navaratri in ashram...

awww......
if anybody wants to see heaven ...go there and stay there...then they should book a ticket to bangalore...coz ashram during navartri is like heaven...
i just cant forget those days..i was there for 6 days...and they were seriously heaven.listenin to those slokas....heavy powerrfull bhajans....and most imp..guruji in front of you, you just completely forget the world outside.its just so beautifull...life there is so much more peacefull happy at the same time vibrant and full of life...i know its like an irony...but it actually is like that..
seeing guruji during chandi homa just made me cry my hearts out.i still today get goosebumps when recollect the entire thing.
the trip to ashram, rite from the train journey to our stay in KHODAYS to the celebration in ashram ...all was just amazing..it is beyond words...
I STONGLY REQUEST EVERYONE TO GO TO HEAVEN (navartri in ashram)
jai gurudev

dsn with vishwas bhaiya

dsn with vishwas bhaiya...

hmmmm.....amazing....
all those who havent done dsn ....n that to wid vishwas bhaiya....have seriously missed something..he is just too too awesome.
i had previously done dsn with vikram bhaiya in may....and i thought sab repeat hoga ....aur bor marega...but to my surprise ...eveything was new.i felt like i am doing dsn for the first time.it was fantabulous.the way bhaiya took the entire course by just telling guru stories was mind blowing....
i am falling short on my words to describe it...but just......hmmm..cant describe....superb.i am feeling so much blessed and i am so full of gratitude....
and i will always remember vishwas bhaiya saying "CHOTI BADI CHALU HAI".....to me.
ehehehehhee...

avoid silver foil on top of sweets...

Silver is widely used for various purposes in the market today. Silver is considered precious and its utility is enormous. The reason behind this is that silver reflects back 95% of the light energy that falls on it. The silver foils used for edible purposes is called VARAKH So what's so special about VARAKH?This is what I would like to bring to your notice.If you keenly observe this VARAKH under a microscope don't be perturbed if you happen to see traces of blood, stools and saliva of a cattle or ox.VARAKH is a silver foil and we have no second questions on this, but to prepare this VARAKH important parts of the CATTLE/OX is made use of.Intestines of Cattle/OX are obtained from the slaughterhouse. This is obtained after butchering to death the cattle/ox for beef and the part, which cannot be consumed: the intestines are pulled out of the animal and handed over to the manufacturers of VARAKH. Before handing over the intestines, they are washed in the slaughterhouseto get rid of the blood and other remains on these intestines in the limited facility that is present in the slaughterhouse. We are not sure how neatly this job is carried out. Intestines are cut into small pieces and then are bound together as pages in a notebook.A silver block is placed in the middle of these bound intestines, and the whole thing is placed in a leather bag and sealed. Experts, who know how to make VARAKH, pound the bag with wooden sticks, till the entire bag flattens out. The silver block would by this time be turned into silver foil. This Silver foil would now be separated from the intestine pack and will be placed on paper.

This is VARAKH, which reaches the market ready for use. Even staunch vegetarians, who shy away from egg, unknowingly consume this as a part of sweet, pan and arecanut. Some unknowingly consume this because of the additional taste that VARAKH provides.Now the question is "Why the intestines of the cattle/ox? Why not something else?" The reason behind using the intestines of the cattle/ox for preparing the VARAKH is because of the elasticity of the intestines. They do not get cut even after a severe pounding.This aspect is brought out in the magazine "Beauty without cruelty" and the Television show of Maneka Gandhi, "Heads and Tails". In India, on an average an estimate indicates that 2,75,000 kilos of "VARAKH" is consumed. Can you estimate how many cattle/ox are sacrificed for just a bit of taste?If you are surprised as I am, after reading this article please inform as many as possible so as to ensure that we unknowingly don't consume beef.

importance of lakshmi taru

1) Seeds contain 60-75% oil that can be extracted by conventional methods.·
2) Each well-grown tree yields 15 to 30 Kg nutlets equivalent to 2.5-5 Kg oil and about the same quantity of oilcake. This amounts to 1000-2000 Kg oil/ha/year (400-800 Kg/acre/year) and about the same quantity of oilcake.·
3) The oil is largely used in the preparation of bakery products in Central America. In India too it can be used in the manufacture of vanaspati, vegetable oil and/or margarine.·
4) The oil is free from bad cholesterol. It can be also used for industrial purposes in the manufacture of BIOFUELS, soaps, detergents, lubricants, varnishes, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals etc.·
5) The oilcake being rich in nitrogen (8%), phosphorus (1.1%) and potash (1.2%), is good organic manure. ·
6) The shells can be used in the manufacture of particle board, activated charcoal or as fuel.· 7) 7) The fruit pulp, rich in sugars (about 11%) can be used in the preparation of beverages.·
8) The pulp along with leaf litter can be economically used in the manufacture of Vermicompost (about 8 tons/ha/year or 3 tons/acre/year).·
9) The bark and leaves are medicinally important.·
10) The wood is generally insect resistant and is used in the preparation of QUALITY FURNITURE, toys, in match industry, as pulp (in paper making) and as fuel.

meaning of the name RUKMANI

Throughout time, the Goddess manifests Herself in different ways - sometimes she is the wife or even the mother, sister or daughter of various Gods. Lord Krishna became the King of Dwarika and he was a warrior who fought adharma (injustice and unrighteousness). Rukmini was a manifestation of the Goddess who was a princess. Her brother had chosen her a husband but Rukmini longed to marry Krishna and she wrote him a secret letter. Krishna was impressed by her bhakti. He came to her and carried Rukmini away in front of her family. He married her and she was his main Queen and mother of his children.

Rukmini represents devotion, firmness, steadiness and loyalty to the Divine. She is also the embodiment of bravery and strength. She was always fascinated with Krishna's bravery in battle and she accompanied him when he fought the demon Naraka. Naraka had been given a boon that he could never be killed by a man. He threw a mace at Krishna which missed him but hit Rukmini. She raised up Krishna's mace and threw it at Naraka, killing him and saving the universe from a wicked foe. Rukmini means the radiance of shimmering gold. Rukmini was an incarnation of Lakshmi who is the goddess of wealth and is symbolized by dazzling gold coins and jewels. Rukmini was glowing with pure, spiritual light - the light of the Divine and self-realization of one who is united with an incarnation of Vishnu (Krishna).

importance of incense sticks

fragrance purifies the physical environment, the individual feels that, as part of the environment, he is also being purified. Psychologically, he reads a basic physical purification as a spiritual one. In the process, the person transfers himself into another world where meditation is easier."
also:
"Humans love aroma," wen u burn the incense you like before the deity. By doing so, you express the urge to share your likes with your god.

significance of 108

guys do you now the significance of 108...
why do we always chants anything 108times...or do 108 surya namaskars.....etc...etc.etc why??
why???
coz....only 12 x 9 gives 108 and there are
12: constellations and
9: planets...............so 12 x 9......means u have covered the entire universe....
gr8....na