Charged Balloons!

Towards the finishing of the course, on the last day of Aligarh Part-I course, the participants were sharing their experience. Every course participant was given a balloon. As participants were sharing their experience I rubbed one balloon on my head and as you must have observed the balloon get charged after rubbing and because of this charge it sticks. While playing with balloon this balloon sticks on my hand and by lifting my hand the balloon was rising up against gravity. I have taken some pictures afterward to share it in a better way...






After some time the charge reduced and balloon was falling down on the stage. Even if my hand was above the balloon it wasn’t holding on to my hand. Then I rubbed it again and holding on and rising continued. Suddenly I realized many students in the class also got involved in this play and many of em doing the same :-)…




From one angle it looked so childish game in a class of around 50 students. Suddenly a realization dawned and I shared with the class…

Our life is like this balloon and the hand is the grace of master always there to lift you up. Now a charging your balloon is like doing the Art of Living course, Seva, and Sadhana. A charged balloon hold-on to the grace rise the way master wants you to rise :-)

With Love,
Anurag

Let's March Togather Against Terrorism Against Corruption!

Let's wake up and take action!!!

Love,
Anurag

Republic Day @ Srisri Seva Mandir Indirapuram

In late 90s many construction companies started their projects in Indirapuram area on Ghaziabad-Noida border. Labor for this construction work were migrants from the state of Bihar, West Bangal, Orrisa, MP etc. These families moved here and were living (and lot of them are still living) in poor hygiene conditions with no education facilities. In 2002 a team of volunteers lead by Monika started a school in the slums of Indrapuram just behind Shipra Sun City.

The small step...

This is where it all started in 2002, in a small juggi with 30 children from these slums. School is one project which needs consistent commitment (at least from the teachers). Administration, financial support etc can be voluntary. Some full-time teachers joined in and organization like Cadence Design Systems, Asha Munich Chapter started supporting the projects.

The team at work...

Last few years, a team of Art of Living volunteers of Indirapuram and Noida-62 area lead by teachers Rajendra and Sonia ji are nurturing these plants.



It gave me immense satisfaction to be the part of this republic day celebration with around 170 students, 5 teachers and a team of motivated volunteer at SriSri Tapovan Seva mandir Indirapuram.


When the seeds of good deed are sowed and nurtured with the spirit of sewa, the beautiful flowers blossoms as result.




Many such schools are needed!!!

Why can't you be the part of another such inspiring script...

With Love
Anurag

Back to Srisrigarh!

Sorry for not posting from last 6-7 days, in Aligarh internet availability was very limited. Both morning n evening courses and visits to Numais (local mega fair) kept us really busy.

After finishing a ‘YES’ and ‘Part-I’ course in Greater Noida on 2nd Feb Sunday, what better treat Monika and myself could have expected then getting to see Gurudev in Delhi on Monday morning. That too just after finishing one hour of deep meditation and Rudrapooja. Gurudev's as ever beautiful glance, lovely pat on the face and my few seconds rest on his soldier. Heart got filled with tons and tons of love and mind got charged with enough energy to spread the knowledge for next few months :-)

The same day I was on my way to Aligarh and Monika back home to Meerut. After conducting few courses in Noida and Greater Noida where I observed better discipline and commitment, back to same lack of time discipline and commitment of west UP courses :-)

Volunteer did a great job as it was first course in Aligarh organized completely by newly charged-up DSN team without any involvement from teachers. I stayed at Antriksh’s home and seeing the room of this youngster was really inspiring. He is working as a fresh software engineer with TCS in Mumbai. With his engineering study material, stylish goggles and usual stuff, his room is decorated with pictures of Gurudev, Paramhansa Yogananda, Leheri Mahashaia (Paramhansa’s Guru), Ramakrishna paramhansa and lot of other spiritual literature.

Amidst traffic noise, typical Aligarhy inertia and challenging group composition (as half of the group was housewives and business people and other half were AMU medical students) the first 5 days went through but last day of the course was such a deep experience of each one of us. Each participant’s eyes were filled with the tears of love and gratitude. I remembered the Gurudev’s knowledge in one of the Teacher’s Refresher Meet “Unseen is doing much more”.

One participant’s terse comment made everyone laugh and laugh “Art of living course is like Tata Sky Ad, Isko kara dala to life jhinga lala”. Will write more on last day experiences in next posting…

With Love,
Anurag