Morning Prayer

I arise a day with great enthusiasm and happiness!

With the blessings of the luster of Moon that provide coolness of rays which has spiritual and health benefits, such as alleviate mood and reduce the stress!

 Radiance of Sun that cures the illnesses, spread cheerfulness, brings mental, physical health and overall well being! 

The splendor of Fire which helps to purify the soul, performance of sacrificial rite and homage to ancestors!

The freshness of Wind that has a purifying effect and brings goodness to health!

Rain and flash of Lightening which removes water scarcity, adds coolness to the air, richness to soil thereby enhance the quality of crop and lightning that creates a sense of admiration!

Food which is life source!

The shelter which is essential to stay safe!

The sea brings a sense of calmness!

Soil that cleanses water, recycles nutrients, and home for a multitude of organisms 

The sky which is the abode of planets and stars,  

The earth that brings a sense of stability and fearlessness!

 Ether that has the nature of vastness!

Water which is the essential element and life-giving, it cleanses the outer impurities!

Green space which purifies air, add coolness to temperature and strengthen the soil!

I shall reverentially prostrate before the Universal spirit who bestows All!

Many are having trouble with sleep; I am also finding the same for several years now.  There are a few techniques which help to fall asleep, I consume a lot of honey with fruit salad or with ginger.  I have experienced that meditation and slow breathing techniques do wonders to keep the mind calm, keeping bed space stuffed with pillows and quilt makes comfortable, keeping a low temperature in the room and sticking on a fixed time to go to bed helps a lot.    The toxic poisons like anger and ignorance also definitely contribute a lot to sleep disorders,   spending quality time with the family so that we won't regret that we had spent little time with them.  Early to bed will definitely help to fall asleep easily, we all know it is essential to have good sleep for mental and physical well - being.   I think give a kick start to our passion helps a lot to remove difficulties in falling asleep.  During the day time taking short breaks from the work will not drain our energy.   I  shed tears when I really want to, acceptance is the key to let things go otherwise it will clutter our brain, practice to stay calm,  be authentic and express our emotions,  and last but not the least seek help when we really needed.   Always focus on what you have and don’t chew over what you have lost.  The excellent technique to tune our happy hormones by meditation, good sleep, regular exercise, the practice of gratitude, spending solid hours with nature is the best method to achieve overall well-being…stay healthy & cheerful!

I feel I should write every detail of my grandmother’s vast garden.   We have a small cottage adjacent to the main building, it is surrounded by full of greens, long pathways, a big well, and flower garden protected with high walls on both sides.  She had a vast collection of flower plants like Parijatha, Rose, holy basil, fierce cracker, variety of jasmine, chrysanthemum white and yellow, red and off-white Hibiscus, etc…  There is one coconut tree, many clusters of plantain, Yam, and a few papaya trees.  The second part of the long pathway is full of the same flower plants, big mango and tamarind tree, the cluster of Papaya and Yam..etc. Her creeper garden is just too close to the cottage where we spend our afternoon playing board games with our grandmother.  She does not like us to wander out of the house with our friends in the afternoon, so she compulsorily makes us sit and play snake and ladder, board game, and some traditional board games, most of the time the game ends up with big chaos and we all leave for an afternoon nap.      Actually this cottage is used for storing wooden logs, cow dung patties, big vessels for cooking on special occasions like marriage, yearly homage to ancestors and fire sacrifices. 

Buddhist Prayer for Peace!

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May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses!

 May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free!  

May the powerless find power, and many people think of befriending one another!  

May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful  in the wilderness – the children, the aged and unprotected – be guarded by beneficial celestial, and may swiftly attain Buddhahood!!