Rendezvous with Rashmin

I was told that that we had only one tree in the entire Gujarat ashram in vasad when we had bought the land six years ago. This is how it looks right now.

This is Guruji's Kutir.




When Guruji was questioned about this miraculous growth of trees HE said," jahan hari ata hai vaha par hariyali bhi ati hai".." where Hari ( one of the names of Lord Krishna) arrives greeenery also comes with HIM"

JGD
Rashmin

Suffering is an addiction. It starts off like a habit and then once you start enjoying, it may become an addiction. A lot of people suffer from suffering. It has got nothing much to do with life situations, it is just that they have mastered the skill of finding out apparently justifiable reasons to crib,cry and complain. To such people Knowledge is more or less irrelevant.

Knowledge works only when you want to make it work. You will want to make it work only when you want to be free of misery and be happy.

To be happy you need to be courageous! Because only if you are courageous you will say " I am happy INSPITE of this", or "I am happy even without this", otherwise a lifetime can be spent in thinking," I will be happy AFTER this".

Deeper knowledge/experience may follow only after one has gathered the courage to have this attitude in life.

JaiGurudev
Rashmin

On the auspicious occasion of dassera (Vijayadashmi)on the 28th of September I got married to Priyanka in the most beautiful place in this world, the Bangalore ashram.



We got the most pleasant surprise ever, when the divine himself walked in quite unexpectedly and blessed both of us. HE gifted us a beautiful ring and an OM pendant. Those were moments to treasure.

Everybody had a lot of fun especially after BAWA AND DINESH arrived. People were systematically picked up and thrown in the fountain next to the marriage venue. All around all that you could hear was loud laughter and the whole atmosphere was filled with joy and celebration.





All in all it was really a beautiful day in our life and once again when I remember the journey right from the day I first asked Guruji about Priyanka till the day we actually got married, it has been quite eventful with a lot of ups and downs. Its absolutely unbelievable How Guruji in almost impossible situations has worked HIS magic to make this happen.

I fill blessed and utterly grateful to Guruji for showering blessings in such abundance that now I know for sure that He will fulfill all my desires only if they are good for me and only when the time is right.

HE LOVES. HE KNOWS.



When love knows..its me --- SRI SRI

JaiGurudev
Rashmin

Too many things are happening in my life at a very fast pace. At the same time I am focusing more and more within myself wondering what attitude, what self effort is really required to ultimately silence the mind.

I have finally concluded that it is impossible to silence the mind. There is no way. There is no way to get rid of anger, frustration or anything that goes on. The only thing that I can do is either identify with whats going on or choose not to identify.That is the only choice I have.

Asangoham means Disassociation. This seems to be the only way to realise that I am beyond all the good and bad. I am beyond the mess created by the mind. I am not the mind.

Its quite amazing to watch that though this shift is so very little and so minute and subtle it makes such a huge difference in the state of being every time we make it.

JaiGurudev
Rashmin

Happiness is a decision. Happiness is a practice. Happiness is an attitude.

The job of the mind is to create some or the other reason to be unhappy. The mind is sticky and it has this infinite ability to stick to the self created trash that can come in the way between you and yourself ie happiness.

Its at work incessantly. So we also need to be at work incessantly. All that we need to do is to identify anything that comes in the way as "Trash" created by the mind and reinforce the single most commitment that as devotees/disciples we all have.

Happiness!! a decision, a practice and an attitude.

JaiGurudev