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Message for the Day….” Strive to light Your own Lamp from the Universal Light of Love First…”

November 16, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

You can light more than thousand candles from a single lamp. Remember only a burning lamp or candle can be used to light other candles. An unlit candle cannot light the other unlit candles. So too only the one who earned wisdom can enlighten others who are in ignorance. One who is not illumined cannot illumine others who are dwelling in the darkness of maya:So you must strive to light your own lamp from the Universal Light of Love and from there transmit illumination to all who seek and strive. All lamps shine alike, since they are all sparks of that Param-jyothi, the Universal Luminosity, which is God. Lamps are many but light is one. Every patch of water on earth has the reflection of the sun in it but the original sun is one. Just as the one sun is seen in a million pots, lakes or wells the one same Divine (Paramjyothi) shines as wisdom in a million hearts.

Indian Blogger’s Viral Poem Explains Why We Shouldn’t Pray Just For Paris Only But For the Whole World…

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

There has been tremendous amount of support coming in from across the world for the shocking attacks in Paris. A Delhi-based blogger Karuna Ezara Parikh wrote down this poem and that seems to have resonated with a lot of people, considering how viral it has gone. –

Source: @karunaparikh on Twitter

Here’s what she had to say on her Facebook post:

I woke this morning deeply disturbed by the news from #Paris, but more amazed by the attention it received on social media. I understand Paris is a beloved and familiar space for a lot of people, but it troubled me that #Beirut, a city my father grew up in, had received so little attention after the horrific bombings two days earlier. It also troubled me that #Baghdad, a place I have absolutely no connection with, received even less attention after the senseless bombing that took place there last week. Worst of all, I found the understanding of the refugee crisis skewed and simplistic. If you’ve been following the journeys of the people leaving their homes around the world right now, perhaps you’ll understand why the words #SyrianRefugeeCrisis are just as devastating as#PrayForParis. It’s time to pray for humanity. It is time to make all places beloved. It’s time to pray for the world.

Source…..www.thebetterindia.com

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One Sikh Man Tweeted This Message Of Humanity After The Paris Attacks …

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The recent Paris attacks have left over 120 people dead and more than 350 people injured. –

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As a gesture to help out people seeking shelter during the attacks, the phrase “#PorteOuverte” started trending on Twitter. PorteOuverte means ‘Open Door’ and meant that anyone using that hashtag was offering their shelter for the stranded people.

Twitter User @RohanSinghKalsi tweeted this:

Rohan ‏@RohanSinghKalsi Nov 13

Anybody who’s stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte

This got retweeted over 13,000 times and received a tremendous response! –

Source….www.the betterindia.com

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Simple Cleaning Tricks for Household ….

November 15, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Cleaning your home usually involves harsh, smelly chemicals that assault your sense of smell, dry out your skin, and leave you feeling like you live in a science lab.

The natural methods below not only work just as well without those abrasive side effects, some actually work even better. Say goodbye to working up a sweat scrubbing away and let these simple hacks take care of the hard work for you. Everything from the bathroom to your laundry will benefit from these awesome tricks.

Revive your musty shower curtain.

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Toss it in the washing machine with a few old towels to help scrub off all the mildew and other ickiness. Just do a normal wash in warm water and hang to dry.

Clear out drain buildup without harsh chemicals.

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Pour one cup of baking soda followed by one cup of white vinegar and allow to fizz for five to ten minutes. Rinse with boiling hot water.

De-grime your shower head.

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Use a Ziplock bag large enough to fit over the entire shower head and fill it with white vinegar. Tie it over the shower head, making sure it’s fully submerged, and allow to sit overnight. Rinse with water.

Toilet brushes need to be cleaned, too.

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Pour one cup of washing soda, a half-cup hydrogen peroxide, and half a cup of white vinegar into your toilet bowl and leave your brush to sit in it for a few hours. Flush to rinse.

Get your mirrors and windows drunk.

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Okay, not really, but using a mixture of one part vodka, one part white vinegar, and two parts distilled water will give you a streak-free clean.

Stop scrubbing your microwave.

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Fill a bowl with water and lemon juice (or vinegar) and heat it for about five minutes. Once it’s cooled down, you’ll be able to wipe away all the stains without a struggle.

Keep your wood cutting boards naturally sanitized

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Just rub a sliced lemon over the whole thing, then let it dry before wiping off any residue.

Toothpaste doesn’t just make your teeth shiny.

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It can also get rid of the pesky tarnish on silver without having to resort to smelly chemical solutions.

Clean hard-to-reach glassware nooks with rice.

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Decorative wine bottles, flower vases, and other items with small openings can be cleaned using one-quarter cup of uncooked rice, a splash of water, and a few drops of dish soap. Simply give ’em a good shake!

Give your appliances a smooth shine with baby oil.

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It cuts through all the dust and grease and leaves metal appliances shining for up to a week.

Soak up carpet spills with salt

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It’s best to get to the stain as quickly as possible and pour lots (LOTS) of salt on it. Let it stay for a few days, adding more if necessary, then vacuum up.

Or iron the stain away.

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Put a damp cloth over the stain and iron on a high setting to give it a good steam clean.

Make your mildewy towels as fresh as new.

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Wash them with vinegar on hot to kill the stale smell and make them fluffy as well as fresh-scented.

Speaking of washing machines, clean those, too.

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Run an empty load with as much water and on the highest heat setting as possible. Once it’s filled, add a quart of white vinegar and one cup of washing or baking soda (or whatever you can fit into the front-loading detergent drawer), then run again with just water.

Gather the dust from your fans in a pillowcase instead of your face.

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Wrap the pillow case around the blade and wipe away the dust on the bottom and top of the blade at the same time.

When your guests forget to use coasters, clean the wood rings with olive oil and salt.

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Apply a mixture of olive oil and salt to each stain and allow to sit for an hour or so before wiping away. It might not look like it worked at first, but just wait and reapply if necessary.

Get rid of your kids’ graffiti from wood furniture.

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A washcloth soaked in rubbing alcohol will easily wipe away their artwork on most wood surfaces.

(via Nourishing Joy, Bustle)

Source…. http://www.justdiy.com/cleaning-tricks

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படித்ததில் பிடித்தது …” ஒரு நிமிட கதை ஒன்று …”

November 15, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

ராதிகா தயங்கியபடி வந்து சகுந்தலாவிடம் சொல்கிறாள்… “அம்மா, நான் ரமேஷை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கலாம்னு இருக்கேன்…!”

அதைக் கேட்டு சகுந்தலா கொஞ்சம் கோபமடைந்தாலும், தன் பொறுப்பை உணர்ந்து, “யாரடி அந்த ரமேஷ்?” என்று கொஞ்சம் அக்கறையுடன் கேட்கிறாள்.

“அவர் எனக்கு அஞ்சு வருஷம் பழக்கம்மா. ரொம்ப நல்லவர். நேர்மையானவர். அவருக்கு என்னை ரொம்ப பிடிச்சிருக்கு. அவரை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கிட்டா, வாழ்க்கை நல்லா இருக்கும்னு நம்பிக்கை இருக்கும்மா..’’ தீர்க்கமாய் சொன்னாள் ராதிகா.

சகுந்தலா எதுவும் பேசாமல் மவுனமாய் இருந்தாள். சற்று யோசித்த ராதிகா, ‘‘அம்மா! எனக்கு கல்யாணம் ஆகிட்டா, உங்களையும் அப்பாவையும் அம்போன்னு தவிக்கவிட்டுட்டுப் போய்டுவேன்னு மட்டும் நெனைக்காதீங்க. என்னைக்கும் உங்களுக்கு உதவியா இந்த வீட்ல இருப்பேன். இது சத்தியம்!”

இது சகுந்தலாவுக்கு சற்று தெம்பைக் கொடுத்தது. ‘‘சரி… இப்ப நான் என்ன செய்யணும்?’’ என்றாள்.

“பெருசா ஒண்ணுல்லம்மா, என் கல்யாண செலவுக்கு அப்பாகிட்ட பேசி ஐம்பதாயிரம் வாங்கிக் கொடுத்தா போதும்!”

“என்ன சொல்ற..? முழுசா ஐம்பதாயிரமா? ராதிகாவுக்கா? எந்த நம்பிக்கையில இதை கேட்கற சகுந்தலா?”

“என்னங்க பெரிய ஐம்பதாயிரம்..? அஞ்சு வருஷமா நம்மள அப்பா, அம்மான்னு கூப்பிட்டு நம்ம கூடவே வீட்டு வேலை செய்துட்டு இருக்கா. அவளை நம்பி ஐம்பதாயிரம் கடனா கொடுக்க முடியாதா..? மாசா மாசம் சம்பளத்துல கொஞ்சம், கொஞ்சமா கழிச்சுக்கிட்டா போச்சு!”

எதுவும் பேசாமல் ‘செக் புக்’கை எடுத்தார் சகுந்தலாவின் கணவர்.

source…..எஸ்.எஸ்.பூங்கதிர்…in http://www.tamil.thehindu.com

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Message for the Day…” Let the Field of our Heart be Pure and Sacred thro Good and Holy actions to Yield the Fruit of Divine Wisdom…”

November 14, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

It is not easy for the human mind, immersed in worldly concerns to turn to God. It is only when the mind is transformed and brought under the control of the Soul (Atma) that the body experiences Divine Bliss (Ananda). The means by which the mind is transformed is devotion (Bhakthi – intense love for God). Progressively, turn your mind towards God until it merges in God. Meditation, repetition of the names of the Lord, group singing of devotional songs (bhajans), reading of scriptures and other such activities are designed only to purify the mind so that it can concentrate on God. As a field has to be properly ploughed and prepared for sowing so as to reap a good harvest, the field of our heart has to be rendered pure and sacred through good and holy actions and spiritual discipline(sadhana) if it is to yield the fruit of Divine Wisdom.

Sathya Sai Baba

Night Time Affirmations for the Soul…….

November 14, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Each night before I sleep, I repeat these affirmations to myself, to help ease and relax my soul. They remind me that I am safe, and they prepare me for a new day and all the gifts that it will bring. After repeating these to myself, I feel a deep sense of peace, enabling me to fall asleep effortlessly.

I hope that after reading through these affirmations, you too will sleep soundly, leaving all the troubles of the day behind.

Night Affirmations

Source….www.ba-bamail.com

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Message for the Day…” Appreciate the Significance of Community Prayers or Bhajans…”

November 13, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Sathya Sai Baba

Born in 1469 A.D., Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru, started the practice of community singing (bhajans). This gathered momentum over the years and the great Saint-composer Tyagaraja (in 1700s) invested Bhajans with raga and tala(musical form and rhythm). Since then bhajans have acquired national vogue in all parts of India. All major religions also emphasize the importance of community prayers for the wellbeing of the individual and the world. Bhajans are intended to harmonise the feelings, the singing, and the rhythmic beats of the participants so that they experience in unison the oneness of the Divine. Devotion(Bhakti) should be given the first and foremost place in Bhajans. Such bhajans are spiritually efficacious. Hence, let your songs be surcharged with love and let the intense love for the Lord and pure devotion flow through every song that is sung.

Watch Who Loves Water Towels ….!!!

November 13, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

To most of us, paper towels are used for cleaning. That’s that. You’ll find them in most homes, probably in the kitchen or cupboard, and they’re not terribly exciting.

But do you know who loves paper towels? This little bird. There’s nothing else in the world that makes this tiny fella skip and dance like a double roll of Bounty towels

I would love to know a joy like that. Maybe I’ll start playing with paper towels, too. This might be the cheapest key to happiness ever.

Source…..www.viralnova.com and http://www.you tube.com

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The curious case of the Google self-driving car and the police officer…!!!

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Never mind the mystery behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, things just got a whole lot weirder today when Google shared with the world a picture of a police officer, seemingly in California, pulling over one of its self-driving cars— for going too slow.

Now, I’m surprised that at just about this point in the picture the officer’s head didn’t implode. (OK, OK, there was probably a human in there somewhere.)

“Driving too slowly? Bet humans don’t get pulled over for that too often,” Google wrote it a posting on its self-driving car Google+ page. “We’ve capped the speed of our prototype vehicles at 25mph for safety reasons. We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than zooming scarily through neighborhood streets.”

“Like this officer, people sometimes flag us down when they want to know more about our project. After 1.2 million miles of autonomous driving (that’s the human equivalent of 90 years of driving experience), we’re proud to say we’ve never been ticketed!”

It’s also another fascinating example of how technology is racing ahead of regulations. Yes, Google’s cars are road-legal (at least along the roads they drive), but in general the laws around self-driving cars have a long way to go.

As Re/code points out, the California Department of Motor Vehicles still doesn’t have a law in place for what happens when a self-driving car is pulled over and all the seats are empty inside. Presumably, there was someone sitting in the front seat of Google’s car, though the picture doesn’t reveal that person.

One thing that came to my mind when I saw the picture was how the cars know to pull over when a police car hails them — assuming there’s no driver. Clearly that will have to be programmed in, if laws are eventually passed to allow vehicles on the road without a human inside.

It would be interesting to know if Google’s self-driving cars can already respond to police sirens, lights, or other requests that it pull over. “I’m pretty sure the car can understand that cops and fire engines behave differently than regular cars, I’m just not sure if they’re capable of pulling over for them just yet,” Christopher Espejo commented on the Google+ posting.

But in a tongue-in-cheek comment that highlights just how absurd (and cool) this tech-driven world of ours is becoming, Ken Hiroshi Clark wrote, “The cop is actually a robot, created by Google. Photo taken by a drone, Google’s, as well.”

Before long, that seems all too likely to come true.

Source….MICHAEL DE WAAL-MONTGOMERY…. http://www.venturebeat.com

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