tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post6440394860141292340..comments2020-03-21T16:40:05.987-07:00Comments on arunachalakiwi: The climb to the top of Arunachalagraham@arunachalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070064315945865401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-16248859925558693382020-03-21T16:40:05.987-07:002020-03-21T16:40:05.987-07:00Really Nice blog ..and very touching sadhu.Actuall...Really Nice blog ..and very touching sadhu.Actually the bloggers opinion on sadhu can't be blamed entirely .Nowadays India is full of fake sadhus and it's almost impossible to judge .The first thought to mind when we see a sadhu is fake and money hunger especially in religion places.This arunachal sadhuji seems to be a genuine one .Hopefully I get to see him when I travel Nagakiran E.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740201194855781302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-46690169136526917742019-06-19T01:03:05.674-07:002019-06-19T01:03:05.674-07:00With Lord Arunachalas blessings my friends and I d...With Lord Arunachalas blessings my friends and I despite the hazards of climbing up the mountain reached down safely with the kind sadhus and guide who were with us and and also whom we met on the journey.water was offered to us when we were parched.An unforgettable life spieitual experience.Our hearfelt thanks and gratitude to them..Om NamasivayaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964775916074691717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-17550408090293053272017-12-02T19:18:01.927-08:002017-12-02T19:18:01.927-08:00Wow... This story of sadhu is definitely more inte...Wow... This story of sadhu is definitely more interesting. I was offended too by the words money hungry sadhu. We have a rule in India. We never insult a sadhu. If we do, the papa or the bad karma of the insult reverts back to us. We should not insult anyone who appears as sadhu or Sanyasi. If they are faking, it's their bad karma and their papa, they will face. Why to take it on us, by insulting them.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601875232958347192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-13251906457755540722016-08-16T11:34:09.084-07:002016-08-16T11:34:09.084-07:00Thanks for sharing your story, ma!Thanks for sharing your story, ma!Namitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207230118393638632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-34791662064344464652014-07-21T09:24:36.722-07:002014-07-21T09:24:36.722-07:00congratulations on an interesting well produced pi...congratulations on an interesting well produced pictorial blog! Arunachala AUMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817054117814726876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419460818028788161.post-67420980365882592962012-04-15T23:54:44.907-07:002012-04-15T23:54:44.907-07:00That saddhu is not money hungry; he has lived on t...That saddhu is not money hungry; he has lived on top of Arunachala for 20 years, eating only plain white rice, and drinking chai. Someone gave him a pack of cookies when I was there, but he didn't have any. He opened the bag, and gave them all to the monkeys. <br /><br />My friend and I meditated by his tent for about an hour, then went to the peak to prostrate before Shiva's footprints. As we went, he warned us not to talk to any of the tour guides, since they would ask us to pay them. I offered him some rupees, but he said, "Money does not matter to me. Whatever I need comes from Arunachala."<br /><br />Later, when the other tourists had left, (about 20 in total) he came to my friend and me, and asked us to follow him to a hidden cave. We went under and around the peak, to a sacred temple cave containing a Shiva Lingam set into the wall, with simple pooja set before it. The saddhu's guru used to meditate there; he lived on the peak for 25 years. <br /><br />On the cave walls, so many mystical faces were naturally there, as if carved by the artistic hand of God. <br /><br />The saddhu heard me tell my friend how much I wanted to take a picture, and he said- no problem. Take one! <br /><br />I told him I couldn't, since my only camera was my cell phone, which had been out of battery power for over a day. (I accidently left my charger in Bangalore.) <br /><br />He said, very coolly, "With my touch, your phone will work."<br /><br />He sounded so confidant that I handed him the phone, in spite of my own doubts.<br /><br />He took it in his left hand, and tapped it once with the middle and ring finger of his right hand. <br /><br />Instantly, the light flashed on, and the full operation screen appeared. He navigated to the camera feature, then handed it back to me, saying, "Will this do?"<br /><br />Somehow, his touch had charged it with just enough power to snap a shot of each cave face, the lingam, both me and my friend, and one shot of him.<br /><br />You're abusing him by assuming that he's money hungry even though he refused to touch money. You and your friends really missed out by not accepting the blessing of someone who lives a pure and simple life dedicated to his Guru, Arunachala and Shiva.<br /><br />There are many beggars who dress in the garb of holy men, just to get the handouts of those who think they'll get punya for giving rupees, but this Arunachala Saddhu is not one of them.Sudevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013013720629643060noreply@blogger.com