In the Ocean of the mind Positive and Negative energies constantly aspire to overcome each other. Sometimes the Positive energies win, at other times they lose to the strong Negative impulses. Such is the Nature of the Human mind, that this churning is inevitable and must go on for each Mind to evolve, and for mortals to find a meaningful existence by relating to a Timeless dimension spiritually and mentally. The need to control the mind becomes apparent to the Spiritual seeker. Under the direction of a Guru steeped in tradition, this churning itself may be an end in itself and produce innumerable gems of fortitude and bliss. They will be gems of great worth that will hold the traveler in good stead on the path of Spiritual progress. This ritual immersion in the memory of the churning has to be remembered periodically, in a moment that uses Time to transcend Time. That is the secret of the Kumbh-Mahakumbh ‘melas’ in India, where millions gather at the appointed Space and Time, to rejuvenate their Selves with a few drops of Spiritual Ambrosia. The authors Misra, Tripathi and Lahiri elaborate these varied aspects of an age old event that occurs regularly in India, i.e. The Kumbh Mela, known as the largest human gathering that takes place at regular intervals. Apart from all the logistics and paraphernelia invoved, it epitomizes the ability of the Human Spirit to use the Mind as an instrument to overcome the boundaries of mundane and mortal existence and evolve into a timeless dimension of Spiritual Seeking. The story behind the event exists in popular mythology and is kno... See more
In the Ocean of the mind Positive and Negative energies constantly aspire to overcome each other. Sometimes the Positive energies win, at other times they lose to the strong Negative impulses. Such is the Nature of the Human mind, that this churning is inevitable and must go on for each Mind to evolve, and for mortals to find a meaningful existence by relating to a Timeless dimension spiritually and mentally. The need to control the mind becomes apparent to the Spiritual seeker. Under the direction of a Guru steeped in tradition, this churning itself may be an end in itself and produce innumerable gems of fortitude and bliss. They will be gems of great worth that will hold the traveler in good stead on the path of Spiritual progress. This ritual immersion in the memory of the churning has to be remembered periodically, in a moment that uses Time to transcend Time. That is the secret of the Kumbh-Mahakumbh ‘melas’ in India, where millions gather at the appointed Space and Time, to rejuvenate their Selves with a few drops of Spiritual Ambrosia. The authors Misra, Tripathi and Lahiri elaborate these varied aspects of an age old event that occurs regularly in India, i.e. The Kumbh Mela, known as the largest human gathering that takes place at regular intervals. Apart from all the logistics and paraphernelia invoved, it epitomizes the ability of the Human Spirit to use the Mind as an instrument to overcome the boundaries of mundane and mortal existence and evolve into a timeless dimension of Spiritual Seeking. The story behind the event exists in popular mythology and is known even in Japan, China and specially in South east Asian countries, but nowhere else has the popular mind been attracted for generations to four spots at preordained times related to the myth, in order to relive the myth and thereby rejuvenate it and themselves.
