GREAT News!!!

Hey Guys!!
I am happy to announce that the YES!+ Program is now an official part of the curriculum at Cornell University (something we should mention in our intro talks :))!!! Cornell University is an Ive League school - one of the TOP Universities in the world!! Students were GLUED to Guruji's knowledge videos and are now super excited about doing the YES!++

Here are some of the experiences students had on the first YES!+ Program at Cornell...

"This course has taught me a lot about how to look at life and work withwhatever comes my way. It has proven how the good comes with the bad but howpositive will always outweigh the negative. It has given me techniques tofocus and ways to slow down worrying. It helped put everything intoperspective about the big picture (accepting people, situations, the present)and so far has really changed my attitude about negative people/situations.Thank you sooooo much!!!"

~Cornell University freshman, 2008

"After YES!+ I feel much more relaxed, happy, and less stressed. This was avery life-changing experience that everyone should have the opportunity to try. I will carry these lessons and this experience with me throughout my future."

~Cornell University freshman, 2008

"YES!+ is a course of self-discovery and liberation from the world. I feeltransformed. It was a discourse into a way of life that leads to astress-free, happier society. It's a very intense course that not only helpsyou to calm down but also to look at life with a different perspective."

~Cornell University senior, 2008

Jai Gurudev!

Are you driving a car without brakes?

This time Guruji gave us some really beautiful knowledge at the TRM (Teachers’ Refresher Meet)। He said "we are driving a car without any brakes!!" Imagine driving a car which only has an accelerator!! (whew!!) The result – the car goes in all directions and then meets with an accident!

Guruji compared the accelerator to ‘desires’ and the brakes to ‘meditation’ - we keep thinking about “what to do next” and find ourselves caught up in an unending chase towards stress, fatigue and disappointment! He said that it is important for us to apply the brakes (meditate) every day so that the car runs smoothly। For those of us who "cannot meditate" Guruji gave us three sutras to keep in mind –

“अचाह” or “I want nothing”

"अकिनचन ” or “I am nothing”
“अप्रयातना” or "Effortlessness"

These sutras are super effective!! Implement them when you meditate today! :) Jai Gurudev!

A day of 'First Times'...

Today, the oldest advocate at the Bombay High Court fell victim to a massive heart attack and passed away rather dramatically while he was delivering his arguments in court. Mr. V. T. Walawalkar was the senior most advocate who practiced predominantly on the Appellate Side of the Bombay High Court. I regret that I never had the opportunity to work with him. In fact, I didn’t know who he was until I heard of him today. From what I hear, he was a thorough gentleman who had mastered the art of advocacy. Advocacy is not always about winning cases… it’s about using every skill that you have for the sake of your client. It’s about grit and determination and giving your 100% till the very end. It’s about boundless patience and humility, all of which I could see on this man’s face when I paid homage to his body. The body was brought into room no.36 where judges & fellow lawyers paid their respects to his departing soul. Although I didn’t know this man, I felt drawn to the room. Soon enough I knew why... When they brought in his body, I saw the most loving eye(lid)s in the world! It was the first time I was seeing a dead body but the experience was not quite what I thought it would be. The brief that he was arguing when he suddenly collapsed was kept by his side (yea yea, we're a dramatic lot!:)) His face reflected the sheer passion with which he advocated his cause (he looked like someone who would take up a cause; not a case). Around him were keen faces all of whom suddenly seemed like family to me. I saw a humanness in lawyers that I had never seen before. For the first time, I was PROUD to be a part of the Bombay Bar Association. For the first time it felt like we were all on the same side! I felt a rush of ambition and passion for my profession. I was reminded of how important it is to be a part of a family… the larger the family the greater the pride! Like Guruji says, we are all part of an ocean and when we recognize and cherish this, we become the Ocean (Vasudeva Kutumbakam). I became the ocean today thanks to Mr. Walawalkar.
May his soul rest in love and peace! जय गुरुदेव :)