Life Hack Series - Smart Phone Deaddiction - Monochrome Mode

 All of these above helped me limit the smartphone usage; it didn't take away my constant urge of looking at the phone completely.. Then I found the ULTIMATE Mantra which prevented not only me but my kids from using Smartphone unnecessarily

The tricks I described below helped to some extent. But it did not take away my addiction with the phone and or the kids who are around me who use my phone- 

Life Hack Series - Smart Phone Deaddiction - Out of Mind is Out of Sight

Life Hack Series - Smart Phone Deaddiction - Is Phone with me Or I am with the Phone?

I found an ultimate Mantra  which is to make my colorful mobile - Black & White that is   'Monochrome Mode!’

If you can imagine it is like watching Black and White TV - that's how we watched most of the Ramayana in 80s  and we never got addicted to the TV. See how my home screen looks.

With this new look, kids refused to touch my phone!

Phycological reasons which are not known to me yet, even for me the repetitive urge to pick up the phone dropped down to almost zero and it works like Magic!!!

You can also read my post in Quora here which I wrote sometime back - 

https://www.quora.com/I-am-addicted-to-my-smartphone-and-wasting-so-much-energy-and-time-on-it-It-also-affects-my-mind-negatively-How-do-I-stop-this-bad-habit/answer/Kowshik-Vaishali?ch=10&share=ac3f9d77&srid=38qvi

Life Hack Series - Smart Phone Deaddiction - Out of Mind is Out of Sight

This is a continuation of my previous post. I scrambled through many websites, got tips from my sister and a few of my friends and came out with some tricks to outsmart my Smart Phone.

Keep your Mobile Phone as far away from you as possible - 

I keep the mobile in the next room or on a different floor. that is far from where I sit to work. 

It should be as far as possible from your reach. I've kept it closed in cupboards.

For charging the mobile, there is a charging station which is not in the same room where I work.

Disable all the Notifications - The notifications from social media apps WhatsApp, Facebook, Quora and other apps distracted me a lot and I would reach out to my mobile phone every time there was a "tun!"

I Signed out of all the apps after use and I had to re-login to access them which is not easy every time and that helped me to reduce the smartphone usage! Unfortunately, WhatsApp does not have a log-out feature so it is still a distracting App.

Single Channel of communication  - I uninstalled all the redundant apps like FB messenger, Telegram and retain only WhatsApp as a way of communication.

I also removed all the shortcuts for the social media apps. Some one suggested that place the phone reverse on the table. I tried it but did not work for me much!

Life Hack Series - Smart Phone Deaddiction - Is Phone with me Or I am with the Phone?

I came across a very impactful question/concept a couple of days back...

The question is whether the Phone is with me or whether I am with the Phone.

The phone is with me is a very simple thing... 

You can think of it as the landline phone which we had or still have... It is lying in a corner and we take it only when it is needed...

It is like when I have to make a call or when I get a call...

Take a picture with the camera
When I need directions while driving
I have to book a cab
Order food online

In a way, I need to get any of my work done...

I am with the Phone is when I don't need the phone for any obvious work. But I spend my time and energy on this by...

Looking for messages on WhatsApp

Scroll through Facebook endlessly..

click on videos on YouTube one after the other..

I figured out most of the time I am with the Phone more than the phone is with me! It's a horrible situation to be in... 

That put me on the path of De-addiction with Smartphone.

Narasimha Mantra - ನರಸಿಂಹ ಮಂತ್ರವೊಂದಿರಲು ಸಾಕು

Today is Narasimha Jayathi. A very powerful day...My prayers to Narasimha in the form of a song that says that with Narasimha Mantra all the difficulties and obstacles are removed and gives immense blessings and joy. This mantra gives victory in warfares...Narasimha Mantra will help all of us through these difficult times.

ನರಸಿಂಹ ಮಂತ್ರವೊಂದಿರಲು ಸಾಕು 

ದುರಿತ ಕೋಟಿಯ ತರಿದು ಭಾಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವ ||   

 

ಶಿಶುವಾದ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನ ಬಾಧೆ ಬಿಡಿಸಿದ ಮಂತ್ರ 

ಅಸುರಕುಲದವರಿಗೆ ಶತ್ರು ಮಂತ್ರ

ವಸುಧೆಯೊಳು ಪಾತಕಿಗಳ ಭವ  ಹೀರುವ ಮಂತ್ರ

ಪಶುಪತಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದ ದಿವ್ಯ ಮಂತ್ರ  (1)

 

ದಿಟ್ಟ ಧ್ರುವರಾಯನಿಗೆ  ಪಟ್ಟಗಟ್ಟಿದ ಮಂತ್ರ

ಶಿಷ್ಟ ವಿಭೀಷಣನ  ಪೊರೆವ  ಮಂತ್ರ

ಕಟ್ಟ ಕಡೆಯಲಿ ಅಜಾಮಿಳನ ಸಲಹಿದ ಮಂತ್ರ

ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ಭಜಿಸಿದವರಿಗೆ ಮೋಕ್ಷ ಮಂತ್ರ (2)

 

ಹಿಂಡುಭೂತವ  ಕಡಿದು ತುಂಡು ಮಾಡುವ ಮಂತ್ರ 

ಕೊಂಡಾಡೋ ಲೋಕಕೆ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ ಮಂತ್ರ 

ಗಂಡುಗಲಿ ಕದನ ಉದ್ದಂಡ ವಿಕ್ರಮ  ಮಂತ್ರ 

ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ  ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲ ಮಂತ್ರ(3)

Parkinson's Law and Magnificent M

Sometime back when I was complaining that even on weekends the household chores do not get done faster. My niece Magnificent M of 8 surprised me by saying that that's according to Parkinson's Law. I chuckled and recalled that I heard about it somewhere...

She was quick to explain that work expands to occupy free time! I wondered how she knew it with such a  simple definition! She said that it is thro the YouTube channel Nas Daily..

The reach these YouTube channels have is unimaginable... If a small girl of 8 can understand the concepts so well, then the channel is doing such admirable work! Let me know what you think!

Obsession with Self Improvement

I am obsessed with Self - Improvement. But sometimes I wonder why do I have to be this way! And I found the answer...

I came across this beautiful equation a long time back which shows that doing small but consistent things will result in a considerable change while sitting and not doing anything! Quite profound..

Wisdom of ages - Thumb Rules for finding a Groom

Today my husband MM shared an interesting with me- something his Grandfather used to say. This is fact or let's say a Thumb Rule which people followed during his Grandfather's days. 

In the olden days, people will give a girl in marriage to a groom only if he satisfied 3 basic rules:

1. Groom Family should own a house     

2. Family should have a cow.

3. Family should have a Drumstick tree in their backyard.

This rule of Thumb ensured a level of safety for the girl getting married. Own House is always a safe feeling. 

Cow ensured there is milk available to the family. 

The interesting point is the Drumstick tree. MM's family hails from dry regions of Tamil Nadu and hence a DRunstick tree being drought-resistant will give vegetables(pods) and leaves any time of the year and also in abundance. Every part of the tree is so useful and nutritious. It is the source of Protein, Calcium, Iron, vitamins A, and C so on...

This was such a smart way of ensuring health and Oxygen! If you look at this in a larger light, then this was a way to ensure people planted and grew trees near their houses, in their backyards, and where they lived!

It's time to rethink and rephrase these rules again..specifically Rule#3 - How about looking for OTG..Organic Terrace Garden!

Do not Leave Hope - WhatsApp Wisdom

A Whatsapp story of Hope in these difficult and unprecedented times....

A king sentenced two people to death. One of them knew that the king loved his horse very much. He told the king that if my life is spared, I will teach his horse to fly in a year. The king was pleased to hear that he could ride the only flying horse in the world. 

The other prisoner looked at his friend with disbelief and said, you know that no horse can fly! How did you think of such madness? You are postponing your death for a year. 

The first prisoner said this is not the case. I have actually given myself four chances of freedom... 

The first thing the king can die within a year! 

The second thing I can die! 

Third thing horse can die!

And the fourth thing… maybe, let me learn to fly a horse !! 

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The learning from this story is we should not leave hope even in the worst of circumstances. Recovery rates are increasing, positive rates are decreasing, beds are increasing, oxygen is increasing, large production of vaccines has started. The medicine has arrived !! Rails are running, aircraft are flying...Ayurveda and yoga are giving strength...so you and I have to be Safe and Stay positive. Keep it Going!

ನಾವಾಡುವ ಮಾತು ಹೇಗಿರಬೇಕು

ನಾನು ಓದಿದ ಬಹಳ ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಬರೆದ ಲೇಖನ...ನಾವಾಡುವ ಮಾತು ಹೇಗಿರಬೇಕು..

Chidananda Rupah Shivo'ham Shivo'ham - Shankara Jayanthi

                                                  

श्रुति स्मृति पुराणानाम् आलयम करुणालयम्।  

नमामि भगवत्पादम शंकरं लोक शंकरम्॥

śruti smṛti purāṇānām ālayama karuṇālayam |
namāmi bhagavatpādama śaṁkaraṁ loka śaṁkaram ||

Today is Shankara Jayatathi, the day when Adi Shankaracharya took birth. 

Adi Shankara has mesmerized me since my childhood. The stories from Amar Chitra Katha, the story of Sharada Temple at Sringeri gave me goose bumps whenever I heard or read them. The life of Shankaracharya in itself is a miracle.  Going around India 4 times in his lifetime on foot 1000 years back is just astonishing..

I am ever drawn to his teachings and draw inspiration from them. Shlokas from Bhaja Govindam I could recite from an early age as my Mother had taught them in an easy tune. As it was easy to understand, I enjoyed reciting as well as listening to it. It has been my continued effort to follow in life. So I consider Shankara Jayathi a special day.

Of late, I have been enchanted by Nirvana Shatakam or Atma Shatakam. In six soothing stanzas, Shankaracharya gives a deeper meaning of what a human is. It's like answering a MCQ wherein all the options are eliminated to get an answer as "None of the above" and says that I am that Knowing and Bliss ...I am Shiva Pure Love...

Nirvana Shatakam

ಮನೋ ಬುಧ್ಯಹಂಕಾರ ಚಿತ್ತಾನಿ ನಾಹಂ

ನ ಚ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರ ಜಿಹ್ವಾ ನ ಚ ಘ್ರಾಣನೇತ್ರಮ್ |
ನ ಚ ವ್ಯೋಮ ಭೂಮಿರ್-ನ ತೇಜೋ ನ ವಾಯುಃ
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 1 ||

mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham
na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre
na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vaayuhu
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,
I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,
I am not space, not earth, not fire, water or wind,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...
 

ನ ಚ ಸಂಙ್ಞೋ ನ ವೈಪಂಚ ವಾಯುಃ
ನ ವಾ ಸಪ್ತಧಾತುರ್-ನ ವಾ ಪಂಚ ಕೋಶಾಃ |
ನವಾಕ್ಪಾಣಿ ಪಾದೌ ನ ಚೋಪಸ್ಥ ಪಾಯೂ
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 2 ||
 
na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu
na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah
na vak pani-padam na chopastha payu
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
I am not the breath, nor the five elements,
I am not matter, nor the 5 sheaths of consciousness
Nor am I the speech, the hands, or the feet,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...
 
ನ ಮೇ ದ್ವೇಷರಾಗೌ ನ ಮೇ ಲೋಭಮೋಹೋ
ಮದೋ ನೈವ ಮೇ ನೈವ ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ಯಭಾವಃ |
ನ ಧರ್ಮೋ ನ ಚಾರ್ಧೋ ನ ಕಾಮೋ ನ ಮೋಕ್ಷಃ
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 3 ||

na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau
na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha
na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
There is no like or dislike in me, no greed or delusion,
I know not pride or jealousy,
I have no duty, no desire for wealth, lust or liberation,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...
 
ನ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ನ ಪಾಪಂ ನ ಸೌಖ್ಯಂ ನ ದುಃಖಂ
ನ ಮಂತ್ರೋ ನ ತೀರ್ಧಂ ನ ವೇದಾ ನ ಯಙ್ಞಃ |
ಅಹಂ ಭೋಜನಂ ನೈವ ಭೋಜ್ಯಂ ನ ಭೋಕ್ತಾ
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 4 ||

na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham
na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah
aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain,
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,
I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...
 
na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha
pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
ನ ಮೃತ್ಯುರ್-ನ ಶಂಕಾ ನ ಮೇ ಜಾತಿ ಭೇದಃ
ಪಿತಾ ನೈವ ಮೇ ನೈವ ಮಾತಾ ನ ಜನ್ಮ |
ನ ಬಂಧುರ್-ನ ಮಿತ್ರಂ ಗುರುರ್ನೈವ ಶಿಷ್ಯಃ
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 5 ||
 
I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...
 
ಅಹಂ ನಿರ್ವಿಕಲ್ಪೋ ನಿರಾಕಾರ ರೂಪೋ
ವಿಭೂತ್ವಾಚ್ಚ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಸರ್ವೇಂದ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಮ್ |
ನ ವಾ ಬಂಧನಂ ನೈವ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ನ ಬಂಧಃ |
ಚಿದಾನಂದ ರೂಪಃ ಶಿವೋಹಂ ಶಿವೋಹಮ್ || 6 ||

aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo
vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam
na cha sangatham naiva muktir na meyaha
chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham
 
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,
I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,
I am neither attached, neither free nor captive,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...

Comedy and Communication - Random Thoughts

Today after a long time watched Jaspal Bhatti's Ulta Pulta and Full Tension. It felt so light and calm.

Sets are so simple, actors so relatable, and comedy evergreen. Most of the issues talked about in these episodes are still applicable! Does that mean that we have not progressed much or that some issues are universal and at every age, these will exist in one way or the other? Like Corruption, getting PhD, politicians etc.

Jaspal Bhatti's comedy was so much ahead of its time. Never feels like repetition and jokes are not forced! The satire was so subtle! 

Watching an episode of Telephone Department with my daughter, I could share a lot about Life in the 80s and 90s. 

Also, it made me think about what we gained and what is lost with Revolution in Communication...

• Those days having a telephone at home was such a luxury and nobody felt the invasion of privacy even when talking with the whole family around!
• Now even with personal phones, a peek at other's phones by chance will be considered an intervention...
• It's ironic that with so many gadgets and advancements in communication, the gap between people has increased than bringing them together! 
• The Big Fat Phone has become Smarter but the phone call quality has hardly improved in these years.

Friends, what do you feel? 

In the Country of Deceit - Book I Read & Recommend

"The place you live in is like your skin, something you inhabit without being conscious of it.."

This is one of the many elegant lines from the book "In the Country of Deceit" by Shashi Deshpande.

Reading fiction was a kind of lost ability for me. So if I had to get this back to fiction it was possible to do only with Shashi Deshpande's book. That's how I picked this book. I am also bit afraid to read her as the characters and the lines lingers in mind for a very long time. 

I am happy this was a light read though it left a lasting impression.

Through Devayani and letters to her, the author opens up many aspects of life like love, marriage, relationships, family, property disputes. Devayani's interaction with Rani and her life reminds the life of movie stars like Arathi or Maadhavi or someone who were very big sometimes but not to be seen now. The characters are so real that I could associate them with somebody..known or heard. That is the beauty of her writings. You know they exist somewhere.

Devayani's quiet existence, sort of contented life really surprised me. why and how is she so happy? or neutral? I could not comprehend. 

Reading the book was watching a movie with no loud background score. where we don't want to miss a single scene. The letters were so refreshing...I wish we could open up to someone so concisely and clearly. This is only possible in letters maybe... WhatsApp and messaging have made us so fast that we don't take time to articulate!

Some of the lines from Sindhu's letters will remain in memory for very long!

"My own children have taught me how futile it is to advise anyone.. Nobody wants your advice. I sometimes think how strange it is that we can never pass on the benefits of our experience and memory! No wonder we never learn and make the same mistakes over and over again.."

 "Collective experience has value.. Individual experience has none.."

Catch the Positive - The Home Work Book - ಮನೆಕೆಲಸದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ

The primary school in which I studied was very unique. St. Philomena's School was a Convent Girls school. We had many sisters as teachers and all the subjects were taught by a single teacher who was also the Class teacher. So as students we would interface only with seven teachers during our time in the school. In total there were only 14 teachers/sisters for 1 to 7th std. This was one of the ways the school had optimized the expenses hence we had very low School Fees. 

Here are some of the rare practices of the school:

• Every day as homework we had to write multiplication tables on one side of the slate and some diction words on the other side. Other school children did not even know what a slate is!
• At school once a week there will be a dictation given for the tables and words. The slates from Section A are corrected by Section B and Vice versa. Whichever section gets the highest marks is the winner. This happed every week all the years!
• There were no uniform shoes, belts, and ties. Just plain Green pinafore and a yellow shirt! Bare simple!
• Every year the school day performance happened twice. One performance for school kids and again once more for the parents. This was they avoided the crowds and also rehearsal for the performance in front of the parents
• For the school day, students got a Puff and honey cake from a bakery about a Kilo Meter away.
• Children made a chain from school to the bakery and passed the trays to each other. This is how these bakery items reached school! Very cost-effective at the same time a superb team building activity.
• Independence day, Gandhi Jayathi, Republic day was never celebrated. I wonder why?
• It was a Kannada medium school where A, B, C, D was introduced at Class 5.
• Class Room Maintenance was done by the school children during the last period of the school. Each class was divided into 5-6 groups. In a round-robin fashion, each group had to sweep and mop their own classroom for a week. As I remember the whole school had hardly 2 support staff.
• During this time others had to sit outside but near the classroom and have to complete the home assignments!

These practices helped to shape me up in some way and at the same time denied few joys of life. Maybe life became too academic and creativity was hit hard!

But one thing which undoubtedly was helpful was the Home workbook. This had to be done at home. Here we had to write in a sentence what is the good work that we did the previous day. Like how did we help others at home, in the neighborhood, or at school? I remember as a young girl, I was always searching for ways to help someone. My Grandma, Grandfather, parents, and siblings. Even I looked out if people needed help to cross the road so that I can write in that book.

I stopped writing this after I left the school, in a subconscious way it has stuck to me. I look for ways I can be of help to someone. I constantly, look for the Good and positive in People which I can adopt- which I note as 'Catch the Positive' - ನನ್ನ ಹೊಸ ಮನೆಕೆಲಸದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ.

Compass For Life - A Poem

Today my Daughter Young MM wrote a beautiful poem about life during the pandemic in a jiffy. I was charmed by the poetic sense as she recited it in her lovely voice, again and again, to check if it sounded right. Looks like it rubbed on to me quite well. 

In an enchanted flow, I wrote my first Poem ever! Thank you Young MM, you are my literary Inspiration!

Compass for Life

How would one react if someone says,

that she draws inspiration from a "Compass"? 

I heard someone chuckle, what is there in a Compass?

But then I saw a whole world in that "word".

 

Be it for Sailor or a Mountaineer.

Or if you are lost in wood or road unknown,

Without a single tick on your mobile!

Pick up this age-old tool.

My friend, he will not let you down!

 

A Compass showed just one thing – Here’s the North!

Knowing this is all that matters,

I wish to be like that object,

And be sure of just one thing,

of being in the Right Direction!

Back to Books - Book I Read & Recommend

I had lost the habit of reading books for reasons unknown to me for about 6 months. Whatever I do, whichever book I pick up,  I just could not read more than a couple of pages. Like I was under a spell or maybe it's called Reader's Block! Anyway, I am happy that I was able to come out of it now...

The book which broke this spell is Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones! I loved this book. It is a very light read and I felt the book finished too fast and I could have read a few more of her stories... 

But it gave a glimpse into life of celebrities by birth and their lifestyle..like just touch and Go.

Plus I loved chapters about Karva Chauth and other stories written in a satirical way without offending! This also has many good lines..One particularly I liked is :

“Each day that you persist in a situation where you are miserable is a day wasted on the path that would lead you to happiness.”

All in all a Good Read!

The next book that I read is If Truth Be Told by Om Swami. This is one of the most captivating stories that I have read. It is a contemporary and astonishing story of a millionaire turning to a monk.

I won't be able to able to write much about this book it is an "experience". It's a journey to an unknown world of renunciation! The life of renunciation is something not everyone can experience..It also opened my eyes to Tantra and Vamachara which were taboo topics for me so far.

Before renunciation, there comes a point where He would have lost most of his money but he dismisses the idea of renunciation at that point as he reasons that as a penniless what is there to renounce! Something to remember for leading life..

After which he bounces back and achieves huge success financially ultimately to renounce everything with a touching email. 

A very intriguing read!

Mother's day - A Day to Celebrate Mom's

Yesterday was Mother's day. Though we say it is borrowed from the western and it was promoted by the companies for sales of gifts etc., we have embraced it quite well. And why we should not? In our culture, we are socially shy to show our appreciation and love to anyone and rarely to our Moms. Their work and commitment to family are always taken for granted. I am happy that this brings out an opportunity to celebrate Mothers in a distinct way!

Young MM gave me a beautiful hand-drawn sketch as soon as she woke up which I loved! That's how I remembered it was Mother's Day!

People have found this as an occasion to show or show off their love through social media.

Whatsapp Status, Facebook was flooded Mother-Daughter/Son pictures and Videos which was truly wonderful.

I resonated with this message very well as I turn to Mom for everything. She is my sounding board.Yes! this was my Whatsapp Status!

        

This is the song that I recorded for my Mom last year for Mother's day!    

ನನ್ನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಭಾವಗೀತೆ- ಅಮ್ಮ ನಿನ್ನ ಎದೆಯಾಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಮೀನು

ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: ಬಿ. ಆರ್. ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ್ ರಾವ್

ಅಮ್ಮ ನಿನ್ನ ಎದೆಯಾಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಮೀನು

ಮಿಡುಕಾಡುತಿರುವೆ ನಾನು|

ಕಡಿಯಲೊಲ್ಲೆ ನೀ ಕರುಳ ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಒಲವೂಡುತಿರುವ ತಾಯೆ,

ಬಿಡದ ಭುವಿಯ ಮಾಯೆ||

ನಿನ್ನ ರಕ್ಷೆ ಗೂಡಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ  ಅಡಗಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ,

ದೂಡು ಹೊರಗೇ ನನ್ನ|

ಓಟ ಕಲಿವೆ ಒಳನೋಟ ಕಲಿವೆ ನಾ ಕಲಿವೆ ಊರ್ಧ್ವ ಗಮನ

ಓ ಅಗಾಧ ಗಗನ||1||

ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾರಿ ನಿನ್ನಾ ಸೆಳೆತ ಮೀರಿ ನಿರ್ಭಾರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿ,

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡವನ್ನೇ ಬೆದಕಿ|

ಇಂಧನ ತೀರಲು ಬಂದೇ ಬರುವೆನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನಿನ್ನ ತೊಡೆಗೆ

ಮೂರ್ತ ಪ್ರೇಮದೆಡೆಗೆ||2||

To my mother and all mother figures in my life, just another day to wish you happiness and joy always! 

You brighten up our day, support us through the gray and shower us with unconditional love ❤️ 

Happy Mother's Day Mom..Love you always❤️

WhatsApp Wisdom : Sunflower and Empowering Each other

After two weeks of partial lockdown, a more serious lockdown has been announced. Which is neither very convenient nor easy for everyone. But I feel staying at Home and following guidelines is the only we can give back to society. And as my favorite RJ Pritivi says every Morning, showing patriotism is very easy now! The only thing we need to do is to be at home and step out only and only when it is required.

During these gloomy times, I found this Whatsapp message quite energizing...

 

Sunflowers 🌻 turn according to the position of the sun. In other words, they “chase the light.” You might already know this, but there is another fact that you probably do not know!

Have you ever wondered what happens on cloudy and rainy days when the sun is completely covered by clouds?🤔

...This is an interesting question. Isn’t it?

Perhaps you think the sunflower withers or turns its head towards the ground. Is this what crossed your mind?

Well, that’s incorrect!

This is what happens?

They turn towards each other to share their energy.🌻✨🌻

Nature’s perfection is amazing. Now let’s apply this reflection to our lives. Many people may become low-spirited, and the most vulnerable ones, sometimes, become depressed.

How about following the example of the beautiful sunflowers 🌻i.e."Supporting and empowering each other". Nature has so much to teach us...

Spread goodness...it will come back to you...😊😊