"How to Control Anger"

Dear Readers,

Greetings of the day!

Today let me discuss with you a very simple, but complex word “Anger”. In this universe, who is the person who has not got angered or has not seen others angry? From the childhood onward, one has been seeing parents getting angered, teachers getting angered on petty things, but no one taught us how to control anger. The big question, you may ask me - why one should control anger? When one is angered, his/her Blood Pressure increases, heart beats go up and heart requires more blood. All these reactions affect our body physically and mind mentally. For a fraction of second, we are not able to control our thoughts and whatever comes, we do speak, without realizing how many bad words or thoughts have come to us. Before we hurt others, we ourselves have got hurt by our own words or our thoughts.

Before, I tell you very secretive and the easiest method of controlling anger, let me share with you a small story, which I had read when I was a primary school student.

One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have no right teaching others," he shouted. "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake."   Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man "Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it, to whom, the gift belongs?"   The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered, "It would belong to me, because I bought the gift." The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct. And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me. All you have done is hurt yourself."   "If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become unhappy. But when you love others, everyone is happy."

Now these are the lessons:

If you are right then there is no need to get angry!!!

And if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry!!

Patience with family is love, Patience with others is respect,
Patience with self is confidence and Patience with GOD is faith.

Never Think Hard about the PAST, It brings Tears... Don't think more about FUTURE, It brings Fears... Live this Moment with a Smile.

To control anger, the secretive and the easiest way is that whenever you feel that a situation is arising or has arisen and you are going to lose temper, take deep breath three times with attention on both your hands and touching the first finger with tip of thumb. Count five and see the electrifying effect of this very secretive exercise. Do not forget to write me on this exercise.

May the happiness and blissful joy be with you!

With blessings!

Vinod Khurana

00971 55 714 9983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

Dreams Coming True

Dear Readers,

Greetings of the day!

Let me today discuss with you the word 'Dreams'. A person having good dreams during night shows that he/she is physically fit and has a good sound sleep. If one is sick, he can not have sound sleep, thus can not have dreams during sleeping. That is why, it is said that the Dreaming during night is GOOD. The dreams coming to a person during his sleep may be as per his thoughts or his memories, not only for the present birth, but for his/her past birth also. One may see in dreams, such distant places, which one might have not gone. Some persons' dreams come true, if the time of the dreams is early morning at about two hours before the Sunrise. If you want to experiment, just see the watch, if you get up from the dreams and see the time and if my calculation is correct, you may respond to me. Persons having awakened their Chakras, particularly, the 6th Chakra have the power to visualise the future of his/her/others' through dreams.

Are you aware that the day-dreaming is BETTER than night-dreaming? Because the origin of any innovation or new work is day dreaming. How many of us have day-dreaming? Almost all, is not so? Everyone wants to be rich, everyone wants to achieve the highest ladder of ones' career, everyone wants to be THE MASTER of UNIVERSE in one's day-dreams. But there are some, who day-dream about their misfortune and lo, in reality it comes true after some time. Such is the power of day-dreaming.

Do we actually work to attain our goals seen through day-dreams? Not many of us put in the efforts, required to achieve these our dreams. BEST are those, who work hard in a systematic way to achieve their goals seen through day-dreams. Thus do not feel shy of day-dreaming. If some one says, you are day-dreamer, laugh at his/her poor knowledge about dreams. Become a good Day-dreamer and try to make them true. Make calcultive move, put sincere efforts consistently till the dreams become reality. Otherwise, how we could have got Metro, aeroplanes, rockets, mobiles, live telecast of matches/important events. These all are the results of day-dreams taken by few and the fruits of these are eaten by all of us. So go ahead and start day-dreaming.

May your Dreams come true and you may also achieve your Goals!

With blessings from

Vinod Khurana

00971 55 714 9983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae 

The Secret of Success: Try & Try Again

Dear Readers,

Greetings of the day!

Have you ever thought over, what makes one positive thinker? You may ask why this questioned is being asked to you and what relevance it has with you. You will agree that now-a-days, society is full of people, who are running after each other and are not happy with their own achievements. They feel zealous of others' prosperity, instead of looking in to the reasons for their own failure. If they think positively, they would analyze the reasons of their own failure and try to get success and become Prosperous and Happy. This reminds me of a small inspirational story, which I read when I was a school student. I request you to read the story as follows: -

HUNDREDS of years ago there was a king of Scotland and his name was Robert the Bruce. It was a good thing that he was both brave and wise, because the times in which he lived were wild and dangerous. The King of England was at war with him, and had led a great army into Scotland to drive him out of the land and to make Scotland a part of England.
               

Battle after battle he had fought with England. Six times Robert the Bruce had led his brave little army against his foes. Six times his men had been beaten, until finally they were driven into flight. At last the army of Scotland was entirely scattered, and the king was forced to hide in the woods and in lonely places among the mountains.

One rainy day, Robert the Bruce lay in a cave, listening to the rainfall outside the cave entrance. He was tired and felt sick at heart, ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that there was no use for him to try to do anything more.
As he lay thinking, he noticed a spider over his head, getting ready to weave her web. He watched her as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to throw her thread from one edge of the cave wall to another. Six times her thread fell short.
               

"Poor thing!" said Robert the Bruce. "You, too, know what it's like to fail six times in a row."

But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, Spider became ready to try for a seventh time. Robert the Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched, fascinated. She swung herself out upon the slender line. Would she fail again? No! The thread was carried safely to the cave wall, and fastened there.
               

"Yes!" cried Bruce, "I, too, will try a seventh time!"

So he arose and called his men together. He told them of his plans, and sent them out with hopeful messages to cheer the discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave men around him. A seventh battle was fought, and this time the King of England was forced to retreat back to his own country.
It wasn't long before England recognized Scotland as an independent country with Robert the Bruce as its rightful king.
               

And to this very day, the victory and independence of Scotland is traced to a spider who kept trying again and again to spin her web in a cave and inspired the king of Scotland, Robert the Bruce.             

May the Almighty bless you Blissful Joy and Happiness!

Vinod Khurana
+971 55 714 9983
heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae      

Beautiful Thoughts for Every One

Dear Readers,

Greetins of the day!

Someone has sent me beautiful thoughts. I felt that these should be shared with my readers.

I Met Money and Said “You Are Just A Piece of Paper”
Money Smiled & Said “ Of Course, But I Haven’t Seen A Dust Bin For Me Yet”

**Meaningful Message:
A Tongue Has No Bones.
But It Can Break A Heart.
It Can Be A Pillar For Building A Broken Heart!

***True quote:
Tomorrow Will Come Daily……….
But Today Will Come Today Only.
So Finish Your Today’s Work Today Itself……….
And Be Free Tomorrow.

*** Every Night We Go To Bed,
We Have No Assurance
To Get Up Alive In The Next Morning
But Still You Have Plans For The Coming Day ;….
That’s Hope!

**What Is Forgiveness?
It Is The Wonderful Smell That A Flower Gives......
When Its Being Crushed!

***Do You Know
Who Is The Most Sweetest Couple in the World?
SMILE and TEARS ………….They Meet Rarely.
But When They Meet,
The Moment Becomes UNFORGETTABLE.

***What is Success…?
When Your “SIGNATURE”Changes to
“AUTOGRAPH”
That is SUCCESS…!

--Richness is
NOT Earning, Spending or Saving More,
Richness is, WhenYou Need "NO MORE."

I request you to read these agsin and again and try to implement in your day-to-day working and see the results.

May the Almighty Give you Blissful Joy and Happiness!

Vinod Khurana

00971 55 714 9983

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

Shri Ram Navami

Dear Readers,

Jai Shri Sita Ram Ji Ki,

On Chaitra Sukla Navami (the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra), the 1^st April 2012, Shri Ram Navami will be celebrated and I wish you all a happy Shri Ram Navmi Day.

"Wherever four Hindus live, Shri Ram and Sita will be there" so said Swami Vivekananda, one of the foremost harbingers of modern national renaissance of India. The reverse also is equally true - wherever Shri Ram and Sita live, the people there will remain and live as Hindus.

The importance of Ram Naam is not hidden to human race. Every hill and rivulet of India bears the imprint of the holy feet of Shri Ram and Sita. Shri Ram reigns supreme to this day in the hearts of our people, cutting across all barriers of province, language, caste or sect. Even the tribes living in isolated valleys and jungles have names like Mitti-Ram and Patthar-Ram. In some other tribes, every name carries the proud suffix of Ram, such as Lutthu Ram, Jagadev Ram, etc. In many northern parts of India mutual greetings take the form of Jay Ramjee Ki. Shri Ram has become so much identified with all the good and great and virile qualities of heroic manhood that expressions such as 'Us me Ram nahi hai' (there is no Shri Ram in him) - meaning that a person has lost all manliness and worth – have become common usage. And when a Hindu quits the world stage, he is bid Godspeed in his onward journey with Shri Ramnam  satya hai or Raghupati Raghava raja Ram, patita paavana Sita Ram. In fact, the latter couplet has become the nation's bhajan par excellence.

Shri Ram's story, Shri Ramyana, has been sung and re-sung in all the languages and dialects of India. The tradition of writing epics centering round the saga of Shri Ram's achievements started by Sage Valmiki in Sanskrit and was continued by Goswami Tulsidas ji in Hindi, by Kamban in Tamil, by Shri Ramnujan in Malayalam, by Krittivasa in Bengali and Madhav Kambali in Assamia and in fact, in almost every Indian language. The tradition is being continued up to the present day. The Shri Ramyana Darshanam of K.V. Puttappa, the national literary awarded  by the Gyana Peeth. The enchanting Geet Shri Ramyana composed in Marathi by G.D. Madgulkar and set to tune by Sudhir Phadke is now thrilling the hearts of millions in Maharashtra.

The various tribal groups too have sung the story of Shri Ramyana in their dialects. Shri Ram, Lakshmana and Janaki mirror the ideals for millions of tribal boys and girls. The Khamati tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, which is Buddhist, depicts Shri Ramayana as the story narrated by Buddha to his first disciple, Ananda, and carries the universal message of Buddha. How deeply significant that every group and sect even in distant and far-flung parts of India should have found a radiant reflection of its own ideals in the form of Shri Ram!

The comparison of Shri Ram's fortitude to Himalayas and the grace and grandeur of his personality to the ocean - 'Samudra iva gaambheerye, dhairye cha Himavaan iva' - portrays how inseparably his personality has been blended into the entire national entity of India. Where in lay the secret of this unique greatness in Shri Ram's personality? He is called Maryaada-Purushottama - the great one who never deviated from the norms set by Dharma. In the eyes of the Hindu, the touchstone of human excellence is Dharma. Devotion to Dharma came first in Shri Ram's life and considerations of his personal joys and sorrows came last. It was his supreme commitment to putra-dharma (duty of a son) that made Shri Ram smilingly depart to the forest for fourteen years at the bidding of his father. And this he did on the very day he was to be anointed as the future emperor of India. He would not budge from the path of Dharma – righteousness, even when his own preceptor, his parents, his brothers and the whole body of his subjects tried to dissuade him. He upheld the supremacy of Dharma in every one of his human relationships and hence became an ideal son, an ideal brother, an ideal husband, an ideal disciple, an ideal friend, an ideal kind and even an ideal foe.

The one and supreme concern of Shri Ram's life was the welfare of his subjects. He would forsake everything else to uphold his kingly duties - the Rajadharma. The night previous to his scheduled coronation, when Shri Ram and Sita were alone in a happy mood in view of the next day's joyous occasion, Sita asked Shri Ram, "What is that thing which holds dearest to your heart?" Shri Ram fell serious for a moment and said, "Dear Sita, you know I love you most dearly, but I love the subjects of Ayodhya more and if their welfare demands, I would not hesitate to sacrifice even you!"

And Shri Ram did live up to his words. When he felt that the call of his royal duties - Rajadharma - demanded the forsaking of Sita, he wavered not in carrying it out. The most crucial test came when Lakshmana violated the orders of Shri Ram and admitted Durvasa to Shri Ram's presence with a view to averting the destruction of Ayodhya by Durvasa's curse. Shri Ram stuck to the law of the land and awarded death penalty to Lakshmana - one whom he loved dearer than his own life. It was with such a fiery faith that Shri Ram followed the dictates of Dharma.

To such a one, how could power and pelf hold any fascination? When India came to him in the forest and implored him to return to Ayodhya and become the emperor, Shri Ram firmly refused. Here was enacted a scene unparalleled in the annals of world history - each of the two brothers trying to out-argue the other to make him accept the emperorship of a great and mighty kingdom.

Shri Ram's role as one of the first and foremost national unifiers of India is also unique and extraordinary. He embraced Guha, the forest King and ate in his house without the least hesitation. No sense of high or low ever touched his all-embracing love of his people. He even enjoyed a fruit tasted and offered with devotion by Shabari, a tribal lady in the far south. The Vanars or the forest-dwellers too felt that Shri Ram was their own. He endeared himself to them so intimately that they became, in fact, his chief allies against Ravana. All over India, the dear, little squirrel with its three brown stripes bespeaks the devotion to Shri Ram even among the animal world. Along with the Vanars, a solitary squirrel had played his humble part in carrying sand for the construction of bridge to Lanka and Shri Ram's caressing of the little one on the back had left those indelible stripes for all future generations.

Shri Ram's intense adoration for the motherland has been immortalized by a legendary couplet which is playing on the lips of millions even to this day: Janani janmabhoomischa swargaadapi garreyasi (the mother and the motherland are to me greater than the heavens themselves).

The story of Shri Ram is not that of a single towering personality dwarfing all others. The other characters like Sita, Lakshmana, Bharath and Hanuman too shine in their own greatness. All of them are so closely interwoven with Shri Ram's life and achievements that it is well-nigh impossible to think of anyone without the other. In fact, the most popular picture of Shri Ram, i.e., of Shri Ram Pattabhisheka includes Sita, Hanuman and all his brothers. And in the bringing out of the greatness of all these partners of his life-dShri Ram, Shri Ram's instinctive recognition of their merit and virtues played no mean part. He would always be the first to openly appreciate the unique and noble traits in others' character. Even for Kaikeyi, who was responsible for his banishment to forest, Shri Ram had only words of kindness. And as for Ravana, the abductor of his wife, Shri Ram's unstinted praise of his erudition and prowess at once lifts the story of Shri Ramyana to heights unsurpassed in the annals of human history.

No wonder, the story of Shri Ram has crossed the boundaries of India and inspired by many a distant people, their culture and literature. Indonesia - with Muslims forming 80% of her population - continues to adore Shri Ram and Sita as her great cultural standard-bearers, and Shri Ramyana as her national epic par excellence. Indonesia also prides herself in having the biggest Shri Ram stage in the world – with Shri Ramyana as its chief attraction. And the credit goes to that country for celebrating the very first grand World Shri Ramyana Festival some years ago.

The birthday of Shri Ram, indeed, signifies an event worth of remembrance by everyone, whatever his country or race or religion, who cherishes the time honored sublime values of human culture and civilisation.

"Raama Raama Raameti Rame Raame Manorame.

Sahasranaama Tattulyam Raamanaama Varaanane."

|| Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram ||

Lord Shri Ram

Shri Ram is regarded as one of the major Avatars of Vishnu, second in importance only to the Krishna Avatar. Originally however, he was a great Culture-Hero of the Aryan people. He is considered as an ideal of human perfection, a hero who is fearless, invincible, intelligent and compassionate, quick to forgive and slow to anger, but never compromising on what is right. He believed in Ekam patni vrata, Purushottama. In the polygamous royal society of the time this was unthinkable heroism and formidable self-control.

He showed example as a model king and Hindus expect Shri Ram rajya to come for the welfare of everyone. Shri Ram is the hero of the epic named after his exploits, the Shri Ramyana. It is one of the most popular stories ever told in the world. The story of Shri Ram is complete only with that of Sita and Hanuman.

"Hari Anant Hari Katha Ananta, Gavein Sune Bahu Vidhi Sab Santa!"For the benefit of readers I narrate the story of Shri Ram as under: -

Shri Ram was the son of Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya. He belonged to solar dynasty and born after many years of childlessness. Since his mother Kaushalya was the chief queen, he automatically became crown prince. That did not prevent him from deeply loving his half-brothers, the twins Laxmana and Shatrughana, born to queen Sumitra, and Bharath, born to his father's favorite queen, Kaikeyi. The family guru, Vashistha, one of the most important rishis in mythical India, taught them the science of arms.

When he was sixteen, the great Vishwamitra arrived calling help. The sage had been trying to perform some fire sacrifices for a long time, but vicious demons were perpetually putting out the fires with aerial attacks. Not willing to waste the power of his austerities on cursing such scum, he comes to ask for Shri Ram and Laxmana to defend his sacrifice. The two boys were eager to go, as Vishwamitra was an unusually inspiring sort of personality. He teaches them the celestial weapons and makes them invincible.

They massacred the demon hordes and killed their chief female demon Tadaka and her son Subahu. The other son Maricha was send flying a few leagues away with the impact of a blunt arrow. So great was the shock that he was defeated and Maricha turned over a new leaf and begins a life of meditation! Shri Ram became a genuine hero under Rishi Vishwamitra. The wily Vishwamitra took the young men to Mithila to attend the swayamvara of Sita, daughter of Janaka. Shri Ram and Sita fall in love at first sight, but there was a contest - old heroic chestnut - to be won first to marry her. This was a bow of Shiva, which was proving to be too heavy to lift. Shri Ram not only raised it, he also broke the divine bow while stringing it. The aging King Dasarath decided to crown Shri Ram as king. It was a very popular decision, even amongst the queens. Kaikeyi's initial jubilation at the news was soon poisoned by a spiteful servant, and she resurrected old promises made by Dasharath and demanded the throne for her son and banishment into forest exile for Shri Ram. Shri Ram abandoned the throne and set out to the forest for the larger social good. Both Sita and Laxmana accompanied Shri Ram to the forest. The people of Ayodhya saw them off with tears in their eyes. Dasharath could not stand to the shock and he passed away after Shri Ram left Ayodhya. Shri Ram, Laxmana and Sita had already entered the deep forest when Dasharath breathed his last.

They stayed at different places in the forest and finally made a small hut in Panchavati near modern Nasik in Maharashtra on the banks of Godavari, in the Dandakavana. In the meantime Shurpanakha came there to create troubles for them but Laxmana clipped off her ears and the nose. She complained to her brother Ravana. Ravana of Lanka came in disguise to the forest where Shri Ram and Sita lived and kidnapped her to Lanka. Shri Ram and Laxmana started the search for Sita in the deep forest. On their way they encountered with Jatayu, the vulture king, who said, "Yes, I've seen her being kidnapped by Ravana, the king of Lanka. I tried to stop him but he cut off my wings and escaped in the south." Moving towards the south, they arrived at Mount Rushyamuka. Here they met the monkey-king Sugriva. Sugriva offered them his help and Hanuman soon became a devotee of Shri Ram. Sugriva's elder brother Bali was the king of Kishkindha. He had abducted Sugriva's wife and deported him. Shri Ram-Laxmana helped Sugriva to defeat Bali and when Bali was killed, they made Sugriva the King of Kishkindha. Bali's son Angada was made Sugriva's chief counselor to bring reconciliation in the family. Sugriva joined Shri Ram in the search of Sita with Hanuman and Angada as his lieutenants. Hanuman crossed the ocean and visited Lanka. Giving Shri Ram's ring to Sita he informed her, 'Shri Ram will arrive here soon and set you free after defeating Ravana.' Knowing that Sita was in Lanka all preparations were quickly made for the war with Lanka. Vibhishan, the youngest brother of Ravana had an arguments with him on the entire episode and advised him to return Sita with respect to Shri Ram. But Ravana did not agree to his brother's advice, rather gave him exile. Vibhishan sought refuge from Shri Ram, who gladly declared him the king of Srilanka. 

 A bridge was required to be constructed over the ocean to invade Lanka. The monkeys of Sugriva began the work quickly. The bridge was ready and the troops of Shri Ram arrived on the outskirts of Lanka. All the efforts for reconciliation failed. Ravana chose to fight out. First he sent his generals to fight. When they were all killed he sent his own sons in the battlefield. Indrajit exhibited great valour in the battlefield by attacking Laxmana bravely and making him swoon. Indrajit also was killed at last. Ravana, then, sent his mighty brother Kumbhakarna to fight against Shri Ram. But he was also killed in the battle. Now Ravana himself came to battlefield in his chariot. He used deadly weapons against Shri Ram and Laxmana but none of them could hurt them because they had truth and justice on their side. At last he was killed and Shri Ram and Sita were reunited.

Shri Ram along with Sita and Laxman returned to Ayodhya in the Pushpak Viman of Ravana. The whole of Ayodhya welcomed Shri Ram by lighting lamps all over. Diwali is celebrated, according to one legend, on the day Shri Ram was crowned after his return to Ayodhya with Sita. Diwali is the most important festival of Vaishnavites.

Shri Ram's unquestioning obedience to his father's wishes, his moral uprightness in war, his deference to the wishes of his people, his generosity in the face of personal loss and his marital fidelity has made him Vishnu's most august and venerable incarnation.

Lord Shri Ram: An Ideal

The Ideal son: He always obeyed His parents; at times even advised the elders.

The Ideal brother: Shri Ram-Lakshman's love is cited as the ideal of brotherly love.

The Ideal husband: He was devoted to His one and only wife. Kings, then, use to have many wives.

The Ideal friend: He helped Sugreev, Bibhishan and many others during their difficult times.

The Ideal King: He followed all codes of conduct for Kings as laid down in our scriptures.

The Ideal Enemy: Vibhishan refused to perform the last rites of Ravan, his brother. Lord Shri Ram said to him, ''If you do not do it, I will. He was my brother too!''

Maryadapurushottam: He represents the Supreme extent of Righteousness.

Let us follow the footsteps of Shri Ram in our life and pray to Him for the Love, Peace and Happiness.

May the Blessings of Shri Ram be with you,

With Love and Blessings!

Jai Shri Ram!

Vinod Khurana
00971 55 7149983
heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

Importance of Vasanta Navratri and Nav Durga!

Dear Readers,

Greetings on the Occasion of Vasanta Navratri and Starting of Vikram Samvat 2069!

You are aware that as per Hindu Calendar's calcultaions, today, the 23rd March 2012, is the starting of Vikram Samvat. This day is very pious and is the first day of Vasant Navratri.

In these nine days, Goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms. She is a form of "Shakti". The evolution of Shri Maha Saraswati, Shri Maha Laxmi and Shri Mahakali (the 3 main forms of "Shakti") took place from Shri Brahma, Shri Vishnu and Shri Mahesh respectively. Each of these 3 deities gave rise to 3 more forms and hence in all, these 9 forms together are known as Nav-Durga and I would be giving you the details of nine forms of Mother Goddess Durga for your information as under: -

1.   Durga Shailputri (Daughter of Mountain) : "Shail" means mountains, "Putri" means daughter. Parvati, the daughter of the King of the Mountains Himavan, is called 'Shailputri". The first among nine Durgas and 1st night of Navratras is devoted to the puja of Shailputri . Her two hands display a trident and a lotus. Her mount is a bull.

2.   The second Durga Shakti is Brahamcharini. Brahma that is who observes penance(tapa) and good conduct. Here "Brahma" means "Tapa". The idol of this Goddess is very gorgeous. One hand hold a "Kumbha" or water pot, and the other holds a rosary. She personifies love and loyalty. Bhramcharini is the store house of knowledge and wisdom. Rudraksha beads are Her most adored ornaments.

3.   The name of third Shakti is Chandraghanta. There is a half-circular moon in her forehead. She is full of charm and brightness. She is Golden in color, possesses ten hands and 3 eyes. Eight of her hands display weapons while the remaining two are respectively in the mudras of gestures of boon giving and stopping harm. Chandra + Ghanta, meaning supreme bliss and knowledge, showering peace and serenity, like cool breeze in a moonlit night. This Durga Shakti rides a tiger. She is mainly worshipped in Tamil Nadu.

4.    With the fourth night begins the worship of Kushmanda, possessed of eight arms, holding a weapons and a mala (rosary), her mount is the tiger and She emanates a solar aura. "Kumbh Bhand" means to see the cosmic dance in the form of Pindi; the knowledge of cosmic intricacies in the human race. The abode of Kushmanda is Bhimaparvat.

5.    Fifth name of Durga is "Skanda Mata". Rising a lion as Her chosen vehicle, She holds Her son skanda on her lap. She displays three eyes and four hands; two hands holds lotuses while the other two hand display defending and granting mudras, respectively. It is said, by the mercy of Skandmata, even the fool becomes an ocean of knowledge.

6.   Bhaktas pray to the Sixth Durga, Maa Katyayani on the sixth night. May the ever watchful Durga Devi Katyayani, who holds shining Chandrahasa (Sword) in Devi's hand and rides a magnificent lion and destroys the demons, bestow welfare on me. When Maa Parvati's Partial expansion took birth in Sage Katya's home and gets energy from trinity and demi Gods, then the Goddess the known as Maa Katyani  

7.     Black (or blue ) skin with bountiful hair and 4 hands, 2 clutching a cleaver and a torch, while the remaining 2 are in the mudras of "giving" and "protecting". Her vehicle is a faithful donkey. The destroyer of darkness and ignorance, Kaalratri is the seventh form of Nav-Durga meaning scourer of darkness; enemy of darkness.

8.    The Eighth Durga is "Maha Gauri." She is as white as a conch, moon and Jasmine. She is of eight years old. With four arms and the fairest complexion of all the Durgas Shaktis, Mahagauri radiates peace and compassion. She is often dressed in a white or green sari. She holds a drum and a trident and is often depicted riding a bull.

9.    Ninth Durga is "Siddhidatri". There are eight Siddhis. They are - Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Iishitva & Vashitva. It is said in "Devipuran" that the Supreme God Shiv got all these Siddhies by worshipping Maha Shakti. With her gratitude the half body of Shiv  became of Goddess and therefore, his name "Ardhanarishvar" became famous. Usually shown ensconced a lotus with four arms, She is the grantor of 26 different wishes to Her Bhaktas.

May Mother Goddess, Maa Durga fulfill all your wishes,

With blessing and wishes from,

Vinod Khurana
00971 55 7149983
heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae

Ways to Live Really & Be Happy

Dear Readers,

May the Joy and Happiness Be With You.

Number of people say that life's greatest tragedies is when someone dies at a young age. However, I believe an even greater tragedy would be to live upto one hundred years, without ever having really lived.

Someday Isle is well known to almost every one. It is a place that every one dreams of and talks about, but where no one seems to have arrived so far. Someday Isle is all of those things one wants to do in one's life; all those places we wanted to visit; all those things we wanted to have. But we put them off because of "Someday I'll." Someday I'll try white-water rafting...Someday I'll finish school...Someday I'll move out of this neighbourhood...Someday I'll have a family...Someday I'll be somebody, Someday I will go to Temple/Mosque/Church; Someday I will start helping others and so on and so forth.

Think about it. What have you been putting off doing that you have always wanted to do, to have, to be? Ask yourself, what is keeping you from doing these things? Do you have limiting beliefs or fears? Are these limiting beliefs or fears real, or are they just excuses? What if you didn't have any excuses? What would you do? Still one would like to live in Someday Isle!

I know there are few who do not belive in Someday Isle and love to live thier life in realities. They never use the word "Someday I will". I am aware of terminally ill cancer patients that have formed "adventure clubs." These patients have been told they are going to die, some in a few months, others in several months, and a lucky few within the next 2-5 years. These patients started adventure clubs to seek out and do everything they were afraid to do when they were "well." They went whitewater rafting, sky diving, rode roller coasters and ate spicy foods they never tried before. They visited places they always wanted to see, but never made time for. They simply made the best out of every day they had left, without fear or limiting beliefs. They would tell their loved ones they loved them, every day. They didn't hold back!

I want to share a secret with you...

You already know this, but chances are you may have lost sight of it. Nobody is promised tomorrow. We are all going to die one day. You don't need to have a terminal illness to decide you want to live each and every day to the fullest. The choice is yours, whether you want tolive in Someday Isle or in "Present". That is why I always repeat "PAST IS HISTORY, FUTURE IS MYSTERY AND PRESENT IS GIFT".  

May the Almighty be with you in your Endeavours and you may enjoy PRESENT.

With Blessings from,

Vinod Khurana

00971 55 7149983,

heavenlyblessings@suvik.ae