The festival of lights is just around the corner. Let’s celebrate this Diwali in a NEW WAY…
HAPPY DIWALI …
Natarajan
Author: Natarajan
Message For the Day…” Progress towards Self Realisation…”
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Sa means Divine, ai or ayi means Mother and Baba means Father. The Name, Sai Baba means Divine Mother and Father. Sai’s descent is to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind as one family through the bond of brotherhood and to affirm and illumine the Divine (Aatmic) Reality within each and every being. The Divine takes the form as Avatar to reveal Himself as the basis for the entire Cosmos, and to instruct all to recognise the common divine heritage that binds everyone. Only when this happens can human beings work hard to rid themselves of animalistic qualities. I am the embodiment of Love; Love is My instrument. I reveal truth about Myself for, I desire that you should contemplate on this and derive joy. Also, may you be inspired to observe the disciplines laid down and progress towards the goal of Self-Realisation. Realise the Sai who shines in your hearts.
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Joke of the Day…” Hit Him Again … ” !!!
An old county doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out that there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5 year old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see while he helped the woman deliver the baby.
The child did so, the mother pushed, and after a little while, the doctor lifted the new born baby by the feet and spanked him on the bottom to get him to take his first breath.
“Hit him again,” the child said. “He shouldn’t have crawled up there in the first place!!”
SOURCE::::: joke a day.com
Natarajan
Image of the Day… MoonBows !!!
Moonbows!
A moonbow is like a rainbow, but fainter, caused by moonlight.
Orion was setting when Rob Ratkowski captured this rare moonbow in Hawaii in May 2004. The planet Venus is the bright object inside the bow. A moonbow is like a rainbow, but fainter, caused by moonlight. Les Cowley at the great website Atmospheric Optics says:
Moonbows are rare because moonlight is not very bright. A bright moon near to full is needed, it must be raining opposite the moon, the sky must be dark and the moon must be less than 42º high. Put all these together and you do not get to see a moonbow very often! To the unaided eye they usually appear, as in the small image, without color because their light is not bright enough to activate the cone color receptors in our eyes. Nonetheless colors have been reported and might be seen when the moon is bright.
Bottom line: Moonbows!
SOURCE:::: earthskynews
Natarajan
” மெட்ராஸ்லே இப்போ மழை பெய்கிறதா…? “
ப்ரவசன மேதை, ஆன்மீக சொற்பொழிவாளர் ஸ்ரீ எம்பார் விஜயராகவாச்சாரியாரைத் தெரியாதவர்கள் இல்லை. சைவ வைஷ்ணவ பேதம் அறியாதவர் என்பது மட்டும் இல்லாமல், பெரியவாளுடைய மஹா மஹா பக்தர்! தன்னுடைய ப்ரசங்கங்களில் பெரியவாளைப் பற்றி குறிப்பிடாமல் இருந்ததே இல்லை. முக்கூர் ஸ்ரீ லக்ஷ்மி நரசிம்மாச்சார்யார மாதிரி!
மெட்ராஸில் ஒரு சமயம் ப்ரவசனம் பண்ணிக் கொண்டிருந்த போது, பெரியவாளுடைய கருணையைப் பற்றி பேசுகையில், பல வர்ஷங்களாக ஒரு துளி கூட மழையே இல்லாத பல இடங்களில், பெரியவாளுடைய கருணையால், மழை பெய்து சுபிக்ஷமான, விஷயங்களை சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருந்தார். எல்லா இடத்திலும் விதண்டாவாதம் பண்ணும் ஆஸாமிகள் இருக்கத்தானே செய்வார்கள்? அந்த சபையிலும் ஒருவர் திடீரென்று எழுந்தார்………..
” நீங்க அந்த ஸ்வாமிகள் மழையை பெய்ய வெச்சார்….ன்னு சொல்லறீங்களே! அது நெஜம்னா…….இன்னிக்கு இங்கே மெட்ராஸ்ல மழையை வரவழைக்க உங்க பெரியவங்களால் முடியுமா?”
கேள்வியில் நையாண்டி, சவால், எகத்தாளம் எல்லாம் தொனித்தது.
பெரியவாளுடைய கருணை உள்ளத்தைப் பற்றிப் பேசும்போதும், கேட்கும்போதும் மனஸ் நிரம்பி, கண்களில் நீர் தளும்பும் ஒரு “கத் கத”மான பரவஸ நிலை, சாதாரணமான பக்தர்களுக்கே உண்டு என்றால், எம்பார் போன்ற மஹா மஹா பக்தர்கள் எப்பேர்பட்ட நிலையில் இருந்து அதை அனுபவித்திருப்பார்கள் ! உள்ளிருந்து பேச வைப்பதும் அவர்தானே?
“ஏன் பெய்யாது? பெரியவாளோட அனுக்ரகத்தால இன்னிக்கு நிச்சியமா மெட்ராஸ்ல மழை பெய்யும்!” அழுத்தந்திருத்தமாக, அடித்துச் சொல்லிவிட்டார். அப்போது ஒரு உத்வேகத்தில் அப்படி சொல்லிவிட்டாரே தவிர,” ஒரு வேளை மழை பெய்ய லேன்னா.?………. பெரியவாளோட பேருக்கு ஒரு களங்கம் வந்துடுமே! நாராயணா! அனாவஸ்யமா இப்பிடி ஒரு விதண்டாவாதத்தை நான் கெளப்பி இருக்க வேண்டாமோ……….” என்று உள்ளூர ஒரே கவலை எம்பாருக்கு!
ப்ரசங்கம் முடிந்தும் கூட அந்த விதண்டாவாதி அங்கேயே அமர்ந்திருந்தார்…….. ….மழை வருகிறதா? என்று பார்க்க!
பக்தனை பரிதவிக்க விடுவானா பகவான்? அங்கே காஞ்சிபுரத்தில் பெரியவா சுமார் ஒரு மணிநேரம் ஜபத்தில் இருந்தார். மெதுவாக கண்களைத் திறந்து அருகில் இருந்தவர்களிடம் சம்பந்தமே இல்லாத ஒரு கேள்வியைக் கேட்டார்…………
“ஏண்டா?…………இப்போ மெட்ராஸ்ல மழை பெய்யறதா?”
சுற்றி இருந்தவர்கள் மலங்க மலங்க முழிப்பதைத் தவிர ஒன்றும் பண்ணத் தெரியாமல் இருந்தனர்! ஆம். மெட்றாஸ் முழுக்க அப்போது மழை கொட்டோ கொட்டென்று கொட்டித் தீர்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தது! மஹா பக்தரான எம்பாரின் கண்களிலும் நன்றிக் கண்ணீர்! ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர் கொட்டித் தீர்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தது!
அந்த விதண்டாவாதி, ஒன்று……….மழையில் தொப்பலாக நனைந்து கொண்டே வீடு போய் சேர்ந்திருப்பார். அல்லது, மழை நிற்க காத்திருந்து லேட்டாக வீட்டுக்கு போய் வீட்டுகார அம்மாவிடம் வாங்கிக் கட்டிக் கொண்டிருப்பார்!
யார் கண்டது?
SOURCE:::: WWW.PERIVA.PROBOARDS.COM
Natarajan
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Highest Observation Deck in the World @ 1821 Feet !!!
Courtesy of ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY’ The 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa.
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world at 2,722 feet tall with 160 floors.
And now it also has the highest observation deck on level 148 — a stunning 1,821 feet above the ground. It beat out the previous world record holder Canton Tower with its 1,601 foot high observation deck in Guangzhou, China.
This makes the fourth Guinness World Records title for the Burj Khalifa, including the tallest building, tallest man-made structure, and highest restaurant.
Michael Merola/Emporis The Burj Khalifa now has four Guinness World Records titles.
And because it’s not enough just to see the view, the Burj Khalifa put together an entire experience called At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY.
First, it takes visitors from the ground level of The Dubai Mall to level 125. Not even the elevator ride is boring — the elevators travel at 33 feet per second with special projections that make it appear as though you’re soaring above other global landmarks.
Once you reach Level 125, you have 360-degree views of the city plus more interactive features. You can then get back on another high-speed elevator and shoot up to the 148th floor — the SKY level — for the highest outdoor terrace in the world. The entire experience lasts over an hour.
Courtesy of ‘At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY’ The 125th floor of the Burj Khalifa.
SOURCE:::: Business insider india.com
Natarajan
Message For the Day…” GOD Resides in your Heart and Listens to All Your Prayers…”
You may undertake any number of spiritual practices, but never forget God’s name even for a moment. Never do anything that will take you away from God. You can achieve anything through prayer. You need not pray loudly; it is enough if you pray mentally. God resides in your heart and listens to all your prayers. If you aspire to attain His grace, contemplate on Him incessantly. Worldly difficulties come and go. Do not attach much importance to them. Through prayer one can overcome any difficulty. Only God’s grace is true and everlasting, strive to attain it. Chant the name of God day in and day out. That alone will protect you at all times. Just as air is all pervasive, God is present in you, with you, around you, below you, above you. Hence be in constant communion with Him. When you develop faith in Divinity, you will naturally have unity. Consequently, there will be no scope for enmity.
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” HE Gives us More and More Beyond our Expectations…”
A Nice Lesson..!
Once a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets
and said ‘Dear Child..u can take the sweets…
But the child didnt take. The shop keeper was surprised.. such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets….
Now the mother also heard that and said.. take the sweets dear.. Yet he didnt take… The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets…. he himself took the sweets and gave to the child. The child was happy to get two hands full of sweets.
While returning home the Mother asked the child… Why didnt you take the sweets, when the shop keeper told you to take?..
Can you guess the response:
Child replies… Mom! my hands are very small and if i take the sweets i can only take few.. but now you see when uncle gave with his big hands…. how many more sweets i got!
Moral:
When we take we may get little but when God gives… HE gives us more beyond our expectations. …
more than what we can hold..!!
Keep Smiling..!
SOURCE::: Unknown…input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
A Perfect Example of ” Chasing Passion ” by a Roadside ‘Chaiwala’ in Delhi…
Laxman Rao is a Chaiwala by profession but his heart lies in literature. Although he sells tea along roadside of ITO area in Delhi, he has penned down more than 20 novels and plays. Rejected by publishers, he started self publishing & distributing books.
A truly inspiring story of how passion transcends everything.
Go chase yours.
SOURCE:::: Storypick and Youtube
Natarajan
Image of the Day… FirstEver Image of 5th order Rainbow …
The fabled quinary or 5th order rainbow is made by sunlight reflected five times inside raindrops. Now, for the first time, we have an image of one.
The familiar primary and secondary rainbows have been known since there were eyes. The long sought 3rd and 4th order rainbows were finally imaged in 2011. Now we have the 5th order!
Harald Edens’ discovery image was taken on August 8, 2012 from the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research near the 10,800-foot summit of South Baldy Peak, New Mexico, USA. This is the first-ever image on which the 5th order rainbow is positively identified. This version is considerably enhanced. The raw camera image is here (link to image).
The 5th order lies between the primary and secondary rainbows in the dark sky of Alexanders dark band, where there is no primary or secondary rainbow light.
The fabled quinary or 5th order rainbow is made by sunlight reflected five times inside raindrops. We see only its broad greens tending to blue towards the primary bow. Its yellows and reds are hidden behind the secondary bow.
Harald has now photographed the 5th order several times. He ascribes his success to the very bright rainbows formed locally from small thunderstorms and to the exceptionally clear high altitude low density air. Astute observation over many years by an atmospheric optics expert also helps somewhat! His scientific account will be published in the Journal of Applied Optics.
More about it on Optics Picture of the Day, from the website Atmospheric Optics
SOURCE:::: EARTH SKY NEWS
Natarajan
