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Dear All

To many people this will just be a re-cap but for others who are obsessed with dumb forwards -
[ often out-of-context ], it will be an eye-opener - what great service they're doing !!!


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[TD]Chapter 19 of B Gita - in today's context " E Gita "

Bhagvad Gita – Adhyay 19
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Arjun: Hey Vasudev, how can I do the most heinous and unpardonable act of forwarding email that I receive, to my friends, relatives and revered elders?

Krishna: Paarth, at this moment, none of them is your friend or foe, relative or in-law, young or old and good or evil. You have no escape from following your Net-Dharma. Make haste to log on and send off the email to one and all. That is the only Karma expected of you and Dharma you must follow.

Arjun: Hey Murari! Do not implore me to do something that pricks my conscience and stirs my soul.

Krishna: O Kunti-Putra, you are caught in the vicious circle of Maya. In this material world, you are committed to no one except to yourself, your Dharma and your mouse. emails have existed for the last 25 years and will remain long after you are gone. Rise above the Maya and perform your bounden duty.

Arjun: Lord Krishna, pray and enlighten me on how email is related to Maya.

Krishna: Vatsa, email is the 6[SUP]th[/SUP] element in the universe – Aap, Vaayu, Jal, Agni, Aakaash and email. It is at the same time animate and inanimate, living and dead beat. It overloads the system and fills up the hard disk. But it serves one great purpose. It leads people to believe that they are filling their time in an intellectual pursuit by reading and re-forwarding mail. It gives them a sense of achievement without investing their intellect and efforts. Like the Atman that leaves one’s physical body and moves on to another, the email moves from system to system and never gets deleted or dies.

Arjun: Great Giridhaari, kindly tell me what the true attributes of email are.

Krishna: Neither fire can burn it, nor air can evaporate it. Neither can it be conquered nor can it be defeated. email is omnipresent and immortal like your noble and eternal soul. Unlike an arrow shot from your bow, many a time the email forwarded by you, will even return to you safely after some months or even years, allowing you to re-re-forward it to the same people.

Arjun: Great Saarathi, my salutations to you. You have opened my eyes to the cult of email. I was lost in the Maya and have been reading all the email that I keep receiving and doing no other Karma. Now on, I will just press the "Forward" button without reading any of it and send it to all and sundry, friends and foes, relatives and in-laws, young and old. That will surely bring them to their knees in this epochal battle of Good against Evil, in the Kurukshetra. >

Krishna: Arjuna, victory or defeat is not in your hands. Do not ponder over the fruits of your labour. Just keep forwarding email and make one and all go bananas reading it and you will have done your supreme duty. Tathastu. >

Thus Spoke Lord Krishna

Cheers

This has been around for some time - definitely not my original - but far from limiting the "Forwards" to just
emails received, people have gone very far ahead in doing the same with day-to-day news items too !

So, "HAPPY FORWARDING" to all.

Yay Yem
 

I got a forward message about tambram mAmis. So as a follower of E-darma, I am copy pasting the long post in a few parts here!

Discussions are welcome too! :)
 
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The Ascent of the Maami - Part I

The terror of being accosted by the TamBrahm Maami at family functions has persisted right from the dawn of the Madisaar Ages

to the times of the Churidaar (aka. Punjaabi dress) to the Jeans era. When Darwin said, ‘it is not the strongest of the species

that survives nor the most intelligent but it is the one that is the most adaptable to change’; he was alluding to the TamBrahm Maami.

Not unlike Jane Goodall who spent decades studying her subject in the forests of Tanzania, this seminal work on the TamBrahm

Maami is a result of years of keen observations at countless Kalyanams, Seemanthams,Nischayathaarthams,

Poonals,Valaikaapu, Shashtiyaptapoortis, Sadabhishekams and Punyajanam functions. Much knowledge of the various types

has been gathered by silently observing Maamis over yellai saapaadu, lots of patient listening and steadying twitching nerves

with tumblers of piping hot Kumbakonam degree coffee. The TamBrahm Maami, scientific name; genus maamium mylapoorum;

can now be seen across the world – from the narrow lanes of Mylapore to Australia to both sides of the Atlantic. Irrespective of

where you are accosted by her, a quick study of this treatise will help you understand the consequences of such an encounter,

help you take precautionary measures – like running away – far away – from the TamBrahm Maami.
 
The Ascent of the Maami - Part II

The Meenu Maami is one of the most commonly found maamis. Just say‘Boston’ or the name of any American city within this

Maami’s earshot and be prepared for a long discourse from this walking Lonely Planet America edition. The Meenu Maami is a

resident expert on all things American – from Visas to getting a Green Card to American Universities to American geography to

Indian stores in any part of the States. Owner of a 1,000-page passport, a true citizen of the world, when she bumps into other

Meenu Maamis in India she fixes her next meeting at ‘Frisco or LA. Try inviting her to a Ganapathi Homam next week; chances

are that she will decline as she has to catch a flight to visit her son in Texas. Nine out of ten Meenu Maamis have a Hotmail

email account and most definitely have a Skype id – they are always the early adopters of technology and in the future when

teleporting becomes a reality – this clan is the best segment for tech companies to target. Boredom with the unsolicited America

cram session or teeth-gnashing due to the late realization of being the only TamBrahm left behind in India are the usual effects

of an encounter with the Meenu Maami.The Pin-code Maami is a study in contrast to the Meenu Maami. She is only aware of

the streets, shops and temples within her pin-code. So for example, if she is from 600004 (that’s Mylapore’s pin-code) this

Maami will only know East Mada Street, Kapaleeswarar Temple, Tank and Luz Corner. And if you dare compare her locality

with another – you will be assaulted with so much tripe that if Copernicus were alive he would willingly admit that the sun

indeed revolves around Mylapore. The Pin-code Maami is always accompanied by a family member to functions – she simply

can’t get back to her pin-code by herself.
 
The Ascent of the Maami - Part III

Let’s say you cracked the JEE, you ooze confidence and walk six-inches above the ground. Avoid the encounter with the

Centum Maami at the Shashtiyaptapoorti. She will wrestle you to the ground– slam dunk, coz, she is the Centum Maami. She is

the one who’s children have scored centum right through school or have cracked a first rank at JEE or have passed through MIT

(with straight As). Studying at REC are you? That’s no good– it’s IIT Madras or nothing. Studying at XLRI are you, its IIM –

Ahmedabad or nothing – you get the drift? Encounters over lunch with this kind will instantly curdle your paal-payasam, force

you to rush through straight from the first course ofsambar rice and escape without eating curd rice.Mother-of-black-sheep

Maamis are the tragi-comedy of the clan. Until a few decades ago, mothers of TamBrahm boys who married Russian girls or

mothers of thirty-one year old single TamBrahm girls would be classified as such. But times have changed, these days, parents

are grateful that at least their sons are getting married to a girl and have not run off with another boy. Mothers of TamBrahm

sons or daughters who-have-done-what-cannot-be-said are called mother-of-black-sheep Maami. They skulk into family

functions, look furtively, stare at the groom or bride wistfully and sniffle despondently into their sari paalu. This Maami stays

normally aloof, but in case she accosts you the music in the background instantly changes to a 60’s Sivaji Ganesan

tragedy.And then there is Interrogation Maami. This one is the T-Rex of her kind. For her, nothing is kosher. If you are her

unfortunate prey, she will ask a zillion questions – loudly – for the benefit of everybody within a 20-mile radius. Weren’t you

hugging (katti pudichifying) that Christian girl – Lisa –in Coffee Day yesterday? Abishtoo. Why did you hide behind the car and

pretend you didn’t see me when I saw you smoking last Monday? What were you carrying in black plastic bags I saw you

hauling near the TASMAC shop last night? Be very afraid of the Interrogation Maami – if she is at the function you are in, run for

cover – to the farthest other Punyajanam or don’t-care-what-function there is.

And then there is the Temple Run Maami who either runs off visiting temples or talks about her visits to them. Delhi or

Wisconsin or Toronto or Alaska or even the moon – it really does not matter where or who she is visiting. With MS’Suprabhatam

the most commonly used mobile ring tone this maami has an innate ability to discover temples you didn’t know existed.

Severe boredom or sheer exhaustion from visiting temples or listening about temples or a sudden surge of bhakti is the effect

of an encounter with the Temple Run Maami.
 
Tmt RR

You are such a duty conscious person, doing your bounden E DUTY - this one, I think is from the meenuiyer blog.

Yay Yem
 
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The Ascent of the Maami - Part IV

The Google Maami always has her search mode on – for a bride or a groom for her son or daughter. Settled in America is a

constant in her search algorithm. She looks at every eligible boy or girl in the Poonal function with her search function on,

enquires about their background, discusses nakshatrams, raasis, gothrams and candidates rejected in the match-making

sessions. If you are married and have been caught by a Google Maami, you can escape her clutches by providing references of

unmarried friends or cousins but in case you are unmarried – there is nothing else but getti melam in store for you.The Aadi-

Sale Maami. normally found feverishly shopping wherever the word ‘discount’ is seen, is single handedly responsible for the

economic fortunes of T-Nagar – from Pothys to Chennai Silks to Nallis. She drops intoSeemanthams usually on her way for

shopping. If you are her unfortunate prey, you will have to drive her to Renganathan Street, become a coolie and carry her

shopping bags. Caution, avoid accompanying her and make excuses about needing to check on the Caterers or whip out your

phone, yell ‘Hello. Hello’ and walk away muttering about the poor quality of the mobile signal inside the Hall.

And finally there is the mmm…Mmmmaami – the TamBrahm edition of the yummy-mummy is an extremely rare kind. Think of

her as Simran and Shobhana kneaded into one. Seen with a fat balding potbellied Maama – who is usually taken to be her father

but turns out to be her husband. Encounters with this kind of Maami are extremely pleasant, laced with the fragrance of malli

poo and end with you imagining how she may have looked during her college days or salivate imagining what did they wear to

college in those days –paavaadai-daavini? This is the only kind of TamBrahm Maami you really look forward bumping into. But

the odds of this encounter are as bright as the odds of seeing butter-chicken on the Kalyanam lunch menu.

Grave doubts are being cast on the ability of the TamBrahm Maami to survive the current age. After all, when Tamil boys are

marrying Harpreets or Janets how will the next generation find TamBrahm Maamis? But hope and the taste of vaddu maanga

are eternal. The TamBrahm Maamis are a hardy lot; they will persist and continue to evolve.

After all the hand that mashes the thaiyir saadam rules the world. :thumb:


P.S: I took the liberty of changing the name of the 'commonly found mAmi'. :cool:
 
Anand Manohar said:
... You are such a duty conscious person, doing bounden your E DUTY - this one, I think is from the meenuiyer blog. ..
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I got this from one of my friends sometime back and kept it safe!

And, thought that this thread is the best one to post it as a follower of E-dharma. :hail:
 
Raji Ram said:
OMG! E-dharma is :cool:

See how fast I have sent so many posts! :typing:
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RRji
You are a mine house of info.
This forwarded emails on tambrahm mamis indicates the evolution of tambrahm ladies from pincode mamis to all knowing techno savvy ,jetsetting ladies traversing the continents ,sometimes alone on their own
their aspirations for centum scoring kids and also exoecting similar capabilities in boys around them,setting terms regarding good behaviour and pulling up errant behaviour in youngsters,taking the initiative for finding appropriate matches in wedding and other functions makes them the majority partners in family environment
some basic elements of likes such as saree ,jewellery shopping and dislikes such as smoking,drinking,non veg consumption in menfolk and maintaining traditional dressing even in hostile weather - most do not give up
they have modernised sensibly and their capacity for learning new things sometimes amaze me . good for them and not so good for menfolk
the aspirations of youngsters for mamis looking a blend of simran/sobjhana etc with malligai poo and fragrance are stuff dreams are made of. Modern tamil mami will use the stick on them and tell him to take thayir saadam and mangai instead and opt for modern mamis available instead of janet or harpreet
 
anand mohan ji
thanks for forwarding .
it is interesting. I receive so many forwards I keep wondering ,about the utility of most. there are many warning about impending doom and what all Ishould not do
Also quite a few relate to addition of strangers as friends etc
then there are so many relating to property, finance,jobs, travel discount offers
the worst are jokes [ mostly sick or perverse kind]
I thnk a lot before opening many. I do not know if it is wise to fwd them to all my enemies
 
The junk mail box has been my savior..At times this also gets superceded & such mails land in the In box...There are many e commerce advertisements (when we do the shopping unwittingly we sign up for Free offers, advertisements without understanding the import)...some about developing the possibilities in bed..Some are mails proclaiming us as winners of lottery or there is a 10 Million pound that is available for siphoning or some podcast or webcast on a new financial product or instrument

It is like separating the wheat from chaff

However I do not miss the genuine jokes and interesting articles
 
We used to get some prayer written on a post card to be copied and sent to some 'n' number of persons.

If we disobey, we will face many misfortunes! This is the story a few decades back! Now with modernization,
such e-mails sit in the inbox, which if NOT forwarded to 'n' persons, will bring ill luck to the receiver of that mail! :scared:
 
Dear All

I am sure all email systems have a FILTER . Once the filter is in place, such unwanted mail gets
automatically directed to the Bin / Trash / Junk and wont land up in the In Box. And then, after a certain
period, such rubbish mails get automatically deleted.

Yes Ganesh Ji, it usually becomes a big pain to distinguish.

Yay Yem
 
My inbox does not get many junk mails. At times one are two appear but usually they go to spam mails.
Everyday, I just check if some mail from known person is there in spam and if not, delete all in one go!! :boom:​
 
Anand Manohar said:
Dear All

To many people this will just be a re-cap but for others who are obsessed with dumb forwards -
[ often out-of-context ], it will be an eye-opener - what great service they're doing !!!


[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]Chapter 19 of B Gita - in today's context " E Gita "

Bhagvad Gita – Adhyay 19[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Arjun: Hey Vasudev, how can I do the most heinous and unpardonable act of forwarding email that I receive, to my friends, relatives and revered elders?

Krishna: Paarth, at this moment, none of them is your friend or foe, relative or in-law, young or old and good or evil. You have no escape from following your Net-Dharma. Make haste to log on and send off the email to one and all. That is the only Karma expected of you and Dharma you must follow.

Arjun: Hey Murari! Do not implore me to do something that pricks my conscience and stirs my soul.

Krishna: O Kunti-Putra, you are caught in the vicious circle of Maya. In this material world, you are committed to no one except to yourself, your Dharma and your mouse. emails have existed for the last 25 years and will remain long after you are gone. Rise above the Maya and perform your bounden duty.

Arjun: Lord Krishna, pray and enlighten me on how email is related to Maya.

Krishna: Vatsa, email is the 6[SUP]th[/SUP] element in the universe – Aap, Vaayu, Jal, Agni, Aakaash and email. It is at the same time animate and inanimate, living and dead beat. It overloads the system and fills up the hard disk. But it serves one great purpose. It leads people to believe that they are filling their time in an intellectual pursuit by reading and re-forwarding mail. It gives them a sense of achievement without investing their intellect and efforts. Like the Atman that leaves one’s physical body and moves on to another, the email moves from system to system and never gets deleted or dies.

Arjun: Great Giridhaari, kindly tell me what the true attributes of email are.

Krishna: Neither fire can burn it, nor air can evaporate it. Neither can it be conquered nor can it be defeated. email is omnipresent and immortal like your noble and eternal soul. Unlike an arrow shot from your bow, many a time the email forwarded by you, will even return to you safely after some months or even years, allowing you to re-re-forward it to the same people.

Arjun: Great Saarathi, my salutations to you. You have opened my eyes to the cult of email. I was lost in the Maya and have been reading all the email that I keep receiving and doing no other Karma. Now on, I will just press the "Forward" button without reading any of it and send it to all and sundry, friends and foes, relatives and in-laws, young and old. That will surely bring them to their knees in this epochal battle of Good against Evil, in the Kurukshetra. >

Krishna: Arjuna, victory or defeat is not in your hands. Do not ponder over the fruits of your labour. Just keep forwarding email and make one and all go bananas reading it and you will have done your supreme duty. Tathastu. >

Thus Spoke Lord Krishna

Cheers

This has been around for some time - definitely not my original - but far from limiting the "Forwards" to just
emails received, people have gone very far ahead in doing the same with day-to-day news items too !

So, "HAPPY FORWARDING" to all.

Yay Yem
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Dear AM ji,


Since its E Dharma now...we can advertise Krish Anti Virus Software

Paritranaya Sadhunam
Vinasaya ca Duskrtam
E-Dharma-Samsthapanarthaya
Sambhavami Dine Dine

Protects your computer like an Avatar!
 
Tmt RR

So true !

After all these years, I have not learnt to follow E Dharma !

Somehow, I just haven't learnt to ruthlessly do those FORWARDS / QUOTES -
no knowing what is being written about nor even the context under which
it is written.

I have FAILED in upholding E DHARMA !

Yay Yem
 
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