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In an ESXi environment with no Storage vMotion I had the need to move a production VM from one datastore to another. As this would involve downtime, it was scheduled for an out-of-hours slot. So that I didn't need to stay up all night and fire the process of manually, I came up with the following PowerShell/PowerCLI script. Feed it the Virtual Center host, VM Name, and Target Datastore and it will power down the VM and migrate it before powering it back on.
Here's the script in case it's of use to anyone…..
# Storage VMotion is not available. Shuts down the VM, moves it to a new datastore
# and then returns to power state
# Original Version https://www.isjw.uk/?p=950 January 2015
# Command line arguments include the Names of the VM, the target datastore, and the VC Server
# Get Input
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory =$True) ][string] $VIHost,
[Parameter(Mandatory =$True) ][string] $TargetDatastore,
[Parameter(Mandatory =$True) ][string] $VMName
# import vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets
# If this script is run in a PowerCLI environment, this line can be commented out
# Obviously, if PowerCLI is installed somewhere different this path should be changed.
. "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1"
# Connect to the Virtual Center Instance
Connect-VIServer $VIHost -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
#Find the VM
$VM=Get-VM -Name $VMName
#Shutdown the VM if it is powered on- Assuming Storage VMotion is not available
$OriginalState= $VM.PowerState
if ($OriginalState -eq "PoweredOn") {
Write-Host "Shutting Down" $VM.Name
Shutdown-VMGuest -VM $VM -Confirm:$false
#Wait for Shutdown to complete
do {
#Wait 5 seconds
Start-Sleep -s 5
#Check the power status again
$VM = Get-VM -Name $VMName
$status = $VM.PowerState
}until($status -eq "PoweredOff")
#Get the Target Datastore
$DS=Get-Datastore -Name $TargetDatastore
#Migrate the VM to the New Datastore
Move-VM -Datastore $DS -VM $VM -DiskStorageFormat Thin
#Power it on if it was on before
if ($OriginalState -eq "PoweredOn") {
Write-Host "Powering On" $VM.Name
Start-VM -VM $VM
Write-Host "Complete"


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Shopping In Rajouri? Take A Break & Grab A Quick Bite From This Eatery
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What Makes It Awesome?
Culinaire in Rajouri Garden is a cosy eatery that serves mouth-watering Thai and Chinese cuisine. They have a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes to offer {variety in both Chinese and Thai}. I recommend you try their dimsums, they taste almost like the ones served at Mainland China. The place operates from 12.30 pm to 11 pm and they do home delivery too.
How Much Did It Cost?
Best To Go With?
Family, Big Group, Bae, and Kids.
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Factors to Consider When Hiring a Real Estate Agent
A real estate agent is someone who acts a link between the owner property and the buyer and convinces the buyer about the goodness of making the purchase. Real estate agents can either take the role of siding with the buyer or the seller, when they act on the side of the owners of a real estate, they are referred to as seller's agents, while when they are hired by the buyer, they are known as buyers' agent. Before one becomes a real estate agent, there are exceptions that he or she needs to go through, these include having a license from the regulating authorities before getting remuneration for services rendered as a real estate broker.
Real estate agents have numerous roles some of which include the following. It is the roles of the agents to get the relevant sale agreement documents and provide them to the owners of the property. Another vital role of the real estate agents is to list properties for sale to the public. Other than preparing sale documents, the agents are also responsible for placing the "for sale" signs on properties that are on sale. In addition, agents are also responsible for advertising properties that are on sale; this is achieved through contracting designers to prepare the ads, billboards, and other advertising platforms. Other than the property that is on sale on different marketing platforms, the agency is also responsible for responding to questions of the prospects buyers. As a condition for the purchase of a real estate properties, buyers need to be screened to ensure that they can pay for the property that they want to purchase; it is the role of agents to screen the potential buyers. Sellers are also responsible for negotiating prices.
Due to the availability of numerous real estate agents, sellers of properties find it challenging in choosing the best agents, however, by following the these tips, you will be in a better position to get the best agents. It is essential to look for an agent who has enough experience in selling of real estate property. Since real estate is a commission based industry , agents normally work hard to ensure that they provide quality services , hence it is impossible for one to stay for long offering awful real estate services, therefore experience counts. Furthermore, it is vital to read more and know the number of clients that agent is working with. Agents who work for many clients are less preferred to those with relatively manageable clients. It is much more easier to contact an agency with few clients for assistance suppose you need technical support.
When looking for real estate agents, you will find those that are experts in selling property in certain areas while others do not have an area of specialization, it is good to look for one that will meet your requirements depending on the location of the property that is on sale. Other areas of concern in hiring real estate agents is their education background, the ways in which you will be communicating, as well as the communication skills of the agent.
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With the 600 series interactive whiteboard, there's no need to reinvent your course material. The 600 series is compatible with various file formats, including AutoCAD and Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, so you can project existing files onto the screen for the whole group to see.
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With SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, which is included with all SMART Board interactive whiteboards, you can capture all your notes, screenshots, images and videos to a single file that can be opened in both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Notes and multimedia can be saved as objects that can be manipulated, reorganized and reused. You can also save digital notes directly into several software applications including Microsoft Windows versions of PowerPoint, Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat and AutoCAD software. SMART Notebook software also enables you to e-mail saved files to students or colleagues at any time during your presentation.
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Sermon Series: CreationtideWritten by Krista Tjossem on Apr 05, 2018 in - No Comments
April 8: Creationtide. Rev. Randy Woodley, special guest preacher
April 15: Interdependence. Rev. Karyn Dix preaching- read the sermon here: Interconnectedness of All Things
April 22: Spirituality of Space. Rev. Larry Snow preaching – read the sermon here: The Sacredness of Space


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MOVIEMIENTO (Germany) is on the move to organize positive exchange. We transform public space and peoples minds into stages for cultural dialogue, nonformal education and fruitful thought. A good idea, a passionate team of film enthusiasts with a mutual love for travelling and a brightly colored bus: this is how the nomad among the short film festivals was born in 2003. Moviemiento - Short Films on the Road is based on a simple and unique idea: a moving short film festival that travels throughout Europe and the world.
LA CINTA CORTA (Ecuador) is an independent film production. Since 2007 we work in the field of development and distribution of audio visual products, through traveling film festivals,workshops, forums as well a sin the production of films. It´s also a platform for the organization and coordination of cultural events and performing arts in Ecuador.
Casa B (Colombia) was born at the beginning of 2012, as a space and a collective eager to build new possible worlds. It began as a proposal of alternative education based on arts and science experimentation, focus on the recovery of the memory and the construction of a future in community. We want to create a working methodology focused on sustainable development and good living, built from personal exploration that additionally fosters research and promotion of collaborative networks between different agents, teams and people.
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Heartburn shortly after eating a spicy burrito is one thing, but in the middle of a sweat session? Come on! Here's what's up and how you can prevent the burning sensation. Alyssa Sparacino's picture. By Alyssa Sparacino | Feb 25, 2016. Topics: fitness tips, workout mistakes. Shutterstocl. If you've ever experienced.
Mar 18, 2016. A sour stomach is a collection of dreadful symptoms in your upper gut, such as nausea, bloating, heartburn, acid reflux (GERD) and indigestion. If you're having an unpleasant feeling in your gut right now, I understand. As a teen, eating was a battle because I would get sour stomach and IBS symptoms.
Heartburn, also known as acid indigestion, is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen. The pain [citation needed] often rises in the chest.
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Sep 15, 2017. Treatment. Lifestyle adjustments and medications can be very effective for acid reflux, but bile reflux is harder to treat. There is little evidence assessing the effectiveness of bile reflux treatments, in part because of the difficulty of establishing bile reflux as the cause of symptoms.
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See how you can avoid drugs and use food to prevent acid reflux. those eating meat had twice the odds of reflux-induced. the Food Revolution Network.
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Oct 7, 2009. I'm just not so sure that treating GERD with drugs that suppress acid production really makes sense–at least not unless you've exhausted all other alternatives and medication is the only way you can protect the esophagus. The truth is that a lot of reflux symptoms can be controlled with lifestyle modifications.
What an ophthalmologist does for your eyes, a dietitian does to keep your digestive system and body running smoothly, all the while making sure you're getting the.
Jan 26, 2015. If acid reflux symptoms happen more than twice a week, you have acid reflux disease, that is also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If you want relief from acid reflux fast, you must address these root causes. In this article I will summarize some helpful information, symptoms and tips to.
Food To Avoid To Reduce Acid Reflux This valve, call the 'lower esophageal sphincter', or LES, is weak or too relaxed in patients with acid reflux." The recurrence of. increases risk of ulcers and cancer." Foods that people with GERD should avoid include alcohol, Food which you shouldn't eat if you have GERD. I won't write you a long list of what
Learn about steps you can take to prevent acid reflux and heartburn. If you experience acid reflux or heartburn after eating certain foods, take steps to avoid them.
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How to Avoid Acid Reflux. lying down after eating, or exercising on a full stomach are all habits that can put pressure on the LES and cause it to fail.
One faulty habit common among sufferers is their tendency to go to bed a few minutes after having a full meal. This is the point where the acid reflux symptoms begin.
Fiber. Oatmeal is not a common trigger food in people suffering from acid reflux, and in general, incorporating high fiber foods such as oatmeal may help prevent.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Daryl Nelson
I'm a retired Sr VP of an Insurance company, Liberty Northwest
Insurance in Portland, andmy wife and I moved to this community
almost 12 years ago. For the first couple years we gardened,
started a sheep flock, a flock of chickens and that sort
of thing. Some 8 years ago I decided I wanted to try painting
I thought I ought be serious about it so I set up a bedroom
in our house as a studio, made certain that I drew or painted at
least 2-3 hours daily, and scheduledmyself for formal classes at
least every 6 months.
My wife is a Master Knitter and when Boersma's Knit Shop opened
in McMinnville I contributed 10 paintings as decor. They are still up.
About 4-5 years ago Sandi Colvin asked if her gallery, Hidden Treasures,
might represent my work. I agreed and they still do. Four years ago I joined
the Yamhill County Arts Alliance October Tour and have participated
since. I'm a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. I've had
work up at several retail outlets on 3rd at different times.
I've also shown at outlets in Newberg and will be there again at a
law firm on the main street Saturday Feb. 5.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Penang Food Post 3
A local friend recommended this Thai restaurant located at Abu Siti Lane- Maa Roy Thai Food Restaurant . It is run by Thai family, it seems...coz is even written in front of the menu that their chef is from Thailand haha!!
Anyway, the meal was delectable.
First came the Tom Yom soup, rich and yummy~~~~ 7/10
Then, we ordered pad prik chicken, expected to be the spicy type which we have tried in another restaurant, but, it was not. Anyway, taste more like Chinese style. 6/10
But I love this crispy fried fish with mango salad, they removed the bone and it was nicely fried 8/10
After the meal, we just hopped to coconut stall next few door to have a nice and cooling drink!
We also enjoy our afternoon tea at Winter Warmers@ Gurney Plaza. I really love the rose milk tea here, as well as the classic English cup....sadly no outlet in Ipoh...:(
The peach milk tea also taste good
Our friend ordered the Iced Mixed Fruit Cocktail
That's end of the food marathon......
12 comments:
- PureGlutton said...
Aiyor... yr Penang food posts really make me hungry la...even after lunch! Makes me wanna head up to that island very soon!
- May 28, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- foodbin said...
the fried fish with mango looks so appetizing
- May 28, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- J2Kfm said...
winter warmers. .. been so many yrs eh? still going strong in gurney.
surprisingly, i've never been there, but instead went to their outlet at The Curve. the biscuits are good.
- May 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- Selba said...
Whoaaa.. so many coconuts!
- May 29, 2009 at 1:12 AM
- SimpleGirl said...
pure glutton, true...Penang is really the heaven of food...go njoy ur food hunt ya!!
foodbin, yeah...the fish was lovely!
j2kfm, yes, it is still at the same corner at gurney, even after the new wing opens..i simply love this place for the ambiance and tea!
selba, yea, that shop has tonnes of coconuts fro sale..not sure whether they are distributor??
- May 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Big Boys Oven said...
Looks awesome, to be honest I love mango crispy salad! awesome but must eat them fast as the liquid from the salad migh soak into the crispy fish and end up being soggy. I love this dish lol! I had tried at Kepong, ithey use crispy cat fish, very crunch! On the other hand I find some places do charge a bowl of tom yam soup rather expensive, am I right? ;)
- May 29, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Duckie said...
come to pg more often .. eat and ta pau back too!!!
- May 31, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- FoOd PaRaDiSe said...
I have not try the Thai food you mentioned yet. Seems delicious. ^-^
- May 31, 2009 at 12:41 AM
- Uncle Lee said...
Hello, I really miss Penang food. Used to go Penang almost every other week wayyyy back in the '70s and '80's....love poh pia, oh chien and pasembur.
You have fun and keep well, Lee.
- May 31, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- SimpleGirl said...
BBO, yea, the crispy fish was lovely...as for tom yam, i agree with you...small one will be at least 10bucks already
duckie, i hope so....haha
food paradise, you may try this shop, maybe you'll like it!
uncle lee, yes, Penang food has got its charm...mayb you should pay a visit soon to recollect the nostalgia feeling!!!
- May 31, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- Health Freak Mommy said...
I was at Winter Warmers too with my hubs about a month ago. Very nice setting they have. I saw BT Food Court too when I was in Penang but didn't give it a try. Now that you've mentioned the food is good, I shall give it a try the next I go to Penang. You are a real sek wong hau (eating queen). Your blog always makes me drool!
- June 4, 2009 at 4:32 AM
- SimpleGirl said...
health freak mummy, i love food...but cannot consider a queen la...ok only..you check out BT ya during your next trip!!!
- June 4, 2009 at 5:47 PM


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not missing.
Friends, it is going to be Labour Day!
This coming weekend!
I have to say it: How did this happen?
Actually, I have a pretty good idea of how it happened, but it still seems incredible that even my time to make up for lost time this summer is coming to a close.
In response, my husband and I have spent the past few days tearing around our city and its surrounding areas in full staycation mode, dragging our children from one picturesque location to the next, camera at the ready, trying to eke out as much carefree living as we can before getting down to the serious work that will come with September.
In spite of the summer's having fled by at an astonishing pace, with me and my apron flapping haplessly along behind it, I am determined to make the most of what is left of its bounty.
And what a bounty it is! This has been the most dreamy of seasons for produce in our area, and we have been gobbling up blueberries, peaches, corn and tomatoes by the handful.
So it isn't that we haven't been eating the good stuff.
It's just that I haven't really been cooking it much - unless you consider grilling to be the same thing as cooking, which I do not.
I do support the popular notion that really good, fresh food needs little adornment to make it tasty and lovely, but I have to admit that I am ready to get seriously back into the kitchen.
So much so that yesterday, after a day at the beach and despite the high temperature outside, I made this lovely curry. We ate it out on our deck, the smells from our neighbours' barbecues wafting around us.
And, for possibly the first time this summer, I didn't feel like I was missing a thing.
Zucchini Curry
The best part of this dish is the curry paste. You pound it together yourself, using a mortar and pestle, which is equal parts aggravating and gratifying - but so worth it!
3 cloves garlic, chopped
a 2" piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp brown mustard seeds
1 tbsp Madras curry powder
1/4c vegetable oil
1 large Vidalia onion, sliced thinly
1 tsp brown sugar
6 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise then cut crosswise into slices 1/2" thick
1 can (398ml) coconut milk
a handful of roasted cashews
a handful of fresh coriander leaves
To make curry paste, first bash together garlic, ginger and sea salt in a mortar and pestle until a coarse paste forms. Add cumin, coriander, mustard seeds, and curry powder, and keep pounding until mixture is fairly smooth and cohesive. Set curry paste aside.
In a large heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion slices and sugar and cook, stirring, until golden, 8-10 minutes.
Turn heat down to medium-low and add curry paste to pot. Cook, stirring, until very fragrant, about a minute. Add zucchini to pot and stir well. Add coconut milk.
Bring just to a boil, then stir well, cover and simmer until zucchini is just tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cashews and fresh coriander.
Serve with steamed rice.
Serves six.
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- Heather CAugust 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Great and easy! We had this last night and it was my first time making a curry paste. It felt fancy, but was really easy. We turned it into a full zucchini fest by adding chocolate zucchini cake.ReplyDelete
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Great to see you are back in full swing Annie. I want to eat this, but for my last night in England I think I'll get take out curry and enjoy the full Indian culture here. I'm going to make this when I get back.ReplyDelete
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A horde of supporters got violent and destructive at the final whistle of the Nedbank Cup last-four tie in Durban. They assaulted security guards, ripped out and torched seats, and smashed broadcasting equipment as well a few cars in the parking lot.
READ: Chiefs charged over Mabhida rampage
They also vandalised goalposts, fencing, crowd management barriers, bins, water points, tables and chairs among other items in the vicinity.
A medical report stated that 18 people were injured, with six being admitted to hospital and later discharged.
So far only two people have been arrested.
Despite the carnage, the stadium was still able to honour a booking on Sunday.
"We are grateful, taking it from the horse's mouth, that there was no loss of life and those who were admitted to hospital were later discharged," eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede said at a press conference at the venue on Wednesday.
"After the events of the weekend, we requested the management of the stadium to compile detailed reports, which is what we are presenting to you today. We received a report detailing the damages and also a medical report about those who were injured, including one of the stadium employees [Richard Zikhali], who suffered minor injuries."
Stadiums in Europe's top football leagues often use barricades to prevent pitch invasions, but Mabhida Stadium general manager Vusi Mazibuko explained why this is not the case at this ground.
"Let me first clarify something here, the security guard that was being kicked is not a female but a male," Mazibuko stated.
"The first part of it is that it is easy to invade the stadium. However, there are three reasons why it is easy to invade this pitch; the first reason, ironically, is for the safety of the spectators, because the design of the stadium allows for the pitch to be an assembly point in the event there was to be an incident... that's why it is designed like that.
"The second reason, it is meant for enhancing the spectators' experience. Thirdly, this stadium, as the mayor has said, is not a football stadium, but it is multi-purpose stadium.
"Can you imagine if we have a cage kind-of-a-thing as you have elsewhere and then you have athletics and you have runners, and they run in an environment like that.
"However, as I said, this is the time maybe to accept that the public that we serve deserves something different in terms of design.
"Because, even if you were to put up a barrier, that barrier must be collapsible in the event of an incident. Because if it is not collapsible more people might die in the event of a stampede.
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No? You sure? You looked really really hard? Hmmm, then it must not be there. Funny, since I FINISHED it last night ... how could I possibly be back on row 6?
This is one of those stories I'd rather forget: how I knitted an entire hat in Berroco Chinchilla, got down to my last six stitches on three needles, threaded the leftover yarn on a tapestry needle to run it through the last stitches and ... they weren't there. The needles had slipped out. And the yarn is SO furry that I could not find the stitches.
Probably, there was a way to salvage my work then. But instead, I pulled out a few rows to see if I could find them better below. (These are decrease rows at the top of the hat, so of course every row I pull out means MORE stitches to (not) find.)
I cannot see any stitches among the dark blue fur. I try picking them up anyway, but have no idea what I'm getting, and I can't believe I'll ever get them all. I pull out some more rows, and the problem seems to grown insurmountably large. I whine and cry to my husband, who is suitably sympathetic, and pull out the entire hat.
I'm SO annoyed with myself! And I hate my slippery clanky metal size 8 needles. Hated them anyway for the way they clankety-clanked the whole way through; hate them more now for losing my stitches.
The yarn is lovely and soft, even if it does release a fine mist of blue fibers that tickle my nose and coat my clothes. I'm hoping the ripping and re-knitting will not reduce it to a scraggly mess. I also seem to have gotten the whole hat (at least last time) out of one ball, so I'm hoping the store will take the other one back, or at least exchange it for a different color (or some wooden needles?) I can't possibly face the trauma of reknitting this hat AGAIN.
It probably would have been a good moment to take up serious drinking.
I'll post a picture as soon as there is more of it to see ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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- kathy in juneau said...
Ah, Hilary, my sympathy and support to you! Did it at least roll like you wanted it to?
Hang in there!
- EllyMae said...
The exact same thing happened to me last night! Honest. This morning I found your blog from another blog and there I was reading my experience! Fun Fur - not so much! when your needle falls out towards the last increase and a hole starts growing and growing and growing as you look for the dropped stitches. My sincere sympathy/empathy!
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Photographer Dave Kennedy's latest body of work portrays Jesus' Apostles as urban messengers en route to continue their missions. Via city bus. Covered in tats. Proselytizing with spray paint.
"I had read a brief story of Saint Peter that came with a painted depiction of him," says Kennedy, who is not evangelical himself, about the origins of his work; "After seeing the depiction I was curious to find out more about the painter and how the painter came into being. My search led me to find that many 15the to 16the century paintings of this kind were commissioned by the church. The next step found me wondering what I would create if I were commissioned to do so."
Setting the Apostles in the present makes a viewer realize that the original followers were regular guys. They probably would have rolled up the hems of their jeans like the models in these photographs. Saint Peter could have gazed out the bus windows and day dreamed. Saint Andrew would have been annoyed by the inane
cell phone conversations around hime. And I'm sure Judas would have worried about having the correct fare.
As in Kennedy's past work figures show up as multiples in the same frame. The artist has a fascination with doppelgängers, which gives his figures a solitary feeling in a crowd. These crowds-of-one recall physicist Julian Barbour's every moment is like a snapshot floating in space, where every moment that was and will
be occurs simultaneously.
I like the images where figures interact compassionately by touching or holding one another. It is literal
For example, in Kennedy's photograph of Thomas this Apostle stands and comforts his double of who wears an Ace bandage and holds to a handrail. Behind them three Thomases sit on a bench seat together checking out a Band-aid on the Apostle's side where a white tee shirt is tugged up. It is a sanitary and less sensual version of Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas," where the open wound is fare game for probing fingers. But they didn't know about infection like we do today.
These Saint Thomases may have boarded the bus as doubters, yet they will de-board as believers.
Thank god Kennedy supplies cheat sheets because I was raised by two compassionate agnostics and suffer
a dearth of bible smarts. Where is the local bible scholar Emily Phothast when I need her? Probably performing with her band somewhere.
Many of the Apostles were fisherman by trade, a political occupation today. They all have 'patronage'—for instance Saint James' patronage includes equestrians, blacksmiths, and veterinarians. Kennedy shows James dressed like a southern rocker, covered withe a big fishing net on one seat and holding hobby horses on another.
Kennedy's twelve compositions, all 30 by 40 inches, Fuji crystal archival prints, were shot from inside a bus that the artist rented and parked in a hangar. The artist is rather like a movie director whose films condense into one still. He hires hair stylists, make-up artists, illustrators, assistants, and models—the logistics are staggering. One year is spent in pre-production, conceptualizing, and research. Another year included about
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But that is all the stuff we do not see.
"I first met Dave back when he was going to school and I thought, this guy has really got potential—and he hasn't let me down" says Kennedy's Seattle dealer Marni Muir. "Dave is serious and he's also perfectionist-plus. Everything he does has such a deep, edgy voice. He dares to speak the truth that other people don't want to hear. I think that he is beyond his time in many ways."
As an artist Kennedy reminds me of what writing teacher Brenda Ueland wrote about the Great Russian writers, that "...the important thing to them is what they felt, saw, and thought. Life is more important to
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The Kildare County Show Society has contributed greatly to the social and economic development of Athy and its hinterland over the past hundred years and intends to continue to do so for many years to come. One of its great strengths has been to change with changing circumstances, adapting in format and emphasis over the years to meet the demands of changing times and economic circumstances.
In recent years its committee has numbered over 50 people giving generously of their time and voluntary effort. This commitment and the ability to provide a relevant and entertaining show has continued to make the Kildare County Show held in the Athy Showgrounds, a very special event for over a century.
How it all began
The show began as the South Kildare Agricultural and Horticultural Show Society, based in Athy, around the beginning of the 20th Century. To facilitate the show, the early members of the society acquired an area of open space on the east side of Athy comprised of about 20 acres and known ever since then as the Showgrounds. This area already had a number of playing fields on which both Rugby and latterly Gaelic football was played.
The show society went out of existence in the early 1930s at a time when Irish Agriculture was heavily dependant on exports to England. Due mostly to the Economic War between Ireland and England, Irish agriculture went into serious decline during this period.
The Kildare Show becomes a national event
Things began to improve in 1944 with the foundation of Macra na Feirme in Athy which led to the holding of a Produce Show in the Vocational School in 1946. An outdoor section was added in 1947 and the show was held behind the Railway Bar in Leinster St. The following year, the Kildare Show Society came into its own again, expanded the event and moved it back to the Showgrounds.
The show grew to become a very large national two-day event, held during the first or second week in July each year. However, during a period of great difficulty for agriculture nationally in the late 1960s, the show went into decline and ceased altogether in 1971.
In the early days of the 1960s, the GAA purchased a portion of the Showgrounds, but ownership of the rest remained with the Kildare Show Society although it had ceased to hold an annual event.
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Anna May McHugh, Director of the National Ploughing Association had worked for the Kildare Show in earlier years. She became anxious that the heritage of a show in Athy should not be lost and initiated a public meeting in the Castle Inn, Athy, in the autumn of 1994. This well attended meeting led to the formation of the Kildare County Show Society.
With the co-operation of all the clubs occupying the Showgrounds: the Tennis Club, Rugby Club, Soccer Club and the GAA, the society went on to hold a show on Saturday, 8 July1995. This was a one-day event as the society was restricted to holding the show on a Saturday as a member of the Irish Shows Association (ISA).
The society broke its links with the ISA in 1997 and moved the show to a Sunday – a move which has proved very popular with the public - and has continued successfully ever since with the exception of 2001 when all shows were cancelled due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease.
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Spurs Writers' Roundtable: What is the team's best win to date?
The San Antonio Express-News Spurs coverage team, joined by WOAI-TV's Don Harris, answers a variety of questions in a weekly roundtable.
Leading off the discussion this week is pinpointing the Spurs' most quality victory so far:
Which victory was the Spurs best this season?
Tom Orsborn: The approach of never getting too high in good times or too low in bad the Spurs have embraced under Gregg Popovich is one of the cornerstones of their second-to-none program. But I'm inclined to believe that valuable sense of perspective might have been weakened somewhat had they lost a second straight game to Golden State. With that said, my vote goes to last week's 87-79 triumph over the Warriors. Contrary to popular belief in some fan circles, the Spurs are human, and another loss to Golden State might have dented their psyche a bit. And while it by no means shattered the defending champ's confidence, it could be in the heads of Curry & Co. that Popovich's ability to draw up winning game plans could be a difference-maker. I'm guessing, though, Golden State still thinks it has the upper hand given that it easily could have won the game despite being shorthanded, on the road and playing the second outing of a back-to-back. Still, beating the Warriors was definitely a plus for the Spurs, their biggest win of the season.
Jeff McDonald: It was the win over Golden State, no question. Only seven teams have accomplished that this season. It's an exclusive club. It also (for now at least) allows the Spurs to hold something of a mental edge against the defending champions at the AT&T Center. The Warriors haven't won a regular-season game in San Antonio since Stephen Curry was 8. That doesn't mean everything, but maybe it means something should these teams meet in the playoffs.
Melissa Rohlin: The Spurs' best victory was their recent win over Golden State. They knew it — I could hear loud claps coming from the locker room after the game, the only time I've heard that after a win this season. After the Spurs' 30-point loss to the Warriors in January, they needed to beat the Warriors to prove to themselves they were capable of defeating the reigning NBA champs. The Spurs' win was also a complete team effort, one that began and ended on the defensive end. Manu Ginobili was smart though, pointing out the Spurs should be humble after that win because they will face a different Warriors team come playoff time, should the teams meet.
Don Harris: It would have to be the win over the Warriors. Especially after losing by 30 the first time around. The win was a confidence builder if and when they meet in the playoffs. More importantly, it gave the Spurs a look at some strategic moves that may work in a seven-game series. The Spurs' big guys have figured out the multiple switches and better ways to chase Golden State's shooters all over the court. I think another loss would have been devastating from a confidence standpoint. Golden State was playing on a back to back and they were missing three of their top eight rotation players, so it was sort of glass half full or half empty, but a big win nevertheless.
Which defeat was the Spurs' worst this season?
Orsborn: Dropping the road game against the Pacers last month might be the Spurs' version of losing in the regular-season finale at New Orleans last season. They squandered a golden opportunity to gain ground on the Warriors, who had lost the night before to the lowly Lakers, by essentially sleep-walking through much of the first half against an inspired Indiana team. While the odds are still against the Spurs catching Golden State for the No. 1 seed, stranger things have happened. Wouldn't it be a kick in the gut if the difference is the game in which the Spurs were, in the words of David West, guilty of failing to approach it "professionally enough" to win?
McDonald: The Spurs' best and worst happened in consecutive games. Right after that stirring win over the Warriors, they turned around and squandered the biggest lead of the Tim Duncan era in a loss at Charlotte. I'm not surprised at the outcome against the Hornets — the Spurs were riding an emotional high after a stellar homestand, capped by beating the Warriors. An emotional letdown was inevitable. But ... I was shocked the Spurs got out to a 30-7 lead in Charlotte, and then shocked when they blew it. That's probably the loss that ended any chance of the Spurs actually catching the Warriors for the No. 1 seed.
Rohlin: The Spurs' recent loss to the Charlotte was pretty bad. The Spurs held the Hornets to just seven points in the first quarter, then were outscored in the final three quarters, 84-60.
Harris: I gotta go with Charlotte. Not because they had a letdown — that was expected — but because they blew a 23-point lead. Did not see that coming. The Spurs are too mentally tough to blow big leads like that. It also again exposed Danny Green, who continues to have too many tough shooting nights.
What matters most for the Spurs in the final nine regular-season games?
Orsborn: Stay healthy. Whether they catch the Warriors or not, their chances of beating them in the conference finals would be greatly diminished if, say, Kawhi Leonard or LaMarcus Aldridge is banged up. And if one of them is hurt, getting out of the first or second round could even be a challenge.
McDonald: Health matters most, absolutely. It would also be nice for the Spurs to determine what they've got in Kevin Martin. He's a proven scorer, and could provide some punch in certain situations during the playoffs — but only if he's got Popovich's trust. The stretch run of the season will be huge for Martin in terms of establishing that.
Rohlin: The most important thing is to stay healthy. Provided the Spurs can do that, they'd love to take over the top seed in the West. Golden State coach Steve Kerr recently said he's less inclined to rest players down the stretch because the Spurs are nipping at the Warriors' heels in the standings. I think the Spurs will have the same mentality — they're going to avoid resting players if they have a shot at that No. 1 seed because Popovich clearly knows how important home-court advantage would be should these teams meet in the playoffs.
Harris: Health, but I don't think you will see the Spurs rest guys as they did in the past. Mainly because the stars are no longer old. Kawhi and LaMarcus don't need the rest that the "Big Three" needed in the past. I think the most important thing is to continue to improve and practice the defensive strategies they want to implement against the Warriors, even against other teams. It all comes down to Golden State in the end.
Did you expect Jonathon Simmons to develop more this year?
Orsborn: Given his improbable road to the NBA, Simmons has had a good rookie season. And that will hold true even if he spends more time in Austin or doesn't get off the bench much in the playoffs. Most importantly, when it comes to Popovich, he showed flashes of being a solid contributor in the league and seemed to score solid marks in terms of professionalism, work ethic, attitude, etc.
McDonald: Nope. In fact, I'd say he probably exceeded expectations as an undrafted 26-year-old rookie who had never so much as sniffed an NBA training camp. Frankly, Simmons followed the slow arc most Spurs rookies tend to follow, with the exception of Leonard in 2012. As of this writing, he has played 672 NBA minutes — roughly double what Kyle Anderson logged as a rookie last season. In his second year, Anderson has developed into a borderline rotation player. With another summer of development — which is where the real progress is often found — there's no reason to suspect Simmons cannot make a similar leap as a sophomore.
Rohlin: I think Jonathon Simmons has made great progress. He was in the D-League this time last season, and over the summer he became one of only a handful of players to turn a D-League tryout into an NBA contract. He's had some great games for the Spurs and has guarded some of the league's top players.
Harris: I'm a little confused. I think he was developing nicely and then he was sick and then optioned down to Austin for a D-League stint. I could not help but wonder if there is something that was distracting him from having his full attention on basketball. I know the Spurs had to bring him along earlier this year when it came to all of the aspects of being a professional and he was making great strides midway through the year. Great athlete with tremendous ability and I think he is going to be a great Spur for many years to come.
Were you surprised to see Boban Marjanovic sent to Austin last week? Why or why not?
Orsborn: Not at all. As Popovich has said repeatedly, Marjanovic needs to play. And with the playoffs looming and Popovich intent on solidifying his postseason rotation, Marjanovic isn't going to get too many minutes down the stretch beyond garbage time.
McDonald: Not at all. It's how the Spurs — and most teams — treat end-of-the-bench rookies who aren't getting many minutes at the NBA level. The season has hit the stage where Popovich is ironing out what his playoff rotation is going to look like. The time for development is over. Those guys can get their experience in the D-League. I wouldn't be surprised to see those guys bounce back and forth on I-35 until the D-League campaign is over.
Rohlin: No. The Spurs use their D-League affiliate as a tool, not as a demotion. Marjanovic wasn't getting much playing time, so the Spurs sent him to Austin to get in some reps. It's as simple as that.
Harris: No, in fact, Boban had his best games as a Spur after a stint in Austin earlier in the season. Great opportunity to get guys a longer run and develop confidence playing against lesser competition.


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Original tape date: September 17, 2013.
First aired: September 25, 2013.
Hosted by Anthony J. Tamburri, we'll visit the "Gramsci Monument" installed in the heart of the Bronx's Forest Houses and talk with the work's creator, Thomas Hirschorn; we'll take you to an exhibit, "Lo studio dei nipoti: Four Artists," and hear from the artists during the opening reception at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute's Galleria; and chat with New York University Professor Antonio Monda about his new book, "L'america non esiste."
ITALICS will take you to Forest Houses in the Bronx, in the midst of which artist Thomas Hirschhorn's "Gramsci Monument" was constructed and became a central focus – for residents and visitors - for two months. We'll talk with Mr. Hirschorn about the project and get a feel for the events that took place at the monument dedicated to the great Italian Marxist philospher.
Next, we'll join ITALICS correspondent, Lucia Grillo, at the Calandra Institute's Galleria for the exhibition opening "Lo studio dei nipoti: Four Artists." Lucia Grillo and the Calandra Institute's Rosangela Briscese will talk with the featured artists about their artistic process, their Italian ancestry and Italian American upbringing, and their experience working alongside eleven fellow Italian American and Southern Italian artists in Monasterace, Calabria, the location of their summer 2013 residency.
Then, we'll go to New York University's Tisch School of The Arts for an afternoon chat with Antonio Monda – writer, film director, journalist, co-founder and Artistic Director of "Open Roads: New Italian Cinema" festival, and professor of Italian Cinema – about his book, "L'America non esiste."
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Nancy Agati Artist
Rosangela Briscese Coordinator for Academic and Cultural Programs, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute/Queens College/CUNY
Cianne Fragione Artist
Thomas Hirschorn Artist
Antonio Monda Associate Professor/Author, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television/NYU
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Dean & Executive Director, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY
Rose Michelle Taverniti Artist/Founder, Lo studio dei nipoti
Marisa Tesauro Artist
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Thoughts on Mantra: The Easiest Path is Often the Most Dangerous
Don't take the easy way out!
The practice of worshipping demons, ghosts and lesser devatas (demigods) is rife even today in India and abroad.
The 'benefits' of such practices, if one may call it a benefit, is that the practitioner gains quick siddhis as very little sincerity or devotion is required. The downside however is one enters a binding contract with potentially negative consequences!
Self control is better than controlling other beings
There are various forms of known Tantric practices out there which can instruct one on how to gain the control of ghosts and demons to do your bidding.
This is highly undesirable for a number of reasons. If one is weak-minded enough to choose such a simplistic path to their goals, it is undoubted they can become corrupted by such power.
Moreover, there are more serious consequences: the captive spirit must be continually satisfied by your oblations and prayers. They are sustained in this way. If or when this ceases, some may turn violent and inflict mental and physical harm to the captor.
Lessor deities are a step up but still not the ideal
Similar practices exist to gain the favour of the Gandharvas (divine musicians), Apsaras (divine dancers) and Yakshas (divine artists).
There is extreme temptation for one to seek sensory satisfaction from these deities. However, the level and duration of the benefits are always in proportion to the level of deity you summon.
Once the benefits wear off, one will only waste time in performing yet another sadhana for further benefits.
Pray to the highest Gods
The higher Gods, those that offer Moksha as the end-goal are indeed the most desirable for a number of reasons; not least because Moksha should be the aim of all beings!
- Any siddhis and blessings gained are permanent, at least across a lifetime. If one had certain benefits in a prior life it is very easy for the aspirant to re-create the benefits in the current.
- Blessings will never have negative effects; everything that happens is for righteous and ultimately beneficial reasons.
- They offer protection at all times to their devotees.
- Partial sadhanas still yield partial benefits if incomplete or done incorrectly by accident.
- The benefits are broad and not just what you pray for. For example, one praying for fame will also see a proportional level of wealth, not just one or the other.
- Even more importantly than the prior point, peace always accompanies a blessing.
- Devotion (Bhakti) trumps all when it comes to pleasing the deity.
Look at your own life in understanding this idea. Is it not true that nothing worth having is ever easy to attain?
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Narasimha Gayatri Mantra
"Om VajranakhAya vidmahe
TIksnadamstrAya dhimahi
Tanno Narasimhah PracodhayAt"
(Semi-literal) Translation:
"We know the one with diamond nails,
We meditate on the sharp-toothed,
May Narasimha enlighten us"
- Defeat enemies
- Protection from attack – this is a powerful counter in times of grave personal danger
- Increases your courage and bravery in the face of adversity
- Nullifies the effect of evil deeds by your enemies
A powerful force against the evil deeds of others
There comes a time in everyone's life where others wish you harm or misfortune. The worship of Narasimha and invoking his grace at times of distress – particularly during physical attack can have great power against such people.
In more practical and sattvik terms, you can consider the mantra to nullify the ill wills of others and steadily remove their feelings of enmity toward you.
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How to Detox with Mantra (3/3)
This is the third and final part of a multi-post article; click here for the first part. Click here for the second part.
Mantra Detox! Part Trois.
In my prior posts on performing a spiritual detox with mantras, we established a theoretical framework as:
- Increase discipline and curb one's desire for excess;
- Burn negative karma;
- Build character and Bhakti.
The first step was covered in the prior post as pursuing the blessings of Ganesha and Rama; the second was to pray to your chosen deity, or alternatively, use the Gayatri mantra to effect a karma burn.
Building character and Bhakti
What is Bhakti? Many have written excellent articles and deep theses on such a broad topic. For the purposes for simplicity, we can take it to mean spiritual devotion. How is this developed? One can say that Bhakti is the third step of spritual advancement; the prior two being intellectual introspection and study (Jnana), and physical preparation (the well known concept of Yoga).
One method I have previously highlighted is prayer to the ultimate Bhakta – Hanuman (click here). To flesh out the detail, however, a classical point of reference is the 11 point step-by-step method revealed by Sri Ramanuja, the well-known Rishi, outlined below:
- Abhyasa or practice of continuous thinking of God;
- Viveka or discrimination;
- Vimoka or freedom from everything else and longing for God;
- Satyam or truthfulness;
- Arjavam or straightforwardness;
- Kriya or doing good to others;
- Kalyana or wishing well-being to all;
- Daya or compassion;
- Ahimsa or non-injury;
- Dana or charity; and
- Anavasada or cheerfulness and optimism.
Each step is a vast ocean of explanation unto itself; for the purposes of brevity, I will leave the reader to pursue his/her own research.
Mantras for Effecting the Transformation of Character
Character is one again Hanuman's strong point (click here for prior post). There are other options, however, for example through the grace of Lakshmi. Lakshmi is a goddess traditionally associated with material wealth. Yet wealth does not stop at materiality; it subtends far further into the wealth of knowledge, wisdom, ability and of course, wealth of character. For what is the worth of wealth without the wisdom to spend it?
In a prior post, the Shreem mantra was proposed as a powerful method of attracting abundance through the grace of Lakshmi. One further method is the Lakshmi Gayatri; see my post here for the details.
With these broad strokes one should be able to establish a firm foundation for development along the spiritual path once the poison of prior negative karmas and old useless thought patterns are shed.
Future posts will aim to elaborate on these points in more detail.
Comments and feedback are welcome. Follow me on Twitter @MantraYogi.
How to Detox with Mantra (2/3)
This is the second part of a multi-post article; click here for the first part.
Mantra Detox! Part Deux.
In my prior post on performing a spiritual detox with mantras, we established a theoretical framework as:
- Increase discipline and curb one's desire for excess;
- Burn negative karma;
- Build character and Bhakti.
The first step was covered in the prior post as pursuing the blessings of Ganesha and Rama.
Burning Karma – the root cause of pre-destiny
For the second step, we look into how to remove the burden of Karma. Karma is a well known concept in both the Eastern and Western schools of thought. In the east, its specified as the multi-birth repercussions of actions in your past lives. In the West, it can be simplified to: "what goes around, comes around".
Why is this important? An enlightened master once told me that bad karma puts you on the downward slope toward difficulty and pain. Your positive actions and willpower can help you resist gravity and prevent yourself from rolling down the hill; but it takes twice as much effort to move up the hill. In essence, removing the burden of negative karma, puts you back on a level playing ground to allow you to freely move toward your personal goals.
So let's deal with it! Broadly speaking, one may say any good deed helps you burn karma (this idea is loosely what is known as Karma Yoga). An equally effective technology is Japa Yoga – the practise of chanting mantra – which we will deal with here.
Mantras to burn Karma
The process in itself is simple: choose a mantra and burn that Karma! The grace of any deity will ultimately allow you to achieve this. But some mantras are more effective than others for the simple reason that some deities are more powerful than others and some mantras are more powerful than others.
In this context, why not aim for the best? The two most powerful mantras from the Veda are the Gayatri Maha Mantra and the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. Their workings and meanings are complex, but suffice to say, they are well known to be the most universal and power means of destroying negative karma.
Reams have been written on both – a quick internet search will yield the methods, pronunciation and some beautiful commentaries. I will be summarising these soon in later posts.
Next article: Stage 3 – (Re)-building Character and Instilling Bhakti !
Until then, comments and feedback are welcome. Follow me on Twitter @MantraYogi.
How to Detox with Mantra (1/3)
Material abundance is not a bad thing…but can easily be abused.
It is undoubted we live in a culture of excess. In the Western world, food, drink, drugs and material possessions are frequently consumed to the point of personal harm. Moreover, the exposure of youngsters and youth to such excess is increasing while role models are clearly lacking.
This is nothing new and I will save you the sermon! But the effect is clear. Consumption in excess causes our self-discipline to wane, selfishness to increase and ultimately causes us to wander from the spiritual path.
Mantra Detox!
For those who want to step back, regain some control over their lives and reduce the excess, I first propose a detox!
What is detox? It is the process of lowering the toxicity of one's blood through: (1) preventing yourself from introducing more toxins into your system; (2) removing the remaining toxins; (3) introducing positive agents to nourish and strengthen you.
The spiritual aspirant can follow a similar path: (1) increase discipline and curb one's desire for excess; (2) burn negative karma; (3) build character and Bhakti.
Stage 1 will be addressed in this article; stage 2 and 3 will follow in later posts.
Discipline is freedom
Discipline has many negative connotations in the West, such as tying oneself down to a routine, lacking creativity, and perhaps harsh judgement or treatment for those who cannot conform. However, for those that practise it, (borrowing heavily from Tony Robbins at this point…!) discipline is freedom: it means that when you tell yourself to do something, you have the focus and drive to get it done!
How to we improve our discipline? After millennia of contemplation, the Rishis (Seers, or more broadly, spiritual teachers) have instructed us that stilling our minds is the key first step.
Let's keep this simple. Ganesha, the Lord of beginnings and the Mind addresses both requirements neatly. Why? Simplistically, Ganesha's vahana (mount or vehicle) is a rodent. A rodent is fast, unruly, mischievous and difficult to catch – this is a strong metaphor for the human mind. Worship of Ganesha, who has mounted the rodent, is mastery of the mind. See other articles on the symbolism behind the worship of Ganesha and a mantra here. Once the mind is under control, your willpower increases and discipline improves.
What would Jesus do? What would Rama do?
Have you ever seen anyone wearing a bracelet which has the letters: "WWJD?" inscribed on it? I found out a while back that this means: "What Would Jesus Do?". The point being, whenever one is unsure, seeing the words on your wrist lead you to look to the life of inspirational spiritual teacher for guidance. I am sure that this incredible technology can be used by everyone – not just those of the Christian faith.
So how would one apply such a concept to the Hindu faith? Rama and Hanuman present excellent choices. Whilst Rama is widely recognised by most Hindus to be the Avatar of Vishnu, more generally, he can also be appreciated as the perfect man who followed the idea of Dharma (right conduct) to the letter and embodied its spirit, judging by the way he dealt with ever more difficult decisions throughout the epic Ramayana. Hanuman, in being the greatest bhakta (devotee) of Rama, symbolises the spiritual aspirant in all of us, striving for such perfection. Praying to Hanuman helps us to have the courage to do what we known deep inside is the right thing, and the perfect complement to the worship of Ganesha to this degree. I have just posted a mantra for Hanuman here.
Next article: Stage 2 – Burning Karma!
Until then, comments and feedback are welcome. Follow me on Twitter @MantraYogi.
Hanuman Gayatri Mantra
"Om AanjanEyAya vid-mahE,
Vaayu-putraaya dheemahi,
Tanno hanumath prachodayaat"
(Semi-literal) Translation:
We know the son of Goddess Anjani
We meditate on the son of the "Wind"
May Lord Hanuman enlighten us.
- Success in difficult endeavours
- Improves your bhakti (devotion)
- Increases your courage and bravery in the face of adversity
- Curbs the malefic effects of Mars (Angarak/Bauma)
- Curbs the malefic effects of Saturn (Shani) – this is an extremely popular reason for worshipping Hanuman
- Negates the effects of black magic
A powerful force against Black Magic
Hanuman is an excellent deity to worship for all for daily protection, character development, inner strength, bhakti and spirutual advancement. A true Bhakta of Rama, he is the embodiment of the devotee striving toward all of physical, mental and spiritual perfection.
He is also known to be the saviour of those experiencing the negative astrological effects – particularly from a malign Saturn and Mars – and of black magic.
It is said that the worship of Hanuman will gain one access to the ashta siddhis.


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