Huge Healing Power of Lemons….

Healthy Facts and Uses For Lemons

Lemons are some of the most common citrus fruits in the world, and most of us use them almost every single day. But how much do we really know about lemons? Are we fully aware of just how beneficial they are for us, and how many other ways there are to use them, besides eating?

After reading these 15 facts and uses, you will definitely try to eat more lemons and use them in more creative ways. If you are the kind of person who never liked lemons, despite their rich taste, high vitamin C, antioxidants, B-vitamins, calcium and more, this just might be the thing to change your mind!

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Restoring the pH levels in your body:
The stress of modern life, junk food, pollution, lack of exercise and other toxins we accumulate can throw our body off balance. Although lemons are very acidic, their nutrient content is alkaline-forming and thus helps make our body more resistant to a number of health problems. A cup of warm water with some lemon squeezed in will help you start your day in a healthy way.
Helping with your digestion process:
Lemons are powerfully antibacterial and as such they destroy bad bacteria in your body and allow good bacteria to flourish. The good bacteria help with problems such as indigestion and constipation. A glass of water mixed with the juice of one lemon, or any other means of combining lemons with a large meal, will help stimulate peristalsis and the production of stomach acids that will aid the digestion process.
A helpful dietary aid:
When you’re on a diet, a lemon can be your best friend for a number a reasons. First, it contains Pectin, a fiber that can help you feel fuller and eat less. Thanks to this, a glass of lemon tea before a meal can help prevent overeating. Second, lemon juice happens to be a natural diuretic. This means it helps the body get rid of excess water it doesn’t need through increased urination, this will make you feel less heavy and puffy.

Natural parasite killer:
Parasites and intestinal worms are very hard to get rid of, but there is a key element to getting rid of them that lemons contain. Parasites love acidic environments and drinking lemon juice or eating lemons will make your digestive system a more balanced environment, one that is hostile to parasites.
Natural mouth wash:
If you have bad breath or canker sores, a lemon might be an easy, cheap and simple way to deal with them. Apply fresh lemon juice to the area or gargle just like any other oral care aid. If you have bleeding gums, you can massage freshly squeezed lemon juice to the problematic area and  deal with the bacteria causing all the pain directly.
Relax and increase concentration:
The gentle scent of a lemon has been scientifically proven to have a calming effect. The lemon’s essential oil has the ability to increase your level of concentration and alertness while working or studying, just by enjoying the fresh scent they emit

Exfoliate and renew your skin:
The vitamin C in lemons has a beneficial effect on your skin as well as your body. Many skin care products are high on vitamin C because it stimulates cell renewal by gently exfoliating your skin. By using a slice of lemon as a facial scrub, you will remove stubborn dirt and dead skin from your face and reveal the fresh, clean and healthy layer underneath.
Take better care of your liver:
Herbalists and naturopaths claim that the sourness of lemons signals the body to activate the liver and kidneys, and that the antioxidants in the lemon help enhance kidney and liver function. This enables them to better detoxify themselves and the rest of the body. As previously mentioned, lemons are also a mild diuretic, so they encourage your body to release stored, unused water along with the accumulated waste products flushed out by your liver.
Lower your blood pressure:
The Pectin in lemons can help lower cholesterol that causes high blood pressure. Flavonoids, as well as vitamin P, also serve to strengthen the blood vessels themselves and lower the risk of them being damaged by high blood pressure.

Keep a dandruff-free head:
A simple way to treat dandruff by yourseves is to make a hair mask using lemon juice and other natural ingredients like coconut oil. Use this mask to moisturize your dry scalp, but don’t use it for too long or too often as lemon juice can also lighten your hair color.
Take better care of your feet:
The solution for rough and scaly feet might be right inside your kitchen. The citric acid along with the vitamin C in lemons can take off dead skin, enhance skin renewal, and brighten dark skin areas. Simply soak your feet in some hot water mixed with the juice of 2-3 lemons, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and ¼ cup of milk for about 20 minutes. Your feet will not only be softer than ever but will also smell much better!
A homemade cure for fever and chills:
Lemon tea and lemon juice have long been used as homemade remedies to help lower fever. A cup of lemon tea with honey every few hours should help subside any chill or fever you might have. Of course, if the fever persists – go see a doctor.

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Get healthy glowing skin:
Lemons aren’t just used to repair damaged skin, the high levels of vitamin C found in lemons are used by your body to make collagen and elastin. Both are tissues responsible for giving your skin a glowing and youthful appearance. Simply start eating more lemons, or apply lemon juice to your skin, and after a short while you will see the effect.
Pain relief:
The oils found in lemons create an aroma that relaxes blood vessels and reduces inflammation, both key factors in pain relief. If you suffer from sore joints or other inflammatory diseases, drink a glass of lemon water every day and it could help ease your symptoms. Lemon extract can even help alleviate pain caused by sunburn if applied to the skin with water and gently rubbed on the painful area.
A treatment for varicose veins:
Lemons have the ability to strengthen blood vessels, and so can be used to reduce the appearance of varicose veins, making your legs look younger and healthier. Add a few drops of lemon essential oil to a moisturizing oil of your choosing (like jojoba or avocado oil) and rub the mixture on the affected area. Doing so on a regular basis will slowly make the veins disappear from the top of your skin.

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” Harmful Money Habits….Beware…” !!!

Stop indulging in these before it derails your financial future

Before you start reading this article, please answer these questions:

  • What is the three digit score which is one of the key factors that decides your access to loans or credit cards called?
  • What is the range of this score?
  • What is generally considered a good score by banks and credit institutions for approving loans and credit cards?

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While most of you who have taken a loan or credit card in the past may be able to quickly answer this quiz, some of you may still need help. This 3-digit number is your CIBIL TransUnion Score which ranges from 300 to 900.

This score is calculated based on your credit history as reflected in your CIBIL Report.

Today an individual’s CIBIL TransUnion Score is one of the important factors that banks and credit institutions review before granting a loan or a credit card.

An individual’s CIBIL TransUnion Score provides a Credit Institution with an indication on the likelihood of the individual paying her/his loan or credit card dues on time. Higher the score more favourably the loan application will be viewed by lenders. Most banks and credit institutions today lend to individuals who have a credit score of 750 and above.

Therefore it is essential to maintain a healthy credit score by following disciplined credit behaviour. Here is a list of 5 harmful credit behaviours that can hamper your CIBIL TransUnion Score and derail your financial future:

1. Missing payments on loan installments

Most loan EMIs get auto debited on a set date each month from your linked bank account. Default on the monthly payment will occur if sufficient fund is unavailable in your linked account. Defaulting on loan EMIs is detrimental to your CIBIL TransUnion Score. So ensure you pay your loan EMIs month on month and have adequate funds in your bank account for the loan EMI debit.

2. Delay or default on credit card bill payment

Forgetting to pay your credit card bill on the due date or not paying your credit card bill at all can hamper your credit score drastically. Ensure you set up payment alerts on your credit card bill and make the payments before or by the due date.

3. Settlement on a loan or credit card

Making a settlement on a loan or a credit card is a harmful credit behaviour. If the customer has partly paid the dues and settled a loan or a credit card then the status will reflect as ‘Settled’ in the credit report. It is important to understand that though there will be no impact of the’settlement’ flag on the customers CIBIL TransUnion Score, her/his credit history will show a ‘Settled’ status in her/his CIBIL Report and there will be Days-Past-Due reflecting on the report since the payment on the loan has not been timely.

Each bank has its own policy of viewing at a ‘Settled’ status and will decide on the consumer’s future loan applications accordingly. Therefore it’s best to not ever get into a loan settlement.

4. Exceeding or reaching the limit of your credit card

Spending more than the assigned limit on your credit card or spending close to the limit on the credit card may affect your credit score to some extent. Therefore ensure that you spend well within the limit on your credit card.

 

5. High credit exposure

The total size of your debt reflects on your credit report and has an impact on your CIBIL TransUnion Score. Having many loans or credit cards increases the total amount of debt you owe and increases your credit exposure. High credit exposure may impact your CIBIL TransUnion Score. If you have many loans running ensure that you close some of them so that your total credit exposure is reduced, before you apply for new loans.

Disciplined credit behaviour will automatically ensure that your financial future is safeguarded and you are’credit-ready’ at any point in time.

Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com

Harshala Chandorkar, Sr. Vice President- Consumer Services & Communication, CIBIL 

Source…www.rediff.com

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Message for the Day….” When You have Faults within , The whole world appears Faulty…”

 Sathya Sai Baba

If you wear blue eyeglasses, you see only blue, even though Nature is resplendent with many colours. If the world appears to you as full of differences, that is due to the fault within you. If all appears as one love, that too is only your love. The feeling within is the root cause. When you have faults within, the world appears faulty. When there is no knowledge of fault in yourself, no fault can be found even by search, for you wouldn’t know which are the faults. Now the question may arise whether the Lord Himself has faults as He also searches for faults. No, the Lord searches only for goodness. He won’t examine the wealth, family, caste, status, or gender. He sees only the righteousness (sadbhava). He considers those endowed with such righteousness as deserving His grace, whoever they are, whatever they are. Therefore, develop goodness. Live and act in joy and love. These two are sufficient; with them, salvation can be attained without fail.

 

Super Villages of India…

Once in my college hostel lift, I bumped into a fellow hostel-mate who was wearing a T-shirt that showed a village couple dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire and sporting farming tools in their hands. While I complemented her on that T-shirt, her reaction hurt me a little. She said it depressed her that people are making money by selling T-shirts showing backward side of India.

I could not retort to her then, but I guess this list will make her and others who think less of our beautiful countrysides, understand that if anything at all, we should feel proud of living in a country with such amazing villages that are doing exponentially well for themselves and for India at large. Indian villages are deeply rooted in their traditions and some are dangerously blinded by them, agreed. But then that does not mean we should overlook the ones that are flourishing at a faster pace than some of the most famous of Indian metro cities.

So here goes.

Kasol- The Mini Israel of Himachal Pradesh

 

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The scenic beauty, pristine hills, pleasant climate, and low habitation are the reasons why it is becoming one of the favourite destinations for backpackers. And the increasing number of tourists has finally led to the installation of an ATM machine in the village.

-The village is flooded with bars, internet cafes, and guest houses. But regardless, the beautiful scenery of the village remains intact and breathtaking.

-It witnesses a large firangi crowd consisting mostly of Israelites and owing to this fact, it is also informally referred to as the mini Israel of Himachal Pradesh.

 

Hiware Bazar (Maharashtra)- Possibly the richest village in India!

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-Hiware Bazar has transformed its sad history into a successful present under the able guidance of Popatrao Baguji Pawar, who came to power as the sarpanch (village head) of the village in 1989.

-The village was hit by a severe drought in 1972 because of which villagers had started to shift out from Hiware Bazar to other neighbouring areas. But when Pawar came to power, the village started to experience good changes like ban on addictive substances, and  encouragement of rainwater harvesting and cattle farming.

-It is thanks to this good transformation, the per capita income of the village increased from Rs 840 in 1995 to about Rs 30,000 in 2012, and this development has now resulted in as many as 60 millionaires in the village.

Punsari (Gujarat)- A village with all the essential modern facilities

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All the people of the village are provided with a 24 hour Wi-Fi facility.

-Schools are equipped with CCTV cameras and digital technology is used to impart education.

-The villagers are given accidental cover of Rs 1,00,000 and medi-claim cover of up to Rs 25,000.

-A 20-litre can of clean drinking water can be availed for just Rs 4!

-The impressive model of the village has also been appreciated by the delegates of Nairobi who are planning to replicate and implement the model design of Punsari in the villages of Kenya.

Mawlynnong Village (Meghalaya)- Asia’s cleanest!

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-The waste matter in the village is dumped in dustbins that are made of bamboos. The waste is then thrown into a pit, and finally ends up being used as manure.

-Plastic bags and smoking- strictly banned.

-People who litter around are fined. Those who cut trees are also fined (although that is a rare sighting here).

-The Khasi society in the village follows the matrilineal system whereby, property and wealth are transferred from the mother to the youngest of her daughters, who is also entitled to keep mother’s surname. Also, it is not an unusual thing to see women running shops here while their men tend farms.

-Literacy rate- 100%

Chappar (Haryana)- Birth of girl child is celebrated with sweets here

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-It is an extremely happy change considering the fact that Chappar is located in Haryana, the Indian state notorious for having the lowest girl ratio.

-After many years of facing suppression, the women of the village have stopped hiding their faces in long ghoonghats (veils).

-And yes, the sarpanch here is a woman known by the name Neelam. :)

Ziro- Included in India’s tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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Pine trees decorate the hills in this region and mountain rice cultivation is rampant across the entire town.

-It is home to Sidheshwar Nath Temple. The linga in this temple, which was discovered by a wood-cutter named Prem Subba in the year 2004, is a whopping 25 ft in length and 22 ft in width. It is one of the many key attractions of this beautiful town.

-Ziro is home to the interesting people of Apatani tribe, who unlike most other tribes are non-nomadic. The old women belonging to the tribe can be seen sporting facial tattoos and extraordinarily big sized nose plugs. And their this kind of get up has a back story dating back to pre-modern times.

-It is believed that decades ago women from Apatani tribe were considered most beautiful in all of Arunachal Pradesh. So beautiful that apparently men from other tribes had started to steal the Apatani women. And so the women took refuge in tattoos and big nose plugs, which made them less attractive. Today however, this custom is not practiced.

Dharnai (Bihar)- It is Solar powered!

 

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-With the efforts of Greenpeace India, a 100 KW solar-based micro grid was installed in the village, which now provides 24 hour electricity to homes and commercial operations.

-Having survived as many as 30 years of dark nights, Dharnai is now India’s first fully solar powered village.

Tarkarli (Maharashtra)- Has the state’s only scuba diving training centre

 

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Tarkali is increasingly becoming popular as a picturesque beach destination. The sea water is so pristine that on some clear days, one can easily see up to depths of 20 ft in the waters.

-Dolphins are a usual sighting here.

-Ramnavmi Utsav is famously celebrated in Mahaparusha temple of the village each year.

-The village has the state’s only scuba diving training centre!

There is a lot of beauty in our own home. It is about time we notice and appreciate it. 

Source…. Ananta Sharma in http://www.storypick.com

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Nek Chand…Creator of Rock Garden …

Five things you must know about Rock Garden’s creator Nek Chand

Nek Chand hailed from Shakargarh region (now in Pakistan) of Gurdaspur district. HT Photo

Nek Chand, the creator of the Rock Garden, died aged 90 at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). He breathed his last at 12.11am on Friday…..12 June 2015.

He is known across the world for creating the iconic Rock Garden that is twenty five acres of several thousand sculptures made of recycled material set in large mosaic courtyards linked by walled paths and deep gorges, combining a series of interlinking waterfalls.

Here are few things that you must know about this artistic wonder and its brilliant creator:

1.The creator belonged to Shakargarh region (now in Pakistan) of Gurdaspur district.
2.In the early 1960s, Chand began to clear a little patch in a forest near Sukhna Lake to make himself a small garden. He set stones around the little clearing and before long sculpted a few figures recycled from discarded and recyclable materials he found at hand.

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3.A road inspector by day, he worked at night for fear of being discovered by the authorities but when he was found out, they decided to give him a salary and a workforce of 50 labourers to help him fulfil his dream.

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4.The garden was inaugurated as a public space in 1976, bringing him immediate recognition.

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5.The Rock Garden is now acknowledged as one of the modern wonders of the world and receives over 5,000 visitors each day.

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Source….www.hindustantimes.com

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A Desperate Thirst…

Reuters photographer Soe Zeya Tun captures the plight of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants who were rescued off Myanmar’s southern coast last week from a boat carrying 734 people through these moving images.

Months have gone with little water and food for them. Everyone was dirty and had likely washed little while at sea. And then the sky opened up…

A group of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants from a boat carrying 734 people were rescued off Myanmar’s southern coast last week. Those on board had been at sea for more than two months, at the end with little food or water.

The men in this photo were part of a group of 400 crammed into a warehouse by Myanmar police. They had arrived the day before, but while the women, children and some men had already been moved, these men were left behind.

Just moments before this shot, the sky opened up and the monsoon rains started coming down. The men were jostling with each other for space to catch water in their bottles and plates, recalls  photographer Soe Zeya Tun.

There was no sign of the United Nations refugee agency or foreign aid agencies.

“I could see just how meaningful it was for them to suddenly have a chance to drink and clean themselves with whatever small amount of water they could capture. Every drop was precious,” says Tun.

The men were later loaded into buses and trucks and driven to a camp where international aid agencies were waiting. The migrants reach for bags of food as they sit at the back of a truck while being sent to Mee Tike temporary refugee camp located near the Bangladesh border fence, at Kanyin Chaung jetty outside Maungdaw township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar on June 4.

A migrant, who was found at sea on a boat, sits on a bus as she is moved to Taung Pyo.

A Myanmar military officer gestures from a boat packed with migrants off Leik Island in the Andaman Sea, May 31.

Photographs: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

Source….www.rediff.com

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Message For the Day…” Who is to be Called Human…” ?

Humans are full of love. Their hearts are springs of mercy. They are endowed with true speech. Peace is the characteristic of the human mind; it is its innate quality. There is no need to go anywhere else in search of peace. Just as gold and silver lie hidden under the earth, and pearl and coral under the sea, peace and joy lie hidden in the activities of the mind. Desirous of acquiring these hidden treasures, if one dives and turns mental activities inward, one becomes full of love. Only one who has so filled oneself with love and who lives in the light of that love can be called human. Those devoid of love are demons, monsters and subhumans. That holy quality of love will not waver in its presence; it will be ever present, without change. It is one and indivisible. Those saturated with love are incapable of spite, selfishness, injustice, wrong, and misconduct.   

Sathya Sai Baba

Mumbai Teen Lights up Lives in Assam villages…

Dhruvraj Bhartia along-with Jyotirmoy Chatterji, co-founder of Project Chirag, singlehandedly set up 165 solar lamp units in the four villages

Dhruvraj Bhartia, a 17-year-old teenager from Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai, chose to use his summer vacation differently and decided to reach out to people of remote villages in Assam by providing solar lights where there was no electricity so far.

His dream is finally turning to reality as Nezone Biscuits, Tezpur agreed to sponsor the solar units in four villages — Kamarpathar, Sirajuli, Bordubi and Habigaon near Dhekiajuli — where there was no electricity.

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Since 2010, Dhruvraj has been a senior youth ambassador with Project Chirag, an initiative of Chirag Rural Development Foundation, a Mumbai-based NGO.

Project Chirag, started by a group of college students, is involved in providing solar lighting to villages deprived of electricity and in the last five years has helped more than 45,000 villagers in six states of India.

For the last two days, Dhruvraj along-with Jyotirmoy Chatterji, Co-Founder of Project Chirag, single handedly set up 165 solar lamp units in the four villages.

“Renewable energy is the way forward in rural India, 25 per cent of India is seeped in poverty, if each one of us able citizen could contribute towards benefitting one family, we truly could develop an inclusive economy,” Dhruvraj said at a meeting at one of the villages today.

Dhruvraj and Jyotirmoy also explained to the villagers how to use the lights and maintain it over a period of time.

The team looks forward to scaling up the initiative further and lighting up more villages in remote parts of Assam with support from corporates, individuals and in partnership with educational institutes, he said.

Image: Courtesy, Project Chirag

Source….www.rediff.com

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” பல்லவ கடிகாரம் பார்த்திருக்கியா …” ?

டாக்டர் தியாக. சத்தியமூர்த்தி, தமிழகத்தின் தலைசிறந்த தொல்லியல் ஆய்வாளர்களுள் ஒருவர். தமிழ்நாடு, கேரளம், கர்நாடகம், குஜராத், டெல்லி, ராஜஸ்தானம் என இந்தியாவின் பல பகுதிகளில் தொல்லியல் ஆய்வுகளை நிகழ்த்தியவர். இந்தியத் தொல்பொருள் கள ஆய்வுத் துறை மூலம் இவர் ஆற்றிய பணிகள் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கன. தமிழகத்தில் ஆதிச்சநல்லூர், மகாபலிபுரம் போன்ற இடங்களில் இவர் செய்த ஆய்வுகள் முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்தவை.

அவர் சொல்கிறார்:

சிறு வயதிலிருந்தே அவரை தரிசித்திருக்கிறேன். தொல்லியலாளரான பின்னர் அவரைப் பார்க்கப் போனபோது, “நீ என்ன வேலை பார்க்கிறாய்?” என்று கேட்டார். அப்போது கோவில்கள் திட்டப்பணியில் தொல்லியல் துறையில் செய்யும் பணிபற்றிச் சொன்னேன். “நீ மகாபலிபுரம் போயிருக்கிறாயா? அங்கு என்ன பார்த்தாய்?” என்று கேட்டார். நான் பஞ்சபாண்டவர் ரதம், மகிஷாசுரமர்த்தினி என்றெல்லாம் சொன்னேன்.

“அங்கு பல்லவர்களுடைய கடிகாரம் ஒன்று இருக்கிறதே, அதைப் பார்த்திருக்கிறாயா?” என்று கேட்டார். ஏதோ விளையாட்டுக்குச் சொல்கிறார் என்று நினைத்து, “பல்லவா காலத்தில் ஏது பெரியவா கடிகாரம்?” என்று கேட்டேன். “இருக்கு. இருக்கு. நீ அடுத்தவாட்டி போறப்போ நல்லா பார்த்துட்டு வா!” என்றார்.

மறுமுறை போனபோது, “கடிகாரம் பார்த்தாயா?” என்று கேட்டார். “இல்லை பெரியவா, எனக்குத் தெரியவில்லை” என்றேன். “அர்ஜுனன் தவம் பார்த்தியா?” என்று கேட்டார். “பார்த்தேன்” என்றேன். “அந்த அர்ஜுனன் தபஸ் சிற்பத்திற்குக் கீழே நதி ஒன்று ஓடிக் கொண்டிருக்கும். சின்ன விஷ்ணு கோயில் ஒன்று இருக்கும். பக்கத்தில் ரிஷி ஒருவர் உட்காந்து கொண்டிருப்பார். கீழே அமர்ந்து சிலர் வேதம் சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருப்பார்கள். ஒருவர் ஆற்றில் நனைத்த துணியைப் பிழிந்து கொண்டிருப்பார். மற்றொருவர் நின்று கொண்டு மாத்யான்னிஹ வந்தனை செய்து கொண்டிருப்பார். (அதில் ஒருவர் இரண்டு கைகளையும் கோர்த்து விரலிடுக்கால் உச்சியிலிருக்கும் சூரியனைப் பார்க்கிறார்) பனிரெண்டு மணிக்கு இந்த விஷயம் நடந்தது என்பதைச் சிற்பி தெரிவிக்கிறார். அதைத்தான் ‘பல்லவ கடிகாரம்‘ என்று சொன்னேன்” என்று பெரியவர் சொன்னார்.

பெரியவரின் நுணுக்கமான பார்வையைக் கண்டு எனக்கு பிரமிப்பு ஏற்பட்டது
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Message For the Day…” Once You Say and Feel ‘Aham Brahmasmi’ [ I am Divine ], You Get Infinite Strength …

You must proceed ever towards strength (balam); you must not take to untruth, wickedness, crookedness – all of which denote a fundamental fatal trait of cowardice and weakness (Balaheenam). Weakness is born of accepting as true a lower image of yourself than you truly are. You believe you are the husk, but you really are the kernel. This is a key fact. All your spiritual practices must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel. So long as you say, “I am”, there is bound to be fear, but once you say and feel, “Aham Brahmasmi” (I am Divine), you get infinite strength. The influence of the Divine is so subtle and strong that while you are contemplating on Him, all traces of envy and greed will disappear from your mind. The pure love the cowherds (Gopis) had for Lord Krishna is a great example. This is the characteristic of Divine Incarnations at all times. 

Sathya Sai Baba