Rajaram Sir, You are an ocean ready to flow above the coast wall.A small opening,you gush. YM
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 7:48 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > Kuṭumba (कुटुम्ब).— 1) A household, a family; परमियं ब्राह्मणी अस्मिन् > कुटुम्बे (*paramiyaṃ brāhmaṇī asmin kuṭumbe*) Mahābhārata on P.I.4.2. > उदारचरितानां > तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् (*udāracaritānāṃ tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam*) H.1.68; > Y.2.45; Manusmṛti 11.12,22; 8.166. > > 2 अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्। (Ayam Nijah Paro Veti Ganana > Laghucetasam) > उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्॥ (Udaracaritanam Tu Vasudhaiva > Kutumbakam) > > The original Verse <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verse_(poetry)> appears > in Chapter 6 of Maha Upanishad > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Upanishad> VI.71-73, it is considered > the most important moral value in Indian society This verse of Maha > Upanishad is engraved in the entrance hall of the Parliament Of India > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_India>. *The World Is A > Family *One Is A Relative, The Other Stranger, Say The Small Minded. > The Entire World Is A Family, Live The Magnanimous. Be Detached, Be > Magnanimous, Lift Up Your Mind, Enjoy The Fruit Of Brahmanic Freedom. —*Maha > Upanishad* 6.71–75. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi> used this phrase in a > speech at World Culture Festival, organized by Art of Living, adding that > "Indian culture is very rich and has inculcated in each one of us with > great values, we are the people who have come from Aham Brahmasmi > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aham_Brahmasmi> to Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, > we are the people who have come from Upanishads to Upgraha.(Satellite)." It > was used in the logo of the 7th International Earth Science Olympiad > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Earth_Science_Olympiad>, > which was held in Mysore, India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore> in > 2013. It was designed to emphasize the integration of the Earth’s > subsystems in the school curriculum. It was designed by R. Shankar and > Shwetha B. Shetty of Mangalore University. The theme and the logo for > India’s G20 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20> Presidency from December > 1, 2022, till November 30, 2023 has a mention of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or > “One Earth-One Family-One Future”. The logo was selected after scrutiny of > 2400 pan-India submissions invited through a logo design contest. "*We > Are the World*" is a charity single > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_record> originally recorded by the > supergroup <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_supergroup> USA for > Africa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_for_Africa> in 1985. It was > written by Michael Jackson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson> > and Lionel Richie <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie> and > produced by Quincy Jones <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones> and > Michael > Omartian <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Omartian> for the album *We > Are the World <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World_(album)>*. > With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the eighth-bestselling > physical single of all time > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_worldwide>. > > 3 "யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர் > > தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா > > நோதலும் தணிதலும் அவற்றோ ரன்ன > > சாதலும் புதுவது அன்றே, வாழ்தல் > > இனிதென மகிழ்ந்தன்றும் இலமே முனிவின் > > இன்னா தென்றலும் இலமே, மின்னொடு > > வானம் தண்துளி தலைஇ யானாது > > கல் பொருது மிரங்கு மல்லல் பேரியாற்று > > நீர்வழிப் படூஉம் புணைபோல் ஆருயிர் > > முறை வழிப் படூஉம் என்பது திறவோர் > > காட்சியில் தெளிந்தனம் ஆகலின், மாட்சியின் > > பெரியோரை வியத்தலும் இலமே, > > சிறியோரை இகழ்தல் அதனினும் இலமே". > > "Yātum ūrē yāvarum kēḷir > > tītum naṉṟum piṟartara vārā > > nōtalum taṇitalum avaṟṟō raṉṉa > > cātalum putuvatu aṉṟē, > > vāḻtal iṉiteṉa makiḻntaṉṟum ilamē muṉiviṉ > > iṉṉā teṉṟalum ilamē, miṉṉoṭu > > vāṉam taṇtuḷi talai'iyāṉātu > > kal porutu miraṅku mallal pēriyāṟṟu > > nīrvaḻip paṭū'um puṇaipōl āruyir > > muṟai vaḻip paṭū'um eṉpatu tiṟavōr > > kāṭciyil teḷintaṉam ākaliṉ, > > māṭciyiṉ > > periyōrai viyattalum ilamē, > > ciṟiyōrai ikaḻtal ataṉiṉum ilamē". > > "All the places on earth are our town and all the people are our relatives > > (all are evolved from common ancestors), > > Bad & Good deeds do not come from others > > (comes from your Thoughts and actions), > > Pain and relief are similar as well. > > Death is not new at all. > > Exited To be alive is shame, > > as same as sad for the death > > (Both are normal process in whole history of time), > > After a thunderstorm, > > Water drops from the skies,as clean and colorless water, > > as it hits the rocks and mud. > > The rain water takes the color and quality of the place where it fell, > > And goes to the river and reaches ocean. > > Our lives also gets shape depending upon circumstances > > where born and grow and these facts have been realized > > & understood by the wise people. > > Hence we shall not praise the privileged humans > > and furthermore we shall not shame the disadvantaged humans ; doing either > is immoral!". > > BY *Kaniyan Poongunranar*, also *Poongundranar* or *Pungundranar*: கணியன் > பூங்குன்றனார், was an influential Tamil > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_people> philosopher from the Sangam > age <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangam_age> from around 6th century > BCE. His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar (astronomer > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomer>) (*kaala kanitham* in Tamil > literally means mathematics of date, time and place). Kaniyan was born and > brought up in Mahibalanpatti, a village panchayat in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga > district <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaganga_district>. He composed > two poems in Puṟanāṉūṟu > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu%E1%B9%9Fan%C4%81%E1%B9%89%C5%AB%E1%B9%9Fu> > and Natrinai <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrinai>. > > 4 The concept of family extends beyond the typical nuclear unit to > encompass the wider family circle. These large multigenerational families > can also be essential to providing economic security to an individual. They > often provide a source of work in a family agricultural business or lead to > opportunities in cities where kinship ties and third-party introductions > are crucial for employment. People may be encouraged to have > relationships with their aunts and uncles that are just as strong as > parental relationships. In many parts of India, it is common to find three > or four generations living together. The father (or eldest son, if the > father is not present) is usually the patriarch while his wife may > supervise any daughters or daughters-in-law that have moved into the > household. Extended families tend to defer to the elderly and observe a > clear hierarchy among family members. In more urban areas, people will > usually live in smaller nuclear families yet maintain strong ties to their > extended family. > > 5 Indian society is collectivistic and promotes social cohesion and > interdependence. The traditional Indian joint family, which follows the > same principles of collectivism, has proved itself to be an excellent > resource for the care of the mentally ill. However, the society is changing > with one of the most significant alterations being the disintegration of > the joint family and the rise of nuclear and extended family system. > Although even in today's changed scenario, the family forms a resource for > mental health that the country cannot neglect, yet utilization of family in > management of mental disorders is minimal. Family focused psychotherapeutic > interventions might be the right tool for greater involvement of families > in management of their mentally ill and it may pave the path for a deeper > community focused treatment in mental disorders. Culture, however, is not > an external passive influence on the families but families themselves serve > as the primary agent for transferring these cultural values to their > members. Parents help children to learn, internalize, and develop > understanding of culture through both covert and overt means. Family > members modify behaviors in themselves and others by principles of social > learning. In this process, the general norms and beliefs may be modified to > suit the needs of the family creating a set of “family values” – A subset > of societal norms unique to the family. > 6 The traditional Indian family > > Any generalizations about the Indian family suffer from > oversimplification, given the pluralistic nature of the Indian culture. > However, in most sociological studies, Asian and Indian families are > considered classically as large, patriarchal, collectivistic, joint > families, harboring three or more generations vertically and kith and kin > horizontally. Such traditional families form the oldest social institution > that has survived through ages and functions as a dominant influence in the > life of its individual members. Indian joint families are considered to be > strong, stable, close, resilient and enduring with focus on family > integrity, family loyalty, and family unity at expense of individuality, > freedom of choice, privacy and personal space. Structurally, the Indian > joint family includes three to four living generations, including > grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews, all living > together in the same household, utilizing a common kitchen and often > spending from a common purse, contributed by all. Change in such family > structure is slow, and loss of family units after the demise of elderly > parents is counterbalanced by new members entering the family as children, > and new members (wives) entering by matrimonial alliances, and their > offsprings. > > 7 West end family is totally a reversal process; it is the rarity > to find collective and joint family in the west, though, can be witnessed, > heer and there. A family is a single person or or single parent or husband, > boyfriend and girlfriend, wife and your children and my children, leaving > out the elders away from the spectrum, to meet once a year on the merry > xmas day. India had moved already towards that limit, kudos to women's > liberation. KR IRS 16123 > > On Mon, 16 Jan 2023 at 17:19, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> -- >> *Mar*The Symbiotic Family >> >> >> >> A Family means the human members and also the flora and fauna, living >> with the human members. The ideal family is the home, where all the life >> forms of the home, smell and instantly feel the emotional identity with the >> other members. We often see a lion, elephant, Rhino, Dogs etc rushing very >> happily to a human friend who left them years and years ago, and who >> suddenly went into the forest where the animal is living. Those animals >> remember and feel the smell from the air, and love triggers into them to >> rush and touch the long lost their human family member. >> >> Today, we find every non human life form, say a dog, cat, cow…responding >> to love without any reservations, while we the humans suffer mainly from >> fear-fear of physical attack, fear of some disease the animal may be >> carrying etc. >> >> Dead is the song, ‘God is Everywhere’. We hear and are dinned and drilled >> with the commercial advertisements, that bacteria and virus, our enemies >> are everywhere, and today, we fear nature, and the fear triggers are >> functioning overtime. The bacteria and the virus cannot be seen, so we fear >> the air, fear to breathe, fear to sense, but believe that free breathing is >> dangerous. Fear automatically stunts free breathing, converting one into a >> coward. Cowards suffer from suspended breathing. Often they lose the >> capacity to speak freely and just cannot sing. The sweetest songs are sung >> by those, who enjoy love, breathe, smell and feel free nature. Their >> singing is enjoyed not only by the humans, but also by the flora and the >> fauna near them. And many of them join the singing-nature’s orchestra. >> >> Today, thanks to the poisoning of the air and the routinized murder of >> nature as economic activity, the life forms no longer can smell and sense. >> The emotional connect to nature, which every life form needs is cut and >> destroyed. Tribes changed into joint families, joint families ended, >> creating the nuclear families, the nuclear families, are dying with >> emergence of the daughter in law who threatens with section 498 (A),paving >> the way to ‘live ins’,single parents etc. >> >> In huge metropolis, we find persons terrorized by the air, clutching to >> tiny bits of friendships, always rushing or boozing, and we find cinemas >> trying to glamorize drunkard men and women. >> >> The antibiosis in the air is killing the very system of families. We need >> the free flora and the fauna to revive families in societies. Imagine a >> child who cannot show happily its tiny achievements to the parents, >> brothers, sisters, uncles etc. >> >> Actually, the Amma, Nanna, Annayya, Thammudu, Vadina, Mamayya, Babai, all >> vanished. We find only uncles and aunties. The most tragic is the >> disappearance of ‘Bava, the dream of girls. First we have come across, >> Brother- in- Law, or brother according to the Newtonized Court of Law, the >> sister- in- law, father- in-law, and mother- in- law, the similarly >> Newtonized or mechanized members of the residence which is no longer >> home.Today, even those Newtonized and mechanized family members are also >> vanishing, thanks to the emergence of the live ins’, single parents, gay >> lovers etc. >> >> Industrialization which has created extinction as economic routine is >> creating the extinction of every emotion, except fear and terror. And the >> specter of the wife armed with section 498(a) is making marriage extinct. >> >> YM >> > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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