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Om is the sum and essence of all the teachings in scriptures about Divinity;“Om ithi ekaaksharam Brahma” states the Vedas, meaning, the one syllable Om, is Brahman, the Divine! Om is a composite of three sounds A (aa), U (oo) and M (mm). It has to be pronounced rising in a crescendo as slowly as possible, and as gradually coming down, until there remains only the echo of the silence reverberating in the cavity of your heart. Do not take it in two stages, arguing that your breath will not hold so long. Persevere until you are able to be stirred by the upward sweep and the downward curve and the silent sequel. These represent the waking, dreaming and sleeping, and the fourth, beyond the three stages. It represents also the flower of your individuality maturing into a fruit and filling you with sweet juice from your own inner essence, and thereafter the final release.
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Love to Drink Lemon Juice !!!
Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water
| Ask most people how they feel about lemons and they will either pucker their lips or insist that the yellow fruit’s only place is in lemonade. Yet little do many know, lemons are some of the most nutrient-rich and healthy fruits out there that can be used to ease a wide variety of ailments. Here is a list of a few ways that lemon juice can transform your bodily health, for the short-term and the long-term! |
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1. Boosts Your Immune System
Lemons are rich in vitamin C, B, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and fiber. Although vitamin C is the key to jump-starting our immune system, the rest of the nutritional benefits of the lemon can certainly do you no harm. It’s good to drink a glass or two of lemon water when you are feeling stressed, because that is when your immune system is most likely to fall weak to any surrounding bacteria or viruses.
2. A Surprising Source of Potassium
Potassium is good for your heart health as well as your brain and nerve function. It is usually found in vegetables like potatoes and spinach, but lemons are also an excellent source for a potassium boost.
3. Eases Your Digestion
Lemon water should be drunk at room temperature as warm water helps stimulate smooth movement within the gastrointestinal tract. Lemons and other citrus fruits contribute to this effect because they are high in vitamins and minerals that loosen up the toxins in the digestive tract, known as ama. Lemon is an excellent natural remedy for symptoms of indigestion like heartburn and bloating.
4. A Natural Diuretic
Lemons increase the rate of urination and therefore are able to quickly remove toxins in the digestive tract that can affect the health of the urinary tract.
5. Keeps Your Skin Clear
The potent vitamin C in lemons helps keep the skin blemish and wrinkle-free. In addition the antioxidants in lemon juice can be applied to scars and age spots in order to reduce their appearance without diminishing the skin’s radiance.
6. Reduces Inflammation
Drinking lemon water on a regular basis may decrease the levels of acidity within the body, which is where disease is most likely to occur. It works to remove uric acid in the joints which is the main source for joint pain and inflammation. It’s best to drink the lemon water in the winter at a lukewarm temperature to fight off the effects of cold-weather stiffness.
7. A Caffeine Aid
Lemon juice is an excellent way to cut back on caffeine in coffee or soda because it has similar rejuvenating effects. Substituting your morning cup of joe for a cup of hot water and lemon may save you from an afternoon crash and quiet your caffeine cravings.
8. Keeps You Hydrated
Starting your day off with a cup of hot lemon water can not only prevent fatigue later on in the day, but also dehydration. Dehydration is one of the major causes of toxic buildup, stress and even susceptibility to viral infections. So if you are the kind that forgets to drink water, it is recommended that you drink lemon water in order to stay hydrated throughout the day.
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Story of Rock Garden as Revealed by its Creator Nek Chand Who Has Turned 90 !!!…
His statues have ended up in museums around the world. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU. Source: AFP
DEEP inside his massive garden of handmade waterfalls and sculptures, Nek Chand recalls toiling away secretly in the dead of night for a staggering 18 years to create his wonderland in north India.
Riding his bicycle after dark to a state-owned forest, Chand spent night after night clearing patches of ground and transforming the landscape into a majestic garden that would eventually cover eight hectares.
Waterfalls, gardens and sculptures dot the serene environment. Source: AFP/NARINDER NANU Source: AFP
“I started building this garden as a hobby” in the 1950s, Chand told AFP in a rare interview on the eve of his 90th birthday on Monday.
“For 18 years nobody came to know. There was a forest here, who would come here and what for? There were no roads to come and go,” Chand said nostalgically, seated in the garden that has become a major tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors a day.
Indian visitors in the Rock Garden, built by self-taught Indian artist Nek Chand Saini over the course of 18 years AFP/NARINDER NANU. Source: AFP
After the deadly violence and upheaval of partition in 1947, India set about building a capital for Punjab state, carved out of a region that stretched across the border into newly formed Pakistan.
From the tonnes of building materials and rubbish that followed, Chand carefully collected what he considered gems while working as a lowly roads inspector in the upcoming Chandigarh city.
Pottery pieces, glass, tiles and even broken bathroom sinks were used to make sculptures of men and women, fairies and demons, elephants, monkeys and gods.
Pottery pieces, glass, tiles and broken household items wre used to create this wonderland. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU Source: AFP
“I had many ideas, I was thinking all the time. I began carrying all the material on my bicycle and collecting it here,” Chand said of his garden of mosaic pathways, hidden chambers and courtyards.
“I did three to four rounds on my cycle each day. I saw beauty and art in what people said was junk.”
‘Like reliving Willy Wonka’
When his secret was finally discovered in 1976, authorities threatened demolition, claiming Chand had violated strict land laws.
But an amazed public rallied behind him, leading to his appointment as head of the newly opened Rock Garden of Chandigarh.
Chand stepped up his creation of hundreds of sculptures — mostly made from broken household material and discarded personal items including electric sockets, switches, bangles and bicycle frames.
Riding his bicycle after dark to a state-owned forest, Chand spent night after night clearing patches of ground and transforming the landscape into a majestic garden AFP/NARINDER NANU. Source: AFP
Some made of broken glass bangles show girls dancing, others of ceramic pieces depict men at a party pouring glasses of whiskey.
Ticket sales grew as word of the secret garden spread, with some 3,000 people from across the country and overseas now wandering through daily.
“It’s so amazing. It’s something like reliving Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” Jasmine Paul, a resident of Vancouver who was holidaying in India, told AFP.
“It is just like the fairy tales that you grow up reading.” With no formal education in art or sculpture, Chand drew inspiration from his childhood when he played near a river flowing through his village in what is now Muslim-majority Pakistan.
Sculptures made from discarded household items. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU Source: AFP
Chand and his family were forced to flee across the border during partition because they were Hindus, finally settling in Chandigarh, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana states.
“That is why there is a childlike quality to the sculptures,” said Alan Cesarno, a British volunteer with the Nek Chand Foundation that was set up in 1997 to raise funds for the garden’s upkeep.
“When you look around you realise that it is actually a child’s version of a fantasy kingdom,” he told AFP standing next to one of the several waterfalls.
Self-taught Indian artist Nek Chand Saini on the eve of his 90th birthday. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU. Source: AFP
Conservation challenges
Chand’s statues have found their way into museums across the world, including at the National Children’s Museum in Washington, the American Folk Art Museum in New York and the RIBA gallery in Liverpool in 2007.
Back home, the garden is facing conservation challenges, including a lack of funds from the state government which takes the ticket sales, according to volunteers.
Vandalism has been reported more than once and enthusiastic visitors often climb or lean on the structures, damaging their fragile pieces.
“In a country known more for slums and garbage dumps, the rock garden stands as an exceptional example,” said Mani Dhillon, a volunteer involved in the garden’s upkeep.
“It is perhaps the only place of its kind in the entire world. The administration and the people must realise its importance, they must come forward and save it before it’s too late,” she told AFP.
Magical waterfalls enchant its visitors. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU Source: AFP
While Chand still oversees the garden as its founding head with near daily visits, his age and failing eyesight mean he can no longer spend the long hours needed to create new sculptures.
He is however undaunted by the challenges facing his more than half a century’s work, saying he has faith in God from which he draws his strength.
“I am not scared of anything. Had I been scared, how would I have worked in the dead of the night in the jungle?”
SOURCE:::: http://www.news.com.au
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Amazing Freestyle FootBall Skill … Watch This Lady !!!
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Breaking Stereotypes: This Woman’s Freestyle Football Skills Will Leave You Spellbound
Rub your eyes all you want but it’s true. This young woman’s skills with the football are unbelievable and this video will give you much joy and motivation to find and nurture a talent, maybe. Melody Donchet, winner of the 2014 Street Style World Final held in Salvador, Brazil, makes sweet music with her footwork as she juggles a football, watched by a thrilled audience.She does hand-stands and swirls her legs like a ribbon, all the while balancing a football like it’s no big deal. The expression on her fellow contestant’s face tells you everything there is. She looks awed and mortified and we don’t blame her.
With the crowd cheering her on and the judges unanimously declaring her victorious, there is no doubt whatsoever that Melody’s skill with the ball makes her everything that a winner ought to be.
Mind = blown.
SOURCE::::: http://www.ndtv.com
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5 Things Lucky People Do …
Author Ashwin Sanghi says that it is indeed possible to ‘attract’ good luck! Here’s how!
Ashwin Sanghi is the author of four bestselling books — The Rozabal Line, Chanakya’s Chant, The Krishna Key and Private India, the last of which he co-authored with the American bestselling writer James Patterson.
Sanghi’s next book, like all his previous ones, is also a page-turner. But 13 Steps to Bloody Good Luck also happens to be his first work of non-fiction.
In it, Sanghi suggests that while some people are ‘luckier’ than others, it is also possible to ‘attract’ good luck your way.
Lady Luck, he says, isn’t all that fickle after all because we can ‘train’ ourselves to be lucky!
So what is it exactly that lucky people do?
Speaking to Rediff.com, Sanghi lists out five important things that most lucky people seem to do:
1. Lucky people grow and strengthen their network
Luck hates loneliness. It’s almost impossible to be lucky alone. A story that will illustrate this point is that of Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Ravi Shankar was a music director with All India Radio (or AIR) from 1949 to 1956. VK Narayana Menon, Director of AIR, introduced Shankar to the renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
Menuhin invited Shankar to perform in America.
In America, Shankar became friends with Richard Bock, founder of World Pacific Records.
Shankar executed several recordings at Bock’s studio.
The American rock band The Byrds who also used to record there heard Shankar’s music and incorporated some of his music into their tracks.
These tracks came to the attention of George Harrison of the Beatles and Harrison soon visited India to study the sitar under Ravi Shankar.
The Beatles went on to use the sitar in their ‘Norwegian Wood’ track.
Shankar’s association with The Beatles got him invited to Woodstock and made him the most famous Indian musician on the planet by 1966.
That’s called the network effect.
2. Lucky people listen to their intuition and develop it
All of us seem to have two voices inside us.
The first is intuition, our ‘inner wizard’.
It tries to tell us what we should be doing and what will be good for us.
The second voice inside us is the ‘inner critic’, which sends a steady stream of destructive thoughts directed towards us and others.
Ignoring the critic and listening to the wizard is a key trait of lucky people.
An example of intuitive good luck is the story of Conrad Hilton, the legendary founder of Hilton Hotels.
Hilton claimed that his incredible success as a hotelier was often due to his lucky hunches.
On one particular occasion, Hilton submitted a sealed bid of $165,000 to buy a rundown Chicago hotel in a sealed bid auction.
The next morning, something didn’t feel right. Acting on his intuition, he submitted another bid of $180,000.
When the bids were examined, Hilton’s was the winning bid.
The next highest offer was $179,800.
3. Lucky people are willing to try new things
The overall willingness of lucky people to try new things simply increases the number of opportunities that come their way thus increasing their good luck.
Consider the story of the great painter Henri Matisse. Matisse went to Paris to study law and started working as a court administrator in Le Cateau-Cambresis after gaining his qualification.
Following an attack of appendicitis in 1889, he underwent a period of convalescence.
His mother bought him some art supplies so that he could keep himself occupied even though Matisse had never painted in his life.
Little did his mother realise that her son would discover ‘a kind of paradise’ as he later described the experience.
He decided to become an artist, deeply disappointing his father by that decision but going on to become one of the greatest painters ever.
The good luck would simply not have kicked in without Matisse’s openness to try a new activity.
4. Lucky people make the best of bad situations, stay positive and persevere
Lucky people are simply those who use every bad situation to the best of their abilities.
The life stories of some of the ‘luckiest’ people reveal that most of them thrived under conditions of adversity.
Beethoven composed his best-known masterpieces after he became deaf while Sir Walter Raleigh wrote History of the World during his 13 years in prison.
The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in Ahmednagar Fort from 1942 to 1946 while Martin Luther translated the Holy Bible while confined in the Castle of Wartburg.
With a sentence of death hanging over him, Dante wrote The Divine Comedy during 20 years of exile.
5. Lucky people stay alert and informed
Most lucky people have understood that calming the mind is a key method to increase alertness.
Lucky people find their own unique ways to tame their minds.
Hence they are better able to deal with difficult or stressful situations in their lives.
Often it is this alertness that allows ‘lucky’ people to spot opportunities when they arise.
Consider the case of Ray Kroc, the person credited with creating the McDonald’s franchising system.
The brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald had established McDonald’s, a fast food restaurant.
The restaurant used Castle Multimixers to make milkshakes.
Ray Kroc supplied these machines to McDonald’s among others.
When Ray noticed that the McDonald brothers had purchased eight Multimixers in a very short period of time, he visited their San Bernardino restaurant to investigate.
Seeing their efficient operation convinced Ray that their scientific restaurant processes could be converted into a national franchising opportunity.
He quickly offered to become a franchising agent for the brothers and opened McDonald’s Inc’s very first restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.
He eventually bought out the company from the brothers in 1961 for $2.7 million.
Good luck for Ray Kroc?
Yes. But his good luck only happened because he was alert to a sudden spike in the sales of Castle Multimixers!
SOURCE::: http://www.rediff.com
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” ஹனுமனுக்கு வடை மாலை , ஜாங்கிரி மாலை ஏன்…? “
ஒரு முறை வட நாட்டில் இருந்து ஓர் அன்பர் மஹபெரியவாளைத தரிசிக்க வந்தார். மனம் குளிரும்வண்ணம் அவரது தரிசனம் முடிந்த பிறகு சற்றே நெளிந்தவாறு நின்றார். இவரது மனதில் ஏதோ கேள்வி இழையோடுகிறது போலும் என்று தீர்மானித்த பெரியவா,
“என்ன சந்தேகம். கேளுங்கோ” என்றார்.
அந்த வட நாட்டு அன்பருக்கு ஆஞ்சநேயர் குறித்த ஒரு சந்தேகம் நெடு நாட்களாகவே இருந்து வந்தது.
இதுகுறித்துப் பலரிடமும் விளக்கம் கேட்டு விட்டார். ஆனால் எவரிடம் இருந்தும் சரியான பதில் வரவில்லை. அவர், அந்த சந்தேகத்தை மஹா பெரியவாளிடம் கேட்கலாமா என்று யோசித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த போதுதான், ஸ்வாமிகளே உத்தரவு கொடுத்து விட்டார்.
“ஆஞ்சநேயரைப் பற்றி எனக்கு ஒரு சந்தேகம்…” இழுத்தார் அன்பர்.
“வாயுபுத்திரனைப் பத்தியா… கேளேன்” என்றார் ஸ்வாமிகள்.
“ஸ்வாமி.. ஆஞ்சநேயர் பலருக்கும் இஷ்ட தெய்வமாக இருக்கிறார். எல்லாருமே அவரை வணங்கி அருள்பெறுகிறார்கள். ஆனால் அவருக்கு அணிவிக்கப்படும் மாலை பற்றித் தான் என் சந்தேகம்….”
பெரியவா மெளனமாக இருக்கவே… அன்பரே தொடர்ந்தார்: “அனுமனுக்குத் தென்னிந்தியாவில் காரமானமிளகு கலந்த வடை மாலை சாற்றுகிறார்கள். ஆனால் நான் வசிக்கும் வட இந்தியாவிலோ ஜாங்கிரி மாலைசாற்றுகிறார்கள். ஏன் இப்படி வித்தியாசப்படுகிறது ?”
பதிலுக்காக மஹபெரியவாளையே பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார் வட நாட்டில் இருந்து வந்த அன்பர்.
தன்னுடைய நீண்ட நாளைய சந்தேகத்துக்கு, பெரியவாளிடம் இருந்தாவது தகுந்த பதில் வருமா என்கிற எதிர்பார்ப்பு அவரது முகத்தில் இருந்தது. கேள்வி கேட்ட வட நாட்டு அன்பர் மட்டுமல்ல… பெரியவா சொல்லப்போகும் பதிலுக்காக அன்று அங்கு கூடிஇருந்த அனைவருமே ஆவலுடன் இருந்தனர்.
ஒரு புன்முறுவலுக்குப் பிறகு பெரியவா பதில் சொல்ல ஆரம்பித்தார்.
“பெரும்பாலோர் வீட்டில் கைக்குழந்தைகள் சாப்பிடுவதற்கு அடம் செய்தால், வீட்டுக்கு வெளியே குழந்தையை இடுப்பில் தூக்கிக் கொண்டு வந்து, ‘அதோ பார் நிலா…’ என்று சந்திரனை அந்தக் குழந்தைக்கு வேடிக்கை காட்டி உணவை சாப்பிட வைப்பார்கள் பெண்கள். அழகான நிலாவையும் வெளிக்காற்றையும் சுவாசிக்க நேரும் குழந்தைகள் அடம் பண்ணாமல் சமர்த்தாக உணவை சாப்பிட்டு விடும் . சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அம்மாக்களுக்கும் இது சந்தோஷத்தைத் தரும். உங்களில் பலர் வீடுகளிலும் இது நிகழ்ந்திருக்கும்.
சாதாரண குழந்தைகளுக்கு நிலா விளையாட்டுப் பொருள் என்றால், ராமதூதனான அனுமனுக்கு சூரியன் விளையாட்டுப் பொருள் ஆனது. அதுவும் எப்படி ? பார்ப்பதற்கு ஏதோ ஒரு பழம் போல் காட்சி தந்த சூரியனைஅடுத்த கணமே தன் கையில் பிடித்துச் சாப்பிட வேண்டும் என்று தீராத ஆசை ஏற்பட்டது அனுமனுக்கு.
அனுமன் கைக்குழந்தையாக விளையாடிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோது வானத்தில் செக்கச்செவேல் என்று ஒரு பழம்போல்‘ஜிவுஜிவு’ என்று தோற்றமளித்த சூரியன், அவரை மிகவும் கவர்ந்து விட்டது. மனித வாழ்க்கையின் ஜீவாதாரத்துக்குக் காரணமான சூரியனை, சாப்பிடுவதற்கு உகந்த ஒரு பழம் என்று நினைத்து விட்டார் அனுமன். வாயுபுத்திரன் அல்லவா ? அடுத்த கணமே அது தன் கையில் வந்து விட வேண்டும் என்று விரும்பினார். வாயு வேகத்தில் வானத்தில் பறந்தார். பிறந்து சில நாட்களே ஆன ஒரு பச்சிளங்குழந்தை சூரியனையே விழுங்குவதற்காக இப்படிப் பறந்து செல்வது கண்டு தேவர்கள் திகைத்தனர்.வாயுபுத்திரனின் வேகத்தை எவராலும் தடுக்க முடியவில்லை.
அதே நேரத்தில் ராகு கிரஹமும் சூரியனைப் பிடித்து கிரஹண காலத்தை உண்டுபண்ணுவதற்காக நகர்ந்து கொண்டிருந்தது. ஆனால், அனுமன் சென்ற வேகத்தில் ராகு பகவானால் செல்ல முடியவில்லை. சூரியனைப் பிடிப்பதற்காக நடந்த இந்த ரேசில் அனுமனிடம் ராகு பகவான் தோற்றுப் போனார். இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியின் முடிவாக, அனுமனுக்கு ஒரு அங்கீகாரம் கொடுத்தார் ராகு பகவான். அதாவது, தனக்கு மிகவும் உகந்த தானியமான உளுந்தால் உணவுப் பண்டம் தயாரித்து எவர் ஒருவர் அனுமனை வணங்குகிறாரோ ,அவரை எந்தக் காலத்திலும் தான் பீடிப்பதில்லை எனவும், தன்னால் வரும் தோஷங்கள்
அனைத்தும் நிவர்த்திஆகி விடும் எனவும் ராகு பகவான் அனுமனிடம் தெரிவித்தார். இந்த உணவுப் பண்டம் எப்படி இருக்கவேண்டும் என்றும் ராகு பகவான் அனுமனிடம் சொன்னார். அதாவது தன் உடல் போல்(பாம்பு போல்) வளைந்து இருக்க வேண்டும் எனவும் சொன்னார். அதைதான் உளுந்தினால் ஆன மாலைகளாகத் தயாரித்து அனுமனுக்கு சமர்ப்பிக்கிறோம். ஆக, ராகு தோஷத்தால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருப்பவர் உளுந்து தானியத்தால் ஆனவடை மாலைகளை அனுமனுக்குச் சார்த்தி வழிபட்டால், ராகு தோஷம் நிவர்த்தி ஆகி விடும் என்பது இதில் இருந்து தெரிகிறது.
இப்போது மிளகு வடை மற்றும் ஜாங்கிரி விஷயத்துக்கு வருகிறேன்.
வடையாகட்டும்… ஜாங்கிரி ஆகட்டும். இரண்டுமே உளுந்தினால் செய்யப்பட்டவை தான். தென்னிந்தியாவில் இருப்பவர்கள் அனுமனுக்கு உளுந்து வடை மாலை சாற்றுகிறார்கள். இங்கே உப்பளங்கள் அதிகம் உள்ளன. இங்கிருந்து பல வெளி நாடுகளுக்கும் உப்பு அதிக அளவில் ஏற்றுமதி ஆகிறது. ஆகவே, உப்பும் உளுந்தும் கலந்து கூடவே மிளகும் சேர்த்து பாம்பின் உடல் போல் மாலையாகத் தயாரித்து, அனுமனுக்கு சார்த்தி வழிபடும் வழக்கம் நம்மூரில் அதிகம் உண்டு.
வட இந்தியாவில் பல மாநிலங்களில் கரும்பு விளைச்சல் அமோகமாக இருக்கிறது. சர்க்கரை பெருமளவில் அங்கு உற்பத்தி ஆகி, வெளிநாடுகளுக்கெல்லாம் ஏற்றுமதி ஆகிறது. தவிர, வட இந்தியர்கள் இனிப்புப்பண்டங்களை அதிகம் விரும்பிச் சாப்பிடுபவர்கள். அதுவும், அவர்களுக்குக் காலை நேரத்திலேயே —அதாவது பிரேக் ஃபாஸ்ட் வேளையில் இனிப்புப் பண்டங்களையும் ரெகுலர் டிஃபனோடு சேர்த்துக்
கொள்வார்கள். அவர்கள் இனிப்பு விரும்பிகள். எனவேதான், அவர்கள் உளுந்தினால் ஆன ஜாங்கிரி மாலையை அனுமனுக்கு சாரதி வழிபடுகிறார்கள்.
எது எப்படியோ… அனுமனிடம் ராகு பகவான் கேட்டுக் கொண்டபடி உளுந்து மாலைகள் அனுமனுக்கு விழுந்துகொண்டே இருக்கின்றன.
அது உப்பாக இருந்தால் என்ன… சர்க்கரையாக இருந்தால் என்ன.. மாலை சார்த்திவழிபடும் பக்தர்களுக்கு ராகு தோஷம் தொலைந்து போனால் சரி” என்று சொல்லி விட்டு, இடி இடியெனச்சிரித்தார் மஹபெரியவா.
பெரியவாளின் விளக்கமான இந்த பதிலைக் கேட்ட வட நாட்டு அன்பர் முகத்தில் பரவசம். சடாரென மகானின திருப்பாதங்களுக்கு ஒரு நமஸ்காரம் செய்து தன் நன்றியைத் தெரிவித்தார். கூடி இருந்த அநேகபக்தர்களும் பெரியவாளின் விளக்கத்தால் நெகிழ்ந்து போனார்கள்.
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Message For the Day…” Learn From The WATCH the Lesson it Teaches to us …”
You dread that it is very difficult, nay, impossible, to realise God. It is very simple; its very simplicity makes you feel that there must be some hidden trap. You do not appreciate simple things and habits. For example, there is nothing so simple as speaking the truth; yet how many stick to Truth! If you venture into untruth, you have to invent new stories all along the line and keep in memory all the stories and all the persons to whom you have related them. Each student has a watch on his wrist. And, you look at the watch at least a hundred times a day. Well, learn from the watch a great lesson. When you watch the watch, remember the five letters of the word, WATCH; each is giving you a fine lesson for life: W tells you ‘Watch your Words’; A warns you ‘Watch your Action’; T indicates ‘Watch your Thoughts’; C advises ‘Watch your Character’; and H declares ‘Watch your Heart.’ When you are consulting your watch, imbibe this lesson that the watch is imparting.
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The Heartbreaking Truth About Indian Foods That Are Not Indian at All !!!
You’ve been eating and drinking them all your life without knowing the actual origins! We bet you never knew these Indian foods are not Indian at all but are a gift of foreign influences.
1. Samosa
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That delicious samosa you always munch on as a tea-time snack or when sudden hunger-pangs hit is not Indian at all! The triangular potato/meat-filled savoury dish that is easily found on every street-corner actually has origins in the Middle East. Originally called ‘sambosa‘, the Indian samosa was actually introduced to the country sometime between the 13th and 14th century by traders of the Middle East. But whatever, we’re just happy we get to hog these yummy yummy snacks!
2. Gulab Jamuns
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Ooh. We’re sure your mouth is already watering. The very thought of these calorie-filled dough balls, deep-fried and then soaked is enough to send anyone to food heaven. And what’s more, this dish is so versatile that you can enjoy it hot, cold or simply at room temperature. But the favourite Indian dessert originated in the Mediterranean and Persia. Though the original form of the dessert is called luqmat al qadi and made of dough balls deep fried, soaked in honey syrup and sprinkled with sugar, once it reached India, the recipe was modified. How we wish it was lunch-time already!
3. Vindaloo
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The very sound takes you to the beaches of Goa and a relaxed family lunch. But the very spicy meat curry is not Goan at all! Vindaloo has it’s roots in Portuguese cuisine and it has been adapted from the very famous carne de vinha d’alhos which is the Portuguese name for Vindaloo. Originally, Vindaloo was made of wine, pork and garlic and that is how it derived it’s name (vin – wine, alhos – garlic) though Indians modified it by using palm vinegar, pork/beef/chicken and multiple spices. Though the original recipe does not use potatoes, Indians modified the recipe further by using potatoes as the word “aloo” in Vindaloo means potato in Hindi. Now you know where that sudden piece of potato popped up from between those meat chunks.
4. Shukto
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This mouth-watering Bengali delicacy is another surprise which has it’s origins in Portuguese cuisine. The Portuguese influence extended all the way from Goa to Eastern Bengal or Bangladesh and the influences are visible in Bengali food even today. Shukto is prepared from Karela or Bitter Gourd which is Indian in origin but was prepared by the Portuguese in olden days. Slowly, Indian influences like multiple other vegetables and a dash of milk/sweet to cut the spice were added to the dish. Just be happy you get to savour this amazing dish today!
5. Chai
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The unassuming comfort drink of almost every Indian is in no way true desi. Famous the world over as chai (Starbucks has a Chai Latte on their menu), tea has it’s origins in China. While the Chinese used it as a medicinal drink, the Britains soon discovered it and loved it’s versatile nature. Now, the British being British wanted to cut China’s monopoly in the tea market. So, they brought the humble ‘chai’ to India (by teaching cultivation techniques to the tribals in North-East India plus offering incentives to Britons who wanted to cultivate in India). And it has been a part of India ever since! In fact, it was only in the 1950s that tea became so popular. Now, don’t suddenly look down into that cup you’re sipping from while reading this!
6. Dal Bhaat
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Dal Bhaat or Dal-rice is a comfort food all over India. There are even variations of this food like the Khichdi which are very popular among Indians. Though dal bhaat seems like a very simple, Indian dish, it is not Indian at all. Dal bhaat is actually of Nepali origin and it was through North Indian influences that the dish entered India and spread throughout the region. We’re sure you’re going to dream of the Himalayas the next time you’re eating this simple food!
7. Rajma
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Rajma chawal has quickly spread from being a North Indian staple to being loved by most Indians. The dish which is as popular as the North Indian chole-bhature is a wholesome meal in itself. However, the preparation of Rajma or the kidney bean in Rajma chawal is not Indian. The bean was brought to India through Central Mexico and Guatemala. The initial preparation or soaking and boiling the beans and adding a few spices is adapted from Mexican recipes. Rajma is a staple in Mexican diet even today though it’s Indian variants are quite different from the Mexican preparations. The bean and recipes prepared using Rajma are famous in North India and the locals often add Indian spices and vegetables like onions and tomatoes to make it tangy. Cool, isn’t it?
8. Bandel Cheese
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This is another staple Bengali dish which has Portuguese influences. While the cheese was developed in India and has it’s origins in Eastern India, it was created by the Portuguese using their own techniques for making cheese and breads. The cheese which has developed into a wide variety today was originally available in just one variety. Over time, people experimented and created the smoked flavor of Bandel cheese. It was the fermentation techniques of the Portuguese that helped developed this cheese and in the olden days, it was made by Burmese cooks under Portuguese supervision.
9. Naan
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This is one dish that is loved all over the world. A type of leavened bread, Naan is a staple of North India and is available in almost all North Indian restaurants across the country. The Americans and Europeans have recently discovered the joys of this bread and love pairing it with their chicken tikka. However, naan is not Indian but was brought to India during the Mughal era. Naan has it’s roots in Persian cuisine though the form of leavened bread is actually Iranian. The soft, melt-in-the-mouth bread is surely a favourite but trying different forms with rose-water, khus or stuffed naan might actually tingle your taste buds!
10. Jalebi
We even have an item number associated with this delicious sweet! How can it not be Indian? But it isn’t. Jalebi is actually from the Middle East though different variations of the sweet were found across different Asian regions. Originally called zalabiya (Arabic)or the zalibiya (Persian), the dish was brought to India by Persian invaders. Today, the dessert Jalebi is famous all over the country in different forms. While North India loves their thin and crispy jalebis, the South Indian version consists of thicker and have a slightly different shape. Jaangiri and Imartee are variations of the Jalebi. Wow! So many variations of just one sweet. No wonder you thought it was Indian!
11. Filter Coffee
“What?”, you say, “How can Filter coffee not be Indian? Well, filter coffee became popular in India pretty late, in the 1950s, around the same time Chai began to get traction. Coffee was not a part of India till the 16th century when it was smuggled into the country, by Baba Budan, on his pilgrimage to Mecca. On returning, he cultivated coffee and the drink soon became popular. Indians would drink coffee without milk or sugar in place of liqueur. Filter coffee was popularised by Coffee Cess Committee when they set up their first Coffee House in then Bombay in 1936. So much information! Time for a kaapi break?
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Natarajan
” பார்த்து , படித்து ரசித்த ‘வாட்ஸ் அப்’ கலக்கல்கள் …” !!!
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Published on Dec 1, 2014
அமெரிக்காவின் ஒரெகன் மாநிலத்தின் ஸ்டீன்ஸ் மலைகளின் தென்கிழக்குல் உள்ள இடம்தான் மிக்கி பேசின் சூரியனின் வெப்பத்தில் மணல் கொப்பளிக்கும் அளவுக்கு பாலைவன தேசம்.பில் மில்லர் என்கிற ராணுவ அதிகாரி இந்த இடத்தை குட்டி விமானம் மூலம் கடந்து செல்கையில் 13.3 mile சதுர அளவுக்கு வரி வரியாக வரைபடம் போன்ற ஒன்றை கண்டார் ஏதோ நாட்டின் வரை படம் என்று நினைத்து அதை பற்றி ஆராய்ந்தவருக்கு பயங்கர அதிர்ச்சி காரணம் அது நம் இந்து மதத்தில் காலம் காலமாக வழிபடும் சிவ விஷ்ணு பராசக்தியை குறிக்கும் ஶ்ரீசக்கரம் தான் அவர் பார்த்தது தொடர்ந்து 30 நிமிடங்கள் வட்டமிட்ட பின்னே தான் அவரால் முழு சக்கரத்தையும் 1 தடவை சுற்ற முடிந்தது. இதை ப் போலவே வரைய அவர்களால் எவ்வளவு முயன்றும் (1990 to 2014) இன்று வரை முடியவில்லை காரணம் நாலாயிரம் அடி மேலே பறந்து பார்த்தால் தான் ஶ்ரீசக்கரம் என்றே தெரியும். UFO ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள் டான் நியுமேன்,ஆலன் டெக்ளர் இருவரும் இந்த இடத்தை செப் 15 ல் ஆய்வு செய்தனர் அந்த ஆய்வில் இந்த இடத்தை சுற்றியுள்ள எந்த பகுதியிலும் மனித கால் தடமோ வாகன வந்து சென்ற தடமோ இல்லை என்றும் மனிதனால் இது சாத்தியமே இல்லை என்றும் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்
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