Today, we are dependent on so many things. My WiFi connection is not working. I am agitated and stressed. I am writing my blog but I cannot seek all the information I am looking for. Plus, I have to mail it. Is it not ridiculous? My need for information. Why can I not be still and look at my sleeping cat? Who woke up, when I clicked her picture. Continue reading
Kisa Gotami and Patacara were fully appointed Buddhist nuns and were equivalent in status to male monks (Bhikkhus). They were ordained by the Gautam Buddha. And were known as Bhikkhunis (nuns). The time span is given as 5th – 6th Century BCE. They were renowned for teaching acceptance of grief, and freedom from fear. Continue reading
Saffron is composed of shades of golden-yellow and orange. It is the most sacred color for Hindus. It represents the fire (Agni) which burns the impurities and cleanses itself in the process. It is red in the bottom; the middle is yellow and the top is orange and symbolizes purity, wisdom and the quest for light—sages and ascetics who have renounced the world dress in saffron. Saffron is the color of the sunset and sunrise, which symbolize sacrifice, light and the search for salvation. Shiva loves saffron. Continue reading