How Gurudev Found me
I was on the lookout for the Art of Living Basic course, as it was called then, in 2007, but I couldn’t find the center, which was just a kilometer away from me (ЁЯШЗ).
I was on the lookout for the Art of Living Basic course, as it was called then, in 2007, but I couldn’t find the center, which was just a kilometer away from me (ЁЯШЗ).
I was a hard-core criminal, committing serious crimes one after the other. I was arrested with arms in Delhi and was sent to Tihar jail where I was introduced to the Art of Living program.
рдирдорд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░, рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдирдорд┐рддрд╛ рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реА рд╣реИред рдореИрдВ рд╕реЗрд▓ рд╕рд┐рдЯреА рд░рд╛рдВрдЪреА рдХреА рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╣реВрдВред рдореИрдВ MCA Final Year рдХреА рдЫрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╣реВрдВред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рддрдХ Heavy Engineering Corporation рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрд░реА рдкрдврд╝рд╛рдИ рднреА рдЬрд╛рд░реА рд░рд╣реАред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ Happiness Program 2016 ┬ардореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛, рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рднреАрддрд░ рд╣реА рдмрд╣реБрдд рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди рджреЗрдЦрд╛ред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдпреЗ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдореЗрд░реА рдХреНрд╖рдорддрд╛ рдФрд░ рднреА рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рд╣реЛрддреА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИред ┬ардореЗрд░реА Close Friend ┬ардиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ course suggest рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдЗрд╕ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдерд╛, рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рдореЗрд░реЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд╛рдлреА рдлрд╛рдпрджреЗрдордВрдж рд░рд╣ред ┬а рдЗрддрдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рддреЛ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░реАрди рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ, рдмреЛрд╣реЛрдд рд╕реЗ рдЧреБрд░реБ Stories рднреА рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИ, (рдЧреБрд░реБ ┬аStories рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрдм рд╣рдо рдХреЛрдИ рдореБрд╕реАрдмрдд рдпрд╛ рдРрд╕реА рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рдЬрдм рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЕрдм рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рдареАрдХ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╕рдмрдХреБрдЫ рдЦрд░рд╛рдм рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛, рдФрд░ рдареАрдХ рддрдм рд╣реА рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЧреБрд░реБ рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдмрдХреБрдЫ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рдФрд░ рднреА рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИред) рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЧреБрд░реБ рдХреЗ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЖрднрд╛рд╕ рд╣реИ, рд╡реЛ рд╢реБрджреНрдз рддрддреНрд╡ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реЛ рд╣рдо рд╕рдм рдореЗрдВ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╕рдмрдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реИред рдореИрдВ рд╣рдореЗрд╢рд╛ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рд╕реЗрд╡рдХ рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рддреА рдереА , ┬ардФрд░ Art Of Living рдПрдХ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░реАрди Platform рд╣реИ, рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╣рдо рд╕рднреА рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╕реАрдЦ рддреЛ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣реИ , рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рдкреНрд░рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рдг рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╕рд┐рдЦрд╛ рднреА рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИред ┬а рдореИрдВ рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд┐рд░реНрдпрд╛ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрдВрдЧреА рдЬреЛ рдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕ рдХреА рдкреНрд░рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ , рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рдиреНрдп рдЬреАрд╡рди рдЬреАрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЕрд▓рдЧ рддрд░рд╣ рдХрд╛ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп, рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рдорди, рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░ рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рде рдорд╣рд╕реБрд╕ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реЗ рдмрджрд▓рд╛рд╡ рдЖрдП рд╣реИрдВ рдФрд░ рдРрд╕реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЬреЛ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдмреЛрд╣реЛрдд рдкрд░реЗрд╢рд╛рди рд╣реБрдЖ рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдм рд╡реЛ рджреВрд╕рд░реЛ рдХреА рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рд╕рд╡рд╛тАМ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рд╡реЛ рднреА рдЦреБрд▓реЗ рдорди рд╕реЗред рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд┐рд░реНрдпрд╛ ┬ард╣рдореЗрдВ рднреАрддрд░ рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ , рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╕рд╢рдХреНрдд рдмрдирд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рдЕрд╣рд┐рдВрд╕рд╛, рдЬрдирдХрд▓реНрдпрд╛рдг, рдПрд╡рдВ рдорди рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рдЬ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрд┐рдд рдХрд░ рд╕рдХреЗред рдореИрдВ рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рд╕реЗ рдирд┐рд╡реЗрджрди рдХрд░рддреА рд╣реБ рдХрд┐ ┬ардЕрдкрдирд╛ рдХрд┐рдорддреА рд╡рдХреНрдд рдирд┐рдХрд╛рд▓рдХрд░ рдЬрд╝рд░реВрд░ рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ Happiness Program рдХреЛ рдХрд░реЗрдВред рдЗрд╕ рдореВрд▓реНрдпрд╡рд╛рди рдЬреАрд╡рди рдХреА рдорд╣рддреНрддрд╛ рдХреЛ рд╕рдордЭрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП, рдереЛрдбрд╝рд╛ рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕реЛрдВ рдХреА рднреА рддрд░рдл рд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рдПред рдзрдиреНрдпрд╡рд╛рджред
As a seeker of both spirituality and worldly success, my journey has been a mixed bag of confusion and clarity. I’ve tried various paths, sometimes moving forward with triple speed, and sometimes getting nowhere.
I started my Art of Living (AOL) journey about 10-11 years ago. Before AOL, I had tried yoga and basic reiki but couldn’t find the depth I was looking for.
I recently completed my first Advanced Course at the Bangalore Ashram, and it was also my first time visiting the ashram.
When I first saw Gurudev in 1994, I had already been practicing Sudarshan Kriya for a few years. I was then following the guidance of another guru.
On August 15th, 2012, I joined The Art of Living in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The six-day YES!+ course changed my life entirely, and I credit my success and personal growth to the organization.
Hi, I am Shreya, an HR professional. I did the Sudarshan Kriya workshop in 2010, and it has been a profound experience for me.
I have been a devoted follower of the Art of Living since 2013, living in Noida. However, in 2016, my life took a turn for the worst.
Since 2016, I have been attached to the Art of Living (AOL) and I have noticed many positive changes in myself.
Dearest Gurudev, I take this golden opportunity to express my gratitude to you on Gurupurnima! Gurudev, you came into my life when I needed you the most.
I used to be an atheist and firmly believed that science alone created the world without the intervention of any god or guru.
I was attending a 7-day Advanced Meditation Program with Bhagavad Gita Live discourse by Gurudev at our Bangalore Ashram. As I made my way to Saraswathi Hall for the Gita session, my mind and heart were at war.
It’s difficult to put into words how much the Sudarshan Kriya has changed my life. Since learning this spiritual practice, I’ve experienced a profound transformation.
I was not mainly a devotee of Guruji, but on December 26, 2013, I lost my brother-in-law to mouth cancer. My sister was grieving, as was my entire family.
I did the Happiness Program in 2004, and I started attending the weekly follow-up sessions after the course. I always had a soothing, peaceful feeling each time, and there was a natural cheerfulness and feeling of being healthy at all levels, even if I wasnтАЩt mindfully aware of it.
I did my first Art of Living course in 1995 at Model Town in Delhi with teacher Rajesh Sharma. I was not a spiritually inclined person back then.
It has been quite a while since I’ve been wanting to write about my experiences with Art of Living and having Sri Sri as a Guru.
The day I attended my first Art of Living course, I knew I had opened a new dimension in my life.
Every time I complete any Art of living program, starting from my┬аfirst ever experience with Sudarshan Kriya to doing an advance course , the beautiful blessings program , Shakti kriya, TTC, to Samyama , I am reborn!
I did my first Art of Living course three years ago. Before doing the course, if someone┬аwould ask for my help with something, I would say no.
I am Manali Pimple from Mumbai. I am currently working as a Compliance Executive at Kotak Mahindra. I did the Art Of Living course in Febuary, 2011, & became a devotee & a lover of Guruji since then. I found the Sudarshan Kriya so amazing that I can say only 1 thing, "THE KRIYA GAVE ME LIFE". So a few years ago, in the year 2005, when I was in the fifth standard, suddenly one day, I started getting a very bad headache. The simplest thing that anyone does during a headache, is to just eat a Crocin. I did the same thing, but it did not help me at all. The pain remained. I also did not have any fever or high blood pressure or any other health problem, so was not sure about the reason for this ache. By late night, the ache reduced & it finally vanished. The next day, at the same time, sometime around 5 pm, again I started getting the same headache. I started getting headaches on a daily basis, at the same time, in the evening.
My name is Gunjan Malhotra and I did my first AOL course in 2008.I would now like to share with you all, a realization, an experience, that took me miles ahead in achieving my all-time dream! Initially, as a fresher into the AOL family, I was not particular about doing my Sudarshan Kriya. I was very laid back about it as back then and I did not feel it's importance and would seldom do it. By profession, I am a model. But three years back, I would not be able to say that. It all started in 2011, when I began my journey to stardom. I started going for audition after audition with the hope of getting the right break. At every audition, the story remained the same:better looking girls, stiffer competition-lesser motivation.
I came into the Art of Living family in December, 2006. My husband and I were keen on doing the Basic course much earlier, but somehow nothing worked out because of my mother's old age and poor health condition. She had dementia, and no one was ready to take her responsibility during the period of the Basic course, when I would be away from home. So unfortunately, I could not experience the course then. With the passage of time, performing the role of a caregiver to my mother took a toll on me. Slowly by slowly, I started to slip into depression. And soon, I was in a bad condition. I consulted a doctor who gave me anti depressant tablets, and it made my condition worse. After a week of medication, my husband felt that there was no improvement and therefore we decided to consult our family doctor, who was also treating my mother then. This doctor advised me to do the Basic course (AOL), which he said would do me good, rather than getting addicted to medicines. The same day, we telephoned the Ashram to inquire about the ongoing courses, and to my good luck, the course had started that very day. So the next day, I joined the course, along with my husband.
This is my second story, and as I have written in my previous story, the next and most miraculous story is about to come.
I did the Yes+ course 5 years back, after a good 3 years of persistent insistence from my best friend. To give you a general idea about the kind of person I used to be;
Hi all, Just yesterday, my cousin sister asked me, “What do you get by following the Art of Living? What’s the point of following all this when you are still unsatisfied, unhappy?”
After I did my Yes!+ course in March 2011, I was waiting to do an Advance course. I got the opportunity to do the course in December 2011 in Mumbai.
I was very fond and attached to my Nanaji ( i.e my maternal grandfather) for whom I felt that I was the luckiest to have such a beautiful soul in my life.
I did the Art of Living course in November 2003 in Mumbai, under the dynamic teacher Ramesh Menonji. I still remember those six beautiful days of my life, which despite the many years that have passed by, still seem just like yesterday.
JGD Since the past 5 years I had been suffering from depression. I was on Homeopathic treatment for more than a year.
I had done my Part 1 (Basic) Course in January 2006. After that I did my DSN Course, Part 2 Course, Advance Meditation Course, Sahaj Samadhi Course with Guruji.
It was 24th December, 2009 and I had returned from the Ashram (Art of Living International Center in Bangalore) after completing my 21 days TTC (Teachers Training Course).
When I was 21 years old, I had a severe health issue. I used to go to a psychiatrist for this problem of mine.
Jai Gurudev! My name is Hitesh Amarseda. I live in Kandivali in Mumbai. The best part about me is my birthday which falls on a leap year i.e.
In engineering college, I used to avoid interactions with teaching staff and other students except a chosen few in order to hide my ailment.
In engineering college, I used to avoid interactions with teaching staff and other students except chosen few in order to hide my ailment.
There was a time in my life when the only thing that used to go on in my mind; how to commit suicide.
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