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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Sri Maha Lakshmi 108 Ashtotharam


Vasantha said in Zeole
Fine. It is useful for tomorrow "Varalaxmi Vrutham" Pujaa.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Why do we have a prayer room?



Most Indian homes have a prayer room or altar.  A lamp is lit and the Lord worshipped each day. Other spiritual practices like  japa - repetition of the Lord’s name, meditation, paaraayana - reading of the scriptures, prayers, and devotional singing etc are also donhere.  Special worship is done on auspicious occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, festivals and the like.  Each member of the family - young or old - communes with and worships the Divine here.

The Lord is the entire creation.  He is therefore the true owner of the house we live in too. The prayer room is the Master room of the  house.  We are the earthly occupants of His property.  This notion rids us of false pride and possessiveness.

The ideal attitude to take is to regard the Lord as the true owner of our homes and us as caretakers of His home.  But if that is rather difficult, we could at least think of Him as a very welcome guest.  Just as we would house an important guest in the best comfort, so too we felicitate the Lord’s presence in our homes by having a prayer room or altar, which is, at all times, kept clean and well-decorated.

Also  the  Lord  is  all  pervading.    To  remind  us  that  He  resides  in  our  homes  with  us,  we  have prayer rooms.  Without the grace of the Lord, no task can be successfully or easily accomplished.  We invoke His grace by communing with Him in the prayer room each day and on special occasions.


Each room in a house is dedicated to a specific function like the bedroom for resting, the drawing room to receive guests, the kitchen for cooking etc.  The furniture, decor and the atmosphere of each room are made conducive  to the purpose it serves.  So too for the purpose of meditation, worship and prayer, we should have a conducive atmosphere - hence the need for a prayer room.

Sacred thoughts and sound vibrations pervade the place and influence the minds of those who spend time there.  Spiritual thoughts and vibrations accumulated through regular meditation, worship and chanting done there pervade the prayer room.  Even when we are tired or agitated, by just sitting in the prayer room for a while, we feel calm, rejuvenated and spiritually uplifted.

Sent by Murlidhar Chaturvedi 

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Concert - G.N.Balasubramanyan



..that when you pray for anyone, you tend to modify
your personal attitude toward them.
If someone is vexing you

right now, say a prayer for that person. Send them all

of your best energies.

Nothing changes the environment like one person

deciding to love another, no matter what.





Blogger BHASKARAN19 said...




Congrats, yet another milestone of touching 250th concerts and it is apt that 250th concert happens to be the Great GNB





Warm regards
bhaskaran
August 11, 2011 7:05 AM







Blogger r b subramanian said...



Dear Hariharan,





File No.4 - Reethigowlai is not downloadable. I am getting a msg informing that the file has been removed and not existing. Please look into it.
Regards
rbs
August 12, 2011 5:07 PM






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Dear RBS,



I have uploaded fresh. Please confirm it is in order
August 13, 2011 9:39 AM




Blogger r b subramanian said...




Dear Hariharan,

Thank you for the immediate response. It is working now.

Regards

rbs
August 14, 2011 6:03 AM
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Concert - Madurai Mani Iyer (A marriage concert)


Download 01 - Vatapi .mp3
Download 02 - Budamasrayami.mp3
Download 03 - Enthaveduko.mp3
Download 04 - Meenakshi Me Mudham.mp3
Download 05 - CHAKKANI RAJA.mp3
Download 06 - Thani.mp3
Download 07 - Evaroora.mp3
Download 08 - Suki Evaro.mp3
Download 09 - Dunmarga.mp3
Download 10 - Vinanasakuni.mp3
Download 11 - Ka Va Va.mp3
Download 12 - Virutham.mp3
Download 13 - Vellaithamarai.mp3
Download 14 - Karpagame.mp3
Download 15 - Note.mp3
Download 16 - Eppovaruvaro.mp3
Download 17 - Mangalam.mp3


...that what you found was meant for you to keep.

You know exactly what this means, so stop trying to
figure it out. This was not brought to you so that you
could throw it away. Or ignore it. Or pretend it is
not there.

Look at it. Grab it and look right at it. Hold onto it.
There is more there,  much more, than you think.



Anonymous Venkat said...



thank you sir for yet another MMI concert. - Venkat
August 10, 2011 8:12 AM
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The Benefits of Eating Together



"Come and get it" . It may be the dinner time, but when was the first time your family sat down and enjoyed a mealtogether? With music lessons, ball practice, play rehearsal, and work schedules, it can be tough. Rounding up the troops for an evening meal can be almost impossible! However, research is beginning to show that eating as a family has great benefits for your children and teenagers. Here are 8 more reasons why you should try to sit down together 5-6 times a week, whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner. 
Reason #1: Communication and Well-Being
Conversations during the meal provide opportunities for the family to bond, plan, connect, and learn from one another. It’s a chance to share information and news of the day, as well as give extra attention to your children and teens. Family meals foster warmth, security and love, as well as feelings of belonging. It can be a unifying experience for all.


Reason #2: Model Manners (and more)
Family mealtime is the perfect opportunity to display appropriate table manners, meal etiquette, and social skills. Keep the mood light, relaxed, and loving. Try not to instruct or criticize—lead by example. 


Reason # 3: Expand Their World…One Food at a Time
Encourage your children to try new foods, without forcing, coercing, or bribing. Introduce a new food along with some of the stand-by favorites. Remember that it can take 8-10 exposures to a new food before it is accepted, so be patient. Trying a new food is like starting a new hobby. It expands your child’s knowledge, experience, and skill. 

  • Include foods from other cultures and countries.
  • Select a new vegetable from a local farmer’s market.
  • Have your child select a new recipe from a cookbook, web site, newspaper, magazine or check out the recipes 

Reason #4: Nourish
Meals prepared and eaten at home are usually more nutritious and healthy. They contain more fruits, vegetables, and dairy products along with additional nutrients such as fiber, calcium, vitamins A and C, and folate. Home cooked meals are usually not fried or highly salted, plus soda and sweetened beverage consumption is usually lower at the dinner table. 

Reason #5: Become Self-SufficientChildren today are missing out on the importance of knowing how to plan and prepare meals. Basic cooking, baking, and food preparation are necessities for being self-sufficient. Involve your family in menu planning, grocery shopping, and food preparation. Preschoolers can tear lettuce, cut bananas, and set the table. Older children can pour milk, peel vegetables, and mix batter. Teenagers can dice, chop, bake, and grill. Working as a team puts the meal on the table faster, as well as makes everyone more responsible and accepting of the outcome. Improved eating habits come with "ownership" of a meal.


Reason #6: Prevent Destructive Behaviors
Research shows that frequent family dinners (five or more a week), are associated with lower rates of smoking, drinking, and illegal drug use in pre-teens and teenagers when compared to families that eat together two or fewer times per week. Even as older children’s schedules get more complicated, it is important to make an effort to eat meals together. Scheduling is a must. 

Reason #7: Improve GradesChildren do better in school when they eat more meals with their parents and family. Teenagers who eat dinner four or more times per week with their families have higher academic performance compared with teenagers who eat with their families two or fewer times per week.

Reason # 8: Save MoneyMeals purchased away from home cost two to four times more than meals prepared at home. At present time the restaurant industry’s share of the total food dollar is more than 46%. Due to scheduling, commitments, and activities, families eat out several times each week. 

It is time to bring the "family" back to the dinner table. Sharing dinner together gives everyone a sense of identity. It can help ease day-to-day conflicts, as well as establish traditions and memories that can last a lifetime.



Blogger BHASKARAN19 said...




Excellent article, this is what is lacking in a family where both parents are earning and each one longing for love, affection, Right time to bring this. I am sharing this in my F/B for the benefit of all.

PS - Congrats for crossing yet another milestone of 300 offical followers.
August 9, 2011 7:22 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Sir Sri Vaithinathan Hariharan
Eating together. It is a joy when you are in a joint family. I have enjoyed it till my age 48. It is a commitment since the very remembering that brothers and sisters are waiting will force you to rush to the house and take food. The eating may last for nearly 30 minutes as we talk with each other, share the day's happenings and planning for the redressal of grievances for our relatives and cracking jokes. The most beautiful thing is everybody will consume more without knowing that. There was no health problems, partcularly stomach. Dining place is a great arena where the family stand as one. Present generation is not told of these things and they do not know what they have missed and missing. It is the fault of the elders. It is not the paucity of living area but the hearts have shrunk. Nobody wants to burden themselves with things thah they think are infringement on their privacy. Times willl change. I am sure that past days will come back.

Thank You Sir

With warm regards
ravi
August 9, 2011 9:28 PM
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Monday, August 8, 2011

Concert - Sanjay Subramanian

Courtesy: Sangeethapriya.org

...that it is never safe to look into the future with eyes
of fear.

Edward H.Harriman said that, and he was right. Nothing
is fearful lest thinking make it so. I can honestly say that
probably 95% of the things I was afraid of, it turned out
I had no reason to be. 

And even if the thing you fear happens...so what? Again,
95% of the time your world is not going to fall apart, your
life will not be in danger. So drop fear by the wayside.
Just... let it go. Then make way for a surprising tomorrow.





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Namaskaram sir,
thanks for the beautiful concert. Sir, i find the voice of shri sanjay subramaniam very different. It sounds like shri T m Krishna.regards
Nandakumar.
August 9, 2011 8:57 AM
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy



To bust stress, all that Indian women need to do is believe in themselves 
Chetan Bhagat


Alright, this is not cool at all. A recent survey by Nielsen has revealed that Indian women are the most stressed out in the world: 87% of our women feel stressed out most of the time. This statistic alone has caused me to stress out.  Even in workaholic America, only 53% women feel
stressed.

What are we doing to our women? I’m biased, but Indian women are the most beautiful in the world. As mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, wives and girlfriends – we love them. Can you imagine life without the ladies? It would be a universe full of messy, aggressive and egomaniacal males running the world, trying to outdo each other for no particular reason. There would be body odour, socks on the floor and nothing in the fridge to eat. The entertainment industry would die. Who wants to watch movies without actresses? Kids would be neglected and turn into drug addicts or psychopaths by age 10. Soon, all-male world leaders would lose their tempers at the slightest provocation, and bomb the guts out of each other’s countries. In short, without women and their sanity, the world would perish.

Yet, look at how we Indians, a land of spiritual people, treat them. At an extreme, we abort girls before they are born, neglect them in their upbringing, torture them, molest them, sell them, rape them and honour-kill them. Of course, these criminal acts are performed by a tiny minority.

However, a majority of us are involved in lesser crimes. We judge, expect too much, don’t give space and suffocate our women’s individuality. Imagine if you did this to men – won’t they be stressed out? At a broader level, this isn’t just about our women. We Indians have a habit of exploiting anyone without power. As a flip side, we are suckers for anyone with power.

We look up to corrupt politicians, keep voting them back, and feel they have an entitlement to loot us silly, because they are in power. In fact, we love power so much that when power comes to a woman, we automatically begin to regard her well too. Goddesses, female politicians, senior mothers in a household with a firm grip on family power – they all get our respect. Anyone else doesn’t.

This kind of society, which values power above equality and justice, doesn’t achieve too much. These societies remain like backward tribes, because they do not allow people without power to come up, even though they may have many talents. When we don’t allow our women to come up, or create stress for them if they do, we are not allowing half of India to come up. When we abuse our power, we kill the exploited person’s will to contribute to society. When we believe powerful people are always right, and the less powerful should be crushed, we resemble a jungle of animals. And animals don’t progress, humans do.


These regressive attitudes will take a while to change. For now, i want to give Indian women five suggestions to reduce their stress levels. One, don’t ever think you are without power. Give it back to that mother-in-law. Be who you are, not someone she wished you would be. She doesn’t like you? That’s her problem.

Two, if you are doing a good job at work and your boss doesn’t value you – tell him that, or quit. Talented, hard-working people are much in demand. Three, educate yourself, learn skills, network – figure out ways to be economically independent. So next time your husband tells you that you are not a good enough wife, mother or daughter-in-law, you can tell him to take a hike.

Four, do not ever feel stressed about having a dual responsibility of family and work. It is difficult, but not impossible. The trick is not to expect an A+ in every aspect of your life. You are not taking an exam, andyou frankly can’t score cent per cent (unless you are in SRCC, of course). It is okay if you don’t make four dishes for lunch, one can fill their stomach with one. It is okay if you don’t work until midnight and don’t get a promotion. Nobody remembers their job designation on their dying day.

Five, most important, don’t get competitive with other women. Someone will make a better scrapbook for her school project than you. Another will lose more weight with a better diet. Your neighbour may make a six-dabba tiffin for her husband, you don’t – big deal. Do your best, but don’t keep looking out for the report card, and definitely don’t expect to top the class. There is no ideal woman  in this world, and if you strive to become one, there will be only one thing you will achieve for certain – stress.

So breathe, chill, relax. Tell yourself you are beautiful, do your best and deserve a peaceful life. Anybody trying to take that away from you is making a mistake, not you. Your purpose of coming to this earth is not to please everyone. Your purpose is to offer what you have to the world, and have a good life in return. The next time this survey comes, i don’t want to see Indian women on top of the list. I want them to be the happiest women in the world. Now smile, before your mother-in-law shouts at you for wasting your time reading the newspaper

Sent by Ms. Priya Ashok


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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Laugh ! It is good for health

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Concert - Manakkal Rangarajan

The concert uploaded originally was withdrawn at the request of Mr. Manakkal Sriram son of Sri Manakkal Rangarajan. Today I have received a mail from Mr. Manakkal Sriram which will make you all happy.Here is the contents of the mail.

"Respected Sir,

I have been wishing to write to you for a long time.  Your blog is something truly spectacular and I am enjoying it so much.  Few days back, you had downloaded my father's music(Manakkal sri Rangarajan) in your blog and I had sent you a message back stating that they are yet to be released and requested you to remove it.  After that, I regret that decision very much because after going through your blog I feel that there cannot be a better place for my father's music to be heard.  So, I kindly request you to again bring those recordings in your blog.  Once again, I would like to inform you that your blog is most informative, educating and entertaining.  I pray God to bestow on you a hale and healthy life and to keep on spreading such a great work for many more years to come.

With the Warmest regards,
Manakkal Sriram 
Hence, I am uploading this concert now. Let us thand Mr. Manakkal Sriram for his great gesture. I will be uploading more of this concerts



  1. http://www.mediafire.com/?dli8sed9phont5m Mahalaxmi - Madhava manohari 
  2. http://www.mediafire.com/?coyzcgcfzjh Niravathi - Ravichandrika 
  3. http://www.mediafire.com/?lobj6ddwdldf1zh Swararaagasucha - Sankarabaranam 
  4. http://www.mediafire.com/?qy3ydgjt4nj Kaarthikai Baalanai - Maand 
  5. http://www.mediafire.com/?n5yguigdwkm Meragadhulachi - Ataana 
  6. http://www.mediafire.com/?izqygyfnmng Malarin - Raagamalika 
  7. http://www.mediafire.com/?zajitnrxwxl Manickavaasagar - Thiruvaachagam 
  8. http://www.mediafire.com/?n87p7014o72qqx3 Mangalam

...that everything you have been thinking lately is to be
thrown out.

You're spending too much time "in your head" these
days. How about getting out of your thoughts and into
your feelings? You've analyzed it to death. Now it's
about moving from your head to your heart.

What are you feeling about all this? That is what really
matters. You are using your thoughts to try to parse
your feelings. You may want to stop that.



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Thank you Mr.Sriram for the kind gesture.
August 7, 2011 10:29 AM


Blogger Ragavan said...


Thank you for sharing this wonderful musical fest.
December 18, 2011 12:49 AM
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Ranga pura vihaara - M.S. Subbalakshmi

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