My grateful and humble expression on a story (Big Bappa) written by Shri Raj Supe, a master in the lineage of Baba Sitaramdas Omkarnath, who propagates easy and certain way for one’s spiritual evolution.
Children often find the existence around full of wonder. As we grow, the feeling of wonder slowly but surely evaporates. But still each one of us has some undifferentiated yearning to express oneself and figure out something from this existence. This yearning, in the case of almost every one of us, gets suppressed by the indoctrination from the society which teaches us ambition and competition. A few, however, manage to keep the yearning alive which finds expression in the form of art or leads to inner exploration.
Shri Raj Supe is one such exception and Big Bappa is his expression which combines both – an expression of devotion (which came as a consequence of pursuit of spiritual path) and art. I got the book from Shri B P Gaur and went through the story a fortnight back when I was in Kolhapur.
This is a story of an artist born in the family of sculptors who, as a child, learnt the art of creating Ganesha idols from his father. The hero of the story had that urge to express himself. Though he was sent to study in a professional institution, he continued to expresses himself in unconventional and non-conformist ways – not appreciated by most. He created Ganesha idols out of clay – keeping them vulnerable to disintegration and re-creation like everything else in the existence. The story gives the reader an insight as to how the external form of worship (idol worship) of a seeker may transform him into gradually internalising the process and dissolving the worshipper into the worshipped.
The narrative absorbed me thoroughly and after a couple of Chapters I had tears rolling over my cheeks quite often though apparently the story was not that moving – it has some mysterious (may be transforming) force!
Truly amazing!
Published by Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd, 1 Level, Trade Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex , Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051 (Ph. : 022 – 40700804; email : info@leadstartcorp.com; www. leadstartcorp.com; www.frogbooks.net).
Children often find the existence around full of wonder. As we grow, the feeling of wonder slowly but surely evaporates. But still each one of us has some undifferentiated yearning to express oneself and figure out something from this existence. This yearning, in the case of almost every one of us, gets suppressed by the indoctrination from the society which teaches us ambition and competition. A few, however, manage to keep the yearning alive which finds expression in the form of art or leads to inner exploration.
Shri Raj Supe is one such exception and Big Bappa is his expression which combines both – an expression of devotion (which came as a consequence of pursuit of spiritual path) and art. I got the book from Shri B P Gaur and went through the story a fortnight back when I was in Kolhapur.
This is a story of an artist born in the family of sculptors who, as a child, learnt the art of creating Ganesha idols from his father. The hero of the story had that urge to express himself. Though he was sent to study in a professional institution, he continued to expresses himself in unconventional and non-conformist ways – not appreciated by most. He created Ganesha idols out of clay – keeping them vulnerable to disintegration and re-creation like everything else in the existence. The story gives the reader an insight as to how the external form of worship (idol worship) of a seeker may transform him into gradually internalising the process and dissolving the worshipper into the worshipped.
The narrative absorbed me thoroughly and after a couple of Chapters I had tears rolling over my cheeks quite often though apparently the story was not that moving – it has some mysterious (may be transforming) force!
Truly amazing!
Published by Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd, 1 Level, Trade Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex , Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051 (Ph. : 022 – 40700804; email : info@leadstartcorp.com; www. leadstartcorp.com; www.frogbooks.net).
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