Animals are driven by instinct and all their actions/reactions have reasons. Yet, some consider animals a nuisance for soiling the building premises or being dangerous as they bite or simply because they are noisy! Compassion towards other beings is the key to harmony amongst all, and stray animals need it the most. The Following Laws […]
Buddy was a happy dog with a zest for life. A quick learner, the Boxer had toilet trained himself within a fortnight. So it came as a surprise to his owners when Buddy one day nonchalantly lifted a leg and anointed the dining room table. Puzzled with the change in behaviour, his owners consulted a […]
On 1st October, 2016, Irani Zoroastrians across the globe celebrate the festival of ‘Mehrgan’ (Meher roj, Meher mah), which honours the ‘Yazata of Mehr’ since the Persian era. In ancient Iran, celebrations were held when the name of the month coincides with the name of the day. The word ‘Meher’ or ‘Mithra’ means Sun and friendship and is also one of […]
Bought a new phone – awesome! But how does one restore data from the old phone onto the new one? If you’re using the Google Now Launcher, your home screen background, icon and widget layout as well as folder structure is now saved to the cloud, allowing you to restore your settings to a new […]
January (Lucky number: 11): Legal matters will get sorted out. Justice is on the cards. Don’t take hasty decisions. Search for the right path to reach your destination. Believe in yourself, even if you feel no one understands you. A good month especially for ladies. February (Lucky number: 17): Health will be good. The healing has started […]
Batata Sukhi Bhaji Batata Sukhi Bhaji is a traditional dry potato dish popular in the state of Gujarat. Ingredients: 3 large (boiled and peeled) Potatoes; 2 tbsp. Oil; ½ tsp. Mustard Seeds; ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds; Pinch Asofoetida (Hing); ½ cup, coarsely Ground Peanuts; 1 tbsp. Sesame Seeds; Salt to Taste; 1 tsp. (or to […]
On a trip to Chiang Mai in North Thailand last year to attend a seminar on Buddhism, I met a Japanese lady who owns six dogs back home in Asakusa. “They are not dogs. They are my children,” she said. She showed me photographs of all six and told me how she takes them to […]
Housing Allotments: In the last BPP Connect of September 2016, I had committed that I will do my best to ensure that the BPP continues to fulfill our beneficiaries’ need for housing without further interruption. Fortunately, two of my co-Trustees Kersi Randeria and Noshir Dadrawalla share the same resolve (Our co-Trustee Zarir Bhathena is recovering […]
There are many things that you will find unusual when you step down in Amsterdam, not counting the fresh clean air, of course. Wherever you go, you see people cycling. There are said to be over 800,000 bicycles in Amsterdam – that is more bikes than the people! People cycle for almost everything – work, […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. હાલમાં શનિની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી ચારે બાજુથી હેરાન થઈ જશો. ઘરવાળા માન નહીં આપે. તમારી ભુલ સામેવાળાને પહાડ જેવી લાગશે. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં મુશ્કેલી આવી જશે. આવકના ઠેકાણા નહીં રહે. ખર્ચ વધી જશે. માનસિક ત્રાસથી પરેશાન થશો. નાના કામ પૂરા કરવામાં પરેશાન થશો. દરરોજ ભૂલ્યા […]
At the time of the Hamaspathmaedaya festival, when the snow begins to melt and the rivers begin to flow and the trees begin to grow and the birds begin to fly, the august, glorious and efficacious Fravashis, the Guardian Spirits of the righteous dead, wing their flight earthward from the heavenly regions. Eager and solicitous […]