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Tender Coconut - The energy & health tonic

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Time was when tender coconut was only a natural thirst quencher in summer.  Now the world knows it as a drink for health and vitality.  It is the regular drink of those who place a premium on health - from busy professionals always on the move to the homemakers who want to meet the nutritional requirements of entire family.  In fact tender coconut water is quintessentially natural - a welcome break from fizzy artificial energy drinks in the market.  It gives you a daily dose of vital nutrients to keep you energized and feeling good.  Even the soft pulp in tender coconut is the 'food of the Gods'.  It has a divine taste and is packed with vitamins and minerals not to be missed after your tender coconut water drink. Nutritional properties in a Tender Coconut… The fluid's caloric value is 17.4 per 100gms.  The major chemical constituents of coconut water are Reducing sugars (4.4%) in the forms of glucose and fructose.  It also conta...

What is Ego?

What is ego? In simple words ego means ignorance; and egoistic means self centred. Ego is the biggest enemy of human beings. Egoism is excessive concern for one’s own interests; excessively high opinion of oneself. The greatest intoxication is that of the ego; the worst madness is that of anger. A fool whose mind is deluded by egoism considers himself to be the doer. Unhappiness comes from the sense of I and Mine; they indicate ignorance. The more we identify ourselves with little ‘I ‘in us more will be our problems and confusions in life. One may understand the Cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. If one thinks of ignorance as a tree, the seed and the trunk of the tree are formed by the ego; properties are its branches, spouse, children are smaller branches, material wealth its leaves; paapa & punya are its flowers; happiness and unhappiness are the tree’s fruits. In order to exhaust mental impressions (Ego) nature provides new equipments ...

Thulasi the Divine & Sacred Plant (Glory - Significance & Merits)

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Thulasi in brief... Thulasi the divine plant is a house hold name among Hindus regarded as the ultimate symbol of purity. Thulasi is a Sanskrit word literally means the one that has no equals, the one which has no comparison, matchless, and the one whose merits are invaluable. Thulasi is considered as very sacred and divine plant that has both physical and spiritually healing properties. It is worshipped as a Deity in Hindu religion since time immemorial. In olden days presence of Thulasi in a house was considered as a symbol of religious and spiritual bent of that family.     Thulasi in Legends... Glory of Thulasi is mentioned in several Puranas like Padma Purana, Brahma Vaivartha Purana, Skandha Purana, Garuda Purana, Kartheeka Purana and Vishnu Dharmottara Purana etc... As per Padma Purana it is said that Thulasi came out from the joyous tears of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu that fell on the Divine Nectar (Amrutha) that emerged out during Ksheera Sagara Madhana...