Don't change your nature but take precaution to avoid getting hurt.

Hi Readers,

Today, I am going to narrate a story that has been passed from ages. However, the actual story has been modified a little to avoid getting hurt. Here, goes the story...

"A saint saw a scorpion drowning and decided to pull it out from the water.He calmly extended his hand to reach the creature.

When he did, the scorpion stung him. With the effect of the pain, the old man let go the creature and it fell back into the water. The man realizing that the scorpion was drowning again, got back
and tried to rescue it but then again it stung him. He let go of it again.

A young disciple standing by, approached the saint and said, "Guruji, you are going to hurt yourself trying to save the evil-vicious creature, why do you insist?

Don't you realize that each time you try to help the scorpion, it stings you?"

The saint replied, "The nature of the scorpion is to sting and mine is to help. My nature will not change in helping the scorpion."

So the saint thought for a while and used a leaf from a nearby tree and pulled the scorpion out from the water and saved it's life.

MORAL LESSON:
Do not change your nature.If someone hurts you, just take precautions. Some pursue happiness while others create it. Let your conscience be your guide in whatever you do."

Indian's faith ruining India

Hi Readers,

After long time, I am going to write again on some personal experience. But, before that let me start with a question, What is the quality of these Fake Godly Men/Women that they convince a large mass? They must be possessing very good managerial and Human relation skill set. I doubt, people who head the HR team in top most and reputed organization could beat these Godly men in actual people management skill.  No doubt,they know and have mastered the art of using communication skill to convince any individual on grounds of faith.

I have good laughable story on account of Asharam bapu( infamous Godly man) who is making it to headlines every other day. I was in 10th most probably, when this man had paid a visit to my school (DAV Public school). Don't know how my school authority granted him permission to give student his lecture on faith. May be school authority, did not knew what he was up to or might be they thought it will be some kind of Yoga. This man had a Ashram just in front of our school.

He came in a white Ambassador Car which was protected in same way as politician's. It had two protecting  Ambassador Car's,one preceded it and one which was behind it. I do not remember all that he talked, but yes he made us utter HARI OHM!! thousand times. Before, he left he said, one who takes Saraswati Mantra from him, will never fail in exams. What a crap???

Its true Goddess Saraswati is associated with knowledge and education, but had this been that easy that one utters Saraswati Mantra and would pass in exam, parents would not bother sending pupil to school. Our class teacher Sneha madam, made good comedy of this on the eve of Children's day. It was worth a good laugh.

When I went to college surprisingly my roommate was a firm follower of Asharam Bapu. I was really amazed to see her chanting some Mantra everyday morning.Though, It is a good practice to sit in Padmasana and do some exercise & calm mind by chanting some powerful mantra, however she actually worshiped Asharam bapu. She had picture's of him on which she would decorate with flower, and would do tilak   What a great practice? In Hinduism we never put flower or flower garland on a living individual, but she did it. Her Guru, Asharam Bapu was actually God for her. So, this was acceptable to worship him the way we would do for other deities.

When we became friends, I shared the incident that had occurred in school, but she was upset with me. She said me clearly that she never hurts my belief then why I am doing that. True enough, I can't hurt someone's sentiment. So, I never said anything to her, instead I allowed her to keep my Lord Jagannath's pic beside her Asharam bapu's pic.


In later years of our engineering, she also convinced two other fellow batch mates to take up Asharam bapu Dharma. I do not know if she still believe's on this Fake Godly man or not, so I am not going to reveal her name.

We all graduated as Engineer's, but see what a foolish act, these wonderful ladies never used their brain and just followed this fake Baba. I just wanted to know what this Godly man promised them, that they got convinced so very easily.

India and Indian's are not only robbed by bad politicians but by fake baba's and fake people who promise people to double and triple there invested money in a very short span of time. Be it the Saradha scam or any other chit fund scam. Why our faith fails to identify that we are being cheated? When a genuine insurance agent from LIC approaches us to listen to the new scheme, we don't listen to him. Why?? Just because we know LIC will never pay us bonus beyond a stipulated amount.  But, when a fraud chit fund agent explains that our money will double overnight, we do not give a thought before handing him our life time saving's. It is really painful to watch retired senior citizen who handover all their hard earned money to fake chit-fund companies and when this company vanishes after looting them, they complain. Some, even end up taking their own life. But, why did we allow these fraud and fake people rob us?

May be its our greed that is ruining us. We are greedy to become rich overnight, so we do not have patience to wait and allow our saving's to take time and grow. We are greedy to achieve something spiritually and may be satisfy our-self that we are religious, we approach fake baba's and we easily get convinced by them.

Blaming government is easy solution for all our troubles, but my question is has government asked us not to give a thought and use our intelligence before taking such decision. Faith on dubious Baba's, politician and chit fund's is going to ruin India.We Indian have to stand against these fake people.

Satyamev Jayate!!!

Handmade birthday card

Hi,

I am done with birthday card for my younger brother.  I have made a gender neutral card that goes good for both the gender. Below are few pictures of it. Hope you like it and you would like to try this too.

Thank you.

Shiva or Krishna:- Whom do you believe?

About five years back, my close friend asked me this question, " Whom do I believe? Which God do I love most and have my firm faith on? " I just thought for a while and told Lord Hanuman. She said Hanuman is a form of Shiva or Rudra so you are Shaivait. Well, even today I am not clear and I am really confused whom do I love the most.Which God do I have firm faith on.

I worship almost every important God head in Hinduism. I keep Monday fast for Shiva, I worship Ganesha on every Sankasti Chaturthy, I do fasting on Navratras. Yes, I do not keep fasting on Janmastami as it is my Mother's Birthday. Well, if her birthday would not have fallen on Janmastami I would have kept fast on that day too. 

My everyday worship starts with Mantra's of Ganesha, followed by all other deities. So, whom do I believe most. When I visit temples, it is not because I have faith on the God head but because that temple is one of the well known temple and also  I visit all the temple near my home on occasions. So, from where would I get this answer. 

Yes, as a child I worshiped God as a practice not as a firm belief. May be my parents never forced their belief on us, they just allowed each of us to gradually develop our own spiritual interest. When I completed my tenth, I developed spirituality and faith on God. I knew by that time that, according to Hinduism, only Lord Hanuman is immortal and he is present in his original form somewhere. So, I developed faith towards him. It was my daily practice from then on to worship him, and utter his chalisa. 

Gradually, my faith on God deepened and by now I believe on more than dozen of God heads and utter their respective Mantra's everyday. I must agree that I am not in a position to judge on whom do I have more faith. Yes, some people make their wish and ask a particular deity to fulfill it and accordingly they believe in that God head. However, in my case I would pray to almost everyone. 

 I know my Dad believes in Vaisnav and my Husband on Shakti. But, I do not know whom my Mom believes more, may be her answer will be same as mine. She prays everyday to almost dozens of deity. This post will appear as confused or may be Hinduism as confused with so many deities. Yes, true sometimes because of this I start believing in Mahima Cult where they believe God is one without any form. He is supernatural or supreme power that guides us. 

In Hinduism we have associated each God with nature, like wind god, fire god etc and also with each aspect of human nature, with specific task and specific way of appeasing our wish. 

I wrote this because, just now I came across a blog, the author is a firm devotee of Shiva and has many post against Vaisnav and ISKON. Do we need to write something against someone's belief. After all we are all humans with same features and the difference is in our belief. Who knows which is true, what is correct? It is immaterial till the time it serves its purpose of existence. We have divided people into so many religions and if inside religion we start fighting, what purpose will the religion have. 

Faith in almighty helps us lighten our stress, helps us in keeping our self grounded and in someway spirituality is the relieving factor in tough times. Almighty is one on whom we leave every unaccomplished and seemingly impossible task to get some miracle do it for us. We curse him, turn to him and bind our faith on him in tough times. The most important thing , this does is relieve us of our stress for the time being. 

Handmade Rakhi Cards

Hi Readers,

Time again to share with you my new creations for the coming festive season. I just completed making Rakhi cards for my loving brothers. Last time, I had made cards with same material but different design for both of them. When I showed them, both of them said the card I made for other one is better than what he received. Therefore, I had decided to make same card pattern for both of them. Yes, I can't make a ditto copy as that is too boring to make equal and similar looking cards. So, I choose same pattern but different color to at- least make me feel like I am doing a different one.

So, now my friends you can also choose similar patterns and make your Rakhi cards for the coming Rakshya Bandhan. Wish you all a very happy Rakshya Bandhan ahead.

The story of a cursed mother -" Kunti"

This is a very old story from Mahabharat, the famous story of Kunti and Karna. Kunti was unwed mother of Karna from the almighty god Sun(Surya). I am confused who is more cursed among this mother son duo. Is it the mother Kunti, who when pregnant with her first child, went in exile being afraid of the social stigma. Or is it the son Karna who had to survive without his mother and also his father, he never got their support when he most needed it.

I call Kunti as cursed mother, because being a Mother is an awesome feeling, a feeling that you are bearing your own child made of your blood and flesh. Every lady adores to bear this pain of bearing a child, but only a few are cursed, who have to hide this awesome feeling to the outside world. She had literally pleaded to Sun god when she tried to see if the Mantra that Rishi Durvasha gave her is actually working. When she called for Sun god, she was merely kidding with the powerful Mantra. When Sun god appeared, she again pleaded him as now she was afraid of the consequences. Sun assured her that after the birth of their child she will get back her virginity and it will not affect her future life.

She abandoned her first child Karna in a basket and let it flow with the river current in Ganges. Motherhood which is a blessing for all the married ladies, was a mere curse for her. This stands true even today in our society. Now a days, though society is changing and all the old social stigma are slowly disappearing, I believe this one will still last for quiet a more number of decades or may be will never disappear.

She witnessed her child Karna in battle field. When Karna was asked bitter questions from her own brothers, she was merely standing still and witnessing all this. She never came in front and admitted that this is her first child. She knew its her own child, but never got that courage to accept it. Even Sun god never came to protect his child.

To protect Arjuna(son of Kunti and god Indra), in the battle with Karna, Indra came down in form of an old Bhramin and asked to take the Kavach and Kundal that Karna possessed from his  mighty father Sun. Karna being large hearten donated his powerful Kavach and Kundal to Indra. However, on the other hand Sun never accepted that Karna is his son. He just warned Karna of the intentions of Indra, but he could have done something to protect his son or help him in war. He silently witnessed his son being ridiculed for being brought up by Sarathi Adirath( charioteer) and his wife Radha. He never protected his son the way Indra did. Karna was cursed to not receive any help from his actual parents.

I wonder why Sun never came in front, why he never spoke of Karna and did not accept that he is his son. In our society, father is never questioned so he could have at least saved his son from being ridiculed.

Even today, the fate of unwed mothers and unaccepted children have not changed.Unwed mothers, being however rich and affluent still do not accept that it is their own child. They might stage a drama of adopting their own child but never let the society know of the truth. And the innocent child is just a victim like Karna, even though he/she most be living with his/her actual mother would never know the truth till his/her end. Kunti revealed her identity in war and wanted Karna to change his side from Kauravs to Pandavas. Karna being too generous and humble to friend Duryodhan did not accepted this as this meant deceiving his friend. In return Kunti wanted Karna not to attack her other five sons and Karna promised not to harm anyone except Arjuna as defeating Arjuna would be enough for him to payback the gratitude of Duryodhan. I feel Kunti had so much affection for her sons but not Karna. She wanted Karna to keep his royal birth a secret but revealed her identity just to use him. Why she did not appear when Karna was contesting in a tournament. Was she selfish, or was it that she had motherly affection only for Pandavas and not for Karna. The same happens even today. Unwed mothers either abandon their child or would adopt their own child in a staged drama. They never reveal their identity. How they let that Motherly affection vanish for their child?

Mother is a very auspicious word and has an auspicious place, but what should this motherhood mean, Is not it cursed? The women who do not conceive easily, for them being a mother is next to being with god. They can do everything and anything to be able to conceive. Where as for the unwed mother, she would have at least cursed herself once for having that unplanned or unaccepted child.

The "BARFI" Way

I watched the movie BARFI three times consecutively this weekend and also forced my husband to watch it again. I had never been this crazy for a movie ever, but yes, BARFI deserves this. Many posts have been already written on movie BARFI, the learning lesson and morals from this movie. So, I am not going to make this post any similar to it.

Whenever I watch BARFI, somehow I move back in time to my childhood, when I was hardly 4 to 5 yrs old. At that time my father was posted at Paradip, the port town of Jagatsinghpur district and the largest port of Odisha. We lived in a colony, which was in a shape of square, with a square shaped field inside and the houses were in rows that made the boundary. It had four entrances at each corner.

In movie Barfi, Jhilmil is autistic and is just like a five year old. She finds happiness by watching everything upside down. She enjoys, making paper boats, birds and enjoys the chirping of birds. I had same kind of mentality when I was around five. In this Paradip port colony, I used to enjoy rainy days watching frogs jumping in rain water. Every time my school would declare a rainy day, I would just sit by the window pane and gaze at the colorful frogs jumping in the water that would accumulate in the field opposite our house. Me and my brother who was about three years old would make paper boats and float them. I remember having a water storage tank in our backyard , where we used to play with boats.

Since, this is a coastal area, we had sandy fields. We both with our friends would make sand castles and dig up water well. Those were the days when I really enjoyed running behind the red crabs near sea shore.

We enjoyed so much and never had any big wishes and wants to make us happy. Childhood is like that where we can see happiness in every small things, be it the small puppy, kitten or the chirping of birds and cuckoo. We find happiness by running behind butterfly, dragonfly and crabs to catch. We enjoy the croaking of frogs. In my village, I would love to sit at night and stare at the firefly, touching centipede and running behind the hen and chicks.

We enjoy watching all the small things near us. Yes, even today we enjoy nature. No doubt in that, but we need to go on a holiday to either hill-station or any other naturally beautiful place to admire its beauty. We no more enjoy the nature that is just in front of us.

With age we have matured and know how to behave in public, but we have forgotten to admire all the beauty that lies everywhere with each single thing that surrounds us. Some where we have lost that beautiful heart of us that used to admire and find happiness with everything that was with us, and now that piece of heart is replaced with another piece that seeks only attention, and has many wants to fulfill.

Most of us if not all, have many dreams and wants to fulfill and we postpone being happy till that want has been fulfilled. Gradually, we have stopped admiring the beauty that lies with everything and it is now replaced by fault finding attitude. We can easily make a long list of faults but will find it difficult to just get one point to admire.

With childhood, we have all lost that beautiful heart which had lots of happiness, which found lots of happiness with everything small or big.