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Think or blink!!!

[h=1]அஷ்ட வக்கிரன்.[/h]
வேத விற்பன்னரான உத்தாலகரிடம்
வேதம் பயின்ற ஒரு சீடர் கஹோளர்;
நியம நிஷ்டைகளில் சிறந்த போதிலும்,
திறமை குறைந்தவர் வேதப் பயிற்சியில்.

சீலம், பக்தி, நற்குணம் பெற்றிருந்ததால்,
சீலவதி குருவின் மகளையே மணந்தார்.
வேத பாடத்தின்போது அருகே அமர்வாள்
மாதரில் சிறந்த குருவின் மகள் சுஜாதை.

கருவில் உருவான குழந்தையும் கூட,
கருவிலேயே வேதம் கேட்டுப் படித்தது;
தந்தையின் தவறுகளைக் கேட்டு வருந்தி,
விந்தையாய் எட்டுக் கோணல் அடைந்தது!

அஷ்ட வக்கிரன் என்று பெயர் பெற்றவன்,
கஷ்டமான வேத, வேதாந்தங்களைத் தன்
பாலப் பருவத்திலேயே நன்கு பயின்றதால்
பால சூரியனைப் போலவே திகழ்ந்தான்.

மிதிலையில் நிகழ்ந்த பெரிய யாகத்துக்கு
மிதப்புடன் சென்றவனைத் தடுத்தான்,
தோற்றத்தை மட்டும் கண்டு ஏமாந்த,
ஏற்றத்தை அறியாத அறிவிலி சேவகன்.

“வெளித் தோற்றம் அறிவுக்குப் பிரமாணமா?
வெளி வடிவம் பருத்து, உள்ளே பஞ்சு ஆனால்?
முதிர்ச்சி என்பது வெறும் வயதினால் அல்ல;
முதிர்ச்சி என்பது ஞானத்தாலேயே உண்டு.”

வாத நிபுணன் வந்தியைத் தன்னுடைய
வாதத்தால் வென்ற அஷ்டவக்கிரன், தன்
தந்தையை நீரில் மூழ்கடித்துக் கொன்ற அந்த
வந்திக்கும் அதே கதியை ஏற்படுத்தினான்.

தோற்றத்தைக் கண்டு ஒரு மனிதனின்
ஏற்றத்தை நாம் எடை போட வேண்டாம்.
தோற்றங்கள் நம்மை ஏமாற்றிவிடலாம்;
ஏற்றங்களை நாம் உணருதல் வேண்டும்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

https://visalramani.wordpress.com/about/2491-2/35-ஏற்றமா-தோற்றமா/
 
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ASHTA VAKRAN.

This is the story of the GnAni ashtavakran. His father was originally a disciple of his grand father who was a famous Guru.

The guru married his lovely daughter SujAtA to his disciple – since he was a good man and excelled in the other duties assigned to him.

The father was not very proficient in the Vedas. Whenever he committed a mistake in Veda, the baby in the womb of his wife, would bend and get distorted. So when the boy was born he had eight distortions in his body and was named as Astavakran.

He became proficient in Vedas and sAsthrAs at a very early age. He shone like a Sun God with his gnAnam and accomplishments.

He visited Janaka MahArAjA’s court with his friend.The dwara pAlakan refused entry to this distorted man. Ashtavakran told him that gnAnam of a person did not depend on the age or the appearance of the person.

He won over a proud pundit called Vandhi, in a war of debate. Vandhi had won over many other pundits earlier and caused them to be drowned in a river – when they failed in their debates.

Astavakra gave the same punishment to Vandhi and avenged his father’s untimely death caused by Vandhi.

Never judge a book by its cover nor a man by his looks!



https://visalramani.wordpress.com/about/2491-2/35-ஏற்றமா-தோற்றமா/
 
Isn't this an organized and publicised cheating??? :shocked:





  • Business
    [h=3]9 Amazon Hacks That Will Save You Money[/h] For many online consumers, Amazon is a one-stop shop for everything from diapers to television sets. The e-commerce giant is widely known for its vast product selection and low prices. In fact, consumers rated Amazon their favorite online store in the National Retail Federation's 2015 Favorite 50 Retailers list. Its Amazon Prime service -- with free, two-day shipping on all eligible items, as well as access to digital storage for your photos, video streaming and much more -- keeps customers coming back often. But even Amazon regulars may overlook these nine lesser-known ways to save big on purchases big and small. Take a look.
    Kiplinger.com




 
The other alternatives for 'Trick or Treat!' :rolleyes:

'Fight or Flight!' or "Bow or Beat" or "Smile or Shoot!"

The real scary element has entered into the pretended scary festival!

Odd news



U.S.

[h=3]Some Fla. residents plan armed trick-or-treating after creepy clown threats[/h] Some residents unnerved by scary clown threats in their communities say they’ll be armed for Halloween trick-or-treating, while authorities warn that widespread clown fears may endanger someone dressing up as a clown as a joke. There have been numerous clown sightings in Brevard County, and two men were arrested last week in Melbourne for allegedly threatening people while dressed as clowns and holding large bats, sticks or axes, according to a Florida Today reporter. The incidents have made some residents so nervous that they planned to arm themselves when they go out Halloween night. “Since I have no gun, I will be carrying a bat around on Halloween night,” said Pam Metz of Titusville.
CBS News

Creepy Clown Threat Prompts Spooked Floridians To Trick-Or-Treat While Armed
The Huffington Post
 Parents worried about creepy clowns plan to carry guns trick-or-treating
New York Post




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Now everyone wants to celebrate Diwali!




  • Politics
    [h=3]Hindus for Trump[/h] Donald Trump’s best Indian-American friend is a sixty-seven-year-old billionaire from Chicago named Shalabh Kumar. One recent Saturday, the candidate accepted Kumar’s invitation to speak at a fund-raiser in New Jersey, organized by the Republican Hindu Coalition, a group that Kumar founded last year, with the blessing of Newt Gingrich. In 2013, Kumar took American congressmen to India to meet Narendra Modi (now the Prime Minister), a Hindu nationalist, who, at the time, had been banned from the United States, owing to allegations that he’d played a role in the killing of hundreds of Muslims in Gujarat. Kumar donated almost a million dollars to Trump’s campaign, after the two bonded over Modi’s
    The New Yorker





 
A KILLER LAKE under the sea! :wacko:


  • Science
    Bizarre 'lake under the sea' discovered that kills whatever swims there

    It might seem weird to imagine a lake within the ocean, but things like temperature and salinity can change the density of water, and 'lakes' of denser water can form within a larger pool. Scientists have recently discovered such a lake at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, but this lake also has something else very strange going on: all the creatures that enter it don't come back alive, reports Seeker. It's littered with the dead bodies of benthic crabs, amphipods and fish that have crossed over into its waters, lured by the warmer temperature. “It was one of the most amazing things in the deep sea," said Erik Cordes, associate professor of biology at Temple University who discovered the site along with several colleagues.
    MNN - Mother Nature Network



 
When an eradicated disease (!?) returns

it does so with vengeance!:scared:

Health
[h=3]Six-Year-Old Boy Dies of Polio-Like Symptoms As Disease is On the Rise in the U.S.[/h] Daniel Ramirez was taken to Seattle Children’s Hospital in October afflicted with an unknown virus that caused his brain to swell. “It saddens us to announce that Daniel passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, surrounded by his family,” the family wrote on their sons Facebook page. The rare condition has been documented in 33 states that have confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in 89 patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
People

1 of 8 Washington children with mysterious polio-like illness dies
Fox News
 Boy’s death linked to polio-like ‘mystery illness’
WTVR.com
 
Is The Devil whispering in his ears to do bad things???

U.S.
[h=3]Police asked the face-biting Florida teen what he ate. ‘Humans,’ he said.[/h] Austin Harrouff was being taken into custody when he made the comment, according to court documents. “Help me,” he said, according to the documents, “I ate something bad . . .” A sergeant who heard Harrouff asked him what he ate. “Humans,” Harrouff responded. The details of the conversation were revealed in court documents filed in Martin County, Fla., and obtained by the Palm Beach Post. Harrouff is accused of killing a Florida couple earlier this year, and biting the face of one of the victims, and his case has garnered national attention. The documents also note that while Harrouff, 19, was at a hospital after the attack, a detective saw him “spit out what appeared to him to be human flesh.”
Washington Post

Florida cannibal killer suspect told officers 'I ate something bad... humans'
International Business Times UK
 Teen accused of biting dead man’s face: ‘I ate something bad’
New York Post
 
For once too many clones???? :decision:

 Entertainment
[h=3]Inside the NYC Penthouse Where Heidi Klum and Her Clones Got Halloween Ready[/h] Heidi Klum is known for throwing incredible Halloween parties, and for going above and beyond with her own spectacular costumes. This year, for her annual fete on Halloween night Klum “cloned” herself, appearing with five remarkable lookalikes in identical beige-and-white bodysuits and thigh-high boots. Last year, I was Jessica Rabbit, it took two hours to disassemble that,” Klum told The Cut at a recent amfAR gala.
People

Heidi Klum cloned herself for Halloween this year
Mashable
 Queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum, gets multiplied
Zoomin TV

 
I bet these unfortunate women are wishing that they had NOT survived! :(




  • World
    [h=3]Nigeria Investigating Reports That Officials Raped Boko Haram Survivors[/h] LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria’s president has ordered an investigation into a rights group’s allegations of rapes by soldiers and police of women and girls fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Human Rights Watch said in a statement published on Monday that 43 cases of “sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation,” had been documented by its researchers in July. A police spokesman flatly rejected the report. The women and girls were housed at seven camps in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, for people displaced by Boko Haram’s seven-year-old insurgency, the rights group said. The Islamist campaign has driven more than two million people from their homes and killed some 15,000 in
    The Huffington Post







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As long as it turns out to be a money raker, why bother about the initial investment?

[h=3]Padmavati is expected to be the most expensive Indian film of all times[/h] On November 1, the ambitious pseudo-historical epic Padmavati was off to a flying start on a set erected at Mehboob studios. Only Ranveer Singh from the core cast participated in the shooting. Says a source close to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, “The shooting of this schedule will go on for 50 days in one stretch from this month to the end of December. Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor will join in later. Right now it’s just Ranveer on the sets.” The director shot on a set that reportedly cost close to Rs. 40 lakhs to build. “Every costume of Deepika will be authenticated and scrupulously true to her character and to the era she represents. In Padmavati Sanjay wants to go ahead of what he achieved

Bollywood Hungama q
 

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