Fall (2006)

FALL (2006)

Happy Diwali

Diwali(Deepavali)

"WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI"

Diwali(Deepavali)

"WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI"

Deepavali means festival of light.(deep means lamp,vali means row).it is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety.The second day of Diwali is called Naraka Chaturdasi. It is the fourteenth lunar day (thithi) of the dark forthnight of the month of Kartik The festival symbolizes unity in diversity as every state celebrates it in its own special way. Deepavali is a festival where people from all age groups participate.It stands for victory of brightness over darkness.

On this day Lord Krishna destroyed the demon Narakasur and made the world free from fear. On this day, we should take bath with oil to relieve it of tiredness, and rest so that we can celebrate Diwali with vigour and devotion.

They clean and decorate the house.Put colourful rangoli in front of the house. Make different kinds of sweets, diwali marunthu, and mixture(chivda).Buy new dresses for all members in the house.On diwali day all get up 3 am and take oil bath, wear new dress. Light up oil lamps and brust crackers.Eat sweets and marunthu, then breakfast idli and chutney Exchange sweets with neighbours

In southern India Naraka Chaturdasi is the main day, with fire crackers at dawn
The North Indian business community usually starts their financial new year on Diwali and new account books are opened on this day.

Next day is Laksmmi puja.At night every building is lit with little lamps in hopes that Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth will bless them.

Vivekananda's sayings

Religion is the idea which is raising the brute unto man, and man unto God.

All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that.

Work,work, work - let this be your motto.

Now the only way out is to listen to the words of the Lord in the Gita.

Bea hero. Always say, "I have no fear".

Struggle hard to get money, but don’t get attached to it.

To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion.Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.

At my will mountains will crumble up. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.

It is those foolish people who identify themselves with their bodies that piteously cry, ‘Weak, weak, we are weak’.

Keep the motto before you: "Elevation of the masses without injuring their religion".

Man never progresses from error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lesser truth to higher truth.

Avoid all weakness, for weakness is sin, weakness is death.

Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that.

I shall inspire men every where until the world shall know that it is one with God.

Let us go forward and do yet greater things.

The more selfish a man, the more immoral he is.

Give to the weak, for there all the gift is needed.

Knowledge exists, man only discovers it.

Give up all desire for enjoyment in earth or heaven.

Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them.

Be the witness and do not react, only thus can you be happy.

Feel that you are great and you become great.

By Vivekananda

Spring Is On

My favourite season is spring. Springtime is seen of new life (both plant and animal) being born. All plants blossom and look very beautiful. Children come out and start playing around.

Maithreem Bhajatha

(A benediction of His Holiness Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, to the United Nations. M.S. Subhalakshmi sang this at United Nations (UN General Assembly at New York) To know more about MS go to these sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.S._Subbulakshmi
http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3323

Maithreem Bhajatha Akila Hrijjaytreem
(Cultivate Friendship which will conquer all hearts)

Athmava Deva Paranapi Paschyata
(Look upon others as you do yourself)

Yudham Thyajatha Spardhaam Thyajatha
(Renounce wars Renounce competition)

Thyajatha Pareshvakramam Aakramanam (Maithreem)
(Give up wrongful aggression on others)

Janani Prithivi Kamadughasthe
(Our Mother Earth is ready to fulfill all our desires)

Janako Devaha Sakaladayaluhu
(We have the Lord, our Father, who is compassionate to all)

Daamyatha Dattha Dayadhvam Janathaha
(O, people of the world, restrain yourself, be kind and Give)

Shreyo Bhooyath Sakala Jananam
(May mankind prosper!)

You can hear songs of M.S.Subhalakshmi from these sites

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/l/1/m/artist.14/

http://ww.smashits.com/associates/desimusiconline/index.cfm?Page=Audio&SubPage=ShowTracks&AlbumID=184

http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/TD00011.html

Jokes, Good Thoughts

Be understanding to your perceived enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help

A young man was having some money problems,
and needed $200 to get his car fixed and roadworthy again.

But had run out of people to borrow from.

So, he calls his parents via the operator, and reverses the charge
and says to his father. "I need to borrow two hundred dollars," he says.

At the other end, his father says,"Sorry, I can't hear you, son, I think there may be a bad line."
The boy shouts, "Two hundred. I need two hundred dollars!"
"Sorry, I still can't hear you clearly," says his father.
The operator cuts in,
"Sorry to butt in, But I can hear him perfectly clearly."
The father says, "Good. YOU send him the money!"

funonthe net.com

Walk In The Jungle

Two friends are walking in the jungle. Suddenly a tiger appears in the distance running toward them. One friend pulls a pair of 'Nikes' out of his bag and quickly puts them on. With a surprised look, the other friend says, "You don't really think you can out run that tiger with those?" "I don't need to out run the tiger", his friend replies, "I just need to run faster than you".

Maths

A little boy was doing his math homework. He said to himself,
"Two plus five, that son of a bitch is seven. Three plus six,
that son of a bitch is nine...."
His mother heard what he was saying and gasped,
"What are you doing?"
The little boy answered,
"I'm doing my math homework, Mom."
"And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?" the mother
asked.
"Yes," he answered.
Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher the next day,
"What are you teaching my son in math?"
The teacher replied,
"Right now, we are learning addition."
The mother asked,
"And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that son of a
bitch is four?"
After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered,
"What I taught them was, two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four.

funonthe net

Thoughts of the Day

Patience is the art of concealing your patience ( Anonymous)

It is not the standard of living that is important, but the manner of living ( Anonymous)Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. — Margaret Lee Runbeck (1905-1956)

What you see is news, what you know is background, what you feel is opinion. — Lester Markel, American editor (1894-1977)

You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. -- Charles F. Kettering

Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake. -- Marie Beyon Ray

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing. -- Will Rogers 

You will find meaning in life only if you create it. It is not lying there somewhere behind the bushes, so you can go and you search a little bit and find it. It is not there like a rock that you will find. It is a poetry to be composed, it is a song to be sung, it is a dance to be danced.(unknown)

Snow Storm in NJ

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For early December, it's a heck of a storm," Joe Bastardi, meteorologist with AccuWeather, told Reuters. "This is a major nor'easter," he said. "This could be the worst storm since December of 1981 when we had 10 to 20 inches of snowfall whipped by high winds."
New York could get up to 8 inches of snow, with parts of New England getting 12 inches or more, Bastardi said, and the Washington, D.C., area may get as much as 6 inches.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/04/storms.roundup.ap/














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Winter storm dumps several inches of snow in southern NJ
(02/18/04) EDISON - The winter storm system that dumped several inches of snow in southern New Jersey is headed out to sea. The snow has slowed traffic in some areas Wednesday morning, but no major travel problems are being reported.
The snow fell for several hours before tapering off to flurries in most areas by 4 a.m., and the National Weather Service canceled a winter storm warning issued for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties. Winter weather advisories in place for other nearby areas also have been lifted.
The storm, which formed off the coast of the Carolinas, had reached New Jersey late Tuesday. Four inches of snow fell in Atlantic and Cape May counties, with slightly lesser amounts reported in Burlington and Ocean counties. Northern counties were mostly spared by the storm, with little or no accumulations reported.
http://www.news12.com/NJ/topstories/article?id=101581