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Vilnius mayor Arturas Zuokas drives an armoured personnel carrier over a car parked in a cycle lane during a publicity stunt as a  warning for illegal car parking

Thiruvannamalai

"By seeing Chidambaram, by being born in Tiruvarur, by dying in Kasi, or by merely thinking of Arunachala, one will surely attain Liberation."
- Arunachala Mahatmyam by Sri Ramana Maharishi

Thank Mr. Bhasakran Sivaraman 

Anonymous said...

Dear Sir Sri Vaithinathan HariharanThe saying on Thiruvannamalai is absolutely right and I have heard from many that Thiruvannamalai is the Geographical Centre of the Planet earth. The place is full of Saints and Siddhars and one of my friends used say that when you are performing the GIRIVALAM you are expected to walk with much speed and you are expected to walk with swinging arms as you may hurt the unseen Saints and Siddhars. Because of your esteemed self and Shri Bhaskaran I am enabled to watch and listen to many files of Swamy Mooji. Thank You, Thank You. Extending a helping hand to a seeker is touching. I want to share the following with your esteemed self and Shri Bhaskaran, which I enjoyed when I was browsing for the concept “I am”.UNBORNWhen you dwell in destiny “I am”, you realize that it is not your death, but the disappearance of “I amness”. This realization can only come to someone who has transcended the “I am” and realized his true identity as the Absolute or the “Parabrahman”The “I am” that had appeared on him (which is mistakenly believed as birth) has now disappeared (which is mistakenly believed as death), that is all. He has nothing to do with it, as he never was the “I am”.He comes to the conclusion that, he is unborn, he was unborn and shall remain unborn!I am not this single cell conceived with the “I am” dormant in it.I am not this eight cell embryo with the “I am” dormant in it.I am not this fetus with the “I am” dormant in it.I am not this new born baby with the “I am” dormant in it.I am not this few month old infant with the “I am” dormant in it.I am not this one year old child oblivious of the “I am”.I am not this three year old child in which the “I am” arose.I am not this eight year old boy who was taught he was “so-and-so” and now believed “I am so-and-so”.I am not this young man in his twenties who believed he had a career to pursue.I am not this “mouse” trapped in the illusion of body, mind and world.I am not this man in his thirties who believed he was on his way to success.I am not this man who believed he had achievements to his credit.I am not this man in his forties who firmly believed he was the doer.I am not this man in his fifties who began to doubt what he believed.I am not this man who was blessed by the teachings of these great masters.I am not this man who began to investigate his own identity.I am not this man who accepted and studied his Guru’s teachings.I am not this man who reflected and meditated on the “I am”.I am not this man who tried to transcend the “I am” and say good-bye to it.I am not this man who died one day.I am not this body which was cremated. I AM UNBORNLike a hole in the paper, in it yet not made up of it!Like a hole in the paper is both in the paper and yet not of paper, so is the supreme state in the very centre of consciousness, yet beyond consciousness.If I am found impudent please forgive meWith warm regards ravi

April 29, 2011 9:21 PM

Anonymous said...

Dear Sir Sri Vaithinathan HariharanPlease prmit me to make the following correction in my commnets of Thiruvannamali. I have typed erroneously that "and one of my friends used say that when you are performing the GIRIVALAM you are expected to walk with much speed and you are expected to walk with swinging arms as you may hurt the unseen Saints and Siddhars" and in fact it should be as follows "and one of my friends used to say that when you are performing the GIRIVALAM you are NOT expected to walk with much speed and you are NOT expected to walk with swinging arms as you may hurt the unseen Saints and Siddhars" Thank You, SirWith warm regards

April 29, 2011 10:29 PM

Did Niagara really freeze ?

We were at Niagara last year around this time. When I saw these photos, I could not believe it. These photos are in circulation stating it has happened in 1911. Please click this link from Snopes.com to know the authenticity .

Sunset at North Pole

This excellent photo received from my friend Mr. B. Ramakrishna from Kuala lumpur. Many of the exciting photos in this blog are his contribution.

It is so beautiful.

Sunset at the North Pole Photographed during the week of May 11, 2009

This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week.

A scene you will probably never get to see in person, so take a moment and enjoy God at work at the North Pole. And, you also see the sun below the moon .

An amazing photo and not one easily duplicated.

I enjoyed it and so I post here for you also to enjoy

Srinivas said...

Really amazing, mama. It is really a rare and precious photo.Thanks for sharing it!

October 3, 2009 7:52 AM

Dave said...

you do know it's a work of art and not a photograph

October 26, 2009 12:45 AM

Dr. Sundararajan said...

The Sunset at Northpola Photo in your blog is the work of Ingel Nielsen. Although the image has been circulating as a "photograph" of "sunset at the North Pole," it is a digital creation. It is a work entitled 'Hideway" produced by a 22-year-old German astrophysics student named Inga Nielsen using Terragen TM scenery rendering software. Those who want to see similar digital art of Inga Nielsen can follow this link:http://www.8ung.at/gtn/Gallery/other/index00.htm

December 17, 2009 9:50 PM

bairavi said...

Just as the photograph, the caption is also a hoax. Sun never sets in the North pole. For six months, it goes around the horizon, ever slowly moving up for 3 months and then down for 3 months and then goes below the horizon, leaving it dark for 6 months!

December 19, 2009 5:17 AM

Dr. Sundararajan said...

Bairavi,It is NOT A HOAX. It is a work of art by Nielsen and his website is also given. He has done quite a marvelous work of art with computer. They are being circulated wrongly as photographs, may be without his knowledge.

December 19, 2009 7:32 AM

 

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