Just after Diwali!

 

 

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Shubh Deepawali!!

…..it was also today that Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya, his kingdom, after his victory over Ravana, the demon king. Ayodhya means that which cannot be destroyed, or life. Ram means the Atma – the Self. When the Self rules in life, then knowledge lights up. There is life everywhere. But when the spirit is [...]

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Love

Starting a new category today – “From the Knowledge Sheet” – extracts from Guruji’ talks. 

“Our human body is made to bring heaven on this earth, it is meant to bring sweetness into this world, not to spill venom,
It is easy to disparage someone, but it takes some guts, some intelligence, some courage to uplift people, [...]

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Will we accomplish the MDGs by 2015?

No, Not at the rate we are going says Salil Shetty, director of the UN Millenium Development Goals in an interview out here. Why? Because “the incentivisation of development delivery is very low.” 
As part of the campaign, you interact with a lot of politicians and bureaucrats. Do you think there is absolute apathy among the [...]

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Mission Green Earth – Update!

IndiaPRwire reports:
In India, more than 14 million people all over the country stood up to demand an end to poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Art of Living Foundation (AOL), under the guidance of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji mobilized over 6 million people to stand up in 26 states in India under [...]

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A Whole New Mind

 
I recently read this fascinating book “A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers will rule the future” by Daniel E. Pink. This is indeed a riveting book that I completed within 2 days flat and attached is a mind map of the book that I created for my use. Daniel writes that all along Left [...]

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Global Oneness

From the website of Global Oneness Project 
While we are confronted with unmistakable signs that our current way of life is no longer sustainable, inspiring and innovative people and programs are blossoming in all areas of our collective society. From a pay-it-forward café in Ahmedabad, to a youth program that brings African wisdom to Los Angeles, from theGeneral Secretary of [...]

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A freak accident

In a freak accident last evening, an auto driving on the left side ahead, skidded while doing some acrobatic maneuver on the road, overturned and fell right in front of my car, hitting it in the front and within seconds, people rushed in to lift the auto to help the driver out and in the [...]

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Happy Dussera!

Dussera or Vijayadashmi is the celebration of good over evil. The good or the evil is the symbolic of not something outside, but the constant battle that happens within us! In the Ramayana, the evil is personified as Ravana – the ten headed monster! Rama is the innate goodness within us. Both Rama and Ravana [...]

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“Be the agent of Change in this world”-Navaratri Knowledge!

So, where to begin and how much to write? I am not sure, just back from the 7th day of the Navaratri – the day of Rudra and Sudarshana Homa at the ashram and here is what Guruji spoke today.  Standard disclaimers apply, this is not a verbatim translation and all errors are mine! 
“The Yagnas [...]

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