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Day 3 It has been about a week since this day. Apologies for the delay. Here goes the writeup.  Previous posts –  Link to Day 1 Link to Day 2 — The Day 3 was again in Guhuwati. We were staying in the Hotel Rajmahal, Assam Trunk Road. A reasonably big hotel. Nice banquets were…

Me: How to know what’s the divine will?  Mentor: Everything is divine will.  Now you have come here. You have put in faith, surrender maybe. That’s following divine will. There were many folks whom we wanted to come as they were going through few things and this darshan would’ve made a difference. That’s divine will.…

I’m on a 3 day Shakti Pitha Yatra starting today (18 April).  Shakti (or Shakta) Pithas are significant shrines or places of worship in Shaktism. Shaktism is a path in Santhana Dharma (Hindusim) where different aspects, manifestations or personifications are of the feminine energy called Shakti, the Mother Divine.  This is my favourite way of…

It’s common to hear this advice on acceptance. Something untoward happens and you are asked to accept it. As you can’t change the past, it’s wise just to accept it. Forget about what happened. Just accept! But this seems hard, probably unreasonable to do so. You are angry, resentful or hurt. Not in a state…

I’d set up an alarm for 5 am but I woke up by 4. Woke up refreshed, but the body wasn’t feeling so great. Because of the cold I suppose. I felt I need to go back to home. When clarity comes in, it’s easy to decide. Maybe because I felt I got what I…

I’ve attended 3 longer duration Satsangs (retreats) of Sri M. The last day in all of them have been emotional for me. Today was the last day and an emotional one too. Even though He speaks on the topics of Vedanta and Upanishads, he stresses again n again on the importance of heart over head.…

At our retreat today was a Moun day (a day of observing silence), from 6am to 6pm, the day being Mouni Amavasya. It is also considered the holiest bath day in the entire of Kumbh ( also known as Shahi snan). This is the day when the Sadhus of various Akhadas go In processions for…

We (me and Shivam) started early from our room to our Guru’s Akhada. At 6am Mantra chanting was scheduled. We reached around 6:05. The vibrations from the Mantra chanting made the room alive brimming with life and soothes. As I write this, I’m making a mental note to record this tomorrow. An official hour of…

As we didn’t get the Darshan the previous night, we decided to get in the queue by 230AM. This means I had to wake up by 130, freshen up and ready to leave by 215. We reached by 250 AM and made it to the queue by 3AM. 4AM, the general Darshan of the Kashi…

1030PM – while walking away from Kashi Vishwanath temple towards our stay. This lady on the wheelchair is probably in her late 80’s. Did not seem like she could walk. Her guardian is wheeling her away from the temple. I asked “Darshan hogya aapka?” Response: “Nahin. Mandir band hogya..” I liked the commitment of the…