Naga Sadhu - a mysterious and secret follower, in search of supreme divine.

The news is - "Emergency calls of 'dharma yuddha' are ringing across the akharas of naga sadhus who have been asked to stand up now to protect the 'sanatan dharma'-Hindu religion. It all began recently when Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, objected to the worship of 19th-century religious figure Sai Baba by the Hindus."

I don't know about Swami Swaroopanand Ji, I know little about Naga Sadhus and Sai baba is known in almost every home by his famous stories. And many of us are his followers too.

What clicked me here is Naga Sadhus called by Swamiji to protest. And who are these Naga Sadhus ??

The word 'Naga Sadhus' reminds me of my childhood incidence when I went to a temple with my family in my native place. There was a Naga Sadhu sitting above a high rock. People were going to him with offerings. Mine family too went with fruits to him. But he refused those fruits and said better give me 100 rs. I want 100 rs for my food and the food is chillam. So, my mom gave him 100 rs. I was bidding myself behind my aunt as his appearance was scary for me. I didn't understand his talk on chillam too. As I was a kid and didn't question on those things too to anyone.

Today, again those questions or the curiosity to know them arose and ended up on findings which I will like to share. These are just my understanding on the which I found from others. These facts might not be very true but can't not be totally ignored.

There are around ten lakhs or more naga Sadhus in India. Every year in kumbh Mela around 2 - 5 thousand people become naga Sadhus. To come to this stage to beck.e naga sadhu one has to go through three stages as below:

Devotee ---- Mahapurush ---- Sanyasi ---- Naga Sadhu

Who and how people come to choose this path of becoming Naga Sadhu. Well there are many families who have blessings from some gurus and in return they want their kids to serve them as devotee and become naga sadhu. Such families give their children to gurus as devotee. Then there are people who are old enough to take their own decision to leave the materialistic world and become sadhu. Such people search their gurus and become their devotee.

After being successful devotee for some months or Years their gurus ask them to become mahapurush. Then.Then these mahapush are asked to spend some years as sanyasi in forests or Himalayas or in any peaceful place to check if they can really spend a tough life of a naga sadhu for rest of their lives. Some of them really leave from this hard stage then remaining proves them strong to go forward.


When a sanyasi successfully spends his years in tapasya and return back during kumbh Mela or on some festival occasion to become Naga Sadhu. The sanyasi is asked for guru dakshina, which is jerk in his penis. Due to which it stops erecting.

On becoming Naga Sadhu, they willingly leave the materialistic life by being without clothes, never cutting hair , putting white ash on their bodies etc. And purpose or the sense of found all these is as below:

1. The guru dakshina or the Naga initiation ceremony called “Tanga-Toda Sanskara,” in which a guru gets a hold of an ascetic’s penis and the teacher then gives it three jerks as a means of telling the initiate/monk their sex organ was now out of order. And they can use the sexual energy arose in spritual purpose.

2. There being without clothes give closer connection with the natural divine. Also helps in keeping them away from the self-ego, pride and love for materialistic world.

3. Putting ash and sandlewood on their bodies bring them closer to regrneration and soil.

4. Not cutting hair instead curling hair makes them different from the worldly people which represents that they are not from this materialistic world but from another world of supernatural powers.

Once they are ready to survive their lives as Naga Sadhus, they move in groups to isolated places like jungle, river banks and Himalayas called Akharas. Howere these Akharas are also of many types according to their limitations and restrictions.

They live in isolated places and remain in meditation throughout the years. Only during kumbh Mela many of them in groups come down for ganga snan. There are many sadhus with some amazing powers and knowledge hidden in Himalayas and all over the India . Not all of them wants to be a part of such gathering and choose to be in hiding. So many sadhus even do not attend kumbh Mela or attend secrately.


In Mela some of them come with their weapons to show their strength. Some do activities and powerful miracle shows for earnings of their bread and butter.Then some of them will be found with chillam, charas and ganja.

According to them and their gurus having these drugs by them is valid and sensible. Its not good if a normal materialistic family man have these drugs. Its OK for sadhus to live on drugs as they need to fight cold weather and they are to focus on GOD throughout the life. And for the concentration these drugs are required.

People understand that not all naga sadhus are real. Some of them might be fake who attend kumbh mela to attract people to make money. But its not easy to find the real and the genuine sadhus. No where we will find perfection.

Once kumbh Mela is over these sadhus go back to there places for meditation. Most of the naga sadhus worship for lord Shiva and tries to resemble the god, the master of yogis. And this is one of the reason of their choosing such life for meditation. As Lord Shiva way of being the most powerful tapasvi is the non attachment to the world, using all powers in getting the supremacy the yogic power.

So naga sadhu are the followers of GOD with their chosen style of hard life for yogic powers which is above all powers and religious illumination and liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Different people have different stories and perceptions on them which are mixed opinions. For me after knowing a bit about them I respect all sadhus who are genuine and leading such hard life in search of GOD, the supreme power.

 

I want a trophy wife....

A wife- me , you and your . I salute her and want to appreciate her. The best thing about her is she will become happy with just one word of appreciation.

She born as a baby girl

She grow as Papa's doll  

She grow up with some fears in mamma's eyes

She married with a man to whom she devote her more than what she is carrying.

A girl after marriage becomes a wife. The journey of her life divides into two part- one before marriage with her parent and other after marriage with her husband.
After marriage, she becomes a wife. New life, new persons, new relation, new hopes and new responsibility.

In the first phase of her journey, she is a girl child and then, a grown up girl. Today’s girl child will be the mother of tomorrow.    

In the second phase of her journey, as a mother she can give her child a sound nursing and capable upbringing.
Her education is like sowing the seed which gives rise to green, cheerful and full grown family plant.


I am also a wife. I held the future of my marriage and my family in my hands.



Wife's day ends with a tiring smile and a satisfied thought .
Her night starts with a planning for a new day. The moment
she close her eyes, she starts dreaming of her family future.
The next day when she open-up her eyes,  the day starts
 with deliberating her responsibility. I laugh at once when
 I consider all.
I share some as: a cup of tea , glass of milk , breakfast ,home cleaning, office for working ladies, kids , lunch , evening tea and dinner.  

a feeling of joy

Hey it seems we are superwoman. he good thing is wife------a wife is still happy , satisfied and well adjusted.  Her smile makes a family happy.

A question comes as,  why at night before she sleep her eyes become
still for a while. Think!

Do you think ever, why ? Its just "her" who worries about what does not matter even. This statement makes me and you smile if I am not wrong, this is "Wife" my friends.


We know we are created in the image of God, but many of us don't realise our emotions are a significant part of God's image imprinted within us. Women need to feel comfortable with who they are emotionally.

 And this isn't easy, because many women aren't prepared 

 to anticipate or  handle the difficult challenges that are a part of being a wife and mother.

 Each new season of life—early marriage, pregnancy, raising young children, etc.—brings a new set of joys and difficulties, and many women are surprised by the intensity of their emotions.

As a woman experiences the various emotions in her daily life,

 she needs to feel loved and accepted by her husband.

 Just a one word makes a difference in her mood. 

We are made in the emotional image of God; we shouldn't be afraid of those emotions when they crop up.

She needs to be known. She needs to be respected. When wife is not respected they feel insecure and lose their sense of self. That is why it is so vital for you to take special care of your partner’s need for respect.

To begin with, do not try to change or manipulate her, but rather, honor her needs, wishes, values, and rights.Respect says, “I support you, you are valuable to me, and you don’t have to be any different from who you are.” In return for this respect a wife will be able to relax. She will not have a compulsive need to prove herself as an equal, but will automatically feel and be equal. What a wonderful way to live with a woman(a wife).

If you think above all is a wife, then its not true. It continues and will never end. She is a life and she is a thread of a family. Heads off to a wife.

O God! I wish I can add some more to describe a "wife".

~~Shiva

The good moments, that could be ours, went into fears.

I enjoyed water like any fish when I was kid. Then had many family outings just to splash water in near by rivers. I loved swimming as I loved to be in water for hours. How excited I used to be during summers.




When I got married, During my first trip to Andaman and Nicobar, I went for diving with my husband to explore corals and had a wonderful and very colorful underwater experience.

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Mine another trips for rishikesh river rafting was not less than a bliss. Feeling those Ganga river magical current was the experience to cherish for life.




 In Malaysia visit, I got crazy for being in water. As Lankawi has some of the most stunning beaches. I enjoyed them fullest. If you want to spend whole day in beaches then this is the place to cool you down.

Whenever I visit to my native family I don't miss my daily visits for sea shores in Mumbai. And love to spend time in beaches , in water and save those moments in memories forever..........

So this is my love for water which made me a good swimmer and collected so many precious and wonderful moments from my life.

And on daily basis the happiness that I get on being a swimmer is when I get into pool with my kids to reach them swimming and we cherish those moments.

Nice......so I know swimming and enjoyed all above places and moments is this what I want to convey.

The truth is I DON'T KNOW SWIMMING, and above are the moments which could have be mine. But I missed them all as I fear from water and don't know swimming.

A fear or phobia is something that snatches those things which we don't have but could have. And as we can not see what we could have ,we don't regret or feel bad for having those useless fears.

The most I feel bad when my daughter asks and wants me to join her in pool. And I say sorry dear as Mamma doesn't know swimming. I cant say that I fear from water. I can just watch them giggling, playing, laughing and splashing in pool. I want really to be with them.

Now I feel I should know swimming but can not spare time, Its a bit late. When I could give time I didn't realize.

Its not only about me or about swimming or about fear of water. Its about us and our weakness of being in useless fear which actually restrict us from out good moments. And good moments are always expensive in fact priceless. We have to overcome them before we miss everything from out we could have container.

I will soon overcome my fear and snatch all upcoming good moments from my 'good moments that I could have' container.

~~Nidhi