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இனி என் காதலி கண் கலங்காதிருப்பாள்
"இன்று முதல் இந்தியாவில் வெங்காயம் தடை செய்யப்படுகிறது "

Inspiring Quotes

Inspiring Quotes:

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
- Leo Rosten

Goal or Purpose

All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
- Brian Tracy

Be True To Yourself

Be True To Yourself

Never compromise your values and beliefs,
even it if means risking ridicule and rejection.

Be true to yourself. Live your own life.
And don't allow others to decide what is best for you.

If you do, you will be unhappy,
because, you're untrue to yourself.

fly

Flying high in the blue sky
Flying high just you and I
Let us fly with love

Oh my loved one

All the time
when I think of you
my thoughts are always
warm and true
Every time
when you pass my way
I feel that
you are here to stay
If I must say dont go
that you stay for more

For day by day
my love will
grow and grow and grow

You belong to me
Oh my loved one
You are in my heart
all day long

dreams

you are in my dreams
All day all Night
In my heart I feel only you

liberty

 I wrote about liberty in

social occasions--the problem of having to fake and lie in order to be polite, and does this perpetual game of faking in social situations lead to the

"destruction of the moral fiber of society."

faker

People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way--in such a way that often nobody believes me!

 

People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way--in such a way that often nobody believes me!

 

People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way--in such a way that often nobody believes me!

Life

Life is not a rehearsal... Each day is a real show... No repetition, No rewinding... So, give the best performance in all your roles

Clear thinking and clear presentation

 Clear thinking and clear presentation were fundamental prerequisites for his attention. It could be perilous even to approach him when unprepared, and he did not forget the fools or pretenders

freshman lecture

 if a topic could not be explained in a freshman lecture, it was not yet fully understood. -Richard feynman

why we r studying science ?

The view is that science, good science, is at it's heart simply the satiation of our own curiosity. It is not a means to an end, we are

not trying to learn about the universe because we are trying to build faster computers or a better toaster. We are studying science because we want to know how the universe arranges itself, and appreciate its beauty.

 

Why we are studying science ?

We are studying science because we want to know how the universe arranges itself, and appreciate its beauty. -Richard feynman

Richard Feynman

You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

    Richard Feynman

Siege of Syracuse

During the Siege of Syracuse (c. 214–212 BC), Archimedes destroyed enemy ships with fire. Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon.^] The device, sometimes called the "Archimedes heat ray", was used to focus sunlight onto approaching ships, causing them to catch fire.

This purported weapon has been the subject of ongoing debate about its credibility since the Renaissance. René Descartes rejected it as false, while modern researchers have attempted to recreate the effect using only the means that would have been available to Archimedes.^[26] It has been suggested that a large array of highly polished bronze or copper shields acting as mirrors could have been employed to focus sunlight onto a ship. This would have used the principle of the parabolic reflector in a manner similar to a solar furnace.

A test of the Archimedes heat ray was carried out in 1973 by the Greek scientist Ioannis Sakkas. The experiment took place at the Skaramagas naval base outside Athens. On this occasion 70 mirrors were used, each with a copper coating and a size of around five by three feet (1.5 by 1 m). The mirrors were pointed at a plywood mock-up of a Roman warship at a distance of around 160 feet (50 m). When the mirrors were focused accurately, the ship burst into flames within a few seconds. The plywood ship had a coating of tar paint, which may have aided combustion.

 

 In October 2005 a group of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology carried out an experiment with 127 one-foot (30 cm) square mirror tiles, focused on a mock-up wooden ship at a range of around 100 feet (30 m). Flames broke out on a patch of the ship, but only after the sky had been cloudless and the ship had remained stationary for around ten minutes. It was concluded that the device was a feasible weapon under these conditions.

Siege of Syracuse

During the Siege of Syracuse (c. 214–212 BC), Archimedes destroyed enemy ships with fire. Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon.^] The device, sometimes called the "Archimedes heat ray", was used to focus sunlight onto approaching ships, causing them to catch fire.

This purported weapon has been the subject of ongoing debate about its credibility since the Renaissance. René Descartes rejected it as false, while modern researchers have attempted to recreate the effect using only the means that would have been available to Archimedes.^[26] It has been suggested that a large array of highly polished bronze or copper shields acting as mirrors could have been employed to focus sunlight onto a ship. This would have used the principle of the parabolic reflector in a manner similar to a solar furnace.

A test of the Archimedes heat ray was carried out in 1973 by the Greek scientist Ioannis Sakkas. The experiment took place at the Skaramagas naval base outside Athens. On this occasion 70 mirrors were used, each with a copper coating and a size of around five by three feet (1.5 by 1 m). The mirrors were pointed at a plywood mock-up of a Roman warship at a distance of around 160 feet (50 m). When the mirrors were focused accurately, the ship burst into flames within a few seconds. The plywood ship had a coating of tar paint, which may have aided combustion.

 

 

archimedes

archimedes tells of how he invented a method for determining the volume of an object with an irregular shape. According to Vitruvius, a new crown in the shape of a laurel wreath had been made for King Hiero II, and Archimedes was asked to determine whether it was of solid gold, or whether silver had been added by a dishonest goldsmith.^[13] Archimedes had to solve the problem without damaging the crown, so he could not melt it down into a regularly shaped body in order to calculate its density. While taking a bath, he noticed that the level of the water in the tub rose as he got in, and realized that this effect could be used to determine the volume of the crown. For practical purposes water is incompressible,^[14] so the submerged crown would displace an amount of water equal to its own volume. By dividing the weight of the crown by the volume of water displaced, the density of the crown could be obtained. This density would be lower than that of gold if cheaper and less dense metals had been added. Archimedes then took to the streets naked, so excited by his discovery that he had forgotten to dress, crying "Eureka!" (Greek: "εὕρηκα!," meaning "I have found it!")^[15]

six honest serving man

I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.

 

Stress Management

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management.

He raises a glass of water and asks the audience
"How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
"It depends on how long you hold it."
"If I hold it for a minute, it is Ok."
"If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm."
"If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance."
"It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes"

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again."

We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. When you return home from work, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it into your home. You can pick it up tomorrow. So Rest and Relax.

I don't know

I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding, they learn by some other way — by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile! - Richard Feynman

Your task is not to seek for love

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it - Rumi

Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life.

A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots
had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the House, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

 

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of it's own imperfection and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed
of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes
water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full
value from your efforts," the pot said.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's
side? That's because I have always known about your flaw. So I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day
while we walk back, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.
Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house?

 

Lessons to Learn from This Story:

 

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life.

Look at each day

Look at each day as a new opportunity to be your very best. Set high goals, be honest, never say no, and work with people who share your passion for doing their best.

Be yourself

 

 

"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.
  Be yourself, no matter what they say."

Freedom

"Freedom's just another word for not caring about the quality of your work"
-Dilbert

My best code is written with the delete key.

My best code is written with the delete key.

Perception

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007.  The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.  During that time approximately two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.  After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing.  He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later:   The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to  walk. 6 minutes:   A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.    10 minutes:   A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly.  The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time.  This action was repeated by several other children..  Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.   45 minutes: The musician played continuously.  Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.  About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace.  The man collected a total of $32.   1 hour:   He finished playing and silence took over.  No one noticed.  No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.    No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.  He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.  Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.   This is a true story.  Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.  The questions raised: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?  Do we stop to appreciate it?  Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?   One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made..... How many other things are we missing?

 

Books to be studied

 விநாயகர் அகவல், திருமந்திரம், ஞான வாசிட்டம், தாயுமானவர் பாடல்கள், சித்தர் பாடல்கள், ஔவை குறள், கைவல்ய நவநீதம், ஒழிவில் ஒடுக்கம், குணங்குடி மஸ்தான் சாஹேப் பாடல்கள்

Householder life in Jainism

Householder life

Lay Followers Vows

Ascetics follows five great vows absolutely in mind, speech and word. But, for those who want to live in family life and have a keen desire to lead a spiritual life, Jain ethics specify the following small vows (Anuvratas). These vows help to lay out a rational course of life and tend to lead to liberation. Those lay followers who practices anuvrats are known as anuvrati. Anuvratas are twelve in number:

1.Ahimsa Anuvrata: It means abstinence from gross injury or intentional or purposeless violence in word, thought, and deed towards himself or through others or by approving such actions committed by somebody else. In this vow they abstain from engaging in anything that is not strictly required for them.
2. Satya Anuvrata: In this vow, they abstain from gross telling of lies to fulfill their own vested interests, giving false evidence, or denying, or giving back the property of others. They also avoid speaking such truth as would be the cause of killing innocent being.

3 Achaurya Anuvrat: This means abstaining from stealing robbing, looting , thieving, plundering, misappropriating, other's property, and using dishonest and illegal means in acquiring worldly things.

4 Savadara santish: It means abstinence from sexual intercourse with anybody else but ones own wife. They avoid adultery and excessive sexual indulgence totally, and practise continence in regard to intercourse with one's own wife or husband.

5 Aparihraha Anuvrata: This means abstain from hoarding land, gold, house, cattle etc., in large scale and try to make voluntary limits on one's own needs, possessions and acquisitions such as land, real estate, gold, silver, money, other valuable goods, cattle and furniture. In this vow, they vow not to possess accumulations beyond a limited extent.

For strengthening and cultivating the effect of anuvratas, three Gunavratas and four sikshavratas have been pescribed. These seven vratas are supplementary vows. The following Gunavratas are to practiced for the whole lifelike the above five vratas to keep life on the right track.

6 Digvarta parimana: Dig means direction, vrata means a vow. It is a vow to carry out once own movement only within a restricted area. In this vow, they limit the distance up to which he will do in different spatial directions.

7 Upabhoga paribhoga parimana: This means to limit the sensual enjoyment of material things. Upabhoga means consumption of food, drink etc., which can only be used once, the paribhoga means semi-permanent articles like cloth, furniture, ornaments, buildings, etc., which can be used several times. They restricts fifteen types of sinful professions which are known as karmadana like manufacturing and supplying arms, selling meat, cutting forests, etc., twenty six articles such as food, ornaments etc. In this vow, householders limit the everyday usage of the quantity or number of food items, articles, etc.

8. Anarthadanda virati: In this vow householders abstain from all kind of purposeless violence, thinking ill of others, manufacturing or supplying of arms. This prevents themselves from indulging in those acts which are not required.
Among the seven vratas the four are called disciplinary vows or practical vows (sikshavrats). All four vrats are to be practiced repeatedly. Of the four, samayika and deshavakasika are to be observed daily while pushadhopavasa and atithisamvibhaga are observed occasionally.

9.Samayaka: This means abstinence from all sinful activities for a fixed intended period of 48 minutes known as muhurat. While sitting motionless, they perform samayaka meditation and contemplating upon there own soul with equanimity of mind.

10. Deshavakasika It means further lessening in the respect of the sphere of digvrata in certain areas and bhogopbhoga parinama for particular days and limited times. In the foregoing vows renunciation is made for the whole life, but the renunciation for a fixed time or shorter period comes under deshavakasika vrata.

11. Paushadhopavasa: In this vow, they accepts all the restrictions of the monk and pass time in meditation or religious study like a monk for one or more days by retiring household activities and keeping the fast by giving up all kind of food, drink, etc., on the eighth, fourteenth, or fifteenth day of each fortnight or month as per will.

12. Atithisamvibhaga: It means to offer food, drink, medicine and other articles to monk sand nuns with great reverence and with avoidance of all blemishes. It amounts to a sin to prepare food or other things intentionally for their sake. Before taking breakfast or lunch, householders think, wish and feel that it would be better for me if I had the chance to provide some portion of my food to the monk. This is called atithisamvibhaga. If the monk and nuns are not available, even they think about monks and nuns.

All the vows are to be observed in true spirit. By performing and practicing all these vows, and lay follower leads a righteous, spiritual, and pious life.

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

Once I said to a scarecrow, "You must be tired of standing in this lonely field."

And he said, "The joy of scaring is a deep and lasting one, and I never tire of it."

Said I, after a minute of thought, "It is true; for I too have known that joy."

Said he, "Only those who are stuffed with straw can know it."

Then I left him, not knowing whether he had complimented or belittled me.

A year passed, during which the scarecrow turned philosopher.

And when I passed by him again I saw two crows building a nest under his hat.