FW: [esatsang] Esatsang digest for Nov 14 2012

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1. 4-day advance course with Tanu didi in Vasad ashram..do come

2. Week-long advance course with Sangita Janiji

3. Happy Deepawali

4. Part-2 course 27-30 Dec'12 at POWAI, MUMBAI - Get Back Home!!

5. 8th International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business, European
Parliament Brussels, 30th November - 1st December 2012

6. Silence Course with Michael Fischman @Sri Sri Ashram, Texas

7. Guruji's Holiday Ornament INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING PROJECT

8. Good News: Art of Living's Mobile Website Launched

9. You are invited ! H. H. Sri Sri RaviShankar ji in Pune !


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Date: November 11, 2012 11:00:31 AM GMT+05:30
To: artofliving_mad_team@googlegroups.com
Subject: 4-day advance course with Tanu didi in Vasad ashram..do come


The Art of Silence Course provides optimal conditions for going deep
within, quieting our mental chatter, and experiencing deep rest and inner
peace. The practice of silence - of consciously withdrawing our energy and
attention from outer distractions - has been used in different traditions
throughout time as a pathway to physical, mental, and spiritual renewal. By
participating in various course processes specifically designed to take us
beyond our usually active "monkey minds", we experience an extraordinary
sense of peace and renewed energy that we carry home with us. The course
features:


Rejuvenating yoga
Two to three days of guided silence practice
Unique guided meditations designed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Advanced breathing techniques which can also be practiced at home after
the course
Advanced insight on the laws governing our mind and emotions The course
is typically held as a residential retreat in a place of natural beauty and
tranquility. It's no wonder that many course participants refer to it as the
ideal vacation for body, mind, and spirit.


Part-II course
Prerequisite: 1 Part-I course
Date: 17th-20th November 2012
Time: Full day

Teacher: Senior International teacher Tanuja (Limaye) didi

Donation:

Single room - 9,000/-

2 sharing - 6,300/-

3 sharing - 5,500/-

4 sharing - 4,500/-

5 sharing (A/C) - 3,800/-

5 Sharing (non a/c) - 3,300/-

Dormitory - 2,800/-


For further details call: 9869146741 / 9821242184 / 9820895629

(Donation for course is inclusive of all meals and stay)


LIMITED SEATS IN SINGLE/DOUBLE & 3 SHARING ROOMS...


The Art of Living Ashram
Anklawadi, Vasad Sarsa Road
VASAD - 388306 (Dist Anand)
Gujarat

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Date: November 11, 2012 9:32:36 AM GMT+05:30
To: AOL Andheri East <aolandherieast@gmail.com>, aolandheri@ymail.com, Seema
Lamba <kaur.seema@gmail.com>
Subject: Week-long advance course with Sangita Janiji


Very deep hollow & empty meditations...go deep within...dive deeper within
your Self :)


Week-long Advance course

Prerequisite: MINIMUM ONE Part-II course

Date: 26th November to 2nd December 2012

Time: Full day

Teacher: Senior international teacher Sangita (Jani) didi

Donation:

Single room - 13,500/-

2 sharing - 10,000/-

3 sharing - 7,400/-

4 sharing - 6,400/-

5 sharing (A/C) - 5,500/-

5 Sharing (non a/c) - 5,000/-

Dormitory - 4,500/-

Concession for Art of Living teachers

(for further details about teacher's concession, call Anil
bhaiya-9825595475)

For further details call: 9869146741 / 9821242184 / 9820895629

(Donation of all courses are inclusive of all meals and stay)

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From: Vinay Girotra <girotrav@shriamba.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:30 AM
Subject: Happy Deepawali


Deepawali Originating from the Sanskrit word 'Deepavali', it literally means
rows (Avali) of lights (Deepa). This festival of lights is celebrated on the
darkest night (Amavasya) of the Kartik month in the Indian calendar, and it
symbolizes the vanquishing of ignorance (darkness) by the knowledge (light).

Sri Ravi Shankar explains the reason for playing with fireworks on Diwali.
Whatever negativity - anger, jealousy or fear - has accumulated in your mind
in the last one year should get dissolved in the form of all the crackers.
With each cracker, burst any negativity you may have for any person, or at
the most write the name of that person on the cracker and burst it, and just
know that all ill feelings, jealousy etc, has got burnt. But what do we do?
Instead of finishing the negativity, either we wish that person to get
finished or burn ourselves in that fire of negativity. It should be the
other way around. Thinking all the negativity or ill feelings have gone out
with those crackers, become friendly with that person again. There is a
feeling of lightness, love, peace and happiness, and then go and have sweets
with that person and celebrate Diwali. This is only true Diwali, by bursting
crackers burn the bad qualities of that person, not the person.

The festivities start from the 13th day of the fortnight of the waning moon.

On the first day of celebration, Dhantrayodashi houses and business premises
are renovated and decorated. The entrances are made colourful with lovely
traditional motifs of Rangoli designs to welcome the Goddess of wealth and
prosperity (Lakshmi). To indicate her long awaited arrival, small footprints
are drawn with rice flour and vermillion powder all over the house. Lamps
are kept burning all through the nights. Believing this day to be
auspicious, women purchase some gold or silver or some new utensils, and in
some parts of India, cattle are also worshipped.

This day is considered to be the birthday of Dhanvantari - the God of
Ayurveda or the Physician of Gods, and celebrated as Dhanvantari Jayanti. On
this day, lamps are lit all night in reverence to the Lord Yama - the God of
Death and hence also known as 'Yamadeepdaan'. This is supposed to take away
the fear of an untimely death.

On the second day, Narakachaturdashi there is a tradition to wake up early
in the morning and have a bath before sunrise. The story goes that the demon
king Narakasur - ruler of Pragjyotishpur (a province to the South of Nepal)
- after defeating Lord Indra had snatched away the magnificent earrings of
Aditi (the Mother Goddess) and imprisoned sixteen thousand daughters of the
Gods and saints in his harem. On the day previous to Narakachaturdashi, Lord
Krishna killed the demon and liberated the imprisoned damsels and also
recovered those precious earrings of Aditi. The womenfolk massaged scented
oil to his body and gave him a good bath to wash away the filth from his
body. Hence, this tradition of an early morning bath signifies the victory
of the Divine over Evil. This day represents the heralding of a future full
of goodness.

The most important day of the celebrations is the third day - Lakshmi
Puja.This is the day when the sun enters its second course. This day is
considered to be very auspicious, in spite of it being the darkest night.
The impenetrable darkness of the night slowly disappears as small twinkling
lamps light up entire cities. It is believed that Lakshmi walks on this
planet on this night and showers blessings for abundance and prosperity.
This evening people perform Lakshmi Puja and distribute homemade sweets to
everyone.

On this very auspicious day, many saints and great people have taken Samadhi
and left their mortal bodies. The great seers include Lord Krishna and
Bhagwan Mahavir. This is also the very day when Lord Rama returned home with
Sita and Lakshman after 14 years in exile.

One very interesting story about this Diwali day is from Kathopanishad of a
small boy called Nachiketa who believed that Yama, the god of Death was as
black as the dark night of Amavasya. But when he met the Yama in person, he
was puzzled seeing Yama's calm countenance and dignified stature. Yama
explained to Nachiketa that only by passing through the darkness of death,
man sees the light of the highest wisdom and his soul can escape from the
bondage of his body to become one with the Divine. Nachiketa, then, realized
the importance of worldly life and significance of death. With all his
doubts set at rest, he whole-heartedly participated in the Diwali
celebrations.

The fourth day of the celebrations is known Varshapratipada and marks the
coronation of King Vikram. This is also the day when Lord Krishna lifted the
mighty mountain Govardhan to save the people of Gokul from the torrential
anger of Lord Indra.

The fifth day - Bhai-duj - symbolizes the love between brothers and sisters.
The brothers give them a gift as a token of their love.

It is believed that wealth (Goddess Lakshmi) is very transient and it stays
only where there is hard work, sincerity and gratefulness. In Shriman
Bhagvatam, there is a mention about an incident when Goddess Lakshmi left
the body of King Bali and wanted to go with Lord Indra. On questioning, she
mentioned that she resides only where there is 'Satya', 'Daan', 'Vrat',
'Tapa', 'Parakram' and 'Dharma'.

This Diwali let us pray and feel grateful - let there be prosperity in every
corner of the world - let all people experience love, joy and abundance in
their lives.

Jai Gurudev!

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From: Chandrashekar Rai <chandrashekar.rai@gmail.com>;
Subject: Part-2 course 27-30 Dec'12 at POWAI, MUMBAI - Get Back Home!!

"Divine Love accepts everything. If you want to play, you can do so. If you
want to romp in the mud and get messy, there is no problem. There are good
soaps and detergents available to clean you and get you back home!" - Sri
Sri

Let us understand this Divine Love which cleans one internally and lets be
in the most cleansing course !! Lets Get Back Home!!

Part-2 course at SM Shetty School, Powai, Mumbai
Dates: 27th Dec to 30th Dec '12
Teacher: Divyesh ji Vala

Registrations started!

Accommodation is available for free on request!

Powai is known for its greenery and you can now enjoy evening walks during
the course!

Contact: 9920016257 / 8898001424

Jai Gurudev!
AOL Powai - Chandivali Team

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From: World Forum for Ethics in Business <office@wfeb.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:29 AM
Subject: 8th International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business,
European Parliament Brussels, 30th November - 1st December 2012

Registrations still possible! 8th International Leadership Symposium on
Ethics in Business at the European Parliament Brussels from 30th November -
1st December 2012.



Co-founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the International Leadership Symposium
on Ethics in Business is an initiative of The World Fo-rum for Ethics in
Business, a registered public interest foundation with the aim to pursue and
establish the indispensable ethical foundations of business in a globalized
world.

The Conference, in which the World Bank Institute and the International
Association for Human Values are partnering organisations, is an annual
event which brings together prominent leaders from business, politics,
academia, civil society and faith-based organizations to dialogue on the
pressing need to strengthen human values and ethics in business and to
dialogue on new leadership styles that support inclusive and sustainable
development and ensure profitability for businesses. It provides a platform
for leading minds to share their expe-riences and expertise on the value of
an ethics-based approach to deal with today's challenges in the global
markets. It also examines the impact of this approach on the bottom line



Started at the Bangalore Art of Living Centre the conference has grown to a
global event that in 8 years:

Brought together over 2500 leaders from 50 countries; United participants
such as Nobel Laureates, political leaders and top executives from global
companies such as Microsoft Corporation, Coca Cola, Infosys, ING Bank, GMR
Group, Daimler AG and Tata Services; Presented 10 Business in Ethics Award
to outstanding corporations and individuals; Conducted 4 World Youth Forums.

Theme of this year "Capitalism - but not reloaded?! - A systemic crisis and
its consequences" stems from the need to reconsider leadership styles and
strategies in the face of the ongoing social and economic challenges
worldwide.



WFEB team invites all entrepreneurs and social leaders to participate at the
event and spread the news to your personal or professional network to help
fostering ethics in business and good governance.



The 2012 Conference is the eighth conference in the series, and the sixth to
be held at the European Parliament.



The theme of this year's Conference, Capitalism - but not reloaded?! - A
systemic crisis and its consequences" stems from the need to reconsider
leadership styles and strategies in the face of the ongoing social and
economic challenges worldwide. In particular, the Conference will examine
new leadership styles that are sustainable and ensure profitability for
businesses, and explore whether business and ethics are complementary or
contradic-tory.

Please contact us if you require any support, additional information or
materials.

View the speakers list on www.wfeb.org

Date: 30th November - 1st December 2012

Place: European Parliament & Hotel Metropole, Brussels, Belgium

Registration: on our website www.wfeb.org or contact our office

Contact: office@wfeb.org | Tel. +49-7804973966 | Fax. +49-7804910924

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From: Srinivas Paruchuri <srinivas1228@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:22 AM
Subject: Silence Course with Michael Fischman @Sri Sri Ashram, Texas

Sri Sri Ashram is delighted to invite you to its last Art of Silence course
in 2012. Spend a spiritually refreshing weekend with Michael Fischman get
set to welcome the upcoming new year with renewed vigor.

Register today!! Early bird discount ends on Nov 22nd

Course Dates: Thu Dec 6 - Sun Dec 9
Venue: Sri SriAshram,
7802 Ranch Road 1051
Uvalde TX 78801
Contact: courses@srisriashram.org | Ila Tripathi | (281)236-3146
Registration link:
http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=13419


JGD
Srinivas

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From: Yvonne Macor <ns@srisriayurveda.ca>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 5:35 AM
Subject: Guruji's Holiday Ornament INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING PROJECT

NEW! TEACHERS CAN ORDER THESE FOR SHIPPING COST ONLY AND DONATE ALL
PROCEEDS TO ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION

Here is a GREAT FUNDRAISING IDEA for Satsangs around the world that will
help people celebrate the festive seasons coming up: SELL HOLIDAY
ORNAMENTS, designed especially for Art of Living and donated to us. These
charming ornaments all include Guruji's picture in a sparkling star, a
sunburst, colourful snowflake, in a shiny heart, or held by an angel, all in
various sizes. These are very nice quality hand crafts, colourful for
decorating, and they will make wonderful gifts.

This project supports craftspeople in BALI, and 90% of the wholesale money
raised will be donated to the Sri Sri Centre for Peace and Inspiration (new
Meditation Hall) at the Canadian international Ashram. Ten percent will be
used to plant trees to regrow the wood used to carve the ornaments in Bali!
WIN-WIN all around.

HOW? Anyone or your whole Satsang group together can ORDER A BOX of these
assorted wood hand crafted ornaments wholesale from Dawn at
dvillermet@gmail.com. You can sell the ornaments individually at prices you
set, to raise money for local or national Art of Living projects. We hope
many Satsangs will decide to raise funds for the Sri Sri Centre for Peace
and Inspiration this way.

There are 3 box sizes of assorted ornaments ready for shipping from Canada:
SMALL box (22 pieces) - $36.CAN. MEDIUM box (32 pieces) - $75. LARGE box
(57 pieces) - $118. "SuperSaver" (114 pieces) - $236. Shipping and taxes
are extra - you can save on shipping costs with larger orders. You can
email Dawn for pictures and details at dvillermet@gmail.com.

Jai Gurudevas!


Yvonne Macor,
Sri Sri Ayurveda Technician (Cert.)
Teacher of Ay. Cookery and Yoga
Nova Scotia Tel: 902-431-0111
ns@srisriayurveda.ca

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From: Harshal Jadhav <harshalpjadhav@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:08 AM
Subject: Good News: Art of Living's Mobile Website Launched!!


Good News to share with all of you!!

The Art of Living's website - www.artofliving.org has been now redesigned
for an mobile browser (Beta version) !

This website got inaugurated by Gurudev on Vijaydashmi day this year!

This helps to find courses, followups, quotes, tour schedule, tweets from
Sri Sri , and many more things very easily from your mobile browser!!

To browse it all that you need to do is open www.artofliving.org from your
mobile browser!

Do share your feedback with us on this (there is a share feedback link at
the bottom)

many more cool features will be added to this soon :)

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From: Shridhar Damodaran <shridhar.sevajoy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Subject: You are invited ! H. H. Sri Sri RaviShankar ji in Pune !

The Art of Living family invites you along with your family and friends for
three grand events with H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji who will be in Pune
from 22nd to 25th November 2012 for MahaSatsang, Gyan Ganga with Pranayam
Dhyan Shibir (PDS) and Mahalaxmi Homa & Puja !


Please find details of the events below:

Event: Naad Sanskriti : MahaSatsang in His presence.
Date: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012.
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Venue: PWD Ground, Sai Chowk, New Sanghvi, Pune.
Entry: All are invited, Entry Free.

Event: Gyan Ganga with Pranayam Dhyan Shibir : 3-day unique sessions &
conversations with the Master.
Date: November 23rd, 24th & 25th, 2012 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday).
Time: 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM.
Venue: PWD Ground, Sai Chowk, New Sanghvi, Pune.
Entry: Pass required. The donation passes are available in the denomination
of Rs 200/-, Rs 2,500/-, Rs 5,000/-, Rs 11,000/-. Call 86000 07476 / 77.

Event: Mahalaxmi Homa & Puja in His presence.
Date: Friday, November 23rd, 2012.
Time: 6:30 PM - 8.30 PM.
Venue: PWD Ground, Sai Chowk, New Sanghvi, Pune.
Entry: All are invited, Entry Free. Sankalpa Registrations available, call
9922420661, 9423568113.

See you there, being the part of this grand happening ! Celebrate, Sing,
Dance and Meditate.

Please forward this message to all !

Regards,
The Art Of Living Pune Information Centre, Gnd. Flr., Ganesh Darshan
Society, Behind Hotel Saras, Near Peshwa Park,
2164 / 65, Sadashiv Peth, Pune 411030.

Tel: 020 64002463, 020 24320706, 020 3239 9999.


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