Look At The Other Side

From: jaishri iyer <iyer.jaishri@gmail.com>

Look at the Other Side.......

A Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and then distracted him. To keep her busy, he tore one page on which was printed the map of the world. He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again.

He was sure she would take the whole day to get it done. But the little one came back within minutes with perfect map... When he asked how she could do it so quickly, she said, "Oh... Dad, there is a man's face on the other side of the paper... I made the face perfect to get the map right." she ran outside to play leaving the father surprised.

Moral of the Story:

There is always the other side to whatever you experience in this world. This story indirectly teaches a lesson. i.e. whenever we come across a challenge or a puzzling situation, look at the other side...

You will be surprised to see an easy way to tackle the problem.

Blood Clots / Stroke - A Very Important message

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!


STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters....S..T.R.


STROKE IDENTIFICATION

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bysta nder can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(I.e. It is sunny out today)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency numberimmediatelyand describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Have you?

Mindful Eating - Thich Nhat Hanh

When you come to the dining hall, after you get your food and sit at a table, and when
your table has enough people, you can begin the practice

We sit beautifully. We are aware of the people that are a part of our sangha sitting around
us. We are aware of the food on our plates. This is a deep practice. Each morsel of food is
an ambassador from the cosmos. When we pick up a piece of a vegetable, we look at it for
half a second. We look mindfully or recognise the piece of food, the piece of carrot or a
string bean.

We identify it with our mindfulness: "I know this is a piece of carrot. This is a piece of
string bean". It only takes a fraction of a second. When we are mindful, we recognise what
we are picking up. When we put it into our mouth, we know what we are putting into our
mouth. When we chew it, we know what we are chewing. It's simple.

Some of us, while looking at a piece of carrot, can see the whole cosmos in it, can see the
sunshine in it, can see the earth in it. It has come from the whole cosmos for our
nourishment. You may like to smile to it before you put it in your mouth. When you chew
it, you are aware that you are chewing a piece of carrot. Don't put anything else into your
mouth, like your projects, your worries, your fear, just put the carrot in. And when you
chew, chew only the carrot, not your projects or your ideas. You are capable of living in
the present moment, in the here and the now. It is simple, but you need some training to
just enjoy the piece of carrot. This is a miracle.

I often teach `orange meditation' to my students. We spend time sitting together, each
enjoying an orange. Placing the orange on the palm of our hand, we look at it while
breathing in and out, so that the orange becomes a reality. If we are not here, totally
present, the orange isn't here either. There are some people who eat an orange but don't
really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past and future. They're not really present,
with body and mind united.

Visualise the orange as a blossom, the sunshine and rain passing through it, then the tiny
green fruit growing, turning yellow, becoming orange, the acid becoming sugar. The
orange tree took time to create this masterpiece. When you are truly here, contemplating
the orange, breathing and smiling, the orange becomes a miracle. It is enough to bring
you a lot of happiness. You peel the orange, smell it, take a section, and put it in your
mouth mindfully, fully aware of the juice on your tongue. This is eating an orange in
mindfulness. It makes the miracle of life possible. It makes joy possible.

The other miracle is the sangha , the community in which everyone is practising in the
same way. The woman sitting next to me is also practising mindfulness while eating her
breakfast. How wonderful! She is touching the food with mindfulness. She is enjoying
every morsel of her breakfast, like me. We are brother and sister on the path of practice.
From time to time we look at each other and smile. It is the smile of awareness. It proves
that we are happy, that we are alive. It is a smile of enlightenment, of happiness. That
smile has the power to heal.

If we talk about the weather or the political situation in the Middle East, we can never say
enough. We need the silence to enjoy our own presence and the presence of our dharma
brothers and sisters. This kind of silence is very alive, powerful, nourishing and
transforming. It is not oppressive or sad. Together we can create this kind of noble
silence. Sometimes it is described as `thundering silence' because it is so powerful.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Call Of Sufis - A Residential Retreat This Weekend

	Reminder The NewAge Foundation (India)
Your group has a Meetup Friday, February 27, 2009 6:00 PM!

What Call Of Sufis - A Residential Retreat When Friday, February 27, 2009 6:00 PM Who 9 Yes / 1 Maybe There's still room for 12 more. Where Zorba The Buddha Tropical Drive, Opp Ghitorni Metro Stn, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road New Delhi 91-11-26800360/ 65657265 RSVP Deadline Your organizer has set an RSVP deadline for this event. You have until February 26, 2009 7:00 PM to RSVP. Update your RSVP

Meetup Description Call Of Sufis • SUFI MEDITATIONS - to open the heart... • SACRED DANCES & MOVEMENTS -To create the Dervish fire... • ZHIKR - remembrance- getting in touch with the beloved within. • SAMA -Whirling - a human reflection of the cosmos, a movement where we dissolve ourselves into the existence and love... • SUFI POETRY - exploring the beauty of Rumi 's writing... THIS RESIDENTIAL RETREAT IS AN OFFERING FROM THE HEART. "An ecstatic introduction to the world of Sufism, which is neither a religion nor an ideology…it is a vast sky of consciousness… a merging with all of existence… One becomes a Sufi by dropping from the head to the heart…being filled with love. Akash will use different techniques like rhythm, breath, voice, sound and dance; to enter a state of centeredness, silence & emptiness. " About the facilitator :- AKASH DHARMARAJ is a Sufi master, instructor in Gurdjieff Sacred dances, and a practicing psychotherapist. Trained in sufi dance - meditation practices and Fourth Way Techniques; she uses crystals, essential oils, colours, traditional chakra healing systems, reiki, music, movement and dance in her work. Akash has understood the depth of body-mind connections in her last 30 yrs of work, and creates healing systems around individuals and groups. An eco-lifestyle village, ZÖRBA THE BUDDHA celebrates life in all its colours. It offers unique residential retreats and workshops for spiritual growth, self-exploration and creative celebration. It presents a variety of wellness modules in close communion with nature; including yoga, meditation, alternative healing therapies and visual & performing art processes. We also offer the space for workshops/ conferences, and our Eco-Luxe suites for short and long stay. Enquiry / Register info@thevillage.org.in, Ashwin - 9810812325 Mohit - 09910185042 Akshay - 9818674130 Tel - 26804790, 26800360

CONTRIBUTION per person :-
Rs 8,500 twin-sharing in a standard room, triple sharing in a duplex.
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Inclusive of meals, workshop charges and materials
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Call of Sufis - A Residential Retreat in Delhi

A Residential Retreat on Sufism at New Delhi starting 27th February

• SUFI MEDITATIONS - to open the heart...
• SACRED DANCES & MOVEMENTS -To create the Dervish fire...
• ZHIKR - remembrance- getting in touch with the beloved within.
• SAMA -Whirling - a human reflection of the cosmos, a movement where we dissolve ourselves into the existence and love...
• SUFI POETRY - exploring the beauty of Rumi 's writing...

THIS RESIDENTIAL RETREAT IS AN OFFERING FROM THE HEART.

"An ecstatic introduction to the world of Sufism, which is neither a religion nor an ideology…it is a vast sky of consciousness… a merging with all of existence…
One becomes a Sufi by dropping from the head to the heart…being filled with love. Akash will use different techniques like rhythm, breath, voice, sound and dance; to enter a state of centeredness, silence & emptiness. "

About the facilitator :-

AKASH DHARMARAJ is a Sufi master, instructor in Gurdjieff Sacred dances, and a practicing psychotherapist. Trained in sufi dance - meditation practices and Fourth Way Techniques; she uses crystals, essential oils, colours, traditional chakra healing systems, reiki, music, movement and dance in her work. Akash has understood the depth of body-mind connections in her last 30 yrs of work, and creates healing systems around individuals and groups.

Call Of Sufis - A Residential Retre…

QUANTUM HEALING - 2 Day Workshop at Delhi

Announcing a new event for The NewAge Foundation !

QUANTUM HEALING - 2 Day Workshop

February 22nd & 23rd, 2009 10:00 AM to 5 PM

QUANTUM HEALING - A BREAK THROUGH IN ENERGY HEALING

Learn to amplify the flow of life force energy to magnify your healing abilities

Join the league of gifted healers

Learn the secrets of aligning bones and balancing body structure at an amazing speed.

Anyone can learn this, from children to the elderly. No previous experience of any kind is necessary, although Quantum-Healing will naturally enhance the effectiveness of any other hands-on therapy. Reiki practitioners have described it as 'turbo-charging' what they do.

This may be the easiest and most valuable skill you ever learn. Everyone learns to run energy so well in a two day class, you will be able to reduce peoples pain and inflammation due to injury and actually see the skeletal structure spontaneously align itself.

From DNA to bones, all cells and systems effortlessly respond to the resonance created. All natural healing is accelerated. For both professionals and lay-people, Quantum-Touch is an invaluable tool.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN A QUANTUM HEALING WORKSHOP


You will learn a series of breathing and body awareness exercises to help you focus and amplify life-force energy. This is the core technique that is used in Quantum Healing. It is so easy and natural to learn, little children and great grandparents pick it up easily. you will too.

You will learn how to bring down pain and inflammation in record time. On its own this is an invaluable skill. It seems that there are always people in pain and it is a blessing to have something you can do to really help.

You will learn that you can observe bones automatically adjusting themselves with a light touch. (Actually, the body moves them into correct alignment, you don't have to know what's happening any more than you need to understand how you digest your breakfast.)

You will learn how to help reduce or eliminate back pain and get faster and better results than you have ever thought possible. There are dozens of chiropractors now using Quantum Healing because it is so effective.

You will learn how to use an extraordinary distant healing method to get truly outstanding results. When those you love are not near and you want to help, don't feel helpless because there is something significant you can do. Distant healing with Quantum Healing is tremendously effective.

You will learn how to amplify the power of your sessions by work with Chakras, Toning and Vortexing the life-force energy. This truly ups the power of your sessions tremendously.

You will learn to use the Amplified Resonance Technique to turbo charge your own sessions so they have a power similar to a group sessions. This is the most powerful technique presented in the basic workshop. This allows individuals to run energy as if they were a whole group of people.

You will see that you can use this modality to work with pets and other animals. It's a great joy to use this work with animals as they usually respond amazingly quickly.

About the Facilitator

Dr Sandeep Bhasin is a General and cosmetic Surgeon post Graduate form A.M.U. He has worked in Surgery in various hospitals as Apollo, Batra, PSRI Hospital etc.

Dr Sandeep is trained in Pallative Cancer Care from TATA Memorial Hospital. He is one of the pioneers to use and be trained in Ozone therapy. He is also trained in advanced body works as Cranio Sacral Balancing, Visceral Manipulation etc. Presently he is also imparting trainings in these body works.


Workshop date 22nd to 23rd Feb. 2009
Timing : 10 AM to 5 PM (Both Days)
Workshop Fee : Rs. 3,500/- Per Participant
VENUE- Carewell Clinic
E-34, KALKAJI, NEW DELHI.
Contact Dr. Sandeep Bhasin MBBS, MS 09818704499, 011- 41329548

Register here:
http://www.meetup.com/The-NewAge-Foundation-Meetup-Group/calendar/9758864/

A Beautiful Story Shared By A Member

Shared by  jaishri iyer <iyer.jaishri@gmail.com>


She married him today.

At the end of the wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bank savings passbook, with $1000 deposited in it.

She told her, "My dear daughter, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your married life. Whenever something happy and memorable happens in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to the amount. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in.
I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with your husband. When you look back after years, you will know how much happiness you've both shared.'

She shared this with him after getting home. Both of them thought it was a great idea and couldn't wait to make the next deposit! This is what the passbook looked like after a while:

- 7 Feb: $100, his first birthday celebration after marriage
- 1 Mar: $300, she gets a salary raise
- 20 Mar: $200, vacation to Bali
- 15 Apr: $2000, She's pregnant!
- 1 Jun: $1000, He gets the big promotion
and so on...

However, as the years went by, they began fighting and arguing over trivial things. They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the most nasty person in the world...There was no more love.

One day she talked to her Mother. 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We have decided to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!'

Her mother replied, 'Sure, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want, if you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing. Remember the savings passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'

She agreed with her. So she went to the bank, and was waiting in the queue to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joyful moments came back to her. Her eyes were filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she got home, she handed the passbook to him and asked him to spend the money before getting divorced.

So the next day, he went to the bank, and was waiting in the queue to cancel the account. While he was waiting, he took a look at the passbook record. He looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joyful moments came back to him. His eyes were filled with tears. He left and went home.

He gave the passbook back to her. She found a new deposit of $5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I realized how much I've loved you throughout all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.'

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back into the safe.

I like this story so much that from now on I will give a print out of this story to every couple who is getting married along with a nice notebook to record their happy times.


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love & light
Jaishri Iyer

"Reiki Workshop - Level 1" is tomorrow, Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:00 AM!

	Meetup Reminder The NewAge Foundation (India)
Your group has a Meetup tomorrow!

What Reiki Workshop - Level 1 When Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:00 AM Who At least 6 Spiritual Seekers. There's still room for 3 more. Where The NewAge Foundation 29/2, 1st Floor, Punjabi Bagh Ext. New Delhi 011-45090232 / 9818181991 RSVP Deadline Your organizer has set an RSVP deadline for this event. You have until February 12, 2009 11:00 AM to RSVP. Update your RSVP

Meetup Description Workshop on Reiki By Ms Virender Bhullar "Rei" in Japanese means 'Spirit'. And "ki" means 'Life force energy'. Together they can be read as "Spirit led life force energy". Reiki is not magic, black or otherwise, it is not connected to any religious rites or any religion, it is not a cult or anything to do with 'Faith healing'. Reiki is a Japanese term that when translated means 'Universal life force', what is termed 'Prana' in Sanskrit, 'Chi' in Chinese and is known as 'Cosmic energy' to many. It is the name adopted for a system of healing that was (re) discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in the latter part of the ninetieth century. Reiki involves the transfer of energy from the 'Reiki channel' (or the person giving Reiki) to the receiver, it is a method of holistic healing, and the underlying principle of their effectiveness are similar. However, in Reiki, no pressure is required, and the recipient's vital force is activated by the energy received from the Reiki channel. Apart from our physical bodies, we have other etherical bodies surrounding us. The aura around us has been documented with the help of advanced photography. Yoga describes the presence of seven spiritual energy centers or the chakras in our bodies. They are on our auric level and correspond to the endocrine glands in our bodies. These are so interrelated that an imbalance in one will affect the other. This means that an infection or diseased energy first affects the auric field before the physical body develops symptoms of the illness. Therefore keeping the aura healthy goes a long way in avoiding illness. Practiced regularly, therefore Reiki works on the mind, the body, on the emotional and even on the spiritual planes. Thus, Reiki is not something that should only be done when one is unwell – it is a measure to optimize ourself on all fronts. Reiki can be learnt and practiced by anyone, even a child. It is a very simple hands–on technique. To be a Reiki channel or a person who can practice Reiki, a person needs to acquire attunement from a Reiki master. This opens the chakras enabling the person to act as an effective conduit for the transfer of the Universal life force energy. Reiki cannot be learned from a book or by instruction. It is one of the ancient mysteries of the world and the activation of Reiki in your hands occurs only through an 'Attunement' or 'Initiation' which is given by a Reiki master. Course Fee : Rs.1500/- per head (Only 6 Seats) Fee Includes Course Material, Lunch & Tea For confirmation SMS WORKSHOP to 5667780 or call Sandeep Goswamy at: 9818181991 / 011 45090232

Creativity is the quality that you bring to a activity

CREATIVITY has nothing to do with any activity in particular -- withpainting, poetry, dancing, singing. It has nothing to do with anythingin particular.

Anything can be creative -- you bring that quality to the activity. Activity itself is neither creative nor uncreative. You can paint in an uncreative way. You can sing in an uncreative way. You can clean the floor in a creative way. You can cook in a creative way.

Creativity is the quality that you bring to the activity you are doing. It is an attitude, an inner approach -- how you look at things. So the first thing to be remembered: don't confine creativity toanything in particular. A man is creative -- and if he is creative, whatsoever he does, even if he walks, you can see in his walking there is creativity. Even if he sits silently and does nothing, even non-doing will be a creative act. Buddha sitting under the Bodhi Tree doing nothing is the greatest creator the world has ever known.

Once you understand it -- that it is you, the person, who is creative or uncreative -- then this problem disappears. Not everybody can be a painter -- and there is no need also. If
everybody is a painter the world will be very ugly; it will be difficult to live. And not everybody can be a dancer, and there is no need. But everybody can be creative.

Whatsoever you do, if you do it joyfully, if you do it lovingly, if your act of doing it is not purely economical, then it is creative. If you have something growing out of it within you, if it gives you
growth, it is spiritual, it is creative, it is divine.

Osho