Place Names,

Monday, 10, April 2017

Place Names,

Ever since people have used language, they have given names to places they know or have hard about. Most of these names have changed over the centuries. The Romans, for example, called the Mediterranean Sea. Mare Nostrum, meaning ‘our sea’ .The name ‘Mediterranean’ itself comes from Latin words meaning ‘middle of the land’ Sometimes people in two countries have different names for the same place. The water that British people call the English Channel is known to the French as La Manche, meaning ‘the sleeve’. Some countries changed their names after they became independent from colonial rule. The African country known as the Gold Coast became Ghana.

The Roman left names throughout Europe. Provence in Frrance was the ‘Province’ and there are many places in English speaking countries that end in –Chester’ from the Roman word for a Camp; In England the Viking left behind names that end in ‘-by’ such as Grimsby, from their word for ‘village’. It was the Anglo-Saxons who provided most English place names. Any name ending with ‘-ton(enclosure) or- ham(homestead) come from that time.

Toronto in Canada is from a Huron word meaning ‘place of meeting ‘ Montreal means ‘royal mount’ in French –land was first settled by French People in North America the early Spanish explorers named many settlements after saints, such as San Francisco(St Francis) A number of the states of the USA were named after the Native American(then known as Indian) people who lived there Dakota Kansas and Indian (land of Indians ) are examples what some place names means

.Accrington (England) Farm Acorns grew

Aconbury (England)

Old Fort inhabited by squirrels

Swindon (England) pig hill:

Slough (England), Mire.

Bangor (Nales)Church with a woven fence

Glasgow (Scotland) Green hollow

Perth (Scotland)Thicket

Cork (Ireland)Swamp

Beijing (China) Northern Capital

Arizona (USA) Little Creeks

Philadelphia (USA) Brotherly love

Mumbai (India) God Harbour

Meghalaya (India) Adobe of cloud                                     

Vladivostok (Russia) Govern the East courtesy wisdom

Quote from the True Charm and power of Vedanta

Mind

What is the mind? It is difficult to define it. According to Hindu philosophy the mind is an organ which controls all other organs, the organs of action and perception. It is called the principal organ although it is invisible it van be known only by its functions, it is inside the body but where it is located controversial, The mind is however , matter, according to Hindu philosophy

The mind is so powerful that it is often considered the real identity of man. The mind is variously called; ‘mind’ ‘intellect’, heart’ and ‘I-ness. The designations are based on their different functions. ‘Mind’ is that state in which you cannot decide one way or another. that is at one point you say you will do something , at another, you say you will to do it. You don’t understand your mind; it is always wavering. But the mind can also be determinative. It examines the pros and cons and then come to a decision. When the mind so works, it is called the ‘intellect’. Another function of the mind is to feel. It feels pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow. It is also the seat of all emotions and the repository of all memories. When the mind works this way, it is called the ‘heart’ There is yet another function of the mind ‘I-ness’. This I-ness characterizes everything the mind does. The mind says. I am the doer. I am the enjoyers, and so on’ This I-ness is individualism, asserting itself.

According to Vedanta, the Self is supreme. It is everywhere and in everything. It is Pure consciousness and it is this Consciousness which manifests itself in whatever the mind does. The mind acts through the organs. But it is consciousness which enables the mind to do whatever it does. Without this Self, without this Consciousness, the mind is dead and the body also is dead. When a person dies all his organs may be intact, yet they do not work . this is because the Self that is . Consciousness is gone. A jar has space in it just as there is space outside. But if the jar breaks, space outside. There is then one space; there is no separate space any longer. Similarly, when a person dies, the Consciousness within the person leave the body and merges with the Consciousness outside, Consciousness is always one and the same . The division inside and outside there body is artificial and false. Consciousness is the only reality; it is all-pervasive. the difference e between one object and another is the degree of its manifestation of Consciousness. An object is called inert if Consciousness is not manifest in it. Courtesy Vedanta in practice

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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