Cob Mountain

Cob Mountain

Nature
It was summer of 2001.I flue from Seattle to Sanjose (California) around eight am morning. From Sanjose it was tow hours drive in the mountains to get to the place.Beutiful place to stay in small cottages surrounded by 100 years old pine & pike trees. There were people staying in the valley. Around 20 cottages were there on our campus. Only in weekend people come to stay there to relax and take coerces in music, meditation and yoga. Every weekend there was music concert also.Golf course is next to the campus. Senior citizens always use to keep themselves playing glof.Day time whenever I had free time I use to go for long walk in the valley surrounded by deep forest, the places on the mountain are very lonely, but that is one of my hobbies to enjoy the nature. It gives such a wonderful feeling and joy to watch and just to be in the beautiful surroundings. What a great countryside view. It was so easy to watch these animals moving in the forest, deer, lamas, different birds. Americans they have preserved the natural resources so well, that is simply un believable .Mostly summer homes are there in the mountain.Specail home is constructed on the top of the mountain, one can get in to the home by only helicopter, there is no way to climb the mountain and above all if you see through the window to the back side of the house, there is deep death vally.If you look yet, you would get scare. One can call it adventure home. Only some people have such sense to enjoy the extreme things. Having walk for tow hours in the forest is good deal only by roadside, other wise it could be risky from wild animals.One mid night, I was resting in the cottage in a deep sleep. Suddenly I got jumped in the bed tow feet high. Still I was slippy but after few seconds water started pouring in, could not figure out what is going on, thought may be it is earth quack, went to the door and tried to open it but it got jam. Power went off. Looked through the window and saw, big tree branch came down on the door. Realize that tree has collapsed on the cottege; there was no time to think also, all other people were in different cottages away from me. There was no way to get out, got in to the bath room and broke the window and got out of the cottage, gusty wind was blowing electric wires on the ground, to walk to other place was also risky. Anyhow, got to the other building, which was safer. Anyhow, saved my self. Could not sleep in to that building until morning. There was Jamaican guy by name Nantambu he saw that my cottage has smased, he thought what happen to me, he started running, shouting towards that cottege, Vedang are you there, are you safe? I was in other building heard that voice and came out, I am here, and I am safe. He hugged me and said thank God.That was another new life for me. On the same day, I booked a ticket for Boise Idaho and flue by evening saying; see you Mountain any other time.
Vedang Dharashive.

Dhyan.

Dhyan.
Meditation is a technique for relaxtation, longevity, healthy life, and feet as a fiddle, able-bodied, brightness of brain, successful life style. Transcendental meditation is one of the best techniques practiced worldwide, scientificly proved having done research in different universities in different countries. Fifteen minutes every day morning & evening, gives great results. Experiencing the silence within, the unified field of all possibilities. It opens up the doors to all hidden knowledge within, whatever your genes have cultivated for billions of years will come up with all different thoughts automatically and then you could turn in to one of the great gyani of the world. For us Indians it might sound like another kind of cult, strange thing in these modern days, though it is our own thing. However, let me clarify here, we lost our own precious things, which are so valuable, the whole world is realizing, essence and beauty of it and being benefited from it. I have witnessed people saying in the west, one day they will fly back to India by yogic flying not by aeroplane.Sounds little bit exaggerating but they have there own experience. I have seen people fly three feet from the ground; they lift them selves in a yogic posture in the air.Dedication, devotion, reverence, continuity is must to practice the technique to get the better result. It is not a magic nor hypnotism or not even Babagiri.This is scientific technique practiced by leaders from every field. With all respect to modern science, we should not go away from our own things. Until 1995 on global level India had only thing to offer to the world was Vedic knowledge. That was demand of the time in the world and still it is, because of stress, fast.mechanical life style, meditation helped them a lot. Every where yoga centers are there run by westerners, they teach better than us, yoga journals, magazines ,books on meditation in the well known book stores. Before 1995 I went abroad as classical musician, not as software professional .Now it has changed very fast, thanks to policy makers of the country, every Indian is proud of, India is going to be future super power. Let us make more power full and rich adding our own things like yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, Gandharva Veda, Sthapatya Veda and more since India is the only Guru of the world.
Vedang Dharashive.

Small Town.

Boise (Idaho) is small town. Middle of the city hundred years old hotel has a meditation(TM) center. Winter is very special here. Too much snow, frozen river, less activity, so got plenty of time for music practice at least 18 hours a day. That was first experience to work hard on music.Tabla player was staying just next to my room, competition between us who is going to practice more, issue was getting to new heights. Some time he use to put cloth on the Tabla and practice so I will not able to make out that he is practicing. Twenty-four hours we were in the hotel room only except lunch and dinner, we were going to dining hall. Non-stop practice for months together was too much for my throat, there were problems for throat but I continued just like that. I had satisfaction of doing, got some perfection on notes.Early morning open air concert on an open land in cold winter before sunrise, than sun comes up and still you are singing, once in while experience in a life time very special and un forgettable. That was for the warm up ceremony of the place.Bayarn and Nola a business couple from Boise follower of transcendental meditation and of Indian ancient Vedic knowledge. Great fan of Indian classical music. Wanted to construct home in the countryside. He came to us early morning around four o clocks. He had invited his friends for the concert. It was pure Indian classical (Raga) music performance. It was not a chanting of mantras but their level of understang is higher because these are sounds of Gandharva Veda, it has that pure divine power to purify the surroundings. That is why this music for warm-up ceremony.This couple was very interesting they never missed us to invite for every weekend for lunch, movies, ballet, opera and long drive in the mountains. One day we went to the hot springs to take hot bath. There is natural hot water in the pond (small).How it sounds when it is cold out side, great fun ha…. There was big area of hot springs; one can see the water coming from the ground in the form of tiny fountains. We went for lunch in one of the hotels in the mountain, rested for while and then we did snow rolling, hotel has swimming pool,sweeming in the pool and, rolling in the snow with wait body, o.. Boy …one of the coldest experiences. It is hard to believe that Americans have preserved the natural resources so well. You go any part of this country it has its own flavor, richness & beauty of the nature. Thick forests, creeks are full of water, Snow Mountains, green valleys, ranches, farms and you name it.One more member of our group by name Danny, his home was hundred miles away from Boise, we went to visit his parents. Next day he has to appear in the court he asked us to just accompany him in the court to support him. I was also curious to see the court and the proceedings of it. That was the case about claim of Helicopter accident. I was wearing Indian traditional cloth so naturally every one was looking at me including the judge for while.Next day we headed to Halfway Town for fifteen days for Christmas vacation on the farmhouse of Bob (Danny’s brother).His whole family was gathered for Christmas It was lonely remote area surrounded by hills covered by snow. During the stay, we performed music in different churches and in community hall for county side people. For them Indian music was first experience. We had great time there, cross-country skiing, going for the walk in Snow Mountain, watching animals like lamas, reindeer, turkey, moose, cattle farms, horse ranches, cowboys and more… That is all great things, lovely memories about small town.Vedang Dharashive.

Swar Foundation Concert at Sanguem Goa.

Concert at Sanguem Goa on Jan 19 th 2010
Swar Foundation Presents,Music concert on 19 th Jan 2010 at Sanguem Goa.Yuvraj-Tabla Solo

Swargandha-Vocals

Nathalie Arini-Sitar(France)

Vedang Dharashive-Vocals.

NavHind Times News.

Swar Foundation Concert.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Swar Foundation Concert.

Swar Foundation presents concert on 12 Th Feb.at Santacruz Goa(India).
Bharatnatym-Anand Khandeparkar.
Tabla ensemble-yuvraj & Friends.
Vocals-Vedang Dharashive.