AdityaJourney

Dated: 16th Jan 2021 A friend of mine recommended the Book-“Autobiography of a Yogi” by Sri Paramahansa Yogananda. There are seldom such profound books on self realization and the power a human being is capable of. As the name suggests, this book is the narration of the life journey of its Author- “Paramahansa Yogananda”. The first thing I noticed is the picture of its author on the cover page. There is something really divine and grace in his eyes, as if that he is from another dimension altogether and has been brought to our human world to serve a definite purpose. From being ridiculed by his family members and society, this book wonderfully takes us down to his journey of self realization and the message he delivered to our human race. The sages, the People he met during his life, the ashrams he went to and the complete faith in the divine god within himself he had, this book is an eye opener on the mystical way our human mind works and its capabilities. We all are essen

Dated :  4 th January 2021. We all are busy in our day to day routine especially in metro cities where the pace of life is such that we hardly stop and observe our environment. A similar incident happened to me a couple of days back. I usually take a stroll post lunch and on one such walks, I keenly observed the Banyan Tree near my office compound. Now, I have seen the tree almost every day but hardly stopped and appreciated it. It’s a wonder!                 I asked our security about the tree and was surprised to know that it is atleast 50+ years (The tree was present before his supervisors too). Imagine the memories the tree might have! It felt so relaxing to just gaze at the tree and all its twigs, fruits, squirrels and all the habitats supported by the tree. The swing, which is typical of a banyan tree, was a pleasure to watch. So many people might have enjoyed the swing J The distinctive part of a Banyan tree is the roots which stem from the branch on a down