Night 12 -On 24th August, after 2 days of insomnia and intense everything, when I saw the comfy bed (in room no. B10) I thought that today I would get some amazing sleep in the lap of Shiva-Kailash. I got into bed and sat looking out of my window at the black and starry night and the snow covered Kailash shining in the foreground. It was a scene to behold, no camera would have captured that and I didn't even try. My failed attempts at capturing the stars at Mansarovar made my very being the camera.
I sat in open eyed meditation just soaking in the powerful energies trying to understand the mystery of Mt. Kailash. Once the excitement in the room turned into gentle snores, I too lay in my bed and closed my eyes to fly into dreamland. As i went into a stupor, I heard chanting/ singing and it was Sadhguru's voice and my voice... My eyes opened and there was no sound apart from the sleeping roommates. I opened the curtain and saw Kailash and the stars shining outside, I stared again for sometime and lay back down. Eyes closed and singing started. I stayed with it and tried to hear the words better but 10 minutes later eyes opened again and I again opened the curtain and took in the wonder of Kailash. This happened all night. I know that I heard Guru Puja chants in Sadhguru's voice and maybe a chorus as well, but there were other chants also. I had not learnt the Guru Puja at that time so I was perplexed that I could feel myself singing it too. I felt blessed and grateful for each moment of my journey of life so far and specially to have found a Guru so powerful.
Through the night I saw the Milky Way move behind Mt Kailash! It looked like Ma Ganga flowing out of the tip of the majestic mountain, as if from Shiva's hair. Soon it was brahma-mahurat and then time to get out of bed. I was buzzing with energy and no sleep.
Day 13 - 25/08/2014
We all gathered in the hall downstairs for Guru Puja where we were instructed about the meditation process that we would do outside in front of Kailash. The grass was frozen and many tents of other pilgrims had sprung up at night in the grounds around. It was -7degree C. Swami Prabodha took us through the process in the dark hours of the morning.
With my eyes closed, I saw Sadhguru smiling, standing in front of me a little to the left wearing a light green kurta (which i hadn't ever seen him wear before). I could see the view as an observer and then I saw Sadhguru become taller and taller and taller till he was as high as Mt. Kailash, while we all were sitting small, in his presence. The energy was strong and loving, tears rolled down my face with immense gratitude. By the time we opened our eyes, daylight had changed the scenery.
This is the first time I am writing about it all, but have visited the memory and energy of it many times in the last 10 years. I didn't want to taint the memory by words, or lose it or tell people who wouldn't understand, but now I feel the time has come where more and more people are experiencing a rise in spiritual energies and are seeking Sat-Chit-Anand. Getting there is a hard and confusing process unless you have a Guru, this I have learnt.
Above, the magical colours of the Sun at the Western Face of Mt. Kailash
We were told not to pick up any rocks (I definitely would have as I do but didn't) but were told to fill up our bottles with the water coming down the stream from the sacred mountain. Soon we were sent on our way, with our packed lunch after a yummy breakfast of jam and bread. Nobody wanted to leave so soon, but the next group was to arrive. We frolicked down like mountain-goats taking lots of pictures and fantastic memories.
Sadhguru asked us to leave something behind at Kailash and I left my anger and sadness. He didn't tell us that Kailash would now become a part of us. That we would be collectively connected with its magic. We took Kailash with us!
(Above) The site of Abhimanyu walking on the giant river bed as compared to the silent still enormous mountains and landscape, instilled another sense of awe in me. Not just the beauty of each and everything but the perseverance, devotion and resilience of the Human Being to reach any corner, any peak, nook and cranny of the Earth in search of what burns inside. The same applies to the vast population of the faceless and nameless farmers, nomads, tribes, settlers who nourish the earth in the patches they stay. As well as the brave-hearts who build roads and bridges for the cars and buses in unimaginable places and weather conditions. Gratitude to the Human race.
Abhimanyu chose the flat path since he had asthma and was allergic to Diamox which was given to us all starting from Zhangmu (first 2 days half, then full). Diamox "is used to prevent and reduce the symptoms of altitude sickness - headache, tiredness, nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath (generally above 10,000 feet/3,048 meters)"
And then came the Yaks!!! And everyone said Yak, Yak, Yak, Yak!! :-)
And soon after the exit point where we had our last darshan of Mt. Kailash, South Face, before leaving its kora. We sat there soaking in all of it while others trickled in. After posing for pictures, capturing moments and eating packed lunch and more yaking we said goodbye to our porters and slowly got into our buses to reach Mansarovar by early afternoon.
Mansarover 4ish pm
We all were sooo happy. Exhausted but happy. I finally slept after 3 awakened nights.
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