I have been here for five weeks now and could see a few places depending on the limited time my nephew Ramu and his wife Ashu, busy medical practitioners could spare. The Nature has showered Her bounty unreservedly on this land and first taste of it, I had when I stood awe-struck before the Niagara falls … Read more
The unusually bright sun, alluring early morning rituals combined with music and poetry, attendance of all the invitees and appealing food, all made the formal grihapravesaham to Ramu’s new house in Vancouver, a colorful event. Sreeram Shakti Bhattar from the nearby Surrey Yoga Hanuman temple, originally form Sriperumpathur, inaugurated the event with auspicious, pre-recorded nadaswaram … Read more
”just now, I took a vow not to tell a single lie to you, Ammalu” ” Why to me alone. You should never lie to anyone in the world’ ”’ But you are my world, Ammalu!” ”Fut goes your vow- within 40 seconds!”
”When will you take life seriously?” ”Means?” ”Rise, eat and sleep in time, dress tastefully, talk more sensibly, be helpful to your your wife and children etc etc” ”Then what happens ?” ”Then, my friends like Ammini well praise you” ” Ammalu, Nair is doing everything you mentioned, but Ammini says that her husband is … Read more
”For an hour, just for an hour , keep the negative thoughts away from your mind and see how your face shines.” ” How do you know whether negative or positive thoughts are passing through my mind, whether my face waxes or wanes? You are not always sitting before me staring at my face.” ”I … Read more
”Anantha Padmanabham aasrayae, Aadimadyaantha rahitham, akhilasubha daayakam , Sree Nayakam, Anantha Padmanabham aasrayae” (Swathi Thirunal) A great masterpiece it is ! The concept of the One, ‘kaladesavadibhyam ( beyond time and place), with no beginning, middle or end, reclining in absolute peace, though in a wavy ocean, though on a multi-hooded serpent, a tender lotus-stem … Read more
” I’m daunted by a damn doubt, Ammalu” ” Say, ‘a new doubt”. Is it about the possible permutation and combination of the political parties in the next election?” ”No such silly things. My doubt is about the gold chain of mango-design, your father’s wedding gift. Is it really of 22 carat gold ? ” ”Date-expired … Read more
Wrong place for the right thoughts ” Aren’t you talking almost non-stop, since we came here ?” ”Ammlu, unlike you, I have a lot of wisdom to be conveyed conveyed to the lay men” ”Accepted, but not at this place. This is a clinic where people, like you, have come to get their ears tested … Read more
Posted on June 26, 2013 ( In memory of those innocent devotees who lost their life in the recent flash flood in the Himalayan range) Life giver, life-raiser and life-remover are Thou Again and again to Thee, I bow. A half beat from your little drum Awakens the world, oh, what a glow! 1 … Read more
June 22, 2013 Ashu and Ramu took us, for a ballet show, last night, staged by their daughter’s dance school. It was awesome, not because my grand niece participated but the girls gave a memorable performance. ‘Girls’ here, means not only over one hundred kids in the age group of 5 to 10, about 20 … Read more