Healing Is A Process

Friends Each one of us accept a daily schedule that evolve with circumstances. In that process sharing messages has become part of my routine. M G Warrier Random Reading : Healing is a process A Rumi Philosophy This article drew my attention not particularly for its philosophical content. Somewhere in the writeup, there's a mention that... "When Rumi lost his soulmate Shams-e-Tabriz, he understood that the intense pain of separation lent his poetry a far greater depth." "That overwhelming sense of loss wounded him permanently but deepened his philosophy eternally" Philosophers are human beings. They also feel pain & pleasure, happiness and sorrow and so on. The difference is, they are able to interpret feelings, especially the feelings of "others" with more clarity and sometimes differently. When combating tough situations, the right philosophical attitude helps you camouflage feelings you want to hide, before select audiences appropriately. Like any other pursuit, a philosopher doesn't become one by choice. Just for giving an example here, I checked with Google "How Chinmayananda became a Monk?" The response is shared at B, below : B Transformation of a journalist into a Monk : Swami Chinmayananda's transformation from a skeptical journalist into a revered monk is one of modern spiritual history's most compelling stories. Born Balakrishna Menon (Balan) into an aristocratic family in Kerala, his path to monkhood was a complete spiritual revolution that began with an attempt to expose "fake" holy men. 1. The Skeptical Journalist and Freedom Fighter In his youth, Menon was an intellectual, fun-loving, and rebellious individual. After earning degrees in English literature and law from Lucknow University, he joined the Indian independence movement. His anti-British writings led to his arrest and imprisonment, where he caught typhus and was nearly left for dead before being rescued. Upon recovery, he built a career as a fiery, controversial journalist for The National Herald in New Delhi. He rubbed shoulders with high society but grew disillusioned by the hollowness of wealth and status. 2. The Mission to "Expose" the Swamis Plagued by deep philosophical questions about life and death, Menon remained fiercely skeptical of religion and organized spirituality. In 1947, he decided to travel to the Himalayan town of Rishikesh. His explicit intention was to write a scathing exposé on the "bluff" of the sadhus and gurus who he believed were exploiting the masses. 3. Spiritual Transformation at Rishikesh Menon arrived at the divine life ashram of Swami Sivananda. Instead of finding fraud, he encountered a profound, selfless humanitarian environment. The Shift: As he stayed to observe and critique, Swami Sivananda’s overwhelming love, wisdom, and answers to his rigorous intellectual questions completely broke down Menon’s skepticism. [5] The Realization: He realized that the spiritual truths contained in the ancient texts were not superstitious myths, but a highly logical science for living. The critic was transformed into an ardent seeker. 4. Initiation into Monkhood (Sannyasa) On February 25, 1949—the holy night of Mahashivratri—Swami Sivananda initiated Balakrishna Menon into the holy order of Sannyasa (monkhood). He was given the monastic name Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, meaning "the one who is saturated in the bliss of pure consciousness." 5. Rigorous Austerity in the Himalayas Recognizing Chinmayananda's brilliant intellect, Swami Sivananda sent him deeper into the Himalayas to study under the reclusive Vedantic master, Swami Tapovan Maharaj, in Uttarkashi. The transition to a monk's life was intensely strict: He had to accept rigorous conditions: living in a cowshed, using a stone for a pillow, and begging for food. He spent years in intense, disciplined study of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras. After mastering these ancient sciences, Swami Chinmayananda felt an irrepressible inner urge to share this wisdom with the public. He descended from the mountains in 1951, eventually giving birth to the worldwide spiritual movement known as the Chinmaya Mission. C Bonus Nobel 2026 for literature : Canadian poet Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, recognising a body of work that has blurred the boundaries between poetry, prose, translation and scholarship. Anne Carson is a famous Canadian poet, classicist, and translator known for blending ancient Greek mythology with modern, genre-defying writing styles. Her work breaks traditional boundaries by mixing poetry, essays, philosophy, and literary criticism. D Rituals : Pitru Paksha Pitri Paksha is a 16-lunar day period in the Hindu calendar when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors, especially through food offerings. The period is also known as Pitarpas, Pitru Paksha/Pitr-Paksha, Pitri Pokkho, Sorah Shraddha, Kanagat, Jitiya, Mahalaya, Apara Paksha and akhadpak. Know More : Freedom from debt - The Economic Times https://share.google/hc3cqt8BhMbTjvoeN