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I got it from a site called Namaste.com. Great supplier of all kinds of stuff from India.

When a man knows God, he is free: his sorrows have an end, and birth and death are no more. When in inner union he is beyond the world of the body, then the third world, the world of the Spirit, is found, where the power of the All is, and man has all; for he is one with the One. Krishna Yajur Veda, Svetasvatara Upanishads 1.11

Haribol, Does anyone know of an ayurvedic formula for the symtoms of RA? Thanks in advance

NDTV NEWS: Monkey-man: Making sense of the fear psychosis Vikram Chandra and Arnab Goswami The seemingly paranormal phenomenon of the “monkey-man” has evoked considerable paranoia in the capital. There have reportedly been numerous sightings and they all have a few things in common -- the “creature” is believed to be covered with black hair and has sharp metal-like claws, which he uses to attack his victims, who end up with minor gashes. NDTV spoke to Suresh Roy, Joint Commissioner of Police and Professor Ashis Nandy, a well-known sociologist to make sense of the fear psychosis that the episodes have precipitated. What sort of evidence have the police been able to gather till now? There has been confusion -- is it a gang of men, is it an animal, is it one man? Mr Roy, what does the existing evidence point to? Well, we are still trying to delve into it. But going by the revelations of the people who have been affected and also the experts consulted, it is veering around the fact that the attacks are not made by a monkey or an animal for that matter. It is veering towards some human being creating some kind of mischief. Whatever he is carrying is not capable of causing death to anyone. It is not a very harmful instrument because he is carrying something by which he touches a person and then that person becomes a little unconscious and thereafter, he goes off. Are we are talking about one person here because last evening there were a number of calls reported, a number of sightings of the monkey-men? Of course many of them have turned to be hoaxes. But how does one explain the simultaneous attacks been reported, Mr Roy? Exactly, that is why I say that it is not one person doing this job. There are a number of persons involved in it because two days earlier, we had only east and north-east Delhi involved. But later on, it caught up in south Delhi also. So, it is not the job of one person as such. Definitely, more people are involved. So it’s not actually a monkey or a monkey-man, Mr Roy. You are saying it’s a gang of monkey-men, if you can call it like that? There is a possibility that it could be some animal. But experts believe that animals like monkeys won’t behave in this fashion. It is quite abnormal to have a monkey of five feet height. Professor Nandy, what’s your take on it, is it possibly a kind of Lord-Ganesha-drinking-milk-kind-of-story we are dealing with? Yes, partly. I think in contemporary life there are two factors, which have contributed to this kind of growth of panic. One is the fact that there is very little magic or irrationality left in contemporary life and people are looking for it. There is a need for it. There is a set of people who wants something magical, something exotic, something esoteric, something eye-catching. Professor, are you saying that there actually haven’t been any attacks and this is entirely mass hysteria? No, I am saying that there might have been attacks, maybe attacks by different groups of persons for different causes. People have somehow felt that the causes, the incidents are all interconnected. But I have not given the second part of the story. That will perhaps answer your question better. Another development in our lives is that evil now has become very fuzzy, very chaotic and abstract. Evil doesn’t have a concrete presence in the form in which it was there in the traditional religious belief systems. For example, even if you go to a Ram Lila, the villain is incarnated in the character of Ravana. You don’t have this kind of concretised evil. So you are always looking for a concrete personification or representation of evil. You sense around for it. You are unhappy, you are tensed, you are stressed for various reasons. You feel that you are subjected to certain kinds of violence all around you and you would like a concrete source of that violence. So, what you are saying, in affect, is that when people, especially in east Delhi are talking about the monkey-man, they believe that there is a monkey-man around because they want to believe in it. There is, of course, a pattern now, Everybody seems to have almost the same physical description of what the monkey-man looked liked. So, is it a rumour gone wild, Mr. Roy? Well, I think there is truth in what you say that people are willy-nilly scared of this kind of thing happening. I am told that some people also have dreams -- you know, when they go to bathe they feel that somebody is just looking at them. So they feel scared and ring up the police. So there is a kind of terror element involved in that. Of course, one tangible evidence, if we can call it that, would be the actual injuries, which some people have received. Have you had any sort of medical check-up on those? What are those injuries, are they self-inflicted, are they metal, are they animal teeth. What caused those injuries? We have consulted doctors on that. There are two kinds of theories floating on that. Some injuries they are opining are not caused by any human element as such and one of the injuries, it has been said that it could be an animal. But going by the whole analysis of the situation and the kind of investigation we have done -- the people say that the fellow will go about so many floors up and immediately when it comes in contact with a particular person, the person faints and falls down. And in the mean time, he jumps and goes to some other place... So there is an element of fantasy to all of it? It is just not possible for an animal to rise to different floors and from there go and attack and then vanish. So definitely, to my understanding, of the problem, it is the handiwork of some kind of gang operating who is trying to create some chaos but at same time, the gang is not doing any big harm because all the victims have only suffered minor injuries. Professor Nandy, I would just like you to comment on the way the international media is picking on the story. They say that after the Kumbh Mela and the earthquake, this is the first time that India is back there on the front page of many newspapers in the West. Are you surprised with that? Yes and no. I think there is a compact between the people who are getting panicky, the monkey-man here and the newspapers, which are looking for panicky people who are threatened by or overwhelmed by the fear of the unnatural and the supernatural. So that’s why it’s a compact. That’s not surprising at all and had it not been for the injuries, I would have said, sit back, relax and enjoy your monkey-man.

NDTV Exclusive Mysterious monkey man creates panic among Delhiites Saturday, May 19, 2001 (New Delhi): Fears and rumours about the existence of a monkey man have reached levels of mass hysteria in the national capital region. However, many believe there is a more rational explanation for this phenomenon. Dozens of people have been injured in the last few days after they were attacked by what many reported to be a half man, half monkey. Twelve more people have been arrested for spreading rumours and causing panic and eight more incidents have been reported. Though the phenomenon has spread from Ghaziabad to Noida to east and now to south Delhi, the nature of the colonies from where these attacks have been reported are all similar - low income groups with congested lanes with houses stacked close to each other and a high density of population. An elusive attacker who few can claim to have seen has created panic among thousands in the city. Caught in this pandemonium are bystanders like Poonam who have been hurt in the panic rather than from injuries caused by the mysterious intruder. "I called out to my husband. Everybody started running out. At that time I fell and everyone ran over me. My back has been very badly hurt," recalled Poonam. Sannel Edamaruku, Psychologist, explained, "They are living in an area where there are power cuts and there is extreme heat. In such a situation people will do anything to get a reprieve." Most residents are migrants from neighbouring states who are fighting for space and basic amenities including education. "A major section of the society is gullible and gullibility can suppress your faculty of critical inquiry, " said Mr Edamaruku. As pressure mounts on the police to catch the attacker, mass hysteria is something the police are not really trained to handle. For those who inhabit these congested colonies, which fringe the national capital region, life has always been a struggle. The monkey man phenomenon is an added source of anxiety where the excitement it has generated is offset by a very real fear.

Haribol, I like Bronner soaps but I do have to dilute as they are very hard on my skin otherwise.

Yep, don't want to miss anything. You never know!!

Try adding ACV to the hot fudge!

Apple Cider Vinegar has many health benefits. There are several sites on the web dedicated to the description of it's many uses. I toast your post with a cup of water laced with ACV - gag - oh well- it's worth it!!!

TLC News Indian City Hunts Ape Attacker May 17 — "Monkey man" hysteria is sowing panic in India's capital, with media reporting that two terrified residents fell to their death on hearing that an ape-like attacker was nearby. Police said on Wednesday that they were no closer to solving the mystery of an ape-like creature which residents accuse of clawing and biting dozens of people in New Delhi suburbs over the past fortnight. "We have consulted doctors about the bites and they said they were by some animal," Joint Commissioner of Police Suresh Roy told Reuters. "The information we have is pointing toward an animal. But we checked with the local zoo and they said no animal had escaped from there." Media reports said that the collective hysteria claimed a second life early on Tuesday after a pregnant woman sleeping on her terrace was woken by neighbors shouting: "The monkey has come!." The woman fell down a staircase and died in hospital. Two nights earlier, an industrial worker died in similar circumstances when he leapt in terror from a building at Noida, a southeastern suburb. Roy said there had been no reports of injuries in the affected areas on Tuesday night. But there had previously been dozens of calls about attacks — many of them bogus — from people who gave varying and sometimes bizarre descriptions of the now celebrated "monkey man." Two indentikit portraits put together with the help of the creature's victims suggested it was human. One showed a swarthy broad-faced bearded man with a flat nose, thick lips and a piercing stare. The other, which could hardly have been more different, portrayed a narrow-faced man with a receding hairline, a scrappy mustache and dark glasses. The Indian Express quoted a resident of Noida as saying that a creature "as small as a cat" bit her fingers, and two of her husband's teeth were knocked out by a "metallic hand." Two houses away, there was a different story. "It was a monkey alright, and about four foot tall, but as soon as I grabbed it, it turned itself into a cat with tawny, glowing eyes," the newspaper quoted a resident as saying. Monkeys run wild in New Delhi and on the outskirts of the city. Sometimes they pounce on unsuspecting pedestrians or enter houses.

MSN News Monkey man" attacks India hunts mystery creature The suburbs of New Delhi were gripped by fear this week as several dozen residents reported attacks by an ape-like creature that leapt from roof to roof. Police received about 65 reports of a mysterious attacker with a human body and a monkey's face. The creature is said to have been scratching and biting victims since last Saturday.

<center>caitanyera bhakta-ganera nitya kara 'sanga' tabeta janiba siddhanta-samudra-taranga</center> "Associate regularly with the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, for then only will you understand the waves of the ocean of devotional service." - Cc.antya 5.132

I understand why!

Some go into a womb for the embodiment of a corporeal being, others go into a stationary thing, according to their deeds (karma), according to their knowledge. Krishna Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad 5.7

You must not use your God-given body for killing God's creatures, whether they are human, animal or whatever. Yajur Veda Samhita 12.32

Aritha (from India) also known as Reetha is a hard, round, brownish dry nut(herbal) which is used to wash hair. It has a mild shampoo effect and is gentle on the hair since no chemicals are involved. The reetha balls are boiled in hot water until they become soft and form a soft foam in water. This water is used to wash hair. Reetha is often used in combination with amla and shikakai to wash and condition hair. I found it best to also take the boiled nut and rub it briskly between the palms of my hands - it forms a lot more suds that way and works into the hair well.

Well, there went that idea!

Here they say that a person consists of desires. And as is his desire, so is his will. As is his will, so is his deed. Whatever deed he does, that he will reap. Sukla Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishads 4.4.5

I live out in the middle of nowhere and there is a telephone pole in front of my house. The wires quite often crakle and vibrate - I live in the very very dry desert so I don't think it was moisture make the one you pass do this.

Right - I know that but I was also wondering if anywhere there is a mention of a devotee's curse.

I'm guilty too! I did it when we were giving ideas for new names for the forums. I went in and added a name to my list after a while. Sorry about that.

I have just finished watching a very nice series of videos that were recorded from an Indian television series about the pastimes of Lord Krsna; from the series of events leading to His "birth" to His time as a student. It was made in drama form. Anyway, the part where Radha and Krsna meet for the first time in Vrndavan - it is mentioned that because of a devotees curse Radha and Krsna are doomed to be separated for 100 years while performing their pastimes on the earth. I do not remember reading about this and am wondering if anyone else remembers this or has read it and where I might find that in the Srimad Bhagavatam.

I kinda like the name IndiaDivine Forums. Afterall, the site is IndiaDivine and this is the forum. It keeps it open etc. Is it possible to add a Classified heading? I found several incredible tapes etc under the old VNN classified heading.

"Behold the universe in the glory of God: and all that lives and moves on earth. Leaving the transient, find joy in the Eternal. Set not your heart on another's possession." Sukla Yajur Veda, Isa Upanishads 1