Summer Magic

Just returned from the Ashram! Summer Magic is going on great.

2000 of them from all over India have participated. The first 5 days were a great halla gulla…..

and then happened a radical transformation….
From noise and commotion to silence and devotion!!!
From Anand and Binifore to me and myself!!!
From gossips and complaints to responsibility and surrender!!!
From stress and confusion to Guruji and Grace!!!

Love
Preeti

do you serve pigs?

Customer : Waiter, do you serve pigs?
Waiter : Please sit down sir, we serve everyone.

waiting for your call!!!

where have u gone????

Office Office

Existance and living....

YES!+ in Deccan

Last week another YES!+ happened in Deccan. Taking YES!+ workshops is an amazing experience every time! Especially when we hear experience from the participants on the benefits they get, the whole of our team gets inspired to organize the next course and the next and next……


So the next YES!+ in Deccan is from 15th July……
YES!+…..EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ENLIVEN THEIR DREAMS….

Survey on Combating Corruption

My dear, If you are an Indian national, I invite you to fill up the nation-wide Survey on Combating Corruption which will eventually be presented to the policy makers of our country. It may take you about 20 minutes to complete and it would be good learning and great awareness as well. Its ideal to send this to a few of your friends or colleagues or get it filled up by your mom and/or dad and if possible, your maid. This is 'cos we need representative samples from various sections of society. The survey is available online till 15th June midnight, but may I request you to fill it up before it becomes Urgent and Important, which is basically NOW :-) ! Kudos for being proactive and being a part of the solution to the problems of our people!


For the Survey on Combating Corruption, please click on the following link...

http://bit.ly/bYeVAl

YES!+ Magic

We had an amazing YES!+ last week...and the first upgrade today....

The next YES!+ is from 14th June at MVM School, next to ILS, Law College Road, Pune

Love

Preeti

The footsteps to heaven

The footsteps to heaven are soapy and slippery.
They are soapy, you know,
made up of soap, and it is raining.

Imagine how it would be:
the steps to heaven made of soap
and you have to walk in the rain.

The steps are -
hopes, your securities,
your base beliefs-
which)can make you skate at any time.

And the Master is the railing.
Hold on to the railing,
then even if your foot slips,
you won't slip.

Hold on !!

Sri Sri

Family Album

What it feels like .....

A wife was making fried eggs for her husband for breakfast.

Suddenly her husband burst into the kitchen.

"Careful... Careful!!! Put in some more butter! Oh my God! You're cooking too many at once. Too many! Turn them! Turn them now! We need more butter. Oh my God! Where are we going to get more butter? They're going to stick! Careful... Careful!!! I said be careful! You never listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. Use the salt! The salt!"

The wife stared at him and asked, "What the heck is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?"

The husband calmly replied, "I wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving with you in the car."

Ticket please!

"In a train, ticket checker to a passenger: Ticket please!

Passenger: I don't have.

TT: Where do you want to go?

Passenger: Lord Ram's birth place, Ayodhya!

TT: Come, lets go!

Passenger: Where?

TT: Lord Krishna'a birth place, Jail"

Manohar Sing and obama

Manohar Sing and obama are sitting in a bar.

A guy walks in and asks the barman, "Isn't that Manohar Sing and obama?"

The barman says "Yep, that's them."

So the guy walks over and says, "Hello, what are you guys doing?"

obama says, "We're planning world war 3"

The guy says, "Really? What's going to happen?"

And Manohar Sing says, "Well, we're going to kill 14 million Pakistanis and one bicycle repairman."

And the guy exclaimed, "A bicycle repairman?!!!"

Manohar Sing turns to obama and says, "See, I told you no-one would worry about the 14 million Pakistanis!"

Know where you're going in life.... you may already be there!

This one was sent to me by a friend...really makes sense

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.



A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long." they answered in unison.



"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"


The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"



"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, and take siestas with our wives.


In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.

We have a full life."
The tourist interrupted,
"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!


You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."


"And after that?"


"With the extra money the larger boat will bring,
you can buy a second one and a third one
and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.


Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants
and maybe even open your own plant.


You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City , Los Angeles , or even New York City !

From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."



"How long would that take?"


"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.


"And after that?"


"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"


"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire,



live in a tiny village near the coast,


sleep late, play with your children,


catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife


and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.

Buddha's Advice to Calm a Disturbed Mind

Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers.. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there."

The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!"

So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink." After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake.

This time too he found that the lake was muddy. He returned and informed Buddha about the same. After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. The disciple reached the lake to find the lake absolutely clean and clear with pure water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.

Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, "See, what you did to make the water clean. You let it be.... and the mud settled down on its own - and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless.

Antarnaad

Invitation

On behalf of the YES!+ Pune Team, I am happy to invite you to the YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SKILLS WORKSHOP (YES!+) for the first time in the presence of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji in Pune.
The Youth Empowerment and Skills Workshop (YES!+) is an innovative, dynamic training workshop which gives students and young professionals the ability of achieving their personal and professional goals more easier, with more creativity and energy.

YES!+ is a practical course that teaches revitalizing exercises and techniques to help you to:

· Increase your energy, productivity, confidence and creativity

· Improve physical and mental health

· Eliminate Stress, tension and depressed state

· Bring about a peaceful, calm, clear and focused state of mind

· Enhanced awareness, enthusiasm and commitment

· Improve your relationship with people

As a result, it improves all areas of your study and personal life such as your capacity to learn, to take initiative, to communicate and cooperate, to guide and coach others, to handle conflict, to engage in teamwork, and to have increased joy in life.

· Clarity
· Concentration
· Creativity
· Joy of Life
· Increase in efficiency
· Self confidence
· Leadership qualities

A breath away!

Workshop details:

Date: 13th, 14th and 15th January' 2010
Time: 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: S. P. College Ground
Age limit: 18 yrs to 30 yrs
Contact YES!+ Desk: 9422013556/ 9527733634 / 5
Email: pune@yesplus.org
Web Site: www.yesplus.org

English magic

Burning the Candle at both the ends....

Guruji's Messsage for New Year 2010