2015
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…
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…
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…
2010
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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...
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…
2009
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…
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…
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…
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 :)
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…
What is Awareness?
Attention minus tension is awareness. Guruji on Guruji Poornima day.
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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!
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…
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…