Self Realization lesson 2

Till last year, I get angry very easily and quite frequently. I become so obsessed with myself that sometimes I dint speak to my wife for more than 24 hours. This looks quite crazy and unbelievable to me now if I look back in a hindsight in the sense how can I hurt myself and others for so long. Yes, when we get angry we are the first one to get hurt. But today, I think if everything or small small things keep on making me angry, then doesn’t it mean that I giving my control in hands of others. 

For instance, think if the people have the power to play with my mood, then how can I expect my mood to remain stable. Give it a thought. First of all, we have to understand that I should have complete control over my thoughts. If someone had said something rude or harsh, I have a choice. I have a choice to react instantly or to respond. I have a choice to become angry or to ignore or to put myself in his shoes or to remain calm. People can only say rude things but they cannot enter inside us and control our thoughts. It is very much possible that we can have control on our thoughts even faced by something unfavorable. I would only advise to keep your remote control with you. If you are driving to your workplace and in the midst of traffic jam, everyone seems to work against you like Autowallah giving you side, Bike rider driving rash and you are losing your temper, then you need to look back and go deeper to understand how weak you are if everything external is enough to make you disturb. Sorry, No you are not weak at all but you have forgotten that you have the remote control of your happiness. You just have to remind yourself that no one has the control to control your mood. I can pretty much understand that inculcating such thought process can be difficult and time taking but there is no harm in adopting this and practicing. One thing I am sure it works. It works for me, it will work for you. It has worked for thousands of souls out there. Just believe it and remember your task when something is making you angry, it’s time to snatch your remote.

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Self realization lesson 1

There is 1 thing that I learned very hard way. My belief become more strong when I listened again by some of the best speakers.

My personnel take about competition.

Whenever I tried competing with other people, I always performed very well, competition does boosts my performance but only for a short amount of time and after that I break down. But whenever I am competing with myself such that to improve myself every day without competing with anyone just myself only then I sustain.

Competition is just a external short term motivation that help you to excel for some time but if you want to sustain, you have to bring the zeal from inside and nothing can help you in doing that except your thoughts.

Also, competition does not let you enjoy your journey as it just focuses on ends. But life is all about journey. We have limited destinations and milestones and this life is all about journey connecting those. So, it is very important that journey should be beautiful. Even if you purchase any flight or rail ticket, it always says have a safe journey.

I remember 1 instance during my morning walk in botanical garden.It was told to me by 1 old person as a part of story sharing session in laughter club. He told that 1 youngster started walk, then run, then he started using stopwatch and then he target to increase his speed. There is nothing wrong in this but he get so obsesses with timings that he forgets to enjoy the gift of life i.e. morning walk. After sometime, he get bored of this and started hitting gym. On the other hand, there are people who never misses their morning walk, they are not worried about timings and all, they just enjoyed their morning time with the company of nature. They may be slow but are regular.

And miles to go before I sleep. . .  .  .  .  .  .  .    .      .           .           .             .    . . . . .  Robert Frost

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Trip to Hampi- Part 1: About Hampi and what to expect in Hampi

10^th Dec 2013, Tuesday

I just returned from Hampi today morning and I have no words to describe this delightful visual treat. Physically I am here but I am missing the sight of the wonderful architectural stonework, feel of air of the Hampi which bears testimony to the fact that it was ruled by greatest of emperors and speaks impressively about the culture and rich history of the place.

There is nothing more amazing in the world than boulder-strewn landscapes, royal ruins, mystic monuments, giant temples, great lakes and Banana and coconut plantations of Hampi.

 

Hampi Main Tower

L to R. Virupaksha temple and Hampi Main tower View from Top

Again Hampi Tower captured from different point

 Once you entered in this village, you will feel like that you entered in the different era where the time is frozen. It is very small village and all the people are very friendly. I lived there for 2.5 days and it seems that I have made good number of friends.  People have recognized me well and greets every time we happen to cross each other. Since it is a small place, you will easily come across same sets of villagers again and again. It is quite an offbeat destination among Indians and as far as I remember, we were the only Indian tourists. However, it is quite famous among foreigners. Hampi Bazaar reminds me of Palolem Bazaar in South Goa. 

City of Stones

Hampi, A UNESCO world heritage site, was the capital of Vijayanagar Empire. It is situated on the banks of Tungabhadra River in Karnataka, the majestic ruins of Hampi’s emperors, temples and royal buildings speak powerfully about the wealth and magnificence of the Vijayanagar Emperors. The capital of the Vijyanagar Empire from 1336 to 1565, the city was ruled by four dynasties – Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu dynasty. There are more than 500 monuments built by different rulers. 

Broken Gopuram at Vitthala temple

Also, it is believed that Kishkindha region which is mentioned in the epic Ramayana is in Hampi only across the Tungabhadra River. Kishkindha refers to the monkey kingdom. Sugriva, the younger brother of Vaali, is mentioned as the ruler of the forest-kingdom Kishkindha. Also, Anjaneya Parvat which said to be birthplace of Lord Hanuman is situated in Kishkindha. Also, Shabari Ashram is believed to be at this place. Foreigners generally use the word “Monkey temple” for the famous Lord Hanuman temple which hurts many Indians. 

 What to expect in Hampi?

I will come up with my detailed itinerary and series of blogs for Hampi covering all the details which I didn’t able to get while planning for my trip in coming blog posts.

 I would recommend complete 2 days for this place. You can reserve 1 day for visiting royal ruins, ancient temples and monuments and you can reserve another day for visiting sites like Kishkindha and Birthplace of Lord Hanuman which are across the river. Also, you can use Coracle boats to cross the river which is an experience in itself. 

Coracle Boat and its route

One can also cross river using mechanized boats which are much cheaper in terms of money and time but prefer them only if you want to take your bike/bicycle/rented 2 wheeler across the river. Coracle boats and steamers start from different places and there are regular autos between these places and will take around 10 minutes. Also, one can rent a bike/bicycle across the river. 

There are good numbers of restaurants in Hampi and the best part is that they are very close to each other. I have explored around 9, 10 restaurants and will write a different post on that. 

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Complete Hampi trip Posts Compilation so far

About Hampi and what to expect in Hampi

Day 1:

Day 1 Itinerary

Mustard Ganesha, Krishna Temple and Queen's Bath 

Vijaya Vittala Temple

Day 2:

Day 2: Itinerary 

Trek to Mathanga Hills

Day 3:

Day 3: Itinerary

Restaurants in Hampi