It’s Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. But Tshering is no ordinary doctor. During the week, he also happens to be prime minister in the Himalayan kingdom famous for measuring citizens’ Gross National Happiness. “For me it’s a de-stresser,” said Tshering, who
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It’s a common practice in Hindu tradition to use agarbatti (incense sticks) at home, in religious ceremonies, and during meditation. Besides its soothing scent, it also helps reduce stress and relax our senses. But did you know inhaling incense smoke can harm your health in a similar way to cigarette smoke? In ancient times, our ancestors used to make incense
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Did you know that the evil eye is not only a superstitious belief but is supported scientifically via the thoughts of waves? How it works is that, when a person directs his or hers negative/evil thought waves onto another person, the victim’s forthcoming life events are delayed or denied. These forthcoming can be in the form of misfortune, diseases or
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Lights up the Standing lamp (KUTTU VILAKU) during prayers time is custom practiced as an Indian/Tamil tradition since ancient time. Nowadays, majority people not aware about the number faces to lit up on the Standing lamp and its benefits. In Standing lamp: LIGHTS UP ONE FACE- • This is suitable for ancestor’s prayers. (Low benefit) LIGHTS UP TWO FACES- •
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Peacock is main vehicle of Lord Murugan, therefore it’s feather is considered to be sacred and many people commonly keep the peacock feather in their prayers room. Did you know that this peacock feather can diminish hardship in our life ? • A peacock feather should be placed in a coffer (Money Box). This will improve the wealth status and
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It happens that those people who fail to adequately reconcile a good night’s rest, are affected their brain functions in a very negative way. Even his health presents considerable wear. Despite the great pleasure and the immense need we have regarding the hours of sleep, we will not be able to spend in our bed as long as we please.
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Ficus Religiosa in Latin (sacred fig) or Arasa Maram in Tamil ( king of tree ), the peepal tree is sacred in Indian tradition — it is also known as the Bodhi tree or Aswatha tree. This sacred tree native to the Indian subcontinent is a storehouse of medicinal value. Along with neem and tulsi, it provides the maximum oxygen and
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In many Indian households you will find that people sit on the floor and eat their meals. While most of us have embraced the table and chair as a place to eat, there are those of us who prefer to sit in front of the TV and/or sit on the bed and eat. While this might be very comfortable, it
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Drink water from a copper vessel to reap numerous health benefits.’ If you think hard, each one of us, one time or the other, have been advised to practice this. Elders in the family emphasise on many home remedies, one of them being drinking water in copper vessel. It is considered very beneficial for our health. But what good does it
Read morePernah tak dengar orang tua-tua ada pesan memang elok untuk kita bela ikan puyu kat rumah, katanya ikan ini dapat menghalau hantu atau makhluk halus. Selain itu ianya dapat menghalang perbuatan pukau dan sihir yang hendak ditujukan pada penghuni rumah tuh. Cuma persoalan yang nak ramai tahu, apa signifikan antara hantu dan makhluk halus dengan ikan puyu? Kenapa mereka takut
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