Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji During my visit to Cuttack I participated in the birthday celebrations of the late Justice Harihar Mahapatra. I went there at the invitation of Justice Ranganath Mishra. For me, it was a revelation, how the independence movement, the first vision for the nation, [...]
A man went in search of truth. The first religious man he met was sitting under a tree, outside his own village. He asked, “I am searching for a true master. Please tell me the characteristics of a true master.” The fakir told him the characteristics. His description was very simple. He said, “You’ll find [...]
By - Shree Rishi Prabhakar A Shishya is one who Surrenders. He offers his Somebodiness, His Ego and Pride at the feet of his Guru. His Surrender is unconditional. Unconditional Surrender is Love, Bhakti. The life of the Shishya is bliss in Non-doing, It is perfect - right now. [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji Another student asked me a question for which again I had no ready answer. He said, ‘Sir, big leaders in any field don’t come and talk to us. We see our Prime Minister often going to Chennai, Lucknow, and many places. But he [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji Another girl in all seriousness asked, ‘Every day we read in the newspaper or hear our parents talk about atankvadis (terrorists). Who are they? Do they belong to our country?’ This question really shocked me. I myself was searching for an answer. They are [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in [...]
All of us clean our homes every day, every week, every month and specially during Diwali, we do an extensive cleaning of our homes. What are the steps or levels of cleaning our homes? The first, which we do every day, is we dust the house. Second, we sweep the house. Third, we use water [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji However, when children ask me, ‘What has given you happiness in your life in the last forty years?’ I say I get happiness when heart patients carry KR coronary stent in their arteries and when the physically handicapped children fitted with the lightweight Floor [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Key To Health‘ Written by: M. K. Gandhi Whilst it is true that man cannot live without air and water, the thing that nourishes the body is food. Hence the saying, food is life. Food can be divided into three categories: vegetarian, flesh and mixed. Flesh foods include fowl and [...]
Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji The five great human beings I saw in my dream lived at different times. In the modern world, there are few examples of human beings who embody the qualities that come from realizing the nature of the mind. Once a child asked me if [...]
