Principles to live by...

Hindu Quotes: The Teacher Says

Having taught the Vedas, the teacher says:

1. Speak the truth.
2. Do your duty.
3. Neglect not the scriptures.
4. Give your best to your teacher.
5. Do not cut off the line of progeny.
6. Swerve not from the truth. Swerve not from the good.
7. Protect your spiritual progress always.
8. Give your best in learning and teaching.
9. Never fail in respect to the sages.
10. See the divine in your mother, father, teacher, and guest.
11. Never do what is wrong.
12. Honor those who are worthy of honor.
13. Give with faith. give with love. give with joy.
14. If you are in doubt about the right conduct, follow the example of the sages, who know what is best for spiritual growth.

This is the instruction of the Vedas; this is the secret; this is the message."

- Taittiriya Upanishad

Careful what you feed your mind with - Time

List of temples I would love to visit in India

http://www.dlshq.org/download/temples.pdf

12 Jyothirlingas
1. Somnath- The shrine is located at Prabhas Patan in Gujrat.
2. Mahakaleshwar- The shrine is located at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Bhimashankar- The shrine is located in the Sahyadri hills near Pune, Maharashtra.
4. Tryambakeshwar-The shrine is located near Nasik in Maharashtra.
5. Kashi Vishwanath- The famous shrine is located in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Omkareshwar- The shrine is located in an island in the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Kedarnath - The shrine is located in Uttarakhand.
8. Sree Sailam- The shrine is located near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
9. Vaidyanath- The shrine is located in Deogarh in Bihar.
10. Nageshwar- The shrine is located near Dwarka in Gujarat.
11. Grishneshwar- The shrine is located near Ellora, Maharashtra.
12. Rameswaram- The shrine is located in the island of Rameswaram, TamilNadu.

Lord Vishnu’s Temples
1. Badri Narayan .......................................1
2. Triyuginath .........................................1
3. Lord Jagannath .......................................2
4. Mathura...........................................3
5. Brindawan .........................................3
6. Lord Dwarakanath . . . . . ................................3
7. Lord Pandarinath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................4
8. Lord Venkatesa.......................................4
9. Lord Varadaraja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................5
10. Lord Renganatha . . . . . ................................5
11. Sriviliputur ........................................6
12. Anantasayanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................6
13. Guruvayur Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................7
14. Udupi-Krishna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................7
15. Ayodhya Vasi Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................8
16. Bhadrachalam Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................8
17. Hanuman Ghadi . . . . . ................................8
18. Alwar Tirunagari . . . . . ................................9
19. Sri Vaikuntham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lord Siva’s Temples
20. Kedarnath ........................................10
21. Kashi Viswanath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
22. Bheemsankar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......11
23. Baijanath.........................................12
24. Somanath ........................................12
25. Ghusravesam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......12
26. Nageswaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......13
27. Mahakal .........................................13
28. Mallikarjun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......14
29. Omkar Ishwar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........14
30. Triambhakeshwar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......15
31. Rameshwaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........15
32. Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............15
33. Kalahasti .........................................16
34. Arunachalam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......16
35. Jambukeswaram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
36. Ekambareswar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........17
37. Amarnath ........................................18
38. Muktinath ........................................18
39. Pasupathinath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........19
40. Tunganath ........................................19
41. Gopeshwar ........................................20
42. Sitakund .........................................20
43. Gokaran .........................................21
44. Madyarjuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......21
45. Madura Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
46. Tiruvaniappan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........22
47. Vaikkam .........................................23
48. Tiruvalur .........................................23

Lord Subramania’s Temples
49. Rockfort Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
50. Kathirgama Murugha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............24
51. Palani Andava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........25
52. Swami Malai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......25
53. Tiruthani .........................................26
54. Tirupparan Gundram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............26
55. Tiruchendur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......27
56. Tiruchendur II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........27
57. Ghand Kapur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......28
58. Girnar ..........................................28
59. Pushkar .........................................29

Devi’s Temples
60. Gangotri .........................................29
61. Jwalamukhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......30
62. Vishnu Devi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......30
63. Kalighat-Kali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........31
64. Dakshineshwar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........31
65. Kamakshi ........................................32
66. Chamundi ........................................32
67. Mukhambi ........................................33
68. Ranganayaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......33
69. Kasi Visalakashi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
70. Kanchi Kamakshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......34
71. Madurai Meenakshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............34
72. Kanya Kumari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........35

Buddhist And Jain Temples
73. Buddha Gaya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........35
74. Saranath .........................................36
75. Mount Abu Jain Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........36
76. The Golden Temple, Amritsar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............37
77. Nagore Anadava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......37

Napolean Hill's 13 Success Principles

Great image to have as a wallpaper...

http://ezinearticles.com/?13-Principles-For-Success---The-Mastermind-Genius-of-Napoleon-Hill&id=3453360

Charity = Service + Donation = Solution for problems in life

When GOD has provided you with wealth, don't assume that by giving monetary charity your task is done - you also should never forget that you also have capability to serve. Service is necessary to complete the charity circle.

For people who are having difficult times in life, they should serve others more than they currently and all the problems are cleared when one starts to think more of others and less of themselves - selfless acts of service. One such service can be shoe service at your religious place of worship.

Napolean Hill:

In every adversity lies seed of equal or greater opportunity.

Youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RICci-Mhs7o&NR=1

Significance of each day and planet in Hinduism

9 important planets in Hinduism and their relevance with respect to family values are listed here.

Person who respects his fellow people (in and outside of the family) will always have blessings and there will not be a need or want in their lives - all things will be taken care of.

1. Surya - Father - Sunday

2. Moon - Mother - Monday

3. Mangal - Brother - Tuesday

4. Budh - Sister - Wednesday

5. Bhruhaspathi - Teacher - Thursday

6. Shukra - Wife - Friday

7. Shani - Elders - Saturday

8. Rahu - Living - Everyday

9. Kethu - Incapable - Every time

Youtube source:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnvzYhOYWYI

The Millionaire Next Door

Preface:

1. Live well below your means.

2. Allocate time, energy, and money efficiently, in ways conducive to building wealth.

3. Believe in financial independence is more important than displaying high social status.

4. Adult children should be taught how to be economically self-sufficient.

5. Cars tend to depreciate rapidly. Financial assets tend to appreciate.

6. Be a compulsive saver and investor.

7. Building wealth takes discipline, sacrifice and hard work.

Chapter 1: Meet the Millionaire Next Door

1. Don't be "Big Hat, No Cattle" family.

2. Self employed people make up less than 20 pecent of the workers in USA but account for two-thirds of the millionaires.

3. We live on less than 7 percent of our wealth.

4. Our wives are planners and meticulous budgeters.

5. We have "go-to-hell fund". Create enough wealth to live without working for ten or more years.

6. We save at least 15 percent of our earned income.

7. We believe education is extremely important for ourselves, our children, and our grand children.

8. We are fastidious investors. On average, we invest nearly 20 percent of our household realized income each year.

9. We make our own investment decisions.

10. We hold nearly 20 percent of our household's wealth in stocks and mutual funds. We rarely sell our equity investments. On average 20 percent of our household wealth is in our private business.

11. Our most trusted financial advisors are our accountants. Our attorneys are also very important.

12. I am my favorite charity.

13.Formula for Wealth: Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all your sources (except inheritances). Divide by 10.This, less any inherited wealth, is what your net worth should be. Your net worth should be greater than twice the above state salary.

14. Being frugal allows them to save more and invest more than other families in similar income groups.

15. Entrepreneurs are typically characterized by their thrift, low status, discipline, low consumption, risk, and very hard work.

16. Encourage your children to be entrepreneurs and encourage them to enter the labor market.

17. Don't spend lot of time reminiscing about their ancestors achievements - create your own opportunities.

Chapter 2: Frugal Frugal Frugal

1. It is unfortunate that some people judge others by their choice in foods, beverages, suits, watches, motor vehicles, and such. Allocating time and money in the pursuit of looking superior often has a predictable outcome: inferior economic achievement.

2. The opposite of frugal is wasteful.

3. Wrong belief's: "Those who have money spend lavishly" and "if you don't show it, you don't have it".

4. Rewards are intangibles: financial independence, discipline, and being an excellent family provider, a fine husband, and a father of well disciplined children.

5. They are very punctual, never late for meetings, and start their day early - 6:30 AM.

6.