Sadhguru can be really profound and irreverent, all at one time. At times gentle and patient, at times abrupt and blunt. He says, living, real living is to live in joyousness and exuberance........... "If you can't have a love affair with life, it will rape you". "Bliss and Joy are not the goal, they are the path....find the path and see where it will take you"
Yesterday was a 6 am to 6 pm session with Isha Yoga
I had wondered how that would go, twelve hours at a stretch....but then it came with a bundle of surprises. Some fun and games to start with, then the saatvic food which was amazing, some exposure to the kind of wonderful outreach programs done by the organization, and finally the actual initiation into the Shambhavi Mahamudra ( a kriya, an internal process said to be the most potent of the 108 methods of Vigyana Bhairav Tantra; an act of concentrating on the inner third eye of Shiva, the Ajna Chakra )
The first two hours was physical games, like frisbee, dodge ball, kho kho and stuff. We were allowed to bring friends and family, so diksha and a friend of hers also came along, and we all had a lot of fun.
The food was amazing; breakfast was a drink made from 21 millets and jaggery and coconut, and it was one of those super nutritious but real tasty kind of things. One glass and no hunger till the afternoon. And lunch was a five course meal, with three deserts, all from uncooked, high pranic fruits and vegetables. Needless to say, really tasty again.
Courtesy Google, as we weren't allowed our mobiles in
The outreach programs I'll write about separately, as they're doing some really really interesting and wonderful work in terms of environment, health and education.
The initiation into the Shambhavi I think is a very individual and internal experience, so I'll suffice it to say that it was one of the most powerful experiences I've had to date.
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