YungDrung Kundrakling Bon Monastery South Sikkim picture by Joy Roy Choudhury

“Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right.” – Robert Hunter

(Scarlet Begonia, Grateful Dead)

Hari Purush Prabhu Jagatbandhu Sundar

It is said that the exact position of the Original Cavity of the Spirit is in the centre of the brain behind at the spot between the eyes. Frequently known as the Gateway to the Heaven and Earth, Taoist masters like Lao Tzu urged practitioners to concentrate on the centre to realize the Oneness of all things. In this centre is a pearl of the size of a grain of rice, which is the centre between the heaven and earth in the human body (i.e. the microcosm); it is the cavity of prenatal vitality.

One who knows this cavity can prepare the elixir of immortality and hence it is said: ‘When One is attained, all problems are solved’. This is the great realization of the Brahman or the Tao or Nirvana.

Tibetan Buddhist Wall Painting, South Sikkim

Without proper usage of the given spiritual apparatus which is the transformation of the body and mind, there will no significant development on earth. Technology cannot make the world safer or better unless spiritual development takes place in tandem with it. Today, there’s lot of talk about use of technology for social causes (employment, education, healthcare) which is very encouraging, but, the real fundamental change needs to happen through sustained effort for a spiritual development. This we must understand, the sooner the better.

In Vedas, it is said that the Nada Brahman pervades all, it exceeds all by the measure of ‘ten fingers’. So, this is beyond computation. At least, at the present 3d level of space-time, it is impossible to even speculate about the creational matrix.

Prudence and Balance

‘Prudence: very useful for weakness because weakness needs prudence; strength does not need it’. (Divine Mother, Mirra Alfassa)

‘Equanimity: immutable peace and calm’. (Divine Mother, Mirra Alfassa)

“As long as our brain is a mystery, the universe- the reflection of the structure of the brain-will also be a mystery”.

– Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934)

Maitreyi said to sage Yajnavalkya ages ago in reply to his offer of a worldly boon- “What shall I do with that which does not confer on me the blessedness of immortality?”

Sruti says that the truth about Atman or Self cannot be known by sravana (Sense Evidence) and manana (Inference) only; we must go into niddhyasana (Meditation of Yoga) to have direct realization of Truth.

“There’s a band out on the highway             
They’re high-stepping into town
It’s a rainbow full of sound
It’s fireworks, calliopes and clowns
Everybody’s dancing

Come on children, come on children
Come on clap your hands….

(The Music Never Stopped, Grateful Dead)

‘Tasmin Vijnate Sarvam Idam Vijnatam Bhavati’. (Mundaka Upanishad 1.3)

“The Devotee of the Lord Knows Everything Material and Spiritual in Relationship with the Lord”.

“Para-Sabda” as the Causal Stress is the root of everything in the creation. But even prior to this root there is this soil or matrix which in Indian terminology is known as ‘a-para-sabda’. This is beyond the stage when phenomenon start (noumenal), it is the stage of soundless-ness, the unmanifest Whole, the source and the reservoir from which all expressions, manifestations, experiences, the universes and the worlds.

-J

Travelport and Mobacar extend partnership to drive car rental revolution

Langley, UK 24 July: Travelport (NYSE: TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, today announced an extended partnership with car rental and ground transportation technology specialist,  Mobacar, to deliver innovation in car distribution.

Today’s travellers expect a seamless and comprehensive booking and travel experience, offering multiple services and transport options. Building on the success of the existing relationship, this long-term agreement now makes Mobacar a preferred global technology partner to Travelport. The alliance builds on Travelport’s extensive Beyond Air portfolio and enhances the breadth and quality of ground transport services content provided to travel agency customers.

In partnership with Mobacar, Travelport intends to dramatically increase the global car rental and ground transportation content available to its travel agency customers, in particular regional and local car content in Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

With this real-time connectivity to hundreds of car rental and ground transportation suppliers, combined with Mobacar’s Artificial Intelligence leadership, Travelport can provide customers with the widest choice of relevant car transportation offers. Via its Smartpoint tool, uAPI or mobile, Travelport-connected agencies have a one-stop-shop for their global car supply and ground transportation needs. Together, Travelport and Mobacar will help car suppliers and travel agencies drive car and ground bookings, increase revenue and customer retention, and improve performance and customers’ loyalty by adding a professional door-to-door driver service to the journey.

Mike Webster, CEO & Founder of Mobacar, said: “With Travelport we are pioneering new technology to easily expand the breath and quality of content available to travel retailers by expanding connectivity to car suppliers. We use our expertise in AI and machine learning to optimize the search and travel choice for Travelport’s customers.”

Niklas Andreen, Vice President and Managing Director, Global Hospitality at Travelport commented: “We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with Mobacar so we can deliver car content in a way our agency customers and travellers have told us they want to consume it. Travelport already processes more than 94 million car rental days a year, and this partnership further strengthens our leadership position in car rental distribution, especially in key growth areas outside of the US.”

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About Mobacar (www.mobacar.com)

Mobacar are an advanced mobility technology and artificial intelligence company. Mobacar uses Artificial Intelligence to gain a deep cognitive understanding of customers, predict their specific mobility needs and fulfil this through our global ground transportation network in real time.

Each customer now gets the most relevant transportation option, at the most appropriate price delivered through a personalised booking experience. This enables our partners to retail at a customer level driving increased bookings, revenue, customer retention and overall commercial performance.

About Travelport (www.travelport.com)

Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment, mobile and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry.  With a presence in approximately 180 countries, and approximately 4,000 employees, our 2016 net revenue was over $2.3 billion.

Travelport is comprised of:

• A Travel Commerce Platform through which it facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world’s leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business-to-business (B2B) travel marketplace.  Travelport has a leadership position in airline merchandising, hotel content and rate distribution, mobile travel commerce and a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the needs of travel intermediaries to efficiently and securely settle travel transactions.
• Technology Services through which it provides critical IT services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs.

Travelport is headquartered in Langley, U.K.  The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “TVPT”.

For Travelport media enquiries, please contact:

Chris Boba, Corporate Communications Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 1753 288 691

Email: chris.boba@travelport.com