Tutu "silences weeping and gives joy to the sad and ill at heart"

and.... Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life - Pablo Picasso 


ASARU cultivates the sown, conducts water by small channels for seed-time, for shooting green
and harvest grain.   

ASARUALIM - the gods in fear and hope at Council turn to him. He is the light, ASARUALIM NUNNA,  light of the glory of his father.  He is the law of Anu and Enlil and Ea, he is fullness and plenty,  the gods grow fat on his bounty.

TUTU is life renewed that sweetens the sanctuary; should wrath once more rouse up their company he teaches them to repeat the charm that lulls to sleep, he has no peer in that Assembly. In the Enuma Elish it says of Tutu that he "devises the spell by which the gods may be at rest" and that "he is supreme among the assembly of the gods and no one among them is his equal". Another version states Tutu "silences weeping and gives joy to the sad and ill at heart"

Shedding of past karmas (Nirjara)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism 

Jainism prescribes mainly two methods for shedding karmas (Nirjara), accumulated by the soul.

• Passive Method – By allowing past karma's to ripen in due course of time and experiencing the results, both good and bad with equanimity. If the fruits of the past karma's are received with attachment or with agitation then the soul earns fresh karmic bondage's. It is also not possible for the soul to know before-hand when and which karma will start to produce results. Therefore, a person should practice equanimity under all circumstances.
• Active Method – By practicing internal and external austerities (penances or tapas) so as to accelerate the ripening process as well as reducing the effects produced. This is the recommended approach as it prepares and conditions the soul and reminds one to be vigilant.

The internal austerities are

1. Atonement of sinful acts
2. Practice politeness and humility - in spite of having comparatively more wealth, wisdom, social status, power, etc.
3. Service to others, especially monks, nuns, elders and the weaker souls without any expectations in return
4. Scriptural study, questioning and expanding the spiritual knowledge
5. Abandonment of passions – especially anger, ego, deceit and greed
6. Meditation

The external austerities are meant to discipline the sensual cravings. They are

1. Fasting
2. Eating less than one's normal diet
3. Abstention from tasty and stimulating food
4. Practicing humility and thankfulness – by seeking help and offering assistance without egoistic tendencies
5. Practicing solitude and introspection
6. Mastering demands of the body

 Main article: Nirjara
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