Getting ready to die

Just a few days before, a sannyasin came and The Master asked her how long she was going to stay here. She said three months. 'Okay, that will be enough to kill you.' She said, 'What!?' But now she has understood the point -- getting ready to die.

50 Rules for Dads of Daughters

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1. Love her mom. Treat her mother with respect, honor, and a big heaping spoonful of public displays of affection. When she grows up, the odds are good she’ll fall in love with and marry someone who treats her much like you treated her mother. Good or bad, that’s just the way it is. I’d prefer good.

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2. Always be there. Quality time doesn’t happen without quantity time. Hang out together for no other reason than just to be in each other’s presence. Be genuinely interested in the things that interest her. She needs her dad to be involved in her life at every stage. Don’t just sit idly by while she add years to her… add life to her years.

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3. Save the day. She’ll grow up looking for a hero. It might as well be you. She’ll need you to come through for her over and over again throughout her life. Rise to the occasion. Red cape and blue tights optional.

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4. Savor every moment you have together. Today she’s crawling around the house in diapers, tomorrow you’re handing her the keys to the car, and before you know it, you’re walking her down the aisle. Some day soon, hanging out with her old man won’t be the bees knees anymore. Life happens pretty fast. You better cherish it while you can.

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5. Pray for her. Regularly. Passionately. Continually.

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6. Buy her a glove and teach her to throw a baseball. Make her proud to throw like a girl… a girl with a wicked slider.

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7. She will fight with her mother. Choose sides wisely.

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8. Go ahead. Buy her those pearls.

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9. Of course you look silly playing peek-a-boo. You should play anyway.

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10. Enjoy the wonder of bath time.

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11. There will come a day when she asks for a puppy. Don’t over think it. At least one time in her life, just say, “Yes.”

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12. It’s never too early to start teaching her about money. She will still probably suck you dry as a teenager… and on her wedding day.

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13. Make pancakes in the shape of her age for breakfast on her birthday. In a pinch, donuts with pink sprinkles and a candle will suffice.

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14. Buy her a pair of Chucks as soon as she starts walking. She won’t always want to wear matching shoes with her old man.

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Photo Credit :: Danielle Rocke Toews

15. Dance with her. Start when she’s a little girl or even when she’s a baby. Don’t wait ‘til her wedding day.

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16. Take her fishing. She will probably squirm more than the worm on your hook. That’s OK.

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17. Learn to say no. She may pitch a fit today, but someday you’ll both be glad you stuck to your guns.

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18. Tell her she’s beautiful. Say it over and over again. Someday an animated movie or “beauty” magazine will try to convince her otherwise.

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19. Teach her to change a flat. A tire without air need not be a major panic inducing event in her life. She’ll still call you crying the first time it happens.

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20. Take her camping. Immerse her in the great outdoors. Watch her eyes fill with wonder the first time she sees the beauty of wide open spaces. Leave the iPod at home.

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21. Let her hold the wheel. She will always remember when daddy let her drive.

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22. She’s as smart as any boy. Make sure she knows that.

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23. When she learns to give kisses, she will want to plant them all over your face. Encourage this practice.

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24. Knowing how to eat sunflower seeds correctly will not help her get into a good college. Teach her anyway.

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25. Letting her ride on your shoulders is pure magic. Do it now while you have a strong back and she’s still tiny.

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26. It is in her nature to make music. It’s up to you to introduce her to the joy of socks on a wooden floor.

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27. If there’s a splash park near your home, take her there often. She will be drawn to the water like a duck to a puddle.

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28. She will eagerly await your return home from work in the evenings. Don’t be late.

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29. If her mom enrolls her in swim lessons, make sure you get in the pool too. Don’t be intimidated if there are no other dads there. It’s their loss.

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30. Never miss her birthday. In ten years she won’t remember the present you gave her. She will remember if you weren’t there.

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31. Teach her to roller skate. Watch her confidence soar.

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32. Let her roll around in the grass. It’s good for her soul. It’s not bad for yours either.

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33. Take her swimsuit shopping. Don’t be afraid to veto some of her choices, but resist the urge to buy her full-body beach pajamas.

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34. Somewhere between the time she turns three and her sixth birthday, the odds are good that she will ask you to marry her. Let her down gently.

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35. She’ll probably want to crawl in bed with you after a nightmare. This is a good thing.

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36. Few things in life are more comforting to a crying little girl than her father’s hand. Never forget this.

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37. Introduce her to the swings at your local park. She’ll squeal for you to push her higher and faster. Her definition of “higher and faster” is probably not the same as yours. Keep that in mind.

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38. When she’s a bit older, your definition of higher and faster will be a lot closer to hers. When that day comes, go ahead… give it all you’ve got.

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39. Holding her upside down by the legs while she giggles and screams uncontrollably is great for your biceps. WARNING: She has no concept of muscle fatigue.

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40. She might ask you to buy her a pony on her birthday. Unless you live on a farm, do not buy her a pony on her birthday. It’s OK to rent one though.

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41. Take it easy on the presents for her birthday and Christmas. Instead, give her the gift of experiences you can share together.

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42. Let her know she can always come home. No matter what.

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43. Remember, just like a butterfly, she too will spread her wings and fly some day. Enjoy her caterpillar years.

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44. Write her a handwritten letter every year on her birthday. Give them to her when she goes off to college, becomes a mother herself, or when you think she needs them most.

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45. Learn to trust her. Gradually give her more freedom as she gets older. She will rise to the expectations you set for her.

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46. When in doubt, trust your heart. She already does.

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47. When your teenage daughter is upset, learning when to engage and when to back off will add years to YOUR life. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

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48. Ice cream covers over a multitude of sins. Know her favorite flavor.

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49. This day is coming soon. There’s nothing you can do to be ready for it. The sooner you accept this fact, the easier it will be.

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50. Today she’s walking down the driveway to get on the school bus. Tomorrow she’s going off to college. Don’t blink.

Courtesy: Michael Mitchell

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Help me remove this Bug from C code pls

/* a simple C program */

#include stdio.h;
#define LAST 10

int main()
{
int i, sum = 0;

for ( i = 1; i < = LAST; i++ )
{
sum += i;
}

/*-for-*/
printf("sum = %d\n", sum);
return 0;
}

Commandments for you

Shall I tell you a joke? Any kind of joke, is it okay?

Moses went up the mountain. After a long time God appeared. "Hello, Moses. Good to see you. Sorry you had to wait, but I think you will feel it was worth it because I have something very special for you today."
Moses thought for a second and then said, "Oh, no, Lord, really. Thank you, but I don't need anything right now. Some other time perhaps."
"Moses, this is free," said the Lord.
"Then," said Moses, "give me ten!"

That's how the Jews got the Ten Commandments.

- Oh! You missed it. One more joke for you,

Jesus is hanging on the cross singing, "Da-di-li-da-dum-dein...."
Suddenly Peter hisses from underneath, "Hey, Jesus!"
Jesus goes on, "Da-di-dum-da-dum-da-dei...."
Peter, now more urgently, "Hey, Jesus, stop it!"
Jesus continues happily with "Di-duah-duah...."
Finally Peter yells, "For God's sake, Jesus, cut it out! Tourists are coming!"

Try to understand Zen through laughter, not through prayer. Try to understand Zen through flowers, butterflies, sun, moon, children, people in all their absurdities. Watch this whole panorama of life, all these colors, the whole spectrum.

Zen is not a doctrine, it is not a dogma. It is growing into an insight. It is a vision -- very light-hearted, not serious at all.

Be light-hearted, light-footed. Be of light step. Don't carry religion like a burden. And don't expect religion to be a teaching; it is not. It is certainly a discipline, but not a teaching at all.

-- Thanks Osho. Bowing to thy feet.

Birth of Zen

ZEN PHILOSOPHY

There exists a great interest in the West about Zen, particularly since World War II. Yet there seems to be a general haziness about the origin of Zen, what it believes, and the disciplines of Zen. The fault is not entirely with the interested-but-uninitiated. The fault lies also with Zen as a deliberately inscrutable teaching, made even more enigmatic by its interpreters, who spend many years writing innumerable books to explain what they insist is utterly inexplicable. Their explanations are frequently interrupted to warn the reader that, in the words of Lao Tzu, "they who tell do not know; they who know do not tell."

Many people think of Zen as a Japanese development, manifest in their Noh plays, in their flower arrangements, in their dances, in their tea ceremonies, in their art, in their archery. And if they think so, they are within the area of the truth. Some think of Zen as a Chinese interpretation of the Buddhist concept of the state of enlightenment, or of being "awakened," transported and adjusted to Japanese culture. That, too, is within the area of truth. And then there are some who think that Zen Buddhism goes back to the days of the Buddha in India, when he began to expound Zen, wordlessly.

According to legend, when Buddha was growing old he convened his disciples for an important discourse. And when they gathered and sat down silently, reverently waiting to hear their aging Master speak, the Buddha arose, came forward on the flower-decked platform, looked over his audience of disciples and monks, then bent down and picked up a flower which he raised to the level of his eyes. Then, without uttering a word, he returned to his seat. His followers looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding the meaning of his silence. Only the venerable Mahakasyapa serenely smiled at the Master. And the Master smiled back at him and wordlessly bequeathed to him the spiritual meaning of his wordless sermon. And that, according to legend, was the moment Zen was born.

Nearly a thousand years passed from the legendary encounter of the Buddha and the venerable Mahakasyapa until Zen, transmitted from generation to generation, reached Bodhi-Dharma, who introduced it to China. And still another century passed before a Chinese philosopher and theologian, Hui-neng, who died in 713 A.D., established Zen as a sect of Buddhism.

In China, the mystic experience of the Buddha's enlightenment was influenced by the teachings of Lao Tzu. While the seed of Zen came from India, it grew in China and was transformed by Taoism. But it did not reach full flowering until it came, with Chinese Buddhism, to Japan. In Japan, Zen was crystallized into a system, although its adherents insisted that it could not be taught, and argued that there could be no dependence on explanations, on sermonizing, or on any formal creed or ritual.

Since Zen was adopted and adapted in Japan, it has gone through a number of transformations. For historical reasons, and because of its presumable nihilistic implications, Zen became popular with the intellectual classes in Japan, and its following increased to nearly five million toward the end of the Second World War.

The name "Zen" is Japanese. It derives from the Chinese Chan'an-na, which is a corruption from the Buddhist Dhyana, meaning Meditation.

Zen means waking up to the present moment. That is, perceiving this moment exactly as it is, rather than through the filter of our ideas, opinions, etc. One way to practice this is to ask yourself a Big Question, such as "What am I?" If you ask such a question strongly and sincerely, what appears is "Don't Know." This don't-know is before thinking. If you keep it moment to moment, then everything is clear. Then, each moment, whatever you're doing, just do it. When you're sitting, just sit; when you're eating, just eat; and so on. According to Zen, existence is found in the silence of the mind (no-mind), beyond the chatter of our internal dialog. Existence, from the Zen perspective is something that is only happening spontaneously, and it is not just our thoughts. All of life that we perceive is constantly in a state of change. Every atom in the universe is somewhere different every millionth of a second.

What then is existence? Zen says that it is instantaneous. Since the earth is constantly moving, and our thoughts and our bodies are constantly in a process of fluctuation, then what we really are, can only be experienced in each moment.

Think of a view. Is it what it was a second ago, or what it is now? In fact the moment we say the word “view", the view has already changed into something new.

In fact, anything that we can explain, according to this viewpoint, must be past-tense. Even if it’s about our most immediate feelings and thoughts, it is not the same experience the second after it passes through our minds. Researchers estimate that our minds perceive 12,000 separate impressions every second. This is in terms of everything that we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.

So, what is our reality really? Isn’t it always a very limited view of what we are even actually experiencing around us? And that which we are aware of, is only our own minute impression of the world itself. Are any of our views then actually true in the absolute sense of the word, or are they all just our subjective impressions, based on an individual experience of what we are perceiving?

For example, a person may think that the Sun moves through their sky, and that the earth is stationary. Is this actually true? It may seem true for a person at the moment they make the observation, but how true is it from an absolute perspective of the universe? Can we even know what is the absolute perspective? In this example, from another perspective the earth appears to travel around the Sun.

Obviously, with this in mind, there are an infinite number of viewpoints possible at each moment, from an infinite number of perspectives; therefore there are an infinite number of existences, and in any absolute sense, existence itself is inexpressible. Can we actually experience existence then? Perhaps from the Zen perspective the question is, "Why do we not experience it?"

Zen says that if we entertain no personal version of what we think existence is, in other words, if we hold no subjective interpretation of what existence is, at the moment we are free of any notion at all, we will experience existence instantaneously, spontaneously.

Do you see this point? Zen says that we don’t really experience existence, because we are too busy experiencing our own subjective, version of existence.

How then can we experience existence itself? If we don’t create existence, then existence simply IS. The problem is, that we are usually trying to create our own model of the world. Whatever existence we create, it will be an extremely limited view, and that isn’t existence itself.

In Zen a less subjective awareness is cultivated through silent meditation, and contemplating on certain sentences, known as Koans. A koan is defined in "The Three Pillars Of Zen" as, "Formulation, in baffling language, pointing to ultimate Truth. Koans cannot be solved by recourse to a logical reasoning, but only awakening a deeper level of the mind beyond the discursive intellect."

An example of a Koan would be, “The sound of one hand clapping”, or perhaps you remember this one from grade school, “Does a tree that falls in the forest make a sound if there isn’t anyone there to hear it?," and so on.

Through these more abstract thoughts, the Zen student may find that they gradually suspend with their reasoning altogether (this is called no-mind), and this clears the way for an actual experience of existence itself.

Unanticipated, spontaneously, without warning, the student may suddenly experience that 'Peace' beyond thought, words, or description. All that anyone can really say who has experienced this is, “All is one, and one is all”. This is what Zen calls the experience of Nirvana, or Enlightenment.

[Source: http://goto.bilkent.edu.tr/gunes/zen/zenphilosophy.htm]

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Student

Desiring to show my attainment, I said all possible things in the name of mastering her. She who was sitting quietly, said nothing. This made me uncomfortable. "If nothing exists," inquired, "where did this uncomfortable come from?"

Mysticism

Science is speaking religiousness for the first time after 2500 years.

"The question is: is the way the universe began chosen by God for reasons we can't understand, or was it determined by a law of science? I believe the second." Hawking adds, "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing."

Hawking has stated that "the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws."

How to overcome the fear of death?

Today you are here, and everything is so real — you, your wife/husband, your child, your property, your work, your ideas, your ego. Each and everything is real. Today you are here, appearing so real. Tomorrow morning, if you are dead, what will happen to you? Where are you then? Where did you go?

Your body is a nuisance. Once you are dead, would anybody want to keep your body? If even the most loved one in your family dies, will you keep the body in your bedroom? Like Sankara says, “Bharya Bibyathi Tasmin Kaye”. Meaning, “Tomorrow if you die, that person who loved you very much or who seemed to love you, even she will be scared of this one (the body)”.

This is only a body, so don't get attached. You do know that if we bury you here, you become earth. If we burn you, immediately the results are there for you to see. If we bury you, it takes a little longer. But what happens to you? This needs probing. It definitely needs looking into, isn't it? Because this man who is here today, so real, tomorrow if he can suddenly evaporate, disappear, it is your business to know what happened, because it is going to happen to you also. Definitely, it is everybody's business to know, isn't it? So that's where the first step is.

The first step is you start looking at death. And if you start looking at your own death, you will definitely become spiritual; there is no other way. Unfortunately, today, in our society you avoid the word death itself. Even children cannot use that word. You say “Rama, Shiva”. The word “death” is banned at home because you are scared. Just the word, the reminder, scares you. Many people are scared to even see a funeral procession in their streets because it reminds them of their own death. Whatever you may shut yourself off to, are you really going to shut off death?

Once you are in physical form, there are certain laws, because the whole physical matter has to be under a certain law. The very creation happens on a certain basis. How long the life of the body extends depends on various factors - karmic factors, physical factors and energy factors. And there is another thing, the ultimate thing, that the time's over. Once time is up, there is no business for that being to be here anymore. It is finished.

Source: Jaggi Vasudev, Isha founder.

http://www.ishafoundation.org/Newsletter/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-death.isa?utm_campaign=Isha+News+-+June+2010&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MailingList

Slokam and its meaning

Slokam:

Shruti Smriti puranam alayam karunalayam Namami Bhagavadpadam Shankaram Lokashankaram.

Meaning: I prostrate to Adi Shankaracharya, an incarnation of Lord Shiva, who causes welfare to the universe, who is the repository of the Divine Knowledge of Vedas, Upanishads and texts of mythology and who is the embodiment of mercy.

காதல்

ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் காதலன் தன்னை பிரிந்து போய்விடுகிரானே என்று ஆத்திரத்தில், உன் சகோதரியாக இருந்திருந்தால் உன்கூடவே வீட்டில் உன்னை பார்த்துகொண்டே இருக்கலாம் அல்லவா?! என்கிறாள். எவ்வளவு விசித்திரமான பித்தேறிய நிலை.

Manmade DNA

The world's first synthetic cell; Scientists 've produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA. A re-creation of existing life — changing one simple type of bacterium into another — than a built-from-scratch kind.

This is transforming life totally from one+ species into another by changing the software

The researchers picked two species of Mycoplasma, simple germs that contain a single chromosome and lack the cell walls that form barriers in other bacteria. First, they chemically synthesized the genome of M. mycoides, that goat germ, twice as large as the germ genome they'd previously built.

Then they transplanted it into a living cell from a different Mycoplasma species, albeit a fairly close cousin.

At first, nothing happened. The team scrambled to find out why, creating a genetic version of a computer proofreading program to spell-check the DNA fragments they'd pieced together. The result: They found that a typo in the genetic code, in one of the synthetic genome's million chemical base pairs, was rendering the manmade DNA inactive, delaying the project three months to find and restore that bit. The recipient cell started out with synthetic DNA and its original cytoplasm, but the new genome "booted up" that cell to start producing only proteins that normally would be found in the copied goat germ. It reproduced into a small colony of germs in a lab dish. The researchers had tagged the synthetic DNA to be able to tell it apart, and confirmed that those new ones really looked and behaved like M. mycoides, not the recipient cell.

Source & Thanks to: Harvard Medical School

Does it solve your problem?

Can you live with fantastic external arrangements (Your homes, your relationships, your money,) when internally you are a mess? What if internally you are blissful, but you have no food to eat? Both need to be organized.

The priority given to the external and the internal well-being is the choice.

Poetry and Mathematics

Scientists have been talking about a bang, one big one. Now, they are going back on that and say there was a series of bangs.

Take an example, If you ever drive a motorcycle or car without the silencer, without the manifold, you will see it will go "bang, bang, bang," but if you throttle up, it will roar. A roar is a composite expression of many bangs.

The first form in which Shiva arose was as Rudra. He roared; a series of bangs happened because Shakti came and played around him.

Suddenly, what was absolute stillness, broke open into a roar. So, the first act of creation was that of Shakti, not of Shiva.

The basis of creation is Shiva; but the first act of creation is from Shakti.

Source: Jaggi, Isha founder

Have brought the divine down - Let's Dance

Feeling filled in sharing these two Ashtakams. I came across these two ashtakams from Isha. I heard "Mano budhya ahankaar chittah ni naham" at Mahashivrathri 2009; and "Na thatho, na matha, na bandur na datha" against Ye devi few days back.

Lyrics are as follows. If you could make-out the mp3/videos of those, dont forget me to forward.

Mano budhya ahankaar chittah ni naham
Na 'ch shotra jeeveh na 'ch ghraan netrey
Na 'chavyo m bhumi r na tejo na vaayu
Chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Na 'chpraan sangyo, na vey panch vaayu,
na vah sapt dhaaatu r, na vah pancha' kosh'a
Na vat pani paado, na chopastha paayu,
chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Na meh dwesh raago, na meh lobh-moh
mado nai-v-meh nahi-v-maatsarya bhaav'h
Na dharmo na chartho na kaamo na moksha
chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Na punyam na papam, na sokhyam na dukhyam
na mantro na teertham, na veda na yagya
Aham bhojnam nai va bhojyam na bhogta
chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Na meh mrityu shanka, na meh jaati bheda
pita nahi va meh nai-v-mata na janma
Na bandhu 'r mitram, guru nai va shishya
chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Aham nirvikalpo niraakaar roopoh,
vibhur-vyaapya sarvatra sarve-indrayaanee
Sadaa mein samatvam, na mukti na bandh
chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

Mano budhya ahankaar chittah ni nahan
Na 'ch shotra jeeveh na 'ch ghraan netrey
Na 'chavyo m bhumi r na tejo na vaayu
Chid-a-anand roopah shivoham shivoham

Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham
Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham Shivoham

--

Na thatho, na matha, na bandur na datha,
Na puthro, na puthri, na bruthyo, na bartha!
Na jayaa na Vidhya, na Vruthir mamaiva,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam Thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

Na Janaami Dhaanam, Na cha dhyana yogam,
Na janami tanthram, na cha sthothra manthram!
Na janami poojam, na cha nyasa yogam,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

Prajesam, Ramesam, Mahesam, Suresam,
Dhinesam, Nisidheswaram vaa kadachit!
Na janami chaanyath sadaham saranye,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

Bhavaabdhava pare, Maha dhukha Bheeru,
Papaatha prakaami, pralobhi pramathah!
Kusamsara paasa prabadha sadaham,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

Na janami Punyam, Na janami theertham,
Na janami mukthim, layam vaa kadachit!
Na janami bhakthim, vratham vaapi maatha,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

Vivadhe, Vishadhe, pramadhe, pravase,
Jale chaanale parvathe shatru madhye!
Aranye, saranye sada maam prapaahi,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa Bhairavi!!

ஆய கலைகள் 64

Note: I was browsing at blog sites yesterday evening; this one was quite interesting, I like to promote this post. Thanks to Banupriya, the following is from her blog site. Thank you once again.

Every Tamil person should have heard of this term "ஆய கலைகள் 64". When I googled a little, I found the origin of this word. It seems that the 2 Hindu Mythological Characters -- Krishna and Balarama have learnt all these 64 types of art. They should be really brilliant isn't it? True, that Art is always fascinating - For any act to become an art, it should be done in a proper way. 64 such forms of Art have been classified below:

1. Toilet Make-up, toilet and use of beautifying agents
2. Painting the body, and colouring the nails, hair, etc.
3. Decoration of the forehead.
4. Art of hair dressing.
Dressing
5. Art of dressing.
6. Proper matching of decorations and jewellery.
Music and Dancing
7. Singing.
8. Playing on musical instruments.
9. Playing on musical glasses filled with water.
10. Acting.
11. Dancing.
General Education
12. Good manners and etiquette.
13. Knowledge of diffenrent langguages and dialects.
14. Knowledge of vocabularies.
15. Knowledge of Rhetoric or Figures of Speech.
16. Reading.
17. Reciting poems.
18. Criticism of poems.
19. Criticism of dramas and analysis of stories.
20. Filling up the missing line of a poem.
21. Composing poems to order.
22. Reply in verse (when one person recites a poem, another gives the reply in verse).
23. The art of speaking by changing the forms of words.
24. Art of knowing the character of a man from his features.
25. Art of attracting others (bewitching).
Domestic Science
26. Art of cooking.
27. Preparation of different beverages, sweet and acid drinks, chutneys, etc.
28. Sewing and needle work.
29. Making of different beds for different purposes and for different seasons. Physical culture
30. Physical culture.
31. Skill in youthful sports.
32. Swimming and water-sports.
Games
33. Games of dice, chess, etc.
34. Games of chance.
35. Puzzles and their solution.
36. Arithmetical games.
Art of Entertaining
37. Magic: art of creating illusions.
38. Trick of hand.
39. Mimicry or imitation (of voice or sounds).
40. Art of disguise.
Fine Arts
41. Painting in colours.
42. Stringing flowers into garlands and other ornaments for decorating the body, such as crowns, clapnets, etc.
43. Floral decorations of carriages.
44. Making of artificial flowers.
45. Preparation of ear-rings of shell, ivory, etc.
46. Making birds, flowers, etc., of thread or yarn.
47. Clay-modelling: making figures and images.
48. The art of changing the appearance of things such as making to appear as silk. Pet Animals
49. Training parrots and other birds to talk.
50. Training rams and cocks and other birds for mock fight. Professional Training
51. Gardening and agriculture.
52. Preparation of perfumery.
53. Making furniture from canes and reeds.
54. Wood-engraving.
55. Carpentry.
56. Knowledge of machinery.
57. Construction of building (Architecture).
58. Floor decoration with coloured stones.
59. Knowledge of metals.(Metallurgy) :)
60. Knowledge of gems and jewels.
61. Colouring precious stones.
62. Art of war.
63. Knowledge of code words.
64. Signals for conveying messages.

I am very sure that there are lots more to learn for Krishna and Balarama in this 21st Century.

P.S: The post is based on google research and not with reference to any Reliable resource and comments are always invited for further improvement.

Core of Religion

I read a zen story and very much glad to share this now here.

Ryokan was a great lover of children. As might be expected of such a character as he was, he himself was a child. He was the child Jesus speaks about. He was so innocent that it was almost unbelievable that a man can be so innocent. He had no cunning, no cleverness. He was so innocent that people used to think that he was a little mad.

He liked to play with children. He played hide-and-seek, he played tamari, hand-ball, too. One evening it was his turn to hide, and he hid himself well under a straw stack in the field. It was growing darker and the children, not being able to locate him, left the field. Early in the following morning, a farmer came and had to remove the straw stack to begin his work. Finding Ryokan there, he exclaimed, ’Oh Ryokan-sama! What are you doing here?’

The master answered, ’Hush! Don’t talk so loud, the children will find me.’

The whole night under that straw he is waiting for the children! Such innocence is Zen. And such innocence is divine. Such innocence knows no distinctions between good and bad, knows no distinctions between this world and that, knows no distinction between this and that. Such innocence is what suchness is. And this suchness is the innermost core of religion.

No water, No moon

This way and that way

I tried to keep the pail of water together,
Hoping the weak bamboo would never break.
Suddenly the bottom fell out.
No more water
No more moon in the water
emptiness in my hand.
-&-
Chiyono (Upon Discovering enlightening with the moon)
Mugai Nyodai, (1223-1298)

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Bhajagovindam of Aadi Sankara

Adhi Sankara who expounded the philosophy of Advaitha mainly wrote philosophical tomes defending his interpretation of Hindu philosophy.He also wrote several Stotras( Hymns in praise of Gods) .But Bhaja Govindam is a philosophical hymn written for the most common man.Though it preaches unalloyed devotion to the God, it also preaches high philosophy in simple terms.

Charpata Panjarika Stotra. (The eighteen gems of wisdom)
Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam, Govindam Bhaja Mooda Mathe, Samprapthe sannihithe kale, Nahi nahi rakshathi dookrunj karane. Pray Govinda, Pray Govinda, Pray Govinda, You fool, For all the ken with you, Will not be there, When your end is near.
1. Dhinamapi rajani , sayam pratha, Sisira vasanthou punarayatha, Kala kreedathi gachat yayu, Sthadapi na munjathyasa vayu (Bhaja Govindam…..) Daily comes the night, eve and morn. The autumn and spring, Comes again and again every year. Time forever plays with life, But desire does not desert this body forever. . (Pray Govinda,………..)
2. Agre Vahni , prashte bhanu, Rathrou chibuka samirpitha janu, Karathala biksha taru thala vasa Sthadhapi na munjathyasapasa. (Bhaja Govindam….) The sun in the back, And the fire behind, Prevents biting cold during the day, Knees meet the chin during the night, To keep one warm. And food comes by the daily begging, Life is spent below a tree, But desire does not desert this body forever. (Pray Govinda,………..)
3. Yavadvitho parjana saktha, Sthavannija parivaro raktha Paschat jeevathi jarajjara dehe, Varthaam prucchathi ko apina gehe. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Till you are able to earn, The wealth that everybody yearns, All the family you love, Will love and care. But when the cage of your body gets old, They would not even ask you, “How are you?” (Pray Govinda,……..)
4. Jatilo mundee lunchitha kesa, Kaashayambara bahu krutha vesha, Pasyannapi cha na pasyathi lokaa Hyudhara nimittam bahu krutha soka. (Bhaja govindam….) Men with hairs overgrown, Men with a shaved head, Men with a well-cut hair, Men with ochre robes, See the world, But pretend they don’t, And suffer all the way, To fill their belly forever. (Pray Govinda,………)
5. Bagavat geetha kinchid adheetha, Gangaajalalava kanikaa peetha, Sukrudhapi yasya murari samarcha, Tasya yama kim kuruthe charchaam. (Bhaja Govindam…) Read and imbibe Bhagavat Gita, Drink a drop of the holy Ganga, At least once salute the Lord, Then the God of death, Will not bother you forever. (Pray Govinda,………)
6. Angam galitham palitham mundam, Dasanaviheenam jatham thundam, Vruddho yathi gruheetha dhandam, Tadapi na munjathyaasa pindam. (Bhaja Govindam….) The limbs have become weak, The head has become fully bald, There are no teeth in the mouth, And the old man totters with an aid of a stick, But desire does not desert this body ever. (Pray Govinda,………..)
7. Balasthavat kreedasaktha, Stharunasthavath tharunee saktha, Vrudha staavath chintha magna, Parame brahmani kopi na lagna. (Bhaja Govindam….) The child’s mind is engaged in play, The youths mind is engaged in his lasses charms, The old man’s mind is full of worries, But no one thinks of the Ultimate Truth. (Pray Govinda,………..)
8. Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam, Punarapi janani jatare sayanam, Iha samsaare khalu dusthare, Krupayaa pare pahi murare. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Again and again one is born, And again and again one dies, And again and again one sleeps in the mother’s womb, Help me to cross, This limitless sea of Life, Which is uncrossable, my Lord (Pray Govinda, ……..)
9. Punarapi Rajani, punarai divasa, Punaraip paksha, punarapi maasa, Punarapyayanam, punarapi varsham, Tadapi na munjityasaamarsham. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Again and again this dark nights, Again and again this luster full days, Again and again these months and years, But pride and desire never leaves you forever (Pray Govinda,……..)
10. Vayasi gathe ka kama vikara, Shushke neere ka kaasaara, Nashte dravye ka parivaara, Gnathe tathwe ka samasaara. (Bhaja Govindam…) Why this passion, when one totters with age, Why the search for water in the dried up lake, Why search for relations, when wealth dries, There is no desire for life, When you get real knowledge. Of truth (Pray Govinda, ……)
11. Naree sthana bhara nabhi nivesam, Mithyaa mayaa mohaavesam, Ethan mamsavasaadhi vikaram, Manasi vichinthaya vaaram vaaram. (Bhaja Govindam….) A lady’s busts divine, Her bellies shapely, They are but gates of deceit, And the joy that is given out, Is by flesh and fat alone.. Think of this, Day in and day out (Pray Govinda,……..)
12. Kasthwam Ko aham kutha ayatha? Kaa me janani ko me thatha. Ithi paribhavaaya sarvamasaaram, Viswam tyakthwa swapna vichaaram. (Bhaja Govindam….) Who am I? Where from did I come? Who is my mother ? Who is my father? Think of these, Realize that this world, Is but a meaningless mirage, And Leave this dream like world (Pray Govinda,….)
13. Geyam Githa , Nama sahasram, Dhyeyam sri pathi roopamajasram, Neyam sajjana sange chittam, Dheyam deenajanaaya cha vitham. (Bhaja Govindam….) Sing the Geetha, And His thousand names, Meditate on the Lord of Lakshmi, Spend time with good souls, Give all the wealth to the poor. (Pray Govinda,……)
14. Yavajjevo nivasathi dehe, Kusalam thaavath prucchathi gehe, Gathavathi vaayou dehaapaaye, Baryaa bhibyasthi tasmin kaye. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Till the breath is in the body, All friends ask your welfare, When it leaves your frame, Even your darling wife, Is full of fear of you , Hey fool (Pray Govinda, …….)
15. Sukhadha kriyathe ramaa bhoga, Paschatdandha sarere roga, Yadyapi loke maranam saranam, Tadapi na munchathi papacharanam. (Bhaja Govindam…..) It is but for pleasure, That a lady is sought, Slowly the body gets sick, The only path leads you, To your death for sure, Still no one leaves the sinful ways. (Pray Govinda,…….)
16. Radhyaa charpata virachita kkandha, Punyaapunya vivarjitha padha. Naaham nathwa naayam loka, Stadhapi kimartham kriyathe soka. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Like collecting strewn rags all the way, In life one collects sin and good deeds. Realize that me or you, Is not the truth. In your newly chartered path Still why are you sad? (Pray Govinda,…..)
17. Kuruthe Gangaa sagara gamanam, Vrutha paripaalana madhava dhaanam, Gnana viheena sarvamathena, Mukthin na bhavathi janma sathena. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Take bath in Ganga, Take a dip in the ocean, Observe penance, Give money to charity. All faiths tell you without fail, And if you do not realize this truth, Even in hundred lives, You will not attain the Lord. (Pray Govinda,………)
18. Yoga ratho vaa bhogaratho vaa, Sanga ratho vaa sanga viheena, Yasya brahmani ramathe chittam, Nandathi nandathi nandathyeva. (Bhaja Govindam….) You get joy, Of meditation or passion, Or you get joy, In solitude or in company, But All these are but impermanent. Try to make your mind one, With Para Brahmam, That is the only permanent joy. (Pray Govinda,………..)
Dwadasha Panjarika Stotra. The twelve pearls of wisdom)
Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam, Govindam Bhaja Mooda Mathe, Samprapthe sannihithe kale, Nahi nahi rakshathi dookrunj karane. Pray Govinda, Pray Govinda, Pray Govinda, You fool, For all the ken with you, Will not be there, When your end is near.
1. Arthamanartham Bhavaya nithyam, Naasthi thatha sukalesa sathyam, Puthraadhapi dhana bhaajam bheethi, Sarvathraisha vihithaareethi. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Wealth that you earn, Has no meaning in life, The real truth in it, is, That it gives no pleasure, The wealthy are but scared, Even of him whom they beget, (Pray Govinda,…….)
2. Kaa thee kanthaa kasthe puthra, Samsoroya matheeva vichitram, Kasya twam ka kutha aayatha, Sthathwam chinthya yadhidham braatha. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Who is your darling wife? And who is the son whom you love, This world is but strange, Who are you, where from you came? Think of these, Think of these (Pray Govinda,……..)
3. Maa kuru dhana jana yowana garwam, Harathi nimishoth kaala sarvam, Maamaya midhamakilam hithwa, Brahmapadam twam pravisa vidhitwa. (Bhaja Govindam……..) Proud as peacock are you, Of all the millions that you have, And of all those who are with you, Day in and day out, And of the strength of youth in you. Time, the thief is doing its job, Of stealing them by and by, All these are yes today and no tomorrow. (Pray Govinda,………)
4. Kaamam krodham lobham moham, Tyakthwaathmanam bhavaya koham, Atma jnana viheenaa mooda, Sthepachyanthe naraka nigooda. (BhajaGovindam….) Leave out your passion, Leave out your anger, Leave out your love for money, Leave out your yearning in life, Think and think, who you are? Those who find it not, are but fools, And are always happy in hell. (Pray Govinda,……. )
5. Sura mandhira tharu moola nivaasa, Sayya bhoothala majinam vaasa, Sarvapariguha bhoga thyaaga, Kasya sukham na karothi viraaga. (Bhaja Govindam…..) He lives in the deep dark forest, Or below a big banyan, Sleep he does on the bare floor, He has given up his all, Who in this entire world, so big, Is as happy as he is. (Pray Govinda ,……….)
6. Sathrou mithre puthre bandhou, Maa kuru yathnam vigraha sandhou, Bhava sama chitta sarvathra twam, Vaanchasya chiraadhyadhi Vishnu twam. (Bhaja Govindam…….) You would be one with Him If but you can see them as one, Your enemy whom you hate, Your friends whom you love, Your sons whom you adore, And all other friends who are so close. And if this entire world. Is to you all and the same. (Pray Govinda,………)
7. Twayi mayo chaanya traiko vishnur Vyartham kupyasi sarva sahishnu, Sarwasaminnapi pasyaathmaanam, Sarvathrothsyuja bhedaajnananm. (Bhaja Govindam…..) In you and in me is Govinda, So on whom will you show your ire? See all as one and one as all, Leave this difference between one and one. (Pray Govinda,….)
8. Praanayamam prathyaaharam, Nithyaa nithya viveka vichaaram, Jaapyasametha samadhi vidhaanam, Kurvavadhaanam mahadhava dhaanam. (Bhaja Govindam…) Control your senses, you fool, Withdraw from all your wants, Try to find the difference. Between that which is perennial, And that which is not , Live and think in that He, This is what will make you, Decision maker supreme. (Pray Govinda,…..)
9. Nalinee dhalagatha jalamathi thralam, Tadwadjjevtha mathisaya chapalam, Viddhi vyaadhibhimaana grastham, Lokam sokahatham cha samastham. (Bhasja Govindam,,,,,) Like the tiny drop of water, Floating on a lotus leaf, The life today is here, And tomorrow there, This world full of aches , And bloated ego, (Which is like an air filled up ball) Is a place of sorrow. (Pray Govinda. ……..)
10. Kaa the ashtaadasa dese chinthaa, Vaathula thava kim naasthi niyanthaa. Yasthaam hasthe sudhrude nibaddham, Bhodayathi prabhavadhi viruddham. (bhaja Govindam….) Why this thought , Of eighteen countries, Hey Lunatic, Fold your hands tight, Think of Him, Who controls , All that in you. (Pray Govinda, ……..)
11. Satsangathwe nissamgathwam, Nissamgathwe nirmohathwam, Nirmohathwe nischala thatwam, Nischala tathwe jeevan mukthi. (Bhaja Govindam….) With good pals in this world, You loose desire for things, With loss of this terrible desire, You loose passion for life, With loss for this passion, You realize the truth, (Pray Govinda,……….)
12. Gurucharanaambuja nirbhara bhaktha, Samsarada chirabhava mukthaa, Sendriya maanasa niyamaadevam, Drakshyasi nija hrudayastham devam. (Bhaja Govindam…..) With your mind trained, By your spiritual guide, You can cross the sea of life, And once you cross the sea, You can see the Govinda in your heart. (Pray Govinda,……)
Dwadasa pancharikaamaya esha. Sishyaanaam kadhithohyuapadesha, Yeshaam chithe naiva viveka. Sthe pachyanthe narakamanekam. (Bhaja Govindam…..) Twelve pearls of wisdom these, Are taught to those, Hungry souls, Suffering all the life (Pray Govinda, ……..)