S. Venkatachalapathy

A friend of mine wished me Happy Deepavali for next twelve years starting with this year, Another one wished me to be blessed with 16 fortunes as defined by Indian mythology, There was an offer for CASH defined as C- care, A-affection, S-smiles and H-hugs, There were fountain crackers and butterflies wishing colourful Deepavali through SMS The wishes came from north,east, south and west surrounding me in all directions The close ones called me over phone to express the best wishes and get wished spontaneously The air and ether are filled with waves of happy wishes available to all and in plenty Now it is my turn to share all these with all those whom I meet through this post, When we earn more we get tuned to share and become joyous in giving and sharing It appears that festivals are there to give and share and not to look for what we get. Let me be blessed with the joy of sharing that is eternal and could even be immortal. ( The 16 fortunes are 1.

April 24,2012 was celebrated as Akshaya Thrithiyai a festival recently rediscovered to buy gold. It all started five years ago when a smart jeweler in our town caught hold of a so called Prohit to sow a belief that will boost his sales. A Prohit is a person who projects himself to have great knowledge of Hindu rituals and dresses him self in distinctly peculiar ways, fore head shaved and the hair left to grow long on the back is tied in a knot. They wear some religious marks on the temple either three horizontal bands of holy ash or a white U or Y mark having a red line in the middle. Just as one does not question an automobile mechanic, people in India do not question these Prohits also. It is understood that there are some Veda Schools that teach the authentic techniques for the popular rituals and the Vedic rhymes that are to be chanted as mantras during the rituals. But most of these Prohits do not study there. They gain the knowledge of these mantras from some senior Prohit. Th

Not only Darkness,distance,ignorance and hatred, But also Bright light, Intimacy ,Complete understanding and passionate love Shatters proper understanding and relationship. These days I am happy with Just sufficient light, Just acceptable closeness Just the acquittance and Love without possessiveness. I find more number of friends around me And some of them are closer than ever before. (Translated from Tamil from Mr. Ramani's blog.)