Tag Archive | Arunachala
Appointment with Shiva…
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
One recent morning I was riding to Ramana Ashram along Bangalore Road when I saw ahead of me a stationary public bus and a swelling crowd, including policemen and their vehicles—clustering around a white female lying motionless in a vermilion pool of blood on the side of the road. From a…
Me & Bobby McGee…Live!
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
That spooky stage…. This post fits bang into the “mundane” aspect of our blog title…but it also deals with the greatest foe we each must duel on the long and winding road to freedom — voila, Monsieur EGO! I made my debut as diva at the age of four. Garbed…
Mirabai Cracks The Matka…3 of 3
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
I fell under Mirabai’s spell in Manhattan, when a western friend who had just returned from India handed me a slim book about her extraordinary life. At the time I was still struggling to make sense of what appeared to be a chaotic, violent and apparently loveless world in which…
Mirabai’s Dazzling Cosmic Vision…2 of 3
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
Mira saw her entrancing Blue God everywhere—in rocks, forests and blossoms, in storm, thunder and lightning, in animate and inanimate things. Fearless and ascetic, graceful and elegant, Mira was saint, philosopher, singer and poet, and one of India’s most versatile geniuses. Uncaring of her critics, Mira danced wildly on the…