God is One
We Hindus regard both Shiva and Vishnu as the same and this is evident from the fact that in the ecstasy of our devotion, whether were are alone or are in groups, we exclaim "Haro-Hara" and "Govinda-Govinda", which (whose) names come to our lips spontaneously. The holy

#know_our_good_souls A young man in his thirties used to stand on the footpath opposite the famous Tata Cancer Hospital at Mumbai and stare at the crowd in front- fear plainly written upon the faces of the patients standing at death's door, their relatives with equally grim

faces running around. These sights disturbed him greatly. Most of the patients were poor people from distant towns. They had no idea whom to meet, or what to do. They had no money for medicines, not even food. The young man, heavily depressed, would return home. Something should

be done for these people, he would. think. He was haunted by the thought day and night. At last he found a way. He rented out his own hotel that was doing good business and raised some money. From these funds he started a charitable activity right opposite Tata Cancer Hospital,

on the pavement next to Kondaji Building. He himself had no idea that the activity would continue to flourish even after the passage of 27 years. The activity consisted of providing free meals for cancer patients and their relatives. Many people in the vicinity approved of this

activity. Beginning with fifty, the number of beneficiaries soon rose to hundred, two hundred, three hundred. As the numbers of patients increased, so did the number of helping hands. As years rolled by, the activity continued; undeterred by the change of seasons, come winter,

#BadKarma_due_to_slaughtering_cows
Beef eating among Hindus have become a fad. It is a wile #woke_culture to defy the age old customs and practices without understanding the seriousness or repercussions of such actions. Cow is not a mere animal for Hindus. Cow as an adobe of 33

crore Hindu Deities and hence Cow is considered sacred in Hindu Dharma. Cow is considered auspicious and also a symbol of compassion and piousness. Hindus believe that one can attain salvation (Moksha) by worshipping the Cow and serving her. Both Lord Krishna and Balrama

spearheaded the Cow worship and preservation culture. Of all beings, the Cow is treated as the most sacred and sanctified. This sense of the unique sacredness of the Cow is expressed in the works of ancient in the Vedas, Smritis, Srutis and Puranas and by Indian Rishis. So highly

were cows held in esteem by the Society that there were days fixed in a year for exclusive worship of the Cow. Three days prior to the festival of Deepavali is called Bachvaras (Vasubaras), which is a festival when puja is offered to Cows. Dhanteras is a day when cows are

worshipped along with Dhanwantari the God of medicine. Balipratipada or Padwa is celebrated the day after Deepavali when, in many parts of India, cows are ceremoniously worshipped. Not only cows, but bulls also were and still are objects of worship. The last day of the month of

#MahaPeriyava
There is an organisation in America called the Paul Brunton mission, extolling the British journalist who came to see the Sages here. Brunton had Sri Maha Periyava’s darshan and on his advice went to Ramana Maharishi whose gracious glance he received. Every year

the students who were members of this association, would visit Kanchipuram and stay on for 10 or 15 days, immersing themselves in Periyava’s blissful darshan. The Group had come as usual one year. One day, Periyava was seated under the Night-flowering jasmine (Pavazhamalli) tree,

which used to be in SriMatham in those days and was giving them the darshan. Periyava was sitting with his eyes closed. The American boys were seated around Periyava with their eyes closed in Meditation. It was very silent, not a whisper anywhere. The attendants Balu Mama and

Vedapuri Mama moved away and came out of SriMatham. A car came to stop there. A middle-aged couple and their three children got down. It was clear from the clothes they wore that the children were thoroughly westernised. They looked at Balu Mama and Vedapuri Mama who were

standing there. Old, discoloured dhoties, hair knotted in a tuft, stripes of sacred ash, rudraksha beads around their neck. The ultra-modern kids found them amusing. “Who are these ancients? Some saints around here it seems? Wonder if he too is like this? Dirty people,

#MahaPeriyava
“We say that Ambal is the embodiment of kindness and compassion. At the end of Lalitha Sahasranamam she is described as “Avyaaja karunaamoorthi” – one who showers kindness and compassion without any reason. However there are countless difficulties and hardships in

the world. Only I know that. People who come to me talk of the various difficulties faced by them in the world. Even people who do poojas, undertake pilgrimage, take bath in holy waters are afflicted with problems. During such times, many of them cry their heart out to me and

feel depressed saying, “In spite of all the poojas and my devotion, Ambal has only been giving me difficulties and hardships! You call her as the embodiment of compassion, but in my case she is blind”. They even get angry with Ambal. However, if you ask me, difficulties and

hardships are given because of her compassion; sometimes I feel this is the highest form of her compassion. We look at our good deeds of the present and argue if it is justified for us to be faced with so many difficulties. We curse the gods. But have we all done only good things

regardless of who we are? If we self introspect deeply we will know the number of sins (Paapam) that we have committed; if not physically the great sins we have committed by way of thoughts will be obvious. These are of the present – that is, of this life. We don’t know what we

#மஹாபெரியவா
இல்லற தர்மத்திலே ஆண் குழந்தைகள் பிறக்க வேண்டும். ஒரு புத்திரன் பிறந்தால் அவன் தன்னுடைய தந்தைக்குச் செய்யும் கைங்கர்யங்களின் மூலம் தந்தைக்கு நல்ல கதியைத் தருகிறான். ஆண் குழந்தையை பெற்ற தந்தைக்கு புத் என்கிற நரகம் கிடைக்காமல் பிள்ளை செய்துவிடுகிறான். இது சாஸ்த்ரத்தில்

உள்ளது. அப்போ பொண்ணப் பெத்தவாளுக்கு?
"தசாநாம் பூர்வேஷாம் தசாநாம் பரேஷாம்
ஆத்ம நச்ச லோத் தாரண த்வாரா
நித்யநிரதிசய ஆனந்த ஸாஸ்வத விஷ்ணுலோக வாப்யர்தம்
கன்னிகா தானாக்ய மஹாதானம் கர்த்தும்
யோக்யதா ஸித்திம் அநுக்கிரஹாண"
கன்னிகா தானத்தின் போது செய்கின்ற ஸங்கல்ப மந்திரம்.

தசாநாம்

பூர்வேஷாம் என்றால் எனக்கு முன்னால் உள்ள பத்து தலைமுறைகள். தசாநாம் பரேஷாம் என்றால் எனக்குப் பின்னாலே வரக்கூடிய பத்து தலைமுறைகள்.
ஆத்ம நச்ச என்றால் என்னுடன் சேர்த்து 21 தலைமுறைகளான என்னுடைய குலம் உத்தாரணம் பெறுவற்கும் நிலைத்த விஷ்ணு லோகத்தை நான் அடைவதற்கும் இந்த மாபெறும் தானம்

ஆகிய கன்னிகாதானம் உதவி செய்கிறது. ஒரு நல்ல பெண்ணைப் பெற்றெடுத்து அவளைத் தன் குலத்துக்கு இல்லாமல் வேறு குலத்துக்கு திருமணம் செய்வித்து அந்த குலத்தினுடைய சந்ததியை வ்ருத்தி செய்வதற்கு உதவுகின்றார் என்றால் இந்த தானம் எவ்வளவு பெரிய தானம் என்பதைப் புரிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும். ஆண் குழந்தையை

பெற்ற தந்தைக்கு புத் என்கிற நரகம் கிடைக்காமல் பிள்ளை செய்து விடுகிறான். பெண்ணைப் பெற்ற தந்தைக்கு? தனக்கு முன்னால் உள்ள பத்து தலைமுறைகள், பின்னாலே வரக்கூடிய பத்து தலைமுறைகள்,
தன்னுடன் சேர்த்து 21 தலைமுறைகள், நிலைத்த விஷ்ணு லோகத்தை அடைவதற்கு
மாபெறும் தானமாகிய கன்னிகாதானம் உதவி

This is my son, Sam. He’s 5. And today he learned how shitty and harmful #ToxicMasculinity is. My rage meter is spiking right now so excuse me if this is a little raw but there are some things I want to say about BS #gender norms (a thread)

Sam is my middle child & he’s a terror. A “boy’s boy” as so many (not me) would say. He’s rough and tumble, he’s loud, he’s always dirty, loves trucks, plays sports and knee drops me from the couch. But he also loves a lot of “girl” things.

Sam has a collection of purses because he likes to carry things around. And he also loves to have his nails painted bright colors because he thinks they “look beautiful.” And he’s right – they are beautiful…

So he proudly wore his red nail polish to kindergarten this morning because Sam has absolutely no concept of nail polish only being for girls or reason to think anyone would possibly have a problem with beautiful nails.

But his classmates did have a problem. A big one. Sam was ridiculed for being a boy with nail polish. They called him names and told him to take it off. This lasted the entire day.

Stories of Guruvayurappan
Shri Krishna Leela

This is a beautiful story of Guruvayurappan. Once there lived in Guruvayur a poor family. Kitta, his wife & kids were struggling for their daily needs. With only a coconut tree in house, he earned a living by selling coconuts.

Kitta was from a low caste family. He was a great devotee of Guruvayurappan. Everyday before going to work he always prayed infront of a picture of Guruvayurappan in his house. His only wish was to worship at Guruvayur & have annadanam in temple. But he was not allowed there

It was Utsavam time in Guruvayur. From far behind kitta and family worshipped Guruvayurappan. Annadanam was given daily and no one was left empty stomach. Only Kitta didn't receive. That night, it was only Kitta's family who was sleeping without food. After temple nada closed

Shri Krishna, dressed himself as a Brahmin went to temple Kitchen. He packed food and went directly to kitta's house. Reaching Kitta's house, Shri Krishna told he was sent by a cook of Guruvayur temple and gave them the food he packed. Kitta and family was very happy seeing food.

When Kitta finished his food, Brahmin asked it will be better if he get a tender coconut( karikku)to drink. Kitta climbed the tree and gave all coconuts to him. After having 1 tender coconut, the Brahmin asked to bring remaining coconuts to Guruvayur temple the next day.

#தினம்_ஒரு_திருவாசகம்
தொல்லை இரும்பிறவிச் சூழும் தளை நீக்கி
அல்லல் அறுத்து ஆனந்தம் ஆக்கியதே – எல்லை
மருவா நெறியளிக்கும் வாதவூர் எங்கோன்
திருவாசகம் என்னும் தேன்

பொருள்:
1.எப்போது ஆரம்பித்தது என அறியப்படமுடியாத தொலை காலமாக (தொல்லை)

2. இருந்து வரும் (இரும்)

3.பிறவிப் பயணத்திலே ஆழ்த்துகின்ற (பிறவி சூழும்)

4.அறியாமையாகிய இடரை (தளை)

5.அகற்றி (நீக்கி),

6.அதன் விளைவால் சுகதுக்கமெனும் துயரங்கள் விலக (அல்லல் அறுத்து),

7.முழுநிறைவாய்த் தன்னுளே இறைவனை உணர்த்துவதே (ஆனந்த மாக்கியதே),

8.பிறந்து இறக்கும் காலவெளிகளில் (எல்லை)

9.பிணைக்காமல் (மருவா)

10.காக்கும் மெய்யறிவினைத் தருகின்ற (நெறியளிக்கும்),

11.என் தலைவனான மாணிக்க வாசகரின் (வாதவூரெங்கோன்)

12.திருவாசகம் எனும் தேன் (திருவா சகமென்னுந் தேன்)

முதல்வரி: பிறவி என்பது முன்வினை விதையால் முளைப்பதோர் பெருமரம். அந்த ‘முன்வினை’ எங்கு ஆரம்பித்தது எனச் சொல்ல இயலாது. ஆனால் ‘அறியாமை’ ஒன்றே ஆசைக்கும்,, அச்சத்துக்கும் காரணம் என்பதால், அவையே வினைகளை விளைவிப்பன என்பதால், தொடர்ந்து வரும் பிறவிகளுக்கு, ‘அறியாமையே’ காரணம்

அறியாமைக்கு ஆரம்பம் கிடையாது. நமக்கு ஒரு பொருளைப் பற்றிய அறிவு எப்போதிருந்து இல்லை? அதைச் சொல்ல முடியாது. அதனாலேதான் முதலடியில், ஆரம்பமில்லாத அஞ்ஞானத்தை பிறவிகளுக்குக் காரணமாகச் சொல்லியது. ஆனால் அறியாமை, அறிவின் எழுச்சியால், அப்போதே முடிந்து விடும்.

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