Ever heard of a city that you can’t find unless it wants you to? That’s the mystery behind Gyanganj — a hidden place tucked deep in the Himalayas that’s straight out of legends. Some say it’s full of wise beings who control the fate of the world from behind the scenes. Sounds crazy, right? But once you hear the stories, you might start to wonder if it could actually be real. Hit play and dive into the secrets of the city that only reveals itself to the chosen few! Animation is created by Bright Side.
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00:01Let's do a thought experiment together, shall we?
00:04Now, imagine you're climbing the Himalayas.
00:07However, you're lost.
00:09Where you are seems to be an isolated valley.
00:12You used all your food and water source and don't know which way to go.
00:16You're so out of energy that you don't even know if you'll be able to get back home.
00:21Suddenly, in the distance, you see a sage-looking man walking towards you.
00:26However, you can't help but to close your eyes as you are defeated by fatigue.
00:32You open your eyes to a totally new place.
00:35The sage is sitting right next to you.
00:37He says,
00:38Hello, traveler, and welcome to the land of immortals.
00:43That sounds like the beginning of an Indiana Jones movie, right?
00:46But what if I told you that such a place actually is said to exist,
00:51according to some legends, beliefs, and ancient texts?
00:54Indian-Tibetan texts mention a place called Gyangaj,
01:00also known as Shambhala or Shangri-la, depending on different cultures.
01:05This legendary city is the home of immortal beings and is a land of spiritual enlightenment.
01:11Take one of its names, Shambhala, for example.
01:14It literally means the source of happiness in the Sanskrit language.
01:18So, accordingly, you would expect this celestial kingdom to be surrounded by all things of great
01:24beauty and wonder, with gardens and other mighty and majestic structures.
01:29The ancient beliefs and myths state that when you enter Gyangaj,
01:34you will immediately be reminded of the structure of a lotus flower with eight petals.
01:39The place is surrounded by mountains covered with snow.
01:42It has beautiful waterfalls, crowning into a pure and divine lake,
01:47and its water has extremely strong therapeutic powers.
01:50The whole place is illuminated by milky white light at all times,
01:54and this is neither due to the sun nor the moon.
01:58There are also phosphoric plants that can give desired light on voice commands.
02:03A hundred types of other delightful flowers keep blooming all year round in its gardens,
02:08in addition to countless trees where delicious fruits grow.
02:12But one tree is known to be the most special one,
02:15and that is the tree of immortality, or the tree of life.
02:20Described as a shimmering crystal, it stands at the center of Gyangaj and unites the skies,
02:25the earth, and the underworld.
02:28The fruits of it resemble an abstract form of Sri Yantra,
02:32a mystical diagram used in Hinduism, which consists of nine interlocking triangles.
02:37However, nobody is allowed to take these fruits out of Gyangaj itself.
02:42The only way to do it is if you get permission from the inhabitants of the city.
02:47This brings us to the question of who lives in this magical and mystical city.
02:53According to the legends, Gyangaj is inhabited by a great number of advanced masters,
02:58or in other words, sages,
03:00who subtly guide the destiny of the world through meditation.
03:04They are eternal beings, who are not affected by any human desires or sorrows.
03:10Their duty is to protect the spiritual teachings of the world
03:13and work for the good of humanity, as well as all conscious beings.
03:17It's also believed that during a time of great chaos in the world,
03:21the 25th ruler of this Gyangaj will appear among them to lead the planet to a better future.
03:27These sages and eternal beings who live there are somehow also the protectors of Gyangaj.
03:34So, if you were thinking of just casually walking into this place with a map in your hands,
03:39sorry to inform you, but that's not happening.
03:42First of all, no one really knows where exactly Gyangaj is.
03:46Some people believe it's in a remote valley in the Himalayas.
03:50Some claim it's in a hidden cave.
03:52There are also people who think it's on a mountain range,
03:56and others suspect it's on a secluded plateau.
03:59So, the location of the city is a mystery, and seems like it will stay that way,
04:04since it is also said that the immortal sages who live in Gyangaj
04:08camouflage the valley from humans by creating some kind of an energy field.
04:13So, Google Maps can't help you with it either.
04:15That's why some even suggest, including the Dalai Lama,
04:19that it exists in a different plane of reality altogether.
04:24In some of the ancient texts, there are actually a few instructions on how to access Gyangaj.
04:30However, the directions are said to be incomprehensible, the way I get sometimes.
04:35But let's pretend for a second that you did crack the instructions,
04:40and the immortal beings living there were willing to grant you entrance.
04:43Unfortunately, you still might not be able to enter this cosmic city.
04:48And here's why.
04:49It is believed that only enlightened masters or sages,
04:53who have a certain karmic connection with it, will be able to reach there.
04:57So, what do the eternal beings of such a magical place do there?
05:02Remember, they have all the time in their hands.
05:05The ancient texts state that Gyangaj has a center and 16 areas
05:10that are all meant for 16 different sciences to be studied.
05:14These include solar sciences, universal planetary sciences,
05:17sciences related to time, the science of air,
05:21the science related to the sun and the moon,
05:23the science related to space,
05:25the science related to gravitational forces, and so on.
05:29What they all have in common is that to be able to learn them,
05:33you first need to have a very high understanding of energy.
05:36The level of courses that are studied is extremely advanced,
05:40and these teachings are still unknown even in these modern times.
05:44Each scientific system has different departments,
05:47and all these departments have their respective teachers.
05:50Since time doesn't work as we understand there,
05:53and immortality is possible,
05:55most of these teachers are hundreds or even thousands of years old.
05:59They can stay in their spiritual bodies,
06:02which appear like a mass of bright light,
06:04while their physical bodies remain separate.
06:07What a school, huh?
06:08It almost makes Hogwarts seem boring.
06:10And does anybody actually graduate from there?
06:13Of course, all these stories and mysteries about Gyangaj
06:17have attracted many people from all around the world.
06:21Countless attempts to find this land of immortality
06:24and spiritual awakening have been made by mountaineers and trekkers,
06:28including President Franklin Roosevelt himself.
06:30But as you might have guessed, they led to nothing.
06:35Still, there were a few people like renowned spiritual leaders,
06:38sages, and adventure seekers who claimed they had visited it.
06:42One of them was Sri Gopanoff Kavaraj,
06:45a celebrated scholar who was the first person in modern times
06:49to have allegedly found the place.
06:51After his supposed visit to Gyanganj,
06:54he wrote a book about it and made the place popular in modern culture.
06:58Upon reading his book, many other enthusiastic foreign scholars
07:02rushed into Tibet to learn more about it,
07:04as well as try to find it.
07:07Another person who claimed to have been there
07:09was a mountaineer who got lost in the Himalayas.
07:12According to his story, after getting lost,
07:15he was feeling hungry,
07:16so he accidentally consumed poison mushrooms.
07:19Feeling completely disoriented by them,
07:22he stumbled upon a mountain with a gap,
07:24which was covered by fog.
07:26Then he fell inside.
07:29After getting back up to his feet,
07:30he realized that he was surrounded by people
07:33dressed in strange clothes who tended to his wounds.
07:36After he was fully healed,
07:38they escorted him out of the city.
07:41Then there was the spiritual leader,
07:43Guru Sai Kaka,
07:44who revealed to the world about his
07:46not one, but many visits to Gyanganj.
07:49As per his narration,
07:51he claimed to go there,
07:52seeking spiritual and immortal teachings.
07:54He stated that a sage escorted him into the city
07:58every time he visited the place.
08:00In his stories,
08:01he also pointed out that the kingdom exists
08:04in a higher dimension.
08:06One other so-called visitor to Gyanganj
08:08was L.P. Farrell,
08:10an English officer,
08:11who claimed to have experienced
08:13the mystical place in 1942.
08:16Even if all these stories and descriptions
08:18about Gyanganj are able to give us a vivid picture,
08:21it can still be hard for many
08:23to keep an open mind about its existence.
08:26Yet again,
08:27it's not hard to admit that
08:29even the idea of such a place,
08:31where immortality is possible
08:33and truly moral beings are working
08:35to protect humanity,
08:36is comforting,
08:37mind-blowing,
08:38and fascinating.
08:40That's it for today.
08:42So hey,
08:42if you pacified your curiosity,
08:44then give the video a like
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