Vasanas - The Smell Sense

Vaasana  - its Tamil as well as Sanskrit Word.

Mun Jenma Vaasanai, The smell of the previous birth,

Actually, when I went to Alpha Mind power class by Mrs. Vijayalakshmi pandhiayan, the lady Guruji told me, if u want peace, just imagine in ur mind, any place that u like very much, imagine that u r in the very same place, just imagine the smell associated to the place, for eg. if it is a temple, imagine the incense stick smell, the flowers smell, the camphor smell, like that. 

The Smell sense is not ordinary, it rekindles many things in u, thats why we have got Aroma Therapy, If  it is not working, do u think, we wud know this word.  Aroma arises and awakens the sleeping power in our soul. 

Some Ppl  say, " I can smell it from a distance, call it Intuition" Smell, the sense is so powerful.

In my child hood, when no friends were around me, and I had nothing in my mind to play, I still remember vividly, that I wud sit still and some kind of smell will come, and I ll not know from where it is coming, I wud think that, the smell is from the leaking petrol from my father's Bajaj Cub.  I like the smell of phenoel for a long time.  I loved Hospitals, that too particularly the phenoel smell and then I loved the smell of Burning Match Sticks.  I dont know why.  But like 6 months before my colleague buvana told her son who is doing I yr BE also likes the smell of burning Match Sticks. I felt some solace.

Smell, Fragrance, Aroma, Whiff, odour, scent or tang, ( I got these words from MS Word) call it any way u like, has got a relation with ur experiences. 

Man Vaasanai  - The smell of the Mud, the Sand of the river, the sands of the Ocean Bed, the
Smell of the Sand when it rains.

"Selai kattum pennukku oru Vaasam Undu, Kandadhu unda, Kandavargal Sonnadhu unda?"

The smell of the paint, the Smell of the books, the smell of the Kitchen.

There was a Thodar Kadhai, a story in Kumudam about a young girl called Urmila Named "Jakradhai, Vayadhu Padhinaaru". In that the Girl, covers herself with all the aromatic flowers and does a Meditation, i remember she is naked beneath the flowers, thats what the author of the story narrated, and Urmila meditates on the smell of the flowers to reach a solution to the problem in her hand and finds peace.

Annai - The Holy Mother of Pondicherry, likes Flowers very much and she says every flower has got a special character, may be depends on the smell.

Vasanas - The Smell Sense

I have read this word "Vasana" in many spiritual books and have wondered can i relate the meaning of smelling the cake, with this "Vasana" , " No" "it cant be" I ll prejudge, I'll think it has got some other deep meaning.

But, Only few years ago, due to the experiences I got, I cud relate the Smell Sense to this word Vasana, Why to go so long, just take 2 cinema songs, like "Sandhana Vaasanaigal, Haiyo, Kumkuma vaasanaigal Haiyo, en meethil un Vaasanai, Haiyo Hai Haiyo" from the Movie, "M kumaran S/o Mahalakshmi", then other song from Dil, u tell me the song, OK.  i.e hey Nanbane, nanbane , that song.

U wud have noticed, if some one eats poison, ppl wud pour filthy water in their mouth, to make them breath, they show shoe smell on their Nose.

Actually, Nose i just a Focussed organ, which is very sharp in smelling, u can smell by your mind.  What I am trying to say is" U r smelling from ur mind, ur mind is using nose as a SPV i.e Special Purpose vehicle to do this sense.  Ur mind is the one that co relates the smell to certain object or area or person and tells u that, this person has a separate or peculiar place.  For Eg. Axe Effect. 

What does the Smell do to us?  If it is good, it can make us eat, it provokes us to hug, it provokes us to inhale it even more, it makes us to choke, it makes us to laugh, (laughing gas) the Vaasan, so many things it does to us! It makes us to sense the forthcoming incident.  It makes us to cook better. it makes us to feel fresh. 

The Smell Sense!  Miracle!  I wud like to continue, but later.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder!

Beauty -

Nature has beauty in bounties.  The Sun, Stars, Moon, Grass, The Dew Drop, the honey bees, the Grass, The Trees, Different kinds of leaves, the veins running in the leaves of the trees, the symmetrical shapes of leaves, the shades, The same green colour tree can be seen in different shades at different times of the day, sometimes darker, sometimes lighter, the budding leaves, the little grown up leaves, the fully developed leaves, the dried ones, the falling leaves.  Creation, the Nature, My colleague, Kamlesh Vasisht, told me, whenever u feel dull, try to observe Nature, Nature is always Positive, When darkness surrounds u, u can be sure that it is going to be morning in some hours, if there is a valley, there is also a Mountain, like if u fall, u ll get up, the leaves that fall become manure, again becomes tree, again becomes leaves, ya it is really nice to think about Nature

The Birds, their lives, they are very good parents.  They are so punctual and they are so co operative.  they are so colourful

Udhirndha Ilai,
Kilaikku thirumbugiradhu,
Pattam Boochi!

Animals, Dogs, cats, their affection to the family, their innocence.

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Om Shri Mathre Namaha!

Amma, I call my Mother Amma, I call her Mummy when I dont like her.

Amma, is a Special Person, Not every one gets a Good Mother. 

One year Ago, I saw in Krishna Sweets, T Nagar, celebrating Mother's Day.  They have given a List of Mothers who were behind Many Successful Men.  For eg. Vijay Amritraj, He is a Tennis Player and now, a Film Producer, He only Produced the Evergreen Movie "Jeans".  It seems that He has Asthma problem and his Mother only took him, out of the problem, by taking him to Swimming classes Daily, so that the Respiratory system of his son, gets even more stronger.  He got Stamina by continuously practising Swimming and eventually became a World Class Tennis Player. 

Mothers, I have once Seen in Arattai Arangam of Visu, a Boy stood up and talked about his Mother.  His Mother is a Lunatic, Literaly Mental case.  I cudnt stop crying in my heart, tho tears dint come out.  He has to take care of his Mother and himself.  So Pathetic!  He became Amma to her.  He told the insult he faced in Society, which called him as " Lunatic's Son". Brave hearted Thayum Aaanavan.

"Making of a Good Mom" depends on many things.  U shd have done so much punyam, ur mother should be educated, ur mother should know English and many languages, ur mother should know how to cook, ur mother should know a List of things.  Ya, I accept Mothers are Mothers, but a well Educated, Talented lady makes a Good Mother.  Bcos we learn many things and share many things that too, personal things, Private Matters with Mother.

OM shri Mathre Namaha is the first namavali in Lalitha Sahasranam. 

Amma na Chumma Illa da!

My Childhood Ignorance

My mother would send me to Nadar Shop nearby Indian Airlines Colony, Meenambakkam, for getting cereals, vegetables etc.

She will tell go and get dal and come, and ll give me some twenty rupees. I wud run to the shop and tell Nadar, I want 1/4 kilo Dhall, Nadar, will ask me " What Dhall?", I ll blink, and tell again"Dhall" what dhall, "Moong Dhall, Urad Dhall, Masoor Dhall" I ll not know it, bcos my mother told me only "Dhall" I ll go running home back again, and ask her the name of the Dhall and ll go running to Nadar shop.

This happened for about 4 times in 2 weeks and I got angry with my Mother for not telling the name of the dhall in the first instance it self.  My father just teased me "u Fool" and I ll get angry and cry, I cannot call this as Innocence bcos I would be around  10 to 12 years old by that time.

Specification that was the lesson I learnt from that Incident.

COLOURS OF LIFE

The Greenish Grass and Leaves of Trees,
The shed out brown leaves on Mud,
The Bluish Sky and the floating White Clouds,
The Yelllowish Sun and its Brightness,
The Orange Sun Rays penetrating thru Windows,
The awesome white dust floating in the Rays,
The Red Blood running through the Nerves,
The Dark Blue nerves in the Wrist,
The Glowing Saphron Setting Sun,
The Lavender Flowers bright as Violets,
The Yellow Daffodils smiling at us,
The Black and Ash blue Rainy Clouds,
The Roaring Sea with Whitish Cream foams,
The Pinkish Sky behind the Rising Sun,
The Chocolate Brown Silky Mud,

Wherever u see in this World, there are Colours, Everywhere!

BODY - THE RECEPTACLE - INSTRUMENT OR VESSEL

It is said that we get to have a Human body after many births as different creatures in this world.  Human body is not easily got.  That too, a Whole one, a developed one, is not attained just like that.  Your Structure is very Important in considering your personality. 

We have got innumerable poems narrating how beautiful is a Lady's Structure.  Starting from her Hair and ending with her Toe Nail. 

I have noticed my body, while I am doing Karate, When I do a Stance, In yoga, it is called Asana, ok, whether Stance or Asana, your body has to be flexible.  U can notice ur thighs shivering while doing some asanas. (Thodai Nadungi)

I have also noticed that My hands are not fully grown up.  Ya, they look beautiful like Tender Bamboos but when doing Karate, u have to set ur hand in some posture, That posture needs a fully grown up hand, I mean with triceps and biceps.  There are some muscles which are present only in a Man's body.  Certainly, there are some muscles which are present only in a Woman's Body.

Body - Kayam as it is called in Tamil and Sanskrit.  It is an Instrument. U can feel that it is an Instrument when u r singing and dancing.  Ur mind takes one form and u express it through your whole body.

To Be Continued

NUDITY = NAKEDNESS = NIRVANAM

NUDITY  - Something in me, is just saying, "Go Nude", "Go Nude" "Go Nude"  and I got reminded of Actor Trisha and Actor Pooja's Nude photos.  They r banned as Pornography.  Even now Nudity is pornography only.

I remember Tamil Lyricist Vaali, mentioning about his Fine Arts College Experience, where he along with his friends had to daily draw a Nude Picture of any one of the Poor Lady, whose living has to be done on that day, by going Nude before all the I year BA Fine Arts Students.  He told, out of Hunger and frustration many ladies accepted to go Nude, bcos going Nude is better than Prostitution.

I remember visiting Sri Gnanacheri Swamingal in Mylapore.  He is believed to be Incarnation of Sri Nerur Sri Sadhasiva Brahmendirar, If u look at the logo of the swamigal, it is the Nude photo rather Shadow of Brahmendirar! 

It is said that Sadashiva Brahmendirar attained Nirvana, and so he roamed Nude in the town without being bothered about his Physical bodily status,  But the sultan who noticed this Godly Incarnation just roaming without any clothes, got annoyed, and he just cut off one hand of the Swamigal, Sadashiva brahmendirar, just kept walking without any sensation.  Sultan immediately understood, this is some great personality, and he ran behind swamiji taking the cut hand with him.  He gave the cut hand to swamigal, Sadhashiva brahmendirar just placed the hand in the place where it was, and the hand immediately got attached and he walked as if nothing happended.  Miracle.

Nirvana means Salvation.

I heard that there is a Nude city in England.  Writer Sujatha mentioned that My wife got fainted by the sight of nudeness.

Dude, Going Nude is not Easy!

For Doctors, Nudity means Anatomy!

I still remember, I just tried to draw a Nude photo of a Girl at the age of 15, when my age was 15 and Half finished, I kept it for myself.  One day, My friend Pandi Selvi saw that and shouted "OH! Dressless girl, u r perverted" and I got so afraid.  But now, If u r a Medical student, u have to draw Nude pictures and mark the organs of the body.  Not only that, If u r a BA Fine Arts Student, there also " Nudity is a Must"

But Still if some one goes Nude, our Emotions r kindled.  Nudity definitely stirs our emotions.  Nudity provokes us.  Not an Easy Topic.  Wud like to talk more about this, but I stop here.