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Guess The Profession of Kesavan !!!

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  If Parsis can have their names as per their professions, why can’t
Tamilians also have the same?
(After all, we are not Britishers to have names such as Barber, Cook,
Underwood, etc…). So, here
goes….the list !!!!

 Doctor — Vaidyanathan

Dentist — Pallavan

Lawyer — Kesavan

Financier — Dhanasekaran

Cardiologist — Irudhayaraj

Pediatrist — Kuzhandaisamy

Psychiatrist — Mano

Sex Therapist — Kamadevan

Marriage Counsellor — Kalyanasundaram

Ophthalmologist –Kannappan or kannayiram

ENT Specialist — Neelakandan

Diabetologist — Sakkarapani

Nutritionist — Arogyasamy

Hypnotist — Sokkalingam

Mentalist — Budhisikamani

Exorcist — Maatruboodham

Magician — Mayandi

Builder — Sengalvarayan

Painter — Chitraguptan

Meteorologist — Kaarmegam

Agriculturist — Pachaiyappan

Horticulturist — Pushpavanam

Landscaper — Bhuminathan

Barber — Kondaiappan

Beggar — Pichai

Bartender — Madhusudhan

Alcoholic — Kallapiraan

Exhibitionist — Ambalavaanan

Fiction writer — Naavalan

Makeup Man — Singaram

Milk Man — Paul Raj    (Paul to be pronounced the Tamil way!)

Dairy Farmer — Pasupathi

Dog Groomer — Naayagan

Snake Charmer — Nagamurthi

Mountain Climber — Yezhumalai

Javelin Thrower — Velayudam

Polevaulter — Thaandavarayan

Weight Lifter — Balaraman

Karate Expert — Kailaasam

Kick Boxer — Ethiraj

Batsman — Dhandiappan

Bowler — Balaji

Spin Bowler — Thirupathi

Female Spin Bowler — Thirupura Sundari

Driver — Sarathy

Devoted and Sincere Driver — Parthasarathy  

source:::: input from a friend of mine

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Joke for The Day…”Does the Camping Ground has its own B.C …”?

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A rather old fashioned lady, always quite delicate and elegant, especially in her language, was planning a weeks holiday in Sydney with her husband, so she wrote to a particular camping ground and asked for a reservation.

She wanted to make sure that the camping ground was fully equipped, but didn’t know quite how to ask about the toilet facilities. She just couldn’t bring herself

to write the word “toilet” in her letter.

After much thought, she finally came up with the old fashioned term “Bathroom closet” but when she wrote it down, she still thought she was being too forward, so she started all over again, rewrote the letter, and referred to the bathroom closet as the B.C.

“Does the camping ground have it’s own B.C.” is what she wrote.

Well, the camping ground owner wasn’t a bit old fashioned, and he just couldn’t figure out what the old lady was talking about, so he showed the letter around a few of the campers and the only thing they could come up with was that B.C. stood for Baptist Church, so he wrote the following reply.

Dear Madam,

I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take the pleasure of informing you that a B.C. is located nine miles north of our camping ground, and is capable of seating 250 people at one time.

I admit that it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number of campers go there and many take their lunches along and make a day of it. They usually arrive nice and early and stay quite late.

The last time my wife and I went was six years ago, and it was so crowded we had to stand up the whole time we were there. It may interest you to know that there is a special supper planned there to raise money to buy more seats so that everyone will be able to sit in comfort.

I would like to say that it pains me very much not to be able to go more regularly, but it is surely no lack of desire on my part, just that I am so busy most of the time.

As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort to go, especially in the cold weather. If you decide to come down to our camping ground perhaps I could go with you the first time you go, sit with you and introduce you to all the other folks.

Remember this is a very friendly community  ….

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Just For Laugh … ” Do you Understand What a team is … “

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At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 7-year-old hockey players aside and asked, “Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?”
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
“Do you understand that what matters is not whether we win or lose, but how we play together as a team?”
The little boy nodded yes.
“So,” the coach continued, “I’m sure you know, when a penalty is called, you shouldn’t argue, curse, attack the referee, or call him a pecker-head.”
Do you understand all that?”
Again the little boy nodded.
He continued, “And when I call you off the ice so that another boy gets a chance to play, it’s not good sportsmanship to call your coach ‘a dumb  and idiot , is it?”
Again the little boy nodded.
“Good,” said the coach. “Now go over there and explain all that to your mother.“
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Jokes For the Day…” What comes after Ten ?… “

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A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses.
She started her class by saying, “Everyone who thinks you’re stupid, stand up!”
After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up.
The teacher said, “Do you think you’re stupid, Little Johnny?”
“No, ma’am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!”

………………………….

Little Johnny’s class were on an outing to their local police station where they saw pictures, of the ten most wanted men, tacked to a bulletin board. On the way out of the police station Little Johnny said to the officer, “it was so nice of you to put my daddy’s picture up there.”

……………………….

 

Little Johnny comes downstairs crying. His mother asked, “What’s the matter now?”
“Dad was hanging pictures, and just hit his thumb with hammer,” said little Johnny through his tears. “That’s not so serious,” soothed his mother. “I know you are upset, but a big boy like you shouldn’t cry at something like that. Why didn’t you just laugh?
“I did!” sobbed Johnny.

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A teacher asked little Johnny if he knows his 1 to 10 well
“Yes! Of course! My pop taught me…even more than 10”
“Good. What comes after three?”
“Four,” answers the boy.
“What comes after six?”
“Seven.”
“Very good,” says the teacher. “Your erm…dad did a good job. Now…so what comes after…lets say ten?”
“A jack”

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” What is The Meaning Of ‘ Equipoise’ ? …”

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Another interesting episode as narrated by SriMatam Balu mama.

”CAN YOU NOTICE ANY TRACES OF SADNESS/”

SriMatam, camp in Ilaiyaaththaankudi.

A Government officer, along with his friends( four or five) was proceeding to Ilaiyaththankudi. They were conversing among themselves. In between many topics, came that of Mahaswamikal.

” Periaval knows Samskrit well…”
“He also knows Tamizh, Telugu and Kannada..”
He knows only a few words in English; may have a little working knowledge..”
when we talk, if some English words pop up, He will understand..”

They reached the camp, and were waiting outside the room where Periava was staying.After ten minutes, Periava came out. surrounding Him were a lot of devotees, who were well versed in English, and Periava was talking to them.

“In every language, there are certain peculiar words. Such words can not be translated in other languages that easily. In ENGLISH language, there is a word called “EQUIPOISE”. Can you tell me the meaning of that word? ..”

Each one gave his own explanation but not one word could convey the exact meaning of that word.

Periava saw our Govt. officer and his friends and asked them if they knew.

Our Govt. officer sweated profusely. He tried to explain
something but failed in his attempt.

“EQUIPOISE” means “MENTAL EQUANIMITY”—-said Periava .
Every one was stunned!. He diverted the talk to some other topic. He didn’t give room for the others to feel bad..

After He walked some distance, HE stopped in the centre of the hall..

At some distance, an old lady was sitting, and with her eyes closed, was doing some Japam.

“How does that lady look?”—asked Periava.

” Very calm, quiet, and without any worries in her mind…” answered our friends.

“Do you know, who she is?”—asked Periava.

Nobody answered.

” There was a great writer, by name K.S.Venkataramani. He has written a lot of books.KANDAN, The Patriot, MURUGAN, The Tiller( I have read them too!) are all famous.In these novels the rural setting is very natural.

” He brought a French ‘Thathva Gnani’ by name Paul Brunton to Thiruvannamalai, and brought him to me also. He had a very good bonding with our ‘THATHVAM’

“This couple had a son. K.S.V. passed away. The son is in mental hospital.”

” She doesn’t have any friends, or relatives, no money, nothing, but mountains of sadness! Can you see any trace of those worries on her face?”

” That stage is called “EQUIPOISE”!

Where did Periava do M.A. in English?

“Vaak Dhevatha lives in His tongue!

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” அம்பாள் ‘படி’ அளப்பாள்” …. !!!

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பெரியவாள் காசி யாத்திரை (1933) செல்லும் வழியில் ஒரு ஆந்திர குக்கிராமம் ஒன்றில் முகாமிட்டபோது ஸ்ரீ ஸி.எஸ்,விக்கு (விச்வநாதையர்) பொத்துக்கொண்டு வந்து விட்டதாம்.

“எடுத்துச் செலவழிப்பதற்கு நம் மடத்தில் என்ன கொட்டியா கிடக்கிறது? இந்தத் தரித்திரம் பிடித்த ஊரில் இத்தனை யானையையும்,ஒட்டையையும்,ஜனங்களையும் கட்டித் தீனி போடுவதென்றால் எப்படி?” என்கிற ரீதியில் பெரியவாள் காதுபடப் பொரிந்து தள்ளி விட்டாராம்.

பெரியவாள் அவரைக் கூப்பிட்டார். சாந்தமாக ” நீ ஏன் பதட்டப்படறே? நாம நல்ல காரியத்தை உத்தேசிச்சுப் பொறப்பட்டிருக்கோம்.நம்ப லக்ஷ்யம் நன்னாயிருந்தா அம்பாள் கை கொடுக்காமப் போவாளா? அவதானே எல்லாருக்கும் படியளக்கிறா? நமக்கும் நிறைய அளப்பா”என்றாராம்.

மறுநாள், விச்வநாதய்யரால் நம்பவே முடியவில்லை! அந்தக் கிராமத்தில் ஏதாவது திருவிழா நடந்ததா, அல்லது சந்தை கூடிற்றா, அல்லது இப்படி எதுவுமே
நடக்காமல் பெரியவாளின் சக்தி மட்டும்தான் வேலை செய்ததா என்று அவருக்குச் சொல்ல தெரியவில்லை.

ஆனால் சொல்லத் தெரிந்தது, மறுநாள் காலையிலிருந்து அந்த நிர்மாநுஷ்யக் குக்கிராமத்தில் புற்றீசலாகப் பக்தர்கள் பெரியவாளை வழிபட வந்து கொண்டேயிருந்ததுதான். வந்தது மட்டும் இல்லை.

அக்காலத்தில் வெள்ளி நாணயம் வழங்கி வந்ததல்லவா? வந்த பக்தர்கள் யாவரும் இப்படி நாணயங்களைக் கொண்டு வந்து கொட்டினார்கள். “நான் மடத்திலே இருந்திருக்கிற இந்த நாற்பது வருஷமா இதை (எஸ்,வி.என்னிடம் கூறியது சுமார் பத்து ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு-கட்டுரை-1960-பின் பாதியில்) அந்த மாதிரி ஒத்தை ஒத்தை ரூபாயா வந்து குன்று மாதிரி குவிஞ்சதேயில்லை! மடத்து ஜாகையிலே எல்லாத்தையும் சேத்துக் குவிச்சு எண்ணிட்டுப் படியாலே எடுத்து எடுத்துச் சாக்கிலே போட்டுக் கட்டினோம்.

பெரியவாள்,”அம்பாள்,’படி’ அளப்பாள்’னு சொன்னேன். ஒனக்கு நம்பிக்கைப் படலை. இப்ப நீயே ‘படியாலே’ அளந்து அளந்து கொட்டறே, பாத்தியா?”ன்னா!

“பெரியவாளுக்குத் தெரியாதது எதுவும் இல்லை. பெரியவா செய்ய முடியாதது எதுவும் இல்லை. இருந்தாலும் ‘எங்களைக் கூட வெச்சுண்டு ஆட்டம் போட்டிருக்கா” என்று முடித்தார் விச்வநாதையர்
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Message For the Day…” Make Every Effort to Understand the Immanent Divinity …”

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Recognize the Divine within yourself. Open the doors of your heart. Develop love more and more. Understand the truth. Experience God. There lies the bliss. Make every effort to understand the immanent Divinity. The Divinity within you is covered by ego and anger. Therefore, real knowledge dawns when attachment is destroyed (Moham hithva punar vidya). Where does this attachment come from? Excessive desires lead to attachment. You may attain temporary peace by undertaking repetition of the name (Japa), meditation (dhyana), andyoga. To attain permanent peace, you must develop love within. Love can turn earth into sky and sky into earth. This sacred love is within you. But, you direct it in the wrong direction and thereby it gets perverted. Develop the sacred Love within you to realise your innate Divinity.  

Sathya Sai Baba

Jokes for the Weekend….

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Merv was in a terrible accident at work. He fell through a floor tile and ripped off both of his ears. Since he was permanently disfigured, he settled with the company for a rather large sum of money and went on his way. One day, Merv decided to invest his money in a small, but growing telecom business called Plexus Communications. After weeks of negotiations, he bought the company outright. But, after signing on the dotted line, he realized that he knew nothing about running such a business and quickly set out to hire someone who could do that for him.
The next day he had set up three interviews. The first guy was great. He knew everything he needed to and was very interesting. At the end of the interview, Merv asked him, “Do you notice anything different about me?” And the gentleman answered, “Why yes, I couldn’t help but notice you have no ears.” Merv got very angry and threw him out.
The second interview was with a woman, and she was even better than the first guy. He asked her the same question, “Do you notice anything different about me?” and she replied: “Well, you have no ears.” Merv again was upset and tossed her out.
The third and last interview was the best of all three. It was with a very young man who was fresh out of college. He was smart. He was handsome. And he seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put together. Merv was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the same question: “Do you notice anything different about me?” And to his surprise, the young man answered: “Yes. You wear contact lenses.”
Merv was shocked, and said, “What an incredibly observant young man. How in the world did you know that?”
The young man fell off his chair laughing hysterically and replied, “Well, it’s pretty hard to wear glasses with no ears!”
 
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Three buddies die in a car crash, and they find themselves at the pearly gates. 

They are all asked, “When you are in your casket and friends and 

family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say 

about you? 

The first guy says, “I would like to hear them say that I was the

greates doctor of my time, and a great family man.” 

The second guy says, “I would like to hear that I was a wonderful 

husband and school teacher who made a huge difference in our 

children of tomorrow.” 

The last guy replies, 

“I would like to hear them say… LOOK!!! HE’S MOVING!!!!!”

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Message for the Day…” Master the Mind and Be a Mastermind …”

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All spiritual practices (Sadhana) will go in vain if you do not know your true identity. Instead of asking others, “Who are you?” ask yourself, “Who am I?” We say, “This is my book, this is my tumbler.” Then, “Who am I? The feeling of ‘my’ is illusion (maya). All this ‘mine’ is matter; they are negative. You think you are the master of this material world. Master the mind and be a mastermind! Make an effort to know your true identity. To know this, you should first give up body attachment. When I say this is ‘my handkerchief’, I am separate from the handkerchief. Similarly, when I say this is ‘my body’, I am separate from the body. When I say, ‘my mind’ it means I am separate from my mind. Then who am I? Constant enquiry on these lines would lead you to self realisation.   

Sathya Sai Baba