Life is amazing!

Zoe, the White Zebra, has blue eyes and golden stripes. The cat without fear. Hotel Four Seasons Bora Bora. Conservatory of Music in China. So embrace the zebras.  Kiss in Paris. Premature elephant born only one minute ago. Each year in February, the sun’s angle is such that HorsetailFalls waterfall lights like fire.  Yosemite , USA.  Houseboat, Iceland.  Panda scared after the earthquake in Japan embraced the leg of a policeman.  Kalapana, Hawaii where the sea meets the lava. “I think I’ll try to take a picture of myself.” Beijing Airport by night. Two year-old Chimpanzee feeding milk to “Aorn” a small tiger 60 days old. Dog mothering ducks. Highway in Japan with snow around more than 10 meters high. Spectacular rice fields in China. Austria’s Green Lake is a beautiful park in winter. The snow melts in summer and creates a very clear lake. Undersea tunnel linking Sweden and Denmark. The world’s highest swimming pool is located in the skyscraper Marina Bay Sands, Singapore .  Amazing lightning storm over the Grand Canyon. Baby Chameleons. Beautiful image of a panda bear helping another.  “The road to Heaven” a place in Ireland where every two years the stars align with the road. World’s Largest Swimming Pool in San Alfonso, Chile. More than 1,000 yards long. Crystal Palace, Madrid, Spain. “Heaven’s Gate”, Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain, China. The Northern Lights, Alaska . Llamas after fleecing. The white owl ….. unbelievable. The famous” Rosa Moss Bridges” in Ireland. Eiffel Tower. Romantic and beautiful Paris, France. Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii. Hanging restaurant, Belgium. Sea otters hold hands while they sleep because of the current so they will awaken together. There are animals with more sensitivity than many people. Fireman giving drink to a baby Koala in Australia fires. Amazing view of Manhattan, New York, from above. Frozen bubbles in the Canadian Rockies, Canada. Spiral cloud in the sky. An Iridescent Cloud in Himalaya . Phenomenon observed on October 18, 2009.  View of the semi-submerged cataract. Hawaii .  Northern lights over the Rocky Mountains in Canada. A pink lake ….Retba Lake, north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal . This dog saved her puppies from a fire at home, and put them safely in one of the fire trucks  Infinite Cave, Vietnam

Wonderfullllll !!!!!

Wonderfullllll !!!!!

Make sure you keep this open a minute or so And forward on so that you can see the rain in the paintings.
The Rain – by Thomas Kinkade

Stop at the picture for a second, and watch the Rain . . . Then read on . . .

Hope the water flows when you get the picture

This is a Thomas Kinkade painting. It is rumoured to carry a miracle!

The water is supposed to be running, so if it’s not moving then the picture
Didn’t come through entirely.



They say if you pass this on, you will receive a miracle, 
I am passing this on because I thought it was really pretty,
And besides, who couldn’t use a miracle?

Hello Everyone, PLEASE READ WITHOUT FAIL

Who are they? —– They are Doctors


Who is he? —— He is an Actor
Who are these people? They are farmers…..

Fine.. Very Good. What about these guys? Who are they? Guess!!!! 
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Yeah… They are SOFTWARE ENGINEERS, BANKERS, CONSULTANTS, OFFICE EXECUTIVES, PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS, GENERAL MANAGERS WHO WORK FOR 15 HOURS A DAY, SITTING AT ONE PLACE …

Don’t laugh. Be Aware. It is a global issue now. So, take care of yourself and your FAT.

To get to a good shape…try to adhere to the following 25 tips

Remember, exercise is only one link to a complete programme of well-being.
Mental, spiritual and psychological “workouts” are just as important.
Your body will repay you!

The only thing left is to just do it… safely.

Na Mo – Saga

WE DESPERATELY NEED SOMEONE LIKE HIM.??????????

> So Narendra Modi has finally gate-crashed New Delhi. The state-level political leader from a medium-sized Indian state has arrived in Delhi seeking the prime minister’s chair, no less.

> While the country will take its time to make up its mind, Modi has shown that he is a man in a hurry and will not leave any stone unturned to achieve his dream.
> So who really is Narendra Modi? Do we really know him? What are his personal habits, for one?

> Sheela Bhatt compiles a list of things, both unknown and known, about the latest challenger to the New Delhi throne. These highlights from Modi’s life should be read along with our two-part series:-

> How Modi poses a threat as well as opportunity for Cong Polarisation or development? Narendra Modi’s big dilemma.

> 1. Vadnagar, an ancient city that’s almost 2,500 years old, is Narendra Damordas Mulchand Modi’s birthplace. Indians strongly identify themselves with their janambhoomi, and Modi is no different. He likes the Hatkeswar Mahadeo temple, built in the 15th century, in his village. His birthplace is unique in that it saw both Hinduism and Buddhism flourish. It is also a highly cultured town that is famous for singer-duo Tana and Riri who stumped none other than the legendary Tansen in the Mughal king Akbar’s durbar.

> Vadnagar was once the capital of Gujarat and has a proud place in history also because the Chinese scholar Hsüan-tsang visited it during his 17-year journey through India in the seventh century and has narrated Vadnagar in detail in his fascinating memoirs.

> 2. Modi was born on September 17, 1950. He makes it a point to take the blessings of his mother Heeraben on his birthday. He bonds reasonably well with his four brothers and sister but doesn’t display it in public. His wife’s name is Jashoda, and the couple separated soon after marriage.

> 3. The most striking personal habit of Modi is to wear well-ironed and be wrinkle-free clothes, a habit he retains from his teenage years when he would fill hot water in a brass lota and iron his shirt using the vessel’s heated bottom. He continues to lay stress on dressing well and, judging by his public appearances over the last couple of years he owns hundreds of kurtas, all of them tailored by his favourite darzi in a posh shop on Ahmedabad’s CG Road. Everyone knows that he is crazy about wrist watches and sandals.

> 4. Modi is a cleanliness maniac. He keeps his desk, his home and general surroundings spic and span. There is no doubt that he is very comfort-oriented in the matter of designing his home and personal desk. He loves his chartered flights, too — one of the privileges of being a chief minister.

> 5. He can be dubbed one of the best copywriters in contemporary India. No Indian advertising agency is likely to match his ability to paraphrase ideas, launch new brands, re-launch people and events, write-rewrite copies to sell ideas or products as he does.

> 6. In closed-door meetings he likes multi-media presentations. He has a flair for technology and has a child-like enthusiasm for it. In meetings he has displayed that he has a fine sense of humour — though it can sometimes be hurtful.

> 7. He is extremely prudent in money matters, and would like to pay the least and get the most while finalising contracts of various ministries. He can be called economical if not a miser. Yes, he is very economical with his own money as well.

> 8. These days his weight veers around 84 kg. He gets back-pain at times, with the upper part of the spinal region being the problem area. When he stands for a long time his feet get swollen. But, no, he doesn’t have anyserious health problems.

> 9. He has spent enough time in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh so his language, nuances of behaviour and expressions can never be Westernised. He definitely likes Western watches, accessories and homely comforts, but that’s all. He is quite conservative, even old-fashioned, on issues relating to women and family, though he will never say so in public. His knowledge of English is reasonably okay but he is not comfortable speaking it. He has done his masters in political science but as an RSS pracharak he learnt all
> about India, Hinduism and family life when he was staying with RSS followers’ families.

> 10. Those who believe in astrology may like to know that Modi’s moon sign is Scorpio, and sun sign is Virgo. His star constellation is Anuradha. He was born at 11 am on September 17, 1950. An astrologer who saw his kundli says his rahu antardasha, considered good for those in politics, “is on till September 2014”. Ahmedabad’s best astrologer claims, “Modi’s planetary strength lies in Tula, no mangal in chalit and Rahu in sixth house.

> Those in the know say that Lokmanya Tilak and Otto von Bismark had similar kundlis. According to current astrological transit, Saturn and Rahu in Tula and Jupiter’s position in his kundli are helping his rise. One perforce thinks of destiny and X factor while talking about Modi because even as his government is facing serious allegations of fake encounters, his star is on the ascendant. The
man’s rise is impressive also when one considers that for almost three decades he lived with little money. When in his 20s, he arranged and acted in a play in Vadnagar to collect funds to build his school’s boundary wall. He has even served tea in his maternal uncle’s canteen at the bus stand inAhmedabad while studying in college.

> 11. He fasts all nine days during Navratra every year – eating only one fruit a day during this time. He eschews the Navratra-special thali-meal which is traditionally allowed once a day. He fasts out of devotion for Goddess Ambaji, and has changed the landscape of her shrine on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. Out of reverence to Ma Amba he has built a Rs 70 crore-plus Shaktipeeth parikrama on the Gabbar hillock, considered highly sacred by devotees. This will be inaugurated soon.

> 12. He logs on to the internet every morning without fail and checks all that is written about him. Even if he is travelling, he gets newspapers and cuttings of what his critics are saying about him.

> 13. He is the decision-maker. Period. He will not send any decision to a Group of Ministers.

> 14. Modi has no ‘best friend’. He is a loner.

> 15. Modi is married but never lived with his wife. Since long he has been trusting Anandiben Patel, a minister and among his likely successors if he shifts to Delhi. However, he guards his privacy zealously.

> 16. Modi is workaholic. After going online at 7 am or even earlier, he would call his party men from all over Gujarat; now, he calls people from all over India. He attends office early in the morning, and works till 10 pm if need be. He is a leader who is not going to ease his grip on party politics even if he were to head a ministry or be ensconced in the PMO if a National Democratic Alliance government comes to power.

> 17. Oh yes, he is in love with the mirror. He poses like a model. He is very conscious of pictures that are sent out from his publicity office. A few years back he used to like dark colours but now he experiments. He keeps a comb handy in his pocket all the time. He keeps half a dozen colourful ‘khes’ angvastras ready in the back seat of his car, and chooses one according to the crowd he is addressing.

> 18. He sleeps for only five hours — sometimes even less. Whatever time he hits the bed, he gets up at 5 or 5.30 am.

> 19. He has written poems of low literary value.

> 20. His icon is Swami Vivekanand. He admires Indira Gandhi.

> 21. Modi was incommunicado when he was 17 and 18. He left his family and went to Rajkot’s Ramakrishna mission and to the Belur mutt in Karnataka and then to the Himalayas. He wanted to do something but did not know what. So he travelled and wandered around India.

> 22. His favourite food is bhakhri (crispy rotis) and khichdi made in Gujarati style. Modi knows to cook, too.

> 23.He has met innumerable sadhus. He taught Gujarati to Sadhvi Ritambhara when he was a full-time worker in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The sadhvi’s guru Swami Parmanand was fond of Modi’s ‘spiritual quest’.

> 24. Unlike his image, Modi meets local Gujarati Muslims frequently. But the easy access given to them is among Gandhinagar’s well-kept secrets.

> 25. He is a hard task-master and treats government officers as tools to achieve his political goals.

> 26. There is no doubt that he played communal politics in the last three Gujarat elections. But his close associates say, in a weak defence, that his negative side is not dominated by his penchant for identity politics. He is like most national leaders — from Indira Gandhi to Nitish Kumar — opportunistic, which drives him to play identity politics for the sake of power.

> 27. He has won so far because he knows the usefulness and uselessness of everyone around him. Two, he recognises time and its value. He strikes when it’s his time and bends otherwise.

> 28. No one should have any doubt that if at all he fulfills his dream of becoming prime minister he will turn New Delhi topsy-turvy. He will make bureaucrats work and will be a dictator who will ensure the implementation of his decisions. His Jyotigram Yojna to provide power to all Gujarati households 24×7 was almost impossible to implement, with the toughest resistance coming from users of electricity. But Modi put his foot down, plugged leakages, stopped theft, and forced farmers to pay pending bills running into crores of rupees. It was a very China-like implementation that he managed through Saurabh Patel, the state energy minister. Modi’s entire image is built on and around this achievement after the 2002 riots. Those who are not his fans may hear him out in the coming days because he has provided power to all homes in – Gujarat.

> 29. Whatever critics may say, Modi has learnt his lesson after the 2002 riots. The secular activists, media and judiciary struggled to get Modi’s government to follow the rule of law. That has made a difference, and is a huge achievement for Teesta Setalvad and other activists. The Modi camp says he is unlikely to repeat the mistakes of 2002. However, those who hate him will continue to hate him. Modi evokes extreme emotions in his fans, and more so in his opponents.

> 30. Even though the prime minister’s chair is far, far away, in case Modi becomes PM he will not continue the “official minority policies” the way it’s now run from New Delhi. He will leave his imprint on the way the central government handles the nation’s minorities. This fear will ensure that Muslim voters will go the whole hog to vote against Modi. The fear is understandable. L K Advani and Sushma Swaraj are also arguing on the same lines. It’s precisely for this reason that from now on, Modi will be heard attentively when he speaks on cultural, social, communal and constitutional issues.

> Modi has an original way of political manoeuvring. Just wait and watch.

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WHY HINDUS ARE A "HAPPY PEOPLE"?

George Harrison once said, “Through Hinduism Ifeel a better person. I just got happier and  happier.” 

There are many reasons why Hindus are so contented, but I’ll point out some of the important reasons I  believe that Hindus are happier than most people of many other religions.

One important reason is that Hindus don’t pursue love, which is sometimes lust,  but they follow dharma. That means taking care  of the family and society. But an even more important reason is that Hindus believe in  Reincarnation (karma), which means every human being is at a different level of consciousness so they have different needs in spirituality. 

Hinduism provides this as it gives complete freedom of thoughts and beliefs. There are some Hindus who are happy doing pujas and others are happy doing yagnas, some are happy just doing meditation while others are atheist. There are some who like to go on pilgrimages, while others are happy not having to go  to Temple. Some like to read spiritual books or believe in no form for God. Some Hindus enjoy going to Temple or Satsang while others like to follow and worship a Guru. People of different levels of consciousness are all happy doing their thing.

This diverse way of spirituality does not exist in  monoistic religions for example Islam and Christianity which has only one God, one name, one book, and only one way to worship on the same day. Hindus not only have many spiritual books but there are some still being written. Hindus are also happy because they respect and love people of all religions, and  believe in non-violence. Hindus not only worship murtis (idols) but they can worship man as God as well. This variety of spiritualism makes man very happy and contented. Some Hindus complain that  Hindus do too much murti pujas.This freedom is like a democracy, everyone is happily complaining. 

If you want to be happy, become a Hindu again because variety is the spice of life. Hindus are happy at every level. Hindus believe God is one but names are many, truth is one but religions are many.  ===================================

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