marriage

A very intelligent girl was asked the meaning of marriage.

She replied "Sacrificing The Admiration Of Hundreds Of Guys, To Face The criticism Of One idiot.!!! ;)

Puja in our family....

a couple of years ago ...

A cat used to visit our home,every day.

The cat was in the 'Family way".

So my wife, a kind soul that she is, used to feed the cat with some milk.

I gave the cat, a name "Puja."

(That is the time "Yaaradi Nee Mohini was released.

Remember the sequence where Saranya will call herself "Puja" when somebody calls her "Anandavalli" )

For few days Puja did not turn up.

we were wondering and discussing what happened to her.

Magically, as if she heard us , she reappeared.

went around all the rooms as if surveying ..

She emerged, 15 minutes later , with 4 lovely kitten.

Puja put them in a room in the first floor.

For us we had few lovely nay lively dolls in them

after few days those kitten grew up , became confident and left our home.

Again after few weeks, Puja again went on the family way.

Disappeared for few days.

Reappeared with four more lovely kitten.

So it appeared, Puja was very happy with only our ( read my wife's) post natal care

Again the story repeated...

Later Puja has gone into oblivion

one of the kitten grew up and continue to visit us even today.

She visit everyday morning for breakfast (a small cup of milk)( being provided by Rajee)

Today i got up little early and when I opened the door i saw the cat waiting.

"mEow" meaning

அவள் வருவாளா?........

ஒரு கோப்பை பால் தருவாளா...

Divorce

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?"

She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by."

"No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?"

"It is made of concrete, brick and mortar," she responded.

"I mean," he continued, "What are your relations like?"

"I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, and so do my husband's parents."

He said, "Do you have a real grudge?"

"No," she replied, "We have a two-car carport and have never really needed one."

"Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in your marriage?"

"Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don't necessarily like the music, but the answer to your questions is yes."

"Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?"

"Yes," she responded, "about twice a week he gets up earlier than I do."

Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why do you want a divorce?"

"Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've never wanted a divorce. My husband does. He said he can't communicate with me!"

courtesy Ravishankar/Gokul

The monk and his secret

A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"

The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, and even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound; a sound like no other that he has ever heard. The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you because you're not a monk."

The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes about his merry way. Some years later, the same man breaks down in front of the same monastery.

The monks again accept him, feed him, and even fix his car.

That night, he hears the same strange mesmerizing sound that he had heard years earlier.

The next morning, he asks what the sound was, but the monks reply,

"We can't tell you because you're not a monk."

The man says, "All right, all right. I'm dying to know.

If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a monk, how do I become a monk?"

The monks reply, "You must travel the Earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers, you will become a monk."

The man sets about his task. Some forty-five years later, he returns and knocks on the door of the monastery. He says, "I have travelled the Earth and devoted my life to the task demanded and have found what you had asked for. There are 371,145,236,284,232 blades of grass and 231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on the earth.

The monks reply, "Congratulations, you are correct, and you are now considered a monk.

We shall now show you the way to the sound."

The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, the sound is behind that door.

The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He asks, "May I have the key?"

The monks give him the key, and he opens the door.

Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone... The man requests the key to the stone door.

The monks give him the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby. He demands another key from the monks, who provide it. Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphire. And so it went on until the man had gone through doors of emerald...

...silver, topaz, and amethyst.

Finally, the monks say, "This is the key to the last door."

The man is relieved to be at the end. He unlocks the door, turns the knob, and behind that door he is astonished to find the source of that strange sound. It is truly an amazing and unbelievable sight ....

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... But I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk.

courtesy: GK mail (ofcourse i have read this long back)

Geetha Chapter 7

Courtesy: Sunandha Parthasarathy

Verse 15
The evil-doers, the deluded, the lowest of men do not seek ME; they whose wisdom is destroyed by illusion follow the ways of demon

Verse 16
O Arjuna! four kinds of virtuous people worship Me.
the 'arta' (distressed)
the 'jijnasu' (seeker of knowledge)
the 'artharthi' (seeker of wealth)
and
the 'jnani' (wise). O Bharatarsabha

Verse 17
of them, the 'jnani' (the wise)
ever steadfast with single-pointed devotion excels
for
I am extremely dear to 'jnani' (the wise)
and he is dear to me

Verse 18
Noble indeed are all these, but 'jnani' (the wise) , I deem as Verily Myself, for steadfast in mind, he is established in Me alone, as the supreme goal.

Verse 19
At the end of many births, the man of wisdom reaches Me realizing that all is 'Vasudeva' (Reality).such a great soul is very difficult to find

Verse 20
Those deprived of wisdom approach other Gods through various desires resorting to corresponding rites led by their own nature

Verse 21
Whatever Form a devotee seeks to worship with 'Sraddha' (faith) I make that 'Sraddha' (faith) of his unswerving