50th B'Day Celebrations of the great Soul:

Today is Buddha poornima and Sri Sri Ravishankar's 50th B'day.On this occasion; I had been to satsang after a very long time. Songs and I are as it is inseparable, and that with a li'll more enthusiasm and a li'll more devotion takes me to a different world!!

What a person can achieve in 50 years, is just unimaginable considering what Ravishankar has done in these 50 years. The 25th anniversary celebration of Art of Living (AOL) is the example for this. Well opinions may differ on the expenditure incurred on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebrations, but uniting the whole world, different nationalities different religions under one roof is a marvelous effort at a time when in Vadodara there are such huge communal clashes going on trivial issues.

The satsang was led my Srinivas and Shalini Srinivas- songs were as usual out of the world. At the end was the meditation especially as it was Buddha poornima. It was a special meditation for full moon day. These days as I perform pranayama regularly, meditation has become a part and parcel of my life. Nevertheless when it is done with Ravishankar's instructions and the flute being played in the background it takes you to different levels.

The experience of meditation is just a joy in itself. I feel my body so light and literally non existent. There is total blankness in front of me- but mind you not darkness, its light mild light similar to moon rays. Thoughts become almost nil. I can stay in this state for hours without any effort, but as the meditation was for beginners too, it was short and ended within 30 minutes.

After the meditation I always go into myself. total silence, searching the meaning of life, why am I here, what am I doing with all this worldly affairs, when I get so much joy within myself what am I searching for in this world-thoughts just go on and on. I feel life is nothing but a journey towards understanding yourself better. When you are successful in doing that your life will end forever-its my version as I believe in rebirth- rebirth occurs when your understanding about yourself is not full. I am into this philosophical mood today as usual some days are dedicated to few emotions!!!

And then I came home driving and all these thoughts in me. Finally reached home and as usual got into the worldly affairs :-)