Thursday, May 01, 2008
Questions and Answers with Guruji (archives)
Q: Guruji, my mind wonders everywhere how do I meditate?
Sri Sri: Take a stick and start chasing your mind. See where it goes.
If it goes to Goa chase it to Goa, if it is going to Bhavnagar, chase it
there, if it is going to bhelpuri, chase it to bhelpuri, if it is
going to Bhagdad, chase it to Bhagdad�.. Chase, keep chasing and you see
your mind is so tired that it will come and fall at your feet. That's why
Maharshi Patanjali says meditate on everything, meditate on elements,
on Rishis, who are out of craving, even if you meditate on Rishis who
are out of craving, you get into meditation. And when you sit for
satsang, you get into meditation. But sometimes if you sit for santsang, and
you are not there 100%, you count the ceiling, you look here and there.
You have to bring interest yourself, You have to bring the juice (ras/
necter) yourself. It is already there, you have to see the one behind.
The one who put the juice. Don't think I have to do, I tell you need
not do anything its all burning for you, you don't have to
lit it at all. When you are in Gangaji, you don't need a shower, when
you are taking a dip in the Ganges, why do you need to have a tap and a
shower? Become effortless. Just know that I am nothing and I don't
want anything. But don't start thinking about it continuously, this is
also a Maya.
That's why Adi Shankaracharya says it is foolish to even think that I
am Zero.
Q: What is more important- knowledge or devotion?
Sri Sri: They go in hand. Its like a chair� if you pull one leg, the
other will also come! Knowledge brings devotion and devotion brings
knowledge
Q: How can you incorporate spirituality in daily life?
Sri Sri: The first step is not to think that spirituality is not for
daily life. It is not different from daily life. So you don�t have to
make an effort and try to incorporate it in your life. Your life can never
be away from spirituality, it is only a matter of awareness.
Q: Guruji, I enjoyed my silence, I really found peace. So if I become
dumb, will I get moksha?
Sri Sri: (Laughter!!! ) Oh ! God, if you find something good you will
go on doing it!??!?! There are so many dumb people in the world, is
everybody enlightened. Extremity is a problem in our country. There are
some people who keep silence for 12 years. And after that their voice box
don't function, looks like almost rusted. They cannot speak God has
given an instrument, use it. Otherwise it would get rusted. But don't
speak too much, and don't speak less as well. It your words are able to
bring happiness, solace, definitely you should speak. Silence is also
important. At least two to three times a year. Silence helps us to become
more competent, become more courageous and efficient. So do both, keep
silence and also speak. If you speak for 24 hours, then you loose your
creativity.
Q: If there is Shiva inside us, then why do we do bad things?
Sri Sri: When you do bad things, your Shiva is sleeping. When your
Shiva wakes up, He says, �It doesn�t matter. Go ahead and everything will
be alright.� He brings back the power, the enthusiasm and the energy to
move on and on.�
Q: In business or commerce, we only think about taking or getting, but
on spiritual path, it is all about giving. How can we shift from one to
the other? How can we remove the feeling of guilt?
Sri Sri: Being on the spiritual path is also about getting � you get so
much joy just by seeing the joy in others. So, you do not have to feel
guilty. Business is done with the head � you take more and give less.
Spirituality comes from the heart � you give more and take only little.
So never do business with your heart and spirituality with your head.
Q: We all say that if we are more spiritual, we can be better human
beings. How can I be more spiritual?
Sri Sri: Just this question is good enough! From time to time, it will
give you many ideas. How can I be more useful? How can I be more
spiritual? That very question, that very inquisitiveness, is enough.
Q: Comment about attraction, desire and entanglement. How can we avoid
entanglement?
Sri Sri: You are the source of energy. Attraction happens when the
energy on you wakes up. It is just electro-magnetic energy. One energy
manifests at various points in the body (the seven chakras) as different
flavours, different colours. When attraction gets satisfied very quickly,
then love does not blossom in life. When attraction is difficult to
attain, it turns into love; and when that love matures, it becomes
unconditional, it turns into dedication or devotion, the ultimate.
Love and longing go together. If there is no longing, if u kill the
longing, then love also slowly dies way. How can you keep the longing
alive? By being centered, by being in yourself. Do not get completely lost
in the other person, this becomes too much for the other person as
well. Getting lost in the other person is called entanglement. If two lines
run parallel, with some goal ahead, they will always be parallel, but
if they focus only on one another, they will meet, cross and go in
opposite directions! So, with attraction, you come together, meet and then
separate; but if there is a goal, then the attraction remains forever.
That�s why, in life, your charm is never lost when are well-founded and
centered, when your attention is on the knowledge.
Love has no completion� because it is infinity. Something which has no
boundary also has no completion. Radha is the longing, and Krishna is
the love. Sometimes, the longing brings pain. To avoid the pain, you try
to fill your space with something, but that pain makes you deep.
Q: What is the greatest responsibility of a human being?
Sri Sri: Every responsibility, whether small or big, is important at
different times. Even the smallest task can be done with perfection. You
do not have to be a genius� just be simple.
Q: How can I maintain happiness?
Sri Sri: Do not make such an effort. In order to save your happiness,
you have to spread it. Share your happiness with everyone. Why worry in
this short span of life when there is such beautiful knowledge.
Q: After death, does the soul retain any of the senses?
Sri Sri: Yes. It is very interesting. After death, the soul retains the
sight, smell and hearing. Touch and taste will go. The sight, smell
and hearing are not retained for ever, but for about eight to ten days.
Then the soul goes into a deep state of rest.
Q: Guruji, how do you know this?
Sri Sri: Those who have known themselves know this. You know, it is all
in the consciousness. Also this has been recorded in the ancient texts
by scholars.
Q: What to do if you have a boss who doesn't recognize your
contributions?
Sri Sri: Just smile.
Q: What is dharma?
Sri Sri: Dharma is more than just duty. It is that which uplifts you.
Serving, etc. It is that which is your inherent nature.
Q: Guruji, you said earlier that the ego is useful for action. Is it
possible to act without ego?
Sri Sri: Yes. An enlightened person will act without any ego.
See, praising a wise person is useless. They will anyway do good work.
They will continue doing good work even if you blame them. Praise a
fool -- that will pump up their ego and motivate them into doing good
work. Have you noticed, the ego troubles ones own mind more than others?
Q: Guruji, why do so many innocent people suffer in man-made and
natural disasters?
Sri Sri: It makes you wonder about whether there is a God or not,
doesn't it? More than five hundred people in Bombay this week... You simply
have to wonder. You know, you should think about how we can change the
bad people into good people. We have to think constructively.
It is also nature's way of telling us to have compassion. Without
misery there would be no compassion, is it not? In Africa millions of
children cannot afford a square meal. In Washington DC, fifty percent of
school children drop out and go into violence. What can we do? How to
reinstate goodness and faith in non-violence?
Non-violence is the first limb of yoga. The second limb is truth. Why
do we lie? It is because of our fear of losing our reputation and of
losing others love. You know why spouses lie to each other? Because if
they tell the truth, there will be a fight! When there is a conflict
between love and truth, love always wins, that is why spouses lie.
Yogas limbs are non-violence and truth, but yoga also leads to
non-violence and truth. See we have done lots of good work in prisons, and in
places like Israel, Kashmir... Is Dafna here? We have been teaching in
Tel Aviv, and also in the prisons in Israel. And in Iraq. Recently 43
people, mostly women and some men also, were in the Bangalore ashram.
They took training for eight weeks, and now they are going back to Iraq to
teach various yoga and meditation.
Q: Guruji, I have been having bad thoughts throughout this course.
Sri Sri: That is because of stress, toxins in the blood. Could also be
due to some hormonal imbalance. More cleansing will help. Don't be
bothered. The more you grow, the more these negative emotions, anger etc.
will be intolerable to you. So it is a good sign.
JOYY GURUDEV
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Knowledge Sheet 151 - Decision and Confusion
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Monday, April 28, 2008
How to Stop Procrastinating?
Procrastination can lead to many problems — tests failed, weight gained, relationships weakened.But you can change your ways.
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. ~Don MarquisHere are some tips and steps to get you going!
Steps
- Look at the effects of procrastination versus not procrastinating. What rewards lie ahead if you get it done? What are the effects if you continue to put it off? Which situation has better effects? Chances are, you will benefit more in the long term from facing the task head on.
- Count how much time you spend on activities procrastinating. You may be shocked by the amount of time wasted simply watching TV.
- Set reasonable goals. Plan your goals carefully, allowing enough time to complete them.
- Break the task down into smaller parts. How can you approach it step by step? If you can concentrate on achieving one goal at a time, the task may become less of a burden.
- Get started whether you "feel" like it or not. Going from doing nothing to doing something is often the hardest part of overcoming procrastination. Once you start, it will be easier to continue.
- Ask for help. You don't always have to do it alone.
- Don't expect perfection. No one is perfect. It's better to try your best than to do nothing at all.
- Reward yourself. The reward that lies at the end of a long road to a goal may be great, but while you're on the way, it may not always be enough to motivate you. Remind yourself-with a break, a movie, some kind of treat you like-that you are making successful progress.
- Don't let yourself be distracted - by taking control and saying "no" to picking up the guitar, playing a DVD or texting your friends, you build confidence in your ability.
- Other time traps to avoid: saying yes when you don't have the time, studying when you're tired or in a distracting location, not thinking ahead, not curbing your social time, and finally, taking on too many tasks and projects.
Tips
- You may want to take a course in time management.
- Several books have been written on procrastination. Here are the titles: "Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It" by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M., Ph.D. Yuen, "The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play" by Neil Fiore and for students, "Beat Procrastination and Make the Grade : A Life-Saving Guide for Students" by Linda Sapadin, Jack Maguire. These are highly recommended.
- Of course, not everyone enjoys reading - a very good audio CD/cassette is, "Make Your Mind Work for You : New Mind Power Techniques to Improve Memory, Beat Procrastination and More" by Joan Minninger.
- If you hate to read and begin to procrastinate think of it this way. If you have to read a 276 page book divide it into the amount of time you have. If you have about 2 weeks, reading about 21 pages a day is much less overwhelming.
- Just start working
"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you."
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Questions @ Ashram
Questions @ Ashram
Guruji : How are you all? Should we sing more or discuss? Discuss? See I got you pulse! (Laughter!!)
Question : There is a saying "trees that have its roots up and the branches underneath". . What does it mean?
Guruji : Trees that has roots in the sky and branches downwards.. is that your question? Yeh, that's an analogy you know, a simile. That is when things are all upside down in that realm. If the tree is growing upwards with its roots down and branches up that is natural. But if the branches are going downwards then it symbolizes adharma. Used like a simile. That means you have to set things right there. In life when things are topsy-turvy to have to keep things straight!! That's the message there. (Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose.")
Question : Guruji, what is the meaning of the word Bhajan?
Guruji : In Sanskrit the word Vibhajan means separation. Therefore the word Bhajan means togetherness. When we all are together and have only one thought, and that is the thought of the Lord, it is Bhajan. We are together thinking about that Eshwara, then there is a lot of shakti in that. And what else do we do? We clap. Clapping brings you in the present moment. Tell me if you are very happy what do you do? You clap. Right? Someone is very happy how do they express? By clapping! All throughout the world.. . there is this practice.
Question : Guruji, many people come everyday and attend the Satsang. Most of them don't even know what there are coming here for? After sometime they don't come.. what could be done with this?
Guruji : Leave about others. Krishna says,... There are crores of people who take birth and out of that only a few come to the path. And out of that few who pursue the path, only a few reach me, understand me. Thousands come and go don't think about them. You think about yourself. Again Krishna said, "......" Which means, even out of several Muni's are Siddhas, only a few reach me.
Question : Guruji what is Dasha-angula?
Guruji : Dasha angula means, we have pancha(five) Gyanindriyas and pancha Karmaindriyas. What are the gyanindriyas? They are the sight, the ears.. etc and the Karmaindriyas are the hands, legs, words.. like that. Ten dimension are there. And the one who has all the ten dimension is a Purusha.
Question : Guruji, I am feeling very empty right now. Feeling like nothing. Why?
Guruji : Do you have a smile on your face? Are you happy? That's good! Then that's how it should be!
Question : Often when I do seva, I think I have other responsibilities also. Which needs my equal attention. That's the time I feel extremely in secured. Guruji how do I get rid of my insecure feelings?
Guruji : You know, perhaps you are unaware of your capabilities. And you are unaware that nature loves you, supports you. Once you know that you have the ability, then you know your life is made. All your wishes, which are good for you, will get fulfilled. That's why you know, in India our National Flag has this saying, "Satyam eva Jayate" which means Truth will always triumph! Our every note, currency, it is there, "Truth will always triumph!"
Question : Guruji, tell something about positive and negative karma.
Guruji : Karma is in the Mind. Not in the soul. The soul is free from all Karma.
Question : Guruji what are the different dimensions of consciousness?
Guruji : There are four different dimensions of consciousness. They are
1. Awaking
2. Dreaming
3. Sleep and the fourth one is
4. Transcendental
Question : Guruji, how to fight circumstances?
Guruji : Why do you want to fight? Accept it.
Question : Guruji, why is it so difficult to get love from other but so easy to love them?
Guruji : Have you read this book called Celebrating silence? No? You must read that book huh. I have spoken about love there.
Question : Guruji, what is the difference between Knowledge and science?
Guruji : Knowledge is "Who am I?" and science is "What is this?"
"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you."
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation.
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Guruji : How are you all? Should we sing more or discuss? Discuss? See I got you pulse! (Laughter!!)
Question : There is a saying "trees that have its roots up and the branches underneath". . What does it mean?
Guruji : Trees that has roots in the sky and branches downwards.. is that your question? Yeh, that's an analogy you know, a simile. That is when things are all upside down in that realm. If the tree is growing upwards with its roots down and branches up that is natural. But if the branches are going downwards then it symbolizes adharma. Used like a simile. That means you have to set things right there. In life when things are topsy-turvy to have to keep things straight!! That's the message there. (Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose.")
Question : Guruji, what is the meaning of the word Bhajan?
Guruji : In Sanskrit the word Vibhajan means separation. Therefore the word Bhajan means togetherness. When we all are together and have only one thought, and that is the thought of the Lord, it is Bhajan. We are together thinking about that Eshwara, then there is a lot of shakti in that. And what else do we do? We clap. Clapping brings you in the present moment. Tell me if you are very happy what do you do? You clap. Right? Someone is very happy how do they express? By clapping! All throughout the world.. . there is this practice.
Question : Guruji, many people come everyday and attend the Satsang. Most of them don't even know what there are coming here for? After sometime they don't come.. what could be done with this?
Guruji : Leave about others. Krishna says,... There are crores of people who take birth and out of that only a few come to the path. And out of that few who pursue the path, only a few reach me, understand me. Thousands come and go don't think about them. You think about yourself. Again Krishna said, "......" Which means, even out of several Muni's are Siddhas, only a few reach me.
Question : Guruji what is Dasha-angula?
Guruji : Dasha angula means, we have pancha(five) Gyanindriyas and pancha Karmaindriyas. What are the gyanindriyas? They are the sight, the ears.. etc and the Karmaindriyas are the hands, legs, words.. like that. Ten dimension are there. And the one who has all the ten dimension is a Purusha.
Question : Guruji, I am feeling very empty right now. Feeling like nothing. Why?
Guruji : Do you have a smile on your face? Are you happy? That's good! Then that's how it should be!
Question : Often when I do seva, I think I have other responsibilities also. Which needs my equal attention. That's the time I feel extremely in secured. Guruji how do I get rid of my insecure feelings?
Guruji : You know, perhaps you are unaware of your capabilities. And you are unaware that nature loves you, supports you. Once you know that you have the ability, then you know your life is made. All your wishes, which are good for you, will get fulfilled. That's why you know, in India our National Flag has this saying, "Satyam eva Jayate" which means Truth will always triumph! Our every note, currency, it is there, "Truth will always triumph!"
Question : Guruji, tell something about positive and negative karma.
Guruji : Karma is in the Mind. Not in the soul. The soul is free from all Karma.
Question : Guruji what are the different dimensions of consciousness?
Guruji : There are four different dimensions of consciousness. They are
1. Awaking
2. Dreaming
3. Sleep and the fourth one is
4. Transcendental
Question : Guruji, how to fight circumstances?
Guruji : Why do you want to fight? Accept it.
Question : Guruji, why is it so difficult to get love from other but so easy to love them?
Guruji : Have you read this book called Celebrating silence? No? You must read that book huh. I have spoken about love there.
Question : Guruji, what is the difference between Knowledge and science?
Guruji : Knowledge is "Who am I?" and science is "What is this?"
"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you."
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation.
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Knowledge - INTENTION / The Wisdom of Secrets
Knowledge #233 Bad Antogast 23 Dec 1999 Germany INTENTION
Intentions keep the tension in.
Being hollow and empty means dropping all intentions.
Within tension, rest does not become deep. Devotion dissolves intentions.
Intention pushes you to the future.
Bliss is always present.
The one who wakes up to this truth is wise. In a state of bliss, once in a while, if an intention comes up, it manifests effortlessly. The more intentions you have, the more in tension you will be.
To minimize your intentions could be your last intention.
Knowledge #232 Bangalore Ashram 16 Dec 1999 India THE WISDOM OF SECRETS
A wise person makes no effort to conceal a secret. But he does not make an effort to reveal a secret either.
For example, you do not talk about menstruation, death, etc. to a five-year-old, but as they grow older these things are not hidden from them any more. They become known as a matter of course.
An unenlightened one tries to protect a secret; and he also reveals the secret at the wrong time, to the wrong person, in the wrong place and makes a big fuss about secrets.
Trying to protect a secret causes anxiety and discomfort.
An ignorant one is not comfortable with a secret, whether revealed or unrevealed, but the wise one is comfortable with a secret whether revealed
or unrevealed
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Intentions keep the tension in.
Being hollow and empty means dropping all intentions.
Within tension, rest does not become deep. Devotion dissolves intentions.
Intention pushes you to the future.
Bliss is always present.
The one who wakes up to this truth is wise. In a state of bliss, once in a while, if an intention comes up, it manifests effortlessly. The more intentions you have, the more in tension you will be.
To minimize your intentions could be your last intention.
Knowledge #232 Bangalore Ashram 16 Dec 1999 India THE WISDOM OF SECRETS
A wise person makes no effort to conceal a secret. But he does not make an effort to reveal a secret either.
For example, you do not talk about menstruation, death, etc. to a five-year-old, but as they grow older these things are not hidden from them any more. They become known as a matter of course.
An unenlightened one tries to protect a secret; and he also reveals the secret at the wrong time, to the wrong person, in the wrong place and makes a big fuss about secrets.
Trying to protect a secret causes anxiety and discomfort.
An ignorant one is not comfortable with a secret, whether revealed or unrevealed, but the wise one is comfortable with a secret whether revealed
or unrevealed
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http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Living the mystery of life - Sri Sri
13th may 2003
Living the mystery of life
Purpose of words is to create silence. Does every word you speak create silence in others or does it create turbulence in their minds? Purpose of knowledge is to make you feel that you don't know! If the knowledge makes you feel that you know it all, then it has not fulfilled its goal. The more you know, the more you become aware of the unknown. Knowing is just pushing the brick a little further towards ignorance. Before, you thought that you had less ignorance and now you know that you have more ignorance. Purpose of knowledge is to create awareness of the Being. This creation is enormous and infinite. It is a mystery. Mysteries are there not to understand, but to live. Love is a mystery, sleep is a mystery, your mind is mystery and all that you see around is a mystery. Your life is a mystery. Trying to understand mystery is confusion, but living it fully is called enlightenment. There is one 'I don't know' that comes out of ignorance. This is an ugly 'I don't know'. Then it passes through knowledge and becomes a transformed 'I don't know!'. This is a beautiful 'I don't know!' which is a wonder. This is how every question turns into a wonder.
What is the difference between a wonder and a question? Question is associated with sorrow and restlessness whereas wonder is joy in expression.
What is your life? After all, how many years are you planning to be here in this planet? Look in the light of the time. In the time scale, millions of years have passed and millions will come in the future.
What is your life? 60 years or 70 years or 100 years? Span of life is insignificant. It is not even a drop in the ocean. In terms of space you simply don't exist! This understanding dissolves the ego. Ego is ignorance of your reality, ignorance of your existence. Now, just to know this do we have to do some thing else? Just open your eyes and see, 'Who am I? How I am on this planet? What is my life time?'. Awareness dawns in the mind. It does not worry about small little things like, ''this person said this thing to me and that person broke away with me and this happened with that person and I am going to say this and that'. All smallness will simply drop away with this beautiful ''I don't know!''.
Ignorance has its necessity. Ignorance keeps the joy in the game. In a game if you know the result before you are playing you won't be playing sincerely. If you know you are going to win a game you won't put your 100 percent in the game. If you know that you are going to lose a game, then also there is no charm in playing the game. The game is joyful when its results are unknown, when they are hidden away... The nature is so kind and loving to you that it does not tell you about your future and does not remind you of your very old past. But, even with the short little memory it has given us we try hard to make our self miserable!
When the state of 'I don't know'' passes through knowledge, you are delivered in another state of 'I don't know!'... That is a beautiful 'I don't know!' and that is the end of knowledge. So the whole journey is from ''I don't know' to 'I don't know!'. There is a saying that before enlightenment you chop wood and carry water and after enlightenment you chop wood and carry water. But with a slight difference; before it was a miserable 'I don't know' afterwards it's a beautiful 'I don't know!'. Every knowledge whether scientific or artistic leaves you in a place of amazement and wonder. You ask a poet, 'How did you write
this poetry?'' He will say, 'I don't know!'. You ask a scientist, 'How did you discover this?'. He will say, 'Oh! I don't know!'. This 'I don't know!' level of consciousness is innocence.
Some of you might have the problem that the mind goes round and round. This is because you want to know all the time. Just remain in ''I don't know'', the mind becomes quiet. Knowledge is like a detergent agent. You put the soap on the cloth, but wash it away. You never say, ''it is a wonderful detergent soap, let it remain on my body'. All our struggle is to know more, know more, know more... you are trying your level best to understand your feelings and your emotions and you get into more and more and more confusion. This is what has happened with psychology today. It tries to explain to you why you feel like the way you are feeling. The ''why' question arises always when you are unhappy. You say 'why this problem to me on earth of all the people?''... Nobody ever asked, 'why am I so happy?' or ''why is there so much joy and beauty in the world?'. You want to understand, 'why am I not feeling good?' or 'why am I angry?'', or 'why is this not happening?'.
The more you try to understand and try to dig it, you seem to understand less and less. The mystery deepens, but an illusion comes as though 'I know it'. But that's for a short while. We ourselves do not know and we try to explain to others! Stop your explanations; your explanations have put you into a soup and make other people also more confused. You don't
know what is happening in your mind. Mind is like a rollercoaster — it's a crowd. Something comes up sometime and then some other thing pops up. Just be in the simple and innocent state of 'I don't know!'. This life is a mystery — beautiful —
lives it. Living the mystery of life so totally is joy. Becoming the mystery is divine. You are a mystery!
--SRI SRI.
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Living the mystery of life
Purpose of words is to create silence. Does every word you speak create silence in others or does it create turbulence in their minds? Purpose of knowledge is to make you feel that you don't know! If the knowledge makes you feel that you know it all, then it has not fulfilled its goal. The more you know, the more you become aware of the unknown. Knowing is just pushing the brick a little further towards ignorance. Before, you thought that you had less ignorance and now you know that you have more ignorance. Purpose of knowledge is to create awareness of the Being. This creation is enormous and infinite. It is a mystery. Mysteries are there not to understand, but to live. Love is a mystery, sleep is a mystery, your mind is mystery and all that you see around is a mystery. Your life is a mystery. Trying to understand mystery is confusion, but living it fully is called enlightenment. There is one 'I don't know' that comes out of ignorance. This is an ugly 'I don't know'. Then it passes through knowledge and becomes a transformed 'I don't know!'. This is a beautiful 'I don't know!' which is a wonder. This is how every question turns into a wonder.
What is the difference between a wonder and a question? Question is associated with sorrow and restlessness whereas wonder is joy in expression.
What is your life? After all, how many years are you planning to be here in this planet? Look in the light of the time. In the time scale, millions of years have passed and millions will come in the future.
What is your life? 60 years or 70 years or 100 years? Span of life is insignificant. It is not even a drop in the ocean. In terms of space you simply don't exist! This understanding dissolves the ego. Ego is ignorance of your reality, ignorance of your existence. Now, just to know this do we have to do some thing else? Just open your eyes and see, 'Who am I? How I am on this planet? What is my life time?'. Awareness dawns in the mind. It does not worry about small little things like, ''this person said this thing to me and that person broke away with me and this happened with that person and I am going to say this and that'. All smallness will simply drop away with this beautiful ''I don't know!''.
Ignorance has its necessity. Ignorance keeps the joy in the game. In a game if you know the result before you are playing you won't be playing sincerely. If you know you are going to win a game you won't put your 100 percent in the game. If you know that you are going to lose a game, then also there is no charm in playing the game. The game is joyful when its results are unknown, when they are hidden away... The nature is so kind and loving to you that it does not tell you about your future and does not remind you of your very old past. But, even with the short little memory it has given us we try hard to make our self miserable!
When the state of 'I don't know'' passes through knowledge, you are delivered in another state of 'I don't know!'... That is a beautiful 'I don't know!' and that is the end of knowledge. So the whole journey is from ''I don't know' to 'I don't know!'. There is a saying that before enlightenment you chop wood and carry water and after enlightenment you chop wood and carry water. But with a slight difference; before it was a miserable 'I don't know' afterwards it's a beautiful 'I don't know!'. Every knowledge whether scientific or artistic leaves you in a place of amazement and wonder. You ask a poet, 'How did you write
this poetry?'' He will say, 'I don't know!'. You ask a scientist, 'How did you discover this?'. He will say, 'Oh! I don't know!'. This 'I don't know!' level of consciousness is innocence.
Some of you might have the problem that the mind goes round and round. This is because you want to know all the time. Just remain in ''I don't know'', the mind becomes quiet. Knowledge is like a detergent agent. You put the soap on the cloth, but wash it away. You never say, ''it is a wonderful detergent soap, let it remain on my body'. All our struggle is to know more, know more, know more... you are trying your level best to understand your feelings and your emotions and you get into more and more and more confusion. This is what has happened with psychology today. It tries to explain to you why you feel like the way you are feeling. The ''why' question arises always when you are unhappy. You say 'why this problem to me on earth of all the people?''... Nobody ever asked, 'why am I so happy?' or ''why is there so much joy and beauty in the world?'. You want to understand, 'why am I not feeling good?' or 'why am I angry?'', or 'why is this not happening?'.
The more you try to understand and try to dig it, you seem to understand less and less. The mystery deepens, but an illusion comes as though 'I know it'. But that's for a short while. We ourselves do not know and we try to explain to others! Stop your explanations; your explanations have put you into a soup and make other people also more confused. You don't
know what is happening in your mind. Mind is like a rollercoaster — it's a crowd. Something comes up sometime and then some other thing pops up. Just be in the simple and innocent state of 'I don't know!'. This life is a mystery — beautiful —
lives it. Living the mystery of life so totally is joy. Becoming the mystery is divine. You are a mystery!
--SRI SRI.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Art of Dressing : Seven Secrets of Dressing Well - for MEN
Seven Secrets of Dressing Well - MEN
Personal style is something you can build with a very simple toolbox. Get some quality basics that fit well, and you're there.
By The Editors of Best Life"Learning how to dress well is not as difficult as it may seem. [Like golf,] it is an acquired skill that can be honed and improved with correct practice."—Alan Flusser
The sad truth about men and fashion: The bar simply isn't very high. Conversely, it's also good news for you. Look around your office. Go to a party. Most men dress like their women dressed them. That makes looking smart and stylish pretty easy for you to pull off with minimal hand-wringing. Let us be frank: You are going to have to go shopping. You are going to have to spend some green—probably more than you've ever spent on clothes.
But there's not a whole lot to buy. You need good shoes and a well-made suit for important occasions. You need a golf outfit that won't embarrass you. You need casual clothes that aren't jeans and something to wear to cocktails at the CEO's house. Here are seven intelligent style ideas that'll help you upgrade your wardrobe instantly. You can't go wrong with this basic uniform if it fits you well.
A New Suit
The easiest way to upgrade your office look instantly is to add a suit that isn't corporate gray. Try a light-brown glen plaid. Rules: A wider-striped tie accents the solid shirt. A pocket square is a subtle addition that says you pay attention to detail. Tailoring tips: When having it tailored, be sure the jacket covers your butt completely. Don't trust the tailor; look in the mirror.
2. Leather Carry-On
Let's banish our black-canvas wheeled carry-ons to the far corner of the attic and forget them. We are not pilots or flight attendants. We are businessmen who travel light. And if we pack right, we can carry a 2-day-trip's worth of clothing in one hand. A smart leather bag looks good against the knee of a suit or jeans. Find one with zippered compartments to separate dirty clothes from clean.
3. Serious Golf Wear
Golf clothing is a minefield. Some of the stuff at the pro shops is downright laughable. Let the other guys wear their parrot reds and yellows. Browns and creams are tasteful and handsome. Your shirt should drape loosely about your shoulders, like a mesh collared shirt—try the Polo brand by Ralph Lauren.
4. Summer-Weight Suit
In addition to your lightweight-wool suits, a well-dressed man should own a quality linen suit. Most men get their suit sleeves too long. At least a half inch of shirt should show at the wrist. To look even sharper, make sure your lapels extend halfway or less than halfway out toward the shoulder line of your jacket.
5. Casual Clothes That Will Slim You
The strong vertical pinstripes and deep V-shaped lapel on a good lambskin jacket have a slimming effect. It's a great look for a casual evening out. Rule of thumb whenever going out with a woman: Dress a third nicer than what you think looks good, and you'll be dressed appropriately.
6. An Outfit With An Edge
If you try too hard to look youthful, you'll look like you're trying. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't push the envelope a bit. A leather jacket in tan or cream is smart. Leather breathes, and it blocks the wind—good for cool summer nights. Other ideas: Flat-front trousers will make you look taller and thinner and ankle-length suede boots update a classic style.
7. Work Bag With Class
Keep the Jansport pack off your back unless you're hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. If you need a rugged bag for work-related travel, try a scratchproof rubber option. It won't look out of place in a good hotel or a thunderstorm.
Enjoy Dressing.
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VIDEO / Pictures / Knowledge MUST CHECK OUT
Sri Sri with Flowers > Amazing video .. Must see !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZziCgEuD2Rk&eurl=http://artofliving.org.hk/2008/03/18/srisri-with-flowers/
Rajesh .
Weekly Knowledge #222 Bangalore Ashram 21 Sep 1999
India Negativity Needs An Anchor --> NEGATIVITY NEEDS AN ANCHOR
Negativity cannot remain without a support.
Positivity, happiness can be without any reason.
The mind goes on trying to find support for its negativity. It looks for a hook to hang its negativity on - if not this person, then that thing or that person and so on.
This perpetuates the maya!
The creeper of negativity needs a support in order to grow. But negativity or aversion for even one person can guarantee a one-way ticket to hell - you need nothing else!
All negativity is a pointer to move to the centre and broaden the vision to the cosmic intelligence.
Instead of focussing your attention on support for your negativity, look at the seed of negativity.
With meditation, silence, kriya, the source of negativity is nipped at the root.
How to dance in the rain ?
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's,arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be Over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy With another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another Doctor's'
appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home To eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for A while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not Recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, Even though she doesn't know who you are'? He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is'. I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, And thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life'. True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an Acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is One that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything they have. I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did. 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the rain.
Jai Gurudev!!!!
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL,
FANTASTIC AND FANTABULOUS
PHOTOS OF MY GURUJI...... ......... .....
http://guruji.spaces.live.com/photos/
I belong to you
Please forward to all in the Art of Living Family...
Correcting Mistakes ...........
This is a Secret. Do not defeat anybody 100%
When we argue with somebody, we want to win 100 percent. Ypu want to say,
"Only what I say is right!" What happens if you win 100 percent? You lose.
If you want to defeat somebody, do not defeat them 100 percent. This is a
secret. DO not defeat anybody 100 percent. Then they cannot show their face
to you and they start avoiding you.
When you defeat them, make them win a little. If they are fully defeated,
they will have a big loss of face. When this happens you will not be able to
correct them or transform them. So what to do? Make them win a little. Say
that, "Yes if I had been in your place then may be I would have done the
same mistake." What happens then? Their mind receives some comfort.
If you only accuse somebody fully without giving some comfort to them, then
they will get saddened and defensive and will not correct themselves. We do
not know how to correct other's mistake. Do not dump all the blame on them
at one time. We recollect decades' old blame and accuse them saying, "You
did this and that. See what you have done?" They will then get agitated.
You will not get any benefit by making others agitated and becoming peaceful
yourself. Such a peace will not last long. The unrest will come back again
to you with interest and you will become further agitated. It is not a great
achievement to earn peace. Protecting peace is very important.
You can earn peace by going off to sleep. Sleep well, get up and forget
everything. Shake your hands and legs and be peaceful for sometime. But
great skill is required to maintain the peace you have earned. It is
necessary to acquire this skill in life. How do you acquire this skill?
Yoga karmasu kaushalam. That is why yoga is necessary. Yoga does not mean
only doing asanas. Yoga also means - jnana yoga or the yoga of knowledge.
When you are in devotion, it is called bhakti yoga and when you are doing
service, it is karma yoga. Doing service without expectation of any rewards
is karma yoga.
Yoga karmasu kaushalam. You should write this on the wall of your house.
Also write something else -
Samattvam yoga uchyate. There should be equanimity in the mind. But it is of
no use if you only write it on the wall and it only remains there. Instead
write this in your head and inside you.
Talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.
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Rajesh .
Weekly Knowledge #222 Bangalore Ashram 21 Sep 1999
India Negativity Needs An Anchor --> NEGATIVITY NEEDS AN ANCHOR
Negativity cannot remain without a support.
Positivity, happiness can be without any reason.
The mind goes on trying to find support for its negativity. It looks for a hook to hang its negativity on - if not this person, then that thing or that person and so on.
This perpetuates the maya!
The creeper of negativity needs a support in order to grow. But negativity or aversion for even one person can guarantee a one-way ticket to hell - you need nothing else!
All negativity is a pointer to move to the centre and broaden the vision to the cosmic intelligence.
Instead of focussing your attention on support for your negativity, look at the seed of negativity.
With meditation, silence, kriya, the source of negativity is nipped at the root.
How to dance in the rain ?
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's,arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be Over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy With another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another Doctor's'
appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home To eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for A while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not Recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, Even though she doesn't know who you are'? He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is'. I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, And thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life'. True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an Acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is One that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything they have. I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did. 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the rain.
Jai Gurudev!!!!
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL,
FANTASTIC AND FANTABULOUS
PHOTOS OF MY GURUJI...... ......... .....
http://guruji.spaces.live.com/photos/
I belong to you
Please forward to all in the Art of Living Family...
Correcting Mistakes ...........
This is a Secret. Do not defeat anybody 100%
When we argue with somebody, we want to win 100 percent. Ypu want to say,
"Only what I say is right!" What happens if you win 100 percent? You lose.
If you want to defeat somebody, do not defeat them 100 percent. This is a
secret. DO not defeat anybody 100 percent. Then they cannot show their face
to you and they start avoiding you.
When you defeat them, make them win a little. If they are fully defeated,
they will have a big loss of face. When this happens you will not be able to
correct them or transform them. So what to do? Make them win a little. Say
that, "Yes if I had been in your place then may be I would have done the
same mistake." What happens then? Their mind receives some comfort.
If you only accuse somebody fully without giving some comfort to them, then
they will get saddened and defensive and will not correct themselves. We do
not know how to correct other's mistake. Do not dump all the blame on them
at one time. We recollect decades' old blame and accuse them saying, "You
did this and that. See what you have done?" They will then get agitated.
You will not get any benefit by making others agitated and becoming peaceful
yourself. Such a peace will not last long. The unrest will come back again
to you with interest and you will become further agitated. It is not a great
achievement to earn peace. Protecting peace is very important.
You can earn peace by going off to sleep. Sleep well, get up and forget
everything. Shake your hands and legs and be peaceful for sometime. But
great skill is required to maintain the peace you have earned. It is
necessary to acquire this skill in life. How do you acquire this skill?
Yoga karmasu kaushalam. That is why yoga is necessary. Yoga does not mean
only doing asanas. Yoga also means - jnana yoga or the yoga of knowledge.
When you are in devotion, it is called bhakti yoga and when you are doing
service, it is karma yoga. Doing service without expectation of any rewards
is karma yoga.
Yoga karmasu kaushalam. You should write this on the wall of your house.
Also write something else -
Samattvam yoga uchyate. There should be equanimity in the mind. But it is of
no use if you only write it on the wall and it only remains there. Instead
write this in your head and inside you.
Talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Art of living - Google Gadgets.
AOL Google Gadgets for you!
Posted by: "harshal jadhav" harshalpjadhav@yahoo.com harshalpjadhav
Sun Apr 6, 2008 8:54 pm (PDT)
Jai Gurudev Dear Ones!
Here is something very instresting for you! Using technology to spread Divine knowledge and joy!
Question: "How to energize the whole world?"
Sri Sri: "By bringing knowledge to everybody."
Yes, knowledge is the source of energy and it's our humble effort to share the Divine knowledge with all through 'Google Gadgets' !!
Following link has some very instresting AOL google gadgets for you!
http://www.artoflivingpune.org/aolnew/sitefiles/gadgets.asp
Or
http://www.artoflivingbangalore.org/gadgets.asp
It consists of
"Multilanguage Daily Sutra" - Daily Sutra in your native language!
"Question-Answer with Guruji" - huge collection of Question Answer with Sri Sri !!
"SriSri Pictures" - WOW , u need to see it to experience the bliss !!
"Slide show of Guruji's pics" :) , u need to see it to experience the bliss !!
"Tour with Sri Sri" - Guruji's tour schedule! Source: (http://artofliving.org/Founder/TourSchedule/tabid/75/Default.aspx)
You can add these gadgets on your personalize iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) homepage, to your Google Desktop, Windows Vista Sidebar, OS X Dashboard and to your personal website.
Once you add them on your iGoogle page then you will see them every time you vist it!
Please do share any good idea / gadgets you have made!
All are invited to contribute more such Divine 'Google Gadgets' !
If you are associated with Art of Living website development, then feel free to add them to our AoL websties.
Feedback /comments are welcome do write to us at (pmanish.rf@gmail. com / harshalpjadhav@ yahoo.com).
With Love
Manish & Harshal
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Here is something very instresting for you! Using technology to spread Divine knowledge and joy!
Question: "How to energize the whole world?"
Sri Sri: "By bringing knowledge to everybody."
Yes, knowledge is the source of energy and it's our humble effort to share the Divine knowledge with all through 'Google Gadgets' !!
Following link has some very instresting AOL google gadgets for you!
http://www.artoflivingpune.org/aolnew/sitefiles/gadgets.asp
Or
http://www.artoflivingbangalore.org/gadgets.asp
It consists of
"Multilanguage Daily Sutra" - Daily Sutra in your native language!
"Question-Answer with Guruji" - huge collection of Question Answer with Sri Sri !!
"SriSri Pictures" - WOW , u need to see it to experience the bliss !!
"Slide show of Guruji's pics" :) , u need to see it to experience the bliss !!
"Tour with Sri Sri" - Guruji's tour schedule! Source: (http://artofliving.org/Founder/TourSchedule/tabid/75/Default.aspx)
You can add these gadgets on your personalize iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) homepage, to your Google Desktop, Windows Vista Sidebar, OS X Dashboard and to your personal website.
Once you add them on your iGoogle page then you will see them every time you vist it!
Please do share any good idea / gadgets you have made!
All are invited to contribute more such Divine 'Google Gadgets' !
If you are associated with Art of Living website development, then feel free to add them to our AoL websties.
Feedback /comments are welcome do write to us at (pmanish.rf@gmail. com / harshalpjadhav@ yahoo.com).
With Love
Manish & Harshal
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Rishimukh (From Moscow)/ Knowledge point / YT link / Beauty / Nice thoughts
Knowledge Point
Doubt cannot come where there is a sense of closeness. Doubt needs a distance to appear. You never doubt something that is dear to you, close to you.
In love even an object gains life. Stones speak to you, trees speak to you, the sun, the moon and the whole creation becomes alive, Divine. In lust even a living being becomes a mere object. You want to use even people like objects. Here are some salient attributes of love and lust. They are so different yet so close! If you find more you may add to the list.
Lust bring tension
Lust focuses on the part
Lust brings violence
In lust you want to grab and possess
Lust says all I want you to have is what I want
In lust there is effort
Lust causes feverishness and frustration
Lust imprisons and destroys
Lust demands
Lust gets you mixed up & confused & spaced out!!
Lust is only dark and monotonous
Love brings relaxation
Love focuses on the whole
Love brings sacrifice
In love you want to give and surrender
Love says I want you to have what you want
Love is effortless
Love causes longing and pain
Love liberates and sets you free
Love commands
In love you are focused and spaced out!!
Love has many modes and colours
If someone's lust is interrupted they get angry & start hating. Hatred in the world today is not out of love, it is out of lust.
Love is playfulness and in lust there is cunningness and manipulation. Shiva, the embodiment of innocence and love was meditating. His meditation was disturbed by an arrow of flowers from the lord of lust. As soon as Shiva woke up he opened his third eye and the lord of lust, Manmatha (one who churns the mind) was reduced
to ashes. Everybody celebrated by throwing colors on each other realising that life is full of colours.
We play many roles in our life. If all the roles get mixed up it becomes dark, like when you mix all the colours. The wise play each role distinctively side by side, like colors displayed side by side form a rainbow.
Jai Gurudev..... ..
A nice you tube link .. OM GURUVE NAMAH .. Check it out !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13HhYLdDmSI&feature=related
Beauty
When U see the beauty somewhere,
the next impulse that comes in U is to possess it, have it;
and when U have it, it loses all its significance.
For a poor man, beauty is in wealth.
For a hungry man, beauty is in food.
For a lonely person, beauty is in companionship.
And for those on the path, beauty is in awakening.
Sri Sri...
JAI GURUDEV
Nice Thoughts
"Teach yourself, teach everyone , his real nature ; call upon the
sleeping Soul and see how it awakes.
Power will come ,
glory will come,
goodness will come,
purity will come and
everything that is excellent will come,
when this sleeping soul is roused to self-conscious activity. "
............ ......... .....Swami Vivekananda
~~ I BELONG TO YOU ~~
Pleasure or pain is an intense sensation in the four to six and half
foot body. When we are not caught up in this then we are truly and
sincerely able to say, "I belong to you." That is when all the
cravings and aversions, desires and doubts fall off—and in a moment
the world belongs to you.
All your miseries surround the "I, I, I, . . . ",
"I want this, I like that, I don't like this . . ." Just let go. The
sun rises and sets, the grass grows, the river flows, the moon shines
and I am here forever!
--Sri Sri Ravi ShankarJi--
KNOWLEDGE BLOG
http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
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Doubt cannot come where there is a sense of closeness. Doubt needs a distance to appear. You never doubt something that is dear to you, close to you.
In love even an object gains life. Stones speak to you, trees speak to you, the sun, the moon and the whole creation becomes alive, Divine. In lust even a living being becomes a mere object. You want to use even people like objects. Here are some salient attributes of love and lust. They are so different yet so close! If you find more you may add to the list.
Lust bring tension
Lust focuses on the part
Lust brings violence
In lust you want to grab and possess
Lust says all I want you to have is what I want
In lust there is effort
Lust causes feverishness and frustration
Lust imprisons and destroys
Lust demands
Lust gets you mixed up & confused & spaced out!!
Lust is only dark and monotonous
Love brings relaxation
Love focuses on the whole
Love brings sacrifice
In love you want to give and surrender
Love says I want you to have what you want
Love is effortless
Love causes longing and pain
Love liberates and sets you free
Love commands
In love you are focused and spaced out!!
Love has many modes and colours
If someone's lust is interrupted they get angry & start hating. Hatred in the world today is not out of love, it is out of lust.
Love is playfulness and in lust there is cunningness and manipulation. Shiva, the embodiment of innocence and love was meditating. His meditation was disturbed by an arrow of flowers from the lord of lust. As soon as Shiva woke up he opened his third eye and the lord of lust, Manmatha (one who churns the mind) was reduced
to ashes. Everybody celebrated by throwing colors on each other realising that life is full of colours.
We play many roles in our life. If all the roles get mixed up it becomes dark, like when you mix all the colours. The wise play each role distinctively side by side, like colors displayed side by side form a rainbow.
Jai Gurudev..... ..
A nice you tube link .. OM GURUVE NAMAH .. Check it out !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13HhYLdDmSI&feature=related
Beauty
When U see the beauty somewhere,
the next impulse that comes in U is to possess it, have it;
and when U have it, it loses all its significance.
For a poor man, beauty is in wealth.
For a hungry man, beauty is in food.
For a lonely person, beauty is in companionship.
And for those on the path, beauty is in awakening.
Sri Sri...
JAI GURUDEV
Nice Thoughts
"Teach yourself, teach everyone , his real nature ; call upon the
sleeping Soul and see how it awakes.
Power will come ,
glory will come,
goodness will come,
purity will come and
everything that is excellent will come,
when this sleeping soul is roused to self-conscious activity. "
............ ......... .....Swami Vivekananda
~~ I BELONG TO YOU ~~
Pleasure or pain is an intense sensation in the four to six and half
foot body. When we are not caught up in this then we are truly and
sincerely able to say, "I belong to you." That is when all the
cravings and aversions, desires and doubts fall off—and in a moment
the world belongs to you.
All your miseries surround the "I, I, I, . . . ",
"I want this, I like that, I don't like this . . ." Just let go. The
sun rises and sets, the grass grows, the river flows, the moon shines
and I am here forever!
--Sri Sri Ravi ShankarJi--
KNOWLEDGE BLOG
http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Words of Wisdom from Sri Sri Ravishankar
Words of Wisdom from Sri Sri Ravishankar
March 27, 2008 – Mahasatsang.
"Even thorns can become flowers. Look into a child's eyes; all the love that you've given here today, give it to the country's children. Life can become like music. Live in harmony with each other (mil jul ke). We have to imagine & materialize a stress free society.
India's ancient sciences must reach all homes all over the world, so take this sankalpa.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said that when lots of people do satsang together, a new wave of awakening arises; taking this to others is our duty. We need a violence free society, a healthy body & a confusion free mind. So take a sankalpa. We have the same light within us. Learn to be peaceful for a while. Take a shubha-sankalpa today; it is necessary for this
country & for the world. Only spirituality can save us now. Satva increase with dhyan & satsang. Be happy in the future, do seva, I am with you."
March 28, 2008- Pranayam Dhyan Shivir.
• "Leave all your worries at the shivir. Our mind has a lot of power; we take a sankalpa & it materializes. When we are negative, we materialize negative things."
• "3 things are important- Gyan (knowledge), Gaan (music) & Dhyan. Together, they make you a complete personality. Without either of these, you are incomplete."
• "We misunderstand surrender. What is our own, that we will surrender? Nothing is ours."
• "Youth should do the AOL Yes Plus Programme. There lives will not be the same after that."
March 27, 2008 – Mahasatsang.
"Even thorns can become flowers. Look into a child's eyes; all the love that you've given here today, give it to the country's children. Life can become like music. Live in harmony with each other (mil jul ke). We have to imagine & materialize a stress free society.
India's ancient sciences must reach all homes all over the world, so take this sankalpa.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said that when lots of people do satsang together, a new wave of awakening arises; taking this to others is our duty. We need a violence free society, a healthy body & a confusion free mind. So take a sankalpa. We have the same light within us. Learn to be peaceful for a while. Take a shubha-sankalpa today; it is necessary for this
country & for the world. Only spirituality can save us now. Satva increase with dhyan & satsang. Be happy in the future, do seva, I am with you."
March 28, 2008- Pranayam Dhyan Shivir.
• "Leave all your worries at the shivir. Our mind has a lot of power; we take a sankalpa & it materializes. When we are negative, we materialize negative things."
• "3 things are important- Gyan (knowledge), Gaan (music) & Dhyan. Together, they make you a complete personality. Without either of these, you are incomplete."
• "We misunderstand surrender. What is our own, that we will surrender? Nothing is ours."
• "Youth should do the AOL Yes Plus Programme. There lives will not be the same after that."
If You Are Loving…
If you are loving, then you are welcomed everywhere in the world. If you can feel and be one with people anywhere you go, then people are ready to do anything for you.
One Whole
The entire universe is one whole; and, when someone drops their holding onto limited boundaries, then what they gain is the entire universe.
Small World
Your world is very small. Your world is bundle of your experiences. Have you observed this?
Succesful Failures
When the big Mind wins over the small, even the failure of the small mind is a joy. It has always happened that way. Turn back and see---some of your failures have been very good. They have made you progress somewhere, made you stronger.
Victory to the Big Mind
The fight is always between the small, little mind and the big, universal Mind. That's why we say "Jai Guru Dev"---victory to the big Mind. It happens so many times that the small mind wins. Whenever the small mind wins, it is called "misery." The result is misery. Inside you are both the big Mind and the small mind.
Q & A's from the heart
Love is not an Emotion...Its our True Existence... ..SriSri
Question and Answer with Guruji
1: Is it possible to see a thought before it comes?
Ans: How is it possible? A bubble comes up from the water, or a ripple comes in the water. Is it possible to see the bubble before it comes? U throw a stone into the water as soon as you throw the stone doesn't a ripple come?
Is it possible to get the ripple before you throw the stone?
2: If we have to die one day, then why to live? I mean, what is the purpose of life?
ns: Why you need to eat food anyway the stomach gets hungry?
You eat food, and after four hours, you become hungry again. You have to get hungry again and again, then better to stay hungry. Why you keep eating?
Our body gets dirty, why needs cleaning it again and again? Let it gets dirty always!
This logic doesn't work, you know?
You eat and after a while you eat again…
Like that, in this world, we needed some directions and time…
Just be with it…
3: My beloved Guruji, I think I could be dispassionate about everything, but YOU! How could I ever be dispassionate about you?
Ans: A scattered mind can have a focus! If the mind is too scattered, when it "comes to a focus", then, the next job will be done by the nature, automatically! It will happen…. and it will happen naturally – this is already happening – Isn't it? The mind withdraws from all these experiences………
You cannot separate the body and the mind. The gross aspect of the mind is the body, and the subtle aspect of the body is the mind. So they withdraw and rest, simultaneously.
They go into a state of inertia, wherein the knowledge in the mind, in the consciousness, goes to the background-just like what happens as the sunsets. What happens then?
Night "comes"…. but the sun has not disappeared; it's"hiding". In the same way, when the knowledge, the awareness in this life, the consciousness, withdraw and go into another dimension, then, one is overtaken by sleep. That's why it is called "tamo guntamasik"(the dark) – Inertia takes over…It has its time…. and then wakefulness comes again.
The best comparison of our three states of consciousness (waking, sleeping and dreaming) is with nature. Nature sleeps, awakes and dreams! These happen on a magnificent scale in existence…and these are also happening in the human body, on a different scale. Wakefulness and sleep are like sunrise and darkness, while dreams are like twilight in-between.
Meditation is like the flight to outer space, where there is no sunset, no sunrise – NOTHING!
4: How does one attain optimum physical health?
Ans: Don't worry about health a lot.
5: Could you speck on non-stopped joy? /Great joy
Ans: You know, the cause and effect is again an illusion, on one level. Some of you have this problem;
"OK...I read all these books, I know all these knowledge. But in practical life, its not applicable. So what is the use?"
How many of you have this sort of question? Think….!!!!!
My dears…you should know. There are two types of Science. One is the pure science, another is the applied science. You learn about Thermodynamics. aerodynamics, but all that you learned in physics, are not applicable in every day's life. Is it? But the knowledge of it helps you in some point of time!!
You can just learn, being a mechanic, how to repair a car….You take a diploma course; sit with a mechanic, he will tell you how to fix a car. But that is not enough to be an Engineer. An engineer should know the whole mechanics, the whole dynamics of how the car functions. Right?
Thus, all the theory you read, may not come to you in day to day use. But never discard them. Sometime in your life, they will come to your use. Your help. It should just be there. At some point of life, in time, that will come to help you!!
If you see only practical applications of knowledge, then nobody will study physics, chemistry…the PURE science. Without pure science, there is no depth. There is no deep understanding of mechanics. There is no further innovation. How can you do innovations when you don't have depth of the knowledge about it? Right? Similarly, all these studying, knowledge hearing…though you may not feel applicable in life now, some point of time when there is a dire need, THESE WILL COME UP. And they do help your life.
There are two types of help.
One comes direct and other comes indirect.
Like that, there is one kind of JOY which is direct, eminent...other kind of JOY which is indirect, which we do not obviously see the connection, like brushing your teeth everyday doesn't give you any great joy directly, but it prevents you from toothache. It helps you in not having toothache. So in this manner it leads you in happiness, joy in direct manner. Seen with disciplines some time the
disciplines like YOGA, MEDITATIONS etc may not give you an immediate pleasure or joy or happiness, but in indirect way, IT GIVES YOU HEALTH.
6: I have no time for YOGA and MEDITATION. What can I do?
Ans: Yoga and Meditation give you time. No time for these, means – You have to go to a hospital, or a doctor!
JAI GURUDEV
Rajesh Gehani
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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The way out of sorrow / bhajans live / recent YOU TUBE videos
The way out of sorrow
If your are unhappy you better check if one or all of these are lacking: Tapa (penance), Vairagya (dispassion) , Sharanagati (surrender).
• Tapas is agreeing with the moment, total acceptance of pleasant or unpleasant situations.
• Vairagya means I want nothing and I am nothing.
• Sharanagati is "I am here for You, for Your joy."
If you are grumbling then these are lacking, because when you accept the situation you cannot grumble; when you take it as Tapa you will not grumble; when you come from a state dispassion ("I don't want anything") you don't grumble; and if you are surrendered you will have no complaints.
All these three (Tapas, Vairagya and Sharanagati) purify your mind and uplift you in joy.
If you don't do it willingly you will do it in desperation. First you say, "Nothing can be done." Then in anger and desperation you say, "I give up, I want nothing, I have no choice, to hell with it!"
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Listen to Art of living bhajans live on the net :
http://www.lifelivefm.com/lifelivefm.html
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Recent Art of Living YOU TUBElinks :
sagar mein ik leher thi tere naam ki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEJakFeddxw
Interview wid sri sri ravishankar..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0GNX0xXLM
sri sri ravishankar in germany 29.9.2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yifpDZuvKhI&feature=related
art of living India tv…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CvFe_NJ88&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joQhvosM6UI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CvFe_NJ88&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73yvJsJPEE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72A0vZ8qYEk&feature=relate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJ5UEdWivc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bALyYZFcs&feature=related
art of living US service projects and global peace ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3JQKAwhnXE&feature=related
sri sri ravishankar …the people's guru
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdSFWHOrM_E&feature=related
an introduction to art of living part 1 course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWdQToZZn8&feature=related
art of living course experiences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIHLz0X4L_c&feature=related
=================
Jai Gurudev.
Rajesh Gehani
rges@hotmail.com
BLOG : http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
If your are unhappy you better check if one or all of these are lacking: Tapa (penance), Vairagya (dispassion) , Sharanagati (surrender).
• Tapas is agreeing with the moment, total acceptance of pleasant or unpleasant situations.
• Vairagya means I want nothing and I am nothing.
• Sharanagati is "I am here for You, for Your joy."
If you are grumbling then these are lacking, because when you accept the situation you cannot grumble; when you take it as Tapa you will not grumble; when you come from a state dispassion ("I don't want anything") you don't grumble; and if you are surrendered you will have no complaints.
All these three (Tapas, Vairagya and Sharanagati) purify your mind and uplift you in joy.
If you don't do it willingly you will do it in desperation. First you say, "Nothing can be done." Then in anger and desperation you say, "I give up, I want nothing, I have no choice, to hell with it!"
=========================================
Listen to Art of living bhajans live on the net :
http://www.lifelivefm.com/lifelivefm.html
=========================================
Recent Art of Living YOU TUBElinks :
sagar mein ik leher thi tere naam ki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEJakFeddxw
Interview wid sri sri ravishankar..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0GNX0xXLM
sri sri ravishankar in germany 29.9.2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yifpDZuvKhI&feature=related
art of living India tv…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CvFe_NJ88&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joQhvosM6UI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CvFe_NJ88&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73yvJsJPEE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72A0vZ8qYEk&feature=relate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJ5UEdWivc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bALyYZFcs&feature=related
art of living US service projects and global peace ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3JQKAwhnXE&feature=related
sri sri ravishankar …the people's guru
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdSFWHOrM_E&feature=related
an introduction to art of living part 1 course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWdQToZZn8&feature=related
art of living course experiences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIHLz0X4L_c&feature=related
=================
Jai Gurudev.
Rajesh Gehani
rges@hotmail.com
BLOG : http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Attachments / Gita on mp3 / The Golder Wrapping
ATTACHMENTS*
Weekly Knowledge #43 Sydney 03 Apr 1996 Australia *
ATTACHMENTS
*
Attachments cause feverish breath and feverish breath takes away peace of
mind. Then you are in pieces and fall prey to misery. Before you get
scattered too much, gather yourself and rid your breath of the feverishness
through surrender and *sadhana.* Unfortunately most people do not notice
this until it is too late.
When someone is drowning in the ocean of attachments, surrender is the life
jacket they can put on and wait for the rescue team. Without fighting the
attachments, observe the feverish breath and go to the cool place of silence
within. Your first step in this direction is directing your attachment to
the Knowledge, to the Divine.
*
Your non-attachment to the mundane is your charm. Your attachment to the
Divine is your beauty.
*
* * * *
Guruji was sitting at the airport in Perth, Western Australia when he asked
Joy what she did. She said, "I am an interior decorator." He said, "Oh, we
do the same job."
* *
DOWNLOAD GITA IN LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE
Its AUDIO FILES.. MP3's
1.English: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ eng.htm
2.Hindi: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ hindi.htm
3.Gujrati: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ gurati.htm
4.Marathi: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ marathi.htm
JAI GURU DEV :)
THE GOLDEN WRAPPING
Someone gave Guruji a gift wrapped in golden wrapping paper which
lead to.......... ......... ..
Guruji saying -
In the ancient scriptures, the Upanishads there is a prayer which goes 'Oh God, please unveil the golden package (and reveal the truth)'. Two things prevent you from knowing the truth - sorrow (In case of sorrow, you are not interested in knowing the truth) or charms and illusions of the world that keep you away from the Truth. It is neither craving for it nor being averse to it - simple recognition of the truth.
Most people are enchanted by the golden wrapping paper - they don't open it and thus remain unaware of the truth within. Then Guruji went about opening the gift and then said "The truth when revealed is not anything serious but it is fun!!!" and guess what was the gift a picture book of Lucy !!! (from the comedy series - I Love Lucy)
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http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
Rajesh (MOSCOW)
Weekly Knowledge #43 Sydney 03 Apr 1996 Australia *
ATTACHMENTS
*
Attachments cause feverish breath and feverish breath takes away peace of
mind. Then you are in pieces and fall prey to misery. Before you get
scattered too much, gather yourself and rid your breath of the feverishness
through surrender and *sadhana.* Unfortunately most people do not notice
this until it is too late.
When someone is drowning in the ocean of attachments, surrender is the life
jacket they can put on and wait for the rescue team. Without fighting the
attachments, observe the feverish breath and go to the cool place of silence
within. Your first step in this direction is directing your attachment to
the Knowledge, to the Divine.
*
Your non-attachment to the mundane is your charm. Your attachment to the
Divine is your beauty.
*
* * * *
Guruji was sitting at the airport in Perth, Western Australia when he asked
Joy what she did. She said, "I am an interior decorator." He said, "Oh, we
do the same job."
* *
DOWNLOAD GITA IN LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE
Its AUDIO FILES.. MP3's
1.English: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ eng.htm
2.Hindi: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ hindi.htm
3.Gujrati: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ gurati.htm
4.Marathi: http://www.yatharth geeta.com/ download_ marathi.htm
JAI GURU DEV :)
THE GOLDEN WRAPPING
Someone gave Guruji a gift wrapped in golden wrapping paper which
lead to.......... ......... ..
Guruji saying -
In the ancient scriptures, the Upanishads there is a prayer which goes 'Oh God, please unveil the golden package (and reveal the truth)'. Two things prevent you from knowing the truth - sorrow (In case of sorrow, you are not interested in knowing the truth) or charms and illusions of the world that keep you away from the Truth. It is neither craving for it nor being averse to it - simple recognition of the truth.
Most people are enchanted by the golden wrapping paper - they don't open it and thus remain unaware of the truth within. Then Guruji went about opening the gift and then said "The truth when revealed is not anything serious but it is fun!!!" and guess what was the gift a picture book of Lucy !!! (from the comedy series - I Love Lucy)
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http://gurujiskripa.blogspot.com
Rajesh (MOSCOW)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Ganesha Shlokas /
Ganesha shlokas
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Shashi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,. Prasanna
Vadanam Dyayet, Sarva Vignopa Shantaye
We meditate on Lord Ganesha - who is clad in white (representing
purity), who is all pervading (present everywhere), whose complexion
is gray like that of ash (glowing with spiritual splendor), who has
four arms, who has bright countenance (depicting inner calm and
happiness) and who can destroy all obstacles (in our spiritual and
worldly path)
This is a prayer to the God Ganapathi who is supposed to remove all
obstacles on our way in performance of any rites
2. agajaanana padmaarkam gajananam aharnisham
anekhadantham bhaktaanam ekadantham upasmahe
I worship day and night that elephant faced Lord Ganesha who is like
sun to the lotus face of Mother Parvati. Giver of many boons, the
single tusked Ganesh, I salute Thee to give me a boon.
3. vakrathunda mahaa kaaya koti surya samaprabha
nirvignam kurume deva, sarva karyeshu sarvadha
The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the luster
of a million suns, I pray to thee Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles
from all the actions I intend to perform.
JAI GURUDEV
1. Shuklam Baradaram Vishnum, Shashi Varnam Chatur Bhujam,. Prasanna
Vadanam Dyayet, Sarva Vignopa Shantaye
We meditate on Lord Ganesha - who is clad in white (representing
purity), who is all pervading (present everywhere), whose complexion
is gray like that of ash (glowing with spiritual splendor), who has
four arms, who has bright countenance (depicting inner calm and
happiness) and who can destroy all obstacles (in our spiritual and
worldly path)
This is a prayer to the God Ganapathi who is supposed to remove all
obstacles on our way in performance of any rites
2. agajaanana padmaarkam gajananam aharnisham
anekhadantham bhaktaanam ekadantham upasmahe
I worship day and night that elephant faced Lord Ganesha who is like
sun to the lotus face of Mother Parvati. Giver of many boons, the
single tusked Ganesh, I salute Thee to give me a boon.
3. vakrathunda mahaa kaaya koti surya samaprabha
nirvignam kurume deva, sarva karyeshu sarvadha
The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the luster
of a million suns, I pray to thee Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles
from all the actions I intend to perform.
JAI GURUDEV
KS- Softness and Forcefulness /
| ||
| Jai Gurudev |
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Art of Growing Up.
Art of growing up
The word "UP" has a vital role to play in our daily life and also in our
personality development.
1. Get up: Early in the morning with the determination to make most of your
day, useful and also meaningful.
2. Stand up: To your problems and difficulties. Face them and lick them.
3. Think up: Keep your thoughts high, clean, clear and truthful.
4. Brace up: Tighten your belt and keep moving forward even when the going
gets rough.
5. Climb up: The ladder of success reaches upward rung by rung, but you
have to/must do the climbing.
6. Stretch out your hand: Remember that he climbs highest, who helps
another up.
7. Measure up: Meet the challenge of the times by doing your full share for
the common good.
8. Bounce up: when you fell down. Every one falls and falls now and then;
quitters just lie there. Heroes have to bounce.
9. Live up: To the highest and best, the moral rules and spiritual
principles you know.
10. Look up: Consider and observe a tree, how it lifts its branches to the
sky. The only way to grow is to look up.
11. Hope up: You know it very well that, "Hope is life''. So never get
despair.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
an experience with sri sri today on holi celebration in ashram...
an experience with sri sri today on holi celebration in ashram...
Posted by: "mona ingale" nirmit19@yahoo.com nirmit19Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:53 am (PDT)
jaigurudev my friends and family...
i was out of my hospital and was releived much early
today by mere chance and was going back home..cause i
had so much pending work to do way back home, and i
got a call from my brother gaurav who said didi do
come to ashram if possi today cause its holi time with
guruji in ashram...initially like always i said no to
myself cause that would mean not being able to do a
lot of other work pending again today, but then i dont
know how ..i just changed my journey towards ashram
instead of home...
at ashram...
it was an evening full of colours ...chandan holi
water flower petals...of rose...smiling faces..one
worldfamily. ...life ...a continuous celebration. ..like
always that we all in the artofliving family ...have
learnt to perceive life as...come what may....
it was so fresh so vibrant so energetic so lively...
it was 'holi celebration' at yagya shala in ashram
with sri sri today evening...
as usual my steps just at the outskirts of the
ashram..made me forget the whole day chaos of work ...
it was time to enjoy relax and be in total bhakti and
presence of my master..after hard days work...
i was walking down the big road at the entrance of the
ashram ...and just thought once...oh guruji..i dont
wanna walk so much today...and u take me soon
inside...and a car stopped..and gave me lift...till
the ashram..inside. ..amazing ...i thought !!!!
well the yagya shala was getting fuller with people
joining in..slowly slowly... guruji had just
come..perhaps and was asking everyone..how is
everyone..he was seated on his seat..he looked as
fresh n smiling as ever like a baby's never ending
smile...
his bliss was flowing everwhere in those
surroundings. .and in me too...
i just went ahead and kept moving in..till i reached
the first row where everyone was seated down on the
sand..so misty n fragrant.... there were big flat
baskets of roses kept on stage in front of
guruji..guruji asked everyone to pluck the petals from
them...and collected them together again...
he said today we will play hi tech holi...and smiled
again...
he said holi is a festival of colours..and we should
wash ourselves off of all the past and play holi wih
fresh new colours...he said we should accept all the
colours of life and know that life is not "neeras" it
is full of "ras'..the juice ...he said this is the
message for the youth of tday on the day of holi...
and he played holi with chandan water and flower
petals ..he kept pouring the petals on all of us...as
and when he kept moving from the stage from one side
to another...
the spirits of the atmosphere were high
there was satsang going on with bhanu didi and
others..full swing satsang...and most of us were lost
along with guruji in the masti of satsang with we all
getting wet with the holy water being sprinkled on us
from above...as per the usual arrangement in yagya
shala...thats what guruji meant by hi tech
holi....water sprinkling on all of us from above ..in
the form of his blessings...
and we danced and danced and danced...full absorbed in
the great satsang with all fast bhajan like narayan
narayn jai jai govind hare..krishna govind govind
gopala...nand ke lala lala..nad ke lalala..oooo nand
ke lala ..nand ke lala...and many such lively
bhajans...also we sang rang barse bhige chunar waali
rang barse...and danced away...
i found the aura so much soaked in supreme
oneness...it was different, whatever it was..it was so
beautiful... i was so lost in dancing away ...so lost
in the guru bliss...in that deep oneness ...
some people from russia federation and a member of
parliament from russia had come to meet guruji and
they were so happy seeing all of us in that vibrant
atmosphere.. .they thanked india and all present here
to set an example that we all can unite in happiness
too and said that this is an example for them to carry
home...guruji also felicitated each of them with
garlands..and said this is your second home..
he also said that artofliving is being asked for
greatly in the countries outside india and people at
international level are so much into spirituality
meditations pranayams and yoga..we have to do lots of
work here in india towards this..he said we have to
revolutionize the spiritual movement in such a way
that a huge wave of this knowledge spreads all across
the world...to bring about total harmony and peace in
the world...
guruji said we all have to do lots of work together on
this path..
it was an amazing experience today..
guruji's smile was so deep and never ending
so many got cured of their aches and pains when the
expressed their physical suffering to guruji amidst
question and answer session...ya many got cured of
their pain..and guruji said jahan main hoon wahan dard
kahan?..( where i am there ..how can there be pain)
i did not carry anything in my hands today except my
mobile thanks to tarak bhaiyya in whose car i could
keep my heavy bag of books which i was carrying back
from the hospital... so i cannot really write down
exact word to word converstaion of all that guruji
answered frm the questions he was asked..
guruji called dinesh bhaiyya and swami pragyapadji on
stage and the following are some of the questions i
remember him answering...
Q guruji i love a girl but cannot express to her .
what to do?
A (LAUGHS) i dont know..you should ask this question
to experienced people out here who have expressed
multiple number of times to many people and be
prepared and go with a helmet on...(laughs again)..
Q guruji how to get out of this cycle of birth and
death?
A u are at the right place . just keep doing what you
are practicing here regularly..
Q guruji if i have just to meditate n be in bliss and
peaceful..then what is the use of all this studying
and doing business?
A guruji laughs...
Q guruji in silence no thought are coming in my mind..
i have become blank,how will i answer my mother when
she knows i did nothing in the advance course..
A guruji laughs
Q guruji can i become a swami or a rishi?
A guruji laughs..and says i will make u whatever u
want to become...and laughs again
Q guruji can two people connect to each other via
thoughts even if they are physically away?
A guruji said yes they can
Q guruji how do i know what is right or wrong for me?
A whatever u do if that makes u cry later know that is
wrong, and that makes u peacful and happy , know that
is right
Q guruji before my marriage i used to get along well
with my parents but not any more what to do?
A u should either go and convince them or just express
ur love to them and ignore all the negativities that
occur between u two... the love is already there but u
have to express it sometimes to them
Q guruji from childhood i was taught that i should
love everyone and help everyone.. but gradually as i
grew old i realised i am being used by everyone..what
to do..
A.. see u cannot be monotonous u have to be multi
faceted personality if u want to succeed.. if just on
past impression of some one using u , u wrong the
person next by thinking they are using you, then that
is not right..now will u like it if somethinks like
this about, based on their past impressions with
others?
Q guruji i am leo by birth sign and leo are born
leaders? but i just keep escaping and shying from
leadership?
A see if u are integrated, then the quality of
leadership comes in you effortlessly, so just be
natural..and dont make an effort to become a leader
Q guruji if you have attained spiritual dimension
1000th times more than me, then how come u say u and i
are one?
A at gross level we all may appear as different and
seperate beings, but at subtle level, we all are
connected in unity with each other, at subtle level,
know that i am a part of you and you a part of me
.....
there were many more questions with beautiful answers
given by our guruji in hindi and in kannada too...but
i really dont remember any more as of now...i am in
total fantastic state after a great evening with
guruji...so i prefer not to tax my brain /memory any
more
i have written all these too from my faint memory and
perception so please excuse any thing which is
perceived differently by others reading this and
present there too
i hope i am able to share the best of the experience i
and all of us ever had with our beloved master on the
divine occasion of holi...
and the satsang continued and ended with the spread of
that blissful happiness on everyones face as all of us
left yagya shala and ashram on our ways back home...
happy holi to each one of you out there
may god bless you
jaigurudev
love
in seva
nirmit19
i was out of my hospital and was releived much early
today by mere chance and was going back home..cause i
had so much pending work to do way back home, and i
got a call from my brother gaurav who said didi do
come to ashram if possi today cause its holi time with
guruji in ashram...initially like always i said no to
myself cause that would mean not being able to do a
lot of other work pending again today, but then i dont
know how ..i just changed my journey towards ashram
instead of home...
at ashram...
it was an evening full of colours ...chandan holi
water flower petals...of rose...smiling faces..one
worldfamily. ...life ...a continuous celebration. ..like
always that we all in the artofliving family ...have
learnt to perceive life as...come what may....
it was so fresh so vibrant so energetic so lively...
it was 'holi celebration' at yagya shala in ashram
with sri sri today evening...
as usual my steps just at the outskirts of the
ashram..made me forget the whole day chaos of work ...
it was time to enjoy relax and be in total bhakti and
presence of my master..after hard days work...
i was walking down the big road at the entrance of the
ashram ...and just thought once...oh guruji..i dont
wanna walk so much today...and u take me soon
inside...and a car stopped..and gave me lift...till
the ashram..inside. ..amazing ...i thought !!!!
well the yagya shala was getting fuller with people
joining in..slowly slowly... guruji had just
come..perhaps and was asking everyone..how is
everyone..he was seated on his seat..he looked as
fresh n smiling as ever like a baby's never ending
smile...
his bliss was flowing everwhere in those
surroundings. .and in me too...
i just went ahead and kept moving in..till i reached
the first row where everyone was seated down on the
sand..so misty n fragrant.... there were big flat
baskets of roses kept on stage in front of
guruji..guruji asked everyone to pluck the petals from
them...and collected them together again...
he said today we will play hi tech holi...and smiled
again...
he said holi is a festival of colours..and we should
wash ourselves off of all the past and play holi wih
fresh new colours...he said we should accept all the
colours of life and know that life is not "neeras" it
is full of "ras'..the juice ...he said this is the
message for the youth of tday on the day of holi...
and he played holi with chandan water and flower
petals ..he kept pouring the petals on all of us...as
and when he kept moving from the stage from one side
to another...
the spirits of the atmosphere were high
there was satsang going on with bhanu didi and
others..full swing satsang...and most of us were lost
along with guruji in the masti of satsang with we all
getting wet with the holy water being sprinkled on us
from above...as per the usual arrangement in yagya
shala...thats what guruji meant by hi tech
holi....water sprinkling on all of us from above ..in
the form of his blessings...
and we danced and danced and danced...full absorbed in
the great satsang with all fast bhajan like narayan
narayn jai jai govind hare..krishna govind govind
gopala...nand ke lala lala..nad ke lalala..oooo nand
ke lala ..nand ke lala...and many such lively
bhajans...also we sang rang barse bhige chunar waali
rang barse...and danced away...
i found the aura so much soaked in supreme
oneness...it was different, whatever it was..it was so
beautiful... i was so lost in dancing away ...so lost
in the guru bliss...in that deep oneness ...
some people from russia federation and a member of
parliament from russia had come to meet guruji and
they were so happy seeing all of us in that vibrant
atmosphere.. .they thanked india and all present here
to set an example that we all can unite in happiness
too and said that this is an example for them to carry
home...guruji also felicitated each of them with
garlands..and said this is your second home..
he also said that artofliving is being asked for
greatly in the countries outside india and people at
international level are so much into spirituality
meditations pranayams and yoga..we have to do lots of
work here in india towards this..he said we have to
revolutionize the spiritual movement in such a way
that a huge wave of this knowledge spreads all across
the world...to bring about total harmony and peace in
the world...
guruji said we all have to do lots of work together on
this path..
it was an amazing experience today..
guruji's smile was so deep and never ending
so many got cured of their aches and pains when the
expressed their physical suffering to guruji amidst
question and answer session...ya many got cured of
their pain..and guruji said jahan main hoon wahan dard
kahan?..( where i am there ..how can there be pain)
i did not carry anything in my hands today except my
mobile thanks to tarak bhaiyya in whose car i could
keep my heavy bag of books which i was carrying back
from the hospital... so i cannot really write down
exact word to word converstaion of all that guruji
answered frm the questions he was asked..
guruji called dinesh bhaiyya and swami pragyapadji on
stage and the following are some of the questions i
remember him answering...
Q guruji i love a girl but cannot express to her .
what to do?
A (LAUGHS) i dont know..you should ask this question
to experienced people out here who have expressed
multiple number of times to many people and be
prepared and go with a helmet on...(laughs again)..
Q guruji how to get out of this cycle of birth and
death?
A u are at the right place . just keep doing what you
are practicing here regularly..
Q guruji if i have just to meditate n be in bliss and
peaceful..then what is the use of all this studying
and doing business?
A guruji laughs...
Q guruji in silence no thought are coming in my mind..
i have become blank,how will i answer my mother when
she knows i did nothing in the advance course..
A guruji laughs
Q guruji can i become a swami or a rishi?
A guruji laughs..and says i will make u whatever u
want to become...and laughs again
Q guruji can two people connect to each other via
thoughts even if they are physically away?
A guruji said yes they can
Q guruji how do i know what is right or wrong for me?
A whatever u do if that makes u cry later know that is
wrong, and that makes u peacful and happy , know that
is right
Q guruji before my marriage i used to get along well
with my parents but not any more what to do?
A u should either go and convince them or just express
ur love to them and ignore all the negativities that
occur between u two... the love is already there but u
have to express it sometimes to them
Q guruji from childhood i was taught that i should
love everyone and help everyone.. but gradually as i
grew old i realised i am being used by everyone..what
to do..
A.. see u cannot be monotonous u have to be multi
faceted personality if u want to succeed.. if just on
past impression of some one using u , u wrong the
person next by thinking they are using you, then that
is not right..now will u like it if somethinks like
this about, based on their past impressions with
others?
Q guruji i am leo by birth sign and leo are born
leaders? but i just keep escaping and shying from
leadership?
A see if u are integrated, then the quality of
leadership comes in you effortlessly, so just be
natural..and dont make an effort to become a leader
Q guruji if you have attained spiritual dimension
1000th times more than me, then how come u say u and i
are one?
A at gross level we all may appear as different and
seperate beings, but at subtle level, we all are
connected in unity with each other, at subtle level,
know that i am a part of you and you a part of me
.....
there were many more questions with beautiful answers
given by our guruji in hindi and in kannada too...but
i really dont remember any more as of now...i am in
total fantastic state after a great evening with
guruji...so i prefer not to tax my brain /memory any
more
i have written all these too from my faint memory and
perception so please excuse any thing which is
perceived differently by others reading this and
present there too
i hope i am able to share the best of the experience i
and all of us ever had with our beloved master on the
divine occasion of holi...
and the satsang continued and ended with the spread of
that blissful happiness on everyones face as all of us
left yagya shala and ashram on our ways back home...
happy holi to each one of you out there
may god bless you
jaigurudev
love
in seva
nirmit19
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