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” It is Time to Repent For Turning Uttarakhand into Honeymoon spot “…..

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Sheela Bhatt  from  New Delhi for rediff.com

 

 

In a twist to people’s understanding of Uttarakhand’s monsoon mayhem, Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Shree Swaroopananda Saraswati has blamed the sex-food-fun oriented consumerism propagated by tour operators in the land otherwise known as “dev bhoomi” for the plight of thousands of pilgrims.

In a telephonic interview from his ashram near Haridwar, the Shankaracharya told rediff.com, “Uttarakhand is the land of gods and goddesses. Here Lord Shiva holds Ganga in his jata (hair). It is the highest tapsaya (penance) possible. Shiva bore the force of the Ganga all alone so that she can flow seamlessly. How can you have honeymoon tourism in Uttarakhand instead of pilgrimage to cleanse the soul and attain nirvana?”

Asserting that these mountains were not for the newly-married to enjoy their honeymoon, the religious leader suggested that the disaster was also brought upon due to the dams that have been built on rivers of Uttarakhand.

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Shree Swaroopananda Saraswati

He said, “I want government to find out the sphatik statue of Shankaracharya’s samadhi near Kedarnath temple. It is part of our heritage. I am deeply pained to see so many deaths. I want the government to act now and stop promoting dubious tourism. There should be complete ban on building of dams as well.”

Hailing the Kedarnath temple as a national monument, he said: “The rest of India should help Uttarakhand maintain its environment. The lack of development will create shortage of electricity, but the rest of India should supply electricity in this divinely natural region. We must protect our ancient rivers at all cost. Seventy percent of the water from Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers will deplete if we build dams recklessly.”

The Shankaracharya also said that the government should clean the temple complex as soon as possible.

“The government must cleanse the Kedarnath temple with panchamrut (A mixture of milk, curd, clarified butter, honey and sugar). It is time to repent for our wrong deeds.”

Some Images of Nature”s Fury …. For How long Nature will also tolerate our atrocities against Nature ?  one day it will burst like this one …

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Road torn up by river during Ganga Fury exactly above the final confluence of the Ganga at Devprayag

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pilgrim is helped by a villager as she tries to cross on a pathway damaged by landslide in Rudraprayag in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand

 

 

 

 

source:::::rediff.com

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Why Plaster of Paris Called So ? !!!

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Why is the plaster of Paris called so?

Plaster is the common name for calcium sulphate hemi hydrate made by heating the mineral gypsum, the common name for sulphate of lime. Plaster was first made about 9000 years ago, and has been used by ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. However, it wasn’t used on a large scale until 1700s, when it was required to be used in all construction in Paris. In 1666, a fire raged across London, destroying many parts of it. In its aftermath, the king of France ordered that all walls made of wood in Paris be immediately covered with plaster, as a protection against such fires. This resulted in large-scale mining of gypsum which was available around Paris in huge quantities. Thus, during the early 18th century, Paris became the centre of plaster production, and hence the name, plaster of Paris.

 

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Message For The Day….Humility In Behaviour and Practice counts a Lot ….

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The gods once imagined that they were able to get victory over the demons because of their own prowess. When they were celebrating the victory, a deity appeared before them and cast a blade of grass on the ground. It asked Agni (God of fire) to burn it; but he could not. It challenged Vayu (God of Air) to lift it, but he could not. It provoked Varuna (God of Water) to wet it, but, in spite of his best efforts, he could not. Then when their pride had been pricked, the deity taught them the Brahma Vidya (science of Brahman), which reveals the inner source of all strength. This is no ordinary story; Agni is the presiding deity of vaak (speech) and so it tells us that speech has to be humble, that it derives its power only from the basic Universal Principle. Vaayu is prana (the vital air). Humility in behaviour and practice are all that count, especially in Sadhana.

 

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Message For The Day….Trust Begets Trust…Love Begets Love…

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Cutivate Love (Prema) towards all, it will destroy envy, anger and hatred. God and Desire (Rama & Kama) cannot co-exist in the same heart. Trust begets trust, love begets love. If you talk to another with much love, they cannot develop any hatred towards you. Love makes the whole world kin. It is the greatest instrument of concord. The farmer plants the seedling and watches over it with great care. He removes the weeds, he destroys the pests, waters it as and when necessary and spreads manure and awaits the day when he can reap the harvest and fill his granary. So too, you must carefully nourish love and pluck out the weeds of hatred and envy within you. Wear the glasses of love and everyone will appear loveable and good. You will get what you search for, you will see what your eyes crave for. Develop a holy vision, you will then see holiness everywhere.
– Divine Discourse, Sep 1, 1958.

 

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Singapore Surrounded By Smog …Is any Relief In sight ?

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Singapore
has been hit by the worst air pollution crisis in its history, while government
agencies try to induce rain in an attempt to stop forest fires spreading a smoky
haze across three south-east Asian countries.

The average Pollution Standard Index (PSI) – the measurement for air pollution – hit 401 at midday today, beating previous records of 371 and 321 on the previous two days. A reading between 101 and 200 is considered unhealthy. Anything over 300 is “hazardous”.

It is six days since the clouds of smoke first descended on Singapore, the result of fires in neighbouring Sumatra, Indonesia. Blaze season usually runs from June to September, when land is illegally cleared in this fashion for palm plantations.

Singapore’s environment minister flew to Jakarta today to discuss measures to tackle the forest fires, and the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency said it plans to use helicopters in a “water-bombing” operation, alongside more than 100 firefighters on the ground.

The agency added that planes would be sent over parts of Sumatra in the next few days in a “cloud-seeding” effort to try to induce rain  chemically.

 

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source:::::The Independent UK

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Message For The Day….Light The Lamp of The Name of the Lord on your tongue….

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All the five senses subserve the same Purusha. It is one family, under one Master. The senses need not necessarily be inimical; they can be trained to cooperate in the sadhana. Why? Even intellect can become an enemy, if it promotes conceit and competitive exhibitionism. The easiest way to illumine your inner consciousness and your behaviour, is to light the lamp of the Name of the Lord on your tongue. Take the Lord’s Name; His light will drive out darkness from both inside and outside. Keep the lamp shining, bright and clear, for ever. You will soon reach remarkable heights and enjoy happiness, the like of which you cannot get by sticking to the senses.
– Divine Discourse, Aug 17, 1964.  

 

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“கடவுள் எப்படி இருப்பார் ?”

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( பசும்பொன் தேவர் – 1959-ல் பொள்ளாச்சி சிறீ குடலுருவி மாரியம்மன் கோவிலில் பேசியது.)

நட்ச்சத்திரம் இருக்கிறது என்பது எல்லோருக்கும் தெரியும், ஆனால் பகலிலே பார்க்கிற ஓருவருக்கு நட்ச்சத்திரம் தெரியாது.

சூரியன் இருக்கிறது என்பது எல்லோருக்கும் தெரியும், இரவிலே பார்த்தால் சூரியன் தோன்றாது.

இரவிலே சூரியனை பார்த்து தவறாக சூரியன் என்பதே இல்லை என சொல்வது எவ்வளவு அவசர புத்தியோ… அவ்வளவு அவசர புத்திதான் தனக்கு நேரில்

 
தெரியாதது அத்தனையும் இல்லை என வாதிக்க முன்வருவது.எல்லாம் எல்லாருக்கும் தெரிகிற நிலைமையில் அமைந்தது அல்ல உலகம்.

உதாரணாமாக உங்களுடைய சரீரத்தையே… நீங்கள் பார்த்துக் கொள்வீர்களானால்

சரீரத்தில் இருக்கின்ற கால்,கை முதலியவை எல்லாம் நீங்கள் பார்க்க முடியும், அதே நேரத்தில் கண்களை நீங்களே பார்க்க வேண்டும் என விரும்பினால்

 
பார்க்க முடியுமா..?முடியாது !அதற்காக ஒருவன் அவசரப்பட்டு …

என் கையை பார்த்தேன் இதோ இருக்கிறது,

ஆகையால் எனக்கு ‘கை’ உண்டு.என் காலை பார்த்தேன் இதோ இருக்கிறது,

ஆகையால் எனக்கு ‘கால்’ உண்டு.நான் என் கண்ணை பார்க்க நினைக்கிறேன் அது தெரியவில்லை, ஆகையால் எனக்கு கண்ணில்லை என்று பேசலாமா..? அது தவறு !

கண்ணாடியில் பார்த்தால் கண்களின் பிம்பம் தெரியும்…! அதைப்போல் விக்ரஹங்கள் கடவுளின் பிம்பமாக இருக்கிறது.

இதோ இங்கு ரோஜாப்பூ மாலை இருக்கிறது..

இது என்ன பூ எனக்கேட்டால்

அதன் பெயரை சொல்லலாம்..! 

நிறத்தை கேட்டால் நிறத்தையும் சொல்லலாம் 

இது எந்த இடத்தில் கிடைக்கும் என்வும் சொல்லிவிடலாம்..ஆனால்..அதன் வாசம் எப்படியிருக்கும் எனக்கேட்டால் “முகர்ந்து” பார் என்றுதான் சொல்லமுடியும்!

கடவுள் எப்படியிருப்பார் என்று கேட்டால்..உணர்ந்துப்பார் என்றுதான் சொல்லமுடியும்!

 

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Message For The Day…..Learn the Art of Living in the Midst of all Kinds of People …

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Medicine is useless for the dead as well as the sturdy. Those endowed with devotion are already marching on their path. There is no use in speaking to those who have no devotion in them; it is a sheer waste of time. There are many, who are conscious of the Higher Power and are feebly desirous of contacting it, but are wavering and unsteady. They are either ignorant of the path and its benefits or are afraid of the consequences – my message is for such half-apathetic devotees. First learn the art of living in the midst of all kinds of people, so you neither grieve nor make others grieve. Make the best use of the opportunities you are gifted with to acquire wisdom, and derive and spread joy. Learn from the saints, the eternal wisdom and profit from it. Then, spread noble thoughts and good impulses and grow spiritually.
– Divine Discourse, Sep 1, 1958.

 

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Message For The Day….The Best Reward for an Individual is to Merge in the Divine …

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The purusha (man) is ‘he who lives in the pura,’ that is the physical body. He who lives in the Universe, which is His body is Purushotthama, the Supreme. A tiny ant creeping over the foot is cognised by your consciousness; that is because, a purusha has consciousness filling the entire body. The Purushotthama too has consciousness filling and activating His entire body, which is the Universe; and hence He is omniscient. The soul is the vyasthi (individual), the samashti (all of Creation) is God. The best reward for the individual (Purusha) is to merge in the Divine (Purushotthama). And the path is through the Knowledge begotten by action and love for God.

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