Such is life!!!: The Mesmerizing Taj Mahal!

Such is life!!!: The Mesmerizing Taj Mahal!: The Taj Mahal, Agra, India is the most elegant and architecturally spectacular tomb in the world. Architecture at its best!!!The Ta...

The Mesmerizing Taj Mahal!

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India is the most elegant and architecturally spectacular tomb in the world. Architecture at its best!!!The Taj Mahal, Agra, India is the most elegant and architecturally spectacular tomb in the world. Architecture at its best!!!

It has been considered as a wonder of the world for many years now and sits on the banks of the Yamuna River. A mesmerizing piece of artwork in white marble and inlaid with precious and semi-precious jewels all over. The grandeur and opulence bespeak of an era gone by when India was a very rich country.

The Taj Mahal was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved third wife Mumtaz Mahal. She was his soul-mate and his favourite and when she died he had this etereal piece of architecture made in her honour. It is said, that, it was requested by her that when she died he would build the Taj - a promise that we can see decades later that he indeed did keep. It is also said that when she died, a very vital piece of Shah Jahan died with her as well - and his hair turned white overnight.

However, he did not get to visit the tomb very much as his son Aurangzeb, who was to succeed him on the throne, had him kept under house arrest. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown - certainly speaks volumes here.

Sir Edwin Arnold describes the Taj Mahal very elequently as. "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones."

It has been considered as a wonder of the world for many years now and sits on the banks of the Yamuna River. A mesmerizing piece of artwork in white marble and inlaid with precious and semi-precious jewels all over. The grandeur and opulence bespeak of an era gone by when India was a very rich country.

The Taj Mahal was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved third wife Mumtaz Mahal. She was his soul-mate and his favourite and when she died he had this etereal piece of architecture made in her honour. It is said, that, it was requested by her that when she died he would build the Taj - a promise that we can see decades later that he indeed did keep. It is also said that when she died, a very vital piece of Shah Jahan died with her as well - and his hair turned white overnight.

However, he did not get to visit the tomb very much as his son Aurangzeb, who was to succeed him on the throne, had him kept under house arrest. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown - certainly speaks volumes here.

Sir Edwin Arnold describes the Taj Mahal very elequently as. "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones."

Oh to have known love like that!!!

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Such is life!!!: Thinking postive t...

Such is life!!!:
Thinking postive t...: Thinking postive thoughts......takes you where you want to go!!! You often hear people say that ...

Thinking postive thoughts......takes you where you want to go!!!

You often hear people say that you attract into your life what you think about. How true is that???

Many of us who have grown up in the 50s and 60s were given a very limited vision of what we could expect out of life. As my mother used to tell me - in all her wisdom at that time - was that I should learn to cut my coat according to the cloth in my hand.

However, thanks to positive thinking and oooooodles of books on it - I have learnt that my mother's wisdom was out-dated and not constructive to my personal growth. However, having learnt that as a child when I became a mother, I taught my children the same ........... till I realized that there was a better way and that was to first decide what kind of a coat I wanted, how long, how wide and how much material I would need for it and then I should go out and buy that material. If money was an issue, then I needed to find out how much more it would cost than I already had; and then work upon procuring that money so I could eventually buy the coat. It works much better that way!!!

It's these little things in life that really holds us back. By limiting our beliefs we limit our growth process and hence, eventually our lives. In order to correct this we need to get into the habit of thinking about abundance in our lives - and not allow ourselves any barriers at all.

The first thing to do, then is to write out your goals and revisit them at least twice each day. Read them out to yourself and others if you wish, so that eventually they permeate into your sub-conscious mind in such a way, that they become your everyday conscious and sub-conscious thoughts.

What happens is really elementary. By focusing your thoughts on what you want in life, it becomes your all consuming thoght and sub-consciously -as well as consciously you mind helps you to make decisions and choices that lead you to your goal.:)

Such is life!!!: More on the topic of "The Theory of Karma"!!!

Such is life!!!: More on the topic of "The Theory of Karma"!!!: More on the topic of "The Theory of Karma" The "Theory of Karma" is such an interesting topic, don't you think? It really get's one ...

More on the topic of "The Theory of Karma"!!!

More on the topic of "The Theory of Karma"

The "Theory of Karma" is such an interesting topic, don't you think? It really get's one to put on their thinking cap -- unless of course you are ready to blindly follow what is handed down to you from over the centuries gone by.

Why is it that most of us just take what is passed down to us as Gospel Truth, why don't we try and analyze it ourselves and see if it really makes sense? Whether it is religion or religious rituals or the like, most people just seem to accept that whatever they have been taught is what is the truth. They could be the most educated people in the world but when it comes to religion they just become followers without proof or questioning what it is that they are following.

To me the Theory of Karma is just hogwash. Because people cannot find an answer for the disparity in people's lives so they pass it off as our karams from the last life. I ask you, just a couple of questions.

1. Do you believe that God exists?

2. Do you believe that God is all good and just?

If your answers to these questions is "yes" then I say to you that if God exists (and I for one definitely believe that He/She does) and if God is all good and just; then, in my opinion God would never punish or reward us in this life for what we may have done or not done in our last life. Because justice demands that a person knows what he/she is being rewarded or punished for. I believe that God is all good and just and that the Theory of Karma is warped as it really goes against the grain of God being all just, because 99.9999999999% of us have not one iota of recollection as to what happened in our past lives, so God would not punish us in this life for things we cannot even remember - especially as God is not there to tell us what we are being rewarded or punished for.

Now, this is my reasoning for why some good people suffer so much in life and others who are quite evidently bad. roller-coaster through life without much upheaval or suffering in their lives.

In my opinion each soul that descends on Earth goes through a kind of a filtration process. Just as in life in any field of work, you will find large numbers of people on the bottom rung of the professional ladder, and as you climb up the ladder - you find fewer and fewer people out there. Then you get to the very top of the ladder and you find just a very limited few who ever reach the top.

So, too, I feel that all souls that come on earth go through a similar filtration process. The harder a person's life and the more sorrow they see, the closer they are to the top. It is here that God's filtration process is working hard to decifer who deserves to climb further and further up the ladder of goodness, till they become so good and pure (like Mother Teresa) that they are actually fit to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and receive "Antim Moksh" or "Eternal Salvation".

So many people die in war-torn countries after having lived and died horrendous lives, I believe these people are closest to God and that is why they are having such a tough time. God is testing them to see if even through adversity they are still leading good lives. After all it is only the good that ever receive "Antim Moksh".

Please feel free to leave your comments regarding this issue even if you totally oppose my thoughts.:)