Trials and Tribulations by Fire

3rd Eye and many other consultants made me famous overnight. Believe me. Before I could blink my eye, I started getting calls, e-mails, and messages from people I had forgotten, existed. Suddenly, everybody wanted a piece of me. The poor unknown me. Hah! The lure of easy money (Looks like that to the outside world!) Am sure Hannah would agree with me. Anyway, I have been swamped with calls and messages from 'friends' and others, who never even bothered to greet me or chat with me. What prompted me to write this blog was an e-mail from a lady who had received a call from some consultant, and who wanted to verify the feasibility of quitting her current job and joining the Bank. She didnt even bother with polite talk, she immediately jumped to the matter. (I was so surprised to see her e-mail, I fell outta my chair!) She wanted to know if it were worth the effort to take time off and forward her CV to the consultant. I clicked the Delete button. I knew what will happen anyway. Our...

Yagnas are the ancient method of enriching the subtle. They also purify the individual and the collective consciousness.Yagna have three aspects: Deva Puja: Acknowledging and honoring the Divine in all the forms. Sangatikarana: Hastening the process of evolution by bringing together all the elements and people in creation. Dana: Sharing and giving what one has been blessed with.

Ganesha Chaturthi: I have had another belief since childhood. I never see the Moon on Ganesh Chaturthi day. My granny used to say, If I see the Moon on this day, I will have one full year of extreme bad luck. Well, for 2 years, I determinedly saw the Moon and fell into all sorts of trouble, had a disastrous life. Not to say that people who do not see the Moon had a fantabulous life that year, but every year, during this day, I make sure I do not see the Moon. Interestingly, the Moon, which plays hide and seek every other day appears in its full glory and seems very close to earth too! Lo! That's unfair, ain't it? I want to have a nice year, why should it be ruined by the mere sight of a stupid planet! Guess the intelligent God had some idea when he cursed Mr. Moon thus. ok. For the uninitiated, here goes the lore. On a Chaturthi day, our Ganesha was going from house to house eating all he could and stuffing himself with kozhakattais and sweets . As a result, his tummy grew b...