life journey......................

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...

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 ...

Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी   1982. I was 12 years old then. My interest was in literature during my school days. I won many prizes at the school level, district and state level youth festivals for story writing, versification etc. My mother wanted me to try out my talent in music. She thought some instrument would be a good choice. She very deliberately chose the violin for me because it is very handy and sweet. Summer holidays after my 7th grade started with Carnatic violin lessons with Saraswathy Ammal. She was basically a Veena player who just knew the basic finger techniques for carnatic violin. An year passed. She taught me up till the first Ganesa Geetham 'Srigananatha'. One day when my Amma came to pick me up after the class, the kind teacher told her that I had real talent and interest in music and that I should be taken to a violin teacher since she handles only Veena as her primary instrument. Amma was glad to get the positive feed ba...

Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी How to depict a raga from lines? I had an experience with Guru Nithya Chaithanya Yathi. Once he drew a diagramatic pattern with a single line without lifting his hand from the paper and then he asked me to translate that picture on my violin. I was stunned for a moment. Never before that have I thought of such an idea. But if Guru says, I just do it. I have nothing to think about it. I simply started. To my wonder, a beautiful raga emerged. Guru was listening with his eyes closed. I felt like a kid walking holding it's father's index finger. The lines took me through hills and valleys. That was an incredible journey..............

Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी Manoj Pavitran: I still vividly remember the day when you were given initiation, I remember the difficulty of calling you Anandanadh instead of Ma nu, I still remember the poise and determination you had on your face after receiving Guru’s blessings. Now you have come a long way, you have put aside the saffron clothes, shaven off your beard; you have entered into a married relationship and now living in the US. If you don’t mind can you please share with us your journey? What made you go beyond the conventions of saffron life? How did it enrich your journey? Anandnadh: I've shared my experience of spiritual initiation at:  http://anandnadh.blogspot.com/2011/01/gurukulam-life.html  . That day,   Guru told me all these costumes are insignificant and irrelevant. He told they should be used only as a device to cross the threshold if it helps to protect myself from the heavy current of the material world within....