Notes from the path

Four Golden Rules for a Healthy Lifestyle

During my travel across America, the one thing I consistently found everywhere is the aroma of Starbucks coffee and donuts. Food occupies the mind all day and our discussions revolve around it before and…

More colors, brushes and canvases

Lately, I've been trying my hands over colors, brushes and canvases. Uploading few more drawing! Comments are welcome! :)

Meditation 2.0 - Beyond Mindfulness

When I came to America, little did I know that I would get involved in organizing another event for Gurudev. The year before last, I was involved in getting together Explore Happiness with Gurudev…

Some more drawings...

In continuation to the last post, posting few more drawing. As always, comments are welcome! :)

Let the creativity flow...

Drawing is a great source of creativity. Allowing the pencil to move freely, correcting mistakes and depicting the creation on a small paper can be very refreshing. Whilst teaching courses I was stealing time…

The healthier choice

Pumpkin though our Halloween symbol turns out to be one of the very healthy choices in veggies. "A low-calorie vegetable that provides nutrients, fiber, vitamins and minerals, pumpkin can help keep your digestive system…

Frenchie style

The French toast - I wanted to try the vegetarian style and it turned out better than the original. A little tedious, also seems dangerous with the ingredients but for the cooking indulgence it's…

Guacamole, the tangy way

Just a little pressure on the avocado and you know it's ripe to be savored. I took two of them, scooped it with the spoon, kept the pit aside. Forked it in a bowl…

Kitchen snippet!

Some mouth watering breakfast today morning, peppers with grilled beetroot with cottage cheese, boiled black Channa, grilled tomatoes and moong Wada with fresh cream and chutneys. Good food during Yoga courses is always welcome.

Nothing but One

Penned this poem during the week long silence program in Ashram. Do share it if you like it. Nothing but One Millions of different flowers but only one soil, Different clouds passing by in…

Six Signs of a Seeker

1. Acknowledging that one knows very little : Many people think they know, without knowing or they get stuck in their limited knowledge. So they never learn. So the first thing is to acknowledge…

World Culture Festival - a Confluence of Cultures

DAY 1 : The spiritual world is rather a mystery. Just before the clock hit 5 pm hailstorms poured at the World Culture Festival venue by the banks of the sacred Yamuna. Everyone was…

An endeavour to bind communities together

The DSN project at Banda took up the responsibility of creating a prosperous, peaceful Banda town with the help of all communities. The project undertaken was that Imams and Mahants will plant trees together.…

From the eyes of the Master

See the world from the eyes of the Master all the time. In every situation that you face, you will think, "If this situation comes in front of the Master, how would he handle…

The subtle energy - Shiva!

The first Monday of Shravan Month, the crops are harvested and the rains are good and India used to immerse herself in the devotion of the unknown with the Shravan poojas. Gurudev talks about…

Meditation 2.0

The LA Art of Living is a bunch of super active group of people doing great service to humanity. The crowning glory of the LA chapter is Art of Living center with its architectural…

Salad time!!

Katalina's 15 year old made this salad for me and it was delicious. I tried it here at Minneapolis with online help from her and it was really yummy. For the dressing : Add…

When we face the mirror

Navratri is a festival celebrated in Ashram with the ancient Vedic chants in traditional glory. It was the Navratri of 2013 when this incident happened and the meaning to this incident may have deeply…

A walk, down the memory lane!

This is an old picture which I saw today being circulated in some groups. Penning down the experience of the walk with Guruji in Radha Kunj at Ashram. It was few years back though…

Shake off the Stress! How?

Happiness is a state we all are born with. In every child we see it and it resonates hard into us by being with children. When we were all born with it, where did…

Agreeing to disagreements

Disagreements Pop up in every environment, office, home, shopkeepers and also with auto rickshaw-wallas. They produce a venom like emotion which binds the mind for a long time and creates a veil of ignorance…

The essence of Guru Poornima

One matchstick can light a room which has been in darkness for decades. The veil of ignorance in which the mind is imprisoned and now totally enjoying in this pattern of being in the…

The infinite possibilities

In the realm of the Universe there are infinite possibilities which exist. Leaves grow, perish, become manure for the same source which once hosted them, and new leaves are born. So much happening everywhere…

Just Be Happy!

The state of joy and happiness brings an expansion inside us. And sadness crunches and contracts us within. We know this with our very own experience . What we don't know is that we…

Message of spirituality, happiness comes to Tampa

A super coverage by the Fox News about the Tampa Event. Here's the link to the complete article on the website of Fox news: Link Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual leader and founder of…

The official proclamation from the honourable Tampa Mayor

Mind, Meditation and the science

Watch the video and leave your comments and like it on youtube too :)

Explore Happiness at Tampa Bay

AAPI (All American Physicians of Indian Origin ) invited Guruji for a key note address in Orlando. And of course when He was going to be in town , the devotees are never far…

A sojourn into faith

I had boarded Flight 112 From Bengaluru to Delhi. It had been a busy day, so I slept off during take off, despite the playful voices of children playing, the engine humming and the…

Hello world, again!

The blog had been sleeping in websphere for a long time, until it got hacked and that woke me up. A swat team was assembled to bring back years of writing and beautiful comments…

Mantras

An article by Bhanu Didi in the Speaking Tree. Mantras – Sound vibrations that permeate every cell of your being and allow your mind to dissolve and repose. But what are they? What do…

Cooking and teaching

Dear Blog friends, Here are some of my latest cooking pics, food which I have been cooking and eating here in Russia.For recipes, please wait for some more time with patience :)

Her way Only…

Recently Sonia Gandhi went to a school to interact with the children there. After a brief talk she asked if anyone had any questions. One boy raised his hand. Sonia: “What’s your name”? Boy…

It’s NOT ok

While browsing through old mail, I re-read this knowledge sheet and the simplicity with which Guruji projects such complicated causal effects left me in complete awe, yet again. So am sharing this Knowledge sheet…

The Perfect Lemonny Biscuits

The craving for lemonny lemonny things increases during these days of summer and what better than indulging in some lemon biscuits. I found this recipe on a blog and dressed it in my style…

Tabauli, my way

With the summer supremely setting in, the stomach was asking for something cooler and lighter while I was relaxing at home in Mumbai. When in Korea we used to have the Tabauli very frequently…

Joke The nutty Old lady

An old lady would get into the bus and always offer nuts to the conductor. The conductor would relish them and have them. One day after this continued for many days the conductor decided…

A win for Bhopal!

Bhopal has been one big city which i have been travelling for the past 2 years and been organizing and conducting the marvellous yes+ courses. Somehow the courses had started big in the start…

Shivratri: Celebrate the wakefulness of the universal consciousness

Sri Sri Ravishankar speaks on Shivratri :- The word ratri in Sanskrit means that which relieves you from three types of agony - ethereal, mental and material. This brings rest to the three instruments:…

Meditation and Prayer

Guruji was asked whats the difference between Meditation and Prayer ? He replied, Prayer is asking God for something, Meditation is Listening to God. Before Prayer, meditate. After Prayer, also meditate. Prayer should be…

Goodbye to the Old!

Finally I got rid of the design which we had for three long years and Santa( read Shubham) updated it into a new one. Tell me what you think about these earthly colors and…

Guruji's answer to protect the mind.

Just returned from the ashram after an awesome TTC and a superb question answer sessions with Guruji. The questions were unique but the answers were universal. The questions were many but the answers were…

Cross Over

Observing the thoughts is like standing at the divider of a road where traffic is zooming past in both the directions. On one side are the thoughts and on the other are the sensations…

It's all New!

Life is a misery if the mind is stuck in the old. Old thoughts, Old past, Old relationships all lead to some memory signals pointing to sadness. But when the mind is released from…

A Pretty Funny Intro talk

Pooja sent me this one and I wanted to break my silence on the blog with a funny one. A real incident which took place... Hi! My name is Pramod, i belong to you.…

Guruji in Delhi

He said in a very small meet today that "An insult (Gaali in Hindi) is stated in sanskrit by the word blessing (Dhan). Every breath is a blessing, time is a blessing and an…

Krishna Janmashtami

All of you would have had loads of sattvic fun on this day with satsangs and knowledge. I had the same with a DSN beginning at Indore and concluded the session with mesmerizing Krishna…

Stir it up!

The way one has to stir a coffee to produce that right amount of sweetness, the stirring of joy in one's life is called Sudarshan Kriya. Joy is there in everyone's life, it just…

Common Wealth Games

Found this very very funny and so it got upgraded to the blog.

7 years later - Aurwan Tand

The school which we started in the Naxal prone tribal belt of Naugargh district completed its 7 years and 7 students completed their 10th Standard. Out of them 2 came first in 9 villages…

DSN at Chembur

I have thought of posting one nicely written experience of the students of my DSN's so that all the participants can pen down their experiences for the DSN into the comments. This will keep…

Inside the prisons...Opening their hearts.

Prisons are a place where people are punished for the past, markings of permanent guilt drawn on them and are eyed with suspicion and remorse for that act that "just happened". I know there…

YES!+ DSN:Expression for Infinity

Manu Kanchan, an iitk student who did the Banares DSN penned his experience of the DSN. I enjoyed reading it. ************************** In four days 80 more people who travelled through the journey named YES!+…

Guru Poornima - A day of Fulfillment

It is Guru Poornima today, a day when a devotee feels grateful for all that he has received in his blessings bowl from the Guru. The juncture at which you stand today, wherever in…

Movie Meera - One of her Kind

This was a long pending movie to be watched and my ipod had carried it for many months now. A 10 hour flight from Nadi, Fiji to Hongkong and I feel honored now that…

Moce Fiji!

I conclude Fiji today and fly back to India tomorrow. It was a overwhelmingly wonderful trip and I soon realized why I had to be here missing the Ashtavakra back Home. With 14 courses…

Cruising through Fiji

As I wind up Fiji, I took a cruise to the Yasawa Islands, breathtakingly beautiful and passionately peaceful. Pristine beaches, corals, snorkeling, kayaking and lots of food made a trip totally unforgettable. It was…

My Gift to myself

I gifted myself this video on Guruji for my birthday today. 5 hours of extraordinary effort, deep thought and critical review made this video happen. A gift for me to remember. Do let me…

Homemade Production: Movie on Zipping

Guruji has been saying to learn new talents and I thought why not learn how to make movies and I sat down to make this movie. It took me 4 hours to do the…

Magnificent salad

One of the best salads which I have ever had happyned at Deval's house here in Suva, Fiji. Ashika is an expert on this and she re-made it for me again with the same…

Zapped by Zipping

The long weekend in Fiji due to Queen Elizabeth's birthday meant that we got into doing what we had been waiting for, adventure. Many connoisseur think-tanks pitched in their views, finally we locked the…

The value of the Spirit...a letter to the Media.

A life's work of sacrifice, dispassion and sweat have these great men like Sri Sri Ravishankar worked to raise the human spirit, not for self pride and least for glory but to remind man…

Memories, Memories, sweet memories

This is my first video on the site and hope it vivifies your life the same way it did to me, when I first saw it. It was a memorable course to have Guruji…

Set it Free

I marvel at the way people usually fall in love with the other people. The first meetings are usually the meetings where we want to find some 'qualities' which will make us fall in…

Assassination bid on Sri Sri

Guruji is safe and has told all devotees not to worry about the security at the ashram but worry about the condition of our country. This will improve dramatically when many more people tread…

The Freeman Show

Stir fry always attracted me but was a complete disaster whenever I indulged to cook it since the veggies would become soggy and gooey. The dream of learning it under a professional umbrella came…

Be a Stranger!

Negative Emotions arrive as withdrawal symptoms of another of their accomplices. With a break-off arrives depression and anger. With losing power arrives attention seeking syndromes and the evaporating symptoms for attachment are anger and…

Happy Bday dearest Guruji

"Behind every culprit there is a victim crying for help", these words were experienced at the Korovo prison in Suva when i took the course for the convicts. For me they were participants and…

A Sole-full Afternoon

I purposefully took a day off here and travelled with Vinay, the pilot for the local South Pacific Airlines to breathtakingly beautiful Natadola Beach, Fiji's main island on Viti Levu. The picturesque physical landscape…

Joke : The best Brothers

Though it is an old one, i couldn't resist sharing it with all of you... A man walks into a bar in London and ordered 3-glasses of beer and sits in the backyard of…

The Joys of Fiji

The past few days passed away with me eyeing the ocean, soaking my feet into it or sitting on a rock extending into the ocean giving a new meaning to the word alone, yet…

Chinee Come

The halt at Hongkong airport proved refreshing as this simple yet suave airport amidst mountains which gave a new dimension to my idea about designs. What you immediately notice when you land here are…

Vrinda's Joke

Santa goes to a library and asks for a book "Psycho the rapist". The librarian searches for a long time, comes back and slaps Santa and says "Idiot the book is called 'PsychoTherapist' "…

Traveling, traveling & traveling

Have been incessantly traveling for the past few days covering the length and breadth of UttarPradesh teaching and eating some irresistibly delicious food. With the Sun Lord reining supreme in the early days of…

It Happened

It was Saturday afternoon when the Guruji disclosed to me what was in His mind for all the Yes+ who were chasing Him here, there and everywhere. An Utsav to be set up in…

Utsav at Rishikesh

His sankalpa and a determined team made the impossible possible. More later...

Dakshineshwar Temple

Never before entering this place had I thought that the kali Maa could be bewitchingly beautiful and would create an instant aura of faith and surrender. After Guruji departed Kolkatta, I wanted to fill…

Orchestrating an afternoon meal

The beautiful couple of Meerut, Anurag and Monica organized the first Campus Yes+ here and hosted me at their cosy cottage. The stay became mesmerizing with a Guru Pooja attended by the Meerut teachers…

Vital Ingredients...

The mind has been defining and re-defining its definitions of pleasure and pain. It wants to drown in these self defined pleasures or drive away from its sign posts of pain. More than going…

Be Yourself

Am Not sure if Guruji had said this in a satsang, if yes, you can certify it for me. A plum once said, just because a banana lover came by, I converted myself into…

Shivratri 2010

HE entered the kolkata stage with windless waving to the massive crowd which had gathered at the Rabindra Sadan Stadium to participate in the night of the Shiva. He said "The intellect has to…

Drop by Drop...

It was the DSN at Ranchi and the journey was arduously adventurous as nature played spoil sport. First, the train didn't arrive for 28 hours and then we no longer expected it to arrive.…

Chance pe Dance :(

The religion of the movie is nonsense and the commandments are fooling the viewer, concluding him to be ignorant and unintelligent. The guys (Read girls) at IIT-Kanpur took me for this obnoxiously distressing insincere…

Why men shouldn't write advice columns :)

Avatar

Pandora's moon, which is a giant mass of connected energy and emotional synapses where the entire plot unfolds, dia-abled mariner Jake Sully whose twin brother is killed is aided to lead a mining expedition…

Mahaan-Bharat

India - what makes it so seemingly special around the world, everywhere? Its people, its spirituality. Today the world is made up of two dimensions on the material plane, people and money. If you…

My first flying experience

One of the very amusing moments that life has offered, has been at the airstrip of IIT-Kanpur. Shubham and I, made our flights of imagination real and stopped by at the flying club. Flying…

The best Pumpkin Salad

Introducing a pioneering venture, with pumpkin as its pillar and yoghurt as the base. An effortless endeavor which was enjoyed by Viru and Vijeta, the mithai-sweet charming couple from Suwon. We had to steal…

Consequential Change in Korea ?

Korea is sprinting to become the quintessential capital in quality and economics, of the world, the destination is unknown, the goal undecided, the vision blurred. A virulent attack of impatience has taken over her…

Movie Time - The Illusionist

Have watched 5 movies in 2 days and am hungry for more :) All movies have been recommended by Sylvain, the french guy with whom I stay, whose movie taste tingles your senses for…

Changing all the time !

I was just learning some words of Korean and was surprised how my mind would want to compare it with Hindi or English. It was so difficult for the mind to stand independent, alone,…

Guruji & Seoul

Waiting at the Airport Waiting at the Hall :) Guruji with Cecilia & Michael Guruji Speaks I speak :) I Belong to U Yoga with me Turn & transform Take me Higher Guruji Thronged…

Guruji at Seoul - Part 1

The last three days rolled away languidly yet with lightning speed. Yes it is paradoxical. It all started on a somnolent winter day with the wait at the Seoul Airport which is cut away…

The Freedom Writers - A Must Watch!

The highlight of this movie is the emotional upheavals it graphs you through, you smile and cry with it as if it talks directly to you through the screen. Hilary Swank is brilliant, a…

Broccoli Tofu salad in Peanutty Dressing

The main cast includes :- 50 gms roasted peanuts, a capsule of ginger, 2 pods of garlic, 3-4 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey, 1 lemon, 1/4 cup water, freshly ground pepper, 200 gms…

My first Q & A here

Q) My husband sees AOL as an 'organized religion'. He says that just like all organized religion we have a blind mass following, we have group practices/courses, we say JGD, we have chandan, we…

Joke:- Position Yourself

One morning at a doctor's clinic, a patient arrives complaining of serious back-pain. The doctor examines him and asks him "OK, what happened to your back?" The patient replies "You know that I work…

AAnyong from Korea

My introduction to Seoul had only been through their Hyundai motorcars and the movie ‘Sassy Girl”. The production house of South Korea has integrated the ancient with the modern. An amalgamation which very few…

I want or I don't want

Whenever we ask for something, there is always something behind it which you don't want. Like if you ask for money it is poverty you are resisting, if you ask for fame, it is…

Soul to Seoul

The maun of the master, the profoundness in the chantings of the priest, the celebration of the camp, the depth in the divine, all happying at the Navratri puja's and then the news of…

Love in a Lettuce

These were rolled out after the melodic verses of the Guru Puja invoking ethereal beauty at Sneha’s house and I rolled in three of them in no time, while I wow’ed at them, I…

Joke: Woman behind a man

Barbara Walters, of Television's 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Kabul Afghanistan several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands. She recently returned…

The 100th Post

There were a lot of options in my mind, as to whom to dedicate the 100th blogpost to, and after a Guru Puja the answer was clear, the one who have been so supportive,…

My Country @ 62

This is the time to focus on what India has achieved, acquired, innovated, shared in the past 62 years. Who is India? It is you and me. Instead of being part of the problem…

Swine Flu: The Facts and much more...

I received this mail from a student sent to the director here in IIT-roorkie and many more Presidents around the world. ******** I agree with you that swine flu awareness is needed, but there…

Scrumptious Sartoria

The gloriously exhuberant restaurant which means haute couture in Engish is located in Priya Mall is three-storied and has been my long time favorite in Delhi. The floridly charming interiors wear a fine Italian…

OH! OH ! Okra

Surely not one of my favorites in the food world, but these ladyfinger's turned out highly attractive and delectable and took a special place in the memory fragments. The fulfilling experience starts with 1…

The most penetrating answer for Peace

Q) I want peace? Guruji:- Drop the ' I ' which is ego, drop the ' want ' which is desire, what is left is peace :)

Breath-trekking experience

Heavy clouds giving cover to the misty earth from the heat of the sun, land profusely picturesque with paints of green in shades rare to root out, gleaming water crawling through the unfrequented, hidden…

From Nothing to Nothing

“Why did u come to the master?” “Because my life is going nowhere, giving me nothing.” “so where is it going now?” “Nowhere.” “And what‘s it giving you now?” “Nothing.” “So what’s the difference?”…

Guruprasad shares...

Below is GuruPrasad's evening experience at the ashram. Though I am a personal fan of his stories and writing, he doesn't easily write and has to be coaxed and motivated to pen his experiences.…

Sea of Gratitude

Indore has kept me indoors :) I love the Top-&-Town brand of ice-creams here and they have an outlet in Palasia where I indulge in. Have not visited them in this visit and am…

A lifetime offer

Once upon a time a south African devotee had bought lots of dry fruits for Guruji. Guruji had gone to the inner room and some devotees pounced on these packet of dry fruits. While…

The DSN

The fastest course where you can see internals change and the examiner at work all the time. The tests are with only one reason - Change. Change for the best. The DSN course certified…

Innocence, Love and Pride re-visited

Banares is The land of Shiva. And in this month of shravan with a solar eclipse on its way, you can see shades of saffron everywhere. Like how there are maternity leaves, these bhaktas…

Short Electricity Break :)

There is hardly any electricity here in Banares. Ramya, Divya, Astha, Priya, Sanket and many more have organised a very nice course here. I will get back on the writing spree once I reach…

Seyal Phulka - A Sindhi Morning Delicacy

A Sindhi morning breakfast which delivers its superior taste instantly in its first morsel. The idea is to have some leftover chapatti’s after dinner and transform them into a lip smacking recipe. I used…

What is Awareness?

Attention minus tension is awareness. Guruji on Guruji Poornima day.

Past Week Happynings

This is a big JaiGurudev to all of you first. Past week it was a learning session in Yoga for me, totally. The Sri Sri Yoga course emphasised on the correctness and the quality…

The Contemplation...to the test

As Krishna says in the Bhagwad geeta “ Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to Me, bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach Me. I promise you…

Take a test

I would really like each and every one of my blog friends to take this test. Believe me the nub of the mystery when unfolded, you will feel that you should have participated in…

12 Qualities to become a good leader - Sri Sri

1 : A leader doesn’t just order things; he does it so that others can do it . 2 : A leader takes good care of those whom he is leading . 3 :…

Going back in time

This is a post which i had emailed way back in March 2006. Milind forwarded it back to me, requesting it to be entered into the blog. I can see the change in the…

5 ways to rid yourself from the past - Guruji

Q. How does one get rid of unpleasant memories and limitations? 1. Know the impermanent nature of the world and events. 2. Know the non-existence of past events right now and accept them. 3.…

A poem for the Corporate World

A friend of mine Chirag Gupta penned this after being in the corporate world for just a month, pretty intelligent to understand it so early. I loved it, so sharing it was imperative with…

Protection from a heartbreak

The total amount of fat you eat, whether high or low, isn't really linked with disease. What really matters is the type of fat you eat. The "bad" fats—saturated and trans fats—increase the risk…

Mango Pash. The most simple Mango recipe

This recipe was unearthed when we found lots of paneer in the fridge and the mango season in full swing in Mumbai. It was licked off till the Pash was a thing of the…

Love at first Sight - Series 4 of 4

It happened at first sight with her. Her name is India. The beauty of her traditions and her bridal make up with forests, rivers, breath taking landscapes and deserts. It happened here in Aurwan…

Series 3 of 4

The school started. These three words are so easy to write now, but there were many comma’s, question marks, semi-colons sometimes exclamatory mark s but never a full-stop between these three dreamy words. These…

Love at first Sight – Series 2 of 4

The entire government seemed to be suffering from collective laryngitis and a bold initiative was required to get a small town with Kharwar, Musahar and Chero tribes out of their habitual dolor. An abject…

Love at First Sight - Series 1 of 4

Many moons ago, it was yet another broiling day in Benaras Hindu University and I went to meet a professor to acquaint him about the AOL activities in the campus. The professor completely in…

The best Chutnee in the world

I think I have stopped communication with my stomach though it sends so many correspondences all the time. The dealing have been direct with my tongue for the past 2 days :) The morning…

A Spa-cial day

When I had booked my tickets from Indore to Pune, I thought a halt at Pune for 6 odd hours would mean staying at the airport and reading a novel cover to cover. But…

Great Green Gobble

A green Curry with a filmi twist and the taste of a blockbuster. This is what was premiered at Sunil's house directed by Sunil himself in the opening session of the afternoon meal series.…

Happy Birthday Guruji

For many years, He kept telling me "you have to teach in thousands", but this time when I went to the ashram and He repeated it, I believed it for the first time. The…

The three attitudes to sadhana...

1)I have to do my sadhana 2) Let me do my sadhana 3) I cannot live without doing my sadhana Elevate yourself to the third level with continuous practice and respect to kriya and…

Happiness is a mere idea...

All of us have our favorite pick on Guruji’s talks and Patanjali happens to me my personal choice. The dust on the mind is skillfully vacuumed off by the rishi and Guruji’s masterful narration…

The best way to handle negative emotions...

I went for a Guru Pooja yesterday and asked everyone present “What are the qualities you look for in a good person?” A lot of them replied “truthfulness, faithfulness, honesty, loving, caring, does not…

A sincere request...

It was one of the great days I was experiencing after concluding a Guru Pooja and then gulping down mouthfuls of penne in pesto basilico at Little Italy. The day continued with driving down…

The way to solve all relationship problems

There are five types of fire (agani) in our system and one of them is the fire of criticism, the fire of disagreement. Some of you criticized that I have biased opinions on politics…

Nehru-Gandhi Family Tree

In India, the paternal family holds more importance and precedence but hardly anyone knows about the "Gandhi" paternal existence. Obama and Bobby Jindal had to reassure the American voter that they are converted christians…

How to Swim through Insecurity? by Guruji

Q. Why does insecurity develop in us and what should we do to overcome it? A.: The cause of insecurity is that you think nobody loves you. That is your own misunderstanding. There is…

Customer Satisfaction

On a long haul Emirates flight, a mother took her young son to the toilet and told him she would come back for him, in five minutes. However, he was finished in two minutes…

How much More?

After all the comments which I have approved and personal emails, that I should not be siding anyone, I put down some more facts which will be spine chilling for a lot of people.…

Vote and Vote for Change

My opinions on this are pretty straightforward with the following points 1) What is Sonia Gandhi’s past and who is she? Watch what the ex cabinet minister Dr.Subramanium swamy has to say for it?…

Green Beans, the best way

1/2 kg green French beans, 2 cloves garlic,1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper,1 tablespoons olive oil),1 cup maggie vegetable broth,(Take 2 pouches of maggi magic masala, and mix it in 1 cup of boiling…

Melting the greed, jealousy...

Have you ever thought what are the things which are very personal to us in our lives. Your house, fame, power, secrets and attachments. What are the things which are universal in our lives?…

Toothsome Tomatoes

I have had so many varieties of tomatoes filled with different stuffings, but this was a blockbuster hit. Everyone kept asking for more. For all the ones who arrived late for the dinner, look…

The Attack

The Indore volunteers set a precedent by organising the Utsav amidst the most important festival of Madhya Pradesh - Holi. Sprinkling their heart and soul into the hot humid climate to cook an Utsav…

The Top 5 !!

Have pulled out 5 most popular posts for you to re-visit again. Do digg or stumble on the posts, if you don’t know what that is, just click on the fav icon at the…

Rule or Serve!! Where does all the tax payers money go?

This a question which India is asking herself that, are the governments ruling us or serving us? Today I take the audacity in questioning the tax expenditures running into crores for the security paraphernalia…

Individuality & Commonality

Long Long ago, when it was my second ashram visit, I went with all my trauma and sadness to meet the master. Yes, life was on a tough rollercoaster and before I knew it…

Guruji's Shivaratri Silence Invoking Shivohum !!

gurujis-shivaratri-shivohum Here it is finally! When He sang this there was complete silence in every cell of the Universe. For sacred treatment only. JaiGurudev!

Joke - The mind reading Napkin

A Sardar furniture dealer decided that he wanted to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris…

The most beautiful place on Planet Earth!!

Kerela is breathtakingly beautiful and can ameliorate spiritual standards. The Shivratri was in a very small town called Kollam and being from a big city of Mumbai, I could not comprehend that 1.5 kms…

Shivaratri in Kollam

It is past midnight and thought of sharing it will all of you right away the experience of Shivratri. The hot humid climate of Kerela didn't deter the hundred thousand peopel to throng to…

The Umbrella or the Roof !!

After all the comments in the post Share here is one more. It was the winter of Rishikesh and Guruji’s presence brought the warmth all around. The electrifying satsangs, the serene advance courses, the…

Great Gingery Raita

Mild cold had taken over me and Prasoon was healing me with the ancient Indian herbs of ginger water mixed with honey. He would smush the ginger and then pass it through a muslin…

7 effective ways to document ideas

Taking off from the previous post on Ideas and Entrepreneurship which has been the most read and most liked till now, I continue in this post about documenting ideas. Ideas usually pound me during…

IIT visit in Pics

Meera celebrated her birthday with us. And as we could not get a cake at the nth hour, we decorated her with my Shaving Foam :) Well she didn't stop and embraced everyone and…

An Idea for all other ideas: Two Steps to Entrepreneurship

Some days back I was in the management school of BHU where I talked about the Art of Living in recession. The gloomy faces of the students gave shape to the entire talk. Business…

Spiritual Bonding in India

IIT-Roorkie joines the YES+ bandwagon for colleges :) Somehow felt the course got over very very fast. Started another one in IIT-Kanpur yesterday. Had been a pretty hectic week :) Yet another blockbuster article…

Primavera Vegetables

It was in Indore that I discovered this recipe. Vikram and Tina were coming over for lunch at Sunil’s house and Sunil had cooked an entire meal but insisted on me preparing something. I…

Joke - Helpful Husband

Srikant send me this joke while chatting with him. Laughed and laughed over it. Here it is ... An elderly couple was attending church services. About halfway through she leans over and says to…

Live On

Am at IIT-Roorkie where the Yes+ conceived some months back but is walking with a limp. The root of this handicap after meeting all the students together and individually today, I found most don’t…

It's Gud & it's very Good

The republic day was by far the best one celebrated at Aurwan Tand – the school run by Yes+ and co-ordinated by me. More about that in another post. Varanasi is the place from…

Non-Veg Joke

A preacher visiting his flock in the country happens to see a pig walking around on 3 legs. The preacher stopped by and asked the farmer. My son, what's with your pig with only…

Going back to School

The satsangs with Vikram at Bhopal & Indore were a much-needed break for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. The strokes of his guitar makes you swim in the ocean of His presence. I…

Messages of Love

An intriguing moment in a train journey occurs during food time. Most passengers open these small packets of love shipped from home in the most shining wrappers or warm tiffin boxes. It is fascinating…

The 'Baap'(father) of all gymnastics

While the entire world talks about horizontal bar gymnastics, centuries back India has been doing vertical pole gymnastics called Mallakhamb. An art to make the body super flexible and mind super focused. Mallakhamb is…

Ask Wisely

A married couple in their early 60s were celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table saying, "For being such an…

Explosion of Taste!!

Pani Puri in Western India, Gol Gappe in North, Batashe in Calcutta and Gup Chup in Bihar, I wonder at these small cups filled with tasty amrut (nectar) in them and their innovation. I…

The Birthplace

We had been dished into paradise with the experience of the temple trip. Swimming in bliss and love we decided to take a forest trip and stop by at someplace serene to do the…

Something very very fishy...

On our way to the Shringeri Mutt we had stopped by at a Kamat restaurant and I wisely decided to opt for South Indian food. Idlis, wadas and dosas by the plentiful were dished…

A trip to a land of love, harmony & fearlessness

It all just happened without planning, without extra clothes, without a proper destination in mind only togetherness and solitude to experience. Eight of us filled the sumo and set out to the Shringeri Mutt…

Reminiscing with Radhe…

Every atomic presence depicted a youth course, transforming participants from outwardly to inwards, from snuggling in someone’s arms to settling within, from loud to lively, from rambunctious to relaxed. Being initiated in it by…

Guruji's message for New Year.

2008 closed with our eyes closing for the Guru Pooja like every year, this time performed by Bau & Dinesh in the ashram and 2009 opened with the opening of the silence of the…

Mumbai Course.

A fulfilling experience to see 200 participants catch glimpses of themselves, sink within and soar higher in love. From one to all and from all to one was the outcome. Each day of the…

Santa's Gift to me :)

The blog has been santa’s gift to me for the year. I had been visualizing it for many months till Shubham Goel turned santa in my life. He had coaxed, pleaded, lured, threatened, emotionally…

Nature's Own Pharmacy!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of…

Baby Sitting!!

I was baby sitting a small child in Indore and had to stand, run, jog, hide, tease, please, shout, scream, mollify but sit for his entertainment. He is the boss. The master. I had…

Gingery Mushrooms!!

Wanted to make a quick dinner as Guruji was going to be on air on Cnn-Ibn. I had few options and the one we finalized was gingery mushrooms. 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp jeera…

Buckle up to Ujjain.

The abrupt plan for Ujjain sprouted with Swami Anand planting the seeds, and the entire squad of templeers rolled up their socks for the trip to the Mahakaal – one of the Jotir Linga.…

Bonus Post - Guruji's Talk in Mumbai

You guys are getting lucky with so many bonus happynings from the ashram. For the coffee bean man, the winner is Surbhit from Indore, from my side & also on popular demand for his…

The purpose is to play!!

Simply loved the brilliant answers for these two questions in the ashram yesterday. Q. What is the purpose of God for creating all this? Guruji: What is the purpose of playing a game? You…

The contenders - Picture with words

A lot of responses for the man in coffee bean post and it is interesting to see how one communicates the answer :) To put a pic into words is laborious, so how will…

Bonus Post- Being Vigilant

Can you find out the man in the coffee beans :) You have to really see hard. The first one will be awarded with a photo-op in my next post.

Mail to a Movement

I went for an intro talk and asked people to sign up for the Mumbai course. When some did not I asked them how had they thought of countering the bad which was going…

Age-tate or Rest

The scraps of conversation doing the rounds in Mumbai are, Stay angry, Be upset, Snub the politicians, Remain Disturbed. NO! Being distressed brings unrest in the mind and the priority will shift from empowering…

Free Yourself

This episode takes me back many years when the ashram was dwarfish to what is now, the dormitory’s were aplenty, the bathrooms were rare, the satsangs were at Sumeru Mandap, people were insufficient vis-à-vis…

Reflections...

A little boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams, “AAAhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain:”AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, the…

Make Up!

The site is going to be garnished with new features by tonight, so make sure you take a scoop of it tommorow with your comments flowing in, about the new make up. Till then…

Breathe Mumbai!

A trip around Mumbai, she looked cancereous, damaged, aged and sick. Something had hit her pride deep within. Something has broken her heart and she feels tired of this. She can’t take it anymore,…

Being Nobody

I received a lot of mails from many of you to write about the Mumbai events. The AOL Mumbai chapter has sent out their national seva guards(NSG’s) to heal people in hospitals. Tonite while…

Bhojpur - Raja Bhoj & Kalidasa

Guruji has told me to teach in Madhya Pradesh and MP is very green and ancient, huge with lots to explore. The first exploration was the Bhojpur Shiva temple on a bike. The drive…

Nutty Nutty Potatoes

I know what you thinking, with potatoes one could go naughty I mean nutty. Yes, totally and these ones don’t add any more inches anywhere. 4 potatoes cut in cubes, boiled with salt so…

Moments of Grace

A train journey can sometimes be a testing ground to score some runs on living the knowledge. One such train journey I took from Indore to Mumbai. Was down with fever and as usual…

Daal Makhani - Deter the Determined

Had been sampling some home made chocolates splashed with almonds. They were all the same taste but different shapes and who can ignore the heart shaped, the rectangles, the rounds, geometry has its significance…

Suicide

T he word itself produces grief and guilt in the heart. One such incident happened in one of the colleges where I teach the Yes+ course and was online with many students after the…

Share...

W ant to share a small story which happened with me when I went for the 1st time to the ashram. I was outside Guruji’s kutir and He enquired if anyone had not had…