Book Review:- Eat That Frog!

Ways to stop procrastinating(delaying) and get the things done in less time

Written by: - Brian Tracy

Author has explained different ways in this book to get all the personal and professional things done in less time without delay.

        1.  Write down the daily personal and professional tasks in the diary. This activity will give a clear idea.
        2.  After writing the tasks, plan those tasks daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. Plan all the tasks with the top priority wise.
        3.  Apply 80:20 pareto rule. It states that 20% of the activities give 80% of the results. It tells that focus on those important top 2-3 tasks, you will get the maximum (80%) result.
        4.  Review your daily work and activities regularly with the results.
        5.  Do the work which is much irritating/ worst/to you. Do the worst task first.
        6.  Plan your task with the specified numbers with the priorities. List the personal tasks with A series, professional tasks with B, Health C, and others with D and E.
        7.  Determine your key skill areas and rate them.
        8.  Find out the especially important tasks that are related to your work completion. These tasks might be 2-3 which account 90% of your work. Rest other tasks are supportive. In the logistic industry, the major tasks involved are packaging, transport, and delivery.
        9.  Prepare yourself thoroughly before beginning the tasks. Keep your workplace clean and neat.

10.  Do only one work and task at a time. Our mind is not made for multi-tasking. It is a myth.

11.  Keep upgrading your key- skills.

12.  Increase your key-skills set.

13.  Focus is more important.

14.  Keep on pushing yourself.

15.  Increase your skills and master in one of them.

16.  Keep on motivating yourself with good thoughts, good music, and good family life.

17.  Turn off all the technological communication modes for a while in a day and relax…relay. And relax…from the external pressures.

18.  Create new habits. New habits can be developed within 3 weeks with consistency.

19.  Do not waste any time. Rather invest it.

20.  Do not wait. Time never waits and it never comes once it is gone.

 

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Bhagvadgita- Part17

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Man, who has faith in God, liberates himself.

 

विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna:- Brahman, a cow, a dog are the same for a man in terms of knowledge.

 

इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - The vision of equality helps to conquer the cycle of birth and death. With the qualities of God, all men are in a transcendental situation.

 

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।
स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - With the faith in God, man is free from the confusions and he is free from the pain.

बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।
स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Men who are never interested in external pleasures find the hidden pleasure within themselves. Since God lies within the man in terms of the inner voice.

ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।
आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Pleasures from the organs end very soon since they are painful.

 

शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Man who tolerates the agitations from his desires is happy since he is a karma yogi.

योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - A yogi is a happy man. He finds God within himself. He is free from all the material desires.

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।
छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Yogi is free from all the sins. He is doubt free.

 

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।
अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna:- Yogi is skilled in neglecting the desires. His mind is under his control. He is a self-realized man.

 

स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।
विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - Kick out all the sensual enjoyment pleasures, control your mind, give up all the fears and you will be liberated.

 

भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति

Translation: - Krishna to Arjuna: - One should understand that I(Krishna) controls everything in the world. I(Krishna) am a friend of all the people. After this realization, peace will be achieved to everyone.

 

Key points: -

·        Do not lose the faith in God at any cost.

·        With the God qualities, all are in the transcendental situation.

·        Man is free from the confusions when he keeps faith in God.

·        Do not give much importance to the external pleasures

·        Real pleasure lies within you; in your inner voice which is a God’s voice.

·        Karma Yogi is the happiest man.

·        Karma Yogi finds God within his soul.

·        Karma Yogi is skilled in neglecting all the desires. He is self-controlled.

·        Sensual pleasures are non-value adding.

·        God (Krishna) is a friend of the entire universe. Everyone should note it.

  To be continued..... 

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2.Netflix: -

It is a subscription- based service. It was launched in 1997 in California. It accepts monthly based subscriptions.

·       It provides a free trial of 30 days.

·       It is compatible with Android and Apple smartphones, Windows, and Smart TV.

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·       It provides unlimited streaming of TV shows, movies, and comedy specials. It also provides widely content of newly released web-series.

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·       It provides blue-rays and DVD for the citizens of the U.S with the cost of $7.99 per month.

·       It is ad-free.

·       It allows users to download content and watch it offline.

 

Netflix and Amazon are the two sides of the one coin. Both have their targeted audience. Yet, both have many areas of improvement.

·       Netflix requires the highest internet speed then amazon. Netflix requires 10MPBS speed for HD while amazon needs 3MBPS. For general plan, Netflix needs 3MBPS and amazon needs 1MBPS. Yet, screen sharing is 4 in the premium plan of Netflix while it is 3 for the amazon prime video.

·       Netflix is costly compared to Amazon.

·       Amazon prime provides other wide benefits like free shipping, free music and songs, free e-books, and unlimited photo storage while Netflix is giving only access to the cinema.

·       Netflix provides Blue-rays and DVD of newly released movies for the citizens of the USA while this facility is not available for Amazon Prime.

·       There is a student plan for Amazon prime while it is not included in Netflix.

·       There is no yearly subscription plan for Netflix. You must pay monthly for the service on Netflix while on Amazon prime, you are provided with the monthly subscription plan, student plan as well as yearly plan.

·       Netflix provides a wide range of content but their subscription cost is too higher.

Today, subscribers of the Netflix is about 158 billion in the world while the Amazon prime is near about 75 billion. Yet, speaking in the terms of the internet speed, internet cost, and other additional benefits like free shipping cost, fastest shipping, unlimited streaming of movies, TV shows and the web-series, unlimited ad-free music, free e-book distribution, free photo storage to the customers, Amazon prime video is the best pick. It not only provides the streaming services, but it also gives other additional benefits which gives the end-user the ultimate satisfaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Temples

                        1. Padmanabhswami Temple

Ø Location:- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela

Ø Best time and days to visit:- You can visit it throughout a year. Best time to visit is from Aug-May early in the morning.

Ø Padmanabhswami temple is one of the richest temple located in India.

Ø There are many stories associated with the origin of the temple.

Ø There was a Tulu Brahman named Divakara Muni. He was a devotee of Lord Vishnu.

Ø Pleased by his prayers, Lord Vishnu appeared in front of Divakara as a child.

Ø Impressed by the beauty of the child, Divakara requested the child to stay with him.

Ø Child agreed but he kept one condition i.e no matter what the child will do, muni should respect him.

Ø Muni agreed.

Ø One day, a child created the nuisance with the fossil shell related to Lord Vishnu.

Ø It was not acceptable to Muni. He was angry.

Ø Before disappearing, child appealed to muni that if he has a wish, he will be able to see him again in the Aananthankaadu.

Ø Divakara Muni understood about the legacy of the child. He followed the route.

Ø After many days of walking, Divakara Muni reached Arabian Sea coast and he caught a glimpse of child. Child ran under the Lappa tree and disappeared.

Ø Tree later had fallen on a ground and it was converted to the Lord Vishnu statue. Statue was huge in a size.

Ø Divakar Muni requested Vishnu to reduce his size so that he could see him.

Ø Lord Vishnu agreed and he reduced his size which was visible to the eyes of the Divakar Muni.

Ø That statue is the current location of temple.

Ø It was built in 6^th century. It is also believed that it was built during the 1^st day of Kalyug.

Ø It is managed by the royal family of Travancore.

Ø It is built in the Dravidian style of architecture.

Ø Temple of one of the 108 Holly abodes (Divya Desam) of Lord Vishnu in India.

Ø Temple is mentioned in the ancient Tamil literature.

Ø God resides in an Anantha- position( Eternal Sleeping position of yoga Nidra).

Ø There are three doors through which we can have darshan. Lords face, His Navel and Lotus feet. To have darshan of Lord Padmanabhaswamy, one has to see Him through three doors. No one can see the whole idol at once. Three doors represent the three different stages of time.

Ø The first door shows Shivlingam and Lord Vishnu. The second door shows Lord Brahma on the lotus arising from Lord Padmanabhaswamy’s navel. From the third door, one can see Lord’s feet. It is believed that Lord Balaram visited the Temple and he had gifted the cows to the holy man. Interior of the temple consists of murals of Lord  Vishnu.

Ø Strict dress- code needs to be followed while entering the temple.

Ø A man should be dressed with the Dhoti and women should be dressed with saree.

Ø Temple has a flag post covered with the gold and copper sheets.

Ø It is believed that the interior of the temple is made of 12008 Salagram collected from the River Gandaki in Nepal.

Ø Every devotee feels the oasis of serenity inside the temple.

Ø Many areas of the temple are adorned with the images of Lord Shiva.

Ø Mandapam of the temple is built with a single slab of granite. It is in front of Lord Padmanabhswami. All the granite pillars are covered with the Gold.

Ø Temple consist of Abhisravana Mandapam, Kulasekhara Mandapam.

Ø Special  Pooja Archana related to the temple are performed in the Abhisravana Mandapam.

Ø Kulasekhara Mandapam is marvellous work on the stone supported with the pillars. Each pillar when tapped produces the musical notes.

Ø Temple has 9 entrances.

Ø Temple has 7 gopurams in the eastern entrance with 35m height.

Ø Temple consists of the oldest sacred water resources.

Ø There are a total of 11 mandapam inside the temple.

Ø Temple is 7 Lord Parashurama kshetra.

Ø Nammalvar one of the ancient poet wrote 12 prayers(Hymns) to praise the Padmanabhswami.

Ø Temple has the secret doors in which the large treasure was found in 2011.

Ø Yet, the sixth door remained closed. Since many believed that opening sixth door may lead to the curse by Lord Vishnu. It is considered as the mysterious, highly risky to open. It is also believed that it is protected by the cobras and snakes and Lord Balaram during his visit had come to the sixth door. Yet, the mystery behind the sixth door still continues.

Ø With all mysterious hidden treasure stories and the locked sixth door, the temple remains one of the major attractions.