By practicing the world renowned powerful breathing technique Sudarshan Kriya (Healing Breath technique) and various course processes, we experience an extraordinary sense of peace and renewed energy that we carry home with us. This six-day course was organized by the main branch of The Art of Living in Pune. The course commenced in Mahatma Phule Museum on Ghole Road. The main attraction of the basic course is Sudarshan Kriya, which was discovered by Sri Sri Ravishankar Ji. Sudarshan Kriya was just a part of the course and there were lots of other things to learn also.
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Learn MoreContact UsAOL – Day 3 – Don't be a Football of Others Opinion
Its 7:45 PM now.
We folks have finished Sudarshan Kriya. The most unique selling product of Art of Living.
Now begins the knowledge for today. The aphorism for today is ‘Don't be a Football of Others Opinion'. The teacher tells us that we are all the time shaped by other's expectation of us. He also told story of Aesop about a man and his donkey. How due to opinions of others he started changing his stances and finally instead the donkey carrying him he was carrying the donkey. The teacher asked us to review the situation in our lives where we have been the football of other's opinion. We reviewed. All of us have some thing or the other. Social interactions demands from us in many ways to comply and dance to the tune of others. I am aware of it in myself how I have allowed other's opinion in my self and how it has shaped so many of my behaviour. Good learning.
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The teacher recaptulated the AOL aphorisms once again – Present Moment is inevitable, Accept everyone and every situation as they are, Expectations reduce the joy and Don't be a football of other's opinion. The four aphorims are good. I think I should internalize these things. Its dinner time now.
We start preparing our raw food, cutting vegetables and of course the older folks have brought in already prepared salads. We mix all of them together and have a feast. We also talk and gossip. Teacher also talks about his Guru Ravishankar and his profound qualities and miracles.
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Teacher says tomorrow is Thursday and time for weekly satsang with Ravishankar which starts at 6:00 PM and he asked us to come at 5:00 to do pranayama and sudarshan kriya. Then we can attend the Satsang. He mentioned that Guruji is revealing secrets from the Saivaite text Shiva Sutra. He says first time in history anyone is talking about these secrets. Obviously he does not know or thinks we do not know. There are several commentaries on Shiva Sutras avialable. And from what I heard Ravishankar speak last week his is not so original. The narration and structure of his discourse has a clear and distinct influence from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Osho. Maybe they should add another aphorism to Art of Living – Do not imitate. Or maybe I should accept them for what they are. So I do.
Day 3 is over and I walk back to my Hostel room. Sudarshan Kriya had been quite relaxing and I am a smiling. Not much different from many of the breathing meditation techiniques I had done earlier. When I had done the dynamic meditation of Osho I had gone ecstatic. Maybe Osho is my Guru and that is my path. Expectations reduce the Joy.
