The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside..
" See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful"
This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a krack.." newly married Anup whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son , filled with joy " see dad, how beautiful the rain is .."
Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit.
Anup ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum..and dont disturb public henceforth"
The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."
The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.
Jun 24, 2008
A Date...could be an old one, but worth readingJ
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said I love you but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
'I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much.'
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous.When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date.
She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's.
'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, 'she said, as she got into the car. 'They can't wait to hear about our meeting'. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.
After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.
'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said.
'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary, but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again,but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.
'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined.
An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me.
I love you, son.'
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE
YOU!' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in
life is more important than God and your family. Give them the time they
deserve, because these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'
Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent, to a child, to an adult, to anyone with a parent and most importantly, to someone you truly love.
Here's hoping today is better than yesterday...
Jun 23, 2008
CARROT, EGG OR COFFEE
A daughter complained to her father about life and how hard things are for her. She said she wanted to give up as she was tired of struggling. For just as one problem was solved, another arose.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high.
Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word. The daughter wondered what he was trying to do.
In half an hour he turned down the fire and took out the contents of the pots and put them in bowls. Turning to her he said, “My dear child, what do you see?” Smartly she replied, “Carrots, eggs and coffee.”
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After shelling it, she observed it was hard-boiled now. Finally, he asked her to take a sip of the fragrant coffee. She winced as it was very strong.
Humbly, she asked, “What does it mean father?” He explained, “Each of them faced the same adversity, 100oC of boiling water. However, each reacted differently. The carrot was strong, hard and unrelenting. But, after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid centre. But after sitting in the boiling water, the inside became hardened. However, the coffee beans are unique. After they were in the boiling water, they became stronger and richer. Which one of these are you?” he asked.
Are you the carrot that seems hard but with the smallest amount of pain, adversity or heat, you wilt and become soft with no strength? Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? But after a death, breakup, divorce or layoff become hardened and stiff? Your shell looks the same but you are bitter and tough inside. Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean does not get its true flavour until it reaches 100oC. When the water gets hotter, it just tastes better. When things are at their worst, you get better.
So how do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
THE DEBATE BETWEEN A PROFESSOR AND DEVOTEE
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with Krishna. He asks one of his new students Hiten Raja to stand.
Professor: You are a Hare Krishna
devotee, aren't you, son?Hiten: Yes, sir.
Prof: So you believe in God?
Hiten: Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Hiten: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Hiten: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to Krishna to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But Krishna didn't. How is this Krishna good then? (Hiten Raja is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Hiten: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Hiten: No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Hiten: From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Hiten: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Hiten: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(Hiten does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Hiten: Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(Hiten has no answer.)
Prof: Tell me, son. Do you believe in Krishna?
Hiten: Yes, professor, I do.
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Krishna?
Hiten: No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your Krishna?
Hiten: Yes , sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your Krishna, tasted your Krishna, smelt your Krishna? Have you ever had any sensory perception o Krishna
or God for that matter?Hiten: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Hiten: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical,testable, demonstrable protocol, science says our Krishna doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Hiten: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has with Krishna.
Hiten: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Hiten: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Hiten: No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Hiten: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold.Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Hiten: What about darkness,Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Hiten: You're wrong again, sir.Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light.....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it?
In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker,wouldn't you?Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Hiten: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Hiten: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either on. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Hiten : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Hiten : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class is in uproar.)
Hiten : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Hiten : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears to have done so. Therefore, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Hiten Raja: That is it sir.. The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.
Jun 22, 2008
Shri Lalita Sahasranam
108 Names of Devi and the Shri Lalita Sahasranam Stotram Dhyanam
(This is a meditation on Devi chanted at the beginning of Shri Lalita Sahasranam, the Thousand Names of Devi)
sindhur aruna vigraham trinayanam
manikya mauli spurat
tara nayaka shekharam
smita mukhim apina vakshoruham
panibhyam alipurna ratna chashakam
raktotpalam bibhratim
saumyam ratna ghatastha rakta
charanam dhyayet param ambikam
dhyayet padmasanastham
vikasita vadanam padma patraya takshim
hemabham pita vastram karakali talasat
hemapadmam varangim
sarvalankara yuktam satatam abhayatam
bhaktanamram bhavanim
shri vidyam shanta murtim sakala suranutam
sarva sampat pradatrim
sakumkuma vilepana
mallika chumbi kasturikam
samanda hasitekshanam
sashara chapa pashamkusham
asesha jana mohinim
aruna malya bhushojvalam
japa kusuma bhasuram
japavidhau smaretambikam
arunam karunam
tarangi takshim
dhrita pasham
kusha pushpa bana chapam
animadibhi ravratam mayukhai
rahamityeva vibhavayet mahesim
She has three eyes; Her hue is like that of red sindhura; the diadem of precious stones She wears has a crescent on it shining wonderfully.
That She is easily accessible is indicated by Her benign smile; Her children have an inexhaustible store of the milk of life in Her full breasts; the vessel of honey in one hand and the red lotus in the other symbolize joy and wisdom of which She alone in the source; and Her feet placed on the precious pot full of valuable gems indicate that these are not difficult for those who surrender to Her feet and take refuge in Her.
I meditate on Sri Bhavani who is seated in the lotus of expansive countenance, Whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is golden-hued, who wears a yellow raiment, who has in her hand lotus flowers of gold, who always dispels fear, whose devotees bow before her, who is the embodiment of peace, who is Sri Vidya Herself who is praised by the gods, and who gives every wealth that is sought...
I meditate on the Mother whose eyes are smiling a little, who has in Her hands the arrow, the bow, the noose and goad, who bewitches everybody, who is glittering with red garlands and ornaments, who is painted with vermillion, whose forehead is kissed with the mark of musk and who is red and tender like the japa flower...
I mediate on the great Empress who is light red in color, whose eyes are full of compassion, who has in Her hands the noose, the goad, the bow and the flowery arrow and who is surrounded on all sides by powers, such as 'anima,' like rays, as if She is the Self within me...
(This is a meditation on Devi chanted at the beginning of Shri Lalita Sahasranam, the Thousand Names of Devi)
sindhur aruna vigraham trinayanam
manikya mauli spurat
tara nayaka shekharam
smita mukhim apina vakshoruham
panibhyam alipurna ratna chashakam
raktotpalam bibhratim
saumyam ratna ghatastha rakta
charanam dhyayet param ambikam
dhyayet padmasanastham
vikasita vadanam padma patraya takshim
hemabham pita vastram karakali talasat
hemapadmam varangim
sarvalankara yuktam satatam abhayatam
bhaktanamram bhavanim
shri vidyam shanta murtim sakala suranutam
sarva sampat pradatrim
sakumkuma vilepana
mallika chumbi kasturikam
samanda hasitekshanam
sashara chapa pashamkusham
asesha jana mohinim
aruna malya bhushojvalam
japa kusuma bhasuram
japavidhau smaretambikam
arunam karunam
tarangi takshim
dhrita pasham
kusha pushpa bana chapam
animadibhi ravratam mayukhai
rahamityeva vibhavayet mahesim
She has three eyes; Her hue is like that of red sindhura; the diadem of precious stones She wears has a crescent on it shining wonderfully.
That She is easily accessible is indicated by Her benign smile; Her children have an inexhaustible store of the milk of life in Her full breasts; the vessel of honey in one hand and the red lotus in the other symbolize joy and wisdom of which She alone in the source; and Her feet placed on the precious pot full of valuable gems indicate that these are not difficult for those who surrender to Her feet and take refuge in Her.
I meditate on Sri Bhavani who is seated in the lotus of expansive countenance, Whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is golden-hued, who wears a yellow raiment, who has in her hand lotus flowers of gold, who always dispels fear, whose devotees bow before her, who is the embodiment of peace, who is Sri Vidya Herself who is praised by the gods, and who gives every wealth that is sought...
I meditate on the Mother whose eyes are smiling a little, who has in Her hands the arrow, the bow, the noose and goad, who bewitches everybody, who is glittering with red garlands and ornaments, who is painted with vermillion, whose forehead is kissed with the mark of musk and who is red and tender like the japa flower...
I mediate on the great Empress who is light red in color, whose eyes are full of compassion, who has in Her hands the noose, the goad, the bow and the flowery arrow and who is surrounded on all sides by powers, such as 'anima,' like rays, as if She is the Self within me...
Jun 21, 2008
108 Names of Devi, the Divine Mother
108 Names of Devi, the Divine Mother
(This is a selection of names from the Shri Lalita Sahasranam, the Thousand Names of Devi)
OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the great goddess Shri Lalitambika
OM SHRI MATRE NAMAHA
Salutations to the sacred Mother
OM SHRI MAHA RAGNYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the great Empress
OM BHAVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the consort of Shiva
OM BHAVANA GAMYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is reached through constant reflection on Truth
OM BHADRA PRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who loves to be benevolent
OM BHADRA MURTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the embodiment of benevolence
OM BHAKTI PRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is pleased by Her devotees' loving worship
OM BHAKTI GAMYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is reached by yearning service and meditation
OM BHAKTI VASYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is made one's own by loving acts of devotion
OM BHAYA PAHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who dispels all fear
OM SHAMBHAVYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who worships Shambhu
OM SHARADARADHYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped as the Goddess of learning in the autumn
OM SHARVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the consort of Sarva
OM SHARMADAYINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is always the giver of happiness
OM SHANKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is inseparable from Parama Shiva
OM SHRIKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi
OM SHATODARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has a slender waist
OM SHANTIMATYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is ever at peace with Her devotees
OM NIRADHARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no other support
OM NIRANJANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is unstained
OM NIRLEPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is untouched
OM NIRMALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is ever pure
OM NITYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternal
OM NIRAKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without form
OM NIRAKULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is never perturbed
OM NIRGUNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is attributeless
OM NISHKALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is indivisible
OM SHANTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is perfectly serene
OM NISHKAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from all desires
OM NITYAMUKTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternally free from illusion
OM NIRVIKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the unchanging basis for all change
OM NISHPRAPANCHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all phenomena of the world
OM NIRASHRAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who depends on none
OM NITYA SHUDDHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternally taintless
OM NITYA BUDDHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is perpetual abode of knowledge
OM NIRAVADYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is entirely free from flaw
OM NIRANTARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without end
OM NISHKARANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without beginning
OM NISHKALANKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no lapse whatsoever
OM NIRUPADHAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is limitless
OM NIRISHVARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Motherwho is supreme
OM NIRAGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no passions
OM RAGA MATHANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys all attachments
OM NIRMADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no pride
OM MADANASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who wipes out arrogance
OM NISHCHINTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from all anxiety
OM NIRAHANKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from ego
OM NIRMOHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free of delusion
OM MOHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who cures the delusions of Her devotees
OM NIRMAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no ego or "my"-ness
OM MAMATA HANTRYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys conceit and selfishness in Her devotees
OM NISHPAPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the negation of sin
OM PAPA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who completely destroys sin by the mere repetition of Her name
OM NISHKRODHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no enemy or anger
OM KRODHA SHAMANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who extinguishes anger rising in the minds of Her devotees
OM NIRLOBHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from greed
OM LOBHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who removes greed from the minds of Her devotees
OM NIHSAMSHAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from doubt
OM NIRBHAVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no origin
OM BHAVA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who puts an end to the rounds of birth and death
OM NIRVIKALPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the eternal pure intelligence
OM NIRABADHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who remains ever untroubled
OM NIRBHEDAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother in whom all are one
OM BHEDA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys the distinctions made by the mind
OM NIRNASHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is immortal
OM MRITYU MATHANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who uproots the cause of death in Her devotees
OM NISHKRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all action
OM NISHPARIGRAHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who takes nothing
OM NISTULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is unequaled
OM NILA CHIKURAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has locks of shining black hair
OM NIRAPAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who never departs
OM NIRATYAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all danger
OM DURLABHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is attained through long-sustained and necessary efforts
OM DURGAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is not reached without painstaking continued exertion
OM DURGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is Goddess Durga
OM DUKHA HANTRYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys sorrow
OM SUKHA PRADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who confers the bliss of liberation
OM SARVAGNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is omniscient
OM SANDRA KARUNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is intensely compassionate
OM SARVA SHAKTI MAYYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the source of all power
OM SARVA MANGALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who possesses all that is auspicious
OM SAD GATI PRADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who takes the seeker to the supreme goal
OM SARVESHVARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the queen of the universe
OM SARVAMAYYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is immanent in all
OM MAHESHVARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who transcends nature and is the source of all
OM MAHA KALYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Kali who destroys even death
OM MAHA DEVYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess
OM MAHA LAKSHMYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Lakshmi who is the source of life's bounty
OM MAHA RUPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme form
OM MAHA PUJYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worthy of worship
OM MAHA MAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great creator of the illusory energy
OM MAHA SATTVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme existence
OM MAHA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy
OM MAHA RATYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is boundless bliss
OM MAHA BHOGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme enjoyment and luxury
OM MAHAISHVARYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has supreme dominion
OM MAHA VIRYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother of supreme prowess and strength
OM MAHA BALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is of great strength
OM MAHA BUDDHYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is supreme intelligence
OM MAHA SIDDHYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose attainments are supreme
OM MAHA TANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the subject of the great Tantras
OM MAHA MANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great mantra
OM MAHA YANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped in the symbols of yantras
OM MAHASANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose seat is worthy of great worship
OM PARAM JYOTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme radiance
OM PARAM DHAMNE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme abode
OM PARAMANAVE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the most subtle
OM PARAT PARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the greatest
OM PARA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy
OM SHRI SHIVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is with the worshipful Shiva
OM SHIVA SHAKTAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the form of energy or potency united with Lord Shiva
OM VISHNU SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Lord Vishnu
OM BRAHMA SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Brahma
OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the goddess Shri Lalitambika
OM SHRI MATA AMRITANANDAMAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is called Amritanandamayi
OM SHRI MAHA TRIPURA SUNDARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose name is also the divine Mother Tripurasundari
(This is a selection of names from the Shri Lalita Sahasranam, the Thousand Names of Devi)
OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the great goddess Shri Lalitambika
OM SHRI MATRE NAMAHA
Salutations to the sacred Mother
OM SHRI MAHA RAGNYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the great Empress
OM BHAVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the consort of Shiva
OM BHAVANA GAMYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is reached through constant reflection on Truth
OM BHADRA PRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who loves to be benevolent
OM BHADRA MURTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the embodiment of benevolence
OM BHAKTI PRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is pleased by Her devotees' loving worship
OM BHAKTI GAMYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is reached by yearning service and meditation
OM BHAKTI VASYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is made one's own by loving acts of devotion
OM BHAYA PAHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who dispels all fear
OM SHAMBHAVYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who worships Shambhu
OM SHARADARADHYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped as the Goddess of learning in the autumn
OM SHARVANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the consort of Sarva
OM SHARMADAYINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is always the giver of happiness
OM SHANKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is inseparable from Parama Shiva
OM SHRIKARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi
OM SHATODARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has a slender waist
OM SHANTIMATYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is ever at peace with Her devotees
OM NIRADHARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no other support
OM NIRANJANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is unstained
OM NIRLEPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is untouched
OM NIRMALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is ever pure
OM NITYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternal
OM NIRAKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without form
OM NIRAKULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is never perturbed
OM NIRGUNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is attributeless
OM NISHKALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is indivisible
OM SHANTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is perfectly serene
OM NISHKAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from all desires
OM NITYAMUKTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternally free from illusion
OM NIRVIKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the unchanging basis for all change
OM NISHPRAPANCHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all phenomena of the world
OM NIRASHRAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who depends on none
OM NITYA SHUDDHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is eternally taintless
OM NITYA BUDDHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is perpetual abode of knowledge
OM NIRAVADYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is entirely free from flaw
OM NIRANTARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without end
OM NISHKARANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is without beginning
OM NISHKALANKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no lapse whatsoever
OM NIRUPADHAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is limitless
OM NIRISHVARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Motherwho is supreme
OM NIRAGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no passions
OM RAGA MATHANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys all attachments
OM NIRMADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no pride
OM MADANASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who wipes out arrogance
OM NISHCHINTAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from all anxiety
OM NIRAHANKARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from ego
OM NIRMOHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free of delusion
OM MOHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who cures the delusions of Her devotees
OM NIRMAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no ego or "my"-ness
OM MAMATA HANTRYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys conceit and selfishness in Her devotees
OM NISHPAPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the negation of sin
OM PAPA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who completely destroys sin by the mere repetition of Her name
OM NISHKRODHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no enemy or anger
OM KRODHA SHAMANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who extinguishes anger rising in the minds of Her devotees
OM NIRLOBHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from greed
OM LOBHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who removes greed from the minds of Her devotees
OM NIHSAMSHAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is free from doubt
OM NIRBHAVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has no origin
OM BHAVA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who puts an end to the rounds of birth and death
OM NIRVIKALPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the eternal pure intelligence
OM NIRABADHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who remains ever untroubled
OM NIRBHEDAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother in whom all are one
OM BHEDA NASHINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys the distinctions made by the mind
OM NIRNASHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is immortal
OM MRITYU MATHANYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who uproots the cause of death in Her devotees
OM NISHKRIYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all action
OM NISHPARIGRAHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who takes nothing
OM NISTULAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is unequaled
OM NILA CHIKURAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has locks of shining black hair
OM NIRAPAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who never departs
OM NIRATYAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all danger
OM DURLABHAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is attained through long-sustained and necessary efforts
OM DURGAMAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is not reached without painstaking continued exertion
OM DURGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is Goddess Durga
OM DUKHA HANTRYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who destroys sorrow
OM SUKHA PRADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who confers the bliss of liberation
OM SARVAGNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is omniscient
OM SANDRA KARUNAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is intensely compassionate
OM SARVA SHAKTI MAYYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the source of all power
OM SARVA MANGALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who possesses all that is auspicious
OM SAD GATI PRADAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who takes the seeker to the supreme goal
OM SARVESHVARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the queen of the universe
OM SARVAMAYYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is immanent in all
OM MAHESHVARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who transcends nature and is the source of all
OM MAHA KALYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Kali who destroys even death
OM MAHA DEVYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess
OM MAHA LAKSHMYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Lakshmi who is the source of life's bounty
OM MAHA RUPAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme form
OM MAHA PUJYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worthy of worship
OM MAHA MAYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great creator of the illusory energy
OM MAHA SATTVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme existence
OM MAHA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy
OM MAHA RATYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is boundless bliss
OM MAHA BHOGAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme enjoyment and luxury
OM MAHAISHVARYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who has supreme dominion
OM MAHA VIRYAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother of supreme prowess and strength
OM MAHA BALAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is of great strength
OM MAHA BUDDHYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is supreme intelligence
OM MAHA SIDDHYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose attainments are supreme
OM MAHA TANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the subject of the great Tantras
OM MAHA MANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the great mantra
OM MAHA YANTRAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped in the symbols of yantras
OM MAHASANAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose seat is worthy of great worship
OM PARAM JYOTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme radiance
OM PARAM DHAMNE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme abode
OM PARAMANAVE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the most subtle
OM PARAT PARAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the greatest
OM PARA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy
OM SHRI SHIVAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is with the worshipful Shiva
OM SHIVA SHAKTAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the form of energy or potency united with Lord Shiva
OM VISHNU SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Lord Vishnu
OM BRAHMA SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Brahma
OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is the goddess Shri Lalitambika
OM SHRI MATA AMRITANANDAMAYE NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother who is called Amritanandamayi
OM SHRI MAHA TRIPURA SUNDARYAI NAMAHA
Salutations to the Mother whose name is also the divine Mother Tripurasundari
Jun 20, 2008
ASHCROFT
General Ashcroft is visiting an elementary school in late 2003. After the typical civics presentation to the class, he announces, "All right, boys and girls, you can all ask me questions now."
A young boy named Bobby raises his hand and says, "I have three questions:
1. How did Bush win the election with fewer votes than Gore?
2. Why are you using the USA Patriot Act to limit Americans' civil liberties?
3. Why hasn't the U.S. caught Osama bin Laden yet?"
Just then the bell sounds and all the kids run out to the playground. Fifteen minutes later, the kids come back in class and again. Ashcroft says, "I'm sorry we were interrupted by the bell. Now, you can all ask me questions."
A young girl named Charlene raises her hand and says, "I have five questions:
1. How did Bush win the election with fewer votes than Gore?
2. Why are you using the USA Patriot Act to limit Americans' civil liberties?
3. Why hasn't the U.S. caught Osama bin Laden yet?
4. Why did the bell go off 20 minutes early?
5. Where's Bobby?
A young boy named Bobby raises his hand and says, "I have three questions:
1. How did Bush win the election with fewer votes than Gore?
2. Why are you using the USA Patriot Act to limit Americans' civil liberties?
3. Why hasn't the U.S. caught Osama bin Laden yet?"
Just then the bell sounds and all the kids run out to the playground. Fifteen minutes later, the kids come back in class and again. Ashcroft says, "I'm sorry we were interrupted by the bell. Now, you can all ask me questions."
A young girl named Charlene raises her hand and says, "I have five questions:
1. How did Bush win the election with fewer votes than Gore?
2. Why are you using the USA Patriot Act to limit Americans' civil liberties?
3. Why hasn't the U.S. caught Osama bin Laden yet?
4. Why did the bell go off 20 minutes early?
5. Where's Bobby?
A PROPER CHRISTIAN LADY
An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection with him.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer.
The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell.
After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.
He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping the guy off in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.
I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the ‘What Would Jesus Do’ bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection with him.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer.
The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell.
After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.
He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping the guy off in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.
I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the ‘What Would Jesus Do’ bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
THE SCIENTIST AND GOD
A scientist approaches God, and says to Him, "Look, God, we don't need you anymore. Nowadays, we can do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous. We can transplant organs, giving new life to a dying man, we can cure almost any disease, and we can even clone animals. It won't be long, and we'll be able to clone humans, too. So, I'm sorry, but you are just outdated".
God listens patiently to the scientist and says, "I can see that you believe you don't need me, and I understand. However, I love you, and I don't want to see you make a big mistake, so why don't we make sure? I say we should have a man-making contest, just to be sure.
The scientist replies, "I'll take that challenge". So, God says, "Ok, let's do it the way I did it in the old days, with Adam and Eve". The scientists says, "No problem", and reaches down to scoop up a handful of dirt.
"Whoa, hold on there a minute", God says. "You get your OWN dirt".
God listens patiently to the scientist and says, "I can see that you believe you don't need me, and I understand. However, I love you, and I don't want to see you make a big mistake, so why don't we make sure? I say we should have a man-making contest, just to be sure.
The scientist replies, "I'll take that challenge". So, God says, "Ok, let's do it the way I did it in the old days, with Adam and Eve". The scientists says, "No problem", and reaches down to scoop up a handful of dirt.
"Whoa, hold on there a minute", God says. "You get your OWN dirt".
DEATH OF A SENATOR
A powerful senator dies after a prolonged illness. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to Heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the guy.
"Well, I'd like to but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in Hell and one in Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the senator.
"I'm sorry but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him, everyone is very happy and in evening attire. They run to greet him, hug him, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar. Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that, before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the elevator rises.The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on Heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit Heaven."
So 24 hours pass with the head of state joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well then, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity."
He reflects for a minute, then the senator answers, "Well, I would never have said it, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends,dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags. The Devil comes over to him and lays his arm on his neck.
"I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and club and we ate lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time. Now all there is, is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
The Devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning...Today you voted for us!"
"Welcome to Heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the guy.
"Well, I'd like to but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in Hell and one in Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the senator.
"I'm sorry but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him, everyone is very happy and in evening attire. They run to greet him, hug him, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar. Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that, before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the elevator rises.The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on Heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit Heaven."
So 24 hours pass with the head of state joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well then, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity."
He reflects for a minute, then the senator answers, "Well, I would never have said it, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends,dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags. The Devil comes over to him and lays his arm on his neck.
"I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and club and we ate lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time. Now all there is, is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
The Devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning...Today you voted for us!"
MOST FAMOUS MAN WHO EVER LIVED
One day many years ago at a school in South London a teacher said to the class of 5-year-olds, "I'll give $20 to the child who can tell me who was the most famous man who ever lived."
An Irish boy put his hand up and said, "It was St. Patrick." The teacher said, "Sorry Alan, that's not correct."
Then a Scottish boy put his hand up and said, "It was St. Andrew." The teacher replied, "I'm sorry, Hamish, that's not right either.
Finally, a Gujarati boy raised his hand and said, "It was Jesus Christ." The teacher said, "That's absolutely right, Jayant, come up here and I'll give you the $20."
As the teacher was giving Jayant his money, she said, "You know Jayant, since you are Gujarati, I was very surprised you said Jesus Christ." Jayant replied, "Yes, in my heart I knew it was Lord Krishna, but business is business!"
An Irish boy put his hand up and said, "It was St. Patrick." The teacher said, "Sorry Alan, that's not correct."
Then a Scottish boy put his hand up and said, "It was St. Andrew." The teacher replied, "I'm sorry, Hamish, that's not right either.
Finally, a Gujarati boy raised his hand and said, "It was Jesus Christ." The teacher said, "That's absolutely right, Jayant, come up here and I'll give you the $20."
As the teacher was giving Jayant his money, she said, "You know Jayant, since you are Gujarati, I was very surprised you said Jesus Christ." Jayant replied, "Yes, in my heart I knew it was Lord Krishna, but business is business!"
Jun 19, 2008
Cancer Update VERY IMPORTANT
No plastic containers in micro....
No water bottles in freezer....
No plastic wrap in microwave...
A dioxin ! chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers...This especially applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heat! ing food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.Cover food with a paper towel instead.
No water bottles in freezer....
No plastic wrap in microwave...
A dioxin ! chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers...This especially applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heat! ing food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.Cover food with a paper towel instead.
Top of Burj
Now see this stuff…………………. This is taken from world's tallest building "Burj Dubai" @ 2,620 ft / 801m!!! What do you think guys…………………
Really amazing......... So terrifying….. ....
Look at the edge (uppermost right corner) of the picture, you can almost see the turn of the earth The persons who are working on the upper most Girders can see the "ROTATION OF EARTH"
Really amazing......... So terrifying….. ....
Look at the edge (uppermost right corner) of the picture, you can almost see the turn of the earth The persons who are working on the upper most Girders can see the "ROTATION OF EARTH"
Jun 18, 2008
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Great Indian Petrol Pump Fraud
I would like to bring to your kind attention the "Great Indian Petrol Pump Fraud" happening all over Bangalore (and I believe all over India ) .
Today in the morning ,I saw the fuel gauge of my car touching the "Empty" sign,so I thought that while on my way to office , I will fill petrol worth 1000 Rs in my car.When I reached the petrol pump at 9:30 Am today(24th April 2008)(BP petrol pump near richmond road) I showed the crisp 1000 Rs note to the attendant at the petrol pump and told him to fill 1000 Rs.I repeated 1000 to him 2-3 times so that he registers 1000 Rs in his head fill the petrol for 1000 Rs.I repeatedly told him because of the past experience whenever I had asked him to fill petrol worth 1000 bucks at different gas stations(ie for eg. at Advaitha Gas station,near udapi garden BTM to name one of them),the attendant always filled 200 rs of petrol and said "Sir your 200 rs of petrol is filled" . I used to say i asked you fill 1000 Rs of petrol not 200 worth.He would look at me like an innocent kid and would start filling the remaining 800 Rs of petrol.
But this procedure of 200+800 didn't stop at one petrol pump but gas attendants at all the petrol pumps followed this weird ritual.I could sense something fishy but not before losing money to this procedure 3-4 times.So coming back to Today's incident I asked the "Honest" petrol pump attendant to fill the petrol, While filling the petrol my attention was diverted towards the pollution check centre at the same petrol pump but when I looked back at the meter indicator,I was shocked to see the familiar "200" mark at the petrol pump meter.I told him again why didn't you fill for 1000 Rs.He said that he heard 200 Rs.So I told him to fill 800 Rs of petrol also.After he had filled the petrol ,I got in the car and started towards my office.While on my way to office.I observed the fuel gauge in my car.It had moved from "Empty" first to half and then little further.But from my past experience that when I used to get 1000 rs of fuel filled in the empty fuel tank,It used to come to certain level but today it hadn't come till there.So I thought ....I got Duped again.
After reaching office I checked the Internet for same Frauds which had happened before my case.I was shocked to find that many other people also faced the same problem of 200+800 and some bikes of 40+60 bucks(these petrol pump attendants don't leave anybody).I spoke to my boss and a colleague of mine at office they told me of the same incident. This problem is not only with me but with people all over Bangalore.Basically people all over Bangalore (maybe all over india ) are getting cheated in this ingenious fraud which is promoted by our friendly neighbour hood petrol pump owners and their honchos gas attendants ..
The ingenious technique these people follow is discussed below in italics When asked for diesel worth Rs. 500. The attendant filled up only Rs. 100. noticing that I told him to fill for Rs. 500 but by that time he is done with 100 so the attender said he will fill up for remaining Rs. 400…that is when he did a trick of as though he is resetting by playing games of hurry burry and continuing to fill and when he is done for Rs. 400 he asked for 500 (100+400) but in reality he only filed for 100+300 as he is not really resetted the machine to zero even though it appears as he reset it.
So after reading the messages on the website I went back to the petrol pump ,parked my car in middle of the petrol pump called the attendant and told him that you have cheated me of 200 rs of petrol instead of filling petrol worth of 1000 Rs you have filled the petrol worth only 800 rs ,I told him I am gonna sue your petrol pump and I want to write a complaint against the same .He got frightened said "Sorry Sir By mistake i have not reset 200 rs".He didn't ask me any more questions and directly filled 200 Rs of petrol.
I wonder that BP ,IOC,HP talk about going in losses and hence they ask govt. to increase the price of diesel and petrol but in reality petrol pump owners are helping us save lots of oil by asking us to pay 1000 rs but giving us petrol worth 800.What a brilliant way to conserve oil and make profit for petrol pump owners .I guess people should know about the ingenious way in which petrol pumps owners helps us ..(Pardon me for the sarcasm) :-)
I am enclosing the website on which i went today to find information about the "Great Indian Petrol Pump fraud"
http://community.livejournal.com/bangalore/276353.html
Today in the morning ,I saw the fuel gauge of my car touching the "Empty" sign,so I thought that while on my way to office , I will fill petrol worth 1000 Rs in my car.When I reached the petrol pump at 9:30 Am today(24th April 2008)(BP petrol pump near richmond road) I showed the crisp 1000 Rs note to the attendant at the petrol pump and told him to fill 1000 Rs.I repeated 1000 to him 2-3 times so that he registers 1000 Rs in his head fill the petrol for 1000 Rs.I repeatedly told him because of the past experience whenever I had asked him to fill petrol worth 1000 bucks at different gas stations(ie for eg. at Advaitha Gas station,near udapi garden BTM to name one of them),the attendant always filled 200 rs of petrol and said "Sir your 200 rs of petrol is filled" . I used to say i asked you fill 1000 Rs of petrol not 200 worth.He would look at me like an innocent kid and would start filling the remaining 800 Rs of petrol.
But this procedure of 200+800 didn't stop at one petrol pump but gas attendants at all the petrol pumps followed this weird ritual.I could sense something fishy but not before losing money to this procedure 3-4 times.So coming back to Today's incident I asked the "Honest" petrol pump attendant to fill the petrol, While filling the petrol my attention was diverted towards the pollution check centre at the same petrol pump but when I looked back at the meter indicator,I was shocked to see the familiar "200" mark at the petrol pump meter.I told him again why didn't you fill for 1000 Rs.He said that he heard 200 Rs.So I told him to fill 800 Rs of petrol also.After he had filled the petrol ,I got in the car and started towards my office.While on my way to office.I observed the fuel gauge in my car.It had moved from "Empty" first to half and then little further.But from my past experience that when I used to get 1000 rs of fuel filled in the empty fuel tank,It used to come to certain level but today it hadn't come till there.So I thought ....I got Duped again.
After reaching office I checked the Internet for same Frauds which had happened before my case.I was shocked to find that many other people also faced the same problem of 200+800 and some bikes of 40+60 bucks(these petrol pump attendants don't leave anybody).I spoke to my boss and a colleague of mine at office they told me of the same incident. This problem is not only with me but with people all over Bangalore.Basically people all over Bangalore (maybe all over india ) are getting cheated in this ingenious fraud which is promoted by our friendly neighbour hood petrol pump owners and their honchos gas attendants ..
The ingenious technique these people follow is discussed below in italics When asked for diesel worth Rs. 500. The attendant filled up only Rs. 100. noticing that I told him to fill for Rs. 500 but by that time he is done with 100 so the attender said he will fill up for remaining Rs. 400…that is when he did a trick of as though he is resetting by playing games of hurry burry and continuing to fill and when he is done for Rs. 400 he asked for 500 (100+400) but in reality he only filed for 100+300 as he is not really resetted the machine to zero even though it appears as he reset it.
So after reading the messages on the website I went back to the petrol pump ,parked my car in middle of the petrol pump called the attendant and told him that you have cheated me of 200 rs of petrol instead of filling petrol worth of 1000 Rs you have filled the petrol worth only 800 rs ,I told him I am gonna sue your petrol pump and I want to write a complaint against the same .He got frightened said "Sorry Sir By mistake i have not reset 200 rs".He didn't ask me any more questions and directly filled 200 Rs of petrol.
I wonder that BP ,IOC,HP talk about going in losses and hence they ask govt. to increase the price of diesel and petrol but in reality petrol pump owners are helping us save lots of oil by asking us to pay 1000 rs but giving us petrol worth 800.What a brilliant way to conserve oil and make profit for petrol pump owners .I guess people should know about the ingenious way in which petrol pumps owners helps us ..(Pardon me for the sarcasm) :-)
I am enclosing the website on which i went today to find information about the "Great Indian Petrol Pump fraud"
http://community.livejournal.com/bangalore/276353.html
Jun 12, 2008
Cancer...
Cancer/Cancer
This can actually be a very successful relationship; both share a homely, caring nature that makes them a loving couple, loyal to each other and very devoted to their family. They should however control their emotions and nurture the love they share.
Cancer/ Pisces
The sensitive Cancer can understand the imaginative dreamer and the Piscian can respond to the emotional demands of the Crab– these two signs really connect. They can share a harmonious relationship.
Cancer/ Aquarius
These two signs possess totally opposite traits of character, where Cancer is emotional, Aquarian is detached; the crab tends to be traditional , the water-bearer can never stick to routine life.The emotionally possessive nature of Cancerians can make the Aquarian feel totally bound up. The caring Cancerians can be hurt by the aloof nature of Aquarians but on the positive side both these signs can work towards their goal with great devotion, and if they manage to merge forces they might make this relationship work.
Aries/Cancer
Opposites attract and so does Aries and Cancer.The sensitive side of Cancer could be overwhelmed by the rash nature of Aries. Cancerian's mood swings and Arians agression can work against the relationship. On the other hand, this could be a reciprocal relationship as Cancer has a gentling effect on Aries and Aries can bring the cancerians out of their shell.
Cancer/ Capricorns
A partnership that works – the caring Cancer can bring emotions into the life of the rational and reserved Capricorn. Both these signs show a tremendous willpower and if the Cancerian can make the Goat learn to relax emotionally, they can work towards a materially and emotionally secure relationship.
Cancer/ Gemini
Cancerians can be drawn to Gemini's sparkle and wit but more often than not, the sensitive Cancerians can overwhelm Gemini's with their possessive attitude. They should try and understand each other if they are to make this relationship a successful one. The caring Crabs can instill some warmth into the Geminis and the Geminis can bring the Cancerians out of their shells.
Cancer/Leo
Security seeking Cancerians find their match in strong, openhearted and warm Leos. Both of them like material comforts and usually share a lovely home, the homely Crabs maintain a family and instinctively know how to deal with their Lions. Once committed to each other, both the signs devote themselves totally to each other.
Cancer/ Libra
Cancer and libra may not have much in common but their qualities are complementary in nature - the emotional and the intellectual. Libra can help Cancer see both sides of a situation and the Cancerians can cure the indecisive nature of the librans. Both these signs appreciate beauty and comforts and can get along to maintain a secure and comfortable home. However the crab must be refrain from being too critical of the Librans.
Cancer/Saggitarius
Cancerians seek security whereas the Saggitarians love to wander and the outspoken Archer usually ends up wounding the sensitive Crab. These are the two signs that have to work at their relationship to make it last. They have to learn to communicate and accept their differences.
Cancer/ Scorpio
This can be a great relationship as both these signs are emotionally very strong and the Cancerian's loyalty brings out the best in the Scorpion. Scorpions will have no reasons to feel jealous and both are devoted to their families. They share an intense and fulfilling relationship.
Cancer/ Taurus
These two signs have very much in common so while it could be a good combination, often it is this similarity that causes the trouble between them. If they don't let petty differences come between them, they can find happiness together. They understand each other very well and can share an ideal family.
Cancer/Virgo
This relationship can go a long way and get better with time. Cancerians can share a secure, comfortable and affectionate relationship with Virgos. The dependent instinct of Cancer finds a refuge in the protective nature of Virgos.
This can actually be a very successful relationship; both share a homely, caring nature that makes them a loving couple, loyal to each other and very devoted to their family. They should however control their emotions and nurture the love they share.
Cancer/ Pisces
The sensitive Cancer can understand the imaginative dreamer and the Piscian can respond to the emotional demands of the Crab– these two signs really connect. They can share a harmonious relationship.
Cancer/ Aquarius
These two signs possess totally opposite traits of character, where Cancer is emotional, Aquarian is detached; the crab tends to be traditional , the water-bearer can never stick to routine life.The emotionally possessive nature of Cancerians can make the Aquarian feel totally bound up. The caring Cancerians can be hurt by the aloof nature of Aquarians but on the positive side both these signs can work towards their goal with great devotion, and if they manage to merge forces they might make this relationship work.
Aries/Cancer
Opposites attract and so does Aries and Cancer.The sensitive side of Cancer could be overwhelmed by the rash nature of Aries. Cancerian's mood swings and Arians agression can work against the relationship. On the other hand, this could be a reciprocal relationship as Cancer has a gentling effect on Aries and Aries can bring the cancerians out of their shell.
Cancer/ Capricorns
A partnership that works – the caring Cancer can bring emotions into the life of the rational and reserved Capricorn. Both these signs show a tremendous willpower and if the Cancerian can make the Goat learn to relax emotionally, they can work towards a materially and emotionally secure relationship.
Cancer/ Gemini
Cancerians can be drawn to Gemini's sparkle and wit but more often than not, the sensitive Cancerians can overwhelm Gemini's with their possessive attitude. They should try and understand each other if they are to make this relationship a successful one. The caring Crabs can instill some warmth into the Geminis and the Geminis can bring the Cancerians out of their shells.
Cancer/Leo
Security seeking Cancerians find their match in strong, openhearted and warm Leos. Both of them like material comforts and usually share a lovely home, the homely Crabs maintain a family and instinctively know how to deal with their Lions. Once committed to each other, both the signs devote themselves totally to each other.
Cancer/ Libra
Cancer and libra may not have much in common but their qualities are complementary in nature - the emotional and the intellectual. Libra can help Cancer see both sides of a situation and the Cancerians can cure the indecisive nature of the librans. Both these signs appreciate beauty and comforts and can get along to maintain a secure and comfortable home. However the crab must be refrain from being too critical of the Librans.
Cancer/Saggitarius
Cancerians seek security whereas the Saggitarians love to wander and the outspoken Archer usually ends up wounding the sensitive Crab. These are the two signs that have to work at their relationship to make it last. They have to learn to communicate and accept their differences.
Cancer/ Scorpio
This can be a great relationship as both these signs are emotionally very strong and the Cancerian's loyalty brings out the best in the Scorpion. Scorpions will have no reasons to feel jealous and both are devoted to their families. They share an intense and fulfilling relationship.
Cancer/ Taurus
These two signs have very much in common so while it could be a good combination, often it is this similarity that causes the trouble between them. If they don't let petty differences come between them, they can find happiness together. They understand each other very well and can share an ideal family.
Cancer/Virgo
This relationship can go a long way and get better with time. Cancerians can share a secure, comfortable and affectionate relationship with Virgos. The dependent instinct of Cancer finds a refuge in the protective nature of Virgos.
Jun 11, 2008
Valentine Love Horoscopes...
You can know here that how will be your relationship with a person of particular zodiac sign. Besides, once you enter your own zodiac sign you will know what kind of relationship you share with the people of different zodiac signs. So, what are you waiting for? Enter the details and find your valentine.
Aries Aquarius
Cancer Capricorn
Gemini Leo
Libra Pisces
Sagittarius Scorpio
Taurus Virgo
ARIES....
Aries/Aries
These two share a passionate and compatible and dynamic relationship. Both are spontaneous and love facing challenges, their fiery natures may cause fireworks in this relationship however, they respect each other's need for independence.They should learn to work together instead of competing.
Aries/Cancer
Opposites attract and so does Aries and Cancer.The sensitive side of Cancer could be overwhelmed by the rash nature of Aries. Cancerian's mood swings and Arians agression can work against the relationship. On the other hand, this could be a reciprocal relationship as Cancer has a gentling effect on Aries and Aries can bring the cancerians out of their shell.
Aries/capricorn
Aries are dynamic bundles of energy whereas Capricorns are conservative and slow but definite movers. It would take a lot to make this relationship work. Aries can be impulsive and Capricorn is practical. They must understand their essential diifferences. Both of them must compromise, as they work towards a same goal.
Aries/gemini
What they share is energy and lots of it - the mercurial Gemini and the impulsive Aries are well matched, their relationship can be anything but boring. However Aries should not suffocate Gemini with his/her possessiveness. Both minds mesh well, where Aries is dynamic and intelligent, Gemini is versatile and ingenious. The action oriented Ram and the intellectual Gemini can share a highly successful relationship.Both thrive on activity, adventure and variety and they enjoy each other's company.
Aries/leo
Sparks will fly, both are born leaders and impatient and proud, their egos more often than not get in the way. Their tremendous energies if channeled positively, they can push each other to accomplish better things and overcome their differences.
Aries/libra
Libra really wants peace, quiet, and harmony -while Aries wants action and adventure Each sign posseses what the other lacks. Aries are decisive, librans are charming – they can share a very balanced relationship.
Aries/pisces
Aries the impulsive leader and pisces the compulsive dreamer can often share a beautiful relationship. The quiet Pisces will show a unique understanding of the outgoing Aries. The bold Aries gets along well with the intuitive pisces, this relationship can be mutually beneficial as the pisces teaches Aries to relax and the aries teaches the pisces to make their dreams a reality.
Aries/saggitarius
This is one compatible relationship - exciting and adventurous. Plenty of optimism and enthusiasm mark this union. They are ideal friends but Aries must keep his/her possesiveness in check . Both have a wonderful sense of humour and enjoy each others company.
Aries/scorpio
A meeting of two very strong personalities, both like to lead and both are very energetic and forceful. Yet the scorpion may be much more possessive than the Ram and this could lead to difficulties in the relationship. These two signs can have fun when they come together and work together towards the same goal.
Aries/taurus
Aries is very impulsive while the Bull usually seeks security and stability, so while the Ram plunges headlong into a relationship the Bull can be cautious and moves at a slower pace. The 'love' represented by Taurus finds a balance in the 'passion' that Aries can bring into a relationship. If both the partners can overcome their prejudices they will be able to make this relationship a success.
Aries/virgo
The energetic, outgoing, impulsive Aries can baffle the shy, quiet Virgo, these two signs don't have much in common. They can still bring the best out of this relationship when they stop finding faults with each other and start learning from each other. These signs possess qualities that complement each other, so though the road of romance may not be smooth for these two, they could may it work if they try.
Aries/aquarius
A unique chemistry between these two can make this relationship an interesting one. Both have very independent natures and get along famously as the creative ideas of Aquarians intrigue the Rams and the waterbearers in turn are impressed by the drive and energy of the Aries. With very little effort these two can share a successful and mutually beneficial relationship.