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fostering bonding between siblings
May 2009 
Happy Brothers Day!! Yes, there is one of those too....
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How fortunate I am....
Raksha Bandhan, most sacred tradition
Forever bonding siblings in devotion
Raksha, the Sanskrit term for protection
Bandhan signifies a tie or relation
Translated, bond of protection, thread of love
A tradition handed down from above
A long, long time ago from the golden Age
The Sky Gods are the ones who set the stage
Sri Krishna once injured on his hand
Drupadi tore a strand from her sari, made a band
Krishna was there to save her from dishonor
as she was about to be disrobed by evil power
Indrani, the wife of the King of Gods, Indra
She empowered the thread with a sacred mantra
On the verge of defeat was Lord Indra's army
The physical ritual empowered minds for victory
On this day, Yama, the God of death visited his sister Yami
On his forehead she put a tilak, on his hand she tied a rakhi
By this display of love, the God of Death was touched
Anyone with a rakhi will forever be protected; he vouched
May Raksha Bandhan, the ties of siblinghood
Forever remind adversaries like Pururavas to be good
The power of this thread will continue to grow long
It may be weak but the bonding is very, very strongPS:
What about sisters' day. Everyday is sisters day....
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i like that! brothers' day… celebrate our brothers - i have no birth brothers but many brothers of the heart
That's beautiful!
I wish I had the type of brothers I could share this with, but I don't…and so…
I wish all of my Gaiaadster brothers a Happy Brother's Day!
These I have plenty of and I Adore them all.
Thank You all for being so Brotherly and Lovely~~<3
Usually, when someone ties a Rakhi to the brothers hand… the brother is supposed to give some gift back to the sister… um… what to give …. what to give….
Hey how about a promise that nothing happens to you… ?
{are you kidding me} she exclaims…
{i want everything to happen to me; i want to experience the world, the good, the bad and the down right ugly - umm well may be not the ugly so much… but - yes everything to happen to me…}
{Janak is in a maze as to her sister's wish}
OK how about - a fast… to restrain my self for one day, from food, and you could use that good Karma to get your self anything 'for yourself…!'
I will fast on Janmastmi anyway.. so i will also fast on Sat… that way i get to earn two good Karmas for my 2 favorite sisters…
Love
J
Thank you for this blog post and I am thanking Ariela Resurrected1 for her greeting and leading me to this. namaste,
samme
Omg…I love you guys and gals for coming to celebrate with me….this is the best part of being a sister…..
Thanks Nic…..yep….brothers of the heart are true brothers…..
Lovely Ariela…..and thanks for leading Samme here…..We need our brothers to know that we love them oh so much……
And my lil brother J…..you make me smile with your sweet humor…..lol….you know me too well……and umm well…yes….so right…not the ugly so much……
And sweet J….just coming here with your lovely words is the best gift in the whole wide world and back again…..so no need to fast unless it brings you some benefits too……..and just having you for a brother is the greatest good karma a sister could ever accumulate….
Samme, thanks so much for gracing my blog with your presence. I am very pleased to meet you…….and PS: I was about to invite you join my friendship list but I can't access your 'invite' link……..yikes….hope they fix it soon…..
namaste…