http://cplash.com/feed/ The Citizen Journalism Site http://cplash.com/post/Paryushan-Parva-Celebrating-Forgiveness897.html The foremost and superb Jain festival popularly known as ‘Paryushan Parva’ is observed every year in the auspicious month ‘Bhadrapad’ of the Hindu calendar extends from the fifth day to fourteenth day of the bright fortnight. This year the festival begins from September 4. The word Paryushan means self-purification. Thus, Paryushan is a festival of self-discipline through fasting and other asc Others Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:18:09 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Paryushan-Parva-Celebrating-Forgiveness897.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-03T04:18:09Z http://cplash.com/post/Paryushan-Parva-The-Jain-Festival-of-Forgiveness930.html Paryushan Parva is celebrated by the Jains every year in the month of Bhadrapad August-September; this year it begins on Sep 4). It is considered as auspicious and sacred time to uplift human spiritual consciousness. Paryushan literally means “abiding” or “coming together” or "being the universal religion". The aim is to deepen the self-awareness and to know oneself as transcendental to the materi Others Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:39:19 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Paryushan-Parva-The-Jain-Festival-of-Forgiveness930.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-03T03:39:19Z http://cplash.com/post/Indian-aid-to-Pakistan-would-most-certainly-be-misused-to-foment-trouble-in-Kashmir779.html It is regretted that Government of India had decided to give $40 million aid to Pakistan in connection with floods but it should remember that this money will most certainly be used by Pakistan Government to foment trouble in Kashmir. Government should not misuse the Indian tax payers' money like this. This amounts to an anti-national act. When Gandhiji forced Government of India to give money t Politics Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:32:42 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Indian-aid-to-Pakistan-would-most-certainly-be-misused-to-foment-trouble-in-Kashmir779.html SatbirSinghBedi 2010-09-02T18:32:42Z http://cplash.com/post/Soon-a-sex-chage-procedure-to-look-like-Lady-Gaga755.html According to an on-line report, a Bulgarian fan of popstar Lady Gaga, Penio Daskalov, 24, has planned a sex change operation to become her body double. Penio Daskalov wants to record a duet with his idol after his sex-change operation. Here is a limerick on the situation. Hear a strange Bulgarian youth's saga. Gone for sex-change to be like Gaga. Lady Gaga's fan is the young man A duet with idol Entertainment Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:27 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Soon-a-sex-chage-procedure-to-look-like-Lady-Gaga755.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-02T18:16:27Z http://cplash.com/post/Essence-of-Gita-as-an-acrostic-on-KRISHNA903.html The Bhagavad Gita is a discourse between Arjuna and Lord Shri Krishna set during the beginning of the Mahabharata war at Kurukshetra. Lord Krishna instructs his beloved friend Arjuna in the science of self-realization. Here is a summary of the discourse of Lord Krishna to Arjuna as an acrostic on KRISHNA. K: Karma Yoga is essentially doing one's duties in life without concern of results - a sort o Others Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:09:33 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Essence-of-Gita-as-an-acrostic-on-KRISHNA903.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-02T07:09:33Z http://cplash.com/post/Sri-Sri-Ravi-Shankar-and-a-cinquain-on-Shri-Krishna999.html Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, “Janamashtami is the day when you enliven the Virat Swaroop - the cosmic vision – of Krishna in you on conscious once again. Letting your true nature manifest in your day-to-day life is the real secrete of Krishna’s birth.” Here is a cinquain on Krishna for you. Lord Krishna Blue God, Cosmic vision Loving, all-permeating, balancing perfectly Krishna is the consciousn Others Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:31:01 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Sri-Sri-Ravi-Shankar-and-a-cinquain-on-Shri-Krishna999.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-02T04:31:01Z http://cplash.com/post/The-best-teachers-teach-from-the-heart,-not-from-the-book471.html It is often said that teachers should have lots of creativity to teach the young minds. And many educators advise that teachers should be able to make activity-based learning possible which will make the students understand better. This kind of approach will be definitey acknowledged the best by the students and a good teacher is known for his or her method of teaching. Some quotes on teachers are Others Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:50:47 GMT http://cplash.com/post/The-best-teachers-teach-from-the-heart,-not-from-the-book471.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-01T17:50:47Z http://cplash.com/post/Bomb-attacks-on-Shiite-procession-in-Lahore-kill-and-wound-many106.html According to the Pakistani media, 14 people have been killed and at least 100 got wounded after three bombs exploded during a a Shiite procession in Lahore. It is believed that the Sunni extremists are behind the bomb attacks and consider the minority as infidels. Over 35,000 Shiites were holding their traditional mourning procession for the caliph Ali. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has condem World News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:47:56 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Bomb-attacks-on-Shiite-procession-in-Lahore-kill-and-wound-many106.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-01T16:47:56Z http://cplash.com/post/Do-actions-to-meet-the-obligations-and-duties-of-life-by-keeping-in-view-the-spiritual-purpose-of-the-universe-Remember-the-message-of-the-Gita-on-Janamashtami-today618.html While responding to Arjuna's confusion and ethical dilemma about fighting his own cousins in the battle at Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna explained to Arjuna his duties and elaborated on different Yogic and Vedantic philosophies, which got known as the Bhagvad Gita. The Bhagvad Gita is the earliest and most celebrated of all yoga scriptures that is estimated to have been composed between the fifth and Others Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:22:59 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Do-actions-to-meet-the-obligations-and-duties-of-life-by-keeping-in-view-the-spiritual-purpose-of-the-universe-Remember-the-message-of-the-Gita-on-Janamashtami-today618.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-01T16:22:59Z http://cplash.com/post/Of-the-farmers-markets540.html Six months back, I spent a month living in a small city in the US. I bought my groceries and other needs from food chains like Harris Teeter or 7/11 convenience stores at the gas stations. On few occasions, I went to the Farmers' Market. Farmers' markets are small makeshift shops set up at crossroads of neighborhoods, where the community flocks on weekly basis. In European townships, hamlets and Social Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:55:54 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Of-the-farmers-markets540.html lostpatrol 2010-09-01T15:55:54Z http://cplash.com/post/Mirwaiz-urges-Indian-parties-to-visit-Kashmir576.html Mir Umar Agence India Press Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday appealed to political parties of Indian to visit Kashmir to assess the ground situation. Addressing a gathering at Sarai Bala, Mirwaiz said the situation in Kashmir should be eye-opener for the world community as well as for the Indian civil society as well. “I am satisfied that Civil Soci World News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:42:35 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Mirwaiz-urges-Indian-parties-to-visit-Kashmir576.html aipworld 2010-09-01T14:42:35Z http://cplash.com/post/The-French-first-lady-deserves-to-die-along-with-Ashtiani-adultery,-says--Irans-coservative-paper644.html Bruni-Sarkozy received Muslim conservative ire of Iran by condemning the stoning sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. There is a strong possibility that Ashtiani(43), mother of two children, could still face execution by stoning after a final review of her case. An Irananian newspaper had called France's first lady a "prostitute" for condemning the stoning sentence against Ashtiani convict World News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:23:15 GMT http://cplash.com/post/The-French-first-lady-deserves-to-die-along-with-Ashtiani-adultery,-says--Irans-coservative-paper644.html lalit.kishore 2010-09-01T13:23:15Z http://cplash.com/post/E-commerce-Web-design-And-Development-Tips374.html In this world of cut-throat competition where everyone is entering into the world of virtual market, and trying to make a stand so that even they can bear the fruits of this world. Every marketeer is trying their level best to put their efforts to be able to come up with the best possible e-commerce site. And there is no denying to the fact that a sudden jump to the e-commerce site would actually Technology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:47:10 GMT http://cplash.com/post/E-commerce-Web-design-And-Development-Tips374.html diyakapoor 2010-09-01T12:47:10Z http://cplash.com/post/Saving-Blackberry-Research-In-Motion-to-conduct-homa-to-ward-off-evil-eye312.html After repeated setbacks in India, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the Blackberry brand has decided to conduct a huge Yagna (ritual) to ward off evil eye allegedly cast by competitors such as Google and Skype. Company sources have told Humor Unplugged that the move has been widely welcomed and will be implemented at the earliest to ensure that the compa Business Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:47:22 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Saving-Blackberry-Research-In-Motion-to-conduct-homa-to-ward-off-evil-eye312.html Bangalore 2010-09-01T08:47:22Z http://cplash.com/post/Needed-enhanced-ecological-literacy114.html That ecologically India has been facing tough times has been known for some time. Things have not been happy and what is perhaps more forbidding is that they are going to become more difficult in the future, generally worsening the plight of the people. Many of those who are suffering perhaps do not even know what is really hitting them. Global warming may have been the reason for most of the mi Others Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:37:32 GMT http://cplash.com/post/Needed-enhanced-ecological-literacy114.html proloybagchi 2010-09-01T08:37:32Z