Golden Pagoda- Gorai, Mumbai

Date : 17 Mar 2014
Golden Pagoda, Vipassana Centre in Gorai, Mumbai
Preferable to carry sunglasses, hat, thin cotton clothing in March. Wear comfortable shoes as you have to walk some distance, travel in auto, bus, ferry. One has to walk from the bus stand at Gorai Jetty, to the jetty and from the Essel World Jetty to the Golden Pagoda. This Pagoda is on the land adjacent to Essel World Water Park and rides and hence don't take the other ferry service (Rs.10/-) as it does not go there. Take only Essel World Ferry (Rs.50/- both ways charged at a time).
At the Golden Pagoda there is a good eating arrangement with variety of menu and good seating arrangement too. So need not carry food. At the most a water bottle for the time one is in bus or on the road may be carried.. Otherwise Golden Pagoda has good arrangements.
We took help of Shri Navin Khanna, mobile no.9920649224 who handles Public Relations for the Golden Pagoda. 
email id of the PR-Golden Pagoda is pr@globalpagoda.org

Here is how we went from Ghatkopar East to Golden Pagoda in Gorai in Mumbai:

1. From Garodia Nagar to Ghatkopar East Bus Depot by Auto.
2. Took A/c. bus of BES&T No. AS 388 , First bus at 08:40 am. It is from Ghatkopar East Depot to Poisar Depot. (Kandivali West) via 

27. GOREGAON CHECK NAKA NO 1,	28. GEN.A.K.VAIDYA MARG JUNCTION,
29. PANDURANG WADI,	30. MADINA MANZIL,
31. CHINCHOLI PHATAK / SARVODAYA SCHOOL,	32. MALAD STATION (W),
33. N.L.VIDYALAYA,	34. BAL BHARATI / HITAVARDHAK HALL,
35. KANDIVALI STATION (W),	36. POISAR DEPOT,

3. From Poisar Depot to Gorai Jetty by auto. (Rs.50/- by meter).

4. Take to/fro (Rs. 50/-) Essel World Ferry ticket from the counter From Gorai Jetty by Essel World Ferry to Essel World Jetty. 

5. Walk down from the Essel World jetty to the Golden Pagoda (about 5-10 min.). Essel World is also on the same plot.

 We started from Garodia nagar at about 08-15 am, took 08-40 bus which took about one and half hour to reach Poisar Depot. We reached Golden Pagoda at about 11-40 am. (date 17 Mar. 2014).

(All particulars as on 17 Mar 2014. Confirm first.)

• The bus route AS 388 first service from Ghatkopar East bus depot starts at 08:40 am; then 09;15; 9-35; 09:55; 10-15; --------21-05. Different time table for Sundays.
• Its return journey from Poisar Depot to Ghatkopar East starts at 07-10 am; ---------14-30; 15-00; 15-30; 16-00; 16-30; 17-00; 17-30; 18-00; 18-26; 18-50; 19-15. Different time table for Sundays.
• Last Essel World ferry from Gorai jetty to Essel World (Golden Pagoda same) leaves at 17-25 hrs. as per information given.
• The Golden Pagoda closes at 19-00 hrs. Esselworld also closes at about the same time.
• For groups the Golden Pagoda may arrange a pick-up bus. Contact PR.
• One can also go from Malad Marve Jetty also. It comes ahead of Poisar (Kandivali West). But Gorai Jetty at Kandivali-Borivali (West) is more convenient and popular. Manori islands is via Malad Marve Jetty.

• BEST- Public Relation Officer Help can be taken on 1800227550 toll free no.
• Other BEST bus route no. 460 (non-A/c.) also goes from Vikhroli to Gorai Depot.
• Bus route no. C-60 goes from Deonar Depot to Borivali East.

ATTENTION VS FOCUS

PONDER AND CARE
Focus without attention makes one :-

1. more gross and less subtle,
2. less balanced vision,
3. more selfish and less concerned for other views,
4. stagnate,
5. live in illusions & delusions,
6. more artificial and less natural,
7. unreal,
8. deceitful in a gross/subtle way,
9. preach & teach more than learn,
10. more egoistic, subtly in the beginning then openly,
11. divide and spread disintegration,
12. always right,
13. think 'I always know',
14. stop walking in the direction,
15. violent, sometimes disguised as religion and faith,
16. lazy, sometimes disguised as unattached,
17. attached disguised cleverly,
18. hate disguised cleverly,
19. unaware
20. unloving towards some,
21. ritualistic,
22. addictive and habit forming,
23. self-conceited,
24. unjust & unfair disguised cleverly,
25. want more, give less,
26. sharing less & less,
27. cunning,
28. discriminative in giving respect 
29. possessive,
30. fearful, disguised cleverly,
31. pretentious,
32. pompous,
33. sacrifice unnecessarily, unwisely,
34. restricts intelligence,
35. prejudicial, parochial, and suspicious,
36. liar disguised cleverly,
37. create, develop, suffer complexes,
38. deceive self more and more,
39. unsecured, disguised cleverly,
40. cruel to near & dear,
41. crave for appreciation, motivation, followers, disciples, servers,
42. condescendingly bossy.

Oct. 2012, L B Nagar, Hyderabad. 

Real Swaraj- Mahatma Gandhi

Following words on Swaraj of Mahatma Gandhi, father of the nation Bharat-India-Hindustan:
The real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity to resist authority when abused.
Last 6 decades of corruption, nepotism, misrule, abuse of authority and power have reduced most of the checks and balances violating the letter and spirit of the objectives for which they were put in place. Law and Order is controlled by corrupt and powerful.
29 Mar. 2014