Baby's on fire
Better throw her in the water
Look at her laughing
Like a heifer to the slaughter

Baby's on fire
And all the laughing boys are bitching
Waiting for photos
Oh the plot is so bewitching

Rescuers row row
Do your best to change the subject
Blow the wind blow blow
Lend some assistance to the object

Photographers snip snap
Take your time she's only burning
This kind of experience
Is necessary for her learning

If you'll be my flotsam
I could be half the man I used to
They said you were hot stuff
And that's what baby's been reduced to

Juanita and Juan
Very clever with maracas
Making their fortunes
Selling secondhand tobaccoes

Juan dances at Chico's
And when the clients are evicted
He empties the ashtrays
And pockets all that he's collected

But baby's on fire
And all the instruments agree that
Her temperature's rising
But any idiot would know that

GRAN HOMBRE

Los hombres nos
caracterizamos por ser
el sexo fuerte, aunque
muchas veces caemos
por debilidad.
Un día, mi hermana
lloraba en su habitación.
Con mucha nostalgia,
observé que mi padre
se le acercó y le
preguntó el motivo de su
tristeza.
Los escuché hablando
por horas, pero hubo
una frase tan especial
que dijo mi padre esa
tarde, que hasta el día
de hoy la recuerdo
cada mañana y me
llena de fuerza.
Mi padre acariciándole
el rostro, le dijo:
"Hija mía, enamórate
de un Gran Hombre y
no volverás a llorar".
Me pregunté tantas
veces, cuál era
la fórmula exacta para
llegar a ser ese gran
hombre y no dejarme
vencer por las
pequeñeces.
Con el paso de los años
descubrí que si tan sólo
todos los hombres
lucháramos por ser
grandes de espíritu,
grandes de alma y
grandes de corazón
¡El mundo sería
completamente distinto!
Aprendí que un Gran
Hombre... no es aquel
que compra todo lo que
desea, pues somos
tantos que hemos
comprado hasta el
cariño y el respeto de
quienes nos rodean.
Mi padre le decía:
"No te enamores de un
hombre que sólo hable de
sí mismo, de sus
problemas, sin
preocuparse por ti...
enamórate de un hombre
que se preocupe por ti, que
sepa tus fortalezas, tus
ilusiones, que conozca tus
tristezas y te ayude a
superarlas.
"No le pongas atención
a aquel hombre que se
pase las horas
halagando de sus
propios logros... sin ni
siquiera reconocer los
tuyos.
No te aferres a un
hombre que solo te diga
lo mal que te ves, o lo
mucho que deberías
cambiar”.
¿Por qué querer a un
hombre que te
abandonará si no eres
como el quiere que
seas, o si ya no le “eres
útil”?…
¿Por qué querer a un
hombre que te cambiara
por un cabello o un color
de piel distinto, o por
unos ojos claros, o por
un cuerpo más esbelto?
¿Por qué querer a un
hombre que no supo
admirar la belleza que
hay en ti, la verdadera
belleza… la del corazón?
¿Cuántas veces me dejé
llevar por
la superficialidad de las
cosas, haciendo a un
lado a quienes realmente
me entregaban su
sinceridad e integridad y
dándole importancia a
quienes no valoran mi
esfuerzo?
Me costó trabajo
comprender que GRAN
HOMBRE no es el que
llega más alto, ni el que
tiene más dinero, casa,
auto, ni quien vive rodeado
de mujeres, ni mucho
menos el más guapo.
Un gran hombre, es
aquel ser humano
transparente, que no se
refugia en cortinas de
humo, es el que abre su
corazón sin rechazar la
realidad, es quien admira
a una mujer por sus
cimientos morales y
grandeza interior.
Un gran hombre, es el
que camina de frente, sin
bajar la mirada; es aquel
que no miente aunque a
veces pierda por decir la
verdad… y sobre todo,
un gran hombre es el
que sabe llorar su dolor
sin escapar a el…
Un gran hombre es el
que cae y tiene la
suficiente fortaleza para
levantarse y seguir
luchando…
Hoy mi hermana está
felizmente casada, y ese
Gran Hombre con quien
se casó, no era ni el más
popular, ni el más
solicitado por las mujeres,
ni mucho menos el más
adinerado o el más
guapo.
Ese Gran Hombre es
quien simplemente
nunca la hizo llorar…
es quien en lugar de
lagrimas le robo
sonrisas…
Sonrisas por lo que han
logrado juntos, por los
triunfos alcanzados, por
sus recuerdos lindos y por
aquellos recuerdos tristes
que supieron superar, por
cada alegría que
comparten y por los 3 hijos
que llenan sus vidas.
Ese Gran Hombre ama
tanto a mi hermana que
daria lo que fuera por
ella sin pedir nada a
cambio...
Ese Gran Hombre la
quiere por lo que ella es,
por su corazón y por lo
que son cuando están
juntos.
¡Aprendamos a ser uno
de esos Grandes
Hombres, para que
vivamos el paso de los
años de la mano de una
Gran Mujer y nada ni
nadie nos pueda
vencer!
Envío este mensaje a
mis amigos "hombres",
para que les toque el
corazón y traten de
hacer crecer a ese
GRAN HOMBRE que
vive dentro.
Y a mis amigas
"mujeres" para que
sepan escoger a ese
Gran Hombre que Dios
tiene para ellas.

GANESHA WISH

Vakrtund Mahakaya Surya Koti Samaprabha |

Nirbhignam Kurumedaya Sarva Karyashu Sarvada

Simple Explanation of the above mantra.

O Lord Ganesha of Large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns, please make all my work free of obstacles, always.

He is the remover of obstacles, the diety whom worshippers first acknowledge when they visit a temple or starting any new venture.

PRAYING THE RIGHT WAY.

One tends to remember God, when one thinks he needs the Almighty the most i.e., at a time of difficulty. Most of the problems and difficulties that come upon us are created by other fellow human beings, and we try to either conquer the difficulty or the individual who we believe caused it. PRAYING THE RIGHT WAY HELPS US OVER COME THIS SITUATION.

Take out time to pray.

One needs to regularly take out time to pray. We don't forget to wear clothes or eat. Similarly we should make prayer a part of our daily routine. Prayer is a way of communicating with God about our well being as well as our problems. Morning or night is the best time to communicate with God. As such no time is auspicious or inauspicious. However, this period has been suggested, because at this time there is generally less commotion and external disturbance. This helps us to pray with better focus and concentration.

Mantra Diction and pronunciation.

This is not as important as the intention and purpose for which we pray. Therefore, whichever mantra you chant, please do so with full devotion. Do not worry about the pronunciation, because if you are fully engrossed while praying, you will not be aware of the pronunciation part. This is because your mind would be on God and not on the mantra. One should realize that the mantra is a vehicle and not the destination.

3 SIMPLE STEPS IN 3 MINUTES:

1) Stare and concentrate on this Ganesh Image for 1 minute. Raise the mind to a higher level, imagine you are in the presence of God.

2) Close eyes and say the prayer

Vakrtund Mahakaya Surya Koti Samaprabha |

Nirbhignam Kurumedaya Sarva Karyashu Sarvada |

3) Think of your most important wish or desire to be fulfilled. (Only positive desires like better job, happiness, good health should be thought.) Open eyes slowly.

Do this daily and you will see a positive change within 14 days. You may continue with this prayer daily as does millions of Hindus before starting their day.

Sri Yantra

Sri Yantra
Yantras come from the more than 2000 years old tantric tradition.
A yantra is the yogic equivalent of the Buddhist mandala.

Sri yantra is called the mother of all yantras because all other yantras derive from it.

The Sri Yantra is a configuration of nine interlacing triangles centred around the bindu (the central point of the yantra), drawn by the super imposition of five downward pointing triangles, representing Shakti ; the female principle and four upright triangles, representing Shiva ; the male principle.

Man's spiritual journey from the stage of material existence to ultimate enlightenment is mapped on the Sri Yantra. The spiritual journey is taken as a pilgrimage in which every step is an ascent to the center, a movement beyond one's limited existence, and every level is nearer to the goal.

Each of the circuits of the Sri Yantra, from the outer plane to the bindu (the center), corresponds with one of the stages of the spiritual journey.

The goal of contemplating the Sri Yantra is that the adept can rediscover his primordial sources. The circuits symbolically indicate the sucessive phases in the process of becoming.

Yantras

Yantras

According to Tantra, the creation of the world begins with an act of division of the opposites that are united in the deity. From their splitting arises, in an explosion of energy, the multiplicity of the world .

Starting from pure unity (Shiva), the world is a continuous unfolding (energized by the power of Shakti), until a state is reached, when the process must reverse and involute back to the very beginning. Multiplicity must once again become unity. According to Tantra the human being is a miniature universe and the same principles that apply to the universe apply in the case of the individual being.

A yantra is a geometrical pattern made of several concentric figures (squares, circles, lotuses, triangles, point).

When these concentric figures are gradually growing away from its center in stages, this is for human beings a symbol of the process of involution.

When they are gradually growing towards its center, this is for human beings a symbol of the process of evolution.

A yantra is thus a tool making the process of evolution conscious to the adept of Tantrism. It enables the adept to retrace his steps from the outward-directed world of multiplicity to the inward focus of unity. All primal shapes of a yantra are psychological symbols corresponding to inner states of human consciousness. Yantras are sacred symbols of the process of involution and evolution.

NADIS

Nadis
In addition to the seven chakras of the subtle body, the Tantras
have described a network of subtle channels known as Nadis.
According to the tantric treatise Shiva Samhita, there are
fourteen principal nadis. Of these, Ida, Pingala and Sushumna
are considered the most important.
Ida is the left channel. Ida is white, feminine, cold, represents
the moon and is associated with the river Ganga (Ganges).
Originating in Muladhara, Ida ends up in the left nostril.
Pingala is the right channel. Pingala is red, masculine, hot,
represents the sun and is associated with the river Yamuna.
Originating in Muladhara, Pingala ends up in the right nostril.
Sushumna is the central channel and is associated with
the river Saraswati. Running up the body from just below
Muladhara chakra to Sahasrara chakra at the crown of the head.


Muladhara is the meeting place of the three main nadis and is known as Yukta Triveni (Yukta : "combined", tri : "three", veni : "streams"). In Muladhara, Shakti, the static unmanifested Kundalini, is symbolized by a serpent coiled into three and a half circles around the central axis Svayambhu-linga at the base of the spine. The serpent lies blocking the entrance to Sushumna, the central channel with his mouth. Sushumna remains closed at its lower end as long as Kundalini is not awakened.

The technique of Kundalini Yoga consists in using Prana (the vital air), guiding its circulatory movement through Ida and Pingala down to the base of the spine into the space where Kundalini lies coiled. Shakti Kundalini will then awaken and rise up Sushumna, energizing the seven chakras.


From Muladhara chakra, Ida and Pingala alternate at each chakra until they reach Ajna chakra where they meet again with Sushumna.

In Ajna chakra the meeting of the three main nadis is called Mukta Triveni (Mukta : "liberated"). Continuing beyond Ajna chakra, Ida and Pingala end in the left and right nostrils respectively.

Once the Kundalini Shakti has ascended through Sushumna to Sahasrara, the highest psychic center at the crown of the head, it is made to reverse its course and return to rest in the base center again.

Muladhara Chakra

Muladhara Chakra
Muladhara is the root centre of physical experience, located at the base of the spine, the sacral plexus.

The square represents the earth itself, the four dimensions and the four directions. Four allows for completion, and earth embodies the elements and conditions for human completion on all levels.

Patience and greed are the attributes of this element, survival its desire, collecting and saving are its activity. Muladhara Chakra is the meeting place of the three main nadis: Ida, Pingala and Sushumna. The downward-pointing triangle indicates the downward movement of energy and the three main nadis.

The seed mantra is Lam, the yellow square represents the earth element. The chakra governs the vital breath Apana. An inverted triangle in the centre of the square encloses the unmanifest Kundalini in three and a half coils around the svayambhu (self born) linga. With her mouth open, facing upward, she is connected with the path of Sushumna, the central nerve canal that runs along the spine.

In the pericarp is found the presiding deity Brahma, the lord of creation. His skin is the color of wheat, he wears a yellow dhoti (traditional Indian cloth wrapped to cover the lower body) and a green scarf.

Element: Earth

Shape: Square

Plane: Physical plane

Sense: Smell

Sense Organ: Nose

Work Organ: Anus

Name: Foundation

Location: Base of the spine



Brahma is four-faced, four-armed, holding in his upper left hand a lotus flower (the symbol of purity). In his second left hand he holds the sacred scriptures. In one right hand he has a vase containing nectar, this is amrita the precious fluid of vital potency. The fourth hand is in Abhaya mudra, the gesture of dispelling fear. Sound: Lang

Nb of petals: 4



The energy, or shakti, of Brahma is called Dakini. She is in shining pink with four arms holding a skull, a sword, a shield and a trident symbolizing the forces of the creator, the preserver and the destroyer.

The chakra's associated animal is Ganesha, the elephant headed god. Ganesha is the lord of all beginnings and is invoked to bestow protection over all undertakings. His skin is coral orange. He wears a dhoti of lemon yellow color.
A green silk scarf drapes his shoulders. He has four arms to serve him while he acts as the destroyer of obstacles.

Ganesha is the son of shiva and parvati. He holds a ladu (a fragrant sweet symbolizing sattva, the most refined state of pure consciousness), a lotus flower, a hatchet. The fourth hand is raised in the mudra of dispelling fear.