FASCINATING BUDDHA



What a powerful personality ‘the enlightened one’ was! Even after two thousand and five hundred years the warrior prince-turned-ascetic remains a tremendous source of inspiration not only for the 350 million Buddhists spread across the globe but also for scores of other individuals seeking lasting peace and joy in life.

Why is he so charismatic? Because he once and for all solved the eternal riddle of man – “How can I be Happy?” And how did he do it? Through self-effort, inner strength and strong conviction. His life is an amazing saga of the triumph of the spirit over the senses and he was so human (living a married princely life) just before he left his wife and little son Rahul. It is this ordinary-to-super-human facet of His life which makes every man think, “Yes, it could be possible for me too.” The Buddha practised what he learnt and taught what he practised. In perfect harmony with his innerself as well as with society, he became just the right conduit for divine love and wisdom.

Desires, the Buddha said, are the root cause of all suffering. As he gave up all desires, Buddha became an epitome of total renunciation. There was nothing in him except love. He considered love as his very life-breath.

Such was his love for mankind that even after attaining Parinirvana (complete Nirvana or Salvation) under the bodhi tree, the Buddha chose to live in the mortal frame for another four and half decades just to share the ‘greatest wealth’ he had discovered and aid fellow human beings to come out of pain and suffering and like him be in everlasting bliss and peace.

Buddha lived till the ripe age of eighty, traveling in the Gangetic plain of Northeastern India touching the hearts of thousands. From Kings and nobles to street outcast sweepers and servants, all found comfort and solace in his soothing words and loving message and the transformation in them was instantaneous.

ramya's kitchen

RAMYA'S KITCHEN





Yesterday Shweta and myself had plans to go ramya's house to watch the movie Rang De Basanti.I went to ramya's house around 12 p.m.I sat near T.V and tuned channels to hear any new music.....but i heard music that was even more gud and rockin from the kitchen.I want inside kitchen to see what was happening there.....Hmmm...ramya was cooking.Then i realised that she was cooking for us.Ya,then i remembered that we also had plan to have lunch at ramya's house.You may ask why should i take such risks when ramya's mom was absent(she is presently in USA).Afterall life is boring without risks and challenges.But i am in safer side since i had two of my family doctors phone numbers in my purse.


I came to hall and switched off the T.V. since i heard even better music from kitchen, she was kindyfying the koottu and rasam.....

" TING... PING ....MING ....CHING ....TONG ...DISH DUM ....
LUM CHHHEEMM.....TEEIIMM... SIMMM"

After some time around 12:30p.m shweta came.we both were just kidding ramya.then we thought of seeing RDB and side by side watch the movie snc it was already around 1 p.m. and and the film s a bit lengthy tks 3hrs.But shvetha said that we will first hv our lunch(she hs always wanted to be perfect in her duty).


Then ramya brought all d dishes and kept it for serving....shvetha and myself sat and called rajesh anna also to join us.But anna is very tricky,he said that he is not feeling hungry and now getting ready to go to his frndz house....I told to myself "AAaahhaaa...GR8 Escape"
Ramya then served us rice,cabbage kottu,vadam etc....and i waited for shvetha to taste first. I patiently stayed for shvetha's reaction making a guess how it would be.After having her first spoon she smiled and i saw her in excited state.I was a bit puzzled coz am unable to figure out wheather she means


"Vow! tastes rely G8! gal"
(illa)
"Escape agalamunu partheya..Mavale....
neeum enkooda ippo mattikitela.... Naan petra inbam neeum peruga"


Appurum naan oru vai sadham eduthu sapitten...Hhhhmmmm...YUMMYYYYY...That was delicious ...cooked in a perfect traditional way...i loved tat cabbage kottu....tat was fantastic...its combination wit Dhal and ghee was absolute..nothing can beat it...her way of pprin rasam ws totly difrnt ...cald as "Araichu vitta rasam"...it containd al spics tat r xtrmly gud 4 health...I know tat ramya cooks sometimes at home....bt i never xpctd tat she hs such a gud hand n samayal...it can also b sd as "Rmayaku Kai Vandha Kalai".


Frndz....nxt tme wen u goto ramya's house.....kandippa ramya samyal sapidama return agatheengaa...particulrly tat kootu and rasam...

A Wonderful Thought For The Day

I read this thought for the day in a spiritual website.Hope u vl 2 gt benifited 4m it.........

Birth as a human being is a rare and unique opportunity. For, man is endowed with a discriminating intelligence, the power to reason out the best among alternative courses of action. The tongue that does not chant the name of God, the hand that knows no charity, the years of life that know no peace of mind, talents that do not find fulfillment, a life that has not garnered wisdom, a temple where there is no atmosphere of reverence, speech that does not communicate knowledge - all these are of no worth.

A 'Manishi' (ordinary man) gets transformed into a 'Maharishi' by engaging in selfless service. Truly speaking, the merit that can be obtained from service cannot be acquired even by the practice of rigourous austerities. Service brings human beings closer to each other and promotes affection and friendship. Without this feeling of friendship and love towards one's fellowmen, one cannot attain intimacy with the Lord. Install in your heart the feeling that the service you render to your fellowmen is service to God.

BIG FLOP

Today i wrote a big post regarding the samayal of ramya.....atlast when i inserted the image my system hanged....no idea why it hapnd so.

I dint save the post too.....it tok abt an hour to write...atlst it bcam a BIG FLOP

Ramya's kitchen

RAMYA'S KITCHEN

Yesterday Shweta and myself had plans to go ramya's house to watch the movie Rang De Basanti.I went to ramya's house around 12 p.m.I sat near T.V and tuned channels to hear any new music.....but i heard music that was even more gud and rockin from the kitchen.I want inside kitchen to see what was happening there.....Hmmm...ramya was cooking.Then i realised that she was cooking for us.Ya,then i remembered that we also had plan to have lunch at ramya's house.You may ask why should i take such risks when ramya's mom was absent(she is presently in USA).Afterall life is boring without risks and challenges.But i am in safer side since i had two of my family doctors phone numbers in my purse.

I came to hall and switched off the T.V. since i heard even better music from kitchen,
she was kindyfying the koottu and rasam.....

" TING... PING ....MING ....CHING ....TONG ...DISH DUM
....LUM CHHHEEMM.....TEEIIMM... SIMMM"

After some time around 12:30p.m shweta came.we both were just kidding ramya.then we thought of seeing RDB and side by side watch the movie snc it was already around 1 p.m. and and the film s a bit lengthy tks 3hrs.But shvetha said that we will first hv our lunch(she hs always wanted to be perfect in her duty).

Then ramya brought all d dishes and kept it for serving....shvetha and myself sat and called rajesh anna also to join us.But anna is very tricky,he said that he is not feeling hungry and now getting ready to go to his frndz house....I told to myself "AAaahhaaa...GR8 Escape"

Ramya then served us rice,cabbage kottu,vadam etc....and i waited for shvetha to taste first. I patiently stayed for shvetha's reaction making a guess how it would be.After having her first spoon she smiled and i saw her in excited state.I was a bit puzzled coz am unable to figure out wheather she means

"Vow! tastes rely G8! gal"

(or)

"Escape agalamunu partheya..Mavale....

neeum enkooda ippo mattikitela.... Naan petra inbam neeum peruga"

Appurum naan oru vai sadham eduthu sapitten...Hhhhmmmm...YUMMYYYYY...That was delicious ...cooked in a perfect traditional way...i loved tat cabbage kottu....tat was fantastic...its combination wit Dhal and ghee was absolute..nothing can beat it...her way of pprin rasam ws totly difrnt ...cald as "Araichu vitta rasam"...it containd al spics tat r xtrmly gud 4 health...I know tat ramya cooks sometimes at home....bt i never xpctd tat she hs such a gud hand n samayal...it can also b sd as "Ramyaku Kai Vandha Kalai".

Frndz....nxt tme wen u goto ramya's house.....kandippa ramya samyal sapidama return agatheengaa...particulrly tat kootu and rasam...