I met a wild looking sadhu on the way up to Skand Ashram many moons ago, and noticed that he wore incredible jewelry, all in the shape of serpents, and fashioned of copper and gold.
He told me a jeweler in a town far away had made it for him. I asked if he could make me a ring, and he agreed. I gave him an advance and the ring came as promised—a golden serpent coiled like the kundalini with a small ruby for an eye.
I have grown to love this ring for it represents my passion for the serpent fire (Kundalini)—which is nothing less than the energy of primal mind that fuels the process of enlightenment. Nothing but this fiery energy can halt the power of my chaotic mind, and I use a kundalini practice as a base for Atma-Vichara, Self-Investigation or the Direct Path, as taught by Ramana Maharshi.
Anyway, my friend James recently…
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Thanks so much for sharing, Rangamanagaru (I hope that is your name!) All the best from Arunachala.
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It is actually Aranga Ma Nagar Ulane – stands for Ranganatha residing in the temple town of Srirangam, my birth place. My name is far simpler Raghunathan 🙂
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You promised me you will share the story behind your blog’s name with pix in Agnishatdal 🙂 remember?
This month?
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Of the 3 blogs this one needed some explanation that I’ve provided. Kaleidoscope is for fun reading and about arts that I enjoyed..Also stories that would appeal to readers across age groups. ‘About This and That’ would include some posts on problem solving, creativity, engineering in general and IT in particular. Sanmargam is about food for the soul. Cheers and Jeers is not active – was meant to be for public interest.
I find I’m slowing down. May shut down the 2 and keep only Kaleidoscope active. The one cardinal rule I violate in all my blogs is in not making the content addressed to niche topics/readers. So not many steady followers.But I enjoy what I do and hope others join me..
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It may interest you to note the words in Tamizh are from Thirumaalai, a composition of 40 verses by a Vaishnavite saint believed to have lived some time between 4th – 9th century.
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This reflects what I think is profound wisdom. Being a Westerner, I haven’t put it quite as effectively as this post, but I have found that it is an attitude that has transformed my life more than once.
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As u have observed, it is so nicely put. Sometimes it is seen as fatalism which it is not. To me this is at a stage everything humanly possible is already tried. Thank you..
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not a big fan of serpent jewelry, don’t hate snakes but they give me creeps!
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