AWAKENINGS

A person was very fond of parrots. He used to catch parrots, train them and sell them to interested people. One time he got a good parrot, so he trained him in talking, and when he was trained he presented him to king. King liked the parrot because he used to reply his questions too. The king made special arrangements for his safety, security and care and if somebody will tell me about his death, he will be hung. Hearing this the parrot was kept under special care. But one day suddenly the parrot died. Now who should go and inform this to king? The servant went to Birbal and told him his plight. He said - "If I inform him about parrot's death, then he will kill me, but if I do not tell him, then also he will kill me, so please save me.“   Birbal thought a while and sent him back to his work, and he himself went to the king and said - "Sir, Your parrot..." King asked -"What about parrot?" Birbal again stammered - "Your parrot, Sir." King asked - ...

  PREFACE:  “Present day daughters need no advice – rather mothers can learn from their daughters! Strange, but, true” are the message of this two page article. To hear from one such mother has its own authenticity. She stands tall at 4.9, oval face (though I still miss the rounded face she was born with), long hair and a dimpled smile – meet my daughter Shreya. Did I tell you that I always dreamt of having a daughter that when she was born the first question that popped out was “Is she fine”?, which caught the doctor off guard.  Ask me why I wanted a daughter? Well I just liked the idea of a girl who’ll share all her thoughts, secrets, and dreams with me and share the world between us.   The growing up years:   On a typical day we are ready to face a combat of words and attitude. I see her hanging around by the window taking the fresh air and dreaming away. She’s a born dreamer; only I get tired of her waking dreams. Her famous one-liner, “Amma, can you wait fo...

  PREFACE:  Last meal of Buddha at the age of 80 was supplied by Cunda, a blacksmith and Buddha fell ill immediately and attained Nirvana. For many more such details, please read the article. Buddha Purnima was celebrated on the 19 th   May 2008 and some facts about Buddha are furnished hereunder as a tribute.   v Gautama Buddha was the only son to Suddhodana, the King of Kapilavastu in Magadha and Queen Maya.   v His mother gave birth on her way to her father’s kingdom at Lumbini, a town in modern Nepal, in a garden beneath a sal tree and she died thereafter. He was born more than 200 years before the reign of Maurya King Asoka – 273-232 BCE. The infant was given the name Siddhartha meaning ‘he who achieves his aim.’ His birth on the full moon of May to the clan of the Shakyas, a warrior tribe, is widely celebrated in Buddhist countries as Vesak. Before Siddartha Gautama’s birth, his mother dreamed of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower. Royal...

Sri Ramanuja Acharya (1017-1137 C.E.) was a great Hindu philosopher and thinker.   He is the most venerated Acharya in the philosophy of Sri Vaishnavism.   He was born in 11th century in the village of Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu in 1017 CE.   Sri Ramanuja birth name was Lakshmana and also referred to as Ilaya Perumal.   He was disappeared at the age of 120 in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu in 1137 CE.   BHAGAWAD RAMANUJACHARYA’S MESSAGES:   v Shed your ego. Serve all beings as service to God. v Serve society which is the universal form of God. v Nobody is infallible. v Do not humiliate anyone. v What is of supreme importance is purity of mind and deed. The three major philosophical works of Ramanuja are the Vedartha Sangraha (commentary on the Vedas), the Sri Bhasya (commentary on the Brahma Sutras) and the Bhagavad Gita Bhasya.   Shri Ramanuja’s Minor Works are Six in numbers which are: Nitya Grantham, Vedantadipa, Vedantasara, Sara...

  Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti is observed as birth anniversary of Indian Guru and philosopher Adi Shankara.   Adi Shankara was born in Kalady which is situated in Kerala during 788 C.E. and he was disappeared at young age of 32 in year 820 C.E.   Shankaracharya consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanata and revived it at a time when Hindu culture was on decline.   Adi Shankara, along with Madhava and Ramanuja, was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism.   These three teachers formed the doctrines that are followed by their respective sects even today.   They have been the most important figures in the recent history of Hindu philosophy.   Works of Adi Shankaracharya His Niyat consists of 72 meditations and devotional hymns. These include Nirvana Shalkam, Soundarya Lahiri, Manisha Panchakam and Sivananda Lahiri.   He also wrote 18 commentaries on primary texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Brahma Sutras and the 12 important Upanishads.   S...

  DMK FILES EXPOSED ₹ 1340000000000 Scam i.e. 1.34 LACS CRORES SCAMS AND HENCE DMK FAILED AS A RULING PARTY OF TAMIL NADU.   ‘DMK FILES’ is the data of corruptions of DMK functionaries released by Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai on the Tamil New Year Day – 14th April 2023. DMK Files is Annamalai’s Surgical Strike to expose the corrupt practices indulged in by DMK Ministers and in particular DMK Dynastic Party Members and their relatives.   Hence it is presumed that DMK Files will lead to DMK Failures and Falls from power – if not today but certainly in the near future.   Annamalai’s target is to make TN BJP party as a power house to win more seats in Lok Sabha 2024 and to capture power in the Assembly Election 2026. This may seem to be a herculean task – but for Annamalai, it is an achievable aim and goal.   As Annamalai is having a full backing of Central Leadership especially Amit Shaw – Modi – Nadda  and as Annamalai will be the TN State BJP Chief till at...