Blog me...curiosity redefined

    Today morning I stumbled upon a video from Swami Mukundananda that was quite interesting. It was titled " Shri Krishna's Ultimate Advice to Achieve Success And Happiness in Life ". A simple story of how Buddha got his insight from a song sang by a group of village women on their way to fetching the water. If you are truly listening, we are bound to get the message from the universe. As Buddha found the middle path of living, the same as advised by Krishna in Bhagavad Gita, leave the extremes and follow the moderation in everything. You see tighten the strings in Tanpura, but too much tightening will break it.  I am sure my day started good with this note.     Photo courtesy - Internet      Its the same thing even Rumi has quoted. As usual the enlightened ones have got their senses right, don't you think so? Not that I am judging them. It is the result of the wisdom they receive when you seek the absolute truth.       E...

Karpur Gauram Karuna avatar Sansara Saram Bhujagendra haram Sada vasantam Hridaya arvinde Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami Karpur Gauram : The one who is as pure as camphor(karpur) Karuna avatar : The avatar full of compassion Sansara Saram : The one who is the essence of the world Bhujagendra haram : The one with the serpent king as his garland Sada vasantam : Always residing Hridaya arvinde : In the lotus of the heart Bhavam Bhavani : Oh Lord and Goddess (Sati: wife of Shiva) Sahitam Namami : I bow to you both When the complete surrender happens, you become one with him. Enjoy the bliss by listening to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kekU1X1mhKI Courtesy - Youtube

              I was going thru my Pinterest photos and came across a nice thought provoking quote on travel, which made me write this blog.  The quote was about the reasons why you should travel. Don't ask me if you really need a reason to travel. Well, that is what drove me to that quote. I always have traveled for fun, if not for anything else. At times my travel has also included visiting the religious places for some pooja.                                Photo Courtsey - http://www.migratingmiss.com/but-really-why-do-you-travel/              There is a saying in my native language (Kannada) "Desha nodu, kosha oodu", which goes to say to gain knowledge you have two paths - one by travelling and other by reading. I was brought up listening to this famous saying, so I always thought I can learn something from travelling. C...