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Kriya Yoga To win

1st of May 2014. Labor Day. Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga Foundation's Kriyabaans 'Melava' ? a pious global get-together of extraordinary disciples of The Eminent Himalayan Kriya Yoga Master Sadguru Yogiraj Sri Sri Mangeshda. The day spent entirely near the lotus feet of the Sadguruji! Polishing and learning new combat techniques of Kriya Yoga as you labor to fight the numerous battles that all of us wage on a daily basis, internally and externally. Kriya Yoga is the armour of a warrior. It is for the one who likes action, the one who dares to fight the inner battle. Maybe that's the reason why Lord Krishna decided to choose and initiate a warrior, the Legendary Arjuna, in the battle field of Kurukshetra as the first recipient of this scientific and ancient technique.

Sadguruji spends quite a valuable time every Sunday, monitoring the spiritual growth of the disciples and removing roadblocks in their shining pathways. Progress in Kriya Yoga rests on this strong bond of Guru ? Shisya parampara where the disciple has an access to his Guru whenever he wants and not just meets Him on a few designed occasions in his life time. In this age of bespoke clothing and accessories it's more important as each one needs a different self-made track for progress. Special days like the Labor Day is where the whole army meets to learn and enrich the arsenal at its disposal, in the presence of the Master.

This day was all that and much more. As he unravelled the truth behind the mysticism of Kriya Yoga all of us could not but be mesmerised by the marvel path of this ancient science. Sadguruji, who lived with the Himalayan wonder and ageless Paramguru Sri Sri Mahavtar Babaji for nine years, knew answers to all the questions we posed in the areas of Asanas, Pranayaams, Dhanya, Bhakti and Mantra yogs. He cleared the doubts with such panache and simplicity that we learnt what exactly should to be done as one manoeuvres the mental mine fields. The day was truly divine. The first half.

Then Sadguruji leafed a chapter from his life to be read out to all of us. For a few months Sadguruji had been suffering from an ailment which had affected his eye sight, turning him almost blind and then aggravating into a neurological cum cerebral problem. This brought Him to the borders of life and death. With the best doctors unable to put a finger on the cause, numerous remedies were given with many side effects. Finally the Master took the matter in his own hands. Using life enhancing Kriya Yoga techniques in a planned manner spanning a few weeks, he came out of the negativities, completely healed and hearty. The doctors and the non-doctors were all stunned to see the results. He decided to share his combat tools, which he used for this Epic Battle of His life, with lesser mortals like us on this Labor Day.

To a series of questions, he answered patiently, answers which can be applied to everyone every day! The next hour and a half gave us more insights into the actual fight.

He Said, "It all starts with reinforced faith in your Sadguruji and an attitude of gratitude to the Universal Energy for having selected you for this epic battle. A chance to fight in the battlefield is the biggest honour a warrior craves for. That it didn't go to any other person, and for me it means my disciples, is an important reason to look up and thank the Lord. If your faith in your Sadaguruji is shaken during your difficulties, it becomes difficult to put up a stronger fight. Have complete faith in the Guiding Lights because He who gives you the strength to take on the problems will give you the necessary tools to fight it too. Remember the fight is yours. Normally we want our Sadguruji to fight our battles. Each time our faith slackens we go in search of a new Guru and thus achieve nothing.

Music plays an important role in our lives as our body is full of rhythm. If we listen to the right kind of music at the right time like the ragas, key instruments and bhajans, our physical body gets the strength to get back to the original rhythm and hence bring back the hormonal balance in the body. This is an excellent tool to fight illness as it dwells in the realms of happiness.

Food is the key. What we eat travels the longest length of the body and connects to the maximum organs of the body. During illness we should switch to food that aids our fight. However tempting the menu, we have to be careful in selecting the right food. It is not about refraining from eating solid food or reducing the quantity of food, it is about selecting the right type of food and increasing the quantity so that the body gets the right ingredients for the fight. We should move away from merely pleasing our taste buds to selecting the right type of food for our body. The fight against temptation is not an easy victory.

Increase the practice of Kriya Yoga manifold. Contrary to the belief that the sick should rest, we should increase the practise of the fivefold path, mainly the Bhakti yog. With the abundance of energy produced, the body knows how to utilise it for the fight.

Family is the back bone in these situations, both close and extended. Basically the people around you are important, more so is their behaviour. If their attitude is positive and encouraging, then half the battle is won. So as a precaution, cultivate a family of positive people around you who will motivate you, persuade you, pray for you, come what may will always be awake for you and most important will show you the bigger picture of happiness than the grim one of illness. Cultivate the ones who will not shed a tear seeing you sick but will shed a tear of happiness each time you win the small battles in the big war you are waging. Family does not necessarily mean blood relations but also those who are anxious to see you reach the other side, safe. The Army is one such family whether it is Kargil or Kurukshetra.

Assimilating knowledge about your illness helps in taking the right decisions. Don't leave it only to the doctors to comprehend. Get involved. This helps in manoeuvring the battlefield correctly. This is important as you need to be certain where your Chariot or the body is moving. Maybe that's the reason the Lord took control of it in the Epic. As you battle illness, be self-centric, self-driven and in focus of the victory."

Thus spoke the Master on many subjects, the fortunate subjects noting it down for eternity.

We resolved to do justice to the pearls of wisdom in our single resolve to fight and become bright! The standing ovation was not an act of expression but an act of affirmation, just like how Arjuna stood up to fight after listening to and understanding the Lord, to our Beloved Sadguruji that You shall Lead...Forever!

When the sweet and emotional voice of Aishwarya Ganu rendered, "Guru Charana Patita Pavana..." the circle of life for us comes through?.as you are ready to Labor near the divine Lotus feet of your Sadguru.

Jai Gurudev! Hari Om.

Program summarized by Sri Manoj Nair

Hari om! One of the finest and magnificent 1st May Melava recently got concluded at Umiyaji Charitable Trust, Goregaon, Mumbai.

The day started sharp at 7 am with the Trustees meeting, followed by the Foundation's AGM. A healthy and constructive discussion ensured that lot of new kriyabans volunteered to participate in organising various upcoming events of the foundation for better co-ordination and activity management.

The Kriyabaan melava started at 9.30am sharp and Sadguruji deconstructed the essence of each Kriya-asana's, pranayams, ashta-kriya with lots of detailing into it, thereby opening up new chapels of the various kriya's that all the disciples used to practise. The entire event till lunch time had been built up for an even more extravagant surprise that was to be unfolded in the second half of the seminar...it was the first of its kind surprise, that was to sweep everyone of their feet.

The second half started with a slide show of the challenging negative phase that had struck Sadguruji in oct.13, and had thrown his entire schedule of activities off gear, confining him to the four walls of his house and loss of vision in his left eye..But what left everyone awe struck were the slides that depicted the actual turbulence that Sadguruji was undergoing, all throughout the period lasting over four months, he always had the smiling and positive face maintained.

And then came the show stealer, first time in the history of SMKYF, Sadguruji, after repeated requests from the organisers, trustees, and all the disciples, agreed for a Live Interview of himself, as to how he fought this negativity, his thought process during and after the ailment, regarding, faith in his Sadguru, the Ageless and Greatest of the great Paramguru Sri Sri Mahavtar Babaji, his response to all the medications, and his point of view of his disciples, various challenges, that was faced by him, and how he overcame and gracefully cheated Death with the "POWER OF KRIYA YOGA", which is his lifeline and centre of life.

The interview lasted more than an hour, and I am sure each and every disciple present there was mentally praying to Sadguruji, that the interview should continue without a break..there was so much to learn and imbibe, that none of us present in the hall, felt that our problem was big enough as we perceived it to be, and all of us who left the hall were super empowered with all the skills & tools, that can easily enable us to lead a healthy, wholesome and enriching life, just by the simple practise of the Age old science of KRIYA YOGA. The evening closed with some soulful bhajans.