Inside Trek: A Reluctant Pilgrim within the Himalayas by Mohan Ranga Rao
The creator undertakes a powerful trek few are capable of full — and he walks away with greater than he ever anticipated to seek out.
It’s stated that individuals don’t freely select to journey to Mount Kailash. That Kailash chooses you, not the opposite manner round.
In case you’re on the lookout for inspiration, then look no additional. Mohan Ranga Rao’s Inside Trek is a heart-warming memoir about self-discovery and taking the highway much less traveled — at an altitude of 18,000 ft.
After dealing with the threats of a Bangalore mob boss, retired businessman Mohan Ranga Rao hesitantly vows to set out on a holy pilgrimage in Tibet generally known as Kailash Manasa Sarovar.
Revered by many as a location of religious significance — because the cosmic axis the earth pivots on, the hyperlink between Heaven and Earth, the abode of Lord Shiva — Mount Kailash and Lake Manasa Sarovar are visited by numerous pilgrims every year. Solely essentially the most religious and robust are capable of full the three-day trek.
It’s stated that dipping within the holy waters of Lake Manasa Sarovar and circumambulating Mount Kailash will keep off evil, absolve an individual of their sins and produce about enlightenment. However Mohan, ever the rationalist, simply sees it as a bodily difficult journey and a strategy to appease his spiritual spouse.
However then all the things modifications. What started as only a enjoyable journey turns right into a journey of soul-stirring introspection. Shedding his ego, Mohan discovers a religious a part of himself he by no means knew existed because the mountain modifications from a spectacular pure marvel to a mystical shrine.
Writer Mohan Ranga Rao tells his inspiring story with a mix of humor, honesty and eager perception. Readers will expertise first-hand his emotions of frustration and pleasure, in addition to his emotions of give up and reverence.
As he focuses outward alongside his journey, he reveals a wealthy tapestry of tradition, from his dwelling in India to the villages of Tibet. Vivid scenes go off the web page, together with the locations that encourage awe and those who … boast less-than-desirable lodging.
The story reveals a lot concerning the creator’s life, together with his loving relationship along with his spouse, which comes alive on the web page because of the animated dialogue. Their relationship is given an additional layer of depth by the inclusion of pictures. There are photographs of not solely Mohan and his spouse, however of many others they met alongside the best way as properly — plus some breathtaking sights, together with one aerial shot of Mount Everest.
Inside Trek each entertains and enlightens, leaving readers with lots to consider properly previous the ultimate web page.
I held the view that divine mysteries weren’t essentially divine, however merely enigmas of our personal making. I felt that individuals usually confused the sweetness and intelligence of nature for the embodiment of one thing holy and legendary … I questioned if maybe my views have been too restricted, as they have been based mostly wholly within the pigeonhole of rationalism. Maybe I used to be the one with a slim view of the cosmic working.
It’s a touching story that’s certain to encourage readers. Mohan undertakes a powerful trek few are capable of full — and he walks away with greater than he ever anticipated to seek out.
Mohan Ranga Rao is an completed businessman, an avid traveler and a beneficiant philanthropist. He has visited over thirty totally different international locations and is drawn to locations of pure magnificence and bodily difficult trails. He performs tennis day by day, takes frequent hikes and reads something from scotch labels to quantum physics to Vedanta.
Publish Date: 1/3/2022
Style: Nonfiction
Writer: Mohan Ranga Rao
Web page Rely: 248 pages
ISBN: 9798795085166