Janamashtami

Happy Janmashtami!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leap of faith...

Prayers and wishes for a leap of faith into domains of unlimited potentials, causeless love and limitless joy for each of you who enter here....and to all those who don't.

May Grace flood all our lives....

Happy Janmashtami....

Krishna...one of my all time fav characters for the sheer variety of his persona...has played a vital role in de-mystifying Godhead for me.

and what about radha.....between them , i think they account for more than 50% creative expression in the indian ethos. Take song, dance and poetry and the link is unmistakable....

a beautiful expression from a poet:

Radha Na Hoti tho

Brindavan Na Hota....

Radha Ke payal na bajti tho Mohan aisi na raas rachate...

Radha ke naina na rote tho Jamuna itni kaali na hoti...

Prem ki bhasha jaanta na koi, kanhaiya ko yogi maanta na koi,

bina parinay ke woh prem ki pujaran kanha ki patrani ho gayi....

Have a great Janmashtami!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

"If God has loved the world, the whole of fallen creation…

then God gave us no preference over the others.

God has loved my worst enemy

no less than myself."

- Mystery of the Holy Night

Though the word "fallen" does not suit my perspectives, I like what is said here..

And from a message in my inbox,

"Christmas – a moment in time
God takes on the texture of human skin.
A particular color, race, nationality, language,
Gender, family, creed
Markers of identity we will protect.
Through manger, cross, resurrection
through grace alone that which confines is set free.
We are invited to bear a new identity;
the sons and daughters of God."

MERRY CHRISTMAS - REJOICE....

Happy Diwali!!!!

Abundant wishes....

Traditionally, the festival of lights, Diwali is celebrated over a period of five days. Each one of the five days has its unique connotation, ceremonies and legends associated.

What is Dhanteras? The every first day of Diwali celebrations is Dhanteras. The festival of Dhanteras is also referred to as Dhantryaodashi. Dhanteras marks the beginning of Diwali celebrations.

When is Dhanteras celebrated? Dhanteras is celebrated on the thirteenth day of the month of Ashwin i.e. two days before Diwali.

Why is Dhanteras celebrated? Dhanteras is celebrated to seek blessings of Goddess Laxmi, the goddess of wealth. In the amalgamation of Dhan teras 'Dhan' means wealth. People and specially the rich community celebrate Dhan teras festival widely.


How is Dhanteras celebrated?

Dhanteras is regarded as an auspicious occasion to buy some gold or silver articles. Many people shop for new utensils for their household.

Dhanteras festival is ideal time for setting up businesses, commencing new projects, housewarming, deciding wedding dates, buying cars and jewellery.

Today, exchange of Dhanteras gifts is extremely popular. Special gifts for Dhanteras flood the markets.


What is the legend behind Dhanteras?

The legend behind Dhanteras is centred on the sixteen-year-old son of King Hima. As per his horoscope he was fated to breathe his last on the fourth day of his marriage owing to snakebite. On the appointed day his wife illuminated the house with numerous lamps and placed a heap of gold and silver coins and ornaments in front of their bedroom. All through the night she sang songs and told stories.

The lights of the lamps, and the dazzle of the coins and ornaments blinded the god of death, Yam devta, who had come as a serpent. He spent the entire night in the heap listening to the sweet sounding songs before leaving peacefully the next morning. Thus, the wife succeeded in saving the life of her husband. This explains, why the Dhan teras festival is also referred to as "Yamadeepdaan".

excerpted from www.diwaliutsav.com



Om Sreem Kreem Aum Kubera Lakshmi
Kamala Darinyai Dhanakarsinyai Swaha...

Om Yaksha Rajaya Vidhmahe
Alakadisaaya Dhimahe
Tanno Kubera Prachodayaat...

Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaaya
Dhana Dhanyathi Pathaye
Dhana Dhaanya Samruddhime
Dehi Thapaya Swahaha...

May an abundance of abundance flood your lives on the sacred occasion of Dhanteras...

Prayer to the Divine Mother..

Yaadevi Sarva Bhootheshu Mathru Rupena Samsthitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nameha

Yaadevi Sarva Bhootheshu Daya Rupena Samsthitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nameha

Yaadevi Sarva Bhootheshu Sakthi Rupena Samasthitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nameha

Yaadevi Sarva Bhootheshu Lakshmi Rupena Samasthitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nameha

Yaadevi Sarva Bhootheshu Budhi Rupena Samashtitha
Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namasthasyai Namo Nameha

WISH U ALL A HAPPY NAVARATRI.....

A very happy, joyous,love-filled and colourful ONAM to all of you...

Freedom....

Heaven of Freedom
-by Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by Thee to ever-widening thought and action
- Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake...

With wishes for a genuine flood of freedom, joy and love to engulf each of our lives internally and thus externally....

Happy Independence Day...

Vishu...a festival of abundance...

Indian tradition has the local new years, generally a celebration of abundance and plenty in our harvests...Today is Vishu, the traditional new year day of Kerala, from where I hail...We keep a spread of all pulses, rice, fruit , vegetables, gold and silver, family heirlooms etc in front of a mirror and our deities overnite and view it with sleepy eyes first thing in the morning in all its abundance, praying for abundance to flood all our lives and those of everyone.The elders in the family offer us Vishu Kani, a small cash offering as a "shagun" blessing us with the flow of abundance all through the year and thanking the Almighty for Grace.

I share this blessings and prayers with each one of you. May love, joy and abundance flood each of your lives, this moment and forever.

God Bless!!!

Happy Birthday, dear Bhagavan.....

Happy Birthday , dear Bhagavan....Thank you for being the life of my life..the breath of my breath....

As an old sufi couplet says, "The noise of the lover is only up to the time when he has not seen his Beloved. Once he sees the beloved, he becomes calm and quiet, just as the rivers are boisterous before they join the ocean, but when they do so, they are becalmed forever."

please accept Gyaneshwar's Pasayadan as my gift in prayer for you on this most blessed of days....

Happy New Year...

Wish all of you who step into this space a happy, safe, joyous, love-filled and self-explorative new year..

international holiday...

today, the 13th of november, happens to be an international holiday..celebration all around...

it is my birthday!!!!!!!!

mere coincidence that it is a sunday...

happy diwali....

a very happy, safe and self-illuminating diwali to all of you and your dear ones....