Silence in the Himalayas: The Journey of Captain Katorch

In a remote village at the foothills of the Indian Himalaya mountains,  I encountered Captain Katorch - a retired army officer whose life exemplifies true sainthood. He lives with his family on a sacred parcel of land, cultivating rice and vegetables to sustain themselves. 

What truly sets Captain Katorch apart is his extraordinary commitment to silence. He sits quietly every morning and evening for 3 hours at a time, without breathing and without heart pulse. In this silent stillness, his mind becomes utterly inactive, and the external world dissolves into illusion - a world that is impermanent and ephemeral, a creation of the mind. 

When he emerges from this total detachment, the mind again generates the world with all the phenomena and goes about his daily business.

For such a person to exist is exceptionally rare and is proof of the existence of an inoperable mind allbeit only for a few hours at a time. Yet the captain realized that his work has not yet been done as he has not destroyed the mind entirely. Only upon total destruction of the mind can liberation be realized. 

Throughout history, enlightened figures such as Ramana Maharshi, Harilal Poonja, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha Sakiamuni, and numerous other Indian and Chinese saints have succeeded in wholly dissolving their minds, thereby abiding in total silence and emptiness.

You can read more in the book Sacred Holistic Health.

 



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