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You no lomger have the need to prove anything to any one. You don’t need outside validation, you don’t need to tell your side of the story any more, even when you hear a dozen rumours that tell an untrue version. You used to guard your heart, but now you guard your peace because you know your peace is worth more than proving yourself to anyone.
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Conviction, Surrender, Deep Feeling — that is Faith.
A choice less association fostered with mutual love that guarantees lifelong happiness and contentment.
శ్రీసరస్వతీస్తోత్రం.
యాకుందేందు యుషారహాలధవళా యా శుభ్రవస్త్రావౄతా
యావీణా వరదండితకరా యాశ్వేత పద్మాసనా!
యా బ్రహ్మాచ్యుత శంకర ప్రభౄతిభిర్దేవైస్సదాపూజితా
సామాంపాతు సరస్వతీ భగవతీ ని శ్శేషజాడ్యాపహా !! 1 !!
దోర్భిర్యుక్తా చతుర్భిః స్పటికమణినిభై రక్షమాలాందధాన
హస్తేనైకేన పద్మం సితమపిచ శుకం పుస్తకం చాపరేణ !
భాసా కుందేందుశంఖస్పటికమణినిభా భాసమానాజ్స మానా
సామే వాగ్దేవతేయం నివసతు వదనే సర్వదా సుప్రసన్నా !! 2 !!
సురాసురైస్సేవితపాదపంకజా కరే విరాజత్కమనీయపుస్తకా !
విరించిపత్నీ కమలాసనస్తితా సరస్వతీ నౄత్యతు వాచి మే సదా !! 3 !!
సరస్వతీ సరసిజకేసరప్రభా తపస్వినీ సితకమలాసనప్రియా !
ఘనస్తనీ కమలవిలోలలోచనా మనస్వినీ భవతు వరప్రసాదినీ !! 4 !!
సరస్వతి నమస్తుభ్యం వరదే కామరూపిణి !
విద్యారంభం కరిష్యామి సిధిర్భవతు మే సదా !! 5 !!
సరస్వతి నమస్తుభ్యం సర్వదేవీ నమో నమః !
శాంతరూపే శశిధరే సర్వయోగే నమో నః !! 6 !!
నిత్యానందే నిరాధారే నిష్కళాయై నమో నమః !
విద్యాధరే విశాలాక్షి శుద్ధజ్ణానే నమో నమః !! 7 !!
శుద్దస్పటికరూపాయై సూస్మరూపే నమో నమః !
శుద్దబ్రహ్మి చతుర్హస్తే సర్వసిద్ద్యై నమో నమః !! 8 !!
ముక్తాలంకౄత సర్వాంగ్యై మూలాధారే నమో నమః !
మూలమంత్రస్వరూపాయై మూల శక్త్యై నమోనమః !! 9 !!
మనోన్మని మహాభోగే వాగీశ్వరీ నమో నమః !
వాగ్మ్యై వరదహస్తాయై వరదాయై నమో నమః !! 10 !!
వేదాయై వేదరూపాయై వేదాంతాయై నమో నమః !
గుణదోషవివర్దిన్యై గుణదీప్త్యై నమో నమః !! 11 !!
సర్వజ్ణానే సదానందే సర్వరూపే నమో నమః !
సంపన్నాయై కుమార్యై చ సర్వజ్ణే తే నమో నమః !! 12 !!
యోగానార్య ఉమాదేవ్యై యోగానందే నమో నమః !
దివ్యజ్ణాన త్రినేత్రాయై దివ్యమూర్త్యై నమో నమః !! 13 !!
అర్ధచంద్రజటాధారి చంద్రబింబే నమో నమః !
చంద్రాదిత్యజటాధారి చంద్ర బింబే నమో నమః !! 14 !!
అణురూపే మహరూపే విశ్వరూపే నమో నమః !
అణిమా ద్యష్టసిద్దాయై ఆనందాయై నమో నమః !! 15 !!
జ్ణాన విజ్ణాన రూపయై జ్ణానమూర్తే నమో నమః !
నానాశాస్త్ర స్వరూపాయై నానారూపే నమో నమః !! 16 !!
పద్మజా పద్మవంశా చ పద్మరూపే నమో నమః !
పరమేష్ట్యై పరామూర్యై నమస్తే పాపనాశినీ !! 17 !!
మహాదేవ్యై మహాకాళ్యై మహాలక్ష్మ్యై నమో నమః !
బ్రహ్మవిష్ణుశివాయై చ బ్రహ్మనార్యై నమో నమః !! 18 !!
కమలాకరపుష్పా చ కామరూపే నమో నమః !
కపాలికర్మదీప్తాయై కర్మదాయై నమో నమః !! 19 !!
సాయం ప్రాతః పఠేన్నిత్యం షణ్మాసాత్సిద్దిరుచ్యతే !
చోరవ్యాఘ్రభయం నాస్తి పఠతాం శృణ్వతామపి !! 20 !!
ఇత్దం సరస్వతీస్తోత్రమగస్త్యమునివాచకం !
సర్వసిద్దిక్రం నృణాం సర్వపాపప్రణాశనం !! 21 !!
ఇతి శ్రీ సరస్వతీ స్తోత్రం సంపూర్ణం !
anjani Saigal
09/26/2019
The Great Indian Dance Traditions In SAPTAVARNA
People take up regular fasting on certain days of a week or other occasions as a spiritual practice (sadhana). Is fasting as a spiritual practice necessary. The mind of the faster is never at ease, then how could he attain his Paramartha (goal of life)? God is not attained on an empty stomach… If there is no…food in the stomach and nutrition, with what eyes should we see God, with what tongue should we describe his greatness and with what ears should we hear the same? In short, when all our organs get their proper nutrition and are sound, we can practice devotion and other sadhanas to attain God. Therefore, neither fasting nor overeating is good. Moderation in diet is really wholesome both to the body and mind…
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba said to a devotee, Dada Kelkar, that he would not allow his children to starve during the Shimga, i.e., Holi holidays, and that if they had to starve, why was he there?” Sri Sai Satcharitha also mentions how Baba used to cook food and distribute it to people.
To a question by a Sai devotee on the same topic, “I would like to ask why Baba did not believe in fasting or starving oneself without food.” Guruji Shri CB Satpathy ji, an ordent Sai Devotee, says, “No mother would like her child to fast for her. So it was Baba, who took care of His children without giving them the trouble of rigorous religious practices. Fasting of the body is of no use if the mind is not fasting. What if mind is thinking about worldly or negative thoughts while undergoing fast? It has no meaning. On the other hand, if fasting of body alone could give spiritual or religious benefit, then so many people dying out of hunger in continents like Africa and Asia, would have realized God.
The concept of fasting in Hinduism is to prepare the body in the first stage to be disciplined and tough, and then gradually to go to subtler levels. In the case of Bhakti Marg, only self-surrender to the Guru is necessary, He takes care of everything else”.
BONDAGE or LIBERTY.
Are you always in a bad mood when you wake up? Do you skip breakfast? A few simple changes can transform your mornings
1. Waking up with a jerk and hitting the gym
Mornings are slowdown time. Give yourself time to wake up quietly and move your muscles slowly. Says spiritual guru Mohanji, “When you wake up, turn to your right and get up from the bed. This balances the energy flow, which is latent during sleep.” Yoga expert Abhishek Sharma says, “What we do soon after we wake up sets the tone for the rest of the day. Mistakes in the morning have adverse effects on the quality of our day, and over a period of time, lead to serious consequences on our health and well-being. Spend a few minutes in silence, take deep breaths, sip room temperature water.”
2. Not stretching
When we wake up, our muscles, particularly the spine, is a bit stiff. Waking up without stretching makes us carry this stiffness, which compromises our productivity through the day. Move gently after waking up. If you have tight hamstrings and calves, stretch them. Just three to four gentle stretches and a few deep breaths will help.
3. Starting your day with a cup of tea
The secret of good metabolism is not to start your day with a cup of tea but something alkaline. Says yoga and fitness expert Mini Shastri, “Don’t start your day with something acidic like tea or coffee with sugar and milk. Drink lime juice and water. Follow it up with white tea or quality green tea.”
4. Checking your phone
Author Julie Morgenstern wrote in her best-seller Never Check Email In The Morning And Other Unexpected Strategies For Making Your Work Life Work, “You don’t have to immediately solve the world’s problems in the first two hours after you wake up. Your energy should be first focussed on the most important jobs, not the least important. Check your emails only once you reach office. Checking them in the morning won’t really make you productive. On the contrary, it’ll put you in an unhappy mood.” Corporate guru Azim Jamal starts his day with the hour of power or what he calls 20:20:20. “20 minutes exercise, 20 minutes meditation and 20 minutes of reading something uplifting,” says Jamal.
5. Skipping breakfast
A slew of recent reports link skipping breakfast to obesity, diabetes and weak immunity.
In fact, Harvard School of Public Health has said that missing breakfast puts extra strain on the body. Wellness expert Ramon Lamba says, “If you skip breakfast, you will end up making wrong food choices through the day. You don’t have to have breakfast like a king, but you do need to eat something.” In the morning, blood sugar levels are low because there’s a long gap between dinner and breakfast time. If we do not eat something in about half an hour of waking up, the levels dip further making us lethargic. Another big mistake is to start the day with sugar in tea, biscuits, etc. Fitness expert Leena Mogre says, “Begin the day with a few soaked almonds, whole wheat bread, rotis or some fruit. This raises the blood sugar levels gradually.”
6. Waking up grumpy
Most people have cluttered and over-busy mornings. They abuse their maids, curse the traffic and everyone else around them. But the good news, according to mood researcher Allison G. Harvey, Ph.D, professor of psychology at the University of California, is that morning bad mood lasts only for about 20 minutes! Actress Manisha Koirala says, “I think the worst thing people can do is to begin their day with noise or being grouchy. It blocks positive energies. Tranquillity in the morning time is the most important thing. Before 10 am, try to listen to natural soothing sounds of nature – birdcalls, sounds of ocean, chanting of mantras.”
7. Not planning the day ahead
Do you pack your clothes and plan your meals a day in advance? Says Mogre, “The biggest mistake people make is not planning in advance. It may be unappealing to think about the next morning after a long day, but plan your meals and set your clothes aside. Prep up your breakfast, the night before.”
8. Getting nicotine-or-caffeine `hit’
A lot of people reach for their pack of cigarettes or that strong black coffee as soon as they get up. With the body away from any nourishment for several hours, and mornings being the best time for digestive juices to work – a cigarette or a strong coffee on an empty stomach can devastate the system over a period of time.
Don’t give anything to your body before you drink a glass of water. A small fruit or even a non-sugary biscuit before that coffee would do wonders in protecting your digestive system..
Author Unknown.
Sree Sree Krishna Stuti.
Jayatu Jayatu Devo Devakinandanoyam,
Jayatu Jayatu Krushno Vishnu Vamsapriyah,
Jayatu Jayatu Meghasyamala Komalangah,
Jayatu Jayatu Prudvi Bhaaranaaso Mukundah,
He! Gopaalaka He! Krupaajalanidhe He! Sindhu Kanyaapathe,
He! Kansaantaka He! Gajendra Karunaapaarina He! Maadhavaa,
He! Raamaanuja He! jagatraya Guro He! Pundarii Kanskshamaam,
He! Gopii Jananaadha Palayamamparam Jaanaaminatvaamvinaa.
(That is written in English Lipi here.)
Dance like no one is watching,
Live like you will never be hurt,
Sing like no one is listening,
Live like it’s heaven on earth.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
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