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Avataar

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Upanishad - Sitting close to the Master

Precious moments with the MASTER This TRM - Mar 2011 (Teachers Refresher Meet - which one can say is a special course conducted by Guruji himself for AOL teachers) was simply excellent. Our chairman Yezdi Batliwala's balance of love and professionalism was exemplary in his leadership of the organizing team. Rishi Vidhyadharji's knowledge sessions was the most inspiring part of the TRM. His 10 point formula, which he says he has observed and learnt from Guruji, was perhaps the best take home for most teachers. Yes I am going to share it with all of you as I feel every sadhak must know it. 1: Ayurveda 2: sadhana 3: satsang 4: seva 5: swadhyay 6: smile 7: silence 8: samarpan 9: simran 10: sankalp However, when Guruji would come to the session, all else would go into the background, the mind would go blank, words cannot contain the depth and vastness of the states I experienced in HIS presence. Feeling more inspired, prepared and in faith to carry on the Guru's work ahead by d

Q/A session Part -I : Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

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A couple of weeks ago, I accompanied Poonam to her weekly YES!+ follow up session at LHMC, near CP, Delhi, where she regularly conducts YES!+ courses along with Rohit and Tina.   I had very strongly resisted the temptation to eat at Bengali sweets which is a stone's throw from the college, as I wanted to do the long Sudarshan Kriya. For the first time I did long Sudarshan Kriya in a hospital, which was a different experience in many ways, one of them being that my nose had to inhale a lot of unwanted odors, which obviously forced some extra work on the lungs. However, as expected grace played its role, and I had a rejuvenating experience, which culminated in a meditatively celebratively blissful state, thanks to Bhajan Samrat Deepanji singing a Narayan bhajan. Here are a few excerpts from the Q&A before the kriya. Q. What is the difference between Rest and Meditation? A: When we rest after getting exhausted, the body is at rest but