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Happy New Year 2024 – Wisdom to guide me in 2024

Excerpt: The man cannot discover God’s mind by inventing schemes or mental tricks, or by using cunningness or deception. Man has to submit to Will of God and learn about God with guidance, assistance, instruction, and counsel of the Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord. The man cannot depend upon his own thoughts, mind, intellect, and wisdom to know God’s mind. It is the Spirit or Soul which is of the Lord that can counsel, guide, and instruct a man to live according to God’s thoughts, mind, intellect, and wisdom.

Happy New Year 2024 – Wisdom to guide me in 2024. THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. I SEEK WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024 FROM THOUGHTS SHARED BY SAINT PAUL IN HIS FIRST LETTER SENT TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN CORINTH. I AM A PRISONER SEEKING FREEDOM THROUGH A MIRACLE

Firstly, I acknowledge that I no longer depend upon my intellect to support my frugal earthly existence. I am indeed astounded for my intellect has vanished for all practical purposes. I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from thoughts shared by Saint Paul in his First Letter to the Church at Corinth. For I am a prisoner living in a free country, I seek the freedom experienced by Saint Paul who was held captive in prisons.

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 19. IT REFERS TO ISAIAH 29:14.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verse 19:

“For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;

the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 9 THAT REFERS TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 29:14.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians 1:19 which refers to Book of Isaiah, Chapter 29, Verse 14:

“Therefore once more I will astound these people

with wonder upon wonder;

the wisdom of the wise will perish,

the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 20.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verse 20:

“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 21.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verse 21:

“For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.”

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 25.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verse 25:

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”

NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 27. — **THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 27.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verse 27:

**Happy New Year Greetings. Prayers for wisdom to guide me in 2024.**

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

**THE WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 28 & 29.**

I seek wisdom to guide me in 2024 from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1, Verses 28 & 29:

“He (GOD) chose the lowly things of the world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are.”

WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT TO GUIDE ME IN 2024:

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 4 AND 5.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verses 4 and 5:

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 6.**

WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 6, THE WISDOM OF LORD OF GLORY. — **WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 6, THE WISDOM OF LORD OF GLORY.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, the wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verse 6:

“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.”

Saint Paul graciously acknowledges the wisdom of the ‘mature’ but I recognize the role of natural aging process which invariably and inevitably compromises man’s mental faculties and impairs man’s intellectual functions. No man can truly boast before God about his intelligence or wisdom. The man merely enjoys intelligence or wisdom under the operating Principle called Divine Providence. No man can escape from the natural consequences of aging or maturing called ‘Senescence’. For a man leads a perishable, conditioned, mortal existence, the man needs Wisdom of LORD of GLORY, the LORD who conquered Death.

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 9. THIS REFERS TO ISAIAH, CHAPTER 64, VERSE 4.**

WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 9. — **WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 9. THIS REFERS TO ISAIAH, CHAPTER 64:4.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verse 9:

“However, as it is written:

‘No eye has seen,

no ear has heard,

no mind has conceived

what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

This verse refers to wisdom from Isaiah, Chapter 64, Verse 4.

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 9 WHICH REFERS TO ISAIAH, CHAPTER 64, VERSE 4.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from Book of Isaiah, Chapter 64, Verse 4:

“Since ancient times no one has heard,

no ear has perceived,

no eye has seen any God besides you,

who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 10.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verse 10:

“But God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 11.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verse 11:

“For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s Spirit within him?”

I am glad to note that Saint Paul made a clear distinction between man’s Mind, the Seat of Thoughts and man’s Spirit which I often describe as ‘The Knowing-Self’, the true or real ‘SELF’ that knows all the activities of man’s Body and Mind. This Mind-Spirit Dualism is important to gain the full understanding of a man.

WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSES 13 & 14. — **WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSES 13 & 14.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verses 13 & 14:

“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words( or Spirit interpreting spiritual truths to spiritual men). The man without Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

This statement of Saint Paul gives an impression that the term Spirit is not the same as Soul, a vital, animating principle found in all living things. In my analysis, all men, and all living beings have Soul as there is no existence in the absence of Soul. The man and all living entities need Divine Grace, Mercy, and Compassion often described as ‘PROVIDENCE’ to sustain, to support, and to maintain their fragile, transient existence in the natural world. However, a man can be foolish, a man can be ignorant if he believes that he exists in the physical world without the assistance of Spirit and Soul. Man, very often fails to understand that he is connected, related, joined, associated, bonded, and is in partnership with God. The man receives Divine Providence because of Spirit and Soul that establishes this Unity between man and God.

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS . PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSES 15 & 16.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2, Verses 15 & 16:

“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment: ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord that He may instruct him?'”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSES 15 & 16. THESE REFER TO ISAIAH, CHAPTER 40, VERSE 13.**

This Verse refers to wisdom from Book of Isaiah, Chapter 40, Verse 13:

“Who has understood the mind of the Lord,

or instructed him as his counselor.”

The man cannot depend upon his own thoughts, mind, intellect, and wisdom to know God’s mind. It is the Spirit or Soul which is of the Lord that can counsel, guide, and instruct a man to live according to God’s thoughts, mind, intellect, and wisdom.

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS – WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 19. IT REFERS TO BOOK OF JOB 5:13.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024, wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 3, Verse 19:

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness.'”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 19 WHICH REFERS TO BOOK OF JOB 5:13.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit, wisdom from Book of Job, Chapter 5, Verse 13:

“He (LORD) catches the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are swept away.”

The man cannot discover God’s mind by inventing schemes or mental tricks, or by using cunningness or deception. Man has to submit to Will of God and learn about God with guidance, assistance, instruction, and counsel of the Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord.

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 20. IT REFERS TO BOOK OF PSALM 94:11.**

I seek Wisdom From the Spirit to Guide me in 2024. Wisdom from 1 Corinthians, Chapter 3, Verse 20:

“and again, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.'”

**WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 2, VERSE 20 WHICH REFERS TO BOOK OF PSALM 94:11.**

During 2024, I need wisdom to guide me to discover my purpose in my life. I cannot discover the purpose of my life without understanding God’s Plan for my life. I cannot discern God’s Plan for my life using my thoughts, human mind, human intellect, and human wisdom for they are all destined to be destroyed and are not comparable to God’s thoughts, God’s Mind, God’s Intelligence, and God’s Wisdom. However, I draw inspiration and hope from the teachings of Saint Paul which he shared with us in his First Letter to Corinthians.

A MAN’S PURPOSE IN LIFE

Knowing my purpose in life primarily involves knowing God and understanding God for my mortal existence is not accounted by my physical or intellectual work. I have no existence in this physical world if I do not experience God’s Grace, Mercy, and Compassion. I have no choice other than that of praising the LORD if I am able to think and act in the natural world. In words of Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Church in Corinth, I submit:

“Therefore as it is written,

‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.'” (1 CORINTHIANS 1:31)

NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 31. — **HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. I SEEK WISDOM FROM 1 CORINTHIANS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 31.**

Saint Paul was inspired by divine revelation of Prophet Jeremiah and his statement refers to Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 9, verses 23 and 24:

“This is what the LORD says:

‘Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom

or the strong man boast of his strength

or the rich man boast of his riches,

but let him who boasts boast about this:

that he understands and knows me,

that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth,

for in these I delight.'” declares the LORD.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. KNOWING MAN'S PURPOSE IN LIFE DEMANDS UNDERSTANDING, AND KNOWING THE LORD GOD CREATOR WHO EXERCISES KINDNESS, JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS ON EARTH. — HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. KNOWING THE MAN’S PURPOSE IN LIFE DEMANDS UNDERSTANDING, AND KNOWING THE LORD GOD CREATOR WHO EXERCISES KINDNESS, JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS ON EARTH.

A man has a purpose in life for certain things endure despite man’s mortal existence. These things are, 1. Man’s Faith in God, 2. Man’s Hope in God’s promise of Salvation, and 3. God’s Unconditioned Love.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2016. MAN LEADS TRANSIENT, CONDITIONED, MORTAL EXISTENCE. BUT, SOMETHINGS ENDURE, FIATH, HOPE, AND LOVE. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13. Image by Janetateher. — HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024. THE MAN LEADS TRANSIENT, CONDITIONED, MORTAL EXISTENCE. BUT, SOME THINGS ENDURE, FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13. Image by Janetateher.

A man has purpose in Life for God’s Unconditioned Love helps the man to transcend barriers imposed by conditioned, physical existence which include challenges of illness, injury, and aging or senescence.

**HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 – WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT. THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO CORINTHIANS.**

I wish all my readers a Very Happy New Year 2024. All said and done, a ‘Penny of God’s Foolishness is Greater than a Pound of man’s Wisdom’. For my thoughts and my words are futile, I ask you to seek Wisdom from God’s Power as revealed by the Spirit of God.

Simon Cyrene

Jeremiah 9:23-24 | Scripture quotes bible, Scripture quotes faith, Scripture quotes — **HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS. PRAYERS FOR WISDOM TO GUIDE ME IN 2024**

Whole Dude – Whole Thanks

Excerpt: On November 23, 2023, Thanksgiving Day, reflections delve into man’s existence as a social being. The post highlights Man’s social relationships, often enhanced through shared meals, and acknowledges the role trillions of microbes play in man’s existence, silently hosted within our bodies. The tradition of Thanksgiving Day, a celebration of a historical feast marking the culmination of a successful harvest, emphasizes gratitude and spiritual bonding during shared meals. With human bodies carrying far more microbial cells than human cells, an unseen reciprocation of symbiotic relationships occurs; it is viewed as an unintentional act of constant ‘Thanksgiving’. Man’s existence continues due to Mercy, Compassion, Grace, ‘KRUPA,’ despite his lack of awareness of the interactions happening within him. The writer wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and expresses gratitude for life itself.

**My reflections on Happy Thanksgiving Day 2023. Man’s existence as a Social Being.**

On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Thanksgiving Day, I want to share my thoughts on the ‘Social’ dimension of man’s existence in the natural world. Man’s mental health and well-being are determined by his ability to formulate harmonious social relations. Man uses food and drink as tools to develop and to sustain his social relationships.

**Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: Thursday, November 23, 2023. Reflections on man as a social being.** **Man is the natural host of trillions of microbes. It adds a new dimension to the social aspects of man’s existence in the natural world.**

In my analysis, the singular reality called Man represents a biological or biotic community of independent, individual cells apart from trillions of individual microorganisms that man hosts by providing them food and shelter all the time.

The Tradition of Thanksgiving Day

The tradition of Thanksgiving Day – Man lives by giving Thanks during all days of his life.

In the United States, Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a day of feasting, and it often serves as a public expression of thanks to God in the form of prayerful eating of food. It commemorates the Pilgrims’ celebration of the good harvest and a friendly relationship between Plymouth Colonists and Native Americans in 1621. The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington was celebrated on November 26, 1789. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an annual holiday.

Gratitude is an Acknowledgment

The word “Thanks” is used to acknowledge the feelings of gratitude for a benefit that we have received; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one. Giving thanks is an act that reveals the spiritual nature of a relationship between two or more entities involved in interactions. The term ‘spiritual’ describes the nature of a relationship, partnership, an association, or bonding between two living entities based upon characteristics such as cooperation, mutual assistance, tolerance, sympathy, compassion, voluntary subservience, and functional subordination to provide some benefit to the members of a biotic community participating in the biotic interactions at a given place, and in a given environment. The human organism represents a biotic community of interacting living cells. It is estimated that the human body consists of about 100 trillion cells, and the human body carries about ten times as many bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. These microbes are important to the health of humans. The man has no cortical awareness of the colonization of his body by microbial flora and has no direct awareness of the biotic interactions that take place inside his gut. The biotic interactions between the gut cells of the human body and the bacterial cells have the characteristics of spiritual biotic interactions.

**Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: Thursday, November 23, 2023. Reflections on man as a social being. The Biological Membrane performs cognitive functions.**

Living cells have a corporeal substance called Protoplasm or Cytoplasm that demonstrates the ability that I choose to describe as Spiritual Biotic Interactions. The Biological Membrane or Cell Membrane separates the cell from its environment and other living cells present in the environment. Cells use unique proteins, biological molecules and receptor sites to recognize the other living cells and use chemical signals to facilitate the interactions. Such interactions between living cells involve cognitive abilities, the characteristics of consciousness or awareness.

The biotic interactions take place at the cellular level and are dependent upon the conscious nature of the living cell that gives it the ability to recognize the presence of other living cells in its external environment. The anatomical organ known as the brain does not play any role in these spiritual biotic interactions inside the human gastrointestinal tract. Each time we eat a meal, consume any food or drink, the act of eating gets transformed into ‘Thanksgiving’. The man has no choice and has no control over the beneficial effects his eating contributes to the microbial flora of the gut with whom he had established a mutually beneficial social relationship. Whether he likes it or not, whether he knows it or not, man lives by providing a Thanksgiving meal during all the days of his existence. Each meal functions as a serving of ‘Gratitude’. While his existence is dependent upon Lord God Creator’s Power/Force/Energy known as Mercy, Compassion, Grace, and ‘KRUPA’, the man may or may not publicly express his thanks in acknowledgment of that Compassion. However, man has no escape from the act of giving thanks and living as a Natural Host to trillions of unknown microbes.

Man’s Essence and Existence – The idea of Thanksgiving:

Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: The word “Thanks” is used to acknowledge the feelings of gratitude for a benefit that we have received; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one. Giving thanks is an act that reveals the spiritual nature of a relationship between two or more entities involved in interactions.

The idea of giving thanks to God is associated with the fact of celebrating the success of a bountiful harvest. Man expresses joy and happiness for success in his physical and mental endeavors. The success is often measured by the gain in material prosperity, social position and public acclaim. The desire for success is often driven by ambition, a craving for the desired object called success. It gives the impression that man would be forced to experience pain, misery, sorrow, and despair if he encounters failure in his physical and mental work. I ask readers to examine the reality or the truth that establishes man’s biological existence in the physical world. The man may try his very best to define the purpose of his mortal existence or his Essence in terms of his physical and mental output. Man is conditioned to think that his experience of joy and happiness in life is a simple product of his physical and mental work. In my opinion, man is conditioned by fear, the fear of failure in his struggle for Existence. When properly examined, it must be recognized that human existence primarily involves what may be called Divine Grace, Mercy, and Compassion or Providence. Human Existence shows the characteristics of a design, or plan to achieve a desired goal or objective. For man need not struggle to keep his existence, there is no need to fear and man has no reason to strive to avoid failure in life. When the expectation about failure is emptied from the mind, man liberates himself from the thoughts of fear. In the absence of fear, and in the absence of the expectation of failure, the man finds the experience of a living condition that is characterized by Peace, Harmony, and Tranquility. Without the experience of peace, harmony, and tranquility in the living condition, there will be no true or real joy and happiness in life. The Freedom from Fear, the lack of concern about an outcome that could be called Failure gives the man a true ability to Give Thanks to God for His benevolent guidance. Today, in giving Thanks to God, I want to proclaim my Victory over Fear, the Fear of Failure in my life.

I extend my best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of my readers.

Whole Dude – Whole Shanti

**Whole Dude – Whole Shanti: Blessings for Peace. Peace demands the physical, mental, social, moral, and spiritual well-being of man in his community and the shared environment.**

Sarvesham Swastir Bhavatu,

Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu,

Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu,

Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu,

Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti hi.

This Shanti Mantra from ‘Upanishads’ invokes Peace upon entire humanity. The idea of peace is always associated with the idea of well-being. The idea of perfect well-being also includes ideas of inner peace and tranquility.The physical, mental, social, moral, and spiritual well-being are a part of perfect and complete well-being. The aspects of external and internal peace work together to contribute to a state of Blissful Existence. Hence, peace is not mere absence of war and strife. A man lives in peace if his well-being is fully assured. Since human existence is sustained by health and well-being, peace has become an integral aspect of human survival and existence.

Whole Dude – Whole Shanti: Blessings for Whole Shanti: “Om, Sarvesham Swastir Bhavatu (May Well-being be unto all), Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu (May Peace be unto all), Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu (May Fulfillment be unto all), Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu (May Prosperity be unto all), Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.”

A man lives in ‘Peace’ if his well-being is fully assured. The idea of Peace is associated with the physical, mental, social, moral, and spiritual well-being of man in his environment and in his community.

**Whole Dude – Whole Shanti: Human Existence is conditioned by Divine Providence.**

We seek this blissful state of existence as a Blessing from our Creator both for the individual and collectively for the larger national and global community to which the individual belongs.

Whole Dude – Whole Shanti. Man’s mortal existence is conditioned by the all-powerful grand illusion. The quest for Shanti or Peace must address the problem of man’s estrangement, separation, and alienation from eternal truth.

Whole Success – A Prayer to Lord Ganesh

**Whole Humility: The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi. A Prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success through Obedience and Humility.**

**Whole Dude – Whole Success: A Prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success with Humility.**

Excerpt: The article discusses the importance of Lord Ganesha in achieving success through humility. Revered as a deity with extensive knowledge and radiant brilliance, Ganesha is believed to remove obstacles and guide humans towards success, promoting the idea that divine sanction plays a significant role alongside personal effort. The piece emphasizes the four primary goals of human existence (Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha), asserting that success in these areas should be pursued through the lens of humility. It also delves into the illusions created by our perception of time and suggests that prayer to Lord Ganesha can help one navigate these misconceptions.

Lord Ganesha is unique among all deities. He has a human form with the head of an Asian elephant. Like the elephant which can grasp objects with its trunk, the entire realm of knowledge is in His grasp. In brilliance, He outshines Sun (Surya) and His radiant appearance can illuminate the entire universe. His body is so huge, it can accommodate the entire creation.

Lord Ganesha is worshiped to remove obstacles. He removes obstacles when we contemplate actions that promote our well-being and brings us the goodwill of others and the actions should have no evil design or purpose. Lord Ganesha removes obstacles and paves the way for accomplishment and success in human endeavors. The notion that success is the result of divine sanction rather than being entirely due to personal effort, would let us reach our goals with a sense of modesty and humility.

**Whole Dude – Whole Success: PRAYER TO LORD GANESHA – SUCCESS THROUGH OBEDIENCE AND HUMILITY.**

The primary goals for man have been described as Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. Dharma (right conduct)is not only a goal but also is the way. The other three goals should only be reached following the way of Dharma. To prepare for the journey on the path of Dharma, the traveler finds direction from a sense of humility.

Bharat Darshan: Saturday, September 07, 2024, The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi. A Prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success through Obedience and Humility.

The radiant and immense personality of Ganesha endows us with humility. Having reached the goals of Artha (personal wealth, social status and position), and Kama (fulfillment of desires, progeny, and family), we inevitably encounter with the consequences of the powerful effects of time. The following verse from ‘ Bhaja Govindam’ sets us on a mission to seek the fourth goal of human existence.

The fear that time would dissolve everything we possess would help us to overcome arrogance that may be associated with acquiring wealth, family and being youthful in age.

Sooner or later, we set our sights for the fourth goal and it will not be very easy to visualize the final destination. To achieve Moksha or Mukti, to reach the shore of liberation and conclude the journey across the ocean of Samsara, a person endowed with humility would be able to say the following prayer and get the needed help.

Whole Dude – Whole Success: A prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success with Humility. The flow of Time remains a Mystery. Man is conditioned to experience the aging process as if Time flows in a Straight Line like an Arrow.

Human existence is permanently bound to the illusion that shapes the sensory experience of Sunrise and Sunset. Sun shines with all His radiance all the time. The living entities exist in an illusion state which helps them to mark their existence by the alternating periods of light and darkness. We do not have the biological ability to detect the spin of the Earth and we have synchronized our existence with Sunrise and Sunset and this biological rhythm, known as Solar Rhythm, Circadian Rhythm, or Diurnal Rhythm, manages several of our biological functions.

Whole Dude – Whole Success: The Grandfather Clock – The division of the day into hours, minutes, and seconds helps us to recognize the passage of time. We have no sensory perception of Earth’s spin that gives us alternate periods of light and darkness.

It is not easy to comprehend the Ultimate Reality when the existence is synchronized with an illusion. Time’s Power of Dissolution would eventually compel us to investigate and to explore the concept of Absolute and Unchanging Reality. A prayer to Lord Ganesha would endow us with humility that we need to achieve the four primary goals and gives us success in life.

MENTORSHIP: Bammera Potana, the well-known Telugu poet while translating the epic poem of Bhagavatam from the Sanskrit language into Telugu stated that he would narrate the story of Bhagavatam using imagination and inspiration entirely provided by Lord Rama:

Whole Dude – Whole Success: A Prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success with Humility under the mentorship of poet Bammera Potana.

I would like to narrate my story, describe my ideas, and share my thoughts drawing inspiration from Lord Rama. My endeavor is to destroy the state of conditioned existence called ‘Bhava’, and get over the fear of ‘Samsara’, a journey of the embodied soul across uncharted sea which constantly evokes a sense of fear of the unknown.

Maharishi Valmiki, Adikavi, Prime Poet, had no formal education. He was totally inspired to narrate the Story of Lord Rama called RAMAYANA. Telugu Poet Bammera Potana who also had no formal education translated the epic poem known as Bhagavatam from Sanskrit into Telugu and displayed his immense powers of creativity. He not only dedicated his work to Lord Rama but also acknowledged that every word that he used was inspired by Lord Rama. For my humble endeavor, I seek the same inspiration.

Anyatha sharanam nasti, tvameva sharanam mamah

Tasmat karunya bhavena, kshamasva Parameshvara.

I have no other refuge, Thou art my sole refuge,
Out of a sense of compassion, protect me, O Supreme Lord!

Whole Dude – Whole Success: A Prayer to Lord Ganesha for Success with Humility. THE MAN’S EXISTENCE IS SHAPED BY FLAT EARTH WITH ARCHED DOME EXPERIENCE. THE REALITIES OF EARTH’S SHAPE AND MOTIONS ARE OVERPOWERED BY THE INFLUENCE CALLED ILLUSION.

Whole Dude – Whole Remembrance

**Remembering the 22nd Anniversary of 9/11**

**The Rudi Connection at Whole Foods remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love.**

**The Rudi Connection at Whole Foods aka The Merchant of Vino remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love.**

I remember Tuesday morning September 11, 2001 when American Airlines Boeing 767 flight 11 plane crashed into North Tower of World Trade Center in New York City at 8.45 A.M. I was driving on south bound lanes of US 23 on my way to Ypsilanti City giving ride to a friend who was returning home after he finished his work in Plymouth City, Michigan. I was listening to my car radio and the appearance of smoke at World Trade Center was immediately reported by the radio station and gave it undivided attention. I will never forget this tragic event and I will always remember as to what I was doing at the precise moments when this tragic, cowardly, terrorist attacks have come to the attention of all American people.

**The Rudi Connection at Whole Foods remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love.. President George W. Bush at the Ground Zero, New York City.**

Remembering September 11, 2001. Can Terror define man? The man may experience Fear when taken by surprise of a terrorist attack but the man’s Spiritual Essence is defined by Faith, Trust, Hope and Love.

As per the Law of Conservation of Matter and Spirit, Life is neither created nor destroyed by the man. Certain values are always conserved. Now, these three things remain; 1. Faith, 2. Hope, and 3. Love.

Simon Cyrene

The Rudi Connection at Whole Foods remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love.. Can Terror Define Man? Scene from Shanksville, PA. Spiritual Warfare against Terrorism.

REMEMBERING 9/11, 16 YEARS LATER – BIOGRAPHY.COM

by MEREDITH WORTHEN

Clipped from: https://www.biography.com/news/911-anniversary-facts

**America remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love.**

At 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767, Flight 11, collided into the World Trade Center’s north tower in New York City immediately killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in the 110-story skyscraper. Only 18 minutes later, a second Boeing 767, United Airlines Flight 175, flew into the south tower. Both towers afire, burning debris covered the surrounding buildings and the streets below while hundreds jumped from the towers to their deaths in an attempt to escape. About 30 minutes later, a third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, crashed into the west side of the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane, United Flight 93, crash-landed into a field in Pennsylvania killing all 40 souls onboard. Meanwhile, both World Trade Center towers collapsed into a terrifying and deadly inferno of rubble.

The Presidents’ Responses

On September 11, 2001, sitting President George W. Bush addressed the nation with a formal statement, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” Eleven days later, the Office of Homeland Security in the White House coordinated a comprehensive national strategy to safeguard the country against terrorism and respond to future attacks. Operation Enduring Freedom, the American-led international effort to oust the Taliban, began on October 7, 2001. Although the Taliban was weakened, the war continued and Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, remained at large for nearly a decade.

On May 2, 2011, U.S. Special Forces SEAL Team Six invaded bin Laden’s fortress in Abbottabad, Pakistan and took down bin Laden. Sitting President Barack Obama stated, “The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda.” He added, “his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.”

Immediately following this victory, in June 2011, Obama announced withdrawals of troops from Afghanistan. However, in August 2017, sitting President Donald Trump outlined a new plan to increase deployment of American troops into Afghanistan to continue to fight the Taliban.

The Victims

At the hands of 19 militant terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda headed by Osama bin Laden, more than 3,000 people (including more than 400 police officers and firefighters) were killed and more than 10,000 others were wounded during the attacks on 9/11. It was the deadliest terrorist act in U.S. history and the most devastating foreign attack on American soil since the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Survivors and family members of survivors have come forward with stories of bravery and triumph. Tens of thousands have suffered. The initial Victim Compensation Fund (in operation from December 2001 to June 2004) received 7,408 applications from 75 countries and made 5,560 awards totaling over $7 billion for both death (2,880) and personal injury (2,680) claims. Awards ranged from $500 to $8.6 million with an average award of $2,082,128, all tax-free.

On January 2, 2011, sitting President Barack Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 in honor of NYPD detective and first responder James Zadroga who died in 2006 from respiratory problems attributed to the inhalation of toxic dust from the World Trade Center disaster site. Also known as the “First Responders Bill,” this Act expanded the scope of the Victim Compensation Fund to include first responders and individuals who later experienced health problems related to 9/11. More than 20,000 claims have been processed since then and close to $3 billion in compensation for lost wages and other damages related to illness have been rendered.

While there are thousands of known victims and survivors, some remain unknown. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York has custody of 7,930 unidentified remains of those killed in the attacks. The remains are located in the World Trade Center Repository situated between the two footprints of the Twin Towers on the sacred ground of the World Trade Center site. There is a private Family Reflection Room that is not open to the public. Family members can also speak with World Trade Center anthropologists who can answer questions about the steps they are taking to identify the remains of 9/11 victims.

9/11: Remembrance and Memorials

September 11th is now known as “Patriot Day” in the United States and is observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Across the country, numerous events are held on this day to honor the loss of thousands of lives. There are also three somber and beautiful memorial sites dedicated to remembering the victims of 9/11:

**America remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love. The Flight 93 Memorial.**

• The Flight 93 National Memorial is located at the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 about 2 miles north of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The memorial honors the 40 passengers and crew who died on 9/11. It features concrete walls outlining the Flight Path Walkway and a white marble Wall of Names. There are also plans to construct a 93-foot tower to designate the entrance of the Flight 93 National Memorial which will contain 40 wind chimes — one for each passenger and crew member who died.

**America remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And now, these three remain, Faith, Hope, and Love. The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.**

• The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial located in Arlington, Virginia, honors the loss of 184 people who died on September 11, 2001. Each victim’s age and location at the time of the attack are inscribed into the Memorial starting from the youngest victim, three-year-old Dana Falkenberg, to the oldest, John D. Yamnicky, 71, a Navy veteran, both of whom were aboard American Airlines Flight 77 that morning.

America Remembers Tuesday, September 11, 2001. A Callery pear tree that miraculously survived within the rubble of Ground Zero, now known as the “Survivor Tree,” stands tall and thriving nearby. A symbol of strength and resilience here and elsewhere, each year, the 9/11 Memorial gives seedlings from the Survivor Tree to communities that have endured tragedy.

• The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, a nonprofit in New York City, remembers and honors the 2,983 people killed in the horrific attacks as well as hundreds more who risked their lives to save others and all who demonstrated extraordinary compassion in the aftermath of the attacks. It is located at the epicenter of Ground Zero at the World Trade Center site. The names of every person who died in the terrorist attacks are inscribed in bronze panels around two enormous memorial pools with waterfalls that stand in the footprints of where the twin towers once stood. A Callery pear tree that miraculously survived within the rubble of Ground Zero, now known as the “Survivor Tree,” stands tall and thriving nearby. A symbol of strength and resilience here and elsewhere, each year, the 9/11 Memorial gives seedlings from the Survivor Tree to communities that have endured tragedy.

Whole Blessings – Whole Dude brings the Blessings of Peace to your front door

**Whole Blessings – Whole Dude Wishes You Less Troubles and More Blessings and Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door**

The idea of peace is always associated with the idea of well-being and good health. The idea of perfect well-being also includes ideas of mental peace, mental tranquility, and mental equilibrium. The physical, mental, and social well-being are a part of man’s well-being in the environment, and community where he lives. To achieve perfect, and complete peace or Whole Peace, we must include the dimensions of the man’s moral, and spiritual well-being apart from the physical, mental, and social well-being. The aspects of external and inner or mental peace work together to contribute a Blissful Existence while man experiences Joy in his mind, and Love in his heart. Hence, peace is not mere absence of war and strife.

Whole Dude Wishes You Less Troubles and More Blessings and Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door

Yes indeed, Life is Complicated. The complexity of Life involves the fundamental problem of mortal existence. It evokes a sense of fear and anxiety even if the fear and anxiety are not overtly expressed in behavior and actions. The man can never escape from the need for peace and tranquility to overcome the challenges of existence.

Human existence evokes a sense of fear and anxiety. The fear is associated with the idea that the journey is long and tedious and the uncertainty of reaching the shore line. The anxiety is because of the fact that the life span is over as the time marches on relentlessly. The passage of day and night, the change of seasons, the spring and the winter, the life span is over even if the individual wants to cling to his life.The life span is compared to air bubbles in water and the bubble exists only for a moment. The long journey generates fear and the short life span produces anxiety. When the heart is troubled and when the mind is afraid, there is no peace.

SEARCHING FOR PEACE

May Your Troubles Be Less and Your Blessings Be More

1. For he himself is our peace. (EPHESIANS 2:14)

2.”Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”. (JOHN14:27)

3.But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (GALATIANS 5:22-23)

4. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS4:4-7)

Happy New Year. Blessings to Guide me in the Year 2023

In Indian Tradition, it is dawn that ushers a New Day and a New Year.

**Blessings to Guide me in the New Year 2023.**

Let the Lord Guide me to great things in 2023

The Wisdom to Guide me in the New Year 2023

**Defining Indian Identity – Guru Puja. The Worship of Jagat Guru, the Great Teacher of the World.**

Defining Indian Identity – Guru Puja. The Worship of Jagat Guru, the Great Teacher of the World.

THE TRADITION OF “GURU” WORSHIP (PUJA):

Since Vedic times, in the Land of India, teachers are held in high esteem and the reverence is reflected in the following verse. According to my uncle, Capt.R. R. Rao, “there is no Mantra greater than this”:

Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Mahesvarah
Guruh Sakshaat ParaBrahma, tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

My Guru:

After joining Kurnool Medical College in 1965, I started visualizing Lord Sri Krishna as my personal Guru.I had a pocket-size edition of Bhagavad Gita published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.The book includes the verses in Sanskrit with its English translation.That format allowed me to read the verse in its original form and understand its purport through my own efforts.I had a hectic time at the School and was exposed to new information every day.

Over four and half years time, I studied Physics, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Medical Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Ear, Nose & Throat diseases, Ophthalmology, Social & Preventive Medicine, General Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Simultaneously, I was reading one or more chapters from Gita every day and was slowly incorporating Krishna as my Guru. I was more attracted to His teaching of “Karma Yoga” and I would still consider Him as my Guru even if “Gita” is the only known contribution made by Him.

My other Guru:

Adi Shankaracharya has emphatically stated that his identity is neither that of Guru nor that of a student or disciple. I am not free to describe him as my Guru and I cannot call myself his disciple. I need to reflect upon my Identity and seek that Identity to experience the Reality.

Fortunately,I did not spend any time and energy to search and discover the right Guru.The choice was made for me the moment I arrived on this planet.I grew up in a family which followed the “Smartha” tradition established by Adi Shankaracharya. I have the freedom to designate Shiva as my personal Protector. I am free to choose Rama as my Benefactor.I seek favors from Sarasvathi in my pursuit of Pure Knowledge.I make the perilous journey across the ocean with encouragement from Hanuman. Ganesha assures me of success in my personal endeavors. In my struggles and battle of life, Krishna guides me to find the winning strategy. If I have to defend my self, I draw courage from Bhavani. I love to read and memorize the beautiful verses composed by Adi Shankaracharya. I would just quote a verse which my eldest brother,Prof. R. Subba Rao recognizes as a very powerful thought:

Even after learning every thing that is humanly possible,we still need to desire and focus upon the lotus feet of the Master, the giver of Knowledge or the One who dispels ignorance. With the blessings from my other Guru,I describe my attitude about human existence as that of “Individualism.”

**The Wisdom to Guide me in the New Year 2023**

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha
Pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyaha
Chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham
Chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

My elder brother Pratap stressed about the importance of “Guru Krupa” (Master’s Compassion). My Guru’s Mercy is revealed to me in the fact that I am able to work seven days a week.I can very easily manage to work eighty or more hours per week on account of this Guru-Sishya relationship while I maintain that I am a mere Individual and I am neither a Guru nor a disciple. I do not experience any stress or mental fatigue on account of sixteen hour work schedules. At the same time, I am mentally alert and could indulge in a bit of creative writing every now and then. Apart from this ability to work 365 days each year while I am 59 years old, the following verse shows that they are advantages in having Krishna as personal Guru:

bhagavadh giitaa kijnchidadhiitaa

gangaa jalalava kanikaapiitaa .

sakridapi yena muraari samarchaa

kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa

भगवद् गीता किञ्चिदधीता
गङ्गा जललव कणिकापीता .
सकृदपि येन मुरारि समर्चा
क्रियते तस्य यमेन न चर्चा .. २१..

**Wisdom to Guide me in the New Year 2023.**

**The post is presented by the Rudi-Grant Connection**

The Rudi Connection finds Life is like Chess. I am predestined to lose my Queen and lose the Game

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess.**

Yes indeed, Life is Complicated. The complexity of Life involves the moves the man makes to live his life as if he is playing a game of chess. But, everything depends upon the opponent against whom the man is playing his game of chess.

Human existence could be viewed as a game of chess. Depending upon the nature of the opponent, human existence faces challenges from several directions which may not be anticipated and man may or may not be able to escape from the danger posed to his existence.

The popular game of Chess is played on a Chessboard by two players each with 16 pieces. The game pieces have varying abilities of movement over the Chessboard. The piece identified as ‘King’ can move in all directions but can only move by one space during a given move.

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. Human Existence could be viewed as a Game of Chess. If I am the player, who would be my opponent?**

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. In the Game of Chess, the King moves one space in any direction.**

The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board. While you can win without her, she will do the most damage and has the most maneuverability of all the pieces. She can move as many moves in ANY direction. forward or backward. The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. The move is known as ‘Checkmate’ – Its relevance to Human Existence**

The object of the Game of Chess is to ‘Checkmate’ the opponent player’s King. The move that is known as ‘Checkmate’ wins the Chess game by checking the opponent’s King so that it cannot be protected. The condition of the King after such a move indicates complete defeat or that the King is dead.

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. CHRIST – THE DIVINE CHESS PLAYER**

Human Existence could be compared to the Game of Chess. A variety of physical, chemical, and biological factors constantly challenge human existence. The man learns to survive by making the necessary moves and by deploying all of his defensive mechanisms and resources. During his life’s journey, the man eventually finds himself in a position without any escape route. Just like the ‘Checkmated’ King, the man may get cornered in a situation that is beyond his control. The Chess game pieces have no ability other than the movement that is allowed by the rules of the Game. Unlike the Chess Game, the man whose existence is ‘Checkmated’, the man whose existence is undefended; the man who is not capable of making any more moves to protect his own existence, may get rescued by an Uplifting Power; and such an ‘Upward’ move is not described in the Game of Chess.

Man vs God. The Joy of getting Checkmated:

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ‘SURPRISED BY JOY, C.S. LEWIS DESCRIBES A GAME OF CHESS.**

Clive Staples Lewis (1898 – 1963), Oxford and Cambridge Scholar, novelist, writer of stories for children, and Literary Critic, in his Autobiographical Sketch titled ‘Surprised by Joy’ visualizes his existence as that of a ‘Divine Pursuit’. It is not the man who searches and eventually finds God. It is rather God who pursues the man throughout his life’s moves. God is the one who searches for man and not vice versa. God goes about seeking the souls that are His. If a man wanders off, God goes to the man in order to reconcile him. God’s searching for man is serious and is not ostensible. If life could be described as Man vs God Chess Game; God skillfully places the man in a position which gives no option of escape and finally God captures the man. C.S. Lewis has entitled the penultimate chapter of his Autobiography as “Checkmate”. Lewis describes God as the Divine Chess player who gradually maneuvers him into an impossible position. “All over the board, my pieces were in the most disadvantageous positions. Soon I could no longer cherish even the illusion that the initiative lay with me. My Adversary began to make His final moves.” When God is the Divine Chess player, getting ‘Checkmated’ is only a moment of great Joy. The man who is defeated, the man who is pursued, and the man who is outmaneuvered, is saved by the ‘Uplifting Power’ of Mercy, Grace, and Compassion of the Divine Chess player.

The Uplifting Power of the Divine Chess Player:

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST**

In the New Testament Book John, Chapter 10, Jesus describes Himself. In verse 11, He states: “I am the Good Shepherd, the Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” And He further clarifies in verses 14 and 15 by stating: “I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess .THE BOOK OF LUKE, CHAPTER 19, VERSE 10: “FOR THE SON OF MAN CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE WHAT WAS LOST.”**

The Shepherd and His Flock:

As the shepherd marches ahead, the sheep of his flock follow him from behind and recognize him by the commands of his voice. In the Book Matthew, Chapter 18, verses 12 to 14, Jesus describes the Parable of the Lost Sheep: “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.” God is not really willing that any of us should be lost. In case we choose to wander off, He is willing to search for us, find us and take us back to His Home. And after saving the lost sheep, Jesus tells about the shepherd: “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.” (Book of Luke, Chapter 15, verses 3 – 7). God actually delights Himself by finding the lost among us.

The Problem of Black Sheep:

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. BLACK SHEEP – WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ?**

The problem of “Black Sheep” is not about its color. The word ‘black’ reflects the discredited status of the sheep. Black Sheep means a member of a family or group regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest. The flock rejects one of its own, and the discredited member is described as the “Black Sheep”. The Shepherd tends to His flock of sheep who recognize Him and follow Him. In the Book John, Chapter 10, verse 9, Jesus describes Himself as the Gate of His sheep pen, and said: “If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” What happens to the “Black Sheep” who is not a member of His flock? The non-member could be described as a disbeliever. Who would rescue the “Black Sheep” that has wandered off? As a discredited member of my community and my country, the concept of “Black Sheep” and its “Uplift” is of great interest and concern to me.

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. THE PROBLEM OF “BLACK SHEEP” – WOULD THE GOOD SHEPHERD LOOK FOR LOST “BLACK SHEEP”?**

Jesus assures us that He is aware of the existence of sheep that may not belong to His sheep pen. In the Book John, Chapter 10, verse 16, He gives a sense of great hope to others who may not know Him and may not live under His protection: “I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be One flock and One Shepherd.

**The Rudi Connection learns the doctrine of predestination to play the Game of Chess. JESUS WOULD ALSO FIND THE OTHER SHEEP THAT ARE NOT OF HIS SHEEP PEN. THERE SHALL BE ONE FLOCK AND ONE SHEPHERD.**

The Joy of getting Checkmated:

The Joy of playing the Game of Chess against my Divine Opponent comes from the fact that God knows you, and He takes pleasure in finding you and He gets you back into His Protection even if you have wandered away from Him and got lost. He is aware of the sheep that are not in His sheep pen. Even the “Black Sheep” belong to His sheep pen and He would rejoice when He rescues one lost sheep.

Life is like Chess. I am predestined to lose my Queen and lose the Game:

Life is like Chess. I am predestined to lose my Queen and lose my Game. The Divine Player allowed me to make my moves and choose a Queen as per my ideals. But, my ideals lack the uplifting power of grace, mercy, and compassion. My ideal Queen got sidelined and I had no defender, and no protector to make the final push to block my opponent’s Game.

But, losing the Game, opened the Door to my salvation. My salvation is not a matter of personal choice. I am saved because my salvation is predestined.

Happy Ugadi, the Telugu New Year of Hope and Promise

**Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Subhakrutu on Saturday, April 02, 2022.**

**IN SEVERAL INDIAN TRADITIONS, THE NEW YEAR BEGINS DURING THE SPRING SEASON.**

Spring is the season of the year between Winter and Summer. In the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the Vernal Equinox (day and night equal in length), March 20 or 21, to the Summer Solstice (year’s longest day), June 21 or 22. The Seasons come with cyclical frequency at the expected time while planet Earth and the rest of the Solar system partake the motion of Sun in the Milky Way Galaxy and their location in Space is never constant and is never the same.

Bharat Darshan – Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Subhakrutu on Saturday, April 02, 2022. The first month of the Telugu Calendar, Chaitra begins on the first day of the Waxing Phase following the New Moon Day on Friday, April 01, 2022.

THE SPRING SEASON – A REASON FOR HOPE:

The Celebration of Spring Season. Spring Season brings a sense of Joy, uplifts the mood of man. The Joy could be compared to the sweetness of nectar gathered by butterflies from various Spring Season flowers.

**The Celebration of Spring Season. Koel, the Nightingale of India is known because of its melodious call.**

The arrival of Spring Season is celebrated with a sense of Joy in numerous cultures and human traditions. The reason for Joy is because of the Season giving a sense of Hope. The reason for Hope is that of rebirth, renewal, regeneration, regrowth, and rejuvenation. In Spring, we witness the plant and animal life getting revitalized. Things in Nature change with Time but Nature remains unchanged. Nature remains constant, immutable, unchanged, or eternal. Nature does not change as mass, energy, and momentum always remain unchanged. The Laws of Conservation stated by classical Physics state that mass and energy can be neither created nor destroyed. Each Law of Conservation signifies that Nature does not change with the passage of Time. We have hope as Nature exists without change. There is hope that we can recover and renew and restart if a process is broken or worn out. Nature’s ability to support and sustain Life is maintained by operation of The Laws of Conservation and by operation of the Fundamental Force called Gravitation.

THE LORD OF SPRING SEASON – LORD MADHAVA WITH GODDESS MADHAVI: In the Divine Song called Bhagavad Gita, Chapter X, ‘The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate Truth’-‘VIBHUTI VISTARA YOGA’ that describes the LORD God Creator’s Infinite Divine Attributes, in verse # 35, Lord Krishna describes Himself as The Lord of Spring Season – The Flowery Season: “Rtunam Kusumakarah.”

The other name for Spring Season, known as Vasant or Basant is MADHAVAM. Indian tradition describes ideas by attaching them to personalities. The person known as LORD MADHAVA is the consort of a person known as Goddess MADHAVI. She derives her name from the word MADHU which describes the nectar gathered by butterflies. Madhu is used to name the taste experience called Sweetness, the sweet substances like honey, sugar, Jaggery and any alcohol derived by fermentation of sugars. The Sweetness gives Joy and Happiness and a man can get easily addicted to its powerful intoxicating effect. The sweetness has to be experienced with a sense of restraint. The man experiences a sweet sensation called MADHURYA when he experiences MADHAVI as a FORCE/POWER/ENERGY called Mercy/Grace/Compassion. Spring Season is celebrated as MADHAVAM as Lord Madhava is the Controller of the FORCE/POWER/ENERGY of Mercy/Grace/Compassion described in the Sanskrit language as KRUPA. The man exists at all stages of his life because of God’s Mercy, Grace, and Compassion.

THE CELEBRATION OF TELUGU NEW YEAR – UGADI:

The Celebration of Spring Season. Mangifera indica, the Cashew family of Anacardiaceae, the evergreen Mango tree is extensively grown across India. The unripe green fruits are used in the preparation of the traditional holiday dish in celebration of Ugadi festival. The fresh leaves are used in decorating the house. The taste and flavor of unripe Mango is unique, it is not sweet, it is not very sour or tart, and it is not bitter. Telugu people describe this taste as OGARU, the taste sensation imparted by eating unripe Pomegranate fruit. Tamarindus indica, evergreen tree, a native of Africa, belongs to Pea family Fabaceae, the leaves are pinnately compound or feather-formed leaves, the freshly harvested fruits add rich golden color, a mild sour taste with a tinge of sweetness to the traditional holiday dish.

The Celebration of Spring Season. Tamarindus indica, evergreen tree, a native of Africa, belongs to Pea family Fabaceae, the leaves are pinnately compound or feather-formed leaves, the freshly harvested fruits add rich golden color, a mild sour taste with a tinge of sweetness to the traditional holiday dish.

The Celebration of Spring Season. The Neem tree is evergreen, known as Azadirachta indica, belongs to the Mahogany family Meliaceae and is popular for its medicinal properties. The flowers which impart a mild taste of bitterness add flavor to the traditional holiday dish.

**The Celebration of Spring Season.The Covenant of Salt – The intimate connection of Salt with the idea of a Covenant or Binding Relationship between man and God or one person and another.**

The Celebration of Spring Season. Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum, a perennial grass gives the taste of Sweetness to the traditional holiday dish. Small chunks of Sugarcane are used and in addition freshly prepared sugar called Jaggery, Gur, Gud, or Bellam is used. The Covenant of Salt – The intimate connection of Salt with the idea of a Covenant or Binding Relationship between man and God or one person and another.

The Telugu speaking people of India follow the Lunar Calendar and the first month of the year ( March-April) is known as CHAITRA.

The Telugu New Year is traditionally celebrated as UGADI festival. A traditional holiday dish, a relish called ‘UGADI PACHADI’ is prepared to reflect the tastes and flavors of the Spring Season. Telugu people are celebrating the dawn of their New Year called SUBHAKRUTU which brings the Blessings of Peace and Harmony on Saturday, April 02, 2022. Happy Ugadi to all of you.

**Bharat Darshan – Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Subhakrutu on Saturday, April 02, 2022.**

**Bharat Darshan – Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Plava on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Chaitra (corresponds to April 13 to May 11) is the first month of the Telugu New Year 2021-22.**

**Bharat Darshan – Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Sharvari on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.**

THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON – SATURDAY, APRIL 06, 2019.WELCOME TO THE TELUGU NEW YEAR VIKARI – UGADI CELEBRATION:

**The Celebration of Spring Season. Saturday, April 6, 2019. Welcome to Telugu New Year ‘VIKARI’.**

**The Celebration of Spring Season on Saturday, April 06, 2019.**

**THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON ON SATURDAY, APRIL 06, 2019. BEGINNING OF TELUGU NEW YEAR VIKARI.**

**THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017. THE DAWN OF TELUGU NEW YEAR “HEVILAMBA.”**

CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON : WELCOME TO TELUGU NEW YEAR "MANMADHA." UGADI CELEBRATION ON MARCH 21, 2015. EVERY NATURAL PHENOMENON IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF AN UNCHANGING REALITY . THINGS IN NATURE CHANGE WITH TIME FOR THERE IS AN UNCHANGING TRUTH THAT OPERATES ALL MANIFESTATIONS . — THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON: WELCOME TO TELUGU NEW YEAR “MANMADHA.” UGADI CELEBRATION ON MARCH 21, 2015. EVERY NATURAL PHENOMENON IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF AN UNCHANGING REALITY. THINGS IN NATURE CHANGE WITH TIME FOR THERE IS AN UNCHANGING TRUTH THAT OPERATES ALL MANIFESTATIONS.

THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON: WELCOME TO TELUGU NEW YEAR “JAYA” – UGADI CELEBRATION ON MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014:

THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON: THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR OR "UGADI" COMES WITH A NATURAL CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT BRINGS HOPE BY ITS RENEWAL, REGENERATION, REGROWTH, REVIVAL, AND REBIRTH. I SHARE THIS SENSE OF JOY WITH ALL MY READERS. — THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON: THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR OR “UGADI” COMES WITH A NATURAL CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT BRINGS HOPE BY ITS RENEWAL, REGENERATION, REGROWTH, REVIVAL, AND REBIRTH. I SHARE THIS SENSE OF JOY WITH ALL MY READERS.

TELUGU NEW YEAR VIJAYA: UGADI- THE DAWN OF NEW YEAR APRIL 11, 2013:

VIJAYA - TELUGU NEW YEAR 2013 - UGADI - GREETINGS: The Celebration of Spring Season. — **VIJAYA – TELUGU NEW YEAR 2013 – UGADI – GREETINGS: The Celebration of Spring Season.**

Simon Cyrene

**Bharat Darshan – Welcome to Ugadi, the Telugu New Year on Saturday, April 02, 2022.**

**Saturday, April 01, 2022. Indians celebrate the traditional New Year.**

**Ugadi Greetings. Best Wishes for a Very Happy Telugu New Year.**

A Gunner Officer of the Indian Army officiates as the Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai, Bangladesh on December 17, 1971

A Sermon in Kaptai, Bangladesh Ops 1971-72. A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, The Regiment of Artillery. An Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer on December 17, 1971.

A Personal Tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, The Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army. An Islamic Scholar Who Served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971.

A Sermon in Kaptai, Bangladesh Ops 1971-72. A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971: Glorious Quran, Surah VIII, SPOILS OF WAR, Verse 01: “And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah.Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.”

I was in college from 1962 to 1965 and obtained the Bachelor of Science degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad. I remember this period as the Golden Age of immortal Mohd. Rafi whose melodies still fill my ears. I grew up in this cradle of Urdu language Culture and had acquired my love for ghazals and qawwalis. I spent time in Lucknow, a crown jewel in the Urdu speaking world, where you meet in the market place, ordinary folks who speak in tones that have made the language famous for its sweetness. Much later, I had served in the Royal Oman Army and took my first lesson in Arabic language. My love for Urdu and my Knowledge of Arabic language pales when I write about this Islamic Scholar and Arabic language expert whom I met in India during 1971. He passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2004, in Bahrain where he worked for over 20 years as the Head of the Translation Department at the Bahrain Archives. This is not a tribute about his academic accomplishments, the books that he had published, his military career or about his famous friendly relationship with President Gamal Abdel Nasser and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. I am writing this tribute to recognize his personal qualities and the values that he had promoted. I am writing this tribute to recognize him as a “peacemaker.” He represents a symbol of hope and the light that he had shown may lead us on to a path of peaceful co-existence.

**A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971**: ” (This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect “.(Holy Book of Quran, Surah XXXVIII, “SAAD” verse 29)

I met Lieutenant Colonel.B K Narayan in Demagiri, Mizoram in October 1971. He hails from Karnataka, and he grew up as a Hindu. We gathered in Demagiri to make preparations to launch Operation Eagle in support of Bangla Muslims seeking freedom from military dictatorship imposed by Pakistan. In Demagiri, I reported to him to serve as his Medical Officer of the South Column Unit. He had the unique distinction of commanding an Infantry Unit in the conduct of War while he belonged to The Regiment of Artillery. I have not known a ‘GUNNER’ who could plan and execute Infantry Attacks on Enemy posts. Colonel Iqbal Singh, the Chief of Staff at the Force Headquarters also belonged to The Regiment of Artillery. But, the role played by Colonel Narayan as an Infantry Commander during War is exceptional and has no comparisons that I am aware of. I had the opportunity to converse with him for extended periods of time and came to know his admirable personality. It is not the knowledge of Arabic language that has made him unique and sets him apart from all other language experts. He is special because of his love for Islamic Culture and his ability to project the deep understanding of that Culture when he speaks to others. He performed the holy pilgrimage of Hajj and had observed all the rituals of that spiritual journey like a true and devout Muslim. When he narrated his Hajj experience, I could know the sense of joy and the purity of his intentions. His observance of Hajj, a ritual performed by all devout Muslims, was genuine, real to its core.

A Sermon in Kaptai, Bangladesh Ops 1971-72. A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. On Friday, December 10, 1971, the South Column Unit under his Command fought a furious battle with Pakistan’s Security Forces just east of Barkal and forced them into a retreat On Friday, December 17, 1971, Colonel Narayan conducted the Friday Worship Service in Kaptai acting as the Imam of Friday Prayer.

From Tlabung, Demagiri, South Column marched to Borunasury and then we marched towards Barkal after neutralizing the enemy post at Jalanpara and had encounters with aggressive enemy patrolling to resist our advance at two other locations. Finally, on Friday, December 10, 1971, the enemy fought a very decisive battle on the east side of Karnaphuli River to stop our advance towards Barkal. After losing the battle, the enemy promptly beat a retreat and withdrew from Barkal, Rangamati, Kaptai, and further moved out of Chittagong without putting up a fight. Col Narayan was able to quote the Quran from his memory and would convey his understanding of the verses with great clarity. I personally witnessed his amazing performance in a little town called KAPTAI, on the banks of Karnaphuli Lake, Rangamati Division of Bangladesh. He conducted the Friday Worship Service for the local Bangla Muslims and delivered a sermon which was received with great appreciation by the worshipers. His job in Uniform did not impose any obligation to organize such an event. He held that prayer meeting entirely on his own initiative and it was purely an expression of his love to worship in the Islamic tradition and it also affirms his faith that the worship of God is not limited by one single tradition.

A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971:”And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.”

The Friday Prayer Service was held at the State Guest House in Kaptai where I stayed after my Unit had captured Kaptai. It had a large Conference Room. Col Narayan contacted the Muslim Clerics of the local Masjid and they were absolutely delighted when they met him. His Scholarship and devotion to Islam had captivated them and they immediately agreed to convene the local congregation at the Guest House and organize the Friday Prayer Service. The Conference Hall got totally packed with worshipers. I could watch the proceedings directly from my room in the State Guest House. The Bangla Muslim Community of Kaptai were truly appreciative of Colonel Narayan and his military campaign for bringing Peace and Joy to their Community.

I knew Colonel Narayan’s great admiration for Arab people. He always described them as peace-loving people. He knew this as a fact and it was based upon his understanding of Islamic Culture and traditions. I would describe Colonel Narayan as God’s humble servant. It is important to remember and pay tribute to such “peacemakers” as we can achieve true peace through reflecting and understanding the revelations from the Holy Scriptures of all people. The Regiment of Artillery of Indian Army must record this historical contribution made by a Gunner officer who served as an Infantry Commander during the Bangladesh Ops of 1971-72.

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE – ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER. 22 – OPERATION EAGLE – LIBERATION WAR OF BANGLADESH 1971:

Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India initiated Liberation of Bangladesh during 1971 with military action in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The battle plan of this military action is known as Operation Eagle. She conceived this battle plan to bring peace in that region. She was inclined towards peace. She wanted to deliver peace to people of Bangladesh who had earlier declared their independence from Pakistan. During Operation Eagle, Bangladesh Operations of 1971-72, I served in South Column, an Infantry Unit Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan. He was a great Islamic Scholar. He had explained to me that PEACE is the greeting of Righteous people.

The Military Operation in Chittagong Hill Tracts during Indo-Pak War of 1971 aimed at restoring Peace and to help Bangla Muslims to live in Dignity. My Unit had captured Kaptai and this Dam was not targeted for inflicting any kind of damage. — A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971. OPERATION EAGLE – BANGLADESH OPERATIONS: The Military Operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts during the India-Pakistan War of 1971 aimed at restoring Peace and to deliver Peace to Bangladesh Muslims to help them live in Dignity. My Unit had captured Kaptai and this Dam was not targeted for inflicting any kind of damage. For example, we carried explosives to execute operational plans to evict the enemy but not to harm the people. In any case, Pakistan withdrew its forces after the decisive battle fought on Friday, December 10, 1971.

**A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971**. OPERATION EAGLE – BANGLADESH OPERATIONS: My Unit never discussed any Battle Plan that required blowing up the Dam over Karnaphuli River at Kaptai. However, we discussed the Plan to capture Rangamati, and Kaptai and carried explosives if a contingency arises for their use. The Pakistan Security Forces withdrew from Rangamati and Kaptai without offering any resistance.

OPERATION EAGLE -BANGLADESH OPERATIONS: Major General Sujan Singh Uban, Inspector General of Special Frontier Force, was my Commander during Operation Eagle 1971-72 but he made no mention in his book about the Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai’. He did not destroy Kaptai Dam during the 1971 War. His son’s claim about Kaptai Dam is totally incorrect.

Electricity generated at Kaptai helps to operate Chandraghona Paper Mills near Kaptai.An engineer who had worked in the Paper Mills at Chandraghona, a Bangla Muslim had helped my Unit during our military operation in Chittagong Hill Tracts.When our Unit reached Kaptai, the engineer happily returned to his home. I went and visited the Paper and Rayon Fiber Mill at Chandraghona. — **A personal tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, an Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971**. OPERATION EAGLE 1971: Electricity generated at Kaptai helps to operate Chandraghona Paper Mills near Kaptai.An engineer who had worked in the Paper Mills at Chandraghona, a Bangla Muslim had helped my Unit during our military operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. When our Unit reached Kaptai, the engineer happily returned to his home. He had joined Lieutenant Colonel Assar in a military operation at Chittagong. I went and visited the Paper and Rayon Fiber Mill at Chandraghona.

R. R. Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,

Service Number: MS-8466, Rank: CAPTAIN Branch: Army Medical Corps/Short Service Regular Commission;

Designation: Medical Officer, South Column, Operation Eagle

Organization: Headquarters Establishment No. 22 C/O 56 APO.

My father created the SFF, I commanded it

By Inspector General GURDIP SINGH UBAN (retd)

September 22, 2020 Rediff.com

Major General Sujan Singh Uban, a legendary veteran of the Second World War, was a natural choice to raise, train and command the Special Frontier Force and mould them into a well oiled fighting machine, recalls his son Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd), who led SFF troops during the Kargil War.

As the Indian Army moved in with their major thrust into East Pakistan, the SFF, while supporting the flank of the Indian Army, by a blitzkrieg, cleared the Chittagong Hill Tracts, destroyed the Kaptai dam and encircled and prevented the escape of Pakistan’s 97 Brigade and No 2 Commando Battalion, all of whom were taken prisoner.

The SFF was poised for the capture of Chittagong port when a ceasefire was declared; a daring move which paid handsome dividends.

This earned them the title ‘Phantoms of Chittagong’.

Happy New Year 2024 – Wisdom to guide me in 2024

“For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;

the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

“Therefore once more I will astound these people

with wonder upon wonder;

the wisdom of the wise will perish,

the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”

“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”

“For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.”

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

“He (GOD) chose the lowly things of the world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are.”

WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT TO GUIDE ME IN 2024:

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.”

“However, as it is written:

‘No eye has seen,

no ear has heard,

no mind has conceived

what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

“Since ancient times no one has heard,

no ear has perceived,

no eye has seen any God besides you,

who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”

“But God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”

“For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s Spirit within him?”

“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment: ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord that He may instruct him?'”

“Who has understood the mind of the Lord,

or instructed him as his counselor.”

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness.'”

“He (LORD) catches the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are swept away.”

“and again, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.'”

A MAN’S PURPOSE IN LIFE

“Therefore as it is written,

‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.'” (1 CORINTHIANS 1:31)

“This is what the LORD says:

‘Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom

or the strong man boast of his strength

or the rich man boast of his riches,

but let him who boasts boast about this:

that he understands and knows me,

that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth,

for in these I delight.'” declares the LORD.

The Tradition of Thanksgiving Day

Gratitude is an Acknowledgment

Man’s Essence and Existence – The idea of Thanksgiving:

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The Presidents’ Responses

The Victims

9/11: Remembrance and Memorials

Whole Dude Wishes You Less Troubles and More Blessings and Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door

SEARCHING FOR PEACE

May Your Troubles Be Less and Your Blessings Be More

Let the Lord Guide me to great things in 2023

The Wisdom to Guide me in the New Year 2023

THE TRADITION OF “GURU” WORSHIP (PUJA):

My Guru:

My other Guru:

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedahaPita naiva me naiva mataa na janmahaNa bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyahaChidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’hamChidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,I am the form of consciousness and bliss,I am the eternal Shiva…

भगवद् गीता किञ्चिदधीतागङ्गा जललव कणिकापीता .सकृदपि येन मुरारि समर्चाक्रियते तस्य यमेन न चर्चा .. २१..

Man vs God. The Joy of getting Checkmated:

The Uplifting Power of the Divine Chess Player:

The Shepherd and His Flock:

The Problem of Black Sheep:

The Joy of getting Checkmated:

Life is like Chess. I am predestined to lose my Queen and lose the Game:

THE SPRING SEASON – A REASON FOR HOPE:

THE CELEBRATION OF TELUGU NEW YEAR – UGADI:

THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON – SATURDAY, APRIL 06, 2019.WELCOME TO THE TELUGU NEW YEAR VIKARI – UGADI CELEBRATION:

THE CELEBRATION OF SPRING SEASON: WELCOME TO TELUGU NEW YEAR “JAYA” – UGADI CELEBRATION ON MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014:

TELUGU NEW YEAR VIJAYA: UGADI- THE DAWN OF NEW YEAR APRIL 11, 2013:

A Personal Tribute to Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan, The Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army. An Islamic Scholar Who Served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971.

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE – ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER. 22 – OPERATION EAGLE – LIBERATION WAR OF BANGLADESH 1971:

My father created the SFF, I commanded it

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha
Pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyaha
Chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham
Chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,
I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva…

भगवद् गीता किञ्चिदधीता
गङ्गा जललव कणिकापीता .
सकृदपि येन मुरारि समर्चा
क्रियते तस्य यमेन न चर्चा .. २१..