Category: The Great Connect
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connecting with the earth
The burning of Narakasura is a big event in Goa, the legend has it that the only person who could kill him was his mother Bhumi devi. Goa also has the tradition of worshiping Satteri, a kind of anthill which indicates fertile lands, then we the Dolpods of Goa which begin with a dedication of…
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Ulooka—the owl
The owl is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. That is so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. I wonder what the owl see, and does that the rest…
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moon gardens – experiencing nature by night.
Ratri Suktam the rigvedic hymn to — Ratri Devi—the divinity of night, is one of my favourite hymn. A whole other world exists in the light of a moon filled night something that we rarely take the trouble of noticing. My older daughter used to call it the “Moon Gardens” I prefer referring ratri in…
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The flow of emotions.
Bhava ganga, The Devi Bhagawatam, talks of Navadurga each aspect of Durga talking of one quality. On saptami the mother Goddess is worshiped in her form as Ganga. Ganga is also the Bhava Ganga, the flow of emotion that is so torrential and difficult to withhold, once she flows out she leaves us calm and…
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The Soundless Centre
The soundless centre or the silence of heart. Have you ever heard the wonderful silence before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm as a storm end? or perhaps you the know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or…
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The wisdom of surrender,
The wisdom of surrender, The space in front of our house, had rough terrain with rocks, weeds and in the rains it had its own untamed beauty. Then came the city landscapers they flattened the rocks, placed sand, and erected play pens. Guess what, nature did not resist, in her own quiet way she emerged…
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