Kailash The Holy Mountain
Madhavi Marathe
I dedicate this book to my mother, Smt. Suman Vazurkar.
She travelled to Kailash Manas - Sarovar Yatra and
witnessed the unique moments of a supernatural world.
The book is based on her experience.
Her daughter, Madhavi Marathe did the transcription
and by adding own Spiritual thoughts.
Preface,
Our creation is an ocean of infinite natural and supernatural forces and power. If you want to know and feel those powers, then it is very important to go close to them. We cannot guess them just by imagination. It is difficult to identify them on an intellectual level, but we can feel them. Every person becomes familiar with these powers according to his nature. When one approaches those powers by seeking faith, revernce, or scientifically, those powers never let the person go empty-handed. According to the mentality, the person gets his fruit.
These infinite natural powers, located in the form of Sagun, Nirgun, by giving the name of God, are known as Tirthakshetra. (Hindu pilgrimage place) There are very high waves of God there. A person goes into those waves and finds himself in a way of energy.
Kailash Manasarovar is one of the many such area of interests. Just by taking a name, there is peace in the mind. Many people are eager to go there. Due to a lot of convenience, a large number of people have started leaving now. When I came back, I still feel that experience in the world of imagination. This is where the origin of spiritual thought began. The desire to convert those thoughts into words became strong and words were formed as Lord Shiva, who continued to send thoughts to my mind, felt his fluidity. And the Nakshatra was transformed into the book as a form of Mount Kailash. I want to share this experience with all of you, the infinite grace of Lord Shiva will continue to shower on us through this medium and we will become emotional in that joy.
One can travel to Kailash - Manasarovar with the passion of mountaineering, photography, artwork, spirituality etc.
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The first moon of Punam (full moon day) was shining in the dark sky. The moonlights were revealing their beauty from a distance. Looking at them, I did not know when went into the world of thoughts. The present began to change into the past. The same moonlight, the same moon, but on seeing them in an atmosphere full of spiritual waves above Mount Kailash, (A mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China and has an altitude of 22,028 ft.), it seemed as if someone was guiding them on the way to God. Those memories made my mind feel disturbed. That feeling, that mindlessness, the untouched touch of the Lord began to be remembered again. But the next moment a thought came to my mind, I can not do this journey again, but I can live the same experience again while writing through words. This inspiration gave a new direction to my life.
Every person has his own definition of happiness. After my retirement as a Secondary school Teacher, the desire to go to the Himalayas became stronger. My brother Mr.Arun Basole had come while circumnavigating Kailash-Mansarovar (Lake mansarovar is a high altitude fresh water lake). Hearing from him, seeing the photos, my intuition was awakened again. When God has to make you do something, he gives you complete compatibility of the work. His thoughts start running in our mind. A paved path to that work relationship opens up.
That's how my way to visit Mount Kailash was opened. The consent of the family members and arrangements for money were easily done. In the second week of February, advertisement comes in TV, radio and major newspapers about this yatra (Tour) of Kailash Mansarovar every year. This tour is organized by the Government of India. The process of filling the form starts as soon as the advertisement comes. A fitness certificate has to be obtained from the doctor. If you have gone to the Himalayas previously, then you have to give information about it. Passport number is very important in the form. After completing all this process, filled form was sent to Secretary, China South Block Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Delhi.
When a good work begins, your mental waves start taking only positive energy from the environment. No matter how big a mountain of trouble comes up at that time, the courage to confront it comes automatically in a person.
All the Kailash pilgrims, I interacted who gave their natural reactions. Every person's mentality, physical ability, spirituality are of different types, according to which they have the ability to experience That is why when we exchange our views, we should always remember that it is that person's opinion, my thoughts can also see a different side of it. That is why no one's thoughts should be allowed to dominate you. No matter how normal my thoughts are and how deeply I enjoy it, only myself can understand. Happiness can be shared, joy is an inner feeling of self that is felt.
The reaction was the same that the non-cooperation of Chinese soldiers, the natural changes in the atmosphere in an instant, the rivers flowing in the rough form, the magnificent mountain range, broken pools, bad condition of vehicles, roads, miles of walking, high altitude sickness, lack of sufficient oxygen etc. The wonderful creation beauty, the waves without human emotion, which automatically make the mind unconscious, these two sentences are precious. All the negativity ended here and the positive waves coming from there started pulling me towards them.
All journey to the Himalayas is very difficult. We had experienced that during visit to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Amarnath. In Amarnath, there are natural and man-made problems. When you reach the temple of God while facing everyone, all the physical, mental fatigue becomes airy. But the path of Mount Kailash is the worst and the atmosphere is very fickle. People coming from other geographical areas have to face more problems due to lack of understanding of it. For that, it is necessary to do separate physical and mental work. The physical composition of the people there is favorable according to the same environment.
After sending filled participation for, waited for quite longer period for the telegram of the selection. To be with positivity is an important aspect part of every person's life. They are also most important part of my life.
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...And after several days, one day, heard loud voice “Telegram for you”. I knew where the telegram came from because I was sure to get and to participate Kailash Yatra only then you are sent a telegram. How long did I remain seated with the telegram in hand, the fulfillment of a joy? As soon as the telegram came, my joyful journey started.
For this yatra, 16 batches are planned to leave from June 2nd to September 5th this year. Every week, there are 35 to 40 pilgrims in each batch. Due to the difficult travel route, and the lack of accommodation, the same number of people can go in one batch. One batch goes ahead. Due to the nature of the place here, accommodation arrangements are made only for this planned travel period otherwise, Mount Kailash remains fully covered under snow for 8 months after September. Lake Mansarovar turns to an ice completely. People living in the village at the top there come and start living in the villages below. In this route of around 275 km and has to be covered by walk or or riding on horse or yak. The trek starts from the village of Mangti which is on the Indian border. Sometimes it is difficult to ride due to intense climbs or lows and then you need to walk. Therefore, it is necessary to have habit to walk for two hours every day. It is also important to get into the habit of climbing once a week. Now it was necessary for me to start these preparations.
One the day when the telegram came, there was a new change in my life. As a result of that change, I began to feel a sense of consciousness all over the world. My lifelong effort to attain the same consciousness was showing me the way today. Although you have faith, it can connect you to that consciousness while sitting at home, but this is not happening, then you can definitely try the key to the success of the spiritual path in Himalayan spiritual practice.
I also had to take this route, and that path was opened. Now a lot of preparations had to be made to go to Kailash. After getting the registration number, demand draft (DD) has to be taken out in the name of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, India through the bank.
After that, the guide book of the entire journey comes in 15 days. All the medical tests written in it are mandatory. If those reports are not normal, then you cannot get permission to travel to Kailash. I had that fear in my mind, but all my reports came back normal. I have to prepare a certificate that I am alive and make a notary in the court. One day went into it. Railway reservation, arrangement of money, all these works were completed with the help of children.
I had to prepare physically, mentally for the entire 30-day journey. To climb, slope,cross rivers, one needs to increase physical and mental capacity and to cover distance of 17 to 28 km daily. Walking, running, yoga all started along with this, it was also necessary to increase the mental level. Due to the altitude, the oxygen level is very low there, and the person feels uncomfortable due to losing mental balance, anger increases over small things. The combination of sunlight and mind is very strange. When it is cloudy, the mind does not do its work completely, and in Kailash, there are changes in the environment at any time, so it is very important to increase mental strength. It starts with the breath. If you start paying attention to the breath, then the mind creates a natural energy. Because of that, our physical and mental powers begin to develop and we are able to face any problem or to experience unprecedented joy. Now the work had to be started at a practical level as well.
Together a list of goods to carry was to be made and pack them. Each pilgrim is allowed to carry only 25 kg of luggage and all the goods are transferred by the government. Where the bus cannot go, all the luggage is moved on horseback. Canvas bags with zip also needs to cover with plastic to avoid from socking. This is done to protect items, goods kept inside.
Our lives are like that too. The Lord sends us to earth by giving us all the things according to our previous karma speed. In a broader way, we bring food, water, money, houses, relationships, all from the beginning. And if we look at it subtly then we also bring joy, solutions, peace, but after coming to the world, due to the change in circumstances, if we misuse the material brought with us, then our goods get wet and spoiled by this rain of the world. That is why we have to face water shortage because we have already exhausted our share of water. Due to physical disease, we have to avoid food. That is, our food is running out, which is leftover food. The same thing comes in money, relationships. There is no reason to end that relationship later, but we hold on to the same thing and lose the peace, solution that we brought together and become the karma of the next life.
If you put a plastic cover of meditation on the canvas bag (our physical body), then life journey will pass so comfortably that we can pass our next life well. Because the Lord has given the goods with us according to the work of the previous life, but he has given the reins of the present karma in the hands of every person. Only then can we improve our actions. Right now I had to start preparing to collect the papers of this world. To go to Kailash Mansarovar, you have to make three files of your documents, one set have to be prepared by extracting the form receipt, passport, demand draft, medical report, survival certificate, all these documents. On top of each file, you have to write your name, batch number, camera number, passport number. Later, a file has to be sent to the External Affairs Ministry Under Secretary. It has to be kept in a bag. It is very important to keep the passport well protected. If he goes missing, then there are many difficulties in the journey.
Sometimes it seems that the subtle laws of the Lord are the ones we use in the physical world. Mother has to prepare for nine months for our birth. Passport means our brain, the mother has to take special care to protect it. The waves emanating from the labor pain will send the message of project completion above. If there is a slight disturbance in the brain, then everyone knows how much difficulty comes in the whole lifejourney. There is a saying that pindi (physical body) is the same universe. We can't go out of it. We cannot create an eighth color outside the world of seven colors. If this is true, then why are humans not able to understand all this, they are also part of this universe. This means the file is ready inside the person, but does he not see it? My curiosity about life was growing. It was now my habit to look at every aspect of reality from another perspective. It revealed the similarity between the micro and the macro world. With these thoughts, preparations were underway to go for this journey.
In preparation for going to Kailash, papers, physical, mental preparation were mentioned. Now it was the turn of the clothes. The journey involves horse and yak riding, so trousers, T-shirts, jeans, hand gloves, socks, inner wares to be carried in sufficient quantity. To avoid the cold, one has to wear separate clothes to withstand the rain, such as gloves, scarves, sports shoes, windchitters, raincoats. Some new clothes were being arranged. While doing all this, the mind was full of enthusiasm. While collecting books, myself began to gain information about the place, but there was also a strange confusion in the mind. It seemed a strange feeling. When we go to meet a very big person, there is a tension in the mind. Something seemed like that.
Now a list of all the clothes, papers, money, dry fruits, different types of sweet items, toffees, chikki, other daily dry food items everything was kept.
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The day has come to watch. The eye opened in a suspicious situation.
When I opened my eyes, I felt as if was a bind. This bond is the bond of Maya. What a deep love there was. It seemed impossible to get out of it. How deep maya's roots are known only when we try to get out of it. We are so lost in the abyss of infatuated darkness that the knowledge of impermanence seems like a fantasy. As we live in this illusion, this world of infatuation will continue for eternity. But only then does God bring such situations that it becomes difficult to understand who lost in own moment. Only then does the power of knowledge shine in the darkness of infatuation. The layers of affection begin to melt. Old bonds begin to break and new begin to join. At the same time, we need to be careful. If we take care that the old bonds are being released and new bonds do not happen, then the path of our liberation is opened.
The mind was filled with joy, with excitement. With that momentous glee, I began preparing to leave. Yesterday, relatives and friends continued to come throughout the day. It was visible on everyone's face, it would come back, but I was sure. The one who has been invited on the journey will cross the boat. While leaving, went to pay obeisance at the temple of the house. With full faith and reverence, he bowed at the feet of God. Seeing the idol of God adorned with flowers in the bright light of Jyotirmayi (bright light) it seemed that he is always with me.
Now the difficult moment of taking the most farewell had come. Everyone was determined to say goodbye with laughter, but I got emotional while saying goodbye to my husband. He is an unspoken person and was afraid of being alone, everyone else would be entangled in his world. All the children understood what was going in my mind. They all stood behind their father. Seeing the smile of happiness on my face, everyone's faces became happy.
The car arrived. Put all the stuff in place. On the way to the station, I had to see Guru Maharaj. Took darshan of the Guru in the serene holy atmosphere of the ashram. Appa Maharaj said, "Daughter, don't worry. You will come back making the journey successful. Bring holy water from Manas Sarovar while coming. Hearing such words, my journey was opened. After visiting Renuka Maa (goddess) we left for the railway station. My son, Mahesh was about to come to Delhi to drop me. When the car was leaving, I could see the language of departure on everyone's face according to the relationship. It seemed as if this was the most worthy moment to leave the world with this satisfied feeling and get merged at the feet of God. The attraction towards God was increasing in the mind.
I could not believe that I had really left for the Kailash Yatra, we were about to travel to Delhi by Sachkhand Express. Leaving one station behind, the train started moving forward. There was some food in between, chatting. The evening bell arrived. Suraj (the Sun) now started hiding behind the mountains. The rays of the sinking Sun spread its golden rays and then began to assimilate into themselves. The dark black will now start spreading slowly. The rush that had been going on for so many days was now over. Mental fatigue began to feel. The preparation was complete, now only the experience was left. You just had to watch the moment that appeared in front of you, not prepare for it. Because of this, the mind became like an open sky. When going to experience the God, one should go empty-handed, how can he give something in a full finger. I don't know when got lost in thoughts and got my eyes. Gradually, Kailash began to appear in the narrowed eyes.
The eyes opened for a moment and felt like, I was in the unknown world, the next moment came back to reality. Looking out of the window, redness was spread in the east direction. A strange hypnosis was spread across the atmosphere. The amount of thoughts flows very little in such a situation and that is the reason our mind feels peaceful. Due to thoughts, love, negative feelings arise in the mind and if there is no thought, then these disorders cannot come to the mind. Then there is only a sense of peace. That's meditation. Looking up, the sun, hiding from behind the mountains, hidden from the bushes, came up. There was brightness all around. The sun started its daily routine in the morning, now those waves spread in the world too. Slowly people started getting up one by one.
After tea and breakfast, we all started talking again. Life is so strange, isn't it? In life, some meet for a moment, some for days, months, years, or with someone for a lifetime. As long as there is a loan agreement, he walks along and as soon as it is over, another turn comes and to leaves together. It happens on a physical level. On a mental level, even when someone is together, their minds do not stay together and some stay very close even when they are far away. Everything seems unthinkable.
The train reached Delhi. Arrangements for the pilgrims going to Kailash were made at the Ashok Yatri Niwas (place to stay). I came into the room and put things in place. The room was very nice. The arrangements for the people who came together were made at the Maharashtra Niwas. At first, it seemed new, who were the employees? Who is Kailash Yatri ? It was not known. People from Gujarat were very visible. The Gujarat Government gives Rs 20,000 to every passenger for the journey. The Delhi government gives Rs 10,000. There were all kinds of faces like Keralits, Gujarati, Maharashtrian, Himachali, South Indian.
On the first day, complete information about the journey was given to all the passengers. Later, everyone was brought to the Head Dispensary of the Border Police. Everyone was going to have multiple medical test there. If the doctor has any doubt, then the entire test has to be done again, if it fails, then one has to go back home from there. I felt a little tense. Everything will be fine, right? But everyone's tests came normal and all were very happy and full of joy.
The next day there was a reception. All the passengers were identified there. We were each other's partners for a month now. If there were some obstacles in the journey, we were going to take care of each other. Later, travel information was given again. Every passenger is required to take a porter. They are true partners in this journey. According to his experience, he guides you, picks up stuff, gives endurance. This travel is not possible without them.
In a small bag, a dress, camphor, ginger, tablets, water bottles, dry fruits, napkins are always to be kept together. As the height increases, the level of oxygen goes down in the atmosphere. Due to the low amount of oxygen, there are some different changes in every person. Specifically those who do not having control over anger, short tempered. These things happens, so you have to help each other by controlling yourself. Walk slowly so that you can get enough oxygen. Such information was given.
Now even the most smiley humor was identified. After the meeting, they brought food to a large hall to eat. Now for a month, I was a little happy thinking that would get someone's hand-cooked ready-cooked food. After eating, there was a short time to rest and then go attain a meeting. So far no one had mingled with each other, because everyone had their own relatives with them. For this reason, everyone preferred to be with their family members who came with them till this last place.
As soon as it was time for the meeting, I came back to the hall. No one had come there yet. The tea was ready. Taking a sip of tea, started looking at the pictures of Kailash Yatra adorned on the wall. Slowly people started coming. When a group of Gujarati people came chatting with laughter, everyone joined in. After a while, the President of the Kailash Yatri Association arrived. He also gave a lot of information and followed by our coordinating officer. They were fully introduced. He was going to lead our group. The responsibility of all the people was on their shoulders. If someone's health deteriorates, then watch it, do not let fights happen, keep the atmosphere enthusiastic, maintain mental patience. All this, they were going to handle completely. After that, separate committees was set up. Such as for food, luggage, puja etc. Everyone was given some responsibility and they were properly informed. In this way, further preparation for the journey was done. At the end, a beautiful hymn of Shiva was recited in a loud voice and the meeting was over.
The blackness of the evening began to spread all around. It was a little late for the food to be ready. I went to the garden there with Son, Mahesh. He had gone to Visit Delhi today and so were discussing on the same. While eating, I also briefed about the meeting. Now both of us wanted to go to sleep and then went to our rooms.
On the third day, we were taken to the State Bank of India to exchange currency. After coming from there, everyone's visa from China was checked in the office. Then a common visa of India was taken for everyone. It's been a whole day doing all this. Mahesh was with me and was also learning some new things.
The eyes opened in the morning. Today was the day to leave for the Kailash Yatra. There were so many emotions in my mind. The symmetry of thoughts had spread throughout the mind. They packed up their belongings at night. While preparing for the rest, a series of unique thoughts flowed in my mind again and again. Now it's really time to say goodbye. The journey was to be successful by playing on. What will be our final stop? Nobody knew that. The bond of the last relationship was about to break today. Faced with this dilemma, I reached the hall, facing the longing to go ahead and the distraction of the bond that was left behind. There was a flood of emotional sensations there. There was a wave of mentality all around. Everyone was trying to hide their feelings. False humor flashed across their faces, tying each other's back. You can understand what goes through your mind as you leave the concrete foundation of your relationship in an uncertain moment.
Goods were being loaded on the bus. After having tea and breakfast, everyone came and stood near the bus. There, the Kumaon Mandal welcomed everyone and performed a small puja (prayer). The song was sung on shiva stuti. Singing is a wonderful thing. Everyone's mind was lightened by singing the song. The desire to move forward was rekindled in everyone's inner motivation. The threads of the bond were settled. Everyone was given a box of worship rituals and there was a signal to occupy the seats in the bus. I bid farewell to Son, Mahesh and boarded the bus. Child means a soft fiber, whether seen or invisible. But the same fibers bind their whole lives.
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At 10.30 a.m., the bus left with the echo of Om Namah Shivay. Every traveler wanted to come out of the bond of their relationship now, trying to come into reality. The mind was also shaking with the hands shaking in the farewell, but gradually the world left behind. Due to lack of visualization, its intensity also decreased. We were total 38 in this batch. The journey has started, whether the end is going to be good or not, this card of cards was in the hands of God. Which was going to be known only after putting it down. However, we have to just enjoy the game leaving rest in the hands of God.
A couple of hours must have passed and we were just moved away from Delhi. The cement forest and human noise were left a little behind. Now greenery and trees began to accompany. The bus stopped in the middle and everyone got down from the bus. We were welcomed with hot tea and warm humor. Om Namah Shivay's jaagar had tied everyone in one thread. There every Kailash Yatri is seen with respect. After a short walk after tea, everyone back in the bus and occupied the seats.
We were about to reach Bageshwar by traveling to Kathgodam, Haldani, Kasauni. This journey from Delhi to Kathgodam is 275 km through the valleys. It was quite a long distance.
Yet, not everyone got interacted with each other and to know about themselves. Gradually, groups started to form, everyone likes the desire full of innovation. The new friendship, the new form of nature were all affected by it. Singing means an effective way to enjoy the journey. Everyone agreed to this together. Now the bus started running with the tunes of the songs. The mind began to soak in the color of the hymn. In the applause, the besuras also began to pick up the tune. While singing the song, it was also possible to enjoy the glimpses seen from the window. Someone took out a bag of snacks and started walking around the bus, enjoying it, and the journey started moving forward. Due to the delay for leaving Delhi, the bus reached Kathgodam without stopping anywhere.
Food arrangements were made at the Kumaon Development Corporation's guest house at Kathgodam. They all slowly went down. The Himalayas are visible from a distance, but from here, the Himalayan Shivalik range starts actually. The Indian plateau and the Himalayas are connected to each other by this mountain range. Due to this plateau, various tree plants have settled their world here. The Himalayas, filled with green colors, are visible from here. The mountains of this mountain range are up to a height of about 3,000 feet. At present, the mountains of childhood are later transformed to a height of 16,000 to 17,000 feet and so you need to go a long way to see them.
The Himalayas are like this, it was all heard knowledge. Now he was in front of the scene. There is an external state in which the conscious mind does its work. He experiences the knowledge he hears or read in a visual form. In this, the person gets pleasure, but the second intimate state is beyond experience. Experiences beyond the scene are also absorbed in the subconscious mind. It was nice, beautiful to tell someone. Using this word, we can describe the same scene, but we can not tell what we experienced at that time. Many things are sometimes remembered later, they are accepted by the subconscious mind. Then we do not know that we have seen this too. All events are recorded in the subconscious mind. The external mind reaps the fruits of remembering only what we want and the rest of the things are absorbed in the subconscious mind. It becomes a ritual, so when you sit in meditation, these rites start coming out. The more it flows, the better. As soon as you sit in meditation, many thoughts start coming and this problem starts and the person stops meditating. Someone's voice disturbed my sleep.
Friend, Jyostana's voice brought me into reality and reached out to her. The view of the charming garden was in front of that guest house. The view was very beautiful from where we were sitting to eat. It is not known whether you liked delicious food while eating hot bread, rice and lentils, vegetables or due to hunger. Because people like us cannot understand what hunger really is, so we do not possess the real taste of food. After eating food, I started feeling sleepy, but I had to leave here in a while. This entire journey from Kathgodam to Bageshwar goes through the valleys, so two separate minibuses were arranged and goods were arranged again accordingly. Since we are now divided in to two, new two groups are formed again. There was also a division of provinces, young and old. Sister to our coordinator was of my age, so we sat down together. Bageshwar is 182 km from Kathgodam. It was also a long journey.
Now there was an atmosphere of gossip in the bus. Everyone shared their experiences of their journey of life so far with each other.
I looked out of the window and saw a beautiful view of the mountains on one side and the valleys on the other. A green forest covered with tall trees. The bus, which came out of the path of the roots of the trees, took a turn and crossed the upper part of the same tree. We were heading towards the horizon indicating that the unshakable existence of the mountains and the valley that gave the impression of human fleetingness, just to move towards our destination with their witness.
The Himalayan mountain ranges are the largest, yet they are still new when compared to the Sahyadri and Aravali mountain ranges in India. After the origin of the earth, there was an ocean in place of the Himalayas. There was a huge plot of structure around it. The Mediterranean Sea used to be the remnant of that ocean. Due to the flow of soil and garbage from both plots into the Tethis Sea, the layers of soil deposited in the bottom of the ocean were formed after millions of years. Levels of impenetrable rocks formed as they accumulated on top of each other. In time, this mountain came up and formed the magnificent Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. As we go to the height, there are fossils of marine organisms and flora. Calcium is present there in very large quantities.
Both the buses were moving at their own speed. After some time, the shadow of a lake began to appear from a distance. When did my mind get there? The formidable thread of the mind is connected to our body, so we can feel the world in which it goes, that is why we can also stay connected to God. The buses reached the front of the lake. This was the first lake sight of this journey. Seeing it, everyone's mind became excited. Someone said that this is Bhimtal Lake. The lake was named Bhimtal, linking it to the story of Panduputra Bhima of the Mahabharata period on the mythological background. This lake was shining in the blue color, surrounded by mountain range. With the help of photography, locked in the world of memories and we then moved on.
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The bus was taking a last turn to reach Bageshwar where seen plenty Suchiparni trees. (Aciphyllus, a tree family) There was a temple of Lord Shiva and was a very large statue of Lord Hanuman which was so big that we are able to reach just under his feet. Along with the greatness of God, he also saluted the greatness of the idol maker.
The evening light was spread all over the atmosphere. The confluence of the Sharyu, Gomti rivers takes place here. The great happy waves were scattered in the winds. There was peace in it even though a sweet sound was produced from the water of the flowing river yesterday. As soon as I stepped into the water, Kaya (skin) was thrilled with a very gentle soft touch. The more a person experiences natural abilities, the more he stays away from worldly sufferings.
After washing hands and feet, everyone started enjoying tea..That's where we stayed today. Later, walking along the river, enjoying the fresh winds, waves of mind were rising. If your mind is concentrated even for a moment in the flowing water, then it becomes a long period of spiritual practice. The moment of the earth's surface is a large time in the interval. Therefore, if you bow down completely in front of God for a moment, then how many doors of your destiny can be opened. There is thoughtlessness in concentration and where there is thoughtlessness, it opens the way to liberation.
The silence of the atmosphere began to intensify. The people of the city are not used to seeing such a dense darkness. Everyone went to their room. The hotel was clean and beautiful. The beauty of the outside was fully reflected from the large glass windows. It felt like we were part of the same scene. The flowing stream of the river has now turned black. The green velvet moonlight on its edge began to swing around in the air waiting for the night. Who wouldn't lose their mind in such natural beauty?
After eating food, we chatted for a while. I was also sleepy from the day's journey. That's when our coordinator, Mr.Puriji's called me over phone. This was our first meeting. This process will be continued every night and to discuss topics like the next day activity sequence, specific instructions, any other preparations, cautions, etc. Half an hour later, everyone went to sleep.
The next morning, the sound of "tea" woke me up. Such words seem strange to women because they use this word for othersat home. This word of tea brings a sense of comfort in the mind. There was redness in the sky behind the mountains. The atmosphere at dawn was mesmerizing. The joy of the atmosphere increased for me while sipping tea. As the rest of the people started preparing for the journey laughing, everyone started teasing me by sitting comfortably, so I also had to come to reality from the world of that environment. Getting ready, we all came to the hall for breakfast. Potatoes were served for breakfast. Now I have realized that potatoes will have to be eaten in different ways from here till the end. Due to lack of urban facilities, there is a shortage of food items. Mountain potatoes are easily sown here. That is why potatoes appear in the first quantity in the diet of mountain people. Yogurt, pickles were served along with potato paratha (chapati). Here, we make a pickle from top portion of the bamboo plant, it felt a little different, but was good to taste. Everyone sat in the bus with their luggage.
The bus came out in the tune of Shiva. Suddenly, a saffron-colored sunlight came up from the valley and the hills towards the east direction. With the rise of the sun, it was as if the reservoir of energy opened up all around the universe. The whole world became conscious. In such a lively scene, there is a sense of silence, otherwise the praise of the Lord begins. What situation comes depends on each person's own personality, but where there is collective energy, words work. Even in a crowd, a person who is alone is an introvert. The collective energy started its work. The Lord's hymns began. Devotional songs began to flood with devotional songs. The buses was moving towards Dharchula village. This journey was 165 km and the entire route was passing through the valleys.
Dharchula is a village in Pithoragarh district of Uttar Pradesh. The specialty of this village is that it is situated on the border of India and Nepal, on the banks of the Kali Ganga river. This village is known as the base camp of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. This is the last stop for human settlement, markets, business, and transportation facilities. Years ago, walking started from here. But right now, with the planning of the Government of India, a very convenient travel route has been prepared.
The speed of the bus and the speed of the mind were not matching anywhere. A mind full of curiosity had already moved ahead with imagination. The body was swinging at the speed of the bus. The moments that the body and mind experience together become everlasting. Such situations come in life for a very short time. Every time our body is somewhere and our mind is somewhere. Be in remembrance of the Lord or in an entertaining place like a picture, after a moment the mind wanders to another place and then returns to the place where the body is and the same chain continues. We feel that we are sitting in the hymn, watching, listening, but unless the mind is together in that situation, we cannot see anything even by looking at it. It cannot be assessed from inside. He is a source of predictive power. How many times does it happen to us that an identity person passes through the front and we move forward in our thoughts? The eyes have seen that person, when the mind returns to its place, the picture is assessed with the eyes and we think, "Hey, I have not paid attention to him, now what will he think of me?"
So many events are missed throughout the day, and as the rush of the mind decreases at night, the semi-conscious mind begins to remember the events that have been received. Now I realize what is missing. Right now the body is lying still, and the mind is moving in the course of the day. Such moments pass. A series of moments turn into a life as they complete months, years, and years. In old age, a person's body now starts to become completely stable and the mind keeps moving throughout life, but this is not the essence of human birth. Human birth is a hybrid of a great noble feeling. Even after being born, he has to prepare for liberation as an unborn birth. Even if you move a little further in every birth, how many stairs will end here, so there is only one easy way, whatever you do, try to keep your mind together.
Oh, but my mind was like god's inner creation and my eyes were watching mountains, dense forests, clouds, birds, variety of flowers like the rays of the sun. What the mind was thinking was assessed, but what the eyes saw, the seriousness of the mountains, the peace of the dense forests, the fragrance of flowers, the light heat of the sun, the position of birds flying in the sky, the rhythm could not be felt.
The bus was moving slowly. I just felt hungry. Someone from the group started taking out the food items from the hand bags. It is natural to feel sleepy after eating. The blink started. After a while, someone's voice woke up. I lost consciousness when I looked at his gesture. Above the horizon was the peaks of snow-capped mountains. It was from his philosophy that I felt like stepping into a different world. Mr. Puri said that this is the peak of Nanda Devi (Goddess). A minaret has been built near chakori guest house so that one can see the view completely. There is also a view of various snow-capped mountain ranges from there. Now everyone's eyes were excited to see the same view. I was also enjoying seeing the expressions on everyone's faces. A journey from macro to subtlety. The physical form of nature, but the peace that is felt there is the subtle form, the physical form of the see, but the feelings that come to the mind after seeing it are the subtle form. When such nature and human sequence to unite, the path to divine realization opens up. It is not known when the bus reached Chakori since everyone was in deep sleep.
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As soon as we reached there, we were eager to go to the tower. But everything happens according to its own time. After finishing their tea, everyone started climbing the tower. many mountain peaks visible from there. Mr. Puri started giving information about it. mountain of Nanda Devi peak, left Nandikot peak, right Panchshul five peaks. The Annapurna peak on the Nepal side was also visible from here. All the mountain peaks were snowy. The sun's rays were shining from those icy peaks. did not feel like coming out of that glittering world of snow, but the coordinator's job was the same. To get out of this pleasant scene and arouse her curiosity by telling about the scene ahead. By doing this, according to human nature, man can prepare to come out of the happiness that is currently immersed in sensations, otherwise man never wants to leave the comfort zone, so he wants to get out of that situation only after keeping further happiness or goal in mind.
Everyone started going to the guest house again to eat food. While tasting the hot food, the mind was also experiencing snowy peaks there. As soon as I saw that scene, there was a sense of indifference in my mind. After finishing the meal, there was a hint to sit in the bus shortly after. Small villages were visible in many places. As soon as the village arrived, different types of flowers began to appear. Due to the mountains and forests, there was no dust here, so there was brightness in everything here. Seeing the green trees, plants, flower beds of various colors, the whiteness of snow we reached Mirat village.
This is where the IndoTibetan Border Police Camp is located. As soon as we reached there, Om Namah Shivay became awake. The army youth of India welcomed us with discipline. Hot pakodas, tea, jalebi were given to eat. Wherever you go, you give potato pakodas with tea. I missed my husband at that time. He loved pakodas very much. Later, talks with army personnel started. The soldiers told about their life system. There was respect for him in my mind. We have a deep sense of how much peaceful sleep we sleep on them. It is a great pleasure when the brave soldiers get self-proclaimed people. When they meet each other, it seems that some relatives are meeting. What a belonging. The routine of those brave soldiers is very difficult, in such a situation, when the travelers come, (they also get pleasure for this hours. If someone can be happy because of us, then it is a very fortunate thing because by giving happiness to others, our mind gets double happiness, so whatever you do with human beings, do it thoughtfully.
While bidding farewell to the brave soldiers, the mind became heavy. A group photo was taken with the soldiers, and we left for Dharchula. Dharchula was two and a half hours away from here.
This village is situated like a stove in the middle of three hills. In this village, horses and porters have to be taken for further travel. Porter means the man who does all the work there. On the way, if the health is not good, first aid is given. Without their help, the journey cannot be successful. These mountain people do the same thing as soon as the journey starts. There are not many ways to earn there. If the journey goes on for four months, then the same journey is their source of income. This Himalayas is a treasure of natural beauty, but poverty appeared among the people here. Even though there is a lack of money in their lives, they deserve natural peace and we come to the Himalayas in search of peace by paying money. So who really became poor?
Before reaching Dharchula, Kaliganga appeared in a raucous form, with a loud voice. A loud sound was being produced with the impulse of water. It seemed as if she was an artwork performing Shiva's Tandav dance. You are doing a path like Kaliganga in a careless, rude (unruly manner. The drum is ringing together. The sound is as if it has permeated the entire universe. At any moment, Shiva's third eye will open and the universe will merge. The mind was stunned by such a fearless state of surrender.
We were forbidden to look at such loudly flowing water with a focused eye. The mind loses its consciousness by constantly seeing the impulse of water. There may be a risk of both body and mind getting absorbed towards the same water, so we meditate, on the water flowing at a slow pace. With this, the mind becomes concentrated and a state of thought is also obtained. This is a very good state of meditation.
It was evening when we reached Dharchula. On one side of kaliganga there is an Indian border and on the other side of the Nepal border, a bridge has been built on both sides of this river. In this way, the two spiritual countries are connected to each other.
There was a guest house on the riverbank. We were going to stay there tonight. After getting down from the bus, everyone started moving around. The legs were stiffened while sitting. A cup of tea was seen on one of the tables. With a cup of tea in the hand on the banks of the river, you do not get to experience such a world every day. Live the moment. The same lines were repeated over and over again.
the stuff in the given room. Jostna and I went for a long walk. There was a sound of water in the whole atmosphere. Yet a natural sense of silence began to captivate the mind. There was no desire in both of them to talk about something. Some people were walking while chatting. God has given each person his own style. If everyone was made equal, life would become one, the fun of living life would go away.
Seeing one place, we both sat down and started admiring the beauty of creation. After a long time, my mind began to sink into darkness. eyes closed with a nature closure. The mind that was sinking into deep darkness began to shine in front of the eyes. That glittering darkness was leading to a point. I don't know how many moments it was, but I felt that moment of eternity. A glowing stunning point came out and disappeared. I tried to capture that moment again, but according to the natural law, the moment does not come back. The desire to get the same experience again can create frustration in the mind, so assimilate the art of living every single moment. If you repetition the moments, many moments of joy will be missed from you.
My sleep was disturbed by a slight sound. We both headed back to the guest house. After dinner, the husband and children talked on the phone. I had to prepare for tomorrow. The journey so far was by bus, but from tomorrow onwards we had to travel further by foot or horse riding. That's why now while keeping a small bag to carry a dress, water bottle, some food items etc. I could not wear a saree in the next journey, so I packed it all separately. The passport was kept in a separate pouch and tied around the waist or in the inner pocket of a jacket. Because if the passport is lost then you may have to face lot challenges. Everyone was preparing while talking. We had become a good group. I from Maharashtra, and Jostna, Kshitij, Aarti from Gujarat. And Sumitra, sister of the coordinator Mr. Puri, all of us lived together. I was the oldest, so everyone used to call me mother. We had to get up early in the morning, so we all went to sleep.
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I couldn't sleep. The mind was distracted. There was something that made my mind unhealthy, but what was that I could not reach there? Gradually, he started practicing moving from mind to backward events. In doing so, one thing came to the fore and at that moment the ill-health of the mind went away. If we find the cause of illness in our mind, then that situation ends there. The mind is not visible, but if there is an organ similar to the mind in the body, then it can have about seven crore cells and each cell has the capacity to collect crores of information. Now think that your life is equal to a bit compared to the mind. It is also not known when and what comes to mind in everything the mind has gathered and becomes the cause of ill-health. If you start the practice of watching the events inside the mind, then those memories end due to the body and mind being together. You don't have to suffer the consequences of that action. How refreshing is the mind that is emptying in this way. There is an intoxication. That is the intoxication of spiritual practice. Devotion, knowledge, faith, meditation, all are just ways to empty the mind. I couldn't sleep. There was a flow going on in my mind. In the same tune, I went to deep sleep.
My eyes opened at the time of Amritbela (between 3 to 5 am). How beautiful is this time period. How much comfort these holy waves, wave in the whole creation give to the mind. There is no vibration anywhere. Neither outside nor inside. The mind may have merged into the unfathomable ocean, but this bella (time) is of very short duration and whatever work you do in this bella, it gives you a very fruitful success. Young people should study, yogis do yoga, practice any art in this time. In which you want to achieve success, you get immense results by doing that work in this time. From a distance, the soft sound of the birds twitter starts and the time of the worldly world starts from the spiritual world, changing the form of this nectar. Along with the body world, the mind cycle also starts.
Our journey was about to begin by walk today and obviously will not be comfortable phase. We are not sure to get hot water. We can never say what situation will arise due to the change in the atmosphere in the Himalayas, that is why everyone took a bath with hot water today. We came out having breakfast, milk, cornflakes, tea. There were porters and horses standing there. He introduced everyone to his porters. Now they had to travel further with their help. Those who support in trouble seem to be their own, that's why porters were looking their own from now on. They also thought about it. While talking, he also assured us. Here the goods are weighed and most of the goods are kept here. After this process was done, the journey started.
Today, the Kailash Yatra was going to start in full from Dharchula. The distance from Dharchula to Mangti is 45 km. The distance was about three hours. The entire road was passing by taking a very bad turn. This was the beginning of the painful journey. God doesn't know where he is. Yet the man did not leave them behind. God will also say in his mind that come out of the chaos of the world only then you will be able to meet me. The roads made around these hills were so small that if two vehicles crosses each other, then the passengers sitting in the vehicle could also shake hands with each other.
In the midst of the conversation, we reached Mangati village. A batch coming back after completing the Kailash Yatra was found here. Throughout the journey, six batches meet each other at different places. Porters, horsemen came forward as soon as they saw our bus. My porter's name was Dev. Laughing, I told him that I will call you Dev Anand. He also started singing a song imitating Dev Anandji. Now everyone started talking to their porters. The journey started on foot with Om Namah Shivaya's jagar. The body was thrilled as we walked towards Devbhoomi (the land of God.) It felt a different feeling. The saying that God dwells in every particle began to recur.
On behalf of the Uttar Pradesh Government, two police officers come together in this journey to Gunji village. Both have a wireless set. An officer is at the forefront of the journey, no one is allowed to go beyond them. They are called heads and an officer is at the back. No one can stay behind them. Where do they go? The wireless base camp is connected to Dharchula and the destination we are heading towards. A doctor and a compounder live together with a first aid box and medical essentials. It is also mandatory to have a guide. All the goods were loaded onto the horse and sent forward. Everyone started walking together, but according to the speed of each one, the distance started increasing and from there the time of introversion started, of inter travel.
There was a view of the mountains spread all around, the dense shadow of big trees. If the rays of the sun used to fall on the ground by taking the path from the leaves of the trees, then that too was not completely. The black and yellow bed made of the shade of leaves and rays of the sun was spread everywhere on the earth. When we were sitting in the bus, every scene was moving. We could not see the beauty of nature closely. The same happens in the pace of life. The more dynamic your life is, the more extroversion you have. When we do not understand the small things of life and when old age comes, then as the pace of life stops, then the process of examining the whole life starts. Introversion comes. What has been done, or what has remained to be done, begins to come to the fore. In this situation, if a man is able to handle himself, then he should understand that he has acquired the art of living. People who are unable to handle themselves become a disease for the society. First learn to forgive yourself, and you will learn to forgive society as well. Children, husbands, society are not responsible for the growing frustration. We are responsible for it because when the process of doing things contrary to our nature is going on, then layers of restlessness gather and the mind becomes restless. The same disturbed mind spoils the whole environment.
Suddenly I realized that I should enjoy the scenery. Ideas will keep coming. Some passengers were trying to sit on a horse. Later, I had to sit on a horse. I continued to walk on foot. On one side of the road, the whole mountain, on the other side there is a deep ditch, the forest decorated with green trees, the stream of the flowing river. Waterfalls falling from the mountains, this precious natural wealth had to stop at one place to see it. The fear of slipping feet was hovering all the time. They could not enjoy it while walking because the small path was full of small and big stones. Sometimes there was a flow of water under the feet, then a wave of unprecedented joy passing through it would enter the mind. A subtle tremor spreads through the body by the touch of cold water. As we walked, saw a lake in front of me. Our path was going beyond that lake, so we were advised to wear a raincoat in advance. Leaving under the lake, it felt as if childhood had returned.
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Now the hard climb has begun. Mangti village is at an altitude of 5,000 feet above sea level. The hard climb starts from here. Gala village is at an altitude of 8,500 feet above sea level, meaning one has to climb 3,000 feet to reach Gala from Mangti. In this, another crisis arose in front of us. There was a landslide on the way we were about to go. So that path was closed. Dev Porter said that now you have to go through the long route which is 18 km away. Indian Government tries to provide many facilities for Kailash Yatra, but no one can do anything in front of the sky crisis. At first, the journey was very difficult. The passengers used to leave for Gala via Sirkha route. One had to cover a distance of about 9 km from the dense forest where, there was a fear of Leeches and black bears. When a germ named Jalu (Leeches) sat on the feet of the passengers, he kept sucking blood and the passenger did not even know. When he grew up sucking blood, he realized that germ, so the Government made a way from the other side and that path was closed. Now the same new path was closed due to the fall of stones. It became mandatory to travel a long way.
If a person knows what his destination is, then he keeps trying very hard to reach there. They continue to take different paths. The joy that comes in trying to reach your goal does not come after you get the destination. There is only a calm shadow in that place. That period is short. After climbing the summit, there is a descent. We have to come back to the same point, so before completing one goal, the outline of another goal should be vaguely realized in the mind. By doing this, the joy of the mind is multiplied. Otherwise, the wandering mind without a goal only creates mental illnesses, so no matter how many paths have to be changed, goals are necessary to live life. Labor is necessary. Attention is necessary. You will get success.
The journey of the long road began to move forward. It is a matter of so much fun, if we were already taken by this route, we would not know this long or near, and without any reason, we all used to enjoy the journey comfortably. There is a response to the saying that there is happiness in ignorance. In knowledge, one gets to know about the good, bad consequences of everything and all the time is spent in worrying or happy about it. In ignorance there is innocence. They do not need to live with the burden of consequences. As soon as we came to know, this path is long, so everyone's mind and feet became heavy. It was to be closed today, the beginning was not good, many ideas started to be transacted.
There were so many moments of trouble ahead. The journey went on. In between, the journey continued by putting some toffee or dry fruits in the mouth, drinking water, sometimes talking with Dev Porter, or chanting Om Namah Shivay.
The river bank was moving together. It's like a mother holding the baby's hand. Sometimes they were walking through water, sometimes through sand. At one place, water was flowing loudly between the two mountains, making a loud sound. Seeing that view of the waterfall, the mind trembled. The stones were placed on each other and to make wooden bridge over them. The water was flowing in a strong flowing form below. Seeing the view of the bouncing water, dizziness began to come. Now we had to go over the same pool. There was no support to catch it. A couple of women started crying. One by one was crossing the pool. It was a testing time for everyone. If you do any work with faith, then that faith inspires you and gives you strength. Increasing the patience of the mind, one or two people crossed the pool. Following them, I also went ahead. Taking the name of Shiva in mind, I kept feet on the pool and concentrated mind on it. Taking care not to look at the water, I started walking, one by one. The feeling of fear surrounded from the inside and the lamp of faith burning in the mind, how unique was this experience. That experience also ended as soon as the pool ended. How many lives have I lived in so many moments? One by one, everyone came. Someone had to be brought in with the help of a porter. One of our tests is over.
They all sat like this for five minutes. When a new experience comes, the body, mind, thoughts all start moving together and when the experience starts repeating, the person becomes accustomed to it. The
view of the valley and hills spread far and wide seemed delightful. There was a sense of electoral peace in him. When we enter this peace, we will know how many waves of sound are going on inside. It was known that the forest also has its own sound, but what do the winds hitting these mountains do not know? If you can be aware of this microscopic level of the atmosphere, then your spiritual level is also touching a great height. Which is progressing towards the fourth dimension. There was a signal to walk. I felt like sitting on a horse for a while. With the help of Dev Porter, I sat on the horse. The horse started walking in its own way. As soon as I sat down, I felt a little scared, but there was no fear of slipping my feet, so I could see the view of the surroundings now. It was very good at first, but the mind is such a thing, it is always looking for new experiences, ideas. If you do not find it, then the mind starts wandering here and there. The path was cut off in thoughts.
A few minutes later, a hotel appeared along the way. They had gone ahead, the passengers were seen sitting there. After getting off the horse, the waist was a little stiff. I took a cup of tea and sat down in a quiet place. The body was suffering, but the mind was feeling happy in nature. After resting for a while, started walking. Now at the time of climbing, there was breathlessness but it was not possible to stop. It felt like standing on a mountain. Our coordinator had an eye on everything. Slowly the walk reached the stop. There were four other people behind me.
After reaching the Gala, the people there welcomed us with a glass of sharbat (traditional cold drink) in their hands. Sumitra didi sat in and adorned it. There were no waves in my mind. There was only peace After drinking it, we both went to the room. Put the luggage there and rest for a while and later went out.
There was a small temple in front. Everyone gathered in the temple and the program of evening prayer, bhajan singing was concluded. Work done with a sense of humor gives results at a rapid pace. Collective devotion doubles. Whoever has some disorder in his mind, he becomes calm. If you are a follower of collective devotion without showing true emotion, then you get a great amount of strength. This force helps in the worldly path.
After the bhajan was over, we gathered at the eatery to eat. It was natural to feel hungry after a day's hard work. Hot tomato soup, cabbage, bread and rice were satiated with such a plain delicious diet. I loved the fact that someone was bringing ready-made food. After washing her hands, she went to the room to prepare for tomorrow, when someone heard a call, then she reached the hall again. The whole day was going to give some information. Yesterday was more painful than today. After listening to the whole analysis, we went to sleep. I had to get up at 4 in the morning and the tiredness of the day, went to deep sleep immediately.
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I woke up at 3 in the morning instead. This specialty of the Himalayan environment is that no matter how tired a person is, four to five hours of sleep a night makes him completely refreshed. Getting up from the bed and looking out of the window, slowly began to merge into the magic of this elixir. When yogis do yoga at this time, their vibrations of meditation remain absorbed in the whole creation. These waves of peace continue to wave to the bottom of the mind. At this time, man cannot remember both the joys and sorrows of life. Beyond all emotions, this time is for me to live every moment.
Gradually, human touch began to be felt in the universe. I also started preparing to move forward. Today was such a painful journey from Gala to Budhi village. After having tea and breakfast, started walking with the jagger of Om Namah Shivay. We completed the climb of the hill yesterday. Today the journey started from the slope of the hill. The green form of creation was still in front of the eyes. The high mountain rock, the deep ditch on the other side, the Kaliganga river flowing loudly from there, slipped its foot, so Lord Shiva’s third eye was opened for himself.
After a distance of 21 km, bindakoti village was formed. There was a temple of Shiva there. When I went inside, saw that Shiva was sitting there in the form of a sagun, taking an unbroken stream on himself. I came out praying. I looked around and looked around. The gaze stopped. The eyes widened. A lot of stairs were going downwards. Then the coordinator said that we are going to get down from this stairs right now. There are 4,444 steps to reach Lakhimpur from here. These stairs have been built by Maharaja Wadiyar of Mysore, when he went on a journey to Kailash Mansarovar. So they had to suffer a lot. They built these stairs so that others could not suffer, but the stairs are not the same because as the stones were found, the stairs were built. Somewhere a ladder has been built by digging a rock. At some places, 6 inches and at some places, 2 feet have to go down the stairs irregularly. The descent began. It was as if these stairs were going into the abyss.
There was also a fear of slipping feet due to irregular stairs. Dev Porter would revolve around me. Whenever needed, I handled it quickly. The journey was going on in the ugly form of creation. The process of descending 1,400 feet from Gala to Lakhimpur was underway. There is more trouble while climbing the mountains, but it was now known that the feet were trembling due to excessive weight on the knees while descending. There were three hotels in Lakhimpur village. These hotels are run only for the convenience of travelers in such an inaccessible hill. In a hotel, we had breakfast with paratha and potato vegetables. After resting for a while, he left again.
After Lakhimpur, the Najang Waterfall was found at a short distance. Earlier, a pool was built on this waterfall, but due to the flow of water, the pool was washed away, due to which a wooden pool has been built there. The flow of water here was much higher than the flow of the Kali river and was of white milky color. The milky colored water of this waterfall further converts into the Kali river. Due to the alkaline evidence of the mountains, the water changes color.
Human beings also possess different instincts under so many circumstances. The water becomes uniform in the color in which it dissolves. But human beings change their original nature after coming out of the situation. He pretends to be uniform, but inside he also knows that what I'm showing is not me. That prick eats the person from inside and the same reason becomes a disease, that is why it is said that the person makes his own fate and also spoils it. No one else is responsible for this.
It was difficult to walk right now, so I sat on a horse and continued the journey, but when there was a fast climb or slope, the horse had to get down and walk. Dev Porter knew a little bit of Hindi language, which is why we were both able to talk. He used to narrate the experiences of the journey in a very funny way. He had knowledge of many subjects such as environment estimates, Kailash's geography, ancient stories, medicines. Dev's voice was also hilly and melodious. When it came to my mind, I started singing and I got lost in this new experience. I was surprised to see the lifestyle of the porter people. Even in the absence of comfort, these people lead a cool life. Travel is their only source of income. These people living in adverse environments are not able to live properly physically and mentally in an environment full of modernity. When we went to Ladakh, the driver who brought from Kashmir was wiping sweat as soon as we came to Kashmir. Even from that heat, he started feeling unwell. He quickly left us and took his own path, so according to where he is born, the person's anatomy and ability are according to him.
Now tall trees were visible only on the mountains. The scene of local farming was visible at some places. Physical sufferings were disappearing in the natural infinite peace. The gap between the future and the past began to blur. It seemed like I had been walking in this peace since eternity. The journey will never end, but the whole world is eternal. This creation is eternal. So I am living how those moments will last, so we should continue the process of making our mind liveable in subtlety. That process is just meditation.
Now our convoy was moving towards Malpa village. After crossing the bridge of Najang Waterfall, the path to Malpa has been prepared in the mountain. The path of about three feet is as much as the foot road. While walking, there were fountains in many places. Sometimes there would be small streams of flowing water from under the feet. Sometimes the sight of waterfalls falling from the mountains would come to the fore. Sometimes the sound of waterfalls would be heard from a distance, sometimes soaked in the waterfalls, they would move forward in the same tune.
Gradually they reached near Malpa village. This village, full of very captivating creation, was noticed by someone. It's as if Poonam's moon has been eclipsed. This used to be an important stop while going to Kailash. But on August 17, 1998, the number nine batch of Kailash pilgrims arrived here. The famous Indian dancer in this batch was Mrs. Protima Bedi. In such a beautiful and quiet environment, if the artist wants to try to please the God with his art, then that thing is perfect. No artist can miss such a great opportunity. Protima Bedi worshiped Lord Shiva with her beautiful dance form, and Lord Shiva was pleased and liberated her and the other travelers, or everyone was destroyed due to the appeal to Lord Shiva It's a matter of your own thinking. The residents of the village were refusing to dance, but they ignored the people and at the time of the dance, the entire village was destroyed by the fall of a mountain.
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The Himalayan mountains are the weakest mountain range. These mountains are not made of black hard stones. There are a lot of oyster limestone in it. Because of this, the ground absorbs water, and due to the steam of the same water, cracks occur in the ground. Due to cracks, large stones fall down. Due to extremely adverse environment, unseasonal rains, intense sunlight, snowfall, the mountain layers begin to break even with mild trauma. Snowy mountains are also more likely to fall due to strong sounds. That is why due to Protima Bedi's strong footsteps and instruments, the already weak mountains fell and everyone was destroyed. The landslide was so big that the entire village was buried under it. Right now, the idol of Lord Shiva has been installed at the same place. Everyone prayed there. Food arrangements were made there. I felt something strange while eating. The feeling of how many people were buried naturally under this place and we were sitting there to eat seemed strange. But it is said that you have had so many births so far that if the bones of those births are collected, then its mountains can be formed and the rivers of those who have cried can be formed. If we save this birth, we can get rid of it.
Lamari village was located five kilometers away from Malpa. It would be a joke to call it a village, three houses and a tea shop, just so much shelter. From Gala to Malpa, we came down 1,400 to 1,500 feet. Now the journey of 2,500 feet high was going on. We were also passing through waterfalls or water flow on this route. While walking, saw a beautiful view at one place. The waterfall was bursting from a height of 200 feet. The water falling in the shape of an umbrella, looked very beautiful. Took some photos and moved on. As soon as we reached Lamari village, ITBP personnel welcomed us with tea and wafers. Asked about the previous route and gave information about the possible difficulties of the journey ahead.
According to human nature, when we first get to know something next, the person starts thinking about it. The same problem will arise in front of them and they will find this path on it. But when the opposite calamity occurs, it goes awry. They fail to find a way out in crisis. When this thing is not known and comes out, then the person goes awry for a moment, but in a few seconds his mind is turned on. Unless we set our mind, individuals are successful in facing crises. And once the mind is set, it won't happen to me, or anything else, then it is difficult to get out of it.
We were just on our way to Budhi village. Tonight's destination was there. This village is at an altitude of 8,900 feet above sea level. That's where the cold starts. There are 50 or 60 houses in this village, 400 or 500 people live in it. From Budhi to all the villages where people live, when the snow storm starts in the cold season, they come down to Dharchula village. On
reaching Budhi Camp, we were all stunned to see the unique view of nature. The entire camp was decorated with flower plants. Various colorful flowers bloomed. His talking to the air in the warmth of the light sun was appealing to the mind. Sal, fern, juniper, pine, cedar bamboo buns were also seen on the path we had travelled so far. I saw a unique brown tree there. The height of this tree is 50 to 60 feet. The local people decorate the pavilion with wet and wavy branches of the bhujapatra in auspicious works. In ancient times, the skin of this tree was used for writing and wearing. He is called Valkal. You can also eat food on a strap like banana leaves. Many medicinal properties have been found in this skin. The tree that gives freedom from diseases is its specialty. According to the folklore here, this skin is mainly used for mantrasiddhi. Some mantras are written on this leaf and tied in the locket, wearing them does not cause any hindrance. This bhurjapatra was also used to write Vedas, Rucha. It has been read that lalit trishanti stotra is written on the leaf and attained perfection only by reading the trishanti.
There was a phone facility in Budhi Camp, so talking to everyone in the house made the mind lighter. The joy of meeting their loved ones was reflected on the faces of all the people. Jotsna, kshitij all seemed their own. After receiving his phone call, we went to dinner together. There was always soup in the daily meal, sometimes tomato, cornflour, mixed soup. After having a hot meal, we came out. Just then, the distribution of horses mounted goods appeared. I went into the room with my bag. Again, the work in that bag, started in this bag. The truth is, how little humans can live in need, it was revealed by coming here. If your mind is full of a calm mind. If you are busy with some work, then you will not need to resort to external needs. The mind will remain inward. The extrovert mind always craves for something. The obsession and want to, are two sides of the same coin. A person can only know what his coin is. I don't know when I got lost in intimate thoughts.
Everyone was picked up early in the morning. It was a journey of about 15 km from Budhi to Gunji. It had to climb the entire mountain for two hours. I got ready and started walking at 5:30 pm. The atmosphere was festive due to the morning time, so it was better to walk than to sit on a horse. I was getting used to climbing, but sometimes I felt breathless and was riding on the horse again. Devanand Porter sat and kept making a noise. One way to sit on a horse is if it is properly adopted, such as bending forward during climbing, bending back during steep slopes. Keeping these things in mind, it becomes easier to sit on a horse. Everything depends on habit.
Suddenly, the plateau of Chiyalek started. From here the Vyasbhumi begins. The whole land was decorated with flowers of various colors. Small plants, rows of flowers, began to appear directly up to the snowline. As we went up, the height of the plants was decreasing. The flowering plants above the head rose up to the hands and then came to the waist, knees, and eyes, then the carpet floor. flowers seemed to be laid out under the feet. Different colors. Due to the ultraviolet rays, the colors of the flowers become even brighter there. Many species of butterflies with flowers are found here. In such a unique world, remembering the relationships God has given to the world means polluting the waves of the holy calm environment here. By attaining the peace of this environment, entering our minds and receiving vibrations of purity, we can absorb the spiritual experiences that come forward.
In such a paradise environment, a small hotel of nectar appeared. There, ITBP personnel welcomed and placed tea and potato wafers in front of them. Seeing the natural beauty, the taste of nectar was started. At this time there were no thoughts in my mind. Pin drop silence peace was embedded in the mind. Such a moment full of innocence, such a state can lead you to self-realization at any time. But it is necessary that this state is long and for this, only continuity in spiritual practice is necessary. It is said that if you do spiritual practice continuously for three months, then you will definitely get God. Otherwise, as soon as one thought ends, the other gets stuck in this cycle. The waves of natural proximity are very beneficial for the formation state. Those waves enter directly into the inner mind and enhance your ability to experience the supernatural. We were all entering those waves. They were going to get fruits according to their own ability.
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About 3 km from Chiyalek, after leaving, Garbyang village was found. Kailas went here for darshan, she got the second batch. After seeing the comfort, joy, supernatural feeling on his face, the longing to move forward started increasing rapidly. It was nice talking to them. He went ahead, boosting the morale of our batch. And our walk started again.
In 1965 , Garbyang village was a major trading centre in pre-war. Tibet of India-China war. Trade came to a complete halt after the war. Earlier, Kailash yatris used to go from Almoda and reach Garbyang after a long time. Preparations for the journey ahead were started there. There was significant preparation for guns, gunshots, and hiring gun-wielding patrons. The Kailash route was unsafe in the pre-war period. The terror of theft and robbery was spread all over the route. Except for the human settlement of Taklakot, the rest of the deserted area used to be there. Illiterate, uncultured, never-bathing, flat and fierce-looking cruel Tibetan robbers used to kill and rob passengers. They had no means. In order to arrange these people, in 1841, Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu sent his commander Zorawar Singh to fight in Tibet. Zorawar Singh was very brave. Even the Tibetan soldiers would terrorise him. There was a story that Zorawar has some divine powers, so no one can kill him. Eventually, he was killed by putting gold bullets in the gun. And his body was cut into pieces with a gold sword. The pieces were buried in different monasteries. But surprisingly, the robbery stopped completely after that. The Kailash Yatra began to be completed safely.
Earthquakes occur in large quantities in the Himalayas. That is why many houses in Garbiyang are half buried in the ground. The village of such a state is called Siking Village. The gates of the houses and all the wooden carvings bearing witness to the rich, richness of the old times were giving recognition to this richness and art tradition. The people of this village are found to be Hindu or Tibetan descendants of the Bhot tribe. These people demand different medicines from the passengers.
The mind became heavy as bid farewell to this village full of innocence. In vipassana, “Anitya”(eternity) constantly brings this word to mind, the same word is remembered intensely here. The moment that has passed can never come back. How many events happen once in their life and how many events are constant, but they are also not the same. At certain times we drink tea every morning but every time our mindset is different. Not a single moment is like each other, that is why in vipassana it is said that you are born with continuity and die. Your thoughts keep changing every moment, just as body cells are born again and are dead. In our body, this festival of creation continues every moment. If the body is missing like this, then what is the sorrow of leaving the village? If you look at it with such a preciseness, then everything is constantly new. There is a difference between being aware of the subject and having experience. For this, meditation is necessary. Realizing this, we left Garbyang village.
The convoy was moving. Looking at the bundles like us running under the huge sky, it seems that we are the ultimate part of creation. As soon as you know this, the mind becomes disorder-free. Seeing the colorful atmosphere, the mind came out of the day with the word 'Anitya'. We all seem to be part of a natural picture. The man walking on colorful flower carpets, near the river in the middle of the mountains, all looked like a painting.
After some time, the path of the very difficult slope was seen. Again, the impermanence of the Himalayas was seen. The mind trembled when I saw the slippery gilt and the path full of stones. Just then, Devanand Porter came forward and started crossing the road, holding the other hand with a stick in one hand. Soon we came straight to the way.
Now the journey was moving towards Shangru village. Here the Tinker river flowing from Nepal meets. The path from here to Gunji is flat. The Gunji camp is visible as we move forward from Shangru village. But it takes time to cross the river. In between, ITBP personnel had tea. There, it is necessary to eat tea and some food in between. This keeps your energy level good.
Napalchu village seems to be passing through the high mountain ranges. There appeared very beautiful houses of stones of one such composition on top of 25 or 30 yellow colors. Decorative carvings were done on the doors and gates of the houses. The idol of Lord Ganesh was adorned in the middle of the square. But most of the houses appeared to be closed. A river called Kutty flows between Napalchu and Gunji village. Crossing it, we reached Gunji. There are around 125 to 150 houses in this village. Their composition seemed to be somewhat different. All the houses had two floors. There lived a stable of animals below and people on top. Such a composition must have been made due to protection from cold. The main occupation of these people was farming, wolf rearing, wool and preparation, carpet. Gunji village was the last destination of urban settlement in the journey. From here, the path on the left leads to Chota Kailash. (small kailash). If the clouds are scattered, then only you can see Chhota Kailash.
Those who are born in such a natural, their psyche or physical structure is in line with this environment. They do not have to face difficulties to stay here. But those who come to the Himalayas for spiritual practice have to fight at both levels. At such a time, the group of nuclei called basal ganglia located in their brain work together and play the role of adopting any habit. This also saves their energy and they implement such situations that there is no need to pay attention to small stresses or situations. With this, we can focus on our mission. Its practical function name is willpower.
As soon as we reached the camp, everyone sat down comfortably, drinking the syrup. Today's stop was here. I found a good place and started enjoying the natural beauty. Wide and wide with winds, gusts of wind captivated the mind and body. The trees are now less visible. It seemed as if God was taking us out of the colorful world right now. There are many attractions in this world, if it is not the world of the super world, then what will be the fascination? It is now known how a few people who live in the Himalayas will live otherwise. There will be no words of attachment and desire in their minds. These words change a person's life. To achieve this, human beings degrade each other and lose their peace of mind. There is so much peace, solution, and warmth in this mentality to be happy as God has given us.
At this point, the call from my friend came. "What are you thinking about?" When she asked for this, she also began to look at the creation. "What thoughts do you have in such an environment?" I asked her. She said sad. I have compassion for the people who live here. Such a vast world, a beautiful world, these people are deprived of all this. They always have to fight with the adverse conditions of nature. And that's where life ends. Due to lack of education, the doors of the external world are closed for them and they have to live a similar life. Life ends without doing anything.
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Kshitij's (friend) spirit was that of philanthropy. The progress of society was necessary for her. She was inspired by the feeling that everyone lived a good life. But this is our personal view. I don't know if our compassion will be useful to them. People just use it for their work. It is not necessary that those whom we want to serve should believe in their goodness. But we should never stop doing good, we should do our work and hand over the rest to the Lord.
She was immersed in its own thoughts. There are so many people who have dedicated their entire lives for service, but they have also been made to sit at home by the people, giving them a stain of defamation. This will lead to disenchantment. There will be failure in life, it is better not to do anything than this, when you enjoy life by doing what you want to talk about. But don't get stuck in it.
When someone's voice was heard, we both went to eat. After the meal, there was time left for some rest. While eating food, it was told that today is the day of Rakhi Punam (full moon day), so the festivals celebrated in the village are to be seen.
In the evening, the festival was being celebrated on a flat place. All the people of the village dance together playing drums in traditional guards. The dance series involves youngers, old age men and women for many hours to the tune of Nagade (drums). Due to lack of oxygen here, breathing is also inhaled in walking quickly by us and these people keep dancing for hours. After all, it was this soil. They also included us in the dance. Just then friend Jotsna, disappeared and appeared again and seen dancing wearing those people's clothes. Everyone started enjoying the effortless dance.
After the dance was over, we came back to the guest house and after finishing the meal early, went to sleep.
We were going to have a medical test tomorrow. The ITBP doctors here check everything again. All medical reports and X-ray tests required by the Ministry of External Affairs are carried out. Also, during the journey that has been completed so far, has BP not increased? Or did the chest not fill with cough due to cold ? It is examined. The doctors here don't bother much.
In the morning, I woke up to the chants of Om Namah Shivay. When I saw that there was a strong wind storm. The tent was yet to fly and quickly prepared the body and mind, refreshing comfortably. After breakfast, everyone stood in front of the doctor. One by one examination was started. Those whose BP had increased were given pills and information. When I was examined, the doctors started talking to each other. Hearing that, my heartbeat quickened. My BP had increased. There was a discussion on whether I would be allowed to go further or not. Finally, the doctor said, "You will be allowed to go ahead, but you do not have to walk a single step, only by sitting on a horse you will move forward." The horse is a horse to go ahead, that was enough for me. I hadn't slept properly since the journey started. Due to lack of sleep, started feeling strange and knew how five days had passed due to fear of illness. I asked the doctor whether to take a sleeping pill. But the doctor said that gradually body adjusts to the weather. There is nothing to worry about. After hearing this, I was relieved. Two people from our group had to go back from here. They falsified medical reports. Everyone else decided to move on.
After the medical test, today was completely empty with no any other activity. There was a storm outside. For this reason, staying outside was not free from danger. Here the amount of large trees started decreasing and they were replaced by small plants. From here, I felt the lack of oxygen. After walking four steps, the breath began to swell. Here we find out what is most needed in human life. Today we spent the day in bed chatting. In the evening, went to the temple for bhajans and aarti. There, the young people worship Rudra in mountain voices (hilly noise). It was great to see the enthusiastic mind of the soldiers living here and away from home.
After returning from the temple, there was food. Then the information was given in the briefing meeting. The journey ahead will be full of difficulties, how to take care of yourself, the lack of oxygen will cause irritability in nature, there will be lack of appetite. Do not keep the role in the camera across the China border. There the Chinese soldiers take out the roll. Nothing should fall into their hands. If the photos of the Indian border are found in their hands, then that matter can be of danger.
Thinking about this, everyone started worshiping Nindiya (deep sleep). The thoughts of China and Pakistan have gone awry. How many enemies can you have in one life? When we start counting from within, our enemies then religion, creed, caste and other enemies in our society. The alien enemies who harm the earth, but we are also the enemies of the earth, we are responsible for environmental degradation.
I opened my eyes in the morning. The natural atmosphere wrapped in the shadow of silence spread far and wide seemed absurd. I wasn't in a hurry to get ready today. Kalapani was just 9 km away from Gunji. After tea and breakfast, everyone gathered in the field. Even in this journey, two policemen of the Uttar Pradesh Government used to live together, but they did not come after Gunji. They are replaced by ITBP personnel up to Lipupass. Earlier, our journey was going on as it came to mind. No matter how one walked, one could reach anytime, but the journey was about to begin under the strict discipline of ITBP personnel. They were young gunmen. Everyone gathered in the field and stood in a line. The counting was done and the journey began. In front of the whole batch, a young man lives in the middle and at the end. The doctor and the helper were also there. It seemed strange to keep walking amidst all this, because the mind had just started the journey of introversion. This action of all was started. When the journey of introversion begins, the person wants to stay away from the masses. The more the mind enters, the more society, objects, trees want to move away from the waves of plants. That is why Himalayan spiritual practice is such that the amount of alpha waves starts increasing in it. Due to the origin of alpha rays, both the right and left parts of the brain become active and this leads to the awakening of supernatural thoughts. These thoughts open the way to divine realization. This makes spiritual practice very fruitful.
The view of the mountains spread far and wide, the blue sky above, the carving of white clouds somewhere in it, a bird flying away, all these were moving forward. After leaving the Gunji, ITBP personnel gave tea and wafers. After a short rest, the journey started towards its stop.
Before the Kalapani camp, the IndoTibetan Police Force personnel have built a Kalimata temple with the help of travelers and others. Every evening, the atmosphere of aarti and bhajan brings new enthusiasm to the atmosphere. The kali river originates in the hill behind this temple. A pond has been built in front of the temple, the water falling from the hill is stored in it. When the water becomes too much, it comes out of the pond. I was surprised to see the cool, calm, flowing water yesterday, this is the Black Ganga ? The form of which was frightening as seen earlier. And it looked calm, engrossed in its form. Whatever it means, as soon as God is in close contact, he becomes calm, self-engrossed. The only difference is the amount of moments. The common people experience peace for a few moments while worshiping God. The new seeker finds peace for a few minutes or hours. This period of yogis is years, then the era of mahayogis and the period of Gods passes in ages. When this amount of peace is also exhausted, then only this cycle is liberated.
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After a short break, we started talking to the soldiers. "Where you travelers come, that's a little change for us. Not a single bird is visible here after your travel time is over. There is snow all around. Deadly cold. There is no confidence whether the young man who went to guard will come back or not. If you hear the sound of guns, it's just guns. Hearing all this, the mind became sad.
There was a hot spring flowing some distance away. Look at the miracle of nature, cold flowing water on one side and hot water spring on the other. We were eager to go there. Arti and I left. When it was too late, I had to listen to the military officer's scolding. The Himalayan terrain is unstable. That is why if there is no knowledgeable person with you, then going here and there is not free from danger. In the IndoTibetan Police Force camp, stamps have to be placed on the passport and Indian challans have to be submitted. After finishing all the work, the journey started again.
We were just climbing the mountains. I was forbidden to walk, so I sat on the horse. Enjoying the natural beauty. Soon the journey reached Kalapani.
There were mountains around the Kalapani camp. In the middle area, fibre tents were set up, arrangements were made to stay. The hot meal was also very good. From here, we were seeing Vyasagupha. It is said that Vyasji wrote Mahabharata here. It was a cave at a very difficult height. A place worthy of talent to invigorate. From a different level, the Mahabharata texts are complete from every point of view. It is a difficult task to create an artwork by taking full knowledge of the world, the person, nature, and creating them among themselves. Because every person has his own point of view, there are circumstances and because of that the person does his work. If you do not get that vision from the other person, then quarrels, enemies, start and if you are tied together, then love, attachment, joy arise. To write all this understanding, not only the height of the mountains or the calm environment, but the level of intellectual vastness is necessary. That is why Mahabharata is a revered book. I bowed to that cave and Vyasji from here.
In the evening, we all went to the Kali temple for bhajans. The mind merged into the quiet, serene atmosphere there. The memory of the world diminished. But for how many moments was it? The cremation ceremony lasts only for a short time. The mind sinks into the world again. The mind was eager to go further. The next day we had to reach Nabhidhang. After finishing the meal, everyone went to sleeping bed.
The journey from Kalapani to Nabhidhang is 9 km. It can reach a height of 2,000 feet and reach an altitude of 13,000 feet above sea level. This is the last stop on the Indian border.
In the Himalayas, the sun rises at around five o'clock. The redness of the sun spread all around, the line of golden colors keeps shining together. As soon as the rays of the sun touch the earth, the music of life starts and the whole world becomes conscious. The rhythmic cycle of the molecule world begins.
When we left at eight o'clock, the sun was very hot. If there is no cloud in the sky and the whole body is not covered with cloth, then body burns due to strong sunlight and skin turns black. In the Himalayas, travelers have to travel only by applying sunscreen. The walk began. Now the high mountains were accompanying them. The trees were gone. Small plants that were visible up to Kalapani were also gone. Now only the grass, and the open mountains were visible. It was as if God was giving a message through the creation, leaving all the signs one by one, come to me.
It was a very painful climb. Nothing was possible without a horse. Human traces were nowhere to be seen. ITBT camps and soldiers built only for passengers, these people had communication here. That too for just four months, after the snow falls, everyone goes down at Gunji and Budhi.
We were instructed to have some rest for a while near Nabhidhang. Tea and wafers came to the fore. Right now the potato food was becoming boredom. But we still had to spend a lot of days on it. Potato was the most important food ingredient here.
After resting, started climbing again. There was nothing to see right now. Wherever you look, there are rows of mountains, a plant, bunches of small stones underneath. One good thing was that while sitting on a horse, you can turn around, if you walk, you just have to walk with your eyes bent down. Otherwise, the accident happened.
Slowly we reached Nabhidhang at 4 o'clock. It was so cold that even though sweaters, shawls, pulls, the body was trembling. There was fog all around. They put things in the camp and came out refreshed. I had heard that Om Mountain is seen from here. There are such natural creations on this mountain that as soon as the snow falls, the shape of that structure looks like Om, that is why it is called Om Parbat. Even after the ice melts, the structure remains the same. What else is God's grace? From a spiritual point of view, Omkar is the power form that solves the puzzles of all living beings on earth. Einstein, a renowned researcher of esotericism, also saw a power form in this formula. You can't say where one can see power. The singer finds God in singing, the painter in his art, whoever likes and works relentlessly to get what he likes and gets the fruit. Everyone was waiting for the foggy environment to clear. Om means the bell of God. If we would see Om Parbat, it seemed that Mount Kailash would also be seen, so everyone kept waiting for the environment to be clear. So that Om Parbat can be seen.
Everyone was sitting quietly. The fog in the atmosphere did not seem to have subsided. The cold began to increase. The silence of seriousness began to spread all around. Spreading a ray of hope in it, everyone was staring at Om Parbat. But now the transformation of the evening began to turn into the dense darkness of the night. Then everyone gave up hope of seeing Om Parbat. A sadness crept into my mind. It seemed that if god's doors were not visible, then how would he be seen? But it is better to leave what is not in your control to God.
After coming to the camp, everyone started asking each other, what did you see? Someone says I enjoyed it. Tell me, I didn't see anything. I could see small Oms all over the mountain. Here the first camera rolls had to be deposited and new ones had to be inserted. After collecting more stuff, I moved towards the phone facility. No further phone facility was available. The path across the world of attachment was about to begin. The Chief Officer of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) spoke about the second day's journey. On hearing that, everyone's heart was filled with curiosity for the unique journey. On one side of the mind was curiosity and excitement, on the other side the mind was trembling with doubt and fear. But there was a certainty in the heart that now we are going to enter into supernaturalism. It is as if you have chosen the muhurat of Amritbela (good holy time) for him. We were ordered to start the journey at 1.30 am and start the journey at 2.30 am. Everyone started trying to sleep at 7.30 o'clock with a mixed noisy mind.
Everyone was picked up at 2 a.m. After drinking tea, we started working to get ready. It took 15 to 20 minutes to guard the top, pants, the small sweater on top of it, then the big sweater, the hot coat, the toes, the socks, the boots. I was breathless even when I wore it. Water, napkins, dry fruits, torches in hand, finally wearing raincoats, gathered in the hall in a small bag on the back. Breakfast came out. Milk and cornflakes. Food nausea was coming so early in the morning. But some food was necessary.
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The all came out after breakfast. There was darkness all around. It is incomprehensible whether the darkness seemed dense in the moonlight night or the brightness of the stars. But both are incomplete without each other. We were going to enter China today. The journey from Nabhidhang to Lipu Lake is extremely difficult. Due to the very intense climb, the horses are also tired along with the passenger. The climb is to a height of about 5,000 feet and was to be covered in a very short time. The temperature filled with severe cold, dense darkness and dew drops falling, in such an environment. It is important to reach Lipu Lake Pass before 7 o'clock because it is late to reach in the morning. If you do not reach before nine o'clock, it becomes difficult to climb. A row of hills on all sides and a short path to walk between two hills to pass through it. Once the wind starts blowing from the north direction, you cannot walk on that path. The entire batch is sent back. Again the next day, we have to leave at 2.30 am. The officers who stay with the batch coming back from China take the second batch from here and go to China again. Here you meet the batch that returns after visiting Kailash. If a batch is late, then the batch that has reached there has to face a lot of problems. There is no availability of food and drink and you cannot even sit down due to snow all around. If we sit by mistake, our hands and feet start becoming insensitive and we do not even know about this.
In Kailash Yatra, one can intensely understand how petty human beings are in front of nature. Human beings are hiding such a big ego in the realization of their petty existence. Those who consider themselves to be the masters of the whole world. While preparing cloning, they start dreaming of new organisms. But they forget that we cannot even make the root muscle for cloning. On the strength of his intelligence, he has also seen the kingdom of planetary stars, but that intelligence has been given to him by God. In the vastness of the universe, human beings are only a part of nature. The ego never remembers this.
Almost everyone was riding a horse. Our journey with the stars was on. A young man was walking behind two passengers. The torches in his hand guiding the middle to show the way. Fear of pin-drop silence is over. Now (she also seemed to be her own. It seemed as if the lamps of the stars in the path of God, the sound of the gusts of wind were bringing a hope of union in the mind, growing, drawing towards invisibility. Even today, I cannot forget that scene of this feeling has emerged in my mind.
There are many waterfalls in this journey. They can be heard even before they appear. Due to the night time, the journey was going on only in silence. The porters and passengers walking together were sitting on the horse and were assuring that they were not asleep. Because the cold air of the night, and physical mental fatigue increase the chances of sleepiness. If you take a nap, there is a fear of falling from the horse. Even a horse cannot maintain its balance with itself and both can be Kailashresidents (Death). It started at four o'clock in the morning. Both Nabhidhang and Taklakot villages from China are connected by wireless sets. By what time the batch coming from Taklakot to Lipu and will reach the top, it is known by the wireless. If this batch is late in arrival, then the journey is stopped at the first 1 km distance of Lipu Lack Pass and only after the message comes, they start again towards the climb.
We reached the ground at 6.30. It was so cold that don't ask. In the morning, the cold showers and sitting on the horse resulting numbness of arms and legs. At the behest of the coordinating officer, everyone kept moving around. If you stop at the same place, then the hands and feet start getting cold, that thing can also pass on your health. That's why everyone was walking around talking while putting something in their mouth.
There the officials were trying to contact China. Officials started to find out whether the batch coming from China reached the no-man's land or not. Everyone was tired and bored. There was some talk, there was trouble, that is why people were not seen coming even at 9.30 pm. In the meantime, the batch started coming from the front.
On seeing that, a wave of enthusiasm, energy ran in our minds. The emotions of the people coming from the front were rising. They were coming back to the country. Seeing the people of his motherland, his heart was filled with undying joy. We were not even known to them, yet foreign travel is necessary to feel the warmth that comes towards India. The vision of supernaturalism, the entry into his motherland while making the journey successful, the unique union of such a triveni sangam (union of three things) was visible in eyes. We were also eager to meet them.
The Kumaon Mandal in India maintain catering facilities very well. But China does not care about this at all. Tibet is in the possession of China, so the people there can not do anything even if they want. China makes arrangements for accommodation, but the people of the batch have to make arrangements for food themselves. In Delhi, all these information is given and while organizing the food committee, they pack all the goods there and stay together. A cook is also arranged. However, we had now entered a world where the power of mind, soul, thought, and mental consciousness grew dramatically. Hunger decreases, there is a feeling of cheerfulness and freshness. But all these experiences also depend on the baggage of their deeds. The lighter the bag, the more miraculous experiences he will possess.
Here in China, their representatives from Ali Tours and Travels Company come to pick up the batch. The documents were transacted between the officials and the people who came with us. Then the batch of Kailash Darshan returned to India along with Kumaon officials and the batch from India entered China. We were now occupied by China.
The Chinese government bus stopped 4 to 5 km away from Lipu Lake. There are horses to go there, but the entire path is sloped, so it is better to walk. All the goods are transported on horseback to the bus. Some rode on horses, while others started walking. The horses here are tall and strong, due to which there is also difficulty in sitting. You have to sit with your legs stretched out. Thighs may get injured while stinging on scuffle. I had decided to go as far as I could on foot and started walking. That path of steep slope was full of stones. It was necessary to walk bending and looking down, lay on the palm. But due to the pleasant weather, it became easier to walk. I slowly came up to the bus. Those who were sitting on the horse had come for a long time. Friend, Jotsna held my place. Due to the poor condition of the bus, there was a little bitterness in the mind. The bus had left and the series of ideas started running with him.
Bitterness for so much thing? So how can we go beyond worldly attachments, illusions, bonds? If our soul, entangled in the illusion of the world, is immersed in the deepest darkness of the world, then how will we get rid of it? A echo was heard from the depths of the soul, just accept the situation that is being created and move forward. In the conflict of wanting, not wanting, only sorrow arises and accepting it makes the path easier. The paths begin to open. The beauty of the definition of new experiences begins to appear. The speed of the bus and the speed of thoughts were moving in the same direction for the search for the inner soul.
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The tibet route is different from the natural beauty that is seen in various ways in the journey of India. There is a lot of difference in the beauty of both. The route from Lipu Lake to Tibet is known by the cold desert. It takes an hour to cover a distance of 31 km because the entire journey takes place through the rough path, the flow of the river. After leaving Lipu Lake, there were so many waterfalls on the way. Deserted in blue colors, colourful mountains without trees, the stream of the river shrinking in the middle, its stormy water flowing, bus also crawling through that flow as, we passengers traveling in the bus. I am one of the passengers and inner mind watching all this. Coming out of the vast universe, there was a feeling of traveling towards the mind in the form of a molecule. And how does that mind also wander in the whole creation in a moment, and sometimes it sits quiet somewhere in the moment. In fact, God was taking forward the knowledge of each and every element. He himself was cleaning the physical, mental state for his darshan (to see). The soul is beyond all. So what do you have to take to God empty-handed? Only then can he open the store of knowledge in an empty bag. Maybe he's arrogant. Because the ego comes inside you, then the whole creation disappears from the eyes. The rest is just me. If you can't see anything other than me, how will God look? Nature works to reduce ego. As soon as the ego decreases, the human mind becomes lighter. At the same time, the sadness also begins to decrease. How small we are in front of the vastness of the universe is that our very existence is destroyed by one blow of it. This indirect knowledge was found here.
Realizing the indirect knowledge, we were moving ahead with the bus. On the way, crows, dogs, rabbits appeared, all of them appeared confirmed. There was a lot of tension on the mind since night. Gatra was tired. But the eyes were not ready to look at them because even the sleepy eyes were sitting alertly with the thought of whether they would get to see all this again.
From Nabhidhang to Lipulek Plateau, one has to go by bus only. Then you have to walk about 11 to 12 km. This journey starts from 13,000 feet. In that too, we have to reach Lipu 17,700 feet above the climb of 4,700 feet and from there we reach Taklakot by crossing the 4,200 feet slope.
Taklakot is a village located in Tibet and located at the height of 13,500 feet above sea level. After coming here, we had to wait two hours ahead. The bus reached Purang Guest House in Taklakot. We were greeted with smiles. Just a smile is an answer to how any person around the world can connect with himself. Because the language had now become bigger. Some of the work started only with the help of gestures. We were seated in a large meeting hall. Tea was arranged there.
Tea was served in a traditional manner welcoming everyone. Tired people like us really felt that blessing. Later, Chinese customs officials started searching the passports and luggage of all the passengers, asking everyone to fill the form. Later, he was allowed to go by giving the room number. We quickly headed towards the room. It was a large, airy and clean room. How clean things attract the mind. Clean food, space, clothes, houses, country, all these can be found clean, but it is very difficult to find a person with a clean mind. If such a person is around him, then in his innocence, he brings out the lives of other people. Life with such a man goes beyond ease.
As soon as he came into the room, seeing the bed, everyone's overnight fatigue came out of the stairs. The body, which works with extra energy, responded. Placing the luggage in place, he spread his tired body on the bed. Heaven says that this is probably what happened to him. After attaining the fulfillment of a very intense desire, a person enjoys the pleasure of attaining heavenly happiness. No matter how small or big that desire is, joy is joy. From the pleasure of drinking water after feeling thirsty to the pleasures of enjoying heaven for any number of pleasures we want in life. But it is not necessary that every wish is fulfilled. Now we are immersed in sleep and happiness. After two hours, when the dinner bell rang, it was time to give up this paradise. In fact, everyone is eternal. That is why live in the present moment, there is happiness.
We washed hands and mouth, gathered to eat together. The food consiste of rice, Chinese soup, preserved pineapple, boiled potatoes. I was very hungry. The rice seemed different, but there was a lot of sleep. For a moment, it seemed like they were not stuck here. That moment came and went, the next moment I took care of myself. He quickly finished what came out and took the way to bed.
The body produces feelings in which we want to move towards our destination. The body has been called the annamaya kosh because you get life as you eat. Diets are not just life-longing, they are a life-building link. From what we eat every day, new cells are formed and old ones are released. In such a lifetime, a person's body changes ten times. The first layer of your personality is food that makes up food. This volume shows you the direction of life. That is, Sattvik food leads to inner travel, Rajasic only leads you to karmagati and Tamasic food causes restlessness, disorder in the body and then the mind does not remain calm. A troubled mind is filled with misdeeds, which take a series of births to clean. In one's intellect, good deeds, feeling of good or evil, awareness of the fruits of karma, it begins with food. That is why food is not just food for pleasure or duty. He is an important link in achieving his life purpose. With pure food, your body becomes transparent like glass, which means that your journey has started.
Half a sleep was opened. At 4 o'clock, we had to gather in the hall again. A little refreshed, everyone came to the meeting hall. Again came the drinking water and tea. Every person working there was busy in some work. No one was talking with each other during work. He was completing the work of so many people but with speed. Later, while talking on the move, his sweater knitting work started. Fair, small-nosed, agility, and cheerful girls were doing all this work.
Seeing that nothing special was going on in the hall, everyone started getting up one by one. We also went out for a walk outside the guest house which was built on a very large place. There were kitchens on the east side, dining halls next to it, rooms for living in the north and south directions. So there was a large entrance and office on the west side. There was a light on the generator.
Now the colorful world is completely left behind. This message was coming from the whole universe, do not keep attachment to anyone right now. The sky there was very attractive. Such a transparent and pleasant blue sky that gave peace of mind was not able to take his eyes off her. It was as if a sapphire was placed in a snow-covered ring, such beauty was shining. Under the huge blue sky, we began to look like we'd dropped. I don't know how long I watched him.
A sudden sound was heard while wandering through the journey of the blue magical world of the sky. That voice forced me to enter the world of reality. As soon as the message came that the bath water is ready, everyone started preparing for the bath. With the hot water, the entire tension of the tired lost body went away. I felt refreshed and now we had to prepare to go to the market.
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There are two markets in Taklakot. One Chinese and the other Indian. Here light things of Chinese texture are available cheaply. Jyostana, Kshitij and myself set out to shop at the market. This whole area was full of sand and pebbles. Small plants were visible here and there. Tibetan women were seen making something, so we moved towards them. The woman was making tea on it, extracting small plants from the surrounding areas. The specialty of those plants was that they burn even after being wet. Make tea by adding ghee, water, tea leaves, salt and yak milk. We also had that tea, but it tasted different. Everyone is forced by habit. He can't even adapt to the external taste quickly. Drinking that tea is very important in that environment. Anyway, this tea was better than the tea received from the guest house. After the purchase, the goods were kept properly.
The next day, to leave for Kailash Parikrama (circumambulation). There was a facility to keep the rest of the goods in one room with and to carry only the necessary goods. So packed more unwanted stuff in a bag and kept in the room. Two batches of passengers were made in the night meeting. One batch was going to Kailash Parikrama and one batch was going towards Mansarovar Parikrama. During these orbits, they have to face the flawful climate. The environment changes anytime, so it becomes difficult to facilitate 40 to 50 people. For this reason, efforts are made to travel happily by doing two batches.
It was a daily cold when the skin of the body started burning, hands and feet bursting with cold, strong sunlight throughout the day and could not bear it all night. All seasons and weather can be seen here on the same day. For this reason, the soil starts to fall. Life appears uncertain. If it is sunny now, then the next moment the process of heavy rain starts. Strong winds start blowing around. The meaning of how fleeting life is is understood step by step here. As soon as such a fleeting feeling is fully realized, there is a sense of humility in the mind. We can travel to supernatural only in a complete surrender by bowing down. This journey can be completed only on the strength of faith. Otherwise, your illusion will be shattered anytime and the journey will remain incomplete.
It was time for dinner. There was still light outside. In such a situation, I was not able to eat food. How tied we are to habits. We get used to doing things that we have decided according to the time. After tasting that tasteless meal in the morning, I came into the room. One, the cold and the sparseness of the air also reduce hunger. But eating less of this can cause weakness in the body. That's why it's important to eat a little. It is important to consume water or juice in a short time. Everyone started worshiping and gone into deep sleep. In the morning, to leave for Kailash darshan. I was selected in the Kailash Parikrama batch. My wish was to first circumambulate my mind and take Kailash Darshan. For example, after being immersed in Mansarovar, you have seen God again, but what happened can not be changed. I fell asleep with a feeling that they are good.
When I opened my eyes in the morning, a wave ran through my mind. Today is the luckiest day of my life. Today, there will be a beautiful darshan of Kailash in nature. By the way, if you look at how many forms God is seen. But in order to understand them, the mind should be alert, if you become one of the nine steps of Nawavidha Bhakti: Listening, Kirtan, Remembrance, Padsavana, Archana, Vandana, Dasya, Sakhya, Self-submission, then God is not far away. Devotion is the only means through which we can move towards self-knowledge by doing selfless work. That's an easy path for worldly people.
Now was just not the time to think. Karma was inevitable. Silence, patience, serious, the spiritual waves filled with the ascetic nature in the Himalayas and were rising all around. Inspired by him, everyone quickly got ready. Due to the sparse weather, the breath began to swell. I felt tired as walked a little. I was invited for breakfast at seven o'clock. I wasn't ready to go there. But there is no other option. At eight o'clock everyone gathered near the bus and bhajans were sung. "Bhole Baba played such a damru, the whole Kailash mountain became mad". The whole atmosphere became emotional with such devotional hymns. In such a situation, the journey ahead started. The bus was now moving in the direction of the Tarchain. The journey was 125 km. For the entire five hours, the journey was going on through sandy, ruined area and unpaved road. Wherever you look, there are small stones, the whole rocky area. When the bus was leaving, there was a fountain of dust from behind.
The mountain range started to look very beautiful. Mind was stunned to see the mountains immersed in different colors like yellow, purple, golden, red. This spread of colors was visible only on the mountains. It's as if the artist's work has been finished. The white clouds looked like cotton. Somewhere in it, the summit peaks of the mountains were visible. I do not understand whether these peaks are so high or that clouds like cotton are roaming in these valleys. There was so much beauty in the entire shattered creation.
While traveling, a blue line began to shine somewhere in the distance, and within a few minutes the whole picture was visible. It was a unique sight. In the tired body, in the mind, it was as if there was a new consciousness. Stop the bus, it started shouting. But the guide said, "It's a monster. The whole pond is not visible from here, so we will go ahead."
Everyone jumped out of the bus. The Rakshastal of 75 km perimeter is different from Mansarovar. His tooth edge was shattered. For this reason, there were many bhushir dikalpas (Peninsula), sub-sagars (the bay) on the shore. There are two such sons in the lake named Lanchiato means (Hansvdeep and Toserma). In the slow waves, the water of the monster pool was swinging. It was fluttering all around. But the beauty of this rhythm is called cursed beauty. We passengers were already informed that no one would touch the water of Rakshastal. Drinking water is forbidden. Where does it go, here Ravana had done penance for the attainment of Lord Shiva , then this pond was created from his sweat. The truth is different. But if people have to be persuaded, then by resorting to mythological stories, their feelings are preserved and people avoid adverse consequences.
There is a lot of iron content in it. There are mountains of different colors all around, they are actually mineral wealth. Due to the entire mineral mountains, the water that flows from there also comes with it the amount of minerals. It also contains a large amount of iron minerals than various alkaline substances. Because of this, water is not drinkable. As soon as you drink this water, there are intense pains in the stomach. Death feels like torture. There are no fish in such heavy water, that even birds do not come to drink. If a monk performs penance there, then how sattvik the waves should be, but when ego come to penance and it becomes tamasi. I have to find God. Whether God likes this hatyoga or is seated in simple moments of devotion, only he knows.
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The Tibetans consider this lake to be impure. Some drivers refuse to stop there. The sages have kept an account of how many stories and sins and virtues have been kept away from this water filled with overloaded iron and to keep people away from bad deeds. There are proven reasons behind everything that has been avoided, just if it is too late, then understand it and adopt it with a vision.
The mind and eyes were immersed in the blue magic of blue water. The limbs were swollen by cold waves coming from the water. The swarm of white clouds above was visible as reflected in the rhythm's turquoise The slow waves that were being produced from the water, as if it were telling that the speed of your mind would decrease from here, and if the speed of the mind's running decreased, then thoughts would automatically be generated less. The less thought, the more stable the mind will become. As a result, you will move closer to that state of meditation in a state of thoughtlessness, even beyond peace, where everything ends. It cannot be described and just a matter of experience.
The waves of cold water, the atmosphere, the feeling of disaffection towards God arose in the mind. There was compassion for the world. Everyone began to think about the welfare of the world. There were so many sattvik feelings and spirit, there was a wave of joy all over the world. When we meditate on the welfare and well-being of others , our mind moves towards purity and we can find ourselves close to the vision of God.
While taking the photo, how many forms of it were closed. No one's mind was ready to leave. Finally, with a heavy heart, he bid farewell to Rakshastal.
For how long the bus was passing through the edge of Rakshastal. Our eyes were not ready to move away from that blue view. It seemed as if the rhythm was coming together a little far away to bid us far-away. We also bid him farewell with heavy eyes. All were lost in the magic of the quiet, beautiful scenery. There was a kind of silence in the bus. Even a single word sounded like a scratch on that silence. In a short time, the scene disappeared.
Now the mind was wandering towards the invisible scene ahead. Looking at the red and yellow mountains, we were moving forward. I was thinking about Mansarovar because had read that after passing through the Rakshastal, in a short time then Mansarovar is seen.
Tarchen is 125 km from Taklakot and located at an altitude of 15,500 feet. Mount Kailash can be seen from Tarchen for the first time. But the atmosphere has to be very clear to see that. If there is fog all around, then one step ahead is also not visible. The bus stopped. We reached Zaidi, tea and breakfast were arranged there.
In a short time, the first line started to shake from a distance. The coordinator said that this is Manas Sarovar. It was an interview of the unique heavenly beauty. It was as if the amount of white diamonds was shining in front of me. From somewhere in it, light like red rubies and green pachus was spreading. Lines of colors such as pink, blue, purple were shining in the middle of the water. It was like a rainbow in the drops of water. It seemed as if the life cycle had stopped here. Even drinking that beauty from the five senses did not satisfy you. There were tears in eyes, which were a symbol of great faith. There was a scattered of gems at the door of God, but he was immersed in himself beyond him.
Manas Sarovar came to read a description of where there was snow. At such a height of the earth's level, only the name of Manas Sarovar comes. Tibetans call it Chomfam or Chomwang. It Sarovar has been a wonder that has attracted the whole world for many ages before The Geneva Lake became known. The mind was very happy to enter the empire of amazing peace and glory. It is believed that Lord Brahma has created Manas Sarovar with his mind. Then it became the birthplace of the mind. Does the mind merge into its original form? Here the thought wave is located. Only the eyes are engrossed in enjoying the natural beauty, the splendour of the water, but they do not reach the mind. The mind merges into a mysterious peace.
The Indus, Sutlej, and Brahmaputra rivers originate from Mansarovar. The Himalayas stand between their origin and India. Because of this, the rivers flow east and west. The Brahmaputra runs along the Himalayas for about 1,000 miles from the east to the Indus and the Sutlej from the west. After that, taking a turn from the Indian subcontinent towards the south, which is Sujalam Sufalam (fertile) land of India, and finally merges into the ocean. This natural cycle applies to everyone. Childhood, youth, dissolution. The only difference is time and also applies to the Earth.
There are eight caves around Mansarovar which are Ghusal, Chiu, Charkich, Poza, Pranda, Serajam, Ehranga, and Thotkarmandi. Here the Buddhist Lama used to meditate. There are still creations that we cannot see with our gross eyes.
It is written in the Puranas that Lord Vishnu wore his matsyaavatar (form as a fish) in this lake. Great Gods like Narayan, Vasishtha, Vamdev, Shuka, Narad etc. have performed penance here. Personalities like Vivekananda, Akhandananda, Shivanand, Pranavananda, etc. saints have also done penance here. Inspired by such a sacred environment, Shri Ved Vyas ji created Shrimad Bhagwat. This is where Shrimad Shankaracharya ji spoke about the Prasthantryi (departure trilogy). Immersed in his heart, he bowed passionately to Mansarovar and the mountain range of Kailash, Gurlamandhata, where Kailashnath was sitting, and prayed, "O Devadhidev Mahadev, Karunasindhu Jagatpati who accept the salutation of this devotee." I dedicate my life at your feet, give me the strength to worship you. Keep your grace on the whole world, Lord. "Our journey to Kailash Parikrama began with an emotional farewell. Whatever the state of mind, it changes every moment. Only through effort can the time of the mind increase in a certain situation. If this happens, then that moment becomes a memorable moment of the whole life. Whether it is happiness or sorrow. If the mind is located in the meditative state, then you can understand that you have crossed a drop of the chain of birth and death.
(He has now come out of the same state of mind that had become after seeing Mansarovar. There are two aspects of the same mind such as external and internal within ourselves. There are always some waves in the outdoors. Ideas come and go in it. But the heart keeps watching everything calmly. Only waves of intense emotions can enter it. If he enters, he shows the result of his deeds till birth. Suppressed emotions become disorders and human beings become victims of deformities. If you want to get rid of this cycle, first of all, think less and do more work. This reduces the feeling in the depths of the inner self and keeps the mind clean. As a result, we are entitled to a pure, good birth. That's why meditation is important. It is said that meditation reduces sins, but it means that if the thoughts of the inner mind begin to calm down, then life automatically changes. The burden created by itself begins to lighten and a steady instinct enters the mind. Again, you do not have to give an account of sin and virtue again and again. This causes the mind to become cheerful. The definitions of sin and virtue mean differently to each person. That is why the good that is inside you is good and evil is sin.
We do not have control over what thoughts should come in mind and what should not come. If we have own control, then we would have let only good, positive thoughts come to mind. Who would love to bring such thoughts to mind like attachment, maya (illusion) asuya (grudge), hostility ? Because while thinking like this, the person himself keeps burning. We have to suffer a lot with such thoughts. If we do not bring such thoughts in our mind, then we cannot do sin and virtue. People are merely witnesses to what is happening.
Sometimes it seems that we are seeing this whole creation for the first time? If we have gone through a series of so many births, then everything on the Earth can be our identity. So why do we have to bear the same creation, the same sensation, the sorrow again by putting the veil of Maya? Every action of ours leads to a new birth. So when will this chain break? Life is not possible without karma. God says, "Come to me with all your refuge, and will get you out of this chain." You will have to do your deeds, but if you renounce the fruits of karma, and eliminate the ego of karma, you will find me at that moment. Such moments are found in the natural environment. God also lives in the company of nature and shows the same image of his existence to the devotees. The bus keeps moving and these were ideas of introspection. Those same ideas can lead to enlightenment.
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"Look at that Kailash," the heart began to be filled with joy. With the fulfillment of the ultimate goal of life, the oceans of devotion came down in the eyes. Thousands of eyes filled the heart with the help of Mount Kailash and the feelings of the yearning of thousands of ages burst. I became unconscious. In the same state, everyone started seeing the snow-covered crown of Shiva.
Seeing a good place, the bus stopped. The camera was an external instrument reminiscent of Kailash Darshan in a gross form. We all got out of the bus. Seeing the wonderful peace of Mansarovar, the peace wrapped in the waves without trees and plants, the peace contained only in the dark mountains, and the form that is shining in front of Kailashnath, who is a symbol of this peace. I also started feeling that I am also a part of the same creation. There was no action left now. Salutations also seemed like an external treatment. The mind began to feel the same. The sense of externality began to be lost. But how will the Lord accept me so soon? With the invention of the rest of the people's pleasure exteriority, the mind again began the journey of extroversion. Each one's actions were being done as the emotion was rising. While saluting the first darshan of Kailash, the same moment was captured in the photo. This was a glimpse of Kailashji. Yet the wave of joy was waving in everyone's mind. Human beings are also like what they get in the form of some emotion, they multiply it. Whether it's joy or sadness.
The journey ahead began. As the turn came, Kailash's various forms began to appear. Kailash was approaching us with a stretch. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Kailash, covered with white snow, dazzled mind and eyes.
Soon we arrived at the Gindyshi Guest House at Tarchen. As soon as the bus stopped, first Kailash reached for darshan from where he appeared in front of Kailash, deeply deep, shaking with his beauty. It seemed that Lord Shiva was sitting in front of us in a meditative state. The energy emanating from meditation has spread throughout the environment. The view shining with the rays of sunshine was unique. The same form was absorbed in the mind. He was going to be with me until I was born. In the middle, swarms of waving clouds would come and Kailash would become invisible and more invisible. After a while, when the clouds were removed, there would be a half-shining vision. On seeing this, Kailash appeared in his full gloried form. That moment was the limit of spiritual bliss. No one was moving from there.
There are some moments in life that cannot be described in words. We can only experience and feel them. That was our position. At last, everyone got up one by one from the journey of the roadless bus, there was a feeling of fatigue. The guest house where we stayed was fine. Kailash was seen in front of the guest house as soon as we came out. The goal for which we had come is now in front of us.. The joy of fulfilling the goal began to creep into the mind. Everyone's faces were bright. Only travelers know how difficult it is to get here. In the evening, we again sat in front of Kailash. Redness had spread everywhere. The whole mountain was dipped in red and golden colors. Blooming and shining in colours, he was the inventor of a sharp divine realization. Where human eyes and mind cannot imagine and a man sees something beyond imagination, then it is a miracle for him.
Now the Sun also crossed the snowy peaks. Kailash was now standing in front of him in his complete form. The festival of colours was now confined to a cluster of clouds spread over Kailash. Red, green, yellow, golden colors mean the bliss of life. Blue, white colors mean calm consciousness form. The mind sinks into the depths of those colors. It is quietand is devoid of disorders. There were now only two colors, white copper mountains and blue sky. Gradually, everything ended up with a quiet silence in the atmosphere.
The evening began to deepen due to the excessive icy wind, it became difficult to stay there now.
The cold began to increase. It became mandatory to come back to the guest house. It was time to eat, too. The Chinese government does not arrange food for the passengers, due to which two porters from India are taken together to cook the food, their salaries are fixed by them. Milk powder, tea, coffee, poha, Soji, (porridge) all have to be taken together. If lentils are not a mistake due to cold, then potatoes, puri, phulka (chapati), soup make such food. Everyone finished eating and went to sleep. Even after wearing inner suit, panjabi dress, sweater, shawl, socks, it was still feeling of deadly cold. The sleeping room means a wooden room, it had a single door and a window from the top. There was a plank below and was with enough space in a room where 5 to 7 people could sleep. The yak's woven bed from them and its sheets looked cold even after pulling it all. Large thermos were kept filled with warm water to drink.
In the Himalayas, it is only three o'clock in the morning. I quickly woke up. The girl sleeping next to me was not seen, so came out looking for her. As soon as I stepped out, deserved a unique sight. The whole sky was full of golden colors. The sky, the mountains, all the peaks were golden. That wonderful golden morning made that memory of mine also golden. Despite being mesmerized in that bright scene, started giving voice to the rest of the people. Hearing the sound, one or two people came out and the rest remained asleep. All those who were there sat taking a dip in golden happiness. After a while, the color changed. The world of colors disappeared due to sunrise. We also went back to our own world.
As soon as the others got up and found out about this, they got angry. But what do you do?
Kailash Parikrama begins from Tarchen. I quickly got ready and reached the courtyard. All the books and magazines I had read about Kailash started moving like a movie in front of my eyes. Kailash is owned by us, but the mind was being torn by the fact that it went into the possession of China. Despite being my own, I was regretting that I did not have it.
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According to Tibetan beliefs, Kailash is located at the center of the world and its height has reached the sky. It is believed that there are kalpavriksha (tree of fulfilments) at half the height of the mountain, all the four orbits are marked gold. Diamonds in the east, indigo in the south, rubies in the west, and gold in the north are the Kailash mountains filled with such roots. The peaks are filled with fragrant flowers and medicinal plants. On all four sides there are words of Lord Gautam Buddha. The Tibetan name of Kailash Parvat is Kangrimpo which means a pearl nestled in a lotus. There is no snow in the mountain ranges around Kailash, but is always snow-covered. That is why it shines in the middle like a pearl. The mountains, spread all around, look adorned like lotus petals. This reading description began to appear in front of the eyes.
In Puranas (holy book), Kailash Shiva is considered to be the abode of Godes Parvati. Here Ravana had done penance, Godes Mahalakshmi killed the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha, is one kind of story. In this area of Kailash, Trafulko and Jaridhipu these two monastery were on the south bank of Manas Sarovar and from there Kailash darshan use to take place. A lot of monasteries were destroyed in the invasion of Chinese fighters but some of the remains are still there. What a favourable environment there was for spiritual practice. In the quiet zone, the mind also becomes numb. Thoughts are diminished, the visualization that Lord Shiva sitting on Kailash and now in front of us. The Manas Sarovar, spreads blue green color with light waves under the mountain to calm our mind. But then got disturbed by this imagination. Vision, the supernatural form of spiritual practice through mere imagination, was pushing the mind to the limit of the fourth dimension. So what world would those who have practiced spiritual practice here have attained? And what will be the waves of their mood after getting a treasure trove of supernatural experiences? It seemed like touching those supernatural waves.
When someone's voice fell in the ears, the reality became known. A friend was calling me. We just had to get out of here. Derapuk is 5 km from Tarchen. The journey was about to start by bus and 12 km on foot from Yamavadar. In all, the 17 km journey involves climbing 7,000 feet. Due to lack of oxygen, standing up also causes fatigue. It was a 12km walk. Yak ride facility was available for those who could not walk. In Tarchen, Ali Tour Company provides this facility. But traveling by yak is not an easy task and yakman also does not support well. Many people fall while sitting on it. So Yakman starts laughing instead of helping them. This experience can be different with every person. But it's better to be prepared for both experiences.
The presiding deity of Kailash is called Demchok or Pavohi. The deities are wearing rundmalas (chain of male heads) and skin of Tiger. In one hand holding a damru and a trident in the other hand and is in standing posture. A deity named Khando always resides near Demchok Devta. After this, Buddha and five hundred Bodhisattvas also resides around. Below Kailash the God Hanuman also resides. Many Gods and Goddesses also resides in this complex area. From the Kailash peak, the sound of drums, bells, and many instruments keep waving. Is it all true? Is this sound supersensory or an invention of geographical composition? For example, in a bamboo forest, typical sound waves are produced automatically due to the airwave. This is due to the spacelessness (hollow) and holes on bamboo, sound waves are produced in different rhythms, this is a natural miracle. Similarly, the sound that is produced from the Kailash peak can also be an invention of nature. But the person who can accept all this with subtlety will be very lucky.
The mind was stunned by the geographical, mythological, and spiritual thoughts of the Kailash region. It is said that if you think of God in such a way that every action is done, you will feel the same all around. This feeling of "I" (myself) will end.
We reached Yamwdar by bus. There are Chorten Fang or cultural objects. There were four pillars and a temple like structure above them. Guide said, "In this architecture, the invention of the five elements of Earh has been shown. The flat square part at the bottom exhibits the root earth element. The upper part represents the water element in a semicircular form. The pyramid like 13-level tower symbolizes brightness and the crescent-shaped metal jewel above the minaret symbolizes the air element. There was an arrow in that jewel that represents the sky element. There were also art signs of eyes, numbers, on the wall. The horns of the yak are considered a symbol of purity. Those structures were scattered all around on the ground.
In the Himalayan region, yaks are considered kamdhenu. Their milk, skin, hair are usefull. They are the only means of transport of goods or passengers.
Entering from Yamavaddar, the journey of Kailash Parikrama started on foot. Scattered on the ground, the yak's horns and bones felt very awkward as they passed over them. The journey began and entire path was full of stones. There was a burning sensation in the body due to intense sunrays. Sunshine from the front and cold from behind the back began to walk in such an environment. The breath began to swell with the sparseness of the wind. Slowly we sat on the yak one by one.
I had heard a lot about Yak and Yakman so far. A little bit of fear sat in the mind when saw a yak with a long hair, semicircular horn, bigger than a bull. While sitting on top of it, you have to sit with your legs spread so much that even after landing, your movement remains the same for a long time. The yak doesn’t recognize that someone is sitting on the back. If there is greenery somewhere, he leaves his way and runs to eat it. Then wherever the greenery is, the thorny places, the peaks, he keeps moving around at with his own will. No matter how tightly you hold it, the yak's will get rotated, so he does not even hesitate to throw away the rider. With such knowledge, I went to the yak in fear. Yakman helped to sit down. Slowly our procession came out. My yak was good, but sometimes once a day I could see its original nature. Like running suddenly, turning back. He may be entertaining me but may be God was aware of my situation.
Yakman was walking peacefully, singing a song in his own language. Are you ever okay in between? He would then become engrossed in himself while pointing. That's what I wanted too. Complacency, Introversion, Peace. I wanted to decorate with such spiritual ornaments. What a great ornament your body really is. The body made up of five elements, the necklace of gems such as the senses, the power center of the seven chakras, the siddhi center, the treasure of seven metals. After wearing such ornaments, the exterior starts to leave the outer world. In the depths of the inner mind, fountains of joy begin to burst, which cannot be tasted by imagination. As long as you are extroverted, all the activities of the external world become necessary for you. Such as talking, sharing joys and sorrows with each other, dealing with emotions and facing the life cycle, all these continue in the external world. Man becomes so united in this world that he forgets there is a world beyond it. People who have reached the inner world behave in the same way as people traveling in the outer world, but their mood remains calm due to recognizing the other world. They are less involved in emotions. Sometimes they get confused, and the other moment they come out of that situation. In the world, lotus remains as faint as the due drops shining on the leaves.
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The weather was clear. For this reason, the first time, Kailash was seen facing west. The joy of Kailash darshan and the pain of climbing were these mixed feelings in the mind. The Derapuk Camp is located on the banks of the Lambchu River. It took us seven hours to get here. We had reached an altitude of about 16200 feet above sea level. From here, the black colored forms of Kailash are revealed. There was a wave of fragrance in the whole atmosphere. The coordinator said that the land here belongs to Bhasma (holy powder). Nature was adorned with fragrant, divine atmosphere. A small settlement of people full of free natural beauty and innocence appeared here. Yak farming and passenger traffic are the only sources of livelihood. I was surprised to see how little a man could live in.
After arriving at the Derapuk camp, at 7.30 p.m., they had dinner and sat down to gossip. There was a view of Kailash Parvat in front of the camp and the stream of the river was flowing behind it. All four directions were surrounded by hills. The guide said, "On that side of the river, there are very large and beautiful palaces. Great people live there. From the point of view of the common man, they are seen as mountains. Everyone's eyes were filled with doubt and surprise. My mind was filled with guilt for a moment.
But there are so many things that we can't even think of. Can't even see. But those are things, events. We feel it by a different name. We are also a little aware of god, ghosts, energy, power, mantra effect, such a wordless world. The person who has opened the virtuous soul or paramental center can see this supernatural world. This world outside of gravity is influenced by the smallest atmosphere. Here the vibrations of everyone's thoughts flow. That is why it is said that the Gita Lord Krishna narrated to Arjuna is still located in the universe. Through spiritual practice, the waves of the subtle mind can reach there.
The coordinating officer had said that there will be a lot of difficulties in the journey of the second day. For this reason, everyone started worshiping deep sleep. Second day of Kailash Parikrama. At dawn, we started routine activities in the light of the candle and after breakfast, we got ready and gathered to leave. Derapuk, Shivsthal, Dolmapas, Gaurikund, Jutulpuk were to cover a distance of 22 km today, that is, about 10 hours of walking. The journey started by saluting Kailash Swarup, who was visible from here.
After walking a little further, a river started flowing. Three bridges were built over this river. The bridge was tied with a rope tied to large trees. From below, the white waterfall of the river was flowing in a rough form. Drops of bouncing water were spreading as they fell around. There was a fear of slipping feet on him.
Now it wasn't going to work. It is human nature, the question from which there is no way to escape, that question is solved well in the end. But humans take a lot of time for this. Because he feels that someone else should come and do this work for me, or someone will help me, or the question will change, in such a thought, he wastes his precious time and due to lack of any hope, he finally starts thinking about that question. When questions come in your life, they also bring answers together. But if we remain entangled in the question, then we are not able to find the hidden answers behind it. Therefore, face any difficulty instead of chasing it. The answers will automatically stand in front of you.
Taking God's name, I took a step forward and started passing through the pool, concentrating mind. Porter was also coming from behind. Crossing such a pool and then it was fun. After crossing the pool, the journey started sitting on the yak.
At some distance, Kailash came out with all his beauty. In the form of the worship the Shivalinga, a white snow-covered glow appeared. Kailash had a wonderful look. The whole atmosphere was filled with deep silence, mysterious divine experiences. The 6714 m high, black stone mountain was immersed in meditation, wrapped in layers of snow, in the form of a Shivalinga. Parvati Mata is also sitting there along with Lord Shiva. While circumambulating Kailash, his different form emerges from every corner. In the west-south direction, there is a linga in the form of a pandari serpent, on the east side there is a linga, and in the north direction the temple is seen as a Shivalinga.
Kailash has been described in many Puranas like Vishnu Purana, Skanda Purana, Harivansh Purana, Shrimad Bhagwat, Devi Bhagwat, Mahabharata. It is said that Kailash was created by Vishnu, and Mansarovar was built by Brahmaji. We had reached beyond the world of words. Only the eyes began to feel the form, juice, smell, anonymous touch of Kailash. From a practical point of view, taking photos was all that was going on. He started moving forward, bowing down to that most holy Kailash.
Now the path was full of more difficulties. Efforts were on to keep their feet while searching for space with stones. There is no trace of trees anywhere. Just another grass appeared. I was feeling tired due to intense sunlight. Sometimes there were clouds in the middle, so it was cold. The convoy was moving in such an adverse environment. Sometimes I would sit on the yak. A little further, a sharp climb appeared. It was difficult to even look around during the climb and so we were looking closely down while walking. The yaks were also breathing heavily, stopping in the middle. Only one man could walk. The world is desolate. But there was beauty in that too. Where is the time to see it now? While climbing up, he had to reach early and come down before noon. Here you can not predict when the weather will change its color. After a two-hour climb, the front was seen sliding. Stones and soil were coming down with loud noise. If man were there, he would be buried inside him. Animals do not face this danger. Yaks, goats, they know the waves emanating from inside the ground and they stop or move forward before that place. So far the air was good. I stopped for a while and rested.
After eating dry fruits, laddoos, kept in a small sack, we started the journey further. It must have been about half an hour, suddenly it started raining. There was no place to hide anywhere, so we stayed where we were. There was still only one way for only one man to pass through it. After a while the rain stopped. But now the path has slipped. It became necessary to move very slowly. The convoy was moving. Suddenly there was a loud voice, "Chaddar (fog) is coming, stop where you stand". Everyone is shocked, what does it mean? No one was together, everyone had reached somewhere back and forth. Who do you ask now? I couldn't even see my feet for ten minutes, so much was blurred. Slowly everything became clear. Later, it was discovered that the clouds were coming, which means a large swarm of clouds. Until he leaves, he does not even see what is in front of him. Due to passing through a short path, there was a possibility of falling directly into the ditch if the foot was turned around. No one can come there to help anyone.
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After the atmosphere was cleared, we fill better. We were about to reach an altitude of 19550 feet. Due to sunlight, cold, physical fatigue, breathing was also swollen. It became necessary to eat water, toffees, mixed sugar again and again. Hypomia can occur in such a place as the wind, high altitude. A woman who came from Nepal started suffering a lot. She became unconscious again and again. No one can stay there with anyone because everyone's life is in danger. I went to the woman and gave her some mixed sugar and gave her some water. She regained consciousness after smelling camphor. Holding a little camphor in his hand, I went ahead. Later, looked back and saw that she was walking now. There was peace in the mind. Helping someone makes the mind feel very peaceful.
To the left of Kailash Parbat is Manjushree Parbat, to the east is Vajrapani Parbat. There is no snow on both sides. Both the mountains were decorated in a clay-like color. On the west side of Manjushree, Avalokineshwar Parbat and Dolma Parbat adjacent to Vajrapani start. Before reaching the top of Dolma, Kailash is seen and then he disappears. It's as if his father hands over his children to his mother. It was also read that there is a place called Gateway of Death at a distance of 40 to 50 feet towards the east around Dolma. There is a narrow cave inside the big rocks. Three paths from inside the cave are entangled in a very difficult state. There is a belief that even if you decide one of these paths, then one birth ends here. Porter did not respond to questions about it. Some things remain confidential, in which the specialty of those places remains. Then I stopped thinking about him.
If one such birth is over, how will the next birth begin? Because the whole creation of birth is dependent on each other. The deeds of the previous life change today and what we sow today is what we get in the next life. It is a very difficult task to pierce this structure. Only through spiritual practice do one's deeds begin to be immersed.
The words came to my ears from somewhere." That voice seemed like God. Now my eyes looked around. There were square strips all around. That world of colorful colors seemed to symbolize Maya. There, Parvati Mata is seated in a big rock form. In front of the Shiva, his all-being, remains in an invisible form. There is no Kailash darshan from here. Everyone took the puja items together. There they are worshiped by tying cloth. After the completion of the puja, bowed to Shiva Parvati with all his heart. The Yakman people offered their hair, plucking their hair. A lot of people have extreme experiences here. Due to the harsh weather, breathing starts to slow down. In such a situation, there is a possibility of the person going into a state of transaction. Visuals, beyond the visual world, individuals can experience.
In pranayama, one can enter into the depths of the inner mind by consciously breathing. If the breath attains rhythm by performing complementary aquarius and laxative processes at the same speed, then the prana becomes subtle with the same rhythm. The more the breath moves at a subtle pace, the more your subtle body begins to develop. As the practice of pranayama increases, the pulse starts to become pure. There is external evidence of this in the body, and the inner world develops a hundred times more than that. In this way, after entering the inner world, the process of opening the eyes begins. It is not necessary to achieve this situation by staying in the environment here for only fifteen minutes, but one definitely gets to walk in the meditation path. Due to the sparseness of the wind, the thought waves remain located. Every traveler experiences a calm, relaxed state. Thoughtless peace cannot be described. High seekers here benefit from such experiences as ringing bell, conch sound, darshan of gods and goddesses, jyoti (light) darshan, unique fragrance. The mind that merged into the vacuum of the surroundings was not ready to come out. This is where his life journey ended, such thoughts began to come. Such a peaceful death cannot come anywhere. But can a quiet death come only in a quiet place? No, when the desires in our mind are gone, the mind will automatically feel peace, no matter how noisy the atmosphere is , we remain in ourselves. That person takes advantage of this situation in an increasingly joyful, cheerful mind, making the death journey, a journey of happiness. Because at the moment of eye ,breath, the emotions that arise in your mind, the journey of rebirth will begin with the same emotion. For the next birth to be good, the state of mind at the time of death should be good. For this to happen, meditation, spiritual practice are necessary, only then we can live in equality at all times. By being alert at every moment, no matter what the breath lasts, one can accept death in the receiving state. Saints and Mahants say, the soul only keeps changing the body. Whoever is born, according to his previous karma, you have to enter this world again and face the same joys and sorrows. This chain will be broken only through the path of spiritual practice, renunciation of desires, selfless deeds, service. We have to go beyond this world. I don't know how long it will take, i don't care. Just enjoying the fun of your own spiritual practice, there is liberation water.
Some people started suffering from the rare environment. In such an environment, they neither got peace of body nor mind. These are the fruits of their own actions. It is believed that due to the occurrence of disease here, the results of karma end at a rapid pace. "Hurry up, the weather will get worse." "I was preparing to leave. again bowed down to Parvati Mata and left from there with the wonderful peace of mind received. The weather was getting worse. Climbing from one side of the mountain, we reached the top. Now the path of the slope had to be decided from the other side. While descending, the mountains were wounded by the edge of the rock. Don't know how stones are made from soil with such light layers? Know nature. It became necessary to walk down the slope, taking precautions. Such high peaks touching the sky, deep trenches below, rivers of snow at some distance, the sky is blurred, the fear of wind blowing loudly, the danger of rain, a wonder appeared in such an environment. Gaurikund. Its known as the highest freshwater lake in the world. Its water is very pure and medicinal. It is believed that drinking this water gives birth to a son. Painted in the color of emerald gems, this lake was blooming in the beautiful sorrounded there. In the common people, the situation of everyone has become the same as a form that attracts the mind. Take photos from the small place where you were standing. Here is the story of Shri Ganesh ji being born. No one had the strength to land up to Gaurikund anymore. Everyone gave yakman five young men and asked him to bring water from the well.
The porters were coming comfortably behind them. I started moving slowly. After traveling a path full of difficulties, everyone started walking slowly. Now the path was flat but the ditch was a trench. On the way, i saw big stones that had fallen from above. I don't know how long it has taken to walk. Small stones all around, high mountain peaks above and below, beautiful blue sky, such a blue color is seen here. The pollution-free environment, pure air, seemed like nature was a canvas. There is no one behind it. I was moving, all four directions had merged into peace. Suddenly two paths appeared in front of him. I did not know which way to go, if it stopped, that too was not possible. Finally, took a path by chanting the name of God. I started walking. There was a stir in the mind, haven't you taken the wrong path? In the end, the faith of God calmed my mind and how long I walked alone in such a humanless world. Finally, these moments of quiet peace were over, porters came from behind. Such moments come and went, life goes on. It is said that the experience remains the same, man enters that state and gets the experience of the situation. But the mind cannot stay in one place for long, even if the body wants to stay in the same experience, due to the absence of the mind in that situation, the experience of the situation cannot be felt later. That is why we are better off welcoming the next moments than trying to achieve the same moments. Living with the speed of the mind reduces the pain.
Now it started to pass over the bad path. Steep slope and dangerous path . Suddenly a strange scene appeared. A man was circumambulating while bowing down to sashtang. took a small stick in hand. After performing the full salutation, drawing a line on the ground in the same position, then standing on the same line, he was starting the process of full pranam position.
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This is the method of circumambulating Nepal and Tibetan people. That is, this circumambulation process is allowed only after the first walk is done through the route near Kailash Parvat. It takes 15 days to do this parikrama. Do a circumambulation on foot or sitting on a yak, in 3 days. There are some people who complete the parikrama in 1 day, they are called chokars. We were finding it difficult to even walk straight, nd how do e people circumambulate here for so long, in such a manner? And a surprising thing appeared. Some women were circumambulating this whole pranama process while tying the children behind their backs.
There is a strong feeling of how much there is a lack within you. How can beautiful little children withstand so much cold and sunlight? Some rich people pay money to get poor people circumambulated. Indians start the parikrama from the right, while Tibetans start the parikrama from the left. He also uses his right hand while chanting. The rivers here are known by different names in their language, such as Indus-Senge Khambab, Sutlej-Langen Khambab, Karnali-Malchu Khambab, Brahmaputra-Tamchik Khambab. Nature is the same, but the game of words divided the province, country, division.
Floating in the world of ideas, crossed the slope of one side. Icebergs began to appear somewhere in the distance. What to do now? There was no one behind me. It is not easy to pass through the iceberg, because only a person can tell where to set foot, where there are thin layers of snow. In the meantime, the porter came running. With his help, I started crossing the iceberg. After a while and going further, a very small thin sand mixed rocky path appeared, already the path of the slope and the sand mixed path above it. There was no doubt where the foot would slip. Slowly the road began to be cut off. Now the slope was decreasing. Our life is also like this, we go up from childhood, youth, start descending from adulthood and when old age comes, it becomes flat. Because of this, their thoughts also become mature.
On the banks of the Lamchu river, the yellow silky looked like a turmeric color due to the soil. Our journey started from the river bank of blackish Zhongchu. The stream of the white shallow flowing river was appealing to the mind. Many small rivers also joins this river. It was fun to cross the thin stream of the small river. Cold water, wet feet, stinging cold air, when the mind starts enjoying everything, life starts coming in front of it in a new way.
Now the journey was moving forward with such a unique designation, sometimes from a river vessel, sometimes from a height away from the vessel, sometimes from soft sand, sometimes slipping feet in the mud. A hotel appeared in the middle after resting there for a while, we started walking again. Now we had to cross a big river, there was also a strong impulse of water. Holding each other's hands and made human chain. The bouncing water was tickling us. It was humming from under the foot. His voice was spread in the air. Light sunlight was spreading color in it. Everything was so funny. One by one, everyone crossed that fluent. I started the journey ahead by sitting on the yak. After a few hours, snow began to appear in front of us. What a wonderful sight it was. It is as if someone is laying a shiny carpet of love on the unexposed mountain. That scene seemed like the limit of our fate. But due to a snowstorm, the people of the first batch were in trouble.
An old uncle had to sit on the floor. He was badly injured while descending from Dolma. They were having a lot of trouble getting down. Everyone's feet began to slip from the snow wind. For this reason, it was not possible to pick them up. In a short time, he became unconscious. Four people could not lift him from the small road. Finally, two porters picked up and kept in a cave. Later, while running, the two porters came down, a lot of snow had accumulated. Nothing could be done now because of the night. Everyone in the camp was overwhelmed with anxiety. The snowfall stopped at night. At dawn, four porters ran upstairs with large thermos filled with hot water. He took out his uncle's clothes and started pouring hot water all over his body. Hands, feet, forehead started trying to bring energy to his body. After this process for hours, the uncle regained consciousness. After drinking hot water and tea, he reached the stage of walking in a short time. The hard work that Porter had put in had good results. The joy of the entire batch was indescribable. Uncle was lucky. His death call had came, but the time had not come. If uncle had regained consciousness at night and tried to walk a little due to darkness, he could have fallen down. Or so much silence, darkness, loneliness could have caused a heart attack. Such different incidents happen in the journey. We had only heard what would have happened to those who had experienced all this.
It is not known when the place to land with light drops of snow came this place called Zhongzherbu and is at an altitude of 16,500 feet above sea level. Important places of Kailash Parikrama. Everyone settled in small rooms. I was feeling very tired. But the mind was wandering with joy in the sky. Becoming acquainted with the unique spirit of peace, there was a comfort-like shadow on the soul. Because today we have completed the most difficult phase of the journey. Fatigue started to go away by drinking hot tea. Everyone ate food with the sparkling mountains covered in ice and went to sleep.
It is 4 o'clock in the morning. I woke up and still didn't feel like getting up. Due to the cold, not ready to come out from warm blanket. The journey was about to start late today, so as a result, there was no hurry. The pleasant weather began to come lightly. The waves of holy vibrations began to touch the soul. I came out, gently removing the mattress. The brightness of the first color was spread far and wide, sat down with my own thoughts. Slowly people started getting up. Everyone's faces were lit up with the fulfillment of the purpose. The purpose of attaining life was successful. The body, mind, soul were being filled with such mental waves that succeeded in human birth. After tea and breakfast, the journey started again.
Today was the last day of Kailash Parikrama. Zhongzherbu is at an altitude of 16,500 feet and Tarchen is at an altitude of 15,400 feet. They come down to 1,000 feet. It takes about 4 hours to cover this distance. We started walking. Kailash can not be seen from here. Stone, soil, water, sky and we started moving forward, experiencing the invisible Kailash in such a panchamahabhuta. Looking at the series of Ajastra Parbat, it seemed like how did this mountain got formed? This will take millions of years to complete the process. Where can you find mica, iron, lime, and many metal-rich mountain range with collections of gems will find only in Kailash. Everything was wonderful. Seeing the breathtaking creation of natural beauty, they started moving forward. When the waterfalls began to fall somewhere in between, they started enjoying walking by jumping their feet in the water, as if childhood had returned, there was no burden on the mind, there was no duty in the world, just immersed in the natural excitement in their fun. The path was good while walking, a bright wave started appearing at some distance in front. On seeing him, the porter said, "This is Ganga Chu." Soon a deep ditch appeared along the way. This trench comes out of Manassarovar and reaches the demon pool. Most of the water of Manas flows from here and gets merged in the rakshastal. At some places it is 40 feet wide and at some places it is 80 feet. The depth of the trench is two to four and a half feet, and the length is up to 6 km. How much planning is the work of nature, if you look at your own body, then it is a wonderful miracle. All connected to each other, consistent. No work is unreal or given like this.
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Just as the mother sends the child for a school trip, then along with food, water, money, friends and teachers, the teaches who see them, send us all such facilities, in the same way God also sends us all this while coming into the world. If we misuse what we have given together, we have to suffer for the rest of our lives, such as if we eat too much food, then there is an additional burden on the five elements of the body and we have to stay hungry in the name of diet. There are many aspects like misuse of water, living in a drought-prone place, etc. What we are misusing is known later, by then the time has gone.
Talking with the waterfalls, we jumped and reached the Tarchaen is also known as Darchen which means mahadwar (big and wide gate). At a distance of 3.5 kilometers on the way to the west direction, the huge pillar of the mahadwar is found in a fallen state. There is a market here in the summer season. It is a great center for cutting the hair of wolves. From here, a detailed view of the Barkha Plain is seen from the hill towards the north direction. Seeing the small and big waterfalls, the hills extending from each other to the Gurlamandhata Parbat, the girishikhar of the state of Nepal and the demon pool shining in its blue color, the mind crossed its limits. Your mind can be as subtle as it can be. So he passed through every consciousness in front and came back to his place. Such a composition came forward by saluting an artist named Prakriti (The Nature).
The bus reached the guest house, taking a curious look at the small village market. The mind was filled with grateful feelings. Our Kailash Parikrama was completed without any difficulty. Kailash had appeared. The feeling of completing the Kailash Yatra process, which started with mere thoughts, with experience was supernatural. Now God should not create a single desire in his life, such a cruel, noble feeling was embedded in his mind.
As soon as I came into the room, I lay down, how much the body had supported, suffered so much pain, yet there was no any Health issues. He supported me, that's why I could enjoy such a beautiful experience. I took some rest while thanking my body. The juice of each other's experiences started together. It was 8 o'clock according to China's time. Coming out of the room, she started enjoying the natural beauty. The sun's light was still shining. Gurlamandhata Parbat was shining in its brightness with great enthusiasm. There was no longer a shadow of thoughts in the precious, silent moments of the evening. The mind was completely empty. In the same feeling, she fell asleep after eating food. When the sleep was opened, a kind of fluidity began to be felt, the whole creation began to be beautiful, satisfied, brightly illuminated. It was a feeling beyond the word white. I didn't understand anything. I don't know how many moments have passed.
A few moments later, that world disappeared. There were signs of going through an unprecedented sensation. The body was trembling with subtle vibrations and the dilated eyes were facing reality. On seeing that, Sumitra Didi came close. I started asking what happened. But I could not answer anything. Finally, they put me to bed. In that state, I fell asleep. After a while, she got up and started preparing to walk. There are some experiences that she did not want to reduce the magic by describing it with words. It also happens that if the listener is not of that mental state, then that feeling becomes a matter of anger or condemnation for him.
At about eight o'clock in the morning, the journey left towards the Gyangta cave. I just had to go by bus. The train was traveling through the deep trench of the right hand hill, and the deep ditch of the Zhongchu River on the left. From here, one path leads to the Chu Cave of Mansarovar. Within a short distance from there, a green snake-venom removal stone is found in 'Jahsmohra'. 3 km from the path of parikrama. After going further, there seems to be a place called Chad Gaza-Gang, the Barkha Maidan spread over there seemed to be a treasure of beauty. On the way, there was a dam chhu (channel) drain. There was a swamp of water spread on both sides of it. Soon the Buddhist monastery of Gyangta Cave came up. Inside the cave were the idols of the famous Tibetan Siddha Milarepa and Buddhist Gods and Goddesses. It is said that he has done the most penance and this cave was created by his yoga practice. He has written more than 1 00,000 'Kavan' in Tibetan language and is known as a subtle messenger.
There was a 7 feet wide stone. On it were two large handipotences, a large brass Niranjan (oil lamp), incense stick, lined up. On the left side of the statue was the platform and on the right side was the seat of the main lama. There was a manjusha spread in front of them. The front space was left in the seating arrangement for the devotees. On one side, Buddhist holy books were tied. In the corner were large drums, earrings, trumpets, etc. On the back side, the meditation room and colorful curtains were pasted on the wall, leaving paper on the wall. It was adorned with a mantra statue and a symbolic velbuty. With the blessings of the Lama's penance, we all came out.
Those who were about to go to Kailash Ashtapada were starting early. If you go there for darshan, you have to go out eating some food. The tour company does not organize it. That's why you have to go there by taking a local guide. It is the largest pilgrimage center of Jains. Adinath Rishabhdev, the founder of Jainism, attained enlightenment after intense penance in this world. It is believed that he attained salvation in seven steps. After seven steps, the eighth step means salvation. These steps are different important values of Jainism. This location was at an altitude of 2,000 feet and a distance of 7 kilometers. Seeing the climb, I was no longer getting courage. I was feeling very tired. Those who wanted to leave left at 2 o'clock. Sumitra didi and I stopped there. I sat down while chanting. I sat like this till evening. Kailash Darshan can be done from Ashtapada closely. But for that too, it is very important to have luck with him. If there is a foggy environment, nothing is visible. It is dark here at 10 o'clock in the night. For this reason, by 9 o'clock, the left passengers came back. No one was in a position to talk by looking closely at Kailash's supernatural form. Everyone was silent in his mystery. They did not even pay attention to food. Later, they all fell asleep.
When the eyes were opened in the( first morning, we had to familiarize ourselves with that environment. But now there was so much interest that it started to feel like his home. It seemed that they had lived in the proximity of the mountains for many ages. Today was the journey from Tarchen to Hore Zana. This distance is 40 km. It was going to take 2 hours to cover the same distance. Because the whole path was rocky. The bus was jumping out of it. Today Kailash was going to leave us. There was a sudden sadness in my mind. The mind began to ache with strange confusion, with what inspiration did we become partners in such a divine being? All that was kailashnath's invitation and he completed this journey. If I travelled, such words didn't matter here. In a short time, it ends. That is, everyone's experience can be different.
At first, Kailash was not visible from anywhere. But as soon as he passed through a turn, Kailash appeared in front of us in the form of a Shivalinga of snow. It felt as if he was leaving us completely happy. Some people had hoped to come here again in this life, but I am also satisfied with this. Dolma Mata meditated.
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There are mountain ranges around the Barkha Plain, which is called Kailash Range. Kailash mount is the highest among them. As if Shiva is spraying love on the passengers, far away from his sight. Suddenly, Kailash disappeared from eyes, covering that form in his mind. Silence spread everywhere. The feeling of that base was left behind and was ingrained in our mind. The mind was overwhelmed with the feeling of an orphan. But after a while, I was reminded of the innumerable, indescribable moments of Shiva's grace. By grace he has erased those feelings. This life-long silk-like spiritual thread was going to stay with us till next birth. As soon as this thing came to mind, the body tree started shaking with joy. Tears of joy in eyes began to laugh on the cheeks. The laughter that comes in the absence of reason is called pure joy. I don't know how many moments have passed in such a feeling. The bus was still jumping. Sometimes the bus also becomes a boat while passing through the mountains of different colors. All wonderful . The driver is also amazing. Through such a colorful world, we reached Hore. The batch that went for manas parikrama before us had circumambulated on foot, but during our batch, the Chinese government made it mandatory to do parikrama by bus. For this reason, wish remained unfulfilled. From Hore to Chugu, it is a 42 km journey. Hore is at an altitude of 1,490 feet. Chugu is at 15,000 feet. The distance from Zaidi to Hore is 29 km. After 3 days of circumambulation here, one day we stop on the banks of Mansarovar.
After about 2-3 hours of leaving Hore, the edge of the psyche began to appear. By then the whole area was full of rocky, sandy bush plants. There was an empire of white rats settled there. A mouse is as big as a rabbit. There was a flow along the way. All four directions were decorated with snow. Mansarovar is at an altitude of 14,060 feet. It is described in the Puranas that swans used to roam here. The east-west length of the lake is 24 km. The length of the south north is 18 km. The area is 518 km. Mansarovar is at an altitude of 20,000 feet above sea level. Kailash is seen in the north direction of the lake, Mandhata in the south, Rakshastal in the west and some more hills in the east. In the cold season, the water of Manas becomes ice. And the snow melts in the month of May. In the first 15 days of Manas, the water of Rakshastal becomes ice and melts. When the water starts freezing, it is not transparent, but when the entire water is reflected in ice, then you can see the colorful world under the lake as a clear mirror. Its thickness on the shore is 2 to 6 feet.
Swami Pranavanandji has done a lot of research on Mansarovar. In the severe cold season, when the temperature is below 40 to 50 degrees celsius, the water of the river turns to thick ice. While living in such a cold, he did research geographically, scientifically. Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej and Kanauli are the origin of four rivers in the geographical range of Kailash. He explored the entire Himalayas and the area of Tibet while passing through small roads in different seasons. This great traveler crossed the glacier-wrapped segment , the road on the eastern side of Saglam Purbi alone. After crossing three points, they found a 14-pound fossil on the plateau. The Geological Survey of India described the age of that organism as 190 million years and the period of Mesosolife era. He found bone fossils in central Tibet in the year 1940, also found hot water springs in that area. In the Manas Vastu Museum, he has kept many things discovered, Tibetan literature, ancient texts. Their experiences are kept in writing. One day at 2.30 to 3 o'clock in the morning, Pranavanandji saw innumerable lights coming down from the sky. Then one by one, and disappeared into Mansarovar. After a while, leaving Manas, he left for Kailash Parvat. One day he also felt that supernatural musical sounds were echoing on the side of the psyche and there was a feeling of someone's dance. There are many girikandars (caves) in the area of Manas. Many sages there are still immersed in penance. Hot water springs flow in the depths of Mansarovar, due to which glaciers of 20 to 40 feet spread far and wide. The waves like the sea bounce along the side of the psyche, but the middle feels calm, silent.
Our Manas parikrama started with the bus. Soon we reached the Ghugu camp. This terrain is located at an altitude of 16,000 feet above sea level in the south direction of Manas. There were rooms to stay on the banks of the Manas in Ghugu Camp. view was clearly visible from the large glass windows. A room was arranged for five women passengers. The whole body was stuck by the journey of the bus. As soon as the bed was seen, the body preferred to lie on it and after 10 minutes of rest, there was a sign that the bones were intact. Then, while having tea, went for a walk on the shore. The entire sand was spread across the feet, and were stuck in it. The water of the mind was being reflected in different colors every moment. Seeing the unique dance of colors and the shining decoration on it, the mind became unconscious. But the body was trembling in the cold, pulling into reality. Then started walking towards the camp. Where was someone who was bound by the cold of the mind?
I came into the room but kept staring at Manas from the window. I don't know when I saw him. At 3 o'clock in the morning, the eyes were opened. Looking at the mind, it came to mind that this calm elixir bella, echoing in the whole atmosphere, dark, blue water and in what different form should the Lord appear? God is always around us. You just have to experience it. I was dressed in his blue color. According to their own feelings, everyone gets the vision of God. Whatever that level is. The worshiper will be immersed in the worship recitation. The devotee will be immersed in the devotional faith of mantra, song. The yogi will merge into his formlessness. He will find God in his divine and in all of him. Wherever the beginning is, there will be God, and wherever there is an end, there will be God. According to the spiritual ability, only time varies. In the beginning, the yogi gets the realization of God for a long time, then the yogi gets the feeling of long-term. Slowly the light began to spread. The colors began to reflect on the water. After the sunrise, the whole atmosphere was illuminated by spraying gems and pearls with his thousand arms. What a sight it was. Heavenly beauty had its limits. Here the words are silent. I was
No longer willing to sit in the room. We also had to improve in the shining light. The body became anxious to touch the holy water of Manas. As soon as he stepped into the cold water, a wave ran from the body. Goosebumps were raised. With determination, the other leg was also placed under the water and the flowers of joy began to burst from the whole body. Water from the moisture took us into its lap. There was a sight all around that thousands of diamonds and jewels were scattered in the water. I sat on the edge for a while. Due to the sun climbing up now, the view of diamond jewels was over. But the colors were spreading on the waves. The mind was not ready to leave, but it had to move forward. After coming back to the camp, the journey started from there.
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Today we had to go from Chuggu to Zaidi. The last day of Manas Parikrama I was surprised to see the bird sitting on top of the water. What do they get to eat here? On the way, we got close to Gurlamandhata Parbat. The color of the mount was like the petals of roses. Now there was a lack of river flow, waterfalls in the journey. All the passengers were just laughing continuously with full enthusiasm. Today our journey was about to be completed. The dream that for years was going to be fulfilled today.
The bus stopped at one place in the middle. There the serenity of the mind was clearly visible. The bottom floor was filled with colorful and multi-sized stones. The scene was pleasing to the mind. These stones are called Banalinga. Om, Trishul, Swastika symbols appear on some stones. Due to shallow water here, stones can be lifted easily. Everyone sat in the bus, collecting the amount of colorful stones.
The mind was still not ready to come back from Kailash. I didn't stop him either. We used to live together whenever my mind started drowning in the memories of Kailash. Otherwise, the mind and body stay together for a very short time.
The bus has now arrived. It will be 4 o'clock. Refreshed, we started walking along the psyche again. While walking for a long time, things got late. The shadow of the light had spread everywhere. The bhajan evening started as soon as he sat on the shore. Everyone's voices were immersed in devotional faith. Suddenly I thought that I was missing home very little. It is not that due to not being able to talk to them, they automatically accepted this and the amount of memory decreased. I felt a sense of gratitude. In a moment, other thoughts started in my mind, to whom was I going to open this store house of joy ? In front of them. For them, I had to experience all this. I was about to travel again with my heart, narrating the description here to those who could not come.
There was darkness everywhere. Food was ready inside. The nights on the banks of the psyche are full of mystery. As soon as this was revealed, everyone's mind went to bed early, wishing to get this experience. It was like waking up in the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep. Half sleep, semi-awakeness, dreams, such a state passed in the middle of the night.
I got up at 2 o'clock and sat down. The stars were flickering in the sky. The mystery of the psyche was increasing with the dim light. The reflection of the stars of the sky was fluttering in the water of Manas. The stars had come down on the earth, there was a flicker all around. It was read somewhere that if you stand in one place with your feet still elevated, then you will definitely see something new in the front scene or object. Listen carefully with your ears, you will be able to hear some new sound. Leave breathing loudly, you will feel how much joy is coming out. If you move a little further from your place, the attitude towards the front view will change. You will see a different side of the scene. I just remembered everything had read. There was a change in the scene momentarily. I don't know what an Anahat sound is, but I was experiencing the absence of any sound. I don't know how much time has passed. It was 4 o'clock in the morning. How did we sit in the same position for so long? Manas had made us meditate. It is not known when the eyes were filled with the beauty of the voiceless state. When the eyes were opened, a curtain had risen from the creation in the golden world.
Today, after 11 o'clock, permission was given to bathe and worship in Manas. What to do till then ? We went out for a walk. It must have been around 8 o'clock, the chronology of the sun was going on in the east direction. Then the rain started. There was no place to hide, so started enjoying the rain. A rainbow was seen spreading in front, was very big, clear, bright rainbow. One was visible, and the other appeared. I saw two rainbows together for the first time in my life. In the meantime, this treasure of beauty did not stop, even in the rain drops, the rays of the sun spread colors. The whole atmosphere was filled with colors. Our friends were stunned to see this. I didn't care about the rain or the cold. They just started enjoying the view by getting socked. The rain stopped and the colorful world disappeared.
At 11 o'clock, got dressed and went out for a bath. Mr. Nayr had taken a bath in the morning and sat down to worship. Saluting Manas, I entered the cold water. Knowing that we were going to say goodbye to Manas today, Manas also embraced us with great love. He blessed the bouncing waves by turning his hands over my body. offered my devotion to Kailash and it to his mind.
Dr. Chingale came while practicing Rudra Pathan. Jotsna, Suhas Dhasalkar, Chingale and I sat down to worship. He started the worship by preparing a Shivling of sand. Along with Rudra Pathan, he performed Homahavan, Namsmriti Satsang for two hours. Dry fruits and mixed sugar were offered and then consumed. After eating food, everyone went to sleep, due to waking up in the middle of the night, they fell asleep early. In the evening, the lamp of Shivaratri Bati was lit again on the banks of Manas. After reciting the stotra mantra, you immersed the Shivling of sand in the water with such a feeling that you have given it to you. Now the feeling of separation started causing restlessness in the mind. This was the first and last meeting of this life.
There are many people who do Kailash Parikrama again and again. In the batch we got in Lipupas was a businessman from Bombay. He used to take care of the business for 11 months and leave for Kailash Yatra for a month. There are two types of people in the journey, one is the devotee and the other, who are fond of treking. The person who comes with the same emotion gets the same joy. Some even come to serve. Here many people travel in different ways according to their own personality. Swamiji of Palampur completed the Kailash Yatra just by drinking coffee. A 45-year-old woman named Prerna Gandhi travelled without slippers or shoes in her leg. Chandrashekharji, an oil trader from Nagpur, had fixed a horse for the entire journey, but he did not ride it even for a minute. The horse was fixed only for the livelihood of the horsemen. Some follow silence throughout the journey, while others chant names. Some enjoy the journey, some cry in memory of their loved ones. Some shed tears of devotion to God, while others behave in despise while looking at Him. Some shout, quarrel, and some become partners in the journey by pressing the feet of others.
If there is a bitter talk between the countries, then the people of the village of the soldiers meet, then their own joy. Somewhere the colorful existence of God, somewhere the mysterious mysteries filled with scientific, somewhere geographical wealth, and somewhere the poor people living in the same area. People who suffer from adverse environments, some are knowledge-ascetic Lamas. Somewhere a carpet of flowers and somewhere a path full of stones. There were so many things that were full of diversity from man to nature.
There I heard a story. One day the Guru orders his two disciples to leave Kailash to bring the Shivalinga. All the stones on Kailash Marg are considered to be the same as Shivalinga. But the Guru said, "The stone that will fall from Mount Kailash." Bring the same. Do not bring a Shivalinga lying down.” After circumambulating the disciples, we all sat down at one place. One day passed, two went by, finally on the third day a stone fell from the top and came in hand. It was the same Shivalinga. The disciples were happy to attain heaven. Holding it in the bag, both of them started going back. If you have to give this Shivalinga to Guru Maharaj, then you also take other for for yourself. Thinking this, he placed 2-4 beautiful stones lying on the way in the bag. The bag felt very heavy while leaving. Both of them turned their shoulders and became restless. There was nothing in the bag except those small stones, yet the weight of the bag was increasing. Then they started throwing stones down one by one. Now only a Shivalinga picked for Guruji and both of them liked that stone, that was all left, yet both of them were not able to lift the weight of that bag together. After all, the disciples understood that we cannot leave here until the second Shivalinga will remain with us. As soon as he took it out of the bag, the bag became very light. That is, if God does not approve, then we cannot take even a single stone there. The stones that fall from the mountain are of great importance.
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Our journey was now complete. We were carrying such golden moments together for the rest of our lives. I had to live in that memory now. Everyone fell asleep while chatting.
I felt a little tired after getting up. It was difficult to even fill the bag. got some relief after tea and breakfast. The return journey was about to begin from today. After the arrival of the batch that had gone for Kailash Parikrama, we were about to leave for Taklakot after having dinner. Taklakot is 100 km from Zaidi. They are at a distance. As soon as the batch came from Kailash, everyone started meeting each other with great pleasure, started talking. It was important to tell how good the vision had been. After eating the food, the bus started running towards Taklakot with the darshan of Manas. The joy of the back journey to home, and the mixed feeling of separation from Kailash, filled my mind.
How strange it is that your mind, even the happy feeling, comes out of it the next moment and comes out in the next moment even in a sad situation. So what is it inside you that wants to force the mind to live the same situation? It is painful to think that happiness will never end and the moments of sorrow will end quickly.
Now there was a need for to be thoughless. There was uneasiness in the mind. It is said that there is happiness in ignorance, but now we were in such a state that neither the wise nor the ignorant, the state in the middle allows neither worldly pleasure nor spiritual pleasure.( I had an eye on my thoughts.
"The Rakshstal has arrived, get up," Jotsna shouted. Seeing the cursed beauty, the bus quickly moved forward.
6 km from Taklakot There is a tomb of Zorawar Singh in Toye village. That brave mighty general won over leh Ladakh province. Zorawar Singh took care of his people with great love. Known as 'Singh Ka Choga', the samadhi is highly respected by the local people. Only lamas can go near the tomb.
The journey ahead started again. Now there was little energy left in the body. As long as you walk on your mission path, the body is able to face any difficulties. In this, the extra energy of the body is also used. When the goal is fulfilled, the body, mind, purpose become useless and due to lack of energy, the body, mind is lost in the realm of illness, sadness. That is why only if one goal is seen to be fulfilled, the shape of another goal should be kept in mind. It was our goal to get home right now. The bus reached Taklakot. I was refreshed as walked into the room. It was hard to eat now. Eating noodles with daily steak came to life. I started to miss the food at home, after eating a little bit, went to sleep.
The next day, opened eyes and looked out of the window with habit, and saw that there was no Kailash and Manas in the front. Now we had come out of that scope. I felt a little uneasy. There was no hurry to leave today, so getting ready comfortably and leaving for the darshan of Khojarnath. With the construction of the bridge in between, the road was very bad. The people working there would turn a look at us and get back to work.
Soon reached Khojarnath which is a Buddhist monastery. It used to be a temple 1,007 years ago. According to the belief, five feet statues of Ram Laxman Sitaji are installed. The practice of reciting the Akhand Ramayana continues there. The first idols were made of gold. The man there told a story about him, "The king of Khojarnath was very efficient and intelligent. One day a sage gave his seven boxes to the king to keep. If those sages do not return in seven years, then those seven boxes will become king's. But in these seven years, those boxes will not be opened. If he opens up, the king will have to face serious consequences. The king accepted this and kept the seven boxes of the sage in the treasury. He forgot about it. Seven years later, the treasurer reminded him and the boxes were opened, and were full of gold. What to do with so much gold now? It's not yours. Then the king thoughtfully decided that the statues of Ram Laxman Sitaji should be built. But where to build their temple, it was not decided. One day the horse stopped at a place while walking outside the king's city. The place where the horse stayed was considered to be a place related to Patal Lok. Considering that as a sign, he built the temple while planning the same temple.
Over time, these idols were associated with the Buddhist stage. The three stages of Buddha are considered to be the symbol of Love, Compassion and Wisdom. I was a little confused. If it is related to the Buddha statue, then why does the Ramayana continue to be recited continuously? Why does the Lama chant Ram's name while giving blessings? I understood a little thing. Earlier, there used to be Hindu culture in Asia region. According to your own beliefs, idols of Lord Ganapati and other deities can be seen all over Asia.
There was a colorful flag on the entrance of khojarnath temple. At one place, the chakra of Om Mani Padma Hun appeared, as soon as it is rotated completely, a garland of mantras is completed. After seeing the temple, everyone sat in the bus. Now that we had a comeback journey, the earlier scenes began to recur. An hour later the camp arrived. There was so much dust on the way that it became necessary to take a bath again after coming. Travel bags were taken to re-arrange properly. As soon as you reach here, the human world starts. Travelers are taken to the market here. Their specialty items are bought as a memento. As soon as anything is seen, the memories of that related thing start to be refreshed and then the person lives the moments spent again.
After eating and resting for a while, we went to the market. Seeing the colorful world, it was realized that the era of practical would now starts again. Dark colors are used more in this region of Himachal. Hot waves come out of the hot colors. Due to extreme cold, that color also helps to maintain body heat. As soon as I go to the market, always bring something for everyone, enjoyed with lot of shopping. People are always attracted to something new. I bought various garlands, warm clothes, sweaters and other specialty items. After coming to the room, I started gossiping and filling the purchased goods in the bag. Now we all became aware that their association lasted for a few days, due to which everyone started getting closer to each other. With gratitude for the support they had played with each other in the journey full of difficulties, their relationship with their loved ones was also ready. ………………………………………………………………
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Due to a quarrel with someone, my mind became regrettable and apologetic. No one wanted to complain to anyone, because due to lack of oxygen, hypertension, they could not control their mind. Man is never bad, circumstances are bad, there was so much understanding, maturity in everything.
After this, the immigration work was completed. It seemed that it would be nice if the Chinese officials talked a little laugh. It seemed prickly that we were in a state of shock because of their rude behaviour. Now our guides were going to change. In a very difficult and difficult environment, strangers, street guides who had built strong relationships in a short period of time and never met again, had come to say goodbye to us. After dinner, they sat down to talk together. Each one gave the guide something as a memory. Unaware of the world of money, these people were rich in heart. Natural beauty, physical ability, hope to live in difficult environments, the habit of helping others were his permanent feelings. He had not misbehaved with anyone. I didn't show greed. We will be thankful to them for a lifetime. Goodwill finished the meeting and left. Motherland started attracting everyone's mind now.
We all had to leave at 5 this morning. It was very cold, but everyone's faces were full of happiness. There was a competition to help each other. We sat in the bus after finishing our last cup of tea. The goods had already arrived. A Chinese immigration officer comes along from here. The batch is handover. While singing prayer songs together, Lipu was able to cross the pass. We left Taklakot at 5 a.m. Tibetan time and 3 a.m. Indian time.
The sun had not yet risen. The bus was now crossing the small river. Then suddenly she got stuck with a stone. Such incidents keep happening in the journey, due to which no one paid so much attention. The driver got down in cold water and tried to get out of the bus. But the stone did not move. In such a situation, the driver was constantly trying. the morning time, cold winds, snow-like water. The bus was in the water, so no one came down, but now everyone was brought down one by one. The bus was completely empty, yet was not moving. Feet began to freeze in cold water. The body began to tremble. In the end, the men grabbed each other's hands and formed chain and crossed the river one by one. The horsemen waiting for us reached here. Then an attempt was made to pull the horses with a rope. But all in vain. We were three hours late in arriving. As soon as we were standing in the water, we took out the luggage and climbed on the horses and started walking. Further travel became mandatory on foot for 2 km of Lipupas, one has to cross the slope of snow while crossing the distance. Passing through the path of small trails, there were sights of bright mountains filled with snow in the middle. I don't know, I was lucky to see such different birds again, that's why she was watching the scene all her life. It was 11 o'clock to cross the Lipupas. Our batch, which was scheduled to arrive at 7 pm, but did not arrive by 11 am, causing a lot of trouble to the batch that was stuck at the Indian border. Without a cup of tea, under the open sky, all became restless with cold and fatigue. At 2 o'clock in the night, the batch had left. It was difficult to stand in one place with strong winds. When we appeared, there was no place for their joy and when we were entering the motherland, our joy was also touching the sky.
We bid a tearful farewell to the guides and officers who came with us. What will be the loan agreement, that in such a short time some people start feeling on their own. As I was about to leave them, my porter came forward and said, "Mother, take care of yourself and do remember us." Thinking of maya's strange story, I started moving forward. That's when our Indian porters, horsemen came forward. What a situation the mind was going through. Did you laugh or cry, some to be scattered, to have some joy of being scattered? Then there was a feeling that a relative of the house would be found. Laughter burst from inside. The smell of its soil began to fascinate. "How did you get the vision? It's good, isn't it? Your horse is waiting for you. "Glad to hear such things. The journey started moving forward while talking.
The next stop was Nabhidhang. Looking back, hands were shaking, a turn came and everything disappeared. Now Maya had opened a new curtain in front of us. It was possible to talk to the family today. The familiar voice echoed in the ears. A smiling moonlight entered my mind.
It was cold on one side and sunshine on the other. A view full of flowers began to appear. Greenery, waterfalls, carvings of mountains, breathtaking blue sky, flying birds were such a perfect picture. Soon they reached Nabhidhang. When I reached the camp, sat in the garden. The events in the past seemed like dreams. The people working there laughed lovingly and handed the cup of tea in their hands. As if he was aware of our physical, mental states. How long did I sit there.
From here, om parvat can be seen. Om was not seen even while going to Kailash and even today there was no possibility of darshan. After noon, the sky became cloudy and the atmosphere became blurry. It seemed that he went to the temple but could not see Nandi. I thought i'd see you next time. There was laughter on the lips at this. My mind was ready to come again. When it was time to eat, went inside. After 17 days, I was tasting Indian food. How good it looked. How we are forced by habit.
later went to call. Some people had talked. A wave ran through my mind. I first talked to my husband on the phone. He couldn't hide the joy of talking to me. The journey was successful, Kailash was blessed with darshan. Manisha, Mahesh, Medha, Shama, Madhavi all have spoken with me. There was a sense of welcome in everyone's tone. How, when and where was the curiosity? Due to lack of time, the same thing had to be finished.
While entering China, all the goods that were kept in the locker of Nabhidhang were returned. As soon as there was a signal to move forward, everyone started moving forward. Due to fatigue, he started the journey by sitting on a horse. Some caves were seen on the way to Kalapani. How many ascetics have practiced spiritual practice here? Soon reached Kalapani. ITBP personnel, porters, officers were with them. Here is the check post of India. That action is completed by putting an Indian stamp on the passport. I walked towards the room, feeling like a fever. never woke up from sleep and fell into such a weakness. I don't know how long it has been. It seemed as if someone was calling from a distance. Seeing my face, Kshitij panicked, brought the doctor and started saying. Somehow, I sat down on the bed, stopping him. Kshitij brought tea and sat next to me, giving me two tablets of paracetamol. After a while, it came to my mind. Kshitij said, "You have organized a program in the Kali temple to welcome you, will you be able to come?" Slowly I went to the temple with him. Everyone was sitting in the temple. The first Kailashadhipati was welcomed with prayers and congratulated on the success of the yatra and announced the end of the Kailash Yatra. A memento in the form of Kailash was presented to each passenger. I couldn't believe the trip was really over. The passion to complete a challenging journey for a year was on my mind. How many fantasies did I go through, I have to fill the form, whether I will be selected or not, will not reject later, the whole year had passed preparing for the trip, physical, mental, emotional, financial. Now it felt strange as soon as the end board appeared. An emptiness began to creep in. But that emptiness was captured by the worldly fascination Maya. I slowly fell into the trap of the world's attractions. Seeing me calm, everyone started teasing. I found it difficult to adjust quickly to such a changed environment. I laughed and turned around.
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The next day, I woke up to a sound. Two or three friends were looking for something while talking to each other. I came out and looked at the queue of mountains. The area full of greenery, wrapped in mountains, the flowing black river, the bells of dawn, all seemed pleasant. She walked far and wide. After coming, he immediately got ready and put the goods in front of the bus and went for breakfast. Friend, kshitij was waited for me. Now breakfast had a taste of various dishes.
Today it was a 9 km journey from Kalapani to Gunji. When we leave for a journey, the mental state is different and the situation is different when we come back. At the time of the journey, there was a fear in my mind after seeing the ugly form of nature, but now I was enjoying the nature by getting rid of it. The brightness of the Kali river also seemed gentle now. The first ITBP personnel from Gunji congratulated the successful journey and the journey started. Descending 500 feet from Kalapani, we reached Gunji. There he was greeted with a glass of sherbet (cold drink) in his hand. For a few days, the queens went to keep things in the room, teasing each other. We were going to stay here tonight. By now, everyone's address had been taken by the phone number and the family had been informed. I came back calling. My family was eagerly waiting for me.
In the evening, they went for a walk towards the temple of the same village. It was nice to listen to the hymns of folk culture there. It is human nature to feel good when you see something different. After coming from there, eat and sleep again.
Today the yatra was going to proceed towards Budhi Camp. This distance is 20 km. It was a difficult 6-hour journey. The road to Garbyang passed properly, after which the path to Chiyalek was slippery feet filled with wet white soil. I was still sitting on a horse. My heartbeat increased as he slipped his legs. Such white soil is rarely seen in place. It was an invaluable view of natural diversity.
Now the Chiyalek Plateau began to appear. He was decorated with various flowers. As soon as the carving of flowers on the plateau was finished, a sharp slope emerged. Seeing this, she repeatedly asked Dev Porter to get off the horse. But he wasn't ready to take me off. I was carefully descending with the reins of the horse as I stretched my hand. I found it difficult to take my eyes off the road even for a moment. Slowly we came down. Now in the middle, sheep and goats began to appear.
There is so much contradiction in their lives and those living in the hills. How many actions come out one by one? Apart from the concern of work, children, society, country, creation, we have to struggle with so many deeds. Due to the lack of net, the worries of the whole world have now started haunting us. Such questions cannot even come to the mind of the people here. With natural wealth or disaster, they lead their lives comfortably. We die every day due to pollution, food, clothes made of chemical substances, the heat created from them, and do not know what happens every day. Half an hour later a tea shop appeared. While drinking tea, the soldiers sitting there and local citizens told that maoists shout from the mountains of Nepal border here at any time. The news of the newspapers started coming out. We were going through the same area today. After crossing the Sitapool, I started walking, sitting on a horse, my body was stiff. A short distance away, a batch was seen coming from the front, in which young and old were seen in large numbers. The enthusiasm of the youth began to appear. Despite the lack of any reason, the fountains of laughter erupt from this age. In such an environment, old people also become young. Two or three people from the batch came forward in a hurry. In everyone's mind, there was a curiosity about the journey ahead. Everyone went their own way, telling about beauty and difficulties.
From here, the whole view of flowers began to appear. Did you go through this path while going? Such a question came to mind. It seemed as if the world was relaxing by pulling white, yellow, blue, flowers. Passing through the buds of the flowers, there was a tickle in the feet. They were swinging on their own while talking with the wind. I had to take a photo and move on.
Now the houses in the village are visible. What categories were there, nothing was visible except the first mountain, soil, stone. Then birds, trees, plants started appearing and now the marks of human settlement started. As soon as I came to Budhi Guest House, saw a place and sat down with my legs stretched out. There was pain in the knees due to the slope. After resting for a while, went to the room after eating food.
In the afternoon, everyone went out for a walk in the village. There was a small market. Sweater garlands, clothes as well as medicinal herbs were also kept for sale. After talking to them, it was found that medicinal plants are cultivated around here. Then I remembered that Hanumanji had brought Sanjeevani Buti for Laxmanji from the Himalayas. There are also such plants that do not feel hungry for six months after eating them. I came to read a book by Akhandanandji, he was taught such yoga asanas by a Tibetan yogi that by doing this, heat is generated in the body and by doing this, he can live comfortably in the cold of the Himalayas, do spiritual practice. And one thing was remembered when we went to Kedarnath in the morning, in such a cold, at the time of aarti, a man was ringing the bell with only a cloth tied in his waist. We were all dressed so much and still shivering from the inside and the man was standing comfortably ringing the bell. His whole body was burnt. There's science in that too. As soon as bhasma is applied on the body, the pores are closed. Because of this, the temperature outside does not affect the person. That is why they apply incineration vaccine on With this, external energy cannot enter inside. Tibetan Lamas, Yogis have a lot of yoga power. After a round in the market, the guest house came back.
After a few days, the journey was about to end, that's why the campfire was organized today. Look at the effect of place greatness, when we were in the atmosphere of Kailash, even uttering a word distracts the peace of mind. From there, as we started coming down, the mind began to change. they became extroverted, and today reached the mood to sing. How quickly people reach their level. After eating, everyone started dancing holding each other's hands. It didn't feel cold because of the burning fire. The song started with enthusiasm and enthusiasm. The silent moonlight night turned into rhythm. When someone turned on the painful noses, he started enjoying teasing him. Patriotic songs were giving a spark of heroism. Later, there was a competition between the two to win, forming two groups. No one was ready to give up. But the concert had to end. Yesterday's journey was full of difficulties, due to which the concert ended. Anthem is something that binds everyone together.
While lying on the bed, at first I could not sleep and later in deep sleep, how long did I sleep? Kshitij (picked up his eyes and opened his eyes. I had to leave this morning, once I started getting ready by looking at the beautiful nature.
Today, it was going to take 8 hours to cover this 24 km distance from Budhi to Gala. From here to Malpa, there was a slope path and there were many waterfalls on the way, due to which it became necessary to wear a raincoat. So far the sky was clear. We started walking while bidding farewell to the soldiers there. Today, the Himalayan vision was about to end. The word Himalaya seems to have entered the world by pronunciation of the word 'Valanka'. We were still living in spiritual waves. I wasn't ready to come out of it so soon. The feeling of getting rid of some hands started causing discomfort. It seemed as if they were coming back. But no, earlier our bag was empty and now we were carrying the stock of God's blessings.
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Unique scenes were etched in the eyes. There was peace in the mind. We travelers were one of the lucky ones now and what else did we need ? After crossing a pool near Budhi village, Dev came from behind, taking the horse and I sat on the horse and started moving forward. The path was steep. From here the cold starts to subside. But the weather never changes its style. The whole sky was clear while leaving and now the clouds came surrounded from all sides. How many shades of green were visible in diversity. The flowers had spread their colours. Due to the sun rays in the white springs of the waterfalls, the rainbow was ready and the whole waterfall was bouncing with seven colors. The eyes were satisfied. Further a waterfall transformed into the shape of an umbrella appeared. How many years will it take for the stone to come into this shape? Accepting the consecration of the white stream of white water, it seemed as if Shiva was absorbed in meditation.
Now the climb towards Lakhimpur has started. At the time of arrival, total 4,444 stairs had come down from there, but just went straight to Mangti village, so they avoided climbing the stairs. The Black River was still flowing together. Here the flow of the river flows in a rough form. At that time it started raining heavily. The rain, which fell slowly at first, later started raining heavily. The order was to move beyond the situation. Due to the rain, rivers, streams, waterfalls started flowing on a large scale. The rain didn't stop. The entire road was slippery. The noise of rain has increased so much that it was difficult to hear anyone standing nearby. Suddenly, due to a loud sound, everyone stood where they were, frightened. There was landsliding somewhere along the way. All we could pray for was that it didn't happen in our way, otherwise only God would know our condition. The rain drops were so intense that there was a prickly feeling on the face. There was no way to escape. In the meantime, a big waterfall came out loud. Seeing the impulse of the water, it became difficult to muster the courage to cross it. Slowly the rain stopped. Porters, horsemen, passengers and men made a support by holding a large rope in their hands, and one or two people gathered the courage to cross the waterfall in the name of God. It was not easy to balance due to the thrust of the water. I also stepped into the water while chanting the name of God, then I realized that the feet were not falling still, in which the porter called out, "Mother, pull the rope and hold it." Let's go with that. She started walking like a one-year-old child. How to keep the feet as soon as you walk a little, how to balance it, this thing came to mind. The waterfall crossed. Two or three minutes of play could have ended my life in a moment. One by one, they started crossing the pool. Two women could not muster the courage to set foot in the water, everyone started shouting when they crossed the pool with the help of porters. After this risky incident, we sat on the shore for five minutes, no one could understand anything. After a while, the tension of the body, mind began to decrease and the convoy started moving forward.
I couldn't sit on a horse anymore, and it became difficult to walk. The climb slope did not seem to be over. An atmosphere of anxiety had spread due to not knowing where the loud sound was heard on the way. On the way, we started the village of Lamari. There was a tea shop there. On seeing that, everyone started feeling light. He was thanked 100 for opening a tea shop at such a place. What a pleasant feeling the hot, ginger tea gave in such a wet state.
Now we were heading towards Malpa. My waist was stiff. Slowly, I started to get some rest. The waterfalls seemed to be still there, but because they were small, it became easy to cross them. When a person goes through a lot of difficulties, small difficulties do not matter to him. On the way, we reached such a place that this is not a village of waterfalls? Such a question came to mind. One waterfall may be talking to another waterfall" Hey, they have come, now let's enjoy them. Seeing my laughter, Porter asked, "What happened, Mom? "I was wondering what these waterfalls would be talking to each other.” Poor Porter went ahead, shaking his neck. Mom's mind doesn't seem to be feeling well, maybe he thinks so.
In the meantime, some stones were seen falling from the mountains. That means the voice we heard a while ago was from this. It was good that they were away from our path. Otherwise, you would have to go a long way. Soon we reached Malpa. Food was arranged here. Everyone was very tired and in pain. I felt a little relaxed after eating hot food. Later, started walking again. The road ahead was bad. The upper universe was sitting on the floor to dry her hair like a bath, and there was a lot of mud underneath.
While going to Lakhimpur, Najang Falls had crossed the bridge, the same pool came in front. The white water of the river was flowing with a booming sound. Slowly he crossed the pool. While walking, suddenly a cram came in my leg. It was difficult to put even one foot forward. This came to Porter's attention. He stroked the leg and pressed a vein in such a way that the vein opened quickly. Porters already know this knowledge. Now it has become mandatory to sit on a horse. There was discomfort due to pain in the waist and legs. They finally reached Lakhimpur. After stopping there for a while, started walking. The journey has become easier due to the direct route from Lakhimpur. What would happen to us if we had to climb many stairs again?
We think about the future in advance. If a person wants to bring his thoughts into reality, then the whole world will change because people think more and behave less. I went ahead thanking those who thought and made this path. Dev Porter was singing in his own language with great devotion, it was fun to listen to him.
If the mind gets some work, then the body also reduces sorrow. An empty mind is an ocean of sorrow. That is why I concentrated on the flowing water of the river with chanting, due to which my focus on back pain started to go away and feel a little lightness. But the mind could not stay in one place for long and the increasing pain was not allowing it to concentrate. I just had to get off the horse. This journey of travel seemed very painful. The road has now become very short. Some roads were built while digging mountains, while at some places the route seemed to be passing through the river. Dev held his hand and started moving slowly. They look like angels throughout the journey. My leg slipped in one place. Dev quickly took care of the fall on his face. My body began to tremble with fear. Dev sat down and drank water, calming down a little. Here the mind became grateful that an unknown man away from his loved ones was taking care of himself.
Now the area of flat terrain has come. Some had reached there, some were behind. As soon as I saw a small temple, came there bowing down. Farming was visible in front. This means they are now entering the human world. Looking at a distant place, sat in solitude. An atmosphere full of pure purity began to descend into the depths of the mind. The eyelids of the eyes closed lightly. An ocean of immense joy began to float in the mind. I began to separate from the outside world. Someone's voice brought awareness, Aarti was giving a voice. Efforts had to be made to get out of that state. As if a period has passed in the process of talking to Aarti. She understood the point. After sitting for a while, I held my hand and started walking. There was tea in the front hotel. There Aarti and I sat holding a corner. I did not want to talk, I knew the reason for this, but I did not know why Aarti was sitting quiet.
The journey ahead was going to be by bus. Then I realized that the porters were going to separate from us. This was the end of their loan agreement. Felt very bad. Human beings know what is going to happen in their lifetime, but over time, as soon as that event occurs, we are filled with sorrow and pain.
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Dev Porter had tears in his eyes. In fact, it was his profession. But with the purity of their mind, they win everyone's heart. I gave away all I had to offer, a mint, a scarf, a small bag, and a little money. She could not pay the price for the work she supported throughout the journey, but expressed my gratitude with words and feelings. As soon as he heard the words of affection, a mixed expression of joy and sorrow emerged on his face. This was the case with everyone. It became difficult to say goodbye to his porters. My horse, my companion, began to roll a loving hand on his back. The horse also bid me farewell with its trembling. The KMVN officials started hurrying when they sat in the bus, taking a heavy breath of mind. Hands full of farewell were shaking. The intensity of the situation decreased when the scene became invisible.
Our bus was going towards Dharchula. The scene that was there while coming started repeating it. In a short time, there was sleep in the eyes due to fatigue. In between, the bus passed under the waterfalls, so a different sound would open up a little sleep. Later, due to lack of sleep, started looking outside. The bus was about to pass under a big waterfall. As soon as he came near, the bouncing drops welcomed him, then the streams began to fall from above, coming out of it, then the bouncing drops took a farewell.
Trees and plants started appearing somewhere from the Gala. The bus came close to Dharchula, measuring the path from the forest. In the middle, the work of building a dam on the Dhauli Ganga was going on. What a difficult job. How far is it right to bind nature to human power? Is it appropriate to hold a sit-in protest in such a land where landsliding takes place every day?
Dharchula has arrived. They left in the morning and reached the camp in the evening. This one day showed us so many types of natural shadows. The distance between birth and death was shown. The journey was about to end tomorrow. Now from Almoda to Delhi, the mind crossed the entire distance in a moment. There was hope from him. I began to miss home, drawing the bonds of relationships towards me.
Walking around, everyone was sharing their experiences with each other. I went into the room. As was about to lie down on the bed, Kshitij came in and asked to fall asleep only after eating food. It was true that once I lay down, it would be difficult to get up again. I went to the roof with him. The flow of the Kali river was rising from nearby. She was with us all day. She was flowing in the middle of the sunlight. Slowly it became dark. The moonlights began to shine in the sky. I remembered the moonlit night spent on the banks of the mind. The sight of shining stars above Kailash began to appear in front of the eyes. The cold was increasing. We came down. Ate hot food and went to sleep.
Today was the journey from Dharchula to Almoda. The luggage kept there was packed in the bag and the bag was put in the bus. In the meantime, Mr. Puri leg slipped from a stone and he fell. I didn't feel much, but he became restless. After everyone sat down, the bus started. Kali Ganga was together. I looked around once again. A lot of photos were taken. Through them, one could experience the journey again with the help of the mind. Seeing this, the fact that Kali Ganga is moving away from us started to come to mind. I was sad to go away from my friend who was with me on the journey. While going away, she also left with a farewell. The green color floated in the tears of the eyes. There was greenery all around. The whole world of dense forest was present there. For example, birds, flowers, fruits, animals, incense carvings all started appearing. Now everyone started doing the work of finishing the sweet snack that had been brought to eat with gossip.
Soon we reached Mirat. The ITBP personnel welcomed us with gaiety. To tell the truth, our journey becomes successful with the help of them. They are worthy of respect, but they take care of us by saying that our arrival brings light to their lives. There was a practice of taking group photos here. I distributed a copy to everyone. We left here after eating and chatting. The coordinator, Mr. Puri, looked a bit calm. He went inside and talked about something and quickly put everyone in the bus and talked to the driver, signaling to walk. In the star-gazing view, I sat with my eyes closed. I began to feel the wetness of the forest, the aroma of fresh air. There were loud songs on the bus. The happiness of the young class was coming out burst. At this age, all emotions are intense. After interrogation, it was found that the bus would stop at Kausani, the coordinator's health was not good. Now the atmosphere of the bus changed completely, tension arose, nothing came out while quarreling. The only satisfaction was that all this was happening in the last phase of the journey . There was a tense peace in the bus.
The bus reached Kasauni late at night. Took food with a tired body and went to sleep. Yesterday we were about to reach Delhi, a day before the scheduled time. Due to everyone's return reservation the day before tomorrow, there was an extra day in Delhi. When I got up in the morning, I was overwhelmed by the unique scene. The waving fields visible at a short distance, the stream of the river flowing from a distance, the mountain ranges, the blue sky, the snow-capped peaks - it was a very breathtaking sight. One by one, the peaks started shining in golden color, the sun had risen, so the whole sky became golden. All the passengers were watching this view. This unique scene removed everyone's anger. In a few moments the golden color turned into silver-like colors. How long did they all star, finally had to get up to prepare for the return. After tea and breakfast, I had to go to see the Jogeshwar temple. Someone also calls it Bageshwar. It is believed that the Kailash Yatra is not complete without visiting here. Taking a turn, the bus reached Jageshwar temple.
The entire stone was a temple built in Odissi style. The main temple and its surroundings had 108 small Shiva temples. There was a 400-year-old cedar tree in the courtyard. Its radius is 20 meters. There were three statues of lion in the upper half of the temple and there was a full urn on them. The idol of Shiva in the main temple was covered with copper. That cover is done by Adya Shankaracharya. The priest there said, "There was another big temple in front of me, there was a competition between the two for the name of the main temple.
There was nothing related to the primacy of the Nirguna, formless God sitting in the Himalayas, but in humanity, the God sitting in the temple will also have to face all this? It didn't look good. But every person has needs and everyone has different ways to fulfill them. The bus started. Now the turns are reduced and they are over. The mountains have also disappeared from our eyes. The villages began to appear, big buildings, horns, dirty water flows. we had now entered a completely opposite world. I closed my eyes and stopped somewhere in the middle and ate food and reached Delhi in the evening.
The staff there was surprised to see us. Due to our arrival a day earlier, there was a disturbance in them. There was no preparation for the reception committee, and it was a holiday. After some time we were given rooms. After drinking tea we went to our rooms, called for dinner after an hour. By then, I had a comfortable bath, had phones in the house, then went to eat, later started to sleep, the tiredness of the day made her eyes tremble .
The next day I woke up comfortably. Today's whole day was empty. Someone's relatives were also coming, a welcome ceremony was organized in the evening. In the afternoon, we went out to visit the market. I had heard about Karol Bagh in Delhi, i did not know how much time and money was spent in the colorful world. A lot of shopping was done, I had to buy a new bag.
Congratulating us on the success of our visit at the welcome ceremony in the evening, some officials made speeches. We could not get the certificates as we arrived a day earlier.
Now it was time to bid farewell to everyone. Many people were probably not going to meet again due to the reservation of many people going back late at night. The eyes were filled with tears while talking. There were assurances of staying connected through letters and phones. We were all very attached to the difficult journey. We were always in the memory . The conversation continued till night. Those who had the train left.
There was a mess in the morning. Everyone left one by one according to their own time. Boys from Bombay and Parbhani were going to come to drop me to the station. I forgot their names, but with great love they bought sweets for me on the way. Seeing the crowd of Delhi station, I started to feel lost! It seemed strange to enter this crowded place from the solitude of the Himalayas. Seeing the stamp of 'Kailash Yatri', people started looking with respect. As soon as the train arrived, the two boys found the seat number and put my luggage below the seat. The three of us were finding it difficult to say goodbye. How small the word 'thank you' is, it is known at such a time. Both of them touched the feet and got down. The train started. After a bit of stability, the curious questions of the co-migrants began.
As Aurangabad started approaching, a sense of belonging was rising in my mind. As soon as I came to the station, started seeing who had come to pick me up. As the train arrived ahead of time, the colleagues helped me unload my luggage. After a few moments while standing there, the silk threads of relationships started appearing in front of me and my Kailash Yatra ended here and the world journey started again.
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Routes to reach Kailash Mansarovar
1. Road route from India
2. Traveling by plane to Kathmandu, you can reach Mansarovar Lake by road.
3. From Kathmandu to Nepalganj, and from Nepalgunj to Simikot, you can travel by helicopter from there to Hilsa. You can also use a Land Cruiser to reach Manas Sarovar.
4. China Air service is also available from Kathmandu to Lhasa .
5. Now due to the opening of the route from Sikkim to Nathula Pass, easy travel from Sikkim Himachal
You can do it by road.
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Routes from India to West Tibet
1. Lipulek Pass from Tankapur (near, window), height 17,160 feet
2. Almora to Darma Pass Height 18510 feet
3. Untadhura Pass height from Almora to Milam is 17910, Jayanti Pass height is 18,500, Kumbhibingri Pass height is 18,300 feet.
4. Niti Pass from Haridwar to Niti Pass 16,600 feet
5. Damjam Niti Pass from Joshimath to 16,350 feet
6. The other way from Joshimath is the Altitude of Hoti Niti Pass at 16,390 feet.
7. Mana Pass height from Haridwar Badrinath is 17,890 feet.
8. Altitude of Jelukhasa Pass from Uttar Kashi is 17,490 feet
9. Sipki Pass height from Shimla is 15,400 feet
10. Zojila Pass height from Kashmir Srinagar to 11,578 feet,
11. Later Taslangla Pass elevation to 17,500 feet
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The mountain range started to look very beautiful. Mind was stunned to see the mountains immersed in different colors like yellow, purple, golden, red. Those colors were visible on the mountains.
It's as if the artist's work has been finished. The white clouds looked like cotton. Somewhere in it, the peaks of the mountains were visible. I could not understand whether these peaks were so high or that clouds like cotton were roaming in these valleys.
There was so much beauty in the entire shattered creation. While traveling, a blue line began to shine somewhere in the distance, and within a few minutes the whole picture was visible. It was a unique sight. In the tired body, in the mind, it was as if there was a new consciousness.
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