A Mystical Voyage To Magic
By: Shilpa Singh
Tags: Travel Writing, Meditation, Writing, Nature, Mystical

Once in a year, go somewhere you have never been before — Dalai Lama

Travel is the food for the soul, energizer for the mind and treat for the body. And one such exploration gave me the most memorable moments of my life. I also think, it would be tough to beat that experience ever in my life time and I thought why not travel the experience once again while sharing it with the world. Also, it seems to be a great way to mark it as a memory of words.

There are many things which drive us towards travelling -

A get away from hustle & bustle of monotonous life

An escape from highly mechanic urban life

An urge to come close to nature

A clearly aimed experience of a scenic experience or a place

OR

A SIMPLE EXPLORATION TO UNKNWON AS AN EXPLORER & TRAVELLER

Such was my ask from this experience. Not aware what I am going to experience, how would be the stay, would I relax, would I learn, would I test myself, would I be able to survive a week, would it be fun, would it be a peaceful experience? I was hardly aware of what I was going to venture into with this experience but I took an escape and with the final question -”Will I be the same after this travel?” in my mind, I took my reservation confirmation as the call of UNIVERSE.

Let me Touch The Foothills Of Velliangiri Hills

I had attended my Inner Engineering in the year of 2014 and I had been practicing the meditation on & off as I kept evolving the explorations of life. Since then I had been contemplating to visit the ISHA Foundation at Coimbatore, India. As there has been mention of the various arrangements which touches the human life differently in the awe of the nature, the consecration of the space and the way life is led there in the vicinity of grace of Shiva.

Most of the times, the reservations did not strike for me but suddenly in 2018 June, I got a confirmation for my request. It just coincided so well with my urge to get away from the hustle and bustle of the urban life with a hectic work schedule. And my all complains of not getting the earlier requests met just got disappeared.

It just seemed like falling in place like a UNIVERSAL PLAN with a best suited timing.

The Encounter Of Energy

Before my footsteps held in the beautiful and serene premises of ISHA foundation Coimbatore, I wasn’t much aware of how energy can affect the way we operate. But as soon as I arrived in the close vicinity of the vast foothills of Vellangiri ranges, the hilltop touching the clouds, the greenery all around the fields and the vibrance of the place shook me different.

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There was something infectiously different. It was tough for me to figure out what exactly was changing within me.

I was feeling an extra sense of energy in the body & its movement

I was not walking, sitting or sleeping the same

I could feel an extra consciousness & awareness of my senses

And I realized that the force of the wind , the sound of the hills, the vibes of the rocks of the premises, the trees, the birds, the water bodies, the temple and much more has magically created the complete different space in itself.

In short, I was vibrating high without knowing its my vibrations getting raised

The Magic Of Meditation

And there was much more awaiting. I thought I have been meditating well and it is about getting in touch with inner self, getting away and above the clutters mind deals with and at the end feeling calm, composed and much at peace. But my meet with Dhyanlinga changed my perception about meditation completely.

May be I was prepared enough to experience that world of ecstasy in slightest way

Just sitting there for few seconds and holding myself took me off to different space, I was encountering those nook & corners of my being which I wasn’t imagining to experience in that form, almost at the surface.

I faced all it threw at me

I cleansed right there with tears

I felt connected directly with divine

I dropped all I knew about myself for some seconds

Nothing, nothing and I repeat nothing mattered except the connect with divine

Till date, I have not touched that experience again and I know that my commitment towards the goal can take me there but perhaps I am evading and not ready to feel “NOTHING”.

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Tranquility of Nature

Even if you are not on vogage of self exploration, you certainly can enjoy the exceptional engagement with nature really very close. The green luscious velliangiri hills, the foothills, surroundings of clouds, sky and hide & seek of winds, clouds & rains would MELT YOU.

Something I enjoyed most with nature were -

Simple silent gaze to the STILL yet VIBRANT hills

The moving clouds talking to hills with non stop unfolding of countless mysterious stories

The sound of the wind striking the ear drums as if its the only sound existed with me

The drizzle, the rains and the rains on the wait

The barefoot walk on the earthen paths till the LONG STATUE OF ADIYOGI

And much more perhaps certainly words can’t express …

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The Morning Meet With Peacock

I had never thought that the peacocks with their charm would be my morning alarm and just a sight outside the room made me encounter the beautiful bird. The memory remains fresh in my eyes & ears and I dream if ever I have a freedom to live a life with nature, I would wish to wake up each day of my life with the sound of peacock.

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Beautiful Takeaway For Lifetime

The journey had to end, and it coincidentally ended on the “anniversary of Dhyanalinga”, the day of consecration. I had not planned it that way but I was overwhelmed to see the crowd to cherish the celebration. I was bit shocked to see such accumulation but I was more astonished to see it not getting chaotic. There was a beautifully organized musical event from all the belief systems — Buddhism, Christanity, Sikhism, Islamic, Hinduism and so on… while not reciting about the god but DIVINE as ONE.

I felt unlucky for a while to be leaving on this day. But no, I was lucky to experience few hours of this day at least. I was also sad to hear that Sadhguru would be present there in the meditation hall perhaps soon after I leave. But who am I to question the timings, after all I was there for few days? I had my final glance of Dhyanalinga and left the place and while at reception for checkout I saw Sadhguru flew on his bike at the speed of light. I just noticed failing to notice. I was in tears which I was not ready to experience. But every experience in life has an importance, significance to make us realize the human inside us.

I got to know the importance of Guru that day .

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Even after leaving the place, I carried with me & I still carry -

The way of life I lived there

The practices I benefited from

The fact that meditation is new exploration everyday, every time

The realization that meditation is not seeking anything but perhaps becoming NOTHING

The light which I learnt to be aware of as promise to self is to be aware of

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My moments with the gigantic Adiyogi statue is an unexplainable experience and hence I count this voyage of mine as Mystic Magic

With this glimplse of Adiyogi, I end my wordly voyage to ISHA. Hope you could travel a bit with me, I certainly did while extending my most cherished part of me.