At 11:27 AM -0500 4/1/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
Great pictures, C'da. Thanks for sending them to us.
While growing up, I never paid much attention to Modaar phul,
especially after listening specifically to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's
song with the starting line - Modaar-ore` phul henu pujaatu
nelaage`. :)
I have learnt to appreciate everything colorful now though, no
matter what people have interpreted it to be. But I wouldn't use it
in a puja again (if I know that it is a Modaar-phul!), but that's
just me. :)
Thanks A.
You will be, I am sure, forgiven by the gods :-). After all they
must be the ones who ordered man not to use 'modaar ful' in their
'puja'. That is quite a break for 'modaar-ful' really. Because so
few other flowers survive in urban areas, because they are plucked
for worship, before man can enjoy them.
Anyway, does any one know what 'modaar-ful' did to fall from grace of
the gods? It is, I hope, not something like 'boraali-maas' troubles.
Finally, there is much to derive pleasure from the plant world
besides brightly colored flowers. Don't forget the lovely yellow
green leaves of early spring, or the delicate lace-like tapestry of
Krisnosura leaves against a clear blue sky, or the lance like bamboo
leaves holding glittery dew drops on their tips in wintry mornings,
or the silhouettes of arum leaves ( kosu paat) in the dusk on a ditch
standing like the heads of a herd of alarmed animals, or the
graceful arching leaves of tall grasses mirroring on the still waters
of a pond --- one can go on and on.
Colors, textures, shapes, the constantly changing quality of light
-from dawn thru dusk and the accompanying shadows; fragrances,
patterns --- all contribute to creating the magic of the natural
world.
And they are all free. All we need is the desire and a conditioning
to enjoy them. And once we begin to enjoy them and value them, we can
begin to be good custodians of it.
In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree
and humble like a blade of grass
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:14:32 -0500 To: assam@assamnet.org
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Assam] Modaar and
Bottle-brush Flowers For a picture of Modaar flowers, look
up: http://web.mac.com/chanmahanta/iWeb/Site/Photos.html
Attached herewith is an image of Bottle -brush flowers from our
ancestral home at Namti.
_
More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger.
http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008
___
assam mailing list
assam@assamnet.org
http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
___
assam mailing list
assam@assamnet.org
http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
