Germany Guruji Gratitude

I'm the luckiest person on this planet. Seriously. I've been traveling abroad for the past 4 months already, getting a great work experience on one side, and getting to see my worldwide family on the other side. I've been in France, India, Bahrain, and this past weekend Germany, and the constant in these four countries is that I've made new friends that are vibrant of energy and full of wisdom. If it wasn't enough, I got to see Guruji more than I ever did, to the point that there is almost no longing anymore !! When I see him in my mind I think : "Hey what's up? I'm here as well, nice to see you, thanks for coming"! It is amazing to see the scale of the movement He created, and now when I tell people that we're in over 153 countries and its aim is to create one world family (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam), I can really feel it and speak from experience. The bottom line to all the good things that are happening on the path, I've found, is that whenever we put a strong Sankalpa (intention) on something good it often manifests. Although my intention of staying in India didn't work, it made me discover my European family!

This past weekend, I took the train to Lyon and met 2 awesome teachers, Ryan and Mariette, who are creating havoc in the universities for "le stage YES!+" (it's good that they keep the name intact, as I was fearful it would be translated to Oui!+). The 7h road trip back and forth to the German ashram was great, exchanging guru stories and talking about many interesting subjects, deep and light, such as cheese for instance. I almost insulted the French heritage when I asked my coworkers where I could buy cheddar! With their variety of 400 cheeses, asking for an industrial cheese is certainly not the best way of creating good inter-cultural relations :) I shall know better !

Diwali at the German ashram

First impression: I'm freezing ! I might have been spoiled going to Chennai in term of weather, but even for a Canadian it was freezing cold during the Maha Kriya (in Germany, Maha is closer to 100, not lakhs of people!). We have to open windows for fresh air during the breathing! I didn't get an opportunity to visit the grounds (mostly consisting of the Black Forest), but the building itself is very nice. We improvised our accommodation in the basement where we found a warm empty room for the future Ayurvedic center. I might have a chance to see more of this ashram this coming weekend as Guruji is coming for Satsang again!! It's too much :D

To finish, I cannot but give you the link to what Antoine wrote about the course he is currently teaching in Iqualuit, in Canada. Bawa even couldn't resist putting it on his blog, so make sure you read it! Yes yes, go read now :)

Jai Guru Dev!