One person from Chandigarh city in India who offered 15 Kgs Pure Gold to the Hindu deity at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) temple on Tuesday. Gold offered is worth Indian Rs 1.5 Crore ( US$ 3,75,000 ).
Are you a Nail-Biter ?
First treatment centre for nail-biters
The world’s first treatment centre for nailbiters is to open in the Netherlands next month. Director of the new centre, Alain-Raymond van Abbe of the Institute for Pathological Onychophagy (IPO) says, “The treatment has been successful for 98 per cent of the first trial patients. Very few fall back into the habit.” The centre fits a special device to the hands that allow normal activities but prevent nail-biting, and at the same time gives patients extensive therapy and counselling to get them to stop. Abbe guarantees that nail-biters will kick the habit in four weeks.
Courtesy : Times-Of-India
108 !!!
This is my 108 blog post … Thanks for the support … 🙂
While finding the significance of number 108 , I found the followings,
The Indian Subcontinent rosary or set of mantra counting has 108 beads. 108 has been a sacred number in the Indian Subcontinent for a very long time. This number is explained in many different ways.
The ancient Indians were excellent mathematicians and 108 may be the product of a precise mathematical operation (e.g. 1 power 1 x 2 power 2 x 3 power 3 = 108) which was thought to have special numerological significance.
Powers of 1, 2, and 3 in math: 1 to 1st power=1; 2 to 2nd power=4 (2×2); 3 to 3rd power=27 (3x3x3). 1x4x27=108
Sanskrit alphabet: There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti. 54 times 2 is 108.
Sri Yantra: On the Sri Yantra there are marmas where three lines intersect, and there are 54 such intersections. Each intersections has masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti qualities. 54 x 2 equals 108. Thus, there are 108 points that define the Sri Yantra as well as the human body.
9 times 12: Both of these numbers have been said to have spiritual significance in many traditions. 9 times 12 is 108. Also, 1 plus 8 equals 9. That 9 times 12 equals 108.
Heart Chakra: The chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be the path to Self-realization.
Marmas: Marmas or marmastanas are like energy intersections called chakras, except have fewer energy lines converging to form them. There are said to be 108 marmas in the subtle body.
Time: Some say there are 108 feelings, with 36 related to the past, 36 related to the present, and 36 related to the future.
Astrology: There are 12 constellations, and 9 arc segments called namshas or chandrakalas. 9 times 12 equals 108. Chandra is moon, and kalas are the divisions within a whole.
Planets and Houses: In astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9 equals 108.
Gopis of Krishna: In the Krishna tradition, there were said to be 108 gopis or maid servants of Krishna.
1, 0, and 8: 1 stands for God or higher Truth, 0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.
Sun and Earth: The diameter of the sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth.
Numerical scale: The 1 of 108, and the 8 of 108, when added together equals 9, which is the number of the numerical scale, i.e. 1, 2, 3 … 10, etc., where 0 is not a number.
Smaller divisions: The number 108 is divided, such as in half, third, quarter, or twelfth, so that some malas have 54, 36, 27, or 9 beads.
Islam: The number 108 is used in Islam to refer to God.
Jain: In the Jain religion, 108 are the combined virtues of five categories of holy ones, including 12, 8, 36, 25, and 27 virtues respectively.
Sikh: The Sikh tradition has a mala of 108 knots tied in a string of wool, rather than beads.
Chinese: The Chinese Buddhists and Taoists use a 108 bead mala, which is called su-chu, and has three dividing beads, so the mala is divided into three parts of 36 each.
Stages of the soul: Said that Atman, the human soul or center goes through 108 stages on the journey.
Meru: This is a larger bead, not part of the 108. It is not tied in the sequence of the other beads. It is the quiding bead, the one that marks the beginning and end of the mala.
Dance: There are 108 forms of dance in the Indian traditions.
Pythagorean: The nine is the limit of all numbers, all others existing and coming from the same. ie: 0 to 9 is all one needs to make up an infinite amount of numbers.
We have listed below 108 Upanishads as per the list contained in the Muktikopanishad .
Interesting huh ???
Dutt…
I strongly feel that now-a-days news channels are running out of news or their focus is jus to get the attention
of people, instead of giving quality news to the people.
I am totally frustuated by watching this dutt mania in all the news channels, From the day the judgement announced till
he transfered to Pune jail, the news channels are folowing him inch by inch… The 1993 Bombay (mumbai) blast killed 257 innocent people and left 700+ injured. In this case Dutt was sentenced to 6 years rigorous imprisonment on 3 July 07 by TADA special court.
Since there our NEWS channels are following Dutt, as they are doing some important national duty, they are covering each and every moment of Sanjay Dutt. Are they not aware that even though he is a famous superstart in Bollywood , he is a criminal , and there are some debates going on that Is law been harsh on him ? Common channels, whatz h**l problem with you guys? He is a criminal , sentenced for 6 years, stil ur following him and giving some important details (from his birth to his last film) .. who wants all this ? Is anybody bothered what happened to that 250 families, did the amount alloted by the Government reached them properly? huh ….
Now the news are flashing … “Dutt stated his Gandhigiri in Gandhi jail” (Mahatma Gandhi was sent to Yerawada jail in 1922)
God bless Indian NEWS channels and viewers …
(ithukku namma sun ,jaya evlavo thevalai…)
Doubt ma…
Why do people open the gift cover, with very high cautious, extra careful …
Anyways they are not going to use it any more, still why ?
A special scolding to guys who opens it unshapely and just curious to see what’s inside that …
Y Y Y ?
சும்மா…சும்மா…. July 26, 2007
தங்கிலிஷ் –ல பதிலா தமிழில இனிமே blog பண்ணலாமா? அப்பிடின்னு ஒரு முயற்சி…
Guess What !? July 18, 2007
Today one more milestone in my company, they blocked blogger also…. 😦
I am expecting the day , when google is gonna be blocked … 😉
Special Blog ! July 4, 2007
Recently I got a huge collection of BGM’s IsaiGnani Ilayraja from various Tamil movies…
Aggggaaa! Even for simple moment he is kalakifying … So much of examples,
1) VKRamasamy – Shanthi Comedy scene , fantastic tune is that …
2) Mouna Ragam – Karthick sequences
3) Punnaigamannan, MichaleMadanaKamarajan …etc..etc..
I got all of them, and picking a best one for my ringtone …
Enjoy Raja’s Magic…
Wt so spl abt this blog : This is blog is posted using Mail-to-Blogger address option 😉
Thendral vandhu ennai thodum… June 28, 2007
No clear idea whether its 5 or 6 in the morning , from somewhere the smell of eucalyptus flows into the room, a Cuckoo makes a romantic sound just for me(Nature alarm), a cold breeze seeking permission to come to your blanket , an undisturbing pleasant sunlight, Whispers a “Good Morning ” in to your ear … Wow!!! that was a coldest pleasant Sunday Morning in Ooty …
I remember this song
” Thendral vandhu ennai thodum,
Sathamindri oru muthamidum”
to be continued …
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