Bishwa Nath Singh
An awesome presentation. Thanks for sharing. I wish all of my friends and well-wishers to go through it and emulate what best one can derive from it.
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''गांधी जब घायल होता है,
भारत की आत्मा जगती है''
--Aravind Pandey
इतिहास साक्षी ...है इसका ,
सत्ता की लाठी से अक्सर,
जागा करता है शेष-नाग,
होकर, पहले से और प्रखर .
पर, हर भ्रष्टाचारी खुद को,
बस अपराजेय समझता है.
लाठी-बंदूकों के बल पर
उठ कर, मिट्टी में मिलता है.
जो संविधान स्वीकार किया
था हम भारत के लोगो ऩे.
उसको ही लाठी से घायल
है किया,निडर,फिर से,तुमने.
हर लाठी जो सत्याग्रह पर
चलती ,गांधी को लगती है.
गांधी जब घायल होता है,
भारत की आत्मा जगती है.
तुमने तो अब अनजाने ही ,
सोए भारत को जगा दिया.
अब तुम्हें भगा, दम लेगें हम,
अंग्रेजो को ज्यूँ भगा दिया.
भारत के पैसों को जब तुम,
स्विस बैंकों में रख आते हो.
हम उसे माँगने निकले हैं,
तो हमको ही धमकाते .
हमने तुमसे अनुमति लेकर ,
सत्याग्रह था प्रारम्भ किया.
जब तुम इतना डरते थे,फिर,
दिल्ली क्यूँ आने हमें दिया.
जब शस्त्र-हीन सम्मलेन का ,
मौलिक अधिकार हमारा है.
फिर भी, तुमने हमसे डर कर ,
हिंसा का कहर उतारा है.
दुनिया के देशो से भारत
जो कर्ज़ मांगता फिरता है .
तब , तुम जैसे गद्दारों के ,
चेहरों पर फूल महकता है.
तुम लाठी गोली रखते हो ,
हम अपना सीना रखते है.
रौंदों जितना तुम रौंद सको,
है शपथ तुम्हें, हम कहते हैं.
पर अब, सहस्रफन शेषनाग
से भारत ने ललकारा है -
जो धन रक्खा स्विस बैंकों में,
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By: Aravind Pandey : परावाणी : शाश्वत कविता :The Eternal Poetry..
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June 6,2011.
Monday, June 6, 2011
To be too ambitious is unfair as flashed on the f.b. on June 6,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
It’s good to be ambitious but to be too much ambitious is unfair in one's life that may lead to disaster.
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Mother Teresa who was born on August 27,1910 in Skopje,Macedonia whose original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and died on on September 5, 1997, just 9 days after her 87th birthday. She was given t...he honour of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus’ plea, “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God. Following Mother Teresa's death, the Holy See began the process of beatification, the second step towards possible canonization, or sainthoot.She often use to tell to the world that by blood, she is Albanian and by citizenship, an Indian besides By faith, she happened to be a Catholic nun. As to her calling, she belonged to the world. As to her heart, she belonged entirely to the Heart of Jesus. Though, she was small of stature but rocklike in faith lead to disaster.
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Radha Singh :
Santa Theresa probably never knew she would be canonized & be known as Santa just like Gandhi,The Mahatma :)
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June 6,2011.
It’s good to be ambitious but to be too much ambitious is unfair in one's life that may lead to disaster.
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(Photo of Mother Teresa)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Mother Teresa who was born on August 27,1910 in Skopje,Macedonia whose original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and died on on September 5, 1997, just 9 days after her 87th birthday. She was given t...he honour of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus’ plea, “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God. Following Mother Teresa's death, the Holy See began the process of beatification, the second step towards possible canonization, or sainthoot.She often use to tell to the world that by blood, she is Albanian and by citizenship, an Indian besides By faith, she happened to be a Catholic nun. As to her calling, she belonged to the world. As to her heart, she belonged entirely to the Heart of Jesus. Though, she was small of stature but rocklike in faith lead to disaster.
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Santa Theresa probably never knew she would be canonized & be known as Santa just like Gandhi,The Mahatma :)
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June 6,2011.
Why to weep for one who is liar and deceiver instead of God as envisaged and flashed by me on June 6,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
Why to weep for one who is liar and deceiver? If at all, one is required to weep and cry, let him/her do so by closing eyes in front of the deity of our creator and savior who is our Almighty God!
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( Picture of Lord Ram,His Spouse Sita,His Brother Lord Laxman and His great disciple Lord Hanuman)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Ram,Goddess Sita,Lord Laxman and Lord Hanuman!
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Kaushal Bansal :
Knowledge of self realization of Human being:
The Easy way to get Consciousness of Lord
Tossing of coin & the occurance of the joy and sorrow is totally dependent on the ultimate bond of the "task and its results " means PRARB...DHA KARMA(may say NIMISIS or DESTINY).The bond of "any work and its results" (Karma-Fal -Bandhan )is the universal TRUTH of the Nature. Our honourable ascetics ,yogies & rishi have made a lots of spiritual efforts to achieve pleasure and peace,for the welfare of living being and non living things and have found a very simple and genuine Divine Path for welfare living & non living.Whatever the problem of a human being is there, it is due to the complexity of his own 'Prarbdha' and not of the materialistic things of the world.Human being would not be able to know the rules and regulations of the world until HE could understand the universal system of his 'invisible energy'
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June 6,2011.
Why to weep for one who is liar and deceiver? If at all, one is required to weep and cry, let him/her do so by closing eyes in front of the deity of our creator and savior who is our Almighty God!
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( Picture of Lord Ram,His Spouse Sita,His Brother Lord Laxman and His great disciple Lord Hanuman)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Ram,Goddess Sita,Lord Laxman and Lord Hanuman!
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Kaushal Bansal :
Knowledge of self realization of Human being:
The Easy way to get Consciousness of Lord
Tossing of coin & the occurance of the joy and sorrow is totally dependent on the ultimate bond of the "task and its results " means PRARB...DHA KARMA(may say NIMISIS or DESTINY).The bond of "any work and its results" (Karma-Fal -Bandhan )is the universal TRUTH of the Nature. Our honourable ascetics ,yogies & rishi have made a lots of spiritual efforts to achieve pleasure and peace,for the welfare of living being and non living things and have found a very simple and genuine Divine Path for welfare living & non living.Whatever the problem of a human being is there, it is due to the complexity of his own 'Prarbdha' and not of the materialistic things of the world.Human being would not be able to know the rules and regulations of the world until HE could understand the universal system of his 'invisible energy'
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June 6,2011.
The significance of Prayer as envisaged by me as flashed on the f.b. on June 6,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
Prayer is very important and vital belief of ours as how best we communicate with God and how God sometimes communicates with us.Prayer can also help us in attaining God's guidance in the most difficult phases of our life. This is when we are not sure of which direction our lives should take?
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(Photo of one in a prayer posture by joining both palms together).
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Sometimes in our lives we lose faith in God and begin to assume that God doesn't listen to our prayers. We might feel that no matter how many prayers we say, we are not able to get through to him or we might feel that God does not care abou...t us and therefore he does not answer our prayers. We might also ask ourselves the question what is the right way to pray to God. One thing is for sure that we must always approach God with total reverence in our hearts for him.A prayer has four simple steps: Address God, Thank Him, Ask Him, and Close in the Name of the Almighty God. Prayer can be said in one's mind or ooze out loudly. I personally find that praying out loudly makes it easier for one to focus his/her thoughts but I prefer to pray in my mind to God who is our creator and savior.I reproduce what I pray silently in my mind to God and urge all of you to join in reciting: “Dear Lord .I kneel before you. And offer this rayer. Let everything within me Say God is Love! Let every breath that I take in Breathe out God is Love! Let my eyes See In everything God is Love!!!Let my ears Hear in every conversation God is Love!!!!Let all I think, Say, and Do, Show God is Love”!!!!!
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Vandana Kumar Seth:
In My perception ,prayer is intended to inculcate certain attitudes in the one who prays along with a feeling of gratitude.
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June 6,2011
Prayer is very important and vital belief of ours as how best we communicate with God and how God sometimes communicates with us.Prayer can also help us in attaining God's guidance in the most difficult phases of our life. This is when we are not sure of which direction our lives should take?
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(Photo of one in a prayer posture by joining both palms together).
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Sometimes in our lives we lose faith in God and begin to assume that God doesn't listen to our prayers. We might feel that no matter how many prayers we say, we are not able to get through to him or we might feel that God does not care abou...t us and therefore he does not answer our prayers. We might also ask ourselves the question what is the right way to pray to God. One thing is for sure that we must always approach God with total reverence in our hearts for him.A prayer has four simple steps: Address God, Thank Him, Ask Him, and Close in the Name of the Almighty God. Prayer can be said in one's mind or ooze out loudly. I personally find that praying out loudly makes it easier for one to focus his/her thoughts but I prefer to pray in my mind to God who is our creator and savior.I reproduce what I pray silently in my mind to God and urge all of you to join in reciting: “Dear Lord .I kneel before you. And offer this rayer. Let everything within me Say God is Love! Let every breath that I take in Breathe out God is Love! Let my eyes See In everything God is Love!!!Let my ears Hear in every conversation God is Love!!!!Let all I think, Say, and Do, Show God is Love”!!!!!
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Vandana Kumar Seth:
In My perception ,prayer is intended to inculcate certain attitudes in the one who prays along with a feeling of gratitude.
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June 6,2011
A homage to my Rev. Guru Paramhansha Satyananda Saraswati by B.N.Singh as flashed on the f.b. on June 6,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
As I happened to be one amongst those few disciples of Swami Satyananda Saraswati who enjoyed learning at his feet while he use to stay in Shiva- Bhawan at Bhagalpur when I was just a college freshener. Ma Yogshakti used to be with him those days. His eternal love had brought admiration for him in my heart and remained close to him for many years when he wanted to send me abroad for yogic mission that I had refused politely perhaps it was not in my destiny.
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( Photo of Paramhansha Satyananda Saraswati )
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Swami Satyanand Saraswati is widely remembered as the foremost authority and inspirer of the modern yogic and tantric renaissance who was born on the 24th of December 1923 in Almora town of Uttar Pradesh. of India. At the tender age of six, Swami Ji started having spontaneous psychic and spiritual experiences. During such events, he used to become completely unaware of his body for quite a long time. By the time he reached fifteen years of age, Swami Ji started practicing Kundalini Yoga. In another two years, he began asking complex questions like as what is the difference between perception and experience. At nineteen years, he decided to find a Guru who would guide him towards the highest state of consciousness and left his house in this pursuit. It was in the year 1943 that he met Yoga Master Swami Sivananda Saraswati in Rishikesh city of Uttar Pradesh and his search came to an end. He stayed with the Guru for a period of three years. Thereafter, he was initiated by Paramhamsa Lord Sivananda Saraswati into the Dashnami order, as a Poorna as well as a Paramahamsa Sanyasi. He was then given the name of 'Swami Satyananda Saraswati'. Paramahamsa Satyananda completed his initial sanyas training of twelve years in the year 1956. This was followed by his initiation into Kriya Yoga, again by Swami Sivananda. Thereafter, he began to practice Parivrajaka (Mendicant) stage of sanyasa. During this period, Swami Satyananda Saraswati traveled all over the Indian subcontinent. This travel helped him in meeting numerous saints of that time as well as knowing the needs of the society. Swamiji spent years in seclusion, practicing and perfecting his Yoga Sadhana. Swami Satyananda Saraswati went on his first World Tour in 1968, under the guidance of his Guru. This was followed by several international and national tours, to promote the teaching of yoga. In July 1963, after Swami Sivananda Saraswati passed away, Swami Satyananda established the headquarters of his mission in Munger city of Bihar. In the subsequent years, he set up the Bihar School of Yoga, International Yoga Fellowship Movement, Sivananda Math and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1973, Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati was recognized as an Adept (God realized Yogi). The International Yoga Convention was held to commemorate the Sanyasa Golden Jubilee renunciation of Swami Sivananda. It was here that the renowned saints and sages of India accepted him as one of the principal experts in the filed of esoteric knowledge as well as the leading proponent of Yoga. He lectured and taught globally for the next twenty years and authored a number of books which remain popular to this day.In the years that he devoted to Yoga teaching, Swami Satyananda Saraswati mastered over eighty masterful Yoga texts. He renounced teaching, in 1988, to take up the lifestyle of a Paramahamsa. After settling in the small village of Rikhia, he has been leading a life of meditative seclusion. Since then, he was involved in the practice of the severest of the Vedic Sadhanas, such as the Panch Agni Sadhana. He lived in seclusion as a Paramahamsa Sannyasin.He use to meet people once in a year, for few weeks, to share his radiance of truth with them. He died at his ashram in Rikhiain Jharkand State of India on the 5th of December 2009.Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to His lotus feet and seek His bliss to give us wisdom not to drift away from humanity and devote our time for doing well to others!
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Anil Kumar:
SiR you are a blessed one.
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June 6,2011.
As I happened to be one amongst those few disciples of Swami Satyananda Saraswati who enjoyed learning at his feet while he use to stay in Shiva- Bhawan at Bhagalpur when I was just a college freshener. Ma Yogshakti used to be with him those days. His eternal love had brought admiration for him in my heart and remained close to him for many years when he wanted to send me abroad for yogic mission that I had refused politely perhaps it was not in my destiny.
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( Photo of Paramhansha Satyananda Saraswati )
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Swami Satyanand Saraswati is widely remembered as the foremost authority and inspirer of the modern yogic and tantric renaissance who was born on the 24th of December 1923 in Almora town of Uttar Pradesh. of India. At the tender age of six, Swami Ji started having spontaneous psychic and spiritual experiences. During such events, he used to become completely unaware of his body for quite a long time. By the time he reached fifteen years of age, Swami Ji started practicing Kundalini Yoga. In another two years, he began asking complex questions like as what is the difference between perception and experience. At nineteen years, he decided to find a Guru who would guide him towards the highest state of consciousness and left his house in this pursuit. It was in the year 1943 that he met Yoga Master Swami Sivananda Saraswati in Rishikesh city of Uttar Pradesh and his search came to an end. He stayed with the Guru for a period of three years. Thereafter, he was initiated by Paramhamsa Lord Sivananda Saraswati into the Dashnami order, as a Poorna as well as a Paramahamsa Sanyasi. He was then given the name of 'Swami Satyananda Saraswati'. Paramahamsa Satyananda completed his initial sanyas training of twelve years in the year 1956. This was followed by his initiation into Kriya Yoga, again by Swami Sivananda. Thereafter, he began to practice Parivrajaka (Mendicant) stage of sanyasa. During this period, Swami Satyananda Saraswati traveled all over the Indian subcontinent. This travel helped him in meeting numerous saints of that time as well as knowing the needs of the society. Swamiji spent years in seclusion, practicing and perfecting his Yoga Sadhana. Swami Satyananda Saraswati went on his first World Tour in 1968, under the guidance of his Guru. This was followed by several international and national tours, to promote the teaching of yoga. In July 1963, after Swami Sivananda Saraswati passed away, Swami Satyananda established the headquarters of his mission in Munger city of Bihar. In the subsequent years, he set up the Bihar School of Yoga, International Yoga Fellowship Movement, Sivananda Math and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1973, Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati was recognized as an Adept (God realized Yogi). The International Yoga Convention was held to commemorate the Sanyasa Golden Jubilee renunciation of Swami Sivananda. It was here that the renowned saints and sages of India accepted him as one of the principal experts in the filed of esoteric knowledge as well as the leading proponent of Yoga. He lectured and taught globally for the next twenty years and authored a number of books which remain popular to this day.In the years that he devoted to Yoga teaching, Swami Satyananda Saraswati mastered over eighty masterful Yoga texts. He renounced teaching, in 1988, to take up the lifestyle of a Paramahamsa. After settling in the small village of Rikhia, he has been leading a life of meditative seclusion. Since then, he was involved in the practice of the severest of the Vedic Sadhanas, such as the Panch Agni Sadhana. He lived in seclusion as a Paramahamsa Sannyasin.He use to meet people once in a year, for few weeks, to share his radiance of truth with them. He died at his ashram in Rikhiain Jharkand State of India on the 5th of December 2009.Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to His lotus feet and seek His bliss to give us wisdom not to drift away from humanity and devote our time for doing well to others!
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Anil Kumar:
SiR you are a blessed one.
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June 6,2011.
Five Photos displayed as flashed on the f.b. on June 6,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh added 5 new photos to the album May God bless all of you!
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( Five Photos including that of Danya, his Parents and Uncle).May God bless all of them!
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
It's time that mangoes and litchis are available in abundance in the market here and we are aware that these were your most favorite fruits that you liked them the most. We miss all of you at times when we go for these fruits.
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Roselena Dls Abbadie:
I love to eat manila mangoes oh yea!
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June 6,2011.
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( Five Photos including that of Danya, his Parents and Uncle).May God bless all of them!
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
It's time that mangoes and litchis are available in abundance in the market here and we are aware that these were your most favorite fruits that you liked them the most. We miss all of you at times when we go for these fruits.
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Roselena Dls Abbadie:
I love to eat manila mangoes oh yea!
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June 6,2011.
Miss my gand son and his Parents when plenty of mangoes and litchis are available as flashed on the f.b. on June 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
I wish my grand son along with his most loving Parents would have been here during this period of time to enjoy the most delicious mangoes and Litchi in plenty .I do miss them.They have my fondest love and best wishes!
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( Picture of Blessed Danya taking his meal without mangoes and litchis)
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May God bless Danya with all His bliss in your very long ,happy and successful life!
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June 5,2011.
I wish my grand son along with his most loving Parents would have been here during this period of time to enjoy the most delicious mangoes and Litchi in plenty .I do miss them.They have my fondest love and best wishes!
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( Picture of Blessed Danya taking his meal without mangoes and litchis)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
May God bless Danya with all His bliss in your very long ,happy and successful life!
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June 5,2011.
Litchi a day keep the doctor away as envisaged by me and flashed on the f.b. on June 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
A Litchi a day could soon keep the doctor away. Litchi is not just a rich source of vitamins and minerals but is a powerful antioxidant as well and could be a panacea for various ailments.
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( Picture of Litchi fruits )
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Ami Sharma:
humm, bagh me jane ka mosam aaya.bag se churaker khane ka maza hi kuc our hai.litchi n lichi tree :)
Deenbandhu Singh:
WAH KAY BAT HAI SIR . LICHI DEKH KAR MAN LALACH GAYA.
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June 5,2011.
A Litchi a day could soon keep the doctor away. Litchi is not just a rich source of vitamins and minerals but is a powerful antioxidant as well and could be a panacea for various ailments.
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( Picture of Litchi fruits )
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Ami Sharma:
humm, bagh me jane ka mosam aaya.bag se churaker khane ka maza hi kuc our hai.litchi n lichi tree :)
Deenbandhu Singh:
WAH KAY BAT HAI SIR . LICHI DEKH KAR MAN LALACH GAYA.
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June 5,2011.
A write-up on laughter that makes one happy as flashed on the f.b. on June 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
Laughter makes one healthy. The recent health studies have shown that just a minute of laughter boosts your immune system for twenty four hours whereas an hour of anger can depress your immune system for the next six hours.
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(Photo of Blessed Danya in a very gay mood laughing and enjoying his meal)
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Bishwa Nath Singh :
It‘s easy for children to laugh about anything whereas for adults, it’s so much harder to be carefree and laugh, with all of our worries and concerns. One must take a minute to laugh at his/her current troubles, because they will soon come to an end. It’s better to pray for God’s perspective who is in heaven who has a great plan for all of us and is not at all worried about our current or future enemies He is bound to defeat them, and in the meantime, one can laugh off whatever worries that may come on our way.
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June 5,2011.
Laughter makes one healthy. The recent health studies have shown that just a minute of laughter boosts your immune system for twenty four hours whereas an hour of anger can depress your immune system for the next six hours.
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(Photo of Blessed Danya in a very gay mood laughing and enjoying his meal)
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Bishwa Nath Singh :
It‘s easy for children to laugh about anything whereas for adults, it’s so much harder to be carefree and laugh, with all of our worries and concerns. One must take a minute to laugh at his/her current troubles, because they will soon come to an end. It’s better to pray for God’s perspective who is in heaven who has a great plan for all of us and is not at all worried about our current or future enemies He is bound to defeat them, and in the meantime, one can laugh off whatever worries that may come on our way.
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June 5,2011.
A write-up on Non-violence by me and flashed on the f.b. on June 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
What is non-violence?It's a burning topic that requires very careful study.
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(Photo of Mahatma Gandhi)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
The doctrine of non-violence has been universally accepted as a basic principle of all religions. One will agree that it is a fundamental part of the Jain teachings and is based on love and kindness for all forms of life. It has been pointe...d out in Jain scriptures that even the thought of evil is as bad as the action resulting in injury. It takes non-violence to its highest form in thoughts, words and deeds. According to Jainism the killing, which is done through the careless activity of thought, speech and body, is violence. Non- violence is disciplined behavior towards every living being. Absence of violence of any sort towards all beings at all times is known as non-violence being called as Yogasutra. Lord Gautam Buddha has been called as the Lord of Compassion. The God of Hindus is called Dayalu, Kripalu. "Thou shalt not kill" is one of the ten commandments in the Holy Bible. The recent terrorist attacks by Naxalites or Maoists, whatever we choose to call , are of the intensity which have disturbed the whole country. In recent past, the brutality with which Jihadis in Pakistan are killing are highly disturbing. The attack on May 28,2011on Ahmedi Mosques in Lahore killing seventy persons who were praying inside the two mosques shook the conscience of humanity. India had honor to have an apostle of non-violence in the person of Mahatma Gandhi in the last century who had liberated India from clutches of British colonialism through non-violent means as a result India got independence on August 15,1947. Many people have started raising question in the face of such terrorist attacks on innocent civilians as to the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence in our era. The question arises whether Mahatma Gandhi ‘s doctrine have become irrelevant. It is for Gandhian philosophers to answer these questions. Are those who proclaim themselves to be Gandhians, take Gandhi and his philosophy seriously or Gandhism has also become a sort of religion with certain rituals with certain ashrams and properties thrown in? Where are active Gandhians? Mahatma Gandhi was not mere philosopher of non-violence but an active practitioner who made it a way of life. Even Sabarmati Ashram is devoid of such Gandhians in true sense. There was a news flashed during the year 2002 that those who were in charge of Sabarmati Ashram did not allow a peace meeting to be held on their premises by peace activists like Medha Patkar and others fearing state government may stop their grant. How such Gandhians who care for state grant can ever practice ideals of Gandhian philosophy based on the concept of human behavior purged of all vested interests. Let us first be very clear of Gandhian philosophy of non-violence.! Mahatma Gandhi always spoke of Satyagraha and Ahimsa i.e. insistence on truth and non-violence. Both concepts are integral part of each other. No non-violence is possible without truth and no truth is possible without non-violence either. Does one recollect that often our great saga used to say in the past that God is truth but Mahatma Gandhi had reversed this concept and said Truth is God. The truth and non-violence are integral to each other is because truth has to be non-coercive and based on deeper conviction. An element of coercion would contaminate truth. Violence, on the other hand, is highest degree of coercion and is used to make people believe what they do not want to believe and accept what they do not want to accept. Thus violence and truth are totally opposed to each other. Non-violence, on the other hand, guarantees freedom of conscience and people are free to base their behavior on their deeper conviction. Self interests would also contaminate truth and lead to unauthentic behavior and hence violence. Thus a non-violent behavior should have following attributes: as It must be based on genuine conviction; besides being truthful and freedom of conscience Any behavior lacking these attributes is likely to lead to violence. It is also important to understand that by violence we should not only mean physical violence. Violence can be subdivided into three categories: (1) physical violence leading to injury or death; (2) violence by words and (3) violence of ethical norms and fundamental values. Physical violence could be either individual or of nations and communities; similarly violence by words also can imply individual or group or entire nation and of course violation of norms could be cultural norms of a civilization group or those of an individual. Mahatma Gandhi use to tell that non-violence is not a cover for cowardice, but it is the supreme virtue of the brave. Exercise of non-violence requires far greater bravery than that of swordsmanship. Cowardice is wholly inconsistent with non-violence. Translation from swordsmanship to non-violence is possible and, at times, even an easy stage. Non-violence, therefore, presupposes ability to strike. It is a conscious deliberate restraint put upon one's desire for vengeance. But vengeance is any day superior to passive, effeminate and helpless submission. Forgiveness is higher still. Vengeance too is weakness. The desire for vengeance comes out of fear of harm, imaginary or real. A dog barks and bites when he fears. A man who fears no one on earth would consider it too troublesome even to summon up anger against one who is vainly trying to injure him. The sun does not wreak vengeance upon little children who throw dust at him. They only harm themselves in the act.Through the successful efforts of Mahatma Gandhi in making non-violence in word, thought, and deed, the basis of all struggles for political liberty, freedom, and self government, the word non-violence has acquired a word-wide recognition. Non-violence( Ahimsä )is not to be practiced at the physical level only but at a mental one as well. In other words, mind, speech, or ‘body states. Even hurting someone’s feelings are non-violence (Ahimsa) In fact, ‘Violence is the presence of evil thoughts, feelings or attitude’. Ahimsa or non-injury, of course, implies non-killing. But, non-injury is not merely non killing. In its comprehensive meaning, Ahimsa or non-injury means entire abstinence from causing any pain or harm whatsoever to any living creature, either by thought, word, or deed. Non-injury requires a harmless mind, mouth, and hand. Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injury. It is positive, cosmic love. It is the development of a mental attitude in which hatred is replaced by love. Non-violence is true sacrifice besides forgiveness and power. Non-violence is true strength. Let us live unto expectations of Mahatma Gandhi and follow His doctrine of non-violence in our life!
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What is non-violence?It's a burning topic that requires very careful study.
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The doctrine of non-violence has been universally accepted as a basic principle of all religions. One will agree that it is a fundamental part of the Jain teachings and is based on love and kindness for all forms of life. It has been pointe...d out in Jain scriptures that even the thought of evil is as bad as the action resulting in injury. It takes non-violence to its highest form in thoughts, words and deeds. According to Jainism the killing, which is done through the careless activity of thought, speech and body, is violence. Non- violence is disciplined behavior towards every living being. Absence of violence of any sort towards all beings at all times is known as non-violence being called as Yogasutra. Lord Gautam Buddha has been called as the Lord of Compassion. The God of Hindus is called Dayalu, Kripalu. "Thou shalt not kill" is one of the ten commandments in the Holy Bible. The recent terrorist attacks by Naxalites or Maoists, whatever we choose to call , are of the intensity which have disturbed the whole country. In recent past, the brutality with which Jihadis in Pakistan are killing are highly disturbing. The attack on May 28,2011on Ahmedi Mosques in Lahore killing seventy persons who were praying inside the two mosques shook the conscience of humanity. India had honor to have an apostle of non-violence in the person of Mahatma Gandhi in the last century who had liberated India from clutches of British colonialism through non-violent means as a result India got independence on August 15,1947. Many people have started raising question in the face of such terrorist attacks on innocent civilians as to the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence in our era. The question arises whether Mahatma Gandhi ‘s doctrine have become irrelevant. It is for Gandhian philosophers to answer these questions. Are those who proclaim themselves to be Gandhians, take Gandhi and his philosophy seriously or Gandhism has also become a sort of religion with certain rituals with certain ashrams and properties thrown in? Where are active Gandhians? Mahatma Gandhi was not mere philosopher of non-violence but an active practitioner who made it a way of life. Even Sabarmati Ashram is devoid of such Gandhians in true sense. There was a news flashed during the year 2002 that those who were in charge of Sabarmati Ashram did not allow a peace meeting to be held on their premises by peace activists like Medha Patkar and others fearing state government may stop their grant. How such Gandhians who care for state grant can ever practice ideals of Gandhian philosophy based on the concept of human behavior purged of all vested interests. Let us first be very clear of Gandhian philosophy of non-violence.! Mahatma Gandhi always spoke of Satyagraha and Ahimsa i.e. insistence on truth and non-violence. Both concepts are integral part of each other. No non-violence is possible without truth and no truth is possible without non-violence either. Does one recollect that often our great saga used to say in the past that God is truth but Mahatma Gandhi had reversed this concept and said Truth is God. The truth and non-violence are integral to each other is because truth has to be non-coercive and based on deeper conviction. An element of coercion would contaminate truth. Violence, on the other hand, is highest degree of coercion and is used to make people believe what they do not want to believe and accept what they do not want to accept. Thus violence and truth are totally opposed to each other. Non-violence, on the other hand, guarantees freedom of conscience and people are free to base their behavior on their deeper conviction. Self interests would also contaminate truth and lead to unauthentic behavior and hence violence. Thus a non-violent behavior should have following attributes: as It must be based on genuine conviction; besides being truthful and freedom of conscience Any behavior lacking these attributes is likely to lead to violence. It is also important to understand that by violence we should not only mean physical violence. Violence can be subdivided into three categories: (1) physical violence leading to injury or death; (2) violence by words and (3) violence of ethical norms and fundamental values. Physical violence could be either individual or of nations and communities; similarly violence by words also can imply individual or group or entire nation and of course violation of norms could be cultural norms of a civilization group or those of an individual. Mahatma Gandhi use to tell that non-violence is not a cover for cowardice, but it is the supreme virtue of the brave. Exercise of non-violence requires far greater bravery than that of swordsmanship. Cowardice is wholly inconsistent with non-violence. Translation from swordsmanship to non-violence is possible and, at times, even an easy stage. Non-violence, therefore, presupposes ability to strike. It is a conscious deliberate restraint put upon one's desire for vengeance. But vengeance is any day superior to passive, effeminate and helpless submission. Forgiveness is higher still. Vengeance too is weakness. The desire for vengeance comes out of fear of harm, imaginary or real. A dog barks and bites when he fears. A man who fears no one on earth would consider it too troublesome even to summon up anger against one who is vainly trying to injure him. The sun does not wreak vengeance upon little children who throw dust at him. They only harm themselves in the act.Through the successful efforts of Mahatma Gandhi in making non-violence in word, thought, and deed, the basis of all struggles for political liberty, freedom, and self government, the word non-violence has acquired a word-wide recognition. Non-violence( Ahimsä )is not to be practiced at the physical level only but at a mental one as well. In other words, mind, speech, or ‘body states. Even hurting someone’s feelings are non-violence (Ahimsa) In fact, ‘Violence is the presence of evil thoughts, feelings or attitude’. Ahimsa or non-injury, of course, implies non-killing. But, non-injury is not merely non killing. In its comprehensive meaning, Ahimsa or non-injury means entire abstinence from causing any pain or harm whatsoever to any living creature, either by thought, word, or deed. Non-injury requires a harmless mind, mouth, and hand. Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injury. It is positive, cosmic love. It is the development of a mental attitude in which hatred is replaced by love. Non-violence is true sacrifice besides forgiveness and power. Non-violence is true strength. Let us live unto expectations of Mahatma Gandhi and follow His doctrine of non-violence in our life!
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A tribute to Maharana Pratap whose Birth Anniversary falls on the 9th of June as flashed on the f.b. on May 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
Let us join to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of the great patriot of motherland Maharana Pratap on the 9th of June with gaiety and fervor! By honoring Him, we will honor ourselves.
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Maharana Pratap was born on May 9, 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. at Juni Kacheri of Pali city whereas some historians believe that he was born at Kumbhalgarh now in Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State of India..His childhood name was ...Pratap Bhattarai who was the eldest of four brothers and two sisters, His father was Maharana Udai Singh II and his mother was Rani Jeevant Kanwar. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittor. Maharana Pratap was the eldest son and hence was honored with the title of Crown Prince. He was destined to be the fifty fourth ruler of Mewar, in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs..In 1567, when Crown Prince Pratap Singh was only twentyseven years old, Chittor was surrounded by the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. Maharana Udai Singh II decided to leave Chittor and move his family to Gogunda, rather than capitulate to the Mughals. The young Pratap Singh wanted to stay back and fight the Mughals but the elders intervened and convinced him to leave Chittor, oblivious of the fact that this move from Chittor was going to create history for all times to come. In Gogunda, Maharana Udai Singh II and his nobles set up a temporary government of the kindom of Mewar. In 1572, the Maharana passed away, leaving the way for Crown Prince Pratap Singh to become the Maharana. However, in his later years, the late Maharana Udai Singh II had fallen under the influence of his favorite queen, Rani Bhatiyani, and had willed that her son Jagmal should ascend to the throne. As the late Maharana's body was being taken to the cremation grounds, Pratap Singh, the Crown Prince decided to accompany the dead body of the Maharana. This was a departure from tradition as the Crown Prince did not accompany the body of the departed Maharana but instead prepared to ascend the throne, such that the line of succession remained unbroken. Pratap Singh, in deference to his father's wishes, decided to let his half-brother Jagmal become the next king. However, knowing this to be disastrous for Mewar, the late Maharana's nobels, especially the Chundawat Rajputs, forced Jagmal to leave the throne to Pratap Singh. Unlike Bharat, Jagmal did not willingly give up the throne. He swore revenge and left for Ajmer, to join the armies of Akbar, where he was offered a jagir - the town of Jahazpur - in return for his help. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Pratap Singh became Maharana Pratap Singh I, 54th ruler of Mewar - founded in 568 AD by Guhil - in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs. The year was 1572. Pratap Singh had just become the Maharana of Mewar and he had not been back in Chittor since 1567. His old fort and his home beckoned to him. The pain of his father's death, and the fact that his father had not been able to see Chittor again, troubled the young Maharana deeply. But he was not the only one troubled at this time. Akbar had control of Chittor but not the kingdom of Mewar. So long as the people of Mewar swore by their Maharana, Akbar could not realize his ambition of being the Jahanpanah of Hindustan. He had sent several emissaries to Mewar to get Maharana Pratap to agree to sign a treaty but the latter was only willing to sign a peace treaty whereby the sovereignty of Mewar would be intact. In the course of the year 1573, Akbar sent six diplomatic missions to Mewar to get Maharana Pratap to agree to the former's suzerainty but Maharana Pratap turned down each one of them. The last of these missions was headed by Raja Man Singh, the brother-in-law of Akbar himself. He persuaded all Rajputs, who refused to sup with Raja Man Singh. With the failure of efforts to negotiate a peace treaty in 1573, Akbar blockaded Mewar from the rest of the world and alienated Mewar's traditional allies, some of whom were Maharana Pratap's own kith and kin. The emperor Akbar was much offended at the insult offered to him, and the incident hastened the first of those bloody battles which have made Pratap's name immortal. Prince Salim led the war guided by Man Singh, Mahabat Khan and son of Sagarji, brother of Pratap. The scene of battle was a mountain pass, named Haldighati. Pratap with the flower of Mewar, defended the pass; and the struggle was glorious. At length when he was nearly overwhelmed, Manah, the chief of Jhala, seized the umbrella and raising it over his head, drew after him the attack of the enemy, while Pratap was forced from the field. The noble of Jhala fell with all his brave followers. Of Pratap's twenty two thousand warriors, only eight thousand left the field. Pratap was defeated and driven towards Gogunda. Unfortunately, Pratap’s favourite charger Chetak died in the battle, but not before saving the life of his master. The horse is supposed to have jumped over a mountain stream when pursued by two Mughal chiefs. Chetak died soon after he had seen his master to safety. Rana escaped to the jungles of Chavand, living with the Bhils and sometimes going without food. Left without an army, Pratap took to guerilla warfare, hitting the Imperial army and withdrawing into the forests. Years thus rolled away, each ending with a diminution of his means and a comparative increase of his misfortunes. His family was the chief cause of his anxiety; it was on the point of being captive many a time. He had beheld his sons and relatives fall around him on the battle-field without any emotion -"for this was the Rajput born", but the lamentation of his children for food unmanned him, and he asked Akbar to alleviate their miseries. Akbar showed Pratap's letter to Prithvi Raj, a brother of prince of Bikaner. This prince adored the very name of Pratap; and this news filled him with grief. He told the emperor frankly that the letter was a forgery of some foe to the fame of Pratap. He made a strong appeal to Pratap not to submit. Prithvi Raj saved Pratap and Mewar from disgrace; for this appeal was equal to 10,000 men, and it roused Pratap into action. The honour of saving Mewar also belongs to Bhama Shah, the minister of Pratap. He offered to the Rana the accumulated wealth of himself and his ancestors, quite sufficient for the maintenance of 25,000 men for twelve years. Thus the name of Bhama Shah has been preserved as the saviour of Mewar. This went on for 25 long years, and eventually the Rana was able to conquer most of Mewar. On his deathbed Pratap took an oath from his chiefs "by the name of Bappa Rawal" that they would not permit mansions to be raised till Mewar had recovered her independence. He made his successors vow that they would not live in palaces, sleep on beds nor eat off metal utensils until Chittor was recaptured. Maharana Pratap died on January 19, 1597 with the unfulfilled dream of conquering Chittor, but not until his courtiers assured him that they would not submit to the MughalsLet us join to pay our humble obeisance’s to that great patriot who is widely adored over billions of people for his heroic and celebrate his Birth Anniversary that falls on the 9th of June 2011 with gaiety and fervor and learn to remain loyal to our motherland even in adverse situations!
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Let us join to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of the great patriot of motherland Maharana Pratap on the 9th of June with gaiety and fervor! By honoring Him, we will honor ourselves.
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Maharana Pratap was born on May 9, 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. at Juni Kacheri of Pali city whereas some historians believe that he was born at Kumbhalgarh now in Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State of India..His childhood name was ...Pratap Bhattarai who was the eldest of four brothers and two sisters, His father was Maharana Udai Singh II and his mother was Rani Jeevant Kanwar. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittor. Maharana Pratap was the eldest son and hence was honored with the title of Crown Prince. He was destined to be the fifty fourth ruler of Mewar, in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs..In 1567, when Crown Prince Pratap Singh was only twentyseven years old, Chittor was surrounded by the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. Maharana Udai Singh II decided to leave Chittor and move his family to Gogunda, rather than capitulate to the Mughals. The young Pratap Singh wanted to stay back and fight the Mughals but the elders intervened and convinced him to leave Chittor, oblivious of the fact that this move from Chittor was going to create history for all times to come. In Gogunda, Maharana Udai Singh II and his nobles set up a temporary government of the kindom of Mewar. In 1572, the Maharana passed away, leaving the way for Crown Prince Pratap Singh to become the Maharana. However, in his later years, the late Maharana Udai Singh II had fallen under the influence of his favorite queen, Rani Bhatiyani, and had willed that her son Jagmal should ascend to the throne. As the late Maharana's body was being taken to the cremation grounds, Pratap Singh, the Crown Prince decided to accompany the dead body of the Maharana. This was a departure from tradition as the Crown Prince did not accompany the body of the departed Maharana but instead prepared to ascend the throne, such that the line of succession remained unbroken. Pratap Singh, in deference to his father's wishes, decided to let his half-brother Jagmal become the next king. However, knowing this to be disastrous for Mewar, the late Maharana's nobels, especially the Chundawat Rajputs, forced Jagmal to leave the throne to Pratap Singh. Unlike Bharat, Jagmal did not willingly give up the throne. He swore revenge and left for Ajmer, to join the armies of Akbar, where he was offered a jagir - the town of Jahazpur - in return for his help. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Pratap Singh became Maharana Pratap Singh I, 54th ruler of Mewar - founded in 568 AD by Guhil - in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs. The year was 1572. Pratap Singh had just become the Maharana of Mewar and he had not been back in Chittor since 1567. His old fort and his home beckoned to him. The pain of his father's death, and the fact that his father had not been able to see Chittor again, troubled the young Maharana deeply. But he was not the only one troubled at this time. Akbar had control of Chittor but not the kingdom of Mewar. So long as the people of Mewar swore by their Maharana, Akbar could not realize his ambition of being the Jahanpanah of Hindustan. He had sent several emissaries to Mewar to get Maharana Pratap to agree to sign a treaty but the latter was only willing to sign a peace treaty whereby the sovereignty of Mewar would be intact. In the course of the year 1573, Akbar sent six diplomatic missions to Mewar to get Maharana Pratap to agree to the former's suzerainty but Maharana Pratap turned down each one of them. The last of these missions was headed by Raja Man Singh, the brother-in-law of Akbar himself. He persuaded all Rajputs, who refused to sup with Raja Man Singh. With the failure of efforts to negotiate a peace treaty in 1573, Akbar blockaded Mewar from the rest of the world and alienated Mewar's traditional allies, some of whom were Maharana Pratap's own kith and kin. The emperor Akbar was much offended at the insult offered to him, and the incident hastened the first of those bloody battles which have made Pratap's name immortal. Prince Salim led the war guided by Man Singh, Mahabat Khan and son of Sagarji, brother of Pratap. The scene of battle was a mountain pass, named Haldighati. Pratap with the flower of Mewar, defended the pass; and the struggle was glorious. At length when he was nearly overwhelmed, Manah, the chief of Jhala, seized the umbrella and raising it over his head, drew after him the attack of the enemy, while Pratap was forced from the field. The noble of Jhala fell with all his brave followers. Of Pratap's twenty two thousand warriors, only eight thousand left the field. Pratap was defeated and driven towards Gogunda. Unfortunately, Pratap’s favourite charger Chetak died in the battle, but not before saving the life of his master. The horse is supposed to have jumped over a mountain stream when pursued by two Mughal chiefs. Chetak died soon after he had seen his master to safety. Rana escaped to the jungles of Chavand, living with the Bhils and sometimes going without food. Left without an army, Pratap took to guerilla warfare, hitting the Imperial army and withdrawing into the forests. Years thus rolled away, each ending with a diminution of his means and a comparative increase of his misfortunes. His family was the chief cause of his anxiety; it was on the point of being captive many a time. He had beheld his sons and relatives fall around him on the battle-field without any emotion -"for this was the Rajput born", but the lamentation of his children for food unmanned him, and he asked Akbar to alleviate their miseries. Akbar showed Pratap's letter to Prithvi Raj, a brother of prince of Bikaner. This prince adored the very name of Pratap; and this news filled him with grief. He told the emperor frankly that the letter was a forgery of some foe to the fame of Pratap. He made a strong appeal to Pratap not to submit. Prithvi Raj saved Pratap and Mewar from disgrace; for this appeal was equal to 10,000 men, and it roused Pratap into action. The honour of saving Mewar also belongs to Bhama Shah, the minister of Pratap. He offered to the Rana the accumulated wealth of himself and his ancestors, quite sufficient for the maintenance of 25,000 men for twelve years. Thus the name of Bhama Shah has been preserved as the saviour of Mewar. This went on for 25 long years, and eventually the Rana was able to conquer most of Mewar. On his deathbed Pratap took an oath from his chiefs "by the name of Bappa Rawal" that they would not permit mansions to be raised till Mewar had recovered her independence. He made his successors vow that they would not live in palaces, sleep on beds nor eat off metal utensils until Chittor was recaptured. Maharana Pratap died on January 19, 1597 with the unfulfilled dream of conquering Chittor, but not until his courtiers assured him that they would not submit to the MughalsLet us join to pay our humble obeisance’s to that great patriot who is widely adored over billions of people for his heroic and celebrate his Birth Anniversary that falls on the 9th of June 2011 with gaiety and fervor and learn to remain loyal to our motherland even in adverse situations!
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A write-up on happiness by me as flashed on the f.b. on June 5,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh
Is happiness is not a pleasant feeling in one’s mind?
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Happiness is certainly a pleasant feeling in one’s mind. When one listens good music, he/she enjoys listening it as it brings a pleasant sensation to his/her mind but the same music when a tragedy has occurred in one’s life while his/her relative had passed away and if someone plays the same music that he/she liked the most, spontaneous reaction will be to stop it as he/she hates it as the same music fails to bring joy and happiness to him/her. Thus, happiness is something which is personal—which is totally dependent on the person concerned as happiness being subjective and not objective. The same person, place or thing that brought happiness at one time, may bring misery at another. Why does this happen? This happens because we are responsible for our happiness or sorrows, and not the external objects of the world. We think that somebody brings joy, this person brings misery, etc. All this is not true. The external persons, places, and things are only stimuli. These stimuli affect the brain and bring joy or sorrow in us, depending upon our state of mind. Thus, all our so-called loves, hates, ambitions, dislikes, successes, failures, and so on are for our own sake, created by us. When we say we love or hate others, it is for our own sake. It is a truth according to Hinduism that all that we do is for acquiring bliss for ourselves. In the Bhagavad Gita (5.21), it is said: ‘He who is unattached to the external world and its objects, and is attached to the inner Self, will attain supreme happiness, which is everlasting.’ Real happiness is the goal of all beings. All are seeking that goal only—some ignorantly, some with knowledge. The happiness one gets in his/her life in our day-to-day lives, is very elementary. It is only a shadow, and the real one is elsewhere. It is only a door, which leads us to misery and pain. This may appear pessimistic, but unfortunately it is a truth. What we call pleasure, happiness, etc in this world is only an introduction to the pain that will follow. So, if we seek happiness here, we must be ready to receive the pain the follows it.We are all in a vicious circle. There should be an end to moving about in this vicious circle. That end comes when we understand that this world is not everything. We must also understand that this world is a teacher, teaching us to get what is true and real. This world is a showroom, which gives us samples only. It says: ‘This is only a sample. Now, seek the real inside.’So the world, with all its glitter and shine, is only a showroom which stimulates sensations in our mind And we think we are happy or sad. Lord Buddha had said that this world is misery. According to the Buddha, everything is misery. Birth is misery, living is misery, death is misery, world is misery. Secondly, everything is momentary. When one attains liberation according to Buddhism, one becomes extinct. But there is no permanent entity according to Buddhism. Everything is a coming together, and everything will disintegrate. All the schools of Hinduism, on the other hand, say that life is not merely miseries The external world no doubt brings sorrow according to various schools of Hinduism, true. But according to the Vedas, the sources of Hinduism, life is bliss. The Vedas say: ‘From bliss did things come into being. In bliss do they exist, and to bliss do they return finally.’ Everything is bliss. There is a wonderful mantra in the Vedas: ‘The air is filled with sweetness of ambrosia, the oceans are filled with sweetness, the plants and trees are filled with sweetness, and everything is filled with sweetness of ambrosia. Hinduism is positive in approach to life and its various aspects. It does not say this world is miserable, etc. It says that what we are enjoying is happiness, all right, but there are higher and higher forms of happiness. Go for them. Don’t stop where you are. Go forward. Go forward. There are higher and higher aspects of happiness. Get them. According to the Vedas, there is a gradual increase in happiness as we evolve in life: worldly happiness, mental happiness, spiritual happiness. In this world, we sing, dance, drink, enjoy, eat, and do everything we can. All these joys put together can be called one type of happiness. We have sufficient experience in this world of such temporary joy to understand this truth. Even in the case of heaven, according to Hinduism, after our good karma is exhausted, we shall have to return. In fact, we shall have to lead more miserable lives here after coming back. So we must seek something still higher. Spiritual happiness is when we want to know God, or when we want to know who we are, or when we want to know the Self. When we are striving for knowing it, our happiness increases proportionately, but when we attain God, or the Atman, our happiness can be equalled to a thousand billion. Swami Vivekananda says: ‘In this little life of ours, if we can bring even a moment’s joy in another heart that alone is true religion. Everything else is moonshine. This I have learnt suffering all my life.’ Bring joy to others, and you shall attain joy because the others and we are not different. We are one and the same. To bring joy to others, we must serve them. This is one of the best ways of being in bliss. The relevant message of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi is still holds good. ‘If you want peace, do not find faults with others. On the contrary, find your own faults. Nobody is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.’ Dr.Albert Schweizer had said that“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” and Socrates that “Happiness is unrepeated pleasure.”? But then the question arises as what is ‘pleasure’? William Lyon Phelps had very rightly said that “The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world.” But don’t we all like ‘good books’? If we enjoy something, don’t we often call it ‘good’? And what if we are unable to obtain these things? Does our ‘loving of good things’ suffice to make us happy without the things themselves? Those who live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment are all too often those who have a limited life expectancy for whatever reason or who have realized their vulnerability through a narrow escape from death. Let us believe that everything is bliss, and not sorrow!
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Is happiness is not a pleasant feeling in one’s mind?
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Happiness is certainly a pleasant feeling in one’s mind. When one listens good music, he/she enjoys listening it as it brings a pleasant sensation to his/her mind but the same music when a tragedy has occurred in one’s life while his/her relative had passed away and if someone plays the same music that he/she liked the most, spontaneous reaction will be to stop it as he/she hates it as the same music fails to bring joy and happiness to him/her. Thus, happiness is something which is personal—which is totally dependent on the person concerned as happiness being subjective and not objective. The same person, place or thing that brought happiness at one time, may bring misery at another. Why does this happen? This happens because we are responsible for our happiness or sorrows, and not the external objects of the world. We think that somebody brings joy, this person brings misery, etc. All this is not true. The external persons, places, and things are only stimuli. These stimuli affect the brain and bring joy or sorrow in us, depending upon our state of mind. Thus, all our so-called loves, hates, ambitions, dislikes, successes, failures, and so on are for our own sake, created by us. When we say we love or hate others, it is for our own sake. It is a truth according to Hinduism that all that we do is for acquiring bliss for ourselves. In the Bhagavad Gita (5.21), it is said: ‘He who is unattached to the external world and its objects, and is attached to the inner Self, will attain supreme happiness, which is everlasting.’ Real happiness is the goal of all beings. All are seeking that goal only—some ignorantly, some with knowledge. The happiness one gets in his/her life in our day-to-day lives, is very elementary. It is only a shadow, and the real one is elsewhere. It is only a door, which leads us to misery and pain. This may appear pessimistic, but unfortunately it is a truth. What we call pleasure, happiness, etc in this world is only an introduction to the pain that will follow. So, if we seek happiness here, we must be ready to receive the pain the follows it.We are all in a vicious circle. There should be an end to moving about in this vicious circle. That end comes when we understand that this world is not everything. We must also understand that this world is a teacher, teaching us to get what is true and real. This world is a showroom, which gives us samples only. It says: ‘This is only a sample. Now, seek the real inside.’So the world, with all its glitter and shine, is only a showroom which stimulates sensations in our mind And we think we are happy or sad. Lord Buddha had said that this world is misery. According to the Buddha, everything is misery. Birth is misery, living is misery, death is misery, world is misery. Secondly, everything is momentary. When one attains liberation according to Buddhism, one becomes extinct. But there is no permanent entity according to Buddhism. Everything is a coming together, and everything will disintegrate. All the schools of Hinduism, on the other hand, say that life is not merely miseries The external world no doubt brings sorrow according to various schools of Hinduism, true. But according to the Vedas, the sources of Hinduism, life is bliss. The Vedas say: ‘From bliss did things come into being. In bliss do they exist, and to bliss do they return finally.’ Everything is bliss. There is a wonderful mantra in the Vedas: ‘The air is filled with sweetness of ambrosia, the oceans are filled with sweetness, the plants and trees are filled with sweetness, and everything is filled with sweetness of ambrosia. Hinduism is positive in approach to life and its various aspects. It does not say this world is miserable, etc. It says that what we are enjoying is happiness, all right, but there are higher and higher forms of happiness. Go for them. Don’t stop where you are. Go forward. Go forward. There are higher and higher aspects of happiness. Get them. According to the Vedas, there is a gradual increase in happiness as we evolve in life: worldly happiness, mental happiness, spiritual happiness. In this world, we sing, dance, drink, enjoy, eat, and do everything we can. All these joys put together can be called one type of happiness. We have sufficient experience in this world of such temporary joy to understand this truth. Even in the case of heaven, according to Hinduism, after our good karma is exhausted, we shall have to return. In fact, we shall have to lead more miserable lives here after coming back. So we must seek something still higher. Spiritual happiness is when we want to know God, or when we want to know who we are, or when we want to know the Self. When we are striving for knowing it, our happiness increases proportionately, but when we attain God, or the Atman, our happiness can be equalled to a thousand billion. Swami Vivekananda says: ‘In this little life of ours, if we can bring even a moment’s joy in another heart that alone is true religion. Everything else is moonshine. This I have learnt suffering all my life.’ Bring joy to others, and you shall attain joy because the others and we are not different. We are one and the same. To bring joy to others, we must serve them. This is one of the best ways of being in bliss. The relevant message of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi is still holds good. ‘If you want peace, do not find faults with others. On the contrary, find your own faults. Nobody is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.’ Dr.Albert Schweizer had said that“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” and Socrates that “Happiness is unrepeated pleasure.”? But then the question arises as what is ‘pleasure’? William Lyon Phelps had very rightly said that “The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world.” But don’t we all like ‘good books’? If we enjoy something, don’t we often call it ‘good’? And what if we are unable to obtain these things? Does our ‘loving of good things’ suffice to make us happy without the things themselves? Those who live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment are all too often those who have a limited life expectancy for whatever reason or who have realized their vulnerability through a narrow escape from death. Let us believe that everything is bliss, and not sorrow!
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June 5,2011.
A clarity on wisdom and understanding as envisaged by me and flashed on the f.b. on June 4,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
One must be very clear about wisdom and understanding in our life.Wisdom is acquired through education and experience while understanding is how one has decoded things.. Understanding is compromising while wisdom is having an open source thinking capability where some one can get.
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Wisdom is our internal knowledge which helps us in our differentiation between good and bad but understanding is our compromising nature, the manner in which we deal others.Understanding is compromising, while wisdom is having an open source thinking capability where some one can get.What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Most people think that wisdom and knowledge is the same thing but actually they are two different sides of the same coin. It is important that we must have clarity to be aware of difference between Information and knowledge resources.. Wisdom is what we can do here whereas knowledge is gained experience and wisdom.Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna who is adored for His wisdom!
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Ak Shrivastava :
BN,.You've brought up the difference between wisdom which is our internal knowledge and understanding, which is our interpretation of this wisdom. It is also right to call them two faces of the same coin, but, as you said, one must have ...the clarity tobe aware of the difference between the two. Krishna stands for wisdom and diplomacy,,,,,,,,,,he is the observer who does not get involved....just observes from a distance, dispassionately and without being involved.
Kaushal Bansal:
LORD BEING BLESSING WITH TRUE LOVE,HOPE (+IVE ),JOY (+IVE),PEACE,PRAYER,EGOLESS,>>>>>>>>>>>>>TOWARD>>>>>>>>CONSCIOUSNESS FOR WELFARE OF HUMAN BEING & NON LIVING.
GURU TATWA
Bishwa Nath Singh
@ AK Shrivastava!Had understanding not been there, you could not have raised this point and here lies the difference though wisdom and happiness are the two faces of same coin!
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One must be very clear about wisdom and understanding in our life.Wisdom is acquired through education and experience while understanding is how one has decoded things.. Understanding is compromising while wisdom is having an open source thinking capability where some one can get.
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Wisdom is our internal knowledge which helps us in our differentiation between good and bad but understanding is our compromising nature, the manner in which we deal others.Understanding is compromising, while wisdom is having an open source thinking capability where some one can get.What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Most people think that wisdom and knowledge is the same thing but actually they are two different sides of the same coin. It is important that we must have clarity to be aware of difference between Information and knowledge resources.. Wisdom is what we can do here whereas knowledge is gained experience and wisdom.Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna who is adored for His wisdom!
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Ak Shrivastava :
BN,.You've brought up the difference between wisdom which is our internal knowledge and understanding, which is our interpretation of this wisdom. It is also right to call them two faces of the same coin, but, as you said, one must have ...the clarity tobe aware of the difference between the two. Krishna stands for wisdom and diplomacy,,,,,,,,,,he is the observer who does not get involved....just observes from a distance, dispassionately and without being involved.
Kaushal Bansal:
LORD BEING BLESSING WITH TRUE LOVE,HOPE (+IVE ),JOY (+IVE),PEACE,PRAYER,EGOLESS,>>>>>>>>>>>>>TOWARD>>>>>>>>CONSCIOUSNESS FOR WELFARE OF HUMAN BEING & NON LIVING.
GURU TATWA
Bishwa Nath Singh
@ AK Shrivastava!Had understanding not been there, you could not have raised this point and here lies the difference though wisdom and happiness are the two faces of same coin!
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June 4,2011
Mango fruits are popularly known as the king of the fruits as envisaged and flashed on f.b. on June 4,2011 along with my invitation to come and enjoy delicious mango fruits.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
Let us enjoy King of fruits Mangoes by washing them in cold running water to remove dust and any pesticide residues which are an excellent source of Vitamins A and C, as well as a good source of Potassium and contain beta carotene, high in fiber, but low in calories fat and sodium!
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Mango fruits are popularly known as the king of the fruits being the most popular, nutritionally rich fruit with unique flavor, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities were making it a common ingredient in new functional foods widely known as super fruits.
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It is high time for one who is living in abroad to visit India during this period to enjoy Mango Juice and fruits of different delicious varieties in plenty as whoile market spread round the country is saturated with good varieties of Mangoes.Mango fruit matures four to five months after flowering. In addition to the fruit color and softness, proper maturity can be ascertained by the snap of the stem after slight pulling. The harvesting fruit with a four inch or so stem in tact pretests leakage of milky, resinous sap. Fruit can be picked green and left to ripen at room temperature, usually a week. Harvested fruit should immediately be washed to remove any sap which will reduce the change of anthracnose. After ripening, fruit keeps at room temperature for one week, or refrigerated for two weeks. Diseases include scale and mildew which can cause early fruit drop and both are controllable with spraying. Mangoes are ready to eat if the flesh gives way slightly when you squeeze them gently. Another good way to find is to smell the stem end: If it gives off a fruity aroma, you're ready for a real treat. Because mangoes vary from green to yellow to purplish-red, colour is not an indicator of whether a mango is ripe.Let me extend my most cordial invitation to all of my friends whether living here or abroad to please visit us to enjoy Mango Juice in plenty and delicious Mango fruits from my compound!
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Thank you SiR for invitation. GoD Bless us all.
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June 4,2011.
Let us enjoy King of fruits Mangoes by washing them in cold running water to remove dust and any pesticide residues which are an excellent source of Vitamins A and C, as well as a good source of Potassium and contain beta carotene, high in fiber, but low in calories fat and sodium!
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Mango fruits are popularly known as the king of the fruits being the most popular, nutritionally rich fruit with unique flavor, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities were making it a common ingredient in new functional foods widely known as super fruits.
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
It is high time for one who is living in abroad to visit India during this period to enjoy Mango Juice and fruits of different delicious varieties in plenty as whoile market spread round the country is saturated with good varieties of Mangoes.Mango fruit matures four to five months after flowering. In addition to the fruit color and softness, proper maturity can be ascertained by the snap of the stem after slight pulling. The harvesting fruit with a four inch or so stem in tact pretests leakage of milky, resinous sap. Fruit can be picked green and left to ripen at room temperature, usually a week. Harvested fruit should immediately be washed to remove any sap which will reduce the change of anthracnose. After ripening, fruit keeps at room temperature for one week, or refrigerated for two weeks. Diseases include scale and mildew which can cause early fruit drop and both are controllable with spraying. Mangoes are ready to eat if the flesh gives way slightly when you squeeze them gently. Another good way to find is to smell the stem end: If it gives off a fruity aroma, you're ready for a real treat. Because mangoes vary from green to yellow to purplish-red, colour is not an indicator of whether a mango is ripe.Let me extend my most cordial invitation to all of my friends whether living here or abroad to please visit us to enjoy Mango Juice in plenty and delicious Mango fruits from my compound!
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June 4,2011.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Our humble prayers to Lord Vishnu as envisaged & flashed by me on the f.b. of June 4,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
It's high time that we must remember the Preserver of the Universe where anarchism is prevailing almost everywhere where people are drifting away from their own responsibilities towards the mother Earth. The best prayer is one that comes from inner of our heart.
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The best prayers that we can chant to Lord Vishnu are detailed below for our follow up in the right earnest “Kaayena Vaachaa Manasendriyairvaa, Buddhyaatmanaa Vaa Prakriteh Svabhaavaatah,KaromiYadhyadh Sakalam Parasmai ,Naaraayanaayeti Sama...rpayaami". (The exact meaning of the mantra above is: "I offer everything to Lord Vishnu whatever I do with my body, words, mind, limbs, intellect or my inner self whether intentionally or unintentionally. I bow to the great Lord Vishnu"). "Shaantaakaaram Bhujanga Shayanam Padmanaabham Suresham,Vishvaadhaaram Gagana Sadrisha Meghavarnam Shubhaangam,Lakshmiikaantam Kamalanayanam Yogibhidhyaarnagamyam,Vande Vishhnum Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaikanaatham." (The exact meaning of the mantra above is "Lord Vishnu is the personification of peace, who rests on the Shesha Naag. The Narayana, from whose navel the Lotus springs and whose complexion is swarthy like the clouds. The God, who is the beloved of Goddess Lakshmi, whose body shines with divine splendor and whose eyes are like Lotus. I bow to the lord, Vishnu Narayana, who is meditated upon by the yogis and who is the remover of the fear of the world-cycle.").Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu who is the preserver of this universe by chanting those two Shloka mentioned above as our best prayers to Him to seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe with humble request to open our eyes to overcome darkness prevailing at and around and lead us on the right path to carry our responsibilities towards our holy mother earth!
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Anil Kumar :
Ohm Namo Bhagawate Basudevay.
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June 4,2011.
It's high time that we must remember the Preserver of the Universe where anarchism is prevailing almost everywhere where people are drifting away from their own responsibilities towards the mother Earth. The best prayer is one that comes from inner of our heart.
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The best prayers that we can chant to Lord Vishnu are detailed below for our follow up in the right earnest “Kaayena Vaachaa Manasendriyairvaa, Buddhyaatmanaa Vaa Prakriteh Svabhaavaatah,KaromiYadhyadh Sakalam Parasmai ,Naaraayanaayeti Sama...rpayaami". (The exact meaning of the mantra above is: "I offer everything to Lord Vishnu whatever I do with my body, words, mind, limbs, intellect or my inner self whether intentionally or unintentionally. I bow to the great Lord Vishnu"). "Shaantaakaaram Bhujanga Shayanam Padmanaabham Suresham,Vishvaadhaaram Gagana Sadrisha Meghavarnam Shubhaangam,Lakshmiikaantam Kamalanayanam Yogibhidhyaarnagamyam,Vande Vishhnum Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaikanaatham." (The exact meaning of the mantra above is "Lord Vishnu is the personification of peace, who rests on the Shesha Naag. The Narayana, from whose navel the Lotus springs and whose complexion is swarthy like the clouds. The God, who is the beloved of Goddess Lakshmi, whose body shines with divine splendor and whose eyes are like Lotus. I bow to the lord, Vishnu Narayana, who is meditated upon by the yogis and who is the remover of the fear of the world-cycle.").Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu who is the preserver of this universe by chanting those two Shloka mentioned above as our best prayers to Him to seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe with humble request to open our eyes to overcome darkness prevailing at and around and lead us on the right path to carry our responsibilities towards our holy mother earth!
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Ohm Namo Bhagawate Basudevay.
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June 4,2011.
Lord Vishnu - Preserver of the Universe is our Holy God as flashed on the f.b. on June 4,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
Lord Vishnu is regarded as the holiest of holy God in Hinduism and in our Indian mythology adored far and wide spread round the globe. He is adored as the preserver of the universe.
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Lord Vishnu is adored as the preserver of the universe while two other major Hindu Gods Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva, are regarded respectively, as the creator and destroyer of the universe. The dark color of the Lord Vishnu represents the p...assive and formless ether, a great quality for a pervading God. He rests on the bed of the powerful, coiled serpent, Seshanag who represents the sleeping universe. Lord Vishnu is also known as Hari, the remover. Lord Vishnu's consort is Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth It is universally believed that Lord Vishnu rests on the coil of snake known as sheshnaga. The world according to Hindu mythology and cosmogony rests on the head of Sheshnaga, and when he shakes his head we have earthquakes. Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe! The four arms indicate Lord's omnipresence and omnipotence. The two front arms signify the lord's activity in the physical world and the two back arms signify His activity in the spiritual world. The right side of the body represents the creative activities of the mind and the intellect. The left side symbolizes the activities of the heart; that is, love, kindness, and compassion. A conch in the upper left hand indicates that the Lord communicates with His devotees with love and understanding. When blowing His conch, He reminds his devotes to live in this world with kindness and compassion towards all living beings. A chakra in His upper right hand conveys the idea that the Lord uses this weapon to protect His devotees from evil. The mace denotes energy and a mace in the Lord's left lower hand signifies that He sustains the manifest world by the energy that He holds in Himself. His front right hand is depicted bestowing grace on His devotees. The snake denotes the mind and the thousand heads of the snake signify innumerable desires and passions of an individual. Just as a snake destroys its victim by its venom, an uncontrolled mind destroys the world by the venom of its possessiveness. The Lord has controlled all desires, and this is symbolized by showing Him seated on the two coils of the snake. When a sincere devotee of the Lord controls his desires, the Lord fulfills the devotee's genuine desires and helps him on his path. The blue sky in the background of the Lord suggests that He pervades the entire universe. The blue color symbolizes infinity. The blue body of the Lord signifies that He has infinite attributes. He is nameless, formless, and immeasurable. The color yellow is associated with earthly existence and the yellow clothes of the Lord signify that He incarnates Himself on this earth to uphold righteousness and destroy evil and unrighteousness. A flower garland around the Lord's neck is a symbol of the devotee's adoration for the Lord. A gem decorating His neck signifies that the Lord fulfills all genuine desires of His devotees and provides for their needs. The crown is a symbol of the Lord's supreme power and authority. The two earrings signify the dual nature of creation, such as knowledge and ignorance, happiness and unhappiness, and pleasure and pain. The worship of Lord Vishnu is very popular among Hindus, especially among the followers of the Vaishnava tradition (Vaishnavism). He is the second member of the Hindu Trinity, with Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva as the other two. Lord Vishnu is also known by other names, such as Vasudeva and Narayana. The following ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu are described in Hindu mythology and are popular among Hindus. These incarnations reveal the help rendered by God during various stages of human evolution. As shown below, the first two incarnations are in the animal form, the third one is half-human and half-animal, and the fourth and the subsequent ones are all in human form. These incarnations relate to human evolution from aquatic life to human life, and are consistent with the modern theory of evolution suggested by the science: and technology. Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe!
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Jagdish Morjaria :
Om Vishnave Namah: Om Namoh:
Bhagavate Vasudevay Namah:
Om Shree Hari Hare Krishna~
Jai Jai Shree Radhe#thank YOU~love
Jagdish:-)
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om shree vishnuwaye namh ........
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June 4,2011.
Lord Vishnu is regarded as the holiest of holy God in Hinduism and in our Indian mythology adored far and wide spread round the globe. He is adored as the preserver of the universe.
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Lord Vishnu is adored as the preserver of the universe while two other major Hindu Gods Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva, are regarded respectively, as the creator and destroyer of the universe. The dark color of the Lord Vishnu represents the p...assive and formless ether, a great quality for a pervading God. He rests on the bed of the powerful, coiled serpent, Seshanag who represents the sleeping universe. Lord Vishnu is also known as Hari, the remover. Lord Vishnu's consort is Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth It is universally believed that Lord Vishnu rests on the coil of snake known as sheshnaga. The world according to Hindu mythology and cosmogony rests on the head of Sheshnaga, and when he shakes his head we have earthquakes. Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe! The four arms indicate Lord's omnipresence and omnipotence. The two front arms signify the lord's activity in the physical world and the two back arms signify His activity in the spiritual world. The right side of the body represents the creative activities of the mind and the intellect. The left side symbolizes the activities of the heart; that is, love, kindness, and compassion. A conch in the upper left hand indicates that the Lord communicates with His devotees with love and understanding. When blowing His conch, He reminds his devotes to live in this world with kindness and compassion towards all living beings. A chakra in His upper right hand conveys the idea that the Lord uses this weapon to protect His devotees from evil. The mace denotes energy and a mace in the Lord's left lower hand signifies that He sustains the manifest world by the energy that He holds in Himself. His front right hand is depicted bestowing grace on His devotees. The snake denotes the mind and the thousand heads of the snake signify innumerable desires and passions of an individual. Just as a snake destroys its victim by its venom, an uncontrolled mind destroys the world by the venom of its possessiveness. The Lord has controlled all desires, and this is symbolized by showing Him seated on the two coils of the snake. When a sincere devotee of the Lord controls his desires, the Lord fulfills the devotee's genuine desires and helps him on his path. The blue sky in the background of the Lord suggests that He pervades the entire universe. The blue color symbolizes infinity. The blue body of the Lord signifies that He has infinite attributes. He is nameless, formless, and immeasurable. The color yellow is associated with earthly existence and the yellow clothes of the Lord signify that He incarnates Himself on this earth to uphold righteousness and destroy evil and unrighteousness. A flower garland around the Lord's neck is a symbol of the devotee's adoration for the Lord. A gem decorating His neck signifies that the Lord fulfills all genuine desires of His devotees and provides for their needs. The crown is a symbol of the Lord's supreme power and authority. The two earrings signify the dual nature of creation, such as knowledge and ignorance, happiness and unhappiness, and pleasure and pain. The worship of Lord Vishnu is very popular among Hindus, especially among the followers of the Vaishnava tradition (Vaishnavism). He is the second member of the Hindu Trinity, with Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva as the other two. Lord Vishnu is also known by other names, such as Vasudeva and Narayana. The following ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu are described in Hindu mythology and are popular among Hindus. These incarnations reveal the help rendered by God during various stages of human evolution. As shown below, the first two incarnations are in the animal form, the third one is half-human and half-animal, and the fourth and the subsequent ones are all in human form. These incarnations relate to human evolution from aquatic life to human life, and are consistent with the modern theory of evolution suggested by the science: and technology. Let us join to pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu and seek His bliss for well-being of all living-being of this universe!
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Om Vishnave Namah: Om Namoh:
Bhagavate Vasudevay Namah:
Om Shree Hari Hare Krishna~
Jai Jai Shree Radhe#thank YOU~love
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om shree vishnuwaye namh ........
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Good Morning with beautiful message to all as flashed on the f.b. of June 4,2011.
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Good morning to all my friends living either here in this country or far and wide and rememeber the Almight God for such pleasant morning at and around. One must bear in mind that the sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of darkness, one witnesses light. The moment when one first wakes up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours.
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No matter how weary or dreary one may feel, he/she possesses the certainty that, during the day that lies before him/her absolutely anything the best can happen. Let us rise and bent down the earth to salute Her and pray by opening both pa...lms holding together and silently remembering our holy God ” Karaagre Vasate Lakshmi, Kara Madhye Saraswathi, Kara Moole Sthita Gauri. Prabahate Kara Darshanam”. (Meaning in English: This is to be recited in the morning as soon as we get up from the bed and has to be chanted looking at the palm of our hands] On the tip of my fingers resides Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth. In the middle of my hands is Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom. In the palm of my hands sits Mother Gauri, the Goddess of protection. Visualizing in this manner, I take glimpse of my hands every morning).
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Vikram Shekhawat:
good morning ji have a nice day
Pamela S. D Debi:
Good morning:)
Annalyn Tuto:
morning too sir ji..
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June 4,2011
Good morning to all my friends living either here in this country or far and wide and rememeber the Almight God for such pleasant morning at and around. One must bear in mind that the sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of darkness, one witnesses light. The moment when one first wakes up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours.
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( Photo of a lovely flower displaying the message Good Morning)
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
No matter how weary or dreary one may feel, he/she possesses the certainty that, during the day that lies before him/her absolutely anything the best can happen. Let us rise and bent down the earth to salute Her and pray by opening both pa...lms holding together and silently remembering our holy God ” Karaagre Vasate Lakshmi, Kara Madhye Saraswathi, Kara Moole Sthita Gauri. Prabahate Kara Darshanam”. (Meaning in English: This is to be recited in the morning as soon as we get up from the bed and has to be chanted looking at the palm of our hands] On the tip of my fingers resides Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth. In the middle of my hands is Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom. In the palm of my hands sits Mother Gauri, the Goddess of protection. Visualizing in this manner, I take glimpse of my hands every morning).
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Vikram Shekhawat:
good morning ji have a nice day
Pamela S. D Debi:
Good morning:)
Annalyn Tuto:
morning too sir ji..
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June 4,2011
Let us celebrate the Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap on the 9th of June with gaiety as flashed on the f.b. on June 4,2011
Bishwa Nath Singh:
Some one had written some where the other day that the Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap falls on today but as per imment Historians ,he was born on June 9,May 9, 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. at Juni Kacheri of Pali city whereas some historians believe that he was born at Kumbhalgarh now in Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State of India.
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Let us join to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of this great patriot of motherland on the 9th of June with gaiety and fervor! By honoring Him, we will honor ourselves.
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Sachin Sharma Sethji :
well................Thnx For The Sharing Wid us....♥♥♥♥
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June 4,2011
Some one had written some where the other day that the Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap falls on today but as per imment Historians ,he was born on June 9,May 9, 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. at Juni Kacheri of Pali city whereas some historians believe that he was born at Kumbhalgarh now in Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State of India.
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Let us join to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of this great patriot of motherland on the 9th of June with gaiety and fervor! By honoring Him, we will honor ourselves.
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Sachin Sharma Sethji :
well................Thnx For The Sharing Wid us....♥♥♥♥
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A glimpse of Saraswati Mantra as flashed on the f.b. on June 3,2011.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma, who is widely known as the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge. It is believed that she is the creative manifestation of Lord Brahma who is the creator of the Universe.
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Here is the Picture of Goddess Saraswati is also known as “Vakdevi “ or the Goddess of Speech who endows all human beings with wisdom, arts, and intellect. The four armed Goddess plays the Veena with her two hands and in the other two hands holds the lotus flower and the holy Vedas. It is she who is believed to be the mother of the four Vedas. She is revered and worshipped by all particularly students, teachers, scholars and educationists. She is revered and worshipped by all particularly by students, teachers, scholars and educationists. Here is the most famous Saraswati Mantra that must be chanted by everybody that is dedicated to Her: :”Yaa Kundendu tushaara haaradhavala, Yaa shubhravastravritha . Yaa veenavara dandamanditakara, Yaa shweta padmaasana ! Yaa brahmaachyutha shankara prabhritibhir Devaisadaa Vanditha I Saa Maam Paatu Saraswatee Bhagavatee Nihshesha jaadyaapahaa !1 The meaning of this Saraswati Mantra is as follows: May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair and beautiful like the jasmine-colored moon and whose pure white garland resembles frosty dew drops; who is adorned in radiant white attire, on whose arm rests the Veena, and whose throne is a white lotus; who is surrounded and respected by the Gods, Protect me! May you remove my lethargy and brighten my life with the light of knowledge! Let us join to offer our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Goddess Saraswati by chanting the said prayer with all devotion at our command and seek Her bliss to give us wisdom to serve mankind as whole for the cause of humanity!
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Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma, who is widely known as the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge. It is believed that she is the creative manifestation of Lord Brahma who is the creator of the Universe.
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Bishwa Nath Singh:
Here is the Picture of Goddess Saraswati is also known as “Vakdevi “ or the Goddess of Speech who endows all human beings with wisdom, arts, and intellect. The four armed Goddess plays the Veena with her two hands and in the other two hands holds the lotus flower and the holy Vedas. It is she who is believed to be the mother of the four Vedas. She is revered and worshipped by all particularly students, teachers, scholars and educationists. She is revered and worshipped by all particularly by students, teachers, scholars and educationists. Here is the most famous Saraswati Mantra that must be chanted by everybody that is dedicated to Her: :”Yaa Kundendu tushaara haaradhavala, Yaa shubhravastravritha . Yaa veenavara dandamanditakara, Yaa shweta padmaasana ! Yaa brahmaachyutha shankara prabhritibhir Devaisadaa Vanditha I Saa Maam Paatu Saraswatee Bhagavatee Nihshesha jaadyaapahaa !1 The meaning of this Saraswati Mantra is as follows: May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair and beautiful like the jasmine-colored moon and whose pure white garland resembles frosty dew drops; who is adorned in radiant white attire, on whose arm rests the Veena, and whose throne is a white lotus; who is surrounded and respected by the Gods, Protect me! May you remove my lethargy and brighten my life with the light of knowledge! Let us join to offer our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Goddess Saraswati by chanting the said prayer with all devotion at our command and seek Her bliss to give us wisdom to serve mankind as whole for the cause of humanity!
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Interpretation of Gayatri Mantra as flashed on the f.b. on June 3,2011.
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Chanting of mantras inspires the body to heal itself, the mind to become calm and the soul to grow strong. Chanting of mantras make room for divine energies. Mantras are vibrations - they unlock hidden centers and help to dissolve the ego; they help us build invisible tools for shaping a better life. We begin discovering resources within.
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There seems to be several variations and differences in the interpretation:
s of the Gayatri Mantra ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥(Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.) by various scholars. But every one agrees that it is a prayer to the Almighty. Max Muller interprets its meaning like this:Let us obtain (meditate on) the adorable splendor of Savitri (Sun God), may He arouse our minds! Whereas Maharshi Dayannand Saraswati interprets it as follows:'O God, You are the giver of life, the remover of pain & sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O Creator of the Universe, may we receive Your supreme sin-destroying light; may You guide our intellect in the right direction!' Gayatri Mantra is meant for realization of God and is regarded as representing the Supreme Lord. It is meant for spiritually advanced people. Success in chanting it enables one to enter the transcendental position of the Lord. But, in order to chant the Gayatri mantra, it is necessary for one to first acquire the qualities of the perfectly balanced person in terms of the qualities of goodness according to the laws of material nature. The Gayatri Mantra is considered to be the sonic incarnation of Brahman and is regarded as very important in Vedic civilization.Goddess Gayatri whose Picture is appended above is an incarnation of Saraswati Devi, consort of Lord Brahma, symbolizing the strength ("shakti") and quality ("dev" )of knowledge, purity and virtue. Goddess Saraswatiis held to be the patroness of the Arts, being a poet and musician, as well as skillful composer. In the form of Goddess Gayatri with the blessings of Lord Brahma, she is believed to have given the four Vedas to mankind. Goddess Gayatri is depicted seated on a lotus. She is depicted with five faces representing the pancha pranas /pancha vayus(five lives/winds): prana, apana,vyana, udana, samana, of the five principles/ elements (pancha tatwas) earth, water, air, fire, sky (prithvi, jala, vayu, teja, aakasha). She has tenhands carrying the five ayudhas: shankha; chakra, kamala, varada, abhaya, kasha, ankusha, ujjwala utensil, rudrakshi mala. Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati are three goddesses representing the presiding deities of the famous Gayatri mantra chanted thrice a day. Gayatri is the presiding deity of the morning prayer and rules over the Rigveda and the garhapatya fire. Every grihasta (householder) was expected to keep five or three sacred fires ( Five fires: ahavaneeya, dakshagni, garhapatya, sawta, aavasadha.) in his house to perform Vedic rituals. The Gayatri Mantra has a Vedic metre of twenty four syllables. Amongst the regulated poetry, the Gayatri mantra, chanted by properly qualified persons, is the most prominent. The Gayatri mantra is mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Great sins are said to be expiated by a pious recitation of this Gayatri verse which reads as follows:Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.Let us join to chant Gayatri Mantra with all sincerity at our command and pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Goddess Gayatri(Gayatri Mata) and seek Her bliss for well-being of all living -being of this universe!
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very true........ thanks for submission.
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Sir, beautiful narration....thanks.
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ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥(Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.)
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Bishwa Nath Singh;
It is the holy and sacred Gayatri Mantra highly revered in Hinduism very well written in Sanskrit. It consists of the prefix: Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ ॐ भूर्भुवस्वः, a formula taken from the Yajurveda, and the verse 3.62.10 of the Rigveda which is an example of the Gayatri metre, whence the mantra's name. Since the other three Vedas contain material from the Rigveda, the Gayatri mantra is found in all four Vedas. The deva invoked in this mantra is Savitr, so the mantra is also called Sāvitrī. A personification of this mantra has come to be worshiped as a Goddess in her own right, Gayatri. The Gayatri Mantra is praised in several other Hindu scriptures, including Manusmṛti, Atharvaveda, and the Bhagavad Gita.The Gayatri Mantra is an important part of the sacred thread (upanayanam) ceremony for Hindus, and was traditionally chanted only by Brahmin males, generally as part of their daily rituals. In modern times, chanting of the Gayatri Mantra has become more widespread, such as at cultural celebrations, and its use has spread to include non-Brahmins and women too spread round the globe. The Hindus as whole love to chant this sacred 'Maha Mantra' to seek Godly bliss in their life.Let us join to chant this Maha Manntra to seek Godly bliss in our life and act accordingly!
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Sir, this maha mantra, can be used as shanti paath and/or opening a ceremony.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
@Anil Ji. It's a good suggestion.Let us begin it as charity begins at home an old idiom that still holds good!
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Chanting of mantras inspires the body to heal itself, the mind to become calm and the soul to grow strong. Chanting of mantras make room for divine energies. Mantras are vibrations - they unlock hidden centers and help to dissolve the ego; they help us build invisible tools for shaping a better life. We begin discovering resources within.
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Bishwa Nath Singh :
There seems to be several variations and differences in the interpretation:
s of the Gayatri Mantra ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥(Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.) by various scholars. But every one agrees that it is a prayer to the Almighty. Max Muller interprets its meaning like this:Let us obtain (meditate on) the adorable splendor of Savitri (Sun God), may He arouse our minds! Whereas Maharshi Dayannand Saraswati interprets it as follows:'O God, You are the giver of life, the remover of pain & sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O Creator of the Universe, may we receive Your supreme sin-destroying light; may You guide our intellect in the right direction!' Gayatri Mantra is meant for realization of God and is regarded as representing the Supreme Lord. It is meant for spiritually advanced people. Success in chanting it enables one to enter the transcendental position of the Lord. But, in order to chant the Gayatri mantra, it is necessary for one to first acquire the qualities of the perfectly balanced person in terms of the qualities of goodness according to the laws of material nature. The Gayatri Mantra is considered to be the sonic incarnation of Brahman and is regarded as very important in Vedic civilization.Goddess Gayatri whose Picture is appended above is an incarnation of Saraswati Devi, consort of Lord Brahma, symbolizing the strength ("shakti") and quality ("dev" )of knowledge, purity and virtue. Goddess Saraswatiis held to be the patroness of the Arts, being a poet and musician, as well as skillful composer. In the form of Goddess Gayatri with the blessings of Lord Brahma, she is believed to have given the four Vedas to mankind. Goddess Gayatri is depicted seated on a lotus. She is depicted with five faces representing the pancha pranas /pancha vayus(five lives/winds): prana, apana,vyana, udana, samana, of the five principles/ elements (pancha tatwas) earth, water, air, fire, sky (prithvi, jala, vayu, teja, aakasha). She has tenhands carrying the five ayudhas: shankha; chakra, kamala, varada, abhaya, kasha, ankusha, ujjwala utensil, rudrakshi mala. Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati are three goddesses representing the presiding deities of the famous Gayatri mantra chanted thrice a day. Gayatri is the presiding deity of the morning prayer and rules over the Rigveda and the garhapatya fire. Every grihasta (householder) was expected to keep five or three sacred fires ( Five fires: ahavaneeya, dakshagni, garhapatya, sawta, aavasadha.) in his house to perform Vedic rituals. The Gayatri Mantra has a Vedic metre of twenty four syllables. Amongst the regulated poetry, the Gayatri mantra, chanted by properly qualified persons, is the most prominent. The Gayatri mantra is mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Great sins are said to be expiated by a pious recitation of this Gayatri verse which reads as follows:Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.Let us join to chant Gayatri Mantra with all sincerity at our command and pay our humble obeisance to the lotus feet of Goddess Gayatri(Gayatri Mata) and seek Her bliss for well-being of all living -being of this universe!
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Sir, beautiful narration....thanks.
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ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒ तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥(Om bhoor bhuvah svaha,Tat Savitur varenyam,Bhargo devasya dheemahi,Dheeyo yonah prachodayat.)
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Bishwa Nath Singh;
It is the holy and sacred Gayatri Mantra highly revered in Hinduism very well written in Sanskrit. It consists of the prefix: Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ ॐ भूर्भुवस्वः, a formula taken from the Yajurveda, and the verse 3.62.10 of the Rigveda which is an example of the Gayatri metre, whence the mantra's name. Since the other three Vedas contain material from the Rigveda, the Gayatri mantra is found in all four Vedas. The deva invoked in this mantra is Savitr, so the mantra is also called Sāvitrī. A personification of this mantra has come to be worshiped as a Goddess in her own right, Gayatri. The Gayatri Mantra is praised in several other Hindu scriptures, including Manusmṛti, Atharvaveda, and the Bhagavad Gita.The Gayatri Mantra is an important part of the sacred thread (upanayanam) ceremony for Hindus, and was traditionally chanted only by Brahmin males, generally as part of their daily rituals. In modern times, chanting of the Gayatri Mantra has become more widespread, such as at cultural celebrations, and its use has spread to include non-Brahmins and women too spread round the globe. The Hindus as whole love to chant this sacred 'Maha Mantra' to seek Godly bliss in their life.Let us join to chant this Maha Manntra to seek Godly bliss in our life and act accordingly!
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Anil Kumar:
Sir, this maha mantra, can be used as shanti paath and/or opening a ceremony.
Bishwa Nath Singh:
@Anil Ji. It's a good suggestion.Let us begin it as charity begins at home an old idiom that still holds good!
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