Cob Mountain. It was summer of 2001.I flue from Seattle to San Jose (California) around eight am morning. From San Jose it was tow hours drive in the mountains to get to the place.Beautiful place to stay in small cottages surrounded by 100 years old pine & pike trees. There were people staying in the valley. Around 20 cottages were there on our campus. Only in weekend people come to stay there to relax and take coerces in music, meditation and yoga. Every weekend there was music concert also. Golf course is next to the campus. Senior citizens always use to keep themselves playing glof.Day time whenever I had free time I use to go for long walk in the valley surrounded by deep forest, the places on the mountain are very lonely, but that is one of my hobbies to enjoy the nature. It gives such a wonderful feeling and joy to watch and just to be in the beautiful surroundings. What a great countryside view. It was so easy to watch these animals moving in the forest, deer, lamas, different birds. Americans they have preserved the natural resources so well, that is simply unbelievable .Mostly summer homes are there in the mountain.Special home is constructed on the top of the mountain, one can get in to the home by only helicopter, there is no way to climb the mountain and above all if you see through the window to the back side of the house, there is deep death valley.If you look yet, you would get scare. One can call it adventure home. Only some people have such sense to enjoy the extreme things. Having walk for tow hours in the forest is good deal only by roadside, other wise it could be risky from wild animals. One mid night, I was resting in the cottage in a deep sleep. Suddenly I got jumped in the bed tow feet high. Still I was slippy but after few seconds water started pouring in, could not figure out what is going on, thought may be it is earth quack, went to the door and tried to open it but it got jam. Power went off. Looked through the window and saw, big tree branch came down on the door. Realize that tree has collapsed on the cottage; there was no time to think also, all other people were in different cottages away from me. There was no way to get out, got in to the bath room and broke the window and got out of the cottage, gusty wind was blowing electric wires on the ground, to walk to other place was also risky. Anyhow, got to the other building, which was safer. Anyhow, saved my self. Could not sleep in to that building until morning. There was Jamaican guy by name Nantambu he saw that my cottage has smashed, he thought what happen to me, he started running, shouting towards that cottage, Vedang are you there, are you safe? I was in other building heard that voice and came out, I am here, and I am safe. He hugged me and said thank God. That was another new life for me. On the same day, I booked a ticket for Boise Idaho and flue by evening saying; see you Mountain any other time. Vedang Dharashive.
Mexican- Amigo. Ricardo Gonzales was born in Mexico the other side of the border of USA.As most of the Mexicans have dream to cross the border for better life and get in to USA either legally or illegally. There are different ways to cross the border.Recordo cross the border through desert for many days, without water, food and did not be shot by border petrol. As many maxican he is also uneducated, but getting job was not a big deal, he started working for construction company day to day besis.He has to work every day for different company.Any way he started making money six dollar an hour.Staying with all other Amigos in single bed room apartment so they can share the rent.So they could save more money, to send back to Mexico. At least this is good thing in America, as long as you are working hard, not creating problems and not breaking the law then you are fine, since it is country of immigrants and the ‘American Dream’ is still valid. Now Ricardo is working for long in the country, slowly he is getting his family in USA one by one. Trying to realize that American Dream as fast as possible. Not only from Mexico but also from other Latin countries hundreds of thousand immigrants in USA.It is big population of Latinos is growing faster than all other minority groups. Within few years Hispanics will take over to the blaks.Getting attention from the white house for the election to get Latino votes, president Bush is the first president to air his weekly radio address in Spanish.. Now Amigo is happy with his family, he got every thing whatever he has dreamed for, dream come true. Vedang Dharashive. Vedang_dharashive@yahoo.co.in
From the Memories. Sept. the 11th. I woke up in the morning eight o clock, took shower and drove to store (7/11) to have a cup of coffee & donut.The guy at the store asked me, did you watch the news, I said what happen, he said there is plane crash in the twin towers at Newyork.I took my coffee and got in to the car and put on the Radio and came to know that another plane crashed in another tower. After wards every one started talking about, it is not an accident but some thing else. By the evening, it was clear that it is terrorist attack. It was such a big shock for every American, never before happened like this on American soil accept Pearl Harbor incident. Loss of thousands of innocent lives. Such a strong and great nation in the world. No one ever accepted some thing like this would happen to Americans.FBI, CIA & White House came to conclusion that behind this evil act who is mastermind. Everybody felt sorry for the human loss. Whether American or non-American. In daily life Americans lost confidance, they are confused; still they do not know why it has happened. Now different voices are coming up saying that, is it our falt.Our Government is going around the world, sending troupes everywhere to kill people for what reason, only white house knows. That is why there is hatred about America. Media is noticing the issue very strongly saying that Bin Laden is our creation. Whatever we did so far it is coming back to us. Since sept.the 11th, too much hate crime against middle eastern and Muslims. The problem with Americans that they could not figure out who is an Indian, Shrilankan, Fijian or Arabian. For them every one looks same. Some people said to me that look, what you did to us, why you bombed us, you destroyed our twin towers and pentagon. You killed our so many people. There was no other option other than to be quiet. When ever I use to walk in the public place every one use to look at me as if I am criminal. I do not blame them; it was but natural to get anger. Right now, we need peace in the whole world not violence. Vedang Dharashive.
Music for longevity After scientific research, yoga has proved that how helpful is it to live healthy &long life. Pranayam (birthing exercise) and meditation helps to eradicate the diseases from the body. Indian classical singing is based on pranayam, it is total breathing control and breathing exercise. Practicing music is almost doing yoga (pranayam) every day, as every one knows these days practicing yoga means how much good to your body & mind. Naturally, it would help you to live long. This music makes you stress free, in the sense, it is helpful for physical and mental helth.Listening to this music has great calming effect. It is always good to start your day with this kind of music. Indian classical music is age old technique part of Veda with musical combinations of different notes goes with nature’s cycle, fallows seasons as well as time of the day and night it has seasonal, morning,evening,after noon,mid night ragas. Therefore, it goes with nature. Singing gives internal exercise to the body, especially very well for respiratory system. Since it is based on breathing. Gives more oxygen to the blood to purify it. Increases concentration level. Gives joy while practicing music since it is creative art. Satisfaction of creating something beautiful. Takes to another level of conciseness, which is pure, blissful and divine in it self.. It is meditation. As meditation, gives clear thought on clear mind, powerfull-thinking capacity to know about different things. Helps to get pure knowledge out which is already within you. Very easy to get mastery on the things of your desire carrier and achieve success in life and live healthy,happy,long life. Vedang Dharashive.
Gandharva Ved. It is an eternal music of nature. Music is coherent frequencies some different, some the the same, many values of frequency or sound- makes a melody. The whole universe all the infinite number of items in the universe, are all different frequencies or sounds, and there is a swing of bliss everywhere in nature. Think of the earth moving around the sun or the many galaxies and starts all moving, but always with the same motion. It must be a very great satisfaction for the nature of the earth and of the entire starry world just to follow a particular path and never deviate. One would follow that pattern only if it is blissful. The element of bliss, of more and more, must be nature’s activity. It must belong to nature’s habit to move in waves of bliss. The eternal harmony of nature must be pattern of bliss-the whole of nature always swinging in the waves of bliss. This comes as the passage of evolution, which means more and more and more knowledge, more happiness more progress. The melody of nature eternally the same going on and on and on in swings of bliss everywhere. Those rhythms, which are being maintained at all times. Due to the maintenance of all those rhythms, the infinite variety of creation is very well co-ordinated by natural law. When the people of the world violate the laws of nature, population of the world has not been educated to think and act spontaneously according to natural law. Cries and failures and problems, terrorism and war-all these negative values spring from the violation of natural law by the whole population of the world. To neutralize this stress there has been knowledge from Vedic times. The Vedic civilization was that civilization, which enjoyed heaven on earth, which means that life, was lived according to natural law.Gandharva music, is a most refined evaluation of the sound value, the frequency ultimately; it is the self –referral dynamics of consciousness, which is infinite frequency. Infinite frequency is on the level of the unified field of naturallaw, which Vedic science calls the samhita of Rishi, Devata and chhandas. We express thanks to our tradition of masters, who have given us this insight to the activity of nature and this gift of Gandharva music to create harmony in nature.Gandharva music is a precious gift for the whole world and for all times. Vedang Dharashive.
My Yogi. It was opportunity to experience the inner silence the total bliss with the world community. Being an Indian never gave the thought to the age-old technique of meditation. May be the level of ignorance is quite high, that kept away many Indians from their own wisdom. The great ancient science still it is valid with its great acence in modern era.Offring the best of meditation technic,yoga,Ayurveda and Gandharva veda.Thanks to spiritual leaders of India for preserving and propagating the precious knowledge to the hole human race. I had a chance to join the Worldwide Transcendental meditation movement as part of my musical activity. Traveled to USA in 1995, that was first journey of spirituality through western eyes. However, there was big burden of curiosity about western world on back corner of mind. Landed on JFK international in the evening.Cordinater of the meditation movement drove to NewJercy.Stayed in Berkeley kart ret Hotel (five star} owned by the movement. One of the best spots just by the ocean, such a fulfilling view from the luxurious hotel room to look upon. Such a pleasant feeling to stay at hotel surrounded by meditater and spiritual people, it was very different world. The philosophy part was very new. Highly intellectual angle to look at. Such a great surprise to know that these Americans are so serious about this Indian ancient knowledge, Practicing for last 40years,and getting great result from that,enjoing the highest level of concesness.They understood the importance of the silence within, the secret of all creation. That Indian classical music is part of Vedic science, being a musician all the time my job was to perform music for this meditetors.There way of listening to music as a Gandharva Veda and the philosophy behind the Vedic knowledge was very deep and pure. So far I had developed performance-oriented approach towards music but had opportunity to experience the real aspect of gandharva Veda, just being in this community. All credit goes to His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, what a great contribution he gave to this Indian wisdom to share with world citizens.Milloins of people is enjoying around the globe. Thousands of Indian doctors (Ayurvedic), Pandit boys (to chant mantras), jotish pandits, classical musicians to teach and perform around the globe. Too many Indian people are traveling around the world.Mostely westerners are involved in the organizetation.Every one is working for the betterment of global society. To harmonize the differences between communities, to reduce the stress in the environment, to bring peace in the world. In spirituality, India is Guru of the whole world. No other nation has this kind of knowledge to offer. Meditation is scientifically proved technic.Every day if you practice for 15 minutes morning and evening. In this modern age, we do not have time to seat in Himalaya for 12 years meditation.But any way it is working just for 15 minutes and the results are so good, one can pull up to 100 years to live healthy life. After good practice of meditation for many years, awakening of one self within is possible, the self-realization.To experience the highest level of conciseness fully awake within, field of all possibilities. Then on wards, one could get mastery on every thing, whatever subject it may be. Clear mind with clear thought would fulfill all the demands in life that is for meditation is. It helps in all the way physically and mentally to successful life style and achieve the ultimate goal in life. This is Indian pure knowledge of yoga great gift of yogi to the human race eternally. Vedang Dharashive. PH.09325042830
Not being the same. At the peak of the alp the old fellow staying by him self. Few miles away from the town it is very pretty spot on the top of the cordillera, surrounded by maple,oak,olive,rosewood,teak and many more trees,creek, water falls and grand canyon. In the valley there is small sacred place. People gather every day for supplication. His job is to sell flowers to the visitors; .That’s how he makes his leaving in old age in remote region. Every year there is big festival in the valley for three days it is big gathering of people in thousands.Diffrent stalls of sweets, flowers, toys for children, music collection and all kind of verity. For the old man it is great fun to enjoy once in year and make some extra money selling those righteous leaves and some wild flowers. He is very well acquainted with the regular people who visit the valley. But it is very difficult in the festival to know who is who. The place was over crowded there was no space to breath. Many people come every year as part of their sanctimonious activity and for some it is great change with friends to visit the beautiful place, to enjoy the water fall, great greenery, stream, bird’s animals and more. Folk musicians to make money and entertain the crowd with songs and dance numbers. So over all the gathering is colorful. This is the only access; the old man is having to his life stile. He has never been to school, never heard radio or watched TV. This is very strange thing in the world that in what age the worlds population is living, still not exposed to modern amenities. What one should expect from this man in his small world of villagers. What are his demands in his life? Is there any brain work involved? In the society he lives. Does it matter to him or any one is it important issue to think about, in today’s global society. What is span of life, just 100 years to live? Or one life to live which makes huge difference. In the modern world, it is very competitive, restless and successful. For last billions of years human being is evolving but still we are far behind. So how much is the difference between other creatures and the man lives in a small country side town? How it got messed up, only in some parts of the world, in few countries in particular rural area. Such a vast gap. How this gap should be reduced. Really one must give the serious thought to it. Every one has equal right to share and enjoy the essence of life. Especially if you talk about first world country they don’t have such problems. Each fellowman of the country is literate. Accept the older generation of third world and the younger generation of poor people of the world, since they can’t effort to educate them. Because of lack of literacy they miss the opportunity to learn about beautiful things around them. Some time it confueges that was good and what is bad. The old generation is good or modern. May be each has its drawback as well plus points. But still we can’t stop our selves what ever we are doing because time is running out. One has to keep up with the society. The man is not mixed up with the society. His requirements are just simple and little. He doesn’t need soap, tooth brush, pest or any other cosmetics. Simply he wants bread for a day. Does he want bungalow, car, and good cloths? No he would not enjoy that. It is very easy for him to make living on selling some tree leaves and flowers. Above all he is happy. Now where the urban population is leading them selves. Too much work load, more financial support, luxury life stile and every thing in life what ever they could achieve.Mostely people have every thing but they are not happy. So who is in good situation the villager or the urban man? Do we need to balance the things what ever it is good from each side has to be taken under consideration, and make a unique formula to live life? The whole society is getting exploited by class of community so called few corporate on global chart. Few international brands they are forcing there brands to eat, play, ware and every thing. For their interest of profit rest of the hole community has to purchase their produce and product, there is no other choice you can go for something elase.Now here the game starts, the format of the society in which we live. My neighbor is having this and that so I am suppose to have that. My friend is having that so I should have that. These kinds of thoughts are generated in the society. To have luxury life stile is not a bad thing but up to what extant. How much comfort the mountain man is having. Under the name of modernization where we are heading. Going against the nature, global warming is creation of modern man. Now every citizen of the world has to take action on this problem. Already the icebergs on north and south poll have started melting. It is going to raise the sea level and the cities and town on costal area are going to sink. So this is time to control every thing other wise the planate will go under water. Who is most responsible for it? More industries, more motor vecails the amount of fuel burning is more co2 has been added to the environment. The weather is getting imbalanced. For last many centuries the first world countries for there own interest and productivity, establishing industries. Who is going to stop them? Now days the concept of globalization and free economy, spreading very fast business chain, cultural exchange and many more different thing. Because of this the third world countries are contributing to pollution. So it is time to balance every thing all the differences in the society, rich and poor, black and white, Hindu and Muslim or Christian, Gap has to be reduced, it is better to respect each other, and humanity should be the first preference of every citizen of this planate. Still it is going to help to live the peace full life not being the same. Vedang Dharashive. PH.09325042830
