Maurya Times

The Buddha explained how to handle insult and maintain compassion. One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have no right teaching others," he shouted. "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake." Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man "Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it, to whom does the gift belong?" The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered, "It would belong to me, because I bought the gift." The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct. And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me. All you have done is hurt yourself." "If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your ange...

BETIYAN. "Oas ki bund hoti hai betiyan Sparsh khurdra ho to roti hai betiyan Roshan karega beta to bus 1 hi kul ko 2-2 kulon ki laaj ko dhoti hai betiyan Koi nahi ek dusre se kam Heera agar hai beta to sachcha moti hai betiyan Kanton ki raah pe khud hi chalti rahengi Auron ke liye phool boti hai betiyan Vidhi ka vidhan hai, Yahi duniya ki rasam hai Mutthi bhar neer si hoti hai BETIYAN Jinpe ho Ishwar ki aseem kripa Unke naseeb main hoti hai BETIYAN "

आर.के. मौर्य का सम्मान शामली (उ.प्र.)। राष्ट्रीय स्वतंत्र पत्रकार एसोसिएशन के राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में इंडियन फेडरेशन ऑफ वर्किंग जर्नलिस्ट्स के राष्ट्रीय पार्षद आर.के. मौर्य को सम्मानित किया गया। पत्रकारिता और पत्रकार संगठनों के लिए श्री मौर्य के कार्यों की सराहना करते हुए उनको सम्मानित किया गया। मौर्य ने इस मौके पर देश के कोने-कोने से आए पत्रकारों को संबोधित करते हुए आज के परिवेश में पत्रकार संगठन की आवश्यकता पर बल दिया और देश के वर्तमान हालात पर अपने विचार व्यक्त किए। राष्ट्रीय स्वतंत्र पत्रकार एसोसिएशन के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष जमीर आलम ने सभी पत्रकारों का आभार जताया। यह संगठन स्वतंत्र पत्रकारों विशेष रूप से रिटेनर के रूप में विभिन्न समाचार पत्रों में कार्यरत पत्रकारों के हितों की रक्षा के लिए काम करता है। श्री मौर्य पहले भी तमाम अवार्ड से विभिन्न पत्रकार संगठनों द्वारा सम्मानित किए जा चुके हैं।

STORY Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it....

समझों बाबा रामदेव जैसे संतों को ! मेरा बचपन पटियाला (पंजाब ) में बीता है। मेरी उम्र करीब पांच वर्ष रही होगी, जब मैं एक दिन अपने पिताजी के व्यवसाय के लिए बाहर जाने पर मकान मालकिन के पास बैठा था। दुपहर को एक साधु आया और उसने कहा कि माई मुझे भूख लगी है, मुझकों खाना खिला दो। मकान मालकिन काफी धार्मिक प्रवृत्ति की महिला थीं, उन्होंने साधु को बड़े ही श्रद्धापूर्वक भोजन खिलाया। खाना खाने के बाद साधु ने मुझ बालक के बारे में जानकारी की, कि यह कौन है। उत्तर में मकान मालकिन ने उनको बताया कि यह किरायेदार का बच्चा है। साधु ने मेरे मस्तक को देखकर कुछ बातें बताईं, जो मेरे भविष्य को लेकर थी। उस समय बाल्यावस्था में मैं भविष्य को लेकर अनजान था, तो वे मेरी समझ से बाहर थी। साधु को जब विदा होने लगे तो मकान मालकिन ने उनको दक्षिणा के रूप में अब से करीब 35 वर्ष पूर्व सवा रुपया दिया, जिसको साधु ने यह कहते हुए लेने से इनकार कर दिया कि वह मुद्रा नहीं ले सकता और उनका संकल्प है कि वह कभी मुद्रा नहीं छुएगा। पूछने पर साधु ने बताया कि उसकी आवश्यकता केवल जीवन के लिए दो रोटी और तन ढकने के लिए एक कपड़ा, जो जहां से भी ...

1. Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all the people gathered but only one boy came with an umbrella… This is Faith 2. When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her… This is Trust 3. Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms in our watch to wake up… This is Hope 4. We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future or having any certainty of uncertainties… This is Confidence 5. We see the world suffering. We know there is every possibility of same or similar things happening to us. But still we get married… This is Overconfidence!!

शायद ज़िन्दगी बदल रही है !! जब मैं छोटा था, शायद दुनिया बहुत बड़ी हुआ करती थी.. मुझे याद है मेरे घर से "स्कूल" तक का वो रास्ता, क्या क्या नहीं था वहां, चाट के ठेले, जलेबी की दुकान, बर्फ के गोले, सब कुछ, अब वहां "मोबाइल शॉप", "विडियो पार्लर" हैं, फिर भी सब सूना है.. शायद अब दुनिया सिमट रही है... . . जब मैं छोटा था, शायद शामें बहुत लम्बी हुआ करती थीं... मैं हाथ में पतंग की डोर पकड़े, घंटों उड़ा करता था, वो लम्बी "साइकिल रेस", वो बचपन के खेल, वो हर शाम थक के चूर हो जाना, अब शाम नहीं होती, दिन ढलता है और सीधे रात हो जाती है. शायद वक्त सिमट रहा है.. . . जब मैं छोटा था, शायद दोस्ती बहुत गहरी हुआ करती थी, दिनभर वो हुजूम बनाकर खेलना, वो दोस्तों के घर का खाना, वो साथ रोना... अब भी मेरे कई दोस्त हैं, पर दोस्ती जाने कहाँ है, जब भी "traffic signal" पे मिलते हैं "Hi" हो जाती है, और अपने अपने रास्ते चल देते हैं, होली, दीवाली, जन्मदिन, नए साल पर बस SMS आ जाते हैं, शायद अब रिश्ते बदल रहें हैं.. . . जब...

STORY A farmer owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP! This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and...

आखिर मजीठिया वेज बोर्ड का विरोध क्यों !  पिछले कुछ दिनों से आईएनएस ने पत्रकार और गैर पत्रकारों के लिए गठित छठे वेतन आयोग जीआर मजीठिया की रिपोर्ट के खिलाफ एक अभियान चलाया हुआ है। इस अभियान की अगुवाई टाइम्स आफ इंडिया आदि कुछ बड़े समाचार पत्रों द्वारा की जा रही है। उसमें जहां पु्राने समाचारों को स्थान दिया जा रहा है, वहीं मुहिम के जरिए यह साबित करने की कोशिश की जा रही है कि यदि यह रिपोर्ट लागू की गई तो देश के अधिकांश समाचार पत्र बंद होने के कगार पर आ जाएंगे। उसमें तथ्य यह प्रस्तुत किए जा रहे हैं कि इस रिपोर्ट के लागू होने पर एक हजार करोड़ टर्नओवर वाले समाचार पत्रों के चपरासी और ड्राइवर का वेतन भी 45-50 हजार रुपये हो जाएगा, जो सीमा पर जवान और एक मजिस्ट्रेट के वेतन से भी अधिक है। यहां सवाल यह है कि टाइम्स आफ इंडिया या आईएनएस को यह भी स्पष्ट करना चाहिए कि देश में एक हजार करोड़ रुपये टर्नआवर वाले कितने समाचार पत्र हैं और उनमें कितने चपरासी और ड्राइवर नियमित कर्मचारी हैं, जो इनके दावे के अनुसार बढ़ा वेतन पाने के हकदार होंगे। भ्रमित करने के लिए अपने अभियान मे आईएनएस भले ही कुछ दावे करे, ल...

What a great job from govt. of indiaspan 1) Qus.: What are you doing? Ans.: Business. Tax : PAY PROFESSIONAL TAX 2) Qus.: What are you doing in Business? Ans.: Selling the Goods. Tax : PAY SALES TAX 3) Qus.: From where are you getting Goods? Ans.: From other State/Abroad Tax : PAY CENTRAL SALES TAX, CUSTOM DUTY & OCTROI 4) Qus.: What are you getting in Selling Goods? Ans.: Profit. Tax : PAY INCOME TAX 5) Qus.: How do you distribute profit ? Ans : By way of dividend Tax : PAY DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION TAX 6) Qus.: Where are you Manufacturing the Goods? Ans.: Factory. Tax : PAY EXCISE DUTY 8) Qus.: Do you have Staff? Ans.: Yes Tax: PAY STAFF PROFESSIONAL TAX 9) Qus.: Doing business in Millions? Ans.: Yes Tax : PAY TURNOVER TAX ? Ans : No Tax : Then pay Minimum Alternate Tax 10) Qus.: Are you taking out over 25,000 Cash from Bank? Ans.: Yes, for Salary. Tax : PAY CASH HANDLING TAX 11) Qus.: Where are you taking your client for Lunch & Dinner? Ans.: Hote...

A SIMPLE STORY In ancient times, a king had a big rock placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it….. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. MORAL OF THE STORY: Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one...

A SIMPLE STORY Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested. The eagle's nest contained four large eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, to a chicken farm, located in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg. One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies. "Oh," the eagle cried, "I wish I could soar like those birds." The chickens roared with laughter, "You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chic...

A STORY Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.” The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!” So he came back and told Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.” After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the wa...

A STORY Lord Ram was building a bridge before attacking Lanka. One squirrel would roll on and off the banks and bring sand on its body. It would dump the sand clinging on its body on to the heap already there. The monkeys, Lord Rama’s sentinels, and soldiers described this incident to him. He went to the squirrel and asked why she was doing that. The reply was, “To win over Lanka!” The Lord said, “What will these miniscule grains of sand do by way of help?” The squirrel replied, “I beg your forgiveness, lord, the grains of sand are enough or less, I cannot fathom that, but all I know is that I’m trying my level best to contribute, pulling up all my energies. ”This overwhelmed Rama. He lovingly patted her back. It is said that the stripes on a squirrel’s body are the fingerprints of Lord Rama. MORAL OF THE STORY It doesn’t matter whether the assignment is big or small. What matters is whether you do it with total surrender and enthusiasm or not. If you are eager, you have that ...

THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT... Calendar for July 2011 This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens Once every 823 years. This is called money bags. So, forward this to Your friends and money will arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui. The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

A SIMPLE STORY Once there was a flood in a village. People were at top of their roofs for safety. One of the men was constantly praying to God. He was deeply religious and a god- fearing man. Water level was rising steadily. Along came one boat, others asked him to climb onto it to save himself. He refused. He said, “ No, I will be saved by my God.” The boat left. After a while came another boat and again people insisted. He replied in the same vein. The water level went up to the roofs finally. Then came a helicopter, and a rope was thrown to him asking to get in the helicopter. Again, the same answer. In a short while the man was up to his neck in water, and eventually died. He reached heaven and bursting with anger, asked God why He didn’t come to his rescue, when he was an ardent devotee. God replied, “Foolish fellow, the rescue teams in the boat and the helicopter were sent by me. But it was you who did not want to save yourself. How can I do anything about it? I gave you t...

Why Go to SATSANG? Why Go to SATSANG? A SATSANG goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to SATSANG every Sunday. 'I've gone to SATSANG for 30 years now,' he wrote, 'and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 SATSANGS. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the SPEAKERS are wasting theirs by giving SATSANGS to us all.' This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: 'I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me ...

जो कभी गलती ना करे 1-जो कभी गलती ना करे उस को भगवान् कहते है 2- जो गलती कर के मान जाए उस को इन्सान कहते ह 3- जो गलती कर के ना मने उस को शैतान कहते है 4- जो एक भी गलती माफ़ ना करे उस को तालिबान कहते है 5- जो बार बार गलती करे उस को पाकिस्तान कहते है 6- जो हर गलती को माफ़ कर दे उस को हिंदुस्तान कहते हैं .......

Salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal, this Bill has been refined on the basis of feedback received from public on website and after series of public consultations. It has also been vetted by and is supported by Shanti Bhushan, J M Lyngdoh, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare etc. It was sent to the PM and all CMs on 1st December. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government...

  1. Who is Anna Hazare? An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War 2. What's so special about him? He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra So what? This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills. In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village. 3 . Ok,...? This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities. 4. Really, what is he fighting for? He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India. 5. How that can be possible? He is advocating for a Bil, The Lok Pal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), beurocrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds. 6. It's an enti...