the senses and mind

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Swami Sivananda accepts that Brahmn is beyond the reach of

the senses and mind that is why its existence cannot be

proved by scientific experimentation. It is purely a question

of faith and refers to the intuitive side of man. However,

His existence can be inferred by certain empirical facts or

common experiences in daily life.

One can also prove the existence of Brahmn conceptually. One

cannot think of impurity, duality, disagreement, variety and

mortality without thinking of purity, oneness, agreement,

unity and immortality. The possibility of the relative

implies reality of the Absolute.

Finally, Swami Sivananda questions an atheist who wants

conclusive proof for the existence of Brahmn: ‘Can you give

proof for the non-existence of Brahmn?’ He asserts that no

one has succeeded in proving that Brahmn does not exist.

‘Whether the owl accepts the presence of light or not, there

is always light’. Likewise, whether you accept the existence

of Brahmn or not, He always exists. Even the one who claims

the non-existence of Brahmn is himself Brahmn. Likewise, the

one who claims that there is only shunya, void, forgets that

that the knower who knows the shunya is himself Brahmn.

The author teaches philosophy at Delhi University
Both Maya, the female form and Mayapati, the male form need

to be invoked with equal devotion Durga is the energy aspect

of God. With Krishna, she is Radha, with Vishnu, she is

Lakshmi, with Rama, she is Sita and with Shiva, she is Durga.

Reading verses from the Devi Mahatmya is the customary

practice during the Navaratri season. The usual understanding

is that it is all about Mother Durga slaying the demons so

that we can live peacefully, Lakshmi gives us lots of wealth

so we can be rich and Saraswati enriches our knowledge and

students propitiate her to clear their examinations.


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Status: Running
Empress Paper Mills: Was part of now-defunct Empress Mills of
Jamshedji Tata in 1877. It had a paper division, which was
taken over by Gadkari under the aegis of the workers' union
for a token rupee. He invested sizeable amount in the
venture, including getting a new boiler for the plant. The
business could not run profitably and shut down a couple of
years after Gadkari took over in 2000.
Status: Defunct
Poly Industry Sack Society: Began as a cooperative by Gadkari
in the 1990s. It had a loan of close to Rs 20 lakh from
Maharashtra State Finance Corporation (MSFC). Capital was
raised from around 5,000 members. The business ran for 10
years and was shut down after that due to losses. Another
Gadkari group factory is presently making solar equipment at
the site in Hingna MIDC industrial estate near Nagpur.
Status: Defunct
Nikhil Furniture: Gadkari was associated with furniture
business in the 1990s with local promoter Vijay Kewalramani.
It's now run by Rajesh Totde. Current owner says Gadkari has
no interest in it now, and even earlier he hadn't any formal
partnership agreement. Veterans remember Gadkari manning the
counter at this furniture shop at Sitabuldi. Nikhil is
Gadkari's elder son
Status: Run by local businessman, no active involvement of
Gadkari

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As McCain's 2000 campaign manager, Davis was in charge of the campaign's administration, while Weaver handled strategy. And the division of labor might have worked, according to several McCain insiders, were it not for the fact that Davis wanted to play a larger role in strategic decisions and Weaver didn't want to cede any turf. Making matters even more uneasy was the fact that campaign came to be defined in the press by "the bus"--where Weaver, the voluble consultant Mike Murphy, and McCain's longtime speechwriter Mark Salter (who, like Weaver, has an almost filial relationship with McCain) hosted a rolling, rollicking frat party--while Davis toiled away, uncelebrated, back at headquarters. This tension reached the point that, while McCain battled George W. Bush, he also dealt with his own nasty civil war between headquarters and the bus--which ultimately surfaced in the press, with the sides using reporters to stab each other in the back.
When McCain's 2000 campaign ended, Weaver and Davis both started working to convince a reluctant McCain to make another White House run--and to put Davis or Weaver, depending on who was doing the convincing, in charge of the effort. That McCain was in the midst of a profound ideological transformation--even flirting with bolting the GOP--evidently didn't shake either's faith in him. For a while, close McCain watchers thought the Arizona senator would tap Davis, as McCain was said to have grown weary of Weaver's volatile persona. Tipping the scales even further in Davis's favor was Weaver's battle with leukemia, which sidelined him for a stretch. But Davis's bid to lead McCainland took a devastating blow in 2005, when the Reform Institute--a McCain-affiliated campaign finance reform nonprofit of which Davis was president--came under scrutiny for soliciting donations from communications corporations that had business before the senator's committee. After a spate of negative press stories, McCain ultimately stepped down as the chair of the Reform Institute. As one McCain associate explains, "Rick had lost John's confidence."