Inner Engineering Gurgaon Apr 15, 2009

IE Gurgaon

It Takes A Living Master To Bring Alive Sutras – Sadhguru

A spiritual practice by itself is nothing. You have to breathe life into it; otherwise, it will not become alive. This is why traditionally,there is much reverence for a live guru. Doing yoga without a living guru is like stillbirth. If you are looking for exercise, I would say go play tennis, take a swim, take a walk or climb a mountain. The yogic system was not created as an exercise form. It is a subtle manipulation of your system to allow it to rise to a different level.Yoga means ‘union’. Every asana, every mudra, every way of breathing — is focused towards ultimate union.

If it has to become alive, you have to breathe life into it. This is why yoga was given in the form of sutras.The word sutra literally means ‘thread’. Without a thread, there is no garland, but you never wear a garland for its thread. You wear it for the fragrant flowers that it holds. But without a thread, there is no garland. When Patanjali gave the sutras, he only gave the thread. It has been for each master to put together the flowers, beads, pearls, or diamonds, or whatever else he likes. But Patanjali gave the thread; you cannot change the thread, nobody can because it is a live thread. This is not something that somebody thought up; this is not an idea. This is a very deep observation of life.

So you cannot change that because that is how life is made. But what kind of garland one makes out of this thread is left to each master or guru who comes along the way. To make a garland out of this thread, he has to have some stuff of his own; otherwise, it is not possible to do this. This cannot be done in a yoga studio.This will not happen because you have a certificate in yoga. Some subjectivity has to happen, which needs sadhana. You must hold it above your life, not as your profession, not as your hobby, not as something that you do on the side. This must be more important than your life, only then we let you teach; because without subjectivity, you cannot breathe life into it. There are many ways to breathe life into the spiritual process. The most rudimentary way is through sacrifice. The simple technology of this is to take a life which is young, a life which is vibrant. When you break that life, it releases a certain amount of energy.There is a whole technology of using that energy to convert it into another form.

Many idols are consecrated by this means. Once you have a consecrated idol, every day you must make the necessary offerings depending upon how that particular energy form is created. Because it is not a toy to play with, it is not a toy for you to work out your emotions. It is not a psychological tool. If you do not keep it up all the time, it will die. Or it will become a receding energy. When it becomes a receding energy, it causes more harm than well-being. So, constantly sacrifices were done. That is very rudimentary technology. There are more sophisticated ways of doing the same by using one’s own energy system. This needs a certain level of mastery and development of the energy system. If you were not restricted by the limitations of logic, if all of you were simply open, I would not waste your time and my time talking. Everything that needs to happen, will happen, just by the presence. My work is not about changing your attitude but to touch you at your core. A touch that will leave you transformed. Not changed but transformed.

Upcoming Sathsang and Program Details

Upcoming Sathsang In April

“Once you are on an inward process, you are in nobody’s way. There is no room for disharmony. Harmony is the only way you can be.” - Sadhguru

Come on an empty stomach and practice your kriyas with fellow meditators and under the guidance of the more experienced. There will be a short volunteers meet after the Sathsang.

Noida: Saturday 4 April

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Venue: “Aerobics Hall”, Noida Stadium, Sector 21 A,
Entry from Gate 4, near PVR Spice, Noida.

Gurgaon: Sunday 5 April

Time: 6:00 pm – 8.15 pm

Venue: R5A Windsor Court, DLF Phase IV.

Contact: 9810027189, 9810888234

New Delhi : Sunday 5 April

Time: 8:00 am – 10:15 am

Venue: Lok Kala Manch, Behind Sai Mandir, 20 Lodhi Road Institutional Area.

Faridabad: Sunday 12 April

Time: 9:00 am – 11:15 am

Venue: Henna Industries Pvt. Ltd. Plot 45, Sector 27A.

Dwarka: Sunday 12 April

Time: 6:30 pm – 8: 45 pm

Venue: “Sai Mandir”, Adjoining Church, Sector 9,
Behind Azad Hind Apartments, Dwarka.

Contact: 9868128910

Upcoming 7 Day Inner Engineering Programmes

“I want you to know the power, the liberation of another kind of science, the inner science, the yogic science, through which you can become the master of your own destiny.” – Sadhguru

Gurgaon: 15 – 21 Apr 2009

Location: 126 B South City I,Near Signature Towers, Gurgaon

Contact: 9818646666, 9811755123

Noida: 29 Apr – 5 May 2009

Location: Noida Stadium, Sector – 21 A,Entry from gate no 4,Opp PVR Spice, Noida, India

Contact (0120) 2518485

Dwarka: 6  – 12 May 2009. Introduction, Sunday 3rd May 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm

Location: Sai Mandir, Sector-9, Adjoining Church (Behind Azad Hind apartments), Dwarka

Contact: 9868128910, 9868250202

Delhi: 27 May – 2 June 2009

Location: Lok Kala Munch, Lodhi Road, Behind Sai Baba Mandir

Contact: 9971800069

Class format

The class begins on Wednesday and ends on Tuesday.

Introductory talk (Open to All) is on Wednesday: 6:30- 7:45pm (except Dwarka class on Sunday) .
Registration can be done in the break after the introductory session. Regular class follows: 8:00 pm –   9:30 pm.

On subsequent days, class is for three hours, 6-9am OR 10am – 1pm OR 6:30-9:30pm. You can choose any of these session timings, with Sunday being a full day session.
The classes will be held in English.

Upcoming BSP Dates

“Bhava Spandana is like making a person jump and look beyond the wall. He sees beyond his limitation experientially. Once he sees that, he knows that he must go over the wall one day to see what is on the other side.” -Sadhguru

Ladies, English: 27-30 April 09.

Gents, English: 23-26 May 09.

Venue: Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore.

Bhava Spandana Program(BSP) is a four-day, three-night residential program offered to those who have completed any one of the introductory programs – Inner Engineering, Isha Yoga (Tamil) or Wholeness. For registration and more information you can contact Sumit at 9811309576.

Isha Shoppe

Isha Shoppe have released new products in various categories of – Bags, Gift Packs, Body Care products, Metal Art and Stone art. Please visit www.ishashoppe.com.

SMS

Receive Delhi / NCR weekly updates on sathsangs, programs, Sadhguru quotes and media appearance etc. through SMS at Rs.100/ for 3 years. Register with Arunava 9811487009.

You can also register for Sadhguru’s Daily SMS, Isha news and events at the Ashram, Ekadashi/ Amavasya/ Pournami reminders and many more @ 32.50 per month. Subscrption for 6 months/ 1 year available. For online registrations  – http://www.ishafoundation.org/component/option,com_sms/Itemid,322/

Isha Center in Delhi

#4, Osho Drive, Gadaipur, Mandi Gaon Road, Mehrauli. (3km from Andheria More).

Isha now has its own space in Delhi. The Center is open to meditators and non-meditators on Saturdays and Sundays from 5pm to 7pm. The evening schedule starts with Guru Pooja, followed by Sadhguru’s discourses on video, Presence and chanting.

Come and bask in the Presence of the Master. All are welcome.

Pranams,

Isha Volunteers