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What Sri Sri said today

Satsangs conclude with Guruji sharing his wisdom and answering questions and everyone waits eagerly for the time when He starts speaking. http://wisdomfromsrisri.blogspot.com/ is a wonderful blog which chronicles Guruji's message everyday. So even if you are miles away you can read His message. Keep in touch!!

Anubhooti ‘09

Jai Guru Dev!!
Love.
Deep.
Its all. Done YES!+, YES!++. Keep smiling & tell ‘Jai Guru Dev’ to everyone. Nice, happy, lovely, amazing & ‘like anything’. Ok. Now what??!!!!!!!
Now Whhhaaaattttttttttttt?!?!?!????!!!!!!
There was a Bang & let there be light voice NOWRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Then started the run for life. Run Lola Run. As I started running, my friend said even my favourite activity is to run!! So Mind ran …………… hmmm ……
so all that knowledge was for this reason – Strong mind !!! And guess what !!!!!!!!!!!! Strong mind resides in Strong Body.(didn’t it find some easy place to dwell??!!)
I must have understood by the morning that day. “We will start with Long Kriya.” Yes Grrreeaaattttttttt!!!!!!. But dilatory pranayam sucked my breath out ………. Hold…………………………….………………………………………2……………………………………………………………..……………………3……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. one more count and I was surely lost in the vastitude of cosmos.
But Why am I running anyway? No premises & logic and what type of absurd conclusion is this??
To RUN!!
I am not running nomore. Last round. That’s All!!!!!!.
But ‘The One’ overrode every time ‘the one’ came near.
Bernoulli stated increase in pressure decreases speed. Mornings create pressure. Running increases it. Hmm, he was true, but still I had only one mantra ‘If I can talk, I can trot.’
After relentless running, running became the very state of being. Just effortless. It was not running but stopping that was painful. Not body but the mind was complaining all the time, while it was mind which felt utmost relaxation at the end. Thus Guruji says, ‘Never Mind’.
Completely dirty and still cent percent fresh we went to ‘Chhappan’ (‘beautiful’ Indore street with 56 eateries) with full enthusiasm. Reluctant to talk randomly to any one ‘Jai Guru Dev’ was the only weapon left. I realized, while Seva what matters is only smile on my face & belongingness.
With extreme daily exercise, meditation, Ankur’s all time best Talk (and the power of fragrant flower) success was not far away.
I went, I faught, but without Sword. So no reward. But then I learnt one more thing. Along with 100%, conviction that gift of Kriya and Knowledge is of utmost important irrespective of anything is inevitable.
Learnt from our experiences, swords were forged and sharpened for next day. Once again Ankur gave a bakait talk (& once again I had to listen) in a boys hostel and we all despite of our crippled legs ran (girls specially), caught & talked to each person. And a successful start was kicked.
Last moments of course were near. Celebrations were all over, songs were sung, magic was spread by Nishith’s guitar, photos were clicked, Great Hall was echoing with laughter (as usual two witches clearly dominated), Tulsi stopped crying(great news). Bhaiya cooked ‘Vegetable something with gravy’. It was utterly butterly delicious. After having lunch, we packed our bags and started for return journey.
Despite of third class bus journey and train-floor-sleep-dancing (for story, ask Pushkal) we all were merrymaking, celebrating & Laughing all the way back.
It was in true sense an internal experience – an Anubhooti. YES!+ taught me to give 100% in every task. In YES!++ I gave 100% and lived the experience. Then came YES!+ Anubhooti and I learnt to go beyond 100%.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (even I don’t know who she is) truly said, "People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
Now I say,
Jai Guru Devaaaa!!!!!!!
Love U All friends. YoOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Deep (naam to suna hoga)
PS: I have an intuiton that after Anubhooti all types of Drinking problems & SES(Sneha Everywhere Syndrome) must have been resolved.
PS2: Thank U Sonu bhaiya very very much  . Without U and exercises, course would have been like Einstein’s Relativity w/o E=mc2 or Laptop w/o Operating System(or with Vista).

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Satsang in Banglore Ashram

Every evening the Vishalakshi Mandap is a place to sing, rejoice, meditate and gain knowledge at the banglore ashram. The satsangs include a short meditation and some knowledge discussions presided over by the teachers when Guruji is not there. One evening it was Bawa leading everyone into a beautiful meditation. He later read out a knowledge sheet and explained it to everyone and ofcourse got everyone laughing. In the end he asked us if we were ready for some fantasy. We closed our eyes as per his instruction and when we opened our eyes Guruji’s photo was no longer there. Bawa asked us to imagine that Guruji was right there in person and everyone sang Radha ramana hari bol…it made the evening all the more special.

Reviving history

A 500 year old shrine in memory of Guru Nanak Dev damaged in war is going to be rebuilt in Iraq due to the efforts of Guruji. Guru Nanak dev is believed to have stayed in that place on his way back from Mecca.

Satsang

Sunday evening was satsang time at RA 142. Bhaskar just back from advanced course, took the initiative to organise it. Many new bhajans with some old time favorites from an assortment of singers were played from a laptop. Some gajar halwa from Shubham made the evening sweeter. With plans of making it a weekly affair, or may be twice make sure you join in to sing along.

Jai jai radha ramana hari bol....

Questions answered

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Date with Guruji

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A call for unity

Sri Sri was invited to address the 29th National Meeting of the Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind, the largest Islamic body in India on November 9th. He urged the audience comprising 6,000 clerics to prevent youth from treading the wrong path of terrorism. He also appealed for unity between the Hindu and Muslim communities. He also appealed for unity in the Muslim community itself. The Shias and Sunnis are like two eyes of Islam and both should remain united. Unfortunately, Muslims are being branded as terrorists and this attempt can be fought only when the community remains united, said Sri Sri.


Here is a story he narrated: There was a tailor who was respected by people around him for his wisdom. One day a young man came to the tailor for some advice. In reply the tailor took the sewing needle and put it on his head. He took the scissor and put it under his foot. The confused young man asked him what his message was. The tailor replied, " The needle sews things together. So I have given it importance and put it on my head. The same way any person or suggestion which will unite people should be kept in your head with respect. The scissor cuts things to pieces. So I put it under my foot. Any thing that attempts to divide people should be banished away."

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Countdown to Brahmnaad

A stage set to carry around 1500 people, recreating Mukteshwar temple in Orissa is under construction in Delhi. With 1200 sitarists playing at the same time, this never before event will enter the Guiness book of records. The entire area for the program covers about 12 football fields. Be there to be part of history.

An evening with bhaiya

With Rajesh bhaiya in campus it is time for fun with knowledge. Yesterday evening we got to do Hari Om meditation with Guruji’s recorded guidance and felt like we had done a mini advanced course. Guruji explained the significance, “When we are in pain we say Ah! The sound which will remove the pain and stress is ‘Ri’. These two sounds put together sound ‘hari’ meaning the removal of stress and pain.” Though we had done this in advanced course, getting to do it in Guruji’s voice was a special feeling.

After that it was dosa time together during which the discussions ranged from the course to Ankur's taste of t shirts, as the dosas disappeared. Ofcourse ankur had to return back in Bhaiya’s t shirt as the one he was wearing was made unwearable in a bid to make sure he improves his taste of choice.

Time to Rock On!!

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Satsang!

Yesterday evening was satsang time here. With the lead singer making some last minute plans, we decided to go on with the satsang with Salil and Vikram Hazra (well they sang from Shubam's laptop). Salil's remix version of Shambo song was enjoyed with full gusto as Ankur wondered how Shiva and Parvathi would react to it if they hear it. Everyone crooned along for the songs. Karthik sang Guru Om on request. The satsang ended as usual with Radha ramana hari bol!

Navaratri

Navaratri is a festival to enable us to take the mind back to its source.

The seeker finds the true source through fasting, prayer, silence and meditation. Night is called ratri because it brings rejuvenation. It gives relief at the three levels of our existence physical, subtle and causal. While fasting detoxifies the body, silence purifies speech and brings rest to the chattering mind, and meditation takes you deep into your own being. The inward journey nullifies our negative karmas.

Navaratri is a celebration of the spirit or prana which alone can destroy Mahishasura , inertia; Shumbha-Nishumbha , pride and shame and Madhu-Kaitabh , extreme forms of craving and aversion. They are opposites, yet complementary. Inertia, deeply ingrained negativities and obsessions, Raktabeejasura ; unreasonable logic, Chanda-Munda and blurred vision, Dhoomralochan can be overcome only by raising the level of prana and shakti , the life-force energy.

The nine days of Navaratri are also an opportunity to rejoice in the three primordial qualities that make up the universe. Though our life is governed by the three gunas , we seldom recognise and reflect on them. The first three days of Navaratri are tamo guna , the second three of rajo guna and the last three of sattva guna .Our consciousness sails through the tamo and rajo gunas and blossoms in the sattva guna in the last three days. Whenever sattva dominates life, victory follows. The essence of this knowledge is honoured by celebrating the tenth day as Vijaya Dashami.

The three primordial gunas are considered as the feminine force of the universe. By worshipping the Mother Divine during Navaratri , we harmonise the three gunas and elevate sattva in the atmosphere.

Follow up

Saroj aunty conducted the follow up yesterday at Outreach hall. After the long kriya, she felt it was about time we had some fun. So we had a clapping game and then we had to make the person in front of us laugh. How some achieved that, was funny enough to listen to. And then it was time for some knowledge. She recounted a reply given by Guruji when a person asked him about how to be happy. Here it goes:

There are three things:
One is being happy at another person’s success. Generally feelings of jealousy and self pity arise. But make a conscious effort to be happy for the other person just like you would be happy for your friend.
Second is sympathy. When you find another person going through a tough problem be sympathetic and do whatever you can to help him. At the same time make sure you don’t get stuck in their unhappiness. Just help them and let go of the situation.
Third is indifference. If anything that is unpleasant or undesirable happens just be indifferent to it and don’t let it take your happiness away. Do anything that is necessary to be done, but don’t let the situation disturb you.

Just before leaving she asked if anyone had some health or emotional problem, they could come to get a blessing. Soon enough a long queue formed in front of her (Well the midsem is just around the corner :) ).

Sadhana, fun, knowledge and a topping of blessings and we made our way back.

YES+! Reunion

An evening of Music, Dance, Devotion and Celebration. Check out the YES+! reunion photos in the slide show of the blog.

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