Have a Heart to do something....

Hi everyone,

Just came across this wonderful piece....so wanted to share it with all.

Your real wealth is your inner strength. Your inner sense of fullness and
not your bank balance is your real wealth.
You may have lots of money in the bank, but if your mind is fearful and
small, then what is the point?

Today a gentleman came from Mandya (a small town in Karnataka) to meet me.
He has two houses and doesn’t have a job. He wants to sell one house and use
the money to start a business. He wants to donate the other plot for a
meditation center.
He insisted that I take the land. The land costs several millions of
dollars. He had even come with the land papers. I took the papers and told
him: ‘This is mine, but it will be with you. You take care of it. You keep
it. You start your business, make your life stable, make your finances
better. I’m not going to accept it.’

What I’m saying is that those who have very little have big hearts to give.
I appreciate it. This is the most precious offer. That man came with his
wife and mother. They kept saying, ‘Guruji, please make a Temple of
Knowledge over here. We have benefitted so much from the courses, we want
others to enjoy.’

*Just the gesture is enough. The heart that wants to do gets blessings.
*Isn’t it so interesting? Values of humanness and generosity are still alive
on this planet.
People with big hearts are still alive.
I remember on the last day of the Silver Jubilee (The Art of Living
celebrated 25 years of service in 2006), I met all the volunteers. As I was
leaving, a 25-year-old boy came up to me, gave me an envelope and began to
cry. He grabbed my feet and hands and sobbingly said: ‘Thank you, please
accept this.’

I took it and asked him what he did for a living. He was a labourer from
Kerala (an Indian state) and had come to do seva for 15 days. ‘Guruji, I
don’t know how to express my gratitude. My life has changed. Please accept
this.’ *(Pointing to the envelope.)*

I opened it and saw that it had Rs 5,000. It must have been his salary of
two months.
I asked him about his family responsibilities. He has a mother, sister and
is the eldest of two sons. I took Rs 100 from the amount and told him: ‘This
money is worth millions to me. Take the rest of the amount home.’

*All that we need is to have a heart to do something. Nature will help you.
God will help you.*

jai gurudev

I envision......

I envision a world where each individual's day starts with kriya.
I envision a world where love flows from every heart.
I envision a world where the joy and enthusiasm never die.
I envision a world where knowledge resides in every mind.
I envision a world where there is abundance in every home.
I envision a world where every being is blessed with the Master's grace.
I envision a world where the divinity has woken up.
I envision a world where all belong to one family.

Jai Gurudev.
Apoorva.

your own life is more thrilling than movies and books...........

Life is utterly simple and complex at the same time.
Sometimes everything is so smooth. You are on the top of the world...everything seems to be going according to your wishes....you are full of joy !!!
However a monotony sets in if there is no change.....no challenge......life simply seems boring if we are not made to brave tough situations......

What do u feel?Am i right?......just look back at your own life.....glance through all the so called seemingly tough situations, ...all of them have provided you with deep insights about life and about yourself.....they hold such valuable lessons.......

Of course, i know we all have heard and read about these .....but what matters if we can feel and experience these....that's when we gain true knowledge....which books can't provide us with.....books should only serve to guide us and make us introspect......

Close the books for a change atleast for some time and become open to the book of your own life....you will find its more exciting and thrilling than any bestselling novel............

Then only we can realise our purpose for coming into this world.......

okay.........i'm bragging like a sophist..........so i'll just now give rest to my brain and hands......

Byeeeee
JAI GURUDEV............

lots of good wishes

apoorva

Real Seva

Sometimes I wonder are we all really into Seva?
What do we mean by seva?
What are our motives when we do Seva?
Is it unconditional love and devotion or something else?

hmm.....well nothing to worry....just some questions which came across my awareness and i put them into writing!!!!

However i feel at certain moments in our life we do need to answer these questions so that we know we are sincerely on the path......

My best wishes to all of you in all your SEVA activities........

jai gurudev,
apoorva

Feelings, emotions.....hmmmmm. So blissful and yet so terrible!!!
They can raise you up to the sky and the very next moment they can push you into abyss.Falling in love is that fall which all and sundry long to experience......it makes you feel on top of the world!!! You feel as if your life has found that perfection which it had been seeking since infinity. You don't desire anything else. You are free from all cravings and aversions. There comes such freshness, such joy which never seems to leave you. The intoxication surpasses all other known sources of happiness.
Only one thought encapsulates your whole being. You only think of your BELOVED. You wish to know everything about them : where they go, what they are doing right now and so on. No matter whatever you do for your beloved, it just seems insufficient!!. You yearn to do more and more for them...even a single moment without them seems just unbearable...and with them you transcend time...
Unfortunately, all this goody-goody stuff doesn't last long. Slowly demands start arising. Even a trivial gesture of negligence causes so much hurt...you become so vulnerable. Their not looking at you, not smiling ..makes you so much miserable...all distortions then come into the picture. And lo....if suppose your beloved breaks your heart.....then that is the most horrifying pain on earth....the person whom you loved the most, now you don't even want to see them and that makes you more worse...that earlier tenderness is now replaced by stiffness.
But, this heart break may become a pivotal point in your life.....from transient and conditional love it can move you to such ultimate form of love that is free of all negativities....free of dependence on outer gestures!!! and even the person!!!
I'll talk about that later. Till then goodbye....enjoy the variegated festival of HOLI!!

HAPPY HOLI....
JAI GURUDEV!!!
lots of love......
APOORVA

MASTER cares for the whole world!!!!

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to play peacemaker in Pak, Lanka
___________________________________

________

Spiritual leader and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has said that he might visit Pakistan and Sri Lanka soon as peacemaker.
"I have been playing a part in the peace process and I will continue doing my part. I may go to Pakistan shortly. I am talking with the authorities on both sides," he said during a visit in Kolkata.

On terrorism, he said "spiritual education brings a change of minds and hearts and this is how terrorism and all other forms of violence can be brought to an end."

Talking about his plans to meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and LTTE leader V Prabhakaran to try and bring out a ceasefire, he said "I have appealed to both the governments (India and Sri Lanka) for a ceasefire. I will go there and meet Rajapakse and Prabhakaran separately to hold talks with them to bring about a ceasefire."

"There should be negotiation between LTTE and the Lankan government. I think they should sit down to talk. Military action is not an option for them. Violence needs to end."

He said he would make "all efforts" to get Sri Lankan Tamil refugees back to their country where they could lead dignified lives. He also wanted that their jobs, homes and land to be restored to them.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-to-play-peacemaker-in-pa.../424138/

Meditate, meditate and meditate.......

Hello everyone......exam pressure is on its zenith today, having crossed two hurdles!!!!
You know i have been still able to maintain cool and peace........its so simple.....just close your eyes and sit for meditation....in just few minutes you will be again charged with renewed exuberance to surmount all obstacles that too with a smile....:)

I found this wonderful collection of questions and answers on meditation. My master is simply awesome....just go through them and if it catches your fancy, do let me know.

SRI SRI Speaks................

Q. : What is meditation?

Sri Sri : It’s very simple. When the mind becomes free from agitation, becomes calm and serene and is at peace, meditation happens. By doing meditation, you can turn your body into a power-house by generating an inner source of energy.


Q. : What are the benefits of meditation?

Sri Sri : You don’t get blood pressure and health problems. The mind becomes clear, intuition develops, obstacles and negative influences due to the planets will be removed and problems become smaller before coming to you. Mental peace, happiness and plenty of other benefits are there.


Q. : Why is meditation so boring?

Sri Sri : In the beginning it may be boring, but that will change. Stay on. Go step by step. Meditation is resting in yourself, becoming the seer from being the seen.



Q. : What is the distinction between sleep and meditation?

Sri Sri : One is vertical another is horizontal. For now, just think that much. But tomorrow when you sit for meditation don’t think about it. You’ll neither be able to meditate nor be able to sleep. Now is the time.


Q. :I always go to the sleep while meditating. Does it happen with everybody? What experience do they have? How to solve this?

Sri Sri :Don’t worry about the experiences of others. Be with your own experience and the experience varies from time to time. So don’t worry.


Q. : Is there any maximum limit as to how much we can meditate?

Sri Sri : Do only as much as necessary. There is no need to do too much. Meditation is like taking a bath. To wash the mind, you need meditation and once the mind is clean.


Q. : Why do I lose my concentration when I meditate?

Sri Sri : Concentration is not meditation. Meditation is de-concentration, letting go. Meditation calms the mind. It feels good.

Joy Gurudev....

best of luck ...

aapka apoorva