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Topics
1. Navratri Art of Silence course at Sri Sri Ashram
2. Advanced course with Rishi Vidhyadhar Ji
3. Watch Ganesh Homa in Presence on Guruji....
4. Wisdom From Guruji.
5. AOL Press Releases, Reports, Follow-up/Satsangs details on your Mobile!
6. AOL workshop (3 batches) 30th Aug - 4th Sep, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
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From: Sri Sri Ashram - Communication <communication@srisriashram.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Subject: Navratri Art of Silence course at Sri Sri Ashram
This fall as mother nature turns a new hue, we invite you to a once a year
event: The Navratri course at Sri Sri Ashram. Timed during the nine
auspicious days and nights when the Divine is venerated as a Mother, this is
a very special course as Sri Sri himself dives into deep silence over these
days. Take a week off to experience the silence of the valleys in the scenic
Texas hill country and be enlivened through the depths of your being.
Register today- Early bird discount ends on Sep17th.
Registration link:
http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=10545
Pre-requisites: 3 regular Art of Silence Courses must be taken prior to this
course.
Course Dates: Oct 1st -October 8th (new dates for easy weekend travel!)
Course Venue: Sri Sri Ashram,
7802 Ranch Road 1051
Uvalde TX 78801
Contact: Mridula Rao (832-818-3915)
Email: courses@srisriashram.org
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From: Aastha Sidhanth <aastha_sidhanth@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:57 AM
Subject: Advanced course with Rishi Vidhyadhar Ji
An Opportunity for all of us to be on a Beautiful Vacation with
ourselves...a true vacation for the Body, Mind and the Soul...
An Amazing 4 day journey within your own SELF....Feel the complete
transformation in your life in an Advanced course wid our very Dear and
revered RISHI VIDHYADHAR JI, whose Wisdom, Love, Compassion blended wid an
Amazing Sense of Humour will simply make you WONDER about the Beauty in and
around YOU...
An opportunity not to be missed.....
Register yourself ASAP for the Advanced Course....
Date: 22-25 September 2011
Venue: Anand Bhawan, Near Japanese Park Gate No.1, Sector-9, Rohini.
Contact: Aastha: 8010304858, Ranu: 9873004765, Rajesh : 9212481030 Yogesh:
9811241085
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From: Vinay Girotra <girotrav@shriamba.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Subject: Watch Ganesh Homa in Presence on Guruji....
At the below link you can see the Ganesha Homa in presence of Guruji.
http://www.youtube.com/artoflivingtv#p/u/1/R3I67HdJpk4
Regards
Vinay
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From: Vinay Girotra <girotrav@shriamba.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Subject: Wisdom From Guruji..
JGD.. Happy Ganesha Chathurthi !!!!!
Ganesha Rahasya
September 01, 2011
(Below is the transcript of Satsang with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.You can watch
the Live webcast of future satsangs)
The ultimate truth in this existing world is that it is nothing but a
collection of molecules. This is called as 'Gana' (collective form). Our own
body is a 'Gana'. It is made up of flesh, blood and bone marrow. Thus the
Lord of all 'Ganas' is 'GANESHA'.
Ganesha is 'Achintya', 'Avyakta' and 'Ananta'. That is beyond thought,
beyond expression and is eternal. Thus no other is as beautiful as Him and
He is omnipresent.
Now the question arises that why this one-consciousness and one supreme
power is depicted in the form of an elephant? The elephant is endowed with
peculiar qualities, like its fearless and royal walk. It proudly destroys
any obstacle on its path. An elephant is also a symbol of authority,
endurance, strength and courage. We are thus, able to imbibe all these
qualities into our consciousness.
The long trunk of the elephant symbolizes that true enlightenment is a good
balance between 'knowledge' and its implementation (in action). Ganesha has
only one tooth that stands for 'one consciousness'.
We are often struck by the question that why does a big Ganesha sit on a
small mouse? This is because the mouse is 'Logic' and the 'Knowledge of
self' and over it sits the symbol of 'supreme knowledge' Ganesha.
The 'Modak' in Ganesha's hand is the attainment of 'Ultimate Bliss'. Also
his one hand showers blessings on those who have faith and have surrendered
to him. In one hand, Ganesha holds a 'Pash' or a string that is to tie down
oneself in discipline. The other hand of Ganesha holds an 'Ankush' or a
spear, showing self-control.
Always, the belly of Ganesha is enormous with a snake around it. This stands
for acceptance with awareness. Also we surrender all our dreams of woe and
distress to Ganesha in the form of 'Durva' grass.
We are aware of the story of Ganesha's birth. Ganesha was born out of the
collection of dirt from Parvati's body. 'Parvati' is the high energy of a
celebration or festival, and there always is some aspect of negativity in
this high energy. This is symbolized by the dirt. When this body of dirt
encountered the 'Shiva element', the 'Advait Tatva' its head, that is ego,
fell apart and was then replaced by the head of an elephant. Ganesha was
blessed by Lord Shiva himself that he would be worshipped at the out start
of any auspicious occasion or puja.
Ganesha Om
Science has discovered that within a single human DNA strand there can also
be found the DNA of every other species on the planet. Therefore, we also
carry the quality of every animal in us, in fact this has been known since
the ancient days.
The principal qualities of the elephant are wisdom and effortlessness.
Elephants don't walk around obstacles, neither do they stop at them - they
just remove them and keep walking straight on. For instance, if there are
trees in their path, they will just uproot those trees and proceed. So, when
we worship Lord Ganesha, these elephant qualities within us, are kindled and
we take on those qualities. The reason being that whatever you keep your
attention on, you take on those qualities. So if you meditate on Ganesha,
who has the head of an elephant, you will get the qualities of an elephant.
You will overcome all obstacles.
The ancient rishis were so deeply intelligent that they chose to express
Divinity in terms of symbols rather than words, since words change over
time, but symbols remain unchanged. For instance, in any language, a skull
and two cross bones indicate danger. Similarly, Ganesha signifies 'Shubti'
(auspiciousness) and 'Laabha' (prosperity).
The elephant has special qualities. It has an enormous head, which signifies
Knowledge and Wisdom, it has large ears that fan, small eyes which convey
that it is wiser to follow that which you hear and understand rather than to
follow appearances. So what you see must be co-related with what you hear.
Also the elephant used its trunk for dual functions - it smells and acts
through its trunk. Likewise in wisdom we smell and then act. With the merest
hint of something (like smelling smoke, of course!), a wise person will take
immediate action, that is the wise act as soon as they smell something. The
elephant also possesses tusks that are visible for all to see while its
teeth for grinding purposes are not as they are in its mouth.
So what is the significance of Ganesha? - Shiva and Parvati (this is where
the word 'Power' comes from; (Parvati represents power) had been celebrating
with great enthusiasm and Parvati had become dirty - signifying that
celebration can easily become Rajasic or feverish and take you away from
your centre, so she removed all the dirt (symbolic of ignorance) from her
body and created a boy - doll from this. She gave the doll life and asked
him to keep guard at the door while she bathed. When Shiva (representative
of Supreme Innocence, Peace and Knowledge) returned to Kailasha the boy
could not recognize him and so obstructed his passage preventing him from
entering. This signifies that Ignorance (dirt) does not recognize wisdom or
innocence, however, truth can be stopped by ignorance and so Shiva chopped
off the boy's head - the head of ignorance and entered. But when Parvati
realized what had happened she explained to Shiva that the boy was their son
and Shiva had to save him. So he instructed his helpers to go and find
someone with his head pointing to the North, someone in tune with the
natural flow of energy and to bring back his head. They searched far and
wide and were only able to find an elephant in such a state. So they brought
back the head of the elephant and this became Ganesha.
Now Ganesha is always depicted with a big stomach, his big belly represents
generosity and total acceptance. The story goes that one day Ganesha drank
so much milk that his belly burst, so he grabbed a Cobra and tied it around
his stomach. This signifies that the acceptance of people and situations
(big belly) without deep awareness is of no great value (akin to accepting
people when we are sleeping! That is easy!) However, when there is awareness
- the Cobra is symbolic of great alertness, and then there is ..or that is
true acceptance and love. Ganesha's upraised hand (in 'Abhaya' mudra,
depicting protection) means 'fear not - I am with you' and his lowered hand,
palm facing outwards (in 'Varada' mudra, symbolic of giving boons) means -
unending giving as well as an invitation to bow down. (Bowing down signifies
merging with the earth again, recognising the truth that we will return to
the earth. In the womb our position is one where our heads are bowed, our
body is in a circle. Even at birth we come into the world head down. It is
our nature to bow down). Ganesha also has a single tusk which implies
single-pointedness.
One also sees very often, the pasteurization of the moon laughing at Ganesha
as he tries to do the 'Saastanga Danda Pranaam' to his parents. Here the
moon signifies the mind - the mind laughs at wisdom.
Ganesha is mostly seen sitting on a lotus, now an elephant supporting on a
lotus is kind of odd! This signifies that he is very sensitive; also Ganesha
is always seen riding on a mouse. This is the most unexpected mode of
travel, imaginable -an elephant on a mouse! However, the significance runs
deeper, the mouse snips nibbling away at ropes that bind. The mouse who
gradually nibbles through things is like mantra which can cut through sheets
and sheets of ignorance and carry even an elephant. There can be nothing but
absolute darkness and all that is required is a single tiny ray of ray that
can illuminate us - free us from our ignorance. Not much is required at all
- just this tiny persistent awareness. Even the implements Ganesha wields
are symbolic, He carries in His hands 'the Ankusha' (the goad/stick that is
used to prod an elephant awake; this signifies 'awakening') and the 'Paasa'
(the noose which signifies control) now with awakening a lot of energy is
released which without proper guidance can go haywire.
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From: Harshal Jadhav <harshalpjadhav@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 5:07 AM
Subject: AOL Press Releases, Reports, Follow-up/Satsangs details on your
Mobile!!
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From: <rajendra.singh@jalindia.co.in>
Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Subject: AOL workshop (3 batches) 30th Aug - 4th Sep, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
Art of Living Part-1 Workshop
Training covers all aspects of life - physical, mental, spiritual.
Powerful Breathing exercise, (Sudarshan Kriya)
Yoga, Mediation, de-stressing techniques, knowledge points
At Indirapuram
Date : 30th Aug (Tuesday) to 4th Sep (Sunday)
TIMING 05:00am to 07:30am (Morning Batch)
07:00pm to 09:30pm (Evening Batch)
VENUE : JKG International School, opp Swarn Jayanti Park
Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
Special Day Batch : 10am to 12:30pm
Venue : Community Hall, Ashiana Green, Ahinsa Khand-2 Indirapuram
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