Nothing matters when you are badly sick. [festivals, food, customs...]
Nothing matters you even when hurt, if you are a realized being.
Nothing matters who is beside you when you experience Oneness. [enemy, friend, animal, ...]
Nothing matters when you know to befriend Death.
Nothing matters when your mind becomes Still.
Nothing matters when you know Who You Are...

Now as I still don't know how to get there, everything matters...
The song that I would love to listen every time is here. Check the link, if interested. :)

Shirdi Sai 'Allah Malik' annappudalla asalu deeni ardhamemito thelusukundaamu anukunedaani. Luckygaa, after long wait, anukokundaa ee July nelalo oka vaartha pathrika lo ee samacharam dorikindi. :)

Islam(Salima+Aslama)
Salima ante saanthiyuthamga undatam. Aslama ante bhakthi vinamratha, vidheyathalatho undatam.

Allah(Al+Ilah)
Al means no gender and Ilah ante Srushtikartha.

Quran(Khara ante chadavatam)
Veetilo Surahlu untaayi. Surah ante adhyayam(moththam 114 adhyayalu untaayi).

Pravaktha Muhammad(sa.a.sam)
sa.a.sam = "salallaahu alaihi va sallam" ante Allah anugraham shanthi labhinchugaaka.

Quran Grandham --> 114 Surahlu
1 Surah --> slokam, charanam, divyasandesam(together, it's Ayat)
Ante, oka Surah lo enno Ayat's untaayi.
Quranloni vakyaniki Ayat ani peru.

Amaam = mundu, eduta
Imaam = mundunnavaadu, nayakudu (Mathaguruvu, Ayat lanu raasina vyakthi)

Salaat, Namaaz = Praardhana

Alvida = Veedkolu

Ruku = Bhoomiki samantharamgaa Namaazlo nadumu vanchi unde theeru.

Sizda = Mokarilli rendu arachethulni nelapai aanchi nosatini nasikanu nelaku aaninchi unde vidhanam. Sizda chese sthalanni Masjid antaaru.

Namaazku mundu thappanisariga mukham, chethulu, kaallu kadukkune prathyeka vidhananni 'Vuju' antaaru.

Iman = Allah okkade ani chiththasuddhi, achanchala visvaasam kaligi undatam
Mumin = Aa visvaasam kaligi unnavadu(athanidi parinatha drushti)

Rahima = karuna, daya, kanikaram
Rahman/Rahima= karunamayudu, kanikarinchevaadu

Rasul = Daiva sandesanni konipoyevaadu, sadesanni sveekarinchina pravaktha
[Arsala=pampadam, Risala=sandesam]
Dabaa = visishtamaina vaartha, sandesam leka prakatana
Nabi = pravaktha(sandesaanni grahinchi prajalaku andajesevadu)

Mohammad pravaktha(sa.a.sam) Makkah nunchi Madinah ku valasapovadaanni Hijrat antaaru.

Deen = Daiva nammakam, Matham theerpu
Takbir ante Allahu Akbar ani cheppadam
Akbar = andarikante, annintikante goppavaadu

1. Ee madhya travel chesthunnappudu, nenu observe chesthunnadi, chinnapillalu adukkovadam. Ofcourse, mundu chusaaanu. But ippudu inkaa ekkuvayyindi. It's hurting me. Edo okati cheyaali. Idi oka business ayipoyindi ippudu. :( Temples deggara enti, ekkada padithe akkada kanipisthunnaaru. Peddavaallu vaalla svardham kosam veella childhood ni nasanam chesthunnaru. Manam dabbulu daanam chesthunnamu anukuntaam kaani akkada pillalu inkaa ekkuva mandi thayaaru avuthunnaaru. Alaa, maname vaalla bhavisthyaththuni naasanam chesthunnamu. Daanam cheyaali anukunte, donate veggies/fruits/biscuits, adi kudaa peddavaallaki(old age) lekapothe health related issues tho suffer avuthunna vaallaki.
I wish this child begging stops very soon.
Oka local train lo ee website chusaanu... Hope, this helps in proceeding further. http://stopchildbegging.webs.com/

2. Buses strike valla, monna local train chaala rush gaa undi. Ladies compartment unnaa, train aage okka nimisham ki, aa rush lo I couldn't get into it. General ekkesaa. Akkada Gents comments, Ladies di undi kadaa, adi ekkithe baagundedi adi idi ani... Vinna vinnaa, I couldn't take it for long, idi Gents compartment aa ani adigaaa??? General ae kadaa, meeru elaa ekkaro nenu alaane ekkaa anna. Debbaki andaru silent. I had my respect. 1 good thing is people understood.

3. Ninna temple ki vellinappudu, enduko akkada money hundilo veyaali anipinchaledu. Thought of doing something outside.. So, got fruits and donated the same(kushtivyadhitho baadhpaduthunna vaallu). Vaalla kallalo nenu chusina happiness was amazing. But, entha kaalam ilaa bayate untaaru? Eminaa homes unnayemo thelusukuni vaallani cherpinchaali.

4. Eppudu bayata unna andaalane(nature) photos theesthu undedaani. Suddengaa 2 days nundi enduko, nenu chaala vaatini differentiate chesthunna ani ardhamayyindi. I am not able to look at everything in the same way. Nenu maaaraali. Started seeing life the other way. Road meeda bobbalu unna sareeramtho nadusthunna vyakthini chusaa... Suddengaa moham thippesukunnaa.. Nenu enti ilaa anukuni malli chusaa. I took that courage to see him. Tharuvaatha people suffering with leprosy and all. Chudatam modalu pettaa. Mundu oka laanti bhayam undedi. Vaallu manalaanti manushulekadaa anipinchi, velli vaallake apples ichchi vachchaaa. Felt happy from inside. Inkaa nenu chaala vaatini overcome cheyaali.. I know it will happen as it already started... :) For all this change in me, I can only thank Sadhguru.

5. Fears still strike. Burralo thoughts unnantha kaalam ee badha thappadu kadaa. I know the medicine. Serious effort pettali.

May the festival of Navaratri bring joy and prosperity in your life, Happy Navaratri!
Let us all join together and listen to Devi Suktam.



For lyrics, click on
Ya devi sarva bhooteshu Vishnu mayoti shabdita,
Namastasyei namastasyei namastasyei namo namah.....

Is the train visible? - I hope, yes.
(click on the image for a larger view and zoom further)

I never had an opportunity to travel when in Chennai. Here, am enjoying it. Let me share few experiences :
1. Life has become easy when using these trains(metro).
2. Within no time, reaching the destination.
3. Negating the waiting hours of traffic jam, when by road.
4. Enjoying nature and the cool breeze...
5. Most of all, avoiding pollution.

Wonderful, isn't it? The site I refer to know the timings --> http://mmts.co.in/

                      Jaggery Coconut Burfi

Mahadevaya Namaha (2)
Namastestu Bhagawan (3)
Vishweshvaraya, Mahadevaya, Trayambakaya, Tripurantakaya, (2)
Trikagni Kalaya Kalagnirudraya Neelakantaya Mrityunjayaya (2)
Sarveshwaraya, Sadashivaya (4)
Mahadevaya Namaha (4)

This is one song something inside me always longs for. A certain vibe gets created. Thanks to the one who uploaded this video in youtube... :)

E-card generation vachchaaka asalu ilaa cards ivvatame marchipothunnaamu. Ofcourse, E-card has its own advantages. But still, enduko after long, ivaala cupboard lo paina daagunna ivi chusesariki paatha gnaapakaalu ennenno... Entho premagaa thama svahasthaalatho raasi, bommalu vesi mari isthaaru. Relished that moment. Will save this forever... :)

It's been more than a month that I posted anything here. Was busy with the trips.
One, Velliangiri Hills, Coimbatore in May.
Two, Kedarnath and Badrinath Visit in June.
Both were amazing, memorable and a unique experience to live with.

Recently, I started a new blog on Nature and Travel Photography - (Inspired by Sree and Sirisha. Seeing their photo blogs, felt like creating one :))
http://mypassionfornature.blogspot.com/
Hope, you will enjoy visiting this blog. Do post your valuable comments... :)

1. Never help a person in need, even if they come to you in tears. First know what they are and then proceed if you want to.
2. Learn to say NO.
3. Unexpected situations do come. Learn to deal with it rather than crib about it. Accept and move on.
4. Remember, you can write your life. Just process your thoughts.
5. Be strong in every way.
6. Do what you love and be what you are.
7. If you are happy, only then you can create happiness around.
8. Discipline Self.
9. Clarity helps you to progress faster. Be with it.

The one quote that inspires,
"When one is striving to grow, many earthquakes and landslides keep happening in our lives. Those who are stagnant, who don't grow, their life seems to be stable and steady and looks better but it's lifeless. One is striving to grow, enormous amount of upheavals happen in his life. But, all the upheavals are worth a little bit of growth that may happen within a human being" - Sadhguru

Why does this mind keep thinking?
Why can't it just take a break?
Sometimes, restlessness or tiredness becomes the result. Is that necessary?
Need to stop thinking about IF and ELSE(increase in thought flow ==> logic)...
Logical mind, is that required?
If I feel like, why can't I just do it?
Why should I place myself in everyone's shoes???
What am I? The answer that comes every time, I Am What I AM. Again the same question arises, What Am I??? (shouting, am not satisfied yet...)

The only solution to control this mind is to meditate and do yoga, which helps to be in UNISON with Self. I wish, I learn, I practice... Still, to do more.

“When you play a game, you want to win,” he said. “If you don’t want to win, you can’t play a game. When I play a game, I want to win — I really want to win. That’s why I play. But if I lose, it’s OK with me. That’s the beauty of the game. It’s a wonderful thing that without wanting to win you cannot play but if you are not willing to lose you cannot play either.”

Complete attention is the key. “You can do your job half-heartedly,” he said. “You can be married half-heartedly. You can even fall in love half-heartedly. But you can’t play a game half-heartedly. You won’t be there if you play half-heartedly. It’s absolute involvement. Without involvement, there’s no game. If there’s no involvement, there’s no spiritual process. And spiritual process is an intense involvement with life. Sport is a good training ground for spirituality, not the other way round.”

Do read this completely, http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/just-faith/?p=914.

Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz The higher of these two numbers below indicates which side of your brain has dominance in your life. Realising your right brain/left brain tendancy will help you interact with and to understand others. Left Brain Dominance: (11) Right Brain Dominance: (11) Right Brain/ Left Brain Quiz

Results say I am using both sides of my brain equally... :)
Now, what are you?

http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blrightbraintable.htm says...
"While we have a natural tendency towards one way of thinking, the two sides of our brain work together in our everyday lives. The right brain of the brain focuses on the visual, and processes information in an intuitive and simultaneous way, looking first at the whole picture then the details. The focus of the left brain is verbal, processing information in an analytical and sequential way, looking first at the pieces then putting them together to get the whole."
Click on the above link for further details...

Shivaya Vishnu Roopaya
Shiva Roopaya Vishnave
Shivasya Hrudayam Vishnoh
Vishnoscha Hrudayam Shivaha
(They are ONE and the SAME... :))

Let us enjoy the song...



Happy Shivaratri!!! (in advance)

"As The Nature, As Are We" (the quote that I mentioned earlier, check here...)

This is the Truth and that's how we are created. We must be in unison with Nature else the destruction within will happen just the way the Nature takes its call. The food we eat, the thoughts we create, the way we breathe and what not, everything matters. Our In and Out must be the same. Be it with anything. For example, observe the percentage of water in the human body and on planet earth, the five elements(Air, Water, Earth, Space, Fire)... You will realize. Click here for more info.

When it comes to peace, it must happen from within, else we'll become restless at one point of time or the other. Searching for peace outside is mostly materialistic, but the same when it happens from within, is spiritual. You will get more closer to Nature and calmness of mind is added advantage. And, that happiness is amazing. There is a saying, "an educated man is a man with certain spiritual qualities which make him calm in adversity". How true. So, let us strike a balance by being conscious in everything we do to make our lives better. If our IN, and the way we carry ourselves OUT are the same, WE ARE THE BEST.

Few Quotes on Sanskrit:

"Without the study of Samskrit one cannot become a true Indian and a true learned man." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"Samskrit has moulded the minds of our people to the extent to which they themselves are not conscious. Samskrit literature is national in one sense, but its purpose has been universal. That was why it commanded the attention of people who were not followers of a particular culture." -- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

"Samskrit was at one time the only language of the world. It is more perfect and copious than Greek and Latin." -- Prof. Bopp

"Samskrit is the origin of modern languages of Europe." -- Mr. Bubois

"Samskrit is the greatest language of the world." -- Max Muller

"To the Indian Rishis the divine play was the evolution of the cosmos through countless aeons. There is an infinite number of creations in an infinite universe. The Rishis gave the name kalpa to the unimaginable span of time between the beginning and the end of creation." -- Dr. Fritjof Capra

For more, click on Sanskrit Quotes.

In my college days, when options were given to choose between French and Sanskrit, I chose Sanskrit with a feel that this is my language. I have to learn. But now, 12 years down the line this is what I remember "raamaha raamou raamaaha" and I don't know exactly what it is about... :( How ODD? Now, it's high time for me to wake up and learn my mother tongue with immense passion...

Happy New Year 2011!!!

My New Year started with a wave of bliss which I realized it late today, that's NOW. At that moment, I have been wondering what am I doing here, that too on 1st and 2nd of Jan. But still, I loved participating. I wished to do a lot more then, whatever I can, though it was very very less that I did. Now, coming to the point, I participated in Green Chennai Rally on 1st and Ananda Alai - Maha Sathsangam by SADGURU, on 2nd. Truly, A Wave Of Bliss... :)
(click on the pic below for a larger view, though not clear)

My Experience
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I Rallied
I Volunteered
I Watched Him Walking in Rain
I Served in Rain
I Ate in Rain
I Listened to Music in Rain
I Danced in Rain
Totally, I enjoyed this Ananda Alai in Rain.

Can life Be This Beautiful Always? :) Now, I understood Lord Krishna...

Click Ananda Alai for more info. Don't miss listening to the Music of Isha there... And, I wish you all to experience the same. So, A Blissful New Year To All... :)