Gold prices are coming down world wide

Globally too the prices have hit low

From Bloomberg, Dec 16, 2013, 5:58:18 AM

Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were created a decade ago, mirroring the steepest price drop in 32 years.

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Thirumanthiram - 770(790)

770. வெள்ளிவெண் திங்கள் விளங்கும் புதனிடம்

ஒள்ளிய மந்தன் இரவிசெவ் வாய்வலம்

வள்ளிய பொன்னே வளரும் பிறையிடந்

தெள்ளிய தேய்பிறை தான்வல மாமே.

(ப. இ.) உயிர்ப்பின் ஓட்டத்தைச் சரமென்பர். அது, வெள்ளி திங்கள் புதன்கிழமைகளில் இடமூக்கின் வழியாகச் செல்லுதல்வேண்டும். சனி ஞாயிறு செவ்வாய்க்கிழமைகளில் வலமூக்கின்வழியாக ஓடுதல் வேண்டும். வியாழக்கிழமைக்கு வளர்பிறையில் இடமூக்கும் தேய் பிறையில் வலமூக்குமாக ஓடுதல் வேண்டும்.

Naturally on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays the breathing takes place through right nostril and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays breathing takes place through left nostril. On Thursdays, if the moon is traveling from full moon to new moon the breathing takes place through right nostril and if the moons travel is from new moon to full moon the breathing takes place through left nostril

After knowing about this Thirumanthiram verses I have been checking myself and to my surprise the nostrils through which at least I breath, I am able to see the truth in the verses. The point one has to note here is that the verses only mentions the appropriate way the human body will breath. So do not force yourself to stick to the verses, if the breathing is not as mentioned in the above verses. I have obsorvered that consuming any negative pranic food might reverse the breathing pattern. This might result in ailments if the reversal continues.

To achieve the above pattern of breathing as mentioned in the verses, my experience is, continuous ( daily) adherence to pranayama / Sambhavi.

If you already have the above patern of breathing, maintain the same for longitivity through regular practise of yoga, pranayama, meditation, conscious living by consuming positive pranic foods.

Some of the negative pranic foods are : Onion, Garlic, Brinjal(egg plant) - to be avoided and used only as medicine if required.

Some of the positive pranic foods are : Ash gourd and Pumpkin type of veggies - these enhance life force in ones body.

Avoid non-veg 100%.

Thirumoolar Thirumanthiram - மூன்றாம் தந்திரம் - 1. அட்டாங்க யோகம் - verse 534

534. இயம நியமமே எண்ணிலா ஆதனம்

நயமுறு பிராணாயா மம்பிரத்தி யாகாரஞ்

சயமிகு தாரணை தியானஞ் சமாதி

அயமுறும் அட்டாங்க மாவது மாமே.

(ப. இ.) தீதகற்றல், நன்றாற்றல், அளவிலா இருக்கை, வளிநிலை, தொகை நிலை, பொறை நிலை, நினைதல், நொசிப்பு என்னும் வழிமுறைத் தவநிலை பயிலுதல் வேண்டும். இயமம் - தீதகற்றல். நியமம் - நன்றாற்றல். ஆதனம் - இருக்கை. பிராணாயாமம் - வளிநிலை. பிரத்தியாகாரம் - தொகை நிலை. தாரணை - பொறைநிலை. தியானம் - நினைதல். சமாதி - நொசிப்பு.

(அ. சி.) அயமுறு - நல்வழிப்படுத்தும்.

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The above verses from thirumoolar's thirumanthiram talk about the 8 fold path to attain bliss.

1 not doing what is wrong

2 doing what is right

3 maintaining the right bodily posture 

4 maintaining the right breathing

5 arresting the thoughts - getting to a state of thoughtlessness

6 focusing on Agya 

7 meditation 

8 bliss

While at some instances during few seconds or minutes of meditation one tends to attain the state of blissfulness. To permanently be in the blissful state or to be at the blissful state when ever one wants to be, one needs to be practicing the above 8 steps continuously.

I will subsequently share details of the above 8 folds.

Thirumoolar

ThiruMular's Thirumanthiram 3008 can be accessed here with wonderful recital http://tamiltunes.com/thirumoolar-aruliya-thirumandiram-22-hours-long.html It is said Thirumular is the one who had designed the Chidambaram Natarajar temple. His mahasamdhi is also said to be inside the temple. It is over Thirumular's Mahasamadhi we have the present day Thiru Athinathar Sanidhi.

Save electric power by switching of the PC when not in use

Energy cost is going up all over the world and producing it leaves heavy carbon foot print which has got cascading effect on the environment and those creatures that share this planet with us. If you leave your PC booted at all times 24X7 it consumes a little over 5 KVA per week. So if you use it only for 8 hours a day this would amount to just 1.6 KVA only per week the remaining 3.4 KVA per week is being wasted just because the PC is kept ON.

While organizations and individuals who can afford to pay their power bills waste the electric power, those in dire need of power are deprived of the same.

Any commodity, we have the right to use it but not waste.

You can save 3.4 KVA per week Per PC, if you can spread this message.

Lets take some easy steps to save this planet.

What will work in INDIA

What steps are taken by district collectors (IAS officers ) to delegate authority to the next in line across the districts to ensure things happen as planned? What is the necessity for an IAS office to visit a PHC or a school to make it perform as expected. If powers are delegated, the local authorities can make things happen. All that an IAS officer has to do is to have a website to log in issues by citizens and question the local authorities if things do not happen as required.

E-Wastes

Now a days every one has a need to own a cell phone.
Check up with your Gardner, Car Driver, Dhobhi or your Servant Maid if they need your old cell phones before you store it in your dump yard.
You can also get rid of your guilt of generating e-waste this way if you donate them to the needy.
While this segment of people who support us in managing our daily chores can pay the recurring expense and get into a plan that suites them, they find it difficult to pay and buy a phone upfront.

Are we responsible corporate citizens ?

Each desk top PC consumes 30 watts per hour when it is kept switched on. Of the 24 hours in a day close to 8 to 10 hours is what a PC is used in a working day. When most of the PC users leave their PCs on during off office hours during a week day and during weekends- 4 units of power goes wasted every week. Just because we can afford to pay the bills, doesn't entitle us to waste the resource that is at our disposal.
LET'S BE RESPONSIBLE HUMANS.

80,000 tree sapling created in 2 months

Thanks to the Project Green Hands(PGH), who hold the Guiness book of world records for planting over 185,000 tree saplings in a single day.
We(1800 of us) at my office actively participated, starting 2011 Sep for 2 months to prepare 80,000 tree saplings through PGH

This is how the year 2012 started for me

Thanks to the Isha Organizers to invite me to be part of the first Isha Arogya inauguration in Chennai.

புதியதலைமுறை தமிழர் விருது

On 15th April 2012, a legend "புதியதலைமுறை" was creating a history which when properly used can sow the seeds for a new culture in தமிழ் நாடு and in the media industry.

The award winners and the program was unique and worth a ton of gold if not diamond.

Tremor in Chennai

There were 2 tremors one at 2:15pm & the other at 4:30pm today 11th April 2012. I felt the first one ... Lasted for well over 25 seconds. In the next 5 min the building was evacuated. The twice a year mock drill we performed came in handy. There was no commotion or confusion. While there were tsunami warning around 5:00pm and the coastal road and settlements (shops and public) were evacuated , later the warning was with drawn.

Simple systems

Why in well established offices like HDFC there are no token system to regulate visiting customers.

Using Montecarlo simulation

Using Montecarlo simulation to arrive at the PFE (potential future exposure) of the Credit limits extended to the clients.

Agasthyar temple at T Nagar

One temple where I saw a statue of Agasthyar and his wife Lopamudhra

Bellaria - an ice cream shop with a difference

Enjoying an address adjacent to Park Sheraton, this shop is one of it's kind in Chennai that makes ice creams to order.
Your choice of ingredients shape up into an ice cream of your choice in 10 to 15 minutes in front of your eyes.
You could choose the base - from low fat milk, soya milk, coconut milk or rice milk.
Tiramisu flavor was the one I "picked".
Coconut milk blended well too.

Opportunities a plenty but no one to take it

Building maintenance is poorly done with people involved not being trained or certified.

This leads to poor maintenance and hence leading to poor standard of living.

There are no takers to create this vital infrastructure. An institute with certification course on plumbing, electrical, carpentry and masonry can go a long way lifting the poverty line a big way in india.

This could create job opportunities and also improve the service level.

Samsung Smart TV with 3D

You could connect this TV to Internet.
Remote Control using your iPhone or iPad
Play any Internet based videos seamlessly accessing the content through any smart device and using Allshare feature of the Smart TV.
The 3D feature is awesome in this model UA40D6600.

Is not taking risk the riskiest thing in life ?

The bar is kept moving high in the minds of people as to what it really means that one has arrived in to the success zone.
This trend deprives human race of it's potential to explore the new and higher possibilities. As the majority of time is spent in survival game.
It is necessary a social structure is put in place with the government intervention to put an end to this direction less race. So that higher possibilities can be achieved by human specie.
Is it true that the future evolution that is awaiting to happen may be in several thousands of years is something to do with inner aspects of human being than on physiological changes ?
This aspect of evolution is getting delayed because of current culture that predominantly makes human spend their precious time in the current trend on survival game.

For seekers of God

An autobiography of a YOGI by Paramahansa Yogananda is a must read for all seekers of God.