Religious Thought 164

Through ignorance I once imagined I was bound. But I am pure awareness. I live beyond all distinctions, In unbroken meditation.

- Ashtavakra Gita 2:17

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Cut down The forest of desire, Not the forest of trees. From the forest of desire Come danger & fear. Having cut down this forest & its underbrush, monks, be deforested.

- Dhammapada, 20, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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Cool Meanings

Cool Meanings

> Cool meanings Love humor?
>
> Cigarette:
> ***********
> A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end
> & a fool at the other.
 
> 
> Love affairs:
> ***********
> Something like cricket where one-day internationals are
> more popular than a five-day test.
> ***********
> 
> Marriage:
> ***********
> It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor
> degree and a woman gains her master
> 
> 
> Divorce:
> ***********
> Future tense of marriage
> ***********
> 
> Lecture:
> 
> An art of transferring information from the notes of the
> lecturer to the notes of the students without passing
> through the minds of either.
> ***********
> 
> Conference:
> 
> The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
> ***********
> 
> Compromise :
> 
> The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody
> believes he got the biggest piece.
> ***********
> 
> Tears:
>***********  

> The hydraulic force by which
>  masculine will power is defeated by feminine waterpower..
> .
> ***********
> 
> Dictionary:
> 
> A place where divorce comes before marriage.
> ***********
> 
> Conference Room:
> 
> A place where everybody talks, nobody listens &
> everybody disagrees later on.
> ***********
> 
> Ecstasy:
> ***********
> A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you
> have never felt before.
>
> Classic:
> ***********
> A book which people praise, but do not read.
> ***********
> 
> Smile:
> 
> A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
> ***********
> 
> Office:
> 
> A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
> life.
> ***********
> 
> Yawn:
> 
> The only time some married men ever get to open their
> mouth.
> 
> Etc:
> ***********
> A sign to make others believe that you know more than you
> actually do.
> ***********
> 
> Committee:
> 
> Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to
> decide that
>  nothing can be done together.
> ***********
> 
> Experience :
> ***********
> The name men give to their mistakes.
> ***********
> 
> Atom Bomb:
> ***********
> An invention to end all inventions.
>
> 
> Philosopher :
> ***********
> A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of
> when dead.
> ***********

Religious Thought 163

Never fear that old age will invade that city; never fear that this inner treasure of all reality will wither and decay. This knows no age when the body ages; this knows no dying when the body dies. This is the real city of Brahman; this is the Self, free from old age, from death and grief, hunger and thirst. In the Self all desires are fulfilled.

- Chandogya Upanishad

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If you don't understand the Way as it meets your eyes, how can you know the Path as you walk?

- Shih-t'ou

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Different types of coffee !!

Different types of coffee !!
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Cold Coffee: As the name suggests, iced with coffee, milk, sugar, grated ice, topped with a dollop of fresh cream.

Espresso: Espresso is traditionally pure coffee served without milk and most recipes revolve around single or double shots of Espresso.

Cappuccino: Prepared with espresso, hot milk and steamed milk foam, Cappuccino is traditionally served in a porcelain cup and the thick layer of foam on the top helps to keep the coffee hot for a longer period of time.

Affogato: This coffee based beverage or dessert is made by topping a drink or dessert with a shot of espresso.

Café au lait: A French coffee beverage which is served with a dash of scalded milk, usually in the ratio of 1:1.

Caffe Latte: This is made by mixing Espresso and milk in the ratio of 2:1 with a little foam added at the top.

Mocha Coffee: To one cup of hot brewed coffee add one tablespoon sugar, two tablespoons milk and a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder. Different types of flavoring can also be added like strawberry and raspberry.

Liqueur Coffee: This type of coffee is brewed by adding any variety of liqueurs to it like whiskey, brandy, rum or even vodka.

Happy Mahashivratri