Dog, Yogi, Banyan Tree

197 Pages·2017·2.17 MB·English

by  Rajan Sankaran

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To
my unsung Music Teacher
who taught me
how to sing
the song of life
“Always have a receptive mind. Ever be ready to appreciate, learn and
understand. Learn from everyone, everywhere,
from every source, from every incident. Learn, apply and utilize.
Life is a glorious opportunity.
Utilize the opportunity to the maximum so that we can say at the end as
Hahnemann said, ‘Non inutilis vixi’ (I did not live in vain).”
My father, Dr. P. Sankaran (1922 -1979)
Acknowledgements
The values enunciated in this book have been inspired by my mother and
father; my other teachers, seniors and colleagues; and some wonderful human
beings that I have met along the way of my life.
Dr. J. N. Kanjilal, Dr. B. N. Chakravarti, Dr. S. R. Phatak, Dr. Roheet
Mehta, Dr. K. Ramamoorthy, Dr. Sarabhai Kapadia, Dr. Juergen Becker, Dr.
Bhanu Desai, Mr. S. M. Gunavante, Dr. Jayesh Shah, Dr. S. P. Koppikar, Dr.
Jost Kunzli, Shri Laxman Jain, Ibrahimbhai, Father Dick McHugh, Misha
Norland, Laurie Dack, Dr. Rina Markovits, Mike Keszler, Dr. Jutta Steinacker,
Murray Feldman, Daksha and Hitesh Mehta, Maggi Lichi Grasi, Jyoti Heryani,
David Warkentin, Dr. Roger Morrison, Nancy Herrick, Dr. Kees Dam, Dr.
Praful Barvalia and so many others. And, of course, Divya with whom I have
travelled the path of life for a quarter of a century now. I offer my heartfelt
thanks to you all.
I am indebted to my gurus who have guided me on the spiritual path:
Kanchi Mahaperiava, Sri Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharshi, Baba Nityananda,
Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Mahatma Gandhi, The Dalai Lama, and Dr. Samuel
Hahnemann.
Among those who have helped me write and review this book are Dr. Faiza
Khan, Sonja Claas, Armeen Jasavala, Misha Norland, Dr. Meghna Shah, Dr.
Manish Bhatia, Dr. Rina Markovits, Dr. Kshiti Mehta, Rajiv Mehrotra, Rajiv
Bajaj, Soham, Sahaj, Dr. Amy Reed Goldman, Haresh Shah, Dr. Gentiana
Ciubuc, Dr. Samuel and Lila Flagler, Dr. Mary Gillies and Susan Sonz.
The books that have inspired me are The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore.
I have also been inspired by the wise humor of Mark Twain, Groucho Marx
and Louis C. K.
Carolyn Shanti edited this book. She took it as her mission to bring out the
message that it seeks to convey and spent many hours talking with me in order to
draw out its subtleties. Her contribution is invaluable. The final editing was done
by Chinmayee Manjunath. Dr. Amy Reed Goldman gave it a fine polish while
Lokesh Padmashali and Vatsala Bisen of Open Strategy and Design helped
design the cover page. Mr. Haresh Shah, who has been involved with the
production of my books for so many years, has worked painstakingly in the
process of publishing this book.
This book is the result of the grace, wisdom and the love of so many
wonderful beings. I feel humbled and blessed.