tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54372148613896915602024-03-14T15:33:47.951+05:30Nearly EverythingVIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-20951984905197091292010-08-05T00:42:00.000+05:302010-08-05T00:42:49.706+05:30SEVA<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CAnjana%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CAnjana%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CAnjana%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">SEVA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Hi Friends!!!! This word is very familiar to all sadhaks / Volunteers. Even it’s in our family culture.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">What is SEVA? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">There are so many Forms of Seva, one may jump from one to another and then achieve perfection later in Life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">1. <b>Bubbly Seva</b><b>.</b> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">This experience happens immediately after doing the course. The day course get over people come forward and wants to serve… there is enthusiasm, excitement, eagerness to serve others. They themselves do not know why, Where and how? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> Unfortunately, it last for max 2 days for many people. They fall into prey of “What about ME” – I have a job, family, college, friends, parties… etc… so let me settle in material world completely and later will fall in spiritual world completely. They have learn “100%”. Nothing gets completed. Ya they get lost completely.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">2. <b>Time Bound Seva</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">This is interesting they come to do seva because they have lots of time Now, there is vacation, no job or looking for job. So Seva is a tool to do time pass and hang out with other volunteers, teachers…etc. Vision about SEVA is limited and time bound.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">3. <b>Fame or achievement Seva</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Seva is intentional based. You do seva to gain name, fame and respect. Seva is done till recognition, respect and wa waa is done. The time someone criticises or blames your seva, this seva goes underground.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">4. <b>Hang Out Seva</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Volunteers come to do seva because one just like the company of other volunteers. Purpose of doing seva is defeated. Enjoyment is not in seva but in Company. This invites Great danger in future.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">5. <b>Optional or Preference Seva</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Optional Seva is more like comfort Seva. Were you have open all Exit options for not doing a committed Seva. Volunteer does Seva that he/she likes to do. lots of preferences in seva and in volunteers. A volunteer comes to do seva for some time and again take a long break..... Cycle continues of coming and going like poornima and Amavasya.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">6. <b>Competitive Seva</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">This Seva comes from the level of Ego. Seva is done to make others feel low. It’s done out of jealousy or to envy others. There is no cooperation and compassion but only competition. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">There may be other types of Seva. Best part is GURUJI is so compassionate that HE welcomes all types of Seva.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Volunteers needs to realise first that Seva is happening from which level of his\her existence( there are 7 levels of existence.. i hope volunteers knows that).. last is the Self- from that level Seva is a happening.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Many times I have heard vol saying “Seva has become Boring”. Anything in life once form a pattern becomes boring, so is seva sometimes. You don’t give up job, career, and relationship even if they are boring. Seva starts and ends with commitment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Seva is endless act. To do Seva, you need <b>higher vision, sincere intention and vigour in action</b>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">So Are you ready to Serve?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Jai Gurudeva!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-21621320242526772702010-08-05T00:12:00.000+05:302010-08-05T00:12:08.341+05:30Joke - To make you LaughHi and Jai Gurudeva to all my Friends.<br />
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We are back... Extremely Sorry for disappearing from last 3 months.. it's really a long time and we had sooo many opportunities, stories and views to narrate. its just we have been lazy to write but promise will not happen again.<br />
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So to bring a Chiky Smile, Here is a joke for you.<br />
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Mom : My dear Son, why your wife is sitting so silent ?<br />
SON : Nothing Mom, she asked for Lipstick but i gave Fevistick!! Thatz all.<br />
No chip chip..... No zik zik...haaaaaAnjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-29112067912833611932010-04-25T01:23:00.011+05:302010-04-25T02:01:19.774+05:30AprilSorry for being a bit lazy with the post. None the less I thought it would be a good idea to make a combined post for the month of April. April saw few events<br /><br />first was my birthday on 6th, i turned ....(keep guessing), we had a nice birthday party at the juhu beach with lots of YES!+ bacchas,<br /><br />then we we had a wonderful trip to a lovely hill station in south of India, place called coorg<br /><br />then anjana's much awaited visit to dubai<br /><br />Here are few photographs of all these, I will write more soon....<br /><br />luv<br />v<br /><br />Birthday and Coorg<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uDIq_jx8GZXQLJBbtqTbSeS3vw5H9kZqxpjB4sLeQ16b3MWUfahbvGAkfxdHEQY2n1hG-FSBAYEz84FhGyUWhPtI2u5NUoFdjjyc88fIjtTu3McmpcBCVyVBoAPz-lQnr968ZAk763Q/s1600/Birthday+1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uDIq_jx8GZXQLJBbtqTbSeS3vw5H9kZqxpjB4sLeQ16b3MWUfahbvGAkfxdHEQY2n1hG-FSBAYEz84FhGyUWhPtI2u5NUoFdjjyc88fIjtTu3McmpcBCVyVBoAPz-lQnr968ZAk763Q/s320/Birthday+1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463799806528377202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0yBw8A1AOp-g7OtzuZoGZRE-BXnsTMIIaESvwxIL4YcXrkJHE8CZdqMp2Y6vbx0BhC1V1RGQhmbeCB9t5d72phhxTli0Y4Qm8fBT3o7alZ0s44aaHlTLVof3VotU11lg4Jiz0N6NmNg/s1600/birthday+2"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKyhnjeLwbU-SVx05TEHp7Y1fZmpLO-VpNefLCRETa5s9toAmQn8_dCDkHcCw7FEkv7G0fYFDvXWLNkXheifLVOZJ1sROh5GJKsiMgv1spTzH908sMZXjKxZE-Fwa66uik-6j3FnM_OI/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463802021889305522" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf8QIDAURYkx8N7QGR7oFHqp1he_CLZ2rkbgkJpNVa2tFoAQwd2lOKJPVldW1jwVjEKqjy85ww79JjuS1CdI1ARdsI33tKUBkpTOqwqMCdhMZ6_hnmIu73a8G7INEklgjrSVh8r8v_WE/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf8QIDAURYkx8N7QGR7oFHqp1he_CLZ2rkbgkJpNVa2tFoAQwd2lOKJPVldW1jwVjEKqjy85ww79JjuS1CdI1ARdsI33tKUBkpTOqwqMCdhMZ6_hnmIu73a8G7INEklgjrSVh8r8v_WE/s320/IMG_0236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463802880384208290" /></a><br /><br />Burj Khalifa 124th floor view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO_tja1kx9IKUML087ZuhTlui-i4FyBRXI4VZ3f84N2JCcHSeQKoURLjtbLr0iqkrb5LpitP4mCF3zDrY9gvv6l4JXfySX_KP7qM_Ho85S3kLJB-l31wlCUpUKJ2sW6iaX0X42ZaFK-g/s1600/IMG_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO_tja1kx9IKUML087ZuhTlui-i4FyBRXI4VZ3f84N2JCcHSeQKoURLjtbLr0iqkrb5LpitP4mCF3zDrY9gvv6l4JXfySX_KP7qM_Ho85S3kLJB-l31wlCUpUKJ2sW6iaX0X42ZaFK-g/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463803470946899970" /></a><br /><br />Desert Safari<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZG1Lzcb_lzC_70pOG4Pak9baFloOdAIhQX_Nxgccg2hXY-Icfpbc1xZtM0Aj4ik5BNqu5cmtST7_7wlI7_9PjMxpf2splZiQaXhoKyxZQe3ytWNeX5KlQ7Mb-hLVDYKIEnHznkp7q74/s1600/IMG_0377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZG1Lzcb_lzC_70pOG4Pak9baFloOdAIhQX_Nxgccg2hXY-Icfpbc1xZtM0Aj4ik5BNqu5cmtST7_7wlI7_9PjMxpf2splZiQaXhoKyxZQe3ytWNeX5KlQ7Mb-hLVDYKIEnHznkp7q74/s320/IMG_0377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463804064273835938" /></a>VIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-86880633172510749902010-04-20T04:18:00.001+05:302010-04-20T04:20:25.324+05:30NICE SMS<span style="font-size: small;">"People are often unreasonable and self centred, forgive them anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> if you are honest, people may cheat you, be honest anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> if you find happiness poeple may be jealous, be happy anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> the good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow, do good anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> the people you care for may not appreciate your affection, love them anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> give the world you have and it may never be enough, give your best anyways</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Because in the end it between YOU AND GOD, it was never between you and them anyways"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It is really nice and sooo true.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Will be back soon on a post "APRIL" - vivek's birthday, our visit to Coorg and dubai .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jai Gurudev. </span>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-57196076776991701472010-03-28T08:48:00.007+05:302010-03-28T09:17:01.499+05:30C U Soon Sunny DubaiI wrapped up my final days of stay in Sunny Dubai with crazy fun, and am back in Mumbai. Normally whenever I travel abroad, Iam quite exited to get back to India, Mumbai, and so was the case also with Dubai, atleast that's what I thought a few weeks back. But came closer the days of departure, I realised Iam going to miss the wonderful times I spent with my people, my family in Dubai. Over a period of few months in Dubai I made some very special friends through the Art of Living family and the Art of Living courses/satsangs I did in Dubai. <br /><br />Here are some pics of the wonderful people. Of course there are whole bunch of others whose pictures I didn't have.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DlSxnRhZWhEVV6nj7N84dYrFaLEHZ4DWbKSFxVCgp_YUy-E3jKvc2YhR9_Pa9Ut32TVu8ZbM-GHZRYuPPoIZ25obkLsFXNv8vtbhx9opznuOqmJ8ITPPfM-ULs54cOUhQn_b6a3qE9I/s1600/dubai+course+photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DlSxnRhZWhEVV6nj7N84dYrFaLEHZ4DWbKSFxVCgp_YUy-E3jKvc2YhR9_Pa9Ut32TVu8ZbM-GHZRYuPPoIZ25obkLsFXNv8vtbhx9opznuOqmJ8ITPPfM-ULs54cOUhQn_b6a3qE9I/s320/dubai+course+photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453523878138644642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmxre4l206WgM1tTTwfCBCCQMxORiNPca6MpO0H3IFU2mmMOqyRdbO0Da7s_Ca6I2-W2u92-bVcgTLEiysNCp9X_KlkzONRbzmzQhyphenhyphenYEVB9X-OwGcGMK65qVAXKmIPE4xkkk6J4VGtnw/s1600/DSC01291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmxre4l206WgM1tTTwfCBCCQMxORiNPca6MpO0H3IFU2mmMOqyRdbO0Da7s_Ca6I2-W2u92-bVcgTLEiysNCp9X_KlkzONRbzmzQhyphenhyphenYEVB9X-OwGcGMK65qVAXKmIPE4xkkk6J4VGtnw/s320/DSC01291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453524637769285538" /></a><br /><br />At the airport<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKgTyq_eXA_CmJyptxvpJcCZ62XSjy-VhOpkHfQ8grCzxHyZUdl0KseWecyxygvjbW7YzHoye8zKyA00TvLnM19CndPmwOjQNJfMBEaxSfhb-Ged_WBZwqyMH1Kvqs37R2iJOhsAffYw/s1600/DSC01342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKgTyq_eXA_CmJyptxvpJcCZ62XSjy-VhOpkHfQ8grCzxHyZUdl0KseWecyxygvjbW7YzHoye8zKyA00TvLnM19CndPmwOjQNJfMBEaxSfhb-Ged_WBZwqyMH1Kvqs37R2iJOhsAffYw/s320/DSC01342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453525124502184754" /></a><br /><br />This is such a wonderful feeling that wherever I go I know that I have a family who care and are like me. Like what guruji says, ' Apne sirf woh nahin hote jinse hamara rishta hai, apne woh hote hai jo apne jaise hote hain' <br /><br />And this is what HE is making a 'One World Family', feel more and more grateful to HIM when I can actually see what HE has done. <br /><br />Now I know will infact look forward to go to Dubai any time in the near future, with guarantee that I will receive a more than warm welcome.<br /><br />PS: Burj Dubai is absolutely ginormos must see along with the musical fountain<br />Dubai mall is the biggest mall in the world, I liked the aquarium and the organic shop there<br /><br />Desert safari and arabian belly dance are still pending to be done, will do probably in April.<br /><br />cheers<br />sunny dubai<br />luv<br />vVIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-25784917115102262922010-03-17T01:29:00.002+05:302010-03-21T12:16:00.953+05:30RelationshipsHi Friends.<br />
Excuse me for not writing and updating our blog. Little laziness and really had no time.<br />
From sooo many days i wanted to share about relationship in general, but today one instance just got me to write this.<br />
I don't know where to start with, today whenever I think about lost friends, broken relationships, I had in my life I have tears rolling down my cheeks in sadness... exactly this is happening now...haaaa<br />
Which is a true relationship? i still wonder and doubt.<br />
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Different faces of relationships: <br />
All relationships goes through<br />
1. Excitement, love, sharing<br />
2.Then.... Expectation- one should ask me, call me, help me.. should give me importance, treat me like earlier, should not hide anything or should not be selfish with me<br />
3. Disappoinment, irritation, sadness, misery.<br />
which leads to sometimes fights, sometimes sour or bitter ending, being indifferent or kaam chalo attitude/let go acts for your own peace.<br />
This happens in almost every relationship.<br />
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I had many friends in my school, college and Art of living life.Have seen relationship faded over time or expectation.<br />
Friends do not stay in touch, due to less interaction and increasing responsibilities of life. Communication plays the major role in sustaining relationship. As communication not done at time intervals creates distance, gap, which in turn reduces intensity and relation, apart with not both knowing about it. This is surely happened in my life, few relations just vanished over small things or just gone with time.<br />
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Relationship of mom and child is the purest one. Mom does everything for the child, gives the best possible for the child and at the same time even child is soo attach to mom, everything he learns from smallest to big act. In few years mom start having expectations from him and child in turn wants to be independent and wants minimum interaction with his/her mom... - this brings fights, sadness etc....and then child wants to be on his own with his/her new family, his new responsibility and challenges..No one is wrong or right.. intensity in relationship changes... SAD part is gratitude also fades....<br />
how many times are we grateful to any relationship?<br />
Being Grateful all the time, is just Grace.haa!!! really Because 10 positive and 1 negative comment, which one do we remember? i can see in my own relationships with my family, teachers, volunteers. <br />
Today i realized Parent needs a strong heart to accommodates his/her children with whatever attitude they have and also to see their own children fighting with each other for small land,business etc.<br />
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Relationships start with sharing but switchover soon with Giving-Taking and Expectations.<br />
small things makes us upset then negative and it turn to hatred. whom to blame?<br />
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Today i have missed or lost so many friends, colleagues and close ones, on this journey of life, for funny and stupid mistakes.<br />
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Finally have realized there is only One PERFECT Relationship of Guru and devotee. This relation does not ask or expect things,at least for sure from HIS side. Guru does not want anything but just wants to give.<br />
i am soo fortunate to have Guruji in my life.<br />
Many times people ask why there is a need to Guru?<br />
For me to give me an experience of perfect relationship.<br />
To make me sense that if the whole world is against you, i am still there for you,to have that feeling is a blessing. From HIS side, He is completely free from all this...<br />
And my journey continues to move towards THAT Freedom.<br />
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Jai Gurudeva!!!Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-62947229498379811502010-03-01T10:34:00.006+05:302010-03-03T10:50:49.913+05:30Spherical thinking v/s Linear thinkingRishi Vidhyadharji is in Dubai, and I agreed with him to post something he spoke about in one of the satsangs, so here goes....<br /><br />The problems in the world are because of linear thinking, in linear thinking people don't see with foresight, and they take action without imagining the result of it, as they want quick result, like for eg. in the west they want to make as much as possible in short period of time, and this creates problems in the world<br /><br />In the east you can find instances of spherical thinking, where there is a foresight and what you do now will go round and come back and affect you, so the actions are measured,<br />eg. in the east for first 25 yrs, parents take care of child, then the responsibility is shared and then child takes care of parents, this is spherical thinking,<br />but in the west it is not the case and hence in the ECC countries alone more than 40 million old people are living a life of loneliness and utter mysery there is no one to love them.<br />linear thinking is living life as if you r not going to come back<br />but spherical thinking is knowing that you are going to be coming back<br />a person of linear thinking can never do seva, but a person who is spherical thinker he cant but do seva, <br />linear thinker will be depressed even after becoming knowledgable, but a spherical thinker will be in love and joy<br /><br />In the olden times every King had a Raj Guru, who used to be the spherical thinker, so that he could correctly foresee the impact before any decisions are made. In that sense the Raj Guru had a higher seat than the King himself.<br /><br />Another eg. is of sanjha chula<br />In the villages in india, the old and wise used to lit a fire in a central place every evening, and small kids from each house used to come with a peice of cow dung and lit it in the fire and with that peice they used to lit the chula jin their house. This way they used to come to know if there was a problem in any house, for food, and if they used find any house not coming for the sanjha chula, they would go there and the whole village will take responsibility for it this way the person who dint have does not have to go through the embarasement of asking also, this is spherical thinking<br /><br />luv <br />vivekVIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-77450660386070951792010-02-14T09:42:00.004+05:302010-02-24T16:22:49.799+05:30Daily Grind and Daily UnwindMood swing Mood swing Mood swing!!!! For some time now I have been observing, that mood swings keep happening so many times within me. Just to recollect, everytime I think about getting back to India from Dubai, my mind goes on a trip and gives all reasons to feel really horrible, about being alone in Dubai, away from family, but there are other times when I feel grt being in Dubai, when Iam with my friends, doing art of living work, teaching courses etc. <br /><br />I relaised that Iam giving too much importance to these mood swings. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21O8elpp_cBaYNr4uiQ1aQ2dnKfVcNJYHNTLtb23KwOq-dTo2MV4J6Eizq1UTKfK4lIBSUZQvL88Ip3JdxYFaDNk2NR9N7s8nFzfcwmA2BzIuCaIRs-inOyBX0nEvorqXDzY5_FM7fM8/s1600-h/waves.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21O8elpp_cBaYNr4uiQ1aQ2dnKfVcNJYHNTLtb23KwOq-dTo2MV4J6Eizq1UTKfK4lIBSUZQvL88Ip3JdxYFaDNk2NR9N7s8nFzfcwmA2BzIuCaIRs-inOyBX0nEvorqXDzY5_FM7fM8/s320/waves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441758650368482722" /></a><br />It comes shockingly to my realisation that I go through so much. A little imperfection in something causes anger, frustration, a little bit of uncertainty about something causes fear, anxiety, some one said something you dint like, hatred comes. Some one didn’t say something, sadness….so on and so forth. These different emotions come like wave after wave in the ocean. Sometimes noticed, yet sometimes unnoticed. Whether noticed or unnoticed these create stress and imbalance in my system.<br /><br />This is when Sadhana comes in, a technique that systematically allows me to unwind of all the knots created during a day. Guruji says there is a rhythm in every aspect of nature and same way there is a rhythm in us, and every time this rhythm is disturbed we get stressed. <br /><br />Iam glad I have been gifted this technique, I will encourage more and more to go for it, to have your own fool proof daily unwind.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaaoDxBb83Q8E6WDC6QwDfZNCBr1zsp0hb0s3BA06tGZfu0EcuLkJCQhRHv6S0DtKSAO0YHwnB30WB5LDTIR7cHhVIq1jRLN3KwrDIvFIFqwnBgsRk49jI8PiEUwVVyrJqOc19SZghKw/s1600-h/guruji.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaaoDxBb83Q8E6WDC6QwDfZNCBr1zsp0hb0s3BA06tGZfu0EcuLkJCQhRHv6S0DtKSAO0YHwnB30WB5LDTIR7cHhVIq1jRLN3KwrDIvFIFqwnBgsRk49jI8PiEUwVVyrJqOc19SZghKw/s320/guruji.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441760872505756818" /></a><br />Om Shanti Shanti<br />JGD<br />VivekVIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-27191664990372586942010-02-06T13:01:00.008+05:302010-02-17T15:27:05.880+05:30Behind the Scene<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYtEgrttTA8iMgBPLjfUo-a1cOt-HbJ5cGC7g1eBKU-oKjJUjJb6kYEMEwZBynfqiD76t9DyCXSCpmsTWAwJ944qrWMMPnZDeC-SVo9LST5sISNu5ow8JqjiTXr3oBvi4AlCp1dKHkc/s1600-h/clip_image001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438700339761583026" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 161px; height: 176px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYtEgrttTA8iMgBPLjfUo-a1cOt-HbJ5cGC7g1eBKU-oKjJUjJb6kYEMEwZBynfqiD76t9DyCXSCpmsTWAwJ944qrWMMPnZDeC-SVo9LST5sISNu5ow8JqjiTXr3oBvi4AlCp1dKHkc/s320/clip_image001.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >PS: If you have not read the 7Jan 2010 post on Guru Story, first read that.</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">He was looking like the most harassed dad this side of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Suez</st1:place></st1:city>. I could clearly see in his eyes the love he had for his daughter and also the shock and anguish she had given him. He was confused as to how to handle the situation.</span></span></p>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">Immediately he started “what is happening.. the children don’t understand. How can they marry. We are Jains.. You are south Indian..<st1:personname st="on">Ham</st1:personname>are khandan me aise hua nahin.. etc etc. My wife and daughters are crying all the time.” . He was sounding helpless and didn’t know what to do.. I could understand his feelings and I was feeling a little sorry for him. </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">I told him to relax a bit and have tea. Over tea, I told him that my wife and I are also equally concerned about the matter. In fact, we did not know how to resolve the issue. However, I suggested that for the time being let us leave it as it is. And after 6 to 12 months if they continue to strongly feel for each other we can then review. </span></span></p>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">He agreed reluctantly. Probably having no other option.</span></span></p>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">The rest was narrated by Vivek.</span></span></p>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US">PS: There was no formal engagement ceremony. Muhurat date was fixed by Chayannaji.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>The wedding took place on February 6, 2003 at Ashram. Most of the relatives from both the sides were present for the marriage at the Ashram and blessed the couple, along with blessings from the whole batch of would be Art of Living Teachers. </span></span></p>
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<br /><div></div></div>VIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-31447615163445434472010-01-31T00:11:00.003+05:302010-01-31T00:20:18.218+05:30Recipe of Tomato RasamThere are many types of Rasam.let us start with simple yet delicious Tomato Rasam.<br />
Ingredients<br />
1. Imli - 1 lemon size ball.<br />
2. Basic Water - half a litre<br />
3. Fresh Hing or Hing Powder<br />
4. Little Haldi, Salt to taste <br />
5. one tomato<br />
6. Rasam Powder - 2 small teaspoons<br />
7. Toovar Dal - 1/2 Cup <br />
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So let start,put all ingredients mentioned except toovar dal together and boil for 15-20 min,<br />
Boil the toovar dal in cooker for 4-5 wistle and 5 min slow in the pressure cooker.<br />
Mix the cooked Toovar Dal in boiling rasam<br />
For Tadka<br />
1. Heat 1 tablespoon of Ghee put Mole or rai, Jeera, Curry leaves,<br />
little Pepper powder or 2 cloves of garlic ( For little for spice and taste . OPTIONAL)<br />
Mix the tadka and garnish with Corinder.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtpbVC7HNqmRl52q6c829Hvgw8Y7VX3hAovXALlZi1GFJg3LdjtAhnSqamT1c0QLxWlwohbgz2KfSPDqAqVrvKeNx-qXeFzTy_vrhXEirsEEB8NXkZtgTPUtdCV_DswyYCU8612eCUs_c/s1600-h/DSC02322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtpbVC7HNqmRl52q6c829Hvgw8Y7VX3hAovXALlZi1GFJg3LdjtAhnSqamT1c0QLxWlwohbgz2KfSPDqAqVrvKeNx-qXeFzTy_vrhXEirsEEB8NXkZtgTPUtdCV_DswyYCU8612eCUs_c/s200/DSC02322.JPG" width="200" /></a>-Making rasam in lead vessel add up the spice and taste. once done transfer in normal container.<br />
-Shakti rasam powder is the best in the market, you get lovely rasam.<br />
-Can use rasam as <span dir="ltr" id=":20m">Appetizer</span>, soup or with rice. Need nearly nothing to prepare it.Simple and Quick<br />
So enjoy making our receipes, will post more.Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-55943129182289159982010-01-30T23:08:00.009+05:302010-01-30T23:24:43.272+05:30A Brilliant Joke!!! Enjoy<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;">A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the<br />
ball into the woods.<br />
She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.<br />
The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."<br />
The woman freed the frog, and the frog said,"Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.<br />
Whatever you wish for, your husband will get ten times of it!" The woman said, "That's okay."<br />
For her first wish, she wanted to be the most<br />
beautiful woman in the world.<br />
The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will floc to".<br />
The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will<br />
be the most beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, KAZAM-<br />
she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!<br />
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.<br />
The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you. "<br />
The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."<br />
So, KAZAM- she's the richest woman in the world!<br />
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like to have a mild heart attack." <b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
Moral of the story: </span></b>Women are clever. Don't<br />
mess with them. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;"><br />
Attention female readers:<br />
This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;">The man had a heart attac ten times<br />
"milder" than his wife!!!<br />
<b>Moral of the story</b> : Women are really dumb but think they're really smart .<br />
</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></b></span></div>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-2538537225892672352010-01-27T15:36:00.009+05:302010-01-28T08:33:08.369+05:30Recipe of Gujarati Patra<span id="goog_1264358723264"></span><span id="goog_1264358723265"></span><br />
I learnt how to make Patra, here is the recipe.<br />
Today we learn how to make for 4 people.<br />
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Patra or Aloo Wadai<br />
English name: colocasia <br />
15 leaves with nearly black stem<br />
*Green steam makes patra bitter*<br />
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Ingredients.<br />
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Besan or chana atta - 3 cups<br />
Jowar atta - 1 cups<br />
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*Jowar and wheat makes patra soft* <br />
Til and Aajwin - 1 full teaspoon each. <br />
Ginger & garlic paste -1 full teaspoon <br />
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Little hing, haldi,salt to Taste.<br />
Imli Paste - small lemon size ball<br />
jaggery - 2 table spoons<br />
Corinder Powder - 1 spoon.<br />
Oil - 1 tablespoon.<br />
Water - adequate to make a loose paste<br />
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Mix all the above ingredients except the leaves to make the paste as shown above.<br />
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Steam the roll leaves for half an hour properly. cool it 10 min.<br />
Cut it into round pieces and put Tadka.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It Looks lovely and taste yummy + Declicious.<br />
Try this and comment <br />
</div>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-15063823174342725122010-01-25T17:32:00.003+05:302010-01-25T17:35:58.777+05:30Impersonalised World<div align="justify">These are times of great innovation and cutting edge technology. Little there is needed to highlight the contribution of this innovation and technology to make our lives more comfortable and easier. Let’s look at communication for instance. The email technology, cell phone technology, messaging and texting, and probably there are many others that Iam missing. This has really helped us to establish and remain connected, which would have been considered a dream a few decades back.<br /><br />But this post is not to highlight the advantages, infact to highlight the fact that everything that has advantages also has some disadvantages. To give you an example when I was a teenager in early 1990s, we had the disadvantage of not having a cell phone, or computer for emailing, and no other technology other than personal meetings and letters to be connected to friends and relatives elsewhere. But the advantage was whatever friends we were connected, we had a personalised touch, as there was no other option. These friends go a long way when we weigh them against true meaning of friendship. And I attribute mainly this to the personalised relationships we maintained, like spending time together, discussing common interests, playing together, everything that one could imagine.<br /><br />However, I see a lot of youngsters these days have naturally developed a way of impersonalisation, as that is the norm. I guess what I am trying to say here is in case there has been an impersonalisation in relationships specially with friends and relatives, (which is obvious considering the number of friends one has these days), it may be a good idea to give way for some personalisation and value what we have, to make the best of it. One good way to start is to make more opportunities for personalised communications and connections.<br /><br />Next post on music….keep reading.</div>VIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-19578709619743191382010-01-24T14:15:00.002+05:302010-01-25T00:09:28.429+05:30Lovely Dispassion<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">We presume "Dispassion" comes to Spiritual Kin. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">We understand Dispassion as leaving or renouncing everything, keeping a long face, being dull or murky. We have completely misunderstood it. Dispassion means living everything 100% filled with celebration and joy.</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dispassion is enjoying everything without getting stuck to it. whenever you get stuck, you lose the beauty and life becomes BORING( A word that youth use soo often).</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">BAWA once rightly said “Live life as if you have come for a vacation on planet Hotel earth." whenever you stay in hotel you don't buy a refrigerator or TV and stay forever.<br />
So perfect. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After hearing this, my Life had a new meaning. I had such a subtle attachment to my bed. Bathroom...etc. Their role in our life is small but by not having them, brings discomforts. Once u start staying in ashram u are free from small attachments..haaa..haa...<br />
Big shift in attitude has also come after implementing Viveka and Dispassion in relationship.<br />
when we are bonds with friends, family, volunteers. Little misunderstanding in relationship causes soo much pain. we become very excited in happiness and very depressed in conflicting times. Dispassion help me sooo much with all relationship. If grace and knowledge would not have been there i would have been shaken and shattered in Life. Behavior, speech and action transformed after being with YES!+ & knowledge. How to be sensitive and not sentimental in relationship? I learnt from the Art of living.</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Viveka is just knowing, nothing is permanent. Everything is changing. Wow!!! <br />
Now i know DISPASSION is soooo Cool and Beautiful.</span></span><br />
</div>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-89474968801455179582010-01-15T23:29:00.006+05:302010-01-19T13:48:47.902+05:30Tips to learn a new language<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2009 was great with Sadhana, Seva, Satsang and full of Masti. I have made resolution for personal and spiritual growth. Now in 2010 I have made one more resolution to learn new language. I am sure lots of people want to learn new language.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Tips to learn a Language in 6 months to year.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">1</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span">st</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span"> Month</span></span><br />
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discover 100 fluently used words </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a friend or someone who knows the language and practice with your friend for at least 15 min. Clear all doubts related to pronunciation.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">2</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span">nd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span"> Month</span></span><br />
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn basic grammar + how to form sentences</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add 15 new words and continuous interacting with people who know the language.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If possible just listen to language through TV, various Media channels, Movies etc.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">And continue to follow the 2</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span">nd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span"> month for next few months.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s not difficult to learn, but needs effort and discipline to learn language. Everyday practice will definitely give results.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this year my resolution is to learn TAMIL Speaking Language. Will keep posting on my updates. Best of luck to all those who want to learn foreign or new language.</span><br />
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</div>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-65951014010113856292010-01-12T10:26:00.001+05:302010-01-15T18:29:10.429+05:30Welcome<div style="text-align: justify;">Jgd.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">First let me wish Happy New Year 2010 to all. I am not a great writer but I am surely going to entertain you guys with exciting, adventurous and fun posts. My life is a multi role – YES!+ Teacher, Mother, Wife, House maker, Handles finance of YES!+ and manage my dad’s money by spending it. Ha…ha…etc…etc… Have planned to place some tips on bringing up baby and ayurvedic recipes. Would also like to share mine and our YES!+ Volunteer’s inspiring and breath taking experiences.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So keep visitng my blog to know more. Jai Gurudeva!!!<br />
</div>Anjana Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248729383259455400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-31952346306012763912010-01-07T10:57:00.002+05:302010-01-08T22:57:10.158+05:30The Guru Story<div>For all those who come in contact with His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji (Guruji), would know what I mean by a Guru Story. HE meets millions of us and with outstanding consistency HE is able to make an impact so deep that it automatically becomes a Guru story for us. Well here is ours, the first ever encounter. <br /><br />This is from the time when Anjana and I were going around, the time had come to face the reality and talk about marriage. Anjana belongs to Jain community (Katchi speaking), I belong to a South Indian Brahmin family, my father would joke that I need to be married to a Guajarati girl just because of my inborn liking for the Guajarati food, mother wouldn’t say anything much to that. Little I realised what was to come in the future when shackles broke, (MOM did not agree, infact could not agree for a long while). Also, we had the wonderful odds supporting us, that no body had ever done an inter caste marriage in Anjana's family. Obviously the girl's dad was pissed off and the mother crying like a baby when she first met the prospect (that would be me). The only nice thing happened in our lives that time was that we had done the Art of Living course, and were getting involved in organising activities. Both the sets of parents did the course and it was then that BAWA came for a DSN to anjana's house. Of course, with his impeccable ease on any situation he suggested to anjana's parents, that lets not break our heads on the situation, go and ask Guruji and if HE says yes to the marriage let it happen if no then no. He went on to add a humour as usual, 'Waise to vivek Cigarette pita tha, lekin abhi accha ladka ban gaya hai'. This has been our motto since then, if we have a situation we look to Guruji for indications, and turns out that it has been like a special power walking with us all the time. Anjana's parents agreed and my father was ok, but my Mom had stopped talking to me since a year, so couldn't explain this to her. One good thing she was regular in her Sadhana.<br /><br />The first meeting materialised. Myself and Anjana went to the ashram, it was Diwali times, and the first entry in the ashram made us realise this place is blessed, and even with all the tension in our mind we were actually having a ball singing and dancing away to glory in the satsangs. Guruji with his usual playfulness was creating waves of joy. An other friend of ours took us for a ashram tour for the key highlights and special places like Sumeru Mandap, Meditation hall, Ved patshala, ampi theater etc. The satsang was amazing and my liking towards music instantly made me realise that this genre is not only musically good, but it has the greatest ability to move the hearts of people with instant gratitude and joy. <br /><br />The satsang got over and we suddenly realised that we were in ashram, in fact to ask Guruji if we should get married. So we immediately hurried to wait outside his Kutir (Shakti Kutir). Amazingly, along with us there were about 200 other people waiting for Guruji. Heart started to pound on the glimpse of HIM making his way towards his kutir, we were thinking how to talk about this. And then the most amazing thing happened which I like to call the Guru impact. Guruji in a crowd of 200 people made way specifically towards us, put his hand around my shoulder and looked straight into my eye and asked 'You want to say something tell me what is it'? Although I was shocked not understanding how did he come to know, I quickly pounced on the opportunity and told HIM 'Guruji bahut tension hain, can we have 5 minutes in private with you' he said ' Paaanch minute, nahin nahin abhi bolo' and all the 200 people were starring at us. Gathering the courage and ignoring the embarrassment, I told him, 'guruji Iam a south indian tamilian and she is Katchi Jain, and we wish to get married' and I expressed a what say you kind of look to him. He started looking at both of us keenly for few seconds and ofcourse he had gauged the situation, he asked me, 'Tumhare Mummy ka kya hai' , i said 'Guruji Mummy ko hi to problem hain' , again I was shocked how does he know these things. But ignored it as I was looking for an answer, he said ' Thik hai karo, abhi November hain, December ke baad karo'. <br /><br />So it was done, we were quite happy that he had oked it. After that things started improving and it was done deal, other than one little thing, my Mother could not still agree. A few months passed Anjana went for Teachers training course of Art of living, and we again went to meet Guruji this time also with anjana's parents, again we got a chance to ask HIM, I introduced again, as I would have normally thought a person who is meeting so many thousands of people everyday could have forgotten one meeting a few months back. As soon as I introduced he again asked me the same thing ' Tumhare Mummy ka kya hain?' I told him 'Mummy ko ab bhi problem hain' by this time I had already given up that she would agree and had decided to get married without her consent, and then Guruji said something that shocked me totally ' Tumhare Mummy ke blessing ke bina kaise karenge' i was shattered, but then later I realised A Guru always keeps a holistic view, and had to take care of my mother also, he went on to say ' wait for 6 months she will be fine' and believe it or not in exactly six months she was able to come to accept the inevitable and had started liking the idea, about the same time, myself and anjana got married . <br /><br />Since then life has been full of wonderful experiences connecting with Guruji,, I will post more going ahead...</div>
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<br /><div> </div>VIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437214861389691560.post-63673045041729681632010-01-06T21:39:00.002+05:302010-01-06T21:39:41.298+05:30Welcome to Our BlogWelcome to Anjana and Vivek’s Blog on Nearly Everything.<br /><br />This blog comes into being in an era of competition in the blogosphere. With the intention of keeping up best with this competition we decided to keep a unique theme to this blog. We will include all subtle aspects of life, varied wonderful experiences, loads of learning and a genuine expression in this blog.<br /><br />A little about us. I am qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and specialize as a Treasury Systems expert. I am a big fan of good food, and passionate about guitaring and singing especially old classics of Bollywood and Ghazals. Anjana is the one who cooks good food, she has done her Masters in Computer Software applications and used to work as a software professional. The Common thread is His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar, the founder of the Art of Living foundation, we fondly call HIM Guruji. <br /><br />Consequently, as the greatest passion in life, both of us are Art of Living teachers, and specialize in main stream youth empowerment education. This has been the greatest and the most happening part of our life, you will get to know more gradually.<br /><br />You might have guessed by now this blog would be on Nearly Everything. 'Everything', ranges from tips on vegetarian cooking, ayurvedic cooking, art of keeping things in an organized fashion, guitar chords for songs and bhajans, financial planning tips, travel tips, brief Know how on SAP (Enterprise Resource Planning) technology, Connecting with His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, profound knowledge of life, valuable tips and tools to enhance the spirit, latest hot jokes, review on movies included, other nice blogs and so on and so forth.VIVEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03250709712995702265noreply@blogger.com3