8 Minutes.

I have 8 minutes till 5:00pm. So I want to list eight things which will take 8 minutes, by 5:00
8 minutes I can finish my lunch.
8 minutes I can finish my bath
8 minutes I can come to work.
8 minutes I can comb my hair.
8 minutes I can burn 40 calories
8 minutes I can read 5 pages
8 minutes I can think of 8 things to do
8 minutes and I finished this blog.
I know!!! That too :)
Love

TIME

Realised since I could tell time
That I have a silent war with a myme

"Never should you forget nor can you regrett"
It is always preset never for you to reset

Kept alarms before sleep, only to wake up with a weep
Exams are near, only time left was to clear

With work deadline at five he dashes to it why?
But on treadmill for five he relaxes oh I cry

Some say "Time is on your side" , oh what a rumor
Cause don't you know, he has a bad sense of humor

DREAMS!!!

Do dreams have a meaning?

One friday, I was getting a ride home with my boss, when he started to share a dream that he had the previous night. He thought it was rather too bizarre to dream in such detail.

In his dream:

He was in this casino where he was alloted a locker to keep his belongings like wallet etc. But after much tries the locker did not seem to close up. So he decided to let the locker be, thinking who would be interested in his tiny little wallet. After sometime when he comes back to check on his locker, he sees that its has been emptied. This jerked him up from his dream.. A nightmare he thought and wiped the sweat on his brow.

When he finished his story, he looked rather shaken. I could tell that this dream had an impact on him. So I asked him to relax cause he was not in a casino and his wallet was safe with him. Soon my home came to sight , we exchanged good byes. Later I forgot the entire episode had even happened.

Next Monday, he was eager to meet me. On meeting he told me that weekend he was invited to a birthday party in a "casino" and "did not have his wallet on him", apparently it was in his house. I get it, it was not exact situation as in the dream but some parts were more than a coincidence. Later he also shared an earlier experience where he had dreamt of getting into an accident and few days later had met with one.

Now this makes me wonder. Do you think dreams are giving us signs or sights into our future??. Such a amazing gift to even think off. So if my boss can see future in his dreams, then I would say its a curse cause his dreams are never good.

Are my dreams telling me something too??

I have some random bizzarre dreams. As a matter of fact, I dreamt about a leopard early this moring. So what does that mean?? Will I encounter one? Or is it a symbol.



To hose the fire of curiosity, I googled " Dreams about Leopard". I realised people just key in (pardon my language) boat load of shit.



Mr A said: Dreaming of leopard is a sign of a visit from leprechaun. (You are kidding right??)
B said: You will be victorious and find a way to solve anything. (BAh!!!!)
I said : CRAP!!!!!

After all this I still refuse to deny it was just a random dream!! Now how many of you have dreamt of any in your entire life!! So if someone somewhere is trying to hint me a meaning into it then I think leapord was a bad choice cause I find it very vague..

So Lets give it a week now.. Today is April 26th so May 3rd will be a week. So if some leapord relevancy was found in my life during this period. Will surely update..

Maneka Gandhi - AN OFFERING OF LOVE TO THE MOST DOCILE CREATURE IN THE WORLD

This artical is written by Maneka Gandhi. She is the chairman of Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) and has started an Organisation called "People for Animals". She is a Vegan.

I thought to mention about Maneka Gandhi is to give an overview of the content below. It describes the slaughtering of our GOD. Yes slaughter of COWS.

I have just copied and pasted this article as it is, because it touched me so much. And I am SHOCKED at the statistics she has provided. I did not want to re-write it because in doing so I did not want to cause any injustice to it. Her writing was conveyed throught heart. It touched me and am so moved by it, that the next best thing I could think of it was to blog.

Please readers. It is AGAINST our Hindu Dharma to even talk ill of a cow. A being so scared and so soft please please think twice. Pass on this article to all your friends and family.

Awareness was initiated by Menaka Gandhi. Let us continue to spread it around.

Picture Courtesy : Wikipedia.

Please Read On:

AN OFFERING OF LOVE TO THE MOST DOCILE CREATURE IN THE WORLD!

By Maneka Gandhi
An offering of love to the most docile creature in the world!
This article is my offering of love to that creature which is taken at night, thrown on top of hundreds of her kind, made to travel hundreds of miles, pulled out from the truck by her tail as her legs have broken and then, as she lies there helplessly, is stabbed repeatedly and killed.
Your breakfast is from her sore and bruised teats. Your shoes are made from her dead body. Our government boasts that it is the largest exporter of leather in the world and the second largest producer of milk. All this from this cow who is mute, walks slowly, endures pain with dignity and gentleness, does not kick, cries soundlessly when we kill her calf in front of her and when we hang her upside down and tear her flesh off while she is alive.
What has happened to the spirit of India? When did our national character shift from wanting the beautiful, gentle and wise cow as our national symbol to the tiger? Is it because we are ashamed that we have wiped out the tiger population? But we have almost wiped out the cow population as well. An animal that gives birth once a year for four years only and whose sons are killed immediately, can she survive the leather industry, the illegal export oriented slaughter-houses and the smuggling of one crore of her kind annually to Bangladesh? No, a survey of a constituency of 25 lakh people in Andhra Pradesh found that there were less than 1200 cows.
The cow was considered so much the epitome of excellence of character and beauty that many of our names, and those of the gods are based on her. I do not know whether any names in any other religion are based on animals but the Hindus have dozens of names based on the cow: Here are some common ones: Gauri (as beautiful as the cow), Gaurang /Gaurangi (cow-coloured), Gopi (cowherdess), Gauhar (cow-coloured), Gaurava (cow-voiced), another word for glory, Gautam/ Gautami (comes from Gau Uttama, the best cow/ox).
It is not a coincidence that the Buddha's name was Gautama. Nandin is the bull of Shiva and his name means both son and delightful. Gavendra or bull is another name for Vishnu. Gauri is the wife of Shiva and Mount Everest is called Gaurishankar. The famous Gorkhas of Nepal, the military force that the British and the Indian armies boast of, are a short form of Gorakh, meaning protectors of cows.
It is not a coincidence that Krishna, the best-loved incarna-tion of Vishnu, is a cowherd. Gopala (one who looks after cows), Govardhana (cow incre-aser) are his common names. He proclaims: "The piety that comes from bathing at holy places, the piety that comes from feeding Brahmins, the piety that comes from giving gene-rous charity, the piety that comes from serving Lord Hari, and the piety that comes from all vows and fasts, all austerities, circumambulating the earth, and speaking truthfully, as well as all the devas, always stay in the bodies of the cows. The holy places always stay in the cows' hooves. O father, Goddess Lakshmi always stays in the cows' hearts. A person that wears tilaka of mud that touched a cow's hoof attains the result of bathing in a holy place. He is fearless at every step. A place where cows stay is holy. One who dies there is at once liberated. One who harms a cow is the lowest of men. He commits a great sin, as if he had killed a Brahmin. Of this there is no doubt. A person who harms the cows who are the limbs of Lord Narayana, goes to hell for as long as the sun and moon shine in the sky."
How many rivers are linked to the cow ? Gomati (with the mind of a cow) river is a tributary of the Ganges. According to Hindu mythology, the river is the daughter of Sage Vashist, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on a certain day can wash away one's sins. The Godavari (bestowing prosperity) river has pilgrimage centres on its banks. How many States and cities are named for the cow ? Offhand — Gopalpur and Gopalganj, Guwahati, Gotegaon, Gondhia, Goregaon, Gonda, Gokarna, Kovvur which comes from Govuru meaning cow town.
The State of Goa is a short form of Gomantak (rich in herds). Gorakhpur is named after a renowned ascetic saint, Gorakshanath, meaning 'cow protector'. Godhra in Gujarat means the land of the cow. Even the gotra or family name is derived from the word 'go'. Gotra means cowpen, within which the family lived with its cattle.
The cow is in the Vedas as a symbol of wealth and light. Aditi, the supreme force of Nature, is described as a cow, and the supreme soul as a bull. Vyasa said: "Cows are sacred. They are embodiments of merit..." Other scriptures identify the cow as the "mother" of all civilization.
Mahatma Gandhi said: "I worship the cow and I shall defend its worship against the whole world," and that, "The central fact of Hinduism is cow protection." He called her "the mother to millions of Indians." Other mythologies have fairies and genii to grant wishes. We have Surabhi meaning sweet smelling, agreeable, shining, pleasing, good, beautiful, beloved, wise and virtuous. She is the fabulous cow of the gods, the daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa and mother of Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling cow. She is formed from a syllable of Brahma and her daughters Surupa (beautiful), Hansika (graceful), Subhadra (auspicious) and Sarvakamadugha (fulfiller of desires) are protectors of the Earth.
By her docile, tolerant nature, the cow exemplifies the basic virtue of Hinduism, non-violence, known as ahimsa. In the Vedas, cows represent wealth and joyous life. From the Rig Veda (4.28.1;6) we read: "The cows have come and brought us good fortune, rejoice our home-stead with pleasant lowing. In our assemblies we laud your vigor."
In their Dharmasut-ras, Vasishta, Gautama and Apastambha pro-hibit eating the flesh of both cows and draught oxen, while Baudhya-yana exacts penances for killing a cow, or ox. Again and again the Vedas emphasize:
Atharva Veda III.30.1 "You should impart love to each other as the non-killable cow does for its calf." Rig Veda VIII.101.15 "Cow is pure, do not kill it."
Yajur Veda XIII.49: "Do not kill the cow."
Rig Veda VI.28.3: "Enemy may not use any "astra" i.e. weapon on cows."
Rig Veda VI.28.4: "Nobody should take them to butcher house to kill them."
Mahabharatha- Shantiparva 262.47: "Cow is called 'aghnya' or non-killable."
The Indian rebellion of 1857, the forerunner of Independence movement, started with the common anger that bullets were being greased by the British with cow fat. Thousands of Indians died rather than tolerate this. The term ‘sacred cow’ has passed into English language to mean an object or practice which is considered immune from criticism and to be treated with respect. The term now has no meaning.
Cow slaughter is banned except in two States: West Bengal and Kerala. But they have no cows of their own. Thousands of cows are sent there from other States to be killed. Mumbai slaughterhouse Deonar kills them illegally in the lakhs.
There are 30,000 illegal slau-ghterhouses stretched across India which kill them with impunity. Our government trains carry them openly to Bangladesh slaughterhouses. What kind of Hinduism is this that violates its most profound tenet? It is not going to mandirs that makes one a Hindu. It is how you live your life within its dharma. When the last cow has gone, the last Hindu will have gone too.

Just a HEY!!

Keany,
I was introduced to the world of blogging by my sis. She told me stories of how people were rewarded, how it feels to pen down your thoughts. I really gave it a thought and after 2 whole years, now I want to be serious blogger.
So here I dedicate this blog to her. Also posting her Blog link here...

http://rekhasanat.blogspot.com/

All I want say here is PAH!!
I think you started well but now Where are you missy??

Bheemanamavase or Jyotir Bheemanameshwara

Keany,

Bheemanamavase has nothing to do with Balashali Bheema. Usually performed on the last day of Ashada according to Kannada Calender by women folk.
August 9th of 2010 was observed as Bheemanamavase by people living in Karnataka. It is also called Ganadana Pooje (Worship towards long life of the husband, not to be confused with Karavachaut of the North). Schools are also closed on this day because it is observed by unmarried girls and married women until 9 years after marriage. The significance of this day is to celebrate the eternal marriage and bond between Lord Shiva and Godess Parvati. Women pray seeking blessings for long life for their husbands and for everlasting marital bliss.
The vidhana for this pooja:
Early morning clean the house, shower, clean the front yard and draw a beautiful rangoli, wear new dress and prepare for the pooja.
First draw a good rangoli and place a tray on top of the rangoli.(facing east) Fill it up with rice and gently place 2 Deepad kambas or Standing lamps. It basically represents Shiva and Parvati, or Jyotir Bheemeshwara. To differenciate between the two, tie a mangalasutra usually made with thread drenched with turmeric powder and a turmeric root tied at the center to the one on the right with 3 knots, this symbolises Parvati. Also in the same tray place a Ganapati idol, along with,( if you have ) Shiva and Parvati idol. Once this is done, prepare a "Eidu yele"or five folds of thread, tie 5 knots in that thread - each knot has a significance (Sorry I will do some more research into it and update accordingly) and also tie a flower on to the that thread in the middle. This is tied to the lady on her right hand by either her mother or her husband but after the pooja. My husband was kind enough to tie it to me.
Since our pooja starts with praying to Lord Ganapati, so that everything goes fine without any adachane or hinderances. Once Ganapati pooja is done, Pray to lord jyotir Bheemeshwara with hyms of Shiva, Agarbatti, fragrant flowers and during which you also need to perform pooja to the thread with the flower, later Mangalarati and naivedhya. For Naivedhya usualy it is Kadaboos/kadabu, the fried one. Once the pooja is done, tie the sacred thread onto the performer's right hand (Done by husband or Mother). Later do your namaskaras. If possible give tamboola, filled with bangles, blouse piece, haldi and turmeric, fruits and flowers to one of the muttaide or married women to seek her blessings as well. And here ends your pooja.
The fried Kadabu is made because of something called bandara. If you have a male child, then make a kadbu with some coins in it and place it on your hosalu (entrance door frame). So the child smashes the kadabu with his elbow and pick the bandara or treasure. This is something to get a child involved in the festival.
Usually Indian Hindu festivals are considered boring and long. What people don't understand is each rasam has meaning into it. The above bit is written with little knowledge for which I promise further update will soon follow.

Slap against my belief.

Keany,

I missed my writer's urge. A writer should have a drive in him to pour his thoughts as words. I have my urge today. I digress!!

I was chatting with my colleague, he is a nice guy. Helps me with work, defends me at times, is a good pal, has good heart and brain in the right place. Well :) In short a good guy. Also have to say a Hard core Christian. ( To be very clear readers, I am not religious, spiritual but not religious)

We were having a light discussion about why I would worship an idol? Do I see god in there? Whats the point of worshipping a statue? So my response was simple. I do not have answers for you, but my belief itself should be your answer. Fair enough and we dropped the discussion.

So I sat back at my desk and started thinking. This episode in friends was the one I was thinking.

We all have loved friends, we have laughed with them, cried with them, Sang with Phoebe and her silly song, felt angry with Chandler, when Richard proposes to Monica before Chandler does, Adored Joey, when he says he still loves hugsy, felt sad with Rachel when Rachel missed Ross in rain, when they were ON A BREAK!!!. But Ross.

Yes, Ross. I do not have anything against David Schiwmmer. But I do against the character Ross and his girl friend Mona. Arrrgh!!

In this episode, Scene is where Mona and Ross are in Ross's apartment. Rachel is also there telling Mona that her relationship with Ross is over. She leaves and Mona and Ross are alone. So they move towards the couch and Mona picks this artifact of the table

Mona: what is this??? (She actually picks our Lord Ganesha).
Ross: its a antique from India, originally made in Kolkatta.



Mona is all impressed and places it back on the table. Then they start to fool around and accidently she KNOCKS off our Ganesha on to the floor. Ross replies, oh don't worry it was off of Pier one (a store in US, which sells artifacts) and continue fooling around.

HOW DARE THEY????

The lord we pray to everyday. It is definitely a slap against our belief system. Will I do the same?? Shall I place a Jesus's idol on a table, and knock it off with my boots and break it into zillion pieces? Casually say oh its replaceable???? (Am sorry for this Outburst Readers ) BUT I demand an apology. I am hurt. I feel miserable. I feel something was ripped off my heart and a huge lorry ran over it multiple times. Now its bleeding, crying for me. >I demand an apology I cannot say this enough.

How can producers or directors or the whole team not know this? Do I have to forgive them saying they were innocent or ignorant? I do not want to be that big person, to do so. I want the governments to be involved in deleting that scene. How is it that nobody has voiced it? How is it that it is not in news?? INDIA wake up!!!!!