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” இன்று குழந்தைகளுக்கு வாழைப்பழம் கொடுக்க வேண்டாம் ” !!! ஏன் ?

August 2, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

ஸந்நிதிக்கு வரும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு வாழைப்பழமோ கற்கண்டோ ஸ்ரீபெரியவாள் தவறாமல் வழங்குவார். தாமே நேராகக் கொடுப்பதுண்டு; அணுக்கத் தொண்டர்களைக் கொண்டு கொடுப்பதுமுண்டு.

விடுமுறை நாள்களில் பள்ளி ஆசிரியர்கள் பஸ் அமர்த்திக்கொண்டு பசங்களுடன் வருவது வழக்கம். அதனால் அந்நாள்களில் பணியாளர்கள் முன்னதாகவே வாழைப்பழமும் கற்கண்டும் நிறைய எடுத்து வைத்து விடுவார்கள்.

ஒரு விடுமுறை தினத்தன்று பெரியவாள் “இன்னிக்குக் கொழந்தைகளுக்கு வாழைப்பழம், கல்கண்டு குடுக்க வேண்டாம்” என்றார். ஏன் அப்படிச் சொன்னாரென்று புரியவில்லை.

தப தப என்று ஒரு பஸ்-லோட் பள்ளிச் சிறுவர்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் வந்து விட்டனர். தம்மைக் காண வந்த சிட்டுக்களுக்கு ஒன்றும் தராமலா இந்த மா மதுர மஹா தாத்தா திருப்பி அனுப்பி வைப்பார் என்று பணியாளர் எண்ணினார்.

சரியாக அதே சமயம் திருமாளம் பஞ்சாபகேச ஐயர் என்ற பக்தர் ஒரு மூட்டை ஸஹிதம் வந்தார். மூட்டையைப் பெரியவாளுக்கு ஸமர்ப்பித்து, “பெரிவா ப்ரயோஜனப் படுத்திக்கணும்” என்று விண்ணப்பித்துக் கொண்டார்.

மூட்டையிலிருந்து குண்டு மல்லிகைகள் போன்ற நெற்பொரி. பெரியவாள் திருவமுது செய்து வந்தது அதைத்தான். இதை நினைத்தே அவர் ‘ப்ரயோஜனப் படுத்தி’க் கொள்ளச் சொன்னது. ஆனால் பெரியவாளோ தம்முடைய பிக்ஷைக் காலம் வரை தள்ளிப்போடாமல் அப்போதே அதைப் பிரயோஜனப்படுத்திக் கொண்டு விட்டார்.

பணியாளரைப் பார்த்து, “தேவாளுக்குப் பொரி ரொம்ப இஷ்டம். தெரியுமோ? கல்யாணத்துலகூட லாஜ ஹோமம்னு பொரி ஹோமம் பண்றாளோன்னோ? இந்தக் கொழந்தைகள்ளாம் தேவாள்தான். இவாளுக்கு வெல்லச் சக்கரையும் கொஞ்சம் சேர்த்து பொரி நெறய்ய விநியோகம் பண்ணுங்கோ. ஒடம்புக்கும் ஹிதம். மனஸுக்கும் ஸத்வம். பொரி சாப்பிட்டா பாபம் போறதுன்னு சாஸ்த்ரம்” என்றார்.

அவ்வாறே சிறாருக்கு வெல்லச் சர்க்கரை சேர்த்த பொரி வழங்கப்பட்டது. ஆவலாக வாங்கிக் கொண்டனர்.

தலைமையாசிரியர் வியப்பில் ஏற்பட்ட மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் சொன்னார் : “பசங்களில் பல பேருக்கு மஞ்சட்காமாலையும், வயிற்றுப்போக்கும். வாழைப்பழம் கூடாதென்று டாக்டர் சொல்லியிருக்கிறார். ‘பெரியவர்களோ வாழைப்பழம் கொடுப்பதுதானே வழக்கம்? அப்படிக் கொடுத்தால் பிரஸாதத்தை என்ன செய்வது?’ என்று கவலைப்பட்டுக் கொண்டேதான் வந்தேன். பெரியவர்களுக்குத் தெரியாததா? அதுதான் நெற்பொரி கொடுத்து அநுக்கிரஹித்திருக்கிறார்”.

அந்த தீர்க்க திருஷ்டி இருக்கட்டும். அது எல்லா மஹான்களுக்குமே உண்டுதான். ஆனால் அந்தப் பள்ளிப் பாலர்களை தேவர்கள் என்றாரே! அந்த எளிமை அவரொருவருக்கே உரித்தானதல்லவா?

ஜெய ஜெய சங்கர! ஹர ஹர சங்கர!!

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Message For The Day….Ensure Your Children Learning Good Habits Right From Childhood !!!

August 2, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

Parents and teachers must see that children learn good habits and attitudes in their formative years. What is read from books must be contemplated upon and reflected upon in silence and quietness. This is a very good exercise in intellectual development and in the acquisition of mental peace. The instinct to quarrel and fight over any and all misunderstandings must be regulated and sublimated. You should not cause children to suffer mental anguish or physical pain! Children also should not enjoy the infliction of pain on any being. They must be brought up with a sense of responsibility. They should be taught not to take delight in showing off their dress, ornaments, status or wealth before the less fortunate. They must be taught from early on, habits of personal cleanliness and most importantly, the habit of prayer at regular hours.

Sathya Sai Baba

Meet the 18 Year old Lion Tamer Shandor !!!

August 1, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

While most teenagers are playing computer games, Shandor Larenty likes to indulge in a different pastime – taming lions.

The 18-year-old has built up an unbreakable rapport with 250kg Zavu – stroking, hugging and playing together at home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The pair are now so comfortable with each other Shandor is even able to give the huge cat a foot rub.

Brave: While most teenagers are playing computer games, Shandor Larenty tames lions. The 18-year-old is pictured giving a foot massage to Zavu the lion in Johannesburg

Close: The teenager has built up an unbreakable rapport with the 250kg lion

In the family: The teenager's wildlife expert father Alex was famously pictured also giving a foot rub to another lion named Jamu

The teenager has built up an unbreakable rapport with the 250kg lion

The teenager, who is originally from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, said: ‘I’ve grown up doing this – it is something I love.

‘My friends think I’m a little bit crazy going in with a fully grown lion.’

Third-generation lion tamer Shandor showed early signs of carrying on the family tradition – interacting with elephants aged just 13-months-old.

His first big cat encounter was with a cheetah aged 11 and he has never looked back.

‘A lot of the lions that I work with were born when I started learning, so I’ve grown up with them,’ Shandor said.

‘Zavu is a special lion because he absolutely loves me and we are best friends.

Bold: The teenager's father Alex Larenty was pictured in 2010 giving Jamu the lion a massage
Bold: The teenager’s father Alex Larenty was pictured in 2010 giving Jamu the lion a massage

Talented: Shandor's father Alex relocated to South Africa in 1999 from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and he has been passing on his unique skills to his son

Talented: Shandor’s father Alex relocated to South Africa in 1999 from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and he has been passing on his unique skills to his son

Family affair: The father and son play with Zavu the lion

‘He loves to be cuddled and be centre of attention. One of his favourite things though is the foot massage.’

The move mimics a technique his wildlife expert father, Alex, 54, perfected with fellow male lion Jamu.

Alex, who relocated to South Africa in 1999 from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, has been passing on his lion taming skills to Shandor so he can continue the family’s business of supplying big cats for TV shows and movies.

Shandor, speaking from the family’s dedicated South African Lion park in Johannesburg, added: ‘My dad has always encouraged me to go into the wildlife field since I was a toddler.

‘He is my mentor. Everything I’ve learnt about working with these animals has come from him.’

Despite the risks involved Shandor doesn’t fear working with one of nature’s most dangerous hunters – and uses just a feeble stick for protection should things go wrong.

Cute: Shandor cuddles up to a lion cub in Johannesburg

He said: ‘Lions are extremely powerful. A male can weigh up to 250kg and have a jaw pressure of one tonne per square inch. Those teeth are very long and could do a lot of damage.

‘An animal could turn on me and I would end up dead, but with my dad’s experience it is very unlikely that would happen.

‘I’m pretty confident going in with the lions now. The key is to show you aren’t scared because they will take advantage of it if you are.

‘When you go in with them you have to make sure you can stand your ground.’

Proud father Alex added: ‘You never know if your kids are going to follow in our footsteps, but I think it is great that he has. He’s now doing virtually what I am doing.

‘I do fear for his safety sometimes but then that’s why I’m there. You train these lions to do all sorts of things, but you can’t train them not to eat you.

‘He’s still learning his trade, but for someone his age he is doing extremely well. I’ve got to watch my job, he’s after it.’

Message For The Day…Be Happy When People Around You Are Happy !!!

August 1, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

The first step in samskara (refinement) is to remove dirt from the mind. Know that envy is the stickiest dirt. You must be happy, when people around you are happy. That is the true test. The Ramayana says that Lord Rama was happy when joyous events happened to others around, as if they happened to Him. Krishna describes Arjuna as An-asuya(envy-less). What a great compliment to receive from the Master Himself! That is why Lord Krishna taught the mysteries of spiritual discipline to Arjuna. Have deep Love for the Lord. But be very careful not to become depressed with envy when others also love Him or get His attention and become attached to Him. Always be vigilant to have love without envy.

Sathya Sai Baba

Photos Created to Make you Think and Laugh !!!!

July 31, 2013July 31, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

They have been created to make you think and laugh.

From a young boy appearing to control an aeroplane from the ground, to a man using a running machine in a wide, open park, these quirky pictures certainly bring a smile to your face.

The conceptual photographs are the work of New York-based photographer Zack Seckler.

Quirky: These conceptual photographs are the work of New York-based photographer Zack Seckler, who manufactured each scene to make people think and smile

Funny: Some of the photographs show ridiculous situations while others are a play on words. This image shows a young boy about to fill up his tiny jeep with petrol

This image shows a young boy about to fill up his tiny jeep with petrol.
l Surreal: This man runs on a jogging machine in the middle of an empty, wide open park
This man runs on a jogging machine in the middle of an empty, wide open park

Some of the photographs show ridiculous situations while others are a play on words. Some are just completely random and surreal.

The pictures show a variety of different scenarios. One has a group of people looking out of a safari jeep while a gorilla sits perched on top.

Another has a young boy reaching for a petrol pump for his tiny child-like jeep.

Other pictures just appear to be completely surreal and quirky.

Light-hearted: A couple pose for a picture, as a plastic carrier bag with a smiley face blows across them

Humorous: A group of people on safari eagerly look for wild animals, completely unaware that a gorilla is sat perched on their vehicle

Random: A lion sits in wait below a road sign warning about crossing antelope

One shows a young boy lying on a large, empty beach with a shark fin attached to his back.

In another image, a woman is taken aback by the power of her tiny hairdryer, which completely blows her hair to one side.

Writing on his website, the photographer described how he approaches his work.

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Fun: Mr Seckler says that photography is his expression of things he loves in life, including 'wonderful moments' and 'things that make me laugh'

Fun: Mr Seckler says that photography is his expression of things he loves in life, including ‘wonderful moments’ and ‘things that make me laugh
‘

Odd: The upper body of a man appears perched over a fence, with a pair of shoes appearing as though they belong to him below

Odd: The upper body of a man appears perched over a fence, with a pair of shoes appearing as though they belong to him below’

Unique: This man appears to wrestle a bear onto his living room wall

The photographer explains that he loves pouring himself into his projects, and adds that the ‘act of creating is intoxicating’.

His website features four different subjects under which his work features.

As well as the ‘humour’ section, which these photographs feature under, there is also ‘lifestyle’, ‘landscape’ and ‘personal’.

Different: This young boy sits on a beach looking out to the ocean, with a shark fin seemingly on his back

Passionate: The photographer, who is based in New York, says the 'act of creating is intoxicating'

Bizarre: A monkey sits in a barren tree in the middle of a desert

Mr Seckler has won numerous awards for his work dating back to 2007.
He has also worked for some of the world’s biggest companies, including Bank of America, Procter & Gamble and Gap.
On his website, he says ‘working with great people and creating excellent images’ is what ‘ it’s all about’.

Creative: The photographer said that he loves pouring himself into his projects

Surprised: This tiny hairdryer appears much more powerful than the woman expected

source::::mailonline.comUK

NATARAJAN

” It is All Fishy !!!….Hear the Other side of The Story Before You Conclude !!! “

July 31, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

It’s a photo that never fails to shock new visitors to an Australian pub.

A man swallowed by a shark has managed to force his arm through the creature’s gills and is desperately stabbing it.

Presumably still alive inside the shark’s stomach, he is able to plunge the knife into the its head in a desperate fight for survival.

Desperate fight for survival? A picture appears to show a man swallowed whole by a shark frantically trying to release himself by forcing his arm through the creature’s gills and stabbing it in the head

In fact the photo has proved to be quite stomach-churning for all who see it for the first time when they walk into the Metung Hotel, in the Gippsland region of Victoria.

But all is not as it seems.

The unnamed fisherman did catch the shark and he did end up in its stomach.

But first he made sure the shark was very dead before he gutted it and then crawled inside its body to prepare for a prank photo that would be taken by one of his friends.

The dramatic part came when he then pushed his tattooed arm out through the shark’s gills and pretended to be fighting for his life by stabbing the killer fish in the head.

Locals, said radio host John Burns of Melbourne’s 3AW, who was sent a copy of the photo, refer to the fisherman as the Shark Slayer.

‘This fellow has decided as a jape to climb inside the shark with a knife, put his hand through the gills of the shark and pretended to stab it between the eyes,’ Mr Burns told his listeners today.
He then went on to describe the reaction of one pair of visitors.

‘An American couple have turned up at the Metung Hotel to see this photo (on the wall) and their immediate response from the wife was “Did he survive?”,’ said Mr Burns.

The fisherman happened to be standing behind the couple at the time.

Although his response is not known, the Americans might have had the shock of their lives if he’d said: ‘Yes, I did!’
source::::::mailonline.com UK

NATARAJAN

Message For The Day….Fruit of Service is The Removal Of Egoism !!!

July 31, 2013July 31, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

The women of a country should be happy, healthy and holy. Every woman has a very crucial role to play in their individual uplift and the uplift of their homes and societies around them. Young girls and women alike should learn the technique of mental calm, social harmony and contentment with their livelihood. They should also know that joy can be attained only through service to those in need and in distress without any expectation of the benefits that may follow from the kindness shared. They should learn to lay aside the egoism that poisons the service activities. Even those serving for years tend to extol and promote themselves as the founders of institutions and guardians of the poor and needy. The benefit and joy from any act of service is the act itself. The fruit of service is the removal of egoism, not its multiplication.

Sathya Sai Baba

What Happens In ONE Minute on The Internet !!!!

July 30, 2013NatarajanLeave a comment

In just a single minute on the web 216,000 photos are shared on Instagram, a total of £54,000 ($83,000) sales take place on Amazon, there are 1.8 million likes on Facebook and three days worth of video is uploaded to YouTube.

Cashback site Qmee has created an infographic that shows this information as well as how many tweets are sent, photos are viewed, Skype calls are made, domains are registered and more in 60 seconds.

The graphic pulls information and figures from PC Mag, Business Insider and other sites to create a the snapshot.

Google performs 2 million searches each minute and 72 hours worth of video is uploaded to YouTube within the space of 60 seconds.

The infographic also claims that 70 new domains are registered and 571 new website are created within a minute online, at the same time there are 1.8 million likes on Facebook, 204 million emails sent and 278,000 tweets posted.

Go-Globe.com designed a similar graphic in June last year. By comparison, the amount of emails sent has increased by 36million a minute.

There are almost four times more Google searches than a year ago, and 180,000 more tweets are sent.

YouTube video uploads have increased from 25 hours up to three days.

Relatives and friends now spend the equivalent of 1.4 million minutes chatting over Skype, compared to 370,000 minutes last year.

Facebook figures appear to have dropped, however. This year there are on average 41,000 status updates every second – 246,000 a minute – whereas according to Go-Globe’s figures, this time last year the figure was in excess of 695,000.

Exactly the same amount of domain names were created per minute in 2012 and 2013 according to the graphics.

Cashback site Qmee has created an infographic that shows how many tweets are sent, Facebook posts are liked, Skype calls are made and YouTube videos are viewed in a single minute across the internet. It used information and figures from PC Mag, Business Insider and other sites to create a 60-second snapshot.

The two graphics did not use exactly the same data sources meaning that the relationship is not directly comparable but it does give an indication about which sites and services are soaring and which are staying the same, or losing favour.

The increase in posts across social networks has also seen an increase of what’s been dubbed ‘Twinglish’.

Social media monitoring company Brandwatch found that one in every 150 English words used on Twitter is spelt incorrectly.

On Facebook, one in 323 words are spelt incorrectly, on Google+ it’s one in 238 and one in 556 words is incorrect on online forums.

Women also favour the use of elongated words such as ‘sooooo’ and ‘loool’ on social networks.

Go-Globe.com designed a similar graphic in June last year, pictured. By comparison, the amount of emails sent has increased by 36million a minute. There are almost four times more Google searches than a year ago, and 180,000 more tweets are sent

source:::::mailonline.com US

NATARAJAN

Dancing Bears !!! View From Hidden Cameras !!!

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

North America may be full of bears, but it is rare for people ever to get close enough to observe them in their natural environment.

So these pictures by a hidden camera in a Canadian park, are a unique opportunity to see how wildlife behave when they are not in the presence of humans.

And the result may be surprising – because the bears appear to be pole-dancing around a tree in the middle of the woods.

Dance party: A family of bears has been filmed dancing around a tree in a Canadian park

Comfort: The bears were apparently attracted by the chance to scratch their backs on the tree's bark

Comfort: The bears were apparently attracted by the chance to scratch their backs on the tree’s bark.

Pose: The unusual positions taken by the animals are reminiscent of human pole-dancing

Part of it was made with a normal camera, and part with a night-vision lens, so that it captures wildlife at play 24 hours a day.

Over a number of days in May and June this year, a variety of animals including deer and black bears approached the tree which the camera was trained on.
Bounce: Some have compared the bears' antics to the popular dance move twerking

Pioneer: This grizzly was the first bear to discover the therapeutic effects of the tree in Kananaskis Country

Bandwagon: A black bear also joined in the fun by going to scratch its back on the tree

But rangers really hit the jackpot when a family of grizzly bears discovered the tree and adopted it as their latest plaything.

When the first bear arrived, he began scratching his back against the bark.

This apparently produced such a pleasant sensation that he spread the news to other grizzlies, and before long they were all checking out the tree.
Wildlife: This deer was another animal to be caught on the rangers' camera in late May and early June

Wildlife: This deer was another animal to be caught on the rangers’ camera in late May and early June

Night vision: The camera was not only operating in daylight hours but filmed through the night too

At one point, as many as four bears were vying to grab a spot on the tree – and their vigorous motion made it look as though they were pole-dancing.

The video of still images edited together and set to an upbeat soundtrack by Ewan Dobson was uploaded to YouTube by Alberta parks offficials.

It has garnered more than 200,000 views in less than a week as viewers flocked to enjoy the wild antics.

source:::::mailonline.com US

NATARAJAN

Message For The Day….Any Grief can be Cured Thro Medicine Prescribed in The Vedas !!!

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013Natarajan1 Comment

If only the culture which is based on the Vedas, and expounded in the Ramayana and the Bhagavatha, is practised with a true understanding of its value, people can ensure for themselves perpetual joy or bliss. The Vedas exhort: Sathyam Vada; Dharmam Chara (Speak the truth; practise righteousness). What is Sathyam and Dharmam? The Ramayana and the Bhagavatha reveal this knowledge through story and example so that anyone, however poor or illiterate they may be, can understand, practice it and benefit by it. Grief is the illness; it has to be cured. The medicine is prescribed in the Vedas; it is taught in the scriptures; it has to be discovered and taken in; then the experience of bliss will certainly follow. Of this, there is no doubt.

Sathya Sai Baba