Holli, Milaad, Purim and Black History

HAPPY HOLI, MILAAD, PURIM, BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 12:39am | Edit Note | Delete
Its full moon on Sunday February 28, 2010. Moon watching is reccomended. By the way, all these holidays are based on Lunar calendar; Milaad, Holi and Purim.

FULL MOON ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28


There is something special about full Moon. I have always enjoyed being in it, there is a serene energy that permeates one’s body.

SEASON FOR PEACE & NON VOILENCE

January through February is designated as the Season of Peace, where the messages of peace are floated on a daily basis. Usually it is the message of peace and non-violence practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

HOLI

Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna which usually falls in the later part of February or March.



In Vrindavan and Mathura, where Lord Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days. Krishna is believed to have complained to his mother about the contrast between his dark skin complexion and Radha's fair skin complexion. Krishna's mother decided to apply colour to Radha's face. The celebrations officially usher in spring, the celebrated season of love.

Holi is a festival of radiance in the universe. During this festival, different waves of radiance traverse the universe, thereby creating various colors that nourish and complement the function of respective elements in the atmosphere.

MILAAD

Milaad - Prophet Muhammad's birthday Celebrations. The life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is studded with examples of nurturing goodwill and mitigating conflicts; the essence of peace. He was called the Amin, the truthful, the trustworthy and Rahmatul Aalameen, a blessing for the entire humanity. He was a peace maker. I will be speaking on the topic on Saturday, February 27th

PURIM

Purim is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther). According to the story, Haman cast lots to determine the day upon which to exterminate the Jews. Charity to the poor, sharing food with friends, and vigorous merrymaking mark the observance.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month Parade is a parade that celebrates the culture, heritage, history and accomplishments of Black Americans in the United States and across the World.

Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States (US) and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October. To show they we treated unfairly.

The remembrance was founded in 1926 by United States historian Carter G. Woodson as "Negro History Week.

Feb 18, 2001 - My Mother embarked on her eternal journy

I shared a longer note with my family members

and thanks to Tanveer, he has updated with exact timings.

 

Also posted on facebook and am overwhelmed with the responses:

 

Mike Ghouse :: NINE YEARS AGO THIS DAY, I was admiring her beautiful angelic face, she had tied all the loose ends of life before departing on her eternal journey, she was free and had peace written all over her face. Thank you Mom, I will do my best to tie the loose ends of my life and be free. I love you.

 

The following friends share their thoughts;
 
Lubi  Lubna
may Allah bless her soul ameen.
 
 
Brijmohan Sharma
with tears and love...May the Lord, The God..The Allah bless her soul.. Ameen...
  
 
Yossi Lopez-Hineynu
May the Beloved bless your dear mother's soul, my friend
  
 
Jeremy Jones
May her memory be a source of strength, her teachings a source of wisdom, her legacy a son who spreads kindness. I am thinking of you, chaver

 

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Prativa Thomas
I was in India on 25th Jan 2010 - my mother's 5th death anniverssary. I can fully empathise with you!
God Bless

 

 
Ajay Santokh Ram
mike ghouse sahib , scanning your photographs ...lovely ..
you are at peace with yourself ..your wife is happy in your company ..
i don't know your birth place .. but in your previous birth you were a saint ( hindu ) ::: your statements flow from agya chakra and are full of serenity and luv ..::
keep it up big brother .
 
 
Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk
Mike, it was wonderful being with you tonight. I didn't know the importance of this evening (or morning) for you until I checked facebook just now. Having lost my Dad in January 7yrs ago, I understand what you are feeling. May your mother's spirit continue to guide your heart and her wisdom speak directly to your soul. When we listen to those now ... See Morepassed, we welcome them into a new kind of intimacy wherein their strength fuels our own, allowing us to "see" what we might not otherwise receive as our own conception...but in a dance of awareness, we can still learn, widening the illumination they gave to us. Your mother and your father would both be proud that they planted seeds inside you that have grown into a man capable of standing for his own beliefs, devoted more to integrity than his own ego, and whose altruisim ignites in others the realization of a shared humanity. I know I for one, am proud to know you, Mike.
  
Mike Ghouse

- Rebekah, Irum, Pd, Libra, Rawina, Sakri, Pratiba and Lubi, thanks for feeling the energy of love. I really appreciat it.
- Brij Mohan, Yossi, Jeremy, Prativa and Ajay, your words are heartfelt and I appreciate it very muich. Prativa thanks for sharing about your mother, may her soul be blessed.
- Ajay, I was born in Bangalore, India, Thank you for the words of wisdom, I love the energy of caring and loving the sianst emanate and hope to catch is as much as I can.
- Mary Ann, thanks for sharing about your Dad, indeed my mothers spirit continues to guide me, one wisdom she pumped in me was, control your self, life would be easy, I am motivated by all the times.
- Mary Ann, thanks for the dinner, it was good being with you and the group laughing our hearts out. I am tempted to believe that you and I were related in a previous birth, either your were my daughter or a older sister or perhaps a mother, that is the halo of you that touches me.... See More
- I am blessed and greatful for every one. I closed my evening last night with a universal prayer and gratitude to my mother. Thank you.
2 hours ago ·
 
Angie Buchanan
Mike - you are living my favorite quote.
"Rather than grieve the absence of flame, let us celebrate how brightly it burned."
Peace to you my friend.
What is remembered lives.
 
S Farman Ahmad Naqvi
Mike, A wise human being always remains strong; MOTHER is such a wise human being given to all of us which always gives strength whether she is with you or her great memories.
about an hour ago ·
 
Nora Cedarwind Young
and the forms change, but the circle of life remains..
about an hour ago ·

Suzanna L Brown    Amina Akram    Majeed Akhtar    Nusrat Bokhari    Rebekah Nussbaum    Irum Khan    Pd Lyons    Libra Love Johnson    Rawinah Ranarty    Prativa Thomas    Sakri Zakaria    Lubi Lubna  

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NINE YEARS AGO THIS DAY,

 

I was admiring my mothers beautiful angelic face, sitting right next to her bodyat our home in Yelahanka.I was blessed to say thank you to her 12 hours before she passed away.

 

She had tied all the loose ends of life before departing on her eternal journey, she was free and had peace written all over her face. That is the one of the biggest lessons of my life; to tie the loose ends. I have always felt good about that, thanks to her for calling on Saturday morning around 9:00 AM, Jeff, Mina and Najma were right next to me and I was crying like a baby and I am glad I did.

 

I was home in less than 24 hours, Farooq did not come to Bangalore Airportto pick me up, no one was answering the phones, it wasmidnight, I knew it and reached home around 5:00 AM.

Well, I will say my prayers and go to sleep now.

 

Thank you Ammi.

 

A NOTE FROM TANVEER:

 

Assalaam-o-Alaikum Chan Mamu,

Exact details are not important but the remembrance is crucial.

Saturday 17th Feb 2001 08:00PM IST was the Final Call Time you talked with Ji-Ammi. You were asking her to wait until you are in india and she was responding it will be difficult for her to wait. And she was happy to talk to you.

She knew her time had come. She was telling Chote Mamu (Farooq) to get her out of the hospital and take her home. Mom and Pyare Mamu (Shan) were there with her until 05:30AM IST 18th Feb 2001, just little after the Call(Azaan) for the Fajr Prayer when she was given some milk to drink.

That was when she breathed her last.

You reached Bangalore around 03:00AM IST 19th Feb 2001 and reached home at 05:00AM IST 19th Feb 2001.

She was buried at 02:30 PM IST 19th feb 2001.

Khuda Hafiz,

Tanveer

 

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What about Muslim Brotherhood?

My response to the questions on face book:
http://www.facebook.com/MikeGhouse#!/photo.php?pid=247335&id=1822802444&comments&alert

Some one tagged me on a photo posted by them.

 

- You heard of Al-Qaeda?
- You heard of Lashkar-e-Tayabba?
- You hears of Simi?
- You heard of Shiv Sena?
- You heard of Bajrang Dal?
- You heard of Naxalites?
- You heard of .............
- You heard of Red Brigade?
- You heard of Tamil Tigers?
- You heard of RSS?
- You heard of IRA?

- you heard of Irgum?

- you heard of settlers in Israel? 

 

They are not religious at all, none of their religions would permit them to do what they do.

They are loose cannons, and  come in all religions,  races and nationalities

 

Then

 

Muslim brother hood is their carbon copy.
Where ever you find the above,
you find trouble...

 

Read the following; http://hatesermons.blogspot.com/2008/03/neocons.html

 

The are all the same, frightening people, creating false information and wanting to kill others.

 

Mike Ghouse

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East v. West

 

All atrocities must be condemned and indeed, they are being condemned in the west and in the east. What we hear, see and read is the work of extremists and not good people who are every where.

 

- The formula of governance is no different in Iran, India, USA, Palestine, Israel or Saudi Arabia; a few monopolize the power. Is it any different in a Mosque, Synagogue, Church or a temple? Nopes. The dominant spouse or parent gets away with a lot of things as well.

 

- It is the animal instinct in us to claim security, and we convert that into the form of superiority - Neither west is better nor is east, they are two societies operating on their own equilibriums. The practices in your family and your friend's family are not the same; they have different sub-cultures in terms of spouse, parents and kids relationships. People in west are no different than the east that has been my experience, my relationships are not few minutes in the office or at a dinner, they are deeper and I am shaped by that experience. We are motivated by the same sentiments.

 

-  The people in west abhor atrocities just as much as in the east, but they really don't do a whole lot about it. In one of the discussion threads that you and I were together, one fellow harassed a girl, indeed, he chased her out, I was the only one to tell the bully to back off, there were 19 others on the list, and did not say a word, did they? Did you? 

 

- We cannot blame either west or east, but ourselves, if each one of us acts in the right way, then it is safe to expect that a few more will do the same.

 

HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDES 2010 discussion at:  http://www.facebook.com/MikeGhouse#!/album.php?aid=394643&id=851280248&ref=mf

 

Mike Ghouse

 

 

Pictorial Report - Holocaust and Genocides

Pictorial Report - Holocaust and Genocides
The III Annual Reflections on Holocaust and Genocides.
Sunday, January 24, 2010

This was an educational program, where 7 speakers reflected on 7 topics for 7 minutes each. Then 7 commentators made comments about 7 different situations. The topics ranged from the Holocaust to Genocides, massacres and tragedies.

This is perhaps the first time in our history that we have acknowledged the genocides of the indigenous Americans and Native peoples of Americas in a public forum along with other tragedies.

There is a shameless cruelty in us, either we shy away or some times refuse to acknowledge the sufferings of others, worrying that it will devalue our own or some how it amounts to infidelity to our own cause, and shame on us for justifying massacres that the victims deserved it or they asked for it.

Continued at: http://holocaustandgenocides.blogspot.com/2010/02/pictorial-report-holocaust-and.html

Facebook activity

 

Muslims in America offering Friday Prayers in a church
Extensive comments on this thread...

http://www.facebook.com/MikeGhouse?ref=profile#!/notes/faizan-haider-naqvi/muslims-in-america-offering-Friday-prayers-in-a-church/309122375717

 

Good Muslim, bad Muslim - By Tariq Ramadan

some 73 comments

http://www.facebook.com/MikeGhouse?ref=profile#!/note.php?note_id=321560929728&comments

 

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Obama names Indian-American Muslim as special envoy

Your friend Mike Ghouse missed the opportunity for a greater personality.

Rashad Hussain is an activist par-excellence from my home town Dallas and is greatly influenced by the Indian ethos of Pluralism and inclusiveness. He would fit right in with President's Obama’s idea of one world, where we respect every nation and their sovereignty.

He will strengthen the pluralistic values of America, and President’s desire to encourage the community of nations to review our values of Liberty, Justice and co-existence as catalysts for prosperity. As a Special envoy to the OIC, Rashad will initiate a positive relationship between America and the Muslim nations, I am proud of his heritage; an Indian, a Muslim and an American.

We have to maintain a healthy balance within our communities and with all nations, what is good for America has got to be good for the world and vice versa to sustain the equilibrium, he is the right man for the job. May God bless him in uplifting America’s role in creating a better world for the good of all.

Continued: http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2010/02/obama-names-indian-american-muslim-as.html

Happy President's day

Monday, February 15, 2010
Presidents' Day is a federal holiday in the US, which is celebrated on the third Monday in February. Known also as Washington's Birthday, it commemorates the birthdays of US presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Mike Ghouse
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Happy Mahashiva Ratri

HAPPY MAHA SHIVARATRI (A Hindu festival tonite)
According to scholars, the cosmic dance of Shiva, called 'Anandatandava,' meaning, ‘the Dance of Bliss’ symbolizes the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction, as well as the daily rhythm of birth and death. The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five pri...nciple manifestations of eternal energy - creation, destruction, preservation, salvation, and illusion.

Mike Ghouse

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Valentines Day taking on a new meaning

Valentines Day taking on a new meaning

Valentine’s Day is a designated day to celebrate love, where two people choose to express their affection for each other. Through out the history, words have taken on new and expanded meanings, so is Valentine's Day.

Valentine Day is a universal expression of affection between any two individuals. Between husband and wife, between two people in love, be it mother and son, father daughter, brother sister, friends, uncles, aunties, Grand Pa and Grand Ma.

Continued - http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day-taking-on-universal.html