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HOW SISTER NIVEDITA CHANGED BHARATI (Post No.5767)




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Date: 11 December 2018


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Post No. 5767



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Greatest of the Modern Tamil Poets Subrahmanya Bharati met Sister Nivedita on his way back to Madras from the Benares Congress Conference. This brief meeting took place at Dum Dum, Calcutta in 1905. This meeting has changed Bharati’s life to a great extent.


Bharati went back via Calcutta with the intention of meeting great Bengali patriots. He was fortunate to meet Nivedita. Their conversation turned towards women’s upliftment. Sister Nivedita casually asked Bharati whether he was married. He replied in the affirmative and immediately Nivedita asked him whether his wife also came with him now. Bharati told her that it was not a normal practice to take women to social and public functions.


This reply made Nivedita very angry. She admonished him and said that we should give equal importance and equal participation for women. This awakened Bharati and opened his eyes. From that day onwards, he had vowed to work for women’s liberation. He came back to Madras (Chennai) and started a separate Tamil magazine (Chakravarthini) for the women.



Just before leaving Dum Dum , Sister Nivedita gave him a leaf which she brought from the Holy Himalayas. She touched his head and blessed him. Bharati preserved this leaf until his death in 1921.


K S Raman in an article writes,


“It may be of interest to know that Bharati had handsomely acknowledged his deep sense of gratitude to the great woman Nivedita by dedicating his two books to her in which he says, ‘in a flash without the aid of speech or reasoning thou revealed to me the sacredness of service to the Motherland and glory of renunciation. To you who by virtue of thy piety and excellence became the spiritual daughter of Swami Vivekananda, I dedicate this book’.


In one of his poems also he speaks of the Sister in most glowing terms, which reads as under,
“An offering to Mercy
A Temple of Love
A sun to his spiritual darkness
Rain to the withering country
A fire to the scroll of meanness’



The enlightenment Bharati derived from the Sister can be gauged from the poems he sang in praise of women and their equal status.
It was Bharati, more than anybody else in Tamil Nadu, who worked untiringly for the social uplift of women and the essays and poems he wrote on this question were legion.


About Sister Nivedita, K S Raman adds,


Born of an Irish parentage at Dungannon (Northern Ireland) in 1867, and despite her manifold pursuits, Margaret Noble (later Nivedita) had the growing consciousness of uncertainty and despair in respect of religion; neither Christian doctrines nor the tenets of Buddhism could provide panacea toher disturbed mental state. The visit of Swami Vivekananda to England in 1895 and his teachings kindled Margaret’s latent religious aspirations and desire to serve humanity selflessly. Therefore, she came to India in 1898, and lived in a cottage at Belur with Swamiji’s other two American disciples, was subsequently initiated into Brahmacharya and given the name of Nivedita (the dedicated). The rest of her life of thirteen years in India were devoted to the cause of Indian freedom and emancipation and upliftment of Indian women till her death in 1911.

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ENGLISH CROSS WORD 10-12-18 (Post No.5764)

FIND THE SIX WORDS IN THE SQUARE; SOME TIPS ARE GIVEN HERE.ANSWERS ARE GIVEN AT THE END.

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Post No. 5764


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1. Best of the milk maids/Gopis. Lover of Krishna

4. A seer and foster father of Sakuntala (Sakuntalam of Kalidasa)

5. Meaning lower, inferior, used for mentioning funeral rituals

DOWN

1. Meaning line; most famous line drawn by Lakshman; in palmistry the lines in the hand etc

2. One of the four tactics used by the kings; meaning rod, stick (hard punishment)

3. Another name of sage Vasishtha in Mahabharata

ANSWERS

ACROSS

1.RADHA- Best of the milk maids/Gopis. Lover of Krishna

4.KANVA- A seer and foster father of Sakuntala (Sakuntalam of Kalidasa)

5.APARA- meaning lower, inferior, used tomention funeral rituals

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1.REKHA- meaning line; most famous line drawn by Lakshman; in palmistry the lines in the hand etc

2.DANDA – One of the four tactics used by the kings; meaning rod, stick (hard punishment)

3.APAVA- Another name of sage Vasishtha in Mahabharata

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VINOBA BHAVE AND BHARATI POEM ANECDOTE (Post No.5763)

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Date: 10 December 2018


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Post No. 5763


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DR M ARAM, EDUCATIONIST AND SARVODAYA LEADER NARRATED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT:

“This was in Sambalpur district, Orissa. We were walking on the Sambalpur- Bargarh road. Early morning.

Just a little while ago we had stopped by the road-side for meditation and prayer. The eastern sky facing which we were seated was a wonderous spectacle. The distant mist and the entire horizon were lit up in gorgeous red. Above the belt of orange and red, one could see some stars glimmering. it was that glorious period of transition when dusk departs and day dawns.

Now we had resumed walking. Vinobaji called me. I had gone the previous day, 

October 9th, 1963. for consultations with him regarding the future plans of the Delhi-Peking Maitri Yatra. I had already given him a full report on the situation. We were to have further discussions on the matter later in the day. But now was the time to talk about matters of general interest.

The whole of Dakshin Bharat (South India) is walking with me! quipped Vinobhaji. And he explained:

That Sanyasi (pointing to a swamiji clad in saffron) comes from Kerala. This person (pointing to an elderly gentleman who helped editing Vinobhaji’s Essence of Quoran) comes from Andhra Pradesh. And he (pointing to Jayadev Bhai, long time associate and aide of Vinobhaji) is from Karnatak. And you from Tamil Nadu. South India is here with me!

We laughed one and all.

Tell us something about Bharati, I asked. What followed was a most interesting talk which all of us, about twenty five or so, enjoyed very much. Shri Nabhakrishna Choudry, former chief minister of Orissa, was one of those walking close to Vinobha and listening to his discourse.

First – I was then in Vellore jail. I read a book containing the essays of Bharathiyar.

(this Vinobhaji said in Tamil)

In an essay on education, Bharathiyar speaks about man. Science is discovering many new kinds of living organisms, he says. Germs that cause Cholera, germs that cause plague etc. But let us realize, Bharahtiyar says, the greatest of all living organisms is man himself. he flourishes over and above all living organisms. He is the greatest of all. This thought that the man is the supreme organism I got from Bharathiyar……………..”

Vinobhaji paused here. We were all appreciating the significance of his  remarks in thoughtful silence He continued:

Second – Bharathiyar felt a kinship with the whole universe, not only human beings and animals.

Vinobhaji said this in Tamil and then translated it into Hindi for benefit of others. The above lines mean—

The crow and the sparrow are our tribe

Continued V, not only living beings inanimate objects also.

The sea and the hills are our crowd.

this universal feeling I got from Bharathiyar.

Throughout the talk V referred to Bharathi  as Bharathiar, with the Tamil honorifix -ar.

friends from different parts of India speaking different languages particularly enjoyed the above two lines of Bharati as quoted by Vinobhaji.

Third –  Bharathi was a nationalist no doubt But his nationalism was rooted in our tradition of Ahimsa. he said

Even for the tiger that rushes to devour you

Entertain love…………..

The Andhra friend walking next to me enjoyed these lines very much . He told me PULI means tiger in Telugu also.

Now Vinobhaji  turned to me. He had in quick succession said so much in response to my simple request to say some about Bharathi. In a mischievous tone, he asked me: enough?

Some more please!

After a while, came the reply:

More next time!

Shri Balubhai, long time associate and secretary to V, was reminded of a well known line of b he tried to recall the line about NO FEAR. Immediately came  the words from Vinobhaji.

I told V that the basic idea of Bhoodan is to be found in the writings of Bharathi.

Vinobhaji said he knew about this and it has been published in Sarvodaya journals.

Source:– Essays on Bharati , Volume Three, Bharathi Tamil Sangham, Calcutta, 1970

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WHAT MISERS HAVE HOARDED THE WICKED WILL TAKE (5757)

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Date: 9 December 2018


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Post No. 5757


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Let us look at two more verses from Bhartruharis.Niti sataka 38 and 39.

Famous Tamil poetess Avvaiyar said that the misers’ hoarded wealth will be taken away by the wicked people.

WHAT MISERS HAVE HOARDED THE WICKED WILL TAKE- Kondrai Venthan by Avvaiyar

Another Tamil poet who lived several hundred years after Bhartruhari said that the wealth of a miser is like the coconut in the feet of a dog. This is a Tamil proverb. The dog would neither use it nor it would allow anyone to use it. Both the poets have echoed what Bharturhari said below:-

दानं भोगो नाशस्तिस्रो
गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य ।
यो न ददाति न भुङ्क्ते
तस्य तृतीया गतिर्भवति ॥ 1.38 ॥

38. Giving, consuming, and loss, are the three ways

by which wealth is diminished. The man who neither

gives nor spends has yet the third way open to him.

39. A jewel is cut by the polishing stone ; a conqueror

in war is killed by weapons ; the elephant is weakened

by passion; the islands in a river become dry in the

autumn ; the moon wanes ; young women become languid

through pleasure, yet is their beauty nothing lessened :

so noble men who have diminished their wealth by giving.

मणिः शाणोल्लीढः समरविजयी हेतिदलितो

मदक्षीणो नागः शरदि सरितः श्यानपुलिनाः ।
कलाशेषश्चन्द्रः सुरतमृदिता बालवनिता
तन्निम्ना शोभन्ते गलितविभवाश्चार्थिषु नराः ॥ 1.39 ॥

The second sloka is also interesting which is already in Tamil and Sanskrit literature.

Though Bhartruhari gave lot of examples about an elephant, jewel, river, moon, what he wanted to convey is that it is worth to become poor or bankrupt by donating one’s wealth. We see such people in Tamil literature in Purananuru,an anthology of 400 verses composed approximately 2000 years ago.

Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsa Kavya gives three examples of Raghu (chapter 5-15),Athithi (17-7) and Dilipan (1-18). When a saint approached King Raghu for donations, Raghu came with mud pots. Then the saint says you have become poor by donating all your wealth. The other two verses compare the kings to the clouds that pour down rain without asking. Kalidasa says the king collects taxes only to give back to the people 1000 times more like the clouds which sucks seawater to give it back to earth as rain.

Comparing rainy clouds to a philanthropist is repeated often in Tamil literature. Mudamosi (Purananuru verse 127), a poet of Tamil Sangam, praises chieftain Ay Andiran to the rainy clouds in giving. He also added that only his wife retained her Mangala Sutra which cannot be taken out and donated. This is a typical simile in Hindu literature. In the same book Purananuru, Kapilan, praised Pari, another chieftain, as rainy clouds. He ironically asks why the whole world praises only Pari (chieftain) when Mari (rain) is more generous. The fact of the matter is Pari is more praised than Mari (Tamil word for rain).

Bhartruhari’s message is echoed by various poets in various ways. But Kalidasa and Sangam Tamil poets lived well before Bhartruhari. Hindu thinking about charity has been same until today.

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31 Quotations from Niti sataka of Bhartruhari (Post No.5713)

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Post No. 5713
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DECEMBER 2018 ‘GOOD THOUGHTS’ CALENDAR

This month’s calendar consists 31 quotations from Bhartruhari’s Niti Sataka

FESTIVAL DAYS-  Dec.11- Poet Bharatiyar’s Birth Day, 16-Dhanur/ Markazi month begins, 18-Vaikunda Ekadasi and Gita Jayanthi, 23-Arudra Darsan, 25-Christmas

NEWMOON DAY- 6 ; FULL MOON DAY- 22 ; EKADASI FASTING DAYS-3, 18 ;

AUSPICIOUS DAYS- DECEMBER 12, 13, 14

 

DECEMBER 1 SATURDAY

Great persons offer donations with their hands;
Offer obeisance to gurus with their heads;
Speak the truth with their tongues;
Listen to the wisdom by their ears and
Observe purity in their hearts.

DECEMBER 2 SUNDAY

Great Turtle upholds the earth; pole star makes the planets to go round it. The birth of those who spend their lifetime in the service of others is worthwhile.

DECEMBER 3 MONDAY

Vast and mighty ocean is endless and bright and able to bear all the burden; on one side Vishnu sleeps and on the other side demons rest. On one side mountains lying and on other side submarine fire (Great people are like that).

DECEMBER 4 TUESDAY
The sincere and noble friend prevents his friend from committing wrong deeds. He inspires his friend to get involved in good things.

DECEMBER 5 WEDNESDAY

The sun makes the lotus blossom, moon makes the lily blossom, monsoon clouds make rains without any request;
Noble persons serve others even when not asked for .

DECEMBER 6 THURSDAY

The noble ones renounce all desires. They practise forgiveness and are free from pride. 

DECEMBER 7 FRIDAY

Very few saints are full of nectar of good deeds in their mind, speech and body. They win over the love of all the three worlds.



DECEMBER 8 SATURDAY
Indra with all his thunder bolt as weapon, Airavata as vahana, gods as soldiers , Brihaspati as Guru and blessing of Lord Vishnu– was defeated by his enemies. Fate alone should be our refuge and not our own efforts.

DECEMBER 9 SUNDAY

The noble person may fall on the ground like a ball but, would rise again. However, an inferior person falls on the ground like a lump of clay.

DECEMBER 10 MONDAY

The moon is full of nectar and is controller of all Medicines and is on the lock of Lord Shiva. Yet the moon cannot avoid it’s waning .
Fate alone is responsible for whatever happens in this world

DECEMBER 11 TUESDAY

The trees stoop when they bear fruits. The clouds descend low when they have enough water to give The noble persons observe even greater humility when they become prosperous.

DECEMBER 12 WEDNESDAY

One may be in the forest or ocean or among enemies or under difficult circumstances; but one is protected by the good deeds of the past 

DECEMBER 13 THURSDAY

One shall get only what is destined by according to one’s actions. Who can change what is destined for the future?

DECEMBER 14 FRIDAY
Neither handsomeness nor nobility, nor learning brings good fruits. Only the penance under gone in the past brings good fruits.



DECEMBER 15 SATURDAY
Any action carried out in haste would result in one’s own heart like a thorn.

DECEMBER 16 SUNDAY

When the fruits of noble deeds get exhausted, all the prosperity gets scattered like the pearls of a necklace which gets broken during love making.

DECEMBER 17 MONDAY
Do only the noble actions which turn a sinner into a saint, an illiterate into the learned, enemy into a friend and poison into nectar.

DECEMBER 18 TUESDAY
Indeed the ways of Karma are mysterious. It changed Brahma into a potter, Vishnu had to take ten avatars, Shiva had to roam with a skull in his hand

DECEMBER 19 WEDNESDAY
Give up all your attempts to destroy the patience of the noble ones by heaping misfortunes upon them, because such attempts would be futile.

DECEMBER 20 THURSDAY
A determined person never gives up his quality of patience even when harassed or troubled.

DECEMBER 21 FRIDAY

Real ornament for wealth is modesty, humility for knowledge, charity for money and absence of anger for penance.

DECEMBER 22 SATURDAY

For those whose bodies are filled with pure character, fire becomes cool water, ocean becomes a small stream, Mount Meru becomes a small stone and lion becomes a tamed deer..


DECEMBER 23 SUNDAY

Patient and determined persons win over the three worlds

DECEMBER 24 MONDAY

Gods never stopped till they collected nectar from the ocean. They were not freighted by poison. Thus the steady minded persons do not end their efforts until they attain their goals.

DECEMBER 25 TUESDAY
The true ornament of ear is listening to Vedas and not ear rings. The real ornament of hands is the giving of alms in charity and not bangles or bracelets.

DECEMBER 26 WEDNESDAY

He is the real son who pleases his father by good deeds. She is the real wife who always thinks about the good of her husband.

DECEMBER 27 THURSDAY
A drop of water that falls in an oyster shell becomes a pearl. A drop of water that falls on a piece of red hot iron instantly gets burnt up. Thus the quality of the contact with good saints or the wicked determines the result of such a company.

DECEMBER 28 FRIDAY

The saintly persons observe the pledge to do ,charity silently, to welcome guests who come to their homes, to observe silence after doing good things.

DECEMBER 29 SATURDAY

I bow down to those great persons who seek the company of saints, who admire the virtues of others and who are devoted to Shiva.

DECEMBER 30 SUNDAY
Shadow in the morning is long, but becomes shorter as the day advance s;In the afternoon the shadow is short, but grows longer as the sun sets. The friendship with the wicked and the noble ones decreases and increases accordingly.

DECEMBER 31  MONDAY

My mind feels the seven thorns: dull moon during day, charming woman who lost her youthfulness, lake without lotus flowers, face of an illiterate, greedy employer, noble man facing trouble and wicked person enjoying palace life.



HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.

AND MORE

Bhartruhari quotations from Nitisataka

The heart of a great man is soft and delicate like a lotus flower when he is in prosperity. But his heart becomes hard like a rock when he is in adversity.
xxx
The path of one’s ultimate good is clearly shown in all the scriptures, it is non-violence, truth, not coveting others wealth, respect for gurus and silence when talking about others’ women.
xxx

Great persons always observe patience in adversity and peace full and forgiving in prosperity.
xxx

The deer, the fish and the noble person happily subsist on grass, water and contentment. Yet the hunter, the fisherman and the wicked persons are unnecessarily being hostile towards them.

xxx
How can one be happy living near a wicked person who has thrown moral s and ethics to the winds?

xxx

If a person observes silence he is considered dumb, if he talks too much he is called talkative. The path of service is mysterious and even the yogis are unable to understand it.
xxx
If one has greed, there is no necessity of other wickedness. If one cherishes back biting, there is no need for other sins.

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MAHABHARATA PLACE NAMES CROSS WORD (Post No.5711)

 

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AT LEAST 13 PLACE NAMES FROM THE MAHABHARATA ARE IN THIS CROSS WORD; IF YOU CANT IDENTIFY WITHIN 30 MINUTES THEM LOOK AT THE ANSWERS.

1.
2
A 3.
4. 5 6
7 8
9
10
11

ACROSS

  1. MODERN DELHI, ANOTHER CAPITAL OF PANDAVAS

2.COUNTRY OF KARTAVIRYA ARJUNA

6.THE UTOPIA OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY; LAND OF GOLD WHERE ARJUNA GOT GOLD

8.KING SHALVA RULED FROM HERE ,WHO AMBA WANTED TO MARRY

10.HIRANYAVARMA RULED FROM HERE. SHIKANDI MARRIED HIS DAUGHTER.

  1. PLACE WHERE A WAX HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO KILL PANDAVAS

DOWN

  1. CAPITAL OF KURU DYNASTY
  2. PANDAVAS WERE EMPLOYED HERE
  1. COUNTRY OF KAIKEYI, ALSO FIGURE IN MAHA BHARATA
  2. COUNTRYOF AMBA, AMBALIKA AND AMBIKA
  3. KARNA WAS MADE KING OF THIS COUNTRY
  4. MIGHTY STATE OF INDIA,MODERN BIHAR; JARASANDHA WAS FROM HERE.
  5. – THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD

I N D R A P R A S T H A
Y R
H A I H A Y A A T
A K G M E
S E N A H
T U R U K A R A T T U S
I A S U
N M S H A U B Y A R
A A I A U
P G K
U A A N R A S A D
R D
A A T A R V A N R A V

ANSWERS

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1.INDRAPRASTHA- MODERN DELHI, ANOTHER CAPITAL OF PANDAVAS

2.HAIHAYA- COUNTRY OF KARTAVIRYA ARJUNA

6.UTTARAKURU- THE UTOPIA OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY; LAND OF GOLD WHERE ARJUNA GOT GOLD

8.SHAUBYA- KING SHALVA RULED FROM HERE ,WHO AMBA WANTED TO MARRY

10.DASARNA-  HIRANYAVARMA RULED FROM HERE. SHIKANDI MARRIED HIS DAUGHTER.

11.VARNAVRATA- PLACE WHERE A WAX HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO KILL PANDAVAS

DOWN

  1. HASTINAPURA- CAPITAL OF KURU DYNASTY
  2. MATSYA- PANDAVAS WERE EMPLOYED HERE

4.KEKAYA- COUNTRY OF KAIKEYI, ALSO FIGURE IN MAHA BHARATA

4.KASHI- COUNTRY  OF AMBA, AMBALIKA AND AMBIKA

5.ANGA- KARNA WAS MADE KING OF THIS COUNTRY

  1. MAGADA- MIGHTY STATE OF INDIA,MODERN BIHAR; JARASANDHA WAS FROM HERE.

9.KURUKSHETRA- THE FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD

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HUMBUG – NEW INSECT DISCOVERED! (Post No.5700)

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Post No. 5700

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SCIENTISTS ANECDOTES

A Cambridge lecturer on the history of chemistry thus describe the celebrated Mr Boyle,
He was a great man; a strong man; he was the father of modern chemistry, and the brother of Earl of Cork.

Xxx

I DON’T KNOW ELECTRICITY!

Lord Kelvin, the great physicist once paid an unexpected visit to an extensive electrical plant. He had not disclosed his identity and was shown through the plant by a young foreman who painstakingly explained all the rudiments of electrical science, as here manifested to the great man.

When the tour was completed, Kelvin asked him quietly,
What then is electricity?
His guide was stumped.
No matter, Lord Kelvin said kindly,
That is the only thing about electricity which you and I do not know..

Xxxx

NEW INSECT DISCOVERED- HUMBUG


The great naturalist Charles Darwin, was once approached by two small boys of the family whose guest he was.
They had caught a butterfly, a centipede, and a grass hopper.
Taking the centipede s body, the butterfly s wings, the beetle s head and the grasshoppers legs, they had glued them together to make an alarming and original insect.

We caught this bug in the field, they said innocently.
What kind of a bug is it Mr Darwin?
Darwin examined it with great solemnity.
Did you notice whether it hummed when you caught it,boys? He asked gravely.
Yes sir, they answered , trying to conceal their mirth
Just as I thought, said Darwin, it is a humbug.

FROM THE DICTIONARY—-

HUMBUG noun

  1. 1.

deceptive or false talk or behaviour.

“his comments are sheer humbug”

synonyms: hypocrisy, hypocritical talk/behaviour, sanctimoniousness, posturing, cant, empty talk; More

o

verb

  1. 1.

deceive; trick.

“poor Dave is easily humbugged”

synonyms: deceive, trick, delude, mislead, fool, hoodwink, dupe, hoax, take in, beguile, bamboozle, gull, cheat; More

Xxx

USELESS DOCTOR!

The wife of the great physicist Robert A Millikan, happened to pass through the hall of her home in time to hear her maid answer the telephone,
Yes, Mrs Millikan overheard,
This is where Mr Millikan lives, but he is not the kind of doctor that does anybody any good.

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SNAKE OR GOOSE OR FOOL IN THE CROWD? (Post No.5696)

 

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Post No. 5696

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Lecture anecdotes
On the occasion of a lecture which Charles Lamb was once delivering, a loud hiss emanated from somewhere in the audience. There was an embarrassed silence. Lamb, not turning a hair said,
There are only three things that hiss—
A goose
A snake and A fool.
Come forth and be identified.

Xxxx

Picture of Scheele

UNDESERVED GOT THE AWARD

Scientists anecdotes
When Gustavus III of Sweden was in Paris, a deputation of French scientist s called on him. It congratulated him on the happy fortune, that had given him so great a man as Scheele, the discoverer of Magnesium, as his subject and fellow countryman.
The king, who took small interest in the progress of science, felt somewhat ashamed that he should be so ignorant as never even to have heard of the renowned chemist.

He dispatched a courier at once with the laconic order
‘Scheele is to be immediately raised to the dignity of a count’.
‘His Majesty must be obeyed’, said the prime minister, ‘but who in hell is Scheele?’

A secretary was told to make inquiries.’
He came back with very full information, Scheele is a good sort of fellow, said he, a lieutenant in the artillery, a capital shot, and a first -rate hand at billiards.
The next day the lieutenant became a count, and the illustrious scientist was completely forgotten by King and court.

Xxxx

DESTROYER OF BEAUTY
A botanist found a beautiful plant by the wayside. He sat down to analyse it. He pulled it apart and examined every part under a microscope.
When he had finished, he could tell the colour of the flower, its classification and the number of stamens and pistils and petals and bracts, but the life and beauty and the fragrance were gone.

Xxx

MONKEY LOOKING AT YOU!


They tell the story of a celebrated biologist who tried for months to train a monkey to play ball. As a last resort, he shut up the little creature by itself in a room with a bat and a ball. After some considerable time, had elapsed he finally stooped and peeped through the keyhole. He was disconcerted to find himself starting into an intent brown eye.

Tags- Scheele, Charles Lamb, Training monkeys, scientists

XXXX SUBHAM XXX

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H FOR HINDU WORD SEARCH (Post No.5695)

Written by London Swaminathan

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Date: 24 November 2018

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Post No. 5695

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H FOR HINDU WORD SEARCH HAS AT LEAST 18 WORDS STARTING IN H. IF YOU CANT FIND THE 18 WORDS, READ THE TIPS. IF YOU STILLMISS SOMEWORDS GO TO THE ANSWER GIVEN AT THE END.

IFYOU FINISH THE TIPS WITH QUESTION MARKS, YOU MAY USE IT AS A QUIZ

H R A D I K A H A PU
I H A H U H A H A V A I
D O Y H A R H H R H A S
I M A A R A A A I S H A
M A L L A W N Y S A D K
B H A A H D U A C Y U A
A A M H I I M G H R Y Y
I V I A R R A R A A A N
T I H L A A N I N H L A
S S A H H V D A R
A H S K A Y N A R I H I
H A L A Y U D H A R A H

TIPS FOR YOU

1 A YADAVA WHO FOUGHT ON THE KAURAVA SIDE; FATHER OF KRITA GRANDFATHER OF KUNTI’S FATHER SHURA ALSO HAD THE SAME NAME

2.RAKSHASI MOTHER OF GHATOTKACHA BY BHIMA

  1. HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
  2. HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

5.LORD VISHNU

  1. LORD SHIVA

7.LORD SHIVA AND VISHNU APPEARED AS ONE SHARING BODY 50/50

  1. AN ANCIENT KING; ALSO THE NAME OF AN AVATAR OF VISHNU WITH HORSE HEAD
  2. A KING KNOWN FOR HIS TRUTHFULNESS, WHO INSPIRED GANDHIJI

10.KING OF AYODHYA IN ANCIENT TIMES. FATHER OF VASUMANA THROUGH MADHAVI

  1. FIRE SACRIFICE

12 WHAT IS OFFERED IN FIRE SACRIFICE

13.CAUSE OF NARASIMHAVATAR

14.POISON THAT CAME FROM THE OCEAN

  1. SON OF WIND; WHERE RAMA IS HE IS THERE

16.TWIN BROTHER OF A DEMON; BOTH KILLED BY VISHNU

17.GREATEST AGRICULTURIST; WHO SPREAD CULTIVATION WHEREVER HE WENT; ALWAYS CARRIED A PLOUGH

18.FOREFATHER OF KAURAVAS AND PANDAVAS; FOUNDER OF A CITY IN HIS NAME

19.HISTORICAL MOUNTAIN SUNG BY KALIDASA AND SANGAM TAMIL POETS

20.ONE OF THE SEVEN HOLY CITIES.

H R A D I K A H A PU
I H A H U H A H A V A I
D O Y H A R H H R H A S
I M A A R A A A I S H A
M A L L A W N Y S A D K
B H A A H D U A C Y U A
A A M H I I M G H R Y Y
I V I A R R A R A A A N
T I H L A A N I N H L A
S S A H H V D A R
A H S K A Y N A R I H I
H A L A Y U D H A R A H

ANSWERS

HRADIKA- A YADAVA WHO FOUGHT ON THE KAURAVA SIDE; FATHER OF KRITA VARMA.GRANDFATHER OF KUNTI’S FATHER SHURA ALSO HAD THE SAME NAME

HIDIMBA- RAKSHASI MOTHER OF GHATOTKACHA BY BHIMA

HAHA- HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

HUHU- HEAVENLY MUSICIAN’ USED BY LORD SHIVA LIKE ‘WALKMAN’ (SONY) IN HIS EARS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC

HARI- LORD VISHNU

HARA- LORD SHIVA

HARIHARA- LORD SHIVA AND VISHNU APPEARED AS ONE SHARING BODY 50/50

HAYAGRIVA- AN ANCIENT KING; ALSO THE NAME OF AN AVATAR OF VISHNU WITH HORSE HEAD

HARISCHANDRA- A KING KNOWN FOR HIS TRUTHFULNESS

HARYASHVA- KING OF AYODHYA IN ANCIENT TIMES. FATHER OF VASUMANA THROUGH MADHAVI

HOMA – FIRE SACRIFICE

HAVIS- WHAT IS OFFERED IN FIRE SACRIFICE

HIRANYAKASHIPU- CAUSE OF NARASIMHAVATAR

HALAHALA- POISON THAT CAME FROM THE OCEAN

HANUMAN- SON OF WIND; WHERE RAMA IS HE IS THERE

HIRANYAKSHA- TWIN BROTHER OF A DEMON; BOTH KILLED BY VISHNU

HALAYUDHA- GREATEST AGRICULTURIST; WHO SPREAD CULTIVATION WHEREVER HE WENT; ALWAYS CARRIED A PLOUGH

HASTI- FOREFATHER OF KAURAVAS AND PANDAVAS; FOUNDER OF A CITY IN HIS NAME

HIMALAYA- HISTORICAL MOUNTAIN SUNG BY KALIDASA AND SANGAM TAMIL POETS

HARIDWAR- ONE OF THE SEVEN HOLY CITIES.

–SUBHAM–

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சிரிப்பு யோகாவும்! – உண்மை யோகாவும்! ! (Post No.5694)

Written by S Nagarajan

Date: 24 November 2018

GMT Time uploaded in London –6-52 am
Post No. 5694

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நாட்டு நடப்பு

சிரிப்பு (தரும்) யோகாவும்! – உடல் மன நலத்திற்கான உண்மை யோகாவும்!

ச.நாகராஜன்

ஹிந்து மதத்திற்கும் பாரதத்திற்கும் சிறப்பு தரும் ஒரு பெரிய பயிற்சி யோகா!

இந்த வார்த்தையை எவ்வளவு தூரம் கேவலப்படுத்த முடியுமோ அவ்வளவு கேவலப்படுத்துகிறார்கள் நமது நாட்டில் சிலரும், மேலை நாட்டில் பலரும்!

சிரித்துக் கொண்டே இருந்தால் சிரிப்பு யோகாவாம். பின்னால் நடந்து கொண்டே சென்றால் அது ஒரு யோகாவாம்! சாப்பிடுவதும் யோகா, செக்ஸும் யோகா.. இப்படி யோகாவை எல்லா வார்த்தைகளிலும் சேர்த்து கமர்ஷியல் செய்வதை தின வார இதழ்களில் அன்றாடம் பார்க்கலாம்.

இதே போல தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் இன்னொரு வார்த்தை கோஷண்ட்! இண்டெலிஜென்ட் கோஷண்ட் என்று நுண்ணறிவை அளக்க ஒரு மதிப்பீட்டு எண்ணைச் சொன்னார் ஒரு விஞ்ஞானி. இந்த கோஷண்ட் என்ற வார்த்தையைப் பிடித்துக் கொண்டு, எமோஷனல் கோஷண்ட், லவ் கோஷண்ட், செக்ஸ் கோஷண்ட்  … இப்படி எதற்கு வேண்டுமானாலும் கோஷண்டைச் சேர்த்துக் கொள்கிறார்கள்.

யோகா என்பது மனிதனின் ஆன்மா பரமாத்மாவுடன் சங்கமம் ஆகும் ஒரு இணைப்பு- ஒரு சேர்க்கை – ஒரு கூடுதல்!

இது புனிதமானது. இந்தப் புனிதத்திற்கு உடல் ஒரு இன்றியமையாத பாலம். ஆகவே உடலைப் பேணுவது தேவையாகிறது.

உடம்பினுக்குள் உறு பொருள் கண்டேன்; உடம்பை வளர்த்தேன், உயிர் வளர்த்தேனே!

பதஞ்சலி முனிவர் யோக சூத்ரத்தை வகுத்தார். படிப்படியாக யோகம் பற்றி விளக்கியுள்ளார். யோகா சித்தவிருத்தி நிரோத:  – யோகம் என்பது அலைபாயும் மனதை கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்குள் கொண்டு வருவது தான்!

இதற்கு ஒருமுனைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு  தெய்வீகப் பொருளின் மீதான குவிப்பு தேவை என்றார் அவர்.

இதயத்தின் மீது இந்தக் குவிப்புடன் இறைவனை தியானித்தால் நலம் பயக்கும் என்பது அவர் உபதேசம். யோகம் இறை சக்தியுடன் இணைய வழி வகுக்கும் என்பது அவரது அருளுரை.

ராஜ யோகம், கர்ம யோகம், லய யோகம், பக்தி யோகம், ஞான யோகம், ஹட யோகம் என பயிற்சி முறைக்குத் தக்கவாறு யோகம் பலபடியாகப் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

 

அவரவர்க்குப் பிடித்தபடி, தேவைக்குத் தக்கபடி, சூழ்நிலைக்கும் முயற்சிக்கும் ஏற்றபடி இவற்றில் ஒன்றைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கலாம்; முன்னேறலாம்.

அனைத்தின் இலட்சியம் ஒன்றே தான். இறைவனுடன் சேர்வது.

இதை சிரிப்பு யோகம், செக்ஸ் யோகம் என்றெல்லாம் சொல்லிக் கேலிக் கூத்தாக்குவது எந்த விதத்தில் நியாயம்?!

யோகம் என்ற அற்புதமான தெய்வீகச் சொல் அசிங்கப்படுத்தப் படுகிறது.

இதை அறிந்தபிறகு நாமாவது

யோகம் என்பதை கண்ட சொல்லுடன் சேர்க்காமல் இருப்போமாக!

Truth 12-10-18 86ஆம் தொகுதி, 26ஆம் இதழில் வெளி வந்துள்ள யோகா பற்றிய ஒரு பகுதியை ஆங்கில மூலத்தில் கீழே தருகிறோம்.

நன்றி : ட்ரூத் வார இதழ்

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Practice of Yoga: Yoga is gaining popularity in various countries and Yogasana is proving to be a plausible alternative for persons of different ages for physical health improvement. It is necessary to know what Yoga is, in the spiritual sense.Yoga in general is the process of unification of Atma with — Paramatma (the Supreme Being), Shiva (one of the three principal Hindu Gods) with Shakti (Goddess Durga), Jeeva (the living being) with Brahma (The Supreme Entity) etc.– which are all the same in the ultimate analysis.

According to Patanjal Yoga Sutra (1/2) ‹Yoga chitta vruththii nirodha:– Yoga is the process by which one can control or absolutely stop the diverse and distracting waves of the mind. This control finally leads to a blissful state: Samadhi (trance). To reach this state you require first an undivided concentration on a single pure or divine object, whatever you like – yadhabhimat dhyanat va (Yogasutra 1/39). It is better for the believers to concentrate on the worship of God with all devotion in so many forms and through so many ways: ESWARA: PRANIDHAANAM VAA (Yoga Sutra 1/23).

Again if you can concentrate – on the heart (or the divine figure) of a saint who is above all material attachments whatsoever– this is also an easy and fruitful method to attain  Samadhi– Veetha raga vishyam va chiththam (Yogasutra : 1/36). This is Raja Yoga– the most popular yoga round the world– in a nut shell.

Besides Raja Yoga, there are other important schools of Yoga– Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Laya Yoga, Hatha yoga etc.– the target of all of them being almost the same: by different ways to reach the same destination– to get connected or united with the Supreme Power.

   One should remember that only physical fitness and mental peace cannot bestow upon us the spiritual bliss, which is joy thousand times deeper, which is joy immense without any parallel.

That’s why the Upanishad has clearly declared : (NALPE SUKAMASTI H=BHUMIVA SUKAM (Chandokya Upanishad 7/23/1). There is no genuine joy in the physical world, it is all there in the spiritual realm.

Not only that, if you can have an electrical connection with the power house, you get so many benefits out of it so soon: light, fan, TV, computer etc all get energized or empowered in a moment. Similarly if we can establish a hot line with the Supreme Power through Yoga, we become empowered in the physical, mental, intellectual, material as well as spiritual planes simultaneously. But tragically enough, we are either totally disconnected or at best loose- connected with the Super Power. What a loss indeed, how very foolish – to keep ourselves away from this Super Power which is the  summum bonum of human life !!

(Courtesy– Sahaj Kriya Yoga, Vol I by Kinkar Vitthal Ramanuja).

Courtesy : Truth Weekly 12-10-18 issue Vol 86 Issue 26

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