Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima - VinayAvanata to all those from whom I learnt and imbibed values and principles

1. My mother for simple living and wisdom and the habit of reading
2. My Father for being fearless
3. My sister Julie who encouraged me always, besides being like a mother to me
4. My wife Nalini who taught me that “You eat for yourself but dress for others” How to love infinitely
5. My daughters, for making our experiment succeed, in not indoctrinating them in any one religious path
6. A neighbor who taught me to eat with my lips closed at all times
7. Those who broke my trust taught me to “Trust but Verify”
8. Life - To be ambitious is not a sin; To be poor is not a sin; Most of all that “I am the architect of my Life”
9. Money - It can buy you a lot of Freedom if used judiciously
10. Possessions don’t last. Values remain
11. Strangers - “Ask and you shall receive”
12. Obstacles - Is the way
13. Sickness - Restore balance
14. Music - Divine High
15. Arts - Beauty
16. Religion - Truth
17. Nature - Effectiveness Vs Efficiency
18. Problems - last until they are solved. All things are difficult, until they become

easy

1. To all my Teachers - appear when you are ready

Develop an attitude of Gratitude and the humility to ASK - The Guru is waiting over your left shoulder - to whisper advise, steer your path, lift your spirits, hold you back when reckless, carry your load with you, guide your path in darkness,———