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Apr 8, 2011
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Prize Money
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PRIZE TIME FOR INDIAN CRICKET CHAMPS | ||
By | For | What |
* ICC | Full team | Rs 13.2 crore |
* BCCI | Each player | Rs 1 crore each |
Coach, support staff | Rs 50 lakh each | |
Selectors | Rs 25 lakh each | |
Railways | Each player | Lifetime I AC pass for self and companion |
Delhi govt | MS Dhoni, as captain; | Rs 2 crore |
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra | Rs 1 crore each | |
Punjab govt | Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh | Rs 1 crore each |
Maharashtra govt | Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan | Rs 1 crore each |
Uttarakhand govt | MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar | House or plot in Mussoorie; Stadium to be built in Dhoni's name |
Karnataka govt | Entire team | Housing plot in Bangalore |
Jharkhand govt | MS Dhoni | Land to have a cricket academy; Jharkhand Ratna award |
Gujarat govt | Yousuf Pathan, Munaf Patel | Eklavya Award, Rs 1 lakh each |
Air India | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina | Promotion, rewards for all |
Haryana govt | Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra | Best Sportsman of the Year Award |
Uttar Pradesh govt | Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla | Kanshi Ram International Sports Award |
Audi | Yuvraj Singh | Audi car |
Kerala Govt. | Sreesanth | 3 crore (To stop playing cricket ) |
*ICC: International Cricket Council *BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket in India |
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A Legacy of Love
A Legacy of Love
Leaving the Earth a Better Place
We inherit this great planet from our parents and from the generations that came before. Then, in concert with the surrounding culture, our elders teach us how to care for the land and the sea, ourselves and each other. They model ways of being in relationship with every other expression of life on earth. But whether they act with care or carelessness, compassion or cruelty, generosity or greed, we have the ability to choose our own individual way of relating with the planet and her inhabitants. From our first breath here to our very last, we will find infinite opportunities to influence our environment for the better. We can decide now to act with intention in order to leave this amazing planet brighter and more beautiful than when we arrived.
If we enjoy environmental activism, we might feel moved to clean up beaches or to plant trees. But, we need not feel limited in our ability to contribute positively. There are many ways to leave a legacy of love. We might begin by radiating affirmative thoughts and feelings about how magnificent the earth truly is. We might create and tend a special garden, one that provides an abundance of food and herbs for ourselves and our loved ones. Or we might create a garden filled with sweet smelling flowers to uplift our hearts. We might even honor the earth simply by trying to be the best person we can be while we are here. Such good will can have a domino effect, inspiring others to contribute in their own way as well.
We spend our lifetimes being nourished and enlivened by the rain, sun, soil and wind. Our experience is blessed by other living beings, from plants to insects to birds and humans. We receive so much; giving back just naturally feels good. When we live our lives with intention of leaving this temporary home a better place for generations to come, we are perhaps leaving behind the best gift of all.
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones
One Day at a Time
The years of our life do not arrive all at once; they greet us day by day. With the descent of each setting sun, we are able to rest our heads and let the world take care of itself for a while. We may rest assured throughout the night, knowing that the dawn will bring with it a chance to meet our lives anew, donning fresh perspectives and dream-inspired hopes. The hours that follow, before we return to sleep once more, are for us to decide how we want to live and learn, laugh and grow. Our lives are sweeter and more manageable because we must experience them this way: one day at a time.
Imagine the future stretching out before you and try to notice if you feel any tension or overwhelm at the prospect of the journey still to come. Perhaps you have recently made a lifestyle change, like beginning a new diet or quitting smoking, and the idea of continuing this healthy new behavior for years seems daunting. Maybe you have started a new job or are newly married and can feel an undercurrent of anxiety about your ability to succeed. If you can shift your focus from what may happen years down the line and return it to the day that is before you right now, you may find a measure of calm and renewed confidence in your capabilities. You may also discover an inner faith that the future will take care of itself.
The way we show up for our lives today and tomorrow has an enormous affect on who we will be and what we will be experiencing years from now. If we can remain fully engaged in the day at hand, enjoying all it has to offer and putting our energy into making the most of it, we will find that we are perfectly ready and capable to handle any future when it arrives.
A Matter of Significance
A Matter of Significance
Recognizing Your Value
It can be easy sometimes to buy into the illusion of our own insignificance. We may see large corporations or institutions, celebrities or successful people in our community, and compare ourselves to them, thinking that their fame or material power affirm how little our own lives amount to. But nothing could be further from the truth. Every single one of us matters—tremendously. Our very existence affects countless people in countless ways. And because we are each essentially a microcosm of the larger universe, our internal experiences affect the whole of life more than we could ever imagine. The world simply could not exist as it does now if you, or any one of us, were not in it.
Perhaps you are aware that on some level you believe your life does not matter. If this thought resonates within you, maybe it is time to explore why you feel this way. You may have formed self-rejecting or belittling beliefs as a child to keep yourself safe or to help you make sense of confusing situations. You may have felt unseen or unheard and decided that there was something wrong with you, rather than with the attention span of the people around you. Spend some time looking into where these feelings of insignificance first took root, and see what changes you might be able to make in your life and in your heart.
This one belief in your own unimportance could be limiting you and impacting your life in enormous ways. When you shift your perceptions around your own ability to affect your life and impact the world, you may discover wonderful parts of yourself that you had long ago forgotten. There may even be exciting new parts that you never even knew existed. When you gain awareness of how much your life really does matter, new sources of energy can emerge and your sense of connection with the world is renewed.
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