From: Neeraj Krishna bneerajkrishna@ gmail.com A must read : Guru’s grace My dear friends Rajita and Ajay Bagga were among the fortunate survivors from the Taj, after spending the entire night there. She sent her inspiring, cathartic experience to us today, and has graciously allowed me to share this intensely personal message with you all. [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Guru’s Grace – 12 hrs at Taj Mumbai
Posted in from the Heart on 30/11/2008 | Comments Off
Terrorism: The Cause And the Remedy
Posted in Knowledge digest on 30/11/2008 | Comments Off
Bangalore, Nov 28 (IANS) Indian spiritual guru His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Friday condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, saying India “is going through a terrible time”.”This terrorist attack has left Indians in the grip of fear and anxiety. In this situation, religious and political leaders need to show the country that we stand [...]
Sichuan-3rd Mission
Posted in Sichuan relief work on 23/11/2008 | Comments Off
Since the last mission (October 08), there were 24 Breath Water Sound workshops taught, benefiting for 759 people. The total work AOL has done in Sichuan is: Total BSW taught 108 workshops 5317 people Total Part I courses 4 courses 55 people We are working with the Mianzhu Educational Bereau [...]
uncertainty
Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged action, challenge, game, letting go on 21/11/2008 | Comments Off
Question : Can we still be enthusiastic when we are uncertain? Sri Sri : Yes, in knowledge you can be enthusiastic in uncertainty. Often people who are uncertain do not act, they simply sit and wait. Acting in uncertainty makes life a game, a challenge. Being in uncertainty is letting go. Certainty about the relative [...]
Here and Now
Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged desire, divine's presence, freedom, highest peace on 20/11/2008 | Comments Off
A Talk by Guruji H.H.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Let me tell you a story. Once two villagers were sitting under a tree and watching the sunset. They were very close friends. After sitting quietly for some time, one asked the other, “What are you thinking? I am planning to buy five acres of land, a [...]
Dreaming the Impossible
Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged confidence, daydream, faith, goal on 18/11/2008 | Comments Off
Weekly Knowledge 334 Rishikesh 07 Dec 2001 India Dreaming the Impossible Question: Guruji, how can we control daydreams? Sri Sri: Dream in the night! (laughter) What is daydreaming? You have a desire but you do not have the faith that you can achieve your desire – that is what you call daydreaming. You can control [...]
Feeling Lost : The Teenage Years
Posted in Knowledge digest, Youth Corner on 16/11/2008 | Comments Off
Feeling Lost : The Teenage Years – Extract from a talk by Sri Sri Ravishankar Teen-age years are the most confusing years. You are no more a kid who can be pacified with toys and sweets, but you have also not matured enough in emotional terms. A new world has just opened up in front [...]
How Important is it to Meditate?
Posted in Knowledge digest, from the Heart, tagged Seva, meditation, ego, shakti, Shiva puranas, Daksha, yagya, skillful, power, success, L.A.U.G.H., sing, dance on 15/11/2008 | Leave a Comment »
How important is meditation, spirituality? There is an ancient story from the Shiva Puranas: Shiva marries Shakti the daughter of Daksha Prajapati. For some reasons Daksha starts to dislike Shiva, and when he arranges a big difficult, elaborate Yagya and celebration, doesn’t invite Shiva and Shakti to particiapte. Shakti sees many devas and devis decked [...]
Gita and Present Day
Posted in Knowledge digest, tagged abhyasa, arjuna, bhakti, calmness, consciousness, dynamism, ego, food, gunas, karma yoga, Krishna, now, pranayama, space, spherical thinking, theology, vairagya, valour, viveka, Yoga on 14/11/2008 | Comments Off
GITA AND ITS RELEVANCE TO PRESENT DAY In the world there are two types of people: one are those who are passive and the other who are aggressive. The aggressive people do not achieve much, the passive people also do not achieve much or do not achieve anything for that matter. It is easier to [...]
Indian civilization and spiritual lineage
Posted in Knowledge digest, Media digest, tagged aham, corruption, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, equality, global, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, humanity, idam, Mahatma Gandhi, oriental and occidental spirituality, politician, religion, retirement, self reliance, violence-free on 13/11/2008 | Comments Off
An article by Guruji in Hindustan Times on 12th Nov 08 One of the most ancient of the 200-odd civilisations that history has known, the Indian civilization has survived mainly because of its spiritual lineage. Spirituality offers a universal value system that binds the people together and nurtures the scientific thought process. There is a [...]