Skepticism - Knowledge Sheet 21

Hey all

Looks like the blog has become dormant. Just to give a wake up call to all of you... :-)

This week's Knowledge sheet talks about Skepticism. Something here for the people who are skeptic(not just about spiritual organisations, but in general): "It's good to be skeptical but not cynical. Just because something is popular among the people doesn't mean that it should be fad or just a gimmick. It's high time that you start doing something about it." A wonderful Knowledge sheet. :-) :-) :-)

Knowledge sheet no. 21

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Jai Gurudeva!

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Abhiram

Asuya and Anasuya - Knowledge Sheet 11

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 11. A really subtle knowledge sheet this one. Imagine that you have done your best work till date(be it a painting, musical composition) and you go and show it your friend. And instead of praising you, he keeps pointing out only the negative parts of your creation. This tendency or nature is called Asuya. And what is Anasuya??? That, i will let you experience when you listen to the Knowledge Sheet. :-) :-) :-)

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

Jai Gurudevaaa!!!

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Today is Krishna's Birthday - Knowledge Sheet 10

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 10. Today is Krishna's Birthday - Birth of the Center of Attraction. :-)

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Dealing with Blame - Knowledge Sheet 9

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 9. How to deal with blame... Well, i guess most of the people would be experts in this by now. But here is a completely different perspective to the situation. It's really nice :-) :-) :-)

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

Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Abhiram

Habits and Vows - Knowledge Sheet 8

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 8. Just rewind a couple of years back, 12th board exams time and i am sure most of us would have said this to ourselves. "Ok...This is the last time i am going to play football at school. After this, until my exams get over, i will not even peep into the school and give my 100% attention to my studies." Hhehehehe...and it never really happened. We utilised every single opportunity that was available to play even during the exam time.

This Knowledge Sheet reminded me of those times. A really nice one.

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

Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Abhiram

Fire - Knowledge Sheet 7

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 7.

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Doubt - Knowledge Sheet 6

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 6. This also is a very nice one. Had a lot fun shooting it. :-)

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Master is the Door - Knowledge Sheet 5

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 5. Dinesh Bhaiyya's Debut. :-) :-) :-)

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Only Speak Knowledge; Find Comfort in Conflicts - Knowledge Sheet 4

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Knowledge Sheet 4. This is one is really nice and has a lot of stories. My personal favorite.

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

Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Abhiram

Prarabdha Karma and Sanchitha Karma - Knowledge Sheet 3

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Here is Knowledge Sheet 3. An Interesting one about Karma.

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Abhiram

Close to the Master - Knowledge Sheet 2

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Here is today's post. Hope you guys enjoy it. And very soon i will start attaching the transcript of the knowledge sheet below the video so that you can read along with it. :-) :-) :-)

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Jai Gurudeva!!!

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Abhiram

This Begins a New Practice - Knowledge Sheet 1

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From today onwards, i've decided to post a Knowledge Sheet every monday on our blog.

These are Knowledge Sheets that have been given by H.H. Sri Sri Ravishankar from the year 1995 on a weekly basis and people from around the world would be eagerly waiting for them. A practice which started off as just a simple note from the Master, has now been compiled into a Seven Volume series named as "An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker". Before i did my advance course, i just heard people talking about how deep and profound this knowledge but yet it so simple and you could incorporate it in your daily life. I really could not relate to what they were saying, but once i started reading through some of the sheets that my friend Prasanna sent me, it really striked a chord somewhere and slowly it started making sense. (they say that whenever you are in trouble/depression you just need to flip through any one of the books and you are bound to find an answer to your trouble on that page... :-) )

More than me saying more about this, i would just paste an extract from BawanDinesh's blog which they wrote for the Dvd Cover which more or less sounds like a prologue and sums up my thoughts. So, in their own words, we begin a journey which i am sure would be a one that we will all cherish for a lifetime, if not at this moment, at some point of our life for sure.

"For 7 years, every week Guruji (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) used to send out a page of Knowledge to be read out and discussed at the satsangs happening all over the world. He used to call it the Knowledge fax … This was before email became popular enough for everyone to use

Every week we waited eagerly for what Guruji would say through these Knowledge Sheets, many times we would be with Him while He dictated them out and we compiled them. The atmosphere would always be full of wisdom coupled with big doses of mirth. And the Knowledge sheets themselves are always profound, sometimes quite funny…

Dinesh and i decided to do a commentary on them, reliving those precious moments spent with Guruji, reading them out for you and peppering them with stories and examples of how this Knowledge from Him has come alive for us in our lives.

Re reading them now, after so many years of Sadhana, Seva and Satsang has made us realise just how beautiful and precious these words from Him are … We are throughly enjoying ourselves making these videos, we know you will love watching them too."

Have fun...

Jai Gurudeva!!!

Love

Abhiram

p.s: This week i will be posting one video everyday, as we have already uploaded six of them, we will have to catch up. And from next week onwards, every monday a video will be up. So i can guarantee that atleast there will be one post on the blog every week courtesy myself. :-) :-) :-)

'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!!!

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Abhiram