Yoga course

................my yoga course which was left halfway in 2009 Nov was compelted in Nov 2010. I chose the same dates, the same bed and the same ashram and it was a real deja vu. After i completed it was a cathartic moment and I felt i have come a full circle and in hindsight it seems that whatever happened was for the best only. I got initiated into my mantra and got a spiritual name in keeping with my nature and gods grace. I also went to Rameshwaram and finally to Kodai and then to Hyderabad.It was a fruitful month. The details are posted in my Yoga diary......

Gemmology Diploma

................My long cherished wish of doing Gemmology finally materialised in the month of July(2010). Now Level 2 i have already enrolled, the exam will be in Dec 2011 and after this i will do FGA, London. One more bucket kicked :)

Take off and landing.............

..............when i did the three day paragliding course, the thrill that i felt, there are very few highs in life as yet to match that.....i think adventure sports and spirituality come to a very close.......both of us push us to our higher limits.....and challenge us to overocome insecurities, fear and our lower qualities to experience what we have never experienced.........paragliding is freedom, to float in the air just by ourselves, it puts us in touch the one of the elements air which we take for granted.....here we begin to experience wind, feel it and learn to flow with it...............and most of all it puts us in touch with our inner core..........

Prayer wheels, Salt tea and Monastery

............Rumtek Monastery, the most sacred and revered place of worship......i turned the prayer wheels sending the "om mani padme hum" chants reverberating in the universe and in my inner universe.................

From zero point to NOTHINGNESS

......what am i doing ? what is the purpose of my life? What is going to happen next ?.....and all these existential questions become negated to a big 0 or shoonya......as we realise that god and nature are one....overpowering, omnipresent and omniscient and to realise the sacred presence in pristine nature is the key to discovery of the self......

Gurudongmar Lake @ 17100 feet

...........this lake in North Sikkim located at the height of 17000+ feet, is an awesome and out of this world spectacle. Surrounded by snow clad mountains and crystal clear icy water, it is a very sacred lake and it is believed that any wish you make there comes true.....here the percentage of oxygen in the air is only 4% hence to stay here for more than an hour is not possible for most tourists.....it is an out of this world experience. A special permission is required for this visit and foreigners are not allowed to visit this lake.

Yumthang Valley - a riot of rhododendrons in bloom

.....The whole Yumthang valley, one of the most picturesque sights in the whole of sikkim, is a riot of colour in this season as Rhodendron flowers bloom throughout the trekking trail in red, white, pink and yellow.......The Shingba Rhododenron sanctuary is full of flowers in bloom as sikkim celebrates Rhodendron festival from 25 APril to 15 May.....