2016
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…
2015
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!+…
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…
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…
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...
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…
2009
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…
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,…
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…
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?”…
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…
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 :…
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…
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 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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…