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Ashodara: April 2015
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. I'm back after a long break and have decided to continue with this blog. My next post will be a series on the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra and the Hindu and Muslim saints associated with it. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. And princes like Dara. You are free to use undistorted write ups of this blog for non-commercial purposes with due acknowledgements.
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Ashodara: February 2009
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Thursday, 26 February 2009. Raman Maharishi: The Silent Seer of Arunachala. Born in 1879 on the auspicious occasion of. The path shown by the Maharishi demands no blind religious faith. He simply put forward a way of self-analyses, which can be practiced irrespective of any ancient or modern theories and beliefs which one may have. Verbal injunctions were not necessary, with the power of the Maharishi’s grace; each. To read more about the Maharishi's teachings, please check out my other blog at :. This w...
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Ashodara: SUFI POETRY AND MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE
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Friday, 23 September 2011. SUFI POETRY AND MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE. Like its philosophy and beliefs, the Sufi poetry performances have, over the ages, adapted to the indigenous styles of the continent as well as added some of their own. Among the most popular are Sufiana Kalaams (sacred words or compositions), Kafis (folk music from the Punjab region), K’waali (a form of devotional singing normally performed at Sufi dargahs), and Na’at (poetry recitation in the praise of Prophet Mohammad). Khusrau Nijaa...
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Ashodara: August 2011
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Saturday, 6 August 2011. Sufism and Indian Sufism. Artisit's impression of Baba Farid. Kaagaa sab tan khaiyo, chun chun khaiyo maans,. Do nenan mat khaiyo, mohe piyaa milan ki aas. O crow eat my body and every morsel of my flesh. But pray eat not my eyes for they wait for the sight of the Beloved). The words of the Prophet), the. His actions), and. The first step along the Path is for the adept to form the. The resolve or intention); followed by. Is the lifting of the veil of ignorance (. While the Sufis...
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Ashodara: THE WARKARIS
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. I'm back after a long break and have decided to continue with this blog. My next post will be a series on the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra and the Hindu and Muslim saints associated with it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Asho-Dara is dedicated to the sages and seers, philosophers and mystical poets of the Indian subcontinent. It is dedicated to kings like Ashoka.
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Ashodara: Amir Khusrau
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Friday, 23 September 2011. Amir Khusrau: The Sufi with a difference. Amir Khusrau teaching his disciples; miniature from a manuscript of Majlis Al-Usshak by Husyn Bayqarah. Courtsey: Wikipedia. 8216;Khusrau darya prem ka, ulti wa ki dhaar,. Jo utra so doob gaya, jo dooba so paar’. The river of love flows upsteam. Those who enter to swim will drown. Only those who enter to drown will cross it). Note: For more compositions by Amir Khusrau see my post on “Sufi Poetry and Music in Popular Culture”. You are f...
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Ashodara: January 2010
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Thursday, 14 January 2010. The Fakir from Punjab. ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥. Ik ōaṅkār sat nām kartā purkh nirbha'u nirvair akāl mūrat ajūnī saibhaṃ gur prasād ). One creator, one supreme reality,. His formless unity manifests itself in limitless forms. His name represents one cosmic Truth, one without a second, without fear or limitation. He is the creator, the timeless form, self-created, self manifesting……. These were the first words, (. Guru Nanank got ma...
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Ashodara: December 2011
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011. The Upanishad Diaries - I. An artists impression of Ved Vyas. Into a blind darkness they enter who follow after the ignorance, they as if into a greater darkness who devote themselves to the Knowledge alone.'. Some time around 2000 BC, or perhaps even earlier, when much of Europe was still perfecting the art of survival, sages and seers of India were contemplating on the very nature of Reality. Ironically it was the Persian translation of the Upanishad written by a Muslim princ...
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my poems: January 2009
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Thursday, January 1, 2009. New year wishes, 2009. In the coming year. May the sun shine brighter. And all our troubles are a shade lighter,. May there be a star everynight. To guide us to a path full of delight,. May we resist the temptation of cynicism. While the world weighs down under its own criticism,. May we not just pray, but work towards peace. For the dawn comes only to those. Who light a candle even when the wind blows. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New year wishes, 2009.
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my poems: Ganga at Benaras
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Flows with the river divine. It speaks of sins forgiven. Lost souls lament at its shores. While those awakened flow to their final abode. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Im a product of Delhi University. View my complete profile. Http:/ myotherwritings.blogspot.com/. Http:/ ashodara.blogspot.com.