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Why
My Bliss?
Now for the Truth, I wanted to name this section Yoga, alas, I bet nobody
would have even cared a click on that link, not even by the slip of the
mouse click would someone want to enter this section.
So got a flash in my mind to name it more appropriate as My Bliss, its how
I am and the ecstatic joy am currently in, is all because of Yoga, so this
sounded more appropriate to me.
Now
a little Background...
The very word Yoga brings a lil frown people face, Pause, this guy said he
is a gleaming young guy around the 20s+ and the fotos show him young, but
why is he talking oldies stuff? is the impression that everyone get on
glancing upon this enticing word.
It was way back in 1994, I was out of 12th grade and waiting for the
results of the entrance exams, had a lot of time to do little nothings.
One of my mom's friend, as a casual talk was explaining about Yoga and
about Jaggi Vasudev and his work on self realization, just walked through
and she asked me why don't you enrol in it, and as anybody else at the
peak of Teenage musings, my immediate answer to the very word Yoga was
NO!, I still have lot more years for that......and just didn't bother
about it and just walked past.
My mom knows better, she by luck or a coincidence or an intention to make
her son do something useful enrolled me for the 13 day course called "Sahajha
Sthithi Yoga", with much hesitation and small wordy fights, I decided to
at least accompany her, she has already paid the money and I had to go, I
have made up my mind, am going.
The first day of the course, myself with my mom and her friends went to
the place where the course was held, it was in Chetpet in Chennai, some 20
mins from my home.
Went there and I saw my teacher, he was Swaminathan, around the age of
50+, and most of them over there were all above 35+ at least, I just
thought for a moment, what am I doing here and no one of my age at least,
felt like an odd man out there, but decided to see what's all with this,
at least am not going to lose anything.
The course started with breathing exercise and a short discourse/speech on
life and self realization, this is when I started to enjoy slowly day by
day and started getting involved in it.
The discourses were very simple, plain and rooted to the base reality,
very sharp and attacks the basic point of living ones life to the best.
After this 13 day programme, it was a totally transforming experience with an
excellent tool to use, I meant the Pranayam and the "Shoonya" meditation.
It was then I realized how big a blunder it would have been, if I had
objected to my mom's decision and failed to attend the so called Yoga
class!, haa, now the very thought of having not attended this, sends a
sharp chill down my spine.....
So
here is My Bliss......
Am in my current state of mind, happy always and in bliss is due to the
various programs that I have attended in Isha yoga and has helped me
realize the inner self and raise my consciousness to a subtle level of
understanding.
I simply could not gaze at any human being like the way I did before I
attended any of these programmes. I am moved to tears even when I look at
someone long enough. Idiotic Sentimentality I would have concluded some
days ago. It is not that I am crying; it is just that I am so full of
acceptance for the other person. So full of joy. It is as if you really
felt that the person you are seeing is having a handful of you and you
have a handful of him. Insane right? I concur. But I don’t care if this
sounds insane to the logical mind. This gives me so much joy and makes a
lot of stuff so effortless.
Jaggi always says : “I want you to stop looking up for divinity and start
looking at yourself and revere it as the Divine.” How can a person act
irresponsible to him when he truly tastes his divine nature? I think it is
little difficult for him to do that. That is you cannot but do good to
yourself if you really feel that you are a part of something divine.
Similarly you can’t do anything stupid to some other person when in your
experience you feel that what is in you is not very different from what is
in him.
I once again invite all of you to allow yourself touched by this Grace.
You need not conform to any belief. You can be a complete sceptic and
attend the first Isha Yoga program. In fact I know a lot of people who are
reading this might want to prove what I am doing is bullshit. I heartily
invite all these people whoever they are to prove me wrong. But first they
have to attend the Isha Yoga program to know what it is before they start
any debate. It is my hope that this Grace will touch you too.
Read below on the people, place and the Environment that contributed to
all this.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
 During
our days the crowd was less and Isha yoga was just established and Jaggi
would be a part of every activity with us during the classes, we were very
fortunate to have him as our Guru.
His talk is very simple, plain, easy to understand and obviously sincere,
this man talks sense and is very much rooted to real life, no
imaginations, no fancy stories, no makeovers, just plain truth about you
and only you in simple to understand facts, you need to experience his
bliss, am lost of words to provide any more explanations about Jaggi. Know
more about this Enlightened being, click on the heading link.
Who is a Guru
Jaggi says, Guru is a person who does not support your ego, whenever you
are with him, you feel some kind of uneasiness and you want to run away
from that very place and person, but somehow something forces you to go
back to the very place, whenever you feel very happy with someone, then he
is supporting your ego, but a Guru is one who shatters your ego to pieces
and still you long to be with him.
Jaggi is a real living guru with clarity of thought and as sharp as a
razor.
Now What is Yoga
The word Yoga does not mean stretching and twisting your body in
unimaginable ways with so many complications.
As Jaggi always says Yoga literally means "Union", When you experience
everything as a part of yourself, then you are in yoga.
When you are not able to control yourself or be joyous inside, how do u
expect the world around you to be joyous and palpable to your feelings.
Isha Yoga Centre
Isha
yoga centre is located in a scenic surroundings on the base of Velliangiri
hills, for anyone who wants to
truly understand the beauty of this place, I warmly extend an invitation
to come to this place. (Yes I invite you, don’t you realize that I have
crossed-over and became one of THEM) It was a truly enchanting sight. When
you travel from Coimbatore to the ashram in the bus, you see the fertility
of the place. This was the place it seems where nature’s bounty seems to
be hidden away from the urbanites. Every shade of green juxtaposing to
inspire even the most unmovable soul, to know more about the ashram and
its surroundings, click on the heading to take you there.
DhyanaLinga
This is a multireligious temple, Jaggi has spent an enormous amount of
energy to consecrate this, its
construction is done using old technologies and methods like baked bricks,
lime stone and the expected lifespan of the structure is 5000 years or
more.
The Energy
vortex so powerful that anybody who spends a couple of minutes in the
temple, will be able to experience the power of meditation.
You need to
experience it to know the real power of this place. Click on the header to
know more about it.
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