सुख और दुख

भग़वान दुख देता है शिक्शा के लिये और सुख देता है परिक्श के लिये!

These lines, I heard once in this Ramananda sagar serial, "Ramayan".

It says it all!!


P.S: I used http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/devanagari.htm for devanagari script. It did not have the alphabet 'ksha'!

அவள் அறக்கருணையும் மறக்கருணையும்!

This is just to share what I read recently.

Sharath Chandra Chattopadhyaya, a celebrated Bengali Novelist (then an unknown young man) accompanied Swami Ramakrishnanda ( one of the 16 monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa) on his walk. He asked lot of questions to Swami who answered to him patiently and succinctly. Sharat's conversation with swami is recorded in "The story of a Dedicated life."

Here is a small portion of their conversation:

Sharath: "If GOD always thinks of the welfare of human beings, why then have they so much misery?"

Swami: "GOD is all-auspicious and all-powerful. Whatever he does is always for the good of all beings.Our parents wish for the welfare of their children, but they are not all-powerful. Endowed with these two qualities, if GOD allots sorrows and suffering to anyone then know for certain that it is His Blessing in disguise. What we call as misery is in fact His kindness. We forget God in our greed for transient pleasures. So He makes us remember Him by these little miseries. His kindness is expressed through both favourable and unfavourable circumstances. When He adorns our coveted playhouse of life with wife, wealth, friends, fame and so on- it is the PLEASANT kindness of God. But when He takes them away one after the another, makes us shed tears and drags forcible towards Him- it is His UNPLEASANT kindness."

Similar to this, I have heard from my mother about Kunthi stuti, where one day it seems she prayed to the Lord, "Krishna, give me lot of miseries, because it is at all those times that you were with us."

I am just wondering "Do any of us have the guts to repeat that prayer"???!!!!!

I want it ever'GREEN'!

If I am arrogant,

please correct me,

but don't abandon me

If I am boastful,

Please subdue me

but don’t boycott me

If I am lazy,

Please enliven me

but don’t leave me

If I am foolish,

please bear with me

and don’t forsake me

Scold me,

Haul me over the coals

But please don't walk out of my life

If the ‘Green’ goes off, then what will remain here...Oh Mother!

If your Big Beautiful eyes do not cast your care on me, who else will!

Letter to my liver!

My dear Liver,

You have been such a loyal friend to me from the time I was born. You have been playing so many roles in my life  for almost 3 decades now. While I was sitting happily and enjoying all the tasty foods available, you were toiling behind metabolising them, and made sure that I am energetic. Not only that, you made sure you did your detoxification function effectively so that there was no toxic accumulation inside me.

You were such a nice friend to me that, you did not expect anything back from me. It was such uncondition al love that you kept doing your duty even when I did not appreciate your role. You continued your tasks even when I overloaded you. A simple thanks would be a gross understatement to you. You deserve more.

Now although we are of same age, because of your over working, you seem to be tired now. I can see that you have slowed down....I can see that you are confused these days. I can see that instead of burning the calories you are accumulating them! It's ok, it happens. Now it is my turn to be concerned towards you.

I promise you I will not overburden you here afterwards. I will give you regular boosters like lemon and pepper.I will give you comforters like apple, orange and other healthy vegetables.
I will help you achieve your goals with the right kind of exercises.
I will free you off your metabolic activities by evening, so that you peacefully do your other jobs, after sunset.

I am sure, with this mutual concern we have for each other, we will go long way together.

Come, bounce back to good spirits!

Yours
Thankful friend 

Modi- the alternative Perspective

If you are also, like me, pissed off with the media's brainwash on the Narendra Modi's PMship and 'the 2002', here have a look at this analysis, I came across.
It is really interesting to look at the perspective that is being constantly shrouded!

http://guruprasad.net/posts/modi-phenomenon-propaganda-or-reality/

http://guruprasad.net/posts/part-2-modi-phenomenon-propaganda-or-reality/

http://guruprasad.net/posts/part-3-modi-phenomenon-propaganda-or-reality/

The above blogger has really done a good case-study and has impressively brought the Modi phenomenon to light.

I really wish that everyone looks at this alternative perspective also before the 2014 elections to understand the Modi phenomenon.

                            (This page is scanned from last week's issue of Vijayabharatham)

Kolu at Akhilandeswari temple last month!

This post had been lying in my draft for a long time now.  A new tradition of Kolu started at Akilandeshwari temple started this year, like the one at Meenakshi temple (although, the kolu is huge at Meenakshi temple).

Better late than Never!

To some Diwali means festival of lights and crackers, to some it also means festival of sweets. All these years that's what Diwali meant to me also. Additionally, it was also meant to show off my new dress to friends. But this year, Diwali became a festival of learning for me! I know its too late to learn these basic things....but I am glad atleast now I wanted to learn these. I learnt to make Badushah (Its called Balushahi in the North), Ashoka Halwa, Murukku and mixture. I also made my  favourite recipe- the Chocolate. Wow, it was very exciting to see that they all came out reasonably well..!

Spent two days relishing all these sweets and sharing them with friends and family! Besides these, I also had the usual dose of Medu vadai, Thayir Vadai, Suhyam.....and the ladoos, adhirasams and gulab jamoons that our neighbours shared with us! Ended the day with that traditional Diwali Legyam (a digestive medicine)! Never knew that I had such great appetite !

Cheers and good going Lals!
Now back to gym!