In the Mother's lap

Divya shares her experiences of volunteering for Isha...
Volunteering at Isha is like crawling back into the comfort of a Mother's lap. Once I enter the space, all the hustle and bustle is forgotten. Packed away. Into the oblivion. I slowly breathe in the music, sounds, silence, glowing faces, warming smiles and the underlying sense of connectedness. Immediately, my insides feels like wet earth after the first few raindrops. Fresh and Pure. Cleansed of all that modern living can heap on me.

Then I settle down to watch the games my mind play. As I move along to the rhythm of setting things up, I see all that my mind is capable of. Or not capable of. Some moments, I helplessly play along. Few moments, I managed to stay nonchalant. One or two moments, still. Just still. Like a flash of lightning, it occurs in the tumultuous of thunderstorms. Occasionally, here and there. Near and Far.

Its been a year and a half since I attended my first introductory talk. After many such programs, I am not looking back. Not even to share my journey. Not anymore. I grab every single volunteering opportunity I could get my hands on. Like it was the last time I am fortunate enough to participate. I plan, plan and re-plan to work around my personal situations. In lunch breaks and after office hours. In the comfort of the home fire and the laptop. In the mad chaos of cosmopolitan train journeys. With a loving obsession.

Some say volunteering is a way to grow. Others say its beautiful to make it happen for others. I don't know about all that. For me, it quenches my thirst. And makes me want more. After all, what is me? What is not me?

Thanks,
Divya R

It beckons from within...

Shibani shares a poem on 'Shoonya':
"Once what was opaque and blocked my vision,
Now many of the veils have been lifted...
I can see through now --- the Reality across!"
Read the complete article here: http://shibanimanchanda.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-darkness-of-night-i-seek-to-love-you.html

The day came

Meera shares her thoughts about her mom doing the Inner Engineering program:
"She has been regular with her practices. And in just 2 months time, the family doctor has reduced her sugar medication to almost nil. While I wait for the day it actually becomes NIL, I am so relieved, satisfied & grateful that this has happened."
Read the complete article here: http://mjaishankar.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-has-come.html

Isha happened. Truth happened. Is happening. Constantly happening(Well you get the drift...)

Yuri shares her experience of the Kailash-manasarovar yatra (..amongst other things!)
"Since then it’s been a true roller-coaster, a psychedelic drug, the most potent substance yet the intoxication comes with complete clarity, no hangover, and the deepest sense of fulfillment I have ever experienced in my years of seeking, urgently, desperately, around the planet"
Read the complete sharing here: http://yuriawanohara.blogspot.com/2010/08/isha-kailash-manasarovar-sojourn.html

Watching the air in the water...

'Soul' shares in delirious banter the impact of Samyama:
"To able to experience this in water, my place of fear, my place of no control, that jus show how much my inner engineering has changed my Being.
So much laughter that tears of gratitude came. Thank you, Father."
Read the full article here: http://sufferingisblessing.blogspot.com/2010/04/samyama-definitely-got-something-5.html

Hooked!

A 'village guy' shares his experience of the Inner Engineering program:
"The first day, after the intro, I got hooked actually liked sitting in the class."
Read the post here: http://varakalpet.com/?p=108

"Weekends - bookings are a must"

Never thought we would feature a restaurant review on this blog...But here it goes:
Deepak shares his experience of dining in the newly opened Isha Mahamudra restaruant:
"First, the place is a premium outlet since it is a "for profit" unit. There are no pretensions about it. If you get that out of the way, you can see it for what it is."
Read the full article here: http://deepakktsnapshot.blogspot.com/2010/06/isha-life-mahamudra.html