Wednesday, October 18, 2017

You may call it Intuition or your Sixth Sense

Do you often experience mental chatter going on in the back of your mind, but every now and then something 'clear' pops up that tells you to do this or that? When you follow those 'Sixth Sense,' they usually pay off. Sometimes though, you don't follow your hunches and later you wish that you had.

This process of listening to and following your hunches simply amounts to capitalizing on the pre-conscious thought processes that comprise your intuitive level of thinking. 

Exercise this practice and be aware of this powerful state on a daily basis. Sometimes you may have a momentary flash of insight during the day and without even trying to do anything you will have a fore telling vision of future events. The more you tune into your 'Intuition,' the easier the process becomes.

Eventually you will learn to rely more and more on your intuition before making any important decisions.

I'm a Poet

I am a poet, don't you know it?
You will come to know about it.

Because my name is Mr. King,
And I’m free as a bird with wing.

I sing about dream and rhyme it with seam,
Because it seems my dream always means.

And dreams make me sleepless, as if I am lidless.

Roam from town to town, get to know people down,
Because I saw you in dream waiting for me there down.

I have a good soul and a heart of gold,
I always talk of love and don't try to be cold.

Hope to rekindle my love life,
Find someone worth to share my life.

My life will begun,
When I will find someone

Now you know it, that I am a poet.

There is Fate, or What We Make

It was late in the evening, very silent, and the air was translucent, and I was also trying my mind to work in a lucid manner, trying to visualize even the smallest objects far away including the stars and the sometimes inconspicuous constellations. The smoke rose vertically from the chimneys of the kitchen and vehicles plying on the road, made that impossible however my mind was working in extraordinarily lucid manner.

               We all have this misconception that is either this thing is true or false.  I say things are either certain or uncertain. Nothing is 100% certain, it can only approach to near certainty. However it is possible to have something be 0% certain and thus 100 % uncertain. Similarly, life, fate and destiny are a process of filtering the certain from the uncertain.

                  Thinking I was is that, what is fate? Is it that what we made or had or was it’s the destiny or the hard work which pays off. What I personally believe is that everything happens for a reason and happens for good but i still take responsibility for my actions and try to make the most of my life.

                    Many believe in hard work, it always pays off. And if you live right your fate will be good to you. They believe their fate is in the hands of their god and they are in the palms of his hands. He will always take care of those who want him.
Sometimes in-spite of our hard work or will most of the time we don't get desired result or we don't get what we want to have sometimes because of our destiny or fate. Now comes the two words which seen to have a lots of differences and yet mean the same.

Destiny:
It’s basically the inner will of a person, a deep inner need that drives us to do what seems impossible. You can say it’s a hope which one has at his/her darkest moments and helps us to dream of better future. It is what we have born on earth to achieve. However we all don’t know what our destiny is actually. And we all leave it on fate and it has a significant part to play.

Fate:
Fate is what which knocks us back onto the path when we stray wander away from our true purpose. You can say just a friendly nudge in the right direction. Thought it may seem to lead you through hardship but at the end it helps in discovering our inner strength and capabilities to achieve greater things and the things which you are destined for.

Trying to be upbeat

I’m trying to keep myself upbeat, by holding this seat.
I will soon leave this place and go, and then you need to bow.
Cause you don’t have slightest of idea the scene out here, that what I’m going though here.
I’m not exaggerating and you got to trust me, or as if I give a damn what you think of me.
Still some time was sweet and clear, it was a very good year.


I’m still trying to keep myself upbeat, still I am feeling the heat.

Come here, I will take to one place, where you would not have been even once.
If you want to enjoy my way, I will take you to the highway.
I’ll be paying for the beers, and we will be doing three cheers.
I’m sure you will find it to be fun, when we sing under the sun.
We will be talking into the night, you would just feel right.

I’m trying to keep myself upbeat, buddy I’m a kind of poet.

Six things to do at Anjanisain in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand



Anjanisain is a small village tucked away in the Tehri Garwal hills of Uttarkhand. It is around 350 kms from Delhi and can be reached by via New Tehri or Devprayag. It the perfect place for retreat or soul searching.
Six things to do have been listed while one can do while at Anjanisain:

1. Visit Devprayag 2. Stay at SBM Ashram
3. Trekking from Ashram to Chandrabadani Temple 4. Visits to adjacent villages 5. Enjoy the scenic views from Ashram 6. Indulge with the beauty of Tehri Dam

Twist from the USUAL DEFINITION OF SCENIC: Agartala Train Journey




A short description of the picturesque meter gauge train journey from Silchar, Assam - Agartala, Tripura

Mountains, Clouds & Water

All of you have to be awakened with an alarm clock including me. So in order to do away with mechanic alarm clock you have to learn how to make use of your ‘inner alarm clock.’
The ‘inner alarm clock’ ticked by and took me through a worthwhile experience atop mountains.

               Each sunrise was a deeply moving experience, seeing the village lights gradually getting dimmer as the sunrise grew over distant mountains. Going past by through maze of roads below, the cars, trucks were tiny dots creeping along the green highways. The clouds have a race with us, sometimes overtaking us and engulfing us into its chillness. We continued moving ahead leaving behind all the clouds and going uphill. It's easy to hear a distinct "accent" when you "ascend" to the mountains.

               Then comes the style of living there, which could not get much more basic than this. People getting up early, eat, go downhill to their respective fields, get tired by afternoon, after returning back have ‘Roxy’ complete the dinner and go off to sleep. Most of them follow this simple life with no telephone connectivity, irregular electricity and still they don’t have any complains.

                       And then again during the evening you can see the evening clouds getting heavy with moisture and talking a more threatening shade of grayish sky. Driving the car through these conditions filled me with a sudden thrill. Then again I could almost see the thunder lightening right before me and a sinking feeling comes in. I suppose this would make your mind to rush and take you in the same situation and go through the experience.

               Mountains, clouds & water are the three majestic powers of the earth and sky. It seems they confront each other in dramatic fashion like armies lined up to the battle and what spectacle when they do.

Power of Mountains, Clouds & Water

Do visit this place and see it yourself: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh


The inner clock says it’s time to sleep.

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Every Ruin has a story to tell: Sunplay at Sun Temple in Modhera, Gujarat




A short description of the visit to Sun Temple, Modhera. The Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya located at Modhera village of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India. It is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati. It was built in 1026-27 AD during the reign of Bhima I of the Chaulukya dynasty. No worship is offered now and is protected monument maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. The temple complex has three components: Gudhamandapa, the shrine hall; Sabhamandapa, the assembly hall and Kunda, the reservoir. The halls have intricately carved exterior and pillars. The reservoir has steps to reach bottom and numerous small shrines.

Virtual Traveling of Dunda in Uttarkashi - Captured in 5 picturesque photographs

How to Get to Dunda:

Dunda is around 130 - 140 kms from Dehradun. Generally its takes 4-5 hours to reach from Dehradun in a car. Uttarkashi is further 30 kms ahead of Dunda. Private shared taxis and buses also ply on this route. 

The drive to Dunda gets very interesting from Chinyalisour with the Bhagirati River flowing beside the road. It was raining lightly during the time we visited and the view was breathtaking, which I am sharing with you all below.


Chinyalisour with Bhagirati River
Dunda is a good place for soul searching, solo travelers and Tenzing Guest house can be the best place to put for the night. I stayed in Dunda for couple of days and the visit will be my most memorable one.


Dunda:

The inter road connectivity in Uttarkashi district is poor however Dunda actually come before Uttarkashi and is the sub-district headquarter, so is an important junction. Road condition apart from the main highway NH-108 are not be trusted on. Landslides during the monsoon months are normal. GREF personals and other villagers themselves keep a tight vigilance so that no roads are blocked.


NH-108

Jineth:

Jineth is a beautiful village south of Dunda around 20kms towards Brahmakhal on NH - 94. One has to walk uphill for 3 and half kms cross many streams and bridges from the point show in the picture. Normally takes 1 and half hour for a person with normal fitness. The village is very cosy with all the house together in a cluster.


Jineth

Kalyani:

Kalyani is around 16 kms from sub-district headquarter, Dunda. Situated besides NH - 94, villagers are very thankful to the government for opening a PHC in the village. Also has a senior secondary school nearby which makes the children very happy as they get extra time to play and time is not lost due to the travel to school.


Kalyani

Nagal:

Nagal is a famous village as it boasts of Prikateshwar Siva Temple. Nagal is situated on NH - 94 around 30 kms away from Dunda. Its is believed by the local villagers that Lord Shiva had given a visit to this village during early times and since then temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and other Hindu god and goddess.


Prikateshwar Siva Temple


Nagal Rice-fields

Nagal is also famous for good quality of rice produced. On interacting with the pradhan it was known that earlier around 60% of the rice produced in the fields were exported outside and sent to other parts of India. However, over the years there has been a downward trend and now only 10% of the rice produced are sent outside of Nagal village.


Nagal Village Rice-fields

Celebrating the Wangala Festival in Meghalaya's Garo Hills

In October, I put on magic shoes and travelled to Tura, in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, to celebrate Wangala aka the Hundred Drums Festival. A celebration of the annual crop harvest and the charming way of life in the northeastern Himalayas, Wangala sees the coming together of tribal groups to pay ode to their chief divinity, the Sun god.


People young and old dress in their colorful garments and do'me 
People young and old dress in their colorful garments and do'me (feathered headgear) and dance to music played on long, oval-shaped drums; one of the grandest fiestas for the folks of Meghalaya.

Thanking the tribal gods
The Nokhma (village chief, centre) takes part in the thanksgiving rituals
The Wangala begins with Rugala, a ceremony in which thanks is given to seek communion with the tribal god Misi-Saaljong. The Garo people depend on agro-economy and don’t use any agricultural products before thanking the god of fertility. The Nokhma (chief of the village) takes part in every rite and ritual of the ceremony.

Melodies from buffalo horns
Buffalo horn turned traditional flute
Since the time music and dancing found a place on earth, they have become a way of life for the tribal Garo people. At Wangala, they perform the Katta Doka (talking in a sing-song voice), Ajea, Dani Doka (describing Wangala in songs), Chambil Mesaa and the Pomelo Dance. The indigenous songs sung by the ladies are known as Ahaiya, in which they exchange views and ideas, and express love and gratitude towards their neighbours. What stands out among instruments like flutes, drums, gongs and nagatik, is the melody of ancient flutes made from buffalo horns.

Dancing inspired from wagtails
Wagtail-inspired dance
Believe it or not,  the Wangala dance is inspired by the wagtail bird! The musical instruments imitate sounds the wind makes when it blows through bamboo holes and rustles the leaves of aromatic plants, while the Garo women folk gesture and clap.

To the beat of 100 drums
Hundred drums and music
A group of 30 dancers with ten drums form a contingent, and come together as a whopping 300 dancers with hundred drums (hence the name Hundred Drums Festival). The Hundred Drum dance is held on the last day, with women and men dressed in their traditional attires. The dancers and drummers sing, play, sway, make music and celebrate in one grand ritual.

Making merry with home-brewed rice beer
Wangala festivities
Preparations for the Wangala festival take place well in advance, starting with the collection of various local foods. Locally home-brewed rice beer is an integral part of the ceremony, both for locals and as an offering to outsiders attending the festival. What better way to make merry the way the locals do?


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Smokey Mountains View from New Tehri of Tehri Range, Uttarakhand

One of the most memorable places where I have stayed for a month or so. In a small but busy hilly town, New Tehri in Uttarakhand. All the vi...