And its always the dollar who won the battle.The facts say that it was 7 rupee=1 dollar when the peg was changed to US Dollar in 1966.From 1947-1966 it was pegged to pounds with value 13 rupees=1 pound. Now after 50 years the value of rupee to dollar is @68 rupees=1 dollar(approximately).Let us look into the journey of Indian rupee over the years.

Many feel really sad by knowing this fact. And many others wish that rupee should equal dollar one day.

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             Now some typical questions arise in our minds such as, is it possible ?When will it happen?And what happens if rupee equals dollar?Well,I'll try to give a satisfactory answers for all these questions in this article.India stands in the top 10 largest economies in the world.And now India is the fastest growing economy in the world.Our stock markets  are doing well and foreign inflows are also good.

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            So is it the right time for Indian currency rupee to bounce back?To answer this question first we should take into consideration the Indian economy. Well the answer for this question is no.Its not the answer from me but most of the economists and people related to finance have this answer with them.Why like this and what if rupee equals dollar overnight?

           For a better explanation let us discuss the pros and cons if 1₹ = 1$.

PROS:

• Imports will become cheaper,as buying goods deals with dollar in international market.
• As imports become cheaper petrol prices will also become cheaper and transportation becomes cheaper in the country.
• Travelling to other countries and staying and studying there also becomes cheaper.
• Luxurious goods and gold which we import will also become cheaper.
• Its like you can get a latest iphone for around 700 rupees.

Now lets see the cons of this scenario.

CONS:

• The first thing is that the exports become too costly.It results in the slow down of exports as other countries may opt the exports from countries which has same products with low currency value.
• There will be no foreign inflows.
• Investments in the IT sector will come down and companies try to find other countries where they can make huge profits.Because no company will afford to pay a software employee nearly one lakh dollars when they can find people who can work for just 3k -5k in other countries.     
• And the companies which are already existing in the country will move out for better profits.
• Finally all these things results in unemployment.

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So as a coin has two sides our currency equaling the dollar also has two sides.That will be the two scenarios if 1₹ = 1$.That's why many economists thinks rupee equating dollar is not affordable for economy like us.They say that the high value of currency doesn't mean that economy is stronger.The most important thing is that rupee shouldn't fluctuate much in the markets.If rupee gains stability @50 or @60 or @70 then the economy will be strong. So lets hope that rupee becomes more stable in the coming years which puts our economy in stronger position.

SACRED MANTRAS FOR BEAUTIFUL LIFE

SACRED MANTRAS ON GIVING & HELPING OTHERS

I want to start this article by giving a small quote,it goes as follows:

NO ONE HAS EVER BECOME POOR BY GIVING.-Anne Frank

Why I want to write this article is because in this giant world with over six billion population all are not possessing what they need.I'm just talking about the needs and the needy.Fro me on this planet there is no other intelligent and dangerous creation in this world.And we all are aware of what our creatures had done in the past.I don't want to go into it deeply.

       I just want to say something about helping others and giving something.Helping doesn't mean only for humans but all the other fellow creatures who are taking their birth in this beautiful world.Most of you may think that these words are familiar to you and some may think that these are not much useful also.But what I think is that reading this article for a few minutes doesn't make your time go in vain.

     We all love to give.But the thing is that we don't know how much to give and the other big thing is that we don't know what we have for giving.I do agree with the facts that out of six billion population only 500 million are living luxurious life.But the matter of the fact is that people more than that number are living their lives happily.And some from that 500 million may also miss in this list of happily living souls.The best solution to live a happy life is ?I think you'll know the answer.Its the universal question everyone are aware about.Some say money,others love, some others sacrifice and ..... Congratulations for all those who have answered this question.I blindly hope everyone will answer at least of the above mentioned.I just want to add another thing which will complete this answer that is giving. Kudos to all the givers and I sincerely hope the others will also start giving something which help others.The reason for this article is that if this happens than all the complete six billion humans or even more and our fellow creatures will live a happy life..... 

  Lastly some beautiful quotes about giving and helping others

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,and the life of the candle will not be shortened.Happiness never decreases by being shared.-Gautama Buddha

Everybody can be great,because anybody can serve.You don't have to have a college degree to serve.....You only need a heart full of grace.A soul generated by love.-Martin Luther King,Jr

It is not how much we give,but how much love we put in the giving.- Saint Teresa of Calcutta(Mother Teresa)

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do,but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.-Khalil Gibran

God helps those who help themselves.-Hezekiah 6:1

He who gives his wealth to purify himself, and confers no favor on any man for recompense.....He shall surely be satisfied.-Quran

Giving simply because it is right to give,without thought of return,at a proper time,in proper circumstances and to a worthy person, is enlightened giving.Giving with regrets or in the expectation of receiving some favor or of getting something in return, is selfish giving.....-Bhagwad Gita 17.20-21

The Untold Love Story of Dante Alighieri

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He was just nine when he first met her.Its inside a church in Florence,Dante first laid eyes on Beatrice-the woman whom he fell in love at first sight.And for whom his heart ached his entire life.

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About Dante

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet popularly known for his epic poem "The Divine Comedy"(La Divina Commedia).Dante was born in Florence(in Italy).At one time he was most powerful and influential person in Florence.But later due to the shift in political power Dante was exiled from the city and he never came back.

The Divine Comedy 

This work of Dante is widely considered as a masterpiece of world literature.The Divine Comedy is divided into three parts- Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradiso. In this poem Dante escapes hell and reaches paradise through purgatory.

Dante's Love

The woman with whom Dante fell in love was Beatrice Portinari(also known as Bice).He first met her in a church when he was nine.It was love at first sight for him.But Beatrice married another man.After some time Dante was married to Gemma di Manetto Donati.

 Few years later he again met Beatrice.At the time of his death he had three children.When Dante was exiled from Florence neither spouse seemed eager to see each other again.

Dante and Beatrice by Henry Holiday

In this painting by H Holiday Dante longingly looks at Beatrice Portinari who is in center passing with a friend.

The love of his life was always been and remained was Beatrice.She was the inspiration behind Dante's greatest works.His epic poem "The Divine Comedy" casts Beatrice as a savior who guides Dante through paradise.Dante's another great work "La Vita Nuova" also has flattering verses about Beatrice.

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The church where Dante first met Beatrice was now known as "Church of Dante".Its a sanctuary of Chiesa di Santa Margherita dei Cherchi is more of a chapel than a church.To Dante's great anguish Beatrice Portinari was married to other man at this same church.But she died at a youthful age of twenty four.Also at this same church Dante married Gemma Donati. The tomb of Beatrice is inside this church, and her sepulchre has become a pilgrimage destination for both Dante fans and heartsick lovers.It has become a shrine for the broken-hearted who suffer from unrequited love.
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EVOLUTION OF NUMBERS

"Evolution of numbers"

History

The first method of counting was counting on fingers. 

This evolved into sign language for the hand-to-eye communication of nos which, while not writing, gave way to written nos. 

Tallies made by carving notches in wood, bone, and stone were used for at least forty thousand years.

Who discovered the numbers?

Zero was invented independently by the Babylonians, Mayans and Indians.The Babylonians got their number system from the Sumerians the first people in the world to develop a counting system. Sumer was the first urban civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, modern-day southern Iraq, during the Chalcolithic and "Early Bronze"ages, and arguably the first civilization in the world.

From there, use of Arabic numbers spread to conquer the world.The next big evolution in numbers came in  Germany in 1679.German mathematician "Gottfried Liebnitz" invented a system of counting that used only ones and zeros; what would eventually be called the binary system.

Carl Boyer showed that Egyptians created the first ciphered numeral system.Greeks followed by mapping their counting numbers onto Ionian and Doric alphabets. The number five can be represented by digit "5" or by the Roman numeral "Ⅴ".

"Arrival of Hindu Numerals"

THE JOURNEY:From Apices To Modern Digits

The discovery of zero and the place-value system were inventions unique to the Indian civilization. As the Brahmi notation of the first 9 whole nos. The numeral set used in the Middle East today is a cousin of the modern numeral set, with a common ancestor in the ancient Hindu numerals.

What does Lord Ganesha symbolize?

Who is Lord Ganesha?

One of the most revered deities in Hinduism, Ganesha is represented with an elephant head, with four arms and one tusk. The eldest son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, he s considered to be the supreme God, the remover of obstacle, an embodiment of knowledge- arts and sciences, wisdom and prosperity.

What is his date of birth?

According to Vedic (Hindu) calendar, the 4th day of Bhadrapada Maas in Hindu calendar or Shukla Chaturthi, is celebrated as Ganesha Chaturthi; marking the occasion of Lord Ganesha’s birth.

"Birthday celebrations of Lord Ganesha"

Worldwide, this festival of Ganesh Chaturthi or “Vinayaka Chaturthi” is typically celebrated sometime between August 20 and September 15. The festivities last for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi (14th day of fortnight), which is celebrated as Ganapati Visarjan.

As mentioned in Vedas, worshipping Lord Ganesha during these 10 auspicious days will get devotees’ desired wishes fulfilled. Around the world, Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated with grandeur and musical joy.

What does Lord Ganesha symbolize?

As shown in the above figure Lord Ganesha symbolizes a collection of strength,intelligence and patience.

The following is the collective symbolism of Lord Ganesha.

• Big head --> Intelligence and the power of thinking big
• Large ears --> Listen more
• Small eyes --> Concentrate
• One tusk(eka danth) --> Retain good and throw away bad
• Trunk --> High Efficiency and Adaptability