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By offering prayers to Hanuman, doing His puja and even the very thought of Hanuman, we are sure to be blessed with both physical and mental strength.

To do good deeds one should have courage which is bestowed at that moment by Him.

One should never be lazy in his life, as laziness is the first enemy of man.

Over and above this, one should know where to speak what and how to express himself. One should speak just as Hanuman spoke.

To speak aptly in different situations is an art. One has to be a master this in art and know how to use it.

If these good qualities are to be bestowed on us, blessing of Anjaneya Swami is required. Like Hanuman we should serve the mankind.

Without anticipating any reward Hanuman had done his service as a duty. He had only one thing at heart, that was the place for Lord Rama. He carried nothing else in his thought nor had any other ambition.

One should lead a spiritual life and undertake good service.

If we protect the Dharma, Dharma will protect us.

With The Blessings Of Lord Anjaneya

Jai  Anjaneya

The Diwali illuminations with lighted diyas bring the supernatural brightness and joy with the hope of finding light in darkness, achieving knowledge where there is ignorance, and spreading love amidst hatred.

Look in the mirror. You have created your face through your many thoughts that have accumulated through this lifetime. Ask yourself, “Am I happy, or am I looking for others to make me happy?” Allow yourself to be kind; allow yourself to express the qualities, the beautiful qualities, of your soul. Your happiness then will come from within yourself, along with a deep contentment and inner peace and joy. Only a moment of thinking kindly about someone, and making a plan that will enable you to help your fellow man, even just a little bit, will awaken from your soul that deep, inner satisfaction, that depth of security you are really seeking. On the other hand, if you allow your mind to dwell in the realm of critical thinking, in the realm of gossiping, without the thought of helping others, you will feel insecure, unhappy. Nothing that could happen will bring you an inner satisfaction. You will be constantly desirous of acquiring, and that which you do acquire will not be satisfying to you. Why? Because there will be no love in your heart. If you find yourself in that state of mind, turn the energies around and find the quietness within you through being kind, being generous, being helpful. The doing brings its own reward. Only in the accomplishment of being big enough to understand the experiences of life that others go through, being tall enough to overlook the many, many things that you could take issue with and perhaps retaliate for, only in acquiring that depth which comes from your soul, can you truly find inner happiness and peace.

Go out into the world this week and let your light shine through your kind thoughts, but let each thought manifest itself in a physical deed of doing something for someone else. Lift their burdens just a little bit and, unknowingly perhaps, you may lift something that is burdening your mind. You erase and wipe clean the mirror of your own mind through helping another. We call this karma yoga, the deep practice of unwinding, through service, the selfish, self-centered, egotistical vasanas of the lower nature that have been generated for many, many lives and which bind the soul in darkness. Through service and kindness, you can unwind the subconscious mind and gain a clear understanding of all laws of life. Your soul will shine forth. You will be that peace. You will radiate that inner happiness and be truly secure, simply by practicing being kind in thought, word and deed.

Aum Namah Sivaya

Tonight I remember all my traveller family and friends, many now departed from this world. I give thanks for our children and our children’s children and for the opportunity to live a life so blessed.

The first Stonehenge Free Festival took place at the summer solstice in 1974, on the byway just west of the stones.

A ceremony at the first Stonehenge Free Festival, 1974. © The estate of Austin Underwood. thanks to Andy - www.andyworthington.co.uk

Last year I worked with the Ghostfinder Paranormal Society team and Digital Ranch TV to film an investigation at Hellfire Caves for Secrets of the Founding Fathers which will premiere on The History Channel on Monday, June 29 at 8pm

Secrets of the Founding Fathers Investigates the history and symbology so prominent in the creation of the United States, and traces the intricate connections of the Founders with Freemasonry, other secret organizations and between each other. How did the trademarks of the highly secretive Masons become integrated into the Great Seal, and on the dollar bill containing the All-Seeing Eye? Did the grid design of the nation’s capital–commissioned by George Washington and completed by Pierre L’Enfant–contain occult symbols embraced by the Illuminati in 1776? Did Benjamin Franklin and George Washington deliberately enlist 33 Freemason generals from France to grow the fraternal brotherhood among Masonic nations? Explore the secret (and secretly dark) sides of the men responsible for laying the foundation of the United States.

Time is believed to be composed of the past, present and future. Of these three, the past is past only in reference to the present and the present is present only in relation to the past, future is future only in reference to the present. So all three being interdependent, even for their very existence, it has to be admitted by sheer force of logic that none of them is real. Therefore, time is not.

Experience is the only criterion by which the reality of anything can be decided. Of the three categories of time, past and future are not experienced by any, except when they appear in the present. Then it can be considered only as present. Even this present – when minutely examined – reduces itself into a moment which slips into the past before you begin to perceive it, just like a geometrical point. It is nobody’s experience. It is only a compromise between past and future as a meeting point. Thus present itself being only imaginary, past and future are equally so. Therefore, time is not.

Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon

My best friend suffers from Fanconi. She is a walking miracle. As a small child she spent most of her time in hospital undergoing painful operations and had to teach herself to walk over and over again as metalwork was placed into her lower limbs. She was isolated from her family at this time and totally had to depend on herself.

She is a true survivor.

She graduated from Goldsmith’s with her art degree as a YBA. Then onto Slade for an MA. All this in conjunction with constant hospital stays, blood transfusions and a strict regime to keep herself alive. Now in her forties she must surely be one of the few that have made it this far. She now needs medical treatment that will rid her of Fanconi for good. It will cost 25 thousand pounds.

Please please help to give her her life back. You can donate by clicking on the Pledgie donate button on this page.

Thank you

Ingredients
* 4 cups base
(beeswax, cocoa butter [or half and half])
* 5 droppers full of flower essences
(lotus, chamomile, rose, poppy)
* A handful or so of the following herbs
(linden, lavendar, hops, dittany of Crete, skullcap, wild lettuce)
* 15 to 20 drops each of essential oils
(clary sage, mugwort,sandalwood, jasmine)
* 5 to 7 drops tincture of benzoin
(a preservative, available at health food stores)

Method
In a non-metal double broiler pot, melt base slowly over low heat. Introduce herbs immediately into warm base and cook carefully over very low flame, stirring continuously for exactly 30 minutes. Strain out herbs with cheesecloth, put base back in pot, take off heat. Wait 25-30 seconds and stir in flower essences, essential oils, and tincture of benzoin.

Pour into heat-proof jars, let cool. To store, close jar tightly and keep in refrigerator, or a cool, dark place. Will keep for about 1 month. Do not freeze.

CAUTIONS
* When getting ready to use ointment, avoid caffeine for 24 hours before applying, as it will counteract effects. (And if someone uses too much ointment and doesn’t want to return, caffeine will help bring them back.)
* Do not use the ointment lightly: TREAT IT WITH RESPECT.
* Apply a thin coat to inside of wrist. Wait 30 minutes for effect before applying on throat or temple.
* Avoid mucuous membranes (inside of nose, mouth, or other moist places).
* Do not use this ointment if you are pregnant, have high blood pressure or notice an allergic reaction on the skin after first application.
* NEVER TAKE INTERNALLY.
* Don’t fly more than once a month, since it is stressful to the body.
* Don’t fly alone – always have someone watching who is not flying, to be sure you come back.

There once lived a tribal man who was a hunter and a staunch Shiva devotee. He used to go for hunting on all days to feed his family. One day the hunter lost his way while hunting and was trapped in the forest at night.

Soon wild animals started to gather around him and he climbed a Bel or Bilvatree. Sitting there he remembered his wife and children and tears started rolling from his eyes. In order to keep himself awake, he started plucking Bilva leaves and dropped it down repeating ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ – the Panchakshari Mantra. The hunter unknowingly fasted the whole day and did not sleep in the night.

In the morning, he discovered that he had been dropping the Bilva leaves on a Shivlingam. The Shivling was also washed with his tears. He returned home and when he was about have his food, a beggar came at his door. The hunter fed the beggar and then had his food.

The beggar was Lord Shiva himself and the hunter had darshan of Bholenath and was able to feed Mahadeva, who feeds all the living beings. And the hunter realized the beggar was Shiva when he died and was carried to the Shivaloka.

RIP Scarlett Keeling – 15 years old
born: June 17th 1992
died: February 18th 2008
Goa, India

Music video for the legendary ambient duo Mask – video by Outerbongolia.

That which is Brahman is also Kali, the Mother, the Primal Energy. When inactive, It is called Brahman. Again, when creating, preserving, and destroying It is called Shakti.

Still water in an illustration of Brahman. The same water moving in waves, may be compared to Shakti or Kali.

What is the meaning of Kali? She who communes with Maha-Kala, the absolute, is Kali. She is formless and, again She has forms.

If you believe in the formless aspect, then meditate on Kali as that. If you meditate on any aspect of Hers with firm conviction, She will let you know Her true nature.

The trees of the wood are my next of kins,
And the rocks alive with what beats in me;
The clay is my flesh, and the fox my skin,
I am fierce with gadfly and sweet with the bee,
The flower is naught but the bloom of my love,
And the waters run down in the tune i dream.
The sun is my flower hung up above,
I flash with the lightning, with falcons scream,
I cannot die though forever death
Weaves back and forth in the warp of Me.
I was never born yet my births of breath
Are as many as waves on the sleepless Sea.
My breath doth make the flowers fragrant,
My eyebeams cause the Suns bright light,
The sunset mirrors my cheeks rose blushes
My aching love holds stars so tight
Sweet streams and rivers my veins and arteries.
My beauteous hair the fresh green trees.
What giant strength! My bones are mountains,
O, joy! the fairy world my bride,
Nay, talk no difference, wonder of wonders,
Myself the bridegroom, I the bride.

Swami Ram Tirtha

The 105 minutes i spent watching this film have been utterly precious. Please take time out to watch. It may change your life for the better