The voice within

Alexander Von Humboldt’s monumental work “Kosmos” was published in 1845. It’s translated into many languages. Kosmos is a thorough account of Humboldt’s travels and expeditions. The first volume comprises of a basic introduction of the complete picture of the universe. The second volume explores the depiction of nature through the ages by landscape painters and proceeds with the history of man’s attempt to discover and describe our planet Earth for as much as the time of Egyptians. The third volume, explains the laws of celestial space which is known as astronomy. The fourth volume is about the Earth where man is considered as part of Earth by the Author. The aim of Kosmos is the definite and factual form of nature’s entity in the scientific aspect. The process of nature on the ingenius faculty and emotion develop into enticement to nature studies via the contradicting group of exotic plants. The term “cosmography” is divided into uranography and geography. The approach of Ko...

MEDITATION Meditation is an ancient practice and also a popular culture practiced globally. Meditation is known as Dhyana in India. Dhyana focuses on attention towards body and mind. The practice of Meditation helps in achieving transcendence. Today, meditation is practiced in various forms all over the world where people try to seek inner calmness. The origin of the practice of meditation is observed in several religious factors. Meditation is associated with Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Early findings (such as wall art) about meditation were found in Indus Valley civilisation dated 2000 BCE in the form of wall arts which was recovered by archaeologists. It was later found in Vedas and Puranas in India. Veda purana Kaala (1200 BC) had Dhyana(Meditation). It was passed on by word of mouth to the next generation. The Bhagavad Gita, an ancient epic poem of India dated 400 BCE also mentions meditation. The purpose of Dhyana was to ...

Image source ಹಿಂದೆ ಕ್ರಮಿಸಿದ ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನುಳಿದು ಇನ್ನೂ ಎನಿತು ದೂರ? ಬಿಸಿಲ ಬೇಗೆ, ಬಳಲಿಕೆ, ಕಾಲ ಸುಡುವ ಉಸುಕು, ಬೆಯ್ವ ನೆತ್ತಿಯ ಮುಸುಕು. ಒಂಟಿತನದ ಬಿಸಿಯುಸಿರಿಗೆ ಬೀಸಿ ಬರುವ ಬಿಸಿ ಗಾಳಿಗಿಂತ ತೀವ್ರ ಝಳ. ಮುಂದೆಲ್ಲೋ ಇದೆಯಂತೆ ತಣ್ಣನೆಯ ಕೊಳ, ತಂಪು ನೆಳಲ ಖರ್ಜೂರದ ಮರ,  ಹತ್ತೆಂಟು ಒಂಟೆಗಳ, ಅವುಗಳೊಡೆಯನ ಬಿಡಾರ, ಇನ್ನೂ ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ? ಹೋಗದಿಲ್ಲೆ ಉಳಿದರೆ ಬರುವನೇ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ? ಒಂಟೆಗಳ ಸಾಲ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ತರುವನೇ ಮೇನೆ ಬಿಸಿಲ ಝಳ ತಾಗದಂತೆ, ಕಾದ ಮರಳು ಸುಡದಂತೆ ಕಾಪಿಟ್ಟು ಕರೆದೊಯ್ವನೆ? ನಿಂತರೆ ಜಡವಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಇಲ್ಲವಾಗುವ ಭಯ ನಡೆದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಮರೀಚಿಕೆಯಾಗುವ  ಭಯ ನಿಲ್ಲಲೇ ಇಲ್ಲೇ ಕಾಯುತ್ತಾ. ಇಲ್ಲಾ, ಹೋಗಲೇಮುಂದೆ ದಾರಿ ತೋಚಿದತ್ತ? ಜಾಹ್ನವಿ ಕಣಕಟ್ಟೆ

In India, the Guru Shishya parampare is the traditional way of learning or acquiring knowledge. Even if it is the vedas, music or medicine, the knowledge was passed on by the Guru to his/her disciple in small amount for a long period of time. The Guru always has the capability to understand the capacity of a student and decides how much a student can learn. If a Guru is unhappy with his/her student, he/she might not teach anything but give an opportunity to assist them. A disciple completely surrenders to the Guru and offers "seva" in return for the knowledge. source: google images "Vidya" or "knowledge" is expressed as a sacred blessing in India, for which, a Guru used to choose his disciples carefully. A fear that the disciple may misuse his/her teachings, would make them teach only to family members. The outsiders accepted as disciples would be taught very less and only an exceptional talent could master a top level of knowledge by sheer perse...

The term devotional music doesn't have a particular definition. The language and cultural variation in India is very vast and the interpretations of Devotional music leads to fantastic diversity. Often performed at gatherings, Devotional music is commonly described as "Bhajan" all over India. "Gurubani" in Punjab, "Keertan" in Bengal, "Dasara Sahitya" in Karnataka, "Tevaram or Tirupugazh" in Tamil Nadu, "Ram charit manas" in Uttar Pradesh etc. Devotional Music are often a contribution to Gods and Godesses, or expression of feelings towards spirituality. The technical perfection of "taala" and "raga" are not mandatory in Devotional songs but the perfection increases the depth and evokes the spiritual feelings. It's said that pronunciation of the lyrics is of utmost importance. The contributions by Pandit Onkar Nath, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit D.V. Paluskar, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan created ...

Discipline The meaning from the Oxford dictionary: Middle English (in the sense ‘mortification by scourging oneself’): via Old French from Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’, from discipulus Discipline (noun): 1.     The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. 2.     The controlled behaviour resulting from such training. 3.     Activity that provides mental or physical training. 4.     A system of rules of conduct. 5.     A branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education. Discipine (verb): 1.     Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. 2.     Punish or rebuke formally for an offence. 3.     (discipline oneself to do something) Train oneself to do something in a controlled and habitual way. Disci...