The journey is beautiful – definitely. But the perception of the journey is as important as the journey itself. But the one who paved the path remembered to put pitfalls along with the picturesque scenery. He also remembered to give people who reach out their hands when the way seems lost. The journey also needs different skills at different times. At times, we forget we are making this journey and view this as a trap. A gentle knock on the head to bring us back on track is also forthcoming.
A token of gratitude for those people – who gave without expectations; many who gave without even knowing thus. These people keep my journey alive by imparting different skills or inspiration to go on. They are very much a part of my life!
Intelligence
Osho! I owe my presence on the path to him. The man who is so badly misunderstood by the masses – one who discarded everything that was dear to him with a single pointed agenda to Know. He eventually attained with his sheer intelligence without a Guru* - no ordinary feat! I am on the path because of him – unequivocally!
Humor and Playfulness
Krishna! The man who is present in every home in India, who is embedded into the cultural fabric of this nation, but not necessarily understood for what He is! It took over thirty years for me to look behind this ubiquitously found image to glimpse (only glimpse - this is a carefully chosen word) what He comes to represent! One who lived the life of a hundred strong men put together and yet danced through life! Just the thought of Him unburdens my life!
Involvement
iLaiyarAjA! A man who is more popular for his untimely comments than for his involvement. The man who breathes music – one statement to which you can append literally append "literally" without sounding outrageous. What people need to realize is the amount of work (read: "level of involvement") that went behind the scenes leading to the attainment of this near-impossible skill of collapsing situations, thoughts and emotions instantly into aural tones! It will be fitting if he attains through this path!
Humility and devotion
Paramahansa Yogananda! Multiple reads into “Autobiography of a Yogi” will give you no clue of his towering stature. Indeed, this humility is the hallmark of devotees. Only multiple third person accounts later do you realize how tall He stands and yet manages to say “It wasn’t me!”
mAnickavAsakar! Properly imbibing the “sivapurAnam” will make you a devotee with no prior initiation! The words themselves exploded out of him in intense devotion – there is no other conceivable possibility. He surrenders even his devotion to the One. And it is the privilege of this culture to say he is one among many such people!
Intensity
Bruce Lee! He probably left early because he packed three years into each year he lived. He showed how much it is possible to push the body and the mind with proper focus – had he come from Indian culture, he would have called it his Sadhana! Those eyes, that face, that look...
There is one other person who in my mind, who cuts through all these dimensions with ease!
There are also of course many more people than I can list here. Indeed, for a willing heart, everyone encountered on a path can be a teacher in some way.
* Without a Guru is not being stated here as a pedigree. It is actually a great blessing have one. But reaching there without a road map is a superhuman effort!
A token of gratitude for those people – who gave without expectations; many who gave without even knowing thus. These people keep my journey alive by imparting different skills or inspiration to go on. They are very much a part of my life!
Intelligence
Osho! I owe my presence on the path to him. The man who is so badly misunderstood by the masses – one who discarded everything that was dear to him with a single pointed agenda to Know. He eventually attained with his sheer intelligence without a Guru* - no ordinary feat! I am on the path because of him – unequivocally!
Humor and Playfulness
Krishna! The man who is present in every home in India, who is embedded into the cultural fabric of this nation, but not necessarily understood for what He is! It took over thirty years for me to look behind this ubiquitously found image to glimpse (only glimpse - this is a carefully chosen word) what He comes to represent! One who lived the life of a hundred strong men put together and yet danced through life! Just the thought of Him unburdens my life!
Involvement
iLaiyarAjA! A man who is more popular for his untimely comments than for his involvement. The man who breathes music – one statement to which you can append literally append "literally" without sounding outrageous. What people need to realize is the amount of work (read: "level of involvement") that went behind the scenes leading to the attainment of this near-impossible skill of collapsing situations, thoughts and emotions instantly into aural tones! It will be fitting if he attains through this path!
Humility and devotion
Paramahansa Yogananda! Multiple reads into “Autobiography of a Yogi” will give you no clue of his towering stature. Indeed, this humility is the hallmark of devotees. Only multiple third person accounts later do you realize how tall He stands and yet manages to say “It wasn’t me!”
mAnickavAsakar! Properly imbibing the “sivapurAnam” will make you a devotee with no prior initiation! The words themselves exploded out of him in intense devotion – there is no other conceivable possibility. He surrenders even his devotion to the One. And it is the privilege of this culture to say he is one among many such people!
Intensity
Bruce Lee! He probably left early because he packed three years into each year he lived. He showed how much it is possible to push the body and the mind with proper focus – had he come from Indian culture, he would have called it his Sadhana! Those eyes, that face, that look...
There is one other person who in my mind, who cuts through all these dimensions with ease!
There are also of course many more people than I can list here. Indeed, for a willing heart, everyone encountered on a path can be a teacher in some way.
* Without a Guru is not being stated here as a pedigree. It is actually a great blessing have one. But reaching there without a road map is a superhuman effort!
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