After working for 33 years in Industry I retired in
2002 and enjoyed a few weeks as holidays and felt great in life. I did not take up any part time job
that will keep me mentally alert nor participate in any social activities. However
my post retired life, with zero activity, distorted the life balance and soon I
lost the control and slowly the effect of
emptiness created a cavity in my mind and started feeling highly restless. Soon
I was diagnosed as depressive, started
feeling alone, melancholy.... and
could not get proper sleep during night.
With no options left I embarked on Ayurvedic treatment and the consulting
doctor advised me to engage myself in some social activities. One day I met
Mr.Kaushik Shah, who informed me about various courses of Art of Living &
their enormous benefits. I, without any further delay, took up a 3 days workshop
on Part-I course with Mr.Satyajitji and repeated subsequently 6 days course
with Mr.Ramakrishna Naikji in Aundh. Both Satyajitji & Naikji are excellent
teacher, soft-spoken, very graceful, mild, glowing and always smiling. They taught us various yogasana, pranayama and
the most powerful “Sudarshan Kriya”. With daily practice at home, this step in
my post retired life has radically changed my perception of life, health
and reality. I thought I would share my experience since it meant so much to
me. My growth on this path has accelerated exponentially. It’s one of the best
programs I have attended. “There was not a single dull moment…no pasts….no
future….just the present moment ……full of
change…..raising our standards….learning to know about our “SELF”. What seemed impossible became possible.
I am filled with inexpressible love and gratitude and determined to be a
perfect instrument of the Divine.
I,
now realize that I am part of great tradition of enlightened GURU, Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar ji and strongly feel that HE is with me guiding and blessing me all the
way. With my regular practice of home kriya daily and once a week long kriya, I
feel it is a tremendous relaxation for my body and soul. Now I feel more
energetic, peaceful, calm, balanced, with increased concentration of mind. I
was gently stretched beyond my perceived limits in a space of love & joy,
and filled with knowledge. I got back my sense of certainty that creates the
winner's edge. I now appreciate
the special gifts I have from Art of Living.
Encouraged
by the Part-I course, I also did Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Course under the
guidance of another great teacher, none other than, Mr.Girinji. Girin Govindji
is a Senior Art of Living faculty who has been with His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar ji for more than a decade. Sahaj means natural, effortless and Samadhi is a deep
meditative state of mind. Sahaj Samadhi is a natural and effortless technique
of meditation that allows the conscious mind to settle deeply into the self,
thus giving it much needed deep rest. When the mind settles down, it lets go of
stress and centres itself completely in the present moment. With my regular practice of meditation the
anxiety slowly decreasing, emotional stability improving and in addition I see happiness, creativity and intuition
in day-today life.
Needless
to say that I am totally off all the medication prescribed by doctors, get
sound sleep, feel always fresh and have more balance and equanimity in my post
retired life. I strongly feel that understanding the science of soul is most
important in life.
Through
these AOL activities, I got mu Guru “Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji” and feel most
fortunate to have Satyajit, Naik and Girinji as my Teachers. They convey this knowledge so totally and
effortlessly. One feels positive and uplifted by merely being in their
presence.
Jai
Gurudev
Arun
Mukhedkar
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