Friday, November 9, 2007

"dha" of my Sadhana!


It is Diwali today! But it was different. I did not wake up to the sounds of the fireworks or the shouts of the kids outside. I did not receive any "Happy Diwali wishes " from neighbors who used to knock our door with their diwali sweets and sweeter smiles. Nor was I tempted to venture in to my kitchen to savor the freshly prepared diwali specials .

As I peeked outside through the blinds of my tightly shut window , I had to remind myself that it was diwali. Trees were already bare, it had cast off all the colorful leaves which had adorned it a week ago. Nature had decked herself in comforters and blankets of mist and cold, ready for hibernation. This ambiance lulled me into a dream state and I dream t of the excitement which used to go with deepavali, the festival of lights!

As kids, our day use to start with a nice and long oil bath. We used to be first bathed in oil, with genuine strokes of lavish massage. Applying oil on the face was the most difficult part! We as kids used to run in order to avoid the oil from glistening our tiny faces. But at last we had to give up and ended up making "bheebhalsa bhavas" on our faces like the Kathakali dancers.After the elaborate bath, we used to be dress up in new clothes and Amma would have already prepared the plate if diyas. The kids in the houses were taken aarthi, with home made diyas...Dusk would be welcomed with lights all over the house and yard! crackers and fireworks on the veranda would have surely invited divine grace.

Though I tried to charge our home with the spirit of the festival by running around the house to apply oil on my kids, I was overcome with nostalgia. As I stared out of the window, I saw something different! I felt I was not alone ...Nature clasped her hands with me in the celebration....it was raining snow.....as if to say enjoy this moment....here is shower of white and light from a higher realm for you ...just feel it ...kindle the spark in you!..I could feel Nature pulling me to an elevated state..lightening up each cell in my body.In front of me were my kids dancing ....it was the dance of joy ! I wondered at the simplicity and innocence of childhood.....how the sight of snow could inspire and gift us with moments of bliss.

I joined the rhythm of my toddlers...with each sway in my body I felt the waves of joy encompassing us.We were dancing with both body and being! After all each one of us are the "DANCE" of the macrocosmic consciousness....

Dha of my Sadhana is that I would like to call myself a passionate dancer! Dance to me is prayer, a communication , an enlightening experience. On this auspicious ocassion of Deepavali , I wish all of you a wonderful year ahead filled with light and love! May this Diwali enlighten our lifes helping us realize our true passions . " Happy diwali ! friends...

75 comments:

starry said...

Happy Diwali to you and your family.enjoyed reading this post.

Rajeev S said...

Happy Deepavali Nandu, to you, Prash and kids. Enjoyed reading your post and I could imagine bheebhatsa bhava that you have said.

The "Dha" on diwali day is apt... He series is going to come to an end with one more post "Ni"? Expecting another series after that...

Cynthia said...

Happy Diwali to you and the family.

Nanditha Prabhu said...

starry nights,
happy diwali to u and family! thanks !

my vision,
mamu,
happy diwali to all at home! i know it would be grt out there in bombay!
with the next post the sadhana is coming to an end. thanks for being a regular reader and encuraging me to continue my sadhana!

cynthia,
thank you for your wishes! wish u the same!

Naveen Prabhu said...

happy deepawali to all of u .... awaiting "ni" ...

mathew said...

A very belated diwali greeting..i think it is simple impossible to replicate the spirit of diwali that you have back home..

neways wishin you family in this festive time..:-)

Sum Raj said...

nice to know that there was a dancing mela on diwali day and also when it comes along with our kids,that would be our great enjoyment in our life.....happy belated diwali wishes nanduakka.....specially from smera

Anonymous said...

lovely reading the post. Hope you had a wonderful Diwali...Your description is just wonderful with so much beauty & happiness in it, which are the main ingredients of any festival & it is so much more enjoyable when we celebrate with our family with the joy just growing abundantly filling everyones hearts...& about Dance, to me, it is the expression of ecstasy & freedom!

Compassion Unlimitted said...

//..lightening up each cell in my body.//

Very nice interpretation of Deepavali..A first timer to your site..Seasons greetings
TC
CU

Susan said...

What is it about snow, Nanditha? I've always lived in an area guaranteed to have at least one major winter storm. I never grow tired of it. I'm so glad you enjoyed the unexpected wonder of it. I can see you all dancing joyfully during Diwali. Your family is truly blessed.

Lotus Reads said...

Oh Nanditha, another wonderful, wonderful post! Forgive me for the late Diwali wishes but I thought of you and your family on that day and hoped for the very best for all of you.

I know all about the nostalgia one feels on festival days so this year I drowned it by watching movies and spending time with my friends. I am so happy that nature in her infinite wisdom sent you a message of cheer and hope.

I love the reminisces from your childhood. I remember the family that lived in the apartment below us in Bombay...their kids too would have oil baths on festive days and I remember always envying the fact that they had "special" baths and I didn't!

Again, a very Happy Diwali to you and yours Nanditha.

*hugs*

Maddy said...

wish you and family a belated, but happy diwlai..yup getting the oil into your eyes was a nuisance. especially coconut oil which stings..and sesame oil was used on the body. happy snow days ..for us it is heat & wind...

krystyna said...

Nanditha, it is sooo beautifuly written. Now, I fell and see much more what Deepavali means.
You have a big talent, Nanditha!

Thanks!

Bharathy said...

Ah...so you went a little down with nostalgia on Diwali Dawn right??
I am very much in India and was soo busy in the morning and dint have time to think of those charming childhood days as you had mentioned :)..
Only difference is that it was me in "Bheebhatsa bhava",early in the morning as I didnt receive much help for my kitcen chores from my better half and kids, as they had promised the previous night!..:D

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