Power To Invent

We all have the power to invent and begin a new possibilities.
To see what I mean, please watch this video.

Inspiring Afghanistan!

It's great to see how the world community is coming together to help Afghanistan to stand tall. It's an inspiring and moving article, please read this WSJ piece:

"Other nations are doing their part. In Kandahar, Canada has provided literacy training for more than 5,000 Afghans, and vaccinated more than 360,000 against polio. In Helmand, the United Kingdom has brought clean drinking water to more than 175,000 people, and provided microcredit to more than 336,000 small businesses. Training programs run by Germany and other nations have helped put more than 58,000 soldiers and 80,000 police on the streets. And in Bamiyan, I met the New Zealand troops who are providing security and promoting development.

Private citizens are eager to help. I'm proud to be a member of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, which President Bush and President Karzai launched in 2002. Through the council, individual American citizens have secured more than $70 million in private-sector funding for a total of 30 programs. Council initiatives have trained women judges, lawyers, entrepreneurs, midwives and parliamentarians. In fact, many of the projects I observed on my trip were council initiatives. I have met children orphaned by Taliban massacres who now have classrooms to study in and safe homes to live in. And I watched women once forbidden to leave home without a male escort now run businesses that provide for their families."

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Also you can read this article Securing Afghanistan's Future in Paris and more here 

World's first church

Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world's first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday.

"We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from 33 AD to 70 AD," the head of Jordan's Rihab Centre for Archaeological Studies, Abdul Qader al-Husan, said.

He said it was uncovered under Saint Georgeous Church, which itself dates back to 230 AD, in Rihab in northern Jordan near the Syrian border.

"We have evidence to believe this church sheltered the early Christians -- the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ," Husan said.

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"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES IS HOW WE USE THEM."

Thanks to Daniel for sending me this quote.

Faith & Courage

Fear not, my heart,
Even the darkest night must end at dawn!
Clouds and mist may come and go
But they cannot rob sun's radiant glow.
Look up, mine eyes, keep steady watch,
For never must you lose your guiding star.
Hold fast! Hold fast!
Faith and courage are His tender blessings;
He will not hold these from you when He sees
your yearning, struggling soul.
Rest will come when thy toil is done.

~Swami Paramandanda

Just let it go!

Negative thoughts and feelings are like a spark that falls on your coat sleeve. Brush it off and it will do no damage, let it linger and it will burn a hole.
Let it go... 
Practice forgiveness. You practice over and over, until it becomes second nature. Everything needs practice!
Let it go..
Have you noticed that people you love can often do no wrong in your eye? and even if they do, it's easy to forgive them. The people you hate can do no right, and no matter what they do, they're not forgiven.
Let it go..
It does not matter at the end...All hurt feelings are illusions, it's our made-up stories, it's unreal.
Let it go..

Mars Touchdown!

The first-ever landing of a probe near Mars' north pole happened smoothly today. Congratulations to NASA and to all scientists who have worked on this project for 5 long years.

The Mars Phoenix Lander, completing a 296-day, 422 million-mile journey, closed in on the Red Planet with a 50-50 chance of a successful touchdown on its arctic plains, NASA officials said.

What a great accomplishment for human race! So inspiring! These scientists truly inspired, moved and touched my heart. 

Read the Phoenix Lander's blog here to get daily information about this project.

UPDATE: Click here to see the first pictures of Mars

What it would be like to fly over Mars?

Well, you can find out here.  It's worth spending a minute to go over this fabulous video.  And if you are more interested in the cosmos in general, you can click here to view more photo and videos.

I find these information absolutely inspiring.  Here is a picture of galaxy city. Each of these fuzzy blobs is a galaxy, together making up the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies. click here for information

Inner Light of Holiness

"We feel the Presence of the Great Spirit of the Universe in silence.  The silence is not so much external silence, it is the silence of our inner being.  As long as there is turbulence and unrest within us, we can never reflect the Spirit of Holiness, nor can we penetrate to the innermost depths of our being.  Only when there is a cessation of all unrest within our heart do we feel the Divine Presence and at once arises within us a new sense of sanctity."

~Paramananda

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So inspiring!

Double Amputee Sprinter Cleared For Olympic Competition

Oscar Pistorius, whose prostheses were previously considered an unfair advantage, has been given the thumbs up to compete.

Now if this does not inspire, move and touch you , I don't know what else will? Now lets send our prayer that he will too..wow! wouldn't that be great? 

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Holiday of Wesak

This week presents a rare opportunity to enjoy a second full moon in Scorpio, coinciding with the annual religious holiday of Wesak, named for the second lunar month of the Hindu calendar. This holiday became significant in 1950, when the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists declared this full moon as the celebration of the birth, death and enlightenment of Buddha (it's said that Buddha became enlightened during a Taurus sun/Scorpio full moon). 

The intensity of Scorpio moon times can amplify our passions, prickle our emotions and ripen long-forgotten feelings. An enlightened response might be greeting everything this week with an open heart and engaged awareness, just as the Buddha did. And you can transform any difficult passion into compassion for the natural dance of life.

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LOVE

"Love having no geography, knows no boundaries"

Ahh...Being a mother!

My dearest sons, thank you for making me a mother. It’s me who has to acknowledge you for giving this great title to me. I am the one who has learned so much from you. You have strengthened my faith, given me peace, filled my days with humor, glory, strength, and abundance joy. Thank you!

Happy Mothers day my dear friends!

Charlie bit me

I think I am the last one seeing this video (22 million hits). Please watch it, this is the cutest and the most innocent video on YouTube!! Enjoy!

Metaphysical Musings