Lies of an officer

Mr. S. M. Sood is a senior officer and is not expected to lie. Not on record, at least. Yet he lied.

I had submitted an application under RTI Act. Placed below:

He gave a reply vide letter no. 7/1/(RTI)/2008- WP&P Coord./1293 dated 30/07/2008, which was concocted and fabricated. A few lies.

Point no 1. Tour programs undertaken by him.

Reply gives just an axtract not the tour programes in the proper format. Maybe the original is no longer available. It needs investigation.

 

2. Credit points earned

In reply he says he is not a frequent flyer. So what, Mr. Sood. Even infrequent flyers earn credit points. How many were earned and how many were used and HOW. It is clear case of suppression of information and lying both.

3. Tour reports.

First he says that no tour reoprts are required, as if I needed an education. Then he says that outcome of the tours were to the senior officers. Can he produce those officers as witnesses? Did he make verbal reports?

Mr. Sood must know that the only reoprts are the written reports. Where have they gone?? The fact is he never reported and is lying about it.

4. Closure of a dte.

He says that no Director had recommended of closure of a dte and that he is not aware of it.

Fact is that ONE Director did recommend it, and his remarks on that letter do exist, as do his signatures. Why did he lie? It needs investigations.

The information he gave is unclear and smudged.

Posted on being reported by the requester.

A good, strong lie- Hindu bible.

 

 

Apropos Who was he?

 

I expected at least a few to crack it. Why is that almost nobody cracked it? Nobody could connect a woman in sari and bindi to connect her to Mary. How could they?? Such a huge LIE was not expected to be seen through by an ordinary man.

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A LINK. There are many others, including pope's comments.

 

A new Indian version of the Bible recently, published by the Catholic Church, has run into controversy over its inclusion of verses from the Bhagavad Gita, a form of Hindu chant, and references to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
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An illustration in the new version, New Community Bible, depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as poor Indian villagers. Mary wears a simple sari and has a bindi on her forehead alongside Joseph in a turban and loincloth.
According to the 30 Indian biblical scholars who worked for more than 15 years on the new edition, the Bible draws on "the rich cultural and religious heritage of India."
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Although approved by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India and published by the Society of St. Paul, the Bible met the disapproval of Protestants and other Christian groups, who believe it diverts from biblical truth.
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Oswald Gracias, the Catholic Archbishop of Bombay, defended the Bible edition, saying, "I am sure this Bible, made in India and for Indians, will bring the word of God closer to millions of our people, not only Christians."

 

RCS: Through LIES and decptions!! hoho. Whom is he fooling? Hindus? Their is a Hindu reaction too. My remars appear in that link. Reproduced, enlarged now.

 

Where is Catholicism heading?


Clearly downhill. Anyone can see it. Xianity is losing adherents in the west. India has about 1.20 billion non xians. They must be converted by hook or by crook. Hence this abomination of a book.

Joseph in Indian dress?

Then who was Joseph? An Indian. A Hindu or a Buddhist, there being no Jews in India 2000 years ago.

Where was Jesus born? Of course India. His parents are in Hindu dress, are they not?

 

Why did they flee to Egypt?

 

Of course they were flying from persecution of Hindus, their ruler Hriday.

 

Why was Hriday after them?

 

Dude, he wanted to kill the baby.

Then where was Jesus killed on the cross? India, of course.

Who killed Jesus? Hindus, of course.

These are conclusions hat Hindus are drawing. An attempt to malign Hindus is apparent.

 

But one thing is sure. Xianity can be explained only through Hinduism.

Who was he?

All comers, I defy you to crack the puzzle


The poor couple were trudging to Egypt, with the son of god in their arms. He in a loin cloth, bare chested and she in a sari and supporting a bindi on her forehead. The son of god was born in a COW shed.


Where was the couple? Which lands?

Who were the man and his wife?

Who was the baby?

When he grew to be an adult, who could have killed him?

ID wallahs- logical flaw

ID wallahs- logical flaw

ID crowd posits that life has been created by an intelligent designers. They seek to sneak God into that designer's office.

 

Let us examine.
ID premises:

1. Life is irreducibly complex
2. That which is irreducibly complex requires a designer
3. Such a designer is [highly] intelligent.

A few irrefutable derivations:

1. Intelligent beings are a form of life, as intelligence is physical, residing in physical brain.
2. If God is a designer, then God has to be intelligent
3. An intelligent being has to be physically alive, hence God is an alive physical being
4. Alive and intelligent physical beings  are products of an Intelligent Design.
5. Since God is alive, then according to ID, God must have been designed.

Hmmm.  Either God has been designed, or God is not alive and hence not intelligent, or ID premises have basic flaws.

Tolerance is a two way street

Tolerance is a two way street

 

All the xians, from pope to the lay ones are fond of sermonizing the non xians about virtues of tolerance. This "tolerance" actually means tolerance of xians, irrespective of their crimes, sins and depredations. They keep on pointing fingers at the intolerance of non xians. But they forget that tolerance is not a one way street, where they are free to travel. They must tolerate the non xians too traveling the same street in whichever direction they choose.

First step on the street of tolerance is to recognise that others too have a right on the street.

While insulting the Pharisees and Sadducees, John the Baptist calls an entire generation a "generation of vipers." Matt.  3:7. This definitely is not a lesson in tolerance. This passage is responsible for the xians to hate non xians.

Second step is in recognising the freedom of non xians in respect of faith. Let us see how they do it.

Cities that neither "receive" the disciples nor "hear" their words will be destroyed by God. It will be worse for them than for Sodom and Gomorrah. And you know what God supposedly did to those poor folks (see Gen.19:24). Matt. 10:14-15

Any city that doesn't "receive" the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. Mark 6:11. Jesus makes it clear that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed "for not receiving the followers of biblegod". Their only sin was that they were not ready to host Lot, nothing else.

A clear usurpation of the right intrude on others and force them to listen to their word. Suppose Hindus don't want to receive those disciples, nor do they want to listen??  Clear. Carry out the wish of their god and destroy them and their cities. This single passage has resulted in the large scale genocides in America, Africa and Australia, and Asia too. Asians were culturally strong and were able to largely resist it, but others were destroyed. But their dirty tricks department is strong. Swami Laxmanand had been demonised for years, for resisting proselytizing missionaries and finally killed on 23 Aug, 2008.

A third step in tolerance is the uniting of the families. If family members are tolerant of each other, it is a harmonious family. If they are intolerant of each other, it is a text book method of ushering in a disharmonious society. Does xianity such a family harmony? NO.

Jesus says that he has come to destroy families by making family members hate each other. He has "come not to send peace, but a sword." Matt. 10:34-36

If the missionaries succeed in converting just member of a family, he pulls out a figurative sword against his kins. He repudiates every thing that he had: Food, clothes, way of greeting and general comport, just because he MUST appear different. He will pressurize and persecute them into conversion. Not long ago, an Indian xian woman killed her husband for refusing to convert. Her death sentence has been commuted into imprisonment for life.

Fourth step is in forgiving. Do they forgive? NO.

"His blood be on us, and on our children." This verse blames the Jews for the death of Jesus and has been used to justify their persecution for twenty centuries culminating in the holocaust. Matt. 27:25

Biblegod in OT promises that he shall punish the seven generations for sins of fathers. For how many generations the Jews were punished??

Jesus merrily trample on the freedom of conscience.

Jesus says, "He that is not with me is against me." Luk. 11:23. What tolerance he is teaching.

Forcing others to believe in your god is not tolerance at all.

Now that Jesus has come, non-believers have no excuse for not believing in him. 15:22

Excuse?? As if not believing him is a crime, so that I will search for excuses!!

Xians, heal thyself. Be tolerant first. Don't go on testing the tolerance of others, it is finite even if long. And break point is fast approaching.

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RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS

RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS

 

Take a look at the issue of religious conversions. 

 

India has been divided because those who converted to Islam decided that they do not wish to live in a nation where Hindus are in a majority. While Hinduism has time and again proved its assimilative and accommodating characteristics, those areas which had a Muslim majority decided that they should not be a part of an independent India, and so Pakistan was created. 

 

This clearly shows that this nation can have a danger from religions conversions, which can lead to break up of the nation.  In certain areas of NE India, christians sought to establish indepence by force of arms. They were actively assisted and financed by the churches. If a relgion is a means of sedition, surely Hindus have a right to protect their nation. The example of E. Timor is fresh, where christian majority succeeded in seceding on religious grounds.

 

But it is not the Hindus alone who are concerned about conversions.  The Roman Catholic Church is most unhappy when its members defect to other Christian churches.  The Houston Chronicle, (October 13, 1992) reported: "Pope John Paul II (in the Dominican Republic) said that he must protect his flock from the 'wolves' of evangelical Protestantism wooing Latin Americans away from the Roman Catholic Church.....As shepherd to Latin America's 395 million Catholics, the Pope said he must 'take care of the sheep who have been put in my care and protect them from rapacious wolves'." 

 

If the Protestants in Latin America are rapacious wolves because of their proselytising activities, then all christian evangelicals too must be so classified in this country as well. If pope is obliged to protect his sheep in L. America, Hindu leaders too have a right to protect Hindus against the "rapacious wolves"

The Pope is also unhappy when Christians (not due to any missionary activity, but of their own volition) embrace Hinduism or Buddhism.  In his book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, he said: "One should know one's own spiritual heritage well and consider whether it is right to set it aside lightly." 

When Hindu religious leaders issue a similar advice to Hindus, surely church cannot have any objections.

The Pope is disturbed when a Catholic wants to pray to Christ in another church, and asks the Christians not to set aside their Christian heritage lightly. In light of his objections, surely christians should not feel aggrieved if Hindus too are advised similarly.

Commandments of the other kind

 Commandments of the other kind

 

 

The following are the Commandments listed by Patanjali, Manu, Bhagvad Gita and Bhagvat urana. They are  a way of life—a rich philosophical path. And the yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances) are good common-sense guidelines for leading a healthier, happier life for bringing spiritual awareness into a social context as well as material well being. They are for you to think about and ponder over with a rational mind. , because Hinduism is not about mindlessly accepting externally imposed rules—it is about finding the truth for yourself—and 'connecting' with it.

The Yamas are the ethical restraints; the Niyamas are the religious practices. Because it is brief, the entire code can be easily memorized and reviewed daily by the spiritual aspirant. Here are the ten traditional yamas and ten niyamas.

The traditional Yamas are:

1. 1. Ahimsa: Ahimsa or non-violence is the awareness and practice of non-violence in thought, speech and action. It advocates the practices of compassion, love, understanding, patience, self-love, and worthiness.
2. Satya: truthfulness, word and thought in conformity with the facts. Patanjali describes truthfulness as: "To be in harmony with mind, word and action, to conduct speech and mind according to truth, to express through speech and to retain it in the intellect what has been seen, understood or heard." 
3. Asteya: non-stealing, non-coveting, non-entering into debt. It upholds forgoing the unauthorized possession of thought, speech and action. Asteya stands against covetousness and envy and un-authorised possession of material wealth. It is the cultivation of a sense of completeness and self-sufficiency in order to progress beyond base cravings.
4. Brahmacharya: divine conduct, continence, celibate when single, faithful when married. It is  a behavior, which brings man nearer to the Divine. This yama believes in controlling and regulating, but not suppression, of all sensual pleasures, whether mental, vocal or physical.
5. Aparigraha (non-covetousness): non-accumulation of worldly wealth beyond reasonable needs, caused by covetousness and attachment. The commentator Vyasa says that this last state of yama is attained when one remains totally detached from sensual pleasures of all kinds and so effectively refrains from committing himsa or violence of any sort. 
6. Kshama: forgiveness, patience, releasing time, functioning in the now. forgiveness, patience, releasing time, functioning in the now. This a big virtue. This is a reactive merit. It should be complete, physical, mental and oral.
7. Dhriti: steadfastness, overcoming non-perseverance, fear, and indecision; seeing each task through to completion. It involves inculcation of courage and standing for principles of morality.
8. Daya: compassion; conquering callous, cruel and insensitive feelings toward all beings. While kshama is a reaction on any action, daya is not a reaction but a positive action itself. To assist someone with sympathy is daya. Like ahimsa, daya is also physical, oral and mental.
9. Arjava: honesty, straightforwardness, renouncing deception and wrongdoing. To behave humbly with everyone after casting aside the ego is aarjav. Casting aside of one's ego is important.
10. Mitahara: moderate appetite, neither eating too much nor to little; nor consuming impure or unhealthy food.
11. Shaucha: purity, avoidance of impurity in body, mind and speech. In the words of sage Manu, water purifies the body; truthfulness the mind; true knowledge the intellect and the soul is purified by knowledge and austerity. It advocates the practices of intellectual purity, purity of speech and of the body.
    

Some thinkers have said that No. 5 is a part of No. 3, so there are Ten Yamas.

 

The following are Ten Niyamas:

1. Remorse, Hri : Expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension.
2. Contentment, Santosha  : Nurture contentment, seeking joy and serenity in life. Be happy, smile and uplift others. Live in constant gratitude for your health, your friends and your belongings, Don't complain about what you don't possess. Identify with the eternal You, rather than mind, body or emotions. Keep the mountaintop view that life is an opportunity for spiritual progress. Live in the eternal now.
3. Giving in selfless charity, Dana : Be generous to a fault, giving liberally without thought of reward. Tithe, offering one-tenth of your gross income (dashamamsha), as God's money, to temples, ashrams and spiritual organizations. Approach the temple with offerings. Visit guru with gifts in hand. Donate religious literature. Feed and give to those in need. Bestow your time and talents without seeking praise. Treat guests as God.
4. Faith, Astikya : Cultivate an unshakable faith. Believe firmly in God, Gods, guru and your path to enlightenment. Trust in the words of the masters, the scriptures and traditions. Practice devotion and sadhana to inspire experiences that build advanced faith. Be loyal to your lineage, one with your satguru. Shun those who try to break your faith by argument and accusation. Avoid doubt and despair.
5. Worship, Ishvarapujana : Cultivate devotion through daily worship and meditation. Set aside one room of your home as God's shrine. Offer fruit, flowers or food daily. Learn a simple puja and the chants. Meditate after each puja. Visit your shrine before and after leaving the house. Worship in heartfelt devotion, clearing the inner channels to God, Gods and guru so their grace flows toward you and loved ones.
6. Scriptural Listening, Siddhanta Shravana
   Eagerly hear the scriptures, study the teachings and listen to the wise of your lineage. Choose a guru, follow his path and don't waste time exploring other ways. Read, study and, above all, listen to readings and dissertations by which wisdom flows from knower to seeker. Avoid secondary texts that preach violence. Revere and study the revealed scriptures, the Vedas and Agamas.
7. Cognition, Mati
   Develop a spiritual will and intellect with your satguru's guidance. Strive for knowledge of God, to awaken the light within. Discover the hidden lesson in each experience to develop a profound understanding of life and yourself. Through meditation, cultivate intuition by listening to the still, small voice within, by understanding the subtle sciences, inner worlds and mystical texts.
8. Sacred Vows, Vrata
   Embrace religious vows, rules and observances and never waver in fulfilling them. Honor vows as spiritual contracts with your soul, your community, with God, Gods and guru. Take vows to harness the instinctive nature. Fast periodically. Pilgrimage yearly. Uphold your vows strictly, be they marriage, monasticism, nonaddiction, tithing, loyalty to a lineage, vegetarianism or nonsmoking.
9. Recitation, Japa
   Chant your holy mantra daily, reciting the sacred sound, word or phrase given by your guru. Bathe first, quiet the mind and concentrate fully to let japa harmonize, purify and uplift you. Heed your instructions and chant the prescribed repetitions without fail. Live free of anger so that japa strengthens your higher nature. Let japa quell emotions and quiet the rivers of thought.
10. Austerity, Tapas
    Practice austerity, serious disciplines, penance and sacrifice. Be ardent in worship, meditation and pilgrimage. Atone for misdeeds through penance (prayashchitta), such as 108 prostrations or fasting. Perform self-denial, giving up cherished possessions, money or time. Fulfill severe austerities at special times, under a satguru's guidance, to ignite the inner fires of self-transformation.
    

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Commandments of the other kind

 Commandments of the other kind

 

 

The following are the Commandments listed by Patanjali, Manu, Bhagvad Gita and Bhagvat urana. They are  a way of life—a rich philosophical path. And the yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances) are good common-sense guidelines for leading a healthier, happier life for bringing spiritual awareness into a social context as well as material well being. They are for you to think about and ponder over with a rational mind. , because Hinduism is not about mindlessly accepting externally imposed rules—it is about finding the truth for yourself—and 'connecting' with it.

The Yamas are the ethical restraints; the Niyamas are the religious practices. Because it is brief, the entire code can be easily memorized and reviewed daily by the spiritual aspirant. Here are the ten traditional yamas and ten niyamas.

The traditional Yamas are:

1. 1. Ahimsa: Ahimsa or non-violence is the awareness and practice of non-violence in thought, speech and action. It advocates the practices of compassion, love, understanding, patience, self-love, and worthiness.
2. Satya: truthfulness, word and thought in conformity with the facts. Patanjali describes truthfulness as: "To be in harmony with mind, word and action, to conduct speech and mind according to truth, to express through speech and to retain it in the intellect what has been seen, understood or heard." 
3. Asteya: non-stealing, non-coveting, non-entering into debt. It upholds forgoing the unauthorized possession of thought, speech and action. Asteya stands against covetousness and envy and un-authorised possession of material wealth. It is the cultivation of a sense of completeness and self-sufficiency in order to progress beyond base cravings.
4. Brahmacharya: divine conduct, continence, celibate when single, faithful when married. It is  a behavior, which brings man nearer to the Divine. This yama believes in controlling and regulating, but not suppression, of all sensual pleasures, whether mental, vocal or physical.
5. Aparigraha (non-covetousness): non-accumulation of worldly wealth beyond reasonable needs, caused by covetousness and attachment. The commentator Vyasa says that this last state of yama is attained when one remains totally detached from sensual pleasures of all kinds and so effectively refrains from committing himsa or violence of any sort. 
6. Kshama: forgiveness, patience, releasing time, functioning in the now. forgiveness, patience, releasing time, functioning in the now. This a big virtue. This is a reactive merit. It should be complete, physical, mental and oral.
7. Dhriti: steadfastness, overcoming non-perseverance, fear, and indecision; seeing each task through to completion. It involves inculcation of courage and standing for principles of morality.
8. Daya: compassion; conquering callous, cruel and insensitive feelings toward all beings. While kshama is a reaction on any action, daya is not a reaction but a positive action itself. To assist someone with sympathy is daya. Like ahimsa, daya is also physical, oral and mental.
9. Arjava: honesty, straightforwardness, renouncing deception and wrongdoing. To behave humbly with everyone after casting aside the ego is aarjav. Casting aside of one's ego is important.
10. Mitahara: moderate appetite, neither eating too much nor to little; nor consuming impure or unhealthy food.
11. Shaucha: purity, avoidance of impurity in body, mind and speech. In the words of sage Manu, water purifies the body; truthfulness the mind; true knowledge the intellect and the soul is purified by knowledge and austerity. It advocates the practices of intellectual purity, purity of speech and of the body.
    

Some thinkers have said that No. 5 is a part of No. 3, so there are Ten Yamas.

 

The following are Ten Niyamas:

1. Remorse, Hri : Expression of remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. Recognize your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologize to those hurt by your words or deeds. Resolve all contention before sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. Welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. Do not boast. Shun pride and pretension.
2. Contentment, Santosha  : Nurture contentment, seeking joy and serenity in life. Be happy, smile and uplift others. Live in constant gratitude for your health, your friends and your belongings, Don't complain about what you don't possess. Identify with the eternal You, rather than mind, body or emotions. Keep the mountaintop view that life is an opportunity for spiritual progress. Live in the eternal now.
3. Giving in selfless charity, Dana : Be generous to a fault, giving liberally without thought of reward. Tithe, offering one-tenth of your gross income (dashamamsha), as God's money, to temples, ashrams and spiritual organizations. Approach the temple with offerings. Visit guru with gifts in hand. Donate religious literature. Feed and give to those in need. Bestow your time and talents without seeking praise. Treat guests as God.
4. Faith, Astikya : Cultivate an unshakable faith. Believe firmly in God, Gods, guru and your path to enlightenment. Trust in the words of the masters, the scriptures and traditions. Practice devotion and sadhana to inspire experiences that build advanced faith. Be loyal to your lineage, one with your satguru. Shun those who try to break your faith by argument and accusation. Avoid doubt and despair.
5. Worship, Ishvarapujana : Cultivate devotion through daily worship and meditation. Set aside one room of your home as God's shrine. Offer fruit, flowers or food daily. Learn a simple puja and the chants. Meditate after each puja. Visit your shrine before and after leaving the house. Worship in heartfelt devotion, clearing the inner channels to God, Gods and guru so their grace flows toward you and loved ones.
6. Scriptural Listening, Siddhanta Shravana
   Eagerly hear the scriptures, study the teachings and listen to the wise of your lineage. Choose a guru, follow his path and don't waste time exploring other ways. Read, study and, above all, listen to readings and dissertations by which wisdom flows from knower to seeker. Avoid secondary texts that preach violence. Revere and study the revealed scriptures, the Vedas and Agamas.
7. Cognition, Mati
   Develop a spiritual will and intellect with your satguru's guidance. Strive for knowledge of God, to awaken the light within. Discover the hidden lesson in each experience to develop a profound understanding of life and yourself. Through meditation, cultivate intuition by listening to the still, small voice within, by understanding the subtle sciences, inner worlds and mystical texts.
8. Sacred Vows, Vrata
   Embrace religious vows, rules and observances and never waver in fulfilling them. Honor vows as spiritual contracts with your soul, your community, with God, Gods and guru. Take vows to harness the instinctive nature. Fast periodically. Pilgrimage yearly. Uphold your vows strictly, be they marriage, monasticism, nonaddiction, tithing, loyalty to a lineage, vegetarianism or nonsmoking.
9. Recitation, Japa
   Chant your holy mantra daily, reciting the sacred sound, word or phrase given by your guru. Bathe first, quiet the mind and concentrate fully to let japa harmonize, purify and uplift you. Heed your instructions and chant the prescribed repetitions without fail. Live free of anger so that japa strengthens your higher nature. Let japa quell emotions and quiet the rivers of thought.
10. Austerity, Tapas
    Practice austerity, serious disciplines, penance and sacrifice. Be ardent in worship, meditation and pilgrimage. Atone for misdeeds through penance (prayashchitta), such as 108 prostrations or fasting. Perform self-denial, giving up cherished possessions, money or time. Fulfill severe austerities at special times, under a satguru's guidance, to ignite the inner fires of self-transformation.
    

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Krishna, the michivious

There he is,the beautiful baby Krishna. A peacock feather stuck in His headband, a bamboo flute in hand. Doesn't he look sweet? How such an innocent-looking child could get into so much mischief. And.. trouble with Yashoda, His mother?

Of course, to some he is not simply a child, but a powerful god, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, in fact. But He is a little boy too. A boy any parent to would love to have. He is the epitome of a son, mothers long for. They call their sons endearingly a Kanhaiya.

He was brought up by Yashoda. However, she did not bear Him. That honor belongs to Queen Devaki, wife of Vasudeva. Krishna was born while the couple were imprisoned by Devaki's evil brother Kamsa, who was determined to kill all of Devaki's children because of a prophecy that said her eighth child would destroy him. To save this avatar from the fate of his elder siblings, Vishnu helped Vasudeva carry the infant from his parents' prison to the home of his foster parents.

But position of Yashoda is rather above that of Devaki. She it was who who did the motherly duties. She it was who had the joy and bliss of seeing Him, playing with Him and even chastising Him!! The Lord of the Cosmos had to accept the chastising too, as He had chosen to take the human form and thus agreed to accept the authority of His mother. He thus gave a new definition of motherhood.

This submission to His mother is what makes Him so adorable. His pranks, mischiefs and generally getting underfoot of His mother is what makes Him so lovely. All the time being fully aware of His Godhood too.

Raising a god-child was not as easy as it sounds. You might say, “Surely Krishna was a perfectly behaved boy, a model for other children. We would expect nothing less from a god.” Yes, yes. But then children are children. He was extra-ordinary, but still a child when He was the Child.

But Krishna being God, did anything but follow expectations.

Before he could walk and talk (which, being a god, he did very early), he was getting into mischief. His favorite question was "why?" or, more often, "why not?" He made no distinction between "no, you may not" and "yes, please do!" Given the amount of trouble he was always in, his motto might have been "Easier to ask forgiveness rather than permission." He Himself was nothing if not forgiveness. Then maternal forgiveness is not hard to obtain. He repeatedly made mischief, asked for forgiveness [ the One who made forgiveness possible] and was again and again hugged by the mother. A normal child-mother duo.

Yashoda was churning for butter, when He came and pestered her for snack. She could not leave the churning and anyway He had a snack an hour earlier. She said,”Not now, Kanha”. He too accepted the refusal, but only to get into a mischief. Moments later, there was a crash in the kitchen. Krishna had brought down the hanging jar containing butter, and was busy eating butter, and managing to get Himself smeared all over.

Krishna raiding the larder is a very popular theme of art. A sixth century rock carving is the earliest such creation.

Yashoda chased Him, and finally He allowed His mother to catch Him. She tied Him to a post in the kitchen, where he could watch me clean up the mess he had made. He squirmed and wriggled, but his protests fell on deaf ears.

The Acts of baby and boy Krishna are legendry, and are recited. Krishna is truly a personal God, to whom it is very easy to relate. Who will fail to respond to such a God?

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Ever tried a SARI?

The sari is a long piece of cloth about a meter wide and 5 to 5 1/2meters long. 

 

Saris come in many designs designs and materials are available in a variety of colours. They are available in every price range, right from down to earth to all the way to the sky. It is made out of cotton, silk and other synthetic materials. Some exotic materials, like fibre extracted from bananna leaf too are used. Saris made of this fibre are silky smooth and long lasting. The cost of the saris varies according to the quality. The outer end of the sari or Pallu is most  attractive especially on silk saris. Indian women clad in sari's have a charm of their own.

 

How to wear a Sari.  - It is easy to handle.

 

To wear a sari is not a big deal for Indian women.

 

Generally the saris are worn in the following way.

 

1. Unfold the sari into a single length. The inner top end of the correct side (the side of the sari where the print is most elegant) should be tucked into the long skirt  which is already worn.
2. While tucking in, the breadth of the sari (height) should be of floor length.
3. The sari is wound around the waist and the remaining length of the sari should be brought to the front. 
4. The other end of the sari (pallu) should be pleated in three or four pleats in length and pinned to the blouse on the left shoulder.  It should  hang behind the shoulder a little below the knee. 
5. Many pleats are taken with the remaining length of the sari (in the front) starting from the right side. It should be carefully and neatly tucked into the long skirt without protruding.
6. The skirt should be moderately tight and the tucking should be proper, otherwise  if  stamped, the pleats might come out.
7. The other end of the sari (pallu) pinned on the left side shoulder can also be left in single layer without pinning.

The history sari is as old as the Harappa culture. A seal from C 2000 BC depicts a woman in a sari like apparel.

But certainly sari makes you look more beautiful and sensual.

 

http://ah-butterflyfeelings.blogspot.com/2007/07/to-wear-sari-is-not-big-deal-for.html

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