Special features will be:

• Parikramas are planned in select areas like Nandgaon, Vrindavan and Govardhan
• Knowledge from Yoga Vasishta each day by Shri. Arunji
• Satsangs with him - Govinda Nama sankirtan
• Special Q&A session with Swami Swatantrananda at his Ashram
• Sookshmavyayam sessions each day to enrich the overall experience.

You may choose to schedule your departure for the afternoon of 4th April, 2010.
As there is a ceiling on enrolment, please advise your participation to the following mobile
numbers or email ids.
Sri Sunder +91-9443702251, E-mail: sundar59@airtelmail.in
Sri Ravvi +91- 9444904644, E-mail: ravvichandran@gmail.com

Love is not, “What about me?” It’s dropping that.

This, “What about me?” has been the root cause of our problem, root cause of our pain.

~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Make the whole life a game. There is no purpose, there is no aim, nothing. Just take it lightly, easily. Play the game. That is worship, that is celebration.

~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

I can think of no better New Year's resolution than to answer the question, "Who am I?" In other words, to find happiness in gloomy times, start your own journey inward. There are dozens of ways to begin such a journey, through books, teachers, meditation, and your own inner guidance.

What it takes is desire and a focused intention.

No one can walk this path for you, which is why many people would rather listen to someone they think is wiser and more experienced than themselves. But once you set out to meet your true self, which lies beneath layers of old conditioning, doubts, and beliefs, nothing is more fascinating.

Countless saints and sages, both East and West, have promised that inside each of us is a core of peace. Our true selves are free from anxiety; they open the doorway to joy and fulfillment. But the only way you'll find out is to begin your own journey. I hope you will. Gloomy times are stressful for everyone, yet they also serve as a starting point for personal transformation if you set your mind to it.

~ Deepak Chopra (An excerpt from abcnews.go.com)

"Prayer can solve that which cannot be solved in any other way."

~ Swami Rama

१८.
राधिका कान्ह को ध्यान धरैं, तब कान्ह ह्वै राधिका के गुण गावैं ।
त्यों अँसुवा बरसैं बरसाने को पाती लिखैं लिखि राधे को ध्यावैं ॥
राधे ह्वै जायँ घरीक में ‘देव’ सु प्रेम की पाती लै छाती लगावैं ।
आपने आप ही में उरझैं सुरझैं , उरझैं, समुझैं समुझावैं ॥

This Braj sawaiya verse by poet Prem, says:

Radhika in her love for Krishna, begins to feel as Krishna and longs for Radhika. Tears of longing for Radha fill her eyes and she writes a letter for her and sends it to Barsana. Then quickly comes back to being Radhika and takes the letter and embraces it, close to her heart. The poet Prem says, this is how she engages in her love for Krishna. She meditates on him and becomes one with Him :-) and doesn’t know the difference between herself and Krishna when she thinks of Him.

More Braj sawaiya verses…

You often close your eyes and sit down and you don’t know what to do next; then you start remembering your mantra. You can remember your mantra all the time, but that’s not very systematic. It will take a long time for you.

You’re doing japa, but you’re doing it halfheartedly. If you do the same thing with full concentration, it will definitely give you results.

When you remember your mantra, you should remember it with all your feeling. You should know about your mantra—understand what your mantra is. More...