Ketki's Word

Today is Samvatsari i.e. the last day of Paryushana —the eight day festival of Jainism.   Today a Jain person celebrates Kshamavani or "Forgiveness Day". It is a day of forgiving and seeking forgiveness for the followers of Jainism."Micchami Dukkadam" is the common phrase when asking for forgiveness. It means that May all the evil that has been done be fruitless. "Khamemi Savve Jiva, Savve Jiva Ve Khamantu Me,   Mitti me Savva Bhooesu, Veram Majjham Na Kenavi,   Ev Ma Ye Aaloyam, Nidiyam Giriyam, Dugamcchiyam,   Savv Jive He Nam Padikanto, vandami Jeev Chowisam" Lord Mahavira said we should forgive our own soul first. Anger begets more anger and forgiveness and love beget more forgiveness and love. Forgiveness benefits both the forgiver and the forgiven. To make peace in life and world, it is necessary to forgive people and have harmony with them. It will give positive effect on your “Krunanu-Bandh”.

Before few days, my cousin was wondering what to gift to his beautiful wife? She has almost all necessary things, all facility which can give comfort her. When his brain stopped working he called me and explained me his problem. He asked me to help him with some unique idea where his wife actually gets surprise and memory of moments stays forever in her mind. After certain discussion I suggest him an idea. It was not unique as I have executed it before but yes it was rare. Oh his wife’s 26 th birthday, he gifted her with 26 new life! Shocked? No, he didn’t gift her animal or babies or insect, but rather he gifted her wife 26 beautiful plants and we planted those 26 trees. Few in balcony, few on open ground with some help of local Organization. In city like Mumbai, where pollution is one of the biggest problems, this is really unique and lovely idea to gift tree and grow them together. I know it’s not possible for all of

Weekend near Mumbai Hello friends I had very wonderful weekends with my friends. We went to Wild Camp which is near Khodala village in Thane District, Maharashtra . It was normal and clean place. Even the path till there was green and cool. We enjoyed beauty of Kasara Ghat through out the way. But what make my weekend awesome was Ashoka Waterfall . On the way to Khodala (Wild Camp), from NH3 we took left (as we were coming from Mumbai). After few mintues span, on our left hand we got one mile stone as Ashoka Dhabadhaba .   On left there was one small raw path. We decided to go to check out that waterfall as we were early for our destination. On left path ahead, we got small village called Vihigaon . It is really very small village. There is one small school which had lots of empty space. We parked our vehicle near by the school and went near the sound of waterfall. There were few people going for Water Rappling. Instead of going behind them, we took pa