Ram Manwani, one of our faculty member (Part 1, Yes!+ Instructor) was profiled in Indonesia’s leading Business Newspaper Bisnis Indonesia, direct quote from the article:
Ajaran lintas agama, tradisi, dan budaya itu diyakini mampu menurunkan kadar stres di level individu dan menyembuhkan penyakit dan kekerasasn di tingkat masyarakat sejalan dengan tujuannya, yakni menyebarkan kedamaian di dunia.
translation:
Crossing beyond religion, tradition & culture, the knowledge from The Art of Living Courses are proven to lower individual stress level thus reducing diseases & violence level on the society that is crucial towards building peace in the world that we live in today.
via Bisnis Indonesia Minggu – Profil
Send to Twitter 
Buzz This Post 
Share to Facebook 
MySpace
Read More
The journey of the soul is continuous, just as a man gives up old worn out garments and wears new clothes in the same way the embodied soul “Ataman” gives up old worn out bodies verily accepts the new bodies”.
The soul is eternal. Our existence is timeless; we have been here before in the past and will come again in the future. The actions of body, our words, and our thoughts leave imprints on our consciousness. The mind stores imprints in the form of impressions. These impressions remain latent in the consciousness for a while before emerging as mental waves, which produce desires, fears and other emotions. Our past impressions carry weight and determine how well we can face the present moment and how well we can live life to its full capacity, free from fears and negative emotions.
The Eternity Process helps us cleanse such impressions on a deep level.
This is a past life regression technique that provides a tool to relive events that lie the at the root of a pattern, whether mental or physical. The pattern can be something that needs to be changed or merely understood. A past life regression also provides a gateway to a vast, invaluable resource of information on previous times, places, and cultures. It helps the individual clear mental impressions that may block one’s progress.
The Eternity process enables us to view past lives and transform various impressions negative or positive in a space surrounded by love and grace. We emerge having lived through our past impressions, more alive to the present moment and open to celebrating life.
This process is conducted on a one-on-one basis with a specially trained art of living instructor. In the 2-3hr time, you will have a guided meditation that leads you to the process. This is a safe and passive meditative process, that do not use any hypnotizing technique whatsoever.
Sessions are now opened for Jakarta. If you are Part 1 course graduate, contact our center: 0216513123 for more info and registration.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
Freedom and discipline are opposites and complementary. The purpose of defense is to protect freedom. But is there freedom in defense? Do soldiers have freedom? No, they are totally bound, not even allowed to put the right foot down when told the left foot. Their steps are measured and they are unable even to walk with a natural rhythm. There is total lack of freedom in defense. That which has absolutely no freedom is protecting the freedom of the country! So it is with the police; they protect the freedom of the individual. But are they free?
Discipline protects freedom. They both go hand in hand. Understand this and go ahead in life. You have some restrictions and it is this that allows you freedom. You can choose to focus either on freedom or discipline, and this makes you happy or unhappy. Freedom without discipline is like a country without a defense.
Fences should be fences; a fence cannot be built all over the property. If your fence is all over, how can you build on the property? That state of high absolute freedom is too difficult; we need to be very practical. Yes, there is a state of unlimited bliss, the freedom Advaita talks about. The Advaita Knowledge has been totally misused or used according to one’s own fancies and conveniences.
There must be awareness in the mind, love in the heart, and righteousness in action.
Love and fear are two possibilities that put you on track. The Jewish religion put fear as the main thing so that life could improve. Nature induces fear at a certain age in a child. When a child is very young, it gets 100 percent time and love of the mother. The child has no fear. As the child grows more independent it becomes cautious. Nature brings in an iota of fear. With freedom, the child starts walking carefully. Fear of losing freedom also brings defense. The purpose of defense is to eliminate fear.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
You don’t need to worry to maintain knowledge. When knowledge is lodged in you as wisdom, it will never leave you. Wisdom lodges itself in your heart. Make the Divine your Valentine (your sweet Beloved). This is the last thing to do and the first thing to do. Keep your heart in a safe place; it is too delicate.
Events, small things make strong impressions on it. And you cannot find a better place than the Divine to keep your heart safe and your mind sane. When you keep your heart in the Divine, the moving time, the passing events, will not be able to touch it, will not create a scar. A precious stone needs a setting around it, gold or silver, to hold it and to wear it; so wisdom and knowledge are that setting around the heart which will hold it in the Divine.
See the Divine in your Valentine and make the Divinity your Valentine (your sweet beloved). Just BE. . .and know that you are LOVED… That is BELOVED.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
What do you do when someone behaves very rudely to you?
1. Get upset
2. React rudely back
3. Get frustrated
4. Run-away from and avoid the person or the situation
5. Blame the person
6. Preach to the person
None of those will in any way strengthen you.
See rude behavior in this light:
1. It indicates the intensity of their commitment
2. It indicates the amount of stress and insensitivity
3. It projects the up-bringing of the person
4. It indicates a behavioral pattern
5. It shows lack of knowledge
6. It shows lack of observation of one’s own mind and its sensations
7. It shows you behavior to avoid
8. It is an opportunity for you to welcome and absorb the rudeness
9. It strengthens your mind
10. It unconditions the love that you are
The next time when someone is rude to you, make sure you don’t get upset. Just give back a broad smile.
If you can digest the rudeness, nothing whatsoever can shake you!
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
Ingredients:
1. Alore Vera (remove the thorns, cut into pieces) use skin and everything
2. Ginger
3. Lemon or lime (whole with skin cut into pieces)
4. Mint leaves fresh or dried
5. Black pepper to taste
6. Dissolve honey in lukewarm water (water should not be warm or hot otherwise honey will loose its qualities)
Put all the ingredients into the blender and add a little (not all) honey water and start blending. After a few rounds, stop the blender and add the rest of the honey water once again and blend. Leave the whole mixture for a while before consuming.
Now, you can consume the juice either without sieving or sieve the crushed contents. It is nice to have this juice empty stomach or atleast one hour before having food.
Check out the link below to find out more about the properties of aloe vera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
We will be having a Part 1 course in Bali.
Venue:
Vihara Budha Maitreya
Jl. Arjuna, Negara, Bali.
Date :
30 Mei – 04 Juni 2009, 18.00 – 21.00 WITA
Information/registration:
Art of Living Center (Jakarta) : 0216513123
Niqqita : 0816904531
Agus Januraka : 08113808198
or Check our calendar for other courses & schedules
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
The way to expand from individual to universal consciousness is to share others’s sorrow and joy. As you grow, your consciousness should also grow. When you expand in Knowledge with time, then depression is not possible. Your inner most source is joy.
The way to overcome personal misery is to share universal misery! The way to expand personal joy is to share universal joy. Instead of thinking “what about me?”, “What can I gain from this world?” think “What can I do for the world?”
When everyone comes from the point of contributing to society, wee have a divine society. We have to educate and culture our individual consciousness in order to expand in time with the Knowledge; from “What about me?” to “What can I contribute?”
If you are not having good experiences in meditation, then do more service as you will gain merit meditation will be deeper. When you bring some relief or freedom to someone through service, good vibrations and blessings come to you. Service brings merit; merit allows you to go deep in meditation; meditation brings back your smile.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
When people consider the past as free will they are filled with remorse and regret.
When they consider the future as destiny, lethargy and inertia set in.
A wise person will consider the past as destiny and the future as free will.
When you consider the past as destiny, no more questions are raised and the mind is at ease.
And when you consider the future as free will you are filled with enthusiasm and dynamism.
Of course there will be some uncertainty when you consider the future as free will, and some anxiety, but it can also bring alertness and creativity.
Consider the past as destiny, the future as free will and the present moment as Divinity.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
Normally in the world people with similar tendencies group together; intelligent people group together, fools get together, happy people get together, ambitious people get together and disgruntled people also group together to celebrate their problems! (Laughter) There is a saying, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
The disgruntled people get together, they complain and pull each other down. A frustrated person cannot be with someone happy because the other is not dancing to their tune. You only feel comfortable when the other person is in tune with you. Intelligent people do not feel at home with foolish people. Foolish people feel that intelligent ones are not humane. One with wisdom feels at home with the disgruntled as well as the happy, foolish and intelligent. Similarly, people with all these tendencies also feel at home with the wise.
Just turn around and look at what goes on in your group – are you grateful or grumbling? Take responsibility to uplift the people around you. That is Satsang, not just singing and leaving.
The wise person is like the sky where all birds can fly.
Send to Twitter Buzz This Post Share to Facebook MySpace
Read More
