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