" The idea that every kindness you do finds its way back to you"". Paying it forward really does make you more cheerful.

Jaigurudatta.

Today on-words i will share the things i follow from my end upon our Datta family members request. Before that..... I would like to inform the thought of sharing the things here is : As i always mention by reading from the article and from that information it should be helpful to every one and specially who are in need of it.

Where ever i read something and if i like anything from it. What i would do is : The points i liked the most.... first i will try make a note of those points & slowly i will try to implement them in my day to day life. In the same way i would request all our family members too.... if you like any of my thoughts and Ideas please make a note and try to implement them.

Coming to today's Post :::

"" The idea that every kindness you do finds its way back to you"".
Paying it forward really does make you more cheerful.
When we do something nice for some one ...brain regions linked to happiness to light up.  I Strongly believe in this.

1) Try to do something good everyday which will make you feel happy. It could be fulfilling your family responsibilities or it could be helping some one who is in need of something.  
2) Every day morning What i would do is : The moment i wake up....I will turn on my phone to see Guruji Sri Vittal babaji's picture to seek his blessings for that particular day ....
I will say ::: Baba !! Thank you so much keeping us safe through out the night & Baba ....Please bless us that :: today should go smooth and happy.
3) Lighting the lamp after taking bath(( i heard some where:: దీపం 10 గండాలను బాపుతుంది !!! Correct me if i am wrong.)) .... In front of God /  our Guruji's picture every day Morning and Evening. & praying or doing meditation :: Is nothing but....the moment i sit in front of his picture ....I will feel i am sitting in front of  Sri Vittal babaji (Physically ) . After so many good experiences with his Picture ...I always feel Baba will definitely will hear me !! Even once baba...told me :

The time i was in Geedimetla, Hyderabad Ashramam (2008)....& when i was trying to share something with him Baba...
Baba said:: Sree Datta !!! I am listening to everything that you are talking to my picture.
Then immediately i stopped my conversation and then on....When ever i sit in front of Sri Vittal baba picture while getting ready for my prayer things :: Lighting the lamp & arranging prasadam items ....cleaning God room.... I have a habit of talking to his picture while arranging the things. & Same habit my daughter developed .... She started talking to babaji's picture when ever she feels like.
4) I will try to turn on the light through out the night in my prayer room even small bed lamp or some light i will try to turn that on. I will try not to keep my prayer room very dark through out the night. This habit i learned from my mother. & Keeping some prasadam (keeping some food item in my prayer room in front of god ) till next day morning. B/C my mother told me God or Guruji will come to our house any time and it is good to keep it that way .... so that we can get blessed prasadam from them. & I will try to consume what ever i offer to God. Never try to waste what ever i offer to him everyday ....Mostly ill keep dry foods...as Almonds,cashews, or Jaggiry or Ever since SatyaSai baba ate my Biscuit packet...from then on...i started offering Biscuit packets ....& As Our Vittal babaji likes Maza ( Mango juice ...I heard this  ....& i also used to take Maza bottles to baba when baba was physically present with all of us)). From that habit...after our babaji Mahasamadhi now & then...
I started offering Mango juice to him.
Actually anything.....With good devotion we can offer to god & i believe he will accept it.
B/c of house hold chores and responsibilities it is little hard for me to cook something to God.
5) I had a bad habit of Cleaning God idols with cold water....One day my mother told me...How you would like to take shower with warm water....in the same way when you are cleaning god idols ...Try to use warm water but not cold water. Then on...i never used cold water. When i shared this ...once with my friend she felt very happy to know ...That is the reason i thought to share it here.

I will continue tomorrow to share more things what i follow !!. Hope in some way or the other way it will be helpful to our family members.

Om Sri Sai Ram Guru Deva Datta.

Being consistent is very important

Jaigurudatta. ( It is a Requested post ) Part- 1

If my posts are helpful ..... Then i would be very happy to share the things i follow from my end, though i only implement and follow very simple things &  i will only follow the things ... what ever i can do from my end according to my house hold environments.  

First thing in the morning after i wake up i pray to Guruji Sri Vittal babaji .... thanking him for saving/protecting us through out the night & at the same time i pray to him to take care of us through out the day. & After my bath i will light the lamp in front of god in my prayer room and to be honest after i light the lamp and offer prasadam/ some food to god ....I will go in to my kitchen & start preparing  lunch & while i am preparing the lunch, then i will turn on my phone or our Dattakutumbam you tube channel where i can listen to Slokaroopa Srigurucharitra Small book everyday without fail. ( i will post the link  here at the end of the post If you are interested  try to follow Datta kutumbam you tube channel )).

After i finish the book video then i will turn on the video of Srigurucharitra Chapter 8. Recently i have uploaded the video in our Dattakutumbam channel too. I read at the end of Slokaroopa gurucharitra book ...They have mentioned about some of Srigurucharita book chapters and importance of reading those chapters everyday. From then on....i started implementing them in my day to day life.

The most important thing i have experienced here is :: Once you start implementing them .... Slowly you will start feeling better no matter how many concerns you might have in your personal life.....
So....Every day without fail i will try to listen to Srigurucharitra Chapter 8, Chapter 35 & chapter 14.

I would prefer to listen to the videos while doing my house hold work so that everything goes in time, & as i have to go and pick up my little one from her school. It is kind of hard for me to sit in front of god and finish my daily prayers. that is the reason all over my house i keep pictures of Sri Vittal babaji,
 Sri Shiridi Sai baba and Sri Siva Sai babaji and Sri Satya Sai baba & Sri Viswamji swami, Sri swami Ramana maharshi. So that i feel i am with them no matter where ever i am.

As i have posted in 2014 September 11th. Every month Reading or listening to Sripada Sri Vallabha Leelavaibhavam book until 2015 September 11th. ( i.e Sri Vittal babaji's Jayanthi this year ).
Some times if i miss it during any month ....Then i will try to finish it 2 times in next coming month ....But in some way or the other way i will do it without fail.

The most important thing is : Once you start implementing all these things .... We will feel peace of mind & we will get more and more confidence, Faith,Devotion upon our Guru and Lord Dattatreya swami. && When we surrender to him ...then we do not need to worry about anything ....he will take care of everything and according to the time and our needs and according to our circumstances he will only teach us how to react, what to learn..... & he will make us understand to things & our surroundings in a better way.

Just believe my words surrender to the Guru / Lord Datta swami and You will see very good changes once you start implementing them.

Remaining things i will continue tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChUBFtaAfQ66EOw6BRF1biQ

Om Sri Sai Ram Gurudeva Datta.

Important things I follow

Jaigurudatta. (It is a Requested Post ) Part - 2.

Today i am going to attach 2 pictures. From them you can find
Srigurucharitra chapters and the importance of reading those chapters everyday.

Everyday when ever i get a chance to see Lord Sun ...then immediately i will bow to him. Because we all know how important God Sun to all of us. && Today i would like to share the things i read from Swami Viswamji's Book ...Which i always follow in my everyday life. & Coming to Swami book I would recommend every one to read it once. B/c It is not just a devotional book most importantly it will teach us so many good things in our day to day life. & Every year for swami Birthday i will do Parayanam ....Means i will finish reading the book within 7 days i will start Before March 5th and on March 5th i will try to finish it & i will prepare some Prasadam & i will offer to god. When time permits then i will try to invite friends for lunch or dinner after i finish 7days Parayanam.
But Every Year for Swami Viswamji's Birthday I will read his Book ever since he told me to read it. Everything i will do according to my environments ...To tell you the truth i never try to stress out myself  especially if it comes to God & things. What ever i can do i will try my best to do. If i can not do ....Simply i will tell Guruji (to his picture) Baba !!  బాబ నువ్వు నాతొ ఇంతవరికె చెయించుకున్నావు,
నెను నీకు ఇంతె చెయగలిగాను..

Once i shared in my posts:: When i wrote letter to Sri Vittal babaji & when i sent it with my mother Baba asked me ::
Sree Datta.......Why did you write very short letter to me ??

I answered :: Baba !! You allowed me to write very short, So what else i can do  baba....i was able to write that much only.

Then Immediately Sri Vittal Babaji laughed. & said Okay beta.

భగవంతుడు మనతొ ఎంతవరకు చెయించు కొవాలొ ఆ భగవంతునికె తెలుసు. మనం కంగారుపడవలసిన పని లెదు.

Who ever is following my posts ...You can also do what best you can do from your end according to your environments and circumstances... No two persons are alike and no two families are alike. We can only do what works best for us.

From Viswaguru Charitra Book :: In swami's book it is said:

It is always good to keep Lord Ganesha at Front entrance so that he can send negative energies which comes into our house from our front door. & If we can keep Lord Hanuman at back entrance he can send all negative energies which comes into our house from back entrance with his Tail. Which i always follow.

After we come home from out side it is good to wash our feet with water  so that no matter where ever we roam around and come home the negative things won't come inside our house. But as it is little difficult to follow in abroad / even now a days in India ( If we stay in Apartments) . I would try to wash my legs after i reach home. & Most importantly before going to bed every day night without fail all my family members have a habit of washing legs with water.

Every day try to light the lamp  2 times in our house. It will give very good results in our lives. When i can't light the lamp if i am in a hurry or if it is a long day....then i would prefer to light Candle in front of God. &&&  I will try to light the lamp every Friday by using Ghee. It is very good to light the lamp every Friday using Ghee...
I read it long back in Teluguone bhakti & then on ...started implementing it. http://teluguone.com/devotional/
((Try to follow Devotional section from Teluguone. I like it)).
 interested devotees can follow below the article. When i Google about importance of lighting the lamp....Then i found this good article :: http://ecoganesha.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-post.html

These are all the things i have covered several times but every day so many new Datta family members are joining into our Sripada Swami's Page so....I would like to share all of these things again for them. So that they don't miss.

I will continue tomorrow.

Om Sri Sai Ram GuruDeva Datta.

Things I followed duringy my hard times

Jaigurudatta. ( Requested Post ) Part - 3.

I always believe ::
What ever the good or bad we do in our lives, it will find its way back to us. Once we have that kind of fear and awareness in our mind then we will think twice before doing anything.

As i always share my pregnancy time & the way Sri Vittal babaji Showered his love towards me, during that time Baba asked me to chant Dattachalisa and read Swami Samarth Maharaj Book.

Here i wanted to share about it :: I request all our dattabandhu's to read Swami Samarth Maharaj Book if possible. It is a very good book & i read that book on & on through out my pregnancy &
i have had very good experiences with swami book. & For every year DattaJayanthi  i will try to read swami samarth maharaj book parayanam for 7days. & After i read that book i realized importance of Guru & i read that....some of Swami Samarth maharaj Devotees who have had very good experiences in their lives with swami ....Later in their lives they totally got surrender to Swami samarth maharaj. & I was really impressed reading their stories.

Swami Samarth Maharaj book was a great Medicine / Tonic to me during my very hard time of pregnancy. To be Honest Dattachalisa and Swami Samarth Maharaj book saved my life from so many obstacles. I love that book very much.

The things i follow::  It is always good to feed animals. It will definitely create new Karma for us.(I read / hear some where).
Especially..... when the things are not going good in the house....  when i was in Florida & the time i was in some troubles .... all the time Ducks used to come into my Patio. & I had good chance to feed them. The time when i am having my lunch or when i am feeding my kid ...If ducks comes into my patio that time....Then first i used to give some bread to them. B/c I always believe Mid afternoon (Lunch time) Baba...Will come to us in any form.

2) I have a habit::: When ever i do anything Wrong i would try to put the things in a paper and & i will tell baba...That i am not going to repeat the same mistakes anytime in future & i would keep the letter in my prayer room in front of baba picture.

Where ever i read any devotional information & if i like it ...Then i would try to subscribe in their Website.

Everyday night .....Before going to sleep I will most definitely Thank Baba...For keeping us safe whole day.

What i would suggest every one is :: Try to follow/ stick to your own Instinct.

One small story i wanted to share here today is :: When i was in my schooling i had a habit of going to Church every day as it is inside my school and we used to reach school little early everyday. & all my friends used to ask me why do you go to church everyday? & some times they even used to tease me as i am not  christian but still wanted to go to church every day.
I used to say:: as we are reaching early to the school....I wanted to go & pray for some time.
One day.......Road Accident happened to the auto we were in while we were reaching the school ( The auto we used to go to the school everyday ) & I was the only person who got injured badly. & the accident had happened exactly In front of Lord Jesus Big Statue....Kazipet,Hanamkonda. & So many people gathered there & said :: Oh...My Poor child look at you, Lord Jesus saved you today.    It could have been worse with this accident, but Lord saved you. & It happened in front of him. & all my friends who used to ask me everyday ....They even said along with every one.....Yes You got saved by Lord today. He saved you dear.

 The thing is :: Who ever used to ask me every day ....Why do you go to church everyday??? Same friends said Lord Jesus saved you dear.

Just always listen to your own Instinct & if it is Appropriate to do ... Please follow it.

From tomorrow on... I may not be able to continue my posts everyday at same timings....But i will try my best to do Satsangam with every one here When time permits me to do. Make a habit to check Swami Page everyday in your free time.

OM Sri Sai Ram GuruDeva Datta.

Very helpful beautiful post

Today's post is needed for some of our family members.

For all of us It will take some time to realize that :

If God has given this life to us then most definitely we should accept what ever the things comes through out our life journey. Some times it might be very difficult to handle them & bear those things in our lives ...& for every person their own problems look very big but to the second person who is observing the situation ...for them it might look like it is not a big problem at all.

At the end we definitely have to stand and face it. It is not easy as we say. In-order to put up with the circumstances and environments we definitely have to have lot of  strength and patience. Yes we are human beings and there are chances to loose hope & get weaker day by day.

Who can help us in this situation. If you ask me i would say God/Guru can only help us. We have to have faith in him and we needed to surrender to him leave our life at his lotus feet. Most definitely  God / Guru will answer to our prayers according to our time and according to our needs.

That is the reason i always request all our family members to read Sripada Srivallabha Leelavaibhavam Book. It is a beautiful book & we will be able to learn so many good things and we will be able to realize.... for everything we are going through in our lives today ...There is a reason behind it from our past lives Karma. & We have to stand & face it by having faith in god and praying to him with good devotion.

How many times Sri Vittal babaji asked me to read Sripada SriVallabha Leelavaibhavam book....I failed several times to read. But once after  i started reading it....No one can imagine the experiences i had with swami book. During my first time Parayanam i even mentioned before ...Lord Datta swami came into my dreams as a small boy & every day he used to wake me up by 5am. That was an amazing experience & later followed so many good experiences in my life.  

Please do not loose hope and faith in God. No matter how bad the things are with you::

1) Try to follow a schedule / routine.

2) Most importantly if you are new to Motherhood please focus on the small innocent child whom we gave life to come into this earth. & do not forget that small innocent child needs his/her mother to take of their needs and give them good love and care.

Always remember A Healthy & happy mother can raise a Healthy & happy child.

Sri Vittal Babaji used to mention to me Sree Datta !! You needed to take care of your little one and you have to look after her no matter how the things are today.... That is most important to you beta.

3) Try to write the things on a paper & write what is bothering you very much & what can you do to make it better & What is in your control to do & how better we can improve from our side rather than focusing our energy towards others. Writing will give very good results if you believe my words and try to implement it.

Some times it happens for women with hormones imbalance and if we do not get good support from whom we should get.... but at the end of the day if mother is weak and upset all day long who is going to attend our kids needs and things??

What i would recommend is try to create your own play list with the devotional songs you like & let them go on & on in your house.
Try to divert from the situation by reading any books or magazines you are interested to read and try to keep/ develop some hobbies to keep you busy. Even if we sit on a problem & focus on it over & over it will grab all our valuable precious good time but nothing good comes out of it. Rather it would be helpful to listen / read something which will make you feel better.

I always remember one thing:: Who ever bully us today or tease us today ...they are not permanent in our life. Just believe everything is just Temporary.  As days passes... time passes...... If you are true to your heart and if you do good then eventually you are going to attract good things & good changes in your life with the grace of Guru / God.

Hope this post might make you feel better who are in need of it.
In the comment section i will post couple of links please try to listen & if possible try to follow from the message you listen from the video.

OM Sri Sai Ram GuruDeva Datta.

Things I follow part - 4

Jaigurudatta (Requested post ) Part- 4.

What i always believe is :: Who ever helps us when we are in need of something & Who ever gives good moral support and courage to us when we are in need of it ....Is nothing but It's Pure
Guru / God's grace upon us. He will only come to us in their form. It is always good to remember. & It is always good to Thank our Guru/ god for coming to us & helping us in some form.

When ever i receive any positive environments or good support from people surrounding me ....First most thing i thank guruji
Sri Vittal Babaji. Always remember ::
గురుక్రుప ఉంటెనె అటువంటి వ్యక్తుల తొటి మనకు పరిచయం జరుగుతుంది.

I have a habit : If i have to spend time with some person and if i am not comfortable with them due to their way of talk or behavior.... Then first thing i will try to recollect the things which i like from them ..... B/C ... From any kind of person, we might definitely like couple of good things....Right ? You can also try this and i bet you will see good results :: Once i recollect the good things from them ....then i will try to focus on those good things till the person spend time with me. That way we do not waste our positive energy.

I have a habit : everyday from morning to evening & doing very small things i will talk to Baba saying :: Example :: If i am in the kitchen and cooking food first thing i will tell him please baba.... Food should come out good please help me to cook good.After i finish my meal most definitely i will thank baba for giving us good food. &&

If i do anything wrong in the house for example ::: If i become impatient for small things around the house....& once after i realize i am raising my voice & getting impatient often ......Then i will take some quiet time for myself & ill put the things together :: Why i am getting impatient? & raising my voice ??? & I will recollect the situations and the reasons behind them....Then most definitely we will find the answer for the question and Once ill find the answer ...From then on... I will try to correct the things and do the things in a better way.

I will write a letter to baba....saying Sorry for not being patient and
I will try not to repeat such things again.

If you believe it or not....But if you start implementing the things you read in my posts....I am Sure you will also experience good changes from your end too.

Every Tuesday i will offer just regular milk without any sugar in it..to Lord Subrahmanya swami....My friend told me to do as we both pray to Lord Subrahmanya swami on Tuesday. & Every Friday i will try to offer Milk with Jaggiry to all forms of Goddesses. I heard from one of my aunty if we offer milk with Jaggiry to Goddesses she will be very happy & then on....ill try to do it.
What ever i offer to god i will keep the food in front of him in my prayer room till the next day morning. B/c It is believed Guru /God can come to our house at anytime....& the next day i will take it as his prasadam & will consume it.

I will keep a box for God and in that box.... I will save money. Where ever i wanted to spend money purchasing some thing for myself & from that amount in some way or the other way i will give some share to God.Because what ever we have and for all the luxuries we have today is nothing but its pure Guru's grace upon us. So where ever i want to spend & I'll always take half for me and half for god. & I will save all the amount .& When i am going to India ....I used to buy something good and useful items to Guruji ...But from this time on... I am not sure what i am going to do but .....I am sure i will utilize it for something good.

We will continue again our posts on Monday :: April 6th

Om Sri Sai Ram Gurudeva Datta.

Things I follow

Jaigurudatta (Requested Post ) Part - 5.

Today's  post i would like to start with :
""Where there is a will there is a way""" .

I always feel that is correct. Today i will share how many ways we can pray to god or the way i follow. :: As i have already mentioned earlier, i will turn on my phone once i start my daily work in the morning. & After i bring my little one from her school and after attending her needs & after my lunch & the time when i needed to sit with her to help her doing homework. That's when i will start listening to  Sripada Srivallabha Leelavaibhavam book by using my head phones so that my little one won't get disturbed. & while listening to that either i chop veggies for dinner or for next day.
or ( folding clothes ) 3 things at a time can be finished. Some times while doing things around the house ill keep my phone in my pocket and ill be using my head phones so that i can listen to Sripada swami's book even doing things around the house & no one gets disturbed with my activities & everything goes in time too. Try this and see ....Most of the things what ever i follow i have posted in our Dattakutumbam you tube channel. So that it will be helpful to every one.

Most definitely weekly once i will try to keep Family temple time. When we were in Florida we used to attend every ( Mostly )
Friday evening lakshmi devi pooja and harati. Now we have started attending Lord Shiva Abhishekam and Harati every Monday. I feel it is always good to keep it like this in our calender.

How do i divert when i am stressed ??
Most importantly i will try to take my little one to either to Library or Mall, Or Park etc..Some place but i would prefer to go out so that it will be a change and we can divert. Second thing if my health won't permit that particular day then....I will watch something funny or I like talk shows ...Interviews with celebrities ....& I will watch something that i enjoy. & read some devotional books or Magazines or...some times i will try  new dishes ......So that it will keep me busy & get diverted out of the situation. Some times i will listen to Speeches or listen to
Sri Vittal babaji's Dattachalisa  to hear babaji's Voice. Some times i prefer writing the things....& Before this Facebook page i used to write all my experiences in a book So ....That particular time i feel i am connected with Sri Vittal babaji. & that will make me feel better.
When ever i read this below attached Swami ramanamaharshi's message i feel very good. Thought to share with all our family members here.

If the stress is more and something not going good....Then Without second thought i will start chanting Dattachalisa....for 108 times.... && If you believe it or not once you finish chanting it for 108 times ...we will start feeling good with good peace of mind. &&
Even some of our family members are sharing with me... their good experiences by chanting chalisa.
I used to chant every pournima ...& used to do fasting but now a days i am missing it. ( not doing it ).

Will Continue tomorrow.

Om Sri Sai Ram Gurudeva Datta.