Sunday, June 30, 2013

WALK ACROSS GRAND CANYON


Nik Wallenda is the "King of the High Wire".  He created yet another record last week by walking across the Grand Canyon.  He walked a distance of 1400 feet in 22 minutes and 54 seconds without any safety net.  To describe this as a daredevil act is an under statement.  We all talk of tight rope walking in life and we keep saying the key is to stay focussed on what we are doing.  This walk shows exactly what that focus would mean and what it takes to really do the tight rope walking.

He walked at 1500 feet above the Little Colorado River and when he reached the other end he kissed the ground.  Throughout his walk he was praying to God and kept his focus and concentration.  The wind was blowing at 30 mph and he had to kneel down twice during the walk to maintain his balance on the rope.  There was tension all around and he had only his singular objective in mind to walk on the rope with perfect balance to reach the other end.

The Walk Across the Grand Canyon comes after one year of his feat of walking across the Niagara Falls.  This is the seventh Guiness World Record for the seventh generation high-wire artist.  His family has done this for seven generations as Circus Artists and Nik realised his teen age dream of Walking Across the Grand Canyon and did it in style.  He literally ran the last few steps in his excitement to complete the walk.  As he came down from the Wire he bent down to kiss the ground.



Nik Wallenda says he has a dream of walking across the two famous New York sky scrappers, viz., Empire State Building and Chrysler Building.

Nik you are not a normal human being and I feel you are exceptionally super focused human being.  I cannot walk on a 2 inch steel cable for 1400 feet even if it is placed on the ground.  God Bless you and keep doing many more such things to inspire the rest of the human race in this world.

T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
30th June 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

ADVERTISING SON



This is a new book which has been publised by my close friend Sathyamurthy and is written by his eldest son Niranjan.  It is a compilation of seventeen short stories and poems written by Niranjan over the last five years.  I bought this book on Amazon.com (Kindle Version) and read it.

Niranjan has a unique style of writing and his command over the language is truly amazing.  His flare for the language and his style makes it compulsive reading.  Very deep rooted thoughts and intellectual sparks get well presented through the strong vocabulary that Niranjan commands.  He moves very smoothly into various topics like love, family, fiction with his bombastic language skills. I admire his writing style and his ability to express so much in such small sentences.  He makes the reader think a lot and it is really a treat to read the writings of this youngster.

I wish him all the very best and look forward to many more such works.  You can download this book from Amazon.com by following the below link:

http://www.amazon.com/Advertising-Son-ebook/dp/B00DFMZUVO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371703265&sr=8-1&keywords=advertising+son

The book is very reasonably priced at $0.99 and hence a very good investment with huge ROI.

T.P.Anand
Chennai, India
20th June 2013



Friday, June 7, 2013

KAMADHENU



Kamadhenu is the mother of all cows and is the goddess worshiped by Hindus.  Kamadhenu will fulfill all the wishes.   All the Hindu Gods and Goddesses are believed to reside in the body of Kamadhenu.  The milk and ghee that is given by Kamadhenu is used in the Hindu ritual of Fire Sacrifices and hence Kamadhenu is also known as Homadhenu.  Every cow that we see in the day to day life is regarded as the Avatar of the Kamadhenu and hence the Cow is being worshiped by Hindus.  Worship of Kamadhenu on Friday is very auspicious and considered very good for the family.

Cow is giving us Milk which contains the much needed Protein, Calcium and Vitamin.  The byproducts of Milk such as Butter, Ghee, Cream, Curd, Buttermilk, Cheese, etc. are also very good and useful for our day to day food.  Milk is very useful as it helps in several ways:
  1. Healthy bones and teeth
  2. Glowing skin
  3. Helps rebuild muscles
  4. Weight Loss
  5. Reduction of stress
  6. Healthy Body
Cow is such a useful animal as anything and everything relating to cow is very helpful and useful for mankind. Cow eats grass and gives plenty of Milk.  Cow dung is used for generating power and it is also used as a natural fertilizer.  Cow dung is also a good mosquito repellent.  When the cow dies its skin is used for making musical instruments.

There is a mistaken idea that a cow gets angry on seeing red colour.  In reality the cow cannot see red colour, however it can see blue, yellow and green.  

GAU-MATA


The various parts of the body of the cow in which the deities, the revered sages, the various elements, are believed to dwell are given as follows:

1) Two Horns of the Cow   The Creator 'Brahma'
2) The Head of the Cow   The Deity 'Indra'
3) Forehead of the Cow   The Deity 'Agni
4) Collar of the Cow   The Deity 'Yama'
5) Brain of the Cow   The Deity 'Moon'
6) Upper Jaw of the Cow   The Highest world Dyuloka
7) Lower Jaw of the Cow   The Earth
8  The Tongue   The Lightening
9) The Teeth   The Deity 'Marut'
10) The Throat   The 'Revatee' Constellation
11) The Shoulder   The 'Kritka' Constellation
12) Bones of the Shoulder   The Summer Season
13) All the Organs of the Cow   The Deity 'Vaayu'
14) The Heaven   The World to which cow, belongs
15) The BackBone   The Deity 'Rudra'
16) In the Chest   The Eagle
17) Is the Power & Strength Of the Cow   The Space
18) Hunch of the Cow   The Sage Vrihashpati
19) In the bones of the Chest   The Stanza by the name of Vrihatee
20) The Back   Angels & Fairies
21) Bones of the Ribs   The Hostesses of the Angels & Fairies.
22) The Shoulders   The Deity 'Varuna' and Friend
23) The Forelegs   The Sage 'Tvashta & the sage 'Aryama'
24) The Hindlegs   The Destroyer 'Lord Mahadeva'
25) The Backside of the Cow   The wife of the Deity 'Indra'
26) The Tail   The Deity 'Vaayu'
27) The Hairs of the Body   The Sage 'Pawamana'
28) The Buttock   The Caste 'Brahmin' & The caste'Kshatriya'
29) Lies in the Thighs   The Strength of the Cow.
30) Bones of the Knees   The Deity Sun and the Creator
31) The Calf of the Cow   The Celestial Beings 'Gandharva'
32) In the Smaller Bones   The Celestial Beings 'Apsara'
33) Hooves of the Cow   The Mother of the Sun, God, 'Aditi'
34) In the Heart   The Mind
35) In the Liver of the Cow   The Intelligence
36) The Nerve By the Name Of 'Puritat'   The Religious Vow 'Vrata'
37) The Belly   The Hunger
38) In the Intestines   Goddess Sarswati
39) In the internal part of the intestines   The Mountains
40) In the Ovum   The sorrow (Manyu)
41) In the sense Organs   The Subjects & the People (Praja)
42) In the Ovary   The River
43) In the Breasts   The Deity 'Varuna'
44) In the cells of the Breasts which produce milk   The Thundering clouds
45) In the Skin   The 'All-Pervasive power'
46) In the hairs of the Body,Of the cow   The Various Medicines
47) The Anus   The heavenly & Celestial Beings 'Devagana'
48) In the Intestine   The Man
49) In the Stomach   The Celestial being 'Yaksha'
50) In the Kidney   The Anger
51) In the Blood   The Demon 'Rakshasha'
52) The Appearance of The Cow   The Constellation are
53) In the Stomach   The Other living beings
54) Is the Grossness   The sky
55) In the Bone-Marrow   The Death
56) Is Like Fire   The Posture while sitting
57) Is the Deity 'Ashwinee Kumar   The posture while getting up
58) The Deity 'Indra'   The Posture while standing and facing East
59) The Lord of Death 'Yamaraja'   The Posture while standing and facing South
60) The Creator 'Brahma'   The Posture while standing and facing west
61) The Sun God   The Posture while standing & facing North
62) The Deity Moon   The Cow while Grazing
63) The Friend   The Cow while looking
64) Pure Joy   The Posture of the Cow while turning it back

Cow gives us benefits in several ways and also helps the farmer by working in the fields.  Let us worship and preserve this fantastic animal.

T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
7th June 2013