AOL PART 2 COURSE WITH SRI ARUNJI AT GOPALPUR-ON-SEA

An unforgettable AMC at an unusual locale. Imagine being comfortably seated under a shamiana specially erected 20 meters away from the sea with the roaring waves of Bay of Bengal lapping the shore continually. The cyclonic weather took a break on these four days.

The participants could go deep into meditation effortlessly in an ozone-rich ambiance. The Yog Vasisht sessions during satsangs enthralled them. Strangely when the YV sessions were on, a host of animals and birds present in the area would keep silence as well.

Shri.Arunji traveled to the temple town of Puri Jagannath for a special satsang much to the delight of devotees.


A feedback from one of the participants.



This AMC was really very enjoyable for  all of us .We didn’t know  when the four  days passed but till now you are  in every heart and always be. those unforgettable moments out in the sea,  knowledge sessions,  melodious satsangs; We must pay my gratitude to you for you took pain to travel such a long distance to  bless us with your  knowledge.


The astonishing part was you could know about the talents and abilities of the participants very nicely. It shows how deeply you are connected to Guruji. and with grace you were able to alter the climate also. We read the book SAMPRADAYA. It has really captured treasures of our culture and heritage. And we really loved it. Every teacher must have one copy of it. With deepest regards from the core of  our hearts.  Jyoti.R.

Shri.Arunji at Srivilliputtur Temple and Sri Parasakthi College for women

8th august 2010. the scorching heat that has  almost parched all the wells in the town of Srivilliputtur didn’t deter the Celestial Nectar team from giving their  much awaited annual offering of divine melodies to Sri Andal. The eager listeners who turn up in thousands year after year were drenched in  the new bhajans prepared for the festival. The revered Resident  Pontiff of the Temple town and  the  respected  Chief Priest honoured Shri Arunji and the co-singers.Cloud bursts ensured that the weather  got cooled down as well. 


Following day the Shri.Arunji was the Chief Guest at the Sri Parasakthi College for Women  located in the scenic Coutrallam town. His presentation was enthusiastically received by the youthful audience and the faculty alike.

ADVANCED MEDITATION (AOL PART-II) COURSE WITH SRI ARUNJI AT GOPALPUR-ON-SEA

A PART -II Advanced Meditation Course with Shri Arunji is being organised at Gopalpur-on-sea, Orissa. Course Dates from 26th to 29th August, 2010.

Come let’s soak into Gurudev’s Knowledge, Lessons from Yoga Vasishta and satsangs filled with Celestial Nectar bhajans.

About Goplapur-on-sea: The seven-kilometer long beach that lies along the Bay of Bengal is breathtakingly beautiful and is amongst the most pristine and unpolluted beaches. The scintillating sunrise and the sunset add to the beauty of the experience.

Gopalpur is 14km from Berhampur, a promonent south Odisha city famous for silk products and eatery joints. All the express trains on the Howrah Chennai route stop here. The nearest Airport is Bhubaneswar (180km).

For registration and more details Call : 9040200582 (Orissa) or 9994394505 (TN)

SWEET MEMORIES: AMC AT KANYAKUMARI 2006

(Art Of Living Nagarcoil organised an AOL Part 2 course from 13th -16th Aug 2006 at Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari with Sri Arunji as Course Director. Here is an excerpt from an article about the course from the archives of Sri Durga Prasad)

So here I was, boarding the Island Express at Coimbatore in the wee hours on 12th August. I had booked ticket in this particular train to have a feel of picturesque Kerala – a state I was yet to visit - throughout the day; and I was not disappointed. As the train meandered through the monsoon drenched green blanket of ‘God’s own Country’, the wandering mind came back to the moment to capture glimpses of beautiful landscapes throughout the journey. It was a perfect prelude to the beautiful inner journey that was to take place in subsequent days to bring back the wandering mind to the moment and capture glimpses of the inner Self. Full Report

Guru Poornima -2010 at Bhavani

Bhavani: The legend:

Kubera was gifted with an aircraft in recognition of his devotion to Lord Shiva. While visiting all the Shiva temples, he was struck by a scene on the banks of River Cauvery where deers, tigers, cows, elephants, snakes and rats were drinking water without any sign of enmity. It was a place inhabited by holy men, gandharvas and such good people. Kubera heard a voice from the sky saying that the Vedas came to the Earth on this place and hinted at the presence of a Shivalinga beneath a tree, advised him to worship the Lord and reap the benefits.Bhavani Temple temple is ancient, the presiding deities being

Sangameshwarar and His consort Vedanayaki. As the name Sangam implies there is a confluence of three rivers viz: Cauvery, Bhavani and Amrutha. Hence the shrine is likened to be the Triveni or Dakshin Prayag; interestingly river Amrutha is invisible here as is the Saraswati River in Prayag. Lord Vishnu and His consort are worshipped here as Koodal Azhagar and Soundaravalli thaayar.

It is said that during the East India Company regime, the then Collector of Coimbatore and Salem Districts, William Garrow, who had his headquarters at Bhavani, worshipped Goddess Vedanayaki. One night the Goddess directed him in his dream to vacate his bungalow immediately. The moment he vacated, the entire bungalow collapsed. In reverence to this spiritual experience, he presented an ivory cradle which is still in the temple with his signature.

Guru Purnima -2010

Guru Purnima celebrations hosted by Bhavani- Komorapalayam devotees on 25th July 2010, began with special Pujas at the Shankar Mutt followed by three hours of enchanting Thean Amudham bhajans. The Satsang was led by Shri.Arunji. He took cognizance of a large number of youth in the audience and delivered a social message on ‘Safe Water and Sanitation’ asking them to take responsibility for their rivers. This was much appreciated by the School principals present. The new bhajans composed for the evening were enchanting and as always the audience longed for more of the Celestial Nectar!

Here is a comment received from a well wisher who took part in the Satsang:

Dear Arunji,

Namaskar,It is our great pleasure and punniam we have enjoyed your thenamutha sathsangh at Bhavani. Till this day our mind has not come out from your songs. your social message has published by us in all the schools in around Bhavani & Komarapalayam. We pray to god to give more strength and long life to you and your family to continue this service to the society. JGD

‘Present generation gains wealth but loses health'

COIMBATORE: The present generation is stressed out in its pursuit of wealth.

In the process, it loses health, Chairman of Art of Living Arun Madhavan said here on Sunday.

In his acceptance speech after receiving the Dynamic Indian of the Millennium Award from K.G. Foundation, he said “the generation in a hurry” was looking for instant relief from all problems.

Stress

It was to be noted that even doctors and paramedics were nowadays being increasingly exposed to stressful working environment.

As for the healthcare delivery system, the cost of hardware, software and manpower to run healthcare units had risen exponentially, beyond the reach of common man.

Mr. Madhavan spoke on the relevance of time-tested techniques to keep the mind clear and calm.

These included simple breathing techniques, singing and phonetic vibrations through chanting of mantras.

In order to commemorate the Doctors' Day Celebrations and also in order to recognise doctors for their distinguished contribution to healthcare, the K.G. Foundation honoured 71 of them from various parts of the State with the “Doctor of Excellence” award. Read More from the Hindu

''Dynamic Indian of the millenium" award conferred on Shri.Arunji

Coimbatore, Jul 4 (PTI) City-based K G Foundation today conferred the 'Dynamic Indian of the Millennium' award on Arun Madhavan, a former member of Prime Minister's special committee for model village development programme under the 20-point programme. The award, carrying a citation, was given for his 'distinguished achievements and contribution to society over the years', the foundation chairman G Bhakthavatsalam, said at a function got up as part of the celebrations of World Doctors' Day, here. Besides being conferred a global recognition for his 'project gateway' for promoting India as an investment destination, Arun had delivered a speech at the United Nationas, Geneva, on 'A New dimension to healthcare,' in 1996, he said. The first recipient of this award was the former president, A P J Abdul Kalam, a decade ago.

Read More from CNN IBN

Message from Guruji

Office of H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

dateTue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:51 PM
subject :Message from Guruji

Dear Arunji,

Jai Guru Dev!

Guruji sends you His love and blessings on being conferred the Dynamic Indian of the Millennium Award by the K G Foundation.

Congratulations to you from all of us!

Message from Shri.K.K. Ganesji International Faculty of Art of Living Foundation.

Jai Gurudev Arunji

Congrats. A fitting recognition for your untiring work in our organisation for over two decades.

Love

K K GANESJI

Guruji's Birthday Celebrations with Shri. Arunji in Dubai

Inspired by Lighthouse aolcbe web team we had a strong sankalpa of bringing the knowledge treasure through Shri Arunji into Dubai this year for our Guruji’s birthday celebrations on 13th May. We believed that it would uplift the positive energy of everyone in the midst of today’s challenges. The sankalpa did manifest as a dream come true. HIS grace flowing and the 100% team work by all the volunteers involved.

The trigger was the news in Suntrack with Shri. Arunji in your website about Koniamman kovil program in Feb 2010, where Shri. Arunji conducted raga based meditation and a beautiful isai sorpozivu.The rest is history and a fabulous mind blowing experience to each and every soul who attended his knowledge session.

Lessons from Yoga Vasishta on 12th May and “CELESTIAL NECTAR”- Special satsang topped with brief video clippings of his book “SAMPRADAYA – A Tribute to Tradition”. It was a great heavenly moment for each and every one.

Do view the picasa album of our beloved Guruji’s birthday celebrations with Shri Arunji and the Chief Guest Shri Vasu Shroffji, Chairman and Trustee of Temples at Dubai, U.A.E.

Click for photos of the event


Balaji.S.
Satsang Coordinator

Experiences of the Krishna Moments at Brindavan:

On the concluding day, a very senior teacher of AOL had the final word when she said " Nothing was exaggerated; whatever was promised in the invitation for the Yatra and the AMC have been fully delivered". She indeed reflected the sentiments of every participant who attended this unique retreat, the first of its kind at Brindavan. The Brajbhumi based AOL teacher was ecstatic that she could be part of the hospitality arrangements where people from across many states of India could participate.

As we write these initial notes with photo images, our minds are still rooted in the divine Krishna Moments that each one of us experienced. The premier presentation of "Lessons from Yog Vasishta" by Shri.Arunji was the highlight that will remain etched in our minds and hearts - such profound knowledge, so easily brought across in the audio visual medium.

Ms.Neera Tiwari from Udaipur writes:

You are such an inspiration-no wonder people did so many Part-2 with you.Its amazing how each one of us experienced the Supreme Knowledge so simply. Your whole group is amazing.

I am into Aol for last 10 years, enjoyed and gained so much from every Course and Teacher but this is something beyond words.We feel the nostalgia of Vrindavan which is something out of this world.And how I m getting calls and sms from so many AMC participants daily,all full of love and Gratitude. We definitely wish to give the same experience to Rajasthanis too.

You have proved that the HIGHEST IS THE SIMPLEST.Thanks to our beloved Gurudev for creating such beautiful KRISHNA MOMENTS at Vrindavan."

I am very grateful to our beloved Gurudev for blessing us to have wonderful experience in Brindavan.

When I returned home from AMC-Brindavan, I saw these wordings in a monthly magazine,( I am treating this book as my wise companion) " CERTAIN SPACES FILL PEOPLE WITH VIBARATIONS, CERTAIN PEOPLE FILL SPACES WITH VIBARATIONS" -

On seeing this, I am connected to the memorable and divine experience we had in Brindavan, Mathura and Barsana. As that wordings goes, - our beloved Arunji's very presence fills our places with Divine vibrations.
The most memorable was one we had in Barsna and satsang in Radha Rani Temple.

We are fortunate enough to have crisp of Yoga Vasita, in simplest form by Shri.Arunji, which is truly a commnedable effort. Thank you Arunji. I take this opportunity to thank Chitraji for all her motherly care and Ashokan Ji; Mr Ravvi - who is instrumental in all my memorable experiences in AOL.

Regards
Balasubramanian
Chennai

"ராதையின் நெஞ்சம், எனக்கும் சொந்தம்"

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பொதுவாக ஜெய் குருதேவ் எனத் தொடங்கும் எனது "அனுபவ கட்டுரைகள்", ராதே ராதே என ஆரம்பிப்பது சமீபத்தில் நிறைவடைந்த அருண் ஜி அவர்களுடான பிருந்தாவன் முதுநிலை த்யான முகாமின் தாக்கம். கிருஷ்ணர் பிறந்த பூமியையும், ராதை பிறந்த 'பர்சானா' என்ற ஒரு கிராமத்தையும் அருண் ஜி அவர்களின் விளக்கங்களுடன் கண்டு களித்ததும், அங்கு நடை பெற்ற சத்சங் - இல் பங்கு பெற்றதும் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் மனதில் நிற்கக்கூடியவை. இதை வர்ணிக்க வார்த்தைகள் இல்லை. ராதை-இன் கோயிலில் சத்சங் முடிந்து திரும்பிய் போது வழியில் இருந்த சிறு சிறு பெட்டிக்கடை வியாபாரிகள் அருண் ஜி அவர்களிடம் "மீண்டும் எப்போது இங்கு வந்து பாடுவீர்கள்?" என அன்புடன் விசாரித்தனர். (அருண் ஜி சிரிப்பையே பதிலாக தந்தார் என்பது வேறு விஷயம்)

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பிருந்தாவன் - இல் அருண் ஜி முதல் நாள் பாடிய "சோட்டி சோட்டி" என தொடங்ம் ஹிந்தி பாடலுக்கு அரங்கமே எழுந்து நடனமாடியது. தொடர்ந்து வந்த, 'சங்கராபரணம்' ராகத்தில் அமைந்த Qawwali பஜன் இன்னும் என் காதில் ஒலிக்கிறது. தென் இந்தியாவில் கவ்வாலி பஜன் மிக அபூர்வம். வட இந்தியாவில் கவ்வாலி -இல் "அச்ஹுதம் கேசவம்" பாடியது அதை விட அபூர்வம்.

கிருஷ்ணர் பிறந்து, விளையாடிய மண்ணில் நாமும் விழுந்து புரண்டு விளையாடலாம் என நினைத்து சென்ற எங்களின் மேல் பிருந்தாவன் மண் விழுந்து புரண்டு விளையாடியது; ஒரே ஆட்டோவில் 19 பேர் பயணித்தது; மிகுந்த ஏழ்மையில் இருந்தும் தாராளமாய் சிரித்த சிறுவர்களின் முகம்; அனைத்து கோயில்களிலும் இடை விடாது நடைபெற்ற 'ராதே கிருஷ்ணா' பஜன்; 'பர்சானா' செல்லும் வழியில் ஒரு வெள்ளை குதிரையை பார்த்து அருண் ஜி 'நீ ராதே தானே?' என்ற கேட்ட போது ஆம் என்று ஆடிய குதிரையின் தலை;..................... அனுபவங்களை சொல்லிக்கொண்டே போகலாம்.

இந்த முகாமின் போது, 'சுவாமி சுதந்த்ரானந்தா' ஆற்றிய உரை..............ஹிந்திதெரியாத நான் மற்றவர்களோடு சேர்ந்து சிரித்தேன்; கை தட்டினேன். உண்மையில் ஒன்றும் புரியவில்லை. நான் சென்னை திரும்பிய போது அவரது உரையின் தமிழாக்கம் அறிந்தேன். அவரது உரை ஒரு போனஸ் என்பதில் சந்தேகமில்லை.

வழக்கமாக அருண் ஜி ராமரை பற்றி பேசினாலே வானரங்கள் அரங்கத்தில் நுழையும். இதை நான் தொடர்ந்து கவனித்து வருகிறேன். பிருந்தாவன் - இல் "யோக வசிஷ்டா" விளக்கவுரை! கேட்கவா வேண்டும்? ஆனால் வானரங்கள் உள்ளே வர வழியே இல்லாமல் ஓர் ஏற்பாடு. என்ன நடந்தது? "யோக வசிஷ்டா" - முடிந்தவுடன் வானரத்திற்கு பதிலாக வருணரே வந்தார். சுமார் 100 நிமிடம் கன மழை நம்மை வாழ்த்தி சென்றது.

பல்வேறு விதமான ஞானமும், அறிவுரைகளும், அனுபவங்களும் கிடைத்த ஓர் இனிய பயணம் இது. பிருந்தாவன் இல் இருந்து கிளம்பும் முன் எங்களது சமையல் வேலைகளை கவனித்த வட இந்தியரிடம் சென்று நான், 'நீங்கள் இங்கு வந்ததில் என்ன கற்று கொண்டீர்கள்?' என வினவினேன். 'வெண் பொங்கல், அவல் உப்புமா, தயிர் சாதம்' என்றார். மேலும், 'உங்கள் ஆசிரியர் அருண் ஜி; எங்கள் ஆசிரியர் சித்ரா- அம்மா' என குறும்பாக சிரித்தார்.

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Shri. Arunji at Sree Devi Kumari Womens College - Kanyakumari

Shri. Arunji addressed the students and staff of Sree Devi Kumari Women's College

Kuzhithurai, Kanyakumari, on 6th March, 2010.

Shri.Arunji's " Thean Amudham Isai Sorpohzhivu" at Koniamman temple Coimbatore

" Thean Amudham Isai Sorpohzhivu" at Koniamman temple Coimbatore

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