Category: geopiety
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Rains when Nature cleanses
Speaking tree When nature cleanses “The rain to the wind said, You push and I’ll pelt.’ They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged–though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.” ― Robert Frost Every rainy season, one site or the other puts up a prompt asking people to…
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Homage to the circle.
While creating an Yantra circle represents the divine, between two circles we have Vayu the energizer. The circle, is completion, it unites thought and action. Think about it when we are in circle with others the energy stays contained with the group giving back to all. Circle of trees creates the sacred groove, circle of…
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Mountains keeping things in perspective
The past week we have been travelling, as we entered the town of Satara from top of the high the town looked so different, things seem to be in place and at peace. When we see things from the top of a mountain we witness life from a different perspective bringing us a new awareness.…
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Good night – creating a night ritual
Before bed ritual— Check next day’s schedule. Keep things required for the schedule. Sit on my bed in dhyanamudra, deep breathe, — I take ten breathes. Thank the day for its kindness—I write down specific events that I am grateful for. Sketch for 5 mnts. Read 3 pages And good night. For a long time,…
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Lakshadeepotsava
Lakshadeepa is one of the much awaited and celebrated festivals of Udupi, Krishna ashatmi and Pariyaya being the other two. This begins on Karthika dwadashi-triodashi and ends on Hunnime, that is the 12thand 13th day to the full moon of Karthika month of the Hindu calendar. Twelve days after the Deepavali Amavasya, is the Tulasi…
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Following the nature’s cycle, — earth living.
Ritu samhara by Kalidasa is favourite of mine where each season is described as a pair of lovers. Then there is Baramas, both Meera, and by Ravidas that drift into the tradition of Sufism where with the divine-devotee and seasons. My personal god and theatre guru Ratan Thiyam, presented Ritu samahara, as the way Kalidas…
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