What a day!

Wow! what a day. Yesterday only i decided to share ATLEAST one happy moment from the day and the amazing part of it is that, i just started my day, made one call and achieved one of the milestone of my upcoming project! more to go……

Great Going! Hope all the readers too start doing this….

Amazing articles i read!

I was just reading few articles on internet today. They were truly amazing. From all the articles that i read today. I want to take-up few things on a daily basis.

Things that i learned:

1. Vision Followed by Worry Always Fulfills the Worry!

I too have a vision. But guess, it’s a typical human tendency to worry when we have a great vision – whether it will happen, how it happen, what will it cost…..etc…etc…. And our sub-conscious mind somewhere entertains the worry part. Whatever goes into our sub-conscious mind, actually gets fulfilled.

I chose to remove all worries by doing some excercises to train my sub-conscious mind 🙂

2. We have 24 hrs in a day and we live so many moments in them. Everyday, i will share atleast “ONE” happiness moment and leave all the sadness / complaints or allied aside. There will be no better place than my blog to share.

3. Falling in love with my health. I love food and am never ever worried about my health. Today, i read one article which actually gave me an opening that i have not created any future in the area of my heath and hence i never even think of working on it. Also, i don’t love my health, coz all the things that i love i get it, i work on it, etc………. So, first step in the area of health is to start falling in love with it……… to do this, i will practise few things to make falling in love with my health each and every moment.

i have always been a person who loves each and every part of life, even though the journey has been full of struggles and lots of responsibilities………. so, it was a real surprise to me when i realized that i don’t love my health.

GREAT! atleast now i know, and i can work on it.

Thanks to all the articles that i read today!

Happy Reading 🙂

Kabhi socha hai kya………..

Kabhi socha hai kya, barish kyun bhaaye
Kyun geet be-vajah, hothon pe aaye
Kyun achhi lage talwon mein lehren
Kyun bhatke kadam ik pal na thehre
Ye sab ishaare hain sang jo hamare hain
Dil ne sawaare hain pyar ke liye

Dil ki shaakhon pe dalte hain kyun jhoole
Khushboo kyun kisi ki saanso ko na bhoole
Hoth thar-tharate kyun par na bataate kyun
Unki na-nukur bhi hai pyar ke liye
Kabhi socha hai kya, barish kyun bhaaye
Kyun geet be-vajah, hothon pe aaye
Ye sab ishaare hain sang jo hamare hain
Dil ne sawaare hain pyar ke liye

Aisa kyun lage hai jaise kuch adhura
Wo chaand hai mukammal kyun na lagta poora
Aankhon ki seepi mein khwaabon ke moti hain
Moti taraste hain pyar ke liye
Kabhi socha hai kya
Kabhi socha hai kya, barish kyun bhaaye
Kyun geet be-vajah, hothon pe aaye
Ye sab ishaare hain sang jo hamare hain
Dil ne sawaare hain pyar ke liye

Bombay Cambridge Gurukul Song

 

 

 

Congratulations to the BCG  for winning the prestigious International School Award 2011- 2014 (ISA) awarded by the British Council. Glad to be a student of this school.

Bhale aasmaan mein ho taare kai
magar chandrama to wohi ek hai
bhale masjidein or shiwaale kai
mera gyan mandir wohi ek hai…………

Bhale aasmaan mein ho taare kai
magar chandrama to wohi ek hai
bhale masjidein or shiwaale kai
mera gyan mandir wohi ek hai…………

Hai aage hi aage nikalna hamein
nahi mushkilon se darna hamein
sadaa pyar ke phool barsayein hum
nahi dushmanon se hai ladna hamein…..

jo shikshak hamein aisa sandesh de
wo devon mein mera param dev hai
jo shikshak hamein aisa sandesh de
wo devon mein mera param dev hai…………

Bhale aasmaan mein ho taare kai
magar chandrama to wohi ek hai
bhale masjidein or shiwaale kai
mera gyan mandir wohi ek hai…………

Mahavir Jayanti

Among all the Jain festivals Mahavir Jayanti is regarded as the most important festival of the Jains. It celebrates the birth anniversary of Mahavir. According to the Digambar school of Jainism, Lord Mahavira was born in the year 615 BC, but the Swetambaras believe that He was born in 599 BC. Both sects however agree that he was the son of Siddhartha and Trisala. Legend has it, that He was conceived by Devananda, wife of a Brahmin named Rishabhdeva. The gods, ingeniously, transferred the embryo to the womb of Trisala. It is said that the expectant mother had sixteen auspicious dreams before the child was born (only 14 according to the Swetambaras). Astrologers intepreting these dreams, stated that the child would be either an emperor or a Teerthankar. This religious event is largely observed by the Jains, by visiting sacred sites and worshipping the Teerthankars

Shrines and temples are decorated with flags for the occasion, and on the day of the festival, the idol of the tirthankar is given a ritual bath before being taken out, ensconced in a cradle, in a grand procession.

The custom of donating money, food and clothing to the poor is also an important aspect of celebrating Mahavir Jayanti. Jain organisations (in some cases, even individuals) arrange for free food and drink for all passersby. Important Jain shrines such as Sri Mahavirji in Rajasthan; Girnar and Palitana in Gujarat; Parasnath Temple (Kolkata) and Pawapuri in Bihar host major celebrations to mark Mahavir Jayanti.

Calcutta University – Sri Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

This incident happened during the later part of 1800s, in Bengal when Sri Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and his few friends were busy collecting donations to start Calcutta University.

One day Vidyasagar stopped at the door of the palace of Nawab of Ayodhya. Nawab was not exactly known to be a generous person and many people tried to dissuade Vidyasagar from taking this mission.
Vidyasagar met Nawab and presented his cause. On hearing Vidyasagar’s plea, Nawab got up, pulled one of his shoes and dropped in Vidyasagar’s bag for donation. Vidyasagar did not say a word. He simply got up, thanked Nawab and left.
Next day Vidyasagar organised auction of Nawab’s shoe in front of his palace. Lot of Nawab’s knights , Jahagirdars, court members, who wanted to impress Nawab started bidding. By the mid afternoon the shoe was sold for Rs 1000.
Nawab, happy to hear that his shoe fetched Rs 1000, matched the auction money. He added his own Rs. 1000 as donation.
When the destiny dropped a shoe in his basket, Vidyasagar could have walked out furious. He could have thrown the shoe on Nawab as revenge of insult. He could have got depressed and gone home and cried that nobody is willing to give him donation and given up his efforts to raise donation for the university.
But he did nothing of that sort. He remained focused on the main goal. He rose above his personal feelings, ego, and insecurities and exploited the situation creatively. He rose above his insecurities and exploited that of others around him. He took that shoe and converted it to the biggest donation to University of Culcutta. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar converted his on-face insult and resulting disappointment into a Rs. 2000 donation plus a pleased Nawab who could be of some assistance at some point later.
Calcutta University became a reality. It became a center of education for fine arts, social studies, science and technology.
Throughout our life, we will come across situations that will bring disappointment, anger, frustration, depression. But most of the times, there will be a way we can use this situation to our advantage if we remain focused on our real objective, if we engage in introspection, and if we find a creative solution by thinking outside the box.

Next time when destiny hands over you a shoe when you were expecting treasures, take that as a challenge to your creativity, not as an insult to your ego. Next time you get a lemon, don’t make lemonade, try to convert it into a jackpot.

Why to visit temples? – Scientific Reason

Scientific Reason

There are thousands of temples all over India in different size, shape and locations but not all of them are considered to be built the Vedic way. Generally, a temple should be located at a place where earth’s magnetic wave path passes through densely. It can be in the outskirts of a town/village or city, or in middle of the dwelling place, or on a hilltop. The essence of visiting a temple is discussed here.

Now, these temples are located strategically at a place where the positive energy is abundantly available from the magnetic and electric wave distributions of north/south pole thrust. The main idol is placed in the core center of the temple, known as “*Garbhagriha*” or *Moolasthanam*. In fact, the temple structure is built after the idol has been placed. This *Moolasthanam* is where earth’s magnetic waves are found to be maximum. We know that there are some copper plates, inscribed with Vedic scripts, buried beneath the Main Idol. What are they really? No, they are not God’s / priests’ flash cards when they forget the *shlokas*. The copper plate absorbs earth’s magnetic waves and radiates it to the surroundings. Thus a person regularly visiting a temple and walking clockwise around the Main Idol receives the beamed magnetic waves and his body absorbs it. This is a very slow process and a regular visit will let him absorb more of this positive energy. Scientifically, it is the positive energy that we all require to have a healthy life.

why visit temples scientific reason

Further, the Sanctum is closed on three sides. This increases the effect of all energies. The lamp that is lit radiates heat energy and also provides light inside the sanctum to the priests or *poojaris* performing the pooja. The ringing of the bells and the chanting of prayers takes a worshipper into trance, thus not letting his mind waver. When done in groups, this helps people forget personal problems for a while and relieve their stress. The fragrance from the flowers, the burning of camphor give out the chemical energy further aiding in a different good aura. The effect of all these energies is supplemented by the positive energy from the idol, the copper plates and utensils in the *Moolasthan*am / *Garbagraham*. *Theertham*, the “holy” water used during the pooja to wash the idol is not plain water cleaning the dust off an idol. It is a concoction of Cardamom,*Karpura* (Benzoin), zaffron / saffron, *Tulsi* (Holy Basil), Clove, etc…Washing the idol is to charge the water with the magnetic radiations thus increasing its medicinal values. Three spoons of this holy water is distributed to devotees. Again, this water is mainly a source of magneto-therapy. Besides, the clove essence protects one from tooth decay, the saffron & *Tulsi* leafs protects one from common cold and cough, cardamom and *Pachha Karpuram* (benzoin), act as mouth fresheners. It is proved that *Theertham* is a very good blood purifier, as it is highly energized. Hence it is given as *prasadam* to the devotees. This way, one can claim to remain healthy by regularly visiting the Temples. This is why our elders used to suggest us to offer prayers at the temple so that you will be cured of many ailments. They were not always superstitious. Yes, in a few cases they did go overboard when due to ignorance they hoped many serious diseases could be cured at temples by deities. When people go to a temple for the *Deepaaraadhana*, and when the doors open up, the positive energy gushes out onto the persons who are there. The water that is sprinkled onto the assemblages passes on the energy to all. This also explains why men are not allowed to wear shirts at a few temples and women are requested to wear more ornaments during temple visits. It is through these jewels (metal) that positive energy is absorbed by the women. Also, it is a practice to leave newly purchased jewels at an idol’s feet and then wear them with the idol’s blessings. This act is now justified after reading this article. This act of “seeking divine blessings” before using any new article, like books or pens or automobiles may have stemmed from this through mere observation.

Energy lost in a day’s work is regained through a temple visit and one is refreshed slightly. The positive energy that is spread out in the entire temple and especially around where the main idol is placed, are simply absorbed by one’s body and mind. Did you know, every Vaishnava(Vishnu devotees), “must” visit a Vishnu temple twice every day in their location. Our practices are NOT some hard and fast rules framed by 1 man and his followers or God’s words in somebody’s dreams. All the rituals, all the practices are, in reality, well researched, studied and scientifically backed thesis which form the ways of nature to lead a good healthy life.

The scientific and research part of the practices are well camouflaged as “elder’s instructions” or “granny’s teaching’s” which should be obeyed as a mark of respect so as to once again, avoid stress to the mediocre brains.

Earth Hour 2011 – The Hong Kong Roll-out

This quick video captures the amazing views of Hong Kong, as the lights are turned out for Earth Hour 2011. It’s incredible to think that so many people – city officials and big businesses included – would all agree that a movement like Earth Hour is worth joining. Every drop in the bucket counts!

 

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