Tiya, A Parrots Journey Home by Samarpan
Bharat Churiwala
Respected Devotees,
Rev. Swami Samarpananandaji has written TIYA which is on book stands published by Harper Collins.
I am giving here under some comments available on internet about TIYA.
Bharat
Tiya (A Parrot’s Journey Home) by Samarpan (a monk) is a refreshingly pleasant bird’s eye view of life that unravels itself, after you leave the security of all that is trusted and familiar, and fly into the unknown.
This is the story of Tiya, a simple parrot and his formless mentor, Hans (a swan), the unseen - the voice. As Tiya moves away from his safe perch on the banyan tree, where he has been existing for all of his earlier lives, he flies into one experience after another, each serving to liberate him from his thoughts and opinions, towards a real liberation, freeing him from his own self.
“I am Tiya, a parrot from a distant land. My fate, curiosity and stupidity have made me homeless, and in return have made me undergo many unwanted experiences.”
The Fays, who overwhelm him with their sweetness, but rip at each other with sharp claws, and are responsible for the red ring around a parrot’s neck. The Zarys, who spit vitriol at each other and get solidified in their rage. The fleeing away, with much relief, to a land of Revolutionary Birds of different colors, shapes and sizes, who will not fly, but only hop or walk – all in obedience to the one they refer to as the ‘Big Bird – bless his soul.’ His sojourn with the Leaktons, a teary eyed population that is copiously cranky over anything and everything. He dapples with their philosophy of grieving over life, with or without reason, albeit momentarily. The ego-driven and selfish Ambigers, out to destroy themselves. Many more adventures in the land of the beautiful Lozos, the pretty and colorful butterflies, the Lollys with their long tongues, and many more await the reader in this interesting fable by Samarpan. The pages abound with quotable quotes:
“It was only with maturity in later months, when I realized that the external and the internal problems were one and the same. The body created hunger, and eating created the body.”
“One always feels puffed up when praised – more so, when the praise is misplaced.”
“Experiences will be bitter at times, and at other times sweet, but you will have to move on, holding on to any one experience will limit you.”
“Give up your curses, abuses and spitting, and be free. Learn to love all. In that lies your freedom.”
“In one of the more frightening dreams, I found myself shedding feathers and becoming a human. I was so frightened at the prospect of eating with knives and forks that my sleep – the net that catches dreams – snapped. I woke up to find myself trembling and sweating all over.”
“They were all ruining themselves by ruining others. The joy of their own success paled before their pleasure at the fall of others.”
Tiya, A Parrots Journey Home by Samarpan
Published by HarperCollins Publishers India
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