There is never an end

Linear thinking is all about focusing on an end. Start of a project and how it will be ended. Get up from the bed and going back to bed and birth to death so on and so forth. Our system of thinking somehow linked with this mind set. However the natural world or environment is not like that it never linear, but it’s multidimensional or spherical in nature.

For us to do anything we have to have an objective or goal in mind, an end goal in mind helps to progress. It gives a focus, discipline, determination and commitment to get it done.

So how we can still get things done with linear thinking and yet we think and live multidimensional, how we can live and inspire our self and work hard and inspire others also to do more?

What makes one inspired? What makes us to work hard? What makes us to get that valour in life so we can love what we do and become great? If we all can do great and noble actions then we can build a better world.

World without pollution and plastics, and clean and organic world with lot of love and caring,

Will this be possible? Well search is on!!!

Quest for perfection has no beginning nor end, there is never an end to what we should do and what we can do!!

Jai Gurudev

Autumn 2010 - Tree Planting - Day 4 - reaching 3000 trees since Autumn 2008

Today, Saturday 30th October 2010 volunteers from Art of Living foundation in Mississauga planted 125 trees in Brichwood Park in Clarkson, Mississauga with the help of City of Mississauga. This is our 3rd continuous year in planting trees in Mississauga and we are reaching 3000 trees in these period.

Fall 2010 we have planted 533 trees with the help of City of Mississauga, reaching 3000 trees mark from the beginning of autumn 2008 till now.

Art of Living foundation is one of the largest non-profit, education and humanitarian organization, our work and inspiration comes from the teaching of World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, lovingly called Guruji

Autumn 2010 - Tree Planting Day 3

Today, Saturday 23rd October 2010 volunteers from Art of Living foundation planted 125 trees in Brichwood Park in Clarkson, Mississauga with the help of City of Mississauga. This is our 3rd continuous year in planting trees in Mississauga and we have planted over 2500 trees in these period.

Art of Living foundation is one of the largest non-profit, education and humanitarian organization, our work and inspiration comes from the teaching of World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, lovingly called Guruji

175 trees Planted in Brichwood Park in Clarkson, Mississauga, Saturday 2nd 2010 by Volunteers from Art of Living Foundation

I always inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his life story. It’s so amazing and inspiring how one man could change the history of a big nation during the difficult time. He took responsibility his hard work still paid off to many million peoples around the world. His story has been told to many and his inspiration changes many people every day.


Today 2nd Saturday is Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday and what a great way to contribute to the nature by planting 175 trees by Art of Living Foundation volunteers in Mississauga.

Today, Saturday 2nd 2010 volunteers from Art of Living foundation in Mississauga planted 175 trees in Brichwood Park in Clarkson, Mississauga with the help of City of Mississauga. This is our 3rd continuous year in planting trees in Mississauga and we have planted over 2500 trees in these period.

Art of Living foundation is one of the largest non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization, our work and inspiration comes from the teaching of World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, lovingly called Guruji

Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success | Video on TED.com

Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success | Video on TED.com

Today I watched Steve Jobs Stanford University speech through my iPhone

Great story, very inspiriting and a great Feeling,


To listening him that his life story, simply amazing,
Remember the Art of Living points? Do not be football of other people opinions..., well watch the Video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

Grace works through you when you are Grateful

How Grace works through you when you are Grateful and when you are truly, with prayfully and sincerely work on something,

I remember when I teach Art of Living Courses (Basic course) something I cannot explain that I experience and say which is truly without my awareness or without my thinking. Later I think where this comes from?

As if someone speaks through me. Please watch this video as Elizabeth Gilbert explained very nicely, very well done,

http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

Never give up!!!

Thursday 23rd of September, 2010 after work heading home to realizing that I am not feeling good with headache and cough, after dinner went straight to bed and hoping to get better. Next day I could only take a sick day and finding myself in the clinic waiting for two hours to see a doctor and get antibiotic (Welcome to Canada!!!). The guilt, regrets and total disappointment started to creep in as I could not do anything with my day. Praying to recover so I can continue with my work and spend the weekend with Swami Pragyapad and starting another great Tree planting Project.

Realizing the inevitable that no one will turn up for the volunteering tree planting next day, praying to help me with the situation and realize the weakness not only in my body but also with my work (which I get paid for) kept me painful and felt complete helpless.

Continue to feel the effect of my situation and sickness at this moment my mind is much weaker than the body.

Thinking lets cancel the event by calling few numbers to City of Mississauga, My action could have only works if someone is really working in the City after 9:00pm Friday night, sending few SMS to colleagues who was in Satsang (get-to-gather) with Swami Pragyapad, hoping to recruit more volunteers only disappoint me with more that I am hoping for will not turn up. I kept praying for faster recovery for next day tree planting.

Seeing my complete withdraw, my family kept asking me to cancel the tree planting and rest the whole weekend, although they love Guruji and Art of Living at this moment they could only questioned the volunteer organization without any procedure and protocol to execute a project with any contingency. This only worsens my situation. I felt what a great failure I am going to face tomorrow. All these are my fault as I did not work smart to put any procedure or system.

Saturday 25th of September, 2010 Tree planting day, getting up and doing Kriya with much difficulty knowing some solution will prevail in front, again called few people.

I thought I will talk to the City to cancel or at least plant few trees realize Krishna Menon (I am so grateful for him, without whom we could not have done much on that day) called all his nephews and niece we started with 3 people and end with 8 people. At the end we Planted 108 trees. We spend almost 3 hours and the day was windy and cold (10-12C). I went home with my constant runny nose I felt good that we did something today but it was not helping me with sickness.

Thanks again for those who came for tree planting on September 25th 2010, it’s another great day for great learning.


I really wanted to go and see Swami Pragyapad and to be with him but my body did not allow as I constantly coughing and sneezing my mind is constantly in intellectual mode. Soon I ended up spending rest of the weekend on my bed recovering. I could not accept the fact that I failed to see him making my mind even weaker than the body.

All and all I realize how strong I should be both physically and mentally and How I should be grateful for every moment and if I have to continue this path, how strong should I be and how deep I should go!!!, for this moment I can only pray to give me strength to become strong and give me strength to continue and to Never Give up!!!!

My First fundraiser/Donation through running - World Run Day 2003

My First fundraiser/Donation through running…

My first ever run for any cause and donation is for Art of Living and Donation to World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Guruji) back in Oct/2003.

At this time, I have done the course and practising for 8 months. I am so Grateful for everything and how things are all turned up excelent. Every moment and every day with Guruji is full of learning, adventure and so much fun. Thank you so much Guruji for giving this joy every day and every moment.  Looking forward to do more Seva and cannot wait to be with you soon...,

When running was my religion…

I always wanted to run a marathon. It was my dream but I never could do because I do not know how to do. When I was a young boy growing up in Colombo I was one oversized, well fed and rounded figure. My elder cousins always tease me and I though may be one day I can reduce my weight. My thinking/pondering process started when I see people running in the morning. When I went to high school, I started to run little by little, but I never understood or liked it because I never believed it. Only when I started to work in US and reading the runner’s world magazine I got many inspirations that I can do as well. Even after reading all these I was always afraid to run long distance because I never had the faith and determination element with me.

I did my first Art of Living Program in Dec/2002 then only I figured that I can achieve it. I believe that I can do and I never gave up and I religiously started to run and hoping one day I will do the full marathon.

Well that dream finally come true in the Magnificent Toronto, Finally I did it http://results.sportstats.ca/find-an-athlete-find-a-race-search.php?lang=eng&first=Praisoody&last=THAYAPARAN

Now, I am beginning to believe that what I do in Art of Living as volunteer and as a teacher is my breath and life, for that I thank my master who is giving me all this knowledge. I am truly lucky to be in this Path. Meeting with Guruji Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the most outstanding achievement I could ever think of. Every day I am hoping to meet him again. Like before the day will come soon, until then…

Art of Living Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES) Contribute to clean up the Woodlot in Mississauga

Art of Living Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES) provides youths of age 13-18 a knowledge and skills to handle their life much better. There are endless testimonial on what and how this program helps the teenagers and youth to cope up with their daily stress and tough times.


This Saturday 07/Aug/2010 kids from YES course, did a cleanup on the Windrush woods in Mississauga. Truly very interesting experience for myself to see this quiet and shy youngsters come out with many interesting discussions. Firstly they found it as an adventure to hunt all garbage on the woods to cleanup secondly it gave me inspiration to get to know them. More I get to know, I remember what Guruji has said on teenagers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3FTXZ9TFSI)

I thank Vaishnavi Palaparty and her YES kids for giving an opportunity to clean up and contribute to the City of Mississauga.

Another successful Tree planting Season spring 2010

Another successful Tree planting Season spring 2010

We successfully concluded another successful tree planting season.   Spring 2010 season been the best I have seen from the people dedication and commitment.  From the little Krish to mighty Ashok, we have seen the dedication of the people.  We have planted over 550 trees in 4 Saturdays.

We have started tree planning in fall 2008 and this is our 3^rd year in a raw we are continuously doing this effort and this is only successful because of all the great volunteers.  So far we have planted more than 2200 trees in Mississauga.

Thanks again for all the volunteers to have a great successful day. We are so grateful and happy to contribute to City of Mississauga and its vision for Million trees for Mississauga.

Art of Living Foundation is one of the largest, non for profit, Educational and volunteer based organization in the world; we get our full enthusiasm and inspiration from his teaching from World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  

Take Responsibility

We attach our own pride with what we do and what we did in the past. Sometimes it keeps going in our head over and over again like a broken record player. Past is like a fantasy, it’s gone and future is full of mystery, yet we live in that more than we live in the present moment. Its great wonder how our mind works and its nature but controlling it and putting a toll gate are necessary and making our intellect sharp and very active is very well needed now than ever.

Only a Guru and his Grace and total devotion to him can bring this knowledge and skills. With all this with Grateful I take responsibility and pray to my Master to give peace and non-violence to all around me and to the whole world and beyond.

With love, always yours

For more from The World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and my great Master:
http://bestofsrisri.blogspot.com/2010/06/take-pride-in-non-violence.html

Gratefulness – Day 3 of our spring 2010 Tree planting

Gratefulness – Day 3 of our spring 2010 Tree planting


Again we had a massive success with over 40 people participated in tree planting. We planted about 175 trees in one hour so far this is our biggest participants. Thanks for all those who have come. I am so grateful that Art of Living volunteers in GTA continuously contribute to our Mother earth and Green living vision for City of Mississauga.

Thanks again for all the volunteers to have a great successful day. We are so grateful and happy to contribute to City of Mississauga and its vision for Million trees for Mississauga.

Art of Living Foundation is one of the largest, non for profit, Educational and volunteer based organization in the world; we get our full enthusiasm and inspiration from his teaching from World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Gratefulness

Gratefulness

I am so fortunate to grow up in Colombo, Sri Lanka. My early childhood made me understand the different diversity in the world. I am a Hindu grow up with Buddhist, Muslims and Catholics and able to talk to them all in 3 languages, English, Tamil and Singhalese.

Till now I have so many Singhalese friends and I understand the various religions and appreciate each of them as each brought much rich wisdom and goodness in me. I am so lucky and proud to be from Sri Lanka without which I will not see the world as it is now. I thank all my friends whether they are Tamils or Sinhalese or what ever the religion they were. I am so grateful for all of you, Thank you.

For more on Grateful

http://bestofsrisri.blogspot.com/2010/05/power-and-beauty-of-gratitude.html

Art of Living Foundation Mississauga Tree Planting session Day 2

Art of Living volunteers from Mississauga Satsang group had yet another successful day at Meadowvale Conservatory; we’ve planted 125 trees in about 50mins during our Day 2 session May 15th from 12 – 1pm. Its simply amazing day, with every thing went well and the conservatory next to Credit view was simply calming and meditative.

It’s so thrilling to see the youth and kids actively taking part in many activities. Every day, I always learn many things from them.








Thanks again for all the volunteers to have a great successful day. We are so grateful and happy to contribute to City of Mississauga and its vision for Million trees for Mississauga.



Art of Living Foundation is one of the largest, non for profit, Educational and volunteer based organization in the world; we get our full enthusiasm and inspiration from his teaching from World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Spring Tree planting Day 1 Art of Living Mississauga Volunteers

May 8th Meadowvale conservation arena 12-3 PM




Art of Living volunteers from Mississauga Satsang team kick started the Spring 2010 tree planting project by planting 120 trees,



It’s a great way to get back to Toronto by starting Seva project from last Week visit to Canadian Ashram with our beloved Guruji Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Thanks to all these volunteers

Thanks and looking forward to the next Saturday event May 15th 12-3pm with more trees

SuperBrain Yoga or Thorpu Karanam in Tamil

When I grow up in Jaffna and Colombo, Sri Lanka, as kids we use to go to temple every morning before we go to School and in the evening before we get to our houses. As a custom and disciple we use to pray in our own way by Chanting Ganapathy Thevaram (Ganesh manthra) and at the end we do Thorpu Karanam(it’s like while holding your right ears with left hand and left ears with right hand and do sit up, and then with gently closed wrist gently hit the fore head, its kind of massaging the forehead.


Recent research shows that this balances our brain activities and improves brain power. It’s truly amazing how our ancestors are so smart we can only fathom it now.

Please see this article,

Article

http://www.superbrainyoga.org/

On YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnxcOYVzQTw

Art of living Foundation Greater Toronto Area Mission Green Earth - Tree planting – Spring 2010

This is the initial announcement for Art of Living Mission green Earth Tree planting project, this will be new project for us after very successful completion of Shelby Woods,

We will be planting Saturday starting May8th, May 15th, May 29th and June 5th and the events will be held from 12-3.

Location

If you open the link below it will bring up a map of the area, the only way to access the park is off 2nd line west, just north of Old Derry Rd.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=meadowvale+consvation+area+mississauga+on&sll=45.521503,-73.615952&sspn=0.115462,0.22007&dirflg=r&date=10%2F02%2F09&time=07:58&ttype=dep&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Meadowvale+Conservation+Area,+Mississauga,+Peel+Regional+Municipality,+Ontario&ll=43.62831,-79.730144&spn=0.01491,0.027509&z=15


Checkout out YouTube video,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqrKoD4As4

Windrush Woods in Mississauga Adopted by Art of Living Foundation

Windrush Woods in Mississauga Adopted by Art of Living Foundation


Art of Living volunteers in Mississauga committed to contribute back to the beautiful city they live in by adopting Windrush Woods Park in Mississauga. They spend their valuable Saturday April 10th to clean up the Wood.

Art of Living Foundation is one of the largest, non for profit, Educational and volunteer based organization in the world; we get our full enthusiasm and inspiration from his teaching from World Humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,

We had such a great event by not only cleaning our City where we live but also we had such a great fun with our volunteers including kids, youth and adults. We are so grateful and inspired to do more and contribute to our city. We are indeed so lucky to do these service projects.

We would to thank City of Mississauga to provide us all the support to make this project very successful. Also, again many thanks to Art of Living volunteers for their effort and time

New Kriya Time in Art of Living center in Mississauga

We are please to announce one more day for Sudarshan Kriya(Long Kriya) on every Monday starting from Feb 15 2010.





Day- Every Monday

Time- 6.30 PM to 8.00 PM




Art of Living Center
Location- Art of Living Foundation

5715 Coopers Ave. Unit # 11

Mississauga, ON





Please RSVP by Emailing soody.thayaparan@artofliving.ca