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|| AGRA FORT ||

It is one of the important monument in Agra, Agra itself is a Sanskrit word, and was a prosperous capital of Rajput rulers before moguls came to India, the fort was built in the Rajput style.

#Thread on Panch kedar- five Divine Abodes of Mahadev !

The story of Panch Kedar is back to the Mahabharata period, after the war of Dharma, pandavas wanted to get rid of all their sin of killing their cousins,
brahmins and pitra, thus they left their Rajya in search of Shiva.

But being deeply hearted by the war of Mahabharata Shiva took the form of bull and hide himself .
while searching for Shiva pandavs observe that a bull was grazing over their and Bheema, recognises that bull as Shiva an caught his tail and hind legs

but the bull disappeared into ground and later reappeared as in five parts i.e.arms,humps,face ,hair and head,navel.

1.Kedarnath: a place where divinity meets the spirituality, here humps of the bull appeared.

Rudranath: it offers some of the finest sceneries of the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, here the face of the bull reappered .

#Thread on #Panchanaan and #Panchavaktra Mahadev!

Mahadev is called 'Panchanaan' and 'Panchavaktra' because of his five faces.
Five faces in the four directions and the fifth in the middle( Sadyojat, Vamdeva, Tatpurush, Aghor and Ishaan) and each has three eyes.

The west-facing face of Mahadev is Sadyojata. This face of Shiv ji symbolizes clean, pure and free as a child.

The north facing direction is Vamdev. Vamadeva means the destroyer of vices.

- The south face is Aghor. Aghor means one who does blasphemous deeds.

The one who performs the condemned karma but by the grace of Mahadeva makes it pure.

East face of Mahadev is known as Tatpurush.That means to be reside in one's Atman.

The name of the upper face is Ishaan. Ishaan means स्वामी।

Out of the five faces of Shiv Shankar, the upper face is of milk-like color, the east face is of Tatpurush yellow color, the south face is of Aghor blue color, the west face is of Sadyojat white color and the north face is of Vamdev Krishna color.

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BHAKTI MARG ACCORDING TO SHIVAPURAN

There Nothing is more pleasurable than the Path of Bhakti in all the Loka's and in all the four Yuga, whoever dives in this sacred ocean of Ishwara's Bhakti , can definitely attain Mokshā and get relief from BhavaSagara ,

it is more pleasing in the Kali Yuga as compared to others., The reason is the lack of both knowledge and disinterest in humans.

Bhakti is the only path through which we can connect with Ishwara and whoever become hurdle in Ishwara's Devotees with bad intentions he is always

punishable by Ishwara.

The Bhakti which is inspired by Shashtra's and is surrendered to Ishwara by heart selflessly , considered to be श्रेष्ठ , and which is full of Selfishness is always called निम्नकोटी भक्ति .

Both these types of devotion are of two types in terms of नैष्ठि and अनैष्ठि

- there are 6 types of नैष्ठि and
- 1 of अनैष्ठि

There are mainly two types of devotion -

1) सगुण
2) निर्गुण

The nine parts of both Nirguna and Saguna have been described, which is something like this -

● श्रवण - Hearing the Lord's Kirtan by drowning in devotion.

● कीर्तन - Performing bhajan with pure devotion by singing the glory of the Lord.

#Thread On Shri Satya Narayana Vrat Katha!

Once Devarshi Narada came to the Mrityūlok while visiting various lokās, he saw that here man is suffering from many kinds of sorrows, and according to their bad deeds,

he took birth in many types of Yöniş and got punished for their deeds. He started thinking about, the solution that can definitely reduce the suffering of all of them. With this thought in his mind,

he went to the shelter of Bhagwān Satyanarayan and bowed to him heartily. Seeing Narad ji anxious like this, Shrihari Vishnu asked him the reason for his problem.

Narada ji said,
Prabhu you are Antaryāmi ,how could anyone hide anything from you?

However, if you have asked, I will tell you .In Mrityūlokā, according to their deeds, all of them are born in various Yoniş and are suffering in many ways

Prabhu!
Kindly tell me, what is the solution that will surely end this affliction of human beings?

The Ife Primary Education Research Project (1970-1983).

aka

The Ife 6-Year Primary Project.

In 1970, as the Director of the Institute of Education of the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), later Dean Faculty of Education, Prof. Babs Fafunwa & his team embarked on one of the most groundbreaking research projects in education for Yorubaland.

The aim of the project was to test the hypothesis that the best instructional medium for good concept formation at a very tender age is the mother tongue.

This was bolstered by the observation that “of all the continents and peoples of the world, it is only in Africa…

…that formal education is offered in a language that is foreign to the child.”

So, Yoruba was to be used & tested as an exclusive medium of passing information or instructions to a set of pupils.

The project was based on the premise that:

(a). the child will benefit culturally, socially, linguistically & cognitively.

(b). the child’s command of English will be improved if he is taught English as an entirely separate subject by a specialist teacher through the 6 years.

AGAMA SHASTRA:THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MARVELS OF HINDU ARCHITECTURE

Agama Shastra is a Sanskrit word that means the manual for worship, temple building, rituals etc in Hindu Tradition.From Sanskrit,agama means handed down by tradition and Shastra means a commentary or treatise.

Therefore, Agama Shastra is a collection of ideas that drafts the rules for worship, temple construction, spirituality and rituals. It has been a guideline for many Hindus from ancient times. It's a collection of Sanskrit, Tamil and Grantha scriptures that mostly contains...

...methods of temple construction, idol creation, philosophical doctrines and meditative practices. It came into being after years of assimiliation and from a variety of sources. Some parts of it are pre-vedic while some are post-vedic.

Hindu Temples are not just temples, they are the pride and identity of Hindus. They are the symbols of Hindu unity and their religious aspirations. Temples are the places of spiritual healing and are our connection with the creator almighty.

Temples are the priceless treasure of our History, Heritage ,Art & Architecture. Architecture that mesmerises and spell bounds you. And Agama Shastra is that very text which is responsible for such a mesmerising and spell binding quality and beauty of our Hindu Temples.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has sold more than 40 million copies.

Don't have time to read it?
—No worries.

Here are the 7 key lessons you should apply:

Habit #1 — BE PROACTIVE

It all starts with action.

Rather than being "reactive" (externally influenced).
Focus on being "proactive" (initiative-taking).

This puts you in firm control of your life.

Habit #2 — BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

"No wind is favorable if one does not know to which port one is sailing."

I use this goal-setting system to stay on track myself:

Who do I want to be --> Monthly goal to achieve it? --> Daily action to reach that goal?

I update weekly.

Habit #3 — FIRST THINGS FIRST

Knowing the work that moves the needle is half the battle.

The Eisenhower Matrix can come in handy here:

Urgent + Important - Do it
Important + Not urgent - Schedule it
Urgent + Not important - Delegate it
Not urgent + Not important - Delete it

Habit #4 — THINK WIN-WIN

Always strive to find a mutually beneficial solution.

How to:
- Be as objective as possible
- Try to see from their perspective
- Determine what a "win" truly means for both parties
- Work to find the best solution for both parties

Personal Prayer Walk Chronicles, 11th March, 2023...

I REALLY HAVE A ?? this mornin

Anyways, Woke up this mornin with so much energy(glory to God), at a time, I was considering walking from ABEOKUTA- Ibadan just to show that my frenemy, Pst. @Abel2goupOla that I was fitter.. 😂

Anyways, I set out early praying in tongues, which is my usual practice, but, midway, I decided to listen to one of the audio messages on my phone. The lot fell on Pst. E.A. Adeboye's message, titled, "THE CREATIVE POWER OF GOD'S WORD"

His Word can CREATE, CALL FORTH, CANCEL,

OBTAIN etc. It can serve in every capacity and can do all things, even d imagined stuffs can b brought to manifestation.
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Making time to study His Word is really underrated. Many today just glance thru & rush off. This will not help. We must make time in d midst of no time.
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Now, indulge me to ask you these simple questions.
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When was the last time you came to the altar of Prayer, just to guage your relationship with God?

Have you noticed or observed that, We monitor almost everything in our lives?

From the petrol in our car to that in our generators.

We monitor the money in our banks as well as that in our pocket....

#We monitor our performances at work and those of our subordinates...

#We monitor our health,