Saturday, March 7, 2009
Through the eyes of a visitor!
My last post was about a popular modern Indian writer (Ruskin Bond), and now I’d like to share with you the perspective offered by Mark Tully. Excerpts do not reveal much out of context, so I will simply mention some relevant information, and a couple of his books. For over 20 years, Mark Tully was...
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Bond with the mountains!
Despite the title, this is not about my bond with the mountains (though my regular readers will vouch for that)!….but a book of the same name by Ruskin Bond. For those of my friends not familiar with his writings, and who have liked my posts on India, here is another glimpse through the eyes of one...
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Praise the Lord!
This is in response to a post by Texasgem today, on the history of the hymn "How great thou art"---enjoy it online! http://www.greatdanepro.com/Dear%20Jesus/index.htm Have a good day! Nita.
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Giving...concluded
The next layer is worse. It reveals all the hurts I have inflicted on others, from careless gossip to deliberate betrayals. There are angry words that could not be taken back, judgements that shut out people who did not share my beliefs or lifestyle. Arrogance. Intolerance. Condescension. I sit down...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Giving...contd (3)
"Now for the third package."....................... I shake my head. "I'm sorry. There is no third gift." "Everyone has myrrh to offer," she says. "Not I. Myrrh is the bitter herb of death. It has not been a part of my experience. You see, I have been extraordinarily lucky. I don't seem to have the...
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The Giving...contd
"He does not need sacrifice," she says. Come now. There must be another gift."............................................(2) I hesitate. "Well, yes, there is. But what I have just shown you is my finest gold. The frankincense - if I can call it that - is quite ordinary, hardly fit for the...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
"The Giving" ---Joy Cowley (Psalms down under)
(This is the most amazing poem I've read this year, and I couldn't wait till Christmas to share it with you! It's very long, so I will post it in four parts). With such eagerness we carry our gifts towards the place of the newborn King. Look at us! We are like guests hurrying to a wedding, and I...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
A night of devotion…….
A traditional festival is coming up on the 23 rd February----Maha Shivratri. It is one of the major festivals of Hindus, rather different from the ones I have described earlier. Shivratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is known by hundreds of names. It is celebrated around February/March, on a...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Bliss...by Joseph Campbell
The divine manifestation is ubiquitous, Only our eyes are not open to it. Awe is what moves us forward. Live from your own center. The divine lives within you. The separateness apparent in the world is secondary. Beyond the world of opposites is an unseen, but experienced, unity and identity in us...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
More than one Valentine’s day!
Though it originated in the west, Valentine’s day is celebrated in diverse ways in the far eastern countries----and they do not restrict it to 14 th February! In Japan, Valentine's Day is celebrated on two different dates...February 14 and March 14! In February, the lady gives a gift to the man, and...
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