August revisited - 1

Last week we had DSN (20-23 Nov, 2008) in Hyderabad with 'Jhakaas' Anand Ji. Anand bhaiya (Anand Ji…:)) arrived Hyderabad on Monday Nov 17, 2008. And the same day we met him. Towards the end of the meeting we sat in a closed group listening to Anand bhaiya. While we all were about to leave I mustered some guts to ask Anand bhaiya if we can plan something for tomorrow…:). And to my surprise he asked in reply…what can we do? I slowly asked if he would like to come with us for a movie. There we go…bhaiya agreed for the movie and we quickly took a rough head count of those who would like to come for movie. And then we all left. As it was already late in the night thought of straightway logging into the site and book tickets online. Which happened perfectly. Next day we all met for the movie 'Dasvidaniya' (though we had decided and I had booked some other movie last night…well that's another story which I would cover in some other post...:)). It was a nice movie. When we came out of the cinema hall, bhaiya asked, "What is the take away from this movie?". We all had a rich knowledge session over this.

After that everybody bid goodbye to bhaiya and while almost everybody had left I asked bhaiya if he would like to plan something for tomorrow. Wow…bhaiya agreed. Then what I met bhaiya next day. That day ended with a dinner with Anand bhaiya. Before say good bye to bhaiya, he asked me to come to DSN center on Sunday (last day of the course). I told that I can come on Saturday itself but bhaiya asked that I should come on Sunday only.

Sunday (Nov 23, 2008) morning I reached the venue. The very first session that I attended reminded me of my DSN with Anand bhaiya. I decided to participate in other sessions as well and therefore decided to stay there till end. It was amazing to listen to the experiences of the participants. While bhaiya was leaving the venue he asked if I would like to come with him to the marriage of one of devotee which he was supposed to attend. Well that was an offer you can never think of reject. We had a great time in marriage too. Then it was time to say bye to bhaiya and I returned home with the amazing time that I spent with Anand bhaiya.

I am really fortunate and thankful to bhaiya that he gave me a chance to spend some 'special' moments with him.

Of course a lot of thanks to Guruji.

Jai Gurudev!

Joy Gurudev!

Ustav Hyderabad (Sep 24-27, 2008)

I know it has been long since Utsav Hyderabad got over. But immediately after Utsav I got busy in house hunt and then left for Bangalore ashram to attend Navaratri puja. So let me see how much I can jot down of those beautiful four days.

Coming back to Utsav…well finally the day (Sep 24, 2008) had come for which so many people had worked so hard.

Though we were expecting Bawa earlier (at least by a day) in Hyderabad but he actually reached on the day 1 of Utsav (i.e. Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008) itself. That morning after doing my sadhana, I was planning to leave for office (and then was planning to leave office early so that I can be there in Utsav) but right then I received a call from Shravanth who told me that he was going to pick Bawa from airport and asked if I would like to accompany him to airport. Now I knew that if I go now I won't be able to leave office early and hence would certainly miss the day 1 of Utsav but then I just could not deny and left for airport. We reached airport just on time. We waited for a few minutes. While waiting Shravanth was guessing what Bawa would have put on. There was a different sense of pleasure in this wait. Soon Bawa came and we started back. Not to forget… Anoop and Harshal bhaiya were accompanying Bawa and I was seeing both of them first time. I was feeling so great to be with Bawa when we were driving back from airport. It was amazing seeing Bawa painstakingly managing so many things on his phone. After reaching the place where Bawa was supposed to stay, we had our lunch and then, unwillingly, I left for office. Harshal bhaiya was saying, "now that you have spend half day out of office why don’t you take full day off". But my office work didn't let me go for that option. And that I had spent first half out of office I could not attend the day 1. I lived Utsav day 1 vicariously from my office. In the evening around 10:30 PM when I got free from office, so thought of calling Shravanth to enquire about day 1. While I was talking to him he told that he, Bawa along with other volunteers are having dinner and I quickly left my place to catch the cab so that I can join them. And I did make it. After Bawa and others finished their dinner, Bawa left for the place he was staying. Suddenly Tapan bhaiya told that Bawa is asking everyone to come over to his place and we all chased Bawa to his stay and spend some more time talking to him. We also get a chance to say 'hi' to Dinesh bhaiya who was on line from Oslo. Bawa asked all of us to do our sadhana daily for around 1.5 hr. It was an amazing day for me and I am sure that it was same for others including participants as well.

I went to attend the day 2 of Utsav and did my long kriya there. It was simply a wow experience. It was fun watching Bawa answering participants' questions in his trademark style. While we all were waiting for saplings that were to be distributed among participants (a service project that Utsav Hyderabad undertook as part of mission earth green), it gave participants some more time to interact with Bawa.

I could not visit Utsav venue day 3. But I went to meet him where he was staying. Then came the last day of Utsav which was a Saturday and hence a holiday for me. I was with Bawa since morning. Around noon Bawa asked all the volunteers present there if they all had planed their respective plants and we could have answered anything, Bawa asked all those who had not planted their plants to go and return only after planting the saplings. He also asked us to take pics so that the same can be uploaded to www.itsmytree.net. Now it was time to get going. We went straight away to nursery, picked the saplings (Shravanth picked mango sapling while I picked guava sapling) and both me and Shravanth planted our saplings in his garden. Time to be with Bawa again so we made a quick move towards his place. In the evening we left for venue with Bawa. While going to Utsav venue we spent some time talking and then it was time for meditation…my first meditation in car…:). Well, when Bawa is around, everything is a possibility. It was an amazing day there at venue. We had satsang and then souvenirs were distributed. Some asked Bawa for his autographs on their souvenirs and soon after everyone was asking for his autograph. Like any other good thing this also has to come to an end and hence Utsav concluded. I could see the smile and happiness on participants' face (which was well testified later when I consolidated the comments written by participants on survey forms). After some work at venue, I along with other volunteers chased Bawa to his place of stay. I got a chance to leave venue a little early as I was supposed to pick dinner for Bawa. Those who reached early got a chance to do a meditation with Bawa. After dinner Bawa asked me to pack his clothes and then we all sat around Bawa. He advised all of us to think of doing some business rather than our regular jobs (In his words, once business is established you can spend your time elsewhere which is not possible as long as you are in a 'job'). Soon after this we started requesting him to stay with us for some more time and leave for Bangalore next day evening rather than in the morning as per actual plan. But none of our requests was entertained…:) Well, Bawa had better reasons to be in ashram next day because next day Guruji were returning from his Norway trip. And who won't like to be in ashram when Guruji is there. So there came the trick from Bawa to send all of us out of his room. He asked to switch off the lights and then talk but as soon as the lights were switched off he said "Now you all can leave". We all, said 'Jai Gurudev' to Bawa and left his room, of course, unwillingly. We bade good bye to Anoop bhaiya and Harshal bhaiya and left the place.

Next morning Bawa has to leave for airport around 7 am so Tapan bhaiya preferred not to ask Shravanth for this (Shravanth is known for his sleep and not picking up phone calls when he is in his dreams…:)). With sweet memories of this wonderful time I sat in Shravanth's car and we left for his place.

Hence came an end to wonderful time of four days with Bawa.

His Promise...

The first time I read this poem..was during Mahashivaratri celebrations (Feb 2006) in Delhi. Soon it slipped off my mind. Then suddenly some blurred text from this poem came to my mind a few days back and I have been searching for it since then…and see I have got it here.

A PROMISE

If I had to promise you something, what would it be ?

I can't promise that you'd always be comfortable

Because comfort brings boredom & discomfort.

I can't promise that all your desires will be fulfilled…

Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.

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

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

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

Because they can all be a pathway to misery.

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

Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.

Yet, 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 richest & most fulfilling life possible.

I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,

I promise I will cherish you more than a king cherishes his crown.

And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.

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 for, forever…

You will meet yourself in my arms….

I promise….

--Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

So amazing, isn't it!

Any time you feel low, just remember His promise…

Jai Gurudev!

'Up' story

Wow…I can't tell how much did I enjoy writing this.

On Sunday (Sep 07, 2008), I reached home around 11:30 PM after 'Utsav' meeting/work, follow up and dinner with Yes+ group. Then suddenly thought of quickly jotting down a few lines in response to the competition that Bawa had announced for the past weekend. But once it started, it just kept coming until I realized that it was already 1:15 AM and I was also supposed to get up early for I need to go to Ashtavakra talks that I am attending these days.

I don't know how that 'Utsav' stuff (towards the end) manifested into words...but I am really enjoying reading that particular verse...:)

So here it goes the same 'poem'…(wow… I never thought I could write a poem…:)), with a small modification.

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Hurrying up, winding up office in his startup

Telling a story to his boss, he cooked up

Swirling his earphones that he hooked up

To his ipod that had back up of latest hits, he walked up

To the gym for some push ups

Chin ups and a few rounds of sit ups

Picked up the phone when his phone rang up

Someone he was soon to meet up, has called him up

While the call lasted, he was heated up & worked up

So charged up that not even able to speak up

Heart was split up after his break up, totally blown up

Thoughts messed up, emotions lit up and feeling stirred up

Enough of crying up after hours of digging up

Into the recent ups and down where he was caught up

Filled up with anguish, so stuck up & unable to open up

Covering up in his room what was his lockup

For he has stopped to turn up

Into the groups where he used to bottom's up

No way to cheer up and to buck up

No friend to mix up and no where to look up

Was finding nothing to boost up with thoughts rounding up

And rising up, in vain were all measures to cheer up

Almost given up, as if made up his mind to end up his life for he was up

To nothing and living a life screwed up and mucked up with goof ups

Suddenly a morning when he got up

With swollen eyes when he woke up

Saw a write up in a daily that was to make up

His life wonderful and live up

To what it deserve, for there was a photo showed up

Of a 'kid' who denies to grow up…:)

Mugging up that article, he mustered up

And lined up for 'Utsav' - a course he signed up

Four days four hours each were enough to shake him up

Bring things normal that were up

side down for him & to wake him up

Up front with 'reality', and sleeves rolled up

Up and running soon he was back correcting his run up

Ready to take up challenges again and geared up

To set up a meeting with destiny that itself has come up

To him to shine up and bring up smile of 'close-up'

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Sahaj Samadhi Meditation & Janmashtami Satsang with Chayanna

Past Sunday (Aug 23, 2008), I completed Sahaj Samadhi Meditation course with Swami Suryapad Ji (also known as Sri Chayapati, Swami Ji or even more commonly as 'Chayanna'). As Anand bhaiya had correctly quoted during our DSN, Swami Ji was simply wonderful…an epitome of calmness and serenity as appeared on Day 1 of Sahaj…:). As was already known and we were lucky for it being Shravan Maas, Swami Ji was also supposed to conduct three Rudra Pujas (Saturday, Sunday and Monday). To know a little more about Rudra Puja and Bau's experience of his first Rudra Puja read this article.

On Day 2 (Saturday Aug 23, 2008), I attended Rudra Puja in morning. We met again at 6:00 PM for Day 2 session of Sahaj which followed by a special Krishna Janmashtami Satsang with Swami Ji. And that's when we came to know how amazing singer he is. The passion, enthusiasm and energy with which he sings is mind blowing. 07:30 PM - 10:45 PM….total bliss (yes… 10:45 PM….satsang went on till 10:45 PM in the night and this was unarguably the longest and one of the most power packed satsang I have ever attended). And those meditation sessions between rounds of bhajans during satsang….wow….rejuvenated and pumped all of us for another rounds of dance. The hall was filled to its strength till end. How can anybody leave when Swami Ji is singing!

Day 3 I attended Rudra Puja in Kukatpally. After the puja my friend Sarvana took me to the place where Swami Ji was to have his lunch. While he was descending the stairs after inspecting the newly constructed AOL hall in Kukatpally, Swami Ji looked at me, smiled and gently asked "Kal ka satsang kaisa thaa (How was yesterday's satsang)?". He knew how much fun we all had in his satsang last night. I waved goodbye to Swami Ji and told him to see him during Sahaj session in the evening.

We met for last session of Sahaj at 6:00 PM. By the end of Sahaj I could clearly feel the connection with Swami Ji. The connection which we all or at least most of us feel with almost every AOL teacher. After gifting all of us three day full of knowledge and complete fun (...pure bliss), it was a little painful to accept that Swami Ji was leaving (though he was to conduct another Rudra Abhishekam next morning which I knew I couldn't attend).

But like almost all the things in Art of Living, this too is not an end, this is just a beginning…!!

Thank you Swami Ji and of course loads of thanks to Guru Ji.

Jai Guru Dev!

Hyderabad DSN

Past Sunday (Aug 10, 2008) was the last day of a wonderful course, known as DSN (Divya Samaj Nirman) by an another amazing teacher - Anand Rajendran. DSN course is an amazing course which focuses at taking you beyond your 'pappu zone' (thanks to Anand Bhaiya for this term) i.e. your comfort zone, breaking your so called 'boundaries' and making you stronger and unshakable than ever. What makes it even amazing that it is totally action oriented course which shakes you to the core....so shakes of day-today life look too small..:) Anand bhaiya's energy, enthusiasm and way of explaining things was simply 'jhakaas' (another key term from bhaiya's dictionary..:)). Guru stories towards the end of the course were breathtaking.

Apart from many things close to me, one of the biggest difference that I personally 'observed' between first and last day of this course was bhaiya's smile…:)

Anand bhaiya you rock....simply jhak jhak jhak jhak....jhakaas!!

JOY Gurudev...:)

Where There Is A Will...

This follow up (Sunday Aug 3, 2008) reminded me of the incident Dinesh bhaiya shared with all of us during my second advance course. Bhaiya was sharing his experience of the H'n'E meditation sessions in old meditation hall when VM was not constructed. Let me recall how bhaiya put it - "Don’t know how these red ants used to come to know that H'n'E meditation has started...". And you know what, exactly same thing has been happening with me and of course with all of us who attend long kriya on Sunday evenings at Begumpeth in Hyderabad since last couple of follow up sessions. Here mosquitoes have taken the responsibility to honor the task which red ants used to do in old meditation hall. Don't know how these mosquitoes come to know that long kriya has started; may be these mosquitoes also love to listen to those couple of words in Guruji's voice.

And I wonder where these mosquitoes keep on hiding during the satsang (we have satsang right before long kriya); it seems that these buggers are smart enough to know not to come near us while we all are clapping on the tunes of bhajans..:).

During my first encounter with these, I was wearing T-Shirt and Bermudas so I thought of coming prepared this times around and hence came in full sleeves kurta with pajama so that I can cover my body to maximum without suffocating myself. To my surprise these lovely friends were even prepared for that and apart from making their presence felt on my hands and feet (which were of course not covered), they also bit me on my arm after entering through the neck opening of my kurta (they clearly made me feel their movement and passage…:)); where there is a will, there is a way!!

I have been projecting love to these 'new friends' of mine but of no use; they seem to be more interested in my blood (its already so less here..:)) than in anything else.

Prank That Never Happened

While we were having our dinner on Saturday, a girl came to us (all of us including that girl were participant of same course) and shared her plan to play prank on Dinesh bhaiya on Sunday. She told that on Sunday when bhaiya would ask us to turn to our left side (at the end of sadhana), no body would move. And then she said that we would see how bhaiya reacts to this. Most of us happily agreed for this. But I was not game for this. As I expressed my reservation over this, the girl and other around me who had agreed for this asked me for the reason. My heart was just not allowing me to do this but I found it much easier to mention that we might just not do our morning sadhana properly if we thought too much into this. And I continued that lets do whatever we are up to in the morning without putting too much thought into it. While I came out after my dinner I saw the same girl asking others to be the part of her prank. I forgot the whole stuff in a few minutes.

Thanks God, I couldn't even recall this stuff the next morning. Dinesh bhaiya came for session and after explaining about Naadi Shodhan pranayama he asked us to close our eyes and get ready for sadhana. The sadhana finished perfectly and things started progressing normally as they had to happen. Suddenly a thought about prank came to my mind and it went blank for a few seconds. I could not stop sharing that thought with a friend sitting near by. And we were just amazed. You know what, that day, Dinesh bhaiya hadn't asked us to lie down after our kriya. You may call it a mere coincidence...I leave that to you.

Second Advance Course

I have been thinking of writing this post since the day I returned from course but was not actually writing it...:). But then I decided that I won’t write any other post until and unless I finish this one. So here I am to share explicable experiences of my second YES++ course (July 15-20, 2008).

If I have to state my experience in two words I would say 'Just amazing' and if I have to add another couple of words to it those will be 'yet again'. So the five days of the second advance course were once again the most wonderful days of my life. I was so happy that His grace made it possible for me to be there for this course…thanks Guruji…:).

Having done first course with Guruji, this time when we landed in the ashram, it was a little too silent. The shift that we all feel as we enter the ashram was certainly there but it seemed as if something was missing. But as soon as I attended first satsang of this visit (July 15, 2008) I realized that though Guruji may not be physically present in ashram, you can always feel his presence there and this experience becomes too easy and obvious if you are sitting in VM. The same was also testified by Dinesh bhaiya. So the feeling that something is missing in ashram started diminishing gradually. And I completely agree to Dinesh bhaiya’s statement that you would have better silence this time around because when Guruji is around he acts as distraction…:). So true but then who wouldn’t like to get distracted by Him.

This was my second advance course within one month’s time (28 days to be precise) still the experience was so new and refreshing. I, in fact, loved the meditation sessions even more this time. And I believe that by the end of this course I could feel hollow and empty a little more closely.

To be in ashram on guru poornima (July 18, 2008) was just bliss. That day, morning session started with a surprise announcement of doing long kriya in Yagna Shala. What a great start to a great day. After post-lunch sessions we all have to go for guru pooja. I was waiting for the evening. I attended my first guru pooja and second rundram (first was during 2006 Mahashivaratri in Delhi) that day. And I could actually feel what Bau meant here when I sat in VM for rudram that happened after guru pooja on guru poornima. That gush of energy…wow. It was just….I don’t know…:). I can never put that experience in words. Watching Guruji through live telecast was another wonderful moment of guru poornima. How much caring he is, he came live for all of us who missed Him in ashram on guru poornima…just amazing.

Bau was on as usual best during QA sessions. Coming out of silence was a little pain this time….don’t know why. But another QA session with Bau, watching ‘The Secret’ after that and then going to Yagna Shala to make arrangement for Sunday morning long kriya took that sweet pain away.

Sunday has to be busy and a little painful as it was the day to leave home. But then visiting Bau and Dinesh bhaiya’s room to see them and getting the privilege to have a few pics with Dinesh bhaiya, simply made it a wonderful day.

Leaving home is never easy but then leaving with a strong belief of coming back soon is another fun in itself. And the wait for that day has already started.

Narada Bhakti Sutras - Day 14

The ultimate truth

• Time has three dimensions: past, present and future. So is the truth. What was true yesterday is not true today; what is true today may not be true tomorrow.
• Similarly three states of our conciseness waking, sleeping and dreaming. (Fourth is aware and resting without any action i.e. meditative, Fifth is cosmic conciseness when we are aware and resting during all the actions)
• Only one thing which is in all the three dimensions is love. Love makes past feel present. So the essence of past is love.
• Don’t crave for attention. Attention cannot bring love so don't do show off.
• Love makes you feel complete though love is not complete in itself, love is infinite.
• Of all the truth in all three dimensions, love alone is supreme.
• If you can't feel oneness with this creation, that life is of no use. Love alone is the juice of life. Life moves towards love.
• Your source is love, goal is love and the path is also love..all three dimension
• What do be require to be on this path: Knowledge, action and devotion
• Love is not just an emotion; it is our very existence, our very nature.
• And by nature we all our 'great'.
• For love there is no comparison.
• Though divine love is only 'one' it manifests in 11 different forms/types.
• First: Expression of divine love is singing the glory, talking of wonderful qualities of divine. Just remembering the qualities uplifts us. Praising is not done to make them happy, praising uplifts us. We develop the same qualities within us. Love knows no 'buts' and 'ifs'.
• Second (Rupa sakti): Taking interest in the forms of divinity. Seeing HIM in all the forms. Every form in this universe reminds us of divinity. Form captivates us. It arrests us. We can relate with form but we can't relate with formless. That's why ancient rishis in Hindu tradition created as many forms. You chose whatever you want but see that in all other forms. The universe is filled with forms. And every form reminds us of our beloved, divine. When we adore the form, lust disappears. Lust is getting stuck to something. Think of divine in every part. Each part of body is sacred. We won't be aggressive when we adore all the forms on this universe. This will make us honor all the things.
• Third (Puja sakti): Puja. Puja means something born out of fullness. When you are so full, anything you do is puja. Replica of doing anything out of full gratitude is puja. Aarti means the total ecstasy. 'rati' means pleasure. Aarti signifies: Let no darkness around you. Let this light of me circle around you.
• Fourth (Samarna sakti): Remember. Remembering someone also kindles love. Memorizing the divine. Memory that is spontaneous.
• Fifth (Dasya sakti): Wanting to serve. Wanting to be servant of divine an instrument of divine. Love manifests as a desire to serve. There is difference between slave and servant. Slave is out of compulsion where as servant is someone who out of love wants to be part of master. Spiritual path cannot make you slave but it can propel you on the path to do the service towards all. Willingness to serve. And this willingness comes out of love not out of some want, desire.
• Sixth (Sakhya sakti): To be friend of the divine. Seeing God as your close friend. Someone whom you can fight with, you can share with, you can complain to. Treating the divine as your friend.
• Seventh (Vatsalya sakti): Mode of love in which you see God as a child. Treating God as your own child. Divinity is born out of humanity because first man wakes up and then man awakes divinity. So treat divinity as if it is born out of you; as if your own child.
• Eight (Kantya sakti): Making divine as your valentine. As if you are married to divine. How you care for your valentine. The spirit is male and the matter is female.
• Ninth (Aatma nivedana sakti): Dissolving the self in divine. Dissolving the self 'I' in the universal 'I'. ‘I’ (Myself) is all YOURS, what usually happen in meditation. Offering the self, feeling the self. Individual self 'I' dissolving in the whole universe.
• Tenth (Tanmaya sakti): Seeing the universal 'I', in individual 'I'. Seeing whole universe in you. One drop of water has all the characteristics of ocean. Capturing the Sun in a mirror. (Opposite to the above form of manifestation).
• Eleventh (Param virah sakti): Extreme longing, unbearable longing for divine. Crying for divine. 'Misery' out of longing for divine. 'Intense craving' for truth/ divine is also expression of love.
• Those who are fearless of others reactions, those who have unanimous opinion, the masters/teachers of devotion, those who profess love are the true sages.
• Intellect analyses but heart only synthesizes. Love joins all the fragmented pieces. It makes you whole.
• Teachers of devotion may have different opinion but people on the path of love have ‘one’ devotion. Words may vary but the essence is same.
• He who believes and have faith in these sutras of Narda (Narda has been an instrument for this) and which have come from Shiva, gets the love of God, attains his objective, attains his beloved God. One who understands these sutras is bound to rise. It is voice of your soul, call of your soul, language of your soul. You will rise in your life.

Narada Bhakti Sutras - Day 13

Dwell in the divine

• Lot of time is wasted in seeking pleasure, being feverish.
• You miss divine love if all the time you think of gains (what am I getting...) and are lost in calculation.
• There is a limit to experiencing pleasure as well.
• Stop brooding on what he/she said to you.
• Drop the craving for pleasure, excitement.
• Desires keep our mind occupied and don't let us calm or settle down.
• A lot of time is wasted in seeking pleasure, being sad, brooding and being feverish.
• Craving and desires makes you restless and put you down. When you put yourself down you become aggressive and violent then we speak untruth and do things for which we regret later.
• If aggression comes, observer and let go. Act but don’t react. If you observe your most of the actions are driven by reaction.
• Let nonviolence ingrained in your lives.
• Nonviolence, truth, cleanliness (inner & outer), compassion, faith in divinity.
• You are already truth, compassion; don't think you are not this and you have to cultivate it. Just assume that you are already that. It is stress that might just make you behave otherwise. So do pranayam and meditation and be free from stress.
• Though love doesn't have any restrictions but still it is good to have some discipline. This will give you the freedom to enjoy the divinity.
• Have faith that you know very little about this existence and a lot is yet to be known, and that you are ignorant. This ignorance makes you light and the knowledge that you are ignorant makes you lighter.
• Worries happen in the head, feelings happen in heart. When feelings are there you are not worried. Drop worrying.
• Feelings can't be same. Feelings come and go. Observe this.
• Mind catches onto the feelings and make you worry.
• Love is not a subject of head or intellect. Intellect can only pave the path for love.
• In all the times and all emotions share with God. Happiness, joy, misery…everything, share with divine. Feel the connection all the times….without worrying.
• Universe is filled with love. There is no place without love.
• Even in misery, cry for God, pray, cry for his help. Cry out your problems but don't worry. When we have such an intense feeling, we will feel serenity, we will feel the divine.
• Communication with god can only be done in silence.
• You can't have conversations with God but you can have communion. This communion is Samadhi.
• Prayer is asking, meditation is listening. Prayer is first step, meditation is second.
• Abhya mudra: come to me, surrender and I will take care of everything.
• Bardh mudra: Means God is saying that I am giving…don’t worry.
• Churning of soul will raise and bring up the divinity that is within all of us.
• When you sing with heart, singing makes you feel the presence of divinity in you.