This week - we just came back from the pilgrimmage called Tirupathi. At the end of the trip I had several things..
3 Gundus (DH and 2 Sons) and 3 ailments - the Cold and Cough and Throat Infection decided to stay loyal to me. Also they decided to bless my kids as well. As a result I have been working from home this whole week.
As an educated lady I totally understand when people ask me to keep away from crowds since I could be the "Infection Giver". But what I fail to understand is how to stay away from my infant and still take care of him and still ensrue that he doesnt catch a cold. -- Innovation anybody - badly needed here please............
Coming back to the Trip to Tirupathi - this place is belssed - the trip is a testimony to several good qualities in us as human beings.
Patience is a Virtue - long forgotten - that we are reminded of when we yearn to have a darshan, the time taken to reach to the sanctum sanctoriom is a process of purification in itself. We have got used to quick money and easy luxury and have forgotten that patience (for 9 months) is what actually got us into this world...
All Humans are equal - NO MATTER what arrangements we make, how much we plan in advance , who gives letters and where we stay, whether it takes 2 hours or 24 hours to each the darshan point, in the end - the Darshan is Divine - Enticing and its equal to all - the diety is visible exactly for 1-2 minutes in a normal case.
But hey, how many of us really pray whole-heartedly without any desires to GOD beyond these 2 mins. Check yourself out. If you can stand in a temple for more than 2 minutes and if your mind doesn't start reeling desires - you are an enlightened soul..........
The Darshan in Tirupathi is soo pious because its devoid of desires for many - the sheer appreciation of the diety and the admiration of the Diety that you have soo longed to see is purely spiritual, since we do not get time beyond that.
I have completed a trip with 2 kids - however I have enjoyed this (just like all my earlier trips to Tirumala) and am eager to go again whenever life permits.
To add to it , I am currently feeling pretty nice given I am surrounded by 3 gundus of very different size, shape and color :)
3 Gundus (DH and 2 Sons) and 3 ailments - the Cold and Cough and Throat Infection decided to stay loyal to me. Also they decided to bless my kids as well. As a result I have been working from home this whole week.
As an educated lady I totally understand when people ask me to keep away from crowds since I could be the "Infection Giver". But what I fail to understand is how to stay away from my infant and still take care of him and still ensrue that he doesnt catch a cold. -- Innovation anybody - badly needed here please............
Coming back to the Trip to Tirupathi - this place is belssed - the trip is a testimony to several good qualities in us as human beings.
Patience is a Virtue - long forgotten - that we are reminded of when we yearn to have a darshan, the time taken to reach to the sanctum sanctoriom is a process of purification in itself. We have got used to quick money and easy luxury and have forgotten that patience (for 9 months) is what actually got us into this world...
All Humans are equal - NO MATTER what arrangements we make, how much we plan in advance , who gives letters and where we stay, whether it takes 2 hours or 24 hours to each the darshan point, in the end - the Darshan is Divine - Enticing and its equal to all - the diety is visible exactly for 1-2 minutes in a normal case.
But hey, how many of us really pray whole-heartedly without any desires to GOD beyond these 2 mins. Check yourself out. If you can stand in a temple for more than 2 minutes and if your mind doesn't start reeling desires - you are an enlightened soul..........
The Darshan in Tirupathi is soo pious because its devoid of desires for many - the sheer appreciation of the diety and the admiration of the Diety that you have soo longed to see is purely spiritual, since we do not get time beyond that.
I have completed a trip with 2 kids - however I have enjoyed this (just like all my earlier trips to Tirumala) and am eager to go again whenever life permits.
To add to it , I am currently feeling pretty nice given I am surrounded by 3 gundus of very different size, shape and color :)
1 comment:
very true and your last sentence brought smile on my face :)
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