Obama Noebl Prize not so Nobel

I am sure after seeing the below cartoons, obama would want to return the nobel prize which was bestowed upon him. :

Layers of Awareness – My kollam experience

Very very heavy post.If you are regular with sadana, seva and satsang then you will be able to relate to this or else will be full of bouncers.

For 4 years i have been doing my sadana, seva and satsang.

Say on an average of missing 100 days in a year, missing 250 days of seva, missing 40 weeks of satsang / year.

In meanwhile have managed to do 10 advanced courses, 2 dsns, 21 days of TTC. Of course after TTC i have been very regular with my sadana

What has happened to me because of the remaining days of sadana, seva and satsang is increased awareness, or the realization of how unaware i am. Also the realization has dawned to me that there exist layers of awareness, in one layer or one dimension there is one apparent truth, the moment you go deeper say another layer or dimension another truth unfolds, which completely contradicts the earlier truth or realization.

Often we wake up or suddenly realize that we have fever. Around 2 years back was studying in night, suddenly i observed there was something flowing through my spinal cord, then a twitch happened ( best way to describe it), next moment i had fever. Was fascinating to observe this.

Yesterday i was bombarded with thoughts. I could literally see the thought pulsations. It was a fascinating, scary experience.

I have had a couple of amazing fascinating experiences reminding me again and again to just follow his Holiness sri sri ravi shankars instructions and not to put my brain into it. One such experience

Gurujis instructions for shivarathiri were ( my interpretations or my version) dont sleep in the night.Its very auspicious and do Om Namah Shivaya chanting.

The questions which usually came into my mind was, i dont feel any difference, how does he know, ayyo all night i have to stay awake, what is this Om Namah Shivaya chanting;

For 3 years i used to do it half heartedly. Last year for Maha Shivarathri celebrations were held in kollam, and Guruji was going to be there in kollam. I grudgingly went there, and hmm had the most fascinating time during the days of Maha Shivarathiri. Around 20 to 30 chennai yesplus volunteers were there, we were roaming around kollam, doing some masti, gossiping eating as much junk food as possible, in whatever wrong times possible. We were staying in a room in a bungalow infested with mosquitoes. On top of all this the heat and humidity of kollam was unbearable and food with onions served in kerala ashram. On day of Maha Shivarathiri i would have expected to be dead tired, irritated, frustrated because of irregular eating, irregular sleeping, continuous gossip. On the contrary what i got was a vision of absolutely clear crysal clear mind.

Such Laser focus, such clarity i had never experienced before. Thoughts were coming in slow motion or were non existent.

It was an absolutely bliss for nearly one entire day and then the celebrations which followed were heavenly. I didnt have to close my eyes to meditate, i already was meditating.

The next shivarathri is going to be in kolkota Feb 14, i am making plans and preparing to be with my valentine

So simple instruction, truth is so simple, that you already know it, just need to keep doing sadana, seva, satsang and be greatful these layers of truth start unfolding.

Blue makes one feel blue :(

Went for the movie yesterday with lot of excitement. Halfway through it felt like catching my throat and making myself turn blue.

The entire audience am sure were in the following state within minutes of the movie

Blue makes one Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykdx-Hx5jls

The above is a review of the movie, saw it after i came back from theatre. Differ with the guy only on the following counts.

a) Rahmans score hmmmm below par

b) How come they spend 100 crore for the movie – well would like to attribute that to shooting entire film outside india, atleast 30 % of the movie would be spent on under waters.

One additional comment – First thought Bollywoood was encouraging incest relationships, and promoting it. Looking at sanjay dutt and lara dutta anybody could have mistaken it to be a Father daughter relationship . Sanjay dutt better remove his belly, put on a wig, brush his teeth, may be make some machines stretch his muscles ( i meant facial ones )

Verdict a could have been awesome movie, in turn made every one blue because of poor direction, over acting and pathetic screen play.

jgd

Prasanna

After long time :)

So much to write, so much has happened in the past 1 month.

Navarathiri celebrations in ashram, Attended student college culturals,  did very intelligent work for company, did awesome mind blowing seva, Lost my temper in class ( thanks to skipping lunch and acidity ). These were  interspersed with bouts of laziness, self blame, late night gossip,moments of  sheer awareness, wanting it even more and more.

Will write about all of this. The following post is about a realization which i had.

In Life the “simple things are the hardest to do.“

Following , a list of such simple absolutely straight forward things which one does not do. They are Not in any particular order.

a) Folding the bedsheet after getting out of bed. b) Switching of fans and lights while leaving room. c) Eating the right quality and quantity of food. Not having the extra morsel d) Washing feet and hand when we come back to our houses e) Eating ice cream when one has a running nose f) Appreciating/praising/complementing someone. g) Getting up, brushing teeth and not reading newspaper h) Not visiting that porno site i) Doing kriya infact just starting the first stage pranayam j) shaving [for me regularly] l) prefering to read newspaper, watching TV and farting instead of going to loo m) Coming back home and watching tv, changing channels aimlessly n) Rushing to office, and checking forwards 0)Doing a spell check, grammar of mail/document before you send it. p)Checking air pressure of vehicle weekly……….and on and on and on and on ……..

If you would like to add to the list, do add it as a comment. One more ” Reading an awesome blog and not commenting on it . “

I realized that postponing or not giving importance to such simple simple things really prevent us from doing the bigger things in life. Not being able to do these activities just shows how much garbage is accumulated in the mind.

I wish i had this boon, for every rational thought, the power to take an immediate rational action. Please dont even ask for the same boon without the word rational.

Eagerly waiting for your simple list of things which you dont do.

JGD

Prasanna

Prasanna bond – 007 – Part 2

You can read part 1 in the following link.

http://vprasv.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/prasanna-bond-007-part-1/

Though Part 1 was a light hearted post, it pained me to see students copy, not realizing the consequences of there actions. Well the question did i realize it when i used to do it when i was studying, nope i didnt. In fact i used to be expert at copying. The answer i used to give myself was

” dude i know its wrong, but you need to get marks now, next time improve, its after all only a class test, not the final exam “

A tinch of guilt used to pop up, “what if you get more than your friends who have studied, worked hard for this  ?”

” My amazing mind used to give me the answer ” Copy, but be just ensure you dont attempt all the questions “. In fact sometimes i have corrected the mistakes of peoples notebooks i used to copy from. Again my mind would go,

see you did a good job isnt it.

Anyways why is this such a big issue.

Reason no 1: – It makes you weak.

Have you ever seen anybody copying confidently or have you copied confidently. When you are looking into other person paper, a simple observation of your actions would show that your eyes, heads are all down.

If by mistake you get caught, the first thing you say is a lie.

whats wrong with the head going down, big deal just another lie isnt it.

It makes you weak, next time you are given a challenge in real life, you refuse to use your head, your own intelligence, fear drives you. You are mentally conditioning your mind to be weak, your intelligence to be unused.

Reason no 2 – Root cause of corruption

Corruption happens because of the attitude nobody will know, i can do it and get away with it. When the biggest of politicians, leaders do wrong things, take money its simply because they believe nobody is going to catch them. They can get away with it. There is a tremendously huge flaw in this argument. You dont feel good do you when you take a bribe or do not do your duty. So fact of the matter is that you know. When a person gets caught he or she again lies, same as the case with copying, makes them weak. Now would you like to become a leader. A weak one or a strong one.

“That which elevates one is Dharma.”

Indian spiritual knowledge is so pertinent for todays world.

Are your actions ensuring your head is held high, spirit is elevated or ….???

How you want to be is in your hands

I drew this in paint, drop in nice nice comments about it.

I have learnt this the hard way, never will i do an action that will make me put my head down. If i do it i will accept it. Never to repeat it. Am i there yet, not really but my entire life i know what i will strive for.

All this becomes so much easier when you have a Guru in your life.

Simply stunning

Hi

My room mate bhaskar, told me the following on a sunday morning.

Just couldnt resist posting it. After this will come the part II of prasanna bond – 007.

Its very difficult to find happiness inside.

Its impossible to find it elsewhere.

:)

Prasanna bond – 007 – Part 1

I would like to thank the students who mug in the last minute, bunk classes, have no idea why they are studying what they are studying for giving me the following experience.

As part of my engineering college lecturer responsiblities, i had to invigilate a couple of internal examinations. Now imagine doing nothing for 1.5  hours.

I also need to balance my role of a invigilator vs giving students a hard time. So i decide to become prasanna bond and play the  game, how many naughty students can i catch. So i enter into surveillance mode and start observing students keenly.

In due course of time i evolved a policy which goes like,

For occasional peeking – i generally ignore.

For repeated occasional peeking – bondometer gets swtiched on, i knock on the table or snap my fingers.

For repeated offendors, i very politely tell them in bond voice, atleast i would like to think so   “Guys Once more i see you guys doing this, i will take your answer books from you.”

Must say that 95% of students were extremely sincere.

I would encourage you to read part II of  this post. It would be hard hitting truths.

Thought provoking mail

Guys

Came across this wonderful mail. Couldnt resist putting it here. Enjoy

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big
advice on the door on which it was written:
“Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this
company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room
that has been prepared in the gym”.

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their
colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know
who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the
company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered
to control the crowd within the room.

The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated
up.
Everyone thought: “Who is this guy who was hindering my progress?
Well, at least he died!”.

One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when
they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood
nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched
the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it
could see himself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:
“There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your
growth: IT IS YOU.
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the
only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and
your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends
change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when
your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go
beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only
one responsible for your life.

“The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have
with yourself”

Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don’t be afraid of difficulties,
impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your
reality.

The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection
of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed.

The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin,
which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to
imagine and create his happiness and his success.

It’s the way you face Life that makes the difference!

- If an egg is broken from outside force .. life ends. If an egg is broken from inside force , life begins. Great things always begin from our inside..

Felt this picture comes close to describing the post

Inside you lies all the secrets

Ignorance, arrogance, bravery or stupidity or knavity ?

Recently conducted an i nterview for a diploma candidate. He was referred to me by a known person.

The candidate mentioned to us proudly that his percentage was 81% and he had got distinction.My partner started the interview by asking technical questions.  The candidates answers were far from satisfactory and he was nervous.

To help him out, i asked can you tell me/talk to me one concept which you learnt really well and you are confident about.

He replied ” You know i am a fresher, so i will not know anything. So why are you asking me all these questions. Just give me a job i will do that.”

My colleague and i looked at each other, didnt know whether to laugh or not.

But one thing was sure never before or never after will any interviewer ever receive an answer like this.

You decide from the title of the post, what to call the candidates action.

JGD

Head vs Heart – Conflict at its peak

The good thing about running your company is you cant afford to be idle. For the entire day, you listen to people, make documents, make presentations, somebody or the other meeting you etc. The moment you are free your mind starts planning, oooofffffff. By end of 8 hrs you are extremly fatigued. Dont want to talk, nor listen to anybody. In fact on one day mind was chattering so much, my attempt to smile and bring it in the present moment ended up in a total fiasco. I couldnt move my face muscles, they werent responding the way i wanted them.

The best part about doing hectic things is you get to learn so much, every day is filled with so much activity. Even better part is that i get so stressed that i have no choice but do atleast two hrs of sadana every day. Atleast 1 hour of meditation every day. Every break i get, say like when i am travelling to office or from office i am either listening to rudram or chanting om namah shivaya.

As i come back from office and take a break from my chattering mind, heart starts working. I miss the seva, i miss the courses, so badly want to become full time again, travel and teach. I ask myself this question can i really do this for the next 3 years. I know i have to.

To quench the longing of my heart i listen/watch/meditate on

Realising moment by moment, i am not the doer, enjoy entrepreneurship without the stress.