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 GURU PARAMPARA    Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker You know, in our tradition, the Guru is not just someone who teaches the Guru is the one who removes the veil . The Sanskrit verse says: "ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ" It means: To the Guru, I offer my salutations the one who, hold the  stick of knowledge, opens the eyes of the one blinded by the darkness of ignorance. That’s what a Guru does removes ajñāna , the blindness of the inner eye. Not just by speaking, but by being. By living it. By making you see who you really are. And when we talk about Guru Parampara , we’re speaking of something eternal a chain of awakened beings, who pass on not just techniques, but consciousness . A living wisdom that flows from heart to heart, soul to soul. In Kalaripayattu , ...

 DEVOTION OF AGASTHYA :SPOKEN FROM THE HEART    Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker This was my 30 th journey to Agasthyakoodam.Agasthya peak in kerala Each time, it begins not with a plan, but with a call. A silent invitation from the mountain, like a mother calling her child home. I don’t know when the journey starts maybe the moment the mountain appears in my heart. Another Agasthyayanam has been completed. A fifteen-member team from Agasthyam Kalari joined me this time. From Bonacaud Forest Station, the 26 km trail meanders through rivers KaramanVazhapindi, Attayar and wide-open grasslands, where the sky feels close enough to touch. The first night, we halt at Athirumala basecamp. The second day is tougher steeper climbs, rock faces, bamboo forests until we rise above the clouds. And then it appears… Agasthya...

  KALARIPAYATTU AND SPIRITUALITY    Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh    – The Warrior Monk   Indian Martial Arts Guru | Spiritual Visionary | Founder, Agasthyam Foundation | Author & Filmmaker I came through some comments that Some people say there’s  no spirituality in Kalaripayattu, that it’s just about fighting. But  let me ask you this – if that’s true, then why do we begin every  session with a salutation? Why do we say 'Pootharavanakkam' and  'Guruvanakkam'; before we even begin our practice? You  think that’s just a formality?  It's much more than that. It's a way  to connect with the wisdom of the lineage and the divine  energies that guide us.  think about this – before we ever pick up a weapon, we touch it,  we honor it. Does that sound like something you do with just  any tool? No. We treat our weapons as sacred objects,  because they aren’t just tools of combat; they’re extensions of...