Discover your Destiny!

The title i have given to this post is the name of the book i read now...Discover your Destiny with the Monk Who Sold his Ferrari...by Robin Sharma. "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" gave me a lot and lot to think about and I admire the way Mr. Robin Sharma adopted to tell the world the secret of lasting happiness.
Reading a book is a journey for me. The moment I start reading, the journey begins....mostly with the author as the guide and the characters as my fellow-travellers. :) . In this book....during my journey till date....i met some people.....each of them made me think about different aspects of life. Speciality here is.....my guide is Julian Mantle (The main Character), who is known as The Monk who sold his Ferrari, and my companion...my fellow-traveller......is Dar Sanderson...who was leading an unhappy...may be..unfulfilling life before meeting Julian.
Here, Julian acts as Dar's coach.....life coach i should say....who gives him...teaches him the message that "you are far greater than you have ever dreamed of being" and describes him the stages ...the 7 stages of self-awakening.

Its really interesting....it makes me think of myself.....to see myself and my life from different angles.

One of the best reading choices for a Seeker.....I should say :)


Love and Peace.....!!!

Why postpone happiness to tomorrow?

Sri Sri

Every living creature wants to be happy. Whether it is money, power or sex, you get into it for the sake of happiness. Some people even enjoy misery because it gives them happiness!To be happy, you seek something. But despite getting it, you are not happy. A school-going boy thinks that if he goes to college, he will be more independent, free and, therefore, happy. If you ask a college-going boy whether he is happy, he feels that if he gets a job, he will be happy. Talk to somebody who is settled in his job or business, and you will find that he is waiting to get a perfect soul- mate to be happy. He gets a soul-mate, but he now wants a kid to be happy. Ask those who have children if they are happy. And they say: how can they relax until the children have grown up and have had a good education and are on their own? Ask those who are retired and done with all their responsibilities if they are happy? They long for the days when they were younger.All of one's life is spent in preparing to be happy someday in the future. It's like making a bed all night, but having no time to sleep in it. How many minutes, hours and days of your life have you spent being happy from within? Those are the only moments you have really lived life. Those were perhaps the days when you were a small kid, completely blissful and happy or a few moments when you were surfing, swimming or sailing or on a mountain top, living in the present and enjoying it.There are two ways of looking at life. One is thinking: "I'll be happy after achieving a certain objective." The second is saying: "I am happy come what may!" Which one do you want to live by?Life is 80 per cent joy and 20 per cent misery. But you hold on to the 20 per cent and make it 200 per cent ! It is not a conscious act, it just happens. Living in the moment with joy, alertness, awareness and compassion is enlightenment. Being like a child is enlightenment. It is being free from within, feeling at home with everybody, without barriers.Don't judge and don't worry about what others think of you. Whatever they think, it is not permanent. Your own opinion about things and people keeps changing all the time. So why worry about what others think about you? Worrying takes a toll on the body, mind, intellect and alertness. It is like an obstruction that takes you far away from yourself. It brings fear and fear is nothing but a lack of love. It is an intense sense of isolation.This can be handled by relaxing and doing some breathing exercises. Then you will realise that you are loved, you are a part of everybody and you are a part of the whole universe." This will liberate you and the mind will take a complete shift. You will then find so much harmony around.To find harmony, it is not as if you have to physically seek it by sitting somewhere for years. Whenever you are in love, your mind is in the present, you feel joyous. At some level, to some degree, everybody is meditating without being aware of it. There are moments when your body, mind and breath are all in harmony. That's when you achieve yoga. The art of living lies in the present moment.

long......very very long break!

After a very long break.....i am here to write something :) .....to be frank...i was lazy all these days....you may wonder......how one can be lazy for about an year...ha ha ha......its me!
I really do not know what made me so lazy to write.....because I am the one who finds pleasure in writing down my thoughts and feelings. may be i was too engaged in getting settled down in my new phase of life :) ! Anyways......everything is good..............same colorful days......same happy thoughts........same lovely feelings......no much change.......life is kool! :) now I will start writing about the year in which i was away from blogging......will start one by one.......new place...new people.....tours.....celebrations.....etc etc..... :)

with my hubby!

YIC- Prashanti Kuteer!!

One day...just after our day's swimming.....on the way back home....my sister....Aparna.....i call her Vava......suggested me to take up the Yoga Instructor's Course at Vivekananda Yoga University....where she is doing her graduation!....that moment i felt my interest in doing something like that!So i decided...............yes.....1 month....let me learn the Yogic way of living!!

YIC started on July 1st,2008. I have visited Prashanti Kuteer befoe also......but this time...... there was a difference.....i was there as a student.....a part of that campus......that Ashram...i should say! When i joined there...i was not having much idea about what was going to happen.....even my sis did not give me much information......i think she did something good by not telling me much about it......only thing she told was......YIC is the most boring course in SVYASA!!!

There was 100 participants in my batch.....people from 25 countries......of different age groups......wide range of expectations!!

1st person whom i have spoken to......in my batch......was Ling Ling.....from UK....basically from Hongkong! We had free time till 2pm....at which the inauguration ceremony was scheduled! We both sat under a tree and shared our views and expectations about the course....some personal matters etc. Then after lunch......the Greattt Inauguration!

While attending the Inauguration i understood.....that i am here to attend a course....which is going to be one of the most unorganized programmmes! And..am sorry to say...it was!

We had a very tight schedule...starting from morning 4.30 thru evening 10.30! Various sessions of Yogasanas,Geeta chanting, Karmayoga, Theory classes,Meditation,Pranayama etc etc....... great experience! Even if there were some problems in the way the whole course was organized...the experience was so good, so informative,and fulfilling. Very good classes....yoga sessions....chances to serve people......an opportunity to interact with people at different levels.

nd ofcourse i should mention......the friendly people......all around... :) .........got many very good friends..........at treasure for a lifetime :)

I will have a lot more to say about YIC experience if i continue like this..... I think I should stop for now.

ahhhhh........................I am back!!!!!!!

After a long.........a very very long journey....................m back home!!!!
it was a journey of about ten years.............hmmmmm............i left home....i mean for my studies....after 10th std.......then one after another.....PUC.....BCA......MBA......ohhhh....then work!!! and now am back home......because i felt......that i shoud take a small....very small.....break before i start my next journey...............the real journey...of life!!!!!!
I should say......these years....when i was running around....for my studoes and career........... i really enjoyed......each day....each moment.............especially while studying!!.........each day had its own color!!! Learnt so many things..........not from books.............but experiences taught me much.............they were the real teachers and friends i got during my journey!! by saying this am not forgetting my great teachers and good friends...............i am always greatful to each of them....for spreading light in my life!
now i m planning to reorganize my life and make my path...more specific........which will lead me to where exactly i want to be. there are so many things to be done in life................i just do not want to live a life with which nobody is benefited......there is a purpose for my life..............and i will live for its fullfilment!!! May Almighty give me streangth for that!!

Now............

I think now it's time to write something about me..........hmmmm.....not the fact sheet.......just about who am i........what i want to do in life.............how i look at the world............how i spend my days.....special moments in my life.............my stupidities.............my silly thoughts...........small small complaints........my dreams.................etc.!!!!!
This is not at all a simple task..........and as we all know...it's a continuous process.........so...... let this be the begining..........and......let it go on and on and on..............!!!!!