Ganpatiphule :A Place To Be..

GanpatiPhule is a place in Ratnagiri district known for its temple and beaches. But what makes it my favorite place is the combination of temple, clean and rocky beach and wind. The beach is more ‘naughty’ and stormy than those in Goa or Mumbai. It is untouched by human intervention.

My suggestion is to not to visit the place for fun, visit the place for peace, for tranquility, for talking to your inner self. It is a place where I have experienced simplification. I have experienced conflicting thoughts melting into will power and sanctity. I have experienced lost emotions coming up feeling me and freeing me. You feel infinity over there and you feel you are made of it. It makes you believe, you are infinity. More like being in love. Anything is possible.

Take a “pradakshina” around the temple. The vibes of the place, correct your’wiring’. They ‘format’ your brain and remove all ‘viruses’ in your system. Meaning that, every day we comes across energies that affect us in positive or negative ways. They change us, our thinking, our behavior and perception. There needs to be a time and place to regularize it, moderate it and re-strengthen yourself.

If you plan a week at Ganpatiphule, then you can see the neighboring places as well. Never before I have seen a river merging into the sea. Hire an auto rickshaw (since the drivers know the place) and ride along the coast from Ratnagiri to Ganpati Phule. It is serene, clean blue and infinite. One understands that water outside of a bottle and glass can be transparent too. You could see the fishes swimming through the sea!

The locals are blessed with the same simplicity that cannot be defined. They catch their own fishes in the backwaters/ river/ sea. One feels they are blessed since they have a simple yet most multi-dimensional environment. There is pure air.

There are various levels of peace. Peace at the noise level, where there are no sounds or only pleasant sounds. Peace at the mind level, where there are no conflicting thoughts, no stress and your mind feels free. There is also a deeper level of peace, peace at the heart level. There is a place where the heart is at peace. There is no guilt or an unequaled emotion. You are not missing or hating anyone. Emotional Peace.

When you surpass all these levels, there is a peace at the soul level. When we understand and feel that we are what our soul is, not our body, not our mind and certainly not our wealth and problems. And I am so lucky, I have felt that peace, and it was at Ganpatiphule.