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Chirrups of Birds
Intrudes my sleep
Sun just has woken up
Beams’ passing through the leave slits
Every day begins with same chirps
Tunes never got old.
Brings chicks outta nest
Makes Tweedles and Twiddles for food
Mom offer rice some days
Some other grains too
They get delighted for fruit days
Never fight with fellow squirrels
We share a little for them
They share the little with the squirrels
Almost have been our pets
But not in nets
Not now and Never in our home sweet home 🙂
Some of the visitors/dwellers I could find the names are Jungle Babblers, Sparrows, Mynas, Rufous Treepies, Bulbuls, Indian hoopoes, Long-tailed Sibia, Squirrels, Crows, Doves, Tailorbirds, Cuckoos, Parrots, Kingfishers and Peacocks (rare).
The Jungle babblers are so friendly and walk in home if they not get their grains on time…
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When the house catches fire, you run about in desperate haste to get succour and to put out the flames. But you do not realise that the fire raging inside you is far more devastating and devouring. You must take up the duty of firefighting in right earnest and never rest until those flames are put out. Start the fight right now. That is Sadhana, spiritual effort. Start serving your parents, teachers, elders, the poor, the diseased and the distressed. Do not foster factions and divisions. Promote love, concord, co-operation and brotherliness. You all are in the state of bondage to the senses and to the objective world. Join the company of the good, the striving and the yearning aspirants and you will soon reach the stage of peace within and harmony without.
– Divine Discourse, Aug 14 1964. |
ஏழை பாட்டி ஒருத்தி அப்பளம், வடகம் இட்டு, பெரியவாளுக்காக மடியாக பண்ணிக்கொண்டு வந்ததாக கூறி, சமர்ப்பித்தாள். கனிவுமயமாக அவளிடம் கூறினார் பெரியவா……..
” லோகம் நன்னா இருக்கணும்னா வேதம் இருந்துண்டே இருக்கணும். அப்படி இருக்க பண்றதுக்காகதான் என்னால ஆனதெல்லாம் பண்ணிண்டிருக்கேன். கஷ்டப்பட்டு ஆளை சேர்த்து அங்கங்கே வேத பாடசாலைகள் நசிச்சு போகாம காப்பாத்தி குடுக்க முயற்சி பண்ணிண்டிருக்கேன்.
வேற எந்த படிப்பு படிச்சு எந்த தொழிலுக்கு போனாலும் கை நிறைய சம்பளம்னு இருக்கற இந்த நாள்லயும் என் வார்த்தையை கேட்டுண்டு சில தாயார் தோப்பனார் பசங்களை பாடசாலைக்கு அனுப்பிசிண்டிருக்& #2965;ா……என்னை நம்பிண்டு கொழந்தைகளை ஒப்பு கொடுத்திருக்கா…. வரப்போற காலத்திலையும் வேதம் போய்டாம கொஞ்சமாவது ரக்ஷிச்சு கொடுக்க போற அந்த குழந்தைகள்தான் எனக்கு உயிர் மாதிரி………ஆனதுனால, நீ என்ன பன்ன்றேன்னா…..சின்ன காஞ்சிபுரத்துல மடத்து பாடசாலை இருக்கு…….அங்கே சுந்தரம் ன்னு சமையல் பாத்துக்கறவன் இருக்கான். அவன்ட்ட, ஒன் அப்பளம், கருடாத்தை குடுத்து குழந்தைகளுக்கு வறுத்து போட சொல்லு. நான் சொன்னேன்னு சொல்லு. அதுகள் அப்பளாம், கருடாம் பாத்தே எத்தனையோ காலமாயிருக்கும். அதனால சந்தோஷமா சாப்டும். அதுவே எனக்கு பரம சந்தோஷம்………நம்மை நம்பிண்டு அதுகளை அனுப்பினதுக்கு பதிலா, நாமும் ஒண்ணு பண்ணினோம்னு சந்தோஷம்”
பெரியவாளின் சரீரதிற்காக கொண்டு வந்த தின்பண்டங்கள், அவரது உயிரான வேதம் பயிலும் சிறுவர்களுக்கு செல்வதில், பாட்டிக்கும் ரொம்ப சந்தோஷம்”
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Natarajan
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Natarajan
First, Ikea transformed apartments around the world with its stylish and affordable furniture. Now the Swedish furniture giant wants to design your home away from home.
Ikea’s parent company, Inter Ikea Group, is teaming up with Marriott International to develop Moxy, a new chain of stylish budget hotels for the European market.
Their plan is to open 150 hotels in 10 countries over the next 10 years – including Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and of course, Sweden – starting with a debut in Milan in early 2014.
With rooms starting at around 60 euros a night, Moxy is clearly aiming for much the same audience as Ikea. But don’t expect to stow your belongings inExpedit cubbies before drifting off to sleep on a Sultan mattress. Moxy won’t use Ikea furniture. Nor will the hotels be cavernous warehouse spaces decorated in bold blue-and-yellow colour schemes. Guestrooms in the 150- to 300-room hotels will feature large flat-screen TVs, wall socket USB ports and free wi-fi, designed in a colour palette of calming neutral tones instead.
Moxy’s decision to forgo Ikea’s furniture and colour scheme raises the question: is the Ikea association a double-edged sword? For some travellers, an Ikea-inspired hotel sounds like a stylish, affordable option. But others might be haunted by one too many experiences with 13-page instruction manuals, dozens of oddly-named screws and mammoth assembly sessions (not to mention horsemeat-tainted Swedish meatballs and contaminated almond cakes).
However, Moxy looks to be entering the hotel market smartly and strategically. For starters, it isn’t targeting all travellers – just younger, budget-conscious ones who appreciate technology and design. And in so doing, it’s actually filling a void in the market.
Though Europe is rife with budget hotels and hostels, the vast majority are known more for their sober, no-frills approach than their style quotient. It appears that Moxy plans to bridge that gap, bringing affordability and style to a design-savvy continent ravaged by austerity measures. It’s also targeting clever locations around office parks, airports, and bus and train stations, ideal spots to snag budget-minded business travellers and backpackers alike.
Health Benefits of Atta (Whole Wheat Flour)
Whole foods, including whole wheat flour, contain some of the healthiest fats, carbohydrates and proteins, which are essential in lowering the risk of developing metabolic syndromes.
Whole wheat flour has been associated with reversing the weight gain process. The consumption of these high-fiber foods helps in boosting the metabolic rate and thus, contributes to keeping the body weight under control.
Consuming whole wheat flour in foods has been proven to protect the body against the risk of insulin resistance, which can otherwise lead to visceral obesity, low levels of protective HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides and high blood pressure. There is sufficient protection against cardiovascular problems.
Enriched with the magnesium, whole wheat flour is linked to lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Daily consumption of these foods has shown a decline in the increasing blood sugar, by about 19%.
People who consume a diet with high amounts of betaine and choline are likely to have lesser chances of acquiring chronic inflammation by almost 20%. This in turn lowers medical conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.
Whole wheat flour is an excellent source of insoluble fiber which is vital for preventing the formation of gallstones, especially in women, by speeding up the intestinal transit time and reducing the secretion of bile acids. Excessive amounts of bile acids can lead to gallstone formation.
Cereals high in bran, such as whole wheat, have excellent laxative properties that are necessary for alleviating symptoms of diverticular disease like pain, nausea, flatulence, constipation, distension and so on. These conditions are characterized by inflammation and lower abdominal pains, sometimes leading to the formation of a pouch in the wall of the colon due to chronic constipation and excessive straining.
Being an anti-cancerous agent, whole wheat flour boosts the metabolism of estrogen, which is regarded as a promoter of breast cancer. The bran in whole wheat is highly beneficial in preventing cancerous agents in the colon, which can otherwise increase the concentration of bile acids and bacterial enzymes in the stool.
Postmenopausal women consuming a fiber-rich diet, with whole wheat flour, have shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer by 34% compared to those who consume fiber in the lesser amounts.
Eating a serving of whole wheat can reduce levels of cholesterol, high blood pressure and other signs of cardiovascular disease.
A rich intake of whole wheat is significantly linked to lowering the risk of wheezing and asthma in children and bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR), a condition where narrowing of the airways increase.
Whole wheat contains the powerful antioxidant, vitamin E, which protects fat-containing substances, like cell membranes, brain cells and fatty molecules, from free radical damage. In turn, the vitamins are essential for immune system function, cancer prevention and blood glucose control for both healthy and diabetic people.
source:::: input from a friend of mine…
Natarajan
A Swedish woman has discovered her wedding ring on a carrot growing in her garden, 16 years after she lost it, says a newspaper.
Lena Paahlsson had long ago lost hope of finding the ring, which she designed herself, reports Dagens Nyheter.
The white-gold band, set with seven small diamonds, went missing in her kitchen in 1995, she told the paper.
Although the ring no longer fits, she hopes to have it enlarged so she can wear it again.
Mrs Paahlsson and her family live on a farm near Mora in central Sweden.
She took the ring off to do some Christmas baking with her daughters, but it disappeared from the work surface where it had been left, she explained to Dagens Nyheter.
The family searched everywhere and years later took up the tiling on the floor during renovations, in the hope of finding the ring.
It was not until 16 years later when Mrs Paahlsson was pulling up carrots in her garden that she noticed one with the gold band fastened tightly around it.
Lena Paahlsson and husband Ola say it is incredible that the ring has been found“The carrot was sprouting in the middle of the ring. It is quite incredible,” her husband Ola said to the newspaper.
The couple believe the ring fell into a sink back in 1995 and was lost in vegetable peelings that were turned into compost or fed to their sheep.
“I had given up hope,” Mrs Paahlsson told Dagens Nyheter, adding that she wanted to have the ring adjusted to fit her.
“Now that I have found the ring again I want to be able to use it,” she said.
Lena Paahlsson says the ring was on a small carrot she was about to discard!!!!!
source:::::bbc.com
Natarajan
ஸ்ரீ மஹா பெரியவா அருள்வாக்கு :-
” ஈஸ்வரரின் ஆபிஸ் பெரிது. நேரடி தொடர்பு கொள்வது கடினம். ஆனால் குருவின் ஆபீஸோ சிறியது. எளிதாக நேரடி தொடர்பு கிடைத்துவிடும். சீடனுக்காக ஈஸ்வரரிடம் வாதாடி அனுக்கிரஹங்களை பெற்று தந்துவிடுவார். எல்லா சொந்தங்களையும் விட பரம கருணையோடு நம்மை காப்பாற்றுவார். எனவே குரு மூலமாக ஈஸ்வரனை அடைவது எளிது ..
source::::: input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
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