J Ganesh Mudaliar

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[Gargi #Decolonization 🇮🇳 @gargiuvacha]

For the past few days, the entire Isha community has been living with a heaviness that is difficult to explain to anyone outside it.

The Ishanga leading the group of 77 was my Shoonya teacher. I had friends, people I deeply care about in other groups.

This personal connection brought the tragedy unbearably close. But even without it, the people who were at the immigration centre in Gyirong would not have felt like strangers. Most of us may never have met them, spoken to them or even seen their faces. Yet, from the moment we heard that they remained unaccounted for after the devastating flash flood, they felt like our own people.

Like members of our own family.

Some within the community had relatives or friends travelling with other Isha groups. They waited anxiously for messages saying they were safe. Every delayed call brought fear. Every update was read and reread. Every uncertain piece of information carried enormous weight.

And then there was the concern for Sadhguru.

He was still in Tibet, with roads blocked, communication disrupted and the situation changing constantly. The fear for his safety felt deeply personal. It felt as though our own father or mother was standing in a dangerous place while we were far away, unable to do anything.

According to Isha Sacred Walks coordinator Maa Gambhiri, Sadhguru and over 700 Isha participants were still in Tibet. He wanted a safe land route to be secured for them. He also wanted to reach the affected area and assist in every way possible.

The original update said that, of the 21 groups, 495 people had already returned safely, 743 remained in Tibet, 148 were in Nepal, 77 had been at the immigration centre and three volunteers were in Timure.

To the world, these may be numbers in a news report.

To Ishas, every number is a person.

Someone’s spouse. Someone’s parent. Someone’s child. Someone who sat beside us in a programme. Someone who volunteered with us. Someone who walked the same path.

A Gurubhagini or a Gurubhrata.

Many people today may not understand these words. Perhaps even we do not use them often. But we have definitely imbibed their essence. During moments like this, it becomes visible. We may come from different countries, speak different languages and have completely different lives, but the connection is real.

This is when the meaning of community becomes apparent.

It is easy to celebrate community during programmes, festivals and joyful moments. Its real strength is revealed when tragedy strikes. It is seen when people pray for those whose names they do not know. When volunteers work without rest. When families comfort one another. When thousands of people wait together for one hopeful update.

Perhaps this is what it truly means to experience the world as one family.

It cannot remain a beautiful idea meant only for good times. It must mean that another person’s pain can enter our heart, even when that person is unknown to us.

For the past few days, the entire Isha family has carried this fear, grief and helplessness together.

We continue to hope. We continue to pray. We stand with every person and every family affected by this tragedy.

Because when a community truly becomes a family, no one’s suffering remains somebody else’s tragedy.

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

“His girlfriend is also buried down there."😭😭

"Our people are buried down there. We'll find them and bring them back," a police officer said on the way to the Gyirong Port hard-hit disaster zone.

His colleague added, "His girlfriend is also buried down there." The officer was weeping silently.

Stay strong, brother. Please stay safe!

[The Times Of India @timesofindia]

#Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has pledged Rs 1 crore towards #Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund to support rescue and relief efforts following devastating flash floods along the #Nepal-#Tibet border. He also called for greater cooperation among Himalayan nations, proposing a five-nation Himalayan Board to coordinate responses to disasters affecting the fragile mountain region.

Details here 🔗https://t.co/8syf5xHidt

Catch every update on the TOI App 👉 https://t.co/ogFaRsUKyn

[Maha Chen @bluezoneinsider]

Sher means east. Pa means people.

Long before it was ever a job, "Sherpa" was a
direction - the answer a people gave when someone asked where they'd come from.

Around 500 years ago, families from Kham in eastern Tibet walked south over the Nangpa La, a glacier pass sitting near 5,800 metres, and came down into
the valleys of the Khumbu on the Nepali side. Everyone already living there called them the obvious thing: the people from the east. Shar-pa.

They stayed. And for the next four centuries they were not mountaineers. They were yak herders and traders, walking that same pass back and forth - Tibetan salt going one way, Nepali grain the other.

Nobody climbed the summits. Height was never the obstacle. The Nangpa La sits at 5,806m and they crossed it with loaded yaks. What didn't exist was a reason to stand on top of anything. Summits weren't a destination.

The other meaning came later, with the mountaineering economy. When the climbers arrived and kept hiring, it was a trade that Sherpas took up - became the best in the world at, and now largely run themselves.

A name meaning nothing more than "from the east" - became, in English, a word for anyone who carries someone else's load. 🙏

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[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Creation is in the lap of the Creator, and the Creator is the core of creation. #SadhguruQuotes

[Nate Mook @natemook]

Today, our @AllHandsHearts Nepal team made it into Devighat, a town along the river, where the flood/mud came up 100 feet. Many buildings were simply washed away. We are supporting local authorities with rescue supplies, as well as helping displaced families. It’s devastating.

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

‘One per cent chance’: Siblings’ desperate search for missing Singaporean couple in Nepal disaster https://t.co/teM0GX8T7a

[Rahul Kanwal @rahulkanwal]

On my flight from Delhi to Kathmandu was a group from the Isha Foundation (@ishafoundation), on their way to the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. They were brimming with excitement, looking forward to the journey to Lord Shiva’s abode.

Many from that same group were on my flight back from Kathmandu. The excitement of the onward journey had given way to a deep sense of grief and anxiety. They were sombre and shaken by the tragedy that had engulfed fellow pilgrims from Isha.

Yet, amid the anguish, there was something remarkable about their resolve. Many spoke of returning — of undertaking the pilgrimage again, undeterred by the tragedy that had just unfolded.

My thoughts and prayers are with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (@SadhguruJV), the entire Isha Foundation family and all those still waiting anxiously for news of their loved ones as they grapple with this terrible tragedy.

May Lord Shiva give them strength. 🙏

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

I stand with Nepal 🇳🇵

[J Ganesh Mudaliar @jganesh_sg]

We pray with trembling hearts for all those we’ve lost in Tibet and Nepal and for every family still holding vigil for missing loved ones. Shambo. 🙏🏼

#nepal #nepal🇳🇵 #tibet #kailash #sadhguru

[Yoga With Kush @yoga_with_kush]

Please share forward 🙏🏼

[Maha Chen @bluezoneinsider]

A heartfelt sharing from some individuals currently in Tibet.

The unwavering commitment of the Sherpas, they are just like the mountains 🏔️ #Nepal #Sherpas

[Isha Foundation @ishafoundation]

Namaskaram,

We share your anguish during this agonizing period of uncertainty.
Unfortunately, all participants of the Kailash Sojourn S3 group, which included Terricia Govender, were in the immigration center on the China side of the border when the disaster happened.

Our volunteer Petra is in touch with the family and we are actively working with embassies in India, China, and Nepal as well as local authorities to ensure we have the latest accurate information.

We remain committed to supporting the distressed families of participants and to the safety of all the other participants on the Kailash Sojourn.

Isha Volunteer.

[Dr Srikanth Manda @srikant09214163]

#NepalFlood

Ishanga Praveen about whom @SadhguruJV is mentioning is an alumni of @Official__OMC and my senior at college.
He was colourful, vibrant , full of energy and known as APE ( A Praveen) .

He and his batchmates not just gave us shelter in their rooms when we were waiting to get the rooms allotted but also guided us throughout our college days like elder brothers

Hey Ape , Hoping to see you walk with your feathery cap and grinning smile

[J Ganesh Mudaliar @jganesh_sg]

This Falling Glacier Started the Disaster in the Himalayas

https://t.co/kfEfq6d95H via @YouTube

[J Ganesh Mudaliar @jganesh_sg]

I request the authorities involved to allow Sadhguru in Saga, Tibet, and a few Isha Foundation volunteers to participate in the continuing search and rescue at this hour of profound grief. 🙏🏼 @MFA_China @China_Amb_India @ChineseEmbinUS @PRCAmbNepal

[Malcolm A. Andrade #SaveSoil @maland131]

Isha Hotline numbers - Country specific hotline numbers are being setup for the participants family members to reach out.
IND: [phone]

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

See what is happening in Nepal and how WCK is responding.
Yesterday, devastating flash flooding struck northern Nepal near the Nepal-Tibet border. A wave of water and debris tore through communities, washing away entire villages and leaving many families stranded on the roofs of their homes. WCK is already on the ground, working with local partners to get hot meals into the hands of the people that need them most. #ChefsForNepal

[B ( Only Merit Not a Freeloader) @JustPunforfun]

Please share this to get any information possible.

They are members of my extended family.

[Maha Chen @bluezoneinsider]

A written plea to the Chinese officials, on behalf of the waiting families.

With no information about 80 people after the Gyirong floods, their families remain in unbearable uncertainty.

@SadhguruJV and a few volunteers have requested permission to travel from Saga to Gyirong and support the ongoing efforts. We earnestly request the authorities to grant them access and facilitate their journey.

There many hands willing to join forces and help. Please, I hope something can be worked out.

My sincere request from a concerned individual. 🙏

@PRCSpoxNepal
@MFA_China
@China_Amb_India
@ChineseEmbinUS
@PRCAmbNepal
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