Miles To Go On The Road Within

May 26, 2011, Bangalore Ashram: Standing still on the grey steps at the entrance of the Yagnashala, amidst a seemingly endless stream of people gathering like bees to the comb – one wonders where they all came from! What do they want? Why are they here?
644 miles, Snehal Dubey, Banker,Nashik; Meditations and Sudarshan Kriya have released all the stress I had accumulated and left me free from all worries. 
SnehalDubeyworks with the State Bank of India in Nashik, and as all bankers, she has a very hectic and tiring schedule. Her search for relaxation has led her here along with over 2200 others. How do you relax with 2000 people? Perhaps that is a secret of the journey within, “a journey from movement to stillness, from sound to silence”, as Gurudev says.
567 miles, Anirudh Goel, Student, Aurangabad; my meditations are much deeper, all my questions are answered and all wishes are granted.
This is Anirudh’s second advance course. He shares that the Ashram ambiance has pulled him back for peace of mind. Stress has penetrated and deeply affected the lives of youth today and meditation is the solution. It is no more a luxury, but a necessity.
519 miles, Arti Runwal, Business Woman, Pune; it is a complete package of mental and physical cleanliness. Everyone should this course. I am really enjoying it. I feel lucky to get this opportunity of being here.
In a population of over a billion, 2000 is a drop in the ocean. Yet this drop of peace may very well set precedence to a wave of transformation. Many of the participants like Arti expressed deep gratitude for the freedom and silence that they experienced.
613 miles, Shripal, Architect, Mumbai; I have come here to reconnect with Guruji and with myself. This is my ninth Advance Course, and every course is different, I feel I am doing it for the first time. It is the energy which people bring that makes it special every time.
“When the mind takes deep rest it becomes fresh and alive.  Meditation is the art of doing nothing. It is the skill to make the mind quiet. Then, one canexperience the vastness of space deep within.”
There is pin drop silence in the hall as Gurudev shares profound wisdom about meditation, about relationships, about success, about conflict and corruption and a vast range of other topics posed to him as questions from the audience - this field of silence and meditation being the most suitable to sow the seeds of positive transformation in our society.