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Thursday, July 26, 2007
SHILPA SHETTY IS ALL SET TO STORM HOLLYWOOD AS THE NEW BOND GIRL
Shilpa Shetty, with her new-found stardom, post the Celebrity Big Brother episode, seems all set to make her presence felt in Hollywood as well. Speculations are rife that the lady is considered for the role of a Bond Girl opposite Daniel Craig in the forthcoming James Bond movie slated to be released next year.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
THE SOUND THE GIVES THE UNIVERSE A RING OF TRUTH
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF AUM?
For those who are not familiar with the meaning of the sacred Aum, here is a breif explanation
A) Aum
Often spelled Om.
The mystic syllable of Hinduism,
placed at the beginning of most sacred writings.
As a mantra, it is pronounced
aw (as in law), "oo" (as in zoo), mm.
Aum represents the Divine,
and is associated with Lord Ganesha,
for its initial sound "aa," vibrates within the muladhara,
the chakra at the base of the spine upon
which this God sits.
The second sound of this mantra,
"oo," vibrates within the throat and chest chakras,
the realm of Lord Murugan,
or
Kumara,
known by the Hawaiian people as the God Ku.
The third sound, "mm," vibrates within the
cranial chakras, ajna and sahasrara,
where the Supreme God reigns.
The dot above,
called anusvara, represents
the Soundless Sound, Paranada.
Aum is explained in the Upanishads as standing for the
whole world and its parts,
including past, present and future.
It is from this primal
vibration that all manifestation issues forth.
Aum is the primary,
or
mula mantra,
and often precedes other mantras.
It may be safely used for chanting
and japa by anyone of any religion.
Its three letters represent the
three worlds and the powers of creation,
preservation and destruction.
B) LITERALLY, PRANAVA
in Sanskrit means "humming."
The mantram Aum denotes God as the Primal Sound.
This sound can be heard as the sound of
one's own nervous system,
and meditators and mystics hear it daily,
like the sound made by an electrical transformer
or
a swarm of bees,
or
a thousand veenas playing in the distance.
It is a strong, inner experience,
one that yogis hold with great reverence.
The meditator is taught to inwardly
transform this sound into the inner light
which lights up one's thoughts, and to bask in
this blissful consciousness of light.
Pranava is also known as the sound of the nadanadi sakti.
Hearing it one draws near to God Consciousness.
When we are living in the lower chakras,
or
when the world too strongly
dominates our mind, this sound may, for a time, not be heard.
But
it returns as awareness withdraws,
as the mind becomes perfectly
quiescent, silent, still.
Listen for this sound in your quietest moments
and you will learn to recognize it as a daily encounter
with the Divine that lives within all men,
within all creatures, within all existence.
C) Poems from Yogaswami on Aum
The whole world has evolved from Om
The whole word is sustained by Om
The whole world will merge into Om
In Om resides my strength-Sivayave.
OM TAT SAT OM
Rise ere the sun each morning and wash feet,
face and hands.
Weaving fresh blossoms into garlands,
give worship unto God.
If we curb the mind from following the senses
and venerate the Lord's celestial feet,
Desire can certainly be conquered,
before the shock of death shall us assail.
"All is truth" -as that word the sage
has spoken gradually ripens in your heart,
You will come to have direct perception
and with cleared mind will mukti's bliss attain.
There is no doubt about this whatsoever.
All things are the action of the Lord.
In the cave of your heart by day and night extol Him,
repeating - "Om Tat Sat".
Those hearts,
which ever dwell on Him in homage,
are the holy temple
where the Lord abides.
Sitting, lying, walking-
we will not cease from praise and worship.
Virtue and vice are both imagination,
for we are that which neither comes nor goes.
Know this through Grace alone;
on intellect do not depend.
Coming to take birth and living in this world
is itself a great illusion.
This great ascetics know-not others;
so to that impart not importance.
We can live for countless ages!
Of nothing need you be afraid;
But, moving as you please,
be ever giving praise.
Om Tat Sat!
The joy of rearing Siva in our heart is now reality.
The concept of a separate
God henceforth is dead and gone.
Of the vainly roaming mind we will be master,
nor will we travel by the senses' path.
We will fully know the Atma, as the
Truth that nothing can destroy.
We will go the way of tapas and,
heeding the guru's word,
the Self itself will come to realize.
Peace, patience and the good work
that befits us will always be for us our ornaments.
Liking and disliking have both fled into hiding.
In nothing are we lacking!
All is truth!
Repeat each day-
For those who are not familiar with the meaning of the sacred Aum, here is a breif explanation
A) Aum
Often spelled Om.
The mystic syllable of Hinduism,
placed at the beginning of most sacred writings.
As a mantra, it is pronounced
aw (as in law), "oo" (as in zoo), mm.
Aum represents the Divine,
and is associated with Lord Ganesha,
for its initial sound "aa," vibrates within the muladhara,
the chakra at the base of the spine upon
which this God sits.
The second sound of this mantra,
"oo," vibrates within the throat and chest chakras,
the realm of Lord Murugan,
or
Kumara,
known by the Hawaiian people as the God Ku.
The third sound, "mm," vibrates within the
cranial chakras, ajna and sahasrara,
where the Supreme God reigns.
The dot above,
called anusvara, represents
the Soundless Sound, Paranada.
Aum is explained in the Upanishads as standing for the
whole world and its parts,
including past, present and future.
It is from this primal
vibration that all manifestation issues forth.
Aum is the primary,
or
mula mantra,
and often precedes other mantras.
It may be safely used for chanting
and japa by anyone of any religion.
Its three letters represent the
three worlds and the powers of creation,
preservation and destruction.
B) LITERALLY, PRANAVA
in Sanskrit means "humming."
The mantram Aum denotes God as the Primal Sound.
This sound can be heard as the sound of
one's own nervous system,
and meditators and mystics hear it daily,
like the sound made by an electrical transformer
or
a swarm of bees,
or
a thousand veenas playing in the distance.
It is a strong, inner experience,
one that yogis hold with great reverence.
The meditator is taught to inwardly
transform this sound into the inner light
which lights up one's thoughts, and to bask in
this blissful consciousness of light.
Pranava is also known as the sound of the nadanadi sakti.
Hearing it one draws near to God Consciousness.
When we are living in the lower chakras,
or
when the world too strongly
dominates our mind, this sound may, for a time, not be heard.
But
it returns as awareness withdraws,
as the mind becomes perfectly
quiescent, silent, still.
Listen for this sound in your quietest moments
and you will learn to recognize it as a daily encounter
with the Divine that lives within all men,
within all creatures, within all existence.
C) Poems from Yogaswami on Aum
The whole world has evolved from Om
The whole word is sustained by Om
The whole world will merge into Om
In Om resides my strength-Sivayave.
OM TAT SAT OM
Rise ere the sun each morning and wash feet,
face and hands.
Weaving fresh blossoms into garlands,
give worship unto God.
If we curb the mind from following the senses
and venerate the Lord's celestial feet,
Desire can certainly be conquered,
before the shock of death shall us assail.
"All is truth" -as that word the sage
has spoken gradually ripens in your heart,
You will come to have direct perception
and with cleared mind will mukti's bliss attain.
There is no doubt about this whatsoever.
All things are the action of the Lord.
In the cave of your heart by day and night extol Him,
repeating - "Om Tat Sat".
Those hearts,
which ever dwell on Him in homage,
are the holy temple
where the Lord abides.
Sitting, lying, walking-
we will not cease from praise and worship.
Virtue and vice are both imagination,
for we are that which neither comes nor goes.
Know this through Grace alone;
on intellect do not depend.
Coming to take birth and living in this world
is itself a great illusion.
This great ascetics know-not others;
so to that impart not importance.
We can live for countless ages!
Of nothing need you be afraid;
But, moving as you please,
be ever giving praise.
Om Tat Sat!
The joy of rearing Siva in our heart is now reality.
The concept of a separate
God henceforth is dead and gone.
Of the vainly roaming mind we will be master,
nor will we travel by the senses' path.
We will fully know the Atma, as the
Truth that nothing can destroy.
We will go the way of tapas and,
heeding the guru's word,
the Self itself will come to realize.
Peace, patience and the good work
that befits us will always be for us our ornaments.
Liking and disliking have both fled into hiding.
In nothing are we lacking!
All is truth!
Repeat each day-
Monday, July 23, 2007
WATCH OUT!! YOUR ATM CARD IS BEING MONITORED RIGHT INSIDE THE ATM CENTRE
A team of organized criminals are installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least two regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN. The team sits nearby in a car receiving the information transmitted wirelessly over weekends and evenings from equipment they install on the front of the ATM (see photos). If you see an attachment like this, do not use the ATM and report it immediately to the bank using the phone on the front of the ATM.
The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN are cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A "skimmer" is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.
At the same time, a wireless camera is disguised to look like a leaflet holder and is mounted in a position to view ATM PIN entries.
The thieves copy the cards and use the PIN numbers to withdraw thousands from many accounts in a very short time directly from the bank ATM.
Equipment being installed on front of existing bank card slot
The equipment as it appears installed over the normal ATM bank slot
The PIN reading camera being installed on the ATM is housed in an innocent looking leaflet enclosure
The camera shown installed and ready to capture PIN's by looking down on the keypad as you enter your PIN
The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN are cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A "skimmer" is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.
At the same time, a wireless camera is disguised to look like a leaflet holder and is mounted in a position to view ATM PIN entries.
The thieves copy the cards and use the PIN numbers to withdraw thousands from many accounts in a very short time directly from the bank ATM.
Equipment being installed on front of existing bank card slot
The equipment as it appears installed over the normal ATM bank slot
The PIN reading camera being installed on the ATM is housed in an innocent looking leaflet enclosure
The camera shown installed and ready to capture PIN's by looking down on the keypad as you enter your PIN
A STREET ARTIST PRESENTS THE MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING GIFT TO J R D TATA
Location: Tata Museum, Jamshedpur.
Some years agao, a street artist gifted a painting (below) to J R D Tata in Jamshedpur on one of his birthdays. And, while presenting the painting, the artist explained that it has great significance for Tata. Nobody was able to decipher the the painting, forget about finding its significance. But, when the artist had presented the painting, he promised to reveal the secret shortly.
Here's the secret of the painting. Place a steel rod at the circle in the first pic you saw, you will see the image of the JRD Tata as a reflection on the steel rod as seen in the second pic below.
And this is how it finally looks. Isn't it incredible!!
However, J R D was no more when the secret was actually revealed.
Some years agao, a street artist gifted a painting (below) to J R D Tata in Jamshedpur on one of his birthdays. And, while presenting the painting, the artist explained that it has great significance for Tata. Nobody was able to decipher the the painting, forget about finding its significance. But, when the artist had presented the painting, he promised to reveal the secret shortly.
Here's the secret of the painting. Place a steel rod at the circle in the first pic you saw, you will see the image of the JRD Tata as a reflection on the steel rod as seen in the second pic below.
And this is how it finally looks. Isn't it incredible!!
However, J R D was no more when the secret was actually revealed.
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