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