Technology of Spirituality - A Talk by Khurshed Batliwala aka Bawa

(the way people reacted after i told i am going to work for Art of Living...hehehehe)

There has been so many things that have been said after i joined Art of Living. Fortunately, (some might say unfortunate), this was what i wanted to do, and i realised that through this organisation the scope of achieving what i wanted to do was immense.

This post is to basically give you an idea as to what i've been doing over the few months. So, to start of with, this talk that i am going to post was actually first given by Bawa at TEDx, Goa. He was previously invited by TEDx Chennai to talk on the topic - Inspiration.(I mean for Yes!+ people, just his very presence would have summed up the topic :-) :-) :-) ). That talk of Bawa was not as appealing(for us) as it is on a Yes!+ course, but nonetheless the organisers loved it and they wanted him to be at TEDx Goa. And this time the topic that was given to the speakers was Innovation. Most us of did not have a clue as to what the content was going to be. But once he came back to Bombay and showed us the presentation that he did for the talk, we were completely blown away.

The talk is about as the heading says - The Technology of Spirituality.

What is spirituality/spiritual practises/meditation, the factors which govern it and how does this damn thing work. Sounds like some economics class but i tell you it is as interesting or rather even more interesting than it looks like. He takes us through our Indian History and Ancient Texts and arrives as to how we can utilise these techniques to enhance and widen our opportunites to grow as an individual. We actually need it more right now than how much our ancestors required it during their times. I can tell you that this talk will give you a completely new definition of what spirituality is(and give you the exact meaning of what it really is), and will break all the existing notions that people have towards it.

This is what i've always wanted to do. To showcase what are country really represents, our culture, traditions and the knowledge that we possess. The things that we show through are media is not what we are, it's just very bad replication of what the west are doing. And what we are giving to our society is the worst from the west. We need to start a revolution of sorts and the people who can really make a difference are people like us who are capable of identifying what is right and what is wrong. I can only offer you what i have to give, but it is up to you to take that step forward if you want to make a difference to the society you are living in. :-)

So, here it is - The Technology of Spirituality

Hope you guys enjoy it. :-) :-) :-)

Jai Gurudeva!!!

Love

Abhiram

'Why Do We Shout In Anger?'

A beautiful explanation and so true...

Why Do We Shout In Anger?

A Guru asked his devotees, "Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?"

His devotees thought for a while, one of them said, "Because we lose our calm, we shout for that."

"But, why do you shout when the other person is just next to you?" asked the guru. "Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?"

The devotees gave some other answers but none satisfied the guru.

Finally he explained, "When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance."

Then the guru asked, "What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close.The distance between them is very small..."

The guru continued, "When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other."

'MORAL' said the Guru:

"When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return!"

(image courtesy http://yuki-hoshime.deviantart.com/art/first-Love-110395273)

Jai Gurudeva!!!

Love

Abhiram

Run Jesus Run

http://www.molleindustria.org/runjesusrun/run_jesus_run.html

aka the 10 second gospel.