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The Miraculous Sun

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  Sun is the soul of all. As The Sun rises in its splendid glory, it lights up every cell in us; even the most minute living being gets rejuvenated. That's the reason I enjoy worshiping The Sun the most. I do a Surya Namaskar as a daily ritual to pay my tribute to the Sun God - an essential element of our solar system.  Sarvatma ch divanatho manah: kumudbandhav: | satvam kujo budhai: prokto budho vanipradayak: ||12|| devejyo jyansukhado bhraguviryapradayak: | rishibhi: praktanai: proktashchaayasrunushcha dhukahda: ||13|| The Sun is the soul of all.  The Moon is the mind. Mars is one's strength.  Mercury is the speech giver.  Jupiter confers knowledge and happiness.  Venus governs semen while Saturn indicates grief. Brihat Parasar Hora Shastra, ch 2 V12-13 I have taken this verse from Brihat Parasar Hora Shastra. Sage Parasar, father of the great Vyasa Muni, wrote this scripture to provide further insight into astrology. Sages, swamis, and munis have always ...

Sun, Sand and Salt Water

 Can salt water heal us? Read on to find out: In the winter of 1995, when I was fourteen, my extended family of thirty people — cousins and friends — went on a vacation, a road trip to Goa. As one can imagine, the gang of parents and children was a place to party. The music on the loudspeakers blasted old songs and, like a jukebox, played peoples’ favourite music. We played antakshari and cards, danced and sang. The place is filled with laughter and fun. Yet, I don’t remember most of that. However, I remember this boy, whose name I didn’t know, accompanying us on our journey in the minivan. He was my mother’s friend’s son. He was tall at five feet six, lean built, with thick, black, curly hair. He spoke with a good command of the language. I tried to look pretty and cute, talk intelligently and appear smart. He was polite to the elders and friendly to the younger ones, such as me. He had a great sense of humour, and I was utterly smitten. I could think of doing nothing else but imp...