Value of a statue!

Well. I was rather surprised to read an article in a newspaper which started as follows: "Installing a statue follows the yogic priniple of Dharana (concentration). It is the same philosophy from which the idol worship is born and has the same benefits in connecting the mind to the supreme consciousness, if it is an idol of god." It also advised people to stand before the statue and spend some time before it thinking of the persons responsible for erecting it, and the person who lived once done something in this mundane world and now standing as a statue. In the same article exerts were given from what Tamilnadu Chief Minister Mr. Karunanidhi spoke. He quoted SIVA VAKKIAR, a Siddh Mahapurush who said:

"You guys put flowers to stone planted on the ground;
call it god and go around muttering mantras:
Will that stone talk when the divine is with you"
The meaning of this sloka counters idol worship. (It suggests Dhyana, meditation for Self realization.) Atheists often misquote it for their arguments.

The "Agama Sashtra" by our ancient RISHIs explain idol worship in a different angle. The idol should be consecrated by a known RISHI, Acharya or a pious religious leader whose credentials are widely accepted in the circle of Bakthas. He should be selfless. Then all the good people, bakthas should daily visit the temple and worship them. (Always good people are in majority. Bad people are minority) They should worship the omnipresent, omnipotent God through this idol; in this idol. The collective strength of good thoughts, prayer, manthras and Dhyana Sakthi goes to the idol. If a man with wavering mind comes to the temle and offers prayer at the idol, the god through this idol blesses him with peace and tranquility. So the power (Sakthi) goes from Bakthas to the idol and comes back to the people who worship the idol. It is a cycle. (Agama Sashtra as explained by Sri Swami Vivekananda).

Therefore these kind of statues standing in the road erected with an eye on votes or to disturb certain groups of people would never give you any Dharana (concentration) of mind.

Swiss Bank!

News has come that Swiss Bank would not welcome the name-fishing efforts by India.
Corrupt politicians, income-tax cheeters, black-money holders, corrupt bueruacrats and big business tycoons hoard their black money in Swiss Banks. The top-most persons should be from India. American Govt. frequently contact these banks and take an account of secret accounts of Americans. But countries like India would not be allowed to check or collect details about the secret accounts or the money hoarded there. When such a problem arose in their country, the Russia - this was before prestroica/glassnost - sent a war-ship and rained bombs on Switzerland, to instil fear among those banks so that they would not get deposits from the corrupt bueruacrats of USSR. But these Swiss Banks only allow Americans to take particulars of secret acounts.
But the ruling Congressmen would be laughing behind the back of the opposition.
So, unless the Union Government take earnest and stern steps in this direction by taking up the matter globally, nothing will come to light.

Come September!

In India under Congress rule only hoarders blackmarketeers and tycoons earned well and continue to earn well. They won't pay tax. They need not pay anything to Govt. You can usually note down by August end September beginning Delhi will issue a warning to sugar hoarders. The festival season is coming. They will hoard sugar, the circular will reiterate. This year Dr.Manmohan Singh,has taken the role in mid-August itself. He has issued warning to hoarders. He has also instructed the State Governments to act firmly to curb illicit trading clandestine movement of essential commodities etc. etc. blaw blaw. But the hoarders, clandestine and illegal merchants known them well. They have already foreseen drought and hoarded allthe essential commodities to their heart's content. The rice is selling at Rs.40- per kg. and it will soar more. The prices of Toor Dhall, green dhall, black gram have already reached saturation point. The Government both Delhi and in the States are silently witnessing the soaring prices. What the Delhi Government has proposed to do? The P.M. has not told anything explicitly.

Joint Statement with Gilani!

Our Prime Minister was blasted and bamboozled on all sides for his joint statement with Pak. premier Gilani. He has allowed to mention about Indians work(!) in Balochistan and other places. In Indira Gandhi's regime, India conducted a SINDHI conference at Gujarat and invited mostly important persons from SINDH province of Pakistan. They attacked the Pak. Government in their speeches that Sindhis are treated as second-class citizen in Pakistan. They even suggested bifurcation. But Pak. premiers have not suggested anything like 'you stop your activities, I stop mine'. Of all the Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Gilani has the lesser popularity and in order to boost his image, he has successfully made Dr.Manmohan Singh to include Balochistan in the joint statement. Indians are wary about the RAW. Its inactivity and inability was widely criticized. When unified Russia was there, they subscribed things from them. This department is directly under the control of the PM. To make Indians think that RAW is doing something in our enemy's land, perhaps Dr.Manmohan Singh has allowed to include Balochistan version.

India's sorry state of diplomacy!

India under Congress rule, has deteriorating standards in Diplomacy was and is not able to play a role in Afghanistan.

During 1981, New Delhi has invited Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, popularly known as Frontier Gandhi at the time of freedom-fighting days, for the Independance day celeberations, to be its Chief Guest. India has also awarded Rs.One Crore to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan for his yeomen services during fight for independence.

But during IC814 hijacking we were not able to secure support form Afghanistan. Not even a single voice heard from any tribal or other groups of Afghanistan in support of our claim.

At least now, we should wake up and strive to earn friendship by initiating diplomatic ties with all the tribal and regional leaders in Afghanistan.

How should we begin. In next post.

பொருந்தாத கூட்டணி!

தேர்தல் வந்துவிட்டது! தவளைகள் கத்துகின்றன. மூன்றாவது அணி என்று தலைப்பு வைத்துக்கொண்டு சில அரசியல் கட்சிகள் பேரம் பேச துவங்கியுள்ளன. தமிழகத்தில் அ.தி.மு.க. தலைமையில் பா.ம.க. இகம். வகம். ம.தி.மு.க. ஆகியவை ஒன்று சேர்ந்து ஒரு அணியாக செயல் பட முடிவு எடுத்துள்ளன. இவைகளுக்குள் சீட்டு பிரிப்பு சண்டை முடிவதற்குள் தேர்தல் வாபஸ் நாள் நெருங்கிவிடும். அப்படியே தேர்தலில் ஒரு அணியாக போட்டி இட்டாலும் தேர்தல் முடிந்ததும் இகம். வகம். ஆகிய இரண்டும் எந்த முடிவையும் எங்களது பொலிட் பீரோ-வை கேட்டுக்கொண்டு தான் எடுப்போம் என்று சொல்லிவிடும். பா.ம.க. தனியாக 'பதவி பேரத்தில்' இறங்கும். அ.தி.மு.க.-வால்அதனை அடக்க முடியாது. அரசு உயர் மட்டத்தில் ம.தி.மு.க.-வை அனைத்துக் கட்சிகளுமே கழட்டிவிட பரிந்துரை செய்துள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது. 'திருமா'-வை அடக்கி விடுவார்கள். அவர் சும்மா டிரஸ் போட்டுகொண்டு போஸ் கொடுப்பதோடு சரி. இன்னும் எவ்வளவோ நாடகக் காட்சிகள் உள்ளன. பொறுமையாக பார்த்து ரசிப்போம்.

Community Providers combat TB!

I had been to one Govt. T.B. Sanatorium. There I saw inmates are playing Aadu Puli Aatam (Tiger-Goat play: A play with 3 vs 18 pawns) by using the free tablets given to them by the Government. When I asked them about it their reply was not convincing. The hospital staff's explanation was also unacceptable. If time permits, I thought, I should administer the tablets to these patients myself. But I was unable to do anything. Just I complained with the Hospital authorities. Friends said no improvement.

When I read in the Sunday Express that there are community providers registering themselves for voluntary service to combat TB, and they personally visit TB inflicted patients and see that they take the medicines regularly, I am really moved. The narrations of the community providers published in that newspaper under the caption DOT(s) MATRIX was very encouraging.

If the state TB officials and the community providers act in this fasion and with the same zeal and zest there is no doubt that this disease will be eradicated from this part of the land.