Written in limited time.. apologize for mistakes..
After a series of satsangs in ampi theatre today's satsang happened in VM. By 7:25 pm the satsang started and with no surprise VM was full. There was no space even to stand. one hour past.. bhajans..dance... and crowd... Around 8:30 PM the doors of VM got closed. Usually the doors will be closed when guruji is inside the VM and around 9 when it is time for him to leave .. but today it is just opposite.. still guruji has not come.. then all the security gaurds marched around the VM till the back door.. Then came our beloved guruji.. As usual he answered the questions patiently.. and finally he left VM by 9:20 PM.... VM was filled with thousands and thousands of people just standing in whatever small place they got.. it is like Krishna meeting his devotees in thousands..
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When I was walking near kashyap circle i came to know that Mahesh giri ji is giving some talk to the maharastra advanc course participants.. i have never heard any of his speech.. so i just went to listen his speech.. to me he appeared as an angel who came to this world for speech.. waw.. it was mind blowing..
I just want to mention a incident which he said.. he said once in rishikesh when guruji was about to meet 1000's of devotees in satsang he saw everyone keeping their hands on their heads.. There were lots of mosquitos and the medicine which was used to clear the mosquitos.. make them alergic.. So Guruji asked them to stand up and take a long deep breath in and out for 3 times and every one is fine..
But the second half is only known to limited people and mahesh ji was one among them..when guruji was in sri sri kutter in rishikesh after his dinner suddenly his face turned red and his eyes were red.. when asked guruji said nothing..when it became severe after repeated questions guruji said in satsang people cried out of love and devotion.. so it s my duty to take their karmas.. that is why i have taken it on myself.. when they give medicine He did not took it because he said if i take medicine it will give back their karmas which i do not want to do..
Such a love and affection the master has for his devotees.. finally he spoke about DSY... he also mentioned about Seva..he said without seva ,sadana will not help u... He said smiling is human's nature.. and everyone should smile...
Ps.He spoke in Hindi.. so whatever i understood i have written..
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
A story from Buddha's life
Once Buddha was in an assembly when a man walked in looking furious. He thought Buddha was doing something wrong. He was a restless businessman and he had found that his children were spending hours with Buddha when they could have engaged themselves in business at that time, making more and more money. He felt that spending four hours of their day seated next to someone whose eyes were always closed was incredulous. This was what had upset the businessman.
So, with furiousness walked straight up to Buddha looked him the eye and spat. He was so angry, he could not find the words to exprss them that he merely spat at Budha. Buddha simply smiled. He showed no anger, though the disciples around him were angry. They would have liked to react but could not because Buddha was there. So, everybody was holding their lips and fists tight. After the businessman spat at Buddha and realised his action was not drawing a reaction, simply walked away in a huff. Buddha did not react or say anything. He just smiled. And that was enough to shock the angry man. For the first time in his life, the man had met someone who would just smile when he spat on his face. That man could not sleep all night and his whole body underwent such a transformation. He was shivering, shaking. He felt as if the whole world had turned upside down.
The next day he went and fell at Buddha’s feet and said, “Please forgive me. I did not know what I did.” To which Buddha replied, “I cannot excuse you!” Everyone including the man and Buddha’s disciples were flabbergasted. Buddha then explained the reason for his statement. He said, “Why should I forgive you when you have done nothing wrong”. The businessman looked a little more surprised and told Buddha that it was he who had wronged him by spitting on him. Buddha simply said, “Oh! That person is not there now. If I ever meet that person whom you spat on, I will tell him to excuse you. To this person who is here, you have done no wrong.”
That is real compassion. Compassion is not saying, “I forgive you.” Your forgiveness should be such that the person who is forgiven, does not even know that you are forgiving them. They should not even feel guilty about their mistake.
So, with furiousness walked straight up to Buddha looked him the eye and spat. He was so angry, he could not find the words to exprss them that he merely spat at Budha. Buddha simply smiled. He showed no anger, though the disciples around him were angry. They would have liked to react but could not because Buddha was there. So, everybody was holding their lips and fists tight. After the businessman spat at Buddha and realised his action was not drawing a reaction, simply walked away in a huff. Buddha did not react or say anything. He just smiled. And that was enough to shock the angry man. For the first time in his life, the man had met someone who would just smile when he spat on his face. That man could not sleep all night and his whole body underwent such a transformation. He was shivering, shaking. He felt as if the whole world had turned upside down.
The next day he went and fell at Buddha’s feet and said, “Please forgive me. I did not know what I did.” To which Buddha replied, “I cannot excuse you!” Everyone including the man and Buddha’s disciples were flabbergasted. Buddha then explained the reason for his statement. He said, “Why should I forgive you when you have done nothing wrong”. The businessman looked a little more surprised and told Buddha that it was he who had wronged him by spitting on him. Buddha simply said, “Oh! That person is not there now. If I ever meet that person whom you spat on, I will tell him to excuse you. To this person who is here, you have done no wrong.”
That is real compassion. Compassion is not saying, “I forgive you.” Your forgiveness should be such that the person who is forgiven, does not even know that you are forgiving them. They should not even feel guilty about their mistake.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Dinesh Bhaiyya's advance course experience
This was the longest i was away from eSatsang. But here i am back again.
Jai Gurudev to all!
I successfully installed my first system update for the year 2008 – the art of living advance course. Cant tell you how much I was looking forward to the silence and the hollow and empties and Guruji's talks and the satsangs.
I realized that just as Part one has 475 tag – 4 sources of energy, 7 levels of existence and 5 knowledge points. Part II has its own 475 – 4 pillars of knowledge, 7 chakras and 5Ss of Sadhana, Seva, Silence, Satsang and Smile… For solidified Silence, I realized that a must-have during advance courses is a cap (a cool hat in case of Bawa) and a worn out pair of slippers (I didn't have to go all out to find one, 'cos JD lent me his).
The cap, when you tilt it down a little, blocks people's faces out and helps keep the silence in. Cos I realized if you see a person's face, with it comes the judgments, a host of cravings and aversions and out goes the silence for a toss…. Besides there is not much judgments I can make about people's footwear… (of course a cap wont be much help for any girl; who can usually tell a person's history, geography, biology and psychology from what he wraps around his sole).
Talking of footwear, the more terrible its condition, the less your mind gets attached to it – out there scorching in the sun or waiting to be a victim of someone else's belongingness. Moreover, the lesser attachments you carry around during the course (handbag, mobile, mats and cushions (in America they call it a nest)), the easier to send the mind (like the email) across in space. It was a great feeling to notice my mind slipping into silence so easily this time. I became aware that the knowledge also hits one so much deeper in silence. Silently watching the mind was truly entertainment unlimited. The myriad of sensations - heat and cold, pain and relief, heavy and light changing with time and place. A few days ago Guruji mentioned how the mind and heart are considered as flowers and the soul as the sutra (thread). In a garland, the thread is invisible and keeps the flowers together. Actually mind and heart in knowledge and awareness is like a flower and the same in ignorance is a thorn.
With awareness, the false falls away and the true stands up. It was fun experiencing anger turn to compassion (seeing some of the participants talking away to glory as if they were on a picnic), observing fear turn to surrender (of falling down the Vishalakshi step during dancing), watching minor irritation and hatred turn to reinforced commitment for more initiative (seeing the litter of plastic while cleaning around Sumeru) and above all watching the beauty of the trees and the flowers and the birds and the skies, in fact feeling the beauty of the whole of nature seeping into every cell of the body, becoming joy and love and awareness and bliss… all of which propelled me into wonder as so how this little body of 5 feet something pack such infinite bliss!
Seva-wise, few days I chose my second favorite seva - garbage collection (the first being gardening) because of which we had earned the title earlier, Cool Clean Men. The day I shirked full-on seva, sadhana would play hard-to-get with me, leaving me sleepy and drowsy.
Given the colorful distractions (people-wise) in our Satsangs, I challenged myself one day to only look at Guruji and nowhere else while singing. The effect was phenomenal and blissful. And the same day Guruji talked about 'Ek tattvabhayasa', studying only one thing 100%.
Food wise, we were very well taken care of by Gauri and Shilpa. Sleep-wise I have never experienced such huge amount of dreams in my entire life. When I would wake up after a few hours, I would be wonderstruck if I slept for a few years to see the quantity of dreams I saw; in some I dreamed about sleeping and in some I even dreamed about dreaming. God only knows which sanskaras (impressions) were being released. The meditations mercifully compensated for the lost rest. All in all, what does one gain from an advance course… Its not what you get, but its what you lose and let go… which is pretty monumental and fundamental!
You only come out looking forward to taking on the world and how soon can you come back for a second helping of the advance course. Truly it's a supreme delight and a sublime pleasure!
Love Dinesh
Jai Gurudev to all!
I successfully installed my first system update for the year 2008 – the art of living advance course. Cant tell you how much I was looking forward to the silence and the hollow and empties and Guruji's talks and the satsangs.
I realized that just as Part one has 475 tag – 4 sources of energy, 7 levels of existence and 5 knowledge points. Part II has its own 475 – 4 pillars of knowledge, 7 chakras and 5Ss of Sadhana, Seva, Silence, Satsang and Smile… For solidified Silence, I realized that a must-have during advance courses is a cap (a cool hat in case of Bawa) and a worn out pair of slippers (I didn't have to go all out to find one, 'cos JD lent me his).
The cap, when you tilt it down a little, blocks people's faces out and helps keep the silence in. Cos I realized if you see a person's face, with it comes the judgments, a host of cravings and aversions and out goes the silence for a toss…. Besides there is not much judgments I can make about people's footwear… (of course a cap wont be much help for any girl; who can usually tell a person's history, geography, biology and psychology from what he wraps around his sole).
Talking of footwear, the more terrible its condition, the less your mind gets attached to it – out there scorching in the sun or waiting to be a victim of someone else's belongingness. Moreover, the lesser attachments you carry around during the course (handbag, mobile, mats and cushions (in America they call it a nest)), the easier to send the mind (like the email) across in space. It was a great feeling to notice my mind slipping into silence so easily this time. I became aware that the knowledge also hits one so much deeper in silence. Silently watching the mind was truly entertainment unlimited. The myriad of sensations - heat and cold, pain and relief, heavy and light changing with time and place. A few days ago Guruji mentioned how the mind and heart are considered as flowers and the soul as the sutra (thread). In a garland, the thread is invisible and keeps the flowers together. Actually mind and heart in knowledge and awareness is like a flower and the same in ignorance is a thorn.
With awareness, the false falls away and the true stands up. It was fun experiencing anger turn to compassion (seeing some of the participants talking away to glory as if they were on a picnic), observing fear turn to surrender (of falling down the Vishalakshi step during dancing), watching minor irritation and hatred turn to reinforced commitment for more initiative (seeing the litter of plastic while cleaning around Sumeru) and above all watching the beauty of the trees and the flowers and the birds and the skies, in fact feeling the beauty of the whole of nature seeping into every cell of the body, becoming joy and love and awareness and bliss… all of which propelled me into wonder as so how this little body of 5 feet something pack such infinite bliss!
Seva-wise, few days I chose my second favorite seva - garbage collection (the first being gardening) because of which we had earned the title earlier, Cool Clean Men. The day I shirked full-on seva, sadhana would play hard-to-get with me, leaving me sleepy and drowsy.
Given the colorful distractions (people-wise) in our Satsangs, I challenged myself one day to only look at Guruji and nowhere else while singing. The effect was phenomenal and blissful. And the same day Guruji talked about 'Ek tattvabhayasa', studying only one thing 100%.
Food wise, we were very well taken care of by Gauri and Shilpa. Sleep-wise I have never experienced such huge amount of dreams in my entire life. When I would wake up after a few hours, I would be wonderstruck if I slept for a few years to see the quantity of dreams I saw; in some I dreamed about sleeping and in some I even dreamed about dreaming. God only knows which sanskaras (impressions) were being released. The meditations mercifully compensated for the lost rest. All in all, what does one gain from an advance course… Its not what you get, but its what you lose and let go… which is pretty monumental and fundamental!
You only come out looking forward to taking on the world and how soon can you come back for a second helping of the advance course. Truly it's a supreme delight and a sublime pleasure!
Love Dinesh
Guruji, show me the path
Why should I show you the path? I am not so irresponsible. I will take you to your goal. It's the age of airplanes and you are talking in terms of bullock carts. You are sitting in a plane and your flight has taken off. This plane will take you straight to your destination, you need not ask for the path.
Celebrating Silence
Prayer within breath
Is Silence
Love wihtin infinity
Is Silence
Wisdom without words
Is Silence
Compassion without aim
Is Silence
Action without a doer
Is Silence
Smiling with All existence
Is Silence
-- Sri Sri
The Promise
If I had to promise you something, what would it be?
I can't promise that you would always be comfortable...Because comfort brings boredom and discomfort.
I can't promise that all your desires will be fulfilled...Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.
I can't promise that there will always be good times...Because it is the tough times that make us appreciate joy.
I can't promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful...Because they can all be pathways to misery.
I can't promise that we will always be together...Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.
Yet if you are willing to walk with me,If you are willing to value love over everything else ~I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,I promise you I will cherish you more than a king cherishes his crown,And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.
If you are willing to walk into my arms,If you are willing to live in my heart,You will find the one you have waited forever....You will meet yourself in my arms...I promise.
- H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
I can't promise that you would always be comfortable...Because comfort brings boredom and discomfort.
I can't promise that all your desires will be fulfilled...Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.
I can't promise that there will always be good times...Because it is the tough times that make us appreciate joy.
I can't promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful...Because they can all be pathways to misery.
I can't promise that we will always be together...Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.
Yet if you are willing to walk with me,If you are willing to value love over everything else ~I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,I promise you I will cherish you more than a king cherishes his crown,And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.
If you are willing to walk into my arms,If you are willing to live in my heart,You will find the one you have waited forever....You will meet yourself in my arms...I promise.
- H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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