Mahantesh Biradar

The  Ghost Festival , also known as the  Hungry Ghost Festival  in modern day, Zhong Yuan Jie or  Yu Lan Jie  ( traditional Chinese :  盂蘭節 ) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. In the  Chinese calendar  (a  lunisolar calendar ), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month (14th in southern China). In  Chinese culture , the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called  Ghost Day  and the seventh month in general is regarded as the  Ghost Month  ( 鬼月 ), in which ghosts and  spirits , including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the  lower realm . Distinct from both the  Qingming Festival  (in spring) and  Double Ninth Festival  (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. On the fifteenth ...

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The cockroach theory for self development At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice,she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky. The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant. Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for thei...

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