Fix the roots of corruption

What is corruption and why is there so much corruption?

Corruption in my view IS:
• Taking a hidden, undeclared personal benefit in the process of performing ones designated duty.
• Compromising on the benefit coming to the owner/organization/institution.
• Twisting or/and manipulating rules, regulation is the basis of corruption. 

For example a traffic cop catches a car driver using mobile phone and over speeding. Let say designated fine fixed by the traffic police department is 1000 rupees. Receipt is to be given to the person and money goes in Department’s bank account. If cop takes 200 rupees from the person and let him go. The cop in this case played with rules, regulation. In doing this he gets 200 rupees in his pocket and the department lost 1000 rupees, also person did not learnt the lesson meant for him.

In above case the cop actually does not see value in money going to the department and person learning the lesson resulting into more responsible citizen of country. But why? 

To understand this let’s assume whatever fine this cop collections will come to his pocket and person he catches is very close to him, whom he really cares for. Come what may, the cop will collect the fine and make the person feel pinch as well, so that he learns the lesson and stay safe next time. Isn't it?

So the culprit here is lack of sense of this ownership in cops mind, the sense of belongingness! We do not do corruption with those who belongs to us. Under the fear of the getting punished someone may avoid corruption but that’s not a permanent solution. Because the corruption is this mentality that whole department is NOT mine, corruption is in this attitude country doesn't belong to me, corruption is this separation that countrymen are not mine. Unless this mental attitudinal corruption is not removed, any fight again corruption cannot be won! 

The knowledge of self, awareness of our own mind and being can fix this mental corruption, and this is what of art of living is doing!

With love 

Anurag

#DelhiGangrape fix the roots

#DelhiGangrape is really painful for every sensitive citizen of the country; she is a daughter, sister, and friend. And we all have friends, daughter or sisters in our own spheres of life! Such decay in human and moral values, respect for women! Our culture has been to worship women! We got freedom but many of us are still slaves to the animals inside us, as our culture has not been nurtured, spirituality has not been nurtured in our schools n society.

Out of 65 years of independence, country has been in hands of Congress for 60 years and human values and Human values, culture, worshiping women we can be an example for the world and we Indian has it in our roots. Let our values, our spirituality, our true culture flourish in our education system, in our society. Cultural education here does not means by fanatic education. Jihandi education is NOT at all correct! Cultural education does not mean fanaticism, which in fact inculcates animalistic tendencies. It is simply about making meditation, pranayama and spiritual values part of modern education from primary level. Meditation is a means for one to free his/her mind from ones' negativeness, its a mean for one to be free from the animalistic tendencies inside us. If such values are given at right time (3-10 years of age), our youth will have strong character! Youths with such roots will never ever get into crime, corruption, rape or whatever. They will live life from higher level of consciousnesses...

Art of Living have been successful in doing that with many many people including many young Tihar Jail Inmates.... 

I am completely convinced that politician will not and can not bring this change. As politicians can never do reforms, reformers will do it. Politicians have to enable and support the reformers to bring the change. Unfortunate part is that our countries' leader themselves are biggest impediment in reform work from last 65 years. For this we need right people with vision in power, 65 years of rule Government has spoiled so much! They need to be changed, we need throw them out completely!!! culture has gone down and has gone down drastically in last 2-3 generations of this country. This party leader has taken country into wrong direction by not imbibing our cultural values and spiritually in our education system. In fact these leaders from 60 years or so have been opposing spiritual education.

My quest for Naturalness !

One fine day, all of a sudden, I found myself teaching ‘Naturalness is the best!” and my quest begins. What is naturalness?

I see someone very playful, very spontaneous, full of smiles and laughter, being light and making others also light, I say.. Oooo this person is so natural !!! The most wanted people in your class or office or parties are actually the most natural ones. They need not be very intelligent or good looking but everyone wants to be in their company as they are very friendly and very natural. When in trouble or some decision making is involved people look to seek their advices.

Then there are other criterions of defining naturalness. One is being as you are and not pretending anything.. like a small child. The village people are perfect examples of this. They laugh when they wish to, they cry when they wish to, they walk and talk the same way whether they are talking to a child or to the president of India. They yell and get angry also when they feel like. They are so natural. When a village person sneezes, the sound goes to 21kms and the floor is decorated with a rain fall. :-)) A village woman takes a bath and changes clothes in the open without any hesitation! She is so natural.

So, is it ok to behave or express oneself as per the thoughts and emotions, in order to sound natural? I bet you have good chances to get in trouble that way.

Then what is naturalness? How to get it? First of all this is naturalness so you can not get it from anywhere, you just have to be your natural. This comes from within. Each one of us is gifted with different qualities and personalities and by honoring them, we become more natural. If you are at ease with yourself in any situation or people around you then you are natural. Guruji Sri Sri Ravishankarji is the one person I know who is completely natural. When I saw Him for the first time, I felt as if He is me only! And millions others in the world also feel oneness with Him and share their problems with Him, and love him so deeply. This because of His naturalness. Meditation and spiritual practices make one grow in naturalness very naturally! When someone asked Guruji about naturalness, His answer was so precise, complete and enlightening as always:

Q: Dear Guruji, what is the meaning of being natural? Is it doing whatever comes to the mind and doing whatever one feels like.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: No it is not doing whatever that comes to your mind. Doing whatever comes to your mind without any attention, awareness or thought would be foolish. Whatever comes to your mind should pass through the test of intellect or wisdom. Being natural is feeling at home; feeling at home even in adverse situations. You know when everything is good you feel at home but when things do not go your way you don’t feel at home and you want to run away. So feeling at home in every situation, yeah!

-love

Monika

Your Love...

Have not written much since long...

This morning in beautiful home of dr Sanjay and dr Nandita (where Guruji stayed) in foothills

of Jhansi these lines just dawned!


It is such a wonderful feeling how ur love surrounds me.
How u r always in me and around me.

I m in u, like a baby in mother's lap.
It feels so secure that I joyfully clap.

My pillow is your feet n covering ur your grace I sleep.
Fresh breeze of ur love touches me on d surface and very deep.

My every action is for you and every bit of my heart is full of warmth.
It is such a wonderful feeling that u came in my life and made it ur song.


-love Anurag

Restarting with a Joke

Long time have not posted anything on our blog!!!

Let me restart with a joke that really made me laugh....


Mulla Nasruddin was being analyzed by a psychiatrist. After many months of analysis, many meetings, the psychiatrist said, as Mulla lay on the couch: 'This is what I feel, this is what I conclude: you need to fall in love, you need a beautiful feminine object. Love is your need.'

Mulla said, 'Between me and you, don't you think love is silly?'
The psychiatrist said, 'Between me and you? -- it would be absurd!'
 
love,
Anurag n Monika