Be Alert n Have a Tention-free Life...is d funda-no 5 of Healthy-Life-Style

Hi Dears, These days V all R leading a very busy-bee-like Life-style... though it is good in a way, it also has it's side-effects... so today's funda is for Tension-free-living... some precautions R to be taken for that to happen in reality, They R... V use all sorts of electronic gadgets, surely they R fun to use but at d same time V need to take some precautions to safe guard our lives as well as d lives of our beloved-ones n also our precious-little-fortunes that V go on collecting n adding all d time like Ants, to better our lives... Friends, here r some actual incidents, that can happen to Any body, Any where at Any time in d Universe... While using Mobile-Phones,I never thought of this.......   1) First-Incident with mobile-phones! I know one lady through my friend... this lady is fond of collecting number of money-purses. Once she was traveling in a train as usual n kept her hand-bag along with her other shopping-bags on d rack in d compartment. When she got ready to get down, she found her handbag was missing... she inquired in vain but nobody was interested in her sob story n d compartment was overly crowded for any body to spare their attention even for a moment... Feeling totally helpless, she got down n made a written complaint at d station about d incident. she was worried bcoz her new mobile phone, her wallet with some cash, her First-class season-pass of Railways, her credit card n many other important things were lost... Half-an-hour-later she gathered some courage n called her hubby n narrated d entire story of stolen hand-bag...   When she told him from a pay phone what exactly had happened, hubby says, "I received your text asking about our Pin number n I've replied a little while ago."....  She was totally frightened to know this from her hubby... When they both rushed down to d bank, d bank staff told them all d money was already withdrawn! D thief had actually used d stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list n got hold of d pin number! Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all d money from their bank account.... Moral of d lesson: 1)Do not disclose d relationship between U and d people in your contact list. 2)Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom,Sis, Bro etc.... N Most Importantly, 3)when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back promptly. Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, however busy U might be, please 4)be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, 5)be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you. After that incident, d lady has learnt d lesson of her life! Now she has changed her habit of how she lists d names on her mobile phone, after d incident of her stolen handbag n emptied bank account! One thing is sure, V  need to be more careful.... This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology...If V handle it carelessly, it could turn out to be dangerous !! 2)Second-Incident...GPS A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew from south Mumbai, had their car broken into while they were at a Cricket-match... Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the stadium n specially allotted to VIPs to park their vehicles. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money n a GPS which had been prominently mounted on d dashboard. When d victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked n just about everything worth anything had been stolen....   D thieves had used d GPS to guide them to d house! They then used d garage remote control to open d garage door n gain entry to d house! D thieves very well knew that d owners were at d stadium, watching a cricket-match... Thus they knew what time d game was scheduled to finish.. so they knew how much time they had on their hand to clean out d house! It appeared that they had brought a truck to empty d house off its valuable contents!   Some Important things to consider if U have a GPS - 1)Don't put your home address in it. Instead put a nearby address (like a store or some shop) so one can still find d way home if one needs to, but no one else would know where exactly U live if your GPS were stolen. Moral of d story- a)don't take modern technology lightly... b)study the features thoroughly before U start using it! A stitch in time saves Nine... c)Be careful n watchful when U use d new gadgets... Friends, all good things Remain good till V take 'good' care of them! Little lapse on our part can give us lot of tention... So let us Not Allow them to destroy our peace of mind any-which-way! Let us be more Alert... This is Tima wishing U all,               A Tentionless, Joyful life... Shlok of d day- Vaahanam Vrushabho Yasya Vasukihi Kanth-Bhushanam| Vaame ShaktiDharam Devam Vaakaaraay Namo Namaha|| Tip of d day- To enhance immunity n good health, At night, Soak one Prune in one cup of water. In d morning after removing it's seed, grind it with d same water n have it in d break-fast.If want to have it in milk-shake form, add milk while grinding d soaked Prune. Prune is dry Jardalu.

Work YOUR way with work-outs.. is d Funda-4 of Healthy-Life-Style

Hi dears, Hope U all r following d Fundas of Healthy-life-style.. Am sure about one thing that U all R not just with me but a mile or two ahead of d rest, including me.... As V all R 'declared-Foodies', V need to decide about one most important thing.... Whether V want to be Fit or Fat... If opting for 'fitness-option', then that's d 'wise' choice baby! Regularity n sincerity always pays in long run... This is my sweet-experience of 10-years-membership of Kamat's Klub(KK) This Health club was kind-of-'pioneer' in d times when there was not much aware-ness, about health n fitness... In d initial stages KK gave us an attractive-offer which nobody in their right senses would refuse! My hubby was a 'Total-fitness-freak'... so V grabbed d opportunity without wasting any time... It's location was d icing on d cake! It was just opposite my building's main gate... It was soo very convenient, that V needed to just cross d road n V were literally at d 'entrance' of 'physical-fitness'! I remember how jealous my co-members of KK were...as they used to come from very far-away places.... they had to bring their vehicles n then wild-search for a parking... All d time they used to crib that , half of their energy n enthusiasm to exercise, was wasted in that tedious-game of seeking-parking... Now i know their pain, as KK is closed n i am a life-member of Goregaon-sports-Club(GSC), Luckily, this is also not-so-far if V measure d distance from my residence... but i need to spend atleast 20 to 30 minutes just to reach d entrance of GSC n then some more time for parking n other formalities... It is exhausting-n-boring, no doubt about it! D very thought of health-n-fitness generally gets replaced by 'reluctance'... Look at d irony of some sorts, my KK-friend who then used to come from a very-far-away place, now lives just-opposite-GSC! that time i used to tease her a lot... Now table is turned, it's my turn to be at receiving end! There r soo many good memories of KK... Though KK is vanished n at it's place, some sky-scrapper is under construction... My bond with KK is still 'intact' through my healthy-habits of mind-n-body-fitness n also through those health-conscious friends... Even today, i have a proud-set of friends called " KK-friends-group".. Once or twice a month V meet-n-eat... V celebrate B'days, anniversaries n have lot of fun... Though GSC is bigger n more-happening-kind-of-club, V all still  miss d  friendly-familiar atmosphere of KK.. Friends, whether V go to club or not, Does Not matter at all... What matters is, V all should have a fixed Time-table for work-outs! It could be Anything... V can have a short warm-up of body... then some body-stretching exercises.. At d end Body-cooling exercises... U know, It's soo simple... V can plan next day  for Yog-asanas... Next V can have weight-training exercises.. If there is any confusion, V can always consult d 'Fitness-Experts'.. Preferably at d initial stage, V should start each-n-every exercise under Expert's-supervision.. Later V can decide on what suits our-body-type n accordingly V can make changes, if any r required.. Dears, d most important factor or rather "secret-Mantra" is, V should 'ENJOY' each-n-every stage n action, in totality! If V follow this Mantra,am sure d end-results will be really 'amazingly-healthy'! If due to age or age-related complications,or some other factors, body is rigid n can't cope-up with exercises ,then such persons can get d same results with brisk-walking or longer walks, jogging at gardens or jogging-parks etc. Friends, be sure about this, when one door closes, many Others Open, only for US... Only v need to be eager n keen to find them! N once found, Let us not be 'lazy-n-ignorant'.. Let us be more attentive.. Let us keep our 'eyes n mind' always open to 'absorb'all d 'knowledge-available' to us.. V shoud fulfill our responsibilities as "Enlightened-Beings"! n for that V need to be mentally n physically 'fit-n-alert'... This is Tima, wishing all A Wonderful day..                                                    shlok of d day- Shivam Shaantam Jagannaatham Lokaanugrah-Kaarakam| Shivam-Ek-Padam Nityam Shikaaraay Namo Namaha|| Tip of d day- To enhance d immunity n healthy-eye-sight, have a glass of fresh (Tomato+Koriander+mint)juice, add 1 T-spoon of fresh-Lemon-juice. Persons not having BP-problems, can add a pinch of Rock/Saindhav-salt.

Have-Fun is d Funda-3 of Healthy-Lfe-Style

Hi Everybody,
It's nice to be always in a 'happy' frame-of-mind!
When some things bother U, just ignore them...
Instead try n 'Focus' on some good things that never fail to cheer-U-up!
This precisely is my 3rd Funda of Healthy-Life-Style....

They say,"Laughter is d Gr8'est-Medicine"....while i feel that
laughter-n-happiness r d real 'Magicians'...
They convert sickness/darkness/gloom/grief/hatred/jealousy/diseases/discomfort etc
into a Healthy-being,
Mentally-n-hence-physically also!

To elaborate d same further...
Prepare a Personalized-list of things that give U immense pleasure...
they could be anything-n-everything under d Sun!

For me, flowers, Lush-Green lawns, colored birds-n-their-chirping, young-n-innocent-faces, some very happy old-wrinkled-faces-n-persons,Rain-bows, snow-filled-mountain-peaks,
Nature in each-n-every-form....
Chocolates, ice-creams, Sun-at-any-given-time even at 12 pm!
Moon at any day whether full or partial,
All of them R always beautiful-n-blissful!

Every single thing which i can see, feel, smell, taste,hear,
n  'express' is
a 'Subtle-Vibration' which brightens me from inside-out
within
a span of one 'Moment'!
In short, it works for me like a "click"!

Let us have some fun from following funny articles....

1) Public-Demand of 'Male-Bashing' for a change....Njoy!

Q: What is the difference between men and puppies?

A: Puppies grow up.

Q: Why do men always have a stupid look on their faces?

A: Because they are...!

Q: What do men have in common with ceramic tiles?

A: Fix them properly once and you can walk all over them forever!

Q: If you drop a man and a brick out of a plane, which one would hit the ground first?

A: Who cares?????.. ...

Q: What did God say after he created man?

A: I can Surely do better than this! And then he created 'woman'!

Q: What's the difference between an intelligent man & a UFO?

A: I don't know, I've never seen either.

Q: What are two reasons why men don't mind their own business?

A: i) no mind ii) no business

Q: Why did Moses wander in the desert for 40 years?

A:! Because even back then men wouldn't ask for directions.

Q: What is the difference between men and pigs?

A: Pigs don't turn into men when they drink...

Q: What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?

A: The same urge that makes dogs chase vehicles they have no
     intention of driving.

Q: What do you do with a man who thinks he's God's gift ?

A: Exchange him Promptly!!


2)***Really an interesting analogy..

Let us have An Old Story first:

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer, building it's house and
laying up supplies for the winter...

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away!

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.

Now let us have an 'Indian Version':

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away.

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving...
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper
next to a video of the Ant, in his comfortable home with
a table filled with food!

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that
Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .

Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.

Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for
not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the
Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .

Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ' Bengal Bandh' in
West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Inquiry.

CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard
in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.

Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway
Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.

Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism
Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the
winter.

Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational
Institutions & in Government Services.

The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left
to pay his retroactive taxes, it's home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.

Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.

Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.

CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '

Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.

Many years later....

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere
in India ,
......AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
grasshoppers,
.
India is still a developing country…!!!


3)***Have a Hearty Laugh...

1.    A foolish man tells a woman to STOP talking, but a WISE man tells her that
       she looks extremely BEAUTIFUL when her LIPS are CLOSED

2. One Better way to REDUCE Alcohol consumption :
    Before Marriage - Drink whenever you are SAD
    After Marriage - Drink whenever you are HAPPY

3. Three FASTEST means of Communication:
a. Tele-Phone
b. Tele-Vision
c. Tell a Woman

    If you Need d news to spread still FASTER, then Tell her "NOT to tell ANY ONE".


    Have a laugh!

1)Husband: Do you know the meaning of WIFE?
   Wife: Yes darling, it means, "With Idiot For Ever"!

2)Wife: I wish I was a newspaper,
  So I'd be in your hands all day.
  Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper,
  So I could have a new one every day!

3)Doctor: Your husband needs rest and peace. Here are some sleeping Pills.
  Wife: When must I give them to him?
  Doctor: They all are for you!

4)Wife: I had to marry you to find out how stupid you are.
  Husband: You should have known it the minute I asked you to marry me.

5)Husband: Today is Sunday & I have to enjoy it.
  So I bought 3 movie tickets.
  Wife: Why Three?
  Husband: For you and your parents

6)Wife: What will you give me if I climb the great Mount Everest?
  Husband: A lovely Push...!!!

7)Q: What is the most effective way to remember your wife's birthday?
  A: Just forget it once and you will never forget it again

8)After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband,
  You know, I was a fool when I married you.
  The husband replied, "Yes dear, but I was in love and didn't notice.

9. Question : When do you CONGRATULATE someone for their MISTAKE.
    Answer : On their MARRIAGE.

10. Why Government do NOT allow a Man to MARRY twice.

    Because as per Constitution, you can NOT BE PUNISHED TWICE for the same Mistake!

                                 ****************************************

Dears, this is d 'lighter-side' of life....
My humble request to all of U is, Pl do Not take life seriously n kill d fun out of it....
Instead make it enjoyable to d 'Self' n all others out-there....
Have fun from life..n make it 'worth-living'... by giving what V have,
to all who r less fortunate or 'unaware' due to lack of knowledge.....

Friends, No candle loses it's light while lighting another candle....
Therefore Never stop caring for others...
By lighting others lives, let us try n make our lives,
More meaningful n thus More Beautiful!

This is Tima wishing U all
A Meaningful Experience of life...today-n-always!


Shlok of d day-

Mahaadevam Mahaatmaanam MahaaDhyaanParaayanam|
MahaaPaapHaram Devam Makaaraay Namo Namaha||


Tip of d day-

To enhance d health, soak one dry Anjeer in 1 cup of water, preferably in d night. In d next day-morning, grind it along with d water and have it. If want to have in milk-shake form, add milk while grinding d same.This can be added in d daily Break-fast.
When seasonal Fresh-Anjeer is available, one can replace it instead of d dry variety. 
Dry Anjeer is Dry Fig

Success in All-Walks of OUR-life!..Healthy-Life-Style-Funda-no. 2

Friends, first things first... As day-by-day d Temperatures n Mercury R rising, many birds n animals find it difficult to survive.. At d end they die in summer, Without water, out of Dehydration.... Let us try to Save them by putting water-pots, for birds n animals.. V can keep such 'water-pots' at many places like, out-side-of-houses, balconies, windows, terraces,in gardens, in building-compounds, on d roads etc Pl do Not forget to fill them with Water regularly... Water in Sanskrit is called "Jeevanam" i.e.'Life'! How appropriate! Therefore let us 'Save-lives' by giving 'Jeevanam' i.e. water. Dears,this is my humble request to U all, out there... Also do Not forget to water d plants from UR near-vicinity... Now coming to d Healthy-Life-style n it's healthy aspects, today's aspect is very basic n most difficult according to me... Getting up Early in d morning n retiring early in d night time! Friends, u might wonder, wot is soo difficult in doing this? To this my answer is, My 'theory' part was always perfect.... In school, in colleges, even in real-life...! But as far as 'practically' getting up early, specially at "Brahma-Muhurta" or "Amrut-Bella" i.e. d period of 3am-to-5am! For me, if i make a 'Sankalp' just-before-retiring to bed, i Do wake-up Exactly at d "Sankalp-time"! My Third-Eye region opens n there is 'Sun-rise' with pinkish red rays spreading d fore-head-region.... This is rather 'simple-n-easy',as far as waking-up goes But D most difficult part is slightly ahead... Though totally 'awakened',i would think about, "what am i going to do, getting up soo early?... Then there will be a small list of things, that i 'Can-do'... Then lying on d bed itself, one-by-one, i would deduct each-n-every single thing from d can-do-list! With full-assurance that, Nothing from d 'so-called-can-do-list' is "soo-very-important"! n would finally conclude that, "surely it Can be done later...during d later part of d day! Every Can-do-thing from d list, then usually gets converted into a list of 'Can-be-done-later'... When this way, Can-do-list is reduced to Zero, i would have a sound-sleep, till d regular, usual time in d morning! Dears, pl do not follow this method n get trapped in d web-woven by our-very-own-Mind! Instead, d moment Third-eye opens n wakes-up, let us simply 'Get-up' n do some action! Today i Can bravely say this, bcoz i just did it by implimenting d theory into practical-life, on that day... I got up, though not at Brahma-Muhurta, but at 6am! (Let me be very frank to U)! But for me, this is No-less than a victory over my mind-set-of-laziness of soo-many-years! Once on my feet, i went for a walk...n then to near-by Hanumaan-Temple! Seeing me at d early-hour at temple, d Pujaarin-lady was bit surprised.... She gave me 'Prasaad' n enquired, how did i remember d 'Hanumaan-Jayanti-day'... Hearing this, it was my turn to get 'surprised'! I thanked her n Mahaabali-Hanumaan for 'waking-n-shaking-me-up' on this auspicious day... Then one more lady arrived, who is a mother-figure to me... she promptly gave me d 'Prasaad-of-Soonthvada', which she got from some other Hanumaan-temple, she had visited in d early hours of Sun-rise! By d way, 'Soonthvada' is d popular-n-regular-Prasaad of Hanumaan-jayanti or Ram-Navami-day... So dears, this is my first baby-step towards of Healthy-life-style, Funda number-2! Hope U pals will follow it from tomorrow onwards... Pl do Not wait till next Hanumaan-jayanti, to start d Healthy-fundas! If u can't get up early, go for evening-walks.. n Have lots of fun... This is Tima, wishing U all d success in All-Walks of UR-life! Shlok of d day- 1)OM Manojavam Maarut-Tulya Vegam|   Jitendriyam Budhhimatam Varishtham|   Vataatmajam Vaanaryuth Mukhyam|   SriRam-Dootam Sharanam Prapadye|| 2)BheemRupi Mahaa-Rudra Vajra Hanumaan Maaruti|   Vanaari Anjani soota Ram Doota Prabhanjanaa|| Tip of d day- To control hair-loss n for healthy growth of hair, every night soak 1 T-spoon of Fenugreek(Methi) seeds in 1-Glass of water. Morning boil d water n reduce it to half quantity.Filter n drink d water. Soaked seeds of Methi can be used in Dal-preparations or it's  extract, can be externally applied to scalp.(Extract can be made by grinding them.) Wash d hair with luke-warm water after 15 mins.

Healthy Life-style....V have Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

Hi everybody,
Let us talk about Healthier Life-style...
Now onwards let us take one healthy aspect at a time, every day...

Recent Scientific research has some amazing solutions for our
health-related common-problems....

They suggest us, To DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH.
It is popular in Japan today, to drink water immediately after waking up
every morning.
Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.
V publish below a detailed description of use of water,
specially for all d friends.
For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses,
the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society
as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

1)Headache
2)Body ache
3)Heart system
4)Arthritis
5)Fast heart beat
6)Epilepsy
7)Excess fatness
8)Bronchitis
9)Asthma
10)TB
11)Meningitis
12)Kidney and urine diseases
13)Vomiting
14)Gastritis
15)Diarrhea
16)Piles
17)Diabetes
18)Constipation
19)All types of eye diseases
20)Womb-cancer
21)Menstrual disorders
22)Ear, nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth,
drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3..After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink
anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water
at the beginning, may commence by taking little water and
gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and
All others can enjoy a healthier life.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment,
required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:

1.     High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2.     Gastric (10 days)
3.     Diabetes (30 days)
4.     Constipation (10 days)
5.     Cancer (180 days)
6.     TB (90 days)
7.     Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days
in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily..

This treatment method has NO Side Effects,
however at the commencement of treatment,
you may have to urinate a few more times.

It is better if V continue this and make this procedure,
as a routine work in our life.
Simple Mantra is "Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active".

This makes GR8 sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..
not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!!

Friends, V have Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is
specially applicable to them...

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. 
However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff
that you have just consumed. It will slow down
d digestion of food!

Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid,
it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster
than the solid food.
As a result, it will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer..
It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks:
·        Women should know that Not every heart attack symptom,
is going to be the left arm hurting,
·        Be Aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
·        You may never have the first chest pain during d course of a heart attack.
·        Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
·        60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
·        Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.

Let's be careful and be aware.
The more we know, the better chance we could survive...

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this Information,
tells, forwards, sends d same,
to spread d Good-word-of-info to everyone they know,
V can be sure that at least Some lives Can be Saved n Many lives will be
spared of the pains n complications of
various diseases....

So Friends,Let us spread d good-word to make d World Healthier...
This is Tima wishing
A healthy n peaceful life for Every-being...


Shlok of d day-

Omkaaram Bindu Sanyuktam Nityam Dhyaayanti Yoginaha|
Kaamadam Mokshadam Chaiva Omkaaraay Namo Namaha||

Namanti Rushiyo Devo Namanti Apsarasaam Ganaaha|
Naraa Namanti Devesham Nakaaraay Namo Namaha||

Tip of d day-
To improve digestion n to combat heat-related problems,
Have daily intake of Butter-milk, preferably made out of skimmed-milk-curds

Spirit of Ram-Navami...Modern way of looking at it!

Friends,
Un-knowingly, un-intentionally, some times directly or in-directly, V all
go on chanting one name,
"Ram-Ram"...
For some villagers it might be a morning/evening greeting....
For some city-folks it might be uttered out of
fear...
or for some mod-gals, it might be uttered in place of 'Oh My God'....

In short every body says it 24/7....
Ram-Navami, as d name suggests, is d 9th day of
Chaitra-d-First-Month of Hindu calender!
On this day, Ram-Avtar happened....
Or V can safely say that it is Ram's B'Day, which is celebrated every where with
lot of enthusiasm..

This day reminds me of some really good, kind n generous souls....
Whenever I remember them, lot of
positive vibrations surround me,
from
Brahmarandhra(top, centre-Point of d head) to d toe.....

U will be surprised to know that they both were my 'Moms'....
One d real-mom-my-Aadya-Guru n d other is Mom-in-law!
Both always loved me, cared for me n pampered me....
i might dare say, they spoilt me in some ways,
with their
unconditional-love!

Both my moms had always 'gifted' me with
"price-less-Moments" of Happiness
in their own different ways...

My Mom-in-law(MIL) was very close to me...
V had GR8 many similarities...
V both were very lazy!
V both got up very late...
V both loved to go for outings, Bcoz V both loved 'Nature'...
Without any prior-planning, V would just go to beautiful places like Sea-beach n
watch d waves of sea, Changing shades of setting Sun...

After Sun-set, V would wait to watch Full-Moon n sky, lit with
divine light...
Some days if sky was cloudy, V would equally love to watch clouds...their changing
shapes-n-shades!
On no-Moon-day if V would be out, V would watch twinkling stars,
feel cool breeze, soft touch of sand, listen to d music of
roaring
sound of waves...
V simply enjoyed various shades-n-moods-of Nature!

V both loved Music....vocal, instrumental...
in each n every form...
Pure classical, folk, semi-classical, filmy, Devotional Music
like 'Bhajan', Romantic ghazals.....

V loved food...of every cuisine, every taste from each-n-every region!
V both were "Pucca-Foodies"!

V never enjoyed daily 'cooking'...that-is-why V always hired
'cook' from different communities
to savor the variety of foods n have variety of tastes...
V both loved visiting Himalayas....
V both loved going to 'Pilgrims' but not with organized tours...
V always went on our own...

Leisure-Travel n enjoying on our way, every place, food, temple,
inter-action with local-people
their customs, their life-style, etc...
In short, V both were
Happy-go-lucky!

Coming to Ram-Navami, my M-i-L, was very keen to perform a '
Kirtan' at a near-by-Temple..
She was a trained singer with a degree of 'Music-Visharad' n
she had a sweet voice!
She could sing all types of music....pure-classical as well as light...
she was quite good at Devotional songs!
I liked her style of '.Bhajan-singing'...
She was unsure of d script-d story to connect her songs to d subject of 'Kirtan'...

Her very-first attempt at 'Kirtan', was kind-of-special...
Bcoz, it was "writen-n-directed" by her Daughter-in-law i.e. me!

She had little problem with memorizing d written script...
so i volunteered to be her 'Presenter', for her act of Ram-Navami-Kirtan!
With divine blessings, d programme was 'Super-hit' with d audience!
V became "in-Demand" pair at regular festivals, at near-by temples!
All d while,
It was fun....to be with my M-i-L n appreciative audience....

Every Ram-Navami, i miss all those programmes with her
but No, i don't miss her....
U might be curious to know d Reason for me-not-missing, such a lovely soul!

Bcoz she is always "With Me" in her subtle-form!
Since i feel her in thoughts...
i feel her happiness....
i feel her company, every moment...
so How can i possibly miss her?

Ram-Navami can't be 'complete' without my Mom's mention!
In d 'Puja-ghar', she had kept a beautiful photo-frame of 'Ram'.....Very kind but
very attractive face, complete with bow-n-arrow!
My memory of so-called-'God' starts n ends with d same photo of Ram!

Since my pre-KG days, i remember folding my hands n saying 'prayers' to that face....

Every exam, every important day of my life, every festival, every crisis or emergency,
i have prayed silently to d same face....

That face of Ram is kind-of-frozen in my mind-frame!
Even now irrespective of where i am....whenever i close my eyes,
in front of any 'deity'...without any intention or effort on my part, i pray to 'Ram'
of my child-hood memories!
whenever i go to any temple, silently i 'witness' d same face...

Now-a-days when i make a trip, to d inner world-within, by piercing many layers in d inner-most cave-called-mind, i find a 'faint outline of a face resembling
my own-image!
Some times i confuse that-image-of-me with 'Ram's familiar face'!
I wonder if they both R merged into one-another....

With Ram-Navami, i also remember one family called 'Deshapande'....
D old granny, v used to call her,"Deshpande-Aaji"..
she was a GR8 follower of my Mom n devotee of Ram...
Though financially they were weak, d lady was so enthusiastic on
Ram-Navami-Day,
she would save money whole year, just to splurge on that day...
She would celebrate it on a grand-scale...
One thing i distinctly remember about that lady is,
she was always 'smiling'.....
I don't remember her without wearing that "famous smile" on her lips!

I think V all should get some inspiration from her ...
that come what may, V should keep our face Happy, smiling, welcoming...

On Ram-Navami-day it is perfectly OK even if,
V don't observe a fast.....
or decide to become an ideal son, brother or disciple like Ram....
but
Let come any rainy-day, any situation, any circumstances....
"Smile should Not dis-appear from our faces.......
This is modern-way of celebrating-understanding-Ram-Navami....
Friends, Let us try n do this with every year, every month n every day!

This is Tima wishing U all a very soulful-Joyful day...

Shlok of d day-

Ramo Raajmani Sadaa Vijayate|
Ramam Ramesham Bhaje|
Ramenaa Bhihataa Nishacharachamu|
Ramaay Tasmai Namaha||

Tip of d day-

For better digestion n better, over-all health, pl do as follows:

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink (4 x 160ml )of water.
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 min.