scholars and gurus may define that state as Samadhi and the doctors might...
Yes when one thinks of God for a little while his whole inside just starts to be filled with something strange but very sweet..is it love.. relief..friendliness..a state of complete rest in Him..a...
View ArticleYes that is what we do every morning when we do pooja to God.
Yes that is what we do every morning when we do pooja to God..We collect flowers bathe the idols decorate them offer flowers and sandal paste and stotrams to the idols which is God, we offer food to...
View Articleif there is no conflictiong words in the mantram that might carry wrong...
The sankalpam ( the formal declaration in ornate Sanskrit about what we plan to do as a religious ritual) and the vedic riks (mantras or quotes) we chant are just like fillers of time while performing...
View ArticleThat is the reason why our shastras deem it as the greatest misfortune not to...
When I posted some extracts from Shastras regarding the importance of doing Shraddhams and the consequences of failure in thatA query was raised.In case there is rightful heir to offer what can we...
View ArticleWorld books day..
Today is World books day..Love and more love to my dearest friends, the Books..I am what I am, I am somewhat sane, just because of you..my booksfrom the little Malayalam magazines like Chilampoli which...
View ArticleKnowledge is in understanding.. Not in copying and pasting.
In our formative years, about thirty years ago,we were struggling for references and quotes, books and articles, on any subject.. in our pursuit of knowledge..There were people who would go to any...
View ArticleThe important Lawgivers or Dharmashastra authors of India.
The important Lawgivers or Dharmashastra authors of India.======================मन्वत्रिविष्णुहारीतयज्ञवल्क्योशनोङ्गिरः।यमापस्तम्बसम्वर्ताः कात्यायनबृहस्पती॥४पराशरव्यासश्ङ्खलिखिता दक्षगौतमौ।शतातपो...
View Articleevery moment is good when God is in control
To my quirky mind every morning and for that matter every moment is good when God is in control.So good morning or other messages or pictures signifying any event somehow fail to impress me or to have...
View Articlethe day of books
ഇന്ന് വായനാദിനം ആണ്.അറുപത്തഞ്ചു വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് മുമ്പ് ഞാൻ ആദ്യമായി വായിച്ച പുസ്തകം..മാണിക്യക്കല്ല്..കുട്ടികളുടേയും ഒരു സർപ്പത്തിൻറെയും കുറെ സാഹസികതയുടേയും കഥ.അന്ന് ആ കഥ ഒരു ഹരമായിരുന്നു....
View ArticleI was aghast to see how much Indian thought had progressed millenniums ago
after studying advanced physics and also seeing the contents of the technical parts of Vedas and other scriptures of India although to a very inadequate extent later in life I was aghast to see how...
View ArticleFast Friends together with proper planning can achieve anything..
Fast Friends together with proper planning can achieve anything..A story from Panchatantram of Vishnu Sharma.Atop a jungle tree, a sparrow and his wife built a tiny but beautiful nest and stayed there...
View ArticleMy idea about writing is only this
My idea about writing is only this.What moves in my mind and what works at the tip of my fingers is the outcome of at least 50 years of persistence.This mind can stop work at any moment and the fingers...
View Articlewe are trained to worship idols, either in the form of stones or in human form,
It demands of us a lot of character to judge an issue on the basis of just facts and impartial evaluation..Such evaluation calls for a sharp and impartial intellect, and complete lack of bias..In...
View Articlehealth food is big business now
the fact remains that searching for health food restaurants as a sequel to being blessed with HT and diabetes is a result of (at least partially) the likes of porotta and MD(masal dosa or dosha(?)) and...
View ArticleDo right at any cost. Never do wrong even if your life is at stake
अकर्तव्यं न कर्तव्यं प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि|कर्तव्यमेव कर्तव्यं प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि||This slokam has two ideas coveyed in two limbs. Do right at any cost. Never do wrong even if your life is at stake अ...
View ArticleGurus, Scripture, precedents... all these can lead us only to the extent they...
In the realm of thought, each text, each treatise that would have helped to shape and sharpen a person's intellectual growth is just taking him ahead by a few steps. and not necessarily upto the final...
View ArticleThere can be many ways to commit blunders too
There can be many ways to do a thing correctly..There can be many ways to commit blunders too on the same issue..Still we tend to assert that the way we did something right is the only way it should be...
View ArticleNo one is ready to offer even half the worth of services for which we are...
I had posted a quote from chanakya about looting the public Exchequer. Someone asked who are the rulers or kings today.My answer is"The ruler is the dispensation who comes to.power ostensibly through...
View ArticleI cannot be friends with persons who lack even basic courtesy
I do not expect anyone to come voluntarily and show respect or friendliness to me. I am not bothered about thatBut on some occasions I receive unwanted snubs from fellows and ladies just because I was...
View ArticleYes. god is a tricky fellow
Yes. god is a tricky fellow.He (god can be She too) creates us in good faith and gives us capacity to have faith in Hm too.But he leaves our faculty to have faith in him as optional.it would appear...
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