On 27th of April, it will be one month for me in which I did not eat onion garlic at all. On 27th March, it was Gudipadwa and it is the new year start for the hindus and especially auspicious day for the maharashtrians. So, I took it as a new year resolution not to eat onion, garlic even, so as to increase my satva level, and by akshay tritiya, when I would have finished my second advanced course, it will be complete one month with Meghana Wagh not eating onion and garlic. It is really nice because once you completely attain this satva, I think you gain the true spiritual bliss, the eternal happiness.
It may be the case for some that they in spite of eating onion and garlic and even taking tea and coffee may gain satva. But at least I have felt that the thoughts in meditation become negligible when you stop taking all these things. The eternal happiness increases and once you gain that eternal happiness, or as it is called the spiritual bliss, you just don't feel like leaving it.
I really miss the satsangs a lot. It has been a long time since I attended one. So, let me pray to Guruji that he will make me attend one soon.
Jai Gurudeva!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Memories
As I wrote in my last blog, life has really become so good after entering the AOL, still sometimes I just get nostalgic. One of my friends used to say"Ise beech beech me nostalgia ke attacks ate rehete hein". So, today, I think I am having another attack.
So, yesterday night in my dreams, I saw my lovely Big Madam. She was so cute, so loving, caring and affectionate lady. Now, since I have a GURU in my life, I can say that many things of the Art Of Living were already taught to me in my childhood, for e.g. being smiling and happy, being considerate for the feelings of others, etc. Big madam always loved kids in fact any kid as her own. This had perhaps developed in me that feeling of belongingness for the entire world. Her love was really unconditional. She used to love the weakest student of the class and at the same time the most brilliant one, without any discrimination. I have seen such unconditional love in the eyes of very few people in my life. Some of them are Guruji, Big Madam, Dinesh dada, Savita didi, etc.
I sometimes just wonder how al these people can have so much unconditional love. But I have the answer to my own question. "True love is always unconditional and it is never for one or two people, it is for the entire world". Guruji loves even a terrorist. once when someone asked him"Guruji, do you love everyone equally?", he said "No, I love everyone uniquely". Guruji's words are really so much meaningful. Big madam also used to love each and every child in a unique manner. I sometimes just don't believe that she is not there on this earth. Still, whenever my college bus crosses that Agrasen chouraha, I feel as if I will see the black fiat of Big Madam somewhere around it.
And I know that she is always with me. Because I love her and because she loves me UNIQUELY.
Jai Gurudeva
So, yesterday night in my dreams, I saw my lovely Big Madam. She was so cute, so loving, caring and affectionate lady. Now, since I have a GURU in my life, I can say that many things of the Art Of Living were already taught to me in my childhood, for e.g. being smiling and happy, being considerate for the feelings of others, etc. Big madam always loved kids in fact any kid as her own. This had perhaps developed in me that feeling of belongingness for the entire world. Her love was really unconditional. She used to love the weakest student of the class and at the same time the most brilliant one, without any discrimination. I have seen such unconditional love in the eyes of very few people in my life. Some of them are Guruji, Big Madam, Dinesh dada, Savita didi, etc.
I sometimes just wonder how al these people can have so much unconditional love. But I have the answer to my own question. "True love is always unconditional and it is never for one or two people, it is for the entire world". Guruji loves even a terrorist. once when someone asked him"Guruji, do you love everyone equally?", he said "No, I love everyone uniquely". Guruji's words are really so much meaningful. Big madam also used to love each and every child in a unique manner. I sometimes just don't believe that she is not there on this earth. Still, whenever my college bus crosses that Agrasen chouraha, I feel as if I will see the black fiat of Big Madam somewhere around it.
And I know that she is always with me. Because I love her and because she loves me UNIQUELY.
Jai Gurudeva
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Sadhna Seva Satsang
In our question-answer sessions with Bau and Dinesh dada, when someone had asked the question to Bau that, "How can one remain happy throughout the day?", he had replied "Only by sadhna, seva and satsang". Now, when I am practising these things(frankly speaking, only sadhna and seva, as I have not attended the satsang for a long time now), I can feel that I am happy from within all the time.
After the college, I can feel the happiness when I enter the YES+ office for the telephonic followup. Repeating the same dialogues over and over again might sound boring to some people, but I realize how much satisfying it is. Although, I was little bit sad about it when Garima didi told me that Rishi Nityapragyaji will not be taking the course of April end due to unavailability of dates, still I am looking forward to the course, because now, I know that every course is ultimately taken by Guruji. Only the thing is that you have to feel his presence there in the form of his messengers(the teachers).
Definitely, it is the effect of the Art Of Living courses that I did not cry after I came to know that my 2000/- rupees were stolen at the college, otherwise had it been the previous Meghana, I would not have digested the food for 3-4 days(!). Of course that does not mean that I have become careless, but now I really know how to handle my emotions.
Life has become so much fun after joining the Art Of Living. I have developed a totally unexpected hobby these days and that is READING. That may sound odd to some because by profession, I am a lecturer. But, seriously I never liked reading so much that it would have been my hobby. But reading Guruji's books is a real fun. There is so much knowledge, that as we say in Hindi "Gyan ka sagar hai, jisme doob jane ko dil karta hai".
Well, nothing much to write now, so Jai Gurudeva!
After the college, I can feel the happiness when I enter the YES+ office for the telephonic followup. Repeating the same dialogues over and over again might sound boring to some people, but I realize how much satisfying it is. Although, I was little bit sad about it when Garima didi told me that Rishi Nityapragyaji will not be taking the course of April end due to unavailability of dates, still I am looking forward to the course, because now, I know that every course is ultimately taken by Guruji. Only the thing is that you have to feel his presence there in the form of his messengers(the teachers).
Definitely, it is the effect of the Art Of Living courses that I did not cry after I came to know that my 2000/- rupees were stolen at the college, otherwise had it been the previous Meghana, I would not have digested the food for 3-4 days(!). Of course that does not mean that I have become careless, but now I really know how to handle my emotions.
Life has become so much fun after joining the Art Of Living. I have developed a totally unexpected hobby these days and that is READING. That may sound odd to some because by profession, I am a lecturer. But, seriously I never liked reading so much that it would have been my hobby. But reading Guruji's books is a real fun. There is so much knowledge, that as we say in Hindi "Gyan ka sagar hai, jisme doob jane ko dil karta hai".
Well, nothing much to write now, so Jai Gurudeva!
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