When Mother Teresa received her Nobel Prize she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She replied, "Go home and love your family."

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.

Leonard Ravenhill once said about prayer, "One might estimate the weight of the world, tell the size of the celestial city, count the stars of heaven, measure the speed of lightning, and tell the time of the rising and the setting of the sun - but you cannot estimate prayer-power. Prayer is as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God because He has committed Himself to answer it."

You may give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

When I come to the end of my rope, God is there to take over.

In trying times, don't quit trying.

Do not follow where the path may lead - go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Health - Important Tips

Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10PM at night to 6AM in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking MEDICINE before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.

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From past few days, I had a question pondering in my mind, the difference between Self-realization and Devotion. And, this went out with a series of thoughts. I personally feel devotion comes with love and when true to the self. And, this can be towards the work we do or even towards God. And, Self-realization is an analysis of what are we and the direction we are moving to. But still, is there any connection between both? Yes, devotion leads to self-realization and vice-versa. Our commitment with love towards anything tells us what we are and that is self-realization. When we correct ourselves by moving towards the right path, we are becoming true to our Self and will start doing anything with devotion. Now, I think, I got my answer.... :). If any, do post your views too.

Tagged by dear Sush, and so here I go. What I need to do, is to list out my favourite material possessions.

From my childhood , I was accumulated with greeting cards which I preserve them even now. Even slam books took their role. Gradually, I treasured SAI's posters and books, which I even got them in the form of gifts. As days passed on, my collections included key chains, soft toys, hand bags, artificial flowers and now my blog(which itself is a precious collection). But, the gifts me and H exchanged were lost while returning from US initially (which were in one of the boxes, on the way through ship), since they were not insured. A painful memory. Might be, a lesson to not be attached. Learning still. :). Life is a series of lessons, right?

Now, have a glance through few of my collections.

Now, I tag everyone who visits my blog. Do take up, when you find time.

These snaps were taken at National Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio, USA. This post was saved as draft for a long time and now sharing them with you all.

Just trying to key in few points of Classical Indian Music and Dance.

The Indian Classical Music contains Sapthaswaras or 7 basic Notes, which are; Sa, Ri/Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da/Dha, Ni, in which we have :
Carnatic Music or South Indian Music, and
Hindustani Music or North Indian Music.

The Classical Dances Of India are,
Bharathanatyam from Tamil Nadu,
Kathakali from Kerala,
Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh,
Mohiniyattam from Kerala,
Kathak from North India,
Manipuri from Manipur, and
Odissi from Orissa.

Source :
Dance and Music

'Kranthi' means change and 'Sankranthi' means a good change. Since Sun enters the Makara/Capricorn sign, we call it as 'Makara Sankranthi'. Between the months of Margasira and Pushyam is where the sun takes its entry into Capricorn sign. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna has declared, "Among the months, I am the month of Margasira". The Margasira month is the crown among the twelve months, since the world experiences the abundance of the harvested food grains with joy. That's why we celebrate Makara Sankranthi as a Rice Harvest festival. It is also considered as a Thanksgiving day, to everyone who contributed their best, to the Gods, to the Sun and the Cattle.

We celebrate this festival mostly by decorating the front of the entrance door with rangoli designs, by flying kites and by preparing recipes which includes rice. Now, here are my rangoli patterns.



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rediff.com

For another significance of Makara Sankranthi, click here.