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Ho Ho Ho
The year is coming to a close
And what have you done this year?
One more year gone.
Are you still alive?
And what are you alive to? And what are you dead to?
When was the last time you saw a full moon?
Or a sun rise?
When was the last time you gazed at a mountain or the ocean?
Or looked at a butterfly fly?
When was the last time you saw a flower blossom?
Or kicked a ball?
When was the last time you smiled at yourself?
When was the last time you looked back and could laugh at yourself?
For the last few days of the year and for the years to come,
get into the act and make it happen for yourself.
-Sadhguru
My 3 day stay at Sadhguru's Isha Foundation in Coimbatore. Thread:
1. Day 1. I had expected it to be a quiet place with maybe some traffic. But I wasn't prepared for what seemed like a mini Kumbh Mela. I reached in the night and cars and buses were coming in at the rate of one every 30 seconds. There were literally hundreds of buses from all over India parked there. And the cars were beyond count.
2. The moment I stepped into the ashram premises, it felt like I was transported to a different world. The architecture, the materiald used and the absolute cleanliness of the place were impressive. Coimbatore is a pretty liveable city, quite green and much cleaner than most Indian cities, yet the contrast between the inside of Isha Foundation and the outside is unmissable.
3. Now add Indian spirituality into it, and the aura of the place is lifted. Once you are in, it's like living in a mini self-contained city with almost everything provided for. Sadhguru has done an immense service to India by developing this ashram.
4. The first stop is the evening sound and light show at the Adiyogi statue. The massive statue dominates the grounds. I'm not much of a sound and light person but Sadhguru's commentary is spellbinding.
5. Morning, Day 2. The ashram feels like a buzzing, busy, happening place with people from all over India and perhaps 10% from overseas. And unlike the images of Europeans chanting slokas in Iskcon or Osho, at Isha most of the foreigners are East Asian. Indresha, my point of contact at Isha, said pre-Covid, there were literally thousands of visitors from China. I felt the foreigners had more bhakti compared with the Indian visitors. This could be because we Indians are more touristy whereas the Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodians came here specifically to seek peace.
6. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Isha is the young crowd. The average age of the ashram residents couldn't be more than 25. These youth don't come here to network or hook up; their gaze isn't wandering but instead fixed inwards. I felt most of them were greatly in turmoil and had found peace here. There was a sense of contentment on their faces. I'm sure, had they not come to Isha, many of them may have taken to drugs. This is why I thank Sadhguru from the bottom of my heart for saving the our young people - whether they be Indians or foreigners.
7. Food. All meals are free for those attending the various programmes. It's simple, healthy, sattvic and tasty vegetarian fare. Plus, it’s all you can eat. If you want something different, there are a couple of restaurants that offer tea, coffee, snacks and Indian and Western cuisine.
8. Isha School. If Sadhguru had only established the school and nothing more, I would still be eternally grateful to him. The school, attended mostly by tribal children, is located in a tranquil village a few km away from Isha. It's surrounded by trees and has a peaceful ambience. The best part is that the education is completely in English like any school in Delhi or Chennai. It blows your mind to see little tribal children speaking in perfect English like any Delhi kid (minus the fake accent and uppity attitude). All children are given wholesome, tasty food daily by the school free of cost. There are computer classes and science labs that are as good as any quality school in India. The red brick building is well maintained like a private school.
9. Shopping. I like that Isha doesn't act like a tourist trap that rips you off. Everything that I bought (saffron dhoti-pant, sukku coffee, copper bracelet) was reasonably priced and of a superior quality.
10. Accommodation. I chose the Nalanda rooms which are located in a beautiful garden/cove like space. The rooms are as good or better than 4 star quality. The ambience is unmistakably superior.
11. Day 3. Pre-dawn group meditation. You can come in and join the chanting or you can sit quietly and soak in the spirituality. It was amazing, but for me, the most unique and uplifting experience was the evening aarti which was held in a giant space age rotunda built entirely of stone. You can feel the energy there. There are several sessions of around 30 minutes each but it's best to be early and be in the first session which begins around 7pm.
12. The ashram has a gaushala where abandoned, old and sick cows are cared for. There is also a handsome bull who was once reportedly quite hot tempered and unruly but became gentle as a fawn in Sadhguru’s presence. I fed the bull and he seemed quite friendly.
13. Leaving was hard. A deep feeling of homesickness hit me in the tummy. In just three days, I had got attached to a place where I have no family or friends.
14. Even as I write this, I'm feeling nostalgic and want to visit again. The place has a strong pull - it's sattvic and I envy the volunteers who live there full time and are lucky to be part of a mini paradise. Although I had to get up at 4.00 am daily, I was full of energy all day. I guess, it's when we encounter such places as Isha that we realise what we are missing in our lives.
The 150-year celebration of “Vande Mataram” is about honouring a song that unified and inspired people during times of exploitation and cruelty of the worst kind. When you try to inspire people, some will rise and some will resist. The question is: to whom will you yield? We must yield to the inspired lot, because without an inspired population, no nation can move forward. -Sg
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@ChessbaseIndia Mukesh might be seeing God in the chess. That's why he doesn't wanna disrespect the King by throwing it away...🙇♂️ If we think another way. In Some other game the same king might be yours. How could we dishonor our own King😜
This is valid point that's brought forth. Even today people around me think that going to temple n idol worshiping rituals are superstitious. The deity is nothing more than a piece of stone or metal.
They just fail to understand the science behind Hindu temples n the consecration process, the maintenance required to keep the core temple space energized.
Materials needed to conduct the rituals need to be organic and that of high quality. They have become super expensive. Donations to temple must be used for this purpose as we see many of our temples in utter neglect just because of lack of funds required to keep up with the maintenance process. We are losing something very valuable just due to lack of funds.