tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post196076633755150233..comments2023-10-11T00:19:03.216+08:00Comments on Masala Sunset: 108 TemplesSherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15688009775579264989noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-44123651736055157242008-07-26T04:15:00.000+08:002008-07-26T04:15:00.000+08:00JC: what is your blog address? Would love to visit...JC: what is your blog address? Would love to visit.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688009775579264989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-22646977389175156202008-07-06T03:14:00.000+08:002008-07-06T03:14:00.000+08:00Did I just say time travel???Oh God, sorry, I mean...Did I just say time travel???<BR/>Oh God, sorry, I meant mind travel! <BR/><BR/>This is what happens when you watch too much sci-fi rubbish on TV! :DMadhu Gopalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782446279959875659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-8569170717642331342008-07-06T03:11:00.000+08:002008-07-06T03:11:00.000+08:00Very nice! I love your idea of resorting to time t...Very nice! I love your idea of resorting to time travel when you miss something! I'll try it too!<BR/><BR/>And I so agree with you about the peace one feels in places of worship....It's such a powerful feeling!<BR/><BR/>Great post! There were lots of things in there that I never knew about!Madhu Gopalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782446279959875659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-28603837339812132442008-07-01T22:27:00.000+08:002008-07-01T22:27:00.000+08:00Hi JC,Thanks for your comments - I've been so busy...Hi JC,<BR/>Thanks for your comments - I've been so busy and out of town - but will post soon.<BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the masala tea - it is such a time/place transporter for me. <BR/>Take care,<BR/>ShireenaSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688009775579264989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-85844469961083806312008-06-30T00:13:00.000+08:002008-06-30T00:13:00.000+08:00I am sorry if I am the cause apparent of your sile...I am sorry if I am the cause apparent of your silence! I promise I wont leave any comments in future!<BR/><BR/>I am adddicted to black tea and enjoyed your masala tea also. Thanks!JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-6665962363007784952008-06-22T02:45:00.000+08:002008-06-22T02:45:00.000+08:00Such beautiful photos of a very special time. Make...Such beautiful photos of a very special time. Makes me want to get on a plane (I still haven't been to India). Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog. Sorry so long to respond, but I've been traveling, then trying to catch up! :)paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-91181026608558917822008-06-18T04:39:00.000+08:002008-06-18T04:39:00.000+08:00wow, there's some deep doctrine here, you have som...wow, there's some deep doctrine here, <BR/>you have some knowlegeable readers!<BR/> (my little sis leaves tomorrow for Chennai... can't wait to hear her tales)<BR/>MaryMary Elizabeth Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497728681790204968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-26239597674802636232008-06-16T23:12:00.000+08:002008-06-16T23:12:00.000+08:00The basic concept of Hindu Philosophy is to enjoy ...The basic concept of Hindu Philosophy is to enjoy life as it comes while updating ones knowledge of God and oneself as His image!<BR/><BR/>So please carry on!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-39808825955099312852008-06-13T01:56:00.000+08:002008-06-13T01:56:00.000+08:00Hi Shireena, You are welcome! I am not sure if you...Hi Shireena, You are welcome! <BR/>I am not sure if you know that ‘Yoga’, in fact, literally means the union or fusion of inert or dormant soul (energy contained in the essence of planet Saturn) with the active physical animal form that is believably made from the essences of selected eight members of the solar system, or ‘grahas’, where ‘graha’ means a planet as well as an alligator to indicate it symbolically as a locking device of energy/ information as seen in the said animal’s powerful jaws…Essence of each member of the solar system believably is located at different levels from tail-bone end to the head along the spinal column…<BR/><BR/>In brief, yogic exercises are primarily aimed at reaching zero thought for activating the dormant energy that believably normally remains coiled up like a serpent, which, only when activated, believably springs up like a King Cobra to make the total energy held up in different locks or bandhas, or chakras, reach one point in the head…and thus release higher or subtle knowledge into the brain…JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-9525059146372386052008-06-12T22:25:00.000+08:002008-06-12T22:25:00.000+08:00Hi HTE and more....Thanks! I feel like I'm always ...Hi HTE and more....<BR/>Thanks! I feel like I'm always missing India. <BR/><BR/>Hi JC,<BR/>I've been doing yoga for years and never really thought about the mudras and positions - what you say is very interesting and beautifully symbolic. Thanks for educating me! <BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>ShireenaSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688009775579264989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-80184926137882268612008-06-11T18:29:00.000+08:002008-06-11T18:29:00.000+08:00Hi Shireena,Did any ‘Hindu’ tell you the secret be...Hi Shireena,<BR/>Did any ‘Hindu’ tell you the secret behind the figure 108?<BR/>As you have evinced interest in ‘India that is ‘Bharat’, you would first need the background of Yoga in very brief.<BR/> <BR/>The thumb depicts essence of planet Mars housed at the basic root or the seat, called ‘mooladhar’. That’s the number one (‘1’). Now use it as a pointer and touch the tip of the little finger as (‘2’); next touch the gap between little and ring finger as (‘3’); then ring finger’s tip as (‘4’) …you would finally reach the tip of the index finger, the Guru or the highest pointer, representing the essence of Moon housed in the head, called ‘sahasrara’, as (‘8’)…<BR/><BR/>Now, look sideways to read ‘0’, between ‘1’ & ‘8’, to realize this particular ‘mudra’ or symbol as ‘108’! <BR/><BR/>When a Yogi sits down in ‘siddhasan’, he/she keeps the tips of the thumb and index finger touching… which also thus represents ‘0’ the formless Shiva (and also His Third Eye!) represented symbolically by a ‘Shivling’ a cylindrical form in stone… The sages used 108 beads of rudraksha seed in the rosary to remind them of Bhootnath Shiva, the formless creator! And, so on…One can even read OM the believable original sound energy, called Brahmnad, on one’s hand in this pose (M is made by the three fingers when palm is kept pointing earthwards, that is downwards…JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82751166244189314.post-83737518093507881152008-06-10T17:45:00.000+08:002008-06-10T17:45:00.000+08:00Hiya!Missing India too - thanks for sharing, your ...Hiya!<BR/>Missing India too - thanks for sharing, your so right about mind travelling though (I do it all the time)..:)Here, There, Elsewhere... and morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744553877892974926noreply@blogger.com