Three experiences

In the month of March 08 on the occasion of mahashivaratri there were many courses and events organized by surat centre that too in the physical presence of Guruji. There was advanced course with Guruji as well. Pankaj Gupta a yoga expert/teacher from banglore was there in surat and he has shared 3 enchanting experiences of Guruji.

Guruji was in banglore or tamilnadu , I really forgot the city name. One senior AOL teacher requested Guruji to visit his new constructed bunglow, so Guruji agreed and they both reached to his new bunglow. Guruji and that AOL teacher stepped down from car and were heading towards staircases. Now in front of that bunglow there was main road and on the other side of the road there was small hut and one lady was sitting outside that hut. That lady saw Guruji and that AOL teacher and started thinking that I wish I could have meet Guruji. He is looking so much powerful. Now in days spirituality is only meant for rich people. But as I am very much poor even if HE comes to my hut what I can give HIM so its ok even if HE doesnot come to my hut. Guruji was heading towards staircase he stepped up 2 steps and turned back and straight away went to that hut. Noone was able to understand whats happening. Guruji saw that lady and asked her , Mai andar nahi bulayegi. That lady was not getting what to do now, then Guruji asked Mai bhuk lagi hai khana nahi degi. That lady was having hardly half or one roti. She gave that to Guruji and Guruji ate that.

This has happened again somewhere in south india, I forgot the name of city. Guruji was in "agyatwas". When he goes in agyatwas noone can tell where is HE. So one day Guruji asked car driver that HE want to go but didnot told where to go. Guruji was guiding driver lane by lane, where to go, where to take turn. after sometime Guruji asked driver to stop in front of a very small house. HE stepped down from the car and knocked the door. One man opened the door and for few seconds that person was amazed and then that person start crying. That person used to read Guruji's columun in newspapers. He always used to think that how can I meet Guruji. As I am very much poor and not having enough money to do part 1 course also. Where should I go and whom to meet. He was very very much curious to meet Guruji but was not able to. Then Guruji spent some time with that person.

This incident happened when Guruji was abroad in some country. I again forgot the name of the country. Anyways that doesnot matter. One person wanted to give gift to Guruji. That gift was a pack of tea powder as it was very famous in that country. Somehow that person couldnot managed to meet directly to Guruji and he delivered that gift to one of the senior AOL teacher who was with Guruji and told him that please give this to Guruji. That senior AOL teacher kept that gift in his bag and said ok I will give this to Guruji. But due to some rush hours and work he forgot to give that gift to Guruji. Now that devotee who has given gift was very much worring that his gift will reach to Guruji or not. In the night Guruji opened that senior AOL teacher's bag and picked up tea powder pack and kept in HIS bag. Later that teacher remebere that he has forgot to give gift to Guruji and then later he comes to know how that gift reached to Guruji. Gurujiko unke devotee ke liye time aane par chori bhi karani padi. Guruji you are greaaatt. Whenever I remember these incidents my throat gets choked up and tears comes. Gurudev ne zoli bhar di hai ab aur ab kya mangu.

With love n gratitude,
Jai Gurudev

Guruji's Birthday - 2008

Today is 13 may, and its a BIG day for AOLites. It's Guruji's birthday today. I was really damn waiting for this day. Today I was present for satsang which happened in the presence of Vikram Hazra. Vikram bhaiyy's voice is just awesome. The way he sing just superb. He makes all crowd to sing and dance. He shared one experience, sumone asked him do u wish Guruji on HIS birthday. Vikram bhiyya replied , no I dont bcoz if I wish HIM then I will be very much selfish and it creates a separateness. This reply was very much good. Vikram bhiyya said but yes we should celibrate this day bcoz Guruji's birthday is big day for all of us. Celibration is at every moment , I really agree to his statement.

From last few days I have started listening to OSHO talks. So far I have listen HIS 3 talks of ek omkar satnam. Those are just amazing. He has told in it that people offer food, flowers, money to GOD. Everything is given by GOD then what we are offering to HIM. Even the our physical body also given by GOD , then what we are going to offer.

Today I was reading Bawa's blog and I came to know that in 3 months more than 10,000 youngesters have done YES+/UTSAV courses. This is a gr88 news. I wish you very happy birthday Guruji, we all love you, and I know you have not kept any other choice in front of us :)

With love,
Jai Gurudev

Two must watch movies

Before few days, I got chance to watch movie The Secret. It was sunday and there was Holi Festival on that day. In our AOL centre I got chance to watch that movie. It was just simply great movie. It is all about laws of attraction, about our thinking, and how our thoughts works actually. Its something like whatever we think , this whole universe - cosmic power starts to work on it. So we are what we think. Its a very much beautifull movie and I think everyone should watch it. There is a book also The Secret. We can learn hell lots of good and beautiful things from this movie. If we start implementing in our life, I am very much sure that its going to be a life changing.

Recently I came to know there is movie called An inconvienient truth. I have not yet seen this movie but I have gone through their website climatecrisis.net. If you go thrugh it , you will be shocked. Tsunami, incresing hurricanes, increasing temprature, rising of global sea levels etc etc. are the consequences. Today only I read in newspaper that by 2013 Arctic ocen will be ice free. I think we should spread this awareness to as much people as we can. Only awareness will not work, actions are also.

Keep smiling,
Jai Gurudev.

Satsang-3Feb08

It was first sunday of february 08. In the morning, as usual I went for folloup session of kriya and I came to know that there will be satsang in that evening in the city area. In the evening I went for satsang. Saket kakkarji was there for satsang and he was singing bhajans one by one. Everybody was singing with him. After sometime full ground became packed with all smilies, those who didnot get place to sit they stood up. With Saketji there was one lady also who was singing bhajans. After some time BAWA and Dinesh bhaiyya came there and everybody started looking at them. That time I was not knowing who are they. Dinesh Bhaiyya took guided mediation for 23 min and I couldnot cam to know how 23 min passed. I thought we did it for hardly 10 min. Then BAWA told us some good things about bhajans. He told us why we say radhe sham in bhajan. The opposote of Radha is Dhara means flowing. If want to merge in Krishna then pray to Radha, become like Radha. We are all Radhas. Then some question-answer session started. BAWA has answered to all questions very nicely and beautifully. Satsang went on till 10:45 pm. My experience was enchating in this satsang. I could have feel the vibrations in the presence of Dinesh Bhaiyya and BAWA. This was the first time when I saw Dinesh bhaiyya and BAWA.

With lots of love,
Jai Gurudev.

My Reading Habit

When I was in my school and college life I was not having any interest in reading those books which are other than academics books. I used to think that academics books are too much too read then why to read other types of books. I always used to be backbencher in school and college also. As a student I was almost gone case , I took 5 years to complete my graduation :) Anyways thats not the topic here hahahaha. So how and when I started taking interests in reading good books. I dont remember the exact month but i think it was almost 1 and 1/2 years back when we were returning from my friend's marriage. One of my other frend told me that we will go to books shop bcoz he wanted to buy some books. So I went with him. I just started looking some books. He suggested me to read The Monk.. , The Alchemists, etc. I told him I an not interested in reading. But he said you try at least The Monk.. I said ok and bought that book. I came home and started reading that book. I decided that I will read first few pages and if its boring will not read full book. But I liked that book very much and then I read almost all books of Robin Sharma. Then reading became my habit. I liked some Paulo Coehilo's books too, eleven minutes, The Alchemists. Then I read books of my MASTER, Sri Sri Ravishankar. Wisdom for new millenimu, God loves fun, Celibrating Silence, Narad Bhakti Sutra. I liked all these books very much. I have started reading now MK Gandhi's autobiography.
Recently when i visited BAWA's blog , he has mentioned there few Richard Bach's books. I found those interesting so planned to read those also. Off course BAU has suggested that so it must be interesting and good only. Thanks BAU. For those who dont know who is BAWA , you can visit http://bawandinesh.blogspot.com/ Its just starting many good things yet to come , need to read.

Keep Smiling,
Jai Gurudev.

One past incident

I dont remember the exact month but this thing has happened in year 2006. There was satsang organized in the presence of Guriji - Sri Sri Ravishankar. But in those days I was not into Art Of Living at all. There always has been spiritual background in my family. My parents went that time to attend that satsang. When they came back , my parents told me that they got chance to see Guruji from very close. During satsang Guruji was throwing pedhas(sweets) in the crowd. My mother told me that she was so much lucky that she got 2 pedhas thrown by Guruji. My mother bring those pedhas to home and given to all. That time i was not knowing anything about Art Of Living, Guruji. But when I remember this incident now , I feels that I am the luckiest person. My parents are not into Art Of Living , they are having their different Master.
Sometimes I think Guruji has made magic with that pedhas and I came into AOL. Yes I am blessed.

With love and gratitude,
Jai Gurudev.

jan08 to apr08

Its almost 3 to 4 months has passed since I posted my last blog. Many things happened in these 4 months. Rather many beautifull and enchanting things happened in last 4 months. Its April going on, sun is soaking heat like anyhting. But yes still life is becoming more n more beautifull for me, beacause read next para :)

I was eagerly waiting for 1st week of march as there were many programmes in surat on the occasaion of mahashivratri and that too was in physical presence of Guruji. Advanced course, sahaj samadhi, PDS, gita gyan, maharudra. I blessed to attend all these programmes in surat. There is one intresting thing happened during this time. Actaully I registered for programmes very well in advance, almost 1 and half months before :) In month of march I got one call from one lady saying that she was also interested in attending advanced course and we can go together. She was confirmed so I said ok , once you fix let me know. After that I forgot this thing. When I reached I asked one lady in bus about surat, she said she also coming for 1st time. They were also there for AOL programmes. While talking with that lady , she came to know this guy is the same to whom she has called :) The arrangement done by surat volunteers were superb. I express my love and thanks to all those. March 5th to 10th it was just awsome, beautiful, enchanting and amazing. Advanced course with Guruji , sahaj course with Bhanu didi. There were 3500 participants in advanced course. Guruji met with all participants and that time I saw HIM very closely. While doing sahaj course also I got chance to meet Bhanu didi that too from very close. I was on the top of the world in those 6 days. I got chance to meet Dinesh Bhaiyya and Bawa. I was blessed to be there in HIS presence and I saw my MASTER from very closely...

There is one more good news , my sister is getting married in this month.Preparations was going on from last 3 months, engagement, booking of marriage hall etc etc. So finally she will go to her home and then few days I will feel absence of her. My papa also retired now. Life goes on :)

Next month i.e in may Bawa is coming to pune. There will be satsang with him and YES+ course. I am very much waiting for it now.

Keep Smiling,

Jai Gurudev,
Vinod