ONE OF THE FOREFATHERS OF MODERN ARTILLERY

Invented during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605) by the Iranian inventor Fathullah of Shiraz – a talented personality who lived the last seven years of his life at the Mughal court as an imperial minister of finance dabbling in inventions and contraptions of all kinds in his spare time – the multi-barreled cannon is one among the earliest forms of the volley gun known to man.

Light in weight and small in size, it could be easily transported over hilly tracks and inhospitable terrains to be deployed on the front as compared to heavier cannons. Its use was probably against enemy infantry and cavalry units as its thin tubes would have spat out smaller size cannonballs ineffective against strongly built fortifications but advantageous in breaking up formations.

As opposed to the polybolos and repeating crossbows used earlier in ancient Greece and China, respectively, Shirazi's rapid-firing gun had multiple gun barrels that fired hand cannons loaded with gunpowder. Along with war rockets Akbar introduced 17 barreled volley cannon.

Why Shiva, Krishna & Rama are blue?

Blue colour signifies all-inclusiveness. We can see in the existence that whatever is vast or beyond our perception is blue in colour whether it's ocean or sky. Shiva, Rama and Krishna had blue aura not blue skin. 

First of all let's know what's aura. An aura is a certain field of energy around any substance. The whole existence is energy. A part of energy takes physical form and a part of energy isn't physical but has a form. That energy which doesn't become physical but has a form is called aura. 

So, maybe because of blue aura Krishna looked blue in colour. His aura was blue because of his inclusiveness. His blue aura made him irressistibly attractive. Even his enemies or the assassins sent by Kansa were mesmerized experiencing his aura. Poothna fell in love with him the moment she saw him. She got entangled in his blue magic. 

In Yoga it's said that one's aura has hues according to their saadhna or inner evolution. If we'll lay emphasis on agna in our saadhna then our aura will be orange. That's the colour of renunciation, aceticism and Kriya. A pure white aura depicts that the being is absolutely pure. Such a person's presence will be fantastic but he won't be all-inclusive and won't get himself involved in activities. When someone attains to his highest and decides to be active in world has electrifying blue aura. This aura makes people believe that the being is superhuman. We can relate this thing with Krishna, Rama and Shiva. 

Those who were aware of his true identity saw Krishna's blue colour & the unaware ones saw him as a dark skinned boy. The truth of life is more important than the facts of life because truth makes a difference but facts won't make any difference in our lives. 

Science of Sonoluminescence discovered by Mystics of India millenniums ago!!!!!!!

Science has proven that the whole existence is a certain reverberation of energies, an assimilation of vibrations. Where there's vibration there's bound to be sound. In our India for millenniums the mystics have been seeing the whole existence as amalgamation of Nada Brahma or sounds.

In this complex reverberations of sounds, there're a few key sounds that we call mantras, which can open dimensions for us. In human society, meanings have become more important. People lay emphasis on  meaning of the mantras so they fail to know the greater dimensions which these key sounds have to offer. If we'll run behind the meanings then we'll live in disillusions.
                          Like there're mantras for Indra & Agni in Rig Veda. The one who wants to seek meaning of the mantra will think that there's really some god of fire or thunder so the mantra is for invoking them. So, this way such kind of people miss the phenomenal things happening in the universe.

All this happens because people fail to understand what the word 'Mantra' literally means. This word refers to a pure sound which has neither identification nor meaning. It's an irony that people aren't able to define life as it's impossible & they're trying to define syllables which are substance of every creation in the cosmos which is also impossible. A sound can be refined or gross. Human beings are made up of both of them. If we'll multiply sound to a certain decibel, we'll end up transforming that sound into light. 
                        This transformation is known as 'sonoluminescence'.

The Yogis of India have always worked on this.By maintaining a sound in our consciousness slowly be transformed into light. Our consciousness is the refined reverberation in us. We've heard how enlightened beings emit light. It's science not a miracle. The one who can use science of sonoluminescence in inner self can do that. 

Mantras hold within them the latent forms of the universe. We can use these syllables for invoking the latent power within ourselves. The mantras have the power to shape reality. But mantra doesn't mean only uttering. The mantras must reverberate inside us then we'll ourselves become the key to greater dimensions. Nowadays we don't see such phenomenal things because people don't know how to make those sound reverberate inside. 
          And the most fundamental thing which people don't know is that Sanskrit isn't a language for communication. It was a device which was discovered to invoke sounds which created every creation we see in the cosmos. 

Sutras: Can simple thread have an impact when worn on body?

Modern science has discovered that the fundamental design of everything in the existence is same. It's just that they differ by their complexity. There are certain forms which can hold energy for a long period of time. In this case an ellipsoid is the best form. A perfect ellipsoid can retain energy for a period of 10,000-15,000 yrs.  

                 This is the reason why Lingams are elliptical in shape.

Different materials can be used to store energy like silk, raw cotton, copper, mercury. Mercury is the best among all but it requires saadhna. Cotton thread is preferred most of the time because it is inexpensive and works pretty much well for a period of time. To enhance it's ability of absorbing consecrated energies turmeric is used.

Still many qualities of turmeric haven't been discovered by modern society. Turmeric makes our skin glow if a certain amount of it is applied along with an amount of ghee. It doesn't only act as a cosmetic but applying it on body also purifies the aura. Immunity not only comes from within the body but also depends on the kind of energy which encircles us. Turmeric makes the aura vibrant and it grants immunity to our body.

And it can also absorb energy so turmeric is rubbed on the thread. After that the sutra is placed near a consecrated substance or idol. This makes the sutra or thread vibrant. That kind of thread will grant immunity and purify the aura of the bearer. In olden days Mangalsutras also used to have such energized threads and married women ought to change the thread after the energy of thread expired. The thread was changed by someone who knew how to energize it. But now Mangalsutras don't have sutras any more. They have gold chains now.

The sutras were energized according to the body part where they must be worn .

A Divine Lover: Mirabai

Human beings are usually body, mind & emotion & without committing these three human beings can't remain committed to themselves. Marriage means just this, committing everything to the person. We have heard nuns getting married to Jesus before they are given the responsibility of Church. Certain people took this thing to a different level of dimension & it became a reality for them. Mirabai was one of them & she saw Krishna as her husband.

                   

She was so mad about Krishna that she married him in her mind when she was 8yrs old. Her focus & intensity of emotion was such that Krishna was no more a hallucination for her but became a reality. Mira's husband was Maharana Bhojraj- king of Mewar. He faced many difficulties because Mira was always with her divine lover. She even went through sexual act with her divine lover.  Maharana tried his best to understand what was happening to Mira because he truly loved her but he couldn't figure it out. Because whatever she did seemed so real but for him & others it wasn't there. Mirabai saw Bhojraj as her best friend & his death in battle was a great shock for her.

 After Bhojraj's death some people in the palace started plotting her assassination. They also tried to poison her but it didn't work because of the intensity of her devotion. As her best friend was the only reason which she had to stay in the palace she had no reason to stay there after his death. So, she left Mewar. She composed many poems & bhajans for Krishna. Devotion doesn't mean belief or love. First one must understand what's devotion. 
                              Many natural disasters took place on earth & people  face so many consequences. This planet is spinning & imagine if it starts spinning at a great speed & in opposite direction. So, for us to sit, smile, listen, talk to someone we need enormous trust. But we're doing it unconsciously & un-lovingly. If we'll start trusting the existence consciously & lovingly then it's devotion. Devotion isn't belief but the sweetest way to be a part of existence.

Benifits of Fasting

We must ensure that we don't fast forcefully. If we'll observe the natural cycle of body there's something called 'Mandala'.

                                        

Mandala means that our system goes through a cycle in every 40-48 days. In every cycle there're three days when our body can go on without food. If we're aware of the way in which our body functions, we'll come to know about these certain days.

                                             

These days may differ from person to person & mayn't be in equal spacing. For those who aren't aware of the functioning of their body can fast during Ekadashi- the 11th day after full moon & the new moon.

One can also  opt for fruit diet if staying without having food isn't possible.