BSP is a formidable force, asserts Sindhia

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: The ideology of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has been accepted in the State, and in a short time the party has emerged as a formidable socio-political force, according to party general secretary P.G.R. Sindhia. He was speaking at a function organised here on Saturday to welcome senior leader and former MP H.N. Nanje Gowda into the party.

Mr. Sindhia said the party was positioning itself to be a “deciding factor”, and no party would be in a position to form the Government without the help of the BSP, which had emerged as a party of “all people”.

The party had followed the directions of the Election Commission in letter and spirit, he said, adding that the BSP was a party with a “clean slate”. “We are not for capturing power by using wrongful means,” Mr. Sindhia said.

Mr. Nanje Gowda said he would play the role of an adviser to the party.

Three other leaders who joined the party on Saturday were Salingaiah, a leader of the Valmiki community; Muneer Sait, former president of the Chitradurga Janata Dal (S) minority cell; and B.G. Patil, former MLA and former Haveri Zilla Panchayat president. Party general secretary in charge of Karnataka Veer Singh and State party president Marasandra Muniyappa were present.

BSP gains in Uttar Pradesh at BJP’s cost

Sunday, 20 April , 2008, 10:22

New Delhi: The results of the Uttar Pradesh byelections have shown the plummeting electoral graph of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the country’s most populous State. The BJP’s showing in the April 16, 2008 poll was dismal with the exception of the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency where it ended the runner up. The winner there was Akbar Ahmad Dumpy of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which swept the byelections. The BSP won all five byelections, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. It won two Lok Sabha and three Assembly seats. The results came as no surprise to Uttar Pradesh watchers. The BJP’s vote percentage has been steadily coming down since the 2002 Assembly elections. The BJP secured 25.31 per cent votes in 2002. This figure went down to 22.17 percent in the 2004 General Elections. It fell further to 19.62 per cent in the last Assembly elections in May 2007. In contrast to the BJP graph, the BSP’s fortunes have been getting better and better. According to figures made available by the Election Commission, the BSP got 23.19 per cent votes in the 2002 Assembly polls, 24.67 per cent in the 2004 General Elections in Uttar Pradesh and 30.43 per cent in May 2007. Thanks to such overwhelming support, Mayawati formed a government on her own in Uttar Pradesh. The latest performance of the BJP illustrates its plight. It secured only 1.35 per cent votes in the Muradnagar Assembly constituency, situated in western Uttar Pradesh and a stronghold of the party till recently. The BJP got 3.5 per cent of votes in the Colonelgunj Assembly constituency and 5.03 per cent in Bilgram. In January 2008, the Ballia Lok Sabha seat, which fell vacant following the death of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar — was won by his son Neeraj Shekhar on the Samajwadi Party ticket. While the BJP made much of the BSP failing to win the seat, the real loser was the BJP, which lost its security deposit after gaining less than 4 per cent votes. As against the BJP, the Samajwadi Party’s votes have remained more or less at the same level. In 2002 it secured 26.27 per cent, in 2004 this went up slightly to 26.74 per cent and it dipped in 2007 to 26.07 per cent. The Congress remains in a dismal State in Uttar Pradesh. It secured 8.9 per cent of votes in 2002. This went up a little to 12.04 per cent in 2004. But in 2007 this fell back to 8.84 per cent. Naturally, few BJP leaders want to discuss the mess in Uttar Pradesh, the State that sends the maximum number of members to the Lok Sabha and whose control is crucial for anyone wanting to rule India. When IANS buttonholed BJP spokesman and Rajya Sabha member Prakash Javadekar on the BJP’s expectations in Uttar Pradesh, his reply was: “Next week I am going to Uttar Pradesh and we will identify 50 good seats where we can work.”   New battle ground drawn in UP? NDTV Correspondent Sunday, April 20, 2008: The Congress-BSP turf war in Uttar Pradesh seems to have intensified in recent times. Rahul Gandhi’s increased frequency of visits in UP, the state once Congress party’s bastion, has further infuriated UP Chief Minister Mayawati. Rahul Gandhi has been wooing Dalit voters in the state, who now form the biggest chunk of Maya’s vote bank. His repeated attack on the UP chief minister also fueled the fire. The Congress, which has been desperately trying to restore its lost pride in the state, openly warmed up to Mayawati before the Assembly polls but the resounding success of the Dalit leader in the elections that followed poured cold water on Congress’ plans. A disappointed Congress, which did very badly in the assembly polls under Rahul Gandhi, realised that without UP, the party’s prospects at the Centre were dim. Congress strategy to field the Gandhi heir in UP politics led to a little sense of insecurity for Maya. She, in order to keep her base intact started attacking Rahul. Now the two parties are engaged in regular verbal duel. Though, Rahul has been visiting various parts of the state espousing the cause of farmers, Dalits, minorities and OBCs, but the recent by-election results in the state show that Maya’s influence does not seem to stop. Mayawati in her own inimitable style has now demanded that the Centre giver her special package for drought hit Bundelkhand region or else she will withdraw support from the UPA government at the Centre. The situation seems to have come to a flash point and it is likely that Mayawati will withdraw support any time soon. Now it has to be seen how it affects at the national level as well crucial state of UP. Right now, BSP seems to have the edge but the Congress is trying hard to revive its past glory in the state, which returns maximum MPs to Parliament. Is Mayawati’s prime ministerial ambition coming in the way for a truce between Congress and BSP? Is Congress ready to accept the fact that the days of its dominance are gone, and that an assertive Dalit leader like Mayawati should be given the chance to rule the country.

Mayawati issues ‘final’ warning to UPA

Observing the formalities

— Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.

Handover: (From left) Chief Electoral Officer M.N. Vidyashankar receiving the A form from BSP general secretaries Veer Singh and P.G.R. Sindhia and State party president M. Muniyappa in Bangalore on Thursday.

BSP is widening its base, says Sindhia

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday received a boost when a large number of people from the backward classes and minorities joined the party. They included members of the Uppara and Balijiga communities and Dalit Christians.

Party general secretaries Veer Singh and P.G.R. Sindhia and State party president Marasandra Muniyappa were present on the occasion.

Mr. Sindhia told journalists later that the BSP was working towards becoming “an inclusive party”. He many people from the ‘upper castes’ were also planning to join the party. The BSP, he said, was the first national party that had recognised the Dalit Christians as a marginalised class. The party would field Dalit Christian candidates in certain constituencies.

Members of the Muslim, Brahmin, Balijiga, Gondali, Golla, Idiga, Achar, Tigala, Kshatriya, Ganiga, Besta, Shinta and Koli communities, who were under-represented in the political field were joining the party, Mr. Sindhia said.

One of the leaders of the Dalit Christians, Mariswamy, said there were no less than 25 lakh Dalit Christians spread over 35 constituencies in the State.

They were concentrated in Sarvajnanagar, Pulikeshinagar, K.R. Puram, C.V. Raman Nagar, Shivajinagar and Jayanagar in Bangalore city. They also had a large presence in Chamarajanagar, Kollegal, Tumkur, Kolar, KGF, Bangalore rural, Hassan, Sakleshpur and Bidar.

Parimala’s entry into BSP queers poll pitch

Laiqh A. Khan

Parimala Nagappa

MYSORE: Wife of the former Minister H. Nagappa and Janata Dal (Secular) MLA in the dissolved Assembly Parimala Nagappa’s recent entry into the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has queered the electoral pitch in Hanur Assembly constituency situated on Karnataka’s border with Tamil Nadu.

Though Ms. Nagappa appeared to be on good terms with the Janata Dal (Secular) leadership, her sudden decision to join the BSP ahead of the coming Assembly elections has taken many people in the region by surprise.

Ms. Nagappa, who announced her decision to join the BSP in Bangalore after meeting party supremo Mayawati, said she was forced to quit the Janata Dal (Secular) owing to the “changed election scenario.”

After joining the BSP, Ms. Nagappa slammed the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for his failure to keep the promise on transfer of power to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ms. Nagappa regretted that the Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP Government failed to order a CBI probe into the mysterious death of her husband in notorious forest bandit Veerappan’s captivity.

But, political observers attributed Ms. Nagappa’s move to the inclusion of certain Dalit dominated pockets into Hanur Assembly segment from the adjoining Kollegal constituency during the recent delimitation exercise as well as the perceived disenchantment among sections of the Lingayats with the Janata Dal (Secular) over the issue of transfer of power.

Ms. Nagappa apparently felt that her continuation in the Janata Dal (Secular) was not politically expedient to seek re-election from Hanur, an Assembly constituency dominated by Lingayats, the community to which she belongs. The addition of Palya and Satyagala hobli, which has a strong presence of BSP, into Hanur Assembly segment is believed to have lured her to join the Mayawati-led party.

Apart from Lingayats, Dalits form a substantial chunk of the electorate in this sprawling constituency encompassing the jungles on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that used to be notorious forest outlaw Veerappan’s area of operation. Vokkaligas, Kurubas and Minorities form the rest of the electorate.

The Congress was never an option for Ms. Nagappa as she was continuing her late husband’s tradition of opposing that party. Mr. H. Nagappa, who was a Janata Dal leader, had been a political rival of the former Minister the late Raju Gowda, a Congress leader.

As a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate, Ms. Nagappa had put it across Mr Raju Gowda’s son, Narendra, who was fielded as a Congress candidate during the 2004 Assembly polls. Ms. Nagappa, who rode a sympathy wave during the 2004 Assembly elections, is now expected to find the going tough in the coming polls.

Though the Congress has not yet announced its candidate, the party is expected to re-nominate Mr. Narendra. Ponnacchi Mahadevaswamy, who had tried to mediate with Veerappan during the abduction of. Mr Nagappa, is also in the race for Congress ticket.

Meanwhile, the Janata Dal (Secular) will find it difficult to find a replacement for Ms. Nagappa to contest from Hanur. Though a businessman,Vishnu Kumar,has sought the Janata Dal (Secular) ticket, the local Kannada organisations had raised objections to his candidature on account of his Tamil Nadu origins.

The BJP, which had decided against fielding any candidate during the 2004 polls as a gesture of sympathy to Ms. Nagappa, is planning to field a candidate from the constituency this time. BJP leader of Hanur.B. K Shivakumar is believed to be a front-runner in the race for the party ticket.

Madiga sangha to support BSP

Bangalore: The Karnataka Madiga Sangha has declared its support to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the coming elections because the Congress, the Janata Dal (S) and the Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to give “adequate representation” to the community while choosing their candidates.

President of the Sangha H.C. Prakash told journalists here on Thursday that the Madiga population in the State is 85 lakh, and the BSP should give proportionate representation to the community. — Special Correspondent

35 candidates file nomination papers

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: Thirty-five candidates, including 28 independents and nominees of smaller parties, filed their nomination papers in different constituencies on Thursday for the first phase of the Assembly elections to be held on May 10.

Two candidates each from the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, one each from the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Janata Dal (Secular) filed their papers.

K.S. Puttanaiah of the Karnataka Sarvodaya Paksha and C.S. Puttaraju of the Janata Dal (S) filed their nomination papers for Melkote constituency in Mandya district. H.C. Shivaramu of the Karnataka Sarvodaya Paksha also filed his papers for Melkote constituency. Gowramma of the CPI(M) filed her nomination papers to contest from K.R. Puram constituency in Bangalore city.

Three candidates filed their papers to contest from Mulbagal constituency in Kolar district.

They are M. Munivenkatappa (Congress), N. Srinivasa and S. Krishnappa (both independents).

No nominations today

Nomination papers for the Assembly elections will not be accepted on Friday (April 18) as it is a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

According to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, nomination papers cannot be accepted on a public holiday, states an official press release.

Rahul playing politics over Bundelkhand, says Mayawati

Atiq Khan

— PHOTO: PTI

STERN WARNINg: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday.

LUCKNOW: A day after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati accused him of playing petty politics over the Bundelkhand issue.

Instead of politicising the issue of the region’s backwardness, the Congress “yuvraj” (Mr. Gandhi) should devote his energy towards strengthening the Congress (in Uttar Pradesh) and the United Progressive Alliance government, the Chief Minister told journalists here on Saturday.

The price rise, which affected the people, was a far more important issue for the Congress and the Centre to tackle. The Bahujan Samaj Party chief advised Mr. Gandhi to rise above party politics and as an MP from the State should plead with the Centre Uttar Pradesh’s case for a Rs.80,000-crore special package.

Ms. Mayawati threatened to finally withdraw support for the UPA-led government at the Centre if the package was not released in 2-3 months, and remedial measures were not taken to check price rise. Thereafter, the BSP would launch a countrywide agitation against the Congress-led government.

With Bundelkhand emerging as the new battleground for the Congress and the BSP, Mr. Gandhi’s four-day visit to the backward region of the State and his meeting Dalit households added a new dimension to the face-off between the two parties.

Ms. Mayawati placed the onus for the region’s backwardness on the 40 years of Congress rule in the State.

The BSP chief termed Mr. Gandhi’s forays into the drought-hit region naatak baazi (drama) and depicted him as a leader divorced from ground realities.

She said inflation could cause the downfall of the UPA government.

The Chief Minister said that despite the absence of the special package, her government had launched several measures to mitigate the sufferings of the people of Bundelkhand.

Deadline has expired

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: No more chance to enrol yourself as a voter this time. The provision to fill application under Form 6 to include names in voters’ list has been stopped from April 16 till the completion of the election process, said B.S. Ramprasad, District Electoral Officer of the BBMP Electoral District

The deadline to receive application has ended on Wednesday and the names of those who have submitted the applications with correct information will be included in the voters’ list, he added.

Rahul playing politics over Bundelkhand, says Mayawati

Atiq Khan

— PHOTO: PTI

STERN WARNINg: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday.

LUCKNOW: A day after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati accused him of playing petty politics over the Bundelkhand issue.

Instead of politicising the issue of the region’s backwardness, the Congress “yuvraj” (Mr. Gandhi) should devote his energy towards strengthening the Congress (in Uttar Pradesh) and the United Progressive Alliance government, the Chief Minister told journalists here on Saturday.

The price rise, which affected the people, was a far more important issue for the Congress and the Centre to tackle. The Bahujan Samaj Party chief advised Mr. Gandhi to rise above party politics and as an MP from the State should plead with the Centre Uttar Pradesh’s case for a Rs.80,000-crore special package.

Ms. Mayawati threatened to finally withdraw support for the UPA-led government at the Centre if the package was not released in 2-3 months, and remedial measures were not taken to check price rise. Thereafter, the BSP would launch a countrywide agitation against the Congress-led government.

With Bundelkhand emerging as the new battleground for the Congress and the BSP, Mr. Gandhi’s four-day visit to the backward region of the State and his meeting Dalit households added a new dimension to the face-off between the two parties.

Ms. Mayawati placed the onus for the region’s backwardness on the 40 years of Congress rule in the State.

The BSP chief termed Mr. Gandhi’s forays into the drought-hit region naatak baazi (drama) and depicted him as a leader divorced from ground realities.

She said inflation could cause the downfall of the UPA government.

The Chief Minister said that despite the absence of the special package, her government had launched several measures to mitigate the sufferings of the people of Bundelkhand.

Enquiry report to be submitted to government in 15 days

Focus should not be only on e-Governance but also on Good Governance - Chief Secretary

Lucknow, Dated 17-04-2008 The Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra said that the State Government is effectively implementing the e-Governance in the State, with its top priority to Information Technology (IT). He said that, Information and Communication Technology should be used for the development of citizens, so that they could get the information and various services with ease. He said that the all procedures should be simplified and made transparent so that e-Governance could act as vehicle for better delivery of services to citizens and economic empowerment of the state. The Chief Secretary was today inaugurating a day-long State level e-Governance Workshop at hotel Taj Residency. This workshop was organized by the Department of Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E), GoUP. While addressing the invitees and participants of the workshop, as Chief Guest, he said that the electronic delivery of services to citizens from the “Jan Sewa Kendra” is becoming the prime need of present times. He said that the role of Information Technology in good governance could not be ignored, in present era. While referring to the continuous efforts being made for the promotion of IT in the state, Mr. Mishra said that e-Governance is a step in the right direction. He said that, for e-Governance to succeed and create a fruitful impact, it is imperative that the scheme on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model should be formulated. He also said that we should focus not only on e-Governance but also on Good Governance through e-Governance and all the e-Governance schemes must be citizen centric and should be available according to needs of the citizens. While stressing front-end delivery system to citizens, he said that, work is underway in the rural areas of the state for establishment of 17,909 Jan Sewa Kendras with the purpose of providing government and other various services. Through these Kendras 55,000 employment opportunities would be created in the rural areas. He also said that with the establishment of these Kendras, the public would not only become free from visiting the government offices time and again but would get information and documents at their door steps. The Chief Secretary said that the success of the e-Governance schemes, especially of the Jan Sewa Kendra, entirety depends on the interest shown by the departments whose citizen centric services have to be delivered through these Kendras. For this, the back office computerization work for various services by these departments should be taken up on a war footing. Mr. Mishra said, for the success of schemes like Jan Sewa Kendra, the role of district administration is very important. He called upon the Commissioners and the District Magistrates to provide full cooperation in the implementation of this scheme. He directed the Principal Secretaries and the Head of the Departments for the digitization and computerization, as well as the training of employees. He also instructed for amendment of the relevant government orders to provide these services to the common man through e-Governance. He said that the prime objective of this workshop is that the various stake holders, which include the government departments and private institutions, understand their roles properly so that the scheme could be implemented hassle-free. The Principal Secretary, I.T. & Electronics, Mr V.N. Garg while discussing the e-Governance vision said, for the successful implementation of the scheme the departments will have to adopt internal capacity building and introduce business process re-engineering on their conventional procedures. He said that for the success of e-Governance, the departments should take ownership of this scheme and their services through it and for this, a system would have to be evolved and implemented in which the accountability of the department is clearly defined as a stakeholder. He said that the e-Governance agenda of every department should be such where the citizen receives the maximum benefit and services are delivered at a fast pace through internet, exempting the citizens from visiting government offices. Mr. Garg said that the main role of Department of IT&E is to assist the various departments in implementing e-Governance. Under e-Governance, the GoUP is initiating three Core Infrastructure Schemes. These are – Jan Sewa Kendra, State Wide Area Network (SWAN) and State Data Centre. He said that for providing better services to the rural communities, the state has been divided into 07 zones for the establishment of 17909 Jan Sewa Kendras through 04 Service Centre Agencies selected, viz. M/s SREI Infrastructure Ltd., M/s 3i Infotech Ltd., M/s Comet Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and M/s CMS Computers Ltd. Mr. Garg said that through these Kendras, rural youth will get an opportunity of employment. He said that through these Jan Sewa Kendras citizen centric services of Revenue, Home, Urban Development, Panchayati Raj, Medical & Health, Administrative Reforms, Food and Civil Supplies, Social Welfare, Women Welfare and Child Welfare, Disabled Welfare, Election, Rural Development, Small-scale Industry, Labour, Stamp and Registration, Transport, Agriculture, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Technical Education, Medical Education, Energy Education, Finance (Treasury Department included), Planning, Commercial Tax, Cooperatives, Backward Classes Welfare, Minority Welfare, Cane and Sugar Mill Industry departments would be delivered in the first phase. Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, Mr. Atul Kumar Gupta in his address said that with the establishment of Jan Sewa Kendras, the governance and development of IT would get a new dimension in the State and this scheme will also provide employment opportunities at a very large scale. Mr. Gupta while elaborating the role of various government departments said that the various Government to Citizen (G2C) services of various departments have been identified and Department of IT&E has been informed about these services. For the delivery of G2C services through Jan Sewa Kendras, he emphasised on computerization of offices and services at District/ Tehsil/ Block levels. He advised the DMs to organize and participate in sensitization workshops involving various departments and other stakeholders so as to generate awareness about this scheme among the public. He said that the state government has declared the Centre for e-Governance, U.P. as the Designated Agency for the implementation of this scheme. M/s Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has been selected as the National Level Service Agency (NLSA) by the Government of India for facilitating state government in this scheme. Chairman, Board of Revenue, Mr Vinod Melhotra while addressing the concluding session of the workshop said that there is an immense potential for the development of IT in Uttar Pradesh. While discussing the importance of e-Governance in the state he said that the schemes should be implemented in such a manner so that the common public reaps maximum benefit out of it. He hoped that this workshop would facilitate the officials to utilize all this information and knowledge for transferring the benefits of e-Governance to communities. Additional Secretary, Department of IT, Government of India, Mr. R. Chandrashekhar while discussing the National e-Governance Plan said that with the establishment of CSCs, the rural citizens would get the real benefit of e-Governance. While outlining the measures adopted by the Union Government for the development of IT, he said that the Central Government would render all assistance to the development of IT in the State. He called upon the officers to work with dedication for providing the real benefit of e-Governance scheme to the public. At the workshop, Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, CEO, IL&FS as NLSA explained the technicalities and integrities of Jan Sewa Kendrs to all the officials. The workshop was attended by Principal Secretaries/Secretaries, Head of Departments as well as Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates. Earlier, Special Secretary, Department of I.T. & Electronics and Managing Director, UPDESCO, Mr. Sanjay Prasad welcomed the dignitaries and participants attending the workshop. ———–

Officers directed to arrest culprits immediately

Lucknow : April 13, 2008 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Km. Mayawati has extended her heartiest felicitations and good wishes to the people of the State on the occasion of Ram Navmi. In a message, the Chief Minister said that Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram is being adored by crores of people and he is a source of inspiration to them. His life taught us to fight injustice and remain with justice like rock. The ideals and values which he cherished in his life time needed to be emulated by us. The Chief Minister said that Shri Ram always stood for democratic norms and welfare of every section of society. We could translate ideal of Ram Rajya by establishing social system based on equality. She said that the message of peace and mutual harmony of Shri Ram was still relevant. *********

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Esdevenir més conscient dels que ens envolten i el nostre impacte en els altres és essencial en el camí 9443086587 Aprendrem algunes lliçons d’ocells 1. No mengeu res a la nit 2. No vagis a la ciutat a la nit 3. Proporciona un entrenament de vida per als seus fills a la deguda. 4. El nas no menja. No importa quants grans siguin introduïts, només els elements essencials es bullen i es vessen. No traieu res amb vosaltres quan aneu 5. Comencen a dormir a la foscor. Es desperten d’hora al matí cantant feliçment. 6. No canvien la seva dieta 7. Treballa sempre que sigui fort en el seu cos. No descanseu a la nit ni a altres hores. 8. No mengeu quan estigui malalt. Porta menjar després de sentir-se còmode. 9. Dóna i nodreix els seus fills amb amor perfecte. 10. Ser un treballador dur no causen malalties de cor, fetge i pulmó. 11. Mai actua contra la natura. Derivat de la natura només per la seva necessitat essencial. 12. Protegeix el seu niu i un entorn amb mecenatge. 13. No canvieu mai el seu idioma i parli una altra llengua. La vida és millor si prenem algunes d’aquestes lliçons com a lliçons. ⁇ Totes les espècies no humanes no tenen religió, casta, credo, raça, no són violents, militants, terroristes, sense odi, ira, gelosia, il·lusió, estupidesa i sense hospitals. Per a qualsevol virus que siguin hoax. Feu créixer el vostre propi menjar com verdures i ​​fruites plantes en testos per ser ocells lliures nedar per estar saludable. youtube.com Raga Flute | Bansuri Music Raga Flute | Bansuri Music——–Download and stream all our flute music on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/13BrZ00iyFrFYMhnzNltef?si=f3fd05dae8... 21) Classical Cebuano-Klase sa Sugbo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eytfr21V5Ok&t=99s Buhata ang maayong panghunahuna Pagtubo ang Imong Kaugalingon nga mga Utanon ug Mga Prutas Naghunahuna nga Minahal nga Minahal nga Minahal Ang Buddha ON Ang walo Mga kalibutan nga hangin: “Pagdayeg ug mabasol, Pag-ila ug Pagbaliwala, pag-angkon ug pagkawala, Kalipay ug kasubo moabut ug moadto sama sa hangin. Pahulay sama sa usa ka higante nga kahoy sa sa taliwala nila tanan. “ Natawo ang kahadlok gikan sa pag-armada sa kaugalingon. Tan-awa kung giunsa ang away sa mga tawo sa Mwny! Sultihan ko ikaw bahin sa makalilisang nga kahadlok Kana ang hinungdan sa akong pag-uyog sa tanan: - ang Buddha Atttadanda Sutta Wala’y kahadlok alang sa usa ka tawo nga Pagmata, kansang hunahuna wala masabut pinaagi sa pagpangandoy, ug dili mabag-o, ug kinsa ang mihunong Bise ug Hiyas Bisan kung mabuhi ka usa ka gatos ka tuig Unethical ug wala Malumo, labi ka maayo ang usa ka adlaw nabuhi sa pamatasan ug masuhop (sa mas taas nga Meditative States. - Ang Buddha Alang sa dugay nga kaayohan ug kalipay Bansaya ang imong kaugalingon: ‘Bisan kung ako masakit sa lawas, ang akong hunahuna dili mabuhat.’ Ingon niana ang kinahanglan nimo nga bansayon ​​ang imong kaugalingon. “ Usa ka maayo nga gitudlo nga disipulo may pagtagad sa mga halangdon ug maayo ang batid ug disiplinado sa ilang hamoa; adunay pagtahod sa mga kalalakin-an sa integridad ug batid ug disiplina sa ilang Dhamma - ang iyang porma nagbag-o, apan dili siya mahulog sa kasubo, kasakit, kasakit, o pag-antus sa pagbag-o niini ug pag-ayo. “ Sa duha nga Brahmans -120 anyos ang edad - Makahimo ba mga batid nga mga buhat nga nagdala sa kalipayan. Paghimo merito samtang buhi pa. Kung nasunog ang kalibutan sa pagkatigulang ug kamatayon, ang usa kinahanglan nga magluwas [sa umaabot nga bahandi] pinaagi sa paghatag: “ “Ang pamatasan sa moral nga pag-alagad usa ka maayo hangtod sa pagkatigulang. SRADDA Kung maayo ang pag-ayo, pag-alagad sa usa ka atabay. Ang kahibalo usa ka bililhon nga bahandi alang sa tawo. Ang merito sa maayong mga aksyon lisud alang sa mga kawatan nga kuhaon. “ Ang usa ka tawo nga mibiya sa unsay iyang gitukod ingon nga akoa. - Buddha Ingon sa usa ka water bead sa usa ka dahon nga lotus wala magsunod, mao nga ang sage dili sundon. - Buddha Ang usa ka manggialamon nga tawo wala mahimuot sa nakita. - Buddha Sulayi ug sunda sa husto nga panginabuhi, husto nga paningkamot, husto nga paghunahuna, husto nga konsentrasyon, ingon nga ang pagkatigulang mabug-atan. - Buddha Ang Dinalioss sa Doktor Mabuhi hangtod sa 150 ka tuig alang sa presyo sa kape Ang Nicotinamide Adenine DinuCleotide (NAD) 15 ka gramo sa $ 62.00 nga adunay papel nga magamit sa usa ka adlaw nga pag-agay sa tawo nga mabuhi sa 150 ka tuig ug reegenerate organ.new Ang proseso nakit-an ni Harvard Propesor nga si David Sinclair ug mga tigdukiduki gikan sa University of New South Wales, nga naglambigit sa cell epragramming. Atong ibalhin ang tanan natong mga panimalay aron ipakita ang dalan alang sa tanan nga mga katilingban nga makab-ot ang Nibbana Ang mga pulong ni Buddha adunay gahum Ang Hunahuna sa Usa ka Maalamon nga Tawo gihuptan sila sa kanunay nga panagsama diin imposible ang pagkamapahitas-on; wala sila magtandi Sa nahabilin sa kalibutan ingon nga ’superyor’, ‘labing ubos’ o ‘managsama’. -Phumaheda Sutta Ang pagkahamtong mao Pagkat-on sa Paglakaw layo sa mga tawo ug mga sitwasyon nga gihulga ang imong Kalinaw sa Hunahuna, pagtahod sa kaugalingon, mga mithi, moral, o bili sa kaugalingon. Pasayloa ang uban. Dili tungod kay sila takos sa pagpasaylo, byt tungod kay ikaw takus sa kalinaw. Adunay tulo mga solusyon sa matag problema: Dawata kini, pag-ilis niini, o biyai kini. Kung dili nimo kini madawat, pag-ilis niini. Kung dili ka mahimo Pag-usab niini, biyai kini. Kung wala kami maglakip sa usa ka mas lapad nga pagkahibalo sa among buhata sa hunahuna, Adunay usa ka pagbati sa Pagbulag gikan sa kalibutan. Nahimo nga labi ka nahibal-an ang mga naglibut kanamo ug ang atong epekto sa uban hinungdanon sa agianan 944308658879Nagkat-on kita sa pipila ka mga leksyon gikan sa mga langgam 1. Ayaw pagkaon bisan unsa sa gabii 2. Ayaw pag-roam sa lungsod sa Night 3. Naghatag Kinabuhi Coaching alang sa iyang mga anak sa angay nga kurso. 4. Ang ilong dili mokaon. Bisan kung pila ang gidala sa daghang mga lugas, ang mga kinahanglanon lamang ang gilat-an ug milupad. Ayaw pagkuha bisan unsa nga kauban nimo kung moadto ka. 5. Nagsugod sila makatulog sa kangitngit. Sayo nga nagmata sayo sa buntag nga nag-awit. 6. Wala nila gibag-o ang iyang pagkaon 7. Pagtrabaho samtang siya lig-on sa iyang lawas. Ayaw pagpahulay sa gabii o sa ubang mga panahon. 8. Ayaw pagkaon kung nasakit. Nagkuha pagkaon human mabati ang komportable. 9. Naghatag ug nag-amuma sa iyang mga anak nga adunay hingpit nga gugma. 10. Ang pagkahimong usa ka kugihan nga trabahante dili hinungdan sa kasingkasing, atay ug mga sakit sa baga. 11. Ayaw paglihok batok sa kinaiyahan. Gikan sa kinaiyahan alang lamang sa iyang hinungdanon nga panginahanglan. 12. Gipanalipdan ang iyang salag ug mga palibut nga adunay patronage. 13. Wala gyud nagbag-o ang iyang sinultian ug nagsulti sa lain nga sinultian. Mas maayo ang kinabuhi kung kuhaon naton ang pipila ka mga leksyon ingon mga leksyon. ⁇ All non human species have no religion,caste,creed ,race, are not violent, militant, terrorists, no hatred, anger, jealousy, delusion, stupidity and no hospitals.for any virus that are hoax.So they are happy . Grow your own food like vegetables & fruits plants in pots to be free birds swim to be healthy. youtube.com 7 Difficult But Simple Buddhist Habits That Will Change Your Life 22) Classical Chichewa-Chikale cha Chichewa, There are so many things that can make you happy. Don’t focus too much on things that make you SAD. 23) Classical Chinese (Simplified)-古典中文（简体）, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76YNhRUh_z4 做好智慧 种植自己的蔬菜和水果 做冥想的心灵游泳 佛陀 八 世俗风： “赞美和 责备， 承认和 无视，获得 和损失， 快乐 悲伤来了 然后像 风。像A一样休息 巨大的树在 他们中间 全部。” 恐惧诞生于武装自己。 看看mwny人们的战斗！ 我会告诉你恐惧的恐惧 这让我摇晃着： - 佛 Attadanda Sutta 没有恐惧 有人是 醒着，谁的想法 是无污染的 通过渴望， 并且是不交换的， 谁放弃了 副和美德 虽然你可能住了一百年 不道德和未经内容， 更好的是一天 生活和吸收 （在较高的冥想状态.-佛陀 长期利益和幸福 训练自己： “即使我可能会受到身体的折磨，我的脑海将无法灼伤。 这就是你应该如何训练自己。“ 一位指导的门徒对高贵的弟子们已经讨论了贵族，并在他们的达米中得到了精通和纪律处分;对诚信的人有所了解，在他们的佛法中得到了很好的精通和纪律统治 - 他的表格变化和改变了，但他并没有陷入悲伤，哀叹，痛苦，痛苦或绝望的变化和改变。“ 到两个婆罗门-120岁 - 做幸福的令人信服的行为。 活着的同时。 当世界着火和死亡时，一个人应该通过给予[未来财富]来拯救：“ “道德行为为老年人提供服务。 SRADDA如果建立得很好，请服务于一点。 知识是人类的珍贵宝藏。 盗贼难以带走的好行动的优点。“ 一个人放弃了他将其放在我的内容。 - 佛 作为莲花叶上的水珠不粘附，所以贤者不粘附。 - 佛 聪明人没有被察觉所阐明的人。 - 佛 尝试并坚持正确的生计，正确的努力，正确的思想，正确的浓度，因为老化是压力的。 - 佛 医生的诊断 咖啡的价格最多150年 烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸（NAD）15克以62.00美元，发挥了一定的作用，在人体中发挥了一定的咖啡价的能量，这是一天的令人惊叹的抗衰老突破可能会看到人类居住在150年和再生器官。新闻通过哈佛教授David教授和新南威尔士大学的研究人员发现了进程，涉及细胞eprogramming。 让我们转换所有的家，以展示所有社会达到NIBBANA的道路 佛的话有权力 一个聪明人的思想 把他们拿到了 不断平等的地方 傲慢是不可能的; 他们没有比较 随着世界其他地区 作为“优越”，’劣等’ 或’平等’。 -purabheda sutta 到期是 学习走路 远离人 和情况 威胁你的 内心的平静， 自尊， 价值观，道德， 或自我价值。 原谅别人。 不是因为他们 值得宽恕， Byt因为你 值得和平。 有三种 解决方案 问题：接受它， 改变它，或离开它。 如果你不能接受它， 更改。如果你不能 改变它，离开它。 如果我们不包括一个 更广泛的认识我们的 心灵的实践， 可能有一种感觉 分离 世界。变得越来越多 意识到我们周围的人 我们对他人的影响 对路径至关重要 9443086587ȱwe我们将学习鸟类的一些课程 1.晚上不要吃任何东西 2.不要在夜间漫游镇 3.在适当的时候为她的孩子提供生命教练。 鼻子不吃。无论带来多少粒谷物，只有必要性都煮沸并飞走。当你走的时候不要和你一起服用任何东西。 他们开始在黑暗中睡着了。他们早上早上醒来愉快地唱歌。 6.他们不会改变他的饮食 7.只要他在他的身体中强壮的工作。不要在晚上或其他时候休息。 8.生病时不要吃。感到舒适后拿食物。 9.完美的爱情给予她的孩子。 10.作为一个勤奋的工人不会引起心脏，肝脏和肺病。 11.切勿对自然作用。仅针对他的基本需求源自自然。 12.用惠顾保护他的巢和周围环境。 13.永远不要改变他的语言并讲另一种语言。 如果我们把一些这些课程作为课程，那么生活更好。 ⁇ 所有非人类物种都没有宗教，种姓，信条，种族，并不是暴力，激进，恐怖主义，没有仇恨，愤怒，嫉妒，妄想，愚蠢和没有医院。对于任何骗局而言，他们都很开心。 种植你自己的食物就像蔬菜＆水果植物在盆栽自由鸟儿游泳是健康的。 youtube.com 早晚唸2次，得菩薩保佑，消除災禍、帶來福報《觀世音菩薩祈禱文》佛曲、佛歌 24) Classical Chinese (Traditional)-古典中文（繁體）, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sHZ5diJ1eY 做好智慧 種植自己的蔬菜和水果 做冥想的心靈游泳 佛陀 八 世俗風： “讚美和 責備， 承認和 無視，獲得 和損失， 快樂 悲傷來了 然後像 風。像A一樣休息 巨大的樹在 他們中間 全部。” 恐懼誕生於武裝自己。 看看mwny人們的戰鬥！ 我會告訴你恐懼的恐懼 這讓我搖晃著： - 佛 Attadanda Sutta 沒有恐懼 有人是 醒著，誰的想法 是無污染的 通過渴望， 並且是不交換的， 誰放棄了 副和美德 雖然你可能住了一百年 不道德和未經內容， 更好的是一天 生活和吸收 （在較高的冥想狀態.-佛陀 長期利益和幸福 訓練自己： “即使我可能會受到身體的折磨，我的腦海將無法灼傷。 這就是你應該如何訓練自己。“ 一位指導的門徒對高貴的弟子們已經討論了貴族，並在他們的達米中得到了精通和紀律處分;對誠信的人有所了解，在他們的佛法中得到了很好的精通和紀律統治 - 他的表格變化和改變了，但他並沒有陷入悲傷，哀嘆，痛苦，痛苦或絕望的變化和改變。“ 到兩個婆羅門-120歲 - 做幸福的令人信服的行為。 活著的同時。 當世界著火和死亡時，一個人應該通過給予[未來財富]來拯救：“ “道德行為為老年人提供服務。 SRADDA如果建立得很好，請服務於一點。 知識是人類的珍貴寶藏。 盜賊難以帶走的好行動的優點。“ 一個人放棄了他將其放在我的內容。 - 佛 作為蓮花葉上的水珠不粘附，所以賢者不粘附。 - 佛 聰明人沒有被察覺所闡明的人。 - 佛 嘗試並堅持正確的生計，正確的努力，正確的思想，正確的濃度，因為老化是壓力的。 - 佛 醫生的診斷 咖啡的價格最多150年 煙酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸（NAD）15克以62.00美元，發揮了一定的作用，在人體中發揮了一定的咖啡價的能量，這是一天的令人驚嘆的抗衰老突破可能會看到人類居住在150年和再生器官。新聞通過哈佛教授David教授和新南威爾士大學的研究人員發現了進程，涉及細胞eprogramming。 讓我們轉換所有的家，以展示所有社會達到NIBBANA的道路 佛的話有權力 一個聰明人的思想 把他們拿到了 不斷平等的地方 傲慢是不可能的; 他們沒有比較 隨著世界其他地區 作為“優越”，’劣等’ 或’平等’。 -purabheda sutta 到期是 學習走路 遠離人 和情況 威脅你的 內心的平靜， 自尊， 價值觀，道德， 或自我價值。 原諒別人。 不是因為他們 值得寬恕， Byt因為你 值得和平。 有三種 解決方案 問題：接受它， 改變它，或離開它。 如果你不能接受它， 更改。如果你不能 改變它，離開它。 如果我們不包括一個 更廣泛的認識我們的 心靈的實踐， 可能有一種感覺 分離 世界。變得越來越多 意識到我們周圍的人 我們對他人的影響 對路徑至關重要 9443086587ȱwe我們將學習鳥類的一些課程 1.晚上不要吃任何東西 2.不要在夜間漫遊鎮 3.在適當的時候為她的孩子提供生命教練。 鼻子不吃。無論帶來多少粒穀物，只有必要性都煮沸並飛走。當你走的時候不要和你一起服用任何東西。 他們開始在黑暗中睡著了。他們早上早上醒來愉快地唱歌。 6.他們不會改變他的飲食 7.只要他在他的身體中強壯的工作。不要在晚上或其他時候休息。 8.生病時不要吃。感到舒適後拿食物。 9.完美的愛情給予她的孩子。 10.作為一個勤奮的工人不會引起心臟，肝臟和肺病。 11.切勿對自然作用。僅針對他的基本需求源自自然。 12.用惠顧保護他的巢和周圍環境。 13.永遠不要改變他的語言並講另一種語言。 如果我們把一些這些課程作為課程，那么生活更好。 ⁇ 所有非人類物種都沒有宗教，種姓，信條，種族，並不是暴力，激進，恐怖主義，沒有仇恨，憤怒，嫉妒，妄想，愚蠢和沒有醫院。對於任何騙局而言，他們都很開心。 種植你自己的食物就像蔬菜＆水果植物在盆栽自由鳥兒游泳是健康的。 youtube.com 버스 막말남(자박꼼 원본) 10월 1일 버스 막말남입니다~ https://translate.google.com did not translate  25) Classical Corsican-Corsa Corsicana, Silence and Smile are two powerful words. Smile is the way to solve many problems and Silence is the way to avoid many problems. https://translate.google.com did not translate 26) Classical Croatian-Klasična hrvatska, One single day lived aware of the rise and fall of conditioned things is better than a hundred years lived unaware. - The Buddha https://translate.google.com did not translate 27) Classical Czech-Klasická čeština https://lotus-happiness.com/20-important-suttas-pali…/ 20 Important Suttas in the Pali Canon (for Lay Buddhists) 20 Important Suttas in the Pali Canon (for Lay Buddhists) There are tonnes of gems in the Pali Canon suttas of the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Many of these suttas have splendid wisdom about the world we live as well as insights for practical applications in daily lives. Most Buddhists are householders or lay practitioners, as opposed to monastic monks or nuns. Hence, the focus in the selection of the 20 important suttas is predominantly for lay Buddhists. You will find suttas that are related to wealth and personal relationships, in addition to the key Dhamma teachings. While it is impossible to list all the equally wonderful suttas, the following 20 suttas are considered the most essential and useful from the perspective of a lay Buddhist: Sutta #1: Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta  Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta (Setting the Dharma Wheel in Motion) is the discourse on Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path. This is the first sermon by the Buddha at Deer Park, Sarnath. Together with Anattalakkhana Sutta (2nd turning of the Wheel) and Aditta-pariyaya Sutta (3rd turning of the Wheel), these three suttas form the three cardinal teachings within the Pali traditions. “And what is the middle way realized by the Tathagata that — producing vision, producing knowledge — leads to calm, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to Unbinding? Precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is the middle way realized by the Tathagata that — producing vision, producing knowledge — leads to calm, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to Unbinding. “Now this, monks, is the noble truth of stress: Birth is stressful, aging is stressful, death is stressful; sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair are stressful; association with the unbeloved is stressful, separation from the loved is stressful, not getting what is wanted is stressful. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are stressful. – Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta   Sutta #2: Anattalakkhana Sutta Anattalakkhana Sutta, the second cardinal discourse by the Buddha, is about the teaching on the nature of impermanence, change, and non-self of the five skandhas. Disciples are taught to release attachment and clinging to impermanent objects in the material world. “Bhikkhus, when a noble follower who has heard (the truth) sees thus, he finds estrangement in form, he finds estrangement in feeling, he finds estrangement in perception, he finds estrangement in determinations, he finds estrangement in consciousness. “When he finds estrangement, passion fades out. With the fading of passion, he is liberated. When liberated, there is knowledge that he is liberated. He understands: ‘Birth is exhausted, the holy life has been lived out, what can be done is done, of this there is no more beyond.’” – Anattalakkhana Sutta   Sutta #3: Aditta-pariyaya Sutta  Aditta-pariyaya Sutta is the 3rd cardinal discourse of the Buddha. Popularly known as the Fire Sermon, this sutta is about the teaching on achieving liberation from suffering through detachment from the six senses. Another related sutta about the purification of six senses is Chachakka Sutta. The Buddha applies skillful means to teach in this case. According to post-canonical Pali commentary attributed to Buddhaghosa, the Buddha was said to reflect:  ‘What kind of Dhamma talk would be suitable for them?’ Knowing that these ascetics performed a sacred fire ritual, the Buddha adapted his teaching by incorporating the element of fire in his sermon so that his listeners could understand his teaching. “Monks, the All is aflame. What All is aflame? The eye is aflame. Forms are aflame. Consciousness at the eye is aflame. Contact at the eye is aflame. And whatever there is that arises in dependence on contact at the eye — experienced as pleasure, pain or neither-pleasure-nor-pain — that too is aflame. Aflame with what? Aflame with the fire of passion, the fire of aversion, the fire of delusion. Aflame, I tell you, with birth, aging & death, with sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs. – Aditta-pariyaya Sutta   Sutta #4: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta and the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta are two of the most popular suttas in the Pali Canon. The four foundation of mindfulness of the body, feelings/sensations, mind/consciousness, and dhammās are found in this sutta. Teachings such as the five hindrances, five aggregates of clinging, six internal and external sense bases, and seven factors of enlightenment are taught in this sutta as well.  And how does a monk live contemplating the body in the body? Herein, monks, a monk, having gone to the forest, to the foot of a tree or to an empty place, sits down with his legs crossed, keeps his body erect and his mindfulness alert. Ever mindful he breathes in, mindful he breathes out. Breathing in a long breath, he knows, “I am breathing in a long breath”; breathing out a long breath, he knows, “I am breathing out a long breath”; breathing in a short breath, he knows, “I am breathing in a short breath”; breathing out a short breath, he knows, “I am breathing out a short breath.” “Experiencing the whole (breath-) body, I shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself. “Experiencing the whole (breath-) body, I shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself. “Calming the activity of the (breath-) body, I shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself. “Calming the activity of the (breath-) body, I shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself. – Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta   Sutta #5: Ānāpānasati Sutta Ānāpānasati Sutta is a discourse by the Buddha on how to use the awareness of breath (anapana) as an initial focus for meditation. This sutta and the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta constitute the basics of vipassana/mindfulness meditation. “Mindfulness of in-&-out breathing, when developed & pursued, is of great fruit, of great benefit. Mindfulness of in-&-out breathing, when developed & pursued, brings the four frames of reference to their culmination. The four frames of reference, when developed & pursued, bring the seven factors for awakening to their culmination. The seven factors for awakening, when developed & pursued, bring clear knowing & release to their culmination. – Ānāpānasati Sutta   Sutta #6: Kalama Sutta Kalama Sutta is the famous discourse on free inquiry. The Kalamas of Kesaputta sought guidance from the Buddha because there were monks and brahmans who expounded only their own doctrines and despised the doctrines of others. They were doubtful which of these monks or brahmans spoke the truth. The Buddha replied that it was alright  to be doubtful and provided a guideline for them to critically investigate the validity of the various teachings. “Come, Kalamas. Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumor; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another’s seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, ‘The monk is our teacher.’ Kalamas, when you yourselves know: ‘These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness,’ enter on and abide in them. – Kalama Sutta   Sutta #7: Cakkavati Sutta  Cakkavati Sutta is the only sutta in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha predicts the future birth and appearance of Buddha Metteya (Maitreya). While innumerable Buddhas and bodhisattvas are mentioned in the Mahayana sutras, Buddha Metteya is the only Buddha that has been mentioned by Shakyamuni Buddha in the Pali Canon. In this sutta, the Buddha also teaches about the true meaning of long life, beauty, happiness, wealth, and strength. One of the most famous quotes found in this sutta is: “Monks, live with yourself as your island, yourself as your refuge, with nothing else as your refuge. Live with the Dhamma as your island, the Dhamma as your refuge, with nothing else as your refuge.” –  Cakkavati Sutta   Sutta #8: Cula-suññata Sutta Cula-suññata Sutta, also known as the Lesser Discourse on Emptiness, is a teaching about emptiness – a pivotal doctrine in the Mahayana traditions. “Ananda, whatever contemplatives and brahmans who in the past entered & remained in an emptiness that was pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all entered & remained in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed. Whatever contemplatives and brahmans who in the future will enter & remain in an emptiness that will be pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all will enter & remain in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed. Whatever contemplatives and brahmans who at present enter & remain in an emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all enter & remain in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed. “Therefore, Ananda, you should train yourselves: ‘We will enter & remain in the emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed.’” – Cula-suññata Sutta   Sutta #9: Samadhi Sutta Samadhi Sutta is about the four concentration (jhana) that will result in the four benefits: pleasant abiding in the here and now, attainment of knowledge and vision, mindfulness and alertness, and the ending of the effluents (rebirth). Another related sutta is Samadhanga Sutta, a discourse on five-factored noble right concentration (jhana) and the spiritual benefits of upon mastering meditation. “Monks, these are the four developments of concentration. Which four? There is the development of concentration that, when developed & pursued, leads to a pleasant abiding in the here & now. There is the development of concentration that, when developed & pursued, leads to the attainment of knowledge & vision. There is the development of concentration that, when developed & pursued, leads to mindfulness & alertness. There is the development of concentration that, when developed & pursued, leads to the ending of the effluents. – Samadhi Sutta   Sutta #10: Mahanama Sutta Mahanama Sutta is a sutta on the ways of a lay Buddhist. The Buddha expounds the teaching of taking refuge in the Triple Gem and Five Precepts. Another related sutta is Dhammika Sutta. “Venerable sir, in what way is one a lay follower?” “Mahanama, inasmuch as one has gone to the Buddha for refuge, has gone to the Dhamma for refuge, has gone to the Sangha for refuge; in that way, Mahanama, one is a lay follower.” – Mahanama Sutta   Sutta #11: Upanisa Sutta Upanisa Sutta is the discourse on Dependent Origination which is also known as Dependent Co-arising, or Twelve-linked Chains of Causation. Dependent Origination is a teaching of the process of life which involves birth, aging, illness, and death – a process that has its anchor upon the Law of Cause and Effect. “The knowledge of ending in the presence of ending has its prerequisite, I tell you. It is not without a prerequisite. And what is the prerequisite for the knowledge of ending? Release, it should be said. Release has its prerequisite, I tell you. It is not without a prerequisite. And what is its prerequisite? Dispassion… Disenchantment… Knowledge & vision of things as they actually are present… Concentration… Pleasure… Serenity… Rapture… Joy… Conviction… Stress… Birth… Becoming… Clinging… Craving… Feeling… Contact… The six sense media… Name-&-form… Consciousness… Fabrications… Fabrications have their prerequisite, I tell you. They are not without a prerequisite. And what is their prerequisite? Ignorance, it should be said. – Upanisa Sutta   Sutta #12: Dighajanu (Vyagghapajja) Sutta In Dighajanu (Vyagghapajja) Sutta, the Buddha instructs rich householders on how to preserve and increase their prosperity and how to avoid loss of wealth. Similar to Dighajanu Sutta on the subject of wealth is Adiya Sutta – a sutta about the benefit of obtaining righteous wealth. The factors for the accumulation of wealth are persistent efforts, vigilance, good friendship and balanced livelihood. The factors for the dissipation of wealth are debauchery, drunkenness, gambling, associate with evil-doers.  The factors for spiritual progress are faith, virtue, charity, and wisdom. [The Blessed One said:] “There are these four qualities, TigerPaw, that lead to a lay person’s happiness and well-being in this life. Which four? Being consummate in initiative, being consummate in vigilance, admirable friendship, and maintaining one’s livelihood in tune. – Dighajanu (Vyagghapajja) Sutta   Sutta #13: Parabhava Sutta  Parabhava Sutta is a discourse about 23 causes that will bring downfall to people. Some of these causes include: not cherishing the Dharma, laziness, living a life of debauchery, excessive drinking, unscrupulous gambling, womanizing, stinginess etc. The Deity: Having come here with our questions to the Exalted One, we ask thee, O Gotama, about man’s decline. Pray, tell us the cause of downfall! The Buddha: Easily known is the progressive one, easily known he who declines. He who loves Dhamma progresses; he who is averse to it, declines. – Parabhava Sutta   Sutta #14: Kaccayanagotta Sutta Kaccayanagotta Sutta is a discourse on Right View and the Middle Way. Nagarjuna quoted Kaccayanagotta Sutta in his work Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way:  “Everything exists”: That is one extreme. “Everything doesn’t exist”: That is a second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, The Tathagata teaches the Dhamma via the middle. – Kaccayanagotta Sutta   Sutta #15: Sigolovada Sutta Sigolovada Sutta is the Buddha’s guidance on how to live with peace and happiness for lay Buddhist. One day when Sigala was worshipping the six directions of the East, South, West, North, the Nadir and the Zenith each morning, the Buddha came along to teach him the meaning to this ritual. This sutta covers basic morality, how to build, manage, and protect one’s wealth, how to associate with virtuous friends, and how to maintain good relationship with people such as husband/wife, parents/children, teachers/students, employers/employees, friends/associates. “In five ways, young householder, should a wife as the West be ministered to by a husband: (i) by being courteous to her, (ii) by not despising her, (iii) by being faithful to her, (iv) by handing over authority to her, (v) by providing her with adornments. “The wife thus ministered to as the West by her husband shows her compassion to her husband in five ways: (i) she performs her duties well, (ii) she is hospitable to relations and attendants[10] (iii) she is faithful, (iv) she protects what he brings, (v) she is skilled and industrious in discharging her duties. “In these five ways does the wife show her compassion to her husband who ministers to her as the West. Thus is the West covered by him and made safe and secure. – Sigolovada Sutta   Sutta #16: Mettā Sutta  Metta Sutta, or Karaṇīyamettā Sutta, is a discourse on loving-kindness and compassion, the virtues of which have the power of protection. Here is the background story: a group of monks, frightened by the spirits in the forest where the Buddha had sent them to practice meditation, sought the Buddha’s assistance. The Buddha expounded the Mettā Sutta as an antidote for fear. As a result of the loving-kindness exuded by the monks, the spirits were appeased and they no longer harassed the monks. “Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong (or the seekers and the attained) long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds. – Metta Sutta   Sutta #17: Mangala Sutta  Mangala Sutta is a short discourse on blessings. On one occasion when the Buddha was dwelling in Jeta’s Grove near Savatthi, a deity came down to ask the Buddha on what was the greatest blessing. The Buddha expounded the 38 blessings, some of these blessings are: “Not to associate with the foolish, but to associate with the wise; and to honor those who are worthy of honor — this is the greatest blessing.” To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing. To be respectful, humble, contented and grateful; and to listen to the Dhamma on due occasions — this is the greatest blessing. – Mangala Sutta   Sutta #18: Aggañña Sutta Aggañña Sutta is a sutta on the knowledge of beginnings; the genesis and evolution of the Universe before the Big Bang. Moral degradation in general, and greed in particular, are the key factors that give birth to the physical aspect of the Universe. “At that period, Vasettha, there was just one mass of water, and all was darkness, blinding darkness. Neither moon nor sun appeared, no constellations or stars appeared, night and day were not distinguished, nor months and fortnights, no years or seasons, and no male and female, beings being reckoned just as beings. And sooner or later, after a very long period of time, savoury earth spread itself over the waters where those beings were. It looked just like the skin that forms itself over hot milk as it cools. It was endowed with colour, smell and taste. It was the colour of fine ghee or butter, and it was very sweet, like pure wild honey. – Aggañña Sutta   Sutta #19: Brahmajala Sutta In Brahmajala Sutta, the Buddha elaborates on the precepts that will enable one to gain respect from people. In addition, the Buddha also reveals the truth about Brahma who is the Godhead as found the Abrahamic faiths in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions. Those who wish to discover about the truth about creator God directly from Shakyamuni Buddha himself, then look no further, just read the Brahmajala Sutta.  “Thereupon the being who re-arose there first thinks to himself: ‘I am Brahmā, the Great Brahmā, the Vanquisher, the Unvanquished, the Universal Seer, the Wielder of Power, the Lord, the Maker and Creator, the Supreme Being, the Ordainer, the Almighty, the Father of all that are and are to be. And these beings have been created by me. What is the reason? Because first I made the wish: “Oh, that other beings might come to this place!” And after I made this resolution, now these beings have come.’ – Brahmajala Sutta (verse 42)   Sutta #20: Mahaparinibbana Sutta Mahaparinibbana Sutta is a final discourse before the Buddha entered Mahaparinibbana. And the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus, saying: “Behold now, bhikkhus, I exhort you: All compounded things are subject to vanish. Strive with earnestness!” This was the last word of the Tathagata. – Mahaparinibbana Sutta   If you find this blogpost useful, beneficial, and practical for your Buddhist practice, do share the joy of Dhamma with your family and friends. Do subscribe to Lotus Happiness for future updates and give a Like in our Facebook page.

Decision to be implemented strictly in higher educational institutions : Chief Minister

New Delhi: April 10, 2008 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Km. Mayawati has hailed the historical decision taken unanimously by Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court through which it upheld reservation facility for the O.B.C. candidates in the central higher educational institutions. Through this decision, the bench upheld the law providing 27 per cent reservation to the O.B.C. candidates in the central higher educational institutions. She said that the State Government fully agreed with the decision and welcomed it. She said that this decision had legitimised the reservation facility provided to the O.B.C. candidates in the higher educational institutions. This reservation arrangement would be strictly implemented in the admissions in the higher educational institutions of Uttar Pradesh, she pointed out. The C.M. was addressing media representatives here today. She said that apart from that, she would also write a letter to the Government of India requesting it to provide reservation facility to the economically poor among backward classes, religious minorities and upper caste people in the higher educational institutions and ask to amend the Constitution. She said that the Centre was being requested to take immediate action in this regard. She assured the Government of India on behalf of her party and the State Government that if the Union Government took any step in this direction, the State Government would support it to the hilt. Km. Mayawati said that U.P. had already been ensuring reservation in higher educational institutions which conformed to today’s decision of the Supreme Court. After today’s decision of Supreme Court it was the responsibility of Centre to ensure the reservation to O.B.C. in admission in all higher educational institutions run by Union Government. Besides, the implementation of the system of reservation should be ensured in such states where it had not been implemented so far. As far as the question of keeping creamy layer among the O.B.C.s out of reservation facility was concerned, the Central Government should re-define creamy layer in view of galloping prices lest the genuinely socially and economically weak candidates belonging to the O.B.C.s were deprived of the reservation facility, she added. **********

Monday, April 21, 2008

Know your constituencies

Mahalakshmi layout is a new constituency in Bangalore City created after the delimitation.

Mahalakshmi layout is a new constituency in Bangalore City created after the delimitation. Parts of erstwhile Uttarahalli, Rajajinagar and Yelahanka Assembly constituencies have been merged to form the constituency. The Congress has strong base in the constituency. In the previous council of the BMP, four wards - Mahalakshmipura, Nandini layout, Geleyara Balaga and Nagapura were represented by the Congress members. M Shivaraj who won from Kamalanagar as an independent candidate had later joined the Congress. Chandramma of the JD(S) represented Vrushabhavathi Nagar. The Congress has decided to field former MLA N L Narendra Babu from the constituency. R V Harish who recently joined the BJP from the Congress is contesting from the constituency. The JD(S) has not yet selected its candidate. The party’s city wing general secretary T Veeresh and another leader Gopalaiah are main contenders of the JD(S) ticket.

Narendra Babu contested from Rajajinagar constituency in the previous elections and won. This time he chose to contest from Mahalakshmi layout.

The constituency is a mix of both developed and underdeveloped; rich and poor people and educated and illiterates. It is basically an industrial area consisting textiles, food industries, multinational IT companies, call centres and BPOs.

It consists of a good number of parks and playgrounds. Supply of drinking water is not a major problem in the constituency.