Thursday, April 30, 2015

Prayer - in total surrender to myself

30 April 2015

Prayer in Total Surrender to Myself



God, give me the affinity to accept the things
that I cannot change
The courage to change the things
that I can
And the Wisdom to know the difference

God, give me the strength be at serenity
with the wisdom to control my irrational thoughts
Intellect to overcome the past
courage to control the negative emotion
And
Conquer the fears of failure and loss
 
God,  give me the pleasure to enjoy life
to cherish the positive things you blessed me with
accept people as they are
Empathize with those who cannot change
First most, give me the strength
to change within for all good

God, give me the affinity to be at peace
To understand
You inside me
To believe that you will guide me right
keeping me away from evil
both thoughts and deeds

God,  give me the wisdom to cherish
that there is remedy to every trouble
cure to every disease
hope to every fall
to raise again and shine
In your name and mine
In your path

God,  give me the calmness of mind
to think in the right way, rational way
logically understand the difference of well being
to think differently and think rightly
for my thoughts make what I am
God, Guide my thoughts

God, I used to surrender to you 
when ever it was beyond me
Now, I realize that I bow to you in devotion
not because I cannot handle it anymore
But, it is because I believe in total surrender
To you and to my wellbeing
Sincierely searching for you within

God, You had been my guiding light
My biggest hope and biggest path
Never Ending Strength
Strong will
and a powerful force
guiding me and guarding me 
Now and Always!

In total surrender to God,
Surrendering to the well-being of me!

Prayer!
Strongest word in the world
To heal
To hope
To health
To harmony
To healthy living
Towards Happy Life!




Wednesday, April 29, 2015

29 April 2015 Dance- Evolution to Innovation

29 April 2015

Dance-   Evolution to Innovation




Dances that evolved to express joy
Folk and tribal dances on every occasion
Celebrating the arrival of seasons
Birth of a child, wedding and festivals
Even dances around the final good byes
Dances that are simple, steps and movement
Dance bursting with verve and vitality
Performances that make stories marvelous
Songs that go along with the dance moves
Accompanied by artists on the instruments
Various dances with specific costumes
Flamboyant and extensive dance jewelry
From just the evolution of joyful dancing
To innovating ways of telling stories
Of the improving mankind and tales
Skills and imaginations influences
The dancers and their dance performances
Started with the dancing statues of Mohenjadaro
And Devadasis in our Kind and queens courts
Bharatnatyam that started as dasi attam
And Kuchipudi as a Brahmin story telling
Half Aryan and Half Dravidian Kathakali
Katha meaning story telling with Kathak
Gandharvas and Goddess of Dawn by Manipuri
Temples and Religion depicted in Odissi
Indian fusion with broader acceptance
Respect for cultural diversity and collaboration
Exploring expressive potential and traditions
Contemporary styles with modern dance
Inspired and equally acquired with meaning
Express new forms, with social systems
Culture, needs, exclusivity and audience
Dance will continue growing in dimensions
Of beauty, form and truth in expressions
Dancers will continue to give more and more
To the sentiments of love and the art
Dancers both women and men will make
The art live on for years and years to come


Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Ganesha, Ganesh, Pillayarpatti Ganesha

28 April 2015

Ganesha, Ganesh, Pillayarpatti Ganesha

 


Ganesha, Ganesh, Pillayarpatti Ganesha
Inside the oldest cave temple on rock cut form
Situated between Pudukkottai and Karaikudi towns
Rock cut images of Lingodbhavar and Lord Shiva

Testimonies to the vibrant temple culture of Tamil Nadu
Steeped in tradition passed down through centuries
 Pillayar…portrayed with two arms and a trunk
Curled towards right in valampuri style and form

6 feet tall mammoth Ganesh in excavated cave
Off of a hill in the precincts of the temple
Along with Tiruveesar, Marudankudi Eesar
Vaadaamalar Mangai enriching the stalapuranam

 Lord Vinayaga, the Lord of Wisdom blesses
Wishes of devotees satisfied like Karpagam tree
Seated without Angusapasam with his legs folded
Artha Padma asana of the incomparable leader

Valampuri Vinayaga facing north bless all with wealth
Inscriptions dated back to 1600 year ancient dwelt
 Innermost rock cut shrines of Karpaga Vinayaga
Came into being along with Tiruveesar in pre-pallava origin

Reminiscences of Pandya Patronage to this temple
As we visit this place to seek his blessings,
We bow down to him in devotion for unending peace 
 Vinayaga is the beginning and he is the path for growth

God of beginnings and God of wisdom bless us 
Making us realize the inner strengths of all of us
Ganesha, Ganesha…Ganapathi Baba Moriya!
Ganesha, Ganesha, Pillayarpatti Ganesha!