Yesterday is history.Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift!That's why it's called the present!
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
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Philosophical,Religious, Traditional Discussions Dec'09
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Retirement is a time when one is done eking out a living and can sit back and enjoy the fruits of labor. Feel the breeze, smell the flowers, hear the birds, and appreciate this wonderful life. Retirement is also the beginning of a journey of self-discovery. So go ahead, and rediscover yourself. Life holds a lot in store when you have the time to explore its full potential. Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf.
How to improve the memory power ------------------------------- Ayurveda has the cure for all disease. It is a complete and approved system of medication. The medicines made out of rasa (essence), bark, fruit, and leaves of different plants may appear to be useless, but they have the capacity to cure many incurable diseases. Today's modern life style has influenced the human brain to a great extent. Busy schedules and hectic work has resulted in our memory power becoming weakened. Foreign companies are coming up with new medicines and polluting the bodies environment at a time when we are trying to cope up with stress and tension. It is not sure whether such polluting medicines improve memory power or not, though it is certain that these medicines have adverse effects on the body.
Our brain has three parts. There are the conscious, subconscious and unconscious aspects of mind. All three forms are associated with memory. The conscious mind is the part of contemporary memory. The subconscious mind is related to those memories which can be remembered with great difficulty. The memories, which have been forgotten and the person is unable to recollect in spite of his best efforts are included in the unconscious mind. The memories and incidents which are a part of this mind sometimes appear in the form of dreams or a rare incident.
Important Yogic Remedies from Ancient Indian Scriptures:
1. 29th chapter of Agnipuran contains a medicine, which grants longevity to a person. According to the text, consuming 240 mg to 500 mg of Brahmi powder with milk every morning is very beneficial. It also increases the memory power.
2. Ayurvedic scriptures like Charaka and Sushruta say that consuming 3 gm of green vegetable soup (made form Brahmi) increases the memory power. Brahmi leaves are tasty just like the tamarind leaves.
3. Bhav Prakash includes the importance of Shankhpushpi for good memory. Consuming 3 to 6 gm of Shankhpushpi powder with milk is extremely beneficial for increasing memory. It also plays an important role in improving the functioning of the brain and its overall development.
4 .Beshajya Ratnavali is a famous Ayurvedic literature. According to this book, regular consumption of Brahmi, Shankhpushpi, almond, etc. strengthen the brain cells and provide coolness to the brain. They are helpful in improving memory power and curing nervous related problems.
5.An Ayurvedic literature called Chikitsa Chandrodaya mentions the importance of Brahmi in the form of a chemical. Regular consumption of Brahmi improves the capacity to think and understand. It also includes a simple combination to improve memory power. It says that almond and sugar candy 'Halava' (sweet dish) is very healthy to strengthen the brain cells and improve the memory power.
6. Add one gram of black pepper in ten grams of honey and consume this mixture twice a day. This combination is very beneficial for increasing the memory power, improves eyesight and stops premature graying of hair.
7. A Greek literature 'Ijajul Gruba' mentions that consuming fiber in right quantity is extremely beneficial. Almond and pomegranate squash are very useful sources of fiber food. Whichever squash suits the body, should be taken regularly in the summer season. This book has cautioned that the best way to improve the memory power is to keep the mind cold and the feet warm.
(MEMORU--ARTICLE CONTINUED) 8. Ayurvedic books have paid utmost attention to massage. Massaging the feet and head with rapeseed oil is beneficial in improving the memory power. Regular massage of the head increases the blood flow and also improves the memory power. It also relieves headache and improves the eyesight. 9. A simple tip can improve your memory power many times. When you go to bed, lie down straight, close your eyes and memorize all the activities, which you did throughout the day from morning to evening. Practice this tip everyday and you will notice that the memory power has improved to a great extent. 10. People who sleep with their head towards the East or South direction have very good memory power. 11. According to Guru Pushya Yog one should always keep Apamarg herb, this increases the memory power. Diet for a healthy brain: ------------------------- Necessary vitamins for the brain: Vitamin B -1: It is necessary for the brain. The main sources are-sprouted cereals, green-leafy vegetables and groundnuts. Vitamin B-2: This is also very important for the brain and is found in milk, cheese, green vegetables, tomato and apricot. Vitamin B-6: The brain needs this vitamin and is mainly found in whole grains, yeast, dried beans, potato, fruits, and green vegetables. Vitamin B-12: It is very important for the proper functioning of the brain. Its main sources are milk, curd and cheese. Vitamin-C: It keeps the brain healthy and the main sources of this vitamin are tomatos, melons, myrobalan, lime, green leafy vegetables, cabbage, strawberry, and turnip. Vitamin-E: It gives strength to the brain and the main sources of this vitamin are tomato, dried beans, pulses, grains, spinach, and green vegetables. Mineral salts are very important: --------------------------------- 1. Calcium keeps the brain healthy and is mainly found in beans, grains, and pulses. 2. Our brain requires sodium and can be obtained from pulses, cheese. It is normally found in all the edible items and common salt is also sodium. 3. Our brain also requires iron, which is found in green vegetables, pulses, beans, groundnuts etc. 4. Potassium also strengthens the body and pulses, green leafy vegetables, beans, cereals, milk, fruits especially banana and orange are good source of potassium. 5. Zinc keeps the brain in proper condition and can be obtained from beans, cereals, and pulses. These items should be included in our daily diet. 6. Magnesium strengthens the mind. It is found in soyabeans, milk, green vegetables, pulses, well water etc. 7. Fluoride gives the brain the ability to think and understand. Fluoride is found in tea, coffee, soyabean and drinking water. 8. Copper is very essential for the brain and the best sources are cereals, mushroom, green peas, beans etc. 9. Selenium refreshes the mind and makes it strong. Selenium is found in whole grains, milk, cheese, vegetables etc. Sun heated oil: 1. Oil made under the sunlight cures diseases related to the brain. This oil is known as 'Asmani' oil, which means the oil made under the sky. To prepare this oil you require a blue colored glass bottle and black sesame oil or rapeseed oil or coconut oil. Fill the bottle with any one type of oil and keep it under the Sun for at least three months. Do not keep the bottle on the floor rather place it on some wooden plank. 2. Cover the bottle with cotton and change the cotton everyday. 3. This oil makes the mind active, cool and makes the hair healthy. 4. This oil works very well in all diseases related to the brain. Massaging the body with this oil increases the strength of the body. 5. This oil reduces burning sensation in the eyes, hands, legs and nervous weakness. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:www.yogasandesh.org
origin of rice In india ----------------------- Historian Asko Parpola has assumed that the cultivation of rice spread from the Ganges valley to Swat, Pirak (Kachi plain) and Gujarat during the first quarter of the second millennium BC. He says that the rice undoubtedly came from the Ganges valley, and this suggests a new level of mobility in North India. Again, he says that the etymology of the Vedic word for rice does not tally with the Proto-Austro-Asiatic words. Asko Parpola considers that the words for rice in Tamil (arici) and Sanskrit (vrihi) have failed to demonstrate with any certainty the influences of the Austro-Asiatic loan words on the oldest phase of Indo-Aryan in the northwest.
It seems that the word arici traveled westward. Inside India also several languages adopted the word arici. The possible answer to this predicament is that rice was not found as an alternative for the wheat-eating people in the Sanskrit belt, who were satisfied with wheat and never felt the need to cultivate rice in their fields. This attitude can be seen in the south even today, where traditional rice eaters are never interested to switch over to wheat, on any consequences.
It is interesting to recall references made in Sukraniti about vrihi. Sukraniti mentions that vrihi (oryza sativa) is used in rubbing the oyster pearls, soaked in saline water during the previous night in order to test their genuineness. Again it says that the culpability of an offender was determined by divya sadhana or divine test. In this, the offender has to chew without anxiety or fear one karsa amount of rice. In doing so, if the offender experiences difficulties through palpitation of heart or want of salivation, the man would be declared guilty. The rice-ordeal is to be applied in a case involving theft of Rs. 125. A law has forbidden the king from receiving milk of cows, etc. for his kith and kin nor paddy and clothes from buyers for his own enjoyment.
Rgveda mentions about rice, but rice received more mention with the advent of Yajurveda. Arthasashtra says that Sanskrit has used different words to refer a variety of rice. Wheat, barley, and rice were commonly known as vrihi. The knowledge about the stage in which rice came to be included in this word will enable us to fix up the road map of origin of domesticated rice cultivation in India.
Inside India, the word arici for rice is widely distributed, with slight regional variations. Instead of picking up the trend, why Sanskrit accepted vrihi as the word to denote rice is really a baffling question. The time that is being taken for deciphering the origin of that word has made it a historical conundrum.
The prevailing opinion of the scholars is that the word vrihi has got no relation with any Dravidian words. We will have a fresh look at the question of vrihi not having any similarity with the Dravidian language
Rice(continued) -------------- Historian Asko Parpola has assumed that the cultivation of rice spread from the Ganges valley to Swat, Pirak (Kachi plain) and Gujarat during the first quarter of the second millennium BC. He says that the rice undoubtedly came from the Ganges valley, and this suggests a new level of mobility in North India. Again, he says that the etymology of the Vedic word for rice does not tally with the Proto-Austro-Asiatic words. Asko Parpola considers that the words for rice in Tamil (arici) and Sanskrit (vrihi) have failed to demonstrate with any certainty the influences of the Austro-Asiatic loan words on the oldest phase of Indo-Aryan in the northwest. It seems that the word arici traveled westward. Inside India also several languages adopted the word arici. The possible answer to this predicament is that rice was not found as an alternative for the wheat-eating people in the Sanskrit belt, who were satisfied with wheat and never felt the need to cultivate rice in their fields. This attitude can be seen in the south even today, where traditional rice eaters are never interested to switch over to wheat, on any consequences. It is interesting to recall references made in Sukraniti about vrihi. Sukraniti mentions that vrihi (oryza sativa) is used in rubbing the oyster pearls, soaked in saline water during the previous night in order to test their genuineness. Again it says that the culpability of an offender was determined by divya sadhana or divine test. In this, the offender has to chew without anxiety or fear one karsa amount of rice. In doing so, if the offender experiences difficulties through palpitation of heart or want of salivation, the man would be declared guilty. The rice-ordeal is to be applied in a case involving theft of Rs. 125. A law has forbidden the king from receiving milk of cows, etc. for his kith and kin nor paddy and clothes from buyers for his own enjoyment. Rgveda mentions about rice, but rice received more mention with the advent of Yajurveda. Arthasashtra says that Sanskrit has used different words to refer a variety of rice. Wheat, barley, and rice were commonly known as vrihi. The knowledge about the stage in which rice came to be included in this word will enable us to fix up the road map of origin of domesticated rice cultivation in India. Inside India, the word arici for rice is widely distributed, with slight regional variations. Instead of picking up the trend, why Sanskrit accepted vrihi as the word to denote rice is really a baffling question. The time that is being taken for deciphering the origin of that word has made it a historical conundrum. The prevailing opinion of the scholars is that the word vrihi has got no relation with any Dravidian words. We will have a fresh look at the question of vrihi not having any similarity with the Dravidian language
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied,
'Things aren't always what they seem.'
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.
After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.
Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused.
The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.
'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied.
'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.'
'Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem.'
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until sometime later...
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift That's why it's called the present!
To Prathna -------------Very nice.This story is an adaptation from Mahabharatham where Sri Krishna does this leela before Arjuna. I have included the conclding part of your story in the header of my blog.Thnk you.
SOMNATH TEMPLE ----------------------------------------------- Traditionaly, Dwadash Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins with the Somnath temple. The present Somnath temple is an elegant reflection of the past glory of Somnath. Built in Kailsah Mahameruprasad style, it was constructed under the guidance of Prabhashankar Sompura. The temple has Garbhagriha, Sabhamandap and Nrityamandap with a 150 feet high Shikhar. The Kalash at the top of the Shikhar weighs 10 tons and the Dhwajdand is 27 feet tall and a foot in circumference.
The temple has large central hall with entrances on three sides, each protected by a lofty porch. The temple carvings and sculptures speak about the great artistic endeavor of the craftsmen who built it. The main gate faces east, and the sense of space and light is glorious.
The sanctum of the temple is spacious. The shivalinga is huge, and one can see the priests performing different pujas. The doors are silver framed with golden ceilings. The entrance is from Shri Digvijay Dwar, and there is a small temple of Ganesh and Hanuman after the entrance, followed by Nandi. Then comes the garbhagriha, where one can have darshan of the jyotirlinga. A Tripurasundari idol on the right side of the sanctum and Ambika Mataji idol on the left side are offered prayers after the jyotirlinga.
Only the temple trust appointed pujaris are allowed in the garbhagriha and they only can perform puja. Even the trustees or VIPs cannot visit this area. Being the first revered Jyotirlinga, Somnath also has an importance for various yagna related rituals. There are different pujas performed in temple. While no devotee can perform puja here, this is not the case in all Jyotirlingas. Here the task is performed by priests on behalf of devotees. Somnath Temple opens daily at 6 am for the devotees for darshan, and closes at 9 pm. Aratis are performed three times at 7 am, 12 noon and 7 pm. Aarti is a 20 minute spiritual symphony of music, a star attraction of Somnath Jyotirlinga.
For the security reasons, nothing is allowed inside the temple, not even coconuts for puja. However, there are adequate locker arrangements to keep personal valuables.
Dhwajarohan at Somnath Temple --------------------------------- Reshmi Dhwajarohan at Somnath Temple is a great event for the devotee, and anyone can perform it. A devotee has to contribute money for Dhwajarohan. The temple authorities provide saffron colored Dhwaja, which has embossed symbols of Nandi and Trishul on it. The devotee performs puja of the Dhwaja near garbhagriha. After that ritual, a temple employee takes dhwaja to the top of the temple and unfurls it. somnath is located in a village called Prabhas Patan, having a population of about 12,000. Somnath Museum is just 100 meters away from the Somnath Temple. Here one can see the ruins of the ancient Somnath temple, and waters brought from around the world for pranpratishtha ritual. The authorities have preserved this site very nicely.
1. Drink plenty of water 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants (factory)
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy 5. Make time for prayer
6. Play more games 7. Read more books than you did in 2009 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day 9. Sleep for 7 hours 10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day ---- and while you walk, SMILE !!
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the
positive present moment.
13. Don't over do ; keep your limits 14. Don't take yourself so seriously ; no one else does 15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip 16. Dream more while you are awake 17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will
ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others. 20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present 21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you 22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum
that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and Laugh more
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Community:
25.. Call your family often 26. Each day give something good to others 27. Forgive everyone for everything 28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day
30. What other people think of you is none of your business 31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right things 33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful 34. GOD heals everything
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change 36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up !
37. The best is yet to come 38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it 39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be HAPPY !!!!!!!
SUPERSTITION: Nowhere in our dharma Saastra, or thantra samucchaya, or in any authentic spiritual book, it has been mentioned that non Hindus are not permitted to enter the temple. The writing in the front gates of many Hindu temples in Kerala should be removed.
ANCIENT BOOKS : There are sixteen maatras for OMKAARAM which are given in Naada bindu Upanishad . They are A kaara, U kaara, MA kaara TURIYA .and the rest twelve are ghoshini, vidyut, pathangini, vaayu vegini, naamadheya, aindra, vaishnavee, mahathi,, dhruthi, naaree, and braahmee
courtacy: Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage.
A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against, among other things, fire.
Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires."
The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the
cigars in the normal fashion.
The lawyer sued.. and WON!
(Stay with me..)
Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous.
The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire,
without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire" and was obligated to pay the claim.
Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling
and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the "fires".
NOW FOR THE BEST PART..
After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on
24 counts of ARSON!!!
With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him,
the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
To Prathna ----------Very interesting. Having worked with LIC OF India for over 37 years I have come across many jovial situations. Once the body of a person was carried to our branch office as proof of death. In front of the office there was the funeral folk drrums being played and all of us went out side and saw the innocent villagers requesting our manager to physically verify the death and feel the pulse and breath.When our manager refused to do so, they shouted,"Look here Master!Having seen the body if you do not pay later, we do not know what will happen. Beware"
While dealing with the death claim we used to mention after the name of the life assured the word"deceased". After noticing our repeated notings , one clamant wrote,"I know my husband had died. I am reconciled to my fate. Why do you go on reminding me by telling 'deceased' very often?"
Another interesting correspondence we reeive is "some one is threatening to kill me. As your agent has said that you give protection for life, now save me from the threat of murder".
To Rashmi -----------Thank you Rashmi! Go for pevious months also. Many intersting subjects are there. Tell your friends. You may also post intersting matters here.
TWO friends were walking together one morning in a lonely place when they saw a philosopher running away in panic haste from a bush. They asked him why he was so frightened. He said, 'In yonder bush I saw the man-killer.' 'Do you mean a tiger?' asked the two frightened.
'No,' replied the philosopher. 'It is far more dangerous than a tiger. I unearthed it when I was uprooting some herbs.' 'What is it?' asked the two. 'A heap of gold coins,' replied the philosopher. 'Where is it? Where is it?' asked both in the same breath. 'There, in that bush,' said the philosopher and went his way. The two friends rushed to the spot indicated and found a heap of gold coins.
'What fools these philosophers are,' said one to the other, 'to call life-giving gold a man-killer !'
'Well,' said the other, 'let ;us consider what we should do. It is unsafe to carry it into our village now in public daylight because the people will come to know of it. Let one of us remain here to watch the treasure while another goes to fetch the meals.'
So it was agreed. One remained behind to guard the treasure while the other went to bring the meals.
When his comrade had gone for bringing the meals, the man left behind thought thus : 'It is a pity that I was not alone this day. Now I have got to give half the gold to my friend, and the quantity of gold is not very much either. I have a big family and need all the gold. As soon as the fellow comes, I shall take him by surprise and kill him with my knife. Nobody will know about this and I shall get the whole gold.' With this he sharpened his knife and got ready.
The other man meanwhile thought, 'Why should I give half the gold to this man? I am heavily in debt and have made no provision at all for old age. The other has no debts and has got some wealthy relations. I shall not give him half, that is certain. I shall take my meals and mix some deadly poison in the meals I carry for him. He will eat it and die, and nobody will be any the wiser for it. Thus I shall get all the gold.' So saying, the man took his meals and mixed some deadly poison in the meals meant for the other. Then, taking the poisoned meal, he went to the place where the treasure was.
As soon as he approached the spot, the other rushed upon him unexpectedly with his knife and despatched him in no time. After committing this atrocious crime, he said, 'Poor fellow, half the gold was the cause of his death. Now, let me take my meals. I feel beastly hungry.' He unsuspectingly took the poisoned meals brought by his friend and in half an hour died an agonizing death. How true the philosopher's remark was!' said he with his dying breath.
To Prathna ---------- NICE MORAL STORY.It is the greed that is the villain.If only people aspire for only need, there will not be any short fall in the natural resources.GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR OUR NEEDS;NOT FOR GREED!!!
The Mother-in-law, the Daughter-in- law and the Beggar
A BEGGAR went to a house and asked for alms. The senior lady of the house, the mother-in-law, was just then absent, and only her daughter-in- law was present. The daughter-in- law refused alms to the beggar, and the latter was going away sullenly when he saw the mother-in-law returning.
'Why are you coming away from our house?' asked the mother-in-law of the beggar.
'Because your daughter-in- law refused all alms,' said the beggar.
'Did she?' asked the mother-in-law in wrath. 'What right has she to refuse alms in my house? I am the mistress of the house, not she. Come along, my man, never take a refusal from nobodies. The mistress of the house is the only person who can say you ay or nay.'
'You are the incarnation of charity itself,' said the beggar in joy, and followed the mother-in-law to the house.
The mother-in-law called out her daughter-in- law and asked her whether it was a fact that she had refused alms to the beggar. The poor daughter-in- law pleaded guilty wondering why the mother-in-law took so much interest in a beggar that day.
'Wretch,' said the mother-in-law, 'how dare you refuse alms when you know that I am the mistress here and the person entitled to give or refuse? Come here, my man,' she said turning to the eagerly expectant beggar, 'I, as mistress of the house, refuse you all alms. Hereafter, never take a refusal except from the mistress of the house. Now you may go away.'
To Prathna ----------Our Tamilnadu's famouos rural story. Nicely written.If the language is yours, it is okay.If you have copy pasted from else where you are obliged to mention the source so that we may have lesser copyright problems. As I am not using comments moderation, you may make self editing before publishing.no one should get offended by our publications.
you said about the dominant m-in-law(MIL). Now I say a story about a teasing daughter-in-law(DIL).
One MIL was sick and bed ridden. DIL never wanted to serve MIL.At the same time she wants to get name from the neighbours.DIL informs neighbours that her MIL refuses to receive her services. As an example she showed them when MIL was fed lunch.
"Now you see I shall serve the ghee and she will shout NO!",DIL told her neighbours.DIL approches MIL with ghee pot and in a low tone audible only to MIL asks,"MIL,MIL!Do you want me to make your hair-do?"MIL cries, "NO, NO!"
DIL informs the neighbours,"See how she refuses my services.Same thing she repeats when I serve her milk, medicine and what not.How am I to take care of her when she is not cooperating?"
To Mr.Krishnan, Sir, I don't think you'll face problems regarding copyrights. Ofcourse, i copy and paste most of my posts.I'm one of the members of shridibaba website. I receive many articles from the devotees.Even they do copy paste job. If u still feel there will be problem regarding copyrights, let me know sir. So that i can mention the source too. By the way, thank u verymuch for sharing your precious time with us. At this age spending most of your time with the computer is amazing.Because when i type even a single mail, my eyes gets tired soon and at end of the day i sleep with the sliced cucumber applied on my eyes.I can make out myself that i'm getting dark circles around my eyes very fast as a result of watching a computer for a long time.I'm almost 34 years old and younger than you , but still getting fatigued soon because of computer. At this time i used to think about you and wonder how you are able to manage.You are really amazing sir. I request you to take care of your health and give proper rest for your eyes.
ONE day, a king of Travancore overheard his peon mutter to himself, 'This is an unjust age. I who work all day long am paid seven rupees per month whereas the minister who rolls about in motor cars and idles the whole time is paid two thousand rupees per month. What injustice!'
The king wanted to show the peon the injustice of his remarks. Just then, he saw a palanquin in the distance and asked the peon to go and enquire who it was who was travelling in the palanquin. The peon went running and came back and said: 'It is Sankaracharya.' 'Of which Mutt?' asked the king. The peon went running again and came back panting and said, 'Of Sringeri Mutt.' 'Where is His Holiness coming from?' asked the king. Again ran the peon and came back and said, 'From Shencottah.' 'Where does he go to?' asked the king. The peon took another trip and came back and said, 'The Holiness is going to Kaladi.' 'Is His Holiness going to stop here' asked the king. Again ran the peon and came back and said, 'Yes.' 'For how long?' asked the king. The peon had another exhausting run and came back tired and said 'For a day.'
'Where does he intend to stop?' asked the king. The exhausted peon again ran to the palanquin which was going further and further and came back and said, 'In the Mutt attached to the temple.'
'Will His Holiness be able to see me?' asked the king. The peon had an even more exhausting journey and came back and said, 'Yes.'
'When?' asked the king. Again, the peon dragged his weary body to the palanquin which was now nearing the Mutt and came and said, 'At 3 p.m.' and fell down in a heap utterly exhausted even in the presence of the king.
The king sent for his minister, who had not witnessed any of the above incidents, and asked him to go and enquire who had come in a palanquin that morning. The minister returned in half an hour and in the presence of the peon told the king, 'Sire, it is the Sankaracharya of Sringeri Mutt His Holiness came from Shencottah and is going to Kaladi. He will be stopping at the local Mutt for a day and will be able to see Your Highness at 3 p.m. to-day. If possible, His Holiness will also conduct the service at the temple this evening.'
'You see,' said the king turning to the peon, 'what took you nine weary journies and five hours has taken the minister only half an hour and one single journey. Now you see the reason why you are paid only seven rupees and he two thousand rupees.' The peon stood confounded with shame.
To Prathna ----------it is a nice story.Rewrittn with real life situation like Sankaraacharya of sringeri etc.,this story is in circulation among our folk with some modifications.Moral is one has to use ingenunuity in assessing a situation.
There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy's father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!
Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.
It wasn't long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn't lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn't wait to tell his father.
Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.
Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.
"You have done very well, my son," he smiled, "but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same."
The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.
"When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you're sorry, the wounds will still be there."
To Prathana ------------ Good.Nice one.It is the elaboration of our Thirukkural. "Theeyinaal suttpun ullaarum; aaraathee Naavinaal suttavadu''. Meaning:"The wound caused by buning fire will heal inside (quikly); but the scar created by firy (angry)words will ever be prsent."
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. "Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M, " she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said, "Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head....
"YEAH!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
courtesy: Mr.GANESH,Shridi sai baba kripa member.
To Mr.Krishnan: Sir, I request u to tell the moral of the the story given above.
To Prathna ----------- THE MORAL IS, look at only the positive side of any situation."Ellam nanmaikke"--"everything is for good only"
Once a minister and his king went into forest for hunting.The mnister is in the habit of telling for any event"everything is only for good". The king while hunting hurt his finger and has to bandage the wound. Similarly the minister also hurt his knee and bandaged it. In the thick of forest cannibals arrived and arrested them. The minister said "everything is for good only. our wounds, our getting arrested by the canibals ,everything is good only". The king was angry. "how is it you say these difficult situations are for good only? are you mad?"
Soon the canibals brought them before their priest for offering them to their deity.The preist inspected them and found them unfit to be offered to their God, as they have shed their blood already and their God needs only the blood of persons whose blood has not been spilt already. The king and the minister escaped. When the minister said this is again for good,the king agreed. The power of positive thinking in difficulties will keep us in good humour.
The fact mentioned by Krishnan Sir that non Hindus should also be permitted is very much true. To God everyone is the same. He will not consider anyone as belonging to higher caste or lower caste. In many places Harijans,tribals etc will not be allowed. But that should be stopped.
I would like to mention one important and interesting thing in this regard. In Andhra Pradesh, in Srikakulam district there is a place called Sri Kurmam - The avatar of Lord Vishnu as Tortoise. The priest while explaining about the significance of the temple, told that this is the only temple in India which has (the head of the Tortoise)West facing Lord. He told usually it will be East and even in this temple that was the case. The reason then for the west facing of the Lord is one tribal who is a staunch devotee of the Lord was not allowed to enter into the temple because of the superstitions of the that time. So that person started praying the God from outside the temple. He sat on the West side and offered prayers it seems. So the Lord who was initially facing towards East shifted 180 degrees to show his Love and appreciation for the Tribal. So moral of the story is we should not discriminate anyone by their caste, creed or anything for that matter. Every human being is entitled to Worship the Lord. We human beings cannot and should not really decide who should pray and who should not.
"அடிப்படையில் பாரத/இந்திய மக்கள் மனதில் ஆண்டவனைப் பற்றிய எண்ணமும் தேடலும் எப்போதுமே அடிநாதமாக ஒலித்துக்கொண்டே உள்ளது.விவேகானந்தர் கூறினார்:"எங்கள் நாட்டில் யாரேனும் வந்து,ஒற்றைக் காலில் 40 நாட்கள் நின்றால் கடவுள் காட்சி கொடுப்பார் என்று கூறினால், அவர் பின்னால் ஒற்றைக் காலில் நிற்க ஆயிரம் பேர் முன் வருவார்கள்.எங்கள் நாட்டில் வழிப்பறிக் கொள்ளைக்காரர்கள் கூடத் தங்கள் தொழிலைத் துவங்கு முன் அதற்கான பிரத்யேக தெய்வ வடிவத்தை வணங்கிவிட்டுத்தான் துவங்குவார்கள்" இப்படிப்பட்ட மக்களிடையே பல மதங்கள், வழிபாட்டு முறைகள் தோன்றியும், பிற நாட்டில் தோன்றிய மதங்கள் இங்கு செழித்து வளரவும் வாய்ப்பு ஆயிற்று.ஆப்ரஹாமிக் மதங்கள், மதத்தின் மூலமாக உலக அளவிலான ஒரே எதேச்சதிகார ஆட்சியை ஏற்படுத்துவதை நோக்கமாகக் கொண்டு மதமாற்றத்தைத் தீவரப்படுத்தி உள்ளார்கள்.அவர்களுக்குள் இதற்கான் போட்டியும் நிலவுகிறது. இந்தியா அளிக்கும் மத சுதந்திரம், தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிற்து.இந்த கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நன்னாளில் பாரதத்தின் பாரம்பரியமிக்க மதம்,கலாசாரம், கலை, பண்பாடு, நாகரிகம்,இசை,யோகம் இன்னபிற சுவடுகள் மேலை நாட்டு கவர்ச்சி வெள்ளத்தில் அடித்து சென்று விடாமல் இருக்க அந்த தேவகுமாரனின் அருளை வேண்டுவோமாக. ஆமென்!"
the above was my christmas prayer to Jeus, published on 25-12-09 in the comments column of the blog http//:classroom2007.blogspot.com
இன்று முகர்ரம் நாள். இது ஒரு தியாகத் திருநாள்.நமது சீராளன் கதை போல தந்தை தன் மகனயே இறைவனுக்காகப் பலியிடத் துணிந்த நாள்..இஸ்லாமியச் சிறுவர்கள்/சிறுமியருக்கு இம்மையைக் காட்டிலும் மறுமை என்ற சொர்கபுரியில் கிடைக்கப்போகும் இன்பஙளைச் சொல்லிச் சொல்லி உயிரைத் திரணம் என நினைக்கும் ம்னப்பாங்குக்கு வலுசேர்க்கும் நாள் முகர்ரம்.
பாரதீயர்களைப் போலவே அராபியர்களும் வானவியலில் பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாகவே ஈடுபாடு கொண்டு இருந்தனர்.மெக்காவே உலகின் மையம் என்பது அவர்கள் நம்பிக்கை.(பந்து போன்ற உலக அமைப்பில் எல்லாப் புள்ளிகளுமே மையம் தான் என்பது வேறு விஷயம்) மெக்காவில் உள்ள காபா அமைப்பைச் சுற்றி 360 தெய்வ உருவஙகளின் சிலைகள் இருந்தனவாம்.சிலை வழிபாட்டைத் தீவரமாகக் கண்டித்த இஸ்லாம் இறைத்தூதர் மகமது(அவர் மீது சாந்தி நிலவட்டும்)தலைமையில் மெக்கா மீது படை எடுத்துச் சென்று சிலை வழிபாட்டுக்காரர்களைப் பணிய வைத்து 359 சிலைகளை உடைத்து எறிந்தார்கள்.நிற்க.
சொல்ல வந்த செய்தி என்னவென்றால் அங்கே இருந்த சிலைகள் எண்ணிக்கை 360. காபா என்ற செவ்வக கனபரிமாணமுள்ள புனித அறையைச் சுற்றி வட்ட வடிவம் உள்ளது. வானவியல் ஆய்வு நிலையமாக அந்த இடம் இருந்து இருக்கலAAமோ?ஒரு நாளைக்கு ஒரு சிலை அல்லது ஒரு டிகிரிக்கு ஒரு சிலை கணக்கில் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கலாமோ? அல்லாவுக்கே வெளிச்சம்! இன்ஷா அல்லா! மாஷா அல்லா!! எல்லாப் புகழும் இறைவனுக்கே!!!
This was published today in the comments column of http:// classroom2007.blogspot.com
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in- law, and four-year grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in- law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor". So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinners together.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when you get old." The four year old smiled and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.
TO PRTHNA ---------- A NICE MORAL story of yesteryears rewriitten in a nice way.More apt for today's trend of setting up of more and more oldage homes. At the fag end of his life ,79 years, my father developed parkinson,s disease,that is, hand trembling.We in the family would feed him like a child.For every morsel he would go on saying "I am troubling you".We used to console him.My brother's son took upon himself to do the scavenging for his grand father. I am not sure whether I will get the same treatment in my last days.My children are in USA,AND UK. They can serve only through net and phone.
To Mr.Krishnan, Happy new year sir!I was out of station for the past few days, so i was unable to take part in your blog. Sir, don't think about your last part of your life now.We want your moral guidance always and we want it to be continued for our children also.But still, we will pray for your last stage of your life to be smooth.Even though your children are far away from you,GOD will make you feel the care and love of your children in that last moment.Because GOD IS ALMIGHTY.He can do anything,including our power of thinking.For the valuable services you do and also for your kind heart ,GOD will take care of you till the last second of your life time.He will serve you through somebody else during that time, as you were serving HIM these days by concerning about the needy and insane people.
WHY BILL GATES SOLD OFF MICROSOFT *Letter is from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Subject: Problems with my new computer** *
Dear Mr. Bill Gates,* We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.**
1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.
2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friends clicked 'run' he ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to 'sit', so that we can click that by sitting.
3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is available in system? I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.
4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ' find' button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.
5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?
6. I brought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide the remaining items?
7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures' but there is not** **even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.
8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about 'MICROSOFT HOME' since I use the PC at home only.
9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past Documents'?
10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God shake please do not provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.
Regards,
Banta
Last one from me to Mr Bill Gates :
Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling
ONE day, as Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree, a young woman went weeping to him with a dead child in her hands. 'Lord,' she said, 'my first-born, my only child, is dead. Take pity on me and bring it back to life.' And she wept as if her heart would break. The Blessed One knew the futility of reasoning with her in her then frame of mind. So he told her, 'Daughter, bring a handful of gingili seeds from a person none of whose relations have died, and I shall bring your child back to life.'
The young mother was overjoyed at this seemingly simple request She put her dead child tenderly on the lap of the world-teacher and went to the adjacent village. Her experience of the world was so little that she did not know the impossible nature of her quest. She went first to a house and knocked at the door. A young woman came.
'Will you please give me a handful of gingili seeds?' asked the young mother. Most willingly,' said the other and brought a handful of gingili seeds. The young mother took them and, as she was about to go, she said casually, 'I hope none of your relations have ever died.' At that the other burst into a loud moan and said, 'Why do you rake up my unhealed wounds? Don't you know that my only brother died but a month ago and that my father died only a year ago? ' The young mother said, 'I am very sorry for you, but I don't want your gingili seeds.'
She went to another house. She found an elderly woman there and wanted a handful of gingili seeds. The elderly lady brought them. Before receiving them, the young mother said, 'I hope none of your relatives have died' on which the other burst out into loud lamentations saying, 'My son, my only son, the boy whom I tended for twenty long years, he died six months ago. Who are you that remind me of my misery? The young mother said, 'I am very sorry, but I do not want your gingili seeds.'
She went to another house where she found a widow aged about sixty. The young woman said, 'Mother, give me a handful of gingili seeds if none of your relatives have died.' The old widow laughed and said, 'Daughter, I shall give you ten handfuls of gingili seeds if you want, but, of course, several of my relations have died. Why, my dear husband died thirty years ago. I felt it as an inconsolable loss then. But when I come to think of it now I don't feel so sorry. Unless people die, where is the room in this world for the babes who are born every day? The world will become overcrowded like Hell. Where is your father, his father, his father, and so on? Some of these must assuredly have died. Death is the one universal event in the life of every man who is born.'
The young mother felt how impossible her quest was and so returned to Buddha and told him about the fruitlessness of her search. 'Daughter,' said Gautama, 'go, bury your child. This is the way of the world. None can cure death here below.'
Retirement is a time when one is done eking out a living and can sit back and enjoy the fruits of labor. Feel the breeze, smell the flowers, hear the birds, and appreciate this wonderful life. Retirement is also the beginning of a journey of self-discovery. So go ahead, and rediscover yourself. Life holds a lot in store when you have the time to explore its full potential.
ReplyDeleteRetirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf.
How to improve the memory power
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Ayurveda has the cure for all disease. It is a complete and approved system of medication. The medicines made out of rasa (essence), bark, fruit, and leaves of different plants may appear to be useless, but they have the capacity to cure many incurable diseases. Today's modern life style has influenced the human brain to a great extent. Busy schedules and hectic work has resulted in our memory power becoming weakened. Foreign companies are coming up with new medicines and polluting the bodies environment at a time when we are trying to cope up with stress and tension. It is not sure whether such polluting medicines improve memory power or not, though it is certain that these medicines have adverse effects on the body.
Our brain has three parts. There are the conscious, subconscious and unconscious aspects of mind. All three forms are associated with memory. The conscious mind is the part of contemporary memory. The subconscious mind is related to those memories which can be remembered with great difficulty. The memories, which have been forgotten and the person is unable to recollect in spite of his best efforts are included in the unconscious mind. The memories and incidents which are a part of this mind sometimes appear in the form of dreams or a rare incident.
Important Yogic Remedies from Ancient Indian Scriptures:
1. 29th chapter of Agnipuran contains a medicine, which grants longevity to a person. According to the text, consuming 240 mg to 500 mg of Brahmi powder with milk every morning is very beneficial. It also increases the memory power.
2. Ayurvedic scriptures like Charaka and Sushruta say that consuming 3 gm of green vegetable soup (made form Brahmi) increases the memory power. Brahmi leaves are tasty just like the tamarind leaves.
3. Bhav Prakash includes the importance of Shankhpushpi for good memory. Consuming 3 to 6 gm of Shankhpushpi powder with milk is extremely beneficial for increasing memory. It also plays an important role in improving the functioning of the brain and its overall development.
4 .Beshajya Ratnavali is a famous Ayurvedic literature. According to this book, regular consumption of Brahmi, Shankhpushpi, almond, etc. strengthen the brain cells and provide coolness to the brain. They are helpful in improving memory power and curing nervous related problems.
5.An Ayurvedic literature called Chikitsa Chandrodaya mentions the importance of Brahmi in the form of a chemical. Regular consumption of Brahmi improves the capacity to think and understand. It also includes a simple combination to improve memory power. It says that almond and sugar candy 'Halava' (sweet dish) is very healthy to strengthen the brain cells and improve the memory power.
6. Add one gram of black pepper in ten grams of honey and consume this mixture twice a day. This combination is very beneficial for increasing the memory power, improves eyesight and stops premature graying of hair.
7. A Greek literature 'Ijajul Gruba' mentions that consuming fiber in right quantity is extremely beneficial. Almond and pomegranate squash are very useful sources of fiber food. Whichever squash suits the body, should be taken regularly in the summer season. This book has cautioned that the best way to improve the memory power is to keep the mind cold and the feet warm.
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ReplyDelete8. Ayurvedic books have paid utmost attention to massage. Massaging the feet and head with rapeseed oil is beneficial in improving the memory power. Regular massage of the head increases the blood flow and also improves the memory power. It also relieves headache and improves the eyesight.
9. A simple tip can improve your memory power many times. When you go to bed, lie down straight, close your eyes and memorize all the activities, which you did throughout the day from morning to evening. Practice this tip everyday and you will notice that the memory power has improved to a great extent.
10. People who sleep with their head towards the East or South direction have very good memory power.
11. According to Guru Pushya Yog one should always keep Apamarg herb, this increases the memory power.
Diet for a healthy brain:
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Necessary vitamins for the brain:
Vitamin B -1: It is necessary for the brain. The main sources are-sprouted cereals, green-leafy vegetables and groundnuts.
Vitamin B-2: This is also very important for the brain and is found in milk, cheese, green vegetables, tomato and apricot.
Vitamin B-6: The brain needs this vitamin and is mainly found in whole grains, yeast, dried beans, potato, fruits, and green vegetables.
Vitamin B-12: It is very important for the proper functioning of the brain. Its main sources are milk, curd and cheese.
Vitamin-C: It keeps the brain healthy and the main sources of this vitamin are tomatos, melons, myrobalan, lime, green leafy vegetables, cabbage, strawberry, and turnip.
Vitamin-E: It gives strength to the brain and the main sources of this vitamin are tomato, dried beans, pulses, grains, spinach, and green vegetables.
Mineral salts are very important:
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1. Calcium keeps the brain healthy and is mainly found in beans, grains, and pulses.
2. Our brain requires sodium and can be obtained from pulses, cheese. It is normally found in all the edible items and common salt is also sodium.
3. Our brain also requires iron, which is found in green vegetables, pulses, beans, groundnuts etc.
4. Potassium also strengthens the body and pulses, green leafy vegetables, beans, cereals, milk, fruits especially banana and orange are good source of potassium.
5. Zinc keeps the brain in proper condition and can be obtained from beans, cereals, and pulses. These items should be included in our daily diet.
6. Magnesium strengthens the mind. It is found in soyabeans, milk, green vegetables, pulses, well water etc.
7. Fluoride gives the brain the ability to think and understand. Fluoride is found in tea, coffee, soyabean and drinking water.
8. Copper is very essential for the brain and the best sources are cereals, mushroom, green peas, beans etc.
9. Selenium refreshes the mind and makes it strong. Selenium is found in whole grains, milk, cheese, vegetables etc.
Sun heated oil:
1. Oil made under the sunlight cures diseases related to the brain. This oil is known as 'Asmani' oil, which means the oil made under the sky. To prepare this oil you require a blue colored glass bottle and black sesame oil or rapeseed oil or coconut oil. Fill the bottle with any one type of oil and keep it under the Sun for at least three months. Do not keep the bottle on the floor rather place it on some wooden plank.
2. Cover the bottle with cotton and change the cotton everyday.
3. This oil makes the mind active, cool and makes the hair healthy.
4. This oil works very well in all diseases related to the brain. Massaging the body with this oil increases the strength of the body.
5. This oil reduces burning sensation in the eyes, hands, legs and nervous weakness.
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origin of rice In india
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Historian Asko Parpola has assumed that the cultivation of rice spread from the Ganges valley to Swat, Pirak (Kachi plain) and Gujarat during the first quarter of the second millennium BC. He says that the rice undoubtedly came from the Ganges valley, and this suggests a new level of mobility in North India. Again, he says that the etymology of the Vedic word for rice does not tally with the Proto-Austro-Asiatic words. Asko Parpola considers that the words for rice in Tamil (arici) and Sanskrit (vrihi) have failed to demonstrate with any certainty the influences of the Austro-Asiatic loan words on the oldest phase of Indo-Aryan in the northwest.
It seems that the word arici traveled westward. Inside India also several languages adopted the word arici. The possible answer to this predicament is that rice was not found as an alternative for the wheat-eating people in the Sanskrit belt, who were satisfied with wheat and never felt the need to cultivate rice in their fields. This attitude can be seen in the south even today, where traditional rice eaters are never interested to switch over to wheat, on any consequences.
It is interesting to recall references made in Sukraniti about vrihi. Sukraniti mentions that vrihi (oryza sativa) is used in rubbing the oyster pearls, soaked in saline water during the previous night in order to test their genuineness. Again it says that the culpability of an offender was determined by divya sadhana or divine test. In this, the offender has to chew without anxiety or fear one karsa amount of rice. In doing so, if the offender experiences difficulties through palpitation of heart or want of salivation, the man would be declared guilty. The rice-ordeal is to be applied in a case involving theft of Rs. 125. A law has forbidden the king from receiving milk of cows, etc. for his kith and kin nor paddy and clothes from buyers for his own enjoyment.
Rgveda mentions about rice, but rice received more mention with the advent of Yajurveda. Arthasashtra says that Sanskrit has used different words to refer a variety of rice. Wheat, barley, and rice were commonly known as vrihi. The knowledge about the stage in which rice came to be included in this word will enable us to fix up the road map of origin of domesticated rice cultivation in India.
Inside India, the word arici for rice is widely distributed, with slight regional variations. Instead of picking up the trend, why Sanskrit accepted vrihi as the word to denote rice is really a baffling question. The time that is being taken for deciphering the origin of that word has made it a historical conundrum.
The prevailing opinion of the scholars is that the word vrihi has got no relation with any Dravidian words. We will have a fresh look at the question of vrihi not having any similarity with the Dravidian language
Rice(continued)
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Historian Asko Parpola has assumed that the cultivation of rice spread from the Ganges valley to Swat, Pirak (Kachi plain) and Gujarat during the first quarter of the second millennium BC. He says that the rice undoubtedly came from the Ganges valley, and this suggests a new level of mobility in North India. Again, he says that the etymology of the Vedic word for rice does not tally with the Proto-Austro-Asiatic words. Asko Parpola considers that the words for rice in Tamil (arici) and Sanskrit (vrihi) have failed to demonstrate with any certainty the influences of the Austro-Asiatic loan words on the oldest phase of Indo-Aryan in the northwest.
It seems that the word arici traveled westward. Inside India also several languages adopted the word arici. The possible answer to this predicament is that rice was not found as an alternative for the wheat-eating people in the Sanskrit belt, who were satisfied with wheat and never felt the need to cultivate rice in their fields. This attitude can be seen in the south even today, where traditional rice eaters are never interested to switch over to wheat, on any consequences.
It is interesting to recall references made in Sukraniti about vrihi. Sukraniti mentions that vrihi (oryza sativa) is used in rubbing the oyster pearls, soaked in saline water during the previous night in order to test their genuineness. Again it says that the culpability of an offender was determined by divya sadhana or divine test. In this, the offender has to chew without anxiety or fear one karsa amount of rice. In doing so, if the offender experiences difficulties through palpitation of heart or want of salivation, the man would be declared guilty. The rice-ordeal is to be applied in a case involving theft of Rs. 125. A law has forbidden the king from receiving milk of cows, etc. for his kith and kin nor paddy and clothes from buyers for his own enjoyment.
Rgveda mentions about rice, but rice received more mention with the advent of Yajurveda. Arthasashtra says that Sanskrit has used different words to refer a variety of rice. Wheat, barley, and rice were commonly known as vrihi. The knowledge about the stage in which rice came to be included in this word will enable us to fix up the road map of origin of domesticated rice cultivation in India.
Inside India, the word arici for rice is widely distributed, with slight regional variations. Instead of picking up the trend, why Sanskrit accepted vrihi as the word to denote rice is really a baffling question. The time that is being taken for deciphering the origin of that word has made it a historical conundrum.
The prevailing opinion of the scholars is that the word vrihi has got no relation with any Dravidian words. We will have a fresh look at the question of vrihi not having any similarity with the Dravidian language
TO PRATHNA
ReplyDelete----------THANK YOU. HOPE YOU ARE NOT TARGETTING ME. I enjoy sharing of thoughts in my retired life.
i'm not targetting u sir.Somebody sent me the article about retirement.So i wanted to share it.
ReplyDeleteTwo traveling angels stopped to spend the night
ReplyDeletein the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied,
'Things aren't always what they seem.'
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.
After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.
Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused.
The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.
'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied.
'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I
noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.'
'Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem.'
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until sometime later...
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift
That's why it's called the present!
To Prathna
ReplyDelete-------------Very nice.This story is an adaptation from Mahabharatham where Sri Krishna does this leela before Arjuna. I have included the conclding part of your story in the header of my blog.Thnk you.
SOMNATH TEMPLE
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Traditionaly, Dwadash Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins with the Somnath temple. The present Somnath temple is an elegant reflection of the past glory of Somnath. Built in Kailsah Mahameruprasad style, it was constructed under the guidance of Prabhashankar Sompura. The temple has Garbhagriha, Sabhamandap and Nrityamandap with a 150 feet high Shikhar. The Kalash at the top of the Shikhar weighs 10 tons and the Dhwajdand is 27 feet tall and a foot in circumference.
The temple has large central hall with entrances on three sides, each protected by a lofty porch. The temple carvings and sculptures speak about the great artistic endeavor of the craftsmen who built it. The main gate faces east, and the sense of space and light is glorious.
The sanctum of the temple is spacious. The shivalinga is huge, and one can see the priests performing different pujas. The doors are silver framed with golden ceilings. The entrance is from Shri Digvijay Dwar, and there is a small temple of Ganesh and Hanuman after the entrance, followed by Nandi. Then comes the garbhagriha, where one can have darshan of the jyotirlinga. A Tripurasundari idol on the right side of the sanctum and Ambika Mataji idol on the left side are offered prayers after the jyotirlinga.
Only the temple trust appointed pujaris are allowed in the garbhagriha and they only can perform puja. Even the trustees or VIPs cannot visit this area. Being the first revered Jyotirlinga, Somnath also has an importance for various yagna related rituals. There are different pujas performed in temple. While no devotee can perform puja here, this is not the case in all Jyotirlingas. Here the task is performed by priests on behalf of devotees.
Somnath Temple opens daily at 6 am for the devotees for darshan, and closes at 9 pm. Aratis are performed three times at 7 am, 12 noon and 7 pm. Aarti is a 20 minute spiritual symphony of music, a star attraction of Somnath Jyotirlinga.
For the security reasons, nothing is allowed inside the temple, not even coconuts for puja. However, there are adequate locker arrangements to keep personal valuables.
Dhwajarohan at Somnath Temple
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Reshmi Dhwajarohan at Somnath Temple is a great event for the devotee, and anyone can perform it. A devotee has to contribute money for Dhwajarohan. The temple authorities provide saffron colored Dhwaja, which has embossed symbols of Nandi and Trishul on it. The devotee performs puja of the Dhwaja near garbhagriha. After that ritual, a temple employee takes dhwaja to the top of the temple and unfurls it.
somnath is located in a village called Prabhas Patan, having a population of about 12,000. Somnath Museum is just 100 meters away from the Somnath Temple. Here one can see the ruins of the ancient Somnath temple, and waters brought from around the world for pranpratishtha ritual. The authorities have preserved this site very nicely.
courtesy: www.indiadivine.org
"Experience is not what happens to you. Experience is what you DO with what happens to you."
ReplyDeleteAldous Huxley
LIFEBOOK 2010
ReplyDeleteHealth:
1. Drink plenty of water
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants (factory)
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy
5. Make time for prayer
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day ---- and while you walk, SMILE !!
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the
positive present moment.
13. Don't over do ; keep your limits
14. Don't take yourself so seriously ; no one else does
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will
ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum
that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and Laugh more
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Community:
25.. Call your family often
26. Each day give something good to others
27. Forgive everyone for everything
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day
30. What other people think of you is none of your business
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right things
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
34. GOD heals everything
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up !
37. The best is yet to come
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be HAPPY !!!!!!!
To Prathana
ReplyDelete------------ Very nice.I shall high light this at the time of new year.GOOD LUCK.
Thank you sir!
ReplyDeleteSUPERSTITION: Nowhere in our dharma Saastra, or thantra samucchaya, or in any authentic spiritual book, it has been mentioned that non Hindus are not permitted to enter the temple. The writing in the front gates of many Hindu temples in Kerala should be removed.
ReplyDeleteANCIENT BOOKS : There are sixteen maatras for OMKAARAM which are given in Naada bindu Upanishad . They are A kaara, U kaara, MA kaara TURIYA .and the rest twelve are ghoshini, vidyut, pathangini, vaayu vegini, naamadheya, aindra, vaishnavee, mahathi,, dhruthi, naaree, and braahmee
courtacy: Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage.
BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR
ReplyDeleteA lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them
against, among other things, fire.
Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made
even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires."
The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the
cigars in the normal fashion.
The lawyer sued.. and WON!
(Stay with me..)
Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous.
The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had
warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire,
without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire" and was obligated to pay the claim.
Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling
and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the "fires".
NOW FOR THE BEST PART..
After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on
24 counts of ARSON!!!
With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him,
the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
I have an exam coming up and am stressed. To relax I went through the different links at paarppu. Thanks...very nice posts.
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ReplyDelete----------Very interesting. Having worked with
LIC OF India for over 37 years I have come across many jovial situations. Once the body of a person was carried to our branch office
as proof of death. In front of the office there was the funeral folk drrums being played and all of us went out side and saw the innocent villagers requesting our manager to physically verify the death and feel the pulse and breath.When our manager refused to do so,
they shouted,"Look here Master!Having seen the body if you do not pay later, we do not know what will happen. Beware"
While dealing with the death claim we used to mention after the name of the life assured the word"deceased". After noticing our repeated notings , one clamant wrote,"I know my husband had died. I am reconciled to my fate. Why do you go on reminding me by telling 'deceased'
very often?"
Another interesting correspondence we reeive is
"some one is threatening to kill me. As your agent has said that you give protection for life, now save me from the threat of murder".
To Rashmi
ReplyDelete-----------Thank you Rashmi! Go for pevious months also. Many intersting subjects are there. Tell your friends. You may also post intersting matters here.
Sir,
ReplyDeleteContinue sharing your interesting and funny experiences with us.It makes me laugh.
The Man-killer
ReplyDeleteTWO friends were walking together one morning in a lonely place when they saw a philosopher running away in panic haste from a bush. They asked him why he was so frightened. He said, 'In yonder bush I saw the man-killer.' 'Do you mean a tiger?' asked the two frightened.
'No,' replied the philosopher. 'It is far more dangerous than a tiger. I unearthed it when I was uprooting some herbs.' 'What is it?' asked the two. 'A heap of gold coins,' replied the philosopher. 'Where is it? Where is it?' asked both in the same breath. 'There, in that bush,' said the philosopher and went his way. The two friends rushed to the spot indicated and found a heap of gold coins.
'What fools these philosophers are,' said one to the other, 'to call life-giving gold a man-killer !'
'Well,' said the other, 'let ;us consider what we should do. It is unsafe to carry it into our village now in public daylight because the people will come to know of it. Let one of us remain here to watch the treasure while another goes to fetch the meals.'
So it was agreed. One remained behind to guard the treasure while the other went to bring the meals.
When his comrade had gone for bringing the meals, the man left behind thought thus : 'It is a pity that I was not alone this day. Now I have got to give half the gold to my friend, and the quantity of gold is not very much either. I have a big family and need all the gold. As soon as the fellow comes, I shall take him by surprise and kill him with my knife. Nobody will know about this and I shall get the whole gold.' With this he sharpened his knife and got ready.
The other man meanwhile thought, 'Why should I give half the gold to this man? I am heavily in debt and have made no provision at all for old age. The other has no debts and has got some wealthy relations. I shall not give him half, that is certain. I shall take my meals and mix some deadly poison in the meals I carry for him. He will eat it and die, and nobody will be any the wiser for it. Thus I shall get all the gold.' So saying, the man took his meals and mixed some deadly poison in the meals meant for the other. Then, taking the poisoned meal, he went to the place where the treasure was.
As soon as he approached the spot, the other rushed upon him unexpectedly with his knife and despatched him in no time. After committing this atrocious crime, he said, 'Poor fellow, half the gold was the cause of his death. Now, let me take my meals. I feel beastly hungry.' He unsuspectingly took the poisoned meals brought by his friend and in half an hour died an agonizing death. How true the philosopher's remark was!' said he with his dying breath.
To Prathna
ReplyDelete---------- NICE MORAL STORY.It is the greed that is the villain.If only people aspire for only need, there will not be any short fall in the natural resources.GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR OUR NEEDS;NOT FOR GREED!!!
Exactly sir!! What u said is 100% correct.
ReplyDeleteThe Mother-in-law, the Daughter-in- law and the Beggar
ReplyDeleteA BEGGAR went to a house and asked for alms. The senior lady of the house, the mother-in-law, was just then absent, and only her daughter-in- law was present. The daughter-in- law refused alms to the beggar, and the latter was going away sullenly when he saw the mother-in-law returning.
'Why are you coming away from our house?' asked the mother-in-law of the beggar.
'Because your daughter-in- law refused all alms,' said the beggar.
'Did she?' asked the mother-in-law in wrath. 'What right has she to refuse alms in my house? I am the mistress of the house, not she. Come along, my man, never take a refusal from nobodies. The mistress of the house is the only person who can say you ay or nay.'
'You are the incarnation of charity itself,' said the beggar in joy, and followed the mother-in-law to the house.
The mother-in-law called out her daughter-in- law and asked her whether it was a fact that she had refused alms to the beggar. The poor daughter-in- law pleaded guilty wondering why the mother-in-law took so much interest in a beggar that day.
'Wretch,' said the mother-in-law, 'how dare you refuse alms when you know that I am the mistress here and the person entitled to give or refuse? Come here, my man,' she said turning to the eagerly expectant beggar, 'I, as mistress of the house, refuse you all alms. Hereafter, never take a refusal except from the mistress of the house. Now you may go away.'
And the poor beggar slunk away in sheer shame.
To Prathna
ReplyDelete----------Our Tamilnadu's famouos rural story.
Nicely written.If the language is yours, it is okay.If you have copy pasted from else where you are obliged to mention the source so that we may have lesser copyright problems. As I am not using comments moderation, you may make self editing before publishing.no one should get offended by our publications.
you said about the dominant m-in-law(MIL). Now I say a story about a teasing daughter-in-law(DIL).
One MIL was sick and bed ridden. DIL never wanted to serve MIL.At the same time she wants to get name from the neighbours.DIL informs neighbours that her MIL refuses to receive her services. As an example she showed them when MIL was fed lunch.
"Now you see I shall serve the ghee and she will shout NO!",DIL told her neighbours.DIL approches MIL with ghee pot and in a low tone audible only to MIL asks,"MIL,MIL!Do you want me to make your hair-do?"MIL cries, "NO, NO!"
DIL informs the neighbours,"See how she refuses my services.Same thing she repeats
when I serve her milk, medicine and what not.How am I to take care of her when she is not cooperating?"
To
ReplyDeleteMr.Krishnan,
Sir,
I don't think you'll face problems regarding copyrights. Ofcourse, i copy and paste most of my posts.I'm one of the members of shridibaba website. I receive many articles from the devotees.Even they do copy paste job. If u still feel there will be problem regarding copyrights, let me know sir. So that i can mention the source too. By the way, thank u verymuch for sharing your precious time with us. At this age spending most of your time with the computer is amazing.Because when i type even a single mail, my eyes gets tired soon and at end of the day i sleep with the sliced cucumber applied on my eyes.I can make out myself that i'm getting dark circles around my eyes very fast as a result of watching a computer for a long time.I'm almost 34 years old and younger than you , but still getting fatigued soon because of computer. At this time i used to think about you and wonder how you are able to manage.You are really amazing sir. I request you to take care of your health and give proper rest for your eyes.
To Prathna
ReplyDelete-----------Thank you for the concern expressed about my health.yes! Better publish the source.
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteI was reading the articles written by you and Ms Prathana. I really enjoyed reading them.
Thanks,
Sharada
The Minister and the Peon
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ONE day, a king of Travancore overheard his peon mutter to himself, 'This is an unjust age. I who work all day long am paid seven rupees per month whereas the minister who rolls about in motor cars and idles the whole time is paid two thousand rupees per month. What injustice!'
The king wanted to show the peon the injustice of his remarks. Just then, he saw a palanquin in the distance and asked the peon to go and enquire who it was who was travelling in the palanquin. The peon went running and came back and said: 'It is Sankaracharya.' 'Of which Mutt?' asked the king. The peon went running again and came back panting and said, 'Of Sringeri Mutt.' 'Where is His Holiness coming from?' asked the king. Again ran the peon and came back and said, 'From Shencottah.' 'Where does he go to?' asked the king. The peon took another trip and came back and said, 'The Holiness is going to Kaladi.' 'Is His Holiness going to stop here' asked the king. Again ran the peon and came back and said, 'Yes.' 'For how long?' asked the king. The peon had another exhausting run and came back tired and said 'For a day.'
'Where does he intend to stop?' asked the king. The exhausted peon again ran to the palanquin which was going further and further and came back and said, 'In the Mutt attached to the temple.'
'Will His Holiness be able to see me?' asked the king. The peon had an even more exhausting journey and came back and said, 'Yes.'
'When?' asked the king. Again, the peon dragged his weary body to the palanquin which was now nearing the Mutt and came and said, 'At 3 p.m.' and fell down in a heap utterly exhausted even in the presence of the king.
The king sent for his minister, who had not witnessed any of the above incidents, and asked him to go and enquire who had come in a palanquin that morning. The minister returned in half an hour and in the presence of the peon told the king, 'Sire, it is the Sankaracharya of Sringeri Mutt His Holiness came from Shencottah and is going to Kaladi. He will be stopping at the local Mutt for a day and will be able to see Your Highness at 3 p.m. to-day. If possible, His Holiness will also conduct the service at the temple this evening.'
'You see,' said the king turning to the peon, 'what took you nine weary journies and five hours has taken the minister only half an hour and one single journey. Now you see the reason why you are paid only seven rupees and he two thousand rupees.' The peon stood confounded with shame.
Courtesy:Mr.Ganesh,Shridi sai baba kripa member.
To Prathna
ReplyDelete----------it is a nice story.Rewrittn with real life situation like Sankaraacharya of sringeri etc.,this story is in circulation among our folk with some modifications.Moral is one has to use ingenunuity in assessing a situation.
To Sharada!
ReplyDelete----------- Thank you for keeping in touch with the blog.You are also invited to post nice things you read.
Thank you sir!
ReplyDeleteA Bag of Nails
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There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy's father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!
Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.
It wasn't long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn't lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn't wait to tell his father.
Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.
Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.
"You have done very well, my son," he smiled, "but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same."
The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.
"When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you're sorry, the wounds will still be there."
Courtesy:Mr.Ganesh,SHRIDI SAI BABA KRIPA member.
To Prathana
ReplyDelete------------ Good.Nice one.It is the elaboration of our Thirukkural.
"Theeyinaal suttpun ullaarum; aaraathee Naavinaal suttavadu''.
Meaning:"The wound caused by buning fire will heal inside (quikly); but the scar created by firy (angry)words will ever be prsent."
Thank u sir!
ReplyDeleteHappiness is like a butterfly...
ReplyDeleteThe more you chase it, the more it will elude you...
But if you turn your attention to other things...
It comes and softly sits on your shoulder...
Don't seek happiness... Happiness will find you!!!
Three Hairs
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There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. "Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M, " she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said, "Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head....
"YEAH!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
courtesy: Mr.GANESH,Shridi sai baba kripa member.
To Mr.Krishnan:
Sir,
I request u to tell the moral of the the story given above.
To Prathna
ReplyDelete-----------
THE MORAL IS, look at only the positive side of
any situation."Ellam nanmaikke"--"everything is for good only"
Once a minister and his king went into forest for hunting.The mnister is in the habit of telling for any event"everything is only for good". The king while hunting hurt his finger and has to bandage the wound. Similarly the minister also hurt his knee and bandaged it.
In the thick of forest cannibals arrived and
arrested them. The minister said "everything is for good only. our wounds, our getting arrested by the canibals ,everything is good only". The king was angry. "how is it you say these difficult situations are for good only?
are you mad?"
Soon the canibals brought them before their priest for offering them to their deity.The preist inspected them and found them unfit
to be offered to their God, as they have shed their blood already and their God needs only the blood of persons whose blood has not been spilt already. The king and the minister escaped.
When the minister said this is again for good,the king agreed.
The power of positive thinking in difficulties
will keep us in good humour.
The fact mentioned by Krishnan Sir that non Hindus should also be permitted is very much true. To God everyone is the same. He will not consider anyone as belonging to higher caste or lower caste. In many places Harijans,tribals etc will not be allowed. But that should be stopped.
ReplyDeleteI would like to mention one important and interesting thing in this regard. In Andhra Pradesh, in Srikakulam district there is a place called Sri Kurmam - The avatar of Lord Vishnu as Tortoise. The priest while explaining about the significance of the temple, told that this is the only temple in India which has (the head of the Tortoise)West facing Lord. He told usually it will be East and even in this temple that was the case.
The reason then for the west facing of the Lord is one tribal who is a staunch devotee of the Lord was not allowed to enter into the temple because of the superstitions of the that time. So that person started praying the God from outside the temple. He sat on the West side and offered prayers it seems. So the Lord who was initially facing towards East shifted 180 degrees to show his Love and appreciation for the Tribal.
So moral of the story is we should not discriminate anyone by their caste, creed or anything for that matter. Every human being is entitled to Worship the Lord. We human beings cannot and should not really decide who should pray and who should not.
Thanks to Mr.Krishnan for giving a moral of the story,
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மனிதனை படைத்தவன் நீதான் என்றால்
உன்னை படைத்தவன் யாரெனெ கேட்டேன்
கடவுள் என்பது சுயமற்ற வடிவம், என்னை
சுயம் தந்து படைத்தவன் மனிதன் என்றான்
கடவுளை படைத்த மனிதனை பார்த்து
கடவுள் என்பது யாரென கேட்டேன்
கடவுளை படைத்தது நானே அதனால்
கடவுள் என்பதும் நானே என்றான்
ஆணவ நெஞ்சில் கடவுளை தேடி
அழிந்து மறைந்தோர் ஆயிரம் கோடி
கடவுளை உணர்ந்து அறிந்தவர் யாரோ?
உடனே வந்து சாட்சி சொல்லாரோ?
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- ஐயப்பன்
http"//iyyappan.blogspot.com
"அடிப்படையில் பாரத/இந்திய மக்கள் மனதில் ஆண்டவனைப் பற்றிய எண்ணமும் தேடலும் எப்போதுமே அடிநாதமாக ஒலித்துக்கொண்டே உள்ளது.விவேகானந்தர் கூறினார்:"எங்கள் நாட்டில் யாரேனும் வந்து,ஒற்றைக் காலில் 40 நாட்கள் நின்றால் கடவுள் காட்சி கொடுப்பார் என்று
ReplyDeleteகூறினால், அவர் பின்னால் ஒற்றைக் காலில் நிற்க ஆயிரம் பேர் முன் வருவார்கள்.எங்கள் நாட்டில் வழிப்பறிக் கொள்ளைக்காரர்கள் கூடத் தங்கள்
தொழிலைத் துவங்கு முன் அதற்கான பிரத்யேக தெய்வ வடிவத்தை வணங்கிவிட்டுத்தான் துவங்குவார்கள்" இப்படிப்பட்ட மக்களிடையே பல மதங்கள், வழிபாட்டு முறைகள் தோன்றியும், பிற நாட்டில் தோன்றிய மதங்கள் இங்கு செழித்து வளரவும் வாய்ப்பு ஆயிற்று.ஆப்ரஹாமிக் மதங்கள், மதத்தின் மூலமாக உலக அளவிலான ஒரே எதேச்சதிகார ஆட்சியை ஏற்படுத்துவதை நோக்கமாகக் கொண்டு மதமாற்றத்தைத் தீவரப்படுத்தி உள்ளார்கள்.அவர்களுக்குள் இதற்கான் போட்டியும் நிலவுகிறது. இந்தியா அளிக்கும் மத சுதந்திரம், தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிற்து.இந்த கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நன்னாளில் பாரதத்தின் பாரம்பரியமிக்க மதம்,கலாசாரம், கலை, பண்பாடு, நாகரிகம்,இசை,யோகம் இன்னபிற சுவடுகள் மேலை நாட்டு கவர்ச்சி வெள்ளத்தில் அடித்து சென்று விடாமல் இருக்க அந்த தேவகுமாரனின் அருளை வேண்டுவோமாக. ஆமென்!"
the above was my christmas prayer to Jeus, published on 25-12-09 in the comments column of the blog http//:classroom2007.blogspot.com
இன்று முகர்ரம் நாள். இது ஒரு தியாகத் திருநாள்.நமது சீராளன் கதை போல
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சிறுவர்கள்/சிறுமியருக்கு இம்மையைக் காட்டிலும் மறுமை என்ற சொர்கபுரியில் கிடைக்கப்போகும் இன்பஙளைச் சொல்லிச் சொல்லி உயிரைத் திரணம் என நினைக்கும் ம்னப்பாங்குக்கு வலுசேர்க்கும் நாள் முகர்ரம்.
பாரதீயர்களைப் போலவே அராபியர்களும் வானவியலில் பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாகவே ஈடுபாடு கொண்டு இருந்தனர்.மெக்காவே உலகின் மையம் என்பது அவர்கள் நம்பிக்கை.(பந்து போன்ற உலக அமைப்பில் எல்லாப் புள்ளிகளுமே மையம் தான் என்பது வேறு விஷயம்)
மெக்காவில் உள்ள காபா அமைப்பைச் சுற்றி 360 தெய்வ உருவஙகளின்
சிலைகள் இருந்தனவாம்.சிலை வழிபாட்டைத் தீவரமாகக் கண்டித்த இஸ்லாம்
இறைத்தூதர் மகமது(அவர் மீது சாந்தி நிலவட்டும்)தலைமையில் மெக்கா மீது படை எடுத்துச் சென்று சிலை வழிபாட்டுக்காரர்களைப் பணிய வைத்து
359 சிலைகளை உடைத்து எறிந்தார்கள்.நிற்க.
சொல்ல வந்த செய்தி என்னவென்றால் அங்கே இருந்த சிலைகள் எண்ணிக்கை 360. காபா என்ற செவ்வக கனபரிமாணமுள்ள புனித அறையைச் சுற்றி வட்ட வடிவம் உள்ளது. வானவியல் ஆய்வு நிலையமாக அந்த இடம் இருந்து இருக்கலAAமோ?ஒரு நாளைக்கு ஒரு சிலை அல்லது ஒரு டிகிரிக்கு ஒரு சிலை கணக்கில் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கலாமோ? அல்லாவுக்கே வெளிச்சம்!
இன்ஷா அல்லா! மாஷா அல்லா!! எல்லாப் புகழும் இறைவனுக்கே!!!
This was published today in the comments column of http:// classroom2007.blogspot.com
The Wooden Bowl
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in- law, and four-year grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in- law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor". So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinners together.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when you get old." The four year old smiled and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.
Courtesy: Shri sai baba kripa member, Mr.Ganesh
TO PRTHNA
ReplyDelete---------- A NICE MORAL story of yesteryears
rewriitten in a nice way.More apt for today's trend of setting up of more and more oldage homes.
At the fag end of his life ,79 years, my father developed parkinson,s disease,that is, hand trembling.We in the family would feed him like a child.For every morsel he would go on saying "I am troubling you".We used to console him.My brother's son took upon himself to do the scavenging for his grand father.
I am not sure whether I will get the same treatment in my last days.My children are in USA,AND UK. They can serve only through net and phone.
To Mr.Krishnan,
ReplyDeleteHappy new year sir!I was out of station for the past few days, so i was unable to take part in your blog.
Sir, don't think about your last part of your life now.We want your moral guidance always and we want it to be continued for our children also.But still, we will pray for your last stage of your life to be smooth.Even though your children are far away from you,GOD will make you feel the care and love of your children in that last moment.Because GOD IS ALMIGHTY.He can do anything,including our power of thinking.For the valuable services you do and also for your kind heart ,GOD will take care of you till the last second of your life time.He will serve you through somebody else during that time, as you were serving HIM these days by concerning about the needy and insane people.
WHY BILL GATES SOLD OFF MICROSOFT
ReplyDelete*Letter is from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of
Microsoft
Subject: Problems with my new computer** *
Dear Mr. Bill Gates,*
We have bought a computer for our home and we have found
some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.**
1. There is a button 'start' but there is no
'stop' button. We request you
to check this.
2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my
friends clicked 'run' he
ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to
'sit', so that we
can click that by sitting.
3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is
available in system? I
find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my
home.
4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working
properly. My wife lost the
door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this '
find'
button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this
problem.
5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to
learn 'Microsoft
sentence', so when you will provide that?
6. I brought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there
is only one icon
which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide
the remaining items?
7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures'
but there is not** **even
a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in
that.
8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about
'MICROSOFT HOME' since I use the
PC at home only.
9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you
will provide 'My Past
Documents'?
10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God shake
please do not
provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let
my wife know where I go
after my office hours.
Regards,
Banta
Last one from me to Mr Bill Gates :
Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling
WINDOWS?*
Buddha and the Young Mother
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ONE day, as Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree, a young woman went weeping to him with a dead child in her hands. 'Lord,' she said, 'my first-born, my only child, is dead. Take pity on me and bring it back to life.' And she wept as if her heart would break. The Blessed One knew the futility of reasoning with her in her then frame of mind. So he told her, 'Daughter, bring a handful of gingili seeds from a person none of whose relations have died, and I shall bring your child back to life.'
The young mother was overjoyed at this seemingly simple request She put her dead child tenderly on the lap of the world-teacher and went to the adjacent village. Her experience of the world was so little that she did not know the impossible nature of her quest. She went first to a house and knocked at the door. A young woman came.
'Will you please give me a handful of gingili seeds?' asked the young mother.
Most willingly,' said the other and brought a handful of gingili seeds. The young mother took them and, as she was about to go, she said casually, 'I hope none of your relations have ever died.' At that the other burst into a loud moan and said, 'Why do you rake up my unhealed wounds? Don't you know that my only brother died but a month ago and that my father died only a year ago? ' The young mother said, 'I am very sorry for you, but I don't want your gingili seeds.'
She went to another house. She found an elderly woman there and wanted a handful of gingili seeds. The elderly lady brought them. Before receiving them, the young mother said, 'I hope none of your relatives have died' on which the other burst out into loud lamentations saying, 'My son, my only son, the boy whom I tended for twenty long years, he died six months ago. Who are you that remind me of my misery? The young mother said, 'I am very sorry, but I do not want your gingili seeds.'
She went to another house where she found a widow aged about sixty. The young woman said, 'Mother, give me a handful of gingili seeds if none of your relatives have died.' The old widow laughed and said, 'Daughter, I shall give you ten handfuls of gingili seeds if you want, but, of course, several of my relations have died. Why, my dear husband died thirty years ago. I felt it as an inconsolable loss then. But when I come to think of it now I don't feel so sorry. Unless people die, where is the room in this world for the babes who are born every day? The world will become overcrowded like Hell. Where is your father, his father, his father, and so on? Some of these must assuredly have died. Death is the one universal event in the life of every man who is born.'
The young mother felt how impossible her quest was and so returned to Buddha and told him about the fruitlessness of her search. 'Daughter,' said Gautama, 'go, bury your child. This is the way of the world. None can cure death here below.'
Courtesy:Shridi sai baba kripa member-Mr.Ganesh.
“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be,
ReplyDeletewe have the power to make ourselves.
If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions,
it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions;
so we have to know how to act.”
-- SWami Vivekananda