DHYAN FOUNDATION

A towering figure, his voice boomed in the darkened hall. His huge feet, like gnarled roots of a great oak, marched to the beat of his voice as he chanted mantras, walking amongst his shishyas who too were chanting. Every once in a while, he would check if the throng was pronouncing the mantras correctly, and when satisfied, walk to another corner of the hall… As he came closer, our eyes met. The intense gaze softened and he smiled… then he pointed towards his eyes and closed them slowly… I did the same. I heard his feet march away…. I closed my eyes and wondered, ‘Is he for real?’ A week ago, my cousin and I were driving back together and our conversation meandered from shore to shore until… looking straight ahead at the heat haze that shadowed the burnt brown landscape of an Indian summer, he asked, “Would I know a miracle if I saw one?” Now cousin’s a bit of a romantic, so I assumed that he was speaking in metaphors, as men in love often do… “Em (a friend of his) lost six kgs in t...

by Yogi Ashwini THE DRIVE to achieve more in lesser time and instant gratification of senses has taken man to a level where demands have taken over needs or requirements. The crash which we have brought upon today is a perfect example of exceeding beyond our requirements. Economics says, create demand and meet supply, but in this world you can not create something new everyday but can only go on to innovate, and that’s the principle markets thrive on, something that’s bound to reach saturation sooner than later. Nature has a way bringing things into a state of balance whenever man has tried to overlook the basics and … if we look back in time, which the modern scientists believe to be an age of barbarians, vedic rishis had laid the principles which are relevant in today’s age• time, asteya and aparigraha , meaning non hoarding and acquiring only what is required for a limited period of time. Even the concept of shanti , which focusses on a certain internal quitening of desires, ...