Against the glory of your form

the earth seems like specks of dirt

the ocean are mere drops

the brilliant sun a bonfire weak

the vast great sky an opening slim

As insects small the gods do seem

Yes, Rudra, Brahma too-

With fame and glory unsurpassed

Forever may you triumph!

IF one day this singing slave

slave without eyes

should dash against a hillock

and fall into a ditch--

Well then--

May all be well with you!

Sandals which had trod

the wilderness

were placed

against the brows

of the Lord--

Water poured from the hunter's mouth

became

the divine bath

for Puraipu--

Remnants

of partly eaten meat

he gave Sambu

as offerings of fresh food--

Deep devotion

what indeed will it not do?

the hunter became

best of devotees.

-- Sankaracharya praise of Kanappan's love

The weather is gorgeous when it's not raining. The San Francisco Chronicle posted this article on autumn cycling in the San Francisco Bay Area:

"October is as good as it gets around here," said Bill Martin, the KTVU meteorologist who is an avid road and mountain biker. "The temperatures haven't gotten cold yet, and during the day you don't get the big heat. There's no fog on the coast, so winds aren't an issue like they are in summer. The climatology of fall in the Bay Area is great. It's my time to be alive."

And those students who find that world of God through chastity, theirs is that heavenly
country; theirs, in whatever world they are, is freedom. - Chhandogya Upanishad

Know that in this world there is nothing that cannot be attained by one who remains from
birth to death a perfect celibate... In one person, knowledge of the four Vedas, and in another,
perfect celibacy - of these, the latter is superior to the former who is wanting in celibacy.
- The Mahabharata

A wise man should avoid married life as if it were a burning pit of live coals. From the
contact comes sensation, from sensation thirst, from thirst clinging; by ceasing from that, the soul
is delivered from all sinful existence. - Lord Buddha

Brahmacharya or spotless chastity is the best of all penances; a celibate of such spotless
chastity is not a human being, but a god indeed... To the celibate who conserves the semen with
great efforts, what is there unattainable in this world? By the power of the composure of the
semen, one will become just like myself. - Lord Sankara

There is no doubt that people die prematurely by letting the semen out of the body;
knowing this, the Yogi should always preserve semen and lead a life of strict celibacy.
- Siva Samhita