Kumbh Mela experience - positivism
While every human deep down is born positive - "come into the world kicking and excited to explore" is what we say... I wonder then, why each of us are so happy to read, witness, talk, discuss, spread... so many stories that are negative. The most popular news has more and more of ghastly stories than those happy, successful stories. The goodness is most of the times taken for granted. Same was the Kumbh mela experience.
When I said I am going to kumbh there were so many stories of how it is a crazy idea and there are so many possibilities of problems - I am inviting the problems right from transport to allergies and skin diseases!!! 'what's in a Snan' said most well-wishers... Very few actually said 'how lucky'!
The real experience was so different and Magical! we stayed for almost six days - nearly 80lakhs may be on a single day... I did not hear or see -
and still so many arrangements and things that helped people experience the best! why not much is spoken about this magic that people usually wish to see? No readers for that??? I wonder
When I say I wish to see God but only talk about the achievements of the Satan... where is teh God within me invoked? where is the magic in my heart invoked... when I see good all round, I am surrounded by the good all round. The moksha is not in a Snan but in the experience of letting go; experience of being guided and experience of evolution within... the goodness gives the ability to forgive and forget!
While every human deep down is born positive - "come into the world kicking and excited to explore" is what we say... I wonder then, why each of us are so happy to read, witness, talk, discuss, spread... so many stories that are negative. The most popular news has more and more of ghastly stories than those happy, successful stories. The goodness is most of the times taken for granted. Same was the Kumbh mela experience.
When I said I am going to kumbh there were so many stories of how it is a crazy idea and there are so many possibilities of problems - I am inviting the problems right from transport to allergies and skin diseases!!! 'what's in a Snan' said most well-wishers... Very few actually said 'how lucky'!
The real experience was so different and Magical! we stayed for almost six days - nearly 80lakhs may be on a single day... I did not hear or see -
- anyone swear
- anyone upset with the crowd or distances to walk
- the police were so helpful and friendly
- people waiting patiently for alms
- no harassment by any boatmen for more money
- no extra or hike charges on grocery, flowers, clothing... because of festival
- every share auto, phat-phati, taxi driver willing to stretch to keep the visitors happy
- nearly 24hrs of devotional songs by varied groups through the river bed
- peak traffic people are willing to adjust give way for others so there is no clog
- no clamoring for anything
and still so many arrangements and things that helped people experience the best! why not much is spoken about this magic that people usually wish to see? No readers for that??? I wonder
When I say I wish to see God but only talk about the achievements of the Satan... where is teh God within me invoked? where is the magic in my heart invoked... when I see good all round, I am surrounded by the good all round. The moksha is not in a Snan but in the experience of letting go; experience of being guided and experience of evolution within... the goodness gives the ability to forgive and forget!
