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Archive for December, 2008

SriSri guest edit TOI

Guruji was the guest editor at Times of India, India’s largest circulated newspaper, for the Dec 15 edition, 2006 ! Enjoy ~ Art of editing: Let the good Times roll He’s counselled statesmen and celebrities, tycoons and the down-and-out, spiritual seekers and sinners, cops and convicts, and various other shades of humanity. He’s journeyed far [...]

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Smiling Through It was during Guru Poornima 2006 – my first and only so far – with Guruji . In a huge hall at the San Matep Expo Center, CA. We were all participants in the “Yoga and Meditation Seminar” (also called PDS in India), being led by none other than Sri Sri Ravishankar. About [...]

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seven wonders

Gift of Life!! Junior high school students in Chicago were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids [...]

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QA with Bawa Q: Why should a person who has been living his life happily need to do an art of living course? Answer. The Art of Living series of courses are not only for people who have problems in life, they are also designed for extremely happy, successful people who simply want to know [...]

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Suicide I get questions about people feeling suicidal because of the problems and challenges that life has thrown at them that they feel they cannot handle… In a recent Utsav course i asked how many people had contemplated suicide at some time or other in their lives, and an alarming 60-75% raised their hands. Even [...]

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Maha Meru and Vishalakshi Mantap

I saw an ariel photo of our Vishalakshi Mantap and its just the same as a Maha Meru (see photo below) . I showed this to my mom and she said she already knew this ! It was new to me. I did some research on the internet on the significance of Maha Meru. Maha [...]

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SriSri Interview: Channelise Anger

SriSri Interview: Times of India, 8/12/2008 Anger is Energy… says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar urging Mumbaiites to channelise this energy after 26/11 This time, the smile of welcome didn’t quite reach Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s dark and mischievous eyes. The face was troubled, the mind still burdened by the pain of the hundred thousand people [...]

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SriSri in Mumbai

SriSri in Mumbai, Dec 6 Link for SriSri’s meditation/talk to people in Mumbai 6 Dec. Very powerful, and SriSri singing Shivo Hum at the end…beautiful. http://www.pitechni ques.com/ aol/traumacare/ meditationlive. htm

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Swami Pragyapadji’s live chat

Transcript of Swami Pragyapad Ji’s live chat on Rediff.com Thu Dec 4, 2008 11:27 pm (PST) Hindu asked, I want an answer: I think you are absolutely wrong in saying “Peace sowed, Peace grown”. Why did Mahabharat happen? Finally, it is war which gave peace. Kauravas wanted war, Pandavas wanted peace. History tells, War is the step to [...]

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Value of Chanting

The Value of Chanting Weekly Knowledge 153                 Bangalore Ashram, 14 May 1998, India Your whole body is made up of atoms. Being with this truth kindles the energy in you and brings up the consciousness. When you sing bhajans, the Sound Energy Vibration Gets Absorbed Into Every Particle Of Your Body. Just like a microphone [...]

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