வியாழன், 2 பிப்ரவரி, 2012

விகடனின் வரவேற்பறையில் 'வாழி நலம் சூழ...'

அன்பு நெஞ்சங்களுக்கு வணக்கம்.

உங்களால் நாள்தோறும் உயர்வு பெற்று வரும் உங்கள் வலைப்பூ ''வாழி நலம் சூழ.." விகடனின் வரவேற்பறையில் இடம் பெற்று இருக்கிறது. 

04-01-2012 தேதியிட்ட ஆனந்த விகடன் பத்திரிக்கையின் வரவேற்பறை பக்கத்தில் வந்திருக்கும் செய்தியின் ஸ்னாப்ஷாட் இதோ.


இந்தச் செய்தி வெளியாக பெரிதும் உறுதுணையாக இருந்த திருநீலக்குடி திரு.மா.உலகநாதன், துணைத் தலைவர், ஆடுதுறை இயற்கை மருத்துவ சங்கம், மற்றும் முனைவர் பட்ட ஆய்வாளர் அவர்களுக்கு என் இதய நிறை நன்றிகளை காணிக்கையாக்குகிறேன். 

கடந்த ஜனவரி_2012இல் மட்டும் 6422 பார்வையாளர்களை வாழி நலம் சூழ..வலைப்பூ கவர்ந்திருக்கிறது என புள்ளி விவரங்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. இந்த பதிவு வெளியிடும் வரை இந்த வலைப்பூ பெற்றிருக்கும் மொத்த ஹிட்ஸ் 26758.

உலகமெங்கும் உள்ள ஆயிரக்கணக்கான தமிழர்களது இதயங்களைக் கவர்ந்திருக்கும் வாழி நலம் சூழ... வலைப்பூவின் இந்த எளிய வெற்றி உங்கள் ஆர்வத்தின் வெளிப்பாடு என்பதில் எந்த ஐயமும் இல்லை. உங்கள் எதிர்பார்ப்புக்களும், வலைப்பதிவர் என்கிற முறையில் எனது எதிர்பார்ப்பும் ஒரே திசையில் பயணிக்கின்றன என்பது ஐயமின்றி உங்கள் தொடர் வருகையால் நிரூபிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

மருந்தில்லா மரு(க)தத்துவமான இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் தத்துவத்தினை பின்பற்றுபவர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகமாகி கொண்டே வருகிறது. அப்படிப்பட்டவர்களுக்கான நேரடிப் பயிற்சிக் களங்களை அமைத்துத் தருவது, அவர்களுக்குத் தேவையான செய்திகளைப் பகிர்வது போன்ற இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் சேவைகளை லாப நோக்கமின்றித் தொடர்ந்து செய்ய எனக்குத் தந்து வரும் ஆதரவுக்கு உங்கள் எல்லாரையும் பணிந்து வணங்குகிறேன்.
வாழி நலம் சூழ...

அன்புடன்,
அஷ்வின்ஜி.
இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் ஆர்வலர்.
சென்னை.

செவ்வாய், 31 ஜனவரி, 2012

பழனியில் மெய்த்தவப் பொற்சபை - திறப்பு விழா அழைப்பிதழ்.

ஹரி ஓம்

மெய்த்தவப் பொற்சபை திறப்பு விழா.

திறந்து வைத்து அருளுரை வழங்குபவர்:
பூஜ்ய ஸ்ரீ சுவாமி தயானந்த சரஸ்வதி அவர்கள் 
ஆர்ஷ வித்யா குருகுலம், ஆனைகட்டி.

நாள்: திங்கட் கிழமை.- 06-02-2012
நேரம்: மாலை ஆறு மணி.

இடம்: மெய்த்தவப் பொற்சபை,
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திண்டுக்கல் சாலை, பழனி.

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திங்கள், 30 ஜனவரி, 2012

23. பழனி இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் முகாம் - பயன் பெற்றோர் அனுபவ உரை - In trail of Nature… - திரு.K.நாகராஜன்.

திரு.கே.நாகராஜனின் அனுபவப் பகிர்வுகள்-இடுகை மூன்று.
இயற்கையின் காலடித் தடங்களில்....


In trail of Nature…
(நிறைவு இடுகை)

யோகா மாஸ்டர்  பிரேம்குமாருடன் கே.நாகராஜன்.
The next day, we were to proceed to the Varadamanadhi Dam site.  As we came out, we saw a Tea Stall.  It was astonishing to ‘discover’ that we did not even have a tea for two days.  We had a tea without milk in the Tea Stall and proceeded to the Dam site.  Surrounded by hills on all sides, the dam was a sight to behold.  Murugan Ji, who had undergone lot of strain for us amidst his usual daily chores, gave a pep talk on meditation.  The environment was so captivating that one slipped into meditative mood with ease.  We returned to the School late and had a wonderful evening with Senthil Adigalar.  We also resolved that we would not proceed to Kodaikkanal, but to a hitherto unseen location the next day.  Murugan Ji left for his house.  Unfortunately, Thiru.Iniyan’s wife got a message that one of her relatives had been hospitalised and as the condition was serious, they decided to proceed to Chennai.  It was here that the caring attitude of Murugan Ji came to the fore.  He arranged for a Call Taxi at around ten O’ Clock at night, personally came with the vehicle and volunteered to accompany them upto Tiruchchirappalli.  The one hour spent in the meantime with Thiru Iniyan was a real unfolding of heart.  As Murugan Ji arrived with the Call-taxi, he was convinced to stay in Palani and Thiru Iniyan and his family departed with a heavy heart.  Amazing are the ways of nature!  We knew not each other a week before and here, we were feeling a pain of separation at a departure of the family of four!

The penultimate day we went to Kudiraiyar Dam.  It is located at a distance of about eighteen kilometres from Palani.  The Dam site was covered on all sides by beautiful mountains and instead of seeing the dam we proceeded up the mountains.  We saw a temple of Bhiravar and after offering our obeisance, we started our trek to Vannanthurai.  The trek was a reminder of Himalayan expeditions that I had undertaken previously.  We went through a forest cover across the mountains and after walking some distance, we reached Vannanthurai.  It is very difficult to describe the beauty of the place.  There were adjacent hillocks across which water collected from the top of mountains flowed downstream.  The flow of water was about knee deep at a few places and was crystal clear.  We could see the sand at the bottom.  The taste of the water was natural and sweet and strikingly original, being devoid of any mineral residue that we are normally used to in other places.  It was a real fun and everyone was transported back to their childhood.  We bathed and bathed till our energy resources got depleted.  We returned to the temple where we had a filling dinner of Tomato rice and Sakkarai Pongal along with our usual fresh vegetable diet.  Ironically, our Naturopathy Chėf Ramesh relished the meal the most and legs, naturally, were pulled around.  We had Tender Coconut on the way and proceeded to Palani where we spent the night in Murugan Ji’s Gurukulam.

The day of our departure arrived.  We attended the pooja performed by Senthil Adigalar in his house.  His immaculate attention-to-detail and pleasant manners were appealing and we ensured that we profited most from it.  Though plans were made to visit Palani Andavar temple in Palani, the body refused to co-operate.  Besides, the fickle weather ensured that we spent our time indoors.  We met Mr Senthil, an acquaintance from a previous Naturopathy Camp.  He took us in his Car towards Kodaikkanal.  The drive was very pleasant and we saw the mist cover engulfing the mountains and us.  As it started to rain, we returned back to Murugan Ji’s place.  The Cyclone Thane had crossed and we were assured that buses would ply to Chennai.  Murugan Ji accompanied us till the end.  Rare are the people of such qualities!  The bus started its journey to Chennai and soon we were overcome by sleep……

Malaiyorum veesum kaatru, manasodu paadum paattu ketkutha ketkutha” was timely and inviting, but as we searched through the window panes, we could only identify Kathipara Bridge.  Mmmmmm, time to go back to the daily chores!!!

As I look back, perhaps, I should have –
            stayed in the hamlet itself and encountered a rendezvous with pachyderm,
            played more games in our alternative boarding place at the Residential School,
learnt to do more asanas correctly,
visited more unexplored relics,
exchanged more views with colleagues,
spent more time on contemplation,
experienced more of nature,...

Let bygones be bygones.  These are just sweet remnant lingering of an already satiated yesterday lying beneath the surface as cinders of clinging hope, for an inclusion in wish list, to revisit in future.

How am I to benefit from the Naturopathy Camp?
“Sow an act, you reap a habit; sow a habit, you reap a character; sow a character, you reap a destiny”.

Pure natural food was served on the Camp during our stay.  It may not be possible to replicate it in our daily lives.  To start with, I resolved to consume natural food at least once in a day.  The act may soon become a habit and progressively, will increase the intake of natural food periodically, depending on the circumstances.  In course of time, I might feel comfortable with and start relying on natural vegetables and fruits more than the present conventional cooked food.  After all, Rome was not built in a day.  There is also has an added advantage.  Preparation and serving of food is at variance from place to place.  During travel, most of us do not relish the food which does not conform to ‘our’ taste; further, it might also aggravate our bodily ailments.  Natural food has universal taste and by regular intake of fruits and vegetables we might cease to complain about food and become a ‘universal citizen’ and get along everywhere without affecting the body and mind.

What have I experienced?

Experience cannot be aptly described in words.  Erudite rendition may never capture the secret of heart, for, as ordinary humans, we do not always see the point of intersection between our inner and outer lives.  Trips, such as these, bring forth the harmony in existence between the two and if properly utilised, we can find an alignment.  It is at these times that the nature reveals that it actually holds no secrets and is ever willing to reveal them.  ‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’.  If we are prepared to see, we acquire a deservingness, which, in turn, enables us to demystify one or a few knots of this marvellous Universe.  And, quite rarely, you come up with something as I have tried to capture in the seemingly unnecessary beginning part of this article.

If this is the Divya Sparsha, the Eternal Divine Touch, yes, I was fortunate to taste a miniscule portion of nectar from that finer and subtle Eternity! 

கடைசி வரியை என்னால் இயன்ற வரையில் தமிழாக்கியதில்:
இதுதான் அந்த எல்லையற்ற இறைமைத் தன்மையின் தெய்வீகத் தீண்டலா? ஆம் எனில் அந்த வேரறியாத பரம்பொருளின் ஆராவமுதத் துளிகளில் ஒன்றிரண்டை ருசித்துப் பார்க்க எனக்கு கிடைத்த ஒரு அரும்பெரும் வாய்ப்பாக இந்த பயணத்தைக் கருத இடம் இருக்கிறது.
(நிறைவு)

அன்பிற்கினிய திரு.கே.நாகராஜன்.
உங்கள் அன்பான ஆதரவுக்கும், தொடர் பங்களிப்பிற்கும் எனது இதய நன்றி. 

அறிவிப்பு: மேலும் சில அன்பர்கள் தங்கள் அனுபவங்களைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்வதாக கூறி இருக்கிறார்கள்.
- அஷ்வின்ஜி.

(ஒரு சிறு இடைவெளிக்குப் பின்னர் அனுபவப் பகிர்வுகள் தொடரும்)

ஞாயிறு, 29 ஜனவரி, 2012

22. பழனி இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் முகாம் - பயன் பெற்றோர் அனுபவ உரை - In trail of Nature… - திரு.K.நாகராஜன்.


திரு.கே.நாகராஜனின் அனுபவப் பகிர்வுகள்-இடுகை இரண்டு.

இயற்கையின் காலடித் தடங்களில்....

In trail of Nature… 
(தொடர்கிறது)

In trail of Nature.
கே.நாகராஜன்.

As the eternal wait continues, the monotony of existence in the backdrop of war cries around and general gloomy trend witnessed around the world had left a deep imprint on the human psyche and yielded a helpless wail from within.  It fuelled an ardent desire for a change of circumstance or at least, a change of environment to experience a taste of freedom and bliss.  The feeble signals emanating from the throes of the heart were picked up by fifteen human beings in unison and as ordained, they assembled to have a unique experience in a hamlet near Pulaiyamarathu Shed, a picturesque location situated at approximately twelve kilometres off Palani towards Kodaikkanal.  For yours truly, the seed for the trip was sown almost twenty years back when my senior colleague in Office, Shri A.T. Hariharan (a.k.a. Ashwinji) invited me for a visit to a Naturopathy Camp soon after his visit to Aaduthurai Camp.  Well, time and tide wait for none and destiny can never be overruled.  As circumstances would have it, I responded to the call at the fall of 2011 when the curtains for the year were to be drawn.

After a comfortable drive overnight in a sleeper bus from Chennai, we (my Cousin Bhaskar and I) alighted at the Palani Bus Stand on 26th December, 2011 and proceeded straight to Swami Dayanandha Gurukulam in Lakshmipuram (Palani) where we were received by Yogacharya Murugan Ji, founder, Yogapoornavidya, a scholar and teacher of Yoga and Vedantha, with a wonderful cup of water mixed with pure honey.  Thiru Iniyan of Bangalore had already arrived there with his family the day before.  All of us started for the Camp site, with Thiru Iniyan and his family in car, and three of us – Bhaskar, Hari Prakash, a school boy who acted as a guide, and me – in a motorcycle.  The weather was somewhere between pleasant and uncomfortable cold and braving the wind we proceeded along the Madurai-Dindigul Bye Pass Road and turned left towards Kodaikkanal.  What a sight!  Ornamented on both sides by lush green fields with mountains filling the gaps, the route towards Kodaikkanal had an ambience and was an experience in itself.  Abundance of water and lazy laid back demeanour amplified the enchantment and proved a visual delight to a connoisseur’s eyes and heart.  We crossed the Varadamanadhi Dam Site Arch and reached Puliyamarathu Shed.  The location of the Naturopathy Camp was opposite to Velan Vikhass Matriculation School (a Residential School).

The camp site encompassed a huge area belonging to Thiru Mani, a Samaritan and a philanthropist.  We entered the compound wall, proceeded straight for about hundred metres and after passing a typical village field well, we saw a hamlet with two rooms.  The room on the left was the store room and the one on the right was to be used as a living room.  There was a bath-cum-toilet adjacent to the hamlet.  In front of the hamlet were hibiscus plants with blood red flowers and soon we plucked the flowers for the Homa which was to be held sooner.  There was also a temporary covered shed nearby.  The entire place around was filled with plants and coconut trees.  I met my dear colleague, A.T.Hariharan, who had caringly come the day before along with his friends, Prem Kumar, a yoga exponent, Ramesh, a naturopathy cook and Panneer Selvam, a retired Headmaster from Chennai, for purchasing vegetables and fruits which are to be our source of our nutrition for the next few days.  The uniqueness of natural diet was that the stove was not lit throughout our stay, save for preparing hot water for bath on the first day of arrival! The environment is a perfect foil for a nature lover.  Rest of the participants also arrived on the scene.

We had a bath and soon, Murugan Ji arrived with Thiru Iniyan’s family and Shri Tiruchendhil Adigalar to the site.  Shri Tiruchendhil Adigalar, like Murugan Ji, was dressed in impeccable white and has a magnetic pull and charisma around him.  The aura of Divinity was visible around the atmosphere.  On completion of the Homa, we proceeded to Sai Sadan in Palani for a lecture by Thriu Ko. Siddhar.  Thiru Ko. Siddhar’s simple demeanour, considering his achievements in the field of naturopathy, is simply amazing and proved to be a humbling experience.  We have heard about the trashiness of our food habits, but his exhaustive presentation bringing out the need for adopting the natural food as a way of life was really sincere.  No doubt, his children are also following his footsteps.  We returned back to the hamlet and were amazed and pleasantly surprised to find that Ramesh had prepared the food single-handedly consisting of puffed rice (Aval) variants for about twenty persons.  Having had a filling supper, we were entreated by Senthil Adigalar with some beautiful anecdotes.  Being of a spiritual background, the topics he chose to speak on were well organised and came ex-tempore and blended perfectly with the situation.  He captivated the audience with his eloquence of the almost forgotten rich Tamil culture, heritage and literature.  His effortless quote of Sanskrit verses and his amazing command over English language and diction had the audience spell bound.  His humane nature came to the fore when he wanted Murugan Ji to ensure that the group of fifteen stayed in the Velan School across the road.  Personally, I would have preferred to stay in the hamlet itself after hearing the story of my Office colleague A.T.Hariharan (Ashwinji) that they heard the trumpeting of elephants!  We had fruits for dinner in the evening.  The early arrival and travel had taken the toll and we were smothered by Nidhra Devi soon.

The next day we had a few asanas and spent our time playing volleyball.  There were lectures on natural food by Thriu Rathna Sakthivel who enticed the audience with comic anecdotes and after supper we proceeded along a narrow path to another location afar for a banana leaf bath.  This location also belonged to Thiru Mani and had a small cottage.  While the ladies had their banana leaf bath there, we proceeded farther.  We saw a rare banyan tree (similar to one under which Lord Shiva, in the form of Dakshinamoorthy, the Eternal Teacher, sits in deep contemplation) there.  Soon, we were wearing only undergarments and were asked to lie on the floor.  The banana leaves were tied around us and we were left high and dry in the moderate heat outdoor.  The Banana Leaves absorbs the toxins, the poisonous fluids, which come out of our skin as perspiration and after about half an hour we removed the banana leaves.  We went to another location across and had a refreshing bath followed by tender Coconut.  We returned to the School and retired for the night. (to be continued...)

பொறுமையுடனும், ஆர்வத்துடனும் படித்து பாராட்டி, பின்னூட்டி, ஆதரவளித்து வரும் அன்பர்களுக்கு எனது பணிவான வணக்கங்களும், இதய நன்றிகளும். 
(கே.நாகராஜனின் பகிர்வுகள் தொடரும்)

21. பழனி இயற்கை நலவாழ்வியல் முகாம் - பயன் பெற்றோர் அனுபவ உரை - In trail of Nature… - திரு.K.நாகராஜன்.

திரு இனியனின் பகிர்வுகள் நிறைய செய்திகளை நம்மிடம் கொண்டு சேர்த்தன. இனியனுக்கு என் இதய நிறை நன்றி. இனி வரவிருப்பது எனது அன்பு நிறை நண்பர் திரு.கே.நாகராஜனின் அனுபவப் பகிர்வுகள். அவர் ஆங்கிலத்தில் எழுதி அனுப்பிய கட்டுரையை மூன்று பதிவுகளாக தொடர்ந்து இங்கே வெளியிட இருக்கிறேன். தமிழாக்கம் செய்து அதன் உணர்வுகளை சிதைத்துவிட விரும்பாமல் மூல மொழியான ஆங்கிலத்திலேயே வெளியிட்டுள்ளேன். அன்பர்கள் படித்து தங்கள் கருத்துக்களை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள வேண்டுகிறேன். - அஷ்வின்ஜி.
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திரு.கே.நாகராஜனின் அனுபவப் பகிர்வுகள்-இடுகை ஒன்று.

இயற்கையின் காலடித் தடங்களில்....


In trail of Nature… 

(K.Nagarajan, Chennai)

Purusha - the all-pervading Omnipresent and Omniscient Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute) - in its metamorphosis as Prakruthi (Nature, as it is seen) and by the subtle, intricate and finer workings of Maya, gets encapsulated as Jivatma (Sukshma Sharira or Soul) in a grosser state (caparison over the matter, Sthula Sharira) and propitiates on this earth only to experience, expiate, emancipate and retrace its journey back to the Source.  

Grosser forms are aplenty and it is said that only a gifted few get to be a human being – the highest expression in the material Universe.  Having attained human birth, though, is only half the mission accomplished.  The ‘Chosen Path’ to the Source is not an easy cruise; proceeding along the Path is ‘as dangerous and difficult as walking on the edge of a sharp razor’ declares the Upanishads.  

The journey (which we can, for the sake of simplicity, call ‘life’) is initiated at birth and starts meandering as a stream along the ordained path by instinct; till such time the grey cells in the brain get stimulated.  The thinking process ignites not only the brain but also the sense organs which get activated and are enticed by the sheer magnificence and brilliance of the outside material Universe.  The automated response takes a backseat as the new found freedom enables the human being to try, perceive and ‘capture’ the universe.  Initially, the material world does give in, but therein lies a virtual trap, which is at the root of the conflict.  A tendency to revolt surfaces; the sense organs waver and begin to assert their freedom.  A human being is at the threshold and is allured into the impregnable fortress of Maya.  The reign of the Soul over the body slackens and in course of time an illusive veil is slowly knit around the Jivatma, which gets settled deep inside the human body, assumes the human form to be the true Self, thereby pushing into oblivion the purpose of existence and its holy pilgrimage in this planet.  

Rarest of the rare are those few gifted great human souls who can penetrate the veil of Maya with discrimination to cruise along the Chosen Path to complete the journey to the Original Abode.  The common folk, lured by the powerful inducement of Maya with all its variants and intricacies, hesitate, dither, waver and stumble from the ordained Path.  

As long as the Chosen Path is very much in vision, there is a powerful reminder from the Soul within - through Conscience - but it is rarely acknowledged and even if acknowledged, is rarely followed.  In course of time, the initial stumble becomes a stray, staggers into the unknown, slips into deviation, later diverges and lo and behold, further widens and accelerates into unfathomable abyss from which it is virtually impossible to recover and more importantly, the vision of the ordained Path is lost and the entrapment is complete.  

The helpless Soul sends its signals intermittently which gets feebler and feebler with time.  A few, however, receive these obscure signals at periodic intervals and faintly grasp a peculiar awareness of having strayed, but having been caught in a vicious cycle of Maya, are not in a position to perceive or understand their exact location or the direction of their onward journey.  Beaten and devoid of choice, they aimlessly prod along the Devil’s alternative.  

As the journey further seems to be without purpose and hence arduous, it becomes impossible to proceed and with sheer helplessness, they throw their hands in despair and surrender to a higher state of nature for guidance.  Succour appears in the form of clarion calls from Spiritual Guides, but old habits die hard.  The circumstances make it difficult to break open the smokescreen of Maya and they oscillate back and forth almost endlessly throughout their lives.  The Universe awaits the arrival of a Messiah with an indomitable will, mercy and grace to shepherd the flock back to the Chosen Path to reach the Original Abode.  

The eternal wait continues….
(முடிவற்றதொரு காத்திருப்பு தொடர்கையில்...)

பொறுமையுடனும், ஆர்வத்துடனும் படித்து பாராட்டி, பின்னூட்டி, ஆதரவளித்து வரும் அனைத்து அன்பர்களுக்கும் எனது பணிவான வணக்கங்களும், இதய நன்றிகளும். 

(கே.நாகராஜனின் பகிர்வுகள் தொடரும்)