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So full of fire she had to be of fire
Of passion, pride, shame and rage.
Too fiery to rise, too fiery to fall.
Her beauty and passion consumed all.
line 3What a lovely snare
But when life gets mean
You will want a good man.
And a good man
As tedious as
Only good can get.
But when life gets mean
You will want a good man..
Even Krishna is not free from what it means to be a human being. He says,
Now that I have come as a human body, I am subject to all the limitations
of being human, though I am capable in a different way. When I wish to,
I can move to another sphere. But I am born out of a mothers womb. I
will die and I will go through everything else that every human being
goes through.
That is dharma. Many things that you did when you were 14 years of age,
dont you look back and say, Was this me? I had to do all these things? If
you dont think so, that means you have not grown at all, you are still only
14. So, there is a certain process. Once you take this body, there is a certain
natural law about this process. But it also leaves you with one end open;
this is the thing about being human. For every other creature, nature has
fixed both ends. For a human being, nature has fixed one end. Krishna
clearly says, Even for me, one end is fixed. The other end is open. And I
want to see that this is open for everyone else.
Yaksha kicked off Monday night, and we had a glorious performance by
Bharatanatyam dancer Alarmel Valli in front of the Linga Bhairavi
Temple. Am now off to Day Two.its been a nonstop celebration at the
ashram, and there is more to come Mahashivarathri is less than one
week away.
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Vijayamohan Vuppaladhadiam 2 years ago
Mahabaharat certainly has some lesson to learn for every one. But, I have heard
many say that - it has all lessons for all. If Sadhguru looks at it and brings to all
of us - it has to be from quite a REFRESHING ANGLE. I love this way of looking
at it.
Yudhishtir was a Good Man - but may be a little boring. But, Krishna was also a
Good man - but, extraordinarily exciting at every moment of his life - and at every
moment of the lives of those who adored him.

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Rebecca Reynolds 3 years ago
I laughed out loud when I got to the place in Yudhisthira's poem where Sadhguru
referred to his complete goodness "as tedious as only good can get."
It was that familiar knowing of how good people can seem, dare I say boring?
How really good people may not be that interesting or exciting to be around all
the time.
But then I was sobered by the next line - yes, it is good to have good people
around you as they know better how to behave when life gets mean.
And Sadhguru's poem about Destiny, such a comfort to be reminded that only
one end is fixed.
I look forward to Wednesday's posts - Wednesday morning is the new Friday
happy hour for me.

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ShashiJodahsing 3 years ago
Your words are so heart touching and wise that I feel so close to you and eager
to be part of your spiritual world and know myself.

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Sudha Anand 3 years ago
Poems are excellent! PRANAMS SADHGURU!

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9894411977 3 years ago > Sudha Anand
What a dedication you have!!! Keep on going my dear.

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PolankiSreeramulu 2 years ago
so beautiful to see all the scenes of mahabharath and all the participants
excitement and happyness of travelling to either kailash or manasasarovar or
himalayas....etc., that is what being with a master will always benefits the
disciples


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bhupinder gupta 3 years ago
mahabharta again is going on after 5000 years . at those times many peoples
were made victims and now also many and many peoples are made victims to
take the revenge .
request peoples should try to stop the bad happenings and should save ,
because thruth of all animities and revenges comes from the times of king
daksha and shiva confilict and the before the time of ten avatars of vishnu .
the person who was on mistake should be brought in front of all . and what was
the real cause behind all the quarrels so far took placed .


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Siva Balan 3 years ago > bhupinder gupta
Sahdguru said it is unfair to judge the people or how they lived 5000 years
back.


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Vishwanath Krishna 3 years ago > bhupinder gupta
See, every where if there is aplus there must also be a minus even in you
and me we have many plus points and negatives. You cannot say that
only good things must happen.
As you mentioned, lord Vishnu's 10 avatars,
In almost in 8 avatars, he was in the human form.
Predecessors say bhagavat manushya roopena.....
Which means god in the human form.
If you want to change the world you must take the initiative and you must
be true at all causes.........
You must plant trees and you must have good thoughts.
If you start thinking, you can teach some one.
Although if you may have failures in your life, your listener may recieve
success from it.
If you teach him, he can teach it to 10 people and hence it can is spread.
so you first follow some disciplines and then advice to others/..............


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bhupinder gupta 3 years ago
is there any orignal photograp or krishna , siva ,indra , bharama , of past and
present


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9894411977 3 years ago
Marvelous job by Isha Foundation. Pranams Sadhguru................


KannanR 3 years ago
This is the best story in terms of the number of characters and the variety of their
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This is the best story in terms of the number of characters and the variety of their
life. Some how people of this generation are comfortable watching the Mega
Serials in TV. It is good effort by Isha to bring it in to our life in today's context.


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bhupinder gupta 3 years ago
- a requst , a thought , a suggestion ,--------- there sould be photograps of
every persons every gurus , gods , connected with mahabharata , ramayana ,
and even present photos and births .


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bhupinder gupta 3 years ago
why the fives were allowed to marry a girl . in swayamvara sevaral other
peoples would be there but why they didnot took objection . gurus why they did
not took any objections . and the society how they allowed . were the fives were
not having the common secnce that one person should marry one girl . and how
their mother allowed to marry five to one girl .


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Vinaya Isha 3 years ago
There is a Mahabharat going on within all of us, and Sadhguru you have given us
the eyes to see this and to outgrow it and not be thrashed in this battlefield......


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bhupinder gupta 3 years ago > Vinaya Isha
why the fives were allowed to marry a girl . in swayamvara sevaral other
peoples would be there but why they didnot took objection . gurus why
they did not took any objections . and the society how they allowed . were
the fives were not having the common secnce that one person should
marry one girl . and how their mother allowed to marry five to one girl .

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Suresh KN 3 years ago
Mahabharath .....has thousands of stories.But we have to understand that in right
sense. Some people interpret the in the same way and jump into arguments like
this is wrong & that is wrong. It is a story which has all pros & cons and delivered
as it is to us to understand the life from all aspects.
Sadhguru may eloborate the same and show new dimensions which are beyond
our thinking and understanding.


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Suresh Kummara 3 years ago
guruvu agnanani tholagisthadu gnananni veligisthdu like sath guru.i love sath
guru.


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Saravanan Dhanapal 3 years ago
feel missed it.. thanks for the photographs...


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Bhakti Man 3 years ago
Wonderful, thank you for sharing!!


Tina Jabr 3 years ago
Feels like someone has weaved not just a stage, but the whole era, in all its
intricacy, passion, and intrigue, in the magnificent Adi Yogi Alayam hall. The
amazing personalities have come alive within us, the worst and the best of
human nature, the righteous and the wicked, and through the tapestry of the
breathtaking decoration, i actually feel like it is happening right now...never heard
the story before but it feels like it is actually happening NOW :)
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the story before but it feels like it is actually happening NOW :)


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Babu Raja 3 years ago
i am missing Mahabharat..............


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Babu Raja 3 years ago
i am missing Mahabharat....................


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