Spirit Of Life

Please don't get surprised to see the title of this post. Though Nityananda is arrested now, I am not going to step into his shoes. :-) Jokes apart, I would like to describe one of my personal experiences which has changed the approach towards life.

Many times I wondered about the purpose of our lives. We are born and brought up by parents, got formal education, do jobs, get married and again we reproduce kids to carry our clan forward. During the process, we cross many hurdles at every stage of our life which may transform us to a different human being under various situations.

After spending 18 years in the shadow of parents, I entered into the real world during my engineering days. Though we tend to think philosophically in childhood, the real thought process starts at the time when we face people and come across difficulties. As every other student in the college, I too felt that I became independent and I can write my own fate. Thanks to the college atmosphere for inducing such a daring blood during the initial days.The first 1.5 years were melted while understanding the basic structure of the college and its influence. In between, our friends used to have deep discussions on wide variety of topics ranging from politics,show biz, sports etc. (Only highly influential platforms in the society). We had over confidence upon ourselves that we may become another Bill Gates or Ratan Tata after passing out from the college.

It was during my 2nd year in college, when I was attracted to Marijuana along with a group of friends. Slowly we were addicted to that. In those times, I worked as a mess secretary in the hostel and had irritating altercations with some people. At the same time I got failed in couple of papers and was totally pissed off with myself. On top of all of these, it was scorching summer at that time. Then I decided to distant myself from all these activities and started thinking about myself. I was appreciated for my studies and behaviour during my school days. After that point my career took a roller coaster ride.So I started analyzing the engineering days till then. The only answer I found was that, I got carried away with the glitter of the college arena and had chosen the path which only a few students take. Finally I framed up my mind for a vacation to home.

When I was travelling back home, thousands of things were running in my mind and I was so confused that I could feel hyper tension throughout the journey. I reached home at midnight, my parents were eagerly waiting for me. My mother prepared my favourite food and I jumped on to the plate and wanted to eat the whole plate at once. I ate little then I felt hyper tensive and couldn't swallow anymore.I left it and went to bed, and couldn't sleep the whole night. The next day morning I told my parents that I am completely disturbed and wanted to see a doctor. Then the doctor gave me Trika 50mg (Sleeping Pills) and asked me to use them for a month. I had no clue what those tablets are meant for. After using for a week, I felt good and came to know that they were seductive pills.As soon as I heard the word seductive I stopped using them. After spending 15 quality days with my parents I left for Vizag where my brother Kiran is doing his engineering.

Again train journeywith the same thoughts. I was standing at the door from Ongole to Vijayawada (3 hrs ) and looking at the outside world. When the train was travelling on the Krishna river bridge, I suddenly felt like jumping out of the train as I couldn't tolerate the summer heat and the heat inside myself.But luckily I didn't do that.Then the train reached Vijayawada and I got down from the train for sometime and was walking in and around the platform.There I met this lady who influenced and made me to come out of the crisis.

She was a beggar and was a quadruple Amputee (who has no legs and hands). She was trying to get down from one compartment. I went close to that compartment and started observing her. She got down from the train and dropped a banana from her under arm. She slowly reached the banana with her legs and started peeling it off with her legs (half) then she bent her head forward and grabbed the banana with her mouth and started eating with the support of two hands over the shoulder.After looking at her, my eyes were moist with tears. With a lightening speed, I felt very happy about myself at that moment.I still repent that I couldn't take a photograph of her. As I don't have a mobile and camera in 2001, I couldn't keep the image of a person who has put enormous confidence in me.

Then after reaching Vizag, I enjoyed with my brother in Andhra University hostel, at the local beaches, movie theaters and restaurants. Finally after spending 1 month in AP, I left for Durgapur with a completely changed mindset. Thanks to that lady in Vijayawada !

Everyday we complain about the lack of facilities, opportunities, money,recognition blah blah..Did you realize what could be the purpose of that begging lady's life? Even though she is physically challenged and have no work to do, she still makes her livelihood by begging in the trains and leading the life.To me she is the most successful woman than any other woman biggies like Indra Nooyi or Chanda Kochhar. Similarly, I feel that we can claim as successful when we live life to the fullest and fulfill our responsibilities. In that manner every parent who take care of their children and show them the path to lead life can be called successful. We need not be an Einstein, Warren Buffet or Leonardo to be called as a successful person . If we live life with our own terms and conditions and are happy with what we are doing, then it can suffice the purpose of living.

Finally I would like to say one word that whatever be the situation, we got to lead the life crossing every obstacle and keep up the Spirit of our Life.

Disclaimer

The views and opinions made are at author's own discretion. The narration contains only real life incidents without any fiction.

Sex, Money & Drugs - A Naked truth of Modern Indian Swamijis !

This post is intended to throw some light about some of the ill minded swamijis in India. Since many years we have been hearing incidents about babas deceiving people at every corner of the nation. The recent incidents about Nityananda Paramahamsa made me write this post.

Let us dwell the history for the roots of sadhus in India. During the initial days, the people who were intellectually strong in vedas were considered as rishis (ఋషే). These people were like the bearers of ancient vedic and hindu values. According to Hindu mythology the maharshi or rishis such as Viswamitra tried to sought moksha (Heaven) through knowledge and meditation. They were considered as godly people by the emperors during that era. Later on these rishis were termed as acharyas such as Adi Shankaracharya, Ramannujacharya, Madhyavacharya etc to educate people about the hindu mythology and the dharmas of Vedas. They used to practice what they teach.

During the early 18th century, the social movement has started against caste system in India. In those days the acharyas taught people that it is your devotion not the knowledge that will take you to the moksha (heaven). On the other side of the coin there were some people who used to practice cult dharmas strictly away from all the glitters of the world. These people were called Sadhus. The sadhus practice rituals with fire,water,air etc (5 universal elements - పంచభూతాలు ).Typically these sadhus are devoted to Lord Shiva and they lead their lives similar to their god .You can see these kind of people during the Kumbh Mela time . During the british time, acharyas like Ramakrishna Pramahamsa were evolved and liberalised the fanatic dharmas which were exisitng since eras. They used to preach people about equality and brotherhood in the society and later on some people tried to ride against the tide by changing the customs such as child marriages,Sati ritual (In which wife should be set fire along with husband when he dies). Raja Ram Mohan rai , Veeresalingam Pantulu can be typical examples for changing the facet of the caste based Hindu society. This is what we have read from our school books. Then the next generation of acharyas such as Swami Vivekananda, have started to influence people with modern and pragmatic thinking. If we carefully observe the above paragraph, there is a significant transformation in the preaching style and operations of the acharyas throught centuries.

The liberalization saw tremendous increase in the no of people who adopted new ways taught by acharyas or swamijis. Post independece people were associated with some or the other religious group.When the britishers were in rule , the caste based system in India was jolted to bring some changes within. The people who were considered as sub standard caste tried to adopt the religions other than Hindu. The early 70s and 80s saw a tremendous increase in the ashrams or groups across India. During the intial stages, people practiced their religious group strictly and started spreading their wings all over. Later on during the next decades, people started practicing yoga,meditation etc in their respective hubs.

Slowly the groups had a global reach as a result of which the groups saw steep increase in the no of devotees and money started flooding their ashrams. Gradually the ashrams became power centers by attracting elite circle such as politicians, film personalities, affluent people in the society etc. Slowly, the real purpose of the ashrams was faded with the glittery of money and power.

Here I would like to quote some names of the swamijis and their scandals. The first person who comes would be obviously Satya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi. You cannot imagine how much wealth the ashram has accumulated since its existence. The current net worth of the Satya Sai group across the globe would be roughly 50 bn dollars (5000 cr Indian Rupees). This group has more than 60 lac followers globally. The satya sai trust was established to pour some money for welfare activities to serve the people. The ashram (Prashanthi Nilayam) was setup at Puttaparthi in the drought hit district of Ananthapuram. A dam, super speciality hospital, educational institutions were constructed by this trust. I know few people who are ardent followers of Sathya Sai, working for this trust. These people really work honestly without any expectation. So the Good side is the welfare activities by the trust, the bad side is tax invasions,land grabbing,money laundering etc and finally the ugly side is molesting children and women in the ashram. There were many scams and controversies which were erupted since many years. Sathya Sai has been accused of molesting children and a murder case of his closest aide.
The next swamiji who comes in our list is Kalki & Amma Bhagawan. See the names of the swamijis. They claim themselves as Bhagawan (God). Do you know how the devotees were behaving in the ashram? Male and Female devotees are staying in small huts inside the ashram and people were kissing each other in a euphoric state. It was a shocking example of lesbianism and gayism . Recently I saw a video of a woman devotee explaining her union with Kalki Bhagawan. She was asked to serve swamiji late night and she went to his bedroom. She was given the prasadam (Swamijis magical powder) and as soon as she consumes it, she feels herself on top of the world and she made stood naked in front of the swamiji. And you guys can imagine what could have happened. The funny part is , when this woman told the story to her fellow devotees, the other women were eager for such meeting with Kalki Bhagawan. Look how foolishly people are adoring these swamijis. And our Amma Bhagawan is no different than Kalki. There are seperate rates for visiting these Bhagawans . If you visit during their birthdays and other auspicious days you need to pay more. Just like the way you pay for Venkateswara temple in Tirumala. There is one more Baba Ram Dev who teaches yoga to the people. He claims to have more than 70 lac devotees. He openly admits that he want to influence the general elections in 2014 in India. Yes he can be true. He got a medium through which he can deliver his message. Atleast he can influence some people.

Let me now come to our most romantic swamiji. You got it right . Yes he is none other than the lover boy swamiji - Nityananda Paramahamsa. No introduction is needed for this swamiji. He has a group which has its roots in more than 130 countries and thousands of devotees. You all know that his recent video with Ranjitha and another actress came out because of a land dispute with local land mafia in Bangalore in association with Sun TV. Shamefully even after the video is broadcasted, this swamiji claims that he is testing the effects of sex and want to teach the same to his followers. Does he think that his followers are such a brainless fools? Or are they really brainless? They themselves can answer this question. We have seen one swamiji offereing prasadm only through his mouth to woman devotees for pregnancy. One swamiji beats and acccuces the devotees , these fools believe that it will bring glory to them. There is one more tradition in some of the temples in our society called Jogini ritual. In few temples, a single family has to dedicate a girl child for dancing and serving the fleshy needs of the influential people in that particulat place. Generation after generation, a girl child have to sacrifice every thing and should become a public property just for the sake of this sucking ritual.

The exploitation is not only limited to Hindu swamijis. They have their counterparts in Christian and Muslim religions also. We have read many stories about poor girls and children being molested by the religious institutions. These minority institutions attract loads of money from foreign countries and they spend it on self welfare and social welfare. Please try to understand one thing here. Eventhough these groups serve the society with their good work, people forget the main point here. When they are getting 100 rs illegally in the form of donations, only 1 rs on that is spent on the society.In the disguise of religion and meditation these places have become hubs for Money, Sex and Drugs. The religious institutions with their cash deposits does money laundering and help the politicians and rich people convert their black money.

I wonder how the followers blindly believe people like this? When their dark side is exposed, people still fall prey for them. As Carl Marx said, Religion is like a drug. A fanatic in any religion or group is a threat to the society. I am extremely baffled to see people who are well educated but are addicted to the above kind of groups.What could be the reason behind the increase in the no of swamijis in recent times? Are we really interested in listening to the good words by getting f***ed up by an exploitor? If we want a disciplined and well organized religious life, we can practice the religion on our own . We have those scriptures written in our own language. Any common man can understand those terms. We dont need any Acharyas to understand them. But yes, definitely there should be a place to practice the religion. It may be a temple, masjid , church or a gurudwara. I really dont understand why people believe someone as God who is as similar as themselves. Tomorrow if I change my name, style and utter well versed words and claim myself as a God, I am 100 % sure that I can become one more swamiji. How can a man become God?

Finally I want to say one thing. All these kind of self proclaimed godmen are not Gods .They are Dogs. Sorry Dogs, for comparing you with these b****ds.

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Kedi - Please Watch it if you can !

Cast : Nagarjuna, Mamatha Mohandas,Shayaji Shindey, Ankur,Nirmal Pandey (Late)

Music : Sandeep Chowta

Story,Screenplay & Direction : Kiran Kumar

Since long, I have been thinking to share my opinions on the films that I watch. Frankly I dont want to call them as reviews, because I am not a professional to review any film maker's work.

Recently I have watched Nagarjuna's latest flick "Kedi" in Big Cinemas. I was eagerly waiting for that film after listening to the audio. The film's audio choreographed by Sandeep Chowta clicked instantly for me. All the 9 songs were like slow poison and can be remembered for long.

Finally the release date has been announced as February 12th 2010. My younger brother (Kranthi) along with his friends watched the premiere show at 2 AM the previous night. All of them were pretty much disappointed to watch Nag in a film like this. They were deeply hurt and had long discussions during the whole day about this film. My brother (Kiran ) watched the film and told me that it is a slow paced movie with a good content. Incidentally , I have spoken with some people who have watched this on the release day. The responses were completely against the film. Finally I prepared my mind saying that whatever it is I will watch it.

The film started with a narration style similar to Slumdog Millionnaire. The childhood episode was an honest attempt. The scenes involving the boy and girl in Guntur are shot realistically in the well known locations of Guntur.As the movie progresses , I felt it is lacking the needed pace and could nt hook us up with the story.The real surprise came in the form of Mamatha Mohandas character. She was forcefully married to a local goon by her relatives. During her first night, she was asked by this guy to shed down the clothes as she enters the bedroom . She was embarrassed with this behaviour and asks her mother " పెళ్ళంటే ఇంతేనా ? " (Is this called a marriage). I liked the scene immensely. It shows the shock of a newly wed girl where in her expectations or respect on a marriage are shattered.After few days, this guy dies due to his ill habits and then she decides to meet her childhood lover (who is obviously our hero). I was amazed to see such a bold scene in our regular commercial Telugu films. From here the story goes here and there and finally our hero accepts his lady love and the film ends there.

The movie looks good in parts. The photography, music (songs only), art work and the locales were awesome.On a whole it disappointed the audience as the narration couldnt be weaved properly. But definitely this director can prove his credentials by gaining little experience in the direction department. Good Luck to Kiran !

If you are really interested to watch new work learn from a film's failure, its a recco for you. Please watch it if you can !

Disclaimer

The views and opinions made are at author's own discretion. The expression is not intended to hurt any group or individual.Any derogatory remarks are regretted.