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Out of body......

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Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी   It was after my first vipassana 10 days silent residential retreat in Chennai, I started off to Coimbatore in order to attend Bhavaspandana program (BSP) conducted by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. I've already attended his 13 days Sahajasthithi Yoga (SSY) program in Chennai directly conducted by him which was a very transformative program by itslef. After getting down at Coimbatore railway station, I took a bus to Alandurai. Then I had to walk 8 kilo meters from there. There were many others going to Isha at that time. I got a lift on a bike. A young man by the name Veerappan was riding the bike. He was riding very fast on those small roads. My mind was calm after my first vipassana experience. I remained silent without reacting in anyway. But on the first turn we both fell from the bike. Nothing serious happened. We both got back on the bike and again he started off with the same speed and I was still calm. Next turning ag...

Wedding story.....

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Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी Leading 35 years of unmarried life was a well thought decision. Getting into marriage was also another well thought decision. Probably those were not mere thoughts and perhaps no decisions were made. They just happened on their own accord. Combination of both the experiences added a wide spectrum to my life complementing each part. Being a lone star in life was in many ways a very fulfilling and enriching experience. But always there remained a void that needed to be fulfilled. At a point, life reached a stagnation and there was no more meaning or motivation to move on. Done with the meaningful part of life, now time has come to experience perhaps the meaningless part too to make it a complete whole. After all meaning is what we add to life. Life as such is comprised of neutral experiences. Life is a black and white canvas just consisting of days and nights. We are ...