This is the novice speaking.
I am the weary traveller on the first step of a narrow steep mountain path. I look hesitatingly and longingly at the next step. I want to touch the peak. But the climb could be long and hard. With no one to keep me company. The firs whisper and beckons me. The calm of the thick forest pulls me in. So I shall go. I might falter and fall down. As long as I can rise after every fall, there is hope.
My name is the beginner.
I am the daughter and wife. The doting sister and the spoiling aunt. I command and cook. I manage and make money. Through the day I sing, dance and don my many acts. I smile and cry to suit my role. I wish and re-wish. When the dawn approaches, I drop it all down.
In the twilight hour, I sit at my Guru's feet.
He close his eyes. And I close mine.
He disappear.
And I disappear with him.
Into the dark abyss, I explore in impatience. As if to find some treasure. He holds me back gently. Showing only that I am ready to behold. Like a child, he leads me in. Putting up with my tantrums. And my inquisitive mind. Forgiving my occasional lapse of trust and discipline. Nudging me on when I hold back with gripping fear. Filling me with such strength and energy, that I want to burn.
On this Guru Poornima day,
Should I offer my tears? Should I offer my gratitude? When I am his, what is there to offer?
Aman-ki-asha!
Anupama shares her yaksha experience:
Read the full article here: http://thechroniclesofa.blogspot.com/2010/02/rapturous-night.html
P.S: Sorry this took a while to appear on our radar!
Read the full article here: http://thechroniclesofa.blogspot.com/2010/02/rapturous-night.html
P.S: Sorry this took a while to appear on our radar!
Exuberant, protective, furious, wild...and more...
Srividhya shares her expeience of the Linga Bhairavi consecration:
"When Sadhguru revealed the Devi’s form, I wax exploding! An overwhelming frantic desperate longing to merge and dissolve in her.. nothing else mattered."
Read the full article here: http://decembertrance.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/she-has-come-alive/
"When Sadhguru revealed the Devi’s form, I wax exploding! An overwhelming frantic desperate longing to merge and dissolve in her.. nothing else mattered."
Read the full article here: http://decembertrance.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/she-has-come-alive/
The Other Side
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Labels:
Bhava Spandana,
isha yoga center ashram,
mahima,
meditation,
spirituality,
united states,
yoga
Eleanor shares her experience of Bhava Spandana program:
"By the end, I never wanted to leave. When it was time to go home, I bid farewell to my dear, new friends and started thinking about what was next for me in the world of yoga. All in all, it was an unusual, wonderful and worthwhile experience.."
Read the complete article here: http://itsnotacult.com/bhava-spandana-program/
"By the end, I never wanted to leave. When it was time to go home, I bid farewell to my dear, new friends and started thinking about what was next for me in the world of yoga. All in all, it was an unusual, wonderful and worthwhile experience.."
Read the complete article here: http://itsnotacult.com/bhava-spandana-program/
The Unique Trinity
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Labels:
isha outreach,
isha vidhya
Sudhakar Ram shares his experience of the educational initiatives of Isha Foundation:
"We visited many government run and private schools, but what struck us in schools Isha was the atmosphere of fun, curiosity, energy and enthusiasm. Teachers were committed and well trained to support children to help them learn at their own pace. "
Read the full article here: http://www.child-education.net/isha-vidhya-three-unique-models-of-education/
"We visited many government run and private schools, but what struck us in schools Isha was the atmosphere of fun, curiosity, energy and enthusiasm. Teachers were committed and well trained to support children to help them learn at their own pace. "
Read the full article here: http://www.child-education.net/isha-vidhya-three-unique-models-of-education/
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