God for me

So many religions and so many Gods across the world....I personally like Vishnu/Perumal or Krishna. I am not religious. I can bow down to pray Jesus or Allah. I beleive there is a power beyond us on earth and that is workshipped in different forms. We people perform various poojas, rituals and all those to please God to obtain the boon we wish.

When I ask myself, who is God for me...I feel my Vishnu is some sort of power to whom I join both my hands, bow down and talk to Him anything and everything that made me happy, upset, angry, grateful, peaceful and successful. I see Him as the highest power on earth with whom I can surrender myself, talk the truth and seek justice for the unfair happenings around me. To do so, perhaps I should be "clean"..."clean" from doing evil or harm to others, clean from lie, clean by following my responsibilities to the people around me and to the world. So, to pray to my Vishnu and face him straight, I try my level best to be "clean".  I feel, God for me is a configuration or form of  " Justice". He is for me a justice giver, eminent teacher, patient listener, peace donor, happiness offerer and a pure invisible soul who will be available for me all the time until I exist on earth. I wonder, so is the God in the form of Shiva or Jesus or Allah for others?

Every year on Puratassi month I fast....do I fast to please my Vishnu?? Does He really need to be pleased or does He expect that we please Him by torchering or harming us?? I don't  think so. I enjoy to celebrate my Vishnu. I enjoy to decorate him, praise Him and pray to Him for me and to others around me. It gives a lot of positive energy to me. I clean my room and everything around before I pray. If I have to fast, I have to develop self-control. I control myself from eating breakfast on Saturdays. I control me from eating non-vegetarian the whole month. This way, praying to my Vishnu has helped me to develop self-control, determination and positivity. There are lot of health advantages when we fast. Not eating non-vegetarion for a month indeed helps me and not the God. God in any form is a selfless giver. He does not expect anything from us.

Shaanta-Aakaaram Bhujaga-Shayanam Padma-Naabham Sura-Iisham
Vishva-Aadhaaram Gagana-Sadrsham Megha-Varnna Shubha-Anggam|
Lakssmii-Kaantam Kamala-Nayanam Yogibhir-Dhyaana-Gamyam
Vande Vissnnum Bhava-Bhaya-Haram Sarva-Loka-Eka-Naatham ||

Meaning:
1: (Salutations to Sri Vishnu) Who has a Serene Appearance, Who Rests on a Serpent (Adisesha), Who has a Lotus on His Navel and Who is the Lord of the Devas,
2: Who Sustains the Universe, Who is Boundless and Infinite like the Sky, Whose Colour is like the Cloud (Bluish) and Who has a Beautiful and Auspicious Body,
3: Who is the Husband of Devi Lakshmi, Whose Eyes are like Lotus and Who is Attainable to the Yogis by Meditation,
4: Salutations to That Vishnu Who Removes the Fear of Worldly Existence and Who is the Lord of All the Lokas.

Message to be conveyed

Dear Mani Mama,

Years, months, weeks and days are passing...Of course it's difficult for us to pass a day, October 11 of every year since December 2013.  Yes, its a day you came to this world to stand as big as mountain that gave all of us enough strength. You-A big hope for all of your sisters. I am in calm thinking you are resting in more peace somewhere. Good people are taken too soon. Rest in peace mama..its more peaceful there than here. We are fine and slowly all of us are settling in life with one regret that you are not there beside. Bhuji came and doing great with all your blessings. Good memories with you hunt me now and then...am sure all others in our family think of you and miss you like me. Thanks for visiting me in my dreams now and then. With lots of love and tears from all of us...

Strasbourg

A city with beautiful old building and streets, super yummy french croissant, irresistible flammakuchen, a verz delicious french cuisine with good hospitality..

Almabtrieb in Europe

Almabtrieb is a traditional festival in Europe every year late September or early October when autumn begins, the cows which were gazing in high mountain Alps is brought down to the village after summer. All the cows are decorated and they march in the roads of the village from the mountain before they go to their farmhouse. The bells hanged onto the neck of the cows together make a music when they walk. Local people dress in their traditional costume and celebrate this event with food, drinks and music.

Let's explore Jungholz

The day started with rain and unfriendly weather..Jungholz is a small village in Tirol, Austria. The entrance to this village was fantastic surrounded by big mountains and beautiful green landscape. Everywhere it's green, fresh air, friendly smiling faces with lots of cows gazing in the mountains. Not too many people like the crowd we see in the city...

There was music, smell of good food at one place where the locals gathered in their traditional costumes enjoying beer and music...i felt happy when I saw people enjoying by chatting, dancing, eating together making the whole atmosphere cheerful. Most of them had a hat dedigned with feathers. Here are few moments..

It was afternoon by then and I was hungry..here is a local vegetarian food which looked like dumpling packed with potato, cheese, pumkin seed with melted butter beneath and parmesan cheese on top..the taste was ok..

Nearby a small cafe and restaurant, there was a mountain on which nearly 50 cows were gazing and it was very pleasant to hear the sound of the bells hanged onto their neck ringing together like a music when they eat the grass...

It was a pleassnt trip and Jungholz is definitely a good place in Tirol for those who wants to be away from crowd, hectic work and loud noise...