On the morning of the 4th of March, 2012, we all gathered at the visitor’s centre to set off on another uphill task on Bukit Timah Hill at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Earlier, as we neared the reserve, I was amazed to the see the sea of people, the sight was no less than we what one generally catches on Pazhani or Tirupati hills.
Then the thought struck me that perhaps humanity as such has an innate aspiration to climb something elevated, challenging the physical body first and getting a taste of achieving something better, higher, different than the normal and thereafter, slowly climb to a higher level of aspiration to achieve something in the mental level and then to the spiritual level. A big thanks to Singapore for keeping this Nature Reserve intact.
The path we took was the South View Path. Hundred year old trees greeted us all along the way. Again the path which we had to tread with conscious steps made me think that it also applies to our inner Nature which has many pitfalls and have to be consciously tread through with utmost perseverance. To feel the joy of looking at the beauty of a canopy of the trees we have to lift our heads and stop moving, likewise, it is in the stillness of our minds, willing to look up above itself that the joy of peace gets the chance to settle in.
At the summit there was this rock (summit rock) that reminded me of the Lingam. This brought me, in my mind, on a journey to Kedarnath where the summit is the temple of “SIVA IN HIS ROCK LIKE STILLNESS” though it is also said SIVA TANDAVA IS THE CAUSE OF THIS COSMIC DANCE! How wonderful to meditate on these things and thanks to the walk, I was indeed, able to contemplate on these things.
At our hostess, Mrs. K S Rajah’s place, we had a peaceful meditation followed by a sumptuous brunch lovingly prepared and served by Mrs. K S Rajah and family to whom all goes our gratitude.
- Jayalakshmi
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