The transformation!

winters.... how do i start? Being brought up in Hyderabad,Vijayawada I never realized there exists such a season, only that i heard the name from books, teachers and saw great snaps from fabulous locations!! Landing up in Pilani 2 years back in the boiling heat, made me long for "the winter"... heard a lot of it from seniors and acquaintances before coming here... "the temperature goes below zero", "its awesome... you can watch the water turn to ice"... the expressions really captured my imagination, i got excited about 'em and it wasn't long(3 and a half months only) before fiiiiiinally seasons changed and........?????????


It wasn't quite what i expected... actually it was all of what i hadn't expected! I realized subzero temperatures meant layers and layers of clothing(which i absolutley hate) and still shivering cause they're not enough!No heaters in rooms... solar water heaters and no sun meant cold water baths(no baths for most people for weeks!... but i can't stand being untidy so had to take bath!) and the lsit goes on... cold creams(which i absolutely hate and couldn't avoid) etc etc... I absolutely hated winters! All it took was 1 of 'em!


So what changed?Well a lot actually... only that the change is within me :).I now have wonder in my eyes and my heart and love to embrace anyone and anything!Well how?? Knowledge... of acceptance, and what peace it brings!Accept and that minute the complaining, sulking mind suddenly comes to peace!(also finds solutions if required...)I accept the cold,the fog, the cold water,... everything! And a second later I'm amazed by the beauty of the place,the weather, and the moment!!Wonder dawns in my eyes and my heart and I'm totally surprised... just a few moments back it all seemed a pain!

And then I remember one of the most beautiful quotes by Guruji
" When you follow fun, misery follows you. When you follow knowledge, fun follows you!".I'm grateful to have this among other knowledge in my life :).(not that i have much :) )

love
rahul

p.s. the famous quote now seems pretty apt to me
"Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder"!!

Snaps'09

And here are a few great snaps Bawa didn't put on his blog! These were given by the winter break team in a cd among other cool snaps and videos!

Below are a few snaps from the upgrade 2(upgrade1 not a prerequisite!)

Don't ask me why these guys are acting this crazy :P

This marks the starting of the advance course

The Awesome & mesmerizing duo of Bawa and Dinesh!

After the advance course have a tour around the ashram!

This one's at 'Sumeru Mantap'

The beeeeeaaaaaaauuuuutiful lake side

This is the Vishalakshi Mantap where the course happened below are views both inside and outside

Back to the lake side

B&D up close!

And for the finale none other than the man himself :)

Na na na na!! You missed out nothing you can do :P!! Anyways make sure you are present this June to witness one of the biggest spiritual congregation of the century with 10,000 YES!+ participants turning up for the SUMMER MAGIC!! The winter break as it turns out was just a trailer for something HUGE!!!!!!!!


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