We Are Part of Whole

"May all sentient beings be at peace,
May no one suffer from illness,
May all see what is auspicious, 
May no one suffer.
Om peace, peace, peace" -
Ancient Indian Prayer
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All five fingers of our hand
Achieve great feats for united they stand
Together they become one
No ego each helping everyone

All feel they are part of one body
They are doing for self not another body

Are we not a part of larger whole?
Even if one is not well, it effects the whole!
We are a part of our creator,
No one is less, none greater

If we thought like parts of our body
It will usher happiness for everybody
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"mamaivamso jiva-loke jiva-bhutah sanatanah"
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts.-
Bhagvad Gita ancient Indian spiritual treatise

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Date: 1/23/2021 8:45:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Rama!
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Rama Balasubramanian
Date: 1/25/2021 7:32:00 AM
Thanks Mark. Congratulations to you too. Have a wonderful day ahead.
Date: 1/23/2021 12:06:00 PM
- Congratulations on your great win in the Carolyn Devonshire contest, Rama :) - // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/25/2021 7:31:00 AM
Thanks Anne. Congratulations to you too. Have a wonderful day ahead.
Date: 1/22/2021 5:34:00 AM
a great example of Vedanta philosophy! well written about the relevance of an individual in the contest of the whole! congrats on your win!
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Rama Balasubramanian
Date: 1/22/2021 5:43:00 AM
Thanks Krish. Congratulations to you too. Have a wonderful day ahead.
Date: 1/22/2021 4:47:00 AM
Nicely penned, Rama. Congrats on your place in the contest. Best wishes, Carolyn
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Date: 1/22/2021 5:41:00 AM
Thanks Carolyn. Wonderful topic. Some great entries. First wrote another one. Changed after I read no political entries if possible. Thoroughly enjoyed writing this one. Have a wonderful day ahead. Do take care Rama
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