ILP in TCS:The story of THE BOY AND THE FIVE HEADED MONSTER

This is not my story ...nor i am the author of it....but this story was told to us by our L.S faculty R.V(Rajeev Vaidya)...the story goes on like this:

Long long ago...there lived a boy in a very remote village....and at the end of the village there was a very steep hill.And as it was said a devil domiciles on the top of the hill...and so nobody presumed to climb it....but this boy had a desire to climb up the top....everyday in the morning when the sun rose in the east the boy used to look up at the hill....and this went on for years .....and the boy grew up from a child to a teen...and then to a man... one fine morning he started to climb the hill.As the villagers saw this they tried to prevent the boy from climbing the hill...but the boy was not supposed to heed their advice...as he climbed higher and higher up , he became fatigued and bored...and at last the boy reached the top of the hill.......

the 1st part of the story ends here.....i will ask all of you who will read the story to write back the moral of the story....i will post the morals and the next part some latter time...till then good bye...

significance of sandhi puja:The intersection of maha asthami and maha nabami

Sandhi puja is regarded as the most important part of Durga puja .According to hindu mythology it is the time when Chamunda killed chanda and munda,the two generals of shumbha and nisumbha who attacked kaushiki from back.Chamunda emerged from the third eye of the Goddess . She is the most fearful of all the forms of Goddess Shakti.As the goddess killed the two demons she was named as cha-munda or the destroyer of chanda and munda.During this time Durga is worshipped as chamunda.The Goddess is worshipped with 108 lotus .During this time Rama cut off the 10 heads of ravana but Ravana was not killed at that time.He was killed in the evening of navami or the ninth day.This is regarded as the most auspicious time of the 10 day festival.The total time taken is 48 minutes.Of this 24 mins. is meant for asthami and the next 24 mins. is for navami.sandhi puja marks the time when the kundalini shakti reaches the highest point starting from the 1st day and then starts to decrease again.this also ensures thta the time to bid farewell to the goddess has come and we have to wait for 1 more year to see her back.

Durga stuti

"Yaa Devii Sarvabhuuteshhu Maatrirupena Sansthitah
Yaa Devii Sarvabhuuteshhu Shaktirupena Sansthitah
Yaa Devii Sarvabhuuteshhu Shaantirupena Sansthitah
Namastasyaih Namastasyaih Namastasyaih Namo Namah"

Goddess Durga is omnipresent. She is the personification of Universal Mother. She is a Mother, who is present everywhere and who is embodiment of power and energy. Great mother, who is present everywhere and who is embodiment of Peace. I bow to that mother, I bow to Durga, I bow to Shakti.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Vishnu Maayethi Sabdita

Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the name of Maya of Vishnu.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Chetanetyaabhi Dheeyate
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who abides in all creatures as realization.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Buddhi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of intelligence.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Nidraa Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who lives in all creatures in the form of sleep.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Kshudhaa Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of appetite.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Chaayaa Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who lives in all creatures in the form of meditation and reflection.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Shakthi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who dwells in all creatures in the form of Shakti, the creative power.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Thrishnaa Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of thirst.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Kshaanthi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who lives in all creatures in the merciful form.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Jaati Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of race.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Lajja Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who lives in all creatures in the modest form.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Shaanthi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of peace .

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Shradha Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who lives in all creatures in the form of unshakable faith .

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Kaanthi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who lives in all creatures in the form of beauty or brilliance .

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Lakshmi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the prosperous form.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Vritti Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who dwells in all creatures in the form of motion.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Smrithi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who lives in all creatures in the form of memory.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Dayaa Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who dwells in all creatures in the form of mercy or kindness .

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Tushti Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who lives in all creatures in the form of satisfaction.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Matru Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Devi, who lives in all creatures in the form of Mother.

"Yaa Devii Sarva Bhooteshu Braanthi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who dwells in all creatures in the form of illusion (Bhram).

"Indriyaanaamadhistaatri Bhootaanaam Chaakileshu Yaa
Bhooteshu Satatam Tasyai Vyaaptidevyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the all pervading goddess, who continuously controls the senses of all creatures and governs all elements.

"Chiti Roopena Yaa Kristnam Yetadhyaapya Sthithaa Jagat
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha"

I bow again and again to the Goddess, who pervades this world and controls in the form of awareness.

I dont know what god has in store for me......

yaa...truely speaking i donot know.......what god has in store for me...after knowing that i am not selected after medical in B.A.R.C......................each day there were 60-70 people coming for the interview and of them they used to take only 2 or 3 ...sometimes none....Clearing that hurdlee....i couldn't clear my medical....this came as a great blow to my life......and probably the greatest one i think any one has faced...........so,truely speaking i really donot know what god has in store for me.....

atmon mokhshartam jagad hitaya cha :THE MOTIVATION OF RAMAKRISHNA MISSION AND IT'S FOUNDER SWAMIJI

Making an objective assessment of Swami Vivekananda’s contributions to world culture, the eminent British historian

A L Basham stated that “In centuries to come, he will be remembered as one of the main moulders of the modern world…” Some of the main contributions that Swamiji made to the modern world are mentioned below:

1. New Understanding of Religion: One of the most significant contributions of Swami Vivekananda to the modern world is his interpretation of religion as a universal experience of transcendent reality, common to all humanity. Swamiji met the challenge of modern science by showing that religion is as scientific as science itself; religion is the ‘science of consciousness’. As such, religion and science are not contradictory to each other but are complementary.

This universal conception frees religion from the hold of superstitions, dogmatism, priestcraft and intolerance, and makes religion the highest and noblest pursuit – the pursuit of supreme Freedom, supreme Knowledge, supreme Happiness.

2. New View of Man: Vivekananda’s concept of ‘potential divinity of the soul’ gives a new, ennobling concept of man. The present age is the age of humanism which holds that man should be the chief concern and centre of all activities and thinking. Through science and technology man has attained great prosperity and power, and modern methods of communication and travel have converted human society into a ‘global village’. But the degradation of man has also been going on apace, as witnessed by the enormous increase in broken homes, immorality, violence, crime, etc. in modern society. Vivekananda’s concept of potential divinity of the soul prevents this degradation, divinizes human relationships, and makes life meaningful and worth living. Swamiji has laid the foundation for ‘spiritual humanism’, which is manifesting itself through several neo-humanistic movements and the current interest in meditation, Zen etc all over the world.

3. New Principle of Morality and Ethics: The prevalent morality, in both individual life and social life, is mostly based on fear – fear of the police, fear of public ridicule, fear of God’s punishment, fear of Karma, and so on. The current theories of ethics also do not explain why a person should be moral and be good to others. Swamiji has given a new theory of ethics and new principle of morality based on the intrinsic purity and oneness of the Atman. We should be pure because purity is our real nature, our true divine Self or Atman. Similarly, we should love and serve our neighbours because we are all one in the Supreme Spirit known as Paramatman or Brahman.

4. Bridge between the East and the West: Another great contribution of Swami Vivekananda was to build a bridge between Indian culture and Western culture. He did it by interpreting Hindu scriptures and philosophy and the Hindu way of life and institutions to the Western people in an idiom which they could understand. He made the Western people realize that they had to learn much from Indian spirituality for their own well-being. He showed that, in spite of her poverty and backwardness, India had a great contribution to make to world culture. In this way he was instrumental in ending India’s cultural isolation from the rest of the world. He was India’s first great cultural ambassador to the West.

On the other hand, Swamiji’s interpretation of ancient Hindu scriptures, philosophy, institutions, etc prepared the mind of Indians to accept and apply in practical life two best elements of Western culture, namely science and technology and humanism. Swamiji has taught Indians how to master Western science and technology and at the same time develop spiritually. Swamiji has also taught Indians how to adapt Western humanism (especially the ideas of individual freedom, social equality and justice and respect for women) to Indian ethos.

MY 1st crush :class 3 :miss chawla

so it all happened...i was in class 3 ...and our class teacher due to some reason couldnot come for some months...then she came...i mean miss chawla....and she was soooo beautiful...i used to keep gazing at her...she was sooo fair...her charming eyes...waoo!!!...i have seen many but till now no one as beautiful as her....and u know what i was her favourite student and she my favourite teacher!!!

down the rabbit's hole

24 yrs have gone by...so many days of my life 24 yrs means 24*12*365 days......as i look back down the lane i wonder what i have given to the society even to my family and friends....while receiving so many things from them....so many ups and down in my life...and you know one thing it is my family who always supported me ...my parents who always supported me in my decisions...and mom and dad i am truely greatful to you.Then there are my friends specially someone ....who has taught me the basic essence of life...and thank you for teaching me such a great thought.

okkk okkk......me getting too much emotional....but i can't help....this is my diary and whatever came in my mind now...i wrote them...me not at all very good in english[i always used to get a very low marks thre in high school...well thats another story ...will tell you later] and so pardon me for that.In this 24 years ,although very small....there are so many stories...so many people with so different characters...my life has become a stage and me the central character there...

okk so whatever experience i have gathered all through these years and the years ahead i thought of sharing it with my friends..............the best way of which is to write it through a blog