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*Chapter 6 - Experiencing Infinity*  *Day 30* Question - Gurudev, the intellect only works when you store memories or is it taking out from any memory? Gurudev - The intellect has this unique ability to connect with not just memory but also mind. That's why it perceives new things. It connects with memory, which is already stored and it connects with consciousness, which is intuitive.  So, the intellect is in the middle - it takes from the outside, it takes from the inside - the past memory and it takes a little bit from somewhere deep within also. That's how intellect can create many new things in the world.  A new poem does not come from memory. It doesn't come only from an impression of an experience, it comes as an intuition. How does a new scientific discovery happen?  R&D specialists should know this, that a discovery happens because the intellect is awake - it is taking information through the senses, it is using the memory and it is utilising the intuitiv...

*Chapter 6 - Experiencing Infinity* *Day 29* Question - The second question was memory. You mentioned how at different times, different things are stored in the memory. How does the memory work? Gurudev Sri Sri - The strongest experiences get stored in the memory more predominantly than others, but then there are some experiences which are very superficial that also get imprinted in the memory.  For example you just had a casual conversation with somebody and sometime in the dream you hear that conversation which really was nothing. So, the way the memory works is very complex.  That which gives you a lot of joy and pleasure gets stored and that which gives you pain gets stored. That which appeared to shake your ego, identity gets stored and that which seemed to boost your identity gets stored more than others.  Then sometimes some superficial events, incidents, impressions just get imprinted there simply. If you wake up in the morning and you observe sometime...

*Chapter 6 - Experiencing Infinity* *Day 28* Question - Gurudev, just like we get rid of a rotten apple, when we find a rotten apple we say okay, throw it away. So, lets say you are surrounded by twenty people and you love them all, but there is one person who is really disturbing your peace. You don't hate them, but you can not say, I will probably not see them tomorrow. Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes definitely. You have the choice. You should do that, but dont keep thinking about the person all night and all day. You know, that there are some people who are not so fit to be in that place.  So you show them their place but with a smile, with ease. That is the difference. Instead of getting stuck thinking about them and trying to repair them or questioning," Why is this person like that?" So they are.  They may grow tomorrow. It doesn't matter but they are part of the same consciousness. So, we need to balance these two worlds. That's why you need that bravery...

The first miracle I experienced with Guruji was during my first Sudarshan Kriya in my Part 1 Course. I'd had an accident in 1998 where I had fractured two bones on my right knee. They had healed well but I had been told by the doctor to avoid sitting on the floor. But being a nursery school teacher I could not avoid sitting on the floor so I had started having a problem with my right leg.If I sat down I could not get up without support.When I joined the Part 1 Course in 2000, I was a bit apprehensive and was under the impression that I couldn’t meditate. But wonder of wonders after the first Sudarshan Kriya, I was out for almost 35-40 minutes. I was told that was Samadhi meditation. After the Kriya, before I went into meditation,I felt a person’s leg touch mine. All the 45 people in that course were unknown to me. After meditation, as I opened my eyes, a young girl comes up to me and asks me if I have hurt my right knee as Guruji had asked her to heal it. I was shocked as no one th...

There was this one late evening, me and my mother were going back home from a meeting at the Art of Living center, Jaipur. There was joy and enthusiasm in the air, as Sri Sri was to visit Jaipur (a city in India) and there was full-fledged work going on for the same. Banners & hoarding had been put across the city. While driving, we came across a circle and began looking for the event banner (though I had already seen it at many different places). I could only see one big hoarding of some FM channel, but my mother saw the one for our AOL event, with Guruji’s picture on it. This led to an argument between us. I was telling her that there was no hoarding there, while she said there was one! By then, we had already gone half a km away from the circle, and were on the main road. My mother was still adamant on showing me the hoarding and told me to stop the car. So I parked the car at the side, though that was a pretty narrow road and only one vehicle could pass at a time, so I parked i...

Gurudev came to Delhi on 18th March, 2014 and his flight was supposed to land at 4:00PM. As I couldn't leave office before 5:00PM, I thought I would go to meet him after he reaches Vasant Vihar where he was supposed to be staying.  To my surprise and his wish the flight got delayed by 2 hours and by that time we could easily reach airport and meet him. So we reached at the airport but we did not have any conveyance to go from the airport to Vasant Vihar.  Before he landed he even fixed that and we got a car arranged. Guruji finally landed and we met him at the airport and went behind him to Vasant Vihar. We reached just in time when he was there and I again got a tap on the head with the bouquet of flowers he was holding.  Then he went inside and we waited in the hall amidst hundreds of people. He finally came out in the hall and took our hearts away. As he rightly says he is a "Chit Chor" (who steals the heart too).  On being asked to meet one to one, Gurudev replie...

Question - Gurudev, Lord Krishna says, “I ensure the victory of dharma. We can take the help of adharma (injustice)”. Can a lay man adopt this method? Gurudev Sri Sri - You have some idea in your mind, and you are asking an indirect question and expecting a direct answer from me. When I give you a direct answer, you will apply it indirectly. I am not going to get caught. Why you should not do something wrong? Let us understand this first. If you do something wrong, it will take away your sleep, you peace of mind and it will destroy your health. Something will prick the mind. When something keeps pricking the mind, then you are unable to do anything creative, and you become unhappy. Why you should not cheat others? It is because you don't want anyone to cheat you, isn't it? Anything which you do to someone comes back to you. This is the karma principle.

Question - Gurudev, how can I get purer? Even though I am doing Sadhana, Satsang and Seva, I do not feel very pure. When I see people who are arrogant, rude and proud, especially Art of Living people, I feel very sad. How do I get rid of this? Gurudev Sri Sri - You are saying two things. One you are saying that others are arrogant, others are not okay and the other thing you are saying is you are not okay. This is just mirroring; you are mirroring in both sides. I would say if you feel that you are impure, pranayama and proper food will help. If you still feel that you are not okay then just go on a fruit and vegetable diet for a couple of days and just sing and chant. When you are sitting in satsang and singing how can you say that you are impure? There is no way. Don't you feel when you are sitting in satsang that how much ever impurity you might have felt in the mind, it all got lifted up? There is nothing better than knowledge which can purify your mind, your soul and your spir...

Question - Gurudev, as a human being, is it possible to love without desire, lust, attachment, jealousy, or the fear of loss? Is it possible to love without any of these things? Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes, when there is love and wisdom, none of these negative tendencies will come close to you. However, if there is love without wisdom, all these things that you mentioned, will all attack you at once.

Question - Gurudev, how do I always be happy and not get entangled by the boundaries set by body mind and thought? Gurudev Sri Sri - If you drop this always, you will be happy. Never mind if you are unhappy for a little while, so what? If you think I should never be unhappy, then that becomes a cause of unhappiness.

Question - Gurudev, the blankness (absence of thought) that we feel when we are with the Guru? Is that the ultimate that we should crave for? Gurudev Sri Sri - There is no 'we should crave for. It is a natural phenomenon. You want the best, isn't it? Wanting the best is a natural phenomenon for every human being. And it is important to have the faith that only best will come to me.

Bakula (Mimusops elengi) Did you know that Bakula (Mimusops elengi ) or Bakul is an Indian tree, a prized collection of gardens, the harbinger of ‘basant’ or spring in India with therapeutic benefits, finds mention in the ancient scriptures of Ayurveda as well as in Kalidasa’s lyric poem Meghduta?  Bakula or Bakul (बकुल), with botanical name Mimusops elengi, with common names such as Spanish cherry, medlar, and bullet wood, widely popular for its scented flower called 'Bakula pushpa', is typically an Indian tree which ushers spring season in India and is a prized collection of gardens. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree, apart from being native to India, is found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The flowers of Bakul have a very sweet, refreshing aroma, thus attributing to their frequent mention in romantic contexts in lyrics of Kalidasa's Meghaduta, It is commonly planted as an ornamental tree throughout the tropics. It is also...