Jai Ganesha Kirtan with David Newman

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The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta) This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, Straightforward and gentle in speech. Humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied. Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful, Not proud and demanding in nature. Let them not do the slightest thing That the wise would later reprove. Wishing: In gladness and in saftey, May all beings be at ease. Whatever living beings there may be; Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none, The great or the mighty, medium, short or small, The seen and the unseen, Those living near and far away, Those born and to-be-born, May all beings be at ease! Let none deceive another, Or despise any being in any state. Let none through anger or ill-will Wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings: Radiating kindness over the entire world Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from hatred and ill-will. Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down Free from drowsiness, One should sustain this recollection. This is said to be the sublime abiding. By not holding to fixed views, The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision, Being freed from all sense desires, Is not born again into this world.

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Praise To Amitabha Buddha

The Amitabha Buddha's body is the colour gold.
The splendour of his brilliant light is beyond mind.
The light of his brows illuminates a hundred worlds.
His eyes are pure brilliant light, limitless like the oceans.
In Amitabha's realm of infinite light, all beings are transformed
And Enlightened into countless Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.
His Forty Eight Vows ensure our liberation
In Nine Lotus Stages we reach the ultimate shore of Enlightenment.
Homage to the Buddha of the Pure Land,
Compassionate Amitabha Buddha.

NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA!
NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA!
NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA!

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Mantra(Sanskrit)
Namo Amitabhaya
Tathagataya
tadyatha
Amrito--dbhave
Amrita--siddhambhave
Amrtia--vikrante
Amrtia--vikranta--gamine
gagana kirta--kare
Svaha

Video included 48 vows of Amitabha Buddha, read it here http://www.geocities.com/amita bha48vows/48.html

I photoshoped the buddha photos with landscape photos but I do not take any claim of hte photos i used

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PLACES & FACES OF TAMIL NADU
Please be sure to watch in high quality!
The singing is by the Tamil classical vocalist Manikaram Yogeswaran.
This video is dedicated to my Tamil friend Nilavani.
(in this video are also some pictures of the Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh)

Tamil Nadu is one of the southern states of India. It has its own language and script.
Its classical music and ancient temple architecture are renown all over the world.
In Chidambaram you can find a huge number of families who have been engaged in the gold and sliver ornament making business for a very long time. The art is transferred from generation to generation and thus they can excel in their art, over anyone in the rest of the country. Most of the artifacts are hand created and hence are rich in quality and artistry. Also the finest bronze casters live here in Chidambaram.

The town is in the Kollidam River Valley.

The Chidambaram Temple (Tamil: சிதம்பரம் கோயில் ), dedicated to Lord Shiva (or Siva) in His form of the Cosmic Dancer, Nataraja நடராசர், is a temple complex spread over 40 acres in the heart of the city. It is an ancient and historic temple dedicated to Lord Shiva Nataraja and Lord Govindaraja Perumal, one of the few temples where both the Shaivite and Vaishnavite deities are enshrined in one place.

Madurai (Tamil: மதுரை,) is a city and a municipal corporation situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is also known as Madura (pronounced as Ma ju ra) and as Nan mada kudal (the original name). The city of Madurai, with a population of 922,913 according to the 2001 census, is the administrative capital of Madurai district.Madurai was the capital city of the Pandya kings of South India. Madurai's cultural heritage goes back 2500 years and the city has been an important commercial center since as early as 550 C.E. In legend, the original town of Madurai was destroyed by a tsunami in ancient Lemuria (continent). The new city was home to the last Tamil Sangam in the early part of last Century. The great National Poet Subramanya Bharathi worked as a Tamil language pandit/ teacher in Sethupathy High School in Early 20th Century . There is a village town in the neighbouring District of Dindigul called Vada Madurai and another in a neighbouring District called Mana Madurai in Sivagangai District.

Meenakshi-Sundareswar Temple
The Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple, which stands today as one of India's cultural and architectural landmarks, was originally built by the early Pandya King Kulasekara. The ancient city of Madurai was supposed to be laid out in a lotus-like formation with the temple at the center and streets and main thoroughfares layered one after the other in a concentric fashion. Legend has it that on the day the city was to be named, Lord Shiva blessed the land and its people while divine nectar showered on the city from his matted locks. The city hence came to be known as "Madhurapuri" meaning "The City of Divine Nectar". It is likely a late legend attempting to Sanskritise the otherwise Dravidian derivative of 'Madurai'.

Further places of interest in TN, especially to Westerners are Pondicherry (Shri Aurobindo Ashram) and Tiruvannamalai (Shri Ramana Maharshi Arshram)

Please read in Wikipedia for more information on Tamil Nadu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T amil_Nadu

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SACRED MUSIC FROM TIBET.
Together with some pictures.

Be sure to watch in high quality!!!

This video I made is my first one.
It is just giving a very basic impression of Tibet, its sacred music and its beautiful people.
I hope you will like it.

Thanks for ratings and comments.

Alexander.

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