I have heard that there are two and a half 'sukh' in life.
One is health, two is sleep and half is wealth and all its trappings...

A friend also shared the following with me
It seems to be the ultimate crux of life..so here it is with meaning.


PEHLA SUKH NIROGI KAYA
You have bliss if you have a healthy body
DOOSRA SUKH GHAR MEIN HO MAYA
You have bliss if you have a home filled with wealth
TEESRA SUKH PATNI AGYAKAARI
You have bliss if you have a faithful wife
CHAUTHA SUKH PUTRA ADHIKARI
You have bliss if you have an obedient son
PAANCHWA SUKH SWARG MEIN BASSA
You have bliss if you have a heavenly home
CHHATAA SUKH SUFI SANT MILAN KI AASA
You have bliss if you have time to do religious activities
SAATWAN SUKH GURU KI CHHAYA
You have bliss if you have your Guru/Parents blessing you
AISE MEIN TUM MEIN SAB JAG SAMAAYA
So if you attain all 7 of the above then the whole world smiles at you and all its pleasures are in your lap.

May we all always be blessed by these 7 Happinesses in our lives !

Festivals Galore

Navratras start on the 24th of March. Read about it, click:
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Language_Festivals/navratra.htm

It is considered auspicious to read the Ramayana during Navratras. I have written a short version which would be very easy to complete during these days. Click:
http://www.dalsabzi.com/books/symbolisms_ramayana/intro.htm


We celebrate Cheti Chand, Jhulelal, on the 24th March, Click:
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Language_Festivals/jhulelal.htm


Gudi Padwa is celebrated on the 23rd of March, Click:
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Language_Festivals/GudiPadwa.htm

Group 21 celebrates its 35th Anniversary

We have been in the Group 21 for the last 35 years! And so we decided to celebrate in the 'Village' a restaurant in the 'World Trade Centre building at Cuffe Parade.
It was real fun, but the more endearing part is that we joined the group as young mothers and today we are grand mothers! We have seen each other through our joys and sorrows...and no one wants to leave the group. Why? because we remain 21 and if their place is taken...very very difficult to get it back! No presidents or commitees...all decisions taken by vote...and we allow many a slip, knowing full well that we are human and prone to err...We were presented with a mug with our personal name on it, with a caption 'Forever 21'

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Women

In terms of creation, how did the feminine happen, first of all? The story goes like this. The forces which were detrimental to the existence rose and started threatening the very existence which was still in an infant state. So the three main gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, met. These three gods signify three different qualities. Today, according to modern physical sciences, it is clearly understood that the proton, neutron and electron are the basic building blocks for the existence. They are in place the way they are, and they are in movement. The dynamism in them is only because of an electrical charge which is outside of these three forces. Without that electrical or electromagnetic charge, these three cannot be in any state of dynamism. Without the dynamic movement of these three, there is no such thing as creation.

It is this aspect of science that the story is trying to propound in a very dialectical way. It says that these three gods met because the forces of destruction had risen, and they did not know how to handle it. They had three stellar qualities within them, but they found these three qualities were not enough. They understood that a combination of these three qualities was needed. So all of them exhaled powerfully, letting out the best of what they were. This exhalation from these three forces merged and became the feminine, or the Devi. The word “Devi” comes from the word “Dev.” “Dev” means “the space.” So Devi is not a particle – she is the space which holds the three fundamental forces in the existence. It is this that we refer to as “De-vi.”

On the 9th of March 2012 was invited to the Bombay Gym to celebrate 'Women's Day'
Neeta Lulla, fashion designer was asked why her models are always size 0?
Mahabanoo Kotwal read out a poem on 'My short skirt'
The essence of the poem was 'I like to feel the waves...(so I wear my short skirt,my intention is not to invite men to lust for me...)

http://www.rosalilium.com/2011/03/my-short-skirt-a-celebration-for-international-womens-day/

Other invitees were: Reema Lagoo (Actor),Aakruti Kelkar (singer)...
Read what I have to say:



Read more if you will from my link...But follow excerpts from my ebook 'Power of the Feminine'


http://dalsabzi.com/the_power_of_the_feminine.pdf


A man has enjoyed centre stage for so very
long. I only ask him to sit in the audience for
a while and listen to the Voice of a Woman
which has been silenced for so many
years…Feel the compassion and the Love
that resides in our heart…and the dormant
Spirit which wants to walk hand in hand with
man!
We need you dear man, if we need to bring
Peace and Prosperity to this riot torn world.
We need your physical strength and you need
our Spiritual and emotional depth.
So let us start the journey…we have miles to
go before we sleep...



Maa Durga is associated with the energies of life
which is required for a good life.
In the form of Lakshmi, she is abundance in all
forms. She symbolizes the requirement of
having a life of abundance. Abundant wealth,
happiness and health.
In the form of Saraswati, she symbolizes the
arts and music. She symbolizes the synthesis of
learning.
In the form of Parvati, she symbolizes the role
of a woman.
As a mother, she struggled with her husband for
her son Ganesha.
As a wife, she urged her father for her husbands
respect.
One has always seen pictures of Parvati with
Shiva and Ganesh, but never her picture alone,
unlike Lakshmi and Saraswati. She symbolizes
the force that keeps a family together.
In the form of Kali, she symbolizes the power of
destruction. She symbolizes the destruction that
is wrought when evil needs to be vanquished.
And in Durga, she symbolizes all this and more.
There are many forms of Durga, and I have but
named a few. In essence, she is the feminine
force of nature. Some feel that she is the prana
(the very breath) of the universe, sustaining the
worlds and the beings that live in it. I have read
that SHE is God's own energy, and that the Lord
is a part of her as much as she is a part of the
Lord.

Woman to Woman
Drop the cultural baggage that you have carried
for years and years…
think;
Economics has a place, but there is no necessity
to compete with a man!
You are so much more than you can see
You are so much more than you think you are
You are so much more than you have heard
about yourself
Remember:
that a social structure is not complete unless we
women bloom in what we do best!
So let us, along with the men, create a society
where there is also a place for music, love,
compassion.
Let us speak from the truth of our soul…tell
others to join the movement…urge men to join
us…stop the violence…
With arms to embrace not to combat…
How? See your strength, sense your strength,
use your strength, compassion, words, arms,
whatever but for the sake of all that is worth,
help save the planet for our children.
And so it must be!

Read more if you will from my link...But follow excerpts from my ebook 'Power of the Feminine'


http://dalsabzi.com/the_power_of_the_feminine.pdf


Shakun Narain Kimatrai

In the first photograph, with Sheila and Naval Advani. We used to party in Singapore over 40 years ago...We still connect and is'nt that a blessing?






Some of the other photographs taken at the 60th Anniversary of Unati Mandal.
It includes my friends.
What and Who are friends?
Read on!






One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."
~ Euripides


"A faithful friend is the medicine of life."
~ Apocrypha




"What is a friend? I will tell you...it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself."
~ Frank Crane

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
~ Albert Carnus

"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life."
~ Lee Iacocca

"A friend is someone who reaches out for your hand...and touches your heart."

ne loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."
~ Euripides


"A faithful friend is the medicine of life."
~ Apocrypha




"What is a friend? I will tell you...it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself."
~ Frank Crane

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
~ Albert Carnus

"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life."
~ Lee Iacocca

"A friend is someone who reaches out for your hand...and touches your heart."

Above: Some of the photographs of recipients.

It is always a pleasure to go to the Willingdon club.
Interesting information:
The Willingdon club was founded in 1918 by Lord Willingdon, the then Governor of Bombay.
Willingdon was refused permission to take an Indian Maharaja with him to the Bombay Gymkhana, Byculla Club and Royal Yacht Club which then allowed only whites and hence decided to start a club that both Indians and Europeans could go to.

On February the 24th I was invited by Mr Narayan Varma to attend to felicitate the following individuals
who were awarded the ‘Padma Bhushan’ / ‘Padmashree’ on January 26, 2012

‘Padma Bhushan’ ‘Padmashree’

* Dr. Suresh H. Advani * Dr. Mukesh Batra
* Dr. Noshir H. wadia * Shri Vanraj Bhatia
* Shri Anup Jalota
* Shri Yezdi Hirji Malegam

All in all a wonderfully inspiring evening...Thankyou Mr Varma

Happy Holi. It is on the 7th of March.

Read about it
Click:
http://www.dalsabzi.com/Language_Festivals/Holi.htm

A little more information that I have gathered on the Holi Festival: Holi is observed a fortnight after Mahashivratri I have already told you in my earlier messages what Holi means: Jo ho li so Ho li, which means allow Bygones to be bygones. The new piece of information that I am about to share with you, is that dry sticks and cow dung is put into the Holika bonfire. Corn seeds are burnt, until they lose their power to germinate. To me, the above would mean that, one is not to allow old 'old seeds of dissent to take birth again' But to bury the hatchet once and for all. I was informed by a friend yesterday, that the burnt corn seeds are taken home, and shown to the parents, and blessings taken from them. Maybe it is to say: 'See mom and dad! I have learned to forgive, forget and move on…'