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Morning Sun in Our House: A Dance of Light and Clay

I love to look at the beautiful reflections that the morning sun rays create with the objects in our house. Whenever these fleeting moments of light catch my eye, they hold my gaze for the longest time, compelling me to capture their quiet beauty through my cellphone camera.

 

A quiet morning symphony: Three painted clay pots soaking in the sun and admiring their own glowing reflections.

 These three painted clay pots seem to be admiring their own reflections on the glazed surface of the ivory wall tiles. I am certain they know they are under the spotlight, yet each of the three pots is still trying to outshine the others with its own unique glints of light!

xoxo

SEE THE DROPPINGS OF PAPRI TREE

For 30 years  the beautiful  papri tree has delivered shade and lush green foliage to our yards and has been a long standing symbol of strength, stability and power, however, the-leaves buds, and dried leaves droppings can drive you nuts!

3 June 2011

 Papri tree on  April 14/2011

December 18/ 2010, my niece was standing near the main gate  

September/2010 papri tree is mingled up with jatropa,and chmeli tree in my front yard container garden

4/19/2018

 Have you even been woken up late at night from the pounding of bud droppings like hail, or rain droppings on your roof, or front yard floor?  Sometimes it seems they are playing pool on your house.  The next morning you find a bedof buds spread on your yard.  

Buds make it very  comfortable to walk on  our floor bare foot because its a good foot massage!  I  use to   mow then into shreds so they decompose into the soil or rake them out vigorously.    This clean-up can become a very daunting task along with removing fall leaves and perhaps for larger areas we people   hire a professional(there are several other papri trees around the front park of our locality.  Some times we  collect  on  our driveway, run the car over them a few times to crush them so they break down quicker and add them to our compost pile.  Next spring this  produces a nice organic fertilizer for  our garden.  

we use to trim our papri tree  to allow more sunlight into the front  areas and reduce the amounts of buds.  

INSPIRATION:

Crafters Corner  

reblogged from my another blog....

best out of waste

last 3-4 months were very hectic for me, as the work of renovation was going on in my house. it was a long.....long...........awaited work which was pending since last 2-3 years.when the deterioration was at its best...we took on it..

thus begun the hectic time for me.....i used to collect every bit of waste deserted by tile work, plumbing, wood work, painting, from masonry work and so,,,,,,,,on..

here is one sample!!!!!!! work in progress.........

i glued the left over wall tiles on the waste bucket...which was used to its best.....for years...companion since a long broken from the rims....renovated....broken its handles....renovated....at last i decided to make garden tool out of it ...it's a large bucket to accomodate a big house plant...right!!!!

see the wall tiles which were deserted by the mason on work...they were in plenty. i was not able to make the mason to mount them on rough surface of open veranda. he refused to work on them......tit-bits are not upto his standard...he can only process the new ones...

Then what?

i made several uses of them!!!
Here is the one....i will share the final verson later on....and the method for it too!!!!

happy crafting!!!!

and

happy DAY!

World heritage day... World poetry day..... Reblogging from my another blog

Last year, on the occasion of the International Day of Monuments and Sites, Google  launched Open Heritage on Google Arts & Culture to show the technology used to preserve cultural heritage around the world.  .

In addition to bringing new iconic places and their stories to Google Arts & Culture, this year also Historic Environment Scotland and the University of South Florida - organizations with a common commitment to open their 3D datasets to the world - have joined the project Open Heritage. Together, they   are launching Open Heritage 3D, a dedicated portal to share 3D cultural heritage data and its results with anyone.

In CyArk, they carried  out this mission through 3D documentation. In 2018, they  went to Mexico City to support restoration efforts after the devastating earthquake that struck the city in 2017. Their  efforts also included 3D documentation of the city's enormous cathedral. It is one of the many cultural heritage sites around the world that face unprecedented challenges, from natural disasters and climate change, to human conflicts and urban invasions.

Message for World Poetry Day 2019 by Audrey Azoulay : Director General of UNESCO

 

Dreams

Hold on to dreams 
because if dreams die 
, life is a bird with broken wings 
that cannot fly. 
Hold on to dreams 
because when dreams go away 
, life is a dry field 
frozen in snow.

(Langston Hughes)

These verses by the poet Langston Hughes are an invitation to a dream, an escape, an emancipation. Poetry is undoubtedly the best form to express this desire, because it touches us in the intimate and allows every form of freedom. 
This poem speaks of the extraordinary power of words that open up infinite horizons, improve our lives, change reality, embellish it, show it in a new light that has never been seen before.
Poetry is not a trivial game of sounds, words and images: it has a creative and transformative power. 
A poet, writer, playwright and leader of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Langston Hughes put his art at the service of combating discrimination against the African American community. His poetry is therefore inseparable from his commitment to civil rights and remains a source of inspiration for all supporters of fundamental freedoms around the world.
Poetry is also this unique art that makes us aware of the extraordinary human diversity: the diversity of languages ​​and cultures. It is a meeting place between the individual and the world. It is an introduction to difference, dialogue and peace. It is the testimony of the universality of the human condition that goes beyond the innumerable means used to describe it. 
Every year since 1999, UNESCO celebrates World Poetry Day on March 21st. It is an opportunity to celebrate the richness of the cultural and linguistic heritage of the world. It is also an opportunity to draw attention to the traditional forms of poetry that risk disappearing, as in the case of many less used and minority languages. To maintain living traditions, UNESCO has included a number of poetic forms in the immaterial heritage of humanity: for example the poetic art of Ca trù sung by Viet Nam, Al'azi of the United Arab Emirates, Baul songs from Bangladesh and l Oral heritage of Gelede shared by the Yoruba-Nago community living in Togo, Benin and Nigeria. 
Poetry is not limited to the artistic aspect: it is also a tool for formal and informal education. In this sense, arts and cultural practices provide effective support for lifelong learning. This is why UNESCO encourages and supports artistic education as it strengthens intellectual, emotional and psychological development, shaping generations that can be able to reinvent the world.
This day is also an opportunity to pay tribute to all the people who give life to this important art: poets, of course, but also translators, publishers and organizers of poetry readings and poetry festivals. UNESCO encourages all Member States to support in their actions all those who work every day so that poetry can continue to enrich our lives. 
Finally, since poetry is an act of creation and sharing, on this World Day, UNESCO invites everyone to create, invent, share and open up to other languages ​​and other ways of naming the world, to rejoice in all that enriches our diversity. Because cultivating art and cultivating the mind is also cultivating peace.

- Audrey Azoulay, Director General 
Message on World Poetry Day 2018

 

बेहतर उपाय...

देखिये .......यह हैं मेरे दो जाँ सिपाही... मेरे घर की रखवाली करने वाले दो पौधे...साथ ही यह दोनों मेहमानों का स्वागत भी करते है,...

इन दोनों बड़े गमलों को मैंने बड़ी टूटी बाल्टियों पर बचे-खुचे तायल के तुकडे चिपका कर और ग्रोउट से भर कर ऊपर से स्कैच पैन से आउटिंग कर ऊपर से वार्निश कर दिया ...मुझे अपने दो बड़े पौधों के लिये बड़े गमले चाहियें थे ....सीमेंट के गमले बहुत भारी हो जाते तब मैंने टूटी बाल्टियोंऔर अन्य सामान के साथ इन गमलों को बनाया.

इस गमले में थूजा का पौधा है...इसे मैंने करीब १०-११ वर्ष पहले छोटे गमले में लगाया था...
और ऊपर इसमें जटरोपा का पौधा है..यह ७-८ वर्ष पहले मैंने छोटे गमले में लगाया था..
इसे बाद में मैंने ऊपर से रिम पर और ग्राउट लगाया और फ़िर स्कैच पैन से आउटिंग कर के ऊपर से दो कोट वार्निश कर दी...

देखिये ऊपर और नीचे की तास्विरें........इ ऊपर की रिम से कितनी दुरुस्त हो गई है...

इस बाल्टी का रिम बिलकुल टूट गया था मैंने बाल्टी की रिम पर एक मोटी सुई लेकर इसे गर्म कर जगह -जगह छेद किये और एक पानी की बेकार पड़ी ट्यूब के बीच मेंचिर लगा कर इसे रिम में फिट कर दिया,। और फ़िर इसे बोरी के तुकडे से फेविकोल से चिपकाया और फ़िर तार से सिल दिया..सभी बेकार चीजें यानी कि बोरी का टुकड़ा, टूटी पुरानी ट्यूब, टूटी ताय्लने और टूटी बालटी का सही उपयोग कर सुन्दर गमले बन गये..
यह देखिये ज़रा नजदीक से कितना सुन्दर और टिकाऊ गमला बन गया है....



शब्बा जहीर!!!

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holy Bhagwad Gita

अर्जुन उवाच |
कथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन |
इषुभि: प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन || 4||

 

2.4:Arjun said: O Madhusudan, how can I shoot arrows in battle on men like Bheeshma and Dronacharya, who are worthy of my worship, O destroyer of enemies?

Commentary: In response to Shree Krishna’s call for action, Arjun presents his confusion.  He states that Bheeshma and Dronacharya are worthy of his respect and adoration.  Bheeshma was the embodiment of chastity, and remained a lifelong celibate to fulfill the vow he had made to his father.  Arjun’s military preceptor, Dronacharya, was a genius in the science of warfare, and it was from him that Arjun mastered the art of archery.  Kripacharya was another respectable person on the other side, whom Arjun had always held in veneration.  To treat these men of high merit as enemies now seemed abominable to the noble-minded Arjun.  If even arguing with these venerable elders was improper, then how could he ever think of attacking them with weapons?  His statement thus implies, “O Krishna, please do not doubt my courage.  I am prepared to fight.  But from the perspective of moral duty, my duty is to respect my teachers and to show compassion to the sons of Dhritarashtra.”

xoxo

holy Bhagwad Gita

श्रीभगवानुवाच |
कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् |
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन || 2||








2.2: The Supreme Lord said: My dear Arjun, how has this delusion overcome you in this hour of peril? It is not befitting an honorable person. It leads not to the higher abodes, but to disgrace.




Commentary: The word Ārya in our sacred books does not refer to any race or ethnic group.  The Manu Smṛiti defines an Aryan as a highly evolved and cultured person.  “Aryan” connotes goodness, like the term “perfect gentleman.”  The aim of the Vedic scriptures is to induce humans to become Aryans in all respects.  Shree Krishna finds Arjun’s present condition in conflict with that ideal, and so reprimands him by calling attention to his confusion in how to live up to this ideal state of being under the current circumstances.

The Bhagavad Gita, or “Song of God,” effectively begins from here because Shree Krishna, who was quiet until now, starts speaking in this verse.  The Supreme Lord first begins by inducing in Arjun a hunger for knowledge.  He does this by pointing out that his state of confusion is dishonorable and inappropriate for virtuous persons.  He then goes on to remind Arjun of the consequences of delusion, which are pain, infamy, failure in life, and degradation of the soul.

Rather than comforting him, Shree Krishna is making Arjun uncomfortable about his current state.  We all feel uncomfortable when we are confused because it is not the natural condition of the soul.  That feeling of discontentment, if properly channeled, can become a powerful impetus to search for true knowledge.  The suitable resolution of doubt helps a person acquire a deeper understanding than before.  Thus, God sometimes deliberately puts a person in turmoil, so that he or she may be forced to search for knowledge to remove the confusion.  And when the doubt is finally resolved, that person reaches a higher level of understanding.

XOXO

MY CITY....HISAR,HARYANA,INDIA

The palace, known as Hisar-i-Firuza, located at a strategic point where the old Delhi Multan Road route branched to Khorasan (historic region which lies in northeast of Iran), was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1354. The construction was completed in 1356. The palace consists of a mosque, a Diwan-e-Aam, a palace for his wife, underground apartments and a granary.  The boundary

Construction commenced in 1354 CE. Firozshah stayed at Hisar to supervise the construction. Stones were brought from Narsai hills (in Mahendragarh) to build the ramparts fort wall, which was surrounded by a protective moat. Tank inside the complex was used to refill the moat. The complex was completed after two and half years, and Ferozshah ordered his courtiers to build their palaces within the fort walls.

Artillery was not widely employed in Central Asia prior to the 16th century, and limited use of cannon at Hisar by the Timurid Sultan Husayn Mirza in 1496 did not lead to a substantial military role for artillery in India, nor did the presence of Portuguese ship's cannon at the 1509 Battle of Diu, and the regular use of artillery came to India only with mughal invasion starting with Babur.

Firoz Shah Palace Complex is located in front of  Hisar Bus Stand

 in the city of Hisar in Haryana, India. It was built by Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1354 AD. The original town of Hisar was a walled settlement inside the fort with four gates, Delhi gate, Mori gate, Nagauri gate and Talaqi gate. The palace consists of a mosque known as Lat ki Masjid. Lat is a sandstone pillar about 20 feet high and was earlier an Ashokan pillar. Underground apartments are also located inside the complex. The place has also a Diwan-e-Aam. Gujri Mahal is another palace located near the palace complex also built by Firoz Shah for his wife Gujri. Its construction was completed in 1356 and stands on a massive rectangular platform.

Jahaj Kothi Museum, named after George Thomas, is located inside Firoz Shah Palace Complex and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.

 

Originally, the palace complex within the fort had one royal entrance and the protective ramparts around the fort had four main gates.

 

SHAHI DARWAJA

The Shahi Darwaza is an east-facing still-standing entrance to the palace, called so because Shahi Darwaza in Persian means royal gate as it was reserved for the royal family. As seen ABOVE  this roughly 7 meter tall single-story arched gateway, with small built-in cells inside for the guards on both sides, still serves as the main entrance to the current monument.

Talaqi Gate

The Talagi gate is a west-facing gate with access to ancient Agroha Mound and Sirsa, still-standing facing the current main bus stand of Hisar city. Associated bastions with slanted narrow niches to shoot arrows at attacking enemy armies still exist.

Nagauri Gate

The Nagauri gate was a south-facing now-demolished gate, with access to Nagaur and on to Jodhpur in Rajasthan via Siwani, Jhumpa Khurd, Rajgarh and Churu. It was demolished by the Bansi Lal government to widen the entrance to the market. British Raj had added a tall 2 story clock tower on top of it, now it is all gone but the site is still known as nagori gate.

Mori Gate

The Mori gate was an east-facing now-vanished gate where a now-vanished water channel entered the fort complex via a niche (Hindi: mori or hole) in the fort bastion to supply the water. it provided access to Multan (Pakistan) - Kandhar (Afghanistan) - Mashhad (Iran) - Ashgabat (Turkmenistan). The gate is long gone and no sign exists. The location of this used to be the current ramp and road between the fort complex and auto market.

Delhi gate

The Delhi gate, located at current Mehta Nagar near Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk, was an east-facing now-vanished gate that was on the path leading to Delhi on Delhi Multan Road. Its location used to be near current Gandhi statue inside the crowded market.

XOXO

holy Bhagwad Gita

Chapter 2 verse 1

 

सञ्जय उवाच |

तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् |

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदन: || 1||

 

2.1: Sanjay said: Seeing Arjun overwhelmed with pity, his mind grief-stricken, and his eyes full of tears, Shree Krishna spoke the following words.

 

 

 

 

 

Sanjaya says that when Krishna saw Arjuna in such a state with tears in his eyes he spoke:

 

“Arjuna how these impure thoughts have come to you .It does not befit you.”

 

Arjuna in complete turmoil completely surrenders by sitting with his head bowed, his bows and arrows set aside. He has tears in his eyes and he seeks guidance.

 

Lord Krishna asks Arjuna with a lot of love the reason for so much confusion as it does not suit one who knows the value of life.

 

 

Here we can see Lord Krishna reprimanding his favorite disciple Arjuna.

 

Though Arjuna was from a learned background and well versed, why was he behaving with total body consciousness?

 

When we are on the path, and as we learn and know some things spiritually, and yet we end up taking wrong decisions or making some mistake we face lot of turmoil.

 

 

The question that comes on our mind is that even after having the knowledge how I made a mistake…

 

See even when we are on the path, we are in different stages.

 

Like suppose we have to merge with the sun then some will be just absorbing the rays of the sun, while some would be feeling the warmth and might be nearer to the sun while very few might be within the sun.

 

 

 

This is a journey. Each on a different level of consciousness and so the reactions and actions will be based on that.

 

 

 

At times even though we have traversed much ahead on the journey, some situation might come up where we for a while completely forget who we are and thinking we are this body we react.

 

This is when Krishna will intervene and ask us why we are behaving in such a foolish manner.

 

 

 

This happens when the soul has travelled a little ahead on the path, is seeking and surrenders with all humility unto the supreme.

 

 

 

So however and wherever we are on the journey, let us remember to surrender to the supreme energy with utmost humility.

 

Then we need never fear as to what the consequence will be…as Lord Krishna will definitely take care of us by guiding us.

xoxo