Tolaram-A very different personality!

I was travelling in Rajasthan; I left from Bikaner around 3 pm. And was in search of a village where I can stay for the night.  I came across the Bhairav temple in Toliyasar.

 I went there, parked my bike and went in the temple. Because of the strange dressing all people were looking at me.  I talked with some people and enquired about the food and stay. One person was very attractive, his mustaches and beard was very special. He came to me and we started talking about my journey.  We became best friends within some time. He requested me to have dinner with him. I went to his house and had nice dinner. His mother and wife made food for me. We talked till 11.30 pm on different topics.

Tolaram is very different personality. His thoughts, hobbies are totally different. He was working in a company in the city. He thought to start own business, came back to his village and started a small shop in front of the temple. He sales  puja material, but one can get anything at his shop, mobile recharge vouchers, all puja material, grocery, biscuits, stationary, pan, cigarette everything. He says if a person doesn’t get something in any other shop they come to me. He is very popular in the village.

He says that he wants to do his own business. As per his opinion he will be a very rich person within five to ten years. He says before five years he was not having house to stay, he built a nice house within five years.

I liked his discipline, he smokes only once in a day. If he gets chance to smoke at 11 pm, then only he smokes otherwise he keeps the same cigarette for next day and waits till 11 pm.  That day we were talking so he avoided smoking.

He said that He wants to start different businesses in the village. He wants to start dairy in the village. He wants to purchase so many cows. His one wish was very strange! He said I want to keep hundreds of cows at my home. I will feed them only different types of grains. Then I will collect the cow dung, wash it, and will collect the grain from the dung. I will wash it properly and grind it. My ultimate wish is to have the roti made from such grains, said Tolaram. He has so many strange and unbelievable ideas like this!

Very nice personality! 

My driving Sadhana

Driving is a great Sadhana if one practices it properly. I experienced this during my bike journey across the nation for 108 days. During my Yog training Dr. Samprasad Vinod taught me to enjoy everything! If we involve our mind and body in the work it becomes Sadhana. I did lots of experiments while driving and I got the results. I used to do Savasan meditation in the morning every day. I used to keep my mind cool and calm while driving. I gave my hundred percent on driving and I started getting great enjoy from it. I learnt so many things while driving. Someone has said that practice makes man perfect. It is very important what we practicing. If we practice good things we can become perfect in that. I practiced driving perfectly and learnt following things.

Alertness- one should be alert while driving, but we never remain alert because there are so many things to disturb us. We see different boards, vehicles, cars, people, some time beautiful girls (In the case of youngsters) and our alertness goes away. We start thinking on different topics. I think driving is the best way to practice alertness. Because our mind runs very fast when we sit, but when we drive our body also runs fast. Mind is already active and it gets new subjects in every second to become more active.

If we can see all the things and remains with us it is called alertness. We should see all the things but we should not go with it.

 Awareness- we should be aware about driving. If we can practice alertness and remains aware we can feel the difference in sound, speed and such things.

Focus of mind- I practiced to focus my mind on driving and I became successful in that. I was able to focus my mind for at least five hours every day.

Mind and body relation- if we can have synchronization between our mind and body we can achieve so many things.

There are so many advantages of conscious driving; so I think it is a great Sadhana for those who love it. 

Mera Phatuva Nikalo- a stay with Adivasi

I stayed with Adiwasi people, in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. That day I slept at 8 pm and woke up early at 3. 40 am. I was planning to leave from the place, but the old person requested me to stay there. He wanted to take photographs and was not ready till yet. When he saw my camera, he said, “Mera Phatuva Nikalo”. He wanted to take photographs with his wife, so he requested me to wait.  It was 5.30 in the morning the old person started preparation, and became ready till 6.30 am. He cut his mustache, shaved the beard, wore good cloths, wore some ancient jewelry, took a weapon in his hand. When he came out of the Hut, I couldn’t recognize him.

He called his wife also. I took so many photographs. Both of they became very happy, and said, first time In our life somebody took our photographs!

My lunch with Adivasi people

It was really nice experience for me. on Maharashtra and MP border I had lunch with them. I met them in the afternoon and they requested me to have food with them. I sat in a hut, one person served me. There were two chapati, subji, chuttny in my plate. When I looked at the chapati I was shocked, it was to huge, double than biggest Bhakri, I never seen such a big and thin chapati till that day. I requested them to serve only half chapati, it was enough for me. One old lady sat in front of me, she was having three chapati’s in her plate. She started eating, I was just looking towards her, and she finished one chapati within few minutes. I ate the food, it was too spicy, and the lady cleaned her nose in front of me. I felt like omitting, but there was no chance to escape. I finished food and left from the place. 

Today's Education system-a great insight from Sharma Guruji

Sharma guruji is one of the most knowledgeable person I have ever seen. When Dr. Ashok Belkhode suggested to meet him. I went in Kalashram, guruji was resting in the afternoon. He met me in the evening and suggested to stay there. I talked with him for some time and stayed there. We talked on different topics. He asked the purpose of my Yatra. He talked on education system, cast system, ancient Bharatiya sociology, importance of our culture, arts etc. we spent around 7 hours in discussion.

He said our education system is teaching and implementing two things on students. One they make the students sit in the class and teach to do adjustment. Students sits more than six hours in every school, they don’t get chance to become active, to show their talent, they only sits in the classroom for first twenty years of life. After that they don’t want to do physical work, they search jobs which will make them sit. Another thing is they learn adjustment in the schools. There have continuous classes and there is a break only for two minutes. If mathematics class is going on after two minutes Marathi subject will start. So students have to change their mindset within two minutes. If they enjoys math within two minutes they have to accept new thing against their will.

Our education system is like jail. Observe the happiness when students go out from the school. Education should give happiness, enjoyment and satisfaction with knowledge. Till today we are making clerks, managers and producing best brains for multinational companies. After completing education people don’t want to serve the country, they go outside and work for others.

He explained the facts about cast system, what is cast system, how it was formed, what was the purpose, how society was connected to each other etc. after listening to him I thought on these topics and now convinced that, we should know our own culture and the country called Bharat.  

Pure love of the unknown Mother

I arrived at Anantnag around 6 pm, whole city was closed. No one was there without army and few people. Only one market was open, I asked there for accommodation, they suggested going to Martland. I went there around 7 pm; all the doors of the temple were closed. Someone suggested to go at a Gurudwara, it was around seven kilometer away. I drove for two kilometers and asked address to one person, he suggested to stay at Martland temple. Again I came back and requested to police. They checked my luggage and gave permission to stay. I went inside, met to Pujari, he gave a bed in a hall. I asked about food, but they said, everything is closed, its not possible to get food. I was so hungry, there was no food from morning. I just sat there and started thinking about the day. I was thinking about the food, but it was not possible. After some time a middle age lady came there. She looked at me and asked, Beta, Khana khaya hai kya?

I said, No Mataji. I am going to do fast today.

She said Beta, come to my home for dinner.

I said, it’s ok Mataji, I will manage without food.

She said, If you want to stay here, you have to take dinner at my home.

I went to Dharmashala and became fresh, prepared to sleep, did not go to her home for dinner. She came again and called me, I went with her. She requested me to sit in the kitchen.  She served me hot and fresh food. She made special Kundru subji for me. It was really tasty food, and I never had such food in my life. She served the food with love, she treated me just like her own Son. Nobody fed me like her. She said you are my son, whatever you need ask me. i was thinking that we knows each other from just one hour and how she is dealing with me. I became a family member. It was a great experience to experience the mothers love.

My interaction with the (Oldest) Youngsters.

 In Kurukshetra, I was finding accommodation facilities. There were so many Dharmashala’s. I visited few of them.

I went in Jogi Samaj Dharmashala. Few old people were sitting together and smoking Ganja with a common huge Chillam. I asked them for accommodation, they asked about my caste. I said Kshatriya, one of them said that you cannot stay here. This is only for Jogi samaj.

All they were retired from different departments like Police, army, Railway etc. they were experienced and knowledgeable. They checked my identity proofs, they came to know about my Yatra and gave permission.

I talked with them on several issues, I interviewed them. All they were around 80-88.

I asked them, all of you have seen Bharat before and after independence, what you would like to tell about the nation before and after 1947.

One of them replied, Beta, Bharat was independent before 1947. In that time general public was independent, country was not. People were happy and satisfied. Now our country is independent, but people are not. Don’t misunderstand us, we are not supporting British raj, but this was reality.

British were punctual, there was justice for common people, there was strict discipline and bad punishments for gunda’s, they were not corrupt, they were ruling best. But they were outsiders, we wanted freedom, we got it. But we got only one piece of the nation. Our country broke into pieces, we got one peace and we are saying Bharat got freedom. Do you call it freedom?

You call it because you are taught like that, your mind made like that. You will say what this old person is saying, but truth will be always bitter only. You are taught that only because of Mahatma Gandhi country got freedom, but the reality is so many freedom fighters fought so we got freedom, only because of Mahatma Gandhi our country is broken. You are getting wrong education, wrong information. But what one can do? This is Kaliyug, such things gets publicity very fast. Kalay tasmai namah!

These old people talked on different topics, they talked like I am going to change the problems, they were looking towards me, they were hopeful. One of them said, Beta, you will be successful in your mission. Our blessings will be with you. Serve the nation, and tell them realities.