Art of Living (AOL) - Introductory Class
.. so i went for the Introductory Class of AOL. It was supposed to start at 6:30 .. i was there at 6:10. 6:30 passed but only 2 grandmothers and 2 grandfathers .. and me .. my friend pushed me "mmm .. you have brought me to such a place where only oldies come ... and will it start or not its already 6:35".
We were given registration forms to fill up. I did.
Then at 6:40 3 youngsters came.. the course conductor sat in a wooden chair covered with white cloth .. at the background was the photo of Sri Sri garlanded .. pleasant smell of agarbathis .. large hall .. tiles over ..
He introduced and asked "do you know anything about AOL ? .. what is art of living ? .. can we really master it ?". Couple of them were answering his questions ..
He then said about 7 traits of humans .. ego, physique, intellect, .. (i dont rem'r).. then explained what is prana .. he was mostly saying "prana is the one which says we are alive .. thats the difference b/w the living and the dead.."
We were asked to meditate for 15 minutes .. it was a guided meditation .. with he saying .. "take a deep breath .. become aware of your body, surroundings, your mind, the noise .. ". When we opened our eyes slowly .. wow amazing .. we could see some 30-35 people and few more were entering into the hall .. it was almost 7:15 ! For the one who didn't know .. they were punctual by "Indian Standard Time" but the instructor started it early ;-)
We were shown the videos of Sri Sri's travel across 137 countries .. (thats pretty amazing..) and the people's experience of Sudharshan Kriya ..
Atlast we were said "The course is 40 hours totally split across four days(Tu to Fr 6:30-9:30am or pm) and little longer on weekends(sat 7-11:30 am Sun 9-1 and post lunch to ashram) and the 'donation' for the course is 1000 rupees."
Personally i feel (and after lot of comments :-) its worth taking it up atleast for testing the authenticity of Sudharshan Kriya .. then with our own head come to a belief its good or not. Simply accepting as others say .. we should not be and even am not that way .. try it .. test it .. recommend it .. as "word of mouth" is always the best.. Sudharshan Kriya has already spread through word of mouth. I hope I take it up and benefit. About the instructor, to be frank, he was not the best that i can take up him as a Guru and learn from him. I expect more of a old knowleadgeable master to teach me than pretty dressed polished guy. I would try definitely sometime but hopefully with a master that I like.
For those who need the addr of AOL @ Bangalore: Ashram/Office (080) 2244 0102, 2244 0103.
Admin (seems) Mr.Ravi 98862 88891. Contact person for Jeevan Beema Nagar AOL Centre- Ms. Manasa or Ms.Meghana - 98450 91292.
All the best wishes on your journey into your inner self. Remember God is in you !
We were given registration forms to fill up. I did.
Then at 6:40 3 youngsters came.. the course conductor sat in a wooden chair covered with white cloth .. at the background was the photo of Sri Sri garlanded .. pleasant smell of agarbathis .. large hall .. tiles over ..
He introduced and asked "do you know anything about AOL ? .. what is art of living ? .. can we really master it ?". Couple of them were answering his questions ..
He then said about 7 traits of humans .. ego, physique, intellect, .. (i dont rem'r).. then explained what is prana .. he was mostly saying "prana is the one which says we are alive .. thats the difference b/w the living and the dead.."
We were asked to meditate for 15 minutes .. it was a guided meditation .. with he saying .. "take a deep breath .. become aware of your body, surroundings, your mind, the noise .. ". When we opened our eyes slowly .. wow amazing .. we could see some 30-35 people and few more were entering into the hall .. it was almost 7:15 ! For the one who didn't know .. they were punctual by "Indian Standard Time" but the instructor started it early ;-)
We were shown the videos of Sri Sri's travel across 137 countries .. (thats pretty amazing..) and the people's experience of Sudharshan Kriya ..
Atlast we were said "The course is 40 hours totally split across four days(Tu to Fr 6:30-9:30am or pm) and little longer on weekends(sat 7-11:30 am Sun 9-1 and post lunch to ashram) and the 'donation' for the course is 1000 rupees."
Personally i feel (and after lot of comments :-) its worth taking it up atleast for testing the authenticity of Sudharshan Kriya .. then with our own head come to a belief its good or not. Simply accepting as others say .. we should not be and even am not that way .. try it .. test it .. recommend it .. as "word of mouth" is always the best.. Sudharshan Kriya has already spread through word of mouth. I hope I take it up and benefit. About the instructor, to be frank, he was not the best that i can take up him as a Guru and learn from him. I expect more of a old knowleadgeable master to teach me than pretty dressed polished guy. I would try definitely sometime but hopefully with a master that I like.
For those who need the addr of AOL @ Bangalore: Ashram/Office (080) 2244 0102, 2244 0103.
Admin (seems) Mr.Ravi 98862 88891. Contact person for Jeevan Beema Nagar AOL Centre- Ms. Manasa or Ms.Meghana - 98450 91292.
All the best wishes on your journey into your inner self. Remember God is in you !
Labels: spiritual
posted by Sharing what I experience in this world at
2:07 AM
1 Comments:
Dear Youngster,
I have done Basic course and advanced of Art of living. In my openion Type of teacher does not matter. It was an amazing experience any way, irrespective of teacher. It is the Sri SRi Ravishankarji's voice which teaches you Sudarshan kriya. So relax.
Sudha Raman
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