"Our highest identity is that We are all part of One DIVINITY" SriSri
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The Art of Living, San Diego.
Making Life a Celebration! |
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August 18, 2009 |
"When you move in the world, recognize the divinity in things around you, in people around you. Listen with your heart."
-- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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In This Issue ... |
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For details, please click on any of the items below or just scroll down.
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Sudarshan Kriya follow-ups | |
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Sudarshan Kriya® follow-ups or weekly long-kriyas:
Wednesday
evenings in Carmel Valley and Sunday mornings in Mira Mesa and
Carlsbad. For address and directions, please click on any of the
locations below: |
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Wisdom series - Discipleship Ends |
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Discipleship Ends
by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
A "Shishya" (disciple) or
A "Sakha" (companion)?
Knowledge has an end. Knowledge completes. So also does discipleship. For the disciple is aimed at acquiring Knowledge.
Once you cross the water, however nice the boat is, you get off the
boat. After twelve years, the disciple completes his studies. The
master does a ceremony called Samavartha, where he tells the disciple
that he is ending the discipleship and asking him to behave at par with
him, and let the Brahman dynamically manifest.
Sakha is a
companion in life and death; it never ends. In the path of love there
is neither beginning nor end. Sakha only wants the beloved. He doesn't
care about the Knowledge or liberation. Love is incomplete because of
longing. And so it is infinite, for infinity can never be complete.
Arjuna was a sakha to Krishna and although Krishna was the perfect
Master he was a sakha, too. What are you, a shishya (disciple) or a
sakha (companion)?
The above article is adapted from Art of Living- Daily Sutras & Knowledge Sheets on facebook. If you are on facebook please follow this link to join the group: link
Also, please visit the Art of Living bookstore at store.artofliving.org for more wisdom materials from Sri Sri available in print and other media.
Please visit the wisdom Blog at: wisdomfromsrisri.blogspot.com to read what Sri Sri recently said and latest Question and Answer sessions with him.
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Upcoming Courses in San Diego |
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Yoga & Meditation (Part 1) Course, August 26th - September 2nd
YES!+ Course, August 21st - 26th
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Prison SMART "Detention Convention," August 28th-30th |
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The Detention Convention
You’re
invited to a first of its kind Prison SMART training where veteran
prison teachers will share and train from their own wealth of personal
experience in some of the toughest programs around the world. For many
years, Art of Living teachers and volunteers have been taking the
knowledge into the prison systems around the world. Now is the time to
expand. If you’ve ever felt drawn to be a part of this program as a
teacher, organizer or supporter, come join The Detention Convention.
Overview:
Our
prison system has unfortunately become an assembly-line operation, with
little attention to uplifting human spirit of the inmates. In fact,
the system does just the opposite.
According to Tom Duffy, who
started the Prison SMART program in the U.S., "[t]hat inmate is put
through the most perfect training in hate. He or she is released and
pours that hate into the world. Art of Living uplifts inmates to a
place of pure human values and transforms the prison from a
debilitating machine to a rehabilitative healing place."
Adds Jeffrey Ainis: "In India,
prisoners who have taken the Art of Living Course are allowed to stay
in separate facilities and the prisons have become like ashrams.
Perhaps we can do that here."
The Goal:
To
give you the knowledge, the tools and the inspiration to bring this
amazing program to your area. To spread the knowledge of uplifting
this forgotten segment of our society.
What will happen:
The
focus is to train you in the dynamics of the Prison SMART Program. The
Detention Convention will be filled with presentations driven by over
50 years of combined Prison SMART experience. You’ll hear success
stories and over 17 years of fun & inspiration from Tom Duffy, who
started the program in the United States. You will learn the steps of
starting up, running, maintaining and long term sustenance of the
program. Please note, your participation in this TTC does not make you
a fully independent Teacher. Only Guruji can make that decision.
Who can attend:
Because
we are trying to bring more teachers into the Prison program we are
focusing on existing teachers. But we also realize that support teams
are a massive part of the process of a program so we are also inviting
anyone with time and ambition to come and explore what it is all about.
When: August 28th-30th, 2009
Where: Washington DC Center
Timing: 5:00 PM, Friday August 28th start. End by 3:00 PM, August 30th
Cost: $295.00
Deadline: Must register by August 20th
Limit:
Maximum of 50 participants (Register ASAP as it will fill quickly)
Registration: http://secure.artofliving.org/event_details.aspx?event_id=3612
Housing: Accommodations are included in the course fee
Meals: Meals are included and will be held in silence at the DC Center
Presenters:
Tom Duffy, Francesca Jackson, Jim Warner, Odyl Whitman and more…
(Note:
The presenters mentioned have been involved in profound healing work
with prisoners, American war veterans, and survivors of physical abuse) |
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Bhajan Satsang - Thursday, August 20th, 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
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Satsang at Shri Mandir this Saturday, August 22nd, 5:30 - 7pm,
on Black Mountain Rd in Mira Mesa. |
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| For bhajans and chantings online, 24/7, please visit this: link |
If you would like to host a bhajan satsang, please let the Satsang Team know. Email to: sat...@artoflivingsd.org.
Satsang Calendar
The weekly satsangs are scheduled on a continuous basis. If you would like to host, please see the Satsang Calendar for available weeks and let the satsang team know early. Email to: sat...@artoflivingsd.org.
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Knowledge Satsangs - Tuesdays & Sundays |
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If you would like to host a knowledge satsang series, or to learn more, please contact the Satsang Team at sat...@artoflivingsd.org.
A series may be any of the following: Sri Sri's video commentaries on:
Ashtavakra Gita, Narada's Bhakti Sutra, or Patanjali's Yoga Sutra; or
readings from the text: Vasishtha's Yoga.
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