Patanjali Yoga Sutras

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We will begin with a story, the greatest and most effective way of conveying knowledge. Once upon a time, long ago, all the munis and rishis approached Lord Vishnu to tell him that even though He (incarnated as Lord Dhanvanthari) had given them the means to cure illnesses through Ayurveda, people still fell ill. They also wanted to know what to do when people got sick. Sometimes it is not just physical illness, but mental and emotional illness too that needs to be dealt with. Anger, lust, greed, jealousy etc. How does one get rid of all these impurities? What is the formula? Vishnu was lying on the bed of snakes the serpent Adishesha with a 1,000 heads. When the Rishis approached Him, he gave them Adishesha, the symbol of awareness, who took birth in the world as Maharishi Patanjali. So Patanjali came to this earth to give this knowledge of yoga which came to be known as the yogasutras. Patanjali said he was not going to discuss the yogasutras unless 1,000 people got together. So 1,000 people gathered south of Vindhya Mountains to listen to him. Patanjali had another condition he would put a screen between him and his students and told them that nobody was to lift the screen or leave. Everybody had to stay in the hall till he finished. So Patanjali stayed behind the curtain and he transmitted his knowledge to the 1,000 gathered. Each of them absorbed this knowledge. It was an amazing phenomenon and even amongst the students, they could not believe how they were getting this knowledge, how the master was making each of them understand without uttering words from behind the curtain. Everybody was amazed. Each one of them experienced such a blast of energy, such a blast of enthusiasm, that they could not even contain it. But they still had to maintain the discipline. But one little boy had to go out to attend natures call. So he left the room. He thought to himself that he would go quietly and return quietly. Another person became curious. What is the Master doing behind the curtain? I want to see. He got so curious that he lifted the curtain to see the Master. But just as he did so, all 999 disciples were burnt to ashes. Now, Patanjali became very sad. There he was, ready to impart knowledge to the whole world and all of his disciples were burnt. At this moment, that one little boy returned. Patanjali asked him where he had gone. The boy explained and asked his forgiveness. Patanjali was compassionate and felt that at least one of his disciples was saved. So he gave him the rest of the sutras, the rest of the knowledge. But the student had violated the law and Patanjali was not willing to forget that. So he said, Since you have violated the law, you will become a Brahmarakshasa, a ghost and hang on the tree. And the only way he could liberate himself from the curse is to teach one student. Saying this Patanjali disappeared. Now Brahmarakshasa, hanging on a tree, would ask everyone who passed by one question and when they could not answer he would eat them. He had no choice and for a few thousand years this was the story. He could not find a single person to whom he could teach the yogasutras. So he remained in the tree as a Brahmarakshasa (the lesson here being that for the one who has great knowledge, and who does something wrong, the state of Brahmarakshasa will come. An intelligent person becoming a criminal becomes more dangerous than an innocent person becoming a criminal. If a person, who knows all knowledge and then turns a criminal, it is much more dangerous). So the Brahmarakshasa was hanging there and waiting for relief. Then out of compassion, Patanjali himself becomes a disciple and comes as a student to Brahmarakshasa who told him all the sutras, which Patanjali wrote on the palm leaf. The story goes that to redeem one disciple, the Master became the disciple of a disciple. Patanjali wrote the sutras sitting on the top of the tree as that was where the Brahmarakshasa sat. Also, Brahmarakshasa worked only in the night. So he dictated the sutras at night and Patanjali wrote them on the leaves. He plucked all the leaves and made a small scratch, drew blood and wrote. This went on for seven days. At the end of it, Patanjali was tired and put everything he had written on a piece pf cloth and set it down and went to bathe. But when Patanjali returned, he found that a goat had eaten most of the leaves. Patanjali then took the cloth bag and the rest of the leaves and walked away. In this story, there is a lot of depth. The puranas do not give any explanation. They just give a story and it is for us to unlock the meaning. So what is that you all have to find out? (1) How did the master convey the knowledge to everybody without uttering a word? (2) What was the significance of the veil and when it was lifted why did everybody burn down? (3) Why was the one boy forgiven? (4) What is the significance of the goat? (4) What is the significance of this story? You should think about all this and come up with your own answers. This is the first in a series on yoga sutras

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30th August 2011
7:00-9:30 evening
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Live The Guru Principle........Sri Sri !!!

Guru is a tattva, an element, a quality inside you. It is not limited to a body or form. There is a story that Krishna sent Uddhava, his close friend and a very wise man, to the gopis and gopas, who were full of devotion. Uddhava went to give them some wisdom, to talk about liberation, but none of them was interested in listening to that. They all said, “No, tell us some story about Krishna, tell us what is happening in Dwarka, where he is. We don’t want to hear all this wisdom; you can keep that to yourself. But tell us what news you have of Krishna? We don’t care about wisdom; we are happy with longing and we are happy with love. So, let’s sing and dance”. That’s all they wanted to do. This is how love makes you crazy. That’s when all the boundaries drop; you feel one with everyone around, and one with the whole universe – and that’s called Guru tattva.
Devotion is your nature. When you rest in your own nature, there is no conflict. But usually we feel a conflict. We feel bad about a negative quality we have or something that we did. A Master is one who lifts these burdens from you that you yourself cannot carry – and kindles in you devotional love. Offer everything to the Master – your anger, your frustration, all your bad feelings and good feelings. Your negativity pulls you down. Your positive qualities bring pride and arrogance in you. Your whole life becomes a big weight. When you offer it all, you become free. You become light like a flower. You can again smile and rejoice in the moment. What remains in you is pure love.
Since ages, all this knowledge and wisdom have been passed on. On Guru Purnima, we express our gratitude to the guru-shishya tradition. It’s the day to celebrate knowledge and love. Mind is connected with moon, and the full moon is a symbol of completion, celebration, a pinnacle. The highest desire is to ask for knowledge and freedom. Ultimately, happiness cannot be bought by money. Comfort is a small thing. But there are only two things that will be asked, and that make life more fruitful – how much love did you give? And how much knowledge did you acquire?
What gets imprinted in the consciousness is knowledge. Knowledge is not what you read in a book; it is awareness. Knowledge is like the ocean. Some people take a walk along the beach and they get good oxygen, fresh air and they are happy with that. Others would put their feet in the water and feel that scintillating impact of the ocean. Some others go surfing or scuba-diving and they find precious things. So, it’s up to you – if you want to take a walk on the beach, swim or go deeper.
Every single person on this planet is a spiritual seeker – everyone is looking for peace, love and happiness, and this is what spirit is. Guru Purnima is the day when the disciple wakes up. More gratitude means more grace, happiness and knowledge. On this significant day repose on the vastness of your own self, review your progress on the spiritual path, renew your focus on the goal, and resolve what you want to do in the coming year.

Guru Purnima Celebrations

Date: 15th July 2011 (Friday)

Time: Evening 7 - 9:30

Venue: 1st floor (A.V. Room), Dominic Savio School, opp. Naturals, diag. opp. Tolani college, Sher-e-Punjab, Andheri-E

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Let's repose in the self with long Sudarshan kriya, followed by Guru Puja and then Satsang. It is a special occasion for us, spiritual seekers. This is a beautiful path we have chosen for ourselves. Let's express our gratitude to our guru for giving us this knowledge which has brought light into our lives and has made it so much more beautiful :-) ...Jai Gurudev.

Guruji's Birthday-13th May

Let us celebrate this special occasion together...make it even more special by your presence :-)

Long Kriya & Gurupuja- 7am - 8:30 am at Dominic Savio school, diagonally opp Tolani college, Sher-e-Punjab, Andheri-E

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Do anything and everything in your capacity! Our nation needs LAKHS to join Anna at Jantar Mantar!

Our Nation needs responsible, empowered people right now, so let's help our India, our Bharat Mata in
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Another of Guruji's quotes to end with: *"When you come out of your personal comfort zone and take a higher responsibility, you will find that whatever you want gets magically taken care of!"*

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Birthday Invitation!!

This is inviting each one of you to Guruji's Birthday Celebrations at our very own Bangalore Ashram on 13th May 2011.After four years Guruji is in India on his Birthday.Lets make the most of this opportunity and be in the presence of our Master whose Grace and Blessing is constantly being showered on one and all.

Kindly note:

For those who wish to attend Devi Puja in VM(Vishalakshi Mantapa at Ashram)on 13th May morning will have to reach Bangalore on 12th May night.Devi Puja is most likely to be conducted by Guruji himself(to be confirmed).

For those who wish to attend only Birthday Satsang with Guruji on 13th May evening can reach Bangalore by noon on 13th May itself.

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The Ashram accommodation is most likely to be full as devotees from all over the world would be there to wish our Guruji.

For Accommodation arrangements kindly contact us ASAP:

Our Seva Warriors : Vidya : 99305 30157 / Vanita : 98691 46741

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An Opportunity to contribute :-)

A Musical event with Vikram Hazra in aid of Banali school in Sangli district for under priviliged children on 26th March 2011 at 7pm

Venue: Yogi Sabha Griha, Dadar-East, near railway station

Passes: 500/200

Call: Radha: 9821242184/ Vanita: 9869146741

Scene-1:

Bondage to work and commitments, bogged down with more than one can do, 2u hours a day are not sufficient, anger is cheap, smile is expensive, small mind, mumdane, stiffling, strangling.

Scene-2:

Freedom from impressions, energy, enthusiasm, ancient knowledge, Master, rishis, saviour, joy, generosity, human values, Satsang :-)

The connection between Scene-1 and Scene-2 is the Divine Music that YOU, may be destined to enjoy.

You are cordially invited to this divine Musical evening and bask in the glorious satsang at the same time bringing smiles to the faces of hundreds of children in Banali, Sangli.

Part II Course in April with Tanu Ma

Happy New Year 2011