After asking Luke about the compassionate and sentimental side of the story would be like, he gave me a list of relationships that will be the main focus of the movie. And wow, quite frankly saying there will be a lot just doesn’t come close:

Oroku Saki & Oroku Nagi

Oroku Saki & Hamato Yoshi

Hamato Yoshi & Tang Shen

Turtles & Splinter

Turtles & Turtles

Baxter & Wife/Daughter

^ Yes this is good, very good, finally some interaction between ‘each other’ in this movie. Honestly I’ve felt things grow cold between the turtles, and even between Splinter. While not all these relationships feature love and growth as a family (such as the turtles will have in the movie), each will have a unique theme from the other. Take Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi for example, it will be of conflict and how things turned for the worse between them. With some detailed information about these relationships we can clear your thoughts of doubts and idea’s you may think will be relevant to the purpose of each relationship, but for now, I’m afraid you’ll just have to keep those doubts and idea’s till the time that I do have the information XD.

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Well changing the subject, let’s talk about the turtles weapons and how the turtles weapons greatly match their personalities:

So where did they get their weapons, was Splinter involved?

As the person who trained the turtles and understands their abilities and character better than anyone, Splinter would have also decided who shall use which weapon. Ensuring the right turtle receives the right weapon is a huge responsibility. The sword is suited for a different personality than the sai, and only the right personality will bring out the weapon’s true potential. This is something only a ninja master would know, like Splinter.

So why were the turtles chosen to use their weapons?

The first thing that must be done is to analyze each weapon to better understand how they would compliment the user. The weapons in our vision are their own character and possess their own personality. In a sense, this allows us to create a relationship between each turtle and their weapon. The more they understand each other, the more powerful they will become together.

CONTINUE READING.

Truly, now that I’ve viewed that article, I can see why each weapon was chosen for each turtle. Now, if only I can see a REAL ninja turtle action scene, far more played out and detailed (I even hope to see some matrix styled action 83) then even the latest CGI-Film released back in 2007.

Okay guys, that’s it for now, stay tuned for the next update =D.

With love for the Baba

A grand event was staged to celebrate Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba’s 84th birthday.

To celebrate the 84th birthday of Puttaparthi Sri Satya Sai Baba, a five-day festival of music was organised. Several associations of his devotees, followers and members of the city seva samithi in association with the pupils and teachers of Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar in MVP Colony, organised the festival of music, dance and drama.

The ballet Sree Paadaalu scripted and directed by M. Prakasa Rao, staged on the penultimate evening on last Sunday was the highlight of the festival.

Enacted by about five scores of pupils of the Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihara on the imposing stage, attracted a very large gathering. It depicted the story, how a very prideful scientist who was an atheist got totally reformed after coming to know about Sathya Sai Baba from one of his staunch devotees whom he came across by chance.

As was advised by the devotee, he went along with him on a pilgrimage to get ethically worthy enough to visit Prasanthi Nilayam, the abode of Sathya SaiBaba at Puttaparthi and fall on his feet to get blessed by him for deliverance from the ill effects of the sinful life that he had led.

Visualisation as to how his desire gets fulfilled marked the grand finale of the ballet. All dialogues in prose and lyrical form for all the dramatis-personae were perfectly rendered by professionals (evocatively, musically, melodiously and aesthetically) and were pre-recorded. Makeup, sound and stage management were admirably accomplished. No wonder, watching the ballet, spell bindingly turned out to be an enthralling and elated experience.

The Hindu Reference

Well, a new start (again). Joy! I hope this blog will bear more fruit than my previous ones..

 I will begin by introducing myself.

My name is Christina, called SAI online and Christ by close friends (they say it’s easier than saying my whole name). My grammar is atrocious so dont mind me, hehe. Anyway, I’m into anime and the Japanese culture. I don’t know why but it just fascinates me. Also, I think I should point this out right now: I am an intense yaoi fan. Yep, yaoi. It’s just so damn sexy ..I mean, it’s very interesting. Haha… moving on. I like to draw alot and I love gaming. I’m getting a tablet soon so maybe I can upload a few of my pictures? Well, that’s after I get enough money (anyone want to donate? *puppy eyes*) to buy it. I LOVE the Vocaloids, especially Len and Akaito.  They are very sexy indeed. >.

That’s enough about my boring self.

Today I bought new headphones because my other pair broke. I seem to have bad luck with those things because every month or so they just break. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but it’s quite annoying. So as I was saying, I bought a pair of Skullcandy’s the Paul Frank edition (they have little monkey’s on them so I couldn’t resist!). I was looking at them and remembering my old pair of Skullcandy headphones (which, by the way, also broke D:) and thinking how this brand is better than the JRC (whatever they are called) brand. I liked the fact that Skullcandy’s had no “left” or “right” ear piece, as it made it easier to just throw one in my ear when I wanted to. So after I opened them and looked at the monkey’s, I realized they did indeed have a right and left ear piece. So all this time I was fooled. They could have made it easier to see! (the L and R are on the wire, but it’s hard to see!) For a moment I spaced and instantly forgot which direction was left or right. I felt a little stupid a while later as I thought to myself, “Come on, you’re fifteen! You should know your left from your right…” That moment was an epic FAIL! I can’t even believe I forgot which way was right or left. I’m definitely not telling my mum about this!

So that’s about it… Ah, before I forget! Happy (belated? O_o) Thanksgiving to all!

With love, SAI.

Dun dun, dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun DUN!

Better watch out Naruto, Samehada is a Jinchuuriki molester…

So the battle between Killerbee and Kisame continues, Kisame of course appeared to have the upper hand, but Kisame didn’t count on Samehada deciding it didn’t love him anymore.

Instead the slimy sword sneaks over to Killerbee and decides he would rather molest the Hachibi. Killerbee’s bro turns up and unfortunately Sasuke isn’t there to witness the true strength of brotherhood and they team up to lay the smack down on shark face.

Just a thought, but if swords are a euphemism for a certain part of male anatomy, does that mean that Kisame is now dickless? XD

Somehow, I don’t think he’s coming out of the closet…

We find out that Suigetsu and Juugo are alive and well, the Mizukage sees through Danzou’s trap and Sai sends a clone to tell Naruto “the truth that Sakura couldn’t.”

But can he handle it?

So I don’t really have much to say about the battle, except hopefully it really is at and end. It would be nice for one of these things to be short and sweet, rather than overly long and dragged out.

Although as much as Kishimoto can drag out battles at least he isn’t mean enough to drag them out as long as some shounen mangas..
ahemBleachespadasahem

I guess its nice to see what happened to Suigetsu and Juugo, although I don’t really care enough about them to worry about what happened to them in the first place, so meh.

The end is the part I’m really interested in and to be honest I’ve just been waiting for all the battling to get over so we can get back to the whole, Naruto/Sakura/Sasuke thing.

Naruto, Chapter 473

WOW. Kishimoto wasn’t playing this week. Killer Bee and Kisame have been tussling for weeks, and today put an end to the madness.

Kisame was pushed into quite a corner last week, with Samehada, his key to invincibility, switching sides and leaguing up with Bee. This chapter opens with Kisame holding one of  Bee’s blades, and preparing to take out the fallen rapper. Too bad it wasn’t gonna work out this way.

One of my favorite aspects about manga/anime is seeing the rawest people participating in battles together. We’ve already witnessed the pure power of the Raikage during the Kage/Sasuke battle, and because of his strength, he quickly climbed my list of the most exciting characters. When he showed up during this fight to help Bee … I got hype. As if seeing Killer Bee and the Raikage on the same page isn’t exciting enough, they took it to the next level as soon as the Raikage showed up. The mighty Hoshigaki Kisame, wielder of Samehada, and called the “Monster of the Hidden Mist”, was defeated in mere seconds by a double-team attack, courtesy of the Kumogakure brothers. I literally almost dropped my coffee on my computer. CRAZY.

The rest of the chapter was pretty much a wrap-up: the Hokage’s switch-a-roo technique was concluded, Suigetsu and Juugo were inconveniently discovered as/by samurai in the Land of Iron; and Sai is going to tell Naruto the full truth of what Sakura was trying to get across a few issues ago. Overall good week — pour one out for Kisame cuz that dude is GONE!

C’mon next week!!

^Favorite Moment: Not even a question — when Killer Bee and the Raikage double-dragoned Kisame and promptly took this dude’s head off. Probably one of my all-time favorite Naruto moments, actually — glad to see such a jerk go the great sharkbowl in the sky! Peace out!!!

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Naruto Shippuuden, Episode 137

Another great episode in the pivotal fight between Sasuke and Itachi. Last week left us with an image of Sasuke’s eye being torn out by Itachi, and that’s exactly what it turned to be — an image.

The entire conflict was another genjutsu by Itachi to show Sasuke his death … the thing is, though, this wasn’t just any genjutsu — Itachi broke out the Tsukuyomi for this. Amazingly, Sasuke broke out of this — the most powerful genjutsu in Naruto — with only his regular Sharingan against Itachi’s Mangekyo. As Sasuke stands, (both eyes intact and in his head) genjutsu is rendered irrelevant, and a straight ninjutsu battle ensues. Sasuke has the upper hand, partially due to Itachi’s shock at having his most powerful illusion rendered useless, and partially because Itachi is actually going blind. After a brief stand-off, Sasuke blows the ceiling off the place (literally), and the brothers find themselves on the roof, face to face.

Looking at each other, they both unleash the basic (but still powerful) attack of the Uchiha clan, the Great Fireball technique. Flame to flame, the clash reaches a standstill … until Itachi reveals the next secret of his Mangekyo Sharingan — the almighty black flame, Amaterasu. I don’t even want to get started on explaining the raw power of this technique. The black flames burn through Sasuke’s fireball, and eventually succeed in burning him to a crisp — or so we think. Sasuke has another trick up his sleeve, and uses Orochimaru’s patented body regeneration technique to save himself from a fiery death.

As the episode ends, Sasuke unleashes a mighty flame attack into the air, and the brothers stare each other, out of chakra, waiting for each to make the next move — which Sasuke seems confident will work out to his favor, of course.

A very good episode and great animation — looks like the Naruto creators finally got the message. C’mon next week!!

Favorite Moment: Right after the Tsukuyomi is broken, Sasuke goes into ninja-mode and unleashes a Shadow Shuriken technique on his older brother. Itachi dodges it, but is tricked, as the shuriken is rigged, and at the tug of a wire by Sasuke it explodes shrapnel-style and pierces Itachi square in his leg — and this wasn’t an illusion. Trickery at its finest!

じゃあまた!

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Oh, and since I cheated ya’ll out of neglected to put up a Girls, Girls, Girls post yesterday (it was Thanksgiving, give me a break), here’s a young lady to enjoy. Go ahead and start Googling (is that a word…?)!

Marlene Favela

Indeed.

_Reverend Zombie 14.09

Humanzee … is that you?

Nilai-Nilai Moral

Ibadah haji merupakan ibadah yang dilakukan oleh para rasul sebelum Nabi Muhammad. Selama ini banyak yang beranggapan bahwa ibadah haji (terutama thawaf) baru dimulai pada masa Nabi Ibrahim. Ternyata menurut riwayat, Nabi Adam sudah thawaf di Ka’bah, namun ketika itu belum ada bentuk bangunan Ka’bahnya. Memang yang terekam di dalam Alquran bahwa Nabi Ibrahim beserta puteranya yang membangun Ka’bah. Tetapi sejak manusia belum ada, tempat itu (Ka’bah) sudah dijadikan oleh Allah di bumi ini sebagai tempat suci:

Sesungguhnya rumah yang mula-mula dibangun untuk (tempat beribadah) manusia, ialah Baitullah yang di Bakkah (Mekah) yang diberkahi dan menjadi petunjuk bagi semua manusia. (Q.S. Ali Imraan: 96)

Jadi, Nabi Adam, bahkan dalam suatu riwayat disebutkan bahwa para malaikat biasa berthawaf di tempat suci itu. Nabi Adam juga sudah berthawaf di Ka’bah yang kita kenal sekarang ini. Barulah kemudian Nabi Ibrahim yang terekam di dalam Alquran yang membangun Ka’bah itu sebagai bangunan yang kokoh yang kita kenal sampai sekarang. Tentu pada saat itu yang dibangun oleh Nabi Ibrahim tidak seperti yang kita lihat kini.

Di dalam fiqh, ibadah haji disebut sebagai syar’uman qablana, yaitu ibadah-ibadah yang sudah dilakukan oleh para nabi sebelum Nabi Muhammad. Contoh lainnya adalah Qurban yang sudah disyariatkan sejak masa Nabi Adam.

Selain thawaf, di dalam ibadah haji juga terdapat sa’i. Sa’i berasal dari kata as-sa’iyu yang jika diterjemahkan berarti kerja keras, yang selama ini kita pahami sebagai lari-lari kecil. Kata as-sa’iyu artinya adalah etos kerja. Nabi Ibrahim ketika itu berdoa, seperti yang disebutkan di dalam Alquran:

Ya Tuhan kami, sesungguhnya aku telah menempatkan sebahagian keturunanku di lembah yang tidak mempunyai tanam-tanaman di dekat rumah Engkau (Baitullah) yang dihormati, ya Tuhan kami (yang demikian itu) agar mereka mendirikan shalat, maka jadikanlah hati sebagian manusia cenderung kepada mereka dan beri rezkilah mereka dari buah-buahan, mudah-mudahan mereka bersyukur. (Q.S. Ibraahim: 37)

Ini menunjukkan bahwa sebelum Nabi Ibrahim, Baitullah itu sudah ada. Dari sinilah kata as-sa’iyu itu bermula, yaitu ketika perbekalan yang dimiliki oleh Hajar dengan anaknya (Ismail) sudah habis. Sebagai manusia biasa, Ismail yang masih bayi itu menangis, air susunya Hajar pun sudah tidak bisa keluar lagi karena sudah tidak ada asupan makanan ke dalam tubuhnya. Dalam situasi yang seperti itu, muncullah etos kerjanya (as-sa’iyu). Dia (Hajar) memandang ke sekelilingnya, di bukit Shafa dia memandang ke Marwa yang dilihatnya ada genangan air di sana. Dalam bahasa sehari-hari kita mengenalnya sebagai fatamorgana, yaitu gejala optis (penglihatan) yang tampak pada permukaan yang panas yang kelihatan seperti genangan air. Dia pun kemudian lari ke Marwa yang ternyata di sana terdapat air.

Dia pun kemudian berdiri di Marwa. Ketika memandang ke Shafa, dilihatnya ada genangan air di sana. Lagi-lagi, hal tersebut hanyalah fatamorgana. Lalu ia lari lagi menuju ke Shafa. Seterusnya seperti itu sampai tujuh kali. Andai saja Hajar hanya menangis menerima nasibnya begitu saja dan tidak mau bekerja keras, hampir dapat dipastikan tidak akan mendapatkan semburan air zamzam. Tapi karena sa’i-nya (kerja kerasnya), ia dan anaknya pun kemudian mendapat rahmat dari Allah.

Zamzam artinya adalah berkumpullah. Jadi, waktu air itu menyembur sedikit, lalu Hajar berkata: zamzam, zamzam (berkumpullah, berkumpullah). Sehingga air yang menyembur itu pun menjadi banyak.

Sebelum adanya mata air itu (zamzam), hanya Hajar dan anaknya (Ismail) yang masih kecil itu saja yang berada di lembah tersebut. Tetapi setelah adanya mata air zamzam, maka kafilah-kafilah yang melintasi lembah tersebut mesti singgah untuk mendapatkan air. Hajar dan Ismail pun kemudian menolong para kafilah yang singgah di lembah itu. Dari pertolongan yang diberikan oleh Hajar dan Ismail terhadap kafilah yang singgah itu, maka mereka pun mendapatkan semacam upah, yang kemudian dari hal tersebut mereka menjadi hidup makmur. Artinya, dengan adanya air zamzam, menjadi diberkahilah sekeliling Ka’bah.

Sebetulnya hal tersebut hampir tak masuk akal, karena orang-orang di Arab kalau menggali sumur, maka yang keluar itu adalah lumpur bercampur minyak, tidak ada air yang keluar. Tetapi pada kasus sumur zamzam, yang keluar adalah air mineral yang tidak perlu dimasak, bisa langsung diminum, dan air tersebut sangat tinggi kandungan mineralnya. Dalam suatu hadits dikatakan bahwa hal tersebut akan berlaku hingga akhir zaman. Hujan yang turun di sana hanya dua sampai kali kali saja dalam setahun. Tetapi air zamzam terus mengalir dan tak pernah habis hingga kini yang itu bisa melayani sekian banyak jamaah haji dari seluruh dunia.

Di dalam ibadah haji kita juga akan melihat betapa al-musaawah (persamaan) ketika semua orang berpakaian kurang lebih sama, tidak dibedakan antara orang yang berpangkat dengan orang awam. Hal ini karena Islam sangat menjunjung tinggi persamaan. Kita boleh berbeda-beda, tapi ketika menghadap Allah, maka tak ada perbedaan antara orang Arab dengan yang bukan Arab, kecuali ketakwaannya. Siapa yang dulu masuk masjid, maka boleh menempati shaf pertama.

Selain itu, juga ada nilai-nilai kesederhanaan. Orang-orang hanya memakai pakaian ihram. Walaupun di rumahnya mungkin ada pakaian yang terbuat dari sutera, tapi ketika melakukan ibadah haji tetap saja yang dipakai adalah pakaian yang sederhana. Dan ini dilambangkan, bahwa ketika manusia wafat, yang dikenakna juga pakaian yang sederhana, yaitu berupa kain kafan.

Di dalam ibadah haji juga terdapat nilai persahabatan (silaturahim). Kadang-kadang jika di rumah mungkin privasi kita begitu tinggi. Namun ketika melakukan ibadah haji, silaturahimlah yang lebih dikedepankan.

Terdapat pula nilai-nilai kesadaran moral di dalam ibadah haji. Mungkin banyak sekali kita dapatkan dari cerita para jamaah haji hal-hal yang aneh dan semacamnya. Ketika beribadah haji, ada hal-hal yang menjadi pelajaran untuk kita, bahwa memang ada pembalasan dari Allah jika kita tak ada kesadaran moral, bahkan hal terkecil sekalipun yang kita lakukan. Siapa yang berbuat seberat zarah, maka akan diperlihatkan hasilnya kepada orang tersebut di dunia ini. Ataupun kalau tidak, maka akan diperlihatkan hasilnya di akhirat. Karena itulah, ketakaburan, kesombongan, individualitas, dan sikap tercela lainnya mestinya dihilangkan pada saat melakukan ibadah haji.

Ibadah haji adalah ibadah yang memenuhi tiga kriteria, yaitu ibadah fisik, ibadah maaliyah, dan ibadah ruuhiyah. Sebagai perbandingan, bahwa salat adalah ibadah fisik, zakat adalah ibadah maaliyah, dan zikir adalah ibadah ruuhiyah. Dalam hal ini, haji mengumpulkan tiga kriteria ibadah tersebut. Sebagai ibadah fisik, karena memang ada beberapa rukun haji yang mesti dilakukan secara fisik dan tidak bisa diwakilkan, seperti wukuf dan thawaf. Sebagai ibadah maaliyah karena pada haji kita harus mengeluarkan dana (uang) untuk berangkat ke sana, sehingga haji itu mengumpulkan semua sisi-sisi aspek ibadah yang ada dalam Islam.

Ibrah Li Ulil Albab (pelajaran bagi mereka yang berakal):

Pertama, akidah keluarga

Nabi Ibrahim yang kita kenal sebagai pionir dari ibadah haji selalu yang diutamakannya adalah akidah keluarga. Hal ini tak lain karena kalau akidah kuat, maka ibadah-ibadah yang lain akan mengikuti.

Akidah penting dibina walaupun tidak terlihat wujudnya. Di dalam Alquran terekam banyak sekali ayat mengenai hal ini. Misalkan, menjelang akhir hayatnya para nabi, selalu yang dipesankan (diwasiatkan) adalah tentang akidah. Di dalam Alquran disebutkan, bahwa kalau maut sudah hampir datang kepada mereka, maka mereka pun akan mengumpulkan anak-cucunya. Mereka pun menanyakan kepada anak cucunya mengenai apa yang akan mereka sembah setelah dirinya meninggal dunia. Dan biasanya anak-cucunya selalu mengatakan, bahwa mereka adalah muslim yang selalu akan menyembah Allah dan akan selalu bertauhid.

Akidah berada di dalam diri kita. Jika kita melihat seseorang yang rajin beribadah serta selalu beramal kebaikan yang semuanya itu selalu tampil dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari, maka kita akan memastikan bahwa orang tersebut insya Allah akidahnya kuat. Sama halnya ketika kita melihat pohon yang rindang, daunnya lebat, buahnya ranum, maka kita akan memastikan insya Allah akar pohon tersebut pasti kuat.

Kedua, tugas dakwah

Nabi Ibrahim dalam tugas dakwahnya selalu mengundang orang untuk berhaji. Di dalam Alquran disebutkan:

Dan berserulah kepada manusia untuk mengerjakan haji, niscaya mereka akan datang kepadamu dengan berjalan kaki, dan mengendarai unta yang kurus yang datang dari segenap penjuru yang jauh, (Q.S. Al-Hajj: 27)

Karena itulah, mungkin tak tepat jika ada yang mengatakan bahwa dirinya belum pergi haji karena ia belum mendapatkan panggilan, walaupun hartanya sudah lebih dari cukup untuk menunaikan ibadah haji. Karena seperti yang direkam oleh Alquran, bahwa Nabi Ibrahim sebenarnya sudah mengundang kita.

Ketiga, layanan sosial

Kalau kita melihat sejarahnya, bahwa Hajar dan Ismail memberikan layanan sosial berupa memberikan minum kepada orang-orang yang lewat di sekitar Baitullah, karena itu adalah bentuk kepekaan sosial.

Salah satu yang membedakan manusia dengan hewan adalah kepekaan sosial. Selama ini mungkin yang kita ketahui bahwa perbedaan manusia dengan hewan terletak pada akalnya. Tapi kalau dalam psikologi, bukanlah akal yang membedakan manusia dengan hewan. Yang membedakan manusia dengan hewan yaitu memiliki kepekaan sosial dan adanya kesinambungan pekerjaan.

Pertama, manusia memiliki kepekaan sosial. Jika manusia tergerak hatinya untuk menolong sesamanya yang sedang ditimpa musibah, itu tak lain karena manusia mempunyai kepekaan sosial. Kedua, adanya kesinambungan pekerjaan. Kita ini hidup dari kecil, hingga pada suatu saat ada titik berhentinya manusia di dunia ini. Namun kita meyakini, sesudah titik itu, kita akan pindah ke suatu tempat yang abadi yang kita kenal sebagai akhirat. Karena kita mengetahui hal tersebut, maka setiap manusai selalu akan berusaha meningkatkan kehidupannya, baik itu secara ekonomi, maupun kehidupan moralnya. Misalkan, kehidupan manusia selalu terencana. Sedangkan kalau hewan, kehidupannya tidaklah terencana.

Keempat, keteguhan ayah dan kepatuhan anak

Moral ini juga sangat penting. Bayangkanlah, si anak (Ismail) yang masih kecil itu ditinggal oleh ayahnya (Nabi Ibrahim). Mungkin kira-kira belasan tahun lamanya Sang Ayah meninggalkan anaknya tersebut. Ketika Nabi Ibrahim bertemu lagi dengan Ismail, ternyata beliau kemudian diperintahkan oleh Allah (melalui mimpi yang benar) untuk mengurbankan anaknya (Ismail).

Karena ini menyangkut suatu kehidupan, maka tentunya tidak begitu saja Nabi Ibrahim memberitahu kepada Ismail, melainkan beliau tetap memberikan pandangan dan meminta pendapat kepada Ismail apakah ia akan menolak atau tidak. Karena memang tingkat kepatuhannya sangat tinggi, dan Hajar pun juga merupakan istri yang sangat setia, serta tahu persis siapa Ibrahim yang tak lain adalah suami yang sangat taat kepada Allah.

Setelah diberitahu ayahnya seperti itu, Ismail pun mempersilakan ayahnya melaksanakan apa yang diperintahkan oleh Allah tersebut. Ismail mengatakan bahwa insya Allah ia (Ismail) akan termasuk sebagai orang-orang yang sabar.

Kelima, pola asuh

Ada tiga jenis pola asuh, yaitu otoriter, sangat permisif (semua serba boleh), dan demokratis. Di dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, ketiga pola asuh ini harus ada. Dalam hal ini, Nabi Ibrahim melakukan pola asuh yang otoriter berkaitan dengan akidah. Ia tidak memberikan pilihan kepada anaknya untuk memilih agamanya sendiri. Pola asuh yang demokratis diberlakukan Nabi Ibrahim jika itu berhubungan dengan masa depan anaknya.

Seperti yang terekam dalam Alquran, bahwa Nabi Ibrahim memberikan peluang kepada anaknya untuk memilih hobi yang disukainya sepanjang itu tidak bertentangan dengan ajaran Islam. Ismail mempunyai hobi berburu kambing gurun. Dalam hal ini Nabi Ibrahim mempersilakan saja anaknya untuk menggeluti hobinya sepanjang itu tidak mengganggu aktivitas ibadahnya.

Ada orang tua yang mendidik anaknya dengan sangat sayang, bahkan terlalu sayang. Karena terlalu sayangnya itu, apapun yang diminta anaknya pasti dipenuhinya. Ada juga orang tua yang terlalu sering memarahi anaknya. Hampir tidak ada hari tanpa memarahi anaknya. Ada juga orang tua yang mendidik anaknya serba boleh. Ada juga yang mendidik anaknya serba tidak boleh. Akibatnya, kalau ada anak yang dididik terlalu saying dan serba boleh, maka anak itu akan menjadi binal, sehingga dengan demikian akan susah dikendalikan. Sebaliknya ada anak yang dididik serba tidak boleh dan sering dimarahi. Jika dididik seperti ini, maka anaknya akan menjadi frustrasi. Ada pula anak yang diasuh denghan cara serba boleh, tapi sering juga dimarahi. Jika seperti ini, maka anak itu akan menjadi nakal. Sebaliknya, ada orang tua yang mendidik anaknya serba tidak boleh, karena terlalu sayangnya terhadap anaknya. Akhirnya anaknya akan menjadi sangat tergantung.

Pola asuh yang ideal adalah seperti yang diajarkan oleh Nabi Ibrahim, yaitu pola asuh yang kompleks. Ada saatnya orang tua mengatakan boleh terhadap anaknya. Ada pula saatnya orang tua mengatakan tidak boleh terhadap anaknya. Serta ada juga saatnya orang tua menunjukkan perasaan marah terhadap anaknya ketika anak itu melakukan hal-hal yang dilarang oleh agama atau tidak melakukan kewajibannya sebagai seorang muslim.

Inilah sebagian kecil dari nilai-nilai moral yang ada di seputar haji dan qurban yang dicontohkan oleh Nabi Ibrahim. Ibadah-ibadah ini kemudian diteruskan oleh Rasulullah. []

Disarikan dari Ceramah Ahad yang disampaikan oleh Prof. Dr. H. Ahmad Darwis Hude pada tanggal 1 November 2009 di Masjid Agung Sunda Kelapa-Jakarta. Transkriptor: Hanafi Mohan

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(Dharma Tula Perayaan Hut Swami  ke-84  di Prasanthi Widya Saba Tegeh Kuri  Denpasar)

Hormatilah orang tuamu terumatama Ibu mu
Ada  5 ibu yang ada di dunia ini yaitu

• Dewa Matta yaitu Tuhan
• Weda Matta yaitu Ibu Ilmu pengetahuan yang memberikan jalan terang dalam kehidupan kita
• Bumi Matta yaitu Ibu Pertiwi kita dimana kita dilahirkan dan dibesarkan
• Desha Matta yaitu Ibu Tradisi , budaya dan adat istiadat yang masih relevan kita jalankan
• Deha Matta yaitu Ibu Kandung kita , Ibu yang membesarkan dan memberikan kasih sayang ke kita

Berbagilah dengan sesama , berbagi kebahagiaan , berbagi kasih , berbagi apapun yang bisa dan bermanfaat untuk kita bagikan , walaupun berbagi sebuah senyuman

Doa dan menchantingkan mantram adalah penting untuk menghandirkan KeTuhanan dalam diri , tapi yang lebih penting adalah menghadirkan KeTuhanan di setiap pikiran , perkataan dan perbuatan kita , lantunkan pujaan kepada Tuhan melalui seva melalui pelayanan

Selamatkan Bumi kita agar  kita bisa mewariskan kepada generasi setelah kita , hemat energi , tanam pohon , water project

Tanamkan juga nilai-nilai kemusiaan di keluarga dan masyarakat , tanamkan kebenaran , kebajikan , kedamaian , cinta kasih dan tanpa kekerasan.

Pembatasan keinginan , memilah mana yang merupakan kebutuhan dan mana yang merupakan keinginan , penuhi kebutuhan terlebih dulu agar kehidupan jadi seimbang.

Memerima diri kita apa adanya , bersukur dengan keadaan kita sekarang , menikmati anugrah Tuhan yang sudah ada di tangan kita , memaafkan kesalahan-kesalahan kita sendiri , berdamai dengan diri sendiri.

Bersukur dengan apa yang sudah kita punyai , silakan berusaha untuk mengejar cita-cita , tapi tetaplah bersukur dengan hasil yang sudah kita dapatkan , berusahalah , dan serahkan semua hasilnya ke Tuhan dengan cara bersukur.

Tyaga dengan bekerja tanpa pamrih , mengerjakan semuanya yang diperuntukan kepada Tuhan dan mencinta setiap mahluk hidup itulah jalan pembebasan

Rajin sembahyang , karena dengan sembahyang bisa mengubah segala hal (gandhi)

Setiap hari adalah hari yang patut dirayakan dengan kasih sayang , kedamaian dan kebahagiaan

Kita akan mampu mengangkat beban yang sangat berat jika kita tau titik tumpunya , titik tumpu kehidupan di dunia ini adalah 5 pilar yaitu Satya , Dharma , Prema , Shanti dan Ahimsa , Love All , Serve All , bukan hanya cinta , bukan hanya melayani , tapi mencintai dan melayani semua mahluk yang ada di alam semesta ini

Sundararupaya – Old Rare Pictures Of Baba V

Rare Picture Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: I did not like the fulsome praises with which you flooded Me in the Address which was read out when this meeting started. I am yours and you are mine. This is a family get together. As a matter of fact all the gatherings that I meet are family gatherings. The entire mankind is My family. It sounds very improper when a member of the family is extolled by another before the rest. This is a habit, a ceremony that is borrowed from political life, where politicians are given addresses wherein they are praised. So that some benefits may accrue to the place which they are visiting and which present those praises.

Rare Photograph Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: Swami’s will is firm. No one can alter it. Swami’s glory, fame and sacredness has not been achieved through publicity. They are the results of Swami’s actions. I have no concern with publicity. Action alone counts. What is achieved through publicity will disappear through publicity. Sai will not be affected by propaganda. The world may be affected by propaganda but Sai will remain the same. Many of you are pained by the calumny. Some papers are indulging in disregarding Me. Many are urging that something should be done about it. But I am holding everyone back because that is the best way to deal with praise and blame. The ocean knows no overflowing or drying up. It is ever full, ever majestic, ever unconcerned.

Old Picture Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: I have been advising you to do good to others, to make others happy, to help others live comfortably. This is called Sat Karma (beneficial acts). Now, these papers that live on falsehood are able to scrape together a little money from the people with low tastes. The people who spread such fantastic absurdities, knowing them to be false and knowing that they are manufactured by their own brains, get joy out of this exercise. Do not stop them from it, for without spending a single naya paisa, you are now able to give them joy. Let them revel in their own mind. Joy is what one desires from one’s own mind. When the mind is vicious, it derives joy from vicious things. when it is pure. Only purity can give it joy.

Rare Image Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: I have no other purpose than this: To lead you to the path of Ananda. I have no special attachment to Vidwan Mahasabha because I have established it. All sabhas, sanyasis and individuals that do the same task, according to their capacity and means are dear to Me. I do not call upon you to cultivate faith in Me or worship Me. I want only that you should cultivate faith in yourselves and worship the Lord who is utilizing you as His instrument.

Old Photograph Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: In this manner, all my thoughts are devoted to promoting the good of others. Is any Government or wealthy person thinking along these lines? None at all. When such sacred things are being done, jealousy rises its head in some persons. This is the outcome of their sins. These envious folk will not do anything good themselves, nor will they allow others to do good. This is not a human quality. A true human being should be filled with large-hearted sentiments.

Rare Photo Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: My Power is immeasurable. My Truth is Inexplicable, unfathomable. I am announcing this about Me, for, the need has arisen. But, what I am doing now is only a gift of a visiting card! Let Me tell you that emphatic declarations of the Truth by the Avatars were made so clearly and unmistakably only by Krishna. Inspite of the declaration, you will notice that in the career of Krishna, He underwent defeat with his efforts and endeavours, on a few occasions, though you must also notice that those defeats too were part of the Drama which He had planned and which He Himself had directed. When many kings pleaded with Him to avert the war with the Kauravas, He confessed that his mission to the Kaurava court for ensuring peace had ‘failed’! But He had not willed that He should succeed. He had decided that the war would be waged. His mission was intended to punish the greed and the iniquity of the Kauravas and so condemn them before the world. But, I must tell you, that during this Sai Avatar, there is no place for even such a “Drama” with scenes of defeat and failures. What I will, must take place. What I plan must succeed. I am truth. And truth has no need to hesitate, or fear, or bend.

Rare Pic Of Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba: You do not realise your boon in getting Me as the guide. I shall not rest until I reform all of you. The basement of My work has been completed. Now the structure will rise upon it. I go round the world along with no paraphernalia and no publicity, because I am established in My own Glory, in My own Truth. I have Atmic relationship with all, and so I am always succeeding.

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Also see:
- Sundararupaya – Old Rare Pictures Of Baba IV
- Sundararupaya – Old Rare Pictures Of Baba III
- Sundararupaya – Old Rare Pictures Of Baba II
- Sundararupaya – Old Rare Pictures Of Baba I

Satya Sai Baba Celebrates 84th Birthday

Many believe that Sathya Sai Baba is a divine human form on the earth. As one of his miracles, the Baba once created Shiva Lingas and Gold chains for his devotees. He has lakhs of devotees in and outside India. His services to mankind are in many ways.

CJ: V GOPALA KRISHNA
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 15:17:04 IST

Devotees of Godman Sri Satya Sai Baba celebrated his 84th birthday in a grand manner in Prasanti Nilayam of Puttaparti. The incarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, the Sathya Sai Baba was born on November 23, 1926, in a tiny village of Puttapathi in Anantapur district.

Many believe that Sathya Sai Baba is a divine human form on the earth. As one of his miracles, the Baba once created Shiva Lingas and Gold chains for his devotees. He has lakhs of devotees in and outside India. His services to mankind are in many ways, particularly in the fields of education and health.

He has started a university of higher learning, apart from a super speciality hospital in Puttaparthi, where poor people of Andhra Pradesh are given free treatment for heart related and other important ailments. He has also funded many drinking water projects in the districts of Rayalaseema.

Sri Satya Saibaba says that there is only one nation that is humanity, one religion that is love, one language that is the language of the heart and only one God. He asks men why they live in fear, asking them to put their faith in him. He also mentions that transformation starts from individual and it changes the world, while, right thoughts always leads to right direction as well as action. He says that he has come here to give the key of happiness (anandam).

MeriNews Reference

He is a South Indian guru, religious figure, and educator. He was born to Eswaramma and Peddavenkama Raju in the remote village of Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India.

His special talents were for drama, music, poetry and acting. He was even writing songs for the village opera at the age of eight. There are numerous stories of plays, poems, dances and songs he wrote as a child.

24 Masti Reference

Education without values serves none: Baba
Express News Service
First Published : 23 Nov 2009 03:27:00 AM IST

PUTTAPARTHI: Higher education should not be pursued with an aim to amass wealth and get power.

It should be done for selfless service to the society, says Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Addressing students at the 28th convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University at Sai Kulwanth Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam today, Sathya Sai Baba said the real purpose of education is served, when the needy are helped and the society gets the benefit. Love is all powerful and with it the world can be won. One should remember that education without values serves none and good conduct is far more valuable than wealth. There is no greater education or love than that of mother’s love. There is also no greater degree than love, he said.

Emphasising that what one learns through education should be used for the good of society, he said the greater meaning of education is love towards fellow humans and all living beings in the universe. Education is physical and educare is spiritual knowledge.

Expressing concern over the increased rat race for the worldly pursuit, he advised students to learn Sanatana Dharmas, which are truth, love and non-violence. “Love is God and it is in every living being. Inner satisfaction is far more worthy than physical satisfaction.” He advised people to reduce the use of cellphone which has become a hindrance to love and respect to people. “Instead of bringing people together, it is widening the gap among them,” he observed.

In his convocation address, Samuel Sandweiss of University of California, who is also the author of ‘Saibaba: The Holyman and Psychiatrist’, ‘Spirit and Mind’ and ‘With Love Man is God’, elaborated on the purpose and value of education in the context of spiritual needs of human beings.

He said education is the very process which lays the foundation for Dharma (Righteousness) by removing ignorance and letting the self inner shine. Citing examples of the earliest universities Oxford, Salamanca and Soroban in Europe and Nalanda and Taxila in ancient India, he said these institutions had deep religious and presumably spiritual foundations. He lauded the growth achieved by Sri Sathya Sai University and its endeavour for social welfare.

Varsity Vice-Chancellor Vishwanath Pandit presented a report. In all, 21 students received gold medals from the hands of Sri Sathya Saibaba.

District Collector P Janardhan Reddy, SP MK Singh, Puttaparthi MLA P Raghunath Reddy and others were present.

Express Buzz Reference

Break Free Of Rituals And Abstractions
Shammi Paranjape
23 November 2009, 12:00am IST

The Srimad Bhagavatam lit a new path to the Divine, free from binding ritual and esoteric abstractions. On the one hand, it portrayed the majesty and might, the mahatmya of the Supreme Being. On the other, it revealed the tantalising possibility of blissful communion with Him in a loving relationship. In doing so, the Bhagavatam introduced the liberating and transcendental gospel of bhakti yoga.

Nothing pleases God as much as devotion. How dear bhaktas or devotees and their bhakti or devotion are to the Lord can be gleaned from the declaration in the Srimad Bhagavatam, that it is for the love of devotees that God takes form from time to time. Sathya Sai Baba says:

“The Avatar or Form Incarnate on earth is only the concretisation of the yearning of seekers. They are the prime cause. The cow secretes milk for the sustenance of the calf. It is the chief beneficiary. But others too benefit from that milk. So along with the sustenance of the bhaktas, other incidental benefits also accrue, such as fostering of dharma.” ~Sathya Sai Baba

Srimad Bhagavatam belongs to the class of Hindu scriptures known as the Puranas, and enlightens humanity on the sacred mystery of incarnations. The mystical life of the divine enchanter Krishna is finely detailed in the Bhagavatam, inspiring devotion in human hearts. Though the concept of devotion is as old as the Vedas, the Bhagavatam introduced the concept of a personal god with countless attributes who could be adored and worshipped as ‘one’s own’, in the form of child, parent, master, friend, or beloved.

The word ‘bhakti’ is derived from the root ‘bhaj’, which has several meanings to serve, to honour, to love, to adore. According to Narada, the great theoretician of bhakti, it is the wholehearted and supreme love of God, obtaining which the devotee feels he has gained the highest attainment in life, as also unalloyed bliss. Sandilya has expressed bhakti as ‘unabated and unslackening attachment to God.’

The Bhagavatam expands the frontiers of bhakti and states, ”When all energies of mind, organs of knowledge and of action become concentrated as a unified mental mode, directed to the Supreme Being, spontaneous like an instinct and devoid of any extraneous motives, the resulting state of mind is bhakti. It is superior even to mukti. Like fire it burns away the soul’s sheath of ignorance.”

Bhakti is divine engagement with the Supreme; it draws upon the highest energies of the soul. It calls for incessant yearning from a purified heart, soaked in devotion. Krishna said of the gopis, blessed souls who attained to this state and whose total devotion for Krishna is at the centre of the Bhagavatam: “They never learnt the Vedas, they never served any teacher, they practised no austerity, but by association with holiness and love alone they attained to Me.”

Sathya Sai Baba says:

“Devotion is the supreme state that man can attain. It is bhakti that proves the eternal truth, Tat Twam Asi Thou Art That that the devotee and God are one.” ~ Sathya Sai Baba

The Bhagavatam too declares bhakti to be the highest gift of God, bestowed on aspirants more rarely than mukti itself. No wonder then that the bhakta is ready to forego even the pleasures of Vaikuntha and the goal of mukti itself, for the ineffable delight of loving his Lord.

Today is Sathya Sai Baba’s birthday.

Times Of India Reference

Oleh : Fathurrosyid

Jika haji diyakini semua orang sebagai ritual yang paling kuat kontrol sosialnya daripada yang lain, tentu saja ini terjadi bukan secara kebetulan. Semua itu memang sengaja di-”manage” dan di-”setting” oleh Allah lantaran dua faktor. Pertama, haji merupakan ibadah yang membutuhkan ekstra kekuatan fisik dan materi.

Kedua, haji merupakan ibadah yang kaya dengan simbol. Di sana terdapat ritual tawaf sebagai simbol totalitas kepasrahan dan kesetaraan ( equality / musawah ) manusia, wukuf di Arafah sebagai simbol perdamaian dan kasih sayang, melempar jumrah sebagai simbol perlawanan, serta sai sebagai simbol perjuangan hidup.

Sosiolog modern, Elizabeth K Nottingham (1994), dalam observasinya sangat optimistis bahwa sepanjang sejarah manusia tidak ada motivator yang paling ampuh memperkaya solidaritas sosial kecuali simbol-simbol tersebut daripada sekadar teori verbal dan logika akademik. Oleh karena itu, adanya simbol-simbol tersebut diharapkan tidak hanya memperkaya horizon pengalaman beragama secara individual saja, tetapi juga bagaimana horizon itu mampu ditransformasikan pada dataran empiris-sosial. Artinya, orang yang telah berpredikat haji diharapkan nantinya menjadi teladan moral bagi lingkungan sekitar. Namun, dari semua bentuk ritual simbolis tersebut, tulisan ini akan lebih menarik jika hanya difokuskan pada persoalan ritual wukuf dan sai lantaran secara geneologis, ternyata kedua ritual itu melibatkan peran seorang perempuan, yaitu Hawa dan Siti Hajar ( istri kedua Nabi Ibrahim ).

Dalam buku Jiwaku adalah Wanita: Aspek Feminim dalam Spiritualitas Islam (1998), Annimarie Schimmel menyatakan, setelah dipisahkan dari surga dan berpisah selama bertahun-tahun, Adam bertemu lagi di pinggir kota Mekkah. Kebetulan Hawa saat itu berada di Bukit Marwah sehingga akhirnya mereka mengenali satu sama lain ( ta’arafah ) di Padang Arafah. Di tempat inilah momentum meeting di antara dua anak manusia terdokumentasikan di Jabal Rahmah, sebuah gunung yang menorehkan kasih sayang hingga karenanya, seluruh jemaah haji diwajibkan melaksanakan wukuf Arafah sebagai simbol perdamaian dan kasih sayang antara laki-laki dan perempuan.

Namun, nilai-nilai filosofis yang termanifestasikan lewat simbol ini kini terasa hilang, khususnya peran perempuan, baik di wilayah domestik maupun publik. Seakan sudah bukan menjadi barang tabu lagi, seorang suami melakukan aksi anarki terhadap istrinya. Bahkan, dengan dalih atas nama agama, tindakan nusyuz, misalnya, justru kian melegitimasi tindakan brutal suami menjadi sesuatu yang absah secara teologis. Di era global ini, jangan dikira kekerasan ( violence ) domestik ini hanya berupa fisik semata, tetapi kini telah jauh menjadi trans kekerasan berupa marital rape ( kekerasan psikologis ), yaitu dalam bentuk penelantaran, penghinaan dan perselingkuhan suami, serta bentuk pelecehan lainnya.

Memang upaya kesadaran gender sebagai langkah konkret merekonstruksi konstruk inferior perempuan sudah gencar dilakukan para aktivis gender. Demikian pula tuntutan agar perempuan diposisikan sebagai mitra sejajar dengan laki-laki telah berhasil menembus sebagian sekat-sekat ketidakadilan gender. Tetapi, menurut Daniar Oesman (2001) dalam artikel ”Perempuan dan Kekerasan Domestik”, terdapat kesan kuat bahwa gaung gender itu sesungguhnya masih terhenti di tingkat wacana akademisi, belum menyentuh batin mayoritas kaum perempuan.

Dengan demikian, praktik ritual wukuf di Arafah yang dilakukan jemaah haji di Mekkah saat ini diharapkan menjadi inspirasi sekaligus sebuah ibrah ( contoh ) bahwa perempuan itu bukanlah makhluk yang diciptakan dari tulang kepala yang harus disanjung dan dijadikan sang ratu, bukan pula ia diciptakan dari tulang kaki yang pantas diinjak dan diperlakukan ibarat sang budak yang senantiasa tabah hati semua keinginan suami. Akan tetapi, perempuan diciptakan dari tulang rusuk yang bengkok dan bisa diluruskan hanya dengan metode, menasihatinya dengan arif dan bijaksana serta penuh kasih sayang.

Adapun ritual haji lain yang berkaitan dengan peran dan jejak perempuan adalah sai, yaitu lari-lari kecil mendaki dan menuruni satu bukit ( Shafa ) ke bukit yang lain ( Marwah ). Ritual ini menyimbolkan upaya Siti Hajar mencari air untuk dirinya sendiri dan anaknya, Ismail. Tindakan beliau sungguh mengindikasikan keteguhan seorang perempuan ( ibu ) dalam mengasuh dan melindungi anak dari ancaman kematian. Namun, lagi-lagi, nilai filosofis itu kini telah terbalik dari seorang perempuan. Kerap kali ritual tersebut hanya berlalu begitu saja seusai manasik haji dilakukan dalam tiap tahunnya.

Perilaku ideal yang pernah dipertontonkan oleh Siti Hajar pada anak yang baru saja dilahirkannya melalui ritual sai mestinya menyadarkan kita betapa seorang anak itu merupakan amanah dan tanggung jawab keluarga dan masyarakat. Namun, saat ini tindakan seorang ibu memperlakukan anaknya dengan cara kurang arif, baik pada tingkat fisik maupun psikisnya, telah menjadi patologis sosial yang menghiasi media massa. Pada tahun 2008 saja, tercatat ada tiga kasus tindakan seorang ibu yang dengan tega hati membunuh bayinya sendiri, seperti yang terjadi di Tangerang (Banten), Temanggung (Jawa Tengah), dan pada bulan ini kasus tersebut mencuat lagi di Jombang (Jawa Timur). Tindakan sadis tersebut dalam ilmu psikologi disebut syndroma baby blow, yaitu perasaan depresi seorang ibu pascamelahirkan lantaran perubahan hormon. Tindakan sadisme ini terus akan menjadi-jadi, bahkan bergerak secara perlahan-lahan manakala kesadaran religiusitas hanya berkutat pada wacana tanpa ada follow up untuk merealisasikannya, termasuk pelajaran yang bisa diambil dari ritual sai.

Dari semua fenomena itu, sungguh ritual wukuf dan sai yang sarat dengan simbol ini mestinya tidak hanya dibingkai menjadi horizon yang indah dipandang, tetapi bagaimana nilai-nilai filosofis yang terkandung di dalamnya menjadi suatu ritus yang harus diterjemahkan dalam kehidupan nyata. Sebab, jika ibadah haji diyakini sebagai rekonstruksi dan tapak tilas terhadap sesuatu yang pernah dilakukan oleh Nabi Ibrahim, secara otomatis ritual wukuf dan sai juga merupakan hal yang sama dari sesuatu yang pernah dilakukan kedua perempuan di atas meskipun peran keduanya sering kali tertutupi oleh peran Nabi Ibrahim yang amat besar. Oleh karena itu, ibadah haji tidak dihukumi sempurna jika tidak melakukan ritual wukuf dan sai. Wallahu a’lam.

Fathurrosyid, Pengurus Pesantren Hidayatut Thalibin, Pragaan, Sumenep

Sumber : Kompas , Kamis, 4 Desember 2008
Gambar : IslamOnline.net

PS : Bagi yang ingin mengetahui berbagai hal tentang ibadah haji, silahkan ikuti tanya jawab haji di halaman Konsultasi Agama.

Posted by Abdul Aziz on November 22 , 2009 | 23:53

Sai Baba In The News – November 2009

Aswamedha Trust in service of the poor
Express News Service
First Published : 22 Nov 2009 03:55:00 AM IST

ANANTAPUR: Inspired by Sri Sathya Sai Baba and Mother Teresa, Aswamedha Charitable Trust, the brain child of NT Chowdary was founded in 2007 to sponsor education of poor students in drought-prone Anantapur district.

The trust helps poor students, irrespective of caste, creed or religion, to pursue higher education. It also provides free coaching for Public Service Commission examinations, ICET etc.

Scholarships are also being provided to the students pursuing MBA, MCA, B.Tech, MBBS, degree, Inter and nursing courses. So far 850 students were given scholarships.

Group insurance facility was also extended to 850 students by the Trust.

Differently abled and mentally challenged students are also being taken care by the Spandana Orphanage and the the Trust has donated Rs.50,000 to the orphanage. The trust has provided mid-day meals to nearly 650 students for a period of 45 days and donated Rs 2 lakh to NTR Trust through Governor ND Tiwari.

In order to eliminate corruption from the society, the District Collector N Sreedhar had organised a 3K Run on anticorruption in Anantapur. The trust distributed biscuit packets and fruits to those participated in the run. It donated Rs 2.5 lakh to the Teachers Associations and Unions.

Under Anantha Pratibha programme, 300 students have been provided help to secure admission in corporate colleges.

Free coaching for clerks recruitment examination in State Bank of India was given for 600 candidates by the Trust.

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Moola Mantra

Om
Sat Chit Ananda Parabrahma
Purushothama Paramatma
Sri Bhagavathi Sametha
Sri Bhagavathe Namaha

This mantra evokes the living God, asking protection and freedom from all sorrow and suffering. It is a prayer that adores the great creator and liberator, who out of love and compassion manifests, to protect us, in an earthly form. This Moolamantra has given great peace and joy to people all over the world, who have chanted, or even listened to it. It has the power to transport ones mind to the state of causeless love and limitless joy. The calmness that the mantra can give is to be experienced, not spoken about. Dear reader, here is the key with which any door to spiritual treasure could be opened. A tool which can be used to achieve all desires. A medicine which cures all ills. The nectar that can set man free! All auspiciousness and serenity is yours simply by chanting or listening to this magnificent Moolamantra.

Whenever you chant the Moolamantra even without knowing the meaning of it, that itself carries power. But when you know the meaning and chant with that feeling in your heart then the energy would flow million times more powerful. Therefore it is essential to know the meaning of the Mantra when you use it.

The Mantra is like calling a name. Just like when you call a person he comes and makes you feel his presence, the same manner when you chant this mantra, the supreme energy manifests everywhere around you. As the Universe is Omnipresent, the supreme energy can manifest anywhere and any time. It is also very important to know that the invocation with all humility, respect and with great necessity.

Namaste Sai Baba – happy birthday.

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Parents must set the best example

Sai Reflections
Published: 18 Nov 2009

The following words (author unknown) are worth pondering over:

If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn
If a child lives with hostility,
he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns justice.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love. Praise is good, but don’t overdo it: It has at last been realised that a child does need some encouragement and praise but, like most things, this can be overdone. Give praise when it is due, but don’t shower praise on shoddy work and half-baked efforts. Your child is no fool, and knows perfectly well that it could have done much better, and so loses respect for your judgement if you are too easily satisfied. It is much more helpful to examine the work carefully (whether picture, homework, sandcastle, or anything else) praise the good parts, then give constructive hints on how it could be improved.

In that way, the child will appreciate that you have shown genuine interest, while, at the same time, being encouraged to do better. One needs to build the child’s self confidence, but giving praise where it is not due can produce the opposite result. The child can become addicted to praise and, when it is not forthcoming, a feeling of insurmountable inadequacy then often takes over. The need for ideals: Our aim should always be to prepare our children for life. This means giving them ideals, self-confidence, adherence to values, consideration for others, and the courage to face difficulties. But this also implies that you, yourselves, must practice these virtues. Sathya Sai Baba: “People want happiness in the family, but they fail to lead exemplary lives. The fault lies with both the husband and the wife. If children have taken to wrong paths these days, the parents alone are responsible, as they are not exemplary in their behaviour either.”

Children learn by example: As Sathya Sai Baba says elsewhere, “Parents must set good examples for their children. Parents talk of honesty, but they utter lies in the presence of their children, and even encourage them to speak falsehood. The father, while at home, asks the child to tell the unwelcome visitor that he is not at home! The child is thus taught his first lesson in prevarication by the father himself. There is no use blaming the child if he grows into a social menace.” It is natural for children to imitate the grown-ups around them; that is how they learn. It is no use scolding your child for using some four-letter word that you, yourself, use at every turn. By all means correct the child, but say also that you realise that you must correct yourself as well; you can even ask him to help you correct yourself—he will be very good at it, and you might even succeed in breaking the habit! Sathya Sai Baba: “You should have proper control over your children, but first of all you must have control over yourself. Only when the father is good, can he expect his son to be good. Is it possible for him to keep his son at home if he, himself, roams about as he pleases and goes to places that he should avoid?”

Compiled by Sathya Sai Institute of Education West Indies.

Trinibad And Tobago Guardian Reference

The Sai Nilayam at No. 113, New Chetty Street, Colombo 13 will celebrate the 84th birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on November 23. The program will commence at 5 a.m. The inter-religious flag hoisting ceremony will commence at 9 a.m. and special poojas and bajan will be held the full day. A Sai Chariot Procession will be held on the November 22 at 6 p.m.

Daily News Reference

Well, it’s finally here, I got to interview Dan Berger (for real, this time) the writer and artist of many notable projects behind the TMNT comic books.  We discuss in the interview the recent purchase of the creator-owned TMNT property by Nickelodeon, His future plans, his views on the TMNT universe, and some of his favorite music and movies.

Once again, I know that I said this to him every time we e-mailed back and forth for the interview (and the handful of other times I’ve e-mailed him), I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity to interview a wonderful writer, artist, and above all, someone who I truly admire, in order to show their viewpoint of the business and bring to light some things that fans may just not expect.

Also, Click to see a larger version of the cover for the penultimate issue of Tales by Dan.  This is the – basically – world premiere of the image on the interweb.

I apologize for how the images are integrated into the interview… typically you can just make it look like a newspaper type and plunk the pictures so the Text fits around them, but I still haven’t figured out how to do this on WordPress.

let’s dig in!

Thanks once again for doing this interview.

My pleasure.

How did Peter Laird break the news about the deal to the writers and  artists, or how did you find out about the deal (with Viacom/Nickelodeon for the Rights to all things TMNT)?

Nick hasn’t approached any of the creators from Mirage – if anyone is  interested in trying to work for them, they’ll have to go to Nick.

I have no idea if that answered your question – but it does show how neurotic I am about deadlines.

Ya gotta try to come up with something a bit different if you want Peter to approve your plots.

I hope it lives up to your expectations. I’ll do my best.

However, the continuity issue comes up… will this be for sure something that will happen in the future or just an imagined story?

It’s a future story – definitely not imaginary.

I’ve got several varied ideas, but I can’t really talk about them without giving away too much – but they involve monsters, cats, and of course, kids.

Will you do the art as well as the writing duties?

Yeah – but that’s a tough row to ho these days. Publishers typically want someone to write (usually a celebrity) and then they’ll assign an illustrator of their choice to do the artwork – but I’m not particularly interested in doing it that way, since I’m not a celebrity and I feel too close to my ideas to let someone else draw them, at least initially. If I were to be fortunate enough to have some success and be able to do lots of projects, I wouldn’t mind working with other artist because there are so many out there far more talented than I am (which is one reason why writing for “Tales” has been so much fun).

Nothing unfortunate about it – I know how old I am. I feel it every day.

As I tell all my buddies, getting old sucks, but it beats the 
alternative.

Is your grand wall of TMNT toys still going to hang up in your office?

Sathya Sai Baba - Passports Lost And Found

Each one of us is in the very same situation. Any little accomplishment, any little deed is always supported by the unseen hand of our Beloved Lord. When I look back into the face of time, I find a rainbow of memories flashing before me. There is one thing I never failed throughout. It is the presence of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, saturated by His Love. Every moment is filled with His omnipresence, omnipotence and omniscience. However it is for us to recognize this truth A couple of years ago, my parents along with my brother and I were taking a walk down the shopping lanes of London where we intended to make our purchases. On our way out one of the supermarkets, my father accidentally happened to put his hand into his hand baggage and to our dismay he found all our passports missing!

We were initially panic stricken, but our faith in Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba removed all our fears. We searched all around the place, retracting our steps but there was no sign of any of our passports. My father went down the lane making inquiries, but none of them brought us anywhere close to our passports. My father finally decided to register the problem with the police and started looking out for police officer.

As he proceeded, a young Englishman whom he saw for the first time came straight to him and said. “You must be looking for the lost and found department. Sir it is right over there,” and gave him some landmark. My father walked into the office of the British cops, as he had been directed to. As he opened the door of the lost and found department, he saw the officer in-charge just placing all our passports in a bag. “Thank God”, his exclamation was enough to inform the officer that those passports belong to us.

Nevertheless he looked at my father with a smile and asked, “Are these your passports?” The answer of my father in the affirmative seemed to delight the officer and on being asked how the passports landed there, he said. “Didn’t you meet anyone on the way up?”

My father said that there wasn’t any one he met. But the officer was not satisfied. He went on and said that the man who gave the passports just left a few seconds before my father came in and he said that he was the owner of the shop. My father just posed one last question on his way out with passports. “How did he look like?” The reply to the question was enough to throw us back in our seats and start thinking. Every single description matched the splendor of our Beloved Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and we were deeply thankful for all that he had done for our family.

It was about nine months after that Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba appear in the dream of my father and confirmed His presence at London in a very unique way. The amount of concern Bhagavan has for each of us in much more than what the word concern literally means. The unfathomable ocean of His love goes far beyond our mind’s comprehension. There is a lot we students to learn from His actions, from His words and a lot to learn from His love.

We have to travel far beyond to be able to know actually how fortunate each of us is to be with Sathya Sai Baba. What we see of Him today is a very minute spectacle of what He actually is. Each one of us is on a long journey, “from us to ourselves” and we are immensely fortunate to have our goal. Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as our guide. And on this journey, it is my constant prayer to Bhagavan that He be with us and guide us throughout so that I may be an instrument in His hands.

- From Talk given by Shri. Deepak a Student of Swami’s University

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Anandamayi Ma

“If we believe we are mean and low, we will become mean and low. If we believe we are children of Almighty God, children of immortality, we will become so.” -We are our thoughts.

“It must be your goal to possess the divine qualities of kindness, tolerance, and consideration.”

“The true spiritual teacher is one’s own developed spiritual energy.”

“Peace exists within all of us, it is simply waiting to be nurtured and developed.”

“A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.”

“Use the stones that life throws at you to lay the foundations for your future.”

“Smile, your soul dances in eternity.”

Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento foi nos últimos 4 anos o treinador de todos os sportinguistas, foi o ‘mister’ que acima de qualquer pessoa defendeu o verde e branco que faz de fundo ao leão dourado com todas as suas forças, fazendo sempre com que o seu grupo se mantive-se unido à volta dos objectivos a que ano após ano se propôs. Penso ser mais que óbvio que os 4 meses a mais no comando da equipa a que Paulo Bento se referiu a quando da despedida do clube de Alvalade, foram uma mancha no percurso (extremamente positivo) que ele e a sua equipa técnica percorreram desde 20 de Outubro de 2005 até 7 de Novembro de 2009.

Nos tais 4 meses já falados, provavelmente a única situação mais positiva terá sido a eliminatória da Liga dos Campeões com a Fiorentina, pois o resto foi um mar de más exibições, de desonra ao nome, à história e à honra ao Sporting. Tudo começou na pré-época quando a equipa começou por demonstrar (ao contrário de todas as outras pré-épocas de Bento) um péssimo futebol, sem ideias, sem rotinas, sem sequer vontade dos jogadores… Foi fácil então perceber que já nada ia bem para os reinos de Alvalade e que ou a equipa começava a dar o máximo de si, ou alguém iria sofrer consequências.

Foi então que Paulo Bento percebeu (depois de 4 jogos sem ganhar para a liga e sem a equipa realizar uma única exibição sequer razoável) que já não conseguiria ser solução para o enorme buraco sem fundo (aparente) em que a equipa tinha caído…
Sem forças então, Paulo Bento renunciou ao seu cargo de cabeça levantada sem medo de falar, sem medo de assumir a sua quota-parte do que se passava com a equipa. Na hora da despedida voltou a ser um senhor, disse o que lhe ia na alma, o que tinha de ser dito e abriu a porta a uma solução para o Sporting que se tornou cada vez mais inevitável.

Para o Paulo Bento, um até já, um até sempre…

Vasco Mata Neves

Paulo Bento, o símbolo dum forte carácter.