Om namah Shivaya

 

Om namah Shivaya Every day early morning a little girl would come to the temple and stand before the idol,close her eyes and with folded hands,  murmur something for a couple of minutes. Then open her eyes, bow down, smile and go out running. This was a daily affair.  The temple Poojari was observing her and was curious about what she was doing. He thought,she is too small to know the deeper meanings of religion,she would hardly know any prayers. But then what was she doing every morning in the temple? Fifteen days passed and Poojari now couldn’t resist but to find out more about her behaviour. One morning, Poojari reached there before the girl and was waiting for her to complete her ritual. He placed his hand on her head and said,  “ My child, I have seen since the last fifteen days that you come here regularly. What do you do?"   “ I pray,” She said spontaneously. “ Do you know any prayers?” asked Poojari with some suspicion in his voice. “No” replied the girl. "Then what are you doing closing your eyes, every day?” he smiled.  Very innocently the girl said : “ I do not know any prayer, but I know "a,b,c,d…. up to z."  I recite it five times' and tell God that,   I don’t know your prayer, but it cannot be outside of these alphabets."    Please arrange the alphabets as you wish and that is my prayer.” And she ran, jumping on her way out.  The Poojari stood there dumbstruck, staring at her for a long time as she disappeared running in the wilderness. This is THE UNCONDITIONAL  belief in God that we pray.  A faith in that 'divine power' heals mind and body... Har Hara mahadev ReplyForward

SPEECHLESS

 

I got on to the bus.  Seeing the crowd inside,  I was upset. There was no place to sit. Just then,  a person vacated his seat.The man standing next to the vacant seat could have sat there,  but instead he offered the seat to me. At the next stop, the same thing happened again. He gave his seat to another. This happened 4 times during the entire journey. The man looked like a  normal worker, returning home after a long day at work... At the last stop when all of us got off, I spoke to him.  "Why were you giving your seat to another person every time you got a vacant seat?" His answer took me by surprise. "I haven’t studied much in my life nor do I know many things. I don't have much money either. So I don't have anything much to give to anyone.  That's why I do this everyday. It is something  I can do easily.  "After working all day I can stand for a little longer. I gave my seat to you and you said *thank you*. It gave me satisfaction that I did something for someone.  I do this daily & feel I am contributing in some way.  I go back home refreshed & happy every day that I gave something to someone."   I was speechless! Wanting to do something for someone on a daily basis is the ultimate gift. This stranger taught me a lot  -  *How easy it is to be rich from within!*  *Beautiful clothes, lots of money in the bank account, expensive gadgets, accessories & luxuries or even  educational degrees - may or may not make you rich and happy;  but a small act of giving is enough to make you feel rich & Happy everyday. ReplyForward

Some interesting facts about Delhi

 Some interesting facts about Delhi

a) INA market is not named after the Indian National Army. It's actually named after a private airline, the Indian National Airways, that was later nationalized and became part of Indian Airlines.

B) Khan market is named after Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's brother, Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan. 

Ghaffar market is the one named after the Frontier Gandhi, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

c) Bengali market is named after Lala Bengali Mal Lohia, who built the place and had no connection with Bengal or Bengalis.

d) Mehrchand Market and Khanna Market, separated by a few hundred yards, are named after one person, Mehrchand Khanna, who was Rehabilitation Minister after independence. 

e) the famous Pandara Road was actually Pandava Road. It was a clerk's misreading while copying it that led to the current name.

f) Rai Sina village and surrounding areas were cleared to make way for Viceroy House (Now President's Estate on Raisina Hill). The villagers were resettled under the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Young. Thus, the resettlement colony was named as Youngpura, which people pronounce as Jungpura.    

                      

True but amazing facts about Delhi.

Sip your Tea

 

Sip your Tea

Nice and Slow

No one Ever knows

when it’s Time to Go,

There’ll be no Time

to enjoy the Glow,

So sip your Tea

Nice and Slow.

Life is too Short but

feels pretty Long,

There’s too Much to do, so much going Wrong,

And Most of the Time You Struggle to be Strong,

Before it’s too Late

and it’s time to Go,

Sip your Tea

Nice and Slow.

Some Friends stay,

others Go away,

Loved ones are Cherished but not all will Stay.

Kids will Grow up

and Fly away.

There’s really no Saying how Things will Go,

So sip your Tea

Nice and Slow.

In the End it’s really

all about understanding Love 

For this World  

and in the Stars above,

Appreciate and Value who truly Cares,

Smile and Breathe

and let your Worries go,

So Just Sip your Tea

Nice and Slow."

When I'm dead.

Your tears will flow

But I won't know

Cry with me now instead.

You will send flowers, 

But I won't see

Send them now instead

You'll say words of praise 

But I won't hear.

Praise me now instead

You'll forget my faults,

But I won't know.....

Forget them now  instead.

You'll miss me then,

But I won't feel.

Miss me now, instead.

You'll wish You could have spent more time with me,

Spend it now instead

When you hear I'm gone, you'll find your way to my house to pay condolence but we haven't even spoken in years.

Look for me now. 

 

*"Spend time with every person around you, and help them with whatever you have to make them happy, your families, friends and  acquaintances.*

*Make them feel Special because you never know when time will take them away from you forever.*

Alone I can 'Say' but together we can 'Talk'.

Alone I can 'Enjoy' but together we can 'Celebrate'  

Alone I can 'Smile' but together we can 'Laugh'

That's the BEAUTY of Human Relations. 

We are nothing without each other 

So Stay Connected!

Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

 I was walking around in a Big Bazaar store shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old..

The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to the cashier and asked: are you sure I don't have enough money?''

The cashier counted his cash once again and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll, my dear.'' The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.

Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much . I wanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY.

I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God.. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister...''

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly..

I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''

'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'

Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'' 'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.

Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.

She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever...

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

An interesting story of air conditioning on Indian Railways.

 

An interesting story of air conditioning on Indian Railways.  

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The first Indian train to get an air conditioned car, which started running from 1934 was the Frontier Mail.  

The airconditioning system then was basic, unlike the thermostat controlled powerplants we see today.  

In those days, ice blocks were used, carried in sealed receptacles built beneath the car floor, which were replenished at several halts along the line. A battery operated blower constantly blew air into these receptacles, and the cold air entered the insulated cars through vents.  Though it was very basic and messy, the effect was very pleasant. It was luxury at its best then. 

Imagine today if huge ice blocks were pushed into the underfloor ice receptacles at every other stop, how intimidating it would be.  The picture shows Ice supply for the air conditioning in First class coach of the Frontier Mail at Bayana Junction on 11.09.1942. 

Courtesy: History and Heritage of Indian Railways/Pazhayathu blog

SIGNIFICANCE OF AKSHAYA TRITIYA

 SIGNIFICANCE OF AKSHAYA TRITIYA

[Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is Annual spring time festival of the Hindus & Jains. It falls on the third Tithi (lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of Vaisakha month as signifying the "Third day of unending Prosperity".

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The festival date varies and is set according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, and falls in April or May.]

Lord Parashurama appeared on this day.

Ganga descended on Earth on this day.

Mahabharat war concluded on this day.

This day marks the beginning of Treta-Yuga.

Sudama visited his childhood friend Lord Sri Krishna at Dwaraka.

Pandavas received Akshaya Patra from Sun god on this day.

 

Veda Vyasa started composing Mahabharata along with Lord Ganesh on this day.

Adi Shankaracharya composed Kanakadhara Stotram on this day.

Kubera received his wealth and position as the custodian of wealth.

Goddess Annapurna Devi appeared on this day. 

The construction of the charitos for Ratha Yatra of Lord Sri Jagannatha begins on the day of Akshay Tritiya.

In the temple of Kshira-chora

Gopinatha (Remuna, Odisha) the deities of Madan-Mohan, Govinda and Gopinath are smeared with sandalwood pulp on this auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya.

Charan Darshan (lotus feet) of Lord Sri Banke Vihari in Vrindavan Dham happens on this day.

Akshaya Tritiya - The Day of

Giving and Forgiving.

The word _Akshaya_ means, that which never diminishes, hence beginnings made or valuables bought on this day are considered auspicious enough to bring luck, auspiciousness and success. 

Whatever services offered to The Supreme Lord or His

devotees on this day receives manifold eternal benefits. Dana (donations) given today is said to give manifold results.

Chandan Yatra starts today, all deities are smeared in sandalwood paste.

The temples of Gangotri & Yamunotri re-open today.

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