Sunday Snapshot #14
Hello friends, sharing this American/Caribbean Flamingo for today's Sunday Snapshot. Our Condo Management decided to get a feel of Jurong bird park at our Condo and installed decorative bird statues. And my phone promptly caught these, and I am presenting one of them here —some fun trivia about the beautiful pink birdies. 1.More than 2 … Continue reading Sunday Snapshot #14
Usal Chapati
Once Anna had gone to Gulbarga for a musical concert. After the show, the car was on its way back. It was around two o'clock in the dark of night. Anna took a detour from the main road, and we started driving on a narrow mud road. The co-passengers were confused by this sudden change … Continue reading Usal Chapati
Sunday Snapshot #13
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple (wat) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as "Doi Suthep" although this is actually the name of the mountain where it's located. It is a sacred site to many Thai people. The temple is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Chiang Mai and situated at an elevation … Continue reading Sunday Snapshot #13
Her Strength
In her words, there's hidden strength and wisdom derived from ages of endurance and persistence. Kalyani S Kakade
Sunday Snapshot #12
Sharing this Sanskrit shloka explaining the importance of the raincloud, Parjanya is called and given the full status of divine power alongside the other Vedic gods for his procreative power. नवमासधृतं गर्भं भास्करस्य गभस्तिभिः। पीत्वा रसं समुद्राणां द्यौः प्रसूते रसायनम्॥ Nava-māsa-dhṛtaṃ garbhaṃ bhāskarasya gabasthibhiḥ | Pītvā rasaṃ samudrāṇāṃ dyauḥ prasūte ras’-āyanam || For Nine months, … Continue reading Sunday Snapshot #12
Neophyte’s Art and Craft
I am inquisitive. What do most people do when they cannot doze off the moment they hit the sack. Nah… Nah. I am not about to start a write-up covering 10 points to cure insomnia. Here, I am talking about just one of those rare times when your eyelids are wide apart with your eyes … Continue reading Neophyte’s Art and Craft
Sunday Snapshot #11
I caught these two dainty little ladies enjoying and swinging in the light early morning breeze; the purple beauties had to be preserved. Hence this Sunday's Snapshot of these Petunias. Mexican petunia, to be precise. They are also called Mexican bluebells because of their shape. They are known as purple showers as they grow rampantly, … Continue reading Sunday Snapshot #11
Autobiography of a Yogi ~ One of my favorite books
"The message boldly blazoned across the heavens at the moment of birth is not meant to emphasize fate—the result of past good and evil—but to arouse man's will to escape from his universal thralldom." As you can see, these lines talk about astrological prediction, birthtime, fate, and Karma. These lines are from the 16th Chapter … Continue reading Autobiography of a Yogi ~ One of my favorite books
Monday Musings #33
Happy Monday, everyone, In life, every difficulty is a fresh wave of opportunity to scale a higher crest.