Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's is a neurological disease occurs mostly above the age of 60, but some have earlier onset of the disease before the age of 50 itself.
It changes the person's personality completely different. Along with the physical ailment the mental status is also totally affected. They lose their confident level and they are unwilling to cooperate for the treatment also.
It is difficult to see how our dear ones are suffering. It is really very sad to see how they are suffering due to the physical ailment or lack of movement of their limbs.
Even though we are giving good medical treatment, we couldn't boost them up psychologically.
I need help regarding this, Please can any one suggest how we can boost up them psychologically.

Anger- Vethathiri Maharishi's view

Anger is the character which spoils one's happiness. Great sages like Thurvasar and Vishvamithirar lost their power because of their anger.

Vethathiri Maharishi's view:
When we can't get what we wish, or when we face obstacle we get anger. If the anger is not shown properly then it became as vengeance. When one can not express his anger it become as sorrow.
If we forgive the person, who makes us angry, then that anger wont become as vengeance.
But we can not be polite in all places and with all other persons. For example we have to show our anger when the servants are not doing the work properly. Or when our children are doing something wrong, we should be angry upon them. We have to show our anger to them, but it should not affect our health. That means we have to act as if we are angry about their deed, but it should not be the real anger.

A thought

For the past years whenever  we switch on the tv or open the morning news papers, we used to see 'Bomb blast in India, blast in Pakistan, Suicidal attack in USA, Terrorist activity in Kenya" like this. People killing each other in the name of religion, country, caste and so on. 

For the past few days terrorists are attacking a mall in Kenya, in protest against some countries. Not only that some tech terrorists are attacking the net works of their enemy countries and hack their enemies websites, causing the industries or institutions a lot of official and economical damage.

Some people are threatening with bio weapons.

Not only terrorist activities, violence against women are also very common.

Why human who are so proud that they are having sixth sense who are above the animals behaving like this. 

We are not seeing animals having vengeance against the same species. They are not planning to kill their same species. 

But We the human beings, the so called civilized people, are planning, to kill our fellow human beings. Why we don't have the love, affection, humanity towards other human beings. Why we are always trying to cheat other people?

Those who are planning the terrorist activities in the name of religion, not thinking that all the religions are preaching about  love, tolerance, and humanity.

When the day will come when we open the morning news paper we are not seeing a single episode of violent activities?  In my dream I am always dreaming of that golden day when people are treating others with love, respect and humanity. Hope the day will come soon. 

Vekkaliamman -Woraiyur

The second temple I visited last month was Arulmigu Vekkaliamman temple.

This is one of the temples I like to go when ever I get a chance to visit Tiruchirappalli. Some how the I am attracted to this deity, and I feel very light hearted when I am in front of the Amman.
This is also one of the ancient temples in Tiruchirappalli.
The main aspect of this temple is there is no roof for the main sanctum where Devi statue is situated.
Another main aspect of this temple is 'prayer papers'. The devotees write their problems on the prayer paper which are sold at the temple, place the prayer paper on the feet of the Goddess and hung them on the Trishul in front of the Amman statue. It is a belief that  once a devotee had done this, then his/her problem will be taken care of and he/she will be relieved from the problem.

History of this temples falls in the Chola period for whom Woraiyur was the capital. The people living nearby considering this Amman as one of the guardian deity.

The roof of the main sanctum was constructed many times, but it is believed to be burnt by the Amman itself. Also the position of leg of the Amman also different from other Sakthi Sthals. It shows the energy level of the Amman.

The temple facing north, which is consider to provide victory, so the Chola kings used to offer prayers before proceeding to the battle field.

May the Goddess eradicate the evil and protect the good ones.

Thiruvanaikaval kovil-Akilandeswari with Jambukeshwarar

Last month I visited two temples at Tiruchirappalli, both are very ancient temples.

The first one is  Jambukeshwarar - Akilandeswari temple.  The temple is in Thiruvanaikaval which is just 3 km away from another very famous and ancient temple for God Vishnu, Srirangam. These two temples located on an island formed by river Cauvery.

History of the temple:
Once Devi Parvathy was making fun of Lord Siva about his penance for the betterment of human being. So Lord Shiva sent Parvathi to earth from Kailash as a punishment. She came to Thiruvanikaval and made a lingam with sand in the river Cauvery(Ponny) and worshiped Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva at last gave dharshan to  Parvathy and gave her updesa. So this temple is one of the Updesa temples.
This place is one of the pancha boothas -water.

As Parvathy worshipped shiva at this place even now the pandit who is doing poojas at the Amman temple(archagar) dresses like woman and do pooja to KoMatha(cow) and Lord shiva. This is a very famous ritual at this temple every day.

Priest is doing ko pooja dressing like a woman

The name for Thiru-Aanai-kaa

Two shiva ganas (Shiva's deciples) Malyavan and Pushpandanta were always fighting for one thing or other. During one fight Malyavan cursed Pushpandanta to become as an elephant and the later cursed the Malyavan to become as a spider.

So they came to Jambukeshwaram in the form of elephant and spider and started worshiping Lord Shiva. Daily the elephant brought water from river Cauvery and do abishekam to the lingam. The spider spun the web to protect the lingam from sun light and prevent the dry leaves falling on the lingam. But in the morning the elephant saw the web and destroy that thinking that is a dust, and cleaned the lingam by pouring water as abishekam. This happened for some days and one day the spider got angry and crawled to the elephant's trunk and bit the elephant till death by killing it self . Since the elephant(aanai) worshiped this holy(thiru) place which situated in the forest (kaa), this place is called as Thiru aanai kaa or Thiruvanaikaval.

In the next birth the spider born as Chola king (Chengot) and built 70 Shiva temples and this temple is one among them. Remembering his enmity with the elephant the king built the main sanctorum for Lord shiva in such a way that not even a small elephant can enter that sanctorum. 

Jambukeshwaram:

The another name for this place Jambukeshwaram and the God is known as Jambukeshwarar. The reason for this name is another myth.

Once Sage Jambu munivar got a very rare white jamun fruit and offered to Lord Shiva. Shiva ate that and spit the seed. The Jambu Munivar ate that seed as it came from the God, and one tree was started growing on head.  The sage prayed to Lord that he should take his abode under that tree. After some time Parvathy Devi came to earth and built a lingam under that tree and Lord Shiva take his abode under the same tree. So this place known as Jambukeshwaram.