Attitude
” Who is Real Guru…” ?
“Once Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati Swami of Kanchi Mutt (Sri Periva) had camped in North India. The then Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi, came to have His darshan.
The Prime Minister of India placed a similar question in front of Sri Periva, “If you would pinpoint the persons who, in the name of spirituality, lead the people in a wrong way I will take action against them.”
Sri Periva laughed and said, “No! It should not be handled in this manner. Those who approach such fake swamis will themselves, after a time, understand their standard of maturity.”
Sri Periva knew that this reply did not satisfy Smt. Indira Gandhi. Someone had OFFERED a basket full of mangoes to Periva. It contained many unripe and a few ripe fruits.
Many devotees waited outside for Sri Periva’s darshan. Sri Periva instructed the attendants to bring a child from amongst these devotees. A child of about 5 years was brought to Him. Pointing to the basket Periva smilingly said to the child, “Take whatever you want.” After a search the child picked up a ripe fruit.
Sri Periva pointed out to Smt.Indira Gandhi who was watching this, “Just as the way a child knows what is ripe and what is unripe, so too would those who go out in search of Truth recognize a true Mahan at some point of their life.”
Source: blog.periva.org
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Airline Pax is Lucky to be Alive After Suffering a Mid-Air Heart Attack…
An airline passenger is lucky to be alive after he suffered a mid-air heart attack during a long-haul flight and was saved by three fellow travellers.
The man was midway through a flight from Canada to Hong Kong when he complained of chest pains and his heart suddenly stopped beating.
Luckily, a doctor, a pharmacist and a policeman trained in first aid were all on board and, with the help of crew, kept him alive.
A man suffered a heart attack while flying from Canada to Hong Kong last month, but his life was saved by a doctor, a pharmacist and a policeman who were on board
He has now made a full recovery in a case which is being used as an example of why portable defibrillators should be carried on all flights.
The dramatic incident, which happened last month, came to light after the doctor involved reported it to the British Medical Journal, which called the episode ‘a remarkable story of survival against all the odds’.
Dr Dave Monks, an anaesthesiologist who has worked at the Royal Free Hospital in London, said the man was taken ill hundreds of miles from the nearest airport in some of the most remote airspace on earth.
Dr Monks said the man told him of striking pains moving from his chest to his head.
The passenger then lost consciousness and had no pulse, causing Dr Monks to ask other passengers for help.
Luckily, a pharmacist who had worked in an intensive care unit and a trained policeman came forward and, using a portable defibrillator, they gave the man an electric shock to get his heart pumping again.
The doctor involved said the incident highlighted the importance of having defibrillators on flights and in training as many people as possible in how to use them
When the man’s health again deteriorated, the brave trio kept him alive using adrenaline from the plane’s medical kit.
The pilot of the aircraft then landed in Beijing, China and the man was rushed to a nearby hospital. Remarkably, he was discharged 10 days later having made a complete recovery.
Dr Monks told Live Science: ‘This guy was extremely fortunate to have this team there.
‘These guys just happened to be on the plane and even with the [basic medical skills] they had, they were able to perform a quite dramatic and sophisticated critical care resuscitation.’
He said the episode shows the importance of keeping defibrillators on passenger planes and training people in first aid.
He cited research that shows people are more likely to have heart attacks on flights due to stress, disturbed sleep patterns and lower levels of oxygen.
One study suggests about 1,000 passengers per year experience sudden cardiac arrest while on flights.
SOURCE:::::mailonline.com
Natarajan
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2743043/Aircraft-passenger-having-heart-attack-flight-saved-doctor-policeman-pharmacist-board.html#ixzz3CLZNuKWD
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Need For Better Teachers …Points to Ponder on Teachers Day…
The most recent reports including the UNESCO-Education for All 2014 and ASER have all painted a grim picture of the state of primary education in the country. Among the many reasons cited, the lack of well trained and motivated teachers seems to be the most critical to the dismal education scene in India.
Akshara Foundation reached out to 10 people from all walks of life who gave 10 reasons on why we need to elevate the status of the teaching profession in India.
1. Ashwini Ponnappa
Indian shuttler and silver winner at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.
2. Usha Vishwanath
At the age of 80, Usha is an active social worker
3. Vasundhara Das
Vasundhara is an Indian singer, actress, composer, entrepreneur, speaker, songwriter and environmental activist.
4. Saad Khan
Saad is an Indian film director, screenwriter and acting teacher.
5. Vikram Nalagampalli
Vikram founded a portal that bridges the gap between voters and electoral candidates.
6. MJ Pijosh
Music Jockey from Radio One.
7. Amin
Amin is a student at Seva Bharat Trust Govt Schools, Vivek Nagar and recently participated in the All India Robot Olympiad.
8. Aarti Mohan
Aarti is the Chief Editor at an online magazine in India.
9. Chef Manu Chandra
Partner at The Fatty Bao & Monkey Bar and Executive Chef Olive Beach.
10. Bhavana Rajendran
Bhavana is a social development researcher and an exceptional theatre artiste.
Each of these pithily drafted points pay a humble tribute to the spirit of pedagogy, to the warrior who fights the societal battle all alone in a classroom with bare walls, rickety benches, chipped blackboards and children who have little but a spirit to break through the innumerable barriers.
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others ~Mustafa
SOURCE::::Storypick
Natarajan
வணக்கம் ஆயிரம் என் அன்பு ஆசிரியருக்கு …
A Tribute to my Dear Teacher BRO.ANSELM on TEACHERS DAY…5th September
Natarajan
Bro.Anselm ….My Teacher ….a Friend , Philosopher and Guide to me ….
Dear Brother..
Every year , on this DAY..5 SEP….Teachers Day… i used to talk to you over Phone and seek your Blessings …. For the third year in a row , I miss that call today . I MISS YOU … Brother…
I send my Regards and Respests to You on this TEACHERS DAY, …. thro ” this Blog Post . I am sure Your Blessings and Good Wishes are always available in plenty to me and my family on this Day …and for many more days to come ….
with affectionate Regards,
Your “Raja’ ….Natarajan.
BRO.ANSELM … My Teacher
….In 1965 at my age of 15 he handed over my SSLC BOOK in person to me and wished me well….The bond between me and my teacher however continued further… I was so emotionally attached to him that we used to be in touch with each other till the Christmas in 2012. …When i talked to him after receiving his affectionate Christmas card in DEC2012, he was telling me that he would be meeting me in Feb 2013, at chennai when he comes down to Chennai from Yercaud for his medical checkup.
Perhaps this is the first time , he was not able to keep up his words ….One of Santhome Montford Brothers called me on the night of 7 Jan2013 and told me that our affectionate BRO.ANSELM has left all of us in lurch and merged with JESUS on 7th evening at Yearcud Montford School.
He was not only my Teacher….but a Good Friend, Philosopher and Guide at all times ….I am sure many of his students would miss him a lot like me.. on this DAY….
Here is a Poetical Tribute to that Great Personality.
அன்பும் அறிவும் பண்புடன் பாசமும்
ஒன்றுக்கு ஒன்று குறையாமல்
என்றும் எங்க வாழ்வில் இருக்க
அன்றே வழி காட்டிய ஆசான் அய்யா நீ !!!
பள்ளி கணக்கில் கூட்டலும் கழித்தலும் உண்டு
ஆனால் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் கூட்டலும்
பெருக்கலும் மட்டுமே என்று சொன்னவன் அய்யா நீ !!!!
உன் மாணவன் நான் …இன்றும் உன் மாணவன்தான் !!!!
நீ சொல்லி கொடுத்த ஒழுக்க கணக்கில் இருந்து சிறிதும்
வழுக்காமல் நான் இருக்க நீதானே காரணம் அய்யா !!!!!
அழகான உன் கையெழுத்து எவ்வளவு பேர்
தலை எழுத்தை மாற்றி இருக்கு …உனக்கு தெரியுமா அய்யா !!!
எந்த வயசிலும் உன் கண்டிப்பும் கனிவும் உனக்கு ஒரு அடையாளம் !!!!
வருடம் தப்பாமல் எனக்கு கிடைக்கும் உன்னுடைய கிறிஸ்துமஸ்
வாழ்த்து அட்டை , எனக்கு ஆண்டவன் பிரசாதம் !!!!
‘ராஜா ..ராஜா ” என்று நீ என்னை கூப்பிடும்போது உன்
அன்பு சாம்ராஜ்யத்தின் ராஜாவாக நான் இருப்பேனே அய்யா !!!!
உன்னுடைய Presence எப்போதும் இருக்கும் என்று நான்
எண்ணிய வேளையில் காலத்தின் கரும்பலகை சொல்கிறது
எனக்கு… நீ ABSENT என்று !!!!!
நீ இல்லாத இந்த உலகம் வெறுமை வெறுமை ..இது
நிச்சயம் கொடுமை கொடுமை !!!!
பளிச்சென்று ஒரு பதில் வேண்டும் எனக்கு ….நீ
எப்போ மீண்டும் PRESENT ஆவாய் அய்யா!!!!!
Natarajan
” Inflight Fight over Reclining Seats …” Is there a Solution ?
Another week, another flight divertedbecause passengers were fighting over a reclining seat.
It’s the great airborne travel question of our age: To recline, or not to recline?
Of course, the core of the problem is the coach airline seat itself. While there’s been, it seems, near constant innovation for first- and business-class seats, the stalwart coach seat has suffered with the same design since the 1960s, according to AirGo Design, a Singapore-based startup that wants to reinvent the genre.
“AirGo is the only aircraft seat in the world which is designed based on actual 3D scanning data of human body and therefore, is ergonomically superior,” the company’s co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Alireza Yaghoubi, recently told BizDaily in a Q&A. (The company was founded in 2013).
As you can see from this screenshot of AirGo’s Orion seating system, reclining isn’t an issue: The seat behind and the seat in front are designed to prevent one passenger’s actions from interfering with another passenger’s space.
Screenshot via AirGo Design
Plus, the entertainment screen pulls down from above, so a repositioned front seat doesn’t affect your viewing experience in the same way it does with seatback screens.
Screenshot via AirGo Design
Christopher Elliott of USA Today interviewed Yaghoubi earlier this year for a story about seating issues and the airlines. Elliott noted Yaghoubi’s view that“technology exists to offer everyone on the plane ample legroom and space to move in coach class. But it would require a significant INVESTMENT
, and…airlines prefer to sink that money into first-class passengers, who are deemed more valuable.”
Consequently, the first-class seat becomes progressively more sophisticated, while the coach seat – at least of late – encourages passenger conflict, inspires controversial anti-reclining gadgets, and is probably starting to annoy pilots as they worry about diverted landings to hand over combative economy travelers to the authorities.
SOURCE:::::: BUSINESSINSIDER.IN
Natarajan
Message For the Day…” Selfishness is the Root cause of All the cruelty and violence today…”
People think that giving up hearth and home is renunciation. This is not what Vairagya (detachment) implies. Whatever we do should be done in a spirit of goodwill and service. It should be for the wellbeing of the nation. And the welfare of all must be looked upon as the motto of the nation. From very early times, Bharatiyas have lived up to the ideal: “May all the worlds be happy!” To uphold this ideal, rulers, scholars, sages and everyone made many sacrifices. Today the spirit of sacrifice is not to be seen anywhere. It is selfishness that is the root cause of all the cruelty and violence today. All that we have in this century are strife, disputes, riots and violence. Selfishness has reared its head. Embodiments of Love! Get rid of selfishness. Regard yourself as an integral member of society. Develop the faith that your welfare is bound with the well being of all.
Joke of the Day…” Computer Problem Fixing Report ” !!!
Computer Problem Report Form
1. Describe your problem:
__________________________________________
2. Now, describe the problem accurately:
__________________________________________
3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Problem Severity:
A. Minor__
B. Minor__
C. Minor__
D. Trivial__
5. Nature of the problem:
A. Locked Up__
B. Frozen__
C. Hung__
D. Shot__
6. Is your computer plugged in?
Yes__ No__
7. Is it turned on?
Yes__ No__
8. Have you tried to fix it yourself?
Yes__ No__
9. Have you made it worse?
Yes__
10. Have you read the manual?
Yes__ No__
11. Are you sure you’ve read the manual?
Yes__ No__
12. Are you absolutely certain you’ve read the manual?
No__
13. Do you think you understood it?
Yes__ No__
14. If `Yes’ then why can’t you fix the problem yourself? __________________________________________
15. How tall are you? Are you above this line?
__________________________________________
16. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem occurred?
__________________________________________
17. If “nothing” explain why you were logged in.
__________________________________________
18. Are you sure you aren’t imagining the problem?
Yes__ No__
19. How does this problem make you feel?
__________________________________________
20. Tell me about your childhood.
__________________________________________
21. Do you have any independent witnesses of the problem?
Yes__ No__
22. Can’t you do something else, instead of bothering me?
Yes__
Thank you for taking the time to fill out our Computer Problems Form. Please allow 1-week response time so that the problem will resolve its self or you will reboot your computer, most likely resolving the issue.
Source::::Joke a Day.com
Natarajan
Message For the Day…” Have your Heart Purified..and Get Supreme Wisdom “
Remember, hands that serve are greater than the lips that pray. Real humanness consists in dedicating oneself to the spirit of service. Quantity does not matter; quality of service counts. Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly and spontaneously. The primary requisite is purification of the heart (Chittha Shuddhi). When your heart is purified, you get Supreme Wisdom (Jnana siddhi) and you can dedicate all actions in a spirit of detachment. Divine love can be secured only by dedicated service. God responds bounteously to your offer. For a handful of parched rice given to Krishna Kuchela got in return limitless prosperity. Draupadi was REWARDED likewise. How can you receive God’s love if you do not love Him? God’s Grace is like a bank. You can draw money from that bank only to the extent to which you have built up deposits through Tyaga (sacrifice). Earn God’s grace through love and sacrifice.
Rice Bucket Challenger gets UN Award !!!
My earlier blogpost on this story is linked up below for your ready ref.
Manjulatha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old Hyderabad resident who created a buzz online by creating the ‘rice bucket challenge (based on the ALS ice bucket challenge), has been honoured with the Karmaveer Chakra Award and the Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship by iCONGO, an international confederation of NGOs, and the United Nations.
The awards are given for doing something small, yet significant, to make a difference in the world.
“The award shall be given to Ms. Manju on March, 23, 2015 at an august gathering in New Delhi, where she shall be felicitated and recognised as a Karmaveer Hero with some other heroes from around the world,” Jeroninio Almeida, founder of iCONGO told The Hindu in an email.
Ms. Manjulatha’s initiative will be promoted by agencies in a global scale. Apart from this, she will be featured in the second edition of iCONGO’s book Karma Kurry. The organisation is slated to sign a DEAL to sell 12 crore copies.
Speaking about the award, an excited Ms. Manjulatha said: “I’m extremely happy to learn that rice bucket challenge was chosen for Karmaveer Chakra Award and fellowship. I’m planning to associate with some NGOs such as Goonj and GiveIndia to channelize the charity potential and take the idea forward. This award would expand my horizon and give the necessary push to the initiative.”
There has been a tremendous response to the idea across the country and media within a week after The Hindu broke the story on Ms. Manjulatha’s innovative way of feeding the poor. The web page has been viewed by over 5 lakh people and according to Ms. Manjulatha over 10,000 kg of rice has been donated to beneficiaries.
While Tollywood actor-cum-producer Pradeep has already distributed rice in a big way, Bollywood diva Priyanka Chopra too endorsed the challenge in one of her recent interviews. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Goa, too has decided to do its bit for the initiative from September 2 to 7.
Keywords: Manjulatha Kalanidhi, Rice Bucket Challenge, United Nations award,
Source::::The Hindu.com
Natarajan
