sankh 🐚

 i am grateful to have recently received a sankh (conch) 🐚 and it intrigued me how it works - came across a good article - will explore more as well 

tech and other enablers for enterprise - peda

20 Aug 2025

based on true story ..

it was peak of monsoon season in bhaaratam .. every year, heavy downpour usually disrupts major city of mumbai at least for a day or two - which is otherwise called 24x7 non-stop (unstoppable) maximum city .. our flights were booked from Mumbai airport in such a time (one cannot predict the exact day when such situation will align and hence you hope for best) .. plus we 3 had to travel by train from amdavaad to Mumbai for our international flights .. We got to experience Tejas express in the process .. Just a day or two ago, our son asked a friend - what they want from bhaaratam .. and in response he received a specific image - of what they had liked from the past .. specific "kutchi peda" from some shop (not a chain) .. he casually thought of ignoring such request which was equivalent to try and "find a needle in the haystack" :-D

but i felt little more adventurous .. having some time (and network connectivity) on hand - i gave the image to google .. and it searched up a shop which was far off (maybe somewhere in "bhuj" or "mundra" - a city far off in further west from amdavaad) .. i could also find a phone number and gave it a try as long shot .. the guy mentioned it is far off from amdavaad - and we did not have enough time to try "porter" (app that has become popular in bhaaratam to get things - even across cities) .. but on further probing, i figured out that they do regularly send peda (perishable dessert item) to mumbai .. and have a shop (outlet for retail purchase) there as well ... i became further adventurous and placed order for a packet of kutchi peda from 'bhuj' (or some such far off place) while sitting in amdavaad to be delivered in Mumbai ... the timing of heavy rains all along made it further adventurous .. but finally, while being on long train journey and back and forth calling/texting over a long period - we could finally get perishable food item delivered from some 800+ kms (that too in middle of heavy rain and severe weather condition) in a place where we did not live .. thanks to technology and enterprising people involved .. just to be able to reinforce belief in the saying "where there is a will there is a way - or there are peda" [it is a different story that the package flew several thousand kilometers from mumbai to toronto - via few in between stops - and then reached our son's friend - probably in Ottawa after being stuck in refrigerator for several days]

Beach

 

too hard to guess the airport ✈️?

unlike earlier post this might be tricky 

What I want for myself, I want for everybody.

As I mentioned in the last post, I am listening to the audio version of "The Science of Getting Rich" these days .. and today, Chap. 14 (The Impression of Increase) ends with a sentence "What I want for myself, I want for everybody."

I was trying to get my car through busy intersection before the orange light turns red and was wondering how can I wish every car behind me too can also feel the "increase of life" .. Then, it occurred to me that I cannot hope that the light stays green for all of them (that would be hurting the traffic for the intersecting street and impractical) .. so, I thought I can at least pray everyone reaches to their intended destination safely and in time (no matter when the light turns green again) and that is "ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयः। सर्वे भद्रणिपश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःख भाग भवेत्॥"

Nature is friendly to your plans.

After a while, I am reading "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles (rather listening audio recorded version from LibraVox during commute by car) .. and getting reminded of this statement is very powerful Nature is friendly to your plans. (on Page 24 in the PDF; in Chapter 5 "Increasing Life") I read below NEWS recently and I felt - WOW 

Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves 

Scientists discovered that crops irrigated with wastewater mostly stash trace pharmaceuticals in their leaves rather than the parts we eat. 

Date: March 15, 2026 Source: Johns Hopkins University 

Summary: Scientists studying crops irrigated with treated wastewater discovered that trace pharmaceuticals often collect in plant leaves. Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce absorbed medications such as antidepressants and seizure drugs during the experiment. However, the edible portions of tomatoes and carrots contained much lower levels than the leaves. The findings help researchers understand how crops process contaminants as wastewater reuse becomes more common. 

It truly takes care of us 🙏 the universe/nature/whatever you call it 😊

In the joy of others ..

the recent review of "The Science of Getting Rich" reminded me of an episode where I could enjoy the fruits of good deed 🙂 

A wise man (Shri Pramukh Swami Maharaj) has said "In the joy of others lies our own" - બીજાના સુખમાં આપણું સુખ છે ...” પ્રમુખસ્વામી મહારાજ .. 🙏

before

On a long international flight to home after couple of days being outside, we were randomly given K16 & K17 (middle seats as shown above) .. earlier, flight seats were not being charged but now people pay premium to get their choice (like window) so, it is tricky to even request someone to swap .. emotional plea - like we are husband/wife is also not very effective 😛

I quickly realized, there was one more couple L17 & L18 (both with window but not adjacent) .. so, I requested and encouraged 3-way movements that made it win-win ... person with premium window still retained window (L16 to L18), and in the process we got next to each other (with window as bonus) .. in the joy of others lies our own was truly experienced, when you want good for all, universe is more friendly to your plans and schemes 

after

guess the airport?

 one more (like an earlier post)

7 Airports in 5-6 days brings the count to 10!

In the past week, we both have been to 7 airports - some planned and others unplanned .. 🙂

YYZ on 20th June

CAI on 21st June (11th IDY)

AUH on 22nd June (and BAPS Hindu mandir)

DXB on 23rd June (Bonus; unplanned)

DEL on 24th June

AMD on 25th June

KTM on 25th June (Nepal 🚩 makes 10th country I have now been on bhaaratiya passport) - here for the 19th World Sanskrit Conference

जयतु संस्कृतं विश्वपोषकम्

9 in 10 (with GRACE)

remember the orchids? https://uniqideaz.blogspot.com/2025/02/nature-is-forgiving.html

9 out of 10 💐

10th 🥀

not sure who fooled or got fooled 😢 similar circumstances too can lead to different outcome (probably only ingredient missing was GRACE ?! 🤔) be always grateful 🙏

Misbehaviour!?

 

we were fortunate to participate in this Film screening and also listen to Ms. Hosten who trained with the BBC and worked as a broadcaster and airline stewardess before winning the 1970 Miss World

"If you can see it, you can do it!"

how do you cross a river ...

.. from one shore to another ... without swimming or boating? (not even paddle/dive) .. you can walk on it! (provided it is frozen - just wait for the time and opportunity) :-)

this is something that usually happens every year - at least the weather is cold enough for sufficient period of time .. i guess, we walked on frozen credit river some 15 years ago as well :-) see here

dreams, my friend, do come true ...

 ... this is a wish from me to you!

I don't know from where/when I remember this line :)

dreams, my friend, do come true .. this is a wish from me to you :)

But it has been with me for a long long time ..  don't know from where/when I remember this line :)

The old blog - which has entry since Jan 2007 had this as "tag line" .. https://uniqideas.wordpress.com/

And if you have read several posts on LoA or miracle or bliss/joy label (categories) you will notice I consider myself blessed to be surrounded by "abundance" in all aspects

Recently, I further experienced the support from the universe in a very worldly matter. We had "closing" of a real estate property coming up and usually there is need for some substantial cash to finalize the deal/paperwork. It was due on 4th Sep 2024 and I was trying to get the exact amount I need to be prepared with from our very busy lawyer :)

Our son is now grown up and does take active interest in household financial matters to make life easy for us - and he searched up the internet and from secondary sources, he suggested 10k spare (liquid) money should be good enough (in absence of accurate figure from the lawyer in timely manner). I was happily keeping such cash in checking a/c during the one week prior to the closing and hoping everything will go smooth. (And also casually talking to few friends/family members about upcoming deal closure)

Just the night before the closing, on 3rd Sep late in the day (11pm!) I saw WhatsApp message from the lawyer who mentioned we need some 40k (4 times my assumption) next day morning to finish the closing! It was so late in the day, all others in the household were almost asleep. I did not even "read" the message fully (kept it "unread") and went to bed without worrying too much. Only thing I did before getting a sound sleep was to pray (to ishta-devta) - prabhu, now your task starts while I go to bed .. I know i have several close friends whom I can bother to borrow .. but I do not know - who will have enough (big liquid cash on hand as well as willingness) to help me in short notice - so you figure out who has money, is willing to help and make them send message to me before I wake up - so i do not have to spend lot of unsuccessful cold calls ... (When later I shared the above prayer to my immediate family members - they were all shocked - isn't it too much to ask for?!)

And I woke up in the morning after a sound sleep (as usual) - and yes - the universe was friendly to my plans - A friend had sent me a message (at 3am early morning) - saying he has some cash on hand available if I had any need for my deal - it is nothing but a miracle!

Usually, my bank a/c has 3k transfer limit per day (24 hours) and he too might have that limitation - he was also on long road trip - but somehow he managed to transfer some 20k within few minutes of my waking up !!

If you are paying attention to details, you know I was still short by some 10k .. Not only did my friend message me in the middle of the night, there is another miracle (or mistake that turned out to be "blessing in disguise") done by my bank guy. The lawyer called on morning of 4th Sep (day or closure) to inform me that the Bank mortgage guys had made a typo and pushed the date by 2 days. I was first upset and then soon realized that the universe wanted to give me two more days! (The date as fed by Bank in the system was 6th Sep - instead of actual 4th)

So, another family member called on 4th Sep saying he has money if I needed - and again he too (despite of usual daily transfer limits) was able to support with 10k more (which means I had required cash in my a/c well before the new/revised date of need)

and since I could keep faith in the divine process of the universe, I did not loose any sleep in going through extra-ordinary roller coaster ride of material world's matters.

Universe is friendly to our plans - especially if can "Surrender Completely And Unconditionally" - is what I want to remind myself :-) https://uniqideas.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/surrender-completely-and-unconditionally/

elements

Nature is unbelievably amazing! All 5 elements together :)

ahh! the colors of leaves at Algonquin Park in fall :-)

 

once again - canfall.cf

canada day

 

at Hindu Sabha mandir (Brampton)

good music

 by few by the lake/river in port credit

and then i picked up the following from their bucket :-)

it is working .. at least at running :-)

 last year - i blogged that i want to be "better than before" .. after 12 months, I ran Hazel 5km once again .. this was the 1st time that the ex-mayor of Mississauga "Hurricane" Hazel was not present (since she expired at 101 in Jan 2023)

more right

After a year, I want repeat the right-affirmation ...

let my thoughts be right - let my words be right - and let the actions that follow be right as well :)

i pray that i am able to do the right contribution to the universe

'invisible' sunrise?

I may not be able to see the aunrise .. but that doesn't mean it didn't :-)

isn't this the case with many things .. like the grace .. or the miracles .. that I am always surrounded by ?