It's great to be funny!

28 Jan 2010
Dear All,
I guess,am slowly getting converted into a very serious, boring n critic-like person, who is not

known to me....a kind of total stranger to me!
this IS 'serious' matter....
Some thing should be done, without wasting precious "time"....
Let us c d other side of d coin....
Let us C some lighter side of life n have a goood laughter, for a change!

Some jokes....

VATICAN HUMOR

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, (and he doesn't travel light),

the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.

'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver,

'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?'

'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope,

'they never let me drive at the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today.'

'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should

happen?'

protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.

'Who's going to tell?' says the Pope with a smile?

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel.

The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport,

the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 205 kph.

(Remember, the Pope is German.)

'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the worried driver,

but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

'Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license -- and my job!' moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches,

but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.

'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going 205 kph.

'So bust him,' says the Chief.

'I don't think we want to do that, he's really important,' said the cop.

The Chief exclaimed,' All the more reason!'

'No, I mean really important,' said the cop with a bit of persistence.

The Chief then asked, 'Who do you have there, the mayor?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: ' A senator?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: 'The Prime Minister?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Well,' said the Chief, 'Who is it?'

Cop: 'I think it's God!'

The Chief is even more puzzled and curious,

'What makes you think it's God?'

Cop: 'His chauffeur is the Pope!'

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IDIOCY HAS TO BE A GOD'S GIFT......V always spot such "gifted" persons in d walks of our lives....
So Dears, here R some gems, only for UR eyes...

Self-acclaimed n then Crowned as Number One Idiot of 2009-

He was a medical student, currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control centre.

One fine day, this woman called in for medical advice,sounded very upset because she had caught her

little daughter eating ants.  Listening to her story, he quickly reassured her that the ants were

not harmful insects and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital.

After hearing his assurance,she calmed down a bit and at the end of the conversation, just casually

happened to mention that she had given her daughter some ant poison to eat, in order to kill the

ants.....then he told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right

away...without wasting any more time...


N here is Number Two 'crowned Idiots' of 2009-

Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the

747s.  They were quite successful in getting it out of the plane and joyously brought it home!

All very excited with d successful act,could not resist d temptation n shortly after, they took it

for a float on the near-by river....

they noticed a Westpac Rescue Helicopter coming towards them!!

It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that got activated

when the raft was inflated.....

Any guesses about their present-status?

They are no longer employed at Boeing.....

Here is one,..jUST AN IDIOT :

On my B'day, When my late husband and I arrived at a car dealers to pick up our car, we were told

the keys had been locked in it...n d Technicians R doing their bit to solve d problem....

We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's

side door.

As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it

was unlocked.

'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'

To my utter surprise n shock, his reply was, 'Yaha, I know - I already have done that side.'!!!

This was at one of d 'Top-line' dealer of a very famous Brand of cars!

Enjoy UR life to the fullest.

Om navgraha raksham

Kuru kuru namah||

Universal Consciousness......

Today is 27 Jan 2010 How R U doing, friends? Must be busy with Republic-Day celebrations, yesterday..... Proud moments of Flag-hoisting.... Loud back-ground of Patriotic songs..... Equally loud speeches by Tom-Dick-n-harry.....in every lane-n-bylane of d country... After every loud(in every sense) speech,recorded 'roaring' sound of cheers n clapping..... Enjoying Republic-day's 'feast' with heated statements about rising costs of all necessities of life.......Food, clothing n shelter.....   V R enjoying "Freedom" since, 15 August,1947 which is our Independence-Day..... At a times,i wonder...R V really "free n Independent" in true sense of d word! Today is our 60th Republic Day! i wonder....n what does that exactly mean in reality? I sure have great respect for Swatantrya-Veer Sawarkar, Bhagat Singh, Lokmanya tilak n many more GR8 souls...... But in today's world, d meanings have changed for me! I must confess that my perspectives have radically changed.... I DO beleive in "Border-less World" or "Vasudhaiva Kutumabakam"...... In school days or even in college days, i would swell with d idea of 'Patriotism'..... Still i salute d bravery shown by our heroes fighting d wars....in adverse conditions.... without enough ammunition....without proper clothing....without helmets, head-protection-gears...,without 'good-quality',bullet-proof-jackets......D list is very very long! They have to 'obey' d "Orders"....come wot may! They have to 'witness' death, all d time.... It could be of their associates....it could be of their room-mates.... It could be Death personified! I have immense respect for all, who R serving their 'country' by devoting their comforts, ambitions, relationships,even their so-called-Customized-Body,to-fight-untiringly...... They spend hours-n-hours to harden n build their 'bodies'..... One wrong move, one wrong moment, one bullet with his name "secretly written" on it, coming from no-where..... Years of hard-training turns into dust at that very moment! D so-called 'close-relatives' of that GR8 soul......it could be d spouse with or without children...... It could be old, aged parents or a single parent under utter shock..... It could be a sad-sibling of that GR8 hero..... They will be urgently called to collect d 'body' of that War-Hero, wrapped in d country's-Flag n..... D honor of "salutations" with d number of Gun-shots...depending on d bravery of that Hero, N/OR his 'grade' in d Forces...of Army/Navy/Air!! D relative is given d Gold/Silver medal on behalf of d dead soul.... D speeches R delivered by Ministers....or d chief of forces.... After d ceremony, D gathered people disburse in sad-mood....n go home. D ministers go to their political-houses n return to their 'routine' life...of false-promises n speeches! D Chiefs of respective Forces give usual'orders'...n day is over for them... D close relatives return to their unfortunate lives with heavy-hearts! They 'create' a special-Place to "Display" d Medal of Honor, of their beloved but lost, son/husband/brother/sister/father/friend....... Apparently, Nothing really changes for d World or rather d Country..... Whenever i see a Flag of any country, i see innumerable no of souls..... i see river of blood..... i see crying relatives.... i see heaps n heaps of dead bodies.... i see severely wounded soldiers..... i see 'Dance of death"..... i see helpless, orphaned kids..... i see hardships of widows of d War-Heroes.... all this CAN Change....... If only, V broaden our 'perspectives'...... if only, V mentally dissolve d grudges n follow "Humanity" as an Ideal instead of so-called-religions-races-castes n what not..... If only, V all beleive that entire Universe is our F'ly...n V all R F'ly members.... I am tempted to repeat d famous words of Swami Vivekananda,"My Brothers n Sisters...." adressing to d entire human-race....errespective of in which country/s they were born or errespective of their citizenships.....errespective of their skin-color etc If at all V need to fight, let us fight,d "Darkness" of our minds..... Let us fight,ill-health or diseases.... Let us fight natural calamities n crises like Sunami n earth-quakes, unitedly..... Let us fight, poverty in general.... Let us fight, un-education..... Let us fight, cruelness, revengefulness, ruthless-ness... Let us fight d narrow-minded mean-ness, selfishness, feelings of envy... Let us fight d greed for power, money, control everbody n everything etc..... Let us fight d urge to over-power, d urge to rule, d urge to supress d so-called-weak or under-developed..... Let us fight unkind,unforgiving nature of ours..... Let us expand our 'Heart-Chakras'.... N Let us share, happiness, goodness,knowledge, Divine-ness,lovingness, brotherhood.... Let us look forward to d "Happy n Infinite World, without any borders or labels....." In Bhagavat-Gita, there is a shloka:        Vasansi Jeernani Yathaa Vihay     |        Navami Gruhnnati naroparaani.....|| Simply meaning- As V throw d old,worn-torn clothes n replace with new ones,d Atman within us, leaves d old,aged,sick body to replace with a brand-new body n takes a re-birth! Similarly V need to throw our old, rotten,selfish-narrow-minds n replace d same with "Universal-Mind"....... Thus V can touch d Universal Consciousness....n that is d "need" of this very moment!!              OM Asatoma Sadgamay|              Tamasoma Jyotirgamay|               Mrutyorma Amrutam Gamay||               OM Shanti, Shanti, Shantihi| This is Tilottama wishing U All a very Peaceful n Joyful Existance....

Salute to Swami Vivekananda......

Date 25 Jan, 2010 Hello Dears, Today is Swami Vivekananda's Birth-Anniversery... V should salute his GR8 leadership qualities, spiritual expertise, magnetic personality n d list is un-ending...... Let us remember his work towards humanity......n from our end,Let us try to do some good, selfless act of charity.... It could be any thing, done with sincerity n honesty.... Bcoz V R not proving any thing to anybody....... V R not doing this to impress anybody..... V R not answerable for this act, to anybody..... V r not doing this to show off.....or grab attention by being one-up to somebody...... V R not going to be on 'page-3' for this noble act..... Nobody is going to give a speech, praising Our good deed/s! Nobody is going to clap for Our efforts.... But am sure about one thing....V will get immense satisfaction from whatever little noble deed V will do.... N that will be d prize,comparable to any standard honour one may get! It could be an 'Oscar' without bribing/praising/buttering d juries!! It can be a 'Noble' peace prize for being soo noble to somebody!! Let us be aware of the field of our mind, as if V R completely non-attached 'witness' to whatever objects come before our minds. Let us observe n watch a flowing stream of all our thoughts today..... Bhagavat Gita describes several categories of Yadnya, just as Deva-Yadnya, Atma-Yadnya, Brahma-Yadnya, Tapa-Yadnya, Yoga-Yadnya, Swadhyaya-Yadnya, Gyan-Yadnya etc. N enunciates that whatever is done for realization of God or for self-realization is known as "Yadnya" A person is truly blessed if he/she imbibes these teachings in his/her daily life by performing symbolic worship in the form of Yadnya. In every form of Yadnya, there is a residue of fire, .....ashes Ultimately each n every physical form of all human beings are going to be reduced to a handful of ashes..... The idea behind applying (ashes of Yadnya) on the forehead reminds us the inevitability of death n as if it urges us to utilize each and every moment of our life in the best possible manner.......Bcoz, Destiny is not a matter of chance; but surely a matter of choice. friends, today, let us remember d GR8 thoughts of  Swami Vivekananda's Guru, Ramakrishna Paramhansa....              "A man freed from bondage is Shiva;               if entangled in bondage, he is jiva" Tip of d day- Cook d leafy veggies in an 'iron-kadai'.After cooking, immediately remove n store in a glass container. While eating squeeze a lemon on it. Lemon juice has Vit-C, which releases Iron from d veggie n helps in digesting it easily. As a bonus, it also enhances d taste of d veggie .                "Om Som Somaye Namaha"                 Prayer for Moon-God                 Soma is Nectar Wish U All A Wonderful n Fruitful Monday.........

Date -24-01-2010 Money n Modesty.....Usually never go hand-in-hand....... People with money, don't earn only money...but along with Monies comes name & sort-of-fame....n 'Money-Game which is non-ending like a game of "Snakes-n-Ladder"! At any given time,Either one is swallowed by a huge snake or d one is climbing up d ladder in d (false!)hope of reaching d 'highest'!!...n this goes on n on... Neither d hope (or rather 'greed'), nor d snakes tire!!! D player gets soo involved/entangled in this act of 'swallowing'.... that he can't think of any thing other than "Money-Money"! Friends, Swallowing snakes n swallowing monyies R found every-where.... As per Vedic knowledge, a moneyed-Richie-Rich-Person should be like a tree, fully-loaded with huge number of fruits.....bowing low, without ego or false pride..... Readily offering d fruits to d hungry-thirsty beings......helping them without any expectations of getting d favours, in return! Branches of a tree, bow low when laid with fruits.... They yield fruits and are generally within reach.... In reality,people R just opposite....when laid with money, they become very hostile...more n more stubburn... Whenever n wherever possible,they throw tantrums...they show attitude...N generally they r Not-reachable to d needy 'Janata'/public! They really try hard to show their Money-Power..... But sometimes V R pleasantly surprised...Here is a true story which happened in one of the leading Banks in Stockholm, Sweden. The Bank had two entrances, one opening on to the main street and the other on to the side street. The sidestreet one was at a lower level and anyone entering from that side had to step a raised walk to get into the Bank.   There were two gentlemen standing outside the counters in the hall. One was a well clipped guy in a thousand dollar suit and the other grey haired in a casual jacket. They were in conversation... A lady with a pram tried to enter the Bank through the side entrance... Naturally she was struggling due to the raised walk and helplessly looked at the two gentlemen... The clipped guy went on with his conversation as if he had not seen d lady with d pram .... whereas the old guy realising the lady's trouble, went over and helped the lady to enter into the Bank.... After collecting the cash, the lady commented to the clipped guy, that the service of the Bank was much better than she had imagined.... N d Bank did help the customers, when required! obviously referring to the problem she had...with d  pram n d raised platform!   Then the old man commented....." My dear young lady, this young guy is the Executive President of the Bank, n may not be able to pay attention to each n every customer;   but I cannot possibly afford to do that, simply bcoz I own the Bank. N I truely beleive that Every Cusomer is d KING ...." Lesson for us to be learnt: 1) Do not be a mere spectator....act promptly, if U      really beleive in UR  own principles.... 2) Act/help in a way or style, that     U might want others to do....if          U    were in need of help...            OM Namo Bhagavate Vishvamurtaye            Narayanay Namah || Tip of d day- for UR daily quota of Iron......               Eat preferably in d morning,               Roasted Channa & Jaggery(Gud), (50 grams) Each This is Tilottama, wishing U all a GR8 n Healthy Day....

Hi Friends,
V all should Live life cheerfully,come wot may......
V shud take care of our physical n mental bodies better.....
N V should also take special care, to keep our hearts clean.....That is, by 


keeping out any regrets,guilt feelings,depression, upsets etc
V should always remember n 'Realize' that Happiness is not d destination 


but d "Beautiful Path of life".....
Let us Love every being, generously.

Let us Care about every single soul, deeply.


Let us Live our lives as simply as possible....without boasting,without 


envying, without hurting,without harming anybody....

Let us always Speak kindly...no harsh words or actions... 


Let us try n Leave the rest of d world, alone...without uncalled 


interferance...


D very purpose of life is, Always to b happy....Even attataining 'Moksha' 


is also in pursuit of supreme happiness......


As per Vedantic ways d happiness comes from within n not from outside.....
If U cannot b happy in d 'present moment',am sure, U can not b happy in 


future also!!Errespective of d acquisitions or so-called-achievements.....


V need to get rid of mental pressure, guilt feelings....these r d 'killer' 


feelings which induce tension,BP n heart attack n sometimes d worst...
sudden, untimely death!
Therefore V shud learn to forgive n forget, strictly in that order!
N follow a light-hearted approach to our overall life....... 


Good healthy atmosphere in d inner n outer world of every single person can 


set a healthy trend.....Such trend-setters r d need of d day!


Bhagavat Gita's wisdom is d key for a healthy, tension-free life....
'Do UR Karmas full heartedly, giv UR 100%, but do not worry about d 


results,or rather d fruits of UR actions/work....


Expectations R d 'Real culprits' or root-causes of future disasters....
Bcoz, expectations follow mental tensions, d regrets, d guilt, d 


depression...all this can be avoided n nipped in d bud!!
Simply if V donot keep 'expectations'.....


Let us not hav Any expectations from our friends, relatives,spouse, 


parents, sons-daughters n
even from our Own-self....say from  d life itself!


This does not mean V live a listless-boring life...


Let us make it interesting by being active.....


By taking up a task....... D task that is destined for us or chosen by us,
Let us Face it with full enthusiasm.....
Let us Njoy it thoughly while V R at it n try 2 be happy every single 


moment!


'The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the 


best of everything......


Our Creator has stored within our minds n personalities, great
potential strength and ability.  Prayers help us tap and develop these 


immense powers within us...n they make us 'aware' of d world within us!
D world as big as d outer world!
D world as real as d outer world! 


Our Beautiful World is really beautiful from 'inside' as well as 


from'outside'......   
V should be more acceptive or receptive towards d life n d surroundings....
God's presentation of this world is always very crisp n capturing.... 
Every frame is eye-catching like a rain-bow.....
or like splendid water-falls.....
Lush-green mountains n Sun's beautiful, bright rays....
Colorful sky-line with changing color-shades, from Sun-rise to Sun-set....
with fabulous back-ground music of 'Nature'.....


Dears, V just need to be mindful....slightly more sensitive...then, does 


not matter, whether V keep our eyes open or close ...our both d worlds-that 


is outer n inner ones,automatically get transformed into a lovely, happy n 


subtle web!!!


Then one does not hav to run after d happiness.....


D so-called--Happiness fills U from within!


           OM Aapo-Jyoti Namostutam Brahma-Bhur Bhuvaswarom|
           Asaavadityo Brahma || 

Temple of Healthy mind n body

Hi Friends, Time runs like a wind....... It reaches fast like sound-waves....... It speeds like Sun's rays...... or can V say, catching the pace of d time is like trying to catch Mercury in our own hands! So let us do some Math n do some 'real' planning for this year,2010! Friends, R U aware of d fact that already Today is 20 th of Jan, 2010!! So,.... let us Not waste any more 'time'.....  2010' Book For Healthy LIFE...Bcoz, Healthy Mind n Body is d Temple of Almighty God........ For Healthy Body, 1.    Drink plenty of water 2.    Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar 3.    Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less  food that is manufactured in plants (factory) 4.    Live with the 3 E's -- Energy,  Enthusiasm, and Empathy 5.    Make time for prayer 6.    Play more games 7.    Read more books than you did in 2009 8.    Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day 9.    Sleep for 7 hours 10.  Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day ---- and while you walk,  SMILE !! Personality: 11.  Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 12.  Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.  Instead invest your energy in the             positive present moment. 13.  Don't over do ; keep your limits 14.  Don't take yourself so seriously ; no one else does 15.  Don't waste your precious energy on gossip 16.  Dream more while you are awake 17.  Envy is a waste of time.  You already have all you need.. 18.  Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will         ruin your present happiness. 19.  Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others. 20.  Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present 21.  No one is in charge of your happiness except you 22.  Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the curriculum       that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. 23.  Smile and Laugh more 24.  You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. Community: 25..  Call your family often 26.  Each day give something good to others 27.  Forgive everyone for everything 28.  Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the  age of 6 29.  Try to make at least three people smile each day 30.  What other people think of you is none of your business 31.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch. Life: 32.  Do the right things 33.  Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful 34.  GOD heals everything 35.  However good or bad a situation is, it will change 36.  No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up ! 37.  The best is yet to come 38.  When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it 39.  Your Inner most is always happy. So, be HAPPY !!!!!!! Last but not the least : Do take care of d 'SELF', YOURSELF, d Nature,n last but not d least d surroundinds.... Tip of d day-for daily Calcium-supply, intake of Powder of drumstick-leaves

Golden Moments of Gyaan from Day-to-Day Life...

Dear Dears, As V grow older (Do V Really Ever ? .....)
V get transformed into "fussy little cats"......
V become rigid like our body….In our over-all views n opinions……
Either about us or about others....
Generally V form them very fast n once they R formed ,
V fondly stick to them like d best adhesives! Even if V find them


proven wrong, V r not easily ready to change them....


That was not d 'usual lazy Sunday'.....As lot of work was just waiting


for my little attention....so, be it!
My younger son wanted to discuss.... some IMP topics....
My elder son wanted me to take it easy n just "Chillax"!
All-in-all, i was totally busy-bee....may be bcoz of that i totally forgot


that i had called somebody at 4pm...
At 1.30 pm d door-bell rang, when opened, i was kind of aghast to see d old


lady with a beaming, big smile on her face, who was supposed to arrive at 4pm n not B4....
This old lady is almost my mothers' age n still works for


her living!
she comes n collects old worn/torn clothes, plastics, old cassette players/


cd players, mixers-grinder-juicers etc anything n everything under d Sun....
In exchange she either gives some utencils, fry-pans etc that R used for cooking ………
or cash depending on


d number n condition of d things.....


Generally i give or donate all such old items, used/unused things from house to d NGOs n sometimes to d charitable institutions also ...
where good, wearable clothes n


better-conditioned stuff is used by needy n economically weak people.....
That day she came n insisted that she wants to do "Bhavani/Bhoni" fromme!!
"Bhavani/Bhoni" meaning, starting d day's busyness on auspicious


Moment or on a lucky note, in hope of better business on that perticular day....


I thought , giving things to her instead of NGO, completely makes sense, as she herself is so old n needy....
I said OK n asked her to come at 4 pm, as on Sundays,


lunch is rather late n it is strictly a F'Ly-affair &
kind of 'special occasion'


to hav quality F'Ly time, to feel 'togetherness'!


I was kind of pissed off....either on her for coming at wrong time …..
or probably on myself....
Though i didn't exactly try to hide my disgust, she was cool like a cucumber....
She said she has got all d time in d world.....she was ready to wait at my door-step till 4 pm, as she was hell-bent on "Bhoni' from me!


I gladly took out all d excessive, extra clutter of electric/electronic goods,


clothes, watches, plastics, mettalic stuff n whole lot of "Treasure junk" n wot not...
when taken out, I just wondered "how on earth this huge lot could remain in one single cupboard!
She started her usual, routine business of 'demands'...
She wanted Zari-sarees, 3-pc-suits n list was really quite long!
She was smart enough to demand exactly whatever was not given by me...all Of that was meticulously included in her list!


After all, these many years she


Must have set her style of doing things.....


I had to use all my meditational skills to be patient with her....


Patiently waiting for her, to finish her say......when she halted for a


breather, quickly i told her to pack everything n take away d entire stuff


'just-like-that'.... only on one small condition from my side n that


was, she should leave happily with blessings n nothing more than that was


expected from her.....
she was kind of aghast when she understood what i meant, but went on insisting that she can't 'just do that'!


Now it was my turn to get surprised!


What on earth is stopping her from doing this?
Her reply was unique..."this is her "Rozi-Roti"... meaning...her means to earn a living i.e. her 'very own' business!!
I pleaded that i was not doing any favour to her, on d contrary, she was doing a


GR8 favour on me by helping me De-clutter my house, at least up to some extent!!
As it is, i need to call d NGO/Charitable Trust/Institute, find a mutually
convenient day, date n time for them to come n collect! Instead i hav


given d goods to U…
U may use it any which way U feel proper...use it, sale it, throw


It or just dump it.......All yours.
I thought that she will be happy to hav such a golden opportunity.....
But No such luck......
After hearing this from me, she was a picture of 'concern'!
Worries were written all over her old, wrinkled face.....
This was not expected at all!
In precise words she made it amply clear to me that, she did Not want any Charity !! Not from me n not from anybody !!!
Her life's philosophy was simple..."if anything happens to her in future, her soul will b burdened with this 'very act'....
According to her, this 'act of charity'


would amount to "borrowing" from me, n she was totally against it!!!
Listening to her "Gyaan", i was completely speechless...
Age wise, She is 'mother-figure' for me, still working...lifting heavy


'Tokri' of utencils n a huge bundle of collected clothes n stuff....walking


Arguing....pleading...bargaining......
N in d end "earning" her own bread.....n who knows, may be feeding her grand-sons & grand-daughters!


For that particular moment, I felt a surge of Vibrations....good ones...verypositive ones....
as if she is practically living, Teachings of Bhagavat-Gita!


"Karmani Eva Adhikarste, Maa Faleshu Kadachan…."
Simply Meaning, U do UR duties full-heartedly, without expecting benefits…fruitfulness of d same!


I felt like saluting her old-ripe-age.... I felt a newly found GR8 respect for her....
Hats off to her upright stance...
N also for her "Clarity of Thoughts".....No confusion there!!!


Moral of d day is -Life is Not mesured by d breaths V take....But by d moments like above one,that take our breath away!!


OM Namoji Shiva Aparimita ||
Aadi-Anadi Mayatitaa ||


this is Tima signing off from Mumbapuri......

Humor for Health

Friends, U know d importance of good, healthy laughter..... U might say wot is d difference between good one n bad one? D good one tickles d funny bone n d laughter is clear like river-water..... This laughter first reaches n then brightens UR eyes ....as if U R laughing through UR eyes....... D bad ones R generally PJs..... Here R some really-really Goood ones....i loved them.... So dears, hav UR full quota of healthy-humor...... New improved 'COW'-ECONOMICS ! TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS  You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.  You retire on the income.... N live comfortably n Happily  after..... Becoz of UR smart,expertise in Traditional Economics!! INDIAN ECONOMICS- You have two cows...You sell one to overcome debts. n You worship the other...... N live Happily  after....having mind full of 'pride' but no Money!! PAKISTANI ECONOMICS- You don't have any cows.  You claim openly that all the Indian cows belong to you...since partition! N live Happily  after....having mind full of plans to fight n bring them back.... AMERICAN ECONOMICS - You have two cows.  You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.... You profess surprise when the cow drops dead! Showing utter surprise n blaming cow for 'Inferior capability' starts searching n outsourcing.... for 'better Quality' cows!!! BRITISH ECONOMICS  -You have two cows...but They are both mad cows.... So they R "mad" about d investigations on.... who should be blamed  for this!! ITALIAN ECONOMICS - You have two cows.  You don't know where they are..... so You break for lunch. N live Happily  after...wondering about d where-abouts of cows!! CHINESE ECONOMICS -You have two cows.N You have 300 people milking them..... You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers. N live Happily  after...imagining about their GR8 CHINESE ECONOMICS !! MIDDLE & FAR EAST ECONOMICS - You have two cows.  You give permission to US & British to make military bases & protect the cows.  They kill & eat the cows & return only the bones, saying it was a  mistake.... N promptly promise to give.... two F16 fighter jets in return! SRI LANKAN ECONOMICS - You have two cows... You exchange them for two Bulls! You make one the President...... N the other the Leader of the Opposition! and they happily eat the country instead of eating grass.. !!  HAMMA.........Hamma I guess all cows n all Economics R 'wondering'...where is all that "Grass" gone!!! Friends,Here is some more Humor for UR Brunch...... Fill UR tank n then proceed..... A Man was walking down a street when he heard a voice from behind,  'If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on your head and kill you.' The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of him. The man was astonished.  He went on, and after a while he was going to cross the road. Once again the voice shouted,  'Stop !  Stand still !  If you take one more step a car will run over you, and you will die.' The man did as he was instructed,  just as a car came careening around the corner, barely missing him.  The man asked. 'Who are you?' 'I am your guardian angel,' the voice answered. 'Oh, yeah?'  the man said  'And where the  Hell were you when I got married?' Ha Ha Ha....... Hav a Wonderful n Humorous Day.... OM Narayanaay Namah ||

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream.. When you lose your dreams, you die.


We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!


There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.


If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do any thing I will turn eighty-eight.


Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.


The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets."


She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."


She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.


At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.


One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.


Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.


When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!


These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.


REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.


We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.


God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.


"Good friends are like stars ...You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." The Rose

Hi Friends,How U doin? Must be GR8....

Sometimes V get some awesome opportunities...n V being lazy bones, miss

them...

But sometimes V r not in that lazy-mode....n then simply V encash them!

On 1st of December 2009, i exactly did d same...No don't under-estimate me,

i did not miss it,though i agree that am very lazy like a Garfield, my

favourite cartoon charecter!

For once i can tighten my collar n with polite modesty, take d credit of

jumping to d golden opportunity..... of visiting Dehu n Alandi, near Pune!

They R great holy places which r full of spirituality due to d "Presence"

of positive energy in form of GR8 vibrations.....Both these places were touched by d pure souls in d form of Sant Tukaram n Sant

Dnyaneshwar,respectively.

I was craving to go there(Alandi),since d completion of reading quality literature by Sant Dnyaneshwar......

Today let us re-visit Dehu, which was d first place V visited on d tour...

Friends,Let me be frank to U all that i was not very keen about Dehu n Sant Tukaram then.....But now after d visit, am a different person with a different opinion,totally contrary to d previous one!

D experience was unique in many ways....as usual, i bought some books n calender from Dehu as souvenier...Calender is full of spiritual events n other useful data.On 1st of Jan 2010,d wall of my house got promptly decorated with it! But unfortunately same loyalty was not shown to d books...Every day, i could read only few pages.At last exactly after one full month from buying it, i made up my mind to finish it, n true to my promise to myself, i could complete reading it at 2am!! when i actually did that,my eyes were flowing, my mind was overwhelmed due to d highest n

purest real-life experiences of Sant Tukaram n his simple but meaningful n "young-for-ever" poetry...called "Abhang" from " Sant Tukaram's Gatha"....

By d way they r Not that simple,as at present,they r included in d syllabus of PHd-Lit(literature)!!

Young tukaram was happy-go-lucky kind of a person...born into a rich family of money-lenders from Dehu, near Pune....

His fortunes changed slightly after his 2nd marriage to a quarrelsome, stubborn female named "Aawdi". Due to d natural calamities like drought, d Family's business of money-lending,met with losses.All this led to a very poor, hand-to-mouth existance for Tukaram.Such contrast fortunes did not change his basic quiet,composed nature!This very fact shows d greatness of

a "Saint in making"!

Tukaram was born in a caste of "kunabi", who were meant to do farming as a means to earn their living. As he was not a Brahmin, who were supposed to be priests,initially by birth n later by profession!That was d era of 16th century,when caste-system was strictly followed by d society.Professions were mainly based on d castes,one was born with!

Unaware to this fact,Tukaram was very happy n busy giving speeches on Vedas,singing poetry-praising-God, to whom he called,"Pandurang",performing one-man-act called 'Kirtan' in temples,gladly guiding poor locals on simple way to spiritual  life....

In 16th century,d Shastries n Pandits observed Tukaram's activities as a 'Rebelling/Rebel' n hence asked Tukaram to stop them with immediate effect n instead was asked to do farming etc for a living,as he was supposed to do bcoz of his caste!

Tukaram was a soft-spoken,god-loving n kind person.

Due to this harsh order by Authorities, his condition was like a

fish,thrown out of water n strugling to breathe.....Bcoz Tukaram was

breathing "Pandurang Pandurang" all d time...His life was dependent only on it...Perhaps he could hav survived without food, water, or even air but without serving/praising Pandurang,he didn't even know how to survive!!

Helplessness due to his low(?) caste n restrictions on his spiritual acts was like suffocation to his noble n gentle soul.....

On one hand, this helplessness n on d other hand, his wife-Aawdi was forcing him to go out n earn for F'ly ...

Simple hearted Tukaram thought that his Pandurang is testing d courage of his devotee n making him appear for d toughest test of life!Following d order he stopped his activities in temple etc n instead,started trading of salt n chillies, while chanting "Pandurang" all d time-...as if it was 'Mantra' to breathe in or breathe out....but cunning people of this wicked world, saw an opportunity to deceive this naive man by buying d goods with Only a promise to pay him later...

After returning home, Tukaram had to face Aawdi n her harsh words...His kind heart n self-respect was completely shattered!

This bad patch of fate did not stop only at this but d Shastries n Pundits along with Govt-Authorities, gave an order to drown all d poetry books called 'Tukaram-Gatha',in d river-Indrayani as a "declared punishment" for him, being non-brahmin n still trying to enlighten common people through his Abhang-Vani!

Tears rolling from his eyes, Tukaram handed over his 'Gatha' which was d only so-called-property of his own....he had "invested" all his life n soul into it!

The Shastries-Pandits delightedly tied a big,heavy stone to d 'Gatha' n drowned it in Indrayani,in d presence of hundreds of people from

Dehu,Pune,n many neighbouring villages...There were different reactions from different people..

Some were very happy that Tukaram was severely punished...

Some were very sad about d entire episode...

Some were neutral about d event...

D women were very sad n crying n blaming d authorities for such evil

punishment....

Afterwards all gathered people left....n there was Only water...

Everywhere....in d river n in d eyes of Tukaram in d form of tears!

With open eyes,Tukaram was "witnessing" d event, standing under a tree. He had decided to fight 'silently' in his own way...

He refused to move from that place,under d tree....

He refused to eat a single morcel of food,which Aawdi brought out of love...

He refused to drink even a single drop of water.....

D f'ly members tried continuously to persuade him but without success....

One day passed

Two,three,four,five... days kept on passing....

Initially Tukaram was chanting loudly then uttering slowly n then only

mumbling,"Pandurang....Pandurang"...

Unaware of gathered people,their requests, pleadings,hunger, thirst, pain

in legs, pain in d entire body...all this had ZERO-Effect on Tukaram....He was Unaware of Everything but Pandurang!

As if he was not present in Dehu...or as if he had Transcended!!

As d days passed,physically he became very weak but mentally he was very alert!This way 12 full days n nights passed....On 13th day,he became unconscious....

People surrounding him thought that Tukaram had gone crazy, he had lost it...

True to her nature,Aawdi cried loudly,then shouted....Abusing entire system....

Even d God-Pandurang himself was not spared...for his callous nature n not showing pity to his devotee i.e.her huband, Tukaram!

On d 14th day,some people saw something floating on d surface of

Indrayani's waters....Some curious onlooker jumped in d river n took out d floating object.....It was nothing else but d "Gatha of Tukaram" which was drowned by d Authorities, some 13 days ago!!!

D 'Miracle' happened as d "Gatha" was totally dry....as if waters of

Indrayani had not even touched it!!

Gathered people started dancing n singing d poetry of Gatha in d form of 'Abhang'.....Everybody was ecstatic...they touched d feet of Tukaram,who was bathing in d pure, white light....There was illumination of sheer purity.....

But for Tukaram,this-miracle n d past-torture were Equal....He thanked d god-Pandurang from bottom of his heart n also expressed guilt for bothering'Pandurang' so much,to do this miracle.....

N thus Tuka of Dehu became "Sant Tukaram"....

Even Authorities n so-called Shastries & Pandits also touched his

feet....feeling'D Presence' of God-himself in Sant Tukaram! N surely this was No Less than a MIRACLE!!!

D moral of this long styory is quite short....

"There is a Light at d end of Every Tunnel.....

ONLY a person with Determination n Patience can complete d task N SEE D Light!"

Friends,Sant Tukaram's Birth Anniversary is on 20th of Jan.Let us face 'd Ups n Downs', 'Highs n Lows' of our lives with a firm, steady mind n let us Be Winners at d end!

Vithoba-Rakhumai||

Jayjay Ram-Krishna-Hari||

|| HARIOM. Tat Twam Asi||

Date-6th Jan 2010

Friends, today's thought is-

Matru-Devo Bhav, Pitru-Devo Bhav, Acharya-Devo Bhav ||

Am sure atleast in India, everybody knows d exact meaning of this "shloka",

but for my global friends, d simple meaning is as follows...
After arriving in this world from mother's womb, d very first "Guru"

i.e."Aadya Guru", for that baby is it's very own mother n d learning from

this Aadya-Guru, starts very early ie right from 9 months' stay in d womb

itself....Abhimanyu from Maha-Bharata is d GR8 example of this theory!
Then comes d Guru in d form of Father, whose genes R inherited by d baby...
N then last but not d least comes d Guru in d form of a Teacher.....

Teachers could be many in number, as throughout our life-span,till V take

our last breath n say "Tata...Bye,bye' to this beautiful world, V remain a

student...a learner!
Whoever gives us "Gyaan" can be our Guru for his knowledge/expertise in

that perticular subject/area......
V R like a sponge, absorbing all kinds of various skills,arts,Informations

etc from all visible /invisible sources all d time!
On different modes of life, v keep on learning......
From parents, grand-parents,from close relatives ,from friends, from total

strangers, sometimes even small kids teach us a lesson or two with their

innocent words n actions!
In that sense even they can be our gurus for that "lesson" n for that

moment!
If V observe Nature-Prakriti-our mother-earth,V get a GR8 treasure of

"subtle knowledge".......

I salute Himalayas for giving us Kailash n Maan-sarovar.....D purest n

holiest place known to d Mankind.....

I salute to all d rivers on this universe, for they being symbol of

"selfless service"....especially Ganga for d waters that r so "pure n full

of medicinal qualities", that d usage of that water makes us "pure from

within".....

I salute trees n plants of each n every sizes....right from Grasses or

aquatic plants like Mosses to Banyan tree....for they all know only One

action which is "Only giving" n NOT expecting anything in return!Most of d

times,V humans R exactly opposite...can learn a lesson or two from them!

I salute all d animals er-respective of their sizes or shapes.....Bcoz as

compared to "Humans", who r worst n most dangerous kind of animals,they(d

poor so-called-animals) R very harmless in many ways! Not for any religious

reasons but out of pure respect, I  specially salute cow, as she is

"Kaam-dhenu" in every sense.....i.e.fullfilling all d desires/wishes of a

man-kind!
For "holy Cow" V hav a very nice Shloka,decribing her precisely....

Sarve Devaha Sthita Dehe, Sarva Deva-mayi Gau||

Friends, i would like to share this event,which was narrated by my late

mother, my "AadyaGuru".....
This incident happened at my native place, Miraj,when i was not even

born....My parents had couple of cows n buffalows for daily supply of pure

milk to a big family...... My mother loved to take care of these homely

animals, who were like our family members!
Once when times became difficult,my father decided to sale one cow, named

"Kapila".Mother became very sad as she was very attached to all of them n

specially Kapila, as her delivery was due.Since animals R always more

"sensitive" than Human-beings,Kapila sensed d tention.....though mother

never cried in front of Kapila but language of eyes is always true to heart

n hence more powerful than words...
One day, very early morning Kapila was taken away to a far off place,some 6

hours journey from Miraj.Since cow is a very intelligent animal,she was

blind folded till they reached d destination. My father accompanied as

Kapila would not allow any strange person to come near her!My father

returned home late in d evening...there was a sad, silence at home.Nobody

was hungry to eat d dinner on that night. D attachment to Kapila was so

much that there was unspoken sadness in evryone's eyes......

Next day morning with heavy heart,when my mother went to cow-shed, she had

a pleasant shock of her life.....she saw Kapila cow was very much present

at her usual alloted place! Mother pinched herself to cross-check whether

she was day-dreaming about Kapila being in d cow-shed!Then d reality dawned

on her n she touched n caressed Kapila....All four eyes(of both mother's n

Kapila's) were full of Silent-tears of happiness,as if two friends were

meeting after a decade of separation.....
Only god knows how she could hav managed her way from such a far away place

where she was tightly tied to a pole, back to our home as she was

blind-folded!

So friends,moral of this small but True story is....
 "where there is a strong will, there is a Definite Way!!"


    OM Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaay Namaha ||



 Tip of d day-
Whatever V do, Let us do it Full-Heartedly by giving our 100 %


 Beauty tip-
Mix one T-spoon of Raw-milk with 3-4 drops of fresh lemon juice, apply this

mixture on UR face,first thing in d morning,for clear n fair complexion.
Think beautiful from within...Glow from within n then that glow will surely

brighten our faces.

This is Tilottama signing off from Mumbai, Sayonara

Hi Friends, Thanx a million for UR responses........Am soo very impressed n inspired by d kindness....After all friendship is a totally different kind of bond....Beyond words, there is an altogether new face of d world!

Today is special day...Sunday,God Sun-God's day!Generally V all hav various plans...simply bcoz our F'ly members get some quality time to hav fun together....Today i visited d famous Mumbai-Chowpati, after a very very long period of time...n was utterly shocked with wot i saw or rather witnessed!
There were innumerable people..as if entire population of Mumbai had thought of giving "darshanam"...as if every one had same plans as my F'ly!

There was total chaos...number of vehicles in d city must hav touched d Maximum,hence no parking....
Bcoz of low tide,no water in sea!
.... as if d "sea" got scared by d "sea of people"!
Due to clouds no GR8 view of sun-set...as pollution n population was
ruling, NO FUN!


U all might b thinking "so where UR happiness has gone?"
Though it was a tad sorry picture for a Sunday F'ly outing, it was not all that Gloomy n bad!
There was nice juicy corn-cob, roasted perfectly with lot of lemon n "spicy masala" rubbed on it...exactly d way i like it!
then thrte was a reddish-golden, beautiful border to the clouds...indicating presence of hiding Sun behind it!...as if Sun-God was playing hide-n-seek....
Though setting sun was not clear enough to Njoy it's divine beauty, it was caught by our sharp eye-sight way before he could cheat on us!
N That view was something special, worth all d trouble if one may say!


I remember a small incident, way back in say,2002! I was craving to see d Sun while watering d potted plants, but as d sky was cloudy, there was no sun-light..
In my mind i just urged d Sun-God to give d "Darshan" even for a fraction of a second...... n Bingo....there were tens of Suns smiling at me...in every drop of water or were they bubbles of water at d surface?....Probably only Sun might know.......
There was one Sun in every drop/bubble of water, shining n smiling at me!


This incident probably proves d "Power of Thought"......
In movie "OSO" or Om Shanti Om, d hero expresses that...If somebody wishes something from d bottom of d heart, d entire "forces"(remember "star-war"?)
work tirelessly to fulfill that wish!


So friends, U hav got that "Power"....Use it....Be GOOD n DO GOOD!
"Poori Kaaynaat Kewal Aap-heeke saath Hai"




     Om Namah Shivaay.....Shivaay Namah!

2nd day on new year!

So how is life?


Must be full of Masti!Bcoz,today is only d 2nd day of 2010...so d party-mood continues.. Right?


If one is delighted from within,it reflects outside....then one feels like....every single thing is emmitting happiness....


There R various stages /phases in our lives. First comes d innocent, wonderful childhood...
One moment, a baby is crying just to catch Mom's/dad's attention but very next second, starts laughing with merry sounds like jingle of delicate bells...making d surrounding world a happy n beautiful place,  instantly d world gets tramsformed into a lively,sunny place to breathe healthy........


When one is in d teens,d world is beautiful n colorful,like a butterfly!


When one is married, d world becomes cozy n beautifully blessed.....


When one is at d door of oldage, d world becomes mature n beautifully peaceful!
When one is at d (so called) fag end of his/her life, d world becomes beautifully divine with evry single moment.....


Therefore let us live life beautifully n fully!
Let us appreciate what V have achieved so far.....
Let us act n do better to our capacity....


Our mind decides d limits, so let us tame d mind n achieve d goal, bcoz whatever happens in reality,first d same thing happens in our brains/thoughts!


Let there be no border,just imagine d world without borders/countries...


No wars, no blood-loss, no hatred....
No limit to d happiness from within......which will illumine d entire world!


For me,Enlightenment means ability to experience the reality of Each Moment as it comes our way.... without needing to resist it or change it in any way!
Once V R willing to fully experience what is there for us, V R no longer separate from d reality...As V R like body-parts of d Whole......


V may call it with any name which V fancy......


One can experience the truth of each moment directly as it is, as it comes, without getting tempted to try n change it/ manipulate it to anyone's benefit!


Let us thoroughly experience the causeless joy of being....... every single moment of our lives....by remaining in the "Present", all d time!

Hari om tat sat