dogy next door, at durgama mandir... go and play with him everyday
lights at haripodi haridwar
swami premanandji....So much happening….. it is so hot in the afternoon, that in the evening am exhausted.
First day went to puja at radhas house. There were 8 lativians there, and it was chanting and was alright. But walking in the sun got me so exhausted that came back at 6, and was asleep by 830 till the next morning.
The next morning left the guest house at 700 to reach haridwar at 800 and went to Bhagwati… she is staying in a tent with her guruji…. Whom I met and he spoke English… so had long talks with him about the akhadas, himself, myself…… lunch swim in ma ganga with bhagwati. Talking about akhadas with kumarji, I realize that there is total freedom in what to do.. the akhada has certain niyams, rules that need to be followed.. initiation, and then the prayers you do, like at food, and the colours of clothes you wear… you choose your own gurus and these can almost be from anywhere, but are usually from the same akhada. You are free to worship any gods, free to choose how you worship, and also choose your own sadhana……. Its not one dictatorial thing……… its like we belong to the same family and are on the same path…… but the path differs for each and ech find there own callings and teachers.
Its navratri time and haidwar and rishikesh is full of pujas, chanting all in the air…… very lovely
Went to laxshman jhula the next day, german bakery and veg burger and the book shop. In the evening, went with Anil, who is VP at Somanys glass factory here. To har ki podi…aarti was over but we walked around, I put flowers and diya in ganga………..
Then yesterday to Haridwar and bhagwatis where there was devi havan going on… lunch, then talks with Kumarji (gurus name) ….. he was extrmemly blunt, and once when I asked a question he said, how long will you go on with this gathering of information… what can it do for you… does it help at all in knowing yourself…. He then went on to ask if there were multiple I’s…. of course… and he asked which is dominant……… he said instead of asking spend time in contemplation about yourself (my self)…… several times he indicated to me how my questioning was like a mask and a façade….. and he asked me to look and to find out what this questioning is about…………
He was not against questioning, but his interventions made me think…….. that yes, I ask questions, but after that what??? He told me to write about who is Mira…… oops, what to write?????
Whilst we were sitting there a group of singers came and chanted the entire lineage of the Juna akhada… this was their calling and sadhana……. To go around and chant the lineage… quite wonderful……. No book knowledge…. And this was their sadhana……..
First day went to puja at radhas house. There were 8 lativians there, and it was chanting and was alright. But walking in the sun got me so exhausted that came back at 6, and was asleep by 830 till the next morning.
The next morning left the guest house at 700 to reach haridwar at 800 and went to Bhagwati… she is staying in a tent with her guruji…. Whom I met and he spoke English… so had long talks with him about the akhadas, himself, myself…… lunch swim in ma ganga with bhagwati. Talking about akhadas with kumarji, I realize that there is total freedom in what to do.. the akhada has certain niyams, rules that need to be followed.. initiation, and then the prayers you do, like at food, and the colours of clothes you wear… you choose your own gurus and these can almost be from anywhere, but are usually from the same akhada. You are free to worship any gods, free to choose how you worship, and also choose your own sadhana……. Its not one dictatorial thing……… its like we belong to the same family and are on the same path…… but the path differs for each and ech find there own callings and teachers.
Its navratri time and haidwar and rishikesh is full of pujas, chanting all in the air…… very lovely
Went to laxshman jhula the next day, german bakery and veg burger and the book shop. In the evening, went with Anil, who is VP at Somanys glass factory here. To har ki podi…aarti was over but we walked around, I put flowers and diya in ganga………..
Then yesterday to Haridwar and bhagwatis where there was devi havan going on… lunch, then talks with Kumarji (gurus name) ….. he was extrmemly blunt, and once when I asked a question he said, how long will you go on with this gathering of information… what can it do for you… does it help at all in knowing yourself…. He then went on to ask if there were multiple I’s…. of course… and he asked which is dominant……… he said instead of asking spend time in contemplation about yourself (my self)…… several times he indicated to me how my questioning was like a mask and a façade….. and he asked me to look and to find out what this questioning is about…………
He was not against questioning, but his interventions made me think…….. that yes, I ask questions, but after that what??? He told me to write about who is Mira…… oops, what to write?????
Whilst we were sitting there a group of singers came and chanted the entire lineage of the Juna akhada… this was their calling and sadhana……. To go around and chant the lineage… quite wonderful……. No book knowledge…. And this was their sadhana……..
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