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Topics
1. KEEPING A SECRET

2. Sri Sri Ayurveda Massage Training offered at our Sri Sri Ayurveda Centre
Bad Antogast/ Germany

3. Sri Sri Yoga Level 2 Course on Janmashtami in Gujarat Ashram


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From: Ram Kumar <rkiyer2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:43 PM
Subject: KEEPING A SECRET

What should you keep a secret and what should you confess? Find out with SRI
SRI RAVI SHANKAR

Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness,
from a limited identity to unlimited space. There are five ways through
which meditation happens.


1.Physical manipulation: Yoga, Tai Chi, all these come under that. By
stretching and contracting the body, the mind experiences a state of
awareness that you can call meditation.
2.Breathing exercises and pranayama: The mind becomes quiet and still.
3.Through the five senses and sensory objects: You can experience a state of
no-mind, no thought, calmness, serenity and inner beauty.
4.Watch empty space: On a free day, just lie down and keep looking at the
sky; a moment comes when the mind becomes still, there are no thoughts and
you don't know where you are, but you know who you are. Experience the
centre everywhere and circumference nowhere. Limitless awareness can happen
by just watching an empty space, because our mind is also space;
consciousness is space.
5.Intellectual stimulation: Through knowledge and awareness, you can go into
meditation. This is called Jnana yoga.



If you have been into a space museum, you are in a different state of
consciousness when you come out of the museum. There is a different context,
because you have seen yourself in the context of the universe. Who are you?
What are you? Where are you? How are you in reference to the unfathomable,
infinite universe?



If you have studied Quantum Physics, you start to see that everything is
just atoms, just a wave function, just energy. If you really listen to
Quantum Physics and then you study Vedanta or the art of meditation or yoga,
you will find striking similarities. You will find that the same language is
being spoken.



Adi Shankara said, 'All that you see doesn't exist'. Eminent scientist
Hans-Peter Durr said, "I studied matter for the last 35 years, only to find
out that it does not exist! I have been studying something that does not
exist". So, through knowledge also you can experience a state of meditation.



What is the secret of meditation? There is a difference in the Orient and in
the Occident when it comes to secrets. In the Occident, anything that is
shameful is kept a secret. In the Orient, anything that is sacred is kept a
secret. I find a startling difference between the two.



If you say something is very secret, it must be very sacred. That is the
attitude in the Orient. In the Orient, a shameful act is never kept a
secret; it is always confessed. There is nothing to hide there. But what is
to be secret is one's mantra - a sound which is kept very secret in the
mind.



Why is it kept secret? It is said that mantras are like seeds and seeds
sprout in secrecy. You put the seed under the ground and cover it with mud
and then the seed sprouts and becomes a tree. Of course, the sprouts you eat
are different. The ancient concept of mantra is a sound which is kept very
secret in you; itgrows from inside; means it resonates inside you. Anything
that you keep to yourself as a secret does not leave you, but it takes you
deeper and deeper to subconscious layers. That is one of the reasons for
confession also.

Sound Mantra
Why do you confess and say something out? This is so that it does not go
deep into your consciousness. A mistake or sin that you committed, once you
confess, it just goes out. It no longer stays in and bothers you. But the
mantra; a sound which has been given, and that too by one who is deep into
meditation, one who has mastered it, helps you go deeper. The sound (mantra)
is given to another person, a student saying, 'Keep it to yourself, it is
your personal mantra, and let it grow.'


Here, the meaning of the sound is not important, just the vibration is.
Understanding the meaning is superficial compared to the vibrational aspect
of any sound. It could be the same sound which everybody knows.

A child's mind is always focused on something and it sticks there. But as
the hormones in our body start functioning more and more, the mind starts
swinging and wavering, and that focused attention becomes less and less. In
earlier days, before this happened, before someone gets into their teenage,
they used to train him in yoga and meditation. So, all through the teenage
years when the mind is swinging and going here and there, already a youth is
trained how to handle the mind. It is a very good age to start, at eight or
nine years. Just before the hormonal changes start appearing is the right
time to initiate one into meditation, yoga and all the martial arts. The
body is ready and is flexible and mind is ready. This is most ideal, but any
time is good to start meditation, any age is okay.

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From: S. Kamp - Art of Living <s.kamp@artofliving.de>
Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Subject: Sri Sri Massage Training offered at our Sri Sri Ayurveda Centre Bad
Antogast/ Germany

September 9th to 23rd, 2012

Dear friends,

We are delighted to invite you to our next massage therapy training, which
will take place in Bad Antogast / Germany.
The training will include Ayurveda Knowledge, massage Techniques on
Abhyanga, Shirodhara, Padabhyanga ( Foot massage) & Mukabhyanga (Face
massage)

This course is a journey to the heart, it will lead you to deep rest and to
joyful time in the Ashram at Black Forrest.
Sadhana, daily Pooja , Satsang , pure nature and much more to welcome you.

Prerequisites:

Please note: you must have completed at least AOL Part I Course. We kindly
ask for recommendation of one Teacher who knows you.

Dates:
The training starts on 9th September with Satsang at 7.30 pm and will
finish on 23th September with Lunch.
Guruji will be arrive just a few days after the end of the training.


Training fee, accommodation & Food/per Day:
Please, email us for cost details as it depends on your country of residence
and what kind of room you wish Contact for Ayurveda Training Course:
Susanne Kamp; Phone +49 7804 9136961; Email s.kamp@srisriayurveda.de

Contact for accommodation: Magda Forys; Phone: +49 7804 97390; Email
info@artofliving.de Come and join us in this wonderful moment.enrol now and
enhance your skills and knowledge.

With much love JGD ,
On behalf of Sri Sri Ayurveda Team Bad Antogast

Susanne Kamp

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From: Chandrashekar Rai <chandrashekar.rai@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Subject: Sri Sri Yoga Level 2 Course on Janmashtami in Gujarat Ashram


Venue: Sri Sri Gujarat Ashram, Vasad, Near Vadodara.



Dates: 9-12th August,2012

4 Days full time course. Thursday to Sunday.

Time: 6am to 9pm.



Limited Seats. Hurry! Book your seat now.




Donation :3500Rs. (For Sri Sri Yoga Level I & Part1/YES + Graduates )
2800Rs (For AOL Teachers)



Prerequisites: Part 1/YES+ & Sri Sri Yoga Level I

Registration: First come first serve basis

Cash / DD (Demand Draft) in the name of VVMVP payable at Ahmedabad Last date
for registration till Seats available





Feel free to contact/call on,

Email : divyeshjgd@gmail.com

Mobile : Madhuji-9819303155 Andheri E,
Shilpaji-9869236124 Andheri W,
Dakshaji-9223404992 South Mumbai
Arunaji-9820743352 Andheri W


F

Four days full time including food


Special features
Body cleansing through different Processes like Shankh Prakshalan, Jalneti
etc SAHC-Strengthening and Healing Contractions- very easy yet very
effective Discussions on Food Patterns Asana, Yoga, Patanjali Knowledge,
Meditations

Limited Seats & Very few seats available

Loose / Gain Weight
Gain Health & Fitness


Faculty: Divyeshji, One of the most dynamic young sri sri yoga teacher who
taught all over india and london since 1998 associated with the foundation.
He is one of the key counselor of sri sri yoga international teacher
training program. Under the direct guidance of well known spiritual guru, HH
Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji,(Guruji).

Divyeshji experienced spiritual blossoming and is blessed with the so many
other courses. Divyeshji devotes his valuable time and effort to educate &
spread the knowledge of yoga in India & UK to all who aspires for better
health and a more peaceful mind.

Come and be part of this art of living course and experience life through
HIS humble yet futuristic vision.

Please Spread the Word....

(For & on behalf of SRI SRI Yoga Team)

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