Thread on #RealHeroesofIndia

Murlidhar Devidas Amte was the eldest son of Devidas and Laxmibai Amte. His father Devidas was a powerful bureaucrat with the pre-independence British administration and a wealthy landowner in the Wardha district.

Is Cholesterol actually a villain?

This thread is for education purposes and doesn't give any medical advice.

Cholesterol is present in every cell of the body & has imp natural functions when it comes to digesting foods, producing hormones,& generating vitamin D.

The body produces it, but people also consume it in food.

In fact, cholesterol production is so important that your liver & intestines make about 80% of the cholesterol you need to stay healthy. Only about 20% comes from the foods you eat.

So why does body produce excess cholesterol to give such high numbers?

1. Constipation

The main way our body gets rid of excess cholesterol is through our bowel movements. The liver pumps excess cholesterol that is not needed into the bile, which is stored in the gallbladder.

If there is not much fiber in our diet, we don’t drink enough water and are constipated, cholesterol in bile can get reabsorbed back into our bloodstream and we end up with high cholesterol levels.  

2. Genetics
3. Syndrome X (Pre - diabetes)
4. Hypothyroidism

5. Stress

The hormone cortisol is also released in response to stress.  Chronically elevated levels of cortisol are related to high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, abdominal obesity and glucose intolerance. 

6. Inactivity/Lack of Exercises

Brutal truth about Aur@ngzeb!

1. He was a religious bigøt, cunning and cruel to H!ndus.

He was keen that the sh@ri@ or Isl@mic law be followed everywhere.

H!ndu religious fairs were outlawed in 1668, and an edict of the following year prohibited construction of Hindu temples as well as the repair of old ones. 

The duty (internal customs fees) paid on goods was 2.5%, double the amount was levied on H!ndu merchants from 1665 onwards

2. According to one historical source, elephants were deployed to crush the resistance in the area surrounding the Red Fort of H!ndus who refused to submit to jiziya collectors.

Source:

3. Aurangzeb’s ultimate aim was conversion of non-Musl!ms to Isl@m. Whenever possible the emperor gave out robes of honor, cash gifts, and promotions to converts. It quickly became known that conversion was a sure way to the emperor’s favor.

4. Aurangzeb as a ferocious destroyer of H!ndu temples and idols.

He did not just build an isolated mosque on a destroyed temple, he ordered all temples to be destroyed, among them the Kashi Vishwanath temple, one of the most sacred places of H!nduism.

Indians are famouspfor Jugaad.

Most parents are worried about their child and always make sure that they aren't addicted to drugs.

Each one listed below is addictive and has several side effects.

So let me tell you the 'jugaad'

1. Iodex Sandwiches

Applying a generous amount of Iodex balm on a slice of bread making the grossest sandwich ever! But they eat it as it gives them a certain high & makes them feel light headed.

2. Drinking hand sanitizer/after shave lotions

One large bottle of hand sanitiser contains alcohol equivalent to 32 vodka shots!

3. Inhaling whiteners (liquid)/ink/deodorants

Again it gives a high. The habit might begin with a friend suggesting a way to relax after a rigorous period of studying or from information gleaned online or from the peer group.

While describing the Ultimate State of consciousness, *Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj says this in his main labour of love, Dnyaneshwari* :

"जेथ हें संसारचित्र उमटे/तो मनोरूप पट फाटे/जैसें सरोवर आटे/मग प्रतिमा नाही// ५.२८.१५६

तैसें मनपण मुदल जाये । मग अहंभावादिक कें आहे ।म्हणोनि शरीरेंचि ब्रह्म होये । अनुभवी तो ॥ १५७ ॥

Here is a loose translation of these verses:

" The screen, in the form of mind, on which the image of the world arises, gets torn apart/

Just the way, there is no reflection to be seen when a lake completely dries up //" 5.28.156

"Thus, when the mind disappears altogether, where is the sense of a separate Self etc then/
Therefore, the body itself turns into Bramhan/(This) The person experiences//" 5.28.157

#Thread on #MahaShivaratri

The five faces of #Mahadev -

🔸️ Sadyojata - the newly born consciousness

🔸️Vamdev - preserves consciousness

🔸️Aghora - The power of dissolution of the terrifying things within us. Representing the dropping of our ego.

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🔸️Tatpurush - the power of obscuration, represents the transition period from extreme darkness to complete light within us.

🔸️Ishaan - the power of revealment, representing moksha or the oneness.

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On Mahashivratri, dances are performed for time immemorial, which are termed as cosmic dance

5 key dance forms of Natraja

🔸️ Srishti - Creation

🔸️Samhara - Destruction of the self/ego. "There's no being, only becoming"

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🔸️Sthithi - Maintainence/Protection
To accept that change is normal & maintain the state of a selfless being.

🔸️Tirobhava - Concealment
Maya, illusion and the veil of ignorance can pull one away from Sthithi.

🔸️ Anugraha - Liberation/Moksha.

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What's the significance of #Mahashivratri ?

It's the wedding of material & spiritual.

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Sri Gurubhyo Namah.
Some tweets on Adi Shankaracharya and in particular the Guru Parampara of @sringerimath. [I had done this series earlier 5 years ago on account of Shishya Sweekaram].

Adi Shankara established the Sringeri Peetham as the 1st of 4 amnaaya peetams.

The four being
1. Sarada Peetam at Sringeri.
2. Govardhana Peetam at Puri
3. Kalika at Dwaraka
4. Jyothir at Badarikashramam.

He installed his 4 most prominent shishyas as heads of the peetams.

Sureshwaracharya was assigned to Sringeri as its head.

Sringeri is a corruption of Rshyashrunga giri.

Rshyashrunga maharshi [and his father Sri Vibandhaka Maharshi] did their tapas at this place.

It is at Sringeri that Shankara spent 12 of His precious 32 years!!

That gives you and idea how much He loved this place.

Rshyashruga maharshi had a horn on his forehead, a result of being born to a deer. His mere presence was enough to shower rains!!

Rshyashrunga was one who led Putrakamesthi Yaagam of Dasaratha Maharaj and which resulted in Sri Rama's birth!!

EVOLUTION OF CROWNS

The ancient Indian kings called a head crown as a Mukut and it would mostly constitute of a golden ornamental headgear like an oval cap with gems.

Sometimes it would also include a halo circle to show the divinity of the king

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As it was considered that kings were appointment by the gods themselves. Example the kings of mewar considered themselves to be the ‘Diwan of eklingji')

But in most cases very few Mukut with halo effect have been found.

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Samudragupta in the gupta era coin. You can see the helmet like headwear on him.

Till gupta era the solid golden head wear was used in most days of the monarch.

But since the onset of 8th century it reduced in usage and was now used only as a ceremonial headwear.

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Whereas earlier the Maharaja had to wear the mukut whenever his court was in session.

Still mukut was being used prominently for ceremonial activities till recent times.

Maharaj Dahir of Sindh👇

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But as times past the style of headwear also changed.

The kings mostly wore turbans ordained with pearls and gems while rarely anyone wore a true Mukut after 16th century.

Portrait of Sri Krishna Dev Raya👇

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This is Kuinini ‘Nini’ Manumua, the woman who was ultimately displaced by inclusion of Laurel Hubbard.

She’s 21, and it would have been her first Olympics.

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