What Now?

The worst is over...What now? Everyone is asking this question. Politicians are busy defending themselves or trying to gain mileage with the election around the corner. News channels and officials are finger pointing at the flaws in the political system and crying out for non interference and more facilities. The economists are assessing the impact on the economy and share market and the common man is asking if those who have the power will do enough to take care of his security.

But what can we as individuals do....

In Guruji's words...
The Remedy for terrorism is:

* Inculcate a broader perspective of life -- value life more than race, religion and nationality.
* Educate people in human values – friendliness, compassion, cooperation and upliftment.
* Teach methods to release stress and tension.
* Cultivate confidence in achieving noble aims by peaceful and nonviolent means.
* Create spiritual upliftment which can weed out destructive tendencies.

Yes it is definitely not a quick fix...but if we do our little bit, we can make a difference.

Om Namah Shivaya

Om namah shivaya

Om namah shivaya shivaya namah om

Shiva shiva shiva shiva shivaya namah om

Hara hara hara hara haraya namah om

Hara hara mahadeva

Duma duma duma damaru bhaje

Dhimike dhimika dhim mridhang bhaje

Tough times

Just as the terror strikes left everyone dumbfounded, here is a gem from guruji...

THE day you feel hopeless, horrible, and worse, on that day get out of your room and ask people, What can I do you for you ? that service you have done that day will bring a revolution inside you. It will change your whole gramophone record.' - Sri Sri Ravishankar

Date with Guruji

Friday night - CNN IBNlive -10 pm

Guruji is on air....sharing his wisdom and answering question

All of you not having access to television can catch the show on web as the channel is easily available in web tv sites.

Be on time for your date!!

Volunteer

Who is a volunteer? One who comes to help, without being asked to help; one who is self-motivated, inspired, becomes a volunteer.

There is the possibility of the inspirational motivation going down in a volunteer, which could bring frustration.

Usually volunteers come from the space of demand rather than humility – this dilutes the quality.

Another slack that could happen to a volunteer is that they could slip away from commitment, thinking there is no 'boss' – "If I like it, I do it; if I don't like it, I don't!" It is like the steering wheel of a car – if all the tires say they do not need steering, then the car cannot run smoothly. If you want to construct a building, you have to accept the authority of the structural engineer.

All these can only be overcome by being more grounded in spiritual knowledge. A volunteer devoid of spiritual dimension is utterly weak.

1) A volunteer needs to stick to his commitment.
2) The integrity in a volunteer comes from spiritual practices.
3) The authority needs to be acknowledged.
4) The strength of a volunteer comes from the challenges he is ready to willingly face.
5) A volunteer moves beyond boundaries as he finds he is capable of doing so many things he never ever thought of doing.
6) A true volunteer does not expect appreciation or reward.
7) A volunteer has such a joy – that joy, itself, comes as the reward.
8) If a volunteer thinks he is obliging somebody, he is thoroughly mistaken. He is 'volunteering' because he derives so much joy out of it.

The joy is immediate – it does not come on the first of every month in the form of a salary!
When a volunteer realizes this, he is filled with gratitude.

Posted by Karthik Balasundaram

The reward

A millionaire kept alligators in a pool in his mansion. He also had a beautiful daughter. One day he threw a large party and during the party he announced, "My dear guests, I will give one million dollars or my daughter to the man who can swim across this pool and emerge alive." As soon as he had said this there was a huge splash in the water. There was one guy in the pool swimming across and screaming for his life. The crowd cheered him on. Finally he made it to the other side with a torn shirt and minor injuries. The millionaire was impressed.

He said, "My dear boy that was incredible. Do you want my daughter or the money?" The guy said, "Listen, I dont want your money nor do I want your daughter! I want the person who pushed me in."

Shakti

Consciousness expresses the three shaktis - Kriya Shakti, Gyan Shakti and Ichcha Shakti. Kriya shakti is power to act. Gyan shakti is power of knowledge or wisdom. Ichcha shakti is desire. When these three shaktis are co-coordinated, life is very smooth.

Many times you say that, you will do certain things. However you never do that. You simply keep postponing the action. Excercise and yoga are best examples. You know that it is good for your health and you also want to do it, but you dont do it. This is lack of kriya shakti.


Some people have lots of kriya shakti and become restless. They keep working round the clock or keep wiping the same window again and again, but there is no knowledge in the action. This is due to lack of gyan shakti.

Lack of ichcha shakti means lack of strong desire. Such people keep changing their mindset all the time. Lethargy is also a lack of ichcha shakti. Some people have lot of knowledge but there is no desire to share with everyone. This is due to lack of ichcha shakti.

So a perfect balance of these three shakti is very essesntial and worth having. Take stock of yourself and make a balance.