Grace at Ganpatiphule

..............my favourate gods favourate beach at Ganpatiphule is a place full of charged vibrations and grace........

Cooling at Matheran

.................Verandah in the Forest was a cool place to chillout after all the stress.......deep in the forest....

2010 - My New Farm(house yet to come) !!!

.........there was a death in the family on 31st december, hence the new year began on a sombre note of mourning and restraint.......but on the happier side we bought our new farm at Vare village near the river..... the first time i saw that place.....it really spoke to us.......and both of us felt that it was what we both wanted.........surrounded by river on two sides, with mango and teakwood trees........

Highlight of 2009 - Trip to Kedarnath & Badrinath

..................Like i had wished last december that i should visit all these places....finally my long cherished dream came true in October when me and mummy went on a trip to the Dev Bhoomi - the land of Gods - The mighty Himalayas....and wow....what a trip....now i know why gods select the best places in the world to live....pure, pristine with awe inspiring beauty of nature...........the first destination was Dev Prayag where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi merge to create Ganga.....i offered prayers to the river goddess....the same place where Brigu rishi had prayed to bring Ganga down to the earth from the heavens.......then to Kedarnath through helicopter where the snow covered sumeru forms the backdrop of this beautiful temple ( Jyotirling) dedicated to Shiva which remains closed for six months of the year......and then finally to Badrinath ( Dedicated to Vishnu ) between Nar and Narayan mountains and the playful alaknanda flows by the temple.........the journey of a lifetime :)........now Kailash Mansarovar does not seem very far off........

Mantra is an anti-Virus software

................its been long years since I have been chanting my mantras....and by my own experience i realised that a mantra is something that grows on you, it vibrates within you, there are times when you feel mantra is chanting by itself and it becomes like an anti-virus that removes all the negativity and viruses and programs and protects us from onslaught by new mental viruses.........for me my mantra became my anchor....i always turn to it in moments of crisis, when the mind is disturbed, when fear, negative thoughts pervade....the mantra like a shield resonates and protects............

........the other day i was reading Passage meditation by Eknath Easwaran.......and i was stuck by the efficacy of what he has written......i have experiecned and lived it....and then i realised that this is how you connect with a Guru...his book 1000 names of Vishnu is my favourate bedtime reading and it has brought the real essence of Vishnu Sahasranam much more closer to me than already it................

My latest article in Tathaastu on AMATRAA SPA

.......I have been writing on wellness for several global publications and it has been a great learning and eye -opening experience. I got initiated in Indoneisa, Bali - the land of Spa's & natural treatments as the flora and fauna lends itself so generously. This is my first article on an indian Spa and it is also unique :

Amatraa - The silence of the Aum - http://www.tathaastumag.com/index.php?hid=1870

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ANANDA in the Himalayas........is pure BLISS

30 June, 2009

………….it is a little difficult to explain but after my visit to Ananda, I felt that my aura was totally cleansed and fresh and light….why do I say so ? I don’t know, but I feel lighter, cleaner, happier, obstructions of negativity and depleting forces seems to have vanished and both of us feel very charged, light and happy. Usually an aura cleansing experience happens when we go on a pilgrimage , to some spiritual place or a place with good earth energy and excellent vibrations! Touch wood!!!

..........A getaway from the sweltering heat of Delhi.....in the Himalayas was pure bliss....especially because it rained there and everything was washed green and clean.....ANANDA in the Himalayas as the name indicates is pure bliss......i loved it.......and i know i will come here again and again and again.............