16th Edition of Shadow Dancing with Mind

Welcome to 16^th Edition of “Shadow Dancing With Mind. This Edition has the following topics.

THE READER: Documentary, Videos and Interviews of Interesting people

Secret life of Chaos - BBC Four Documentary

BBC Four Documentary

This particular documentary has changed the way I think about life and I must recommend every one to spend the time (ok, it’s a long film of about 58 minutes but worth every second), if you are interested in knowing answer to a simple question .. How did we get here? This film is a story about bizarre and interconnected discoveries to reveal a hidden face of nature...

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Benjamin Zander: On Classical music and why you should listen to it...

It’s a very interesting TED talk where he starts from telling you that no one is ‘Tone Deaf’ as if you are then you cannot really know its your mother on the phone call. Then goes on to show what is it that grabs you in classical music....

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Akiane Kramarik - An artist paints her visions given by God

Recently, I came across this interview Akiane Kramarik on CNN – Drawing heaven and was interested in knowing more about her.  Did some research and as I get to know more and more about her, I was drawn to try and understand her, connect with her...

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WHISPERS: Poetry and Haiku Etc...

Buddha and life

On 17th May, Lord Buddha's Birthday was celebrated, hence thought of sharing some of my Haiku on Buddha and life.... This is also in celebration for the birthday of a friend on 22nd May....

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Feelings and loss...

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WANDERLUST : Travel

Jagannath Puri - The Lord Krishna's powerful temple

Puri, the famous temple of Lord Krishna also known as Jagganath, is located in Orissa. It’s believed by Hindu’s that once in a life time, one has to visit this temple. I find this temple, full of positive energy and spiritually very uplifting...

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STILL LIFE: Photography

On the way to Puri - Lord KrishNa's abode, A powerful spiritual center

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The Auroville - A journey towards peace and harmony....

Let me take you to along on a journey of tranquillity and peaceful living. The first of week of this month, I have had spent a week at one of the very beautiful town near Chennai Pondicherry. There at one of the most peaceful ashram ‘Auroville’ was my anchor point for a search within this summer....

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The Village life ....

Recently I have been to a village near Varanasi India. It's a lovely place and I got very positive and vibrant feeling from there. As usual, I have had my camera which went about capturing my impressions and the essence of the village, which I am sharing below....

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Hope you like this Edition and I look forward to your comments...

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ॐ नमः शिवाय

Om Namah Shivaya

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15th Edition

STILL LIFE : The Auroville - A journey towards peace and harmony....

Let me take you to along on a journey of tranquillity and peaceful living. The first of week of this month, I have had spent a week at one of the very beautiful town near Chennai Pondicherry. There at one of the most peaceful ashram ‘Auroville’ was my anchor point for a search within this summer. Below are my impressions from the place and I am sure you will also be able to relate to the beauty, peace and harmony that permeates from the images below as it does with me. Wish you live in peace and find happiness in life... and the images below bring you closer to your inner self and love ....

But before I take you forward in the journey, let me give you a brief back ground and history of Auroville... as below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY

Curtsey: Wikipedia

Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township near Pondicherry in South India. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (since her definitive settling in India called "The Mother") and designed by architect Roger Anger. Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity.

History

Auroville was founded as a project of Sri Aurobindo Society on Wednesday 28 February 1968 by Mirra Alfassa, "The Mother". She was an equal spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who believed that "man is a transitional being". The Mother expected that this experimental "universal township" would contribute significantly in the "progress of humanity towards its splendid future by bringing together people of goodwill and aspiration for a better world."

In the inauguration ceremony attended by delegates of 124 nations on 28 February 1968, The Mother gave Auroville its 4-point Charter setting forth her vision of Integral living:

1)    Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. Auroville belongs to humanity as a whole. But to live in Auroville, one must be the willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness.

2)    Auroville will be the place of an unending education, of constant progress, and a youth that never ages.

3)    Auroville wants to be the bridge between the past and the future. Taking advantage of all discoveries from without and from within, Auroville will boldly spring towards future realisations.

4)    Auroville will be a site of material and spiritual researches for a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity.

Now let’s continue the journey through Still Life in and around Auroville... may you all live in peace.

On the way to Auroville...

As the road turns, so does the river on its own way...
It will be a pleasure to live in that house on the bend...

The path to Matri Mandir is a very meditative walk...

The old Banyan tree... most of the devotees life revolve around it

The center of the Auroville - Matri Mandir

The inhabitants spend lot of time around this .... in reflection
Or just for a break

Auroville's favorite mode of transport.... from one part to another

Shopping around the town...

The way to Auroville has its share of traffic... The new ...

And the old....

Dotted with road side temples...
Here is Lord Shiva's Ardhnarishwar form - part male and part female

Sunrise at the bay of Bengal... Katamaran waits

Sunset on another day of peace....

Just walking around in meditative silence ... is enough for internal peace...

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ॐ नमः शिवाय 

Om Namah Shivaya

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           Jaganath Puri - Lord Krishna's Home

WHISPERS: Buddha and life

On 17th May, Lord Buddha's Birthday was celebrated, hence thought of sharing some of my Haiku on Buddha and life.... This is also in celebration for the birthday of a friend on 22nd May....

Zade Buddha in China

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The silent Buddha

Is not so silent

Listen from heart

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I went to that lonely temple

Again, Buddha smiled

I was looking for pain

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Buddha meditates in the song

The girl sings as she cleans the floor

Cleansing his soul

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A rock solid thought

Plunged deeper in the pond

Calmness ripples across Buddha's smile

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This 100 year old Banyan tree is in the Center of Auroville, Puducherry

Looking at young Bhikshu sitting below

Bodhi tree wonders

Who Buddha is?

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In the shadow of Bodhi Tree

Young Buddha smiles

What life is?

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Bodhi tree

Sad and alone

Needs another Buddha to enlighten

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Tree knows

So do the falling leaves

Times does not know, it has come

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Life sometimes

Is lived

Sometimes wasted on living

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Anchored in Karma

Chained to past

Living is: trying to break free

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This is a mural on the walls of Buddhist temple in Sarnath Varanasi
Here Buddha gave his first sermon

Soul is beautiful; lotus in the pond

Scentless, detached;

Yet flowering, in soft colours of living

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We have lived and died

On the banks of eternal river

Of various lives

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Between the two mirrors

Of life and living

I reflect, eternally

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Anchored in ocean of life

A red little boat

Waits

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ॐ नमः शिवाय

Om Namah Shivaya

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