Inner Engineering Program @ Delhi

Man’s Freedom

Sadhguru says, “”I can do what I like”… is freedom and “I can only do what I like” is not freedom but bondage”

Bondage with Coffee:

If you are addicted to coffee and one fine day when you are about to sip your coffee someone takes it away from you and you scream, “Don’t I have the freedom to drink my cup of coffee?” Is this freedom or bondage? See for yourself…

Waking Up:

Let us say, you wake up regularly at 8 am and one day someone asks you to wake up at 7.30 am you would say, “No, I wake up only at 8 pm”…Is this freedom? Freedom means you can do anything you like. If you need to get up at 7 am you have to get up at 7 am and not say that 8 pm is my only time to get up

Man’s Freedom:

Once Shankaran Pillai went to the bar with his friends and when the clock struck 8 pm, he put down his half-full glass and started walking towards the door.

All his friends were asking him to at least finish the glass and go, but he kept walking. His friends said, “We know why you are walking out, you are afraid of your wife. What are you? Are you a man or mouse?”

Shankaran Pillai turned back, kept his hands on his hips, stared at them and said, “I am the Man in my house, if I was a Mouse my wife would be afraid of me” )

He walked slowly thinking of what to say to his wife and when he reached home, his wife was waiting for him at the door steps with a roller-pin.

She shouted, “You fool, can’t you come on time before 8 pm, you have started drinking again…”. Shankaran Pillai went slowly and closer to her and took a sudden leap over her and started running inside the house.

He is a small and fragile guy, he had lots of hope that she could not catch her. He started running all over the house and went to the bedroom. He went under the bed and there he lied down with his hands at the back of the head.

His wife is a bit hefty so she can’t get under the bed. She said, “You fool come out of the bed, you coward…”.

Shankaran Pillai replied, “I am the Man of the House and I can lie down wherever I wish” )

This is his freedom and that is the same way how Man is behaving now…

Freedom is not living without rules but freedom is living by following rules

- Excerpts from Sadhguru’s talks…

Chandigarh Updates

Dear All,

The first program in Chandigarh went off quite well.  Around 120 people came for intro and 42 people registered for the program.  We have one more program in the pipe line before Sadhguru’s visit on April 11th.  From April 3rd to 6th there will be a 4-day program hosted by Punjab IAS Officers’ Association at CII convention Hall, in Chandigarh.

Isha Yoga – Newsletter

ISHA YOGA, NEW DELHI MARCH 2008 “Unless you are free from the process of your own mind, unless you are free from the process of your own body,  there is really no such thing as freedom.”   - Sadhguru In this issue: 1. Inner Engineering – Chandigarh, Noida, Gurgaon & New Delhi. 2. Sathsang in Noida, Gurgaon & New Delhi. 3. Sadhguru’s public talk at Chandigarh. 4. Bhava Spandana Program at Ashram. 5. Isha Center at Delhi. 6. Isha Yoga on radio, TV and mobile. 7 DAY INNER ENGINEERING PROGRAM at Chandigarh, Noida, Gurgaon & New Delhi. Chandigarh: Mar 26th to Apr 1st Venue: Don Bosco, Navjeevan Church, Sector 24B, Chandigarh Contact: 98154 87079, 97803  05219 Noida: Mar 26th to Apr 1st Venue: Noida Stadium, Gate 4, Near PVR Spice, Sector 21 A. Contact: 98101 01764, 99683 77677 Gurgaon: April 2nd to 8th. Venue: G-7/11A, DLF Phase I, Near Mother Dairy Milk Booth Next to Silver Oaks Apartments. Contact: 98186 46666, 98100 24649 Delhi: April 16th to 22nd. Venue: Lok Kala Manch, Behind Sai Mandir. 20 Lodhi Road Institutional  Area Contact: 98114 66966, 93508 61220 Introductory session ( Free and open to all ) Wednesday 6 to 7:15pm. Classes:  Wednesday evening 6pm to 9pm. Thursday through Tuesday : 6 to 9am or 10 to 1pm or 6 to 9pm. Sunday full day. The class format The class begins on Wednesday and ends on Tuesday. Introductory talk is on Wednesday for an hour and fifteen minutes. Registration can be done in the break after the introductory session. Regular class follows and continues till 9pm. For you too, these 7 days can also be a possibility to deepen your own experience. Many times, after the class, we get caught up with external situations. Being in the class once more as a volunteer, can enliven the awareness you are growing into. Even for people who attend every class, there is always something new to experience. But most importantly, offering this to someone else, making the class happen, can be a doorway for new dimensions of perception and existence….We hope you will make use of this possibility. If you wish to volunteer for the program or help in enrolments etc. pl contact Kapil 9810280333. SATHSANG SCHEDULE NOIDA: Saturday 5th April 2008 at 6-8pm. Venue: Villa 1, ATS Greens I, Sector 50, Noida. NEW DELHI: Sunday 6th April 2008 at 8-10am. Venue: Lok Kala Manch, Lodhi Road Institutional Area. Behind Sai Mandir. GURGAON: Sunday 6th April 2008 at 6-8pm. Venue: G-7/11A, DLF Phase I, Near Mother Dairy Milk Booth Next to Silver Oaks Apartments. Awakening the formless divine within is the purpose of Isha, and the very purpose of life itself. It is important to commit time to reaffirm our truth and work toward this possibility in the company of those who can support us. Attend Sathsang even if you haven’t been doing your practices regularly. We can help you get back on track. Please come with an empty stomach so you are able to do the practices. SADHGURU IN CHANDIGARH Inner Engineering – Introductory Talk (Open to all) with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Saturday, April 12, 2008 5:30 p.m. Punjab University, Law Auditorium, Sector 14 Inner Engineering – Introductory talk (By Invite Only) with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Friday, April 11, 2008 5:00 p.m. Manekshaw Auditorium, Army Headquarters Western Commandment, Chandimandir. BHAVA SPANDANA PROGRAM Bhava Spandana (BSP) is a four-day, three-night residential program offered to those who have completed the 7-day Isha Yoga program. This advanced meditation program is designed by Sadhguru to provide the opportunity to experience higher levels of consciousness beyond the limitations of body and mind. BSP offers the experience of a world of limitless love and joy. Ladies English – 22-25 May 08. Gents English – 10-13 May 08. For registrations and more information, contact Sumit at 9811309576. 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 8pm. Schedule: 5pm Guru Pooja followed by Sadhguru’s discourses on video. 6:20 Presence for 15 min. 6:35 Chanting for 12 min. 6:47 Distribution of Prasad. 6:50 Onwards – Practices. Come and bask in the Presence of the Master. All are welcome. ISHA & NEW TECHNOLOGY Sadhguru on World Space Radio. Moksha Channel, No:603 Daily 22:00 Hrs & Thursdays 13:00 Hrs. Voice Message from Sadhguru everyday in your inbox. More details at www.isha.nowpos.com SMS Information about sathsangs, programs, Sadhguru quotes and media appearance etc. is available through SMS at Rs.100/year. Register with Arunava 9811487009. Pranam, Volunteers Isha Foundation

Hear Sadhguru Over Weekend

ISHA YOGA, NEW DELHI “Spirituality for Everyone” Panelists include Sadhguru, Prahlad Kakkar, Nandita Das on Times Now 2:30pm Saturday 22nd Mar and 4:30pm Sunday 23rd Mar

Inner Engineering Program @ Noida

Inner Engineering Program @ Chandigarh

Sathsang in NOIDA, DELHI & GURGAON – March 2008

ISHA YOGA, NEW DELHI MARCH 2008 SATHSANG SCHEDULE NOIDA: Saturday 1st March 2008 at 6-8pm. Venue: C-90, Sector 26, Noida. NEW DELHI: Sunday 2nd March 2008 at 8-10am. Venue: Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri Next to Police Memorial at Shanti Path, near Teen Murti GURGAON: Sunday 2nd March 2008 at 6-8pm. Venue: Block A, Flat 2005, Devender Vihar, Sector 56, Gurgaon. Directions – 9899700180 Awakening the formless divine within is the purpose of Isha, and the very purpose of life itself. It is important to commit time to reaffirm our truth and work toward this possibility in the company of those who can support us. Attend Sathsang even if you haven’t been doing your practices regularly. We can help you get back on track. Please come with an empty stomach so you are able to do the practices. Pranam, Volunteers Isha Foundation

Mahashivarathri 2008

Isha Foundation at Delhi will be celebrating Mahashivarathri 2008 with live telecast from Coimbatore. The program is open to all meditators and non-meditators. The celebrations starts from6pm on 6th March and last till 6am on 7th March
at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri.

More details later. For information on donation or volunteering,
pl call Kapil 9810280333.

Inner Engineering Program @ Chandigarh

We are happy to announce that Isha is moving further north in India and the first seven day Inner Engineering program is being offered in Chandigarh in March. For this possibility to touch many more lives, Sadhguru will be gracing us with his presence and will be having a public talk which is open to all.

The details of the program are:

Inner Engineering – 7 day program

The dates are March 26 – April 1

Venue – to be confirmed

Contact person – Sabreen

E-mail – sabreen.madan@ishafoundation.org

Contact No. 09810131753

Sadhguru talk – April 12

Venue – to be confirmed

PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY & COLLEGUES IN CHANDIGARH.