Updates...

A nice set of poems from Vishesh sure added some beauty to the blog! Apart from that it seems our blog has been missing some action, stuff from people... compres adding to our woes :)!

My sem was horrible academically speaking it was great otherwise though!(esp the finale with an awesome satsang!and was great hanging out with our YES+ folks much more as well)The absence of Harshad Bhaiyya will be a huge vaccum that'll take a while to fill... am missing him loads already! Got to meet lovely Bawa & Dinesh @ Delhi on 12th immediately after my last paper and it sure was one awesome trip! A night out for me with B&D till about 1am followed by a chat up with saleel Bhaiyya till about 4!(watch out cause Vishesh said he'll write all about it :) )

Back to Hyd and home sweet home! with an irritating net connection though... won't post till next sem but sure hope to read something from others!Have great hols and check out our other AOL blogs... you'll definitely find cool things happening around :)

Jaigurudev

love

rahul

p.s.
8 of us from pilani for the winter break @ Bangalore ashram... am totally disappointed with the number but never mind am up for the blast am going to have another new year @ none other than HEAVEN ON EARTH the AOL blore ashram!(my 3rd... wait up for the snaps next sem)

The lovely silence grows

Sit down and keep your eyes close
Relax ur body from head to toes
And slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

They who this path chose
Thier life is poetry, not prose
As they slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

And even if they hit thier lowliest lows
They transform from zeroes to heroes
When they slip into the zone where
The lovely silence grows

Seeds of a lovely life he sows
The lips smile and the face glows
Kindness, compassion, divinity flows
When the lovely silence grows

So even if ur among the worst of bozos
Don’t worry, just come and take a dose
And experience this beautiful zone where
The lovely silence grows


Check out my earlier poems :
At its own pace ...
How Big I am

Jai Gurudev

Love

Vishesh

Ragging in BITS

Hey guys,
Along with the previous one, read this article.
http://sandpaper.bitsaa.org/campus/ragging.htm

This is precisely what I feel about the so called ragging in BITS. I am so upset about the present ragging scenario in BITS, that I have already talked to the VC regarding it. I will like to know ur views on it. So, plzzz comment.

Jai Gurudev!

Cheers,
Harshad

A bitsian story!

Here is the article link...

http://sandpaper.bitsaa.org/thinkpad/lifeinsocial.htm

If you still haven't read it... read it now!(it was the sm of Harshad Bhaiyya for many days).

jaigurudev

love

rahul

The Breath and Sudarshan Kriya

Another lovely poem ... this one's not by me :) .. its by Dinesh bhaiyya (YES!+ Advance teacher) ... If you have already read it, read it again, u will still enjoy it :) ....

That thing you do with your nose

Breathe Breathe Breathe away
To the rhythm of your soul
The solution to your woes
Flows right under your nose.

So get ready with you bows
And your red rose arrows
Love truly flows and grows
When you dissolve big fat egos.

Deal with life’s highs and lows
Vanquish all your silly foes
Drown the rest of your sorrows
If only, You do that thing with your nose!

Love even they who oppose
That’s the best of all mottos
He reaps as he sows
Says the wise one who knows.

Breathe Breathe Breathe away
To the rhythm of your soul
Its easier that licking your elbows
That thing you do with your nose.

The birds, the bees and all of those
Do their naughty things with close windows
And even when they doze
They still do that thing with their nose.

Very little poetry and some prose
Has been composed on blowing your nose
Yet the best pleasure nature bestows
Flows right under your nose.

You can dig into those cheesy tacos or sinful chocos
And yet shed those extra kilos,
If the discipline you impose
Gets you to do that thing with your nose.

When come calling the head honchos
Your paycheck can add extra zeroes
If in between the his and hellos
You disclose
You do that thing with your nose

Those that smartly used their nose,
The world labeled them weirdoes or psychos
Before long their glory arose
As they joined the march of the heroes

Whether you dwell in borrows or chateaus
Anyone from Librans to Virgos
Breathe in the fragrance of the rose
And do that thing with your nose.

So kick in to some new clothes
Plus add some attitude that shows
That nothing can shake those
Who do that thing with their nose.

Breathe in in let go go go…
Breathe in in let go go go…

Click here to read the poem on the original page (on his blog).



JGD,

Luv,

Vishesh

At its own pace ...

At its own pace,
the sun will rise
and fill the world
with hues and dyes

At its own pace,
the sun will set
the rains will wet ..
o my dear !
look here
there's no regret !!

At its own pace,
the wind will blow
the moon will glow ..

At its own pace, ur life
will all its colour and glory, show


Jai GuruDev

Love

Vishesh

We are educated people!

This one's by Bhavesh bhaiyya...

we are educated people, or that is what we are supposed to be. But many a times I observer among ourselves, the student community on campus, that we, the educated people have to learn a lot. Here i am referring to the points, which affects all of us. In fact, being a student of one of the finest institutes of india, adds more responsibility on our shoulders. We are the brand ambassador of this place, which I think is close to everyone here, as it is for me.

There are several behavioral patterns which I notices lately. If you take a walk around the campus, at many places you will see garbage on roads, in the corner, and its we, the educated lot, who dump it anywhere we please to. We even don't feel bad while doing so, because we are just not aware of what we are doing. Because that is what we
have seen our elders doing, and we ourselves have been doing it for so long. But is it not the time that stop for a while in these rushing times of life, and ponder upon some of the things which affect us and society at large.

It is such a small deed of ours which if corrected can make a lot of difference,. If we just take care that we use dustbins for dumping the garbage, it will not only make our campus clean, it also inculcates some values in us. And I have observed these values make a big difference in life later on. I have seen people talking about foreign countries, they say governece is good there, it takes care of the people, they are so organized, properly managing day-to-day activities. And some of these very same people when come here, they will litter all around and then blame that we don't have civic sense, our culture is bad, our infrastructure is bad, nothing works here and lot many things.

I tell you these are the people who are also responsible for the present condition. I say so because if we take responsibility we can make things much better. Instead of blaming the system, which we are also part of, if we do our jobs right and see what are the things we can improve, the day is not far that each one of us will feel proud of our country(I don't mean that we don't feel so right now, but the feel would be more universal). And the same goes for our college also.

Another observation of mine: after the class gets over, in very few classes some one cares to switch off the power. At first place we just don't think and if some of us do, either we are too lazy to take corrective measures or just feel bad about it and do nothing. Feeling bad is not enough, we have to take action so that the situation improves and life becomes better. This way we not only make life better for us but for the people around us also.

So if you are still with me also have thought about these little things at some point of time, I wish that you take care two things, just two things

1. Throw garbage only in dustbins
2. Switch off power when not in use, be it your room, college or home.

Even if one of the person reading this becomes aware of these small responsibilities, i will feel grateful.

jaigurudev

love

bhavesh

The treat!

Sorry guys!! SID requested the blog to be removed! If u convince him, I will upload it again! Depends on u! Njoy! JGD! :-)

A few good ones

Its been about 10 months since I've started blogging and it has been largely liberating and a vastly learning experience so far... it has helped me keep in touch with myself! So here are a few good ones among the many posts I've written.I think they'll make up for a good read.

My first

Spirituality

Feelings

Please... don't smoke

A late night post

A few more dry weeks

Power of the MIND

Its Children's day!

Let me know what you think of them :).and since the net in the rooms is working great guns you might also wanna check out

Sound of Music

jaigurudev

love

rahul

Awesome!

This pic is from last sem... april when all of us went to jhunjhunu for a satang! And this one turned out to be one of the most hilarious snaps :p

jaigurudev

love

rahul

Power of the MIND

Hey guys I've written a post on my blog on this... check it out @ Reach Out.

Just wanted to add something extra. Well not only mere qualities or few skill sets be it anything in life its just the play of the MIND! Mind is the most powerful instrument you've got!! Whatever you believe is true... If you believe you can you're right and if you believe you can't you're right!!All your thoughts, wishes and actions can attain the result you want if you've got the ability to handle your mind in the right way! :)

If all of this sounds strange to you... and you want to know more then YOGA VASISTHA is the book for you!(or you could simply watch 'the secret'!Its only at the surface though... ). But then don't tell me i didn't warn you, you can only complete the book if your appetite for knowledge is voracious!

jaigurudev

love

rahul

TRY IT OUT !!! To experience "BLISS" !!! :) :) :)

WAT?
HOW?andWHY?
I never thought.........
Did you ever feel "HIS" presence?
When do you take his words???........

He is the "ONE" to drive us all.......("motivating force")
Whether in the right or wrong direction depends on the one who chooses it........
THIS one perhaps being my very first post wished to start somewhat like this.....

I was remembering my teacher recently.... who
once said "sanskrit padke kya mandir mein ghanti bajayega ? " when i opted for Sanskrit as my optional subject...
But when i actually started up with it.....
I just loved it because(especially our teacher made it so interesting by playing jokes all the time (of course not to see all of us sleeping right in front of him )! It has got the very native flavour... "the Origin--- "MOTHER" of all languages!!!!"
I thought it would have been great if every subject were like it .... then realised that every subject is IN it !!!! :) :) :)
Just wanted put in a few.....

MORNING as soon as u get up on your bed...

Look into both your palms and recite this
"karagre vasate LAKSHMI !
kara madhye SARASWATI !
kara moole sthitha GOURI !
prabhate kara darsanam!!!"

next.... while taking bath.....do utter this...(to rid u from getting affected by any skin allergies or so....)

"GANGE cha YAMUNE chaiva GODAVARI SARASWATI
NARMADE SINDHU KAAVERI jalesmin sannidim kuru!!! "

Before starting lunch..... say these...

"aham vaisvanaro bhoothva praninaam deham aasritaha , prana pana samyuktaha pachyamannam chaturvidham "


Now before going to bed.... utter these few verses....

"Ramam skandam hanumantham vinatheyam vrukodaram , shayankale pattethnithyam duhswapnam thasya nasyathe!!!!!"
ABOVE mentioned are all those which we are to do daily .. part of our routine.... so...
if done with these may enjoy BLISS....
the reason for the sort of starting i made is just to show hw it becomes a part of YOU when you take it with LOVE and PASSION.... :)

HAVE A NICE DAY !!!!!
JAI GURU DEV !!!!!

ROTFL

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Name	Why did the chicken cross the road?
KINDERGARTEN BOY	To get to the other side.
PLATO	For the greater good.
ARISTOTLE	It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.
KARL MARX	It was a historical inevitability.
TIMOTHY LEARY	Because that's the only trip the establishment would let it take.
CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK	To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.
HIPPOCRATES	Because of an excess of phlegm in its pancreas.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.	I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.
MOSES	And God came down from the Heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.
RICHARD M. NIXON	The chicken did not cross the road. I repeat, the chicken did NOT cross the road.
MACHIAVELLI	The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The end of crossing the road justifies whatever motive there was.
BILL GATES	The newly released Chicken 2003, will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.
DARWIN	Chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.
EINSTEIN	Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference and relativity.
GEORGE BUSH	We are committed to establishing a democracy where chickens freely cross roads without oppression from terrorist organizations.
Azharuddin	I am totally innocent, you know, I'm unnecessarily being dragged into this, you know, because I'm from the minority..... I neither know the chicken nor the road, you know....
George Fernandes	I am deeply hurt that this question is being asked after my 40 clean years of public life. I don't own a house, or a car, leave alone a chicken !!!
Mulayam	I demand a 50% reservation of the road for the chicken class, so that they can cross the road freely without their motives being questioned
ARJUN SINGH	Our policy will ensure the development of socially underprivileged chickens so that they can also cross roads.
Abdul Kalam	Yes, why did the chickens cross the road? .. please tell me why? .. they crossed to go to the other side of the road... now repeat after me ....
Advani	I see Pakistani hand in this ...
Vatal Nagaraj	No Tamil or outside chickens will be allowed to cross our roads, our roads are meant only for Kanadiga chickens!.
Bal Thackarey	Chickens crossing the roads is against our culture, my followers will stone all such chickens which cross the road.
Jayalalithaa	From reliable sources I've got the information that the chicken belongs to Karunanidhi. He is making his chicken cross the road to create law & order problems. The chicken has now been imprisoned under POTA.
Amitabh Bachhan	The chicken has crossed the road?.. are you sure.. very sure ... really sure...
Venkaiah Naidu	"We are very sure of the fact that the chicken did not cross the road. It's a conspiracy by the congress. The poor chicken has been made a scapegoat in this whole issue"
H.S.Surjeet	We are adopting a wait and watch policy. We have convened a meeting of the third front today. We will decide the future course of action after the chicken comes back..
Maneka Gandhi	Chicken crossed the road alone...!! If a vehicle had passed over it, we would have lost one of our dearest creatures. Ban all vehicles from using the road. Protect our chickens...

all abt "friendship"

hm....after a LOUSY weekend(cp online test; by evening i had caught a terrible cold ), the first two days of the week were VERY eventful...all the events were happening online though.....by monday i was terribly ill....(right now i was on my wat to attending my first class of the week, and it got cancelled...so here i m in ipc). Ya, coming back to EVENTFUL online stuff....i could literally see the love for me in every YES!+ volunteers status message....what was even better was the unity between them....EVERY SINGLE VOLUNTEER'S STATUS MESSAGE was about me....and the best part being that only 2 of them knew what exactly the status message meant...but i wont deny, i got majorly pissed off on tuesday morning....woke up with a terribly heavy head, a stuffed nose,and shivering coz i was running temperature.. .....it was crazilY foggy(pathetic use of adjectives,,...but its ok)for a november morning..(had to collect my test paper, thats the reason i was up early)...and the moment i stepped out of my hostel...people walk up to me and ask for a clarification of y a lot of ppl have a weird status msg abt me....i explained and moved on...and a fresh bunch of ppl wanted clarification....i was MAD at shashwat n harshad...the GITS dint know where to draw the line.......looked like half of bits knew abt the status message by now.......

I came back after collecting my es paper...( i am sure if pavan reads this, nothing would interest him more that to know how much i got..GHOT ), had a nice sleep.....woke up....went online...and yet another guy asks me what with the status msg......

thats when i realised...man... our YES!+ team ROCKS.....coz....jokes are cracked only on those who can take it...and only if you love some1 so much that you would love to pull their leg....THANKS for your love guys....and secondly...it was great to see all these guys gang up "against" me.....i really hope we have real great work happening in future....and now its time for my mech sol class....and for those of u who are wondering y such a strange title....stop being an idiot....

A 2nd...

This one's a poem written by Neeraja... and apart from this there's only one other poem on the blog by Vishesh. Have a look at it in older posts.

Neeraja says, this poem could also work as a psycho analysis of your personality... depending on your interpretation of it :P!Type away and tell us what you think of the poem in the comments tab and we'll ask Neeraja to finally have a say :).So this is how the poem goes...

The smell of jasmine fills my sacs;

Under my gentle squeeze,,,

I smell her cry of agony...

The smell of fresh jasmine blood;

Leaves my palms stained

And there she lay dead and drained

jaigurudev

love

rahul

A "Perfect Summer"

Harsha Vardhan M V is a YES!+ volunteer who started courses in his campus - BITS Goa. He had come to Chennai for his PS ... planning to stay at his friend's aunt house during the summer. But this friend of his got his PS in Rourkela Steel Plant & Harsha was stuck at Chennai without accomodation ...

I had chosen my PS at home in NML, Chennai and on the first day at PS I met Harsha ... and the first thing I asked him was "Don't you check your gmail ?". Now thats quite a wierd thing to ask when you meet for the first time ... but I reminded Harsha that we had first met in the 2007 winter break @ Bangalore Ashram. I had found out previously that our PS stations were the same, and had invited him (via email) to spend the summer with me.

For me and Harsha, PS is more "Perfect Summer" than Practice School :). I had just finished my worst BITSian semester, and was going home for the first time since my dad expired (in Feb) ... the atmosphere at home was extremely murky and gloomy & I was looking ahead at what could have been a torrid summer ... but thanks to Mr. G, that was not to be !! HE sent along a 'lamp' who had done 4 adv courses & organised 4 courses in his campus ... to brighten up my dark home :).

My mother got another son, my brother added one more player to his gully cricket team :) and I had got a friend (what a friend !! ) to spend time with :) ... Harsha is an extremely sweet guy, very humorous, finds Chennai girls too "traditional" (and yet his crush is a Chennai girl !! ... no wait, its a hyd girl now, isn't it, Harsha ? )

We ate together, slept together, did seva together, attended weekly satsangs, shared Guru stories and Seva stories and Bau stories, had plenty of 'adventures' with pretty girls (a rare breed in Chennai) ... those 2 months were heavenly, flawless ... as if out of someone else's life :) ... a memory to cherish !!!

You can see Harsha's version of the PS here. It covers a lot of beautiful moments i have missed out here !!!

Now, what could have been more perfect ?

JGD,

Luv,

Vishesh

fun

was jsut wondering....we volunteers go abt telling ppl abt the course..sometimes it gets strange or sometimes annoying for the ppl listening...here are some real interesting cases i came across..both in bits and hyd:

once in bits, during the first course i volunteered for--" dude, are these ppl paying you to advertise"

in hyd, my friend and i were walking by...the guy(my frnd) was in a reaal swing...he just peeped into a car parked by and said.."can i talk to you for a few minutes?"..reply..."NOOOOOOOOOO!!"...and then he asks"just for 2 mins", reply...."GET !@$#!@#%@#%@"....he replies"do the Art of Living Course ma'am"

another in hyd...."have you heard of the Art of Living ma'am?"....reply...."GO AWAY .. GO AWAY....i have had ENOGUH PPL TELLING ME ABOUT IT"......

in hyd,..a guy was smokin..."want a better kick", he replied, " you mean sex?"

this one takes the cake..and it was true.....in the train...my dad struck a conversation with a co passenger...the passenger asks"what do you do"...my dad replies " i am a full time teacher with the ARt of Living"...man replies...."areey....!! ravi and i were class mates"....my dad..."which ravi are you talking about.."...man replies..."arey...the guy who started this".......took time to digest

Harshad Bhaiyya--thank you

jgd...!!sid here.....Just wanted to share some interesting stuff......i was real real real bored of the assignments i was doing and so signed into gtalk...interestingly harshad bhaiya was online and we started chatting....harshad bhaiyya is one of those VERY few persons with whom i am totally totally a child....i love being like a kid bro to him..i complain abt stuff and discuss certain stuff of AOL with him which i think i would only do with my mom or dad.....(and we also discuss lots of stuff i would NEVER discuss with my mom or dad ;) ) ....i simply love his matured answers man...we were discussing some similar stuff.....rather he was talking sense...i was groaning.....and the discussion lead to a point where he made a particular remark and i remembered an AMAZING incident....

if i remember right, it happened in Sumeru(b'lore ashram).....Guruji was sitting with a few people....back then the crowds werent so much...it was like a gen chat session....suddenly a few ppl who were having some problems with teachers got up and started complaining to Guruji.....the answer He gave was brilliant man!!He picked up a blade of grass..and said "if I make this blade of grass a teacher, knowledge will flow from this"....take every oppurtunity to learn...either learn what to be...or learn what not to be from them...it was just COOL...the style!!..all said and done..he's got REAL STYLE!

Rashmin Pulekar

It was just yesterday, I opened rashmin bhaiyya's blog and saw yet another masterpiece... he doesn't write very often, but when he does he just rocks! Well I felt,anyways I'm going to share this piece here... and why not share something about him as well .And that's how this post has taken shape! :-)

Rashmin bhaiyya, one of the first YES!+ teachers is famous globally among the AOL family for his brilliant communication skills among the many other facets of his admirable personality!Bawa himself says... " If I give to talk to a crowd of 5o people say 49 or even 50 might register but if Rashmin gives the talk then 150 would register these 50 would go and spread the word to 2 other friends!"


There are even many many tales of his talks(will tell some of them in case you're interested) and experiences!And just recently he got married to Priyanka(also known as Piyu didi... sweet,loving,and also a teacher herself! ) at heaven on Earth the Bangalore ashram!

You can check all of it out @ Rendezvous with Rashmin and make sure you read every single post right down from the start... all of them are truly legendary!

jaigurudev
love
rahul

A few more blogs

Blogs of YES!+ teachers are great places to hang out ... instant energizers they are ... here are a few of my fav. ones ... Scroll through and explore each one of them :)

Rendezvous with Rashmin - his posts bring Instant Happiness !!!

Hues Of Joy - Abhishek Ratna is a YES!+ teacher doing his MBA in the States. Do read the last post on the 10km race - its a beautiful one. There are also some nice posts on exams and studies :) ...

The Journey Inward - Vishal bhaiyya's blog !!!

Vikram Hazra's blog

There are so many many more .....

JGD,
Luv,
Vishesh

Delhi blast!

Pavan & I have decided we'll have a blast in the Oasis week,and what could be better than staying with a YES!+ teacher and that too of all of them its Saleel bhaiyya!!! :-)

And so here we are right here in the national capital... Delhi till Nov3rd.I know all of you would be enthued about what the hell(or say heaven) we're up to but for you'll have to wait for our return and a wonderful post!

jaigurudev
love
rahul

PS I'll post something in between as well but would totally be irrelevant to the trip here! :)

The Other ONE

I think most of you are not aware I've got my own blog... and its been quite a long time since I've posted something there. So, just started posting there as well! You can just check it out @ REACH OUT.

Managing one blog itself is bit of a task! Its a challenge from now on to manage both the blogs!And I'm keen on keeping up to it! :)

jaigurudev
love
rahul

THE ADVANCE COURSE!!!

Hey guys!! the time all of us are waiting for has finally come... the registrations for the December YES!+ winter break(also known as the advance course) @ the Bangalore AOL ashram(the paradise on Earth) have opened and are very soon about to close as well!!! All over the world people are throbbing to get registered!! Here go the details:

Reporting on 26th December anytime before 11:00 pm
Dec 27th 2009 - Jan 1st 2010 : The Advance Course (YES!++) with none other than BAWA & DINESH
Jan 2nd & 3rd : All India youth festival, JOSH-2010.



The registrations are fast closing down and if you delay you might have to hear 'SORRY SEATS FILLED' for an answer!Here are the list of people who have already done at least one advance course(many have numbers reaching up to even 3 !)... feel free to talk to any of them if you've got any queries! :)

Harshad , Bhavesh , Vaibhav , Pratik Sawal, Radha , Pooja , Vishesh, Nikhil bhantiya, Rithesh, Pavan, Nandhu, Pratiksha, Neeraja, Nikhil bhandare,Sid, myself... (list goes on don't remember the others! sorry guys)

Finally... for the registration details contact me @ 09983526003.There are very few days left (about a week at max. ) before the registrations close down... so don't lose out on the opportunity!

jaigurudev
love
rahul

p.s. We might even have to come back together directly from Bangalore itself (last time there were 14 of us and we did the same) cause the registration is on 6th in Pilani. So make it as fast as possible!

Pavan turns 19...

Well, well...It was Pavan's birthday yesterday and one awesome celebration! Pavan's birthday... Sid's revenge a lot of things in one night :).On a serious and personal note though,I was really happy for him and wished him some of the best for life.We've really gelled over the past year...he's a good friend. And since it was his birthday lets not pull his leg for a change.Lets give him some goody goody stuff for him to cherish ;)!

There are quite a lot of traits i would love to imbibe from him... like he's sure of his priorities,very considerate,caring and loving with his parents,dedicated and I've seen him blossom real well!! We've got some great snaps from last night!

Getting ready... for the BUMPS!

Pavan ki phat gayi!!!!

The traditional Aneesh BUMPSSSSSS!!

The id card's not Pavan's its bhandare's

Pleeeeaaaaaassssssssse have some cake!

The official graduation ceremony of Pavan's 19th b'day

His degree...

jaigrudev

love

rahul

Short and Sweet :-)

Well... There are lot and lots of places you'll find quotes quoted by our very own Guruji.Here are some of them!

"Feelings cannot be change by effort but only through intention."

"If you can believe even in that which you cannot see,your reward will be much greater than what you can imagine!"

"How far from 'heaven'?Just open your eyes and see you are in heaven!"

"Much energy is wasted in trying to charm others and in wanting to charm I tell you the opposite happens!"

"It is time to spiritualise politics and secularise religion."

jaigurudev
love
rahul

Finally.... the trip from delhi

The Delhi trip of October 7th will remain one of the most magnificent experience for the 16 fortunate souls that got to visit and witness none other than Guruji !!Here are a few cool snaps!

Off we go!

Dead meat ha! :)

Guys chai mana hain...

Latka hua Sawal

He's the one!!

Way back... non-stop mafia!

And what a blast it was!! The beautiful landscapes combined with melodious music on the journey to... A pre-event glimpse of Guruji waving at us just as we were about to enter the venue. Some glorious kathak dance and.... then came the moment all of us were waiting for!! Guruji !! With a soul stirring meditation that lasted for a little over 20 minutes but seemed less than a minute! Followed by a wonderful question & answer session.Wait up for the grand finale, Non-stop mafia on the way back. Well to all of those who chose not to come... in your face na na na naaa na !! :P

jaigurudev

love

rahul

p.s. sorry guys couldn't get all of u down here,in the pics! For all of you who don't know what mafia is just click here

The three sankalpas of meditation

Guruji says that before you sit for meditation just leave the whole world aside ... this will you help you go within yourself.There are three sankalpas(can be said as 'will') that will help you in the process:

1. Achaaha:
   RIGHT NOW I don't want anything. RIGHT NOW I want nothing!
2. Akinchen:
   I AM NOBODY, I AM NOTHING. Ask yourself 'WHO AM I?'. You are nothing and nobody.
3. Aprayatna:
   Effortlessness.To meditate there is nothing to do.Just be.

jaigurudev
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rahul

Rishi Nityapragya Satsang

It was just last April when about 18 of us went to Jhunjhunu last sem for one of Rishi NityaPargya's satsang and I'm sure every single person who came would not have forgotten even a single moment of the event!

Personally it was one of the best satsangs i ever attended in my entire life(I've attended less than 50... not a big number :) ).And obviously between the energizing,dancing, soul stirring bhajans(i hate calling them bhajans for the ones in AOL don't sound like the stereo types! THEY ROCK) there was some amazing knowledge that he shared.... and obviously this one's about that!Its a summary of numerous things he'd spoken that day so might not be in continuity.

• The only qualification of knowledge is the willingness to learn!
• There are two worlds: Inner & Outer
  
  1. Outer constitutes people,objects and events
  2. Inner constitutes heart,intellect,Chitta and ego.
  Happenings and events in the outer world trigger the 'habits(Good or bad) of the inner.
  
• Way to a pleasant and peaceful mind:
  
  1. Observation of inner world and its happenings
  2. Insert the filter of wisdom and judge which habits are good and which ones are bad.
  3. Surrender the bad ones to the Divine.
• Life is actually of the inner world... since, experiences through emotions,thoughts etc., all of them are only in the inner world. This implies that the quality of your life is directly proportional to the condition of the inner world!
  

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Craving...

This next piece is again from Rashmin Bhaiyya's blog and in the very same words as the original...

"To every craving there is a beginning,middle and end.When the craving arises remember the end.It elevates the awareness to a higher level and that which seems uncontrollable to resist does not seem so!"

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Do it now !!

If you still haven't joined the message group then just do so by sending the message 'JOIN yesplusbitsp' to 567678.

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Go beyond the opposites!

The wonderful piece of knowledge that I'm about to share is from Rashmin Bhaiyya's blog and is in exact same words as of the original.

"Is feeling unpleasant the problem (or) not wanting to feel unpleasant the real problem?Is there something called a pleasant sensation (or) is it just my craving that makes it unpleasant? Questioning the basic assumptions can help us go beyond duality,beyond the opposites."

Hope you enjoyed this one(cause i do every time i read this small yet powerful piece).

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The Promise

This is something written by Guruji himself which touched my Heart..

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 & discomfort.

I can't promise all your desires will be fulfilled ...

Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled
brings frustration.

I can't promise that there will always be good
times...

Because it is the tough times that makes us
appreciate joy.

I can't promise that we will be rich or famous or
powerful....

Because they can be pathways to misery.

I can't promise that we will always be together...

Because it is separation that makes togetherness
so wonderful.

Yes, 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 & 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.

I shall love you more than a mother loves a new
born.

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....

Love & Blessings,

H.H. Sri Sri Ravishankar

Pahadi...

Hey guys! Check these out... few of our glorious moments from the trip the other day!!Just post comments as to your favourite ones and also the most funny ones!(I've posted them below each pic. you can by clicking on the comments tab).

First glimpse from down under!

View from midway climb

A mighty struggle! :)

An enthusiastic Pavan and Amulya!

Looking back for a snap...

The struggle continues...

Exhausted yet going... YES!+

A cool snap.

All of us on reaching the 'summit'!

I totally loved them(cause i was the one who shot most of them :D).Hope you did the same

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p.s. You can take the pics from Harshad bhiayya. His gtalk id is harshadmundhada.

Bhagavaan!!

This one has been picked up from Bawa's blog... many months back.Its on the five elements of nature and what you can learn from each one of them. The summary is down here:

• Fire: Burns away impurity,negativity and enhances positivity.
  
  
• Water: Adaptability!Adapts to every situation.
  
  
• Air: Is everywhere.Same way you too are everywhere ...not only in the body.
  
  
• Earth: Acceptance.Unconditional acceptance!
  
  
• Space: 100% involved yet 100% detatched.

When all of them are put together(i.e., when all these qualities are imbibed), check out what happens!

1. 'Bh'oomi - acceptance.
2. 'Aga'ni - enhance positivity.
3. 'Va'ayu - prevailingness.
4. 'Aa'kash - 100% involved 100% detatched.
5. 'N'eer - Adaptability

It sums upto BHAGAVAAN!!

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My first visit...and my first encounter!!

December 28th, 2007 the first time i set my foot on AOL bangalore ashram!! I went there for my first advance course :). The advance course(winter break) was fabulous and life transforming,BUT... that's not what this one's about!!

January 4th,2008... Sudden change of plans for everyone who wanted to leave on 4th because Guruji decided to meet the YES!++ participants,this being the first ever winter break and came all the way from Germany !! So, in a jam packed Vishalakshi Mantap with about 1500 young,dynamic, explosive bodies and silent minds was my first ever encounter with Guruji!!




After an indescribable process of meditation(20 minutes seemed like 10 seconds!!) Guruji unwrapped a box of chocolates(big yummy ones,given by an international) and in his usual stylish ways started throwing them one after the other into the audience. There was chaos everywhere as everyone was in pursuit to grab one!

Then, he said that from a group of about 20-25 only one should stand ... and when he /she manages to get hold of one, should share it with the group.The game had begun and was a lot of fun.

After a few throws he said that "the one who is catching should not eat but only share with the other members of the group". I was just wondering on the beauty of the thought and then came the golden words that got encrypted in my memory(and of course the silly little book :D).

THERE IS A JOY IN ACHIEVING... AND THERE IS A JOY IN SHARING !!.

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A series of posts...

Its high time some knowledge gets added to our already kool blog! Well... I've travelled a teeny weeny bit for seva,courses (nothing compared to what many volunteers,teachers travel and just look at how much Guruji have travels!!!), also... am updated with a few important blogs and websites.

In this process i have collected a small little treasure of knowledge and articles that i most graciously was bestowed with(limited by my presence in places and also the things I've read!) in my precious pockets notes!!

So i have decided to start a series of posts 'published' from this book of mine... not all of them will be out but a few good,brilliant extraordinary ones surely will be!Starting from tomorrow there will be a new post every alternate day as a part of this series...(till about when i say last :D)

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2 must watch movies...

1. The Sceret

Based on law of attraction it tells you how to attract the things you love into your life just by changing the way you think...Don't miss out

2. Peaceful Warrior

This one's a master piece... Inspired by a true life story. Bawa says this is the closest he saw any movie coming close to teaching the Art Of living course!!

Jaigurudev!

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NBS and Group sadhana

This one's for the notice for all of you that we have started the group sadhana official from today at SAC amphi mornings 6:15-7:15 AM precisely.

We're gonna start the Narad Bhakti Sutras(NBS in short) from today evenings 8-9 PM .It'll be a series of talks(14 to be exact) by Guruji that all of us will watch together in SAC old gym. It'll require quite a bit of dedication and commitment from your side.. in case you are interested :).

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Satyam Param Dhimahi...

Well... its been quite a bit of time since the last post and will make up for that by posting regularly from now on, part of which would be from knowledge sheets(from 'Intimate Note To The Sincere Seeker'-by Guruji) considering the fact that very few people on campus have the book.

Now i come straight to what this post is aimed at.All my life I've lied a lot regarding various things for example, be it giving the list of expenses to dad (or) denying politely a request from a friend to borrow something(and of course many other reasons not to be proud of :D).

Ever since joining AOL and starting my spiritual journey I've lied for various other reasons... sometimes with friends about my YES!+ activities(when i was new to our YES!+ group and didn't fully implement the football sutra!), but its been mostly to my parents(i hope my mom doesn't read this :D) about my activities and volunteering in AOL to avoid hurting them and more than that just to divert conflicts!!

But that's only a thing of the past, before i had this wonderful experience... i don't remember the exact incident when it happened, but the experience itself is fresh in my memory. I was about to lie to my dad on a call(obviously about AOL) but i 'chose' to face the situation boldly and decided that let me tell the truth!This in spite all the exact words i had planned to convince him( i managed to convince anyways). I cannot express the amount of joy and contentment i expressed in that single moment. I fell in love with 'truth' and i wondered with a smile the reason why Gandhiji loved truth('satya') so much!

Its very easy to lie in uncomfortable circumstances and get away... but just give this a shot. CHOOSE to tell the truth when otherwise you wouldn't have.It'll spark something in you... each and every time you would choose truth over comfort,or something else for everything else would seem trivial!

And to this was added a brilliant realization... just a few months back it dawned on me that when I'm seeking enlightenment(mind you its a loaded term), the highest reality that would dispense all darkness and reveal all secrets... how will this highest knowledge(truth, reality call it whatever you like) come to me if i myself don't honour and speak the truth at all times!



And that is precisely what the shloka Satyam Param Dhimahi means... literally translated as " Let the Ultimate truth dawn on me"

jaigurudev!
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p.s. 22nd was bawa's 40th birthday and there is a wonderful post about him at www.bawandinesh.name