Nature and Spirituality

Amazing Butter Festival on Dayara Bugyal Trek dedicated to Lord Krishn

Posted by Mountains Shpe Heart on August 20, 2024

 
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Last Friday, I had the marvelous experience of celebrating the Butter Festival on the Dayara Bugyal Trek. Held in August at 11,500 feet in the hills of Uttarakhand, this festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna, unlike any other I have ever witnessed. The villagers around Dayara Bugyal replace colored powder and water with butter and buttermilk in their celebrations, creating a fascinating scene, especially in the meadows of Dayara Bugyal. It’s awe-inspiring to witness a festival so historically grounded, performed right at the edge of wilderness untouched by civilization. For any lover of outdoor adventures or anyone seeking deeper meaning in life, I strongly urge you—visit Dayara Bugyal during this festival. It’s an experience you’ll want to feel in your bones, not just hear about

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Yogic chakras and Nature

Posted by Susan Sharma on April 26, 2018

 
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"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." - Frank Lloyd Wright

The above is a favourite quote with most nature lovers.  But for a generation who grew up with "Star Wars" and "Avatar", going inside yourself to find a connection with nature, may sound weird. Listen to Seema Sud explaining the "subtle body chakras" and one realises that a world exists where science and imagination brings you close to nature around you, right where you are. 

Listen to her talk at the link below

Nature and Spirituality

Wonderful Insight of Mother Nature from a Bus driver

Posted by Ranganathan Mohan on April 25, 2018

 
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I and my friends had gone to Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh for some bank audits, way back in 1986. We had several branches to be audited in that area. At that time there were no convenient hotels in most of the places and we had to stay either at branch premises or stay in nearby towns and commute daily to branch locations.

At that time, we were staying in Mainpuri and used to take one private bus which was plying in ‘Bewar Mathura route’, on a daily basis to visit these branch locations and return to Mainpuri late evening.

The bus driver was a middle aged gentle man who had the required skill and patience to drive on pot hole filled UP roads at that time. This gentle man will never allow any other person to drive this bus. He was not the owner of this bus.  Though we did not notice initially, we realized as the days went by, that there was some calmness in the bus which made everybody very comfortable. There were no fights or loud arguments with the conductor for returning of change etc.  In spite of very bad UP roads the journey was noticeable by its absence of jerks and annoying jolts and jumps. The passengers were dozing off to blissful sleep immediately after taking their tickets. There was no anxiety amongst passengers, whether the conductor will return the change etc.  We also felt very comfortable and we could always get the connecting Tonga (horse driven cart) to Madanpur where we had to go for audit. One of the things that we noticed was, we could always see Saras cranes dancing on the fields completely oblivious of the movement ofthe bus, each and every day when the bus was driven by this middle aged gentleman. I still remember clearly their movements and the background of lush fields passing by even now.

One day the middle aged driver was off duty and the owner of the bus was driving. Immediately we could sense the change of atmosphere in the bus. The conductor was rude and impatient and there were fights for seats and return of balance change. On that day the journey was very uncomfortable in the pot hole filled UP roads. We also missed our connecting Tonga and had to walk the entire six kms to Madanpur and the ordeal was repeated in the evening also. Most beautiful experience of spotting Saras cranes in the fields was completely absent on that day.

I somehow kept remembering these observations without having a clue as to how to comprehend them. I just left it at that time as one of many such instances which can be simply explained as subjective as no other external measurements were possible.

However about six to seven years back, some thought came to me about the flow of Mother Nature. I could sense and perceive Nature’s seamless flow in the whole episode. Suddenly I could understand the middle aged gentleman had an inward sense of peace that exuded to the surrounding and pervaded the space around him and he could be in sync with the flow of Mother Nature at that time. This sense of peace also pervaded in his style of driving which made the Saras cranes totally comfortable and was not disturbed at all as they must have felt secure, when this bus was passing by. Likewise the fellow passengers and the conductor also felt secure without realizing the reasons for the same. Thus an inward sense of peace of the bus driver permeated not only in the bus, but also to the surroundings where the bus moved. This was certainly a great lesson learnt from the nameless bus driver from a town in UP.


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