Tiya: A Parrot's Journey Home

by Samarpan

The perky parrot Tiya's secure world is shattered when he hears an unknown voice urging him to leave his home, the old banyon tree. As he launches into an adventure-filled journey through strange lands, meeting fantastic creatures along the way.Tiya comes to terms with his strengths and weaknesses.He discovers that no one int his universe is ordinary, and that life is a series of experiences that ultimately unshackle you from your own narrow existence.It is up to you to take on this adventure and come out of it as a free spirit.

The delightful fable is written by a monk with several years of learning and experience as a teacher.It is an imaginative rendering of Vedantic and Yogic philosophy and yet you will find no serious sermons - only the story of a simple parrot and his formless mentor Hans.

Deep and thought provoking - it is a MUST read.

Genres: Spirituality, Fiction, Philosophy, Indian Literature, Novels

174 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1899

About the author

Samarpan is a monk in a reputed monastic organization in India. Born in 1960, he took his vows when he was twenty, and since then has been associated with varied organizational work, mostly educational. He was the principal of a well-known residential school and has been associated with medical, rural and relief services. Presently he teaches Indian scriptures at the university of his organization.

Reviews

[Akashi Singhal · Rating 3 out of 5]

No point in trying to understand the whole book as as when we read. Understanding comes as and when we proceed in life and cross different stages.

[SHRIMOYEE CHAKRABORTY · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is abuzz with plenty of thought provoking ideas in a witty,humorous way.Tiya,a bird,being driven by an invisible call,flew away in search of unknown, leaving its comfortable abode of happiness. In the course of its journey, Tiya came across many bitter sweet experiences which endowed it with knowledge of life that ultimately exonerated it from narrow existence and made it realise the taste of fulfillment.

Allegorically, man falls a victim to his inner enemies like greed,infatuations, lust,anger,envy etc. and as a result he is tossed and twisted in the whirlwind of mundane existence. He fails to recognise his own SELF,loses his independence and suffers.He leads a life of self made confined existence. If he can recognise his own true SELF,he can unshackle himself from his bondage.

That eternal Supreme being (here a very special character Hans by whom Tiya was guided ) keeps on sending a call to us .But are we, infatuated beings, ready to respond to this call??? This question is raked up to our conscience.

[Gorab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light humorous introspective read between the lines kind of book narrated by a parrot named Tiya.
What I liked most was the obsceneties thrown in whenever the parrot got angry! :D
Short and funny read.

[Irawan Senda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Banyak fabel menarik dan apik yang beredar di pasaran, namun tidak semua fabel menceritakan dengan gaya perenungan dari binatangnya. Kebanyakan fabel hanya menceritakan sisi luar dari kehidupannya. Namun lain halnya dengan Tiya, sisi spiritual dari penulisnya Samarpan membawa kita pada level perenungan dari setiap kisah yang dihadirkan di dalamnya. Perjalanan dari Tiya tidak hanya diisi oleh sisi burung-burung di sekitarnya namun jauh dari itu, pencarian jati diri Tiya dan dialog dengan dirinya membuat buku ini menjadi kaya dalam inspirasi. Saya merekomendasikan good readers untuk membaca fabel ini.... :)

[Shilpi Midha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing way of expressing life and its adventures

I liked how the life experiences are described in the book. I would recommend this to everyone who are too much involved in life that they don’t have time to experience what life is. ‘No experience is waste experience in life’

[Apoorva Ranade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Samarpan is one of my favourite authors. This books lives up to the high expectations I have from him.
Tiya is a story of a parrot who leaves home to journey outside his home, the banyan tree and every encounter is a beautiful lesson about life.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.

[Naman Shrimal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had Amazing Journey with this book...Teaches you a lot indirectly....a nice read for a weekend...

[Santosh · Rating 3 out of 5]

One day on a Dinner table XLRI Faculty praised this book.
You don't ignore comments of XLRI folks!
He talk highly about the author, whom he invited as a guest speaker in the Past.
Book Author is a Monk of Ramkrishna Order.
Online search shows that a US Studio wants to convert this book into an animation film.
Moreover little search shows that Our beloved President APJ Kalam has praised a book lot.

So I was intrigued.

I tried for book. But it wasn't available online.
Repeatedly I asked copy to that professor.
Then suddenly the book was available on Amazon and I immediately bought it.

I started reading it on 21st and I think by 23rd or 24th I completed it.
It's a short book of less than 200 pages.

Written as a fable.
Fable about a Parrot who leaves safe and cozy home on Banyan tree and moves out in response to faceless voice. Parrot has adventures, experiences, understands everything even care, love, activity, discipline and everything has its downside. Faceless voice guides him further.

Parrot observes that faceless voice that he hears and that of whole cosmos is same one!

He realizes and returns to his old, cozy, Banyan Tree.

Now acquired wisdom and realization parrot becomes quiet, just OBSERVING the happenings in the world and not getting INVOLVED in anything.
Parrot's Journey is complete!

Vedanta's difficult concept of Negation is described in the book with the help of fable.

Book is in the league of "Alchemist" "Jonathan Livingston seagull" etc.
But lacks global marketing despite of published by Harper Collins!

It's easy and nice read.
It has lot of eye catching sentences, that you want to write down for later references too like

1) "You are much more than what you think you are, and you can achieve much more than you are achieving now"

2) We can not and must not stop loving each other. Why worry about the results when you are able to do what you want to do and also what you are destined to do.

3) We get what we do not want, and we lose what we want. We are here to realise that we are more than what meets our eyes, so let's move forward.

Good read. Looking forward for an animated movie on it!

[Smrithiraj Puli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book since I found it in the link http://indiareads.com/Books-that-insp... and this book was by my favorite human being APJ Abdul Kalam.
This book is fun to read, and weird in some topics, however, it will all make sense in the end. So read it fully to decide on your take.

[Sampada · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Tiya is very reflective and one is able to connect their own experiences with the situations and experiences and learning Tiya has. However the stories seem to get repetitive after a while and the conclusion becomes predictable. Each story however has good insights. I especially loved the part where Tiya is the observer and her perspectives during then.
A good and a light read.

[gadhadar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam recommended that I read this book. It is the story of a parrot as it journey's through life trying to find a meaning for it. The ups and down in the journey, veering away of paths and realizing what we set out to achieve. It's a lot of wisdom in a small book.

[Satya Nayak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book, the unknown voice shows the path

[Tridib Ghosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly a book of knowledge

[Reddhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

An eternal truth lies hidden in the amazing allegory created by the author,but once contemplated becomes gems of wisdom. A must read for people in search of themselves.

[Indrani · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is about the journey of an ordinary parrot who got struck by the idea that “you are much more than what you are, and you can achieve much more than what you think you can.” Believing these words Tiya decided to give it a shot and started its journey towards the unknown, through the unknown to discover its true potential.  The journey was strenuous, exhausting, frightful but quite happening and adventurous at the same time.  It wanted to give up many times during this affair but its inner voice kicked it out every time, reminding him that venturing beyond comfort zone is the sign of real growth. On the way it learned that virtue or vice both are shackles. Love or hatred, compassion or jealousy, ambition or inertness, power hunger or submissiveness all are nothing but the same and attaching to any of it simply kills the ability to fly higher. At last it reaches the land of eternity by being indifferent to its experiences and realizes freedom is The Happiness, internally and externally.
This book is a spiritual fiction which reminds us repeatedly ‘game is on and you can’t stop till its finished’. Author assures that he will keep on retelling the story of attaining the apparently unattainable till more such adventurous parrots listen to his cry and start flying towards their real home. Are you ready to listen?

[Natasha Borah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tiya is an ordinary parrot who lives in a banyan tree and going about usual business. He is witty and shouts funny obscenities when angry. But his life changes forever when the formless voice of Mr. Hans urges him to live the security of the banyan tree and venture out into the world to become much more than an ordinary bird.

This book is about life, about how our experiences makes us wise and widens our perspective, and how every being is unique and special; heavy learnings delivered light-heartedly. It is full of wise words, very much relevant in our own lives.

"Yes, Tiya. This is life. If you take it lightly, you remain a dud; if you take it too seriously, you are doomed."

This is the debut book of the author who is a monk spending his life in imparting education. I loved the concept of the book and the wise words. But I felt that the story could have been made more interesting.

[Fatima · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not a bad book. In fact there are many fragments to learn something from. It starts nicely enough, peppered with good humour. It has a charm of Panchatantra stories - at least, in the beginning. In the second section, it quickly tumbles down to a boring repitiveness though. And, then comes too much "gyaan" packed as Tiya progresses. In fact, if have your own opinions and perspective towards life, you won't be agreeing so readily to many of the knowledge or wisdom imparted here. The last two sections I just skimmed through because it got too heavy a wisdom book to handle, it didn't feel like a story anymore. There is too much wisdom crammed in some 100+ pages, and as the saying goes, "too much of anything is not good", read it at your own risk. 😃

[Ved Prakash · Rating 3 out of 5]

A philosophical book on self introspection.
The story has been woven around a parrot who leaves his ordinary life on a secured Banyan tree to ventures out to see the world. The parrot meets different short of creatures in different land. And here one need to co relate those creatures with people and situations around us and within us.

The expletives thrown by the parrot and those creatures on each other is really hilarious.

The best thing is that one will not find it burdensome or over preachy.

Overall a good read.

[Lisa Isabella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ada kutipan unik pada halaman 11 dalam buku ini yaitu: “Konsentrasi pada apa yang kau miliki tanpa mengkhawatirkan apa yang tidak kau miliki. Itulah jalan menuju kebahagiaan.” Kemungkinan keseluruhan buku ini bisa lebih dipahami bagi mereka yang beragama Hindu atau yang paham Kitab Weda.

Rating Book: ★★★★☆ (4,6/5)

[Truly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kita menghadapi apa yang kita ciptakan, dan kita menciptakan apa yang kita inginkan. Tak ada satu pengalaman pun yang sia-sia dalam hidup ini
~Hal 55~

Salah satu timbunan yang nyempil di tumpukan yang salah.
Rencananya mau dibaca, eh kok malah tertumpuk di area buku sumbangan. Untuk belum sempat dihibahkan.

Latar belakang penulis membuat buku ini menjadi unik

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story about a parrot, its journey as it flies away from its zone and comfort zone, the difficulties faced and new characters that it meets, the journey back home and a summary of lessons that the parrot learns from the journey after it reaches back its home. There are also lessons for the reader which the writer has explained by means of this story. Easy read.

[Tejitha Shivani · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why u guys provide answers for questions in tiya???

[Holly Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book, will stay with me for a long time.

[Kiran · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice one.

[Anirban · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Tiya's journey to know inner self

[Rajat Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

The protagonist of the story 'Tiya' is none other than we. We go through trials and tribulations of life. Until we realize that Pain is compulsory, but suffering is optional.

[Rohit Walavalkar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone who has a spiritual bent of mind should definitely read this. Even otherwise it's a good read.

Thought provoking, at the same time witty.

[Gie · Rating 3 out of 5]

setelah berkali-kali bertemu buku ini di bazar, dan punya feeling kayaknya ini buku kudu dibawa pulang deh. yah, setelah masuk tumpukan selama hampir 9 bulan lebih, akhirnya buku ini terbaca jugaa.

pas pertama bacanya, something like "weiy, ini apaan yah? satu paragraf tuh padet banget dengan kutipan-kutipan." juga penjabaran dari Tiya, si burung beo yang pemikir (walaupun terlihat malas). ia merasa hidupnya biasa-biasa saja dan merasa nyaman untuk tinggal di pohon beringin, sampai ia mendengar suara misterius yang seolah tahu banyak akan dirinya, "Tiya, kau lebih dari yang kau pikirkan, dan kau bisa meraih jauh lebih banyak dari yang bisa kau pikirkan." dan mulailah Tiya berkelana meninggalkan pohon beringinnya -- entah menuju apa.

di petualangannya, Tiya menemukan banyak makhluk-makhluk. di awal, Tiya kerap membandingkan kehidupan di luar dengan apa yang dialaminya di pohon beringin. seperti saat ia melihat anak-anak bermain bola dan memiliki peraturan yang berubah-ubah, Tiya berpikir betapa enaknya anak-anak tersebut punya peraturan semaunya, sementara di tempatnya sangat tegas diberlakukan perihal aturan dan disiplin. dan di saat ada yang berselisih, akan hadir tetua untuk menengahi. tapi mengapa hal seperti ini tidak terjadi di sekelompok anak yang tengah bermain? banyak lagi perjalanan Tiya yang menuntunnya pada pemahaman bahwa hidup itu berproses. pengalaman membuatnya jadi lebih bisa memahami kehidupan, walaupun tak jarang pengalaman itu menyakitkan, susah untuk diterima mengapa hal-hal yang tak mengenakkan mesti terjadi dalam perjalanan seekor burung beo yang sebenarnya telah memiliki tempat yang aman dan tenteram.

selamat mengarungi perjalanan kehidupan Tiya, si burung beo cerewet, pemikir, penuh ingin tahu, berani, gigih. betapa saat kita mendengar kisah Tiya lewat suara-suaranya, kita merasakan suara Tiya layaknya suara kita, manusia.

[Evyta Ar · Rating 3 out of 5]

terjemahannya bagus, enjoyable. cover bukunya paling saya suka. isinya banyak ungkapan bijak dan kadang-kadang bikin kita berkaca diri dengan karakter Tiya, si beo yang cerewet hehe...
tapi, seringnya saya ga paham dengan perjalanan dan pengalaman yang dialami Tiya. buku ini terlalu filosofis bagi saya, jadi kurang ngerti 100% dan kurang menikmatinya. kisah manusia tapi dilakonkan oleh burung. asli, filosofisnya lumayan berat :D

saya rasa mungkin kalau yang beragama Hindu atau mereka yang baca kitab weda, buku ini akan lebih mudah dipahami, karena sepertinya filosofi di dalamnya berhubungan dengan ajaran tersebut. tapi jika bicara secara universal, moral yang bisa dipetik dari kisah Tiya ini sangat bagus, bahwa setiap orang pasti akan melalui proses yang bermacam-macam, ada pahit, ada manis. dan di setiap proses itu terkadang kita cenderung mengikuti hawa nafsu kita, ya nafsu berbicara, berkomentar, marah, tak suka, dsb yang sejatinya tidak perlu dikeluarkan kalau kita punya visi/tujuan awal. acuhkan saja semua hal yang buruk bagi kita yang mungkin menghalangi sampainya kita di tujuan.

manusia juga terkadang mengungkung dirinya dalam pikiran yang sempit, pikiran yang dia batasi sendiri. padahal, setiap manusia diciptakan dengan keunikannya masing-masing, dengan keistimewaannya masing-masing. tidak ada yang biasa. semua orang luar biasa. tinggal lagi bagaimana seseorang itu mengeluarkan potensinya untuk sesuatu yang baik, itu yang perlu dilakukan oleh setiap kita. mencoba dan melakukan. tidak hanya dipikirkan.

review lengkap: http://www.lensabuku.com/1079/tiya-ol...

[Helvira Hasan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sebuah fabel tentang seorang burung beo bernama Tiya yang memutuskan mengikuti suara lain untuk pergi meninggalkan rumahnya--pohon beringin yang nyaman. Perjalanan entah kemana, pencarian akan diri yang lebih dari ia bayangkan--seperti kata suara itu, yakni suara sesuatu yg Tiya namakan sebagai Hans. Perjalanannya itu merupakan pengalaman-pengalaman bertemu dengan makhluk beraneka rupa dan perangai, yang pada akhirnya membuat Tiya menjadi lebih bijaksana.

Dalam perjalanan pulang kembali ke rumah pohon beringin, Tiya tidak bisa terbang. Namun, dengan pelajaran yang ia dapat dari perjalanan sebelumnya, Tiya berusaha sekuat tenaga walaupun usahanya itu juga mengharuskannya untuk menghancurkan sosok Hans.

Banyak renungan-renungan baik dari fabel ini. Intinya, kisah pencarian Tiya adalah menunjukkan pada kita bahwa tak ada yang hanya biasa, setiap kita mempunyai sesuatu yang lebih dari kita pikirkan dan kita bisa meraih jauh lebih banyak dari yang bisa kita pikirkan. Jadi, pikirkanlah! Hehehe...