Skies and Silhouettes

"Space is the spirit of matter"

"Upon that vision of myself I see,
A self that's seeing me."

Self-religion

"Mirror mirror on the wall, which is the righteous religion of all?!?"

Righteous religion? Does it mean what a person/a group thinks is right? But again its all relative. A truth/right for a person might not be the truth/right for another but as far as we have a self religion, collectively we shall continue making this world a humane place.

Self religion could be put as 'the goodness within each one of us'. Something we often experience when put in a situation to choose right from wrong, from moral to immoral.
It allows us to keep ourselves motivated and directed by verification and knowledge. Not by beliefs.
Self religion is infact the oldest and most eternal religion we have; a religion of individual freedom. It is a willingness and an ability to observe oneself and to correct one's own faults.

So how about a date with oneself once in a while!
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Auroville:: I could hear the place breathe :)

No words can describe the feel of this place. Here are some images I got back with me after my visit to the place in May.

.... tender petals, soft colors coming to be while rays from sun makes it's way from and through, orange dust that settles on cheeks looking better than any cosmetic make-up (!), smiling eyes, cycling calves and cooling sweat, different shade of skins, strangers connecting, air that is fresh and moist, smell, smiles and the rest seen-unseen; all coming together so beautifully to let the place 'be'. Undisturbed, giving and in one of Her purest moods, here I met with Nature once again!

In simple words, Auroville adopts the spirituality from the east and community-living from west to build a society that has best of both, to benefit/enrich all who relate to this place. To know more about this universal city, please check www.auroville.org

The above picture is of one the many huts in Sadhana forest. The forest is part of Auroville. Here we met bunch of volunteers of different ethnicity, coming together and helping in forest conservation. It runs on 100% solar energy. An ongoing project since 3 years now, these eco-enthusiast have managed to save 70 acres of forest and are still going on with more!

Everyone is warmly welcomed here, to contribute their time, learn about forest conservation by doing it practically. Next time I aim to be more than a visitor and volunteer for the cause.
If you are interested, you can write to unity@auroville.org.in, share your interest and they will help you with necessary information to make it happen.

Above is close-up shot of accommodation for the volunteers at Sadhana Forest.

Being close to Pondicherry which has French and other nationalities residing since many years, foreigners will find the place and people very accommodating.
Don't get surprised if you happen taste some awesome recipes coming from a mix of the two cultures, French and South India. Crazy but true, this blend is nothing but delicious!

So those of you who feel like listening to this place breathe and wanting to experience the mix of multiple cultures, just go for it!
I can assure you a smooth and peaceful ride, both spiritually and physically.

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A developing city:

Tall skyscrapers well arched roadways, trees implanted in a pattern & fine cut green carpets covering all that once was a desert stretch. Over all, it is said to be a well-planned developing city. It is growing at a pace speedier than any thing comparable.

Be it one of our buildings of pride, the tallest building in the world. 160 stories! Or the city itself that is onto becoming central-piece - a new world capital & a global attraction, in the period of mere 30 years.

So how is the mental growth coming along while the awestruck physical growth of the city makes itself a globally recognized phenomenon? And, is it right to call a city ‘developed and progressing’ solely on visible-structural developments?

Mental growth of a city is defined by its people who sponge-in its riches of art, culture, knowledge and hence develop a style of their own, further giving a style to the city unlike any other. It’s well known fact that ‘rich minds make a rich society’. And inwards richness reflects and transforms into outward beauty. That would be nothing but a natural process for an over-all growth with everything and anything that exists.

What happens to this natural possibility of over-all growth during a fast growth of physical body of a city? Or say, what happens to the soul when we make a clone?

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