...Gems...

On Guruji's official website , www.srisri.org one can find a number of priceless articles in the wisdom column.While reading one of them the other day, I saved a part of it in my drafts. And while browsing through them today thought of sharing it with you guyzz.
Hope you like it :) because I loved it ! :)
Here it is(..copied and pasted as it is..)

Restlessness

Now let us examine the types of restlessness and its remedies. There are five types of restlessness:
The first is due to the place you are in. When you move away from certain places, streets or houses, you immediately feel better. Chanting, singing, or the innocence of children playing and laughing can change this atmospheric restlessness. If you chant and sing, the vibration in the place changes.

The second type of restlessness is in the body. Eating the wrong food, Vata-aggravating food, eating at odd times, not exercising, and overworking can all cause physical restlessness. The remedy for this is exercise, moderation in work habits and a one to two day vegetable or juice diet.

The third type of restlessness is mental restlessness. It is caused by ambition, strong thoughts, likes or dislikes. Knowledge alone can cure this restlessness; this includes seeing life from a broader perspective, knowing about the Self and realizing the impermanence of everything. If you achieve everything, so what? After your achievement, you will die. Knowledge of your death or life, confidence in the Self and in the Divine can all calm down mental restlessness.

There is also emotional restlessness. Any amount of knowledge does not help here. Sudarshan Kriya helps! All that emotional restlessness vanishes. Also the presence of the Guru, a wise person, or a saint will help calm emotional restlessness.

The fifth type of restlessness is rare. It is the restlessness of the Soul. When everything feels empty and meaningless, know you are very fortunate. Do not try to get rid of it. Embrace it! This restlessness of the Soul can bring authentic prayer in you. It brings perfection, Siddhis and miracles in life. It is so precious to get that innermost longing for the Divine. Satsang and the presence of enlightened ones, soothe the restlessness of the Soul. Do not look for the Divine somewhere in the sky. See God in every pair of eyes, in the mountains, water, trees and animals. How? Only when you see God in yourself.

Only Gods can worship Gods.

Jai Gurudeva !

love

Anshika

..The Blissful Times..

"Hey! We need a form. Some new registrations!"
!
Was it 3:15 pm ? And were we leaving for Rishikesh at 3:30 pm ?
umm..Ya !
And so those who were destined to be there, made it !
In no time we were off on a journey to update our systems.

Carrying gallons of garbage in our mind, here we were : 49 young bright minds waiting to experience a transformation.
We stepped into the enchanting city late at night when the wind was in a frisky mood and the Holy Ganges joined the play as the chilly breeze welcomed us to the abode of thousands of gods and godesses.The very next day, early in the morning, we were busy impressing the Sun God and imitating nature. Yes! We were doing the Suryanamaskars, the Vriksha Asana, Nauka Asana and the like :)
And then... Our very graceful teacher made her entry and in no time there was a little gloominess on each face.Now you certainly cant expect a teen to be happy on hearing that his vital force of life would be snatched away from him.No..I am not talking about breath but mobile phone ! That too for FIVE days !
Oh My God..Oh My God..

Sooo many rules ? Am I here for a positive change ( transformation ) or a negative change ( emotional damage! ) ?
Phew!
Galti toh nahi kar di yahan aa kar ?
But as the very interesting processes were unravelled and as we slowly went into silence, we were overjoyed.Never did we know that we were a sotrehouse of talent and had tremendous energy and commitment within ourselves which could transform this planet :)
Every evening we sang and danced and were completely immersed in the celebrations.
Reason ?

Recall that the first post of this blog says, we are on The Shore where we need no reason to celebrate :)
We learnt so much from this programme !
To overcome all challenges posed in life..
To cross all rapids however fierce and whirling they are..
Infact most such points came from our first hand experiences out there.Like the above knowledge struck us on our rafting day!
Right from the discovery of America by Colombus ( part of a little game we played ) and the overturning of Renu Ma'am's raft, our rafting experience was incredible.
None of the participants would forget things like Chidi Midi-Chidi Midi and Ganga Maiya Superstar !

While one day we went for a silent nature walk , another day we were elated to know that that night we would have a bonfire-cum-party :)


On the day of Baisakhi, besides capturing a ravishing dove shaped angel taking a dip in the Ganges, we had one of the most amazing surprise ever !

Guess..
We actually spoke to Him over the phone !!
Yes! This was perhaps the first course ever in which Guruji gave the participants a LIVE message.Isnt that splendid ? And Anshit's phone( through which we had communicated with Him ) got mukti as it was damaged during the Ganga-snana.Atleast, that is what he was telling us.
Despite the numerous hardships that came our way, the course happened ! Thanks to Saket Bhaiya..He really worked die-heart for it.
Ma'am was radiating unconditional love throughout the course towards every diamond that she was set to polish( read all the participants :) ) and that was evident even as she packed her bags to fly to Bangalore to thank Him for all that had happened with ALL of us.

Well, the course had to be happeneing and sparkling with divinity..
You know why ?
Beacuse just 3 days before the course one of the volunteers had had a magnificent dream. Guri had come to her to tell her that she should definitely be a part of this course as it would be majestic..And it truly was..

With gratitude to the Master for enlightening us with such profound knowledge, tears ran down our cheeks as we hugged each other and wished blissful times in each other's lives ! :)


Check out more pics here.

Jai Gurudeva !

love

Anshika

..Which road ?...

There are times in life when the divine puts you into a state of illusion.
Things seem to be done all by ourselves.

That is the phase I am in.



He has planned everything for me but at this point of time I am made to choose a stream.( As if things would go according to my selection ! )

Kya Guri !

What stream should I go for dosts ?

P.S. All about one of the most fabulous courses ever after you answer this question. The post is ready :)

love

Anshika